Showy Lady's Slipper (Cypripedium hirsutum ) is a 
magnificent orchid, usually regarded as the most beau¬ 
tiful of the genus. It is of imposing dimensions and 
has large fragrant flowers. 
The inflated flower lip is large and balloon-like, about 
2 in. in length; white, with crimson-magenta blotches 
and streaks on the front edge; the sepals are round- 
ovate and the petals oblong, both pointed and both 
greenish-white in color. The leafy stem, that bears at 
its summit the solitary blossom, is from 1 to 2 feet 
in height. Found locally from Newfoundland to Minn, 
and southwards to Ga. and Mo. flowering in rich woods 
during June and July. 
Small White Lady’s Slipper (Cypripedium can- 
didum ). The flower of this species is of the same size 
and shape as that of the Yellow variety, but the lip is 
pure white outside and striped with purple inside at 
the base; the two lateral sepals and the two petals are 
ovate-lanceolate, greenish, spotted with brown. It is a 
single flowered species with numerous leaves. It is 
found in swamps from N. Y. to Minn, southwards. 
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