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suffused blotch on the labellum. I.H. 21:183. Vars. 

 giganteum and superbum are also advertised. 



2. Lindleyanum, Rolfe (Cypripedium Lindleyanum, 

 Schomb. Selenipedium Lindleyanum, Reichb. f.). 

 Lvs. 15-20 in. long, leathery, deep green, with yellow 

 margins: scape many-fld., pubescent, 2-4 ft. high: 

 upper sepal ovate-oblong, undulate, light green with 

 brownish veins; petals 2 in. long, deflexed, green with 

 brown veins, cili- 



ate; labellum 

 olive-green, with 

 brown veins and 

 much spotted on 

 the side lobes. 

 Guiana. G. W. 

 13, p. 570 . 



3. Sargentia- 

 num. Rolfe 

 (Selenipedium 

 Sargentidnum, Rolfe). 

 Fig. 2927. Lvs. tufted, 

 6-8 in. long, oblong- 

 lanceolate, acuminate, 

 with golden margins: 

 scape 6 in. high, 2-3- 

 fld.: dorsal sepal ob- 

 long, acute, pale yel- 

 low with red veins; 

 lower sepal ovate, sub- 

 acute, shorter than 

 the lip; petals longer 

 than the sepals, strap- 

 shaped, slightly 

 twisted, undulate, cili- 

 ate, pale yellow 

 streaked with red and 

 with bright red mar- 

 gins; labellum yellow, 

 with pale red veins, 

 deflexed side lobes 

 speckled with red. 

 Brazil. B. M. 7446. 

 G.C. III. 15:781. A. 

 G. 21:423. 



4. caricinum, Rolfe 

 (Cypripedium Pearcei, 

 Hort. C. caricinum, 

 Landl. & Paxt. Seleni- 

 pedium caricinum, Reichb. f.). Lvs. 1 ft. 

 long, springing in sedge-like tufts from the 



long creeping rhizome: scape longer than the Ivs., 3-6- 

 fld. : fls. mostly pale greenish, with the segms. bordered 

 with white and having purple tips; sepals broadly 

 ovate, waved, as long as the lip; petals more than twice 

 as long, pendent, narrow, and much twisted; labellum 

 oblong, the upper margins flat; staminodium provided 

 with 2 hairy processes. Peru. B.M. 5466. F.S. 16:1648. 



5. Klotzschianum, Rolfe (Cypripedium Schom- 

 burgkidinim. Klotzsch. Selenipedium Klotzschianum, 

 Reichb. f. S. Schomburgkidnum, Debois). Lvs. linear, 

 6-12 in. long, scarcely Hin. wide, rigid, keeled: scape 

 longer than the Ivs., hirsute, purple, 2-3-fld.: dorsal 

 sepal ovate-lanceolate, pale rose-colored, with reddish 

 brown veins, the lower ovate, boat-shaped, colored like 

 the uper one; petals 3H m - long, linear, twisted, col- 

 ored like the sepal ; labellum greenish yellow, the inflexed 

 side lobes whitish, spotted. British Guiana. B.M. 

 7178. G.C. III. 15:625. 



6. vittatum, Rolfe (Cypripedium vittatum, Veil. 

 Selenipedium vittatum, Reichb. f.). Lvs. 1 ft. long, 

 linear-ligulate, acute, margined with yellow: sts. few- 

 fld., 12-18 in. high: dorsal sepal oblong, subacute, 

 greenish striped with red; lower sepal about twice as 

 broad as the upper, green; petals linear, pendent, 

 undulate, reddish brown, striped with green and green 



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2603 



2930. 



Phragmopedilum 

 Sedenii. (XH) 

 (Hybrid; supple- 

 mentary list, 

 page 2604.) 



toward the base, longer than the sepal; labellum shorter 

 than the sepals, brown, greenish spotted with reddish 

 brown inside. Brazil. I.H. 23:238. 



7. Hartwegii, Pfitz. (Cypripedium Hdrtwegii, Reichb. f . 

 Selenipedium Hdrtwegii, Reichb. f . in part). Lvs. broadly 

 ovate, much attenuated at apex: scape glabrous, many- 

 fld.: dorsal sepal oblong, acute, pale green, with rosy 

 veins and whitish margin; petals linear-ligulate, from 

 a somewhat cordate base, velvety-glandulose on the 

 inside toward apex, pale yellow-green with rose-pink 

 border; lip yellowish green, tinged brown in front, the 

 infolded margins dotted with rose. Peru. 



