RMP55T6H–Mr. Warre's maxillaria orchid, Warrea warreana. Hand-coloured botanical illustration drawn and lithographed by Walter Hood Fitch for Sir William Jackson Hooker's 'Curtis's Botanical Magazine,' London, Reeve Brothers, 1846. Fitch (18171892) was a tireless Scottish artist who drew over 2,700 lithographs for the 'Botanical Magazine' starting from 1834.
RMGGJGTW–Maxillaria rhombea MIW252737
RMRDTB9E–. The orchid-grower's manual, containing descriptions of the best species and varieties of orchidaceous plants in cultivation ... Orchids. PAPHLMA. 641 pendulous scapes bearing flowers of rather a grotesque appearance from the peculiar distribution of their colours. They were originally assigned to Maxillaria, but Bentham places them under Lycaste. They are found wild in Demerara, Trinidad, and New Grenada. Culture.—The species of Paphinia succeed best in the East Indian house, suspended from the roof in pots or pans of good fibrous peat and sphagnum moss, with the addition of a few lumps of c
RMGGJGW8–Maxillaria coccinea MIW252746
RM2A77A2A–Brasiliorchis picta orchid (Painted maxillaria, Maxillaria picta). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by S. Watts after an illustration by Miss Drake from Sydenham Edwards' 'The Botanical Register,' London, Ridgway, 1835. Sarah Anne Drake (1803-1857) drew over 1,300 plates for the botanist John Lindley, including many orchids.
RMP55NTE–Large-bulbed maxillaria orchid, Maxillaria macrobulbon. Hand-coloured botanical illustration drawn and lithographed by Walter Hood Fitch for Sir William Jackson Hooker's 'Curtis's Botanical Magazine,' London, Reeve Brothers, 1846. Fitch (18171892) was a tireless Scottish artist who drew over 2,700 lithographs for the 'Botanical Magazine' starting from 1834.
RMRCM707–. Elements of ecology. Ecology. The Critical Environment 7 of pollen that a yellowish dust is often deposited on all surfaces in the vicinity. A tropical American orchid of the genus Maxillaria is re- ported to produce as many as 1,756,000 seeds per capsule. Spores are produced in astronomical numbers by many lower plants. A conserv- ative estimate made for the downy mildew, Sclerospora, which attacks maize in the Philippines, indicates that as many as 6 billion conidia (spores) are liberated from the fungi parasitizing a single maize plant during one night. Since discharge of conidia continue
RMGGJGTX–Maxillaria rhombea MIW252738
RMGGJGW3–Maxillaria shunkiana MIW252742
RM2A77A2H–Camaridium densum orchid (Dense-flowered maxillaria, Maxillaria densa). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by S. Watts after an illustration by Miss Drake from Sydenham Edwards' 'The Botanical Register,' London, Ridgway, 1835. Sarah Anne Drake (1803-1857) drew over 1,300 plates for the botanist John Lindley, including many orchids.
RMGGJGW7–Maxillaria coccinea MIW252745
RM2T107F2–Promenaea stapelioides orchid. Stapelia-like maxillaria, Maxillaria stapelioides. Native to Brazil, found by Scottish botanist George Gardner in the Organ Mountains. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Barclay after a botanical illustration by Sarah Drake from Edwards’ Botanical Register, edited by John Lindley, published by James Ridgway, London, 1839.
RMGGJGW2–Maxillaria cucculata MIW252741
RM2RC179N–Small maxillaria, Maxillaria parvula. Parasitic orchid native to Brazil, discovered by Arnold Harrison in the Organ Mountains, raised at orchid collector Mrs Arnold Harrison's garden at Aegsburgh (Aigburth), Liverpool. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Joseph Swan after a botanical illustration by William Jackson Hooker from his Exotic Flora, William Blackwood, Edinburgh, 1827.
RMGGJGTY–Maxillaria villosa MIW252739
RM2T1077E–Delicate-leafed maxillaria, coconut pie orchid, or slender-leaved maxillaria, Maxillaria tenuifolia. Native to Central America, found in Vera Cruz, Mexico, by plant hunter Theodore Hartweg. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a botanical illustration by Sarah Drake from Edwards’ Botanical Register, edited by John Lindley, published by James Ridgway, London, 1839.
RMGGJGW4–Maxillaria decoratum MIW252743
RMBY5P2J–Large-flowered maxillaria orchid with pale grey and purple flowers Maxillaria grandiflora Lindl.
RMGGJGWG–Maxillaria acutifolia MIW252754
RMBY9W9C–Maxillaria parkeri, Mr. Parker's maxillaria orchid
RMP6H065–Bifrenaria aureofulva (Golden brown maxillaria orchid, Maxillaria aureo-fulva). Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a botanical illustration by Mrs Augusta Withers from William Jackson Hooker's Botanical Magazine, London, 1838.
