MAR MAR 
MAR . MAT 
Margin, edge or border. 
Maroinated, having a border. 
Maroyricarpus, Ruiz and Pavon. From margaron, 
a pearl, and karoos, a fruit ; resemblance of the 
fruit. Linn. 2, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Rosaceee. This is 
rather a pretty plant, growing well in sandy peat, 
and increased by cuttings in sand, under a glass, 
in heat. 
setosus .... Green • . S. Ev. S. Pern . . 1829 
Marica, Schreber. From maraino, to become flaccid ; 
in allusion to the flowers. Linn. 3, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 
IridacecB. Very beautiful and curious plants, de- 
lighting in a mixture of loam, peat, and sand, and 
increased by dividing the roots, or by seed, which 
ripens in abundance. 
coeruldA . . . Blue . . 5, G. Her. P. Brazil . .1818 
coelestls . . . Blue . . S. Her. P. Brazil . . 1829 
gracilis .... Yel.blue . 8, G. Her. P. BrazU . . 1830 
humllis. . . .Yellow . 6, G. Her. P. Brazil . .1823 
longifdlm . . . Striped . 8, S. Her. P. Brazil . . 1830 
martinicensis . . Yellow . 6, 0. Her. P. Martinico . 1782 
Northiana . . . Yellow . 6, 0. Her. P. Brazil . . 1789 
paludosa . . . White . . 7. S. Aq. P. Guiana . . 1792 
Sabiul .... Yellow . 8, G. Her. P. St. Thomas 1822 
semi-aperta . . Yellow . 6, G. Her. P. BrazU . .1820 
MARiGOLn, see Calenduld. 
Mariscus, Vahl. From the Celtic word mar, sig- 
nifying a marsh ; in allusion to the plants growing 
in marshes. Linn. 3, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Cyperacece. 
Curious stove plants, growing in a loamy soil well 
supplied with water, and inereased by dividing the 
roots. 
nggregatus . . . Apetal . . 6, Grass. _ . 1822 
conflexus . . . Apetal . . 7> Grass. Brazil . .1819 
elaths Apetal . . 7, Grass. £. Ind. . . 1805 
umbeUatus . . . Apetal . . 7, Grass. E. Ind. . . 1789 
lavis, ovuldrls, puniciHs. 
Marjoram, see OrigdnOm. 
MarjSrum, see Majordnd. 
Marlka, Roxburgh. From Marliya, the Bengalese 
name of the plant. Linn. 8, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Alan- 
giacetB. A pretty plant, succeeding in peat and 
loam ; and cuttings of the half-ripened wood root 
readily in sand, under a glass. 
begonieefOlia . . Yellow . G. Ev. 8. China . . 
MarrDbIum. From marrob, a Hebrew word, sig- 
nifying a bitter juice; in allusion to the extrenie 
bitterness of the plants. Linn. 14, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 
Labiates. Any common garden soil will suit these 
plants, and they are readily increased by divisions 
of the roots, or by seeds. Synonynus : 1. M. ajffine. 
2. M. creticum. 3. M. apulum. 
Alys-Mim . . .Purple . 7, H. Her. P. Spain . . 1597 
astracinicum . . Pa. pur. . 7, H. Her. P. Lerant . . 1816 
candIdissTmum . White . . 7. H. Her. P. Levant . .1732 
catarisfOlium . . Purple . 7» H. Her. P. Iterant . . 1819 
leoniiriiides, 1 . . Purple . 7, H. Her. P. Caucasus . 1819 
molllssimum . . White. . 6, F . Her. P. Nepal . . 1820 
peregrlnum, 2 . . White . . 8, H. Her. P. Sicily . . 1640 
siipinum . . .Purple . 9, H. Her. P. S. Eur. . .1714 
TulgSrS .... While . . 7, H. Her. P. Britain . . 
lanitum, 3 . . White . . 8, H. Her. P. Britain . . 
Marsdenia, R. Brown. In honour of William 
Marsden, F.R.S., late secretary to the Admiralty, 
and author of a History of Sumatra. Linn. 5, Or. 
2, Nat. Or. Asclepiadacetx. A genus of very inter- 
esting plants. M. Jlavescens is well suited for 
covering rafters, pillars, or trellis- work, in stoves 
or conservatories. They grow in a mixture 
of loam, peat, and sand ; and cuttings root in sand, 
under a glass, in heat. 
erecta .... White . 7, G. Ev. S. Syria . .1597 
flave-scens . . . Yelsh. . 8, S. Ev. Tw. N. Hell. . 1830 
suaveblcns . . . ^Vhite . 7» S. Ev. CL N. HoU. . 1816 
Marshaeiaa, Schreber. In honour of Humphrey 
Marshall, a botanical author. Linn. 19, Or. 1, 
Nat. Or. Compositde. This is a genus of very hand- 
some plants. They grow very well in a mixture 
of loam and peat, and are readily increased by 
cuttings. 
angustifoiu . . Purple . 7. P. Her. P. Carolina . 1800 
c*spit6-<a . . . Pur. wht. . 7, F. Her. P. Texas . .1837 
lanceolata . . . Purple . 6, F. Her. P. Carolina . 1812 
latifOlia ... Pa. pur. . 6, F. Her. P. Carolina . 1806 
Marsh-cinqukfoil, see CdmdrUm palQstri. 
