Tas, 7319, 
CYPRIPEDIUM wonranum. 
Native of California, 
Nat. Ord. Orncu1pEa2.—Tribe CyprirEepIE&. ) 
Genus Cyprirepium, Linn.; (Benth. & Hook. f. Gen. Pl. vol. iii. p. 634. 
Cyrrirepium (Foliose) montanum ; glanduloso puberulum, foliis ovato-oblongis 
v. oblongo-lanceolatis acuminatis, floribus 1-3 sessilibus, bracteis foliaceis, 
sepalis labello subduplo longioribus dorso costatis petalisque longioribus 
fusco-rubris, dorsali lanceolato acuminato, lateralibus connatis apicibus 
liberis, petalis basi intus pilosis, labello oblongo vix a latere compresso 
apice rotundato albo purpureo-striato, staminodio stigmate longiore 
ovato breviter stipitato aureo rubro-maculato supra sulcato, capsula 
erecta. 
C. montanum, Dougl. ex Lindl. Gen. & Sp. Orchid. p. 528. S. Wats. Bot. of 
« Californ. vol. ii. p. 138. 
C. occidentale, S. Wats. in Proc. Am. Acad. vol. xi. (1876), p. 147. Elwes in 
Gard. Chron. (1877), vol. i. p. 725, f. 117. Regel Gartenfl. (1881), p. 35, 
t. 1036. Orchidophile (1881), p. 56. 
Cypripedium montanum is the representative in Western 
America of the common C. pubescens of the Eastern States ; 
and is so closely allied to the latter plant that except in 
its lip being white (not yellow) and its flowers fragrant, 
there is little to distinguish them. And with regard to 
the latter character itis to be observed that C. parviflorum 
of the Eastern States which has fragrant flowers has by 
Some American botanists been regarded as a variety of C. 
pubescens, from which, however, it differs in the lip not 
being laterally compressed. The only other N. American 
Cypripedium with a white lip is O. candidwm of the 
Eastern States (Tab. 5855), which has crowded erect 
lanceolate leaves, small solitary scentless flowers, and short 
green sepals and petals. , : 
S. montanwm is described by Sereno Watson as being 
common in the mountains of Western North America, from 
the Mariposa and Santa Cruz valleys of California to 
Washington Territory, flowering in June and July ; but it 
OctoBer Isr, 1893. 
