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INDEX 
Mangold- wurzel, Beta 
Mangosteen, Garcinia 
Mangroves, 161, 19 1, Acanthus , 
Aegiceras , A vicennia, Bru- 
guiera , Conocarpus , Laguncu- 
laria , Rhizophora, Sonneratia 
Mani£oba rubber, Ceara, Manihot 
Manila-copal, Agathis ; -elemi, 
Canarium 
Manioca, Manihot 
Manjack (W. I.), Cordia mac- 
rophylla L. 
Manna, Alhagi, Tama 7 'ix; -grass 
(Am.), Glyceria 
Mannite, 34 
Man-of-the-earth (Am.), Ipomoea 
pandurata Meyer 
Mantle-leaf, Platycerium 
Manzanita, 188 
Maple, Acer ; -sugar, 
Maquis, 188 
Marcescent perianth, 77 
Mare’s tail, Hippuris 
Marginal placentation, 82 
Margosa, Melia 
Marigold, Calendula, (W. I.) 
Wedelia ; bur-, Bidens ; corn-, 
Chrysanthemum ; French - 
(W. I.), Pectis ; marsh-, Caltha 
Maritimus (Lat.), belonging to the 
sea 
Marjoram, Origanum 
Marking nut, Semecarpus 
Marmalade-plum (W. I.), Lu - 
cuma mammosa Gaertn. ; -tree, 
Vitellaria 
Marmoratus (Lat.), with veins of 
colour 
Marram grass, Ammophila 
Marrow, vegetable, Cucurbita , 
Blighia 
Marsh betony, Stachys ; -grass 
(Am. ), Spartina ; -mallow, 
Althaea ; -marigold, Caltha ; 
-rosemary (Am.), Statice 
Mart., Martius 
Martagon lily, Liliuni martagon 
L 
Marvel of Peru, Mirabilis 
Maryland pink root, Spigelia 
Masc., Mascarene Islands 
Masked, personate 
Masseranduba, Mimusops 
Massulae, Azolla 
Mastic, Pistacia ; American-, 
Schinus ; -tree (W. I.), Bur sera 
gummifera L. 
Mat-grass, Nardus 
Matara tea (Ceyl.), Cassia 
auriculata L. 
Mate, Ilex 
Matico, Piper angustifolium R. & 
P. (Peru) 
Matrimony vine (Am.), Lycium 
Mattipal (Ind.), Ailanthus mala- 
baric a DC. 
Mauritius hemp, Furcrea 
Maw seed, opium seed 
Maximus (Lat.), very large 
May, Crataegus ; -apple (Am.), 
Podophyllu?n ; -flower, Epigaea 
Meadow beauty (Am.), Rhexia ; 
-crane’s bill, Geranium ; -grass, 
Poa ; -rue, Thalictru? 7 i ; -saffron, 
Colchicum ; -sweet, Ulmaria 
Mechanical tissue, 160, 170 
Mechanisms, floral, 94 
Medial, middle 
Medic., Medicus 
Medick, Medicago 
Medit., Mediterranean region, 194 
Medlar, Pyrus 
Medulla, pith 
Mega- (Gr. pref.), large; -sporan- 
gium, 55, 79; -spores, 55, 
Pteridophyta, Selaginella ; -spo- 
rophyll, 55, 79, 80 
Mela-, melano- (Gr. pref.), black 
Mel-grass, Ammophila 
Melic grass, Melica 
Melilot, Melilotus 
Melleus (Lat.), honey colour or 
taste 
Melon, Cucu 7 nis\ -thick (W. I.), 
Melocactus ; water-, Citrullus ; 
white gourd-, Be 7 ii 7 tcasa 
Membranous leaf, 53 
Meniscoid, watch-glass-shaped 
Mercury, Mercurialis 
Mericarp, 107 
Merism, repetition of parts to 
form a symmetry or pattern 
