1012 



MICONIA 



robust: Ivs. very large (becoming 2-2J.,' ft. long), broad- 

 ovate and wavy-edged, arched, rugose, upper surface 

 lustrous green, lower surface red, the very prominent 

 veins white or light-colored: fls. small, panicled. Mex. 

 R.H. 1859, p. 359. — Discovered by Ghiesbrecht and first 

 shown by Linden in 18.17. One of the ln-st and nio.'^t 



Ktrikin- ..I :.|i .-M-T\:iTuv»- I.,!..,-,' -Mlil.rt.. X'm.s 



MIGNONETTE 



sides as well as the base; the stalks are also continuous 

 with the rootstock, and not joined to them, as in the 

 true Davallias. Twenty or more species are known. 

 For cultivation, see DuvaUia. 



A. Lvs. once-pinnate. 



marginilis, Haker {M. scdbra. Hort.). Lvs. rising 



fr-M,,, ;, rr, .pin- rootstock. lg-2-t in. long, 9-15 in. wide, 



rs. Its Ivs. 



uzy. 



ched 



spectinda. Rod. (Cyanophfjlhtm spectdndum, 

 Nichols.). Lvs. oval, V/i ft. or less long, 6-7 in. broad 

 in the middle, the upper surface dark lustrous green, 



the iin'^er --le g-e"'"-'- -'■'i 



gray Brizil 



'b promin 



and 



1400. Miconia magnifica. 

 » the tr.-lde as Cyanophyllum magniflcum. 



a;,'c jilaiit, with hir^r, liiir f.iliage." Probably a smaller 

 type nf .)/. s/irrlaiKlii. Imt very pretty when the lvs. are 

 expanding. Said by Nicholson and Mottet to be much 

 inferior to the above. L H B 



MICEOKfiNTIA (Oreek, 



ularlv bitten 

 & Gris. = J/, 

 possible that 

 tiopsis divarh 



re amongst the smallest in the palm family. 

 I are minute. The true Kentias, of which 

 e is cultivated, have liirijer fls. and fruits, 



vliitc. til.- liittir V. riiiill.'ii. TIm iiiitliers are 

 I. lis,- in Krnii'.. Ihii .i , ; , I ^-nl versatile 



li,'.. Mirr.,k,-ni i;i ;...,■, ; i iirraa and 



■A. I.ut in ili.-^r li,,. ,. M -. ^n,. iM- ^,re irreg- 

 I cir :it il;r :i]MX. A. -.;,.( ./,.i. .,'i.<, Brong. 

 l,,n.!;. iilni ^innitix, Beuth. .t Hook. It is 

 '/.( .inicilis of the trade is Ken- 



alluding to the 

 graceful green- 

 ing the shallow, 

 I attached to the 



platyphylla, D' I, i n stout stalks 



from a stout, s.m, , i il.l; ultimate di- 



2-12 to a segment, uue in each tuotli. India to Japan. 



hlrta, Eaulf. Lvs. 3-6 ft. long, on stout stalks, tri- 

 quadripinnatifld; ultimate divisions oblong, broadly 

 toothed; rachises hairy or pubescent: sori 2-20 to a seg- 

 ment, 1 or more together at the base of the teeth. 

 India and Polynesia. Var. cristata is also ojfered by the 

 trade. F. 1878, p. 59. Gn.Sl.p. 428. F. R. 1:769.- J/. 

 cristata, Hort., presumably belongs here. 



M. hispida, Hort.=i L. M. Underwood. 



MICKOMfiEIA (mikrns, small, 

 flowered). Lnbiitie. This genus rompri> 

 species of herbs and subshrubs. l-( nr r iIIa 

 in tropical and temperate regi'ni 

 Mediterranean countries. Lvs. u-n i: i 

 toothed: whorlsaxillary or in tennn; .. , :. 

 calyx 13-nerved, 5-toothed or 2-li|.ii' 1. . -t 

 upper lip erect, flatfish, entire or notched, 1 

 ing, 5-lobed; stamens i. 



A. Fls. 1-Sintheaxil.i. 



Doiiglasii, Brntli. YriTr-v Pi-rv,. p,-rf 

 long, slfiidi-r. 11 :.■''-■_' - .1 .■■■ ii- - 



a part: small- 

 •ises about 60 



llv .li-trihuted 



mall; 

 ipped, 

 iiread- 



MICEOSTYLIS (Greek, small style). OrchicUcew. 

 About a dozen species of this genus are in cultivation in 

 the Old World. No species have found their way into the 

 American trade. They are herbs of terrestrial habit, 

 cult, for their richly colored lvs. The species in cult, 

 are all from tropical countries, and require a close, 

 damp house or, better, a Wardian case or bell-.iar, 

 within which the air maybe kept moist enough for their 

 requirements. The lvs. are more or less broadly ovate, 

 rather succulent, with sheathing bases. They are mostly 

 beautifully colored. The Hs. are borne in terminal ra- 

 cemes, like those of Goodyera. 



Heinrich Hasselbring. 



The Mycrostylis are deciduous orchids 



,• grow 



rather 



lose th.'ir |..li,i_. . ami .vantiiallv r.stjn- lli.-ni .|uite dry 

 in a temperature of about 110° F. during winter. They 

 will probably suffer in a Wardian case or bell-glass. 

 Thev certainly will after growth is completed, if not at 

 all times. R. M. Grey. 



MIGNONETTE (Fig. 1401) is a universal favorite. 

 Though there are many fragrant flowers of easy culti- 

 vation that exceed the Mignonette in beauty, it is prob- 



