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MEL 



M. tetrugo'na (four-angled), 4. 1820, 



thymifo'lia (Thyme -leaved). 2. Purple. 



August. 1/92. 



tnchophy'lla (hair-leaved). Pink. May. 



trine'rvia (three-nerved). 3. 1816. 



virga'ta (twiggy). 2. 1818. 



MELANOBRELE'A. (From mclos, black, 

 and rhco, to flow; referring to the 

 juice becoming black varnish. Nat. 

 ord., Anacards [Anacardiacece], Linn., 

 23-Polyyamia 2-D'uecia.) 



The black poisonous varnish of Martaban, is 

 the produce of this tree, the Theet-see, or Kheu 

 of India. Stove evergreen tree. Cuttings of 

 ripe shoots, with the leaves on, in sand, under 

 a glass, and in peat ; peat and loam. Winter 

 temp., 55 to 60 ; summer, u'0 to 85. 

 M.usitu'ta (common. Black Varnish Tree}. 

 100. Hed. East Indies. 1829. 



MELA'NTHIUM. (From melas, black, 

 and anthos, a flower; referring to the 

 dusky blossoms. Nat, ord,, Mclanths 

 [Melanthacece]. Linn., U-Hexandria 

 3-Trigynia. Allied to Veratum.) 



The Melanths are all more or less poisonous. 

 Halt-hardy bulbs requiring the greenhouse or 

 cold-pit in winter, or the bulbs to be kept dry 

 and at rest ; propagated by offsets and seeds ; 

 sandy loam and peat. 



M.Cape'nse(Capc). J. Yellow. May. Cape 

 of Good Hope. 1/68. 



cilia 1 ta (hair-fringed). . Pale yellow. 



June. Cape of Good Hope. 1810. 



grami'neum (grassy). I. White. May. 



Madagore. 1823. 



ju'nceum (Rush-teamed). $. Pink. Sep- 



tember. Cape of Good Hope. 1780. 



phalangioi' des (Phalangium-like). 1. White. 



June. Carolina. 1810. 



secu'ndum (side -flowering). 1. White. 



September. Cape of Good Hope. 1810. 



Sibi'ricum (Siberian). 1. Siberia. 1823. 



trique'trum (three-sided). White, purple. 



April. North America. 1847. 



uniflo'rum (one.flowered). $. White, yel- 



low. June. Cape of Good Hope. 1/87- 



MELA'STOMA. (From mclas, black, 

 and stoma, a mouth ; the eatable berries 

 stain the mouth a dark purple. Nat. 

 ord., Melastomads [Melastomacea?]. 

 Linn., IQ-Dccandrta \-Monogynia, Al- 

 lied to Osbeckia.) 



Stove evergreens. Cuttings of the shoots, in 

 sandy peat, under a bell-glass, in heat ; peat 

 and loam, sandy and lumpy. Winter temp., 

 45 to 60 ; summer, 60 to 85. 

 Jl/. affi'nis (related). 4. Purple. East Indies. 

 1810. 



Afzelia'na (Afzelius's). 1$. Red. Sierra 



Leone. 1824. 



a'spera (rough). 6. Purple. June. East 



Indies. 1815. 



- Ba'nkaii (Sir J, Bank's). 1*. White, Sep- 

 teraber, New Holland, 1824, 



M. ca'ndida (white). 4. Purple. China. 1824. 



corymbo'sa (corymbed). 2. Purple. June. 



Sierra Leone. 1792. 



cymo'sa (cymed). 2. Purple. June. 



South America. 1792. 

 ! ecosta'ta (ribless). 4. Purple. July. 



Jamaica. 1793. 

 ! elonga'ta (elongated). 1. Purple. May. 



Sierra Leone. 1823. 

 1 maci-oca'rpa (large-fruited). 6. Purple. 



June. China. 1793. 



Malaba'thrica (Malabar). 6. Purple. June. 



East Indies. 1793. 



pulverule'ntum (powdered). Red. March. 



Sumatra. 1823. 



sangu'inea (bloody). 6. Purple. September. 



China. 1818. 



MELHA'NIA. (After Mount JMelhan, 

 in Arabia Felix, where the first of them 

 was discovered. Nat. ord., Byttneriads 

 [Byttneriacese]. Linn., 16-Monadelphiu 

 Z-Pentandria. Allied to Astrapsea.) 



Stove evergreen trees with white flowers. 

 Cuttings of the half-ripened shoots, in sandy 

 peat, in a little bottom-heat, and under a bell- 

 glass ; sandy peat and a little loam. Winter 

 temp., 50 to 60 ; summer, 60 to 85. 

 M. Burche'llii (Burchell's). 15. Cape of Good 

 Hope. 1818. 



erythro'xylon (Red- wood). 15. July. St. 



Helena. 1772. 



melano' xylon (Blackwood) . 30. July. St. 



Helena. 



ME'LIA. Bead Tree. (Melia, the 

 Manna Ash ; referring to the resem- 

 blance of the leaves. Nat. ord., Me- 

 liads [Meliacffi]. Linn., IQ-Decandria 

 1-Monogynia.) 



Seeds and cuttings of the ripe shoots, in 

 sand, under a bell-glass, and in a mild bottom- 

 heat ; sandy loam and fibry peat. Azedarach, 

 and Australia will stand against a wall in the 

 south of the island. The Monks formerly 

 strung the fruit as beads. 



GREENHOUSE EVERGREENS. 



M. Austra'lis (southern). Lilac. New Hol- 

 land. 1810. 



Azeda'ruch (Azedarach). 45. Blue. July. 



Syria. lSa6. 



STOVE EVERGREENS. 



M. Azadira'chta (Azadirachta). 60. White. 

 July. East Indies. 175Q. 



compo'sita (compound-leaved), 20. White, 



red. July. East Indies. 1810. 



exce'lsa (lofty). 40. White. July. East 



Indies. 1819- 



Guinee'nsis (Guinea). 30. White, red. 



July. Guinea. 1824. 



robu'sta (robust), 30. White, red. July. 



East Indies. 1820. 



supe'rba (superb). 20. White, red. East 



Indies. 1810. 



MELIA'NTHUS. Honey Flower. (From 

 wie/, honey, and anthos, a flower ; the 



