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procured thence, and from France, where, in their clearer 

 sky, the trees thrive better, and ripen their seeds, which 

 they seldom do with us. The seeds should be sown in a 

 hotbed, in spring, and a little patience should be exer- 

 cised until the seedlings make their appearance, when 

 they must be successively potted, and kept several years 

 in a cold pit in winter. Though the most vigorous 

 plants are thus raised, yet, as they are long in blooming, 

 preference is usually given to plants raised from layers of 

 all the stronger-growing kinds. These are generally laid 

 down in the autumn, and the best part of two years 

 generally elapses before they are fit to be moved, when they 

 should be potted, and kept in a pit until well established. 

 No one should purchase a young plant, except in a pot, 

 as the few, but large, fleshy roots are easily injured. 

 Some of the more succulent-stemmed kinds, with large 

 pith, can neither be easily layered nor grafted such as 

 tripe'iala and macrophy'lla. For these seedlings are the 

 best, and the seed ripens freely in different parts of 

 France. Most of the varieties and the weaker species 

 may be budded, and grafted, and inarched on the stronger- 

 growing, more easily reared kinds. Obova'ta and acumi- 

 na'ta are much used for this purpose. In most cases it 

 requires a considerable time to effect the union. In 

 many cases, where inarching is resorted to, two years 

 must elapse before the separation can be effected safely. 

 The tenderer Chinese and Asiatic species require, in 

 general, protection in winter ; the former a cold pit or 

 greenhouse, the latter a wall, &c. They are propagated 

 by layers, and also by cuttings, as well as seeds. The 

 cuttings should be of ripe shoots, and inserted in sand, 

 under a glass. Many kinds, however, will propagate by 

 the herbaceous-like young shoots ; but more attention 

 to shading, &c., is required. All delight, when planted 

 out, in a deep, sandy soil, quite dry, and enriched with 

 peat and a little leaf-mould. Glau'ca, however, generally 

 thrives best in a peaty soil rather retentive of moisture. 



TENDER EVERGREENS. 



M. Champio'ni (Champion's). See M. PUMILA. 

 compre'ssa (compressed). See MICHELIA COMPRESSA. 

 ,, fusca'ta (brovm-stalked). See MICHELIA FUSCATA. 

 anonafo'lia (Anona- leaved). See MICHELIA FUS- 

 CATA ANON^EFOLIA. 



odorati' 'ssima (sweetest-scented). See TALAUMA CAN- 



DOLLEI. 



pu'mila (dwarf). 3. White. China and Java. 1786. 



HARDY EVERGREENS. 



M. Delava'yi (Delavay's). Pure white, egg-shaped. 



Yunnan, China. 1903. 

 grandiflo'ra (large-flowered). 20. August. Carolina. 



1734- 

 angustifo'lia (narrow-leaved). 20. July. Paris. 



1825. 

 biflo'ra (two-flowered). Flowers in pairs, opening 



in succession. 1885. 



cri'spa (curled). 20. June. N. Amer. 

 ,, elli'ptica (oval). 20. August. Carolina. 1734. 

 ,, exonie'nsis (Exeter). 20. August. N. Amer. 

 ferrugi'nea (rusty). 20. August. N. Amer. 

 ,, lanceola'ta (spear- bead-leaved). 20. August. 



Carolina. 1734. 

 obova'ta (reversed-egg-leaved). 20. August. 



Carolina. 1734. 



prof cox (early). 20. August. N. Amer. 

 pravertia'na (Pravertian). Habit pyramidal ; 



fruits red. 1903. 

 rotundifo'lia (round-leaved). 20. August. N. 



Amer. 



#V&Ms(Kobus). Purple, white. July. Japan. 1804. 

 ,, ,, borea'lis (northern). Leaves, flowers, and fruits 



larger than the type. Japan. 1908. 



HARDY DECIDUOUS. 

 M. acumina'ta (pointed-leaved). 60. Yellow, green. 



June. N. Amer. 1736. " Cucumber Tree." 

 Cando'llii (De Candolle's). 60. June. N. Amer. 



1736. 

 corda'ta (heart-shaped). 40. June. S. United 



States. 1 80 1. 



,, ma' xima (largest-leaved). 60. June. N. Amer. 1736. 

 auricula' ta (ess-leaved). See M. FRASERI. 



M. Campbe'llii (Campbell's). 40-50. Rose-pink, white 



withni. E. Himalaya. 1868. 

 ,, conspt' cua (conspicuous). 5-30. White. March. 



