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MAXILLARIA 



Af. ere'cta (erect). Mexico. 1882. 

 erube'scens (reddish). 8-12. Rosy. August. Mexico. 



1830. 

 sca'ndens (climbing). 8-12. Purple, violet. July, 



August. Mexico. 



Henderso'ni (Henderson's). Violet-purple, white. 

 semperflo'rens (ever-flowering). 10. Purple or violet. 



July. Mexico. 1796. 



MAITEIA. (Named after A. Mauri, an Italian 

 botanist. Nat. ord. Anacards or Terebinths [Anacar- 

 diaceae]. Linn. zi-Mon&cia, j-Octandria. Allied to 

 Duvaua.) 



Stove evergreen trees, with pinkish flowers, from Peru. 

 Cuttings of ripe shoots in heat, under a hand-glass; 

 common loam and a little peat ; usual stove treatment. 

 M. heterophy'lla (variously-leaved). 20. 1822. 

 simplicifo'lia (plain-leaved). 20. 1822. 



MAURI'TIA. (Named after Prince Maurice, of 

 Nassau. Nat. ord. Palms [Palmaceas]. Linn. 22- 

 Dicecia, 6-Hexandria.) 



Stove Palms. Seeds in a hotbed, in spring ; rich, 

 fibrous, sandy loam. Winter temp., 55 ; summer, 60 

 to 90. 



M. arma'ta (armed). 40. Brazil. 1824. 

 fiexuo'sa (zigzag-spiked). 40. White, green. Surinam. 



1816. 

 vini'fera (wine-bearing). 40. Maranham. 1823. 



MAXELLA'RIA. (From maxilla, the jaws of an insect ; 

 referring to a resemblance of the columns and labellum. 

 Nat. ord. Orchids [Orchidaceae]. Linn. zo-Gynandria, 

 i-Monandria.) 



Stove orchids. Divisions of the plant in spring ; 

 fastened on wood covered with sphagnum, or raised in 

 baskets filled with sphagnum, old wood, turfy peat, and 

 charcoal. Winter temp., 55 to 65 ; summer, 60 to 

 90. Dry in winter ; moist when growing. 

 Af. acia'ntha (acute-flowered). Costa Rica. 



,, acicula'ris (needle-shaped). Brown-red. Brazil. 1837. 



acutipe'tala (acute-petaled). Central Amer. 



a'lba (white). White. W. Ind. 



angustifo'lia (narrow-leaved). See M. VARIABILIS. 



arachni'tes (spider). Yellowish, ochre. Colombia. 

 1880. 



aroma' 'tica (aromatic). See LYCASTE AROMATICA. 



a'tro-purpu'rea (dark purple). See BIFRENARIA ATRO- 



PURPUREA. 



a'tro-ru'bens (dark red). Dark red. July. 



Augu'sta-Victo'ria (Augusta- Victoria). White ; lip 



yellow, marked with purple. 1898. 

 au'reo-fu'lva (golden brown). See BIFRENARIA AUREO- 



FULVA. 



,, barba'ta (bearded). See BIFRENARIA VITELLINA. 

 Barringto' nice (Mrs. Barrington's). See LYCASTE 



BARRINGTONI.S. 

 Bino'ti (Binot's). Yellow; lip dotted with purple. 



Brazil. 1906. 

 bracte'scens (large-bracted). See XYLOBIUM BRACTE- 



SCENS. 

 ,, brocklehurstia'na (Brocklehurstian). See HOULLKTIA 



BROCKLEHURSTIANA. 



callichro'ma (beautiful-coloured). Venezuela. 



,, Camari'dii (Camarid's). Costa Rica. 1863. 



,, ca'ndida (whitened). White. April. Brazil. 1840. 



Copula (Cepula). See M. MADIDA. 



,, cilia'ta (eye-lashed). See LYCASTE BARRINGTONI^B. 



citri'na (citron-coloured). Yellow. May. Mexico. 



1840. 



,, conca'va (concave). See XYLOBIUM INCANUM. 

 ,, crassifo'lia (thick-leaved). Brazil. 1836. 

 ,, crista'ta (crested-lipped). See LYCASTE CRISTATA. 

 cro'cea (saffron). $. Saffron. Rio Janeiro. 

 Lie'tzei (Lietze's). Yellow, purple-brown outside. 



Brazil. 



crue'nta (blood-coloured). See LYCASTE CRUENTA. 

 cteno'stachys (draught-oxen-spiked). Ochre. Costa 



Rica. 1870. 



cuculla'ta (hooded). J. Red-brown. Mexico. 1840. 

 ,, cunea'ta (wedge-shaped). White, pink. 1844. 

 de'nsa (dense). See ORNITHIDIUM DENSUM. 

 De'ppii (Deppe's). See LYCASTE DEPPEI. 

 dichro'ma (two- coloured). White ; lip brown-purple. 



