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ME'LIA — continued, ^^\?^d. 

 lilac," or "Pride of India," is very handsom.Q|\aiid continues in bloom the Avholc summer; 

 thrive best in peat, loam, and sand. GrecnhvtS^ees. 



1701 Me'Ua Azcdarnch, blue, 30 ft., from SjTfn " 0 3 



1702 „ semperflo'rens, blue, 20 ft., from E. Indies 0 3 



MELIA^'TIIl'S (Iloney-plant), Nat. Ord. Zygophylla'cecc. 

 Oraamcntal shrubs with pretty grey foliaf,'e, the flowers of which are much souirht after by 

 bees on account of the honey they contain, thriving in any light rich soil. Hulf-hardi/ shrubs. 



1703 Melian'thus major, brown, 8 ft., from C. of Good Hope 0 3 



1704 minor, broicn, G ft., from „ 0 3 



MESEMBRYAX'TIIEMUM, Nat. Ord. Mesemhrya'cece, 

 A brilliant and^profuse-flowering tribe of extremely pretty dwarf-growing plants, strikingly 

 effective in beds, edgings, rock-work, rustic baskets, or vases in warm sunny situations ; also 

 for in-door decoration, grown in pots, pans, or boxes ; succeed best in a dry loamy soil. Ha^f- 

 Ixardy annxtah, from the Cape of Good Hope. 



1705 Mesembryan'themum acinacifor'me, rose and ivliite, flowers large, I ft 0 4 



1706 „ capita'tum, yellow, \ h 0 3 



1707 gl^'hxwvn, light yellow, \h 0 3 



1708 pomeridia'num, irj7/<on^ 3/c//ow, f ft 0 3 



1709 „ ir'i' color, rose pink, with purple centre, \{i 0 3 



1710 „ „ album, silvery white, purple centre, ^ ft 0 3 



IfESSERSCinilD'lA, Nat. Ord. Ehretia'cece, 

 A stove cvergu^en shrub, ^\■ith. very fr^^rant flowers. 



1711 Messerchmid'ia frutes'censf, white tinted yellow, 4 ft 1 0 



N^IETIION'ICA, Nat. Ord. Lilia'cecB, 

 A handsome plant with puilliantly coloured flowers of great beauty ; succeeds in sandy 

 peat and loam. Stove perennial\^ 



1712 Methon'ica Plant'ii, rosy orange, 6 ft., from INIalabar 0 6 



METROSIDE'ROS, Nat. Ord. Myrta'cece. 

 A splendid genus of greenhouse evergreen shrubs with bottle brush-like flowers. They 

 ;Jrow best in a mixture of loam, peat, and sand. 



1713 Metroside'ros angnistifolia, yellow, 10 ft., from C. of Good Hope 0 6 



1714 „ buxifo'lia, ?/e//o?^;, 10 ft., from N. Zealand 0 G 



1715 ., floribun'da, white, 10 ft., from N. S. Wales 0 6 



1716 „ longifolia, rec/, 10 ft., from N. Holland 0 6 



1717 „ robus'ta, scar/ef, 20 ft., from N. Zealand 0 6 



1718 „ semperflo'rens, reJ, 10 ft., from N. Holland 0 G 



MIGXOXETTE (Rese'da odora'ta), Nat. Ord. Reseda' cece. 

 A well-known fragrant favourite, which forms a pleasing contrast to the more showy 

 occupants of the parterre ; if well thinned out immediately the plants are large enough, they 

 will grow stronger, and produce larger racemes of bloom ; the seed should be scattered about 

 shrubbery and mixed flower-borders, where it grows readily. 



1719 Mignonette, \ ft., from Barbary „ 5/6 per lb., 6c?. per oz. 0 2 



1720 „ grandiflo'ra (true), i ft 7/6 „ Qd. ^„ 0 3 



MDIO'SA (Sensitive-plaDt), Nat. Ord. Legumino' see. 

 Very curious and interesting plants, the leaves of M. pudica (the Humble-plant), and of 

 M. scnsiti'va (the Sensitive-plant) close if touched or violently shaken. They succeed out 

 of doors in a warm situation, growing fi-eely in peat and loam. Half-hardy annuals. 



1721 Mimo'sa pu'dica, pinkish ichite, 2 ft., from Brazil 0 3 



1722 ,, odoratis'sima 1 o 



1723 „ Senegalen'sis 1 0 



1724 „ sensiti'va 0 3 



1725 „ tri'color crop failed 



MIJI'ULUS, Nat. Ord. Scrophularia'cece. 

 A genus of extremely handsome profuse-flowering plants, with singularly shaped and 

 brilliantly coloured flowers, which are distinguished by their rich and strikingly beautiful 

 markings. Seed sown in spring makes fine bedding plants for summer blooming, and seed 

 sown in autunm produces very effective early flowering plants for greenhouse decoration, &c. 



1726 Mim'ulus cardina'lis, scarlet, 1 ft., from California 0 4 



1727 „ „ atrosanguin'eus maculatus, dark red, 1 ft 0 6 



1728 „ „ Lehman'nii, bright rose, 1 ft ; 0 6 



1729 ,, „ Napoleon Third, rich purple, 1 ft , 0 6 



