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Hardy annuals, with purple flowers, from Bar- 

 bary. Seeds sown under a glass, in March, or in 

 the open border towards the end of April ; ear- 

 lier, if the ground is sandy and early. 

 M . malacni' des (mallow-like). 1. June. 1710. 

 sinua'ta (\va.vj-edged). July. 1/10. 



tri'fida (three-cleft). 2. July. 1808. 



MALPI'GHIA. Barbadoes Cherry. 

 (Named after Professor M<i!pii/7>i, of Pisa. 

 Nat. ord., Malpighiarls [Mapighiaceee]. 

 Linn., 10-Decandria 3-Triyynia. Allied 

 to Galpbimia.) 



Stove evergreen shrubs. Cuttings of young 

 shoots almost ripe, but with leaves attached, 

 except at the joint cut through, in sand, under 

 a beil-glass, and in bottom heat, in summer; 

 sandy peat and fibry loam. Winter temp., 50 to 

 55 ; summer, 60 to 85. 



M. aquifo'tla (holly-leaved). 7. Pink. August. 

 S. Arner. 1/59. 



b iflo'ra (two-flow ert-d). 10. Pale red. Julr. 



S. Amer. 1310. 



cocci'fera (berry-bearing). 2. Pink. S. Amer. 



1733. 



gla'bra (smooih-leancd). iG. Rose. May. 



W. lad. 1755. 



inca'na (hoary). Rose. Cam peachy. 17*2. 



macrophy 'lla (large-leaved). Red, pink. July. 



Brazil. 1820. 



ni'tida (glossy -leaved}. 6. Pink. May. W. 



Ind. 1733. 



punicifo'lia (pomegranate- leaved). 12. Rose. 



W. Ind. 1690. 



MA'LVA. Mallow. (From walacho, to 

 soften; referring to their emollient qua- 

 lities. Nat. ord., Mallowwurts [Malva- 

 ceae]. Linn., IQ-Monade/phia Q-Polyan- 

 dria. ) 



Hardy annuals, by seeds in the open border in 

 April ; perennial herbaceous, such as Monroa'na, 

 &c., by seeds under a hand-lisrht, by division in 

 spring, and by cuttings of the young shoots under 

 a hand-light; stove and greenhouse species, by 

 cuttings, generally inserted in sandy soil, under a 

 hand-light; these last are best grown in rich, 

 fibry loam and peat, and require merely the com- 

 mon treatment suitable to greenhouse and stove. 



GREENHOUSE HERBACEOUS. 

 M. angulu'ta (angled). 1. Purple. July. 1830. 



campanuloi'des (campanula-like). . Blush. 



October. N. Amer. 1825. 



purpura'ta (purpled). 1^. Pale red. July. 



Chili. 1825. 



GREENHOUSE EVERGREENS. 

 If. amas'na (pleasing). 3. Purple. April. Cape 

 of Good Hope. 179(5. 



aspe'rrima (roughest). 3. Red. July. Cape 



of Good Hope. 1796. 



balsa'mica (balsamic). 4. Pink. July. Cape 



of Good Hope. 1800. 



bryontfo'lia (bryony-leaved). 4. Purple. July. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1/31. 



campanula 1 ta (^M-fiowrred). 1. Pink, lilac. 



July. Chili, mg. 



- Capc'nsis (Cape). 10. Red, white. June. 

 Cape of Good Hope. 1/13. 



C'tjiita'ta (headed). 2. Ked. April. Peru. 1708. 



Jru'grans (fragrant). 3. Scarlet. June. Cape 



of Good Hope. 1759. 



M. la'ctea (milk-coloured). 4. White. January. 

 Mexico. 1780. 



minia'ta (red). 4. Red veins. June. S. 



Amer. 1698. 



retu'sa (bent-back leaved), 4. Pink. April. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1803. 



stri'cfa (erect). 3. White. April. Cape of 



Good Hope. 1805. 



r tridactyli'tes (three-fingered). 3. Pink. July. 

 Cape of Good Hope. 1791. 



STOVE HERBACEOUS. 



M. Dominge'nsis (Domingo). 2. Yellow. July. 

 St. Domingo. 1824. 



tricuspida'ta (three-spined). 1. Yellow. July. 



W. Ind. 1726. Biennial. 



STOVE EVERGREENS. 



M. Borbfi'nica (Bourbon). 4. Yellow. July. 

 Mauritius. 1816. 



coccl'nea (scarlet). 5. Lilac. July. S. Amer. 



1835. 



conci'nnn (neat). 5. Lilac. May. S. Amer. 



1835. 



aca'bra (rough-stemmed). 4. Yellow. June. 

 Peru. 1/98. 



scopa'rm (broom-like). 6. Yellow. Apri!. 



Peru. 1/82. 



spica'ta (simple- spiked). 2. Gran-re. July. 



Jamaica. 1726. 



tumento'sa (woolly). 3. Yellow. July. E. 



Ind. 1820. 



HARDY ANNUALS. 

 M. rri'sna (curled). 5. White. June. Syria. 15/3. 



ht'rida (shining). Pink. June. 



Maurltia'na (Mauritania). 6. Pink. Juli. 



South Europe. 1/68. 



Mulle'rii (Muller's). Sardinia. 1332. B.iennial. 



HARDY HERBACEOUS. 



M. #emi'ng-n(Henning'5). 3. White, red. June. 

 Russia. 1820. 



involur.ro) 'ta (involucrated). l. Purple. July. 



N. Amer. 



It a'licn( Italian). 3. Purple. August. Italy. 



1 829. 



lateri'tia (brick-coloured). . Red. Sep- 



tember. Buenos Ayres. 1840. 



Monroa'na (Monro's). 2. Scarlet. August. 



Columbia. 1828. 



Mort'nii (Moveni's). 3. Red. July. Italy. 1820,, 



inoacha'tit, (musk). 2. Fiesh. June. Britain. 

 undula'ta (waved). 2. White. July. 



MALVAVI'SCUS. (From nutlva, the Mal- 

 low, and viscus, glue ; referring to the 

 mucilage with which it abounds. Nat. 

 ord., Mallowworts [Malvacetej. Linn., 

 \Q.MonadelpMa S-Polyandria.) 



Stove evergreen trees. Cuttings of the some- 

 what stubby side-shoots in sand, under a bell- 

 glass, and in heat ; but the bell-glass must le 

 elevated at night, to prevent damping; fibry 

 peat, and sandy, lumpy loam. Winter temp., 

 SO ; summer, 60 to 85. 

 M. urbn'reus (tree). 12. Scarlet. W. Ind. 1/14. 



mn 'I/is (soft). 12. Scarlet. August. Mexico, 17^0. 



pilu'sus (shaggy). 12. Red. October. Ja- 



maica. 1780. 



MAMME'A. Mammee-tree. (The na- 

 tive name. Nat. ord., Guttifers [Clusia- 

 eej]. Linn., l^-Po^'audria \-Mdnogynia. 

 Allied to Marcinia.) 



