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C. PENELAUS, Veitch. — This handsome hybrid is described in the Joanuil 

 of Horticulture as follows : — " One of the finest hybrid Cypripediums raised 

 during the past year or two was that exhibited by Messrs. James Veitch & Sons, 

 at the meeting of the R.H. S. on Jan. 17th, 1893, under the name of C. Penelaus. 

 It was the result of a cross between the distinct variety of G. caudatum named 

 {Uropedivm) Lindeni, with its long, peculiar lip, and the well-known C. calurum, 

 the former being the pollen and the latter the seed parent. Their union was a 

 happy idea on the part of the hybridiser, for the result could hardly fail to bo 

 distinct and interesting, if not beautiful. G. Penelaus is all three ; one of the 

 most remarkable features of a noteworthy flower is the lip, which does not follow 

 the peculiar structure of C. caudatum ( Uropedium) Lindeni, but is large, full, and 

 massive, in colour a bright greyish-rose ; the dorsal sepal is long, narrow, and 

 pointed, greenish-yellow in hue ; the petals are extremely beautiful, they are 

 long, drooping, and twisted, soft rosy-pink in colour, and impart a most graceful 

 appearance to the flower. It will be gathered that the colouring does not partake of 

 the 'harmony in green and brown' type, biit rather classes it with the select 

 number of richer coloured forms, of which G. Sedeni candidulum is one of the 

 most familiar examples. The new hybrid has, however, a much finer flower 

 than that favourite Gypripede can boast." — Garden hybrid. 

 Iia.—J'ourn.. of Hort., 1893, xxvi. p. 219, f. 15. 



C. PETRI.— See C. Dayanum. 



C. PHILIPPINENSE, Mchh. f. — This grand species, which is better known in 

 gardens by its English synonym, G. laevigatum, was discovered by the late Mr. J. G. 

 Veitch growing upon the roots of Vanda Batemanni; it bloomed for the first 

 time in this country in the spring of 1805. The long thick distichous oblong- 

 ligulate or sword-shaped leaves have a polished surface; the flower scape is 

 tall, hairy, bearing three or four large showy flowers ; the dorsal sepal is hairy 

 externally, broadly ovate, white heavily striped with piirple ; the petals are 6 or 

 6 inches long, narrow, tapering, greenish streaked with brown at the base, the 

 margins crenulate with dark hairy glandular spots, the anterior parts chocolate 

 and much twisted ; the lip is small, dull greenish-yellow. — Philippine Islands. 



Fig. — Sot. Mag., t. 5.508 ; Batem. Second Cent. Orch. PI., t. 101 ; Flore des Scrrci, 

 tt. 1760-1761 ; Belg. Hort., 1867, t. 6 ; Floral Mag., t. 298 ; Gard. Chron., 1865, 

 p. 914, f. a ; Revue Hort. Beige, 1881, p. 121 ; Veitch Man. Orcli. PL, iv. p. 43. 



Syn. — C. laevigatum. 



C. PICTURATUM, Hort. Lawrence. — This is believed to be a cross between 

 C. Spiceriamim and G. superhiens. " There is a distinct trace of G. Spicerianum 

 in the dorsal sepal, and the petals remind one of C. superhiens; they have a 

 flush of dull magenta on the upper half, the other part green, spotted with lake ; 

 lip dull rose." It was raised by Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart. — Garden hybrid. 



C. PITCHERIANUIVI, Bchb. f. — This handsome hybrid is not only superior to 

 many in colour but also in size. It is, according to Professor Eeichenbach, 

 " a cross between (7. Harrisianum superbum and G . Spicerianum, and it 

 was raised by Norman C. Cookson, Esq. The leaves have the shape 

 of those of G. Harrisiomum, but they appear to be shorter as a rule, light 

 green on both sides, and above there are those dark green broken hiero- 



