Malvastrum 



(48 ) 



Mammillaria 



Principal Species and 

 Alcea, 1', sum., per., ro. 



pur. 

 fastigiata, 2' to 3', Jy., 



Oct., per., red (.'///. 



Morenii of Jlotanieiil 



Magazine 2793). 

 moschata, 2' to 2i', sum., 



Varieties : 



per., ro., about 2" 



across. 

 alba, pure wh., very 



fine, 

 zebriua, wh. , striped pur. ; 



a common garden plant 



which is probably a var. 



of sylvestris. 



JlAMMILLAHIA PECT1NATA (see f. 49). 



lateritia (xre Malvastrum 

 lateritium). 



mauritiana (see Lavatera 

 cretica). 



Morenii (see Alcea fastigi- 

 ata). 



munroana (pee Sphseralcea 

 munroana) . 



sylvestris, 1', My., Oct., 

 pk. or vio. 



Other Species : 



campanulata (see Malva- 

 strum campanulatum). 



creeana (see Malvastrum 

 coccineum grossulariaa- 

 folium). 



crispa, 2' to 6', Je., ann., 

 wh., pur. 



hastata, ann., ro. vio. 



iuvolucrata (see Callirhoe 

 involucrata). 



MALVASTRUM. 



Greenhouse or hardy herbs (ord. Malvaceae), 

 closely allied to Malva, which see for culture. 

 None of the species has any great decorative 

 value, being too weedy. 



Principal Species : 

 campanulatum, 1' to li', 



sum., grh. per., pur. ro. 



(si/n. Malva campanu- 

 lata). 



Other Species : 

 cocciueum, 6', Jy. , Sep., 



hdy., sc. (/. Cristaria 



coccinea of Botanical 



Matjazine 1673). 

 grossulariarfolium, 2', 



Jy. .Oct., hdy., red (</. 



MALVAVISCUS. 



Greenhouse evergreen shrubs (ord. Malvaceae), 

 roughly hairy, and witli red flowers. Cuttings of 

 the side shoots may be rooted in a close frame in 

 heat, during summer and early autumn. Soil, 

 fibrous peat and loam in equal parts, with one- 

 sixth sharp sand. 



Principal Species : 



arboreus, IS', sum., sc. mollis, 12', aut., sc. (syn. 

 (XI/H. Achauia Malva- Achania mollis of Jiot- 



viscus of Botanical anical Magazine 2374). 

 Mayazine 2305). 



lateritium, 6", aut., hdy., 

 red (ty. Malva lateri- 

 tia). 



Malva creeana of ^Bot- 

 anical Magazine 3698) . 

 Gilliesii, 6''' hdy., red 

 (*.(/. Modiola geraui- 

 oides). 



MAMMEA. 



A small but interesting group of tropical trees 

 (ard. Guttifera;), whose qualilications are almost 

 wholly economic. The huge fruits of americann, 

 known as Mammey, are eaten by the inliabitants 

 of tropical America. Eau de Creole, a strong and 

 agreeably perfumed cordial or liqueur, is distilled 

 from the flowers of this species. Cuttings of the 

 half-ripened shoots, from which only the lower two 

 leaves have been cut, may be rooted in sandy soil, 

 in bottom heat. 



MAMMILLARIA. 



Description. A large genus (or A. Cacteao) of in- 

 teresting succulent plants. Of late years they have 

 come a good deal into favour, and many species 

 and varieties are in cultivation. Mammillarias are 

 unique even among a f/imily of curious plants. 

 They seldom grow higher than 1', but many of 

 them do not exceed 2" or 3". The stems are 

 round, flattened, cylindrical, or branching from the 

 base close to the ground, as in the beautiful species 

 longimamma. The arrangement of the spines is 

 often so complicated as to constitute the chief 

 beauty of the plant. Sometimes, as in pusilla, a 

 cushion composed of tufts of white, hair-clothed 

 protuberances is formed ; in macromeris the spines 

 become long and strong, an almost impregnable 

 defence for the plant ; or yet again, as in radiosa. 

 they may be associated in groups, to form white, 

 shining stars against a background of green. The 

 flowers are not so large as those of many other 

 Cactese, but are showy, usually of some shade of 

 rose, yellow, or white, while the berry-like fruits, 

 which are frequently borne in great numbers, often 

 rival the superb tints of coral in their brilliancy. 



MAMMILLAIUA DOLICHOCENTUA (see p. 49). 



Propagation. Usually by seeds, of which the 

 major portion is supplied by Continental seedsmen, 

 many of whom have long made a speciality of this 

 class of plants. The treatment required by the 

 seeds does not differ from that needed by other 

 Cacteoe (nee CACTUS). Species and varieties of 

 tHfted habit may be easily increased by division, and 

 the tops of the stems may be cut off and rooted as 



