Mango Ginger

Curcuma amada.

Mango Tree

See Mangifera.

Manicaria

Manicaria saccifera. A fine palm tree. Seeds. Rich loam.

Manna

Alhagi.

Manna Ash

Ornus rotundijolia.

Manulea

Eleven species Chiefly green-house annuals and evergreen shrubs, or stove herbaceous perennials. Cuttings or seeds. Peat and sand, or vegetable mould.

Maple

Acer.

Maranta

Fifteen species. Stove herbaceous perennials. Division. Light rich soil.

Marattia

Two species. Stove perennial ferns. Division or seeds. Loam and peat.

Marcetia

MARCETIA excoriata. Stove shrub. Cuttings. Rich light loam.

Marcgraavia

Two species. Curious stove evergreen shrubby creeping plants. Cuttings. Turfy loam and peat.

March

March is a busy month, as will appear from the following calendarial directions:

Hot-House

Air, admit freely. - Cherries ripening require but little water. - Flowers in pots continue to introduce. - Kidney Beans; continue forcing. - Leaves, clean; by the sponge and syringe. - Pines require more water, and greater heat; syringe their crowns; give liquid manure; shift into larger pots. - Peaches, thin; the day temp. for them should not exceed 70°; disbud; trim; water abundantly.-Propagate hot-house plants by slips, cuttings, suckers, and layers, according to the plant's nature; it is the best season. - Seedlings of culinary plants, remove to a cooler place. - Strawberries, in pots, continue forcing. - Temperature for Pines should be about 85° at midday, and during night 60°; in the flower stove 65° and 55°. - Tobacco fumigations continue. - Vines are now all in motion; thin; train; keep well supplied with liquid manure; air keep moist, except to those in blossom; temp; as last month.

Green-House

Air cannot be admitted too freely during fine weather and the temperature above 32°. - Earth (fresh), give to oranges and other shrubs; stir the surface of that in the pots frequently. - Heading-down may be practised upon oranges and other shrubs growing irregularly. - Leaves, clean and remove those decayed. - Orange Kernels, sow to raise stocks. - Pot singly last year's cuttings. - Propagate by slips, cuttings, and layers as appropriate. - Pruning, finish. - Shifting, complete, where necessary. - Sow seeds of green-house plants in pots, and plunge in a hot-bed. Water frequently, but moderately. - Windows always close at night. - Wood, dead and weakly, remove.

Margins

Margins of streams and other waters must always accord with the pleasure grounds in which they are placed. Art, therefore, must imitate each in its proper place, not always by a studious picturesque arrangement of the marginal accompaniments in each case, but by excavating the groundwork, planting the trees and shrubs, and leaving the rest to the motion of the waves of the water. After the effects of one winter, stones or gravel may be deposited in spots suitable for stony or gravelly shores.

Ma Rica

Ten species, chiefly green-house herbaceous perennials. M. paludosa is a stove aquatic. Division or seeds. Loam, peat, and sand.