A i S-fy. ft SB HI3 M A ^52 V, 60+, ruL c^Jrican MAGAZINE Volume 26 Number 1 January, 1973 PART I OF II PARTS M4R 0 9 B ROOTED CUTTINGS AURORA SERIES GRANGER LANIGAN LYON HAWLEY Ashes of Roses Blue Carousel All Pink Calico Craze Bellringer Bluebell Blue Flair Camille Candy White Cheery-0 Blue Dot Br;ght Eyes Cashmere Pink Dark Giant Col. Kutter Blue Skies Brittany Dark Image Hanky Panky Hi-Lander Borealis Came!ot Dauntless Happy Harold Jazz bow Challenge Coppertips Deep Blue Seas Henny Backus Katydid Coronet Crimson Charm Electra Honey Bunny Light Blue Magic Dream Galahad Flower Song Hot Pants Mysotic Dusty Rose Garnet Elf Frosted Rose Inky Pink Oh My Fairest Firebird Gaiety Jazzberry 0 Joy Felicity Fringed Lilactime Giant Butterfly La Rhonda Royal Flush Glimmer Jeweltone Happy Faces Lyndy Lou Superfection Lavender Bliss Majestic Honey Magungensis White Satin Papermache' Miriam Steel Lily White Mock Rose Peacharino Orchid Magic Lucy Maynard Mysterium Pleasure Orchid Princess Lustre Rose Nancy Reagan KOLB P!um Dandy Peach Frost Mercury Pink-a-Ling Angella Christine Pollyanna Peppermint Pert Pink *n ink Attention Pride Pink Ballet Pink Velvet Pop Art Green ice Purple Bliss Purple Charm Purple Nautilus Rose Bud Irish Dude Purple Pride Purple Joy Raspberry Ribbon Sea Queen Mello White Purity Red Flame Rosaline Seventh Heaven Party Peach Orchid Flash Red Flair Rose Show Sheer Luck Petti Point Royalty Rose Dusk Spring Fever Top Dollar Sailor’s Dream Rozette Snowbird Star Rozette Trail Magic Satellite Frills Starbright Spring Deb Wink Violet Trail Star Magic Windfall Valiant Wintersong Woodstock Tioga MINIATURES AND SEMI MINIATURES Allen’s Toy Cheer U Fancy Pants Minnie Snow Beils Antique Rose Clown Irish Elf Nymph Fly Snow Drop Azure Trinket Coco Joy Blue Ping Pong Sue Ann Baby Dear Coral Spider Kicky Blue Posy Pink Teacup Tempest Baby Pink Cutie Leslie Red Elfin Wax Timmie Bagdad Doll Baby Little Busy Bee Royal Trinket Tiny Blue Bee Bells Double Take Little Cupcake Snoopy Tiny Fantasy B ast Off Srop Up Lucky Locket Small Change Wee Admiration Bronze Elf Edith’s Toy Midget Bon Bon Snow Baby Wee Delights 6 — $7.50 12 — $14.00 25 — $25.00 Minimum order six. Please add $1.50 postage, $2.00 west of Denver. For descriptive list please send stamp. 5007 Terry Dr. Our Phone 618-466-0146 Alton, Illinois 62002 MAGAZINE c^lrlcan^^iolet — Vol. 26, Number 1 January, TABLE OF CONTENTS 1973 Every attempt is made to keep articles technically correct. Since the growing of fine African violets can be achieved in many ways, the method and opinions expressed by writers are their own and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of AVSA. PERTAINING TO VIOLETS 5. Violets for Favors — Mrs. Paul (Joan) Steckowych Poem “Violet Jewels’’ — Minnie Bellizzi 8. My Love: My Violets — Mrs. James E. Johnston Newspaper Women Tells of Violets IS. Violet Growers Are Human, Too — Abigail Sullivan 19. Uses Glass Shelves— Mrs. Margaret Nash 23. Different Plants from Leaves of Same Violet Plant — A. Thurston Child 25. Coming Elvents 27. Calling All Men — African Violet Fever— Larry DeCredico Dry Air 28. Try a Terrarium — Anne Tinari 29. Renew Your Violets — Mrs. W. F. Anderson 30. Bugs That Like African Violets — Chris Huebscher 31. Affiliate ’appenings 32. Grows Violets to Give ’Em Away 33. Tempering the Trauma of Transplanting — Mrs. L. F. Lidiak 35. Humidifiers — They’re Great — Mrs. Donald 'E. McDonald 45. Thrips — A Safer Means of Eradication — Kenneth E. Resch 48. That’s Bad. No. That’s Good — Helen Van Zele Did You Know .... 51. People, People and Violets — Mrs. Richard Chase 55. Population Explosion! — Mrs. John O. Legreid 57. Why So Long! — Grace Eyerdom From Dream to Reality 58. Did Y’Know . . . 59. Suggestions for Programs — Mrs. Herbert W. Sullivan 60. African Violet Shows Are Fun! — Mrs. Alex J. (Lois) I Mueller 61. What’s a Poor Violet To Do? Have You Tried . . . 62. Learn What Is Missing — Mrs. Joseph J. Larose 63. What about an AV Correspondence Club? — Mrs. Terry G. Clawson 64. Ray Lange Says: African Violets Make Beautiful House Plants 66. Wiggly Tails Brought Purple Flowers — Alysse M. Marshall 68. Two Frogs Fell Into Churn of Milk — Montine (Monty) Dale 69. Feeding and Potting: There’s No Secret Formula — Mrs. Joseph Larose 70. Gesneriad Plant Family Named After C. Gesner 71. My Way of Growing African Violets — Mrs. Cecil Tipton Bits and Pieces From Everywhere 72. Violet Leaves for Vitamin C — Eunice Vallery REGULAR FEATURES 4. Greetings from the President — Cordelia Rienhardt 9. List Your Best Varieties — Mrs. M. G. Gonzales 10. Your Library — Mrs. Wayne Schroeder 13. Registration Report — Adele Tretter 14. Musings from the “Mini Mam’’— Mrs. Sidney (Ellie) Bogin 22. Beginner’s Column— Mrs. J. A. W. (Ann) Richardson 25. Boyce Edens Research Fund — Mrs. Paul O. Gillespie, Sr. AVSA Booster Fund— Mrs. Marvin Garner 46. Question Box — Anne Tinari 50. Calling All Affiliates — Betty Weekes 54. A Foote on the Violet Path — Grace Foote SOCIETY BUSINESS 3. Strictly Business — Your Business 7. Magazine is in New Home 35. Cumulative Index 44. Show Entry Tags 47. Tick Tock — Deadline for Membership Dues Magazine Binders 71. Magazine Binders MISCELLANEOUS 5. Lunar Logic 16. “Streptocarpus” by Foremost Authorities 23. Plant Disease Clinic Set Up 27. Corrections! 54. Dorothy Gray Much Improved Our Apologies 58. Pest Control 65. Did You Know . . . 72. State Protected by Plant Laws — Beth Goodman CONVENTION 36. 27th Annual Convention — Call for 1973 Meeting Hotel Reservation for 1973 AVSA Convention 37. Registration Form for 1973 AVSA Convention 38. Program Summary for Convention Nominating Committee Presents Report 39. Show Schedule — Amateur Division 40. Amateur Division Rules and Regulations Judges Workshop Convention Dates 41. The 1972 Convention Show — Society Awards Amateur Show — Special Awards 42. Convention Tours — Amy Lackner, Convention Chairman 43. Commercial Show Schedule 44. Advance Registration for Judging School Class Attention: (Qualified Judges Reservations for Classes in Design Division 45. Yearbook Deadline APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP African Violet Society of America, Inc. P. O. Box 1326 Date . Knoxville, Tennessee 37901 Please enroll me as a member of African Violet Society of America, Inc. My dues are enclosed. Member¬ ships are defined below. Membership year March 1 to February 28. Q individual Membership is $6.00 Associate Member ($3.00) (No magazine included) . I I Commercial ($15.00) Street Address . Q Affiliated Chapter ($6.00) Q Affiliated State, Regional and Council $15.00 State . □ Life ($100) y Sustaining ($25) Make checks Payable to African Violet Society of America, Inc. Zip Code . □ New Member □ Renewal From November 16 through February 28, new members may pay half the annual dues, will receive member¬ ship card expiring February 28 and the January and March issues of THE AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE. $3.00. The African Violet Magazine, January, 1973 1 COVER PAGE This lovely mini arrangement pic¬ tured on the cover page wa3 done by Mrs. Charles Crammond ©i Bogota, New Jersey, and entered in the min¬ iature arrangement division, “Breakfast at Tiffany's", at the New York AVSA Show. The stones in the jeweled con¬ tainer reflect the hues of the exqui¬ site African violet. OFFICERS MRS. HAROLD RIENHARDT . President 44bd W. Seneca Tpk. Syracuse, N. Y. 13215 MISS EDITH PETERSON .. 1st Vice President 1545 Green St. San Francisco, Calif. 94123 MRS. E. A. NELSON . 2nd Vice President 603 East Essex St. Louis, Mo. 63122 MRS. MARVIN GARNER .. 3rd Vice President 1010 Edgewood, S. E. North Canton, Ohio 44720 MRS. DOROTHY GRAY . Secretary 24254 Wilmot Ave. East Detroit, Mich. 48021 MRS. PERCY F. CRANE . Treasurer 317 Massapoag Ave. Sharon, Mass. 02067 STAFF MRS. GRACE FOOTE, Editor 211 Allien Place Port Arthur, Texas 77640 MRS. EDWARD A. NELSON, Adv. Mgr. 603 East Essex Ave. St. Louis, Missouri 63122 MRS. CLARICE BELL Office Manager P. O. Box 1326 Knoxville, Tennessee 37901 COLUMNISTS Mrs. Frank Tinari, Mrs. Janies Carey, Mrs. Fred Tretter, Mrs. Wayne W, Schroeder, Mrs. Ruth Carey, Mrs. Sidney Bogin, Mrs. Marvin Gamer, Mrs. Paul O. Gillespie, Mrs. J. A. W. Richardson, Paul Arnold, Mrs. Roy E. Weekes, Mrs. Joseph Larose. BEST VARIETIES, HONOR ROLL COMPILER Mrs. M. G. Gonzales 200 Doris Ave. San Jose, Calif. 95127 PRINTER Gus Becker Printing Co. 1080 Forsythe Beaumont, Texas- 77701 The Official Publication of the African Violet Society of America, Inc. The African Violet Magazine is published 5 times a year, January, March, June, Sep¬ tember and November and second class post¬ age is paid by the African Violet Society of America, Inc., at 706 Hamilton National Bank Building, Knoxville, Tenn. 37901 and at ad¬ ditional mailing offices. Subscription $6.00 per year, which is included in membership dues starting with the June issue each year. Copyright by African Violet Society of Amer¬ ica, Inc. 1973. NOTICE TO POSTMASTER: Please send notification regarding unde¬ liverable magazines to office address: African Violet Society of America, Inc., P. O. Box 1326, Knoxville, Tenn. 37901. ADVERTISERS’ INDEX 19. Annalee’s Violetry — Hooray for Spring! 26. AVSA Jewelry 14. Berry’s African Violets — African Violet Plants and Supplies Mary V. Boose — Heavenly Violets 22. Buell’s Greenhouses — 140,000 African Violets 14. Ruth Carey’s Handbook for Judges and Exhibitors 22. Castle Violets — African Violets 23. Victor Constantinov — Violets by Constantinov 26. Elley’s Greenhouses — Increase Your Violet Family Floralite Company — Lumen-Lighter Plant Stands 10. Floralite Company— Sunlighter Space Saver Stands 22. Violet Frathel — Frathel’s Originations 11. Gothic Arch Greenhouses 12. The Greenhouse — Greenhouse Go-Cart 23. Bernard D. Greeson — Spot That Mite! 19. House of Violets — Aquamatic Self-Watering Violet Planter 26. Hyponex Plant Food — African Violet Soluble Food. 6. Kolb’s Greenhouses — New Introductions for 1973 Inside Back Cover — Lyndon Lyon — Where the Violets Are 18. Mary’s African Violets — African Violet Supplies Inside Front Cover — Mary-Ray Violets — Rooted Cuttings 19. Moser Card Company — African Violet Greeting Cards 16. Norran, Inc. —Decorator Planter 13. Park Nurseries — African Violets 11. Plant Marvel Laboratories — Plant Food and Sprays 9. Poynor’s Greenhouses 15. Richter’s Greenhouses — ^Spring 1973 Releases 23. Rose Knoll Gardens — New for ’73 Schultz Instant Liquid Plant Food 18. Shoplite Company — Decorative Plant Stands 7. Stim-U-Plant Lab. — Home Garden Aids Back Cover — Tinari Greenhouses— To "Tune In’’ ’73. Try a Terrarium 15. Tubecraft — Fiber Glass Tray 9. Tubecraft — Flora-Cart Portable Indoor Garden 12. Tubecraft — Watering Aid Fred A. Veith — Nature’s Way Products — Sponge-Rok 10. Mr. and Mrs. George Vincent — Violets, Aquaplanters, Flora Carts 22. Volkmann Bros. — Reservoir Wick Pots 15. The Walkers — African Violet Supplies 25. White Cloud Farms — Choice and Selected Varieties EDITOR’S NOTE: These are your advertisers who help the magazine. Please support them and when you Yfrite them for supplies, please mention The African Violet Magazine. The African Violet Magazine, January, 1973 2 STRICTLY BUSINESS - - YOUR BUSINESS A TABLE OF INFORMATION TO USE IN CONDUCTING YOUR BUSINESS WITH YOUR SOCIETY TO INSURE GOOD SERVICE ALWAYS GIVE YOUR NAME AND COMPLETE ADDRESS. IF YOU HAVE MORE THAN ONE ITEM SEND EACH ITEM TO THE CORRECT PERSON. AFFILIATE ’APPENINGS Send to Editor, Mrs. Grace Foote, 211 Allien PI., Port Arthur, Texas 77640 AFFILIATES: Chapter, Council, Country, State or Regional Society. Affiliates are listed in November issue. For information on show awards; how to start a chapter in your area; questions on new or renewal membership, write Mrs, Roy Weekes, 1356 E. Cypress, Glendora, Calif. 91740 AVSA BOOSTER FUND: Send contributions to Mrs. Marvin E. Garner, 4817 Cleveland Ave., N. W., Canton, Ohio 44709 AVSA OFFICE: Mrs. Wade H. Bell, Office Manager Address: Box 1326, Knoxville, Tenn. 37901 BEST VARIETIES LIST: See November issue. BEST VARIETIES - HONOR ROLL COMPILER: Mrs. M. G. Gonzales, 200 Doris Ave., San Jose, Calif. 95127 BOYCE EDENS RESEARCH FUND: Send contribution, club or individual, to Mrs. Paul O. Gillespie, Sr., 5201 St. Elmo St, Chattanooga, Tenn. 37409 BY LAWS: See September issue. COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES: Albert BueU, Buell’s Greenhouses, Box 218, Eastford, Conn. 06242 COMMERCIAL MEMBERS: See list in November issue. CONVENTION: AWARDS: see January issue. Send suggestions or contributions for convention awards to Mrs. Joan Van Zele, P. O. Box 843, Lemon Grove, Cal. 92045 PROGRAM: See March issue. Send special requests for workshop programs; suggest names of interesting speakers to Mrs. Ross V. Lahr, 3559 East Easter Avenue, Littleton, Colo. 80120 SCHEDULE: See January issue TIME AND PLACE: If your club or a group of clubs would like to sponsor a national convention in your - area, write to Mrs. H. Harold Baker, 2181 Stanford Ave., St. Paul, Minn. 55015 CULTURE FOLDERS: Free culture folders are available from AVSA office, Box 1326, Knoxville, Tenn. 37901 for distribution at shows or by commercial members with plants. Membership application included. CUMULATIVE INDEX: Write AVSA Office. HONOR ROLL: See June issue. JEWELRY: Member, Past President, Life Member pins. Own and wear them with pride. Order from AVSA office. Box 1326, Knoxville, Tenn. 37918 JUDGES: See September issue for list JUDGING SCHOOL: For information on holding a school or to become a qualified judge, write to Mrs. Ruth Carey, 3900 Garden Drive, Knoxville, Tenn. 37901 LIBRARY: See June issue for list of slide programs and packets available from AVSA Library. Order from Knoxville office. If you have ideas for a library program or slides to donate for library, write Mrs. Wayne W. Schroeder, 1739 N. 74 Ct, Elmwood Park, Ill. 60635 LIFE MEMBERS: See June issue for list MAGAZINE: ADVERTISING MANAGER: For advertising rates, copy and information write Mrs. Edward A, Nelson, 603 E. Essex Ave,, St Louis, Mo. 63122 ARTICLES: Send to Editor, Mrs, Grace Foote, 211 Allien PI, Port Arthur, Texas 77640 DEADLINE DATES: June issue. Mar. 1; Sept, issue, June 1; Nov. issue, Aug. 1; Jan. issue, Oct. 1; Mar. issue, Dec. 1 BACK ISSUES: Reduced rates in effect.Complete your set now. Write to AVSA office, Box 1326, Knoxville, Tenn. 37901 for list of available issues. BINDERS: Sold only in pairs at $6.50 postpaid. Order from AVSA office. Box 1326, Knoxville, Tenn. 37901 CHANGE OF ADDRESS: Send your new address at least 30 days before it is to take effect. Send old address with the new. Enclose the address label from your last magazine. Send to AVSA office, Box 1326, Knoxville, Tenn. 37901 FAILURE TO RECEIVE: Notify the Knoxville office. MAGAZINE MART: Do you want to buy or sell back copies of THE AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE? Write Mrs. E. A. Nelson, 603 E. Essex Ave,, St Louis, Mo. 63122 MASTER VARIETY LISTS: A must for all judges and serious growers. First edition (1963) describes varieties 1935-1963. 179 pages, $3.00. New edition (1970) describes all registered varieties 1948-1969; all classified species; other named cultivars introduced 1960-69. $3.50. Special offer, both volumes $6.00., Order from AVSA office. Box 1326, Knoxville, Tenn. 37901 SUPPLEMENT: Send description of any new variety with hybridizer’s name to Mrs. Fred Tretter, 4988 Schollmeyer Ave., St. Louis, Mo. 63109 MEMBERSHIP: Send new or renewal membership to AVSA Treasurer, Box 1326, Knoxville, Tenn. 37901. Make check payable to AVSA. Life - $100; Commercial - $15; Individual - $6; Council, Country, State, Region - $15. FOR AFFILIATE, GIVE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION; Name of chapter or council; President’s name and address; address to which magazines are to be sent; name of town considered home town of chapter. APPLICATIONS AND BROCHURES: Free from Knoxville office. Please state quantity required. Use for show, commercial sales room or wherever memberships may be solicited, MEMBERSHIP AND PROMOTION: Send your ideas, offers to help or requests for assistance in this work to Mrs. H. W. (Abbie) Sullivan, 3 Copperdale Dr, Huntington, L.L, N. Y. 11743 MINIATURE AND SEMI-MINIATURE LIST: Mrs. Sidney Bogin, 39 Boyd St., Long Beach, N, Y. 11561 MINUTES: See September issue. NOMINATING COMMITTEE REPORT: See Jan. issue. OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES: See June issue OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE: AVSA Secretary, Mrs. Dorothy Gray, 24254 Wilmot Ave., East Detroit, Michigan 48021 PLANT REGISTRATION: Mrs, Fred Tretter, 4988 Schollmeyer Ave., St Louis, Mo. 63109 QUESTION BOX: Anne Tinari, 2325 Valley Road, Huntingdon Valley, Pa 19006 RESEARCH: Send suggested subjects for scientific research or names of interested qualified potential research personnel to Mr. Frank Tinari, 2325 Valley Road, Huntingdon Valley, Pa 19006 TALLY TIME: See March issue TEACHERS: See September issue for list TREASURER’S AND AUDITOR’S REPORT: See September issue The African Violet Magazine, January, 1973 3 Greetings - felicitations and all things like that for 1973. Did you make any New Year's resolutions? If not, how about a goal to aim for in '73? Of course, I mean an African Violet goal. Do you always take an active part in your club's annual show? If not, a goal of at least one earned ribbon is a very admirable aspiration. If blue ribbons are an old story, how about trying for the AVSA Collection Award? Those Gold and Purple Rosettes are really beautiful and high proof of your achievement. Perhaps you live in an area where there is no local club and you are mourning because you don't have a show to enter in. Simple, you have the greatest goal of all, START A CLUB. It really is not difficult. All you need is three or four friends who like to talk about violets. Invite them over for tea and ask each one to bring a friend (preferably one who likes to grow things). You can use the other kind, too, because every African Violet club has a few members who are just socially minded, some come because they like the refreshments and some just because they like to get out for an evening. No matter, as long as they come. Continuous exposure to violets usually does the job and they will be growing and trying to learn before you know it. And my final suggestion for a goal is one that you can all aim for and that is to each get a new member. That would make your President very happy. As each A V event is over you think - now, maybe I will have a little time to write some articles for the Magazine or do one of the other hundred and one things you have planned on. But I guess violet people are the busiest and that lull in time never seems to really arrive. But I believe that's good. Busy people are the happiest people. We have just finished the New York State AVS convention and show here in Syracuse and are happy to report we had a wonderful show, a good attendance and everyone seemed to have a good time. Helen Van Zele made us one of her beautiful afghans which was auctioned off and added to our finances in a big way. Will you forgive me if I brag just a little? We won the Gold Rosette for our entry of Hashionaire', Happy Harold' and ‘Top Dollar' and the reason I am mentioning it is, this is the second time this year we have received the Gold Rosette. First, was our local show in April and now the State show, so you see it isn 't hard to do. We were honored to have a representation from Halifax, Nova Scotia, at the convention. They took a sales table and really promoted the A VSC convention in Halifax next May. We are hoping to take it in. Next thing on the A V agenda was the Nutmeg State convention in Meriden, Conn., the first weekend in November. Then came the holidays and here it is January. We are planning a trip to Texas this year instead of Florida. We became so well acquainted with Gus and Maxine Becker (our printer and his wife) and Grace and Henry Foote (our Editor and her husband) when we were on the Bermuda cruise that we decided we would go to Texas and see how this magazine gets put together and printed, first hand. Gus has promised Harold all kinds of golf and fishing and that was about all it took. As for me, I will have to take my typewriter along and keep up my correspondence with you all. But I expect I will have time for a little fun, too. I guess we are going to get a real big Texas welcome as we have already been asked to visit so many clubs. Incidental¬ ly we hope to stop at Knoxville and see how Clarice Bell runs things, too. Sounds like an interesting winter, doesn't it? Happy Violeting, The African Violet Magazine, January, 1973 4 Joan Steckowych and her violets Violets for Favors Mrs. Paul {Joan) Steckowych 1-235 Island Pd. Rd. Manchester, N. H. 03103 My youngest sister was going to have her first baby and asked me if I would be the godmother, which I gladly accepted. I then decided to give her a baby shower. As we have a large family my relatives helped by bringing something in the way of food. What to give for favors? I like to be a little different so I had a great idea. Since I grow African violets and have over 800 (cut¬ tings included) I wondered how the guests would react to receiving a small violet for a favor. When the day arrived I knew. They were thrilled! Some of them could not believe it. Each guest received a lovely violet and a culture folder. I put a white table cloth on a table and set fifty African violets. They were rooted cuttings which were already divided, some in bloom and some in bud. I bought some 6" paper plates, cut a two inch hole in them and made eight slits so they would slide over the pot easily and could be locked in by two or three of the flaps. They looked like a lovely nosegay with the white plates beneath the leaves. On one end of the table I set some culture folders which were provided me by the AVSA. I thought to myself what a wonder¬ ful way to introduce people to African violets. Everyone was so pleased, and the shower was such a success! Two weeks later a girl friend gave a wedding shower for her niece. I gladly do¬ nated more of my violets so she could use them as favors. The results were equal. The guests just loved them! Don’t you think ‘Violets For Favors’ is a good idea? — - - Lunar Logic The Avant Gardener in an article on “Lunar Logic” asks the question “Does planting by the moon have any scientific basis?” and then goes on to say: This ancient practice is still followed scrupulously by many respected gardeners, who attribute their success in large measure to planting root crops only on a waning moon, and plants that bear above ground on a wax¬ ing moon. Weeding and harvesting are other operations best restricted to times when the moon is waning, and pruning and grafting to the- waxing phase. The most commonly held explanation of the moon’s seeming effects on plants involves terrestrial water: just as tides are controlled by the moon, so the up and down movements of moisture in the soil may be affected by the moon’s “pull”, a waxing moon thus providing more moisture for seed and seedlings. A second theory is that the moon’s light, even though slight, may aid germination of seeds that re¬ quire exposure to light. And finally, electrical forces may enter the picture Dr. H. S. Burr, of the Yale School of Medicine (New Haven, CT 06510), has shown that small but significant increases in electrical voltage occur each month in trees, correlated with the phases of the moon. VIOLET JEWELS By Minnie Bellizzi Every year in May . . . our show is planned in every way . . . we mix a soil and plant a plant ... to see the gifts that we are grant . . . this tiny plant begins to grow . . . violets of all colors for our show . . . variety of leaves and correct propagation . . . consisting of many hours of anticipation . . . judges come in from out of town ... to judge the flowers that are around . . . white, red, blue and gold ribbons are set in place ... on plants that are in categoric space ... no one can ever guess . . . the Pride achieved of this success. — - — ♦ - GET YOUR DUES IN EARLY! Membership expires Feb. 28 The African Violet Magazine, January, 1973 5 FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE All orders received before February 28, 1973, will be sent Air Mail Postpaid KOLB'S NEW INTRODUCTIONS FOR 1973 $1.50 per rooted cutting, 75^ fresh-cut leaf CANDY LOVE — A lovely double pink good geneva edge that is frilled on tailored foliage. Excellent for bloom. DIRTY FACE — A double pink with black-green stripes in blossom, many per stem, dark green tailored foliage LIMITED. FRILLY LACE — Huge 21/2" semi-double lavender bloom with an excellent fringed lace edge that is deeper in color, also a deeper eye, tailored foliage. Excel¬ lent for bloom. MARINER BLUE — Companion to a Sailor’s Dream. A good light blue double, many per stem on tailored foliage. MELLO PINK — Prolific double pink, many per stem on tailored foliage. PAINTED PETALS — 'A raspberry semi-double with splashes of purple on light green tailored foliage. PEACH LACE — Huge frilled and fringed semi-double true peach bloom tipped with deeper pink, black tail¬ ored foliage. Excellent for bloom. Good show plant. STAR DELIGHT — A 2" semi-double white star that stands high above tailored foliage. Good show plant. TWILIGHT ANGEL — Huge semi-double blue with good Geneva edge on tailored foliage. Terrific for bloom. KOLB’S PREVIOUS INTRODUCTIONS $1.00 per rooted cutting, 35# fresh-cut leaf IRISH DUDE — Clusters (12-14 per stem) semi-double white blossoms marked with shades of lavender and green on slightly wavy foliage. Terrific for bloom! HER PRETTINESS — One of the frilliest and fringiest semi¬ double pinks on slightly wavy foliage. Excellent for bloom. PARTY PEACH — Frilled double peach bloom, upper petals burnt deeper peach, pointed tailored foliage. Good for bloom. RING TWICE — Huge semi-double fuchsia-pink star rayed to center, deeper fuchsia eye and a wide frilled fuchsia band around edge of bloom, tailored foliage. Terrific for bloom and different. SAILOR’S DREAM — Huge fluffy double light blue, blooms in clusters 14-16 per stem, dark wavy foliage. Terrific for bloom. SPARKLING VALOR — Huge deep black purple double with frilled edges on tailored foliage. Excellent for bloom. VELVET GEM — Single wine star with good fringed geneva edge on dark slightly wavy foliage. Does not drop its bloom. GREEN BLUSH — Semi-double pink with green stripes on outer petals to center of bloom, dark wavy foliage. Different! Semi-miniature. GREEN ICE — ■ Double white with pronounced green striped markings, slightly wavy foliage. Terrific for bloom. LAVENDER FRINGE — A beauty. Double white heavily fringed and edged with a deeper band of lavender on blossom, wavy foliage. MORE FURY — Large 2" frilled semi-double fuchsia star with deeper fuchsia edge on tailored foliage. Ex¬ cellent for bloom! MY LOLLIPOP — Cerise semi-double star, deeper cerise eye, tailored foliage. Excellent for bloom. MYSTIC PINK— Huge 2" frilled semi-double pink with deeper pink edging on tailored foliage. Always in bloom! NIGHTFLOWER — Frilled semi-double purple, edged in reddish-purple, quilted foliage. OUTER SPACE — Large single lavender star with a wide band of purple around edge of bloom, tailored foliage. PINK DYNAMO — Huge and I mean huge 272" double light pink bloom with deeper pink band on outer petals, tailored foliage. PINK LOVE — Gorgeous double pink bloom with deeper band of pink and edged in green on quilted foliage. RAVENCREST — A maroon semi-double star with a black band around edge of bloom, tailored foliage, terrific for bloom. REMEMBRANCE — Excellent double pink on quilted foliage, makes a good show plant. SATELLITE FRILLS — Semi-double frilled lavender star with deeper band of purple on edge of blossom, dark slightly ruffled foliage. SATELLITE PEACH — Another beauriful frilled semi- dou¬ ble peach star with deeper peach colored edge on bloom, quilted foliage. Terrific bloomer. SATELLITE PINK — A good semi-double pink star barder- ed with a fuchsia band on edge of bloom, dark tailored foliage. SATELLITE RED — Semi-double red star banded in deeper fuchsia, standard foliage. Different. SCARLETTO — A frilly double red bloom on tailored foliage. Nice. STAR FIRE — A beautiful light raspberry frilled double with white star markings in petals, slightly wavy foliage. STATELINER — The 2nd best new introduction at the Phila. convention. A prolific double light pink star edged in fuchsia on tailored foliage. WHITE RUFFLES — Clusters of double ruffled white blooms on tailored foliage. Terrific for bloom! WILD LEMON — Single off-white star with wide green stripes to center of bloom on tailored foliage. Dif¬ ferent! Semi-miniature. WINTER GOLD — The 1st best new introduction at the Phila convention. Semi-double wine star with deeper wine edges and heavily banded in gold, dark wavy foliage. The rooted cuttings may be ordered from this ad POSTPAID, but after February 28, 1973, $1.50 for postage and packing must be added Special Delivery 80^ extra — Air Mail rates — rooted cuttings 4 for $1.25 — all fresh cut leaf orders — Air Mail rate $1.25. New Jersey customers must add 5% sales tax. Shipping will begin end of April if weather permits for rooted orders. Order early as they will be shipped in the order they are received. Send 8c stamp for copy of spring list. All fresh cut leaf orders will be sent beginning of April IF WEATHER PERMITS. KOLB’S GREENHOUSES 725 Belvidere Road Phillipsburg, New Jersey 08865 Open 9-12; 2-5 (Local deliveries are made daily from noon until 2 p.m.) Saturday 9-5 CLOSED SUNDAYS Phone Area Code 201 - 859-3369 The African Violet Magazine, January, 1973 6 MAGAZINE IS IN NEW HOME The African Violet Magazine is now be¬ ing published in larger and more adequate quarters in Beaumont, Texas. The Becker Printing Company, owned and operated by Gus Becker, is celebrating its 25th anniversary since its founding and its 10th anniversary since starting to print The African Violet Magazine. A new Heidelberg offset press replaced a two-color sheet-fed offset press, thus insuring a better quality magazine. The new building, which provides more than double the amount of the former plant space, is of masonry con¬ struction and contains some 12,750 square feet of floor space. During its 25-year history Becker Printing Company has increased its staff from the orig¬ inal four employees to 25. “The new building and equipment will allow us to more than double the number of employees and the services we offer our cus¬ tomers,” Mr. Becker explained. In addition to printing The African Violet Magazine, Becker Printing Company handles 12 other publications and does general com¬ mercial printing. The firm specializes in en¬ velopes and Insta-Kopi fast printing service. - ^ - - Names of newly elected officers are printed in the November Magazine, the list of Affiliates and their officers being supplied by Mrs. Betty Weekes, Affiliate Chairman. Helps You Grow Finer Blooming African Violets! better plitiiting New formula high organic Not too heavy or light Has shredded spagnum moss Decomposing humus aerates soil, holds moisture, feeds beneficial soil bacteria Better drainage than lightweight mixes. soil eonditioneri^ Vermiculite Charcoal Peat Moss easier feeding liquid balanced 5-8-7 formula Easier to use. Concentrated for economy All food“no residues. Gives plants 13 needed trace elements. spray CONTROL Quick, easy to use Kills aphids & mites, spiders & plant lice, exposed thrips & white flies, mealy bugs on house plants I Colum Columbus, Ohio 43219 better feeding A finely ground food, pure USP chemicals. Quickly available to plants. Balanced 5-8-7 formula, gives more blooms, healthier plants Proved by years of use. Contains 13 needed trace elements. plant f4»od powder High-analysis 15-30-15, in¬ stantly soluble. A High powered plant food, PLANT POWER is strong enough for outdoor plants yet formu¬ lated for African Violets and other house plants. Package makes gallons. soil insecticide VC-13 One-shot soil insecticide. Controls nematodes, spring- tails, grubs cutworms, ants, gnats, sym- philids. Buy from your dealer or grower. “The finest in home garden aids for over 50 years.” The African Violet Magazine, January, 1973 7 My Love: My Violets By Mrs. James E. Johnston 18 Sunset Drive Northboro, Mass. 01532 I wonder sometimes what I did before I had violets. It seemed as though they have always been here, but they haven’t. I have been growing them less than a year, but I have many plants, 50 per cent of which I started from leaves. They are now in full bloom. I’m a notorious leaf saver. I’ve kept every leaf that fell off or was groomed off. At first, I had leaves and plantlets all over the place. Needless to say, my growing space was taken over. So I had to give away more plants than I now have in my collection. They just seemed to grow well fer me. Then came winter with its short cloudy days and cooler weather. The plants that did well for me all summer started reaching for the windows and stopped blooming, or only bloomed occasionally. The plants in the living room window (southern exposure) seemed to do well — but the kitchen (which faces north) plants really were in need of more light. I’ve done some experimenting in my short career as an African violet fancier. I’ve grown plants, leaves and plantlets in various types of media, and I’ve found that my plants do better in a soiless mixture and a constant di¬ luted fertilization program. As a matter of fact, I chose as my project for our club this year growing two plants, one in regular African violet soil, the other in soiless mix, and com¬ paring the results. The project still has some time to go, but if I hadn’t been convinced be¬ fore I started this project, I am now. The soiless mix, being much more porous, dries out much faster than the regular AV soil. This means the soiless one is getting much more fertilizer than the AV soil mixture. The leaf pattern is firm and fuller and the leaves started showing their variegation much sooner in the soiless mix. The plant itself is much bigger and healthier looking than its undernourished twin. Both plants were small plantlets separated from the same leaf (‘Mint Popcorn’). I’ve become quite an enthusiast. My hus¬ band and two small boys — and even our cat and dog — were delighted when we set up lights and tables in the basement (after re¬ placing our wornout sooty furnace). Now I’ll have no more “reaching” plants in mid¬ winter. Too, I’ll have more room so I can grow more violets. I’ve grown many standards, and like most violet growers I always felt there was room for one more — but there really wasn’t any more space. So I got interested in growing miniatures. I love the “little ones.” I’ve only had minis for a couple of months now. I’ve yet to grow one from a leaf. I’m trying that now. I lost all the mini leaves I put down a month ago. So I’m experimenting now by growing them a little differently. I’m growing them in a “community container.” And I’ll just have to wait to see how this works out. - ^ - Newspaperwoman Tells of Violets Iva Newman, writing in the San Mateo 'Times in San Mateo, California, had this to say about African violets: African violets are the most popular of all house plants. They were discovered in 1890 in East Africa by Baron Walter von Saint Paul for whom they were named “saintpaulia.” One of the fine characteristics of African violets is that they grow easily from a leaf cutting making it possible for them to be shared with interested friends. Another fea¬ ture is that they are truly house plants. You do not need a glasshouse nor expensive equip¬ ment to grow them well. It is more or less up to each grower to ascertain where in the house the plants will get enough good light to bloom well but not so much that the plant will fail to develop properly. African violets like 'it warm but not hot. We keep our home at 70 degrees at all times and our violets seemed to like it. Tests made showed they did best with the temperature two degrees cooler in the daytime and 3 degrees warmer at night but when we tried juggling the thermostat we could see no difference in our plants. We found that the plants did appreciate a certain amount of moisture in the air. We had a long tray made about two-inches deep in which we placed an inch of wet sand. The plants were set on the wet sand and it took care of the moisture problem. Some of our friends grow their violets in the bathroom where the morning shower keeps the air moist. Violets cannot stand drafts so we freshen the air by opening a window in a room across the hall from the plants during the warmest part of the day. African violets need regular applications of fertilizer. We prefer fish emulsion at the rate of one teaspoon to a gallon of water and we give enough of the solution for it to run out the hole in the bottom of the pot and we try to get the fertilizer on every two weeks. The African Violet Magazine, January, 1973 8 LIST BEST VARIETIES Mrs. M. G. Gonzales Best Varieties Compiler 200 Doris Ave. San Jose, Calif. 95127 It is again time to list your 25 favorites. Each AVSA member, affiliate group and com¬ mercial member is expected to submit a list. If you feel you don’t have 25 varieties that qualify send us whatever you think do qualify. Please check spelling and hybridizer of varieties. Many varieties have the same names. Giving us the hybridizer tells us where the votes go. There are several ‘Lilac Time’, Behnke Nurs¬ eries, Parker’s ‘Lilac Time’ and Granger Gard¬ en’s ‘Lilactime.’ dress, how many members voted and how many votes each variety receives. Clubs should list all varieties submitted. They are not limited to 25 varieties. It is time to send your 1973 choices of best performing violets, between now and April 1st. Try not to put AVSA to the additional expense of asking for your list by mail. Please send your lists to Mrs. M. G. Gonzales, 200 Doris Ave. San Jose, Calif. 95127. This last year has been a challenging one. Thank You! to 1359 members who submitted lists. But, we can do better. We received lists from 158 clubs and 60 individuals; 27 clubs submitted single lists. When clubs submit a single list, please give us club name and ad- POYNOR’S GREENHOUSE AFRICAN VIOLETS — HOUSE PLANTS Route 2, Box 107J Hammond, La. 70401 State Road 443 — 31/2 Miles North Phones 345-5558 and 345-7961 No Mail Orders ENTER YOUR PLANTS IN 1971 — WIN A FLORACART For the Finest in Indoor Gardening ! E1\J0Y A FLORACART World’s Finest Portable Indoor Garden For use with Rapid Start Fluorescent Lights! FloraCart is the original, most popular movable unit for easy indoor gardening! Raise luxurious African violets . . . force spring flowering bulbs and get strong plants from all seeds and cuttings! NOW every FloraCart comes with beautiful molded fiberglass trays (19" x 49" x IV2") • ■ • lightweight and strong, easy to keep clean, and impervious to moisture, chemicals, and weather! Choose from two FloraCart models: 3 Trays, $67.10; 2 Trays, $52.35. (Light Fixtures additional.) Rugged lifetime construction of aluminum tubing. Has smart new decorator-type 2W’ casters. For the heavy-duty 4" casters shown in picture, add $1.75. Equip your FloraCart with Combolite fixtures designed especially for flower culture, combining incandescent and fluorescent lights, proved super¬ ior to either one alone! NOTE — The manufacturers of the popular Flora Cart are happy to again present a Flora Cart (Model BA3 complete unit) as an award. CI.ASS — Three sp^imen plants (1 true purple, 1 pink, and 1 white, any variety) scoring the highest points. Each plant must score at least 85 points. These plants are to be entered in the regular classes for true purples, pinks and whites. , Write today for illustrated catalog. When you order, send check, money order or use Master Charge or Bank Americard. Give number. 1953 — Mrs. Ronald B. Beaume, Detroit, Michigan 1954 — Mrs. E. L. Perdue, Donaldson, Tennessee 1955 — Rev. Harold L. Thompson, Birmingham, Michigan 1956 — Mrs. L. A. Beck, St. Joseph, Missouri 1957 — Mrs. J. R. Bush, Muncie, Kansas 1958— Mrs. Edward Casey, Rochester, New York 1959 — Mrs, Clarence Kuder, Bowling Green, Ohio 1960 — Mrs. Alxander R. Colyer, Brightwaters, New York 1961 — Mrs. Joseph Trost, Indianapolis, Indiana 1962 — Mrs. J. W. Shuey, Richmond, California 1964 — Mrs. George Phillips, Arlington, Texas 1965 — E. D. Wyke, Columbus, Ind. 1966 — Mrs. Johnny Maiorana, Miami, Fla. 1967 — Mrs. Karl C. Ohlson, Lynn, Mass. 1969 — Mrs. Wallace Behnke, Newark, Dela. 1970 — Mrs. Frank Luedtke, Racine Wis. 1971 — Mr. and Mrs. John Gutridge, Sun City, Calif. Ohio residents add 4i/^% Sales Tax 131 1C West 80th Street Cleveland, Ohio 44102 The African Violet Magazii\e, January, 1973 9 YOUR LIBRARY Mrs. Wayne Schroeder 1739 No. TMh Court Elmwood Park^ 111. 60635 New projects for the new year! ! Updat¬ ing Library material is a must. Each year something new must be added. Now that the plans for that “something new” have been formulated we will share them with the AVSA membership. The packets in the Library are very pop¬ ular. Clubs find in them much material for their information and individuals too request them. The new project is that we add to the packets much needed information on soils and helpful hints for the new grower or the grow¬ er who might be having difficulty with her present soil. This will involve a request to you, the AVSA members to sit down and write out your soil recipe. Please do not withhold any ingredients that you might not want to reveal. This must be a complete soil recipe that you have found successful in your growing. We will need recipes from all parts of the country. They will then be assembled and placed into a packet that will be a boon to those who are searching for this type information. What is more basic than the soil the African violet is raised in? I am sure that we have many fine members who are more than anxious to help others and are willing to send this material to me. Please use the address at the top of the page. If you are using ingredients available only in your local area please so indicate. This packet will be prepared in the same manner as a recipe book and wdll be just as helpful. About helpful hints — Each of us has some “special” touches that we use in growing our plants. Won’t you also share these ideas with other growers? For example, “How do you fill the soil into the pot for the new plant? Do you tamp it or do you push it in hard to remove air pockets? How do you decide when a plant needs fertilizer or water? Any sug¬ gestions will be appreciated and will be in¬ cluded in the packets. It is again time to concentrate on the slide programs which will be made of the 1973 AVSA Convention in Minneapolis. Looking back to the New York show we are sure that in Minneapolis the plants, the show, and the people will be equally as fine as they were in 1972 in New York. Have you ordered the newest slide pro¬ grams “VIOLET HITS ON BROADWAY” and “THE GREAT WHITE WAY”? We have a goal — to equal or surpass our last year’s effort with the new convention programs. Bring those plants and come to help make this con¬ vention one to remember. From a good show will come a good slide program so we need all of you. TO OUR AFRICAN VIOLET FRIENDS This is an invitation for interested friends and customers to come see us as soon as you can and enjoy with us our beautiful African violets. List 100. VIOLETS AQUAPLANTEBS SUPPLIES FLORA CARTS MR. & MRS. GEORGE F. VINCENT 96 Paul Molbert Rd. Judlce Phone 873-8437 or 873-6961 Duson, Louisicma 70529 GRO-LUX . 6 — 48" 40 Watt Gro-Lux . $25.80 6 — 36" 30 Watt Gro-Lux . $20.40 Prices subject to change, 6 — 24" 20 Watt Gro-Lux . $20.40 6 — 18" 15 Watt Gro-Lux . $17.15 GRO-LUX WIDE .SPECTRUM . 6 — 48" 40 Watt Gro-Lux Wide Spectrum . . $11.95 NATUR-ESCENT . 2 — 48" 40 Watt or 2 — 24" 20 Watt or 2 — 18" 15 Watt Natur-Escent .... 2 for $7.45 VITALITE . .. 48" 40 Watt 2 for $10.10 24" — 20 Watt 2 for $9.70 75 or 150 Watt Plant-Lite $10.75 SPACE-SAVER STANDS “SUNLIGHTER" Beautiful 8-tray light weighi steel stand 24" square, 54" high, 16" between trays. Hi -impact soft green plastic portable trays. Fluorescent fixtures complete with cord an>l plug available for each shelf. Ideal stand for apart¬ ment dwellers. Holds up to 30 pots per tray. Special bracket included for top shelf fixture when lights are ordered Fluorescent fixtures extra. Ripe-N-Gro Simlite $27.95. De-luxe Intermatic Timer $9.95. Add 4% Tax in Wis. Send for literature. 8-Tray Sunlighter 4-Tray Sunlighter 2-Tray Sunlighter $38.95 $26.95 $14.95 Available now carton of 2, 4, or 6 Gro-Lux, Wide Spectrum, Naturescent or Vitalite tubes. Send for prices. Timers, Humidity trays, books and Fluor¬ escent Fixtures. $2.00 Sprayer free with $15.00 order. add $2.50 for Humidity Tray. 24" High, 24" Wide FLORALITE CO. Phone (414) 762-1770 4124A E. Oakwood Rd. Oak Creek. Wis. 53154 The African Violet Magazine, January, 1973 10 "My orchids are doing things that peopie said nrouid be impossibie” That’s what a customer in Indiana said about his $429 Gothic Arch Greenhouse. Beautifully designed of California Heart Redwood and translucent fiberglass panels, a Gothic Arch Greenhouse will stand up to the severest extremes of wind and weather. Best of ail, it’s incredibly economical, be¬ cause you buy direct from the manufacturer. And you put it together yourself, following our clear, every-step-of-the-way directions. No foundation is necessary. Send for our Free Catalogue today. Cothk _Aich Greenhouses DEPT. AV-1 □ P.O.BOX 1564 □ MOBILE, ALA. 36601 The Choice of All Flower Growers COMPLETE WATER SOLUBLE FERTILIZER FOR GROWING AFRICAN VIOLETS PLANT MARVEL'S SCENTED AFRICAN VIOLET SPRAY. IDEAL FOR HOUSE PLANTS AND AFRICAN VIOLETS PLANT MARVEL 12-31-14 ... a scientifically bal¬ anced 100% water-soluble plant food is used by leading professional and many amateur growers of African violets because it supplies the needed foods, in immediately usable form and in just the right proportion. It supplies the entire root system with natural, healthy growth and- bloom. Very easy and economical to use ... a 450 package makes 68 qts., $1.10 package makes 125 gals., $1.75 package makes 250 gals, of rich liquid plant food. Also available in 2% lb. can $3.50 and 5 lb. can $5.95. — Postage paid. Kills hard to get Mealy Bugs, Aphids, Spider Mite, White Fly and many other insects. No harm to bloom or foliage when used as directed. Won’t stain fabrics or wallpaper. Harmless to children and pets. Pleasantly scented. The ideal insecticide. 5 oz. can $1.10 at your dealer or order direct. PLANT MARVEL LABORATORIES Dept. AV73, 624 W. 119th St. FREE SAMPLE; Write for free sample and copy of our African violet folder. Chicago, llinois 60628 The African Violet Magazine, January, 1973 11 SPONGE-ROK (Perlite) The Rock That Breathes In Your Soil. The permanent growing medium for every horticultural use from seed germination to soil conditioning. If your dealer does not have Sponge-Rok write us. Dealer and Distributor inquiries invited. Sample on request. Inclose 25 cents for mailing. Phosphate Rock, Greensand, Hybro-Tite, Dolomite Limestone, Atlas Fish Emulsion, Atlas Fish Meal, Blue Whale, Blood Meal, Hoof & Horn Meal, Cotton Seed Meal. Steamed Bone Meal, True Green Organic Chelates, Hard Wood Ash, Ropco Compost, Vitoloam Concentrate. Charcoal, Nature’s Way @ African Violet Potting Soil, Sponge-Rok. NATURE’S WAY® PRODUCTS FRED A. VEITH 35Q5 Mozart Avenue CINCINNATI, OHIO 45211 Send stamp for price list to dept. V NOW . . . ENJOY USING THE CONVENIENT WATERING AID Here’s the item needed by every indoor flower grower ... an all aluminum light weight watering aid No more lugging heavy, awk¬ ward watering cans. No spilling water! No breaking leaves! Com¬ plete with 8 feet of plastic hose, all aluminum shut off valve, and 18 inch wand, only $9.40 each. U. S. Customers add 750 shipping. Canadian Customers $1.00. Ohio residents add 4%% Sales Tax. Send check or money order today . . . or use your Master Charge ' or Bank Americard . . . give number. Made and guaranteed by the man¬ ufacturers of the popular Flora- Cart. Write for literature. TUBE CRAFT, INC., DEPT. C 131 1C West 80th Street Cleveland, Ohio 44102 ‘Vauie GRO-CART Handsome indoor garden plant stand brings your garden into your living room. Sturdy light-weight steel tube construction for durability. The soft gold finish and graceful lines add elegance to the decor of any home or office. Convenient sizes 3-tray $67.50; 2-tray $55.00 includes molded gold-beige trays and top light bracket. Light fixtures at additional cost. Write for free Gro-Cart Brochure. African Violets & Supplies (213) 925-0870 9515 Flower St., Bellflower, CA. 90706 The African Violet Magazine, January, 1973 12 REGISTRATION R Adele Tretter 4988 Schollmeyer St. Louis^ Missouri 63109 The following registrations have been re¬ ceived during the period from July 31, 1972 through Sept. 31, 1972: WESTWINDS’ DAVEY (2325) OVC 5 s-d S 8-19-72 Westwinds* African Violets, W. Bare Hill Bd., Harvard, Mass. 01451. DARCIE (2326) R-PW-E 2 dc S 8-19-72 GRACE FOOTE (2327) M-P 2 dc S 8-19-72 HANKY PANKY (2328) M-PX 2 s-dc S 8-19-72 LIKE WOW (2329) V 2 s-dc S -8-19-72 SHEER LUCK (2330) M-B 2 dc S 8-19-72 TINY ELLIE (2331) M-P 2 dc M 8-19-72 Lyndon Lyon, 14 Mutchler St., Dolgeville, N. Y. BRONX CHEER (2332) D-PX 239 s S 8-23-72 Irene Fredette, 972 Grassy Hill Rd., Orange, Conn. JUNGLE BEAUTY (2333) M-PX 23 d S 9-23-72 MISS TEXAS (2334) PX 23 d S 9-23-72 MUSICAL (2335) W 259 d S 9-23-72 PHLES (2336) L-P 235 d S 9-23-72 Swifts^ Violets, P. O. Box 28012, Dallas, 75228. Tex. RESERVATIONS The following reservations and corrections have been received during the same period as above. PURPLE DUST — SUTER’S GOLD FRILLY^ TILLY — LEHIGH VALLEY 8-28-72 Reserved by George Snter, 164 No. Whitfield St., Nazareth, Pa. 18064. REGISTRATION CHANGE PATS PET changed from a Semi Miniature to a Standard by request of Lyndon Lyon, the hy¬ bridizer. 1 IHf PARK nyRSPWS flfyn ikis 1200 St. Clair Avenue ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA 55105 Write now for our new list of violets Created by THE PARK NURSERIES Our new introductions are truly outstanding The African Violet Magazine, January, 1973 13 niusings From lire “lllini-fflam Mrs. Sidney Bogin (Ellie) Chr. Miniature & Semi-mini. Class 39 Boyd Street Long Beach, N . Y. 11561 You can see by the following column, that Betty Weekes still has room in her heart for the “little ones”. I hope you enjoy hearing from her again. FROM THE LYON’S MOUTH: There was a mistake in the registering of “Pats Pet”. It is not a semi-miniature, it is a standard. “Pique Pixie” is not going to be listed as a miniature. It will be called a miniature semi-trailer. By Guest Columnist I’m so glad that Ellie asked me to do a guest column for her. You know this “Mini- Mam” job used to be mine and I have a very soft spot in my heart for the little ones, so of course I couldn’t refuse. There is a very special message in my column. I used to tell you to repot your little ones three or four times a year (depending on their individual rate of growth). I did it too, and so my miniatures always (or nearly always) were in apple pie order and rewarded me with lovely bloom most of the time. Well — came the “advent of the affiliate” and suddenly my days were filled with officer lists, show reports, gold and purple rosettes, and files. My plants rated short shift as I struggled to learn the rudiments of my new job. A terribly hot summer didn’t help the situation one little bit. It was October before I really had time to look the mini-situation over. Sheer despair! Most of them grown way out of their pots, glaring at me accusingly. They were beyond root clipping and sinking down in the pots. As I pulled off dead and dying leaves I could see that the stocks would have to be cut off and rerooted. I rounded up all of the custard cups I possessed and lined them up on trays. Plastic cups lined more trays. I filled them all pretty near to the top with water with a little Super- Thrive in it, and started setting them up. I was careful to see that each little plant top rested on top of each container and that the water line didn’t touch the lower leaves. Forty plants later, I carefully placed each tray on a shelf in front of my north window at eye level range so I could see when that water line would go down too low, picked up the debris, said a little prayer and closed the door. Well — it’s two and a half months later. All the little plants are now rerooted (lost about six) and repotted and would you believe it — some are already blooming. I shall have miniatures and semi-miniatures for the spring shows. These little “guys” are tough! And you’d better believe it! Here’s a little tip that worked for me. Did you ever have a leaf stem grow up double with two little leaves at the top? Of course it would ruin the symmetry of the plant. I de¬ cided to experiment — what did I have to lose? Armed with a brand new razor blade pilfered from my husband’s bathroom cabinet I ever so carefully split the stem down the middle almost to the point of origin. Would you be¬ lieve it? — in a few days the scars had healed almost imperceptively and I doubt any judge would see it unless she used a magnifying glass. Mrs. Roy (Betty) Weekes Former “Mini-Mam” 1971 “African Violet Handbook for Judges & Exhibitors” Looking for a Christmas gift that African violet growers will appreciate? Send them a Handbook. Gives complete information on growing, exhibiting, judging and many other subjects. $2 00 per copy, green cover. RUTH G. CAREY 3900 Garden Drive Knoxville, Tenn. 37918 HEAVENLY VIOLETS Fresh Cut Leaves FREE ROOTING SERVICE Old and New Varieties EPISCIAS Send 100 for 1973 list available about Jan 1.5. MRS. MARY V. BOOSE 9 Turney Place, Trumbull. Conn. 06611 BERRY'S AFRICAN VIOLETS African Violet Plants and Supplies Dc you get tired of running around looking for violet supplies? Here’s the answer — one stop and you can pick up everything you need for your violets. Tubecraft Flora Carts. Sun Lighter Plant Stands. 4 and g trays, Grolux Bulbs, Bulbs for Fruit Ripener Lamp, 48 in. Table Top Fixture with Fiber Glass Tray. 24 in. Grolux Fixture, Bubble Bowls, Brandy Snifters. All sizes Plastic Pots and Trays. Aquamatic Pots, Volkmann’s Reservoir Pots, Soil, Constant Feed Fertilizer, Blue Whale & Sturdy Fertilizer for larger blooms and healthier plants, Spider-Smite for mites. Will ship Helen Van Pelt Wilson’s African Violet Book for $8.25 postpaid. Also the New 1973 Astrological Calendars for best planting dates. $1.15 postpaid. I will not ship violets. Texas customers add 5% tax. No List. MRS. J. S. BERRY 1832 Turner Dr. Houston, Texas 77016 Phone No. 695-5020 The African Violet Magazine, January, 1973 14 NOW.. * FOR YOUR I Size: 19"x49" x 1 |/j* THE ALL-PURPOSE TRAY FOR FLOWER GROWERS! FITS ALL ^ioraCatU .. on all models! . Interchangeable ATTB ACTIVE NEUTRAL COLOH...Perma^ nentiy molded-in to every tray! LIGHT-WEIGHT AND STRONG... Easy to handle... Won’t dent or break! BUST- PROOF— . RESISTS CHEMICALS... Impervious to moisture, corrosion, weather ! EASY - TO - CLEAN SURFACE. . .Washable, hard satiny finish! HAS CONVENIENT DEAm...For draining ..without removal of plants! Price: 1 Tray— $9.55 2 TIAYS— $18.40 3 TRAYS $26.55 (5k Remit by Check or Money Order, or use your Master Charge or BankAmericard . . . give number. F.O.B. Cleveland, Ohio. Ohio Resi¬ dents add 4%% sales tax. 1311 West 80th Street Cleveland, Ohio 44102 POSTPAID SUPPLIES Sudbury Soil Improvement Kit $6.50 Sudbury PH Soil Test Kit 1.49 Humiguide Hygrometer 3.75 African Violet Book By Helen Van Pelt Wilson 7.95 INSECTICIDES AND CONDITIONERS Dr. “V” Soil Insecticide 12 oz. can $3.25 1C dose packet 1.25 Anti dione PM 5 ounces 1.50 Rock Phosphate 2 pounds 1.50 Dolomite Limestone 2 pounds 1.50 Sponge Rok (coarse) 1/2 bu. 2.75 Coarse Vermiculite 1/2 bu. 2.75 PLASTIC POTS WHITE OR UTILITY COLOR. ALL POSTPAID. Please specify both Color and [ Type. If not specified, our choice will be sent. 25 5C 100 2" Regular $ 1.40 $ 2.15 $ 3.75 Regular or Square 1.50 '2.25 3.95 Regular or Square 1.70 2.95 4.75 3" Regular or Square, or Tub 1.95 3.50 5.95 31/2" Regular or Tub 2.25 3.95 6.95 . 4" Regular or Tub 2.50 4.50 7.95 5" Tub 4.75 8.75 16.50 6" Tub 5/2.25 10/3.75 25/5.95 Jet Black Plastic Saucers 25 50 100 3" $2.25 $4.23 $ 7.93 4" 2.95 5.40 9.95 5" 3.40 6.60 12.25 6" 4.00 7.75 14.25 Due to high postage minimum order $5.00. Complete list of house plant supplies for stamp. Texas residents include 5% Texas Sales Tax. THE WALKERS Box ISO-X Lullng, Texas 78648 SPRING 1973 RELEASES AUTUMN SKY— Bright blue semidouble. Tail¬ ored foliage. FIRST LADY — Beautiful white double with del¬ icate pink center. Good clusters of bloom on strong stems. Excellent glossy tailored foliage. JUST SO — Peachy pink single with darker eye. Dark tailored foliage. OLEANDER — Clusters of deep pink double blossoms form a crown of bloom. Dark tailored foliage. Very pretty. OPEN FACE — Clear bright pink crested blos¬ som, with dark rounded strawberry type foliage. Very large blooms. OPERA STAR — Large ruffled pink star with deeper pink shading. Dark tailored foliage. RIPE PLUM — Bright plum double, with darker tips on petals. Tailored medium green foliage. SEA GULL — Excellent double white with orchid overlay. Clusters of large flowers on strong stems. Medium green tailored foliage. SHERBET — Fluffy white semidouble with pro¬ nounced raspberry markings. Varies somewhat, but very striking. Slightly pointed tailored foliage. SONORA — Peach pink double, very large and very pretty. Tailored medium green foliage. WHITE BIRCH — Extra large white double blooms held proudly high. Occasionally blos¬ soms have some orchid shading. Slightly pointed medium green foliage. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT After thirty years devoted to growing, Richter’s Greenhouse will be closing as of July, 1973. Spring shipping season will start about May, weather permitting, and we will ship all orders as our stock permits. Mai! orders received after June 1, 1973, will be returned. Price list ready in mid-February. Send 10^ for your copy. We have enjoyed our many years of hybridizing, and hope we have added v^/orthwhile varieties to America’s favorite house plant, the African violet. We thank our “violet friends” for making our years of hybridizing and growing so successful and rewarding. RICHTER'S QREEIMHOUSES 9529 Indianapolis Boulevard Highland, Indiana 46322 (U.S. Route 41, three miles north of Route 30) The African Violet Magazine, January, 1973 15 ^‘Streptocarpus” by Foremost Authorities The recently published opus, ''Strepto- carpus’’ written by Dr. Olive M. Hilliard and Dr. B. L. Burtt is one of the most important books on African plants to appear on the American scene. Authors are widely known in the plant world, Dr. Burtt being recognized as the fore¬ most authority on the African violet. Dr. Burtt, a graduate of London Uni¬ versity, was on the staff of Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew during the years of 1930 to 1951 with a break from 1940 to 1946. Since 1951 he has been at the Royal Botanic Garden in Edinburgh and is the author of numerous treatises on the African violet and other mem¬ bers of the family Gesneriaceae. Natal-born Dr. Hilliard is a graduate of Natal University in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, where she was awarded B.So. and Ph.D degrees. She is now curator of the Natal University Herbarium. Dr. Burtt and Dr. Hilliard have joined forces for field work on Streptocarpus in South Africa and for two trips to Malawi. It is interesting to note that Dr. Hilliard works on the Natal floral in general, but par¬ ticularly Compositae, and that Dr. Burtt, who is also interested in this family, is more in¬ terested in general in Gesneriaceae of the Old World and in the ginger family TLingiberaceae. Dr. Burtt has made two visits to Sarawak as part of his work on Gesneriaceae. Neither Dr. Burtt nor Dr. Flilliard was too much in favor of this author-publicity con¬ cerning their newly published book, and as Dr. Burtt explained, “It is the book we would like folk to read, and then they are better em¬ ployed trying to grow Streptocarpus than read¬ ing about us!” The book has received the highest praise from Dr. Paul Arnold, International Registra¬ tion Authority for the Plant Family Gesner¬ iaceae. Frank Burton is AVSA’s chairman of the International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants. Copies of the book, which sells for $18.85, may be obtained from Richard Abel & Co., Inc., P. O. Box 4245, Portland, Oregon 97208. Add the beauty of living flowers to your home . . . with a Tropicare _ a DECORATOR PLANTER^ It is easy to grow exotic tropicals, African violets, gloxinias, miniature geraniums, herbs and many many other colorful foliage and flowering plants . . . indoors with Tropicare. This beautiful decorator unit floods both shelves with fluorescent light (Gro-Lux lamps recommended for beauty and performance) to promote luxuriant plant growth and blooming. The top unit is en¬ closed front and back with removeable crystal clear plastic panels, with metal grilles on each end to sustain humidity and provide air circulation. The top and trim panels are designed with American Walnut vinyl and the all-steel construction is painted gold to enhance the beauty of your plants and make this a piece of furniture for any room in your home. Complete unit assembled with two double light fixtures (fluorescent lamps not included) and six separate plant trays. Measures 50" high, 28" wide, 15" deep. Delivered U.P.S. only, East of Mississippi River. Price $94.50. Send today for actual color photo. NORRAN INC. 14957 Lakewood Hts. Blvd., Cleveland, Ohio 44107 Call 2161221-5340 The African Violet Magazine, January, 1973 16 (Photo by F. Tihari, Jr.) IVIIISII ARRANGEMEMT OF AFRICAN VIOLETS Blossoms in Limoges China Vase from Bermuda The African Violet Magazine, January, 197S 17 NOTICE Due to the increased cost of Parcel Post and shipping containers we can not accept orders for less than $5.00. Helen Van Pelt Wilson’s 1970 Edition African Violet Book . $7.95 12 oz. Liquid Blue Whale Brand 6-2-1 2.25 24 oz. Liquid Blue Whale Brand 6-2-1 3.25 S oz. Sturdy 0-15-14 . 2.45 12 oz. Sturdy 0-15-14 4.05 32 oz. Sturdy 0-15-14 6.95 3 oz. Can Mildex, Mildew . 1.90 16 oz. Bottle Cygon 2E . 4.95 2 oz. Bottle Cygon 2E . 2.20 4 oz. Stim-U-Plant VC-13 1.65 4 oz. Bottle Kelthane (Miticide) 1.60 4 oz. Bottle Malathion . 1.60 8 oz. Hyponex (20-20-20) 1.65 8 oz. Peters House Plant Special (15-30-15) . 1.40 8 oz. Peters Violet Special (12-36-14) 1.65 8 oz. Peters Vari. Special (5-50-17) 1.90 8 oz. Fritted Potash . 1.00 2 qts. Hardwood charcoal #10 very fine, # 6 med. Gran . 1.75 1 lb. Acme Systemic Insecticide Gran. 3.50 5/8 cu. ft. Sponge-Rok, #2 fine, #3 coarse . 2.70 All items are Post Paid Mich, residents please add 4% Sales Tax MARY'S AFRICAN VIOLETS 19788 San Juan Av. Detroit. Mich. 48221 NEW DECORATIVE PUNT STANDS Economical — Convenient 3 Level 40 Watt Shown 491/2" Long Five models from 25 to 49i/^" long. Tray & fixture heights completely adjustable without tools. Convenient slide-out trays & fixtures. Made of gleaming aluminum & Red¬ wood with or without fixtures & casters as desired. Save — Buy direct from maker! 15^6 Brings Catalog of Growth Fluorescents, Plant Stands, Growth Lamps & Accessories SHOPLITE CO., INC. 566V Franklin Ave. Nutley, N. J. 07110 VIOLET GROWERS ARE HUMAN. TOO! By Abigail Sullivan 3 Copperdale Drive Huntington, L. L, N. Y. 11743 People will always be people where the African violet is concerned. Human nature is just the same in New York as in Texas or Cali¬ fornia or Minnesota. The eight-day AVSA dis¬ play, education and membership sales booth I conducted, assisted by the North Shore Af¬ rican Violet Society, at the annual Long Island Garden Show in Cammack, N. Y., proved this. A man and woman stopped at the booth. She explained her husband was allowing her to purchase three new violets. Soon she had six in hand and looked sweetly at her husband as he came over to me and said: “Last year I lost my desk from the den. Awhile back my Morris chair went. Last week the bureau left the bedrom. If she takes all six, there goes the bed!” “Well, it’s the garage for me from now on,” he concluded as he paid for the six plants. One plant on the table, “Edge of Night”, really created a stir among a group of women. As one woman picked it up and read the name, she showed it to her friend. From the crowd came another woman pushing and shoving and asked me, “Where’s ‘Edge of Night’? I must have it! Do you watch it, dearie?” I had to plead ignorance as to what I should watch. “Oh, you’ve got to start watching it,” she advised. “It’s always so juicy!” Based on that reasoning, she bought ‘Edge of Night’. I learned later that “Edge of Night” is a television soap opera. Politics, too, had their role. A woman asked for a white-flowered violet. I passed her a lovely one, and her companion asked, “What’s its name?” My reply, “Mary Lindsay” almost caused her to drop the plant. She slammed it down on the table and re¬ marked, “I wouldn’t have that plant in my home! I just can’t stand him.” (Evidently she was referring to Mayor John Lindsay). Immediately another woman chimed in: “He’ll never get the Presidential nomination. The one who’ll sneak into the White House will be Ted Kennedy”. See, what little white-flowered violets will teach you! The display itself was most successful. We The African Violet Magazine, January, 1973 18 obtained 13 new members. Standing, meeting and talking to violet growers taught us a good lesson on “how the other half feel about the poor, little African violet.” However, it wasn’t too hard to convince most people that America’s favorite houseplant is easy to grow. — — USES GLASS SHELVES By Mrs, Margaret Nash Bengoughy Sash, Canada I was interested in the information in The African Violet Magazine on grafting leaves and I’d like to report I’ve tried such grafting with success. I’ve also started a number of baby plants with leaves. My collection of African violets has grown so that finding space limited for them, I have used the idea of glass shelves on an East window. I fastened standards to the window casing, spacing brackets at intervals to suit 'the size of the plants. I used 36" x 6" plate glass for the shelves. This has proved suitable for lighting pur¬ poses as well as taking care of the space prob¬ lem, vnth very little expense involved. statement of owners W?MANAGEMEOTAND^CraCULAT!ON SEE SNST^yCTSOI^S ONPASEg WEVi^SiS TTmx^rTOiocsriOT 2. DATE OF FILI'nG T-miGuM'eYorTSful Umm mmh ¥« mm^^m set u<^ sify. smsmy.sisis. ITPeoSg) mt s?*@* Jto l,31fes IMK ft. qS p^.msps} TOT , AND EfelTOT Mrieaa iLlli. immmkllm, feSiTON msrns and - - - W^tm, Zll AJIUwbi Plm^rn, mxt Tmmm nmz Mm mowa ADDRESS TW^HiiUtoB Mak irag. , mmt li'M rntmewkllm. tmammmmm J7iei g. BO?^DHOLDSRS, RilORTGAGSES, AND OTHER & TOTAL AMOUNT OF BONDS. MORTGAGES OR OTHER iECU gCURSTY HOLO^Rg ©I^SP^G OR HOLDING 1 PgRCEr*IT0R MORE OF iRITIES f//f^8esY£fTf?©ssff. g© sssssi mmm ^rrmwmmrmwtETsmwmjSLmjmmMam^rmrmGmxB mnsis^t^ m:ut s«^see mSSS S'm” S sonr.l-to «= m*» >l» wMlaMon ~™a In Wm , .« »« p«UW 11. EXTENT AND NATURE OF CmCULATJON AVERAGE NO. COPIES PRECEDING 12 fe^NTHS ACTUAL NUSiSeER OF e©P5E|^©P A. TOTAL NO. COnSSFRlNTE© U,80@ • ii.asi S. ^AIDaRCVLATSOW 1. SALES THROUGH DEALERS AND OARRSiRS. STREET VENDORS AND COUNTER SALES . _ 2. MAtL SUiSCRIPTiONS le.tM u.os C. TOTAL PAO© CIRCULATION M.SM it.ua D. FREE DISTRISUTtON lY S^AIL, CARRIED OR OTHER MEANS M M S. COPSES ©iSTRSeUTSD TO AGENTS. BUT NOT SOL® _ . g. TOTALDseTRSBUTSONJ-^israe/CAft^©; 10, MS U.IM P. OFFICE use. LEFT-OVER. yNACCOUNTED, SPOILED AFTER PR5NTIN© 14@ M e. TOTAL fJsffiB &/S S F-^idd ss*? Nfifs to AJ U.MO u.ase 1 «,.ifv .to. .to m,4. m. .to., ton... m4 to. pte.e C P /j ' «!F»„ 3628 ' Lrs— /|p nnalee IT loletry 29-50 214 Place Bayside, N. Y. 11360 HOORAY FOR SPRING CORAL CASCADE BLUE CARNIVAL SUPERBA PINK PREMIERE THE KING •DBL RUFFLED RED MINI’S BRIGHT EYES LITTLE GYPSY TINY DOT AND MANY MORE 1973 Spring List ready soon. 8^ stamped envelope gets yours fast. AFRICAN VIOLET GREETING CARDS Imported from Denmark Fragrant, pop-out style cards. Your choice of following captions. “Birthday Greetings", “Thinking of You”, “Get Well” or without caption. Minimum order 1 dozen. Captions may be assorted. Price $5.00 dozen. Parcel post prepaid. MOSER CARD CO. P. O. Box 7294 Tacoma, Wash. 9E407 AQUAMATIC SELF WATERING VIOLET PLANTER Let your plants water themselves. Single $2.10; 6 for $11.00; 12 for $19.75; 24 for $33.00. P.Pd. PINK PORCELAIN AND BETTINA now avail¬ able by mail. Also newest varieties from other growers. Send stamp for list. THE HOUSE OF VIOLETS Ealph & Charlyne Reed Dept. AV-IO 93S Garland St. S. W. Camden, Arkansas 71701 The Mriean Violet Magazine, January, 1973 19 GARNET ELF Granger Gardens (Photo by Burton) LIZBET 1972 Introduction by Richter's Greenhouses The African Violet Magazine, January, 1973 20 MARY LINDSAY Lyndon Lyon (Photo by Burton) The African Violet Magazine, January, 1973 21 TOWN CRIER Irene Fredette, Hybridizer (Photo by Burton) FRATHEL’S ORIGINATIONS Jan. 1st, the new list will be out with the lovely new variegated and green plants. Just what you are looking for. "My Fi Fi/' “Miss Perfect" so many more. Stamp for list please. Don’t forget the booklet ‘‘Help for the Amateur In Growing African Violets Step By Step," Only $1 per copy. 252 Cloy Ave. — R- Chester. N. Y. 14613 140,000 AFRICAN VIOLETS ■— OVER 700 VARIETIES •— our Famous Hybrid G!oxinias Columneas — Episcias — Achimenes other Exotic Gesneriads Show Place — 17,500 Sq. Ft. Under Glass. Plus 1200 Fluorescent Lights Gesneriad Specialist VISITORS Visitors Welcome 8 to 5 (Closed Sunday) N = E. Corner of State, Conn. 198 6/10 mile from Eastford center On Weeks Rd., off Westford Rd. Seed $1 Pkt. / 100: Buell’s Hybrid Gloxinias, Trumpet, Slipper or Dble. GREENHOUSES Dept. AV, Eastford, Conn. 06242 Tel. 203-928-4720 RESERVOIR WICK POT^ ^ “It Waters and Feeds at the Same Time” PRICES ON RESERVOIR WICK POTS EACH 1 to 5 . . $1.50 postpaid 6 to 19 . . $1.30 postpaid 20 or more . $1.10 postpaid Send stamped self-addressed envelope for 16 page catalog of AFRICAN VIOLETS and SUPPLIES. VOLKMANN BROS. GREENHOUSES 2714 Minert St.. Dallas. Texas 75219 Mrs. J. A. W. (Ann) Richardson RR #1, Roz 70 Tavares^ Florida 32778 WHATI NO BLOOMS? Frequently I get letters along this line, “My plants are single crown, they grow well and are lush. I follow all the suggestions of the AVSA brochure but I NEVER HAVE ANY BLOOMS.” Well, obviously, there is one sug¬ gestion that has been followed, only up to a point. These plants need more light. So much has been said about not putting the plants in the sun that too many growers are afraid to even allow the plants to see the sun from a distance. If the plants are growing well or if the petioles (stems) are long but there is no bloom, put your plants in stronger light. If the plants are near a window, pull them closer to the light. In the “North, they can take sun all winter (or what there is of it), especially the morning sun. In the South, where the sun is strong, it would be better to just put them where they benefit from the light of the sun but are not sitting directly in it. All over yel¬ lowing of leaves will indicate too much sun in which event you should retreat a little. Some additional light from an ordinary incandescent lamp helps considerably. Place the lamp over the plants, light it when you light the house generally at night and put it out when you go to bed. You will notice a re¬ markable improvement. Do not keep the lamp on all night! , Expect no overnight miracles. If there is one thing that growing African violets teaches one it is patience. You will have to wait for two or three months before you begin to notice an improvement. CASTLE VIOLETS 614 Castle Rd. Col©. Springs. Colo. 80904 Offering 6 plants, or 20 leaves, assorted, labeled, prepaid. Regular Parcel Post $5.00; Air Mail $6.00 Growing over 300 varieties, but NO LIST. Shipping from April to November. Well packed and insured. For confirmation send addressed, stamped card. The African Violet Magazine, January, 1973 22 Plant Disease Clinic Set up A Plant Disease Clinic has been set up as an integral part of the Department of Pathol¬ ogy’s Extension program at Penn State, accord¬ ing to an article appearing in the Pennsylvania Flower Growers Bulletin published in Chalfont, Pa. This is good news for growers in this area. This type service would be a great help if carried out in all states. Diseased specimens are processed as rapid¬ ly as possible. A service fee of $2.50 per speci¬ men helps defray the direct operating costs of the Clinic’s laboratory facilities. The Plant Disease Clinic Packet received upon payment of the service fee, contains in¬ structions for collecting and mailing diseased plant specimens and soil for nematode assays. For most accurate and prompt diagnosis, the information requested in the packet should be as complete as possible. These “patients” can¬ not talk, so an adequate specimen and good background information increases the possibil¬ ity of accurate diagnosis. The service is avail¬ able to all who grow plants and to the agricul¬ tural industries that service them. Plant Disease Clinic packets are available through all county Extension offices in Penn¬ sylvania, and the Plant Disease Clinic, 218 Buckhout Laboratory, or the Merkle Laboratory, both at University Park, Pa. 16802. Additional information on the Clinic’s services can be ob¬ tained from county Extension offices. ♦ — DIFFERENT PLANTS FROM LEAVES OF SAME VIOLET A. Thurston Child 328 Lake Ave., B 204 Maitland, Fla. 32751 Some time ago a relative gave me two leaves of the blue Penguin variety. The plants I got from these leaves are not identical. The blossoms of one set of plants are the same shade as those of the parent plant. The others fall into two categories. In one of these the blossoms are faintly striped with the darker stripes predominating. (However the darker stripes are somewhat lighter than those of the parent plant.) The blossoms of the second category of plants are also striped but the blue stripes are much fainter so that the general appearance of the plant is that of a light bluish white. Is this a common occurrence for the blue Penguin variety? I’d like to hear from other growers concerning their experience with this plant. ROSE KNOLL GARDENS New for '73 The Parson, The Parson’s Love, The Parson’s Ruffles by Rev. Charles Blades. China Blue, Princess Feather. Sister Ancilla, by Lanigan. Oh My, Oh Joy, Cheery O by Mrs. Hawley. Garnet Gem, Pink Flame, Pink Amiss by Granger’s, mini Magic, Illini Cheer, Illini Red by RKG. List 100 and Stamp. MR. AND MRS. JEFF RHOADES A-sumption. Illinois 62510 217/226-3249 "Schultz- LIQUiD PLANT 7DR0FS to a quart. of *vater “starts and fseds” all plants ©r»end $L2S for 2 bottles, prepaid to SCHULTZ COMPANY "X 11730 NORTHIINE. ST. LOUIS, MO. 63042 “Send for our Fund-Raising Offer’’ VIOLETS BY CONSTANTINOV Coming soon — four new Rhapsodies Also Eight new varieties from my collection Your stamp for my listing Keeton. 