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PAPHIOPEDILUM 



PAPHIOPEDILUM 



Pfitz. Dorsal sepal round, lightly acuminate, white, 

 strongly veined with shining green, the border here and 

 there spotted with reddish purple; petals white at 

 base, green-lined, and almost entirely black-spotted; 

 lip reticulated. Other varieties known are: bifldrum, 

 giganteum, grandiflbrum, Mantinii, Morrenidnum, multi- 

 color, nlgrum, purpuratum, and tigrlnum. 



40. barbatum, Pfitz. (Cypripedium barbatum, Lindl. 

 C. purpuratum, Wight). Lvs. acute, up to 6 in. long, 

 tessellated: scape longer than Ivs., black-purple, pubes- 

 cent, 1- or rarely 

 2-fld.; fls. 2H-3in. 

 greatest diam.; dor- 

 sal sepal nearly 

 orbicular, pointed, 

 folded at the mid- 

 vein, white, more or 

 less purple-stained, 

 green at base, the 

 veins prominent, 

 deep purple, the cen- 

 tral green at base; 

 petals spreading, 

 somewhat deflexed, 

 oblong -linear, cili- 

 ate, the upper mar- 

 gin with small 

 blackish warts, the 

 base brownish 

 green, the apex 

 purple; lip helmet- 

 shaped,deep brown- 

 ish purple, paler 

 below, the infolded 

 purple lobes deeper- 

 spotted. June, July. 

 Malay Peninsula. 

 B. M. 4234. B.R. 

 27, p. 53(desc.). F. 

 8.3:190. B.H.33:7. 

 V. O. 4:12. Var. 

 bifldrum, Pfitz. 

 Scape 2-fld. Var. 

 caerulescens, Pfitz. 

 Dorsal sepal white 

 and green in about 

 equal proportions, 

 the nerves dark green and crimson; petals olive-green, 

 whitish rose at the apex with a few black dots; lip 

 maroon. Var. Cr6ssii, Pfitz. (Cypripedium Crossii, 

 Hort. C. barbatum var. Warneridnum, Warn.). Dorsal 

 sepal large, nearly round, the upper half pure white, 

 the center green, striped deep maroon and tinted rose- 

 purple between the nerves; petals strongly reflexed, 

 rose-violet toward the apex which terminates with a 

 white spot; lip clear maroon. B.H. 15:227. Var. 

 grandiflorum, Pfitz. Dorsal sepal very large, the 

 apex pure white, lined and veined with rose-purple at 

 base; petals olive-green above, black-spotted, rose- 

 magenta below toward the apex; lip large, deep purple- 

 maroon. Var. Hendersonii, Pfitz. Dorsal sepal has a 

 broad white border, the center shaded with violet, and 

 the base lined with tender green; petals undulate, 

 reflexed, the upper surface olive-green, the lower sur- 

 face light rose heavily shaded green, the extremity with 

 a white point; lip deep maroon. Var. illustre, Pfitz. 

 Dorsal sepal round, acuminate, white, green-lined at 

 base, banded with blackish purple, and broadly white- 

 bordered; petals brownish green above, rose-salmon, 

 below; lip very large, blackish brown. Var. ma jus, 

 Pfitz. Resembles var. grandiflorum, but is more robust 

 and has larger fls. of richer color. Var. nanum, Pfitz. 

 Dorsal sepal small, only about 1 in. long; petals some- 

 what falcate, about \% in. long, with 2-4 warts. Var. 

 nigritum, Pfitz. (Cypripedium nigritum, Reichb. f.). 

 Dorsal sepal oblong, acute; petals narrower. Perhaps 



2759. Paphiopedilum Lathamianum. Hy- 

 brid. (See supplementary list.) ( X Ji) 



a natural hybrid. Borneo. Var. nigrum, Pfitz. Dorsal 

 sepal very large, oval, strongly lined with deep crimson 

 and shaded violet-purple, the center greenish white, 

 the border broad white; petals bronzy black above; 

 lip blackish brown. A.F. 36:1184. Gng. 20:34. Var. 

 O'Brienii, Pfitz. Dorsal sepal small, less than 1 in. long; 

 petals falcate, with 6-8 warts. Var. orbum, Pfitz. 

 (Cypripedium orbum, Reichb. f.). Fls. paler than in 

 the type. Var. porphyreum, Pfitz. Dorsal sepal very 

 broad, round, reticulated, reddish violet on a white 

 ground, the border pure white; petals olive-green 

 above, rose- violet below; lip very large, blackish brown. 

