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3 c 33 7’IfE NURSERY-MAiVUALMalvastrum. L!!~!zwP~P.Propagated bjv firm green cuttings uncler glass in late winter orspring ; sonwtimes 1)~ sends, when available.Malvaviscus. ilIalca,ctw.Handled bg seeds, and by greenwood cuttings under glass. Thefamiliar M. trr6o~rcs (A&An MuI~ln~iscz~~) grows readily fromcuttings.Mammea (.:;ll:ul~mee-Apple. St. Domingo Apricot). Guttif em?.Usually- increased by seeds. Cuttings of half-ripened shootssho~ild be placed in a frame. Inarching and buddin.g probablyshould be practiced for desirable named varieties, on seedlingstocks.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 halfriprncdwood under glass.Mandragora (Mandrake). Solunclc~e~.Propagated 1,~ seeds and division. The plant usually known asmar&al& in the I’nitrd States is porlophyllun~, readily increasedby 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 glassin a temperature of 60” t.o 65”. Root-cuttings are sometimes made,and seeds are employecl when obtainable. This genus now takesthe 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 havemore than one crnbr~~o, sometimes as many as ten. Each embryowill produce a distinct plant. The embryos may be separated beforeplanting, but it is preferable to separat.e the young plantlets soonafter germination, before they grow together, as they are apt to do.The seeds germinate better if the hard shell is removed before plantincSeeds retain their vitalitv but a few davs. and if to be shimed