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1. B. atropurpurea ( L . no. 1. Maxillaria atropurpurea, Lodd. Bot. Cab. t. 
1877.) ; pseudobulbis ovatis obtusis tetragonis foliis oblongo-lanceolatis 
plicatis solitariis, racemis radicalibus 3-floris pseudobulbis paulo longio- 
ribus, labelli lobis lateralibus brevibus divergentibus, intermedio trans- 
verso sub -3 -lob o revoluto suberoso ; callo in medio antice tridentato. 
Brazil. Flowers dark purple, very sweet-scented. 
2. B. inodora ( Lindl . in Bot. Reg. 1843. misc. 63.) ; pseudobulbis tetragonis, 
folio oblongo acuto plicato margine crispo basi in petiolum brevem cana- 
liculatum angustato, pedunculis unifloris pseudobulbis brevioribus, sepa- 
lis oblon go-obtusis, cornu elongato clavato, petalis subconformibus 
paulo undulatis, labelli trilobi cucullati lobis rotundatis undulatis subden- 
tatis intermedio piloso, callo disci cuneato carnoso emarginato. ■ 
Brasil. Flowers as large as those of Maxillaria Harrisoniae, green, 
with a bright violet lip. 
3. B. racemosa (Maxillaria racemosa, Hooker in Bot. Mag. t. 2789. Lodd. 
Bot. Cab. t. 1318.) ; pseudobulbis ovatis compressis tetragonis mono- 
phyllis, foliis oblongo-lanceolatis tricostatis scapis gracilibus strictis 
multifloris brevioribus, sepalis oblongis acutis ; lateralibus basi valde 
elongatis, petalis linearibus spatulatis triple minoribus, labello oblongo 
cucullato indiviso undulato emarginato in axi calloso, columna pube- 
scente. Brazil. Flowers pale, dirty straw-colour, with a white 
lip, slightly speckled with pale crimson. It is well figured in the Bota- 
nical Cabinet ; the representation in the Botanical Magazine appears to 
have been taken from a withered specimen. 
4.. B. aureo-fulva (Maxillaria aureo-fulva, Knowles and TV estcoit Floral Cab. 
t. 83. Hooker Bot. Mag. t. 3629. M. stenopetala, Knowles fy Wes t cot t, 
2 .p. 112.?); pseudobulbis rotundato- ovatis angulatis rugosis monophyl- 
lis, foliis oblongo-lanceolatis costatis acutis scapo radicali multifloro 
brevioribus, floribus longe pedicellatis, sepalis lanceolatis acuminatis la- 
teralibus apice reflexis, petahs striatis lineari-lanceolatis acuminatis, la- 
bello unguiculato trilobo in medio striato : lobis lateralibus acutis inter- 
medio lanceolato acuminato. Brazil .. Very pretty. Flowers 
orange-coloured. It is the ef Epidendre Limodore of Descourtilz, and 
was found by that traveller in great abundance upon fallen trees encum- 
bering the sandy plain through which the great public road passes from 
Bananal to Ilha Grande. 
5. B . vitellina (Maxillaria vitellina, Lindl. in Bot. Reg. 1838. misc. 116. 
1839, t. 12. M. barbata, Westcott in Phytologist, p. 7.) ; pseudobulbis 
ovatis obtuse angulatis monophyllis, foliis lanceolatis in petiolum cana- 
liculatum angustatis, racemo cernuo foliorum longitudine, labelli cuneati 
trilobi lobis lateralibus acutis antice crenulatis intermedio bilobo rotun- 
dato cordato crenulato, tuberculo disci trilobo obtusissimo, ungue pube- 
scente. Brazil. Flowers bright yellow, with a purple spot in the 
middle of the labellum. 
6. B. aurantiaca (Lindl. in Bot. Reg. 1836, t. 1875.); pseudobulbis subro- 
tundis compressis diphyllis, foliis oblongis plicatis racemi erecti longi- 
tudine, sepalo dorsali fornicato lateralibus oblongis acutis, petalis linea- 
ribus, labelli unguiculati lobis lateralibus semicordatis intermedio majore 
transverso ovali subcrenulato basi bicalloso, columna pubescente. 
Bemerara. Pseudobulbs and leaves beneath spotted with crimson. 
Flowers orange -yellow, spotted with crimson. 
