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557. Monardella lanceolata Gray. Mountain mint. Pennyroyal. 
Labiatce. 
A common herb. Popular remedy, used by the Spaniards to cure 
various ailments, to relieve colic, as a diaphoretic, etc. 
558. Monardella sheltoni Torr. Labiatce,. 
A fragrant herb used as a tea and to relieve colic and to purify the 
blood. Other species occur in the State which no doubt have similar 
properties. 
559. Monolopia major D. C. Compositce. 
Reported to be poisonous. Requires further study. (U. of C. Agr. 
Exp. Sta. Rep. p. 258, 1897-98.) 
560. Morus species. Mulberry. Moracece. 
Various species and varieties introduced into the State. M. rubra 
and M. alba are the best known. Fruits highly relished, mildly laxa- 
tive and cooling; useful in fevers. 
561. Mucuna pruriens D. C. Cowage. Cowhage. Leguminosce. 
A climbing plant, sometimes cultivated. The fruit spicules used as 
a worm remedy (round worms). An effective but disagreeable remedy, 
which is no longer used by physicians. Plant not reported from the 
State. 
562. Musa sapientium L. Banana. Musacece. 
The fruit of this plant is familiarly known. The bananas thrive in 
the State, but are apparently not grown on a large commercial scale. 
The fruit pulp is very nutritious, eaten raw or fried in butter. Fruits 
should be well ripened before eating. 
563. Mushrooms or Toadstools. Fungi. 
Well-known plants. Some are “edible” and some are poisonous. A 
wise precaution is not to eat any of them, thus avoiding the danger of 
poisoning. They have no food value. So frequent are fatal eases of 
poisoning that it was made desirable to organize “mycological clubs” 
throughout the United States as a means of mutual safeguarding against 
poisoning. All this trouble can be avoided by not eating mushrooms. 
The mushroom taste in the human animal is to be compared to the taste 
acquired by some cattle for noxious weeds. There is a voluminous 
literature on mushroom culture. 
56U Myosurus alopecuroides Greene. Antioch mouse tail. Ea- 
mcnculacece. 
Found in low grounds. Requires further study as to medicinal prop- 
erties. 
565. Myosurus minimus L. Mouse tail. Eanunculacece. 
Perhaps identical with above species. 
