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diana, slipulacea, Tourneforliana, traclialifblia, 

 Irifida, vcrticillata 6. 



MalvAcb^;, or Mallow-worts, constitute a 

 large order of well-known plants. The uni- 

 form character of tliem is to abound in muci- 

 lage, on which account they are valuable for 

 poultices and other medicinal and domestic 

 uses. 



MALVAvfscus, -De Candolle. From malva, a 

 mallow, and viscus, glue. Linn. 16, Or. 8, 

 Nat. Or. Malv&cece. This is a genus of very 

 desirable plants, on account of their rich 

 scarlet flowers. The soil best adapted to them 

 is a mixture of loam and peat, and cuttings 

 root readily in sand, under a glass ; these 

 should be taken off as near the stem of the 

 plant as possible, not being so apt to rot as 

 when taken off by the middle of the shoot. 

 None of the leaves should be taken off or 

 shortened above the sand. Synonymes: 1, 

 Achania Malvaviscus ; 2, A. mollis; 3, A. 

 pilbsa. 



arbdreus 1 . Scarlet S, S. Bv. S. 12 W. Ind. . 1714 

 m611is2 . Scarlet 8, S. Ev. S. 12 Mexico . 1780 

 pilbsus 3 . . Bed . 10, S. Ev. S. 12 Jamaica . 1780 



MAMMiBFOKM, nipple-formed. 



Mammea, Linn. Mamey is the aboriginal name 

 of the species. Linn. 13, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Clusiacece. M. americ&na is a tall tree with a 

 thick, spreading, elegant head, somewhat re- 

 sembling Magndlia grandifldra. In the West 

 Indies it is cultivated for the sake of its fruit, 

 which is much esteemed, and is eaten alone, 

 or cut in slices with wine or sugar, or pre- 

 served in sugar. It grows freely in sandy 

 loam, and cuttings of the ripened wood, with 

 the leaves not shortened, will root in sand, 

 under a glass, in a moist heat, 

 africana . White 7, S. Ev. T. 40 Africa . 1823 

 americana. . White 7, S. Ev. T. 60 S. Amer. . 1730 



Mammee-treb. See Mamm&a. 



M.AMMILLARIA, Haworth. From mamma, the 

 nipple ; in allusion to the small tubercles. 

 Linn. 12, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Cactdtcece. This 

 genus contains some very beautiful plants, and 

 all highly-deserving of a place in every collec- 

 tion of plants, on account of their very curious 

 and interesting habit. To grow them well, 

 they require the following treatment : — About 

 the middle of April they should be fresh 

 potted in peat and a little sand mixed, and 

 then plunged in heat, in a pit or frame, where 

 the temperature must be kept from eighty- 

 five to ninety-five degrees, not giving them 

 much water until they have started afresh, and 

 then may be added gentle waterings over head, 

 occasionally in the afternoon ; they should be 

 closed early, and air given early in the morn- 

 ings, and shade during sunshine ; by treating 

 them in this manner, they will make an 

 amazing growth in the three following months, 

 When they may be gradually hardened before 

 removing them back to the succulent house ; 

 they are increased by offsets, and some of the 

 kinds occasionally produce seeds if fertilised. 

 Synonymes: 1, Cdclus ambigua ; 2, M. ddnsa; 

 3, caudata ; 4, C. coccinea ; 5, C. coronata ; 



6, O. depressa ; 7, M. straminea ; 8, C. glo- 

 merata; 9, C.mammillaris ; 10, O. pusllla ; 

 11, O. quadrata; 12, O. mammillaris ; 13, O. 

 solitaria; 14, ft spinbsa ; 15, C. slellata. 



