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catc and useful varictx I larrisonae. flowering- at a time 

 when cattlexas are scarce. (Jiie may say they are indis- 

 pensable. i)articularly if the object is a long season of 

 orchid bloom. Labiata will soon be heard from after 

 Harrisonae is through flowering. Can any one point out 

 a variety with more good qualities in its favor than that 

 old and tried variety labiata? Look at any angle and 

 the good points are there. It is a free grower, and with 

 good care the plants will increase and flourish indefinite- 

 1\-. Nor have I ever heard any complaint in regard to un- 

 satisfactory flowering qualities. It is not an uncommon 

 occurrence with strong, thrifty plants to see them pro- 

 duce four, five, six and at times seven flowers on one 

 spike. Sorry would be the day if perchance the stock 

 ever got depleted. The importation of this variety has 

 been very heavy in recent years, until today the plants 

 brought from their natural habitat are not of the high 

 qualit)' they were a few }ears ago. They are showing the 

 steady drain, with a possibility of depleting. Whoever 

 has a good stock on hand now has not a bad asset. I 

 think, if I remember right, it is nigh onto 100 years 

 since labiata was first imported, and then again for 

 many years it was lost to the collectors. Let us hope the 

 native woods will always respond and perpetuate, so that 



labiata will flourish for all time, Percivaliana and Bow- 

 rmgiana will about complete the season, and I daresay, 

 considering them from all points, it would be difficult to 

 select twelve better cattleyas for general purposes. 



These are such a host of named varieties, with hybrids 

 galore, too numerous to mention, all wonderful in their 

 coloring and distinct markings. They are bewilderingly 

 interesting. 



AN ATTRACTIVE ORCHID GROUP. 



The orchid group illustrated on this page was ex- 

 hibited by William Kleinheinz at the annual fall show of 

 the Pennsylvania Horticidtural Society, held in Phila- 

 delphia, in November last. This exhibit received first 

 prize and was also awarded a silver medal as a special 

 prize. 



The picture does not do justice to the group, which 

 was about 16 feet in length and some 16 feet in height. 

 The collection was composed of orchids, ferns and a 

 few small palms. An old stump of a tree with branches 

 was employed, to which the orchids were fastened, giv- 

 ing as closel\- as possible the efi'ect of nature tn the entire 

 group. It \\a> the attraction of the show. 



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