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METROSIDEROS 



Af. iesticula'tum (testicled). i. Yellow. November. 

 1819. 



longiu'sculum (rather-longer). J. Yellow. Novem- 

 ber. 1774. 



,, ,, ro'seum (rosy). J. Red. November. 1774. 



Thunbe'rgii (Thunberg's). i. Pale yellow. August. 

 1800. 



tigri'num (tiger). J. Yellow. October. 1790. 



tortuo'sum (twisted-leaved). J. Pale yellow. August. 

 1705. 



tricolo'rum (three-coloured). i. Yellow, red. 

 October. 1794. 



truncate'llum (small-truncated). J. Pale yellow. 

 July. 1795. 



tubero'sum (tuberous-roofed). 3. Orange. April. 



1714- 



,, minus (smaller), ij. Orange. August. 1714. 



temt'dtdufw (rather-swollen). 3. Pink. March. 1802. 



,, mi'nus (smaller). 3. Pink. March. 1820. 



,, turbina'tum (top-shaped), i. Reddish. 



umbella'tum (umbelled). 3. White. July. 1727. 



,, ano'malum (anomalous). 3. White. July. 



, umbellifto'rum (umbel-flowered), ij. August. 1820. 



, unca'ium (hooked). J. Yellow or reddish. 



, uncina' turn (hooked). 1-2. Red. 1725. 



, uncine'llum (small- hooked). J. Reddish. 



, vagina'tum (sheathed), ij. White. July. 1802. 



, parviflo'rum (small-flowered), ij. White. July. 



, varia'bile (variable), ij. Yellow. July. 1796. 



, la'vius (smoother), if. YeUow. July. 1796. 



, va'rians (varying). See M. TORTUOSUM. 



verrucula'tum (small- warted). i. Yellow. May. 

 i73i. 



Cando'llii (De CandoUe's). ij. Yellow. May. 



,, versi' color (changeable-coloured). Pink. June. 1795. 



,, villo'sum (shaggy), i. July. 1759. 



,, viola'ceum (violet). 2. Purple. July. 1820. 



,, vi'rens (upright-green). J. Pink. June. 1821. 



,, vi' ride (green- per foliate), i. Pale purple. July. 1792. 



viridiflo'rum( green-flowered). 1-2. Green or greenish- 

 red. September. 1774. 



,, vitta'lum (striped). tS~i- Petals bright yellow, with 

 red midrib ; stamens white. 1876. 



,, vulpi'num (fox). See M. CANINUM. 



Ze'yheri (Zeyher's). i$. Purplish or purplish- violet. 



MESOCHLffi'NA. (From ntesos, the middle or half, 

 and Maina, a cloak ; the indusium appears cut in half. 

 Nat. ord. Ferns or Filices.) 



Af. java'nica (Javanese). See DIDYMOCHL.SNA POLY- 

 CARPA. 



MESOSPINI'DIUM. (From mesas, the middle, and 

 spinidion, a small bird ; in allusion to the beak-like 

 rostellum in the middle of the flower. Nat. ord. Orchi- 

 daceae. The species are now referred to Odontoglossum 

 and Cochlioda.) 



Cool stove Orchids. Offsets and divisions. Fibrous 

 peat, sphagnum, and crocks. 



M. Bowma'ni (Bowman's). $. Green and rose. Colom- 

 bia. 1869. 

 inca'ntans (enchanting). Ochre and brown. Colombia. 



1878. 

 jucu'ndum (joyous). Bright green and brown. 



Brazil. 1877. 



,, sangui'neum (blood-red). See COCHLIODA SANGUINEA. 

 ,, vulca'nicum (volcanic). See COCHLIODA VULCANICA. 

 ,, Warscewi'czii (Warscewicz's). See MILTONIA WAR- 

 SCEWICZII. 



ME SPILUS. Medlar. (From mesos, half, and pilos, a 

 ball ; referring to the shape of the medlar fruit. Nat. 

 crd. Roseworts [Rosaceae]. Linn. i2-Icosandria, z-Di- 

 pentagynia. Now referred to Pyrus.) See MEDLAR. 

 M. Amela'nchier (Amelanchier). See AMELANCHIER 



VULGARIS. 

 ,, germa'nica (German). See PYRUS GERMANICA and 



varieties. 



grandiflo'ra. (large-flowered). See PYRUS LOBATA. 

 ,, japo'nica (Japanese). See ERIOBOTRYA JAPONICA. 

 loba'ta (lobed-leaved). See PYRUS LOBATA. 



MESSERSCHMI'DIA, MESSERSCHMI'DTIA, 

 MESSERSMI'DIA. See TOURNEFORTIA. 



and 



ME'SUA. (Named after Mesue, an Arabian botanist. 

