Le. CUESTA var. SANGUE di DIO 
C. JOYCE HANNINGTON, C. AMABILIS 
C. PEETERSII, Le. JOE HAMPTON 
Lc. TRAIL'S END 
outstanding hybrids 

We hear talk about experimentation and the care 
exercised by Orchid Hybridists in making their crosses to develop 
increasingly better hybrids. “Once in a lifetime” after years of 
patient waiting—and wondering—their efforts are rewarded 
with the magnificent perfection of flowers like Le. Cuesta var. 
Sangue di Dio, C. Joyce Hannington, C. amabilis, C. Peetersii, Le. 
Joe Hampton, Le. Trail’s End. This result is proof of the high 
standard of quality possible when the hybridists use the right 
combination of parents. 
The above-mentioned controllable hybrids have proven 
to be some of the finest crosses of all time. They are outstanding 
in shape, texture, and lasting qualities. And further, one of the 
best things about these crosses is the fact that they come so 
extremely uniform. Wherever shown they prove their superiority. 
They have taken more awards in the past two years than any 
other comparable group. Three different plants among our C. 
Joyce Hannington’s alone have received a Gold Medal, First Class 
Certificate, and an Award of Merit, respectively. The exhibit of 
our controllable hybrids at the International Flower Show in the 
spring of 1949 was awarded a Gold Medal by the American Orchid 
Society as well as a Gold Medal by the Horticultural Society of 
New York. 
Since C. Joyce Hannington has proven to be such a fine 
cross we have made it again at Orchid Gardens and seedlings of 
straight Joyce Hannington which have been in such demand will 
again be available in tubes late this fall. In the meantime, numer- 
ous crosses have been made using one or another of these excel- 
lent examples of this cross as one of the parents. 
