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Stove evergreen tree. Cuttings of half- 

 ripened shoots, in summer, in sand, under a 

 lass, and in heat ; sandy loam and leaf-mould. 



Winter temp., 48 to 60; summer, 60 to 85. 



.V. Ckampa'ca (Champaca). 20. Yellow. East 

 Indies. 1779. 



MICO'NIA. (Named after D. Micon, \ 

 a Spanish botanist. Nat. ord., Mclas- ' 

 tomads [Melastomacese]. Linn., 10- ; 

 Decandria 1-Monogynia. Allied to 

 Blakea.) 



Stove evergreens, with white flowers, unless 

 otherwise specified. Cuttings of half-ripened j 

 shoots, in sandy soil, under a bell-glass, and in 

 heat ; sandy peat and loam, with a few bits of ! 

 cow-dung and charcoal. Winter temp., 48 to l 

 60 ; summer, 60 to 85. 



M. Acinode'ndron (Acinodendron). 6. Purple. 

 Jamaica. 1804. 



ungusta'ta (narrow). 5. Trinidad. 1820. 

 ~- grundifo'lia (large-leaved). 20. Trinidad. 



1820. 



impetiola'ris (stalkless-leaved). 4. West 



Indies. 1822. 



Iceviga'ta (smooth). 6. West Indies. 1815. 



longifo'lia (long-leaved). 4. Guiana. 1817. 



purpura'scens (purplish-iem'ed). 4. Guiana. 



1817. 



nibe'scens (ruddy). 6. South America. 1818. 



tenuifo'lia (fine-leaved). 6. South America. 



1818. 



tetra'ndfa (four - stamened) . 2. Jamaica. 

 1815. 



trine' rvia (three-nerved). 4. July. Ja- 



maica. 1795. 



MICKA'NTHEMUM. ( From mikros, 

 small, and anthos, a flower. Nat. ord., 

 F'ujivorts [Scrophulariaceae]. Linn., 2- 

 Diandria IMonogynia.) 



Evergreen perennial. Cuttings under a hand- 

 light ; division of the plant in spring ; sandy 

 peat, and a little loam ; requires a pit, or a dry 

 sheltered place in winter. 



M. orbicula'tum (round-leaved). |. White. 

 May. Carolina. 1826. 



MICEOLE'PIA. (From mikros, small, 

 and lepls, a scale ; the appearance of 

 the spore or seed-cases. Nat. ord., 

 Ferns [Polypodiacese], Linn., 24- dryp- 

 toijamia 1-Filices.) 



Stove Ferns, with brown spores. See Ferns, j 

 Jl/. ala'ta (winged). April. Jamaica. 



crista'ta (crested). April. Isle of Luzon. 



pinna'ta (leafleted). May. Isle of Luzon. 



rhornboi'dea (diamond- shaped). April. New I 



Holland. 1836. 



tricho' strica (hairy-spiked). April. Samaria. , 



MICKOLI'CIA. (From mikros, small, j 

 and alikia, stature ; dAvarf plants. Nat. j 

 ord., Mdastomads [Melastomacese]. 

 Linn., lQ-f)ccandria l-Monogynia. Al- ! 

 lied to Khexia.) 



Stove plants, with purple flowers, in June. 

 Seeds, divisions in spring, and cuttings of small 

 young shoots of recurva, under a bell-glass, in 

 heat ; sandy peat, with pieces of charcoal, and 

 a few nbry lumps of loam. Winter temp., 55 

 to 60 ; summer, 60 to 85. 

 M. biva'lis (two-valved). . Trinidad. 1822. 

 Annual. 



brevifo'lia (short-leaved). 1. Guiana. 1825. 



Annual. 



recu'rva (curled-back). 1. Trinidad. 1820. 



Herbaceous. * 



MICROLO'MA. (From, mikros, small, 

 and loma, a fringe ; flowers fringed. 

 Xat. ord., Asclepiads [ Asclepiadacese] . 

 Linn., "i-Pentandria. \-Monogynia. Al- 

 lied to Asclepias.) 



Greenhouse evergreen twiners, from the Cape 

 of Good Hope. Stiff little shoots, but young, 

 as cuttings, in sand, under a bell-glass, in a, 

 close pit, in May; sandy loam, a little fibry 

 peat, and dried leaf-mould. Winter temp., 40 

 to 50. 



M. linea're (narrow-leaved). 3 



1823. 

 sagitta' turn (arrow-/eawerf). 



July. 1775. 



White. July. 

 Green, purple. 



MICKOME'EIA. (From mikros, . small, 

 and mem, a part ; referring to the 

 flowers. Nat. ord., Labiates [Lamia- 

 cere] . Linn., l-Didynamia l-Gymno- 

 spcnnin. Allied to Melissa.) 



Evergreen shrubs, with purple blossoms, ex- 

 cept where otherwise specified. Cuttings, under 

 hand-lights, in sandy soil, in a shady place, in 

 May ; common garden light soil, a high shel- 

 tered position, or the protection of a cold pit in 

 winter. 



M. approximu'tu (close- leaved). June. Medi- 

 teranean. 1822. 



Auxtra'lis (southern). New South Wales. 



Grte'ca (Grecian), jj. June. Greece. 1/59. 

 densiflo'ra (thickly-flowered), June. 



South Europe. 1822. 



Julia'na (St. Julian's). . Pale red. July. 



Mediteranean. 1596. 



> hirsu'ta (hairy). June. Sicily. 



1822. 



marifo'lia, (Cat-Thyme-leaved). 1. Blue. 



Spain. 1800. 



oboiia'ta (reversed - egg - leaved) . 2. July. 



Jamaica. 1/83. 



Tcneri'ffa (Teneriffe). 1. May. TenerifFe. 



va'ria (various). July. Canaries. 1806. 



MICROPE'RA. (From mikros, small, 

 and pera, a pouch ; the pouch-like la- 

 bellum or lip. Nat. ord., Orchids [Or- 

 chidacese]. Linn., 20-Gynaiidria \-Mo- 

 namlna. Allied to Saccolabium. ) 



Stove orchids. The ground species requiring 

 to be grown in loose open soil in a pot, the 

 others in a shallow basket, or on a moss- 

 covered block of wpod. Winter temp., 55 

 summer, 60 to 85, 



