FOREWORD 
ORCHIDS, LIKE PEOPLE, DIFFER. WITH PLANTS, HOWEVER, THE 
HORTICULTURIST !S ABLE TO CONTROL THE VARIATION TO A DE- 
GREE AND BY THE USE OF CERTAIN PROVEN PARENTS CAN PREDE- 
TERMINE THE VARIATIONS--SHAPE OR FORM OF FLOWER, COLOR, 
AND MANY OTHER HEREDITARY FACTORS. THE ACCURACY WITH 
WHICH ONE CAN PREDICT SUCH FACTORS INCREASES EACH YEAR. 
THE HYBRIDS WHICH WE OFFER REPRESENT THE FINEST AND ARE 
THE RESULTS OF THE WORK OF THE LEADING HYBRIDISTS OF THE 
WORLD. THE PARENTS USED IN THESE HYBRIDS WERE CAREFULLY 
SELECTED FOR OUTSTANDING QUALITIES, AND IT IS OUR SIN- 
CERE BELIEF THAT IN THE YEARS TO COME THE MERIT OF THE 
RESULTING FLOWERS WILL BRING YOU MANY HOURS OF ENJOYMENT. 
WE HAVE TRIED TO GIVE YOU A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF WHAT 
MAY BE EXPECTED AS TO COLOR AND SEASON OF FLOWER BUT, IT 
1S UNDERSTANDABLE, OF COURSE, THAT IT IS VERY DIFFICULT 
TO ACCURATELY DESCRIBE THE COLOR VARIATIONS THAT MAY BE 
EXPECTED IN A FINE ORCHID HYBRID. IT IS QUITE A SURPRISE 
TO THE PERSON UNFAMILIAR WITH THE WIDE RANGE OF COLORS 
IN ORCHIDS TO DISCOVER THE GREAT STRIDES THAT ORCHID HY- 
BRIDISTS HAVE MADE IN THE PAST FEW YEARS. 
THE AMATEUR GROWER SHOULD BEAR IN MIND THE GREAT IMPOR- 
TANCE OF SELECTING ORCHIDS WHICH REPRESENT, GENERICALLY, 
THE TRAITS WHICH HE DESIRES IN FLOWERS. AS WE HAVE 
POINTED OUT SO MANY TIMES BEFORE, POOR ORCHIDS REQUIRE 
THE SAME TIME TO PRODUCE AS GOOD ONES: THEREFORE, IT IS 
ONLY COMMON SENSE TO SELECT ORCHID STOCK CAUTIOUSLY SO 
THAT YOU CAN BE JUSTLY PROUD OF YOUR PLANTS WHEN THEY 
BLOOM. 
1T 1S OFTEN DIFFICULT FOR THE BEGINNER TO SELECT THE 
PLANTS WHICH ARE SUITED TO HIS GIVEN GROWING CONDITIONS: 
IF WE CAN BE OF ASSISTANCE TO YOU IN ANY WAY IN MAKING 
YOUR SELECTION OF PLANTS, WE SHALL BE ONLY TOO GLAD TO 
HELP YOU. 
