MILLA 



MtLLA (J. Milla was head gardener at the Court of 

 Madrid). LiUHcece. Bentham & Hooker restrict the 

 genus; Milla (as Cavanilles, its author, intended) to one 

 species, J/, biflora. From Brodiffia the genus differs in 

 the fact that the pedicels are not jointed and the peri- 

 anth segments are always 3-nerved. Milla and Broditea 

 are native to the northern half of the western hemi- 

 sphere. In South America is the genus Triteleia, which 

 is by some referred to Milla, by others to Brodifea ind 

 bv still others kept distinct. There is one Tritelei-i f 

 u'niflora) in commou cultivation. In his monograph 

 (Journ Linn. Soc. 11, p. 378), Baker refers the Tiite 

 leias to Milla, and this disposition is followed by Index 

 Kewensis, but in a later account (G.C. III. 20 p 4o9) 

 he refers them to Brodiffia. Watson ( Proc. Amer Acad 

 Arts. & Sci. 9, p. 240) restricts Milla to one species 

 The North American plants which have been referred 

 to Triteleia are perhaps best treated as Brodiseas and 

 they are so considered in the account of that genus in 

 Vol. I of this work. The South American Triteleiis 

 are described under that genus in Vol. IV. 



Milla has a salverform perianth, with 3-nerved se, 

 ments which are separate nearly to the base, fa nearh 

 ses5ile stamens in one row, <!P.^«iip. i.hlong-obovate 

 capsule. M. blSldra. I " Ji- i - ip.. o-lg in. high 

 from a small coat.-.l I , 1 -:. (usually 2) 



star-like, waxy wliii, -: ' _' Ll'™ in. across, 



with oblong-Ianc.oliiii -.-hmhi-; Ivs. rough 

 nearly terete. S.Ariz, and Xew Mex. to central 

 Mex. B.R. 18:1555. F.S. U:U59. Gn. 24, p. 155 



MiUii biflora is one of the best of the small 

 bulbs. It known as Mexican Star, Mexican Star of 

 Bethlehem, Frost FI-.'^i. luM n..ating Star 

 The fls. are of a cIku 

 are borne on lone -!■ - 

 cutting, and last sev. i v, 

 der early in sprinir. tip ■ 

 Ivs. They should be all' 

 or October, when they iii 

 the winter. Our ganl.in 

 bulb for flowering uiidtT 

 spring. It blooms read 



MILTONIA 



1015 



MILTONIA (named for Lord Fitzwilliam, Viscount 

 Milton, a patron of horticulture). OrrhidAceir. This 

 group contains some of the most beautiful orchids in 

 cultivation. The pseudobulbs are closely clustered and 

 sheathed with long, graceful, dark green Ivs., forming 

 plants over 1 ft. in diameter, bearing numerous large 

 fls. They are herbs with short pseudobulbs, bearing 

 1-2 Ivs. at the summit and few or nianv sheathing Ivs. 



tence, and 



:n- excellent for 

 - I' iiit.d in the bor 

 i,i :iii..«- up their fls and 

 1 lo n iii:Lin until September 

 I"' t;ils''n up and stored for 

 kih'W .'\Iilla mostly as a pot 

 ■is l;iti' in winter or early in 

 in the conditions gi%en to 

 Freesias. Several bulbs should be placed in a pot al 

 bough several stalks will spring from one bulb 



L. H B 

 MlLLEE, DUSTY. See Lychnis Coronaria. 



1402 Miltonia vexdlaria 



MILLETS 



iporta 



agricultural grasses The 



true Millet or Broomcom Millet of Euroiie is I'anicum 

 miluceiim. The common JliU.i- .if ili. Tiiitod States, 

 the Foxtail Millets, are form- - / ,/;. ; Afri- 



can Millet, also called Bhu-k, ■ , i .m. and im 



properly Pearl Millet, is .S";;,' '- ' The name 



African Millet is sometimes ;,;.i.,M.| i- /..'U^liie Cora- 

 cann. Barnyard or Japanese Millet i- I'-i.m-um Cnis- 

 qalli. Pearl Millet is Pennis,t,n,> tn,,h>>,.l. ,,,». 



