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U. S. Department of Agricuttures 
L953 List ef Orchids 
WE ARE MAILING THIS LIST TO OUR MAIL-ORDER CUSTOMERS OF THE PAST TWO 
YEARS SO YOU WILL HAVE THE SAME OPPORTUNITY TO SECURE THOSE YOU WANT 
THAT OUR LOCAL CUSTOMERS .HAVE. 
MANY OF THE VARIETIFS LISTED WILL BE SOLD BEFORE SPRING SO IF THERE 
IS SOMETHING ON THIS LIST YOU WANT WE SUGGEST THAT YOU ORDER THEM NOW 
AND WE WILL HOLD THEM FOR YOU UNTIL THE WEATHER IS SUITABLE FOR SHIP* 
BING THEM. We do not advise shipping during cold weather but will do 
so if you are willing to take the risk envolved. 
Many of our customers have written us asking about the rarer and dif 
ferent unusual varieties of orchids. We have been interested in these 
for several years and after much effort and much dissapointment we 
were able to secure some of them for breeding purposes,therefore we 
are now able to offer several new hybrids as well as self cresses of 
these unusual varieties. 
We also offer in this list a limited number of imported varieties 
of these unusual types. High Air-freight costs, fumigation and poor 
condition of the plants upon arrival make importing plants a risky 
business. Those we offer are only those plants which have been able 
to stand this treatment and have a good chance of being healthy 
established plants again. 
FRANKLIN W. GAMBLE... 
ORCHID NURSERY 
62 Shell Road-Alto 
Mill Valley California 
