Mogiphanes, Martins. Name not explained. Linn. 
5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Amarantacece. This species may 
be successfully grown in sandy loam. 
virgStA .... Whitish . 9i S. B. Russia . . 1836 
Moijjavian balm, see Dracocephdlvm moldavicum. 
Molineria, Colladon. After Ignatio Molineria, 
director of the botanic garden at Turin. Linn. G, 
Or. 1, Nat. Or. Amaryllidaceas, This little plant 
thrives well in peat and loam, and is increased by 
divisions, 
plicuta .... Scar. yel. . 8, S. Her. P. Java . . 1820 
MoiJnia, Mcench. In honour of J. Molina, a writer 
upon Chilian plants, in 1782, Linn. 3, Or. 2, Nat. 
Or, Graminea. W eeds not worth growing in any 
collection. Synonyms : 1. Melica ccerulea — ccBrUied 
1, depauperdld. 
Mollk, soft, pliable. 
Mollugo, Linn. A name applied by Pliny to a plant 
supposed t-o be the same as our Galium MoUugo; 
given to this genus because of the resemblance of 
the species. Linn. 3, Or. 3, Nat, Or. Illecebracea. 
Stove annuals of no beauty. Synonymes ; \.M.dicho- 
toma. 2. M. Linkii — hirtd, oppositifdlia, Schrankn 
1, iriphylla 2, verticilldtd. 
Molospebmum, Koch. From molops, a stripe, and 
sperma, a seed ; the fruit has the appearance of 
being striped. Linn. 5, Or. 2, Nat. Or. UmbeUiferae. 
This plant grows in einy common soil, and is in- 
creased by dividing at the root, or by seeds. Sy- 
nonyms . 1. Ligusticum psloponnssiacum. 
peloponnesTiicum . Pa.yel. . 6, H. Her. P. Switzerl. . 1598 
Molucca-bai.m, see MoluccSlld. 
Molucceli-a, Linn. The plants were supposed to be 
natives of the Molucca Islands. Linn. 14, Or. 1, 
Nat. Or. Labiates. The seed of these plants should 
be sown on a hotbed in spring, and when the plants 
are of sufficient size, they may be planted singly 
into pots, and kept under the glass till the end of 
May, when they may be. planted out in a dry warm 
border, where they will flower and ripen their 
seeds freely. 
I«vj8 . . . .Pa. pur. . 7, H. A. Svria . .1570 
Marrubiastrum . Purple . 7, H. A. Siberia . . 1820 
tuberOsA . . . Pa. pur. . 7, H. Tu. P. T.-irtary* . 1796 
MomordTca, Linn. From mordso, to bite; the seeds 
have the appearance of being bitten. Linn. 21, Or. 
10, Nat. Or. Cucurbitaceos. Stove and frame twin- 
ing annuals and perennials, of neither interest nor 
beauty — Balsdmind, chardntid, dialed, ElateriUm, 
mlxtd, muricitd, opsrculdtd, ssnsgalsnsis, tubiJlOrd, 
umbsllatd. 
Monachanthus, Lindlsy. From monachos, a monk, 
and anthos, a flower ; in allusion to the labellum of 
M. viridis, which is like a cowl : whence the 
English name of the genus, Monks’-flower. Linn. 
20, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Orchidacscs. Though not a 
handsome genus, it is rendered very interesting 
from the singular form of the flowers. They will 
grow and flower well when treated as the Cata- 
sstums. 
discblbr Pa. yel. . 9, S. Epi. Detnerara . 1834 
fimbriAtus .... Grn. wht. 10, S. Epi. Pernamb. . 1837 
virldis Green . 9, S. Epi. Brazil, . . 
Monachne, Bsauvois. From monos, one, and achns, 
a glume. Linn. 3, Or. 2, Nat- Or. Graminsoe. A 
stove annual, not worth cultivating — unitatsralis. 
Mo.n’adelphous, having the filaments cohering into a 
tube. 
Monandrous, having only one stamen. 
Moxanthes, Haworth. From mono*, one, and anthos, 
a flower. Linn. 11, Or. 7, Nat. Or. Crassulacscs. 
This may be. referred to Ssmpsrvivnm for culture 
and propagation. Synonyms: 1. Ssmpsrvivnm mo- 
nanthes. 
polyphylla, 1 . . Red . . 8, G. Her. P. Canaries . 1777 
Monarda, Linn. After N. Monarda, a physician of 
Seville, in the sixteenth century. Linn. 2, Or. 1, 
Nat Or. Labiates. These plants are of easy culture, 
growing well in any common soil ; and readily 
increased by dividing the roots. M. aristata and 
M. punctata should be grown in pots, in a mixture 
of peat and sand. Synonymss: 1. M. citriodora. 
2. M. Kalmiana. 3 M. affinis, M. altissima, M. 
media, M. oblongata, M. purpurea, M. rugosa. 4. 
