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The Dictionary of Gardening. 



Cypripedi 



continued. 



A synonym of C insigne punctatinn 



C. Cliantinii (Chantin's). 



violaceujn. 



C. chloroneurum (greenish-nerved), fl. large; dorsal sepal 

 lively pale green, with darker reticulations, bordered white; 

 petals green, suffused on the upper half with purple, and with a 

 tew black warts near the base, oblong ; lip heavily stained wine- 

 purple, with darker reticulations, lar^e. January and February, 

 I variegated. Hybrid. (W. O. A. i. 37.) 



C cMorops (green-eyed). /., upper sepal narrow, triangular, 

 shining, undulate at the margin, nerved dark green ; ii.ferior 

 aepal broader, a little shorter than, or almost equal to, the 

 lip, nerved red on the outside ; petals broader at the base, 

 extended into a long, brown, nearly glabrous tail ; lip very 

 broad ; peduncle IJtft. long, bearing seven or more flowers. 

 U rather narrow. l887, A garden hybrid, of which the parents 

 are unknown. 



C. ciliolare (ciliolated). This much resembles C. sujjerfrvns, of 

 which it is probably only a slight form ; sepals and petals having 

 more numerous nerves and more hairy margins ; nail of the lip 

 shorter, and the staminode lower and broader. Philippines, 

 1883. 



C- concinnnm (neat), fi., large ; dorsal sepal suflfused bright rosy- 

 purple, margined white ; petals ligulate. dtflexed, the upper half 

 nnnizy-ernnson ; lip reddish-purple, large. 1887, A hybrid 

 between C. Harris lannm and C. purpuratum. 



C* concolor chlorophyllum (green leaved), d. covered with 

 ■mail spots, L free from marbling. 1886. 



C. C. Rcjrnlcrl (Reynier's). Jl, yellow, with a purple blotch on 

 the outside of the sepals, the staminode ochre, clotted with 



purple, and having a white margin in front. I, large, well 

 nuirblcd. 1836. 



C* c. tonklncnsc (Tonkin). /. larger than in the type. Tonkin, 

 1887. (L. i(. 77.) Sv.n. C, tonlcinense. 



C, conspicuum (conspicuous). ^., upper sepal light green, 

 bordoied white, and nerved black, broad-elliptic, acute ; inferior 

 connate nepal very light green, narrower, oblong, acute ; petals 

 ligulate, broader towards the top, bUint-acute, ciliated on upper 

 liuuniu, the superior half almost black at base, then chestnut, 

 sliiiding to roudish-ochre at the ti)p, the inferior half light 

 brown at base, with dark spots, verging to reddish-uchre at top ; 

 lip larger than that of C. villosxim^ brown in front, oehre-coloured 

 beneath. /. h'gulate. acute, over lin. broad in the middle, 

 the upper surface deep green, with darker markings, the lower 

 surface lighter, doit«u at base with small, dark brownish spots. 

 Hybrid, of doubtful origin. 



C. C. pictuni (painted). In this variety the upper sepal has a 

 purple wash on both sides, and the inferior base of the petals is 

 light green, 



C- Crossianum (Cross'). /., dorsal sepal white, with green lines 

 and numerous blackish dots near the base, broadly ovate ; petals 

 coppevy-brown, ligulute, the basilar half dotted blackish ; lip 

 brownish-yellow, veined greenish; scape purplish, hairy. 

 I oblong, glaucous, blotched dark green. A hybrid between 

 C. inngne and C\ venustum, 



C, Curtisil (Curtis'). This is much like C. ciliolare ; the petals are 

 narrower, with shorter ciliaB and smaller spots, which latter are 

 nutuL-rous at the tops of the petals; lip large, with acute side 

 angles. Sumatra (?), 1883. (W. O. A. 122.) 



