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CYPRIPEDIUM venvustum. 
Spotted Lady’ s-slipper. 
GYNANDRIA DIANDRIA.—Nat. Onn. ORCHIDES. 
Gen. Cuar.—Labellum ventricosum, inflatum (nunc saccatum). Colwmna 
postice terminata lobo petaloideo (stamine sterili) antheras distinguente. 
Petala duo antica, sepe connata—Br. in Hort. Kew. 
Cypripedium venustwm ; acaule, foliis lanceolatis equitantibus macula- 
tis, petalis lateralibus ciliatis, labello venoso, ore inflexo. 
C. venustum, Watiicn, MSS.—Bot. Mag. t. 2129. 
Leaves spreading in a distichous manner, sheathing, and equitant at the 
base, the rest oblongo-lanceolate, dull blueish-green, spotted and clouded 
with a deeper tint, the margins slightly recurved, cartilaginous at the 
edge, and minutely toothed at the extremity ; beneath, the leaves are of 
a fine purple, keeled in the centre, spotted with purple upon a green 
ground at the base. 
Scape scarcely exceeding the leaves in length, rounded, simple, pubescent, 
curved at the extremity. Bractea or spatha ovate, keeled, pubescent, 
green, purple at the back. 
Flower large, handsome, solitary, drooping. The two outer segments of the 
perianth slightly pubescent, white, with beautiful green parallel lines, 
the upper one broadly ovate, acute, slightly concave, concave, horizontal, after- 
wards nearly erect, the lower one composed of 2 united, pendent, ovato- 
lanceolate, acute sogmisite The 2 inner and lateral segments spreading, 
culated, the mouth open, the margin a little ‘auc ts eae pro- 
Jecting upward, the rest of pede oo a purple colour wickey exis 
dingy yellow-green, reticulated, the 3 purplish. 
Column of fructification short, terminated by a large, somewhat cebiate, 
fleshy, exposed lobe, green and beneath there are 2 lateral, 
h , green processes (filaments), upon each of which is an unequally 
2-lobed orange-yellow is ovate, PP 
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