MAURANDYA. 
variegated with conspicuous dark-coloured 
markings ; from Brazil. 
M. orbifolia. This comes from Brazil, 
and has very broad short leaves of a 
green colour, with greyish oblique streaks. 
M. ornata. A Bornean species with 
small roundish leaves, distinctly and hand- 
somely variegated. 
M. pruinata. An elegant kind from 
Nicaragua, with narrow leaves of a deep 
green shade, obliquely ribbed. 
M. pulchella. A small-growing species. 
The leaves are short, of a bright green 
colour, blotched with darker green; 
Brazil. 
M. regalis. A species that attains a 
moderate size; ground colour dark green 
with handsome red lines. 
M. rosco-lineata. A neat-habited kind 
with glossy green leaves, distinctly marked 
with red ; Colombia. 
M. Seemannii. A beautiful, bright green, 
velvety-leaved kind, with whitish midrib. 
Talectnied from Nicaragua. 
M. Veitchii. A handsome species from 
Peru, with large finely-marked leaves. 
M. vittata. <A strong-growing species 
with large, stout, glossy, pale green leaves, 
handsomely variegated with distinct white 
lines. 
M. Warscewiewi. Another strong-grow- 
ing sort very distinctly variegated. A 
native of Central America. 
Insecrs.—Marantas are liable to the 
attacks of most insects that affect stove 
lants, but, from the formation of their 
eaves, they can be easily cleaned by 
syringing and sponging. 
MARATTIA. 
A small genus of Ferns, comprising stove 
and greenhouse species. By those who aim 
at growing large collections of Ferns, where 
it is desirable to bring together as many 
distinct forms as possible, a few of them 
may be introduced ; but, taken collectively, 
they are coarse-growing kinds, devoid of 
the graceful elegance common to so many 
of the order. 
For propagation and cultivation, see 
Ferns, general details of culture. 
STOVE SPECIES. 
M. alata. West Indies. 
M. Cooperti. New Caledonia. 
GREENHOUSE SPECIES. 
M. elegans. New Zealand. 
MARCGRAVIA. 
These are clinging stove plants suitable 
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for covering bare walls where many things 
would not succeed, in the way Ficus repens 
is often used. M. paradoxa is a most 
singular species in its habit; the leaves 
are borne on the stem alternately, like 
those of some Ivies, with an exact regu- 
larity such as is found in few, if any other 
plants. 
Their propagation and after treatment is 
very simple ; cuttings strike freely man- 
aged in the usual way, and as soon as 
established should be placed against the 
wall, rafter, or pillar which they are 
intended to cover, and to which the stems 
as they advance will adhere. They require 
the ordinary conditions of shade and mois- 
ture, with a moderate amount of air and 
a warm stove temperature summer and 
winter. The flowers are inconspicuous. 
M. paradoxa. Comes from Ruatnesa. 
M. picta is a native of Guiana. 
Insects.—These plants are not much 
troubled with insects ; scale sometimes 
establishes itself on the leaves, for which 
sponge with clean water. 
MARTINEZIA. 
A small genus of pretty stove Palms, 
distinct in appearance. 
Propagation and cultivation given under 
Palms, general details of culture. 
M. granatensis. A dwarf species, with 
well-marked habit of growth. From 
Colombia. 
M. Linden. A comparatively new 
ecies, with stout pinnate leaves. South 
merica. 
MAURANDYA. 
Evergreen greenhouse twining plants of 
neat habit that produce pretty flowers 
freely over a length of time. They are 
suitable for training round a pillar, or in 
other positions of like description, where 
larger-growing plants would be unsuitable. 
They can be raised from seeds, or cut- 
tings struck and grown on in the way ad- 
vised for Lophospermums, which see. 
The following are the kinds in cultiva- 
tion :— 
M. antirrhiniflora. 
species that blooms in summer. 
Mexico. 
M. Barclayana. as blue and white 
flowers, produced in summer. From 
Mexico. ; 
M. erflorens. Flowers purple; a 
cakicinioaaee From este 4 
Insecrs.—Red spider is very trouble- 
some on these plants, if not kept continu- 
ally syringed through the growing season 
A purple-flowered 
From 
