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ord., Orchids [Orchidacejfi]* Linn., 20- 

 Gynandria l-Monandria. Allied to Oc- 

 tomeria.) 



Stove orchids. Division, in spri: 

 sphagnum, rotten wood, and charco 

 elevated above the pots or baskets. Winter 

 temp., 55 to 60; summer, 60 to 90. 



M. cocci' nea (scarlet). Scarlet. April. Pam- 

 plona. 



fenestra'ta (windowed). . Brownish red. 



May. Brazil. 1838. 



floribu'nda (many-flowered). . Brownish 



yellow. November. Brazil. 1843. 



infra/eta (broken). Whitish yellow. April. 



Brazil. 1835. 



triangula'ris (three-angled). Yellow, purple. 



June. Merida. 



tubulo'sa (pipe-like). White. July. Merida. 



MASSO'NIA. (Named after F. Mas- 

 son, a botanical traveller in South Africa. 

 Nat. ord., Lily worts [Liliacees]. Linn., 

 fi-Hexandria 1-Monof/ynia. Allied to 

 Lachenalia.) 



Very small bulbs, with white flowers, from 

 the Cape of Good Hope. Seeds or offsets, in 

 spring ; sandy loam, and a little peat or leaf- 

 mould ; grown in a pit, or in a warm border, 

 the bulbs being taken up when ripened, and 

 kept in bags or drawers ; if in pots, kept dry 

 until vegetation commences. 



If. ca'ndida (white). . April. 



echina'ta (prickly-/eao<;rf). . May. 1790. 

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October. 



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-^grandifto'ra (large-flowered). 

 1725. 



latifo'lia (broad-leaved). . March. 1775. 



longifo'lia (long-leaved). . March. 



sca'bra (rough). 4. February. 1790. 



undula'tu (wavy-leaved), . April. 1791, 



viola'cea (violet). 4. May. 1800. 



MAT. See -Bass. 



MATHI'OLA. Stock Gillifiower. (Named 

 after P. Mathioli, an Italian botanist. 

 Nat. ord., Cmclfers [Bras sic ace JP]. 

 Linn., 15 -Tetrad 'ynamia.) 



The annuals, such as the Ten-week Stocks, 

 may be sown from March to May for summer 

 decoration, and in August and September to 

 stand over the winter for spring early-flowering. 

 For the latter purpose, none beats the interme- 

 diate, Queens, Bromptons, and other biennials. 

 Sow in June, plant in sheltered places, and in 

 pots, to be kept in cold pits, and turned out 

 early in spring. Seeds are recommended to be 

 saved from the neighbourhood of double flowers, 

 which we consider of no importance ; the only 

 true theory to get double flowers, is to leave 

 few seeds on a plant, and give it very high cul- 

 tivation, and as much sunshine as possible. 

 For fine flowering, all these prefer rich, light 

 soil. The best of them may be successfully 

 preserved by cuttings, under a hand-light, and 

 then kept in a cold pit in winter. The shrubby 

 greenhouse kinds are easily propagated by cut- 

 tings, and delight in a rich sandy soil. 



HABDY ANNUALS. 



M . acau'lis (stemless). . Red. June. Egypt. 

 1823. 



a'nnua (annual. Ten-week-stock}, 2. Va- 



rious. August. South Europe. 1731. 

 a'lba (white). l. White. July. 



South Europe. 

 flo'reple'no (double). l. Red. July. 



Gree'ca (Grecian. Wall-flower-leaved). 2. 



White. August. South Europe. 



li'vida (livid). Livid, purple. July. Egypt. 



1820. 



longipe'tala (long-petaled). 1. Red, yellow. 



June. Bagdad. 1818. 



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

 July. Morocco. 1799- 



tricuspida'ta (three- pointed -leaved), . 



Purple. July. Barbary. 1739. 



HAEDY BIENNIALS. 



M. coronopifo'lia (Buckhorn-leaved). 1. Pur- 

 ple. June. Sicily. 1819. 



fenestra'lis (window). 1. Purple. July. 

 Crete. 1759. 



Sicu'la (Sicilian). l. Lilac. July. Sicily. 



1835. 



simplicicau' Us (single-stemmed). 2. Purple. 



July. 



a'lba (white). 2. White. 



July. 



sinua'ta (scollop-leaved). 1. Dingy red. 



July. England. 



Tata'rica (Tartarian). 1. Red, yellow. 



July. Tartary. 1820. 



GREENHOUSE EVERGREENS. 

 M. glabra'ta (smooth). 2. White. August. 



flo'reple'no (double). 2. White, 



purple. August. 



purpu'rea (purple). 2. Purple. 



August. 



inca'na (hoary. Queen's Stock). 1. Purple. 



August. England. 



a'lba (white-branching). 1. August. 



cocci 1 nea (scarlet. Brompton Stock). 



1. Scarlet. August. England. 

 multiplex (double). 1. Variegated. 



August. England. 



Madere'nsis (Madeira). Violet. May. 



odorati'ssima (sweetest-scented). 2. Livid. 



June. Persia. 1/95. 



fr a' grans (fragrant). 2. Livid. 



June. Crimea. 1823. 



tortuo'sa (twisted). Purple. July. Cape 



of Good Hope. 1816'. 



tri'stis (dark-flowered). l. Livid. June. 



South Europe. 1768. 



MATO'NIA. (Named after the late 

 Dr. Maton. Nat. ord., Ferns [Polypo- 

 diaceeej. Linn., 2-Cryptogamia l-Fi- 

 lices.) 



Stove Fern. See Ferns. 



M. pectina'ta(com\3-like-frond). Yellow. May. 

 Mount Ophir. 1839. 



MAURA'NDYA. (Named after Pro- 

 fessor Mauruiidy, of Carthagena. Nat. 

 ord., Fiyworts [Scrophulariaceiw] . Linn., 

 H-Didynamia %-Anyiosptirinia. ) 



