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DREER'S GARDEN CALENDAR. 



ORCHIDS FOR TEMPERATE HOUSE- 



Continued. 

 Cattleya Amethystoglossa. A beautiful and distinct 

 species growing from two to three feet, producing 

 spikes of from sis 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 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 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 >lossia°. Flowers from five to six inches across; 

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

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

 fully fringed or crimped around the edge. One of the 

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

 Cattleya Percivafliaiia. §2.50. 



Cattleya Trianre. 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. 

 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 : March. $3.50. 

 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 lacelike frill. Well-grown 

 plants during March and April frequently carry from 

 ninetv to one hundred flowers. $2.50. 

 Dendrobium Xobile, 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 velvetv crimson ; February to 

 April. $1.00 to $3.00. 

 Xa^lia Dayaiia. Sepals and petals rosy purple; lip rich 

 purple margined with lilac and white; a handsome 

 tree flowering species. $2.00. 

 Ijffilia 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. 

 Odontoglossum Rrezlii. 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. 

 Odontosrlossum Vexillarimn. 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. 

 Oneidium Varicosum. Sepals and petals pale green 

 banded with brown; lip large and of a bright yellow 

 color ; produces on strong plants scapes about 3 ft. long 

 with large panicles of from 80 to 90 flowers. $2.50. 

 Schomburgkia 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, pro- 

 ducing 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 perfection 

 for a long time. $2.00 to $3.00. 



TROPICAL ORCHIDS. 



These require the temperature of a hot-house or warm 



conservatory. 



JErides Expansnm Leonia?. One of the very best 

 sorts. The pendulous scape is 1.5 inches long, densely 

 crowded with flowers, spotted and stained with pale 

 purple on a white ground. $5.00. 



brides .TIaculosum. Flowers large; sepals and pe- 

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

 deep rosy purple; June and July. $2.50. 



^Erides Crispum. A beautiful free-growing kind; the 

 blossoms, which are abundant, are white tipped with 

 pink ; June and July. $2.50. 



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. $2.50. 



Cypripedium Laevigatum. Bearing from three to 

 four flowers on each stem ; sepals striped inside with 

 purple; petals six inches long, very much twisted, 

 beautifully blotched with chocolate, purple and 

 green ; lip yellow ; spring. $2.50. 

 CypripediumLawrenciannm. A handsome species 

 with beautiful variegated foliage, having on their 

 inner surface a dark green mosaic on a light green, 

 nearly white ground. Flowers greenish white with 

 dark purple spots and stripes; lip very large; winter. 

 $2.50 to $3.00. 

 Cypripedium Niveum. Of a soft snowy white, except 

 a few spots of cinnamon scattered over the sepals and 

 petals ; foliasre dark green on the upper side, with 

 lighter markings; the under side vinous red ; winter. 

 $2.50. 

 Cypripedium Spicerianum. Upper sepals white with 

 a central line of purple, lateral sepals greenish also 

 with a central line : lip greenish white spotted with 

 violet; one of the most beautiful ; early winter. 

 $4.00 to $5.00. 

 Cypripedium Stoneii. A superb species; sepals large, 

 white, streaked with dark purple, and tinged with 

 yellow; petals five inches long, yellow, streaked and 

 blotched with purple; lip large, purplish, with red 

 veins ; winter. $3.00. 

 Dendrobium Crassinode. Sepals and petals waxy 

 white, tipped with rich purple; lip purple with an 

 orange blotch at the base ; February and March. $2.50. 

 Dendrobium Heteroearpum. Flowers amber, pro- 

 duced in bunches of from four to six, very fragrant ; 

 lip amber with brown and purple ; February. $2.50. 

 Dendrobium Thyrsiflornm. A showy species, pro- 

 ducing splendid clusters of golden yellow and white 

 flowers; a lovelv Orchid of easy cultivation ; March 

 and April. $2.50 to $4.00. 

 Dendrobium Wardianum. Flowers three to four 

 inches in diameter, thirty to forty 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 eye-like spots of crimson magenta ; flow- 

 ers in Mav and lasts in good condition for a long time. 

 $2.50 to $3.00. 

 Epidendrum Bicornutum. A curious and handsome 

 species ; flowers pure white with a few crimson spots 

 in the centre of the lip ; summer. $2.00. 

 Oneidium Ampliatum. Flowers clear yellow, much 

 paler on the under side, panicle much branched on a 

 scape three feet high ; spring and early summer. $2.50. 

 Oneidium Bicallosum. A showy dwarf-growing spe- 

 cies ; sepals and petals dark brown; lip bright yel- 

 low ; winter. $2.00. 

 Oneidium Cavendishianum. Flowers yellow, pro- 

 duced in great abundance from strong branching pan- 

 icles ; winter. $2.00. 

 Oneidium Lanceauura. Sepals and petals large, 

 ground color yellow, tinged with green, barred and 

 blotched with chocolate brown ; lip large, rich violet 

 in the lower portions, rose above. $1.50 to $2.00. 

 Oneidium Papilio (Butterfly Orchid). Flowers pale 

 golden yellow, barred with chestnut brown, resem- 

 bling a large butterfly in shape ; sepals long, narrow, 

 erect, bearing a resemblance to the antennae and pro- 

 boscis of a butterfly. $2.00 to $3.00. 

 Peristeria Elata '{Dove or Holy Ghost Flower). 

 Flowers white with small lilac specks on the base of 

 the lip, waxy, very sweet-scented, about one and a 

 half inches in diameter, almost globular: July or 

 August. $1.50 to $3.00. 

 Phalacnopsis Amabilis. Flowers often five inches in 

 diameter ; sepals and petals pure white, of great sub- 

 stance, the lip having a few bright yellow streaks : 

 autumn. $3.50. 

 Phala?nopsis Schilleriana. Flowers two and a half 

 inches in diameter, arranged in two rows along the 

 spike ; petals and sepals of a fine rose color ; lips rose 

 color and white ; spike 3 feet in length, bearing some- 

 times one hundred flowers ; winter. $3.50. 

 Vanda Ccerulea. This remarkably handsome plant 

 produces upright spikes, each bearing from eight 

 to ten flowers, which are nearly five inches across ; 

 sepals and petals pale blue ; lip of a deeper shade of 

 blue : autumn. $3.50 to $5.00. 

 Vanda Tricolor. A charming free-growing species; the 

 sepals and petals are pale yellow, spotted crimson ; 

 lip purple striped with white. It blooms at different 

 times of the year and lasts long in perfection. $5.00. 



