CATTLEYA. “Rich man’s Or- 
chid.’’ Huge, lush, extravagantly 
beautiful! Great 4 to 8-in. Or- 
chids, petals 2 to 31% in. wide, 
lips 2% to 4 in. Some flower 
twice—summer, winter. $7.50 up. 
PHALAENOPSIS. 6 to 10 Or- 
chids on a single stem! Months of 
Orchids—Feb. to June—for fre- 
quent dress wear or garden 
beauty. Unusually hardy. 
White, rose, lavender. $5.00 up. 
Amaze Yourself! Amaze Your Friends! 
NOW! GROW GORGEOUS 
Heck! Now Holmes has taken all the glamour and mystery 
out of Orchids! And the ‘ 
genius-to-grow-’em,”’ 
high prices! 
‘hot air’ out of the ‘““you-got-to-be-a- 
We've had them in our 
nursery for 16 years (see back cover); they do just fine! 
We, in all sincerity, feel that if you can grow African 
Violets, you can do better with Holmes Orchids! 
We guarantee Holmes Orchids require no more care than 
you naturally give prized possessions you're proud of! 
Come to HOLMES ORCHID HEAVEN 
and Choose Yours! 
We'll help you decide to grow them in garden, pots, Fern 
Roots, 
‘flower sheaths” 
CATTLEYA. See _ picture. 
baskets or trees—indoors or out. 
(buds) , and are Ready-to-Bloom (RTB). 
Scores of 
Most sizes bear 
varteties, colors. 
Holmes plants are 8 to 10 yrs. old. RTB 6 to 20 Orchids. 
RTB—5-in. pot, $7.50; 51% to 6-in., $10.00, $12.50, $15.00. 
CALANTHE. Prolific dwarf blooms, white or pink, cluster 
on 18 to 30-in. sprays. 
Grows easily. 
RTB, $7.50 to $10.00. 
LADY SLIPPER. Exotic blooms have ribbon-like sepals 
often 12 in. long. Blooms spring, summer. 
Bronze-rose 
range. RTB—3 to 6 buds, $7.50, $10.00; 4 to 8 buds, $12.50. 
VANDA. Blooms in_ bunches! 
6 to 8 Orchids per spike, 114 to 
3 in. size, appearing Oct. to Jan., 
lasting 6 to 12 weeks. Guaran- 
teed easy, sure. Flowering 
plants, $7.50 up. 
DENDROBIUM. ““Bloom- 
ingest” of all Orchids! Love 
Tampa year ’round, outdoors— 
sure growing. Orchids are 2 to 
3 in., lavender or yellow. At 
Holmes, blooming sizes, $5.00 up. 
