FENNELL’S ORCHID CATALOGUE 
No. 
873 (PW)—C. Bebe White x C. White Empress. This should 
make a very fine pure white winter bloomer. 
4-in. pots, plant 10 to 12-in. tall; should bloom next growth... $15.00 
R144 (Yel.)—(C. King Cole x Lc. Sunburst) x L. Tenebrosa 
should make a very fine yellow or bronze. 
4-in. pots, plant 12 to 15-in. tall; should bloom next growth......... $17.50 
Sinomnveverr SOUR) es ee ee date 25.00 
301 (Dk.) C. Bowringiana, var, Purple Princess, the finest va- 
riety of this species known. 
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76—C. Odalisque alba x L. Anceps Sanderiana. This is an ex- 
perimental cross which may produce white or lavender 
flowers—very strong growing. 
Satie OLS Oi LOMmCc Mamta leew er cet tete 2h ee eS $5.00 
872 (WPL)—C. Enid alba x C. Trimos alba. This should make 
a fine winter WPL. 
4-in. pots, 8-in. to 10-in. tall; should bloom on next bulb___--------_--.__. $12.50 
P552 (PW)—C. Edithiae fine var. x C. Intertexta Juliette. A 
very fine pure white probably winter blooming. 
4-in. pots, plant 8-in. to 10-in. tall; should bloom on next growth__... $20.00 
P566 (Dk.)—Le. Windermere x C. Mossiae. A very fine cross 
for late winter-early spring, should be dark and of very 
fine texture and shape. 
4-in, pots, plant 8-in. tall; should bloom on next bulb__.....--_---------- $22.50 
P562 (Dk.)—C. Mossiae very fine var x Lc. Princess Margaret 
fine type. This should be a very fine dark for early 
spring. 
4-in. pots, plant 8-in. to 10-in. tall; should bloom on next growth__.$17.50 
P553 (PW)—C. Clementine Goldfarb x C. Pegeen Fitzgerald. 
This may be as good as C. St. Petersburg. Plants strong 
growing. 
4-in. pots, plant 8-in. to 10-in. tall; should bloom on next bulb. $17.50 
IS LETT) oC ToamNT LED Ge 25.00 
903 (WPL)—C. Mossiae Reineckiana x C. Princess Royal. This 
should be a very fine white with colored lip catttleya 
for spring. 
4-in. pots, plants 10-in. to 12-in. tall; should bloom on next growth__..$17.50 
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904 (WPL)—C. Enid alba x C. Mrs. Fred Knollys. This is one 
of the best white with colored lip hybrids for winter 
and spring. 
4-in. pots, plant 12-in. to 15-in. tall; should blooms on next bulb_-__.. $25.00 
81 C. GIGAS SANDERIANA x C. LEDA 
A fine hybrid, blooms around the year, strong growing, dark, 
heavy textured. 
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139—C. trianaei alba x Ble. Dorothy Fennell alba. This should result in a very fine 
hybrid with WPL types predominating. 
47—Ble. Dohothy Fennell x C. trianaei. This should give us some exceptionally 
good hybrids of large size, good color and heavy texture. 
i77—Le. Aphrodite alba x C. Harold alba. Both parents bloim in May-June anl 
are heavy textured WPL. Lips large and brilliant. 
53-——Le. G. S. Ball x L. purpurata. An experimental cross that should produce 
some interesting yellows. 
133—C. Odalisque r C. Mossiae Wagneri. Plants strong growing, should make a 
very fine pure white. 
138—C. Edithiae « C. Odalisque alba.. Another fine pure white should result here. 
Plants strong and thrifty. 
168—Le. Aphrodite alba x C. Mossiae Wagneri, an experimental cross which will 
probably produce lavender flowers for the May-June season. 
225—C. Joan Manda «x C. trianaei alba, an earlier cross of this hybrid proved very 
successful. In this case we have used even better quality parents and the result 
should be a very fine pure white winter bloomer with heavy texture. 
218—C. Guatemalensis x C. Schroederae. Should make a fine cluster with varying 
degrees of bronze color in the flowers blooming season late winter- early spring. 
R216—C. Belgica « Le. Hertha. Should be very fine dark winter blooming. 
76—L. Anceps Sanderiana « C. Odalisque. An experimental cross may be white 
or lavender. 
177—Le. Aphrodite alba x C. Harold alba. Both parents bloom in May-June and 
fall. 
199—C. Odalisque x Be. Daffodil. This makes a beautiful butter yellow small 
cattleya. ‘ 
181—C. Leda x C. Admiration. This should be one of our best large dark cattleyas 
for Christmas. 
213—C. Bowringiana x C. Dupreana. Should be a very beautiful dark medium- 
sized cluster cattleya similar to C. Portia, but better. 
65—C. Mossiae x L. Purpurata. A remake of the famous Le. Canhamiana; com- 
bines the two best varieties of the parent plants we have seen. 
222—C. Leda Bronze x C. Schroederae. Should make a very fine hybrid for late 
winter - early spring. Some may have bronze tints; all should have fine shape and 
texture. 
