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collections of them in the Midlands which he greatly enriched by sending 

 Ross, one of his gardeners, on a special mission to Mexico to collect 

 the best orchids of that country. Ross started on his mission in 

 1837, the annus mirahilis of orchidology, but his collection did not 

 reach England till the following year. It included the beautiful 

 Odontoglossum Rossii,* Acineta BarJceri and many others noted in their 

 respective places in the following pages. Mr. Barker subsequently 



Lycaslo Skinricn in Mrs. Wray's collect inn at Oakfield, Clielti'nham, in IS-).'). 

 ^Copied from Paxton's Magazine of Lotani/.) 



joined with Mr. Rucker, the Rev. John Clowes and a few others 

 in contributing to the expenses of Linden's mission to Colombia in 

 1842 — 3. His name is commemorated by Lindley's genus Barkeria, 

 now made sectional under Epidendrum. After his death in 1845 

 his collection passed into the hands of Mr. Blandy, of Reading. 

 During Ross' mission to Mexico and for a short time after his 



* This is |irnlialily the Odnntor/Jossum apfrrum of thn Mexican Imtaiiists La Llavc and 

 Lexaizn. 



