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.V zcctina'ta (comb-like-/rowd). Yellow. May. 

 Mount Ophir. 1839 



MAURA'NDYA. (Named after Professor 

 Maurandy, of Carthagena. Nat. ord., Fig- 

 worts [Scrophulariaceee]. Linn.,14-Dirfy- 

 iiamia 2-Anyiospermia.) 



Greenhouse evergreen twiners, from Mexico. 

 Seeds sown in a slight hothed, in spring; and cut- 

 tings of shoots in sandy soil, in spring or autumn ; 

 rich, sandy loam, with a little peat or leaf-mould ; 

 will flourish in a cool greenhouse, and in summer 

 on wires, and fences, and pillars in the open air. 

 SI. antirrhiniflo'ra (snapdragon - flowered). 10. 

 Purple. July. 1844. 



Barclaya'na (Barclay's). 10. Blue, white. July, j 



u'lba '(white-lowered). 10. White. Year. 



1842. 



semperfio'rens (ever-flowering). 10. Pur- 

 ple. July. 1796. 



MAU'RIA. (Named after A. Mauri, an 

 Italian botanist. Nat. ord., Anacards or 

 Terebinths [Anacardiacete]. Linn., 21- 

 Honceda 7-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. heterophi/'lla (variously-leaved). 20. 1822. 



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

 MAURI'TIA. (Named after Prince Mau- 

 rice, of Nassau. Nat.ord.,Pa/ms [Palma- 

 cese]. Linn., 22-Ditecia Q-Hexandria.} 



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

 fibry, sandy loam. Winter temp., 55; summer, 

 60 to 90. 

 M. arma'ta farmed). 40. Brazil. 1824. 



flexuo'sa (zigzag-s/n'/red). 40. White, green. 



Surinam. 1816. 



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



MAXILLA'RIA. (From maxillae, the jaws 

 of an insect ; referring to a resemblance 

 of the columns and labellum. Nat. ord., 

 Orchids [Orchidacese]. Linn., 20-%na- 

 dria 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. 

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



aroma 1 tica (aromatic). 1. Yellow. May. Mexico. 



1825. 



a'tro-purpu'rea ( dark purple) 1. Dark purple. 



July. Mexico. 1828. 



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



au'reo-fu'lva (golden brown). 1. Golden brown. 



June. S. Amer. 1836. 



barba'ta (bearded). Yellow. May. Mexico. 1839. 



Barringto'nics (Barrington's). l. Yellow, 



brown. April. Jamaica. 1/90. 

 - ca'ndida (whitened). White. April. Brazil. 



1840. 

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



Mexico. 1840. 



conca'va (concave). June. Guatimala. 1844. 



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



M. crista'ta (cvesteft-lipped). . White, purple. 

 July. Trinidad. 



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



cunea'ta (wedge-shaped). White, pink. 1841. 



De'ppii (Deppe's). Yellow, green. June. 



Xalapa. 1828. 



galea'ta (helmeted). Orange. September. 



Xalapa. 1828. 



grami'nea (grass./mued). Yellow, red. De- 



merara. 



grandiflo'ra (large-flowered). White, yellow. 



August. Merida. 



Harriso' nice (Mrs. Harrison's). 1^. Yellow, 



red. Brazil. 



O'tta (white). White. April. Brazil. 1843. 



grandiflo'ra (large-flowered). April. Rio 



Janeiro. 



jugo'sa (ridged). Crimson, yellow. Brazil. 3842. 



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



June. Merida. 



Lyo'nil (Mr., Lyon's). Purple, brown. Mexico. 



1845. 



Macltu'il (Mac Leay's). White, maroon. 



Mexico. 1839. 



marginu'ta (bordered). Dark yellow. June. 



Merida. 



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



S. Amer. 



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



Rio Janeiro. 



omi7/jog r /(/s4'a(bird's-tongue). White. Mexico. 



1842. 



pullidiflo'ra (pale-flowered). 1, Yellow. St. 



Vincent. 1826. 



pnlmifo'lia (palm-leaved). White. Jamaica. 



Parke'ri (Parker's), g. Buff, white. April. 



Demerara. 1826. 



pi'cta (painted). |. Orange, red. December. 



Brazil. 



ma'ior (larger). Yellow, white. December. 



Brazil. 1S3?. 



platanthSra (flat-anthered). Green, white. 



July. Brazil. 1835. 



psittaci'na. C parrot-like). 1 . Red, yellow. Oc- 



tober. Mexico. 1835. 



puncta'ta (spotted)4.White-spotted. October. 

 a'lba (white). White-spotted. October. 



Brazil. 1838. 



purpu'rea (purple). Purple- spotted. 



October. Brazil. 1839. 



racemo'sa (racemed). . Buff, yellow. June. 



Rio Janeiro. 1826. 



.RoWs.^'nn'fRollisson's). . Yellow. August. 



Brazil. iS36. 



Sfapelioi'des (Stapelia like), i- Orange. June. 



Brazil. 1837- 



Stee'lii (Steel's). S, Yellow-spotted. July. 



Demerara. 1836. 



tenuifo'liu (slender-leaved). 1. Purple, yellow. 



June. Vera Cruz. 1837. 



tetrago'na (four-angled). Purple, green, white. 



July. Brazil. 1827. 



triangulu'ris (three-angled). Brown, crimson. 



Guatimala, 



vi'ridis (green). . Green. May. Brazil. 



vitelli'na (yolk-of-eggr-coloured). <fc. Orange. 



June. Brazil. 1837. 



Warrea'na (Warre's). 2. White, purple. 



August. Brazil. 182Q. 



xa'nthina (yellow). Yellow. Organ Mountains. 



MAXIMILIA'NA. (Named after Prince 

 Maximilian. Nat. ord., Palms [Palma- 

 ceee]. Linn., ZS-Polygamia 1-Monoscia. 

 Allied to Cocos.) 



