the plants I sell and still maintain high standards 
of quality. 
I grow all cattleya plants in flower pots. 
They are all well established, vigorous plants of 
blooming size. I handle no young seedlings. All 
my plants are adult plants and will flower on 
their present growth or their new growth. In 
short, you can expect flowers from my plants 
anywhere from 30 days to 1 year, depending on 
what time of year the plant blooms and what 
time of year you are buying it. Most Cattleya 
Orchid plants produce flowers once a year. A 
few of the better types produce two sets of 
flowers a year. The amount of flowers a plant 
produces depends on the size and age of the 
plant. The older and larger the plant the more 
flowers it produces. 
Amateurs cannot, except in rare exceptions, 
grow Orchids from seed. It is a highly technical 
procedure and certainly cannot be recommended 
for a beginner. 
RECOMMENDATION FOR BEGINNERS 
Do not attempt to absorb too much infor- 
mation at one time by purchasing various books 
on Orchids. Further reading is certain to 
confuse you since each grower or writer has his 
own pet theories of how to grow Orchids. Mine 
is based on growing thousands of plants. The 
next book you read may be based on growing a 
few dozen plants by an amateur grower who 
means well but whose experience is very limited. 
The information I have given you in this booklet — 
is more than enough to get anyone started in 
growing Orchids successfully. The next step is 
to get some plants and get started. You will 
learn more by growing one plant than reading a 
dozen books. 
