MAURANDYA. 



Greenhouse and Stove Plants. 



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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, blotclied with darker green ; 

 Brazil. 



M. regalis. A species that attains a 

 moderate size ; ground colour dark green 

 with handsome red lines. 



M. roseo-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. 

 Introduced 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. Warscerciczii. Another strong-grow- 

 ing sort very distinctly variegated. A 

 native of Central America. 



Insects. — Marantas are liable to the 

 attacks of most insects that affect stove 

 jjlants, but, from the formation of their 

 leaves, they can be easily cleaned by 

 syringing and sponging. 



MAKATTIA. 



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. Cooperii. New Caledonia. 



GREENHOUSE SPECIES. 



M. elegans. New Zealand. 



MARCGRAVIA. 



Theee are clinging stove plants suitable 



for covering bare waUs 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 w'arm stove temperature summer and 

 winter. The flowers are inconspiciious. 



M. paradoxa. Comes from Nicaragua. 



M. victa 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. Lindenii. A comparatively new 

 species, with stout pinnate leaves. South 

 America. 



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 unsiiitable. 



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. A purple-flowered 

 species that blooms in summer. From 

 Mexico. 



M. Barclayana. Has blue and white 

 flowers, produced in summer. From 

 Mexico. 



M. semperjiorens. Flowers purple ; a 

 summer bloomer. From Mexico. 



Insects. — Red spider is very trouble- 

 some on these plants, if not kept continu- 

 ally syringed through the growing season ; 



