CYPRIPEDIUMS 20I 



with crimson-purple. Petals the same, very dark at base, 

 paling to a greenish centre ; all closely spotted with the 

 dark crimson tone. Slipper maroon, highly polished. 



Princess May (callosum x Sanderianum). — A stately 

 bloom, of impressive colouring. The tall bulbous dorsal is 

 white at the crest, crimson-lake below, pale green at base ; 

 the whole striped with maroon and with crimson dots. Petals 

 long, drooping far below the greenish slipper, green in the 

 midst, with crimson edges and profuse dottings of crimson. 



Pylaeus (Cardinale x Sedeni). — Pink and pretty. The 

 pointed dorsal is pale pink above, greenish in the midst. 

 The sharp pink petals have edges of carmine, and carmine 

 tips. The pouch-like slipper is crimson ; its lining ivory, 

 marbled with pink. 



Phoebe (laevigatum x bellatulum). — Rosy-white through- 

 out. The dorsal bears a cloud of crimson -lake, sharply 

 defined, darkening to maroon at the base, whence proceed 

 heavy branching lines of crimson and maroon. The petals, 

 crimson-stained above, heavily dotted all over with maroon, 

 have white margins. Slipper bright crimson at the top, 

 whitish below. 



Paris (bellatulum x Stonei). — A grand beauty. The 

 broad globular dorsal has a greenish patch in the midst, 

 surrounded by purple, netted all over with maroon lines. 

 The edges are pure white, as distinct as if drawn with the 

 brush. Petals depressed, curiously blunted at the tips, 

 verdigris -green at base, fading and changing to dusky 

 crimson, with heavy spots of deepest maroon. Slipper 

 purple, netted over with carmine ; yellowish at the toe. 



Rowena (Chamberlainianum x bellatulum). — Dorsal 

 greenish -yellow above, darkest maroon below ; branching 

 maroon lines circle upwards. Petals greenish towards the 

 tips, clouded at base, edged, scored, and dotted all over with 

 maroon-crimson. The shield of the column intensely dark 



