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CYPRIPEDIUM INSIGNE. [LARGE-FLOWERED 
Lapy’s SLIPPER. 
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Class and Order. 
GynanpriA Monanpria. 
( Nat. Ord.—OrcuipEz. ) 
Generic Character. 
Labellum ventricosum inflatum (nunc saccatum.) Co- 
lumna postice terminata lobo petaloideo (stamine sterili) 
antheras distinguente. Petala duo antica sepe connata. 
Br. 
Specific Character and Synonyms. 
Cypripepium insigne; acaule, foliis cartilagineis ligulatis 
scapo piloso dimidio brevioribus, perianthii lacinia su- 
periore fornicata emarginata, lateralibus obovatis sub- 
undulatis obtusis extus pubescentibus, inferiore labello 
venoso basi inflexo paulo longiore. Lund. 
Cypripepium insigne. Wall. MSS. Lindl. Coll. Bot. t. 32. 
Hook. Ex. Fl. t. 34. Lodd. t. 1321. : 
Of the most beautiful Genus Cyprirepium, no species, 
perhaps, excels that here figured, whether the size of the 
blossom, or the colour and markings of the floral coverings 
be considered. It is a native of Nepal, along with its near 
aflinity, C. venustum. Both were introduced to our gar- 
dens through the liberality of Dr. Waxuicu, and both are 
remarkable for their distichous and coriaceous leaves. The 
individual here figured blossomed during the winter months, 
i Mr. Curtis’s collection, at the Glazenwood Nursery, and 
the drawing was made by Miss Maria Curtis. 
Descr. Stem none. Leaves radical, few, and equitant 
at the base, broadly linear, coriaceous, distichous, keeled 
at the back, glabrous, of a yellow-green colour. Scape 
terete, downy, curved at the extremity, and there bearing 
an 
