1848 
* MAXILLARIA ruféscens. 
Brownish Maxillaria. 
Nat. ord. OrcHIpacea, $ VANDER. 
MAXILLARIA.—Supra, vol. 1. fol. 897. 
M. rufescens ; pseudobulbis ovatis subtetragonis monophyllis, foliis lanceolatis 
utrinque acuminatis, scapis unifloris (prostratis) vaginis distantibus, sepalis 
petalisque oblongis conformibus obtusis, labello A trilobo: etubercu- 
lato laciniis lateralibus minimis acutis intermediá elongatà emarginatà. 
Suprà, fol. 1802. in textu. 
A native of Trinidad, whence it was imported by Mr. Lowe 
of Clapton. It first flowered at His Grace the Duke of Devon- 
shire's at Chatsworth, in December 1834, whence I was 
favoured with a sketch; since that time it has appeared in 
many other collections.. 
_ It requires the usual management of a hot damp stove, 
in which it grows freely. 
By no means one of the prettiest of the genus, nevertheless 
its yellow labellum richly spotted with crimson, is a beautiful 
object when,closely examined. 
This species also occurs in gardens under the name of 
M. fucata. 
