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CYPRIPEDIUM (HYBRIDUM) MAYNARDI roy. 
A hybrid raised from Cypripedium purpuratum, fertilised with the pollen of C. Spicerianum, between which it is quite intermediate in general char- 
acter. The leaves are light green, marked with darker green blotches, 4 to 6 inches long by 1% to 134 inches broad. Scape rather short. Dorsal sepal 
suborbicular, the lower part reflexed, apex acute and inflexed at the sides, white, with a broad purple mid vein, and 
about three short rosy nerves on either side, base pale green. Petals linear-oblong, about 2 inches long, pale green 
at base, with numerous small brown spots, light lilac-purple above, the superior margin undulate and ciliate. Lip 
light brownish-purple, with darker nerves, paler behind, the infolded side lobes with some purple-brown spots. 
Staminode obcordately reniform, suffused with purple and reticulated with green nerves in the centre. 
CyPRIPEDIUM (hybridum) MAyNARDI, Rolfe, Gard. Chron., Dec. 13, 1890, p. 702 ; Castle in Journ. of Hort., 
1890, pt. 2, p. 513. 
This charming little hybrid was raised in the collection of Messrs. F. Sander & Co., of St. Albans, by Mr. 
Maynard, after whom it is named. It flowered for the first time in December, 1890, and received an Award of Merit 
from the Royal Horticultural Society on the 9th of that month. The characters of both parents are well represented 
in the flower. The dwarf habit, marbled leaves, the general shape of the dorsal sepal, as well as its reflexed base 
and purple stripes, also the shape of the petals, lip, and staminode, are all derived from C. purpuratum. On the other 
hand, the large white area at the apex of the dorsal sepal and the purple midnerve, the undulate basal margin of the 
superior half of the petals, also the numerous spots near the base, the dark median nerve, and the colour of the 
staminode, are all prominent modifications in the direction of C. Spicerianum, It is a well-marked and very elegant 
little plant. R. A. Rolfe. 
Our analytical drawings represent the 
lip and column, the latter seen both 3 ee { " F 
fromthe back andicides Cypripepium (hybridum) Maynardi is another fine seedling raised by us, and named in 
honour of our Mr. Maynard, who has for some years past superintended the hybridising 
department of our establishment. It is a cross between C. purpuratum and C. Spicerianum, and strikingly illustrates 
the characteristics of both parents. The dorsal sepal clearly conveys an impression intermediate between C. purpura- 
tum and C. Spicerianum, the base having the twist peculiar to the former, together with its short, purple veins ; while 
its general form is that of Spicerianum, with the dark stripe in the centre, strangely developed. The foliage is pale 
green, slightly mottled with a darker shade. The seed parent in this case is C. purpuratum. It is a very lovely and 
beautiful hybrid. 
Our plate was taken from a plant which flowered in our establishment. 
CYPRIPEDIUM (HYBRIDUM) POLLETTIANUM Rolfe. 
A compound hybrid, raised from Cypripedium (hybridum) calophyllum fertilised with the pollen of C. (hybridum) cenanthum superbum. The leaves 
are light green, with reticulated veins of a darker shade, about 5 to 8 inches long by 11% to 134 inches broad. Dorsal sepal suborbicular, yellowish-green, 
broadly margined with white, veined with crimson on the sides, with brown in the middle, and with numerous chocolate 
blotches on the nerves of the centre and base. Petals linear-oblong, light purple-brown with darker nerves and deep 
purple-brown middle line, three large chocolate blotches on superior margin and several smaller ones near base. Lip 
large, purple-brown, marbled with darker spots, paler behind, Staminode semiorbicular, the apex with three broadly 
rounded teeth, brownish-green with a darker central boss. 
CypRIPEDIUM (hybridum) POLLETTIANUM, Rolfe, Gard. Chron., Dec. 13, 1890, p. 702; Castle in Journ. of Hort, 
1890, pt. 2, p. 513. 
The parentage of this splendid hybrid is decidedly complex, as on one side it must be traced back two genera- 
tions, and on the other three, before arriving at the original species whence it was derived. C. barbatum, C. insigne, C. 
venustum, and C. villosum are all represented in it, the two former, perhaps, being the most obviously present. The 
stripes of the one and the spots of the other could not be more clearly stamped on the dorsal sepal than we here see 
them. The spots on the petals may be traced to the influence of C. venustum, while the shining appearance of the 
flower is as clearly derived from C. villosum, as it is present in all the hybrids in whose parentage that species partici- 
pates. This combination of characters is very interesting. Among existing hybrids it can, perhaps, best be compared 
with the pollen parent, C. cenanthum superbum, though in some respects it may be considered an improvement. Like 
its companion on the annexed plate, it was raised in the collection of Messrs. F. Sander & Co., of St. Albans, by Mr. 
Maynard, It received a First-class Certificate from the Royal Horticultural Society on December gth, 1890, on the 
occasion of its flowering for the first time. R.A, Rolfe. 
Our analytical drawings represent 
the lip and column, the latter seen 
both from the back and side. 
Amonest the many Cypripedium hybrids raised of late years, the one dedicated to Mr. Pollett (forming one of the 
subjects of our plate) must assuredly be classed in the first rank. It was raised in our establishment, and is the 
result of a cross between C. calophyllum and C. cenanthum superbum, the former being the seed-bearing parent. 
In appearance the flower takes after the bolder form of C. calophyllum, but possessing the intense colouring of C. 
cenanthum superbum. Both parents were remarkably fine varieties: C. calophyllum in particular was, perhaps, the 
very finest ever flowered. The foliage is dark green and slightly mottled, in a very similar way to C. venustum, but not 
quite so conspicuous. The flowers of this fine hybrid are very large and showy. 
Our plate was taken from a plant in the collection of H. M. Pollett, Esq., Fernside, Bickley, 
