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word for the 
little paper among 
your friends. | 
*l-am an‘old woman, in my seven- 
ties, very deaf and’a_ stay-at-home. 
Am dependent on my sons, laboring 
men, for my personal. expenses. 
When the income from plants and 
the paper fail to meet their own ex- 
penses, | do without something to 
make up the difference. Would be 
glad if my labor income should be 
enough to relieve my sons of my 
support, all else will go right into 
making the paper bigger and better. 
I thank you. 
AFRICAN VIOLETS 
W. We McEver 
The African Violet is especially 
suited’ to the ‘atmosphere of the 
average well kept home. It is the 
Queén of house plants, ever-bloom- 
ing in its nature, and doesn’t like 
san GKe much. With ‘proper care it 
will“bloom in’ ‘the house the year 
around. Bright’ sun’ will kill them, 
but indirect light will make them 
grow. They do not like to be in a 
draft... Keep them well watered but 
not wet..Do.not water the plant, but 
put the pot ina plate, or anything 
that holds water, so they will get 
wet from the boitem up. 
The leaves will root in clean sand 
in a few weeks. Take the leaves off 
with one inch of stem; stick loosely 
in sand, and keep sand wet. As soon 
as the stem roots, pot up in good 
rich’ dirt, no fertilizer, and you will 
soon. have young plants. 
The African Violet is not a Violet 
at all, but belongs to the Gloxinia 
family, and the same treatment suits 
the African Violet. They will grow 
in any rich garden soil. Do not wa- 
ter with water colder than the tem- 
perature of the house! They bloom 
in Blue, White, Pink “and Purple. 
There aré some fifty varieties, with 
different shaped leaves, and differ- 
ent colors of leaves. New ones are 
from seed, — that is a slow way to 
get started. | | 
THE YELLOW SHEETS 
September-October, | 1947 
The African Violet is not a weak- 
ling as some people think, but will 
| stand a‘lot of rough treatment when 
“you understand.them. | have some 
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a re 
‘eral, 
“plants that have been blooming for 
‘over three years. If you once grow 
them, you will never be without one, 
and in most cases you will want sev- 
because they will grow and 
bloom where no other plant will. No 
matter where you live, you can have 
it and grow it to perfection in any 
living or bedroom. It won't grow 
out of doors unless protected from 
sun, rain and. wind. 

“Mr: McEver is a large scale grow- 
er and we are fortunate to get: infor- 
mation from headquarters. 
GASTERALOES AND 
ECHEVERIAS® -- 
Mrs. E. J. Peterson, * 
Eagle Bend, Minn. ~ 
- Gasteraloes areé’a cross between 
Aloes and Gasterias and seem to be 
stronger and live longer than Aloes. 
And: with our long winters. when. it 
is so difficult to find. window space 
‘for all the plants, the Gasteraloes 
seem quite content away from any 
window, not even a good light. They 
are usually in. a cool place, so are 
watered every six weeks. I try to 
keep them in a semi-dormant condi- 
tion. If window space is available, 
they will be happier. When. out-of- 
doors in summer they require about 
as much water as a Geranium. This 
variety of plants seems to like dark 
loam from. the woods, and when 
well established, appreciate liquid 
fertilizer. tj | 
Echeverias always require good 
light. both winter and summer. 
Those with’ the colored leaves need 
the sun to bring.out the color. Some 
of those with plush like leaves do 
best in a north window; direct sun 
is too strong for some of that vari- 
ety. If the plants, with age, become 
“leggy” and un- attractive, cut ro- 
