Plate 46. 
CALCEOLAEIA FOTHERGILLII. 
Family, Scrophulariaceje : — Petals united. Ovary superior. Stamens 
epipetalous, 2 or 4, if 4 in pairs. Ovary 2-celled. Flowers 
irregular. 
Genus, Calceolaria : — Usually herbaceous plants, sometimes shrubby. 
Leaves opposite or in whorls, rarely alternate. Flower stalks 
axillary and terminal, usually more than 1-flowered. Flowers 
conspicuously irregular. Calyx short, slightly adhering to ovary, 
4-partite. Corolla 2-lipped, lips entire, concave, anterior lip 
large and inflated, yellow. Stamens 2. Stigma small. Capsule 
ovate-conical. Seeds numerous. 
Calceolaria Fothergillii, Ait. (Lady's Slipper.) Plant 
very hairy, erect, about 5 in. high. Stem short. Leaves 
spoon-shaped or ovate, about 1 in. long, entire, covered with 
hairs, shortly stalked. Flowers solitary, on long, hairy stalks. 
Sepals 5, resembling leaves in shape. Corolla — upper lip shorter 
than the sepals, yellow, lower lip much larger, open below the 
middle. The colour of the lower lip varies from yellow with 
red spots or patches to a beautiful dark red with only a yellow 
area. 
Slopes or banks near the sea, growing with Sisyrinchium, 
Oxalis, and Viola maculata. In Hooker's time this plant was 
very abundant, at the present time it is more or less rare. 
Flowers December and January. 
East and West Falklands. 
Description of plate : — 1, whole plants ; 2, calyx and pistil ; 3, part 
of corolla and stamens ; 4, section of ovary ; 5, seed ; 6, ripe seed. All 
except 1 enlarged. 
