308 illustrations of flowers and shrubs including: madder, magnolia, mallow, mandrake, mardja, mare's tail, marigold, mayaca, mayflower, mayweed, meadow beauty, meadow rue, melon, mesquit, milkweed, milkwort, mimosa, mint, mistletoe, moneywort, monkshood, morning glory, mullein, mustard, myrrh, and myrtle

Military orchis is the common name of orchis militaris. The flowers are numerous and grow in a dense, oblong spike. The flowers bloom in spring.

Flower of Military Orchis

Military orchis is the common name of orchis militaris. The flowers are numerous and grow in a dense,…

<i>Miltonia flavescens</i> is native to Brazil. The flowers are yellow and somewhat spotted with purple. The flowers bloom in June.

Miltonia Flavescens

Miltonia flavescens is native to Brazil. The flowers are yellow and somewhat spotted with purple. The…

Miltonia phalaenopsis flowers are pure white and about two inches across. A large portion of the center of lip is a rich purplish crimson with a yellow base. The flowers bloom in May.

Miltonia Phalaenopsis

Miltonia phalaenopsis flowers are pure white and about two inches across. A large portion of the center…

Miltonia spectabilis flowers have pure white sepals and petals tinged with rose at the base. The lip is rosy violet tinged with white. The flowers are large, three to four inches across. The flowers bloom in autumn.

Flower of Miltonia Spectabilis

Miltonia spectabilis flowers have pure white sepals and petals tinged with rose at the base. The lip…

The sepals of miltonia vexillaria are a pale rose color while the petals have a deep rose color. The lip is white suffused with deep rose and yellow. Three or four flowers grow together.

Miltonia Vexillaria

The sepals of miltonia vexillaria are a pale rose color while the petals have a deep rose color. The…

<i>Miltonia vexillaria</i> is native to the western slopes of the Andes and Colombia. The flowers are flat, about four inches long, and possess a rose hue.

Miltonia Vexillaria

Miltonia vexillaria is native to the western slopes of the Andes and Colombia. The flowers are flat,…

The flowers of miltonia warscewiczii are a bright cinnamon color tipped with yellow. The lip is a soft, violet purple, white in front and tinged with brownish yellow.

Flowers of Miltonia Warscewiczii

The flowers of miltonia warscewiczii are a bright cinnamon color tipped with yellow. The lip is a soft,…

Leaf of Mimosa in open position.

Mimosa

Leaf of Mimosa in open position.

Leaf of Mimosa in closed position.

Mimosa

Leaf of Mimosa in closed position.

Figure A shows the leaf position of the light sensitive plant, Mimosa in sunlight. Figure B shows it in darkness.

Mimosa

Figure A shows the leaf position of the light sensitive plant, Mimosa in sunlight. Figure B shows it…

The common name of mimosa pudica is humble plant. The flowers are red and bloom in summer. The stem is very prickly. The plant grows one foot tall.

Flowering Branch, Single Flower Head, and Leaf of Mimosa Pudica

The common name of mimosa pudica is humble plant. The flowers are red and bloom in summer. The stem…

Calyx bearing no crest.

Mimulus

Calyx bearing no crest.

The flowers are mimulus cardinalis are large and red. The flowers bloom June to August. The plant grows between one and three feet tall.

Upper Portion of Plant and Detached Flower of Mimulus Cardinalis

The flowers are mimulus cardinalis are large and red. The flowers bloom June to August. The plant grows…

Illustrated are several forms of mimulus luteus. The common name is monkey flower. The flowers are deep yellow, commonly with dark spots within. The flowers are found from Alaska to Chile.

Mimulus Luteus

Illustrated are several forms of mimulus luteus. The common name is monkey flower. The flowers are deep…

Mimulus luteus neuberti is a strain with double flowers.

Flower of Mimulus Luteus Neuberti

Mimulus luteus neuberti is a strain with double flowers.

