GECAP UD EOR. 2V . 
ADA. 
_THIS small genus is very nearly allied to Brassia; indeed, 
so closely does it resemble the latter genus, that many 
dozens of B. caudata have been sold for Ada, the 
error only being discovered when the plants have flowered. 
It differs, however, from Brassia in various technical details, 
especially in having the lip parallel with, and solidly united 
to, the base of the column. The following species is the 
only one known to cultivation. It is one of the prettiest 
of cool Orchids, the bright colour of its flowers being 
particularly effective. 
A. aurantiaca.— A small plant, of erect habit, with 
somewhat cylindrical pseudo-bulbs, which taper upwards, 
and bear two or three linear, dark green leaves, about 5in. 
or 6in. in length. The flowers are borne in long, ter- 
minal, arching racemes, each of which produces from six 
to ten blossoms; the sepals and petals are narrow and 
pointed, and of a clear, bright, golden-orange colour, never 
expanding except at the tips. They are produced during 
February and March, and last several weeks in perfection. 
The plant is a native of New Grenada. It requires to be 
potted in peat and sphagnum in about equal parts. The 
drainage must be perfect, and during summer water must 
