SELENIPEDIUM 



wrote Selenipediuni ) . f.h-rhi<Jiirni. T\u: genus Selrni- 

 pediuni eiuliprisrs the Smltli Aiiiei-ica.ii Ovpri|iriliuiiis. 

 Tei'linically it is sepanitt-d fr,.iii tlie seiiiis ('vpi'i|,,-. 

 diuiii on aerouilt of tlu- three-luculeil ovary. Aside ti-oui 

 tliis eliaracter the (lowers resemble those- of ('\|.ripe- 

 diuin. hut the iiitloreseenee is ipiite distiuri, 'I'lie 

 si'apes of C'y|U-ipediuui bear a si\i-le flower (rarolv L! or 

 morel, while tliose of Seleuiped Uini bear several bowers 

 and often f)eeouie |>anieulatel_\' liraiirbed. In .i;'enei-al 

 ha))it the Seienipediunis are more robust and hixurianf. 

 The Ivs. are ert>\vded iu denso tolls i.u short. (Ueepini,^ 

 rhizomes. As iu many orehid utoo-o-a. the species nt 

 Seleuipedium aro rouiarkalde for lie- loindier (d' color 

 variations of their Ibovers. There ari- nuuiy \arieties 

 that form eouueeting- links between s|)eeies, "thus mak- 

 ing' the genris a very difUonlt luie for satisfactory de- 

 scription. It is hoped that the lollowini;- aecounl , bow- 

 ever, will serve to distiui^uish the letidinu' txpes. 



This c-etius, like the true (_'}"iu'ipediums. lias been a 

 faviH'ite one witli hybridizers. Somo of the besi known 

 s|H'cies, as .N. ti<'<hiii and othors. are the prodticds of 

 crosses. The total nund;ter of hybrids far exceeds the 

 luimber of original sjiecies. A part of the genera Cy- 

 pripeditim and Seleuipedium has been sepiarafed by 

 some botanists as a distinct genus, Paphiopedilum, 

 which is now sometimes found in horticultural writings. 



For culture, see C il lu-i jml i ii m . 



Heixrioh Hasselbi-jinii. 



All Selenipediuras enjoy plenty of heat and moisture 

 in the growing season, March to November (00-90°). 

 Give good drainage. Use chopped sphagnnm with 

 bri")ken clinkers from the furnace, and the addition of a 

 little leaf-mold, raising the maferittl as high aliove the 

 rim of the pot as possible. This material is especially 

 to be recommended for the young and divided plant.s. 

 Give slight shade, and grow on raisi'd benches near the 

 glass. Water sparingly until growth begins. The four 

 species, S. Dnniiiiin intin. S. Snh>ii, S. S'-lilimii and 

 S. Sargentia tni?)i, shotrld not lie o\-erpotted. Fill piots 

 three-fourths full of ^irainage, then place a thin layer 

 of coarse fern root, which will fill pot to level of the 

 riui. Place the plant on top and then fill 2'^„ to H in. on 

 top with chopped sphagnum and leaf -mold mixed with 

 coarse sand or pulverized coal cliukers. Keep the moss 

 in a growung condition. V,^^i Mathews 



SELEXIPFDIUM 



]651 



tinoluding some u; 

 Ainsworthii, 6. 

 albirtornm, 1. 

 albo-purpxrrenm, 11. 

 atratuni, 1.5, 

 Bois,sierianum, 17. 

 caluriim, 12. 

 candidulum. 2. 

 ctirdinale. .5. 

 earicinnm, 19. 

 caudatura, 14. 

 r>ominianum. 16. 

 gigantertm, 1. 

 grande, 1-t. 

 ilartii-eun, 10. 



INDEX, 

 imes advertised under Cypripedium.' 

 Klotzschianum, 18. Sargentiaiiuni, 8. 

 Lindeni. It. 

 Lindleyantim, 0. 

 longifolimn. 10- 

 Luxemburgense, 14. 

 magnifloruni. It) 

 nigrescens. 14. 

 Pearcei. 19. 

 porphyrenm, 4. 

 i-ftii'Tdaiu.i'it, 17. 

 Unzia. Itl. 

 n.^enm, 10. 11. 

 Koii;,'ierii. I'J. 



.Sehlimii, 1. 

 Schotnbunflianuni, 



IS. 

 .Selir<T?dera?. 13. 

 Sedeui, 2. 

