LIQUA-VITA PLANT FOOD—A highly 
concentrated fertilizer with plant 
e 
wu hormones and Vitamin B: in liquid 
YA form, so easy to use, simply add to 
hee NY your water. Non acid forming, ex- 
v c (\\ cellent for African Violets and all 
| other house plants. 8 oz. bottle 
(makes 16 gal. plant food) 75¢ 
-postpaid. 1 qt. bottle $1.50. 
HYPONEX PLANT FOOD—A real aid to keep your 
violets in a good vigorous growing and blooming con- 
dition. A clean, odorless plant food especially bene- 
ficial to African Violet culture, and most economical; 
does not lose its vitality. This food gives best results 
when used as a regular weekly drink for your plants. 
Full directions are included on every package. 
3 oz. can 25¢ p.pd. 7 oz. can 50¢ p.pd. 1 Ib. can 
$1.00 p.pd. 
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 a 
source of infestation. 
_ + 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 hey 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. 
fe ‘Here at the gardens we are constantly hybridizing and 
éxperimenting with every known variety, in an effort to 
bring to our violet friends the very finest in violets. May 
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