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Cypripedia. 



but smaller, paler, and less showy. C. caudatum roseum differs from C. 

 caudatum in the deep-brown color of the flowers, the latter being more of 

 a light-green color. The flowers of var. roseum are also larger and more 

 showy. 



C. Bullenianiim is very like C. Hookerce in the markings of its beautiful 

 foliage ; but the leaves are shorter, and have a peculiar twist to them. They 

 are beautifully mottled, like those of C. Hookerce, with broad white and green 

 bands. The flower is, however, unattractive in the extreme ; being com- 

 posed chiefly of a vile green, accompanied with a little dingy purple. The 

 flowers of C. HookercB, on the contrary, are very prett}-, delicate mauve and 



CYPRIPEDIUM CAUUATUM. 



green, much lighter in color than C. barbatum. The foliage of these two 

 species is very handsome. 



The strong family resemblance between C. Icevigatum from the Old World 

 and C. caudatum from the New (South America) makes it difficult to be- 

 lieve they can be essentially different in structure ; although Prof Pv.eichen- 

 bach has sought to raise all the species found in intra-tropical America into 



