CYPRIPEDIUM BOXALLII ees. s 
VAR. ATRATA Zor. 
Juxta C, villosum, Lindl. Caule obscura marmorata, pilis pellucidis nigro-anulatis ; bractea ampla lata; sepali sumari quartam inferiorem tegente ; 
sepalo utroque bene obtuso, utroque basi latiusculo ; petalis basi vix cuneatis, cornubus labelli lateralibus abbreviatis ; staminodio basi angusto. 
HI. G. Rehb. f. 
CYPRIPEDIUM BOXALLI, Rchb. f. in Gard. Chron., March 24, 1877, p. 367 ; id., Dec. 22, 1877, p. 776; Ill. Hort, XXVI, p. 74, t. 345. 
Var, ATRATA, jam illustratum Gard. Chron, Feb. 12, 1887, p. 210, fig. 47. 
Our analytical representations show the lip, front and side view ; the column, side and front view ; and the staminode. 
OF the many variations from the type of this handsome Cypripedium, the one under notice is probably the most 
conspicuous, the nearly black central markings and white margins of the upper sepal giving it quite a distingue aspect. 
As compared with the ordinary kinds, it is also longer in all its parts, having deeper and more brilliant markings 
throughout ; the flowers have the appearance and gloss of varnish. The species was first discovered and sent to this 
country by Mr. Boxall, whom the late Professor Reichenbach honoured by naming it Boxallii. It was fully described in 
the Gardeners’ Chronicle by the Professor in 1877. 
Boxall found the plant growing on trees at a high elevation in the mountains near Moulmein, from whence large 
lots have since been sent to England. The leaves are ligulate, broad, of a deep green colour, spotted with purple towards 
the base. The flowers are large and shiny ; the upper sepal much narrowed towards the base, as if it had been moulded 
or pressed into its shape, the black large, confluent blotches of colouring of the central area being one of its most 
distinguishing features, not excepting its wood-white margin. The petals are yellowish, with a suffusion of green, and 
reticulated with reddish brown. The pouch is yellow, washed with a pale purple. All the parts of the flower are larger 
than the type, with more substance, and of a richer, brighter hue of colour throughout. 
This variety flowers in the early spring months, lasting a long time in perfection, and is best grown in an 
intermediate house, although it is possible to grow it well in a cool one. It is not very particular as to soil, but will 
grow in peat or loam, or a mixture of the two combined. The best time for repotting is after the flowering season is 
finished, which will be about the month of April. 
Our plate was taken from a plant in the possession of F. G. Tautz, Esq., Studley House, Hammersmith, 
