Mamirea 



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Maize 



MAHUREA. 



Stove evergreen trees (ord. Ternstroemiaoese), 

 propagated by cuttings of half -ripened shoots under 

 a bell-glass. Soil, fibrous peat and loam. 



Principal Species : 



palustris, 15', My., pur. (syn. Bonnetia palustris). 



MAIANTHEMUM. 



A hardy rhizomatous plant (ord. Liliacea;), prop- 

 agated by offsets. The plants grow well in any 

 fertile soil in partially shaded places. 



Only Species : 



Convallaria, 9", My., wh. (syns. bifolium, Con- 

 vallaria bifolia, Smilacina bifolia, and S. cana- 

 densis). 



Principal Species : 



crenata, 1', Ap. , HI. (syns. 

 Arnica crenata and Ger- 

 bera creuata). 



taxifolia, 1', Jy., yel. 



MAIZE. 



A robust half-hnrdy tropical Grass (ord. Gra- 

 minete"), furnishiiig Mealies, Indian Corn, Pop Corn 

 etc. Like many other plants which have beer 

 cultivated for long ages, the wild form of Zea Mayf 

 has long since been lost. In America its value 

 is even greater than that of Wheat in England, 

 but in this country it is now being used as a 

 vegetable as well as for fodder, though English 

 summers are not sufficiently long to ripen the seed 

 thoroughly. For giving a tropical effect to the 



Photo: J. S. Kimule, Southampton. 



MAGNOLIA CONSPICUA (see p. 45). 



MAIDENHAIR FERN(s ADIAN- 

 TUM). 



MAIETA. 



A stove evergreen shrub (ord, Melastomaceae), 

 propagated by cuttings. Soil, peat and loam, with 

 coarse sand and charcoal. 



Principal Species : 

 guianensis, 2', Jy., wh., ro. 



MAIRIA. 



Half-hardy herbaceous perennials (ord. Com- 

 positte), propagated by seeds and division. Any 

 fertile soil suits. Winter protection is necessary. " 



JUaia (see Maiantliemum}. 

 Maidenhair Tree (gee Ginijko). 

 Maiden Pink (see Diantlnis deltoides}. 

 Maiden Plum (see Comocladia], 

 Malnea (see Trigonia). 



flower garden, both the green and variegated forms 

 of Maize are very effective. 



Seed may be sown under glass in April and tho 

 plants put out when danger of frost is over, or the 

 seed may be sown in April or early in May in the 

 open, selecting a warm, sunny spot. The soil must 

 be of good depth, retentive and rich. For forage 

 and culinary purposes the rows should be 5' to G' 

 apart, and the plants 18" apart in the rows. The 

 cobs are the lower or female heads, and for cooking 

 they must be gathered before becoming hard. In 

 America some liOO varieties are catalogued for 

 various purposes, but suitable selections have yet 

 to be made for this country. For general purposes 

 Hendersoni, growing from 4' to 5', with green and 

 reddish cobs, is probably the best. Variegata is use- 

 ful for the flower garden, and may also be utilised 

 for cool houses if grown in large pots a purpose 

 for which they might well receive more attention. 



Majiirana (see Oriyanuiii). 



