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MIMOSA 



M. Clowe'sii rosefielde' nsis (Roseneld). Indian-yellow, 



with chestnut-bars. 1906. 

 cunea'ta (wedge-lipped), i. Yellow, purple. March. 



1843. 

 ,, Endre'sii (Endres's). Creamy-white, with rose blotch 



at base of segments. Central Amer. 

 festi'va (joyous). Pale yellow, purple. Brazil. 



1868. 



fla'va (yellow- flowered). Yellow. July. 1848. 

 ftave'scens (yellowish). 2. White, yellow. June. 



1837. 

 grandiflo'ra (large-flowered). 2. Larger, paler 



yellow. December. Brazil. 1837. 

 stella'ta (starry). Bracts reddish ; lip white. 



Brazil. 

 joiceya'na (Joiceyan). Yellow, with brown blotches. 



Brazil. 1893. 

 Karwi'nskii (Karwinski's). See ODONTOGLOSSUM 



lamarckea'na (Lamarckean). Sepals and petals 



yellow, barred cinnamon. 1876. 

 leopoldia'na (Leopoldian). See M. VEXILLARIA LEO- 



POLDII. 



wtor^t'a'na(Morelian). See M. SPECTABILIS MORELIANA. 

 odora'ta (sweet-scented). 1843. 

 petersia'na (Petersian). Brown-purple ; lip rich 



purple, and blotched. 1886. 

 co'ncolor (one-coloured). Paler, without spots. 



1886. 

 Phalano'psis (Phalaenopsis). White, with purple- 



crimson area on the lip. Colombia. 1850. 

 ,, luxu'rians (luxuriating). Lip with two large 



crimson blotches. 1881. 

 ,, sola're (solar). Base of lip yellow, with purple 



rays. 1879. 

 Regne'lli (Regnell's). i. White, rose, lilac. Brazil. 



1864. 

 ,, ,. purpu'rea (purple). Bright purple; lip with 



darker veins. Brazil. 1869. 

 ,, travassosia'na (Travassosian). Sepals and petals 



yellow. 1901. 

 Rce'dii (Rcezl's). White, with dark purple blotch at 



base of petals. Colombia. 1873. 

 a'lba (white). White ; lip with small yellow crest. 

 russellia'na (Duke of Bedford's). Brown, lilac. 



December. Rio Janeiro. 1835. 

 schroederia'na (Schrcederian). Yellow, barred brown ; 



lip crimson-purple. 1889. 



specta'bilis (showy), i. White, violet. July. 1835. 

 ,, aspe'rsa (scattered). Sepals and petals cream, 



washed mauve-lilac. 1885. 



a'tro-purpu'rea (dark purple). Rio Janeiro. 

 bi 'color (two-coloured). White, violet. 1839. 

 colora'ta (high-coloured). Rose. 1838. 

 linea'ta (lined). Buff- white, purple. 

 ,, morelia'na (Morelian). Rich violet-purple. Brazil. 



1851. 

 ,, ra'dians (radiating). Purple, pale yellow. Brazil. 



1880. 



,, ro'sea (rosy). Rose, purple. 1867. 

 i> virgina'lis (virginal). White, with rose spot. 



Brazil. 1869. 



,, stella'ta (starry). See M. FLAVESCENS STELLATA. 

 travassosia'na (Travassosian). See M. REGNELLI 



TRAVASSOSIAN A. 



vexilla'ria (standard), i. Rose, white, with yellow 



crest. Colombia. 1872. 



a'lba (white). White ; crest pale yellow. Colombia. 

 bousiesia'na (Bousiesian). Flowers large deep 



purplish-red. 1897. 

 chelsonie'nsis (Chelsea). Lip with rich brown 



blotch and radiating lines. 1901. 

 Kirstei'nice (Miss Kirstein's). Rose, rose-purple ; 



lip white ; disc yellow. 1897. 

 Klabocho'rum (the Messrs. Klaboch's). 

 lambeauia'na (Lambeauian). Pure white, with 



lemon-yellow crest. 1907. 

 Lau'rce (Laura's). Very dark, almost purple. 



1910. 

 lawrencea'num (Lawrencean). Pink ; lip dark 



crimson. 1884. 

 ,, Leopo'ldii (Leopold's). Richly coloured, with a 



dark crimson triangular blotch on lip. 1889. 

 ,, measuresia'num (Measuresian). Smaller and purer 



white than M. v. alba. 



M. vexilla'ria Metno'ria Linde'ni (in memory of Linden). 



Large and richly coloured. 1900. 

 ,, ,, purpu'rea (purple). Deep rose-purple. 1889. 

 ,, ,, quadri'color (four-coloured). Rose, edged white, 



deep purple ; disc yellow. 1897. 

 sanderia'na (Sanderian). See M. VEXILLARIA 



LEOPOLDII. 

