104 THLE ORCHID REVIEW. [APRIL, 1906. 
Lindley’s Herbarium contains two flowers, one labelled “ Parker & 
Williams,” the other ‘“‘ Hort. Mr. Hanbury,” there being no dates to show 
which was the earlier, though it is clear that the first-named was from the 
same source as the one figured. 
Shortly afterwards it was also figured in the Belgique Horticole (1857, p. 
353, t. 61, fig. 1-2), from a plant which flowered in the collection of Comte 
A.de Limminghe. It is said to have been shown for the first time at the 
Namur Exhibition of that year. Two years later a note appeared of a 
plant in the collection of M. Rougier Chauviere (Rev. Hort. 1859, pp. 181- 
183, fig. 40-41), but as both the figures are erroneous, representing C. 
villosum, the record remains doubtful. 
In 1861 came a definite clue to the habitat, M. Louis Van Houtte 
remarking, when figuring it (FI. des Serres, t. 1430), that it was a native of 
Bhotan, whence he had received it. Soon afterwards Warner stated (Sel. 
Orch. i. t. 15) :—“It was imported about four years ago from India along 
with C. Fairrieanum.” Reichenbach also stated that English and Belgian 
importers had received it from Bhotan. 
Mr. John Day next obtained it. On October 14th, 1868, he made a 
painting of a seed vessel (Coll. Draw. ii. t. 70), which is labelled :—‘ Seed 
vessel of a Cypripedium (which I have no doubt whatever is hirsutissimum) 
received from my nephew W. J. Williamson from Assam in July, 1868. It 
came in company with Vanda ccerulea and Dendrobium Falconeri, and I 
suppose from the Cossyah [Khasia) Hills, but it might have been from the 
Bhotan Hills, as two expeditions were made but the plants were not kept 
apart.” A note was subsequently added:—“N. B., May 14th, 18/1. 
Flowered many plants of this importation, and they proved as expected— 
Cyp. hirsutissimum.” 
Two days before the date of the preceding note Mr. Day had painted 
an exceptionally richly-coloured form (L.c. xli. t. 83), and on March 28th, 
1885, he added a very pale, much spotted form, ‘‘from a plant purchased 
at Protheroe & Morris’s Sale rooms (Lc. xliv. t. 63). He there remarks :— 
“One of the finest species of the genus, now getting scarce again. He also 
comments on the “ Java” record as “ probably a mistake.” We have also 
evidence what a keen observer Mr. Day was, for he adds :—‘‘ When the 
flower first expands the remarkable undulations of the edges of the petals 
are not apparent, but they develop in two or three days. No doubt the 
edges keep growing longer than the central part, and therefore must 
undulate.” 
We may now mention the new fact. When the illustration of the Te- 
di ed P. Fairri appeared in this work (O.R. xiii. p. 261, fig. 62) 
it was shown by Mr. F. H. Moore, of Liverpool, to his friend Mr. James 
Fairrie, son of the late Mr. Adam Fairrie, after whom the species was 
