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MALLOW ROSE 



M. ru'tila (red). Orange-red. August. S. Africa. Pro- 

 cumbent. 



vernica'ta (varnished). Vermilion. July. 1816. 

 verticilla'ta (whorled). Yellow. July. 1820. 

 vesica'ria (bladdery). Yellow. June. 1818. 



BIAHOGANY-TREE. Swiete'nia Mahago'ni. 

 MAHO'NIA. A synonym of Be'rberis. 



M. Aquifo'lium. See BERBERIS AQUIFOLIUM. 

 argu'ta (acute). See BERBERIS ARGUTA. 

 diversifo'lia (divers-leaved). See BERBERIS AQUI- 

 FOLIUM. 

 fascicula'ris (bundled). See BERBERIS AQUIFOLIUM 



FASCICULARIS. 



gluma'cea (scaly). See BERBERIS NERVOSA. 

 re' pens (creeping). See BERBERIS REPENS. 

 rotundifo'lia (round-leaved). See BERBERIS AQUI- 

 FOLIUM ROTUNDIFOLIA. 



MAHU'REA. (The native name. Nat. ord. Theads 

 [Ternstromiaceae]. Linn. i6-Monadelphia, 8-Polyandria. 

 Allied to Stuartia.) 



Stove evergreen tree. Cuttings of half-ripened shoots 

 in sand, under a bell-glass, and in a moderate bottom- 

 heat, any time in summer ; sandy peat and fibrous 

 loam. Winter temp., 50 to 60* ; summer, 60* to 80". 

 M. palu'stris (marsh). 15. Purple. May. Guiana. 



MAIDEN-HAIR. Passifto'ra Adia'ntum, and Adi- 

 a'ntum Capi'llus-Ve'neris, &c. 



MAIDEN-HAIK-TREE. Gi'nkgo bi'loba. 

 MAIDEN PLUM. Comocla'dia. 



MAIDEN TREE is a seedling tree which has not been 

 grafted. The term is also applied to fruit-trees and 

 roses, during the first year from the graft or bud. 



The time which elapses before seedlings attain a bearing 

 age is very various. The pear requires from twelve to 

 eighteen years ; the apple, five to thirteen ; plum and 

 cherry, four to five ; vine, three to four ; raspberry, two ; 

 and the strawberry, one. 



MAIA'NTHEMUM. (From maios, May, and anthemon, 

 a flower. Nat. ord. Liliaceae.) 



A dwarf fibrous-rooted creeping herb, suitable for the 

 rockery. Divisions in spring. Ordinary garden soil. 

 M. bifo'lium (two-leaved). See M. CONVALLARIA. 

 Convalla'ria (Lilyof-the-Valley-like). $. White. 

 May. N. temperate regions (England). " Two- 

 leaved Lily of the Valley." 



MATE TA. (The native name. Nat. ord. Melastomads 

 [Melastomaceaej. Linn. lo-Decandria, i-Monogynia. 

 Allied to Medinilla.) 



Stove evergreen shrub. Cuttings of young shoots, 

 getting a little firm, in sandy soil, and in bottom-heat, in 

 April and May ; peat and loam, with a little charcoal 

 and brick-rubbish. Winter temp., 50 to 60 ; summer, 

 6o e to 80". 

 M. guiane'nsis (Guianan). 2. White. Guiana. 1824. 



MAI'RIA. (Derivation not explained. Nat. ord. 

 Composites [Compositae]. Linn. ig-Syngenesia, i-JEqualis. 

 Allied to Aster.) 



Half-hardy herbaceous plants, from South Africa ; 

 seeds, and division in spring ; requiring the protection 

 of a dry, cold pit in winter ; sandy loam and a little peat. 

 M. crena'ta (scolloped-leaved) . J. Lilac or purple. April 



to July. 1820. 



taxifo'lia( yew-leaved). J-iJ. Yellow, purple. July. 

 1816. 



MAJE'TA. See MAIETA. 

 MAJORA'NA. See ORIGANUM. 



MALABAI'LA. (Commemorative of Count Malabaila 

 von Canal, of Prague, in the kingdom of Bohemia. Nat 

 ord. Umbelliferas.) 



Hardy border perennials. Seeds. Ordinary garden 

 soil. 

 Af. obtusifo'lia (blunt-leaved), x. Green. July. Greece; 



Asia Minor. 1819. 



Opo'ponax (Opoponax). See OPOPONAX CHIRONIUM. 

 pimpinellcefo'lia (Pimpinella-leaved). 2. Yellow. 

 July. Caucasus. 1818 



MALABAR LEAF. Cinnamo'mum ine'rs. 

 MALABAR NIGHTSHADE. Base'lla. 



