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pagated by division. Synonyme : 1, Barlnila 



sinensis 1 . Blue pur. 8, G. Her. P. 2 China . 1844 



Masterwort. See Imperatdria. 



Masterwort. See Astrctntia. 



Mastic. See Majorana crassifdlia. 



Mastication, grinding or chewing with the 

 teeth. 



Mastich. See Thpmus Mastichlna. 



MASTicaiNA. See Thpmus Mastichlna. 



Mastich-tree. See Pistacia Lentlscus. 



Matayba, A ublet. From Matabaiba, the name 

 of M. guianinsis in French Guiana. Linn. 8, 

 Or. 1, Nat. Or. Sapindacece. These trees at- 

 tain the height of sixty feet. They grow in a 

 mixture of loam and peat, and cuttings of the 

 ripened wood, not deprived of any of their 

 leaves, will root in sand, under a glass, in 

 heat. Synonyme: 1, EphiUis fraxlnea. 

 guianensis 1 . White C, S. Ev. S. 60 Guiana . 1803 

 Patrisiana . White 0, S. Ev. S. 45 Guiana 1825 



Mate 1 . See ilex paraguaydnsis. 



Mat-qrass. See Nardus. 



Mat-grass. See Ps&mmea. 



Math, an old term for crop. 



MATHioLA, R. Brown. In honour of Peter 

 Andrew Mathioli, a famous Italian physician, 

 and author of a commentary on the works of 

 Dioscorides ; he died in 1757. Linn. 15, Nat. 

 Or. Brassicacex. This is a genus of old and 

 well-known inhabitants of the garden. In 

 order to obtain good double Stoek-gilliflowers, 

 Brampton and Queen-stocks, choice should be 

 made of such single-flowering plants as grow 

 near many double ones. The seed should he 

 sown in May, and after they have reached two 

 or three inches high, they should be thinned 

 at least nine inches asunder, and the plants 

 taken Out may be planted at about the same 

 distance apart in the flower-border ; if the fol- 

 lowing winter be severe, they must be pro- 

 tected by mats, and in the following May and 

 June they will flower beautifully. Desirable 

 double varieties may be propagated by cut- 

 tings, which root readily by being planted 

 under a hand-glass, and shaded. To have a 

 succession of the Annual, or Ten-week-stock,- 

 the seed should be sown in February, March, 

 April, and May, and the plants from the May 

 sowing will continue to flower till Christ- 

 mas. In preserving plants of the Stock-gilli- 

 Hower, and Ten-week-stock, for seed, select only 

 such single-flowering plants as have fine- 

 coloured flowers. The biennial and hardy 

 shrubby kinds should be treated in the same 

 manner as the Stock-gillijiower, and all the 

 annual kinds in the same way as the Ten-week- 

 stock. The greenhouse shrubby species grow 

 best in a mixture of light soil and sand, and 

 cuttings root readily under a glass. Fine 

 double stocks may be planted in pots, and 

 kept in a frame daring winter. See Gtiettarda. 

 acaulis . . . Red . . 6, H. A. J Egypt . 1823 

 annua . . Various . 8, H. A. 1$ S. Eur. . 1731 

 alba . . . White . 7, H. A. H 3- Eur. . 

 fl6re-pleno . Red . . 7, H. A. 1£ 

 coronopifblia. Purple . 6, H. B. 1 Sicily 1819 

 fenestraljs . Purple . 7, H. B. 1 Crete . 1759 



glabrata . . Whito . 8, P. Ev. S. 2 



fldre-pleno ... Wat. pur. 8, F. Ev. 8. 2 



purpurea . Purple . 8, P. Ev. S. 2 



grieoa . . . White . 8, H. A. 2 8. Eur. 



incana . . .Purple . 8, H. Ev. S. 1 Eng.,oldwls. 



alba . . . Purple . 8, H. Ev. S. 1 Eng., gards. 



coccinea . . Scarlot . 8..H. Ev. S. 1 Eng., gards. 



multiplex . Varieg. . 8, P. Ev. S. 1 Eng., gards. 



