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SIEHRECHT AM) WADI.EV's CATALOGUE OF 
Cypripedium Dayanum $20 00 
Dominii 10 00 
grande. New 
Harrisianutu 5 00 
Extra dark variety, rare and fine . . . . . 20 00 
Haynaldiauum 7 50 
hirsutissimum 5 00 
Hookerse 5 00 
insigne 2 00 
Illaulei. (Warranted true) 12 50 
Lawrenceanum 4 00 
laevigatum 10 00 
Lowii 7 50 
niveum 5 cx> 
pardinum 4 00 
Robbelenii 10 00 
Sedeni 6 00 
Spicerianum. One of the best 5 00 
superciliare. Specimen 
Stonei 8 00 
venustum 2 00 
Veitchii (superbiens) 15 00 
villosum 4 00 
The C'ypripediums are an exceedingly interesting branch of the Orchid family, some of the 
flowers being among the most quaint and curious in existence. At the same time most ot 
"these plants have blooms that endure for weeks and even months. C. caudatttm is an 
astounding curiosity, for each fiow^-r, on opening, has hanging from it two dark tails, — 
one from each side,— which rapidly lengthen, day by day, till they reach a length of from 
C. Dayanum, C. llookera' and C. lutwrencentiu m have such beautiful foliage that the plants 
are delightfid to look at, even without any flowers ; but the flowers are admirable as well 
as the leaves, leaving nothing to be desired. 
C. Iliirrisianu/n is a fine winter bloomer, with beautiful and long-lasting flowers. 
Of the old Cypripedium imigw, we have plants of all sizes, from those at two dollars up to 
masses, in pans, at from ten to fifteen dollars each. At the Christmas holidays all the 
flowers of this orchid sell readily in New York, at a high price. 
C. Sedeni is most interesting, bearing lovely blooms from early spring till frost sets in. 
We would not have it supposed that the Cypripediums not particularly mentioned here are of 
inferior merit; for it is not so. C I'eiteliii is second to none, and some persons, in fact, 
look upon it as the best of all the Cypripediums. 
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