CYPRIPEDIUM MORGAN I/E rcM. f. BURFORDl ENSli sd..
Cyprlpcdium hybricl.im Mo.gai.ia: is nn artifici«! hybrid between C. superbicns and C. Stonci, the latter bemu the pollen parent. iMva. raised i
Se^lct,, an7declie.ted to late Mr.. Morgan, of New York, The leave, b.oadly ,trap.sh,pe,l, witl, faint transverse
handsome flmvcrs are usually bonie on ti.e saipc. The ovate upper sepal is crcamy ^vhite, sliglKly relieved at the sides, which are (lushed «•ilh rose ar
traversed by two or three briid, dark pur,>le stripes. The lower sepal is similar, but smaller. Petals lifulate acute 5 - 6 'n. lone, "ith a few stragglmB ha,
on the ma.^ns ; the surface is pale olive at the base, passing into cream, and densely covered with l a ^ , warty blotches, which are .lark purple at the ba
and bn-ght purple.pink at the tips, where they are more abrogated. The lip is la^-pointed, purple-pink al the toe. passine .nto rosy-brown, while ll
iiinexcd lobes are creamy choeokte, with purple-pink spots. Slaminode pale yellow pubcscont, and fringed with s!:
C- MORCAKi/T, Rchb. f.. Card. Chron., 1880, p. 134 ; id., Aug, 21. 1886, p. 241, fig, 4P- Williaiiis Orch, All
VAK, BURTORDlENSliisahybrid between fine varieties of C. superbicns and C, Slonei, It has l a t r ami ro
shorter, broader, and more heavily spotted petals than in the tj-pical C. Morganin.-.
A MAGNIFICENT hybrid form of thi.s popular genus, Cypripediu: _ lonsiciered by most good judges to be
the best hybrid Cypriped yet raised, and the variety here illustrated is .superior in every way to the ordinary. The late
J. Spyers was the fortunate raiser of this new Cypripedium while orchid grower to Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart., M.P.,
P.R.H.S. Some fifteen years ago he succeeded in crossing the broad, bright, long-petalled form of C. Stonei with the
noted Demidoff variety of C. superbicns, and the Burford seedling C. Morgania: Burfordiense, which we now figure, is
the result. It differs in having a larger pouch and broad, better-coloured upper dorsal sepal; the petals are also much
broader and more brilliantly spotted, though slightly shorter ; the foliage is much brighter, and has particularly more of
ihe C, superbiens markings, without losing anything in size and boldness—in short, it is the prince of hybrid Cypripediums,
whether regarded from its beauty, boldness, effectiveness, or brilliant colouring. We are glad of the opportunity
of introducing and figuring such a grand orchid—a living monument to the skill of one of our very best growers ; how
proud poor Spyers would have been to have nursed the offspring of his care into blossom. The haisitat of both parents
indicate that this new hybrid should be grown in a stove temperature, shady and moist. We find that many of the Java
and Bornean Cypripeds like fibrous yellow loam in about the proportion of a third of the potting material, but care
should be taken not to overpot them. It is best to grow them in smaller pots or deep pans, giving them an abundance
of water when growing freely.
Our plalc was taken from a plant in the possession of Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart-, M.r., Burford Lodge, Dorking,