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J/. ccelc'stis (sky . blue). 3, Blue, Brazil. 

 182Q. 



gru'cilis (slender). 2. Yellow, blue. Au- 



gust. Brazil. 1830. 



longifo'lia (long-leaved). Striped. August. 



Brazil. 1830. 



Martinice'nsis (Martinico). 2. Yellow. 



Martinico. 1/82. 



Northia'na (North's). 4. Yellow. June. 



Brazil. 1789. 



paludo'sa (marsh). 1. White. July. Guiana. 



1/92. 



Sabi'ni (Captain Sabine's). 2. Yellow. 



August. St. Thomas. 1822. 



MARIGOLD. Calc'ndula officina'Hs. 

 T'arieties. Single, Common double, 

 Largest very double, Double lemon- 

 coloured, Great Childing, Small Child- 

 ing. The single-flowered, and those 

 which have the darkest orange colour, 

 possess the most flavour. 



Soil. Light, dry, poor, and unshaded. 

 In rich ground they grow larger, but 

 lose much of their flavour. 



Sow any time from the close of 

 February until June ; or in autumn, 

 during September. If left to them- 

 selves, they multiply from the self-sown 

 seed. Sow in drills, ten inches apart ; 

 the plants to be left where raised, being 

 thinned to ten or twelve inches asun- 

 der ; but when the seedlings are two or 

 three inches in height, they may be re- 

 moved into rows at similar distances as 

 above. Water must be given mode- 

 rately every other day in dry weather 

 Until established. 



Gatheriny. The flowers, which the 

 spring-raised plants will produce in the 

 June of the same year, but those of 

 autumn not until that of the following 

 one, will be fit to gather for keeping in 

 July, when they are fully expanded, as 

 well as for use when required. Before 

 storing, they must be dried perfectly. 



MARIGOLD (GREAT CAPE). Calc'n- 

 dula hy'brida. 



MAKI'LA. (From marilc, live embers, 

 or sparks ; referring to pellucid dots 

 on the leaves, or a yellow fringe round 

 the seed-pod. Nat. ord., Theads [Tern- 

 stromiaceaj]. Linn., 13-Polyandria o- 

 Pentayynia. Allied to Mahurea.) 



Stove evergreen shrub. Cuttings of shoots, 

 when short, and getting firm at their base ; 

 sandy peat and loam, well-drained, and open. 

 Winter temp., 50 to 55 ; summer, 60 to 80. 

 M, racemo'sa (racemed). 12. Yellow, green, 

 August. West ladies. 182/. 



MARJORAM. (Oriyanum.) O. Major* 

 a'na. Sweet or Summer Marjoram. O. 

 kernel co' ticum. Winter Marjoram. O. 

 oni'tes. Common or Pot Marjoram. 



Soil. Light, dry, and moderately fer- 

 tile. The situation cannot be too open. 



Propagation. The sweet marjoram 

 is propagated solely by seeds ; the 

 others by seed, as well as by parting 

 their roots, and slips of their branches. 

 Sow from the end of February, if open 

 weather, to the commencement of 

 June ; but the early part of April is 

 best. Portions of the rooted plants, 

 slips, &c., may be planted from Fe- 

 bruary until May, and during Septem- 

 ber and October. 



Sow in drills, six inches apart, the 

 seed being buried not more than a 

 quarter of an inch deep. When the 

 seedlings are two or three inches high, 

 thin to six inches, and those removed 

 may be pricked in rows at a similar 

 distance. Those of the annual species 

 ( O. majorana) are to remain ; but those 

 of the perennials, to be finally removed 

 during September; water being given 

 at every removal, and until the plants 

 are established. 



Plant slips, &c., in rows ten or twelve 

 inches apart, where they are to remain ; 

 they must be watered moderately every 

 evening, and shaded during the day, 

 until they have taken root. In Octo- 

 ber the decayed parts of the perennials 

 are cut away, and some soil from the 

 alleys scattered over the bed about half- 

 an-inch in depth, the surface of the 

 earth between the stools being pre- 

 viously stirred gently. The tops and 

 leaves of all the species are gathered 

 when green, in summer and autumn, 

 for use, in soups, &c. ; and a store of 

 the branches are cut and dried in July 

 or August, just before the flowers open 

 for winter's supply. 



Seed. If a plant or two are left un- 

 gathered from of the Pot-marjoram, 

 the seed ripens in the course of the au- 

 tumn. But the others seldom ripen 

 their seed in this country; consequently 

 it is usually obtained from the south of 

 France or Italy. 



Forcing. When the green tops are 

 much in request, a small quantity of 

 seed of the summer raaijoraia is sown 



