2 VENTURA EPIPHYLLUM GARDENS 
VISITORS WELCOME 10 to 12—1 to 5 
Nursery hours for visitors are from 10:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M., 
except by special request. The nursery is closed on Mondays and 
Tuesdays. When traveling a great distance we advise making an 
appointment if possible, as our business is mostly shipping. 
To reach our gardens drive into Ventura on Main Street to Ven- 
tura Avenue. Turn north and travel 17 blocks to McFarlane Drive; 
turn east and go one block on McFarlane Drive. By Greyhound bus: 
change at Ventura station to local bus going west on Main Street. 
TO OUR FRIENDS AND PATRONS 
WE WISH to express our appreciation and sincere thanks for your good 
will and patronage. Your cooperation during trying times has made it possible 
for us to carry on the work. Your orders will receive every consideration. 
To reach our gardens, drive into Ventura on Main Street to Ventura Avenue, 
turn north and travel 17 blocks to McFarlane Drive; turn east on McFarlane 
for 1 block. By Greyhound bus: Change at Ventura station to local bus going 
west on Main Street. 
Our new family of CHIAPASIAS have advanced our flowering season much 
earlier. Climatic conditions also contribute to this. Our visitors from Southern 
California have failed to see many varieties in bloom by failing to realize that 
our flowering season is always a month earlier than that in the Los Angeles 
or San Diego area. Remember, our season reaches its top peak in April whereas 
in other districts it is in May. 
Since some varieties bloom early and others late, naturally you cannot 
expect to see all varieties in bloom on one visit, so plan to make several visits. 
ATTENTION NEW CUSTOMERS: Our 1950 catalog will be of interest to you. 
A limited number are still available at 25¢ each. 
ILLUSTRATIONS appearing in Ventura Epiphyllum Gardens catalogs may not 
be reproduced without the owner’s consent. 
Mr. Monmonier passed away January 15, 1952. It was impossible. 
to answer all of the many sympathetic cards and comforting letters 
received during his long illness, so I am taking this means to express 
the sincere thanks of the family and myself for your kind thoughts 
and good wishes. It is indeed gratifying and a great comfort to 
know that our customers are also our friends. 
THERESA M. MONMONIER 
and Family 
