has been reported from Malay Peninsula. The rainfall is ample throughout the 
year, even the driest month averaging 10 inches. It should never be allowed 
to become dry—even when in flower it is well to see that the compost is damp. 
CYPRIPEDIUM BELLATULUM. Native of Moulmein. 
A charming and popular species of the second group. Leaves grow to about 10 
inches, and from 1} to 2 inches across. Dark green in colour, prettily marked 
with grey-green, the underneath being a rich reddish-purple. The scapes are 
short (up to about 4 inches) and bear single flowers about 3 inches in width. 
The colouring varies—sometimes white, sometimes cream, and (more rarely) 
sometimes flushed with pale pink—but invariably profusely spotted with purplish 
black. The dorsal sepal is round and concave, curving over to form a cap. The 
petals are almost as broad as long, and the purple spots are usually somewhat larger 
than those of the sepals. The pouch is small but daintily shaped, and is white 
with small purple spots. It flowers in the late Summer, and the blooms last several 
weeks. 
This species is very partial to limestone in its compost. I had a very large plant 
which had outgrown its pot. On dividing it I planted one portion in the general 
compost recommended above for the second group of orchids with a little lime 
mixed in—the other I potted in polypodium fibre (see Cymbidiums) with some 
pieces of limestone. Both plants are growing well, but the one in the latter com- 
post is making the more vigorous growth—whether this is due to the fibre or to 
the extra amount of lime I do not know. 
Cypripedium bellatulum grows well in an ordinary bushhouse in the warmer 
parts of Brisbane, but in Sydney and other cool locations, a glasshouse is desirable, 
particularly in the Winter months when the temperature of its atmosphere should 
not be allowed to fall much below 50 degrees at any time. Ample water is 
necessary throughout the warmer months, and even in the Winter the compost 
should be kept damp enough to prevent any deterioration of the plant. This 
species resents disturbance, and should be so potted that it will go for years with- 
out repotting. 
There are several varieties, including variety alba, which is pure white throughout, 
and is a very beautiful thing, but, unfortunately, hard to come by. 
CYPRIPEDIUM BOXALLII—a variety of C. villosum. Native of Burma. 
One of the third or cool-growing group. Leaves green, strap-shaped, about a foot 
long and fairly broad. The flower scapes are long and bear usually one, but oc- 
casionally two, large flowers which have a highly glazed appearance like those of 
C. villosum. The dorsal sepal is broad, and is green with a wide, white margin, 
heavily spotted with purple. Petals greenish-yellow veined with brownish-purple. 
Pouch yellow tinged with dull purple. It flowers in late Winter. 
This species is found in the forests of upper Burma, in the mountainous country 
between Myadaung and Wuntho at an elevation of 6,000 feet. Rainfall is mod- 
erate during the Summer and Autumn, scanty in the Winter and in Spring. The 
temperature range is from about 37 degrees in midwinter to a maximum of 83 
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