MACROPIPER EXCELSUM 524 



MAGNOLIA 



Half-hardy evergreen shrub, requiring the protection 

 of a cold pit in winter ; seeds and divisions in spring ; 

 sandy loam and fibrous peat. 



M. exse'rta (pro)ecting-stamened). 3. Yellow. Sep- 

 tember. Mexico. 1846. 



MACRO PIPER EXCELSUM. See PIPER EXCELSUM. 



MACROPO'DIA. (From makros, large, and pous, 

 podos, a foot ; in allusion to the thick rhizomes. Macro- 

 pidia is considered the correct spelling of the word. 

 Nat. ord. Haemodoraceae.) 



A greenhouse herb, with the habit of Anigozanthus. 

 Divisions in spring. Fibrous loam and peat in equal 

 parts, with sand. 



M. fuligino'sa (sooty). See M. FUMOSA. 

 fumo'sa (smoky). 2-3. Dusky yellow. June. 

 Australia. 



MACROS CE'PIS. (From makros, large, and skepe, a 

 wrapper. Nat. ord. Asclepiadaceae.) 



Evergreen stove twiners. Seeds ; cuttings of side- 

 shoots in sand, with bottom-heat. Loam, peat, and sand. 

 M. elli'ptica (elliptic). Olive-green. Brazil. 1898. 

 ,, obova'ta (obovate). Brownish. Autumn. Mexico ; 

 Trop. Amer. 



MACROSPHY'RA. (From makros, large, and sphura, 

 a hammer ; in allusion to the large stigma. Nat. ord. 

 Rubiaceae.) 



Evergreen, stove shrub. Cuttings in sand in a close 

 case, with bottom-heat. Fibrous loam, peat, and sand. 

 M. longi'styla (long-styled). 3-5. Green, white. Trop. 

 Africa. 1845. 



MACROSTI'GMA TUPISTROI'DES. See TUPISTRA 



SQUALIDA. 



MACRO'STYLIS. (From makros, long, and stulis, a 

 style, or female organ. Nat. ord. Rueworts [Rutaceae]. 

 Linn. 5-Penta.ndria, i-Monogynia. Allied to Agathosma.) 

 Greenhouse evergreen shrubs, from South Africa. 

 Cuttings of young shoots getting firm, in April or May, 

 in sand, under a bell-glass, and kept in a close place, 

 but without bottom-heat ; sandy peat and fibrous loam, 

 but most of the former. Winter temp., 40* to 48. 

 M. barba'ta (bearded). See M. LANCEOLATA. 



barbi'gera (beard-bearing). Lilac. April. 1826. 



corda'ta (heart-leaved). See AGATHOSMA IMBRICATA. 



lanceola'ta (lance-shaped). 2. White. May. 1810. 



obiu'sa (blunt-leaved). See M. SQUARROSA. 



ova'ta (egg-shaped). 2. Purple. May. 1774. 



squarro'sa (spreading). Lilac. April. 1774. 



,, oblo'nga (oblong). 2. Purple. May. 1774. 



MACROTO'MIA. (From makros, large, and tomion, a 

 piece cut off. Nat. ord. Boraginaceae.) 



Hardy and half-hardy perennials suitable for the 

 rockery. Seeds ; cuttings in sand in a cold frame kept 

 close during July and August. Loam, leaf-mould, and 

 sand, or any rich light soil. 

 Af. Bentha'mi (Bentham's). 1-3. Brownish-purple. 



Himalaya. 1888. 

 Cephalo'tes (Cephalotes). Golden-yellow. Greece ; 



Asia Minor. 1896. 



echioi'des (Echium-like). J-f . Yellow, with five dark 

 spots. June. Orient. 



MACRO'TROPIS. (From makros, long, and tropis, a 

 keel ; referring to the length and name of the lower part 

 of a pea-flower. Nat. ord. Leguminous Plants [Legumi- 

 nosae]. Linn. lo-Decandria, i-Monogynia. Allied to 

 Sophora.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrubs, from China. Cuttings 

 of small side-shoots, taken off in spring, in sand, under 

 a bell-glass ; seeds sown in a slight hotbed, and potted 

 off when up ; peat and loam, in equal divisions. Winter 

 temp., 40* to 48*. 



M. fce'tida (fetid). See ANAGYRIS SINENSIS. 

 ,, inodo'ra (scentless). See ANAGYRIS INODORA. 



MACROZA'MIA. (From makros, large, and Zamia. 

 Nat. ord. Cycadaceae.) 



Stove or greenhouse evergreens, preferring a moist 

 atmosphere when making their young leaves. Imported 

 seeds or plants ; occasionally offsets may be detached. 

 Fibrous loam, peat, and sand. 



M. calo'coma (beautiful- haired). See MICROCYCAS CALO- 

 COMA. 



