MAN man 
man mar 
piolifSra . . . Whitish . 7> S. Et. S. S. Amer. . 1800 
pulcherrtma . . Red . . S. £v. S. 
pulchra .... Yellow . 6, S. Ev. .S. Mexico . . 1826 
pusilld .... Pa. red . S. Ev. S. S. Amer. . 1820 
pycnacantliii . . S. Ev. S. . 1835 
pyramidalls . . S. Ev. S. Mexico . . 1835 
qiiadratd ... S. Ev. S. Chile . . 1827 
quadrispInS. . . Scarlet * S. Ev. S. . 1835 
rhodantha ... S. Ev. S. . 1836 
Seitziana ... S. Ev. S. . 1835 
simplex . . . White. . 7, S. Ev. S. S. Amer. . 1688 
solitarid ... S. Ev. S. Chile . . 1827 
speciosd . . . Red . . S. Ev. S. Chile . . 1827 
sphacelatd ... S. Ev. S. . 1836 
spinosa .... S. Ev. S. Chile . . 1827 
stellatd . . . .Pink . . 6, S. Ev. S. S. Amer. .1815 
BteUa-auratd . . Yellow . S. Ev. S. _ . 1835 
subcrocea ... S. Ev. S. Alexico . . 1836 
subpolyedra . . Li. scr. grn, S. Ev. S. . 1836 
supertixta ... S. Ev. S. . 1836 
tentaculatd . . Scarlet . S. Ev. S. . 1836 
tenuis .... Pa. yel. . 5» S. Ev. S. Mexico . • 1830 
vetula .... Li. scar. . S. Ev. S. . 1835 
vivipard . . . Red . . S. Ev. S. Louisiana . 1811 
Wildiand ... S. £%’. S. 
zuccariniand . . S. Ev. S. . 1835 
Manchinkel, see HippOmdne Mancinilld. 
Manchineet., see Sdpium HippomdnS. 
Mandarin orange, see Citrus nObllis. 
Mandragora, Tournefort. The English name Man- 
drake, Tf^derived from mandra, an ox-stall, some- 
thing relating to cattle, and agauros, cruel ; on 
account of its poisonous effects on cattle when acci- 
dentally gathered with their fodder in the countries 
where the plants abound. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 
Solanacece. These plants thrive well in a light soil, 
in a shaded situation. They can only be increased by 
seeds. The roots are very apt to rot during winter. 
Synonymes: 1. Atropa Mandragora. 2. M, offici- 
nalis. 3. A. mandragora. 
autumn&lls, 1 . . Yel. wht. . 6, H. Her. P. S. Eur. . . 
neglectd . . . Yellow . 5, H. Her. P. 
prxcox, 2 . . . F\iscous . 3, H. Her. P. Switzerl. . 1819 
verndlis, 3 . . . White . . 4, H. Her. P. Levant . .1548 
Mandrake, see MandragSrd. 
Manettia, Mutis. In honour of Xavier Manetti, 
prefect of the botanic garden at Florence, and 
author of Regnum Vegetabile, 1756. Linn. 4, Or. 
1, Nat. Or. Cinchonacecs. These plants are well 
worth cultivating for the beauty and elegance of 
their flowers. The best soil for them is a mixture 
of loam and peat. They are easily increased by 
cuttings of the young wood in the same kind of 
soil, under a glass, in a moderate heat. Synonyms : 
1. M. eordifolia. 
coccined . . . Scarlet . 6, S. Ev. Tw. Guiana . . 1806 
glabrd, 1 . . . Scarlet . 8, S. Ev. Tw. B. Ayres . 
Lygistum . . . Pink . . 3, S. Ev. Tw. Cuba . . 1822 
Manoieera, Linn. Derived from mango, the name 
of the tree, and/ero, to bear. Linn. 23, Or. 1, Nat. 
Or. Anacardiacece. This is a genus of much esteemed 
tropical fruit trees, thriving well in sandy loam, 
or a mixture of loam and peat. The species are 
readily increased by cuttings of the ripened wood 
planted in sand, under a glass, in heat. Fresh 
seeds imported from the places of their natural 
growth, will vegetate freelv. Within the tropics, 
they hardly eat any other fruit besides M. indica, 
or Common Mango, during the hot months ; but if 
wine be not drunk with it, the Mango is apt to 
throw out boils, which are, however, conducive to 
health. The fruit of the finest Mangos have a rich 
sweet-perfumed flavour, accompimied by a grateful 
acidity. 
fdetldd .... Red . . S. Ev. T. E. Ind. . . 1824 
indicd .... White . . 7, S. Ev. T. E. Ind. . . 1690 
Mango ginger, see Curcumd Arnddd. 
Mangostan, see Garcinid Mangostdnd. 
Mangostan, see Amardnthds Mangostdnd. 
Mango-tree, see Mangifird. 
Mangrove, see RhizOphdrd Mangle. 
Manicaria, Gartner. From manica, a glove; in 
allusion to the spathe. Linn. 21, Or. 9, Nat. Or. 
Palmacece. This is a fine palm, which must be 
grown in a rich loam, and can only be increased by 
seeds. 
sacclfera .... Palm. E. Ind. . . 1823 
Manisuris, Smartz. From manis, a scaly lizard, and 
oura, a tail ; referring to the appearance of the 
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spikes. Linn. 3, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Gramineae. A 
curious plant, of simple culture, 
granularls . . . ApeUl . . 7, Grass, E. Ind. . . 1821 
Manna, see Alhdgi. 
