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Botanical Orchids 
Orchids can be grown in the house with success and 
pleasure, contrary to the general belief that they re- 
quire greenhouse culture. 
A sunny, well ventilated room and a space where 
they can be syringed with a handsprayer, such as a 
shallow tray with pebbles and a wooden rack for the 
plants to stand on, would be ideal. Before watering, it 
is advisable to let the plants become dry and then hold 
them in a bucket of tepid water until the bubbles stop 
coming up. 
This list includes only such species as have proven 
themselves for many years and are relatively easy to 
grow in an amateur’s collection. 
Optimum temperature ranges are indicated as follows: W= 
Warm, 70-85°F; Il=Intermediate, 56-75°F; C=Cool, 48-65°F. 
ANGRAECUM Distichum (Africa), W, rare, 3-6’ stems with small 
white flowers, per stem 2.00. 
ANGRAECUM Eichleranum (Africa), W, strong grower; light green 
flower with white lips—fragrant, per stem 3.00. 
BRASSIA Verrucosa (Guatemala), |, Spring; greenish spotted with 
purple, 4/230) 10.15.00, 
CATTLEYA Bowringiana (Central America), |, Autumn; multi- 
flowered spike—rose purple—darker lip, 15.00 to 30.00. 
CATTLEYA Percivaliana (Venezuela), |, Winter; rose petals and 
sepals—tfrilled lip throat crimson and gold, 10.00 to 15.00. 
CATTLEYA Trianae [03] (Colombia), |, Winter; blush, purple- 
crimson lip with yellow throat, 15.00 to 35.00. 
COELOGYNE cristata (Nepal), |, one of the easiest to grow. Free 
flowering with large white flowers, 7.50 to 10.00. 
COELOGYNE Flaccida (Himalaya), |, Spring; whitish with yellow 
and faint red in lip, 7.50 and up. 
COELOGYNE Massangeana (Assam), W, Various; multi-flowered, 
light yellow, chocolate lip, 10.00 and up. 
CYMBIDIUM Aloifoleum (Burma), |, Spring; light yellow flowers 
with band of purple, 15.00 to 25.00. 
CYPRIPEDIUM Harrisianum, W, Fall; mahogany colored, 10.00 to 
20:00: 
CYPRIPEDIUM Insigne [04] (Himalaya), |, Winter; dorsal sepals 
green with purple spots, whitish at apex; petals yellowish green, 
lip reddish-brown. Most popular and useful of Lady-slippers— 
easily grown in cool to temperate house, free flowering; good 
keeper; 3.00 and up. 
CYPRIPEDIUM Insigne Sanderae (Assam), |, Winter; yellow 
variety, 10.00 to 15.00. 
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