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Cypxipedinm continued. 



C. Inslgne (remarkable). ft. solitary, often Sin. across ; dorsal 

 sepal broad, large, yellowish-green, faintly streaked with lines of 

 reddish-brown, and the upper part pure white ; lip large, tawny- 

 yellow, paler within. Winter, lasting several weeks in beauty. 

 I. long, strap-shaped, yellowish-green, coriaceous, distichous. 

 Nepaul, 1819. A well-known and useful greenhouse plant. See 

 Fig. 595. (B. M. 3412.) 



Cypripedium continued. 



within ; petals long, the basal half greenish, spotted with purple, 

 " purple towards the end ; margins ciliated ; lip large, 

 , and shining, bluntly-oblong, light brown in colour, 

 " two-flowered, sometimes 

 Borneo, 1847. A curious 

 . C. 1847. 765.) 



C. macrantbom (large-flowered).* JL deep rich purple, solitary, 

 large; lip much inflated. May, June. i. medium -sized, bright 

 gre^nl JL Bin. to 12in. Siberia; 1829. Hardy. (B. M^SSS.) 

 C. vfmmt*rtAm.vtmn (Masters's). JL green, white, coppery, brown, 

 go, 1879. 



JL, dorsal sepal 2iin. long by 

 lower sepal smaller, 

 d at the' 



whitish beneath sum? 

 Hybrid raised by' Messrs. Veitch between 

 C. mrxrtritnt and a Stonri. One of the largest and most beau- 

 tifuUy coloured of all Cypripediums. (Gn., Jan. 20, 1883.) 



I. A hybrid between C. villotum and C. intigni 

 as follows: "Petals long, wavy, light brown, 

 and ochre colour, reticulate, very shining, as in C. Kfonwn, the 

 upper sepal and inferior one quite as in C. IfauZet, bnt far larger ; 

 not a vestige of the narrow base of the superior one, as in 



Flo. 595. FLOWER OP CYPRIPEDIUM INSIGNR. 



C.L Maulel (Mania's).* This, though similar in general appear- 

 ance to the type, is nevertheless distinct and beautiful ; it is 

 somewhat more delicate in its habit of growth. The flowers 

 are produced at the same season of the year, but are much 

 brighter in colour, the dorsal sepal being spotted dull purple, 

 and fully half is snow white. NepauL (G. C. n.s.,xriiL716.) 



C. L ptmctatum vlolaceum (violet-dotted). This differs from 

 C. i. Maulei in its roundish-oblong, flat, dorsal sepal, and in the 

 more definite colouring of the whole flower. Lip smaller, 

 shining chestnut colour; petals light olive-green, shaded and 

 netted with dark umber. (Gn., June 24, 1882.) 



C. irapeannm (Irapean). JL about 4in. in diameter; sepals and 

 petals of a uniform rich golden-yellow ; lip same colour, stained 

 on the inside with reddish-brown, much inflated; spikes many- 

 flowered. June, July. I. broad, pale green, sheathing the stem 

 at the base. h. 18in. Mexico, 1844Ystove. (B. K. 1846, 58.) 



C. Japonionm (Japanese). /. solitary ; sepals greenish, covered 

 with red spots ; petals and lip white, stained and tinged with 

 crimson, forming a lovely contrast of colours. June. L large, 

 twin, cordate, with crumpled edges, light green, h. 6in. to 1ft. 

 Japan, 1874. Hardy. Distinct and uncommon. (G. C. n. s., iii 625.) 



C. iJBvigatnm (smooth).* fl.., sepals striped inside with purple; 

 petals oin. long, very much twisted, beautifully blotched with 

 chocolate, purple, and green ; lip yellow ; scape hairy, f 

 four-flowereo. Spring. I. strap-shaped, long, thick, 

 Philippines, 1865. A very handsome stove species. 

 C. phdippinente. (B. M. 5508.) 



C. Lawrenceanum (Lawrence's).* JL. upper sepal Tery broad and 

 round, much exceeding a half-crown piece, white, with nnmerpu* 

 dark purplish, shining veins ; lateral sepals very small, greenish- 

 white, with dark purple spots ; petals divaricate, narrow, green, 

 dull purplish at the top, ciliate ; Up very large. L about 1ft. 

 long, having on their inner surface a dark green mosaic on a light 

 gr4ouh.wEite ground. Borneo. 1878. Stove, (B. M. 6432.) 