RMKHRC6X–Pale xylobium orchid, Xylobium pallidiflorum (Pale-flowered maxillaria orchid, Maxillaria pallidiflora). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Swan after an illustration by William Jackson Hooker from Samuel Curtis' Botanical Magazine, London, 1828.
RMHH3T80–Bifrenaria racemosa orchid (Maxillaria racemosa). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cooke from Conrad Loddiges' Botanical Cabinet, Hackney, 1828.
RMGGJGWC–Maxillaria turkeliae MIW252750
RM2BT4MAN–Pale xylobium orchid, Xylobium pallidiflorum (Pale-flowered maxillaria orchid, Maxillaria pallidiflora). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Swan after an illustration by William Jackson Hooker from Samuel Curtis' Botanical Magazine, London, 1828.
RMGGJGW1–Maxillaria acuminata MIW252740
RMGGM08M–Maxillaria variabilis var. yellow MIW253486
RMP6G304–Lindley's maxillaria orchid or saffron-coloured maxillaria, Maxillaria crocea. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by S. Watts after an illustration by Miss Drake from Sydenham Edwards' 'The Botanical Register,' London, Ridgway, 1835. Sarah Anne Drake (1803-1857) drew over 1,300 plates for the botanist John Lindley, including many orchids.
RMGGJF1D–Maxillaria praestans MIW251636
RMGGJF1F–Maxillaria praestans MIW251638
RMGGJGWF–Maxillaria sanantonionense MIW252753
RMGGJG2Y–Maxillaria striata MIW252272
RMGGJG8R–Maxillaria striata MIW252391
RMGGJGTP–Maxillaria hirtzii MIW252734
RMGGJFWB–Maxillaria nasuta MIW252143
RMMFCYFA–ORCHID blooming in cloudforest Maxillaria bracteata Monteverde Reserve, Costa Rica
RM2T68MX7–White-flowered maxillaria orchid, Maxillaria alba. Native to the Caribbean, Mexico and South America, and sent from Jamaica by coffee plantation owner James Wiles. White single-flowered dendrobium, Dendrobium album. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Joseph Swan after a botanical illustration by William Jackson Hooker from his Exotic Flora, William Blackwood, Edinburgh, 1823-27.
RMMFCB96–ORCHID flowers in the wild Maxillaria consignia Itatiaia National Park, SE Brazil
RMP558JG–Maxillaria parkeri. Mr. Parker's maxillaria orchid with yellow buff flowers from Demerara.. . Illustration by WJ Hooker, engraved by Swan. Handcolored copperplate engraving from William Curtis's 'The Botanical Magazine' 1827.. . William Jackson Hooker (1785-1865) was an English botanist, writer and artist. He was Regius Professor of Botany at Glasgow University, and editor of Curtis' 'Botanical Magazine' from 1827 to 1865. In 1841, he was appointed director of the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, and was succeeded by his son Joseph Dalton. Hooker documented the fern and orchid crazes that shook E
RMP9FR8R–Bifrenaria racemosa orchid (Maxillaria racemosa). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cooke from Conrad Loddiges' Botanical Cabinet, Hackney, 1828.
RMP6H6GP–Brasiliorchis picta orchid (painted maxillaria, Maxillaria picta). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Swan after an illustration by Mrs. Arnold Harrison from Samuel Curtis' 'Botanical Magazine,' London, 1832.
RMP7DFNA–Maxillaria palmifolia orchid (Pale yellow maxillaria, Maxillaria decolor). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by S. Watts after an illustration by M. Hart from Sydenham Edwards' Botanical Register, Ridgeway, London, 1832.
RMP7C7FD–Pabstia viridis orchid (Green maxillaria, Maxillaria viridis). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by S. Watts after an illustration by Miss Sarah Drake from Sydenham Edwards' Botanical Register, Ridgeway, London, 1832.
RMP6G38X–Bifrenaria racemosa orchid. (Raceme flowered maxillaria, Maxillaria racemosa.) Handcoloured copperplate engraving by S. Watts after an illustration by M. Hart from Sydenham Edwards' 'The Botanical Register,' London, Ridgway, 1833.
RMP6H5E6–Pabstia placanthera orchid (flat-anthered maxillaria, Maxillaria placanthera). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Swan after an illustration by Mrs. Arnold Harrison from Samuel Curtis' 'Botanical Magazine,' London, 1832.
RMP9HKCM–Paphinia cristata orchid (Crested maxillaria, Maxillaria cristata). Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a botanical illustration by Mrs Augusta Withers from Benjamin Maund and the Rev. John Stevens Henslow's The Botanist, London, 1836.
