Orchids are Easy fo Grow 
The following directions apply to the care of Cattleya, Lealia, Dendrobium, 
Oncidium and Epidendrum species and hybrids. Do not use these instructions 
for Cypripedium and Cymbidium species and hybrids. 
The growing of the above species is simple if you will follow these instruc~ 
tions. You do not need a greenhouse and during the summer months the plants 
may be grown outdoors on a porch or hung from trees. 
The plants you purchase from me will be shipped in pots and will be ready 
for you to enjoy. They will not need transplanting until they have outgrown 
their present pots. Repot them only after they are through blooming and just 
as new growth is starting. 
During the late spring, after all danger of frost is past, you may put the 
plants outside. Night temperatures must not fall below 55 degrees. You may 
hang the plants from tree branches, set them on a rack under trees, or place 
them ona porch. Direct sunlight in the morning until eleven o'clock and in 
the afternoon after three o clock will not be harmful. At other times the direct 
rays of the sun should be screened. Cheese cloth, venetian blinds or porch 
shades will serve the purpose. [If the plants are under trees, no other pro- 
tection will be necessary. 
During this period watering of mature plants will be required every two 
or three days. If tehre is a breeze blowing the pots will dry out more quick- 
ly than when the air is still. Do NOT overwater. Be sure to let the pot dry 
out completely before watering again. Give the pot a good drenching when 
you do water. More orchids are killed by overwatering than by underwater- 
ing. 
When the foliage is plump and a color between blue-green and yellow- 
green and when the tips of the roots are light green, the plants are getting 
sufficient water. During their resting period (after blooms have been cut) 
the tips of the roots will be brown. Do NOT water on cloudy days - there 
is enough humidity in the air at that time for orchids. On bright days you 
Should spray the foliage once or twice. 
If all the leaves on a plant turn yellow green, the plant is getting too 
much water. The cure is to put the plant in the shade and give it less water. 
During the latter part of September it will be necessary to provide a 
place indoors for your orchids. Some humidity will be necessary and this 
is usually provided by means of a Wardian case (plans will be sent upon 
request). Fut the plants in the case in a place where it will have lots of 
subdued sunlight. Do NOT let the temperature at night get below 55 degrees. 
Do NOT take the plants out of the case except when they are in bloom. The 
pan of water or wet sand in the bottom of the case will provide sufficient 
humidity for the plants. 
In the winter time a mature plant will require watering only about once 
a week. When the plants are resting after completing their blooming cycle 
