ENOCYCLOPADIA OF GARDENING. 
N ov., March, or April. se aa by seeds sown fin. deep in sunny 
position outdoors, March or April, or in sandy soil in cold frame, April; 
division of roots, Oct. or March. 
SPEOIES OULTIVATED: M. albescons, blue and white, autumn, 2 to 3 ft., 
Himalayas. 
Microlepia.—Sce Davallia. 
Micromeria.—oOrd. Labiate. Half-hardy shrubby perennials. 
CULTURE: Soil, ordinary. Position, sunny rockeries. Plant, 
Oct., Nov., March, or April.” Propagate by cuttings inserted in ordi- 
nary sandy soil under hand-light in cold frame, Sept. to Nov. 
eee CULTIVATED: M. Piperella, purplish white, July to Oct., 3 in., 9. 
jurope. 
Miginonette (Reseda odorata).—See Reseda. 
Mikania (German Ivy; Parlour Ivy).—Ord. Composite. Half- 
hardy perennial flowering climber. First introduced 1823. 
OUTDOOR CULTURE: Soil, good ordinary. Position, against S. 
or W. walls, sunny arbours or trellises. Plant, May. Lift in Oct., 
& store in pots in frost-proof greenhouse or frame. 
INDOOR CULTURE: Compost, two parts loam, one part leaf- 
mould or well-decayed manure & little sand. Position, well-drained 
pots with shoots trained round trellises, or up rafters, or in suspended 
baskets with shoots hanging down, in sunny greenhouse or window. 
Pot, Feb. or March. Water freely, March to Oct., moderately after- 
wards. Apply stimulants occasionally, May to Sept. Temp., March 
to Oct. 55° to 65°; Oct. to March 40° to 50°. Propagate by cuttings 
of shoots inserted in eons soil in temp. 55° to 65° in spring. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: . scandens, yellow and white, summer, 6 to 8 ft., 
Trop. America. 
Milfoil.—See Achillea. 
Military Orchis (Orchis militaris)—See Orchis. 
Milk-Thistle (Silybum Marianum).—See Silybum. 
Milk Vetch.—see Astragalus. 
Milk-weed Gentian (Gentiana asclepiadea)—See CGentiana. 
Milk-wort.—See Polygala. 
Milla.—See Brodiza. 
Miltonia.—Ord. Orchidacee. Stove epiphytal orchids. First 
introduced 1830. 
CULTURE: Compost, equal parts fibrous peat & chopped sphagnum 
moss, with a few lumps of charcoal. Position, well-drained pots or 
ans in shady part of stove. Pot, Feb. or March. Water freely, 
Marek to Sept., moderately afterwards. Shade from sun, & moist 
atmosphere essential. Temp., March to Oct. 65° to 75°; Oct. to 
March 60° to 65°. Growing period, Feb. to Sept.; resting period, 
Sept. to Feb. Flowers appear at base of last-made pseudo-bulb. Pro- 
Pee by division of pseudo-bulbs at potting time. 
SPECIES OULTIVATED: M. candida, red, brown, yellow, and white, autumn, 
12 to 18 in., Brazil; Olowesii, yellow, brown, white, and purple, Sept. and Cct., 2 ft., 
Brazil; cuneata, brown, yellow, white, and rose, Feb., 12 to 18 in., Brazil; phale- 
nopsis, white and purple, May, 1 ft., Colombia; Regnelli, rose, purple, and white, 
autumn, 1 ft., Brazil; Roezlii, white, purple and green, autumn, 1 ft., Colombia; 
schroederiana, yellow, brown, purple, and white, fragrant, 1 ft., Sept., Costa Rica; 
spectabilis, rose and purple, summer, 8 to 10 in., Brazil; spectabilis moreliana, 
purple, November, 1 ft.; spectabilis bicolor, white and rosy purple; spectabilis 
rosea, rose; vexillaria, white, rose, yellow, and orange, spring, 18 in., Colombia; 
Warscewiozii, brown, purple, white, and lilac, spring, 1 ft., Colombia. a 
Mimosa (Sensitive Plant; Humble Plant).—Ord. Leguminosae. 
Stove perennials. Orn. foliage. First introduced 1638. Leaves, 
feather-shaped, green, sensitive. 
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