December 27, 1913. 
THE GARDENERS’ MAGAZINE. 
ALBINO CYPRIPEDIUMS. 
Among the many different and beautiful 
cypripediums probably none have been so 
eagerly sought after as the pure albinos, 
and as these have, during the last few years, 
received some notable additions, it may be 
of interest to briefly note the history ul this 
class. 
The hoaiour of exhibiting the first pure 
albino belongs to R. Brooman-White, Esq., 
and the Messrs. Linden. It was at the meet' 
ing of the Royal Horticultural Society, held 
on April 27, 1886, that the now well-known 
C. Lawrenceanum Hyeanum, named in 
honour of Mons. Jules Hye, Ghent, was first 
anum Hyeanum, to which it is comparable 
in colour. During the same year C. insigne 
Sanderi^um, the true albino of this popu¬ 
lar species, appeared; a charming variety, 
smaller than the type, having flowers of 
light yellowish-green, with darker green re. 
ticulated veins, and a broad white border 
to the dorsal sepal. This was introduced by 
Messrs. Sander and Sons, and exhibited by 
the late Baron Schroder at the meeting of 
the Royal Horticultural Society, held De- 
cemW 27, when it secured an Award of 
Merit. 
The year 1895 saw a most beautiful addi¬ 
tion to this group of albinos, and great vtis 
the surpi-ise at the meeting of fte Royal 
979 
which can be reproduced true from seed. 
This interesting hybrid was raised by 
Messrs. Charlesworth and Co., but wasaiot, 
however, certificated until July 30, 1901, 
when the variety magnificum was exhibited 
by the late Captain G. W. Law Schofield, 
and obtained a First Class Certificate. The 
accompanying reproduction of a variety of 
this charming orchid shows its intermediate 
character and gives an excellent idea of its 
beauty. It is probably the best of all the 
albinos, and certainly yields to no other 
orchid in the east* with which it can be 
g:*own and flow’ored. 
C. Rossetti was the second hybrid of this 
class to appear, and made another very im- 
shown, and received a First Class Certifi¬ 
cate. This remarkable variety caused a 
great sensation, the beautiful albino having 
a dorsal sepal of the purest snow-white, 
veined with light green, the petals being 
yellowish-green with deeper green veins, 
and the pouch bright green, netted with 
veins of a brighter hue, the whole making 
a superb variation from the noijnalform. 
The second pure albino ap^ared at 
the Temple Show in the year 1894, 
when Messrs. Sanders and Sons exlii- 
bited the beautiful C. callosum * San- 
derae, and obtained a First Class Certifi¬ 
cate for this charming variety, which is 
more graceful in form than C. Lawrence- 
Horticultural Society, held on June 11, 
when C- bellatulum album was shown for 
the first time. It was introduced by Mr. 
R. Moore, of Bradford, and flowered in the 
collection of the late Sir Frederick Wigan, 
Bart., who exhibited the plant, which deser¬ 
vedly recedved a First Class Certificate. It 
is the purest allbino cypripedium we 
have being quite white throughout, save 
for a little yellow in the centre of the 
staminode. 
The year 1900 will always be remembered 
for the flowering of C. Maudiae, a cross be¬ 
tween C. Lawrenceanum Hyeanum and C. 
callosum Sanderae. The flowering of this hy- 
f'*' brid gave proof that albinism is a character 
portant contribution to the subject of in¬ 
heritance of labinism. This very beautiful 
cypripedium is the result of crossing C. 
insigne Sanderianum with C. Maudiae. It 
was raised at Westonbirt, and exhibited at 
the Royal Horticultural Hall by Sir George 
Holford, on August 18, 1908^ when it re¬ 
ceived an Award of Merit. Since then 
much finer forms have been shown, but, 
strange to say, they have failed in each case 
to gain the higher certificate. C. Rosetti 
is a beautiful bright yellow flower, with 
some green veining on the dorsal sepal, 
and the upper part white; it shows no 
trace of any other colour, thus proving that 
C. i. Sanderianum is the true albino of 
