Long Measure

12 Inches

1 Foot.

3 Feet

1 Yard.

6 Feet

1 Fathom.

5 1/2 Yards

1 Pole.

40 Poles

1 Furlong.

8 Furlongs

1 Mile.

3 Miles

1 League.

69 1/2 Miles

1 Degree.

Meconopsis

Three species. Hardy herbaceous perennials. Seeds. Light soil.

Medicago

Seventy-two species. Chiefly hardy annuals, and, for the most part, trailers. The herbaceous perennial kinds are increased by division ; the shrubby species by cuttings; and the annuals by seed. Common soil suits them all.

Medick

Medicago.

Medinilla

Medinilla erythrophylla. Stove evergreen shrub.

Megaclinium

Three species. Stove epiphytes. Division. Wood.

Megastachya

Nine species. Grasses. Chiefly annuals. Seeds. Common soil.

Melaleuca

Forty-six species. Green-house evergreen shrubs. Half-ripened cuttings. Loam, peat, and sand.

Melanthium

Eight species. Green-house bulbous perennials. Offsets or seeds. Loam, peat, and sand.

Melasphaerula

Four species. Green-house bulbous perennials. Offsets. Sandy peat.

Melastoma

Twelve species. Chiefly stove evergreen shrubs. M. elongata, is a tuberous-rooted perennial, and very beautiful. Cuttings. Loam, peat, and sand.

Melhania

Three species. Stove or green-house evergreen trees. Cuttings. Sandy loam.

Melia

Nine species. Stove or green-house evergreen trees. M. aze-darach, is deciduous: large ripened cuttings, with the leaves not shortened. Loam, peat, and sand.

Melianthus

Three species. Green-house or hardy evergreen shrubs. Cuttings. Light rich soil.

Melichrus

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

Melicocca

Four species. Stove evergreen fruit trees. Ripe cuttings. Light loamy soil.

Melicope

Melicope ternata. Green-house evergreen shrub. Cuttings. Loam and peat.

Melissa

Balm. Four species. Hardy herbaceous perennials. Division. Common soil.

Melitta

Melitta melissophyllum and two varieties. Hardy herbaceous perennials. Division. Common soil.

Melocactus

Melon thistle. Fourteen species. Stove evergreen shrubs. Off'sets. Sandy peat.

Melodinus

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

Melon, Water

The Water Melon is cultivated in the United States precisely like the Nutmeg. There are many kinds, of which the Mountain Sprout, Mountain Sweet, and Black Spanish are most esteemed at Philadelphia. The culture is so simple, and so generally understood, that direction must be needless. To produce fine Melons on heavy or wet soil, it is necessary to prepare a light rich compost in sufficient quantity to supply the wants of the vines - hills four or five feet in diameter, and two feet in depth.