3321 21st St. , Apt. 7 San Francisco, Calif. 94110 SPOT — THAT — MITE With this 20 power Pocket Microscope equipped with a pen light. Pocket Mike $4.98 Mike Light . $2.25 Mike & Light . $6.98 (postpaid) Send 25 cents for complete growing supply list. BERNARD D. GREESON 3548 N. Cramer Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53211 The African Violet Magazine, January, 1973 23 ARRANGEMENT ™ ''UNDER A TOADSTOOL" (Photo by Burton) The African Violet Magazine, January, 1973 24 BOYCE EDENS RESEARCH EUND Mrs. Paul O. Gillespie, Sr. 5201 St. Elmo Avenue Chattanooga, Tenn. 37409 Windsor AVS in memory of Mr. Norman Hatch .... $ 5.00 Springfield AVS of Missouri . 5.00 Vegas Valley AVS in memory of F. B. Bubbare . 5.00 Lower Connecticut Valley AVS . 10.00 Nutmeg State AVS in memory of Mr. Norman Hatch 5.00 Mrs. Paul O. Gillespie in lieu of speaker’s fee . 15.00 AVS- of Beaumont in memory of Mr. X. R. Randall .... 5.00 Lincoln AVS of Nebraska . 10.00 1st AVS of West Allis, Wis . 5.00 Violet Hobbyist Society of New York . 5.00 AVS of Beaumont in memory of Mr. Harvey Jackson 5.00 Metropolitan AVS of Illinois . 5.00 - ^ - AVSA BOOSTER FUND Mrs. Marvin Garner 1010 Edgewood, S. E. North Canton, Ohio 44720 No contributors for month of August, 1972. Contributors: (Sept. 1972) Des Moines African Violet Club. Des Moines, Iowa $ 5.00 African Violet Society of Staten Island, New York 10.00 Bay State AVS, in memory of deceased members, Fairhaven, Mass . 25.00 The Happy African Violet Club, Deep River, Conn. 3.00 Lower Valley AVS. Essex, Conn . 15.00 - ^ - - COMING EVENTS Feb. 10-11 March 1-3 March 3-4 The Shreveport African Violet Sofciety's an¬ nual show "Valentine Happenings", at R. S. Barnwell Garden & Art Memorial Center, in Shreveport, La., Feb. 10, 1 to 5 p.m.; Feb.'ll, 1 to 5 p.m. Mrs. Charles Boone, show chair¬ man; Mrs. Paul Whatley, president. Upper Pinellas AVS' 14th annual show in Sunshine Mall, Clearwater, Fla. Theme, "Vio¬ lets in Story Be ok Land." Mrs. Gladys Parkins, show chairman; Mrs. Mary Troko- vich, president. 20th annual African Violet Show, "Treasured Moments", by Metropolitan St. Louis African Violet Society at Floral Display House, Mis¬ souri Botanical (Shaw's) Garden, 2315 Tower Grove Ave., St. Louis, Mo. Mar. 3, 2 to 5 p.m.; Mar. 4, 9 a.m. t© 5 p.m. March 3-4 March 3-4 March 9-10 March 10-11 March 10-11 March 15 March 30-31 April 7-8 April 14-15 May 5-6 May 5-6 May 5-6 Corpus Christi African Violet Society's third annual show, "A Holiday With Violets", at the Corpus Christi Garden Club Center, 5325 Greely, Corpus Christi, Texas. First Austin African Violet S»;ciety to hold annual spring judged show, "From the Begin¬ ning" at the Austin Area Garden Center. Mar. 3, 1 to 5 p.im.. Mar. 4, 10 a. m. to 5 p.m. Top Choice African Violet Society's annual show and plant sale, "Violet Carnival on Red River," in Pierremont Mall, 4801 Lime Ave¬ nue, Shreveport. La. Mar. 9, 2 to 9 p.m.; Mar. 10, all day. Public welcome. Alexandria African Violet Society to hold fourth annual show, "Violets in Music", at Alexandria Community Center, Alexandria, La. Show chairman. Dr. J. B. Jung; co- chairman, Mrs. Joe Williamson. Central Florida African Violet Society's sec¬ ond annual show. "Wonderful World of Violets" at Florida Gas Company, 1361 S. Or¬ lando Ave., Winter Park, Fla. Chairman: Mrs. C. W. Parks, Co-Chairman & Pres.: Mrs. H. S. Johnson. March 10, 1 to 8:30 p.m., March 11, 12:30 to 6 p.m. La Violette Club of Monroe, La., to hold African Violet Show, "Violets, Violets Every¬ where." at Saul Adler Recreation Center, 3900 Westminster Avenue, 12 noon to 7 p.m. First African Violet Society of Dallas to hold 19th annual show at Big Town Mall on IH 10 (80 West) between Bucknee BlvdI. and Town East Blvd. Lots of Texas hospitality. Mar. 30, 1 to 10 p.m.; Mar. 31, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wichita African Violet Study Club to hold exhibit and sale at the Diamond Inn Conven- ti n Center, 6815 West Highway 54 Wichita, Kans., April 7, 1 to 5 p.m.; April 8, 12 noon to 4 p.m. The Capital District African Violet Society and the African Violet Society of Albany, N. Y., to hold annual show, theme of which will be "African Violets at The Fair." Seattle African Violet Society's 20th annual show, "Wonderland of Violets," at Eomes Theater, Pacific Service Center. Admisskn free. April 28, 1 to 9 p.m. April 29, 1 to 6 p.m. The Happy African Violet Club to hold show at the Essex Town Hall in Essex, Conn. Theme, "Our American Heritage." 2 to 9 p.m. North Shore African Violet Society of Long Island to hold 15th annual Show at Memorial Junior High Scho;4, Pidgeon Hill Road, Hunt¬ ington Station, New York. 2-8 p.m. Mrs. Herobert Sullivan show chairman. Many choice and selected varieties on our new Spring list, including Mrs. Lanigan’s lovely brand new introductions. List 10c WHITE CLOUD FARM R. R. 3 Carthage, Mo. 64836 The African Violet Magazine, January, 1973 25 Increase Your Violet Family AFRICAN VIOLET PLANTS Over 425 new and old varieties of African violets, including miniatures, Rhapsodies and Granger Gardens latest. Write for our 1972 catalog listing plants, potting soil, pots, labels, fertilizers and insecticides. AFRICAN VIOLET COLLECTION 10 labeled plants, our selection, prepaid $9.00 FRESH CUT LEAVES 20 leaves of your selection from our catalog, prepaid $7.00. Box 231 Cameron, Texas 76520 Highway 36 and 190 West Open only on Sofurday and Sunday afternoons HXPDN^^ Soluble PLANT FOOD Complete Feed Your AFRICAN VIOLETS HYPONeX 7-6-19 Produces higher yield of stronger, better textured, faster growing flowers. Clean, odorless. Balanced for complete feeding of African Violets. Dissolves instantly to feed root systems when watering. Fine for cuttings. Reduces root shock of trans¬ plants. PRICES: 2 oz., 39t—5 oz., 690— 10 oz., $1.29—2 lb., $2.75—5 lb.. $5.95^10 lb., $10.95-25 lb., $19.95 50 lb., $29.85—100 lb. $49.50. NOW, TRY HYPONeX HIGH ANALYSIS SPECIAL PURPOSE PLANT FOODS Feed according to the special needs of your plants and the nature of your soil. Experiment. Many report fine results with plants, trees, lawns, etc. by their choice from following HYPONeX formulations. 20-20-20 30-10-10 25-20-10 25- 5 -20 15-30-15 15-10-30 10-25-25 10-20-30 10-30-20 10-40-15 HIGH ANALYSIS HYPONeX RETAIL PRICES: 8 oz., $1.29—2 lb.. $2.95—10 lb., $11.95 25 lb.., $22.95—50 lb., $35.85—100 lb., $58.50 If dealer cannot supply, order direct. Write for free catalog of 75 ONeX products. Dealers, greenhouse operators and nurserymen write for commercial prices. HYDROPONIC CHEMICAL CO. P. P. Box 4300 Akron, Ohio 44321 Lumen-Liter Plant Stands are made of Gleam¬ ing Aluminum square tubing with high impact soft green trays. Lights are easily adjustable above trays with ch^ns. Ripe-n-Gro Sunlite 17 in. diameter 19 in. high Avocado Green with 22 watt wide spectrum Fluorescent Lamp $27.95 P.P. 4 Tray $28.95 8 Troy $39.95 Fixtures for above stands with 2-24" — 20 watt cool white tubes $14.95 each with cord, plug and 4 plug cord and switch. Free sprayer included. Add 4% tax in Wisconsin. Send for literature. FLORALITE COMPANY Phone (414) 762-1770 4124A East Ookwood Rd. Oak Creek. Wls. 53154 AVSA JEWELRY Surprise an African violet grower with a piece of AVSA jewelry as a gift. Send your order and check today to Afrcian Violet Society of America, Inc., P, O. Box 1326, Knoxville, Tenn. 37901. ail. ¥.£.£! Pin . $ 3.50 Pin/gavel (for President) . 5.50 Charm . 3.50 Charm/gavel (for President) . 5.50 Tie Tack . 3.50 Tie Tack/gavel (for President) . 5.50 Earrings/Pair . 7.00 Bracelet . 4.00 Bracelet/charm . 7.50 Gavel/chain . 2.00 Judges’ Charm . 2.50 Judges’ Charm/disc . 5.50 Judges’ Guard Pin . 2.50 lOK GOLD FILLED Pin . $3.50 Pin/gavel (for President) . . 5,50 Charms . 3.50 Charm/gavel . 5.50 Tie Tack . 3.50 Tie Tack/gavel (for President)- . 5.50 Earrings Pair . 7.00 Bracelet . 4.00 Judges’ Charm . 2.50 Judges’ Charm/disc . 5.50 Judges’ Guard Pins . 2.50 14K GOLD Pin . $10.00 Pin/gavel (for President) . 14.00 Charm . 10.00 Charm/gavel (for President) . 14.00 Earrings/Pair . 20.00 Life Member Pins . 15.00 L-M-Tie Tack . 15.00 The African Violet Magazine, January, 1973 26 African Violet Fever Larry DeCredico 2712 Hazel Ct. Denver. Colorado 80211 It would have to happen then! I’m sure you can picture the scene. A cold, snowy March evening had enveloped us in its icy tendrils. I settled down in the warm living room with several library books about people living in warm climates, plants growing in tropical settings, and . . . wait a minute . . . a book about African violets? Look at those pictures! Beautifully compact plants, growing in a fine symmetrical form, exquisite Victorian jewel blossoms, seemingly easy to grow. Yes, you can see it coming as I felt it growing — African Violet Fever. I contracted a serious case of it that even¬ ing. Later as we drove into the driving storm, DRY AIR Low humidity in many homes may cause discomfort to the occupants, but to plants it means the difference between thriving and struggling along, between flowering freely and never showing a respectable bloom. This is the principal reason why plants that look so fresh and lovely coming out of the commercial greenhouse soon look so drab in the dry home atmosphere. The high humidity that keeps plants of tropical origin happiest would be too much for home owners to take, but raising the humidity above dry air should be a mutually agreeable compromise. The following are ways suggested for rais¬ ing humidity: 1) Group plants as closely to¬ gether as possible. 2) Rest plants on a tray of decorative pebbles or similar material. Keep water in the tray but be sure the pots rest above the level of the^ water. Do not allow plants to stand in water for long periods. 3) Place vases, pans or other open containers of water around the African violets. 4) Spray plant foliage with a mist sprayer daily. Use luke¬ warm water and keep plants out of bright light until all the droplets of water have evaporated. 5) Run a humidifier or vaporizer a few hours a day. When plants are in the kitchen this can be done by boiling water in a pan or kettle and allowing the steam to humidify the room. I kept asking myself why I couldn’t wait until a more convenient time to try to find a violet plant. I mean, six inches of snow and more accumulating by the minute, a balky car, and a wife ready to deliver an overdue baby don’t make the best conditions for a violet safari. Several shopping centers later, I found a motley-looking “Rhapsodie Elfriede.” Home we inched in the driving storm. I was happy, but my wife’s feet hurt. I suppose it was a dirty trick to drag her out on a night like that, but she reciprocated by waking me up several hours later. Out we went again into the storm! Anne was bom without much delay. Well, that was some night — a new hobby started and a precious new life begun. My wife insists that the “violet safari” precipitated Anne’s arrival. I must agree. This Fever has brought me many exciting experiences. A collection of over 200 plants, many new friends, and a true tropical environ¬ ment for cold, snowy evenings are some of its symptoms. This hobby has been used to intro¬ duce my fifth and sixth grade science classes to hydroponic gardening, hybridization, and the laws of botany. Some have even become growers themselves. Several entered our last show and won ribbons. Yes, this African Violet Fever has had many complications. It’s lasted for several years. I truly hope that I never recover! CORRECTIONS! In the list of Florida teachers and judges in the September African Violet Magazine, Part II, Mary K. Johnson was listed as a teacher as well as a judge. Instead, it’s her mother, Mrs. H. Stevens Johnson, 741 West Colonial Drive, Orlando, Fla., 32804 who is the teacher and judge. Mary Johnson is just a judge. We are sorry the names of the following judges were omitted from the list of judges and teachers: Mrs. William J. Sturm, 62 Arundel Place, St. Louis, Mo. 63105. Mrs. Katherine B. Walker, 523 West Grant Rd., Tucson, Ariz. 85705. Mrs. William A. Wall, 4742 Lafayette Drive, Madison, Wis. 53705. The African Violet Magazine, January, 1973 27 STEP 1 — Assemble materials for terrarium By Anne Tinari 2325 Vallery Road Huntingdon Valley^ Pa. 19006 Those who were privileged to see the va¬ ried array of beautifully arranged terrariums at the New York AVSA convention show will not be content until they try their hand at turning out a tiny masterpiece that pleases their individual taste. Terrariums in our shop are put together very simply and quickly, sometimes in a mat¬ ter of a few minutes as we deal specifically with a blooming African violet. The plant is usually one in bud or bloom in a 2f4" or 3" pot, depending on the size of the bowl, brandy snifter or glass container to the individual’s liking. Moss is taken and rolled nest-like to the shape of the container, adding an attractive natural appearance. We find when sheet moss is exposed to the atmosphere for any length of time it will turn brown, therefore it is wise to spray it with a little florist dye to have the ef¬ fect of a natural green color. After the moss has been dyed and moistened you are ready for the next step. Many people prefer to place a small amount of granulated horticulture charcoal in the center where a space has been left to accom¬ modate the pot and plant. This will help to create a good aerating condition. Now all that remains is to place the plant in the center and gently turn the leaves to a natural growing position. After attaching a ribbon or bow to the outside the arrangement is soon on its way to cheer a lonely hospital room, to celebrate a birth, in fact a cherished living gift by any thoughtful giver, to suit any occasion. Glass and plastic containers are used to make complete garden scenes. If this is your STEP 4-— Turn leaves to natural growing position and put on top. STEP 2 — Prepare moss in container STEP 3 — Put in charcoal, then potted plant m fi inMm The African Violet Magazine, January, 1973 28 plan, there are basic rules that will help and guide you. First, you must remember to select suitable small plants to keep your scene in proper scale and proportion. An important rule to remember if contain¬ er or bottle is to be covered is that it should be removed frequently for proper air circu¬ lation so your plants will not smother. The new plastic terrariums are excellent for the inexperienced grower to attempt. They are designed in a two-piece dome-shaped unit for great ease in arranging. They come in three sizes 8", 10" and 12". And even the will yoyR vans To increase the size of your African violet collection and improve its quality, take apart any mature plant and replant the pieces if you have an oldtimer that has developed suckers that resemble branches. A sucker is a growing center or crown other than the desired central one. A sucker may develop above or below the soil line or on the main stem just above the point where a leaf joins the main stem. If suckers are al¬ lowed to develop, the plant becomes crowded and distorted. It will probably have few flow¬ ers because each leaf does not receive the maxi¬ mum light needed for flowering. To maintain single crown plants, remove suckers when they are small. Use a pencil, nut pick, or similar tool to push them off just as soon as you are sure they are not new bud stems. In the plant world, a “crown” means a growing point, or the center with a cluster of leaves surrounding it. The African violet grows in a rosette form. A “multiple crown” plant has several crowns. A “single crown” plant has only one. Single crown plants are considered best by violet hobbyists. A plant from a florist or commercial grow¬ er often consists of more than one plant in a pot for a generous showing of bloom to make it saleable as soon as possible. Separate and re-pot each plant in individual pots. If a plant has developed suckers which have grown large enough to spoil the sym¬ metry of the plant, divide it and make several better shaped plants. Turn the plant out of the pot and gently pull the roots apart if there is more than one root system. Remove any bro¬ ken or mis-shaped leaves until there is a sym¬ metrical crown. Plant those with roots in violet potting soil in suitable sized pots. If there is no root system, root them as you would a leaf smallest 8" holds a 21/4" pot size flowering African violet. This is also an ideal size for the mini and semi-mini types. The care of such an arrangement is very simple. The plant can be watered right at the top of the pot when it is needed. Do not keep the moss wet as it will cause fungi if watered excessively. It is best to moisten it very lightly occasionally with a mister. Re¬ member to use plant food often or at every watering (if used at 1/3 strength). Place con¬ tainer where sufficient good light is available or it can be placed under fluorescent lighting. Mrs. W . F. Anderson 360 Tulip Drive St. Louis, Missouri 63119 They may be rooted in damp vermiculite in individual pots. Anchor the sucker while the roots are forming by holding leaf stems in place using crossed plastic toothpicks. Avoid wooden picks as these may mold or mildew. You may have a top crown with a long straggly main stem resembling a small palm tree. To restore such a plant, cut it off leaving about an inch of stem without any leaves. Re¬ root in damp vermiculite or in water contain¬ ing a very dilute fertilizer solution. Keep in a bright but not sunny place. When roots have grown about an inch, pot the plant in violet potting soil. Usually as a violet ages, it becomes un¬ gainly because as it grows it sheds its lower leaves from time to time. To avoid having such a “palm tree” develop, transplant whenever the neck begins to extend above the rim of the pot. Cut off about 1/3 of the lower part of the root ball, remove some of the soil from the top and sides and replant in the same size pot filling in with fresh soil. When resetting a plant deeper in a pot, gently scrape the bare stem (like scraping a new carrot) to remove the heavy bark that forms when leaves are shed. Gently fill around the stem, being careful not to cover the growing center with soil. Keep the soil level below the bottom row of leaves. Water these reset plants very carefully at first. They are susceptible to crown rot. Keep the vermiculite or soil only damp — not wet. As roots develop, the plant will drink more water. A symmetrical, single crown plant in full bloom is a thing of beauty. Turn plants to prevent them from growing lopsided. Use col¬ lars to support heavy leaves and to aid in spacing leaves symmetrically. Allow enough space between plants so leaves do not touch. This allows maximum light and symmetrical development. The African Violet Magazine, January, 1973 29 THRIPS Bugs That Like MITE great LY rlAGNJFiep SyMPHVl.l'D (ED NOTE: The line marked below each picture is the adult know YOU need a magnifying glass to see it and even then 3 African Violets By Chris Huebscher 3920 W. mh Street Panama City, Fla. 32401 These are drawings of some of tlie “bugs” that get into my African violets. Once in a while I get one of the bush crick¬ ets on my porch — they come in through the screen some place I guess, and I quickly get Johnson's House & Garden Spray which will make short work of them. Sometimes, how¬ ever, some holes have been chewed in a few leaves before I spotted them. My violets are on the screened-in front WHirtFLY size or length of the bug, all except the mite for you »u ccm just about make it out) The African Violet Magazine, January, 1973 30 SPRINGTAIL LCAFHOPPm.«- BUSH C^^ICKtT porch. I try to inspect the porch each morning just to see if any “varmints” are working on my violets. I use Kelthane about once a week in the summertime and NNOR as a spray for any black flies or if any mealy bugs should be chewing. Affiliate ‘appenings “Winter Wonderland’’ was the theme of the 18th annual show of the LOWER CONNECTICUT AVS of Essex, Conn., with Ruth Hatch and Emma Cassella as co-chairmen. Winners were: Best in Show, ‘Red Sparkler’ second best, ‘Wisteria’: best miniature, ‘Tiny Pink’, special award, ‘Royal Blue Trailer’, educational display, Emma Cassella: sweepstakes, Episcia, ‘Pink Brocade’, Ruth Hatch: best variegated, ‘Happy Harold,’ best ‘Fire Hazard,’ Muriel Markham: best arrangement, Phyllis Frazier: best artistic, special award, Episcia ‘Cuprietta’, Rebecca Morganstern : best commercial. Dorothea Wagner of Violet Nook-kery: second best commercial, Frank Burton of Burton’s Flowers: invitational non-member, adult, ‘Rhapsodie Claudia’, Ralph Annunziata: invitational non-member, junior, ‘Blue Chips,’ Muchael Annunziata: special award, staging, Ethel Doane. The AFRICAN VIOLET STUDY CLUB and the HARMONY AFRICAN VIOLET CLUB OF HOUSTON, assisted by Wool- worth’s and Mr. and Mrs. Porter of Porter’s Nursery, staged an African violet show at the Botanical Gardens in Houston and considering the distance of the gardens from town, the show was attended by more than 500 persons. Robert Vives, director of The Arboretum commended the club and expressed much satisfaction over the show. One of the highlights of the show was an arrangement, sub¬ mitted by Mrs. Porter. It was a replica of the one that appeared on the cover of The African Violet Magazine. Mrs. Francis C. O’Kelly of the ALBUQUERQUE AFRICAN VIOLET CLUB served as violet show chairman at the New Mexico State Fair. “Living Vibrations” was the theme of the flower shows at which half of the top quality plants were entered by non-members of the Albuquerque club. Mrs. O’Kelly is of the opinion that “our club has certainly stimulated the interest of many people through¬ out Northern New Mexico.” Show winners were as fol¬ lows: Greatest number of blue ril)bons. 19. special award, ‘Jewel Box’ State Fair awards, ‘Double Black Cherry,, ‘Sailor’s Delight’, and ‘True Blue’. Mrs. Donald Van Dock: Second largest number of l)lue rib))()ns, 11, State Fair Award, ‘Purple Choice,’ Mrs. Chas. H. Staat : State Fair Award. ‘Star Trek’. Marie Hoppe: State Fair Award, “White Pride Supreme.” Nancy Pepin: artistic award, “Cleopatra”, Mrs. Phillip Hanson: hanging basket. Hy- pocyrta Wettsteini” and artistic terrarium, Mrs. Delmar Longmire: Episcia awards. Mrs. Brinton Lewman and Mrs. Mable Tanner. Twelve local clubs with 140 members will ccjuperate to present the 20th annual African Violet Show sponsored by the METROPOLITAN ST. LOUIS AFRICAN VIOLET SO¬ CIETY at Missouri Botanical (Shaw’s) Garden, St. Louis, Mo. Saturday, March .3. 1973 from 2 to 5 P.M. and Sunday, March 4. 1973 from 9 A.M. to 5 P.M. It takes approximately two years of tender loving care (TLC) to grow and grocjm a specimen plant for show. This is what the meml)ers have l>een doing and they are anxious to share the beauty of their plants with others. There will be many new varieties among the well known exhibition plants in more than 400 entries on display. Members will also use their African vio¬ let blossoms to create arrangements and their plants in inter¬ esting and unusual artistic designs. A plant sale will be held. Members donate plants for this sale as a means of raising funds for the Society’s annual donation of $200.00 to the Garden. Knowledgeable members will be available to an¬ swer questions at the information table where anyone with problems in growing violets can get help. Displays will show lighting systems for growing violets, examples of proper soil mixes, and demonstrate how African violets are propagated from seed and from cuttings. The theme of the 1973 Show is “Treasured Moments”. The beautiful display of the many blooming plants should give everyone a lift in morale after the winter months. The Violet Show is free to the public, except for the regular admission charge to the garden. - — GET YOUR DUES IN EARLY! Membership expires Feb. 28 Don't poison yourself. Poison the bugs when using pesticides. The African Violet Magazine, January, 1973 31 Grows Violets To Give ’Em Away It’s been four years now since Jean Dol¬ lard joined the Cross Town African Violet Society of Madison, Wis., but she’s still an enthusiastic grower of America’s favorite house- plant and when her plants get to blooming she gives them away. An article by Mary B. Good appearing in the section, “Focus on Women,” of the Madi¬ son Times, was illustrated with two pictures of Mrs. Dollard — one showing her with her violets which she raised from leaves and the other in the basement, where her husband Clifford had made a bench arrangement and put together the lighting system. Here is the newspaper story: Spring is alive and well and thriving in the basement of Jean Dollard of White Sand Lake, Lac de Flambeau. While everyone else is moaning about the thaw, Jean is nurturing spring things in her underground “greenhouse.” Take a walk downstairs and you’ll be greeted by a luscious growth of African violets in a squeek of color. As soon as she succeeds in bringing a posie to bloom, Jean loses interest, giving it away to the first person that comes within ogling distance. Recently, about 17 pots of Jean’s violets bedecked the colorful luncheon tables of a CLCW meeting at Calvary Lutheran Church, Minocqua, where Jean is the church secretary. Jeal contends that growing violets is a snap. “I talk to them,” said the energetic little lady. And Jean also observes the no-nos of violet raising: No direct sunshine; no cold water; no artificially softened water; no overwatering or underwatering; no wet feet. A music major at the University of Wis¬ consin, Jean graduated from college during the Depression, when music jobs were nil. She switched to teaching and spent a good many years teaching court reporting at Madison Business College, until a throat problem ended her career. Her interest in African violets blossomed while she was taking a stroll on her lunch hour and took in a flower show. “ I was en¬ chanted by the violets’ names — “Loverly’, ‘Little Star’, etc.’ she said. Mrs. Dollard starts her violets by leaf cut¬ tings in plastic pots filled with vermiculite. She keeps the pots in covered fish bowls in her “nursery” until the leaf sends up new shoots, in about two to four months. “That’s just about the time you’ve lost patience, and decided to call it quits,” she said. Jean’s husband, Clifford, made her a tw'o- tiered professional lighting system and rolling growing bench that is bigger than she is. Here Jean does her thing, watching for signs of droop (that means bugs or overwatering) and for signs of long neck (that means the plant needs repotting). “I promised my husband I’d keep the plants down to 15 pots,” said Jean, who has had as many as 175 violets under her lights at once. “This baby needs a mother,” she noted, picking off spent blossoms from a velvet- blue stunner. It’s not only people who go ga-ga over Jean’s blooming things. One day a flying squir¬ rel, no shrinking violet he, got into the house and demolished a plant called (what else?) “Pink Riot”. But propagating new plants from leaves of old or slightly squirrel-ravaged plants means Jean’s violet supply will never run dry. “Still, I never thought I had a green thumb,” she said. TOP WINNERS — Two winners, Mrs. Paul Kiesling and Elmer Swanson, admire the winner’s table with Mrs. Paul Malinak and Mrs. James Phillips, co- chairmen of the 11th annual show, “A Plant for All Seasons”, of the Rocky Mountain African Violet Society held in Denver, Colo. Mrs. Kiesling was winner of AVSA gold award, ‘Bloomin’ Fool,' ‘Brig- adoon’, and ‘Lavender Gem’; best in show, ‘Bloom¬ in’ Fool’; best geneva, ‘Lavender Gem’; best minia¬ ture, ‘Window Blue’ and AVSA swepstakes. Mr. Swanson won gesneriad sweepstakes, best fibrous rooted gesneraid, ‘Hypocyrta Perianthomega.” Ed Drummond was winner of best variegated, ‘Heaven Sent.’ The African Violet Magazine, January, 1973 32 TEMPERING THE TRAUMA OF TRANSPLANTING Mrs. L. F. Lidiak 4503 Sinclair Austin, Texas 78756 Probably the most traumatic experience in African violet culture for both the neophyte and experienced grower alike is the radical transplant. I have been growing violets long enough to have lost claim to the protective coverage implied by the term “neophyte”, but I certain¬ ly am far from being eligible for the cloak of dignity that is accorded the “experienced” grower. Rather, I feel somewhat in a state of limbo from which it is possible to sense the futility that sometimes prevails throughout the entire spectrum of growers in certain areas of culture. It is from this position that I have come to believe the theory I expressed in the first paragraph of this article. The procedure I am about to outline came to my rescue rather belatedly the first time. However, it did help me to save my pride and joy — ‘Hondo.’ At the time this story begins, this wonderful violet was approximately 18" in diameter and proudly displayed 150-200 blossoms. Then disaster struck! I toppled my big, beautiful plant from the work table to the floor, breaking nearly all the leaves from one side in the process. I had not intended per¬ forming a radical repotting job, although it probably would hav(' been forc('d upon me by nature in a short whihc 1 finally rc'inoved som(’ 40 leav('s to regain symmetry, and to culminate my problem, I thought my plant was gone when severe shock set in after I had so carefully transplantc'd my ])oor, mutilati'd bc'auty. What 1 am about to outliiu' is not all orig¬ inal with me. I grasped at any suggestion ad¬ vanced by other growers plus any ideas my pharmacist-gardener husband and I could piece together. Finally hitting upon a succ('ssful program that produced an almost miraculous recovery for poor, sick ‘Hondo,” I have subsequently used the regimen on other plants. Since I have been able to proceed correctly from the start with the later plants, the shock factor has been held to near minimum. Admittedly, none of these plants have been so battered as ‘Hondo,’ and yet the reduction procedures on some oc¬ casions were extremely drastic, so I feel that perhaps I have found a method that moves in the right direction. On this basis I feel I would like to share my program with others, although it probably is just ‘old shoe” to the more experienced growers among you. When a treasured plant has become overly large, necky, and mishapened, and the de¬ cision to reconstruct rather than dispose has been made; careful preparations are in order. If the plant has developed to the maximum pot size for the variety potential (diameter of the pot, 1/3 the size of the diameter of the plant’s leaf spread), the root system and bottom of the stem must be pared enough that the plant may be lowered and replaced in the same size pot or one with only slightly more area. Before embarking on this little adven¬ ture, I have found that a week or 10 days of preparation will help to reduce the shock factor that will probably occur after such radical treatment. I begin well in advance to reduce the diameter of the plant by taking off the lower and/or spent leaves — usually removing 4-6 a day until I reach the desired size. Keep¬ ing in mind the plant’s eventual symmetry, I plan in advance which leaves to remove. It helps me to mark the ones to be removed at the start, because as the process develops it is easy to lose the mental picture of the violet’s final form. I either mark the petiole to be re¬ moved with an indelible marking pen or put a plastic-bag tie around it. Alt('r th(' rc'duction has becm acliieved tlu' next step is to scrape the neck which has been form('d. A variety of tools can b(' used for this, but my favorite is a vc'getable parer. 1 use the side' of this instrument to remove th(' rough, brown growth from th(‘ circumference, being candid not to pan* dc'epi'r than necessary, .lust as in [iri'paring leaves for propagation I hav(‘ found it beneficial to allow this freshly scraped matti'r to dry well bidore proceeding. I wait at least seviTal hours and somi'times if conv('ni('nt, ovc'rnight before going further. Before I remove the violet from the pot, I v(‘ry lightly apply Rootone on the neck, first applying small “dabs” with my finger and then smoothing the powder over the newly-cleaned surface. The powdeT should be barely visible when it is correctly spread. Now — after removing the plant from its [)ot, I take a sharp knife (grit my teeth) and cut off the bottom of the root ball. Obviously, as much must be cut from the bottom as there is neck to lower. It is preferable to remove about 1/2" more from the bottom in order The African Violet Magazine, 'January, 1973 33 that the plant may be properly placed in the pot and not have to be repotted the first time a row of older leaves needs to be removed. Without disturbing the remaining roots any more than necessary, I remove all the dirt I can easily work out or shake off the plant (particularly around the top where no roots have developed). Just as human beings suffer trauma and shock from surgery, a plant that has been put through the procedure outlined above is going to suffer. In my experience what is done from here on in for the the plant will determine its chances for recuperation. After quickly re¬ planting the violet in a pot which has been prepared in advance as per my usual pro¬ cedures, I then water the soil well enough to cause it to settle around the roots. For this watering I use a Vitamin B, solution which can be purchased in liquid form or made up by using a 100 mg. Vitamin Bi tablet in 1 quart of water. If it is necessary to make your own solution, do it well in advance. Crush the tablet, add to tepid water and stir well until dissolved. Do not stir this solution later — always take what you use from the top of the jar with a syringe and dispose of the last half inch or so of the solution. I would emphasize the importance of returning the plant to damp soil as rapidly as possible in order that exposed roots will not be damaged more than necessary. Whether the plant normally requires a support collar or not, I place one on it at this time, as very likely the petioles will show vary¬ ing degrees of limpness, and it is better that they not be allowed to droop. I prefer the collar to be about an inch larger all around than the plant. Since I wick-water exclusively, I return the plant to its reservoir immediately upon completion of repotting, so I would say that the normal water-feeding cycle used by each grower would be in order. The plant is then covered with a clear, plastic clothes bag held up with drinking straws lightly imbed¬ ded in the plant’s soil at strategic points (usually about 4 are needed). I place the violet in subdued light for several days to a week and watch carefully for signs of limpness. If (and probably when) wilting occurs, I bring out the spray bottle and dampen the leaves and blossoms thoroughly with tepid water. The violet’s blossoms will probably show signs of limpness first, but I do watch the entire plant closely and some¬ times spray as often as 3-4 times a day if the wilting become severe. I do not leave too many blossoms or buds on the plant, but some are left as they can give the first indication of trouble approaching. In addition to its regular water-feeding cycle I use Vitamin B, lightly Recuperating violet under plastic tent on the soil approximately twice a week until the plant returns to normal. This seems to stimulate root growth as well as help reduce shock. After the first week I return the plant to full light, usually limiting the length of exposure to 2-3 hours at first and gradually in¬ creasing its stay to full time. Depending upon the severity of shock the violet experiences, I watch it closely for as long as 3 weeks or until all signs of limpness have disappeared. By this time the new roots will have begun to form and the plant is capable of obtaining sustenance through its root structure rather than depending upon the leaf moisture it has been receiving. Because of the weakened condition of the plant during this period, I am always wary of its ability to ward off pests and/or disease. I keep a very careful eye out for any tell-tale signs, and take appropriate action if necessary. Isolation of the plant as much as possible can help avoid possible problems. Obviously, this is much too time-consum¬ ing a treatment to give “just any old plant,” but is one that is reserved for that prized specimen from which you just cannot bear to be parted. Further, if a plant is too necky to make the procedure feasible, it is advisable to simply cut the crown off and completely reroot the plant— which is another story indeed. I am happy to say this is the end af a happy story. My “hard-luck-Hondo” has re¬ turned to good health and unless something unforeseen occurs, I expect its great size and beauty to return. As I said in the beginning, if this procedure can help another grower to save a treasured plant, I will feel that my time and effort in passing on my story will have been well rewarded. The African Violet Magazine, January, 1973 34 HUMIDIFIERS?- THEY’RE GREAT Mrs. Donald E. McDonald 644 Harrison Street Port Clinton, Ohio 43452 It was Easter of 1971, I received a lovely African violet from a dear little nephew. It must have been because I treasured the gift so that it grew and bloomed so beautifully. For I had tried before to grow the lovely saintpaulia without success. This one, named ‘GiGi,’ made me want others. After seeing an ad to join AVSA and writing for all the cata¬ logs I could find, I bought more plants that summer. I always purchased the starter plants, but with the help of the articles in this maga¬ zine and Helen Van Pelt Wilson’s book, I now successfully increased my stock by cuttings, division and suckers. How I have enjoyed grow¬ ing my own litle plants! ! Even though I order new varieties to add to the fun and beauty, I still grow on a compara¬ tively smaller scale than most of the writers of these articles. As yet, I have not launched on the experience of growing under lights and most of my plants still fit on a very long coffee table in front of the picture window. It is an east window and they receive filtered sun through a light gold sheer curtain. There are a few in the kitchen and the babies are in a north-east window of our bedroom. Even though my three growing sons do not have a real active part in the plants, I know that they too find them endearing. They are watchful of the plants, but have not met with a great deal of success in training the big yellow kitty, who loves to sit amongst the beauty and gaze out the window! Sometimes my violet leaves, instead of being a bit hairy, look a little “an¬ gora”!! But they do not seem to mind at all. My violets bloom constantly and the foliage is always very lush. This I owe to the many writers of the issues of African Violet Magazine since June, 1971 (when I joined) and to Helen Van Pelt Wilson. I have followed all of your advice and suggestions to the letter and have been rewarded with lovely plants. But it is thanks to my husband I am writing this now. You see, after enjoying my new hobby all last summer and fall, the dull days of winter approached. We closed the windows and doors to the chilly north winds, days grew shorter, and before long our furnace came on. But alas, my violets seemed to lose vitality and by Christmas the blooms were scanty and foliage not so lush and a bit droopy. I searched my violet book and few issues frantically for the answer. I knocked one or two from their pots to see if I had over-watered. And I worried that some dread disease, as I had read about, had taken over my collection. That was about the same time my husband decided the air in the house was a bit dry. So he surprised us a few days before Christmas by bringing home a humidifier. He pointed out that it would be beneficial to our health and also prevent the wood of our furniture from drying out. Neither of us expected the benefits to my plants. But after just two days of use my plants perked right up, the leaves stood out again and in two or three weeks new buds were forming more bountifully than ever. I had not thought of extra humidity for the plants. I believed keeping each one on its own pebble base with water just covering the pebbles was providing ample humidity. So I just searched my books to find an answer for my listless plants, not giving humidity a thought. Needless to say I was elated with the humidi¬ fier!! It did benefit our family with virtually no colds last winter. The humidifier made a lovely addition to the living room as well. It is designed into a small table. So when it is not in use in the summer months, it stays in the living room to add to the decor. Later, I re¬ called an article in the September 1971 issue entitled “Humidifiers?”, which invited anyone to write of the advantages. Since I have always been on the receiving end, I decided perhaps I did have something to give. Maybe experienced growers would say I’m pretty lucky — and perhaps so! My plants have seemed to respond exactly to our same likes in humidity and temperature. But I like to think that they appreciate my TLC and know I’m trying. So they just - - - - THANK ME!!! CUMULATIVE INDEX The Cumulative Index of The African Violet Magazine from Sept. 1957 to Sep¬ tember 1968 is available at the Knoxville office. Members interested in finding articles in The African Violet Magazine over this 10-year period can easily trace them down under subjects or authors without having to look through each magazine. Such a Cumulative Index is excellent to have on hand to find such articles on cul¬ ture, fertilizing, propagation, leaf cuttings, precautions, soils, suckers, insecticides, in¬ sect and disease prevention and the like. Send $1 for a Cumulative Index to AVSA Office, P. 0. Box 1326, Knoxville, Tenn. 37901. The African Violet Magazine, January, 1973 35 African Violet Society of America, Inc. 27tli Annual Convention APRIL 26, 27, 28, 1973 THE PICK-NICOLLET HOTEL MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. CALL FOR 1973 ANNUAL MEETING The annual meeting of the African Violet Society of America, Inc. will be held Saturday, April 28, 1973 at 9 A.M. at the Pick-Nicolle t Hotel for the purpose of electing officers and transacting business that may properly come before the meeting. CALL FOR 1973 BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING The Board of Directors meeting will be held at the Pick-Nicollet Hotel, Tuesday, April 24, 1973 at 8 P. M. for the purpose of transacting business that may properly come before the meeting. Cordelia Rienhardt, President African Violet Society of America, Inc. HOTEL RESERVATION — for 1973 AVSA CONVENTION AND ANNUAL MEETING Hotel Pick-Nicollet, Minneapolis, Minn., April 26, 27, 28, 1973 Mail Reservations to Reservations Manager The Pick-Nicollet Hotel Minneapolis, Minn. 55401 Time _ _ A.M. Time _ A.M. Arrival Date _ P.M. Departure Date _ P.M. NAME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Address _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . . . . . City _ _ _ _ State _ _ Zip Code Please reserve accommodations as checked below: ROOM RATES plus 7% hotel SINGLE _ _ _ _ _ _ tax ( ) $14.00 ( ) $16.00 ( ) $20.00 ( ) $22.00 DOUBLE . . . . ( ) $19.00 ( ) $21.00 ( ) $25.00 ( ) $27.00 TWIN . . . . . . . . ( ) $21.00 ( ) $25.00 ( ) $27.00 SUITE: Parlor and one Bedroom .... ( ) $40.00 ( ) $45.00 ( ) $50.00 ( ) $75.00 SUITE: Parlor and two Bedrooms . . ( ) $75.00 ( ) $80.00 If room is not available at rate requested, reservation will be made at next available rate. Reservations should be received no later than two weeks prior to opening date of conven¬ tion and will be held only until 6:00 p.m. on day of arrival. Request for late arrival will be held until 9 p.m. (EDITOR’S NOTE: Send in your reservation on a similar typewritten form as printed here if you do not wish to remove from magazine.) The African Violet Magazine, January, 1973 36 CLIP AND MAIL CLIP JIMD MAIL I CLIP AND MAIL REGISTRATION FORM CONVENTION Pick-Nicollet Hotel _ _ April 26, 27, 28, 1973 Minneapolis, Minnesota Check your status: Board member ( ) Judge ( ) Individual member ( ) Life member ( ) Lifetime Judge ( ) Commercial member ( ) Honorary Life member ( ) Judging School teacher ( ) PLEASE MAKE RESERVATIONS BEFORE APRIL 7, 1973 BE SURE TO BRING YOUR 1973 - 1974 AVSA MEMBERSHIP CARD Please print MR. NAME MRS. _ _ _ _ - . . . - . . . . . . . MISS (Last name) (First Name) (Middle Initial) Address City _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ State . . . Zip Code _ Registration for the entire Convention Show and reservations for the Thursday Dinner Meeting, Friday Lrmcheon Meeting and Friday Banquet Meeting total $27.35 per member. One registration fee will admit any two members of a family living at the same address- husband and wife, parent and child, sisters or brothers. If you cannot attend the entire convention or if your spouse wishes to attend meal functions or tours, please check below which meeting and tours you will attend. We must know definitely how many to prepare for. Number REGISTRATION FEE Price Total _ Registration for entire convention _ _ _ _ _ $ 6.50 $ _ _ Registration for one day only _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3.50 $ _ One registration fee admits both husband and wife when either is a member, but does not include meals and tours. MEALS Thursday dinner meeting . . . . - _ _ _ _ 6.95 $ Friday luncheon meeting _ _ _ _ _ _ 4.95 Friday banquet meeting _ _ _ _ _ _ — . 8.95 'Thursday Teachers’ Continental Breakfast . . . . . . . 2.25 Friday Judges & Teachers Continental Breakfast _ _ 2.25 Friday Commercial members Continental Breakfast _ 2.25 TOURS All prices subject to change A — -Tuesday all day tour and lunch _ _ _ _ 7.50 B— Wednesday AM 3-hr Twin Cities tour _ _ _ _ 3.00 C- — Wednesday AM Tour of Betty Crocker Kitchens _ _ 1.50 D — -Wednesday PM 3-hr tour to both AV greenhouses — Park Nurseries in St. Paul & Tonkadale Ghses in M’tonka _ 3.00 E — Wednesday PM Tour of Betty Crocker Kitchens _ 1.50 F- — ^Thursday AM 3-hr tour of Twin Cities - . - _ _ 3.00 TOTAL ENCLOSED $ Signature Date MAKE ALL CHECKS PAYABLE TO THE AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY OF AMERICA, INC. Sign and send reservations not later than April 7, 1973 to the Registration Chairman, Mrs. Larry Bruce, 1455 Lone Oak Road, Eagan, Minn., 55121. Reservations will not be honored without remittance. Please assist the committee by making your reservations EARLY. Your tickets, badge and program will be ready on your arrival. REFUNDS: If circumstances make it necessary to change plans, contact the Registration Chairman before April 10, 1973 and money will be refunded. (EDITOR’S NOTE: Send in your reservation on a similar typewritten form as printed here if you do not wish to remove from magazine.) The African Violet Magazine, January, 1973 37 PROGRAM SUMMARY FOR CONVENTION “Theater of Seasons Presents Violets” is the theme of the AVSA 1973 convention and show. There will be tours, interesting pro¬ grams, instructive workshops, a spectacular show, opportunity to meet top amateur and commercial growers, a chance to see and buy those fascinating new violets, and the chance to meet old friends and make new ones — so much to learn and to enjoy. On Tuesday, April 24, there will be tours, information about which may be found else¬ where in this issue. The registration desk will be open an hour in the morning and two hours at night. The Board of Directors will hold an evening meeting. On Wednesday, April 25, there will be more tours. The registration desk will be open for an hour in the morning and all afternoon and evening. The Board of Directors will have a day-long session. In the evening, there will be a social hour, a time to visit with friends. Slides of the 1972 Trip to Bermuda will be shown by our publisher, Mr. Gus Becker. On Thursday the registration desk will be open all day. A Teachers’ Breakfast is scheduled for Thursday from 7 to 9 a.m. There will be two workshops on Thursday morning, first, “New Introductions from Min¬ nesota” and then “Creating a Queen of the Show,” and in the afternoon a workshop on “Gesneriads.” A Judging School will b(' held from 8:00 a. m. until noon, for new judges and for those who wish to renew their certificates. On Thursday afternoon judges and clerks will participate in the judging of the Show. The Convention officially op(‘ris with the Thursday evening dinner, preceded by a “Hap¬ py Hour.” “Fashicms and Flowers” is the ])ro- grarn, featuring arrangeanents by Mrs. Walter Freudenberg and Fashions by Donaldson’s, complete with professional models and runway. This program is both educational and (nitertain- ing. Aside to th(' iiKni . . . you will love Dixie Freudenberg. At 10:00 p. m. conies tin* l)ig moment: T’he Show Room is Open! Then at midnight the photographers take over. Their job goes on until they run out of film or they have to stop for breakfast! On Friday, April 27, the judges examina¬ tion from 8:00 until 9:30 a.m. A breakfast and Workshop for Judges and Exhibitors at 7:30 a.m. and a Breakfast and Workshop for Com¬ mercial Members will be held at the same hour. The commercial sales room and the show will be open, both in the morning and in the afternoon. From 10:00 until 11:30 a. m. a Workshop on “Ikebana” using African violets will be on an outstanding feature. Slides of “New Varieties” will be shown by Mrs. Ethel Champion at the Friday Lunch¬ eon. Awards other than AVSA awards will be given at the time. Following the “Happy Hour,” the Friday night Banquet program will feature a panel of commercial members. You have always wanted to see your favorite hybridizer? Here is the opportunity. Then one last look at the show. At 9:00 a.m. at the Annual Meeting on Saturday, two hybridizers Mr. Vernon Loren- zen and Mr. Robert Anderson will discuss “The Pitfalls and Pleasures of Growing African Violets in Minnesota.” Following the busi¬ ness meeting, the Board of Directors will again meet. That’s all — until next year in Hartford, Conn. See you in Minneapolis! NOMINATING COMMITTEE PRESENTS REPORT The Nominating Committee respectfully submits the following slate of officers for the election to be held at the annual business meet¬ ing of the African Violet Society of America, Inc. at St. Paul, Minnesofa, April, 1973: OFFICERS President Mrs. Harold Rienhardt, Syracuse, New York First Vice President Miss Edith Peterson, San Francisco, Calif. Second Vice President Mrs. E. A. Nelson, St. Louis, Mo. Third Vice President Mrs. Marvin Garner, North Canton, Ohio Treasurer Mrs. J. A. W. Richardson. Tavares, Florida Secretary Mrs. Percy F. Crane, Sharon, Mass. DIRECTORS Mr. Gus A. Becker Beaumont, Texas Mr, Harvey L. Stone Mrs. H. N. Hansen Mrs. John Lackner Mrs. W. M. Plaster Marblehead, Mass. Brookhaven, N. Y. St. Paul, Minn. Shreveport, La. The Nominating Committee of the African Violet Society of America, Inc., Past President, Mrs. Helen Van Zele; Member of Committee, Mrs. W. F. Anderson; Member of Committee, Mr. Frank Tinari; Vice Chairman, Mrs. James B. Carey; Chairman, Mrs. Dorothy Gray. The African Violet Magazine, January, 1973 38 SHOW SCHEDULE - AMATEUR DIVISION THEME — “THEATER OF SEASONS PRESENTS VIOLETS” Si. Paul - Minneapolis, Minnesota Pick-N icollet Hotel April 26, 27, 28, 1973 HORTICULTURAL DIVISION SECTION I — Specimen plants, single blossoms Class 1 . Purple 2. Light to medium blue 3. Pink 4. Rosy Pink 5. Red 6. Orchid and Lavender 7. White 8. Two-Tone and multicolored SECTION II — Specimen plants — double blos¬ soms Class 9. Purple 10. Light to medium blue 11. Pink 12. Rosy Pink 13. Red 14. Orchid and Lavender 15. White 16. Two-tone and multicolored SECTION III — Specimen plants, any type blossoms, any foliage Class 17. Double and Single blossoms SECTION IV — ■ Specimen plants, any type blos¬ soms, any foliage Class 18. Green, Gold or Chartreuse edged 19. Geneva edged 20. Bright Red 21. Variegated foliage 22. Miniatures — including variegated foliage 23. Semi-miniatures — including variegat¬ ed foliage SECTION V — Specimen plants, may be single or double blossoms, any foliage Class 24. Plants in unusual, decorative or novel containers. Each exhibitor will be permitted only one entry consisting of one plant in the container. (See rule 5) Class 25. AVSA Collection of three registered different varieties for (Gold and Pur¬ ple Rosettes of AVSA). (See Rules 5 and 15) A. AVSA Amateur members B. AVSA Commercial members 26. Specimen seedlings (Never before ex¬ hibited at an AVSA Show) 27. Specimen plants, sports and mutants (Never before exhibited at an AVSA Show) 28. Specimen plants, African violets spec¬ ies (such as S. grotei, S. confusa etc.) 29. Specimen plants, other gesneriads (Episcias, gloxinias etc., cross hybrids) DESIGN DIVISION SECTION VI — Artistic Plantings — Terrar¬ iums and Dish Gardens. A blooming African violet plant or plants with other growing plants. No artificial leaves or flowers permitted. Ac¬ cessories optional. A limit of 20 entries will be accepted in this section. Class 30. “Terrariums” — may be covered or uncovered. Not to exceed 24 inches in width and must not exceed the height of the container. 31. “Dish Gardens” — One or more bloom¬ ing African violet plants. Not to ex¬ ceed 15 inches in diameter. 32. “Budding Life” — Spring comes to us in budding array. A planting sug¬ gesting new life in nature. 33. “Wind in the Willows” — - When March comes we have strong winds. A planting suggestion rhythm. 34. “Off to the Lakes” — A planting sug¬ gesting a summer sport on one of our 10,000 lakes in Minnesota. 35. “Fruits of the Harvest” — In the fall we gather in the harvest from fields and gardens. A planting combining fruits and/or vegetables with African violets. 36. “Song of the Pine” — Minnesota has many varieties of pines. A planting suggesting our snowy season, combin¬ ing African violets and pines. 37. “Snow Fun” — In the snow we have sports, such as skiing, skating, snow- mobiling etc. A planting suggesting a winter sport. SECTION VII — Arrangements Cut African violet blossoms are to be used The African Violet Magazine, January, 1973 39 with any other plant material. Treated, dried or colored plant material, woodforms or acces¬ sories are optional. There will be a limit of 6 entries to each class, 38 through 41, to be staged in off-white niches 24 inches high, 20 inches wide and 14 inches deep. 38. “Blue Skies Above” — Uur summer skies are clear blue with puffy white clouds floating about the sky. Blue African violets are to be featured. 39. “On Earth Peace” — A white Christ¬ mas holiday arrangement suggesting the hope of Peace. 40. “Theater of Seasons Presents Violets” Your interpretation of the show theme. 42. “Springtime — Lovetime” — A small arrangement to be staged in a off- white niche 8 inches high, 8 inches wide and 6 inches deep. Limit of 12 entries in this class. SECTION VIII — Yearbooks Class 43. Yearbooks (See rule 16) SECTION IX — Educational Class 44. Educational Exhibit Amateur Division Rules and Regulations 1. Entries must be made between 2:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 25 and on Thursday April 26 between 8:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. 2. Plants arriving too late to be entered will be shown for exhibition only. 3. Only clean healthy plants will be ac¬ cepted, and must have been in the possession of the exhibitor at least three months. 4. An exhibitor may enter only one plant of each variety in Classes 1 through 23. 5. An exhibitor may enter plants of the same variety in classes 24 and 25 as those en¬ tered in classes 1 through 23. 6. Each variety must be correctly named or subject to correction by the classification committee. 7. The Society will afford all possible pro¬ tection to exhibits, but will not be responsible for any losses. 8. All plants entered in classes 1 through 27 must be single crown plants. 9. Only BLUE ribbon winners will be eligible to receive special or AVSA awards. 10. If an entry is not entered by the own¬ er, the name of such person making the entry must be on the back of the entry tag. 11. No flared top pots, supports or collars under foliage will be permitted. Any shape of pots for specimen plants will be permitted. For uniformity, all pots must be covered with dull side of aluminum foil. Exhibitors are to print their names on adhesive tape and attach to the bottom of the foil covered pots. 12. All entries in both amateur and com¬ mercial sections must be removed after mid¬ night Friday to 10:00 a.m. Saturday. 13. The show will be judged by merit method of judging, the decision of the judges will be final. Only qualified AVSA judges will be permitted to judge. 14. All amateur AVSA members may en¬ ter Class 25 A and all AVSA Commercial mem¬ bers may enter in 25 B to compete for AVSA collection (Gold and Purple Rosette awards). (See Society awards) 15. Only AVSA members in good standing are eligible in convention shows. 16. All club yearbooks entered in class 43 must be mailed to Mrs. William Krogman, 1325 Parkway Drive, Brookfield, Wis. 53005 — by March 10, 1973. These books must be no larger than 5(4 x 8 (A inches, being the same book that all club members receive. Books ex¬ ceeding the maximum size will be disqualified. Only affiliated organizations are eligible to en¬ ter in this class. 17. Space will be reserved for anyone de¬ siring to enter in the Artistic and/or Arrange¬ ment classes whose entry blank is received by March 20, 1973. Any entry after this date will be accepted only if there is a cancellation. JUDGES WORKSHOP All questions to be answered at the Judges Workshop to be held on Friday morning at the Minnesota convention should be mailed to Mrs. James B. Carey, 3900 Garden Drive, Knoxville, Tenn. 37918, no later than April 10, 1973. CONVENTION DATES 1973 — Minneapolis, The Pick Nicollet Hotel, April 26-28. Minnesota African Violet Society host. 1974 — Hartford Conn. Hartford-Hilton Hotel, April 18-20. Nutmeg State AVS host. 1975 — Boston, Mass. The Statler-Hilton Hotel, April 24-26. Bay State AVS host. 1976 — Atlanta, Ga. Sheraton-Baltimore Hotel, April 29-May 1. Dixie AVS host. — - — - ■ GET YOUR DUES IN EARLY! Membership expires Feb. 28 The African Violet Magazine, January, 1973 40 THE 1972 CONVENTION SHOW SOCIETY AWARDS AVSA Silver Cup. — To be awarded to the best registered variety in classes 1 thru 25 in the Amateur Division. Award of Merit Rosette and $15.00 cash — to be awarded to the second best registered va¬ riety in classes 1 thru 25 in the Amateur Di¬ vision. Honorable Mention Rosette and $10.00 cash. — To be awarded to the third best regis¬ tered variety in classes 1 thru 25 in the Ama¬ teur Division. AVSA Collection of three registered differ¬ ent varieties Awards. — Gold Rosette to be given the best collection; Purple Rosette to be given the second best collection in class 25 in the Amateur Show. AVSA Sweepstakes Award. — Four silver Bowls to be awarded to the four AVSA mem¬ bers who win the most blue ribbons in Speci¬ men classes in shows sponsored by Affiliate Organizations during the calendar Year 1972 from January 1 to December 31 inclusive. In case of a tie the winner will be selected by a drawing of names. Winners will be announced at the annual Friday night banquet. The Pres¬ ident or Secretary of the Affiliate Organization must send to the AVSA Awards Chairman, Mrs. Joan Van Zele, P. O. Box 843, Lemon Grove, CA. 92045, by March 1, 1973 the fol¬ lowing information: (a) Name of organization, (b) Name and address of member, (c) Num¬ ber of ribbons won. (d) Dates and places of shows. This is an Amateur Award and not open to members qualifying as Commercials in accordance with Article II, paragraph 2, of the AVSA Bylaws. Trophies for Commercial Display Tables. — Silver Bowl for the best Commercial Disp- play Table. Silver Tray to the exhibitor of the second best Commercial Display Table. 6" Paul Revere Bowl to the exhibitor of the third best Commercial Display Table. Honorable Mention Rosette to the exhibitor of the fourth best Com¬ mercial Display Table. New Introduction Award. — A plaque will be awarded to the commercial member having the best new introduction. Class 6. Commercial Silver Cup. — To the exhibitor of the best registered named variety in classes 1 and 2. AVSA collection of Three Registered Va¬ rieties Awards. — Gold Rosette to be given the best collection; Purple Rosette to be given the second best collection in class 2 in the Com¬ mercial Show. Yearbook Awards. — Class 42. Four awards as follows: First Prize _ . $15.00 Second Prize . 10.00 Third Prize _ 5.00 Fourth Prize _ 4.00 Standard Show Achievement Award. — A special Blue Rosette will be awarded at this convention to the Affiliate Organizations that have won the Standard Show Award (Green Rosette) with at least 95 points during the calendar year from January 1 to December 31, 1972. - ^ - - Amateur Show - - Special Awards Ruth Carey Award for Affiliate Chapter Leadership. (1) This silver award to be given to an individual member of an Affiliate Chap¬ ter for outstanding leadership in promoting all phases of the Chapters activities in accord¬ ance with the objectives of the African Violet Society of America, Inc., (2) The Affiliate Chapter shall submit to the AVSA Awards Chairman, Mrs. Joan Van Zele, P. 0. Box 843, Lemon Grove, Calif. 92045, the candidate’s name, address, and list of accomplishments not later than February 1, 1973. Grace Foote Award. — Silver award for the best specimen plant “Grace Foote”. Granger Gardens Award — $25.00 for the best specimen plant “Miriam Steel”, class 15. Wisconsin Council of African Violet Clubs Awards. — $10.00 for the best specimen plant, single, purple, class 1. $10.00 for the best speci¬ men plant, single, light to medium blue, class 2. $5.00 for the second best miniature plant, class 22. Metropolitan St. Louis African Violet Society Award. — $15.00 to the winner of the most blue ribbons in the Design Division, classes 30 thru 42. Bergen County African Violet Society of Hackensack, N. J., Award. — A $10.00 cash award for the best specimen plant of “Bergen Straw¬ berry Sherbet”, class 23. Hudson Award. — A silver award for the best specimen plant of the African Violet Species, class 28. Union County Chapter of Watchung, N. J. Award. — A silver award for the third best entry in the Arrangements, classes 38 thru 42. Tinari Greenhouses Awards. — A silver gob- The African Violet Magazine, January, 1973 41 let for the best specimen registered variety, Tinari introduction. A silver goglet for the second best specimen registered variety, Tinari introduction. St. Louis Judges Council Award. — $15.00 for the best specimen plant, miniature, class 22. Helen Van Zele Award. — An award for the best specimen plant. White, classes 7 & 17. Northern California Council of African Violet Societies Award. — $25.00 for the best specimen plant, light to medium blue, classes 2 & 10. Indianapolis African Violet Club Awards. — $10.00 for the best specimen plant, Variegated Foliage, class 21. $10.00 for the best specimen plant, Specimen Seedlings, class 26. $10.00 for the best entry in the Design Division Section VI. $10.00 for the best entry in the Design Di¬ vision Section VII. $10.00 for the best specimen plant, bright red, class 20. Rienhardt’s African Violets Award. — $10.00 for the best specimen plant of “Happy Harold”, “Nancy Reagan”, “Lyndy Lou”, or Top Dollar”, class 21. Los Angeles African Violet Society Award. — A trophy for the second best plant of “Happy Harold”, “Nancy Reagan”, “Lyndy Lou”, or “Top Dollar,” class 21. Lyndon Lyon Awards.— $1 0.00 for the best specimen plant of “Grace Foote”. $10.00 for the best “Like Wow”. $10.00 for the best “Small Change”. Tube Craft Award. — A Model BA 3 Tube Craft FloraCart, complete with top bracket and fluorescent fixtures, to the person having the best AVSA Collection of Three Registered Va¬ rieties (Gold Rosette Winner). Joan Van Zele Award. — $25.00 cash award and a trophy to the person having the second best Collection of Three Registered Varieties (Purple Rosette Winner). Estelle Crane Award. — A $15.00 award for the best specimen plant, Gesneriacae, class 29. Helen and Joan Van Zele Award. — $25.00 and a trophy to the winner of the most blue ribbons in classes 1 thru 25. Champion’s African Violets Awards. — Plaque for the best specimen plant of “Midget Bon Bon” or “Midget Midnight”. Plaque for the best “Pink Trinket”, “Royal Trinket” or “Azure Trinket”. Herbert Hughes Award. — $10.00 for the best specimen plant. Double Pink, class 11. Stim-U-Plant Laboratories, Inc. Awards. — Plaque and $50.00 for the best registered va¬ riety, classes 1 thru 25. Plaque and $25.00 for the best purple or blue. Plaque and $25.00 for the best red. Plaque and $25.00 for the best white. Maisie Yakie Award. — An award of $5.00 for the best specimen plant. Rosy Pink, classes 4 & 12. Betty Weekes Award. — $10 for the best specimen plant, Geneva edged, class 19. COMMERCIAL SHOW— SPECIAL AWARDS Winfred Albright Memorial Award. — A silver award to the best seedling in the com- cercial classes, entered by the exhibitor not having a display table, class 1-a. Helen Van Zele Award. — A trophy to the second best seedling in the commercial classes, entered by the exhibitor not having a display table, class 1-a. Joan Ven Zele Awards.— A trophy to the commercial member having the second best new introduction in class 5. A trophy to the commercial member having the third best new introduction in class 5. Rienhardt’s African Violets Award. — A trophy to the commercial member exhibiting the best specimen plant of “Happy Harold”, “Nancy Reagan”, “Lyndy Lou” or “Top Dollar” in classes 1 and 2. Convention Tours By Amy Lackncr Convention Chairman The Twin Cities Tour — This metropolitan tour is a tour that will appeal to a variety of interests, ranging from the historical to the romance of Minnehaha in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s classic “Song of Hiawatha”. In this pleasant parade of attractions you will see: 1. The Lakes area of Minneapolis, gems of natural beauty seldom found in the urban setting, part of Minneapolis’ famed park sys¬ tem envied throughout the urban world. 2. Minnehaha Falls, where Longfellow’s classic “Song of Hiawatha” comes to life. 3. The Nicollet Mall, a pedestrian mall surrounded by intriguing shops, dramatically designed to esthetically compete with famous national shopping centers. 4. The Guthrie Theatre, internationally famous “theatre in the round” — the drama center of the upper midwest. 5. Fort Snelling, a historic structure at the confluence of the Mississippi and Minne¬ sota Rivers, marking the exploration and open¬ ing of the Louisiana Purchase in the earlv 1800s. 6. Como Park Conservatory, St. Paul’s sizeable and attractive center of floriculture, housing an Easter flower display of note. 7. Minnesota’s State Capitol, an outstand- The African Violet Magazine, January, 1973 42 ing architectural creation of famed Cass Gil¬ bert, suggestive of the National Capitol. 8. St, Paul’s Romanesque Cathedral, a beautiful Cathedral in a setting on one of St. Paul’s seven hills, surmounted by a huge dome reminiscent of St. Peter’s in Rome. We will have Special Tours to the Betty Crocker Kitchens, an intimate operation re¬ flecting the broader scope of one of the na¬ tion’s largest foodstuff processors. Men will be surprised at the amount of interest for them as well as the distaff side. We will also have a Special Tour of Tonka- dale Greenhouses in Minnetonka and Park Nurseries in St. Paul, two commercial green¬ houses (AVSA members) who specialize in what this convention is all about — African Violets! On the Tuesday all-day tour, we will have lunch at the beautiful Minneapolis Golf Club (no desserts here, please). A little later in the afternoon we will have Tea in a place privil¬ eged to few — the Governor’s mansion, located on the avenue which once controlled the finan¬ cial capital of the entire northwest. Commercial Show Schedule SECTION I Specimen Plants Class 1 a. Seedlings b. Any other specimen plant. All varie¬ ties African violets, species and other gesneriads. Class 2 Collection of 3 registered, different varie¬ ties of African violets for AVSA Collection Awards. SECTION II Commercial Display Tabb's Class 3 Specimen Plants Class 4 Horticultural Perfection Class 5 New Introduction RULES SECTION I 1. Section I, Classes 1 and 2 are open to all AVSA commercial members who do not have a display table. 2. An exhibitor may enter any number of African violets, species or other gesneriads, but only one plant of the same variety. 3. Any number of seedlings may be entered provided they have been originated by the exhibitor or releas('d rights given in writ¬ ing. 4. Same rules and regulations as Amateur Division apply to Section I. See AVSA Collection Awards rules. RULES FOR DISPLAY TABLES SECTION II 5. Entries are open to all Commercial mem¬ bers who do not have an entry in Com¬ mercial Horticulture Division. 6. Each display shall contain not less than 15 and not more than 25 plants. Three miniatures or semi-miniatures shall count as one specimen plant and be judged as one unit. The display must be predomi¬ nately (at least 75%) African violets. Episcias, columneas and other gesneriads on the table shall count as part of the total 25 and will be judged. 7. All plants shall be single crown plants with the exception of species and trailers. 8. No other plant material such as ivy or philodendron may be used in decorating the display. 9. Same rules and regulations as Amateur Di¬ vision apply where applicable, such as time of making entries, time for dismantl¬ ing, etc. 10. Each plant entered in competition for New Introduction award must be labeled desig¬ nating it as such: new introduction, seed¬ ling, etc. Entries for N('w Introduction award must have* been originated by the exhibitor or released rights given in writ¬ ing, and not previously shown at an AVSA convention show. 11. The Board of Directors at the nuM-ting on April 22, 1972 voted to sus])end the rule regarding “Staging” for one year on a trial basis. No awards or points will be given for “Staging” in 1973. Eight foot tables with three tiers will be furnished and all will be uniformly covered. Uni¬ form name signs will also be furnished for all exhibitors. 12. Merit judging will be used in Class 3, with blue, red and white ribbons awarded as merited. Competitive judging will be used in Classes 4 and 5. Class 5 will be judged by AVSA scale of points for seed¬ lings. Blue, red and white rosettes will be awarded as merited in Classes 4 and 5. 13. Commercial Silver Trophies and an Hon¬ orable Mention Rosette will be awarded as merited to the exhibitors receiving the highest number of points, accumulated as follows: Blue rosette — 15 points, red ros¬ ette — 13 points, white rosette — 10 points; blue ribbons — 5 points, red ribbons — 3 points, white ribbons — 1 point. 