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THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 



Cypripedinm continued. 

 C. Splcerianum (Spicer'sV* 



white, with a central 



purple line ; lateral sepals greenish, also with a central line ; 

 lip greenish-shining : top of the column white, spotted with violet. 

 East Indies, 1879. This handsome stove species comes close to 

 C. Fairieanum. (B. M. 6490.) 

 C. Stone! (Stone's).* /?., sepalslarge, broad, of a china-white hue, 



Cypripedium continued. 



both ends, dark shining green. Brazil, 1852. A very handsome 

 species. (B. M. 5349.) There are two or three varieties, all 

 worthy of cultivation. 



C. superbiens (superb).* fl. very large ; sepals and petals large, 

 broad, white, beautifully streaked and dotted with rich brown ; 

 pouch also very large, prominent, of a uniform rich brown ; scape 



FIG. 596. FLOWERS AND LEAF OF CYPRIPEDIUM SELLIGERTO. 



ith red and purple, and shaded with 

 ochreous yellow ; petals 4ui. or 5in. long, narrow, same colour as 

 epals ; lip dull purple, with reddish viins, large, having a very 

 curious pouch, somewhat resembling a Turkish slipper m form ; 

 scape usually three-flowered. 1. about 1ft. in length, obtuse at 



erect, one-flowered. Spring and summer. I. oblong, blunt at the 

 apex, beautifully mottled with dark green upon a yellowish-green 

 ground. Java, 1865. Stove. SYN. C. Veitchianum. (F. it. S. 



C. Veitcmanum (Veitch's). A synonym of C. superbient. 



