ODONTOGLOSSUM-Continued 
Odontoglossum Insleayi 
O. grande. This fine plant, known Each 
as the “Baby Orchid,” flowers 
from September to December. The 
flowers are very large, cinnamon- 
brown and yellow. It is best grown 
in pots in fibrous peat and sphag¬ 
num in an average temperature of 
55°. Guatemala. (See illustration, 
page 37.) .$2.50 to $5.00 
O. Hallii . 5.00 
O. Harryanum . 2.50 
O. Insleayi. Plant and inflorescence 
as in O. grande. Flowers 2 y 2 to 
3 inches across, pale greenish- 
yellow, barred with reddish-brown; 
lip bright yellow with margin of 
red spots. Mexico.$1.50 to 2.50 
O. Krameri . 1.50 to 2.50 
O. luteo-purpureum sceptrum. . . 2.50 
O. maculatum . .$1.50 to 2.50 
O. nebulosum. Flowers 2% to 3 
inches in diameter, white, with the 
central part spotted with red- 
brown. Mexico .$1.50 to 2.50 
O. Pescatorei. Colombia . . 1.50 to 2.50 
O. pulchellum. A beautiful Orchid 
with fragrant flowers, 5 to 10 on a 
tall spike, pure white, with yellow 
disc ; the sprays resemble much the 
Lily of the Valley ; very useful for 
cutting. Spring. Costa Rica. 
$1.50 to 2.50 
Odontoglossum Rossii majus 
Each 
O. Reichenheimi .$1.50 to $2.50 
O. Rossii majus. Flowers white 
and brown, spotted with purple. 
January-March. Mexico.$1.00 to 2.00 
O. Rossii majus. “F. L. Ames”. 10.00 
O. Selilieperianum. Resembles 
O. Insleayi in growth, with stout 
peduncles bearing racemes of 
large showy flowers of a pale 
sulphur-yellow, cross-barred 
bands of deep purple. Late Sum¬ 
mer months. Costa Rica. 2.50 
O. Uro-Skinneri. A strong¬ 
growing species with spikes 2 to 
3 feet in height, having numer¬ 
ous large flowers; sepals and 
petals olive-yellow, blotched with 
rich purple-brown; lip mauve- 
purple mottled with white. De- 
cember-March. Guatemala .... 3.50 
New York, Oct. 30, 1908. 
I saw the Orchids a few days after they 
were received and they all looked in 
splendid condition and seemed to have 
stood the trip well 
Yours truly, 
Edw. S. Harkness. 
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