Just for You—Magnificent Cattleya Orchids 
DIRECT TO HOLMES FROM HAWAII EVERY MONTH! 
This year Holmes brings 
$9.90 Up Tampa the most amazing 
Orchid show in all the 
World! Not just once a 
year, but brand new every 
month from October to May! Not just a 
few gorgeous plants ... but hundreds! 
You'll see varieties that can’t be seen 
anywhere else except in Hawaii! All be- 
cause Jack Holmes set up monthly Air- 
Cargo shipments of hundreds of Hawaii's 
choicest, rarest, finest Ready-to-Bloom 
huge corsage type Cattleya Hybrid Orchid 
plants when he was in Hawaii last summer! 
Don’t miss a single month at Holmes 
Nursery this year! See Orchids never seen 
before in America! See beauty never 
dreamed of, even in Orchids. 
IN BLOOM 
Jack Holmes chose the varieties with 
Hawaii’s leading growers. Every one will 
delight you. And best of all . . . prices 
are lower than for old, common varieties 
years behind Hawaii’s new achievements. 
These are huge Cattleyas—the Rich 
Man’s Orchid—that make the corsages 
that make women faint and men heroes! 
Contrary to popular opinion, Cattleyas 
are easy to grow as African Violets—are 
tough, rugged, hardy. You'll live in a 
dream-come-true world when you_ too 
grow Holmes Cattleya Hybrid Orchids. 
Average ready-to-bloom plant will bear 
two to five Orchids that last two to three 
weeks. And remember, in a corsage, each 
bloom would cost you $5.00 to $10.00! 
HOLMES SPECIES CATTLEYA ORCHIDS 
Fine Old American Kinds 
g 4.0 These are the Orchids that caused such 
C UP a riot at Holmes Nursery last year! 
More than fulfill most people’s idea of 
utmost in Orchid beauty. For years 
they’ve been the backbone of the florist’s Orchid corsage 
business, and they are gorgeous, expensive looking. 
But. . . Holmes does not sort, classify or name them, 
so the prices are 14 lower than you'd expect. No reason 
to hesitate in choosing them. See them in bloom in our 
Nursery and you'll know any one of them is your 
perfect choice. 
Bear 2 to 5 big 4 to 6-in. Orchids in every Orchid 
color you can imagine, including the rare, serene whites. 
Good, husky, Tampa-proven plants. All have grown 
in our Nursery for years. 
Enjoy the finest Rich Man’s Orchids in Holmes 
Species Cattleyas! Ready to Bloom! 
IN BLOOM 
All colors, all sizes, all ready-to-bloom—your choice $9.40, $12.40, up. 
(Smaller sizes, to bloom later, $6.40 up.) 
Holmes Epidendrum 
9 8e Guaranteed to bloom! 
Sure-fire success even 
UP for women who can’t 
grow African Violets! So start 
with Holmes Epidendrum right 
away. Dozen kinds—4-in. Or- 
chids, down to “miniatures.” 
Smaller kinds make up in abun- 
dance what they lack in size! All 
true Orchids. Colors galore. 
Blooming Sizes low as $3.40 
Big Plants up to $8.90 
‘Dancing Girl’? Orchid 
$2.40 Broad, showy yel- 
UP 
low petals like bal- 
lerina’s skirts. Or- 
chids in amazing abundance 
through February, March, April, 
May—a full 12 to 16 weeks. Will 
grow lustily for anyone! Some 
grow tall, some have big blooms, 
when older many have hundreds of 
blooms in a season. Try it. 
Blooming Sizes... .$5.90 up 
Others. ..........$2.40 to $17.90 
Ine4-ine POtsemre meters $5.90, $6.40, $6.90 
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Un G=in Olsens te cuecernencren ts $8.90 to $12.40 
Smaller, Bloom Later......... $4.40 up 
Giant Nun Orchids 
Unusual! Deep trum- 
pet centers in glow- 
$3.90 
UP ing bronze and white 
petals. Nun Orchids grow to 
huge plants bearing dozens and 
dozens of lovely bloom in clusters 
on ends of 4-ft. spikes Awe- 
inspiring in tubs or patios, in 
gardens, even picture-window liy- 
ing rooms. Like shade— indoors 
or out! 
Ready to Bloom $6.90 to $9.90 up 
New 
MIRACLE 
VANDA! 
Nellie Morley 
Dominates Orchid World! 
$ QQ So far ahead of every 
Me 7 other Orchid in every 
UP good quality that col- 
lectors are paying any 
price. for it! Acknowledged the most 
magnificent Vanda of all! Lush, vibrant 
deep pink, deep contrast lip, in full-leaved 
showy flowers usually 4 in. across! De- 
mand for Nellie Morley is so insistent, so 
panicky, prices doubled after Holmes 
bought his! Now, prices at Holmes are 
same as wholesale in Hawaii! Very limited 
stock—Hurry! 
Small Size..... $25.00 
Flowering Sizes $35.00, $50.00, $75.00 
PRICES IN THIS CIRCULAR ARE FOR 
OCTOBER, NOVEMBER, DECEMBER 
only and are Cash-and-Carry at 
Nursery. 
ADD 10% For Packing Charges 
Shipping Charges Additional 