C. DautMerl (Dauthier's). ji. large ; dorsal sepal rosy, striped 



with reddicih-brown, and bordered with white, broadly elliptic ; 



lower sepals ^ellowiih- white, with dark green nerves. L broad, 



clear yeUowish-green, reticulated with dark green. 1885. A 

 handsiime plant. 



C. D. Rosslanum (Ross's). A garden hybrid in which " there is 

 no pniple between the purple-lilac, which contrasts neatly with 

 the white ground. The odd sepal has broken lines of black- 

 purple spots outiiide in lieu of green lines. The petals have 

 ochre-brown lines, and the greater part of the lip is ochre-brown, 

 not Indian purple-brown" (Reichenbach). 



C- dollcatulum (rather delicate). ^., npper sepal broad, elliptic, 

 veined green, washed purple, the lateral ones nerved green, 

 forming a ligulate, acute body ; petala brownish-purple on the 

 anterior half, nerved green, defJexed, ligulate, dilated, acute, 

 densely ciliated, with a dark purple, median nerve on the unner 

 part. 1887. Hybrid. ^^ 



C. dllcctnm (l>elovedX JL^ lateral sepals light green, with dark 

 lin* and spots at base, very narrow, connate; median sepal 

 narrow -oblong, obtvise. margined white at top; petals cuneate, 

 oblimg-obovate, obtuse, with a bl<*ck line running down the 

 middle, the inferior part green, the superior portion purpUsh- 

 iiiauve, shading to light green near the black line, the ba.se liplit 

 green, spotted black; lip slender, the contra! portion two-hoine<l, 

 with a retuse median border, yellowish-green outside, spotted 

 blackish-purple inside. The origin of this plant is very 

 doubtful. 



0« doliare (ca«k-like). A, petals green at base, brownish-purple 

 in froat, with numerous amall dots at the base, ciliated on the 

 Iwrders; lip cinnamon-brown, shining, suggesting the idea of 



Cypripedium — continued. 



a cask; staminode dark brown, with a lighter border. 1887. 

 Hybrid. 



C. Electra. /., upper ?epal green, spotted dark brown and 

 bordered white ; petals veined and netted purplish-brown, with 

 a few dark spots near the base ; lip purpli^sh-brown. I. pale 

 glaucous-green, with darker reticulations. A hybrid, of doubtful 

 origin. 



€• Galatea. Ji- much like those of C. insigne, but the upper 

 sepal is almost primrose-coloured, most densely spotted, and 

 ■white-margined almost to the base ; petals purplish-brown in 

 the upper half, paler below, blotched purplish-brown, finely 

 ciliated ; lip paler, very indistinctly veined. 1888. Hybrid, of 

 unknown origin. 



C. Germinyannm (Comte de Germiny's). fl., dorsal sepal green, 

 with a >hinii]g brown disk ; petals green, spotted brown at base, 

 ligulate-obloug, spreading, the broader front part purple ; lip 

 greenish-yellow, brown in front. 1886. Agarden hybrid between 

 C. villosum and C. hirsiUissmum. 



C, Godefroyse (Mme. Godefroy-Leboeuf's). fl. covered with fine, 

 white hairs ; sepals and petals white or nearly so, thickly spotted 

 chocolate; lip spotted chocolate inside the pouch, i utside with 

 brighter spots; peduncle robust, rising above the foliage. I. 

 lignlate-oblong, 4in. to Sin. lonir, lin. to IJin. broad, sometimes 

 dark green, spotted white, sometimes spotle.«s, the under surface 

 spotted blood-red. 188^1. Siam. (B. M. 6876 ; G. C. n. s., xxiiL 

 49 ; R. G. 1867, p. 86 ; W. O. A. 177.) 



C. G, hemixantliilia (half-yellow). A variety having sulphur- 

 yellowish-white sepals. 1835. 



