Miscellaneous Orchids 
Listed below are varieties of orchids which many people have never 
seen and which will add interest and much pleasure to the hobby of 
growing orchids, All of them may be grown with Cakitleyas,except where 
otherwise stated in this listing, 
Epidendrons 
Epidendron OBrienanum, with dark red flowers 
Epidendron Radicans,with Orange Red flowers, Both the above two types 
are very easily grown as they do not reouire the high humidity that 
many orchids require, These will usually grow well and flower with 
ferns,begonias and other house plunts. These plants often grow from 
three to four feet tall, Propagations of either type are offered at 
$I1,00 each.They will flower within a yerxr if properly grown, 
Epidendron Marie Ames, Large flowers with white petals and green lip. 
usually two to six flowers o Sprays Flowering size plants at 32,50 
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Stanhppea Tigrine. This is a curious plant, Some of the roots grow up 
into the air and the flower stem bores its way down thru the peat and 
hangs out thru the bottom of the basket. Flowers are yellowish, barred 
with brown or tan markings, Plarts from $2490 to 5,00 each, 
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Odontoglossum Citrosum, These plants are hard to secure but easy to grow, 
Plants bear drooping sprays of fragrant flowers,white to cream and rose, 
averaging three inches jee BE each flower, They have the scent of Citrus 
Plants in six inch pots at $6,50 each, 
Odontoglossum Grande, The Tiger Orchid, Large Yellow flowers with red- 
brown bars accross the petals. The lip has a projection which is shaped 
like a little doll complete with arms,legs and head, Flowering size plant 
at $5,00 and v7 50 each, 
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Oncidium Luridium, Has short thick light-green leaves spotted with purpé 
dots. bears fhowers varying in color from a yellow,green and red combinat 
ion to a violet,orange and cream combination, Flower spikes from two to 
four feet tall bearing from 35 to T50 flowers,each flower from one to 
oneand one-half inch accross, Flowering size plants at $2,50 and $5,00 
Oncidium-unknown species,Simlar in habit to the atove but the leaves 
are usually reddish-brown and the flowers are in auturm tones of red, 
tan,green and brown. Both these varieties of oncidiuns flower here in 
California during the fall and winter, 
Oncidium Varicosum, with spikes of flowers,petals yellow,barred with tan 
and a much larger golden yellow lip, These flowers are from two and one- 
half to three inches accross, This is a native of Brazil, and other parts 
of South America. Flowering Size Plants at $5,00 and $7,50 
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Lycaste Aromatica, Easy to grow, produces golden yellow fragrant flowers 
from 23 to 4 inches accross during spring ané surier, requires semi-shade 
established flowering size plants at $2.00 to $5.00 depending on size 
of plant, 
Lycaste Skinnerii, Simlar in habit to above but produces much larger 
flowers in shades of pihk with rose marking on the lips, Flowering size 
plants at $5,00 and $7.50. 
FRANKLIN W. GAMBLE*--- ORCHID GROWER 
62 Shell Road-alto Mill Valley, California 
