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odour resembling that of wall-flowers ; blooms during the summer months, but 

 does not last long. — Mexico. 



¥lG.— But. Mag., t. 35fi3 ; Loddifie.% jBot. Cah., t. 1643 ; Boultn-s Fir.a Ccntiiri/, t. 69 



Syn. — Ma.rillaria galeata ; Gnngora galeata. 



Ada, Lindletf. 

 {Tribe Vandeae, .luhlrihe Oncidieae.) 

 A small genus of epiphytal plants bearing gay and sliowy flowers. 

 It is distinguished from Bnwsia by its free but erect connivent perianth 

 divisions, which are appressed below, and spread onlj' a little at the 

 apex ; by the wingless column, the base of which is dilated, and united 

 with the base of the narro"w undivided lip ; bjr the two lamellas of the 

 Up becoming confluent into a linear truncate apj)endage ; and by the 

 short obovate caudicle and circular gland of the pollen-masses. There 

 are but two species known, natives of the Colombian Andes, where they 

 are found at an elevation of 8,500 feet. 



Culture. — This handsome genus is nearly allied to Sra.<sia. It 

 should be grown in pots, in a compost of peat and sphagnum moss, 

 along with such plants as OdonfoglossUm Alexandras, and should 

 be treated in a similar manner. A few plants intermixed with the 

 Odontoglots produce a charming eflsct, the rich orange-vermilion colour 

 of the flowers contrasting well with the delicate tints of 0. Alexa.ndrae 

 and its congeners. As exhibition plants, when grown into good-sized 

 masses, the Adas are unsurpassed, their flowers being of a colour which is 

 very scarce amongst Orchids. They are, in 

 fact, a fine addition to our now numerous cool- 

 house species. 



A. AURANTIACA, Lindley.—A. compact growing 

 evergreen species, attaining to about afoot in height, 

 with long tapered pseudobulbs, narrow channelled 

 leaves, and longer scapes, bearing a nodding 

 distichous raceme of bright orange-coloured or 

 cinnabar flowers, the linear-lanceolate segments of 

 which are pressed together in the lower part, and 

 spreading only at the apex. It is an extremely 

 showy and interesting plant, blooming in the winter 

 and early spring, and lasting for several weeks in 

 perfection. — Neio Orenada. 

 FJG.—Biit. Mag., t. 5435 : Bateman, 2nd Cent. Orch. PI., t. 1 1,3 ; IN. I/orf.. 3 scr. 



t. 107 ; Orchid Al'lmvi, ii. t. 53 ; Lindenia, v. t. 235 ; VeltclCs Man, Orch. PI. viii. 



opposite p. 130. 



Syn. — Mesiisjntiidivm aura?itiiictim. 



ADA AUEANTIACA. 



