Price List #955, page 3 
UNUSUAL AND BOTANICAL ORCHIDS 
Many people are under the impression that all orchids are the large corsage type, 
and that no other orchid exists, Actually, there are thousands of orchids in all 
colors, sizes and shapes. Some look like animals, birds, butterflies and insects. I 
have some whose flowers ere no larger than a bean and others whose flowers exceed 8 
inches. This page is devoted to the unusual kinds. The flowers may not be commerci- 
ally valuable but the flowers are lovely, unusual, and interesting. And they could be 
used in corsages if wore of them were known and grown, 
DENDROBIUMS: Moschatum, golden yellow, with 2 brown eyes in throat, 13" size flower. 
Huge plants 3 to 4 ft. in size. Flowers are in grape-like clusters. 
Summer blooming. $12.50 for big plants. 
D. Fimbriatum, golden yellow, 2 brown eyes in throat, frilly, fringed 
lip. 1" flower. Often blooms twice a year, spring and summer. Good, compact grower 
on erect canes. Cluster flowers. $8.50 to $10 for 2 ft. plants. Somewhat spicey 
fragrance to the flowers. 
D. Densiflorum, GOLDEN yellow, very frilly lip, Big grape like clusters 
of flowers. ly" flower. Lovely foliage. Heavy grower, but not too tall. Spring- 
Summer. Heavy plants $12.50. Limited, 
D. Peiardie, Long, drooping sprays of flowers that are fuzzy like a 
pussywillow, in shades of pale blue and lavender with a lime or yellow throat. 
Exquisite like old lace. Very popular and dramatic when in bloom. Blooms in the late 
winter, and sometimes right into Easter. Only a dozen plants available. $5.50 each. 
The above dendrobiums came half way around the world via air to me some 
years ago from India. Replacements will not be made due to the high mortality of 
bringing in plants from India which ran as high as 90% DOA (dead on arrival). 
ONCIDIUMS - EPIDENDRUMS - BRASSTAS - BRASSAVOLAS: Added altogether there must be 
several thousands different kinds. If you would like a small sample of these, I can 
supply some at $4 to $10 a plant. All are plants or divisions of flowering stock. 
The more you pay the larger the plant I will send you. Most of these are spray orchids. 
They will grow well anywhere under average house conditions and need no special growing 
conditions. You can grow them with cattleyas, They are grown in osmunda. They may 
also be mounted on driftwood or grown in trees in frost-free areas, 
BEGINNER'S ORCHID COLLECTION 
Tf you would like to try one of my “beginner's collections" without the trouble 
of making the selection, send me $25, $50, $100 or $200, and I will personally and 
carefully select plants which I know will grow well for you. Tell me simply what the 
average day temperature is in your home in the winter, and what it is also at night. 
Give me some idea of how much light you have. Whether you have any sun or not. And 
what, if any plants you are now growing in your home under the same conditions. 
Guided with this I will select plants to bloom at different seasons, in different 
colors. Remember, you can grow orchids in nearly any home in the U.S. A few kinds 
may require colder or warmer climates, hence give me some idea of summer and winter 
tempsratures and I will do the rest. I have over 2,500 customers from Alabama to 
Alaska now growing orchids successfully. Let me help you enjoy this fascinating 
hobby of kings (and queens) too! 
sincerely , 
Box 4550 SAMUEL L. PRESNER CORAL GABLES, FLORIDA 
