. The Country gentleman's magazine. Agriculture; Agriculture -- Great Britain. 1/2 The Country Gcntlcniaiis Magazine NO. 5.—CYPRIPEDIUM MACRANTHOX. A species remarkable for the unusual in- flation of the sac formed by the lip, and its uniform delicate pale mauve colour. Flower solitary, of a uniform pale mauve or pinkish purple colour, with the exception of the inferior sepals (united into one), which are greenish-brown. The lip very large, in- flated, broadly oval, striated, and reticulated, the mouth contracted and crenated, with a white margin ; within the base it is hairy, and spotted with
. The Country gentleman's magazine. Agriculture; Agriculture -- Great Britain. 1/2 The Country Gcntlcniaiis Magazine NO. 5.—CYPRIPEDIUM MACRANTHOX. A species remarkable for the unusual in- flation of the sac formed by the lip, and its uniform delicate pale mauve colour. Flower solitary, of a uniform pale mauve or pinkish purple colour, with the exception of the inferior sepals (united into one), which are greenish-brown. The lip very large, in- flated, broadly oval, striated, and reticulated, the mouth contracted and crenated, with a white margin ; within the base it is hairy, and spotted with purple. Sterile stamen, a flat minutely glandular disc pedunculated, from the back of which arises the elongato-cordate, petaloid lobe, of a pale reddish A stemmed species, 8 or 10 inches high, with long ribbed leaves enclosing the stem. This is a Siberian species, and is said by Gmelin to be frequent throughout the country up to the 58° of north latitude, in open places or in woods of scattered birches. Amman found it at Tobolsk. Sir William Hooker (then Dr Hooker) mentions in the "Botanical Magazine" (vol. Ivi., tab. 2938), from which we have copied our figure of the flower, that seeds had often been sent by Dr Fischer of St Petersburg to the Glasgow Botanic Garden, but that he never succeeded in cultivating the plant until roots were sent by Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original London, S. Marshall & Co
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