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Marcgravia, Linn. In honour of George 

 Marcgrave, a German, who published a Na- 

 tural History of Brazil in 1718. Linn. 3, Or. 

 1, Nat. Or. Marcgravi&cece. This is a genus 

 of curious shimbby, creeping plants ; they are 

 found adhering by their fibres to the trunks of 

 trees, though they are not strictly parasitical. 

 They are well suited for covering the walls or 

 rafters of stoves. They grow in turfy loam 

 and peat ; and cuttings root in sand, under a 

 glass, in heat. 



coriacea . . White 5, S. Ev. S. 20 Guiana . . 1820 

 piota . . . Green 6, S. Cr. S. 20 Guiana . . . 1827 

 umbellata . White 6, S. Bv. S. 20 W. Ind. . . 1792 



Marcgraviace^e, or Margraviads. These 

 are all handsome and very curious shrubs and 

 small trees ; they bear curious little pitchers, 

 the purpose of which is not understood. 



Marchantia, Gorda. In honour of Nicholas 

 Marchant, a French botanist. Linn. 24, Or. 

 6, Nat. Or. Marchantiacece. Creeping plants, 

 with green, cellular, fleshy fronds, spreading 

 over the surface of the ground in moist places 

 —andrdgyna, cdnica, hemisphterica, irrigua, 

 polymbrpha. 



MarchanmIcb^, or Liver-worts. These are 

 plants of a leathery construction, growing on 

 the ground or on trees in damp shady places 

 in all climates. 



Mare's-tail. See Hippkris. 



Margaritaceotjs, pearl-bearing. 



Margin, edge or border. 



Marginated, having a border. 



Margosa-tree. See MUia Asedardchta. 



Margyricarpus, Ruiz and Pavon. From •mar- 

 garon, a pearl, and karpos, a fruit ; resem- 

 blance of the fruit. Linn. 2, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Sanguisorbaceoe. This is rather a pretty plant, 

 growing well in sandy peat, and increased by 

 cuttings in sand, under a glass, in heat, 

 setbsus . . Green . 6, S. Bv. S. 2 Peru . . 1829 



Marialva, De Candolle. Named after a Por- 

 tuguese botanist. Linn. 13, Or. 5, Nat. Or. 

 Clusidcem. This fine tree thrives iii a mixture 

 of loam, peat, and sand, and ripened cuttings 

 will grow in sand, under a glass, in heat. Sy- 

 nonyme : 1, Tovdmita guiwninsis. 

 guianensis 1 . Green . 6, S. Bv. S. 12 Guiana . 1827 



Marianthus, Link. Derivation of the word 

 unknown, but Dr. Graham suggests that it 

 may have been dedicated to the Virgin Mary, 

 on account of the pure whiteness of the flowers 

 of the first-discovered species. Linn. 5, Or. .1, 

 Nat. . Or. Ptitosporacece. Elegant little plants, 

 with long slender branches, bearing a profusion 

 of pleasing blue flowers • in dense clusters. 

 They should be trained to wire balloons, or 

 circular-shaped trellis, in preference to rafters ; 

 they seem to thrive best in a mixture of loam, 

 leath-mould, and sand, and cuttings of the 

 young wood strike freely in sand. Synonyme : 

 1, CampylantAera (lagans. 



ccei-ulea . . . Blue . 4, G. De. CI. 6 Swan B. 1840 



punctatus . . Wht. bl. 4, G. De. CI. 6 Swan E. 1840 



fruticbsus 1 . Blue . 4, G. De. CI. 6 Swan B. 1841 



MArica, Schreber. From maraino, to become 



flaccid ; in allusion to the flowers. Linn. 3, 

 Or. 1, Nat. Or. Iridacece. Very beautiful and 

 curious plants, delighting in a mixture of 

 loam, peat, and sand, and increased by di- 

 viding the roots, or by seed, which ripens in 

 abundance. Synonyme : 1, Cipura Northiana 

 emUstis. See Bobartia, Sisyrinchium, and 

 EleuthefLne. 



