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of seven or eight feet, and is better adapted for a shrubby than 

 the flower garden. 



Malva Malvacece y Malva Miniata. This is an extensive genus 

 of plants of easy culture, and every variety of colour, easily pro- 

 pagated by seed, cuttings, or dividing the suckers. 



Marigold. Vide Tagetes. 



Marty nia, Pedaliacece. These are handsome plants, common 

 in India, the leaves are covered with a glutinous soft substance, 

 the flowers are red, and pale purple, the capsule of the seeds is 

 hard, with a hooked bill at the end. The plant thrives luxuri- 

 antly in any light rich soil. 



Marvel of Peru* Vide Mirabilis. 



Mask Flower. Vide Alonsoa. 



Maurandya Perennial. Is an elegant little creeper, with 

 pretty leaves and flowers in three colours, white, pink and purple, 

 should be sown easily in the rains, the young plants re-potted 

 singly and put to trellises, prefers a half shady spot where it can 

 get plenty of rain, does not do well immediately under trees, 

 should be cut down in the early hot season, and will spring up 

 again as fresh as ever. 



Mignonette. Vide Roseda. 



Mimosa, Leguminosce. Of this genus of plants, many are to be 

 found all over the country, the leaves of some of the species are 

 remarkable for being sensitive to the touch. The pink and 

 yellow flowers of one of the small shrubby kinds are particularly 

 beautiful in the rains, readily grown from seed in any soil. 



Mimulus, Scrophulariacece. Monkey Flower. 



Mimulus, Cardinalis. These plants are well suited for flower 

 borders, the colours are chiefly blue, red and yellow, easily grown 

 from seed in any garden soil, it takes its name from mimo an ape, 

 the seed bearing some resemblance to the face of a monkey. 



Mirabilis Jalapa Nyctaginacece. Native name, Gool Bajee or 

 Abbas. This plant is very beautiful, though very common, and 

 known as the Marvel of Peru. The flowers are of various colours, 

 red, white and yellow, also variegated red and white, yellow and 



