4-2 Mrs, Theodosia B. Shepherd's Descriptive Catalogue of 



(%OIGE ]V(EXIGAN ORCHIDS. 



It was supposed some years ago that to grow Orchids well, houses of special con- 

 struction were needed, and also the services of a learned gardner ; but now it is found 

 that the cultivation of many of these attractive plants is attended with hardly any 

 more difficulty than the growing of ordinary greenhouse stock. Our climate is 

 especially adapted to the growing of Orchids, our cool summers being just what the 

 Orchids want ; too excessive temperature, either warm or cold, being the worst for 

 Orchids. The Orchids named below are from Mexico, and have stood the winter in a 

 lath house, out of doors. 

 Acropera Loddegesii — $1.50. 

 Cattleya Citrina — Flowers bright lemon-yellow, deliciously fragrant, produced singly 



or in pairs, bloom from May to Angust, and last for three or four weeks. 75c to 



$1.50 each. 

 Chysis Aurea — Flowers yellow, disposed in small spike ; lip marked with crimson. 



$1.50. 

 Chysis Bractescens — Flowers 2 to 3 inches across; sepals and petals white; lip with 



a yellow blotch in the center. $1.50. 

 Coelia Macros tachya — Flowers red in many-flowered racemes; blooms in April. 75c 



to $1.50. 



Epidendrum Falcatum — Easily grown, large flower ; orange, olive-brown and 



yellowish green. 75c to $1.50. 

 Epidendrum Vittalinum Majus — Bright orange-scarlet, about 1\ inches in diameter; 



lip bright vellow, produced on erect spikes of from 10 to 15 flowers each. 75c to 



$1.50 each." 

 Laslia Anceps — Flowers fragrant, two to four inches across ; sepals and petals rosy 



lilac; lip of deep purple shaded with rosy lilac. $1 to $2. 

 Laelia Albida — Flowers 2 inches across and very fragrant ; nearly white, with pale 



pink lip streaked yellow in center. $1 to $2. 

 Laelia Majalis — Flowers bright silvery rose, lip blotched crimson purple, and 



margined rosy lilac. $2. 

 Lselia Autumnalis — A lovely and showy Orchid. Sepals and petals a beautiful 



purple color ; lip, rose and white, with yellow in the center ; 4 inches across. $1 



to .$2. 



Lycaste Skinned — Flowers very large, 4 inches across, of a fleshy texture, blush 



white and crimson. $1 to $2. 

 Oncidium Ornithorynchium — Flowers soft rosy purple, perfumed like the heliotrope. 



$1.25 to $2. 

 Oncidium Cavendishiana— Very choice. $1.50 to $3. 



A noble and very showy species, with large, broad, fleshy green leaves. The 

 flowers are produced in great abundance on a tall, branching scape. They bloom in 

 winter and retain their brilliancy for weeks. Color, a beautiful yellow, spotted with 

 chestnut. It does best grown in a pot. 

 O. Incurvum — $1.50. 

 O. Richenbachiana — $3. 

 Stanhopea Oculata — Flowers large, curiously formed, thick and waxy in texture, 



pale yellow spotted with purple. $1 to $2. 

 Sobralia Macrantha — Six to eight feet high ; flowers 6 inches in diameter, very 



sweet, of a beautiful rich purple and crimson. $1.25 to $2. 

 Tricopilia Suavis — Large white flowers, spotted with crimson. $1.50. 



The Orchids named above are all extremely pretty and easily grown. I have a 

 number of other varieties not named on the list. I will be pleased to make a selection 

 for anj^one who prefers to leave the choice to me. 



4 nice small plants, $3.75 ; 4 nice varieties, $5 ; 4 nice specimens, $7. 



