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BURLINGTONIA maculata. 

 Spotted Burlingtonia. 



GYNANDRIA MOW^NDRIA 



Nat. Ord. ORCHIDACEiE, § VANDEiE. 



BURLINGTONIA. Botanical Register, vol. 23. fol. 1927. 



B. maculata ; racemis pendulis, sepalo anteriore emarginato : supremo sepalisque 

 ovato-oblongis undulatis acutis, lamellis labelli cristatis dentatis, labello 

 bilobo undulato denticulate versus unguem lacero, foliis lineari-lanceolatis. 



Pseudobulbi ovales compressi inonophylli basi aphylli; foliis lineari-lan- 

 ceolatis striatis rectis. Pedunculi penduli, racemosi, foliorum longitudine ; 

 bracteis ovario dimidio brevioribus. Flores odorati, lutei, cinnamomeo colore 

 maculati, in genere parvi ; labellum cceteris longius, basi album, lamellis 

 3 incequaliter dentatis carnosis parallelis antice abrupte truncatis. Columna 

 tmgue labelli brevior eique appressa, clavata, semiteres, apice utrinque 

 bicomis sanguinea. 



A sweet-scented epiphyte, obtained from Brazil by Messrs. 

 Loddiges, with whom it flowered in May, ]838. It is very 

 distinct from all the species of this genus previously known, 

 and is, I hope, an omen of there being many more yet to dis- 

 cover. It confirms the generic character originally given, 

 and removes all doubt about the distinctness of Burlingtonia 

 from Rodriguezia. 



In cultivating this plant, it should be tied to a block of 

 wood and suspended from the rafters of the orchidaceous 

 house. If a little piece of turfy peat is tied to the block 

 along with it, it is of considerable service in keeping the 

 roots moist. In the growing season it will require to be 

 syringed freely two or three times every day, and shaded 

 from bright sunshine. When it is not growing, water must 

 be given very sparingly. 



If this treatment is practised it will flower freely. 