C. Lowil (Low's).* A., dorsal sepal downy outside, pale green 



C. rkOotum ; lip with long lateral 

 horns of sac, and narrower, in the 

 way of C. viUoium." 

 C. nlvenm (snowy).* JL wholly of 

 a pure soft snowy white, save for 



a pure soil snowy 

 a few freckles of cinnamon irre- 

 gularly scattered over the sepals 

 and petal*, usually soUtary, rarely 

 twin. L dark green on the upper 

 side, irregularly, blotched with 

 lighter markings, the under side 

 ofa duU vinous red. A. 6in. Malay 

 Archipelago, 1869. Stove. Described as one of the best (B. M. 5922. ) 



striped with bright green? lower sepal smaller ;petalTi>road ami 

 pointed, lower portion yellowish-green, spotted with purplish- 

 black, the rest reddish-purple, and fringed at the edges with fine 

 hairs ; Up light bright green, tinged with pale yellow ; spike 

 two or three-flowered. I. mottled with various shades of green 

 on the upper side, purplish beneath. India, 1869. Stove. 

 (F. M. 5L) 



C. Parish!! (Parish's).* fl., sepals greenish- white, broad : petals 

 much lengthened out, from 4in. to Sin. long, beautifully undulated , 

 the lower half being of a rich purple ; Up liin. long, purplish 

 or yellowish-green; scape sometimes 2ft. high, ranch-branched, 

 three to six-flowered. Summer. L distichous, leathery, and 

 broad. A. 2ft Burmah.1869. Stove. (B. M. 579L) 



C. parviflornxn (small-flowered).* fl. comparatively small, fra 

 ; sepals and petals glossy deep brown-purple, the latter 

 narrow and spiral ; Up bright yellow, and flattish from above. 

 Stems leafy, lift to 2ft high. North America, 1759. This 

 much resembles C. pubescent in habit and flower. Hardy. 

 3024.) 



C. Petri (Mr. Peter Veitch's).* JL, sepals white, with green veins ; 

 nirflll light brownish, green at the base, covered on the whole 

 border with long hairs ; lip greenish-brown. Malay Archipelago. 

 1880. AlUed to C. Dayanum. 



C. philipplnense (PhiUppine). A synonym of C. bnigatuni. 



C. pubescens (downy).* JL large ; sepals and petals yellowish- 

 brown, marked with darker lines ; Up pale yeUow and flattened 

 laterally ; petals narrow, spirally twisted, exceeding the large 

 showy Up in length. May, June. Stems lift to 2ft high, 

 pubescent North America, 1790. A handsome hardy species, 

 the root of which is employed as a nervous stimulant in the 

 United States, and is considered equal to Valerian. The fresh 

 plant sometimes causes the same symptoms of irritant poisoning 

 as Rhut Toxicoaendnm. (G. C. n. s., xlx. 785.) 



orpin-atom (purple). JL very like those of C. barbatum, 

 ept that the dorsal sepal has 



more pure white at the end 

 Sumatra, 1836. (B. R. 1991.) 



excep 



Winter. I. beautifully spotted. 



C. Sedenl. Set Selenipedinm SedenL 



C. selligernm (saddle-bearing).* JL, scapes erect, bearing two 

 or three flowers, which are larger than those of either parent ; 

 upper sepal white, with broad blackish-crimson veins; inferior 

 sepal smaller and whitish ; petals about 3in. long, deflexed.with 

 a partial twist and traversed by crimson veins ; Up much like 

 that of C. barbatum, but lighter hi colour. A very fine hybrid 

 between C. barbatum and C. lanigatum, but quite distinct from 

 either. See Fig. 596, for which we are indebted to Messrs. 

 Veitch and Sons. 



C. spectabile (showy).* JL large, rounder in outline than is usual 

 in the genus, the pure white sepals and petals being broadly ovate 

 and not 1-mger than the Up. whilst the large pouch, which is of a 

 beautiful soft rich rose colour, is very much inflated. June. L 

 bright and lieht green, profusely furnished with soft white downy 

 hairs, k. IJft. to 3ft Northern United States, 1731. It may be 

 grown successfully either in a pot or the open border, thriving 

 well in the shady part of a Rhododendron bed. See Figs. 597 

 and 598. (Gn., March, 1877.) There are one or two forms. 



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