growers do not distribute their stock until about Jan. 1. Many would like to plant much 
earlier. For those who want earlier plants and flowers, two courses are available. Plant 
seed at once. Under correct conditions, one may have flowers in 5 mo. from seed. 
Or plant early matured tubers. We have a few tubers that can be shipped soon. 
They may be planted at once when received but one must not over water or expect 
immediate growth. Keep the pots only slightly moist until growth starts and increase 
moisture in proportion to the advance in growth. 
Gloxinia Tubers. Named and labeled varieties, our selection only. Sizes as available. 
Both “Old Time Ten” and newer hybrids will be included as long as available. Price, 
50c ea. $5.00/doz. Assorted, unlabeled tubers, $4.00/doz. 
Gloxinia Culture. The soil may be one part by volume of sharp, coarse sand and 2 
parts peat or peat and leaf mould. Add 1 tablespoon bone meal and 1 teaspoon blood 
meal for a 6” pot. Mix thoroly. Set tuber a little under soil surface and mulch with 2” 
wet sphagnum. Last of all water until a little runs thru at bottom. These are tropical 
plants. The best starting temperature is at least 80°. They will start, but a little more 
slowly at 70°, with 60° or over at night. Keep the pots moist and they can be in full 
sun until foliage appears, then slightly shaded. The plants need good light and more 
sun than most Gesneriaceae. Leggy plants result from insufficient light. Fertilize with 
Spoonit or liquid manure about every 3 or 4 weeks. 
Gloxinia Seed, Houdyshels, saved from our named varieties, assorted. This contains 
the largest number of seed. Antonelli hybrids, from their best new varieties, assorted. 10 
or more seed. Beacon. Rich dark red flowers. This and the following named varieties 
come true to name. Crimson Glow. Name describes color. Free blooming. Rose Sensation. 
Brilliant carmine rose. Swiss Emblem. Brilliant scarlet read, white margin. Your choice 
of packets 50c ea. The 6 packets for $2.75. The number of seed in each packet is in pro- 
portion to their unit value and from 10 to 50. Tho tiny, every seed grows. Send stamped, 
addressed envelope for all seed packets. 
Culture. Place fine grained vermiculite or terralite in the bottom of a plastic refriger- 
ator dish 44” deep and moisten well. Plant seed very thinly over surface. Keep covered 
with lid until plants are ready to pick out. One must make sure that moisture does not 
escape and add water if it does. They may be picked out and transplanted into 2” pots 
after second pair of leaves develop. We also plant seed in 9” pans, half filled with peat 
and milled sphagnum. When planted cover pot with glass. We grow many rare seeds 
by either method, including African Violets. Gloxinias flower at about 5 months. 
Streptocarpus are fibrous rooted evergreen and can only be moved as growing 
plants. The culture is much the same as for Gloxinias except as to temperature. They 
thrive in a cool house and are easily grown in a lath house in summer. The color range 
is similar. The flowers are smaller and freely produced. They are followed by long 
twisted seed pods, hence their name. $1.25 ea. 
Streptocarpus seed. Assorted colors from fine strains. Handle as advised for Gloxinia 
seed. $1.00/pkt. and self addressed stamped envelope. 
S. Wiesmoor Hybds. These are claimed to be entirely new and superior to any 
others. Fls. resemble orchids and are on wiry stems, useful for cut flowers. These are 
Dutch import and expensive. You therefore get fewer seed for $1.00. (Stamped, addressed 
envelope.) 
Episcias resemble African Violets in form and other ways, yet are entirely distinct. 
African violets flower profusely. Episcias are very showy foliage plants and flower but 
once a year. They are natives of the American tropics, not African. Their flowers are 
solitary or clustered, not in cymes as in African Violets. The resemblance is casual, not 
botanical. But their red’ flowers and general contour of the plants have resulted in pro- 
motion of E. coccinea as a Red Violet. They are very tender tropicals and should not be 
colder than 60°. At about 50° they are badly damaged or killed, hence cannot be shipped 
when likely to encounter temperatures under 50°. They make stolens or runners like a 
strawberry and new plants are made in a similar manner. We plant in baskets of sphag- 
num and hairpin the little plants on stolens to sides and bottom of basket. Or stolens may 
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