burn will quickly cause brown spots or large 
patches of brown rot on the leaves. If caught 
in time and cut away the plant will live. 
The best location for an Orchid plant is near 
a window where it will receive 50% light without 
burning. Any exposure is good as long as the 
plant gets good light all day long. Usually, 
wherever you can grow and flower an African 
Violet you will find Orchids thriving well. They 
both require nearly the same amount of lght 
for best growth and flowers. Broken down in 
percentages, one may safely say that Orchids 
do not need more than 40% to 50% sunlight, but 
it must be filtered or diffused so that it does 
not burn the plant. 
“CAVEAT EMPTOR” 
BEWARE OF BOOBY TRAPS! 
If you have never grown an Orchid before 
you will be easy prey for unscrupulous persons. 
There are individuals selling wild orchids for as 
little as a dollar each. These are dried up, 
broken down bulbs whose flowers will usually be 
about the size of a ten cent piece. Not knowing 
one orchid from another you can easily be 
fooled. Your chance of flowering these is about 
1 chance in 100! So when you get ready to buy 
a plant be certain of the dealer from whom you 
buy; consult your Garden Club, if possible, or 
friends who might be growing Orchids now. 
The price of a good, vigorous, well estab- 
lished plant such as I sell, varies from $8 to 
$15 a plant. My prices are based on quality 
and appearance of the plant, rarity, season of 
the year, size of the flower expected, color, 
texture, and several other factors. Rare and 
unusual colors brings up the price. Thus, White, 
very dark shades, Yellow, Bronze, and other 
rare colors will be usually higher in price. 
That is a quick run down on my prices. Other 
dealers may charge you more. Inspect a lesser 
price with suspicion for it is impossible to 
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