590 
Maiden-hair tree—descript. of, i, 330. 
Maiden’s wreath—descript. and cult. of, 
1, 359: 
Maize—use and cult. in subtropical garden, 
i, 646; packing, 11, 565. (See also Indian 
corn. ) 
Malcolmia maritima — descript. and 
cult., i, 394. 
Male founedeseriot and cult. of, i, 606. 
Mallet—descript. and use of, i, 178. 
Malope trifida—descript. of, i, 395. 
Malt-dust—as a mauure, i, 156. 
my geo) &c., descript. and cult., 
1, 395 
Mamestra Brassice —(illust.), descript. 
and treatment, i, 82. 
Mamillaria—species, &c., descript. and 
cult. i, 619. 
Mammoth tree — descript. and size of, 
1, 333- 
Mandevilla suaveolens —as a green- 
house plant, i, 538. 
Manettia—species, &c., descript. and cult., 
i, 552. 
Mangel-wurzel—effect of mineral and ni- 
trogenous manure on crops, i, 144, 145. 
Manures— 
Artificial (see sub-heading Inorganic). 
Calendarial directions for Flower-, Fruit-, 
and Kitchen-gardens (see titles Calen- 
dar of Operations in the Flower- 
garden, &c.). 
Choice of for various soils—general re- 
marks, i, 154. 
Effect of manures— 
Conditions influencing, i, 154. 
Experiments with different manurial ap- 
plications on peach-trees, tomatoes, 
strawberries, potatoes, i, 171, 172. 
Nitrogenous—effect on nutrition of plants 
and crops, 1, 42, 43, 144-146. 
Potash—influence on vegetable physio- 
logy, i, 169, 170. 
Fruit- and kitchen-garden and orchards— 
manures suitable for, ii, 28, 30, 35, 39 
General and special—description of, i, 154 
Inorganic (mineral origin), i, 154. 
Ammonia as a component of, i, 167, 168. 
Ashes of coal, of peat, of wood, of burned 
clay, 1, 163. 
Chalk, i, 165. 
Charcoal as an auxiliary, i, 165. 
Coprolites, i, 166. 
Gas waste, i, 164. 
Lime—quicklime, sulphate of, phosphate 
of, 1, 164-166. 
Limestone gravel, i, 167. 
Magnesia, i, 167. 
Marls—varieties of, i, 166, 167. 
Potash—valuable constituent of manure, 
1, 168, 169; nitrate of potash, i, 170. 
Sands—calcareous, i, 167. 
Soda—nitrate of, i, 170. 
Litter used for bedding arimals—effect on 
value of, i, 160. 
Nitrogen in various dungs used for mush- 
room culture, analyses table, ii, 464. 
Organic (vegetable and animal origin), i, 
154, 155. 
Blood, i, 157. 
Bones, i, 158. 
Composts, i, 162. 
Cow-dung, i, 16x. 
Decomposition of vegetable and animal | 
substances, i, 155. 
Differences in dungs—causes affecting, 
1, 160. 
Farmyard, i, 156, 160, 162. 
Fish guanos, i, 157, 158. 
Green manures, table showing amount 
of fertilizing ingredients in garden 
refuse, &c., i, 156. 
Guus Bate or Texas, &c., 1, 159, 160. 
Horns and hoofs, i, 158. 
Horse-dung, i, 161. 
THE GARDENER’S 
Manures (cozt.)— 
Organic (cozt.)— 
Leaves, 1, 155. 
Liquid, 1, 161. 
Malt-dust, 1, 156. 
Night-soil, 1, 158. 
Peateis 155 
Pig’s-dung, 1, 162. 
Poudrette, 1, 159. 
Poultry dung, 1, 160. 
Rape-dust, 1, 156. 
Sea-weeds, i, 156. 
Sewage, 1, 159. 
Soot, 1, 157- 
Urine, 1, 160. 
Woollen refuse and shoddy, i, 158. 
[Manure for special fruits or flowers, see 
titles Vines, Orchids, &c. ] 
Maple-trees—species, &c., descript. and 
cult., 1, 286, 287, Japanese maples, 
1, 529. 
Maranta—calendarial directions, i, 5; de- 
script. and cult., 1, 552. 
Marcgravia — species, &c., descript. and 
Gulfe553 
Marguerite — calendarial directions, i, 5, 
11, 14; forcing directions, i, 626. 
Marica—as stove plants, i, 553. 
Marigold— rene and cult. of marsh- 
marigold, i, 352, pot- puatigoles i, 389, 
annual types (illust.), 1, 399, fig- mari- 
gold, i, 395; summer- bedding kinds 
and directions, i, 637; descript., uses, 
and cult. as vegetable, li, 462; foreign 
names of, il, 528. 
Marjoram —descript., uses, and cult. of 
species, ll, 462; foreign names of, ii, 
528; calendarial directions, ll, 539; 
54!, 543- 
Market - gardening — (see titles Apples, 
&c., for Market, Pears for Market). 
Marl-—as a manure, i, 166, 167. 
Marmalade — orange and quince, direc- 
tions for making and demand for, 11, 
350, 360. 
Marrubium vulgare—descript., 
cult., il, 446. 
Marsh-marigold—descript. of, i, 352. 
Marsh plants—(see title Aquatic and Bog 
Plants; for particular plants, see generic 
uses, and 
titles). 
