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cond ten inches; and the third fourteen 

 inches about. They are sold by the 

 hundred of five score. 



Faggots are to be three feet long, and, 

 at the band, oftvventy-four inches about, 



load. Cord-wood is the bigger sort of 

 fire-wood ; and it is measured by a cord 

 or line, whereof there are two measures 

 — that of fourteen feet in length, three 

 feet in breadth, and three feet in height; 



besides the knot ; of such faggots fifty the other is eight feet in length, tour 

 go to the load. I feet in height, and four feet in 



Bavins and Spray-ioood are sold by breadth, 

 the hundred, which are accounted a I 



MEASURE 



1000 Billets of Wood 

 10 Cwt. of Wood 

 1 Cord of Wood 

 100 Lbs. of Wood 



MECONOPSIS. Three species. 

 Hardy herbaceous perennials. Seeds. 

 Light soil. 



MEDIC AGO. Seventy -two species. 

 Chiefly hardy annuals, and, for the most 

 part, trailers. The herbaceous peren- 

 nial kinds are increased by division ; 

 the shrubby species by cuttings; and 

 the annuals by seed. Common soil 

 suits them all. 



MEDICK. Medlcago. 



MEDINILLA erythrophylla. Stove 

 evergreen shrub. 



JMEDLAR. Mespilus germanira. 



Varieties. — Blake's Large; Dutch, 

 largest fruit; Nottingham, small, but 

 best flavoured ; Stoneless, inferior, but 

 keeps longer than others. 



Propagation by Seed. — This is a tedi- 

 ous mode, the seed usually lying two 

 years before it germinates. Sow imme- 

 diately the fruit containing the seed de- 

 cays, in common light soil. Water the 

 seedlings frequently in dry weather ; 

 thin them to two feet apart ; and when 

 four or five years old they will be fit for 

 final planting. 



By Layers. — This may be done in 

 February and March, making use of 

 shoots of the previous year. They will 

 have rooted by the autumn. 



Grafting and Budding may be done 

 on the White Thorn, but the Pear is a 

 better stock for the medlar. 



^oil. — A well-drained, but retentive 

 loam suits it best. 



Planting, Pruning, S,-c. — See the di- 

 rections given for the Pear. 



Storing. — The fruit ought not to be 

 gathered until November, for if the 

 o-athering is made before the fruit is 

 tully matured, it shrivels without ripen- 

 ing in its decay. Spread them singly 

 upon sand, the calyx, or open side 



OF WOOD. 



= 1 Cord. 



= 1 Cord. 



= i Chaldron of Coals. 



= 1 Quintal of Wood. 



downwards, and dipping the stalk end 

 in a strong brine of common salt and 

 water, which is said to check the oc- 

 currence of mouldiness. 



MEGACLINIUM. Three species. 

 Stove epiphytes. Division. Wood. 



MEG AST ACHY A. Nine spe- 

 cies. Grasses. Chiefly annuals. Seeds. 

 Common soil. 



MELALEUCA. Forty-six species. 

 Green-house evergreen shrubs. Half- 

 ripened cuttings. Loam, peat, and 

 sand. 



MELANTHIUM. Eight species. 

 Green-house bulbous perennials. Off"- 

 sets or seeds. Loam, peat, and sand. 



MELASPHiERULA. Four species. 

 Green-house bulbous perennials. Off- 

 sets. Sandv peat. 



MELASfOMA. Twelve species. 

 Chiefly stove evergreen shrubs. M. 

 elongata, is a tuberous-rooted perennial, 

 and very beautiful. Cuttings. Loam, 

 peat, and sand. 



MELHANIA. Three species. Stove 

 or green-house evergreen trees. Cut- 

 tings. Sandy loam. 



MELIA. Nine species. Stove or 

 green-house evergreen trees. M. aze- 

 darach, is deciduous: large ripened 

 cuttings, with the leaves not shortened. 

 Loam, peat, and sand. 



MELIANTHUS. Three species. 

 Green-house or hardy evergreen shrubs. 

 Cuttings. Light rich soil. 



MELICHRUS. Two species. Green- 

 house evergreen shrubs. Cuttings. San- 

 dy peat. 



MELICOCCA. Four species. Stove 

 evergreen fruit trees. Ripe cuttings. 

 Light loamy soil. 



MELICOPE ternata. Green-house 

 evergreen shrub. Cuttings. Loam and 

 peat. 



