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MAXILLARIA 



MAXILLARIA 



finp-itx)to<l species ctow on rocks and t.roos witli veiy 

 littli- t-oinixvst altai-luxl. The base of the p.seinlohullis 

 or rliiionie shouKl n>st on a i'on\ox surfai-c raised a 

 little alnive the rim of the jiot wlieii tinislied. Maxil- 

 larias deh^ht in a eool, .moist, shaded Imatioii at all 

 se:isons; the winter tomporatiiR' should not cxeeed 



2337. Maxillaria Sanderiana. ( X 'A) 



58° F. by night and not over 60° or 6.5° by day. Dur- 

 ing summer they iimst be grown as cool as possible with 

 ventilation at all .se;uson.s when adrai.ssible, especially 

 in wet hea\'y weather. Water should be given in 

 abundance while the plants are growing and not too 

 sparingly when at rest, as the plants are subject to 

 six)t if kept too drj'. Weak liquiil cow-manure is bene- 

 ficial occjisionally during root-action. — Maxillaria has 

 two recognized horticultural groups or sections; viz., 

 caulescent and stemless. The caulescent section 

 embraces .1/. tenaifolia, M. vaniihilis and kindred 

 species, having scandent rhizomi's and often obscure 

 flowers. These shoulil all be grown under pot culture 

 and afforded supports to climb on, such lis small cylin- 

 ders or rafts of o|X;n woodwork with a little cf)mpost 

 worked in the openings, or osmunda rhizomes sujjported 

 obliquely in the pots to which the plants can attach 

 them.selves as they grow upward, and thus be sui)i)lieil 

 with moisture for the young roots. To the stcml(-ss 

 section belong those with clu.st(-red pscudobulbs, a.s 

 M. ffrart'liflora, M. luteo-alha, M . jncta, M . Saiidcriarui 

 anfl M. VKTiunla. Some of the these have very showy 

 flf)wers. Nearly all do bc^st under pot culture. M. 

 •Sanderiana and others are exceptions, however, and 

 grow Vjest under basket culture, not too much com- 

 fKjst and an airy position. Demand for maxillaria-s not 

 being great, the market usually relies on new importa- 

 tions, but stock may also be incnuused by division 

 between the p.seudobulbs as the plants start new action. 

 (Robt. M. Grey.; 



anffwdi/oHa, 12. 

 r^l'^tcantula, 8. 

 S^u-rjitn, f's, 7. 

 Krandiflora, 2. 

 HoiitU:ai)a, 11. 

 Lehrnannii, 3. 



INDEX. 



Lindenia^, .5. 

 LiiuUni/tna, 5. 

 lut/jo^alba, 0. 

 picta, 0. 

 rufactnfl, 7. 



8andcriana, 4. 

 striata, 10. 

 tcnuifolia, l.'i. 

 v.'iriabiliH, 12. 

 vr-nuflta, 1. 



KKY TO TlIK Sl'Kl'IKS. 



A. Psvuiiohulhs fhisfirid on thr rrftpiny 

 rhizttfnr. 

 B. Flu. nittslh/ vhitt , Imyc and nhnri/. 



e. .S'( /la/s lonii-liinciiiUitt 1. venusta 



CO. Scpah hriKiti, omitr, Iridngnlnr or 

 (ihlnnfj. 

 D. Middle hln uf Ihr lahrlliim 



toiiguc-likc 2. grandiflora 



'A, Lehmannii 

 i)i>. Middle lobe uf the lahtltuni 



rounded 4. Sanderiana 



.5. Lindenise 

 BB. Fls, uellow and brown. 



c Sepoh and petnU nearlj/ alike, 



oblong 0. picta 



7. rufescens 

 CC. Sepals and petals tlissiniihtr, the 



latter amaller S. elegantula 



il. luteo-alba 

 111. striata 

 AA. PseiidobnU>ti more or less distant, on 

 an asecnfling rhizome: hs, grass-like: 



Jls. small and numerous 11. Houtteana 



12. variabilis 

 Ki. tenuifolia 



1. ventista, Lind. & Rcichb. f. Pscudobulbs oblong, 



compressed, 2-lvd.: Ivs. oblong-lanceolate, acuminate, 

 l)Iane, 1 ft. long: scapes 6 in. long, bearing a single 

 glistening white II. 6 in. across; sepals and jM'tals long- 

 lanceolate, acuminate, .s])reading; the lateral sepals 

 wider, labellum much smaller; middle lobe triangular 

 recurv(Ml, obtuse, yellow; lateral lobes very obtuse, 

 bordered with reil; tlisk with a rounded, hairy callus. 

 Winter and spring. Colombia. B.M. .5296. G.C. III. 

 12:367 (abnormal). — A large-fld., showy species. 



2. grandifi6ra, Lindl. Fig. 2.336. Pseudobulbs clu.s- 

 tered, oval: Ivs. erect, i)lane, keeled, ovate-oblong, 1 ft. 

 long: scapes erect, 3-6 in. long, bearing solitary, large 

 white fls. 3-4 in. across; sepals broadly ovate to oblong; 

 petals ovate-acute, suberect, with recurved tips; 

 labellum saccate, white, much-striped with puri)Ie on 

 the sides; middle lobe tongue-like, white, bordei-ed with 

 yellow. Aug. Peru and Colombia. I.H. 17:14. — .V 

 very showy and beautifid plant. 



3. Lehmannii, Hi;ichb. f. Fl.-stalks nearly 1 ft. long, 

 bearing white fls. nearly as large as those of Lycaste 

 Skinricri; side lobes of the labellum light ocher outside 

 and light reddish brown with chestnut veins inside; 

 middle lobe triangular, wavy, sulfur-color. Ecuador. 

 — Resembles At. ijnindiflora, but distinguished by the 

 character of the lip. 



4. Sanderiana, l{ii(-hb. f. Fig. 2337. Pseudobulbs 

 orbicular to broadly oblong, 1-1 J 2 in- long: Ivs. few, 

 6-11) in. long, oblanccolate, plane, keeled: scapes 2-3 

 in. long; fls. 4 in. across, pure wliite, with the bases 

 of th(! si^gms. purplish red, broken upward into 

 blot(rhes; dorsal .sejials oblong-obtu.se, con<'ave; lateral 

 sepals triangidar-ovatc, forming a broad mentum at 

 ba,se; lateral lobes of the labellum almost obsolete, 

 middU^ lobe rf)unded, cris]), bright yellow, throat dark 

 purplt', with a club-shaped callus. Ecuador. B.M. 

 7.518. R.H. 1894:. 526. .I.H. III. 26:495. CM. .52:414. 

 O. 1909; 26. A.O. 9:13 (adapted in Fig. 2337).— The 

 finest known species. 



.5. Lindeniae, ilort. (A/. Lindeniana, Rich. & Gal.?). 

 Plants resembling M. Sanilcrinna, but the fls. larger 

 and more open: sejials triaMgular-lanceolate, spreading, 

 3 in. long, jjure white; ijct.uls shorter and wider, erect, 

 whit<;; labellum fleshy, obovate, somewhat crisp, 

 recurvi^l, pale yellow, with .5-6 rc^l lines on the latend 

 lobes. S.II. 1:219. 



6. picta, Hook. (M . fusa'ita, Klotzsch). Pseudobulbs 

 \Yi ill. high, ovate, furrowed, bearing 1-2 [ilane, straji- 

 shaped Ivs. 1 ft. long: scape .5-6 in. high; fls. nodding; 

 sepals and petals oblong-linear, a(Hite, incurved, deep 



