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Cattleya. 
CATTLEYA—(Cont'd.) 
Mossiae, (Venezuela) —Spring. (The Easter Orchid). Large, 
beautiful, very variable flowers, ranging from lilac 
to deep crimson. Lip crimson with yellow markings, 
sometimes on a white ground. 4 bulbs 5.00 
Mossiae —Larger and stronger plants. 7.50-15.00 
Mossiae var. Alba —Flowers pure white. Lip with a deep 
yellow throat. 1 lead. 4 bulbs 35.00 
Mossiae var. Delicata —Light lilac colorings. Very distinct. 
4 bulbs 12.50 
Mossiae var. Grandiflora —One of the largest of the 
Mossiaes. 4-5 bulbs 20.00 
Mossiae var. Mrs. Butterworth —Reputed the finest of 
the type. 4 bulbs 50.00 
Mossiae var. Reineckiana —White sepals and petals. 
Colored lip as in type. 4 bulbs 25.00 
Mossiae Reineckiana, (Young's Variety) —Without ques¬ 
tion the finest of the Mossiaes and a plant greatly 
sought after by the hybridists. Only one plant. 
4 bulbs 150.00 
Percivaliana, (Venezuela) —Winter. (The Christmas Or¬ 
chid). Flowers slightly smaller than Labiata. Sepals 
and petals rose. Frilled lip. Rich magenta crimson 
and tawny yellow colorings. Throat marked with 
crimson and gold. 4 bulbs 5.00 
Percivaliana —Larger and stronger plants. 7.50-12.50 
Percivaliana —A few very fine marked varieties. 
15.00-20.00 
Percivaliana Roeblingiana —White sepals and petals. 
Rose purple lip. (Rare). Only 1 plant. 40.00 
Schroederae, (Colombia) —Spring. The typical flowers 
are usually rosy lilac except for considerable orange 
yellow on the throat of the lip. They are very attrac¬ 
tive and usually follow C. Trianae in flowering. 
4 bulbs 5.00 
Schroederae —Larger and stronger plants. 7.50-12.50 
Schroederae —A few fine selected types. 10.00-15.00 
Schroederae var. Alba —Pure white sepals and petals. 
Orange yellow in throat. 4 bulbs 35.00 
Skinneri, (Guatemala) —Spring. Resembling Bowringiana. 
Flowers 1-3" clustered on spikes. Rose purple with 
deeper colors on the lip. Many are made more at¬ 
tractive by a distinct sheen in the color of the flower. 
4-5 bulbs 7.50 
Skinneri —A few larger and stronger plants. 10.00-15.00 
Skinneri var. Alba —Flowers pure, glistening white, some 
having purple markings in the lip and yellow eyes 
in the throat. 4 bulbs 25.00 
Speciosissima, (See Luedemanniana). 
Trianae, (Colombia) —Winter. Probably the most satis¬ 
factory of the Cattleya species, as certain types flower 
from early winter through to spring. Flowers larger 
than Labiata and very variable as to color. Cattleya 
colored sepals and petals through to whites and very 
deep purple-crimsons. 4-5 bulbs 5.00 
Trianae —Larger and stronger plants. 7.50-15.00 
Trianae var. Alba —Pure white with yellow in throat. 
4 bulbs 35.00 
Trianae var. Autumnalis —A distinct early flowering 
type. 4 bulbs 10.00 
Trianae Amesiana —White with a large heliotrope colored 
lip- 25.00-40.00 
Trianae var. Atropurpurea —Exceptionally fine variety. 
Flowers almost entirely crimson. 4 bulbs 20.00 
Trianae var. Backhousiana —Deep blush on the ends 
of the petals. 4 bulbs 20.00 
Trianae var. Virginalis —White sepals and petals, with 
a mauve colored lip. 4-5 bulbs 20.00 
Walkeriana, (Brazil) —Winter. Dwarf habit. Fleshy, large 
flowers. Soft rose. Lip deeper. 4 bulbs 7.50 
Warneri, (Brazil) —Fall. Labiata section with flowers 
slightly larger. Deep rose, with a deep crimson lip. 
1 lead. 4 bulbs 7.50 
Warscewiczii, (See Gigas). 
(Note: —We also have special offerings in smaller plants 
and nice back bulb propagations at reduced prices.) 
Cattleya Leda. 
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