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THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING. 
Lycaste —continued. 
rounded and undulated at the extremity; lip pale sulphur, 
spotted purple on the edges of the lobes, and having a tongue- 
shaped appendage. J. ample, lanceolate, plaited. Pseudo-bulbs 
large, ovate, ribbed. Caraccas, 1837. SyN. Mazxillaria macro- 
phylla. 
L. plana (flat). . about 3sin. across; sepals madder-red, flat, 
oblong, spreading ; petals white, with a rosy-crimson eye-blotch 
on their recurved tips; lip small, white, spotted rosy-crimson, 
the roundish front lobe serrated, the appendage oblong, blunt, 
and obsoletely three-lobed. Winter. /. bold, oyal-lanceolate, 
plicate. Pseudo-bulbs large, ovate-oblong, ribbed. Bolivia, 1841. 
(B. R. 1843, 35.) 
L. p. Measuresiana (Measures’). /l., 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. 506.) 
L, Randi (Rand’s) jl. 2}in. in expanse; sepals and petals 
purplish-red, transversely barred, and longitudinally striped 
along the margins with white; lip marked with the same 
colours, crested ; peduncles two-flowered. J. 3in. to 4in. long. 
Pseudo-bulbs ellipsoid, lin. long. 1886, (L. 40.) SYNs. 
L. cristata Randi, Paphinia Randi. 
L. rugosa (wrinkled). jl. creamy-white, covered with red spots, 
which now and then become confluent, large, of a waxy 
appearance ; raceme pendulous, two-flowered. J. thin, linear, 
acuminate. Pseudo-bulbs very small, terete, furrowed. 1882. 
A remarkable and attractive Orchid, of dwarf growth. SYN. 
Paphinia rugosa. 
L, Schilleriana (Schiller’s). l., sepals greenish-brown, about 
4in. long, spreading ; petals pure white, smaller, converging over 
the base of the lip ; lip pure white in front, with a faint tinge of 
yellow at the base; scapes about 6in. high. 7. and pseudo- 
bulbs as in L. Skinneri, but the leaves more erect. Central 
America. 
L. Skinneri alba (white). /., sepals and petals pure white ; 
lip white, with the faintest tinge of yellow about the centre, the 
tongue-shaped appendage yellow. Guatemala, 1841. (kK. M. 
ser. ii. 35, f. 1.) The type is shown at Fig. 31. 
L. S. amabilis (lovely). fl. about 6in. across ; sepals pale rose, 
about 2in. broad; petals magenta, broad ; lip white, blotched 
pale rosy-purple. Guatemala. 
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 
blood-purple, the appendage yellow. Guatemala. A handsome 
variety. (F. M. ser. li. 35, f. 2.) 
L. S. reginz (queenly). /., sepals light rosy-purple ; petals and 
lip dark magenta-purple. Guatemala, 1887, (W. O. A. vi. 283.) 
L. S. roseo-purpurea (rose and purple). jl. Tin. across ; 
sepals and petals bright rose; lip intense magenta-crimson. 
Guatemala. 
L. S. vestalis (vestal). l. white, 7in. across; sepals 1jin. wide ; 
petals faintly veined pale rose on the inner face; lip faintly 
marked pale rose. Guatemala, 
LYCHNIS. The following are British plants: L. 
alpina, L. diurna, L. Flos-cuculi, L. Githago (correct 
name Githago segetwm, 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 ; 
L. fulgens Haageana grandiflora (large-flowered). jl. of a 
greater variety of colours, and larger than in the type. 1888. 
L. hybrida (hybrid). #. variable in colour, usually crimson or 
scarlet, disposed in close, symmetrical heads. h. 24ft. to dft. 
A hybrid between L. coronaria and L. flos-Jovis. 
LYGODIUM. ‘To the species described on pp. 
308-9, Vol. II., the following should now be added: 
L. scandens Fulcheri (Fulcher’s). cau. semi-terete, pale 
brown, producing short branches. fronds in pairs, 6in. to Yin. 
long, 4in. to 6in. broad, having four to six or more pairs of 
shortly petiolate pinne ; sterile pinne oblong-lanceolate, 2in. 
to 3in. long ; fertile ones usually shorter, the little spikelets of 
fructification projecting from the marginal teeth. 1882. Syn. 
Hydroglossum scandens Fulcheri. 
MACLURA TINCTORIA. A 
synonym of 
Chlorophora tinctoria (which see). 
MACROCHORDIUM. Included under Aichmea 
(which see). 
MACROSCEPIS (from makros, long, and skepe, a 
covering; in allusion to the size of the calyx). ORD. 
Asclepiadee. A small genus (three or four closely related 
species) of stove, climbing sub-shrubs, natives of Peru, 
Macroscepis — 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. obovata, the only species calling for 
mention here, requires similar treatment to Physianthus 
(which see, on p. 115, Vol. IIT.). 
M. obovata (obovate-leaved). j., corolla yellowish-brown, lin. in 
diameter. Novemb-r. Jl. shortly petiolate, 4in. to 6in. long, 
obovate, contracted above the cordate base. Western tropical 
America, 1884. Plant densely hirsute. (B. M. 6815.) 
MACROTOMIA (from makros, long, and tome, a 
cutting ; in allusion to the long divisions of the calyx). 
Syn. Leptanthe. Orv. Boraginee. 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). 7. sessile. lin. long; calyx segments 
tipped purple; corolla lobes dark maroon-purple, triangular- 
ovate; thyrse 8in. to 12in. high. May. J., radical ones 6in. to 
10in. long, narrow-lanceolate, hirsute; cauline ones many, 
smaller, sessile, linear-lanceolate, acute. /. lft. to 3ft. Western 
Himalaya, 1884. Hardy. (B. M. 7003.) 
Fig. 32. MAMMILLARIA ECHINUS. 
