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You may have wondered 
how we pack your plants 
so they arrive without 
DUPONT LIGHT BLUE $2.25 Dreaking. 
Our African Violets are sent with a ball of good earth around 
the roots. A generous amount of well-dampened sphagnum moss 
is wrapped around the soil, and then enclosed in heavily waxed 
paper and tied. Next, it must be anchored firmly to avoid shifting 
within the box and to prevent the succulent leaves from becoming 
bruised, so we use corrugated padding for this. 
We'll welcome your trial order—large or small. Our plants 
are sent “postpaid” at the prices quoted. We guarantee our mer- 
chandise to please you or we want you to return within 10 days 
any damaged stock so that replacement can be made without 
delay. Our honest guarantee that we will make things right allows 
you to be the judge of value. 
“I heard you had to spray them, what do you suggest” is what 
a few ladies have written us. And I always reply “what are you 
trying to catch!” Because almost everyone knows that the Afri- 
can Violet is just about the cleanest pest-free plant for window- 
sill gardening. 
There is an important difference between ordinary and 
“supreme” type varieties that should be explained here. “Supreme- 
type” varieties like Black Beauty, DuPont Light Blue, Lacy Girl, 
and The Ohio Giant grow more slowly, are difficult to pack because 
the extra heavy type foliage and brittle stems just won’t bend, so 
these varieties are smaller sized plants than regularly shipped, 
require a bit more attention. When fully grown, however, they will 
receive many astonished and envious compliments for strong husky 
appearance and grandiose flower stalks . . . makes for wonderful 
conversation. Neighbors will beg for your secret and ask “how do 
you make them BLOOM like that!” 
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