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Virdans Farms To grow African 
Violets successfully 
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Plant the African Violet you get US dp, Vir ans 
Magic Soil and thereafter feed it at regula 
with Virdans Plant Tonic, allow for enough humidity and 
we will absolutely guarantee you will have the finest, 
healthiest plants full of gorgeous blossoms all the year 
round. 
Insects and those plant diseases to which African 
Violets are susceptible can be easily controlled by the 
Virdans First Aid Kit. More about that in the circular. 
Watering plants is a thing we can’t do anything 
about except to tell you to be careful not to give them 
too much. Forget everything your friends have told you 
about raising African Violets and follow our advice. 
After all we grow them for profit and we cannot afford 
to lose very many. Wait until your plant feels dry at 
the top of the pot before setting it in a saucer of warm 
a water. When it has absorbed enough moisture so that 
the soil at the top feels damp to your finger, take it 
out of the water and let the soil dry out. Then repeat 
Vi cl “MAGIC” SOIL the process. That way you discourage root rot, and 
ir @| Ns keep your plants in good health. 
However the real secret of growing African Violets 
Our Customers named it ““MAGIC”’, successfully is HUMIDITY. That means you must keep 
didn’t! We only know it grows them in a room where the air is moist. If the air is too 
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dry your plants won't blossom, and they may wither 
AFRICAN VIOLETS better than any other soil away and die. No matter what special soil you use 
or what plant food you give them, they will always be 
You have to know what kind of soil African Violets like before you a disappointment to you. For those people whose 
houses are too dry we have a simple and inexpensive 
solution to this problem which will bring your plants 
into bloom in three or four days. In the circular look 
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can hope to be a success at growing them. It took us two years of 
experimenting to hit on the right formula, but now we have it and we 
i offer it to you. We sterilize this soil with ‘‘Soilene’”’ which will keep FOEn HUMIDIRE OWLS It isiscesimple | satiitsounds 
it free from springtails, thrips or any other insect that might infest the ridiculous but it works! | 
soil. It is prepared especially for African Violets, but our customers One sure-fire plan for growing Prize-Winning plants 
tell us of marvelous results with almost any house plant. Virdans is this: Start out with good sturdy stock, well-rooted and 
true to name. A plant of any kind is only as good as 
the firm from whom you purchase it. There are no 
“‘bargains’’ in house plants or nursery stock. You get 
exactly what you pay for. Buy a Virdans plant. Plant 
buy Five bags for $6.00 or Ten bags for $10.00. All postpaid. it in Virdans Magic Soil. Feed it with Virdans Plant 
: a | Tonic. Use any kind of pot you please. Do not over- 
VIRDAN'S African Violet Soil water. Be sure the humidity is right and your plants will 
grow like weeds. At your left is a picture of every- 
thing you need to be a successful grower of African 
gy Violets. Try it. Find out for yourself how easy it is. 
1 pkg. $1. 25 postpaid cae pkgs. $2. 25 We guarantee everything you have read here. So how 
5 pkgs. $6.00 and 10 pkgs. $10.00 can you lose? 
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Magic Soil is put up in moisture-proof plastic bags at $1.25 each 
postpaid; Two bags $2.25: One bag contains enough soil to pot 
from six to eight plants. If you want it in larger quantities you may 
is put up in Moisture-Proof Bags 
