LYS 



in sand, under a glass. Synonyme : 1, Epdcris 



1812 

 1824 

 1830 

 1823 

 1S04 

 1804 



attenuatum White 2, G. Si, S. IB 8 W 



conspicuum . Pink . 3, G. Bv. S. 3 N. Hoi ' 



lasianthum . . Pink . 3, G. Ev. 8. 2 N Hoi 



pentapiSaluni . Pink . 8, G, Bv. S. 2 N. Hoi 



pnngens . . . White 8, G. Bv. 8. 2 N S W 



rubrum 1 . . Red . 3, G. Ev. 8. 2 N. 8. w! 



Lysion6tus. See Aohimines. 



LttheIce^, or Loose-strifes, constitute a 



considerable order of showy plants, principally 



herbs, but some grow to largo-sized shrubs 



and are very ornamental. 



IrfTHRUM, Linn. From lythron, black-blood; 



in allusion to the purple colour of most of the 



flowers. Linn. 11, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Lythracece. 



The hardy perennial species of this genus are 



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very handsome. They thrive in any common 

 garden soil, and are readily increased by di- 

 viding the plants at the root. The seeds of 

 the annual species should be sown in the open 

 border in spring. Synonymes : 1, L. Kennedy- 

 anum ; 2, L. diffHsum, virgaturn. See Heimia. 



alatum 1 . . 

 Grsefferi . . 

 hyssopifdlium 

 lanceolatum 2. 

 lineare . . . 

 myrtif&lium . 

 Salicaria . . 

 thesioldes . . 

 thymifdl^um . 

 tomentdsum . 

 virgatum . . 



Purp. 7, G. Her. P. 

 Purp. 7, H. A. 



Purp. 8, H. A. 



Purp. 7, H. Her. P. 

 White 7, H. Her. P. 

 Purp. 7, H. Her. P. 

 Purp. 7, H. Her. P. 

 Lilac. S, H. A. 



Purp. 7, H. A. 



Purp. 7, H. Her. P. 

 Purp. 7, H. Her. P. 



3 America . 1812 

 i Italy . . 1800 

 1 Eng., moi. pi. 



1 Carolina . 1800 

 1\ N. Amer. 1812 



2 N. Amer. 1820 

 8 Brit., riv. bks. 

 1 8. Bur. . 1816 



1 N. Amer. 1700 



2 Caucasus. 1828 

 2 Austria . 1776 



M. 



MABA, Forster. The name applied to it in 

 Tonga-Tabu. Linn. 22, Or. 8, Nat. Or. 

 Ebe.na.ccce. These plants are well worthy of 

 cultivation ; a mixture of loam and peat suits 

 them, and cuttings of the ripened wood root 

 freely in sand, under a glass. Synonyme: 1, 

 Ferriola buxifblia. 



buxifblia . . Tel. 7, S. Ev. S. 1J E. Ind. . .1810 

 lamina . . . Tel. 7, G. Ev. Tr. 2 N. Hoi. . . 1824 



MAbola fruit, Box. See Diospf)ros Mdbola. 

 Maburnia. See Burm&nnia. 

 Macaco-wood. See Tocdca ginan&nsis. 

 Macaw-tree. See Acrocbmia fusifdrmis. 

 Macbridea, Elliott. In honour of James Mac- 

 bride, M.D., of South Carolina. Linn. 14, 

 Or. 1, Nat. Or. Lamidcece. For culture and 

 propagation, see Physostigia. Synonyme : 

 1, Thjjmbra caroliniana. 



pulchral. .Red . 7, G. Ev. S. 1} Carolina 1804 

 MacdonXldia, Gunn. Linn. 20, Or. 1, Nat. 

 Or. Orchidacece. For culture, see Bletia. 

 antennifera . . Purp. 8, G. Ter. 1 Swan R. 

 concolor . Yel. . 5, G. Ter. 1 Swan R. 



