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MEADOW-SAFFRON. See COLCHICUM. 



MECONOPSIS. [Papaveraceae.] Hardy poppy-like her- 

 baceous perennials. Soil, sandy loam. Increased by seeds, 

 sown in May, or by division. 



M. Cambrica (Welsh) ; hardy perennial ; I foot ; flowers buff- 

 yellow, in June ; England. M. crassifolia (thick-leaved) ; hardy 

 perennial ; i foot ; flowers orange-red, in June ; California ; 

 1833. M. heterophylla (various-leaved) ; hardy perennial ; I 

 foot; flowers orange-red, in June ; California; 1833. M. Wal- 

 lichii (Wallich's) ; half-hardy perennial ; 2 feet ; flowers pale- 

 blue, in June ; Sikkim; 1851. 



MEDEOLA. [Trilliaceae.] Hardy herbaceous perennial. 

 Soil, free turfy peat. Increased by division, in spring. 



M. Virginica (Virginian) ; hardy perennial ; 9 inches ; flowers 

 yellow, in June ; Virginia; 1759. 



MEDICAGO. Medick. [Leguminosae.] A large genus of 

 hardy plants, of no horticultural importance. 



MEDLAR. See MESPILUS. 



MELIA. [Meliaceae.] A genus of showy small trees, one 

 of which succeeds well in the Southern States. 



M. Azedarach; flowers lilac, in June ; Syria ; 1656. 



MELILOTUS. Mdilot. [Leguminosag.] A genus of hardy 

 plants, of little importance as objects of ornament. They 

 are, however, useful as food for bees. M. arborea, a shrubby 

 kind, with white flowers ; M. leucantha, a biennial, also with 

 white flowers ; and M. suaveolens, a perennial, with yellow 

 blossoms, are the most desirable. 



MELISSA. Balm. [Lamiaceas.] Hardy herbaceous per- 

 ennials. Common soil. Increased by division. 



M. polyanthos (many-flowered) ; hardy perennial ; I foot ; 

 flowers white, in July ; native country unknown. M. Pyrenaica 

 (Pyrenaean) ; hardy perennial ; I foot ; flowers purple, in July ; 

 Pyrenees ; 1800. 



