ENCYCLOPEDIA OF GARDENING. 
silver sand. Position, well-drained pots or beds; shoots trained to 
trellises, round pillars or up rafters. Plant, Feb. to March. Prune 
slightly after flowering. Water freely, March to Sept., moderately 
afterwards. Syringe daily, March to Sept. Temp., Feb. to Oct. 55° 
to 65°; Oct. to Feb. 45° to 55°. Propagate by seeds sown in shallow 
pans of sandy soil, slightly covered with fine mould & placed in temp. 
55° to 65°, Feb. or March; cuttings of young shoots 2 to 3in. long 
inserted in small pots of sandy soil in temp. 65° to 75° in summer. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: M. luteo-rubra (Syn. bicolor), scarlet, white, and 
orange, March to Dec., 10 to 15 ft., 8S. America. 
Mangosteen-tree (Garcinia mangostana).—See Garcinia. 
Manna Ash (Fraxinus eb pe Sia Fraxinus. 
Manna-plant (Tamarix anglica)—See Tamarix. 
Man Orchis (Aceras anthropophora).—See Aceras. 
Maple (Acer campestre).—See Acer. 
Maple-leaved Plane-tree (Platanus acerifolia). — See 
Platanus. 
Maple Vine (eng em canadense).—See Menispermum. 
Marajah Palm (Baciris caryotzfolia)—See Bactris. 
Maranta (Arrowroot Plant).—Ord. Scitaminaceew. Stove herba- 
ceous perennials. Orn. foliage. First introduced 1732. Leaves, 
egg, lance or heart-shaped, roundish or oblong; greyish, purplish, or 
rose below, upper sides green, blotched or streaked with white, yellow, 
brown, purple, or rose. 
CULTURE: Compost, two parts fibrous peat, one part rich loam, one 
art sand. Position, well-drained pots in shady part of stove. Pot, 
eb. or March. Water abundantly, March to Sept.; moderately, Sept. 
to Dec.; keep nearly dry afterwards. Syringe daily, March to Sept. 
Apply weak stimulants occasionally during summer. Temp., Feb. to 
Oct. 65° to 75°; Oct. to Feb. 55° to 65°. Repot annually. Propa- 
gate by division of tubers or rhizomes in Feb. or March. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: M. arundinacea variegata (Indian Arrowroot), leaves 
green and white, 2 to 3 ft., 8. America; bicolor, leaves olive green, 1 ft., Brazil; 
bicolor makoyana, leaves green, blotched dark colour; bicolor massangeana, leaves, 
green and white; Chantrieri, leaves grey and dark green, 1 ft. 
Marattia (Ash-leaf Fern).—Ord. Filices. Greenhouse evergreen 
ferns. Ht., 3 to 5ft. Fronds, 5 to 12 ft. long, feather shaped ; leaflets 
twice or three times divided. 
CULTURE: Compost, two parts peat, equal parts loam, leaf-mould 
&sand. Position, large wellainained pots or moist beds. Pot or plant, 
Feb. or March. Shade from sun essential. Water freely, March to 
Oct., moderately afterwards. Syringing not required. Temp., Feb. 
to Oct. 60° to 70°; Oct. to Feb. 50° to 60. Propagate by spores sown 
on surface of sandy peat in shallow well-drained pans placed under bell- 
glass in temp. 65° to 75° any time. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: M. alata, Central America; attenuata (Syn. Cooperi), 
New Caledonia; fraxinea, Tropics. 
Mare’s-tair (Hippuris vulgaris).—See Hippuris. 
Marguerite (Chrysanthemum frutescens).—See Chrysanthemum. 
Margyricarpus (Pearl Berry; Pearl Fruit)—Ord. Rosacezx. 
Hardy evergreen trailing shrub. Orn. fruiting. First introduced 
29, 
CULTURE: Soil, equal parts leaf-mould, loam & sand. Position, 
suuny rockery, with shoofs trailing over stones. Plant, Feb. to May. 
Propagate by seeds sown 1-16in. deep in shallow boxes of light sandy 
soil in cold frame in autumn or spring; cuttings of young shoots, 
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