MAI 



MAL 



MAIDEN HAIR TREE. SaUabn'ria 

 adiantifoTia. 



MAIDEN PLUM. Comoda'dia. 



MAIDEN TEEE is a seedling tree 

 which has not heen grafted. 



The time which elapses before seed- 

 lings attain a bearing age is very va- 

 rious. The pear requires from twelve 

 to eighteen years ; the apple five to 

 thirteen ; plum and cherry four to five ; 

 vine three to four ; raspberry two ; and 

 the strawberry one. 



MAI'RIA. (Derivation not explained. 

 Nat. ord., Composites [Asteracese] . 

 Linn., IQ-Syngencsia \-JEqualis. Allied 

 to Aster.) 



Half-hardy herbaceous plants from Cape of 

 Good Hope ; seeds, and division in spring ; 

 requiring the protection of a dry cold pit in 

 winter ; sandy loam and a little peat. 

 M. crena'ta (scolloped-Jeawerf). Lilac. April. 

 1820. 



ten/o'/icK Yew -leaved). Yellow. July. 1816. 



MAJE'TA. (The native name. Nat. 

 ord., Mdastomads [Melastomacea?]. 

 Linn., W-Decandria l-Monoyynia. Al- 

 lied to Medinilla.) 



Stove evergreen shrub. Cuttings of young 

 shoots, getting a little firm, in sandy soil, and 

 in bottom-heat, in April or May ; peat and loam, 

 with a little charcoal, and brick rubbish. Win- 

 ter temp., 5d to 60; summer, 60 to 80. 



M. Guiane'nsis (Guianan). 2. White. Guiana. 



1824. 



MAJORA'NA. See Ori'yanum. 



MALABAB LEAF. Cinnwno'mwn Ma- 

 laba'trum. 



MALABAR NIGHTSHADE. Base'lla. 



MALABAR ROSE. Hili'scm Ro'sa Ma- 

 laba'rica. 



MALOCHODE'NDRON. See Stua'rtia. 



MALA'XIS. (Fromwiotem, delicate; 

 referring to the whole plant. Nat. 

 ord., Orchids [Orchidaceffi]. Linn., 20- 

 Gynandria l-Monandria. Allied to 

 Calypso.) 



Terrestrial orchids, growing in sandy peat, 

 and in moist places ; division of the roots. 

 M. paludo'sa (marsh). *. Yellow, green. 

 July. England. Hardy. 



Partho'ni (Parthon's). Green. June. Brazil. 



1838. Stove. 



MALAY APPLE. Jambo'sa Malacce'nsis. 



MALCO'MIA. (Named after W. Mai- 



com, mentioned by Bay. Nat, ord., 



Crucifers [Brassicaceae]. Linn., 15- 

 Telmdynamia. Allied to Hesperis.) 



Hardy annuals, blooming in June, if sown 

 early in April, but a succession may be kept up 

 by sowing in the three following months ; com- 

 mon garden soil. Arenaria, Chia, incrassatu, 

 and maritima, are the handsomest. 



M. Africa'na (African). 3. Purple. Africa. 

 1744. 



arena'ria (sand). Violet. Algiers. 1804. 



Cfti'a(Chian. Dwarf -branching) . 1. Purple. 



Chio. 1732. 



ero'sa (gnawed-teaed). . Portugal. 1818. 



incrassa'ta (thick -leaf- stalked). Purple. 



Tenedos. 1820. 



interme'dia (intermediate). Purple. Ca- 



raccas. 1837. 



la' cera (torn-leaved). White, yellow. South 



Europe. 1780. 



la'xa (loose). 2. Purple. Siberia. 1820. 



littore'a (shore). 1. White, yellow. South 



Europe. 1683. 



lyra'ta (lyre-shaped), fc. Purple. Cyprus. 



1820. 



mari'tima (sea-side). |. Violet. South 



Europe. 1713. 



parviflo'ra (small -flowered). . Lilac. 



South Europe. 1823. 



runcina'ta (runcinate). Purple. Caraccas. 



1837. 



taraxacifo'lia (Dandelion-leaved). 4. Purple. 



Siberia. 17Q5. 



MALE-FERN. Aspi'dium fi'lix-ma's. 



MALESHE'RBIA. Named after a 

 French patron of botany. Nat. ord., 

 Crownworts [Malesherbiacese]. Linn., 

 f) - Pentandria 1 -Mon oyynia. ) 



Greenhouse annuals from Chili. Seeds sown 

 in a hotbed, in March, seedlings pricked off, 

 potted, and flowered in the greenhouse ; sandy 

 peat and fibry loam, with a little very reduced 

 leaf-mould. 



M.fascicula'ta (fascicled). White. July. 1832. 



hu'milis (humble). . White. 1831. 



linearifo'lia (narrow-leaved). l. Purple, 



blue. September. 1831. 



thyrsiflo'ra (thyrse-flowered). Yellow. July, 



1832. 



MALFORMATION. See Deformity. 



MALLOW. Mallva. 



MALLOW HOSE. Hibi'scus moschen'- 

 tos. 



MA'LOPE. (From waJos, soft or 

 tender; referring to the texture of 

 the leaves. Nat. ord., Mallowworts 

 [Malvaceae]. Linn., IG-Monadelphia 

 S -Polyandria. ) 



Hardy annuals, with purple flowers, from 

 Barbary. Seeds sown under glass, in March, 

 or in the open border towards the end of April ; 

 earlier, if the ground is sandy and early. 

 M. malaeoi'des (MUow*like). 1. June, 1710. 



