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THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 



MAT.AY OB ROSE APPLE. A name applied 

 to the fruit of Eugenia Jambos and to some other 

 species of Eugenia. 



MALCOLMIA (named after William Malcolm, a 

 London nurseryman, who published a Catalogue of Green- 

 house Plants in 1771). OBD. Cruciferae. A genus con- 

 sisting of about twenty species of hardy, mostly annual 

 herbs, many of which are very variable in habit, &c. 

 They are found in the Mediterranean and Caspian regions, 

 Persia, North Africa, and North-west India. Flowers 

 white or purple. Leaves alternate, entire or pinnatifid. 

 M. maritima, the well-known Virginian Stock, is of ex- 

 tremely easy culture in almost any soil or situation. 

 Seeds should be sown, thinly, from early spring until the 

 latter part of autumn. The other species require similar 

 culture. 



M. chia (Chian). fl. purplish-lilac, about half the size of those of 

 M. maritima; racemes three to nine-flowered. June. I. pu- 

 bescent beneath, entire or rarely toothed ; lower ones obovate or 

 spathulate ; stem ones narrower and more acute. Stems much- 

 branched, 6in. to 12in. high. Chio, 1732. (S. B. F. G. 40.) 

 M . littorea (seashore), fl. bright pink-purple, large, delicate ; limb 

 of petals not veined as in if. maritima. June to November. Pods 

 hoary. /. lanceolate-linear, almost entire, hoary with short 

 down. h. 6in. to 12in. Mediterranean region, &c., 1683. (B. M. 

 4672; S. B. F. G. L 54.) 



(sea).* Virginian Stock, fl. lilac, rose, red, or 

 white ; pedicels bractless, disposed in racemes. Spring to 

 autumn. 1. elliptical, blunt, entire, narrowed at the base. 

 Stems erect, branched, h. (tin. to 12in. Europe, Ac., 1713. A 

 very pretty annual, of which there are several varieties. 

 MALE FERN. See Nephrodium Filix-mas. 

 MALESHERBIEJE. A tribe of Passiflorecn. 

 MALLOCOCCA. A synonym of Orewia (which see). 

 MALLOW. The common name for the species of 



Malva (which see). 

 MALLOW-WORTS. A name given by Lindloy to 



the Malvatece. 



FIG. 505. FLOWERING BRANCH OF MALOPE TRIFIDA GRANDIFLORA. 



MALOFE (an old Greek name for a kind of Mallow 

 mentioned by Pliny). OBD. Malvacece. A genus com- 

 prising only three species of very ornamental hardy 

 annual glabrous or pilose herbs, confined to the Mediter- 

 ranean region. Flowers violet or pink, pedunculate, showy. 

 Leaves entire or trifid. These showy plants are of easy 

 culture, in almost any ordinary garden soil, but they 

 succeed best in a sandy one, and in a sunny situation. 

 Propagated by seeds, sown either under glass, in March, 

 or, in the open border, during the latter part of April 

 or early in May. 



M. grandlflora (large-flowered). A variety of M. trifida. 

 M. malacoides (Mallow-like). fl. rosy-pink, tinged with purple, 

 large, axillary, solitary, pedunculate. June. I. petiolate, oblong- 

 ovate, crenate or pinnatifitl, cuneate or cordate at the base. 

 A. 1ft. South Europe, &c., 1710. 



Malope continued. 

 M. trifida (three-cleft). 

 axillary, one-flowered, 

 glabrous ; lobes acuminated, 



purple or white, large; peduncles 

 uly to September. I. trifid, toothed, 

 1ft. Southern Spain, 1808. 



The plant known in gardens as M. grandi/lora is a variety of this 

 species. See Fig. 505. 



MALORTIEA (named in honour of E. von Malortie, 

 of Hanover). OBD. Palmce. A small genus (five species 

 have been described) of elegant dwarf-growing stove 

 Palms, natives of Central America. Flowers unisexual, 

 in simply-branched spikes, springing from the axils of 

 the lowermost leaves. Fruit small, roundish or egg- 

 shaped. Leaves on long stalks, irregularly pinnate. 

 Trunks slender. M. gracilis and M. simplex are admir- 

 able subjects for growing in a Wardian case. The species 

 thrive best in a compost of peat and sand, to which 

 a small quantity of sandy loam has been added. An 

 abundance of water and perfect drainage are essential. 



M. gracilis (slender). I. dark green, on very slender petioles, 

 divided into segments which are toothed at the margins, and the 

 lobes split in the centre. Stems slender, from 2ft. to 4ft. high. 

 Guatemala, 1862. SYN. Geonoma fenestrata. (B. M. 5291.) 



M. Intermedia (intermediate). I. dark green, divided into two 



segments, or four two unequal pairs ; leafstalks slender, nearly 

 as long as leaves. Stem slender, 

 sheathing network of fine fibres, 



, 



as leaves. Stem slender, base of leaves forming a strong 

 h. 2ft Costa Rica. 



1. dark green, oblong, simple or bifid. 

 elegant dwarf and slender-growing plant, 

 g M. ffracilis, but without the peculiar 



M. simplex (simple). 

 Costa Rica, 1861. An 

 somewhat resembling 

 window-like holes in its leaves. (B. M. 5247.) 



MALFIGHIA (named after Marcello Malpighi, 1628- 

 1694, an Italian naturalist and Professor at Bologna). OBD. 

 MalpighiacecB. A genus containing about twenty species 

 of stove evergreen small trees or shrubs, natives, princi- 

 pally, of tropical America. Flowers pink or white, axil- 

 lary and terminal, fasciculate or corymbose, rarely soli- 

 tary. Drupe fleshy. Leaves opposite, shortly petiolate, 

 glabrous or tomentose, sometimes covered with stinging 

 hairs, entire or spinose-toothed. The species thrive best 

 in a compost of sandy peat and fibry loam. Propagated, 

 during summer, by cuttings of nearly ripened young 

 shoots, inserted with the leaves intact, under a bell glass, 

 in bottom heat. All the species here described are 

 South American. 



M. angnstifolia (narrow-leaved). /. pale purple or pink ; pe- 

 duncles axillary, umbellate. July and August, fr. small, oval, 



FIG. 506. FLOWERING BRANCHLET OF MALPIGHIA 