14. The commercial judges’ chairman shall The African Violet Magazine, January, 1973 43 prepare point score sheets in advance of the show, listing types of rosettes and rib¬ bons, with spaces to be filled in by the judges or judges’ clerks as to points awarded. Sheets will be given to each exhibitor to keep. For further information on commercial displays and show entries please contact the Commercial Sales and Exhibits Chair¬ man: Mrs. F. Henry Galpin 115 Fairlawn Ave. Albany, N. Y. 12203 JUDGE^S CLERKS Anyone living outside the general Twin Cities area desiring to serve as a judge’s clerk for the 1973 AVSA convention show please fill in the blank and mail to Mrs. Marion Paron, Route 1, Box 242, North Branch, Minn. 55056 by March 12, 1973. Name _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Street ^ _ _ _ City _ State _ _ Zip Code _ _ _ ADVANCE REGISTRATION FOR JUDGING SCHOOL CLASS FOR NEW AND REFRESHER JUDGES PICK-NICOLLET HOTEL ST. PAUL-MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 1973 A class for new and refresher judges will be held from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon in the West room for judges desiring to refresh their certificates and for those desiring to become new judges. The examination will be held on Friday, April 27, 1973 from 8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. in the Birchwood room. Registration fee is $1.00. Name _ Street _ City _ State _ Zip Code _ _ Sign blank and send your registration fee of $1.00 to Mrs. Robert Hamilton, 675 Soldier Hill Road, Oradell, New Jersey 07649 no later than April 1, 1973 if you wish to attend. Please study your African Violet Handbook before coming to the class. ATTENTION QUALIFIED JUDGES All qualified judges who plan to attend the convention and desire to judge in the Min¬ nesota show, please fill in blank and mail to Ruth G. Carey, 3900 Garden Drive, Knoxville, Tenn. 37918 no later than March 12, 1973. If you plan to enter in any class of the show, please indicate which one. Name _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Street _ _ _ _ _ _ — City . State _ _ _ Zip Code _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ AVSA Judge _ _ Lifetime Judge _ _ Gesneriad Judge . . . . . Miniature Judge . . . . . . Semi-miniature Judge . . National Council Judge . — — GET YOUR DUES IN EARLY! Membership expires Feb. 28 RESERVATIONS FOR CLASSES IN THE DESIGN DIVISION Name _ .. . _ _ Street _ _ _ City State _ _ Zip Code - _ _ Mail above blank to: Mrs. Russell Eager, 11050 Ilex St, N. W. Coon Rapids, Minn. 55433. SHOW ENTRY TAGS Do you need entry tags for your African violet shows? Then purchase them from The African Violet Society, Inc., P. O. Box 1329, Knox¬ ville, Tenn., 37901. The show entry tags are selling at $2 per hundred — so send check to AVSA for the number you’ll need, and you’ll find yourself rid of a lot of bother and worry. This is just another service being pro¬ vided members by AVSA. The African Violet Magazine, January, 1973 44 Thrips: A Safer Means of Eradication By Kenneth E Resch 2320 Springreen Drive Route 2 Dubuque, Iowa 52001 Surely all growers of Saintpaulias, be they amateur or commercial, experience pest prob¬ lems at one time or another. Among the most common pests are the various kinds of ex¬ ternal parasites which include mites, mealy¬ bugs, aphids, black flies, and thrips — all of which can potentially destroy a healthy speci¬ men in a matter of a few weeks. Nearly any well-written book on African violets outlines the necessary measures to eradicate these un¬ wanted pests as quickly as possible. Yet, though the remedies outlined are effective, I be¬ lieve an equally effective and less harmful pro¬ cedure exists to rid plants of a serious case of thrips. The standard procedure for eliminating thrips — those tiny, slender insects, silvery in color and usually found attacking the flowers — is to spray the infested plant with a diluted solution of Malathion (50%), Chlordane (45%), or equally effective pesticide about once every ten days until no further sign of thrip infestation exists. For my purposes I have mixed a one-half ounce emulsion of Malathion with twelve ounces of lukewarm water in a glass (plastic may be damaged) spray bottle similar to the kind used for washing windows. Such measures nearly always kill those thrips that may be on the leaves and the outer mar¬ gins of the flowers but seldom reach thrips that are protected by being deep within the flowers or behind the anthers. It is from these pro¬ tected pests that future infestations will arise, usually through eggs laid by those thrips still alive after spraying. For these cases more stringent measures should be adopted. In order to insure that all thrips on my plants were eradicated, I usually resorted to dipping my Saintpaulia in a very weak solu¬ tion of Malathion; a measure that generally caused disastrous results to all the blooms and many times injured the foliage. Another stand¬ ard procedure is tu snip off all blooms and then burn the discarded flowers. This measure, though very effective, certainly destroys the beauty of the plant. A third means I once em¬ ployed was to thoroughly soak the flowers with the Malathion solution. Unfortunately, such a measure destroyed all blooms and im¬ paired the buds. Thus, a more effective method was sought which had less disastrous results. The method I have found to be most effective consists of still using the one-half ounce diluted solution of Malathion sprayed in a very light mist over the entire plant but I also go further to insure complete eradication of all thrips. Since these active insects seem to attack the more tender parts of the flowers they generally are found in abundance deep within the flower itself — generally behind the anthers near the ovaries — which keep them relatively well protected from the spray. The problem was to find a means of get¬ ting the Malathion solution to penetrate into these cavities and kill the thrips that were feed¬ ing there. The first method I employed was to use a cotton swab immersed in the solution and then applied to the center of the blooms. This was effective to a limited extent, but in cases where there were multiple anthers or crested flowers the swab generally failed to penetrate the deeper recesses and the thrips continued to remain active. The second method, which I continue to use as the sole means of ridding my plants of these hidden pests, was to use a pipette (like an eye dropper only having a much narrower opening thus provid¬ ing a better regulation of the solution) and dropping one or two drops of the solution into the center of the bloom. To date I have rid all my T)lants of thrips with no reinfestation of the ! tests or other insects that succumb to the Mai ; thion solution. The task may be a labori¬ ous tne, especially if many plants are in bloom, but it generally takes only one application to con? pl.tte the job. Another benefit of using such a means of eradication is that in my work with this method T have experienced considerably less damage to my blooms from the Malathion. The obvious ans'ver is to prevent any thrips from starting on the violets in the first place, but if you should succumb to their infestation this method should prove to be a quick means of eradica¬ tion while causing little damage to the plants themselves. Also, if the infestation is discov¬ ered early and isolated to only a few plants, the general spraying can be dispensed with en¬ tirely and only the dropper method employed, thus curtailing the health hazard consider¬ ably. — - - — — — YEARBOOK DEADLINE Please mail your Yearbooks for the 1973 St. Paul-Minneapolis convention on time, dead¬ line March 1, 1973, to Yearbook Judges Chair¬ man, Mrs. William J. Krogman, 1325 Parkway Drive, Brookfield, Wis. 53005. Tha African Violet Magazine, January, 1973 45 Question Box By Anne Tinari, Tinari Greenhouses 2325 Valley Road, Huntingdon Valley, Pa. 19006 Dear Anne: Several weeks before show time (no matter how carefully I look) overnight a sucker will form on a choice showplant and simply ruin my chances at awards. In trying to pry them off I usually ruin the plant. How can I re¬ move them without disturbing a well-shaped plant? A. One must diligently examine plants daily to avoid this. I have found a nut pick a valu¬ able tool for just such emergencies. If careful, you can use this simple tool to neatly cut the tip of the sucker so it can be gently lifted out without damage to the petiole. Having the plant a little on the dry side helps to make removal easier. Q. My plants are in great shape but I always miss on timing for shows. Also, can you advise me how I can get a plant fully budded to open in time when only seven or eight days remain before show. A. I have found keeping bud stalks removed from plants until about six weeks before a show for the single flowering types and at least eight to nine weeks for the double flower¬ ing types brings on a profusion of bloom. I would suggest doing this by the calendar. This has worked for me providing proper feeding and culture are maintained until the time you pack the plant for the show. On occasion I found a fully budded plant will open for show time if placed directly under the fluorescent lights — about six inches above the foliage. Q. Dear Anne: Is proof of ownership required at the convention shows? Is there a fee which must be paid for plants entered? Do all plants have to be registered? A. The rule for plants entered in a conven¬ tion show is as follows: The plant must be in the possession of the exhibitor for at least three months before exhibiting. No one demands proof but are taken at their word. Incidentally, it usually takes an exhibitor at least three months to prepare a plant suitable for show entry. No fee is requested for entering any amount of plants. However, the exhibitor must be a member of AVSA. Your membership card is your privilege for entering. Specimen plants which are entered in the AVSA Collec¬ tion Awards (gold and purple rosettes) must be registered varieties. When entered, they should be accompanied by the registration number which has been recorded with AVSA. All other plants are entered in proper classes but need not be registered. They must, how¬ ever, be identified by the classification com¬ mittee. Q. I use an organic soil that has proven very successful for me. However, it seems heavy. What can I do to lighten it? A. You can use the large type perlite. For show plants I have used 1 part perlite to 2 parts soil. This will make your soil more porus without changing the pH that satisfies your needs. Q. Is it really so important to use a sterilized medium when repotting African violets? For years I have ignored it. Now, suddenly, violets simply melt after repotting. I am greatly dis¬ couraged after growing them for over 15 years. A. Perhaps you have been most fortunate. I do consider sterilized or more specifically, “pasteurized” soil very necessary in the care and repotting of plants. It is cheap insurance and a pre-requisite for house plants to destroy most of the soil-bome pests, fungi, nematodes, bacteria, insects and weed seed. Many serious plant problems are traced to using soil or pots contaminated with pests which destroy the root system. Q. When selecting violets at a greenhouse I always look for the plant that has many roots below the pot, that is deeply imbedded in the mica or other material in the benches that the plants sit on, taking care not to dis¬ turb the root growth when selecting it. Am I making a wise choice? A. If you have been successful, fine. How¬ ever, you may be wiser to choose a plant with a good firm well formed center with leaves in good proportion. The fibrous roots that ex¬ tend out of pots are of no real value, usually they are the little feeder roots that imbed themselves in the medium in the beds and must be removed to repot. Q. Dear Anne. Tve had it with diseases! The African Violet Magazine, January, 1973 46 What really causes them? My plants are all being lost to crown rot, petiole rot, and fungus or is it virus? Please enlighten me. A. Diseases may be produced by several things. Unfavorable environment such as high humidity, improper temperatures, soluble salts in the soil, etc., can provide a breeding ground for many ills. Perhaps I can enlighten you by explaining the three terms you mention. “Bacteria” are very minute colorless plants that cannot supply their own food, therefore become parasites on other plants to exist. Most bacteria spread by moisture. “Fungi” obtain their food from green plants, rupture and clog plant tissue causing mildew. “Virus” are very minute particles which infect plants and re¬ produce inside their tissues causing streaks, mosaics and discolorations, also malformation. Spread by handling. Q. I want to use fermate in my soil to help control mildew. What proportion would you suggest? A. For use in the soil, 2 tablespoons to 1 bushel is the recommended amount. Now if you wish to use it as a drench, Yo tsp. to 1 gal. water would suffice. TAKE A TIP™ No. 1 Being very fussy about my violets (like everyone) I am always most careful of new plants I add to my collection. However, I won¬ der if readers ever realize how important it is to practice good cleanliness always when working with plants of any kind. When work¬ ing in my flower or vegetable garden, I always scrub well before handling my violets. It is so very easy to carry an outdoor pest to your plants with very serious consequences. Take a minute or two and approach your plants with clean hands and nails. No. 2 This is the story I told you a few weeks ago while at your greenhouses. You wondered how to put it into print so that it sounded more genteel—so here goes— the handling will cause attention— the P.S. will explain the cake. “Cake For My Violets” Two ladies came to see my violets and after an enjoyable hour I gave them leaves and a few plants. A few weeks later on a sunny afternoon they returned with a cake for my kindness. Mary said, “We brought you a cake”, reaching into her basket she brought forward the cake. I was taken by surprise or maybe shocked is the word, to see it wrapped in news¬ paper. I managed to say “how nice of you and thanks, do co-me in,” ^ “No, we didn’t come to call, it being such a lovely day we gathered “meadowcakes” on my nephew’s dairy farm, we thought you would like to try one”. P. S. This is a true story. If you are not acquainted with this type of cake get in touch with your country relatives, (Anne’s comment: “And I thought I had heard every possible violet story!”) Tip No. 3 Dear Anne: That Pennsylvania Dutch saying “We grow too late smart” most surely must apply to me. For many years, out of habit, I have been growing beautiful violets in the old standard 4" tall geranium pots. I must admit though beautiful, they always seemed out of proportion. Then last April I attended my first National AVSA show in New York and to my amazement I noticed the most beautiful plants were in the same size pot but lower. How beautiful they looked! I im¬ mediately inquired and was told yes they were 4" pots but are called the “squatty type”. I have since transferred most of my lank-look¬ ing beauties into the 4" squatty type pots and find them so satisfactory. Tempus fugits!! February 28 is the deadline for your mem¬ bership dues in the African Violet Society of America, Inc. The March African Violet Magazine is the last issue mailed unless renewal dues are paid. So remember: Time is fleeting. All annual memberships expire Feb. 28. Get your dues in early— and don’t let the clock slip up on you! MAGAZINE BINDERS Sold only in pairs, $6.50 a pair postpaid. Send order and check to AVSA, P. O. Box 1326, Knoxville, Tenn. 37901. Tlie African Violet Magazine, January, 1973 47 THAT'S BHD. HO, THAT’S GOOD Helen Van T^ele P. O. Box 843 Lemon Grove, Ca. 92045 I’m speaking of suckers: not the kind who buys a lot from a crafty developer which is situated on a shelf bulldozed from the side of a California mountain and then when the rains come, wonders why his back door won’t open and his front door won’t shut. I’m talk¬ ing about the perfect little plant which grows, heaven only knows why, from the stem of an adult African violet plant or springs from its roots and is often the cause of its host (or hostess if the plant has girl leaves!) being eliminated from consideration by watchful judges. The very word “sucker” is enough to make most growers shudder so I w^ant to clear any stigma attached to suckers and make the nice little prospective plants not only accept- YOUNGEST? — Members of the Capital District African Violet Society of Albany, N. Y., believe they have the youngest AVSA judge on record. She's Ingrid Prentsel of Albany, who passed the judge's test on March 4, 1972 with a score of 72 at the age of 12. Miss Prentsel is a member of the Capital District Society and at the 1972 show won awards for Junior Queen of Show, largest blooming plant and the New York State Tricolor rosette. able but respected citizens of the African vio¬ let world. The sucker will, most certainly if allowed to grow, spoil the symmetry of the parent plant but if snapped off with all leaves intact, will make a fine little plant. The ones coming through the soil at the base of the plant usually have roots so will grow faster than those taken from the stem. The point of a pencil or the end of a knitting needle may be used to release the ones on the stem but if you can bear to go to a Dental Supply house and view those fearsome gleaming instruments, a dental hook scaler is the best of all. It has a curved point with a very sharp edge which zips the sucker off with neatness and dispatch. For very small plantlets and suckers I send to Walkers, Luling, Texas for their little 2-inch pots. Fill the pot with as much of your favorite starting or rooting mix as it will hold, dampen well, make a small hole in the center and press the sucker into it, making sure that there is good occulusion between the soil and the plant. If you have cats you purchase liver and in our market liver is sold in clear plastic con¬ tainers which make splendid little individual greenhouses when placed top to top. Shake a layer of sponge-rok into the lower one, damp¬ en, place the pot in the center and cover with the second container. You will not need to add more water for a week or ten days but keep the containers free of excess moisture. I have had much more success with this method than putting all the suckers together in a com¬ mon container. You will be surprised at how fast they take root and grow into lovely plants. Now when a visiting friend spies a sucker and exclaims, “Oh, that’s bad,” I reply “No, that’s good,” for soon I’ll have two plants where before I had only one. - ^ - - DID YOU KNOW . . . That Vickie Annunziata, 221 Main Street, Deep River, Conn., w^ould like to have some information concerning where to purchase bub¬ ble bowls and president’s gavels? She’s looked through all the ads in The African Violet Mag¬ azine and can’t find any listed. The African Violet Magazine, January, 1973 48 CHAWION'S BEAUTIES (Photos by Grower) SILVER SWIRL JUST BEAUTIFUL The African Violet Magazine, January, 1973 49 I don’t know which seems the most in¬ congruous — to write and wish you a Merry Christmas the first of August, which is our deadline for the November issue of the AV Magazine, or to wish you Happy New Year the first of October for the January issue. But I do hope you all had a Happy Holiday Season and that you are now ready to go back to your violet club work — ■ and to remember that your DUES ARE NOW‘ DUE AND PAY¬ ABLE BY FEBRUARY 28th. Do take care of this as early as possible. This is the time of the year when Mrs. Bell at the Knoxville office and I start biting our nails at all of the work that must come in before the spring of the year — and when it comes in the last two weeks of February we find ourselves harassed to say the very least. In July when I was ironing out the ros¬ ettes from the AVSA Collection Awards that had been returned I found myself wishing that there was some fool proof way of sending them back without the creases and folds that inevit¬ ably appear. When both are returned there is little problem (except I’m unhappy because neither were awarded) but when you send back the purple rosette in a package designed to hold two, the one just falls to one end or the other and really looks sad by the time it gets back to me. Remember please that these must be mailed out to you again — it would be much too expensive to just discard them. One club mailed their purple rosette back to me folded in the same manner it had been sent, all layered in tissue paper and packed in a little box. Needless to say it was perfect, but ex¬ pensive and time consuming too. All I can say is to please be aware of the problem and do your best! ! This is really disturbing news to me. When I wrote and requested that you fill in your officer and information sheets and send them in to me in June so that I could com¬ plete the Affiliate listing with current presi¬ dents many of you denied ever having gotten one. Now we don’t pretend to be perfect in this committee work BUT I am going to tell you where you would be almost positive to find the elusive form. When your charters are sent out to you for the current year (after your dues for that year are paid) the big envelope mailed to all of the presidents contains: 1 . The charter 2. The packet of available AVSA services AND 3. The form for officers and information concerning your club. Perhaps you just look at the bare page that gives you no information and throw it away. Please, please don’t!! In the first place they cost money to mimeograph; and in the second place no other form (even your hand written notes) gives me all of the information that I need to keep your 'file up to date, and the listing in the magazine current. I ask that you watch out for these and send them in as soon as you can after your elections. And would you believe SHOW TIME is nearly here? Be sure to send for your awards EARLY including two show schedules with your request AT LEAST 30 DAYS before your show. I stress the “at least’. Actually I would suggest 6 WEEKS. Sometimes mail comes through very fast and then again you wonder where it has been keeping itself for awhile. Should you be late in your requests please in¬ clude 70 cents for first class postage to avoid disappointment. Now there is another reason for ordering your awards early. Do remember that if your shows come in April or May that the AVSA Convention will be April 26 to 28. My plans are to attend, so you see that there will! be a whole week when I am not here to send out your show material since the board must go in a couple of days early for meetings. THIS YEAR there will be still another reason for sending in early. I am making plans to attend the Dixie Convention April 4 and 5th in Florida. That will give me a couple of weeks at home before I leave again, so you can just imagine how much I will appreciate getting those requests in February and March. So DO The African Violet Magazine, January, 1973 50 OPENS SHOW — Flanked by Opal Nuyianes, show chairman (left) and Cindy LaCharite, president, (right) is Antonio Caggiano, manager of Tyson's Corner Shopping Center in Northern Virginia, open¬ ing the 1972 show of the Old Dominion African Violet Society. The Society feels most welcome at the Center at its Annual Charity Fair in Oc¬ tober as well as for this year’s show in April 1973. The Society’s benefitting charity is the Cerebral Palsy Development Center. BE FOREWARNED!!!! We have another new club to welcome to our AVSA Affiliation: The Friendship African Violet Club of San Antonio Mrs. Marie E. Erdman, Pres. Rte. 1, 203. F. Adkins, San Antonio, Texas 78101 Hasta la vista! — — ♦ - — People, People And Violets Mrs. Richard Chase 482 Rutherford Ave. Redwood City, Calif. 94061 One of the better ways to find out what the public thinks, is to have an Educational Exhibit at a fair. It is fun along with hard work. My first two years were with fuchsias and then five years with violets. The questions are along the same lines. The first two weeks in August are reserved for the fair, 13 days of it, all day long. The violets are more rewarding than fuchsias because they bloom all year and the work is easier. Violets are good little souls; they don’t mind staying alone if you want to take a trip at any time of year. Fuchsias need care every day, except winter. Questions: What do I do to get my violets to bloom? They look green but no flowers. How often do they bloom? I water and water and they still look limp, how often should I water? When should you plant the babies that grow in the water? I have been using soil from my compost pile, is that good? Then comes the violet growers: They look at the fertilizers and say: I never feed my vio¬ lets and I water when I feel like it and they never stop blooming. I give my violets coffee every day, do you ever use coffee? Do you ever water with tea? So I tell them, whatever you are doing to get good bloom must be right for you, don’t change. They go away feeling reassured they can grow violets. And maybe they just can grow violets. Then a lady comes along with: I can tell you something about violets. I would never have any. Did you know that anyone with al¬ lergies should never have a violet around? My friend used to have them and finally she got so she couldn’t breathe. It was the violets. We destroyed all of them and she got better. This year the African Violet Society of South Bay won the blue and San Mateo County AVS took the red. This all happened at the San Mateo County Fiesta. Seems I didn’t have enough with one fair, went to the Santa Clara Fair for South Bay, two different days to sort of hold a work-shop. They have a lovely violet house there so I took just enough material to get attention and put it on a table by the violet house. Ail outside and as interested people came by I struck up conversations about violets, showed them how to separate babies, pot a plant and wicking. Well, I tried to give them all the information possible. It was rewarding to have so many people go away happy to think they had learned something about violets. At the fairs we are not to sell any mem¬ berships but we can tell about our meetings and the AVSA and how it has helped in so many ways. Sometimes it isn’t hard to find a piece of paper under the table. Try the fairs. ♦ - - GET YOUR DUES IN EARLY! Membership expires Feb. 28 The African Violet Magazine, January, 1973 51 BONUS BABE (Photos by F. Tinari, Jr.) BLOSSOMS OF BONUS BABE The African Violet Magazine, January, 1973 52 RING TWICE "KoWi. SeieetioM^ PEACH LACE (Photos by Grower) The African Violet Magazine, January, 1973 53 Another year is here — and your Editor would like to say thank you to all of you who contributed articles and pictures to the maga¬ zine during the past year. Because you have supplied me with so many of your experiences in growing African violets and other gesner- iads, I’ve been able to keep our magazine up to par. So keep the articles coming in! And don’t forget our 1973 convention is right around the comer! Because I’m so happy Lyndon Lyon has named a violet “Grace Foote”, I’m offering a silver tray for the best “Grace Foote” plant at the Minneapolis Show — hope you have an en¬ try . . . Thanks, too, to all of you readers who’ve been saying all those nice things about the magazine and the color pictures — as one reader wrote, “Wish I’d become an AVSA member long ago. The magazine is so beauti¬ fully put together and so complete — such gorgeous illustrations and so very many help¬ ful suggestions!” ... A decade has come and gone since I took over my duties as magazine editor. This year — 1973 — marks my 10th an¬ niversary in this job — the same goes for Gus Becker, who publishes The African Violet Mag¬ azine — it’s our hope that these 10 years have seen much improvement in the magazine — its format — its quality . . . Some of you have been writing me about getting your magazine late, late. I’ve symphathized with you, but that’s the most I could do. Now, I’m in your shoes. My Dixie News, postmarked Aug. 26 from Birmingham, Ala., (and that’s almost next door to Texas) arrived in my mailbox three weeks later: Sept 16!!! “Violet Time,” the newsletter of the African Violet Society of Vancouver (Canada), tells of their membership campaign and the offer of “a prize to the person bringing in the most NEW members — by new members we mean enthusiastic grow¬ ers — especially desirable are some energetic men members or husbands whom we can per¬ suade to help come showtime!” . . . Claire Poulette telling of taking African violets do¬ nated by her club members to the Messer Nursing Home in Trexlartown and wishing she had dozens more to give to the many jjer- sons there as she concluded, “I was greatly touched. How thankful I was to the Lord to be able to grow violets to give to these people” . . . Writing in the Ohio State AVS’ Newsletter, Viola in her “Violet Rays” tells of the unusual amount of interest shown by young people at her club’s show, how she took the names and addresses of five couples, invited them to her home, and “sold” them on the African violet as a hobby. She wrote: “Those young people were probably in their 20’s or early 30’s, had young children and talked of their enjoyment of a hobby they could have while they needed to stay home with their children. Their in¬ terest and enthusiasm warmed my heart. No longer is growing African violets an old lady’s hobby.” We’ve just learned the September mag¬ azine was held up TWO WEEKS in the Beau¬ mont postoffice due to some minor regulation — there was a new man on the job. Gus Becker didn’t learn of the delay until after he had mailed the November issue. We’re sorry if you didn’t get your September magazine until late, but it wasn’t our fault. They were mailed on time . . . We were mighty glad to learn that “African Violet News and Views” publi¬ cation is not being discontinued because of lack of funds by the African Violet Society of Australia. In the September “News and Views” there was a correction with the Australian President and members of the Executive Coun¬ cil apologizing for the misinterpretation given members “that this will be the final issue of our much loved little magazine.” It should have read “The March issue of News and Views will be the final* printed issue. From now on it will be a duplicated format.” R. J. Mcllraith, president, said that the new styling format is well within the scope of the Society’s yearly budget. OUR APOLOGIES I The Violet Harmony Club of Fort Worth, Texas, really suffered at our hands in the Sep¬ tember Magazine. First, we listed the club under the Stand¬ ard Show Awards with a Knoxville, Tenn., address. Then in the cutline under Mrs. W. J. Ritmanich’s picture with her beautiful regis¬ tered plants, we failed to mention she won the AVSA Collection Award at the Violet Harmony Club’s annual show in Fort Worth. DOROTHY GRAY MUCH IMPROVED Dorothy Gray, AVSA secretary, is reported much improved after a serious heart attack, which kept her in the hospital for a lengthy period. Her condition now is reported much improved. The African Violet Magazine, January, 1973 54 Population Explosion! Mrs. John O. Legreid P. O. Box 227 Grover City, Calif. 93433 I give them away by the dozens; sell a few to help pay for potting materials, and still they keep multiplying!! My innocently begun hobby of growing African violets is now at the point where Fm about to find myself pushed out of my home by sheer numbers. The living room, bedroom, kitchen, sunporch and basement are full to overflowing with more than a 1,000 plants. All of my “increases” have had disastrous beginnings. The first was when I cleaned my living room thoroughly and then remembered that I had not watered my four violets. With¬ out a second thought I grabbed two plants off the same side of my plant pole and the other two came crashing down, leaves, dirt, and flowers all over my just vacuumed floor. 1 picked all the fresh little leaves up and started them in planting mix. They really went to work for me. Within a year I had a window area full of beautiful flowers, and was giving them away to all my friends. My second disaster came when some of my 18 grandchildren were visiting me. David wanted to go to the beach and spend the night so he was trying to invent a pup tent. No one was paying any attention to him. “Let him figure it out”. He asked Paul to hold one end of a rope for him, and Paul, busy reading on the davenport held one end of a rope in one hand and his book in the other. David tied the other end of the rope to the leg of the flower stand that held eight trays of (dght violets each, and then, there was a t<'rTible crash as David threw a heavy quilt ov('r the rope!! No I didn’t say even one word. 1 got in my little car and went for a ride. When I got back after an hour, my daughter had dealt with the clean up, th(‘ little leaves were in a neat pile, little plants pushed back in their pots, and David was saying, “I’ve got all of it, now haven’t 12” and Mary was saying “Look under that chair. See that under the writing desk?” Again those little leaves went to work for me. Hundreds of little plants were grown, and friends were giving me leaves from their violets that had a different color or different leaf structure than mine, so my family of flowers has gone into a “population explosion”. Just yesterday I transplanted 89 little plants. Each month as I feed the flowers there are leaves that get knocked off as they are han¬ dled. So each one is planted in mix and they too go to work. When I take the little plants off the mother leaf there are such healthy roots on the leaf that I just stick it back in the planting mix and in a few weeks I have an¬ other family started. And now I must tell you about my latest idea. I have some older plants that have never given up blooming, like three years without a rest period. These have beautiful leaves but they are so heavy that they rest upon the rim of my plastic pots and are either cut or in¬ jured so they begin to rot. Now I have given them white collars to wear! I take a paper picnic plate, cut out the center to fit the, top-most of the flower pot and slip it gently under the leaves for support. I have some plants that extend 18 inches from leaf tip to leaf tip, and this supporting collar is perfect to show off their rosette growing pattern. Such beautiful flowers! they make such nice gifts for friends and I’ve started about a dozen elderly women who are confined to their homes to raising them. They get really in¬ volved with their hobby too. Last Mother’s Day I took 40 of my blossoming plants to a convalescent hospital and gave each woman there one in honor of my departed mother who loved flowers too. They were so pleased to get them. SILVER DOLLAR — This beautiful African violet, “Silver Dollar", is one of the many plants hy¬ bridized by Victor Constantinov of San Francisco, California. The African Violet Magazine, January, 1973 55 TWO PHOTOS OF HYBRID KOHLERIA IN CARLCLAYBERG'S HYBRIDIZING PROGRAM (Photos by Burton) The African Violet Magazine, January, 1973 56 ly So Long! By Grace Eyerdom Granger Gardens Medina, Ohio Why is it that when we are taken into the inner sanctum we are told. THAT IS NOT FOR SALE YET. We see the plant and we don’t seem to understand why we cannot have it. The answer is that we at Granger Gardens do try our utmost to produce plants that will come as near true as is humanly possible, and not something that is going to do anything but what it should when you take the leaves from it for propagation. First Hugh develops his own seed, (which is not for sale). Then he sows the seed and from the time of cross pollination to the grow¬ ing of the seeds to the first (or parent) plant it takes about a year or more. Then, when it is large enough to put each tiny plant into an individual pot until it comes into bloom is another six months or so. After each plant is evaluated as to its po¬ tential of being something different, we put it into a three-and-a-half inch pot and code the cross on each pot. When it blooms and does well as it should, we take the leaves (about four or five) and put them down for the sec¬ ond generation. This will take another nine months or so and if the plant does not do as well in all respects as its parent, it is destroyed. If the second generation plants are as good or better than the parent plant, we take leaves from the second generation, as many as the plant can spare without hurting them. Then if the third generation does well, we take what we call the sales stock and it is released for sale to the public. This process eliminates the possi¬ bility of putting out plants that will not pro¬ duce well. This takes in the growing habit, sturdiness of foliage and blossom stems as well as the size and the number of blooms. To hybridize is not just joining the pollen of one plant with the pistil of another plant. Our crosses are made from catalogued breed¬ ing. We want to grow plants that will grow well in the home as well as they do here. Hugh has a complete set of all of his crosses which he values to no end. He is looking for a par¬ ticular dominance in the foliage, length of stem, trueness in coloring, size of bloom, num¬ ber of blossom clusters on the parent he is using to cross on. Many, many things go into developing a new variety. Numerous plants are destroyed each year because they don’t come up to expectations. Believe me, knowing the parents dominant characteristics does not mean you are going to get what you are after. It may take several crosses to get what you want, and you may never accomplish this. Many times the question is asked at a violet convention or show, “why can we not have some plants of those now”. The truth of the matter is that putting these new plants in a show we can soon find out what it is that appeals to the public and that is what we grow a good -supply of. Just a word in closing, may I say that we do not get 100% trueness in all of the plants we release, but we do try to eliminate them as much as possible. The inner sanctum takes a lot of hard and tiresome work and many hours of work are wasted when the second or third generation goes bad. We regret having to close on Sun¬ days and holidays but Hugh and I are both 39 years old and we need a bit of relaxation, and we don’t want Dale or Grace to do it either. One owes more to oneself than that. ffiofii drS IfitflLliy Suzy Johnson’s dream of organizing a Central Florida African Violet Society and staging the area’s first African violet show was realized in less than three years from the day she first entered her newly remodeled green¬ house. Her deep interest in this undertaking and love for the beauteous Saintpaulias struck a responsive chord in many enthusiasts and soon the list of people desiring to learn more of this fascinating flowering plant exceeded the 20 member goal set by Mrs. Johnson. A meeting of 22 hobbyists agreed to the proposed by-laws bringing her dream to reality. Soon membership increased to 26 appreciative growers. Mrs. Johnson’s generosity and edu¬ cational programs also increased the number of plants in members’ homes as well as their knowledge of cultivating plants to encourage almost year-round flowering. Plants and leaf cuttings were shared by members, adding to the feeling of friendship and enthusiasm. After two meetings. President Johnson broached the subject of a show. With virtually a shoestring treasury, the members undertook small projects in increase funds to assure the show organi¬ zation. Programs then included flower arranging workshops, question and answer sessions and methods of achieving abundant bloom, timed for exhibiting. Members who had never attend- The African Violet Magazine, January, 1973 57 ed previous shows or exhibited plants to any¬ one outside their friends and family worked like troopers to accomplish what they consid¬ ered a challenge to their ability. Miraculously, Mrs. Johnson produced prizes from generous advertisers in AVSA Magazine who were sym¬ pathetic to the cause of encouraging the grow¬ ing and showing of African violets. Mary Johnson, the president’s attractive, energetic daughter, who is also one of the youngest AVSA show judges, lost no time in obtaining a place to stage this first show — the hospitality room of the Security Federal Savings and Loan Association of Winter Park. One of the first to lend a hand in staging, she was the last to leave, after last minute details were accomplished. One of the highlights of this “First” was the acceptance of an invitation to attend the show by both Mr. and Mrs. Harold Rienhardt. of Syracuse, N. Y., as special guests. The show itself was favorably received by the general public and the guest book revealed that visitors came from almost all over the United States, including Hawaii. Visitors from Canada, Germany, England and Australia com¬ mented on the beauty of the exhibits and stag¬ ing. Plants gi’own from divisions and leaf cut¬ tings by local members were sold and profits sent to the Edgewood Boys Ranch Eoundation, a local non-profit organization. But let Suzy Johnson tell her story: “More than one person has asked, ‘Suzy, how did you organize the Central Florida Violet Society?’ “To begin, you must recognize a real de¬ sire for a club. For more than a year I listed names, addresses and phone numbers of those that expressed interest in a club. They knew about me, and my strong interest in violets, from several sources. Radio, T. V., newspaper, having attended programs I gave on violets or just a visit to my violet house. It was from this group, the CFAVS was formed. “The organizational meeting, election of officers, and drawing up the bylaws is only the beginning. You, as organizer, have a special responsibility to these members. Their reason for wanting the club, was to learn to grow better violets. As 95% of the members had never seen a violet show, let alone participate in one, I knew I would have to give much of my time and use all the knowledge available to teach them. For example, on numerous oc¬ casions, when I was in the midst of transplant¬ ing, I would get a frantic call, ‘Suzy, something is wrong with one of my plants. Can you come look at it?’ or ‘Suzy, are you going to be home this morning? I have a sick plant, can I bring it by so you can tell me what’s wrong?’ or just a long phone call trying to help solve their problems. So my plants get a promise of a better tomorrow, and I do what I can to keep them from becoming discouraged. The only way a new club will succeed, is to keep up the interest. The fact they wanted workshops last summer and again this summer, proves the point. “We had our first show when we were only a year old. This is a real undertaking, considering the members are mostly novices. I soon found the responsibility of the entire show was on my shoulders. So after they are on their way to growing ‘show plants’, you begin explaining show terms and procedures. Then comes the Schedule. It takes a little do¬ ing, to explain a schedule so they can under¬ stand it. Some never do. Getting all the prop¬ erties needed and staging done is no small item. Explaining the duties of each committee — over and over if necessary — Above all ‘keep¬ ing my COOL’, it helped when I remembered back to the time I TOO was GREEN. “When giving a program, be it on violet culture or what ever, explain WHY you do certain things. My pet peeve, is a speaker with beautiful charts showing the steps neces¬ sary to grow a show plant, but never explain¬ ing the reasons Wf/T, you should or should not do a thing. If they don’t explain why you don’t over-water or over fertilize, when the roots rot, they still don’t know what caused it. It is also best to say ‘I don’t know the answer,’ rather than fake it and give wrong advice. “For the first year, you will think you are breathing, eating and sleeping violets. Always afraid you will forget something vital. But after the show is judged and members see their rewards for the first time, their delight makes all your time and effort worthwhile. “So with this in mind — go ahead and organize that violet club — You’ll like it.” Did Y’Know . . . That Jessie Crisafulli, Amherst Road, Bel- chertown. Mass. 01007 would like to find a plant or a leal of ‘Jessamine’, ‘Jessie’ or a ‘Jessie Cut-up’? Since Jessie is her first name, Mrs. Crisafulli is interested in obtaining a plant or a leaf of any or all of them. She’s willing to buy or swap with any one who has a plant or a leaf available. - ^ - PEST CONTROL Cockroaches can be controlled on the out¬ side of buildings by spraying trunks of trees with chlordane. Roaches that have developed resistance to some insecticides can be controlled with diazinon. The African Violet Magazine, January, 1973 58 SUGGESTIONS FOR PROGRAMS By Mrs. Herbert W. Sullivan Huntington^ Long Island, N. Y. The program can make or break the meet¬ ing. Be sure that an interesting program is set up long before the day or evening of the meeting. A well-known commercial grower of Af¬ rican violets is an excellent “drawing card” for a meeting. This person may not be avail¬ able on the date you request. If not, ask if he will come on another date. Using members of your own group for a meeting program is inexpensive and usual¬ ly very productive. Have three or four mem¬ bers serve as a “panel of experts”. Give each one a topic to discuss and demonstrate for no more than 10 minutes. Suggested topics are: SOIL, LIGHT, WATERING, FERTILIZERS, INSECTS. After all four have talked, ask for questions from the audience. The knowledge gained from this type of program is endless. Another fun-type program is to give each person a number — 1 through 4 — as he enters the meeting room. At program time all one’s” go to a specified area, all “two’s” to another, etc. A club member has been asked in advance to talk about a specific aspect of growing African violets to the four groups. Be sure to allot only 5-10 minutes for each period. When time is up, blow a whistle, rap the gavel, or announce the fact loud and clearly. Then, that group moves to another discussion area for the next 10 minutes. It is like “Musical Chairs” — but you will hopefully learn some¬ thing at each stop. Inviting a judge to speak is most worth¬ while. This will be very good many months before your show to give tips on how to groom an African violet for a show, and will educate your members to the way a judge deals with a plant entered in a Violet Show. Many members are interested in arrang¬ ing using African violets. A competent garden club member might like to cross the line and speak at your meeting. Be sure she makes ar¬ rangements using violet blossoms AND violet plants. African Violet Society of America has an excellent set of slide programs available to clubs. A complete list of Library slide pro¬ grams is published in the June issue of The African Violet Magazine. Order your slides well in advance and give an alternate choice. Invite the person whose plants won Queen of Show at your club and at another near-by club to both speak at a meeting. You will be surprised to see how differently two people grow prize-winning violets. A question period should follow the talks. An evening of “problems” is very interest¬ ing. Have all members bring in poorly grow¬ ing plants, plants with long necks, lop-sided plants, plants with long petioles, etc. Use these as demonstration subjects and have one or more members actually show how to improve them. A live demonstration is much more educat¬ ing than a verbal description with no actual props to show what is being talked about. This “problem program” is very worthwhile. Have a litle show at each meeting. Make it into a contest. Each month select a type of African violet for the next month. Perhaps violets with colored blooms will compete in October; white blossoms in November; red in December. Using the AVSA system of judging, score each plant and make comments on how the plant may be improved to help the grow¬ er. Have a member responsible for keeping a record of points scored by members who “enter” plants. At the end of the year, add up the totals. Many clubs do this and give as prizes a year’s membership in AVSA for first; a year in their state society as second award; and a year in the local club as third award. Have a monthly display of arrangements made by members. Select a theme for each month. Suggestions: Ghosts and Goblins for October, “Harvest Time” for November, “Hearts and Flowers” for February. Have all arrange¬ ments judged by AVSA rules. Record scores of all entries and at the end of the year give awards similar to those suggested above for horticulture. Go on a trip to a greenhouse. This type of activity stimulates more interest than 10,000 words do. It encourages a most friendly at¬ mosphere for your society. Try it. If enough people go, hire a bus. If not a huge crowd, go in two or three cars. But GO! Have a test for all members to take. Draw up a “True and False” or “Yes and No” type test. List about 100 statements, some obviously True, others surely False, and some which may require a little thought. All questions do not need to apply to African Violets. Throw in one like — Winter begins on December 30 — and see how that starts a lot of people thinking! The person who drew up the “test” will go over the answers and from the areas where most the errors occur, a talk will begin to de¬ velop. Suddenly, it will become a “group dis¬ cussion” as other members tell how they deal with that aspect of growing African violets. Generally, a good active meeting will need The African Violet Magazine, January, 1973 59 only a slight stimulus to get going. Plan and present a show. Even a group of 8-10 willing and interested growers can put on a show. If not financially able to present it on your own, ask if you may display at the local garden club show to get started. A program before the show will be most beneficial to all. Covering a plant pot with aluminum foil is not a huge task. But, cover¬ ing a pot properly and neatly is something everyone can stand reviewing. Have someone demonstrate that job. Have someone explain how plants will be entered, displayed, and left until closing time. Cover all aspects of the affair, always keeping in mind that ALL members, new and old, can stand to hear all the details each year. This review will eliminate a lot of confusion at show time. Do have a show. Be proud of your plants. Display them whenever possible. Have a workshop meeting. This can be lots of fun. Bring a heap of soil, pots, small violet plants, labels, and any other equipment needed. Have each member actually pot up a small plant. Then, set a date, and see who has the best plant in six months or 'a year. Results will be amazing due to varied growing conditions and amount of care given to the plant. Give a prize for the best one! Awards always stimulate interest! - ^ - African Violet Shows Are Fun! Mrs. Alex J. (Lois) Mueller 3975 Emerald Ave. La Verne, California 91750 The Pomona Valley African Violet Society held its first show 20 years ago in an old army barracks building in the city park. Each mem¬ ber brought her plants and the visitors voted as to the one they liked best. No professional judging, schedule, staging, design section or other aspects considered essential today. It was FUN! It was exciting to see the plants others grew and to be able to share our blossoms for others to enjoy. From this beginning, we have learned much about growing and showing our plants. For the last six years the judges have awarded our show the coveted Green Rosette and twice we have received a score of 95 or more and thus have two Blue Rosettes to our credit. All clubs have access to the African Violet Handbook for Judges and Exhibitors which suggests the procedure for staging a show. Thus the remarks I make here are unwritten ideas which have been helpful to our members. We have been most fortunate in being able to show our plants in the air conditioned and attractive United States National Bank in La Verne. The problem is to set up the show after the bank workers complete their work on a Friday night. So between 6:30 p.m. 10 a.rn. the next morning, the show tables are moved in, staging completed and some 300 entries are ready for the judges. No - - - we don’t work all night! Seldom are we there much after 10 o’clock and we return at 8 the next morning. All is ready for the judges at 10 a.m. and the show opens at 1 p.m. (In the interim, we resemble a swarm of bees, each with her job and many willing hands.) This is made possible by the cooperation of our members and intricate planning — i.e. organization. 1. A plot plan including the placement of tables, theme decor, arrangement of sec¬ tions and classes is available for those placing the plants or arrangements. We hope little time will be lost. If a table becomes crowded, we place the plants under the table. That night, before leaving, the committee makes changes which will give space for the extras and for additional entries the next morning. Plants on the table are checked against the Entry Books to be sure all are accounted for. Every effort is made to keep the continuity of the schedule for the help of the judges. 2. Entry lists are sent to the chairman two days in advance. Thus most of the entry records and cards are ready when the plants arrive. Our Entry Chairman is a qualified judge and thus can detect errors which may appear on the exhibitors’ list. Several mem¬ ber judges assist if there is a question as to classification. 3. All are urged to bring as many entries as possible on Friday night. 4. Many of our members live at great distances. Thus committee meetings are diffi¬ cult. Most of the planning with the individual chairmen takes place on meeting days. 5. All facets of the show are covered but not necessarily as suggested in the Handbook. For example, Co-Chairmen, who live in the immediate area, have been responsible for the the schedule, selection of the awards, supplies, etc. Thus, there is always one available should illness or other problems arise, to see that the show goes on! 6. We have been able to cut the cost of entry clerks’ reports of the judging by the use of a rubber stamp which duplicates the entry card. One 3x5 index card makes two report cards. The clerk’s stamp is good for years and pays for itself in a short time. They take an accurate report to the entry committee The African Violet Magazine, January, 1973 60 which facilitates their records. 7. The 12 judges arrive for coffee about 9 a.m.. Instructions are given them as to sched¬ ule, areas of judging etc. Following the judg¬ ing, we have a luncheon in the bank dining room consisting of a casserole, salad, roll and dessert. Thus the judges can remain in the dining room to do the evaluation of the show. This has proven a time saver for the judges. During the show, the committee members make suggestions for another year. 1. The revised plot plan for this year is recorded. 2. The number of entries in each class is recorded. 3. The schedule is evaluated to determine needed changes. For example, our number of single blossom plants are few. Instead of mak¬ ing a class for each color, we have one class “Single Blossoms, any color.” One year a class is extremely large — so we devise ways of di¬ viding it another year into two classes. For example, pure color and edged blossoms. 4. Suggested ways of improving the show are recorded. 5. A detailed report of all show business is filed with the secretary for future reference. Thus it is simple to set up a show the next year. We have never charged admission but finance the show by an opportunity for a do¬ nation at the door, plant sale (members grow many plants, the club receives 1/3 the sale price) and a table of violet supplies. Many facets of the show have not been discussed here for a reader rniglit become weary of details. It is normal for a show chairman to panic if plants are past their best bloom, the weather turns hot or it seems exhibitors may not come through. Sometimes it takes a lot of faith! The Pomona Valley African Violet So¬ ciety members have FUN along with the work. We are a better club because we have come to know each other as a team. We have tried our best to grow plants and improve our design classes in order to give enjoyment to our many guests. - ^ - - What's a Poor Violet To Do? “What’s a poor violet to do?” asks the editor of the Ventura AVS news letter after she read an article from Newsweek, entitled “Stop Those Raindrops!”. Here’s the article and her comments: On days when the air-pollution index in major U. S. cities reaches levels officially classified as “unsatisfactory,” many residents hope for a heavy raistorm to wash the skies clean. But now a team of scientists say that the citizens might not want those raindrops to keep falling on their heads if they knew how corrosively acidic they are — and this is precisely because of the air pollution the rain is supposed to dispel in the first place. “The increasing acidity in rainfall appears linked to rising levels of certain gaseous pol¬ lutants in the atmosphere, like sulfur and nitro¬ gen oxides, that can be converted chemically to strong acids,” says Dr. Gene E. Likens, an ecologist at Cornell University. For the mom¬ ent, these sulfuric and nitric acids probably pose little immediate danger to humans, but, says Likens, “they are doing considerable damage to man-made structures and equip¬ ment and, more important, they have serious implications for ecological systems.” The scientists found that the rain’s pH level — an indicator of a liquid’s acidity or alkalinity — was anywhere from ten to 100 times greater than that of normal rain. Falling through air that contains no pollutants other than small quantities of carbon dioxide, rain will naturally turn slightly acidic, with a pH reading of about 5.7 (7 is neutral, while below 7 is acid and above 7 is alkaline. Vio¬ lets prefer neutral). But the scientists found pH readings of 3 to 5 in most rain samples, and chemical as¬ says revealed the presence of dilute quantities of sulfuric and nitric acids. The investigators believe the acids are formed when the rain¬ water combines with nitrogen oxides from auto¬ mobile exhausts and sulfur dioxide from the burning of fossil fuels. Not surprisingly. Likens and his col¬ leagues discovered that air pollution — and the attendant corrosive rain — are everywhere. “Acidic precipitation has been known since the 1920s,” says Johnson of Dartmouth, “but then it was regarded as a local affair, confined to industrial areas. Now it falls on villages as well as big cities, on the woods and even up in the mountains.” Our Ventura County water is alkaline and salty. Now we find our rain water is acidic and corrosive. What’s a poor violet to do? - ^ - - HAVE YOU TRIED . . . A sure-fire cure and preventative for mites, thrips, etc., such as immersing the whole plant, pot and all, in a bucket of 110-degree water and Fels Naptha granules for 20 minutes (3 tbsp. Fels to one gallon water)? Rinse with a spray of water. Doesn’t hurt plant, bud or blossom and seems to kill every unwanted visitor— -so says Mrs. Peter Crocker, 28 Quissett Harbor Road, Falmouth, Ma. 02540. The African Violet Magazine, -January, 1973 61 Learn What Is Missing hy Mrs. Joseph J . Larose When we discuss soil and refer to African Violet’s soil as a “formula”, it is really that. First of all we know the soil’s texture must be loose and porous. To do this we first use peat moss either granulated or milled; and humus, the latter being a rich organic substance made from decayed matter. Now these two ingredi¬ ents, no matter how important they are towards the making of an ideal growing media, would not be enough in themselves. Why is this, you may ask? Well, to begin with peat is acid in content and becomes more acid over a period of use and humus by itself would be too rich and would pack down in time by the use of water thus making it difficult for the violet’s delicate root system to live and breathe. This is why a “soil formula” must be made to the exact degree of perfection much the same as we would bake a cake. So . . it is by the addition of another media such as perlite, sponge-rok, or coarse grade vermiculite that the soil becomes friable and easily drained. Now one must go on from there and realize that nutrients and trace elements must be added to give balance to the soil. First though, before we go on to adding a thing to the mix you’re putting together; let us look at our plants and see if they are lacking in some nec¬ essary compound. Yellowed leaves can be caused by one of two things, either they are receiving too much light or it indicates that they are being starved of nitrogen. Foliage that turns a dull, dark green and the petioles become purplish in color, (this is not to be confused with the variety that has a reddish purplish color to the petioles due to its habits) usually indi¬ cates a phosphorous imbalance. Usually, too, a plant suffering from lack of this compound has a poor root system and also a scarcity of blooms. Too much moisture will cause a shal¬ low root system but seldom as scant as on those plants lacking in phosphorous. If a plant is mottled, marbleized and yel¬ lowish in color in the leaf margins or the leaves turn downward on a plant and event¬ ually fall off prematurely, then, one can begin to check to see if the plant is receiving enough potash. We know that most of our commercial houseplant fertilizers are usually made up of these three basic compounds. If you take note of the formulas you will note some are higher in one compound than another. You must learn to read and compare. It is essential to go on from these to what is referred to as the “trace” elements. They are needed to com¬ plete a well balanced formula. Magnesium is indicated when yellowing and scorching occurs between the veining and along the margins. When buds do not burst forth properly, the shoot growth is thick and short with puck¬ ered leaves or cupped, of a leathery texture it is an indication of the need for boron. Re¬ member, now, to know the difference between this deficiency and the dreaded mite for they, too, will make a violet’s center very brittle. Aside from the variegated variety which is supposed to bleach out due to its culture, when a plant suffers from lack of chlorophyll, nitrogen, or iron will turn yellow, cream, or even white and you know that the variety is not supposed to, then check to see what it is lacking. Most always a pinch of iron chelate will correct it if it is an iron deficiency. Other¬ wise give it food high in nitrogen to green it up. Now there are several ways to give these last three ingredients in the event you’re un¬ able to send for them direct. Magnesium can be supplied in four ways. I will list these in the order of the best to the least. These are also fine calcium-wise. They are: Dolomite, limestone, ground limestone, Epsom salts, and milk of magnesia. Two items are given for Boron. These are: Borox for an acid soil and Boric Acid for an alkaline soil. Iron can be supplied by two ways: Iron chelate and iron sulphate. -In using and in¬ corporating any of these into your formula be sure to use caution as only very small quan¬ tities are needed. Never use copper, lead, or arsenic or aluminum salts, not even in minute doses, as these are highly poisonous to African violets. Fertilizers that have the following readings are excellent: Nitrogen: 8 to 10% Phosphorous: 20 to 30% Potash: 8 to 15% I am partial also to the Hyponex formula 20-20-20 wTich gives equal amounts to its formula. Either liquid or dry (added to the soil mix as you’re putting your formula to¬ gether), are fine. Above all, learn to know what your plants need or lack and give the cure in minute quantities. A sick plant as we all know should never be dosed with first one remedy and then another, unless you want the plant to head for the “happy hunting ground.” The African Violet Magazine, January, 1973 62 ril say it over and over that it does not pay to experiment on new ways that you hear of and go home and give all your healthy plants a shot or you may end your career be¬ fore it begins. Take an ailing plant, one that is not sick but has the “blah’s” and try experi¬ menting on one, not ALL, and then if you find that it improves and goes on to be a fine plant, then chalk it up as knowledge well earned, and learned. There are many fine soil formulas avail¬ able both using soil and some soil-less. I would not venture here to say which is best for this is up to you, the grower, as to which one will fill your needs. But one thing is certain, no matter which formula you use I’ll bet that some where along the way you will become better acquainted with the ingredients. Once you find the key to the locked door then . . . will your future be brighter in raising bigger and better and healthier African violets!! - ^ - What About An AV Correspondence Club? Mrs. Terry G. Clawson 110 Cooper Avenue Johnstown, Pa. 15906 Yvonne Schenfield and I have been writ¬ ing to each other since I saw her name in “Did You Know ...” in the African Violet Magazine. As our letters came and went, the idea began to grow that perhaps we could start a club, strictly by letter, of violet grow¬ ers across the nation. I’m writing this article to let other people know of our idea and to recruit members. The club will have few rules. Number one is that we answer every letter we, receive. Num¬ ber two is that there are no dues, and no money will change hands for any reason. The A.V.C.C. is open to everyone. The only requirements are a love of African violets, a desire to meet other growers “by mail” and an average tolerance for letter writing. The benefits can be numerous. Here’s the A. V. club for all people who, for whatever reason, can’t join a local club. Yvonne and I can not belong to a local affiliate because there are none in our areas. Every member will have the benefit of every other members’ ideas and experience. By this I don’t mean that you will have to write to every one else, but you can if you want to. We plan to establish an “idea bank”. If you have a fool-proof method for leaf rooting, tell us. If you’re interested in seed propagation, let us know. When someone writes and tells us of her problem, we can refer them to the person who may have the answer. Most people have access to an indoor gardening book that can explain these things, but the personal touch is missing. Besides, no book can give you answers to all of your prob¬ lems. Yvonne and I promise to answer each and every letter we receive. If you tell us your special interests or problems, we will try to send you the name and address of someone who shares your interests or can help you with your problems. Perhaps you just enjoy talking about African violets in general and writing and receiving letters. In that case, we’ll send you as many names and addresses as you would like. Wouldn’t it be nice to open the mail box and find an interesting and informa¬ tive letter about our favorite house plant tucked in there with all the bills! Our addresses are: Mrs. Fred (Yvonne) Schenfield 699 West Washington Street Bradford, Pa. 16701 Mrs. Terry (Donna) Clawson 110 Cooper Avenue Johnstown, Pa. 15906 Names of newly elected officers are printed in the November Magazine, the list of Affiliates and their officers being supplied by Mrs. Betty Weekes, Affiliate Chairman. BLUE PACIFIC — Hybridized by a West Coast grower, Victor Constantinov, is ''Blue Pacific", named after the beautiful blue Pacific Ocean Mr. Constantinov sees from his home in San Francisco, California. The African Violet Magazine, January, 1973 63 Ray Lange says . . . AFRICAN VIOLETS MAKE BEAUTIFUL HOUSE PLANTS There’s one Texan who doesn’t wear cow¬ boy boots, a large Stetson hat and ride a horse. He grows African violets! And he really isn’t a Texan — just by adoption. He lives in Corpus Christi and is a former president of one of the three Corpus Christi African violet societies. He’s Raymond Lange, who has about 125 plants of some 100 varieties. He started with one plant — and says this probably is the best procedure for a beginner. An illustrated article in the Corpus Christi Caller-Times by C. W. Carpenter, garden editor, reads in part: African violets (a misnomer, since they are not really violets) are relative newcomers to the United States, but in the past 15 to 20 years their popularity has skyrocketed. For instance, in 1968 there were no African violet growers’ organizations in Corpus Christi. Now there are three. Beautiful Plants The reason for this flurry of activitv is the Saintpaulia, a tropical African herb of beauti¬ ful, lustrous foliage which produces handsome flowers almost the year around if conditions are right. The almost stemless plants produce basal leaves which form an open rosette which may be as large as 14 to 18 inches across and the flowers, originally all blue but hybridized now to produce other colors, are blue, lavender, white and pink. Their popularity is understandable when one considers their beauty, the fact that they do reasonably well in almost any living room (a boon to apartment dwellers), they require little room and they can be grown better under ar¬ tificial light than in natural daylight. Not Too Difficult African violets are a close relative of the gloxinia and have some of the same cultural problems as the gloxinia. Some persons who would like to try growing the violets hesitate to do so because of the idea that the plants are too fussy about conditions. This is a mis¬ conception. Almost anybody can successfully raise African violets by observing a few simple precautions. Ray Lange, 413 Westgate, past president of the African Violet Society, said that the African violet was discovered in 1894 by Baron Walter TWO OF A KIND? — Yes, they're both African violets — one a standard (left), the other a minia¬ ture (right). They are just two of Ray Lange’s collection of more than 125 plants of 100 varie¬ ties, he has growing in his home in Corpus Christi, Texas. Von Saint Paul in northeast Tanganyika. It is a native of highland tropical jungles and in nature grows under a jungle canopy, seldom receiving direct sunlight. This natural habitat determines the conditions which must be simu¬ lated for best results. This means daytime tem¬ peratures of about 70 to 72 degrees, nighttime temperatures of about 10 degrees lower, and relative humidity of 60 to 70 per cent. Different authorities recognize different numbers of species of African violets, but Lange said his references give 19 species. These have been hybridized to the point where they are now literally thousands of varieties. Von Saint Paul sent specimens of the species to his father in Germany, where they were propagated by horticulturists. In 1927 the first hybrids were brought to the United States. “An American grower who had 10 plants in 1940 was really a big collector,” Lange said. Now any amateur can have more than that. Has 100 Varieties Lange said he has about 125 plants of The African Violet Magazine, January, 1973 64 about 100 varieties. Keep a new plant isolated from other plants for about two weeks to be sure it does not have a disease or pest infestation which could be spread to other plants, if you have more than one. As soon as it is brought home, spray it with an African violet spray just to be on the safe side. Lange said the plants can be grown readily in front of a well-lighted window, but should not be subjected to direct sunlight. If the pot is turned daily the plant will grow more uni¬ formly without twisting toward the light. Water the plant when the top-soil feels dry to the touch. Lange said he pours in water until it runs out the drain hole of the pot. Frequency of watering will vary with the size of the plant, size of the pot, the amount of air circulation and the temperature and rela¬ tive humidity, so no hard rule can be laid down about watering frequency. Lange said he fertilizes his plants with each watering. He does this by dissolving sol¬ uble plant food in the water at one-fourth the rate recommended on the package. Since vari¬ ous plant foods vary, Lange said he uses several different products and alternates them to take advantage of elements in some that are not in others. If one begins with a small plant, it will have to be repotted as it grows. Lange said violets like a small pot and will not grow prop¬ erly in too large a pot. He recommends that the pot size should be about one-third the diameter of the leaf spread. Thus, a 2-inch pot would hold up to a 6-inch-wide plant. “When the outer, lower row of leaves starts to fade, to get light in color, it is gener¬ ally a sign that the plant needs to be repotted,” Lange said. This will call for additional soil. Lange mixes his own potting soil with a number of