A YEAR'S GARDENING 



is a handsome plant (with several varieties) bearing fine clusters of 

 large flowers with fringe-Uke edgings and varying in colour through 

 many shades of red to white. All are somewhat susceptible to cold 

 and damp, but do well in a warm situation and on a light soil. They 

 may be raised either from seed or cuttings and are considered to be 

 improved by occasional transplanting. In addition to the above 

 there are several worth attention, especially L. Lagascce, a charming 

 little plant for the Alpine garden, profuse in flowers of a bright rose- 

 colour. Like most Alpine plants it needs plenty of sun and it thrives 

 best in a sandy soil. It is easUy raised from seed. 



LYTHRUM [Purple Loosestrife). A common waterside plajit, 

 of jjwhich the cultivated variety, roseum superbum, wiU be found 

 useful for growing in moist or boggy ground, where its finely- 

 coloured large spikes of flowers are very effective. 



MALLOW. Under this name may be included the Malope 

 grandiflora, a hardy annual from 2 to 3 feet high, and of which 

 there are some showy varieties with white, crimson or rose-coloured 

 flowers; and also the Musk Mallow of the Malva tribe, of which the 

 white variety is the best, being a hardy perennial thriving in any soil 

 and growing into a well-branched bush with flowers giving out a 

 faint odour of musk. 



MARGUERITE. The name which is commonly applied to the 

 Chrysanthemum frutescens, a half-hardy bushy perennial (with large 

 white flowers and yellow centre) from which an enormous number of 

 varieties have been derived, most of which may be treated as annuals 

 by sowing in spring — ^under cover for early flowering or in the open 

 for later bloom. Sowings may also be made in the greenhouse in 

 September for flowering in the spring. Among the annual kind 

 some of the single varieties are very charming, such as that called 

 Morning Star, with flowers of a delicate sulphur-yellow; Purfik 

 Queen, with distinctive flowers of dark purple; and Sultan, with 

 flowers which are almost crimson; while for the double-blossomed 

 variety there is none better than the Dunnetti strain. 



MARIGOLD [Cottage, French and African, Marsh). See Calen- 

 dula, Tagetes and Caltha respectively. 



MARTYNIA. A half-hardy annual, of which M. lutea, with its 

 handsome foliage and large clusters of yellow flowers, is useful for 

 border groups; while M. fragrans, with fine purple blossoms sweetly 

 scented, is another good variety. Both may be raised from seed 



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