Orchids and description Seedlings:   Wils. Petite Jean (Jean du Pont x Onc. maculatum) Compact and fast growing plants that often throw double spikes per bulb on the first bloom with Christmas tree-like branching. Smallish flowers are deep orange with a contrasting white lateral mark on the lips. Some have bloomed shades of red. First release. 2" pots (near blooming size) are $20 and 4" pots (blooming size) are $30     Odcdm. Bittersweet (Crowborough 'Plush' x Odm. bictoniense) A remake of an easy-growing, free-flowering hybrid. This is a great beginner's plant since it will grow in a variety of temperature ranges. Warmth-tolerant, it will grow in shaded 90-100 degree days, but will also withstand night-time temperatures in the low 40’s. Golden flowers overlaid with chocolate-maroon barring, the star-shaped flowers generally have cherry-red lips and are held on nice self-suporting spikes. Compact growth. 2" pots (app. 1 yr. to flower) are $10 each. 4" pots (blooming size) are $15 each.     Odcdm. Tillie-loo (Odm. bictoniense x Onc. maculatum) Fast growing, very compact , free-flowering plants, providing flowers nearly year round. Small green flowers heavily overlaid with chocolate barring, with white lips edged with maroon-red midlines, this plant is a charm to grow. Very warmth-tolerant and loves light. 2" pots (blooming size) are $10 each     Odcdm. Purbeck Step (First Step x Purbeck Gold) This is an interesting new hybrid which has produced a variety of color ranges. Some have near black petals and sepals with large bright yellow lips. Long spikes, well-spaced flowers, very fast growers. Warmth tolerant, another easy-to-grow plant. 2" pots (near blooming size) are $10 each     Oda. Merry Measure (Drummer Boy x Shelley) Very charming plants with arching sprays of smallish brightly-patterned blooms. The flower color ranges from deep reds to whites with pink spots. Compact growers, these plants require cool temperatures between 40 to 75 degrees for optimum flowering. 4" pots (blooming size) are $20 each     Burr. Zacaton (Oncda. Charlesworthii x Vuyls. Isler’s Feurstern) If you like showy flowers on compact plants, this one is for you. Spikes variously from compact and branching to sweepingly long with fire-red to light orange flowers. Good, fast growers, these plants will bloom in warm conditions, but temperate ranges seem best for setting optimum color. 4" pots (blooming size) are $25 each     Odcdm. (Tiger Butter x Odm. crispum) An interesting mating of a warmth tolerant Odm. intergeneric with the famous cool-growing full-flower species . The first flowers have been superb: large, flat with excellent substance, in lilac to white colors. Progeny could have further hybridizing potential. Intermediate to cool growers. 4" pots (blooming size) are $20 each     Wils. Socat (Catherine x Odcdm. Sorel Point) Robust-growing plants with huge branching spikes with canary-yellow flowers overlaid with dark red hues. Medium sized flowers, well formed and well presented, this plant will produce a nice display in a variety of growing conditions. 4" pots (blooming size) are 15 each       Odcdm. Mac Point (Onc. maculatum x Sorel Point) Warmth-tolerant plants with branching spikes of yellow flowers overlaid with chocolate-maroon barring. Very strong growers. Very reliable flowering. 4" pots (blooming size) are $15 each       Wils. Alexandra (Catherine x Solarstern) Medium sized flowers colored bright yellow with red overlays and good yellow lips. Flowering on tall spikes, this hybrid is warmth-tolerant and easy to grow. 4" pots (blooming size) are $15 each       Wils. Fiery Mac (Onc. maculatum x Oda. Fiery Irene) There have been some nice purple tones from this cross. Branching spikes on compact plants. Warmth-tolerant and easy to grow. 4" pots (blooming size) are $15 each     Wils. Space Spark (Spaceman x Oda. Red Hot Spark) Nice lateral branching on good self-supporting spikes with good red flowers. Small bulbed plants with warmth-tolerance. 4-5" pots (blooming size) are $20 each     Odm. (bictoniense x cristatum) Mating of a Mexican Lemboglossum species with an Ecuadorian Odontoglossum species. Flowers range from white with light orange barring to dark browns with maroon barring. Lips have orange tones. Good grower, free to flower. 2" pots (near blooming size) $10 each   Meristems:   Wils. Balam 'Plum Dandy' (Onc. Macmex x Oda. Wearside Wonder) A meristem from a selected clone from a very successful cross. Flowers are reddish-purple with a yellow lip. The shape of the petals and sepals won't win an award, but the mother plant bloomed with two spikes per bulb with nice 18" branching inflorescences. Will grow in intermediate temperature ranges. Good, vigorous growths. 4" pots (blooming size) are $15 each   Limited Editions:   Oda. Nettie Valentine (Emma Sander x Drummer Boy) Destined to be a classic, this compact, fast-growing hybrid produces some of the clearest red to orange hues we’ve seen. Mature plants produce branching spikes. Very high commercial and breeding potential. First Release. 4" pots (blooming size) are $45 each     Hmtn. Golden Harry (Banfieldara Gold Star x Oda. Harry Baldwin) Stunning sprays of large deep golden-yellow flowers with flat star-shapes. Limited release. These plants may grow in warm conditions. Three awards to date, more to follow. 4" pots (blooming size) are $50 each. 5" pots (blooming size) are $65 each     Oda. Amulet (bictoniense x Odm. cirrhosum) Charm personified. Elfin star-shaped flowers, white overlaid with red barring and long red to orange lips. Very distinctive. Will be the foundation for many hybrids in the future. Cool to intermediate growing ranges. 3" pots (blooming size) are $30 each. 4" pots are $40 each.     Oda. Emma Sander (Odm. bictoniense x Cda. noezliana) Compact plants with free-flowering spikes of bright red to orange tones. One of the parents of Oda. Nettie Valentine, this plant is of proven value as a parent. 4" pots (blooming size) are $40 each     Odcdm. Maeve (First Step x Odm. cirrhosum) Befitting its Celtic name (Queen of the Fairies), this new hybrid has been producing light and lilting floral displays. Ranging from creamy-to yellowish-whites with brown splotching, to browns with yellow hues, to chocolate flowers with lavender hues, this hybrid is highly promising. 2" pots are $25 each and 4" pots (blooming size) are $35 each   Vintage Divisions:   Oda. Heatonensis (Cda. sanguinea x Odm. cirrhosum) Hearty mainstay of many noted English hybrids, this plant is a collector’s dream. These are divisions from the original Charlesworth's stock (circ. 1906), still valuable for novelty hybridizing. Small lavender-pink blooms with “character from the ages.” 3" pots are $35 each and 4" pots are $50 each.