PRICE LIST 
of 
Cattleya Hybrids 
and Allied Genera 
CATALOG #20 
In making such a list as this we can show only a fraction of our stock. Those 
who visit the nursery can choose from numerous varieties not listed as well as from 
those in the catalog, All plants sold are in vigorous health and are bred from the 
finest parents for vigor, color, size, texture arid. season of bloom. We have exercised 
the greatest care in the Plection and breeding of our plants and our purpose is 
always for the production of top quality stock. 
We are fully conscious of the constant improvement made by leading hybrid- 
ists in the important types of commercial orchids. Our efforts are to maintain the 
front rank position of our nursery for top quality plants and our crosses look well 
into the future, since we realize that the period ahead will demand standards 
higher than those of the present day. It will be noted that our orchids capture top 
honors wherever shown. 
When the orchid fancier, either amateur or commercial grower, picks up an 
orchid catalog, too often his reaction is confusion, created by the formidable array 
of names and crosses. As he studies the lists his selections are generally governed 
by his knowledge of the various plants and parents with which fie may be familiar. 
Often worthwhile plants and promising seedlings are passed by because the pros- 
pective buyer is not familiar with them, or the: seller does not provide adequate 
or necessary information. Because there are so many orchid hybrids in existence 
today, even the best informed person can know only a fraction of these. With this 
in mind we have attempted to give basic information about the particular plants 
presented, or the parents used in the seedlings offered. We believe this will make 
the catalog more interesting and useful to the general reader, and too, that it will 
assist the purchaser in his selections. 
We encourage all prospective purchasers to investigate the breeding of the 
plants offered in this catalog as we have done before the crosses were made. We 
feel that the major point of any breeders program should be the use of stud plants 
that have proven their worth. 
The fancier will find a complete range of colors, varieties, and seasons of 
bloom. Many of the crosses are bred along proven lines so as to minimize the 
amount of speculation, with others such as the Ble. C. Cliquot cross, though we 
