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Miltonia

(mil-TOH-nee-a)

Pearl Ono'Ilieai'

(Echo Bay x Lorene)

Dedicated to Earl Fitzwilliam, Viscount Milton of Wentworth house, Yorkshire England. Common name - The Pansy Orchid.

Miltonia

(mil-TOH-nee-a)

Albacete "Yellow Imperial"

Mt. Hood "Ono"

Dedicated to Earl Fitzwilliam, Viscount Milton of Wentworth house, orkshire England. Common name - The Pansy Orchid.

Miltonia

(mil-TOH-nee-a)

Jean Sabourin "Vulcan"

(Aurora x Piccadilly)

Dedicated to Earl Fitzwilliam, Viscount Milton of Wentworth house, orkshire England. Common name - The Pansy Orchid.

Cattleya

(KAT-lee-a)

Slc.Tiny Titan

(Sc.Beaufort x Slc.Precious Stories)

C. Dedicated to William Cattley, a 19th century English horticulturist: one of the earliest persons to build a collection of exotic orchids. This genus is called the "Corsage" Orchid, however, a lot of the Cattleyas have their own nick names.

Oncidium

(on-SID-ee-um)

Colm. Wildcat "Bobcat"

(Odtna. Rustic Bridge X Odcdm. Crowborough)

Onc. (Gr.: diminutive of onkostumor; swelling) In allusion to the warty calluses on the lip of all Oncidium species. Common name - The Dancing Dolls or Dancing Ladies Orchids because the blooms are strung out like a chorus line.

Oncidium

(on-SID-ee-um)

 

(Gower Ramsey X Sweet Sugar)

Onc. (Gr.: diminutive of onkostumor; swelling) In allusion to the warty calluses on the lip of all Oncidium species. Common name - The Dancing Dolls or Dancing Ladies Orchids because the blooms are strung out like a chorus line

Paphiopedilum

(paff-i-e-PEE-di-lum)

      Goltenianum album "France" x      Appletonianum album "Foret"

Paph. (Gr.: of Paphos, epithet of Venus: sandal) From the slipper- shaped lip.    Common name - The Lady's- Slipper Orchid.

Dendrobium

(den-DROH-bee-um)

Andree Miller x Roy Tokunaga

Den. (Gr.: tree: life) Refers to the genus epiphytic habit. The name meaning "living on a tree" is curiously parallel to the meaning of Epidendrum.

 

Unknown 1

 

Blc. Golden Tang

(Bl.Richard Mueller 4n Blc.Waikiki Gold)

Unknown 2

 

Slc. Jungle Beau

(SC Beaufort x Jungle Elf)

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