N%T. Obd. OuniiDAc: 



YELLOW LADY'S SLlPrEKS. 



CyprqK'ih'vm parviflorum and Ci/prwcdmm pvhescens. 



'And golden slippers meet tor Fairies' fwt.'' 



^IlIS ornamental family are remarkable alike for the singular 

 i^ beantv of their llowers, and the peculiar arrangement of 

 the internal organs. In the Linn;i'an classification they 

 ^^ were included in common, with all the Orchis tribe, in 



the class Gynandria, but in the Natural Order of Jussieu, which we 

 have followed, the " Lady's Slipper" {Cypripediam), forms one of the 

 sub-orders m the general Order Ouciiidacej:. 



Of the two species represented in our Artist's group, the larger 

 and central flower is Cypripediumpubescens, the smaller, C. parviflorum,, 

 or Lesser Lady's Slipper. The latter is, perhaps, the more elegant 

 and graceful plant, and is also somewhat fragrant. The sepals and 

 petals are longer and more spiral, but the colouring of the lip is not 

 so rich and vivid as in the larger flower, C. puhescens. 



The small flowered plant aff'ects a moist soil, such as low wet 

 meadows and open swampy woods; while the larger species, better 

 known by its more familiar name Moccasin flower, loves the open 

 woodlands and drier plains ; where, in the month of June, it may be 

 seen beside the gay Painted Cup [Castilleia coccinea), the Blue Li^pine 



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