taken to keep the plants from drying out. Nothing 
adds more to the charm and attraction of such places 
than a few pots or baskets of orchids in good flower. 
With the exception of Cattleyas which we grow in 
Osmunda fiber, most of our epiphytal orchids are 
erown in a compost of about half and half decayed 
leaf mold and broken down Osmunda. Most of the 
terrestrial orchids will succeed admirably in a com- 
post of good light loam and leaf mold. Laelia anceps, 
L. Autumnalis and L. Grandiflora, we have been 
erowing in our lathhouses for years in straight spag- 
num moss. One very important factor in the culti- 
vation of any orchid is to see that there is plenty 
of drainage material, such as broken crocks, etc., 
together with some charcoal in the bottom of the 
pot or basket. 
Quotations are for plants of blooming size but not 
necessarily in flower or bud. The GH after an orchid 
indicates that it should be grown in the greenhouse 
with some heat in the winter. LH indicates that in 
the relatively frost free areas of Southern California, 
the plant can be grown in a lathhouse without heat, 
though it goes without saying that any of them can 
be grown in a greenhouse. 
Note: We always have a number of orchids in stock 
which we do not list in this catalogue as we are 
constantly adding to our collection. We are always 
glad to answer inquiries on the subject. 
BRASSIA VERRUCOSA. Flower spikes about two 
feet long. Sepals and petals greenish, blotched with 
black-purple, lip white, warted with black-green. 
Spring and early summer. Pots $5.00. LH or GH. 
CATASETUM SCURRA. Medium sized flowers in 
drooping racemes, pale green, very unusual. Late 
summer and autumn. Pots $5.00. Baskets $10.00. - 
GH. 
CATTLEYA BOWRINGIANA. Central America. 
Stems nine to eighteen inches. Produces spikes with 
from five to fifteen flowers, rose purple with darker 
lip and lighter throat. Autumn. Pots $8.50, $10.00 
and $12.50. GH. 
CATTLEYA CITRINA. Dwarf habit, flowers pen- 
dant, borne singly—bright yellow, lip edged with 
white. Fragrant. Spring and summer. Pots or on 
logs $5.00. GH. LH. 
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