. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 964 MACODES MAGNOLIA MACODES (from makos, length; on account of the long labellum). Orchidcicew. Contains but 2 or li spe- cies of the habit of Anoectochilus, which see for culture. Sepals and narrower petals spi-eading: labellum Yentri- cose, with 2 small lateral lobes and 2 calli inside, turned to one side: c
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 964 MACODES MAGNOLIA MACODES (from makos, length; on account of the long labellum). Orchidcicew. Contains but 2 or li spe- cies of the habit of Anoectochilus, which see for culture. Sepals and narrower petals spi-eading: labellum Yentri- cose, with 2 small lateral lobes and 2 calli inside, turned to one side: column short, twisted in the oppo- site direction, with 2 narrow, erect appendages. Ter- restrial herbs, with few variegated petioled Ivs. at the base, and small lis. borne in a long raceme. FStola, Lindl. {Anceetochllus Veitchidnns, Hort.). Fls. greenish, inconspicuous: Ivs. ovate, 2-,3 in. long, reticulated with golden yellow veins. Java. :G1. Heinbich Hasselbrinq. MACKOCHOEDIUM strictum, Beer, once advertised by Pitcher & Manda, is referred by Mez to JEchmea bro- melicefolia, Baker. See p. 28, Vol. I. It is Bromelia melanantha, Ker-Gawl, B. R. 9:766. The species is characterized by white-scurfy Ivs., simple dense, woolly spikes overtopping the foliage: fls. witli yellowish green calyx and small exserted purple-black petals. S. Amer. MACROSCfiPIS (Greek, macros, long; skepo, to cover). Asclepiad&cem. A genus of about 8 species of tall, tropical American climbers, of which M. elliptica, Hort. Sander, was int. in 1899. Sander & Co. describe it as "a new climbing stove-plant, with elliptic, light green leaves, which, together with the stems, are densely covered with soft, felt-like, yellow-brown hairs. The £ls. are in clusters, each flower about 1 in. in diam., resem- bling in shape those of Hoya carnosa, and borne in simi- lar bunches; they are of a soft, velvety, rich brown color. Every part of the plant, when bruised or pressed, is strongly
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