C. Godsef&anunL (Godseff's). fl., lateral sepals light yellow, 

 with a few dark spots at base, oblong, acute ; median sepal very 

 light yellow, oblong, the disk sepia-brown, marked yellow ; petals 

 ligulate, spreading, purplish-mauve, sulphur, and brown, dotted 

 blacklsh-red ; lip lisiht brown above, the under surface yellow, 

 slender, blunt : peduncle reddish-hairy, I. about 9in. long and 

 2in, bro^d, stiff. A hybrid, raised from C hirsutissimu7n and 

 C. Boxaliii, 



C. heph^stns (fiery), ft, as large as those of C. larhatum ; 

 dorsal sepal whii.e, veined green and purple ; lower sepal white, 

 veined green ; petals slightly depressed, the basal half brownish- 

 green, with a few blackish dots, the other half dull purple ; lip 

 resembling in colour that of C. barhatum nigrumy but not so 

 bright, the infolded lobes being dull vinous-purple, f . similar to 

 tho:ie of C. Lawrenceanum^ but with less bright tessellation. 

 Hybrid, of doubtful origin. 



C. Homianum (Horn's), fl., upper sepal white, with dark 



purple markings, yellowish -green at base ; petals light greenish, 

 very pale purple on the margins ; lip purplish-brown, much as in 

 C. Spicerianum; peduncle ochre, with reddish-purple stripes, 

 hairy, l. marked with pale, transverse, interrupted bars, 1887. 

 A hybrid between C. superbiens and C. Spicerianum. 



C. Ryeanum (Hye's). A form of (7. Latorenceanum. 



C. insigue albo-marginatam (white-margined). /., dorsal 



sepal yellowish-green, broa<ny margined white, spot*-ed brown 

 on the green part; petals tawny-yellow, with darker veins; 

 lip pale brownish, yellow inside. India, 1886. A distinct variety. 

 (\V. 0, A. 232.) 



C. i. aureum (golden). This variety is remarkable for the golden 

 glow which pervades the flowers, the colouring of which is in 

 other respects of the normal character. 1882. 



C. i. Mooreannm (IVIoore*s). fl. 5in. in diameter ; dorsal sepal 

 greenish-yellow, striped green, broadly margined white, witli 

 very large, dull purple spots ; petals pale yellowi?h-green, flushed 

 rosy-crimson, blotched at base ; lip bright bron?:e ; spikes 18in. to 

 20in. long. I. 14in. long. 1887. 



C, lo (lo, whose guard was Argus). fl, resembling those of 

 C. At(jus; dorsal sepal broad, the median nerves green, the ^ide 

 ones purple, the lower sepals broad, green-nerved ; petals 

 brownish at the tips. I. as in C. Lawrenceanum, 1886, A 

 garden hybrid between C Argus and C. Laivrenceanxtm, 



C. Iiaforoadei (Laforcade's). fl., dorsal sepal white, with 

 purplish nerves; petals shaded with rose on a dark green 

 ground, ciliated on the margins; lip dark red or slightly pur- 

 plish, shining. 1885. A hybrid between C. iixHgne pwnctaixi'm 



violaceum and C. barhatum, which latter it resembles in habit 

 and foliage. 



C. Iiatliamianiun (Latham's), fl., dorsal sepal greenish, cuneate- 

 oblong, minutely acute, shorter than the lip; median sepal 

 white, green at base, with a purple median line, cuneate- 

 elhptic. apiculate; petals light greenish-ochre outside, with a 

 dark niedian line and brown margins, on the inside superior 

 part hght ochre at base, then dark brown to the top, greenish 

 at apex and lower sides; lip light greenish-ochre; peduncle 

 ochreous, short-hairy. I. similar to those of C. Spicprianmn 

 (which 13 one of the parents of this hybrid, C. villosmn being 

 the other). 



C. Lawrencean\im coloratnm (coloured). /., median sepal 



not retuse, but markedly acute, the dark nerves having the 

 interstices tinted with light mauve ; warts on the petals numerous 

 and strong. 1887, *^ 