Mimulus luteus nobilis is a dwarf, flower bearing garden strain with "hose-in-hose" flowers varying in color.

Habit and Detached Flower of Mimulus Luteus Nobilis

Mimulus luteus nobilis is a dwarf, flower bearing garden strain with "hose-in-hose" flowers varying…

Mimulus variegatus is a Chilean form. Some consider it to be a variety of mimulus luteus and other consider it to be a distinct species.

Flowering Branch of Mimulus Luteus Variegatus

Mimulus variegatus is a Chilean form. Some consider it to be a variety of mimulus luteus and other consider…

Commonly cultivated groundcover bearing dark leaves, and blue toned flowers.

Vinca Minor

Commonly cultivated groundcover bearing dark leaves, and blue toned flowers.

Of the Mint family (Labiatae), the leaf of the corn mint (Mentha arvensis).

Corn Mint Leaf

Of the Mint family (Labiatae), the leaf of the corn mint (Mentha arvensis).

Of the Mint family (Labiatae), the lower leaf of the cut-leaved water horehound (Lycopus americanus).

Cut-Leaved Water Horehound Leaf

Of the Mint family (Labiatae), the lower leaf of the cut-leaved water horehound (Lycopus americanus).

Of the Mint family (Labiatae), the leaf of the water mint (Mentha aquatica.

Water Mint Leaf

Of the Mint family (Labiatae), the leaf of the water mint (Mentha aquatica.

Of the Mint family (Labiatae), the blue curls (Trichostema dichotomum).

Blue Curls

Of the Mint family (Labiatae), the blue curls (Trichostema dichotomum).

Of the Mint family (Labiatae), the horse mint (Mentha longifolia).

Horse Mint

Of the Mint family (Labiatae), the horse mint (Mentha longifolia).

Of the Mint family (Labiatae), the mountain mint (Pycnanthemum flexuosum).

Mountain Mint

Of the Mint family (Labiatae), the mountain mint (Pycnanthemum flexuosum).

Of the Mint family (Labiatae), the peppermint (Mentha piperita).

Peppermint

Of the Mint family (Labiatae), the peppermint (Mentha piperita).

Of the Mint family (Labiatae), the rich weed (Collinsonia Canadensis).

Rich Weed

Of the Mint family (Labiatae), the rich weed (Collinsonia Canadensis).

Of the Mint family (Labiatae), the spearmint (Mentha spicata).

Spearmint

Of the Mint family (Labiatae), the spearmint (Mentha spicata).

Of the Mint family (Labiatae), the wild mint (Mentha arvensis var. Canadensis).

Wild Mint

Of the Mint family (Labiatae), the wild mint (Mentha arvensis var. Canadensis).

Plant bearing yellow flowers, a small garden flora.

Tropaeolum Minus

Plant bearing yellow flowers, a small garden flora.

Section of the seed of Mirabilis or Four-o'clock, showing the embryo coiled round the outside of the albumen.

Mirabilis

Section of the seed of Mirabilis or Four-o'clock, showing the embryo coiled round the outside of the…

"Mistletoe is a plant parasitic on the apple and other fruit trees, on the thorn, the oak, the poplar, the lime, the ash, etc. It sometimes kills the branch or even the tree on which it is a parasite. Found in the United States, also in Europe, and the N. of Asia. It was deemed sacred by the Druids, and still finds a large market in the United States and England when preparation is being made for Christmas festivities ad sports. Bird lime is made from the berries."&mdash;(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911)

Mistletoe

"Mistletoe is a plant parasitic on the apple and other fruit trees, on the thorn, the oak, the poplar,…

"A genus of small parasitical shrubs of the natural order Loranthaceae. This order is exogenous, and contains more than 400 known species, mostly tropical and parasites." &mdash; Chambers, 1881

Mistletoe

"A genus of small parasitical shrubs of the natural order Loranthaceae. This order is exogenous, and…

The mistletoe, a parasitic plant more well-known as a Christmas decoration.

