LHE ORCHID REVIEW. 305 
CYPRIPEDIUM x ARTHURIANUM. 
WE are now able to present our readers with an illustration of a fourth 
hybrid derived from the rare and beautiful Cypripedium Fairieanum, 
namely, C. x Arthurianum, which was raised by Mr. Seden, in Messrs. 
Veitch’s establishment. In this case C. insigne was the seed parent. A 
single seedling was raised, which flowered for the first time in 1874, when it 
was dedicated to the late Mr. Arthur Veitch. In this case the hybrid most 
resembles the mother plant, though the influence of the pollen parent is 
obvious enough, especially in the undulate petals and the veining of the 
dorsal sepal. The colour, however, is almost that of C, insigne. It is very 
Fig. 16. CYPRIPEDIUM X ARTHURIANUM. 
distinct and beautiful, and a robust grower, as a large stock of plants has 
‘n propagated from the original plant. It flowers during the autumn 
months. Two varieties have been described. First comes the variety 
Pallidum, figured in Lindenia from a specimen in the collection of M. 
Jules Hye-Leysen, of Ghent. Nothing is stated about its origin, yet the 
figure is so different from all others that one cannot suppose it to be a sub- 
‘division of the original plant. The sepals and petals are regularly striped, 
Not at all spotted, and there are no hairs on the latter, which suggests the 
idea that the drawing may not be correct. The variety pulchellum is a new 
‘Toss, also raised by Mr. Seden, but from C. insigne Chantini instead of 
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