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curling inward. They are of a pale, tawny yellow, with a brownish red lip, 
and give out a powerful odor, resembling wall flowers. They bloom in Decem- 
ber and January; grown in a basket. $1.25 to $2.00. 
CATTLEYA CITRINA—“‘The Tulip Orchid.” A most beautiful large 
Mexican flower of clear lemon yellow. Grows in a long drooping peduncle, 
and is deliciously fragrant; on a block with a little moss. February to May. 
75 ets. to $2.00. 
CHYSIS AUREA—Flowers chocolate-brown, shaded yellow. Does best in 
a basket. March and April. $1.00 to $2.00. 
CHYSIS BRACTESCENS—Flowers 2 to 3 inches across, sepals and petals 
white, lip with a yellow blotch in the center. April and May. $1.00 to $2.00. 
EPIDENDRUM FALCATUM—tLarge flowers; orange, olive brown and 
yellowish green; blooms in summer. Best in a basket of moss. 75 ets. to 
$1.50. 
EPIDENDRUM VITTELLINUM MAJUS—A bright orange-scarlet, about 
23 inches in diameter; lip bright yellow, produced on erect spikes of from 10 
to 15 flowers each. May to July. 75 ets. to $1.50 each. 
LALIA ANCEPS—Flowers fragrant, 2 to 4 inches across; sepals and petals 
rosy lilac; lip of deep purple, shaded with rosy lilac. Very beautiful; grows 
best on a block. November to February. $1.00 to $2.00 each. 
LALIA ABIDA—Flowers 2 inches across, and very fragrant; nearly white, 
with pale pink lip, streaked yellow in center. November to January. $1.00 
to $2.00. 
LYCASTRE AROMATICA—Flowers golden yellow, with the fragrance of 
wintergreen. They last along time. June and July. $1 to $2. 
ODONTOGLOSSUM ROSSI MAJUS—Very dainty white and brown, spot- 
ted purple. Best on a block. January to March. 75 cts. to $2. 
ONCIDIUM ORNITHORYNCHUM—Rose-colored flowers, in sprays re- 
sesembling little flying birds. They last three or four weeks, and have the 
fragrance of heliotrope. October to February. $1 to $2. 
O. INCURVUM—Flowers very dainty white and purple, produced in great 
abundance on a spike two or three feet long. They last for several weeks. 
September to October. $1. 
ONCIDIUM CAVENDISHIANUM—A noble and very showy species, with 
large, broad, fleshy, green leaves. The flowers are produced in great abun- 
dance on a tall, branching scape. They bloom in winter, and retain their 
brillianecy for weeks. Color, a beautiful yellow, spotted with chestnut. It 
does best grown ina pot. Very choice. $1 to $3. 
STANHOPEA OCULATA—Flowers are large and curiously formed, like a 
large insect, very thick and waxy in texture; pale yellow, spotted brown. It 
should be planted in a basket so the flower stems droop from below the bulbs, 
and find their way through the openings in the basket. $1 to $2. 
TRICHOPILIA SUAVIS—Large white flowers, spotted crimson. $1.50. 
Four small orchids, my selection, $2.50, by mail; 4 nice varieties, $3; 4 
good specimens, $4.25, sent by express. 
