Add Spice to Your Orchid Collection 
Peristeria elata (The Holy Ghost 
Orchid)—This very interesting terres- 
trial orchid is easily grown and quite 
satisfactory producing tall spikes of 
small cup-shaped flowers which have a 
perfect white dove’s head in the center. 
They are often called “Dove Orchids” 
or “Holy Ghost Orchids.” Small plants 
are very slow growing and it may take 
years to bloom one, but large plants, if 
grown strongly, bloom each year. Large 
strong plants of two to three bulbs each 
are $25.00. 
Broughtonia sanguinea.—Probably the 
most beautiful and easiest grown of the 
red flowered orchids belonging to the 
Cattleya and Epidendrum groups. Small 
Cattleya-like blood red flowers on long 
spikes, each flower about 1-in. in diam- 
eter and from 6 or 8 to 12 or 15 borne 
on each spike. Grows easily with Cattle- 
yas. Newly imported plants just estab- 
lished in pots, but making nice growth— 
4-inch pot size, $12.50 each; 5-inch pot 
size, $17.50 each. 
Epidendrum Radicans (and hybrids) 
The Boutonniere Orchid for the gentle- 
man of the house. We have a wide 
variety of Epidendrum hybrids of the 
Radicans group. These plants all pro- 
duce terminal clusters of small flowers, 
perfect orchid shape, each flower from 
%@ in. to 1-in. in diameter borne 10 to 12 
to a cluster. As the flowers become old 
and drop off they are replaced by young 
flowers from the center of the cluster. 
Fach cluster remains in bloom for sev- 
eral weeks. Collection of four small 
plants in 3-inch pots, blooming size, each 
different, $10.00. 
Chysis bractescens.—A very interest- 
ing Mexican orchid with pendant bulbs 
and wide, thin deciduous leaves. Pro- 
duces 3 to 8 2-inch heavy waxy white 
flowers which have the appearance of 
being carved from snow. Flowering size 
plants, $15.00 each. 
Cycnoches chlorochilon (The Swan 
Orchid) — This plant produces large 
cigar-shaped bulbs and long, wide, thin 
deciduous leaves. The flower spike is 
produced from the bulb after the foliage 
has fallen. On large bulbs sometimes as 
many as 4 or 5 spikes are produced. The 
flowers are large and fragrant and a 
beautiful chartreuse green in color. They 
resemble the swan in shape, hence the 
name. $10.00 and $15.00 each. 
Dendrobium  moschatum. — Produces 
long evergreen stems with drooping 
sprays of apricot or peach colored flow- 
ers at the ends of the stems in May. 
Plants in 3-in. pots, 6 to 8-in. tall, $5 ea. 
Flowering size, 30 to 36-in. tall 
CATTLEYA SKINNERI 
Cattleya Skinneri.cThis is one of the 
most satisfactory of all cluster Cattle- 
yas. There are two varieties differing 
very little except in. their blooming sea- 
son. Each produces long cane-like bulbs 
with two leaves at the top and clusters 
of 2%-in. to 3-in. dark purplish lavender 
flowers. Flowers February and March. 
Plants in 5-inch pots, to flower on one 
or two bulbs, $8.50. each, to flower on 
two or three bulbs, $12.50 each. Variety 
Autumnalis flowers October and Novem- 
ber and is priced the same as the above. 
Phaius grandifolius (The Nun’s Hood 
Orchid).—One of the best known and 
easiest grown of all orchids. Grows in 
any good rich garden soil and is easily 
grown as a house plant. Flowers brown 
with violet lips. Flowering size plants, 
$8.50 each, larger plants $12.50 each. 
Phalaenopsis—With the discovery of 
the subirrigation method of growing 
these plants, we are finding that they 
are easily grown in the home. We have 
dozens of different kinds, both medium 
and large flowered varieties in white or 
lavender shades. Phalaenopsis is one 
of the fastest growing of all orchid 
genera, and small 2-inch pot plants can 
be expected to bloom within a year. The 
large flowered white types can be kept 
in bloom almost constantly when well 
grown by cutting the flower spikes after 
the flowers have fallen just behind the 
last old flower. The spike will then 
branch and another flower spike will be 
produced which will bloom within six to 
eight weeks. The flowers are particu- 
larly long lasting, sometimes remaining 
on the plants for as much as two 
months. Fine varieties in 2-inch pots, 
plants, 3-in. to 4-in. across the longest 
dimension, $8.50 ea. 
Large size 5-inch to 8-inch across 
longest dimension $15.00 
ONCIDIUM LURIDUM—This is con- 
cidered the best Florida native orchid. 
Practically extinct in the wild in 
Florida. Our plants were imported 
from Cuba and Jamaica. Good plants 
in 5-in. and 6-in. pots, leaves 12 to 
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Dendrobiums.—This is a large family 
of very beautiful orchids and contains 
some of the most satisfactory plants for 
the amateur grower. We have literally 
hundreds of different kinds, though 
many of them are in too small numbers 
to catalogue. The following are among 
our best: 
Dendrobium Phalaenopsis — Produces 
long spikes of small Phalaenopsis- 
like flowers about 2-in. in diameter 
lavenderish pink in color. Plants 
flowering size in 3-inch pots, $7.50 
each. 
Dendrobium Phalaenopsis Dixon's Va- 
riety Seedlings.—These are general- 
ly darker and larger flowered than 
the above. Unflowered plants in 
2-inch pots, 2-in. to 3-in. tall, $7.50 
each. 
Dendrobium Phalaenopsis Alba—Seed- 
lings from plants with pure white 
flowers, should be white and very 
beautiful and rare. Plants in 2-inch 
pots, 2-in. to 3-in. tall, $7.50 each. 
Dendrobium Sanders Crimson.—This 
is a complex hybrid which varies 
very greatly, some plants producing 
dark flowers and some very light 
nearly white flowers. Free flower- 
ing and long lasting. Plants in 4- 
inch pots, 15-in. to 18in. tall, $17.50 
each. 
EPIDENDRUM ATROPURPUREUM-- 
One of the finest of all Epidendrums. 
Bulbs heavy and round, leaves long, 
heavy, and strap-like. Flowers heavy, 
long lasting, yellow and brown se- 
pals and petals with a large, showy 
lip which in some varieties is dark 
lavender, while in others it is white. 
Both types are equally showy. Strong 
plants in 5-in. pots. $8.50 ea. 
One or more of any of the above plants 
will add interest to your collection. We 
generally have them all, though some- 
times not enough to list. 
COLOR TRANSPARENCIES 
OF ORCHIDS 
We have a large collection of very fine 
35 mm Kodachrome transparencies of 
our orchids. There are pictures of 
Cattleyas, Laelio-Cattleyas, Brasso-Cattle- 
yas, Dendrobiums, Vandas, Cypripediums, 
Renantheras, and Phalaenopsis in the 
full collection. A good representative 
collection of copies of our pictures con- 
sists of 20 pictures, each different. The 
collections are priced as follows: 
3 pictures for $1.35 postpaid. 
10 pictures for $3.75 postpaid. 
20 pictures for $7.50 postpaid. 
FENNELL ORCHID COMPANY, 
HOMESTEAD, 
FLORIDA 
