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MIL MIM 
fili forme, 1 . . Yellow . 6, H. A. Britnin . . 
piilchellum . . Rose • , 5, H. A. N. Jersey . 1826 
Micr6chl6a, R. Brorvn, From mikros, small, and 
chloa, a grass ; in allusion to the minute size of the 
plants. Linn. 3, Or. 2, Nat. Or, Gramineae. A 
hardy annual. It grows in any common soil, 
setacea .... Apetal . . 7. Grass. E. Ind. . .1816 
MicrolSna, R. Brorvn. From mikros, small, and 
lenos, wool; in allusion to the small, woolly flower- 
stalk. Linn. 4, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Graminece. A green- 
house perennial species, growing in loam and peat, 
and increased by seed. Synonyme : 1. Ehrhartia 
stipoides. 
stipoides, 1 . . . Apetal . . 7» Grass, N. Holl. . 1822 
Microloma, R. Brorvn. From mikros, small, and 
loma, a fringe ; the flowers are fringed. Linn. 5, 
Or. 2, Nat. Or. Asclepiadaceae. Small climbing 
plants, growing freely in a mixture. of loam and 
peat ; and cuttings will root readily in sand, under 
a glass. Synonymes : 1. Periploca linearis. 2. Cero- 
pegia sagittata. 
lineare, 1 . . . White, . 7, G. Ev. Tw. C. G. H. . 1823 
sagittatum, 2 . Grn. pur. . 7, G. Ev. Tw. C. G. H. . 1775 
Micromkria, Bentham. From mikros, small, and 
meris, a part. Linn, 14, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Labiatoe. 
These plants will grow well in common garden 
soil, and are easily increased by cuttings. Syno- 
nymes: 1. Safureia approximata. 2. Mentha aus- 
tralis. 3. Satureia groeca. 4. S. tenuifolia, S. con- 
gesta. 5. S Juliana. 6.S.hirsuta. 7- Nepetamari- 
folia. 8. S. viminea. 2. Thymus Teneriffoe, 10. 
T. erica-foUus. 
approximate, 1 . Purple . 6, F. Et. S. Mediter. . 1822 
australis, 2 . . F. Ev. S. N. S. W. . 
grace. 3 . . . Purple . 6, F. Ev. S. Greece . . 1759 
densiflora, 4 . Purple . 6, F. Ev. S. S. Eur. . . 1822 
iuliana, 5 . . . Pa. red. .7, F. Ev. S. Mediter. . 1596 
hirsuta, 6 . . Purple . 6, F. Ev. S. Sicily . .1822 
marifolia, 7 . . Blue . . 7, F. Ev. S. Spain . . 1800 
obovata, 8 . . . Purple . 6, S. Ev. S, Jamaica . 1783 
TeneriflFa, 9 . . Purple . .5, F. Ev. S. Teneiiffe . 
varla, 10 . . . Purple . 7, F. Ev, S. Canaries . 1806 
Micropus, Linn. From mikros, small, and pous, a 
fooU Linn. 19, Or. 4, Nat. Or. Composites. Unin- 
teresting annuals ; the seeds need only be sown in 
the open ground — erSetvs, suplnus. 
Microspermum, small -seeded. 
MiCRosTYui's, Nuttall. From mikros, small, and 
stylos, a column; in allusion to the very small 
column, Linn. 20, Or. 1, Nat. Or, Orchidaceas. A 
genus of plants possessing little to recommend 
them. The Mexican species should be kept in the 
greenhouse, and grown in sandy peat; they come 
up in spring when they flower, after which, the 
leaves die down, and the plants remain dormant 
till the following season; they are increased by 
dividing the roots. 
excavata . . . Green . . G. Ter. Mexico . . 
ophioglossQides . Yel. gm. . 7. H. Ter. N. Amer. . 1824 
mexicana . . Green . . 7, G. Ter. Mexico . . 1829 
versicdlor . , . Orange . . 8, G. Ter. Mexico . . 1830 
Microtka, Smartz. From microtes, smallness; in 
allusion to the very minute parts of fructification. 
Linn. 5, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Amarantaceae ■ The seeds 
should be sown in loam and peat, and treated as 
other stove annuals. Synonyrrte : 1 . Ancistrocarpus 
maypurensis. 
debiUs .... White . . 6, S. A. Jamaica .1816 
maypurensis,! . White. . 7, S. A. Trinidad . 1817 
Microtis, R. Brorvn. From mikros, small, and ous, 
otos, an ear ; appearance of the anthers. Linn. 20, 
Or. ], Nat Or. Orchidaceas. A curious genus of 
tuberous-rooted plants, which require the same 
treatment as Corycium. 
filba White . . 6, F. Ter. N. Hoii. . 1826 
media Green . . F. Ter. N. S. W. . 1823 
parviflora . . . Green . . 9, F. Ter. N. S. W. . 1824 
Mid-rib, the middle vein of a leaf, which passes from 
the petiole to the apex. 
