CYPRIPEDIUM. .i66 



C. ni-ceum, and 0. ciliolare ; the leaves are similar to those of C niveum, 2| to 3 

 inches long, and about 1 inch broad ; the sepals, petals, and lip are pure white, 

 and furnished with small purple spots, which are mostly arranged in lines ; the 

 petals are narrow, and instead of being ovate as in G. niveum are elongate, and 

 have a downward direction. — Garden li.yhrid. 



Yia.— GanJ. Chron., 3rd ser., 1800, vii., p. 797, f. 131 ; JowrB. i/ i/oc.'., 1890, x.x. 

 p. 481, f. 7-t. 



C. BARBATO-VEITCHIANUM, Bleu.— This hybrid, as its name implies, is a 

 cross between G. barbatum nigrum, and G. Veitcliii (superbieivs). The leaves are 

 bright green, amply covered with a number of dark green hieroglyphic 

 markings. The dorsal sepal is well opened, violet rose in the inferior part, 

 margined with white tinted with rose and furnished with crimson-purple veins ; 

 lietals intermediate in size between the two parents; they are covered with 

 black shining spots ; lip brownish-purple, of large size. — Garden hybrid. 



¥lG.—Lindi'iiiir, v. t. 228. 



C. BARBATUM, Lindley. — ^A pretty species, with beautifully spotted leathery 

 oblong-acnte channelled leaves, and purple downy scapes bearing each a solitary 

 flower, which has the broad dorsal sepal white striped with purple and greeu, 

 the linear-oblong fimbriate petals a good deal stained with purple, and having a 

 series of black hairy warts along the upper edge, and the saccate lip dark 

 brownish -purple. It produces its flowers at different times of the year, 

 lasting six weeks in bloom. There are many varieties of C. harbatmn, some 

 being larger and much brighter in colour than others. — Malay Peninsula: 

 Mount Oplnr. 



FlG.—£of. Mag., t. 4234 ; Sot. llcrj., 1842. t. 17 ; Flore des Serrex, t. 190 ; Moor,', 

 III. Ori-li. PL. Cypripedium, t. 8 ; Ann. Sc. Xat., iii. t. 13 ; Veitoh's Man. Orch. PL, iv. 

 p. 13. 



C. BARBATUM BIFLORUM, Hort.—A handsome variety of C. barbatiim, but 

 with more elegantly variegated foliage. It grows 4 inches high ; the blossoms 

 are produced on a scape 10 inches long, two flowers sometimes appearing 

 on one stem ; the dorsal sepal is very handsome, the upper part being white, 

 while the other parts of the flower are purplish-brown. It blooms in February 

 and March, and will keep six weeks in good condition. — India. 



Syx. — C. iarbatnm Crossi. 



C. BARBATUM CROSSI.— See C. BARB.iTUJi biplorum. 



C. BARBATUM NIGRUM, HorL—A charming variety, producing finely 

 variegated foliage. The flowers are larger than those of any of the other 

 forms of C. barbatum, and in colour much darker. This variety is sometimes 

 called giganteum, in consequence of its large flowers. It blooms in July and 

 August, and continues six weeks in bloom.— Mount Ophir. 



C. BARBATUM SUPERBUM, Sort.— A fine variety which grows in the same 

 way as C. harbatum, but the foliage is brightly variegated. The flowers are 

 handsomer and larger than the type, the lip being very dark, and the dorsal 

 sepal purer white towards the apex ; it lasts about six weeks in perfection. 

 This makes a fine plant for exhibition.— Jfouj?^ OpMr. 



