Cattleya 
This is the plant which is universally 
thought of when the word orchid is men- 
tioned. It is the large lavender flowered or- 
chid used so much for corsage making, ex- 
cept that they are not always lavender or 
orchid colored. There are pure whites, whites 
with purple lip. Yellows with red or purple 
lips and even greens and browns among them 
according to parentage and variety. 
Cattleyas are strictly greenhouse plants as 
they require high humidity and warm night 
temperatures, but if these conditions are moet 
in a living room window where they also 
receive strong diffused light there is no 
reason why they can not be successfully grown. 
They prefer a relative humidity of sixty per- 
cent or more and night temperatures of fitty 
to sixty degrees. They are most successful 
planted in osmonda fiber and watered spar- 
ingly. The flowering season varies with the 
species and variety and by careful selection 
it is possible to have flowers all the time. 
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Cattleya Species 
The following species cattleyas are estab- 
lished in five to six inch pots and are uni- 
formly priced. $6.00 per pot. 
BOWRINGIANA. A _ strong growing  spe- 
cies about eighteen inches tall, two leaves on 
each pseudobulb. It carries five to ten three 
inch flowers on each stem. The color is rosy- 
purple with deep purple lip. Fall bloomer. 
CITRINA. One or two bright yellow flow- 
ers on a pendulous spike. Likes to grow in 
cool conditions and is fairly frost resistant. 
Very fragrant. Plants are established in red- 
wood baskets. 
GASKELLIANA. 
flowers of purple-violet 
throat. Spring and summer. 
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Large six 
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GIGAS. Two or three nine-inch flowers on 
each stem. Petals and sepals rosy mauve, the 
large lip is purple with two bright yellow 
eyes. 
LABIATA. Three to five flowers on each 
spike. The five inch flowers are rose colored 
with crimson-purple lip. 
LUEDDEMANNIANA. Three to five eight 
inch flowers on each spike. Delicious rose 
purple in color. Spring bloomer. . 
MENDELLI. Three large flowers on each 
spike. The color is white faintly suffused 
rosy mauve. The lip is rich crimson-purple. 
April-May. 
MOSSIAE. Three or four rosy lilac flowers 
over six inches across. Blooms about Easter 
time and is called Easter Orchid. 
SCHROEDERIANA.~ The fragrant flowers 
are light rose to white, lip deeper. Orange- 
yellow spot in the throat. April. 
SKINNERI. Each stem carries eight to 
ten four inch flowers of smooth rose color 
with white at the throat. Summer. 
-TRIANAE. This is the Christmas Orchid 
as it blooms about that time, and is the most 
popular species. It is the most typical orchid 
in color and form and is easy to grow and 
flower. 
In the description below C stands for cattle- 
ya. Lc for laeliocattleya and Be. of brasso- 
cattleya, the last two indicating the hybrid 
origin. 
In the price column CP means a 3” com- 
munity pot in which there are 25 or more 
plants. These are priced per pot and we can 
not sell less than one pot. PB. refers to pot- 
back which indicates a three inch pot with 
three to six larger plants in a pot. These are 
priced per plant and we can delivery any num- 
ber of plants from three to six in a pot, but 
no less than three. All others have one plant 
per pot and are priced according to the size 
of the pot. In most cases these are large 
enough to be transfered to the next larger 
size pot. 
Deliveries can be made at any time, but 
we prefer to deliver during the months when 
subjected to frost. If 
the plants can not be . 
for any reason you want delivery during 
frost you must assume responsibility for its con- 
dition on arrival. The Post Office will not insure 
against frost and the Express Company will 
refund only if delay or negligence can be 
shown. 
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Cattleya Hybrids 
The following varieties are free blooming hy- 
brids that are popular as cut flowers. They are 
large plants well established in 5 to 6 inch pots. 
CROYDON. (C. Armainvillierense x : 
Trianae, var. Edgar Knight.) Deep lavender- 
pink flowers with crimson-purple lip. Flowers 
freely in mid-winter. $10.00 ea. 
ENID. (G. Gigas, Low’s X C. Mossaie de 
Riyter.) The finest strain for commercial pur- 
poses. The blooms are large, well formed, of 
heavy texture and freely produces usually twice 
a year. $10.00 ea. 
GIMAR. (C. Gigas, X C. Queen Mary.) 
Beautiful flowers of good color up to seven ona 
spike. Usually blooms in winter or spring and 
again sometime later. $10.00 ea. 
H. B. TURNER. (C. Tityus XC. Gen. 
Pultney, var. Sybil) Flowers lavender-rose, lip 
dark crimson-purple with yellow throat. A very 
fine variety. $12.50 ea. 
LUEGEAE. (C. Aurea x C. Enid). Strong 
growing and free flowering. Flowers medium 
lavender to deep rose. Lip dark  crimson- 
purple with yellow in the throat. $8.00 ea. 
MONARCH. (C. Empres Frederick X. C. 
Trianae, var Grand Monarch). A_ popular 
winter flowering variety of standard _ color. 
Free flowering and long lasting. $8.00 ea. 
NEBO. (C. Percivalliana x C. Intertexa). 
Compact grower and free bloomer. Well formed 
flowers of medium size, bright rose with strong 
orange lip veined purple. Very colorful. $8.00 
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TITRIANAE. (C. Trianae X C.  Tityus). 
Fine flower very similar to Monarch. $8.00 ea. 
TRIMOS,. (C. Trianae X X. Mossiae). A 
free flowering hybrid intermediate in character 
and coloring between the parents. $8.00 ea. 
WOLTERSIANA. (C. Queen Mary X C. 
Rajah). Excellent cut flower variety for winter 
and early spring. $6.00 ea. 