Mignonette, see Reseda. 
Mikania, WilldenoTv. In honour of Joseph Mikan, 
professor of botany at Prague. Linn. 19, Or. 1, 
Nat. Or. Composites. These plants grow well in 
any light rich soil, and are increased by cuttings, 
in sand, under a glass. In Spanish America, a 
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valuable antidote against the bite of serpents is 
obtained from M. guaco. 
Guaco .... Pa. blue . 8, S. Ev. Tw. S. Amer. . 1823 
opifera . . . White . . 8, S. Ev. Tw. Brazd . .1823 
scandens . . . White. . 8, S. Ev Tw, N. Amer. . 1714 
suaveOlens . . White . . 8, S. Ev, Tw. S. Amer. . 1823 
chenopodi folia, hastata, HoustOnl, orinoeSnsis. 
Mii.koil, see Achillea. 
Miliary, granulated, resembling many seeds?. 
Milium, Linn. From mills, a thousand ; in allusion 
to the immense number of seeds produced by it. 
Linn. 3, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Graminees. Hardy annuals 
and perennials, not worth growing, except in botani- 
cal collections. Any common soil will suit them — 
confertum, qffusum, frutSscens, gallecicUm, micro- 
spermum, velutlnum, vernale. 
Milk-parsley, see SelTnum. 
Milk-vetch, see Astragalus. 
Milkwort, see Polygdla. 
Milk-wood, see BrCsimum. 
Milla, Cavanilles. In honour of Julian Milla, head 
gardener in the Royal Garden of Madrid. Linn. 
6, Or. l,Nat. Or. Liliaceas. Two very pretty plants 
highly deserving of cultivation. They grow in 
light loam, and are increased by seeds, 
biflora .... White . . 5, F. Bl. P. Mexico . .1826 
uniflora .... Wht. li. . 2, F. BL P. B. Ayres . 1832 
Milleria, Linn. In honour of the celebrated Philip 
Miller, F.R.S., author of the Gardener’s Diction- 
ary. Linn. 19, Or. 4, Nat. Or. Composites. Stove 
annuals of no beauty. Any common soil suits them 
— biJlOrd, quinquejlbrd. 
Millet, see Pdnlcum. 
Millet-grass, see Milium. 
Millingtonia, Roxburgh. In honour of Sir T. Mil- 
lington, professor of botany at Oxford. Linn. 14, 
Or. 2, Nat. Or. Millingtoniaceas. An ornament al- 
growing tree. For culture and propagation, see 
Jacaranda. 
simplicifdlia . . Yehow . S, Ev. T. E. Ind. . . 1828 
Miltonia, Lindley. Thus named in compliment to 
Earl Fitzwilliam, one of the oldest and steadiest 
friends of Natural Science in this country, and a 
great lover of Orchidacese. Linn, 20, Or. 1, Nat. 
Or. Orchidacex. The flowers of these plants are 
strikingly handsome ; the sepals and petals of M. 
spectabilis are delicate cream-colour, and the label- 
lum, which is very large, is elegantly marked with 
various shades of purple, deepest towards the base. 
In M. Candida, the sepals and petals are yellow- 
brown, and the labellum pure white, finely marked 
with pink. In potting these plants, the peat should 
be raised, for a well-grown, good-sized plant, two 
or three inches, in the same way as recommended 
for Stanhopeas ; and the creeping stems, from which 
the pseudo-bulbs grow, ought to be entirely on the 
surface, and if necessary, they may be fastened to 
the peat with hooked pegs. The best way of pro- 
pagating the species of this genus is, first, to cut 
the stem hMf through, which will cause young 
plants to be sent out; and finally, to cut them 
through a month before dividing. They require a 
hot part of the house. Synonyme: 1. Macrochilus 
Fry anus. 
cfindidit .... White . . 3, S. Epi. . 183— 
spectabilis, 1 . . Ro. wht. . 7, S. Epi. Brazil . . 1835 
Mimetes, Salisbury. From mimos, a mimic ; because 
of its resemblance to several other genera. Linn. 
4, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Proteacees. This is a genus of 
very pretty shrubs. For culture and propagation, 
see Protea. Synonymes: 1. Protea cucullata. 2. 
Deastella vaccinifolia. 
cucullata, 1 . . Purple . G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1789 
divaricSta . . . White . 7, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1795 
HartOgii ... . 7, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1824 
hirta . . . . Red . . 7, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1774 
palustris . . . Purple . 7, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1802 
pauciflorS . . . Red . . 7, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. .1818 
purpGrea . . . Purple . 11, G. Ev. S. C. G. H, . 1789 
vacciniifolM, 2 . G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1800 
Mimosa, Adanson. From mimos, a mimic ; the leaves 
of many of the species resemble animal sensibility. 
Linn. 23, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Leguminosee. The leaves 
of several of the .species belonging to this genus are 
more or less sensitive to the touch, but none so 
