LIST OF ORCHIDE^. 
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LIST OF ORCHIDE^E. 
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216. Maxillaria Parherii. Plant pseudo-bulbous ; bulbs dark green, rather 
flattish ; leaves single, eighteen inches long, and two inches broad ; the flowers 
are produced in clusters; sepals buff colour; petals nearly white, striped 
with red at the base; column crimson at the base, and white towards the 
helmet; the upper part of the labellum is yellowish buff, with a white mar¬ 
gin. This species requires pot cultivation, in a mixture of turfy peat, 
sphagnum, and a few potsherds, and the plant elevated about three inches 
above the rim of the not: it also requires a free .supply of water during its 
growth, though but very little while at rest. The temperature required is 
from 65° to 70°. — Native of Demerara. 
217. Maxillaria graminifolia. Another beautiful pseudo-bulbous plant, 
with bulbs one inch long, rather flat, and two-angled ; leaves single, nearly two 
feet long, and one quarter of an inch broad; the flowers rise singly from the 
base of the bulb; sepals and petals pale yellow, spotted at the base, and 
blotched at the apex with red ; column green towards the helmet, but spotted 
near the base; the ground colour of the labellum is nearly white, and beau¬ 
tifully spotted with dark red. This succeeds with the same treatment and 
temperature as the above. — Native of Demerara. 
218. Maxillaria vitellina. Another beautiful pseudo-bulbous plant, with 
bulbs rather more than one inch long; its leaves are single, of a lanceolate 
form ; the flowers are yellow, with a remarkably curious rich deep brown 
spot in the centre of the labellum. This also requires the same treatment 
and temperature as the others. — Native of Brazil. 
219. Maxillaria fucata. Plant pseudo-bulbous; bulbs two inches long, 
and rather flat, of a shining green; leaves single, one foot long, and about 
an inch broad; the flowers are produced on a short foot-stalk, of a greenish 
yellow; the column has a slight spotting towards the helmet: the labellum 
is both spotted and blotched with brown. This species is not very beautiful, 
but is of free flowering habit. It requires the same treatment and tempera¬ 
ture as the others.— Native of Brazil. 
220. Maxillaria marginata. Plant pseudo-bulbous; bulbs better than two 
inches long, rather deeply furrowed; leaves in pairs, nine inches long, and 
about an inch broad ; flowers produced on a long slender foot-stalk of a 
purplish cast; the sepals and petals pale yellow, margined with pale purple ; 
labellum yellow, with a broad margin of deep purple. This also is not very 
showy, but a free flowerer. It requires the same treatment and temperature. 
— Native of Brazil. 
22L Maxillaria aurea-fulva. Plant pseudo-bulbous; bulbs two inches 
long ; leaves single ; flowers produced on a spike, eight inches long, of a fine 
golden brown, several in number. I his species is but small, but is worthy 
a place in all collections; it will also do with the same treatment and tem¬ 
perature as the others. — Native of Rio Janeiro. 
222. Maxillaria tenuifolia Plant pseudo-bulbous; bulbs small; leaves 
eighteen inches long, and very narrow; flowers produced on a short foot¬ 
stalk, of a green and yellow colour, spotted with scarlet. This species re¬ 
quires to be elevated considerably above the pot; but in other respects the 
same treatment and temperature as the above. — Native of Mexico. 
