434 



CYPRIPEDIUM 



a cream-colored margin; petals subspatulate, purplish 

 at the apices, with a green stripe toward the base; 

 labellum greenish brown, infolded portion greenish, 

 with a few raised warts, stammode oval. Borneo. B.M. 

 5362 



Var Bulleniinum, Hort (C Biilleniclnum,'Reichb.i.). 

 Lvs not '.o strikingly mottled fls smaller, upper sepal 

 streaked at the base. Borneo. 



\ ar volonteanuin, Hort. Fig. 



( 4d Fls larger than in the 



t\pe, petals oblong spatulate, 



_reen, except at extremities, 



where thev are pale mauve, 



1 ledian portion richly dotted 



w ith crimson-brown ; labellum 



.,reenish brown. June and July, 



ind eirlier. Borneo. 



1< Appletonianum, Kolfe 



' ' // iiiAtium, var. Apple- 



Hort.l. Lvs. less 



I II t 1 than in the preced- 



»</ -— »- "—*- , '1 .- ^ miinodium very small, 



f 5mJ^^ ^rfem-h This form is some- 



y Sm^9KIS^ times considered as a sub-variety 



i^fmw' * ^ Bulleni&num. Borneo. 



JsIbi'^ "^ Petals and sepals nearly 



i^jl^a equal: fls. fleshy. 



^ 17 oSncolor, Batem. Lvs. 



* o\ al oblong, mottled, dull pur- 



ple beneath: scape short: up- 

 per sepal yellow, dotted with 

 anum (X '3) purple, similar to the petals; 



lahellum yellow, compressed. 

 Autumn Burma B M 5ol3 



18. nlveum, Reichb. f. Lvs. oval-oblong to oblong, 

 short, mottled: fls. white; petals and upper sepal nearly 

 equal, finely dotted at base with purple, dots variable in 

 number and distribution. Burma. B.M. 5922. 



19. Gbdefroyae, Leb. Lvs. narrower than in the pre- 

 ceding: scape short: fls. whitish to pale yellow, spotted 

 with purple-magenta ; petals deflexed. Early, and as 

 late as July. Cochin China. B.M. 6876. Gn. 25, p. 39C. 



Var. leucochllnm, Hort. Upper sepal white, blotched 

 with deep purple; labellum white; petals like the upper 

 sepal, spots smaller. G.C. lU. 15: 815. J.H. IH.SO: 423. 

 F.R. 1:371. 



20. belldtulum, Reichb. f. Lvs. broad, rounded at 

 apices, slate-green, mottled with darker green, thickly 

 dotted beneath with brownish purple, except in var. 

 album, when the lvs. are pale beneath: scapes very short: 

 upper sepal concave, i-oundish, white, spotted with 

 brown-purple; lower sepal also spotted; petals orbicu- 

 lar, tending to be concave, spotted with large, irregu- 

 lar, brown-purple spots; labellum ovate, finely dotted 

 with brown-purple. Fls. in summer; also at other 

 seasons. Shan States. G.C. III. 21:320. J.H. III. 30:513. 

 A.F.G:557; 13:77, «22; 14: 675. Gng. 7:129.-Var. ilbnm, 

 Hort. Has white fls. devoid of spots: Ivi 

 purple beneath. 



not brown- 



AA. Lvs. coriaceous, ligulate, not tessellated or only 



obscurely so. 

 B. lis. not more than S, except in vigorous plants. 



21 yairieinum Lmdl t pper sepal sub rotund whit 

 ish veme 1 with dirk armme puiple petals oblong 

 deflexe 1 re ur\ e 1 it the •ipices whitish vemed with 

 green an 1 1 irj 1p 11 II im 1 r wnish green reticulated 

 ■stamin I I I r u unced beak cr t^oth 



from tl 1 1 reen veins Habitat 



unkn rls (f this species 



in Am ] I ndi 1 h-s brids such 



as C \ IX iitlin ainm C 



xAm \ ( U 1 till) I n There are several 



plants m En^hshcollections There are no living plants 

 in America. The species is not vigorous enough to be 

 worth the growing. 