. Blue . 5, G. Ter. 1 Swan R. 

 . Yel. . 6, G. Ter. 1 Swan R. 

 . Purp. 6, G. Ter. 1 Swan R. 

 . Purp. 5, G. Ter. 1 Swan R. . 



Mace is the envelope around nutmegs (Myris- 

 tica mosch&ta). 



Macerate, to decompose by steeping in water 

 or other liquid. 



Macha. See Valerianilla. 



MacHjERANTHERA. From machairos, a sickle, 

 and anthera, an anther ; alluding to their pe- 

 culiar form. Linn. 19, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Aster- 

 dceos. The species of this genus are pretty, 

 not unlike some species of Aste,r. Increase is 

 by seeds and cuttings. Synonyme : 1, Aster 

 tanacetifblia, chrysanthemoides. 

 tanacetifolia 1 . Purple 6, H. B. 1 N. Mexico . 1835 



Machtjcunha. See Pentdpetes. 



Macleania, Graham. In compliment to John 

 McLean, Esq. , of Lima, an English merchant, 

 and great patron of botany. Linn. 10, Or. 1, 

 Nat. Or. Ericdcece. Very handsome shrubs, 



cyanea . . 

 Smithiana 

 spiralis . 

 variegata 



well deserving cultivation. They thrive in 

 peat, loam, and sand, and may be propagated 

 by cuttings, under a hand-glass, in heat, 

 angulata . . Red.yel. 6, G, Ev. S. 3 Peru . . 1842 

 longifldra . . Red . . 5, G. Ev. S. 4 Peru .. • 1844 

 punctata . . Ro. \vt. 11, G. Ev. S. 3 Andes . 1846 



Macleaya, R. Brown. In honour of Alexander 

 M'Leay, F. E.S., L.S., a famous entomologist 

 and colonial secretary in New South "Wales. 

 Linn. 13, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Papaveracece. A 

 very beautiful herbaceous plant, succeeding in 

 any rich mould, and increased by dividing the 

 roots in spring ; it may also be propagated by 

 seeds. Synonyme : 1, Boccdnia cordUa. 

 cordata 1 . Red yel. 6, H. Her. P. 6 China . 1795 



Maclura, Nuttall. In honour of "William Mac- 

 lure, a North American geologist. Linn. 21, 

 Or. 4, Nat. Or. Mor&cece. A genus of very 

 ornamental trees, attaining the height of thirty 

 feet. They require to be grown in turfy loam 

 and peat, and are increased from cuttings of 

 the ripened wood planted in sand, under a 

 glass. M. aurantlaea should be slightly pro- 

 tected in severe weather. Synonymes: 1, 

 Mdrus Plumieri, BroussonMia Plumiiri ; 2, 

 M. tincldria, B. tinctbria. 



aurantlaea . Apotal 6, H. De. T. 20 N. Amer. . 1818 

 Plumieri 1 . Apetal 6, S. Ev. T. 20 W. Ind. . 1804 

 tinctdria 2 . Apetal (i, 8. Ev. T. 20 W. Ind. . 1739 



Macotjcoua. See Ilex Maeoucotia. 



Macqui. See Aristotelia Mdequi. 



MacradeniA, R. Brown. From makros, long, 

 and aden, a gland ; in allusion to the long cau- 

 dicula of the pollen-masses. Linn. 20, Or. 1, 

 Nat. Or. Orchidacece. This is rather a pretty 

 genus, requiring a strong moist heat to keep 

 the species healthy. They should be potted 

 in turfy peat broken into small squares, and 

 raised a little above the pot, which must have 

 a good drainage. See Epidindron. 



lutescens . Olive . . 11, 8. Epi. i Trinidad . 1821 

 mutioa . . Dingy wt. 8, S. Epi. j Trinidad . 1821 

 triandra. . Wht. grn.. 5, 8. Epi. % Surinam ,1823 



MacrAa. See Viviania. 