Mistletoe

The mistletoe, a parasitic plant more well-known as a Christmas decoration.

An illustration of a mistletoe plant attached to the host plant. Mistletoe is the common name for a group of hemi-parasitic plants in the order Santalales that grow attached to and within the branches of a tree or shrub.

Mistletoe Attached to Host Plant

An illustration of a mistletoe plant attached to the host plant. Mistletoe is the common name for a…

An illustration of the flower of the mistletoe plant. Mistletoe is the common name for a group of hemi-parasitic plants in the order Santalales that grow attached to and within the branches of a tree or shrub.

Mistletoe Flower

An illustration of the flower of the mistletoe plant. Mistletoe is the common name for a group of hemi-parasitic…

An illustration of one staminate flower in section, magnified twelve times. Mistletoe is the common name for a group of hemi-parasitic plants in the order Santalales that grow attached to and within the branches of a tree or shrub.

Mistletoe Staminate

An illustration of one staminate flower in section, magnified twelve times. Mistletoe is the common…

They are shrubby yellowish green parasites, generally with abundant short jointed branches, flat opposite thickishleaves, and mersed flowers in several or many rows.

American Mistletoe

They are shrubby yellowish green parasites, generally with abundant short jointed branches, flat opposite…

An illustration of one pistillate flower of mistletoe. Mistletoe is the common name for a group of hemi-parasitic plants in the order Santalales that grow attached to and within the branches of a tree or shrub.

One Pistillate Flower of Mistletoe

An illustration of one pistillate flower of mistletoe. Mistletoe is the common name for a group of hemi-parasitic…

An illustration of pistillate flowers of mistletoe. Mistletoe is the common name for a group of hemi-parasitic plants in the order Santalales that grow attached to and within the branches of a tree or shrub.

Pistillate Flowers of Mistletoe

An illustration of pistillate flowers of mistletoe. Mistletoe is the common name for a group of hemi-parasitic…

The flowers of mitrostigma axillare are white and very fragrant. The flowers bloom in spring.

Flowering Branch and Detached Single Flower of Mitrostigma Axillare

The flowers of mitrostigma axillare are white and very fragrant. The flowers bloom in spring.

The stem of the mock strawberry (Duchesnea indica), a flowering plant that gets its name from its fruit's resemblance to the strawberry.

Mock Strawberry

The stem of the mock strawberry (Duchesnea indica), a flowering plant that gets its name from its fruit's…

A blue flower with calyx longer than the tube of the corolla. They typically bloom in April and May, and are found in Europe and Siberia.

Pulmonaria Mollis

A blue flower with calyx longer than the tube of the corolla. They typically bloom in April and May,…

Pictured is the upper portion of the plant, a single whorl of flowers, the corolla, and the large calyx of the moluccella laevis. The corolla is white and shorter than the limb of the calyx.

Moluccella Laevis

Pictured is the upper portion of the plant, a single whorl of flowers, the corolla, and the large calyx…

Piece of a flowering-stem of Moneywort with single flower successively produced in the axils of the leaves, from below upwards, as the stem grows on.

Moneywort

Piece of a flowering-stem of Moneywort with single flower successively produced in the axils of the…

Monkey pot nut, sapucaia or sapucaya nut, and paradise nut is the common name of the fruit of lecythis. The nut is oblong and irregularly shaped, though somewhat triangular. The nut resembles a Brazil nut.

Monkey Pot Nut

Monkey pot nut, sapucaia or sapucaya nut, and paradise nut is the common name of the fruit of lecythis.…

Monkey's Comb: "Fruit of Apeiba aspera." -Lindley, 1853

Monkey's Comb

Monkey's Comb: "Fruit of Apeiba aspera." -Lindley, 1853

Flower of a Monkshood

Monkshood

Flower of a Monkshood

"Morphology of typical monocotyledonous plant. A, leaf, parallel-veined; B, portion of stem, showing irregular distribution of vascular bundles; C, ground plan of flower (the parts in 3's); D, top view of flower; E, seed, showing monocotyledonous embryo." -Gager, 1916

Monocotyledonous Morphology

"Morphology of typical monocotyledonous plant. A, leaf, parallel-veined; B, portion of stem, showing…

The flowers of monstera deliciosa are yellow and bloom in the summer. The fruit of the plant has a flavor similar to pineapple.

