CULTIVATION OF THE GENUS MAXILLARIA. 
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Maxillaria imbricata. The flowers of this species are white, 
the pseudo-bulbs are ovate ; long 1 rhizomas, which are very 
much imbricated, out of which come the flowers, which are 
rather numerous, and somewhat pretty ; the leaves are linear, 
lance-shaped and pointed, of a rich green. A native of 
Jamaica, introduced in 1830. 
Maxillaria Harrisonice . This is a very fine species; the 
leaves are large, of a dark green, strongly veined, ovate point¬ 
ed : the pseudo-bulb is triangle, broad at the base and taper¬ 
ing towards the top ; the bulb is of a brownish green ; the pseudo¬ 
bulb is united by a short rhizoma; the flower stem proceeds 
out from the base of the pseudo-bulb, and bears from two to three 
large whitish-coloured flowers; the sepals are greenish-white, 
and petals white ; the lip is large and covered with reddish-brown 
hairs on the inside, which gives the flowers a fine appearance. 
This is a native of Brazil, introduced in 1820. Flowers from 
April to June. 
Maxillaria Aromatica. A beautiful species; the leaves are 
ovate-pointed, very strong veined, of a thin texture ; the pseudo¬ 
bulb has two leaves, which proceed from the apex of the bulb ; 
with two leaves from the base, or, what may be called, sheathing 
leaves. This species flowers at the beginning of the growing 
season, throwing up a great many flowers at one time of a beau¬ 
tiful lemon colour, and having a strong smell of cinnamon; the 
flower stem only bears one flower, but they are so many that the 
whole plant is covered with one sheet of yellow, which has a 
most splendid appearance. This species, before it flowers, 
loses all its leaves, and then the flowers are seen to great advan¬ 
tage. This species does best in a pot. A native of Brazil, in¬ 
troduced in 1825. 
Maxillaria Deppei. Another handsome species ; the leaves 
are ovate-pointed, of a very rich green, strongly veined, and 
waved at the edges; the pseudo-bulb is ovate, of a dark green, 
having two leaves at the apex of the pseudo-bulb, with two 
sheathing leaves at the base. This species is much in habit like 
aromatica, from which it is not easily distinguished when it loses 
its leaves, but by a more dark-green pseudo-bulb, and two 
strong spines at the apex of the pseudo-bulb. This species also 
flowers at the beginning of the growing season. The flowers are 
thrown up in great numbers the same as in aromatica, but the 
flowers are of a different colour; the sepals are green, spotted 
