I^reers Autumn Catalogue. 



1891 



ORCHIDS FOE TEMPERATE HOUSE— Continued. 



Cattleya Bororingiana. A beautiful small-flow- 

 ering species of easy growth. It produces bright 

 carmine purple flowers during early winter. 

 82.50 to §3.50. 



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. S3. 00. 



Cattleya Sanderiana. $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 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 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 Jul v. §2.00 

 to $4.00. 



Cattleya Percivalliana. §2.50. 



Cattleya Trianse. 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. 



Catasetun Bungerothi. Peculiar shaped choco- 

 late-colored flowers. A strong aud easily grown 

 sort. $1.50. 



Ccelogyne 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. 



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. 



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 yel- 

 lowish brown. The long tail-like petals often at- 

 tain a length of thirty inches. $5.00. 



Cypripedium Concolor Roegneri. Flowers 

 cream-color, finely spotted ; borne in pairs ; leaves 

 beautifully variegated. $3.50. 



Cypripedium Sanderianum. $5.00. 



Dendrobium Devonianum. Sepals aud 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 : 

 February to April. $1.50 to §3.00. 



Epidendrum Fragrans. Yery fragrant greenish 

 white flowers ; freely borne. $1.50. 



Laelia Dayana. Sepals and petals rosy purple ; 

 lip rich purple margined with lilac and white ; a 

 handsome free-flowering species. $2.00. 



Laelia Purpurata. Flowers very large ; sepals 

 and petals pure white ; lip large, often three 

 inches in length, and of a rich deep purplish 

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



Leptotes Bicolor. A neat and pretty species with 

 a creeping rhizome which throws up several slen- 

 der 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 has on 

 each side a roundish yellow auricle with small 

 purple dots and a prominent white crest dotted 

 red. $1.50. 



Odontoglossum Rcezlii. 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 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. 



Schomburgkia" Tibicina. The blooms are pro- 

 duced 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, 

 prodncing 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. 



brides Crispum. A beautiful free-growing kind ; 

 the blossoms, which are abundant, are white 

 tipped with pink ; June and Jul}'. $2.50. 



brides Expansum 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. 



JErides Maculosum. Flowers large ; sepals and 

 petals pale rose color, spotted with purple ; lip 

 flat, of a deep rosy purple ; June and July. $2.50. 



brides Odoratum Majus. Of same color and 

 habit as Odoratum. but with a larger and longer 

 spike of beautiful flowers. $3.50. 



Cypripedium Ciliolare. A distinct and hand- 

 some 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. $2.50. 



Cypripedium Laevigatum. Bearing from 3 to 

 4 flowers on each stem ; sepals striped inside with 

 purple ; petals 6 inches long, very much twisted, 

 beautifully blotched with chocolate, purple and 

 green ; lip yellow ; spring. $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 daik purple spots and 

 stripes ; winter §2.50 to §3.00. 