ingredients which he has found work for him, but a beginner might be wise to stick to African violet potting soil available at garden centers. It works well. Use Sterile Soil If one mixes his own soil, it should be sterilized by chemical fumigation or by baking in an oven before use. (To be Continued) MAGAZINE BINDERS Sold only in pairs, $6.50 a pair postpaid. Send order and check to AVSA, P. O. Box 1326, Knoxville, Tenn. 37901. AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY OF MINNESOTA FIRST ANNUAL SmiE FAIR SHOW ^ "VIOLETS COHE _ i.T0 THE FAirC ® AT THE FAIR — “Violets Come to the State Fair" was the theme of the first annual state Fair show held by the African Violet Society of Minnesota at the Fall State Fair where Mrs. Harold Baker of St. Paul won the horticultural section grand champion with Rose Knoll's “Nona Weber," in bottom photo. Mrs. M. F. Seifert won grand cham¬ pion in the artistic design division with “Fun on the Midway." DID YOU KNOW . . . University of Montana has conducted ex¬ periments using milk as a fertilizer? Used in conjunction with a fertilizer the crops gave much heavier yield and started producing earl¬ ier. Crops fed with milk alone were not far behind. Those fertilized or untreated were far behind. Milk, however, only works when there is plenty of organic matter in the soil. It has no effect on plants grown in sand or vermicu- lite. (Violet Time”, published by African Vio¬ let Club of Vancouver, British Columbia. The African Violet Magazine, January, 1973 65 Wiggly Tails Brought Purple Flowers By Alysse M. Marshall P. O. Box 354 Pittsboro, Indiana 46167 The enthusiasm to create within my own house, the beauty of the different varieties of African violets was inspired when I visited a neighbor several years ago. She had a fabulous setting of many terrific colors and such beautiful plants. Plants were in all stages of growing and so impressive to me. She explained the purpose of fluorescent lighting that I had not known before. Accompanying the plant beauty was a display of African Violet Magazines in a scattered arrangement on a leather cushioned seat within a semi¬ circular bay window. On either side of the bay window were hanging baskets of gesneriads that were full of bloom and so different-— I had not previously seen this plant. The desire to share some of these ideas created much excitement. I purchased from her three very small starter plants and carefully took them home. I knew so little about them and later learned that conditions are different, and that each grower must provide the required needs in their own environment. It was un¬ believable how many mistakes I made. I lost my plants, one at a time, but I didn’t stop. I asked questions and I became an AVSA mem¬ ber. I went back to my neighbor and this time I bought two blooming plants. I had five small youngsters and my hus¬ band drove a semi-truck and trailer. He was away many trips for six days or more. I felt I needed an outside interest and if I could accomplish just a part of what I saw, it would be rewarding. Those two plants lived and I kept them for several months. The beautiful blooms dried up and I waited and hoped that they would bloom again, but they did not. The plants looked healthy, but didn’t seem to grow very much. My first issue of The African Violet Mag¬ azine arrived and I digested that issue. I read and examined, page after page, until the ar¬ ticles were almost memorized. I took two leaves from these last plants and placed them in water so that I could see what was going on. I watched them almost hourly, thinking some miracle could hasten the rooting and evidence of new plants starting. Days went by, that seemed like an eternity, with no noticeable change. One evening, my husband stopped by the house on his way into the terminal and he checked those plants to see what I had done. He noticed little tiny roots on those leaves that I thought I had watched so closely. We could not afford these fluorescent fix¬ tures so T had contrived a lighting system of regular light bulbs in pin-up lamps. They only provided a means for inspecting my plants with little or no horticultural benefit. In about four months, we moved. We moved about for nearly five years and seemed constantly to be adjusting to one situation or another. I had had some luck with starting and growing plants but they just would not bloom. Our children were now old enough to be in school and I went to work to help lessen the strain on our budget, through this period of youngsters being^ in school. My mother had moved in with us for a few months and I was fortunate to have a built-in baby sitter. Trying to work and keep things going in some orderly fashion didn’t provide the needed time to work with my plants. I had a few, but they didn’t seem to progress nor did they die. I worked as Teletype Operator in a Gov¬ ernment Office. They were in the process of reorganizing and combining agencies. A shuf¬ fling of personnel, types of jobs and relocating facilities was in the mill. My job was abolished and I was notified by letter that in 60 days I would be out of work. My husband had been ill for several months and unable to work regularly. I liked the teletype field and since the greater part of the load fell to me at this time, I decided to stay in this field if possible. I applied for work at all facilities in Florida that indicated there was a teletype requirement. Somehow, I was accepted and reported for duty in Miami. Our family was beginning to grow up, but three of the children went with us to the sunny south. We were hoping the climate could aid in get¬ ting us back on our feet physically. The sunshine and warmth of the people we met did wonders for all of us. We loved living there but the financial pressure was not easy. Our 16-year-old boy was very head strong and he had a time adjusting to metropolitan living. We had spent most of our lives living rural. He couldn’t accept the refugees and The African Violet Magazine, January, 1973 66 their ways in Miami at this time and he want¬ ed to go back home and get a job. He had not done well at school and the school year was nearly over. He asked one day, if he could go back to Indiana and work on the farm during summer vacation. This boy was our trial for he was harder to handle than all the other four children put together. We felt it was unfair to turn our responsibility for this child over to someone else. We talked and I said that I’d try to transfer and if I was accepted, he could work on the farm. I applied for the transfer but prayed they wouldn’t accept me, but it was not destined so. I was accepted and asked to report on the new job within 60 days. During our short stay of 27 months in South Miami, we had not tried any horticul¬ tural attempts, but we were introduced to the Tropical Fish Hobby. These little creatures became very necessary in our household. Our trip back to Indiana was quite amusing as we lugged all of our belongings in a trailer behind an old car and in the second car were kids and their hamsters, a Dalmation dag and nearly 200 tropical fish. But that is another story. Relocating again, adjusting to another job and my husband, well and job hunting, we were busy. I visited my violet friend after about a year. Again, I wanted those violets so badly. I obtained two lovely plants and carefully placed them in a spot where I could watch them closely. Our little house was not compact and windows were not desirable for plants. We learned a few of the desirable conditions for plant life during this time and realized that we had a few strikes against us. We again started up aquariums and stocked them with live-bearing species. We enjoyed each spawning as though it was our first. All summer fish multiplied but those two violets regressed. No matter what we did, there was no response. August 21, 1970 brought a change in our life. During the night, at 3:05 a.m., a fright¬ ening nightmarish accident damaged our home. A semi-truck left the highway and drove into our bedroom, -stopping where my husband and I had been sleeping. Both of us were buried in the debris. We were pulled out and miracu- ously we were not really hurt. It was shocking to all of us, but we were grateful to be alive. It took nearly a month to get settlement of our insurance claim as there were no suits filed. We had found an old house of good foundation and large rooms with high ceilings that just felt comfortable when we entered and as soon as the insurance adjuster made the settlement, we moved into this big house. My two bedraggled African violets looked like one more day would be their last. I had become very discouraged and felt it was not destined for me to grow them. I placed the two half-dead plants on a shelf in an east window of our back porch and poured a cup of water in the saucers, and forgot them. This back porch was delegated the laundry equip¬ ment. A week later we went to our laundry room to proceed with chores of getting clothes ready for the following week’s work schedules and I could hardly believe my eyes. Those two plants had come to life and in one short week looked, to me, like they had almost doubled in size. I was almost as excited as a small child with its first glimpse of a lighted Christmas tree. We had moved ourselves in a pick-up truck and left our five fish tanks until last. We lowered the water level to little less than half and fearfully placed the tanks side by side in the trunk of our car. Driving was slow to avoid sloshing and the move was completed without any catastrophe. Our house has lovely large east windows and shelves were erected for an other attempt to create an indoor greenhouse, mostly violets. The atmosphere in this house has provided what we need to grow our plants and we are so pleased with the progress weVe made. WeVe assigned an upstairs bedroom to growing the starter leaves and the very small starter plants. We’ve grown in two years from two half-dead plants to nearly one thous¬ and healthy plants, and they bloom beautifully. We’ve gone to suppliers listed in our African Violet Magazine for the newer varieties and supplies to handle them. Each week our fish tanks, now fourteen in number, have to be filled, due to evaporation. This evaporation has created humidity in our home to the tune of eight or ten buckets of water a week. We’re building lighted shelves to house our plants and they are a joy to us and an eyecatcher to those visiting us. Our bay window in our living room is an array of color from the several varieties of African violets blooming there. However, we have hardly broken the surface with the many varieties available. It has taken a long time to accomplish this much of the project. Our next venture is entering the show’s. We don’t feel we know how to tend and guide our plants yet for quality show plants, but that is the project we have outlined for 1973. We are confident that Tropical Fish and African violets are a most compatible combi¬ nation as we are grateful for the sharing of both hobbies with our entire family. The African Violet Magazine, January, 1973 67 Two Frogs Fell Into A Churn Of Milk Montine {Monty) Dale 1649 Roslyn St. Denver^ Colo. 80220 One frog croaked, “We are going to die — no use trying to stay alive.” He gave up and died. The other frog croaked, “Don’t give up — start trying — start kicking.” Which he did. Soon he had churned up a nice pat of butter upon which he climbed — very much alive. This little story told to me years ago by my grandmother reminds me of two groups of people. One group enjoys looking at beauti¬ ful African violets — at flower shows, flower shops, and at friends’ homes. On leaving they say (usually with a sigh) “How beautiful — if only I could grow such plants, but I KNOW I CAN’T; there is NO USE EVEN TRYING!” The other group also enoy beautiful violets but with them there is quite a difference. Many of them have never so much as grown one plant — but they WANT TO LEARN. Eagerly they seek advice asking questions after ques¬ tions. There is no “magic mumbo-jumbo” about growing African violets. However, there are basic requirements necessary to good growth of these facinating plants. Following is a sim¬ plified version in alphabetical form which I hope may be helpful to beginners. A — Acquaint yourself with all the basic facts of growing violets. This is MOST im¬ portant. B — Bewildered by conflicting suggestions? Don’t be. Ask twelve people their method of growing violets and you will probably get twelve different answers. Use the method suggested in a reliable violet grow¬ ing book. C — Culture depends on proper care: soil, ferti¬ lizer, water, humidity, fresh air, grooming, light, and temperature. D — Disease! A terrifying word for violet grow¬ ers. However, if one grows good, clean plants, and checks constantly for the first sign of trouble, one should have little cause for worry. E — Economy: Rooted cutting and small plants are economical; small plants usually ad¬ just more readily to new surroundings than do large ones. F — Fertilizer: Since some plants need water¬ ing more often than others, fertilizing at every watering assures one that each plant gets its proper amount of food. The fer¬ tilizer solution MUST BE WEAK. For ex¬ ample: Use 1/}, LEVEL teaspoonful of a good, reliable brand (I prefer Plant Mar¬ vel) to one GALLON of WARM water. NEVER use COLD water. G — Grooming is very important to the appear¬ ance and well-being of a plant; keep old leaves and faded blossoms removed. H — Humidity should be between 40 and 60 percent which is at times difficult to main¬ tain. There are numerous ways of increas¬ ing humidity. The simplest way I have found successful is to set my plants on trays of large perlite. I buy plastic cafe¬ teria rejects at salvage stores. When water¬ ing the plants, the excess water drains into the perlite keeping it moist with no danger of the plants becoming soggy. If the perlite dries out between waterings, add a little warm water to replenish the moisture. I — Inattention: Would a good mother let her children go day after day neglected? No food, no water, no care, no attention? Neither would a good “violet mother neg¬ lect her babies.” A quick daily check of one’s plants could make the difference be¬ tween success and failure. J — Join a local violet club; the members can be very helpful and the AVSA magazines are filled with valuable information. K — Knowledge: Don’t once get the idea that your knowledge of growing violets is lim¬ ited. Keep studying; there seems to al¬ ways be something new and helpful to learn. L — Light is most important for healthy plants and abundant bloom. Mild sunshine is fine; hot sunshine is disastrous — burning leaves and ruining blossoms. Growing under fluorescent lights is an ideal solu¬ tion. M — Multiple crowns or suckers are small shoots which grow on the sides ,of plants and should be removed while small. (Some growers use them to start new plants using much the same method as rooting leaves.) They may be removed by picking them off wdth a nut pick, crochet hook, or other such tools. N — Nutrition is described in paragraph on FERTILIZER. 0 — Open-mindedness is fine to a point. One is wise to listen to suggestions as to how to grow beautiful violets; one can gain much good, helpful advice. However, if one must try a new idea, try it on one or The African Violet Magazine, January, 1973 68 two plants. The same method doesn’t always work well for everyone. P — Potting: Do not overpot your violets. I prefer to start plantlets in small plastic Dixie cups; they do not dry out as quickly as the clay. When starting to bloom, trans¬ plant them to 3" or SYo" clay pots. As your plants grow larger, they may be put into larger pots as necessary. Q — Questions: If questions plague you, don’t hesitate to ask violet growers for advice. Most of them will be pleased to help you with your problems. One question fre¬ quently asked is, “Do violets require fresh air?” Indeed they do; it promotes healthy plants and bloom. Air your house once or twice a day, if possible, but NEVER let the air blow directly on the plants. In winter let fresh air into a room where it will eventually reach your violets but not chill them. R — Read a good book on “Growing Violets.” Helen Van Pelt Wilson’s is one of the best. S — Soil should be light, humusy, and easily penetrated by the soft roots. For beginners it is wise to buy one of the many fine soils especially prepared and sterilized for African violets. T — Temperature is most important. 70 to 75 degrees is acceptable for daytime; at night a drop of 5 degrees or less is considered healthful. U— UNDER LIGHT CULTURE is fascinating, easy, and (I find) one of the best ways of getting fine plants and blossoms. How¬ ever, before you invest in the necessary equipment, I suggest you read Chapter 5 on “Culture under Lights” in Helen Van Pelt Wilson’s AFRICAN-VIOLET BOOK. V — Visit flower shops; the owners will be only too glad to show you their African violets. W — Water only when the top soil feels dry to the touch and with WARM water. NEVER COLD. NEVER let them stand in water and get soggy; crown rot is almost sure to develop. And NEVER use water that has been through a water softener. X — XEROPHILOUS: Able to grow with very little water. This DOES NOT apply to African violets. Y — YOU are the most important part of this alphabet! If you REALLY WANT to grow good violets — YOU CAN! Y — ZEST: Never give it up! Give your violets all the TLC (tender loving care) you can; they will thrive on it and so will you. “TWO FROGS FELL INTO A CHURN OF MILK” One frog croaked, “We are going to die; no use trying to live.” He died. The other frog croaked, “Don’t give up; keep trying; start kicking.” He lived. I’m sure many of you will soon have made your “Pat of Butter.” There’s No Secret Formula Feeding and Potting By Mrs. Joseph Larose How do you respond when you are often asked what secret formula and food do you give your plants?? I don’t know why it is but no matter how honest you are about explaining just what your plants receive in the way of food and care, there are those folks who still persist that you aren’t telling them the whole story. I think most new growers fail mainly because they treat their African violet like a common houseplant, watering just when the mood strikes them and it is by this haphazard manner that they are destroyed. The true growers of these plants spend many hours of perfecting their hobby and most of us have made a study of their needs. Thus the end results show their good care. Most of the foods I use are a rotation of the following: Plant Marvel; Hyponex (20-20-20 formula); Sturdy, and Blue Whale; and a foliar feeding of Rapid-Gro. Any plant I feel will make a fine speci¬ men, I groom from infancy into the matured plant. This I accomplish by training the fol¬ iage into a flat rosette and they have a leaf support under them from the 2(4" size up to the 4" pots. Not all the plants are singled out for this care but all are grown with a single crown and not allowed to sucker. I have found the heavy ruffled type foliage is the hardest to maintain and prefer the tailored-leaved plants to grow on into show material; not that I do not think that the ruffled leaved varieties are not beautiful. I do, but, I have not been abJe thus far to get any into suitable show ma- teiial and think the time spent in doing this should be given to a plant that really will show its worth in the end! Root Ball Intact I re-pot my plants every six months into fresh soil as I feel, that after that time period, a plant needs to have a change as fertilizers do have a tendency to pocket in the soil and build up harmful rather than helpful results. I sel¬ dom touch the root-ball but rather plant the root-ball into the next sized pot. This is placed into a deep well of fresh soil that has been The African Violet Magazine, ‘January, 1973 69 dampened before hand. The plants never go thru a period of shock for me this way. By re¬ moving the soil from the roots and re-planting they are apt to have a decided set-back. Bloom¬ ing plants planted in the pot root-ball and all will usually go right on blooming never know¬ ing it has been transferred it seems. Just as food is so essential to a violet’s good health, so, too, are insecticides made spe¬ cifically for your plants. It is just as import¬ ant that they are protected from disease as it is to cure them when they contract it. All growers should see that they have a regular monthly schedule that they abide by like a ritual. It pays big dividends, believe me!! Seldom will a healthy plant become sick unless the grower has carelessly exposed it to a new plant that has not gone thru its isolation period before hand. It is a sorry mistake indeed not to check out new stock in advance of placing it in with healthy plants. If pots are set upon grits or some other medium, then this too should be a part of your spray program and treated, too. Since many of the diseases are passed by watering and the pots in turn drain off; it means that disease can be spread rapidly from pot to pot if the medium under them has not been treated with poison, too! Try This I found a trick, using common plastic coated electrical wire, worth passing onto you, that far surpasses the use of toothpicks for training wayward leaves into place. Cut the wire into the length that will fit the depth of the soil; now bend it to represent a small candy-cane on one end. The little crook will fit nicely over the petiole and by inserting it into the soil you can place the leaf where you want it and it will stay in place. The plastic coating on the wire is water-proof so it cannot damage the delicate petioles. Try it and see if I’m not right! GESNERIAD PLANT FAMILY NAMED AFTER C. GESNER Because of his great interest in botany, his scientific studies and research and the great wealth of material he collected for the broad¬ ening of human knowledge, Conrad Gesner, the founder of scientific botany, was honored by the use of his name for the plant family Gesneriaceae. A biography of Gesner, known to the world as a great Swiss botanist, taxonomist, physician, philosopher, linguist, zoologist and author, appeared in the Gloxinian Magazine and was written by Hans R. Gesner, a col¬ lateral descendant. Gesner’s interest in botany and his fasci¬ nation with plants, trees and flowers began at an early age. During hikes and trips into nearby forests and the Alps, the young boy gathered plants and herbs, which he labeled cor¬ rectly with their Latin names. He soon found many unidentified and not yet classified items and proceeded to organize them into plant families. Born in 1516 in Zurich, the eldest of 11 children, Gesner completed grade school at a very early age and received a scholarship to the University of Strassbourg where he studied medicine and theology. Later he transferred to Bourg-en-Bresse, and still later to the Uni¬ versity of Paris, where the immense libraries and archives became sources of information for his various studies and enabled him to write his first great work, the Bibliothecca univer¬ salis. Because of the persecution against Hugu¬ enots and Protestants in France, he returned to Zurich to complete his medical studies at the University of Basel. There he began and finished another great work, his Greek-Latin Lexicon. He had barely reached the age of 20. After three years of teaching, and since botany and medicine interested him more, he obtained his degree in medicine when he was 24 years old. He started his own practice in his beloved Zurich and for many years wrote articles and books of varied interests. Funds derived from this source enabled him to explore Italy, France, North Africa and Turkey. Another masterpiece, the Historia animalum, (The His¬ tory of Animals) was published in the vears 1551 and 1558. Another book, Tkeatrum insectorum (World of Insects), was published in 1634. Another work was Compendium, a summary of plants used in pharmacology, and listing the sub¬ stances from plants used in medicine. x The crowning glory of all his achieve¬ ments was his Book of Botany. Death claimed him in 1565 at the age of 49 years and his Historia stirpium (History of the Plant Fam¬ ily) was not completed when he fell a victim of the Black Plague. In 1693, a French Botanist, Charles Plurn- ier, suggested that Gesner be honored by the use of his name for the plant family now known as Gesneriaceae of which the African violet is a member. The African Violet Magazine, January, 1973 70 My Way of Growing African Violets By Mrs. Cecil Tipton Route 4 Shelbyville, Ky, 40065 One goes through several stages in grow¬ ing African violets. The first is the aggressive stage. This is the one in which we want to obtain every new African violet we see with a new name — whether it’s different or not. We take every¬ thing our friends give us. We have leaves all over the house, sprouting like grass in the spring. We don’t think what we’ll do with them when -theyVe ready to pot. This is where we have a little difficulty. The next stage is one we never get over. We try different ways of growing African violets that we hear about or read about. We sometimes try new ideas on our entire collec¬ tion. We say what is good for one is good for all. One person will tell us to place a few of our plants in a pan of water until they are wet on top. 'When they are ready to take out, put more in the same water until they are all watered. This will save time. Then we hear this is a good way to spread diseases, if we have any so we change to individual saucers, which is the best way to prevent spreading diseases. One person says water once a week, so we water once a week. Soon our African violets look different. They begin to wilt and drop. Try This and That Then we try this fertilizer and that fer¬ tilizer. Of course, we try this on all our African violets. We don’t take one or two on which to experiment. Is it any wonder that we have any at all? Now we begin to try different ideas. Other¬ wise, how can we know what is right and what is wrong or what to do to produce good plants? Out of all this confusion, we come to the third and most desirable stage—if our plants have been strong enough to stand up under the abuses theyVe suffered in the other two fumble-and-try periods. This is the- stage after the storm. This is the time w^hen we say: “Knowing myself quite well, I am sure I will go on fumbling now and then much to my sorrow, but now I have ar¬ rived.” What a comfortable feeling that is! But what does it mean to say that I have arrived? For me, it meant I had finally decided just what soil and fertilizing program to use. I was no longer eager to try everything I heard about and read about. I am satisfied with my own method of soil and fertilizing. Dirt From Woods My first soil was rotten dirt from the woods. I had pretty plants. I didn’t know it should be sterilized. I had never heard of ne¬ matodes. I had weeds, so I began baking my soil to kill the weeds. Then I decided the woods soil wouldn’t do, so I began mixing my soil, not knowing what it would do to my African violets. Soil mix is very important to the gene¬ ral health of the plants. We speak of sterilizing soil. It should be called a processing to a degree. This will kill nematodes but will leave useful bacteria, neces¬ sary for plant growth. If baked too long, it is no more than sand or vermiculite. As I said, I arrived when I decided on my own soil mix. Now, I have better root system, faster growth and color, and loads of blooms. ME OWN SOIL MIX 4 quarts rotten woods dirt 4 quarts coarse brown peat 4 quarts Yenmieullte 1 quort charcoal (No. 10 cMck) 1 quart dehydrated cow manure 1 teaspoon Belmonte lime stona 1 teospoon steamed bonemeal 1 teaspoon superphosphate Mix well while dry with hands or hoe. Mix 1 te0spo0n VC- 13 In one gallon water. Sprinkle over dry mix and mix thoroughly. Put In plastic bags and store for tvr© weeks before using. FOB SMALL PLANTS 2/3 soli — 1/3 vermiculite. After putting In rich soil, do not use a fertilizer for six weeks ot two months. Then you might use this method: 1st week use Atlas Fish Emulsion for bloom 2nd week use Hyponex for roots 3rd week use Hapid-Gro for Jollag® 4th week use plain water. Let drain through bottom of pots 0nd pour excess water out. - — ♦ - - - BITS AND PIECES FROM EVERYWH'ERE A little girl from a Brownie troop brought her plant in to be inspected and get further instructions. Her troop leader admired the plant and said what a lovely healthy one it was. The little girl gave the following informa¬ tion. Her grandpa always fertilized his plants with cow manure. On being asked if that was what she had done the reply was, “Oh no, 'I have a big dog.” How about that! One can always learn something new. — ■ From Bulletin of AVC of Vancouver, B. C. MAGAZINE BINDERS Sold only in pairs, $6.50 a pair postpaid. Send order and check to AVSA, P. O, Box 1326, Knoxville, Tenn. 37901. The African Violet Magazine, '"January, 1973 71 State Protected By Plant Laws Beth Goodman 2308 North mh Seattle, Wn. 98103 If you are an AV “friend” and you are planning on moving into California YOU MUST GET RID OF EVERY PLANT YOU OWN! Give them away to your friends or sell them or donate them to the local hospital or rest home or something, but you cannot take any plants with you into California. This may seem severe, but there is a very good reason for it. Everyone knows about California’s citrus crops. Do you also know about the huge vege¬ table farms — lettuce, cabbage, beans of all sorts, artichokes, and such? There are also large territories growing figs, dates, avocados, peaches, plums, etc. There are orchid farms and cactus farms. There are also huge farms and greenhouses that raise “crops” for the florists. Roses, gardenias, gladiolas, chrysan¬ themums, fancy daisies, and also the potted florist plants such as chrysanthemums, Easter lilies, African Violets (notice that is capital¬ ized!), and so forth. Also, just to labor the point, there are farms that raise wheat, rice, barley and other grains. California, as a state, cannot afford to get an epidemic, whether bug or disease. There is too much money involved. Do you know that a date tree has to grow something like 50 years before you can get a good crop from it? An “elm-tree disease” sort of thing in the date orchard would be crushing. The professional growers are allowed to ship plants into the state. This is not as ir¬ rational as it might seem. These growers fol¬ low certain strict regulations on these ship¬ ments, and 1 believe they have to hold licenses though I am not certain on this point. In effect, they guarantee to the state authorities that their shipments are bug-free and disease-free. Let us say that a shipment was opened for routine e.xamination and found to be buggy. EVERYTHING arriving in the state with that grower’s label on it would be stopped and prp.bably burned, or returned (COD). They would lose their permission to ship into the state, at least until they could demonstrate that they had eliminated the problem to the satis¬ faction of the inspectors. So for their own protection, these shippers make certain their plants meet the restrictions. Now, to end this on a HAPPY NOTE: just think what fun you will have after you ar¬ rive in California and are settled down. All those calalogs! Yummy! “Let’s see, now I’ll get this one, and this one, and this one and .....” Also, if you just look at the listing of AV Clubs you will find that California is loaded with them. I’ll bet if you just let your nearest club know you have, perforce, arrived plant¬ less, you will find your new AV friends lining up at your door, their hands full of plants and leaves. - ^ - - Violet Leaves For Vitamin C Eunice Vallery 210 Apollo Street Gretna, La. 70053 I have read so much about violet leaves being good to eat, good in salads, high in vita¬ min C, etc. I recently was tempted to try a few on the family pets, Rudolph and Redwood. Rudolph and Redwood are the pet squirrels we have in our back yard. Redwood got his name because he is a beautiful red squirrel. Rudolph was so named because he fights and always comes up with a red nose. I poked a couple of leaves through the small hole in the cage and almost immediately Redwood came up, took one, sat back on his hind legs and looking very smug, began munch¬ ing away. The squirrels are in a cage suspended from an old tree in the back yard. They have a small house made from an old fishing tackle box, a few old rags for comfort, a tree limb with branches to play on and, of course, water, pea¬ nuts, pecans, lettuce leaves, and once in a while, a bit of apple. On a cold day you will see bits of rags shoved up to the doorway of their house, keep¬ ing out the too chilly winter winds. With all this protection and the added vitamin C they get from the violet leaves, they will make it through another winter just fine and will con¬ tinue to greet me when I open the drapes in the morning with that “Hello, - - look at me!” expression that so often starts their day, bring¬ ing to mind just how precious nature was meant to be. The little squirrels add so much to my day because each time I go from the patio to the greenhouse they are there with their in¬ quisitive looks. Along with the Saintpaulia, they, too, are another one of God’s wonders of nature. - - — - When sending articles to the Magazine, be sure to observe deadline dates, printed on Page 3. The African Violet Magazine, January, 1973 72 LYNDON LYON “Where the Violets Are” FREE CHOOSE ANY ONE FREE Order now for spring delivery and receive one rooted cutting or starter plant of any of the following per each $5.00 order plus $1.50 for Spec. Handling or $2.35 for Spec. Dei. PINK CORDELIA — Just amazing, loads of big Dbi. pink flowers and Oh, that Tommie Lou foliage! Fit for our President. GENEVA GEM — Giant dbl. bright pink flowers and excellent dark green girl foliage. PURR PINK”™ Big bright pink dbl. flowers, lovely red backed foliage. CORAL CASCADE — Lively new intense coral colored single flowers above vigorous dark foliage. BLUE AND PURPLISH BLUE TOP CAT • Loads and loads of deep purplish semi-dbl. flowers and very dark tailored foliage. HSEUH BLUE — Pronounced Shu. Bright light blue stars in profusion and slick medium green foliage. BLUE STORM Myriads of dbl. blue stars above that, gorgeous Tommie Lou foliage. STORMY SEAS — Giant frilled blue-white and green flowers held strongly above holly foliage. RED RED DRAGON — Frilly edged dark red full dbl. flowers, very dark red backed semi holly foliage. BOLD DREAM — Believe it or not dbl. red stars on our favorite Tommie Lou foliage. CHERRY TIPS ■— Strong stemmed cherry tipped single flowers, attractive medium green foliage. FOREST FLAME Our deepest red, big dbl. flowers above the darkest of red backed foliage. FANTASY AND LAVENDERS SPUNKY — Striking fantasy semi-dbl. stars in profusion, a semi-miniature plant. MADLY MAUVE A storm of eye catching mauve stick tight flowers and dark tailored foliage OPAL — Lovely big full dbl. light lavender flowers tipped with wisteria blue. Dark tailored foliage. WHITE POPPIN' WHITE — Guaranteed the biggest dbl. white flowers yet, very dark foliage. SNOW STAR Showers of sparkling snow white stars that won't fall off, deep green foliage. MINIATURES SILVER BELLS — Bells of silver with yellow stamens deep in the center, glossy tiny foliage. BRIGHT EYES— imagine deep burgundy eyes with bright yellow stamens on a lighter back ground, tipped with white dots. Miniature foliage. TINY TEEN — Reddish pink full dbl. flowers often part white adorn this tiny dark leaved plant. PRICE — Any above $1.35 for one, or 6 for $7.75 New York State Customers Please add 4% sales tax and your local tax. SHIPPING This offer closes Feb. 28. Minimum order is $5.00 plus $1.50 for Spec, handling or $2.35 for Spec. Del. This offer is for rooted cuttings or starter plants. They shipped in the order received as soon as the weather permits. Shipping date is May^Cfefi to November 1st. NO overseas shipping. * '' NOTICE ROOTED CLUMPS ARE BIGGER ON $10.00 ORDERS. Lyndon Lyon 8 14 Mutchfer St Phone Area Code 315-429-3591 HAPPY NEW YEAR! Dolgeville, N. Y. 13329 7<» 'Jtt” '73 7*^ ^e%%a^UcMt An exciting arrangement can be made sim¬ ply by using a plastic terrarium to feature your favorite blooming African violet. Use sheet moss to line the terrarium then just nestle your potted blooming African violet in the center. You will have created a novel centerpiece to welcome ’73. The lid is easily removed for ease in care. Top center open¬ ing for proper ventilation. Comes in three popular sizes to fit every need. 8" Size . $4.75 each P. Pd. 10" Size . $5.95 each P. Pd. 12" Size $6.95 each P. Pd. Special Offer — One of each size $16.75 P. Pd. Green sheet moss — Package will amply line two of the above terrariums $1.50 each P. Pd. RIPE-N-GROW SUN LITE Large 16" diameter, 31.1" deep bowl with durable avocado green luxurious long-life finish. Reflector dome diameter is 17" and is 19" in height. Complete with Sylvania 22 watt Wide- Spectrum fluorescent circline tube. Can hold as many as one dozen 214" pots. Most at¬ tractive and beautiful for grow¬ ing African violet plants. $27.95 postpaid GRO-LUX LAMP FIX¬ TURE — Handsome dura¬ ble, all metal fluorescent table lamp fixture, fea¬ turing gold top with black wrought iron legs. Com¬ plete with 2-20 watt gro- lux tubes, the new en¬ ergy source for stimulat¬ ing plant growth, (tray not included). Appro.xi- mate size 24" high, 24" long and ISl/o" deep. $19.95. postpaid. NEWS SYLVANIA GRO-LUX TUBES Six — 15 watt 18" Gro-Lux Tubes . $15.50 ppd. Six — 2C watt 24" Gro-Lux Tubes . $18.40 ppd. Six — 3C watt 36" Gro-Lux Tubes . $18.40 ppd. Six — 4C watt 48" Gro-Lux Tubes . ,$23.80 ppd. Shipped only in cartons of six, postpaid. Sylvania 22 watt Wide-Spectrum fluorescent circline tube . Each $4.75 ppd. PETERS FERTILIZER— A soluble fertilizer especially for African Violets in two new formulas: African Violet Special 12-36-14 8 oz. carton $1.50 ppd. Variegated Violet Special 5-10-17 8 oz carton $1.75 ppd. mau “SUNLIGHTER” SPACE-SAVER STANDS 2-Tray Sunlighter is 30" high x 24" long X 14" deep. Steel tube frame with 2 removable shatter-proof, poly¬ styrene trays in either gray or light green which hold about 50 214" pots. $12.95 postpaid. West of Omaha add 10%. (Lights not included , see below.) 4-Tray Sunlighter (pictured) is 55" high X 24" long x 14" deep. Steel tube frame with 4 removable shatter¬ proof, polystyrene trays in gray or light green. $24.95 ppd. West of Omaha add 10%. (Lights not included, see below.) 8-Tray Sunlighter is 55" high x 24" long X 27" deep. Steel tube frame with 8 removable shatter-proof, poly- . styrene trays in either gray or ligid green. ,$36.95 ppd. West of Omalia ■; add 10%. (Lights not included, see below.) FLUORESCENT FIXTURE FOR SUNLIGHTER STANDS Fixture with one 15 watt gro-lux tube (for use with 2 or 4 tray sunlighter) $ 9.95 Fixture with two 15 watt gro-lux tubes (for use with 8-tray sunlighter) . $14.95 One light needed for each level. Each light adjusts up and down for optimum distance from plant foliage. To support a light over the top a bracket is supplied at no extra cost. PLANT TRAYS — Size 22 x 11 x 2-yi" which are made of lustrous high-impact polystyrene never rotting or rusting in either gray or light green, carton of six. $12.98 ppd. (pictured above). Helen Van Pelt Wilson's AFRICAN VIOLET BOOK Completely revised. New information on how to have blooms at windows or under lights. Culture of miniatures, scoring of show plants, other gesner- iads, charts of troubles and cures. 29 photographs in color, 59 in black and white. 37 pages of line drawings. .$7.95 ppd. AUTOMATIC TIMER — For use with fluorescent lights. Turns lights on and off automatically at any hour or time inter¬ val you set. $9.95 each, postpaid. AFRICAN VIOLET COLOR CATALOG Send 20 cents. Dept. AV 2325 Valley Road, Box 190 _ I Huntingdon Valley, Penna. 19006 Commercial Member AVS of America, Inc. March, 1973 footed Agnew Genesee Moonbeam Miriam Steel Pink Sparkler Royal Wasp All Pink Giant Butterfly Moon Drops Pink Velvet Satellite Peach Artistic Giant George Nancy Reagan Purple Charm See Queen Autumn Beauty Hanky Panky Nate Purple Crown Sea Lark Bandwagon Happy Faces Orchid Magic Purple Enchantment Serenity Blue Flair Happy Harold Orchid Princess Purple Joy Seventh Heaven Blue Tetra Honey Peach Frost Purple Nautilus Sheer Luck Bright Eyes Hseuh Blue Pert Rebecca Sister Ancilla Brittany Ice Cube Pink a ling Red Beau Snowbird Camelot Inky Pink Pink Amiss Red Charm Spring Deb Cape Cod Jeweltone Pink Ballet Red Comet Spring Fever Coppertips Lavender Delight Pink Caprice Red Flair Star Rozette Crimson Charm Lavender Echo Pink Flair Red Flame Superba Dark Image Lavender Queen Pink 'n Ink Regency Super Star Dark Knight Liberty Lady Pink Joy Rosaline Swagger Deep Blue Seas Lily White Pink Nocturne Rosebud Velvet Beauty Firebird Lizbet Pink Pixie Rose Dusk Valiant Flirty Lucy Maynard Pink Premier Rose Dust White Gloiy Flower Song Lyndy Lou Pink Princess Rose Frills Wild Lemon Friendship Majestic Pink Rozette Rose Reverie Wintersong Garnet Elf Manhattan Pinks a Poppin Rose Show Woodstock AURORA SERIES Bluebell Dream Papermache' Pride Rose Blue Skies Dusty Rose Peacharino Purple Bliss Royalty Borealis Felicity Pleasure Purple Pride Rozette Challenge Glimmer Plum Dandy Purity Starbright Coronet Lavender Bliss Pollyanna Orchid Flash Windfall 6 — $7.50 12 — $14.00 25 — $25.00 Minimum order six cuttings. Please add $1.50 postage, $2.00 west of Denver, $3.00 Canadian orders — also please include import papers. For descriptive list, please send stamp. Our phone 618-466-0146 z,:z,“«oo. MAGAZINE c^lrlcan^^iolet^ Vol. 26, Number 2 March, 1973 TABLE OF CONTENTS Every attempt is made to keep articles technically correct. Since the growing of fine African violets can be achieved in many ways, the method and opinions expressed by writers are their own and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of AVSA. PERTAINING TO VIOLETS 11. Affiliate ’Appenings 12. Want Lots of African Violet Plants? — Mrs. W. F. Anderson 16. Wisconsin Casts Its Bread Upon the Waters— Mrs. Wm. J. Krogman 22. Coming Events 25. Registered African Violets — Mrs. Fred (Adele) Tretter 45. Ray Lange Says African Violets Make Beautiful House Plants 54. The Modern African Violets— Vern Lorenzen 56. African Violets Bloom and Bloom — Helen Van Pelt Wilson 64. Grand Champion 71. A Name That Wiil Stick 72. Duck Almost Put Me Out of Business — Mrs. Edward W. Criss Quick Propagation Did Y’Know . . . REGULAR FEATURES 4. Springtime Greetings from the President — Mrs. Harold (Cordelia) Rienhardt 5. Musings from the Mini-Mam — Mrs. Sidney (Ellie) Bogin 10. Boyce Edens Research Fund — Mrs. Paul O. Gillespie, Sr. 11. AVSA Booster Fund — Mrs. Marvin Garner 51. Your Library — Mrs. Wayne Schroeder Tally Time . . . 1972 — Mrs. John Chase Reed 65. Question Box — Anne Tinari 68. Registration Report — Mrs. Fred (Adele) Tretter 69. Beginners Column — Mrs. J. A. W. (Ann) Richardson 70. Calling All Affiliates — Mrs. Roy (Betty) Weekes 71. A Foote on the Violet Path — Grace Foote SOCIETY BUSINESS 5. Show Entry Tags 25. Registered African Violets — Mrs. Fred (Adele) Tretter 50. Magazine Binders CONVENTION 46. 27th Annual Convention Program 50. Send in Your Convention Registration Today 55. Come to Minnesota 61. Amateur Show — Special Awards 62. Additional Awards — Commercial Division 63. Your AVSA 1973-74 Nominees 64. Convention Bargains Correction in Show Schedule 72. Convention Dates MISCELLANEOUS 6. Pest-Strips, A Warning — Mrs. Ruth W. Meek 60. Planting by the Moon — Em Hunt 62. Letter to the Editor — Mrs. Paul Whatley 67. Our Sympathy . . . APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP African Violet Society of America, Inc. P. O. Box 1326 Date . Knoxville, Tennessee 37901 Please enroll me as a member of African Violet Society of America, Inc. My dues are enclosed. Member¬ ships are defined below. Membership year March 1 to February 28. Q individual Membership is $6.00 Q Associate Member ($3.00) (No magazine included) . □ Commercial ($15.00) Street Address . n Affiliated Chapter ($6.00) ^ □ Affiliated State, Regional and Council $15.00 . . . . . n Life ($100) □ New Member □ Sustaining ($25) Make checks Payable to African Violet Society of America, Inc. q Renewal From November 16 through February 28, new members may pay half the annual dues, will receive member¬ ship card expiring February 28 and the January and March issues of THE AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE. $3.00, The African Violet Magazine, March, 1973 1 COVER PAGE Pictured on the Cover Page is the beautiful African Violet plant, Grace Foote, hybridized by Lyndon Lyon of Dolgeville, N.Y. The African violet was named after Mrs. Grace Foote, editor of the African Violet Maga¬ zine, who is offering a silver award for the best ‘Grace Foote’ at the AVSA convention and show at the Pick-Nicollet Hotel in Minneapolis, Minn., April 26 -28. OFFICERS MRS. HAROLD RIENHARDT . President 44bi W. Seneca Tpk. Syracuse, N. Y. 13215 MISS EDITH PETERSON .. 1st Vice President 1545 Green St. San Francisco, Calif, 94123 MRS. E. A. NELSON . 2nd Vice President 503 East Essex St. Louis. Mo. 63122 MRS. MARVIN GARNER .. 3rd Vice President 1010 Edgewood, S. E. North Canton, Ohio 44720 MRS. DOROTHY GRAY . Secretary 24254 Wilmot Ave. East Detroit, Mich. 48021 MRS. PERCY F. CRANE . Treasurer 317 Massapoag Ave. Sharon, Mass. 02067 STAFF MRS. GRACE FOOTE, Editor 211 Allien Place Port Arthur, Texas 77640 MRS. EDWARD A. NELSON, Adv. Mgr. 603 East Essex Ave. St. Louis, Missouri 63122 MRS. CLARICE BELL Office Manager P. O. Box 1326 Knoxville, Tennessee 37901 COLUMNISTS Mrs. Frank Tinari, Mrs. James Carey, Mrs. Fred Tretter, Mrs. Wayne W. Schroeder, Mrs. Ruth Carey, Mrs. Sidney Bogin, Mrs. Marvin Gamer, Mrs. Paul O. Gillespie, Mrs. J. A. W. Richardson, Paul Arnold, Mrs. Roy E. Weekes, Mrs. Joseph Larose. BEST VARIETIES, HONOR ROIT COMPILER Mrs. M. G. Gonzales 200 Doris Ave. San Jose, Calif. 95127 PRINTER Gus Becker Printing Co. 1080 Forsythe Beaumont, Texas 77701 The Official Publication of the African Violet Society of America, Inc. The African Violet Magazine is published 5 times a year, January, March, June, Sep¬ tember and November and second class post¬ age is paid by the African Violet Society of America, Inc., at 706 Hamilton National Bank Building, Knoxville, Tenn. 37901 and at ad¬ ditional mailing offices. Subscription $6.00 per year, which is included in membership dues starting with the June issue each year. Copyright by African Violet Society of Amer¬ ica, Inc. 1973. NOTICE TO POSTMASTER: Please send notification regarding unde¬ liverable magazines to office address: African Violet Society of America, Inc., P. O. Box 1326, Knoxville, Tenn. 37901. ADVERTISERS’ INDEX 19. American Gloxinia and Gesneriad Society 11. Annalee’s Violetry — 1973 introductions 10, Berry’s African Violets — Plants and supplies 15. Mary V. Boose — Heavenly violets 13. Buell’s Greenhouses — 140,000 African violets 11. Ruth Carey’s Handbook for Exhibitors and Judges 23. Castle Violets — African violets 7. Champion’s — New variegates 1973 23. E. A. Clark — Cellophane sleeves 10. Victor Constantinov — Violets by Constantinov 15. Eiley’s Greenhouses — Increase your violet family 15. Ffoukes — Fresh cut African violet leaves Inside Back Cover — Fischer’s 10. Flora Greenhouse — African violets 11. Floralite Company — Lumen-Lighter plant stands 9. Floralite Company — Sunlighter space-saver stands 15. Violet Frathel — Frathel’s originations 14. Granger Gardens — New for spring ’73 15. The Greenhouse — Greenhouse Gro-Cart 13. Bernard D. Greeson — Spot that mite! 10. House of Violets — Aquamatic self-watering planter 12. Hyponex Plant Food — African violet soluble food. 23. Theo Jensen— Violet leaves, cuttings, plants 8. Kolb’s Greenhouses — New introductions for 1973 23. Lillian’s African Violets — Leaves and plants 6. Lyndon Lyon — Where the violets are 19. Mary’s African Violets — African violet supplies Inside Front Cover — Mary-Ray Violets — Rooted cuttings 18. Park Nurseries — African violets 14. Plant Marvel Laboratories — ^Plant food and sprays 23. Poynor’s Greenhouses — African violets and other ges- neriads 18. Richter’s Greenhouses — Spring 1973 releases 13. Rose Knoll Gardens — New for ’73 7. Schultz Instant Liquid Plant Food 12. Shoplite Company — Decorative plant stands 23. Shoptaw’s Violet House— Unusual violets 9. Stim-U-Plant Lab. — Home garden aids Back Cover — Tinari Greenhouses — Top Introductions for 1973 7. Tubecraft Fiber Glass Tray 16. Tubecraft Flora Cart Poittable Indoor Garden 13. Tubecraft Watering Afd 15. Fred A. Veith — Nature’s Way Products — Sponge Rok 23. Mrs. Leonard Volkhart — African violets and episcias 19. Volkmann Bros. — Reservoir wick pots 19. The Walkers — African violet supplies 10. Mildred V. Woods — Many new varieties. EDITOR’S NOTE; These are your advertisers who help the magazine. Please support them and when you write them for supplies, please mention The African Violet Magazine. The African Violet Magazine, March, 1973 2 STRICTLY BUSINESS - - YOUR BUSINESS A TABLE OF INFORMATION TO USE IN CONDUCTING YOUR BUSINESS WITH YOUR SOCIETY TO INSURE GOOD SERVICE ALWAYS GIVE YOUR NAME AND COMPLETE ADDRESS. IF YOU HAVE MORE THAN ONE ITEM SEND EACH ITEM TO THE CORRECT PERSON. AFFILIATE ’APPENINGS Send to Editor, Mrs. Grace Foote, 21 1 Allien PL, Port Arthur, Texas 77640 AFFILIATES: Chapter, Council, Country, State or Regional Society. Affiliates are listed in November issue. For information on show awards; how to start a chapter in your area; questions on new or renewal membership, write Mrs. Roy Weekes, 1356 E. Cypress, Glendora, Calif. 91740 AVSA BOOSTER FUND: Send contributions to Mrs. Marvin E. Garner, 4817 Cleveland Ave., N. W., Canton, Ohio 44709 AVSA OFFICE: Mrs. Wade H. Bell, Office Manager Address: Box 1326, Knoxville, Tenn. 37901 BEST VARIETIES LIST: See November issue. BEST VARIETIES - HONOR ROLL COMPILER: Mrs. M. G. Gonzales, 200 Doris Ave., San Jose, Calif. 95127 BOYCE EDENS RESEARCH FUND: Send contribution, club or individual, to Mrs. Paul O. Gillespie, Sr., 5201 St. Elmo St., Chattanooga, Tpnn. 37409 BY LAWS: See September issue. COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES: Albert Buell, Buell’s Greenhouses, Box 218, Eastford, Conn. 06242 COMMERCIAL MEMBERS: See list in November issue. CONVENTION: AWARDS: see January issue. Send suggestions or contributions for convention awards to Mrs. Joan Van Zele, P. O. Box 843, Lemon Grove, Cal, 92045 PROGRAM: See March issue. Send special requests for workshop programs; suggest names of interesting speakers to Mrs. Ross V. Lahr, 3559 East Easter Avenue, Littleton, Colo, 80120 SCHEDULE: See January issue TIME AND PLACE: If your club or a group of clubs would like to sponsor a national convention in your area, write to Mrs. H. Harold Baker, 2181 Stanford Ave., St, Paul, Minn. 55015 CULTURE FOLDERS: Free culture folders are available from AVSA office. Box 1326, Knoxville, Tenn. 37901 for distribution at shows or by commercial members with plants. Membership application included. CUMULATIVE INDEX: Write AVSA Office. HONOR ROLL: See June issue. JEWELRY: Member, Past President, Life Member pins. Own and wear them with pride. Order from AVSA office. Box 1326, Knoxville, Tenn. 37918 JUDGES: See September issue for list JUDGING SCHOOL: For information on holding a school or to become a qualified judge, write to Mrs. Ruth Carey, 3900 Garden Drive, Knoxville, Tenn. 37901 LIBRARY: See June issue for list of slide programs and packets available from AVSA Library. Order from Knoxville office. If you have ideas for a library program or slides to donate for library, write Mrs. Wayne W. Schroeder, 1739 N. 74 Ct, Elmwood Park, lU. 60635 LIFE MEMBERS: See June issue for list MAGAZINE: ADVERTISING MANAGER: For advertising rates, copy and information write Mrs. Edward A. Nelson, 603 E. Essex Ave., St Louis, Mo. 63122 ARTICLES: Send to Editor, Mrs. Grace Foote, 211 Allien PL, Port Arthur, Texas 77640 DEADLINE DATES: June issue. Mar. 1; Sept, issue, June 1; Nov. issue, Aug. 1; Jan. issue, Oct. 1; Mar. issue, Dec. 1 BACK ISSUES: Reduced rates in effect.Complete your set now. Write to AVSA office. Box 1326, Knoxville, Tenn. 37901 for list of available issues. BINDERS: Sold onlv in pairs at $6.50 postpaid. Order from AVSA office. Box 1326, Knoxville, Tenn. 37901 CHANGE OF ADDRESS: Send your new address at least 30 days before it is to take effect. Send old address with the new. Enclose the address label from your last magazine. Send to AVSA office, Box 1326, Knoxville, Tenn. 37901 FAILURE TO RECEIVE: Notify the Knoxville office. MAGAZINE MART: Do you want to buy or sell back copies of THE AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE? Write Mrs. E. A. Nelson, 603 E. Essex Ave., St Louis, Mo. 63122 MASTER VARIETY LISTS: A must for all judges and serious growers. First edition ('19631 describes varieties 1935-1963. 179 pages, $3.00. New edition (1970) describes all registered varieties 1948-1969; all classified species; other named cultivars introduced 1960-69. $3.50. Special offer, both volumes $6.00.. Order from AVSA office, Box 1326, Knoxville, Tenn. 37901 SUPPLEMENT: Send description of any new variety with hybridizer’s name to Mrs. bred Tretter, 4988 Schollmeyer Ave., St. Louis, Mo. 63109 MEMBERSHIP: Send new or renewal membership to AVSA Treasurer, Box 1326, Knoxville, Tenn. 37901. Make check payable to AVSA. Life - $100; Commercial - $15; Individual - $6; Council, Country, State, Region - $15. FOR AFFILIATE, GIVE THE LOLLOWING INFORMATION; Name of chapter or council; President’s name and address; address to which magazines are to be sent; name of town considered home town of chapter. APPLICATIONS AND BROCHURES: Free from Knoxville office. Please state quantity required. Use for show, commercial sales room or wherever memberships may be solicited. MEMBERSHIP AND PROMOTION: Send your ideas, offers to help or requests for assistance in this work to Mrs. H. W. (Abbie) Sullivan, 3 Copperdale Dr, Huntington, L.L, N. Y. 11743 MINIATURE AND SEMI-MINIATURE LIST: Mrs. Sidney Bogin, 39 Boyd St, Long Beach, N. Y. 11561 MINUTES: See September issue. NOMINATING COMMITTEE REPORT: See Jan. issue. OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES: See June issue OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE: AVSA Secretary, Mrs. Dorothy Gray, 24254 Wilmot Ave., East Detroit, Michigan 48021 PLANT REGISTRATION: Mrs. Fred Tretter, 4988 SchoUmeyer Ave., St Louis, Mo. 63109 QUESTION BOX: Anne Tinari, 2325 Valley Road, Huntingdon Valley, Pa 19006 RESEARCH: Send suggested subjects for scientific research or names of interested qualified potential research personnel to Mr. Frank Tinari, 2325 Valley Road, Huntingdon Valley, Pa 19006 TALLY TIME: See March issue TEACHERS: See September issue for list TREASURER’S AND AUDITOR’S REPORT: See September issue The African Violet Magazine, March, 1973 3 ^ f973 Hello to all of you! Tra la la, by the time you read this it will be March and practically spring. Violets in the woods may not be blooming yet, but African violets and violet shows will be blooming all over USA. Also the March magazine should find us lolling around Texas somewheres in the vicinity of Beaumont, Port Arthur or Wildwood, maybe even Austin. We have been invited to visit the Austin club and to take in their show early in March. The map of Texas looks like a pretty big state and without spending all of our time driving, we hope to get to know as many of you as possible. You may have noticed elsewhere in the magazine that the price of the Cumulative Index has been reduced from $1.25 each to $1.00. Anyone who saves his magazines (and who doesn't) for future reference really should have one of these indexes. It saves you no end of time and is worth its weight if you are perhaps planning a program on a certain topic and want to find available material on it. Just send your dollar to the Knoxville Office, P.O. Box 1326 and you will be sent one. Would you believe our conventions are so large that many good-sized hotels cannot accomodate us? For this reason the conventions have to be planned many years ahead. Dora Baker, our chairman of Convention Time and Place went to Atlanta last spring to make arrangements for the 1976 convention and three of the best hotels were already booked for the dates we wanted. Invitations for a convention have to come from an affiliate club that is willing to take on the responsibility of it and must be presented to the Board at the annual meeting. We are open for invites for 1978. Please send to Dora Baker. I have heard that we have lots of new enthusiasm in the Denver area and I don't think we have ever been in Colorado. Hint! Hint! Abbie Sullivan who compiled the cookbook ''Garlands of Goodies" would like you to know that you will be receiving your books before too long. Abbie was ill and had surgery and then the printer had a fire; so both of these items have held up the cook¬ books. Please do not write to me inquiring about your copies. The cookbook is a private project entirely of Abbie Sullivan's and A VSA is in no way involved. I received a new electric typewriter for Christmas. I'm not sure that I will know enough to use it, but I am sure going to give it a try. Maybe they should have given me an electric stenographer along with it. I came across a little article in Parade Magazine that I thought you all might enjoy. It was entitled "A Short Course In Human Relations". The SIX Most Important Words: "I admit I made a mistake" The Five Most Important Words: "You did a good job" The Four Most Important Words: "What is your opinion?" The Three Most Important Words: "If you please" The Two Most Important Words: "Thank you" The One Most Important Word: "We" The Least Important Word: "I" Reprinted from Parade Magazine The African Violet Magazine, March, 1973 4 Aren't some of the new violet blossoms just gorgeous? How about 'Miriam Steel \ that huge double white named for a very important lady in Federated Garden Clubs and do you have 'Grace Foote] that beautiful big full double pink named for our own editor? For a real springtime lift, get these new beauties. My address from Feb. 25 to Mar. 24 will be Wildwood Resort City, Village Mills, Tex. 77663. Happy growing. (Ilusings from tlie Mrs. Sidney (E Hie) Bogin Chr. Miniature & SemiMini. Class 39 Boyd Street Long Beach, N. Y. 11561 ll 1) For a goodly number of years, I have been raising puppies and violets simultaneously. Many is the time the twain have met head-on resulting in lost labels and nameless orphan violets. In self- defense, I started to write their names on the plas¬ tic pots vdth a waterproof marking pencil. Further refinements included putting on the potting date, codes for a new soil mixture, or a special fertilizer. With all that information at my fingertips when¬ ever I lift a plant up, it is easy to determine the success or failure of what I am using. My newly potted plants usually fill the pot with roots in 6-8 weeks, if this does not occur, I can check with the information on the pot and see what might need correcting. These pots are easy to clean. All used pots and labels are rinsed, then put into a pail of hot water and clorox. They stay there until I have time to wash them. All fertilizer salts disappear and just a quick flick of an SOS pad on the writing gets them ready for the dishwasher. Yes, the dishwasher! Mine, very conveniently, has movable rungs on the top shelf that hold the pots in place. It also has a sanitary cycle at extremely high temperature and I know they are thoroughly sterilized. Sterilization of pots, soil, utensils etc. is one of the most essential factors in the proper growing of violets. Since time is so valuable a commodity in my day, I buy my sterilized soil. For those of you who wish to sterilize your own, the soil must be thoroughly dampened, placed in a covered con¬ tainer and in a 225-degree oven, for one to two hours, depending on the amount to be sterilized. It is best to wait a few days before using it. Heating builds up excess nitrogen, which must be dissipat¬ ed before the soil can be safely used for potting. So stir it up every so often to aerate it well. Another innovation I have recently tried has shown fantastic results for me. My plants had al¬ ways set in trays of dampened vermiculite. They developed good root systems, but I realize how lucky I was not to have run into any trouble. After my disastrous experiences last spring when the plants were left enclosed in plastic for three weeks without air circulation, I decided it was time for a change. All plants are now on trays covered with hardware cloth or fencing squares of wire). The root systems are even better and to my amaze¬ ment the humidity is higher. The size of the blos¬ soms is something I never thought I could achieve outside of a greenhouse. Two used tubes are under the hardware cloth to keep it from buckling in the center and the tray always has water in it. Old violet growers just never give up. They just learn and grow wiser! The new 1973 Miniature and Semi-miniature Classification and culture list is now available at a price of $1.00. All checks or money orders should be made out to AVSA. SHOW ENTRY TAGS Do you need entry tags for your African violet shows? Then purchase them from The African Violet Society, Inc., P. O. Box 1329, Knoxville, Tenn., 37901. The show entry tags are selling at $2 per hundred— so send check to AVSA for the num¬ ber you’ll need, and you’ll find yourself rid of a lot of bother and worry. This is just another service being provided members by AVSA. When sending Coming Events to the Editor, please see Page 3 for deadlines. We must observe these deadlines to be able to get magazine out on time! The African Violet Magazine, March, 1973 5 PEST-STRIPS, A WARNING Mrs. Ruth W. Meek 214 Goodrich Ave. Syracuse, N.Y. 13210 As a professional employee of a state health department, this writer has a concern about several articles which have appeared recently in violet magazines, advocating the use of pest-strips for thrip control. None of these articles has discussed the hazards or cautions, or evaluated the scientific knowledge involved in these chemicals. I am not a radical ecologist who is against the use of all chemicals, but I do believe that there is no such thing as an unmixed blessing. I also have the belief that it is necessary to know what a pro¬ duct will or won’t do and that it is a responsibility to be informed. Therefore, when I observed the entomologists and environmental sanitarians treat¬ ing these strips with great respect, I decided to research the problem. I interviewed an entomol¬ ogist, and read literature from Cornell University Extension Service to obtain the facts. The history of unvUse and indiscriminate use of some pesticides, for example, DDT, has created such pollution problems that state and federal bans have been placed on them. Unfortunately, this has now made the chemical unavailable when there are situations in which controlled use could be of benefit to mankind. FACTS: 1. Vapona is the chemical ingredient of pest- strips and comprises about 20% of its content. The balance is largely inert ingredients. 2. Vapona is an organo-phosphorus compound. 3. In a strip form, it is relatively odorless. This gives the impression of being innocuous, and possibly less deserving of respect than more “smelly” products. 4. Vapona is the chemical sprayed by health de¬ partment entomologists to control insects, such as mosquitoes, who carry serious diseases. An example of this is control of Eastern Equine Encephalitis. 5. According to the entomologists, vapona is not effective against thrips if used in the concen¬ tration recommended on the package (1 strip EXOTIC! NEW! DBL'S AND SEMI’S “WHERE THE VIOLETS ARE” PINK Cordelia Amazing Dbl. pink Tommie Lou Geneva Gem . Giant Dbl. bright pink Purr Pink . Purrs! lovely Dbl. pink Coral Cascade . Cascades of coral flowers BLUE & PURPLISH BLUE Top Cat . Tops! profuse purplish blue Hseuh Blue Pronounced Shu-Stars of blue Blue Storm New! Dbl. blue on Tommie Lou Stormy Seas Blue-white & green flowers WHITE Poppin’ White . Biggest Dbl. white flowers Snow Star Showers of snow white stars Descriptive List Free RED Red Dragon . Dark red full Dbl. flowers Bold Dream . Dbl. red Tommie Lou Cherry Tips Cherry tipped single flowers Forest Flame . Deepest red-big Dbl. FANTASY & LAVENDERS Spunky Fantasy Dbl. stars, semi-min. Madly Mauve A storm of eye catching mauve Opal Dbl. Lavender with wisteria blue MINIATURES Silver Bells . Bells of silver Bright Eyes Burgundy eyes, dotted tips Tiny Teen Reddish pink full Dbl. PRICES — Any above $1.40 each or 6 for $7.95 New York State customers please add 4% sales and local tax. SHIPPING Minimum order is $5.00 plus $1.50 for Special Handling or $2.35 for Special Delivery. This offer is for rooted cuttings or starter plants. They will be shipped in the order received as soon as the weather permits. Shipping date is from May 1st to Nov. 1st. SORRY NO SHIPPING OVER SEAS NOTICE — Rooted cuttings are larger clumps over $10.00 orders. LYNDON LYON 14 Mutchler St. Dolgeville, N.Y. 13329 Phone (315) 429-3591 The African Violet Magazine, March, 1973 6 to 1000 square feet), 6. If used in concentration necessary to be effec¬ tive against thrips (1 strip per bench, approxi¬ mately 8 by 4 feet), it exceeds safe concentra¬ tion. 7. if ventilation is provided, as needed for both good violet culture and for appropriate safe¬ guard in pesticide use, the vapor is rapidly dis¬ sipated and therefore ineffective against thrips. 8. There is an alternate method for thrip control, which has the advantage of also controlling other pests. Maiathion comes from the same general chemical family as Vapona, in that it is also an or gano-phosp horns, but does not have the same potential as a continuous exposure chemical. It is necessary to completely disbud ail plants to correct the thrip problem, how¬ ever. 9. Vapona is forbidden to be used in bams where milk-producing animals are housed by the de¬ partments of agriculture. It is also banned in this state to be used in hospitals and nursing homes for use in (1) any food storage, prepara¬ tion or serving areas, and (2) in sleeping rooms or other areas of long exposure. 10. How and why it affects the human is not un¬ derstood, but there is known to be increased risk of toxic effect for many people. These include children, the elderly or ill, persons who have allergies or who are taking certain types of medicines such as tranquillizers. RULES FOR ALL PESTICIDES: 1. Use judiciously, only when and as needed. Use non-pesticide measures first. No pesticide is “Safe”. 2. Use appropriately, in the strength and for the purpose prescribed on the package. Know what the product will or won’t do. There are no miracles. We don’t need a cannon to kill a gnat; and if a little is good, more isn’t better. Fit the pesticide to the pest. 3. Use safely, protecting human and animal health. Develop a healthy respect for pesti¬ cides. (a) Store safely, clearly labelled. Lock them (b) Use in concentration prescribed. Use only in well ventilated areas. (c) Avoid prolonged exposure. Use masks to avoid breathing fumes. Use rubber gloves and cover exposed parts of the body to avoid contact. Wash extremely well after¬ wards. (d) Never use in or near food or food contain¬ ers. Be especially careful to avoid contain¬ ers which can be mistaken for food con¬ tainers, such as soda bottles. (e) Protect childen, birds, animals and fish from exposure. 4. Use wisely, knowing and respecting the poten¬ tials of this chemical. It can be a friend, but it can also be an enemy. NEW VARIEGATES — 1973 SILVER FROSTING — Bright pink frosted with wide white edge. Large double. Point¬ ed, serrated foliage variegates nicely. PURPLE PRIDE— -Huge purple double with white edge. Roundish leaves variegate pink and tan. SALAD BOWL Lovely lavender and white ruffled single. Ruffled green and white foliage. SILVER MOONBEAM — Big ruffled gorgeous star. White with blue and lavender shad¬ ing and ruffling. Ruffled foliage with white edging. Send STAMP for SHIPPING LIST. Small plants of variegated foliage varieties and miniatures shipped. New standard varieties of other growers shipped in collections only. VISITORS WELCOME CHAMPION’S AFRICAN VIOLETS 8848 Van Hoesen Road. Clay. N. Y. 13041 Tel. (315) 699-7317 Schultz-lnstaiit^ LIQUID PLANT FOOD 10-1i-10 ’iiQPS t@ a quart, Of water “starts and feeds" aii plants or Mnd $ 1 .2J for 2 boftles, prepaid to SCHULTZ COMPANY W 11730 NOR'WIINE. ST. LOUIS, MO. 63042 “Send for our Fund-Raising Offer’ NOW.. .FOR YOUR ! BEAUTIFUL NEW MOLDED FIBER OLAES THE ALL-PURPOSE TRAY FOR FLOWER GROWERS! FITS ALL ..Interchangeable on all models! ATTHACTIVE NEUTRAL COLOB... Perma¬ nently molded-in to every tray! LIGHT-WEIGHT AND STRONG... Easy to handle... Won’t dent or break! BUST -PBOOF — RESISTS CHEMICALS... Impervious to moisture, corrosion, weather! EASY - TO - CLEAN SURFACE. . .Washable, hard satiny finish! HAS CONVENIENT DRAIN... For draining ..without removal of plants! Price: 1 Trof— $9.55 2 THAYS— $18.40 3 TRAYS $26.55 Remit by Check or Money Order, or use your Master Charge or BankAmericard . . . give number. . F.O.B. Cleveland, Ohio. Ohio Resi- if9C, dents add 4%% sales tax. 1311 West SOth Street Cleveland, Ohio 44102 The African Violet Magazine, March, 1973 7 All orders received before February 28, 1973, will be sent Air Mail Postpaid KOLB’S NEW INTRODUCTIONS FOR 1973 $1.50 per rooted cutting, 75^ fresh-cut leaf CANDY LOVE — A lovely double pink good geneva edge that is frilled on tailored foliage. Excellent for bloom. DIRTY FACE — A double pink with black-green stripes in blossom, many per stem, dark green tailored foliage- LIMITED. FRILLY LACE — -Huge 272" semi-double lavender bloom with an excellent fringed lace edge that is deeper in color, also a deeper eye, tailored foliage. Excel¬ lent for bloom. MARINER BLUE — Companion to a Sailor’s Dream. A good light blue double, many per stem on tailored foliage. MELLO PINK — Prolific double pink, many per stem on tailored foliage. PAINTED PETALS — ^A raspberry semi-double with splashes of purple on light green tailored foliage. PEACH LACE — Huge frilled and fringed semi-double true peach bloom tipped with deeper pink, black tail¬ ored foliage. Excellent for bloom. Good show plant. STAR DELIGHT — A 2" semi-double white star that stands high above tailored foliage. Good show plant. TWILIGHT ANGEL — Huge semi-double blue with good Geneva edge on tailored foliage. Terrific for bloom. KOLB’S PREVIOUS INTRODUCTIONS $1.00 per rooted cutting, 35^ fresh-cut leaf IRISH DUDE — Clusters (12-14 per stem) semi-double white blossoms marked with shades of lavender and green on slightly wavy foliage. Terrific for bloom! HER PRETTINESS — One of the frilliest and fringiest semi¬ double pinks on slightly wavy foliage. Excellent for bloom. PARTY PEACH — Frilled double peach bloom, upper petals burnt deeper peach, pointed tailored foliage. Good for bloom. RING TWICE — Huge semi-double fuchsia-pink star rayed to center, deeper fuchsia eye and a wide frilled fuchsia band around edge of bloom, tailored foliage. Terrific for bloom and different. SAILOR'S DREAM — Huge fluffy double light blue, blooms in clusters 14-16 per stem, dark wavy foliage. Terrific for bloom. SPARKLING VALOR — Huge deep black purple double with frilled edges on tailored foliage. Excellent for bloom. VELVET GEM — Single wine star with good fringed geneva edge on dark slightly wavy foliage. Does not drop its bloom. GREEN BLUSH — Semi-double pink with green stripes on outer petals to center of bloom, dark wavy foliage. Different! Semi-miniature. GREEN ICE — -Double white with pronounced green striped markings, slightly wavy foliage. Terrific for bloom. LAVENDER FRINGE^ — A beauty. Double white heavily fringed and edged with a deeper band of lavender on blossom, wavy foliage. MORE FURY — Large 2" frilled semi-double fuchsia star with deeper fuchsia edge on tailored foliage. Ex¬ cellent for bloom! MY LOLLIPOP- — Cerise semi-double star, deeper cerise eye, tailored foliage. Excellent for bloom. MYSTIC PINK — Huge 2" frilled semi-double pink with deeper pink edging on tailored foliage. Always in bloom! NIGHTFLOWER — Frilled semi-double purple, edged in reddish-purple, quilted foliage. OUTER SPACE — Large single lavender star with a wide band of purple around edge of bloom, tailored foliage. PINK DYNAMO — Huge and I mean huge 2^/2" double light pink bloom with deeper pink band on outer petals, tailored foliage. PINK LOVE — Gorgeous double pink bloom with deeper band of pink and edged in green on quilted foliage. RA’VENCREST — A maroon semi-double star with a black band around edge of bloom, tailored foliage, terrific for bloom. REMEMBRANCE — Excellent double pink on quilted foliage, makes a good show plant. SATELLITE FRILLS- — Semi-double frilled lavender star with deeper band of purple on edge of blossom, dark slightly ruffled foliage. SATELLITE PEACH — Another beautiful frilled semi- dou¬ ble peach star with deeper peach colored edge on bloom, quilted foliage. Terrific bloomer. SATELLITE PINK — A good semi-double pink star barder- ed with a fuchsia band . on edge of bloom, dark tailored foliage. SATELLITE RED — Semi-double red star banded in deeper fuchsia, standard foliage. Different. SCARLETTO — A frilly double red bloom on tailored foliage. Nice. STAR FIRE — A beautiful light raspberry frilled double with white star markings in petals, slightly wavy foliage. STATELINER — The 2nd best new introduction at the Phila. convention. A prolific double light pink star edged in fuchsia on tailored foliage. WHITE RUFFLES — Clusters of double ruffled white blooms on tailored foliage. Terrific for bloom! WILD LEMON — Single off-white star with wide green stripes to center of bloom on tailored foliage. Dif¬ ferent! Semi-miniature. WINTER GOLD — The 1st best new introduction at the Phila convention. Semi-double wine star with deeper wine edges and heavily banded in gold, dark wavy foliage. The rooted cuttings may be ordered from this ad POSTPAID, but after February 28, 1973, $1.50 for postage and packing must be added Special Delivery 80^ extra — Air Mail rates — rooted cuttings 4 for $1.25 — all fresh cut leaf orders — Air Mail rate $1.25. New Jersey customers must add 5% sales tax. Shipping will begin end of April if weather permits for rooted orders. Order early as they will be shipped in the order they are received. Send 8c stamp for copy of spring list. All fresh cut leaf orders will be sent beginning of April IF WEATHER PERMITS. KOLB’S GREENHOUSES 725 Belvidere Road Phillipsburg, New Jersey 08865 Open 9-12; 2-5 (Local deliveries are made daily from noon until 2 p.m.) Saturday 9-5 CLOSED SUNDAYS Phone Area Code 201 - 859-3369 The African Violet Magazine, March, 1973 8 GRO-LUX . 