Acknowiedgement of Orders 
ALL ORDERS will be shipped on or after May l, 
or date set by Customer. 
CO. -D: ORDERS accepted: \. Customer: to pay 
charges. Twenty-five percent deposit must be sent 
with order. 
“ALL PLANT ORDERS under $10.00 remit 50c plus 
835c for special delivery. If you have no special 
delivery, remit 20c special handling. To guarantee 
perfect condition of plant shipments, 35c must be 
added for special delivery service on all orders. 
NMiake checks and money orders payable to W. H. 
Lauer. Currency at sender’s risk. 
IDENTIFICATION OF PLANTS: All plants will be 
labeled with the.r names. 
GUARANTEE: All plants are guaranteed to be 
true to name. 
ALL PLANTS LISTED except 1951 introductions 
have been grown and proven in our gardens. 
THE PRICES AND OFFERINGS in this catalog 
cancel all previous prices. and listings. 
GREEN PLANTS: We offer plants only, you will 
find that they will give an even stand and growth 
in your garden. 
CLASSIFICATION— 
CT 
“t A—-Large (Exhibition), over 8 inches 
B—Medium (Cut flower), 4 to 8 inches 
Ba—Ball, 312 inches or over 
M—Miniature, under 4 inches (Miniature Ball, 
2 to 3¥% in.) 
Pom—Pompon (for exhibition purposes must be 
under 2 inches in diameter) 
Type of Flower 
An—Anemone 
Ba—Ball 
C—Cactus (StC or IC when unknown or border- 
line) 
Coll—Collarette 
FD—Formal Decorative 
IC—Incurved Cactus 
ID—Informal Decorative 
Mig—Mignon 
O—Orchid Flowering 
P—Peony 
Pom-—Pompon 
S—Single 
SC—Semi-Cactus 
St.C—Straight Cactus 
Color . 
Au—Autumn | Bi—Bi-Color 
Lt Bl—Light Blend 
Blend O Bl—Other Blend 
L—Lavender . : Or—Orange 
Pk—Pink Pr—Purple 
Red ~ Dk R—Dark Red | R—Light Red 
Var—Variegated W—White Y—Yellow 
