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herbaceous, except ala'tum, just mentioned, 

 and Greefferl, which is a hardy annual. 

 L. ala'tum (wing-stalked). 3. July. Ame- 

 rica. 1812. 



Grce'fferi (Grseffer's). lj. July. Italy. 1800. 



lanceola' turn (spear - head - leaved). July. 



Carolina. 1800. 



linea're (narrow-fcuwed). l. White. July. 



North America. 1812. 



myrtifo'lium (Myrtle- leaved). 2. July. 



North America. 1820. 



Salica'ria (Willow-tike). 4. July. Britain. 



tomento'sum (woolly). 2. July. Caucasus. 



1828. 



virga'tum (twiggy), 3. July. Austria. 1//6. 



M. 



MA'BA. (From the native name. 

 Nat. ord., Ebcnads [Ebenacese]. Linn., 

 22-Z>ifecia 6-Hexandria. Allied to Dios- 

 pyros.) 



Stove evergreen shrubs. Cuttings of half- 

 ripened shoots, in May, under a glass, in sand, 

 over fibry peat, and a very slight bottom-heat ; 

 peat and loam. 



L. buxifo'tia (Box-leaved). J$. Yellow. East 



Indies. 1810. Stove. 

 luuri'na (Laurel-like). 3. July. New 



Holland. 1824. 



MACBBI'DEA. (Named after Dr. 

 Macbride, of S. Carolina. Nat. ord. 

 Labiates or Lipivorts [Laruiaceee] . 

 Linn., 1-i-Didynamia 1-Gymnospermia. 

 Allied to Melittis.) 



Greenhouse evergreen. Cuttings of young 

 shoots, getting firm at their base, in May ; loam 

 and a little sandy peat, well-drained. 



L.pu'lchra (pretty). Red striped. July. Ca- 

 rolina. 1804. 



MACLEA'NIA. (Named after John 

 Maclean, Esq., of Lima, a British mer- 

 chant, and a distinguished patron of 

 botany. Nat. ord., Cranberries [Yacci- 

 niacese]. Linn., IQ-Decandria 1-Mono- 

 yynla. Allied to Thibaudia.) 



Greenhouse evergreens. Cuttings, under a 

 hand-light or belUglass, of the points of the 

 shoots, when getting firm at their base, in sand, 

 and kept close in a cold pit, a little air left 

 under the glass, if placed in a slight hotbed ; 

 sandy loam and fibry peat. Winter temp., 40 

 to 48. 



L. angula'ta (angled). 3. Red, yellow. June. 

 Peru. 1842. 



corda'ta (heart-teoued). Orange. Mexico. 



1848. 



longiflo'ra (.long-flowered). 5. Red. May. 



Peru. 1844. 



MACLEA'YA. (Named after A. Mac- 



leay, a British naturalist. Nat. ord., 

 Poppy worts [Papaveracese]. Linn., 

 \\-Dodccandria l-Monogynia. Allied 

 to Boccoiiia.) 



Hardy herbaceous. By seeds, and dividing 

 the roots in spring ; rich soil. 

 M. corda'ta (heart- Jeaued). 6. Red, yellow. 

 June. China. 1795. 



MACLU'RA. (Named after W. Mac- 

 lure, a North American geologist. Nat. 

 ord., Morads [Moraceee]. Linn., 21- 

 Moucecia i-Tctrandria. Allied to Brous- 

 sonetia.) 



Cuttings of ripe shoots, under a glass, in 

 heat ; aurantiaca by cuttings of the root and 

 layers ; soil, peat and loam. Although auran- 

 tiaca is hardy, it requires a warm situation. 



M. auranti'aca (Osage-orange). 20. North 

 America. 1818. Hardy deciduous. 



Plumie'ri (Plumier's). 20. West Indies. 



1804. Stove evergreen. 



tincto'ria (dyer's). 20. West Indies. 1739. 



Stove evergreen. 



MACRADE'NIA. (From makros, long, 

 and aden, a gland ; referring to the long 

 process of the pollen masses. Nat. 

 ord., Orchids [Orchidaceoe]. Linn., 

 2Q-Gynandrta 1-Monandria. Allied to 

 Notylia.) 



Stove orchid. Division when growth is com- 

 mencing ; fibry peat, charcoal and broken pots 

 and sphagnum ; the plants raised above the 

 pot requiring a strong moist heat in the orchid 

 house, when growth is proceeding, and cooler 

 and drier when resting. 



M, lute'scens (clay-coloured) . 4. Olive. Novem- 

 ber. Trinidad. 1821. 



MACRA'NTHUS. (From makros, long, 

 and anthos, a flower. Nat. ord., Legu- 

 minous Plants [Fabaceae]. Linn., 17- 

 JJiadelphia ^-Decandria. Allied to 

 Abrus. ) 



The seed pods are used in Cochin China as a 

 vegetable, cooked like kidney beans. Hardy 

 climbing annual ; by seeds, in a hotbed, har- 

 dened off, and then grown out of doors, or in a 

 greenhouse ; rich loam, and a little peat. 



M. Cochinchine'nsis (Cochin-China). White. 

 June. Cochin China. 1826. 



MACROCNE'MUM. (From materos, long, 



I and knemc, a leg ; referring to the 



i flower-stalks. Nat. ord., Cinchonads 



[Ginchonacea?]. Linn., b-Pentandria 



1-Monogynia. Allied to Portlandia.) 



Stove evergreen trees. Cuttings of ripe 

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

 brisk bottom heat ; peat and fibry loam, well 

 drained. Winter temp., 55 to 60 ; summer, 



60 to 85. 



