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Epidendrum nocturnum - One of our best with long stems and many roots, Very 
attractive when in leaf and bloom, Largest flowers of any native, Sepals and 
petals yellow, lip white with yellow spot, Very odd shaped and fragrant at 
night, Likes shade but strong light and humid atmosphere, As with E, anceps 
and different from most orchids they will often bloom more than once on the 
old stems so do not remove until completely dead, 
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Epidendrum anceps - Next to Cyrtopodium our showiest orchid plant with many small 
yellow blossoms in heads, Much better on wood, Shade and humid contition 
necessary, Another good boutonniere orchid, 
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Epidendrum Boothianum - small,odd, hard to get. Graceful narrow leaves and compace 
bulbs. They look like a stack of green nickels that fell over, Mixed color 
of sepals and petals green and yellow, March to February. 
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Polystachya luteola (minuta) - Small attractive plant, graceful leaves and many small 
flowers in terminal panicle, white turning yellow. March to November, Every- 
one should have this, 
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Polyrrhiza lindenii - A real oddity, No leaves or stems, only roots and large pure 
white blooms, Every collector should have one, An excellent house plant if 
kept in humid condition, Spring, summer and fall. 
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Pleurothallis gelida - A beautiful plant with odd fragrant blossoms in winter, From 
the deepest swamps. Collector's item and attractive house plant, Each leaf 
a separate orchid but sent in clusters of 3 or more mature leaves. Much in 
demand and hard to get, $2.00 per cluster, 
Remember all these epinhytic orchids excent Polyrrhiza can be divided so a medium or 
large plant gives smaller ones if you care to divide. 
Special Offer - SIX blooming size plants of the above orchids for only $4,45 plus 
10% postage west of the Mississippi. 
BROMELIADS 
Among the most attractive of house plants especially if taken on wood. May bloom 
at any time and easier to grow than orchids, If the old plant dies leave as is 
for awhile, They sucker at the base, Most attractive plants for porch and outdoors 
in summer, For something different go in for these plants along with orchids, A11 
Bromeliads are easy to grow from suckers or seed, The small plants on twigs are 
dandy for dish gardens and terrariums. 
Bromeliads belong to the pineapple family and most are epiphytes growing like and 
along with orchids, Our Tillandsias with lovely blooms are a branch of the 
Bromeliads, They should be grown much the same as orchids, If bare root pot in 
loose material such as dead leaves or rotten wood mixed with sand, Water sparingly 
but keep in humid atmosphere with water always in leaf cuns. 
Ti llandsia fasiculat a - Most popular - large gray-green, stiff foliage with 
beautiful red flower bracts and blue flowers along the side, 
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Baby plants for dish gardens 1.00 per dozen, 
Tillandsia utriculata - Grow te be giants with long, soft, curly leaves and very 
long bloom spikes, 
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Tillandsia tenuifolia - Very attractive, exsy to handle, leaves grasslike. Good in 
baskets and dish gardens, .25¢ each - on wood .35¢, 
Tillandsia circinata (Silver Queen) - small. attractive plants - excellent for dish 
gardens and other make ups. On twigs or small branches .25¢, 
Tillandsia Balbasiana - Prettiest of all with its long, graceful curly leaves and 
lovely blooms - .50¢ each - On wood or twig .60¢. 
Tillandsia aloifolia - corkscrew shape, stripped curly leaves, A toss up between 
this and Balbasiana as to which is prettiest, + ,50¢ each - On wood or twig 60¢ 
Tillandsia Valenzguelana - Soft and sometime pink foliage with branching bloom, 
.50¢ each - On wood .60¢, 
Special Offer « EIGHT nice plants and a surprise all for $2.75 plus 10% postage 
west of the Mississippi. 
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