Fox: SPECIES OF CYPRIPEDIUM. 435 



ago, by Sir John Richardson who found it in a district 58^ N. 

 latitude.''' It has been found in California, Oregon and in 

 Canada. ' » 



A white sweet-scented relative of Cypripedium hirsutum 

 Mill, of the Atlantic region is found in Cypripedium montanum 

 Dougl.'^^ of the Pacitic division. C. occidentale Wats, is a 

 synonym for this species. ^^ It was first found in 1830 by 

 Douglas 8 1 and has since been reported from Idaho, Montana, 

 Washington, 8 1 Oregon, Canada, the western slopes of British 

 Columbia and also from Vancouver's Island. ^ 2 



The remaining six species, C. reginae Walt., C. candidum 

 Muhl., C hirsutum Mill., C. parviflorum Salisb., C. arietinum 

 R. Br. and C. acaule Ait., are all found in Minnesota. As this 

 state seems to be the western boundary for the species only 

 found east of the sub humid plains and also has the three 

 which are more liberally distributed on the continent, it is quite 

 fitting that the Cypripedium flower should be named as the 

 floral emblem of the state. This was done when a resolution 

 brought before the legislature previous to the World's Fair, 

 was passed, in which- the adoption of this flower for the state 

 of Minnesota was authorized. 



The frontispiece in the Manual is a drawing of Cypripedium 

 reginae Walt.^^ No particular species was designated in this 

 action although general reference was made to the Lady's 

 Slipper or Moccasin Flower. Both terms are indiscriminately 

 applied to any of the species, although, historically, the name 

 Moccasin Flower would seem to indicate one of the yellow 

 species. 



The first species known, C. calceolus L. a yellow form, was 

 given the name of Lady's Slipper or Venus' Shoe. Among the 

 Germans, it is called the Frauen-schuh, while the French speak 

 of it as the "Sabot de la Vierge" or Soulier de Notre Dame. ^^ 



In parts of Pennsylvania, children call any species "ducks" 

 because of the appearance of the flowers when partially filled 

 with sand and then placed upon the water. * 5 Many of the 

 species have distinctive common names, more or less appro- 

 priate, but any and all are usually designated as Lady's Slippers. 



(77) Hall, E. Proc. Am. Acad. 8:403. 1872. 



(78) Mac. Cat. Can. PI. a : 20. 1888. 



(79) Loc. clt. 



(80) Hooker, J. D. Ciirt. Bot. Mag. 117:7319. 1891. 



(81) Watson, S. Geol. Surv. Cal. Bot. 58:484. 1880. 



(82) Macoun,.!. Gat. Can. PI. 2:20. 1888. 



(83) Legislative Manual Minn. 606. 1893. 



(84) St. Hllaire. Expos, et Germ, des Pi. 1 : 167. 1805. 



(85) Bergen, F. D. Bot. Gaz, 19 : 440. 1894. 



