A ee me A Ls Orr J had = Wom > raed <a Pad 
BILLBERGIA leopoldi hybrids. This was selected as a seed parent be- 
cause of the mottled foliage, hybridized with a variety that possesses one 
of the largest blooms of this group. $1.50 up. 
BESCHORNERIA. Nota true Bromeliad but is distantly related and grows 
under the same conditions. The flowers are somewhat similar to a Cali- 
fornia Yucca but in denser panicles. During and after flowering, the 
flower stock remains a brilliant red, and persists for a long time. Full 
sun. $5.00 up. 


CYMBIDIUM 
ORCHIDS and 
BROMELIADS planted 
to a natural setting. 

Hardy Dai 
CYMBIDIUMS are extremely beautiful and easily grown terrestrial 
orchids; occuring naturally for the most part in the moist foothill and moun- 
tain regions of India and Burma. 
Care and cultivation are comparatively simple. Not too much shade is 
required; the shade afforded by the average lath house where the lath is 
placed about one inch apart is about right. Filtered shade through the 
branches of trees where the shade is not too heavy is excellent. The soil in 
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