. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. CYPRIPEDIUM CYPEIPfiDIUM (Tenus' slipper}. Lady's Slipper. Moccasin Flower. OrcliidcLcece, tribe Cypripediea. TliesenusCvpripediuTniswidelydistributeci,beingfound in both S<.nfh niid North AniPrica. Ashi. Enrnpe, Japan, CYPRIPEDIUM 4di a week will be found of great assistance to keep the plants in health. Th
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. CYPRIPEDIUM CYPEIPfiDIUM (Tenus' slipper}. Lady's Slipper. Moccasin Flower. OrcliidcLcece, tribe Cypripediea. TliesenusCvpripediuTniswidelydistributeci,beingfound in both S<.nfh niid North AniPrica. Ashi. Enrnpe, Japan, CYPRIPEDIUM 4di a week will be found of great assistance to keep the plants in health. The hygrometer should never register below 60, nor often above 80, as moisture in excess of 80 is liable to damp-off the young growths. Ventilation reg- tha diate stamen sterile and petaloideous : (.-olumn short, cer- nuate: apex trifld: lateral lobes anther-bearing: pollen viscid ormealy, not compound; stigma deltoid, on front of column beneath the stamens: capsule slender, pubes- cent: placentation parietal: the lower sepals commonly coalescent: labellum cup-form, inflated: Ivs. usually lig- ulate, either tessellated or uniform green. The structure of the column (or essential organs) of a Cj-pripedium is shown in Fig. I'i42. The two anthers are T)i<-tliird stamen is represented by the body, ii. 'I'l" -i i i- ii r. The floral envelopes are torn away hi m I a jority of Cypripediums grow well, and )!. ' in from year to year. They do not requin a i» imil nl n st like species of Cattleya. The hardy species, such as C. acaule and C. pubescens, are well worthy of a place in gardens. C. spectablle, for color and form, ranks among the finest species. It is a valuable orchid for foi-cing in the greenhouse. As yet, no hybrids have resulted from the intercrossing of "our native Cypripediums. Inter- crossing of tropical with hardv species has proved fruit- less. There is a tcndcncv to 'resolve Cvpripedium into several â¢.'eiii-ra For tlie ,,â.â ,â,«,.Â
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