 .Seegerii. 14, 

 vittatmn, 7, 

 Wallisii, 14, 

 Warsce"'ir:ianinti, 



14, 

 iVarscririe:/! ^ 14, 

 Weidlichiaiium, 3, 



A, P, la Is ,-,,;ilr I,-, Ifnivi'Ohlt,' 

 I, I, me nr s,-,i,-r, I ,i tiristfil . 



B, FU. irlnir ,./■ /liiik 



BB. Fls. pitijile a ml tvliite 



AA. PitaU Tiitcur-ulihtini .... 

 AAA. P.'fnls la)icr,,!,ile-cuuih'tf 



A.\.\.\. P,'lilU lhlr,ir-r,iii,h:(te 

 B, Lrs. I,n;t,]hi /i„r,,r. 



BB. Li-..:. 



rhi II 



. 1 , Sehlimii 

 . 2, Sedeni 

 .'.. Weidlichianura 



4. porphyreum 



5. cardinale 



b. Ainsworthii 

 . 7. vittatum 

 S. Sargentianum 

 '.). Lindleyanum 

 . Kb longifolium 

 1 1 . alho-purpureum 

 IL'. calurum 

 lb. SchrtEderae 



.14. caudatmn 



1.1. grande 



lb. Dominianum 



17. Boissierianum 

 .IS. Elotzschianum 



lb. caricinum 



1. Sehlimii, Linden i Ci/prijieiUu m .ScJiliiilii , Einden). 

 Fig. L'.'lllb. Lvs. 4-b. ligulate, lealherv, sharp-pointed 

 '.l-l'-' iu. higlt: scape longer than the lvs., hir.sute. ,,ften 

 bran. died. L'-.s-lld,: sepals less than 1 in, joii -, .ivate- 

 • ibtiise, the low-er ti little larger than the iipjier and i-,,n- 

 ctive, white or spotted with crimson on the ituier side- 



2306. Selenipedium Schlimu ( 



petals like the sepals; labellum an elliptic hag with a 

 contracted opening, w-hite with a large erimsfui blotch 

 iu front: staminodium yellow. Lttte summer, t'ohimlda. 

 B.M. .5fil4. F.S. 18:1917. -Var. albifldrum, Linden. 

 FIs. white, except the yellow staminodinm and asutf'tised 

 blotch on the labellum. I.H. 21 :]8.'i. Vars. g-ig-anteum 

 and stip6rbiim are also advertised. 



2. Sedeni, Hort. Fig. 2.307. Lvs. numerous, crowded, 

 12-18 in. long, tapering to a point: scapes 12-18 in. 

 high, aV)Out 4-fld. but often sending out secondary flow- 

 ering lirairches from the axils of the bracts after the 

 first fls. have fallen: Us. .'{^;j-4 in. across the petals; 

 lower sepial o-^'al, greenish wliitr-, ujiper sepial oblong, 

 acute, with faint pmrplish green \'eins; petals lanceo- 

 late, twisted, purple sh:uling to greenish w-liite at the 

 base; lahellnm rich crimson-p»uri)le shading to paler 

 purple Itehind, Sjititted inside, — Gtirden hybrid between 

 N, lonyifoUion and S. Sehlimii. .\ -\-erv luxuriant free- 

 flowering plant. F.ll. lS7b:20b: IS7S:302. R.H. 1S79:470. 

 Var. candidulum, Reiclib. f. .Se]iabs white: pietals ^\-ltite 

 tinged with rose; labellum darker rose. A hybrid be- 

 tween S. lovr/ifoIhriH ami N. SrJi li ui i i , var. alhi flonnn . 

 The following names are also in the trade: grandiild- 

 rum, sangnlneum, superhum. 



:b Weidlichiamtm, Hort. A gardi-n hybrid between 

 ,V. /r,irhr,;/ii and S. S.lliiii ii . It hardly differs from 

 ,S'. ,S'e(?c)i(. G.Jl. ::4:274 (as C iipri pcili'ii iii V'licUiiii- 

 <n,iim). 



4. porphyreum, Reichb. f. {Cn/nijinliuin porpln'irfinn, 

 Reichb. f.). Lvs, broadly strap-shapied. acute, about 

 1 ft. h.ng: fls. niostly purple, resembling those of .S. 

 Sr'Jrui. btit withoitt protuberances cut the op>en sidi-s of 

 the li|.. The se],als and lietals tire oblong and more 

 a(-uniiii;ite. rTanh-ii hybrid between .s'. ii'o:'/// and 6'. 



Srhlililii. 



Ke 



cardinUe, 

 •hb. f.). Lv 



f. ('-'.'//"■ 

 straight: 



pe.liin. 

 dorsal 



sepal blu.sh- 



