84 ORCHIDS. 
CYPRIPEDIUM HAYNALDIANUM. 
Tuis very rare variety —represented in Plate No. XXIII. 
—was recently brought from abroad, and very little is known ‘of 
it. The variety is understood to have originated in the 
island of Borneo. From a cluster of leaves at its base 
proceeds a_ lateral flower-stalk, nearly two feet long, downy, 
and bearing a number. of flowers, marked with dark spots, and 
enriched with many colors: It blossoms late in the fall and 
winter. : 
“Some of the tropieal species require the temperature and 
humid atmosphere of the hot-house, while others do best in a 
lower temperature. The flowers are greatly valued in the winter 
months for florists’ work. Propagated by division of roots and 
sometimes from seed, but this has not as yet proved very suc- 
cessful.” : 
As there is little to be said about the above imported’ 
variety, something in regard to our native species may be inter- 
esting here. Says one florist: “The State of New York furnishes 
six varieties of Cypripedium, all beautiful, charming, and 
worthy of cultivation. These native species may all be culti- 
‘vated in the garden by placing them in shady borders. The 
soil should be liberally mixed with leaf mould. Their unique 
blossoms render them highly deserving of much care. 
“The best time for transplanting them from their native 
localities is when they are in bloom, and they should be re- 
moved with a ball of earth attached to the roots.” 
