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MAXILLARIA STRIATA ro xre. 
THE STRIPED MAXILLARIA. 
MAXILLARIA. Vide Lindenia, Engl. ed., vol. IV, p. 37. 
Maxillaria striata, Pseudobulbi oblongi, subcompressi, 6-8 cm, longi. Folia recurva, lineari-oblonga, subobtusa, 
30-35 cm. longa, 4-6 cm, lata. Scapi erecti, 30 cm. alti, erecti, vaginis spathaceis tecti. Bracteae ovato-lanceolatae, 
sabacutae. Sepalum posticum oblongo-lanceolatum, subacutum, 7 cm. longum, 1 cm. latum; lateralia subfalcata, basi 
latiora, apice subattenuata; mentum subconicum, 2 cm. longum. Petala lineari 
» acuta, subfal > 5 cm. 
longa, 1 cm. lata, Labellum basi attenuatum, dein triangulo-ovatum, undulatum, apice recurvum, obtusum ; callo 
oblongo, carnoso, apice rotundato. Columna clavata, 2 cm. longa. 
Maxillaria striata RoL¥E in Orchid Review, 1, p. 266. — Fourn. des Orch., IV, pp. 200, 201, fig. 64. 
he species of this rather extensive genus do not as a rule find much 
| favour among cultivators of Orchids, though there are several excep- 
# tions, principally among the large-flowered kinds, such as M. grandi- 
ioe M. luteo-alba, M. venusta, and especially the handsome M. Sanderiana. The 
present species is the latest addition to the group. It is a native of Peru, and was 
introduced to cultivation by Messrs Linpen, L’HorricuLTure INTERNATIONALE, 
Brussels, in whose establishment it flowered for the first time in August last. 
In shape it is about intermediate between M. grandiflora and M. venusta, 
having the lip somewhat like the first-named, but the segments much longer 
and more attenuated, in which respect it approaches the latter, though the 
flowers are larger than in either. The sepals and petals are regularly striped 
with reddish-purple lines on a greenish yellow ground, while the lip is white 
with radiating purple lines on the sides. It is very distinct, and a welcome 
addition to the group, as its flowers are large and attractively coloured. The 
name is given in allusion to the striped flowers. 
The Maxillarias are plants of very easy culture, and for the most part 
very floriferous. Most of them can be grown in the cool house, like Odon- 
toglossums, though a few species, which grow at lower elevations, like a little 
more heat. They should be planted in well-drained pots, the compost consisting 
of fibrous peat and sphagnum moss. During the growing season they require 
a liberal supply of water, and during the winter the compost should not be 
allowed to become dry, though the amount of water should be much reduced 
at this period. 
Besides the species mentioned above, a considerable number of others are 
scattered about in various collections, and, as many of them are both pretty and 
very floriferous, it is a wonder that they are not more generally cultivated. The 
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