1032 



WORINGA 



I\IORKENIA 



with the Legiimiuospe, which it resenibles in external 

 appearance. Fly. perfect, 5-nierous; calyx cup-sha])('(I, 

 5-cleft, the lobes reflexinc;; petals 5, one of tln^m cn'ct 

 and lar{i:er; fertile stamens 5, alternatiui^ with 5 or 7 



142D- Moringa oleifera 

 About natural size. 



1421. 

 ,([j| Moringfa oleifera — 



the Horse-radish Tree. 



(X%.) 



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

 culed: fr. a long, 4-9-anf!;led, 1-locuIed pod with 3 

 valves, the seeds immersed in the spongy contents of 

 the valves. 



oleifera. Lam. (M. pterygosp/rma, Gisertn.). Horse- 

 radish Tree. Figs. 1420,1421. Small tree (reaching 

 2.') ft.), with soft wood and corks- bark, the young parts 

 pubescent : Ivs. mostly Ij-pinnate, 1-2 ft. long, all parts 

 stalked: fls. whitish, stalked, fragrant. 1 in. across: pod 

 often IK ft. long, 9-rihhed, bearing 3-angled, winged 

 seeds. India, but now spontaneous in parts of the W. 

 Indies. — The Horse-radish Tree is so named from the 

 pungent taste of the root, which is sometimes eaten. 

 The yonng fr. is also edible. The seeds (called ben- 

 nuts) yield an oil, which is more or less used in the arts. 

 The tree is sometimes cult, in the extreme southern 

 U- S. L. H. B. 



MORMODES (Greek, rr grotesque creafure). Orrh/- 

 dtice(e. This genus is remarkable for the interesting,' 

 form of its flowers, which suggested the name given t.. 

 the genus by Lindley. The plants are rather large, 

 with long, tapering pseudobull)s sheatlied by the dry 

 bases of tlie fallen Ivy.: Ivs. long, plaited, deciduous iii 

 the autumn: raceme from the l>ase of the pseudobullis 

 bearing many showy (is.: sepals and petals subequjil. 

 mostly narrow; labellum firmly united with the column. 

 with revolute margins, rarely concave, turned to oik 

 side; column without appendages, twisted in the 0])]»o- 

 eite direction from the labellum. Distinguished fnmi 

 the closely related genus Catasetum by its perfect fls. 

 and wingless column. 



Mormodes arc 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 

 tlie 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 the commencement <?f new 

 growth in spring. They all require warmhouse 

 temperature; the Cattleya or Cypripedium depart- 

 ment affords them a proper location regarding 

 temperature and moisture. 



Ciilt, by Robert M. Grev. 

 Col6ssus, Reichb. f. Pseudobulbs 6-12 in. long, clothed 

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

 plaited: raceme inclined, 2 ft. long, with the stalk: fls. 

 5-0 in. across; sepals and petals narrow-lanceolate, 

 spreading or reflexed, with recurved margins, pink be- 

 low, changing to yellow townrd the upper portion; la- 

 bellum ovate, long-acuminate, very revolute, yellow, 

 somewhiit sprinkled with pink dots. March, Cent. 

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



pardina, Batera. 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. Mex. B.M. H900. F.C. .3:11.S.-A curious 

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

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

 B.M. 387!t. l.H. 1:25. G.C. III. 14:181. Var. auran- 

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

 lum yellow. l.H. ?,9:U4. 



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 

 sides rolled back, giving it the appearance of a ti-nmpet. 

 April. Mex. B.M. 4455 (J/. /.'n^'^?Jio.sa). — This plant is 

 extremely variable in color, ranging from nearly white 

 to chocolate-brown, tlie various forms being either 

 spotted or plain. Its forms 

 have been described ixnder 

 at least 7 distinct specific 

 names. 



luxd.ta, Lindl. Pseudo- 

 liulbs 4-G in. long: sheath- 

 ing Ivs. 1-2 ft. long, narrow- 

 lanceolate, plaited: raceme 

 much shorter: fls. 2 in. in 

 diam., rather fleshy and glo- 

 bular, lemon-yellow, with a 

 dark brown streak down the 

 labellum ; sepals ovate-lan- 

 ceolate; petals oblong, con- 

 cave; labellum hemispheri- 

 cal, concave, obsoletely :^- 

 lobed. July. Mex. B. R. 

 2S):;t.S. R.H. 188;i:i;t2.- Very 

 fragrant. The fls. are re- 

 in iirkably distorted. Var. 

 ebiirnea, Hort. Fls, crcjuny 

 white. This is a very eifec- 



tive plant, superior to flu- type. G.C. 11. 18:145. l.H 

 Heinrich Hasselbefng. 



1422. Stami- 

 nate catkin 

 of Russian 

 Mulberry. 



N.'itnral size. 



1423. Pistil- 

 late catkin 

 ot Russian 

 Mulberry. 



Natural size. 



:!4:;^5 



MORNING-GLORY, Tponnra purpurea. 



MORRfiNIA (Professor Charles Morren, Belgian 

 liotiiuist). A.-ii:lepiad(ice(r^. One or two pubescent twin- 

 ing shrubs of 8. Amer., allied to Cynanchum, but dif- 

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



