Maxillaria 



( 61 ). 



Maze 



Principal Species and Varieties : 



acutipetala, '.)" to 12", 

 spr., cool house, or., 

 yel. , lip red s]>otted. 



callii-hroma, 8" to 12", 

 sum., cool house, wh., 

 br. , pur. , yel. ; allied to 

 luteo-alba. 



fucata, 1' to 11', sum., 

 cool house, sepals ochre 

 yel. with red spots, 

 petals wh., yel., lip 

 red. yel. (nyii. fuscata, 

 a misprint). 



grandiflora, 1' to IV, spr., 

 cool house, wfi., lip 

 three - lobed, striped 

 crim. yel., scape one- 

 flowered (*'///. ebuniea). 



houtteana, 6", spr., br., 

 yel. 



Lulnnaimi, wh., side lobes 

 of lip reddish br. 



LiudeniiK, 1' to 1J', win., 

 cool house, wh., petals 

 lined ro. pk., fragrant, 

 Ivs. very broad. 



luteo-alba, 1|' to 1J', cool 

 house, flowers at various 

 M'.ISOUS, wh., yet, lip 

 streaked pur., fragrant 

 (KI/II. luteo-grauduiora). 



ochrolouca, 9" to 12", 



rum). 

 Other Species and Varieties : 



win., cool house, wh., 

 lip yel., fragrant. 



lougipes, larger, better 

 habit. 



picta, 12" to 16", win., 

 spr., cool house, pale 

 yel., barred red, fra- 

 grant. 



sauderiana, 8" to 15", 

 spr., cool house, wh., 

 marked blood red, very 

 large (4" to 6" across) 

 and fleshy ; the best 

 species. Fuersten- 



bergiana and xaiitho - 

 glossa are the best vars. 



sauguinea, win., spr., 

 intermediate house, red, 

 br., yel.; close to tenui- 

 folia. 



tenuifolia, 8" to 12", spr., 

 cool house, dark red, 

 lip blood red, yel. 



trifloris, close to luteo- 

 alba, but with a pale 

 pur. flush. 



Turneri, 1', My., br., 

 crim., sweet. 



venusta, 1' to 1}', win., 

 spr., cool house, wh., 

 yel., very large and 

 showy (syn. Anatomo- 



angustifolia(,sYrvariabiIis). 

 arachnites, spr., cool 



house, vol., lip bordered 



pur. 

 aureo-fulva (now Bifreii- 



aria iiureo-fulva). 

 bractesceus (now Xylo- 



bium bractescens). 

 crassifolia, 1' to l\' , cool 



house, yel., small. 

 crocea, 6" to 9", sum., 



cool house, or., yel., 



lip red br. 

 cucullata, 1', aut., cool 



house, gru., br., choco- 



late. 

 densa (now Ornithidium 



densum). 

 dichroma, 1' to IV, win., 



cool house, wh., lip red 



spotted. 



eburnea (re graudiflora). 

 Harrisouiffi (see Bifre- 



naria Harrisonias) . 

 Huebschii, sum., cool 



house, wh., margined 



mauve pur. ; habit like 



that of i'ucata. 

 hyacinthiua (now Xylo- 



bium hyaeintliinuin). 

 hyprocrita(now Xylobium 



hypocritum). 

 leontoglossa (now Xylo- 



bium leontoglossum). 

 lepidota, 9" to 15", aut. , 



I'uol house, yel., lip 



spotted pur. 



leptosejMila (nee setigera). 

 longisepala, 6" to 10", 



sum., cool house, pur., 



br., lip yel.. grn., 



spotted br. 

 macrophylla (nee Lycaste 



macrophylla). 



marginata, 9", aut., cool 



house, or., yel. 

 meleagris, like teuuifolia, 



flowers yel. , spottedred. 

 uigrescens, 1' to 1^', win., 



spr., cool house, dark 



port wine colour. 

 pallidiflora (now Xylo- 



bium pallidiflorum). 

 palmifolia (now Xylobium 



decolor). 

