eccocccccccccvecee Since its first discovery by man, 
the ORCHID has been considered one of the most exotic 
‘flowers in Nature's Wonderland = a true aristocrat of 
the floral kingdom. However, in the years of its "oiv= 
i1lized existence," so to speak, the orchid has travel= 
ed a long way, not alone from its natural habitat, but 
also in cultural developmente In the hands of profese 
sional hybridists, both here and abroad, it has risen 
to new heights of perfectione Flowers have been bred 
for better form, Beicstnaixes texture, and lasting 
qualities; all of this has been successfully accom 
plished by the careful selection and re-selestion of 
every stud plant used in the production of a new 
hybrid by controlled pollinatione Through many years 
of experience, the hybridizer has learned some of the 
answers to the problem of proper combinations which 
will give him the desired results and he continues to 
apply and expand this lmowledge to improve each suce 
ceeding generation of the lovely ORCHIDocecccccccccee 
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