CYPRIPEDIUM 



CYPEIPEniUM 



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■with a fissure in front; staminodium spatuliform. May 

 and June. Newfoundland to N. C, west to Ind., Mich, 

 and Minn. G.W.P. 11. A.G. 13:514; 14:405. Gng. 

 4:263. A.F. 11:1049. G.W.P.A. 11. 



BB. Foliage of two !vs. above the ground. 



41. 61egans, Reichb. f. Plant about 4 in. high: Ivs. 

 opposite, borne on an elongated annual stem: upper se- 

 pal narrowly ovate, veined with reddish brown; petals 

 lanceolate, similar in color to the sepals ; labellum brown- 

 ish, corrugated; staminode elliptic. July. Sikkim.— 

 Probably not in cultivation in this country. 



42. Jap6ni(!Uin, Thunb. Lvs. nearly opposite, roundish, 

 Tindulately plicate: bract longer than the ovary, fl. ter- 

 minating the scape: sepals and petals lanceolate, acu- 

 minate, greenish, dotted withi-ed; labellum white-pink; 

 staminodium cordate, channeled. April, May. Japan. 



BBB. Foliage of several or many lvs. on the stem. 

 C. Jjower sepal divided. 



43. arietlnum, R. Brown. Plant about 6 in. high, slen- 

 der: lvs. lanceolate: fls. small, terminal, solitary; upper 

 sepal ovate-lanceolate, brownish green ; petals linear; 

 labellum tapering at the apex, white veined with red- 

 dish purple, clothed with white, woolly hairs near the 

 aperture ; staminodium nearly round. May. Maine to 

 N. T., Mich, and Minn., and northward. B.M. 1569. 

 L.B.C. 13:1240. P.S. 20:2095.-Fls. curiously irregular 

 in shape, resembling a ram's head. 



44. Himaiaicum, Bolfe. Plant 8-12 in. high: lvs. 3, 

 «lliptic-oblong : upper sepal ovate, brownish, with 

 deeper colored veins ; petals narrow, oblong, paler than 

 the upper sepal ; labellum purple-brown, many-nerved ; 

 staminode heart-shape. July. Bhotan.— Probably not 

 cultivated in this country. 



45. Thib^ticum, King. Lvs. 3, close together on the 

 stem : labellum larger than in the preceding, and not de- 

 pressed, brown-purple; petals pale brown; staminode 

 oval-cordate, angled at the base. July. Sikkim. — Prob- 

 ably not in cultivation. 



oc. Lower sepal little or not at all divided. 



46. cAndidum, Muhl. Lvs. oblong-lanceolate: fls. ter- 

 minal, solitary; sepals broader than the petals, ovate- 

 lanceolate; petals spreading like the sepals, greenish ; 

 labellum white, striped inside with purple ; staminodium 

 lanceolate. May and June. N. Y., Penn., Minn., Mo. 

 and Ky. 



47. puhfiscena, Willd. Fig. 649. Lvs. oval, acute : 

 petals usually twisted, much narrower than the ovate- 

 lanceolate sepals ; labellum pale yellow; staminodium 

 triangular. Same range as No. 49. May and June. 

 B.M. 911, as C. ijari'trtorum. A.G. 13:513. Mn. 7:5. 



48. Calcefilus, Linn. Fls. usually solitary; labellum 

 yellow, slightly compressed, shorter than the lower se- 

 pal; sepals and petals deep, rich brown; staminodium 

 triangular. Yorkshire and other northern counties of 

 Eng.,Eu. R.H. 1892, p. 392. R.B. 21:210. 



49. parvifldrum, Salisb. Lvs. ovate, acute: fls. smaller 

 than in C. pubescens; labellum flattened from above and 

 below, not laterally, bright yellow; staminodium trian- 

 gular. May and June. Newfoundland to Ga., west 

 to Minn, and E. Kans. A.G. 13:515. 



50. spectihile, Swartz. Fig. 650. Plants stout: lvs. 

 oval, acute : sepals ovate, rather roundish, white ; petals 

 oblong, white ; labellum white or pale pink-purple ; 

 staminodium oval-cordate. June. Maine, western New 

 Eng. to Minn, and Mo., mountains of N. Car. R.H. 

 1868:410. Gn. 53, p. 77. R.B. 20, p. 198. A.F. 11:1048. 

 Gng. 4:262, 327. 



51. macrdnthon, Swartz. Lvs. oblong, acute : fls. 

 purple, not spotted ; upper sepal oblong, acute ; lower 

 sepal smaller ; petals ovate-lanceolate ; labellum con- 

 tracted at the aperture. Moist, shady places, northern 

 Asia, Siberia. R.H. 1877:310. 



52. Galiidmicum, Gray. Plants either slender or stout, 

 varying in height, sometimes exceeding 2 ft.: lvs. ovate- 

 alternate : floral bracts very large, becoming narrowly 

 ovate: fls. small, from 6-12 open at the same time, an 

 inch or more apart on the stem; labellum whitish; se- 



pals oval, yellowish green ; petals narrowly oblong, col- 

 ored like the sepals. Calif. B.M. 7188. G.F. 1:281. 



53. montinum, Dougl. One to 2 ft., leafy, pubescent: 

 lvs. ovate to broad-lanceolate, 4-6 in. long : fls. 1-3, 

 short-pedicelled, the wavy-twisted petals brownish, the 



650, Cypripedium spectabile. Natural size. 



inch-long lip dull white veined with purple ; capsule 

 erect or nearly so. Calif, to Wash. B.M. 7319.— Fra- 

 grant. Grows in clumps. Handsome. 



54. Irape&num, Llave et Lex. Lvs. ovate-lanceolate: 

 fls. large, several, sepals and petals about equal ; label- 

 lum very large, much inflated, suggesting the inflated 

 petal of a Calceolaria. Mex.— This species has not as 

 yet been successfully cultivated. 



Supplementary list, comprising hybrid Cypripediums {for 

 catalogues of hybrids, see G.C. III. 17:199 and A.G. 16; 118): 

 Acis = Lawrenceanum X insigne, var. Matdel. — Adrastus = 

 Leeanum X viUosum, var. Bosallii. — Aieid^s = insigne Xhir- 

 sutissimum, — J.Z/red HoUington = ciliolareX Philippinense.— 

 Allanianum= Spicerianum X Ourtisii.— Almum = barbatumX 

 Lawreneeanimi. — AmanduTn = insigne X vemistum. — Amesi- 

 an«m = vUlosum X venustum (see Measuresianum).— Ajjimi- 

 latum = barbatum X viUosum, var. Eoxallii.— Artemis = Day- 

 anum X Swanianiim. — Arthurianum = insigne X Fairieanum. 



