L. C. ALTESSE 
CATTLEYAS, 
DENDROBIUMS 
AND VANDAS FOR 
THE BEGINNER 
CATTLEYA TRIANAEI (The Christ- 
mas Orchid). Strong plants, nice varie- 
ties, lavender corsage type bloom; flow- 
ers Noy.-Feb. in 5-in. and 6-in. pots. 
*One lead plants——.......... 
iiwo, legd@plantSyo- 3 725. 4. eel ea. 
Three lead plants... 
CATTLEYA SCHROEDERAE Frag- 
rant, light pinkish lavender corsage type 
flowers, blooms Feb., Mar., Apr. One 
lead in 5-in.-6-in. pot_....2...... $8.50 ea. 
CATTLEYA MOSSIAE (The Easter 
Orchid). Large, free flowering, lav- 
ender corsage type blooms. 
WOmlea ds. ca es ee $12.50 ea. 
Threéé-‘leads _.......... pee erases .....$17.50 ea. 
‘CATTLEYA PERSISSIMA. A fine 
compact hybrid, large lavender corsage 
type bloom purple lip, blooms August to 
Lecember. 
One to two leads in 4-in. to 5-in. 
VOLE eer ee -~......$12.50 ea. 
Two to three leads in 5-in. to 6-in. 
pot et he CRN = ee ea $17.50 ea. 
VANDA GILBERT TRIBOULET. 
Light grayish blue, spotted with dark 
blue flowers on long sprays; blooms sey- 
eral times yearly. Plants 4-in. to 6-in. 
tall, in 3-in. pot to bloom two to three 
Pay CATS UOC CG =o yee ne —-$5.00 2a. 
VANDA MISS JOAQUIM (The Baby 
Orchid). As easily grown in Florida 
gardens as the sweet pea. Wants FULL 
sun, plenty of food and water. 
15-in. cuttings eee, bloom in 6 to 12 
months) Po tae ee en Oe Ms $3.00 ea. 
30-in. plants in bud or oe neti $6.00 ea. 
(Not recommended for greenhouse or 
northern culture.) 
COELOGYNE CORRUGATA... Beauti- 
ful small sprays of pure white flowers, 
flowering size in 4-in. pots......... $5.00 ea. 
DENDROBIUM PHALAENOPSIS. A 
beautiful spray orchid with lavender- 
purple flowers, about 2-in. in diameter 
on long sprays in fall and winter. 
3-in. pots, plants 5-7-in. tall —...$5.00 ea. 
4-in. pots, plant 8-10-in. tall....$12.50 ea. 
Collection 
Number 
1 
10 
Our flowerng size plants should bloom at their next 
blooming season. 214-in. pot seedlings take 2 to 4 years, 
3 and 4-in. pot seedlings should bloom in from 1 to 2 more 
years. 
*Bach lead will produce from one to three or four flowers. 
SEEDLING SPECIAL 
7 fine young Cattleya plants in 214” or 22’ pots, each plant 
2’ to 4” tall, each plant different, fine varieties, 2 whites included 
CATTLEYA and DENDROBIUM SPECIAL 
7 fine young plants Cattleya and Dendrobium hybrids mixed; 
ORCS PUCSCHIDECMGDOVE ees rice 6.505 Ne gies ne ne ne aes 
(Dendrobiums are easily grown, spray orchids) 
MATURE PLANT SPECIAL 
1 flowering size Cattleya (lavender), large corsage type); 1 Bletia 
patula, purple spray, terrestral; 1 Coelogyne corrugata, white 
SCG Vis RE ee OL ee en epee ee eh! area hss fey 8 ss 
(Fine for corsages and decoration.) 
CAKE PAN SPECIAL (as illustrated) 2 flowering size Cattleyas 
large, lavender, corsage type; | Hybrid Sanwa seedling in 2’ pot 
DOUBLE PAN SPECIAL 
3 flowering size Cattleyas (large, lavender, corsage type; 2 ais 
brid Cattleya seedlings in 3”’ pots; | Dendrobium in 3” pot. 
(Fine for corsages and table decorations.) 
FINE SEEDLING COLLECTION 
20 fine Hybrid Cattleya seedlings in 21%" or 22” pots, at least 
5 whites or white with colored lip included.................. 
