Special Orchids 
All of the following plants may be used as ordinary house plants where the 
room atmosphere is not too dry. For cultural instructions, see below. 
Cypripedium insigne: Price Each 
Leaves pale green in color, about one foot long and 3/4'' wide. 
Usually bears one flower to each new growth, 4'' to 5" across. 
The color is apple green with brown-purple spots and the lip 
is yellow-green shaded with brown. $5.50 
Cypripedium insigne var. Harefield Hall: 
One of the best of the insigne varieties. Flowers are large, 
dorsal sepal large and round with broad white margin and 
large bright brown spots. $7.50 
Cypripedium fairieanum: 
Is one of the most attractive of the species. Leaves are 6"' 
long and 1"' broad. Flowers about 3" across, light green in 
color striated with violet; the lip is a little shorter than the 
sepals, white at the bmse, green at apex. September and 
October is the blooming period. $6.00 
Dendrobium nobile: 
One of the most valuable members of this family. This species 
has erect, nearly round pseudobulbs, about 2' tall. Flowers 
are in groups of two or three and are 2 1/12 to 3" across; 
sepals and petals are white at base with amethyst tips. The 
lip has a broad blade with a large maroon spot in the center 
enclosed in cream-white zone; the apex is amethyst purple. 
Early summer is the blooming period. $5.50 
Dendrobium formosum: 
Pseudobulbs are about 18" tall with leathery leaves about 5"' 
long. Flowers are in groups of three or five, and are 3"' to 
4'' across. They are white except for yellow blotch on lip. 
Fall is the blooming period. $5.50 
Phaius Wallichi: 
Flowers are large, white externally, buff shaded with red on the 
inner surfaces. Lip is white with yellow disc, lined with red. 
Winter and spring is the blooming period. $5.00 
Epidendrum prismatocarpum: 
Strikingly handsome sprays of 15-35 flowers of cream yellow 
spotted with purple brown. Blooms in summer. $5.50 
Odontoglossum schliperianum: 
Large, many flowers of yellow barred with sepia: Blooms 
in late summer. £5.50 
