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. 



