HORTILANIA. Leaf shining crimson with 
bluish tints. The best red Caladium of all. 
ITACAPUS. Entire leaf-dark red of a 
rust shade; narrow border with red dot- 
tings. One of the most beautiful Caladiums 
in existence. Known also as “John Mach- 
meister.” 
JOHN PEED. Shining bright metallic 
Age center on moss-green ground. Very 
ne. 
LORD DERBY. Transparent rose with 
dark green ribs and narrow green edge. 
Very popular. 
MACAHYBA. Dark moss-green leaf pro- 
fusely spotted lilac; heavy scarlet ribs. 
MRS. F. SANDER. Roundish, dark green 
leaf heavily blotched transparent deep 
rose. 
MRS. W. B. HALDEMAN. Medium leaf 
of bright pink with narrow green edge. 
Very fine and popular. 
Cattleya 
We are offering herewith while they 
last, a fine group of Cattleva Orchids and 
its hybrids from the collection of one 
of the largest growers of cut flower 
Orchids in Southern California. They are 
valuable winter blooming varieties and 
we are selling them at these ridiculously 
low prices in order to make room for 
seedling plants that are coming along. 
The prices quoted are graduated accord- 
ing to the size of the plant and the num- 
ber of leads. In each case you will re- 
ceive very good value for your money. 
Plants will be sent out of pots via Ex- 
press charges collect. No charge will be 
made for packing, but if you want us to 
send the plants in the pots please add 15% 
of the purchase price to your order. 
We have many other varieties in addi- 
tion to the ones listed in mature plants. 
If you wish to make up a collection of 
15 to 20 varieties and can leave the selec- 
tion to us we will be glad to send you a 
ee of what we can let you have at the 
ime. 
The following mature plants are ready 
for delivery now. 
MATURE PLANTS 
These are large plants that have been 
blooming for many vears. With proper 
care they should continue to produce in- 
creasing number of flowers each succeed- 
ing year. 
C. CROYDON. (C. Armainvillierense x 
C. Trianae, Edgar Knight). Deep lavender- 
pink with deep crimson-purple liv. Very 
free bloomer. Midwinter. $15.00, $20.00. 
C. ENID. (C. Gigas, Lowe’s var. x C. 
Mossiae de Ruyter). A very fine strain of 
the popular florist varietv that carries 
large flowers and many will bloom twice 
a year. Color quite variable, some are 
remarkably dark. Its main flowering sea- 
son is Winter. $20.00, $25.00, $30.00. 
C. GIMAR. (C. Gigas x C. Queen Mary). 
A beautiful variety of good size and color. 
Carries up to 7 flowers to the spike. 
Flowers in Winter or early Spring and 
again some time later in the year. Large 
size plants only. $15.00, $29.00. , 
c. H. B. TURNER. (C. Tityus x C. Gen. 
Pultnay, var. Sybil). Bright, clear laven- 
der-rose flowers. Lip intensely dark with 
prominent yellow throat. Superior quality 
and beauty. Flowers. Nov.-Dec. $20.00, 
$30.00. 
C. LUEGAE. (C. Aurea x C. Enid). Strong 
grower and exceedingly free bloomer. 
Flowers deep rose with much yellow and 
bronze in the throat. Liv crimson-purple. 
Very fragrant. $15.00, $290.00. 
LC. MME. BRASSEUR HYE. (Lc. Avhro- 
dite x C. Metior). A very husky grower. 
Flowers large, medium to verv dark pur- 
ple. Free bloomer. Midwinter to early 
Svring. $20.05, $25.00. 
C. MONARCH, (C. Emvress Frederick x 
Cc, Trianae, Grand Monarch). A nopular 
Winter blooming variety of standard color- 
ing. Flowers of gnod quality freely pro- 
duced. $20.00, $25.00. 
Cc. NEBO. (C. Percivalliana x C. Inter- 
texa.) Of sturdy, comnact srowth and verv 
free flowering. Flowers of good size and 
form in Winter. Deen lavender. Lip strong 
orange veined purple. $15.02, $20.00, $25.00. 
SEEDLINGS 
We have the following. fine crosses in 
community pots (Pothacks) of five or six 
Dlants in 2%” pot. These will be readv 
for delivery beginning March, 1948, and 
will be large enough to be transplanted 
individually into 1%” and 2” pots, but 
thev may be left in the community pots 
until large enough to #9 into 2%” pots. 
Prices auoted are per nlant, but no order 
is accented for less than a community pot 
of any one cross. 
Cc. PEN NEVIS. (C. Alcemida x C. in- 
tertexa). White, Winter. $2.50. 
Cc. REN NEVIS X C. EDITHAE. 
Early Winter. $2.50. 
C. EDNITHAE. (C. Susan Hye x C. Tri- 
anae alba). White, midwinter. $2.59. 
Cc. MINA a C. EDITHAE. White. Mid- 
winter. $2.5 
BLC. MONTECITO. Fine var. aCe 
NEBO, Very fine. Vigorous grower. Should 
be a good midwinter brasso. $2.00. 
LC. MME. BRASSEUR HYE X. (Lc. Marie 
Dobrot x Hilary). A very dark early Win- 
ter variety. $1.50. 
C. MONARCH X. (Lc. Marie Dobrot x 
Hilary). Very dark. Early Winter. $1.50. 
C. NEBO X (Lc. Marie Dobrot x Hilary). 
Dark color. Should show considerable yel- 
low in the throat. Winter. $1.50. 
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