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Masdevallia, Orchidacece. 



Division. See also under Orchids. 

 Matthiola (Stock, Gilliflower). Cruet/era. 



Seeds, sown either under cover or in the garden. 

 Grows readily from cuttings. 



Maurandia, including Lophospermum. Scrophulariacecz. 



Seeds, sown in heat. Cuttings of young growth under 

 glass. 



Maxillaria. Orchidacece. 



Division of the plants, and also of 'the pseudo-bulbs. 

 See also under Orchids. 



May-Apple. See Podophyllum. 

 Meadow-Rue . See Thalictrum. 

 Meadow-Sweet. See Spiraea. 



Meconopsis. Papaveracecz. 



Seeds, sown in early spring in a gentle heat. Also 

 propagated by division. 



Medicago (Lucerne, Medick). Leguminosce. 



Propagated by seeds or by division. Alfalfa (M. saliva] 

 by seeds in spring. 



Medinilla. Melastomacecz. 



Cuttings of young wood in strong, close heat. 



Medlar (Pyrus [or Mespilus"] Germanica). Rosacetz. 



Stocks are grown from stratified medlar seeds, and the 

 plant may be worked upon these, the thorn, or the quince. 



Megarrhiza. Cucurbitacece. 



Propagation is effected by seeds, sown in gentle heat 

 in spring. 



Melaleuca. Myrtacecz. 



Seeds. In spring, cuttings getting firm at the base may 

 be made about 3 inches in length. Place in a compost 

 of peat and sandy loam. 



Melastoma. Melastomacece. 



Make cuttings during spring, and place in sandy peat 

 under glass, in heat. 



