530 ORCIIIDES. 



MAXILLAIliA. 



ninning rrotn tlie hasc almosl lo ihe apex. The (lowers are orange coioured ahout 

 tho size of those of D. BaiuMJ, nnd llie sppcies handsomer. 



— Folia ligulala carnosa sulcala. — 

 80. MAXILLARIA CEPULA Rchb. fii. in Bonpi. III. 216: 



aff. M. puinilae Hook. folio ligulato acuto canaliculato carnoso quinque- 

 pollicari, labello exacle cuneato antice trilobo, lobis lateralibus subqua- 

 dratis microscopice denticulatis , lobo medio producto ligulato disco 

 velutino, lamella depressa a basi in discum. Pseudobulbus teres sulca- 

 tus. Flos illis M. rufescentis majoris subaeqnalis. Sepalum surnmum 

 lanceolatum acutum. Sepala lateralia altiora. Tepala ligulata acuta. Gy- 

 nostemium apice bene clavatum. Von Rio Janeiro. 



1. c. p. 226; Pseudobuibi oblongo fusiformes, a vaginis iatis trianguiis basi nervosis 

 fuscis dislichis involucrati. Folia ligulato linearia acutata valde carnosa bina. Ovaria 

 crassa a squamis obcelata. Mentum oblusum parvum. Sepala lanceoiata acuta fus- 

 cata. Tepaia paulo iatiora obtusiora purpureovioiaceo guttata. Labeilum ochraceura 

 atropurpureo pictum , cuneato ovatum, medio ohtuse iriiobum ; lobus medius minule 

 denticulatus , carina a basi unguis usque ante stricturam lobi medii angusta. ligulata; 

 discus iobi medii carnoso rugosus. Gynostemium arcuatum gracile. Rosteiium 

 aniice bilobum ; fovea magna. Pollinia quaterna sessiiia in caudicula subquadrata. 



Huc pertinet sequens species , falsissima foiii descriptlone a nemine ;recognita, 

 inde a me synonymi ioco babita : 



Maxillaria madida Lindi. Bot. Reg. XXIV. 1838. Misc. 74 : 

 Caulescens, pseudobulbis ovatis , elongatis, subteretibus sulcatis di- 

 phyllissecus caulem imbricatis, fohis lanceolatis linearibusque acutis sub- 

 plicatis canaliculatis, floribus solitariis intra spatham siccam squamosam 

 subsessilibus, sepalis subparallelis acutis laleralibus, basi parum pro- 

 ductis, petalis conformibus ; labelli trilobi medio callosi lol^is laterali- 

 bus inconspicuis, intermedio rotundato plano obtuso recurvo disco ma- 

 dido et discolore, columna clavata arcuata labello longiore. 



One of ihe ieast showy of ihe genus: nearly reiated to .M. acicularis , with sorae 

 others in the possession of Messrs. Loddiges forms a well raarked group. Fiowers 

 are a dull dirty yellow, spotted obscurely with yeilowish brown. The labeiium has a 

 broad cbocolate hrown blotcb al the end, where it is so sbining as to iooii as if 

 wetted; ihis circumstance has suggested the speciflc name. It is a native of Brazil. 



81. MAXILLARIA UNCATA Lindl. Bot. Reg. XXIII. 1837. sub 1986 : 



Caulescens, pseudobulbis in axillis squamarum membranacearum 

 iisque brevioribus leretibus sulcatis monophyllis, foliis linearibus canali- 

 culatis obtusis , sepalis lateralibus basi maxime productis , petalis se- 

 paloque supremo quadruplo majoribus , labello oblongo obtuso carnoso 

 margine crispo membranaceo basi angustato disco unicalloso , columna 

 apice utrinque uncata. 



Demerara. Coll. Lodd. 



IIuc: Maxillaria nana Uook. Ic. IV. 1841. t. 315: 



Humilis, caule folioso, foliis lineari-lanceolatis subfalcatis rigidis, flo- 

 ribus solitariis, axillaribus (ochroleucis), columna superne antice bialata, 

 labello oblongo trilobo lobo medio oblusissimo cum acuminulo, disco 

 glandula aurantiaca. 



Demerara. C. L. Parlier. Ksq. 



Proiiferous habit approaches Scaphyglotlis: at the setting on of ihe leaves and of ihe 

 flowers also there are copious raembranaceous sheaihing scaies. The sepals and 



