
Dendrobium Phalaenopsis Seedlings 
These are two of a group of seedlings 
we transplanted from community pots less 
than a year ago. Each one of them 
bloomed last winter. Color lavender and 
violet-purple. As the plants get larger they 
will produce spikes with as many as 15 
to 20 flowers each — sometimes three or 
four spikes per bulb. They can take heavy 
feeding while in growth and respond 
quickly to it. (See the Rare Plant List for 
Dendrobium hybrids of this general type.) 
B. C. Princess Patricia, Fennell's Variety 
This is one of the very best stud plants 
we have. Blooms at the Christmas-New 
Year period and produces enormous flow- 
ers of excellent form and texture. Sepals 
and petals light lavender, lip deep crim- 
son-purple and gold. Produced two fine 
nine-inch flowers on each of two growths 
this year. 
(Continued from page 2) 
while we spent the first two days in the 
field looking over the land, she, accom- 
panied by a local “boy”, looked into the 
antique question. She was particularly in- 
terested then in Sleigh Beds — a local con- 
coction of mahogany in imitation of some 
of the Empire designs, (sometimes called 
“Christaphe” beds after the famous Black 
Emperor during whose reign they were 
supposedly made). 
Finally on the third day we finished our 
field work before noon and decided not to 
return to Port-au-Prince until the next 
morning. 
During the field work “Sim’’ and I had 
noticed some interesting orchids and we 
decided that that afternoon we would go 
out, look them over, and possibly collect 
a few, while Dorothy said that she would 
like to have Virrick’s expert opinion on 
some of the beds she had found. She men- 
tioned that she had arranged to have sev- 
eral of them brought to a warehouse in 
the center of the town where they could 
be compared. 
And so, very innocently, we all started 
on our afternoon's diversions. ‘Sim’ and 
I were disappointed in the orchids we 
found, there was nothing new and nothing 
very interesting, so after two or more 
hours of fruitless and dusty work we de- 
cided to return to town, a shower, and a 
long cool drink or two. 
(Continued on page 7) 
RARE ORCHID LIST — SUMMER 1948 
WwW e have only a few of each of these plants, so we suggest that you get your order in early and that you indicate 
whether or not we may substitute. 
For our species Cattleyas, Oncidiums, Dendrobiums, etc., see our list of February lst, 1948. 
CHYSIS 
C. Bractescens — Fine large plants on tree fern blocks. Has heavy, waxy, white flowers in spring, fra- 
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MORMODES 
M. pardinum var. unicolor — A Gorgeous pure yellow flower in long dense arching sprays. Very fra- 
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M. pardinum — As above but flowers marked with brown on the yellow base. Flowering size, 5” pots 15.00 
CYNOCHES 
C. chlorochilon — The beautiful and curious White Swan Orchid. Rare, and Unusual, 5” pots, Flowering 
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VANDA HYBRIDS 
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V. Gilbert Triboulet (Caerulea x tricolor), Flowering size 
RENANTHANDA (Renanthera x Vanda) 
R. Sanderiana — (R. Imschootiana x. V. tricolor) Long sprays, beautiful brick red flowers, long lasting, 
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CATTLEYA HYBRIDS (Mature) 
C. Guatemalensis — A beautiful lavender suffused with orange cluster Cattleya. Blooms early spring, 
lasts well, rare. (See illustration this issue). Flowering size per lead oo... eecceecsescceeeeeesceeeeeseeeseeeees 5.00 
