high level they remain there or even go up. The economic law of supply and demand 
governs prices. Artificial regulation or price control is an unsatisfactory substitute. 
The Texas people who went on a so-called “‘buyers’ strike” recently have the right 
idea. It has worked before and it will again. There are plenty of foods that are relatively 
low in price to take the place of those that are too high. 
Recently I bought a T-bone steak for three. The cost was over $2.00 for one meal. 
One only needs to substitute a cheaper protein food—beans, cottage cheese, Hamburg 
steak, for 3 or 4 meals to save enough to buy one of the most expensive and thrilling 
bulbs, Haemanthus Katherinae, which we are reducing from our long time price of 
$10.00 ea., to $6.50. 
But I shall not continue to present a parallel of prices on foods for the soul and 
foods for the body. Both are very necessary foods. But while groceries and meats have 
skyrocketed in price, those other foods so necessary to our aesthetic nature are actually 
lower in price. 
I have prepared this catalog with unusual care and have selected popular items 
and reduced prices where possible. Many things have made this possible in spite of the 
higher cost of production. In the cases of Clivias, larger sizes of Amaryllis, Daylilies, 
Watsonias and others, we have stocks larger than we need to maintain. 
We are listing Saintpaulias, African Violets, this fall for the first time. We have 
given them the 
NEW LOOK 
and it becomes them like a diamond ring on a pretty girl’s left hand. There are many 
kinds of “New Look” fashions. Sometimes I think when applied to the new Parisian 
bathing suits, it should be “Don’t Look” but everyone will look at our Saintpaulias, 
dressed up in the new bright colored plastic selfwatering pots. They cost very little 
more, if any, than the usual “out of pot’’ prices. 
For $6.30 you can buy 12 plastic pots and a large 4” pot of Blue Boy that will 
make 12 or more plants and these plants are then worth $18.00 at the single rate. They 
will be very useful at Christmas time. They will save you money and the task of shopping. 
We can also furnish Pink Beauty in 4” pots, large enough to make 12 divisions, 
or more. But this variety is patented. In order to propagate it you must meet the 
requirements mentioned in its listing. That involves an additional expense of only 
30 cents. | 
Every flower lover should grow at least one orchid. If he doubts his ability to 
grow orchids our booklet, “How To Grow Orchids” (price 25c) and the experience of 
growing even one plant will soon convince him that he can. But many order several 
plants as a beginning. Too many tho buy dry plants, recent imports, offered at from 
a half to a third of our prices. These are often described as “blooming size.” But they 
don’t bloom usually and they do sometimes die. But our plants are established growing 
plants and it pays to pay a little more and get that kind. 
Shopping around to save on orchids has caused serious losses and much discourage- 
ment. Nearly all the plants received from far distant places, at very low prices, arrive 
completely dead. We refuse to sell our plants until they are making satisfactory growth. 
We are now able to furnish Cattleya orchids, hybrids of blooming size, as low 
as $7.50. 
But only a few orchids are listed in this catalog. If you are interested please send 
for our special price list of orchids. 
I regret to announce that 10,000 of those who received our Spring Catalog will 
not receive this one. It costs us between 7c and 10c in labor, cost of printing, postage, 
etc., to send you this catalog. This catalog is valuable for its culture advice but we 
can’t afford to send it to those who do not buy our bulbs. To do so would require 
finances to support this business and we don’t have them. The business must support 
itself and us. 
I envy no man his wealth, but I do often think of .the greenhouses full of. orchids, 
saintpaulias and other plants and the acres of bulbs and plants I could grow with 
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