January 28, 1905, 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
Two New Cypripediums. 
ypripedium westfieldense. 
We are now in a position to give an illustration ot' tliis beau¬ 
tiful Cypripedium, which received an Award of Merit from the 
K.H.S. on the 3rd inst. The illustration has been prepared 
from a painting in the possession of Francis Wellesley, Esq., 
Westfield Common, near Woking. He also owns the plant, 
and was the exhibitor on the date mentioned. 
The parentage ,of the hybrid was C. leeanum x pollettia- 
num superbum. As both of the parents were hybrids, it 
follows that this is a hybrid in the second degree. As is well 
known, we have numerous small spots on the dorsal sepal of 
leeanum and its numerous varieties. The other parent was 
derived from C. calophyllum and ocnanthum superbum. The 
distinct (.'ypripedium, Mendel’s law notwithstanding, which 
says that only two parents combine in the progenv. notwith¬ 
standing the number of crosses that may be made, owim_r to 
the one counteracting the other, we presume. 
Cypripedium Memoria Jerninghamiae. 
"'hen exhibited at the meeting of the K.H.S. on the 3rd 
inst. there was a considerable amount of speculation as to the 
real parentage of this hybrid, (’. villosum, ( . v. Hoxallii, C. 
Druryi, and C. spicerianum being all included in the lists of 
parents which were suggested. The conclusion was that it 
was a secondary hybrid, and the latter idea seems to be 
borne out, as suggested by Francis Wellesley, Esq., who be¬ 
lieves it to be C. winnianum x leeanum or spicerianum. This 
would practically unite mam of the suggestions made when 
exhibited in the new Hall of Horticulture. 
Cypripedium westfieldense. 
latter is characterised by very rich colouring usually uniting 
in one mass. 
The combination of the two hybrids, however, has resulted 
in giving a spotting of quite a different character to C. west¬ 
fieldense. . The dorsal sepal is richly spotted with dark purple 
all over the surface, the spots being of large size and arranged 
more or less in lines following the course of the veins, while 
on the midrib the spots are so compact as almost to form 
the central band. The petals are of a rich shining brown, 
showing a connection with C. villosum, through some of the 
parents which have been employed- The lip is also dark 
brown, more or less decidedly flushed with purple, except at 
the edges, which are yellow. The flower measured 5h in. 
across the petals, being- reproduced full size. Altogether the 
complicated parentage has given rise to a very beautiful and 
C. winnianum itself was a hybrid bet ween C. villosum and 
Druryi. The evidence of the two latter may be seen in the 
dorsal sepal by the blackish-maroon colour uniting in a con¬ 
tinuous band along the centre. On either side of this some 
green veins run out into the broad white margins. The broad 
obovate petals and the shape and colour certainly hark back 
distinctly to C. villosum, and the wavy upper edge may lie 
due to leeanum or spicerianum, as suggested. The coppery- 
brown colour has a glossy lustre, as if varnished, while the 
ground colour appears as yellow at the edges. The lip is also 
coppery-brown with a polished and lustrous appearance. 
These two Cypripediums and the splendid hybrid figured 
by us in Vol. XXI., p. 1041, should add greatly to the richness 
of a collection which is getting strong in the finer and more 
select hybrids and varieties of Cypripedium. T heir great value 