Fine Vanda, Dendrobium and Cattleya Seedling Collection 
3 Blue Vandas; 5 Dendrobiums; 12 Hybrid Cattleya Seedlings 
Te emma DOUS cr gece. aetna ne oa Sars raat cen acre ete: 
MASTER COLLECTION --- For the grower who wants plenty of 
bloom this year and more to come: 7 flowering size Cattleyas 
(large lavender, corsage type); 2 flowering size Dendrobiums; | 
ROWER ESIZERCOCIOGVNG gare es me We pete ae aunt onicee! Sr 
MASTER SEEDLING COLLECTION 
15 fine hybrid Cattleya seedlings; plants 6’’- 8" tall, in 3’ pots 
MASTER VARIETY COLLECTION --- To widen your collection to 
include Vandas, Hybrid Cattleyas, Dendrobiums and _ cluster 
flowered Cattleyas. ; 
15 plants (6 hybrid cattleyas, 2 Vandas; 5 Dendrobiums and 2 
cluster cattleyas in 3’’ and 4” pots, all seedlings, G atorSaatdill: 
Value 
$17.50 
$17.50 
$17.50 
$20.00 
$42.50 
$42.50 
$42.50 
$90.00 
$90.00 
$90.00 
SPECIAL 
PRICE 
$10.00 
$10.00 
$10.00 . 
$15.00 
$25.00 
$25.00 
$25.00 
$50.00 
$50.00. 
$50.00 
NOTE—State whether you prefer Winter, Spring, 
Summer or Fall flowering varieties—or if you wish a 
succession of bloom that can be arranged in the 
larger collections. 
FENORCO HYDROPONIC PLANT FOOD 
Proven by four years of tests and over two years of constant 
use in our collection. 
Begonias and others, as well as orchids, grow strongly and bloom 
freely. 
se $1.00. Postpaid in U Se $1.75 “(includes packing) 
ae 3.75. Postpaid in U.S........... 4.50 (includes packing) 
. 7.00. Postpaid in U.S.......... 8.60 (includes packing) 
Makes your house plants, African Violets, 
The Simplest Way to Grow Orchids 
in the Home 
The “Fennell Cake Pan Method 
of Growing Orchids in the Home” 
does away with all expensive appa- 
ratus and makes it possible for you 
to grow many kinds of orchids easily 
and cheaply. 
NORTH 
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5. — CLEANLINESS. The easiest 
way to keep a few plants healthy and 
clean is to wipe them down weekly with 
a wet cloth or sponge and a mild soap, 
such as Ivory. During this process re- 
move the papery sheaths from old 
growth. If you leave a little suds on 
the plants it won’t hurt them. 
6.—HUMIDITY. Generally a central- 
ly heated home is too dry for both or- 
chids and you. The most humid rooms 
in your house are the kitchen and the 
bath room. If these have south or east 
windows they can be ideal for your 
orchids, but the plants can easily be 
grown in any room with sufficient 
light with only very simple equipment. 
7.—EQUIPMENT. Get a large shal- 
low pan or dish—a glass or aluminum 
cake pan is fine. Place a half brick in 
the middle of it. Fill the pan with 
gravel around the brick and with wa- 
ter to about 2-3 the depth of the gravel, 
place the pan on the window sill or 
over the radiator in front of the win- 
dow and place the orchid pot on the 
brick, above the damp gravel. Keep 
the water level as constant as possible 
but always below the bottom of the 
orchid pot. (See illustration.) 
This pan of wet gravel provides suf- 
ficient humidity for the plant, prevents 
excess water from staining floor ad 
window sill (and incidentally helps pro- 
vide more pleasant living conditions in 
the room for you by adding some need- 
ed humidity.) 
FLORIDA 
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only difference between them and other 
plants as far as their culture is con- 
cerned. 
Here in Florida we are lucky to have 
these requirements available to us in 
natural form. 
Orchids need much more sun than is 
commonly realized and can be grown 
anywhere around the house or yard 
where the sun can be supplied in cor- 
rect amounts. Ideal sun for most or- 
chids would be the full morning sun up 
until about 10 a.m., then one-half or 
more shade until about 3:00 p.m. and 
then full sun for the rest of the after- 
noon. The noonday sun will burn them 
but sufficient shade is easily supplied 
by hanging them under a tree or in a 
lath house (if you are fortunate enough 
to have one). 
Other places where the correct 
amounts of sun and shade can often be 
found or easily supplied are under the 
eaves of your house, on the porch or ina 
south window. Naturally in the win- 
ter months a plant can take more sun 
than in the summer months as the sun 
is less intense. The correct amount 
of sunlight is of utmost importance—a 
plant that gets too much shade has 
pretty, dark, glossy, green foliage, is 
usually tall, slender and twisted and 
seldom if ever blooms—one with suf- 
ficient sun will have a light green color, 
a stocky growth and will produce many 
more flowers than the others. 
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