 ,, ,, supe'rbum (superb). Lip dark purple, with a 



rayed, blackish zone, edged white. 1881. 

 ,, ,, vitta'ta (striped). Deep rose, pale rose, tipped 



white. 1897. 



,, virgina'lis (virginal). See M. SPECTABILIS VIRGINALIS. 

 Warne'ri (Warner's). See M. SPECTABILIS ROSEA. 

 Warscewi'czii (Warscewicz's). Brown, yellow ; lip 



violet-purple, white. Colombia. 1869. 

 ,, ,, cethe'ria (ethereal). Lip white, with yellow area 



edged lilac. 1881. 

 ,, ,, leucochi'la (white-lipped). Pale purple, edged 



white ; lip red-purple, translucent. 1910. 

 Welto'ni (Welton's). See M. WARSCEWICZII. 

 xa'nthina (yellow). Sepals and petals deep yellow ; 



lip yellow, white. 1884. 



MIME'TES. (From mitnos, a mimic ; referring to its 

 resemblance to allied genera. Nat. ord. Proteads [Pro- 

 teaceae]. Linn. ^-Tetrandria, i-Monogynia. Allied to 

 Leucospermum . ) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrubs, from South Africa. 

 Cuttings of the ripened shoots towards autumn, or in 

 the spring, before fresh growth commences, in sand, 

 under a glass, but without bottom- heat, at least until a 

 swelling takes place at their base ; peat and a little 

 loam. Winter temp., 38 to 45. 

 M. capilula'ia (small-headed). Red. June. 1822. 



, cuculla'ta (booded-leaved). See M. LYRIGERA. 



, divarica'ta (spreading). 2^. White. July. 1795. 



, Harto'gii (Hartoge's). 5. July. 1824. 



, hi'rta (hairy). 3$. Red. July. 1774. 



, lyri'gera (lyre-bearing). 2. Purple. 1789. 



, palu'stris (marsh), i. Purple. July. 1802. 

 paiiciflo'ra (few-flowered). 3$. Red. July. 1818. 

 ,, purpu'rea (purple). 2. Purple. November. 1789. 

 ,, vacciniifo' lia (whortleberry-leaved). 3. 1800. 

 ,, Ze'yheri (Zeyher's). 5-8. Rose-red. July. 



MIMO'SA. (From mimos, a mimic ; referring to the 

 irritability of the leaves, as if imitating animal sensibility. 

 Nat. ord. Leguminous Plants [Leguminosae]. Linn. 23- 

 Polygamia, i-Monacia.) 



Stove evergreens, except pu'dica, commonly called the 

 Sensitive Plant, which is an annual, and viva, which is 

 herbaceous. Seeds sown in a hotbed, in the spring ; 

 cuttings also of young shoots, getting rather firm at the 

 base, in sandy soil, and in heat ; sandy loam, leaf-mould, 

 and a little peat. Winter temp., 50 to 55 ; summer, 

 60 to 85. The foliage of most is beautifully leafleted, 

 and many species more or less sensitive to the touch ; 

 most of them furnish fine examples of what is termed 

 sleep in plants, as the leaflets fold together at night. 

 M. acanthoca'rpa (spiny-fruited). 8-10. Red. Mexico. 



1822. 

 ,, angula'ta (angled-branched) . White. June. Brazil. 



1826. 



,, arge'ntea (silvery). A garden name. 

 bardaya'na (Barclay's), i. Madagascar. 1824. 

 ,, ca'sta (chaste). 2. Pale yellow. July. Trop. Amer. 



1741. 

 ,, Cerato'nia (Ceratonia). 3. White. Trop. Amer. 



1800. 



,, cilia ta (hair-fringed). White. June. Brazil. 1824. 

 ,, Denha'rdti (Denhardt's). Leaves nearly as sensitive 



as those of M. pudica. 1906. 

 di'scolor (two-coloured). See ACACIA DISCOLOR. 

 ,, do'rmiens (sleeping). Rose. April. S. Amer. 1825. 

 ,, e'legans (elegant). See ALBIZZIA LOPHANTHA. 

 ,, ferrugi'nea (rusty). See ACACIA FERRUGINEA. 

 ,, floribu'nda (bundle-flowered). i. Pink. June. 



Trop. Amer. 1818. 



,, frutico'sa (shrubby). 4. E. Ind. 1820. 

 ,, guayaquile'nsis (Guayaquil). 10. Guayaquil. 1818. 

 ,, interme'dia (intermediate). See M. DORMIENS. 

 ,, kermesi'na (carmine). See M. LUCIDULA. 

 latispino'sa (broad-spined). 3. White. September. 



Madagascar. 1823. 

 linifo'lia (flax-leaved). See ACACIA LINIFOLIA. 