M. menthesfolia, 6. M. mollis. 
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aristata. 1 . . . Yellow . 8, H. Her. P. S. Amer. . 1825 
clinopbdia . . . Pur. wht. 7- H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1771 
didyma, 2 . . .Scarlet . 7, H. Her. P. N. Amer. .1752 
fistulOsa, 3 . . .Purple . 7, H. Her. P. N. Amer. ,1656 
flore-macuUtO, 4 Rose spot . 6, H. Her. P. N. Orleans . 1832 
mollis, 5 . . . Lilac . . 7. H. Her. P. N. Amer, . 1656 
gracilis .... Purple . 7. H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1820 
punctata . . . YeL bm. . 8, H. Her. P, N. Amer. . 1714 
RussellianA . . White . . 9, H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1823 
Monema, Greville. From monos, one, and nema, a 
filament; filaments simple. Linn. 24, Or. 7, Nat. 
Or. Algos. These plants are only to be found in the 
sea — apiculdtum, DillwyniJ, obtusum, guadripunc- 
tdtum. 
Monerma, Bsauvois. From monos, one, and herma, 
a support. Linn. 1, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Graminees. 
A curious species, growing in any soil, and in- 
creased by seeds. Synonymes:^. Psillurus nardoides, 
Rottboellia monandra. 
monAndrum, 1 . . Apetal . . 7) Grass. Spain . . 1804 
MoNrETiA, L'Heritier. In honour of Monet de la 
Marck, a famous French botanist. Linn. 4, Or. 1, 
Nat. Or. Aquifoliacees. An ornamental shrub, 
growing about three feet high, and succeeding in 
loam and peat, and readily increased by cuttings in 
sand, under a glass, in a little bottom heat. Syno- 
nyms : 1 Azima tstracantha. 
bar’erioldes, 1 . Green . . 7, S. Et. S, E. Ind. . . 1758 
Moneywort, see DioscOrdd nummuldrid. 
Moneywort, see Lysimdehid nummuldrid. 
Moneywort, see Tavsrnierd nummuldrid. 
MonIlia, Persoon. From monile, a necklace; the 
filaments are articulated. Linn. 24, Or. 9, Nat. 
Or. Fungi. This fungus is foimd in autumn on 
dead wood — antenndtd. 
Monilitobm, formed like a necklace ; that is to say, 
with alternate sw’ellings and contractions, resem- 
bling a string of beads. 
Monkbs-floweb, see Mimulus. 
Monk’s-hood, see Ac6nitum. 
Monk’s-hood, see Dislytrd cuculldrtd. 
Monniera, Aublet. Tn honour of William le Monnier, 
once professor of botany in the Jardin du Roi, at 
Paris. Linn. 17, Ot. i , JSlat. Ot. Rutaceus. A stove 
annual, of no beauty — trifblid. 
Monnina, Ruiz and Pavon. In honour of Monnino, 
Count de Florida Blanca, a Spanish promoter of 
botany. Linn. 17, Or. 3, Nat. Or. Polygalacem. 
An ornamental shrub, grow'ing in peat and loam, 
and increased by cuttings or seed. 
obtusifOlia . . . Red . . 6, G. Ev. S. Peru . .1830 
Monocotyledokous, having only one seed-leaf or 
cotyledon. 
Moncecious, having the one sex in one flower, and the 
other in another, on the same plant. 
Monodoba, Dumont. From monos, one, and dora, a 
skin ; in allusion to the fruit being one-celled. 
Linn. 13, Or. 6, Nat. Or. Anonacees. This plant 
thrives in a light sandy loam ; and ripened cuttings 
root in sand, under a glass, in a moist heat. Syno- 
nyms: 1. Anona Myristica. 
Myristlsa S. Ev. S. Jamaica . . 
Monopetai-ous, having only one petal. 
Monopsis, Salisbury. From monos, one, and opsis, a 
face ; the flowers are regular, not bilabiate. Linn, 
b. Or. 1, Nat. Or. Lobeliacsos. This little plant 
deserves a place in every garden because of its 
neat, elegant, deep-blue flowers. The seeds should 
be raised on a hotbed, and when the plants are 
about an inch high, planted singly into pots, in a 
mixture of peat and sand ; or they may be planted 
out in a sheltered situation in the open border in 
May. Synonyms: Lobelia speculum. 
conspicua, 1 . . Blue . . 7, H. A. C. G. H. . 1812 
Monosepalous, having only one sepal. 
Monostachya, one-spiked. 
Monotoca, R. Brown. From monos, one, and tokos, 
a birth ; the fruit is one-seeded. Linn. 5, Or. 1, 
Nat. Or. Epacridacees, Very elegant plants; for 
culture and propagation, see Leucopogon. The pots 
must be well drained with potsherds. Synonyms. 
1 . Styphelia glauca, 
alba White . . 6, G. Ev. S. N. S. W. . 1824 
elliptica . . . White . . 6, G. Ev. S. N. S. W. . 18C2 
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