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of view, and not too closely crowded | grow well in any rich soil. The hardy 



with shrubs of inferior merit 



MAGPIE MOTH. See Abraxas. 



MAHERNIA. Thirteen species. 

 Green-house evergreen shrubs. Young 

 cuttings taken off at a joint. Loam and 

 sandy peat. 



MAHONIA. Four species. Hardy 

 or half-hardy evergreen shrubs. M. 

 nervosa is deciduous. Layers or ripe 

 cuttings. Sand, peat, and loam. 



MAIDEN HAIR. Passifiora adian- 

 tum, and Adiantum capillus veneris, 



ifC. 



MAIDEN-HAIR TREE. Salishuria 

 adiantifoUa. 



MAIDEN TREE is a seedling tree 

 which has not been grafted. 



The time which elapses before seed- 

 lings attain a bearing age is very vari- 

 ous. The pear requires from twelve to 

 eighteen years ; the apple five to thir- 

 teen ; plum and cherry four to five; 

 vine three to four ; raspberry two ; and 

 the strawberry one. 



MAJORANA. Four species. Half- 

 hardy evergreen shrubs. M. hortensis 

 a hardy annual. Slips or cuttings. 

 They succeed well in a sandy soil and 

 a dry situation. 



MALABAR LEAF. Cinnamomum 

 Malabatrum. 



MALABAR NIGHTSHADE. Ba- 

 sclla. 



MALABAR NUT. Justicia adha- 

 toda. 



MALABAR ROSE. Hibiscus Rosa 

 Malabarica. 



MALACHODENDRON ovatum. 

 Hardy deciduous tree. Layers or ripe 

 cuttings. Peat and loam. 



MALAY APPLE. Jambosa malac- 

 censis. 



MALASIS paludosa. Hardy orchid. 

 Division. Sandy peat. 



MALESHERBIA. Two species, 

 (ireen-house annuals. Seeds. Sandy 

 loam. 



MALFORMATION. See Deformity. 



MALLOW. Malva. 



MALOPE. Two species. Hardy 

 annuals. Seeds. Common soil. 



MALPIGHIA. Fourteen species. 

 Stove evergreen shrubs or trees. Ripe 

 cuttings. Light soil. 



MALT DUST. See Vegetable Ma- 

 nures. 



MALVA. Mallow. Forty-eight spe- 

 cies. The stove and green-house ever- 

 green shrubs increase by cuttings, and 



and half-hardy herbaceous kinds 

 crease by division or by seeds. The 

 hardy annuals by seeds, and common 

 soil. 



MALVAVISCUS. Three siSecies. 

 Stove evergreen shrubs. Cuttings. 

 , Loam and peat. 



MAMMEA americana. Stove ever- 

 j green fruit tree. Ripe cuttings. Sandy 

 loam. 



I MAMESTRA. M. brassica, M. ole- 

 racea. The whole cabbage tribe are 

 subject to the attacks of the caterpillars 

 of these moths, known as the Cabbage 

 and White -line Brown- eyed Mollis. 

 These appear in June or May. The 

 Cabbage Moth is light brown, with wavy 

 marked wings; its caterpillar is green 

 stained with grey, with a dark line 

 down the back. The White-line Moth is 

 rusty brown, and its upper wings wliite 

 margined, with an orange coloured spot 

 near it; caterpillar brownish. Hand- 

 picking or lime dust are the only reme- 

 dies. — Curtis. 



MAMMILLARIA. Seventy- eight 

 species. Stove evergreen shrubs. Off- 

 sets. Sandy peat. 



MANDARIN ORANGE. Citrus no- 

 bilis. 



MANETTIA. Four species. Stove 

 evergreen climbers. Young cuttings. 

 Loam and peat. 



MANGIFERA. Mango Tree. Two 

 species. Stove evergreen tropical fruit 

 trees. Ripe cuttings, or fresh seeds 

 imported from the places of their natural 

 growth. Turfy sandy loam, or loam 

 and peat. The mango thrives best in a 

 temperature of 60^. It does not require 

 bottom heat. Leaf-mould is a good 

 manure. It must not be pruned, for 

 excessive bleeding always follows. 



MANGO GINGER. Curcuma amada. 



MANGO TREE. See Mangifera. 



MANICARIA saccifera. A tine palm 

 tree. Seeds. Rich loam. 



MANNA. Alhagi. 



MANNA ASH. Ornus rotundijolia. 



MANULEA. Eleven species 

 Chiefly green-house annuals and ever- 

 green shrubs, or stove herbaceous per- 

 ennials. Cuttings or seeds. Peat and 

 sand, or vegetable mould. 



MANURES. Manures are animal, 

 vegetable and mineral ; they directly 

 assist the growth of plants, first, by 

 entering into their composition ; second- 

 ly, by absorbing and retaining moisture 



