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Malvastrum. L!!~!zwP~P.
Propagated bjv firm green cuttings uncler glass in late winter or
spring ; sonwtimes 1)~ sends, when available.
Malvaviscus. ilIalca,ctw.
Handled bg seeds, and by greenwood cuttings under glass. The
familiar M. trr6o~rcs (A&An MuI~ln~iscz~~) grows readily from
cuttings.
Mammea (.:;ll:ul~mee-Apple. St. Domingo Apricot). Guttif em?.
Usually- increased by seeds. Cuttings of half-ripened shoots
sho~ild be placed in a frame. Inarching and buddin.g probably
should be practiced for desirable named varieties, on seedling
stocks.
Mammillaria. C’rrt*fucrm.
Propagation as for echinocactus, which see. See Cacti, page 261.
M andevilla . *4 pof,l/ll cxf’ff.
Handled by seeds, layers and usually by cuttings of halfriprncd
wood under glass.
Mandragora (Mandrake). Solunclc~e~.
Propagated 1,~ seeds and division. The plant usually known as
mar&al& in the I’nitrd States is porlophyllun~, readily increased
by division of the new shallow rhizomes, leaving a growing end,
Manettia (nolv called Lygistum). Knbincvc~.
T’suully increased by cuttings of young shoots started under glass
in a temperature of 60” t.o 65”. Root-cuttings are sometimes made,
and seeds are employecl when obtainable. This genus now takes
the name Lygistunl.
Manfreda. ;1 iii tlj/ll idCilCi’i7.
Propagation as for agave, which see. Usually known as agaves.
Mango (31m~p’j’m iudicn). A ~~uc~diactw,
Stoclrs art‘ readil)r obtained by seeds. The seeds oft.en have
more than one crnbr~~o, sometimes as many as ten. Each embryo
will produce a distinct plant. The embryos may be separated before
planting, but it is preferable to separat.e the young plantlets soon
after germination, before they grow together, as they are apt to do.
The seeds germinate better if the hard shell is removed before plantinc
Seeds retain their vitalitv but a few davs. and if to be shimed