RYERSON AUGUST SPECIALS (1954) Page 4 
SEED - SEEDLINGS - MATURE PLANTS 
As one of my customers wrote me, "Seedlings that were "Bare Root Babies" a couple of 
years ago, are now "teen-agers"{ And some folks still insist that Orchids grow 
slowly$ 
In case you missed out on any of the following crosses when they were babies, you can 
now buy them as "teen-agers" in 23-inch pots. Take care of them properly, and in an- 
other year you should be shifting them into 4-inch pots, where they will double or 
triple their present value. 
AUGUST SPECIAL NUMBER FOUR 
HYBRID SEEDLINGS IN 25~INCH POTS = MINIMUM ORDER, 3 SEEDLINGS 
#67 Ce. LABIATA ALBA X LC NEW YORK ALBA - White-Colored-Lip for Fall season. 
#68 C. TITRIANAE X LC PRINCESS MARGARET - Big, showy dark lavender; darker lips 
and petal tips. Fall-Winter. 
#137 Ce» IRIS (Dowiana aurea X Bicolor) - Heavy green-yellow. Autumn, 
#139 Be NODOSA X Le CRISPA - Cluster-type White-Col-Lip novelty. Fall. 
#351 LC JAMES RABE, VIVID X C. FRED SANDER, GLORIOUS - Large, dark; Winter. 
#575 C. GIGAS, SANDERIANA X LC SOUTH ESK, THE GOVERNOR - Brilliant; twice yearly. 
#651 Ce RITA SLADDEN X C. BARBARA BILLINGLEY - Vigorous White; Winter, Spring. 
#671 LC MAX PALM X LC DERRYNANE = Dark, brilliant; twice yearly, Fall, Spring. 
#672 LC PRINCESS MARGARET X LC SOUTH ESK ~ Rose-lavender; dark lips. Fall, Winter. 
#697 LC WESTWOOD X LC LUDGATE - Bold, red=-lavender; purple lips. Winter. 
Any THREE seedlings in 2$-inch pots (your choice) sececeseeece$l0.000.(Prepaid in U.S.) 
One EACH - ALL TEN SEEDLINGS IN 2g=INCH POTS.scscececceecveseG250000, " " ® 
Twenty or more (your choice) @ $2.00 each (Shipping charges collect) 
Years in the mail order business proved I can sell a good percentage of my "Inquiries". 
But am I satisfied with that? No.» Instead, I keep asking myself why some of you who 
spent a 5S=cent dollar for my Folder, have never sent me an ORDER. 
"Does he READ my many mailings?" I ponder. "Or does he chuck them into the waste 
basket?" 
Therefore, these few paragraphs are a test. If YOU sent me a dollar but never followed 
through with an order, clip these paragraphs from Page 4 of the AUGUST SPECIALS, write 
your name and address on the back, and mail it to mee 
It'll know you read this mailing, or you never would have discovered such a hidden 
test. To reward you, I will send you a color slide of an Orchid, for your slide col+ 
lection. No obligation to buy anything, and your name will stay on the Mailing List 
unless you request its removal. 
