ORCHID CONFERENCE. 



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rences to the plates in the "Orchid Album," and to the full enume- 

 ration of cultivated species of a large number of the yenera, as 

 drawn up by Mr. Hemsley, in our columns, and also to most of 

 the figures given in the Gardeners Chronicle, but not cited in the 

 " Genera." The * indicates that a figure will be found in the 

 volumes of the Gardeners' Chronicle. F. W. Burbidge. 



1. Abola, Lindley. 



A small-flowered epiphyte, of no beauty, from the Colom- 

 bian Andes. 



2. Acacallis, Lindley. 



One species, from Northern Brazil. 



3. Acampe, Lindley. 



Eight or nine species, from India, China, South Africa, 

 &c. This genus approaches Sarcanthus. Species 

 not showy. 



4. Acanthephippium, Blume. 



Three or four species, from India and the Malayan Archi- 

 pelago. Flowers fleshy, on erect spikes, not very 

 showy. See Bot. Keg., t. 1730, and 1846, t. 47 ; 

 Bot. Mag., t. 4492. For list of species, see Gard. 

 Chron., 1882, xviii., p. 565. 



5. Aceras, K. Brown. 



One species, in Europe and North Africa. Bchb., Icon. 

 Fl. Germanica, t. 357 ; Barla. Icon. Orch. Alp. 

 Marit., t. 23. 



6. Acianthus, K. Brown. 



Seven species, from Australia, New Zealand, and New 

 Caledonia. See Kchb. f., Xen. Orch., t. 187. 



7. Acineta, Lindley. 



Eight species, from Colombia, Central America, and 

 Mexico. Flowers resembling those of Peristeria, 

 being fleshy, white, or yellow, and heavily spotted 

 or dotted. Inflorescence pendulous, as in Stanhopea, 

 — like which, the plants should be grown in baskets. 

 See Bateman's Orch., Mexico and Guatemala, t. 8 ; 

 Bot. Mag., t. 4156, 4203 ; Bot. Reg., 1843, t. 78 ; 

 Gard. Chron., 1879, xi., 235. 



8. Acriopsis, Reinwardt. 



Three or four species, from Burmah a Malaysia. Not 

 showy. 



