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MAXILLARIA vitellina. 

 Yelloiv racemose Maxillaria. 



GYNANDRIA MOKANDRIA. 



Nat. ord. Orchidace^e, § VandE/E. 

 MAXILLARIA. FL Peruv. 



M. vitellina ; pseudobulbis ovatis obtuse angulatis monophyllis, folils lanceolatis 

 in petiolum canaliculatum angustatis, racemo cernuo radicali foliorum lou- 

 gitudine, labelli cuneati trilobi lobis lateralibus acutis antice crenulatis 

 intermedio bilobo rotundato cordato crenulato, tuberculo disci trilobo obtu- 

 sissirao, ungue pubescente. Bot. Reg. 1838. misc. no. 116. 



A Brazilian epiphyte, allied to M. racemosa, which differs 

 in having an undivided labellum, a hairy column, and in 

 many other circumstances. 



M. aureo-fuha., another beautiful plant related to this, 

 and well figured in the Botanical Magazine, t. 3269, has an 

 acuminate even lip, little differing in form from the sepals 

 and petals. It is the " Epidendre Limodore " of Descourtilz, 

 and was found by that traveller in great abundance upon 

 fallen trees encumbering the sandy plain through which the 

 great public road passes from Bananal to Ilha Grande. 



The exact locality of this is unknown. It was imported 

 by Messrs. Loddiges, with whom it flowered in June, 1838. 



It requires the temperature and humidity of the moist 

 stove. After it has perfected its pseudo-bulbs for the season, 

 it should be kept perfectly dry for a considerable length of 

 time ; and, if convenient, removed to a cooler house. This 

 will make it grow and flower freely when it is brought back 

 to the moist stove. In all other respects, its treatment should 



March, 1839. f 



