Tap. 6175. 
CYPRIPEDIUM Arevs. 
Native of the Philippine Islands. 
Nat. Ord. OrcuipEm.—Tribe CyprirEDIE&. 
Genus Cypripepium, Lindl, ; (Endl. Gen. Plant., p. 220). 
Cypripepium Argus ; foliis omnibus radicalibus subdistichis oblongo-lanceo- 
latis acutis pallide viridibus maculis saturatioribus tesselatis, scapo. 
valido elongato glanduloso-pubescente rubro-fusco 1 flore, spatha ovario 
valde elongato multo breviore, sepalo supremo late ovato-cordato 
acuminato albo-purpureo striato, lateralibus connatis angustis labello 
suppositis, petalis lineari-oblongis obtusis undulatis margine ciliatis 
pallide viridibus maculis purpureis ocellatis, labelli sacco ostio retuso 
utrinque angulato, staminodio hippocrepiformi. 
Cyprirepium Argus, Reichb. f. in Gard. Chron. 1873, p. 608, and 1874, 
p- 710. 
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A very near ally indeed of the old C. darbatum of Java 
(Tab. nost. 4234), but differing in the very acuminate upper 
sepal, and the brilliant ocellated markings on the petals, as 
also in the much larger size, stouter habit, and longer ovary. 
Also allied to C. purpuratum (Tab. nost. 4901), C. Hookere 
(Tab. nost. 5362), and others, of which the type is the old 
C. venustum of Wallich (Tab. 2129). All these have a 
similar habit, tesselated leaves, a broad upper sepal, vari- 
ously-marked petals, similar sacs to the lip, and a horseshoe- 
shaped extremity tothe column. Allare further natives of the 
hotter parts of India and its Archipelago, and suggest the idea 
that they are races of one variable species. C. Argus 1s no 
doubt much the handsomest of all these; it was discovered 
by Mr. Wallis, Messrs. Veitch’s collector, in the Island of 
Luzon, one of the Philippines, and was flowered in Messrs. 
Veitch’s establishment in March of the present year. _ 
Descr. Root of stout fibres. Leaves five to eight inches 
long, by one to one and a half inches broad, subdistichous, 
oblong-lanceolate, acute, rather fleshy, nearly flat, pale green, 
tesselated with square dark green spots. Scape a foot high, 
stout, red purple, clothed with spreading glandular hairs, 
I-tlowered. Spathe two inches long, compressed, green, with 
JULY lst, 1875, 
