Lycaste

Four species. Stove epiphyte. Offsets. Peat and potsherds.

Lychnis

Twenty species. Hardy herbaceous, except L. coelirosa and L. githago, which are annuals. Seed or divisions, the latter to be annually repeated. Light rich loam.

Lycium

Sixteen species. Hardy and half-hardy deciduous and evergreen shrubs and climbers. Cuttings. Light loam.

Lycopersicon

Nine species. Hardy annuals, except L. peru-vianum, which is a stove herbaceous perennial. See Love-Apple.

Lyonia

Six species. Hardy evergreen shrubs. Layers and seed. Peat.

Lyonsia

Lyonsia straminea. Stove evergreen twiner. Cuttings. Loam and peat.

Lysimachia

Twenty species. Hardy herbaceous perennials and annuals, except L. atroparpurea and L. maculata, which require a green-house. L. thyrsiflora is an aquatic. Annuals by seed; others by division. Common soil.

Lysinema

Five species. Greenhouse evergreen shrubs. Cuttings. Sandy peat.

Lythrum

Eleven species. Hardy herbaceous and annuals. Division or seed. Common soil.

Maba

Maba buxifolia, a stove evergreen shrub, and M. laurina, a green-house evergreen trailer. Ripe cuttings. Loam and peat.

Macleania

Macleania longiflora. Greenhouse evergreen shrub. Cuttings. Light loam.

Macleaya

Macleaya cordata. Hardy herbaceous perennial. Division, and seeds. Rich mould.

Maclura

Three species. M. aurantiaca is a hardy deciduous tree; the two others, stove evergreen trees. Ripe cuttings. Turfy loam and peat. M. aurantiaca, the Osage Orange, is admirably adapted for hedges: it is of rapid growth, perfectly hardy as far north as Pennsylvania, is not subject to disease, is armed with sharp spines which pain on puncture, and, abounding in acrid juice, is not browsed by cattle. With these qualities it is, we think, destined to be extensively used as a hedge plant.

Macradenia

Three species. Stove orchids. Division. Wood.

Macrocnemum

Two species. Stove evergreen trees. Cuttings. Loam and peat.

Macropodium

Macropodium laciniatum. A hardy annual, increased by seeds; and M. nivale, a hardy herbaceous perennial, increased by cuttings. A light rich soil suits them both.

Macrotys

Macrotys racemosa. Hardy herbaceous perennial. Division. Rich soil.

Madagascar Nutmeg

Aga-thophyllum.

Madagascar Potato

Solanum anguivi.

Mad-Apple

Solanum insanum.

Madder

Rubia.

Madia

Two species. Hardy annuals. Seeds. Common soil.

Madwort

Alyssurn.

Maesa

Five species. Stove evergreen shrubs or trees. Cuttings. Peat and loam.

Magnolia

Fourteen species. They are chiefly hardy deciduous trees, but M. grandiflora, and its varieties, require protection in Pennsylvania, in severe winters, especially if the soil be not thoroughly drained. The next most worthy of cultivation are M. acuminata, M. macrophylla, M. glauca, and M. purpurea.

Planting

The best season for planting all the species is early in spring, though as those sorts which are in pots may be turned out with the ball of earth about their roots, they may be occasionally transplanted in October or beginning of November. Observe, as they are rather of a tender nature in their younger growth, it is proper to allot them a sheltered sunny situation, and dry soil; and all of them should be stationed in the most conspicuous point of view, and not too closely crowded with shrubs of inferior merit.