CYPRIPEDIUM. 171 
white; pouch large, wide at the mouth, green and purple- 
brown. This is an easily-grown plant, but poor in floral 
colour. There seems to be very little difference between it 
and C. Roézliz. Native of Central America; introduced in 
1870. Syns. C. Reichenbachianum, C. Hincksianum. 
Botanical Magazine, t. 5970. 
C. Lowii.—This prettily-marked species has been a great 
favourite ever since its first introduction. The leaves are 
upwards of rft. long, about 2in. broad, and pale green in 
colour. The scapes are from 2ft. to 3ft. long, and produce 
from two to five flowers, a greater number being noticeable 
upon wild specimens. They are about 4in. across, variously 
shaded with green, yellow, purple, or violet, and are also 
spotted with black or deep purple; the petals are long, 
twisted once, broadest at the apex, fringed on the margins, 
green, spotted with purple, at the base, purple at the 
apex; the pouch is helmet-shaped, shining purplish green. 
The plant grows upon lofty trees in the thick jungles of 
Borneo and Sarawak, and was introduced in 1846. 
Bloce des Serres, &. 375: 
C. niveum.—This is a gem amongst Cypripediums. The 
leaves are small, dark green on the upper side, irregularly 
blotched with grey, the under side being of a dull vinous 
red; the flowers are on erect scapes, from gin. to 6in. high, 
solitary, or rarely produced in pairs, and pure, soft, snowy 
white, save for a few freckles of cinnamon irregularly 
scattered over the sepals and petals. The appearance of the 
plant, when not in flower, is very similar to that of 
C. concolor, the flowers of which are yellow. It blossoms 
during spring and summer, and remains in perfection about 
a month. It requires tropical treatment, and some broken 
limestone should be added to the peat and sphagnum used 
in potting. It is sometimes stated to be a native of 
