interest in, their plants. Mr. Paul has exhibited some well-crown specimens at the 
Edinburgh shows during the past few years, and has taken some of the highest 
honours. 
Cypripedium Parishii was discovered and introduced by the Rev. C. Parish, 
after whom Professor Reichenbach has named it; most of the plants originally 
collected, with many other Orchidic rarities, being, it would appear, destroyed by 
the unruly elephants, who threw off their loads, and trampled them under foot, 
It is an evergreen herbaceous plant, of good habit, with deep green foliage, 
about a foot in length. The flower-spike proceeds from the centre of the 
young growths when nearly completed, and bears several flowers, sometimes as 
many as six, the sepals being broad and greenish like the lip, and_ the petals 
long, undulated, greenish white at the base, the upper portion deep purple, and the 
margin furnished with hairy warts. It blooms during the summer and autumn 
months, according as the completion of its growth may take place earlier or later 
in the season; and the blossoms last for several weeks in perfection. 
The plant thrives when grown in the East India house. We have also found 
it to do well at the warmest end of the Cattleya house. It does best when grown 
in a pot, with good fibrous peat or good loam, mixed with lumps of charcoal, and 
with thorough drainage. It requires a liberal supply of water during the growing 
season, and when at rest should not be kept dry, since it has no thick fleshy 
bulbs to support the foliage, and, moreover, it is nearly always growing. 
This species may be propagated by dividing the plant after it has started into 
growth, leaving one old-established crown at the back of the young growth ; place 
the divided parts in small pots until they are established, and then remove them 
into larger ones as they require it, but avoid overpotting them. 
