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MARGINS of streams and other waters 

 must always accord with the pleasure- 

 grounds in which they are placed. Art, 

 therefore, must imitate each in its proper 

 place, not always by a studious picturesque 

 arrangement of the marginal accompani- 

 ments in each case, hut by excavating 

 the groundwork, planting the trees and 

 shrubs, and leaving the rest to the motion 

 of the waves of the water. After the 

 effects of one winter, stones or gravel 

 may be deposited in spots suitable for 

 stony or gravelly shores. 



MARGYRICA'RPUS. (From margaron, a 

 pearl, and karpos, a seed-vessel ; referring 

 to the pearly succulent fruit. Nat. ord., 

 Sanguisorbs [Sanguisorbaceae]. Linn., 

 2 Diaiidria l-Mcnogynia. Allied to 

 Cliffortia.) 



Stove evergreen shrub. Cuttings of half-ripened 

 shoots in April or May, in sand, under a hell- 

 glass, and in bottom-heat ; sandy peat, with 

 pieces of charcoal. Winter temp., 48 to 55; 

 summer, 60 to 85. 

 M. seto'sus (bristly). 2. Green. Peru. 1829. 



MARIA 'LIA. See TOVO'MITA. 



MARIA'NTHUS. (From Marian, Mary, 

 and anthos, a flower; dedicated to the 

 Virgin Mary. Nat. ord., Pltlosporads 

 [Pittosporacea?]. Linn., 5-Pentandria 

 1-Monogynia. Allied to Sollya.) 



Greenhouse deciduous climbers. Cuttings of 

 young side-shoots in sand, under a bell-glasw, in 

 May ; sandy loam, fibry peat, with potsherds and 

 charcoal, to keep the soil rather open. Winter 

 temp., 40 to 45. 



M. can-u'leo-puncta'tus (orange -blue- spotted). 

 4. Blue. April. Swan River. 1840. 



frutico'sus (shrubby). Swan River. 1841. 



MA'RICA. (From maraino, to flag ; re- 

 ferring to the ephemeral nature of the 

 flowers, which last hardly a day. Nat. 

 ord., Irids [Iridacese]. Linn., 3-Triandria 

 \-Monogynia. Allied to Iris.) 



Marica has been long known, therefore we 

 retain it ; but the true name is Cipu'ra. Herba- 

 ceous evergreens. By seed, sown in a slight hot- 

 bed in spring ; by offsets, in abundance," though 

 seed ripens very freely ; sandy loam, peat, and 

 leaf-mould; they require the protection of a 

 greenhouse or a cold pit in winter. 

 M. ceeru'lea (blue). 2. Blue. May. Brazil. 1818. 



c<Ele>stis (sky-blue). 3. Blue. Brazil. 182Q. 



gra'cilis (slender). 2. Yellow, blue. August. 



Brazil. 1830. 



longifo'tia (lon^-leaved). Striped. August. 



Brazil. 18:10. 



Martinice'nsis (Martinico). 2. Yellow. Mar- 



tinico. 1/8-2. 



Northiana (North's). 4. Yellow. June. Bra- 



zil. 1/89. 



paludo'sa (marsh). 1. White. July. Guiana. 



1/92. 



Sali'ni (Captain Sabine's). 2. Yellow. Au- 



gust. St. Thomas. 1822. 



MARIGOLD. Cale'ndula ojfidna'lis. 



Varieties. Single, Common double, 

 Largest very double, Double lemon- 

 coloured, Great Childing, Small Childing. 

 The single-flowered, and those which 

 have the darkest orange colour, possess 

 the most flavour. 



Soil. Light, dry, poor, and unshaded. 

 In rich ground they grow larger, but 

 lose much of their flavour. 



Sow anytime from the close of February 

 until June; or in autumn, during Sep- 

 tember. If left to themselves, they multi- 

 ply from the self sown seed. Sow in 

 drills, ten inches apart ; the plants to he 

 left where raised, being thinned to ten or 

 twelve inches asunder; but when the 

 seedlings are two orthree inches in height, 

 they maybe removed into rows at similar 

 distances as above. Water must be given 

 moderately every other day in dry weather 

 until established. 



Gathering. The flowers, which the 

 spring-raised plants will produce in the 

 June of the same year, but those of au- 

 tumn not until that of the following one, 

 will be fit to gather for keeping in July, 

 when they are fully expanded, as Avell as 

 for use when required. Before storing, 

 they must be dried perfectly. 



MARIGOLD (GREAT CAPE). Cale'ndula 

 hy'brida. 



MARI'LA. (From marile, live embers, 

 or sparks ; referring to pellucid clots on 

 the leaves, or yellow fringe round the 

 seed-pod. Nat. ord., Theads [Ternstrcmi- 

 acefle]. Linn., 13-Polyandria b-Penta- 

 gyniu. Allied to Mahurea.) 



Stove evergreen shrub. Cuttings of shoots, 

 when short, and getting firm at their base ; sandy 

 peat and loam, well-drained, and open. Winter 

 temp., 50 to 55; summer, 60 to 80. 

 M.rucerno'sa (racemed). 12. Yellow, green. 

 August. W. Ind. 1827. 



MARJORAM. (Ori'ganum.) O.majora'na, 

 Sweet or Summer Marjoram. O. hera- 

 deo'ticum, Winter Marjoram. O. oni'trs, 

 Common or Pot Marjoram. 



Soil. Light, dry, and moderately fer- 

 tile. The situation cannot be too open. 



Propagation. The Sweet Marjoram is 

 propagated solely by seeds ; the others 

 by seed, as well as by parting their roots, 

 and slips of their branches. Sow from 

 the end of February, if open weather, to 

 the commencement of June; but the 

 early part of April is best. Portions of 

 the rooted plants, slips, &c., may be 

 planted from February until May, aud 

 duiing September aud October. 



