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MAGNOLIA 



MAINE 



1348. 



Mahernia verticillata. 



or ovate, rusty brown and pubescent, 3-4 in. long, May- 

 Aug. N.C. to Tex. 8.S. 1:1 and 2.-Var. angustiiblia, 

 Loud. (var. n<i!icl idlia ,iiovt.). Lvs. lanceolate, wavy. 

 Var. lanceolata, Ait. (var. A'xoniensis, Loud.). Lvs. 

 oblong-lanceolate or obloug-elllptic, less rusty beneath. 

 B.M. 1952. L.B.C. 9:8U. There are many other named 

 varieties, of which var. Galissoniensis, Hort., has proved 

 the hardiest In Europe. For other pictures, see Gn. 22, 

 p. 28; 24, pp. 509, 511; 33, p. 538. 



M. compressa, Slaxim. — Michelia compressa.— 1/". fnscata, 

 Andr.^Mii.-V]eba f'nsc;it;i.— j1/. salicifdJla, Muxim. 8mall, de- 

 ciduous tree: lvs. elliDtic to ovate-lanceolnte, glaucous beneath, 

 4-7 in. long: fls. unkno^vu. Japan. G.F. 0;IJ7. 



Alfred Rehder. 



MAH;£RNIA (anagram ot Henna nnki). SfcrcuJiUcecB. 

 More than 30 herbs and sub^hrubs of S. Africa, mostly 

 with incised Ivw. and droop- 

 ing, bell-shaped tls. Calyx 

 campanuhite, 5-cleft; petals 

 5, with hollow claws, twisted 

 in the bud ; stamens 5, op- 

 posite the petals, the fila- 

 ments prominL'utly enlarged 

 or dilated at about the mid- 

 die (and thus differing from 

 Herniannia, which has no 

 sudden enlargement in the 

 filaments), the anthers long: 

 ovary 5-loculed, ripening 

 into a coriaceous capsule 

 with many seeds. Monogr, 

 in Harvey and Sender's 

 Flora Capensis. By some 

 the genus is united with 

 Hermaiinia. A few of the 

 Maliernias are cult, as pot- 

 plants for the profusion of their bell-like tls. agd the 

 sweet odor. 



verticillata, Linn. {M. odordfa, Hort, not of botan- 

 ists, which is Htrmannta Presliana). Honey Bell. 

 Pig. 13^:8. Very common plant in conservatories, 

 and soiuetimes seen in window-gardens (see Souse 

 Planta) : half woody, very diffuse and straggly, not 

 making a central leader, the terete crooked stems 

 scabrous : lvs. small, much cut into linear divisions, 

 with deep cut stipules: fls. ^4 in. or less long, nod- 

 ding, usually about 2 together, from axillary shoots, 

 sweet, fragrant, honey-yellow, — Free bloomer in 

 winter and spring. Of easy cult. Prop, by cuttings. 

 Maliernia verticillata is a very prettj- twiggy bush 

 for the cool greenhouse. The branches are long and 

 flexible, so that specimens may be trained into any 

 form. It may also be used for hanging baskets. It is 

 of easy culture in pots, but lifts badly. 



glahr&,ta, Cav. Lvs. dentate or dentate-pinnatifid 

 (not sofinely cut as in the last), covered with stellate 

 down: trailing. — It is doubtful if the plant cult, 

 under this name is the M. glahrata of botanists. 



L. H. B. 

 MAHOE, MOUNTAIN. See Eihisciis elatus. 



MAHOGANY, ^(^g- Swieienia. Mountain Mahog- 

 any. See C''rroc(irpuii. 



MAHONIA. Included with Bcrheris. 



MAIDENHAIR FERN is Adiantum. 



MAIDENHAIR TREE. See Ginkgo. 



MAIANTHEMITM (Greek, May flowpv). Lilldcecp. 

 M. Convallaria, Weher, is a pretty liltle native wild 

 flower growing 3-5 inches high, with 1-3 heart-shaped 

 shining lvs., and a raceme about 1 in. long of small 

 white tis., with 4-parted perianth and 4 stamens. It 

 grows in moist woods, and is fully described in our 

 manuals. It has been offered by dealers in native 

 plants under Its synonyms, M. bifoUun), Cauadense 

 and SmiJacina hi'hlia. B. B. 1:431. B.M. 510. It 

 is sometimes called False Lily-of-the-Valley or Two- 

 Leaved Solomon's Seal. Foliage dies in midsummer. 

 Useful for early effects. 



MAINE, HORTICULTURE IN. Fig. 1349. Maine, the 



mostnortheasterly of the United States, liesbetween lati- 

 tudes 4G° G' and 47° 27' north and longitudes 00° 50' and 

 71° 20' west. The name was used by early explorers to 

 designate the mainland as distinct from the numerous 

 islands along the coast. Althou^di its extreme breadth 

 from east to west is but 270 miles, its coast line is so 

 broken as to extend for 2,480 miles along the Atlantic. 

 The total area of the state is 33,000 square miles, of 

 which 3.145 is water surface. The surface of the state i.s 

 disposed in two great slopes, separated by a broad plain 

 from 1,000 to 2,000 feet above the sea {see the map). This 

 plain, the eastern end of the Appalachian range, con- 

 tains numerous bills and mountains, the highest of 

 which is Mt. Katahdiu, with an altitude of 5,385 feet. 



The slopes are much broken by hills and lakes, and 

 vast areas are still covered by the primeval forest. 

 There is thus provided a wide diversity of soil and cli- 

 matic conditions in different parts of the state, which 

 affords opportunity fcr a considerable range in agricul- 

 tural productions. Under these conditions, even from 

 the earliest settlement of the state, agriculture has 

 received a fair share of attention. There were in 1892, 

 05,000 farms, containing 0,500,000 acres, representing a 

 cash value of $102,500,000, and an estimated value of 

 farm products of $22,000,000. 



The forests, located mainly in the middle belt, form 

 one of Maine's principal sources of wealth. In the 

 northern part these consist chietly of pine, spruce, hem- 

 lock and arborvittO. Farther south, in addition to the 

 conifers, red oak, beech, birch, maple, ash and elm 

 abound. Butternut and hickory are found, but are not 

 abundant. The productions for which the state is espe- 

 cially noted, aside from lumber, are hav, potatoes, sweet 

 corn and fruit. Of the first, from 1,500,000 to 2,000,000 

 tons are cut each year. 



Potatoes form the staple crop in Aroostook county — 

 the "Garden of Maine " — though many thousand bushels 

 are grown in the southern counties. The annual crop is 



1349. Maine. To illustrate its horticulture. 



