CYPRIPEDIUM NIVEUM. Malayan Archipelago. (Ilustrated.) 
A beautiful species of the first group. Dwarf-growing with small, oblong, pointed 
leaves, dark green, mottled with grey on the upper side, and dull red under- 
neath. The flower scapes are short, rarely being six inches in height. The flowers 
are usually produced singly, but occasionally in pairs. The dorsal sepal is shaped 
like a flattened sphere. It is pure white, save for a few bright red streaks on the 
back. The roundish petals are white also, except for a number of minute cinnamon 
red spots. The pouch is tiny and egg-shaped, and is pure white. 
Like other species of the concolor and bellatulum group, it appreciates limestone 
in the compost. It flowers in late Spring and early Summer, and the flowers last 
four or five weeks. 
Culture as suggested for Cyp. concolor. 
CYPRIPEDIUM PARDINUM. (See under C. venustum). 
CYPRIPEDIUM PARISHII. Native of Burma. 
A handsome and robust species of the first group. Leaves are long, thick, and 
leathery, the apex obliquely rounded, the upper part being a darker green than 
underneath. Flower scape grows to 2 feet in height, and is thick, hairy and oc- 
casionally branched. It bears generally two, but sometimes, in particularly strong 
specimens, as many as six flowers. Dorsal sepal broad and bent forward, a rich 
lemon colour veined with pale green. The petals are up to five inches long, wavy, 
twisted and pendulous, coloured green at the base, and a reddish-purple at 
the apex, the edges being studded with purple, hairy warts. The pouch is large 
and long, and is a deep green, tinged with purple. Flowers appear in Autumn and 
last up to six weeks. 
Culture as already recommended for heat-loving Cypripediums of the first group. 
CYPRIPEDIUM PHILIPPINENSE. Native of Mindanao. 
This is a rather rare species of the first group. Leaves are about a foot long, strap- 
shaped, fleshy, bright glossy green. Scape about eighteen inches high, hairy and 
carrying up to four flowers. Flowers large with a tall, broad dorsal petal bending 
forward. It is white with purple stripes. The lower sepal has green stripes— 
both are hairy on the outside. The petals are about 6 inches in length, narrow, 
much twisted, and pendulous. They are yellow at the base, green in the middle, 
and white at the apex. The middle part is thickly blotched with chocolate. The 
pouch is small, and is greenish yellow in colour. It flowers in Spring and lasts 
4 to § weeks. 
Cyp. Philippinense is found in the tropical jungles of the Philippine Islands, par- 
ticularly in the island of Mindanao. The treatment suggested for Cyp. glanduli- 
ferum is satisfactory. 
Syn. Cyp. laevigatum. 
CYPRIPEDIUM PRAESTANS. Synonymous with C. glanduliferum, q.v. 
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