6 ~ 48" 40 Watt Gro-Lux . $25.80 6 — 36" 30 Watt Gro-Lux . $20.40 Prices subject to change. 6 — 24" 20 Watt Gro-Lux . $20.40 6 — 18" ]5 Watt Gro-Lux . $17.15 GRO-LUX WIDE SPECTRUM . 6 — 48" 40 Watt Gro-Lux Wide Spectrum $11.95 NATUR-ESCENT . 2 — 48" 40 Watt or 2 — 24" 20 Watt or 2 — 18" 15 Watt Natur-Escent 2 for $7.45 VITALITE .... 48" — 40 Watt 2 for $10.10 24" — 20 Watt 2 for $9.70 75 or ISO Watt Plant-Lite $10.75 SPACE-SAVER STANDS "SUNLIGHTER" ^ Beautiful 8-tray light weight ’g steel stand 24" square, 54" a high, 16" between trays, g Hi -impact soft green plastic a, portable trays. Fluorescent fixtures complete with cord g and plug available for each ^ shelf. Ideal stand for apart- ment dwellers. Holds up to S 30 pots per tray. Special ^ bracket included for top 8-Trav Sunlighter 4-Tray Sunlighter 2-Tray .SunirghtFr add $2.50 for Humidity Tray. Fluorescent fixtures extra. S38.95 $28.95 $14.95 24" High, 24" Wide Ripe-N-Gro Sunlite $27.95. Available now carton of 2, 4, or 6 Gro-Lux, Wide w t De-luxe Intermatic Timer Spectrum, Naturescent or Vitalite tubes. Send for rj rj|3 li T T'l'l-' $9.95. prices. Timers, Humidity trays, books and Fluor- * 4. J-i Add 4% Tax in Wis. escent Fixtures. $2.00 Sprayer free with $15.00 Phone (414) 762-1770 Send for literature. order. 4124A E. Oakwood Rd. Oak Creek. Wis. 53154 Helps You Grow Finer Blooming African Violets! better planting New formula high organic Not too heavy or light Has shredded spagnum moss Decomposing humus aerates soil, holds moisture, feeds beneficial soil bacteria Better drainage than lightweight mixes. soil conditioners Vermiculite Charcoal Peat Moss easier feeding liquid balanced 5-8-7 formula Easier to use. Concentrated for economy All food — no residues. Gives plants 13 needed trace elements. spray control Quick, easy to use Kills aphids & mites, spiders & plant lice, exposed thrips & white flies, mealy bugs on house plants V I Columb better feeding A finely ground food, pure USP chemicals. Quickly available to plants. Balanced 5-8-7 formula, gives more blooms, healthier plants Proved by years of use. Contains 13 needed trace elements. High-analysis 15-30-15, in¬ stantly soluble. A High powered plant food, PLANT POWER is strong enough for outdoor plants yet formu¬ lated for African Violets and other house plants. Package makes gallons. VC-13 soil inseetieide One-shot soil insecticide. Controls nematodes, spring- tails, grubs cutworms, ants, gnats, sym- philids. Buy from your dealer or grower. “The finest in home garden aids for over 50 years.” The African Violet Magazine, March, 1973 9 MANY NEW VARIETIES on my Spring list of African Violets. My usual low prices still prevail. Mail order only. U.S.A. shipping only. Please send 100 for your copy. MILDRED V. WOODS 6009 Van Buren Place West New York, N. J. 07093 BERRY'S AFRICAN VIOLETS Need African Violets and Supplies — come by and pick everything you need for your violets in one place. Tubecraft Floracarts, 24-in. Grolux Table Top fixture, space saver Sunlighter 4 or 8 tray stands, Sun Bowl Desk Lamps. Grolux Bulbs, bulb for Fruit Ripener Lamp, Aquamatic Planters. All sizes in plastic pots and trays. Volkmann’s Constant Feed Fertilizer, Soil and Reservoir Wick Pots. Blue Whale & Sturdy Fertilizer for larger blooms and healthier plants. Large selection of violets: also miniatures. Will ship The Helen Van Pelt Wilson’s African Violet Book for $8.25 postpaid. Also The 1973 Astrological Calender for best planting dates for $1.15 postpaid. Texas customers add 5% sales tax. No List. MRS. J. S. BERRY 1832 Turner Dr., Houston, Texas 77018 Phone No. 695-5020 AFRICAN VIOLETS New Varieties from Granger and Manelta Old Favorites 100 Miniature and Semi-Miniature Varieties Forty Violets in Full Color Catalog 25^ FLORA GREENHOUSES BOX 1191 BURLINGAME, CALIF. 24010 BOYCE EDENS RESEARCH FUND Mrs. Paul O. Gillespie, Sr. 5201 St. Elmo Avenue Chattanooga, Tenn. 37409 Pomona VaUey AVS . . $ 7.50 Hi-Hope Study Club of Colorado . . 5.00 San Mateo County AVS in memory of Mrs. Florence Fischer . . . . . 5.00 New York City AVS in memory of Mrs. Sophie Levine . . . . 10.00 Santa Monica Bay AVS in memory of Mrs. Roy Smith . 5.00 Greater New York AVS in lieu of speaker’s fee to Mrs. Sidney Bogin . . 25.00 Mrs. Susan L. Italli’s refund . 3.50 West End AVS of Baltimore . . . . 15.00 Eastern Shore AVS of Alabama . 5.00 East Bay AVS in memory of Mrs. Violet West . . . 10.00 Lawrence Kansas AVS . 18.37 Margaret Scott AVS of Illinois . 10.00 Wisconsin Council AVS . . 25.00 Albuquerque AVS in lieu of Helen Van Zele’s fee forjudging school . 35.00 Tangerine Garden Club in lieu of speaker’s fee to Mrs. J. A, W. Richardson . . 15.00 AVS of Beaumont in memory of Mrs. Mattie Ward . . . 5.00 AVS of San Francisco in memory of Mrs. Emma Zeller . 5.00 AVS of Jamestown, N.Y. .................... 5.00 Duluth AVS in memory of Mrs. A. W. Elfstrand . 10.00 Battle Creek AVS . 10.00 Salem AVS of Oregon . 10.00 Friends of Mrs. Emma Zeller, deceased . 21.00 Before asking for articles to be placed in certain issue, please see Page 3 concerning magazine deadlines. VIOLETS BY CONSTANTINOV Shipping Coast to Coast 1973 RELEASES Big Sur Centennial Cherry Sundae Dainty Lass Frosted Plum Mitie Mite (a Mini) Monterey Sunset Royal Viking Saratoga Silverado LATEST RHAPSODIES Carmen, Gloria, Michele, Monique, Vanessa, etc. STAR RHAPSODIES Jupiter, Mercury, Mars, Neptune, Venus. Your stamp for my listing. 3321 21st., Apt. 7 San Francisco, Calif. 94110 AQUAMATIC SELF WATERING VIOLET PLANTER Let your plants water themselves. Single $2.10: 6 for $11.00; 12 for $19.75: 24 for $33.00. P.Pd. PINK PORCELAIN AND BETTINA now avail¬ able by mail. Also newest varieties from other growers. Send stamp for list. THE HOUSE OF VIOLETS Ralph & Charlyne Reed Dept. M-73 936 Garland St. S. W. Camden, Arkansas 71701 The African Violet Magazine, March, 1973 10 AVSA BOOSTER FUND Mrs. Marvin Garner 1010 Edgewood, S. E. North Canton^ Ohio 44720 No contributors for month of October, 1972 Contributors: (Nov. 1972) AVS of San Francisco, Calif. . . S25.00 Mrs. E. Abramson, Wilmington, Delaware ...... $10.00 In lieu of speakers fee to AVS of Philadelphia, Pa. Wisconsin Council of AV Clubs . $25.00 Madison, Wisconsin Affiliate ‘appenings Mrs, Lizeta Tenney Hamilton, a member of the AVSA Board of Directors and vice chairman of Affiliated Chap¬ ters, conducted a judging school for the VEGAS VAL¬ LEY AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY of Las Vegas, Neva¬ da. Some 20 persons took the test, among these including five National Council judges, one who is an AVSA mem¬ ber, and one who became affiliated with AVSA at the school. In an article appearing in the Las Vegas Journal- Review, under a two-column caption, “Judges School Set for Friday,” it was pointed out that Mrs. Hamilton has been growing violets since 1948 and has many beautiful plants growing under 72 four-foot Gro-Lux lamps. Like many other gardening groups, the OLD DOMIN¬ ION AFRICAN VIOLET SOQETY has found that the TLC we give our plants and the friendly cooperation we enjoy in our organization quite naturally spiUs over into providing for the TLC of others less able as yet to join in these experiences. We meet regularly in the Child Devel¬ opment Center’ which houses work with cerebral palsied children, and we get to know something of this work, attend their bazaar, and regularly assign a percentage of plant sale proceeds from charity fair and show. We also had a delightful meeting at a local home for the elderly, demonstrating the care and growing of violets and presenting the residents with plants to practice on. Growing violets can be a very friendly avocation. “Focus on Violets” was the theme of the NUTMEG STATE AVS Show, held at the Holiday Inn in Meriden, Conn. Mrs. Julius Fargeot was show chairman and Mrs. Edgar Varick co-chairman. Special award winners were: Best in Show, “Brigadoon”; AVSA Collection Award, “Brigadoon”, “After Dark”, “Peach Frost”; best bloom¬ ing Gesneriad, “Early Bird”; Best Red, “R. Ophelia”, Alice Stramandole; runner-up to Best in Show, “Angela”, runner-up to Sweepstakes, best seedling, “Pastel & Laven¬ der”, best specimen, best jumbo, “Angela”, and best or¬ chid bloom, “Carefree”, Cora Mallett; second best AVSA Collection, “Top Sail”, “Delft Imperial”, ‘"Top Dollar”, Dr. Henry Wing; sweepstakes, Mrs. Ralph Caye; best ar¬ rangement, best artistic design, Mrs. Joseph Adams; best miniature, “Merry Wood”, Carrie Clark; best bubble bowl entry, CamUle Bianchi; best trailer, “Royal Blue Trailer”, Mrs. Emma Cassella; best unusual container, Vickie An- nunzita; best commercial exhibit, Jean Dolan, and best specimen. Commercial class, Dorothea Wagner; best first year exhibitor, “R. Patricia”, Ralph Caye. Nutmeg State African Violet Society is an affiliate of the African Violet Society of America. 1971 “Judges & Exhibitors A. V. Handbook" All changes, additions and new rules in this Green Cover revision. $2.00 per copy, or reduced prices if 23 or more copies purchased. RUTH G. CAREY 3900 Garden Drive Knoxville, Tenn. 37918 Lumen-Liter Plant Stands are made of Gleam¬ ing Aluminum square tubing with high impact soft green trays. Lights are easily adjustable above trays with chains. Ripe-n-Gro Sunlite 17 in. diameter 19 in. high Avocado Green with 22 watt wide spectrum Fluorescent Lamp $27.95 P.P. 4 TroY $28.95 8 TroY $39.95 Fixtures for above stands with 2-24" ~ 20 watt cool white tubes $14.95 each with cord, plug and 4 plug cord and switch. Free sprayer included. Add 4% tax in Wisconsin. Send tor literature. FLORALITE COMPANY Phone (414) 762-1770 4124A East Oskwood Rd. Oak Creek, Wis. 53154 A nnalee ^^oletry 29-50 214 Place, Bayside, N. Y. 11360 1973 INTRODUCTIONS FROM LEADING HYBRIDIZERS SORCERY new variegated from Annalee TEN BRAND NEW MINIATURES BARBARA JEAN, JAYME, ,SHE-SHE-COO — Fisher (Can) SUPERBA, PINK SWAN, PINK PREMIERE — Granger STEEL BLUE, RUFFLED RED, THE KING — Maas WHITE GLORY, CHINA BLUE, SUPER STAR. Lanigan CORAL CASCADE, SEE QUEEN, and more — Lyon Send stamped, addressed business envelope for complete list of many more new cultivars. The African Violet Magazine, March, 1973 11 Want Lots of African Violet Plants? Mrs. W. F. Anderson 360 Tulip Drive St. Louis, Missouri 63119 Then plant leaves. It’s simple, it’s exciting, and the reward is worth the small amount of trouble. African violets are easily propagated from a leaf cutting. Choose a well developed mature, but not old, leaf. Young leaves may produce plants but such plants are usually weak and spindly. Old leaves which have lost their vigor may rot rather than root. Remove the leaf with a clean break at the main stalk. To protect the mother plant, do not leave part of the petiole (leaf stem) to rot. This may spread to the main stalk. shorten the petiole leaving it about 1 - iVi inches long. Avoid bruising the petiole. Use a very sharp knife or razor blade to cut it. The end may be lightly dusted with a rooting hormone powder although this is not essential. Some growers split the end of the petiole or cut it on a diagonal slant. This exposes more surface and may produce more plantlets. Although a leaf will develop roots in water. stronger plants are obtained when the leaf is plant¬ ed directly in a rooting medium. One of the simplest of these is vermiculite. Other choices are Sponge Rok, sphagnum moss, perlite, sand or com¬ binations of these ingredients. Use sterilized mater¬ ial. Rotting of the petiole occurs from various fungi when the potting medium is not sterile. Roots form from the cut surface then new plants grow from this area. It is important to keep this cut edge as near the surface of the rooting medium as possible. When the end of the petiole is planted deep, the young plant’s leaves must grow long to reach the light. Deep planting develops spindly plants and the grower waits longer to see the green sprouts appear. Until roots have formed which will hold the leaf in place, brace the leaf so it won’t topple over and tear off the new roots. A leaf may be rooted in a shallow pan such as the small aluminum pans which contain frozen pot-pie, or plastic margarine tubs. To use these, punch holes in the bottom for NEW DECORATIVE PLANT STANDS Economical — Convenient 3 Level 40 Witt Shown 491/2” Long Five models from 251/2" to 49 Y2" long. Tray & fixture heights completely adjustable without tools. Convenient slide-out trays & fixtures. Made of gleaming aluminum & Red¬ wood with or without fixtures & casters as desired. Save Buy direct from maker! 159!; Brings Catalog of Growth Fluorescents, Plant Stands, Growth Lamps &. Accessories SHOPLITE CO., INC. 566V Franklin Ave. Nutley, N. J. 07110 HYPOH^ Soluble PLANT FOOD Complete Feed Your AFRICAN VIOLETS HYPONeX 7-6-19 Produces higher yield of stronger, better textured, faster growing flowers. Clean, odorless. Balanced for complete feeding of African Violets. Dissolves instantly to feed root systems when watering. Fine for cuttings. Reduces root shock of trans¬ plants. PRICES; 2 oz., 390 — 5 oz., 690— 10 oz., $1.29—2 lb., $2.75—5 lb., $5.95-10 lb., $10.95—25 lb., $19.95 50 lb., $29.85—100 lb. $49.50. NOW, TRY HYPONeX HIGH ANALYSIS SPECIAL PURPOSE PLANT FOODS Feed according to the special needs of your plants and the nature of your soil. Experiment. Many report fine results with plants, trees, lawns, etc. by their choice from following HYPONeX formulations. 120-20-20 30-10-10125-20-10 25- 5 -20 15-30-15 1 15-10-30 10-25-251 10-20-30 10-30-20 10-40-15 HIGH ANALYSIS HYPONeX RETAIL PRICES: 8 oz., $1.29—2 lb., $2.95—10 lb., $11.95 25 lb., $22.95—50 lb., $35.85—100 lb., $58.50 If dealer cannot supply, order direct. Write for free catalog of 75 ONeX products. Dealers, greenhouse operators and nurserymen write for commercial prices. HYDROPONIC CHEMICAL CO. P. 0. Box 4300 Akron, Ohio 44321 The African Violet Magazine, March, 1973 12 drainage. The leaf may be supported against the rim. Or use a small individual plastic or clay pot or cup. Push the handle of a plastic picnic fork into the mix behind the leaf. The tines will support the leaf. Or use a plastic plant marker in back of the leaf to brace it. Do NOT use a wooden brace since mold or mildew develops on damp wood. Fill a 2 or '^h inch pot, a SVa ounce Solo drink¬ ing cup or any shallow container with vermiculite or other rooting medium. Dampen with a dilute fertilizer solution. Make a hole for the petiole, in¬ sert and firm the medium around it so there are no air pockets. The end of the petiole should be covered about 1/2” and must be kept damp - but not wet - at all times. There is danger of rot due to lack of oxygen if overwatered. One way to retain moisture is to cover with a plastic bag. This will maintain high humidity and help prevent drying out. A leaf in a pot may be wick watered in the same manner as a plant, if desired. Place the leaf in a bright, but not sunny, spot. As long as the leaf remains green and firm it is alive and will produce plantlets in approximately two months or less. When the small plant develops 4 to 6 leaves or is about 2” high, gently separate its roots from the mother leaf roots and pot it individually in a small pot in loose, porous, steri¬ lized African violet potting soil. For the first potting, a mixture of half rooting medium and half potting soil is a good starter mix. As long as the mother leaf remains fresh, it may be left in the rooting medium and may produce many small plantlets. Take off the strongest and best discard¬ ing any weak plantlets. When propagating, always label the variety with the name of the leaf either on the pot, on the leaf, or on a marker in the pot. Have fun. Keep as many as you can take care of and present the overflow to appreciative friends. SPOT — THAT — MITE With this 20 power Pocket Microscope equipped with a pen light. Pocket Mike $4.98 Mike Light . $2.25 Mike & Light . $6.98 (postpaid) Send 25 cents for complete growing supply list. BERNARD D. GREESON 3548 N. Cramer Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53211 ROSE KNOLL GARDENS New for '73 The Parson, The Parson’s Love, The Parson’s Ruffles by Rev. Charles Blades. China Blue, Princess Feather. Sister Ancilla, by Lanigan. Oh My, Oh Joy, Cheery O by Mrs. Hawley. Garnet Gem. Pink Flame, Pink Amiss by Granger’s, mini Magic, Illini Cheer, Illini Red by RKG. List 10^ and Stamp. MR. AND MRS. JEFF RHOADES Assumption. Illinois 62510 217/226-3249 140,000 AFRICAN VIOLETS — OVER 700 VARIETIES — our Famous Hybrid G!oxinias Columneas — Episcias — Achimenes other Exotic Gesneriads Show Place — 17,500 Sq. Ft. Under Glass. Plus 1200 Fluorescent Lights Gesneriad Specialist VISITORS Visitors Welcome 8 to 5 (Closed Sunday) N.E. Corner of State, Conn. 198 6/10 mile from Eastford center On Weeks Rd., off Westford Rd. Seed $1 Pkt. / 100: Buell's Hybrid Gloxinias, Trumpet, Slipper or Dble. GREENHOUSES Dept. AV, Eastford, Conn. 06242 Tel. 203-928-4720 NOW . . . ENJOY USING THE CONVENIENT WATERING AID Here’s the item needed by every indoor flower grower ... an all aluminum light weight watering aid No more lugging heavy, awk¬ ward watering cans. No spilling water! No breaking leaves! Com¬ plete with 8 feet of plastic hose, all aluminum shut off valve, and 18 inch wand, only $9.40 each. U. S. Customers add 750 shipping. Canadian Customers $1.00. Ohio residents add 4^/2% Sales Tax. Send cheek or money order today . . , or use your Master Charge or Bank Americard . . . give number. Made and guaranteed by the man¬ ufacturers of the popular Flora- Cart. Write for literature. TUBE CRAFT, INC., DEPT. C 131 1C West 80th Street Cleveland, Ohio 44102 The African Violet Magazine, March, 1973 13 ^0^ Sf)A44U^ 19TS STAR SHINE — Our best single pure white to date. Large white star shaped blooms, light green tailored foliage. PINK SWAN ~ Light shell pink counterpart of our well known Miriam Steel, vigorous heavy producer of large semi double blooms, tailored foliage. BANDWAGON — Gigantic wavy red double blooms, white edged in maturity over bronze green wavy foliage. CARNIVAL BLUE ■ — Deep royal blue double blooms with white edging on dark green tailored foliage. PINK AMISS — Very large dark pink full double, with strong white edge on quilted light green round tailored foliage. RED PREMIER — Dark red ruffled blooms on shiny dark green pliable wavy leaves. SNOWBIRD — Pleasing pure white double, compact symmetrical habit of plant growth. Tailored light green leaves. SORRY NO RETAIL SHIPPING The above plants are now available retail at the greenhouses and wholesale to the trade. In addition to the above are our many fine strains such as Miriam Steel, Fashionaire, Majestic, Blue Cushion, Garnet Elf and others which we are sure will satisfy your most critical trade. Wholesale shipping only to dealers, and organizations. Complete list available for self addressed stamped envelope. Greenhouses open every day except Sundays and Holidays from 8 AM to 5 PM. We are easily reached from 1-71 and 1-271. GRANGER GARDENS 1060 WILBUR ROAD (GRANGER TWP.) MEDINA, OH. 44256 Phone AC 216-239-9300 The Choice of All Flower Growers COMPLETE WATER SOLUBLE FERTILIZER FOR GROWING AFRICAN VIOLETS PLANT MARVEL’S SCENTED AFRICAN VIOLET SPRAY. IDEAL FOR HOUSE PLANTS AND AFRICAN VIOLETS PLANT MARVEL 12-31-14 ... a scientifically bal¬ anced 100% water-soluble plant food is used by leading professional and many amateur growers of African violets because it supplies the needed foods, in immediately usable form and in just the right proportion. It supplies the entire root system with natural, healthy growth and' bloom. Very easy and economical to use ... a 450 package makes 68 qts., $1.10 package makes 125 gals., $1.75 package makes 250 gals, of rich liquid plant food. Also available in 2V2 lb. can $3.50 and 5 lb. can $5.95. — Postage paid. Kills hard to get Mealy Bugs, Aphids, Spider Mite, White Fly and many other insects. No harm to bloom or foliage when used as directed. Won’t stain fabrics or wallpaper. Harmless to children and pets. Pleasantly scented. The ideal insecticide. 5 oz. can $1.10 at your dealer or order direct. PLANT MARVEL LABORATORIES Dept. AV 73, 624 W. 119th St. FREE SAMPLE: Write for free sample and copy of our African violet folder. Chicago, llinois 60628 The African Violet Magazine, March, 1973 14 HEAVENLY VIOLETS Fresh Cut Leaves FREE ROOTING SERVICE Old and New Varieties EPISCIAS Send 100 for 1973 list MRS. MARY V. BOOSE 9 Turney Place, Trumbull, Conn. 06611 FRESH-CUT A.V. LEAVES Our list of hundreds of varieties contains many famous older varieties, some newer ones too. Modest prices from 30 cents each, up. Send 20 cents for the list (refundable). FFOULKES* 610 Bryan Street Jacksonville, Florida 32202 FRATHEL’S ORIGINATIONS We are ready with the newest, the most blossoms, to a plant. Both green and varie¬ gated, show plants, house plants — all well growing, well shaped. “Fi, Fi”, “Oh Promise Me”, “My Blue Dress.” Stamp for list please. Our booklet-— “Help for the amateur in growing African violets step by step”, is only $1.00 per copy. 252 Clay Ave. Rochester, N. Y. 14613 SPONGE-ROK (Perlite) The Rock That Breathes in Your Soil. The permanent growing medium for every horticultural use from seed germination to soil conditioning. If your dealer does not have Sponge-Rok write us. Dealer and Distributor inquiries invited. Sample on request. Inclose 25 cents for mailing. Phosphate Rock, Greensand, Hybro-Tite, Dolomite Limestone, Atlas Fish Emulsion, Atlas Fish Meal, Blue Whale, Blood Meal, Hoof & Horn Meal, Cotton Seed Meal. Steamed Bone Meal, True Green Organic Chelates, Hard Wood Ash, Ropco Compost, Vitoloam Concentrate. Charcoal, Nature’s Way ® African Violet Potting Soil, Sponge-Rok. NATURE’S WAY® PRODUCTS FRED A. VEITH 3505 Mozart Avenue CINCINNATI, OHIO 45211 Send stamp for price list to dept. V 7^ How does your indoor garden grow? Just fine in a Gro-Cart gold finished plant stand. Plant growth lights provide greenhouse growing conditions in home or office. Complete with lights and plant growth tubes as shown $144. Others $19.95 up. Free brochure. THE GREEN HOUSE African Violets & Supplies (213) 925-0870 Note: We no longer ship plants. 9515 Flower ,St. Bellflower CA 90706 Increase Your Violet Family AFRICAN VIOLET PLANTS Over 425 new and old varieties of African violets, including mitiiatures, Rhapsodies and Granger Gardens latest. Write for our 1972 catalog listing plants, potting soil, pots, labels, fertilizers and insecticides. AFRICAN VIOLET COLLECTION 10 labeled plants, our selection, prepaid $10.00 FRESH CUT LEAVES 20 leaves of your selection from our catalog, prepaid $8.00. Box 231 Cameron, Texas 76520 Highway 36 and 190 West Open only on Saturday and Sunday afternoons The African Violet Magazine, March, 1973 15 Promotion . . . Wisconsin‘Casts Its Bread Upon the Waters’ Mrs. William J. Krogman 1325 Parkway Drive Brookfield, Wisconsin 53005 The Wisconsin Council of African Violet Clubs is promoting violets, clubs and AVSA in a unique way. In addition to clubs that have their Affiliate magazines sent directly to libraries in their vicini¬ ties, the Wisconsin Council has voted to place forty gift subscriptions in other libraries. Committee members - (consisting of interested persons from all clubs) - are asked to make ap¬ pointments and meet with head librarians for ap- roval and acceptance of the gift magazines. Li- rarians are also supplied with packets of “How To Grow African Violets” culture sheets for their readers. Each leaflet is stamped “Wisconsin Council of African Violet Clubs” Call — — - (Phone number of the committee member to con¬ tact for additional information or “violet talk)”. Periodic checking with the libraries as to the interest and use of the violet magazines will deter¬ mine the advisability of renewing each libraries’ AVSA membership and subscription. Most libraries have limited funds and are thrilled to be recipients of these gift magazines. Wisconsin Council members hope to stimulate more interest in violets; invite interested persons to their club meetings; add new members to exist¬ ing clubs; and possibly form new clubs. Perhaps some other clubs would like to try our way to make new friends. ENTER YOUR PLANTS IN 1973 — WIN A FLORACART For the Finest in Indoor Gardening ! EF^JOY A FLORACART World’s Finest Portable Indoor Garden For use with Rapid Start Fluorescent Lights! FloraCart is the original, most popular movable unit for easy indoor gardening! Raise luxurious African violets . . . force spring flowering bulbs and get strong plants from all seeds and cuttings! NOW every FloraCart comes with beautiful molded fiberglass trays (19" x 49" x D/f) • ■ • lightweight and strong, easy to keep clean, and impervious to moisture, chemicals, and weather! Choose from two FloraCart models: 3 Trays, $67.10; 2 Trays, $52.35. (Light Fixtures additional.) Rugged lifetime construction of aluminum tubing. Has smart new decorator-type 2V^" casters. For the heavy-duty 4" casters shown in picture, add $1.75. Equip your FloraCart with Combolite fixtures designed especially for flower culture, combining incandescent and fluorescent lights, proved super¬ ior to either one alone! NOTE— The manufacturers of the popular Flora Cart are happy to again present a Flora Cart (Model BA3 complete unit) as an award. CLASS— Three specimen plants (1 true purple, 1 pink, and 1 white, any variety) scoring the highest points. Each plant must score at least 85 points. These plants are to be entered in the regular classes for true purples, pinks and whites. 1953 — Mrs. Ronald B. Bcaiime, Detroit, Michigan 1934 — Mrs. E. L. Perdue, Donaldson, Tennessee 1955 — Rev. Harold I,. Thompson, Birmingham, Michigan 1950 — Mrs. L. A. Beck, St. Joseph, Missouri 1957 — Mrs. J. R. Bush, Muncie, Kansas 1958 — Mrs. Edward Casey, Rochester, New York 1959 — Mrs. Clarence Kucler, Bowling Green, Ohio 1900 — Mrs. Alxander R. Colyer, Brightwaters, New York 1901 — Mrs. Joseph Trost, Indianapolis, Indiana 1902 — Mrs. J. W. Shuey, Richmond, California 1904 — Mrs. George Phillips, Arlington, Texas 1905— E. D. Wyke, Columbus. Ind. 1900 — Mrs. Johnny Maiorana, Miami. Fla. 1907 — Mrs. Karl C. Ohlson, Lyim, Mass, 1909 — Mrs. Wallace Behnke, Newark, Dela. 1970 — Mrs. Frank I.uedtke, Racine Wis. 1971 — Mr. and Mrs. John Gulridge, Sun City, Calif. Write today for illustrated catalog. When you order, send check, money order or use Master Charge or Bank Americard. Give number. Ohio residents add 4^/2% Sales Tax 131 1C West 80th Street Cleveland, Ohio 44102 The African Violet Magazine, March, 1973 16 CLOSEUP OF BLOOMS OF BRIGADOON Shown by Alice Stramandole for Queen of Show Award The African Violet Magazine, March, 1973 17 SPRING 1973 RELEASES AUTUMN SKY — Bright blue semidouble. Tail¬ ored foliage. FIRST LADY — Beautiful white double with del¬ icate pink center. Good clusters of bloom on strong stems. Excellent glossy tailored foliage. JUST SO-— Peachy pink single with darker eye. Dark tailored foliage. OLEANDER — Clusters of deep pink double blossoms form a crown of bloom. Dark tailored foliage. Very pretty. OPEN FACE— "Clear bright pink crested blos¬ som, with dark rounded strawberry type foliage. Very large blooms. OPERA STAR —Large ruffled pink star with deeper pink shading. Dark tailored foliage. RIPE PLUM — Bright plum double, with darker tips on petals. Tailored medium green foliage. SEA GULL — Excellent double white with orchid overlay. Clusters of large flowers on strong stems. Medium green tailored foliage. SHERBET Fluffy white semidouble with pro¬ nounced raspberry markings. Varies somewhat, but very striking. Slightly pointed tailored foliage. SONORA — Peach pink double, very large and very pretty. Tailored medium green foliage. WHITE BIRCH — Extra large white double blooms held proudly high. Occasionally blos¬ soms have some orchid shading. Slightly pointed medium green foliage. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT After thirty years devoted to growing, Richter’s Greenhouse will be closing as of July, 1973. Spring shipping season will start about May, weather permitting, and we will ship all orders as our stock permits. Mail orders received after June 1, 1973, will be returned. We have enjoyed our many years of hybridizing, and hope we have added worthwhile varieties to America’s favorite house plant, the African violet. We thank our “violet friends’’ for making our years of hybridizing and growing so successful and rewarding. Spring 1973 list ready now, with our new releases and many older varieties. Send 10?! for your copy. Prices on Spring 1973 releases still only $1.25 each. Minimum order $5.00. Please include $1.50 extra for packing and shipping charges. ($2.25 west of Rockies). Expert packing and handling of mail orders. RICHTER'S RREEIVHOUSES 9529 Indianapolis Boulevard Highland, Indiana 46322 (U.S. Route 41, three miles north of Route 30) IHC PARK DOAHS AfAU ILEIS 1200 St. Clair Avenue ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA 55105 Write now for our new list of violets Created by THE PARK NURSERIES Our new introductions are truly outstanding The African Violet Magazine, March, 1973 18 NOTICE Due to the increase cost of Parcel Post and Shipping containers we can not accept orders for less than $5.00, Helen Van P.lt Wilson’s 1970 Edition African Violet Book $7.95 12 oz. Liquid Blue Whale Brand (6-2-1) 2.50 24 oz. Liquid Blue Whale Brand (6-2-1) 3.50 8 oz Sturdy (0-15-14) 2.60 12 oz. Sturdy (0-15-14) 4.35 3 oz. Can Mildex for Mildew 1.90 16 oz. Bottle Cygon 2E 4.95 2 oz. Bottle Cygon 2E 2.20 4 oz. Bottle Kelthane (Miticide) 1.60 4 oz. Bottle Malathion 50% 1-60 8 oz. Hyponex Plant Food (20-20-20) 1.65 8 oz. Peters House Plant Food (15-30-15) 1.40 8 oz Peters Violet Special (12-36-14) 1.65 5 oz. Peters Variegated Special (5-50-17) 1.90 8 oz. Peters Fritted Potash 1.00 2 qts. Hardwood Charcoal #10 very fine #6 med. gran. 1.75 % cu. ft Sponge-Rok (Perlite) #2 fine #3 coarse 2.70 1 lb. Acme Systemic Insecticide Granules 3 50 3 lb. Bag Carbamate Fermate, Ferbam 4.00 All items are Post Paid Michigan residents please add 4% Sales Tax 19788 San Juan Av. Detroit, Michigan 48221 You are cordially invited to join with others who enjoy growing Gloxinias and other Gesneriads on windowsills, in greenhouses, and under fluorescent lights. The Society, a nonprofit membership organi¬ zation, was founded in 1951 and has grown to include members in every state, in Canada and in many other countries. The Society publishes The Gloxinian. The Mag¬ azine for Gesneriad Growers, bimonthly — it contains information about all Gesneriads except Saintpaulia; the INTERNATIONAL GESNERIAD REGISTER; a Cul¬ tural Handbook; other bonuses. It sponsors Research; privileges of membership include an Annual Con¬ vention and Judged Flower Show with Awards, Round Robins, local Chapters, a Seed Fund, and Library of Slides and Books. Dues are $5.00 per year (Includes $4.5o for subscription.) Each NEW MEMBER receives two free back Issues of The Gloxinian, a packet of choice Gesneriad seeds, a Cultural Handbook, a Membership Card, and all is¬ sues of The Gloxinian for the current calendar year. Make check or M. O. payable to AMERICAN GLOXINIA and GESNERIAD SOCIETY. Mail to Mrs. J. Wm. Rowe, Memb. Sec’y Dept. AV 73, P. O. Box 174. New Milford, Conn. 06776 RESERVOIR WICK POT^ ^ “!t Waters and Feeds at the Same Time” PRICES ON RESERVOIR WICK POTS EACH 1 to 5 . $1.50 postpaid 6 to 19 . . $1.30 postpaid 20 or more . $1.10 postpaid Send stamped self-addressed envelope for 16 page catalog of AFRICAN VIOLETS and SUPPLIES. VOLKMANN BROS. GREENHOUSES 2714 Miner! St., Dallas, Texas 75219 POSTPAID SUPPLIES Sudbury Soil Improvement Kit $6.50 Sudbury PH Soil Test Kit 1.49 Humiguide Hygrometer 3.75 African Violet Book By Helen Van Pelt Wilson 7.95 INSECTICIDES AND CONDITIONERS Dr. "V” Soil Insecticide 12 oz. can $3.25 1C dose packet 1.25 Anti dione PM 5 ounces 1.50 Rock Phosphate 2 pounds 1.50 Dolomite Limestone 2 pounds 1.50 Sponge Rok (coarse) % bu. 2.75 Coarse Vermiculite % bu. 2.75 PLASTIC POTS WHITE OR UTILITY COLOR. ALL POSTPAID. Please specify both Color and Type. If not specified, our choice will be sent. 25 5C 100 2" Regular $ 1.40 $ 2.15 $ 3.75 2%" Regular or Square 1.50 2.25 3.95 2%" Regular or Square 1.70 2.95 4.75 3" Regular or Square, or Tub 1.95 3.50 5.95 3%" Regular or Tub 2.25 3.95 6.95 4" Regular or Tub 2.50 4.50 7.95 5" Tub 4.75 8.75 16.50 6" Tub 5/2.25 10/3.75 25/5.95 Jet Black Plastic Saucers 25 50 100 3" $2.25 $4.25 $ 7.95 4" 2.95 5.40 9.95 5" 3.40 6.60 12.25 6" 4.00 7.75 14.25 Due to high postage minimum order $5.00. Complete list of house plant supplies for stamp. Texas residents include 5% Texas Sales Tax. THE WALKERS Box 150-X Lullng, Texas 78648 The African Violet Magazine, March, 1973 19 NEW VARIETIES from LYNDON LYON (Photos by Burton) TINY GYPSY PIXIE TRAIL The African Violet Magazine, March, 1973 20 f Ttie African Violet Magazine, March, 1973 21 COMING EVENTS MAR. 10 Maryland State African Violet Club to hold luncheon, St. Mark’s Parish House, St. Mark’s Church Road, Perryville, Md. Mrs. Edward Abramson to speak on “Ges- neriads,” Bring a bag lunch! MAR. 10-11 Old Pueblo and Desert African Violet So¬ cieties to hold Spring show at Randolph Park Recreation Center, 200 S. Alvernon Way in Tucson, Ariz. Mar. 10, 3 to 8 p.m.; Mar. 11, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. MAR. 10-11 Corpus Christi African Violet Society’s third annual show, “A Holiday With Vio¬ lets”, at the Corpus Christi Garden Club Center, 5325 Greely, Corpus Christi, Texas. MAR. 24-25 San Mateo County AVS’ annual show, “Swing Into Spring With Violets” at Howard Johnson’s Bayshore at Whipple in Redwood City, Ca. No admission. Mar. 24, 2 to 9 p.m.: Mar. 25, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. MAR. 31 Alamo African Violet Society to hold an¬ nual artistic display, educational exhibit and sale at Wonderland Shopping Center, San Antonio, Tx. Co-chairmen, Mrs. Jessie R. Pittman and Mrs. G. O. Horn. MAR. 31. Clifton AVS to hold annual spring show, APRIL 1 “African Violets—A Plant for All Sea¬ sons,” with class for non-members , exhi¬ bits, a lecture on related gesneriads, an¬ other on terrarium and bottle gardening, at Styertowne Shopping Center, 505 All¬ wood Road, Clifton, N, J. Mrs. Hemmer and D. Sutter co-chairmen. Mar. 31, 2 to 9 p.m.; April 1, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. MAR. 31- Sparkling Waters AVS of Connecticut to APRIL 1 hold annual Spring Show at American Le¬ gion Hall, Grassy Hill Road, Route 121, Orange, Conn. Theme, “Violets Around the Clock!” Co-chairmen, Lillian Collins and Mrs. Arnold Haeussler. MAR. 31- Pomona Valley African Violet Society’s APRIL 1 20th annual show, “Violet Expo 20” at United States National Bank, Bonita and D Streets, La Verne, Ca. Mar. 31, 1 to 8 p.m.; April 1, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Co- chairmen, Mrs. Alex Mueller and Mrs. Roy Weekes. MAR. 31- Rhode Island African Violet Society’s APRIL 1 1973 show, “Holidays ’n Violets” at Woodridge Parish House, 30 Jackson Street (off Reservoir Ave.) Cranston, R. 1. Mar, 31, 2 to 6 p.m,; April 1, 1 to 6 p.m. Admission free. Plants, soil and material for sale. MAR. 31- APRIL 1 APRIL 6-7 APRIL 6-8 APRIL 7 APRIL 7-8 APRIL 12-14 APRIL 12-14 APRIL 13-14 APRIL 13-14 APRIL 14-15 APRIL 14-15 Mohawk Valley AVS’ exhibit, “Jamboree for ’73” to be held in Hilderbrand-David Post, 1895 VFW Hall, 609 Draper Avenue, near Broadway in Bellevue section, Schen¬ ectady, N.Y. Mar. 31, 1 to 9 p.m.; April 1, 1 to 8 p.m. Plant sale and prizes. Town and Country AVS of Phillipsburg, N.J., to hold annual show in St. James Lutheran Church, Straw Church Circle, Route 22, just east at Phillipsburg. April 6, 3:30 to 8 p.m.; April 7, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Delaware AVS of Wilmington, Del., to hold seventh annual show, “Say It With Violets”, at Pomeroy’s Dept. Store in Con¬ cord Mall. Route 202 on Concord Pike. April 6, 1:30 to 10 p.m.; April 7, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.; April 8, 12 noon to 6 p.m, Merrimack Valley AVS’ sixth annual show, “Calendar of Violets”, ar Grace Church HaU on Jackson Street in Law¬ rence, Mass. 1 to 6 p.m. Admission free. Sale of Kartuz African Violets. Long Island AVS’ 19th annual show, “A Flower for all Seasons,” at the Rockville Centre Recreation Center, 111 Oceanside Road, north of Sunrise Highway, Rock¬ ville Center, N. Y. Show chairman, Mrs. Frederick W. Oswald. AVS of South Bay, Cupertino, Ca., to hold Spring Show at Mayfield MaE, 100 Mayfield Ave., Mountain View. Theme, “Easter Peace”. Chairman Mrs. Lucien Chetekt. No admission charge. AprE 12, 2 to 9:30 p.m.; April 13, 9:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.; AprE 14, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. AVC of Trenton, N.J., to hold 23rd an¬ nual show and plant sale at Grace St. Paul Episcopal Church, 3617 E. State Street, MercervEle, N. J. Theme, “Celebrate With Violets.” Co-chairmen, Mrs. OrvEle Cark- huff and Mrs. Harold Black. AprE 12, 3 to 9 p.m.; AprE 13, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; April 14, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. AVS of Staten Island’s 14th annual show, “We Visit Japan — Sumire” at Great KEls Moravian Church, Great Kills, Staten Is¬ land, N.Y. Co-chairmen Mrs. Gunnar Sven- kesen and Mrs. Walter Hunt. AprE 13, 3 to 10 p.m.; AprE 14, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Old Dominion AVS to hold 13th annual show at Tyson’s Corner Shopping Center Town HaU in McLean, Va. A plant sale and educational exhibit wEl be held and violets and other gesnerkds wEl be judged. Proceeds to go to Cerebral Palsy Develop¬ ment Center of Northern Virginia. April 13, 5 to 9 p.m.; AprE 14, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Rocky Mountain Violet CouncE to hold annual show at Denver Botanical Gardens. Theme: “Violet Goes to the Movies.” Show chairman, Mrs. James Phillips. April 14th, 2:00 to 6:00 p.m.; April 15, Noon till 6:00 p.m. AVS of Syracuse to present “Violets Make Headlines” at Rockefeller Methodist Church, 315 Nottingham Rd., Syracuse, N.Y, Door prizes, commercial sales booths, cultural information and boutique table. Show chairman, Mrs. Duane Cham¬ pion, Clay, N. Y.; President, Mrs. Richard Gundkch, Syracuse, N.Y. AprE 14, 2 to 9 p.m.; AprE 15, 1 to 7 p.m. The African Violet Magazine, March, 1973 22 APRIL 14-15 APRIL 14-15 APRIL 28 APRIL 28-29 APRIL 28-29 MAY 3-5 MAY 4-5 MAY 4-5 MAY 5-6 MAY 5-6 MAY 5-6 MAY 10-11 MAY 11-12 Border Cities AVC presents 20th annual show at Dom Pokki Hall, 5500 E, McNichols at Buffalo Street, Detroit, Mich. Co-chairmen, Mrs. Walter Woodruff and Mrs. Ward Carney. April 14, 2 to 8 p.m.; April 15, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Windsor AVS’ show at SiU House, Windsor Community Center, Windsor, Conn. April 14, 2 to 5 p.m.; April 15, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m African Violet Club of Vancouver to hold annual gesneriad show and sale of plants, Oakridge Auditorium, 41st and Cambie, door prizes. Admission 50 cents. 1:30 to 9 p.m. Naugatonic AVS’ annual judged spring show at Boothe Memorial Park, Strafford, Conn. Theme, “Violet Kaleidoscope.” Ad¬ mission free. April 28, 2 to 5 p.m.; April 29, 10 a.m to 5 p.m Lehigh Valley AVS’ 11th annual show in PP&L Building, Ninth and Hamilton Streets, Allentown, Pa. Theme, “The Wed¬ ding of the Violets.” Co-chairmen, Mrs. John J. Paul of Easton, Pa., and Mrs. George Storrow of Copley, Pa. April 28,' 4 to 7:30 p.m.; April 29,1 to 7:30 p.m. AVS of Springfield, Delaware County, Pa., to hold annual show at Strawbridge & Clothier Dept. Store, Baltimore Pike ‘and Woodland, Springfield. Theme, “African Violets in the USA”. Co-chairmen, Mrs. Carlos B. Rios and Mrs. Samuel J. Bishop. May 3, 3 to 9:30 p.m.; May 4, 10 a.m, to 9:30 p.m.; May 5, 10 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Bay State African Violet Society’s annual show at Natick Mall, Route 9. Newer vari¬ eties of African violets on sale. 9:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Cleveland AVS and Richmond Mall Mer¬ chants Association to sponsor 23rd annual show at Richmond Mall, Richmond and Wilson Mills road. Mrs. Robert Bolstering and Mrs, Stephen Bekeny, co-chairmen. New York City AVS to hold annual show and plant sale, “New Horizons”, in Charles D. Webster Hall, Horticultural Society of New York, 128 West 58th Street, New York City. Monica Bohstrom, show chair¬ man. May 5, 2 to 9 p.m.; May 6, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thimble Islands AVS of Stony Creek, Conn., to present 12th annual show, “Vio¬ let Time at the Thimble Islands”, at Wil¬ loughby Wallace Memorial Library, Stony Creek, Conn. Mrs. Emma CasseUa, show chairman. May 5, 2 to 5 p.m.; May 6, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. No admksion fee. AVS of Greater New York, Inc., to hold 17th annual show and plant sale at Queens Botanical Gardens, 43-50 Main Street, Flushing, Long Island, N.Y. Theme, “Mountain of Treasures,” Show chairman, Mrs, Ethel Hendricks. May 5, 1:30 to 8 p.m.; May 6, 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m, Parmatown AVC to stage annual show, “Mother Goose’s Treasures,” at Parma¬ town Shopping Center, Parma, Ohio. Show chairman, Mrs. Don Madak; co- chairmen, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Melvin, May 10, 12 noon to 9 p.m,; May 11, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Santa Monica Bay Chapter’s 21st annual show, “Violet Safari”, at Santa Monica Bay Women’s Club, 1210 Fourth, Santa Monio., Ca., May 11, 1 to 9 p.m.; May 12, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. MAY 13 Central California AVS to present one-day show at Fresno Fashion Fair Mall at North First Street and East Show Avenue, 12 noon to 5 p.m. Show chairman, Ed Seickert. WE WELCOME VISITORS African Violets. Columneas, Episcias. Achimenes No Mail Orders POYNOR’S GREENHOUSE Route 2, Box 107J Hammond, La. 70401 Off State Road 443 (Morris Road) 31/2 Mi. North. Look for sign — Phones 345-5558 — 345-7961 AFRICAN VIOLETS OR EPISCIAS 6 plants assorted— labeled . $6.00 postpaid 6 fresh cuttings Episcias — labeled .... $3.50 postpaid Listings 150 16 Fresh cut African Violet leaves . $4.00 MRS. LEONARD VOLKART Route 1, Russellville, Missouri 65074 LET THEIR BEAUTY BE SEEN Through Sleeves of Cellophane and Poly¬ ethylene. E. A. CLARK Box 316, Rock Hall, Md. 21661 Phone Code 301-639-7562 Surprise Collection freshly cut, labeled African Violet leaves 12 for $3.00. Also cuttings and plants. Dime brings lists. THEO JENSEN 4090 W. Barnes, Millington, Michigan 48746 LILLIAN'S AFRICAN VIOLETS Fresh Cut leaves — Special 10 for $1.90 P.P. Small plants — 10^ for list LILLIAN BORGGARD 217 Lee Court Clinton, la. 52732 CASTLE VIOLETS 614 Castle Rd. Colo. Springs, Colo.80904 6 plants, or 40 leaves, 2 each of 20 varieties, assorted, labeled, prepaid for $6.00; Air Mail $7.00. Over 300 best and newer varieties, but NO LIST. Shipping from April to November. For confirmation, send stamped, addressed card. SHOPTAW'S VIOLET HOUSE Unusual and challenging varieties, including: Freckles Superba Royalaire Red Hot Darcie Purple Joy 10 plants, labeled, our selection . $8.00 12 fresh-cut leaves, our selection .... 3.00 State inspected Send stamp for list Route #4, Box 642 Rosewood Circle, Paragould, Arkansas — - Tel. 501-Z36-6360 The African Violet Magazine, March, 1973 23 7^ ^ue Beauties from VIOLET FRATHEL Photos by Grower SWEET LAVENDER EVERYTHING NICE The African Violet Magazine, March, 1973 24 REGISTERED AFRICAN VIOLETS The African Violet Society of America, Inc. December 1, 1962 to December 1, 1972 A VS A Registrar Mrs. Fred Tret ter, 4988 Schollmeyer, St. Louis, Missouri 63109 At the Board Meeting held in Wisconsin in April 1970, the following motion was carried: “Maintain a current ten (10) year record of registered varieties, all species and aU AVSA 1948 registrations. One year to be deleted and one year added annually.” All varieties registered from 1949 through August 29, 1969 may be found in the MASTER VARIETY LIST VOLUME No. 2. Code: Color, Leaf Type, Flower Type and Plant Size COLOR B - Blue C - Multicolor (2 or more colors) D - Dark E - Edge G - Green L - Light M " Medium O - Orchid, Mauve, Lavender P - Pink, Rose R - Red, Maroon, Plum, Burgundy V - Violet, Purple W - White, Cream, Blush X - Two-Tone, 2 hues of same color Y-Yellow LEAF TYPE 1 - Longifolia or spider 2 - Plain, Tailored 3 - Quilted 4 - Girl, Semi-girl 5 - Ruffled, Fringed, Wavy, Fluted, Scalloped 6 - Supreme, Amazon, duPont 7 - Variegated 8 - Spooned, Ovate, Cupped-Up 9 - Pointed FLOWER TYPE s - Single d - Double s-d - Semi-double c- Star shaped f - Fringed, Ruffled PLANT SIZE M - Miniature (6” or under) S-M - Semi-Miniature (6”-8”) S - Standard (Over 8”) L - Very Large (Over 16”) Reg. Date Name No. Reg. Applicant Code Abe Lincoln 1745 10-25-67 A Rose Knoll Gardens DB 2 dS A dele 1431 3-4-64 Mrs. Fred Weyland OX 36 dfL A dele Tretter 1665 12-15-66 Bob Kramer DPS dL Adlyn 1361 5-29-63 N. DeLandis PW-E 8 d L Affectionate 2375 11-1-72 Tonkadale Greenhouse P2dfS After Dark 2117 11-27-70 Richter Greenhouse DV 38 dS After Five 2146 12-7-70 Champion’s AV DV 57 sfL Admiral* AVS48 Armacost & Royston V3sS Admiral Amazon 1 AVS48 Armacost & Royston V6 sL Alabaster (See RichteFs Alabaster) Albino Blue Eyes 2211 9-13-71 Vangie Harris WVC 27 d S-M Alakazam 1723 9-6-67 Lyndon Lyon M-R 3 dc S Alaska 1413 11-21-62 Champions African Violets W 3578 dS Alice Blue 1863 9-9-68 Lyndon Lyon WL-BC 27 dc S Alice’s Cochise 1263 2-3-62 Alice’s Violet Racks R62dS Alice’s White Xmas 1264 2-3-62 Alice’s Violet Racks WPG-E62 dfS Alice Watters 2113 11-21-70 Mrs. N. Patterson WP-E5 sfS All Smiles 1610 4-18-66 Mrs. C. Palmquist PG-E df S Alluring (See Frathel’s Alluring) Alpine Rose 1815 2-16-68 Volkmann Bros. P29dS Amazon Pink* AVS-48 Armacost & Royston MP568 sL Americana 1595 3-14-66 Granger Gardens BX2dS American Beauty AMERICAN SERIES 1403 10-25-63 Manelta Lanigan M-R 8 d L Frills 1708 7-8-67 Dr. S. Reed DP5 dS Joy 1350 5-13-63 Dr. S. Reed V358 dS Mayfair 1709 7-8-67 Dr. S. Reed D-V 39 d S Melody 1349 5-16-63 Dr. S. Reed P58dfS Vigor 1348 5-16-63 Dr. S. Reed P8dL Andy Griffiths 1999 10-24-69 1. B. Griffiths D-R 35 d S-M Angel (See Persian Angel) Angela Kristine 1935 6-19-69 Ernest Fisher DPG-E 35 s-dc L Angela Marie 2122 11-27-70 Ernest Fisher R-P 23 s S Angel Lace (See Granger Gardens’ Angel Lace) Angelo 1659 11-29-66 Mrs. Concetta J. Grasso D-B 278 s-dc S The African Violet Magazine, March, 1973 25 Angel Song (See Shangri-La Angel Song) Angel Wings (See Shangri-La Angel Wings) Ann Slocomb 1907 11-17-68 M. Lanigan P58dL Appaloosa 1512 6-11-65 Champion’s African Violets D-BWC 379 d S Apple Blossom Pink 2081 7-10-70 Apple Blossom Time (See Westwinds Apple Blossom Time) Tinari Greenhouses P-OX 348 s-d S April Dawn 2306 5-26-72 H. Utz WBC 5 dfL Aquarius Ardesia (See Kuhl’s Ardesia) 2176 3-25-71 H. R. Albro R-0 35 d S Artist Dream 2337 10-7-72 Granger Gardens WD-B-E 35 df S Astro Orchid 2156 1-11-71 Tinari Greenhouses OX 23 d S Astro Pink 2157 1-11-71 Tinari Greenhouses D-P 2 s-dfS Astro Purple 2158 1-11-71 Tinari Greenhouses V2dS Astro Rainbow 2159 1-11-71 Tinari Greenhouses OPCX 23 s-d S Astro Star 2319 7-27-72 Tinari Greenhouses L-R 23 sc S At Dawning 1589 2-3-66 R. & M. Watts LRX 59 s-d S Atomic Gold Supreme 1448 3-23-64 Madison Gardens LPG-E 356 d S Attention 1483 11-25-64 Earl T. Kolb L-B 2 s L Audry 1754 11-7-67 Gordon R. Coon D-PX 356 d S Aunt Clara 2413 11-14-72 Edward Imhoff M-V 38 s S-M “Aunt Polly” 2292 4-10-72 Mrs. H. C. Heard R 359 dfcS Aurora’s Fairest 2008 11-2-69 Benke’s Greenhouse R 58dfS Aurora’s Innocent 2009 11-2-69 Benke’s Greenhouse WPC 39 s-d L Aurora’s Pink Lady 2010 11-2-69 Benke’s Greenhouse MPX 29 d S Aurora’s Queen Anne 2011 11-2-69 Benke’s Greenhouse WPC 3 dL Autumn Russet 1777 11-15-67 Granger Gardens R-P 35 dfS Autumn Splendor 1336 11-23-62 Pearl & E. H. Thomas WVGC 5 d S Ayer’s Rock 1556 10-11-65 Dr. S. Crawcour DP 356 dS Azalea Rose 1502 2-20-65 Ernest Fisher MPX 29 dc S Azure Trinket 2277 3-2-72 Champion’s African Violets L-BX 37 d S-M Baby Dear 1864 9-9-68 Lyndon Lyon W 29 dc M Baby Doe 2032 11-28-69 Mrs. Kiesling M G-E 5 dfL Baby Pink 2105 10-3 1-70 Lyndon Lyon P 8 dcM Baby’s Lace 1434 3-23-64 Madison Gardens WPG-E 358 sf S-M Bachelor Blue 1370 6-24-63 F. Tinari BW-E 5 df S Barbara Mary 1477 10-16-64 Earnest Fisher DP8dS Barbary Coast (See Gold Rush Barbary Coast) Bandwagon 2338 10-7-72 Granger Gardens R-OW-E 5 s-d S Baronette 1520 7-30-65 Granger Gardens WBC 1 s-d S Baystater 2078 6-3-70 Harry Albro DVW-E 9 d S Beauty of Thebes (See Kuhl’s Beauty of Thebes) Beauty Spot 1687 5-26-67 Mrs. Elmer Kramer DP 23 d S Bee Cee 1764 11-11-67 Ernest Fisher P-R 2 s-d S Bellringer 2087 9-2-70 Mrs. C. S. Hawley M-B 89 s-df L Bengal Beauty 2355 10-3 1-72 V. Lorenzen (Park N) R-V 23 s-dc S Bergen Strawberry Sherbert 1566 11-5-65 Bergen Co. A.V.S. L-P 3 d SM Berries & Cream 1359 5-28-63 Champions African Violets OX 78 dc S Bethleman Beacon 1814 2-8-68 Mrs. H. Stine M-D-BW-E 2 s S Betsy Ross 1915 12-4-68 Tinari Greenhouses R-P 3 d S Bettina 2189 5-15-71 Mrs. R. Reed D-PX 35 s-df S Betty Little 1949 7-1-69 Dates Violetry 0 23 dS Betty Lou 1335 11-23-62 Pearl & E, H. Thomas W8dS Bicolor AVS-48 Merkel & Sons OX 89 s S Bi-Color Flirt 1377 6-24-63 Frank Tinari DPXW-E 93 s L Big Bob 1571 11-19-65 Mrs. R. Watts MB 259 dfS Big D 2288 3-11-72 Swift’s Violets V-RW-E 39 d S Big ‘N’ Bold 1392 8-5-63 Granger Gardens BW-E 39 sS Black Magic 32 4-8-54 Granger Gardens D-B 8 d L Bloomin’ Fool 1473 10-5-64 Richter’s Greenhouse MB 8 dS Blue Alisa 1432 34-64 Mrs. Fred Weyland L-B 36 d S Blue Bird* AVS-48 Merkel & Sons MB 389 sL Blue Bouquet 1675 3-10-67 Mrs. H. R. Stine MB 3 d L Blue Boutonniere 1521 7-30-65 Granger Gardens L-B 5 d S Blue Boy* 41 AVS48 Armacost & Royston BV 89 s S Blue Boy Improved* AVS-48 Mrs. W. H. Odom BV 895 s L Blue Boy Supreme* AVS48 Mrs. W. H. Odom BV63 sS Blue Caty 2324 7-31-72 L. Sebastian M-B 38 s-d S Blue Chips 1340 11-29-62 Naomi’s African Violets D-B 983 s L Blue Duet 1769 11-13-67 Mrs. Elmer Kramer B-VW-E 39 d L Blue Excitement 1963 7-15-69 Clarence Wilson M-B 239 d L Blue Eyes* AVS48 Tinari Floral Gardens L-B 8 s S Blue Girl* AVS-48 Ulery’s Greenhouse BV4sS The African Violet Magazine, March, 1973 26 Blue Hawaii 1841 5-10-68 V. Constantinov M-B 2 d L Blue Hills 1557 10-11-65 Dr. S, Crawcour DV 268 d S Bluejean 2026 11-17-69 Irene Fredette MB 35 sS Blue Machen 2074 4-30-70 Mrs. I. Haseltine D-B 8 s S Blue Majesty 1572 1M9-65 Mrs. R. Watts D-B 359 dfS Blue Modiste (See Granger Gardens* Blue Modiste) Blue Monarch 1816 2-16-68 Volkmann Bros. D-B 29 d S Blue Monday 2356 10-31-72 V. Lorenzen (Park N) D-B 25 sc S Blue N’ Gold 1797 11-28-67 White Cloud F arm DB 57 dfS Blue Note 1883 11-18-68 E. Janosick D-B 2 d S Blue N* Pink 1460 7-24-64 Lyndon Lyon MB or MB & P 38 d S Blue Paradise 1435 3-23-64 Madison Gardens DBX 358 d S-M Blue Pacific 2095 9-30-70 Constantinov BW-E 23 d L Blue Petticoat 2357 10-31-72 V. Lorenzen (Park N) M-BW-E 238 d S Blue Power 1990 9-13-69 Mrs. C. S. Hawley MBX 29 s L Blue Reverie 2013 11-14-69 Granger Greenhouses L-BX 35 s-df S Blue Roses (See Kuhls* Blue Roses) Blue Royal (See Granger* s Blue Royal) Blue Rosette 2028 11-20-69 Margaret Scott AVS Benke’s Greenhouses MB 28 d S Blue Skies of Aurora 2012 11-2-69 DB 39 s-dL Blue Sparkler 2212 9-13-71 Vangie Harris BW-E 36 d S Blue Stocking 1558 10-11-65 Dr. S. Crawcour DB 456 s S Blue Treasure* AVS-49 Merkel & Son BV38sL Blue Velveteer (See Granger’s Blue Velveteer) Blue Willow 1873 10-24-68 E. Fisher B-OWC 23 sc L Blushing Maiden* AVS48 Ulery’s Greenhouse W89sS Blushing Mermaid 1484 11-25-64 Earl T. Kolb WPC 5 dfS Bluzette 1953 7-9-69 Richter’s Greenhouse B 35 dS Bob’s French Flair 1701 6-27-67 Mrs. E. Kramer M-PW-E 2 s L Bob’s Remark 1666 12-15-66 Bob Kramer MP 359dfcL Bold Lad 1746 10-25-67 Rose Knoll Gardens M-BW-E 29 s-d S Bonanza 2409 11-3-72 Mrs. H. D, Schmelling BW-E 27 d S Bonfire 1689 5-27-67 Tinari Greenhouse WRC3 sfS Bonnice 2194 5-24-71 Jimmy D. Dates M-PX 3 s-df S Bonnie Blue 1874 10-24-68 E. Fisher D-B-0 23 dc L Bonnie Lassie 1433 3-20-64 Mrs. Grace Moore DB 348 sM Bonny Jean 2184 4-3-71 Mrs. I. Haseltine P 2 s-d S Bonus Babe 2320 7-27-72 Tinari Greenhouse R-0 2sfS Bradshaw’s Choice 2123 11-27-70 Ernest Fisher B-VW-E 23 s-dc L Breckenridge 1830 4-1-68 Rose Thomas W2dS Brenda 1940 6-27-69 Mrs. X. R. Randall WB-E 57 sfS Brigadoon 1014 1M4-69 Granger Greenhouses LR-W-E 239 s-d S Bright Sails 1817 2-16-68 Volkmann Bros. M-P 29 d L Broken Heart 2163 1-21-71 Arnold Baker W-P 36 s S Bronx Cheer 2332 8-23-72 I. Fredette D-PX 239 sS Burgandy Wasp 1968 7-26-69 Dates Vi ole try R-VX2sfS Butterfly 1842 5-10-68 V. Constantinov BX 5 dfS Butterfly White 1983 8-29-69 Lyndon Lyon W 28 s-dc S c Cabaret 2015 11-14-69 Granger Greenhouses D-RW-E 35 df S Calico Kitten 1716 7-31-67 Mrs. L. E. Trokovich MBRC 237 d M Calico Wasp 1969 7-26-69 Dates Violetry L-OPC 3 s S California Skies 2027 11-19-69 C. Wilson DP-W-E 359 df S Cambridge Pink 1325 11-21-62 Granger Gardens D-PX 93 d S Camelot (See Granger’s Camelot) Camelot Rose 1396 8-5-63 Granger Gardens D-0 35 s S Camille 1778 11-15-67 Granger Gardens MPW-E 23 dfS Canadiana ’67 1578 11-26-65 Ernest Fisher DV 23 sc S Canadian Centennial 1649 9-8-66 Lyndon Lyon D-PW-E 28 dc S Candy Apple 2278 3-2-72 Champion’s African Violets L-R 37 d L Candy Lips 1461 7-24-64 Lyndon Lyon WRC 8 dc S Candy Puff 2177 3-25-71 Harry R. Albro PW-E 23 d S Cape Cod 2035 11-29-69 V. Constantinov WBG-E 35 dS Captivation 1908 11-27-68 M. Lanigan M-PRC 8 d L Carefree (See Granger’s Carefree) Carmelita (See Richter’s Carmelita) Carmine Rose 2293 4-12-72 V. Lorenzen (Park N) L-RX 259 s-dc S Carousel (See Granger’s Carousel) Carnival 1690 5-27-67 Tinari Greenhouse R-PW-E 59 s S-M Carnival Boy 1967 44-69 Mrs. I. Haseltine WL-BC 2 s S Carol J o 1364 5-29-63 Nicholas DeLandis D-RV 8 d L Cartwheel 1737 9-30-67 Champion’s African Violets DPW-E 27 sc L Casu Small 1567 11-1045 E. Kossen R-P 3589 sM Centura 2114 11-24-70 R. J. Taylor R-P 389 dc L Cerise Enchantment 1631 8-15-66 Mrs. W. F, Kuhl, Jr. D-PX 4 s S-M The African Violet Magazine, March, 1973 27 Champagne Ice 2115 1 1-24-70 R. J. Taylor Champion’s African Violets L-P 39 s-dc L Champion Firebrand 1360 5-28-63 MPX 378 dS Champion Skylark 1288 9-1-62 Champion’s African Violets M-B 73 d S Champion Water Lily 1289 9-1-62 Champion’s African Violets L-P 753 dS Chanticleer 1386 8-5-63 Granger Gardens L-P 358 dS Charades 2040 1-5-70 Mrs. H. Kienzle D-B 8 d S Charlotte Hughes 1363 5-29-63 Nicholas DeLandis R4 dL Charm glow 1779 11-15-67 Granger Gardens L-P-O 23 s-df L Charm Song (See Richter’s Charm Song) L-BW-E 58 dfS Chateaugay 1416 11-29-63 Manelta Lanigan Chatoyant (See Kramer’s Chatoyant) Cheerful Chap 2132 11-30-70 N. Kolb V 5 s-d S Cheerleader (See Richter’s Cheerleader) Cheery-0 Cherie (See Westwind’s Cherie) 2191 5-24-71 Mrs. C. S. Hawley OV2dfS Cherokee Rose 1420 12-4-63 Maxine Mason D-RP 358 dfS Cherry Cordial (See Manelta’s Cherry Cordial) Chiffon Wisp 1570 11-10-65 Sierk H for A.V.S. of Jax. Fla, OVC 59 dfM Chity-Chity Bang Bang 2060 1-15-70 Mrs. E. Kramer WVE 3 dL Christmas Snow 1436 3-23-64 Madison Gardens W 358 dS Cimarron 1843 5-10-68 V. Constantinov D-OG-E 5 d S Claret 1341 11-29-62 Naomis’ African Violets DR 53 d S Clear Horizon (See Kramer’s Clear Horizon) Clearwater (See Richter’s Clearwater) Cleopatra 1510 5-14-65 Helen B. Kelley DVX 359 sfc L Clipper 1724 9-6-67 Lyndon Lyon Champion’s African Violets W 29 dc S Clover Blossom 1358 5-28-63 DPX 368 dL Clown Boy 1437 3-23-64 Madison Gardens OX38dS-M Cly dene 1861 7-5-68 Mrs. J. C. Harris L-OX 2 s-d S Coast Line 1844 5-10-68 V. Constantinov WP-E 5 s S Cockatoo 2016 11-14-69 Granger Greenhouses WPC 239 d S Coconut Fluff 1438 3-23-64 Madison Gardens WGC 359 d S-M Colleen 1439 3-23-64 Madison Gardens WGC 593 d S Colonel Kuttas 1794 11-21-67 Catherine M. Hawley DB 29 s-dfL Colorado Carnation 2033 11-28-69 Mrs. Kiesling LP 5 dfL Colorado Rosebud 2034 11-28-69 Mrs. Kiesling DPX 35 d S Colorama 1522 7-30-65 Granger Gardens woe 2 s S Columbella 1871 10-5-68 Dates Violetry PX 35'sfS Comet 2088 9-14-70 Craig Specialties W 239 s S Comm odore* AVS-48 Armacost& Royston M-V 983 s L Confection (See Richter’s Confection) Connie 1755 11-7-67 Gordon R. Coon P 25 dS Constance Beth 1994 9-25-69 Swift’s Violets M-P 59 dfL Contact 1581 12-1-65 Pearl Thomas V38dS Contessa 1501 2-20-65 Bob Kramer WRC 3 dc S Copenhagen 1702 6-27-67 Mrs. E. Kramer WDB 5 df L Copper Kettle 2147 12-7-70 Champion’s African Violets D-P 237 dS Coquette (See Persian Coquette) Coquette (See Pink Coquette) Coquette (See Southern Coquette) Coral Blaze 1691 5-27-67 Tinari Greenhouse DPW-E 9 s M Coral Flame 2242 11-4-71 Tinari Greenhouses RX 3 s-d S Coral Frills (See Westwinds Coral Frills) Coralie 2118 11-27-70 Richter Greenhouse O 38 dS Coral Queen 1523 7-30-65 Granger Gardens L-PX 2 s-d S Coral Reef 1692 5-27-67 Tinari Greenhouse DPW-E 29 d S Coral Satin 1536 8-6-65 Tinari Greenhouse M-P 38 s S-M Cordarama 1485 1 1-25-64 Earl T. Kolb OX 8 sf S-M Coronado 2096 9-30-70 Constantinov ODE 23 d L Costa Brava 2252 11-24-71 Annalee Violetry M-PX 237 dc L Country Music 2232 10-27-71 Irene Fredette V 23 s-d S Country Rose 1655 11-19-66 Champion’s African Violets L-PX 237 dL Cousin Janet 1547 9-13-65 Lyndon Lyon BVW-E 9 dcS County Belle 2104 10-28-70 Mrs. C. Gaines W 8 s-d S Courtesy 2376 11-1-72 Tonkadale Greenhouse P 2dfS Courtship 2377 11-1-72 Tonkadale Greenhouse P 2 dfS Cranberry (See Richter’s Cranberry) Cranberry Snow 1619 7-26-66 Mrs. J. B. Griffiths RWC 35 d S Crinkled Crepe 1311 11-9-62 Kolb’s Greenhouse P 5 sL Crown of Gold 2036 11-29-69 V. Constantinov OX 237 dS Crown of Red 1462 7-24-64 Lyndon Lyon R 58 dS Crown Prince 1993 9-25-69 Mrs. M. R. Stekelbos D-VOC 39 s L Crystal Florida Belle 1638 8-25-66 Mrs. Frank Huebscher M-PX 45 d S Crystal Florida Frills 1282 7-16-62 Mrs. Frank S. Huebscher WPG-E 53 dfL Crystal Pink Lucile 1639 8-25-66 Mrs. Frank Huebscher L-PX 29 d L Cupids Dart (See Shangri-La Cupids Dart) Curtain Call 1792 11-18-67 Edward Janosick B 25 dfS The African Violet Magazine, March, 1973 28 Cyclops (See Hollywood Star Cyclops) Cynthia 1918 1-649 Tinari Greenhouse D Dainty Lady 1661 Dainty Maid* Dallas Mister Ed 2256 Dancing Doll 2204 Dandy (See Vem’s Pink Dandy) Dappier Dan 2017 Darcie 2326 Darling Dora 2262 Dark Angel 1524 Dark Beauty (See Westwinds’ Dark Beauty) 1 k E yed Babe 1977 Dark Fury 2358 Dark Ruby 1590 Dark Whisper 1747 Davey (See Westwinds’ Davey) Dazzling Deceiver 1865 Deep Purple 1922 Delectable Supreme 1425 DELEON SERIES DeLeon Dream 1537 DeLeon Frilly Top 1538 DeLeon Pink (See KuhFs DeLeon Pink) DeLeon Pixie 1539 DeLeon Posy 1540 Delft Imperial 1326 Delight (See Persian Delight) Demure (See Westwind’s Demure) Diamond Jubilee 1914 Diamond Lil (See Richter’s Diamond Lil) Diane’s Delight 1623 Dippity Do 1870 Dominion Rose 1780 Don 2057 Dora B aker 2084 Dori 2250 Doris Ann 2173 Dorothy’s Delight 2186 Do; othy Shaw 1833 Dorrie’s Choice 2294 Dot’s Fabulous 1408 Dof s Pink Dart 1411 Dof s Pride 1409 Double Blue Boy* Double Boza 2307 Double Dee 1353 Double Peacharino 1562 Don Mr Take 1984 Dove Wing 1781 Dieam (See DeLeon Dream) DuaaieX Delight 2417 Dulcie 2295 duPont Blue* duPont Lavender Pink* Dusty Rose (See Westwinds’ Dusty Rose) 11-3046 Ernest Fisher AVS48 R, A. Brown 11-24-71 Peggy Kreska 943-71 Lyndon Lyon 114449 Granger Greenhouse 8-19-72 Lyndon Lyon 12-1-71 Vem Lorenzen (Park N) 7-3045 Granger Gardens 8-849 Kolb’s Greenhouses 10-31-72 V. Lorenzen (Park N) 2-346 R & M Watts 10-2547 Rose Knoll Gardens 9-948 Lyndon Lyon 1-949 J, S. Shaw 1-1644 Edena Gardens 8-2045 Mrs. W. F. Kuhl, Jr. 8-2045 Mrs. W. F. Kuhl, Jr. 8-2045 Mrs. W. F. Kuhl, Jr. 8-2045 Mrs. W, F. Kuhl, Jr. 3-2142 Granger Gardens 11-3048 African V.S. of Phila. 8-846 Mrs. Max Mass 10-548 Dates Violetry 11-1547 Granger Gardens 1-14-70 Mrs. J. J. Kreska 8-27-70 V. Lorenzen (Park N) 1M9-71 Erna Abel 2-23-71 Mis. j. B. Griffiths 5-19-71 Mrs. C. H. Heard 4448 M. S. Paist 442-72 V, Lorenzen (Park N) 11-2143 Rose Knoll Gardens 11-2143 Rose Knoll Gardens 11-2143 Rose Knoll Gardens AVS48 Westside Greenhouse 5-26-72 H.Utz 5-2343 Mrs. Glen B. Hudson 11-145 Wests Greenhouse 8-2949 Lyndon Lyon 11-1547 Granger Gardens 11-30-72 V. Lorenzen (P.ajk N) 4-12-72 V. Lorenzen (Park N) AVS48 Mrs. W. K. duPont AVS48 Mrs. W. K. duPont E Easter Bonnet 1482 11-16-64 Easterling (See Kramer’s Easterling) Easter Morning (See Hollywood Star Easter Morning) Earth Angel 2178 3-25-71 Eclipse (See Kramer’s Eclipse) EdnaVoyles 2263 12-1-71 El Dorado 2097 9-30-70 Electra 1902 11-2748 Elf s Loveline® 1810 2-1-68 Elisa Frew 2249 11-19-71 Emperor 1507 4-1945 Enchantment (See Shangri-La Enchantment) Ethereal (See Westwinds’ Ethereal) C. E. Wilson H, R. Albro V Lorenzen (Park N) Constaritinov R. J. Taylor Fedder sen’s A¥ Ernest Fisher R. J. Taylor D-PX35 s-dfS WPC 25 s L P 89 s S-M RX2sfS D-P 8 dc S-M DB 23 d S R-PW-E 2 dc S D-P 239 d S V45s-dfS OX 2 sc S D-B 29 s-dc S D-RX59dfS P-VX 29 d S R-P 2 dc S V38dS l^B 68 d S M-P 39 d S M-BW-E29 dfS MBW-E 4 d M VWC4 sM LBX 593 dfS VW-E 3 df S MPX 38 s-d S D-RX 3 s S LO-PX 23 dfc S DVX 3 s S P 38 d S-M OX 35 d L 0-BX 23 dc L L-PX 238 df S M-B 39 dfS D-B 29 d S DP 39 d L L-P 139 dL VG-E 359 dfL DBV“ 8 d' S R-PR&W-E 239 d S PX 389 dS WPC 38 dS V38dc'M WPC or P 239 d S M-P 258 s-dc L M-PG-E 239 d S D-B 56 s S OX 56 s S LBX 239 dL L-P 238 dS M-B 29 d S L-OGE 5 s L WPGE 237 dc L owe 35 s L R-P 23 dc S PX 78 d L The African Violet Magazine, March, 1973 29 Etiquette 2378 11-1-72 Eureka 2379 11-1-72 Evagene 1970 7-26-69 Everthing 2380 11-1-72 Eventful 2381 11-1-72 Eventide in the Rockies 1333 11-23-62 Exceptionable 2382 11-1-72 Explorer 2383 11-1-72 Exquisite 2384 11-1-72 Eyeful 1954 7-9-69 Eyeful Star 2264 12-1-71 Fabulous (See Dot’s Fabulous) Fairest (See Aurora’s Fairest) Fairy Frills 1300 10-11-62 Fairy Skies 1463 7-24-64 Fancy Nancy 1486 11-25-64 Fandango 1782 11-15-67 Fanfare (See Manelta’s Fanfare) Fanfette (See Kramer’s Fanfette) Fantasia 1800 12-1-67 Fantastic 2308 5-26-72 Fantasy Pink (See Westwinds’ Fantasy Pink) Fascinator 2385 11-1-72 Fashionaire (See Granger’s Fashionaire) Fashion Frenzy 1985 8-29-69 Favorable 2386 11-1-72 Faye Junior 2257 11-24-71 Festival (See Granger’s Festival) Festivity 1513 6-11-65 Fetching 2387 11-1-72 Fiesta Flame 1376 6-24-63 Finalist 2388 11-1-72 Final Touch 2279 3-2-72 Fire (See Pilgrim Fire) Fireball Supreme 1320 11-20-62 Firebird 2018 11-14-69 Firebrand (See Champion’s Firebrand) Fire Bright 1464 7-24-64 Fire Bugg 1978 8-8-69 Firecracker 1423 12-30-63 Fire Dance (See Fisher’s Fire Dance) First Lady 2296 4-12-72 First Recital 1971 7-26-69 Fisher’s Great Scott 1499 2-10-65 Flash Supreme 1494 11-30-64 Flick Too 2000 10-24-69 Fling (See Swanee Fling) Flirtation 1845 5-10-68 Floral Fantasy 1986 8-29-69 Florida Belle (See Crystal Florida Belle) Flying Saucer Red 1886 11-19-68 Forever White 1388 8-5-63 Forever Y ours (See Kramer’s F orever Y ours) Frances Ford 1765 11-11-67 Frank Burton 1684 4-13-67 Frathel’s Alluring 1951 7-5-69 Free Mood 1879 11-11-68 Frieda* AVS48 French Flair (See Bob’s French Flair) Friendship (See P. T. Friendship) Frilled Blue 1548 9-13-65 Frilled Dandy 2070 2-17-70 Frills (See American Frills) Frills (See Twin Lakes’ Frills) Frilly Top (See DeLeon Frilly Top) Fringed Pink Swan 1503 2-20-65 Frivolous Frills (See Westwinds’ Frivolous Frills) Frosted Blue Faith 1398 10-18-63 Frosted Rose (See Manelta’s Frosted Rose) Frost Fire 1596 3-14-66 Fulfillment 2389 11-1-72 Fun City 1944 6-27-69 Funny Face 1495 11-30-64 T on kad ale Gre enh ou se Tonkadale Greenhouse Dates Violetry Tonkadale Greenhouse Tonkadale Greenhouse Mrs. Richard Carr Tonkadale Greenhouse Tonkadale Greenhouse Tonkadale Greenhouse Richter’s Greenhouse Vem Lorenzen (Park N) W2dfS VW-E 2 sc S DO-P 23 d S D-B 2 sc S OX 2 sc S OVGC 5 d L 0-V 2 d S D-V 2 d S P2scS D-P38dS D-P 23569 sfcS Mrs. Ethel Eaton Lyndon Lyon Earl T. Kolb Granger Gardens OVGC 593 dfS DVW-E678 scS RWC 5 s S WPC 35 dfS Madison Gardens H. Utz DP 8 dfS P 23 dS Tonkadale Greenhouse W2dS Lyndon Lyon Tonkadale Greenhouse Peggy Kreska L-R 5 dc S-M R-V 2 d S D-P 3 s-d S Champion’s African Violets Tonkadale Greenhouse Frank Tinari Tonkadale Greenhouse Champion’s African Violets R 237 dcS WV-E 2 s S DPW-E 93 df S WB-E 2 d S D-P 37 dL Tinari Greenhouse Granger Greenhouse RX 63 s S RWE5 sfS Lyndon Lyon Kolb’s Greenhouses Frank Tinari RX 578 dcS R-P 2 sc S-M DRP5 sfS V. Lorenzen (Park N) Dates Violetry Ernest Fisher Tinari Greenhouses J. B. Griffiths P23dS 0-BWE 345 sf M MB 26 sL DP 68 d S L-R 259 d L V. Constantinov Lyndon Lyon R5 sS L-OBC 2 dc S Kolb’s Greenhouse Granger Gardens R-PX 2 sfc L W 38 sS Ernest Fisher Quixie Nichols Frathel’s Mrs. E. Kramer Ulery’s Greenhouses BX 23 d S OVC 23 s-dfc S OVE 3479 dL R-P 3 d L R 389 sS Lyndon Lyon C N H. Mallette VBW-E5 dfS-M WGE 3589 s-dcS Ernest Fisher PX 35 dfS Mrs. Louis H. Krause L-BX 89 d S Granger Gardens Tonkadale Greenhouse E. Janosick Tinari Greenhouses RWE2sS L-P 2 dfc S WPC 3 dfS D-PC 59 s S The African Violet Magazine, March, 1973 30 G Gala 2390 11-1-72 Galaxy Of Canada 1478 10-16-64 Garnet Elf 2339 10-7-72 Gay Ben (See LasswelFs Gay Ben) Gay Divorcee (See Westwinds’ Gay Divorcee) Gayety 2391 lM-72 Gay Frances 1262 2-28-62 Gay N ote 1793 1M8-67 Gay Pirouette 1525 7-30-65 Gay Politician 2353 10-10-72 Gay Song 1945 6-27-69 Gay Delight 2103 10-12-70 Gem Dandy (See Kramer’s Gem Dandy) Gem Gem (See Lasswell’s Gem Gem) General Vanier 1766 11-11-67 Geraldine 2079 6-3-70 Giant Amethyst (See Manelta’s Giant Amethyst) Giant Step 2045 G8=-70 Girl Friday (See LasswelFs Girl Friday) Glacier Peak (See LasswelFs Glacier Peak) Glacier’s in the Rockies 1345 3-20-63 Gladys Parkins 1706 7-1-67 Glamour Babe (See Oceanside Glamour Babe) Globus Pailidus 2073 4-20-70 Glory Bee 1573 11-19-65 Go Getter 2392 11-1-72 Gold Coast 1958 7-10-69 Gold Dust 1475 10-10-64 Golden Girl 1601 3-3-66 Golden Nuggett (See Gold Rush Golden Nuggett) Golden State 2098 9-30-70 Gold Rush Barbary Coast 1453 6-6-64 Gold Rush Golden Nugget 1383 7-20-63 Gold Rush Grotei Goes Modern 1454 6-6-64 Gold Rush Western Sky 1455 6-6-64 GolE 1487 11-25-64 Good Night Irene 2359 10-31-72 Gordon’s Dream 1756 11-7-67 Gorgeous* AVS-48 Gotcha 2205 9-13-71 Grace F oote 2327 8-19-72 Gracious 2393 11-1-72 Graeme 2174 2-23-71 Grand Duke 1394 8-5-63 Grand Fluff GRANGER’S SERIES 1670 2-23-67 Granger’s Blue Royal 2214 10-14-71 Granger’s Blue Velveteer 2215 10-14-71 Granger’s Camelot 2220 10-14-71 Granger’s Carefree 2221 10-14-71 Granger’s Carousel 2222 10-14-71 Granger’s Fashionaire 2223 10-14-71 Granger’s Festival 2224 10-14-71 Granger’s Lilactime 2225 10-14-71 Granger’s Majestic 2226 10-14-71 Granger’s Peppermint 2227 10-14-71 Granger’s Peach Frost 2216 10-14-71 Granger’s Pink Jubilee 2217 10-14-71 Granger’s Red Flair 2218 10-14-71 Granger’s Rose Frost 2219 10-14-71 Granger’s Serenada GRANGER GARDEN SERIES 2228 10-14-71 Blue Modiste 1449 3-3044 Pied Piper 2021 11-14-69 Gratitude 2394 lM-72 Gratulation 2395 lM-72 Great Scott (See Fisher’s Great Scott) Great White Way 2203 9-7-71 Green Blush 2135 11-30-70 Green Envy 2137 11-30-70 Green Frills 1995 10-149 Green Hornet 1314 11-9-62 Green Ice 2136 11-30-70 Green Tint 1887 1M948 Tonkadale Greenhouse BW-E 2 df S Ernest Fisher RP 59 sfc S Granger G. D-R4)W5 sfS Tonkadale Greenhouse P 2 dfS Mrs, Ethel Palmer LPYC 8 s S Edward Janosick P 25 dfS Granger Gardens PG-E 58 dfS E. Janosick OX 5 dfS E. Janosick D-B 5 df S E. Janosick WO-E 2 d S Ernest Fisher R-P5 sfL Harry Albro WO-E 28 d S Tinari Greenhouses D-P 2 s-d L Mrs, Richard Carr OVG-E 59 dS Stella Flynn R 345 dS Dr. F. B. Cohen L-OX 2 d S Mrs. R, Watts M-R 359 dfS Tonkadale Greenhouse R-V 2 sc S V. Constantinov PG-E 5 d S E. W. Champion Madison Garden’s P 37 dL PY-E 358 s-d S Constantinov D-VG-E 5 df S V. Constantinov PGC 35 dfL V. Constantinov D-PRC 35 df L V. Constantinov P5 dL V. Constantinov WBC 35 SfL Earl T. Kolb WPG-E 5 d L V. Lorenzen (Park N) V 28 dS Gordon R. Coon D-PX368 dfL R, G. Baxter RX 89 s S Lyndon Lyon R-P 38 dc S Lyndon Lyon M-P 2 dc S Tonkadale Greenhouse P2dfS Mrs. J. B. Griffiths R-PX 235 d&s-d S Granger Gardens M-B 8 df S Mrs. Elmer Kramer M-P 39 dc L Granger G. D-B 238 dS Granger G. D-BW-E 239 s-d L Granger G. L-O-P 239 dfcL Granger G. L-B-OW-E 23 d S Granger G. D-RX 2389 dfL Granger G. O-PX 23 dfL Granger G. WR-E57dfcS Granger G. L-O 239 dfL Granger G. R 239 dfL Granger G. WR-E 357 dfL Granger G. L-PY-E 239 d L Granger G. P 239 dS. Granger G. R 28dS Granger G. WR-E 357 dfS Granger G. D-PVW-E 239 dfL Granger Gardens D-BX 359 dL Granger Gardens BWC 239 d S Tonkadale Greenhouse D-V 2 sc S Tonkadale Greenhouse D-V 2 sc S Lyndon Lyon W 3 dc S N. Kolb LPGC 5 s-d S-M Kolb WGC 5 d S E. Fisher LOGC 35 dfS Kolb’s OVGW 5 s S-M Kolb WGE 5 d S Kolb’s WG-E 2 d S The African Violet Magazine, March, 1973 31 Grotei Goes Modem (See Gold Rush Grotei Goes Modem) Gus 2071 247-70 Gypsy Pink 2321 7-27-72 Gypsy Lullaby 2289 3-15-72 Hallmark 2396 11-1-72 Hand Picked 1952 1-5^9 Hanka Chief 2106 10-31-70 Hanky Panky “Hapatica” 2328 8-19-72 2093 9-24-70 Happy Daze 2030 11-20-69 Happy Ending 1287 8-25-62 Happy Harold 2169 2-1-71 Happy Helen 2265 12-1-71 Happy Hooligan 1457 6-18-64 Happy Time 1866 9-9-68 Harvest (See Pilgrim Harvest) Hawaiian Dream 1352 5-26-63 Hawaiian Eye 1277 6-19-62 Hazel Irene 1767 11-11-67 Heart of Texas 1393 8-5-63 Height of Fashion 1324 11-21-62 Heldie (See Granger Gardens’ Heldie) Helen Daly 2072 4-8-70 Helen Lavelie 1450 4-18-64 Helen Van Zele 1916 12-4-68 Hello Dolly 1641 9-8-66 Henny Backus 1725 9-6-67 Heritage (See Pilgrim Heritage) Hie die Bergh 2243 11-8-71 High Above 1738 9-30-67 High Flyer 2397 11-1-72 Highland Beau (See Richter’s Highland Beau) High Praise 2297 4-12-72 High Voltage 2107 10-31-70 Hi Hopes 1303 10-19-62 Highlight 1354 5-28-63 Hi-Lander 1795 11-21-67 Holly Peach 1726 9-6-67 Hollywood Star Cyclops 1456 6-6-64 Hollywood Star Easter Morning 1384 7-26-63 Hondo 2309 5-26-72 Honey Bunch 1979 8-8-69 Hood Wink 1896 11-21-68 Hope (See Pilgrim Hope) Hopeful 1544 8-26-65 Horiz on 1591 2-3-66 Hospitality 2398 11-1-72 Hot Drops 2148 12-7-70 Hot Lips 2360 10-31-72 Swift’s Violets D-R 23 d S Tinari Greenhouse M-P 1 s-d S C&N Mallette D-P 3589 dcL Tonkadale Greenhouse VW-E 2 sc S Frathel’s PRC 47 d S Lyndon Lyon V-BW-E 3 dc S Lyndon Lyon M-PX 2 dc S Tinari Greenhouses woe 59 s S-M J. S. Shaw LPRC 39 df S Champion’s African Violets 0 7983 dS Rienhardt’s AV R27sS V Lorenzen (Park N) WPC 239 sc S Frank Burton LP 27 d L Lyndon Lyon R-P 23 dc S Krogman’s Violetry OVC 68 d S Mrs. Elmer Kramer DPOC 92 sM Ernest Fisher D-P 23 d L Granger Gardens DPX58 sfS Granger Gardens D-P 83 d S Dennie R. Fallon M-P 89 d S Mrs. W. J. Purdue LPX 38 sc S Tinari Greenhouses WL-P 38s-dfS Lyndon Lyon M-P 8 dc S Lyndon Lyon V2dcS Mrs. E. Kramer LP3 dfL Champion’s African Violets LBX 278 dS Tonkadale Greenhouse R-V 2 sfc S V. Lorenzen (Park N) M-B 2 d S Lyndon Lyon RG-E 5 dc S Lyndon Lyon VW-E 8 dc S Champions African Violets MB 578 dfL Catherline M, Hawley RX 3 sL Lyndon Lyon MP 5 dfc S Victor Con Stan tin ov MB 3 sS Victor Constantin ov W 358 scS H. Utz D-BW-E 23 s-d L Kolb’s PX5dS Dates Violetry M-BW-E 29 