PAPHIOPEDILUM 



PAPHIOPEDILUM 



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varieties; dorsal sepal large, olive-green below heavily 

 spotted with brown, the upper part only white with a 

 few large mauve spots; lip mahogany, polished. Nepal. 

 R.H. 1878:130. G. 25:60. Var. citrinum, Pfitz. Fls. 

 clear citron-yellow, except dorsal sepal, which is clear 

 green at base, bordered with white and some clear 

 mauve spots. Yar. corrugatum, Pfitz. Lip corrugated. 

 Var. Colsonianum, Pfitz. Fl. large, with a broad dor- 

 sal sepal. Var. Cowperianum. Fls. greenish yellow; 

 dorsal sepal like that of var. albo-marginaium, spotted 

 at base; petals larger; lip large. Var. Cuhingianum, 

 Pfitz. Fls. large, clear green; dorsal sepal broad, the 

 upper part white, with numerous clear violet spots. 

 Var. Dormanianum, Hort. Var. Dorothy. Fls. yellow, 

 in form like those of var. Chantinii. Var. Dowminianum, 

 Hprt. Var. Ernestii, Pfitz. In form and color resem- 

 bling var. Sanderse, but^ the spots on dorsal sepal more 

 distinctly defined. Var. Eyermannii, Hort. 

 Resembles var. Sanderse: fls. clear greenish 

 yellow, the dorsal sepal with a few 

 indistinct small spots, the upper part 

 white. Var. Eyennannianum = var. Eyer- 

 mannii. Var. Forstermanii, Pfitz. Dorsal 

 sepal with a broad white border; petals 

 distinctly brown -veined. 

 Nepal. Var. fuscatum, 

 Pfitz. R.B. 20:25. Var. 

 Gilmoreanum, Pfitz. Fls. 

 large, resembling those of 

 var. Chantinii; dorsal sepal 

 very broad, bordered 

 white, with large brown 

 spots in the center and 

 smaller ones toward the 

 border. Var. gracile, Pfitz. 

 Dorsal sepal narrow, yel- 

 lowish green, irregularly 

 brown-spotted, white bor- 

 der broad. Var. Gravesi- 

 anum, Pfitz. Fls. on a long 

 peduncle; dorsal sepal with a 

 broad white border and numerous 

 brown spots arranged in regular 

 lines. Var. guttatum, Hort. R.H. 

 1851:201. Var. Hallianum, Pfitz. 

 Sepals longer and broader than 

 usual. Var. Harefield Hall, Hort. 

 A fine variety, with large fls. ; dorsal 

 sepal large and round, with a broad 

 white margin and large bright 

 brown spots. Var. Horsmanianum, 

 Pfitz. Dorsal sepal cuneate-oblong, 

 with the entire upper portion 

 white. Var. Hurrelliamim, Hort. 

 Dorsal sepal greenish yellow, the 

 basal half suffused with reddish 

 brown, the apex white. Var. illustre, Pfitz. Fls. yel- 

 lowish, the sepals and petals spotted. Var. Kimballi- 

 anum, Pfitz. Sepal more than 3 times longer than 

 broad, flat, yellowish green, the spots running in lines 

 into the white border; petals strongly veined. Khasia. 

 Var. Lagerae, Hort. Dorsal sepal with a dark brown 

 center, slightly suffused at edges with greenish yellow, 

 with 4 or 5 pink marks, the whole margined with pure 

 white. Var. Laura Kimball, Hort. Fls. resembling those 

 of var. Sanderse, but of a chamois-yellow, with a few 

 brown hairs at the base of the petals. Var. longise- 

 palum, Pfitz. Dorsal sepal very long and narrow, 

 appearing narrower on account of its reflexed margins, 

 pale green slightly tinted and veined brown at base, 

 spotless, with a small white apex. Var. Lucianii, Pfitz. 

 Fls. bright yellow, tinted green, dorsal sepal clear green 

 at base, with only 2 or 3 large dots of bronzy yellow, 

 white border very broad. Var. luteo-album, Hort. 

 Upper two-thirds of dorsal sepal pure white, remainder 

 yellowish green with few spots. Var. Lutchwyche- 



2757. 

 Paphiopedilum 



insigne var. 

 Sanderse. 



anum, Pfitz. Dorsal sepal narrower basal margins 

 wavy, the upper white passing into pale yellow, 

 spots hardly visible. Var. Macfarlanei, Pfitz. Fls. clear 

 yellow; dorsal sepal with a broad white border, but 

 without the usual pustules. Var. Mandevilleanum, 

 Pfitz. Resembles var. albo-marginatum: petals with 

 numerous spots in regular lines, yar. Maulei, Pfitz. 

