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THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 



Cypripedinm continued. 



FIG. 592. CYPRIPEDIOM CALCEOLUS. 



O. ooncolor (one-coloured).* fl. cream-coloured, finely speckled, 

 borne in pairs on dark brown stems. I. beautifully variegated. 

 Moulmein, 1865. A very distinct stove species. See Fig. 593. 

 (B. M. 5513.) 



FIG. 593. CYPRIPEDIUM CONCOLOR. 



C. Crossli (Cross's). /., dorsal sepal large, ground colour whitish, 

 with a purplish blotch in the centre, from which spring lines of 

 the same colour ; lower half of sepal marked with green lines ; 

 lateral sepals whitish, lined with green, tipped reddish-purple ; 

 lip reddisn-purple. I. light green, blotched with darker colour. 

 Peru, 1864., (B. H. 1865, 226 J 



C. Dayanum (Day's).* fl. large ; sepals white, with green veins ; 

 petals purplish, tinged with green. May, June. I. 



une. I. with very 

 Borneo, 1860. Stove. (F. d. S. 



Cypripedium 



tinned. 



beautifully distinct variegation. 

 1527.) 

 C. Domlniannm. See Solenipedinm Dominianum. 



C. Druryl (Drury's).* ,/Z., sepals greenish-yellow, covered < 

 with numerous dark hairs, middle line broad, black ; petals 

 broad, ligulate, bent a little downwards, each equally adorned 

 with a broad black line over the middle ; lip ochraceous, with 

 numerous brown spots on its channelled base. h. 6in. India, 

 1877. This stove species has the general habit of C. insiqne, but 

 the leaves are more acute and usually shorter, and the flower is 

 very different. 



C. enryandrum (large-anthered).* A very distinct hybrid between 

 C. barbatum and C. Stonei. The sepals come near those of the 

 latter, but the upper one is more blunt ; petals ligulate, rather 

 broad, much longer than those of C. barbatum, much shorter 

 than those of C. Stonei ; the lip comes near that of C. barbatum, 

 but is larger. (F. d, S. 2278, 2279.) 



Fio. 594. CYPRIPEDIUM FAIRIEANUM. 



C. Falrioannm (Fairie's).* fl. solitary; dorsal sepal large, white, 

 beautifully streaked with green and brownish-purple; petals 

 similar in colour and curiously curved at the ends ; lip rather 

 large, dull purple, suffused with dull brown and shaded with 

 green. I. about Sin. long, narrow, pale green. A. 1ft. East 

 Indies. The flowers are produced in great abundance, and will 

 last several weeks in full beauty if not sprinkled with water. It 

 thrives best in a cool house. See Fig. 594. (B. M. 5024.) 



C.gnttatnm (spotted).* /. beautiful snow-white, heavily blotched 

 or marbled with deep rosy-purple, rather small. June. I. twin, 

 broadly-ovate, downy, h. bin. to 9in. Northern Russia, Siberia, 

 and North America, 1829. A very charming but rare hardy 

 species, thriving in a shady position on rockwork or in a border, 

 in leaf mould, moss, and sand ; it must be kept rather dry in 

 winter. (P. F. G. 1, 183.) 



C. Harrlslannm (Harris's).* A hybrid between C. barbatum and 

 C. villosum. fl. larger than those of the first-named, yet inferior 

 in size to C. villosum ; upper sepal broad, shining, dark purple, 

 tipped with white ; petals rich purple ; lip claret-coloured, tipped 

 with green. 1. marked like those of C. barbatum, with the 

 polished appearance of C. villosum. 



C. Haynaldlanum (Haynald's).* fl., upper half of upper sepal 

 faintly rose and white, lower greenish, beautifully blotched with 

 brown ; inferior sepal pale green, slightly spotted brown ; lip 

 green, with a rounded base ; raceme two or more flowered. 

 Winter. ~ 



to 



Philippines, 1877. This species comes very cl 

 C. Lourii. (B. M. 6296.) 



C. Hincksianuxn. See Selenipcdium Hincksianum. 



C. hirsutlssimmn (very hairy), fl. often 6in. across, solitary or 

 in pairs, on erect hairy scapes ; sepals and petals green, shaded 

 with purple, and dotted with brown ; lip greenish, with a pro- 

 fusion of brown dots. March to May. I. pale green, about lOin. 

 long. h. 1ft. Java. Less showy than many others, but well 

 worth growing. Stove. (B. M. 4990.) 



C. Hookerse (Mrs. Hooker's).* fl. solitary, on very long scapes ; 

 sepals and petals yellowish-brown, the points of the latter being 

 of a rich rosy-purple ; the pouch is somewhat small, brown, suf- 

 fused with yellow. Summer. I. broad, obtuse; ground-colour 

 deep black-green, beautifully variegated with irregular-shaped 

 blotches of pure white. Borneo, 1868. Stove. (B. M. 5362.) 



