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THE PRACTICAL GARDENER. 



Soil. Mode of Propagation. 



I.oddigesia . . . .Sandy loam and peat . .Cuttings of the young wood strike freely. 



Logania Peat and loam Cuttings of the ripened wood will root 



i^omatia Peat and loam Ripened cuttings taken oflFat ajoint wiU strike root. 



Lonicera Rich light soil Cuttings of the ripened wood strike root freely. 



( From seeds which ripen in most species freely, 



Lotus Peat and loam < jiv^ r, 



( and also by cuttings of the young wood. 



Lychnis Peat and loam By cuttings or seeds. 



Lycium Loam and peat Ripened cuttings strike freely. 



Lythnim Peat and loam By cuttings of the young wood. 



r By cuttings of the ripened wood, and some of 

 Magnolia . . . Peat soil < them by inarching or budding on the com- 



(. mon sorts. 



Mahernia Loam and Peat Young cuttings strike freely. 



Malva Loam and peat By seeds, and cuttings oi -he young wood. 



Marica Loam and peat By offsets, and also by seeds. 



Marrubium Light rich soil Cuttings strike freely. 



Massonia. Sandy loam and peat . .By seeds, and by offsets from the bulbs. 



Mathiola Light soil Readily by cuttings. 



Maurandia . . . .Light rich soil Freely by seeds, and also by cuttings. 



Medicago Peat and loam By seeds and by cuttings. 



r Ripened cuttings not too old strike pretty freely. 

 Melaleuca .. .Peat and loam < Seeds are also sometimes ripened, which 



C. readily vegetate. 

 Melanthium . . . Sandy loam and peat . . By seeds or offsets. 



Melia Loam and peat By seeds which often ripen. 



Melianthus .... Peat and loam Readily by cuttings. 



Menispermum Loam and peat Cuttings propagate readily. 



Mesembryan. ) ^.^^^ P^^^jy cuttings, if kept diy. 



themum ) 



Mespilus Loam and peat By cuttings. 



.. ^ J, ( Best from seeds : cuttings of the ripened wood 



Metrosideros .. Peat and loam 2 , . ^ , 



( sometm[ies stnke, but not without dimculty. 



Mikania Peat and loam By cuttings. 



Mimulus Light rich soil Readily by cuttings. 



Mirbelia Sandy loain and peat . . 5 and also by seed, which sometimes 



i ripen. 



Monsonia . . . .Turfy loam By cuttings, or pieces of the root. 



Montinia .... Loam and peat By cuttings. 



Morina Light rich soil By seeds, and by dividing at the root. 



Mundia Sandy peat Cuttings of the young wood strike freely. 



Murraya Peat and loam By cuttings in a bottom-heat 



Myoporum Loam and peat By cuttings. 



Myrica Loam and peat Cuttings of the young wood strike freely. 



Myrsine Loam and peat By cuttings. 



Myrtus Peat and loam , . . .By cuttings not too ripe. 



,. . J 1 ( Cuttings, with their leaves not shortened, root 



Nandina . . . . Peat and loam J 



I freely. 



Nemesia Rich soil Cuttings of the young wood strike freely. 



