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ORCHID CACTUS 
Epiphyllum Hybrids 
EPIPHYLLUMS are the orchids of the cactus family. With this group we also include the 
Zygocactus and the Schlumbergias as they take the same type of care and also have especially 
nice flowers. We include free instructions on the care of these plants with every order we 
ship. 
PLEASE: Always give us at least a few second choices to select from. It might be that the 
variety you desire is in a dormant condition, or has bloomed too heavy to be good for cutting 
at the particular time that you order it. Sometimes, on the rarer sorts, the plants are cut too 
far back, and we could send you only a poor,, small cut. Whenever that is the case, we must 
take it upon ourselves to substitute for you, rather than ship out inferior cuts, and when we 
must do this, we will always try to substitute something similar, or equally as good, so that 
we believe you wil be well pleased. 
TERMS: Cash with order. Postage prepaid in U.S.A. on all retail orders. Foreign countries 
please add 20% to cost of plants, to allow for extra packing and postage. Those living in Cali- 
fornia please do not forget the 3% sales tax. 
No order accepted for less than $1.50 due to cost of shipping. 
PRICES: Quoted according to availability and rarity of plants. Upon request, we will fur- 
nish you with prices on blooming-size and specimen plants, if you state varieties desired (not 
on the rare ones, please). This catalog supercedes all previous price-lists and catalogs and it 
cancels out all former prices. 
COMPLAINTS: All merchandise is in A-1 shape when it is selected for you at our gardens. 
If any plant is damaged in transit, complaints must be made to us, in writing, within 10 
days after the buyer receives his purchase. Customers ordering plants to be shipped to freez- 
ing climates, do so at their own risk. We will pack such orders extra carefully, but we can- 
not guarantee against freezing. 
ABBREVIATIONS OF ORIGINATORS’ 
NAMES. For convenience, and as a space 
saver, we have abbreviated the names of the 
following botanists, and hybridists thus: 
Bhm—Beahm Gardens, hybridists 
Bor—Bornemann, botanist 
B & R—Britton and Rose, botanists 
CK—Curt Knebel, hybridist 
Cldg—Coolidge Rare Plant Gardens—hybrid- 
ist 
Cour—Courante, horticulturist 
CP—Cactus Pete, hybridizer and collector 
de C—de Candolle, botanist 
Dr H—Dr A. D. Houghton, hybridist 
Eich—Eichlam, botanist 
ESA—Epiphyllum Society of America 
For—Forster, botanist 
Gae—Gaertner, botanist 
Lem—Lemaire, botanist 
Lin—Lindberg, botanist 
Lof—Lofgren, botanist 
Mac D—T. M. MacDougall, botanist 
Mon—Theresa Monmonier, hybridist 
Pfe—Pfeiffer, botanist 
Poin—R. W. Poindexter, hybridist 
Ru—C. L. Russel, hybridist 
Ro—Rother, botanist 
S-D—Salm-Dyck, botanist 
Sch—Schumann, botanist 
ST—Clarion Steele, hybridist 
Sh—C. P. Sherfy, hybridist 
Vel—Vellozo, botanist 
Web—W eber, botanist 
Weg—H. M. Wegener, hybridist 

KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS: Size of flowers 
is indicated by (S) small; (M) medium; (L) 
large; (XL) extra large; (XXL) extremely 
large. TYPE of plant by (B) basket, for 
plants which grow smaller and make fine 
hanging baskets; (C) corsage, for flowers 
that wear exceptionally well. These directly 
follow the name of the variety and its origi- 
nator. Following the description: (XNP) 
means extra narrow petals; (F) stands for 
varieties having fragrance (mostly night- 
fragrance). Because of the suggestion of their 
sound, (X) always stands for extra, and (Y) 
for wide, (*) before names means our own 
origination. STD after a name means that 
this name has been accepted by ESA as a 
Standard Name. 
