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The Flower Garden · Ida D. Bennett — chapter 37 of 48 · ~282 words · public domain

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=Lychnis=, herbaceous perennials, 198. Semperflorens plenissima, 198.

=Lychnis Chalcedonica=, 198.

=Madame Gunther Nasturtium=, 111.

=Manettia Vine=, 93, 136. Blooms more freely when pot-bound, 137. Daily watering required, 136. Satisfactory for winter blooming, 136. Time for repotting, 137.

=Manure=, preparation of, for the garden, 24. Proper use of, in the hotbed, 32.

=Manure-barrel=, how to handle, 26, 27.

=Manure-water=, how to prepare, 25, 26.

=Manures=, cow, horse, hen, and sheep, 23. Quantity necessary for use, 29.

=Maples=, flowering, 63.

=Marguerite Carnations=, best for outdoor blooming, 70.

=Marshmallow.= See Hibiscus.

=Maurandya=, 46, 90, 91, 93, 135, 246. A beautiful vine for window-boxes, 90. Height of plant and colours of flowers, 135. Requires no special treatment, 135. Seed of, gathered without harm to vine, 46. Suitable for trellises, window-boxes, and vases, 135. Time for sowing seed, 135.

=May=, trees, shrubs, and plants that bloom in, 235, 236.

=Mealy bug=, remedy for the, on house-plants, 248.

=Metake Bambusa=, 171.

=Milk-and-Wine Lily=, 161. See also Crinum fimbriatum.

=Miranda Petunia=, 84.

=Mixed seeds=, variety of, 62.

=Moisture-loving plants=, best place for setting out, 10.

=Moles=, liking of, for roots of Japanese Iris, 199. Netting and traps for, 199.

=Monkshood=, 11, 46, 122. Excellent for rear beds, 11.

=Montbretias=— Desirable for cut flowers, 153. Keep well through winter in flour sacks, 187. May be grown in corners of flower-bed, 153. Multiply rapidly, 153. Resemble Gladioli in flower and foliage, 153.

=Moonlight Nasturtium=, 111.

=Morning-Glories=, 42, 44, 46, 91, 94, 252, 256. Reaching the roof by strings, 94. Require little root room, 94. Seed of, 46. See also Japanese Morning-Glories.

=Mountain Fringe=, 129.

=Mrs. Edward Andre Clematis=, 138.

=Mrs. Robert Perry Rose=, 178.

=Muck or peat=, preparation of, 18, 19.

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