Martinezia caryotefolia—descript. and 
cult. of, i, 611. 
Marvel of Peru—descript. and cult., i, 395. 
Masdevallia—calendarial directions, i, 7, 
18; species, &c., descript., cult., and 
illusts., i, 577. 
Matthiola —annual forms, , descript., 
cult., and illusts., 1, 394, nee summer- 
bedding directions, i, 635. 
Mattock, grubbing-axe, and grubbing- 
mattock— illusts.), descript. and uses 
of, 1, 173, 274. 
Maxillaria—calendarial directions, i, 5, 13, 
18; descript. and cult., i, 577. 
May apple—descript. and cult. of plant, 
i, 370. 
Meadow Rue—descript. and cult. of, i, 375. 
Meadow -sweet —descript. and cult. of, 
1, 375 
Mealy-bug—descript. and treatment, i, 68. 
Banas rods —descript. and use of, 
1, 182. 
Meconopsis—species, &c., descript., cult., 
and illust. of, i, 365. 
Medinilla — species, &c., descript., cult., 
and illust. of, 1, 553. 
| Medlar—descript. (illust.), history, and uses 
of fruit, ii, 261, 262; general cult., pro- 
pagation, soil, pruning and training, 
treatment of fungus, &c., ii, 262, 263; 
list of vars., ul, 263; gathering and 
storing the fruit, li, 263; calendarial 
directions, Ul, 533, 539, 554- 
Medulla—formation of, i, 36. 
Medullary rays—descript. of, i, 36. 
Megaspores—formation of, i, 48. 
Melaleuca—species, &c., descript. and cult., 
1, 538. 
ASSISTANT. 
Melia Azedarach—for the subtropical gar- 
den, i, 644. 
Melianthus major—-for the subtropical 
garden, i, 644. 
Melissa—ornamental perennial M. offici- 
nale, descript. and cult., i, 365; M. 
officinalis—descript., cult., and uses of, 
Sie 4025 
Melittis melissophyllum—descript. and 
Cults ay 365. 
Melolontha vulgaris — descript. and treat- 
ment, i, 103. 
Melon— 
Calendarial directions for forcing, 11, 534, 
537, 539, 542, 544, 546, 549, 551, 553; 
554: 
Construction of house and trellis (illust.), 
bottom-heat pipes, &c., 11, 319, 320. 
Culture in America and Persia, ii, 316. 
General treatment—temperature and supply 
of bottom-heat and moisture, ii, 316, 
317, 318; soil and manure, i, 316; 
sowing the seeds and care of young 
plants, 11, 317, 318; preparation of beds, 
i, 318; planting, training, and_stop- 
ping, i, 318; setting the flowers, 11, 318, 
setting for succession of fruit, 1i, 320; 
support of fruit, use of boards or nets 
(illust.), 11, 319, 321. 
Insect pests—treatment of, 11, 317, 321. 
List and classification of vars.—descript. 
and illusts., ii, 321, 322. 
Male and female flowers—illust. and de- 
script., ll, 317, 318. 
Origin and extent of cultivation, ii, 316. 
Packing methods, 11, 380. 
Menispermum canadense—descript. of, 
1, 509- 
Mentha Pulegium gibraltaricum—for 
carpet-bedding, 1, 640. 
Mentha viridis, M. Pulegium, M 
PID: descript., uses, and cult., 
Menyanthes trifoliata—descript. of, i, 
Menziesia — descript. of plants grown as 
species of, and of M. globularis and 
vars., 1, 309. 
Merendera — species, &c., 
CUIE> 1,305. 
Merodon Narcissi—(illust.), descript. and 
remedies, i, 107. 
Mertensia—species, &c., descript. and cult., 
1, 365. 
Merula vulgaris, M. musica—as garden 
friends, i, 118. 
Mesembryanthemum -—descript.and cult. 
of hardy annual species, &c. (illust.), 
i, 395, of greenhouse and succulent 
plants (illust.), i, 538, 620; M. cordi- 
folium for carpet-bedding, 1, 640. 
Mespilus lobata, M. domestica—de- 
script. of, i, 309, 310; cult. for fruit 
(see titles Medlar, Quince). 
Meteorology— 
Instructions for taking observations, i, 20, 
20,25) 
Instruments for garden equipment—illusts., 
prices, and management, i, 21-25. 
Literature on, 1, 25. 
Wind, direction of—means of taking, i, 25. 
Metrosideros—species, &c., _descript. and 
cult., 1, 538. 
Mezereon—descript. of shrub, i, 299. 
Mice—protection of fruit, seed, &c., against, 
1, 77; i, 383, 483; field mice or voles— 
descript. and treatment of, i, 104, 105. 
Michaelmas daisies—descript. and cult. 
descript. and 
of perennial species, &c., i, 351, of 
annuals, 1, 402, for summer-bedding, 
i, 633. 
Michauxia—species, &c., descript., 
and illust. of, i, 366. 
Microbes—descript. of, i, 30; influence on 
nutrition of plants, 1, 43. 
Microlepia—(see Davallia). 
Micropyle of ovule—formation, i, 53, 
fertilization, 1, 54, 60. 
cult., 
Microspores—formation of (illust.), i, 30, 
48, 51, 52. 
