METROXYLON 



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MICONIA 



M. glomuli'fera (heaped- flowered) . See SYNCARPIA LAURI- 



FOLIA. 



hirsu'ta (hairy). See ANGOPHORA CORDIFOLIA. 

 hypericifo'lia (Hypericum-leaved). New Zealand. 

 lanceola to, (lance-shaped). See CALLISTEMON LANCEO- 



LATUS. 

 ,, linearifo'lia (linear-leaved) . See CALLISTEMON RIGIDUS 



LINEARIFOLIUS. 



linifo'lia (flax-leaved). See CALLISTEMON RIGIDUS. 

 robu'sta (robust). 80. Scarlet. June. New Zealand. 



1845. 



sali'gna (willow-leaved). See CALLISTEMON SALIGNUS. 

 sea' ndens (climbing). White.. August. New Zealand. 

 semperflo'rens (ever-flowering). See CALLISTEMON 



LANCEOLATUS. 



specio'sa (showy). See CALLISTEMON SPECIOSUS. 

 tomento'sa (felted). 40-50. Red. July. New Zealand. 

 ve'ra (true. Iron-wood). 20. Yellow, green. April. 



E. Ind. 1819. 

 viridifto'ra (green-flowered). See CALLISTEMON 



SALIGNUS VIRIDIFLORUS. 



METRO'XYLON. (From metro., heart-wood, and xulon, 

 wood ; in allusion to the hardness of the wood, and its 

 colour. Nat. ord. Palmaceae.) 



Stove Palms. Seeds. Fibrous loam, peat, and sand. 

 M. amica'rum (Friendly Islands'). 30. Friendly Islands. 

 Ru'mphii(Rumph's). 40-50. Green. Malaya. 1.800. 

 ,, Sa'gu (Sagu). 40-50. Moluccas. " Sago Palm." 

 vitie'nse (Fijian). 30. Fiji. 



METTERNI'CHIA. (In honour of the Austrian Prince 

 Metternich-Winneburg. Nat. ord. Nightshades [Solan- 

 aceae]. Linn. 5-Pentandria, i-Monogynia.) 



Evergreen greenhouse shrubs. For culture, see culture 

 of the evergreen species of LISIA'NTHUS. 

 M. pri'ncipis (princely). 3. White. August. Brazil. 



1854. 



We'rcklei(Werc]de's). 3-4. White, fading to sulphur 

 yellow, fragrant. Costa Rica. 1910. 



ME'UM. Meu, Bald-money. Spignel. (From melon, 

 very small ; in allusion to the fine, hair-like divisions of 

 the leaves. Nat. ord. Umbelliferae.) 



A hardy, perennial herb, with a remarkably fragrant 

 rootstock at one time eaten in the Highlands. The 

 foliage is finely divided and suitable for mixing with cut 

 flowers. Seeds and divisions. Ordinary garden soil. 

 M. athama'nticum (Mount Athamas). i-i. White, 

 pinkish. Britain. 



MEXICAN LILY. Hippea strum Regi'na. 



MEXICAN POPPY. Arge'mone mexica'na. 



MEXICAN TEA. Chenopo'dium ambrosioi'des- 



MEXICAN THISTLE. Cni'cus conspi'cuus. 



MEXICAN TIGER-FLOWER. Tigri'diaPavo'nia. 



MEYE'NIA. (Commemorative of M. Meyen. Nat. 

 ord. Acanthaceae.) Now referred to Thunbergia. 

 M. ere' eta. (erect). See THUNBERGIA ERECTA. 



hawtaynea'na^ (Hawtaynean). See THUNBERGIA 



HAWTAYNEANA. 



,, vogelia'na (Vogelian). See THUNBERGIA VOGELIANA. 

 See DAPHNE MEZEREUM. 



MICE. Various plans have been suggested to preserve 

 peas and beans when sown from the ravages of mice. 

 We believe we have tried them all. Dipping the seeds 

 in oil, and then rolling them in powdered resin ; putting 

 small pieces of furze in the drills and over the rows after 

 the seed has been sown, but before covering with the 

 earth were both partially successful ; but the mode 

 attended with the most complete safety has always been 

 that of covering the surface of the soil over the rows, to 

 the depth of full an inch, and six inches wide, with finely- 

 sifted coal-ashes. The mice will not scratch through 

 this ; and it has the additional advantage, by its black 

 colour absorbing the solar heat, of promoting the early 

 vegetation of the crop. 



MICHAELMAS DAISY. A'ster. 



MICHAU'XIA. (Named after A. Michaux, a French 

 botanist. Nat. ord. Bellworts [Campanulacea?]. Linn. 

 %'Octandria,, i-Mon-ogynia. Allied to Campanula.) 



