GENERAL INFORMATION 
and SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS 
SEEDLINGS IN TUBES 
Seedlings in tubes will be shipped dry; that is, removed from the agar-agar 
and put back into the tubes dry. This prevents the stirring up of seedlings 
during shipment. Seedlings in tubes are never cffered for sale until they are 
ready for transplanting into community pots. To avoid excessive losses, 
prepare your community pots in advance and plan to transplant seedlings 
immediately upon arrival. 
CUSTOMERS WHO WISH TO GROW THEIR SEEDLINGS ON FOR 
A WHILE IN THE TUBES SHOULD PLAN TO PICK THEM UP HERE 
AT THE GREENHOUSE. 
ORDERING 
Orders may be placed early to reserve your selections, but shipments will be 
made only when weather conditions permit safe delivery to your door. 
Orchid plants must be guarded against chilling since they may not recover 
from the set-back suffered thereby. The safe shipping period opens about 
April 15th and continues through October. If shipment is made to a cold 
area, plans should be made to pick up the parcel upon arrival so that it does 
not have to travel around in an unheated delivery truck. 
When you place your order please mention a second choice if you have one, 
otherwise we will notify you that we cannot fill your order. NO SUBSTI- 
TUTIONS WILL BE MADE WITHOUT SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS 
FROM YOU. 
PRINT OR TYPE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS CLEARLY. 
INCLUDE DEFINITE SHIPPING INSTRUCTIONS WITH ALL ORDERS. 
Please specify whether you wish your package sent by Air Mail; Air Parcel 
Post; regular mail; Air Express; Air Freight; or Railway Express. 
: SHIPMENTS 
Selection of the finest and largest plants available in each lot of the crosses 
included in your order will be made; however, please remember that all 
crosses do not attain the same size at the same time, therefore do not ex- 
pect to receive all seedlings of equal size when ordering various crosses. 
They may or may not be the same and the explanation is simple: all of the 
tubes are not started at the same time therefore the period of growth varies 
in each case placing different crosses at an individual stage of developr ent. 
Furthermore, different parent plants evidence different growing habits 
which are often refiected in the seedlings produced by these plants. The 
amount of sun during any one season plays an important part in the growth 
of plants also so that the seedlings from one cross may even vary somewhat 
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