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MARSH MARIGOLD. Ca'ltha. 



MARTAGON. Li' Hum ma'rtagon. 



MARTY 'NIA. (Named after Dr. Martyn, 

 once professor of botany at Cambridge. 

 Nat. ord., Pedaliuds [Pedaliacese] . Linu., 

 l-Didynamia %-Angiospermia. Allied to 

 Pedalium.) 



Greenhouse annuals. Seeds, sown in a strong 

 but sweet bottom-heat, in March ; plants pricked 

 off as soon as they can be handled, kept close and 

 warm, and, when increasing in size, shifted and 

 hardened off by degrees, to enable them to bloom 

 in a cool stove or a warm greenhouse. 

 if. Craniola'ria (Craniolarian). White-spotted 

 July. S.Amer. 1830. 



dia'ndra (two-anthered). 14. Red. July 



New Spain. 1731. 



fra'grans (fragrant). 2. Crimson. June. 



Mexico. 1840. 



longiflo'ra (long-flowered). 2. Pale purple. 



July. Cape of Good Hope. 1781. 



lu'tea (yellow). 14.. Yellow. July. Brazil. 1825. 



probosci' dea (proboscis-like), j. Light blue. 



July. America. 1738. 



MARVEL OF PERU. Mira'bilis. 



MASDEVA'LLIA. (Named after J. Mas- 

 devall, a Spanish botanist. Nat. ord., 

 Orchids [Orchidaceae]. Linn., 2Q-Gynan- 

 dria l-Monandria. Allied to Octomeria.) 



Stove orchids. Division in spring ; peat, sphag- 

 num, rotten wood, and charcoal ; plants elevated 

 above the pots or baskets. Winter temp., 55 to 

 60 ; summer, 60 to 90. 



M. cocci'nea (scarlet). Scarlet. April. Pamplona, 

 fenestra'ta (windowed). 4- Brownish-red. May. 

 Brazil. 1838. 



floribu'nda (many-flowered). J. Brownish- 



yellow. November. Brazil. 1843. 



infra'cfa (broken). Whitish-yellow. April. 



Brazil. 1835. 



triangula'ris (three-angled). Yellow, purple. 



June. Merida. 



tubulo'sa (pipe-like). White. July. Merida. 



MASSO'NIA. (Named after F. Masson, 

 a botanical traveller in South Africa. Nat. 

 ord., Lilyworts [LiliaceoB], Linn., Q-Hex- 

 andria 1-Monogynia. AlliedtoLachenalia.) 

 Very small bulbs, with white flowers, from the 

 Cape of Good Hope. Seeds or offsets, in spring ; 

 sandy loam, and a little peat or leaf-mould.; 

 grown in a pit, or in a warm border, the bulbs 

 being taken up when ripened, and kept in bags or 

 drawers; if in pots, kept dry until vegetation 

 commences. 

 M . ca'ndida (white). 4. April. 



echina'ta (pnc'uly-leaved). . May. 1790. 



grandiflo-ra (large-flowered). $. October. 1725. 



latifo'lia (broad-leaved). 4- March. 1/75. 



longifo'lia (long-leaved). 4. March. 



sca-'bra (rough). $. February. i;go. 



undula'ta(wwy-leaved). 4. April. 1791. 



viola' cea (violet). 4. May. 1800. 



MAT. See BASS. 



MATHI'OLA. Stock Gilliflower. (Named 

 after P. Mathioli, an Italian botanist. 

 Nat. ord., Crucifers [Brassicacese]. Linn., 

 I5-Tetradynamia.) 



The annuals, such as the Ten-week Stocks, ma> 

 be sown from March to May for summer decora- 

 tion, and in August and September, to stand ove* 

 the winter for spring early flowering. For the 

 latter purpose, none beat the Intermediate, Queens, 

 Bromptons, and other biennials. Sow in June, 

 plant in sheltered places, and in pots, to be kept 

 in cold pits, and turned out early in spring. Seeds 

 are recommended to be saved from the neighbour- 

 hood of double flowers, which we consider of no 

 importance. The only true theory to get double 

 flowers is to leave few seeds on a plant, and give 

 it very high cultivation, and as much sunshine as 



Eossible. For fine flowering, all these prefer rich, 

 ght soil. The best of them may be successfully 

 preserved by cuttings under a hand-light, and then 

 kept in a cold pit in winter. The shrubby green- 

 house kinds are easily propagated by cuttings, and 

 delight in a rich, sandy soil. 



HARDY ANNUALS. 

 M. acau'lis (stemless). |. Red. June. Egypt. 1823. 



a'nnua (annual. Ten-week Stock). 2. Various. 



August. South Europe. 1731. 



a'lba (white). 14. White. July. South 



Europe. 



'fio're-plt'no (double-flowered). 14. Red. 



July. 



Gree'ca (Grecian. Wallflower-leaved). 2. White. 



August. South Europe. 



li'vida (livid). Livid, purple. July. Egypt. 1920. 



longipe'tula (long-petaled). 1. Red, yellow. 



June. Bagdad. 1818. 



parvijlo'ra (small-flowered). 4- Purple. July. 



Morocco. 1799- 



tricuspida't a (three- pointed- leaved). 4- Purple. 



July. Barbary. 1739. 



HARDY BIENNIALS. 



M. coronopj/b'/j'a (buckhorn -leaved). J. Purple. 

 June. Sicily. 1819. 



fenestra'lis (window). 1. Purple. July. Crete. 



1/59. 



Si'cufa (Sicilian). 14. Lilac. July. Sicily. 1835. 



timpUcicau'-lis (single-stemmed). 2. "Purple. 



July. 

 n'lba (white). 2. White. July. 



sinua'tu (scollop-leaved). 1. Dingy red. July. 



England. 



Tata'rica ( Tartarian). 1. Red, yellow. July. 



Tartary. 1820. 



GREENHOUSE EVERGREENS. 

 M. glafjra'ta (smooth). 2. White. August. 

 fio're-plt^no (double-flowered). 2. White, 



purple. August. 

 purpu'rea (purple). 2. Purple. August. 



inca'na (hoary. Queen's Stock). 1. Purple. 



August. England. 



a'lba (white- branching). 1. August. 



cocci'nea (scarlet. Brompton Stock), l. 



Scarlet. August. England. 



multiplex (double). 1. Variegated. August, 



England. 



Madere'nsis (Madeira). Violet. May. 



odorati' 'ssima (sweetest- scented). 2. Livid. 



June. Persia. 1795. 

 fra'grans (fragrant). 2. Livid. June. 

 Crimea. 1823. 



tortuo'sa (twisted). Purple. July. Cape of 



Good Hope. 1816. 



tri'stis (fork-flowered). 14. Livid. June. South 



Europe. 1768. 



MATO'NIA. (Named after the late Dr. 

 Maton. Nat. ord., Ferns [ Polypodiacea?] . 

 Linn., %>L-Crypto'jamia l-Filices.) 



Stove Fern. 



