Plate 425. 
CYPRIPEDIUM DRURYI. 
The interesting Ladies’ Slipper which forms the subject of our illustration was 
figured by Mr. Fitch from the collection belonging to J. Day, Esq., High Cross, 
Tottenham. It was described in the Gardener's Chronicle in July, 1870, by Professor 
Reichenbach. It possesses the general habit of C. insigne, the leaves more acute and 
usually shorter. The flower, however, is very different, being smaller than C. insigne, 
and somewhat resembling that of C. concolor. The sepals are greenish-yellow, covered 
outside with numerous dark hairs ; the petals are yellow, with a deep rich purplish-brown 
stripe down the centre of each, and bent a little downwards. The lip has another colour 
— it is of a shining yellow, with numerous brown spots on its channelled base. The 
leaves are stout and of a dark green colour, nine inches or so in length, and one and a 
half inches in breadth. The scape is about ten inches. 
This curious plant was discovered by Colonel H. Drury in South Mysore. 
Plate 426. 
NEW FUCHSIAS. 
If the signs of improvement in the Fuscliia are less marked than they were twenty 
years ago, it is because the average standard of excellence is high, and advances are less 
striking than they were before the quality of the flower was so much improved. But as 
there is no limit to the progress florists can make, and as there is an infinite variety of 
form and colour, it is well that florists are still found at work seeking to realize more 
advanced standards. 
The new varieties now figured were raised by Mr. James Lye, of Market Lavington, 
Wilts, aud have received high awards at the leading exhibitions in the West of England. 
Mrs. Hooper Taylor (fig. 1) is a charming light variety, with stout well-formed tube and 
sepals, and a pleasing pink corolla. Mr. Hooper Taylor (fig. 2) is a dark variety of the 
finest quality, with rich coral-red tube and sepals, and magenta-purple corolla. Fairy 
Queen (fig. 3) is a very novel and distinct variety, with white tube and sepals, and 
magenta-pink corolla. The habit of growth in each case is all that could be desired, and 
we are confident these new varieties will be in demand for exhibition and decorative 
purposes. 
