Macromeria 



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Msesa 



MACROMERIA. 



Half-hardy evergreen shrubs (ord. Boragineie), 

 propagated by seeds and spring division. Soil, 

 fibrous loam, peat, and sand. Winter protection is 

 necessary. 



Principal Species : 



exserta, 3', Sep.,. yel. 



MACROPIDIA. (KANGAROO'S FOOT.) 

 Greenhouse herbs (ord. Hsemodoracefe), prop- 

 agated by root division in spring. Soil, fibrous 

 peat, and loam. 



Principal Species : 



fumosa, 3', Je., yel. (syn. Anigozanthos fuli- 

 ginosus). 



MACROSCEPIS. 



Shrubby stove twiners (ord. Asclepiadese), prop- 

 agated by seeds or cuttings. Soil, loam, peat, and 

 sand. 



Principal Species : 



obovata, 6', Xov., yel., br. 



MACROSPHYRA. 



Evergreen stove shrubs (ord. Rubiaceoe), prop- 

 agated by cuttings. Soil, loam, a little peat, and 

 coarse sand. 



Only Species : 



longistyla, 5', Je., wh., grn., sweet (syn. Gar- 

 denia longistyla). 



MACROSTYLIS. 



Evergreen greenhouse shrubs (ord. Rutaceae), 

 closely allied to Barosma, propagated by cuttings 

 in late spring under a bell-glass. Soil, three parts 

 sandy fibrous peat and one part fibrous loam. The 

 plants are not often seen. 



Principal Species : 

 barbigera, 1J', My., red; 

 lanceolata, 2', spr., wh. 



(syn. barbata). 



squarrosa, 2', My., rosy 

 red (syn. Diosma ob- 

 tusa) . 



MACROTOMIA. 



Hardy or half-hardy perennials (ord. Boragineae), 

 propagated by division. Soil, loam, leaf mould, and 

 sand, in a light, well-drained position. 



Principal Species : 

 Bentharai, 2', sum., br., echioides, 1-5', Je., yel., 



pur. br. (syn. Arnebia echi- 



oephalotes, 6" to 12", yel. oides). The Prophet 



Flower. 



MACROZAMIA. 



Description. Large-growing plants (ord. Cycad- 

 acese), with long, handsome, Palm-like leaves 

 radiating from the crown of a short, thick trunk. 

 These leaves are leathery, shiny, and last, a long 

 time. Both the male and female inflorescences 

 are in the form of large, scaly cones. All are 

 Australian, and succeed in an intermediate house 

 or the cool end of a large stove, but they develop 

 very slowly. 



Propagation. By seeds, but these are seldom 

 obtainable. Suckers are sometimes produced, and 



SfacroHnmii (see Iteinwardtia). 

 Macronophon (in part, see Pkelip&a). 

 Macro-two; (see Arundinaria). 

 Macropiper (see Piper). 

 Macropodia, (see Maeropidia). 

 Macrorhyncus (see Troximon). 

 Macrostiyma (of Kunth, see Tuputra). 



may be removed and potted. Trunks of various 

 sizes are occasionally imported, and as they arrive 

 in good condition they soon push out leaves in a 

 close, moist stove. 



Soil. Fibrous loam used in a lumpy condition, 

 with plenty of sand, is suitable, provided good 

 drainage is secured. 



Other Cultural Points. A fairly large supply 

 of water is needed all the year round by established 

 specimens. Scale is frequently a nuisance at the 

 bases of the leaf segments and along the stout 

 midrib ; periodical sponging with a moderately 

 strong insecticide is the best method of keeping 

 the plants clean. 



Principal Species : 

 Fraseri, Ivs. pendulous, Mackleayi, perowski- 



piuniB dark grn. ana, LepidozamiaDeni- 



Hopei, 4' to 20', a beau- soni, and L. peroffski- 



tiful slow - growing aua). 



plant (sun. ilenisoui spirahs, shining gru., very 



of gardens). elegant (.sT/H.corallipes). 



peroffskyana, very hand- teimifolia, Ivs. twisted, 



some (syn. Deiiisoni, pinna? long and narrow 

 (nun. plumosa). 



MADDER. 



From early times Madder has been extensively 

 used for dyeing, the popular Turkey-red being 

 produced by it. Until recently, Madder was 

 obtained from the roots of Rubia tinctorum, 01 

 Dyer's Madder, a plant widely distributed through 

 Europe and Asia. The native Wild Madder 

 (R. peregrina), closely akin to tinctorum, has been 

 used to augment the supply, but beyond the first- 

 named species, R. cordifolia, the Munjeet, or Indian 

 Madder, was the chief source of supply. The dis- 

 covery of Alizarin practically put the vegetable 

 dye out of the market, and within ten years the 

 imports of Madder from India declined in value 

 from about 500,000 to 19,000 per annum. 



MADIA. 



Hardy annuals (ord. Composite), propagated by 

 seeds in the spring in any ordinary soil. 



Principal Species : 

 elegans, 1J', Aug., yel. sativa, 1'. Jy., yel. 



M^RUA. 



A small genus of stove or warm greenhouse 

 shrubs (ord. Capparideas), increased by cuttings 

 of half-ripe shoots, under a bell-glass. Soil, loam, 

 peat, and sand. 



Principal Species : 



oblongifolia, 4', Je., wh. 



MvESA. 



Stove evergreen shrubs (ord. Myrsineas), prop- 

 agated by half-ripened cuttings under a bell-glass. 

 Soil, fibrous loam and peat in equal parts, with 

 sand. 



Principal Species : 



argentea, fl', Ap., wh. macrophvlla, 10', Jy., wh. 



indica, 4', Nov., wh. (syn. pubescens, 4', Je., wh. 



Bseobotrys iudica). (*.'/". Bicobotrys pub- 



esceus) . 



Madagascar Nutmeg (see Ar/atltopltyllum) . 



Madagascar Potato (see Solatium indicum). 



Mad Apple (Solamim insanum). 



Madaria (see Madia). 



Madaroylossa (sec Layia). 



Mad,di-r (see Rubia). 



Madeira Vine (see Boiissinyaultia l/assclloidei). 



Mad 'wort (see Alymuni). 



Mrrrlensia (see Corclionts). 



