. The orchid-grower's manual : containing descriptions of the best species and varieties of orchidaceous plants . Swartz.—One of the finest and most distinct of the terrestrial section. It grows about teninches high, has oblong acute leaves, and produces its charm-ing large purple flowers early in June. Fig.—Bot. Mag., Ren., t. 1534.—Siberia ; Altai. Cypripedium parviflorum, Salisb.—A handsome fragrantspecies, somewhat resembling C. Calceolus, but taller; thestem and oval acuminate leaves are slightly downy, the sepalsand petals a little twisted, yellow streaked with reddishbrown, the l
. The orchid-grower's manual : containing descriptions of the best species and varieties of orchidaceous plants . Swartz.—One of the finest and most distinct of the terrestrial section. It grows about teninches high, has oblong acute leaves, and produces its charm-ing large purple flowers early in June. Fig.—Bot. Mag., Ren., t. 1534.—Siberia ; Altai. Cypripedium parviflorum, Salisb.—A handsome fragrantspecies, somewhat resembling C. Calceolus, but taller; thestem and oval acuminate leaves are slightly downy, the sepalsand petals a little twisted, yellow streaked with reddishbrown, the lip large and round, and wholly of a rich —Boi. Mag., t. 3024 ; Sweet, Brit. Fl. Gard., 80.—North America. Cypripedium pubescens, Willd. — This fine plantmakes a stem a foot high ormore, with large oval acutedowny light green leaves,and produces in June itscharming yellow and purpleflowers, which continue inperfection for a very longtime. Fig.—Bot. Mag., ; Lodd. Bot. Cab., —North America. Cypripedium spectabile, Sivartz. — A superb plant,growing from one to two. CYPRIPEDIUM D 626 oechid-growers manual. feet high, and supporting large downy leaves, with beautifulrose and white flowers. It generally blooms in May andJune, and makes one of the finest plants for exhibition pur-poses, the flowers being so distinct from those of any otherCypripeditmi. Fig.—Bot. Rey., i 1666 ; Bot. Mag., t. 216.—North America. Cypripedium spectabile album, Sweet.—This charmingvariety resembles the preceding in habit of growth, andalso in its foliage and inflorescence, but its large flowers areof a uniform creamy white, and are very attractive. Fig.—Sweet, Brit. Ft. Gard., iii. t. 240.—North America. Disa.—This is a rather extensive family, but those we heredescribe are the finest of the species. There are others incultivation; but as they have not yet flowered, it is impos-sible to determine which they really are. Nearly the whole
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