nal streaks of purple, the base or footstalk short, thick, and ascending, 
with a large crescent-shaped thick crista of a deep purple, and toothed 
at the edge, so as to - it some appearance of a jaw. Coun thick, — 
fleshy, purple, hed over the hollow of the crista. ANTHER 
yellow. G. B. 
Popvurar AND GeoGrapuicaL Notice. This is asmall genus con- — 
fined to tropical America, and apparently to Brazil and Guiana, but 
closely allied to Eulophia, an extensive Asiatic and African genus, 
which is also terrestrial, but with the pseudo-bulbs and much of the 
habit of many epiphyte genera. 
INTRODUCTION; WHERE GROWN; CuLTuRE. This species was 
first introduced by the Messrs. Loddiges of Hackney, who received it 
in 1829, from Mr. T. Warre of Rio Janeiro, and first flowered it in 
August, 1831. From their collection, where our drawing was made, it 
has since spread into others. It requires being planted in a light but 
roughly divided peat soil, mixed with small drainers. It may be occa- 
sionally increased by separating the roots, and whenever this is re- 
quired, it will be found advantageous to cut the pseudo-bulbs assunder 
a month before the roots are finally separated; and when re-potted, 
the crown of the roots should be kept higher than the rim of the pot. 
To flower well it requires, like most others of this interesting reir to 
be left in large tufts. 
DERIVATION OF THE NaMEs. 
ZyGoreTatum, from Zvyoc a yoke, and weradoy, a leaf or petal, in allusion to 
the connection of the divisons of the perigon. Maxixzare, like a jaw, in allu- 
sion to the 
SYNONYMES. 
ZyYcOPETALUM MAXILLARE. Loddiges: Botanical Cabinet, t. 1776. Lindley: 
Genera and Species, p. 188, 
