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DREER'S GARDEN CALENDAR. 



ORCHIDS FOR TEMPERATE HOUSE. 



These can be grown in an ordinary greenhouse where the temperature does not fall below 55° to 60°. 



Aerides Fieldingii. Flowers white, large, beautifully i pale yellow with a few brownish purple spots at the 

 mottled with bright rose. The racemes are two to j base;" March. $3.50. 



three feet long and continue to produce flowers three ^ Cypripedium Gaudatnm. A remarkable variety. The 

 to four weeks. S5.00. i flower scapes which rise from the centre of the plant 



ABgrsecum Citratum. Flowers creamy white or pale are twelve to eighteen inches long and bear singular 



lemon, produced on long racemes from the axils of : flowers. Sepals and petals are yellowish brown. The 



two-year-old leaves. It often bears twenty flowers on \ long tail-like petals often attain a length of thirty 

 a stem winter. $2.50. | inches. $5.00. 



Angrsecum Ellisii. Flowers pure white, fragrant, Cypripedium Concolor Roegneri. Flowers cream- 

 about two inches across; sepals and petals narrow,' color, finely spotted; borne in pairs; leaves beauti- 

 reflexed, borne on long racemes ; winter. S2.o0. j fully variegated. $3.50. 



Angraecuin Sanderiaiium. A free-blooming and Cypripedium Sanderianum. $5.00. 



pretty winter variety, useful for cutting. Frequently 

 25 ivory-white flowers are borne on a single stem. $1.50. 



Angraecum Scottiana. Flowers pure white, of deli- 

 cate texture, distinct; June and July. $2.50. 



Angnlosa Clowesii. Clear golden yellow, fragrant 

 flowers ; lip pure white ; tulip-shaped ; summer. $2.50. 



Calanthe Veitchii. Flowers rich bright rose, with a 

 white throat, spikes often attaining a height of three 

 feet, bearing an immense quantifv of flowers ; winter. 

 $2.00 to $3.00. 



Cattleya Amethystina. A lovely Orchid from Brazil 

 bearing flowers of a beautiful shade of amethyst. $2.50. 



Cattleya Amethystoglossa. A beautiful and distinct 

 species growing from two to three feet, producing 

 spikes of from si.K to seven flowers, measuring over 

 five inches across: sepals and petals light rose spotted 

 with purple; lip deep purple ; March to May. $3.50. 



Cattleya Bororingiana, A beautiful small-flowering 

 species of easy growth. It produces bright carmine 

 purple flowers during early winter. $2.50 to $3.50. 



Cattleya Eldorado. Flowers large, sepals and petals 

 pale pink, lip purplish crimson, stained orange in the 

 throat, serrated edges; August to September. $2.50. 



Cattleya Guttata. Green, tinted yellow and dotted crim- 

 sou ; lip white, stained purple; Oct. and Nov. $4.00. 



Cattleya Gigas. Very large flowers ; petals and sepals 

 pale rose ; large lip of a rich deep purple or crimson 

 violet; distinct yellow blotches ; April and May. $3.00. 



Cattleya Sanderiaua. $3.00. 



Cattleya Gaskelliana One of the best of this family 

 on account of it^s free growth and the great beauty and 

 rich coloring of its flowers. $2.50. 



Cattleya Mendelli. Sepals and petals varying from 

 white to a light pink, large and broad ; lip large, of a 

 rich magenta color ; April and May. $3.00. 



Cattleya Mossiae. Flowers from five to six inches 

 across ; sepals and petals are of a deej) blush or rose 

 color; large lip, of the same shade, in most instances 

 beautifully fringed or crimped around the edge. One 

 of the best ; May to July. $2.00 to $4.00. 



Cattleya Percivailiana. $2.50. 



Cattleya Trianae. The flowers measure four to six 

 inches in diameter; sepals and petals blush; lip 

 blush, or pale rose color outside; the throat orange, 

 and the front rich purple ; winter. $2.50 to .$3.00. 



Catasetnn Bungerothi. Peculiar shaped chocolate- 

 colored flowers. A strong and easily grown sort. $1.50. 



Coelogyne Cristata. A magnificent Orchid. The 

 flowers are borne in clusters of six or eight on a 

 drooping raceme. Each flower is three to four inches 

 across. Sepals and petals are undulating and of a 

 pure white color with prominent blotches of yellow 

 on the crest; remain in perfection four or five weeks; 

 February and March. $2.00, $3.00 and $5.00. 



