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Greenhouse evergreen twiners from Mexico. , 

 Seeds sown in a slight hotbed, in spring ; and : 

 Cuttings 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. 



AT. untirrhiniflo'ra (Snapdragon-flowered). 10. ! 

 Purple. July. 1844. 



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



July. 1825. 



a'lba (white - floivcred). 10.: 



White. Year. 1842. 



scmpcrflo'rens (ever-flowering). 10. Purple. 



July. 1796. 



MAU'EIA. (Named after A. Mauri, I 

 an Italian botanist. Nat. ord., Anacards \ 

 or Terebintlis [Anacardiacese]. Linn., 

 21-Moncecia 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. heteropfiy'lla (variously-leaved). 20. 1822. 



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



MAUEI'TIA. (Named after Prince 

 Maurice, of Nassau. Nat. ord., Palms 

 [Pahnacece], Linn., 22-Dicccia ti-Hex- 

 andria.') 



Stove Palms. Seeds in a hotbed, in spring; 

 rich fibry sandy loam. Winter temp., 55; 

 summer, 60 to 90. 



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

 flexuo'sa (zig-zag-spiked). 40. White, green. 



Surinam. 1816. 

 ^vini'fera (wine-bearing). 40. Maranhatn. 



MAXILLA'KIA. (From maxilla, the 

 jaws of an insect; referring to a re- 

 semblance of the columns and labellum. 

 Nat. ord., Orchids [OrchidaceroJ. Linn., 

 20-Gynandria l-Monandria.) 



Stove orchids. Divisions of the plant, in 

 spring ; fastened on wood covered with sphag- 

 num, or raised in baskets filled with sphagnum, 

 old wood, turfy peat, and charcoal. Winter 

 temp., 56 to 65 ; summer, 60 to 90. Dry in 

 winter ; moist when growing. 

 31. a'lba (white). White. West Indies. 



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



Mexico. 1825. 



atropurpu'rea (dark-purple). 1. Dark pur- 



ple. July. Mexico. 1828. 



atroru'bens (dark-red). Dark red. July. 



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



brown. June. South America. 1836'. 



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



1839. 



Bamng'to'nj'd; (Harrington's). l. Yellow, j 



brown. April. Jamaica. 17QO. 



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



1840. 



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



Mexico, 1840* 



M. cotica'va (concave), June, Guatemala. 



1844. 



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



crista'ta (crested-lipped). $. White, pur- 



ple. July. Trinidad. 



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



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



1844. 



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



Xalapa. 1828. 



galea'ta (helmeted). Orange. September. 



Xalapa. 1828. 



grami'nea (Grass - leaved). Yellow, red. 



Demerara. 



grandi flo'ra (large - flowered). White, yel- 



low. August. Merida. 



Harriso'nia; (Mrs. Harrison's). l. Yellow, 



red. Brazil. 



I a i lba ( w hite). White. April, 



Brazil. 1843. 



grandiflo'ra (large - flowered), 

 April. Rio Janeiro. 



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

 1842. 



luteo-a'lba (yellowish-white). Yellow, white. 



June. Merida. 



Lyo'nii (Mr. Lyon's). Purple, brown. 



Mexico. 1845. 



Maclea'ii (Mac Leay's). White, maroon. 



Mexico. 1839. 



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



Merida. 



meleu'gris (Guinea-fowl). Yellow, brown. 



May. South America. 



Yellowish. 



May. South America. 



ockrolcu'ca (pale-yellow). $. Yellowish. 



July. Rio Janeiro. 



ornithoglo'ssa (bird's - tongue). White. 



Mexico. 1842. 



pallidiflo'ra (pale-flowered). 1. Yellow. 



St. Vincent. 1826. 



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



Parke'ri (Parker's). 2. Buff, white. Aprih 



Demerara. 1826. 



pi'ct a (painted). . Orange, red. De- 



cember. Brazil. 



ma'jor (larger). Yellow, white. De- 

 cember. Brazil. 1837. 



platanthe'ra (flat-anthered). Green, white. 



July. Brazil. 1835. 



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



October. Mexico. 1835. 



puncta'ta (spotted). . White, spotted. 



October. 

 a'lba (white). White, spotted, 



October. Brazil. 1838. 

 purpu'rea (purple). Purple, spotted, 



October. Brazil. 1839. 



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



June. Rio Janeiro. 1826. 



Rollisso'nii (Rollison's). . Yellow. Au- 



gust. Brazil. 1836. 



stapelioi'des (Stapelia-like). $. Orange. 



June. Brazil. 1837. 



Stee'lii( Steel's). 2. Yellow, spotted. July. 



Demerara. 1836. 



tenuifo'lia (slender-leaved). 1. Purple, 



yellow. June. Vera Cruz. 1837. 



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



white. July. Brazil. 1827. 



triangula'ris (three-angled). Brown, crim- 



son. Guatemala. 



ci'ridis (green). . Green, May, Brazil, 



