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Q. How can I get shiny leaves on my violets 
like I see others have? 
A. Wash them off every now and then. Hold 
the plants at an angle under a slow-running tap, 
lukewarm water, and gently sponge off the leaves. 
There’s also a product on the market, Flora-Glo, 
which can be brushed on the leaves to make them 
pretty and slick. Don’t get it on the flowers 
though or they’ll spot. 
Q. Violets get limp and leaves turn brown 
and rot off. 
A. If the whole plant turns limp, you have 
a case of crown rot in the early stages. You can 
save it if you go to work on it now. Cut off the 
crowns with a sharp knife, scraping out all the 
brown rotted part of the stalk, and re-root them 
in water or on sand. 
Q. I buy all my soil prepared and they 
never bloom like I see most people do. 
A. Buy one of those small sacks of vermi- 
culite at the dime store and add about one-fourth 
vermiculite to the mixture you are now using. 
Q. Have two lovely plants in very small 
pots. What to do with them? 
A. Shift the plants on to the next size larger 
pot, using a soil of 1 part leaf-mold, 1 part loam, 
and 1 part of sand or vermiculite. To maintain 
continuous bloom, fertilize occasionally with any 
good fertilizer, following the directions on the 
container. 
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GIRLS 
Since these seem to come in all sizes, colors 
and shapes, it seems just as well to put them in a 
section by themselves. The “girl” refers to the 
foliage, of course. It is scalloped, with the white 
marking at the base of the leaf. 
Blue Girl (medium blue) — $1.00 
Bronze Girl (red-lavender flower, very dark 
Poligige )ipek Bees Oy ee ee ee $1.50 
Double Orchid Girl (See above for Saree mA 
Double Sea Girl (ditto) 2 ee $3.00 
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Bed Grin i he Be he NE ee ee ee $1.25 
Snow?! Girl (See above) isc e) ee ee $2.25 
White Girl Hybrid (white with blue al aay ie 
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