‘300 THE ORCHID REVIEW. [OcToBER, 1922. 
which his name was subsequently attached. The plants were sent home 
from Sumatra in 1882. It was discovered at some distance from Padang, 
at an elevation of 3,000-4,000 feet, on the great mountain range that 
stretches through the entire length of the island. It is closely related to 
. superbiens and C. ciliolare, perhaps nearest to the latter. The accom- 
panying illustration is of a fine specimen grown in the collection of 
Dr. Miles Johnson. It shows fourteen flowers on a plant growing in a Six- 
CYPRIPEDIUM CURTISII, 
inch pot. The leaves are tesselated above with deep and pale green. The 
upper sepal of the flower is somewhat small in proportion to the other 
segments, the large helmet-shaped lip is dull brownish-purple. The 
staminode is broadly horseshoe-shaped, with a deep notch on the basil side, 
and three small teeth between the pointed arms. 
Cypripedium Curtisii has been much used in the production of hybrids, 
