sufficient capital. Like other men I would put the capital to work. That really is what 
most rich men do and some of them are famed plantsmen. The du Ponts are perhaps 
the most outstanding. Pierre du Pont is the holder of the Herbert Medal for his breeding 
and other work with Amaryllis. Mrs. William K. duPont is a famed breeder of 
Saintpaulias. 
Mrs. Houdyshel has made as many Kodachrome pictures this summer as she has 
had time to do. The slides are not for sale but if interested in renting for your garden 
club please write to her. 
We are often asked by prospective customers if we are able to ship bulbs or orchids 
to them so far away as the middle west or to the New England states. Please be assured 
that we can. We have shipped many bulbs to Canada, Mexico, Central and South 
America, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Haiti, Hawaii, The Philippines, various Asiatic and European 
countries. We have shipped many bulbs to Palestine customers. We have customers in 
nearly all parts of the world and ship bulbs safely, everywhere. 
Recently a well known New York orchid grower refused to send us Cattleya 
orchids that were in bud sheath stage, saying, “as you know, orchids cannot be shipped 
so far when in sheath.”’ But we have shipped recently a budded Cattleya in a clay pot 
by air mail to Kodiak, Alaska. The plant arrived at Kodiak undamaged. 
I am wishing you all great success with your flowers this fall, winter and next 
spring. 
Sincerely, 
Cecil Houdyshel 

TERMS AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR ORDERING 
The prices in this catalog cancel all former quotations. 
California Customers must add 24 % Sales Tax. 
Remit by check or M. O. the full amount of your order in advance. 
C. O. D. We do not ship bulbs C. O, D. 
Postage prepaid on orders of $1.00 or over. Under $1.00, add 10c extra. 
Insurance. Send 3c extra on orders up to $5.00. 10c for orders $5.00 to $25.00. We 
accept no responsibility if you do not insure. 
Special Handling costs 15c. If you send 15c extra, and insurance, your parcel post 
shipment will receive the same treatment as first class mail. It will arrive more promptly 
and safely. All valuable shipments should be protected by Insurance and Special Handling, 
total 18c for $5.00 and 23c up to $24.00 values. 
Express is safer for large and valuable shipments, especially in cold weather in 
north. It is more expensive than mail and we ship that way, only f.o.b. La Verne. We 
will add extra value to equal postage. 
Prices given are usually for one bulb. A dozen costs 10 times the price of one. 6 are 
sold at doz. rate. Unless otherwise stated, 100 cost 70 times the cost of one or 7 times 
the cost of one doz. 50 are sold for the price of 4 doz., not at 100 rate. 
Wholesale. Dealers are invited to ask for our wholesale quantity price list or to 
submit a list of bulbs and quantities wanted for a quotation. We are unable to give 
discounts to dealers on small quantity orders from this catalog. 
Foreign orders. Our prices include prepaid delivery only as far as our 8th postal 
zone. We can usually prepay to Mexico or Canada. It is best to include some extra on 
export orders. If too much, we add extra bulbs. The 100 rate prices do not apply on 
export orders unless customer pays transportation. 
Canadian Customers. Apply to Sec. of Destructive Insect and Pest Act, Advisory 
Board, Ottawa, Ont. (or ask your P.M.) for Permit and mailing label and send these 
with your order. 
Errors. We make them but correct them, if notified at once. 
Partial Shipments. If everything is not included in first shipment a slip so stating 
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