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but its advantages though great do not appear to me proportioned to 
the expense and the extent of surface which its cultivation requires, 
particularly as respects certain localities and quality of soil. But the 
method of cultivating the Alfalfa might in my opinion undergo some 
useful and important changes; but as my plan does not allow’ me'to 
enter into long disquisitions relative to agriculture, this subject as well 
as.others of the same nature “e pechmpyie separate conn iabeneenty 
There are many oth Medicag 
and fields; they come from Exsagin autkerd generally confounded 
— the name of gualputa: such are the M. lupulina, L., macu- 
lata, tubereulata, denticulata, Willdn. minima, Lamk, and ——— 
ta, All. 
«Melia Azedarach. L. T have seen only one of vcd gical Soni 
sions on the farm of Licéo, which was planted, I have no doubt 
by the Jesuits. This tree should be cultivated with care; for pe 
elegance of its leaves and the delicate color of its numerous 
recommend it as an ornament of the garden. eae 
~Melica violacea and laxiflora. Cav... Two pretty vanes com= 
mon in thickets and stony — on me highland: near soscoun sed 
Another of the size ect. the last, tack: PI inns = cult 
in the same situations: sg bt ob ee ak ff a 
| Melilotus ¢ i Ww. Deteiy caamaiegm epee 
‘and feed places. It doubtless came — 
itis not applicable to any purpose. 
Melissa officinalis. L. There is scarcely a garden cabins has not 
corner appropr iated to the toronjil. Itisa fashionable remedy for 
pain. As its efficacy depends chiefly on the odor of its 
os I-am far from condemning its occasional sins and i it can be 
injurious only in cases of special aversion. — esi 
“Menonvillea linearis. DC. Common in fields near chan and 
Cachapual. I have met with a variety of this plant in the sandy 
fields near this river towards Canguenes. All i yey ; 
cal and fleshy, but I have not observed any differericé fa thie flower. 
As-the flowers of this genus vary much, I do not think that it should 
form a distinct species; I have seen the flowers sometimes entire, 
sometimes figured, (recortadas) and again pinnate. ‘The flowers are 
whitish inclining to yellow. De Candolle must have had a bad speci- 
men when he said: Petala....sordide in disco rufa, verosimiliter 
Hesperidis t tristis colorem weforentian: (Regn. vep bao. 5 vols 
2. pag. 420.) 2 et deity 
