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an old inhabitant of the garden, though not included in former 
catalogues. 
MaeypaRIs. 
Very stately perennials. IM. tomentosa was grown from seeds 
collected in Sicily and sent in December, 1898, by Dr. H. Ross, of 
Munich. 
MAMILLARIA. 
For some species the climate is evidently too hot and dry. 
Others suffer in winter more from moisture than from cold, but 
the majority of the species succeed quite well. 
MANIHOT CARTHAGINENSIS. 
A deciduous shrub, raised from seeds received from the late 
Prof. Ch. Naudin, of Villa Thuret, in April, 1877. 
MEDICAGO ARBOREA. 
Was procured by Sir Thomas Hanbury in November, 1868, 
from Messrs. Veitch & Sons. It forms neat green bushes, resist- 
ing drought on the hottest banks, but then shedding most of its 
leaves. 
MELALEUCA. 
Most species of this interesting genus succeed extremely well, 
and flower and fruit abundantly. They were introduced at an 
early period. 
M. Preissiana was planted in 1872. It forms rather tall 
shrubs or small trees. 
In some species, for instance, M. styphelioides, the bark peels 
off in thin, paper-like sheets. 
MELANOSELINUM DECIPIENS. 
Is one of the noblest of all Umbellifere, with stems about 1 m. 
high and tufted umbrella-like heads of fine pale green foliage. It 
dies after flowering. ‘The whole plant, when cut or bruised, gives 
out a copious fragrant glutinous transparent shining gum or resin 
with a strong scent of turpentine and carrots, or something like 
the flowers of the large blue Iris (I. germamnica) ” (Lowe, /.c.). 
MeELHANIA ERYTHROXYLON. 
The “ Redwood”’ of St. Helena has been practically extermin- 
ated in the island, where now only few, if any, individuals are to 
be found. We received a small shrub from Kew in November, 
1883, but it has never flowered. Another St. Helena endemism, 
M. melanoxylon Ait., the ‘‘ Blackwood,” is reported to have shared 
the fate of its relative, and most likely it has been lost in 
cultivation too. 
MELIANTHUS. 
M. comosus was introduced by seeds received from Prof. Mac- 
Owan in March, 1872. MM. pectinatus was brought by Mr. Daniel 
Hanbury from Kew on November 27th, 1874, where it was sent 
by Sir Henry Barkly, then Governor of the Cape of Good Hope. 
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