312 GREENHOUSE PLANTS. 



M. suavcolens. — This plant is one of the very hest climbers 

 for a greenhouse, wherever sufficient room can be spared to 

 allow it to ramble. It is of free, scandent habit, with dark 

 green, opposite, cordate-oblong leaves. The flowers are borne 

 in profusion, and are pure white, and very fragrant. It 

 blooms from June to September, or even the end of October. 

 Native of Buenos Ayres. 



Meteosidebos. 



M. florihunda. — This old plant is well worth a place in 

 every collection of greenhouse plants. It is commonly known 

 as the Bottle-Brush Tree ; flowers bright crimson, produced in 

 whorls in great profusion. It is best grown in a compost of 

 loam, peat, and sand. A native of New Zealand. 



MiTEABIA. 



M. coccinea. — A very handsome little scandent shrub. It 

 is nearly hardy in many sheltered situations, and trained 

 against a wall forms a pretty object ; flowers scarlet. Native 

 of Chili. 



MUBALTIA. 



M. heisteria. — A very pretty evergreen furze-like plant 

 belonging to the order Polygalacm ; flowers purple. It does 

 well in a compost of sandy peat. Native of Cape of Good 

 Hope. 



MUTISIA. 



ill. decurrens. — A very pretty evergreen climber belonging 

 to the order Asteraca. Flowers orange scarlet. It should be 

 grown in a compost of peat and loam. Propagated by cuttings. 

 Native of South America. 



