CYPRIPEDIUM 



CYPEIPfiDIUM (fi;u,s- slipper}. Lady's: 

 Moccasin Flower. OrcJiidAcece, tribe Cypripedien. 

 The genus Cypripedium Is widelydistributed,being found 

 in both South and North America, Asia, Europe. Japan, 

 and the Malay ArchipelaKo. At preM'ut no species are 

 reported fromAusti ill 1 ..1 \fii. i. ^. .qi. - usually 1-fld. : 

 floral sesments Hi -li\ up] , i -. |i il u^u ilh larger than 

 the petals: ovar\ I i ■ Hi il ti itil. si mi, n, 2; interme- 

 diate stamen ^terili mil ],i t il ml. nil- I . luiiin short, cer- 

 miate: a\'fK fnrtil 1 it. i il K 1 . ~ mili. i In iriir.'- pollen 

 viscid c.riii. il\ n. t . . iii| . im.l sti_iii il. It, nl i u front 

 of eoluillli III 11. ith fh. stun, iiv , i|i-iil s|i ml, 1 ] ubes- 

 cent: pi 11 1 lit itMii |i It II I il tin 1,, \ i -i i Is i nuiinnly 

 coalesei-nt 1 iln llum , u]. tm m, iiitl iti ,1 l\s usu ill\ lig- 

 ulate, eitlii 1 II ss. II It. iliir uniform green. The structure 

 of the ciiliiiiiu M,! I SSI nrial organs) of a Cypripedium is 

 shown 111 li_' iilJ '111, two anthers are at a «. The third 

 stamen is 1 ,i s, nt ,1 l.N the l.,.d\ . fc Th, sti-ni.i Is at f . 

 The fl,.i il II ■ I 1 111. ma- 



CYPRIPEDIUM 



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tha 



40. 



The species have 1.. en mu, h h\l.riili/.d and modified 

 by cultivation, however, so that the garden forms are 

 legion. Most of the names represent horticultural vari- 

 eties; and these names may be expected to increase. One 

 section of the genus has been separated recently as a 

 genus, Paphwpedilum Monogr of Cynripedium and 

 related genera by P Desbois, bhent, 1898 



Oakes Ames. 

 Nearly all Cypripedium It a-e and may 



be readily grown in on, levoting the 



cooler portion to C hath it Javanicum, 



(7. TO>iH,<(^Hm and the Sel, 1 i The coria- 



ceous-leaved evergreen sj , i s i II m more or less 



a week will be found of great assistance to keep the 

 plants in health. The hygrometer should never register 

 below 60, nor often above 80, as moisture in excess of 80 is 

 liable to damp off the young growths. Ventilation reg- 



643. Cypripedium Charlesworthii. 



1 of ovary: of l.%bellum or lip on the right: stigma 



1 the left ; colu 



the right below. 



ulated according to external conditions is essential at all 

 times to maintain atmosplu-ric tictiou. 



During the winter nitniths the thermometer should 

 register from 00° F. to O.J" F. by night and about 70° P. by 

 day. With sun heat a few degrees more will do no harm. 

 On the approach of spring the temperature should be 

 advanced to prepare the plants for summer heat, and ac- 



cordingly de 

 middle of F. 



t stagnation. 

 j;ht weather, 

 nee or twice 



ajiproaoh of fall. About the 



suiil HI II, Willi In .i\ ler shad- 



. I\ ,l)-|i. 1I-. .1 with lUiriiiL,' the winter. 

 ' II 1 . . 1, s .;! ,,w best in pots in a 

 1.1 t.i line part chopped liv- 

 t I tin iiot room being de- 

 ll pi'st should be pressed 



III. ui 111, i..,.ts. .md the surface left 

 surplus n ater and to insure the base 

 1st decay during dull weather. A few 

 m.ss pricked in over the surface will 



, tn.l kindred species should have 

 ,1 to the above mixture (see 

 Il s Orchid Manual 2: 34). 



ture from tiingi, \\iiich ;itf:(. k ti . 1 i tin jilant dur- 



ing sultry summer weather. 1 Mil obviate 



this, as It allows a better cii, i limugh the 



compiist. C. Lou-ei, C. ]'■! , ■ ii i,j>pniense 



and allied species, togethei \wii, .^. ,'>>,/" dutm ran- 

 datum, are truly epiphytic and preferably should be 

 grown in baskets. By this method the roots are better 

 preserved and less liable to decay during the winter 

 season. 



Cijpnpf 

 one-third , 

 note on , 

 C. villo.tii, 



