234 ORCHIDS,. 



A. Cypripedium Lowii. Borneo . . Fl. des Ser., 375. 



Card. Mag., 297. 



Sepals pale yellow, marked with green at the tips, and 

 violet at the base ; petals several inches long, pale yel- 

 low, regularly spotted with violet or wholly violet ; lip 

 rich violet-shining purple, edged with greenish yellow. 

 Flowers on a spike of two to five. A very fine species, 

 blooming in summer. In its native habitat this species 

 grows on the tops of high trees. 



A. Cypripedium niveum. Siam .... Jen. Orch., 28. 



F. M., 543. 



I. H, 3, 83. 



B. M., 5922. 



A very dwarf plant ; foliage dark green, with minute 

 white spots, purplish-red below; flowers porcelain white, 

 spotted with violet-purple. 



A. Cypripedium pardinum. East Indies . F. M., 2, 51. 

 A rare species ; foliage mottled with green, purple 

 below ; flowers medium size, yellowish green and black, 

 hairy on the edge ; lip greenish yellow. 



A. Cypripedium Parishii. Moulmein . . B. M., 5791. 

 A species of stately growth, with broad coriaceous, dull 



green foliage ; flowers greenish white and purple, not 

 showy, but very enduring. A strong plant of this species 

 will seldom be out of bloom. 



Cypripedium Pearceii. See Cypripedium caricinum. 



B. Cypripedium purpuratum. Java . B. M., 4901 



B. R., 1991. 



Fl. des Ser., 1158. 



