76 CYPRIPEDIUM PUBESCENS. LARGE YELLOW MOCCASIN FLOWER. 



could be raised from seed." By very nice care the tropical 

 epiphytal, or tree-loving kinds, have been raised from seed — but 

 we believe Dr. Stokes' remarks have yet much force so far as 

 the natural growth of these hardy orchids from seeds is con- 

 cerned. Of the large yellow Cypripedium great numbers of 

 plants are annually shipped to Europe by dealers, and for want 

 of nature filling the gap by new seedlings, the species is now 

 rarely found where florists have a chance to dig up the roots. 



Our specimen was furnished for drawing by Messrs. Hoopes 

 Bros. & Thomas of West Chester, Pennsylvania, who report 

 that it was a root received from Massachusetts. 



In Pennsylvania it flowers in May, and grows in rather moist, 

 bushy places, or in open woods. Farther north it is found as 

 late as June. It is met with in most of the Northern States 

 as far west as Minnesota, and southward to Kentucky and 

 Georeia. 



