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CYTIUPKDIUM CA.UDATUM. 





\ rtcmlcss herb, with smooth leathery spotless leaves, «-J ;t iword-shapod outline, arranged in two ranks; and 

 producing ^ti era t scape, supporting several large showy flower*, which emerge from opathe-likc bracts. The 

 seiKiU an* ovate-lanceolate, undulated at the margin, thfl dorsal one directed forward, greenish-yellow, tfriped 

 and cross *barrcd witli reddish-purple (or with green), the combined lateral ones ciliated nt the haw, and less 

 brightly cd< urod. The petals are extended into long, pendent, linear, wavy tails, eighteen inches or more in 

 length, and these also are bearded towards (he base, as well as hairy at the hack alonj* the central rib* the 

 < ulour yellowiih, striped with reddish-purple, the latter lint becoming more suffused in the upper half. The 

 lip ia oblong, inflate*!, glandular on the edge towards the base, yellowish-white, more or less Stained with 

 reddish- purple (or in some specimens greenish)* The sterile stamen is brooder than lout*, with two bristly 

 triangular lobes, 



CrnuramfM cai dati m, /.#W//y, Genrwi and ^eci&o/Ordiidcccous Plenty f>31 : Id* Piston* r*frww (tonlm, i i. '*. 



Fforr rfm Server \i. t. 666; //ontpr, Icone* Plantarum^ \\\. U 05S-9. 

 SK^KNii^nnM cavdati h, Rmcheni ftchjH** Hmiplmulfa*. iu 116 : Id, Xttoin O/rhidwM* \* : > ; Id. Pt$&dortQ y t. 34, 



Professor Itoichcnbach regards Hits remarkable plant, with some other s|>ecies of Lady's-Slippcr, as 

 forming a genus dUnnr from Cgpripedium 9 which he calk Sekntpffdium, and distinguishes by its having a 

 distinctly thrcc-ccilcd ovary, Cgpripediutn itself having the ovary one-celled, with parietal placenta*. 



Gypripeiium caudalum b a native of (he Antics of South America, and was met with by llartwcg in 

 fftf marshy localities. It is perh&jjs one of the most curious of Orchids, and from (Ms cause, together 

 with its remarkable beauty, has probably created a greater sensation than any other of its class. Our figure 

 was token from a fine specimen in the rich collection of W. Marshall, Esq., of Enfield,— a specimen which 

 has been exhibited at several of the shows, and is much the finest we have ever witnessed. There are 

 several varieties of this Lady's Slip|H*r, but the one to which wc now refer la certainly the best in colour of 

 any we have mci with. Some of tin* varieties are paler than others, and of a stronger and more upright 

 habit of growth, though in all other respect* the same. The long tail-like petals arc the most extra- 

 ordinary part of the plant. When fully developed these often reach to the length of eighteen inches, and 

 they complete thU remarkable growth in the course of three or four days. 



The plant is very difficult to import, having no fleshy bulbs to support it during the homeward journey, 

 and the leaves being in consequence liable to rot. Those who collect it to send to Europe should he 

 |>articular to send it at a proper time, and in a dry state. It is much to be regretted lhat wc do not receive 

 it in a belter condition, as every orchid-grower is desirous of having it well cultivated. It can be bloomed 

 every year by having a succession of plants, but it lakes two years to make ib growth for flowering. 



The plant U an evergreen, and grows from a foot to eighteen inches high. The foliage is of a light- 

 gTCOT colour. The flower-scapes are produced after the growth is completed, and rise from the centre of 

 the plant to si height of from twelve to eighteen inches, two and three growing up together The sepals 

 and petals are yellowish, marked with brown, the tails of the hitter being more deeply-coloured towards the 

 tips. The lip i* of a reddish-brown, with the basal part yellow, beautifully spotted with reddish -brown, 

 he plant blooms during the months of April and May, and lasts in perfection for several weeks if the 

 flowers are kepi from damp. 



It is of easy culture, provided it gets proper treatment. Several of the species, such as C. Stonci and 

 t\ LowHj require to be managed in the same way. The principal |>oint in their cultivation is to give them 



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