cause brown spots or large patches of brown rot 
on the leaves. If caught in time and cut away 
the plant will live. 
The best location for an Orchid plant is near 
a window where it will receive maximum light 
without burning. Any exposure is good as long 
as the plant gets the maximum light all day 
long. Usually, wherever you can grow and 
flower an African Violet you will find Orchids 
thriving well. They both require nearly the 
same amount of light for best growth and 
flowers. Broken down in percentages, one may 
safely say that Orchids do not need more than 
25 to 30% sunlight, but it must be filtered or 
diffused so that it does not burn the plant. 
“CAVEAT EMPTOR” 
BEWARE OF BOOBY TRAPS! 
If you have never grown an Orchid before 
vou will be easy prey for unscrupulous persons. 
There are individuals selling wild orchids for as 
little as a dollar each. These are dried up, 
broken down bulbs whose flowers will usually be 
about the size of a ten cent piece. Not knowing 
one orchid from another you can easily be 
fooled. Your chance of flowering these is about 
1 chance in 100! So when you get ready to buy 
a plant be certain of the dealer from whom you 
buy; consult your Garden Club, if possible, or 
friends who might be growing Orchids now. 
The price of a good, vigorous, well estab- 
lished plant such as I sell, varies from $8 to 
$15 a plant. Smaller ones of blooming age at 
around $5.00. My prices are based on quality 
and appearance of the plant, rarity, season of 
the year, size of the flower expected, color, 
texture, and several other factors. Rare and 
unusual colors brings up the price. Thus, White, 
very dark shades, Yellow, Bronze, and other 
rare colors will be usually double in price. 
That is a quick run down on my prices. Other 
dealers may charge you more. Inspect a lesser 
price with suspicion for it is impossible to 
produce fine plants much lower in price than 
14 
