88 THE ORCHID kKEVIEW. 
derived from C. Stonei. So totally different are the two parents that it 
becomes a somewhat difficult matter to trace their influence in the hybrid, 
At the first glance there seems no trace of the narrow petals and character. 
istic lip of C. Stonei, yet its influence has resulted in a striking modification 
of the C. bellatuium shape, in the dorsal sepal, petals, and lip, as is 
graphically represented in our figure. The ground colour of the flower 
is pale cream slightly suffused with pale green near the base of the segments | 
and with a light flush of purple on the sides of the dorsal sepal and apical 
Fig. 6. CYPRIPEDIUM X PARIS. 
half of the petals. The markings are deep maroon-purple. a 
suffused with light purple in front, paler behind, slightly com ab 
laterally; and the infolded side lobes minutely spotted with maroon?! 
on a pale cream ground. The staminode is flat, suborbicular, and de 
maroon-purple with a pale whitish margin. The colours are cleat ® 
brilliant, as might be expected from its parentage. The plant is said : A 
very robust, with much of the character of C. bellatulum. It is certai) 
Magnificent thing. : 
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