A Photographic View in our Great Cattleya House. 
Orchids. 
8 HOUSES. 
0 most Orchid growers it is well known that we have one of the most extensive and valuable commercial 
collections of Orchids in America, to which we are constantly adding, both by our own propagation of the most 
desirable species, and by large importations from the various quarters of the globe in whicli they are found 
growiiii; naturally. 
Orchid-culture and propagation has always been with us a labor of love as well as a matter of business; 
wherefore we may bo pardoned for ouv enthusiasm. Indeed, anyone who has ever engasjed in the culture of Orchids 
will agree with >is that it is a most fiiscinating employment. There is something about these plants which, while they may 
attract first only from curiosity aroused by the grotesque form of a particular species, will always hold tho nature-lover with 
triple Viands of interest, surprise and admiration. 
We can now offer the best Orchids at prices little higher than those usually charged for ordinary greenhouse plants. 
Their culture is as simple and as easy for amateurs as that of the rose or carnation. Experience has taught many that more 
Orchids are killed by coddling in a close atmosphere than by anything else. They do not require a separate greenhouse, but 
may be grown with" great success in tlio same temperature as tender roses and other plants, and will increase annually in 
size and value. 
All Orchids are shipped in pots or in baskets, ready for growing, so that no trouble beyond merely placing them in 
position in the greenhouse is necessary to the purchaser. 
The prices quoted for Orchiils in the following list are those ruling at the date of publication. The value of many kinds 
varies from time to time. The latest prices we will always be pleased to quote upon application. 
Our Collection of Choice and Rare Orchids, grand specimens in many cases, will be of special interest to Orehid 
enthusiasts and the owners of large collections. See page (i. 
