Magpie Moth

See Abraxas.

Mahernia

Thirteen species. Green-house evergreen shrubs. Young cuttings taken off at a joint. Loam and sandy peat.

Mahonia

Four species. Hardy or half-hardy evergreen shrubs. M. nervosa is deciduous. Layers or ripe cuttings. Sand, peat, and loam.

Maiden Hair

Passiflora adian-tum, and Adiantum capillus veneris, &c.

Maiden-Hair Tree

Salisburia adiantifolia.

Maiden Tree

Maiden TREE is a seedling tree which has not been grafted.

The time which elapses before seedlings attain a bearing age is very various. The pear requires from twelve to eighteen years; the apple five to thirteen; plum and cherry four to five; vine three to four; raspberry two; and the strawberry one.

Majorana

Four species. Half-hardy evergreen shrubs. M. hortensis a hardy annual. Slips or cuttings. They succeed well in a sandy soil and a dry situation.

Malabar Leaf

Cinnamomum Malabatrum.

Malabar Nightshade

Ba-sella.

Malabar Nut

Justicia adha-toda.

Malabar Rose

Hibiscus Rosa Malabarica.

Malachodendron

Malachodendron ovatum. Hardy deciduous tree. Layers or ripe cuttings. Peat and loam.

Malay Apple

Jambosa malac-censis.

Malasis

Malasis paludosa. Hardy orchid. Division. Sandy peat.

Malesherbia

Two species. Green-house annuals. Seeds. Sandy loam.

Malformation

See Deformity.

Mallow

Malva.

Malope

Two species. Hardy annuals. Seeds. Common soil.

Malpighia

Fourteen species. Stove evergreen shrubs or trees. Ripe cuttings. Light soil.

Malt Dust

See Vegetable Manures.

Malva

Mallow. Forty-eight species. The stove and green-house evergreen shrubs increase by cuttings, and grow well in any rich soil. The hardy and half-hardy herbaceous kinds increase by division or by seeds. The hardy annuals by seeds, and common soil.

Malvaviscus

Three species. Stove evergreen shrubs. Cuttings. Loam and peat.

Mammea

Mammea americana. Stove evergreen fruit tree. Ripe cuttings. Sandy loam.

Mamestra

M. brassicoe, M. ole-racea. The whole cabbage tribe are subject to the attacks of the caterpillars of these moths, known as the Cabbage and White-line Brown-eyed Moths. These appear in June or May. The Cabbage Moth is light brown, with wavy marked wings; its caterpillar is green stained with grey, with a dark line down the back. The White-line Moth is rusty brown, and its upper wings white margined, with an orange coloured spot near it; caterpillar brownish. Hand-picking or lime dust are the only remedies. - Curtis.

Mammillaria

Seventy-eight species. Stove evergreen shrubs. Offsets. Sandy peat.

Mandarin Orange

Citrus no-bilis.

Manettia

Four species. Stove evergreen climbers. Young cuttings. Loam and peat.

Mangifera

Mango Tree. Two species. Stove evergreen tropical fruit trees. Ripe cuttings, or fresh seeds imported from the places of their natural growth. Turfy sandy loam, or loam and peat. The mango thrives best in a temperature of 60°. It does not require bottom heat. Leaf-mould is a good manure. It must not be pruned, for excessive bleeding always follows.