sf S Mrs. R. Watts D-R 359 dfS Mrs. R. Watts DRG-E59 dfS Tonkadale Greenhouse V2scS Champion’s African Violets PG-E57 dfL V, Lorenzen (Park N) RW-E 28 d S I Icebreaker 1488 1 1-25-64 Earl T. Kolb WBC 5 df S Ice Flo 1328 11-21-62 Granger Gardens W 93 d S Icy Peach 1642 9-8-66 Lyndon Lyon D-PX 8 s-dc S Imagination 2399 11-1-72 Tonkadale Greenhouse WB-E 2 s&d S Imp 1840 5-3-68 Tinari’s Greenhouse R-PW-E 2 s S-M Inca Chief (See Swanee Inca Chief) Inky Pink 2108 10-31-70 Lyndon Lyon PVC 38 dc S Innocent (See Aurora’s Innocent) Intensified Pride 1972 7-26-69 Dates Violetry R-P39sS Intensity 2400 11-1-72 Tonkadale Greenhouse P 2 sfc S Invitation 2401 11-1-72 Tonkadale Greenhouse VW-E 2 s S Irene 2274 2-18-72 E. J. Imhoff M-V 358 d S Irene Fleming 1389 8-5-63 Granger Gardens PG-E 358 d S Irish Colleene (See P, T. Irish Colleene) Irish Crochet (See Richter’s Irish Crochet) Irish Rose 1801 12-1-67 Madison Gardens D-PX 8 df S Isabel Smith 2266 12-1-71 V Lorenzen (Park N) D-P 239 sc S Isle of Capri 1317 11-9-62 Kolb’s PY-E 5 sf S Ivory Buttons 2149 12-7-70 Champion’s African Violets W27dL Ivory Fashion 1526 7-30-65 Granger Gardens WP39sS The African Violet Magazine, March, 1973 32 J Jack Pot 2310 5-26-72 Jamboree 2340 10-7-72 Jamie Lynn 1823 2-21-68 Janny 1527 7-30-65 Jay Bee Gee 2001 10-24-69 Jayne Anne 2002 10-24-69 Jean Victoria 1757 11-7-67 Jeepers Creepers 1946 6-27-69 Jeffs Jewel 1407 11-21-63 Jenelle 2311 5-26-72 Jennifer 2006 10-25-69 Jet Star 1693 5-27-67 Jewelite (See Kramer’s Jewelite) Jiminey Crickets 2179 3-25-71 Jimmy Watson 2041 1-5-70 Joanne My Lady 1676 3-10-67 Joan Van Zele 1809 1-19-68 John Bradshaw 1579 11-26-65 John F, Kennedy 1508 4-19-65 Johnnie 2258 11-24-71 Johns Blue 1826 2-27-68 Jolly Giant 1549 9-13-65 Jolly Giant Sport 1727 9-6-67 Jo Willis 1351 5-20-63 Joy (See American Joy) Joyful Sails 1771 11-13-67 Juan Tu 1936 6-19-69 Jubilee 1373 6-24-63 Juliana 2341 10-7-72 Jumbo Geneva 1323 11-20-62 June Hero 1452 5-21-64 Jungle Beauty 2333 9-23-72 Jun^e Fire 1834 4-7-68 Junior Miss 1514 6-11-65 Junne’s Choice 2122 11-12-70 Just Peachy 1515 6-1145 Kaneland Beauty 1973 7-26-69 Kansas City Chief 1933 5-20-69 Kansas City Royal 1934 6-3-69 Kathleen 1612 5-1346 Katy Did 2322 7-31-72 Kay Russell 2150 12-7-70 Kay’s Pink Mist 2085 8-31-70 Kay’s Rose Marie 2086 8-31-70 Keeler’s Lou Ann 1517 7-1345 Kentucky Melody 1748 10-2547 Killington 1831 4-148 King Pin 1703 6-2747 King’s Jewel 1802 12-147 Kismet 1880 11-1148 KRAMER’S SERIES Chatoyant 2244 11-8-71 Clear Horizon 2200 8-26-71 Easterling 2199 8-26-71 Eclipse 2061 1-15-70 F anetti 2245 11-8-71 F orever Y ours 2062 1-15-70 Gem Dandy 2063 1-15-70 Jewelite 2201 8-26-71 Liberty Bell 2064 1-15-70 Love-In-Blue 2202 8-26-71 Natural Blush 2065 M5-70 Peek-A-Blue 2066 1-15-70 Petti Point 2067 1-15-70 Scultured Charm 2068 1-15-70 Krisie 1803 1-2147 KUHL’S SERIES Ardesia 1732 9-2047 Beauty Of Thebes 1479 11-444 Blue Roses 1635 8-1546 DeLeon Pink 1480 11444 Megalito 1733 9-20-67 H.Utz Granger Gardens Mrs. J. B. Griffiths Granger Gardens J. B. Griffiths J. B. Griffiths Gordon R. Coon E. Janosick Rose Knoll Gardens H. Utz Tinari’s Greenhouse Tinari Greenhouse H.R. Albro Mrs. H. Kienzle Mrs. H. R. Stine Lyndon Lyon Ernest Fisher R. J. Taylor Peggy Kreska J, H. Rymer Lyndon Lyon Lyndon Lyon Mrs. D. H. Herring Mrs. Elmer Kramer E. Fisher Frank Tinari Granger Gardens Tinari Greenhouse Clarissa Harris Swifts’ Violetry Tinari Greenhouse Champion’s African Violets E. Swanson Champion’s African Violets K Dates Violetry D, M. Palmer E. M. Barber Volkmann Brothers Mrs. C. S. Hawley Champion’s African Violets Mrs. P. W. Kiesling Mrs. P. W. Kiesling C. L. Keeler Rose Knoll Gardens Rose Thomas Mrs. E. Kramer Madison Gardens Mrs. E. Kramer Mrs. E. Kramer Mrs. E. Kramer Mrs. E. Kramer Mrs. E. Kramer Mrs. E. Kramer Mrs. E. Kramer Mrs. E. Kramer Mrs. E. Kramer Mrs. E. Kramer Mrs. E. Kramer Mrs. E. Kramer Mrs. E. Kramer Mrs. E. Kramer Mrs. E. Kramer Madison Gardens Mrs. W. F. Kuhl, Jr. Mrs, W. F. Kuhl, Jr. Mrs. W. F. Kuhl, Jr. Mrs. W. F. Kuhl, Jr. Mrs. W. F. Kuhl, Jr. RW-E 23 d S L-P-OX 23 d S P 35 dfS OPWE 2 sc S DOVE 359 dfL M-PR~E 359 dfS BW^E 359 dfS R~PWC 2 d S DP dS OV-E 23 s-d S LODEGE 19 sS P-OW-E 3 sc S D-BW-E 239 d L D-PVX 2 s S DPGE 5 dfS D-PX 3 d S M-B 25 d L P 38 dfL RW-E 3 s S B 3 d S PX 2 s-d S L-B 3 dc S L-B 59 d L DBW-E 23 d L PG-E 23 sc L W 3 df S R 5 dfS VW-E 6 s S D-OX 35 d L M-PX 23 d S WRC 5 s S-M PX 2378 dS WO-E 23 s-d S L-P 2378 dL BWC 5 sc S L-RWE 359 sfc L RXGE 359 s-dc L W8dS OVC 29 s L P 27 dc L L-P 238 dS R-P 238 dL P 79 dS D-BP2dfS P 5 dfc S VWE 3 dc L DRY-E 356 s-d S R-P 359 s S WRC 35 dfL M-BX 23 d L L-PG-E 35 dfc S-M D-BWE 3 dfL D-PX 3 d L M-BWE 35 df L M-BX 3 d L L-PX 23 d L M-BWE 3 d S M-BW-E 38 dfc L WPC 3 d S L-BWE 39 dfc L WPGE 3 dfS R-P 3 d S W 38 dS M-OX 5 d S VWC 357 dL D-B 29 d S MP 2 dS MB 2 dS The African Violet Magazine, March, 1973 33 My Man 1636 8-15-66 Mrs. W. F. Kuhl, Jr. D-VWE 35 d S Nefertiti 1637 8-15-66 Mrs. W. F. Kuhl, Jr. D-BX 29 d S Parnassus 1734 9-20-67 Mrs. W. F. Kuhl, Jr. D-B-VX 9 d S-M Pink Treasure 1632 8-15-66 Mrs. W. F. Kuhl, Jr. L-PWC 5 d S-M Roundelay 1634 8-15-66 Mrs. W. F. Kuhl, Jr. M-B 4 d S-M Snowy Smile 1481 11-4-64 Mrs. W. F. Kuhl, Jr. W 3 dS Tralee Rose 1633 8-15-66 Mrs. W. F. Kuhl, Jr. L-P 35 d S-M Wanderlust 1735 9-20-67 Mrs. W. F. Kuhl, Jr. DV 29 d S Lacelon Blue 1489 11-25-64 L Earl T. Kolb BGC 5 dfS Ladora 1379 7-3-63 Mrs. Mae Ritchart P 38 dL Lady Suzette (See Suzy’s Lady Suzette) Lady Wilson 1458 7-13-64 Tinari Greenhouse D-BW-E 359 d L LaFemme (See Richter’s La Femme) Lakeland 2119 11-27-70 Richter Greenhouse WBC 8 s-d S Lamplighter (See Pilgrim Lamplighter) Laredo Lad 2180 3-25-71 H. R. Albro OX 238 s-d S-M Lasswell’s Gay Ben 2229 10-26-71 Mrs. J. C. Lasswell D-BX 23 d S Lasswell’s Gem Gem 2089 9-14-70 Mrs. J. C. Lasswell L-PGE 49 df S Lasswell’s Girl Friday 2090 9-14-70 Mrs. J. C. Lasswell 0X4 dS Lasswell’s Glacier Peak 2230 10-26-71 Mrs. J. C. Lasswell W 24 dS LasswelTs Sweetheart Sue 2231 10-26-71 Mrs. J, C. Lasswell WV-E 5 df S Last Snow 1694 5-27-67 Tinari Greenhouse W 9 s S-M Laura Ruth 1554 10-2-65 Lillian Nelson BWE 35 sfS La Vena 1758 11-7-67 Gordon R. Coon L-P 45 dfS Lavender Delight 2342 10-7-72 Granger Gardens L-OX 23 dc S Lavender Fringe 1888 11-19-68 Kolb’s Greenhouse WO-E 5 df L Lavender Gem 2019 11-14-69 Granger Greenhouse R-OWE 239 d S Lavender Loveliness 1810 2-1-68 Feddersen’s A.V. 0 23 dS Lavender Sparkle (See Westdale Lavender Sparkle) Lavender Tropical Dawn 1770 11-13-67 Mrs. Elmer Kramer OWC57dfL La Vie en Rose 1440 3-23-64 Madison Gardens L-PC 389 dS Lavish Lady 1881 11-11-68 Mrs. E. Kramer D-P 15 dL Leah’s Jewels 1718 8-17-67 Mrs. L. H. Krause OX 56 s-d S Leanne 2124 11-27-70 Ernest Fisher R-P 23 s-dfc S Le Baron 1620 7-26-66 Mrs. J. B. Griffiths woe 39 d S-M Le Chateau 1660 11-30-66 Bob Kramer M-PX 3 dc L Legend 1421 12-12-63 White Cloud Farm P 36 dS Leola 2058 1-14-70 Mrs. J. J. Kreska D-O-PWE 39 sc S Liberty 2402 11-1-72 Tonkadale Greenhouse L-O 2 s&s-d S Liberty Bell (See Kramer’s Liberty Bell) Lightening 1545 8-26-65 Mrs. R. Watts DB 39 d S Like Wow 2329 8-19-72 Lyndon Lyon V 2 s-dc S Lilac Bouquet 1959 7-10-69 V. Con Stan tin ov 0 2 dS LUactime (See Granger’s Lilactime) Lilac Wonder 2046 1-8-70 T inari Greenhouses OX 245 d S Lili Belle 2007 10-25-69 Tinari Greenhouses P-RW53 s-df S Lili Posa 1418 11-29-63 Mrs. Albert Lefebvre RX 236 dL Lilhan Dates 1671 2-23-67 Mrs. Elmer Kramer M-PW-E 39 dc L Lime Crisp 2280 3-2-72 Champion’s African Violets W37dcL Linda 1441 3-23-64 Madison Gardens woe 358 d S Linda Blue 1937 6-19-69 E. Fisher B-VW-E 23 s-dc L Little Busy Bee 1667 12-15-66 Bob Kramer 0 2 d S-M Little Lisa 2187 5-19-71 Mrs. C. H. Heard L-PW-E 29 sfc S-M Little Marvel 1858 5-31-68 Champion’s African Violets L-B 237 dS Little Miss Texas 1862 8-24-68 Mrs. C. Osborn W 39 d S-M Little Ruddy 1624 8-13-66 Victor Constantinov DP 2 sc M Lola 1804 12-1-67 Madison Gardens OV-E 8 d S-M Lola Montez 1337 11-23-62 Pearl & E. H. Thomas ROGE 9 sf S Long John Silver 1582 12-1-65 Pearl Thomas 0 9sS Lori Sue 1528 7-30-65 Granger Gardens WVC 5 s-d S “Los Angeles’’ 1964 7-15-69 Mrs. C. M. Harris P59dS Lou Anne 1555 10-2-65 Lillian Nelson B 35 sf S Lou Ann (See Keeler’s Lou Ann) Louise Black 2003 10-24-69 J. B. Griffiths L-PY-E 23 s-df L Louise Noble 1941 6-27-69 Mrs. X. R. Randall D-P 57 d L Love-In-Blue (See Kramer’s Love-In-Blue) Lovelace 1366 6-13-63 Walter H. Volkmann WBC 5 sfS Loveliness 2403 11-1-72 Tonkadale Greenhouse D-P 2 d S Lovely One 2354 10-17-72 Swifts’ African Violets PX 35 df S Lucky Plum 2047 1-8-70 Tinari Greenhouses R-O 2 d S Luhe Watkins 1397 8-24-63 Mrs. C. W. Thornhill RGE 5 s S Lullaby 1783 11-15-67 Granger Gardens L-BX 23 d S The African Violet Magazine, March, 1973 34 Lustrous 2404 11-1-72 Tonkadale Greenhouse R-V 2 sc S Luxuriant 2405 11-1-72 Tonkadale Greenhouse L-P 2 sc S Lyndy Lou 2170 2-1-71 Rienhardt’s AV B-V 27 s S Lynn R, Thide 1736 9-23-67 Mrs. Elmer Kramer B-VW-E 3 dc L M MaChere 1424 12-30-63 Tinari Greenhouses DPG 5 df S Madelaine 2120 11-27-70 Richter’s Greenhouse R-P 5 d S Madame 2406 11-1-72 Tonkadale Greenhouse L-O 2dS Magenta Pirate 1490 11-25-64 Earl T. Kolb R-P 35 sfS Magnifica 1643 9-8-66 Lyndon Lyon DPW-E 39 dc S Magnificent Mistress 1387 8-5-63 Granger Gardens V 45 sf S Maid Marian 1529 7-30-65 Granger Gardens D-P 5 d S Maisie Yakie 1395 8-5-63 Granger Gardens D-P 59 sf S Majestic (See Granger’s Majestic) Malena 2312 5-26-72 H.Utz OX 239 s-dL Malta 1426 1-16-64 Edena Gardens V 38 dS Manelta’s Cherry Cordial 2235 10-30-71 Carol G. Anderson R 3 dcL Manelta’s Fanfare 2236 10-30-71 Carol G. Anderson PX2dL Manelta’s Frosted Rose 2237 10-30-71 Carol G. Anderson D-PW-E 3 d L Manelta’s Giant Amethyst 2238 10-30-71 Carol G. Anderson OX 2 dc L Manelta’s Star Dream 2239 10-30-71 Carol G. Anderson PR-E 3 dc L Manelta’s Tinted Clouds 2240 10-30-71 Carol G. Anderson WR-E 5 dfL Many Loves 1728 9-6-67 Lyndon Lyon M-RW-E 2 dc S Maple Sugar 1654 11-14-66 Mrs. H. E, Rieck PX 23 d S Margaret Jean 1759 11-7-67 Gordon R. Coon DB or BWC 35 d S Margaret’s Jewel 2154 1-8-71 Rose Knoll Gardens R 23 dL Margie Jean 1938 6-19-69 E. Fisher R-VX 23 sc S Margo 2125 11-27-70 E. Fisher 0-P 23 dfL Marian Magee 2260 11-24-71 Peggy Kreska PX 3 df S Marie Slawik 2267 12-1-71 V Lorenzen (Park N) D-BX 23 s-d S Mariner Blue 1530 7-30-65 Granger Gardens M-D-BW-E 2 d S Mark Hopkins 1625 8-13-66 Victor Constantinov D-PX 35 sfS Marry Bell 1909 11-27-68 M, Lanigan WL-BC 9 df S Mary Christine 2418 11-30-72 V. Lorenzen (Park N) RWE 2 sdc L Mary Odell 1997 10-1-69 Mrs. M. Blenkam D-PX 239 d S Mary Ubsdell 2004 10-24-69 J. B. Griffiths MPWE 359 s-dS Master Blue 1465 7-24-64 Lyndon Lyon B-VW-E 8 dc S Match Maker 2031 11-26-69 C&N Malle tte PX 359 s-dfc S Maude Mae 1942 6-27-69 Mrs. X. R. Randall VOC 357 d L Maumee Vesper 1575 11-22-65 Glass City of Toledo RV 359 sf L Mayfair (See American Mayfair) Mayflower (See Pilgrim Mayflower) May time 1365 6-13-63 Walter H. Volkmann L-PX 3 d L Mediterranean Dusk 1284 6-28-62 Hope Ireland DV 82 s L Mediterranean Moonlight 1285 6-28-62 Hope Ireland WBC 583 sS Megalito (See Kuhls’ Megalito) Megan 1943 6-27-69 Mrs. X. R. Randall PXW-E 57 d S Melinda Pearl 1824 2-21-68 Mrs. J. B. Griffiths D-V-B 359 d S Mello White 1980 8-8-69 Kolb’s Greenhouses WP-E 2 df S Melody (See American Melody) Mentor Boy* AVS-48 Merkle & Sons V 38 sS Merry Ann 1683 4-10-67 W. Albright ORC 38 s-d S Merry Go Round 1357 5-28-63 Champion’s African Violet D-B 78scS Merry Pink 2206 9-13-71 Lyndon Lyon M-P 35 dfc S Midget Midnight 2281 3-2-72 Champion’s African Violet D-B 27 s M Midget Bon Bon 2282 3-2-72 Champion’s African Violet PX 27 s M Midnight Echo 1910 11-27-68 M. Lanigan D-B-VW-E 8 d L Midnight Frost 1611 5-21-66 Capital Dist. AVS VX 37 s L Midnight-Magic 1868 9-27-68 Charles Dedera D-B 35 d S Midnight Seas 1330 11-21-62 Granger Gardens VWE 583 dfS Midnight Serenade 1846 5-10-68 V. Constantinov D-V5dfL Midnight Star 1772 11-13-67 Mrs. Elmer Kramer MVX 23 sc L Midnight Sun 2268 12-1-71 V. Lorenzen (Park N) BX 239 s-dS Mindy 1442 3-23-64 Madison Gardens WOGC58sf S-M Ming Ling 1805 12-1-67 Madison Gardens R 35 d S-M Mingo 1729 9-6-67 Lyndon Lyon L-R 2 dc M Mini-Ha-Ha 2253 11-24-71 Annalee Violetry OX 29 d M Mini-Mignon 2254 11-24-71 Annalee Violetry OV-E 23 dc M Mini-Mum 2255 11-24-71 Annalee Violetry R-P 23 dc M Ming Treasure 2207 9-13-71 Lyndon Lyon RB-E 8 dc S Miriam Steel 2276 2-24-72 Granger Gardens W 2 dfc S Mirror (See Niagra Mirror) Miss Arkansas 2175 3-19-71 Ozark AVS PX 35 df L Miss Pixie 2298 4-12-72 V. Lorenzen (Park N) PX 28 s S The African Violet Magazine, March, 1973 35 Miss Texas 2334 9-23-72 Swifts’ Violets PX 23 d S Miss Walla WaUa 1715 7-11-67 Mrs. M, Rimpler MBW-E 35 d L Mister Dates 1672 2-23-67 Mrs. Elmer Kramer D-BW-E 39 dc L Mister Gus 1905 11-27-68 Mrs. H. G. Cook R-V 37 s-dL Mister R 2121 11-27-70 Richter Greenhouse R-V 38 d S Mister Sandman 1847 5-10-68 V. Constantinov P-RXW-E 5 dc S Misty Isle 1848 5-10-68 V. Constantinov M-B 2 sc S Mixed Bouquet 1760 11-7-67 Gordon R. Coon 0 or owe 35 dS Modern Jewel 2155 1-8-71 Rose Knoll Gardens P-OXW-E 23 d L Molly Brown 1613 5-25-66 Mrs, P. W, Kiesling M-PX 348 d L Mom’s Birthday 1553 9-18-65 Mrs. R. H. Stine WPC 3 dL Monique 2037 11-29-69 V. Constantinov OX 23 s S Moonglow (See Shangri-La Moonglow) Moonlight & Roses 1356 5-28-63 Champion’s African Violets M-P 347 d L Moon Magic 2048 1-8-70 Tinari Greenhouses D-VWE 29 s S Moon Walk 2049 1-8-70 Tinari Greenhouses R-PWE 39 d S More Fury 2142 11-30-70 Kolb R-PX 5 s-d S Morning Sky 1656 11-19-66 Champion’s African Violets L-BX 27 d L Mosaica 1695 5-27-67 Tinari Greenhouse WRC 59sfS Mound Of Pink 1466 7-24-64 Lyndon Lyon P 58 dS Mount Smokie 2076 4-30-70 Mrs. 1. Haseltine M-B WE 3 d S Mr. Lucky (See Suzy’s Mr, Lucky) Mrs. Boles* AVS-48 Mrs. Frank Parker MBV 358 sS Mrs. Greg 2361 10-31-72 V. Lorenzen (Park N) 0 29 dc S Mt. Lakes 1275 6-15-62 Mrs. Richard Carr D-B 93 d S Mt. Lavo 1274 6-15-62 Mrs. Richard Carr 0 59 df S Mt. Skies 1344 3-20-63 Mrs. Richard Carr M-B 59 dfS Musical 2335 9-23-72 Swifts’ Violets W 259 d S My Blue Heaven 2171 2-10-71 Mrs. L. E. Trokovich M-BG-E 359 dfL My Bob (See Shangri-La My Bob) My Darling 2415 11-25-72 Mrs. C. F. Boggan P 38 dL My Flame 1301 10-19-62 Lyndon Lyon RX 8 dc S My Friend 1342 1-25-62 Ruth Kocinski M-B 358 dS My Lollipop 2144 11-30-70 Kolb R-PX 2 s-d S My Man (See Kuhls’ My Man) Myrtle* AVS-48 R. G. Baxter LBV 8 dc S-M Mystic Pink 2143 11-20-70 Kolb PDPE 2 s-d S N Nancy Ann 1974 7-26-69 Dates Violetry L-B 2 s M Nancy Reagan 2167 2-1-71 Rienhardt’s AV D-RX 27 d S Natchez Frank 2259 11-24-71 Peggy Kreska BVC 5 s S Natural Blush (See Kramer’s Natural Blush) Naughty N’ Nice Nefertite (See Kuhls’ Nefertite) 2208 9-13-71 Lyndon Lyon R 3 dc S-M Neptune* AVS-48 Armacost & Royston MBV 38 sL Neptunes-Mermaid 1707 7-1-67 Stella Flynn D-B 289 dfS Nettie Borin 2042 1-5-70 Mrs. H. Kienzle L-BVX 2 sf S Never Lovelier (See Granger Gardens’ Never Lovelier) New Jersey Girl 1430 2-26-64 Mrs. Glenn B. Hudson POX 45 s S New Snow 1955 7-9-69 Richter’s Greenhouse WG-E 28 d S Night Sky 1412 11-21-63 Champion’s African Violets D-B 378 dS Nina Noll 1593 2-16-66 Mrs. G. B. Hudson W9 dS Nobility 1784 11-15-67 Granger Gardens W 23 dS Nomination 2407 11-1-72 Tonkadale Greenhouse V2sS Nona Weber 1750 10-25-67 Rose Knoll Gardens R-OV-E 239 s-dc S Norseman* 413 AVS-48 Armacost & Royston M-B 8 s S Number 32* AVS^9 Armacost & Royston M-BV 3 s S Nymph Fly 1897 11-21-68 Dates Violetry B 287 sfM O OCEANSIDE SERIES Glamour Babe 1295 9-14-62 Mrs. F. Krumenacker M-PX59dfL Skies 1294 9-14-62 Mrs. F. Krumenacker M-BX59 dfS October Sunset 2038 11-29-69 V. Constantinov P-R 35 s S Oh Joy 2323 7-31-72 Mrs. C. S. Hawley D-B 29 d S Oh My 1991 9-13-69 Mrs. C. S. Hawley D-B 29 d S Old Gold 1626 8-13-66 V, Constantinov RGC 35 sf L Olivia’s Darling 1838 4-29-68 Olivia DoPaco D-B 35 dc S-M Oneida 1739 9-30-67 Champion’s African Violets D-B 237 d L On The Beam 1751 10-25-67 Rose Knoll Gardens PRC 29 dfS Onward 2408 11-1-72 Tonkadale Greenhouse P2dS Ora Lee 1265 3-10-62 Dorothy E. Lincoln MBX 3589 sS The African Violet Magazine, March, 1973 36 Orchid Beauty* AVS48 Mrs. W. H. Odom OR 8 s S Orchid Dream (See Westwinds’ Orchid Dream) Orchid Girl* AVS48 Mrs. W. H. Odom 0 45sS Orchid Harmony 1584 12-20-65 Mrs, 0, G. Pierson 09sS Orchid Luster 2050 1-8-70 Tinari Greenhouses OXD-E 3 d S Ordalia 1339 11-23-62 Mrs. W. Keith Myers OX 389 dL Oriental Red 1304 10-1942 Lyndon Lyon R 8 dcS Orion 2069 2-7-70 Tonkadaie Greenhouse W2dS Our Nancy 2005 10-2449 J, B. Griffiths WLBC 29 d S Outer Space 1889 11-1948 Kolb’s Greenhouse. OV-E 2 sc S Pacemaker (See Rose Knoll Pacemaker) P Painted Doll 1427 1-1644 Edena Gardens WRC58sS-M Painted F ace 1587 1-2746 Tinaii Greenhouses R-PWC 15 sf S Pan Am 1849 5-1048 V. Constantinov RP-E 5 s-dc S Parasol 1616 5-3146 Ernest Fisher OVC 2 s-dc S Paris Pink 1960 7-10-69 V, Constantinov D-P5 dfS Park Avenue 2283 3-2-72 Champion’s African Violets V37dL Parker’s Lilac Time 1901 11-2248 Dorothy R. Parker OXW-E 39 s-d L Parnassus (See KuMs* Parnassus) Party Line 1276 64942 Mrs. Elmer Kramer R 598 dfS Pastel Lady 1346 3-2543 Mrs. Glen B. Hudson OX 58 sL Pastel N’ Lavender 2290 3-15-72 C & N Malle tte WOCG-E 3589 s-df S Pastel Swirl 1399 10-2343 Tinaii Greenhouses L-PWG-E 53 d S Patrician 2020 114449 Granger Greenhouses DVWE 239 dS Patti 1919 1449 Tinari Greenhouse M-P 3 s-dfS Paf s Parasol 1278 6-1942 Mrs. Elmer Kramer RWC 598 s S Pats Pet 1550 9-1345 Lyndon Lyon GX 5 d S-S Paula 1362 5-2943 Nicholas DeLandis LRX 8 s L Paul Philip 2126 11-27-70 E, Fisher B-V 23 dfc S Peace (See Shangri-La Peace) Peace Pink 2160 141-71 Tinari Greenhouses L-PX 9 s-d S Peach arino 1563 1M45 Wests Greenhouse WPC 39 s S Peach Frost (See Granger’s Peach Frost) Peach Tips 1961 7-1049 V. Constantinov PX2dS Peak Of Pink 1467 7-2444 Lyndon Lyon PW-E 8 dc S Pearl Moon 1928 4-449 Mrs. 1. Haseltine W3 scS Pearly Shells (See Richter’s Pearly Shells) Peek-A-Blue (See Kramer’s Peek-A-Blue) Peggy 2059 M4-70 Mrs. J. J, Kreska L-PVC 2 sc S Peggy Lynn 2213 947-71 Miss L. Huckenpahler M-PX 29 d S Peppermint (See Granger’s Peppermint) Persia Drewry 1704 6-2747 Mrs. E. Kramer L-PX 5 dc L Persian Blue 1369 6-2443 Ann Tinari LB 9 dS Persian Melon 2246 11-7-71 Mrs. E. Kramer L-PW-E 35 df L Persian Rose 1875 10-2448 E. Fisher D-P 23 d L PERSIAN SERIES Angel 1401 10-2543 Manelta Lanigan ^^C 579 dL Coquette 1417 11-2943 Manelta Lanigan WRC 578 dfS Delight 1400 10-2543 Manelta Lanigan PX 579 dfS Treasurer 1402 10-254 3 Manelta Lanigan DPX 579 d S-M Perfn Pretty 1597 3-1446 Granger Gardens PW-E 29 dc S Persphone 1912 11-294 8 Hi Hill P2dS Pet 1931 4-2349 Grace Moore VX 35 s S-M Petti Point (See Kramer’s Petti Point) Phles 2336 9-23-72 Swifts’ Violets L-P 235 d S Philiy 1956 7-949 Richter’s Greenhouse D-P 38 d S-M Pickaninny 1592 2-346 R. & M. Watts DBVGC 35 dfS Picture Hat 1617 7-1846 Champion’s African Violets PX 23 7 dfc S Pied Piper (See Granger Garden’s Pied Piper) PILGRIM SERIES Fire 1678 34847 Nelson Farm Violets R 23 dfS Harvest 1679 3-1847 Nelson Farm Violets OVC 23 df S Heritage 1541 8-2645 Nelson Farm Violets D-B 23 df S Hope 1576 11-2445 Nelson Farm Violets M-B 239 d S Lamplighter 1680 34847 Nelson Farm Violets P-R 23 df S Mayflower 1542 8-2645 Nelson Farm Violets PG-E 35 df S Ripple 1621 8-146 Nelson Farm Violets DBWE 359 d S Springtime 1577 11-2445 Nelson Farm Violete DP 35 d S Tapestry 1681 34847 Nelson Farm Violets V 237 dS Villager 1682 3-1847 Nelson Farm Violets P 23 dfS Yule 1543 8-2645 Nelson Farm Violets R 35 dfL Pink Beauty* AVS48 Holton &Hunkel P89sS Pink Cargo 1531 7-3045 Granger Gardens PW-E 3 d S The African Violet Magazine, March, 1973 37 Pink Carousel 1568 11-8-65 Champion’s African Violets P 2378 dS Pink Carpet 1696 5-27-67 Tinari Greenhouse M-P 3 sc S Pink Charm 1785 11-15-67 Granger Gardens L-P 23 df S Pink Chateaugay 1752 10-25-67 Rose Knoll Gardens PW-E 29 ds S Pink China 2051 1-8-70 Tinari Greenhouses P 2 d S-M Pink Coquette 1391 8-5-63 Granger Gardens PW-E 59 df S Pink Crest 1564 11-1-65 Wests Greenhouse P 39 dL Pink Dart (See Dot’s Pink Dart) Pink Dawn (See Madison Garden’s Pink Dawn) Pink Dawn (See Vem’s Pink Dawn) Pink Diamond 1835 4-7-68 Tinari Greenhouse PW-E 2 sc S Pink Dubloom 1786 11-15-67 Granger Gardens DPWE 239s-dS Pink Fonda 2313 5-26-72 H.Utz L-PW-E 23 d S Pink Full fillment 1705 6-27-67 Mrs. E. Kramer MPX 5 dfL Pink Galaxy 2251 11-22-71 Mrs. J. S, Savage M-P 39 dfc S Pink Girl* AVS-48 R. G. Baxter P48sS Pinkinnette 1884 11-18-68 E. Janosick P5 sfS Pink Jester 1598 3-14-66 Granger Gardens P 239 dS Pink Jewel 2362 10-31-72 V. Lorenzen (Park N) D-PX 238 dcL Pink Jubilee (See Granger’s Pink Jubilee) Pink Lace (See Shangri-La Pink Lace) Pink Leawala 1697 5-27-67 Tinari Greenhouse PG-E 5 df S Pink Linda (See Tinari’s Pink Linda) Pink Love 1890 11-19-68 Kolb’s Greenhouse PXG-E 2 df S Pink Lucile (See Crystal Pink Lucile) Pink Mademoiselle 1443 3-23-64 Madison Gardens P 358 d S-M Pink Mist (See Kay’s Pink Mist) Pink Panther 2109 10-31-70 Lyndon Lyon D-P 8 dc S Pink PhUly 1920 1-6-69 Tinari’s Greenhouse D-P 29 s S Pink Pipedream 1825 2-21-68 Mrs. J. B. Griffiths D-P-RX 259 df S Pink Polka Dot 1444 3-23-64 Madison Gardens PX 358 dS Pink Porcelain 2190 5-15-71 Mrs. R. A. Reed M-P 3 d S Pink Premier 2343 10-71-72 Granger Gardens P5 dfS Pink Proliffity 1975 7-26-69 Dates Viole try L-PX 23 d S Pink Promenade 2363 10-31-72 V. Lorenzen (Park N) M-PX 29 dc S Pink Purri 1640 8-31-66 Helen Van Zele WRC 56 df S Pink Sequins (See Fisher’s Pink Sequins) Pink Shimmer 1644 9-8-66 Lyndon Lyon D-PG-E 58 dfc S Pink Spread 2241 11-3-71 Edith Floyd P59 dS Pink Sundae 1947 6-27-69 E. Janosick P 2 dS Pink Treasure (See Kuhls’ Pink Treasure) Pink Trinket 2284 3-2-72 Champion’s African Violets PX 37 d S-M Pink Valentine 1818 2-16-68 Volkmann Bros. M-P 29 d L Pink Velvet 2344 10-7-72 Granger Gardens D-P 239 dcS Pink Wasp 1497 11-30-64 Dates Violetry PX 35 sfS Pink Wing 1787 11-15-67 Granger Gardens D-P 239 s S Pixie (See DeLeon Pixie) Pizzaz 1645 9-8-66 Lyndon Lyon L-R 8 dc S Plum Purty 2181 3-25-71 H. R. Albro PW-E 238 df S-M Plum Purty (See Vem’s Plum Purty) Plum Tip 1468 7-24-64 Lyndon Lyon LORC 38scS Pocahontas 1451 4-23-64 Dr. T. B. McKneely M-P 38 sL Poinciano 1532 7-30-65 Granger Gardens PR-E 2 sc S Polly 2145 11-30-70 B. B. Piver OX 2 s-d S Pom Pom 1469 7-24-64 Lyndon Lyon R-OW-E 678 dc S Pompom Delight 2052 1-8-70 Tinari Greenhouses D-R 8 d S-M Poodle Top 2053 1-8-70 Tinari Greenhouses 0-P 239 dfS Pop Art 2029 11-20-69 J. S. Shaw OVC 8 d S Posy (See DeLeon Posy) Posy Pink 1740 9-30-67 Champion’s African Violets L-P 237 dS Premier 1472 9-14-64 Bob Kramer LOX 35 d L Presto Pink 2192 5-24-71 Mrs. C. S. Hawley P3 dL Pretty Imp 1948 6-27-69 E. Janosick P2dS Pretty Proud (See Richter’s Pretty Proud) Prevue 1599 3-14-66 Granger Gardens D-PX 5 df L Pride (See Dot’s Pride) Pride of Rochester (See Granger Gardens’ Pride of Rochester) Pride of St. Louis 1560 10-30-65 Bob Kramer WBC 359 dfS Princess (See Shangri-La Princess) Princess (See Southern Princess) Promo 2043 1-5-70 Mrs. H. Kienzle L-OXWE 5 df S Prom Queen 1533 7-30-65 Granger Gardens M-BW-E 2 s S P. T. Friendship 1583 12-1-65 Edena Gardens P8 dS P, T. Irish Colleene 1428 1-16-64 Edena Gardens RG-E 8 dfS Punch 1966 7-18-69 Della Bledsoe OX 59 s S-M Punchinello 1662 11-30-66 Ernest Fisher L-OX 23 dc L Pure Innocence 1788 11-15-67 Granger Gardens W35 dfS The African Violet Magazine, March, 1973 38 Purple Cluster 1761 11-7-67 Gordon R. Coon OVC 35 d S Purple Falcon 1327 11-21-62 Granger Gardens VG-E 593 s S Purple Gold 2345 10-7-72 Granger Gardens D-V 29 s S Purple Hue 1773 11-13-67 Mrs. Elmer Kramer M-VX 39 d L Purple Jubilee 2247 11-7-71 Mrs. E. Kramer V 39 dc L Purple Mountain (See Westdale Purple Mountain) Purple Popcorn 1700 6-19-67 Mrs. H. G. Cook V 579 dL Purple Robe 1315 11-9-62 Kolb’s Greenhouses V5 sfL Purple Smoke 1859 5-31-68 Champion’s African Violets VX 237 dL Purple Zig Zag 1602 3-3-66 Madison Garden’s o DVY-E 358 d S Q, T. Explorer 1266 2-17-62 Quality Violet House DV 538 dL Quantas 2099 9-30-70 Con Stan tin ov BWE 23 sL Queen aire 1281 7-15-62 Mrs. Lee D. Monroe V 35 dS Queen Anne (See Aurora’s Queen Anne) Queen Helen 2094 9-24-70 Tinari Greenhouses WL-P 36 d S Queen’s Tiara 1603 3-3-66 Madison Garden’s RW-E 3 d S Quick Silver 1629 8-13-66 Victor Constantinov WGE 5 df L Quiet Waters (See Richter’s Quiet Waters) R Rabbit Ears 1319 11-20-62 Tinari Greenhouses OX 83 s S Radiance 2022 11-14-69 Granger Greenhouse R-VWE 239 s-dS Rage 1962 7-10-69 V. Constantinov R 2 d L Rancho-D 1869 9-27-68 Charles Dedera 0 23 dL Raspberry Beauty 1491 11-25-64 Earl T. Kolb ROX 5 dfS Ravencrest 2133 11-30-70 N. Kolb DRVE 2 s-d S Razzle Dazzle 1286 7-24-62 Annalee Violetry DPBC 4578 dS Rebecca 2346 10-7-72 Granger Gardens L-BX 23 d S Rebel (See Richter’s Rebel) Red Beam 2054 1-8-70 Tinari Greenhouses D-R 2 s S-S Red Coat 1534 7-30-65 Granger Gardens R 29sS Reddy 2261 11-24-71 Peggy Kreska R 5 df S Red Flair (See Granger’s Red Flair) Redhead* AVS-48 Merkel & Sons R 38sS Red Honey 1551 9-13-65 Lyndon Lyon RPX 2 d S Redland* AVS-48 V. S. Starr RX38sS Red Melody 1312 11-9-62 Kolb’s Greenhouses R 8 dS Red Queen (See Westwinds’ Red Queen) Red Rich 1500 2-10-65 Ernest Fisher R-P 23 d S-M Red Rosebud (See Westwinds’ Red Rosebud) Red Roses 1604 3-3-66 Madison Gardens D-P 38 d S Red Rumba 2082 7-10-70 Tinari Greenhouses R 135 s-dfS Red Sunset 1322 11-20-62 Tinari Greenhouses RW-E 8 s S-M Red Topper 1663 11-30-66 Ernest Fisher L-R 23 s-dc L Red Wing (See Ulery’s Red Wing) Remark (See Bob’s Remark) Remembrance 1981 8-8-69 Kolb’s Greenhouses P3 dS Rene Edmundson 1390 8-5-63 Granger Gardens BX 39 dS Reney’s Ruffles 1410 11-21-63 Rose Knoll Gardens DPG-E 359 dfS Rhinestone 1741 9-30-67 Champion’s African Violets D-PX 27 dc S RICHTER’S SERIES Carmelita 1298 9-25-62 Richter’s Greenhouse D-P 5 d S Cheerleader 1606 3-30-66 Richter’s Greenhouse D-P 3 d L Clearwater 1474 10-5-64 Richter’s Greenhouse L-P 8 d S Confection 1299 9-25-62 Richter’s Greenhouse L-PG-E 583 dfS Cranberry 1719 9-6-67 Richter’s Greenhouse M-R 38 d S Diamond Lil 1297 9-25-62 Richter’s Greenhouse MPX 83 d S Highland Beau 1414 11-25-63 Richter’s Greenhouse WRC 38 dS Irish Crochet 1720 9-6-67 Richter’s Greenhouse PG-E 358 dS Pearly Shells 1607 3-30-66 Richter’s Greenhouse M-P 38 d L Pretty Proud 1608 3-30-66 Richter’s Greenhouse M-PX 38 dS Quiet Waters 1721 9-6-67 Richter’s Greenhouse B 38 dS Rebel 1296 9-25-62 Richter’s Greenhouse D-BV 83 d S Snowberry 1722 9-6-67 Richter’s Greenhouse BWC 3 s-dc S Whipped Cream 1415 11-25-63 Richter’s Greenhouse W 58 dS Ripple (See Pilgrim Ripple) Rippling Taffeta 1586 1-21-66 Mrs. J. L. Ricker V 25 sL River Beauty 2127 11-27-70 E. Fisher P-OX 29 s-dc S Riviere Bleue 1903 11-27-68 R. J. Taylor BW-E 25 dc L Roman Rose 1375 6-24-63 Frank Tinari D-PW-E 3 d S Roma Rose 2233 10-27-71 Irene Fredette D-PG-E 5 s-df S Ronald Christopher 2128 11-27-70 E, Fisher R 23 sS The African Violet Magazine, March, 1973 39 Rose Crest 1789 11-15-67 Granger Gardens WR-E 35 df S Rose Frost (See Granger’s Rose Frost) Rose Marie (See Kay’s Rose Marie) Rose Knoll Pacemaker 1753 10-25-67 Rose Knoll Gardens BW-E 29 s-d S Rose’s Amethyst 1900 11-21-68 Mrs. M. Progebin MOX 356 d L Rosy Morn 1372 6-24-63 Frank Tinari DP 3 dS Roundelay (See Kuhl’s Roundelay) Rowena 2299 4-12-72 V. Lorenzen (Park N) M-P 239 s-d S Royalaire 2023 11-14-69 Granger Greenhouses DBWE 23 dc S Royal Blue Hue 1812 2-3-68 Violet Frathel RW-E 2 df S Royal Flush 1992 9-13-69 Mrs. Charles S. Hawley R-V 239 s-d L Royal Cluster 1996 10-1-69 E. Fisher LOX 23 s-d S Royal Command 2364 10-31-72 V. Lorenzen (Park N) D-BW-E 2 d S Royalist 1492 11-25-64 Earl T. Kolb B 35 sfS Royal Mountbattan 1976 7-26-69 Dates Violetry B-V 358 dS Royal Trinket 2285 3-2-72 Champion’s African Violets D-B 37dS-M Roy Kersey 1652 10-12-66 Tinari Greenhouse VW-E 3 d S Ruby Glow 1600 3-14-66 Granger Gardens RP 29 dc S Ruffled Masterpiece 2365 10-31-72 V. Lorenzen (Park N) D-P 356 dfc S Ruffles* AVS-48 Mrs. Elsie Freed LBV 39 s S Ruffles (See Reny’s Ruffles) Ruth Carey 1917 12-4-68 Tinari Greenhouses PX35s-dfS Sabre Dancer (See Shangri-La Sabre Dancer) S Sabrina 1872 10-5-68 Dates Violetry VX3 sS Sailor Boy* AVS-48 Armacost & Royston LB 3 sS Sally Sargent 1839 4-29-68 Olivia DoPaco D-R 39 dc S Samoa 1646 9-8-66 Lyndon Lyon VPC 8 sc S Sandy (See Westwinds’ Sandy) “Sandy Andy” 2077 5-23-70 R. J, Craig R-PX 239 sc S Sapphire* AVS-48 W.D. Holley ^ DV8sS Satellite Frills 1891 11-19-68 Kolb’s Greenhouse OX 2 s-dc S Satellite Peach 1892 11-19-68 Kolb’s Greenhouse L-PX 2 s-dc S Satellite Pink 1998 10-24-69 Kolb’s Greenhouse PRE 2 s-d S Satellite Red 1893 11-19-68 Kolb’s Greenhouse R-PX 2 s-dc S Satellite Shadows 1894 11-19-68 Kolb’s Greenhouse OX 2 sc S Savina 2366 10-31-72 V. Lorenzen (Park N) M-BW-E 39 d S Sculptured Charm (See Kramer’s Sculptured Charm) Seafoam 2024 11-14-69 Granger Greenhouse M-BW-E 35 sf S Secret Love 2134 11-30-70 N. Kolb L-PD-P-E 2 s-d S Secret Of Venus 2269 12-1-71 V. Lorenzen (Park N) D-BW-E 28 d S Serenada (See Granger’s Serenada) Seven-Up 1774 11-13-67 Mrs, Elmer Kramer Wor WOG-E 35 sS-M Shadows 1546 8-26-65 Mrs. Ralph Watts D-RX 23 d S Shanee Lynn 2414 11-9-72 Arthur F. HUl M-V 2 d L SHANGRI-La SERIES Angel Song 1307 10-22-62 Bob Neprash Nursery M-P 591 dL Angel Wings 1309 10-22-62 Bob Neprash Nursery P58dL Cupid’s Dart 1306 10-22-62 Bob Neprash Nursery D-P 591 dL Enchantment 1380 7-20-63 Bob Neprash Nursery DP2dL Moonglow 1381 7-20-63 Bob Neprash Nursery BG-E5 sfS My Bob 1404 11-18-63 Bob Neprash Nursery BWC 2 d L Peace 1405 11-18-63 Bob Neprash Nursery W39dS Pink Lace 1406 11-18-63 Bob Neprash Nursery D-P 5 df L Princess 1382 7-20-63 Bob Neprash Nursery P 5 df L Saber Dancer 1308 10-22-62 Bob Neprash Nursery DB 19 dL Sheba 1717 7-31-67 Mrs. L. E. Trokovich D-B 3789 sL Sho Biz 2367 10-31-72 V, Lorenzen (Park N) M-BW-E 236 d L Shell Pink 1923 1-9-69 J. S. Shaw L-P39 dfS Shells Of Pearl 1850 5-10-68 V. Constantinov P 2sL Sherry 1445 3-23-64 Madison Gardens DPX 358 dS-M Sherry Queen 1806 12-1-67 Madison Gardens PX 358 dS Shiela 1775 11-13-67 Mrs, Elmer Kramer WPCG-E 35 df L Shining Plumage 2151 12-7-70 Champion’s African Violets L-P 5 dfc L Sheer Luck 2330 8-19-72 Lyndon Lyon M-B 2 dc S Showboat 1280 6-19-62 Mrs, Elmer Kramer WRC 59 dfL Shower of Stars 1630 8-13-66 Victor Constantinov M-P 35 s-d fc L Show Talk 2182 3-25-71 H,R. Albro R 35 dS Sierra Giant 1332 11-21-62 Granger Gardens VW-E 38 d S Signora Santa 1669 2-10-67 Mrs. Concetta J. Grasso LRX 357 dcS Silver Cameo 1860 5-31-68 Champion’s African Violets L-P 237 d S Silver Celebration 2083 7-10-70 Tinari Greenhouse OX 3 s-df S Silver Dollar 2100 9-30-70 Constantinov W 23 sS Silver Champion 1742 9-30-67 Champion’s African Violets DPX 279 dc L The African Violet Magazine, March, 1973 40 Silver Crown 1657 11-19^66 Champion’s African Violets PX 237 dcL Silver Dust 1743 9-30-67 Champion’s African Violets L-BW-E 27 d S Silver Garland 2152 12-7-70 Champion’s African Violets WV-E 57 df L Silver Jubilee 2101 9-30-70 C on Stan tin ov 0 23 sS Silver Pinafore 1658 1M9-66 Champion’s African Violets L-PX 23 7 dfc L Silver Shadows 1316 11-9-62 Kolb’s Greenhouses WX 5 dfL Sing Along 1888 11-18-^8 E. Janosick L-OX 2 d L Singing Surf 1647 9-8-66 Lyndon Lyon W5 dcS Sir Anthony 1290 9-6-62 Mrs. L. Clyde Williams WVC 93 d S Sissy Britches 2044 1-5-70 Mrs. H. Kienzle L-BVX 2dfL Skies (See Oceanside Skies) Sky Blue* AVS48 Merkel & Sons L-B 5983 sS Sky Blue Pink 1932 5-5-69 Polly Marek L-OX 238 d S-S Skylark (See Champion’s Skylark) Skyline 1292 9-10-62 Mrs. Elmer Kramer LBW-E 3 s L Sleepy Head 2161 1-13-71 R. J. Craig D-VW-E 3 s S Small Change 2209 9-13-71 Lyndon Lyon V38dcM Smart Stuff 2300 4-12-72 V. Lorenzen (Park N) L-RX 29 sc S Sno Bird (See Naomi’s Sno Bird) Snowberry (See Richter’s Snowberry) Snow Spun 1790 11-15-67 Granger Gardens W 35 dS Snowy Smile (See Kuhl’s Snowy Smile) Softique 1957 7-19-69 Richter’s Greenhouse L-P 358 dS Soft White 1605 3-3-66 Madison Garden’s W 3568 dS Southern Cross 1926 1-13-69 Dr. S. Crawcour POX 356 sc S-M Southern Pacific 2102 9-30-70 Constantinov PX-WE 23 s S Sparkler 1688 5-26-67 Mrs. Elmer Kramer OX 39 dcL Sparkling Mauve 1673 2-23-67 Mrs. Elmer Kramer OVC 359 sfL Spartan 2347 10-7-72 Granger Gardens D-BW-E 239 d S Spinning Wheel 1618 7-18-66 Champion’s African Violets DPX 237 dL Spirit of ’76 1921 1-6-69 Tinari Greenhouse R-P 3 s-d S Spitfire 1698 5-27-67 Tinari Greenhouses P 5 sfc S-M Spootnick 1498 11-30-64 Dates Violetry RP 8 sf S-M Spring Dance 1182 lMl-68 Mrs. E. Kramer OPC 39 sfc S Spring Deb 2348 10-7-72 Granger Gardens WB-E 5 df S Spring Fever 2183 3-25-71 H. R. Albro M-B 238 dS Springtime (See Pilgrim Springtime) Standing Ovation 1813 2-3-68 V. Frathel D-P 278 d L Starbright (See Vem’s Starbright) Stardust (See P. T. Stardust) Star Dream (See Manelta’s Star Dream) Star Fire 2140 11-30-70 Kolb LPWC 5 s-d S Star Gazer 1496 11-30-64 Tinari Greenhouses BWC 9 d S Star of Eve 1876 10-24-68 E. Fisher 0 238 scL Starry Eyed 1791 11-15-67 Granger Gardens WRC 239 s-dS Starshine 2349 10-7-72 Granger Gardens W 29 sc S Stars truck 1371 6-24-63 Frank Tinari DVW-E 5 sc S Startling 1305 10-19-62 Lyndon Lyon OBC 9 dc S State Line 1851 5-10-68 V. Constantinov WP-E 2 s S Stateliner 1895 11-19-68 Kolb’s Greenhouse PX 2 s-dc S Stowe 1832 4-1-68 Rose Thomas P2dS Strawberry Frosting (See Westwinds’ Strawberry Frosting) Strawberry Ripple 2153 12-7-70 Champion’s African Violets D-PW-E 57 d L Strawberry Sherbet (See Bergen Strawberry Sherbet) Strawberry Shortcake 1509 4-19-65 R. J. Taylor R-P 38 d L Suddenly 1378 6-24-63 Frank Tinari OXW-E 3 s S Sugar Blue 1836 4-7-68 Tinari Greenhouse M-BW-E 2 s S Sugar Ice 1768 11-11-67 Ernest Fisher R-PW-E 35 sfc S Sugar Pink 1730 9-6-67 Lyndon Lyon PWC 57 dfc S Sugar Plum F airy 1385 8-5-63 Granger Gardens DPG-E 59 d S Summer Snow (See Westdale Summer Snow) Sunday 1819 2-16-68 Volkmann Bros. M-O 29 d L Superba 2350 10-7-72 Granger Gardens P-OX 35 dfS Susan 1762 11-7-67 Gordon R. Coon OX 359 dS Susan Leslie 1877 10-24-68 E. Fisher R-P 23 d L Super Chief 1852 5-10-68 V, Constantinov RX 2 dS Superfection 2193 5-24-71 Mrs. C. S. Hawley PX 3 sL Supremacy 1965 7-15-69 Mrs. C. M. Harris P 578 dL Surfside 1476 10-10-64 Ethel W. Champion D-B 37 dL Susan Sweet 1821 2-1748 Mrs. H. G. Cook P37dS Swanee Fling 2411 11-9-72 Elmer Swanson D-P-0 38 s-d L Swanee Inca Chief 2412 11-9-72 Elmer Swanson D-P35s-dfL Swan Lake 1685 4-3047 Annalee WGC 359 dfL Swedish Crystal 2234 10-27-71 Irene Fredette W5s-dfS Sweepstakes 1674 2-23-67 Mrs, Elmer Kramer VW-E 39 dfc L Sweet Anna 2129 11-27-70 E. Fisher DPWE 239 s-dc L The African Violet Magazine, March, 1973 41 Sweet Butterfly 1867 9-9-68 Lyndon Lyon W 3 dcS Sweet Charlotte 1853 5-10-68 V. Constantinov PRC 5 sf S Sweet Fairy 2351 10-10-72 C & N Mallette M-P 3589 dcS Sweetheart (See Southern Sweetheart) Sweetheart Blue (See Lasswell’s Sweetheart Blue) Sweet Leilani (See Tinari’s Sweet Leilani) Sweet One 1820 2-16-68 Volkmann Bros. M-0 29 d L Sweet Pea Red Girl (See Kuhl’s Sweet Pea Red Girl) Sweet Pixie 2195 5-28-71 Swiffs Violets L-P 29 d S-M Sweet Regardless 2301 4-12-72 V. Lorenzen (Park N) D-P 258 s-dfS Sweet William 2162 1-13-71 R. J. Craig V 369 dL Sylvia Ann Suzy’s Lady Suzette 1291 9-6-62 Mrs. L. Clyde Williams PRC 93 d S 2091 9-21-70 Mrs. H. S. Johnson M-BX 4 d S Suzy’s Mr. Lucky 2092 9-21-70 Mrs. H. S. Johnson OX 239 dS T Take Off 2138 11-30-70 Kolb PWC 29 s-d S Tall Tales 1302 10-19-62 Lyndon Lyon PVX 8 sc S Tammy 1293 9-11-62 Select Violet House D-PGC 5 sf S Tanforan 1627 8-13-66 Victor Constantinov D-R 5 df S Tattered Pink 1313 11-9-62 Kolb’s Greenhouses PX5 sfS Tapestry (See Pilgrim Tapestry) Telstar 2410 11-3-72 Mrs. H. Schmelling VW-E 27 sc S “Teresa Marie” 1622 8-8-66 Mrs, Ehzabeth Kling V 239 sS Terry lin 1574 11-19-65 Mrs. R. Watts V 39 dS Texas Blue Treasure 1906 11-27-68 Mrs. H, G. Cook B 37 dL Texas Bouquet 1368 6-13-63 W. H. Volkmann D-PX 3 d S Texas Picture 1585 12-20-65 Mrs. 0. G. Pierson LP 9 s-d L Texas Pride 1822 2-17-68 Mrs. H. G. Cook W3 dS Texas Star 1829 3-25-68 EUey’s Greenhouses P-ORC 2 sc S That’s My Baby 1609 4-9-66 Mrs, H. N. Tuveson OVC 26 s S The Californian 1419 11-30-63 V. Constantinov PG-E 5 dfL Thelma Jean 1763 11-7-67 Gordon R, Coon R orPWS 29 dfS-M Thelma U singer 1950 7-1-69 Dates Violetry P 23 dS The Parson 2316 6-29-72 Rev. C. Blades 0 3579 sL The Parsons Wife 2317 6-29-72 Rev. C. Blades WPC 35 sfL Theresa Moeller 1329 11-21-62 Granger Gardens MPX 43 d S Thesis Red 1493 11-25-64 Earl T. Kolb R 5 sfS Thomas William 2188 5-19-71 Mrs. C. H. Heard R-PWC 35 dfS Thrills 1653 11-14-66 Mrs. W, J. Ritmanich LOX 357 dfS Tickled Silly 2080 6-3-70 Harry Albro DV 35 d S Timberline 1796 11-27-67 Mrs. P. W. Kiesling M-BW-E 238 s S Timber top 1559 10-11-65 Dr. Sydney Crawcour MB 56 d S Timbuc - Tutie 1283 6-28-62 Hope Ireland WBC 53 sL Tinari’s Pink Linda 1459 7-13-64 Tinari Greenhouses DP 38 d L Tinari’s Pink Twist 1321 11-20-62 Tinari Greenhouses P 5 df S Tinted Clouds (See Manelta’s Tinted Clouds) Tinted Lady* Tiny Blue 2110 AVS-48 10-31-70 Lyndon Lyon LB 358 sL 0-B 8 dc M Tiny Ellie 2331 8-19-72 Lyndon Lyon M-P 2 dc M Tiny Fantasy 1987 8-29-69 Lyndon Lyon D-OBC 28dcM Tiny Pink 1648 9-8-66 Lyndon Lyon P9dcM Tiny Rose 1552 9-13-65 Lyndon Lyon MP 9 dc M Tommie Lou 1744 10-25-67 Mrs. G. B. Oden WO 237 dL Topaz* AVS-48 W. D. Holley Rienhardt’s AV DBV38sL Top Dollar 2168 2-1-71 D-B-V 27 d S Top Knot 1686 5-23-67 Fedderson A.V. 0 23 dL Torch Song 2368 10-31-72 V. Lorenzen (Park N) D-P 28 dc S Touch of Spring 1967 7-23-69 Mrs. H. Juline WG-E 359 dfS Tralie Rose (See Kuhls’ Tralie Rose) Treasure (See Persian Treasure) Trecia 1807 12-1-67 Madison Gardens D-V 38 d S Tricksy Blue 1988 8-29-69 Lyndon Lyon L-B 28 s-dc S-M Tri-Lavender 1837 4-10-68 Mrs. A. Grasso OX 3578 s-dfS Triple Threat 1989 8-29-69 Lyndon Lyon M-P 5 dc S Tropical Dawn 1776 11-14-67 Mrs. Elmer Kramer D-BWC 57 dfL Tropical Twilight 1279 6-19-62 Mrs. Elmer Kramer WVC695 dfL True Blue 2248 11-7-71 Mrs. E, Kramer D-BW-E 359 dc L True Story 1677 3-10-67 Mrs. H. R. Stine MPX 2 s L Tucson 1854 5-1068 V. Constantinov R 5 s-dc S Turtle Dove 1565 11-165 West Greenhouse B 56 dL Tu Tu 1939 6-1969 E. Fisher LOWC 2 s L Twilight (See Westwinds’ Twilight) Twilight Pink 2116 11-25-70 J. David Buttram L-P 5 s-df S Twilight Zone 1628 8-13-66 Victor Constantinov P-R 35 sf S Twin Lakes 1650 10-366 Mrs. Sadie Withrow M-B 3 sf L The African Violet Magazine, March, 1973 42 Twin Lakes F rills 1651 10-3-66 Mrs. Sadie Withrow WBC 35 sfS Two Faced 2369 10-31-72 V, Lorenzen (Park N) U OX 269 dcS U. C. Mabel Hudson 1504 3-22-65 Mrs. G. B. Hudson R 29sS Uncle Dutch 2172 2-18-71 T & F Clark 345 dS Up Tight 2270 12-1-71 V. Lorenzen (Park N) V 29 s-d S Utz Crown Jewel 2314 5-16-72 H. Utz VW-E 23 d S Utz White Angel 2315 5-26-72 H. Utz W 289 dS V Vacation 1318 11-13-62 Mrs. Byrdena Woodley LBG-E 583 dfS Variegated Peak of Pink 1904 11-27-68 Cerri Flowers M-P 27 s-dc S Velvet (See Westdale Velvet) Velveta 1588 1-27-66 Frank Tinari DV5 sS Velveteen 1516 6-11-65 Champion’s African Violets D-V 357 dfS Velvet Improved (See Westdale Velvet Improved) Velvet Tempest 1331 11-21-62 Granger Gardens R-P 58 sS Venus 1913 11-29-68 Hi Hill OX 8 dc S Vera 2291 3-20-72 Lyndon Lyon OVXW-E 2 dc S-M Vem’s Dandy 2370 10-31-72 V. Lorenzen (Park N) D-PW-E 59 s-dc S Vem’s Delight 2271 12-1-71 V. Lorenzen (Park N) V-BW-E 239 s-d S Vem’s Pink Dawn 2371 10-31-72 V. Lorenzen (Park N) PWRC 2 dc S Vem’s Plum Purty 2372 10-31-72 V. Lorenzen (Park N) D-R 23 sc S Vern’s Starbright 2373 10-31-72 V. Lorenzen (Park N) D-PX 2 dc L Victorian Pink Vigor (See American Vigor) 1355 5-28-63 Champion’s African Violets D-PX 278 d L Viking Villager (See Pilgrim Villager) Violet N’ Gold 655 AVS-48 Armacost& Royston DBV 83 s S 1470 7-24-64 Lyndon Lyon VYG-E 38 sfc S Virginia Belle 2318 7-21-72 Mrs. T. B. McKneely M-B 389 dL Vogue 1799 11-28-67 White Cloud Farm MLPX 23 d S Vulcan 2111 10-31-70 Lyndon Lyon D-V 8 dc S Vulcan Rex 2302 4-12-72 V. Lorenzen (Park N) W Kolb’s Greenhouse V-RX 39 sc S Wagon Wheel 1310 11-9-62 WRC8dS Wandering Rose 2374 10-31-72 V. Lorenzen (Park N) D-PW-E 26 dc L Wanderlust (See Kuhls’ Wanderlust) Watch It 2272 12-1-71 V. Lorenzen (Park N) M-PX 239 d S Water Lily (See Champion’s Water Lily) Wedding Gown 1422 12-12-63 White Cloud Farm W36 dS Wee Wonder 2130 11-27-70 E. Fisher PWC 2 d S Wells F argo 1855 5-10-68 V. Constantinov P-R 5 dc L Wendy Sue 1878 10-24-68 E. Fisher D-BW-E 23 dc L Westdale Lavender Sparkle 1929 4-14-69 Mrs. I. Haseltine RW-E 2 s S Westdale Purple 2185 4-3-71 Mrs, Haseltine V9dS Westdale Summer Snow 2075 4-30-70 Mrs. I. Haseltine W 38 dL Westdale Velvet 1930 4-14-69 Mrs. I, Haseltine BW-E 2 s S Westdale Velvet Improved 2275 2-23-72 Mrs. I. Haseltine M-BW-E 25 s-d L Western Sky (See Gold Rush Western Sky) Westward Ho WESTWTNDS’ SERIES 1334 11-23-62 Pearl & E. H. Thomas DB 8 dL Appieblossom Time 2196 7-31-71 Westwinds’ AV L-PX5 dfL Cherie 1924 1-10-69 Westwinds’ AV WOX 2 s-d S Coral Frills 1614 5-28-66 Westwinds’ AV L-PX 2 sc S Dark Beauty 1615 5-28-66 Westwinds’ AV D-V 23 d S Davey 2325 8-19-72 Westwinds’ AV OVC 5 s-d S Demure 1594 2-24-66 Westwinds’ AV LPVGC 2 d S Dusty Rose 2197 7-31-71 Westwinds’ AV M-PW-E 5 dfL Ethereal 2166 1-29-71 Westwinds’ AV M-PG-E 2 s-d L Fantasy Pink 1505 4-2-65 Westwinds’ AV PWE 9 sS Frivolous Frills 1668 1-6-67 Westwinds’ AV DV 29 sc S Gay Divorcee 1510 7-27-65 Westwinds’ AV DB 23 d S Orchid Dream 2198 7-31-71 Westwinds’ AV L-OVC5s-dfL Red Queen 1925 1-10-69 Westwinds’ AV RW-E 59 sfc S Red Rosebud 2164 1-29-71 Westwinds’ AV R 2dS Sandy 2165 1-29-71 Westwinds’ AV OX 2 s-dfc L Strawberry Frosting 1518 7-27-65 Westwinds’ AV DPWC 29 s-d S Twilight 1506 4-2-65 Westwinds’ AV MBWC 359 d S Wham Bang 1899 11-21-68 Dates Violetry M-R 5 dfS Whipped Cream (See Richter’s Whipped Cream) Whirlaway 2210 9-13-71 Lyndon Lyon V-BW-E 2 dc S The African Violet Magazine, March, 1973 43 Whirligig 2286 3-2-72 Champion’s African Violets WRC 37 d S White Alice 1347 3-25-63 Mrs. Glen B. Hudson WBC 58 sfS White Bloomin F ool 1827 2-27-68 J. H. Rymer W 39 dS White Cloud Chief 1798 11-28-67 White Cloud Farm DRX 5 dfS White Dove 1367 6-13-63 W. H. Volkmann W38dS White Gleam 2352 10-10-72 C & N Mallette WG-E 3589 s-d S White Jewel 1374 6-24-63 Frank Tinari W59 dfS White Lady* AVS-48 Peter Ruggeri W8sS White Leawala 1699 5-27-67 Tinari Greenhouses WG-E 5 dfS White Peacock 1911 11-27-68 M. Lanigan W59L White Perfection 1471 7-24-64 Lyndon Lyon W8dcS White Regent 2025 11-14-69 Granger Greenhouse woe 23 d S White Roses 1446 3-23-64 Madison Gardens W 358 dS Wildfire 1569 11-8-65 Champion’s African Violets PGE 359 dfS Wild Iris 1447 3-23-64 Madison Gardens DOWC 358sS-M Wild Lemon 2141 11-30-70 Kolb WGC 2 s c S-M Wildwing 1898 11-27-68 Dates Violetry WO-E 29 sf S William Bruce 2131 11-27-70 E. Fisher MBX 23 s-dc L Win Albright 2303 4-12-72 V. Lorenzen (Park N) D-PX 5 s-d S Windblown 2287 3-2-72 Champion’s African Violets M-B 37 dL Window Blue 1710 5-8-67 Dr. S. E. Reed DB 29 d M Window Bouquet 1711 5-8-67 Dr. S. E. Reed DPWC 389 d S-M Window Lace 1712 5-8-67 Dr. S. E. Reed LOX 2 d S-M Window Pink 1713 5-8-67 Dr. S. E. Reed LP 29 d M Window Wonder 1714 5-8-67 Dr. S. E. Reed DV 29 d M Wine and Roses 1856 5-10-68 V. Constantinov RXG-E 5 dc S Wine Bouquet 2039 11-29-69 V. Constantinov R 23 dS Winged Goddess 1511 4-2-65 Helen B. Kelley BEW39dfL Winnie 2055 1-8-70 Tinari Greenhouses RWE 39 d S Winsome 1664 11-30-66 Ernest Fisher VW-E 23 dc S Winston Churchill 1580 11-26-65 Ernest Fisher V3 dS Winter Gold 1982 8-8-69 Kolb’s Greenhouses RXG-E 5 s-dc S Winter Wine 2139 11-30-70 Kolb DR WE 2 s-c S Wintry Wine 2304 4-12-72 V. Lorenzen (Park N) R 29 s-d S Wisteria 2056 1-8-70 Tinari Greenhouses 02dL Wrangler 1731 9-6-67 Lyndon Lyon MR 2 dc S Wunderbar 1343 1-25-63 Ruth Kocinski V WBC 38 dS Yellow Breakthrough 2416 11-27-72 I G. L. Lane G-Y 5 s-f S Yerba Buena Yule (See Pilgrim Y ule) 1429 1-16-64 Edena Gardens DR 38 s S Yule Tide 2273 12-1-71 V. Lorenzen (Park N) R 23 dc S Zara 2305 4-12-72 £j V. Lorenzen (Park N) V 2 s-dc S Zest of the West Zig Zag (See Purple Zig Zag) 1338 11-23-62 Pearle & E. H. Thomas DB 5 sS AFRICAN VIOLET (Saintpaulia) SPECIES genus Saintpaulia H. Wendland in Gartenflora, xlii, 321, t. 1391 & Fig. 66 (1893) S. brevipilosa B. L. Burtt 1964 S. confusa B. L. Burtt 1958 S. difficilis B. L. Burtt 1958 S. diplotricha B. L. Burtt 1947 S. goetzeana Engler 1900 S. grandifolia B. L. Burtt 1958 S. grotei Engler 1921 S. inconspicua B. L. Burtt 1958 S. intermedia B. L. Burtt 1958 S. ionantha H. Wendland 1893 S. magungensis S. Magungensis E. P. Roberts 1950 var. minima B. L. Burtt 1964 S. magungensis var. occidentalis B. L. Burtt S. nitida B. L. Burtt 1958 S. orbicularis S. orbicularis B. L. Burtt 1947 var. purpurea B. L. Burtt 1964 S. pendula S. pendula B, L. Burtt 1958 var. kizarae B. L. Burtt 1964 S. pusilla Engler 1900 S. rupicola B. L. Burtt 1964 S. shumensis B. L. Burtt 1955 S. teitensis B. L. Burtt 1958 S. tongwensis B. L. Burtt 1947 S. velutina B. L. Burtt 1958 The African Violet Magazine, March, 1973 44 Ray Lange says . . • AFRICAN VIOLETS MAKE BEAUTIFUL HOUSE PLANTS (This is the conclusion of an interview with Raymond Lange of Corpus Christi by C. W. Carpenter, Corpus Christi Caller-Times Garden Editor, the first installment of which was printed in the January Magazine). Lange said propagation of African violets by leaf cuttings is very easy. Take a full-grown, healthy leaf (not one that is beginning to fade with age), and cut it with about an inch or an inch and a half of leaf stem attached. Dampen a small pot of sterile vermiculite and insert the leaf stem into the rooting medium. Place it in light similar to that where the plant grows and keep the rooting medi¬ um damp. Rooting may take from a few weeks to several months, depending on the leaf, the type of plant and other conditions. Frequently, Lange said, a leaf cutting will pro¬ duce from two or three to six or eight small plants. When the plants are about 2 inches tall, carefully separate them and pot each in a small pot in the same soil used for large plants. From then on tend them just as mature ones are handled. Lange said they also can be grown from seed but that this is quite difficult and not recommend¬ ed for beginners. Sooner or later, everyone who raises violets will want to try growing them under artificial lights. Special fluorescent lights designed for plant growth are usually used with the top leaves of the plants placed about a foot below the light tubes. Fluorescent lights produce such superior plants that sometimes they are not allowed to compete with natural-hght-grown plants in African violet shows. Lange lists some of the problems growers may face. Too much light, he said, may fade the flow¬ ers and foliage. Too little light will produce plants with dark green foliage but no blooms. Artificial Hghts are usually used about 12 to 14 hours a day. if plants don’t do well increase humidity around the plants by grouping several close to¬ gether. Placing the pots on wet gravel also helps keep the atmosphere around them humid. Occasional washing of the leaves under luke¬ warm tap water will improve their appearance, Lange said. Keep the plants away from bright hghts until the leaves dry or the leaves will be spotted, he said. Good ventilation of the plant area is necessary to avoid powdery mildew. Lange keeps small plas¬ tic trays of sulfur sitting among his potted plants to discourage mildew. There are several pests, he said, which may cause trouble. One of the worst is cyclamen mites. When these mites are at work, he said, the central crown will turn a light gray color, the blossoms and stems will be distorted, and the petals may be dwarfed. The leaves will often be much more hairy than normal. To cure this he recommends submerging the pot and the entire plant in a malathion solution until the potting soil is saturated and then allowing it to dry m an unlighted area. Another pest, the broad mite, causes the leaves to curl downward, he said, but the leaves do not become hairy. Spray with malathion. Nematodes are sometimes a problem. The only cure for this soil pest is to cut the plant off above the soil level and dispose of the soil and pot. Re¬ plant the severed crown in sterile soil and allow it to root. If mealy bugs appear, spray with African violet spray. Use the same treatment for aphids and plant lice. An ailment called “stunt” produces symptoms similar to cyclamen mites. If the plant does not respond to mite treatment it is probably this ma¬ lady of unknown cause. There is no known cure. The plant should be thrown out. All of these troubles can occur, but if the plants are grown indoors, and all new plants are isolated until proven safe, growers will experience little dif¬ ficulty. If you get the violet-growing urge, Lange re¬ commends that you join one of tne local societies. He also recommended a book on the topic. It is “The New Complete Book of the African Violet” by Helen Van Pelt Wilson, published by M, Bar- rows and Co. of New York. Most book stores will order it if it is not in stock. Growers can become members of the African Violet Society of America, Inc., P. O. Box 1326, Knoxville, Tenn. 37901. The membership fee is $6 a year for which a member receives five issues of The African Violet Magazine annually. Lange is principal of St.John Lutheran School. He is a native of Wisconsin. While teaching school in Harlingen he became interested in African violets. Later when he was teaching in St. Louis he started raising them. When he came to Corpus Christi in 1968 he said he brought about two- thirds of his present supply of plants in the trunk of his car “and didn’t lose a one.” He organized the Corpus Christi African Violet Society shortly after he came here. The African Violet Magazine, March, 1973 45 AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY OF AMERICA, INC. 27th Annual Convention Foshay Tower, famous landmark 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. MONDAY, APRIL 23 Registration . Check Room Area, 2nd floor Mrs. Larry Bruce, Eagan, Minn., Registration Chairman 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 1:00 p.m. to 8:00 p. mu 8:00 p.m. to adjournment TUESDAY, APRIL 24 Registration . Tour A . . . . . . All Day Tour with Lunch Registration . Board of Directors Meeting . .... Check Room Area, 2nd floor Assemble Hennepin Ave. Entrance 8:15 a.m. . . . .Check Room Area, 2nd floor . Birch wood Room 2nd floor 7:30 a.m. 7:45 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. 9:00 a.m. to adjournment 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25 Registration . . Check Room Area, 2nd floor Board Members and Convention . Candlelight Room Committee Chairmen Breakfast 2nd floor Compliments of African Violet Society of Minnesota Tour B . . Assemble Hennepin Ave. Entrance Tour of Twin Cities 8:15 a.m. Board of Directors Meeting . Birchwood Room 2nd floor Entries accepted for Convention Show . . Outside of Walnut Room Amateur Division and Commercial Division 2nd floor Tour C . . Assemble Hennepin Ave. Entrance Betty Crocker Kitchens 9:15 a.m. Commercial Sales Room open . . . Junior Ballroon 2nd floor 12:30 noon to 9:00 p.m. 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. 2:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Registration . Check Room Area, 2nd floor Tour D . . . . Assemble Hennepin Ave. Entrance Park Nurseries and Tonkadale Greenhouses 1:15 p.m. Tour E . . Assemble Hennepin Ave. Entrance Betty Crocker Kitchens 1:15 p.m. Entries accepted for Convention Show . Outside of Walnut Room 2nd floor 8:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Social Hour . . . . Club Room, 3rd floor Mrs. Robert Hosek, St. Paul, Minn., Hospitality Committee Chairman Program “Slides of Bermuda”, Mr. Gus Becker, Beaumont, Texas, printer of the African Violet Magazine Slides shown at 8:30 p.m. and repeated at 9:30 p.m. The African Violet Magazine, March, 1973 46 THEME: ^^THEATER OF SEASONS” Pick-Nicollet Hotel, Minneapolis, Minn. April 26-28, 1973 THURSDAY, APRIL 26 mfmn Fabulous Nicollet Mall 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. Judging School Teachers Continental . . Candlelight Room Breakfast and Workshop 2nd floor Presiding: Mrs. James B. Carey, Knoxville, Tenn., Shows and Judges Committee Chairman 7:45 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. Registration forjudging School Aquatennial Room 3rd floor 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Judging School . Aquatennial Room, 3rd floor Mrs. Robert Hamilton, Oradell, New Jersey Registration . . . .Check Room Area, 2nd floor Workshop - “New Introductions from Minnesota” . . .East Room Mrs. John Lackner, St. Paul, Minn., and 2nd floor Mrs. Raymond Woolever, St. Paul, Minn. Entries accepted for Convention Show . Outside of Walnut Room 2nd floor 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. 1:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tour F . . . Assemble Hennepin Ave. Entrance Tour of Twin Cities 8:15 a.m. Commercial Sales Room open . . . Junior Ballroom 2nd floor Hospitality Room open all the time . . . . Club Room on Thursday and Friday, 3rd floor a great meeting place for all. Refreshments provided at times given. Workshop . . . East Room, 2nd floor Introduction: Mrs. Helen Van Zele, Lemon Grove, Calif. “From Plant Room to Show Room” - Mrs. E. H. Shortinghuis, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, and Mrs. C. W. Beattie, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Judges and Clerks Instructions . Aquatennial Room All judges and clerks report 3rd floor JUDGING - TWO GROUPS OF JUDGES 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Merit Judging ............... 1st group 4:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Judging for Awards ........... 2nd group 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Hospitality . . . . . . . . 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Workshop . East Room, 2nd floor Introduction - Mrs. David Helgeland, Mound, Minn. “Gesneriads” - Program arranged by Mrs. Leroy Duvall, Minneapolis, Minn. 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Get Acquainted Reception . 2nd floor 6:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Convention Convenes ......... Dinner Meeting Presiding: Miss Edith Peterson, San Francisco, Calif., 1st Vice President Invocation: Mrs. Henry P. Foote, Editor, African Violet Magazine Star Spangled Banner: Mr. Daniel Gagliardi, St. Paul, Minn. Presentation of AVSA President, Mrs. Harold Rienhardt, Syracuse, New York The African Violet Magazine, March, 1973 47 official Welcome to Minnesota Response: Mrs. Harold Rienhardt, AVSA President Introduction of Convention Chairmen: Mrs. John Lackner, St. Paul, Minn., chairman Mrs. Raymond Woolever, St. Paul, Minn., Vice Chairman Program: “Fashions and Flowers” Flowers by Mrs. Walter Freudenberg, Colorado Springs, Colo. Fashions by Donaldsons, Minneapolis, Minn, 10:00 p.m. to 12:00 midnight Show Rooms open AVSA Convention Show, Amateur Division . . . Walnut Room AVSA Convention Show, Commercial Division . Hennepin Room 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. 7:30 a.m. to 9:50 a.m. 8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. 12:00 noon to 5:00 p.m. 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. FRIDAY, APRIL 27 Show Rooms open for Bar Light . Walnut Room Photographers only Hennepin Room (Registered Convention members only) 2nd floor NO FLASH BLUBS Show Rooms open for Amateur . Walnut Room and Flash Bulb Photographers only Hennepin Room (Registered Convention Members only) 2nd floor NO BAR LIGHTS Judges and Exhibitors Workshop . West Room and Continental Breakfast 2nd floor Panel Moderator, Mrs. James B. Carey, Knoxville, Tenn., Shows and Judges Committee Chairman Panel Members: General Information - Mrs. Milhe Blair, Vallejo, Calif. Miniatures & Semi-Miniatures - Mrs. Sidney Bogin, Long Beach, L. I., New York Classification of Varieties - Mrs. Fred Tretter, St. Louis, Mo. Other Gesneriads - Mrs. Albert Buell, Eastford, Conn. Arrangements - Mrs. Frank Huebscher, Panama City, Fla. (Write your questions, mail them to Mrs. Carey, or bring the written questions with you and give them to Mrs. Carey or a panel member before the workshop begins.) Judging School Examination . Birchwood Room 2nd floor Commercial Members Workshop . Candlelight Room and Continental Breakfast 2nd floor Registration . . .Check Room Area, 2nd floor Hospitality . Club Room, 3rd floor Show Rooms open . . . Walnut Room and Hennepin Room 2nd floor Commercial Sales Room open ..................... .Junior Ballroom 2nd floor Workshop . . Lakeland Room, Lobby Floor Introduction: Mrs. Frank Filipczak, St. Paul, Minn. “Ikebana”, Mrs. Robert Reyer, St. Paul, Minn, show Rooms open to the public Luncheon Meeting . . Ballroom, 2nd floor Presiding: Mrs. Edward A. Nelson, St. Louis, Mo., 2nd Vice President Invocation: Mrs. F. Henry Galpin, Albany, New York Program: “New Introductions”, a slide program prepared and presented by Mrs. Duane Champion, Clay, New York “Awards for 1973” Mrs. Joan Van Zele, Lemon Grove, Calif., Awards Chairman The African Violet Magazine, March, 1973 48 BIRD'S EYE VIEW ARRANGEMENT OF MINIATURES Photo by Burton From a show theme of "Focus on Violets". Shown by Julie Adams The African Violet Magazine, March, 1973 49 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Commercial Sales Room open ..................... .Junior Ballroom 2ncl floor Parliamentarian available for conference . . . .Ping Pong Room Mrs, Thomas J. Edmundson, North Versailles, Pa. 3rd floor Hospitality . . . .Club Room, 3rd floor President’s Reception . Ballroom Foyer, 2nd floor Banquet Meeting . Ballroom, 2nd floor Presiding: Mrs. Harold Rienhardt, Syracuse, N. Y., AVSA President Invocation; Mr. Frank A. Burton, Old Saybrook, Conn. Pledge of Allegiance: Mr. Frank Tinari, Huntingdon Valley, Pa. Introduction of Life Members and past Bronze Medal Certificate Winners (Life Members and Bronze Medal Certificate Winners are requested to sit at reserved tables in front of Speakers Table) Roll Call of States Program: Panel Discussion “Research” - Mr. Frank Tinari, Huntingdon Valley, Pa. “The Question Box” - Mrs. Frank Tinari, Huntingdon Valley, Pa. “Progress Report on a Colloid” - Mr. Henry Peterson, Cincinnati, Ohio “What is New in Violets” - Mr. Lyndon Lyon, Dolgeville, New York “Granger Garden Plants” - Mrs. Hugh Eyerdom, Medina, Ohio “Gloxinias” - Mr. Albert Buell, Eastford, Conn. African Violet Society of America, Inc., Awards, Mrs. Joan Van Zele, Lemon Grove, Calif., Awards Chairman Introduction of 1974 Convention Chairman, Mr. Frank A. Burton, Old Saybrook, Conn. “Invitation to Connecticut Convention” 10:00 p.m. to 12:00 midnight Show Rooms Open . . Walnut Room and Hennepin Room 2nd floor 12:00 midnight to 1:30 a.m. Committee available to check out entries . Outside of Walnut Room SATURDAY, APRIL 28 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Committee available to check out entries . Outside Walnut Room All storerooms and exhibit rooms must be cleared by 12:00 noon 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Morning Meeting . . .East Room Presiding: Mrs. Marvin Garner, Canton, Ohio, 3rd Vice President Invocation: Mrs. H. Harold Baker, St. Paul, Minn. Program: “What Do You Want to Know About African Violets?” Mr. Vernon Lorenzen, Park Nurseries, St. Paul, Minn. Mr, Robert Anderson, Tonkadale Greenhouses, Minnetonka, Minn. (Write and send your questions, or hand your written questions to Mr. Lorenzen or Mr. Anderson before the program). Annual Business Meeting Presiding: Mrs. Harold Rienhardt, Syracuse, New York AVSA President Election of Officers Installation of Officers, Helen Van Zele, Lemon Grove, Calif. 1973 Board of Directors meeting . . . Birchwood Room immediately following Annual Business Meeting 2nd floor to adjournment Send in your MAGAZINE BINDERS CONVENTION Sold only in pairs, $6.50 a pair postpaid. RESERVATION Send order and check to AVSA, P. 0. Box TODAY!! 1326, Knoxville, Tenn. 37901. The African Violet Magazine, March, 1973 50 YOBR LIBRARY Mrs. Wayne Schroeder 1739 No. 7Mh Court Elmwood Park, III. 60635 Judging club yearbooks is an exacting and te¬ dious job. There are many points to be considered but the program content receives 35 points and is indeed important in the judging. The African Violet Handbook tor Judges and Exhibitors by Ruth Carey says, “The programs would consist of slides, magazine reviews, panels, workshops, grooming and exhibiting for a show, practice judging of specimens and artistic classes, pests and diseases, propagation and culture.” if your club is working on its programs for the year and would follow AVSA standards, the Library is a fine source of information. Its slide programs are available and the packets are also a fine source for study in preparation for programs. The June magazine will contain a revised and updated listing of Library Material Available. Look for it! Use it! Checking and rechecking become a way of Hfe when working with material to be used in a maga¬ zine. Apparently my checking was not thorough when the list of donors of slides was made after the New York Convention. Our apologies to For¬ rest and Alice Richter of Highland, Indiana, for omitting their names from the list of those who had given us slides of new varieties which were used in the program “VIOLET HITS ON BROAD¬ WAY”. So sorry!. This is especially regretted since we have learned that the Richters will retire from the violet business in July. As members of the Library Committee the Richters have been excel¬ lent help with all of those slides so well done, and also their wilhngness to share their knowledge with us for slide commentaries. We will miss their help and generosity. Happy retirement! Have you sent your soil recipes to me for the packets? I will ^predate each and every one of them. Also all or tnose fine helps and hints. Again reminding you that there are so many readers who are “new” at this hobby and need your help. The weeks are flying by now and the African Violet Society of America’s Convention and Show time is almost at hand. Pack that bag and the violets and we will see you in Minneapolis! ifltiy Tim ■ ■ ■ ■ 1912 Mrs. John Chase Reed 1 750 Canal Ct. Merritt Island, Fla. 32952 Reg. No. SEMI-MINIATURES No. of Awards Hybridizer 21 Delft Imperial (Granger Gardens) No. 1326 19 Tommie Lou (Oden)JJo. 1744 16 LuUabye (Granger Gardens) No. 1783 9 Blue Reverie (Granger Gardens) 9 Brigadoon (Granger Gardens) 8 Top Dollar (Rienhardt) No. 2168 7 Angela (Granger Gardens) No. 1210 7 Bloomin’ Fool (Richter) No. 1473 6 Happy Harold (Rienhardt) No. 2165 6 Lyndy Lou (Rienhardt) No. 2166 6 Nancy Reagan (Rienhardt) No. 2167 6 Strawberry Shortcake (Taylor) No. 1509 5 Peach Frost (Granger Gardens) No. 2216 MINIATURES 7 Window Blue (Reed) No. 1710 2 Double Take (Lyon) No. 1984 2 Teacup Tempest (Lyon) 2 Tiny Fantasy (Lyon) No. 1987 2 Window Wonder (Reed) No. 1714 2 Zanzibar (Young) The African Violet Magazine, March, 1973 4 Sweet Pixie (Swifts) No. 2195 4 Bambino (Richter) 4 Bergen Strawberry Sherbet (Luciano) No. 1566 3 Blastoff (Lyon) 3 Bloomburst (Lyon) 3 Mischievous (Lyon) 3 Window Lace (Reed) No. 1712 Tally Time is a listing of the varieties receiving the greatest number of total awards at shows dur¬ ing 1972. The awards are for AVSA Collection Awards, Best of Show, Second Best of Show, Best Miniature and Best Semi-Miniature. To assist in compiling further lists, please re¬ cord the names of the varieties in your show which win the AVSA Collection Award, Best of Show, Second Best of Show, Best Miniature and Best Semi-Miniature and send to Mrs. Roy Weekes, Af¬ filiate Chairman, 1356 E. Cypress St., Glendora, Calif. 