CYPRIPEDIUM 



22. hirsutissimum, Lindl. Lvs. ligulate, uniform 

 green: scape greenish: ovary and bracts clothed with 

 shaggy hairs ; upper sepal narrow at base, broader 

 toward the summit, nearly ovate, brownish, with a green 

 margin, finely dotted at base; petals green at base, finely 

 dotted, becoming purplish; margin sinuate, undulate; 

 labellum green, finely dotted, downy and eiliate; stami- 

 node bluntly quadrate or spade-shaped, with 2 white 

 eyes. March, April and May. Java. B.M. 4990. R.H. 

 18.59, pp. 182-3.— Int. at same time as C. Fairieanum 

 (1857). 



23. Spiceri&niun, Reichb. f. Lvs. linear-oblong, dark 

 green: scape about 8 in. long: ovary subtended by a 

 spotted bract; upper sepal white, strongly reflexed so as 

 to have a narrow base and broad, incurved summit, 

 median line carmine-purple; petals short, wavy mar- 

 gined, yellowish gi*een, with conspicuous mid-veins of 

 reddish brown; labellum green or brownish; stamino- 

 dium white-margined, otherwise pale mauve. Oct.-Dec. 

 Assam. B.M. 6490. I.H.30:473. Gn. 48, p. .304. A.G. 

 11:159. A.P. 3:226. Gng. 1:242. F. E. 9: 329. -Habitat 

 unknown when first plants were introduced. Many 



CO. Staminodium provided with a protuberance or horn. 



24. Chirlesworthii, Rolfe. Lvs. ligulate, obscurely 

 tessellated, heavily spotted beneath throughout or only 

 at the base: scapes short, spotted like the lvs.: ovary 

 spotted, subtended by a small, spotted 

 bract; upper sepal orbicular, white, 

 mottled and suffused with pale carmine, 

 purple rose, brownish at base or clear; 

 petals short, rarely wavy margined, 

 yellowish or brownish, veined with 

 brown; labellum similar in color to the 

 petals (variable I. spread- 

 small in comparison 

 with the upper sepal ; 

 staminode shiny, pure 

 white, with an orange- 

 yellow tipped process. 

 Autumn. E. Indies. B.M. 

 7416. R.B. 20:241. Gn. 

 47:1009 and p. 425. A.F. 

 13: 430.- A very varia- 

 ble and beautiful spe- 

 cies, which should give 

 rise to interesting hv- £, 

 brids. ■ (^ 



25. insigne,Wall. Lvs. 

 linear-ligulate, uniform 

 green, usually finely 

 spotted at the base : scape reddish 

 brown, about 1 ft. high : upper sepal 

 oval, arching at the summit, mainly 

 green, upper margin white, surface 

 covered with brownish spots ; petals 

 pale greenish brown, veined with 

 deeper brown ; labellum also brown- 

 ish; staminodium longer than broad, 

 rough and pubescent, with a yellow 

 projection. Autumn. India. B. M. 

 3412. G. cm. 18:76.3. A.F. 

 P.E. 9:327. Gng. 1:243. A.G. 16:73; 

 19:825. 



Var. CMntinii, Hort. Habit as in 

 type : dorsal sepal larger with larger 

 spots, broad toward the summit, 

 mainly green, heavily spotted with 

 brown, except on the upper portion, 

 where it is white, with several pale 

 mauve spots ; labellum colored like 

 the spots, deep polished brown. R. H. 

 1878:130. 



Var. fimestii, Hort., is a yellow form with faint spots 

 on the upper sepal, which lack the characteristic brown 

 and are called "false spots." 



Var. SAuderae, Hort. Fig. 646. Foliage pale to the 

 base: scape very pale green: upper sepal white above, 

 otherwise primrose-yellow, with minute reddish brown 

 dots, which vary in number from season to season, and 



Cypripedium 

 var. Sanderx. 



cxx.) 



