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Mahurea, Aublet. The name of the tree in 

 Guiana. Linn. 16, Or. 8, Nat. Or. Ternstras- 

 mi&cece. For culture, see Laplacea. 

 palustris . . Pnrp. 5, S. Ev. S. 3 Trinidad 1820 



Mai. See Dacrfidium Mai. 



Maidenhair. See Adi&ntum. 



Maidenhair. See Passiflora Adidnlum. 



Maidenhair-tree. See Salisburia adiantifblia. 



Maiden-lip. See Echinospirmum Idppula. 



Maiden-plum. See Comoclddia. 



Maieta, Aublet. Meaning not explained. Linn. 

 10, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Mclastomacem. For cul- 

 ture and propagation, see Meldstoma. 

 guianensis . . Rose . 7, S. Ev. S. 2 Guiana . 1824 



MairAnia. See Arctostdphylos. 



Mairia, Da Candolle. Linn. 19, Or. 1, Nat. 

 Or. Asteracece. Plants of easy culture in light 

 sandy loam and peat, and propagated by di- 

 vision. 



crenata . . Lilac . 4, G. Her. P. 1 C. G. H. . 1820 

 taxifolia. . Yellow. 7, G. Her. P. 1 C. G. H. . 1816 



Maize. See Zea Mays. 



Majanthemum. See Smilaclna. 



Majorana, Mcench. See Origanum. 



Majorana, Mcench. An alteration of the Arabic 

 name, Maryamych. Linn. 14, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Lamiaceas. These plants succeed well in sandy 

 soil and a dry situation. The species are all 

 shrubby if protected during winter, and they 

 are easily increased by slips or cuttings. . Sy- 

 nonymes : 1, Origanum Mdru ; 2, 0. Ma- 

 jorana ; 3, 0. syriacum j 4, 0. Onilcs, 0. 

 smyrnceum. 



crassifdlia 1 . Purplish. 6, F. Ev. S. 1 Levant . 

 hortensis2 . Purplish. 6, H. A 1 N. Africa 1573 

 nervosa 3 . . Pink . . 0, F. Ev. S. 1 Egypt . 1823 

 Onltes 4 . . Whitish. 8, F. Ev. S. 1 Mediter. . 1759 



Malabaila. See Pastinaca. 



Malabar-bark. See Ochna. 



Malabar leaf. See Cinnamomum Malaba- 

 trum. 



Malabar nightshade. See Basilla. 



Malabar nut. See Justicia Adhatoda. 



Malabar rose. See Hibiscus Rbsa malabdrica. 



Malabatrum. See Cinnamdmum Malabdlrum. 



Malach, an intoxicating liquor made from the 

 hemp (Cannabis salha). 



Malachadenia, Lindley. Linn. 20, Or. 1, Nat. 

 Or. Orcliidaccce. This very singular plant was 

 given to Mr. Bateman by Mr. William Hooper 

 of Lambeth, who received it from Rio in 1 836. 

 It is a remarkable genus, resembling Megacli- 

 nium in some respects, but belonging in reality 

 to Vdndcce, among which it is marked by the 

 nearly total absence of the petals, the cirrhate 

 column, and the soft fleshy cinnamon-coloured 

 gland, to which a pair of reniform pollen 

 masses are slightly attached. In this division 

 of Orckidaccm, it is uncertain where it must 

 stand ; probably other genera still undiscovered 

 will connect it with the system better than 

 can at present bo done, 

 clavata . Gm. pur. . 4, S. Epi. J Eio Janeiro . 1836 



Malachodendron, Linn. From malachos, 

 soft, and dendron, a tree. Linn. 16, Or. 8, 

 Nat. Or. Ternstramiacex. This fine orna- 

 mental plant is highly deserving a place in 



every garden, on account of its large cream- 

 coloured blossoms. The plant should be kept 

 in the greenhouse, for though sufficiently hardy 

 to stand our winters in the open air, the young 

 shoots often get injured by frost, the summer 

 not being long enough to ripen the wood, or 

 even to flower it ih perfection. The best soil 

 for it is peat, mixed with a little loam ; and it 

 is readily increased by layers, or cuttings of 

 the ripened wood, in sand, under a glass. See 

 Stuartia. 

 ovatum . White 7, H. De. T. 8 N. Amer. . 1785 



MalAchra, Linn. A name under which Pliny 

 speaks of a Persian tree, which produces a 

 gum. The name is preserved to designate 

 plants analogous to mallow, from the simi- 

 larity of the word malachra with that of ma- 

 lache, a mallow. Linn. 16, Or. 8, Nat. Or. 

 Malvaceae. Annuals of no interest ; they re- 

 quire to be raised in a hothouse, and, when of 

 sufficient size, to be planted singly into small 

 pots, and placed among the stove plants. Sy- 

 nonyme: 1, M. fasciata — alcesefilia, braeteata, 

 capitata, fasciata, heptaphylla 1, radiata, ro- 

 tundif&lia, trilbba. 



Malacofhyllum. See Colyttdon Malaeophffl- 

 Imn. 



MalAxis, Swartz. Malaxis, delicate ; in allu- 

 sion to the texture of the species. Linn. 20, 

 Or. 1, Nat. Or. Orchidaceaz. A pretty little 

 genus, growing freely in sandy peat. See Li- 

 paris, Micrdstylis, Obcrdnia. 

 paluddsa . . Tel. grn. 7, H. Ter. i Eng., hogs. 

 ParthSni . . Green . 6, S. Ter. J Brazil . . 1838 



Malay apple. See Jambdsa malaccinsis. 



Malc6mia, R. Brown. Named after William 

 Malcolm, F.L.S., a celebrated nurseryman and 

 cultivator. Linn. 15, Nat. Or. Brassicdcccs. 

 These plants are not possessed of much beauty. 

 They should be sown in the open border in 

 spring ; or by sowing at various times, they 

 may be got to flower all the year, except in 

 severe frosty weather. Synonymes: 1, Ilis- 

 peris africana ; 2, //. armaria; 3, Cheir&n- 

 thus lyrdtus ; 4, O. marilimus. 



Malesherbia, Ruiz and Pavon. In honour of 

 Lamoignon do Malesherbes, an illustrious 

 French patriot and agriculturist. Linn. 5, Or. 

 3, Nat. Or. Malesherbidceaz. This is a very 

 interesting genus, requiring the treatment 

 common to most greenhouse annuals. Syno- 

 nyme : 1, M. coronata, paniculata. 

 humihs . . . White . 8, G. A. J Chile . 1832 



