MAIDENHAIR TREE (see Ginkgo) Each 
MALVAVISCUS arboreus 
Rapidly growing tropical shrub with large, showy, red flowers 
1 gallon containers. 40 
MANDEVILLA suaveolens (The Chile Jasmine) 
Medium-height vine making rapid growth but scant covering; has 
large, single, pure-white fragrant flowers in the summer. The 
seed pods are very interesting. 
1 gallon containers. 50 
MARGUERITE (see Chrysanthemum frutescens) 
MATILIJA POPPY (see Romneya) 
MAYTEN TREE (see Maytenus) 
MAYTENUS boaria (The Mayten Tree) 
Evergreen tree to 25 feet or more; native of Chili. Has long pendu- 
lus branchlets which make it interesting as a park or street tree. 
1 gallon containers. 1.00 
MELALEUCA 
Commonly called bottle brush. Shrubs and trees native of Austra¬ 
lia, practically all of which are extremely hardy, standing up under 
conditions of drought, salt or alkali, doing well in very poor soil. 
M. acuminata 
Whitish flowers, narrow-pointed leaves. 
M. armilaris (Syn. M. alba) 
Tall shrub to 30 feet, white flower spikes to 2 inches long. 
M. decussata 
Shrub to 20 feet with lilac flowers in spikes 1 inch long. 
M. ericifolia 
Shrub or small tree with yellowish-white flowers and fine heath¬ 
like foliage. 
M. huegelii 
Small shrub to 6 feet, ovate leaves and white flower spikes to 5 
inches long. 
M. hypericifolia 
Tall glaborous shrub with rich red flowers in dense spikes 2 to 3 
inches long. Permanently affixed seed pod around the stem. 
M. lateritia 
Graceful shrub with scarlet flowers in spikes to 3 inches long. 
M. leucadendron (The Cajeput or Punk Tree) 
A large tree with thick, spongy bark and pendulous branches; 
flowers creamy white and 6 inches long. 
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