22 VENTURA EPIPHYLLUM GARDENS 

SILENT NIGHT. A ttri-toned violet. 
Opens wide; inner petals broad with spatu- 
late tips. Mid-stripe of carmine pales to 
lavender edge. Flaring outer petals deep 
violet. Filaments rose-cerise, pistil laven- 
der. Plant growth very broad, deeply ser- 
rated and new growth red. 
SILVERETTE. Lavender pink. Opens 
flat. Petals broad with rounded tips. 
Throat white. Crepe texture. 7 to 8 inches. 
Very showy. Strong flat stems. 
SILVER TOWER. Deep lilac pink; form 
large and loose, with long slender outer 
petals and reflexed sepals. Plant has flat 
stems. Best grown as a cascade. 
SIR GALAHAD. Large, all-white; petals 
rounded with wavy edges. Filaments 
chartreuse, pistil cream. 
SKY LARK. Light lavender to orchid 
pink with paler edges and a darker center 
stripe. Long outer petals the color of 
“Martha Siepke.”’ Plant growth flat and 
triangular. 
SNOW BOUND. Large white cup form- 
ed by full rounded inner petals; outer pet- 
als yellow and tan, sepals orange. Throat 
chartreuse, filaments white. Growth up- 
right. Has excellent possibilities. 
SPRING INTERLUDE. Pink lilac, white 
throat; large open cup formed by full, 
broad rounded petals. Stems triangular 
and flat. Similar to ‘“Euphrosine.”’ 
SURPRISE. Tri-toned orchid with silver 
edge and carmine mid-stripe. Outer petals 
deep purple. Plant growth resembles “Jose 
de Laet.” Bears perfectly formed flower, 
darker in color. 
THE KING'S PRIZE. Flower large, wide 
open and fuchsia colored, with silvery 
edges. Petals, rounded and full, are 1% 
inches wide. Sepals copper and tan. Extra 
fine. 10-inch diameter. 
TIGREE. Buff orange background strip- 
ed with red; cerise at base and edges. Wide 
cup formation with erect back petals. 7 
to 8 inch diameter. Plant growth flat. 
TWILIGHT REVERIE. This multi-col- 
ored flower is difficult to describe. Violet 
predominates. Inner petals pale lavender 
heavily striped with violet. Outer petals 
cardinal red and violet. All petals are 
broad with rounded tips. 8 inches. Plant 
stems strong, broad and flat. 
VENTURA JUBILEE. A gigantic and 
very individual flower of intense purple. 
Opens flat. Petals, broad and rounded, 
have a mid-stripe of cardinal red and deep 
purple borders. Sepals cardinal. Crepe 
paper texture like that of “Mauvette.” 
High luster. Filaments rose-cerise, pollen 
granules violet, pistil cerise. 10 inches. 
WHITE BEAUTY. Cream white inner 
petals, medium yellow outer petals, brown- 
ish sepals. Funnel shape with very wide 
petals, rounded tips, wavy edges. 9-inch. 
Extra fine. 
WHITE LACE. A white flower with 
lemon yellow outer petals. Opens wide. 
Inner petals broad, tips rounded, edges 
very wavy. 7 inches. Filaments char- 
treuse, pistil cream. Plant stems deeply 
serrated. 
WHITE ‘N GOLD. White with decided 
yellow throat, golden yellow outer petals, 
gold sepals. Wide funnel formation. 8 to 
9 inches. Filaments and pistil white. Plant 
has slight crenations. 

Drawing by Georgia Russell 
PRIDE OF BELL. Sepals clear burgun- 
dy. Back petals slightly orchid, heavily 
shaded with burgundy, third and front 
row petals orchid with lighter burgundy 
center stripe, 4% to %4 inch wide at center 
of petals, tapering to point, green throat, 
petals satiny. Back petals recurl. This 
flower is 6 inches across, and opens as flat 
as a plate. It is perfectly gorgeous. This 
seems exaggerated, but it is exactly the 
en and form of the bloom. Small plants 

