
October, 1949 
Dear Friends: 
Before I forget it, the African Violet Society 
has lost a member—a gentleman by the name of 
Harold F. Thompson, last address 26680 Evergreen 
Rd., Birmingham, Michigan. It seems he has 
some copies of the Society magazine coming to him 
and the editor wants to deliver. If anyone knows 
‘of his whereabouts, please drop a card to Alma 
Wright, 4030 McCalla Ave., Knoxville 15, Tenn. 
Incidentally, if you have a hankering to join 
up, send $3.00 for year’s dues to Warren Gottshall, 
Box 901, Alexandria, Virginia. The magazine, is- 
sued quarterly, is included for the three bucks. 
and is just about the best bargain you'll find any- 
where. 

The best insurance against bugs and blights is 
a vigilant eye and a handy spray gun. Especially 
the former. Trouble caught in time is only a 
minor annoyance. If undetected for two or three 
weeks, it can be disastrous to your whole collec- 
tion. Spray materials and/or sodium selenate, 
while you might not use them but once or twice 
a year, should be available at a moment’s notice 
on a high shelf somewhere in the house. 
Not being the up-and’-at-’em type, we don’t 
advocate a rigorous schedule of plant care. We 
like to see people get the greatest amount of en- 
joyment from their violet collections with the 
least amount of work. If your plants are healthy 
and insect-free, why fret and fume? The smart 
collector will catch any possible insect infestations 
by treating new incoming plants. NEVER put 
new plants, no matter where they come from (even 
Bass War) with your collection for at least a 
month. 
Spray these new plants three times, once when 
they come into your house, again in two weeks, 
and the last time another two weeks later just 
before you move them in with the others. An 
extra month (and two more sprayings) wouldn’t 
hurt. If you wish to substitute sodium selenate 
treatment, this is the time to do it. (See below) 

