“Orchids as a Hobby” 
House of Onahids 
ORCHID GROWERS AND IMPORTERS 
106 MIDLAND AVENUE MONTCLAIR, N. J. 
MO. 2-7083 OR. 3-5619 
VISITORS WELCOME BY APPOINTMENT 
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NFORTUNATELY, there has always been a great deal of mystery and 
secrecy, as well as the unfounded idea that Orchid growing was a pastime 
for only the wealthy. Nothing is further from the ttruth and we wish this little 
pamphlet to be dedicated to helping the many thousands of beginners and 
enthusiasts to get started with a collection. 
“ORCHIDS ARE EASY TO GROW” 
If more people accepted these few words as fact rather than mere Orchid 
propaganda, this most interesting and fascinating family of plants would 
play a much larger part in our daily pleasures. 
It is a pleasure to grow plants and watch them develop. Witness the 
hundreds of thousands of house plants in the homes of our friends. A sunny 
room, a bay window, or a small greenhouse are all suitable and usually 
filled with house and foliage plants of different types. Green plants are 
very acceptable because of their easy culture, but they can never bring the 
ultimate pleasure that comes with watching a flowering plant come into 
bloom. Many of our city friends have a plant or two in their homes that 
would dio justice to an accomplished gardener. It’s so natural for us all to 
have the desire for something growing, that few of us stop to wonder why 
we want plants and flowers around us, 
It is possible to have green plants that are easy to grow, inexpensive, 
requiring very little attention, space or accessories, and that will give one 
the added satisfaction and enjoyment of fascinating, beautiful, long lasting 
flowers. That plant is the Orchid. 
“ORCHIDS ARE NOT EXPENSIVE” 
The average Orchid plant costs no more than the usual holiday gift plant 
one purchases at a florist. True, there are fine selected types that cost a 
great deal, but their value is more a thing of rarity or unique quality than 
beauty over the less expensive types. 
