cause brown spots or large patches of brown rot 
on the leaves. If caught in time and cut away 
the plant will live. 
The best location for an Orchid plant is near 
a window where it will receive maximum light 
without burning. Any exposure is good as long 
as the plant gets the maximum light all day long. 
Usually, wherever you can grow and flower an 
African Violet you will find Orchids thriving well. 
They both require the same amount of light for 
best growth and flowers. Broken down in per- 
centages, one may safely say that Orchids do not 
need more than 25 to 30% sunlight, but it must 
be filtered or diffused so that it does not burn 
the plant. 
“CAVEAT EMPTOR” 
BEWARE OF BOOBY TRAPS! 
If you have never grown an Orchid before 
you will be easy prey for unscrupulous persons. 
There are individuals selling wild orchids for as 
little as a dollar each. These are dried up, broken 
down bulbs whose flowers will usually be about 
the size of a ten cent piece. Not knowing one 
orchid from another you can easily be fooled. 
Your chance of flowering these is about 1 chance 
in 100! So when you get ready to buy a plant 
be certain of the dealer from whom you buy; 
consult your Garden Club, if possible, or friends 
who might be growing Orchids now. 
The price of a good, vigorous, well estab- 
lished plant such as I sell, varies from $8 to $15 
a plant. Smaller ones of blooming age at around 
$9.00. My prices are based on quality and ap- 
pearance of the plant, rarity, season of the year, 
size of the flower expected, color, texture, and 
several other factors. Rare and unusual colors 
brings up the price. Thus, White, very dark 
shades, Yellow, Bronze, and other rare colors 
will be usually double in price. That is a quick 
run down on my prices. Other dealers may 
charge you more. Inspect a lesser price with 
suspicion for it is impossible to produce fine 
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