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with stout pseudo-bulbs, gives D. x micans with pseudo-bulbs corre- 
spondingly stout. . 
Varietal characters seem also to be generally inherited in the 
Cypripedium group; for instance, Paphiopedilum insigne crossed 
with P. Spicerianum produced the typical hybrid P. x Leeanum, with 
Sir Trevor Lawrence ; but when P. i. Maulei or P. i. Chantini were used 
as parents by Messrs. Veitch and Mr. Winn, P. x Leeanum superbum 
was the result, the offspring in these cases corresponding with the parents’ 
varieties in having a larger area of pure white, and being much broader 
in the upper sepal of the flower. Again, when the densely spotted P. i. 
Wallacei was used as a parent by M. Jules Hye-Leysen, of Ghent, the 
densely spotted P. x Leeanum Albertianum was the result; while the 
yellow P. i. Sander gave with Messrs. Veitch the yellowish P. x Lee- 
anum Prospero, and the large P. i. giganteum gave with Messrs. Heath, of 
Cheltenham, the large P. x Leeanum giganteum. Finally, P. i. 
Chantini crossed with P. Spicerianum roseum gave with Hon. Erastus 
Corning, Albany, U.S§.A., the richly coloured P. x Leeanum roseum. In 
the same way, the typical P. insigne crossed with P. villosum gives 
P. x nitens Sallierii, while P. i. Chantini and P. i. Maulei give P. x 
nitens, P. x n. superbum, P. x n. Celeus, and P. x n. giganteum; all 
being superior forms, showing clearly the larger flowers, broader upper 
sepal, and white area of the parent varieties. Similarly, the typical 
P. insigne crossed with P. barbatum gives the typical P. x Ashburtoniz, 
while the variety P. i. Chantini, with M. Bauer, of Paris, gave P. x A. 
Barteti and P. x A. Laforcadei, both showing the varietal characters 
of the parental variety. In the same way, the typical P. insigne, crossed 
with P. Fairieanum, gave with Messrs. Veitch the typical P. x Arthur- 
ianum ; but when their Mr. Seden used P. i. Chantini as the parent, the 
result was P. x A. pulchellum, in which the characters of the parental 
variety are marked. Again, the typical P. barbatum crossed with P. 
bellatulum, with several raisers, has given the typical P. x Richmanii, 
with nearly horizontal petals, while P. barbatum Crossii, with drooping 
petals, when used as the parent in this cross, has given P. x R. Leysen- 
ianum, P, x R. ‘‘ Francois Peeters,’ and P. x R. “ Lilian Greenwood,”’ 
all with pendent petals. 
Two apparent exceptions to the above may be cited: P. b. Crossii 
crossed with P. Charlesworthii gave P. x barbato-Charlesworthii, with 
nearly horizontal petals, and P. b. Crossii crossed with P. Spicerianum 
eave P. x Eyermannianum Hermione, with nearly horizontal petals. 
P. Boxalli crossed with P. hirsutissimum with Mr. Cookson, gave the 
typical P. x Godseffianum, but the dark-coloured variety P. B. atratum, 
used by M. Desbois, gave the dark-coloured P. x G. Jupiter. In the 
same way P. Boxalli crossed with P. Spicerianum, by Messrs. Veitch. 
gave the typical P. x Calypso, while P. x B. atratum, used by Mr. 
Winn and Mr. Cookson, gave the darker forms, P. x C. Winn’s var., 
P. x C. Armstrongianum, and P. x C. Oakwood var. Similarly P. 
Boxalli, crossed with P. barbatum, gives P. x apiculatum, while P. B. 
atratum gives P. x a. atratum. 
In another section of the Cypripedium group the inheritance of varietal 
characters still holds good to a large extent. For instance, Phragmi- 
