Fig 1. is a view of the calyx and stamens, the petals beino- 

 removed ; 2. is one of the anthers, with its two tubercles at 

 the base. 



In some herbaria M. decussata is marked M. excoriata • 

 but it is a very different species. 



It will succeed best in a stove, potted in one half leaf- 

 mould, mixed with loam and sand in equal parts. A o- od 

 drainage is necessary, and plenty of water at the roots at all 

 times M hile in flower, syringing should be dispensed with 

 n !nf TX ^ he r° 1St . atmos P here » a stove is quite suffi- 

 STE;* i 7 I , e flow 1 e 1 rm ^ season « <™r, the plant should 

 be cut back, at least all slender branches should be removed, 

 in order to produce a supply of young wood for flowering the 

 following year. It is propagated by cuttings in the usual wav. 



