THE DIFFERENCE 
FEEL THE DIFFERENCE 
WATCH THE DIFFERENCE ... 
as your plants GROW 
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DIRECTIONS — 
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WHY A HOUSE PLANT Mix: 
House plants by the very fact that they are indoors, are growing im an 
abnormal! condition at best. Since darth and soil tend to keep back 
the growing factors as a plant is moved into the house, a special mix 
is made to use that does not pack, dry out too quickly and hold back 
air as it gets into a planter or confined area of the pot and provides 
the best growing medium. 
ABOUT THE MIX: (Note the dark rich fook of this mix.) 
Hawaiian Island house plant mix originates from an old tropical 
planting mix developed in the Hawaiian Islands many years ago. It 
has been improved by research for the average household conditions 
on the mainland. In the mix is the famous fern fiber milled from the 
huge trunks of the ferns of Hawaii. The mix contains lava rock from 
the Island’s volcanoes. This rock imparts to the mix good air circulation 
and keeps the mix from packing. 
In the mix is a special redwood leaf mold from the forest giants 
of California; highest grade of peat for PH and moisture control; and 
laboratory tested leaf mold free from disease. Your mix contains 
charcoal allowing you to put it into containers that have no drain- 
age of their own. 
HOW TO USE THE MIX: (by Gordon Baker Lloyd, nationally known 
horticultural authority) 
Step 1: Moisten mix before using. Press out excess moisture. 
(Mixture should be like a wrung-out dishrag. ) 
Step 2: Gently shake off excess dirt from around roots of plant. 
Step 3: Plant the plant in usual manner filling in with the 
damp mix. 
Step 4. Water plani. 
WATERING: 
Do not giiéss when to water any indoor plant. Rewater when by touch, 
or by feeling a little below the surface. If the mix is beginning to get 
dry then water until thoroughly moist. With this mix you can water 
equally well from the top or the bottom of your container. 
FEEDING: 
Ewery 6 weeks feed with Hawaiian Island House Plant Food (a product 
of Hawaii), made for all indoor plants. 
HOUSE PLANT TIPS: 
This mix works equally well for African violets both as a rooting 
medium and growing medium... any green plant likes plenty of light. 
Keep your plants in strong lighi. If the only window has direct sun, 
cut glare with waxed paper, drawn drape, or venetian blinds . . . House 
plants must have ample humidity, The mix provides part of that. 
More humidity can be supplied by having an open vessel of water in 
your plant area; by growing your potted plants on trays filled wih 
Volcanic Rock, thus keeping the rock moist at all times. 
Try watering at room temperature to avoid sudden shock. House 
plants must have fresh air, but never in drafty locations. | have worked 
with Hawaiian Island House Plani Mix on many kinds of indoor 
plants—it works wonders! This mix and the related Hawaiian Island 
Indoor Plant Products carry my seal of approval. Your guarantee of 
complete satisfaction. 
HAWAIIAN ISLAND PRODUCTS CO. 
