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and about them, to keep a moist and cool atmosphere, in 

 which they deHght. 



A SELECTION OF GREENHOUSE AND FRAME ORCHIDS. 



Cypripedium Calceolus, Limi. — This, though a British 

 species, is so rare and beautiful, that it well deserves a place 

 in every collection. It grows about a foot high ; the leaves 

 are oval, smooth, and dark green ; the 

 flowers yellow and brown. Fig, — En(/. 

 (A Bot., t. 1 ; Lodd. Bot. Cab., t. 363.— 

 Europe. 



Cypripedium candidum, Willd. — An ele- 

 gant little species which at present is rare 

 in cultivation. The leaves are somewhat 

 lanceolate, dark green ; the flowers are pro- 

 duced singly and are of moderate size, the 

 sepals and petals green with brown streaks, 

 the latter slightly twisted, and the lip is 

 CYPRIPEDIUM somewhat oblong, white, spotted with 

 CALCEOLUS. brownish purple inside. It is a very de- 

 sirable plant. Fig. — Flore des Serres, t. 962. — North America 

 and Canada. 



Cypripedium guttatum, Sicartz. — A perfect little gem, 

 making a stem about three inches high, with two broad ovate 

 elliptic leaves and a single flower, which is large, white, most 

 beautifully blotched and spotted with rich purple. It is found 

 in boggy, swampy places. Fig. — Fl. des Serres, t. 573. — 

 Canada and Siberia. 



Cypripedium liumile, Salisb.—A pretty stemless species, 

 the oblong slightly hairy light green leaves of which are 

 produced in pairs ; the large and beautiful flowers are borne 

 singly upon short scapes from the centre of the plant, and 

 have a very large rose-coloured lip veined with deeper red, 

 the sepals purple ; it flowers in May, and retains its beauty 

 for a considerable time. Fig. — Bot. Mag., t. 192 ; Sweet, 

 Brit. Fl. Gard., v. t. 161. Syn.— C. acaule. — North 

 America. 



Cypripedium Irapeanum, LJave. — A most beautiful tall- 

 growing species, with large flowers, four to five inches across, 



