PAXTON'S FLOWER GARDEN. 



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Acineta densa. An epiphyte from Costa Rica, with a pendulous short close raceme 

 of yellowish, somewhat fragrant sr\ yftiA 



flowers. Blossomed in the nursery 

 of Messrs. Lane aud Son of Berk- 

 hampstead. (Fig. 61.) 



A. densa ; racemo oblongo denso nigro- 

 furfuraceo, bracteis ovario duplo bre- 

 vioribus, labelli hypochilio concavo intus 

 versus apicem dente obtuso tomentoso 

 aucto, metachilii lobis lateralibus truncatis 

 basi angustioribus appendice piano ovato 

 subtridentato angulis posticis sinuatis, 

 epicbilio lineari-oblongo basi verrucoso, 

 columna. dorso tomentosa. 



Tbis is one of M. Warczewitz's col- 

 lection, imported in 1849 by Mr. Skinner. 

 It was found at Turialba, in Costa Rica, 

 aud is very near tbe Barker Acinete, 

 notwithstanding the 

 appearance of dis- 

 similarity caused by 

 its dense, not long 

 and narrow, raceme. 

 The flowers are 

 pale yellow, slightly 

 spotted externally 

 with crimson. The 

 lip is yellow at the 

 point, spotted with 

 broad blotches on 

 the lateral lobes, 

 deep crimson in the 

 space between tbe 

 lobes occupied by 

 the appendage. As 

 regards structure, 

 this Close-flowered 

 Acinete differs from 

 the Barker A. in 

 having a more con- 

 cave hypochil, the 

 tooth of which is not 

 notched at the point; 



an entire epichil remarkably war ted at the base, 

 and the lateral lobes of the metachil not at all 

 rounded, with the posterior angles of the inter- 

 mediate appendage sinuous, and not extended 

 into a long subulate process. 



Dieffenbachia Leopoldti. This plant, 

 introduced by Mr. Bull from South America, 

 is one of the finest and most distinct of all the 

 Dieffenbachias. 



The stem is not quite so thick as in some others of the species, dark green in 

 colour. The petioles are short and stout, supporting the leaves in a more upright 

 position than is usually found in Dieffenbachias. The leaves, oblong-ovate in shape, 



are about fifteen inches long, of a very dark green, the upper surface shining ; the stout mid-rib is of a clear decided 

 white, forming a distinct and prominent band right through, which contrasts well with the ground colour. 



