1891 



]3reer's ^utumn (Catalogue. 



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Odontoglossum Alexander. 



Orchids for Cool Greenhouse.— Continued. 



Odontoglossum Anceps. Flowers of a soft deep 

 yellow, beautifully barred or spotted towards 

 the centre with rich brownish crimson, measuring 

 three to four inches across ; winter. §2.00. 



Odontoglossum Alexandrae. Pure white with 

 bright golden spots on the lips; a graceful plant, 

 producing its lovely spikes of bloom very freely 

 when kept quite cool; winter. SI. 00 to $2.00. 



Odontoglossum Grande. Flowers 4 to 7 inches 

 in diameter, sepals and petals rich orange yellow, 

 lower half banded and blotched bright chestnut 

 brown, lip creamy white, spotted brown. A 

 beautiful sort. § 1 . 50 to §2. 50. 



Odontoglossum Harryanum. Sepals and petals 

 rich chocolate, handsomely veined golden yellow; 

 pure white lip veined violet. §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 Leuchochillum. Green, transversely 

 streaked witli bands of brown and occasionally 

 crimson, lip pure white changing to yellow. 

 $1.50 to $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. 



Stanhopea Oculata. Flowers large, curiously 

 formed, thick and waxy in texture ; the color of 

 the flowers is pale yellow spotted with purple ; 

 July to September. $2.00. 



ORCHIDS FOR TEMPERATE HOUSE. 



These can be grown in an ordinary greenhouse 



where the temperature does not fall below 55° to 60°. 



Aerides Fieldingii. Flowers white, large, beau- 

 tifully mottled with bright rose. The racemes 

 are two to three feet long and continue to produce 

 flowers three to four weeks. $5.00. 



Angrsecum Citratum. Flowers creamy white 

 or pale lemon, produced on long racemes from the 

 axils of two-year-old leaves. It often bears 

 twenty flowers on a stem ; winter. $2.50. 



Angrsecum Sanderianum. A free-bloonring 

 and pretty winter variety, useful for cutting. 

 Frequently 25 ivory-white flowers are borne on a 

 single stem. $1.50. 



Angrsecum Scottianum. Flowers pure white of 

 delicate texture, distinct; June and July. $2.50. 



Anguloa Clowesii. Clear golden yellow, fra- 

 grant flowers ; lip pure white ; tulip shaped ; 

 summer. $2.50. 



Calanthe Veitchii. Flowers rich bright rose, 

 with a white throat, spikes often attaining a 

 height of three 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 two to three feet, 

 producing spikes of from six to seven flowers, 

 measuring over five inches across ; sepals and pe- 

 tals light rose spotted with purple; lip deep pur- 

 ple ; March to May. $3.50. 



