148 THE ORCHID REVIEW. (May, 1923- 
specimens of this species gathered by Wagener in Caracas, and by Schlim 
near Ocana, and it is probable that the plants cultivated in more recent 
years originated in that region. Although there is nothing improbable in 
the same species of Orchid occurring in localities 1,000 miles apart, it is a 
curious circumstance that the Ecuadorian origin of Acineta Humboldtit 
does not appear to have been confirmed by its re-discovery in that country.” 
A. superba (Humboldtii) straminea is a variety with straw-coloured flowers, 
and with few dots in its inner parts. It was introduced from Colombia by 
Mr. Wm. Bull and described in 1872. 
A. Moorei is a comparatively new species. In 1903 a plant was 
purchased from Messrs. Sanders for the Royal Botanic Garden, Glasnevin. 
It flowered for the first time in 1905, and again four years later. The flowers 
are sub-globose in formation, straw-coloured, closely punctulate with brown 
spots. It is figured in the Botanical Magazine, t. 8392. 
A. Hrubyana (colossa) was exhibited by Sir Fred. Moore at the Royal 
Horticultural Society, August 23rd, 1898, under the name A. colossa, when 
a Botanical Certificate was given. The flowers were described as light 
whitish-yellow, with a few dull purple markings towards the base of the 
lip, and the column pubescent. The following year this species flowered in 
the collection of Pantia Ralli, Esq., Ashtead Park, Surrey, and was then 
considered identical with the rare A. Hrubyana, which had been imported 
from Colombia by Messrs. Sanders. A. Hrubyana was described as 
differing from all known species of the genus in the narrow, erect side 
partition of the lip, and in the white colour of the flowers, which have only 
a few purple spots inside the lip. 
A. sulcata was described by H. G. Reichenbach in 1879. He remarked 
“If it had nct two special features at once I would not dare to name it, 
since I have but a single flower at hand which looks like a yellow Acineta 
Humboldtii. It was very queer sulcate ‘sella turcica,’ with two teeth in 
front, and two larger and two smaller ones on the base; then there are 
exceedingly developed wings lying on the hinder side of the side partitions, 
adnate a greater part to them; finally, a good part of the column is hairy.” 
—Gard. Chron. 1879, p. 652. 
SBP 
THUNIA VEITCHIANA.—In 1885 the first hybrid Thunia appeared, and, 
strange to relate, the same hybrid was raised by two different persons, first 
by Mr. Toll, of Manchester, and soon afterwards by Mr. Seden, in both 
cases from T. Marshalliana crossed with T. Bensone. Examples of both 
were exhibited simultaneously in 1885, the former as T. Wrigleyana, the 
latter as T. Veitchiana. The description appeared under T. Veitchiana- 
The plants should be potted in fibrous loam with some peat and sand, 
taking care that ample drainage material is provided. 
