i6o ORCHIDS 



Cyphpediuin. 



grown in a hot, moist house. Sumatra, 1882. (Fig. 46 ; W. O. A. 

 iii., t. 122.) 



C. Dayanum {Rchb. /.). — One of the prettiest of ornamental- 

 leaved Orchids. It is dwarf and compact ; the leaves are about 

 6in. long by ijin. wide, and coloured yellowish-green, marbled 

 with olive-green. Scape stout, ift. high, one-flowered; flowers 

 4in. across ; dorsal sepal large, white, with green veins ; lower 

 sepals similar but smaller ; petals narrow, fringed with long, black 

 hairs, deep purple, shaded with dull green ; pouch large, deep 

 purple, veined with green. The flowers last a long time, 

 usually appearing in May or June. It will be seen that the 

 flowers are large and dark-coloured, but the most attractive 

 character is the variegation of the leaves. Borneo, i860. 

 (Fl. des Ser., t. 1527.) 



C. Druryi (Bedd.). — A stout-leaved, dwarf plant, with leaves 

 gin. to I ft. long, green, somewhat rigid. Scape about gin. 

 high, brown, hairy, one-flowered ; dorsal sepal broad, curved 

 forwards, hairy on the outside, dull yellow, the midrib marked 

 with a broad, black-brown band ; lower sepal similar, but 

 smaller ; the petals are broad, curved downwards, yellow, with 

 a line down the middle, as in the sepal, warted at the base; 

 pouch pale yellow, spotted inside with purple. The flowers are 

 developed in March or April, and they last over a month. 

 This is one of the most distinctly marked species, and a remark- 

 ably pretty one when well flowered; but it is a shy-blossoming 

 plant under cultivation. It requires tropical treatment. Travan- 

 core, 1875. (F. M., ser. ii., t. 425.) 



C. Elliottianum {O'Brien). — A synonym of C. Roths- 

 childia?iutn. 



C. Exul (Rolfi). — A cool-growing, but rather shy-flowering 

 species. Flowers have the dorsal sepal white, yellow at the base, 

 irregularly spotted with purple; petals resembling somewhat 

 C. insigne. Lip like that of C. Druryi. Leaves resembling 

 those of C. Druryi, but narrower and longer. Siam, 1892. 



C. Fairieanum (Z/W/.),— One of the prettiest of all 

 Cypripediurqs, the form as well as the colour of the flowers 

 being exceptionally attractive. The leaves are 6in. long, lin. 

 wide, and bright green. The scape is slender, pale green, 6in. 

 high ; the flowers are produced singly, usually during the 

 autumn ; the dorsal sepal is large and white, yellowish-green 

 at the base, beautifully streaked with brownish-purple; petals 

 similar in colour, fringed with black hairs, defle.xed, and 

 curiously curved at the ends ; the pouch is dull purple, suff'used 



