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ALBIDA = Mexico ~ Winter and Spring 
A charming orchid and an excellent grower with closely set, ovate bulbs 
1" to 3", each with 2 narrow leavese Erect flower spikes 12" to 2h", 
5 to 10 flowered. Flowers 2" across of a pure transparent white, except 
for a yellow streak down the lip and a few crimson dots at its base. 
Fragrant. In appearance a miniature cattleya and a mst for every 
collection as it is so useful either for show purposes or flower arrange- 
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ANCEPS = Mexico - Winter and Spring 
Bulbs 3" to 5%, usually one lead with a flower spike originating at the 
tip of the bulb, 2! to ' long and with 2 to 6 flowerse Flowers 3" to )" 
across, the sepals and petals rose to deep rose, the lip crimson purple 
with the sides a lovely, contrasting yellow, striped with rede One of the 
most popular orchids because of its easy growing habitseee$3e50 to 750 
ANCEPS VAR. ALBA = Mexico - Winter and Spring 
A very beautiful pure white form with a shade of yellow in the throat. 
Flowers measure up to 5". When grown into specimen plants Anceps alba 
makes a magnificent SHOWING ccc scocscccsccececcocscccseceees 1050 to 20.00 
ANCEPS VAR. HILLII = Mexico = Winter and Spring 
A very showy variety with white sepals and petals and a lip blushed with 
rose=pink. Yellow throat with crimson markingseccceeccscee$7e50 to 15.00 
ANCEPS VAR. SANDERIANA = Mexico - Winter and Spring 
One of the most beautiful of all Anceps, with pure white sepals and petals 
and rose purple blotch in front lobe of Lipeccceccccccceseeds ied to 20.00 
ANCEPS VAR. WILLLAMSIANUM = Mexico = Winter and Spring 
Very large flowers, pure white with orange yellow throat lined with 
crimsone. Meccceteuuceeewecedcuuaseveeeceee ee eeuisaseeseeeses e50 to 20.00 
AUTUMNALIS = Mexico = Winter - Fragrant 
Habit of growth and flowering similar to Anceps with spikes 3 to 9 flowered; 
each flower about " across, sepals and petals deep rose purple, lip with 
the basal portion whitish and a yellow TIdgZe occccececcscce$5 000 to 15 200 
BOOTHIANA = Brazil - Karly Summer 
Habit cf growth as in cattleya with flower stems 2 to 5 flowered. 5" to 
7" across, sepals and petals a light rose purple, veined with deeper 
coloring, the lip crisped, a crimson=purple shaded lavender with paler 
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CRISPA = Brazil = Summer and Fall 
Growth habit as in cattleya, sedium sized flowers with white or blush sepals 
and petals Bright purple lip with deeper veiningSeececcecce$5e00 to 10.00 
DIGBYANA = Hondoras = Various (Brassavola) 
Habit as in cattleya with thick, fleshy leaves, usually bearing a solitary 
very large, fragrant flower as mich as 6" across. Sepals and petals rather 
narrow of creamy white shaded with light greene The lip cream white, very 
large in proportion to the flower with the margin having a very definite, 
deeply cut LTANGCee ecccscccccccecccsccossecvcsccososcoccsege0O to 20.00 
ELEGANS - (Le Purpurata x C. Leopoldi) A natural hybrid 
Light to white sepals and petals with deep crimson at base of lip. Flowers 
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