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of one of the species. Linn..5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Myrsinacece. These are ornamental plants ; 

 for culture and propagation, see Ardisia. Sy- 

 nonymes : 1, Bcebbotrys indica ; 2, M. tomcn- 

 tdsa; 3, B. pubtecens. 



arg&toa . "White 4, S. By. S. 

 indica 1 . . . White 11, S. Ev. S. 

 macrophylla 2. Whito 6, S. Ev. T. 

 nemoralis . . White 2, S. Bv. S. 

 pub&cens 3 Whits 6, S. Ev. S. 



Magic-tree. See Cdntua buxifolia. 



Magnolia, Linn. After Pierre Magnol, pro- 

 fessor of medicine at Montpelier, and author 

 of several botanical works ; he died in 1715. 

 Linn. 13, Or. 6, Nat. Or. Magnoliicece. This 

 is a genus of very elegant and showy plants 

 ■when in flower, and all well worthy of exten- 

 sive cultivation. The hardy kinds being re- 

 markably haudsome shrubs, should be planted 

 in conspicuous situations, where they will 

 flower profusely when they attain a good size. 

 M. glauca and some others grow best in a peat 

 soil in a moist situation. They are generally 

 increased by layers put down in spring or 

 autumn, or by seeds ; when the layers are first 

 taken off, they should be potted in a mixture 

 of loam and peat, and placed in a close frame 

 till they have taken fresh root. None of the 

 leaves should be taken off or shortened, nor 

 any shoots be cut off, or their tops shortened, 

 as they will not succeed so well ; for the more 

 branches and leaves are on, the sooner they 

 will strike fresh root. The Chinese kinds are 

 often inarched or budded on. M. obov&ta, and 

 take readily. The greenhouse kinds thrive 

 best in a mixturo of peat and loam, and are 

 also increased by inarching or budding on M. 

 obovata, one of the readiest growing kinds. M. 

 fuscata, and any of the weak-growing species, 

 increase with facility from cuttings taken off 

 as soon as ripe, and planted in a pot of sand, 

 under a glass. The seeds of the North Ame- 

 rican species are received annually from that 

 country. They should be sown as soon as pos- 

 sible after their arrival in pots of light rich 

 earth, covering them half an inch deep : these 

 may be placed either in a hotbed or a warm 

 sheltered situation, or they may be sown in 

 the open ground, and when the plants are of 

 sufficient size, they should he planted out 

 singly into pots, and sheltered till they have 

 taken fresh root, and they should bo protected 

 from the frost by a frame for two or three suc- 

 cessive winters, giving them the benefit of the 

 open air in mild weather. Synonymes : 1, M. 

 grdcilis, M. Yulan ; 2, M. Soulange&na ,■ 3, 

 M. tonuntosa ; i, M. umbrella. See Talauma. 



acuminata . . Yl.grn. 6, H. De. T. 50 N". Amer. 1736 

 . Yelsh. 6, H. De. T. 40 N. Amer. 1736 

 . Yelsh. 6, H. De. T. 40 N. Amer. 17SG 

 . Wht . 4, H. De. T. 40 Carolina. 1786 

 . Wht. . 8, F. De. T. 30 China 



Wht. . 4, F. De. T. 



Wht. . 4, F. De. T. 



Candollei 

 maxima . . 



auriculata 

 consplcua 1 



Alexandria . 

 citrioddra . 



Soulangeana2 Pr. wt. 4, H. De. S. 



specibsa . . Wht. . 4, F. De. S. 

 cordata . . . Yel.wt. 6, H. De. T. 

 fuscata . . . Brn. . 4, G. Ev. S. 



anonsef&lia . Bed . 6, G. Bv. S. 



Campbell! . Wht. . 6, F. Do. T. 



1789 

 8 China . 1831 



10 China . 1831 

 4 Hybrid . 1826 

 4 Franoe, bybd. 

 4 N. Amer. 1801 

 3 China . 1780 

 8 China . 1789 



20 China . 



glauca . . . Wht. . 7, H. De. T. 20 N. Amer. 1683 

 Burchelliana. Wht. . 6, H. Do. T. 20 



Gordoniana . Wht. . 6, H. De. T. 20 . 1750 



longif&lia . . Wht. . 7, H. De. T. 20 Hybrid . 