8. longifSlium, Rolfe (Selenipedium Roedii, Reichb. 

 f. S. Hdrtwegii, Reichb. f. in part. Cypripedium longi- 

 fdlium, Warscz. and Reichb. f. C. Roedii, Regel). Lvs. 

 tufted, 8-12 in. long, narrowly strap-shaped, tapering 

 to point, strongly keeled: scape 2 ft. high, purplish, 

 sparingly pubescent: fls. large; upper sepals ovate- 

 lanceolate, pale yellowish green, faintly streaked with 

 purple; lower sepals ovate, obtuse, shorter than the lip; 

 petals 3^2 m - l n g> spreading, narrowly lanceolate, 

 twisted, pale yellow with rose-colored margins and 

 with a white line on the edge; labellum 2 in. long, green 

 shaded with dull purple or brown in front, side lobes 

 yellow, spotted with pale purple. Costa Rica. B.M. 

 5970, 6217. I.H. 20:138. R.H. 1873, p. 416; 1893, 

 pp. 18, 19. F.M. 1874:119. F. 1871 : 126. S. Roedii, 

 sometimes considered as a distinct species, is of more 

 robust habit, having Ivs. 2 ft. long and green scapes. 

 Var. magnifldrum, Hort. (Cypripedium magniflorum, 

 Hort.), has the petals margined with white. A.F. 

 7:707. The following varieties also are distinguished ha 

 cult. : grandiflorum, latif olium, and rdseum. 



9. Boissierianum, Rolfe (Cypripedium reticuldtum, 

 Reichb. f. C. Boissierianum, Reichb. f. Selenipedium 

 Boissierianum, Reichb. f.). Plant of vigorous habit: 

 Ivs. about 3 ft. long, acuminate: scape few-fld. or some- 

 times paniculate, 3-;7-fld.: fls. of peculiar light green 

 tints, with a few sepia-brown and green blotches on the 

 whitish inflexed part of the Up and with some brown 

 spots on the margins of the sepals; ovary dark brown, 

 with green apex and ribs; upper sepals ligulate-lanceo- 

 late, very crisp; lower sepals oblong, about equal to the 

 labellum, crisp; petals spreading, long-linear, twisted 

 and very crisp on the margins. Peru. G.C. III. 1:143; 

 21:54,55. G.F. 4:605. J.H. III. 55:51. 



10. caudatum, Rolfe (Cypripedium cauddtum, Landl. 

 C. Lindeni, Van Houtte. C. Warscewiczidnum, Reichb. 

 f. Selenipedium caudatum, Reichb. f.). Lvs. strap- 

 shaped, rather stiff upright, about 1 ft. long: scape 

 12-24 in. high, about 4-fld.: dorsal sepals 5-6 in. long, 

 lanceolate, pale yellow, verging on creamy white and 

 veined with greenish, lower sepal similar; petals pen- 

 dent, twisted, often attaining a length of nearly a yard, 

 yellowish, shaded with brown on the outside and be- 

 coming brownish crimson toward the tips. Peru. F.S. 

 6:566. R.H. 1857, p. 318; 1883, p. 351; 1885, p.. 472. 

 G.C. II. 3:211; 26:269. Gn. 3, p. 313; 26, p. 72; 32, 

 p. 301; 46, p. 85. A.F. 3:132; 6:859; 35:479. R.B. 

 24:25. Gng. 5:265. G.M. 31:557; 33:795; 35:489. 

 One of the largest of the genus and remarkable on 

 account of the extremely long petals. Peloric forms 

 with the third sepal (labeflum) resembling the other two 

 have passed under the name of Uropedium Lindeni, 

 Lindl. Var. rdseum, Hort. (Selenipedium caudatum 

 var. Warscewczii, Godfroy.). Sepals yellow, with 

 orange veins; petals deep purple; labellum deep yellow 

 in front, green behind. I.H. 33:596. Var. Wallisii, 

 Hort. (Selenipedium Wallisii, Reichb. f. Cypripedium 

 WdUisii, Hort.). Lvs. paler green: fls. pale, and in every 

 way more delicate than the type. Gn. 49, p. 140. G. 

 19:34. Numerous other varieties of this species are 

 distinguished in cult. The following names occur in 

 trade lists: aureum, luxemburgense, rilbrum, super- 

 bum, Seegerii, splendens, nigrescens, Hort. 



