MAC 



MAD 



cesej. Linn., 10-Decandria \-Monogynia. 

 Allied to Thibaudia.) 



Greenhouse evergreens. Cuttings under a 

 hund-light or bell-glass of the points of the 

 shoots, when getting firm at their base, in sand, 

 and kept close in a cold pit, a little air left tmdCT 

 the glass, if placed in a slight hotbed; s;;n(!y 

 loam and fibry peat. Winter temp., 40 to 48. 

 M. ungula'tu (angled). 3. Red, yellow. June. 

 Peru. 1842. 



corda'ta(hea.rt-leaved). Orange. Mexico. 1848. 



longiflo'ra (long-flowered). 5. Red. May. 



Peru. 1844. 



MAGLEA'YA. ( Named after A. Macleay, 

 a British naturalist. Nat. ord., Poppy- 

 worts [Papaveracese] . Linn., \\-Dodccan- 

 dria 1-Monogynia. Allied to Bocconia.) 



Hardy herbaceous. By seeds, and dividing the 

 roots in spring ; rich soii. 



M. corda'ta (heart-Zeawerf). 6. Red, yellow. June. 

 China. 1/95. 



MACLU'RA. (Named after W. Macluru, 

 a North American geologist. Nat. ord., 

 Morads [Moraceae]. Linn., 21-Moncecia 

 <L-Tetrandria. Allied to Broussonetia.) 



Cuttings of ripe shoots under a glass, in heat ; 

 auranti'uea by cuttings of the root and layers ; 

 soil, peat and loam. Although auranti'uea, is 

 hardy, it requires a warm situation. 

 M. aurunti'aca (Os,s*e-orange). 20. N. Amer. 

 1818. Hardy deciduous. 



Plumit'ri (Planner's). 20. W. Ind. 1804. 



Stove evergreen. 



tincto'ria (dyer's). 20. W. Ind. 1739 . Stove 



evergreen. 



MACRADE'NIA. (From makros, long, 

 and aden, a gland ; referring to the long 

 process of the pollen-masses. Nat. ord., 

 Orchids [Orchidaceaej. Linn., 2Q-Gynan- 

 dria l-Monandria. Allied to Notylia.) 



Stove orchid. Division when growth is com- 

 mencing; fibry peat, charcoal, and broken pots 

 and sphagnum ; the plants raised above the pot 

 requiring a strong, moist heat in the orchard- 

 house when growth is proceeding, and cooler and 

 drier when resting. 



JJf. lute'scens (clay-coloured). . Olive. Novem- 

 ber. Trinidad. 1821. 



MACRA'NTHUS. (From makros, long, 

 and anthos, a flower. Nat. ord., Legu- 

 minous Plants [Fabacese]. Linn., 17- 

 Diadelphia k-Decandria. Allied to Abrus.) 



The seed-pods are used in Cochin China as a 

 vegetable, cooked like kidney-beans. Hardy 

 climbing annual ; by seeds in a hotbed, hardened 

 off, and then grown out of doors, or in a green- 

 house ; rich loam, and a little peat. 

 M. Cochinchine'nsis (Cochin China). White. 

 June. Cochin China. 1826. 



(From makros, long, 

 and kneme, a leg ; referring to the flower- 

 stalks. Nat. ord., Cinchonads [Cindio- 

 naceae]. Linn., b-Pentandria l-Monot/y- 

 nia. Allied to Portlandia.) 

 Stove evergreen trees. Cuttings of ripe shoots 



in sand, under a bell-glass, and in a brisk bot- 

 tom-heat ; peat and fibry loam, well drained. 

 Winter temp., 55 to 60 ; summer, 60 to 85. 

 M . Jamaice'nse (Jamaica) . 14. White. Jamaica. 



1S06. 

 tincto'rium (dyeing). 30. Red. September. 



Trinidad. 1820. 



MACROMEDIA. (From makros, long, and 

 mem, a part; referring to the unusual 

 length of the stamens. Nat. ord., Bo- 

 rageworts [Boraginacese], Linn., 5-Pen- 

 tandria \-Monogynia.) 



Half-hardy evergreen shrub, requiring the pro- 

 tection of a cold pit in winter ; seeds and divi- 

 sions in spring ; sandy loam and fibry peat. 

 M. exse'rta (projecting-stamened). 3. Yellow. 

 September. Mexico. 1846. 



MACRO' STYLIS. (From waAros,long, and 

 stylis, a style, or female organ. Nat. ord., 

 Rueworts [Rutacese]. IAnn.,5-Pentandria 

 I-Monoyynia. Allied to Agathosma.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrubs, from the Cape of 

 Good Hope. Cuttings of young shoots getting 

 firm, in April or May, in sand, under a bell-giass, 

 and kept in a close place, but without bottom- 

 heat ; sandy peat and fibry loam, but most of the 

 former. Winter temp., 40 to 48. 

 M. barba'ta (bearded). 2. White. May. 1810. 



barbi'gera (beard-bearing). Lilac. April. 1826. 



corda'tn (heart- leaved). Lilac. April. 1S23. 



obtu'sa (blunt-leaved). 2. Purple. May. 17/4. 

 lanceola'ta (spear-head-/eam). 2. Pur- 

 ple. May. 1774. 



oblo'nga (oblong- leaved). 2. Purple. 



May. 1774. 

 ova'ta (egg-leaved). 2. Purple. May. 1774. 



squarro'sa (spreading). Lilac. April. 1821. 



MACRO'TROPIS. (From macros, tyng, and 

 tropis, a keel ; referring to the length and 

 name of the lower part of a pea-flower. 

 Nat. ord., Leguminous Plants [Fabacese]. 

 Linn., 10-Decandria 1-Monogynia. Allied 

 to Sophora.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrubs, from China. Cut- 

 tings of small side-shoots, taken off in spring, in 

 sand, under a bell-glass ; seeds sown in a slight 

 hotbed, and potted off when up ; peat and loam, 

 in equal divisions. Winter temp., 40 to 48. 

 M.fce'tida (fetid). 6. Yellow. April. 1820. 

 inodo'ra (scentless). White. April. 182!. 



MADAGASCAR NUTMEG. Ayathophy'lhnn. 



MADAGASCAR POTATO. Sola'num aitgui'vi. 



MAD-APPLE. Sola'num insa'num. 



MADDER. Ru'bia. 



MA'DIA. (The Chilian name of M. 

 sati'va. Nat. ord., Composites [Astera- 

 ceae]. Linn., 19-Syngencsia %-Stiperflua. 

 Allied to Sphenogyne. ) 



Hardy annuals. Seeds in a slight hotbed, -in 

 March or April, and afterwards transplanted or 

 sown in the middle of May, on a warm border, 

 where they are to bloom ; any garden-soil, ii not 

 fully exposed to the midday sun, for then there 

 will be no danger of a rusty appearance. 

 M. corymbo'sa (corymbed). White. September. 

 California. 1847. 



