Definition of Miltonias

1. miltonia [n] - See also: miltonia

Lexicographical Neighbors of Miltonias

milrinone
mils
milse
milsey
milseys
milted
miltefosine
miltefosines
milter
milters
miltier
miltiest
milting
miltomate
miltonias (current term)
milts
miltwaste
milty
miltz
miltzes
milvine
milvus
milwaukee shoulder
milzbrand
mim
mimation
mimbar
mimbars
mime

Literary usage of Miltonias

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Culture of Greenhouse Orchids: Old System and New by Frederick Boyle, Joseph Godseff (1902)
"... and miltonias; so much depends upon the quality used, besides the question of strength. Experiments may cost one very dear. ..."

2. Journal of Horticulture, Cottage Gardener and Country Gentlemen (1873)
"The miltonias ire very easily grown if exposed well to sunlight ; when grown ... Naturally miltonias are epiphytes, but under cultivation they succeed best ..."

3. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture: Comprising Suggestions for Cultivation by Liberty Hyde Bailey, Wilhelm Miller (1900)
"In the group containing the "true" miltonias, the pseudobulbs are separated ... The fls. of nearly all miltonias remain on the plants in a fresh condition ..."

4. Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society by Horticultural Society of London (1895)
"... Dorking, for imported forms of Odontoglossum crispum, some good miltonias, and Cymbidium tigrinum. To Messrs. ..."

5. Gardeners Chronicle, the Horticultural Trade Journal (1897)
"The miltonias were tried in it, and fortunately they grew and bloomed exceedingly well, ... miltonias thrive best in a shady part of the Cattleya or ..."

6. Journal of Horticulture, Cottage Gardener and Home Farmer (1880)
"miltonias that require repotting or top-dressing should be done at once, ... miltonias succeed well in perforated pans suspended from the roof in the most ..."

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