-- CUm WM T 
Cypripedium—continued. 2 
€. ewe. remarkable).* solitary, often Sin. across; dorsal 
sepal m large, vu чесе faintly streaked with lines of 
reddish-brown, and the a part pure white ; lip large, tawny- 
аА 
& long, strap-s I -green » le 
nae 1819. A реа ето апа very 'useful stove plant. See 
Fig.595. (B. M. 3412.) Ў 
Ето. 595. FLOWER OF CYPRIPEDIUM INSIGNE, 
чы C 1. Maulei (Maule’s).* This, though similar in general appear- 
ance to mm is nevertheless distinct and beautiful; it is 
somewhat more delicate in its habit of growth. The flowers 
ате produced at the same season of the year, but are much 
be e in colour, the dorsal sepal being spotted dull purple, 
half is snow white. Nepaul. (G. C. n. s., xviii. 716.) 
ot punctatum violaceum (violet-dotted) This differs from 
C. i, Maulei in ite roundiah О , flat, dorsal sepal, and in the 
more hays wore ы ing of the yee i flower. Li — 
shining chestnut colour: light olive-green, 2 ah 
netted with dark umber. | n., June 24, 1882.) ж 
C. irapeanum (Ігареап). about Jin. in diameter; sepals d 
4 petals of а uniform rich d en-yellow ; lip samo colour, Mained 
he on the inside with reddi -brown, much. ted; spikes many- 
Ў, flowered. June, July. l, broad, pale green, ng the stem 
. Stove. (В. В. 1846, е : 
at the base, A. 18in. Mexico, 1 
©. nicum (Japanese) 7. solitary; se greenish, covered 
or spots; petals and lip white, Eee and tinged with 
crimson, forming a lovely contrast of colours, June. 1. large, 
twin, cordate, with crumpled edges, light green. A. 6in. to lft, 
Japan, 1874, Hardy. Distinct and uncommon. (G. C. n. s., iii. 625.) 
c. mese (smooth)* /., sepals striped inside with pu le; 
petals біп. long, very MS twisted, beautifully blotched ith 
chocolate, purple, and green; lip yellow ; scape hairy, three or 
four-flowered. S ing. i. strap-shaped, long,- thic » Shining. 
Phili 1860. A у^ handsome stove species. SYN. 
C. ippi (B. M. 3 
C.Lawrenceanum (Lawrence's)* jl., upper sepal very broad and 
round, much exceeding a half-crown piece, white, with numerous 
dark pep. shining veins ; lateral sepals very small, greenish- 
white, with dark purple spots; petals divaricate, nàrrow, green 
dull purplish at the ciliate; lip very large. l about lft. 
long, having on their Pra suríace à dark green mosaic on a light 
&reenish-white ground. Borneo, 1878. stove. (B. М, 6432.) 
Jl, dorsal sepal downy outside, pale green 
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Cypripedium—continued. ‚ 
within; petals long, the basal half greenish, spotted with purple, 
wholly purple towards the end; margi ciliated ; lip large, 
smooth, and shining, bluntly-oblong, light brown in colour, 
suffused with purple; spike generally two-flowered, sometimes 
more. i. oblong-ligulate, light green. Borneo, 1847. A curious 
and beautiful stove species, (G. C. 1847, 765.) * 
C. macranthum (large-flowered).* Л. deep rich purple, solitary. 
large; lip much inflated. May. Juze. оао ена bright 
green. Эіп. to 12in. Siberia, 1829. Hardy. (B. M. 2938.) 
. Mastersianum (Masters's) Л. en, white, coppery, brown. 
Malayan Archipelago, 1879. m à 
C. Morganiz (Mrs. Morgan’s). Л., dorsal sepal 21in. long by 
liin. broad, white, with purplish streaks; v sepal smaller, 
with fewer streaks ; petals 5in. long and lin. broad at the widest 
part, whitish at the base, spotted with reddish-crimson ; lip 
e, rose-colour, veined with crimson, whitish beneath ; stami- 
node pale yellow. Hybrid raised by Messrs. Veitch between 
C. superbiens and C. Stonei. One of the largest and most beau- 
tifully coloured of all Cypripediums, (Gn., Jan. 20, 1883. 
C. nitens (shining). A hybrid between С. villosum and C. insi; 
Maulei, described as follows : “Petals long, wavy, light brown, 
and ochre colour, reticulate, very shining, as in C. villosum, the 
upper sepal and inferior one quite as in С. Maulei, but far larger ; 
not a vestige of the narrow base of the superior one, as in 
i C. villosum; lip with long lateral 
horns of sac, and narrower, in the 
way of C. villosum." 
C. niveum (snowy).* ji. wholly of 
а = soft snowy white, save for 
a xd freckles I rep ate 
gularly scattered over the se 
and petals, usually solitary, rarely 
twin. l. dark green on the upper 
blotched with 
-Spotted),* i. large; dorsal white, 
n; lower sepal smaller; petals broad and 
y -Ereen, tted with purplish- 
i те re: ish-purple, and fringed at the ed, ев with Aan 
hairs ; lip light LN green, tinged with pale yellow; spike 
two or three-flower tled with various shades of green _ 
са му?" Side, purplish beneath. India, 1869. X 
C. Parishii (Parish's)* Ji., sepals greenish-white, broad ; pet: 
much lengthened out, from tie ty Sin. long, beautifully 1 
the lower half being of a rich purple; lip purple, 1. 
ера or yellowish- n; scape sometimes at. 1 
ranched, three to six-flowered. Summer. i. distichous, | 
and broad. А. 2ft. Burmah, 1869, Stove. (B. M. 5791.) 
C. parviflorum (small-flowered).* Ё comparatively 
grant ; ee 
fra- 
з and petals glo: brown - B s 
iral ; ip b ht don ME пара: Lgs 7 
to 2ft. high. North America, 1759. Thé? .. 
C. pub ens in habit and flower. _ 
petals 
es т bl 
ardy. (B. M. 3024.) 
C. Petri (Mr. Peter Veitch’s).* jt white, with green veins 
with long hairs; lip greenish-brown. Malay Archipelago, 1880. 
ere to C. Dayanum. A 
philippinense (Philippine). А synonym of C. levigatum. _ 
C. pubescens (down yellowish. 
bron Marked wis es 
i. Rhus Toxicodendron. (G. C. n. s., xix. 785.) Е 
purpuratum (purple. Л. very like those of 
except that the dorsal has more pure white 
Winter. 4. beautifully spotted. Sumatri, 1838. 
C.Sedeni. See Selenipedium Ѕейепі. : 
C. selligerum (saddle-bearing)* | g^ 
= re ye Me o : : veins; inferior 
se Éi bi d s] i , - 
sepal smaller and whitish ; petals about 3 We" Mos n 
geh. o ooo ИЙ: ИР пећ Jike 
that of C. barbatum, ч Heb ат, but quite distinct from 
See Fig. 596, for which we are indebted to Messrs, 
veins ; ae 
h, green at the base, covered on the whole border — 