 Dorsal sepal with the white predominant, extending to 

 the base on either side of the green center, the upper 

 spots violet-purple, the others larger and brownish. 

 Nepal. G.W. 6, p. 470. Var. maximum, Pfitz. Dorsal 

 sepal deep green, large. Var. montanum, Pfitz. Dorsal 

 sepal with a narrow yellow line, the lower three-fourths 

 of a golden yellow, with a brownish tinge due to the 

 large spots; petals yellow, striated with brown-red. 

 Var. Mooreanum, Pfitz. Fls. pale yellow, petals pale 

 greenish yellow; dorsal sepal broad-ovate, with a broad 

 white margin; central spots largest, smaller toward the 

 margin; petals brown-veined. Nepal. Var. Nflsonii, 

 Pfitz. Lip small, round. Var. punctatissimum, Hort. 

 Dorsal sepal entirely covered with brown spots except 

 a narrow white margin. Var. Sanderae, Pfitz. Fig. 

 2757. Lvs. and scape pale: dorsal sepal primrose-yel- 

 low with a few minute reddish brown dots, the upper 

 part white; petals yellow; lip waxy yellow. Gng. 7: 196. 

 A.G. 21:329. Gt. 56:1559. Var." Sanderianum, Pfitz. 

 Fls. yellowish green, reticulated with darker green 

 nerves, the dorsal sepal with a broad white border. 

 Var. Studbyanum, Hort. Var. superbiens, Hort. Var. 

 sylhetense, Pfitz. Dorsal sepal with large dark spots 

 somewhat confluent in lines along the middle. 



20. exul, Pfitz. (Cypripedium exul. O'Brien). Lvs. 

 up to 8 in. long and nearly 1 in. broad, narrowly strap- 

 shaped, lightly marbled, very narrowly white-margined: 

 scape longer than Ivs., green, purple-hairy, 1-fld.; fls. 

 about 3 in. greatest diam.; dorsal sepal broadly ovate, 

 obtuse,' reticulate-veined, yellowish green with a white 

 margin, brown-spotted; petals longer than the sepals, 

 oblong, a little dilated toward the apex, ciliate, yellow 

 sparselv spotted and lined with brown; lip marked like 

 petals. Siam. C.O. pi. 13. B.M. 7510. 



21. Charlesworthii, Pfitz. (Cypripedium Chdrles- 

 worthii, Rolfe). Lvs. spotted, up to 10 in. long and 1 

 in. broad: scape 1-fld., about as long as Ivs., purple- 

 spotted, pubescent; fls. about 3 in. greatest diam.; 

 dorsal sepal broadly ovate, large, about 2}^ in. long, 

 obtuse, nearly flat, white, mottled and suffused with 

 pale carmine or purple-rose; petals horizontally spread- 

 ing, a little shorter than sepal, oblong, obtuse, long- 

 hairy at base on inner surface, sparsely ciliate, yel- 

 lowish green, striated or reticulated with brown. 

 Autumn. Bengal. B.M. 7416. R.B. 20:241. Gn. 47:252. 

 A.F. 13:430. J.H. III. 45:469. O.R. 1:335. L. 10:443. 

 A.G. 25:561. Variable. The following varieties are 

 known: Var. conchiflorum, Pfitz. Dorsal sepal con- 

 cave. Var. Crashawae, Pfitz. (Cypripedium Crdshawse, 

 O'Brien) Has the fleshy Ivs. glaucous beneath, the fls. 

 larger. Var. Desmetianum, Pfitz. Dorsal sepal with 

 the rose-veined white center surrounded by a band of 

 rose-magenta, and with a white border. Var. Duvivie- 

 rianum, Pfitz. Dorsal sepal orbicular, nearly 3 in. 

 diam., pure white at the base, the radiating nerves of a 

 rose-lilac, the mahogany petals tessellated with amber, 

 the staminodium white with a chrome-yellow umbo. 

 Var. magnificum, Pfitz. Fls. very large and brilliantly 

 colored. Var. marginatum, Pfitz. Dorsal sepal is white 

 with the base and border rose. Var. unicolor, Pfitz. Lip 

 the same color as sepals and petals. 



22. Drftryi, Pfitz. (Cypripedium Dritrii, Bedd.). Lvs. 

 ligulate, up to 8 in. long and 1 % in. wide, lightly mar- 

 bled: scape longer than Ivs., purple-hairy, 1-fld.; fls. 

 about 3 in. greatest diam.; dorsal sepal about 1J^ in. 

 long, rhombic-ovate, obtuse, nearly flat, glandular-black- 

 hairy on the back, white-ciliate, yellowish green or 

 citron-color, marked black-purple in center; petals 



