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GUIDE TO THE CONSERVATORY. 



Maxillaria Parkeii 



1826 



West Indies. 



— — — picta 



1826 



Brazil. 



— — — aureo-fulva 



1837 



Do. 



• — racemosa 



1825 





— cristata 



1834 



Trinidad. 



■ tenuifolia 



1837 



Mexico. 



■ — Barringtoniae 



1790 



West Indies, 



Ornithidium coccineum 



1790 



Do. 



album 



1832 



Trinidad. 



Acropera Loddigesii 



1828 



Mexico. 



— — — ■ citrina 



1834 



Brazil. 



Zygopetalon rostratum 



1825 



Demerara. 



■ — Mackaii 



— — 



Brazil. 



■ crinatum 



1829 





— — — -— maxillare 







— cochleare 



1834 



Trinidad. 



Maxillaria, ornithidium, 



acropera, 



zygopetalon : 



all these require nearly the same treatment, that is, 

 they should be potted in shallow pots, in very turfy 

 peat ; and they should not be set very much above 

 the rim of the pot : the pot should be well drained. 

 They will require plenty of water when growing, 

 but little or none when they are at rest. 



Lissochilus speciosus 1818 C. of G.Hope 



streptopetalus 1822 



This genus requires to be grown in a pot, in 

 turfy loam and sand, with a little leaf soil, and the 

 pot should have a good drainage. When growing, 

 a copious supply of water should be given ; but 



