PL. CCLXXIX. 
CYPRIPEDIUM x BRAGAIANUM l. lind. 
SENHOR JOSÉ T. DA SILVA BRAGA’S CYPRIPEDIUM. 
CYPRIPEDIUM. Vide supra, p. 31. 
Cypripedium X Bragaîànum. Hybridum inter C. X hirsutissimum coerulescens $ et C. Boxallii cf atratum pro¬ 
duction. 
Cypripedium X Bragaianum, L. Lind., in Journal des Orch., II, p. 55. 
ere is yet another Cypripedium hybrid which deserves to be preserved, 
and to leave a lasting impression among the numerous productions of 
wbicb we bave spoken on a preceding page. ît belongs also to the 
Brussels establishment, L’Horticulture Internationale. 
C. X Bragaianum , like the preceding, was raised from B. Boxallii atratum , 
but in this case the pollen-parent was not C. venustum , but a superb variety 
of C. hirsutissimum , C. h. cœrulescens. This parent is manifestly apparent in the 
product with which we are occupied here ; the petals, particularly, with their 
rose-violet coloration at the extremities, the black dots which over-run the 
basal third, and the similar dots at the base of the dorsal sepal, resemble closely 
C. hirsutissimum . On the other hand, the size of the last-named organ, and the 
deep black colour which covers it almost completely, diminishing lightly towards 
the summit, as also the size of the labellum, recall rather C. Boxallii. 
In habit, C. X Bragaianum is tolerably intermediate between the two 
parents; it is more handsome, and has a more élégant habit, than C. hirsutissimum , 
though the dorsal sepal has a somewhat similar design. Its aspect is really 
superb, and of great distinction, and from this point of view it is difficult to 
compare it with any other form whatever. 
It is dedicated to Senhor J. Teixera da Silva Braga, a most enlightened 
amateur, whose collection may be destined later to take rank among the most 
sumptuous, and the choicest, not only in Portugal, but on the entire continent. 
CYPRIPEDIUM X ENGELHARDTAE L. Lind. — Although during many 
years the genus Cypripedium has given rise to very numerous and various 
crosses, the search for more of these remarkable novelties should not be 
discontinued, for by choosing the most beautiful varieties, — which has not 
