The Culture of Greenhouse Orchids 



in autumn, sometimes in spring, not infrequently 

 at both seasons. 5s. 



The variety called grancliflora often measures 

 seven inches across. 42?. 



Vespertiiio (a bat). — Very small, white, with 

 purple dots. New Granada. (Gem.) 



Wagncriana (Mr. Wagner, an amateur). — Yellow, 

 speckled with red. Always wet. Central America. 

 1855. (Gem.) 5s. 



Wcncllandicma. — White, with purple markings. 

 Summer. 1886. (Gem.) 



Xanthina (golden). — Yellow, with violet blotch. 

 Summer. New Granada. (Gem.) 5.s. 



Maxillakia. 



This genus takes its name from the peculiar 

 appearance of the column, in which a fanciful eye 

 may discern something like the jaws of an insect, 

 viaxillce. It bears a resemblance to Lycaste in 

 growth as in flower ; most of the popular Lycastes 

 were described as Maxillarias formerly, and the 

 trifling error is still common. 



Maxillarias are all American, and cool. One or 

 two prefer more warmth than suffices for Odonto- 

 glots in winter, but they take no harm with 50" as 

 a minimum. Such are marked in their place. 



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