524 ORCHIDES. 



MAXILL\RiA. 



Ex icone |>seu(lobuli)i rotuntli (aiicipites ?), folium pelioinlo otle.Muatuin obioiigiiDi, 

 perigonium llnvidum, cxtiis ciiinaltaririo aspersum . intus flavuni. iaheiiuin cirin;il><'iri- 

 tiiim atropurpiireo limbalum , macuiis alropurpureis. Simiiis eiiam M. lonyipedi Ldi. 

 I'eiii. V. Warscewirz. 



55. .M.WILLAHl.X DKSYAUXIANA Rchb. fli. Donpl. III. 67: 



aff. M. Parkeri : pseudobulbo monophyllo, folii coriacei bipedalis ligu- 

 lali aciili petiolari basi oclopollicari, pedunculis brevissimis dense acuto 

 scariosoque magnivaginalis , bractea squamis subaequali , flore erecio, 

 labello late ligulato apice paulo emarginalo utrinqiie sinualo obscure 

 Irilobo. carinula hippocrepicn in centro, disco lobi mcdii rugulosi verru- 

 coso. — Pseudobulbus videtur cempressus ligulatus, apice vix humera- 

 tus. Folium prope Ires pollices latum. .Mt-ntum prope obsoletum. Se- 

 pala oblonga apiculata. Tepala paiilo latiora el l)reviora. Labellum his 

 paulo brevius. Gynoslemium clavatum. Androchnium poslice margine 

 semirokindo elevalo cinclum. Pollinia in glandula lunata. 



Wir l<eiiiien diese Art iangsl aus Pariser Garten , inilem wir unserin Frennde Des- 

 vaux Biuihen verdaniien , welche aus Cayenne stammen solitcn. Sepaien ledergelb, 

 Tepalen und Lippc kirsclirolh geadert und gefleckt. — Pericos. Wagener. 



56. MAXILLARIA PARKERI Hook. B. M. 2729. — 



57. M.AXILLAHIA LORIFOLIA Rchb. fil. Bunpl 11. 92: 



aff. M. leptosepalae et callichromati : sepalis oblongis aculis, tepalis acu- 

 minatis , labelli lobis laleralibus rectangulis , medio producto ligulalo 

 acute crenulato , callo ligulato apice acuto triangulo a basi puberula in 

 disciim. 



Folium coriaceum liguiatura aculum bipedale. Pedunculus densissime vaginatus, 

 vaginae super ortum ampiae acutae. Perigonium (an semper ?) ciausum, meiitum 

 iiiodicum. Scpnia oblongo iiguiaia subilo acuta ; teimia angustiora apicc altenuaia 

 acumiiinta , ialieiium cuncatum medio irilobum , lobi laternles rectanguli antice 

 minulc crenulnii, lobus medius liguiatus acuiiusculus, crenulatus , basi pilis planis 

 pauciarticulalis sericeus, calius apice eicvaiulo acutus a basi ascendens usque inter 

 lobos laterales progrediens. Gynostemiura curvulnm scmiteres, siigmalis fovea infernc 

 Jimltaia . aiiihera apice carinato cristata. -Aus La Guayra von Herrn Senaior Jenisch 

 eingelulirt, von Herrn Kramer cullivirt. 



58. MAXILLARIA CUHTIPES Hook. Ic. IV. Id41. l. 384: 



Pseudobiiibo ehiplico compresso laevissimo monophyllo, folio lato li- 

 nearilanceolalo acutiusculo enervio basi complicato, scapo radicali pseu- 

 dobulbum aeqtiantis squamis fuscis membranaceis vaginalo unifloro, se- 

 j)alis pelalisque subconforrnibus oblongis unicoloribus, labello oblongo 

 obscure trilobo inlus nitidissime purpureofusco disco tuberculo lato 

 ( levato. 



Mcxico. Parkinson. Esq. 



Drawn from ihe living plant. Fl is a smail species ofTering little beauty. Ranks 

 DCar M. rufescens Lindl. Pscudobulbs are smali and singulnriy smooih on the base 

 of ihe surface. The ieaf somewhat coriaceous. From the base of ihe bulb there 

 are on eacii sidc ihe rudiments of new planls, clolhed like llie grealer part of ihe 

 scape with I rown sheaihing scales. Flower rather smaii of a yellowish bufi" colour, 

 desliluie of fragrance. ihe outer or underside of ihe inbeiium is obscurely spoiled 

 with red thc iiiside. as well as ihe front of ihe column is deep redbrown and 

 glossy. 



