CYCNOCHES CHLOROCHILON— 
“The Swan Orchid” 
Unusual Orchids 
For the collector or the inquisitive seeking the unusual, or for those who may be bored with the lavender corsage 
EPIDENDRUM COCHLEATUM 
ONCIDIUM SPLENDIDUM 
orchids, we continue to add to this collection from all over the world—many of the most interesting among the botan- 
icals. 
All plants, in accordance with our custom, are shipped already established in pot, and when in season, are 
SHIPPED IN BUD, as well, if you so request. Plants marked with an asterisk are especially adaptable to in-the-home 
growing conditions. 
Plant Name and Description 
*BRASSAVOLA NODOSA—(Lady of the 
Night) Pictured page 11. The in- 
teresting white flowers are tinged 
with green—Autumn. 
BRASSIA CAUDATA—The long, narrow 
sepals in contrast to short petals. 
Yellowish green, with dark brown 
and red-brown markings—Sum- 
mer. 
BRASSIA GIREOUDIANA—Sepals and pet- 
als yellow, tinted with green, 
brown spotted—Summer. 
BRASSIA MACULATA—Long narrow se- 
pals, short petals, yellowish 
green, spotted with brown. Whit- 
ish lip, spotted with purple and 
brown—early Summer. 
BROUGHTONIA SANGUINEA—Reddish- 
purple sepals and _ petals—Fall 
and various. 
* COELOGYNE CRISTATA—A showy flow- 
er with a large !abellum, stained 
yellow in the center portion, cool 
growing—Winter to Spring. 
CATTLEYA CITRINA — Bright yellow, 
highly fragrant flowers — Spring 
and Summer. 
CYCNOCHES CHLOROCHILON — (The 
Swan Orchid) Delicate, golden 
green, with white centers. Cen- 
ter portions of the flowers appear 
as a swan; deciduous, dormant 
after flowering—Fall and Winter. 
See photograph above. 
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Size 
5” 
4” 
5” 
5” 
5” 
5" 
5” 
Price 
$ 6.00- $10.00 
7.50 - 
7.50 - 
7.50 - 
7.50 - 
6.00 - 
7.50 - 
7.50 - 
10.00 
10.00 
10.00 
10.00 
10.00 
10.00 
12.50 
Plant Name and Description 
DENDROPHYLAX FUNALIS — Fragrant 
white flowers—Autumn and var- 
iOUS. 
EPIDENDRUM ATROPURPUREUM—Hanc- 
some flowers with green petals 
and sepals marked with rich 
brown. Lip white with crimson— 
early Summer. 
EPIDENDRUM CILIARE—Sepals and _ pet- 
als greenish white with a fringed 
labellum—Winter. 
EPIDENDRUM CINNABARINUM—Scarlet 
flowers, with an orange-yellow 
lipb—Summer. 
EPIDENDRUM COCHLEATUM—Yellowish 
green, very narrow sepals and 
petals, with a blackish purple lip 
—various. See photograph, above 
center. 
EPIDENDRUM FRAGRANS — ‘Sepals and 
petals creamy white, with a touch 
of red-purple in the center, frag- 
rant—Summer and Autumn. 
EPIDENDRUM NEMORALE — Rose-mauve 
flowers with a white spot in the 
labellum—Summer. 
*EPIDENDRUM OBRIENIANUM—(Hybrids) 
Often called the “Lapel Orchid”, 
these clusters of small flowers 
in multicolors including pink, yel- 
low, white, lavender, coral and 
orange, and variations thereof, 
make a_ perfect boutonniere— 
various. See photograph, page 11. 
Size 
5” 
5" 
5” 
5” 
5” 
5” 
ou 
4” 
5” 
Price 
$ 6.00- 10.00 
7.50- 10.00 
6.00- 10.00 
6.00- 10.00 
6.00- 7.50 
6.00- 10.00 
6.00- 10.00 
2.00 
3.00 
4.00 
Rooted Cuttings 
$1.00 each 
