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SELENIPEDIUM 



white, slightly streaked with green ; petals broad, < 

 oblong, undulate, white tinged with rose-purple 

 the base; labellum intense purple; starainodium f 

 Garden hybrid between S. i^edeni and S. Schlimii. 

 27:495. 



6. Ainsworthii, Reichb. f. (Cypripf<lh(ii, A inxwo 

 Reichb. f. ). Lvs. ligulate, aeuiiiinat'', 1' ti. 

 scape shorter, pubescent, few-fld.: ii|i|.. i -i iiil il 

 acutish, undulate, whitish or ycll..«iO, l-h . n w 

 pale purple border; lower sepal \'t\ litM:ni ;iii(l 



cave with a reflexed margin, shorter than the lip; petal 

 broad, purple, with a green midvein and a pale area near 

 the base; side lobes of the lip yellow, with numerous 

 spots. A garden hybrid between S. Sedeni and ^'. 

 Mceslii. 



7. vittitum, Reichb. f. {Cypripidinm vittdfiim. 



8. Sargentiinum, I 

 in. long, ohlonL'-Uiii.-c- 

 gius: scape 6 in. lii 

 acute, pale yelU^w \vi 

 subacute, shortfr lli; 

 sepals, strap-sli;i|"-ci. 

 pale yell. .w si,v:ik,,l 

 gins; lalH'lliiin y('ll.n\ 



lobes Spcrl.lrd Willi r 



SELENIPEDIUM 



9. Lindleyinum, Keichb. f. & Warsc. {Cypripidiitm 

 Lindleyanum, Schomb.). Lvs. 15-20 iu. long, leathery, 

 deep green, with yellow margins: scape many-fld., pu- 

 bescent, 2-4 ft. high: upper sepal ovate-oblong, undu- 

 late, light green with brownish veins; petals 2 in. long, 

 detle.xed. green with brown veins, ciliate; labellum 

 oli\ !• (.'11 1 II, with brown veins and nmch spotted on the 

 ^iilr L.l.rs. Guiana. 



10. longifolium, Reichb. f. (S. HcezHi, Reichb. f. S. 

 Il'iiln' 'lli ^ Keichb. f. Ct/pripedium lonyifdlium, Warsc. 

 and Reichb. f. C. Jia-zHi, Kegel. 0. Mdrtwegii, 

 Reichb. f.). Lvs. tufted, 8-12 in. long, narrowly strap- 

 shaped, tapering to a point and strongly keeled: scape 

 2 ft. high, iiurplish, sparingly pubescent: fls. large; 

 upper sepuls ..viit.- laiM-i-,,I;iti-. |.:i|.> >.]],, wish green, 

 faintly stri-MkiM « ii h i.ut i.li : |..« i r -. i-.i K ..\ ute-obtuse, 



rter tli; 



ing. 



h ■■)se-colored 

 niarL-iii- :-i;.l "iHi :i ^^lllI^ hii.' .m ill. I'dgt; labellum 



2 ill I -liiHlril Willi ilnll iMirple or brown in 



fr.iL' i.ll.iw. s|i(.ii..| with pale purple. 



C.i-i I,: I: ■•} .ViTn :,n.| ciMT. I.H. 20:138. R.H. 



is::;. I, i;i. I :i.:, pp. l.^. l:i. l-'.-M. 1874:119. F. 

 I.s71:l_'ii- >. Ill It', sonietinu's considered as a dis- 

 till. t s|H, n -. i^ .,f more robust habit, having lvs. 2 ft. 

 loiiir iiiiil L'n.ii scapes. Var. magnifldrum, Hort. 

 {I'lipni'i.tiinii iiiniinUlbrum, Hort.), has the petals 

 niargiii.-il with white. A. P. 7:707. The following varie- 

 ties also are distinguished in cultivation: grandifldrum, 

 latifblium, and roseum. 



11. Albo - purpHreum, Reichb. f. (Cypripedium dlbo- 

 /)H)7)»»T!()H, Reichb. f.). Lvs. long, strap-shaped and 

 recurved: fls. larger than those of S.Hedeni; sepals 

 oblong-acute, subequal, whitish, with a purplish tinge 

 on the margins; petals 5-6 in. long, linear, hanging 

 downward and twisted, purplish; labellum purplish on 

 the borders, the indexed lateral lobes nearly closing the 

 mouth, white, with dark purple spots. Garden hybrid 

 between ;S. Schlimii and Dominiaiium. Gn. 21, p. 332. 

 — A var. BupSrbum has been advertised. 



12. caltirum, Nichols. (Cypripedium cahlrwm, Reichb. 

 f. ). Lvs. numerous, tufted, long acute, channeled: 

 scape much taller than the lvs., brownish red, branch- 

 ing: fls. large, about 5 in. across the petals; dorsal se- 

 p;ils oblong-ovate, pale green, with longitudinal pur- 

 plish ribs, Hushed with red on the outside; lower sepal 

 lir.i:i.lly ovate and much 



etals lanceolate, 

 pale green in 

 and at the base, 



- label- M *nr-<5rj.« 



longiMium and .S. Sedeni. 

 P. 1884:145. -There are 

 several horticultural 

 forms, one known as 

 Bougidrii. 



13. SchroBderae, Hcrt. 

 ( Ciipripi'dinm Sehr(Pder(P, 

 H..rt. V.iti-h, ex-Keichb. 

 f.i. I ■hint of the habit of 

 N. s,,l. III. with fls. resem- 

 lilin- III.. SI' of S. albo-pur- 

 iHin III,, I. lit larger: upper 



nhrr . 



ite in the middle, crimson-purple 

 labellum purple outside, inflexed 

 own blotches. Garden hybrid be- 



ll red and with bright red m:ir- 



ith pale red veins, deflexed side 



Brazil. B.M. 7446. G.C. III. 



15:7 