Peru. 1898. 



Af. di'scolor (two-coloured). British Guiana. 



elega'ntula (somewhat-elegant). Yellow, white, 

 spotted with brown. 1897. 



elonga'ta (elongated). See XYLOBIUM ELONGATUM. 



Endre'sii (Endres's). Pale ochre, yellow, purple. 

 1886. 



,, ferdinandia'na (Ferdinandian). Brazil. 



lu'teola (yellowish). Larger, yellow. Brazil. 1906. 



fractiflSxa (broken-bent). Purple, white, red. 

 Ecuador. 1881. 



fuca'ta (dyed). White, purple, yellow. 1886. 



fune'rea (funeral). Purple-brown. Brazil. 1903. 



,, fusca'ta (swarthy). See M. FUCATA. 



galea'ta (helmeted). See GONGORA GALEATA. 



,, gra'cilis (graceful). }. Yellow, purple. Brazil. 



,, grami'nea (grass-leaved). Yellow, red. Demerara. 



grandifio'ra (large-flowered). White, yellow. August. 

 Peru. 1870. 



Harriso'niee (Mrs. Harrison's). See BIFRENARIA 

 HARRISONI.B. 



a'lba (white). See BIFRENARIA HARRISONL* ALBA. 



houttea'na (Houttean). Trop. Amer. 1858. 



Hue'bschii (Huebsch's). White, yellow, mauve- 

 purple. Ecuador. 1888. 



hyaci'nthina (hyacinth-scented). See XYLOBIUM HYA- 



CINTHINUM. 



hypo'crita (hypocritical) See XYLOBIUM HYPOCRITUM. 



iridifo'lia (Iris-leaved). W. Ind. 



irrora'ta (besprinkled). White, bordered and blotched 



purple, ochre. Andes. 1883. 

 johnia'na (Johnian). White, lilac, yellowish. Andes 



of Peru. 1910. 



,. jugo'sa (ridged). See LYCASTE JUGOSA. 

 Kalbre'yeri (Kalbreyer's). Greenish- white, purple. 



Colombia. 1885. 

 Lehma'nni (Lehmann's). White, reddish-brown, 



chestnut. Ecuador. 1886. 

 leontoglo'ssa (lion's-tongue). See XYLOBIUM LEONTO- 



GLOSSUM. 



lepido'ta (scaly). Light yellow. Colombia. 1878. 

 ,, leptose'pala (slender-sepaled). See M. SETIGERA. 

 Linde'nice (Mme. Linden's). Milk-white, rose, yellow, 



reddish. 1894. 

 longise'pala (long-sepaled) . Purple-green, greenish. 



Venezuela. 1890. 

 lu'teo-a'lba (yellowish- white). Yellow, white. June. 



Colombia. 



,, Lyo'nii (Mrs. Lyon's). Purple, brown. Mexico. 1845. 

 Maclea'ii (MacLeay's). White, maroon. Guatemala. 



1839. 

 macrobu'lbon (long-bulbed). See LYCASTE MACROBUL- 



BON. 



,, macrophy'lla (long-leaved). See LYCASTE MACRO* 

 PHYLLA. 



,, macru'ra (long-tailed). See M. LONGISEPALA. 



,, ma'dida (wet). . Pale brown. Brazil. 



margina'ta (bordered). Dark yellow. June. Brazil. 



Melea'gris (Guinea-fowl). Yellow, brown. May. 

 Mexico. 



mira'bilis (wonderful). Orange, crimson, brown, 

 yellow. 1894. 



Mo'litor (Molitor). Yellow, brown. 1887. 



moorea'na (Moorean). Cream, maroon-purple. Guate- 

 mala. 1895. 



Muelle'ri (Mueller's). Clear yellow ; lip dotted with 

 purple. 1890. 



nasa'lis (nosed). Yellow, spotted with brown. 

 Colombia. 1870. 



neophy'lla (new-leaved). Yellow, spotted with brown. 

 Colombia. 1878. 



nigre'scens (blackish). Blackish. Colombia. 



obscu'ra (obscure). See M. CUCULLATA. 



ochroleu'ca (pale yellow), f. Yellowish. July. Rio 

 Janeiro. 



,, lo'ngipes (long-stalked). 



,, ornithoglo' ssa (bird's- tongue). White. Mexico. 1842. 



pallidifto'ra (pale-flowered). See XYLOBIUM PALLIDI- 

 FLORUM. 



,, palmifo'lia (palm-leaved). See XYLOBIUM DECOLOR. 



Parke'rii (Parker's). }. Buff, white. April. Deme- 

 rara. 1826. 



pa'rva (small). Yellow. Brazil. 1895. 



pa'rvula (very small). See BIFRENARIA PARVULA. 



,, phcenicanthe'ra (purple-anthered). White or pale 

 yellow, spotted purple. Brazil. 1908. 



