eventually, it will die off. You can’t grow orchids in the 
house, you must have a greenhouse.” 
Continuing to belie the experts, the plant flowered 
each successive year, producing eleven, sixteen, and this 
year, thirteen blooms, and has become the beautiful plant 
you see on the cover, worth many times its original cost, 
and a delight not only to Rod McLellan, but to everyone 
who sees it. 
In the course of the experiment, the plant was never 
moved from the window, except to have the photographs 
taken which you see on this, and the previous page, and on 
the cover, and twice for repotting—from a 5-inch pot to its 
present 8-inch pot. Shamefully neglected at times, the plant 
seemed almost to defy its “tormentors” to kill it. Occa- 
sionally, during vacation time when the house was closed 
two weeks or so, the plant went untended, without care 
of any sort, even watering. No feed was ever used, and 
ordinary water from the tap served. A “once over 
SECOND FLOWERING, SEPTEMBER 1951—Note, the 
: plant is crowding the pot, and will be repotted 
leaves when they began to look untidy. after the blooms fade. 
lightly” with a clean damp cloth removed dust from the 
In this particular location, the plant received full 
sunlight all day long in winter. Since summer sun gets 
pretty hot in California during the warmest months, the 
plant was pulled back a foot or so from the window at : ' : 
that time, to keep the foliage from burning. Temperature 
in the room ranged from 50° to 55° to an 80° high, but 
no attempt was made to regulate it for the benefit of the 
orchid plant. 
FOURTH FLOWERING, SEPTEMBER 1952—Showing 
/12 blooms, with four yet to come. This is the story of only one of the plants the Rod 
McLellan Company has actually grown in a home. Most 
of our personnel are engaging in a continuing experiment 
to find out for you just which plants do well, and just 
what care encourages their best growth. As each year 
passes, we accumulate more and better knowledge, both 
from our own experience and from that of our many 
customers scattered all over the world. This year, we are 
listing for the first time many plants especially purchased 
with the needs of the small home grower in mind. If from 
time to time you need help on special problems, please 
write. We will do our best to draw from our fund of 
accumulated knowledge the best answers for you. 
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