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CYPRIPEDIUM LEMOINIERIANUM & ress. ¢ 
This is a fine Selenipedian hybrid raised by Mons, Raymond Lemoinier, of Lille, who exhibited it at the Quinquennial Exhibition in Ghent in 1888, 
and obtained the prize which was offered for the finest new seedling orchid. No record of its parentage was kept, but it evidently belongs to the same section 
as C. Sedeni, and may be a cross between a variety of that hybrid and, perhaps, C. calurum. It has a very robust habit. The deep green leaves are over 
2% feet long and. 2—3 inches broad, with a very prominent keel beneath. The stout, branching hairy scapes are 2—3 feet long, and often bear four to six 
flowers on each branch. The pale green, spathaceous bracts are somewhat longer than the ovary, which has purplish ribs. Both upper and lower sepals are 
creamy white on the inner surface, which is longitudinally traversed by alternate red and green zig-zag lines. The outer surface is of a deep purplish red, 
which shows through at the sides on the inner surface of the upper sepal. The lower suborbicular concave sepal is much larger than the upper one, which is 
oblong ovate. The ligulate-lanceolate petals are twisted upwards near the apex, which is purple-red, passing into creamy white towards the broader base, 
where there is a tuft of reddish hairs. The lip is carmine in front, passing into greenish-white behind, and the inflexed lobes are ivory white, covered with 
purple spots. The staminode is also ivory white, with a fringe of dark purple hairs. 
CYPRIPEDIUM LEMOINIERIANUM x Rchb. f, in Gard. Chron, June 9, 1888, p. 712. 
Icones analyticae. Labellum antice et a latere. Staminodium a latere, antice et postice. 
Ar the present time Cypripediums enjoy the reputation of being the most popular group of orchids in cultivation. This 
is not astonishing when we consider the ease with which the great majority of them are grown, the size, beauty, and 
diversity of their flowers, and the facilities they afford the hybridist for raising new forms. Perhaps the latter fact more 
than any of the others has contributed to make them -so universally popular, for certain it is that of late years the 
fertilization of Cypripediums by artificial means has developed into a great commercial industry, which is shared in by 
amateur and professional alike. 
When such fine hybrids as C. Sedeni and C. Dominianum appeared some years ago, they were encouraging 
examples of what might be done in the future. Now we have in cultivation many beautiful hybrids like C. grande, 
C. Schréderze, C. albo-purpureum, and others, all belonging to the Selenipedia section, in which, in writing this article, 
we are interested. A comparatively recent and brilliant addition to those already mentioned is C. Lemoinierianum, which 
we now illustrate. It originated in the collection of Mons. Raymond Lemoinier, of Lille, France, in compliment to whom 
it was duly dedicated by the late Prof. Reichenbach. At the Quinquennial Exhibition, held in Ghent in 1888, C, 
Lemoinierianum was exhibited for the first time and obtained a first prize, being considered the best new orchid raised 
from seed shown on that occasion. This particular plant we acquired from the owner, Mons. Lemoinier, for £100. 
Unfortunately this beautiful hybrid is still very rare, and to possess it must be considered a luxury. No record of 
its parentage was kept, and we can only suggest that it may possibly be the offspring of C. calurum and C. Sedeni 
porphyreum. Its leaves are of a deep, shining green, over two and a half feet long and two inches wide, thus having 
foliage as robust as the remarkable C. grande. The stout, branching scapes are from two to three fect long, bearing 
several large flowers, the beauty and colour of which are faithfully represented in our plate. It is really a magnificent 
sight to see the bright carmine-coloured flowers standing well above the graceful foliage, to which they present at once a 
striking and charming contrast. 
C. Lemoinierianum and other hybrids of its kind thrive well in a compost of rich loam and peat, in about equal 
proportions. When in active growth the plants should receive liberal supplies of water; and even during the winter 
months, when growth has ceased to a great extent, it will be necessary to carefully water them at intervals. The stages 
on which the plants are placed should always be kept moist, as a humid atmosphere is very beneficial to the foliage. As 
to temperature it may vary from 60 to 65 deg. F. during the winter, rising to about ten degrees more as the spring 
and summer advances, and again gradually diminishing towards the close of the year, 
Drawn from a plant in the collection of R, H, Measures, Esq., The Woodlands, Streatham, London, S.W, 