Manna ash, see Ornds rotundifdlid. 
MantTsia, Sims. Name taken from the insect man- 
tis ; because of the resemblance of the flowers. 
Linn. 1, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Scitaminece. These sin- 
gular plants thrive well in a mixture of loam, peat, 
and sand, and are easily increased by dividing the 
roots. 
saltatoriS . . . Purple . 6, S. Her. P. E. Ind. . . 1808 
spatiilata . . . Blue . . 6, S. Her. P. E. Ind. . . 1823 
ManulEa, Linn. From manus, the hand ; in allusion 
to“the five divisions of the corolla. Linn. 14, Or. 
2, Nat. Or. Scrophulariacea. Handsome plants, 
rarely to be met with in collections ; they giow 
well in a mixture of peat and sand, or vegetable 
mould, and are propagated with ease either by cut- 
tings or seeds. Synonymes: 1. Buchnera fcetida. 
2. B. capensis. 3. B. viscosa. 
argenwa . . , Yellow . 7, G. A. C. G. H. . 1801 
CheiranthOs . . Orange . 8, G. Her. P. C. G. H. . 1795 
cordata . . . Red . . 7, G. Ev. Tr. C. G. H. . 1816 
fdetida, 1 . . . White . . 7. G. A. C. G. H. . 1794 
pedunculata . . White . . 9, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1790 
rhynchantha . . Yellow . 9, S. Her. P. C. G. H. . 1823 
rabra .... Red . . 6, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1790 
tomentosa . . Yellow . 8, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1774 
viUosa, 2. . ."White. . 6, G. A. C. G. H. .1783 
violacea . . . Violet . . -9, S. Her. P. . 1824 
viscosa, 3 . . . Pink . . 9, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1774 
OBthidpicd, alternifQtid, capitdtd, crystalllnd, linifdlid, 
oppositifblid. 
Mapi.e, see AcSr 
Maranta, Linn. After B. Maranti, a Venetian 
physician and botanist, who died in 1554. Linn. 
10, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Marantacece. A genus of inte- 
resting plants, which grow well in any light rich 
soil ; they are readily increased bj' dividing at the 
roots- M. arundinacea is esteemed in the East for 
the faecula which abounds in the root, and on that 
account it is collected as a delicate article of food, 
angustifona . . Red . 7, S. Her. P. W. Ind. . 1820 
arundinacea . . White. . 7» S. Her. P. S. Amer. . 1732 
bicOlbr .... White . . 7, S. Her. P. Brazil . . 1823 
mindr . . , White . . 4, S. Her. P. S. Amer. . 1828 
cuspidata . . . Yellow • 7> S. Her. P. S. Leone . 1822 
divaricata . . .White. . 7, S. Her. P. Brazil . .1818 
purpurasceus . White . . 8, S. Her. P. Brazil . . 1823 
gibba .... White . . 8, S. Her. P. E. Ind. . . 1818 
gracilis .... White . . 7. S. Her. P. Guiana . .1823 
indica . . . .White. . 6, S. Her. P. W. Ind. .1800 
lutea .... Gm. wht. . 6, S. Her. P. Caraccas . 1809 
malaccensis . . Grn. wht. 12, S. Her. P. E. Ind. . . 1820 
obllqua .... Red . . 7» S. Her. P. Guiana . . 1803 
petiolata ... . 7, S. Her. P. Guiana . . 1818 
svlvatica . . . Yellow . 7, S. Her. P. W. Ind. . 1800 
Tonchat . . . Red . .7,8. Her. P. E. Ind. . . 1819 
variegata ... . 7, 8. Her. P. S. Amer. . 1825 
Marattia, Smartz. In honour of J. F, Maratti, of 
Vallombrosa in Tuscany, a writer upon ferns. 
Linn. 24, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Danceacece. This orna- 
mental fern grows well in loam and peat, and is 
increased by dividing the roots, or by seeds, 
alata .... Brown . 8, S. Her. P. Jamaica . 1793 
Marcescent, permanent, when withered not falling 
ofi^ 
Marcgraavia, Linn. In honour of George Marc- 
graave, a German, who published a Natural History 
of Brazil in I7I8. Linn. 13, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Marc- 
graaviacecB. This is a genus of curious shrubby, 
creeping plants ; they are found adhering by their 
fibres to the trunks of trees, though they are not 
strictly parasitical. They are well suited for 
covering the walls or rafters of stoves. They grow 
in turfy loam and peat; and cuttings root in sand, 
under a glass, in heat. 
coriacea . . . "White . . S. Ev. S. Guiana . . 1820 
umbeUata . . . White . . S. Ev. S. W. Iiid. . 1792 
M are’s-tail, see Hippttris. 
Margaritaceous, pearl-bearing. 
Marchantia, Corda. In honour of Nicholas Mar- 
chant, a French botanist. Linn. 24, Or. 6, Nat, 
Or. Hepatica. Creeping plants, with green, cel- 
lular, fleshy fronds, spreading over the surface of 
the ground in moist places — andrOgpnd, cdnicd, 
hemisphdericd, irrigdd, polymOrphd. 
