Window exposure 



These plants were placed in about every conceivable place where 

 plants can be kept, with the result that information obtained should be 

 helpful. 



Of the four failures one was not kept in a window and three were 

 in east or southeast windows but failed for other reasons. 



Of the seven plants in the fair group, four were not in windows, 

 two were in west windows, shaded so they received very little sun, and 

 one was kept in a northeast window. 



Fig. 10a — African violet is one of the most interesting house 

 plants. Its colors are pink, white, and shades of purple 



Of the 15 plants that rated good or above, only one was kept in a 

 north window, another was never in direct sun but in a very light room, 

 and the remaining 13 were kept in sunny windows all or a good 

 part of the time. Some growers preferred a slight shade, such as a thin 

 lace curtain, to protect their plants from the direct rays of the sun. This 

 was especially true for African violets that were kept in south and west 

 windows. Plants in north windows tended to flower periodically while 

 those in sunny windows flowered continuously. 



Watering 



Insufficient water caused the failure of two plants and damaged sev- 

 eral of those which rated fair. There was no damage from overwatering 

 to any of the plants, even though some of the growers tried to keep their 

 plants on the moist side all the time. Most of the growers applied water 

 through the bottom of the pot by setting the pots in a small container of 

 water; but watering from the top caused no damage on nine of the 



Sixteen 



