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A. Cypripedium vexillarium. Hybrid. 



A cross between Cypripedium barbatum and C. Farriea- 

 num. Sepals white, mottled with purple, greenish at 

 base ; petals purple ; lip light brown, streaked with green. 

 A rare and beautiful plant. 



A. Cypripedium venustum. Nepaul . Sert. Bot., 7. 



Hook. Ex., 35. 



B. M., 2129. 



B. R., 788. 



War. Orch., 2, 24. 



An old inhabitant of our greenhouses, but none the 

 less to be valued. Foliage rich, shaded green, purple 

 underneath ; flower greenish white ; lip yellowish green ; 

 petals fringed ; very free-flowering, of easy culture, and 

 soon makes a large specimen. Blooms all winter. There 

 are varieties which differ slightly in color. 



A. Cypripedium villosum. Moulmein. Fl. des Ser., 1475. 



Pes., 48. 



War. Orch., 2, 30. 

 I. H., 126. 



One of the best of the genus. Foliage long, light 

 green ; flowers very large, glossy amber-brown, with pur- 

 ple lines ; lasting six weeks in beauty. Blooms from 

 January to May. This makes a beautiful specimen. 



All the Cypripediums are worth growing, and a selec- 

 tion is indispensable in every collection of Orchids. 



The following are species : 



Cypripedium arietinum. B. M., 1569 ; Lodd. Cab., 1240 ; M, 

 O. P., 6. 



