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acuminate in shape, and dark green. The flowers are pro- 

 duced singly, and are of moderate size ; sepals and petals green 

 with brown streaks, the latter slightly twisted ; lip some- 

 what oblong, white spotted with brownish purple. It is a very 

 desirable plant. Native of North America and Canada. 



C. guttatum. — A perfect little gem, making a stem about 

 three inches high, with two broad leaves and a single flower, 

 which is large and most beautifully marked with rich purple 

 and white. It is found in boggy, swampy places in Canada 

 and Siberia. 



C. macranthum . — One of the finest and most distinct of the 

 terrestrial species of this genus ; it grows about ten inches 

 high, and produces its charming large purple flowers early 

 in June. Native of Siberia. 



C. ixirvifiorum. — Another very handsome species, some- 

 what resembling C. Calceolus, but taller in its growth, and 

 the stem and leaves are slightly downy ; sepals and petals a 

 little twisted, yellow, streaked with reddish brown ; lip large 

 and round, and wholly of a rich yellow. Native of North 

 Carolina. 



C. puhescens. — This fine plant is also from North America ; 

 it makes a stem a foot or more high, with large downy light 

 green leaves, and produces in June its charming yellow and 

 purple flowers, which continue in perfection for a very long 

 time. 



C. spectahiJe. — A superb plant, growing from one to two 

 feet high, and supporting large downy leaves, with beautiful 

 rose and white flowers. It generally blooms in May and June, 

 and makes one of the finest plants for exhibition purposes, the 

 flowers being so distinct from those of any other Cypri- 

 pedium. R. Hanbury, Esq., of The Poles, Herts, exhibited a 

 very fine plant several years ago at the Horticultural Society's 

 Exhibition, Regent's Park. There were many fine specimens 



