FENNELL’S ORCHID CATALOGUE 
Plants For the Small Private 
Collection 
Many of our readers have asked us 
for our ideas on “what constitutes a 
good small orchid collection.” Of course, 
this depends upon a number of things. 
First, whether you want to cover the 
whole year with flowers; second, whether 
you want just large flowered plants 
(Cattleyas) or also some of the beautiful 
and interesting spray orchids and 
botanicals. 
Here are some collections for the pri- 
vate grower: 
LARGE FLOWERS 
(Cattleya Species and Hybrids) 
(All in various shades of lavender) 
25 plants 50 plants 
10 Cattleya triamaei (Nov.-Mar. —— 20 
6 Cattleya Mossiae (Apr.-May) 12 
6 Cattleya Gaskelliana (May-Aug.) 12 
3 Cattleya Labiata or C. Persissima 
(Sept.-Oct.) 
The above will give you : a 1 good basic 
collection of easily grown plants. To it 
you can add any of the higher quality 
hybrids listed in the “Orchid News.” 
Many growers start with Species plants 
in flowering sizes and add unflowered 
hybrid plants which are cheaper than 
full-sized hybrids and which start flow- 
ering one or more years later. You will 
find several sizes and many kinds of hy- 
brids listed in each issue of the “Orchid 
News.” 
AN APOLOGY 
The great flood of letters and business 
which descended upon us after the pub- 
lication of the Philip Wylie article, ‘““Any- 
one Can Raise Orchids,’ in the Saturday 
Evening Post last September made it im- 
possible for us to put out our regular 
Fall and Winter issues of the Orchid 
News. We hope to publish it more reg- 
ularly in the future. 
1952 
SPRAY AND CLUSTER ORCHIDS 
(Smaller Flowers But Very Beautiful) 
DENDROBIUM SUPERBUM (Feb.- 
Mar.) Deciduous, produces long pen- 
dant bulbs which are covered with 
flowers in February or March. Should 
be dried severely beginning about Oct. 
15th until it flowers. During that 
time wants water only about once 
monthly, just enough to keep bulbs 
from shriveling. Grows with Cattleyas. 
Flowers dark lavender purple. 
3-in. pot, plants 4 to 6-in. long; October 
Gelivery Se ee DOO neat 
DENDROBIUM FIMBRIATUM OCU- 
LATUM (Apr.-May). Upright bulbs 
with several drooping spikes of bright 
orange flowers. 
4-in pot, plants 12 to 15-in. tall; October 
delivery 912.50 ea. 
ONCIDIUM SPLENDIDUM (Dec.-Feb.) 
One of the showiest and easiest grown 
Oncidiums. Sepals and petals yellow 
barred brown. Lip large, heavy, bril- 
liant yellow. 
4-in. pot, plants flowering size $10 ea. 
PHALAENOPSIS (Pinks) 
PHAL. LEDA.—Long, many flowered 
sprays of 2-in. white or very light pink 
flowers, the lower sepals of which are 
freely spotted with brown or rose. 
PHAL. PINK HAWAII,—Medium to 
dark lavender pink, medium sized 
flowers of good texture on branched 
sprays. 
PHAL. CONFIRMATION «x PHAL 
HAWAII.—Very similar to above; 
sometimes flowers are larger. 
Prices and sizes of three foregoing 
varieties. 
Plants in 4-in. pots, 5 to 7-in. across 
longest dimension of leaves, $12.50 ea. 
4-in. pots, 8 to 10-in. across longest 
dimension of leaves.............. $17.50 ea. 
PHALAENOPSIS (White)—Large flowers. 
PHAL. BLIZZARD x PHAL,. DORIS.— 
This is a very fine large white with an 
occasional light pink stain on the 
backs of the sepals and petals; 3-in. 
pot, plants 4 to 6-in. across longest 
dimension, flowering size...... $12.50 ea. 
3-in. pot, plants 6 to 8-in. across long- 
est dimension, flowering size $17.50 ea. 
PHAL. DORIS x PHAL. WINGED 
VICTORY .—tThis is our finest white 
Phalaenopsis; large, pure white flow- 
ers, strong growing; 3-in. pot, plants 
leaves 4 to 6-in. across longest dimen- 
sion, flowering size................ $15.00 ea. 
3-in. pot, flowering size, 6 to 8-in. 
across longest dimension _ ..$20.00 ea. 
