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LARGE PURE WHITE PHALAENOPSIS SEEDLINGS 
Cross No. 
#22 PHALAENOPSIS KAREN (Phal. Katherine Siegwart "var. Helvetia" 1 3/l" $1.75 
X P. Doris "var. Autumn") Please see #2); for description of P. Kather- 
ine Siegwart "var Helvetia". The P. Doris "var Autumn" used in this Communi ty 
cross is an unusually early blooming variety which begins to open its Pots 
flowers in the Fall and is very round and compact, This mating is expect- $12 200 
ed to produce an abundance of good flowers for the Holiday Season. 
#2), PHALAENOPSIS KATHERINE SIEGWART "VARIETY HELVETIA" This is 
a mating of our two finest of this variety, and we expect plenty of large 1 3/h'' $1.75 
heavy textured pure white flowers that will last for months on the plant. 
The parent plants are excellent flower producers that start blooming about Community 
Christmas time and continues through June. The flowers are exceptionally Pots 
large (measuring up to 5 inches across), their texture is extremely heavy $12.00 
and they are very long lasting. These plants although slower growers than 
most others, produce excellent bloom that are heavy and can be shipped to 
market anywhere. 
#25 PHALAENOPSIS KAREN (P. Katherine Siegwart "var. Helvetia" X 1 3/)" $1.75 
P. Doris "var. The Best") Please refer to #2 for description of P. Kather- 
ine Siegwart "var Helvetia". The P, Doris "var The Best" used here was one Community 
of the finest and largest we have seen anywhere, and the flowers are well Pots 
shaped and paper white in color. $12.00 
#26 PHALAENOPSIS DORIS This is a self cross of one of the largest 1 3/4" $1.75 
and finest of "THE" original P. Doris, and was made to fill the demand for 23m 3.50 
plants of this fine white Phalaenopsis whose name is so well known to 
orchid growers everywhere, These are very strong seedlings ready for trans- 
planting to larger pots. (No communities available) 
#39 PHALAENOPSIS KATHERINE SIEGWART "variety HELVETIA X P. RIMESTAD~ 
TANA "variety HELVETIA", A.M., A,O.S. (See #2) for description of Pe 1 3/u" $1.75 
Katherine Siegwart) P. Rimestadiana, "var. Helvetia, A.M., A.0.S,." is no 
doubt one of the finest white Phalaenopsis in the country. It has very Community 
large, heavy textured flowers of long lasting qualities. This plant was Pots 
awarded first place in the 1948 South Florida International Orchid Show held $12.00 
in Miami as the finest white Phalaenopsis in the show. These seedlings are 
much stronger growers than the P. Katherine Siegwart itself. 
The above Phalaenopsis seedlings in 1 3/)" pots may be purchased at the 
low price of $1.50 each on orders of 10 or more of a kind. Write us your needs for 
special prices on large quantities. 
The community pots listed above contain from 20 to 30 plants per pot. 
Individual plants of the canmunity size may be purchased in lots of 5 or more at the 
price of 75¢ each for good plants shipped bare root out of pots. No orders accepted 
for less than five (5) of these community size plants. iy: 
