The Culture of Greenhouse Orchids 



from pale green tn greenisli yellow. The lip makes 

 a striking contrast. It is much lighter, witli a 

 klotch ill the front, dark red-brown in tlie liest 

 varieties, paler in others, but always conspicuous. 

 The flowers will last three months. Early spring. 

 Burmah. 7s. 6'/. Figured, p. 89. 



Tliis species is certainly improved by a little weak 

 manure-water from time to time while growing. 



Mastersi (Mr. Masters, botanist. Editor of the 

 Gardeners Chronicle). — The same in colour, but 

 always d(jtted with rose, much smaller, and bearing 

 six or more flowers in the spike. Strongly scented. 

 Jaimary and ^ebruar3^ Assam. 1841. lOs. 'if/.^ 



Tiijrinurii (striped). A very small plant com- 

 paratively, but bearing a fl(.)wer of good size. Olive 

 green, the lips white, Ijarred with purple. Autumn. 

 Moulniein. 21.s'. 



Traci/aaiim (Mr. Tracy, a grower). A'ery large, 

 sepals and petals greenish yellow, striped with 

 crimson in dots; the lobes of the labellum 

 yellow, with crimson stripes, disc white, spotted 

 with crimson. Summer. Burmah. 105.s. 



Cypkipedium. 



The word means '" Slipper of Cypris," one of the 

 poetic names for Venus. In old English form, 

 " Our Lady's Slipper." 



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