MALABAR ROSE. Hibi'scus Ro'sa-malaba'rica, which 

 is H. hi'rtus. 



MALACHADE'NIA. (From malache, a mallow, and 

 aden, a gland. Nat. ord. Orchidaceae. Properly it is a 

 Bulbophyllum.) 

 M . clava'ta (clubbed). Green, brown. Brazil. 1839. 



MALACHODE'NDRON. See STUARTIA. 



MALA'XIS. (From mala'xis, delicate ; referring to 

 the whole plant. Nat. ord. Orchids [Orchidaceae]. Linn. 

 2o-Gynandria, i-Monandria. Allied to Calypso.) 



Terrestrial orchids, growing in sandy peat, and in moist 

 places ; division of the roots. 

 Af. cauda'ta (tailed). See BRASSIA CAUDATA. 

 ,, liliifo'lia (Lily- leaved). See LIPARIS LILIIFOLIA. 

 ophioglossoi' des (Ophioglossum-like). See MICRO- 



STYLIS OPHIOGLOSSOIDES. 



,, paludo'sa (marsh). J. Yellow, green. July. England. 



Hardy. 

 Partho'ni (Parthon's). See MICROSTYLIS HISTION- 



ANTHA. 



MALAY APPLE. Euge'nia malacce'nsis. 



MALCO LMIA. (Named after W. Malcolm, mentioned 

 by Ray. Nat. ord. Crucifers [Cruciferae]. Linn. 15- 

 Tctradynamia. Allied to Hesperis.) 



Hardy annuals, blooming in June, if sown early in 

 April ; but a succession may be kept up by sowing in 

 the three following months ; common garden soil. 

 Arena' ria, chi'a, incrassa'ta, and mari'tima are the hand- 

 somest. 

 Af. africa'na (African). |. Purple. Africa. 1744. 



,, arena'ria (sand). Violet. Algiers. 1804. 



,, bi' color (two- coloured). Greece. 



,, chi'a (Chian. Dwarf -branching), i. Purple. Chio. 

 1732. 



,, ero'sa (gnavred-leaved). J. Portugal. 1818. 



,, ftexuo'sa (flexuous). i. Purple. Greece. 1820. 



,, incrassa'ta (thick-leaf -stalked). See M. FLEXUOSA. 



,, interme'dia (intermediate). See M. AFRICANA. 



la'cera (torn-leaved). White, yellow. S. Europe. 

 1780. 



la'xa (loose). 2. Purple. Siberia. 1820. 



litto'rea (shore), x. White, yellow. S. Europe. 1683. 



,, lyra'ta (lyre-shaped). J. Purple. Cyprus. 1820. 

 mari'tima (sea.-side). J. 

 " Virginian Stock." 



Violet. S. Europe. 1713. 



,, parvifto'ra (small-flowered). J. Lilac. S. Europe. 



1823. 



pulche'lla (pretty), i. Red. July. Syria. 1827. 

 ,, runcina'ta (runcinate). Purple. Caspian Sea. 1795. 

 ,, taraxacifo'lia (dandelion-leaved). See M. RUNCINATA. 



MALE FERN. La'strea Fi'lix-ma's. 



MALESHE'RBIA. (Named after a French patron of 

 botany. Nat. ord. Passion-flowers [Passifloraceae], Linn. 

 S-Pentandria, i-Monogynia.) 



Greenhouse annuals, from Chili. Seeds sown in a 

 hotbed, in March, seedlings pricked off, potted, and 

 flowered in the greenhouse ; sandy peat and fibrous 

 loam, with a little very reduced leaf-mould. 

 Af. fascicula' ta (fascicled). See GYNOPLEURA FASCICU- 



LATA. 



hu'milis (humble). See GYNOPLEURA HUMILIS. 



linearifo'lia (narrow-leaved). See GYNOPLEURA 



LINEARIFOLIA. 



,, thyrsiflo'ra (thyrse-flowered). Yellow. July. 1832. 



MALLO'TUS. (From mallotos, fleecy, or woolly; 



alluding to the woolly fruit. Nat. ord. Euphorbiaceae.) 



Stove and greenhouse evergreen shrubs or small trees. 



Cuttings in sand, in a close case, with bottom-heat. 



Loam, peat, and sand. 



Af. cochinchine' nsis (Cochin-chinese). India and 



,, japo'nicus (Japanese). China and Japan, i! 



,, panicula'tus (panicled). See M. COCHINCHIN^NSIS. 



,, Philippine' nsis (Philippines). Trop. Asia.. J 



MALLOW. Ma'lva. 



MALLOW ROSE. Hibi'scus Moscheu'tos. 