Hardy biennials. Seeds in the open border ; in damp 

 situations they are apt to fog off in winter; a dry, 

 elevated situation is the best remedy ; even there, in 

 very severe weather, an evergreen branch stuck beside 

 them will be an advantage. 

 M. campanula? des (Campanula-like) . 4. Pale red. July. 



Levant. 1787. 



deca'ndra (ten-stamened). See M. L^VIGATA. 

 IcEviga'ta (smooth-stemmed). 3. White or light blue. 



July. Persia. 1827. 



Tchihatche'ffi (Tchihatcheff's). 3-6. White. July. 

 Asia Minor. 1896. 



MICHE'UA. (Named after P. A. Micheli, an Italian 

 botanist. Nat. ord. Magnoliads [Magnoliaceaa]. Linn. 

 i^-Polyandria, 6-Polygynia.) 



Stove or greenhouse evergreen trees. Cuttings of half- 

 ripened shoots in summer, in sand, under a glass, and in 

 heat ; sandy loam and leaf-mould. Winter temp., 48 to 

 60 ; summer, 60 to 85. 

 M. Champa'ca (Champaca). 20-40. Yellow. E. Ind. 



1779. 

 ,, compre'ssa (compressed). Japan. 1893. Hardy in 



the South. 

 ,, fusca'ta (dusky). 2-5. Dusky purple, fragrant. 



China. 1789- 

 ,, ,, anomzfo'lia (Anona- leaved). 2. Red. June. 



China. 1789. 



lanugino'sa (woolly). Pale yellow. March, April. 

 Himalaya. 1865. 



MICHOLI'TZIA. (Commemorative of M. Micholitz, 

 a plant collector. Nat. ord. Asclepiadaceae. Allied to 

 Marsdenia.) 



Small, stove shrub. Seeds; cuttings in sand, in a 

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

 sand. 



M. obcordata (obyersely-heart-shaped). Olive-green, 

 reddish. India. 1909. 



MICO'NIA. (Named after D. Micon, a Spanish 

 botanist. Nat. ord. Melastomads [Melastomaceaej. Linn. 

 lo-Decandria, i-Monogynia. Allied to Blakea.) 



Stove evergreens, with white flowers, unless otherwise 

 specified. Cuttings of half-ripened shoots in sandy soil, 

 under a bell-glass, and in heat ; sandy peat and loam, 

 with a few bits of cow-dung and charcoal. Winter temp., 

 48 to 60 ; summer, 60 to 85. 

 M. Acinode'ndron(Acinodendron). 6. Purple. Jamaica. 



1804. 



,, a'lbicans (whitening). See M. HOLOSERICEA. 

 ,, angusta'ta (narrow). 5. Trinidad. 1820. 

 ,, calve' scens (becoming-bald). Brazil. 

 ,, desma'ntha (bunch-flowered). Colombia. 

 ,, ecosta'ta(ribless). 4. Purple. July. Jamaica. 1793- 

 ,, fla'mmea (flame-coloured). Brazil. 1865. 

 ,, Fothergi'lla (Fothergilla). 10-15. White, purple. 



May. Mexico. 1815. 



,, grandifo'lia (large-leaved). 20. Trinidad. 1820. 

 ,, holoseri'cea (wholly-silky). 10. White. W. Ind. 



1815. 

 ,, hookeria'na (Hookerian). Pale green. July. S. 



Amer. 1863. 

 ,, trifascia'ta (three-bundled). White. Leaves with 



three white ribs. S. Amer. 1874. 

 ,, impetiola ris (stalkless-leaved). 4. W. Ind. 1822. 

 ,, laviga'ta (smooth). 6. W. Ind. 1815. 

 ,, longifo'lia (long-leaved). 4. Guiana. 1817. 

 ,, macrophy'lla (large-leaved). 6-10. Rose. May. 



1820. 

 ,, magnified (magnificent). Leaves very large, rusty 



red. Mexico. 1858. 



,, meta'll ica (metallic). Pale purple. Venezuela. 1852. 

 ,, pulverule'nta (dusty). See M. HOOKERIANA. 

 ,, purpura' scens (purplish-berried). See ACIOTIS PUR- 



PURASCENS. 



,, pyramida'lis (pyramidal). 3. White. July. Porto 



'Rico. 1815. 



rube' scens (ruddy). 6. S. Amer. 1818. 

 semicrena'ta (half-notched). 20. White. April. 



Guadeloupe Islands. 1823. 



stami'nea (long-stamened). White. Brazil. 1867. 

 ,, swartzia'na (Swartzian). See M. FOTHERGILLA. 

 ,, tenuifo'lia (fine-leaved). 6. S. Amer. 1818. 

 tetra'ndra (four-stamened). 2. Jamaica. 1815. 



