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was not equal to the intricacy of the mazy thickets, and a prolonged bout 
of hunting the slipper was not rewarded with success. This year a little 
Wharfedale maiden, searching the woods for lilies, came upon a fine cluster, 
consisting of no fewer than eight stems. Fortunately she was able to 
retrace her steps to the spot, and the author was able to secure photographs, 
the first, it is believed, of the plant blooming in its native wilds. Four 
of these accompany the article, including one of the plant in its native 
surroundings, where it is by no means conspicuous. 
We can also state that the plant has recently been discovered in 
another Yorkshire locality, and we have seen both a photograph and a dried 
specimen. The wild station, Castle Eden Dene, in Durham, whence also 
we have seen specimens, is carefully preserved, and not accessible to 
the general public, and we hope that the Yorkshire stations may be equally 
well looked after. 
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PAPHIOPEDILUM FAIRRIEANUM., 
A LITTLE over a year ago the first flowers of the re-introduced Paphio- 
pedilum Fairrieanum were produced at Kew, and were figured in this work 
(vol. xiii. p. 265), and the antecedent history of the species naturally 
raised the question whether we should now succeed in its culture. The 
Kew plants have progressed satisfactorily, and this year are producing a 
good crop of flowers, for we counted fifteen in one of the houses the other 
day, and one plant we noticed had a much shorter scape than the others, 
while there was some difference in the breadth of purple veining in different 
plants. Until now we have not had an opportunity of seeing the amount 
of variability in the species, and we hope to receive information of anything 
unusual that may be observed, also of varying degrees of success In its 
culture under different treatment. The idea that it cannot be grown is 
Now quite dispelled, and its value for hybridising should secure it a 
Permanent place in our collections. The species has a reputation in this 
Tespect, and it will be interesting to watch the course of events now that 
abundant pollen is available. By the way, the Kew plants have ori 
Capsules without injury, so that another story passes into the realms a the 
legendary, and now that the species is again common 1n gardens t ee 
seems to be no particular reason why it should not be used as a see 
parent.—Ep, 
_ Wehave three of the newly-imported Cypripedium eee 
NS, and it is extremely interesting to see the variation in them. : i my 
noble flower with a dorsal sepal an inch and three-quarters hig and t 
Same across, and several experts have pronounced it to be the finest in size 
