EPIDENDRUM O’BRIENIANUM, HYBRID. Ter. 
restrial Orchid without pseudo-bulbs, a cross _be- 
tween Epidendrum Evectum and e. radicans. Small 
brilliant red flowers in clusters at the end of long 
canes. This is the Orchid which is seen frequently in 
gardens in the milder coastal areas of Southern 
California. It makes dense, compact masses of vivid 
color, with flower stems from three to as much as 
six feet tall. There are plantings of this Orchid grow- 
ing outside in full sun which have been in bloom 
every day for twenty years. Cut with long stems and 
arranged in vases, sprays will keep in perfect con- 
dition for weeks. This Orchid can be grown in al- 
most any soil, though a liberal use of leaf mold and 
cow manure is very beneficial. Pots from 75c¢ up. 
Large specimens $3.50. LH or full sun. 
EPIDENDRUM O’BRIENIANUM variety BRA- 
CEYI. Long sprays of orange-scarlet flowers. Very 
fine. Pots $3.50 up. LH or full sun. 
EPIDENDRUM O’BRIENIANUM variety EVANSI. 
Long sprays of orange-yellow flowers. Pots $2.50 
up. LH or full sun. 
EPIDENDRUM LAVENDER BEAUTY. Very pret- 
ty. Lathhouse or full sun. $2.50. 
EPIDENDRUM O’BRIENIANUM unnamed hy- 
brids. In several 
different shades, 
one in.particular 
with flowers of 
a purplish-mauve 
color being quite 
distinctive. Al] 
are just as easy 
to grow and as 
free flowering as 
those listed 
above. All the 
O’Brienianum 
types are equally 
successful in pots 
or tubs, and like 
plenty of light 
and sun. Pots, in 
bloom, 75¢ to 
$5.00 according 
to. sizesnUhiaror 
full sun. 

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