U.S. Department of Agriculture 
Library 
Washington 25, D.C. 
Dear Sirs: 
FlAs 
Oct. 21, 1953 
esa Sec TAAL AEB 
In reply to your recent letter asking for our catalog or list we are 
giving you as much information concerning what seeds we have available as we 
can at the present time. 
We grow African Violets primarily as a hobby, as we are both employed 
in the bureau of laboratories of the Indiana State Board of Health. 
We built 
our own greenhouse, and when we first produced seed on our African Violet 
plants it was for our own use. 
However, as we didn't have sufficient space 
to grow all our seedlings, we advertised and sold a large part of our seed 
last year. 
our supply was exhausted. 
advertising it for sale. 
The number of people who wrote to us for seed was so large that 
We have grown a new crop of seed, and are again 
We believe that the present supply will be enough 
to fill all the orders we should receive. 
The following is the list we are 
sending to people who write to us asking what varieties of seed are available. 
At the present time we have more than 125 named varieties of African 
Violet plants, and we are growing seed on most of them. 
will have a greater quantity and selection of secd. 
We can furnish seed from the following varieties at the present 
We are asking $1.00 for 200 seeds of the following. 
every day. 
time - in limited quantity. 
Big Mike 
Frilled Lady 
Dupont Lav. Lady 
Myrtle 
Blue Boy 
West Coast Amethyst 
Georgous 
Blue Girl 
In a few months we 
More seed is ripening 
We also have seed from 
an unnamed blue-white 
Bi-color 
Begonia Blue 
Blue Eyes 
Orchid Girl 
Heavenly Blue 
Red Land 
Pansy Purple 
Blue Fairy Tale 
Rosy Blue 
Regarding seed from double flowered varieties, at present our supply is very 
limited, 
Blue and white single flowered Bi-Color. 
We will have more seed from double flowered varieties ina 
of this cross. 
few months. 
We can offer seed from Double Seagirl crossed with a single flowered 
We are asking $ 1.00 for 100 seeds 
Our mixed seed, which we sell at $ 1.00 for approx. 300 seeds, actually 
contains seed from about fifty different varieties. 
If you are interested in seed from specific varieties, we would appreciate 
your letting us know, and we will attempt to get the seed you wish. As for 
furnishing seed from specific crosses of two varieties, we will attempt to make 
specific crosses for customers if we have the varieties available. However, it 
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