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and sifted, broken crocks. Winter temp., 35 to 

 45. Most of them should be tried on a conser- 

 vative wall. 



M. angustifo'lia (narrow-leaved). 20. Yellow. 

 Cape of Good Hope. 1787. 



a'spern (rough). Cape of Good Hope. 1824. 



cupita'ta (headed). 5. Pink. Cape of Good 



Hope. 1824. 



corifo'lia (coris-leaved). 4. White. N. Holland. 



glomuli'fera (hepped-flowered). 15. Yellow, 



green. May. N. S. Wales. 1805. 



robu'sta (robust). 80. Scarlet. June. New 



Zealand. 1845. 



ve'ra (true. Iron-wood'). 20. Yellow, green. 



April. E. Ind. 181Q. 



METTEENI'CHIA. (In honour of the 

 Austrian Prince Metternich-Winneburg. 

 Nat. ord., Nightshades [ Solanacese] . Linn., 

 5-Pentandria 1-fyTonogynia.) 



An evergreen stove shrub. For culture, see cul- 

 ture of the evergreen species of LISYA'NTHUS. 

 M. pri'ncipis (princely). 3. White. August. Brazil. 

 1854. 



MEXICAN LILY. Hlppea' strum re'gium. 



MEXICAN POPPY, dryemo'ne. 



MEXICAN TEA. Psora'lea Mexica'na. 



MEXICAN THISTLE. Erythrol&'na. 



MEXICAN TIGER-FLOWER. Tigri'diapa- 

 vo'nia. 



MICE. Various plans have been sug- 

 gested to preserve peas and beans when 

 sown from the ravages of mice. We be- 

 lieve we have tried them all. Dipping the 

 seeds in oil, and then rolling them in 

 powered resin; putting small pieces of 

 furze in the drills and over the rows after 

 the seed has been sown, but before co- 

 vering with the earth were both par- 

 tially successful ; but the mode attended 

 with the most complete safety has always 

 been that of covering the surface of the 

 soil over the rows, to the depth of full 

 an inch, and six inches wide, with finely- 

 sifted coal-ashes. The mice will not 

 scratch through this; and it has the ad- 

 ditional advantage, by its black colour 

 absorbing the solar heat, of promoting 

 the early vegetation of the crop. 



MEZE'REON. Da'phne Meze'reum. 



MICHAELMAS DAISY. A'ster. 



MICHAU'XIA. (Named after A.Michaux, 

 a French botanist. Nat. ord., Bellworts 

 [Campanulacese]. Linn., 8-Octandria 1- 

 Monogynia. Allied to Campanula.) 



Hardy biennials. Seeds in the open border ; in 

 damp situations they are apt to fog off in winter ; 

 a dry, elevated situation is the best remedy ; 

 even there, in very severe weather, an evergreen 

 branch stuck beside them will be an advantage. 

 M. campanuloi'des (campanula- like). 4. Pale 

 red. July. Levant. 1787. 



deca'ndra (ten-stamened). 3. Light blue. July. 



Persia. 182Q. 



Iteviga'ta (smooth stemmed). 3. White. July. 



Persia. 1827. 



MICHE'LIA. (Named after P. A. Ml. 

 cheli, an Italian botanist. Nat. ord., Mag~ 

 noliads [Magnoliacese]. Linn., 13-Pc%- 

 andrla 6-Polygynia.) 



Stove evergreen tree. Cuttings of half-ripened 

 shoots in summer, in sand, under a glass, and in 

 heat ; sandy loam and leaf-mould. Winter temp., 

 48 to 60; summer, 60 to 85. 

 M. Champa 1 ca. (Champaca). 20. Yellow. E. Ind. 

 1779. 



MICO'NIA. (Named after D. Micon, a 

 Spanish botanist. Nat. ord., Melastomads 

 [Melastomaceaej. Linn., 10-Decandria 

 l-Monogynia. Allied to Blakea.) 



Stove evergreens, with white flowers, unless 

 otherwise specified. Cuttings of half-ripened 

 shoots in sandy soil, under a bell-gl\ss, and in 

 heat ; sandy peat and loam, with a few bits of 

 cow-dung and charcoal. Winter temp., 48 to 

 60 ; summer, 60 to 85. 



M. acinode'ndron (acinodendron). 6. Purple. 

 Jamaica. 1804. 



an gust a' t a (narrow). 5. Trinidad. 1820. 



grandifo'lia (large-leaved). -20. Trinidad. 1820. 



impetiola'ris (stalkless-/eat>ed). 4. W. Ind. 



1822. 



leeviza'ta (smooth). 6. W. Ind. 1815. 



Itmgifa'lia (long-leaved). 4. Guiana. 1817. 



purpura'ticens (purplish-6em'ed). 4. Guiana. 



1817. 



rube'fscens (ruddy). 6. S. Amer. 1818. 



tenuifn'lia (fine-leaved). 6. S. Amer. 1818. 



tetra'ndra (four-stamened). 2. Jamaica. 1815. 



trine 1 rnia (three- nerved). 4. July. Jamaica. 



1795. 



MICRA'NTHEMUM. (From mikros, small, 

 and anthos, a flower. Nat. oyd.,Figworts 

 [Scrophulariacese]. Linn., 2-Diandria 

 l-Monogynia.) 



Evergreen perennial. Cuttings under a hand- 

 light ; division of the plant in spring ; sandy 

 peat, and a little loam ; requires a pit or a dry, 

 sheltered place in winter. 



M. orbicula 1 turn (round-leaved). $. White. May. 

 Carolina. 1826. 



MICROLE'PIA. (From mikros, small, 

 and lepts, a scale ; the appearance of the 

 spoi'e, or seed-cases. Nat. ord., Ferns 

 [Polypodiacese]. Linn., MrGryptogamia 

 1-Fihccs.) 



Stove Ferns, with brown spores. See FEUNS. 

 M. ala'ta (winged). April. Jamaica. 



cristu'ta (crested). April. Isle of Luzon. 



pinna' t't (leafleted). May. Isle of Luzon. 



rhomboi'dea (diamond -shaped). April. N, 



Holland. 1836. 



tricho'strica (hairy-spiked). April. Samaria. 



MICEOLI'CIA. (From mikros, small, and 

 alikia, stature ; dwarf plants. Nat. ord., 

 Melastomads [MelastomacesB]. Linn., 

 IQ-Decandria l-Monogynia. Allied to 

 Rhexia.) 



Stove plants, with purple flowers, in June. 

 Seeds, divisions in spring, and cuttings of small 

 young shoots of recu'rvu, under a bell-glass, in 



