HOLMES THRILLING SKY GARDENS FOR YOUR TREES! 
Orchids Make It Possible —Holmes Varieties Make It Practical! 
You’ve never had an opportunity like this! Not only grow exotic, 
lovely Orchids, but grow them overhead! Be one of the first to install 
a SKY GARDEN—the most amazing new idea in Florida gardening 
in decades! 
Most kinds of Orchids grow wild in trees, in the Amazon, Central 
America, Mexico. And Holmes has found they’re just as happy in 
Florida’s trees! 
You have every color of the rainbow to choose from—wide, exciting 
choices of foliage—unending varieties of sizes, shapes and types. And 
viewing an Orchid from a reclining lawn chair is one of the most pleasur- 
able occupations yet devised. 
It’s simple! It’s easy! Just choose any of these Holmes varieties, 
selected from our regular list elsewhere in this circular. If you have 
any questions, ask us! 
Laelia Anceps Orchid. Most successful of all tree Orchids. Lilac- 
rose to rose-purple blooms 4 in. across on tall spikes. Your best choice 
for quick results. See page 5. $1.90 up. 
Cattleya Perey. Big heavy 4 to 5-in. blooms of rich rose. Pick your 
corsage from your trees! See page 2. $6.40 up. 
Cattleya Mossiae. Big and handsome, blooming at EASTER time. 
Interestingly variable. 4-in. pots, $4.90; 5-in., $5.90. 
Cattleya Skinneri. Heavy bloomer, Easter to Mother’s Day. Rosy 
purple. 4-in. pots, $3.90 up; 5-in., $5.40 up; 6-in., $6.90 up. 
Chysis Bractescens. Fragrant white, heayy-textured beauties rang- 
ing from 2 to 4 in. in size. Erect leaves with spindle-shaped hanging 
pseudobulbs often a foot long. Very decorative and most unusual. See 
page 6, $2.40 up. 
Brassavola Nodosa. Profuse blooming; white to creamy white. 
Brassavola Glauca. White to green-white flowers. 
Both varieties native to trees. See page 6. $2.40 up. 
Stanhopea. Hanging Orchid, flowers from the bottom! Huge 5-in. 
blooms. See page 6. $4.90 up. 
Epidendrum Nemorale. Big flowers on long arching panicles. 
Epidendrum Fragrans. Small fragrant flowers. Short stems. 
Epidendrum Cochleatum. Greenish, shell-shaped blooms up to 4 in. 
in size. See page 5. $2.40 up. 
Dendrobiums. Bloom for six months. See page 3. $2.40 up. 
Oncidiums. Bright yellows to browns, with scores of flowers for 
months. All varieties on page 6. $2.40 up. 
NUN. 
Zasiest of all to grow—indoors 
or out. Four-ft. spike filled with 21% to 
3-in. Orchids. $4.00 up. 
It’s True! You Can 
TAKE VANILLA IN ORCHIDS! 
Everybody will clamor to see your Orchid—if it’s a Vanilla! Surprising 
as it may seem, the Vanilla extract you use in your cooking is made from 
the bean of the Vanilla Orchid! And here it is—a delightful house plant, 
a beautiful vine, successor to the philodendron, ready to ‘dress itself in 
pleasing small Orchids. Mounted on driftwood. Small plants, $2.40, 
$3.40; large, $4.40, $5.40. 
SHADE-LOVING NUN ORCHID 
Nun Orchids grow to huge plants bearing dozens of lovely blooms in 
clusters on the ends of 4-ft. spikes. Start with potted plants, then 
move them to tubs for use on patios, at doorways—they like shade and 
warm weather, bloom Jan., Feb., Mar. Glowing bronze and white colors. 
Very easy, sure growing. Good strong plants, $4.00; Ready to Bloom, 
$6.90 to $8.40; big plants, $9.90 up. 
CHARTREUSE GREEN SWAN ORCHID 
Virtually glitters and glows—actually like a piece of costume jewelry! 
Big, dressy, 4 to 5-in. blooms with white lip and olive eye. Blooms 
between September and January in bunches of three to ten at a time. 
Grow it; wear it. Ready to Bloom, $7.40, $8.40 up; big plants, $12.40 up. 
SWAN. Rarity! 
green, white lip, olive eye! Jewel-like! 
breath-taking! $7.50 up. 
Unusual chartreuse- 
