CYPRIPEDIUM. 175 
to from 14ft. to 2ft., as in C. caudatum; in colour they 
are crimson and white on the upper part, brown-crimson 
below; pouch small, narrow, dark brown. The flowers 
last at least six weeks in perfection. This interesting 
Cypripedium is apparently easily grown if treated as a 
tropical plant. It does well when under the same con- 
ditions as suit C. Stonei. We have seen it in excellent 
health in the same house as Phalznopsis. 
C. Schlimiii—A distinct and pretty species, suitable for 
cultivation in a greenhouse. The leaves are 6in. to 8in. 
long, thin and narrow, and light green. The scape is erect 
and branched, bearing six or more flowers, which are 2in. 
across; the sepals and petals are snow-white, tinged with 
green towards the ends, and mottled with purplish rose; 
the pouch is round, very much contracted at the mouth, 
white, with a blotch of deep rose in front. This plant 
should be grown in a mixture of peat, sphagnum, and 
sand, and be well drained; it should be kept moderately 
cool, and at all seasons of the year freely supplied with 
water, but during the growing season a copious supply 
must be given. It blossoms at various times of the year. 
It is interesting as being one of the progenitors of the 
many fine hybrids represented by C. Sedeni. It inhabits 
swampy places in New Granada, at an elevation of 4oooft. 
above the sea, where it was discovered by M. Schlim, a 
collector employed by M. Linden, about 1866. 
Fig. 45; Botanical Magazine, t. 5614. 
C. Spicerianum.—A beautiful and very distinct species, 
which has recently become one of the most popular of 
Orchids, although about five years ago 170 guineas was 
paid for a small plant of it. The leaves are like those 
of C. insigne, but broader and shorter, and spotted with 
purple on the under side. The scape is hairy, purple, 
