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ACINETA BARKERI. 
column ; a column short, fleshy, and wingless ; and, finally, a pair of furrow! 
pollen masses, sessile in a narrow gland.” In Peristeria Humboldti the upper sej'l 
stands a little apart, so as to give a somewhat two-lipped appearance ; the lip has !> 
articulation in the middle ; and the pollen masses are placed at the end of a nanv 
caudicle, terminating in a crescent-shaped gland ; added to which the column j 
furnished with a pair of very broad wings. All these circumstances induced I. 
Lindley to separate Peristeria Humboldti and P. Barkeri under the name f 
Acineta; in allusion to the immoveable, jointless condition of the lip. 
For the introduction of this magnificent species we are indebted to the 1&1 
G. Barker, Esq., of Birmingham, whose collector, Mr. Boss, discovered it at Xalaj, 
in Mexico : it has since found its way into many collections. The specimen frci 
which we made our drawing flowered in the stove of B. G. Lorraine, Esq., W, 
lington Lodge, Carshalton, in October last. 
To grow well, it requires a powerful heat, plenty of water, and abundance of pi 
room, with good drainage. In the season of rest it should be kept perfectly dry. 
