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MEL 



SI. elcnga'ta (elongated). 1. Purple. May. 

 Sierra Leone. 1823. 



macroca'rpa (large - fruited). 6. Purple. 



June. China. 1/93. 



Malnlxi'thricii (Malabar). 6. Purple. June. 

 E Ind. 1/93. 



pulvernle'ntwn (powdered). Red. March. 



Sumatra. 1823. 



sangui'nea (bloody). 6.. Purple. September. 



China. 1818. 



MELHA'NIA. (After Mount Melhan, in 

 Arabia Felix, where the first of them was 

 discovered. Nat. ord., Byttneriads [Bytt- 

 jieriaceffi]. Linn., IG-Monadelphia 2- 

 Pentandria. Allied to Astrapeea.) 



Stove evergreen trees, with white flowers. Cut- 

 tings of the half-ripened shoots in sandy peat, in 

 a little bottom-heat, and under a bell-glass ; sandy 

 ppat and a little loam. Winter temp., 50 to 60 ; 

 summer, 60 to 85. 

 M. Burche'llii (BurchelPs). 15. Cape of Good 



Hope. 1818. 



erythro'xylon (red-wood). 15, July. St. 



Helena. 1/72. 



melano 1 xylon (black-wood). 2. July. St. 



Helena. 



ME'LTA. Bead-tree. (Melia, the 

 Manna Ash ; referring to the resemblance 

 of the leaves. Nat. ord., Meliads [Me- 

 liaceffi], Linn., 10-Dccandria \-Mono- 

 yynia.) 



Seeds and cuttings of the ripe shoots in sand, 

 under a bell-gla^s, and in a mild bottom-heat ; 

 sandy loam and fibry peat. Azedaru'ch and nun* 

 tra'lis will stand against a wall in the south of 

 the islar.d. The monks formerly strung the fruit 

 as beads. 



GREENHOUSE EVERGREENS. 

 M. austra'lis (southern). Lilac. N.Holland. 1810. 



Azedara'fih (Azedarach). 45. Blue. July. 



Syria. 1656. 



STOVE EVERGREENS. 



M. Azadira'chta (Azadirac'nta). 60. White. 

 July. E. Ind. 175Q. 



compa'sita (compound-teamed). 20. White, 



red. July. E. Ind. 18?0. 



exae'lsa (lofty). 40. White. July E. Ind. 181Q. 



Guince'nsis (Guinea). 30. Wlt..'., red. July. 



Guinea. 1824. 



robu'sta (robust). 30. White, red. July. 



E. Ind. 1820. 



supe'rba (superb). 20. White, red. E. Ind. 



1810. 



MELIA'NTHUS. Honey Flower. (From 

 mel, honey, and antlws, a flower; the 

 tubes contain a copious supply of honey- 

 like juice. Nat. ord., Beancapers [Zygo- 

 phyllaceee]. Linn., ^-Tetrandria l-Mo- 

 itogynia.) 



The natives obtain horey for food by shaking 

 the branches of Melia'nthim ma'jor when in blos- 

 som. Evergreens, from the Cupe of Good Hope. 

 Cuttings of young shoots in sandy soil, under a 

 hand-light ; rich, sandy soil ; require the protec- 

 t'.on of a greenhouse, cold pit, or a conservative 

 wall in winter. 

 M como'sits (tufted). 3. Yellow. 1820. 



ma'jor i, "renter). 10. Brown. June. l68S. 



t.'.i'nor ( smaller). 2. Brown. June. 1696. 



MELI'CHRUS. (From melichros, honey- 

 coloured ; referring to glands on the 

 flowers. Nat. ord., Epacrids [Epacrida- 

 ceae]. Linn., 5-Pentundria \-Monogynia. 

 Allied to Styphelia.) 



Greenhouse scarlet-flowered evergreens, from 

 New Holland. Cuttings of the shoots when two 

 inches long, and a littie hard at their base ; side- 

 cuttings, after pruning down, are the best ; sandy 

 peat. Winter temp., 38 to 45. 

 M. me'dius (middle). 2. May. 1824. 



rota'ta (wheel-shaped). lj. June. 1824. 



MELICO'CCA. Honey-berry. (From 

 mel, honey, and coccos, a berry ; referring 

 to the sweetness of tbe fruit. Nat. ord., 

 Soapworls [Sapindacese]. Linn., 8-Oc- 

 tandria I-Monogynia. Allied to Pie- 

 rardia.) 



Stove evergreen trees. Cuttings of ripe shoots 

 in sand, under a bell-glass, in heat ; peat and 

 loam. Winter temp., 48 to 60; summer, 60 

 to 80. 



M. bi'juga (two-paired). 16. Yellow. Antilles. 

 1778. 



oliveefo'rmis (olive- shaped). 20. Yellow. 



Grenada. 1824. 



panicula'ta (panicled). 20. St. Domingo. 



1820. 



trVjuga (three-paired). 20. Ceylon. 1820. 



MELI'COPE. (From me!, honey, and 

 hope, an incision ; referring to the nec- 

 tary of notched glands. Nat. ord., Rue- 

 worts [Rutaceae]. Linn., S-Octandria 1- 

 Monogynia. ) 



Greenhouse evergreen. Cuttings of small side- 

 shoots in sand, under a bell-glass, in May; santly 

 loam, with a little peat and leaf-mould. Winter 

 temp., 40 to 48. 



M. terna'ta (three-leafleted). 6. White. New 

 Zealand. 1822. 



MELI'CYTUS. (From meli, honey, and 

 cytos, a cavity ; referring to the cavity at 

 the bottom of the stamens. Nat. ord., 

 Blxads [Flacourtiacese] . Linn., 22 -Dicecia 

 6~Hexandria. Allied to Flacourtia.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrub. Cuttings of 

 shoots getting firm, in sand, under a bell-glass, in 

 May ; sandy peat, and a little loam. Winter 

 temp., 38 to 45. 



M. ramiflo'rus (branch-flowered). 6. White. 

 New Zealand. 1822. 



MELILO'TUS. Melilot. (From meli, 

 honey, and lotus, the honey-lotus. Nat. 

 ord., Leguminous Plants [Fabacew]. 

 Linn., 17-Diadelphia k-Decandria. Allied 

 to Trifolium.) 



Seed in common soil ; arko'rea, by seed and by 

 cuttings, does best in a sheltered place, and is 

 deserving of more cultivation. 



M. arAo'mt(tree). 15. White. July. Turfcpy. 1820. 



leucu'ntha (white-flowered). 4, White. July. 



Europe. 



suave'olens (sweet-smelling). 3. Yellow. 



July. Daburia. 1824. 



