1032 MOBINGA 



with the LeguminosoB, which it resembles in external 

 appearance. Fls. perfect, 5-merous; calyx cup-sliaixd. 

 5-cIeft, the lobes reflexing; petals 5, one of them erect 

 and larger- fertile stamens 5 alternating with 5 or 7 



1421. 



Morinea oleifera— 



the Horse-radish Tree. 



staminoflia, the anthers attached on the back, and l-lo- 

 culed: fr. a long, 4-9-angled, 1-locuIed pod with 3 

 valves, the seeds immersed in the spongy contents of 

 the valves. 



oleifera, Lam. (if. plerygospirma, Gjertn.). Horse- 

 radish Tree. Figs. 1420, U21. Small tree (reaching 

 25 ft.), with soft wood and corky bark, the young parts 

 :: piiiiiaic, 1-2 ft. I. .Hi;, all parts 



pubescent : Ivs. i 

 stalked: fls. wliin 

 often'lK ft. l.ii.L 

 seeds. India, Imi 

 Indies. -The ll"r 

 pungent tastp ui 

 The young tr. i^ 

 nuts) yield an oil. 

 The tree is some 

 U. .S. 



the 



pod 

 Qged 

 the W. 



uhe 



L. H. B. 



MORMdDES (Greek, re grotesque creature). Orchi- 

 (larete. This genus is remarkable for the interesting 

 form of its flowers, which suggested the name given to 

 the genus by Lindley. The plants are rather large, 

 with long, tapering pseudobulbs sheathed by the dry 

 bases of the fallen Ivs. : Ivs. long, plaited, deciduous in 



beariii;; liiaiiy sh,.\vy tN.: ^.p.'iK :,ii.l jirtal^ Mil.ci|ntil. 

 mostly narrow; hili.'llMiii lii-nil\' iiniti'd with tin- i-dluinii' 

 with ruvuhltr ]i.ar:;ilis, rar.lv (•"ncav. tlirircl t,. oTn- 

 side; cohimii withont apiMiKlagcs, twi.stcd in tbc oppo- 

 site direction from the labellum. Distinguished from 

 the closely related genus Catasetum by its perfect fls. 

 and wingless column. 



MORUENIA 



Mnrmodes are commonly found in poor condition 

 among the collections, which is the result of neglect 

 rather than difliculty of cultivation. They should be 

 grown in small baskets suspended from the roof, in a 

 compost of equal parts of clean chopped peat-fiber, sphag- 

 num and sod, interspersed by nodules of charcoal, and 

 the whole pressed in firmly around the roots. The roots 

 like to work among the charcoal, and this also serves 

 the purpose of dividing the compost, thereby allow- 

 ing it to dry out more readily. Mormodes do not require 

 an abundance of water at any time, and the compost 

 should frequently be allowed to dry out during the 

 growing season. When at rest, an occasional ap- 

 plication will suffice to keep the soil moist and 

 the pseudobulbs from shriveling. Rebasketing 



should take place at tin- coiniii't iiient of new 



growth in spring. 'I'hi y all ri iiiiin- warmhouse 

 temperature; the Cattl. \ a nr ( yin i|ii.lium depart- 

 ment affords them a jiroinr h"ati..n regarding 

 temperature and moisture. 



Cult, by Robert M. Grey. 

 CoiasBUS, Reichb. f. Pseudobulbs 6-12 in. long, clothed 

 with brown sheaths: Ivs. elliptic-ovate, 10-15 in. long. 





. 2 ft. 



alk: 



[uling c 



bellum ovate, long-acuminate, \ ery revolute, yellow, 

 somewhat sprinkled with pink dots. March. Cent. 

 Amer. B.M. 5840.— A plant of striking appearance. 



pardlna, Batem. Pseudobulbs 4-7 in. high, stem-like, 

 sheathed by the bases of the lanceolate, striate Ivs., 

 which are 4 times as long: raceme nodding, many fld., 

 shorter than the Ivs. : fls. yellow, spotted with reddish 

 purple, fragrant, crowded on the upper end of the stalk ; 

 sepals and petals ovate, pointed, convergent; labellum 

 nearly like the segments but with 2 lateral acute lobes. 

 July, Aug. Me.x. B.M. .3900. F.C. 3:11.3. -A curious 

 and rather rare plant. Var. unicolor, Hooker (Mar- 

 tndcles citrina, Hort. ). Fls. of one color, all yellow. 



.M. .3879. l.H. 1:25. G.C. III. 14:181. Var. auran- 

 tiaca, Rolfe. Sepals and petals golden yellow; label- 

 lum yellow. l.H. 39:144. 



Buccinator, Lindl. Plants 1-2 ft. high: Ivs. lanceolate, 

 membranous, striate: fls. pale green, with an ivory- 

 white lip ; sepals linear-oblong, the lateral ones reflexed ; 

 petals erect; labellum subrotund-cuneate, with the 

 si46s rolled back, giving it the appearance of a trumpet. 

 April. Mex. B.M. 4455 (J/^. (cM^tj/iJio.sn |. -This plant is 

 extremely variable in color, ranging from nearly white 

 to chocolate-brown, the various forms being either 

 spotted or plain. Its forms 

 have been described under 

 at least 7 distinct specific 

 names. 



luxata, Lindl. Psem 

 bulbs 4-6 in. long: shea 

 ing Ivs. 1-2 ft. long, narr< 

 lanceolate, plaited: raia- 

 much shorter: tls. l* in. 



cal, concave, obsoletely 3- 

 lobed. July. Mex. B. R. uii stami. w-i Pi«tii- 

 29:3.3. R.H.1889:132.-Very Vate catkin la'te catkin 

 fragrant. The fls. are re- of Russian of Russian 

 m.irkahly distorted. Var. Mulberry. Mulberry, 



ebiirnea. Hort. Fls. creanty Natural size. Naturjil size, 

 white. Thi- is a very effec- 



tivi- j.laiit, superior to the type. G.C. II. 18:145. l.H. 

 ■'^ ■•'•'• Heinrioh Hasselbring. 



MORNING-GLORY. Ipomoea purpurea. 



MORKfiNIA (Professor Charles Morren, Belgian 

 botanist). A&clepiad^cete. One or two pubescent twin- 

 ing shrubs of S. Amer., allied to Cynanchum, but dif- 

 fering in its convex 2-lobed stigma (flat or concave in 



