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MASDEVALLIA 



Af . lana'tum (woolly), i. Purple. July. Altaic Siberia. 



1820. 

 leonuroi'des (Leonurus-like). ij. Purple. July. 



Caucasus. 1819. 



panno'nicum (Pannonian). Eastern Europe. 

 peregri'num (foreign). Europe ; Asia Minor. 

 propi'nquum (related). White. June. Caucasus. 



1836. 

 Pseu'do-dicta'mnus (false dittany). See BALLOTA 



PSEUDO-DICTAMNUS. 



remo'tum (remote). See M. PANNONICUM. 



vulga're (common). 2. White. July. Britain. 



lana'tum (woolly). White. August. Britain. 



MARSCHAXLIA. (Named after H. Marschall, a 

 botanical author. Nat. ord. Composites [Composite]. 

 Linn. ig-Syngenesia, i-jEqualis.) 



Half-hardy herbaceous plants, with purplish flowers, 

 from Carolina. Division of the plants in spring, or slips 

 of the shoots hi sandy soil, under a hand-fight, in April 

 and May ; common, sandy loam ; angustifo'lia likes the 

 addition of peat ; they require a dry, elevated place in 

 winter, and the protection of an evergreen bough, or a 

 cold, dry pit, with plenty of air. 

 Af. angustifo'lia (narrow-leaved). 2. July. 1800. 



ccsspito'sa (tufted), i. Purple, white. July. Texas. 

 1837- 



lanceola'ta (spear-hezd-leaved). i$. June. 1812. 



latifo'lia (broad-leaved). if. June. 1806. 



MARSDETOA. (Named after W. Mardsen, author of 

 a History of Sumatra. Nat. ord. Asclepiads [Asclepia- 

 daceae]. Linn. $-Pentandria, i-Monogynia. Allied to 

 Pergularia.) 



Stove evergreen or hardy shrubs ; flave'scens is a 

 pretty climber ; M . ere' eta is hardy on a wall. Cuttings 

 in sand, under a bell-glass, in April or May, and a very 

 slight bottom-heat ; sandy loam, with a little leaf-mould 

 or peat. Winter temp., 45 to 55* ; summer, 60 to 75*. 

 Af. Cundura'ngo (Cundurango). White. Colombia. 



" Condor Vine." 



ere'cta (upright). 10. White. July. Syria. 1597. 

 flave'scens (yellowish). 20. Yellowish. August. 



Australia. 1830. 

 Imthu'rnii (Imthurn's). Purple. British Guiana. 



1904. 

 loniceroi'des (honeysuckle-like). 8. Scarlet. July. 



Brazil 1825. 

 macula' ta (spotted-leaved). 20. Green, purple. June. 



New Grenada. 1834. 

 suave'olens (sweet-scented). 2. White. July. 



Australia. 1816. 

 tenaci'ssima (toughest). Yellow. June. E. Ind. 



1806. 

 tincto'ria (dyer's). Yellow. Trop. Africa. 



MARSH CINQUEFOIL. Potenti'lla p alu'stris. 

 MARSH MALLOW. AltJue'a. 

 MARSH MARIGOLD. C a' I tha p alu'stris. 

 MARSIXEA. (Commemorative of Count L. F. Mar- 

 sigli, of the Bologne Academy of Sciences. Nat. ord. 

 Marsileaceae.) 



Half-hardy aquatics, most often grown in stove and 

 greenhouse tanks. Divisions. Loam, leaf-mould, and 

 sand. 



Af. Drummo'ndii (Drummond's). Australia. 

 ,, sa'lvatrix (safe). 

 hirsu'ta (hairy). Australia. 

 ma'cropus (long-stalked). Texas. 

 quadrifolia'ta (four-leaVed). Europe and Asia. 

 ,, sa'lvatrix (safe). See M. DROMMONDII SALVATRIX. 



MARTAGON. Li'lium Ma'rtagon. 



MARTINE'ZIA. (Commemorative of Balthassar Mar- 

 tinez, a Spaniard. Nat. ord. Palmaceje.) 



Stove Palms. Seeds. Loam, peat, and a little sand. 

 Af. Aipha'nes (Aiphanes). Venezuela. 

 caryotefo'lia (Caryota-leaved). 30-50. Colombia. 



1845. 



coralli'na (coral-red). Martinique. 

 ero'sa (gnawed). W. Ind. 1871. 

 granate'nsis (New-Grenadan). Colombia. 1874. 

 leucopha'a (dusky-white). Colombia. 1875. 

 lindenia'na (Lindenian). 15. Colombia. 1869. 



MARTYWA. (Named after Dr. Martyn, once pro- 

 fessor of botany at Cambridge. Nat. ord. Pedaliads 

 [Pedaliacece]. Linn. i^-Didynamia, 2-Angiospermia. 