A. s. Hitchcock. 



MILLfiTTIA (named in honor of Dr. Millett. of Can- 

 ton, China). Legiiminbsfr. About 40 species of Old 

 World tropical trees and large shrubs, usually climbers; 

 differs from the Japanese and North American genus 

 Wistaria only in the hard, usually flat and thick pod 

 not opening so readily. Lvs. large, odd-pinnate; Ifts. 

 opposite, stipellate: fls. showy, in axillary racemes 

 often fascicled. Simple or paniculate and terminal, 

 white, purple or reddish. 



A. Fls. purple. 



C4ffra, Meissn. Iron-wood. A South African tree, 

 20-30 ft. high, with very hard, close-grained, brown 

 wood and dark, rotitrh. r?itrn)'w.. l.nrk. f/v-s. ..n clum- 

 neled petioles lj-8 in. I-hl'- Im- Im 1,1, ..iil..ii ■ :,.i!i,. 



AA. Fls. white. 

 Jap6iiica, Gray. A Japanese woody climber. Lvs. 

 light green, odd-pinnate; Ifts. narrowly ovate, 4-G pairs, 

 IK in. long. 1 in. apart: racemes simple, nodding, 5-8 

 in. long. Probably not hardy in the North. Procurable 

 of dealers in Japanese plants. S.Z. 1:43 {Wistaria 

 Japonica ) . 



at the base the mflore 

 the pseudobulbs and 

 or of a loose raceme t 1 

 equal spreading free 

 petals similar or a littl 

 clawed large expan<" 



lu the b I 

 " • pcd 



sepals sub 

 1 ghtlj united 

 I I not distinctly 



1 1 1 1 1 ut often bifld at 

 the apex both the segments and the labellum are ex 

 panded forming a flat flower column short This ge 

 nils contains nearly 20 species, mostly from Brazil 

 They are closely related to Odontoglossum and On- 

 cidium, but may be distinguished by the characters 

 given above. M. EcezUi, M. vexillaria, and some 

 closely related kinds were until recently known in gar- 

 dens as Odontoglossums. In the group containing the 

 "true" MUtonias, the pseudobulbs are separated from 

 each other on the rhizome, and bear 1-2 yellowish green 

 lvs. at the summit and few sheathing lvs. of the same 

 color at the base. The fls. of nearly all Miltonias re- 

 main on the plants in a fresh condition for a month or 

 more. Heinrich Hasselbring. 



The Colombian species of Miltonia. among which are 

 M. verilhiria and J/. Boezlii, grow best in a compost 

 of well hiiiii 1. I irty fern root and very coarse river 

 sand r il clinkers. Do not overpot. Fin- 



ish w I . which should be kept growing. 



Tbr-i - • -I li I liave a temperature of 58° to 70°. 



Tim , : iii.i a rli.se atniosphero. hut a good and 



■ : : , ! iilaTiMi, ,.f air. Knmi^'atc slightly once a 

 ■ nr viiMii^- i..l.a,-.-M ,lnvt ..n the wet, hot pipes 



1, ;;,. pi.MntiMl thrill^. At'ii-r i,'rnwth is finished, 



i!ii -.. 1. 1. In. Us sbijuld bf L-arefully rested in a tempera- 

 ture of ,j3° to G0°, but at no time should they become 



A"11 the Brazilian kinds enjoy plenty of diffuse, but not 

 direct, sunlight. Thev need much water while grow- 

 ing. After growth is complete, gradually withhold water 

 supply. The Brazilian kinds grow best in shallow per- 

 forated pans, with plenty of drainage. And potted in fern, 

 root mixed with coarse leaf-mold and sharp sand. 



