BARKERIA SPECTABILIS, 
一 
Orchidaceæ $ Epidendreæ. — Gynandria-Monogynia. 
, CHARACT. GENERIS. E - Barkeria : _Perigonii 
conformia et æqualia. Labellum p 
ssum sem Be imum cunea- 
m apic stema petaloideum: An- 
po age, 6 eptorum margini 
bus aceis. Pollinia nien: A totidem 
ligulatis relenis Pus paria connata. — Herbæ 
icc, er وی‎ fusi- 
formis ; foliis binis quaternisve membranaceis ; 
bus 
adpre 
um cu 
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scapis 8 =e =ni tifloris; floribu 
gnis, jiii 3 nutan 
arkeria Kxow. et ont fl. Cab. t. 49. 
1۳۳0165. Gen. pl., 138071. 
(Paucis mutatis.) 
een SPECIEI. — 
mibus 
eegen emm olatis carn 
cemo ^ e apice angulato ‚fi 
mis y perianthianis aa mer vs s 
lan ocellis Banne undulatis; labello multo ma- 
jore late ovato-lanceolato tricarinato , مج‎ medium 
subconstricto. 
Ca. L. 
Ba ap ug: Barem. in litt. et Orch. of 
Guatem. x. t. 33. Bot. Mag. 1.4094. — B. ra- 
cemo multifloro dM. labello ovato-lanceolato trica- 
rinato , sepalis la nceolat tis, ma ovatis acuminatis. 
In Bot. Reg. misc. 49. 1842. 
Texte du Magazine of Botany de M. Paxton. 
REMARKABLE BARKERIA. 
BARKERIA SPECTABILIS 
ETYMOLOGY. 
GENERIC C CHARA CTER. 
SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 
see hereafter. 
} see above. 
r the introduction of the یج‎ which is one of the most lovely of Orchidaceæ , cultivators 
o ©. U 
are Ei: kinner , Esq. , 
this charming tribe are familiar to every grow 
Writing 
about it in the Botanical Register, SCH Lindley remarks that, 
de Isabel this plant forms one of the Yotive offerings of the منت وی‎ It 
e exertions in stocking the country with fine plants of 
« under the name of Flor 
orms a tuft of cylin- 
drical stems about four or five inches high, each of which bears two fleshy lanceolate acute leaves, 
m each other by intervals of about an inch. The raceme rises out of som 
e brown dry 
parated fro 
sheaths, and in the plants that have flo wered bears about six most lovely nodding blossoms; but, 
according to RS it varies in eer from three inches to a foot, 
a are nearly thros and a “half inches 
The e 
point, and richly ma SS 
purple lines, which pas 
touches the lip. 
to be تن‎ ed. » 
Ww 
we our hes to the obliging attention 
ewster, we have also to thank for the following particulars. 
when it immediately began to 
gardener Mr. J. 
imported. from Maece in July, 1841, 
it showed flower-scapes, 
remained dormant, and lost all its leaves, 
and expanded its first flowers on the 12th 
continued perfect for five weeks. 
ut the season was too far 
till March, 1842; when it again commenced growing ; 
of June. These were shown at Chiswick in July, and 
producing as many as 
wide, their 
, lilac at the edge and 
d with small blood-red spots. que its middle, Sle the column, are five 
dges, beyond the place where the anther 
urless r 
It is es Cattleyas and such beautiful jit, that this charming species is worthy 
of Mrs. Wray, Oakfield, near Cheltenham, whose 
«The plant was 
grow; and, late in autumn, 
advanced to bring them to perfection. It then 