livida . . . Liv. pur. 7, H. A. 1 Egypt . 1820 



lougip^tala . Red yel. 6, H. A. 1 Bagdad . 1818 



maderensis . Violet . 5, G. Ev. S. 2 

 odoratfssima . Livid . 6, G. Ev. S. 2 Persia . 1795 



fragrans . . Livid . 6, G. Ev. 8. 2 Crimea . 1823 



oxyceras . . Livid . 7, H. A. 1J Damas. . 1820 



parvirldra . . Purple . 7, H. A. $ Morocco 1799 



sicula . . . Lilac . 7, H. B. lj Sicily . 1835 

 simplicicaulis. Purple . 7, H. B. 2 



alba . . . White . 7, H. B. 2 



sinuata . . . Ding. red 7, H. B. 1 Eng.,seacoa. 



tatarica . . . Red yel. 7, H. B. 1 Tartary . 1820 



tenella . . . Grn.brn. 7, H, A. 1 Cyprus . 1820 



toruldsa . . Purple . 7, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. H. 1816 



tricuspidata . Purple . 7, H. A. i Barbary 1739 



tristis . . . Livid . 6, G. Ev. 8. 1 8. Eur. . 1768 



varia . . . Livid . 6, G. Ev. S. J S. Eur. . 1820 



Mat&nia, Brown. After the- late Dr. William 

 Maton. Linn. 24, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Polypodi- 

 acece. Stove fern, 

 peotinata . Yellow 5, S. Her. P. j Mt. Ophir . 1839 



MATotlREA, Bon. Meaning of the word not ex- 

 plained. Linn. 14, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Scrophu- 

 lariacece. For culture and propagation, refer 

 to Herptstis. 



dubia . . Blue . 7, G. Her. P.' i Buenos A. 1S30 

 pratensis . . Blue . 7, 8. A. \ Trinidad . 1824 



Matricaria, Linn. From matrix, the womb. 

 Linn. 19, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Asteracece. Hardy 

 annuals, of no interest — capinsis, Chamomllla, 

 G. flbre-pleno, puUlla, suaviolens. 



Matrix, a place where anything is generated or 

 formed. 



MXttia, Schultcs. Supposed to be after some 

 botanist. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Boragin- 

 acece. Ornamental plants, growing well in 

 any common garden soil, and increased by di- 

 visions. 



cristata . . Purple . 5, E. B. 1 Armenia 1S29 



lanata . . Reddish . 6, H. Her. P. 1J Levant . 1800 

 umbellata . Red . . 5, H. Her. P. 1 Hungary 1822 



MaurAndya, Jacquin. In honour of Dr. Mau- 

 randy, professor of botany at Carthagena. 

 Linn. 14, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Scrophulariatxcs. 

 The species of this genus are very elegant, 

 climbing, evergreen, or herbaceous plants, and 

 are therefore well worthy of a place in every 

 garden. During summer, they will grow and 

 flower abundantly planted against a wall in 

 the open air, or at the bottom of trellis-work ; 

 but they require the protection of a green- 

 house in winter. A light rich soil suits them, 

 and they are easily increased by young cut- 

 tings planted under a glass, or by seeds, 

 antirrhiniflbra Purple . 7, G. Ev. Tw. 10 Mexico 1814 

 Barclayana . Bl. wht. 7, G. Ev. Tw. 10 Mexico 1825 

 Remperndrens . Purple . 7, G. Ev. Tw. 10 Mexico 1796 



MAtJRIA, Kunth. In honour of Antonio Mauri, 

 an Italian botanist, author of Florae Romania 

 Prodromus. Linn. 5, Or. 3, Nat. Or. Ana- 

 cardiacece. For culture, see Rh&s. 

 heterdphylla . Blush . 5, S. Ev. S. 3 Peru . . 1822 

 Bimplicifblia . Blush . 5, G. Ev. 8. 3 Peru . 1822 



MAURfTiA, Linn. In honour of the Prince 

 Maurice of Nassau, the patron of the celebrated 



