MALOPK, Nat. Ord. Malvacece. 
ALOPE differs from' the Mallow, botanically, principally in the 
shape of the capsules, and their arrangement, but to the florist the 
principal difference is in the su- 
perior size and beauty of the Mal- 
ope flower. The only varieties we 
would recommend for culture are 
M. grandiflora, a bright purplish 
flower, more than three inches 
across and M. grandiflora alba, 
pure white, and about two inches. 
The Malope is a strong growing 
plant, three feet in height. Seed 
may be sown under glass, and then 
plants will bloom very early ; or in the open ground, with a later, but quite as strong a growth. 
MARIGOLD, (Tagetes,) Nat. Ord. Compositce. 
Marigold, or Tagetes, as the French and African Marigolds are called, are so well known that 
no general description will be necessary, as they have been cultivated for more than two hundred 
years. The French Marigold, no doubt, came 
from Peru, or some part of South America, 
while the name of the African indicates its 
true origin. Both are tall, coarse plants, the 
African being the more robust, often reaching 
more than two feet in height. The flowers 
large, some being four inches across, double, 
in color yellow, orange, and brown. There 
are several dwarf varieties, growing only from 
A comparatively new variety, signata pumila, makes a beautiful 
foot or more in diameter, and covered Math hundreds of single 
yellow flowers, as shown in the engraving. The leaves are finely cut, almost fern-like, and the 
plant continues to increase in beauty until frost. 
MARTYNIA, Nat. Ord. Pedaliacece. 
The Martynias are coarse, robust, hardy annuals, of a spreading habit, requiring at least three 
feet of space to perfect their growth. They are natives of Louisiana, Texas, Mexico, and farther 
South. The engraving gives a front view of the flower, which is 
tubular, and about an inch in length. The colors are yellow, white 
and purple, and one variety, for?nosa, is sweetly fragrant. The 
seed - pods are very curi- 
ously formed, as will be 
seen by the little engrav- 
ing, and they grow six 
inches or more in length ; 
the variety called probo- 
scidea having the largest 
pods, and these, when about two-thirds grown and quite tender, are 
MEDICAGO, Nat. Ord. LeguminoscB . 
There are several varieties of Medicago more or less cultivated for their curious seed-pods. 
These we have never thought worthy of description in the 
Guide, as the flowers are by no means beautiful ; yet there is 
considerable demand for the seed-pods by those who use them for 
the manufacture of rustic picture frames, and other rustic work. 
We, therefore, give engravings of two of the best, one called 
Snail, and the other. Bee-hive, or Hedge-hog; of the appropriateness of these names we leave 
our readers to judge. 
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six inches to a foot in height, 
plant, almost a perfect ball. 
much prized for pickles. 
