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MAXILLARIA* ciliata. 



Fringed-lipped Maxilla r ia. 



GYNANDRIA MONANDRIA. 



Nat. ord. OucmDE;E. § Vandese Lindley. 

 MAXILLARIA. — Supra, vol U.fol 897 



M. ciliata; pseudo-bulbis ovatis ancipitibus, foHis lanceolatis 3-pluricos- 



tatis, scapo unifloro, labio abbreviate fimbriato. 

 Dendrobium ciliatum, Swartz. Pers. syn. 2, 523, 

 Maxillaria ciliata. Flor. peruv. syst. p, 221. 



Caules bulbiformeSy ovati, sub-ancipites^ diphylli. Folia lanceolata, 

 S-pluricostaiay acuminata, Scapi radicalesy unijlori^ Jlexuosij vaginally 

 pseudo-bulbis paulo longiores. Flores magrd, herbacei. Sepala ovato-lan- 

 ceolata, sub<£qualia ; inferiora cum processu elongate columrue co?inata ; 

 petala coriformia, minora, Labellum cum columnd articulatum, disco lobi 



medii Jimbriat 

 clavata. Poll 



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Columna marginata, 



A native of woods in South America, flowering in the 

 autumn. It is among the most curious of the Maxillaria 

 tribe, and is readily distinguished by its short, fringed lip. 

 With us it is a tender epiphyte, requiring the beat of a 

 good stove. 



Our drawing was made in Mr. Lee's Nursery, in 

 May 1828. 



The stems are short, ovate, compressed, and bulb-like, 

 each bearing two lanceolate, plaited, sharp-pointed leaves, 

 which have from three to a greater number of ribs. The 

 scapes arise from the root, each bearing one flower, flexu 



^ 



ose, sheathed with convolute, obtuse scales, a little 

 longer than the bulb-like stems. Flowers large, green. 



* From the maxillce or jaws of an insect, to which some resemblance 

 has been found in the column and lip of the genus. 



