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MICRiOPiiCENIX (from microti, small, and Phoenix; 

 in allusion to the habit of the plants, and their affinity to 

 Fhoenxso). Ord. Falmce, The two following hybrids are 

 the only plants that have been described under this name. 

 They will probably thrive under the treatment recom- 

 mended for Phcsnix (which see, on pp. 103-4, Vol. III.), 



M. decipiens (deceptive). According to Carri^re, this name was 

 given by Naudin to a hybrid, obtained by a horticulturist at 

 Hyeres, buiween the common Date V^\m{Phmnix dactilifera) and 

 the dwarf Fan Palm {Chamcerops humilis). 



M. Sahuti (Sahut's). /r. reddish-brown, about |in. long, ellipsoid, 

 with rounded angles. 1885. A garden hybrid between M. deci- 

 piens and Trachycarpus excelsus having the habit and foliage of 

 the former, and the violet-tinted petioles and fruits of the latter. 



, Hardy. (R. H. 1885, p. 513, t 01.) 



UICBOSTYLIS. To the species described on p. 364, 

 Vol. II., the following should now be added : 



H. bella (pretty). jL dull purple, disposed in an elongated 

 raceme ; sepals and petals linear-ligulate ; lip long, sagittate, 

 sub-equally toothed at apex. I. ample, cuneate-oblong, acute, 

 undulated. Pseudo-bulbs conical-cylindrlcah Suntla Islands, 

 1885. (I. H. 1885, 581.) 



H. IiOWi (Low's), fl. purple, the ears of the sagittate lip ochreous ; 

 peduncle rosy-purple. I. dark coppery-brown, marked with a 

 broad, whitish, central band, the margins undulated. Borneo, 

 1885. A beautiful little plant. (B. H. 1884, 14, f. 2.) 



M,_ purpurea (purple), ft. yellowish -purple. ?. broadly ovate, 

 4in. to Sin. long, 2Ln. broad or more, much undulated, the upper 

 surface dark metallic-crimson, the under surface and petioles 

 pale metallic reddish-grey. Ceylon. A fine species. 



MZLT02TIA. To the species and varieties described 

 on pp. 367-70, Vol. II., the following should now be added : 



M. bicolor (two-coloured). A variety of M. spectahilis. 



M. Bluntil Lubbersiana (Lubbers'). /., sepals and petals 

 chestnut-spotted ; lip very fine purple. 1887. 



M. Bioreliana (Morel's). A variety of M. spectahilis. 



M. Peeterslana (Peeters'). fl. resembling those of 3f. spectahilis 



Moreliana, but the purplish-brown sepals and petals are narrow er 

 and more acute ; lip narrower at the base, and dilated suddenly 

 and acutely at the tip, rich purple, with live unequal, yellow 

 keels at the base, the base and inside line of the disk occupied 

 by numerous dark purple, pale edged blotches. I. (and pseudo- 

 bulbs) as in M. Clowesii, 1886. A handsome plant. 



Iff. P. COncolor (one-coloured). A beautiful variety, with paler 

 sepals and petals, and lacking the dark eye-spots on the lip. 

 1886. 



M. spectabilis aspersa (sprinkled), fl., sepals and petals 

 cream-coloured, partly washed with mauve lilac ; lip light 

 mauve-lilac, with a large keel. 1885. 



BX. s. lineata (lined). /. having a large, purple blotch at the 

 base of the lip, and seven purple veins radiating therefrom 

 nearly to the margins. 



M. s. MLorellana atrorubens (dark red), fl. much darker 



than in Moreliana^ often measuring 4in. across. September. 

 Brazil. A scarce plant. 



M* s. radians (radiating), fl,^ petals tinted with very light 

 purple, and covered with the warmest dark purple stripes, 

 between which at the base there are some yellow stripes. 

 1887. 



M, vexlllaria alba (white). A beautiful, white-flowered 

 variety. 1885. Syn. Odontoglossum vexillarium album (W, O. A. 

 227). 



M, V. Cobbiana (CobVs). fl., upper portion of the usual deep 

 rose-pink, the large, expanded wings of a pure white. 1882. 



M. V. Hilliana (Hill's), fl.y sepals and petals rose, the er^ual 

 sepals having two purple lines ; lip spotted purple, margined 

 rose, the base yellow, with three dark purple lines. New 

 Grenada. 



M. V. insignis (remarkable). /. fine and richly coloured ; 

 lateral sepals having two parallel, crimson lines at the base ; 

 lip deep purplish-red, having a whitish basal area lined with 

 crimson, and a band of bright yellow across the base, 1885. 



M. V* Kienastlana (Kienast*s). /. very large ; sepals and petals 

 with a rose-coloured disk, and broad, white margins ; lip light 

 yellow at the very base, with three central purple lines, and 

 having fine, rose-coloured, radiating lines all over it except on 

 the pure white margin. 1885. A magnificent variety. 



M. V, leucoglossa (white-lipped), fl,, sepals and petals pale 

 rose ; lip pure white. New Grenada. A striking variety. 



M. V, AXeasuresiana (Measures'), fl, of a purer white and 

 smaller than those of the variety aiha, 1885. 



