CYCNOCHES CHLOROCHILON 
SWAN ORCHID (SEE COLOR CUT ON BACK COVER) 
The Swan orchid has all the oddities expressed in one plant a person 
could wish. The flowers besides being unique and beautiful in color 
and form have a pleasant fragrance. The flowers average 4 to 5 inches 
across and may attain 6 inches. This species is generally dioecious. 
That is, a plant will flower with all male or all female flowers. How- 
ever, both sexes of flowers have been known to appear on the same 
plant. The picture shows perfect flowers (both sexes in same flower). 
The pollen of the male flowers will fly thru the air a short distance if 
molested. 
CULTURAL DIRECTIONS 
Plant growth generally begins in February at which time begin water- 
ing once a day. After April increase the watering to twice daily. 
Give a light airy position in the greenhouse or sunporch. They grow 
naturally on large trees that shade the coffee plantations in Tropical 
America. An Eastern exposure is considered best and Southern next 
best. This orchid will take fertilizing once a month (see Phalaneopsis 
cultural directions on page 28). 
Osmunda fibre may be used for potting but a liberal amount of broken 
pots should be used to provide good drainage. Some growers like to 
use pieces of Cypress wood or bark (or other wood upon which orchids 
grow naturally) wedged in container with osmunda. Do not over-pot 
in too large a size container. The watering schedule above may be 
reduced if osmunda does not dry out readily from one watering to the 
next. Watering should be reduced when flower spike appears—but 
kept moderately moist. 
This specie is deciduous. The leaves will start to drop off from 
October on. At this time a flower spike will start forming at the axil 
of one of the leaves near the top of the pseudobulb. Often the spikes 
will develop into flower while the plant holds its entire foliage. They 
will also often produce more than one flower spike a season. 
The old pseudobulbs will deteriorate after the new growth is nearly 
completed. You may try your luck at propagating the old pseudobulbs 
by layering them in dampened sphagnum moss to encourage sprouts. 
If the old pseudobulbs show signs of rotting be sure to remove them so 
they will not affect the new growth. This sometimes happens if the 
plant is overwatered near completion of new growth. 
WE WILL SHIP THE CYNOCHES IN AUGUST after the Spring 
growth has been completed. The cultural directions above are given 
for future reference. 
Please order early as the SUPPLY OF THESE PLANTS IS LIMITED 
and orders will be filled in rotation as received. No payment is neces- 
sary until we notify you the plants are ready for shipment and the size 
available. Kindly indicate in your order which size you would prefer. 
elect size plants _____ 7.50 each 
PaArCeresIZen plants ees 10.00 each 
Exhibition size plants 12.50 each 
and Boynton Beach on the Gulf Stream 63 
