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GENERAL INDEX. 



Memecylon, oetan. monog. and santalaccas, a S. tr. 

 E. Intl. wmch grows in sandy loam and peat, and 

 young cuttings in sand under a hand-glass root 



Menabilly, a scat in Cornwall, 7601. 



Menageries of tlie Paris garden, 7333. 



MtMiiscium, cryptog. filices and iiliceas, a S. peren. 



Martinico, a fern of common culture. 

 Menisperraum, moon-seed,- mono2C. dodec. and 



menispermeas, a H. tr. N. Amer. which thrives 



in loam and peat, and cuttings root readily .under 



a hand-glass. 

 Mentha, mint, didyn. gymnos. and labiates, a S. 



peren. and H. peren. Eur. and Asia, of the easiest 



culture. 

 Mentha piperita, the peppermint, M. viridis, the 



spearmint, and M. pulegium, the penny-royal, 



4149. 

 Mentzelia, polyan. monog. and loaseae, a S. an. and 



G. peren. Amer. which grow readily in loam and 



peat, and cuttings root in sand under a hand- 



lenyanthes, buckbean, pentan. monog. and gen- 

 tianeaa, a H. peren. Brit, a marsh plant. 



Menziasia, octandr. digyn. and rhodoraceas, H. tr. 

 Eur. and Amer. which thrive in peat soil, and 

 are propagated by layers. 



Mercurialis, dioac. eunean. and euphorbiacese, H. 

 peren. and an. E.ur. of the easiest culture. 



Mercury, see Mercurialis. 



Mcrevale, a seat in Warwickshire, 7571. 



Merionethshire, gardens and residences of, 7612. 



Merlet y Jean, a French author on gardening, page 

 1116. A. D. 1675. 



Merulius destruens, a fungus commonly called the 

 dry rot, to guard against in timber, 6956. 



Merville, a seat near Dublin, 7653. 



Mesembryanthemum, fig-marigold, icos. di-pentag. 

 and ficoideae, G. tr. peren. and an. C. B. S. and 

 Austral, succulents of easy culture in loam and 

 lime-rubbish, jmd the annual species in rather 

 richer soil, 6657. 



Mespilus, icos. di-pentag. and rosaceae, G. and H. 

 tr. Amer. and Eur. which grow in any common 

 soil, and are increased by seeds or by budding on 

 the common thorn, M. oxyacantha. 



Mespilus oxyacantha, the hawthorn, 7120. 



Mespilus germanica, the medlar, 4465. 



Mespilus japonica, the loquat-apple, 5994. 



Metrosideros, icos. monog. and myrteaceae, G. tr. 

 which grow in loam and peat, and ripened cut- 

 tings may be rooted, but not without difficulty, 

 in sand under a bell-glass. 



Meum, bawd-money, pentan. dig. and umbellifereas, 

 H. peren. and bien. Eur. of common culture. 



Meursius, John^ his work on gardening, page 1129. 

 A. D. 1613. 



Mich. Amer., Andr. Michaux, Flora Boreali- Ame- 

 ricana. 



Mich. Querc., Histoire des Chenes de 1'Amerique 

 Septentrionale, par Andr Michaux. 



Michaux, F. A., his works on gardening, page 1121. 

 A. D. 1805, 



Michauxia, octan. monog. and campanulaceag, a G 

 bien. Levant, of common culture. 



Michel Grove, Sussex, 7531. 



Michelia, tetran. monog. and rubiacea?, a S. tr. N. 

 Amer. which succeeds well in light, loamy soil, 

 and ripened cuttings do best under a hand-glass in 

 sand in heat. 



Microchloa, trian. dig. and graminea?, a H. an. E. 

 Ind. a grass of common culture. 



Microloma, pentan. dig. and asclepiadeaj, a. G. tr. 

 C. B. S. which thrives in loam and peat, and cut- 

 tings root readily in sand under a bell-glass. 



Micropus, syngen. polyg. necess. and corymbifereae, 

 H. an. S. Eur. of common culture. 



Middlesex, gardens and country-residences of, 7513. 



Middleton Hall, Caermarthenshire, 7614. 



Middleton Stoney, A seat in Oxfordshire, 7558. 



Midlothian, gardens and residences of, 7618. 



Mignonette, see Reseda. 



Mikania, syngen. polyg. ajqual. and corymbifereas, 

 S. tr. and a G. peren. W. Ind. which grow freely 

 in rich, light soil, and cuttings root readily. 



Milbum Tower, a seat near Edinburgh, 7618. 



Mildew, 880. 



Mile-end nursery, 7518. 



Milfoil, see Achillea. 



Milium, millet-grass, trian. dig. and graminea:, H. 

 peren. and an. Eur. grasses of common culture. 