91740 51 NEW VARIETIES FROM A NEW CONTRIBUTOR TO THE MAGAZINE VERNON LORENZEN Hybridizer (Photos courtesy of the Grower) DUANE'S DELIGHT HAPPY HELEN The African Violet Magazine, March, 1973 52 LINDA'S STAR ROYAL COMIVIAND The African Violet Magazine, March, 1973 53 IHC IDtffl ftfffiCi WLCTS by Vem Lorenzen* Park Nurseries 1200 St, Clair Avenue St. Paul, Minneso ta 55105 (EDITOR’S NOTE: As a means of advertising the AVSA convention at the Pick-Nico!let Hotel in Minneapolis, Minn., April 26 - 28, Vern Lorenzen, who has been growing African violets since he was 11 years old, wrote this article, which appeared in the Minnesota Horticulturist) Twenty-five years ago tke African violet was enjoying a modest amount of popularity. The single blue, pink, and white flowers had. consider¬ able charm. Indoor gardeners found the African violet plant very useful because it required little window sill space, thrived at temperatures com¬ fortable for the family, and did not require strong direct sunlight as do geraniums and other bloom¬ ing plants. The almost constant blooming habit was an added bonus. The early African violet varieties had numerous shortcomings such as blossoms that fell off a few days after opening, foliage that was rather brittle and dull, and a very limited range of blossom colors. With these drawbacks in mind, hybridizers began breeding programs, hoping to produce varie¬ ties with new colors, new types of foliage, larger flowers, double flowers, and more vigorous growth habits. Suddenly, thousands of new varieties were introduced all over the nation, and violet mania was in full progress. The mass hybridization efforts resulted in the introduction of a few excellent varieties. But many of the introductions continued to carry certain un¬ desirable characteristics such as flower dropping, brittle foliage, poor blooming, and weak root systems. Many were little more than duplications of existing varieties. More than one grower became disgruntled after purchasing new varieties that failed to perform. These people became the violet haters because their attempts to grow new, supposedly improved, varieties met with little or no success. This turn of events was understandable. Because of the genetic make-up, many of the new plants were virtually impossible to grow to perfection. This uncertain situation led the violet into disfavor in the early 1960^s. I personally enjoy a challenge and began a breeding program to overcome the bad traits pre¬ viously mentioned. Plants having certain good traits were self-pollinated to see if they were dominant for the desired characteristics. Seedlings with one or more good traits then were crossed with seedlings from different strains in an attempt to combine such traits as vibrant color, good foii- age type, vigorous root system, pliable foliage, double flowers, star-shaped flowers, and profusion of blooms. After three years of cross breeding, re¬ sults even more encouraging than anticipated began to appear. Most exciting break-through was the appear¬ ance of huge 2%-inch star-shaped flowers borne on stiff upright stalks. The blooms literally shouted for attention with their vibrant colors of blue and near red, edged with white. Later crosses gave every color previously known in African violets, plus some new colors. The huge “star” flowers have the ability to stick tight on the flower stalk. A mini-petal in the center of the flower aids in preventing the flower from failing off. We call this mini-petal a “cap”. The cap is the result of breeding double flowers with singles and breeding the seedlings back to singles. -The final result is large flowers which have the appearance of singles but retain the ability to stick tight on the flower stalk. This may seem very confusing, but in breeding plants one is working with so many traits that it becomes very complex when one attempts to ex¬ plain it. Not only are the flowers important, but also the foliage, growth habit, root system, and many other factors. All must be considered in the program of breeding. As of this writing, we have reached a point of development in African violets where we have 2%-to 3-inch flowers, doubles, singles, stars, semi¬ doubles, fringed, edged in contrasting color, veined in deeper tones, and many new shapes which are difficult to describe. Colors range from near red, deep rose, deep pink, lighter pinks, all shades of blue and purple, pure white, lilac, plum, lavender, to many bi-colors (combinations of colors). Very popular are the edged varieties such as Vern’s De¬ light, a deep blue star with white edge -- and Mary Christine, a bright red star edged in white. The modern violet comes in many plant sizes. Miniatures are plants that never exceed six inches in diameter. Semi-miniatures measure six to eight inches in diameter. Standards range from eight to thirty -six inches in diameter. There is a violet to fit your every need. Miniatures are ideal in terrariums, while the semi-miniatures are ideal window sill plants. My personal preference is for the standard size plants. They are more showy and are easier to work with. Foliage has been a challenge. The dark green pointed leaf with a serrate edge is always the best plant for the home grower. It grows to a very The African Violet Magazine, March, 1973 54 symmetrical form if turned twice a week in the window. Some excellent varieties have slightly wavy foliage and are satisfactory, but avoid the wavy, hard looking foliage. It will be a difficult plant to grow to perfection. Plants of this type usually twist and turn their petioles into a mis¬ shapen mess. The bloom may be pretty but the plant never gives the appearance of the symmetri¬ cal cart wheel shape we strive to produce. Variegated foliage does exist in African violets, but it is not a dependable trait. A highly variegated leaf usually turns solid green with maturity or with hot weather. The modern African violet has come a long way. Huge flowers that have longevity, fantastic array of colors, symmetrical plants, strong upright Come To Minnesota! That’s the welcome greeting being sent out by Minnesota African violet growers who are inviting AVSA members to attend the annual AVSA con¬ vention and show at the Pick Nicollet Hotel in downtown Minneapolis on April 26—28. The Minneapolis-St. Paul convention commit¬ tee, headed by Mrs. John Lackner, chairman, is planning all convention arrangements with visitors in mind, and are reminding those attending that both Minneapolis and St. Paul have many special points of interest. Special points of interest in Minneapolis in¬ clude: American Swedish Institute, 2500 Park Avenue; Chute Square, University and Central Avenue S.E.; Fort Snelling State Park, Hwy. 55, Junction Minnesota and Mississippi River; Foshay Tower, 821 Marquette Avenue; Gateway Foun¬ tain, Intersection of Hennepin, Washington and Ni¬ collet Avenues; Grain Exchange, Fourth Avenue and Fourth Street; Guthrie Theatre, 725 Vineland Place; Hennepin County Historical Society, 2303 Third Ave. South; Lakes and parks, 22 city lakes and 152 city parks; Metropolitan Stadium, 8001 Cedar Avenue South; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, 201 East 24th Street; Minneapolis Public Li¬ brary and Planetarium, bounded by Nicollet and Hennepin Avenues, Third and Fourth Streets; Min¬ neapolis College of Art and Design, 200 East 25th Street; Minnehaha Falls and Park, Intersection Minnehaha Parkway and Minnehaha Avenue; Ni¬ collet Mall on Nicollet; St. Anthony Falls, below Third Avenue Bridge; Stone Arch Bridge, crossing Mississippi between Third and Tenth Avenue Bridges; University of Minnesota; and Walker Art Center, 725 Vineland Place. Special points of interest in St. Paul which should not be missed by the AVSA convention people are: Alexander Ramsey Home, 265 S. Exchange; Battle of Kaposia Site and Battle Creek Park, High¬ way 61; Chapel of Saint Paul plaque, on Kellogg between Cedar and Minnesota; Cherokee Park and bloom stalks, pliable foliage, plant sizes to meet your every requirement. Almost continuous blooming has been achieved. If you have not had success with violets, or have become tired of the old types, try the new ones. You will be amazed at their vigor and wealth of truly beautiful blooms. REFERENCES: “How to Grow African Violets”, a six-page brochure, may be obtained by writing to Park Nurseries, 1200 St. Clair Ave., St. Paul, Minn. 55105. “Care of House Plants” Extension Bulletin No. 274 (containing a section on African violets) may be obtained by writing to Bulletin Room, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minn. 55108. The national show of the African Violet Society of America will be held at the Pick-Nicollet Hotel, Min¬ neapolis, Minn., in mid-April, 1973. State Capitol in St. Paul Boulevard, Cherokee Avenue; Como Park Conser¬ vatory and Zoo, North Lexington and Como Ave¬ nue; East and West Shore Drive, Lake Phalen; East¬ man’s Water Colors of Indian Life, Hill Library, 80 W. 4th; Gibbs Farm Home Museum, 2097 W. Lar- penteur; Harriet Island, Wabasha Bridge & Missis¬ sippi River; Highland Park, Montral and Hamline; Indian God of Peace, Court House, 4th & Wabash; Indian Mound Park, Mounds Boulevard; James Je¬ rome Hill Reference Library, 80 W. 4th; Livings¬ ton Griggs House, 432 Summit Avenue; Minnesota Museum of Natural History, University of Minne¬ sota; Minnesota State Capitol, Aurora and Park; Mississippi River Boulevard; Musical Instrument Museum, 1124 Dionne, Larpenteur at Lexington; Phalen Park, Arcade and Wheelock; Saint Paul Arts and Science Center, 30 E. 10th; Saint Paul Cathe¬ dral, 239 Selby, seal of Catholic Archdiocese; Saint Paul Gallery and Art School, 30 E. 10th; Saint Paul Public Library, 90 W. 4th; Sibley House, Hwy. 13, Mendota (Sibley Memorial Hwy) built in 1835 by the first Governor of Minnesota; and Summit Avenue. The African Violet Magazine, March, 1973 55 EXPLODING THE '^DIFFICULT MYTH'' Dfrican Violets Bloom aod Blooo] - Tby Mrs. Helen Van Pelt Wilson ~ 65 Center Street, Westport, Conn. 06880 he great value of saintpaulias is the constant color they bring to window gardens as well as their decorative possibilities for centerpieces and coffee taoles. It’s true, they do pause briefly between periods of heavy budding, especially the large-flowered types, but they don’t go dormant and, well-treated, they offer a fairly steady procession of flowers throughout the year. I don’t grow mine as a collection in basement or game room but enjoy them on view along with my many other indoor favorites on pebble trays in the Plant Room, as trailers on brackets fastened along window frames and in groups on the broad sunny window sill in the living-room. African-violets are really easy, easy, and it’s a mystery to me why everyone can’t grow them success¬ fully. Once when I was happily en¬ gaged unwrapping a new shipment —and how the good growers do pro¬ tect plants so that never a leaf is broken in transit— a painter came into the kitchen. Watching me, he remarked, ‘‘Lady, you got to be a doctor to grow them things!” His dire comment recalled a quite op¬ posite remark made by a visitor at a Boston flower show. “My violets don’t get any of those pests and diseases you write about. I never knew about them till I read your book.” I gladly assured her that well-cared for plants do stay healthy but that when you write a On the sunny window sill in my living room, African violets in “complete” book, as I have done, many colors make a winter picture with white begonias, green you have to tell the whole grim ferns, and carissa elevated on a trivet. Charles Marden Fitch photo story. For a luncheon party, min¬ iature white African violets are arranged in a white bowl, set on a brass tray; the place mat is purple, the china a violet pattern. Peter C. Krieg photo. The African Violet Magazine, March, 1973 56 African-viojets thrive on pebble-fiHed recessed trays at the long sunny south window of the Plant Room and on shelves there and along the west casement windows with a fluorescent light at the top. Charles Marden Fitch photo of course, you don’t have to be a doctor to grow African-violets! In fact, my own experience has been so free of disaster that several years ago I didn’t even recognize an attack of mite when it occurred on some porch plants during my absence through summer weeks of extreme heat. Anne Tinari made the diagnosis and sent me a bottle of remedial spray, but I followed my standard prac¬ tice with ailing pot plants and pitched out the whole row, thus avoiding contamination with the healthy violets. (However, the ounce-of-prevention technique is sensible and many enthusiasts rely on a monthly Kelthane spray.) Light, heat, and humidity African-violets are dependent on regular care, more so I think than other houseplants. These plants sulk, hugging the sides of the pots when they are cold, elongating leaf stems when they need more hght~for these plants are not shade- lovers, as had been so mistakenly supposed. From October to early April they flourish in full SUn in the Plant Room. To mitigate the glare in May be¬ fore the overhanging Christmas-berry tree leafs out, I set them back from the glass, letting the taller geraniums, sweet-olive, and other fragrant plants take the direct sun. In summer I provide full light, not dim locations, and move some plants to the screened porch where we can enjoy them. When heat and humidity are extreme, I bring them back to the cooler indoors. Although they bloom well at windows, African -violets also prosper marvelously for me under fluorescent lights on one high-up shelf in the Plant Room and with warm-preference orchids under a table fixture. My policy is to move some plants, especially large-flowered types, to the lights as they complete a heavy period of bloom elsewhere. When they bud strongly again, I transfer them to decorative settings, preferably where I can look down upon the shapely pattern of leaves and the colorful bouquets of bloom. One agreeable aspect of African-violets is their preference for a room just about as warm as we like, around 70 to 72 degrees, even to 75 degrees. Like us, they can stand it somewhat cooler and don’t mind it briefly a little warmer. Checking the thermometer in my Plant Room, I’m amazed at the wide variation plants endure there with equani¬ mity. Sometimes the temperature drops to 6^0 de¬ grees at night and then rises to 75 degrees or higher by day. This drop at night is certainly ac¬ ceptable but not essential, as I used to believe, for plants in the living room where the thermostat is not set back in cold weather flourish without night coolness. Saintpaulias do want a fresh atmosphere. Ever get a headache in a close room? From their re¬ action, I think theyv suffer the same way. Except on cold days, I “crack” the storm door an inch or so in midmorning and I leave it so for as long as weather permits. On warm spring and fall days, I prop it open. In very cold weather, fresh air is The African Violet Magazine, March, 1973 57 In a sunny east window in my study, between bookcases, African-violets thrive in winter on an iron bracket, on glass shelves, and in a pebble-filled metal tray, with yellow marguerites for brightness at one end and a purple heliotrope at the other for fragrance. Gottscho-Schleisner photo admitted from the adjoining hallway. African-violets delight in humidity. Most of my plants are set on pebble trays in the Plant Room where the humidity regularly tests 45 to 70, some¬ times 80 percent. Spreading over the trays, the saintpaulias look charming, a pink, lavender, and purple mosaic, and I compliment them every morning on my first glance as I come down the stairs. Kept filled with water right up to the base of the pots (but never with pots standing in water), pebble-filled trays provide a constant source of humidity, and little fogging and misting are required, except to keep plants free of dust. Only occasionally do I spray them with warm water at the kitchen sink. Then they are kept out of strong light and sun until foliage dries to avoid spotting of leaves. How to water Every day I check the plants, that doesn’t mean I water them every day. However, they are so harmed by dryness, ana the weather has such a variable effect, that it is important to go over them. Obviously, I don’t feel tne soil in every pot. You get to know that pots on the plant trays us¬ ually aren’t ^oins to need water more than every second or third day unless the sun is very strong. It’s the separately potted African-violets in china jardineres or woven baskets that are less subject to scheduling. Most of my plants are in “squatty” plastic pots, adequate for such shallow root systems; a few thrive in nicely curved clay pots. For the mature plants on trays and the tiny rooting plants, top watering is indicated; for mature plants in clay pots with saucers, top or bottom watering, usually both. One thing about clay pots in saucers, it’s easy to determine how much water is needed. If the saucer holds water after, say, half an hour, empty it; always water occasionally from the top to flush down fertilizer salts that otherwise may collect on pot rims or soil surface. With clay pots, take care that neither' leaves or leaf stems rest on pot rims where they are likely to rot. To avoid this, cover the rims with Leaf Protector Tape or foil. Generally speaking, African-violets thrive with soil kept barely moist, not sopping wet, not bone dry. In dull weeks take care not to overwater or overfeed. Most of the time I fertilize every time I water instead of the every two weeks or so recom¬ mended by manufacturers. I add a “pinch” of plant food every watering in sunny weather when lants can make use of tne food. I find this gives ecter results than intermittent dosage. I prefer a plant food high in phosphorus Hke Peter’s 18-36-00, which leaves no residue on foliage it On a pebble-filled tray under a fluorescent light fixture in my hallway, African-violets grow with warmth-preferring or¬ chids. At the left, one ''violef' sits on the soil of the big orchid pot A timer on the chest turns lights on and off, and an hygrometer registers heat degrees and humidity percentage. Charles Marden Fitch photo The African Violet Magazine, March, 1973 58 may touch. However, it’s probably wise to alter¬ nate fertilizers, say two or three a winter, since I different ones have different values, especially as to trace elements. If you apply on organic fish fertilizer, which is excellent, don’t let excess solu¬ tion run into the pebble trays or the “flavor” will j last much longer than you wish. Soils and Potting 1 ] One blessing of African-violets is their small I root systems. You can grow even quite large plants i for a long time in 2 1/4-inch pots, and 3-inch pots are about tops. To keep plants to a proper size for j such small pots and in scale for my window gar¬ den, I frequently remove some of the large outer |i leaves. Of course, such plants are not being grown |i for exhibition; these should develop perfect whorls j of leaves exactly placed. What I do to plants to ■ Tiny Blue\ growing in a coffee measure, is ele- I vated on a small stand. Beside the plant a four-inch ceramic goose suggests the small dimension of the plant. Charles Marden Fitch photo On a pebble-filled saucer under my grandmother's Victorian bell jar, a single, lavender, ruffled Afri¬ can -violet makes a charming decoration with a green-and-white dwarf caladium. Charles Marden Fitch photo promote bloom and reduce foliage might even be termed mutilation by exhibitors’ standards. And great exhibition plants such as I see at the national conventions can be handsome indeed. However, to have a 2-foot spread of leaves, you must have somewhat more than a 2-foot area to devote to a single plant, and lots of us can’t spare so much room. Inevitably bare unsightly necks do develop if the big lower leaves are regularly removed. Wnen plants get this look, I knock them from the pots and actually slice off enough of the roots for the f)lant to fit back into the same pot. I then set it ow enough for the bare stalk to be covered with fresh soil. (Frank Tinari tells me I ought to spread, not cut, the roots but the slicing doesn’t seem to be harmful.) Multiple crowns may also result in big plants through modern cultivars, except the miniatures and the trailers, seem less prone to such growth. I try to detect signs of multiple crowns early enough to pinch them off with tweezers without scarring plants. Furthermore, I have informed each and every plant that what I want is bloom, not a lot of The African Violet Magazine, March, 1973 59 fat foliage. I find it hastens bloom if very carefully I lift budding stalks above foliage when they are hiding underneath. To promote shapely growth, plants are given a quarter turn once or twice a week, that is, the plants at windows. Those under lights mercifully do not require this turning, but they do need more food and water than the others for they are ex¬ ceedingly busy under those stimulating lights. You have to work out distances from lights and hours of exposure according to your own conditions. I place mature plants 7 to 8 inches from, top of foliage to lights that are kept on 14 to 16 hours. Perhaps 8 to 12 inches will work better for you as for many others; you just have to experiment a little. Small plants are set on inverted pots to bring them closer to the lights. Soils and “growing mediums” Since I live in the country and in an area where nematodes have not yet found their way, I grow my African-violets in soil from the compost pile, which is all humus, sift it through a half-inch screen, and lighten it with sand or perlite to make it open and porous. In the fall, I bring in a pail of this compost, screen it, and cover it with foil to keep in moisture. Then if repotting is necessary, I have soil at hand. I have also grown African-violets in soils bought from African-violet growers and these have been excellent mixtures. If you live in an apartment, this source or one of the packaged soils available at hardware stores or garden centers will be a great convenience, although these usually need lighten¬ ing with sand or perlite, if you use a pete-iite mix, start liquid feedings at once. The packaged materials are pestfree and weed- free. If you use your garden soil and it is not nematode-free (your County Agent can tell you), you will want to pasteurize it by baking. Don’t Sterilize, which would destroy all the beneficial or¬ ganisms. What’s new? Hybridizers continue to offer new cultivars every year— deepening pinks almost to red, flush¬ ing whites with paler tones, bringing strong varia¬ tions to foliage, a trend I can’t say I like since I prefer foliage to set off the flowers rather than to compete with them. Personally, I dote on the “tender” lavenders like Tinari’s ^Wisteria’ and Fischer’s ‘April Showers’ but then there are the reliable blush whites like ‘Helen Van Zele’ and the true pinks of ‘Pink Philly’ and ‘Astro Pink’. ‘Sophie’ is a purple Rhapsodic with fine brilliance. Actually there are colors to suit every preference so we can each select according to taste; no lists are necessary. Two trends you are sure to enjoy are the pro¬ duction of the trailers and of miniature African -violets. I do like my “vining” African-violets which are set on brackets, modern versions of the old-fashioned oil-lamp stands. Be patient with the trailers for they must reach a certain maturity be¬ fore they send out those long shoots, maybe not till the second year. Miniatures grow in popularity. You can have all the types and colors in these small editions, a boon to those with limited space. There is even a trailing miniature species available, and other trailers are in the making. 5. Magen gensis Minima with tiny blue flowers. Like the Boston lady, I wouldn’t know much about insects and disease if I hadn’t investigated most of them elsewhere. Except in dining room or kitchen, I hang a No-Pest Strip Insecticide near the plants. You can’t smell the lethal vapor that kills flying insects, other pests too I notice, or else pre¬ vents their development. Unless you are sleeping or eating in the room, I think this strip offers a perfectly safe procedure. With its protection, my African violet plants have had no pest afflictions. Yours won’t either if you plant in nematode-free soil (naturally so or pasteurized), if you provide full light or winter sun, apply room-temperature water, and are careful about heat and ventilation. With such attention, they are bound to thrive. Cer¬ tainly you don’t have to be a doctor to grow these plants, African-violets are EASY. Helen Van Pelt Wilson’s African Violet Book has re¬ cently been published by Hawthorn Books, Inc., New York. (By the kind permission of Miss Rachel Snyder, Ex¬ ecutive Editor, Flower and Garden Magazine) Planting by the Moon By Em, Hunt 4648 Fourth Avenue Niagara Falk, Ontario, Canada MARCH Fruitful— 4-5-1 2-1 3“2 1-2 2~23-"31 Semi fruitful— 8-9-19--20-27-28 Moon— 1st qtr. Mar. 5th— 4th qtr. Mar. 26 APRIL Fruitful- 1-8-9-18-19-27-28-29 Semi fruitful— 4-5-15-16-17-22-23-24 Moon— 1st qtr, Apr. 4th— 4th qtr, Apr. 25th. MAY Fruitful— 6-7-15-16-25-26 Semi fruitful- 2-3-13-14-20-21-29-30 Moon— 1st qtr. May 3rd— 4th qtr. May 25th. JUNE Fruitful- 2-3-1 1-12-21-22-29-30 Semi fruitful- 9-10-17-18-25-26-27 Moon— 1st qtr, June 1st— 4th qtr. June 23rd — ■ - PubEcity chairmen and secretaries are asked to observe magazine deadlines in getting their show reports and Com¬ ing Events to the Editor. See Page 3 for deadline dates for each issue of the magazine. The African Violet Magazine, March, 1973 60 AMATEUR SHOW - - - SPECIAL AWARDS These awards, in addition to those printed in the January issue of the Magazine, comprise the total list of awards to be presented at the April AVSA Show. The Awards Chairman and Committee wish to thank the 77 generous donors who have made this possible. The awards are to be made at the AVSA convention at the Pick-Nicollet Hotel in Minnea¬ polis, Minn., April 26-28. Dora Baker Award. - $10.00 for the best entry. Plant in Unusual Container, class 24. Leben’s Flowers, St. Paul, Minn., Award. - $10.00 for the best specimen plant Semi-minia¬ ture, class 23. Caroline Fleisch Award. - $5.00 for the second best specimen plant, Semi-miniature, class 23. Men’s African Violet Club of Twin Cities A- ward. - $10.00 for the best specimen plant of “Happy Time”, class 11. Delores Paron Award. - $5.00 for the second best specimen plant, Geneva edged, class 19. Shirley Hultin Award. - $5.00 for the second best specimen plant, double, Pink, class 11. After Dark African Violet Club Award. - $5.00 for the best specimen plant of “After Dark”, class 9. Lucille Woolever Award. - $10.00 for the best entry in Section VII, class 42, “Springtime - Love¬ time.” Larry Bruce Award. - $25.00 for the best speci¬ men plant of “Sweet Charlotte”, class 8. Martha Roden Award. - $5.00 for the second best specimen plant, double. Purple, class 9. Leone Rystedt Award. - $5.00 for the best specimen plant of “Ruth Carey”, class 11. Mrs. Ella Mae Gregerson Award. - $10.00 for the best specimen plant of “Mrs. Greg”, class 8. Muriel Pollock Award. - An 18” Ceramic Cherub Plant Holder for the best specimen plant, single. Bright Red, class 20. Sally Seifert Award. - $10.00 for the best entry in Section VI, class 37, “Snow Fun.” Minuet Club Awards. - $5.00 for the best speci¬ men plant of “Anna”, class 23. $5.00 for the best specimen plant of “Gisela”, class 3. $5.00 for the best entry in Section VII, class 40, “Mighty Miss.” River Falls, Wise., Violet Club Award. - $5.00 for the best specimen plant of “Tiny Fantasy”, class 22. African Violet Society of Minnesota Awards. - $15.00 for the best specimen plant. Sport or Mu¬ tant, class 27. $10.00 for the second best specimen plant. Sport or Mutant, class 27. $15.00 for the best entry in Section VI, classes 30 and 31, Terrar¬ iums and Dish Gardens. $10.00 for the second best entry in Section VI, classes 30 and 31, Terrariums and Dish Gardens. $10.00 for the second best entry in the Design Division, Section VI, classes 30 thru 37. $5.00 for the third best entry in the De¬ sign Division, Section VI, classes 30 thru 37, $10.00 for the second best entry in the Design Division, Section VII, classes 38 thru 42. $5.00 for the best entry in Section VI, class 32, “Budding Life.” $20.00 to the winner of the second highest number of blue ribbons, classes 1 thru 25. $15.00 to the winner of the third highest number of blue ribbons, classes 1 thru 25. Irene Fiedler Award. - $5.00 for the second best Dish Garden, class 31. Vegas Valley African Violet Society Award. - $10.00 for the best specimen plant, double. Or¬ chid and Lavender, class 14. Michigan State African Violet Society Award. - $5.00 for the second best specimen plant. Two- tone and Multicolored, classes 8 and 16. Amy Lackner Award. - $10.00 for the best specimen plant, single. Pink, class 3. Herbert Warner Award. - $20.00 for an out¬ standing Educational Exhibit, Section IX, class 44. Betty Shields Award, - $5.00 for the second best specimen plant, Gesneriacae, class 29. Alice Edmunds Award. - $5.00 for the largest plant in the show. African Violet Society of Utah Award. - $10.00 for the best specimen plant. Green, Gold or Char¬ treuse edged, class 18. Tonka Delight Club Award. - $5.00 for the best specimen plant, single. Two-tone and Multicolor¬ ed, class 8. Viking Violettes Award. - $5.00 for the best specimen plant, single. Orchid and Lavender, class 6. Winnipeg African Violet Society Award. - $15.00 for the best specimen plant, double. Two- tone and Multicolored, class 16. Helen Filipezak Award. - $10.00 for the best specimen plant of “Happy Helen”, class 8. Park Nurseries, St. Paul, Awards. - $5.00 for the best specimen plant of “Vern’s Delight”, class 19. $5.00 for the best specimen plant of “Yule Tide”, class 13. $5.00 for the best specimen plant of “Isabel Smith”, class 3. $5.00 for the best speci¬ men plant of “Duane’s Delight”, class 11. $5.00 for the best specimen plant of “Mrs. Greg”, class 8. $5.00 for the best specimen plant of “Marie Slawick”, class 16. $5.00 for the best specimen plant of “Dora Baker”, class 22. $5.00 for the best specimen plant of “Carmine Rose”, class 16. $5.00 for the best specimen plant of “Wintry Wine”, class 13. $5.00 for the best specimen plant of “Vern’s Starbright”, class 3. Tonkadale Greenhouses Awards. - $10.00 for the best specimen plant of “Orion”, class 15. $10.00 for the best specimen plant of “Affection¬ ate”, class 11. $10.00 for the best specimen plant of “Favorite”, class 19. $10.00 for the best speci¬ men plant of “Fluorescent”, class 5. $10.00 for the best specimen plant of “Everything”, class 10. The African Violet Magazine, March, 1973 61 Nellie Hosek Award. - $5.00 tor the best entry in Section VII, class 39, “On Earth Peace.” African Violet Council of Southern California Award. - $25.00 for the second best registered va¬ riety, classes 1 thru 25. Lizeta Hamilton Award. - $10.00 to the winner of the second highest number of blue ribbons in the Design Division, classes 30 thru 42. Char Bruce Awards. - $5.00 for the best entry in Section VI, class 33, “Wind in the Willows.” $5.00 for the best entry in Section VI, class 34, “Off to the Lakes.” Cinderella African Violet Club Award. - $5.00 for the best entry in Section VI, class 35, “Fruits of the Harvest.” Terrific Girls Club Award. - $5.00 for the best entry in Section VI, class 36, “Song of the Pine.” Wonder Club Awards. - $5.00 for the second best specimen plant. Variegated Foliage, class 21. $5.00 for the second best specimen plant, double. Orchid and Lavender, class 14. Tri Chem Award. - A Tri Chem paint kit for the best specimen plant, Dupont, Amazon or Su¬ preme, class 17. Irene Fiedler Award. - $5.00 for the second best specimen plant, Dupont, Amazon or Su¬ preme, class 17. Twin City AGGS Award. - $5.00 for the second best specimen plant, African violet species, class 28. Muriel Pollock (Show Chairman) Award. - An 18” Ceramic Cherub Plant Holder for the best new seedling, single or double, of clear light blue color. Amy Lackner Award. - $10.00 for the best new Commercial introduction. African Violet Society of Minnesota Awards. - $15.00 for the best plant on Park Nurseries display table. $15.00 for the best plant on Tonkadale - - - Did Y’ Know . . . That the Brazos Valley African Violet Club is most fortunate in having all the resources of Texas A&M University to assist its members with their plant problems? Texas A&M is noted for its inter¬ disciplinary approach to the solution of problems. “This is a fortunate situation for the African violet grower,” says Mrs. W. N. Williamson, club secre¬ tary. Club membership is drawn from a wide area in the Brazos River Valley. Send in your CONVENTION RESERVATION TODAY!! Dazzling Deceiver Club Award. - $5.00 for the second best specimen plant, double. Light to Medi¬ um Blue, class 10. Rainbow Club Award. - $5.00 for the second best specimen plant, double. Rosy Pink, class 12. Happy Time Club Award. - $5.00 for the second best specimen plant, double, Red, class 13. Dainty Duchess Club Award. - $5.00 for the best specimen plant of “Vickie”, class 10. Maisie Y akie Award. - A silver tray for the third best redstered variety, classes 1 thru 25. Gladys Dingmann Award. - $5.00 for the second best specimen plant, double. White, class 15. Paula Boyle Award. - $5.00 for the second best specimen plant. Green, Gold or Chartreuse edged, class 18. Vera Price Award. - $5.00 for the second best specimen plant. Bright Red, class 20. Laura Ballis Award. - $5.00 for the second best entry, Plant in Unusual Container, class 24. African Violet Society of Minnesota Award. - $5.00 for the second best specimen plant, Seed¬ lings, class 26. Beth Lee Awards. - $5.00 for the best entry in Section VII, class 38, “Blue Skies Above.” $5.00 for the best entry in Section VII, class 41, “Theater of Seasons Presents Violets.” Commercial Division Greenhouses table. Helene Galpin Award - An award to the com¬ mercial exhibitor in the Commercial Division Show having the most blue ribbons. Classes 1 and 2. New York State AVS Award - An award to the commercial member who wins the first Rosette in Horticultural Perfection in display tables. CONVENTION TOURS Please note that Tour A also includes Tours C and D. So, if you plan to take Tour A, don’t make reservations for Tours C and D. LETTER TO THE EDITOR The Shreveport African Violet Society mem¬ bers were astonished to find witchcraft books ad¬ vertised in the Moon Sign calendar they received. They wish to protest being made a captive audi¬ ence for advertising this diabolical practice which is spreading among the young people of the world; and to protest against ads of this nature being placed in the African Violet Magazine. Mrs. Paul Whatley, president Additional Awards - - - The African Violet Magazine, March, 1973 62 YOUR AVSA 1973-74 NOMINEES MRS. HAROLD RtEIMHARDT . . . for president EDITH PETERSON . . . for 1st vice pres. MRS. E. A. NELSON MRS. MARVIN GARNER . . . for 2nd vice pres. . . . for 3rd vice pres. MRS. PERCY CRANE . . . for treasurer MRS. J. A. W. RICHARDSON . . . for secretaiy GUS A. BECKER . . . for director HARVEY L. STONE . . . for director MRS. H. N. HANSEN . . . for director MRS. JOHN LACKNER . . . for director MRS.W. M. PLASTER . . . for director Named by the nominating committee of which Dorothy Gray is chairman for re-election as 1973-74 officers are Mrs. Harold Rienhardt of Syracuse, N.Y., president; Edith Peterson of San Francisco^ Calif., as first vice president; Mrs. E. A. Nelson of St. Louis, Mo., second vice president; Mrs. Marvin Garner of North Canton, Ohio, third vice president, and Mrs. Percy Crane of Sharon, Mass,, as treasurer. Mrs. J. A. W. Richardson of Tavares, Fla., has been nominated as the AVSA secretary. A former president of the Bay State African Violet Society, while residing in Massachusetts, Mrs. Richardson is now handling the Beginners Column for the Afri¬ can Violet Magazine. A most knowledgeable Afri¬ can violet grower, Mrs. Richardson works contin¬ ually for AVSA and while her husband was in the Bahamas establishing a subsidiary bank and trust company for the First National Bank of Boston, she was able to organize the Bahamas African Vio¬ let Society. Gus Becker of Beaumont, Texas, printer of the African Violet Magazine, has attended every con¬ vention since becoming an AVSA member in 1963. With the cooperation of the Board of Direc¬ tors, the Publications Committee and the Editor, Mr. Becker has controlled the magazine cost so that eight inside color pages have been added by the Board. A Life Member of AVSA, Mr. Becker is a past president of the Beaumont Chamber of Commerce and numerous civic and service organi¬ zations. He is a Baptist. Harvey L. Stone of Marblehead, Mass., an The African Violet Magazine, March, 1973 63 AVSA member approximately 10 years, is a mem¬ ber of the North Shore AVS and Bay State AVS, an AVSA judge, a former secretary of the New England Gladiolus Society and variety registrar, and first secretary of the Bay State Judges’ Coun¬ cil. Now retired and expecting to spend more time furthering AVSA aims, Mr. Stone is an amateur photographer and currently is assisting his wife, who operates a florist shop. Mrs. H. N. Hansen of Brookhaven, N.Y., was formerly of Jenkintown, Pa. An AV grower some 22 years, Mrs. Hansen is an AVSA Life Member and judge of AVSA. A member of the Philadelphia AVS, the New Jersey Council of Judges and the New York State AVS, Mrs. Hansen served as pub¬ licity chairman for the Philadelphia convention and its chairman of classifications. She has some 300 plants she has grown from seed and for the past year has been experimenting with wicking. She has served as a consultant at local Philadelphia shows and has demonstrated various phases of cul¬ ture at educational displays. A Life Member of AVSA, and a judge, Mrs. John Lackner of St. Paul, Minn., has been growing violets since 1952 with brief interruptions while in France and again while in Germany. Currently she is president of the African Violet Society of Min¬ nesota and program chairman of Viking Violettes. She is also a member of the African Vimet Society of Canada, the Bay State AVS; a charter member of the Twin Cities Chapter of American Gloxinia and Gesneria Society, and currently serving as the 1973 AVSA Convention chairman. Mrs. Lackner has a 12-foot greenhouse and had three years at the University of Minnesota College of Education and Horticulture. Mrs. W. M. Plaster of Shreveport, La., has been growing violets for 16 years and is an AVSA judge and teacher. A member of the Spring Lake Garden Club, the Shreveport Men’s Camellia Club and the Top Choice AVS, Mrs. Piaster will be remembered by many AVSAers as one of the “tourists” on the San Francisco post-convention trip to the Hawaii¬ an Islands. A former school teacher, Mrs. Plaster loves association with others who share the same interests as demonstrated when she and her hus¬ band attended the San Francisco convention. CONVENTION BARGAINS Amy Lackner, the Minnesota convention chair¬ man, says that all you violet growers who like to sew, be sure and visit the Munsingwear Remnant Room, a five -minute ride from the Pick-Nicollet Hotel. The Remnant Room is always having sales and she says tjie yard is closer to 50 inches than 36 inches. “Wonderful bargains!” she added. ■ - ♦ - We txy to please readers and club publicity chairmen, but magazine deadlines must be observed when you send in articles. Fun on the Midway GRAND CHAMPION AVSA members who attend the convention and show in Minneapolis April 26-28 may see this clev¬ er ferris wheel of African violets. The ferris wheel was entered by Mrs. M. F. Sei¬ fert of 1660 Upper Afton Avenue, St. Paul, Minn., in the Minnesota State Fair last fall and came away with the Grand Champion Award! But the ferris wheel wasn’t originally built to house African violets nor to enter state fairs. Mrs. Seifert’s son built the ferris wheel when he was 12 years old. When the novelty wore off, it was put in the basement and over the years did nothing but collect dust. One day Mrs. Seifert noticed it. She had her husband disconnect the motor. He made rings to hold the pots. “I guess it proves you don’t have to go out and buy things to make an arrangement,” Mrs. Seifert explained when she learned her ferris wheel had received the Grand Champion Award. CORRECTION IN SHOW SCHEDULE In the AVSA 1973 Show Schedule, Amateur Division, listed in the January Magazine, Page 39, a correction has been made concerning SECTION VI — Artistic Plantings. This is the way it should read: ARTISTIC PLANTINGS - All classes in this section will use one or more African violet plants, removed from the pot, used in a pleasing design with other growing plant materials, or cut mater¬ ials having the appearance of growing. Accessories permitted. Artificial flowers, fruits, vegetables or foliage permitted. Dried, treated or colored plant material may be used. Each design to be staged in an off-white niche, 24 inches high, 14 inches deep and 20 inches wide. The niches will be supplied by the staging committee. A limit of 6 entries to each class. On page 40, class 40 and 41 are as follows: Class 40. “Mighty Miss” — Many sports are found in the Mississippi River which has its start as a small stream at Lake Itasca. An arrangement showing water interest. Class 41. “Theater of Seasons Presents Violets”. Your interpretation of the show theme. The African Violet Magazine, March, 1973 64 1 Question Box By Anne Tinari, Tinari Greenhouses 2325 Valley Road, Huntingdon Valley, Pa. 19006 Dear Anne: Please settle an argument. Can you tell us how often violets should be watered? Is there a rule to go by ? A. There are no set rules. Frequency depends on specific room temperature, light intensity, humidity and type of container. The best test is to feel the top of the soil. It should be slightly moist, never soggy. Excess water can cause crown rot, fungus and botrytis. Lack of water can retard plant growth, injure fibrous roots, result in blasted blossoms or cause them to fall prematurely, so one must be observant and be guided by these tell-tale signs. Q. Due to illness, air conditioning had to be installed in my home. Now, is this going to cause problems for my violet hobby? A. Air conditioning is in most cases very good for plant growth. You can maintain an even tem¬ perature, thereby helping plants to survive and per¬ form in a controlled atmosphere which is very de¬ sirable. The only trouble arises when plants are set where a blast or cool or cold air can blow directly on them. Q. Friends keep telling me to “fog” or “mist” my violets. Is this really necessary? A. Fogging or misting African violet plants helps to increase the size of the blossoms. Also, I find more vibrant lush foliage is the result. It keeps plants free of dust and daily grime that accumulate on the hairy leaf surfaces. However, remember to do this only when plants are out of direct sun and light SO that foliage will not become spotted. Warm water is always preferable. When growing under artificial light, misting can be done at any time if there is no other light influence coming into the area. This extra bit of individual care pays off handsomely when it comes to growing show plants. Q. A leaf rooted in water was planted and grew almost double in size. Now, finally, it has two new leaves but is it normal for cuttings to continue growing? Other cuttings from this plant were placed in potting soil and one now has produced a blossom stalk. Do I simply have a freak plant? Your leaf growth is not at all unusual, es¬ pecially if the leaf used for propagation possessed a long petiole. It will no doubt continue to grow as great strength is being used in this manner rather than in the formation of roots. This is one reason we always suggest cutting a petiole to 1” or IV2”. As to the blossom on your other rooted cuttings, this is not common but does happen occasionally though seldom amounts to anything as plants must first produce ample foliage to result in normal con¬ stant blooming. Q. After growing plants for many years I have developed problems with plants in my south living room window. They get very grayish brown spots that start at the tip of the leaves and finally the whole leaf becomes mushy. A. Your plants may be suffering the effects of high humidity with insufficient air circulation. Ex¬ cess direct light and sun during the summer and fall months can also add to the problem. Many times the loss of a tree or other foliage that once gave protection in diffusing the light entering the room can be a direct cause of excess light. I sug¬ gest you protect the plant from direct rays of the sun and observe proper watering techniques. You may have to experiment on how to make the most of this particular growing area in your home. Q. My trailing violets are in 2” pots and bloom¬ ing. when should they be transferred to a larger pot and how? A. In regard to repotting trailer types consider the center spread of the plant and keep it in good proportion to the pot size you choose. It seems no matter how you treat the trailing type violets they will take off to the side of the pot. When placed in hanging baskets they can be very attractive. It is difficult to grow them in a bed of other plants as their trailing characteristics v/ill take over much of your allotted space. Q. Why do tiny seed pods form on some of my plants when I have not even pollinated them? Will they produce if they are allov/ed to ripen and I plant the seed? A. Plants can become pollinated simply by transferring grains of pollen to the stigma, very simply accomplished by an insect, or even by con¬ tact. However, they are not always fertile and really not worth ripening as seed pods. Only when parents are carefully selected and pollinated with a purpose in mind does it seem truly worthwhile. The African Violet Magazine, March, 1973 65 Dear Anne: I have looked everywhere for a picture of the old DuPont Lavender pink, also the original lonantha. I am a new member and new in violets so these old varieties are of particular in¬ terest to me. Couldn’t you dig any photos of these to share with us newcomers? A. These are not the clearest pictures but if our good editor can see her way to include them in the column, I will be delighted. DuPont Lavender Pink lonantha Q. Dear Anne: When watering plants I notice particles of soil in the watering trays. I find worms wiggling the color of an earthworm in some of them. It appears they have been working in the soil. I was amazed when I found small particles of soil on the table near the plants but could not account for the fine particles. My plants are grow¬ ing and blooming well and I see no signs of nema¬ todes when repotting, I have never read anything about worms. Can you help me? A. It is possible to acquire worms of many kinds if the soil you use had not been sterilized or pasteurized. Soil could even be contaminated in many ways. No doubt the worms are living quite well on the organic matter in the soil and will injure the plants fibrous root system in time. To eradicate them one can use Malathion (57%) of Kelthane as a drench at 1/4 tsp. to 1 qt. water and repeat in 7 to 8 days at three intervals to catch all stages of the hatching larva. Q. How large do African violet flowers get? En¬ closed is a picture to show you how large the orig¬ inal blossom on this plant was when purchased (about 5 cm. wide). This was purchased a year ago, we repotted it twice and used fertilizer every two weeks. The blossom gets smaller at every bloom¬ ing. Can you help me? A. Normally the size of African violet blossoms range from 3/4” to 1 3/4” or even 2” across. Your photo greatly resembles a variety called “Triple Threat” which characteristically has the very large beautiful true pink open double blossoms. In order to keep this plant producing large sized flowers the plant should be fed regularly. We find the Peters’ Fertilizer (12-36-14) especially good and it can be used each time you water at 1/4 tsp. to a gal. of water. This mild solution is applied constantly for good results. Often times too large a pot will re¬ tard growth and blossoming. Pot size should be 1/3 size of the plant. The amount of light they are receiving is also an important factor to consider. Q. Some of my plants have rather queer looking pollen sacks and result in an immature green body ending in a point. I want to know which are male or female. Or are African violets bi-sexual? A. African Violets are bi-sexual, possessing both male and female organs on the same flower. No doubt in this case you are referring to the Rhapso¬ dic series which seems to be a variation common in these types you describe and are not seed pods. TIPS FROM READERS’ BONUS Dear Readers: This is not a tip but a threat that tickled my funny bone and I want to pass it on . . . One of our readers writes: Anne, I threatened my Nancy Reagan with destruction three weeks ago if no buds appeared within a month ... I am happy to report it just made it!!!!! Comment — Does this prove the popular theory of communica¬ tion? The African Violet Magazine, March, 1973 66 Tip No. 1 Fd like to share my favorite Eastertime center- piece with your readers. It can be made using items you have in your home making it very color¬ ful, inexpensive and novel. Make a nest of the colored grass (to suit your decor) in your favorite container which could be a brandy snifter, round terrarium, any type basket of suitable size for table decoration. Just set your best blooming African violet in the middle, you can encircle it with real dyed eggs, foil covered candy eggs, plas¬ tic ones, and jelly beans in the grass and there you have it — a quick put together holiday type center- piece! Tip No. 2 Dear Anne, I have finally found a way of grow¬ ing my Episcias and other Gesneriads outdoors during the summer months. I have an ideal pro¬ tected place but my problem was to keep the plants moist enough without overwatering. Through trial and error I find it best to keep plants in their own clay pot, usually a three-inch or the four-inch squatty type are a favorite with me. I put a layer of coarse vermiculite on the bottom of a hanging type plastic planter, place the plant, pot and all in the center and then fill it around the pot with vermiculite. This acts as an insulation for the plant and keeps it from getting excessively dry and wilty. I find I can keep this constantly moist and it is readily absorbed by the clay pot which prevents the soil from drying out. Though I do water the plant several times a week, the constant moisture which is not directly on the plant keeps the con¬ tents in good shape resulting in more blooms than I have ever had during the long summer months. - - - - - Our Sympathy . . . Is extended to Betty Elley of Cameron, Texas, whose husband, Louis A. Elley died suddenly of a heart attack. The Elley s owned and operated Elley’s Greenhouses in Cameron. They have been consistent advertisers in the African Violet Maga- j zine. Mr. Elley^s only sister, Mrs. Melvin Short re- I sides in Port Arthur, Tex. Is also extended to Mrs. Lillie Trimble, at the de^th of her husband, T. H. Trimble. Both Mr. and Mrs. Trimble were longtime AVSA members and he will be missed. Send in yoiu* CONVENTION RESERVATION TODAY!! SHE'S WINNER — The Maryland State African Violet Society's October show theme, "1972 — Year of the Violet" inspired Beatrice Sauter to grow the Best of Show plant, 'Escapade' which she is holding in the picture, and also the runner up, 'Rhapsodie Gisela'. Seen with her are Show Chair¬ man Ray Nowowieski and President Barbara At- hanasiou. Miss Sauter also won Best Arrangement, Tranquility'; runner up, 'Winter', AVSA Silver Award for sweepstakes and AVSA Collection (Gold Rosette), 'Lullaby', 'Strawberry Shortcake', 'Ann Slocomb', Barbara Athanasiou won best min¬ iature, 'Window Blue', best semi-miniature, 'Zanzi¬ bar', best Lyon's variety, 'Pink Panther'; and AVSA Collection (Purple Rosette), 'Pink Panther', 'Ann Slocomb', 'Charm Song' Ida Kerzel; 'Blue Chips' was the best plant originated before 1963. ARTISTIC WINNER — Here's the artistic winner at the First Austin African Violet Society's show held in Austin, Texas. Mrs. Carl Sjogren was the exhibitor. The African Violet Magazine, March, 1973 67 Adele Tretter, 4988 Schollmeyer St. Louis, Missouri 63109 The following registrations have been received during the period from September 31, 1972 through November 30, 1972 TORCH SONG (2368) D-P 28 dc S 10-31-72 TWO FACED (2369) OX 269 dc S 10-31-72 VERN’S DANDY (2370) D-PW-E 59 s-dc S 10-31-72 ARTIST DREAM (2337) WD-B-E 35 df S 10-7-72 BANDWAGON (2338) R-OW-E 5 s-d S 10-7-72 GARNET ELF (2339) D-R-OW 5 sf S 10-7-72 JAMBOREE (2340) L-P-OX 23 d S 10-7-72 JULIANA (2341) R 5 df S 10-7-72 LAVENDER DELIGHT (2342) L-OX 23 dc S 10-7-72 PINK PREMIER (2343) P 5 df S 10-7-72 PINK VELVET (2344) D-P 239 dc S 10-7-72 PURPLE GOLD (2345) D-V 29 s S 10-7-72 REBECCA (2346) L-BX 23 d S 10-7-72 SPARTAN (2347) D-BW-E 239 d S 10-7-72 SPRING DEB (2348) WB-E 5 df S 10-7-72 STARSHINE (2349) W 29 sc S 10-7-72 SUPERBA (2350) P-OX 35 df S 10-7-72 Granger Gardens, Medina, Ohio SWEET FAIRY (2351) M-P 3'589 dc S 10-10-72 WHITE GLEAM (2352) WG-E 3589 s-d S 10-10-72 C & N Mallette, 171 Division Ave., Shelton, Conn. 06484 GA Y POLITICIAN (2353) OX 5 df S 10-10-72 Edward Janosick, 30 Wood Ave., Albertson, N. Y. LOVELY ONE (2354) PX 35 df S 10-17-72 Swifts’ African Violets, P. O. Box 28012, Dallas, Tex. 75228 BENGAL BEAUTY (2355) R-V 23 s-dc S 10-31-72 BLUE MONDAY (2356) D-B 25 sc S 10-31-72 BLUE PETTICOAT (2357) M-BW-E 238 d S 10-31-72 DARK FUR Y (2358) D-B 29 s-dc S 10-31-72 GOOD NIGHT IRENE (2359) V 28 d S 10-31-72 HOT LIPS (2360) RW-E 28 d S 10-31-72 MRS. GREG (2361) O 29 dc S 10-31-72 PINK JEWEL (2362) D-PX 238 dc L 10-31-72 PINK PROMENADE (2363) M-PX 29 dc S 10-31-72 ROYAL COMMAND (2364) D-BW-E 2 d S 10-31-72 RUFFLED MASTERPIECE (2365) D-P 356 dfc S 10-31-72 SA VINA (2366) M-BW-E 39 d S 10-31-72 SHOBIZ (2367) M-BW-E 236 d L 10-31-72 VERN’S DAWN (2371) PWRC 2 dc S 10-31-72 VERN’S PLUM PURTY (2372) D-R 23 sc S 10-31-72 VERJY’S STARBRIGHT (2373) D-PX 2 dc L 10-31-72 WANDERING ROSE (2374) D-PW-E 26 dc L 10-31-72 Vernon Lorenzen (Park Nursery) 1200 St. Clair, St. Paul, Minn. 55105 AFFECTIONATE (2375) P 2 df S 11-1-72 COURTESY (2376) P 2 df S 11-1-72 COURTSHIP (2377) P 2 df S 11-1-72 ETIQUETTE (2378) W 2 df S 11-1-72 EUREKA (2379) VW-E 2 sc S 11-1-72 EVERYTHING (2380) D-B 2 sc S 11-1-72 EVENTFUL (2381) OX 2 sc S 11-1-72 EXCEPTIONABLE (2382) O-V 2 d S 11-1-72 EXPLORER (2383) D-V 2 d S 11-1-72 EXQUISITE (2384) P 2 sc S 11-1-72 FASCINATOR (2385) W 2 d S 11-1-72 FA VORABLE (2386) R-V 2 d S 11-1-72 FETCHING (2387) WV-E 2 s S 11-1-72 FINALIST (2388) WB-E 2 d S 1 1-1-72 FULFILLMENT (2389) L-P 2 dfc S 11-1-72 GALA (2390) BW-E 2 df S 11-1-72 GAYETY (2391) P 2 df S 11-1-72 GO GETTER (2392) R-V 2 sc S 11-1-72 GRACIOUS (2393) P 2 df S 11-1-72 GRATITUDE (2394) D-V 2 sc S 11-1-72 GRATULATION (2395) D-V 2 sc S 11-1-72 HALLMARK (2396) VW-E 2 sc S 11-1-72 HIGHFLYER (2397) R-V 2 sfc S 11-1-72 HOSPITALITY (2398) V 2 sc S 11-1-72 IMAGINATION (2399) WB-E 2 s & d S 11-1-72 INTENSITY (2400) P 2 sfc S 11-1-72 INVITATION (2401) VW-E 2 s S 11-1-72 LIBERTY (2402) L-O 2 s&s-d S 11-1-72 LOVELINESS (2403) D-P 2 d S 11-1-72 LUSTROUS (2404) R-V 2 sc S 11-1-72 LUXURIANT (2405) L-P 2 sc S 11-1-72 MADAME (2406) L-O 2 d S 11-1-72 NOMINATION (2407) V 2 s S 11-1-72 ONWARD (2408) P 2 d S 11-1-72 Tonkadale Greenhouses, 3739 Tonkawood Road, Minatonka, Minn. The African Violet Magazine, March, 1973 68 DUANE’S DELIGHT 2417 M~P 2 sdc 11-12-72 MARY CHRISTINE 2418 RWE 2 sdc L 11-12-72 Vernon Lorenzen, (Park Nursery) 1200 St. Clair, St. Paul, Minn. 55105 BONANZA (2409) BW-E 27 d S 11-3-72 TELSTAR (klO) VW-E 27 sc S 11-3-72 Mrs. Harold Schmelling, Lamesville, N. Y. 13078 SWANEE FLING (2411) D-P-O 38 s-d L 11-9-72 SWANEE INCA CHIEF (2412) D-P 35 s-df L 11-9-72 Elmer Swanson, 3331 N. Hazel Pi., Westminster, Colorado 80030 AUNT CLARA (2413) M-V 38 s S-M 11-14-72 Edward Imhoff, 5231 N. 36tli St., Milwaukee, Wis. 53209 Mrs. J. A. W. (Ann) Richardson RR No. 1, Box 70 Tavares, Florida 32778 GROOMING SHANEE LYNN (2414) M-V 2 d L 11-9-72 Arthur F. Hill, 1468 Ponderosa, Calif. 92635 MY DARLING (2415) P 38 d L 11-25-72 Mrs. C. F. Boggan, 1024 South 19th St., Birming¬ ham, Ala. 35205 YELLOW BREAKTHROUGH (2416) G-Y 5 s-f S 11-27-72 Gilman L. Lane, 1276 Somerset Ave., Segreganset, Mass. 02773 RESERVATION LIST The following reservations have been received during the same period as above, SATIN PINK 10-10-72 Reserved by Mrs. Newell Mallette NORCAL - BIG SUR - CALIFORNIA BEAUTY - DAINTY LASS - SILVERADO - MITIE MITE I1-29N2 Reserved by Victor Constantinov RENEWALS STAR FRILLS - SILVER DOLLAR - LAVEN DER DREAM - PINK GIANT - MIRAGE 11-29-72 Renewed by Victor Constantinov SALAD BOWL 11-9-72 Renewed by Champion’s A.V. CANCELLATIONS BLUE TANGO - CHAMPAGNE SPARKLE CHAMPAGNE VINTAGE - CHAMPAGNE COCKTAIL ~ CHAMPAGNE BUBBLES - - - Names of newly elected officers are to be sent to Mrs. Betty Weekes, Affiliate Chairman.' NOT TO THE EDI¬ TOR! See Page 3 for instructions and addresses. As you feel better when you are well groomed, so does a plant. Why make your African violet do double work by supporting spent blossoms and bloom stalks or yellow and glassy leaves? Remove them as well as those little leaves on the first row, i.e., what we call the baby leaves, if you remove those baby leaves before they get yellow, you can plant them and get new plantlets. Right from the beginning you should try to grow the best looking plant possible. Remove any suckers, those little four-leaved plantlets that grow on the stalk or right next to the stem. When you take off a petiole (stem) do it neatly, right next to the stem. Do not leave an eighth of an inch unless you are preparing for a show (more about that some other time.) Do something about a neck (again more another time). Keep your plants clean. Use a soft brush and gently brush off any soil or dust. Give them a bath once in a while by holding the plant sidewise under tepid water and letting the water run over the leaves. Keep out of the sun until dry. Keep your pots in proportion to the size of your plant. We like to use the rule of the pot being one-third the diameter of the plant. Also, be sure that the plant is in the center. Plants uncentered will not grow in a symmetrical fashion. If you must use a spray, try to remove traces of the spray after it has done its work. A well groomed plant is a happy plant and it will make you happy too by looking nice even when it is not in bloom and by blooming more profusely in time. - - - Pesticides are poison: Don't poison yourselff Send in your CONVENTION RESERVATION TODAY!! The African Violet Magazine, March, 1973 69 Before I forget this little item I would like to remind the state, district and council groups that they are doing a fine job getting all show reports back to me with the EXCEPTION of stating who won their SWEEPSTAKES AWARDS. When re¬ porting the shows in the magazine we have loved giving credit to these fine exhibitors in your shows. They deserve all kinds of credit, but if you do not send me the names I cannot list them. Now this hardly seems fair, does it? By the time this is in print most of you who give shows will be knee deep in preparations. I do hope that you have ordered your AVSA Collection Awards early as I suggested in the January maga¬ zine. Remember I will be gone to the Dixie Con¬ vention April 4th and 5th, and again the week of April 22nd when it is AVSA Convention time again and this time in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Minnesota, try to warm up a little earlier than usual this year just for us thin-blooded gals from the warmer climates, will ye, huh? Sure would ap¬ preciate it. I would also appreciate it if you would get those requests for awards in as early as pos¬ sible. No one said it couldn’t be before 30 days. In fact Montgomery African Violet Society of Alabama requested the awards for their March 3, 4, 1973 show around Thanksgiving time, and I was happy to send them on. Remember our mail service doesn’t quite seem to be what it used to be. My budget will not allow me to mail awards out first class or air mail, if you are late making your requests be sure to send me 70 cents and I will send them out immediately and you should get them within the week. Thanks to Grace Foote, our editor who tucks those little reminders about paying your dues early, and Clarice Bell, who gets out the early re¬ minder cards, I DO believe we are making progress. I have been surprised at the number of returned cards with checks to date. It is so easy to “do” several a day along with Christmas cards. After the first of the year it gets pretty “hairy” what with Show requests, renewals, termination warnings and such. I’m sure Mrs. Bell appreciates it, too. Resolve to join the early payers next Fall. And now one more thing. The Affiliate List of Clubs with their current Presidents was pretty complete in last November’s magazine. It would not have been nearly as complete if I had not sent out reminder cards a month or better before the July 1st deadline. Please, please send in those officer and information sheets to me before you adjourn for the summer. With the increase in practically everything that I have to purchase, postage, mimeographing and printing, I am finding it increasingly difficult to hold the line on my budget. Do help AVSA and me. AVSA SWEEPSTAKES AWARDS The following societies have received the SWEEPSTAKES AWARD presented to the exhibi¬ tor winning the most blue ribbons in the entire show, HORTICULTURE AND DESIGN DIVI¬ SIONS: NEW YORK STATE AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY, Mrs. Sidney Bogin, President, Long Beach, New York. Awarded to Mr. Bradley Serrano WISCONSIN COUNCIL OF AFRICAN VIO¬ LET CLUBS, Mrs. Fred Scudder, President, Beloit, Wisconsin. Awarded to Mrs. Gilbert Arndt OHIO STATE AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY, Mrs. Roy Beveridge, President, Akron, Ohio. Awarded to Mrs. Clyde Rosaa MICHIGAN STATE AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY, Mrs. F. A. Houston, President, Bay City, Michigan. Awarded to Mrs. Ray Fifer MARYLAND STATE AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY, Mrs. William Wilson, President, Per- ryville, Maryland. Awarded to: No name listed. NUTMEG STATE AFRICAN VIOLET SO¬ CIETY, Mrs. Joseph Adams, Jr., President, Shelton, Connecticut. Awarded to Mrs. Ralph Cava AVSA STANDARD SHOW AWARD The AVSA STANDARD SHOW AWARDS, commonly called the Green Rosette, is given to each affiliate (chapter, regional, council or state group) once yearly, if the score is 90 or more points. It is our pleasure to announce these win¬ ners: OHIO STATE AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY, Mrs. Harold Armstrong, Show Chairman, Co- The African Violet Magazine, March, 1973 70 lumbus, Ohio. Theme “African Violets on Briefs Shore” 10/20,21/72 MICHIGAN STATE AFRICAN VIOLET SO¬ CIETY, Mrs. Violet Marshall, Show Chairman, Grand Rapids, Michigan. Theme “Melody of Violets” 10/20,21/72 MARYLAND STATE AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY, Mr. Ray Nowowieski, Show Chair¬ man, Baltimore, Maryland. Theme “Year of the Violet” 10/20,21/72 NORTH JERSEY AFRICAN VIOLET SO¬ CIETY, Mrs. Ralph Cava, Show Chairman, North Haledon, New Jersey. Theme “Hoblins, Goblins and African Violets” 11/3,4/72 THE FIRST AFRICAN VIOLET STUDY CLUB OF ASHTABULA, OHIO, Mrs. Francis Luce, show Chairman, Ashtabula, Ohio. Theme “Violets In Days of Yore” 5/4/72 (This listing was inadvertedly left out of the September magazine. Sorry, Ashtabula. Wouldn’t have had it happen for the world! !!} Hasta la Vista! A NAME THAT WILL STICK Geraldine Miller of New Hyde Park in Flower and Garden Magazine says: To keep track of the names of African violet leaves I am rooting, I simply write the name on the underside of the leaf with a felt-tip marking pencil. It stays legible until the new plant is ready for potting, does not hurt the leaf, and can't be lost. As African violets continue to be the No. 1 houseplant, more and more interest is being taken in providing natural sunlight through fluorescent tubes. Floralite Company of Oak Creek, Wis., one of the magazine’s most consistent advertisers, has been telling us of Natur-escent, described as the sunshine growth light, but now we learn of Vita- lite, the simulated indoor sunshine, especially de¬ signed for African violets. It’s said to be man’s closest simulation of sunshine in a general-purpose fluorescent lamp, promoting quick germination, healthy seedlings, good rooting, long plant life, and exciting variegations. . . . We’re glad Dorothy Gray, AVSA secretary and a past AVSA president, is back telling violet growers about the advantages of wick-watering— before her recent illness there was a three-column article with three double¬ column pictures showing Mrs. Gray demonstrating wick-watering at a plant clinic, “People are grow¬ ing their plants in light mixtures these days,” she explains “and are having problems. Wick-watering solves some of these”. . . . The Merrimack AVS holds a workshop on arranging and artistic plant¬ ing at all their meetings with obvious good results, according to Helen C. Wilson of Salem, Mass. Not a bad idea! . . . The AVS of the East Bay, Inc., is looking forward again to an eventful, educational and inspirational year under the leadership of Mrs. Sherman (Edith) Mann who was re-elected the 1973 president . . . Jean Naismith, new editor of the Australian AVS’ “News and Views”, tells of the training and certification of African Violet judges to maintain universal standards of judging throughout all the Australian states to alleviate the shortage of competent judges for African violet shows. She also called attention to the aquamatic pots, which are just making their appearance among Australian growers, . . . Because commer¬ cial growers are few in their area, members of the Seattle, Wash., AVS originated a Club Project some 10 years ago to make available and circulate some of the newer varieties to the club member¬ ship. Name tags are removed and plants are num¬ bered. At the June meeting each member receives a numbered plant, which she is expected to repot, groom, raise and enter in the project plant section. Plants distributed in June 1972 will be entered in this spring’s show. Plant names are kept secret un¬ til just prior to the show date. The plant doesn’t have to be in full bloom since there are classes for non-blooming as well as blooming plants. Any ex¬ tra plants or rooted cuttings are brought to the next general meeting after the spring show and placed on the Ways and Means table to be sold. After all, says the Project Chairman, it’s not so hard to raise a plant and win a ribbon! The African Violet Magazine, March, 1973 71 Duck Almost Put Me Out of Business Mrs, Edward W. Criss 415 - 1 7th Avenue Fulton, Illinois 61252 Yes, that’s what I said: a duck! A Mississippi river duck got into the garage, then through an open kitchen door and basement door, scooted downstairs, and had a “ball” for 24 hours! Thinking my Gro-lights were a window, he pre¬ sumably waded and scrambled through 12 feet of violets and Gro-lights, leaving four feet untouched. Pots were upset, many on the floor — leaves bro¬ ken and many chewed, so he must have liked the pretty blooms and leaves. Naturally, I was just sick since Mother’s Day was just coming up, and I sell quite a few here at home as well as supplying three florist shops. Picking up the pieces was something else. To have nice blooming plants on hand I had to go out and buy some, wherever I could find them. How¬ ever, I didn’t lie to my customers. I just didn’t tell them they weren’t my own grown ones. But to finish the duck story. when he’d had enough of the violets, he made his way upstairs, where we caught him, felt sorry for him, and, because he was so scared, we took him outside and let him fly away. It was later that I went to the basement and discovered the “almost tragedy” of my violets. It was then I decided we should have had a “duck dinner.” But now I’m back to full capacity again — pro¬ bably around 600, counting the large plants, small ones and started leaves. There’s no African violet club near here. I wish there were. Without my husband’s help, I’d never be able to raise violets. He never touches them, but he does build shelves, puts up the lights, and helps me keep my 25 or more plastic jugs filled with rain water or water from the dehumidifier and air conditioner. I’ve learned a great deal from the African Violet Magazine and look forward to receiving it. It’s real¬ ly a help! CONVENTION DATES 1973— Minneapolis, The Pick Nicollet Hotel, April 26-28. Minnesota African Violet Society host. 1974— Hartford, Conn. Hartford-Hilton Hotel, April 18-20. Nutmeg State AVS host. 1975— Boston, Mass. The Statler-Hilton Hotel, April 24-26. Bay State AVS host. 1976— Atlanta, Ga. Sheraton-Baltimore Hotel, April 29-May 1. Dixie AVS host. GOBLINS, VIOLETS --Mrs. Ralph Cava was the staging chairman for the North Jersey AVS' annual show, ''Hoblins, Goblins and African Violets." Winners were: Sweepstakes with 22 ribbons; best in show, 'Star Spangled;' New Jersey Council Award, 'Shawnee,' 'Brigadoon,' 'Star Spangled'; best single blossom, 'Star Spangled,' and best entry in artistic class, Mrs. Vivian Cava; best arrange¬ ment, Harry Loughlin; best terrarium, Ralph Cava; best bubble, bowl, Mrs. Catherine Kuless; best aquamatic plant, best species Orbicularis, Mrs. Lu¬ cille Loughlin; best handcraft, Mrs. Leila Muta; se¬ cond best in show, 'Tommie Lou,' Mrs. Elinor Cra- mond; third best in show, 'Cranberry Summer', Muriel Kaiser. Mrs. Cramond and Miss Kaiser are members of the Bergen County AVS. Did Y* Know. . . That Mrs. Judy Sinclair, 15706 Isabelle, Romulus, Mich., 48174 would like to start correspondence with other AVS A members concerning African vi¬ olets. She’s also interested in organizing an African violet club in her area if she knew those persons interested in growing African violets. - ^ - - QUICK PROPAGATION Save all your little suckers and grow them. The sucker should be about iVi” high on standard vari¬ ety African Violets and have at least three leaves and a center crown before it is removed from the parent plant. Be careful to remove it without breaking the leaves and then gently plant it in a dampened rooting mix. This mix can be straight vermiculite or a mix of 2 pints Redi-Earth, 2 pints vermiculite and one cup of dolomite lime which is also very good for starting African Violet leaves. You can cut the propagating time about in half if you start with a sucker instead of a leaf. Be sure the rooting mix doesn’t dry out but don’t keep it so wet that standing water can be seen or the sucker may rot. Some of the miniature varieties sucker readily and there is a good demand for the miniature varieties. (Seattle AVS’ “Blossoms”). - - ^ - Names of newly elected officers are to be sent to Mrs. Betty Weekes, Affiliate Chairman. NOT TO THE EDI¬ TOR! See Page 3 for instructions and addresses. The African Violet Magazine, March, 1973 72 For 1973, Fischer offers the most exciting selection of new varieties. 40 New Introductions; bright new varieties, in a colorful array of blossoms. Order now. We’ll ship when conditions permit. <\MERICA’S FINEST AFRICAN VIOLETS I973 PREVIEW RHAPSODIE ilfriode— Dark bSue, single, large bouquet of flowers. No. 123 RHAPSODIE Gisela-Clear pink, single, attractive contrast to its small, dark green leaves. No. 1 20 RHAPSODIE Gifli— Blue and white, single. Large flower. No. 126 RHAPSODIE Violetta— Two tone, lavender rose. No. 130 RHAPSODIE Ophelia— Large single flower. Plum. No. 128 RHAPSODIE Linda— Lavender pink. Profuse bloomer. No. 180 RHAPSODIE Candy— Single white. Center blush of pink. No. 181 NEW RHAPSODIES ... a whole n«iw series. So now we cuuld not get piciurtis, bi>t all •r» exoellent, in the Rhapsodio tradition that has In ought fine vaiwties from Oermany own the past several years. NEW for 1973 H.79ea JERSEY DEVIL— (New from Fischer GreenhousesI A lively single burgundy-orchid that stands out as a distinctive color. Non dropping. No. 236 $1.79 / No. C23^f.c. 50rf TOP CAT-(New from Lyon) Lively purplish blue single blooms, exceptionally long-lasting. Lush green leaves makes this a "top" choice. No. 222 $1.79 / No. C222 f.c. BOrf RIVERS EDGE“{New from Fischer Greenhouses) Semi-double, non dropping orchid blossoms, edged in white, borne in great profusion. No. 232 $1.79 / No. C232 f.c. 50^ RED FLAIR— (New from Granger) Brilliant red double, exwllent symmetry. Tailored foliage. A true show plant. No. 221 $1.79 / No. C221 f.c. BOrf SWEET ANNA-(New from Fisher, Canada) Large clear deep pink semi-double star, with crystal edge— 2" flowers, non dropping-deep green quilted foliage. No. 227 $1.79 / No. C227 f.c. BOrf BRADSHAW'S CHOICE-! New from Fisher, Canada) Semi double blue purple star with white edge. Huge flowers, borne in profusion. No. 226 $1.79 / No. C226 f.c. BOrf MIRIAM STEEL— (New from Granger) Exceptionally large white semi-double, on light green tailored foliage. A real show winner! No. 223 $1.79 / No. C223 f.c. BQ4 JANINE-(New from Fisher, Canada) A reddish pink with white edge. Medium green, plain pointed standard foliage. No. 224 $1.79 / No. C224 f.c. BOrf LUCY MAYNARD~(New from Manelta) White double, with pale blue shading. Standard foliage. No. 22B $1 .79 / No. C22S f.c. BO^ SIR ALLAN— (New. improved) Single Geneva with white edge. An improvement on a favorite of yesteryear. No. 231 $1.79 / No. C231 f.C. BO^ "FG" BLUE— (New from Fischer Greenhouses) Just clear blue and single, but what a performer! Showers of blue flowers, non-dropping, make this a real pretty traditional violet. No. 237 $1 .79 / No. C237 f.c. B04 BABY PINK— (New from Lyon) A delightful miniature with tiny, double-pink pearl drops topping the delicate foliage. No. 220 $1.79 / No. C220 f.c. BO^ CARLA— (New from Fisher, Canada) Violet single and semi-double with a deeper center. Deep green heart shaped standard foliage. No. 238 $1.79 / No. C238 f.c. S04 MARY D— (New from Maas) Most vibrant red yet. Double flowers, neat grower. No. 253 $1.79 / No. C253 f.c. BOtf MARGARET ROSi-(New from Maas) Sparkling double pink flowers complemented with rich deep green foliage. No. 235 $1.79 / No. C2% f.C. BOrf NEW iia«- 4S73 BEE BEE-INew from Fischer Greenhouses) A fine clear double blue. Presents beautifully with golden pollen centers. Great keeping qualities. No. 229 $1.98 / No. C229 f.c. 754 EDNA FISCHER-(New, improved) Gorgeous plum purple double flowers edged in white. A fitting improvement to our favorite of 20 years ago. No. 228 $1.98 / No. C228 f.c. 754 BUBBLIN' OVER— (New from Fischer Greenhouses) Double blue blossoms edged in ASTRID— Medium blue sport of Elfrieda No. 240 BARBARA— Two-tone mauve sport of Elfrieda No. 241 CARMEN— Amaranth red No. 242 GLORIA-Light pink, huge flower No. 243 MICHELE-Light pink No. 244 MONIQUE— Bordeaux red No. 245 VANESSA-Dark pink No. 246 VERONIKA-Plum purple, Elfrieda sport No. 247 JUPITER— Bright pink star No. 248 MERCURY— Frosted Mauve star No. 249 MARS— Ruby red star No. 250 NEPTUNE-Medium blue star No. 251 VENUS I jghf r-mk *t"-r No 2R2 Any 5 Plants $8.95 Any 10 Plants $16.95 ALL 20 Plants $29.95 white seem to cascade from the handsome green foliage. We think that this will be a winner for years to come. No. 230 $1.98 / No. C230 f.C. 754 OUR DAWN-INew from Fischer Greenhouses) A gorgeous plant! Double, brilliant blue, edged in white, growing in clusters. Standard foliage. No. 233 $1.98 / No. C233 f.c. 754 CHIPPER— (New from Fischer Greenhouses) Double blue Geneva variety with best keeping quality we have ever seen. Flowers lasted over two months in greenhouses during summer heat. No. 234 $1.98 / No. C234 f.c. 754 Ballet Series $1.98 LISA-G lowing pink, frilled. ANNA-Large shell pink. META— (Improved) Huge bright blue. New Strain. EVA— (New) — Semi-double, light blue. ea. No. 209 No. 211 No. 213 No. 254 NEW 1973 CATALOGS African Violat Catalofl—SS exciting plants illustrated in full color, with handy growing tips. Send 15$ in coin to cover handling. Free with every order. Growing Aids Catalog. Handy 60 page catalog filled with interesting and hard-to-find growing aids. Send 25^ in coin to cover handling. Uciier GREENHOUSES DEPT. AV, IINWOOD, NEW JERSEY 08221 tffws Any $6.00 purchase: select one 99c plant free. Any $7.50 purchase: your choice any plant free. Any $10.00 purchase: select one 99c plani, and one of any value free. ^ iW LFr ' " tBtnssf ASTRO STAR BONUS BABE GYPSY PINK APOLLO PINK — Large semi-double pink star shaped blossom with tufted center, edged in white $1.75 each. ASTRO STAR — Huge star-shaped fuchsia red blossom, dark foliage. $1.95 each. ASTRO BLUE A basic sea blue single blossom sometimes rayed with darker shading and attractive extra flared top petals. Medium green foliage. $1.50 each. BONUS BABE — Frilled wine fuchsia double blossom, deeper top petals. Heavy bloomer with dark glossy tapered wavy leaf, red reverse. $1.95 each. DUSKY PINK — Blossoms measure 2^/4” and more when mature. Double star shaped bold bright rosy pink. $1.95 each. GYPSY PINK — Clear sparkling large single wavy blossom with light green wavy leaves. Very floriferous, $1.50 each. LAVENDER FLUFF “ Striking lavender color fluffy semi-double large open blossom with top petals tipped in deeper lavender edges. $1.65 each. MOON DUST ■ — Huge fluffy ruffled double delicate peach pink blossom, firm heart shaped quilted leaf. $1.50 each. WHITE MOON Double white star, blossom held well above sport of the popular Tinari Wisteria variety. $1.50 each. WHITE WISTERIA — Large show type creamy white double blossom sport of the popular Tinari Wisteria variety. $1.50 each. :hoose from the finest at $1.50 EACH After Dark Melanie Sailor’s Dream Astro Rainbow Nancy Reagan Silver Celebration Coral Flame Pink Panther Silver Crest Firebird Platinum Tipt High Voltage Happy Harold Queen Helen Top Dollar GROWING'' FAVORITES AT $1.35 EACH Adoration Jennifer Orion Chiffon Charmer Moon Magic Seafoam . RAINBOW SELECTION OF COLORS AT $1.25 EACH Astro Pink Lilian Jarrett Pom Pom Delight Astro Purple Lili Belle Red Beam Bold Lad Lucky Plum Red Rumba Broadripple Patrician Ruth Carey Butterfly White Peach Pink Tommie Lou Dancing Doll (min) Pink China Triple Threat Helen Van Zele Jungle Fire Poodle Top Wisteria PLANT ORDERS ACCEPTED AND ACKNOWLEDGED FROM THIS AD OR SEND FOR 1973 COLOR CATALOG— 20?J IN COIN OR STAMPS. SHIPPING SEASON BEGINS MAY 1 PLEASE INCLUDE POSTAL COST OF $1.35 on all plant orders of $3.75 or less. Over add $1.50; west of Miss. $1.75. CALIF, and distant area customers are best served by Air Mail, please include an additional 25^ per plant over postage stated for this service. 2325 Valley Road, Box 190 _| Huntingdon Valley, Penna. 19006 L Dept. AV Commercial Member AVS of America, Inc. in GAZINE Number 3 June, 1973 IRaated AURORA’S Starbright Kay A Purple Tempo Ashes of Roses Windfall Lavender Delight Sailor's Dream Blue Dot Wild rose Lily White Serenity Blue Skies Lucy Maynard Snow Bird Challenge Bellringer Majestic White Spring Fever Coronet Blue Carousel Mello White Star Rozette Dream Blue Cushion Melissa Summer Clouds Felicity Calico Craze Mock Rose Twinkles Pleasure Crimson Charm 0 Joy Valiant Poliyanna Dark Image Orchid Magic White Goddess Pride Dubarry Pink a ling White Magic Purity Genesee Moonbeam Pink Ballet Wild Lemon Purple Pride Giant Butterfly Pink Cushion Will 0' the Wasp Orchid Flash Giant George Pink Flair Wintersong Rose Jamboree Pink Premier Woodstock Royalty Jazzberry Pink Swan Rozette , Jeweltone Purple Joy Minimum order six. Please add $1.50 postage, $2.00 west of Denver, $3.00 Alaska, Hawaii and Canada. 6 — $7.50 12 — $14.00 25 — $25.00 Achimenes — New Michelssen Hybrids English Waltz, Fritz, Tarantella and Valse Bleu $1.75 — 3" pot. Columnaes Episcia Hypocyrta Gloxinia & X“G!oxinera Chocolate Soldier Antique Velvet Marianna Multiflora Brown Beauty Nummarlia Cupid's Doll Red King Chocolate Soldier Perianthomega Dollbaby Tigridia Dianthflora Rio Pink Petite Twiggy Sundog Tropicana Regina Tri Color Wine Dollbaby Minimum order six — may be combined with violets. SPECIALS #1 6 — 3” blooming AV — our choice . $10.00 ppd. #2 6 — mini & s-mini AV — - our choice $ 8.00 ppd. SUPPLIES — sent postpaid (Minimum order, $5.00) Astro Dome Terrarium 9" acrylic plastic - — unbreakable . $6.95 Acme Systemic Crystals (Di Syston 2%) . . 1 lb . . 3.50 Charcoal #6 grind . . 10 oz . 1.00 Markers — 100 3’' thrifty . . 50 20 4” B4 lifetime . 50 Pots 10 25 50 100 274" rd. 1.50 2.75 5.00 3” rd. 1.65 3.00 5.75 4” rd. 1.50 3.75 6.75 13.00 4" rd. tub 1.50 3.75 6.75 13.00 5” rd. tub 2.00 4.75 9.00 6” rd. tub 35^ each For descriptive list, please send stamp. Our phone 618-466-0146 5007 Terry Dr. Alton, Illinois 62002 c4|ric«H^io(et— magazine Vol. 26, Number 3 June, 1973 TABLE OF CONTENTS Every attempt is made to keep articles technically correct. Since the growing of fine African violets can be achieved in many ways, the method and opinions expressed by writers are their own and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of AVSA. PERTAINING TO VIOLETS 6. From the Beginning . . . 9. Was It Worth It? Yes, Indeed! — Estelle Taylor 12. Violet Growing Is Rewarding — Mrs. Nell D. Ransone 14. Extracts — Emory and Carolyn Leland 'Original Species Being Revived — Anne Daniels 15. Woe Is Me! — Mary Ann Mansfield 16. Meet Rose Benke, the African Violet Queen — Art Kozelka 19. Reminiscing With the Richters — Mildred Schroeder 22, Questions Answered Concerning Trailers — Lyndon Lyon 27. Troubles of a Beginner Grower — Margaret Anderson 28. Creating a Queen of the Show — Mrs. E. H. Shortinghuis and Mrs C. W. Beattie. 30. It’s Fun to Hybridize — Mrs. W. L. Meier, Sr. 32. Poem — She Brought Me Violets — Elizabeth Wood 34. Anne Tinari on Panel — Cites Questions She Receives 39. Soil Propagation 44. Plant Parenthood, 50. My Argument Is Against Humidity — Beth Goodman 51. Founding Date Is Celebrated 54. What To Do With Green Rosette? Should You Pray for Your Violets? 