Marsh-mallow, see Althced- 
Marsh-marigold, see Cdlthd. 
Marsh pennywort, see HydrocbtylS vulgaris. 
MarsIlea. Linnaeus dedicated this genus to the 
Count L. F. Marsigli, founder of the Academy of 
Sciences, Bologna. Linn. 24, Or. 4, Nat. Or. Mar- 
sileacece. A curious aquatic plant, readily increaised 
by divisions. 
quadrifolia ... . 7, H. Aq. P. Europe . . 1820 
Marsypianthus, Martiys. From marsupos, a purse, 
and anthos, a flower ; because of the shape of the 
flowers. Linn. 14, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Labiatae. This 
is not a plant of much beauty. The seed may be 
reared on a hotbed, and treated as other tender 
annuals. Synonyme : 1 . Hyptis iyflata. 
hyptoides, 1 , . Blue . . 7» S. A. America . 1823 
MartITnia, Linn. In honour of John Martyn, F.KS., 
professor of botany at Cambridge, who died in 1768. 
Linn. 14, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Pedaliacece. Handsome 
annuals. The seed should be raised on a hotbed, 
and when transplanted singly into pots of light 
rich soil, they should be kept in the stove or green- 
house. Synonyme ; 1. JH. annua. 
diandra . . . . Red . , 7, S. A. N. Spain . 1731 
longiflora . . . Pa. pur. . 7. G. A. C. G. H. . 1781 
lutea .... Yellow . 7, S. A. Brazil . .1825 
proboscldaa, 1 . . Lgt. blue . 7> G. A. America . 1738 
MarOm, signifying a herb with a strong smell. 
MaRvel-op-peru, see Mirdbllis. 
MassonIa, Linn. In honour of Mr. F. Masson, 
author of Stapelise Novae. Linn. 6, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 
Liliacece. A genus of very singular plants, flourish- 
ing in an equal mixture of loam, peat, and sand, 
and requiring no water when in a dormant state. 
They may be increased by offsets from the bulbs, 
or by seeds. They will grow very well in a frame. 
Synonyme: 1. M. pustulata. 
nngurtifdlia . . White . . 4» G. Bl. P. C. G. H. . 1775 
Candida .... Wliite . . 4, G. BL P. C. G. H. . 
cordau .... White . .5,0. BL P. C. G. H. . 1826 
echinata . . . White . .5,0. BL P. C. G. H. . 1790 
eneifblia . . . Livid . . 4, G. Bl. P. C. G. H. . 1/90 
grandiflftra. . . Wht grn. 10, O. BL P. C. G. H. . 1825 
latifolia .... White . . 3, G. BL P. C. G. H. . 1775 
longiffllia . . . White . . 3, O. BL P. C. G. H. . 
muricata . . . White . . 4, O. BL P. C. G. H. . 1790 
peuciflora . . . ^Vhite . . 4, G. BL P. C. G. H. . 1790 
scahra, 1 . . . White. . 2, G. BL P. C. G. H. . 1790 
undulaU . . . White . . 4, G. Bl. P. C. G. H. . 1791 
Violacaa .... White . .5,0. BL P. C. G. H. . 1800 
Masterwort, see ImperatOrld. 
Masterwort, see Astrdntid. 
Mastic, see Majordnd crassifdlid. 
Mastication, grinding or chewing with the teeth. 
Mastich, see Thymus Mastichlnd. 
Mastich-tree, see Pistacid Lentlscus. 
Matayba, Aublet. From Matabaiba, the name of 
M. guianensis in French Guiana. Linn. 8, Or. 1, 
Nat. Or. Sapindacece. These trees attain the height 
of sixty feet. They grow in a mixture of loam and 
peat, and cuttings of the ripened wood, not deprived 
of any of their leaves, will root in sand, under a 
glass, in heat. Synonyme: \. Ephielis fraxinea. 
vuianensl!), 1 . . White • . S. Ev. S. Guiana . . 1803 
Patrisiana . . . White . . S. Ev. S. Guiana . . 1825 
Mat-orass, see Ndrdis. 
Mat-grass, see Psdmmgd. 
Math, an old term for crop. 
Math16la, R. Brown. Ih honour of Peter Andrew 
Mathioli, a famous Italian physician, and author 
of a commentary on the works of Dioscorides ; he 
died in 1757. Linn. 15, Nat. Or. Cruciferce. This 
is a genus of old and well-known inhabitants of the 
garden. In order to obtain good double Stock-gilli- 
Jlowers, Brompton and Queen-stocks, choice should 
be made of such single-flowering plants as grow near 
many double ones. The seed should be sown in 
May, and after they have reached two or three 
inches high, they should be thinned at least nine 
inches asunder, and the plants taken out may be 
planted at about the same distance apart in the 
flower-border; if the following winter be severe, 
they must be protected by mats, and in the follow- 
ing May and .Tune they will flower beautifully. 
Desirable double varieties may be propagated by 
cuttings, which root readily by being planted under 
a hand-glass, and shaded. To have a succession of 
1 the Annual, or Ten-week-stock, the seed should be 
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