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THE VIOLET HOUSE a 
E. PEARLE TURNER 828 KENMORE BLVD. | AKRON 1k, OHIO. PL 1875 
AFRICAN VIOLET LEAF PRICE LIST JAN. 1953 
This cancela all other price lists 
Dear Friends: 
With a very successful year behind us, we will again try end please you with 
our leaf shipping service, 
As there is more than a thousand varieties of African Violets, we have selected 
THE NEWEST OF THE NEW AND THE BEST OF THE OLD. . 
In preparing your order we select the very best leaf cutting fresh from the plant, 
whenever possible we send a rooted cutting instead. They are expertly packed to in- 
sure satisfaction; replacement of damaged merchandise will be made ONLY if returned 
within 2) hours after receiving same. 
All orders under $5.00 please send 50¢ for postage and packing; all orders $5.00 
or more POSTPAID, if sent with regular parcel post. Those wishing orders sent AIR 
PARCEL POST, please add extra 50¢ to $1.00 depending on your location. All orders 
from Hawaii or Alaska include $1.00 for air parcel post. Anyone wishing orders sent 
special delivery send 35¢ extra; check or money order with all orders, no C.0.D. 
OHIO RESIDENTS must include 3 per cent State sales tax, or your orders CANNOT 
be filled. 
Get your orders in early as they will be filled in rotation when the weather 
permits, probably the first of April. Instructions with each order. 
Wishing you much success, 
Sincerely, 
Mrs. Turner 
AFRICAN VIOLET SEED 
MIXED---fifty to hundred seed--~------------------------ instruction---~------~-- 5o0¢ 
MIXED---two hundred fifty to three hundred seed--------- instruction------------ 2.00 
BLUE FAIRYTAILS~--A SKED THAT COMES TRUE BLUE-~--------- instructions----------- 2250 
BOOK 
HOW TO GROW AND BLOOM AFRICAN VIOLETS AT HOME (J,Lawrence Heinl) 
The hooklet is six by nine inches in size and contains twenty-four pages jam- 
packed with practical information for the home grower. It is well illustrated with 
clever little cartoons throughout. 
The table of contents includes the following: Origin of African Violets, How 
to Increase Them at Home, (Growing from Seed, Preparing for Seeds, Seedlings, Leaf 
Cuttings, Rooting in Water, Stem Cutting, Potting Young Plants, Division of Violets), 
The Knack of Growing Them, Temperature and Humidity, Soils, Fertilizers, Potting and 
Transplanting, Watering, (Overhead Watering, Subirrigation), Diagnosis of African 
Violet Troubles (Gases, Leaf Bleaching, Ring Spots, Overfertilization, Bud bBrop, 
Stunt-Stem Rot-Mildew), Pests~ Recommended Controls, Varieties (General List, Classi- 
fied Lists), Good Violet Culture at a Glance, and African Violet Culture Aids 
Price of Booklet-----~----~--~.----~-~.=-- ~50¢ POSTPAID 
LEAVES 
YELLOW BROWN GIRL-~-----You've no doubt heard of the search for a yellow African Violet, 
that will-o-the-wisp of the violet kingdom, while a true yellow violet is still a 
dream, YELLOW BROWN GIRL comes the closest of any we have yet seen, The background 
color of the bloom is white, but as each crinkly, cup shaped blossom wnfurls, there 
is a distinct greenish-yellow tinge to it, which gradually change to a soft m?1k 
chocolate brown as the petals mature. No collection can claim all of the available 
colors until YELLOW BROWN GIRL has become a cherished member------~---~~--~~~--~-~ 75¢ 
