. 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 CYPEIPEDIUM 431 CYPBIPfiDIUM {Vevus' slipper). Lady's Slipper. Moccasin Flower. OrchidAcece, tribe CypripMiece. The genus Cypripedium is widely distributed, being found in both South and North America, Asia, Europe, Japan, and the Malay Archipelago. At present no species are reported from Australia
. 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 CYPEIPEDIUM 431 CYPBIPfiDIUM {Vevus' slipper). Lady's Slipper. Moccasin Flower. OrchidAcece, tribe CypripMiece. The genus Cypripedium is widely distributed, being found in both South and North America, Asia, Europe, Japan, and the Malay Archipelago. At present no species are reported from Australia or Africa. Scapes usually 1-fld.: floral segments fleshy: upper sepal usually larger than the petals: ovary l-oelled: fertile stamens 2; interme- diate stamen sterile and petaloideous: column short, cer- nuate: apex trifld: lateral lobes anther-bearing: pollen viscid or mealy, not compound: stigma deltoid, on front of column beneath the stamens: capsule slender, pubes- cent: plaoentation 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 Cypripedium is shown in Fig. 642. The two anthers are at a a. The third stamen is represented by the body, b. The stigma is ate. The floral envelopes are torn away beneath. The ma- jority of Cypripediums grow well, and increase in value from year to year. They do not require a period of rest like species of Cattleya. The hardy species, such as (7. acaule and C pubescens, are well worthy of a place in gardens. C. spectabilc, for color and form, ranks among the flnest species. It is a valuable orchid for forcing in the greenhouse. As yet, no hybrids have resulted from the intercrossing of our native Cypripediums. Inter- crossing of tropical with hardy species has proved fruit- less. There is a tendency to resolve Cypripedium into several genera. For the purposes of this work the old classification will be
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