CYPRIPEDIUM. ;30:J 



C. SPICERIANUM MAGNIFICUM, B-oci.— A very superior form, the dorsal 

 sepal being pure white, and the flower much larger, the peduncle is sometimes 

 two-flowered ; the colour of the petals and lip is much brighter than in the 

 type. 



C. SPICERIANUM NIGRESCENS, HoH.— This differs from the normal form 

 in having smaller flowers and a dark brownish-black coloured lip. 



C. STATTERIANUM. — This is a cross between C. Sjpicerianum magnificiuii, 

 Bund C. rexiUariitm superbum, and was exhibited before the Royal Horticultural 

 Society on Oct. 24th, 1893, by Thomas Statter, Esq., of Stand Hall, Manchester, 

 when it was awarded a flrst-class certificate. The dorsal sepal is very broad, of 

 a deep rosy-purplo veined with deep purple, with a narrow white border and a 

 deep purple median band; petals green at the base, the remainder purplish- 

 brown, a dark brown median line running from base to apex and several brown 

 veins in the lower two-thirds ; the base covered with numerous minute purple- 

 brown spots ; lip short and stout, purplish-brown ; staminode deep purple-rose. 



¥ia.—Juvni. of Hurt., 1893, xxvii. p. 417, f . 61. 



C. STENOPHYLLUM, lichb.f. — ^A cross between C. Schlimii and C. caricinuin. 

 with narrow plain green leaves, and an erect many-flowered scape ; the flowers 

 are somewhat small, but charming ; dorsal sepal white, veined with green ; 

 inferior sepal smaller, and similar in colour ; petals white at the base passing 

 into pale rose, and tipped with dark rose ; pouch rose colour ; the inflexed 

 lobes white, dotted with rose. — Oarclen hybrid. 



C. STONEI, Lou-. — This superb species first flowered some years ago in the 

 fine collection of the late J. Day, Esq., of Tottenham, after whose Orchid- 

 grower it was named. It has thick fleshy roots, and produces few dark green 

 leathery oblong mucronate leaves, 10 or 12 inches long, from the midst of 

 which the dark purple scape ascends to the height of 2 feet, bearing three or 

 four flowers ; the sepals are large, white within, streaked with deep purple- 

 brown, and stained with dark purple on the outer side ; the petals are 5 inches 

 long, curved downwards, yellow for two-thirds of their length, streaked and 

 blotched with brown-purple, the tip wholly brown-purple ; and the lip is large, 

 peculiarly slipper-like in form, purplish-red with darker purple veins. It 

 produces its blossoms during autumn. There are several varieties, but all 

 are worth growing. — Borneo. • 



Yia.—Bot. Mag., t. .5349 ; Batem. Second Cent. Orch. PI., 1. 141 ; nil. Hort., t. 3.5.5 : 

 Jennings, Oreli., 1. 12 ; Flora des Serves, 1. 1792 ; Orclild Allmm, 1. 1. 8 : Lbidenia, vi. t. 281 : 

 Vcitch's Man. Orcli. PI., iv. p. 49 ; Gard. Mag ., 1893, p. 579 (woodcut) (var. Cannartae). 



C. STONEI ACROSEPALUM, Bcfe&./.— This variety is similarly coloured to 

 the typical plant, but its inferior sepal is not connate, as in the type. — ■ 

 SaraViuk ; Borneo. 



C. STONEI PLATYTAENIUM, Bchb. /.—This handsome variety is much 

 superior to the type and a grand addition to its class. It was imported b}- 

 Messrs. Low & Co., of Clapton, many years ago, and first fiowered by the late 

 John Day, Esq., of Tottenham. The flowers are conspicuous for the breadth of 

 their petals; th3 dorsal sepal is white with purple stripes; the broadlylign- 

 latc petals are 4 to 5 inches in length and -J inch in breadth, curved down- 