M. V. purpurea (purple), fl, rose-purple, the base of the lip 

 white with the usual red lines. 1885. Syn. Odontoglossum 

 vexillarium purpureum (L. i. 13). 



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Miltonia — continued. 



M. V* rosea (rosy), fl. of a deeper rose-colour than in the 

 type. 



M. V. rubella (reddish). /. bright rose, with three crimson 

 lines at the base of the lip. /. broader than usual. Rseudo- 

 bulbs more blunt than in the type. 1882. 



SI. V. Splendens (splendid). /. intense rose, coloured to the 

 margins, 4in. to 4iin. in diameter; lateral sepals having a 

 crimson stripe at base ; lip with three short, radiating stripes 

 below the calli. New Grenada. 



V. snperba (superb), /., sepals and petals rose, the former 

 having a purplish-crimson stripe at base ; lip magenta-rose, the 

 white area at the base having a large, dark crimson-purple blotch 

 veined with darker, radiating lines. Autumn. New Grenada. 

 Syn. Odontofflossum vexillarium superbum (W. O. A. iv. 171). 



M. Warscewiczii alba (white). /. having a broad, white lip, 

 marked in the centre with a conspicuous, hlac blotch. 1882. 



Bf, W. zanthina (yellowish), fl, almost wholly yellow, the lip 

 having a narrow, white border. Winter. Peru. 



MIMULTTS. To the species described on pp. 370-1, 

 Vol. TI., the following should now be added : 



BI« mobavensis (Mohave Hiver). /., calyx tube j^in. long ; corolla 

 whitish, with a dark crimson eye, the stout tube scarcely longer 

 than the calyx, the limb much spreading, iin. in diameter. 

 Summer. I. obiong-lanceolate, acute, entire, reddish, h, 2in. to 

 Sin. California, 18&. A pretty little, uilnutely viscous-pubescent, 

 hardy annual. 



MOLTKIA. To the species described on p. 37(1, 

 Vol. II,, the following should now be added : 



M. graminifoliniu (Grass-leaved), fl. deep blue, drooping, 

 disposed in terminal clusters ; scape 6in, to 12in. long, wiry 

 June to August. I. tufted. Grass-like. Northern Italy, &c. 



MOMORDICA. To the species described on pp. 376-7) 

 Vol. II., the following should now be added : 



M. involucrata (involucred). fl., males pale yellowish, with 

 three green spots on the short tube, solitary in the upper axils ; 

 females few, with revoiute lobes. July, fr, scarlet, fleshy, 2in. 

 long. L IJin. to 2in. in diameter, five-lobed, the lobes toothed ; 

 petioles slender, Jin. to lin. long. Natal (B. M. 6932; Bef. B. 

 IV. 225.) 



MORIIfA. To the species described on p. 383, 

 Vol. II., the following should now be added : 



M. betonicoides (Be tony -like), fl. sessile ; involucre bristly ; 

 corolla bright rose-red, crimson at the bases of three or four of 

 the lobes, the limb Jin. in diameter; spikes sub-capitate, sub- 

 tended by opposite bract-leaves tinged with red. June. I. 4in. 

 to Sin. long, linear-lanceolate, acute, entire, with very long 

 prickles on the margins. Stem erect or sub-erect, lOin. to 18in. 

 high. Sikkim-Himalaya, 1883. Hardy rock plant (B. M. 

 6966.) 



MOKMODES. To the species described on pp. 384-5, 

 Vol. II., the following species and yarieties should now 



be added 1 



M. buccinator majus (larger), fl, ochre, larger than in the 



type ; sepals and petals numerously dotted cinnamon ; lip with a 

 few pale markings on the sides. New Grenada. 



Bi* Dayannm (Day's), fl as large as those of Jf, Wendlandi ; 

 sepals and petals ochre, with red^ longitudinal lines inside ; lip 

 white, revoiute, so that the outsides of both halves touch, tri- 

 angular, with a short, inflexed apiculus in the middle; column 

 white, small, apiculate ; raceme few-flowered. 1885. 



9£« luxatum eburneum (ivory-like), fl, wholly ivory-white 

 1886. (1. H. ser. v. 35.) 



M. L punctatum (dotted), fl whitish, the sepals and petah 

 marked with small, reddish spots. 1885. 



M. L purpuratum (purple), fl, light mauve-purple, with dark 

 purple lines and spots on the sepals and petals ; side lobes of the 

 lip much darker than the central part. 1886. 



M, pardiniim melanops (dark-looking), fl very dark browniah- 

 purple. 1886. 



M. platycbila (broad-lipped), fl. pale buff, upwards of lin, in 

 expanse ; lip marked with many dull purple stripes ; racemes 

 compact, erect. 1887. A distinct-looking species. 



M. vemixinm (varnished). /. blackish -purple ; sepals and petals 

 broad, shining; lip having the mid-line a little lighter, with 

 blackish- purple spots ; column light mauve-purple, with nu- 

 TnAT-mi« darli snnts. Guiana. 1887. Allied to if. buccinator. 





HUSCABI AZUBEUM. 



cintlins aarareus (which see). 



A synonym of Hya- 



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