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PUBLISHED QUARTERLY BY FENNELL ORCHID CO, © ROUTE 1, BOX 230, HO ESTEAD, FLO 


——Orchid Importers, Growers and ybridists for over 40 years 







Volume 2 
February 1, 1948 

PENNELLS 
AN - ORCHID - A - MONTH 
CLUB 
Offers a New Way to Buy 
Orchids at Discount 
Our ‘Orchid A Month Club‘ met with 
instant success among our man 
friends. The orders poured in oar 
we were finally sold out of several 
of our specials of the last issue. 
We have a goodly number of the 
present specials but we suggest that 
you place your order early to be 
sure that we will be able to fill it 
in full. 
Full particulars of the Club are 
given on the reverse side of the 
application blank included with this 
issue. 
The orchids for this quarter are: 
NEWLY IMPORTED PLANTS CLUB PRICE 
1 Lead 2 Lead 
January 
Cattleya Lueddemannia $6.50 $12.50 
February 
Diacrium Bicornutum $5.00 $10.00 
March 
Oncidium Ampliatum $5.00 $10.00 
And to all of those who purchase 
all three of the above plants, we 
will include, free of charge, a 
plant of the lovely pure white 
Coelogyne sp. If you order 2 lead 
plants of the specials we will in- 
clude a 2 lead plant of the 
Coelogyne. 
Here’s a chance to add four fine 
plants to reus collection for the 
price of three and in addition to 
earn the liberal discounts offered 
by the club. 
Please state in your order whether 
you want the plants shipped with or 
without pots. 
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‘ Photo by H. F. Loomis 
DIACRIUM BICORNUTUM 
The Virgin Orchid 
One of the best of the pure white 
spray orchids - Diacrium Bicornutum - 
is easily grown, reasonable in price 
and the flowers are very useful for 
corsages, wedding bouquets, baskets, 
table decorations, etc. The flowers 
are about 2 inches in diameter and 
are borne on erect, terminal spikes. 
Each spike bears from § to 20 flowers 
AG 3 in the spring. 
The plant is native to Trinidad, 
Tobago and the coast of northeastern 
South America. It likes plenty of 
air, light and heat, and should be 
grown in the lightest, warmest part 
of the cattleya house. It is found 
growing in full sunlight, at times, 
and sometimes is also found in spots 
where it is periodically drenched 
with sea spray. 
Continued on page 7 


ORCHID SEED 
We Pioneered Its Sale 
As the first firm to make a 
business of selling orchid seed, we 
have been breaking new ground con- 
stantly. How and how long to store 
it - what you, our customers, need 
and want - whether to sell the seed 
from stocks on hand or in advance of 
the ripening of the pod, are some of 
the many questions we have had to 
answer. 
Out of our two years of seed sell- 
ing experience have come some real 
facts, however, and principal among 
them is the fundamental that while 
an accasional lot of orchid seed can 
be kept almost indefinitely in a 
refrigerated dessicator, the great 
majority of lots deteriorate rapidly 
after they are a month or so old. 
Phalaenopsis seed should always be 
sold in advance and planted as soon 
as received. 
We have always recommended that 
seed should be ordered in advance 
and we shall continue to do so - In 
this way and only in this way can 
you be sure of getting fresh seed. 
Also we feel that orchid growers 
are sincere, honest people, who do 
not complain regarding the quality 
of the seed they receive unless they 
have a legitimate reason. Therefore, 
we attempt to adjust each complaint 
to the satisfaction of the customer. 
We use only the very finest 
possible parents - you can always be 
sure of the quality of our seed. 
In selecting our stud plants, we 
keep in mind the following cardinal 
points: 1. Blooming season and 
probable effect on the progeny. 2. 
Size, color, shape and texture of 
the flowers of both parents and 
their probable effect as combined in 
the progeny. 3. Vigor of both 
parents. 
Continued on page 7 
FEVORCO DEALERS WANTED - FRANCHISE OPEN IV MANY REGIONS 
Some of you who know the great 
value of Fenorco Orchid Spray to 
orchid growers, nurserymen, and 
gardeners in general, may wish to 
make some money as Fenorco dealers. 
You can become a Fenorco dealer by 
buying one case of 24 pints of the 
spray at a liberal discount from the 
retail price, or you may also add 
quarts and gallons to your stock. 
It is relatively easy if you know 
a number of gardeners and orchid 
growers to make $10 to $50 per day 
by calling upon them and selling 
them on the merits of this wonderful 
material. 
If you'd like a reason to call on 
all the orchid growers, nurser 
and gardeners in your region, 
Ter a se 
men 
ere 
This offer is open to seedsmen 
florists, druggists and orchid 
growers -- Write today for par- 
ticulars -- We will gl 
the details by return oe supply 
