INDEX 
651 
May, Crataegus ; -flower, Epigaea 
Meadow crane’s bill, Geranium ; 
-grass, Poa ; -rue, Thalictrum ; 
-saffron, Colchicum ; -sweet, 
Ulmaria 
Mechanical tissue, 160, 170 
Mechanisms, floral, 94 seq. 
Medic., Medicus 
Medick, Medicago 
Medit., Mediterranean region 
Medlar, Pyrus 
Medulla, pith 
Mega- (Gr. pref.), large 
Megasporangium, 55, 79 
Megaspores, 55, Pteridophyta , Se- 
laginella 
Megasporophyll, 55, 79, 80 
Mela-, melano- (Gr. pref.), black 
Melic-grass, Melica 
Melilot, Melilotus 
Melon, Cucumis; water-, Citrullus 
Membranous leaf, 53 
Mercury, Mercurialis 
Mericarp, 107 
Merismatic, meristematic 
Meristem, tissue of dividing and 
growing cells 
Meso- (Gr. pref.), middle 
Mesocarp, 108 
Mesophyll, 47 
Mesophytes, 150, 169 
Metabolism, 33 
Metamorphosis, 20 
Meu, Meum 
Mex., Mexico 
Mexican tea, Chenopodium 
Mezereon, Daphne 
Mezquit-grass, Bouteloua ; -tree, 
Prosopis 
Miall, L. C., 179 
Michaelmas daisy, Aster 
Michx., Michaux 
Micranthus (Lat.), small flowered 
Micro- (Gr. pref.), small 
Micropylar fertilisation, 81 
Micropyle, 80, 105, 111 
Microsporangium, 54, 77 
Microspores, 54, 77, Pteridophyta , 
Selaginella 
Microsporophyll, 54, 77 
Midrib, 51 
Mig., Miguel 
Mignonette, Reseda 
Milfoil, Achillea ; water-, Myrio- 
phyllum 
Milk, vegetable, Moraceae; -thistle, 
Silybum ; -tree, Brosimu 77 i, Mi - 
7 nusops\ -vetch, Astragalus; 
-wort, Poly gala ; -weed, Ascle- 
pias ; -wort, sea, Glaux 
Millet, Panicum, Sorghiwi; -grass, 
Milium ; great-, So 7 ghu 7 n ; In- 
dian-, Panicu 77 i; Italian-, Se- 
taria ; pearl-, Pennisetwn ; Sa- 
moa-, Panicum 
Mint, Mentha ; cat-, Nepeta 
Miscellaneous useful products, 207 
Mistletoe, Loranthaceae , Viscum 
Mixed inflorescence, 65 
mm., millimeter 
Moa, Bassia 
Mode of origin of organs, 28 
Mollis (Lat.), soft, pubescent 
Moluc., Moluccas 
Moly, Allium Moly L. 
Monadelphous, 70, 78 
Monandrous, with one sta., 78 
Money- wort, Lysbiiachia ; Corn- 
ish-, Sibthorpia 
Moniliform, necklace-like 
Monkey-flower, Mimulus ; -pot, 
Lecythis; -puzzle, Arauca 7 'ia 
Monkshood, Aconitum 
Mono- (Gr. pref.), one- 
Monocarpellary, with one cpl., 82 
Monocarpic, once-fruiting 
Monochasial cyme, 63, 65 
Monochlamydeous, 76 
Monoclinous, hermaphrodite, 68 
Monoecious, 68 
Monograph, a systematic account 
of a group 
Monopodial branching, 62, 153, 
154 
Monopodium, 42 
Monosymmetrical, zygomorphic 
Monotypic (genus), with one 
species 
Monstrosities, 22, 29 
Montanus (Lat.), mountain- 
Moon seed, Menisperfnum 
Moon -wort, Botrychium 
