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THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 
Margyricarpus—continued. 
as a mixture of sand, loam, and leaf mould—is most 
suitable. Propagated freely by cuttings, taken in summer, 
and pricked into moist peat, under a bell glass ; or by 
layering the branches. a 
ee z 2 
Fd. 513. MARGYRICARPUS SETOSUS, showing Habit and detached 
Portion of Fruiting Branch. 
M. setosus (bristly).* f. , very small, axillary, sessile. All 
summer, fr. white, forming the main feature of attraction, zin. 
to gin. in ter, remaining in perfection a considerable time. 
T. in - ate; leaf. - 
ARM nik "Andes, 128. See rig DE nee 
 MARIANTHUS (from Maria, Mary, and anthos, a 
flower; dedicated to the Virgin Mary). ORD. Pittosporee. 
A genus comprising about fourteen species of greenhouse 
under-shrubs, with procumbent, flexuous, or, more fre- 
quently, twining branches, limited to Australia. Flowers 
blue, white, or reddish, in terminal compact panicles, 
usually corymbose or almost umbellate, rarely solitary ; 
_ petals connivent at base or above the middle, spreading 
at top. Leaves entire, toothed, or the lower ones occa- 
~ sionally lobed. This genus is sometimes confused with 
Billardiera, from which it differs in its capsular, not 
baccate, fruit. The species thrive in a compost of sandy 
loam and fibry peat, and are admirable plants for train- 
ing on cylindrical trellises. Propagated, in April or 
May, by cuttings of half-ripened shoots, inserted in sand, 
under a bell glass, in gentle bottom beat. 
M. cæruleo- (blue-spotted). fl. h-blue, each 
rege : i 
petal with a e . in terminal heads. April. Z., first ones 
— A ars 5 2 lobed; all ~ others entire ; 
wer ones din. in. long, upper ones 2in. to 3in, long. f 
1840. (B. M. 3893.) 5 — a 
deep green. 
* 
M. Drummondianus (Drummond's). ilac ; petals 4i 
sepals hairy ; —— * —4 ‘so aa 5 
obovate to oblong-lanceolate, mostly acute, or with a small 
Fr 
and leaves hairy, or rarely — Jans YB. M. 5521.) oo 
MARICA (from maraino, to flag; referring to the 
ephemeral nature of the flowers). ORD. Iridee. A genus 
ot about nine species of stove or greenhouse herbaceous 
of which one inhabits Western tropical Africa, 
are natives of Eastern tropical America. 
ith n outer, and three smaller 
er, Segments. Leaves coriaceous, elongate, ensiform. 
Rhizomes short. The few species in cultivation are very 
plants, and thrive in a well-drained, rich compost 
of z loam, a little well decomposed manure, and a 
liberal proportion of sand. When in a growing state, 
and at flowering time, plenty of water must be supplied. 
Marica—continued. 
Propagated readily by division of the rhizomes, in- 
serting each portion in sand, in a high bottom heat. 
When both shoots and roots are emitted, the young 
plants may be potted singly, and treated similarly to 
established plants. See also Cipura. 
brachypus (short-stalked).* fl. yellow, barred at the base 
with horizontal brownish-red stripes. “. in a distichous rosette, 
ensiform, 14ft. long. West Indies, 1871. A very fine stove 
species, resembling M. Northiana in general appearance. SYN. 
Cypella brachypus, (B. M. 6380.) 
M. cserulea (blue). E blue; claws of outer and inner perianth 
segments yellowish, barred with transverse bands of brown and 
orange; scape many-flowered, erect; spathe not viviparous; 
stigmas united, petal-like. May and June. J. bright green, 3ft. 
to 6ft. long, lin. to Ig in. broad, acuminate. h. 2ft. Brazil, 1818. 
Stove. (B. R. 713.) Syn. Cypella coerulea (under which name it 
is figured in B. M. 5612). 
M. gladiata (sword-shaped). A synonym of Bobartia gladiata. 
M. (slender). fl., outer segments of the perianth white 
or bluish, and variously marked at the base; inner ones small, 
strangely curved, and spotted with reddish-brown, disposed on 
viviparous scapes. Summer. 7. lin. or more broad, tapering. 
N. 2ft. Brazil, 1830. Greenhouse. (B. M. 3713.) 
M. humilis (dwarf). fl., limb of outer perianth segments whitish, 
with transverse bars of yellow and brown at the base; inner 
segments, upper portions blue and white, lower yellow, barred 
with orange-red. . bright green, ensiform, bluntly acuminate. 
Brazil, previous to 1825, Stove. (L. B. C. 1081.) i 
M. h. lutea (yellow). A synonym of M. lutea. 
M. lutea (yellow).* This species much resembles M. humitis, but 
may be distinguished by the following points : f outer segment 
brighter yellow, with five (instead of four) bars of a redder 
colour ; the ends of the inner ones white, with green bars (instead 
of plain purple). April. Z. narrower and straighter. Stem 
short, bracteate; bracts inclosing the ramules longer and 
straighter. h. Ein. Brazil, 1840. Greenhouse. (B. M. 3809, 
under name of M. humilis lutea.) 
Northiana (North’s).* fl., outer segments of the perianth 
white, yellowish, and elegantly mottled with deep red at the base; 
inner ones curved, barred with blue at the apex, and veined with 
red at the base. June. J. 2ft. long, 2in. wide. A. Aft. Brazil, 
1789, A very handsome stove species, but rarely seen in culti- 
vation. (B. M. 654.) 
Fig. 514. AFRICAN MARIGOLD (TAGETFS ERECTA). 
LD, or MARYGOLD (Calendula ofici- 
nalis). A hardy annual, cultivated in kitchen gardens 
for the use of its flowers, which are gathered when open, 
