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found in European Cretaceous beds ; they were 

 abundant and cosmopolitan during the Miocene 

 period, but the cold of the Glacial epocb drove 

 them from their ancient localities, and they are 

 now found in China, Japan, India, and the soutbern 

 states of North America. 



Maples are benefited by being occasionally 

 treated with a special manure containing bone 

 meal, kainit, and small quantities of magnesium 

 sulphate and iron sulphate. 



Mezereons are improved by using a special 

 manure containing bone meal, charcoal, silver 

 sand, and small quantities of magnesium sulphate 

 and iron sulphate. 



Monkey Puzzles are improved by using 

 a special manure containing kainit, bone meal, 

 silver sand, and a small quantity of iron 

 sulphate. 



Mountain Ashes are benefited by being 

 treated with lime, and small quantities of kainit, 

 bone meal, magnesium sulphate and iron sulphate. 



Myricas are improved by using for them bone 

 meal, kainit, sulphate of magnesia, and iron 

 stdphate. 



Myrtles are benefited by being watered from 

 time to time with a liquid manure containing 

 ^ oz. each of kainit, lime superphosphate, and 