 Alh'ed to Pedalium.) 



Greenhouse or half-hardy annuals. Seeds, sown in a 

 strong but sweet bottom-heat, in March ; plants pricked 

 off as soon as they can be handled, kept close and warm, 

 and, when increasing in size, shifted and hardened off by 

 degrees, to enable them to bloom in a cool stove, a warm 

 greenhouse, or in the open garden. 

 Af. a'nnua (annual). See M. PROBOSCIDEA. 

 ,, Craniola'ria (Craniolarian). See CRANIOLARIA ANNUA. 

 dia'ndra (two-anthered). ij. Red. July. New 



Spain. 1731. 

 fra 'grans (fragrant). 2. Crimson. June. Mexico. 



1840. 



,, hirtila'bia (hairy-lipped). Yellow, purple. Colombia. 

 longiflo'ra (long-flowered). See ROGERIA LONGIFLORA. 

 lu'tea (yellow), ij. Yellow. July. Brazil. 1825. 

 probosci'dea (proboscis-like). |. Light blue. July. 



N. Amer. 1738. " Elephant's Trunk." 

 viola 'cea (violet). See M. FRAGRANS. 



MARVEL OF PERU. Mira'bilis. 



MASCARENHA'SIA. (Commemorative of Don Mas- 

 carenhas, the discoverer of Bourbon in 1545. Nat. ord. 

 Apocynaceae.) 



Evergreen stove shrub. Cuttings of side-shoots, get- 

 ting firm, in sand, and placed in a close case with bottom- 

 heat. Fibrous loam, peat, and sand. 

 Af. cwrnowia'na (Curnowian). Bright carmine. Mada- 

 gascar. 1881. 



MASDEVAXLIA. (Named after /. MascLevatt, a 

 Spanish botanist. Nat. ord. Orchids [OrchidaceaB]. 

 Linn. zo-Gynandria, i-Monandria. Alh'ed to Octomeria.) 

 Stove orchids. Division in spring ; peat, sphagnum, 

 rotten wood, and charcoal ; plants elevated above the 

 pots or baskets. Winter temp., 55* to 60*; summer, 

 60* to 90*. 

 Af. abbrevia'ta (shortened). White, with fewer violet 



specks than Af. polysticta. Peru. 1878. 

 acrochordo'nia (top-string-toothed). Inner face of 



sepals waited. Ecuador. 1885. 

 aqui'loba (equal-lobed). Pale red. Peru. 1860. 

 ,, ama'bilis (lovely). J. Crimson. Colombia. 1874. 

 linea'to-stria'ta (tine-striped). Pink, orange, purple. 



1875- 

 anchor i'f era (anchor-bearing). See SCAPHOSEPALUM 



ANCHOR1FERUM. 



,, angula'ta (angled). Yellowish, chocolate-brown. 



Ecuador. 1898. 

 Armi'nii (Armin's). Rose, shaded with purple. 



Colombia. 1882. 



astu'ta (artful). See M. ERYTHROCH^ETE. 

 ,, attenua'ta (attenuated). Greenish-white, yellow. 



Costa Rica. 1871. 



a'viceps (bird's-head). Green, yellow. Brazil. 1871. 

 ,, backhousea'na (Backhousean). See M. CHIMERA 



BACKHOUSEAXA. 



barlcea'na (Barlaean). Bright red. Peru. 1876. 



be'lla (pretty). Purple-brown, creamy-yellow. 



Colombia. 1878. 



Benedi'cti (Benedict's). See M. HOUTTEANA. 

 biflo'ra (two-flowered). White, with blackish-purple 



spot, and purple rib. 1890. 

 bogote'nsis (Bogotan) of gardens. 

 Bonpla'ndii (Bonpland's). Colombia. 

 ,, bre'vis (short). See SCAPHOSEPALUM BREVE. 

 Bruchmti'lleri (Bruchmuller's). See M. CORIACEA. 

 burbidgea'na (Burbidgean). Greenish-yellow, with 



brown spots, yellow. Colombia. 1893. 

 burfordie'nsis (Burfordian). White, dotted claret, 



purple. 1900. 



calo'ptera (beautiful- winged). Peru. 

 calu'ra (beautiful- tailed). Bluish-purple, with obtuse 



warts. Costa Rica. 1883. 

 campyloglo'ssa (curved-tongued). Greenish-white, 



with nine purple dots. Colombia. 1878. 

 ca'ndida (white). See M. TOVARENSIS. 

 Carde'ri (Carder's), . Whitish, with dark purple 



spots. Colombia. 1883. 

 cauda'ta (tailed). |. Pale yellow, spotted with 



purple. Colombia. 1875. 



