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ORCHIDS FOR TEMPERATE HOUSE 
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Chysis Bractescens. Flowers 2 to 3 inches across; 
sepals and petals white ; lip with a yellow blotch in the 
centre. $1.50. 
Coelia Macrostachya. Flowers red in many-flowered 
racemes ; blooms in April. $1.50. 
Cymbidium Eburneum. Flowers deliciously fragrant ; 
very handsome, large, tulip-like ; sepals ivory-white ; 
petals and lips stained with yellow. $5.00. 
Cymbidium Lowianum. Flowers large; sepals and 
petals green with a few faint stripes of brown; lip 
pale yellow with a few brownish purple spots at the 
base; Mareh. $3.50. 
Cymbidium Mastersii. Flowers pure ivory-white, ex- 
cept a stain of pink on the lip, and with a fragrance 
like that of almonds. $5.00. 
Cypripedium Argus. Flowers white, rose 
green and blackish purple, leaves hand- 
somely tessellated with gray; flowers in 
Mareh. $2.00 to $3.00. . 
Cypripedium Barbatum. Flowers large, 
the lower portion beautifully flecked with 
purple, the upper pure white; flowers in 
summer. $1.50 to $2.00. 
Cypripedium Barbatum Superbum. 
Similar to the above, but with higher 
colored flowers and foliage. $2.50 to 
$3.00. 
Cypripedium Caudatum. A remarkable 
variety. The flower scapes which rise 
from the centre of the plant are twelve 
to eighteen inches long and bear singu- 
lar flowers. Sepals and petals are yel- 
lowish brown. ‘The long tail-like petals 
often attain a length of thirty inches. 
= $5.00. 
Cypripedium Concolor Roegneri. 
Flowers cream-color, finely spotted; 
borne in pairs; leaves beautifully varie- 
gated. $3.50. 
Cypripedium Sanderianum. Flowers 
large, of a dark maroon color; dorsal 
sepal and inner lining streaked with / 
brown and yellow, with long pendulent ff 
petals of a dark brown, which with its } ¢// 
equally dark slipper make it-one of the \\| 
most valuable and distinct of its class. 
$5.00 and $7.50. 
Dendrobium Chrysanthum. Flow- 
ers rich deep yellow, borne in twos and 
threes on leafy stems; lip fringed, dark, 
crimson blotch; September. 32.50. 
Dendrobium Cambridgeanum. Flow- 
ers about 2 inches across, sepals and 
petals bright orange, with a bright crim- 
son blotch in the centre; flowers in the 
spring. $2.50. 
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; mar- 
gin of lip bordered with a golden moss- 
like fringe; March and April. $2.50. 
Dendrobium Heterocarpum Phillipiniense. Very | 
fragrant flowers of a light primrose color, with brown 
and purple markings. $2.00. 
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. 
Dendrobium Thyrsiflorum. A showy species, pro- 
ducing splendid clusters of golden yellow and white 
flowers; a lovely Orchid of easy cultivation; Mareh 
and April. $2.50 to $4.00. 
Dendrobium Wardianum. Flowers 3 to 4 inches in 
diameter, 30 to 40 to a bulb; sepals and petals white, 
upper portions rich bright magenta; lip large, white 
above, rich orange in the lower part, with two deep 



spots of crimson magenta; May. $2.50 to $3.00. 
Gongora Atropurpurea. Flowers dark purple, borne 
in great profusion on long racemes ; flowers in summer. 
$1.00. 
Gongora Maculata. Flowers yellow spotted with rosy 
red ; blooms in May. $1.00. 
Lelia Dayana. Sepals and petals rosy purple; lip rich 
purple margined with lilac and white; a handsome 
free-flowering species. $2.00. 
Lelia Purpurata, Flowers very large; sepals and 
etals pure white; lip large, often three inches in 
ength, and of arich 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. 
ZYGOPETALUM MACKAY. 
Mormodes Luxatum. Sepals and petals of a creamy 
white; lip of same color, with stripes of brown in the 
centre. $1.00 to $1.50. 
Odontoglossum Reezlii. 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. 
Odontoglossum Vexillarium. ‘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 Bicallosum. A showy dwarf-growing spe- 
cies; sepals and petals dark brown ; lip bright yellow ; 
winter, $2.00. 
Oncidium Cavendishianum. Flowers yellow, pro- 
duced in great abundance from strong branching, 
panicles; winter. $2.00. 
