176 ORCATDS: 
gin. long, generally one-flowered; flowers 24in. across, full, 
of good substance; dorsal sepal 2in. wide, green, and folded 
at the base, the rest pure white, tinged with rosy violet, 
Fig. 45. Inflorescence and Leaf of Cypripedium Schlimii 
(% nat. size). 
and having a stripe of purple from the apex to the base; 
lower sepal ovate, greenish; petals 2in. long, wavy along 
the margins, pale green, striped and spotted with purple; 
pouch large, open, dull purple; staminode large, disk-like, 
