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THE BEST PLANTS 



COOL GREENHOUSE ORCHIDS- 



Cotttinned. 



Oncidium Oriiithorhyncum. Flowers soft rosy pur- 

 ple, perfumed like the Heliotrope. The gracefully 

 drooping panicles are thickly laden with bloom ; 

 autumn or winter. SI. 00 to $2.50. 



Oncidium Varicosum. Sepals and petals pale green 

 banded with brown ; lip large and of a bright yellow 



color; produces on stioiig jilants scapes about three 

 feet long with large panicles of from eighty to ninety 

 flowers. $2.50. 



6 plants in 6 distinct varieties, our selection $7.50 



12 " " 12 " " " " 15.00 



25 " " 25 " " " " 30.00 



The entire collection of 44 varieties oO.OC 



CCELOGYNE CrISTATA. 



ORCHIDS FOR TEMPERATE HOUSE. 



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



Anguloa Clowesii. Flowers fragrant, sepals and petals 

 concave, clear golden yellow; lip pure white; entire 

 flower tulip-shaped. .S2.00. 



Arpophyllum Cardiiiale. Flowers small on upright 

 spikes about 1 foot high ; sepals and petals light rose, 

 lip deep red ; flowers in summer. $1.00. 



Arpophyllum Giganteum. Flowers dark purple and 

 rose, densely and symmetrically arranged on cylindri- 

 cal spikes 12 to 14 inches long ; flowers in spring. $1.00. 



Calanthe Veitchii. Flowers rich bright rose, with a 

 white throat, spikes often attaining a height of 3 

 feet, bearing an immense quantity 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 2 to 3 feet, producing spikes of 

 from 6 to 7 flowers, measuring over 5 inches across; 

 sepals and petals light rose .spotted with purple; lip 

 deep purple; March to May. $3.50. 



Cattleya Bowringeana. 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 

 crimson ; lip white, stained purple ; October and No- 

 vember. .$3.00. 



Cattleya Guttata Leopoldii. Flowers very fragrant 

 and more numerous than those of the type; sepals 

 and petals deep chocolate, with dark red spots; lips 

 of a rich red purple. $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 Gaskelliana. One of the best of this family 

 on account of its free growth and the great beauty and 

 rich coloring of its flowers. $2.50. 



Cattleya Intermedia. Sepals and petals soft rose, lip 

 of the same color, blotched in front with deep violet 

 purple ; flowers from May to July. S1.50 to S2.50. 



Cattleya Labiata. Sepals and petals of a deep rose 

 color, lip large, the front portion being of intense 

 velvety crim.son ; flowers late in autumn. $4.00. 



Cattleya Lobata. $2.50. 



Cattleya Sanderiana. $3.00. 



Cattleya Skinnerii. Flowers rosy purple, very slightly 

 tinged with purple; base of lip white; flowers in 

 April and May. $2.00 to $3.00. 



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 Mossia;. Flowers from 5 to 6 inches across; 

 sepals and petals are of a deep blush or rose color; 

 large lip, of the same shade, in most instances beauti- 

 fullv fringed or crimped around the edge. One of the 

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



Cattleya Percivalliana. $2.50. 



Cattleya Trianse. The flowers measure 4 to 6 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. 



Chysis Aurea. Flowers yellow, disposed in a small 

 spike ; lip marked with crimson ; produced at dif- 

 ferent times of the year. $1.50. 



