520 ORCHIDS. 
in a deep fissure of the rockery, or in a border where 
it will get shade from bright sunshine. It may also be 
cultivated in pots or pans, in a mixture of loam and peat. 
When happily situated it increases rapidly, and we have 
Fig. 114. Cypripedium Calceolus 
(much reduced). 
seen patches of it a yard square, bearing over fifty flower- 
spikes. Besides its British habitat, this species is also found 
in Northern Europe and Asia down to the Himalayas. 
Pigs aa’; Plate, Kip: «3. 
Var. major has flowers 4in. across. 
