HOLMES PRE EASTER 
ORCHID SALE 
ORCHIDS — The Perfect Gift For Easter and Mother’s Day ' 
Holmes Orchids Bloom In Your Home | 
OFFERINGS FOR APRIL, MAY AND JUNE, 1954 
Cattleya Mossiae, is the one Orchid that ushers in the Easter Season. For years 
it has been prominent, a top quality 5-6-7 inch Corsage Orchid. Its lush, big § 
tropical beauty has kept Cattleya Mossiae always a top orchid and always in 
great demand at Easter. It has remained forgmany years one of the finest flow- 
ering and easiest to grow of all CottleyayOrchids A big specimen plant often 
produces 6 to 15 big flowers, a small plant 2 to 4 Orchids, medium plants 5 
to 8 Orchids. The color range is lavender with very pretty huge brightly colored 
lips; Magnificent, Showy, Vibrating. 
Well established plants newly potted last summer in perfect osmunda. Robust 
plants in sheath—2 sizes. A SPECIAL PRE-EASTER Cash and Carry Sale. 
Regular $7.30—5-in. established plants in sheath __ $41.90 up 
Smaller $6.40—S-in. established plants in sheath __$3-90 up , 
Cattleya. Gaskelliana. A showpiece, huge 4-5-6 inch blooms with petals shaded lavender. A large brighter lip of very rich 
coloring. Excellent for pots, baskets and mountings. MAKE IT YOUR GIFT FOR MOTHER. Usually blooms May and June. 
Regular $7.50—S-in. established plants in sheath... $41.90 up 
Smaller $6.40—5-in. established plants, 
SOMORINES HEC Ih aeeenee eee eee $3-40 up 
HOLMES CATTLEYA Gigas. For summer bloom, huge big corsage Orchids. Very free flowering, requires lots of light for 
good bloom. 
Regular $7.50—5-in. established plants, 
TOWERING Size semen erect eee eee ae et $4.90 up 
Smaller $6.40—5-in. established plants_._.._----------- $3-90 up 
Last summer Holmes made a special trip to Hawaii just to bring these new “years 
ahead” Orchids back to you. We have been flowering them regularly ever since 
last October. Now for EASTER and MOTHER’S DAY, we expect to bloom 100 
to 200 lush, tropical, FANCY CATTLEYA ORCHIDS—AIll are LC and BLC and 
Choice Rare Hybrids. 
All sizes, all colors, all ready to bloom. 
OUREC OIC mee eeee eee: $9.40, $12.40, $1 7-40, $19-90 up 
ALL PRICES ON THIS PAGE ARE CUT TO THE BONE AND ARE FOR CASH AND CARRY ONLY 