coerftlea . . Blue . 5, G. Her. P. 2 Brazil . 1818 

 coel&tis 1 . Blue . 6, S. Her. P. 2 Brazil . 1829 

 gracilis . . Yl.blue 8, G. Her. P. 1£ Brazil . 1830 

 humilis . . Yellow 6, G. Her. P. J Brazil . 1823 

 lutea . . . Yellow 4, S. Her. P. £ Brazil . 1840 

 longif blia . ■ . Striped 8, S. Her. P. 2 Brazil . 1880 

 martinicensis Yellow 6, G. Her. P. 2 Martinico 1782 

 Northiana . Yellow 6, G. Her. P. S Brazil . 1789 

 palud&sa . . White . 7, S. Aq. P. 1 Guiana . 1792 

 SaWrd . . . Yellow 8, G. Her. P. 2 St.Thms. 1822 

 semi-aperta . Yellow 8, G. Her. P. li Brazil . 1820 



Marigold. See Calendula. 



MariLA, Persoon. From marile, live embers 

 or sparks. Yellow fringe round the seeds, and 

 transparent dots and lines on the leaves. Linn. 

 13, Or. 5, Nat. Or. Ternstrb'miacem. It will 

 thrive in a mixture of loam, sand, and heath- 

 mould, and is propagated by half-ripened cut- 

 tings planted in sand, under a hand-glass, in 

 heat, 

 racein&sa . Yel. grn. 3, S. Ev. S. 2 W. Indies . 1827 



MARfscus, Yalil. From the Celtic word mar, 

 signifying a marsh ; in allusion to the plants 

 growing in marshes. Linn. 3, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Cyperacece. Curious stove plants, growing in 

 a loamy soil well supplied with water, and in- 

 creased by dividing the roots, 

 aggregatus . Apetal 6, S. Grass. . 1 S.Amer. 1822 

 conflexus . . Apetal 7, S. Grass. . 1J Brazil . 1819 

 oapillaris . . Yl. bn. 7, S. Her. Aq. 1 Trinidad 1824 

 elatus . . . Apetal 7, S. Grass. . 2J E. Ind. . 1805 

 retrofractus . Yl. pr. 6, H. Her. Aq. 1 N.Amer. 1827 

 umbellatus . Apetal 7, S. Grass. . 1J E. Ind. . 1789 

 l&vis, ovularis, panlceus. 



Marjoram. See Origanum. 



Marjorum. See Majorana. 



Marlea, Roxburgh. From Marliya, the Ben- 

 galese name of the plant. Linn. 8, Or. 1, 

 Nat. Or. Alangiacece. A pretty plant, suc- 

 ceeding in peat and loam ; and cuttings of the 

 half-ripened wood root readily in sand, under 

 a glass. 

 begonisei61ia . Yellow . 5, G. Ev. S. 4 China . 



Marmalade box. .See QmApa esculenta. 



MArmelos. See JSgU M&rmelos. 



Maroquin, or Morocco Leather, used for- 

 merly to be prepared with materials princi- 

 pally obtained from Mesembrydnthemum nodi- 

 flbrum. 



Marrubiastrum. See Leonurus Marrubids- 

 trum and Moluccilla Marrubidstrum. 



MARRtjBltTM. From marrob, a Hebrew word, 

 signifying a bitter juice ; in allusion to the 

 extreme bitterness of the plants. Linn. 14, 

 Or. 1, Nat. Or. Lamiaccm. Any common 

 garden soil will suit these plants, and they are 

 readily increased by divisions of the roots, or 

 by seeds. Synonymes ; 1, M . a fine ; 2, M. 

 crilicum ; 3, M. dpulum. See Beringeria. 



Atyssum . . . Purp. 7, H. Her. P. 1J Spain . 1597 

 astracaiiicum . Pa pr. 7, H. Her. P. 1J Levant. 1S16 

 candidtssimum . White 7, H. Her. P. 3 Lovant . 1732 



