MACH^RANTHERA. [Compositae.] A very pietty 

 tender biennial, but which succeeds in the border in 

 summer. Soil, sandy loam. Propagated by cuttings. 



M. tanacetifolia (tansy-leaved) ; i foot ; flowers purple, in 

 July ; Mexico ; 1851. 



Macleaya. [Papaveracese.] Half-hardy herbaceous per- 

 ennials. Good garden soil. Increased by division, in 

 spring. 



M. cordata (heart-leaved) ; hardy perennial ; 6 feet ; flowers 

 yellowish-pink, in June ; Chili ; 1795. 



Maclura. [Urticaceae.] This small genus contains one 

 hardy species, M. aiira?itiaca, which, under the name of the 

 Osage-orange, is much used for hedges. Propagated by 

 seeds. This tree is barely hardy in Massachusetts. 



M. aurantiacaj 20 feet ; North America ; 1^28. 



Madia. See Madaria. 



Madaria, [Compositae.] A family of showy hardy an- 

 nuals ; the flowers golden, with a brownish rim round the 

 disk. May be sown in frames, and transplanted, or in the 

 open border in May. Increased by seeds. Common soil. 



M. corymbosa (corymbed) ; hardy annual ; 2 feet ; flowers 

 white, in July; Cahfornia ; 1847. M. ekgaiis (elegant); hardy 

 annual ; 2 feet ; flowers yellow, in July ; California ; 1831. M. 

 sativaj flowers yellow, in July ; Chili ; 1794. 



Magnolia. [Magnoliaceae.] Noble and beautiful hardy 

 and half-hardy shrubs and trees, some among the handsomest 

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