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with the petals, adnata to the base of the column, but not 

 spm-red. The few species are Tropical American. Keichen- 

 bach includes the genus in Odontoglossum. 



Culture. — These plants require the same treatment as the 

 Miltonias. 



A. lunata SUperba, Hon. — This beautiful variety of an 

 old acquaintance in our gardens bloomed some years ago with 

 us, and proved to be very fine. The sepals and petals are 

 long, white at the ends, and spotted with chocolate ; the lip is 

 rather large, subquadrate, white, with the centre deep violet. 

 A compact-growing plant, well deserving a place in any 

 collection.— i?ra«i7. 



Fig.— (A. lunata) Xenia Orch., i. t. 34 ; Paxt. Fl. Gard., i. 108, fig. 74. 

 Syn. — (A. lunata) Aspasia odorata ; Odontoglossum lunatum. 



BarkeEIA, Knowles and Westcott. 

 {Tribe Epidendrese, subtribe LselietE.) 



These plants are now often included in the genus 

 Kpidendrum, but for the purposes of the cultivator it is more 

 convenient to keep them separate. They have stems some- 

 what thickened and fleshy, or narrow fusiform pseudobulbs, 

 leafy above ; the column is connate with the base of the lip, 

 sometimes very shortly so, and more rarely for half its length. 

 They are deciduous, losing their leaves during their season of 

 rest, and though small growing, are free in producing flowers, 

 which are both rich and delicate in colour. The few species 

 are from Central America. 



Cidture. — The Barker ias merit a place in every collection. 

 They are compact-growing, with upright slender bulbs, from 

 the top of which the flower stems are produced. These plants 

 succeed best on flat blocks of wood, so that the plants can be 

 tied on the top without any moss ; they send out their thick 

 fleshy roots very freely, and will soon cling to the blocks. 

 They require to be grown in a cool -house, where they can 