RMP7CGEH–Lycaste cruenta orchid (Blood-stained maxillaria, Maxillaria cruenta). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Barclay after an illustration by Miss Sarah Drake from Edwards' Botanical Register, edited by John Lindley, London, Ridgeway, 1842.
RMP6HA7M–Bifrenaria harrisoniae orchid (Mrs. Harrison's maxillaria, Maxillaria harrisoniae), native to South America. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Swan after an illustration by William Jackson Hooker from Samuel Curtis's 'Botanical Magazine,' London, 1829.
RMP9FPHG–Delicate-leafed maxillaria or coconut pie orchid, Maxillariella tenuifolia. (Narrow-leaved maxillaria, Maxillaria tenuifolia). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by S. Nevitt after a botanical illustration by Mrs Augusta Withers from Benjamin Maund and the Rev. John Stevens Henslow's The Botanist, London, 1836.
RM2T6D0XW–Bifrenaria vitellina orchid. Brazilian epiphyte imported by nurseryman George Loddiges. Yellow racemose maxillaria, Maxillaria vitellina. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Barclay after a botanical illustration by Sarah Drake from Edwards Botanical Register, edited by John Lindley, published by James Ridgway, London, 1839.
RMP6F6B7–Paphinia cristata orchid (Crested maxillaria, Maxillaria cristata). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by S. Watts after an illustration by Miss Drake from Sydenham Edwards' 'The Botanical Register,' London, Ridgway, 1835. Sarah Anne Drake (1803-1857) drew over 1,300 plates for the botanist John Lindley, including many orchids.
RMP6G5JR–Camaridium densum orchid (Dense-flowered maxillaria, Maxillaria densa). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by S. Watts after an illustration by Miss Drake from Sydenham Edwards' 'The Botanical Register,' London, Ridgway, 1835. Sarah Anne Drake (1803-1857) drew over 1,300 plates for the botanist John Lindley, including many orchids.
RMP6FA48–Brasiliorchis picta orchid (Painted maxillaria, Maxillaria picta). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by S. Watts after an illustration by Miss Drake from Sydenham Edwards' 'The Botanical Register,' London, Ridgway, 1835. Sarah Anne Drake (1803-1857) drew over 1,300 plates for the botanist John Lindley, including many orchids.
RM2T689G5–Promenaea stapelioides orchid. Stapelia-like maxillaria, Maxillaria stapelioides. Native to Brazil, found by Scottish botanist George Gardner in the Organ Mountains. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Barclay after a botanical illustration by Sarah Drake from Edwards Botanical Register, edited by John Lindley, published by James Ridgway, London, 1839.
RM2T698B8–Small maxillaria, Maxillaria parvula. Parasitic orchid native to Brazil, discovered by Arnold Harrison in the Organ Mountains, raised at orchid collector Mrs Elizabeth Harrison's garden at Aegsburgh (Aigburth), Liverpool. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Joseph Swan after a botanical illustration by William Jackson Hooker from his Exotic Flora, William Blackwood, Edinburgh, 1827.
RM2T69AJN–Delicate-leafed maxillaria, coconut pie orchid, or slender-leaved maxillaria, Maxillaria tenuifolia. Native to Central America, found in Vera Cruz, Mexico, by plant hunter Theodore Hartweg. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a botanical illustration by Sarah Drake from Edwards Botanical Register, edited by John Lindley, published by James Ridgway, London, 1839.
RMP56093–Scaly xylobium orchid, Xylobium squalens. Illustration drawn by William Jackson Hooker, engraved by Swan. Handcolored copperplate engraving from William Curtis's 'The Botanical Magazine,' Samuel Curtis, 1829. Hooker (1785-1865) was an English botanist, writer and artist. He was Regius Professor of Botany at Glasgow University, and editor of Curtis' 'Botanical Magazine' from 1827 to 1865. In 1841, he was appointed director of the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, and was succeeded by his son Joseph Dalton. Hooker documented the fern and orchid crazes that shook England in the mid-19th century in bo
RMP5N7NR–Paphinia (Maxillaria) cristata is a species of orchid endemic to northern South America. One to three pendant inflorescences bear large, crimson and white-striped, star-shaped flowers. . . Augusta Innes Withers (17931877): Augusta Baker, a clergyman's daughter, lived and worked in London all her life. She married an accountant, Theodore Withers, 20 years her senior, and gave lessons in flower painting. She became Flower Painter in Ordinary to Queen Adelaide. During the 1830s and 40s, she drew for books and magazines such as Lindley's Pomological Magazine, Curtis's Botanical Magazine, and Tran