276 BRECK’S NEW BOOK OF FLOWERS. 
two to three feet high, producing numerous spikes of 
bright, rosy-red flowers through the season ; propagated 
by dividing the roots, 
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MADIA. 
MAdia élegans.— Elegant Madia— A pretty annual 
from the Pacific coast. The seeds should be planted in 
the border in May. If the plants can have a shady lo- 
cation, it will be much the best, as the bright sunshine 
causes the petals of the flower to curl up, thus destroying 
much of their beauty. The flowers are large, with yel- 
low rays and brown disk. Early in the morning, or just 
at night, the blossoms appear splendid; about two feet 
high. The plant emits an agreeable fragrance; it stands 
the early frosts, and the only objection to it is, that it 
fades in the sun, and almost immediately after gathering. 
It is not fit therefore for bouquets. 
MALOPE. 
[Malope, a name given to Tree Mallows.] 
Malope grandifléra.—Grand-flowering Malope.—This 
very showy plant is of the Mallow tribe; grows from 
two feet to two feet and six inches high. The flowers are 
produced in great abundance, and, being of a fine rosy 
crimson, make a very gay appearance, rendering it a de- 
sirable plant for giving a distant attracting effect. It 
blooms from June to the end of October, unless cut off 
by frost. Seed should be sown in pots early in March, 
and be raised in a hot-bed; or may be sown upon a hot- 
bed, under a frame or hand-glass. The plants may be. set 
out in the open border by the middle of May. MZ gran- 
diflora alba, is a variety with white flowers, but rather 
