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^ycaste — continued. 



rounded and undulated at the extremity ; lip pale sulphur, 

 spotted purple on the edges of the lobes, and having a tongue- 

 shaped appendage. I. ample, lanceolate, plaited. Pseudo-bulbs 



large, ovate, ribbed. Caraccas, 1837. Syn. MaxiUaria macro- 

 pkylla, 



Ii. plana (flat), fl. about SJin. across; sepals madder-red, flat, 

 oblong, spreading ; petals white, with a rosy-crimson eye-blotch 

 on their recurved tips ; Up small, white, spotted rosy-crimson, 

 the roundish front lobe serrated, the appendage oblong, blunt, 

 and obsoletely three-lobed. Winter. L bold, oval-lanceolate, 

 plicate. Pseudo-bulbs large, orate-oblong, ribbed. Bolivia, 1841. 

 (B. R. 1845. 35.) 



Xi» p* Mcasuresiana (Measures'), /f., sepals reddish-brown, 

 tipped green, green outside ; petals and lip white, densely spotted 

 rose-purple, except on the margins of the petals. Bolivia, 1887. 

 A beautiful, free-flowering variety. (W. O. A. vii. 306.) 



L. Randl (Hand's), fl. 2Jin. in expanse ; sepals and petals 

 purplish-red, transversely barred, and longitudinally striped 

 along the marginsi with white; lip marked with the same 

 colours, crested ; peduncles two-flowered. L 3in. to 4in. long. 

 Pseudo-bulbs ellipsoid, lin. long. 1886. (L. 30.) Syws. 

 L. crmtata Randi, Paphinta liandi, 



L. rugosa (wrinkled). /. creamy-white, covered with red spots, 

 which now and then become confluent, large, of a waxy 

 appearance ; raceme pendulous, two-flowered. L thin, linear, 

 acuuiiiiate. Pseudo-bulbs very small, terete, furrowed, 1882. 

 A reni.itliablu and attractive Orchid, of dwarf growth. SvK, 

 Paphinta rugosa. 



L, Schillcriana (Schiller's), yf., sepals greenish-brown, about 

 4tn. long, spreading ; petals purtj white, siuuller, converging over 

 tlir lin-^o of the Up ; lip pure white in front, with a faint tinge of 

 yellow at the base; scapes about 6in. high. L and pseudo- 

 bulbs ixiy in iy. Skinnerij but the leaves more erect. Central 



America. 



L, Skinnorl alba (white). /., sepals and petals pure white ; 

 lip white, with the faintest tinge of yellow about the centre, tlie 

 tongue-shaped appendage vellow. Guatemala, 1841. (K. M. 

 «cr. ii. 35, f. 1.) The type fs shown at Fig. 31. 



L« S. amabilis (luvely). fi. about 6in. across ; sepals pale rose, 

 about 2in. broad; petals magenta, broad; lip white, blotched 

 pale rosy-purple. Ouatemala. 



L. S, nigro-rubra (blackish-red), fl, very large ; sepals rather 

 deep mauve or lilac-rose ; petals of a rich puce-purple or plum- 

 colour ; side lobes of the lip deep rose, the front lobe deep 

 bloo<l-purple, the appendage yellow. Guatemala. A handsome 

 Tariety. (F. M. ser. ii. 35, f. 2.) 



L. S- reginie (queenly). /., sepals light rosy-purple ; petals and 

 lip dark magenta-purple. Guatemala, 1887. (W. O. A. vi. 283.) 



Ii. S. rosco-purpurea (rose and purple). /. 7in. across ; 

 sepals and petals bright rose ; lip intense magenta-crimson. 

 Guatemala. 



Ii. S, vestalis (vestal). /. white, 7in. across; sepals l}in. wide ; 

 petals faintly veined pale rose on the inner face ; Up faintly 

 marked pale rose. Guatemala. 



I.YCHNIS. The following are British plants: L. 

 alpina, L, dixtrna, I. Flos-cuculi, L, Qithcgo (correct 

 name Githago segetum, Corn Cockle), L. vespertina, and 

 L. viscaria. To the species and varieties described on 

 pp. 305-6, Vol. II., the following should now be added : 

 Ik iUlgcna Haagcana graadiflora (large-flowered). /?. of a 



greater variety of colours, and larger than in the type. 1888. 

 L. hybrida (hybrid). JL variable in colour, usually crimson or 

 scarlet, disposed in cfose, symmetrical heads. ;i. 2ift. to 3ft. 

 A hybrid between L.coronaria and L. Jtos-Jovis. 



ZiYG-ODIUM. To the species described on pp. 

 308-D, Vol, II., the following should now be added: 



Ii. soandens Falcberi (Fulcher'.s). can. semi-terete, pale 

 brown, producing short branches, fronds in pairs. 6in. to 9in. 

 loTijr, tiu. to 6in. broad, having four to six or more pairs of 

 shortly petiolate pmnre ; sterile pinn.-r oblong-lanceolate, 2in 

 to 5in. long ; fertile one^ usually shorter, the little splkelets of 

 fructiflcation projecting from the marginal teeth. 1882. Syk 

 Hudroglogaum tcandeiis Fuleheri. 



MACIiURA TINCTORIA. A synonym of 



Chloropliora tinctoria (which see), 



MACKOCHOBDIUM. Included under iEclimea 

 (which see). 



MACKOSCEPIS (from makros, long, and $kepe, a 

 covering; in alluaion to the size of the calyx). Ord. 

 AsclepiadecB, A small genua (three or four closely related 

 Bpeciea) of stove, climbing sub-shrubs, natives of Peru, 







HisLCX OS ce^is — continued, 



Columbia, and Central America. Flowers rather large, in 

 clustered, axillary cymes; calyx segments five, ovate- 

 lanceolate; corolla tube ovoid or broadly cylindrical, the 

 limb thick, five-lobed, broadly spreading. Leaves opposite, 

 ample, cordate. M, ohovata, the only species calling for 

 mention here, requires similar treatment to Physianthus 

 (which see, on p. 115, Vol. III.). 



M. obovata (obovate-leaved). /., corolla yellowish-brown, lin. in 

 diameter. November. I. shortly petiolate, 4in. to 6in. long, 

 obovate, contracted above the cordate base. Western tropical 

 America, 1884. Plant densely hirsute. (B, M. 6815.) 



MACROTOMZA (from malcros, long, and tome, a 

 cutting ; in allusion to the long divisions of the calyx). 

 Syn. Leptanthe, Obd. Boraginece, A genus embracing 

 seven or eight species of erect, hispid, perennial herbs, 

 natives of^ the Himalayas and the Orient. Calyx five- 

 parted, with long-linear segments ; corolla funnel or 

 nearly salver-shaped, with a long, slender tube, and five 

 broad, imbricated lobes ; stamens five, included ; cymes 

 dense, corymbose or spicate. Nutlets four, or fewer by 

 abortion. Leaves alternate. M. Benthami, the only 

 species introduced, thrives in ordinary, well-drained, garden 

 soil, and may be increased by seeds. 



M.^ Benthami (Bentham's). /, sessile, lin. long ; calyx segments 

 tipped purple; corolla lobes dark maroon-purple, trianuular- 

 ovate; thyrse 8in. to 12in. high. May. l, radical ones 6in. to 

 iUin. lonp, narrow-lanceolate, hirsute ; caiiline ones many 

 Binaller. sessile linear-lanceolate, acute, h. 1ft. to 3ft. Western 

 Himalaya, 1884. Hardy, (B. M. 7003.) 



Fig. 32. Mam3iillaria kchi.nus. 



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