358 THE ORCHID REVIEIV. [DECEMBER, Ig12. 
CYPRIPEDIUM FRANCHETII. 
UNDER the title, ‘‘ A new Mocassin Flower (Cypripedium Franchetii),” Mr. 
E. H. Wilson writes in the American Journal, Horticulture (1912, p. 145), 
as follows: ‘‘ On my last expedition (1910) for the Arnold Arboretum, I was 
fortunate enough to succeed in introducing from the Tibetan borderland 
living plants of three new and beautiful hardy Cypripediums. Two of 
these flowered in the spring of last year and were illustrated in these 
columns, July 8th, rg91r._ The third species flowered early in June, 1912, in 
the Arnold Arboretum. As will be seen from the accompanying photo- 
graphic illustration, this new species, named in honour of the distinguished 
Fig. 49. CYPRIPEDIUM FRANCHETHU, Rolfe. 
French botanist, the late Monsieur A. Franchet, ina general way resembles 
the Siberian C. macranthun, differing chiefly in its more hairy foliage and 
certain technical details. Like its allies, C. luteum and C. tibeticum, this 
new-comer promises to succeed under cultivation, and should prove a 
welcome addition to gardens. All three are natives of upland regions, and 
require a moist, shady situation, and a compost rich in decaying leaves.”’ 
Through the kindness of the Editor of Horticulture we are able to 
reproduce the figure of this interesting Cypripedium, and will now give its 
