INTRODUCING THE EVER-BLOOMING STRAP-LEAF VANDA ORCHID PLANT 
Esteemed Friend: | io 5 = AUG 9 
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It is always nice to have an orchid 
drop around for a visit. For this reason th i 
fast becoming the outstanding orchid of the year, si itSblobmas / all 
the year around! rial 
They can be grown along with Cattleya, Oncidium, Laelia and 
Dendrobium Orchids. They like very good light and the warm gt- 
mosphere of a well heated home. They are very adaptable and will grow 
equally as well in either osmunda, charcoal or pebbles. When grown in 
either charcoal or pebbles they should be given some form of soluble 
fertilizer several times a month. They also like a daily sprinkle on their 
leaves in’the merning, and a good pot watering a few times a week. 
A. great advantage ‘that Sirap-Leaf Vaiida Orchid plants nave over 
other types of orchids is the fact that they bloom all year around. Even 
small plants wilf bloom 3 to 4 times a year. As plants get bigger they 
may produce as many as 10 to 15 spikes of flowers (150 to 400 flowers 
a year). The flowers are long-lasting; as much as 6 to 8 weeks on the 
plant, and they are very durable in corsages as well. They come in 
thousands of colors! Those with Sanderiana blood lines are very valua- 
ble. Col. Gore of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, paid $1,250.00 for a single 
plant! 
For IMMEDIATE BLOOMING | offer the following plants, either 
in bud or bloom or with a started flower spike: Order at once as the 
supply is very limited. Order by number. 
Rae Colley; variation: Deep Pink, Blue, Gray-Blue—$15 to $20 ea. 
GM-2F — “ Brownish- Gold — 17 to 25 
EN-3F — ” * Cream-Chestnut markings — 17 to 25 “” 
GW-4F— : Blue — 20 to 25 ” 
17-5 ee a Blue — 25 i 
JT-6F — %” 3% White with purple spots — 12 ye 
DS-7F — ” i Brown with pink back — 17 to 20 ” 
CW-8F== "= : Blue, Pink, Raspberry — |l6to 2008 
Flowers on all of these will average 3 to 4 inches in size except JT-6F which is a small flowering variety: 
SPECIAL: Sanderiana — the best of them all; plants to bloom within a year, only $15. These run to shades 
of orange, brown, pink, raspberry, gold, etc. Color on these are never predictable, and selected plants often sell for 
$75 to $300. So you may get something really valuable if you can patiently wait about a year until these come into 
bloom. All plants will be shipped within 7 days the best possible way. If you have a shipping preference please 
let me know. | will include free with each plant a 1 year supply of water-soluble fertilizer suitable for these plants. 
Box 4550 Samuel L. Presner Coral Gables, Florida 
P. S. The May 1954 issue of National Geographic Magazine, on page 600, had an excellent color photo of a 
cluster of Sanderiana Orchids. 