PHAL. CHIEFTAIN.—A large, strong 
growing plant, pure white flowers; 3- 
pot; plants 4 to 6-in. across leaves, 
ate ae ...$12.50 ea. 
6-in. Pe ‘Beit in. across leaneate ....617.50 
NOW IS THE BEST TIME TO 
SHIP ORCHIDS 
While we ship the year around, the 
period April 15 to November 15 is the 
best in which to ship. We always guar- 
antee safe delivery and pack very care- 
fully. 
FINE CATTLEYA HYBRIDS 
C. ARDMORE x LC MODEL FCC— 
Both parents very dark and fine. 4-in. 
pots, plants 6-8-in. tall............. $12.50 ea. 
C. ALWINII JANE FROMAN «x C. 
HASSALLIT COWANS VAR. FCC.— 
Should make a very fine white with 
colored lip. 4-in. pots, plants 6-8-in. 
tall Ete ie a ...$12.50 ea. 
N. 896—C. “ALBOR = C. “MENDELLI— 
Fine shape, dark lip, lavender sepals 
and petals. Flowers late winter, early 
spring—5-in. pot; plants flowering 
Size. 226 os eee Te One $17.50 ea. 
5-in. pot, plant 12-in. to 15-in. 
tall . pest) . 25.00 ea. 
904. Cn Enid alba x C. iin Frank 
Knollys.—Fine large flowers with 
white sepals and petals and dark 
purple and gold lips. Flowering size 
plants in 5-in. pots....................$25.00 ea. 
No. 901—C. ENID ALBA—Large, very 
fine, pure white sepals and petals. 
Mottled lavender and gold lip—b-in. 
pot—plants 1 lead, flowering size, 
Larger plants, two or more leads, 
from...___..................$35.00 to $50.00 ea. 
P 553—C. Pegeen Fitzgerald «x C. Clem- 
entine Goldfarb—Very similar to C. 
St. Petersburg. Those that have 
bloomed have been very fine pure 
whites. 
4-in. pot, plants 8-in. to 10-in. 
tall fA. 33. Se $17.50 ea. 
P 870—C. MARION DAVIES « C. TRI- 
ANAEI BROOMHILLS.—One of the 
best quality winter flowering pure 
whites. Fine shape and texture; 5-in. 
pot, plants flowering size, 1 lead, 
Albee & ..-$25.00 ea. 
Cc 149_C. ‘TRIMOS—Fine nee laven- 
der sepals and petals, dark lip, flowers 
Feb.-Apr.; 4-in. pot; plants should 
bloom next growth.............. __ $12.50 
5-in. pot; plants flowering size $17.50 
139—BLC DOROTHY FENNELL «x C. 
TRIANAEI—Several of these have 
bloomed and are very fine. Large full 
lips, light lavender and yellow. Some- 
times dark markings in the lip. Very 
stylish flowers with heavy texture; 8- 
in. pot, plants 6 to 8-in. tall........ $10.00 
4-in. pot; plants 10 to 12-in. tall $15.00 
4-in. pot, 10 to 12-in. tall in sheath $25.00 
771—C. BOWRINGIANA x LC EVA 
SHILL—Should be a fine dark medium 
size; flowers in clusters of 6 or 8; 
probably fall flowering; 3-in., pot, 
plants 6 to 8-in. tall.......... 
4-in. pot, plants 8 to 10-in. tall, $10.00 
(BC PENELOPE x LC NELLA) x LC 
MIRANDA — Varying — shades ..of 
bronze and yellows are expected with 
good shape, strong growing; 4-in. pot, 
plants 8 to 10-in. tall......... $17.50 ea. 
P 572—LC HELEN WILMER AM « 
LC ALTESSE—Very fine shape and 
color, late winter flowering; 5-in. pot; 
plants flowering size, 1 lead, $25.00 ea. 
217—LC ALTESSE x C. MARSTONIH. 
Should be a very fine late winter, lav- 
ender with dark lip, strong growing; 
3-in. pot, plants 6 to 8-in. tall, $7.50 ea. 
4in. pot, plants 8-10-in. tall....$12.50 ea. 
2283—C. MOSSIAE x C. HAROLD—Like 
a larger, better Mossiae, flowers Mar.- 
Apr.; 4-in. pot; plants should bloom 
next growth.......... ...$12:50 ea. 