,, cora'llipes (red-stalked). See M. SPIRALIS CORALLIPES. 



,, gyra'ta (twisted). See M. SPIRALIS. 



,, cyli'ndrica (cylindrical). Australia. 1874. 



,, Deniso'ni (Denison's). See M. PEROFFSKYANA. 



eleganti' ssima (very elegant). Australia. 1873. 



erio'lepis (woolly-scaled). See M. PEROFFSKYANA. 



exce'lsa (tall). S. Africa. 1869. 



Fra'seri (Fraser's). Stem 4-5 ft. in girth. Australia. 

 1846. 



Ho'pei (Hope's). 40-60. Australia. 1865. 



,, Macdonne'lli (Macdonnell's). See M. FRASERI. 



Macke'nzii (Mackenzie's). Trunk thick. Australia. 

 1877. 



,, Maclea'yi (Macleay's). See M. SPIRALIS. 



,, magni'fica (magnificent). Australia. 1870. 



Mique'lii (Miquel's). Australia. 1876. 



,, ,, oblongifo'lia (oblong-leaved). Leaflets broader. 



Moo'rei (Moore's). Australia. 



Pau'li-Guilie'lmi (Paul- William's). Australia. 1874. 



peroffskya'na (Peroffskyan). Australia. 1870. 



perowskia'na (Perowskian). See M. PEROFFSKYANA. 



plumo'sa (plumy). See M. PAULI-GUILIELMI. 



,, spira'lis (spiral). 2-3. July. Australia. 1796. 



,, cora'llipes (coral-stalked). Leaf-stalk reddish- 

 brown near the base. 1872. 



,, ebu'rnea (ivory). Australia. 1873. 



,, tridenta'ta (three-toothed). See M. MIQUELII. 



oblongifo'lia (oblong- leaved). See M. MIQUELII 



OBLONGIFOLIA. 



MADAGASCAR NUTMEG. Agathophy'llum. 

 MADAGASCAR POTATO. Sola'num Angui'vi. 

 MAD-APPLE. Sola'num Melonge'na. 

 MADA'RIA. See MADIA. 

 MADDER. Ru'bia tincto'rum. 



MA'DIA. (The Chilian name of M. sati'va. Nat. ord. 

 Composites [Composite]. Linn. ig-Syngenesia, 2-Super- 

 ftua. AUied to Layia.) 



Hardy annuals. Seeds in a slight hotbed, in March 

 or April, and afterwards transplanted or sown in the 

 middle of May, on a warm border, where they are to 

 bloom ; any garden soil, if not fully exposed to the 

 midday sun, for then there will be no danger of a rusty 

 appearance. 



M. capita'ta (headed). See M. SATIVA CONGESTA. 

 corymbo'sa (corymbed). See M. ELEGANS. 

 e'legans (elegant), ij. Yellow. August. N.W. 



Amer. 1831. 

 sati'va (cultivated). Yellow. July. Chili. 1794. 



" Madia Oil Plant." 



conge' sta (crowded). Flowers in a head. 

 ,, racemo'sa (racemed). Flowers in a raceme. 

 visco'sa (clammy). See M. SATIVA. 



MADWORT. Aly'ssum. 



M^E'SA. (From maas, the Arabic name of one of the 

 species. Nat. ord. Ardisiads [Myrsinaceae]. Linn. 5- 

 Pentandria, i-Monogynia. AUied to Ardisia.) 



Stove evergreen shrubs, with white blossoms. By 

 seeds, which are a considerable time in vegetating ; by 

 cuttings of the half-ripened shoots in sand, over sandy 

 peat, under a bell-glass, and in bottom-heat ; peat and 

 loam. Winter temp., 50* to 60* ; summer, 60* to 85*. 

 M. arge'ntea (silvery). 5. April. Himalaya. 1818. 



Bceobo'trys (Baeobotrys). 5. White. March. 1830. 



,, i'ndica (Indian). 5. November. India. 1817. 



macrophy'lla (large-leaved). 12. June. Himalaya. 

 1818. 



nemora'lis (wood). See M. B^OBOTRYS. 



,, piibe'scens (downy). 4. June. India. 1824. 



rugo'sa (wrinkled). 3-4. White. Himalaya. 



tomento'sa (felted). See M. MACROPHYLLA. 



MAGNO'LIA. (Named after Professor Magnol, of 

 Montpelier. Nat. ord. Magnoliads [Magnoliaceae]. Linn. 

 i^-Polyandria, 6-Polygynia.) 



A noble genus, all white-flowered, except where other- 

 wise mentioned. Propagated by seeds, layers, grafting, 

 and budding ; and each of these modes best suits different 

 kinds. Seeds of most of the American kinds are easily 



