CYPRIPEDIUM. 165 
by Messrs. F. Sander and Co., in 1888, from the Philippine 
Islands. It will, no doubt, require the same treatment 
as its allies, C. Stonei and C. Rothschildianum. 
C. Fairieanum.—This is one of the prettiest of all 
Cypripediums, the form as well as the colour of the 
flowers being exceptionally attractive. The leaves are 
Fig. 43. Cypripedium Fairieanum 
(much reduced). 
6in. long, iin. wide, and bright green. The scape is 
slender, pale green, 6in. high; the flowers are produced 
singly, usually during the autumn months; the dorsal 
sepal is large and white, yellowish green at the ‘base, 
beautifully streaked with brownish purple; petals similar 
in colour, fringed with black hairs, deflexed, and curiously 
curved at the ends; the pouch is dull purple, suffused 
