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CYPRIPEDIUM venvsrum. 
Spotted Lady’ s-slipper. 
GYNANDRIA DIANDRIA.—Nar. Onp- ORCHIDE. — 
Gen. Cuar.—Labellum ventricosum, inflatum (nunc saccatum). Columna 
postice terminata lobo petaloideo (stamine sterili) antheras distinguente. 
Petala duo antica, sepe connata.—Br. in Hort. Kew. 
Cypripedium venustum ; acaule, foliis lanceolatis equitantibus macula- 
tis, petalis lateralibus ciliatis, labello venoso, ore inflexo. 
C. venustum, Waxtticu, MSS.—Bot. Mag. t. 2120. 
Root composed of several large, reddish, downy, fleshy fibres. Stem none. 
Leaves spreading in a distichous manner, sheathing, and equitant at the 
base, the rest oblongo-lanceolate, dull blueish-green, spotted and clouded 
with a deeper tint, the margins slightly recurved, cartilaginous at the 
edge, and minutely toothed at the extremity ; beneath, the leaves are of 
a fine purple, keeled in the centre, spotted with purple Seen 8 greet 
ground at the base. 
Scape scarcely exceeding the leaves in length, rounded, simple, pubescent, 
curved at the extremity. Bractea or spatha ovate, keeled, pubescent, 
green, purple at the back. < 
Flower large, handsome, solitary, drooping. The two outer segments of the 
perianth slightly pubescent, white, with beautiful green parallel lines, 
the upper one broadly ovate, acute, slightly concave, horizontal, after- 
wards nearly erect, the lower one composed of 2 united, pendent, ovato« 
lanceolate, acute segments. The 2 inner and lateral segments spreading, 
patent, linear-oblong, waved, the margin somewhat recurved, marked 
with parallel lines, and a few large deep brown spots, the upper half of — 
a fine purple, the lower green, where there are a few white hairs, the © 
margin beautifully ciliated with purple hairs. Lip large, roundish, ovate, 
inflated, pendent, the upper margin curved inwards, deep yellow, tuber- 
culated, the mouth open, the margin a little incurved, the corner pro- 
jecting upward, the rest of the lip of a purple colour within, extremely 
dingy yellow-green, reticulated, the sides purplish. 
Column of fructification short, terminated by a large, somewhat cuneate, 
fleshy, exposed lobe, green and reticulated, beneath there are 2 lateral, 
hornlike, green processes (filaments), upon each of which is an unequally 
2-lobed orange-yellow anther. Each lobe is ovate, its upper surface fill- 
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