MARYLAND 



interests are on lines more or less distinct from those 

 on tlie Eastern Sliore. Greater harmony obtains between 

 the conditions of the Eastern Shore and of Delnware ; 

 hence it naturally follows that horticultural relations 

 between the Eastern Shore of Maryland and the state of 

 Delaware arecloser and more intimate in many respects 

 than those between the two 

 "shores" of Maryland, and 

 doubtless will remain so 

 unless counteracted by the 

 establishment of an active 

 and well-equipped sub-sta- 

 tion on the Eastern Shore. 

 The entire peninsula, com- 

 prising Delaware's three, 

 Maryland's nine and Vir- 

 ginia's two counties, should 

 properly constitute one 

 state, as nature seems to 

 have intended. If these 

 fourteen peninsula counties 

 were banded together by the 

 ties of statehood, and thus 

 governed solely by their 



othei«i-.e than piomnte and 

 accelerate the piogiess m 

 hoitRultural ad\an p i ent 

 and mike it by on enti ted 

 art and piactice whit it i 

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MASDEVALLIA 987 



winged or wingless column, in some species sensitive. 

 Pollinia 2, without caulicles. The Masde%'allias have no 

 pseudobulbs; the leaves are variable in size, oblong to 

 linear, thick, sheathing at the base; the peduncles bear 

 from 1-5 or more flowers. The species of the M. coccinra 

 group are relatively simple in form, but are usually priz 



3 3 Maryland The strong 





near i 



ith an overflow suffi- 

 IV raoie in the large 

 and vegetables, easily 



aff 31 1 

 hortK 

 del er 



I etri latni 



?- Thei 



with its rapidly improving 

 to other cities an 1 towns, 

 nt in 1 „ues impetus to all 

 II 1 t IS the main 



tein Mary- 

 ^f share of 

 -.1 le owing 

 New \ork, 

 I Ufi 1 \l As enibly 

 \cr until quite re- 

 r protect by appro- 

 ultuial intere tsof 

 v| le 1 h mdre K of thousands 

 1 piotect the oj stei and hsh in- 

 he small fiuit crt pleaches into 

 milli n of IjII isannuill> \ Id to this the peaches, 

 y 1 I le I 1 iins cherries etc —then couf le to all 

 tl t t veget il le pi J luctRn fhioughout the' 



1 II tl is and crowd it into the two words — 

 / t t and heie aie the data in the form 



ct uui 1 L ut tuei material and the nearest appioach 

 to sjntheti il stxtistics that is available That horti- 

 cultuie takes rank with the greatest iniustiies of the 

 state IS obvious to any unclouded cjni] rehension The 

 soil of hfteen of the tweut> three c aunties comprising 

 the comm uwealth re\ e ils uniuist ik il le e\ i lence that 

 nature in \ )\ n^ pi 1 ] I mue 1 i 1 i Hunt h rticultural 

 destiny fii them h 1 1 n„ out cousj i uoush among 



health pleasure and prosperity Violent extremes of 

 heat and cold so troublesome annoying and even 

 disastrous m many other sections are rarely if ever 

 expel lenced heie. Industrial evolution is steadily giving 

 trend toward higher development of horticulture in the 

 «'=>'«"• J. -W. Kerr. 



MASDEVALLIA (Joseph Masdevall, a Spanish phy- 

 sician and botanist). OrchidAcew, tribe Epidindr'.as. 

 Masdevallias are inhabitants of the AnJerican tropics. 

 There are more than IJO species, and various hybrids 

 and garden forms. They are not showy orchids, but are 

 odd and often grotesque. The petals are small and usu- 

 ally hidden in the calyx-tube, but the 3 calyx lobes are 

 greatly developed and give character to the flower. Often 

 these lobes end in slender tails several inches long. Lip 

 of the corolla short, articulate with the base of the 



for their brilliant coloring. Those of the M. Chimcrra 

 group are remarkable for their fantastic shapes. Of late 

 years many new kinds have been introduced, and the 

 genus is somewhat confused as to the specific limits of 

 the various forms. Jlasdevallias are polymorphous, and 

 herbarium specimens do not show specific characters 

 well. See " The Genus Masdevallia," by Florence H. Wool- 

 ward (1890). L. H. B. 



Masdevallias are found growing at high elevations, 

 ranging from lj,000 to 12,000 feet above sea level, in 

 norl;hwestern South America and Central America, with 

 a few sparingly distributed elsewhere over tropical 

 America. These regions are generally subjected to two 

 rainy seasons annually, often with very short intermis- 

 sions. The atmosphere, though somewhat rarified, is 

 very humid, the temperature in the shade seldom rising 

 above 65° P., and often dropping to 40" in some dis- 

 tricts. Heavy fogs are frequent, especially in the fore- 

 part of the day, and during the greater portion of the 

 year the under-vegetatiou is in a saturated condition; 

 the high winds prevalent in these districts, however, 

 counteract to a great extent any evil influence which 

 might otherwise arise from it. 



The heat of our summer makes it quite impossible to 

 imitate wholly the above conditions, but with a proper 

 house, such as is afforded Odontoglossums of the cris- 

 pum section, very satisfactory results may be obtained 

 and the many species will be found of comparatively 

 easy culture. A low, well -ventilated, half-span house of 

 northern exposure, with an upright stone or brick wall 

 on the south side, is best adapted to them. The house 

 should be provided with canvas roll-shading, supported 

 on a framework elevated 15 or 18 inches above the 

 glass in order that the cool air may pass freely beneath 

 it. This will help to guard against solar heat during 

 summer. Houses built partly below ground are not to 

 be recommended, as the atmosphere soon becomes 

 stagnant and inactive, causing the leaves to fall pre- 

 maturely. Where it is convenient, solid beds are pref- 

 erable; benches, however, will answer the purpose very 

 well, and when used should be covered about 2 inches 

 deep with sifted ashes, sand or gravel; the benches and 

 floors should be hosed down once or twice daily to af- 

 ford all the cool moisture possible. 



In winter the temperature should range between 50° 

 and 55° F. at night and about 60° during the day or 5° 

 more on mild days, with weak solar heat and ventilation. 

 Artificial heat must be dispensed with as early in spring 

 as possible, ami during summer the temperature kept 

 as low as the weather will permit, ventilating freely, 



