ing cut flowers and for home gardeners. They are quite hardy for outside gar- 
dens where the night temperatures do not go below 26°. They are only injured, 
not killed by a few degrees lower. In cases of extremely low temperatures in So. 
Calif. they can be saved by covering with leaves or straw. 
There is a widespread idea that they do not flower freely. That is due to 
the attempt of amateurs to obtain rapid vegetable growth with no rest period. 
In their habitat, northeast India there is little rainfall in fall and early winter. 
The rainfall is very heavy in spring and early summer. 
That should be a hint to the grower. We have watered freely in summer, 
experimentally, and in Aug. and Sept. we let them suffer, just a little, not too 
much, for water. In Oct. we watered a little more and gave water freely in 
November and on, unless rains took care of this. The result is a lot of flower 
scapes. 
We explain this also in “How To Grow Orchids.” 
Just now I have checked a little on our propects for Cymbidium cut flow- 
ers. I noted 8 flowers scapes on a 6 ft. row of small clumps,—2 to 4 pseudo— 
bulbs each. On a 12”x18” clump there are 8 scapes. We shall break this up next 
spring into 6 or 8 smaller clumps and we will expect more flowers as this clump 
is much too large. 
A clump of 6 or 8 pseudo-bulbs showed 6 scapes. One single immense 
pseudo-bulb having one back bulb but no offsets, has two flower scapes, 26 buds. 
We are reasonably sure of selling $15.00 worth of flowers from this. But this 
is quite unusual. 
Since we have been giving the plants a 2 months rest in the fall, watering 
only enough to prevent loss or injury to foliage, we have had abundance of flow- 
ers. The too free use of fertilizer is also likely to produce profuse vegetative 
growth at the expense of flowers. When your plants have developed 3 to 5 
pseudo-bulbs, most varieties should flower. Plenty of sun is also favorable. We 
get few and poor flowers from a few of our plants that are in almost full shade. 
We have reduced Cymbidium prices and reduced again. We have about 
reached the limit. But we will offer a special on the following sorts: Butterfly, 
Giganteum, Insigne, Winter Cheer and Zebra. Price per single, mature pseudo- 
bulb $5.00. A clump of 4 for $15.00. Assorted varieties, per large bulb $4.00. 
Clump of 4 for $12.00. These varieties are as good or even better than above 
named ones, but the labels were lost. All are strong, healthy field grown plants. 
Cattleya Orchids. We offer 6 fine Cattleyas, all different, some in the bud 
stage, for $65.00. See our Orchid Price list for details. 
We offered in this list one lot of assorted Cattleya hybrids at $7.50. These 
should all flower within one year. We have now divided these into two lots. One 
lot are smaller plants and we offer them at $5.00 each. The larger plants have 
made considerable growth since we issued the price list in July. But they are 
still priced at $7.50 ea. 
Orchids can be shipped to the north in winter only by express, charges col- 
lect. Right now we can send you Cattleya orchids that will flower this spring 
at a very reasonable price. 
Spring, soon after they are thru flowering, is the best time to move Cym- 
bidiums. You may order Cymbidiums now or later and we will ship to the 
north, by prepaid parcel post about April 1. To the deep south and along the 
Pacific coast we can ship them now safely by mail if you prefer immediate de- 
livery but we believe Apr. 1, to be a rather better time. 
See our Orchid Price List for Orchid Agar, a growing medium for seed, Os- 
mundine, coarse Danish Peat, etc. 
Wire Baskets. We have very good electric welded, galvanized baskets. 
Prices, 10”, $1.10 ea. or $10.00 doz. 8”, 90c ea. or $8.00 doz. At the single rate 
we ship prepaid parcel post. At the dozen rate they are shipped by express, f.o.b. 
These are beautiful, silver grey, non rusting, long lasting. The very best. 
Miscellaneous 
Shasta Daisy. Esther Reed. The favorite variety and fully double. They 
must be moved by March 1. If too cold to plant outside, pot them at once and 
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