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 sphagnum and hairpin the little plants on stolens 
to sides and bottom of basket. Or stolens may be allowed to hang as jewelled pendants. 
Flowers are usually bright scarlet and foliage usually villous, or hairy and velvetlike. They 
may also be grown in pots, same soil as African Violets. Either way they require constant 
moisture. When you receive the plants do not remove or tear apart the mass of sphagnum 
which contains their delicate roots. Plant the entire mass. 
Episcia cupreata. Type variety. Red flowers. Very dark bronze leaves with a slight 
silvery tone along midrib. 
The following are cultivars or sports of E. cupreata. All have the same red flowers. 
E. Acajou. Dark bronze with wide silvery green midrib. 
E. Chocolate Soldier. Dark chocolate with narrow silver midrib. 
E. Emerald Queen. Dark green with silvery green midrib. 
E. Frosty. Prevailing color is the frosty green, spreading to leaf margins from the 
center and toward the margins are markings of dark green. 
E. Harlequin. Very shiny leaves, wide green zone along midrib with very dark 
greenish bronze between pinnae from the midrib. 
E. metallica (“Kitty”). Leaves densely covered by short hairs, or villous. Very dark 
bronze with silvery pink center stripe in midrib. Reverse side, vinaceous purple. We have 
been listing this as E. lilacina, as labelled when bought. 
E. Silver Sheen. Silvery green leaves, narrowly bordered dark green. 
E. Sylvan Beauty. Green central zone with greenish bronze on outer portion, 
E. Splendens. (Variegata). Silver green markings on emerald green background. 
This is the last of cupreata cultivars. 
E. cupreata, var. viridifolia. Nile green leaves. The best bloomer of all. 
E. fulgida. (Coccinea, Red Flame Violet). Medium bronze with silvery green veins. 
Lovely red flowers,—but not a “violet.” 
E. lilacina, type variety (Fanny Haage). Large lilac flowers. Broad green center on 
greenish bronze background. $1.00 each. All 13 varieties for $10.00. 
Special. We can now offer the rare Episcia dianthiflora. This is a vigorous grower 
with small green leaves and white flowers with fringed petals in spring and summer. 
$1.75. 
Columneas. Are epiphytic climbing vines, having large, vivid red flowers. They 
may be grown in pots, soil similar to that of other Gesneriads but we prefer to grow 
in wire baskets of pure sphagnum or with the center of sand and peat, equal parts. 
Columnea gloriosa. The most profuse bloomer. C. Schiedeana, very large, thick 
stems. C. microphylla. C. Banksii. C. Allenii. Plants that should flower in their next 
season, $2.00. 
Reichsteineria is now the valid name for plants formerly known as Gesneria and 
later as Corytholoma, the species is still probably cardinalis. The large brilliant red 
flowers are attractive. Grow the seed as for Gloxinia. Seed packet 50c and stamped, 
addressed envelope. 
AFRICAN VIOLETS — Saintpaulias 
Few would question the statement that African Violets are the most popular 
house plant at the present time. They fit perfectly into the modern smaller homes and 
rooms, where things are fixed or built in. Every convenience in a small space. They may 
be grown in an east, south, west or north window or even the basement if given 
artificial lighting and correct temperature. 
They win favor because of their daintiness and beauty, their everblooming habit, 
their diversity in foliage, flower color and form. The introduction this year of double 
pink varieties, for the first time have enhanced their popularity. There seems to be no 
limit to their possibilities in the hands of breeders, except that their color range can 
never include yellow or true spectrum red. The reds are always purple toned. 
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