Melon Pumpkin

Cucurbita me-lopepo.

Melon Thistle

Melocartus.

Melon Turk's Cap

Melocactus communis.

Memecylon

Two species. Stove evergreen shrubs. Young cuttings. Sandy peat and loam.

Meniocus

Meniocus linifolius. Hardy annual. Seeds. Common soil.

Meniscium

Five species. Stove Ferns. Division or seeds. Loam and peat.

Menispermum

Five species. Hardy deciduous or stove evergreen twiners. Division, cuttings, or seeds. Common soil.

Menonvillea

Menonvillea JilifoIia. Hardy annual. Seeds. Light loamy soil.

Mentzelia

Four species. Stove, green-house, and hardy perennials. M. aspera, a half-hardy annual. Cuttings. Sandy loam and peat.

Menziesia

Three species and many varieties. Hardy deciduous or evergreen shrubs. Layers. Sandy peat.

Merendera

Merendera caucasica. Hardy bulbous perennial. Seeds or offsets. Light loam.

Meriania

Two species. Stove evergreen shrubs. Half-ripe cuttings. Sandy peat and loam.

Mertensia

Eight species. Hardy herbaceous perennials. Division. They thrive best in sandy peat.

Mesembryanthemum

Three hundred and seventeen species, and many varieties. Chiefly green-house evergreen shrubs; many are trailing plants, some annuals and herbaceous perennials. M. christallinum and M. cultratum are hardy. Cuttings. Sandy loam.

Mespilus

Medlar. Two species and eight varieties. Hardy deciduous trees. M. germanica stricta is evergreen. Budding or grafting on the common hawthorn or pear, or seeds. Common soil. See Medlar.

Messerschmidia

Four species. Stove evergreens. M. hirsutissima, a tree, the rest climbers. Cuttings. Loam and peat.

Messua

Messua ferrea. Stove evergreen tree. Seeds or cuttings. Strong loam, peat, and sand.

Metalasia

Four species. Greenhouse evergreen shrubs. Cuttings. Sandy peat and loam.

Meteorology

See Weather.

Metrosideros

Six species. Green-house evergreen shrubs. M. ve-rus, a stove evergreen tree. Cuttings. Loam, peat, and sand.

Mexican Tiger Flower

Ti-gridia pavonia.

Mice

Various plans have been suggested to preserve peas and beans, when sown, from the ravages of mice. We believe, we have tried them all. Dipping the seeds in oil, and then rolling them in powdered resin; putting small pieces of furze in the drills and over the rows after the seed has been sown, but before covering with the earth - were both partially successful, but the mode attended with the most complete safety, has always been that of covering the surface of the soil over the rows, to the depth of full an inch, and six inches wide, with finely sifted coal ashes. The mice will not scratch through this, and it has the additional advantage, by its black colour absorbing the solar heat, of promoting the early vegetation of the crop.

Michaelmas Daisy

Aster.

Michauia

Two species. Hardy biennials. Seeds. Rich loam.

Michelia

Michelia champaca. Stove evergreen tree. Cuttings. Light loam.

Miconia

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

Micranthemum

Micranthemum orbiculatum. Half-hardy evergreen trailer. Division. Sandy peat.