217—Le. Altesse x C. Marstoni. Should be a very fine late winter, early spring 
nybrid. 
78—C. Bowringiana x Ble. Alfred Mollett. A very interesting fall cluster Ble. 
should be dark and medium sized. 
77—C. Bowringiana x C. Eva Shill. Should be another dark medium sized cluster, 
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No. 270—C. Admiration « C. Fred Sander, plants 114” to 3” tall. Should make a fine 
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No. 271—C. Leda x C. Belgica, plants 1%” to 2” tall. Should make .a fine dark winter 
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No. 217—Le. Altesse « C. Marstoni plants 2” to 3%” tall. Altesse is our best hybrid 
for the late winter-early spring season. Marstoni is like a very fine dark Mossiae $15.00 
No. 216—Le. Altesse x C. Mendellii. The Altesse is described above with a very fine 
lip and heavy texture, brilliant color. The Mendellii is very large. 
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No. 123—Ble. Dorothy Fennell « C. trianaei plants 1%” to 2 tall. One of our best 
Dorothy Fennells crossed with a finé heavy textured dark trianaei. Should make a 
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FENNELL’S ORCHID CATALOGUE 
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DENDROBIUMS 
Dendrobium Phalaenopsis. This plant 
is typical of a large group of Dendro- 
biums which produce large, upright 
evergreen bulbs and several long arch- 
ing spikes from the top of each bulb; 
bulbs sometimes continue to flower for 
3 or 4 years. Predominently fall flow- 
ering some of the plants will produce 
occasional spikes at other seasons. Color 
varies from pure white to dark purple. 
Seedling plants of fine varieties 4-in. 
to 6-in. tall in 8-in pots; should flower 
on next, bul bie eee: $5.00 ea. 
D. Sander’s Crimson.—This hybrid is 
the nearest thing to an ever-blooming 
orchid we have seen. One large plant 
we have has been in flower constantly 
since September 1949. In 18 months it 
has produced over 500 flowers. Blooms 
about 3-in. in diameter. Two types: 
Light with nearly white flowers tipped 
with lavender; and dark—dark purple. 
We have only a few large plants of 
each to offer. 
Light varieties: 
24-in. - 30-in. tall in 5-in. pots $20 ea. 
24-in. - 36-in. tall in 6-in. pots $25 ea. 
Dark varieties: 
24-in, - 30-in. tall in 5-in. pots $30 ea. 
24in. - 36-in. tall in 6-in. pots $35 ea. 
D. Hawaii, a fine dark hybrid predom- 
inently fall flowering. Flowers smaller 
than the preceding. 
Plants 10-15-in. in 5-in pots $15.00 ea. 
D. Hawaii Nui, darker and wider pet- 
alled than either of the preceding. 
Plants 10-15-in. tall in 3-in pots $25 ea. 
Plants 15-24-in tall in 4-in. pots $35 ea. 
D. Pauline, strongest growing of all, 
flowers small but freely produced, vel- 
vety lavender, spikes often last in good 
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condition for three months. 
Plants 12-15-in. tall in 3-in. pots $15 ea. 
D. Pauline « D. Phalaenopsis. This ap- 
pears, from the two plants that so far 
have flowered, to be a very fine, strong 
growing, dark hybrid. Flowers long 
lasting, deep violet purple on the plants 
bloomed. 
Plants 4-6-in. tall in 3-in. pots, should 
flower on next) bulbee---.----— $7.50 ea. 
D. Aggregatum. This is one of the 
finest yellow Dendrobes. We have one 
plant in a 5-in. pot with over 200 gor- 
geous orange flowers on arching spikes, 
each about the size of a half dollar. 
This is a dwarf species, spring bloom- 
ing. Plants in bud (middle of March). 
Plants in 4-in. pots, flowering size, 
D. Fimbriatum occulatum. This is one 
of the showiest of all Dendrobes. Tall 
bulbs with drooping sprays of orange 
flowers from near the top of the bulbs. 
Spring blooming. Lip with lacy edge 
and deep brown eye in center. 
Plants 12-18-in. tall in 4-in pots, 
D. Moschatum, the musk-scented Dend- 
robe. Flowers yellow or peach colored 
in summer. Produced in arching spikes 
from tops of long bulbs, sometimes 5 
feet high. Very lovely. 
Plants 6-8-in. tall in 3-in. pots....$5.00 ea. 
Plants 12-18-in. tall in 4-in. pots $10 ea. 
Flowering size plants 30-in. tall in 5-in. 
pots’ 222A eee _...--p20 ea. 
D. Chrysotoxum, a beautiful bright yel- 
low Dendrobe, blooming in late spring 
and summer. Flowers from top of 
club-like bulbs closely arrayed on droop- 
ing spikes. 
Large flowering size plants in 5-in. 
pots: 2.8 eee $25 ea. 
ERBA 
This rare cattleya species has 5-in. to 6-in. dark brilliant heavy 
textured flowers in spikes of from 3 to 6 per bulb. 
