ORCHIDS OF LESSER VALUE 169 



ACINETA 



An interesting genus of epiphytal Orchids from Tropical 

 America. They have drooping spikes of flowers, and as these 

 proceed from the base of the pseudo-bulb, the plants should be 

 grown in baskets suspended from the roof in a stove. Although 

 evergreen, these Orchids require hardly any water when not making 

 new growth, but they can hardly be over-watered when growing 

 freely, if planted in a mixture of peat and sphagnum. Their 

 requirements are practically the same as those of Stanhopeas. 

 The flowers are fleshy and fragrant, and there may be as many 

 as a dozen on a spike. Among the several species those of most 

 importance are A. Barkeri, golden yellow lip, spotted with red; 

 A. DENS A, yellow, marked with crimson and red ; A. Hrubyana, 

 white and purple ; and A. Humboldtii, chocolate-purple and 

 rose. 



AGANISIA 



Aganisia ionoptera and A. lepida are two pretty little 

 Orchids that will succeed with the Angrsecums. They are both 

 from Tropical America, and the former has white, violet-marked 

 flowers, while A. lepida has white flowers, marked with choco- 

 late and purple. 



ANCISTROCHILUS 



The pretty little Orchid, so long known as Pachystoma 

 Jhomsoniana, is now referred to Ancistrochilus Thomsonianus. 

 It is a native of West Tropical Africa, and comparatively rare 



