Tab. 5513. 

 CYPRIPEDIUM concolor. 



Self- coloured Lady s-slipper . 



Nat. Ord. Orchide^.— Gynandria Monandria. 

 Gen. Char. {Vide supra, Tab. 5349.) 



Cypripedium concolor ; acaule, foliis (3-5) coriaceis oblongis obtusis arctissirae 

 implicatis canaliculars maculatis subtus intense purpurascentibus scapo 

 pubescente bifloro 2-plo longioribus, bractea, foliacea acuminata ovario 

 tomentoso vix aequali, sepalis subrotundis labello breviter unguiculato co- 

 nico-saccato longioribus, stamine sterili subcordato cuspidate Bateman. 



This new Cypripedium differs entirely from all the species of 

 that extensive genus at present known to us. Its leaves are 

 compactly arranged, and being beautifully mottled on their 

 upper surface and of a rich reddish-purple below, they contrast 

 agreeably with the pale-primrose tint of the flowers, two of 

 which are borne on a short hairy scape. It is a native of Moul- 

 mein, where it was found growing on limestone rocks by the 

 Rev. C. Parish, who forwarded a careful drawing to Sir William 

 Hooker. Colonel Benson also found it in the same localities, 

 and dispatched living plants to Kew, where they are now thriv- 

 ing. Other specimens were received at the Clapton Nursery 

 from Mr. Parish, one of which having found its way into Mr. 

 Rucker's collection, flowered there early in the present year, 

 while another blossomed in the collection of Mr. Day. Both 

 were exhibited at the Tuesday meetings of the Horticultural So- 

 ciety at South Kensington, and justly attracted a good deal of 

 attention. The drawing was taken from Mr. Rucker's specimen. 



C. concolor seems to grow and flower as freely, and to be ma- 

 naged with as little difficulty as the other Indian Cypripedia. 



Descr. Leaves four or five together, lying nearly flat, oblong, 

 channelled, beautifully mottled on their upper surface with light- 

 green on a darker ground, but of a reddish-purple underneath ; 

 they are from four to six inches long. Flower-scape very short, 

 June 1st, 1865. 



