DESCRIPTIVE LIST. 



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Acropera. Lindlcy. Epiphyte. 



Name from &Kpos, the end, ir^pcc, a pouch. 



A. Acropera armeniaca. Nicaragua . B. M., tab. 5501. 



Bat. 2d Cen., 116. 



Flowers very large, rich apricot color, in long, pendent 

 racemes all summer. A rapid grower, of easy culture, 

 and by far the best of the genus. As yet it is a rare 

 plant. 



B. Acropera Batemanni. 



A species resembling that last described, but not so 

 desirable. 



C. Acropera luteola. Mexico. 



SYN. Acropera lutea. 



Flowers orange-yellow, very plentifully produced in 

 hanging bunches ; very fragrant. 



C. Acropera Loddigesii. Mexico . . . . B. M., 3563. 

 SYN. Maxittaria Gatteoti. 



Flowers pale yellow marked with purple. 



There are also the sub-varieties, Acropera aurantiaca, 

 Loddigesii aurea, fusca, purpurea, which differ only in 

 intensity of color. 



This species is very common and is a pretty free grow- 

 ing and free flowering plant of easy culture. 



These plants are of easiest cultivation. The flowers 

 are more curious than beautiful, and are plentifully pro- 

 duced in pendent bunches. Grow in pots or baskets, 



