"F-1 HYBRIDS" 
-temptingly different and as new as tomorrow.. 
A first offering of African Violet Plants 
(technically known as first generation hy- | 
brids), grown from genuinely hand hybridized 
seed obtained from twelve distinct varieties 
cross pollenated with each other. No two 
seeds, even from the same cross and pod, will 
produce plants just alike, tho: they are likely 
to favor parent characteristics. Permitting 
seed to set is a long term project: the seed 
bearing plants were given special attention for 
nine months for these seed pods to ripen after 
crossing, then were planted and carefully grown 
- now ready to bloom. Unfortunately these 
seeds were mixed when planted, so all seedlings 
are offered under the title of "F-f HYBRIDS". 
[t is likely thatwe will part with some out- 
standing sorts worthy of introduction as a 
named variety. That may be your luck. ({f 
you grow such a plant from our seedlings, we 
should like the first opportunity to introduce 
it for you. In other horticultural fields it 
has been the custom that the person who segre- 
gates and grows the seedling isgiven the credit 
of being "originator" of the variety if it 
is named and introduced, not necessarily the 
person who made the actual teres Sac eV OU r 
"F-T HYBRID" may be gat under any name of 
your selection. 