Milk-parsley, see Selinum. 



Milk- vetch, see Astragalus. 



Milk-wood, brosimum spurium. 



Milk-wort, see Polygala. 



Mill. Diet., Professor Martyn's edition of Phil. 

 Miller's Gardener's Dictionary, 4 vols. fol. 1807. 



Mill, ic., Figures of plants, described in the Gar- 

 dener's Dictionary, by Phil. Miller. 



MiUer, Philip, F. R. S., his works on gardening, 

 page 1103. A. D. 1724. 



Milleria, syngen. polyg. necess. and corymbiferea?, 

 S. an. S. Amer. of common culture. 



Millet-grass, see Milium. 



Milton Abbey, Dorsetshire, 7598. 



Mimetes, tetran. monog. and proteaceaj, G. tr. 

 C. B. S. which thrive in two thirds loam and one 

 third sand, with the pots well drained ; ripened 

 cuttings root in sand under a hand-glass, care 

 being taken to prevent damping off. 



Mimosa, polyg. moncec. and leguminosea?, S. tr. 

 bien. and an. E. and VV. Ind. which thrive well 

 in loam and peat, and cuttings of such sorts as do 

 not ripen seed will root, if planted young, in sand 

 under a bell-glass. 



Mimulus, monkey-flower, didyn. angios. and scro- 

 phularinea?, a G. tr. G. and F. and H. peren. 

 Amer. which thrive in common soil ; the woody 

 species is increased by cuttings, and the others by 

 dividing at the root, or by seeds. 



Mimusops,;octan. inonog. and sapoteaj, S. tr. E. Ind. 

 which grow in loam and peat, and ripened 

 cuttings root readily in sand under a hand-glass. 



Mint, see Mentha. 



Minto House, Roxburghshire, 7621. 



Minuartia, trian. trig, and caryophyllea?, H. an, 

 Spain, of commori culture. 



Mirabilis, marvel of Peru, pentan. monog. and nyc- 

 tagineaj, G. peren. India, which grow in light 

 rich soil, and will flower well in the open air in 

 summer; but their roots, which are fusiform, 

 must be taken up and replanted next year : they 

 are readily increased by seeds, and are generally 

 treated as half-hardy annuals. 



Mirbcl, C. F. Briseau, a celebrated French author 

 on vegetable physiology, 549. 



Mirbelia, decan. monog. and leguminosea, G. tr. 

 Austral, which grow in loam and peat, anil young 

 cuttings root without difficulty in sand under a 

 a bell-glass. 



Miscellaneous articles, flower-stand, basket flower- 

 border, parterre-edgings, earthenware border, 

 bass-mats, prepared coverings, straw-coverings, 

 reed-coverings, protecting bags, feet or shoe- 

 scraper, props for plants, spray or branches, wall- 

 tree nails, lists, mat-ties, osier-twigs, boards and 



Miscc 



Mistletoe, see Viscum. 



Mistey Hall, Essex, 7542. 



Mitchelia, polyan. polyg. and magnoliacea?, a H. tr. 

 E. Ind. a diminutive creeper which grows in peat 

 soil, and is readily increased by layers. 



Mitella, decan. dig. and saxifrages, H. peren. N. 

 Amer. rockwork plants, which prefer light rich 

 soil, and are increased by dividing at the root. 



Mizauld, , a French writer on gardening, page 



1115. A. D. 1564. 



Moat, a seat in the county of Mayo, 7673. 



Moccas Court, Herefordshire, 7568. 



Moahringia, octan. dig. and caryophyllea?, a H. pe- 

 ren. S. Eur. a rockwork plant, or one well adapt- 

 ed for small pots ; it grows in loam and peat, and 

 is increased by dividing at the root. 



Mcenchia, tetran. tetrag. and caryophylleae, a H. 

 an. Brit of easy culture. 



Mocr, M , his works on gardening, page 1118. 



A. D. 1754. 



Moist-stove, see Bark-stove. 



Mollet, Andr, a French author on gardening, page 

 1115. A. D. 1651. 



Afoltet, Claude, a French author on gardening, page 

 Hie! A. D. 1652. 



Mollia, pentan. monog. and amaranthacea;, a G. tr 

 and an. Canaries, which grow in light soil, and 

 cuttings root readily under a hand-glass. 



Mollugo, trian. trig, and caryophyllea, a H. an. 

 Virginia, of common culture. 



Molucca balm, see Moluccella. 



Moluccella, a H. peren. and an. Eur. and Asia, 

 of easy culture. 



Momordica, moncec. monad, and cucurbitacez, a 

 .H. peren. and F. an. E. and W. Indies, of easy 

 culture in rich soil, and increased by seeds. 



Monaghan, county of, as to gardening, 7678. 



