Double Orchid. $1.25. Sm. plants only. 
Du Pont Blue. $1.00. 
Du Pont Series. No. 1 darkest to No. 5 the lightest blue. $2.00 ea. 
Du Pont Lavender Pink. True orchid with deeper lavender around outer 
edge of petals. $1.00. 
Fantasy. Light lavender, rayed, splashed and dotted deep purple. Sm. 
plants $1.75. 
Gorgeous Bi-Color. New. Very large fls., two tone color. Light lavender 
with distinct, dark orchid purple eye and shading into two upper petals. Free 
flowering. $2.00. 
Hendrix’ Ethel. Very large flowers similar to Du Pont Lav. Pink but 
larger. $1.50. 
Lady Geneva. Pat. Blue with white edge. $1.50. 
La Jolla Plum. Deep plum. $1.50. (Pronounce Lah Hoi-ya.) 
Merkel’s Giant Blue. $1.25. 
Moonbeam. White. $1.50. 
Neptune. Blue violet, rounded petals. Very pretty. $1.00. 
Norseman. Medium blue violet. $1.00. 
Orchid Girl. $1.50. 
Periwinkle. Light grey blue with white eye. $2.00. 
Pink Amethyst (West Coast Amethyst). Good bloomer. Lav. pink with 
bi-color tendency. $1.25. 
Pink Beauty. Pat. $1.00. 
Pink Supreme. $1.50. 
Purple Prince. Very deep purple. $1.00. 
Red Head. $1.00. 
Red Head Supreme. $1.50. 
Red King. New. Claret-red. Free flowering. A striking show plant. 
Considered the best red by many. $2.00. 
Red Queen. Very free bloomer. Beautiful plant. $1.50. 
Ruffles. Small plants. Very dark, small pointed leaves. Fls. med. blue. 
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Sailor Boy. Med. blue. $1.00. 
Sailor Girl. New. Beautiful shade of bright blue with colorful yellow 
stamen center. Lg. flowers in profusion. Foliage bright green with white 
center and veining. Scalloped edges. Easy. $1.50. 
Sherry Girl. New. Beautiful dark green girl foliage, blue fls., very 
ruffled. This is our 1951 introduction. It is the best girl type so far. Sm. 
plants only. Delivery begins about April. $2.50. 
Spoongirl (Hendrix). New. Lovely spoon girl foliage, a must for your 
collection. $2.00. 
Sky Blue (Tinted Lady). White overlaid with a tint of light grey blue. 
$1.25. 
Shipping Saintpaulias. Mrs. Houdyshel has developed methods by which 
we are able to ship safely to all the states, to Canada, Mexico, South 
America and even to farther countries. We have shipped to Kodiak and 
Fairbanks, Alaska, Hawaii and Costa Rica and plants arrived in from 
excellent to perfect condition. We can’t ship by mail to cold states in winter, 
but we can ship by express in winter to most states, if you so order. Order 
early and tell us how and when to deliver. 
No other growers attempt to ship Saintpaulias in the winter. The method 
we propose to try is fully explained in our Introductory Letter. Please read 
it before you decide to try a winter shipment. 
Achimines are important members of the Gesneriaceae. Once so popular, 
they declined a little in favor but now they are enjoying a renaissance of 
their popularity. They closely parallel Gloxinias in color and form of flowers, 
foliage characters, ecology in nature and culture, but they have smaller 
flowers and are stemmed plants. The tubercles of Achimines are very small, 
resemble a tiny pine cone and increase very rapidly. 
Culture. The soil and temperature favorable for starting Achimines are 
about the same as for Gloxinias. They must be kept only slightly moist 
until they are up. While at all times this class of plants should never 
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