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THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 



Margyricarpns continued. 



as a mixture of sand, loam, and leaf monld is most 

 suitable. Propagated freely by cuttings, taken in summer, 

 and pricked into moist peat, under a bell glass ; or by 

 layering the branches. 



FIG. 513. MARGYRICARPUS SETOSUS, showing Habit and detached 

 Portion of Fruiting Branch. 



M. setosus (bristly).* fl. green, very small, axillary, sessile. All 

 summer, fr. white, forming the main feature of attraction, Ain. 

 to in. in diameter, remaining in perfection a considerable time. 

 1. impari - pinnate ; leaflets awl -shaped, reflexed, deep green. 

 h. 2ft. to 4ft. Andes, 1829. See Fig. 513. 



MABJANTHUS (from Maria, Mary, and anthos, a 

 flower ; dedicated to the Virgin Mary). ORD. Pittosporece. 

 A genus comprising about fourteen species of greenhouse 

 under-shrubs, with procumbent, flexuous, or, more fre- 

 quently, twining branches, limited to Australia. Flowers 

 blue, white, or reddish, in terminal compact panicles, 

 usually corymbose or almost umbellate, rarely solitary ; 

 petals connivent at base or above the middle, spreading 

 at top. Leaves entire, toothed, or the lower ones occa- 

 sionally lobed. This genus is sometimes confused with 

 Billardiera, from which it differs in its capsular, not 

 baccate, fruit. The species thrive in a compost of sandy 

 loam and fibry peat, and are admirable plants for train- 

 ing on cylindrical trellises. Propagated, in April or 

 May, by cuttings of half -ripened shoots, inserted in sand, 

 under a bell glass, in gentle bottom heat. 



M. csernleo-pnnotattus (blue-spotted), fl. greyish-blue, each 

 petal with a black spot, in terminal heads. April. I., first ones 

 occasionally toothed or lobed ; all the others quite entire ; 

 lower ones Sin. to 4in. long, upper ones 2in. to 3in. long. h. 4ft. 

 1840. (B. M. 3893.) 



M. Drummondianns (Drummond's). /. lilac ; petals *in. long 

 sepals hairy ; pedicels terminal, one to three together. /. from 

 obovate to oblong-lanceolate, mostly acute, or with a small 

 recurved point, toothed or entire, sessile or narrowed into a short 

 petiole ; lowest ones sometimes deeply cut. 1865. Young shoots 

 and leaves hairy, or rarely glabrous. (B. M. 5521.) 



MARICA (from maraino, to flag; referring to the 

 ephemeral nature of the flowers). ORD. IridecB. A genus 

 of about nine species of stove or greenhouse herbaceous 

 perennials, of which one inhabits Western tropical Africa, 

 and the rest are natives of Eastern tropical America. 

 Perianth with three spreading outer, and three smaller 

 inner, segments. Leaves coriaceous, elongate, ensiform. 

 Khizomes short. The few species in cultivation are very 

 pretty plants, and thrive in a well-drained, rich compost 

 of turfy loam, a little well decomposed manure, and a 

 liberal proportion of sand. When in a growing state, 

 and at flowering time, plenty of water must be supplied. 



Marica continued. 



Propagated readily by division of the rhizomes, in- 

 serting each portion in sand, in a high bottom heat. 



When both shoots and roots are emitted, the young 



plants may be potted singly, and treated similarly to 



established plants. See also Cipura. 



M. brachypus (short-stalked).* fl. yellow, barred at the base 

 with horizontal brownish-red stripes. /. in a distichous rosette, 

 ensiform, lift. long. West Indies, 1871. A very fine stove 

 species, resembling M. Northrana in general appearance. SYN. 

 Cypella Jtrachypus. (B. M. 6380.) 



M. caerulca (blue).* /. blue ; claws of outer and inner perianth 

 segments yellowish, barred with transverse bands of brown and 

 orange ; scape many-flowered, erect ; spathe not viviparous ; 

 stigmas united, petal-like. May and June. I. bright green, 3ft. 

 to 6ft. long, lin. to li-in. broad, acuminate, h. 2ft. Brazil, 1818. 

 Stove. (B. B. 713.) SYN. Cypella ccerulea (under which name it 

 is figured in B. M. 5612). 



M. gladlata (sword-shaped). A synonym of Bobartia gladiata. 



M. gracilis (slender).* fl., outer segments of the perianth white 

 or bluish, and variously marked at the base ; inner ones small, 

 strangely curved, and spotted with reddish-brown, disposed on 

 viviparous scapes. Summer. 1. lin. or more broad, tapering. 

 h. 2ft Brazil, 1830. Stove. (B. M. 3713.) 



M. humilis (dwarf), fl., limb of outer perianth segments whitish, 

 with transverse bars of yellow and brown at the base ; inner 

 segments, upper portions blue and white, lower yellow, barred 

 with orange-red. I. bright green, ensiform, bluntly acuminate. 

 Brazil, previous to 1825. Stove. (L. B. C. 1081.) 



M. h. lutea (yellow). A synonym of M. lutea. 



M. lutea (yellow).* This species much resembles M. humilis, but 

 maybe distinguished by the following points : fl., outer segment 

 brighter yellow, with five (instead of four) bars of a redder 

 colour ; the ends of the inner ones white, with green bars (instead 

 of plain purple). April. I. narrower and straighter. Stem 

 short, bracteate ; bracts inclosing the ramules longer and 

 straighter. h. 6in. Brazil, 1840. Stove. (B. M. 3809, under 

 name of M. humilis lutea.) 



M. Northiana (North's).* fl., outer segments of the perianth 

 white, yellowish, and elegantly mottled with deep red at the base ; 

 inner ones curved, barred with blue at the apex, and veined with 

 red at the base. June. I. 2ft. long, 2in. wide. h. 4ft. Brazil, 

 1789. A very handsome stove species, but rarely seen in culti- 

 vation. (B. M. 654.) 



FIG. 514. AFRICAN MARIGOLD (TAGETES ERECTA). 



MARIGOLD, or MARYGOLD (Calendula offici- 

 nalis). A hardy annual, cultivated in kitchen gardens 

 for the use of its flowers, which are gathered when open, 



