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of a bright golden yellow. Being somewhat tender it should 

 be grown where protection can be given to it. The Flor de 

 Pelicuno of the Mexicans. Fig. — Bot. Reg., 1846, t. 58. — 

 Upper Mexico, where it is found at an elevation of 2,000 to 

 5,000 feet. 



Cypripedium japonicum, Thunb. — A very beautiful hardy 

 species, which has a creeping scaly rhizome, and a pair of 

 flabellate leaves. The flower segments are greenish sprinkled 

 with reddish dots, the lip is whitish sufi'used with pink. It 

 should be potted in light sandy loam, and have plenty of 

 water during the growing season. Fig. — Bhime, Orch. Ind. 

 Arch, et Jap., t. 59 ; Gard. Chron., n.s. iii. 625, fig. 129 ; Fl. 

 des Serres, tt. 2064-5. — Japan. 



Cypripedium macrantlmni, Swartz. — One of the finest and 



most distinct of the terrestrial section. It grows about ten 

 inches high, has oblong acute leaves, and produces its charm- 

 ing large purple flowers early in June. Fig. — Bot. Mag., t. 

 Bot. Ren., t. 1534. — Siberia ; Altai. 



Cypripedium parviflorum, Salisb. — A handsome fragrant 

 species, somewhat resembling C. Calceolus, but taller ; the 

 stem and oval acuminate leaves are slightly downy, the sepals 

 and petals a little twisted, yellow streaked with reddish 

 brown, the lip large and round, and wholly of a rich yellow. 

 Fig.— Boi. Mag., t. 3024 ; Sweet, Brit. Fl. Gard., i.t. 80.— 

 North America. 



Cypripedium pubescens, 



Willd. — This fine plant 

 makes a stem a foot high or 

 more, with large oval acute 

 downy light green leaves, 

 and produces in June its 

 charming yellow and purple 

 flowers, which continue in 

 perfection for a very long 

 time. Fig. — Bot. Mag., t. 

 911 ; Lodd. Bot. Cab., t. 

 895. — North America. 



Cypripedium spectabile, 



Sivartz. — A superb plant, 

 growing from one to two 



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