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of the flowers is that of a small helmet, similar to 

 that worn by the Life-guards, Baskets or pots do 

 well for this genus to grow in, if the soil used is 

 turfy peat, and a large portion of sphagnum cut 

 small. The pots in which these plants are grown 

 should be shallow, as deep pots require a great 

 many potsherds to fill them up with, which is of 

 no service to the plants. If they are grown in pots, 

 they should be raised two or three inches above 

 the rim of the pot, as the flower goes downwards. 

 All orchideous plants require a season of rest, as 



they will never flower well, 



nor grow 



without it. 



Cycnoche Loddigesii 



1830 



Surinam. 



chlorochilon 



1838 



Demerara. 



ventricosum 



1835 



Guatemala. 



multiflorum 



1839 



Mexico. 



maculatum 



1837 



Span. Main. 



These require nearly the same treatment as that 

 for catasetum. This genus I should recommend to 

 the attention of all lovers of the singular forms of 

 nature. The column has the fanciful resemblance 

 to the neck of a swan, while the lip forms the body 

 to the same : two of the species are of a yellowish 

 green, and have a strong scent of rhubarb ; while 

 the other two have the flowers spotted, but not so 

 strong a scent as the other. 



Maxiliaria Harrisonise 1829 Brazil. 



— aromatica 1825 Do. 



— Deppii 1828 Mexico. 