 Var. pulcherrimum, Pfitz. Perhaps a natural hybrid 

 between P. Hookerx and P. hirsutissimum. Var. 

 superbum, Pfitz. Dorsal sepal orbicular, very flat, 

 striped with very deep crimson and black-veined; 

 petals reddish wine-color above, and olive-brown below 

 with a central black band. Var. Warneri, Pfitz. Dorsal 

 sepal very broad, nearly orbicular, white, strongly lined 

 with dark green, stained with red-magenta, with a 

 broad white border; petals shining dark green above; 

 lip deep maroon. Other varieties known are: giganteum, 

 grdcile, mosdicum, nobile, pictum, plumosum, purpureum. 



41. calldsum, Pfitz. (Cypripedium callosum, Reichb. 

 f.). Lvs. acute, up to 10 in. long; tessellated: scape 

 longer than Ivs., brownish purple, 1-, or sometimes 

 2-fld.; fls. 4 in. greatest diam.; dorsal sepal broadly 

 ovate, cordate, white, veins green at base, deep purple 

 above, alternately longer and shorter; petals spreading, 

 ligulate, pale green, tinted pale rose at apex, with 4 or 5 

 blackish warts on upper margin; lip helmet-shaped, 

 brownish purple, the infolded lobes purple-spotted. 

 Feb., March. Siam. R.H. 1888:252. L.2:73. C.O. 

 Cypripedium 7. Var. giganteum, Pfitz. Dorsal sepal 

 broad, white, shaded with emerald-green lined with 

 deep green. Var. Rossianum, Pfitz. Petals longer, 

 narrower, and strongly falcate. Var. Sanderae, Pfitz. 

 Fls. white, the dorsal sepal green-veined. C.O. Cypri- 

 pedium 15o. Var. Schmidtianum, Pfitz. (Cypripedium 

 Schmidtianum, Kranzl.). Petals at base deflexed; lobes 

 of the lip inflexed, thickened, subacute at apex; stam- 

 inodium less angled, nearly orbicular. Var. sublseve, 

 Pfitz. Petals without warts or hairs on the surface. 

 Var. viridifldrum, Pfitz. Dorsal sepal and petals green- 

 ish white, veined with deep gray. 



42. Lawrenceanum, Pfitz. (Cypripedium Lawrence- 

 dnum, Reichb. f.). Lvs. up to 10 in. long, 2K in. broad, 

 tessellated: scape longer than Ivs., brownish purple, 

 pubescent, 1-, or rarely 2-fld.; fls. 4-5 in. greatest diam.; 

 dorsal sepal nearly orbicular, white, the veins alter- 

 nately longer and shorter, deep purple, the central 

 ones usually green at base; petals spreading, ciliate, 

 ligulate, green, the tips purple, each margin with 5-10 

 blackish warts; lip dull purple, brown-tinged above, 

 green beneath. April-July. B.M. 6432. I.H. 30:478. 

 F.S. 23:2372. G.C. III. 21:291. G.Z. 24, p. 1. J.H. 

 111.51:51; 63:545. Var. Abbottianum, Pfitz. Fls. 

 large, the dorsal sepal with veins deep crimson. Var. 

 atropurpftreum, Hort. Same as following. Var. atrorft- 

 brum, Pfitz. Fls. richly colored, especially the dorsal 

 sepal. Var. biflfirum, Pfitz. Scape 2-fld., the lower fl. is 

 normal, while the dorsal sepal of the upper fl. is reflexed. 

 Var. coloratura, Pfitz. Dorsal sepal subacute, inter- 

 nerves pale violet, warts of the petals numerous. Var. 

 expansum, Pfitz. Dorsal sepal much larger than in 

 the type; petals larger. Var. Grenieri, Pfitz. Dorsal 

 sepal very broad, round, emerald-green at base, with 

 numerous deep blackish purple veins above, the ground- 

 color white, shaded rosy magenta, the border white; 

 petals emerald-green above, greenish white beneath, 

 lined with rose; lip well developed, reddish maroon 

 above, greenish yellow below. Var. Hyeanum, Pfitz. 

 Dorsal sepal white, green- veined ; petals horizontal, 

 very long, white, green-dotted; lip olive. G.C. III. 

 21:37. Var. magnificum, Pfitz. Dorsal sepal deep 



