All orchid seeds are planted by a laboratory tech- 
nician who tends them carefully for a year's time. 
The orchid family, with its 16,000 species 
and untold thousands of hybrids is likely 
Although 
specie orchids (jungle strains) are widely 
to confuse one just starting. 
used to entice the beginner by their low 
price, most of these are not too satisfactory. 
We have found it is better to recommend 
the less expensive types of mature Cattléya 
hybrids, as they are not only stronger and 
easier to grow, but also produce more and 
better flowers. Our older hybrids gare 
always available to orchid hobbyists at 
reasonable prices because we are con- 
stantly replacing them with new hybrids 
which are bred from our own extensive 
collection of valuable stud plants. 
It is a mistake to believe that all orchids 
look alike. 
siderably; the flowers themselves range 
Their foliage varies con- 
from very simple to exoticly beautiful, 
sometimes fantastic shapes. However, 
all orchid blooms have three features in 
First, 
usually three, which are narrow and 
common. there are sepals 
form a protective covering of the bud. 
Second, there are three petals, two of 
which are alike. The third petal known 
as the lip is shaped differently, is 
spectacularly colored, and is quite often 
the most beautiful part of the flower. 
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Third, there is the fleshy column in 
which the 
united. This column is not found in 
stamens and pistils are 
any other plant family. 
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Wesretommend the following sources for 
~ further information: 
“HOME ORCHID GROWING” 
Price ve eater Gey ae $6.00 
Rebecca Tyson Northern 
D. Van Nostrand Co., Inc. . . . 1950 
“MONTHLY BULLETINS ON ORCHID 
CULTURE” 
American Orchid Society, Inc. 
Bontanical Museum of Harvard Uni- 
versity, Cambridge 38, Mass. 
Price: Includes 1 yr. member- 
ship: in Dociety wats Price $7.00 
If interested in the purchase of orchid 
plants, ask for our latest catalog. 
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EARL J. SMALL ORCHIDS 
ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA 
P. O. Box 576 -- 22nd Street Station 
Main Offices and Greenhouses 
49th Street and 70th Avenue North 
