axilliflorous section being more developed than in the scapi- 
gerous species, in consequence of their being more exposed 
to light. Perhaps the genus should be limited to the species 
which form the two sections now mentioned, the spathaceous 
species being excluded, and such as M. Warreana and costata 
being either formed into a new genus or referred to Peristeria, 
whose character would then require to be modified ; perhaps 
also such genera as Bifrenaria and Dicrypta would be better 
reduced to Maxillaria, with which, if newly limited, they 
would agree in habit. But these are points upon which it 
will be more easy to decide when a larger number of species 
shall have been correctly studied. 
The present species is [very pretty when in flower, and, 
from its freshness and greenness when in leaf only, is well 
worth cultivation, especially as it is one of the easiest to 
manage. It succeeds in a warm damp stove, in a pot 
with a block of wood thrust into the soil, and the long 
branching rhizoma tied to it. It grows almost equally well 
when tied to a wooden block, and suspended from the rafters 
of the stove. It bears without injury a quantity of water at 
its roots, and must also be freely syringed overhead. Amongst 
orchidaceous plants, none are more easily multiplied, as it 
throws out numerous pseudo-bulbs and roots, which, if taken 
carefully off, and subjected to the above treatment, will soon 
become vigorous growing plants. 
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