produce fine plants much lower in price than 
the plants I sell and still maintain high standards 
of quality. 
I grow all Cattleya plants in flower pots. 
They are all well established, vigorous plants of 
blooming size. All my plants are adult plants 
and will flower on their present growth or their 
new growth. In short, you can expect flowers 
from my plants anywhere from 30 days to 1 
year, depending on what time of year the plant 
blooms and what time of year you are buying it. 
Most Cattleya Orchid plants produce flowers 
once a year. A few of the better types produce 
two sets of flowers a year. The amount of 
flowers a plant produces depends on the size and 
age of the plant. The older and larger the plant 
the more flowers it produces. 
Amateurs cannot, except in rare exceptions, 
grow Orchids from seed. It is a highly technical 
procedure and certainly cannot be recommended 
for a beginner. 
RECOMMENDATION FOR BEGINNERS 
Do not attempt to absorb too much infor- 
mation at one time by purchasing various books 
on Orchids. Too much reading is certain to 
confuse you since each grower or writer has his 
own pet theories of how to grow Orchids. Mine 
is based on growing thousands of plants. The 
next book you read may be based on growing a 
few dozen plants by an amateur grower who 
means well but whose experience is very limited. 
The information I have given you in this booklet 
is more than enough to get anyone started in 
growing Orchids succesfully. The next step is 
to get some plants and get started. You will 
learn more by growing one plant than reading a 
dozen books. 
