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DREER'S MID-SUMMER LIST. 



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A selection of popular varieties that will succeed in an ordinary greenhouse, especially suited for the 



amateur or beginner. 



Cattleya Bowringiana. A beautiful small- 

 flowering species of easy growth. It produces 

 bright carmine purple flowers during early winter. 

 $2.50 to 53.50. 



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 Gigas. Very large flowers ; petals and 

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

 crimson violet : distinct vellow blotches ; April 

 and May. §3.00. 



Cattleya Gaskelliaua. 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 Mossise. Flowers from five to six inches 

 across ; sepals and petals are of a deep 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 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. 



Cypripedium Boxalli. Upper sepals of a beauti- 

 ful fresh light greeu, with a narrow white border, 

 covered with blackish brown spots ; inferior sepals 

 light green with lines of very small reddish brown 

 spots ; petals light green with dark lines. $2.00. 



Cypripedium Insigne. Flowers during mid-win- 

 ter. The blooms will last six weeks ; sepals and 

 petals yellowish green, petals tipped with white and 

 spotted brown ; the lip is orange and brown. $1.00 

 to $5.00. 



Cypripedium Caudatum. A remarkable variety. 

 The flower scapes which rise from the centre of the 

 plant are twelve to eighteen inches long and bear 

 singular flowers. Sepals and petals are yellowish 

 brown. The long tail-like petals often attain a 

 length of thirty inches. $5.00. 



Cypripedium Sedeni. Sepals greenish white ; 

 petals twisted, white edged with purple, lip 

 medium-sized, rich crimson shaded with purple ; 

 winter. $2.50. 



Cypripedium Lawrencianum. 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 ; winter. 

 §2.50 to $3.00. 



Cypripedium Villosum. Flowers often measure 

 six inches across, and have a fine glossy appearance 

 over their whole surface, which is orange red inter- 

 mixed with light green and dark purple ; May. 

 $2.50. 



Green, tinted yellow and 

 white, stained purple ; Oct. 



Cattleya Guttata, 

 dotted crimson : lip 

 and Nov. $4.00. 



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 ; 

 February to April. $1.50 to $3.00. 



Laelia Anceps. Flowers fragrant, two to four 

 inches across ; sepals and petels rosy lilac ; lip 

 deep purple shaded with rosy lilac ; very free 

 flowering, and an easily grown species ; December 

 and January. $1.50 to $3.00. 



Laelia Albida. Flowers 1} to 2 inches across and 

 very fragrant ; nearly white, with pale pink lip 

 streaked yellow in centre ; December and January. 

 $1.00. 



Laelia Majalis. Flowers bright silvery rose, lip 

 blotched crimson purple, and margined rosy lilac ; 

 June and July. $1.00. 



Laelia Autumnalis. A lovely and showy Orchid. 

 It produces on spikes its blooms of from six to 

 nine ; the sepals and petals are of a beautiful pur- 

 ple color ; lip rose and white, with yellow in the 

 centre ; the flowers are four inches across ; Decem- 

 ber and January. $1.50 to $3.00. 



Laelia 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. 



Oncidium Crispum. This species blooms at dif- 

 ferent times of the year, and lasts in beauty for 

 three or four weeks, producing long spikes of large 

 flowers ; the sepals and petals are of a rich coppery 

 color ; the lip is the same, but with lighter spots in 

 the centre. $2.00. 



Oncidium Ornithorhyncum. Flowers soft rosy 

 purple, perfumed like the Heliotrope. The grace- 

 fully drooping panicles are thickly laden with 

 bloom ; autumn or winter. $2.00 to $3.00. 



Oncidium Papilio (Butterfly Orchid.) Flowers 

 pale golden yellow, barred with chestnut brown, 

 resembling a large butterfly in shape ; sepals long, 

 narrow, erect, bearing a resemblance to the antennae 

 and proboscis of a butterfly. $2.00 to $3.00. 



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. 



Stanhopea Oculata. Flowers large, curiously 

 formed, thick and waxy in texture : the color of the 

 flower is pale yellow spotted with purple ; July to 

 September. $2.00. 



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 

 perfection for a long time. $2.00 to $3.00 



One good plant of each of the 26 varieties for $50.00. 



