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as would be expected from the fact that the pollen parent is a hybrid from 
C. barbatum ? and C. superbiens f. The dorsal sepal is green veined and 
spotted with very dark brown and a white margin. The petals are brown 
on the superior halves, the remainder being green, and the basal part 
densely spotted with very dark brown. The lip is light-coloured, somewhat 
resembling C. superbiens, and the staminode broadly obcordate. 
CYPRIPEDIUM X GRAVESI&. 
The Cypripedium shown in the annexed figure is a fine hybrid raised in 
the collection of H. Graves, Esq., of Orange, New Jersey, U.S.A., by Mr. 
RK. M. Grey, from whom we received the photograph with descriptive 
Fig. 8. CYPRIPEDIUM X GRAVESIZ. 
notes. It is said to have been derived from C. Argus 2 and C. niveum 7. 
Mr. Grey considers it one of the finest hybrids of the group which he has 
seen, and compares it with C. x Paris (Orchid Review, i. pp. 87, 88, 
fig. 6). Its general character is well shown in the figure. The dorsal 
sepal is described as one and three-quarter inches broad, white shaded 
with vinous purple on the sides, the centre veined with light green nerves 
which are dotted with brown. The petals are bright vinous purple shading 
to white at the base and heavily dotted with purple, the basal nerves being 
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