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MAL 



M. malacoi'des s'mua'ta (wavy-cded), July* 

 1710. 



tri'fida (three-cleft). 2. July. 1808. 



MALPI'GHIA. Barbadoes Cherry. 

 (Named after Professor Malpiyhi, of 

 Pisa. Nat. ord., Malpighiads [Mal- 

 pighiacefe]. Linn., W-JDecandria }- 

 Trigynia. Allied to Galphimia.) 



Stove evergreen shrubs. Cuttings of young 

 shoots almost ripe, but with leaves attached, 

 except at the joint cut through, in sand, under 

 a bell-glass, and In bottom heat, in summer ; 

 sandy peat and fibry loam. Winter temp., 50 

 to 55 ; summer, 60 to 85. 



M. aquifo'lium (Holly - leaved). 7. Pink. 

 August. South America. 1759. 



biflo'-ra (two-flowered). 10. Pale red. July. 



South America. 1810. 



cocci' f era (berry-bearing). 2. Pink. South 



America. 1733, 



gla'bra (smooth- leaved). 16. Rose. May. 



West Indies. 1755. 



inca'na (hoary). Rose. Campeacby. 1742. 



macrophy'lla (large-leaved). Red, pink. 



July. Brazil. 1820. 



ni'tida (glossy-leaved). 6. Pink. May. 



West Indies. 1733. 



-~ punicifo'lia (Pomegranate-leaved). 12. Rose. 

 West Indies. 1690. 



MA'LVA. Mallow. (From malacho, 

 to soften ; referring to their emollient 

 qualities. Nat. ord., Mallowworts 

 [Malvaceae]. Linn., \Q-Monadelphia 

 S-Polyandria.) 



Hardy annuals, by seeds in the open border 

 in April ; perennial herbaceous, such as Mon- 

 roana, &c., by seeds under a handlight, by 

 division in spring, and by cuttings of the young 

 shoots under a handlight ; stove and green- 

 house species, by cuttings generally inserted in 

 sandy soil under a handlight ; these last are 

 best grown in rich fibry loam and peat, and re- 

 quire merely the common treatment suitable to 

 greenhouse and stove. 



GEEENHOUSE HERBACEOUS. 



M. angula'ta (angled). 1. Purple. July. 

 1830. 



campanuloi'des (Campanula-like) . . Blush. 



October. North America. 1825. 



purpura'ta (purpled). l. Pale red. July. 



Chili. 1825. 



GEEENHOUSE EVEEGEEENS. 



M. amos'na (pleasing). 3. Purple. April. 

 Cape of Good Hope. 1790. 



aspe'rrima (roughest). 3. Red. July. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1796. 



balsa' mica (balsamic). 4. Pink. July. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1800. 



'fo'lia (Bryony-leaved). 4. Purple. 



Fiily. Cape of Good Hope. 1731. 



campanula 1 ta (bell -flowered). 1. Pink, 



lilac. July. Chili. 1839- 

 -!- Cape'nsis (Cape). 10. Red, white. June 

 Cape of Qood Hope. 171 3, 



M. capita'ta (headed). 2. Red. April. Peru. 

 1798- 



fra 1 grans (fragrant). 3. Scarlet. June. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1759. 



la'ctea (milk-coloured). 4. White. Janu- 



ary. Mexico. 1780. 



minia'ta (red). 4. Red- veins. June. 



South America. 1698. 



retu'sa (bent-back-teat>ed). 4. Pink. April. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1803. 



stri'cta (erect). 3. White. April. Cape 



of Good Hope. 1805. 



tridactyli'tes (three-fingered). 3. Pink. 



July. Cape of Good Hope. 1791- 



STOVE HEEBACEOUS. 



M. Dominge'nsis (Domingo). 2. Yellow. 

 July. St. Domingo. 1824. 



tricuspida'ta (three-spmed). 1 . Yellow. 



July. West Indies. 1726. Biennial. 



STOVE EVEEGEEENS. 



M. Borbo'nica (Bourbon). 4. Yellow. July. 

 Mauritus. 1816. 



cocci'nea (scarlet). 5. Lilac. July. South 



America. 1835. 



conci'nna (neat). 5. Lilac. May. South 



America. 1835. 



sca'bra (rough-stemmed). 4. Yellow. June. 



Peru. 1798. 



scopa'ria (Broom-like). 6. Yellow. April. 



Peru. 1782. 



spica'ta (szwpte-spiked). 2. Orange. July. 



Jamaica. 1726. 



tomento'sa (woolly). 3. Yellow. July. 



East Indies. 1820. 



HAEDY ANNUALS. 



M. cri'spa (curled). 5. White. June. Sy- 

 ria. 1573. 



lu'cida (shining). Pink. June. 



Mawitia'na (Mauritanian). 6. Pink. July. 



South Europe. 1768. 



Mulle'rii (Multer's). Sardinia. 1832. Bi- 



ennial. 



HAEDY HEEBACEOUS. 



M.Henni'ngii (Henning's). 3. White, red. 

 June, Russia. 1820. 



Ita'lica (Italian), 3. Purple. August. 



Italy. 1829- 



lateri'tia (brick-coloured). . Red. Sep- 



tember. Buenos Ayres. 1840. 



Monroa'na (Monro's), 2. Scarlet, Au- 



gust. Columbia. 1828. 



More'nii (Moreni's). 3. Red. July. Italy. 



1820. 



moscha'ta (musk). 2. Flesh. June. 



Britain. 



undula'ta (waved). 2. White. 



July. j 



MALVAVI'SCUS. (From malva, the 

 Mallow, and viscus, glue; referring to 

 the mucilage with which it ahounds. 

 Nat. ord., Mallounvorts [Malvaceae]. 

 Linn., IG-Monadelphia S-Polyandria.) 



Stove evergreen trees. Cuttings of the some- 

 what stubby side-shoots, in sand, under a bell- 

 glass, and in heat, but the bell-glass must kg 



