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Lycium (Matrimony Vine, Box Thorn). Solanacece. 



Increased by seeds, suckers, layers ; and by cuttings 

 made in autumn or spring. 



Lycopodium (Club-moss). LycopodiacecB. 



Spores, as for Ferns (which see). Short cuttings in 

 pans or pots. 



Lygodium (Hartford Fern, Climbing Fern). Filices. 



By spores, and divisions of the root. See Ferns. 

 Lyonia. Ericacea. 



Increased by seeds, which should be sown very care- 

 fully in sandy peat soil. Also by layers. 



Lysimachia (Loosestrife). PrimulacecE . 



Propagation is easily effected by seeds ; by divisions in 

 late autumn or early spring ; and by cuttings. 



Lythrum (Loosestrife). Lyihraceie. 



Seeds and divisions are the usual methods. Cuttings 

 are employed for some species. 



Madura (Osage Orange). Urticacece. 



Sow seed in the spring. Soak in warm water a few 

 days before sowing. 



Madeira Vine. See Boussingaultia. 



Magnolia. Magnoliacea. 



Seeds are commonly, used. The coverings should be 

 macerated in the very pulpy species. The cucumber 

 trees and some others are sown directly in autumn. The 

 seeds of any species should not be allowed to become 

 thoroughly dry. Magnolias strike well from green cut- 

 tings, cut to a heel and handled under glass. Layers are 

 often used. Named varieties are veneer- or side-grafted 

 upon strong stocks. The cucumber tree (M. acuminata) 

 is used as a stock for all species. The umbrella tree 

 {M. Umbrella) is also a good stock. 



Mahernia. Sterculiacecs. 



Propagated during summer by cuttings of young shoots, 

 I or 2 inches long, inserted in sandy soil under giass. 



Mahonia. See Berberis. 



Maidenhair-tree. See Ginkgo. 



