CULTIVATION OF THE GENUS MAXIL LA RIA . 
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the petals are thin, and of a greenish yellow spotted with 
brown ; the lip is round and pointed in form like stapelia ; 
flowers of a dark brown. Native of Brazil, introduced in 1825. 
Maxillaria Rollissonii, a very beautiful species nearly related 
to stapeliflora, but differing much in the form of flowers, and 
also in the form of the pseudo-bulb and leaves. This plant 
is altogether larger than stapeliflora; the bulbs are somewhat 
four-angled, and of a pale green ; the leaves are lance-shaped 
and pointed, of a very pale green, just as if they were mixed 
with white; the flowers are large, on pendant spikes, they bear 
about four to eight flowers on each spike ; the sepals are of a 
greenish yellow ; the petals are greenish white, dotted all over 
with beautiful brownish purple spots; the lip is large and 
round, nearly covered over with brownish purple, which gives 
to the plant a pretty effect. A native of Brazil, introduced in 
1838. 
Maxillaria Tyrianthena. This is a splendid species; the 
sepals are green and rare ; the petals are of a light purple 
white ; the lip is a sort of crimson ; the pseudo-bulbs are four¬ 
angled, of a reddish brown, thick at the base, and taper 
towards the top ; the leaves are on rather long footstalks; 
leaf ovate and pointed, of a brownish green ; in habit very 
like Harrisonise. A native of Brazil, introduced in 1836. 
Maxillaria rufescens. The pseudo-bulbs compressed on 
both sides; the leaves lance-shaped and pointed, one leaf to 
each pseudo-bulb ; the flowers come from the base of the bulb, 
on rather short peduncles; the sepals are brown, the petals pale 
yellow, the lip yellow, with brown and orange spots. This is a 
very pretty species, and a free flowering. A native of Trinidad, 
introduced in 1837. 
Maxillaria punctata. This species is nearly related to picta, 
but the flowers are not quite so large, and instead of being 
blotched they are spotted; the leaves and pseudo-bulbs are 
nearly the same as in picta. A native of Brazil, introduced in 
1830. 
Maxillaria parvula. This species is very near Harrisonim, 
but much smaller in all its parts, but very near it in colour : it 
is a very pretty plant, and well worth cultivating, although it 
■ be only a variety of Harrisonise. A native of Brazil, introduced 
in 1835. 