Monstera Deliciosa

The flowers of monstera deliciosa are yellow and bloom in the summer. The fruit of the plant has a flavor…

<i>Monstera deliciosa</i> is a greenhouse climber. The plant produces an edible fruit. The fruit tastes similar to a combination of banana and pineapple.

Monstera Deliciosa

Monstera deliciosa is a greenhouse climber. The plant produces an edible fruit. The fruit tastes similar…

The flowers heads of montanoa bipinnatifida are yellow. The shrub grows between six and eight feet tall.

Montanoa Bipinnatifida

The flowers heads of montanoa bipinnatifida are yellow. The shrub grows between six and eight feet tall.

The flowers heads of montanoa mollissima have yellow disks and white rays. The flowers bloom August to October.

Flowering Branch of Montanoa Mollissima

The flowers heads of montanoa mollissima have yellow disks and white rays. The flowers bloom August…

This is a species of plants that belong to the Vitaceae family.

Vitis Monticola

This is a species of plants that belong to the Vitaceae family.

"The Montreuil form of training. The principal feature is the suppression of the direct channel of the sap, and the substitution of for or more commonly two mother branches, so laid to the wall that the central angle contains about 90 degrees. The other branches are all treated as subordinate members. This form is open to the objection that, if the under branch should die, the upper one cannot be brought down into its place." &mdash; Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

Montreuil Fan

"The Montreuil form of training. The principal feature is the suppression of the direct channel of the…

"Cocculus macrocarpus. 1. male flower; 2. a petal and stamen; 3. a cluster of fruit; 4. seed; 5. section of ditto showing embryo." -Lindley, 1853

Moonseed

"Cocculus macrocarpus. 1. male flower; 2. a petal and stamen; 3. a cluster of fruit; 4. seed; 5. section…

Moonseed is the common name of <i>menispermum canadense</i>. The flowers are greenish white and grow in loose clusters. The fruit is bluish black and resembles small grapes.

Moonseed

Moonseed is the common name of menispermum canadense. The flowers are greenish white and grow in loose…

Illustrated is the leaf of the common moonseed,  <i>menispermum canadense</i>. The leaves vary in shape. Some are round/oval, others are heart shaped.

Moonseed Leaf

Illustrated is the leaf of the common moonseed, menispermum canadense. The leaves vary in shape. Some…

An illustration of "1, flowering branch of Menispermum Canadense; 2, a deeply lobed leaf; a, the male flower; b, the female flower; c, the pistils and a stamen; d, vertical section through on of the pistils; e, the fruit." -Century, 1889 Menispermum canadense (Canadian Moonseed, Common Moonseed, or Yellow Parilla) is a flowering plant in the family Menispermaceae, native to eastern North America, from southern Canada south to northern Florida, and from the Atlantic coast west to South Dakota and Texas. It occurs in thickets, moist woods, and the banks of streams.

Canadian Moonseed

An illustration of "1, flowering branch of Menispermum Canadense; 2, a deeply lobed leaf; a, the male…

The flowers of moraea iridoides resemble the iris. The flowers are white with yellow or brown spots. The flowers bloom in July.

Inflorescence and Flower of Moraea Irioides

The flowers of moraea iridoides resemble the iris. The flowers are white with yellow or brown spots.…

Pictured is the upper portion of the plant, a radical leaf, and a flower of moricandia sonchifolia. The flowers are a pale, violet blue. The flowers are one inch in diameter and bloom in March.

Moricandia Sonchifolia

Pictured is the upper portion of the plant, a radical leaf, and a flower of moricandia sonchifolia.…