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STERN’S THRILLING NEW INDOOR PLANT 
“CHRISTMAS LL 
(Thermo-Treated Christmas-Flowering Giant Amaryllis) 
Blazing Trumpet Flowers At Christmas! ~ 
GIANT FLOWERS! 
Now you can have an amazing Christmas “flower show’ a , 
UP TO 9 INCHES ACROSS 
that will astound your friends. Immense blooms up to 9 in- ~ 
GIANT BULBS! 
AMAZING—BIG AS AN ORANGE 
ches across. Spectacular in size and color. Never anything © 
just like them. 
These colossal Stern's “Christmas Lilies’’ bloom months ear- 
lier than ordinary amaryllis because they are a special strain 
—especially treated for earlier bloom. Each bulb often pro- 
duces two or three enormous flower stalks—each stalk yields 
three and four gigantic blossoms of broad overlapping petals. 
Their blazing scarlet beauty will brighten your Christmas 
season with spectacular beauty. At least 1 plant is a “must'’ 
for any flower lover—3 or more make a breathtaking display] 
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They will flower even in hot, dry apartments. 
They thrive in any warm light location. (Not 
necessary to keep in dark). Within a few days 
after planting, the huge flower buds appear. 
Each bulb will produce gorgeous 
blooms for 10 or more years. 
Simple instructions sent with postpt 
EASY TO GROW every shipment. ch $3-75% 
Plant these Stern’s “Christmas Lilies’ in ordinary potting GIANT IMPORTED BULBS— ga 40.00. 
soil 6-8 weeks before the Christmas season. Water regularly. BLAZING DEEP RED. g for HO 
| THRILLINGLY NEW HOUSE PLANTS! 
/ a, EASY TO GROW 
% INDOOR 
NOW ... Instantaneous ‘‘First__. 
Aid”’ for Infested Plants!! oa . 
Just press the button and spray with 
ORCHIDS STERN 
NM T AEROSOL 
(BLETILLA HYACINTHINA) SPRAY 
GUARANTEED TO 
BLOOM THIS WINTER 
PERFECT ORCHID COLOR! 
PERFECT ORCHID SHAPE! 
GENUINE IMPORTED 
ORIENTAL ORCHID! 
You've always thought that you had to be a real garden expert 
Here is the easiest, quickest, surest 
way to destroy insect pests on house or 
garden plants. Spray on MYST, the 
miracle “First Aid,” at the very first sign 
of infestation. There’s nothing to fix— 
nothing to mix. No muss—no fuss! You 
don't even have to change from party 
clothes or business attire. 
to grow orchids? Well in most cases it’s true—but here’s the 
easiest of all orchids to grow. And—most unusual—it can be 
grown indoors, outdoors or in greenhouses. You can’t fail. If you 
can grow daffodils, you can grow Bletilla hyacinthina. 
BLOOMS THIS WINTER 
Absolutely a true Orchid! They look just like miniature Cat- 
tleya Orchids sold by florists. Flowers are produced on a spike 
12 to 15 inches tall. As many as eight or- 
chids bloom on each spike. A mature 
plant can produce up to 1,000 flowers 
every year! This is the ’’CAN‘’T FAIL” 
Orchid! So easy to grow. Place in pot 
with ordinary garden soil mixed with a 0 
small amount of peat moss. So vigorous, 1 for $2: 
these sensational orchids will bloom in 4 for ¢3.00 
your home this very winter, 5.00 
Bey liecdeéndeet 4 for 
Complete planting directions with each oid 
shipment. Sent at proper fall planting poste 
time in late October. 
IDEAL PROTECTION FOR HOUSE PLANTS 
Hundreds of tests prove that Stern's 
MYST is the best, most convenient way = 
to contro] insect infestation on house plants. The controlled, 
directional spray of the MYST aerosol dispenser makes it 
ideal for use indoors. Gives instantaneous protection to your 
prized house plants—especially African Violets, Begonias, 
Geraniums, etc. 
FILLS A SPECIAL NEED x canletas) 
Stern's MYST fills. a special need for an 28 95 
insecticide-fungicide which is available for ° xers 
use on the instant—without special equip- 2 canisi 
ment—without mixing—without even chang- (24 Bie 5 
ing your clothes, It is a First Aid treatment $4.2 
for use AT ONCE when infestation is dis- postpo? 
covered. 
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