ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF ORDERS 
ALL ORDERS will be shipped on or after May 1, or 
date set by Customer, 
C.O.D. ORDERS not accepted. 
ALL PLANT ORDERS under $10.00 remit 50¢ plus 
35¢ for special delivery. If you have no special 
delivery, remit 20¢ special handling. To guaran- 
tee perfect condition of plant shipments, 35¢ must 
be added for special delivery service on all orders, 
Make checks and money orders payable to W, H. 
Lauer, Currency at sender's risk, 
IDENTIFICATION OF PLANTS: All plants will be 
labeled with their names, 
GUARANTEE: All plants are guaranteed to be 
true to name, 
ALL PLANTS LISTED except 1954 introductions 
have been grown and proven in our gardens, 
THE PRICES AND OFFERINGS in this catalog can- 
cel all previous prices and listings, 
GREEN PLANTS: We offer plants only, you will 
find that they will give an even stand and growth 
in your garden, 
CLASSIFIC ATION -- 
Size 
A--Large (Exhibition), over 8 inches 
B--Medium (Cut flower), 4 to 8 inches 
Ba--Ball, 3-1/2 inches or over 
M--Miniature, under 4 inches (Miniature Ball, 
2 to 3-1/2 inches) 
Pom--Pompon (for exhibition purposes must be 
under 2 inches in diameter. ) 
Type of Flower 
An-- Anemone 
Ba--Ball 
C--Cactus (StC or IC when unknown or border- 
line) 
Coll--Collarette 
FD--Formal Decorative 
IC--Incurved Cactus 
ID--Informal Decorative 
Mig--Mignon 
O--Orchid Flowering 
P--Peony 
Pom--Pompon 
S--Single 
SC --Semi-Cactus 
StC--Straight Cactus 
Color 
Au--Autumn Bi--Bi-Color 
Blend ( Lt Bl--Light Blend 
( O Bl--Other Blend 
L--Lavender Or--Orange 
Pk--Pink Pr--Purple 
Red Dk R--Dark Red R--Light Red 
Var--Variegated W--White Y--Yellow 
