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The twisted petals — greenish, with crimson lines, very large 

 maroon spots and crimson-purple tips — hang loosely. An 

 enormous slipper, all crimson-brown. 



Mrs. E. G. Uihlein (villosum aureum x Leeanum gigan- 

 teum). — The dorsal rises to a point between shoulders 

 perfectly square, white, with a heavy slash of copper from 

 base to crest ; the centre greenish-coppery, with lines and 

 mottling of pale crimson. Petals green in the upper half, 

 clouded and lined with copper ; paler below. Slipper 

 similar. 



Venustum (Measures variety). — A remarkable sport. 

 Small. The white dorsal is striped with clear green lines, 

 rising from a green cloud at the base. The ochreous copper 

 petals have a green base. Slipper the same, covered with a 

 pretty green network. 



Watsonianum (Harrisianum nigrum x concolor). — The 

 white crested dorsal shows a crimson line in the centre, 

 green on either side, crimson towards the edges. The 

 petals, dark green at base, fade to a paler tint, and the ends 

 are crimson ; all softly lined with crimson. Slipper maroon. 



Woodlandsense (Dayanum x Javanicum virens). — Among 

 the rare Cypripeds in this collection, I have noted several of 

 which the dorsal sepal bore a cap, elaborate as eccentric in 

 shape. But this is most singular of all. Between the point 

 of the dorsal and the shoulder is a process which I can only 

 describe in architectural language as a volute reversed ; an 

 addition so abnormal and inexplicable that I really find 

 nothing to say about it. In other respects the dorsal is 

 striking — handsomely rounded, white with a rosy margin, 

 the vivid green at the base not fading softly but abrupt almost 

 as a splash ; petals the same vivid green, with maroon 

 spots and a stain of copper at the ends. The rosy stamenode 

 shows well upon this ground. Slipper pale green, with a 

 pleasing network of copper. 



