. 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, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom. ndustrial evolution is steadily givingtrend toward higher development of horticulture in thestate. J. -nr. Kerr. MASDEVALLIA (Joseph Masdevall, a Spanish phy-sician and botanist). OrchUliiretv, tribe Epidendr^ are inhabitants of the American are more tha
. 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, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom. ndustrial evolution is steadily givingtrend toward higher development of horticulture in thestate. J. -nr. Kerr. MASDEVALLIA (Joseph Masdevall, a Spanish phy-sician and botanist). OrchUliiretv, tribe Epidendr^ are inhabitants of the American are more than 150 species, and various hybridsand garden forms. They are not showy orchids, but areodd and often grotesque. The petals are small and usually hidden in the calyx-tube, but the 3 calyx lobes aregreatly developed and give character to the flower. Oftenthese lobes end in slendfr tails several inches long. Lipof the corolla short, articulate witli the base of t le MASDEVALLIA 987 winged or wingless column, in some species 2, without caulicles. The Masdevalllas have nopseudobulbs; the leaves are variable in size, oblong tolinear, thick, sheathing at the base; the peduncles bearfrom 1-5 or more flowers. The species of the M. coecineagroup are relatively simple in form, but are usually prized. 1373. Maryland. The strong line sets off the horticultural regions to for their brilliant coloring. Those of the M. Chinneragroup are remarkable for their fantastic shapes. Of lateyears many new kinds have been introduced, and thegenus is somewhat confused as to the specific limits ofthe various forms. Masdevalllas are polymorphous, andherbarium specimens do not show specific characterswell. See The Genus Masdevallia, by Florence H. Wool-ward (189(1). L. H. B. Masdevalllas are found growing at high elevations,ranging from ( to 12,000 feet above sea level, innorthwestern South America and Central America, witha few sparingly distributed elsewhere over tropicalAmerica. T
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