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MONOTROPA—NARTHECIUM. 
MONOTROPA. 10—1. {Erica.) 
uni'flora , (bird’s nest, Indian-pipe, w. J. 7)..) stem 1-flowered; flower nodding 
at first, at length erect; scales of the stem approximate. Whole plant 
ivory white at first. 4-8 i. 
M0NOTRGPSIS. 10—1. {Ei Hca.) 
odoro/ta , (r-w. Mar.) flowers bell-form, in aggregate heads. 3-4 i. S. 
MORTIS. 19—4. ( Ur ticca.) [From mauros, black, so called from the colour of the fruit of one 
' of its species.] 
ni'gra , (black mulberry, Ju. T?.) leaves heart-form, ovate, or sub-5-lohed ; un¬ 
equally toothed, scabrous. Ex. 
aVba , (white mulberry, M. Tq.) leaves heart-form, with oblique bases, ovate or 
lobed, unequally serrate, smoothish. From China and Persia. Natural¬ 
ized. 15-20 f. * 
MXJCOR. 21—6. {Fungi.) 
asmrgil"lus , (mould,) stipe filiform, dichotomous; little heads terminal, sub- 
vonjugate, oblong when mature. On putrid fungi in autumn. 
MYLOCARUUM. 19—1. {Ericce,.) [From mule, a mill, and karua, a kernel.] 
ligustri’num , (buckwheat-tree, w. M. I 7 ) leaves perennial, alternate, sessile, 
entire, glabrous; racemes simple, terminal. 6-15 f. 3. 
MYOSOTIS. 5—1. {Boraginsa.) [From miis. a mouse, oius. an ear, the leaves being hair 7 
like a mouse’s ear.] 
arvcn"sis , (forget-me-not, w-b. J. Ip.) seeds smooth ; calyx-leaves oval, acu¬ 
minate, very hirsute, longer than the tube of the corolla; stem very branch¬ 
ing; racemes conjugate ; leaves lance-oblong, hirsute. 4-8 i. 
pains'tris , (scorpion-grass, b. M. 7]..) leaves lance-oval, rough; border of the 
corolla longer than the tube; flowers very small, bright blue. Wet grounds. 
na'na , (b. and y. %.) leaves oblong, villose; racemes few-flowered ; seeds 
smoothish. 3. 
MYOSUROS. 5—13. {Ranunculacea.) [From mus, mouse, and oura, tail.] 
mini'mus, (Ap. <v).) leaves linear, entire ; seed 1-fiowered; stamens 5-8 ; pe¬ 
tals anther-form. 2-4 i. S. 
MYRICA. 20—4. {Amentacea.) [The name is derived from the Greek, its original meaning 
is uncertain.] 
go/le, (Dutch-myrtle, sweet-gale, M. fi>.) leaves wedge-lanceolate,, serrate at 
the apex, obtuse-steril; aments imbricated; scales acuminate, eiliate; 
fruit in scaly heads, with a strong aromatic odour. 4-5 f. -Bogs, moun¬ 
tains, and lakes. 
cerife'ra , (bay-berry, wax myrtle, g-jn M. Tj.) leaves acute; steril aments 
loose; scales acute; fruit globular, naked. On boiling, a pleasant-flavour¬ 
ed wax is obtained, which is used, either alone or with tallow, in making 
candles. 5-18 f. 
MYRTUS. 11—1. {La,Mata.) [From mures, perfume.] 
commu'nis, (myrtle, w. Ju. T^.) flowers solitary ; involucrum2-leaved ; leaves 
ovate. Ex. 
NARCISSUS. 6—1. {Narcissi.) 
pseudo-narcis"sus, (daffodil, M. Q|.) spatlia 1-flowered; nectary bell-form, 
erect, crisped, equalling the ovate petals. Ex. 
tazefta , (polyanthos, M.7|.) spatha many-flowered; nectary bell-form, pli¬ 
cate, truncate, thrice as short as the petals; petals alternately broader; 
leaves flat. Ex. 
jonquiV'la , (jonquil, M. 7j_.) spatha many-flowered ; nectary bell-form, short$■ 
leaves subulate. Ex. 
poet"icus , (poet’s narcissus, 7J..) spatha 1-flowered; nectary wheel-form, very 
short, scarious, crenulate ; leaves indexed at the margin. Ex. 
NARTHECIUivI. 6—1. {Junca.) [From nprthex , fennel.] 
america'num , (y. Ju. 7|.) racemes lax, sometimes interruptedly spiked; pedi¬ 
cels with a setaceous bract below the flower, and another embracing the 
base; filaments with very short hair; leaves narrow, ensiform flowers 
in a terminal spike or raceme ; scape 1 f. Sandy swamps. 
