818 THE DICTIONARY 
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OF GARDENING, 
MALAY OR ROSE APPLE. A name applied 
to the fruit of Eugenia Jambos and to some other 
species of Eugenia. 
MALCOLMIA (named after William Malcolm, a 
London nurseryman, who published a Catalogue of Green- 
house Plants in 1771). ORD. Crucifere. A genus con- 
sisting of about twenty species of hardy, mostly annual 
herbs, many of which are very variable in habit, &c. 
They are found in the Mediterranean and Caspian regions, 
Persia, North Africa, and North-west India. Flowers 
white or purple. Leaves alternate, entire or pinnatifid. 
M. maritima, the well-known Virginian Stock, is of ex- 
tremely easy culture in almost any soil or situation. 
Seeds should be sown, thinly, from early spring until the 
culture, 
M. chia (Chian). „. purplish-lilac, about half the size of those of 
M. maritima; racemes three to nine-flowered. June. J. pu- 
bescent beneath, entire or rarely toothed ; lower ones obovate or 
spathulate ; stem ones narrower and more acute. Stems much- 
branched, bin. to 12in. high. Chio, 1732. (S. B. F. G. 40.) 
M. littorea (seashore). H. bright pink-purple, large, delicate; limb 
of petals not veined as in M. maritima. Juneto November. Pods 
hoary. “. lanceolate-linear, almost entire, hoary with short 
down, h. bin. to 12in. Mediterranean region, &c., 1683. (B. M. 
4672; S. B. F. G. i. 54.) 
M. maritima (sea).* Virginian Stock. f. lilac, rose, red, or 
white; pedicels bractless, disposed in Spring to 
autumn, J. elliptical, blunt, entire, narrowed at ha base, 
Stems erect, branched. k. Gin. to 12in. Europe, &c., 1713. A 
very pretty annual, of which there are several varieties. wg 
MALE FERN. See Nephrodium Filix-mas. 
. A tribe of Passifloree. 
MALLOCOCCA. A synonym of Grewia (which see). 
MALLOW. The common name for the species of 
Malva (which see). ; i n a 
MALLOW-WORTS. A name given by Lindley to 
the Malvaceae. Oe 
FIG. 505. FLOWERING BRANCH OF MALOPE TRIFIDA GRANDIFLORA. 
_ MALOPE (an old Greek name for a kind of Mallow 
mentioned by Pliny), ORD. Malvacee. A genus com- 
only three species of very ornamental hardy 
glabrous or pilose herbs, confined to the Mediter- 
ranean region. Flowers violet or pink, pedunculate, showy. 
‘Leaves entire or trifid. These showy plants are of easy 
culture, in almost any ordinary garden soil, but they 
succeed best in a sandy one, and in a sunny situation. 
by seeds, sown either under glass, in March, 
or, in the r, during the latter of Apri 
5 ty in May „ g part pril 
M. grandiflora (large-fowered). A variety of M. trifida. 
N. malacoides (Mallo ə). jl. rosy-pink, tinged with purple, 
ate, une. 
i l. petiolate, oblong- 
cuneate or cordate at the base. 
latter part of autumn. The other species require similar | 
shoots, inserted with the leaves intact, under a bell glass, 
Malope—continued. 
M. trifida (three-cleft).“ fl. purple or white, large; peduncles 
axillary, one-flowered. uly to September. “. trifid, toothed, 
ae lobes acuminated. k. lft. Southern Spain, 1808. 
he plant known in 8 as M. grandijlora is a variety of this 
species. See Fig. 505. 
MALORTIEA (named in honour of E. von Malortie, 
of Hanover). ORD. Palme. A small genus (five species 
have been described) of elegant dwarf-growing stove 
palms, natives of Central America. Flowers unisexual, 
in simply-branched spikes, springing from the axils of 
the lowermost leaves. Fruit small, roundish or egg- 
shaped. Leaves on long stalks, irregularly pinnate. 
Trunks slender. M. gracilis and M. simplex are admir- 
able subjects for growing in a Wardian case. The species 
thrive best in a compost of peat and sand, to which 
a small quantity of sandy loam has been added. An 
abundance of water and perfect drainage are essential. 
M. gracilis (slender). J. dark green, on very slender petioles, 
divided into segments which are toothed at the margins, and the 
lobes split in the centre. Stems slender, from 2ft. to 4ft. high. 
Guatemala, 1862. SyN. Geonoma fenestrata. (B. M. 5291.) 
M. intermedia (intermediate). J. dark green, divided into two 
segments, or four—two unequal pairs; leafstalks slender, nearly 
as long as leaves. Stem slender, base of leaves forming a strong ; 
sheathing network of fine fibres. A. 2ft. Costa Rica. a 
M. simplex (simple). I. dark green, oblong, simple or bifid. 
Costa Rica, 1861. An elegant dwarf and slender-growing plant, 
somewhat resembling M. gracilis, but without the peculiar 
window-like holes in its leaves. (B. M. 5247.) 
MALPIGHIA (named after Marcello Malpighi, 1628- 
1694, an Italian naturalist and Professor at Bologna). ORD. 
Malpighiacee. A genus containing about twenty species 
of stove evergreen small trees or shrubs, natives, princi- 
pally, of tropical America. Flowers pink or white, axil- 
lary and terminal, fasciculate or corymbose, rarely soli- 
tary. Drupe fleshy. Leaves opposite, shortly petiolate, 
glabrous or tomentose, sometimes covered with stinging 
hairs, entire or spinose-toothed. The species thrive best 
in a compost of sandy peat and fibry loam. Propagated, 
during summer, by cuttings of nearly ripened young 
in bottom heat. 
South, American. 
M. angustifolia (narrow-Jeaved). . pale purple or pink; pa- 
duncles axillary, umbellate. July ioe 3 Jr. small, oval, 
All the species here described are 
Fic. 506. FLOWERING BRANCHLET OF MaLPIGHIA AQUIFOLLA. 
