tipa, ten leagues from Melacatapec, and growing at the upper 
end of a dry ravine, terminating half way up the mountains, 
in a south-west aspect. The temperature varying from 69° 
to 77” Fahr. by day, and at night as low as 59°. The moun- 
tain surrounding this ravine, that is on the north-east side, 
is covered with a great variety of Orchides, whilst on the 
south side of the ravine there are none to be found but a few 
Tillandsias. On the top of the mountain there is a continual 
mist all the year, from December to February excepted. 
The atmosphere is particularly moist and warm.” From this 
plant the accompanying drawing was made, and it is a faithful 
likeness. 
The same plant has subsequently reached the Horticultural 
Society through Mr. Hartweg ; but the flowers it produced 
were of a much more dull colour than those of Mr. Barker. 
That all the specimens now adverted to are identical I am 
certain ; so that the plant ranges over an -unusual extent of 
country, the South of Mexico on the one hand, and French 
Guiana on the other, being its northern and southern limits. 
It is at present excessively rare in gardens. 
In the garden of the Horticultural Society it is treated in 
the same manner as Catasetums and plants of that kind. It 
is grown in a welldrained pot, has plenty of water when 
forming its leaves and flowers, and when that period has 
passed by, is allowed gradually to dry up and winter itself. 
It is found by this treatment to push with more vigour the 
next year than if it is kept in a continual state of excitement. 
Another plant now to be found in several collections, and 
called Galeandra Baueri, but which is much more branched, 
and has not yet flowered, certainly grows better when fixed 
to a block of wood than when grown in a pot. 
