MAGNOLIA, 
Greenhouse and Stove Plants, 
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ture as the weather gets warmer, giving 
air and syringing as in the preceding 
summer; again pinch the points of any 
shoots that are out-growing the others. 
By July the pots should be so far filled 
with roots as to necessitate another shift, 
that is if pot culture is to be the course 
followed ; if not, they should be planted 
out in a prepared border of limited extent, 
so as not to give the roots too much room 
to run, well drained, and filled with good 
free loam ; in either case encourage all the 
growth possible until the end of September, 
after which time give no more water than 
is requisite to keep the leaves from flagging, 
and winter as before. Early in March in- 
crease the temperature to 50° or 55°, and 
give a good watering ; this will have the 
effect of inducing the flowers to push. As 
the bloom-buds begin to swell increase the 
heat a few degrees more, which maintain 
until the blooming is over; then shorten 
the shoots in moderately, and if the plants 
have been in pots they will require a 5 or 
6 inch shift; treat in every way as ad- 
vised for the preceding summer, and again 
similarly in winter. 
The spring following the plants should 
make a fine display. They will last for 
years provided the soil, if they are in pots, 
is partially renewed, and growth is still 
further assisted by manure-water; if 
planted out, give soil to the surface of 
the bed when required, with a good soak- 
ing of manure-water when the summer 
growth is making progress. 
Insects.—lIf red spider or aphides make 
their appearance fumigate with tobacco or 
syringe with insecticide. Should mealy 
bug or scale attack the plants they must 
ae removed by syringing with insecti- 
cide. 
MACLEANIA. 
A small genus of plants possessing con- 
siderable beauty in their flowers, but little 
grown. 
They are increased by shoot cuttings, 
which strike best if put in during spring, 
and treated in the ordinary way in a warm 
close atmosphere ; pot them when rooted, 
and grow on in peaty soil in an inter- 
mediate temperature. 
M. longiflora. An evergreen shrub, 
bearing red, tube-shaped flowers, which 
open late on in spring. From Peru. 
M. pulchra. A shrubby evergreen species 
with vivid red flowers, yellow at the ex- 
tremities; a summer bloomer. From New 
Grenada. 
M. speciosissima. A very interesting 
shrub, differing much in appearance from 
the above-named kinds, inasmuch as it is 
of drooping habit. The flowers are scarlet 
and yellow. It comes from Columbia. 
Insects.—Aphides and red spider will 
both live and thrive apace on these plants; 
to keep free from the latter syringe regu- 
larly through the growing season. For 
aphides, dip in tobacco-water or fumigate. 
MACROZAMIA. 
These belong to the Cycad family, and 
are a very distinct and handsome section 
of the genus. They are nearly related to 
the Zamias. Their cultivation is similar 
to the cooler Cycas, which see. 
The following is a selection of desirable 
kinds :— 
M. cylindrica. A handsome sort, with 
long, dark green, pinnatifid leaves, with 
ivory markings at the base. From Queens- 
land. 
M. MacKenzit. A distinct-looking kind 
that attains a moderate size. (ueens- 
land. 
M. plumosa. A plant of moderate growth; 
the leaves being twisted in a spiral fashion 
give it a singular appearance. Queensland. 
MAGNOLIA FUSCATA. 
This plant comes from China, and 
belongs to a genus almost all of which 
assume the proportions of moderate-sized 
trees, and are too large for cultivation 
under glass. It may be increased by 
cuttings made of the points of the shoots 
late in summer when the wood is nearly 
ripe, put singly in small pots in sand, 
covered with a bell-glass, and stood in a 
cool greenhouse or pit and kept cool until 
they are callused over at the bottom, when 
they should be put in a temperature of 
about 50°, where they will root before 
spring. Then move them into 6-inch pots 
and keep them ina temperature like that in 
which they have made roots, until further 
on in the season. When some progress 
has been made in top growth, pinch 
out the points of the shoots and give air 
daily, with a littleshade in very hot weather. 
Ordinary greenhouse treatment will be all 
that is now needed, syringing regularly 
overhead. By the end of June the plants 
will bear putting into 10-inch pots—good 
turfy loam with alittle sand is the material 
required. Again pinch out the points of 
the shoots, and continue to treat as before 
until autumn. Winter in a temperature 
of 40°, in spring give larger pots, and 
treat through the growing season as in the 
summer previous. The plants will grow 
fast now, and will be large enough to 
