ENCYCLOPEDIA OF GARDENING. 
POT CULTURE: Compost, two parts good ordinary soil, one part 
leaf-mould, cocoanut-fibre refuse, decayed manure & sand. Position 
in 5 in. pots, well drained, in cold sunny greenhouse or window. Sow 
seeds 1-16 in. deep in above pots in March, April or May. Water mode- 
rately when first sown, freely when in full growth. Thin seedlings to 
Zin. apart when 1 in. high. Apply weak stimulants when flower 
buds show. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: M. maritima (Virginian Stock), various colours, sum- 
mer, 6 in., 8. Europe. 
Male Dog-wood (Cornus Mas).—See Cornus. 
Male Fern (Nephrodium Filix-mas).—See Nephrodium. 
Mallow.—See Malva. 
Mallow, False.—See Malvastrum. 
Malimaison Carnation.—See Dianthus. 
Malope (Large-flowered Mallow-wort).—Ord. Malvacew. Hardy 
annuals. First introduced 1710. 
CULTURE: Soil, rich ordinary. Position, sunny beds, or in masses 
in borders. Sow seeds } in. deep & 4 to 6 in, apart, where required to 
grow, in April or May. Water freely in dry weather. Apply stimu- 
lants occasionally when plants show flower. Propagate also by seeds 
sown % in. deep in pots or boxes of light soil in temp. 55° in March, 
trans ambiae Tie owering positions in May or June. 
SPEOIES OULTIVATED: M. malacoides, rosy pink and purple, summer, 1 ft., 
S. Europe; trifida, purple, summer, 2 to 3 ft., Spain; trifiia alba, white, trifida 
grandiflora, crimson. 
Maltese Clover (Hedysarum coronarium).—See Hedysarum. 
Malva (Musk Mallow).—Ord. Malvacew. Hardy annual & peren- 
nial flowering plants. 
CULTURE OF PERENNIAL SPECIES: Soil, ordinary. Position, 
sunny or partially shaded beds or borders. Plant, Oct. or March. 
Mulch with manure in autumn. 
CULTURE OF ANNUAL SPECIES: Soil, ordinary. Position, 
sunny. Plant, May or June. Propagate annual species by seeds sown 
din. deep in light, sandy soil in temp. 55° in March or April; peren- 
nial species by seeds sown similarly, or by cuttings inserted in cold 
frame in July or ae 
ANNUAL SPECIES: M. crispa, white and purple, summer, 3 to 6 ft., Europe; 
mauritanica, purple, June, 4 to 6 ft., 8. Europe. 
PERENNIAL SPECIES: M. Alcea, rosy purple, summer, 4 ft., Europe, best 
grown as an annual; moschata (Musk Mallow), rose, summer, 3 ft., Britain; 
moschata alba, white. 
Malvastrum (False Mallow).—Ord. Malvacew. Hardy peren- 
nials. First introduced 1811. Soil, ordinary. Position, sunny rock- 
eries for dwarf species; sunny well-drained borders for tall species. 
Plant, Oct. or March. Protect in severe winters with a layer of cinder 
ashes, manure or leaf-mould. Propagate by seeds sown 3 in. deep in 
light, sandy soil in temp. 55° in March or April; cuttings inserted in 
cold frame in July or Aug. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: M. coccineum, scarlet, July to Sept., 6 in., U. States; 
Gilliesii (Syn. Modiola geranoides), red, summer, 6 in., 8. America; lateritum 
(Syn. Malva laterita), salmon-pink, summer, 1 ft., Monte Video. 
Mammillaria (Nipple Cactus; Elephant’s Tooth Cactus).—Ord. 
Cactaces. Greenhouse succulent perennials. First introduced 1690. 
Flowers, generally expanding about 11 a.m., and closing at 1 p.m.; 
somewhat fugitive. tems leafless, cylindrical or globular, bearing at 
even distance over their surface small tubercles or teats, crowned with 
rosettes or stars of spines. 
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