CYPRIPEDIUM PURPURATUM. Native of China. 
Another of the tessellated leaved species belonging to the first group. Leaves, 5-6 
inches long, pale green in colour, mottled with dark green. The flower spike is 
about 6 inches tall, carrying a single flower. Dorsal sepal large and broad, lower 
part green striped with purple—the upper half white. The edges are curled back. 
The petals are broad, undulated, hairy on the edges. They are brownish-purple 
in colour, studded with black warts. 
This species originally came from Hong Kong, but has since been found in vari- 
ous parts of the East Indies. 
It flowers in the Winter time, the blooms lasting for 5-6 weeks. 
Cultural treatment as recommended for Cyp. barbatum (which it closely 
resembles) will be found satisfactory. 
CYPRIPEDIUM ROTHSCHILDIANUM. Native of New Guinea. 
Another of the New Guinea species, belonging to the first group, and, like the 
other species from that country, of great beauty. The leaves are very long (over 
2 feet), by about 24 inches wide. They are green and very shining. The flower 
scape is strong, red in colour, about a foot high, and carries two or three large 
flowers. Dorsal sepal long, and wedge-shaped pointed at the apex. It is pale 
yellow in shade, with purplish-black stripes, and a white margin. The petals 
are narrow, undulated at the lower end, yellowish-green with dark brown lines 
running lengthways, and blotched here and there. The pouch is large and of 
thick texture, cinnamon-brown in colour, the mouth being red. Column curved, 
and curiously shaped. 
Treatment as already suggested for the other New Guinea species. 
CYPRIPEDIUM SANDERIANUM. Native of Malay. 
A fine species of the first group. The fleshy leaves are strap-shaped, shining and 
green, and about 12 inches long. Flower scapes a foot high, stout and downy, and 
* dark purple in colour. The dorsal sepal is triangular in shape and concave, the 
back being ciliated. It is pale green, magnificently striped with brownish-crimson. 
The petals curl backwards at the base and then hang downwards, gracefully 
spiralled. They are up to 2 feet in length. They are crimson and white in the 
upper half, changing to a brownish-crimson at the base. The pouch is small 
and narrow, and is dark brown in colour. Flowers in Autumn, and the blooms 
last six weeks. 
Culture as already suggested for members of the first group. 
CYPRIPEDIUM SPICERIANUM. Native of Assam. 
A popular and pretty species of easy culture which may be classed in either the 
second or third groups. Leaves are about 8 inches in length and about an inch 
across, and green in colour, spotted rich purple near the base, underneath. Scape 
is about 9 inches long, hairy and purple. The flowers are produced singly as a 
rule, though pairs are occasionally seen. They are from 2 to 2} inches across. 
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