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petals light rose-purple, the side lobes tipped with amethyst-purple, and the 
front lobe deep purple. It appeared in the collection of R. P. Percival, 
Esq., of Southport.—O. A., VI., t. 256. 
Var. rosea (Rchb. f. in G. C., 1880, i., p. 104) has light rose sepals and 
petals, the margins ofthe side lobes and the front lobe rather darker. It 
appeared in the establishment of Mr. W. Bull, of Chelsea.—Garden, 1884, 
ley. tia46, £4: 
Hilliana (Rchb. f. in G. C., 1881, i., p- 168) has the sepals and petals 
nearly white, and the lip bordered with light rose. It appeared with Messrs. 
Sander.—O. A., IV., t. 146. 
Veitchiana (Rchb. f. in G.C., 1883, i., p. 274), has sepals and petals white, 
lip light mauve-purple. It appeared with Messrs. Veitch.—Garden, 1884, 
i., t. 446, fig. 7. 
Var. holochila (Rolfe in G. C., 1891, i., p. 426) is a remarkable peloriate 
form, in which the lip is entire and petal-like, and the flower pale rosy-lilac 
throughout. It appeared among importations of the Liverpocl Horti- 
cultural Co.—Garden and Forest, 1891, i., pp. 172, 173, fig. 31- 
CYPRIPEDIUM x ATYS VAR. RUBRUM. 
A flower of this handsome variety has been sent by F. M. Burton, Esq., 
Highfield, Gainsborough, together with a note on its history. It was 
obtained from C. venustum @ and C. Hookere 3, and was exhibited at a 
meeting of the R. H. S. on November r4th, 1893, under the name of C. x , 
tubrum, though the name seems to have been omitted in our report. It 
was, however, recorded shortly afterwards (Gard. Chron., 1893, ii., p- 74). 
Then it was described as C. x Burtoni by the late Mr. Gower (Garden, 
XLV., p. 181), who thought C. Lowii was one of the parents, which, how- 
ever, Mr. Burton corrected (/.c., p. 206). The leaves much resemble those 
of C. Hookerz, and the scape is rather tall. The flower also is most like 
this parent, but the dorsal sepal has about nineteen light green nerves, as 
in C. venustum, the shape and ground colour approaching C. Hookere. 
The petals are very similar to the last-named, but are flatter at the a 
This part is light green, which gradually passes to the most brilliant purple- 
crimson in the apical third, the middle being spotted with dark brown. 
The lip has the shape and veining almost of C. venustum, though the latter 
is partially obliterated by a suffusion of bronzy brown. The staminode is 
about intermediate in shape, and approaches the lip in colour. It is a well- 
shaped and brilliantly-coloured flower, and much the best we have seen from 
this parentage. Mr. Burton writes that he fully approves of the oe 
above adopted, and thinks that it is based on the right principles. Abou’ 
twenty plants were raised, which commenced flowering when four years old. 
