MAXILLARIA 



rim of the pot when finished. JIaxillarias delight in a 

 cool, moist, shaded looatiou at all seasons where the 

 winter temperature will not exceed 58° F. by night and 

 not over 60° or 65° by day. During summer they must 

 be grown as cool as possible with ventilation at all sea- 

 sons when admissible, especially in wet, heavy 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 spot if kept too dry. Weak liquid 

 cow manure is benefici.al occasionally during root action. 

 Maxillaria has two recognized horticultural groups or 

 sections; viz., caulescent and stemless. The caulescent 

 section embraces J/. (fHiiiYo/io, 3/. rnr(n6i7is and kindred 

 species, having scandent rhizomes and often obscure 

 flowers. These should all be grown under pot culture 

 and afforded supports to climb on, such as small c\lin 

 ders or rafts of open woodwork with a little crmpost 

 worked in the openings, or Osmnnda ihizouK s un ited 

 obliquely in the pots to which the |I iit lu itt ich 

 themselves as they grow upward, an I tl i 1 u| | lu 1 

 with moisture for the young roots. I tl tils 

 section belong those with clusteri' I i u 1 1 ull as 

 M. fusc(itn.:ir.r,,;n„Jiflnra, M.hit,., II M ,ili 31 

 Sanderiiiiia and J/, niiusla. Some of thtsi. ha\ e i ery 

 showy flowfis. Nrarly all do best undei pot culture 

 if. Sa)idirniini aii'l others are exceptions, however, 

 and grow best under basket culture, not too much com 

 post and an airy position. Demand for MaxilHrias not 

 being great, the market usually relies on new iinpoiti 

 tions, but stock may also be increased b\ division be 

 tween the pseudobulbs as the plants stait new action 

 Robert JI Grey 



angustifoUa, 12. Lehmanni, 3. Sandeuana 4 



elegantula, 8. Lindeniie, 5. stri it i 10 



Utscata, 6, 7. Inteo-alba, 9. tenulfolli I'i 



grandiflora, 2. picta, 6. \ariahibs 12 



Henchmanni, 12. rtifescens. 7. venusta 1 

 Houtteana. 11. 



.\. Pseudobulbs clustered on the creep 

 iiifi rhizome. 

 B. Fls .mostly ivhite Jarije a)i(l shoH II 



c. Sepals long-lanceolate 1 venusta 



CC. Sepals broad, ovate, triangular 

 or oblong. 

 D. Middle lobe of the labellnm 



tongue-like 2 grandiJlora 



.j Lehmanm 

 DD. Middle lobe of the lahellum 



rounded 4 Sanderiana 



) Lindeniae 

 BB. Fls, yellow and brown. 



C. Sepals and petals nearly aliU 



oblong pictal 



7 rufescens 

 CC. Sepals and petals dissimilar, 



the latter smaller 8. elegantula 



9. luteo-alba 

 10. striata 



MAXILLARIA 



995 



Pseudobulbs more or less distant 

 an ascending rhizome: Ivs. gri 

 like: fls. small and numerous. 



Houtteana 

 variabilis 

 tenuifolia 



1. veniista, Linden & Reichb. f. Pseudobulbs oblong, 

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

 plane, 1 ft. long: scapes 6 in. long, bearing a single 

 glistening white fl. 6 in. across: sepals and petals long- 

 lanceolate, acuminate, spreading; thr i:it.-r;d st-pals 

 wider, labellum much smaller; mid^il.- 1<.I,.- tii;in-ular 

 recurved, obtuse, yellow; lateral Ic.I..^ m ry .il.iiise, 

 bordered with red; disk with a roundrd. Itairv .■alius. 

 Winter and spring. Colombia. B.Jl. SL'OO. U.(_'. 111. 

 12:307 (abnormal). — A large-fld., showy species. 



2. grrandifl6ra, Lindl. Fig. 1379. Pseudobulbs clus- 

 tered, oval: Ivs erect, plane, keeled, ovate-obloDg, 1 ft. 

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

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

 long; petals ovate acute, suberect, with recurved tips; 

 labellum saccate, white, much-striped with purple on 

 the sides; middle lobe tongue-like, white, bordered with 



yellow. Aug. Peru and Colombia. l.H. 17:14. -A very 

 showy and beautiful plant. 



3. Lehmanni, Reichb. f. Fl. -stalks nearly 1 ft. in 

 length, bearing white fls. nearly as large as those of 

 Lycaste Skinneri: side lobes of the labellum light ochre 

 outside and light reddish brown with chestnut veins 

 inside ; middle lobe triangular, wavy, sulfur color. 

 Ecuador. — Resembles M. grandiflora , but distinguished 

 by the character of the lip. 



1379 Maxdlana grandiflora ( nearly 



4 Sandenina, Reii-hl f Pseudobulbs orbiculai to 

 bioadlj oblon„ 1-1 ' in long hs few 6-10 m long, 

 oblanceolate, plane, keeled, scapes 2-3 in. long. fls. 4m. 

 across, pure white, with the bases of the segments pur- 

 plish red, broken upwards into blotches; dorsal sepals 

 oblong-obtuse, concave; lateral sepals triangular-ovate, 

 forming a broad mentum at base; lateral lobes of the 

 Labellum almost obsolete, middle lobe rounded, crisp, 

 bright yellow, throat dark purple, with a club-shaped 

 callus. Ecuador. B.M. 7518. R.H. 1894:.526. J.H. III. 

 26: 495. -The finest known species. 



5. Lindeniae, Hort. ( 'A. r.h>i< 



PI a 



abling .V. 



andmoreopen:sep:il :i ' 

 3 in. long, pure whih : ; ' ' 

 white; labellum fleshy. ..i- .. 

 curved, pale yellow, with .vr. 

 lobes. 8.H. 1:219. 

 6. picta. Hook. (M. fuscita, Klotzsch). Pseudobulbs 

 .high, ovate, furrowed, bearing 1-2 plane, strap- 



Rich & Gal.?). 

 t the fls. larger 

 date, spreading, 

 nd wider, erect, 

 jwhat crisp, re- 

 s on the lateral 



shaped Ivs. 1 ft. long: 

 sepals and petals ol 

 orange spotted with 

 purple spots outside : 

 side lobes small, rout 

 Winter. Brazil. Colo 



> :. li iii. iii:,'h: fls. nodding; 

 Ml'-, incurved, deep 

 I. white with deep 



III! i"ii^% whitish, spotted; 



inidlouo recurved, apiculate. 

 B.Jl. 3154. B.R. 21:1802.- 



