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two to three feet high, producing numerous spikes of 

 bright, rosy-red flowers through the season ; propagated 

 by dividing the roots. 



MADIA. 

 Madia elegans. — Elegant Madia. — A pretty annual 

 from the Pacific coast. The seeds should be planted in 

 the border in May. If the plants can have a shady lo- 

 cation, it will be much the best, as the bright sunshine 

 causes the petals of the flower to curl up, thus destroying 

 much of their beauty. The flowers are large, Avith yel- 

 low rays and brown disk. Early in the morning, or just 

 at night, the blossoms appear splendid ; about two feet 

 high. The plant emits an agreeable fragrance ; it stands 

 the early frosts, and the only objection to it is, that it 

 fades in the sun, and almost immediately after gathering. 

 It is not fit therefore for bouquets. 



MALOPE. 



iMatope, a name given to Tree Mallows.] 



Malope S^raudiflora. — Grand-flowering Malope. — This 

 very showy plant is of the Mallow tribe ; grows from 

 two feet to two feet and six inches high. The flowers are 

 produced in great abundance, and, being of a fine rosy 

 crimson, make a very gay appearance, rendering it a de- 

 sirable plant for giving a distant attracting efiect. It 

 blooms from June to the end of October, unless cut off 

 by frost. Seed should be sown in pots early in March, 

 and be raised in a hot-bed ; or may be sown upon a hot- 

 bed, under a frame or hand-glass. The plants maybe set 

 out in the o])en border by the middle of May. M. gran- 

 difiora alba^ is a variety with white flcnvers, but rather 