 Thomsoniana. Wht. . 7, H. De. T. 20 Hybrid . 1817 



gracilis . . Pur. . 4, H. De. S. 20 Japan . 1804 



grandifldra . . Wht. . 8, H. Ev. T. 20 Carolina 1734 



angustifblia . Wht. . 7, H. Ev. T. 20 Paris . 1825 



crfspa . . . Wht. . 6, H. Ev. T. 20 N. Amer. 



elliptioa . . Wht. . 8, H. Ev. T. 20 Carolina 1734 



exonitasis . Wht. . 8, H. Ev. T. 20 N. Amer. 



forruginea Wht. . 8, H. Ev. T. 20 JST. Amer. 



lanceolata . Wht. . 8, H. Bv. T. 20 Carolina. 1734 



obovata' . . Wht. . 8, H. Ev. T. 20 Carolina. 1734 



preecox . . Wht. . 8, H. Ev. T. 20 N. Amer. 



rotundif61ia . Wht. . S, H. Ev. T. 20 N. Amer. 



K6bus 3 . . . Pr. wt. 7, H. Ev. S. 20 Japan . 1804 



macrophylla . Wht. . 7, H. De. T. 30 N. Amer. 1800 



obovata . . Pur. . 7, F. De. S. 10 China . 1709 



discolor . . Pr. wt. 5, F. De. S. 10 . 1790 



pumila . . . Wht. . 6, G. Ev. S. 3 China . 1786 



purpurea . Pur. . 4, H. De. S. 20 Japan . 1790 



pyramidata . Wht. . 5, H. De. T. 20 Carolina. 1811 



tripdtala . . Wht. . 5, H. De. T. 30. N. Amer. 1752 



Magnoliace.se, or Magnoliads. An order of 

 noble trees and shrubs bearing large showy 

 flowers, and fine glossy leaves. The species 

 possess considerable medicinal properties, for 

 which and their beauty they are highly es- 

 teemed. 



Mahaleb. See Girasus MaMleb. 



Mahernia, Linn. An anagram of Hermannia, 

 signifying affinity. Linn. 16, Or. 2, Nat. Or. 

 Byttneridceai. These are extremely pretty 

 plants. The soil best adapted to them is an 

 equal mixture of loam and sandy peat ; and 

 young cuttings taken off at a joint, will soon 

 root, if planted in the same kind of soil, under 

 a glass. Synonymes: 1, M. pinnata; 2, M. 

 odorhta ; 3, M. BurclUllii. 



bipinnata 1 . Brown . 7, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. H. 1752 

 diffusa . . . Yellow . 6, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. H. 1774 

 glabrata 2 . . Yellow . 6, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. H. 1789 

 grandifldra 3 . Bed . . 6, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. H. 1812 

 heterophylla . Yellow . 5, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. H. 1731 

 inclsa . . . Yel. wht. 7, G. Bv. S. 2 C. G. H. 1792 

 oxalidifdlia Yellow . 6, G. Ev. 8. 2 C. G. H. 1817 

 pulchella . . Beddish . 7, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. H. 1792 

 resedaef61ia Yellow . 7, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. H. 1816 

 sessilifblia . . Yel. wht. 6, G. Bv. S. 2 C. G. H. 1818 

 vernicata . . Vermil. . 7, G. Bv. S. 2 C. G. H. 1816 

 vorticillata . Yellow . 7, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. H. 1820 

 vesicaria . . Yellow . A, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. H. 1818 



Mah6a. See MadMca. 



Mah6a-tree. See Madhuea. 



Mahagoni. See Swietenia Mahdgoni-. 



Mahogany. See Sximiima Mahdgoni. 



Mah6nia, Nuttall. In honour of Bernard 

 M'Mahon, of North America, a lover of bota- 

 nical science: Linn. 6, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Ber- 

 beridacece. A mixture of sand, peat, and loam, 

 is the soil best adapted to the growth of these 

 beautiful shrubs. They may be increased by 

 layers, or by cuttings of the ripened wood 

 planted in sand, in autumn, under a glass. 

 Synonymes: 1, Birberis Aquifbliufli ; 2, B. 

 pinnata, M. diversifblia ; 3, B. jap6nica ; i, 

 B. nervosa, M. glumhcea ; 5, B. ripens. See 

 Birberis. 



Aquifdlium 1 . Yel. 4, F. Ev. S. 6 N. Amer. . 1824 

 diversifolia . Yel. 4, H. Ev. S. 6 Mt. Video . 

 fascicularis 2 . Yel. 4, F. Bv. S. 6 California . 1819 

 japonica 3. . . Yel. 4, H. Ev. S. 4 Japan . . 

 nepalensis . '. Yel. 4, H. Bv. S. 4 Nepal . . 

 nervosa 4 . . . Yel. 4, H. Do. 8. 6 N. Amer. . 1820 

 repens 5 . , . ". Yel 4, H. Ev. S. 2 N. Amer. . 1824 



