—EANTASTIC GARDENS JUN 1959 
Route 2, Box 594, 
Miami, Florida L (TBR A 

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& JUN 291959 


LIST OF GESNERIADS 

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S.] ebartment og Agriculture 


Other plants in the African Violet Family 

CULTURE 
In general, the culture of all gesneriads is similar, They prefer a loose 
sandy soil with plenty of half rotted leaf mold and fibrous peat, sterile and free 
ofnematodes (root knot), Also most gesneriads will develop water spots on the 
foliage from overhead watering when the temperature is high. The rules for fertili- 
zing African Violets hold true for these other relatives, liquid fertilizer applied 
about every two weeks is sufficient. The bulbous types, Achimines, Naegelias, 
Kohlerias, etc., take a rest after their blooming period is over, and water should 
be applied only often enough to keep the bulbs from shrinking when they are dorment, 
The same light exposure that you have found best for flowering African Violets wiil 
be just right for most other gesneriads,. 
ACHIMENES 
Small plants (4" to 6" high, branched in most varieties) available June 1 to Aug 15 
BLUE FLOWERS : Each 
Andersoni - dark blue flowers, lighter in throat $50 
Longiflora - blue flowers 025 
Robustus = purplish blue 025 
Mexicana — dark blue, basket type plant se5 
Periwinkle blue = clear blue flowers; leaves small, dark 
green, purple underneath; hanging basket plant ANS 
RED FLOWERS : 
Master Ingram - best true red «50 
Vivid ~ crimson flowers, hanging basket plant ~ 50 
_ Carmine 025 
PURPLE FLOWERS 
Venusta ~ rich, reddish purple flowers, semi-double, very 
floriferous re ie 
The growth up to date has been very slow and uncertain on the following varieties, 
due to their being new stock and possibly late emerging varieties, 
Available later at $.50 each, 
Mexican Sky Blue Purity 
Mexican Blue Puchella 
Mexican Dwarf Purple King 
Mexican White Purple Eye Salmon Cerise Victory 
Longiflora Major Storm Cloud 
Little Beauty Madam Georges 
Crimson Glory Mixed hybrids from India 
Plants 
GESNERIA macrantha - velvety, emerald green leaves; long, cardinal 
red tubular flowers $1.00 
Gesneria (Kohleria) lindeni = nicely marked leaves, flowers blue and 
white 075 
‘KOHLERIA A ~ leaves emerald green overlaid with a beautiful 
pattern of chocolate brown, flowers clear pink 1,00 
Kohleria spe — chocolate colored leaves, red flowers 035 
COLMA gloriosa = trailing stems to five feet long; small, hairy 
; 4. brownish leaves; large tubular scarlet flowers, 
th beautifully flared; very choice and rare 1,50 
Columnea schiediana - herbaceous climber; strong grower; 4" pointed 
| leaves; flowers 2" long, scarlet, handsome. 1,50 
TRICHOSPORUM lobbians - trailing plant; hard, waxy green leaves; 
orange-red flowers on tips of branches 475 to 1,90 
Trichosporum pulchra - trailing plant; leaves rounded, dark green, 
flowers scarlet on tips of branches. 1,00 
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