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THE FLORIST’S JOURNAL. 
Maxillaria aureo-fulva , gold and brown. Pseudo-bulbs are 
somewhat four-angled, of a greenish brown colour ; the leaves 
lance-shaped and pointed ; rather long* footstalks; the leaves 
are of a reddish green ; the spikes of flowers come from the 
base of the pseudo-bulb, which bears from five to ten flowers 
on each spike ; the sepals are of a brown colour, while the 
petals are of a golden colour; the lip is golden, with a dark 
crimson spot in the centre. This is a very lovely species. A 
native of Brazil, introduced in 1837. 
Maxillaria racemosa. This is a very pretty little species ; 
the pseudo-bulb is also four-angled, of a dark green; the 
leaves are ovate, lance-shaped, and pointed, on rather long 
footstalks; the sepals are brownish white, the petals are of a 
straw white; the lip is straw, with brown spots, rather hairy in 
the inside. A native of Brazil, introduced in 1825. 
Maxillaria Vitellina, another very pretty species. The leaves 
are lance-shaped and pointed, on rather long footstalks; the 
flowers are borne on very slender flower-stems, and are upright 
till the flowers begin to expand; then they droop a little, which 
gives the plant a very graceful appearance when in flower ; the 
flowers are of a rich yellow, approaching to gold. A native of 
Brazil, introduced in 1838. 
Maxillaria tenuifolia , slender leaved. This is a most beau¬ 
tiful species ; the pseudo-bulbs are of a small ovate form, with 
one leaf at the apex, which is long and slender, and bent back 
in a graceful form ; the pseudo-bulbs are all sheathed at the 
base with very short leaves; the pseudo-bulbs are, with the 
leaves, of a dark green colour ; they have rather long rhizomas, 
from the sheathing of which spring the flowers, which are very 
pretty ; the sepals and petals are of a straw yellow, with a few 
spots of crimson; the lip is most beautiful, being nearly one 
mass of crimson, which makes a fine contrast with the sepals 
and petals; the flowers come singly, but as many as four or five 
come from each pseudo-bulb; when the plant is strong, it is a 
lovely object. Native of Mexico, introduced 1837. 
Maxillaria tetragona , four-sided. This is a most singular 
species, and also very beautiful. The pseudo-bulbs are four¬ 
angled, of a brown colour, broad at the base and tapering 
towards the top; the leaves are ovate, lance-shaped, and 
pointed, of a rusty green colour ; the pseudo-bulb has only one 
