CYPRIPEDIUM SCHLIMII, VAR. ALBIFLORUM, 



. ord. ORGHIDEAE. 



ETYMOLOGY : xforpic, ttfos, Cypris, a surname of Venus, and ziilt. 



GENERIC CHARACTER : Perigonii patentis /bKofa ezfertora la 



inter se connata, supremum conforme, quinquenerve ; interiora Nigral 



brevis cermui . apice 1 1 



subbivalves. Pollen pulticeo granulosum. Stigma deltoideum, columnae i 



nera Plantarum, 1618.) * 



SPECIFIC CHARACTER : Affinis Cypripedio Lindleyano , Schc 

 apiculatum, stigmatis labium superius triangulum, inferius retusum k 



Cypripediixm. Bdalimii, var albiflorum, Lind. in litt. 



Selenepidiiam. Sclxlimii, Reichb. LBonplandia, ii, 277; 1 



Chaeactee or the vaeiety. — Flowers white, including I abu 

 the labellum. This charming variety with very narrow deep easi 

 green leaves and almost entirely white flowers comes from | mei 

 the western Cordillera of Colombia, whilst the typical | T 

 variety has not been found beyond the river Magdalena. In I spec 

 addition to the attractions offered by this pretty plant in its I 



THE KITCHEN GARDEN AND ORCHARD. 



MELONS. 



Dr. Cenas of Meyzieux , Isere , cultivates a numerous col- 

 lection of Melons. Thirty-eight of his best varieties were 

 recently exhibited at Lyons. The judges had ample time to 

 examine and taste them. The following sorts are those which 

 appeared to us to be the most worthy of attention, either 

 for their beauty or superior flavour. 



D'Esclavonie, fruit large, rind white, flesh white, delicious. 



Noir de Vlnde, resembling a water-melon, skin black, 

 flesh red , perfect. 



De Caprera, fruit large oblong, netted green and yellow, 

 rind thin, quality excellent. 



De Chypre, fruit medium, oblong, rind white, thin, first- 

 rate quality. 



De Skilman veind, large , oblong , netted fruit , skin deep 

 green, flesh red, excellent. 



To the 



Oranyinf 

 yellow skin 



melons. Seeds of the 

 Mr. L. Lille, seedsma 

 of Melons himself. 



USTIEW raxJiTS. 



PEAR ABBE PETEL. 



Fruit large or very large, shape of the calebasse, six I This handsome fruit ™™^ Jj 



inches or more long, about three in diameter, curved up- ™"J£ J^',^^ of ]t * 



wards; stalk stout, variable in length, often thick and Nov. 1, 1» 4. rm 



fleshy ; skin bright citron yellow, dotted with gray, freely I last exhibition of the Hoiticultu.nl Ass 

 russetted at the top and slightly tinged with pink ; flesh 

 melting, delicate, perfumed; ripe iu October or November. 



