AFRICAN VIOLET SEED—Approximately 300 seeds to a 
package. Directions for sowing with every package. 
Crosses made with good standard varieties. $1.75 
package, postpaid. 
Special Hybrid Crosses, $3.50 pkt. 
NEW — COMPLETE BOOK ON 
AFRICAN VIOLETS—by Helen 
Van Pelt Wilson. 29 violets in 
full color. Up to 40 pages of 
drawings. Latest up-to-date cul- 
tural directions on all phases 
of growing beautiful flowering 
plants. $2.95 each. (Auto- 
graphed copies by author still 
available on request.) 
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OPTOX VIOLET SPRAY—To keep your plants clean and 
free from cyclamen mite, mealy bug, thrips and other 
common diseases of African Violets or other plants 
kept near your Saintpaulias which are many times oa 
source of infestation. eae 
Complete directions are printed on every bottle. 
Also can be used in diluted proportion to destroy 
manure worms and various larvae in the soil. 
Optox is a safe, dependable insecticide, containing 
a well balanced blend of rotenone and pyrethrum 
concentrate spray. Will not injure the most tender 
plants, when used as directed. Packed in the follow- 
ing convenient sizes. 1 oz. bottle 60¢ p.pd. 6 oz. bot- 
tle $1.35 p.pd. 1 pt. bottle $2.50 p.pd. 
An ordinary fly sprayer is best to use when spraying 
violet plants, where spray is applied evenly with 
pressure, 
SUGGESTIONS ON CARE AND CULTURE OF AFRICAN 
VIOLETS 
With the ever-increasing interest and pleasure that 
Saintpaulias have given to beginners, collectors, and en- 
thusiastic window gardeners everywhere, much real in- 
terest has been created in search of the best possible 
culture for such a handsome house plant. It seems every 
collector has some particular window or favored location, 
in one’s own home where their violets thrive best. In 
our sixteen years of African Violet growing and experi- 
ences we have found that violets, like individuals, have 
certain likes and dislikes which, with careful observance 
and study, combined with a bit of practical knowledge, 
are easily understood. 
Above all, it is well to remember that this fascinating 
plant is a semi-tropical beauty, and all we can do to 
make it happy and comfortable in its unnatural surround- 
ings will be greatly rewarded with constant bloom and 
luxuriant foliage. 
Remember, too, our violets of today are gorgeous 
hybrids, with beautiful large blossoms of exquisite color 
tones, and interesting leaf formations, compared to the 
original wild species. They grace our windows with an 
air of beauty and interest, which is a never-ending source 
of pride and satisfaction to the violet collector. 
Here at the gardens we are constantly hybridizing and 
experimenting with every known variety, in an effort to 
bring to our violet friends the very finest in violets. May 
