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peat soil kept moist, and forms a 

 splendid object on a lawn. M. 

 macrophylla is a comparatively rare 

 species with white flowers, the petals 

 of which have a purple spot at the 

 base, and the leaves are of an 

 enormous size. It thrives best in 

 this country in deep sand. M. 

 fuscata is a greenhouse shrub with 

 brown-coloured flowers delightfully 

 fragrant, which well deserves a place 

 in every conservatory, and which, 

 in very warm situations, will live 

 through the winter against a con- 

 servative wall. In general, the 

 Magnolias may be designated the 

 aristocratic trees of a garden, whe- 

 ther we regard the large size and 

 fragrance of their flowers, or the 

 length and breadth of their enormous 

 leaves. The bark and wood of all 

 of them are fragrant, and may be 

 used as a substitute for those of the 

 Cinchona. 



Maha'leb. — The Mahaleb Plum 

 or Cherry. — See Ce'rasijs. 



Maho'nia. — Berheridece. — The 

 Ash Berberry. — Very handsome 

 evergreen shrubs with pinnate leaves, 

 and bearing abundance of brilliant 

 yellow flowers, which are succeeded 

 by purplish berries. All the kinds 

 grow freely, and are very ornamental, 

 but M. Aquifdlium, the leaflets of 

 which somewhat resemble the leaves 

 of the Holly, is by far the handsomest 

 andhardiest species. The Mahonias 

 will grow in any common garden soil, 

 and are increased by layers. M. fas- 

 cicularis is rather tender, and should 

 have some slight protection during 

 severe frosts. 



Maiden-Haik. — See Adian'tum. 



Mal achode'ndrox. — Ternstrce- 

 miacece. — A handsome bushy shrub, 

 which may be trained as a low tree, 

 with large white flowers. It should 

 be grown in sandy peat, and it is 

 propagated by layers or cuttings, the 

 latter of which, however, require 



sand, a bell-glass, and bottom-heat, to 

 make them strike root. 



Malco'mia. — Cncciferce. — The 

 Virginian Stock. — A pretty little 

 annual which only requires to have 

 its seeds sown at almost any season, 

 to grow freely and to flower abun- 

 dantly. As nearly all the seeds are 

 sure to come up, it may be sown as 

 an edging plant instead of Box or 

 Thrift ; and in fact it is often used 

 for this purpose in cottage gardens. 



Male Ferx. — Aspidium Ftlix- 

 mds. — A very handsome species of 

 Fern for growing in shrubberies. 



Maleshe'rbia. — Malesherhia- 

 cece. — A very pretty Chilian half- 

 hardy annual, with blue flowers, the 

 seeds of which should be so'wn on a 

 hot-bed in February, and the young 

 plants planted out in iMay. 



Mallow. — See Ma'lva. 



Ma'lope. — Malvacece. — Annual 

 plants with very handsome flowers. 



M. tr'ifida of which there are two 

 kinds, one with crimson and the 

 other with white flowers, is rather 

 dwarf; but J/, yrandiflora will grow 

 four or five feet high in a good soil 

 and an open situation, bearing very 

 large and showy brilliant crimson 

 flowers. All the kinds are quite 

 hardy, and only require sowing in 

 March or April in the open border, 

 and thianing out and transplanting, 

 when the young plants are three or 

 four inches high. 



Malpi'ghl^. — MalpigTiidcecB. — 

 The Barbadoes CheiTy. — A trailing 

 plant, a native of the West Indies, 

 which requires a stove in England. 

 It should be grown in a light loamy 

 soil, and it is propagated by cuttings 

 of the ripe wood. 



Ma'lat. — Malvacece. — The Mal- 

 low. — A great number of difi"erent 

 species are grown ia British gardens, 

 tender, half-hardy, and hardy peren- 

 nials and annuals. They are all of 

 the easiest culture according to their 



