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ZYGOPETALUM MAXILLARE. 
from which our drawing was taken continued beautifully in flower in the Orchidese 
house at Chatsworth for upwards of two months. It is a native of Rio Janeiro, 
and was sent to the Messrs. Loddiges of the Hackney nursery, by their friend 
Mr. F. Warre, in 1829. 
For particulars on culture, &c, see vol. iii. page 97. 
The generic appellation refers to the union of the five petals at the base, 
and is derived from Zygos yoke, and Petalon petal. 
The specific name, from Maxillar, refers to the fleshy teeth-like productions 
resembling the lower jaw of an animal, surrounding the column : these are quite 
obviously delineated in the coloured figure. 
