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Oypripedium. 



A'ar. Eniestii, a yellow form of C. insigiie Chaiitini. The 

 purple spottings are indistinctly visible on the white, and the 

 lower spots are indicated by green -wart-like swellings. It is one 

 of the most distinct as well as one of the rarest Cypripediums. 



Var. Harcfiild Hall. This is the most gigantic of all. The 

 spotting, too, is exceptionally large. One of the rarest and 

 most expensive plants of the present day. 



A"ar. Maiilei is larger flowered, has less white on the dorsal 

 sepal, and the petals and pouch are paler, than in Clioiitiiii. 



A'ar. Sciiidi)\,: (Fig. 43) has flowers wholly primrose-yellow 

 save the apical margin of the dorsal sepal, which is white, with 

 a tew brown dots. 



A'ar. SandeiiiDia is smaller than Sanaera:, and has no 

 spotting on the dorsal sepal. 



Other distinct forms are : Horsinanianuiii, Kiinba/Iiaiium, and 

 Yoiiiigiaiuini. The last-named is commonly distributed in collec- 

 tions as C. i. Ei-itcstii, but is altogether inferior to that variety. 



C. laevigatum (Batan.). — A synonym of C. philippiuense. 



C. Lawrenceanum (RcIUk f.). — A \-ery handsome species, 

 remarkable for its large, attractive flowers, as well as for its 

 richly-variegated foliage. It is a robust grower. The leaves are 

 some gin. long, 2in. broad, tessellated with yellow-green on a dark 

 green ground, and very ornamental. Scapes ift. or more high, 

 fjurple, hairy, usually one-flowered ; dorsal sepal very large, 

 spreading, white, with broad, parallel lines of brown-purple ; 

 petals spreading, 2iin. long by ^in. wide, green, tinged with 

 purple at the apex, shaded with red at the base, the margins 

 bearing a few purple, hairy warts ; pouch large, almost cylindrical, 

 purplish-brown, yellowish at the base. The blossoms are developed 

 in summer. This plant should be included in every stove 

 collection of Orchids. Borneo, 1878. (B. M., t. 6432.) 



Var. Hyeanum differs in having the dorsal sepal white, with 

 pale green lines ; petals greenish-yellow, covered with short, dark 

 hairs ; and the pouch yellowish-green, with veins of a darker shade. 

 It is an albino form of the type. 



C. Lowii (Lindl.). — This prettily-marked species has been 

 a great favourite ever since its first introduction. The leaves are 

 upwards of ift. long, about 2in. broad, and pale green in 

 colour. The scapes are from 2ft. to 3ft. long, and produce 

 from two to five flowers, a greater number being noticeable 

 upon wild specimens. They are about 4in. across, variously 

 shaded with green, yellow, purple, or violet, and are also spotted 

 with black or deep purple ; the petals are long, twisted once, 

 broadest at the apex, fringed on the margins, green, spotted 



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