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MAGNOLIA- 



MAINE 



or ovate, rusty brown and pubescent, 3-4 in. long. May- 

 Aug. N. C. to Tex. S.S. 1:1 and 2.- Var. angustifdlia, 

 Loud. (var. salicifdlia, Hort.). Lvs. lanceolate, wavy. 

 Var. lanceolata, Ait. (var. Exoniensis, Loud.). Lvs. 

 oblong-lanceolate or oblong-elliptic, less rusty beneath. 

 B.M. 1952. L.B.C. 9:814. There are many other named 

 varieties, of which var. Galissoniensis, Hort., has proved 

 the hardiest in Europe. For other pictures, see Gn. 22, 

 p. 28; 24, pp. 509,511; 33, p. 538. 



M. compressa, Maxim. =Michelia compressa. If. fuscdta, 

 Andr.=MicheKa fuscata. M. salicifdlia, Maxim. Small, de- 

 ciduous tree: Ivs. elliptic to ovate-lanceolate, glaucous beneath, 

 4-7 in. long: fls. unknown. Japan. G.F. 6:67. 



ALFRED REHDER. 



MAHERNIA (anagram of Hermannia). Sterculiacece. 

 More than 30 herbs and subshrubs of S. Africa, mostly 

 with incised Ivs. and droop- 

 ing, bell-shaped fls. Calyx 

 campanulate, 5 -cleft; petals 

 5, with hollow claws, twisted 

 in the bud ; stamens 5, op- 

 posite the petals, the fila- 

 ments prominently enlarged 

 or dilated at about the mid- 

 dle (and thus differing from 

 Hermannia, which has no 

 sudden enlargement in the 

 filaments), the anthers long: 

 ovary 5-loculed, ripening 

 into a coriaceous capsule 

 with many seeds. Monogr. 

 in Harvey and Sender's 

 Flora Capensis. By some 

 1348. Mahernia verticillata. the genus is united with 

 (X%.) Hermannia. A few of the 



Mahernias are cult, as pot- 

 plants for the profusion of their bell-like fls. and the 

 sweet odor. 



verticillata, Linn. ( M. odordta, Hort, not of botan- 

 ists, which is Hermannia Presliana). HONEY BELL. 

 Fig. 1348. Very common plant in conservatories, 

 and sometimes seen in window-gardens (see House 

 Plants) : half woody, very diffuse and straggly, not 

 making a central leader, the terete crooked stems 

 scabrous: Ivs. small, much cut into linear divisions, 

 with deep cut stipules: fls. % in. or less long, nod- 

 ding, usually about 2 together, from axillary shoots, 

 sweet, fragrant, honey-yellow. Free bloomer in 

 winter and spring. Of easy cult. Prop, by cuttings. 

 Mahernia verticillata is a very pretty twiggy bush 

 for the cool greenhouse. The branches are long and 

 flexible, so that specimens may be trained into any 

 form. It may also be used for hanging baskets. It is 

 of easy culture in pots, but lifts badly. 



glabrata, Cav. Lvs. dentate or dentate-pinnatifid 

 (not so finely cut as in the last ) , covered with stellate 

 down: trailing. It is doubtful if the plant cult, 

 under this name is the M. glabrata of botanists. 



L. H. B. 



MAHOE, MOUNTAIN. See Hibiscus elatus. 



MAHOGANY. See Swietenia. Mountain Mahog- 

 any. See Cercocarpus. 



MAHONIA. Included with Berberis. 

 MAIDENHAIR FERN is Adiantum. 

 MAIDENHAIR TREE. See Ginkgo. 



MAIANTHEMUM (Greek, May flower). LWacea>. 

 M. Convallaria, Weber, is a pretty little native wild 

 flower growing 3-5 inches high, with 1-3 heart-shaped 

 shining Ivs., and a raceme about 1 in. long of small 

 white fls., with 4-parted perianth and 4 stamens. It 

 grows in moist woods, and is fully described in our 

 manuals. It has been offered by dealers in native 

 plants under its synonyms, M. bifolium, Canadense 

 and Smilacina bifolia. B.B. 1:431. B.M 510 It 

 is sometimes called False Lily-of-the-Valley or Two- 

 Leaved Solomon's Seal. Foliage dies in midsummer. 

 Useful for early effects. 



MAINE, HORTICULTURE IN. Fig. 1349. Maine tb. 

 most northeasterly of the United States, lies between lati 

 tudes 46 6' and 47 27' north and longitudes 66 56' au< 

 71 26' west. The name was used by early explorers t< - 

 designate the mainland as distinct from the numerou .' 

 islands along the coast. Although its extreme breadtl 

 from east to west is but 270 miles, its coast line is s < 

 broken as to extend for 2,486 miles along the Atlantic > 

 The total area of the state is 33,000 square miles, o- - 

 which 3,145 is water surface. The surface of the state i> i 

 disposed in two great slopes, separated by a broad plan 

 from 1,000 to 2, 000 feet above the sea (see the map). This 

 plain, the eastern end of the Appalachian range, con 

 tains numerous hills and mountains, the highest oil 

 which is Mt. Katahdin, with an altitude of 5,385 feet. 



The slopes are much broken by hills and lakes, anc 

 vast areas are still covered by the primeval forest. 

 There is thus provided a wide diversity of soil and cli- 

 matic conditions in different parts of the state, which 

 affords opportunity fcr a considerable range in agricul- ' 

 tural productions. Under these conditions, even from 

 the earliest settlement of the state, agriculture has 

 received a fair share of attention. There were in 1892, 

 65,000 farms, containing 6,500,000 acres, representing a 

 cash value of $102,500,000, and an estimated value of 

 farm products of $22,000,000. 



The forests, located mainly in the middle belt, form 

 one of Maine's principal sources of wealth. In the 

 northern part these consist chiefly of pine, spruce, hem- 

 lock and arborvitee. Farther south, in addition to the 

 conifers, red oak, beech, birch, maple, ash and elm 

 abound. Butternut and hickory are found, but are not 

 abundant. The productions for which the state is espe- 

 cially noted, aside from lumber, are hay, potatoes, sweet 

 corn and fruit. Of the first, from 1,500,000 to 2,000,000 

 tons are cut each year. 



Potatoes form the staple crop in Aroostook county 

 the "Garden of Maine "though many thousand bushels 

 are grown in the southern counties. "The annual crop is 



1349. Maine. To illustrate its horticulture. 



