Cattleya Dowiana 
CATTLEYA 
1 he Cattleya is an exceptionally interesting and desirable subject of the Orchid family With its 
closely allied genus, Laelia, it ranks among the most popular, showy anil useful of all Orchids" The large 
exquisitely beautiful and often sweet-scented flowers are produced in ever-changing and attractive combina¬ 
tions, and being admirably adapted for decorative work at all kinds of functions, they are in constant 
demand. Catt eyas are indigenous to the Western Hemisphere, South and Central America beiim the 
rhd! r<fe™ re mn y abound ' JbC ,P eCieS v , ai T “ habit > but practically in all the flowers are borne on up¬ 
right scapes. they are easy of culture and thrive in a medium temperature and moist atmosphere with 
p enty of light and ventilation. I ots, pans or baskets in which they are placed should be well drained- 
use good fibrous peat and sphagnum moss, together with small pieces of broken charcoal and crocks The 
plants require shading during bright Summer sunshine, though it must be remembered that they love the 
light, and a dark, gloomy house should therefore be avoided. y 
All those marked with a X are hybrids and require the same cultural conditions as the species. 
CAITLFYAS. All strong-flowering sizes. Each 
C. Aclandiae. Brazil.$3.00 to $5.00 
C. X Adula (C. lncolor X C. Hnrdyana) . 20.00 
C. amethystina. (Syn. intermedia.). . .$2.00 to 5.00 
Each 
10.00 
20.00 
15.00 
5.00 
to 50.00 
5.00 
5.00 
C. amethystoglossa. (Syn. Trinzii.) Brazil 
$5.00 to 
C. X Atalanta (C. I.eopoldii X C. gigas) . 
C. Ballantineana ( Natural hybrid C. Trianon 
X C. gigas Sanderiana) .$10.00 to 
C. Bogotensis. Cundinamarea. Colombia. 
$2.00 to 
C. Bogotensis alba.25.00 
C. Bowringiana. Honduras. Nov... 2.50 to 
C. Bowringiana X l aelia crispa ... 2.50 to 
C. Chrysotoxa (The Queen Cattleya). One of 
i he most beautiful of all the Cattleyas, with 
ye low sepals and petals. The entire lip is 
velvety crimson-maroon, with numerous yel- 
.ow -i tins radiating from the center. June 
and July. Colombia..$5.00 to 15.00 
C. Chocoensis. November-Deccmber C'o- 
* ombla .$2.00 to 5.00 
C Chocoensis alba. A pure white form of 
the preceding.$10.00 to 25.00 
C ( t\ T r»- - Tl i lip P rchid - Offers bom other 
Cattleyas in bearing solitary flowers hanging 
downward. The large flowers are clear lemon- 
yellow and delightfully fragrant. Flowers 
during April and May. Mexico.$1.00 to $2.50 
C. X Clarissa (Lcddigesii X Mendelii) . 10.00 
C. X Cybele, Oakwood var. (C. Gaskelliana 
X C. gigas) . 10.00 
C. X Dietrichiana (Schilleriana X Triance ). . 25.00 
C. Dowiana. A grand species; sepals and petals 
rich nankeen-yellow, lip intense purple, shaded 
with violet-rose and marked with lines of yel- 
low. Flowers during the late Summer and 
fall months. Costa Rica.$5.00 to 
C. Dubuysoniana. Brazil. 
C. Dusseldorffii var. Undine (intermedia 
atba X Mossioe alba). Pure white. (See 2d 
L over) .$25.00 to 50.00 
C. X Ella (C. bicolor X C. gigas ). 10.00 
C. X Empress Frederick (C. Mossice X C. 
aurea ). 
C. Forbesii. A very pretty Cattleya with yel¬ 
low-green flowers, lip bright yellow on the 
inner side, streaked with red. Brazil. . $1.50 to 
C. X Fowleri (C.Leopoldii X C. Hardyana). 
C. Gaskelliana (The Summer Cattleya). A fine 
free-growing and free-blooming Cattleya. 
blowers usually a pale amethyst-purple suf- 
luscd with white, but frequently deeper and 
more uniform. May-July. Venezuela. 
$2.50 to 5.00 
10.00 
5.00 
15.00 
2.50 
25.00 
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