Meconopsis 



(63) 



Medicosma 



Bundle. Used for Broccoli, Celery, Rhubarb, 

 and Asparagus. A bundle of Broccoli or Celery 

 lias from G to 20 heads ; Khubarb, 20 to 30 stems'; 

 Seakale, 12 to 18 heads; and Asparagus from 100 

 to 125 heads. 



Handle liankets (French) are employed for 

 Grapes, Tomatoes, and Mushrooms. Grapes are 

 also put up in 2 Ib. and 4 Ib. punnets, and young 

 Potatoes in 2 Ib. punnets. 



Tally. Between 50 and GO heads. 



Pound weights are 10 oz. 



For Plants. In describing the height of a plant 

 feet ( ' ) and inches ( " ) are usually sufficient, but 

 where great accuracy is employed the Line is 

 brought in. Twelve lines go to an inch. The 

 metric system is occasionally used. Approximately 

 2o mm. go to an inch. To obtain the number of 

 inches in any number of millimetres, multiply the 

 latter by 10 and divide by 2."<4. 



Land Measures. Gunter's Chain is usually 

 employed. It has 100 links, each 7'U2" long, and 

 its total length is GG'. 



Measuring rods are sometimes handy in the 

 garden. They should be marked off in feet and 

 inches ; 3', G', 10', and 12' are handy lengths, but 

 they are not indispensable. 



MECONOPSIS. 



Hardy annual, biennial, or perennial herbs (urd. 

 Papareraoeee) with large, showy flowers. They 

 are of easy cultivation in any fairly good garden 

 soil, although they preler one light and rich, 

 together with a sunny position. Propagation is by 

 seeds, which should be sown early in March under 

 glass fur the tender forms, and out of doors in early 

 April for the hardy ones. Heterophylla is a pretty 

 annual that takes kindly to pots as well as to out- 

 door culture. Although the Meconopsises can .stand 

 a greater degree of heat and drought than many 

 other plants, occasional supplies of manure water 

 dining the height of their growth will be appre- 

 ciated. 



Principal Species and Varieties : 



rimihrica, 1', My., Aug., nepalensis, 3' to S', sura., 



lnlv. per., pale yel. bien. , pale yel. 



Welsh Poppy. WaUichii, 4' to 6', 



flore - pleno, double 

 flowers. 



heterophylla, 1', 



... , sum., 

 hlf-ndy. ;um., copper, 

 or., dark crim. centre. 



Other Species : 



i'iil':it.i. '2'. sum., bien., 

 pur. (.v; 1 figure). 



per. , pale bl. 

 fusco- purpurea, 

 pur., otherwise 

 type. 



Je., 



In-., 

 like 



quintuplinervia, sum., 

 hdy. per., pale vio. 



simpiicifolia, 3', Je.,bien., 

 vio. pur. 



MEDEOLA (*yn. GTKOMIA). 



The one species left in this genus (urd. Liliacese) 

 is a hardy herbaceous plant, with a white, fleshy 

 rhizome tasting something like a Cucumber. It 

 may be increased by root division in spring, and 

 likes a light, rich soil, although it is of no horti- 

 cultural value. The genus Medeola owes most of 

 its notoriety to the fact that at one time it con- 

 tained the popular Smilax. 'See ASPARAGUS 

 KBDBOIXM0M.) 



Only Species : 



\iii;inica, !l", hdy., .Te., yel. or greenish yel. 



Media (sn; 



Mali a a .!/<///(' Ixi'r Citrus 



Mcdica (sec Ttntrrctim. 



MEDICAGO. 



A large genus (urd. Leguminosas), but horti- 

 culturally not an important one. Sativa is only of 

 value as a fodder plant. Falcata is worth culti- 

 vating in the garden, for it does well in any 

 ordinary soil upon banks, slopes, and in rough rock- 

 work. Echinus is grown as the Calvary Clover, so 

 called from the large purple black blotches upon 

 the leaves. Propagation is by seed sown at any 

 time during spring. The seeds of Echinus should 

 be sown in shallow, well-drained pans in a cold 

 Irame early in April, and the seedlings afterwards 

 pricked off, 1'' apart, into o" pots, and grown on in 

 the conservatory. The curled and spiny fruits are 

 curious. 



Principal Species : 

 arborea, 2' to 8', Mv., 



Nov., yel., stem woody. 

 Echinus, 6", Jy. , hdy. 



ami., yel. 

 falcata, 2' to 4', sum., 



lidy. herbaceous per. , 



Other Species : 

 marina, 1', Je., Aug., scutellata, sum., hdy. 



hdy. , yel. aim. , yel. 



pale yel., stems pros- 

 trate. 



sativa, 2', sum., hdy. per. , 

 vio. ; versiolor is a var. 

 Purple Medick or Lu- 

 cerue. 



Plwto: W. II. Wail,: 



M K( ONOI'SIS ACt'LEATA. 



MEDICOSMA. 



There is only one species, Cunninghamii, in this 

 genus (urd. Kutacese). Botanically, Medicosma 

 Cunninghamii is the correct name of the plant 

 dealt with as AcBOXYCHiA CUNNINGHAMII. 



Mudirlt (si:c M i'il ii fit ' . 