China and Japan. 1789. " Yulan." 

 di' scalar (two-coloured). See M. OBOVATA DIS- 

 COLOR. 



,, obova'ta (obovate). See M. OBOVATA. 

 soulangea'na (Soulangean). See M. SODLANGEANA. 

 corda'ta (heart-leaved). See M. ACUMINATA CORDATA. 

 Fra'seri (Eraser's). 20-50. Pale yellow. April, May. 



S. United States. 1786. 



,, pyramida'ta (pyramidal). See M. FRASERI. 

 glau'ca (milky-green). 20. July. N. Amer. 1688. 



" Swamp Bay." 



burchelliana (Burchell's-do able). 20. June. 

 gordonia'na (Gordon* s-double) . 20. June. 1750. 

 ,, ma'jor (larger). See M. THOMPSONIANA. 

 globo'sa (globose). 6-15. White, fragrant. Stamens 



bright red. Sikkim and W. China. 1906. 

 gra'cilis (slender). See M. KOBUS. 

 hallia'na (Hallian). See M. STELLATA. 

 hypoleu'ca (white beneath). 40-60. Creamy. Japan. 



1865. 

 Le'nnei (Lome's). 4-8. Deep rose. (M. conspicua 



XM. obova'ta.) 

 macrophy'lla (large-leaved). 30. July. N. Amer. 



1800. 



Norbe'rtii (Norbert's). (M. conspicuaxM. obovata.) 

 obova'ta (obovate). 6. Purple. May. China. 1790. 

 ,, di'scolor (two-coloured). 6. Purple outside, white 



within. May. China. 1790- 

 parviflo'ra (small-flowered). White, marked with 



crimson. Japan. 1888. 

 mi' nor (lesser). Smaller in all its parts. Japan. 



1888. 



purpu'rea (purple). See M. OBOVATA DISCOLOR. 

 ,, pyramida'ta (pyramidal). See M. FRASERI. 

 ,, salicifo'lia (willow-leaved). 10-20. Leaves silvery- 

 white beneath. N. Japan. 1902. 

 ,, soulangea'na (Soulangean). 10-30. White, tinted 



purple. (M. conspicua x M. obovata.) 

 Nieme'tzi (Niemetz's). An erect-branched variety. 



1907. 

 ni'gra (black). Dark crimson-purple. (M. con- 



spicuaxM. obovata.) 

 stella' ta (starry). 2-6. White; petals numerous. 



March, April. Japan. 1878. 

 supe'rba (superb). (M. conspicua x M. obovata.) 

 thompsonia'na (Thompsonian). Cream. June. 1808. 



(M. glaucaxM. tripetala ?). 

 tripe'iala (three-petaled). 30. May. N. Amer. 



" Umbrella Tree." 



Umbre'lla (Umbrella). See M. TRIPETALA. 

 Watso'ni (Watson's). 4-8. Creamy-white ; filaments 



blood-red. Japan. 1891. 

 Wiesne'ri (Wiesner's). 8-10. Pure white, fragrant. 



Japan. 1890. 

 Yulan (Yulan). See M. CONSPICUA. 



MAGPIE MOTH. See ABRAXAS GROSSULARIJE. 

 MAHARA'NGA EMO'DL See ONOSMA EMODI. 



MAKE RNIA. (An anagram of Hermannia, an alh'ed 

 genus. Nat. ord. Sterculiads [Sterculiaceas]. Linn. 16- 

 Monadelphia, 2-Pentandria.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrubs, about two feet high, 

 from South Africa. Cuttings of young shoots, an inch 

 or two in length, in sandy soil, under a glass any time in 

 summer ; fibrous loam and sandy peat, with lumps of 

 charcoal and broken pots, intermixed when grown in 

 pots. In summer they will do in the flower-garden, and 

 did the flowers look up a little more, they would be very 

 interesting ; from their habit they are seen to best 

 advantage in a pot. 



M. chrysa'ntha (golden-flowered), i. Yellow. S. Africa. 

 1868. Decumbent. 



diffu'sa (spread-put). i. Yellow. May. Cape 

 Colony. Trailing. 



glabra'ta (smooth). Yellow. June. 1789. 



,, grandiflo'ra (large-flowered). Red. June. 1791. 



Burche'llii (Burchell's). Leaves less divided. 



heterophy'lla (various- leaved). Yellow. May. 1731. 



,, inci'sa (cut-leaved). Yellow, white. July. 1792. 



oxalidiflo'ra (Oxalis-flowered). Yellow. June. 1817. 



pulche'lla (neat). Reddish. July. 1792. 



