MEDIXILLA 



species described below are glabrous, witU opposite, 

 sessile Ivs. and long, terminal, pendulous, bracted pani- 

 cles, with floral parts in 5's. * 

 A. Fls. coral-red or rosy pink. 



magnifica, Lindl. Figs. 1385-G. Lvs. with 9-13 nerves, 

 which run from various points along the midrib to the 

 margin or apex, ovate or ovate-oblong: bracts 1-4 in. 

 long. Philippines. B.M. 4533. P.S. 6:572 and 9:968 

 (splendid). Gn. 51. p. 394. G.C. II. 2:421. E.H. 1857, 

 pp. 319, 343, and IS'Jil. ]•]>. KG. lii.l. A.F. 7:1047.-Other 

 interesting features ■,ir>- tIm' whirried branches, each one 

 4-ridged or wingeil. iiii.l thr .Ims,. ring of short, fleshy 

 processes at the joints l„t\vi-.ii il.- lvs. It can be propa- 

 gated by seeds or cuttings of young wood in heat. 

 AA. Fls. white. 



Curtisil, Hook. Lvs with 2 nerves beside the midrib 

 which run from the base to the apex of the leaf: bracts 

 about 3 lines long. Sumatra. B.M. 6730. G.C. II. 

 20:621.— John Saul says it blooms in autumn. ^_ jj 



Medinilla magnifica is a fine stove plant, even when 

 not in flower. It remains in bloom from April to 

 July. The writer has kept a tree-shaped specimen for 



MELALEUCA 



it fi-f. 



'"'■-'■■"''■"'■ "" ■,..,, ,1, ., ,1 its thick, fleshy 



?;'t>l;'''' ■ I : :: -: .1-1 in germination. 



Til.- In, I . , ; '^ : . i„. wholly indehis- 



cent. ■ I 1m ;. :,i, ii, . -i„ , ;, , ,!, ,, , il„.,l in the Botany 

 of California. One of ihise, M. Calif6niica, Terr. 

 (Echinocxjslis fabacea, Naud.), is sometimes grown in 

 fine collections and botanic gardens. It is a tendril- 

 climber, reaching 20 to 30 ft. in its native haunts: lvs. 

 deeply 5-1 -lobed: fls. moncecious: fr. densely spinose, 

 globose or ovoid, 2 in. long: seed obovoid, nearly 1 in. 

 long and half or more as broad, margined by a narrow 

 groove or dark line. S.Calif. Odd iu germination (see 

 Gray, Amer. Journ. Sci. 1877). 



MEGASfiA. See Saxifraga. 



MELALEtCA (Greek, tnelas, black, and leukos,v:hite; 

 from the black trunk and white branches of one of the 

 species). MyrlAceie. This genus comprises about 100 



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138j Medinil 



. maenifica \ joung specii 



more than twent\ jears during which time it has ne\ei 

 failed to bloom annuUh In iltiimte seasons the fls 

 ha\e been more abuii 1 lilt Ij » iii„ that the plant needs 

 a rest After floneiiii. tli ] imen ma\ be pliced 

 outdoors in a parth h i It I p ition wheie high winds 

 cannot damage the foliage In September it should be 

 placed in a conservatory with a night temperature of 

 5o° When growing vigorous,lv it likes plenty of weak 

 liquid cow manure and guano alternately. It must be 

 constantly watched for mealy bug, as it is almost im- 

 possible to dislodge this pest after the racemes have 

 begun to form. - p. L. Harris. 



HEOLAB, See Mespilns. The Loquat is sometimes 

 erroneously called Medlar. For Japanese Medlar, see 

 Photinia. 



MEDUSA'S HEAD. Euphorbia Caput-lfedusa: 



MEGAREHiZA (Greek for big root). CucnrhMceo'. 

 ;y B.iithaiii \- Hooker, and also by Cogniaux (DC. 

 loTn.^r. Pliiiuir. :i) this genus is referred to Echino- 

 ystis, but Watson (Bot. Calif. 1, p. 241) distinguishes 



1386. Medinilla maEnifica ( 



specif f \n--triliiii tt . 111(1 shrubs, many of which 

 aie 1 1 In I 1 I ii_' coast sands and holding 



mill 111 salty ground and water, 



mu 1 .iiie are grown in swamps 



as I M n ( 11 I mlitions. They transplant 

 easily incl 1ki\c cliise grained, hard, durable timber. 

 Lvs alternate, rarely opposite, entire, lanceolate or 

 linear flat or subterete, with 1-3 or many nerves: bracts 



axil. if ifl.ii ,1 1. Il ill,, I I Mt- ill - - ■ 1 ^ I ill. subglo- 

 bosi-, IM , - ni I I J. decid- 

 uous M I - united 



at thfii li i~, - II, ,1 , ,1, , I I I , .inthers 



ovary inferior or half inferior, enclosed m the calyx 

 tube, usually with many ovules in each cell. Several 

 species are cultivated in S. Calif. Sometimes called 

 Bottle-brush trees, from their resemblance to the allied 

 Callistemons. Flora Australiensis, 3:123. 

 A. Dvs. mostli/ alternate. 

 Leucad^ndron, Linn. (J/. Cajapiiti, Roxb.). The 

 Cajaput Tree. The most widely distributed of all the 