Cymbidinm JLowianum. Flowers large; sepals and 

 petals green with a few faint stripes of brown; lip 



TROPICAL 



These require the temperature of 

 .iSrides Crispum. A beautiful free-growing kind ; the 



blossoms, which are abundant, are white tipped with 



pink ; June and July. $2.50. 

 .brides Expansnm Leoniae. One of the very best 



sorts. The pendulous scape is 15 inches long, densely 



crowded with flowers, spotted and stained with pale 



purple on a white ground. $4.00. 

 £rides Macniosum. Flowers large ; sepals and petals 



pale rose color, spotted with purple ; lip flat, of a deep 



rosy purple ; June and July. $2.50. 

 .aSrides Odoratum. Sepals and petals creamy white 



tipped pink ; very fragrant. $3.00. 

 brides Odoratum Majus. Of same color and habit 



as Odoratum, but with a larger and longer spike of 



Dendrobium Devonianum. Sepals and petals soft 

 creamy white tinged with pink; lip white margined 

 with purple and spotted rich orange at the base, and 

 edged with a delicate lace-like frill. $2.50. 



Dendrobium Fimbriatum. Rich deep orange flowers, 

 two inches across ; margin of lip bordered with a 

 golden moss-like fringe ; March and April. $2.50. 



Dendrobium Nobile. One of the best known and 

 easiest grown. The flowers are large, sepals and 

 petals white tipped with rosy pink; lip white, 

 blotched at the base with deep velvety crimson ; Feb- 

 ruary to April. $1.50 to $3.00. 



Epiden'drum Fragrans. Very fragrant greenish white 

 flowers ; freely borne. $1.50. 



Laelia Uayana. Sepals and petals rosy purple; lip rich 

 purple margined with lilac and white; a handsome 

 free-flowering species. $2.00. 



Leelia Purpurata. Flowers very large; sepals and 

 petals pure white; lip large, often three inches in 

 length, and of a rich deep purplish crimson; blooms 

 during May and June; a grand species ; $3.00. 



Leptotes Bicolor. A neat and pretty species with a 

 creeping rhizome which throws up several slender 

 stems which terminate in a fleshy leaf. The flower 

 rises from the base of the leaf and is of a white color 

 streaked with purple. $2.00. 



Oncidium Jonesianum. The elegant flowers are 

 borne on drooping racemes; wavy sepals and petals 

 of a pale greenish straw color, blotched dark brown ; 

 pure white lip. The claw ha-s on each side a roundish 

 yellow auricle with small purple dots and a prominent 

 white crest dotted red. $1.50. 



Odontoglossum lloezlii. Sepals pearly white ; petals 

 stained with a rich purple at the base; lip large, flat, 

 stained with yellow at the base and streaked with 

 chocolate brown ; autumn. $2.50. 



Odontoglossium Vexillarinm. The flower-spikes are 

 produced from the side of the bulbs, and bear from 

 five to seven flowers each ; sepals and petals rosy pink ; 

 lip of the same color. $2.50. 



Oncidium Varicosum. Sepals and petals pale green 

 banded with brown; lip large and of a bright yellow 

 color ; produces on strong plants scapes about three 

 feet long with large panicles of from eighty to ninety 

 flowers. $2.50. 



Schombuigkia Tibicina. The blooms are produced 

 on spikes five feet or more in length ; each flower 

 measures two inches across; sepals and petals pink, 

 spotted with rich chocolate; lip white with rose color 

 on the sides; flowers during May and June, and lasts 

 in good condition for about six weeks. $3.00. 



Zygopetalum Mackayi. A very handsome plant, 

 producing long spikes of large flowers during the 

 winter months. The color of the flowers is greenish 

 yellow spotted with brown and lilac. It lasts in per- 

 fection for a long time. $2.00 to $3.00. 



ORCHIDS. 



a hot-house or warm conservatory, 

 beautiful flowers. $3.50. 



Cypripedium Belatulum. $5.00. 



Cypripedium Ciliolare. A distinct and handsome 

 flower of a brownish-purple color, traversed white and 

 green veins. $3.50. 



Cypripedium Haynaldiana. Upper half of sepals 

 faint rose and white, lower half green, beautifully 

 blotched with brown ; inferior sepal pale green slightly 

 spotted brown ;_lip green; winter. $2.60. 



Cypripedium Livigatum. Bearing from 3 to 4 

 flowers on each stem; sepals striped inside with pur- 

 ple ; petals 6 inches lone, very much twisted, beauti- 

 fully blotched with chocolate, purple and green; lip 

 yellow ; spring. $2.50. 



