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flowers may be kept as long as possible from blemish or 

 decay, care should be taken not to wet them while watering 

 or syringing the plants ; this precaution, indeed, applies to all 

 Orchids, and to all other choice flowers. 



A. Barken, Lindiey. — A handsome species, with drooping 

 spikes a foot long of large fleshy golden-yellow subglobose 

 flowers, spotted with dark red in the centre of the lip ; blooms 

 during summer, and lasts long in perfection. — Mexico. 



FlG.—Bot. Mag., t. 4203 ; Paxt. Mag., xiv. 145 ; III. Sort., t. 44 ; Batejn. 

 Orch. Mex., t. 8. 

 Syn. — Peristeria Barheri, 



A. densa, -Lmc?/^^. — A beautiful species, with long drooping 

 spikes of large bright yellow flowers, which are larger and 

 more expanded than in A. Barkeri; inside the petals are 

 covered with crimson spots, and the lip which is boldly dotted 

 with red on the side lobes has a large quadrangular appen- 

 dage or gland of a deep sanguineous red ; blooms in March 

 and April, and lasts a long time in perfection. — Central 

 America. 



YiG.— Floral Mag., t. 16 ; Paxt. Fl. Card. i. 91, fig. 63. 

 Syn. — Acineta Warscewiczii, 



A. Hmbyana, Bchh. f. — This, according to Prof. Reichen- 

 bach, is a fine and distinct species, with loose racemes of ivory 

 white flowers, which bear a few purple spots on the lip, and 

 are distinguished from those of other species by having narrow 

 erect side lobes to the lip. — New Grenada. 



A. Humboldtii, Lindiey. — A noble plant, with pendent 

 spikes two feet long of deep chocolate purple flowers, which 

 are spotted on the surface, and have the petals much smaller 

 than the sepals and of a deep rosy red, while the column is 

 whitish ; flowers about March, and continues but a short 

 time in perfection. — Venezuela. 



Fig.— Bot. Reg., 1843, t. 18 ; H.B.K. Nov. Gen., i, t. 93 ; Moore, III. Orch., 

 Acineta 1 ; Fl. de Serres, x. t. 902. 



Syn. — Peristeria Humboldtii; Anguloa superba; Acineta superba. 



A. Humboldtii Mva, Hort. — A handsome and distinct 

 variety with tawny-yellow flowers spotted all over with dots 

 of purplish brown, the lip of a brighter yellow spotted with 

 deep purple. 



FlG.—Bot. Mag., t. 41 56. 



Syn. — Peristeria Humboldtii fulva. 



