
TRICHOPILIA SAUVIS 
This lovely species first described by John Lindley in 1850 flowers in late 
Spring. It has always been a favorite in orchid collections because of its Haw- 
thorne fragrance and creamy white clusters of three flowers. The lip is large and 
furled with a ruffled margin. There are small candy-purple spots on the lip and 
sides of the throat with yellow in the deep throat. The flower spike rises from 
the base of the flattened pseudobulbs and flowers over the edge of the pot. 
It grows well in a cattleya environment but should be potted like Phalaenopsis 
with some sphagnum moss as a top dressing. (not as firm as cattleyas). It should 
be well watered during the growing months from May thru November. 
A very enlightening article on the oddities of this orchid is found on page 371 
of the July, 1947 issue of the American Orchid Society Bulletin by the late Pro- 
fessor Oakes-Ames. 
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PHAUIS GRANDIFOLIUS 
(Nun Orchid) SEE PHOTOGRAPH FRONT COVER 
This charming evergreen terrestrial Orchid was introduced from Tropical Asia 
in the days of the Clipper Ships in the 1800's. It is easily grown with or without 
a greenhouse. It flowers in the mid-winter (Jan. thru March). The flower spikes 
are erect coming from the base of the ovate pseudobulbs and may attain a height 
of 4 feet on well grown plants. The flower clusters have individual flowers from 
2% to 3” across. The sepals and petals are white on the outer side and bronze on 
the inside. Hence, the name of Nun Orchid. The lip is veined with a crimson- 
purple and the throat is whitish with yellow. They make attractive corsages or 
are very decorative for the home. 
They can be grown as easily as Grandmothers Boston Ferns in an Eastern or 
Southern window during the winter months. During summer place them out-of- 
doors in the shade. Plant them in a good composted soil with bone meal or 
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