Tas. 5791. 
CYPRIPEDIUM PARISHI. 
The Rev. Mr. Parish’s Lady's Slipper. 
Nat. Ord. Orcnipe®.—GYNANDRIA DIANDRIA. 
Gen. Char. (Vide supra, Tas. 5349.) 
Cypripepiom Parishii ; foliis distichis loriformibus coriaceis, apice obliquo 
obtuso v. 2-fido immaculatis, scapo elongato stricto pubescente 3-5-floro 
foliis multo longiore, bracteis late ovatis acutis ovario dimidio brevio- 
ribus, sepalis pallide viridibus lateralibus carinatis, dorsali late ovato 
subacuto, petalis sepalis 3-plo longioribus elongato-linearibus tortis 
sordide purpureis basi viridibus, marginibus undulatis verruceis paucis 
purpureis penicillatis ornatis, apicibus obtusis ciliatis, labello anguste 
oblongo basi rotundato ore paulo ampliato obliquo auriculis subacutis 
prominulis, staminodio 2-fido, : 
Cypripepium Parishii, Reichb. fil. in Flora, 1869, 322; and Gard. Chron. 
1869, 814, cum ic. xylogr. 
A superb species belonging to the Indian section of which 
C. insigne is the type, and was long the only known represen- 
tative, but which section is now increased by several noble 
discoveries, including C. Jevigatum (Tab. nost. 5508) and 
C. Stonei (Tab. 5349); to the former of these indeed, a 
native of the Philippines, C. Parishi 18 very closely allied, 
differing in the larger size, pale green unstriped dorsal sepal, 
obtuse tips of the petals, the pencilled warts on the ae 
of which are more prominent, in the form of the mou > 
the obtuse-based lip, and in the shape of the staminode. : 
Parishii was discovered in the Moulmayne mountains by the 
eminent amateur of this family, our energetic correspondent, 
the Rev. ©. Parish, of Moulmayne, 1859, and refound in 
1866, when he brought roots to his garden, which flowered in 
1867. From this a drawing was made, and sent to Kew, 
with a noble dried specimen, bearing five open flowers, and 
to this Prof. Reichenbach has attached the name of its dis- 
SEPTEMBER lst, 1869. 
