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rim of the pot when finished. Maxillurius delight in a 

 cool, moist, shaded location at all seasons whei-o the 

 winter temperature will not exceed 58'' b\ by night and 

 not over U0° or do" by day. During summer they must 

 be grown as cool as possible with ventilation at all sea- 

 sons when admissible, especially in wet, heavy weather. 

 Water should bo given in abundance while the plants 

 are growing and not too sparingly when at rest, as the 

 plants are subject to spot if kept too dry. Weak liquid 

 cow manure is beneficial occasionally during root action. 

 iMaxillaria has two recognized liorticultural groups or 

 sectious; viz., caulescent and steinless. The caulescent 

 sectionembraces jl^. ;c)i»)7o/iV(, J/. r«»-(i(fci7;s and kindred 

 species, having scandent rhizomes and often ol'scure 

 flowers. These should all be grown under pot culture 

 and afforded supports to climb on, such as small cylin- 

 ders or rafts of open woodwork with a little compost 

 worked in the openings, or Osmunda rhizomes supported 

 obliquely in the pots to which the plants can attach 

 themselves as they grow upward, and tluis be stipplied 

 with moisture for the young roots. To the stemless 

 section belong those with clustered pseudobulbs, as 

 .U. fuscata, M. grandi flora , J[. hifro-alhn, M. pit-fa, M. 

 Sanderiana and M. votitshi. Some of these have very 

 showy flowers. Nearly all do best under pot-culture. 

 JI. Sandcriana and others are exceptions, however, 

 and grow best under liaslvct culture, not too much com- 

 post and an airy position. Demand for Maxillarias not 

 being great, the market usually relies on new importa- 

 tions, but stock may also be increased by division be- 

 tween the pseudobulbs as the plants start new action. 



TionETiT I\I. Grey. 



INIiEX. 



aiKniStlfolia, 1'2. I.ebmanni, n. Sandcriana, 4. 



eleguntula, S. Lindoniai. ;',, striata, 10. 



tascata. G, 7. lutco-allta, 9. teiiuifolia, 13. 



irr.andiflora, 2. picta, C. variabilis, 12. 



Jfcnchynannl. 12. riifesccns. 7. veiiusta. 1. 

 I [outteaua, 11. 



A. Pseudobulbs clustered on the creep- 

 inq rhizoync. 

 B. Fls.mostly ichileja rgp and show]). 



c. Sepals loiiq-taneeolate 1. yenusta 



CC. Sepals broad, ovate, triune/ithfr 

 or oblong. 

 D. Middle lobe of the hihellnn, 



tongue-lil:e '2. grandlElora 



.!. Lehmanni 

 DD. Middle lobe of the laliellinn 



rounded 4. Sanderiana 



fi. Lindeniae 

 HB. Fts. yellow a)ld tiroicn. 



C. Sepals a)td peta ts nio rt 1/ alil^e, 



I oblong (i. picta' 



7. ruSescens 

 CO. Sepals and petals dissijnihir, 



the latter smaller S. elegautula 



;i. luteo-alba 

 10. striata 

 AA. Pseudobulbs more or le^s distant, an 

 an ascending rhi.ion/e: les. gras.s- 

 like: fls. smalt and numerous....]]. Houtteana 



V2. variabilis 

 Lk tenuifolia 



1. veniista, Linden & Keichb. f. Pseudobulb.s oblong, 

 compressed, 2-lvd. : Ivs. oldong-lanceolate, acuminate, 

 plane, 1 ft. long: scapes in. long, bearing a siugle 

 glistening white fl. G in. across; se[ials and petals long- 

 lanceolate, acuminate, spreading ; the lateral sepals 

 wider, labelliim much smaller; middle lobe triangular 

 recurved, obtuse, yellow; lateral lobes very obttise, 

 bordered with red; disk with a rounded, hairy callus. 

 Winter and spring. Colombia. B.M, 529G. G.C. III. 

 12:3G7 (abnormal). — A large-lid., showy species. 



2. grandi!15ra, Lindl. Fig. 1.179. Pseudobulbs clus- 

 tered, oval: Ivs erect, plane, keeled, ovate-oblong, 1 ft. 

 long: scapes erect, 3-G in. long, bearing solitary, large 

 white fls. .3^ in. across; sepals broadly ovate to ob- 

 long; petals ovate aeuto, suberect, with recurved tips; 

 labellum saccate, white, mtich-striped with purple on 

 the sides; middle lobe tongue-like, white, bordered with 



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99J 



I. II. 17:14. -A very 



yellow. Aug. Peru and f'olon 

 showy and beautiful plant. 



3. Lehmanni, Reiclih. f. PI. -stalks nearly 1 ft. in 

 length, bearing white fls. nearly as large as those of 

 Lijcaste Skinneri: side lobes of the labelliim light ochre 

 outside and light reddish brown with chestnut veins 

 inside ; middle lobe triangular, wavy, sulfur color. 

 Ecuador. — Resembles M. gra ndi flora, l/ut distinguished 

 by the character of the iiii. 



1379. Ma-xillaria crandiflora (X nearly }.j). 



i. Sanderiana, Reiclib. f. Pseudobulbs orbicular to 

 Ijroadl}- oblong, l-lj.j in. long: Ivs. few, G-10 in. long, 

 oblanceolate. plane, keeled: scapes2-3 i:i.long: fls.4in. 

 across, pure white, with the bases of the segments pur- 

 plish red, broken upwards into blottdjes; dorsal sepals 

 oblong-oV)tuse. concave; lateral sepals triangular-ovate, 

 forming a broad nientura at base; latend lobes of the 

 labellum almost obsolete, middle lobe rounded, crisp, 

 bright vellow, throat dark purple, with a club-sliajied 

 callus. "Ecuador. B.M. 7jl8. R.TI. 1894:.';2G. ,7.11. III. 

 20:495. — The finest known species. 



5. Lindeniffi, Hort. (J/. Lindenianu. Rirli i: Gal.;)- 

 Plants resembling J/. Sanderiana, but the lis. larger 

 and more open: sepals triangular-lanceolate, spreading, 

 3 in. long, pure white; petals shorter and wider, erect, 

 white; labellum fleshy, obovate, somewhat crisp, re- 

 curved, pale vellow, with o-O red lines on the lateral 

 lobes. S.H. l":219. 



C. picta. Hook. (Jf. fuscata, Klotzscli). Pseudobulbs 

 I'siu.high. ovate, furrowed, bearing 1-2 plane, strap- 

 shaped Ivs. 1 ft. long: scape ;j-G in. high: Hs. nodding; 

 sepals and petals oblong-linear, acute, incurved, deep 

 orange spotted with purple within, white with deep 

 purple spots outside ; labellum oblong, whitish, spotted ; 

 side lobes small, rounded; midlobe recurved, apirulate. 

 W^inter. Brazil, Colombia. B.M. 3ir)4. B.R. 21 :1802. - 

 Handsome. 



7. rufescens,Lindl. ( J/. /■».^'C((/", Reichb. f.). Pseudo- 

 bulbs ovate, subtetragonal, 1-lvd. : ivs. lanceolate, 



