BRASSIA. 73 
qin. in eee The oli is about 3in. in length, le ibe 
dotted and spotted towards the base with purple. It is 
a magnificent variety, and blooms during August and 
September. It was introduced from Costa Rica. 
Botanical Magazine, t. 5748. 
B. maculata.—One of the earliest exotic Orchids that 
flowered in Britain, having been introduced in 1806, and 
figured in the ‘Botanical Magazine” for 1814, from a 
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Fig. 18. Flower of Brassia maculata 
(nat. size). 
plant which flowered at Kew. The sepals and petals are 
pale yellow, irregularly spotted with brown, the former 
being short compared with those of other species; the lip 
is large and spoon-shaped, white, spotted about the centre 
with brown and purple. Its flowers, which are somewhat 
showy, are produced during spring and early summer. It 
is a native of Jamaica. 
Fig. 18; Botanical Magazine, t. 1691. 
