CULTIVATION OF THE GENUS MAXILLA RIA. 105 
leaf to each and the footstalks; the flower-spike is short, and 
proceeds from the base of the pseudo-bulb, and is very short 
and densely crowded with very large flowers ; the sepals and 
petals are of a brownish green ; the lip has blue purple spots, 
and has the appearance of a jug, which is very curious. Take 
it altogether, it is a very handsome plant: the smell is very 
strong, and not very agreeable. A native of Brazil, introduced 
in 1827. 
Maxillaria Barringtonice. This is a very large species, and 
very handsome when well flowered. The flowers are large, 
and of a greenish white ; the lip is somewhat yellow; the 
pseudo-bulbs are ovate, of a light green; the leaves are ovate, 
on rather long footstalks. This species does not produce 
more than two or four flowers from each pseudo-bulb. This is 
a native of the West Indies, introduced in 1790. 
Maxillaria picta, painted. This species is, in fact, one of 
the most beautiful of the whole genus, beautiful as most of 
them are. The flowers of this are somewhat yellow, with beau¬ 
tiful dark crimson spots, or rather blotched with dark crimson; 
the pseudo-bulb is ovate, of a dull olive green, having two 
leaves at the apex somewhat coneaceous, of the same colour as 
the bulbs and somewhat flaccid, and towards the apex bent 
back; the flowers come out from the base of the pseudo-bulbs, 
having only one flower on each stem. It is a very free flowerer. 
A native of Brazil, introduced in 1836. There are a great 
many varieties of this species. 
Maxillaria stencpetala , narrow-petaled, a very handsome 
species, and an abundant flowerer. The flowers are about half 
the size of picta; they are of a whitish yellow, beautifully 
spotted with purple; the pseudo-bulbs are ovate, of a rather 
dark-green colour; the leaves are two from each pseudo-bulb, 
which are linear, lance-shaped, and very slender. A native of 
Demerara, introduced in 1836. 
Maxillaria Skinneri. This is a noble species; it has a fine 
habit. The leaves are large, and the pseudo-bulbs of a rich 
light green. This species comes nearest to Deppei, but has 
flowers three times as large as that species, leaves and pseudo¬ 
bulbs, also the sepals and petals are white and green, and 
the lip is white, yellow, brown, and orange. This species is 
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