8 THE ORCHID REVIEW. (January, 1918. 
¥| CYPRIPEDIUM VENUS. 
YPRIPEDIUM Venus is a very charming hybrid between C. insigne 
and C. niveum, and its variety Boltonii, in which typical C. insigne is 
replaced by the yellow variety Sandere, is probably the most beautiful 
white Cypripedium yet raised, and considerably different from the more 
Fig. 1. CyPRIPEDIUM VENUS. 
typical forms, one of which is here figured. It is likely that continued crossing 
with the numerous winter-blooming kinds will lead to further developments, 
and we believe that experiments are in progress. What is wanted is a com- 
bination of the constitution of the C. insigne set with more of the floral 
character cf C. niveum, and it may be reached by further experiments. 