55. My First Violet — Mrs. W. J. Sprayberry Affiliate ’appenings 57. Adele Tretter Tells How African Violets Are Coded Snow Drops — Letha L. DeFries 58. Patriotic Ideas for Show Chairmen — Mrs. Frank Huebscher 59. Fertilizers 60. Problems? Here Are Some Answers — Dorothy Gray 61. Cultural Advice — Marie Anthony Coming Events 62. Calling All Men: Preventive Violeting — Kenneth E. Resch 63. Another Warning! — Josephine Eberhardt 70. The Fascination of Growing Miniatures — Mrs. Donald W Dressier and Mrs J. W. Reitz 71. Violet Pleasures — Minnie Bellizzi 72. Changes Mind About Violets — Mrs. George Behrens REGULAR FEATURES 4. The Texas President’s Message— Mrs. Harold Rienhardt 8. Beginner’s Column— Mrs. J. A. W. (Ann) Richardson 2d. Registration Report— Adele Tretter 35. Honor Roll of African Violets — Mrs. M. G. Gonzales 42. Boyce Edens Research Fund — Mrs.. Paul O. Gillespie, Sr. AVSA Booster Fund — Mrs. Marvin Garner 45. Question Box — Anne Tinari 48. Calling All Affiliates — Betty Weekes 50. Musings From the “Mini-Mam” — Mrs. Sidney (Ellie) Bogin 51. Your Library — Mrs. Wayne Schroeder 63. A Foote on the Violet Path — Grace Foote SOCIETY BUSINESS 25. Vacation Guide 33. Hints on Yearbooks — Mrs. W. F. Anderson 36. Officers and Committees of African Violet Society of America, Inc. 39. Past Presidents, Honorary Life Members 40. Life Members 43. AVSA Library — Slide Programs Available 59. Enter Your Yearbooks 63. Welcome, New Life Members! 69. Violet Show? Why Not Use AVSA Tags? MISCELLANEOUS 44. Did You Know . . . 47. But I Like Mush, Milk — Andy Anderson Do You Have Magazines? Chase Bugs Away 48. Begonia Show 51. Planting by the Moon — Em Hunt 54. Going to Have a Little One? — Mrs. James Seavey 59. One Man Talks, the Rest Listen 63. Gloxinia Show 64. Correspondence Club Growing — Donna Clawson 71. Did You Know . . . Cookbooks CONVENTION 65. AVSA Show Honors Go to Mesdames Fielder, Arndt, Seifert and Trost 66. Mrs. Percy Crane Paid High Tribute List Winners for Magazine Articles 67. Lyon Wins Best New Introduction, Tinari Gets New Seedling Award Winners Get High Honors Constantinov Gets Bronze Medai Award Convention Dates New Slide Program 68. Six Receive Honorary AVSA Memberships How to Make Good Yearbooks Better — Mrs. Wm. J. Krogman APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP African Violet Society of America, Inc. P. O, Box 1326 Date Knoxville, Tennessee 37901 Please enroll me as a member of African Violet Society of America, Inc. My dues are enclosed. Member¬ ships are defined below. Membership year March 1 to February 28. Q Individual Membership is $6.00 Q Associate Member ($3 00) (No magazine included) . Q Commercial ($15.00) Street Address . Affiliated Chapter ($6.00) Q Affiliated State, Regional and Council $15.00 State . □ Life ($100) □ Sustaining ($25) Make checks Payable to African Violet Society of America, Inc. Zip Code . □ New Member □ Renewal From November 16 through February 28, new members may pay half the annual dues, will receive member¬ ship card expiring February 28 and the January and March issues of THE AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE. $3.00. The African Violet Magazine, June, 1973 1 OUR COVER On the cover page is a very lovely violet named “Doris Day”, which was hybridized by Mrs. R. L. Fredette of 972 Grassy Hill Road, Orange, Conn. “Doris Day” is one of the many beautiful 1973 varieties being offered violet growers by AVSA commer¬ cials. OFFICERS MRS. HAROLD RIENHARDT . President 44bi W. Seneca Tpk. Syracuse, N. Y, 13215 MISS EDITH PETERSON .. 1st Vice President 1545 Green St. San Francisco, Calil. 94123 MRS. E. A. NELSON . 2nd Vice President 503 East Essex St. Louis, Mo. 63122 MRS. MARVIN GARNER .. 3rd Vice President 1010 Edgewood, S. E. North Canton, Ohio 44720 MRS. .1. A. W. RICHARDSON . Secretary RR # 1, Box 70 Tavares, Fla. 32778 MRS. PERCY F. CRANE . Treasurer 317 Massapoag Ave. Sharon, Mass. 02067 STAFF MRS. GRACE FOOTE, Editor 211 Allien Place Port Arthur, Texas 77640 MRS. EDWARD A. NELSON, Adv. Mgr. 603 East Essex Ave. St. Louis, Missouri 63122 MRS. CLARICE BELL Office Manager P. O. Box 1326 Knoxville, Tennessee 37901 COLUMNISTS Mrs. Frank Tinari, Mrs. James Carey, Mrs. Fred Tretter, Mrs. Wayne W. Schroeder, Mrs. Ruth Carey, Mrs. Sidney Bogin, Mrs. Marvin Garner, Mrs. Paul O. Gillespie, Mrs. J. A. W. Richardson, Paul Arnold, Mrs. Roy E. Weekes, Mrs. Joseph Larose. BEST VARIETIES, HONOR ROLL COMPILER Mrs. M. G, Gonzales 200 Doris Ave. San Jose, Calif. 95127 PRINTER Gus Becker Printing Co. 1080 Forsythe Beaumont, Texas 77701 The Official Publication of the African Violet Society of America, Inc. The African Violet Magazine is published 5 times a year, January, March, June, Sep¬ tember and' November and second class post¬ age is paid by the African Violet Society of America, Inc., at 706 Hamilton National Bank Building, Knoxville, Tenn. 37901 and at ad¬ ditional mailing offices. Subscription $6.00 per year, which is included in membership dues starting with the June issue each year. Copyright by African Violet Society of i^er- ica, Inc. 1973. NOTICE TO POSTMASTER: Please send notification regarding unde¬ liverable magazines to office address: African Violet Society of America, Inc., P. O. Box 1326, Knoxville, Tenn. 37901. ADVERTISERS’ INDEX 33. Annalee’s Violetry — Convention releases 10. Arndt’s Floral Garden — Exotic violets and gesneriads 23. Mrs. Fletcher Barnes — Violets, episcias, columneas 14. Mrs. J. S. Berry — African violet supplies 27. Mary V. Boose — Heavenly violets 26. Buell’s Greenhouses — 140,000 violets 10. Champion’s — New variegates 10. E. A. Clark — Cellophane sleeves 33. Victor Constantinov — 1973 releases 15. Elley’s Greenhouses — Old and new varieties f Inside Back Cover — Fischer Greenhouses — Summer Preview 18. Flora Greenhouses — New varieties 23. Floralite Company — Lumen-lighter plant stands 18. Floralite Company — Fluorescent light stands 9. Violet Frathel — Frathel’s originations 11. The Green House — Gro-Cart 33. Bernard D. Greeson — Aids to good growing 10. Hyponex Plant Food — African violet soluble food 18 Kolb’s Greenhouses — Kolb’s 1973 Introductions 22. Lyndon Lyon — Where the violets are Inside Cover Page — Mary-Ray Violets 27. Mary’s African Violets 10. McGough’s African Violets 7. Park Nurseries — New introductions 7. Plant Marvel Laboratories — Plant food and sprays 23. Poyner’s Greenhouse — Violets, columneas, episcias, achimenes 26. Rose Knoll Gardens — New for ’73 9. Schultz Instant Liquid Plant Food 26. Shoplite Company — Decorative plant stands 12. Stim-U-Plant — Finest in home garden aids 23. Judy Stroske — Grow show plants 11. Swift’s Violets — New and previous introductions 33. Taylor Ceramics — ceramic miniatures for terrariums Back Cover — Tinari Greenhouses — Suddenly it’s summer! 6, Tubecraft — Floracart Portable Indoor Garden 9. Tubecraft — Watering aid 19. Tubecraft — Fiberglass trays. 15. Fred A. Veith — Sponge-Rok (perlite) 10. Mrs. Leonard Volkhart — African violets, episcias 8. Volkmann Brothers Greenhouses — Reservoir wick pot 18. White Cloud Farm — New for Fall 8. The Walkers — African violet supplies. EDITOR’S NOTE: These are your advertisers who help the magazine Please support them and when you wiit'^ them for supplies, please mention The African Violet Magazine. The African Violet Magazine, June, 1973 2 STRICTLY BUSINESS - - YOUR BUSINESS A TABLE OF INFOHMATION TO USE IN CONDUCTING YOUR BUSINESS WITH YOUR SOCIETY TO INSURE GOOD SERVICE. ALWAYS GIVE YOUR NAME AND COMPLETE AD¬ DRESS. IF YOU HAVE MORE THAN ONE ITEM SEND EACH ITEM TO THE CORRECT PERSON. AFFILIATE ’APPENINGS Send to Editor, Mrs. Grace Foote, 211 Allien PI., Port Arthur, Texas 77640 AFFILIATES: Chapter, Council, Country, State or Regional Society. Affiliates are listed in November issue. For informa¬ tion on show awards; how to start a chapter in your area; questions on new or renewal membership, write Mrs. Roy Weekes, 1356 E. Cypress, Glendora, Calif. 91740 AVSA BOOSTER FUND: Send contributions to Mrs. Marvin E, Garner, 1010 Edgewood S.E., North Canton, Ohio 44720 AVSA OFFICE: Mrs. Wade H. Bell, Office Manager Address: Box 1326, KnoxviUe, Tenn. 37901 BEST VARIETIES LIST: See November issue. BEST VARIETIES-HONOR ROLL COMPILER; Mrs. M, G. Gonzales, 200 Doris Ave., San Jose, Calif. 95127 BOYCE EDENS RESEARCH FUND: Send contribution, club or individual, to Mrs. Paul O. Gillespie, Sr., 5201 St. Elmo St., Chattanooga, Tenn. 37409 BY LAWS: See September issue. COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES: Albert Buell, Buell’s Greenhouses, Box 218, Eastford, Conn. 06242 COMMERCIAL MEMBERS: See list in November issue. CONVENTION: AWARDS: see January issue. Send suggestions or con¬ tributions for convention awards to Mrs. Joan Van Zele, P. O. Box 843, Lemon Grove, Calif. 92045 PROGRAM; See March issue. Send special requests for workshop programs; suggest names of interesting speakers to Mrs. Ross V. Lahr, 3559 East Easter Ave¬ nue, Littleton, Colo, 80120 SCHEDULE; See January issue. TIME AND PLACE; If your club or a group of clubs would like to sponsor a national convention in your area, write to Mrs. H. Harold Baker, 2181 Stanford Ave., St. Paul, Minn. 55015 CULTURE FOLDERS; Free culture folders are available from AVSA office. Box 1326, Knoxville, Tenn. 37901 for distribution at shows or by commercial members with plants. Mem¬ bership application included. CUMULATIVE INDEX; Write AVSA Office. HONOR ROLL: See June issue. AVSA EMBLEMS: Member, Past President, Life Member pins. Own and wear them with pride. Order from AVSA office, Box 1326, Knoxville, Tenn. 37918 JUDGES: See September issue for list. JUDGING SCHOOL: For information on holding a school or to become a qualified judge, write to Mrs. Ruth Carey, 3900 Gar¬ den Drive, Knoxville, Tenn. 37918 LIBRARY: See June issue for list of slide programs and packets available from AVSA Library. Order from Knoxville office. If you have ideas for a library program or slides to donate for library, write Mrs. Wayne W. Schroeder, 1739 N, 74 Ct, Elmwood Park, Ill. 60635 LIFE MEMBERS; See June issue for list. MAGAZINE; ADVERTISING MANAGER: For advertising rates, copy and information write Mrs. Edward A. Nelson, 603 E. Essex Ave., St. Louis, Mo. 63122 ARTICLES: Send to Editor, Mrs. Grace Foote, 211 Allien PI., Port Arthur, Texas 77640 DEADLINE DATES: June issue, Mar, 1; Sept, issue, June 1; Nov. issue, Aug. 1; Jan. issue, Oct. 1; Mar. issue, Dec. 1. BACK ISSUES: Reduced rates in effect. Complete your set now. Write to AVSA office, Box 1326, Knox¬ ville, Tenn. 37901 for list of available issues. BINDERS: Sold only in pairs at $6.50 postpaid. Order from AVSA office. Box 1326, Knoxville, Tenn. 37901 CHANGE OF ADDRESS: Send your new address at least 30 days before it is to take effect. Send old ad¬ dress with the new. Enclose the address label from your last magazine. Send to AVSA office, Box 1326, Knoxville, Tenn. 37901 FAILURE TO RECEIVE; Notify the Knoxville office. MAGAZINE MART: Do you want to buy or sell back copies of THE AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE? Write Mrs. E. A. Nelson, 603 E. Essex Ave., St. Louis, Mo. 63122 MASTER VARIETY LISTS: A must for all judges and serious growers. First edition (1963) described varieties 1935-1963. 179 pages, $3.00. New edition (1970) described all registered va¬ rieties 1948-1969; all classified species; other named cultivars introduced 1960-69. $3.50. Special offer, both volumes $6.00. Order from AVSA office. Box 1326, Knoxville, Tenn. 37901 SUPPLEMENT: Send description of any new variety with hybridizer’s name to Mrs. Fred Tretter, 4988 SchoUmeyer Ave., St. Louis, Mo. 63109 MEMBERSHIP: Send new or renewal membership to AVSA Treasurer, Box 1326, Knoxville, Tenn. 37901. Make check pay¬ able to AVSA. Life — $100; Commercial — $15; Indi¬ vidual — $6; Council, Country, State, Region — $15. FOR AFFILIATE, GIVE THE FOLLOWING INFOR¬ MATION; Name of chapter or council; President’s name and address; address to which magazines are to be sent; name of town considered home town of chap¬ ter. APPLICATIONS AND BROCHURES; Free from Knoxville office. Please state quantity required. Use for show, commercial sales room or wherever member¬ ships may be solicited. MEMBERSHIP AND PROMOTION: Send your ideas, offers to help or requests for assis¬ tance in this work to Mrs. John Lackner, 580 E. County Road, B-2, St. Paul, Minn. 55117 MINIATURE AND SEMI-MINIATURE LIST: Mrs. Sidney Bogin, 39 Boyd St., Long Beach, N. Y. 11561 MINUTES: See September issue. NOMINATING COMMITTEE REPORT: See Jan. issue. OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES: See June issue. OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE: AVSA Secretary, Mrs. J.A.W. Richardson, RR, No. 1, Box 70, Tarvares, Fla. 32778 PLANT REGISTRATION: Mrs. Fred Tretter, 4988 SchoUmeyer Ave,, St. Louis, Mo. 63109 QUESTION BOX; Anne Tinari, 2325 Valley Road, Huntingdon Valley, Pa. 19006 RESEARCH: Send suggested subjects for scientific research or names of interested qualified potential research per¬ sonnel to Mr. Frank Tinari, 2325 VaUey Road, Hunt¬ ingdon VaUey, Pa. 19006 TALLY TIME: See March issue. TEACHERS: See September issue for list. TREASURER’S AND AUDITOR’S REPORT: See September issue. The African Violet Magazine, June, 1973 3 HELLO YOU ALL - Fm not sure whether that should be spelled Y’all or you all. Anyhow down here they say it like it was y’all and it is a real friendly greeting. One of the road signs along with turn left, etc. is a sign which says, ‘Drive Friendly’ and we thought that was just the nicest traffic sign ever. They tell me that was the Governor’s idea. Texas is just a bee hive of African violet activity, so before I start telling you all about it, maybe I should begin with our trip down. We left Syracuse Feb. 15th with promises of snow and blizzard, so we thought we better get going while we could. We must lead a charmed life, because we had just beautiful weather all the way down. It was cold most of the way until we reached Mississippi, but the sun was out and we just enjoyed every minute of it. First stop of importance was Knoxville where we stayed two nights and had a great visit with Ruth Carey (our Shows and Judges Chairman) and Clarice Bell, (our Office Manager). They toured us all over Knoxville and we stopped at the Post Office with Clarice while she picked up her mail. Wow, what mail! She takes a plastic bag to the Post Office with her to carry it in. I don’t know how she knows which to read first. It must take all day to open it, let alone, read it and answer it. Leaving Knoxville, it was only a little over a hundred miles to Chattanooga, but I knew that was where Grace Gillespie (chairman of Boyce Edens Research Fund) lived, so we managed to stop at a Howard Johnson’s there for lunch and call Grace. To make a long story short we stayed two days and took the Incline cable car to the top of Lookout Mountain and went thru Rock City. I have seen both of these places advertised so much, it was a real thrill to see them. About an hour’s drive from Chattanooga is Birmingham and we did intend to call you. Ruby (Eichelberger, an AVSA Director) but we lost our good road coming into Birmingham and were dumped on to old Route 11 and all the traffic, plus the fact that the middle of town was torn up and one way traffic for quite a ways and I’m sorry, but we couldn’t get out of Birmingham quick enough. Despite dreeing our feet and stopping off so much we realized we were going to get to Wildwood befme we were expected. We had allowed extra time just in case we got stuck in a snow storm and had to stay over, like we kept reading in the paper before we left. So we decided to take some secondary roads from Hattiesburg, Miss., down towards the Gulf coast and look for a pleasant, sunny spot to loaf a couple of days. We found Broadwater Beach Hotel, right on the Gulf, facing the water and complete with beautiful green golf course. Next stop Baton Rouge where we had arranged to meet Jerry Brown, President of the Dixie A VS, and his charming wife Ward. We had a trophy to give them for the Dixie show in Florida in April So after transferring our violet business we had a grand tour of Baton Rouge and went out to dinner together. Arrived at our destination the next day Feb. 24th. Wildwood is a resort city near Beaumont where the A VSA Magazine is printed and also near Port Arthur where Grace Foote, our Editor lives. The magazine is printed at the Gus Becker Printing Co. and in case you didn’t notice, Gus is a nominee for a director next month in Minnesota. The Beckers and all the folks down here have just outdone themselves to make our stay so pleasant. First order of business on Monday morning was to visit the printing office and see the Magazine having its last touches, wrapping in plastic and having the mailing labels attached and all those mail bags filled and that was quite a pile of magazines. The African Violet Magazine, June, 1973 4 Happy news, we are just growing all the time. Gus says he had to run extra covers because he had been planning on 1 2000 copies but had to run 250 more. Isn^t that great? I could take up all the rest of the space in the magazine telling about the violet clubs, teas, parties, receptions and real Red Carpet treatment that we have been given. But I do want to say that I realize all these honors are not for me personally, but for this great society of ours which I represent. Beaumont has declared March 11 -18 African Violet Week. I am getting to know this group quite well as we are the closest to them, have been to a committee meeting with them, a delightful luncheon at the Country Club and expect to join them at their regular meeting next week. Guess what decorated the tables at the luncheon - why Happy Harold^ of course plus two Texas origina¬ tions Mr. Gus' and ‘Texas Pride' hybridized by Mrs. Cook of Beaumont. Representatives from the Port Arthur Club and the Houston group attended the luncheon and I am going to visit them both at a hter date. We spent a week-end at Port Arthur with the Footes and had a whingding with some of the AV en¬ thusiasts Saturday afternoon. Monday saw Maisie Yakie, Publication chairman who was also our Pre¬ sident back in 1 963. Tuesday Grace Foote and I went to Houston where the clubs joined together in a little reception and get-to-know-you affair Do you see what I mean when I said it was a beehive of activity down here? Gus and Maxine Becker and the Rienhardts took off one week-end for San Antonio and Austin to see the Austin spring show. San Antonio is a place no one should miss, real old world charm. The San Antonio River runs thru the town and is beautified with gardens, little bridges, sight¬ seeing boats and darling little restaurants and shops at the river level I thought I was really in Venice. We did San Antonio, the missions, the Alamo, the boat ride and ended up with dinner atop the Space Needle at night. Yes, and the Chinese Sunken Gardens, too, almost forgot that. Needless to say I was one weary sight see - er, but not too tired to get in touch with Charles Day who lives in San Antonio and is a former member of our Board and an active judging school teacher around that area. You all will remember his art¬ icles in the A VS A Magazine. He came down to the Palacio Del Rio (doesn't that sound elegant and Spanish?) where we were staying and we talked A V madly for an hour or so and then took off for Austin. They had a really beautiful show in Austin, the theme being “From the Beginning" and of all things a gorgeous ‘Blue Boy' won Best in Show. We made plans to go back to Austin in two weeks and talk national convention with them. They are really enthusiastic and have a club with 100% AVSA membership. Not many can boast of that. It isn't everyone who starts out on a 1 700-mile trip with two big boxes of violets, but we did. I called Lyndon Lyon a few days before we left and said, “How many plants of ‘Cordelia' can you spare? He answered, ‘how many do you want?" Well, I said about 35 and he said he would do the best he could when I told him I wanted to bring them to Texas. Anyhow, we started dropping them off at Knoxville and continued wherever we met AV friends. At the clubs we have to let them draw lots to not show any partiality. We enjoyed the trip down so much, but our violets didn't. We tried to take good care of them, bringing them in every night, but they were pretty unhappy, buds drooped and had to be taken off. However, I have them under all the table lamps and leave the lights on all night and they are looking happier. Sorry, have lots more to say, but have run out of space. Best wishes from the Roamin' President and Happy Harold. VIOLETS AS A HOBBY - - Growing of violets is something of an art, and an art that has been well learned by Virginia Johnson of Moab, Utah, who boasts some 250 African violets. Mrs, Johnson has won numerous prizes for her violets in flower shows in Sait Lake City. She has also done some work with grafting of plants and raising violets from seeds. Recently a number of Mrs. Johnson's plants were on loan to the Moab Museum for a special exhibit, which continued for three months because of the public interest displayed in the violets. The African Violet Magazine, June, 1973 5 From the Beginning • • . FROM THE BEGINNING African violet species were found growing in the jungle where strong sunhght filtered through the dense growth over¬ head. This is a condition we try to dupHcate by using curtains or blinds during the time of the day when the sunlight is too strong. Fluorescent lights give the continuous hght needed without the ex¬ treme heat of sunlight. In their native habitat African violets grow in coarse organic matter on flat rocks and in rock crevices, so that their roots are shallow, restricted in area, and have good drainage. These conditions we emulate by using shallow pots with ample sponge rok, grit, charcoal, etc., in bottom of pots. THE SOIL ON the limestone rocks in the Afri¬ can jungles is mulch and moss from the trees, thus violets love soil that is loose and high in humus. The plants reach to the rocks for many minerals; trace elements are plentiful in fallen leaves. Miner¬ als and trace elements may well be added to the soil in our home growing. African violets are found growing near sea level as well as high on mountains. The environment is quite different in these areas so the varieties often choose different locations in the home. Each time we try a new variety it is a challenge to find the best location for its growth. Violets do not often self-pollinate, so it is a challenge to try to hybridize a new and better var¬ iety. The opportunities are endless, WARM RAINS FALL in their native habitat, washing their leaves and adding humidity. Our violets profit from a warm bath under a kitchen sprayer or an occasional spraying with warm water. This cleans leaves as well as adding humid¬ ity. The higher the temperature, the more humid¬ ity is needed, so this explains why violets do well in an air conditioned home. In our country it would be unbearable to have humidity high enough to keep our plants from suffering. Jungle temperatures are 90 degrees with 90% humidity. (Such informative material was used by the First Austin African Violet Society of Austin, Texas, in its yearbook on the cover of which was sketched a map of Africa with its dark-skinned natives and thatched huts in the midst of which was growing an African violet. The yearbook was on display at the AVSA Minnesota conven¬ tion.) 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PLANT MARVEL LABORATORIES Dept. AV76, 624 W. 119th St. Chicago, Illinois 60628 The African Violet Magazine, June, 1973 7 RESERVOIR WICK POTt ^ "It Waters and Feeds at the Same Time” PRICES ON RESERVOIR WICK POTS EACH 1 to 5 . . $1.50 postpaid 6 to 19 . . $1.30 postpaid 20 or more . $1.10 postpaid Send stamped self-addressed envelope for 16 page catalog of AFRICAN VIOLETS and SUPPLIES. VOLKMANN BROS. GREENHOUSES 2714 Miner! St., Dallas, Texas 75219 POSTPAID SUPPLIES Sudbury Soil Improvement Kit $6.50 Sudbury PH Soil Test Kit 1.49 Humiguide Hygrometer 3.75 African Violet Book By Helen Van Pelt Wilson 7.95 INSECTICIDES AND CONDITIONERS Dr. “V” Soil Insecticide 12 oz. can $3.25 1C dose packet 1.25 Anti dione PM 5 ounces 1.50 Rock Phosphate 2 pounds 1.50 Dolomite Limestone 2 pounds 1.50 Sponge Rok (coarse) % bu. 2.75 Coarse Vermiculite % bu. 2.75 PLASTIC POTS WHITE OR UTILITY COLOR. ALL POSTPAID. Please specify both Color and Type. If not specified, our choice will be sent 25 50 IOC 2" Regular $ 1.40 $ 2.15 $ 3.75 2%" Regular or Square 1.50 2.25 3.95 2%" Regular or Square 1.70 2.95 4.75 3" Regular or Square, or Tub 1.95 3.50 5.95 31/2" Regular or Tub 2.25 3.95 6.95 4" Regular or Tub 2.50 4.50 7.95 5" Tub 4.75 8.75 16.50 6" Tub 5/2.25 10/3.75 25/5.95 Jet Black Plastic Saucers 25 50 100 3" .$2.25 $4.25 $ 7.95 4" 2.95 5.40 9.95 5" 3.40 6.60 12.25 6" 4.00 7.75 14.25 Due to high postage minimum order $5.00. Complete list of house plant supplies for stamp. Texas residents include 5% Texas Sales Tax. THE WALKERS Box 150-X Luling, Texas 78648 Mrs, J. A. W. (Ann) Richardson RR No. 1, Box 70 Tavares, Florida 32778 A neck is formed on a plant when more and more bottom leaves are removed, usually care¬ lessly, leaving nubs. As it grows longer and longer, it looks unslightly and will sometimes cause the plant to fall over the side of the pot. You can’t prevent it but you can do something about it. Do it soon as it looks like a short chicken neck and it will improve not only the looks of your plant but its performance as well. There are several ways of accomplishing your purpose. Number one - Let the plant dry out a bit. Knock it out of the pot. Clean it up by removing any leaves that are about to drop off or are yellow or broken. Gently scrape the neck as you would a carrot (not too deep). Wash the same pot, unless the plant needs a larger one, measure the length between the soil and the first row of leaves and then measure the height of your pot. If you find your plant is longer than the length of your pot, cut off enough of the bottom roots to make the plant fit the pot, i.e., so that the bottom row of leaves is just slightly above the pot rim. Now re¬ place the plant into the pot ancf fill it with your mix or soil, covering the scraped section too. If your soil is heavy, mix some perlite with it. Water as usual. In time, the place that you have scraped will have produced new roots and then your plant will start to grow like crazy. In this way you can keep a plant goin^ for a long, long time. Notice how nice and neat it looks too. Number two - (This one takes courage.) if the stem is long, cut the stem off at the soil line. Mea¬ sure your pot length, if it is too long, cut another piece off the stem. Then scrape as above and place it in a glass of water, leaving it until new roots form, then plant. Number three. This one does not always work and I don’t really recommend it for amateurs. Fol¬ low number two instructions but plant in soil in¬ stead of water. The danger in this method is that it might rot. Don’t try it with your favorite plant. The African Violet Magazine, June, 1973 8 She’s Determined . . . Was It Worth It? Yes, Indeed! Estelle Taylor 6 Sutphin Avenue Matawan, N. J. 07747 One night, about a month ago, I had the time of my life. It was most unexpected and I have my violets to thank for it. One of my neighbors is president of an organi¬ zation having about 80 women members. They were having a meeting featuring arts and crafts. Members were asked to exhibit articles they had made and the turn-out was great. Just about every hobby was represented: Knitting, crocheting, needlepoint, canning and preserving, etc., etc. You name it. It was there. The only hobby no one seemed deeply involved in was raising house plants. Knowing my interest in African Violets and having seen my collection of about 400 plants, my neighbor asked if I would attend the meeting, bring some of my plants and give a talk. One of my worst faults is talking too much but the thought of standing up before so many strangers and “doing what comes naturally” scared me pink. But I remembered how much fun my violets have brought me and decided there might be at least a few people at the meeting who would benefit by catching “violet fever”. So, I agreed and set about getting my materials ready. I decided on “Raising Violets from Leaf Cut¬ tings” as my theme. Each exhibitor had a separate table and on mine I arranged a 7 oz. styrofoam cup filled with vermiculite, another of potting soil (Baccto) and another of the small stones I use for drainage. I added a cup with a leaf in vermiculite, one with “mouse ears” and a few full-grown plants which were later auctioned off. To people who visit violet shows these things are old hat but these were people who had probably never had the fun of attending a show. Using my props and my desire to get other people interested in my hobby, the talk went off beautifully. I forgot to be scared when I found out how interested every one got when they found they didn’t have to spend a lot of money to get started and, better yet, they could have the plea¬ sure of watching the plant grow from scratch. The questions after the talk went on and on and I en¬ joyed every minute of it. And the most gratifying part of the whole experience is the fact that many of the women have actually started to raise violets for the first time. I’ll probably have to leave town when their plants take over their houses as mine have done! MAGAZINE BINDERS Sold only in pairs, $6.50 a pair postpaid. Send order and check to AVSA, P. O. Box 1326, Knoxville, Tenn. 37901. “Send for our Fund-Raising Offer” FRATHEL’S ORIGINATIONS You surely will want some of these lovely new plants such as “Spanish Lover,” “Very Latest,” “Caress.” Stamp for list please. Our booklet — “Help for the Amateur in Growing African Violets Step by Step”, at only $1.00 per copy. 252 Clay Ave. Rochester, N. Y. 14613 NOW . . . ENJOY USING THE CONVENIENT WATERING AID Here’s the item needed by every indoor flower grower ... an all aluminum light weight watering aid No more lugging heavy, awk¬ ward watering cans. No spilling water! No breaking leaves! 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African Violets, Mixed Gesneriads, Streptocarpus, Episcia ARNDT’S FLORAL GARDEN 20454 NE Sandy Blvd. Troutdole, Oregon 97060 LET THEIR BEAUTY BE SEEN Through Sleeves of Cellophane and Poly¬ ethylene. E. A. CLARK Box 316, Rock Hall, Md. 21661 Phone Code 301-639-7562 AFRICAN VIOLETS OR EPISCIAS 6 plants assorted — labeled . $6.00 postpaid 6 fresh cuttings Episcias — labeled .... $3.50 postpaid Listings 150 16 Fresh cut African Violet leaves . $4.00 MRS. LEONARD VOLKART Route 1, Russellville, Missouri 65074 Soluble PLANT FOOD Complete Feed Your AFRICAN VIOLETS HYPONeX 7-6-19 Produces higher yield of stronger, better textured, faster growing flowers. Clean, odorless. Balanced for complete feeding of African Violets. Dissolves instantly to feed root systems when watering. Fine for cuttings. Reduces root shock of trans¬ plants. PRICES; 2 oz., 390 — 5 oz., 690— 10 oz., $1.29—2 lb., $2.75 — 5 lb.. $5.95-10 lb.. $10.95-25 lb., $19.95 50 lb., $29.85—100 lb. $49.50. NOW, TRY HYPONeX HIGH ANALYSIS SPECIAL PURPOSE PLANT FOODS Feed according to the special needs of your plants and the nature of your soil. Experiment. Many report fine results with plants, trees, lawns, etc. by their choice from following HYPONeX formulations. 20-20-20 30-10-10 25-20-10 25- 5 -20 15-30-15 15-10-30 10-25-25 10-20-30 10-30-20 10-40-15 HIGH ANALYSIS HYPONeX RETAIL PRICES: 8 oz., $1.29—2 lb., $2.95—10 lb., $11.95 25 lb.. $22.95—50 lb., $35.85—100 lb., $58.50 If dealer cannot supply, order direct. Write for free catalog of 75 ONeX products. Dealers, greenhouse operators and nurserymen write for commercial prices. HYDROPONIC CHEMICAL CO. P, P. Box 4300 Akron, Ohio 44321 NEW VARIEGATES — 1973 SILVER FROSTING — Bright pink frosted with wide white edge. Large double. Point¬ ed, serrated foliage variegates nicely. PURPLE PRIDE— Huge purple double with white edge. Roundish leaves variegate pink and tan. SALAD BOWL— Lovely lavender and white ruffled single. Ruffled green and white foliage. SILVER MOONBEAM — Big ruffled gorgeous star. White with blue and lavender shad¬ ing and ruffling. Ruffled foliage with white edging. Send STAMP for SHIPPING LIST. Small plants of variegated foliage varieties and miniatures shipped. New standard varieties of other growers shipped in collections only. VISITORS WELCOME CHAMPION'S AFRICAN VIOLETS 8848 Van Hoesen Road, Cloy, N. Y. 13041 Tel. (315) 699-7317 THEY'RE WINNERS— These are the top winners in the First Austin African Violet Society's show in Austin, Texas. Top photo is 'Hondo', entered by Mrs. D. J. Lidiak, Lower photo is 'Shag', exhi¬ bited by Mrs. Carl Sjogren. The African Violet Magazine, June, 1973 10 (Sateen ^otuc GRO-CART Handsome indoor garden plant stand brings your garden into your living room. Sturdy light-weight steel tube construction for durability. Soft iridescent gold finish and graceful lines add elegance to the decor of any home or office. Convenient sizes: 48" 3-tray $144.00 complete with lights; 48" 2-tray $106.50 complete. New 24" 2-tray, $70.80 complete. Write for free brochure. Please note: We no longer ship plants. (Sateen African Violets & Supplies (213) 925-0870 9515 Flower St., Bellflower, CA. 90706 SWIFTS' AFRICAN VIOLETS P. O. BOX 28012 (DEPT. 673) DALLAS, TEXAS 75228 NEW AND PREVIOUS INTRODUCTIONS FRESH CUT LEAVES ONLY — (VIA AIR MAIL) CLOUD PUFF — (NEW) Fluffy white double, tailored foliage. MUSICAL — (Registered) White double. Soft green tailored foliage. VESSY ■— Large white double star. Good tailored, slightly ruffled foliage. ALWAYS — (NEW) Lavender-Pink with rose shading semi-double, tailored. AUTUMN ROSE — (NEW) Dark rose double, dark bronzy tailored foliage. BECAUSE — (NEW) Peachy pink semi-double, strong stems, tailored foliage. DANDY DOLL — (NEW) Large pink double, slight geneva edge, tailored. JUNGLE BEAUTY — (Registered) Pink with fuchsia center double, tailored. MISS TEXAS — (Registered) Large full double pink, glossy foliage. PHLES — (Registered) Large delicate pink full double, soft foliage. SWEET BUTTERCUP ~ (NEW) Big pink double, soft foliage. SWEET PIXIE ““ (Registered) Profuse light pink semi¬ miniature. GUS — (Registered) Magenta double, tailored foliage. GOODY — (NEW) Big lavender tu-tone geneva, slightly ruffled foliage. HUNKY DORY — (NEW) Big tu-tone lavender with white edge. Soft foliage. 75ie4icCettt at “Wmic A happy summer time Hello to all of you! Isn^t it wonderful to hear the birds chirping and busily building their nests while we can walk out and just smell that good ole summer time in the air? One pair of starlings got a little confused and built their nest in our bird feeder while we were away and no food in it. Well, they can live rent free, but they will have to find their own food. We are enjoying just being home. Three plane trips after Texas were just a little too much. We were home from Texas two weeks before our own local show which is always a busy time, what with making entries in horticulture and design classes and manning a sales booth. Then a week to get ready for that grand AVSA convention in Minneapolis. Amy Lackner and her committees did a marvelous job and deserve a big round of applause from all of who were privileged to attend. There was such a warm friendly feeling throughout the entire convention, not to say the least of that hospitality room dispensing coffee and homemade goodies for the duration. Three days after coming home from Minneapolis, we took a flying trip to Cincinnati to see our daughter married. This was the second time around for her, but very important and special to us. We spent some time with the boys (ages 12, 13 and 19) while the honeymooners were gone. Then we had about 10 days home before the AVSC convention in Halifax, Nova Scotia. This was quite a long jaunt and we had to change planes in Boston with a four-hour lay-over there, arriving in Halifax at 8 P. M. This was the national convention and show of the Canadian Society and only their 8th or 9th, so needless to say, they are still having growing pains. We tried to be as helpful as possible and really had a delightful time, getting to know our friends across the border so much better. There were seven of us who went from U. S., Percy and Estelle Crane, Henry and Helene Galpin, Dorothy Gray and the Rienhardts. Five of us served as judges which seemed to please them no end and they announced that it was the first time their show had been judged by 5 Lifetime judges and four of them teachers. Best in show was a beautiful plant of ‘Elisa Frew) one of Ernest Fisher’s originations, shown by Margaret Talbot, president of the First Halifax African Violet Society. We were all certainly treated like royalty, even to being piped in and I bet you don’t know what that means. I had never heard the expression and when we were asked to wait in the lounge until everyone else was in the dining room, we didn’t know what to expect. Soon a young man appeared dressed in the Nova Scotia official plaid kilts complete with bagpipes. We were lined up and followed him into the room and marched twice around the tables, amidst applause and then were seated at the head table. We were told this is a high honor, accorded only to very special guests. So now I guess we have had everything, even being piped in. Nova Scotia is truly one of the world’s scenic beauty spots. The quaint little fishing villages with miles of rock bound coastline were like nothing you have seen before. I guess we Americans enjoyed it so much because we didn’t have as many duties to perform as we do at our own convention and we had time to really see Peggy’s Cove and some of the other famous spots. We especially want to thank Robert and Margaret Talbot and Robert and Catherine Taylor for the time they spent with us showing us around. Our return flight was delayed two hours because of fog so that we missed our connections in Boston and again spent four hours in Logan Airport. We were supposed to arrive home at 1:30 P. M. and instead got here at 8:20. So now, maybe you understand why we are glad to be home for awhile. Oh, we will be taking a little jaunt down to Albany to the Judges’ Council Meeting and things like that, but no climbing on planes right away, thank goodness. The African Violet Magazine, September, 1973 4 Gus Becker^s slides of the NYC convention and the Bermuda cruise, shown on Wednesday evening at Minneapolis were delightful and his natural Texas gift of gab added the finishing touches. The other programs at the convention were all outstanding and Emma Lahr deserves our gratitude for the fine entertainment she planned for us. Our thanks to Helen Van Zele for doing such a lovely installation of the new officers and directors at the annual meeting on Saturday morning. She used “Love^^ as the theme and presented us all with large rosettes with A VS A and our names on in gold. Lovely mementoes of an important oc¬ casion. Harold is happy puttering in his garden and has made it half again as large as last year’s, so stop in for a mess of swiss chard or somethin’ anytime. I am busy trying to get all the little plants from Texas, Minneapolis and, yes, even from Halifax potted up and growing on their happy way. My plant of ‘Mr. Gus’, named for Gus Becker, our printer and hybridized by Mrs. Cook of Beaumont, Texas, is coming along just beautiful. Guess this is enough rambling by the President and I will leave room for the rest of you to write something. Scribbles from ’Taint So! Granger’s Not Going Out of Business By Grace Eyerdom Granger Gardens R.D. 2 Medina, Ohio Tain’t so! Granger Gardens is not going out of business! By no means, but Hugh Eyerdom and Grace Sr., will be participating in a semi-retired status with Dale as the manager and Hugh still doing the hybridizing. As all of you know, Hugh is not the kind of person who could fully retire and do nothing! And this work he’ll be doing will not be hard on him. Dale’s youngest son, Jim, is going to stay with his Dad in the business- - -and we sincerely hope he’ll like it as much as we all did and be happy in it. We are discontinuing the tomato business in its entirety and expanding the violet-growing area. We decided to do this because the demand for violets was so great last year and even more so this year. We were most unhappy when we had to say “Sorry, we cannot furnish any blooming stock for some time to come”- - -and we still have not caught up. Dale does plan to grow some leaf lettuce also, but this crop does not take the work tomatoes did and the leaf lettuce space will be small because of the violet expansion. Dale’s wife, Grace, is still very much at work on the books. I will still be doing my share- - -so, you see, Granger Gardens is still very much of a family business that is not thinking of quitting. It has been brought to our attention that ‘Delft Imperial’ caused some confusion at the Minneapo¬ lis show, because of lack of a white edge. The suggestion was made and it was agreed that change should be made in the registration records to the effect that this plant along with ‘Shag’ and ‘Band¬ wagon’ may be judged as a blue (medium blue) double, which may have a white edge, would cor¬ rect the situation. Also on ‘Miriam Steel’, there is a rare occasion when the plant may have a deep pink petal or cluster of bloom. We have tried to eliminate this from present and past generations but it still per¬ sists. So we do think this should be taken into consideration when the plant is to be judged. Even though we try as we do to promote only the good sturdy plants with true bloom colorings we, too, cannot get some that do not always do as they should. What, with all the crosses being made, one won¬ ders if there is anything more that is new to be developed. But there always seems to be some good ones come out of Hugh’s efforts. Let’s hope we can continue to do as well as we have and we will not complain. We wish to thank the winners of our Awards for dropping us “Thank You” notes and some¬ times a photo. We do appreciate your constructive comments and we will do our best to continue having something new for you. Have You Sent For Our New Fall List? Many Of The Finest New African Described. Violets Are Fully LIST lot WHITE CLOUD FARM R.R.3 Carthage, Mo. 64836 The African Violet Magazine, September, 1973 5 A COMPLETE GUIDE TO THE YEAR-ROUND Indoor cultivation of fiowering piants by artificial light. CROWN PUBLISHERS, Dept. AVM-S73 419 Park Ave. South, New York, N.Y. 10016 Please send me.^ _ copy(ies) of THE INDOOR LIGHT GARDENING BOOK. Enclosed is my check or money order for $10.95 per copy (please add applicable sales tax). If not completely satisfied, I may return the book(s) within 10 days for full refund. Name. . . . . . . . . . , Address _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ City _ - _ _ _ _ ■ ,, State _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Zip _ Here is full information about the wide variety of flowers and plants that grow well under artificial light, how to grow them, what equipment is needed, and where to buy it. Many clear “how-to” photographs (in color and black and white), line drawings, charts and graphs illustrate the text, and additional features include a brief history of indoor gardening, a chapter on growing herbs for kitchen use, a chapter on plants for children, a list of suppliers, an appendix on light phenomena, a list of plant societies, and a bibliography. 7" x 10". By GEORGE A. ELBERT President of the Indoor Light Gardening Society of America, Inc. $10.95, now at your book¬ store, or use coupon to order. The African Violet Magazine, September, 1973 6 14-Year Old Is Grower Grateful For Helen Van Pelt Wilson’s African Violet Book By Alan Murphy Recently my mother gave me Helen Van Pelt Wilson’s latest African Violet Book because of my interest in violets. I am 14. Today I have 80 African violet plants, 80 babies and 100 or so leaves rooted and rooting. They’re all in my bedroom. Would you believe that I began with only three leaves? My interest in African violets began when we went to visit my grandmother and grandfather one afternoon. She gave me a pyrex beaker, a small Christmas cactus and a small Thanksgiving cactus. Then I saw her three violet plants and I said, *‘Oh, how pretty! What are they?” She told me they were African violets and gave me a leaf of each. They were a white double, a pink double, each with girl leaves, and a ruffled purple two-tone with plain leaves. Now just a year later the biggest, the white leaf 1 rooted is going to bloom with about five flower stalks up and about four buds on each stalk. In fact, the first flower is just starting to open. How did I get from leaf to plant? It wasn’t easy! My grandmother told me just to stick them in a glass of water and they would grow. I did! And they started to get roots. What would I do now? Go to the library, I thought. I went to the library and found an old beaten and battered edition of one of Helen Van Pelt Wilson’s African Violet books. My troubles were over. From then on it was easy. Now I have a brand new edition of Mrs. Wilson’s latest book. It’s just fabulous! It has so many new and great ideas and new chapters and so many pictures and illustrations. I’m grateful to Mrs. Wdson for writing such a fine book on African violets. PLEASE, DO NOT WRITE FOR A RETAIL LIST. We ship Wholesale only. ^an4>eiie4> 19T3 ARCTIC MIST — A lovely full double White that holds its blossom cluster well above the foliage, on dark green foliage. Blooms profusely, large clusters. SWISS BALLET — Single cup shaped white blooms, with broad blue band. Ornamental dark green foliage. A beautiful plant. PINK VELVET — Soft, very deep pink blossoms in profusion. Very large blooms on dark green tailored foliage. REBECCA — Powder blue full double on light green foliage. Good show plant. SPARTAN Royal purple double with edge on round leaves. All above we consider to be good show prospects as well as good sales items. PLEASE NOTE; All future UPS shipments via UPS please submit fee of $2.00 for cost of shipment per box. All 31/2” pots billed at $1.00 each. We will not ship 314'’ Pots by any other means than Air. DEALERS AND CLUBS WRITE FOR OUR TRADE LIST. GRANGER GARDENS 1060 WILBUR ROAD MEDINA, OHIO 44256 Phone 216-239-9300 Greenhouses open for retail sales 8:00 am. to 5:00 pm. Closed Sundays and Holidays. The African Violet Magazine, September, 1973 7 Dr. Sheldon Reed to check on new trait, ‘Coral' Genetic Check-List (EDITOR’S NOTE: Dr. Sheldon Reed, geneticist, who was at the Minnesota AVSA Convention, said “There is no new information on genetics since my article appeared in the March 1961 African Violet Magazine. The only new trait I saw at the convention was ‘Coral’. It may (or may not) be at the pink locus. I will make crosses to find out”. So for the benefit of new members — and to refresh older members’ memories — we are re-printing Dr. Reed’s genetic check-list) It has been five years since the last description of the known genetic traits of the African violet appeared in the March 1956 issue of the African Violet Magazine. The reason for the five-year inter¬ val between check-lists is that not many new muta¬ tions with major effects have appeared during the last few years. No doubt some major mutations exist which have not come to my attention. There is not space to describe again the traits previously recorded in the December 1954 and the March 1956 (VoL 9, No. 3) issues of the African Violet Magazine. However, the names and genetic symbols for all traits, old and new, are included in table 1. The newly described traits will be recog¬ nized by the reader, but some of the older ones may have been forgotten, so reference to the March 1956 issue may be helpful. At first glance the names and genetic symbols may seem useless and confusing. They are neces¬ sary when more than one person is working with the heredity of different traits so that communica¬ tion between the workers is possible. Civilization could not appear until names for ideas and objects were invented. The symbols are used without fail in writing about corn and other material where extensive genetic work has been done. The reader will notice that a capital letter is used as the symbol for each trait which behaves as a dominant in its inheritance, and a small letter for each recessive. The symbol for the girl type leaf is G and the non-girl type would be g. When we come to Geneva, the name for the thin white edge of the flower, we cannot use the G again for this characteristic as well as for Girl, so we must add the next letter in the name which gives Ge as the symbol for the Geneva flower color pattern. Another source of bewilderment may result from observing that at one point five traits are listed on the line, that is, pink, fantasy, redderness, blush and calico. This is done because the five characteristics and the normal non-pink gene are all the same spot on the chromosome, though only one of the variants can be on a particular chromo¬ some and any one plant cannot have more than two of the six colors, as it has its chromosomes in pairs. Table 1 Genetic check-list. The traits of Saintpaulia which have had their genetic behavior determined by experiment. DOMINANTS Trait Symbol Girl G Double D Snow (and Mottled) S, Sm Pink Amethyst A Geneva Ge Blue Delight BH Fringed Fr Papillose Pa Painted Pd Pigment Inhibitor I Five Dots Fd Blue Wonder Bw Holly H Butterfly Bu Watermelon Wa Miracle M Ruby Ru Sweet Pea Sw Speckles Se Basket B Longifolia L RECESSIVES Red (plum) r Spooning sp Pink, fantasy, redderness, blush, calico p, pS pr, pb, pC White w Star St Yellow-Brown yb NON-MENDELIAN INHERITANCE ‘Crazy Quilt’ ‘Frosty’ (‘Wintergreen,’ etc.) The African Violet Magazine, September, 1973 8 I have not been idle during the five years be¬ tween genetic check-lists. Further questions arise continuously about traits which have already been studied in a preliminary fashion. Snow (S) and Mottled (M) were listed in the previous check-list as dominant genes which inhibit pigment forma¬ tion and thus give flowers with some white in them. After making further appropriate crosses, it becomes clear that these two genes are located at the same place on the same chromosome and are therefore alleles of each other, and of the normal full color, ss. It is possible that Snow and Mottled are one and the same gene but it is not possible to prove this, it is only possible to prove that they are at the same place on the same pair of chromo¬ somes. Two other pigment inhibitors. Painted (Pa) and Blue Delight (Bd) were found not to be alleles, that is, they are not at the same place on the same pair of chromosomes. Further research showed that plants with varie¬ gated leaves such as ‘Frosty’ and ‘Wintergreen’ do not have Mendelian inheritance for this chlorophyl deficiency but instead have maternal inheritance. This means that the trait cannot be transmitted through the pollen to the offspring but only through the mother. All the seedlings from a ‘Win¬ tergreen’ mother will have white and green leaves but none of them will if the male parent is ‘Winter- green’ and the mother the normal green type. It is clear from the crosses now that the trait for varie¬ gated leaves does not reside in a chromosome in the cell nucleus but in the plastids in the cyto¬ plasm. These plastid defects are known in many other kinds of plants and are the chief examples of non-Mendelian inheritance of practical impor¬ tance. One important function of this check-list is that of providing as brief descriptions as possible of the traits included subsequent to the previous list. These follow, but in reading them it should be realized that there is much more to be learned about how the genes involved produce the traits seen. Further study of the development of some of these characteristics would be most interesting. ADDITIONAL DOMINANT GENES Butterfly. The symbol Bu is suggested for this trait which was originally in the strain called ‘Moire Butterfly.’ This variety had light blue flow¬ ers with darker streaks. I have produced a plum strain with darker streaks and a pink strain called Subtle with darker streaks of pink. Under some conditions the gene causes enlargement of the two upper lobes of the flower to give the appearance of “rabbits ears.” Watermelon. This trait is given the symbol Wa and is most often seen in the strain called ‘Clacka- mus Rattler.’ It is a striking characteristic which affects the veins of the leaves radically. Small branchings of the veins are absent, the veins are more pronounced and the leaf is narrower than normal. The leaves stand straight up when the Fringed gene is combined with ‘Watermelon.’ Miracle. This is the gene seen in the variety ‘Pink Miracle.’ It gives a darker pink edge on pink flowers. It shows in the progeny from ‘Pink Mira¬ cle’ crosses but I don’t know whether it is separa¬ ble from the pink gene. The symbol M is assigned to it, tentatively. Ruby. The symbol Ru seems appropriate. This gene causes more intense pigmentation of the top two lobes of the flower and of the tips of the bottom three lobes. It can be seen in plum, pink and purple flowers, at least. It was obtained origi¬ nally from Ulery’s variety, ‘Ruby Girl’ Sweet Pea. Symbol Sw. This gene causes the flower to resemble a sweet pea to some extent. This resemblance is due mainly to the concavity of the upper two lobes of the flower with a lesser “fluting” of the lower three. It is my impression that the trait becomes more extreme if the Girl type gene is also present in the plant. Speckles. Symbol Se. This trait seems to be par¬ tially dominant. The flower of the variety is white with a pepper-and-salt type of small colored spots or speckles. The spots are very small in the flower bud and represent a change from white to purple or some other color probably in single cells in the last few division cycles. This trait is very distinct from fantasy and calico which are “ever-sporting” mutations occurring at various times in the devel¬ opment of the flower. If the spots in “speckles” are mutations they are synchronized in appear¬ ance. Basket. Symbol B. This trait has been around for several years. The flower stem produces a small plant which then resembles a strawberry runner. The small plant grows and flowers while still at¬ tached to the mother plant; there is a second small plant formed at the end of the flower stem and thus a chain of smaller plants is formed. If the old plant is suspended or on a window shelf, an attrac¬ tive hanging basket display may be obtained. Longifolia. Symbol L. Mr. Lyndon Lyon has produced a number of varieties which utilize this The African Violet Magazine, September, 1973 9 gene. The leaves are long and tongue like. The flowers do not seem to be affected by the gene. ADDITIONAL RECESSIVE GENES pr can be used as the symbol for the distinctive color well known in the varieties ‘Redderness,’ ‘Racy Red,’ ‘Fuchsia’ and so on. The trait is at the same location on a chromosome as the pink gene. They are therefore part of a series of several alleles or partners at the same gene locus. pb is the symbol for “blush” which is a very light pink. pc is the symbol for calico which is also one of the multiple alleles at the pink gene location. It “shows through” when the other gene is the pur¬ ple wild type giving a marbling pattern of the flow¬ er. Thus it is partially dominant to the wild type purple and is completely dominant to pink. It is expressed as purple dots on a pink background when the pink gene is the other partner. St is the symbol for the recessive gene, star, which when present in the double condition, stst, gives a most striking change in the anatomy of the flower. If a species existed in nature with this trait were found it would no doubt be placed in a new plant family by the plant classifiers. Star changes the symmetry of the flower so that the five lobes are symmetrical and each lobe has a stamen. In the wild type flower there are only two stamens and three very small staminodes. The effects of star are truly amazing. Yb is used as the symbol for yellow-brown as originally observed in Meeds’ ‘Yellow Brown Girl.’ The flower color is a yellowish white. Examination of the surface of the flower under the microscope shows furrows in the epidermis from which cell sap may have exuded and oxidized to give the yel¬ lowish appearance of the flower, I have not had an opportunity to cross a ybyb plant with white, ww, as yet to test whether the two traits are alleles but have done so with pink. Pink and yellow-brown are not alleles, the offspring being purple. LINKAGE TESTS Table 1 lists some twenty dominant traits and six recessive gene loci which have been studied. There are only fifteen pairs of chromosomes in the diploid African violet so some of these traits must be located on the same chromosome with each other. Over 100 crosses have been made in search of such associations or linkages. Only one has been found, the linkage between the Girl gene and the pink locus. The two gene locations are about 25 crossover units apart and this linkage was reported in the 1956 issue of the African Violet Magazine, Volume 9, No. 3 mentioned earlier. WILD SPECIES There are between 12 and 20 wild species of Saintpaulia available in the United States. Dr. Carl Clayberg of the Connecticut Agricultural Experi¬ ment Station in New Haven and I have made a large number of crosses between many of these species. In some cases the hybrids have been selfed to give the F2 generation. The results indicate that the differences between the species are due to many pairs of genes, each pair having a very small effect. Thus, by the sweat of our brows, and the sup¬ port of the Research Fund of the African Violet Society of America, Inc., we are gradually learning how heredity produces the colors and forms of the hundreds of varieties of violets which mean so much to us. - COMING EVENTS OCT. 4-7 The 28th Congress of the American Horti¬ cultural Society to be held at Fairmont- Roosevelt Hotel in New Orleans, La. OCT. 12-13 Nutmeg State AVS to hold annual judged show and plant sale at the “Mall”, Old Say- brook, Conn. Theme, “Autumn Magic”. Show chairman, Mrs. Ralph E, Caye. Oct. 12, 2 to 8 p.m.; Oct. 13, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. OCT. 12-14 Wisconsin Council of African Violet Club to stage “Wisconsin Violet Festival” at Brook¬ field, Wis. Mall. Mrs. John Lenken, show chairman. Mrs. Fred Scudder, Council presi¬ dent. OCT. 18-21 Ohio State African Violet Society Conven¬ tion and Show, Kingwood Center, Mans¬ field, Ohio. Theme, “A Rainbow of African Violets”. OCT. 19-20 North Jersey AVS’ seventh annual show and plant sale, “Something Old, Something New”, at St. Timothy Lutheran Church, Valley Road, Wayne, N.J. African violets, glass bowk, terrariums, gesneriads to be shown. Oct. 19, 4 to 10 p.m,; Oct. 20, 9 a.m, to 5 p.m, Mrs. Catherine Kulease, show chairman; Mrs. Vivian Cava, co-chairman. OCT. 27-28 Naugatonic African Violet Society’s annual show at Boothe Memorial Park, Stratford, Conn. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The African Violet Magazine, September, 1973 10 Increase Your Violet Family AFRICAN VIOLET PLANTS Over 425 new and old varieties of African violets, including miniatures, Rhapsodies and Granger Gardens latest. Write for our 1973 catalog listing plants, potting soil, pots, labels, fertilizers and insecticides. AFRICAN VIOLET COLLECTION 10 labeled plants, our selection, $10.00 FRESH CUT LEAVES 20 leaves of your selection from our catalog, $8.00 Box 231 Cameron, Texas 76520 Highway 36 and 190 West Open only on Saturday and Sunday afternoons MY NEW HYBRIDS Tiffany, Jack Pot, Db Boja, Utz’s Crown Jewel, Francine Imp., White Angel, Normandy, April Dawn, Honey Mist, Utz’s Matador, Court Jester, Utz’s Pink Dawn, Rose Robbin. Utz’s Monique, Humdinger. NO SHIPPING HOWARD R. UTZ 10017 Sahara Dr. San Antonio, Tex. 78216 SPOT — THAT — MITE With this 20 power Pocket Microscope equipped with a pen light. Pocket Mike $4.98 Mike Light $2.25 Mike & Light . $6.98 (postpaid) Send 25 cents for complete growing supply list BERNARD D. GREESON 3548 N. Cramer Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53211 THE FiK nyraiES nn violets 1200 St. Clair Avenue ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA 55105 Write now for our new list of violets Created by THE PARK NURSERIES Our new introductions are truly outstanding The Afirican Violet Magazine, September, 1973 11 LYNDON LYON TELLS UJiT’S DEIU? (EDITOR’S NOTE: Lyndon Lyon of 14 Mutchler Street, Dolgevilie, N. Y., one of AVSA’s outstanding hybridizers, was on hand at the Minneapolis Convention to tell “What Is New in Violets.”) Supported by the very able and enthusiastic AVSA members, the African Violet is rapidly de¬ veloping in three main directions: Large flowered standards, multifiowered miniatures and trailers. The standard varieties are becoming more color¬ ful with ever larger, more perfectly formed flowers on stems strong enough to hold them up. Ad¬ vances are usualiv made one step at a time. Consid¬ ering this I thinK our ‘Coral CresC (available next year) has the potential color wise of having the greatest effect over a long period of time. ‘Coral Crest’ has the most intense reddish pink color I have ever seen and the star sh^e necessary to de¬ velop the perfect formed dbL flowers that will be required to compete in the violet market of tomor¬ row. ‘Coral Crest’ is the result of work beginning in 1968 with ‘Coral Satin’ and ‘Coral Reef’, which we obtained from the Tinari Greenhouses. The color appears to be recessive to the pink we are accus¬ tomed to and disappears in the first out crosses and can be recovered in the next back cross. I am convinced that the fire engine red, people used to ask for and still do, will definitely eventually re¬ sult from it and many other surprising hues as well This color is so important we expect it to be¬ come the basic color in all our breeding work with African violets. ‘Cordelia’ won best new variety at the AVSA convention at New York City in 1972. This is also an important break through as it is the first star¬ shaped double pink with that most exciting ‘Tommie Lou’ variegated foliage. Altho ‘Grace Foote’ was first introduced last year, I must mention it because of its huge dbi. star-shaped flowers and its exceptionally strong flower stems making it indispensable for breeding with the new corals, Lous and others. ‘Tinted Ruffles’ (available next year) has the perfection of flower we need in our breeding pro¬ gram. It is big and really pretty, slightly ruffled with deeper pink edge and plenty of yellow sta¬ mens in me center. Miniatures are really catching on and we just can’t grow enough. The newest thing in miniatures are the tiny ‘Dogwoods’, miniature violets with white dots at the tip of each petal. There is now a pink single, a bluish purple single, and this year two new aoubies: ‘Tiny Sparkles’ has burgundy tipped petals again tipped with white dots and ‘Ti¬ ny Dots’ has purplisn blue double flowers with white tips. Miniature trailers are coming, ‘Pixie Blue’ has tiny leaves and violet shaped blue flowers and ‘Pix¬ ie Pink’ is identical except in color. Both are pro¬ fuse bloomers and are semi-trailing. Hundreds of miniature trailing seedlings are coming into bloom, many resemble the wild Hipatica and field violets. Some will be ready for next year. We are getting many requests for the new trail¬ ers, some as far away as Africa. ‘Violet Trail’ among others was introduced last year. It has violet colored star-shaped flowers and trails exceptionally well. Breeding work has con¬ tinued and ‘Mountain Mist’ will be ready next year. It is very profuse blooming with big misty pink star-shaped flowers and makes a beautiful big hanging basket. There m^ill also be a deep dbL pink trailer and others in the standard sized traders. There are also new horned Columneas, Colum- nea species hybrids, C. erithropheae X others, im¬ proved double miniature Gloxinias and work is continuing with small X Gloxinerias, Sinningias, Streptocarpus and miniature and shrub roses. But this is all for the violets for now. Judging Schools Groups desiring to sponsor a judging school please write Mrs, William Krogman, 1325 Parkway Drive, Brookfield, Wis. 53005. She is the co- chairman to register all schools and will be work¬ ing with Mrs. James Carey, AVSA chairman of Shows & Judges. Mrs. Warren Churchill, 11 Crest Road, Sharon, Mass. 02067 will be co-chairman to approve teach¬ er’s questions for all judging schools. AFRICAN VIOLETS 300 NEW & OLD VARIETIES 10 assorted labeled plants 2%” pots . $10.00 10 rooted cuttings . $7.50 - 20 cut leaves . $4.00 Add $1.00 for postal and packing charges SIM T. HOLMES 100 Tuscarawas Bd. Beaver, Pa. 1500S Phone 412-774-5208 The African Violet Magazine, September, 1973 12 Fly Away . . . Your Violets Will Thrive Mrs. Russell Welling 5321 Via Chepo, Apt. 7 Riverside, California 92507 After having lost my 30 violets by a freak acci¬ dent, I used a Clorox bottle instead of rain water, I felt I should give up the struggle. However, I had a problem. I had three lovely iron planters at my front window that were part of my room decora¬ tion. As a result, I called a dear lady who had presented a program for my Garden Club. She made arrangements for me to visit another violet lover. I was overwhelmed with her display. I thought, if only I could grow violets like that. I just grew them! Some were topsy, double crowns, ill shaped, you name it. After some sound rules, a suggestion to join A.V.S.A. and lots of encourage¬ ment, I took 13 plants home. When my first maga¬ zine arrived I was really hooked! As a result of reading everything I could lay my hands on, I began to put some of the rules to practice. For a birthday gift, I was given a three layer cart with Gro-Lux lights. Of course, I pur¬ chased more violets and leaves to fill my cart and planters. You all know the story, plants, plants, plants . . . Soon after, we sold our big home and moved into an apartment. There are racks hanging on walls in every room. Everywhere you look there are violets. Even the headboard on our bed is covered with small plants. My husband says, “kill them”, but I can’t bear to destroy a single one. I knew I had to devise some way to care for my brood while on vacation. A plant sitter was out of the question. Who would spend that much time watering 455 plants? In less than a year, I had had many births. With our temperatures remaining at 105 in August, it takes a great deal of effort to keep the little ones cool and contented. I devised the following plan and it worked! Every plant was groomed, de-budded and well watered. Layer upon layer of newspaper was placed on a piece of plastic and well watered in the two bath tubs. A plastic tent was made to cover the tub enclosures and secured with masking tape. As the bathrooms do not have windows, table lamps with clock timers were installed. The cart was covered with plastic and formed into a tent. The gro-lux lights were turned off. A large metal pan was placed on a card table. This was filled with wet newspapers. The plantlets were then covered with a large piece of plastic. The four sides were secured with quart size bottles using bottle stoppers to hold the plastic secure. Jars of water were placed inside the tent for humidity. Our air- conditioner was set at 80 degrees, it won’t go any lower. My daughter agreed to keep the papers and rocks wet. With many prayers for their safety, we flew to Canada. I couldn’t believe the growth, lush leaves, and even a few of the plants were bursting with blooms after 19 days. The rooted leaves had produced beyond my dreams. Only three small plantlets were lost during this time! It was work to prepare them, but the results were tremendous. So, to all who say, “I can’t leave my dear ones”. Try these ideas. You’ll Like It! Re-Rooting Necks Sister Mary Clare Dominican Convent Mission San Jose, Cal. I am having such success with re-rooting the necks of violets that I thought others might like to know how I do it. Maybe all do the same, can never tell. When my bloomers come to a stand still and leaves have fallen off I go to work. Sometimes it is better to take the root ball out in my left hand and push back plant mix until I see roots. I then scrape the neck, brush with Rootone and have un¬ der the leaves a long strip of cellophane or cellu¬ loid to use as a collar. Sponge-rok mixed with ver- miculite and wet with an even numbered plant food, (Rapid Gro is good) I have all ready. Then I put spoons full around the neck pressing the collar or cellophane against it, go all around, then twist the cellophane round and round to cover all. I push it up between leaf stems and fasten with a stick. Occasionally I look in and add a few drops of water. In a month or six weeks I have white roots near the lower leaves. This I know when buds start to come out. This is the most gratifying discovery I’ve made, because I can keep loved plants a long time and they bloom more. I’ve changed to Hapuu Extra Fine and can now purchase from West Coast Gesneriads, P, O. Box 16203, San Francisco, 94116. My plants are al¬ ways blooming and I notice a great change since I used this medium, 100% organic. Now I have a small request. If anyone profits by this I would be made most happy to get a leaf of “Nightwing,” one of Granger’s back in the 60’s. I raise my violets for joy of our Sisters in the Infirmary and would love to show them this lovely one, purple with green edges. I also would love more white ones but these will be easily obtained. The African Violet Magazine, September, 1973 13 NEW DECORATIVE PLANT STANDS Economical — Convenient 3 Level 40 Watt Shown 491/2" Long Five models from 25 Y2" to long. Tray & fixture heights completely adjustable without tools. Convenient slide-out trays & fixtures. Made of gleaming aluminum & Red¬ wood with or without fixtures & casters as desired. Save -- Buy direct from maker! 15^ Brings Catalog of Growth Fluorescents, Plant Stands, Growth Lamps & Accessories SHOPLITE CO., INC. 566V Franklin Ave. Nutley, N. J. 07110 NOW . . . 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Other¬ wise you probably wouldn’t be reading this great magazine right now. if you are a qualified African violet judge, you’d ^better be growing them. How else could you possibly know what a really good plant should look like? For this series of articles, we will assume you judges grow as many varieties as you can and grow them well. My story will start about 12 years ago when, for the first time, I was faced with judging a Spe¬ cies class. I had seen a few plants, had read what I could find about them, but I had never grown even one! I was at a loss to know how they really should look. The other judges were in the same boat. I made up my mind right then and there— if I were going to be any kind of judge. I’d have to grow the plants I would be judging in order to do a good job. Within a few weeks I had gotten about seven leaves of different Species. I grew them, I knew them, and felt much better about judging them. I really didn’t care to keep all of them, but they each had their own special charm. I do not now grow any of the original seven, but have continued to grow the other Species as they became available to me, and have found a few I don’t think I’ll ever part with. One is S. Diplotricha— such a sweet pale lavender flower. The plant is a small grower, single crowned and symmetrical At our local shows (Bergen County African Violet Society, N.J.) it seems to appeal to the public, and leaves are in great demand. At the 1972 AVSA Convention in New York City, it won the Hudson award for the best Species in the show, and the beautiful silver award bowl is on my mantel right now. At the moment I am also growing S. Magungen- sis minima, a cute miniature trailer. This will stay too, if I can get more of those pretty little blue The African Violet Magazine, September, 1973 14 flowers to keep coming. I haven^t had it too long —maybe it needs more humidity. Another compar¬ atively new one is S. Orbicularis Purpurea, and I think this one may become a permanent resident. It appeals to me. One I surely would love to be able to grow and keep is S. Shumensis. I had no success with it. (Hint, anyone?) I intend to try again when I am able to get another leaf. The point Pm trying to make is this— I do not believe a judge can do justice to any class of plants if that judge has never grown them. And it’s been fun. I feel I really would have missed something important if I hadn’t grown Species. I ran into the exact same problem with the Ges- neriad classes, but that’s another whole “thing” and I’ll tell you about that next time. - ^ - Names of newly elected officers are to be sent to Mrs. Betty Weekes, Affiliate Chairman. NOT TO THE EDI¬ TOR! See Page 3 for instructions and addresses. PINK AGNEW Bubblin’ Over, Ding Bat, Jersey Devil, Mr. Bo, Oleander, Pink Amiss, Princess Feather and Red Bumble Bee are just a few of the new beauties on my Fall list. Send 15?! for your copy. MILDRED V. 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