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linearif&lial . Purp. bl. 8, G. A. 1J Chile . 18S1 

 fasciculata . . White . 7, G. Ev. S. 1 Chile . 1832 

 thyrsiadra . . Yellow . 7, G. Ev. 8. 1 Chile . 1832 



MALESHERBlAcKtf:, or Crown-worts. A small 

 order of herbaceous and half-shrubby plants, 

 with not very conspicuous flowers ; all are 

 natives of Chile and Peru. 



Malic acid is the acid of apples, &c. 



Mallococca. See Griwia. 



Mallow. See.Mdlva. 



Mallow rose. See Hibiscus moschatus. 



Malope, Linn. From mate, tender ; in allu- 

 sion to the soft leaves. Linn. 16, Or. S, Nat. 

 Or. Malvacece. These are very beautiful plants. 

 The seed should be sown in the open border 

 about the beginning or middle of April. 



malacoldes . Purple . 6, H. 



sinuata . Pur. viol. 7, H. 



trffida . . Purple . 7, H. 



A. 1 Barbary . 1710 

 A. 1 Mauritan. 1710 

 A. 2 Barbary . 1808 



Malortiea. Si 



MalpIghia, Linn. In honour of Marcello Mai- 

 pighi, once professor of medicine at Pisa, and 

 author of many valuable works on natural 

 history. He died in 1694. Linn. 10, Or. 3, 

 Nat. Or. Malpighiaceoe. A genus of interest- 

 ing plants, some of which, as M. aquifllia, 

 cocclfera, and one or two others, are especially 

 worth the cultivator's care. They thrive well 

 in any light soil, and cuttings of the ripened 

 wood root readily in sand, under a glass, in 

 heat. M. glabra is known by the name of 

 Barbadoes Cherry in the -British "West Indies. 

 It is cultivated in all the "West Indian Islands, 

 and in many parts of South America, for its 

 fruit, which is esteemed there, but is much in- 

 ferior to our cherries. Synonyms : 1, M. pu- 

 nici/dlia. See Bunchdsia and Brystmima. 



angustifdlia 

 Aquifolia 

 bifldral . 

 coccffera 

 cubensis . . 

 dubia 

 fagfnea . . 

 fucata . . . 

 glabra . . . 

 incana . . , 

 masrophylla . 

 nitida . . . 

 punicifblia 

 - urens . . . 



Pink . 7, 

 Pink . 8, 

 Pa. red. 7, 

 Pink . 7, 

 Pa. red. 7, 

 Yollow. 7, 

 Yellow. 7, 

 Pa. pink 6, 

 Rose . 5, 

 Rose . 6, 

 Red pk. 7, 

 Pink . 5, 

 Rose . 6, 

 Pink . 8, 



S. Ev. S. 

 S. Ev. S. 

 S. Ev. S. 

 S. Ev. S. 

 S. Ev. S. 

 S. Ev. 8. 

 8. Ev. S. 

 8. Ev. S. 

 a Ev. T. 

 8. Ev. T. 

 8. Ev. T. 

 8. Ev. S. 

 8. Ev. 8 

 8. Ev. S. 



6 W. Ind. . 1737 

 6 8. Amer. . 1759 

 10 8. Amer. . 1810 

 2 8. Amer. . 1733 



4 Havannah 1824 

 10 Jamaica . 1820 

 10 S. Amer. . 1820 



6 8. Amer. . 1814 

 12 W. Ind. . 1757 

 10 Campeac. 1742 

 8 Brazil . 1820 

 6 W. Ind. . 1733 

 10 W. Ind. . 1690 



5 S. Amer. . 1737 



MalpighiAce^s, or Malpiqhiads. Trees and 

 shrubs, some having a climbing habit ; many 

 bear very pretty flowers and eatable fruit. 



Maltese mushroom is the Cynombriwm cocci- 

 ncum. 



MAlum ptmicuM is the PUnica Granatum. 



.MAlus. See Pi/rus Malus. 



Malva, Linn. Altered 'from the Greek, ma- 

 laclie, soft, which comes from malacko, to 

 soften ; in allusion to the emollient qualities 

 of the species. Linn. 16, Or. 8, Nat. Or. Mal- 

 vaceae. This is an extensive genus of plants. 

 The stove and greenhouse kinds grow well in 

 any rich soil, and are very ornamental, espe- 

 cially some of the greenhouse species ; they 

 are readily increased by cuttings planted 'in 

 any light soil, under a glass. Among the 

 most interesting of the hardy herbaceous 



species, are M. moschata, Mmiroana, and pur- 

 parala. They should be planted in the flower- 

 border, and increased by divisions of the roots, 

 or by seeds. The annual species should be 

 sown in the open ground, but few of them are 

 worth cultivating. Synouymes: 1, M. alce- 

 oules ; 2, coromandeliana ; 3, M. scoparia; 4, 

 striata; M. reJUxa; 5, Nuttalia malvceflora; 

 6, M. glomerata, N. involucrata. See Cris- 

 taria and Sphcerdclea. 



Alcea . .Pur. . 8, H. Her. P. 3 Germany. 1597 

 americana. Yellow . 6, H. A. 1 St.Domin. 1756 



cegpptia, altlweoides, bonarUnsis, brasiltensis, 

 crUica, fastigiata, fiexubsa, gange'tica, hispd- 

 nica, leprisa, miorocarpa, niccetnsia, parviflara, 

 pcruvidna, rvtundijUiu,, B. pusilla, Sheiar- 



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