 Parkeri, 1' to 1J', spr., 



intermediate house, yel., 



wh. 



parva, dwarf, yel. 

 porphyrostele, close to 



picta but dwarf er, yel. , 



striped pur. 

 punctata, 8" to 12", 



flowers at various 



seasons, cool house, yel. , 



red spotted. 

 pungens (nee Bifrenaria 



Harrisouiie). 

 rufescens, 8" to 10", win. . 



spr., cool house, yel., 



reddish br. 

 seabriliiiguis (now Xylo- 



bium scabrilingue). 

 scurrilis, 1', Jy., yel., wh., 



spotted pur. (see p. (50). 

 setigera, 8" to 12", spr., 



cool house, wh., yel. 



(*;/ leptosepala). 



pallida, a pale var. 

 scjualens (now Xylobium 



squalens). 

 Steelii (now Scuticaria 



Steelii). 

 striata, habit like veuusta, 



aut., cool house, yel., 



striped red chocolate. 



grandiflora, large and 

 fine. 



lutea, yel. 



Wageuen (now Xylobium 



corrugatum). 

 warreaua (now W'arrea 



tricolor). 

 xanthina (now Zygo- 



petalum xanthiuum). 



variabilis, habit like tenui- 

 folia, spr., cool house, 

 flowers pur., red or yel., 

 about 1" across (xi/ns. 

 augustifolia and Hench- 

 inn M nii of Botanical 

 Xayazine 3614). 



MAXIMILIAN A. 



Three species of elegant stove Palms (ord. 

 Palmoc). They are closely allied to the genus 

 Cocos, and may be treated in the same way as 

 C. wedclel liana, except that, being of considerable 

 height and spread, they need stout wooden tubs to 

 accommodate the roots, and plenty of head room. 

 They are, in fact, only suitable for. large houses. 



Principal Species : 



caribrea, like martiana, 

 but with wide pinna?, 



Other Species : 



Jagun, not in general 

 cultivation. 



martiana, Ivs. pinnate, 

 piunte 2' long, unarmed, 

 trunk slender, round, 

 and smooth (x>/tt. regia). 



regia (see martiana) . 



MAY BUGS. 



The larvae of several beetles which prey upon 

 the foliage of Oaks, Hoses, and fruit trees. They 

 include the Cockchafer (Melolontha vulgaris) and 

 the Lesser May Bug (Phyllopertha horticola). 

 Methods of combating the pests have been already 

 referred to under Cockchafers, which see. The 

 Lesser May Bug occasionally attacks pot plants, 

 the larvae feeding upon the roots. Where their 

 presence is suspected the plants should be knocked 

 out of their pots and the soil carefully examined. 

 Watering with clear lime water is sometimes 

 helpful. 



MAYTENUS. 



A rather large genus (ord. Celastrinese) of green- 

 house or half-hard} r evergreen shrubs and small 

 trees. Several of the trees are of value on account 

 of the great hardness and durability of their wood. 

 The leaves of some of the Peruvian species are 

 eaten by cattle. Propagation, by cuttings of the 

 ripened shoots under a hand-glass, and by layers in 

 autumn. Soil, loam and sandy peat in equal parts. 



Principal Species : 

 Boaria, 10', grh. shr., wh. 



MAZE. 



A section of the garden intended more for 

 amusement than for beauty of ornamentation. 

 Formerly a maze or labyrinth was included in 

 every garden of note, but now it is restricted to 

 very few. The most noteworthy one is that in 

 Hampton Court Gardens. The paths should all 

 lead to the centre by various twists and turnings, 

 and on the return journey the difficulties should 

 appear more plentiful. For hedges to border the 

 paths, Yew, Privet, Firethorn, Whitethorn, etc., 



Maximiliana (of Martins, see Coehlospermum), 



Mammmeiczia (see Sckizandra). 



May (see Cratcet/us). 



May Apple (see Podophylliim pcUatitm). 



May Stish, Californian (see Photinia arbuti'olia). 



May Floieer (see Epigtea repens and Lalia, 



majalis). 



Maypole, West Indian (see Spathelia simplex). 

 Mays (see Maize and Zea). . 