 Nat. ord. Guttifers [Guttiferaceas]. Linn. i6-Monadelphia, 

 7-Dodecandria. Allied to CalophyUum.) 



The sweet-scented flowers of Me'sua fe'rrea are sold 

 in all the Indian bazaars by the name of Nagksur, and 

 are as much esteemed as orange flowers are with us. 

 Stove evergreen tree. Seeds in a hotbed, in March ; 

 cuttings of half-ripened shoots in sand, under a bell- 

 glass, in May, and with a little bottom-heat ; loam and 

 peat. Winter temp., 50 to 60 ; summer, 60 to 85. 

 M. fe'rrea (don-wooded). 40. White. July. E. Ind. 

 1837. 



METALA'SIA. (From meta, a change, lasios, hairy ; 

 referring to the older leaves losing their downy covering. 

 Nat. ord. Composites [Composite]. T.inn. ig-Syngenesia, 

 2-Superflua. Allied to Gnaphalium.) 



Greenhouse evergreens, from South Africa, and with 

 white flowers, except where otherwise stated. Cuttings 

 in spring, in sandy peat ; sandy peat, loam, and charcoal 

 nodules, to keep the soil open. Winter temp., 40 to 48. 

 Af. au'rea (golden). Y'ellow. June. 1816. 



,, Cephalo'tes (large-head). 4. Pink. June. 1789. 



diver gens (widely-parted). 2. July. 1816. 



,, fastigia'ta (peaked). See M. MURICATA. 



,, imbrica'ta (overlapping). See M. UNIFLORA. 



mucrona'ta (pointed). See HELICHRYSUM MUCROK- 

 ATUM. 



,, murica'ta (point-covered). 2. June. 1812. 



,, phylicoi'des (Phylica-like). See M. MURICATA. 



,, pu'ngens (stinging). See M. MURICATA. 



,, seriphioi' des (Seriphium-like). See TRICHOGYNE 

 SERIPHIOIDES. 



,, umbella'ta (umbelled). 3. Rose. May. 1816. 



,, uniflo'ra (one-flowered). 2. May. 1816. 



METAPLE XIS. (From meta, together, and pleko, to 

 twine ; in allusion to the shoots twining together. Nat. 

 ord. Asclepiadaceae.) 



Evergreen stove twiner. Cuttings of side-shoots in 

 sand in bottom-heat. Fibrous loam, peat, and sand. 

 Af. fimbria'ta (fringed). 10. Purple. July. Venezuela. 

 1826. 



METASTELMA. (From meta, with, and stelma, a 

 crown ; in allusion to the structure of the flower. Nat. 

 ord. Asclepiadaceae.) 



Evergreen stove twiner. Cuttings of side-shoots in a 

 close case, with bottom-heat. Fibrous loam, peat, and 

 sand. 



Af. parviflo'rum (small-flowered). 6. Green, white. 

 Trop. Amer. 



METHONICA GRANDIFLO RA. See GLORIOSA 



SIMPLEX. 



METRODO REA. (Commemorative of Metrodorus 

 Sabinus, a plant draughtsman. Nat. ord. Rutaceas.) 



Evergreen stove shrub. Cuttings in sand in a close 

 case with bottom-heat. Fibrous loam, peat, and sand. 

 Af. atropurpu'rea (dark-purple). See M. NIGRA. 

 ni'gra (black). 5. Dark purple. Brazil. 1851. 



METROSIDEROS. (From metra, heart-wood, and 

 sideros, iron ; referring to the hardness of the wood. 

 Nat. ord. Myrtleblooms [Myrtaceae]. Linn. iz-Icosandria, 

 i-Monogynia. Allied to Callistemon.) 



Greenhouse evergreens. Cuttings of small young side- 

 shoots in April, in sand, under a bell-glass, in a close pit 

 or frame, but without heat ; peat and loam, equal pro- 

 portions, with a little white sand and sifted, broken 

 crocks. Winter temp., 35 to 45. Most of them should 

 be tried on a wall. 

 M. angustifo'lia (narrow-leaved). 20. Yellow. S. Africa. 



1787- 

 ano'mala (anomalous). See ANGOPHORA CORDIFOLIA. 



, a'spera (rough). Australia. 1824. 



, buxifo'lia (box-leaved). See M. SCANDEXS. 



, capita,' to. (headed). See KUNZEA CAPITATA. 



, citri'na (lemon). See CALLISTEMON LANCEOLATUS. 



, corifo'lia. (Cons-leaved). See KUNZEA CORIFOLIA. 



fioribu'nda (free-flowering). See CALLISTEMON SALIG- 

 NUS. 



,, a'lba (white). See CALLISTEMON SALIGNUS ALBI/S. 



fio'rida (florid). See M. ROBUSTA. 



,, glau'ca (sea-green). See CALLISTEMON SPECIOSUS. 



