1 66 ORCHIDS 



Qypripedium. 



This is an easily-grown and free-flowering plant, blossoming in the 

 winter. Hong Kong and China, 1S36. (B. 'SI., t. 4901.) 



C. Rothschildianum {Rclib. /.). — One of the handsomest of 

 the C. Sfoih'i group. Prof. Reichenbach described it as being 

 " one of the most astonishing introductions ever seen." It 

 has stout, green, glossy leaves 2ft. long by 2f,in. wide. 

 Scape stout, ift. or more high, reddish, bearing three or more 

 flowers, which are quite as large as those of C. giandi/Ii/enirn ; 

 dorsal sepal oblong, acute at the apex, yellowish, with black- 

 purple stripes and a white margin ; petals narrow, wavy at the 

 base, yellowish-green, with dark longitudinal lines and blotches ; 

 pouch as in C. Sfoiiei, almost leathery in texture, cinnamon- 

 coloured, reddish at the mouth. The staminode in this species 

 is very remarkable; it is curved and formed not unlike a crane's 

 beak and head. New Guinea, 1888. It requires the same 

 treatment as C. Stoiici. Syn. C. Elliottianum. (Fig. 48 ; B. M., 

 t. 7102.) 



C. Sanderianum {Rchh.J.). — A most remarkable and beautiful 

 species. In habit and leaf-character it is similar to C. philip- 

 pinense. Flower-scapes stout, erect, ift. or more high, black- 

 purple and velvety, each bearing from one to four flowers, 

 which are as large as those of C. philippiiieiise ; dorsal sepal 

 triangular-concave, hairy outside, the front beautifully striped 

 with brownish-crimson on a pale green ground ; the petals, 

 which form the most striking feature in the flower, are curved 

 back at the base, and thence extend spirally downwards, ultimately 

 lengthening to from i|^ft. to 2ft., as in C. caudatum : in colour 

 they are crimson and white on the upper part, brown-crimson 

 below ; pouch small, narrow, dark brown. The flowers last 

 at least six weeks in perfection. This interesting Cypripedium 

 is apparently easily grown if treated as a tropical plant. It does 

 well when grown under the same conditions as C. Stonei. Malay 

 Archipelago, 18S6. (R., t. 3.) 



C. Spicerianum {Rchb. /.). — A beautiful and very distinct 

 species, which has become one of the most popular of Orchids. 

 The leaves are like those of C. insigiw, but broader and shorter, 

 and spotted with purple on the under side. The scape is 

 hairy, purple, yin. long, generally one-flowered ; flowers 2J;in. 

 across, full, of good substance ; dorsal sepal 2in. wide, gre'en, 

 and folded at the base, the rest pure white, tinged with rosy- 

 violet, and having a stripe of purple from the apex to the base ; 

 lower sepal ovate, greenish ; petals 2in. long, wavy along the 

 margins, pale green, striped and spotted wkh purple ; pouch 

 large, open, dull purple; staminode large, disk-like, bright 



