f>sx6^if' 5b Qj^racq^x. 'yV&t 1-^“ ^ f / ' u > t fi, rim k) fulfil ri i##4 *1 f W LYNDON LYDN ^^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. Del. BLUES AND PURPLES LIKE WOW-WOW! Giant royal purple semi-dbl. flowers just keep conning, soft dark green foliage. SHEER LUCK— -A lucky mix of white and blue full dbl. flowers, free blooming compact medium green foliage. DARK GIANT Huge dark purplish semi-dbl. flowers, yellow stamens and almost black glossy foliage. ROYAL KNIGHT — Giant reddish purple white edged full dbl. flowers, dark soft tailored foliage. PINK GRACE FOOTE — Dear Grace you are charming and beautiful big full dbl. bright pink flowers dressed in lovely green tailored foliage. HOT PANTS — You will love these big hot pink dbl. flowers, their strong stems and dark green foliage. HEART OF DIXIE — Large light pink semi-dbl. flowers with a deeper heart above dark red backed foliage. FULL 0 PINK-— Loads and loads of sparkling pink dbl. flowers over medium sized dark flexible foliage. LILAC LILAC MORN — Big bright light edged, yellow eyed violet colored flowers and dark foliage. RED DARCIE — Named for helper Shirley Lyon's new daughter. Large fuchsia red white edged full dbl. flowers. JAZZBERRY — Best new introduction at Empire State 71 Convention. Big red semi¬ double stars and dark green leaves. MOCK ROSE — Giant purplish rose full dbl. flowers in profusion, dark green leaves. HOLLY DOLLY — Vivid frilled edged deep fuchsia red semi-dbl. flowers and glossy very dark holly foliage. WHITE GREAT WHITE WAY — Specially selected for the A.V.S.A. convention at New York City 1972. Giant pure white dbl. and semi-dbl. flowers. MINIATURES PIQUE PIXIE — Loads of little pink flowers above tiny green foliage (has some trailer parentage). KICKY BLUE — Bright light blue semi-dbl. stars, has one S.orbicularis grand parent. TINY ELLIE — Named for Ellie Bogan our charming new New York State A.V.S. President. Bright dbl. pink, tiny dark leaves. TRAILERS VIOLET TRAIL- — Many 5/8 inch violet stars stand above glossy dark foliage and it really trails! MYSTERIUM — Profuse 13^ inch blush pink dbl. flowers and deep green foliage, also rapid trailing. SEVENTH HEAVEN ™ Most beautiful with 2 Inch dbl. pink flowers and yellow stamens, but trails less well. PRICE — Any of above $1.30 for one, or 6 for $7.50. New York State customers please add 4% sales tax and your local tax. SHIPPING This offer closes February 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 will be shipped in the order received as soon as the weather permits. Shipping date is April 15 to November 1st. No overseas shipping. NOTICE Rooted clumps are bigger on $10.00 orders. LYNDON LYON 14 Mutchler St. Phone Area Code 315-429-3591 Dolgeville, N. Y. 13329 SEASON’S GREETINGS MAGAZINE Vol. 25, Number 1 January, 1972 TABLE OF CONTENTS Every attempt is made to keep articles technically correct. Since the growing of fine African violets can be achieved in jmany ways, the method and opinions expressed by writers are their own and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of AVSA. PERTAINING TO VIOLETS 8. Affiliate ’appenings 12. Of Pests and Pesticides—Sandra Leary 14. Encouraging Husband — Mrs. Vaughn (Suzette) Smith 16. Food for Thought — Mrs. John Gutridge 17. Coming Events 18. Mix and Match — ^Here’s a New Game — Maisie Yakie 19. Welcome — Our Revised Handbook! — ^Gertrude Maccauley Proper Light 36. Anyone Can Grow African Violets — Mrs. Ray Peterson 37. History of the African Violet — Mrs. Ross V. Lahr 38. Worth Noting — Helen and Gilman Lane Poem: An African Violet — Evelyn M. Pfleger 39. “Hooked for Life” — ^Mrs. I. C. (Sylva) Mather 43. Lack of Fresh Air 46. Calling All Men: “Men! Get With It!”~Lime R. Meyers Take Your Violets to the Mall! — Celine Chase 47. The Unbelievables and Other Yummies — Flora Stevens Extra Dividends — Mrs. C. H. Ayers 49. Don’t Be Afraid to Move Your Violets Across Country — Mrs. Nell Riggs Need More Space? — Mrs. Gwen Sears 50. “Entente Cordiale” — Mrs. Marcel Michaud 53. New Member Crazy — (about violets) — A. J. Amado 56. “TLC” — Mrs. Robert A. Entzminger Acid, Magnesium, Alkaline Test — Elmer Swanson 57. Violet Therapy! Who Needs It? — Montine (Monty) Dale 58. A “Sucker” Is Growing Suckers — This Is the Story of Margaret O’Donnell 59. Centerpiece Impromptu — Mrs. Loney Page Finds Species in Usambara — Mrs. I. C. Mather 60. Have You Tried Sphagnum Moss Yet? — Dr. J. B. Jung 62. Convalescents Get Joy Out of Violets — Mrs. Carl W. Rust 65. Many Varieties 66. My Collection of African Violet Blooms Light Important 67. Plant Stands — Florence M. Garrity 68. Exit Mushrooms, Enter Violets Flower Power — Rhoda Retkovis 72. How I Started in African Violets — Mrs. Wm. Garrett MISCELLANEOUS 18. Watering Methods Vary In Europe 43. To Err Is Human 54. From the Woodlands — Seemania Sylvatica — ^Paul Arnold 55. A Foote on the Violet Path — Grace Foote 63. Measurements for Soil Mix — Letha DeFries Can’t Remember? Then Try This— Mrs, A. VanEck Milled Sphagnum 64. Hoya . . . Vine Without Vices — Bill Gentry 65, Terrariums 67. Just Notes — Mrs. R. M. Robbins 69. What Fluorescent Light Fixture Design Promotes the Best Plant Growth? — Henry B. Kirkley 71, Rose Handbook Now Available AVSA COLUMNISTS 6. Beginner’s Column — Mrs. J. A. W. (Ann) Richardson 8. Musings from the “Mini-Mam” — Mrs. Sidney (Ellie) Bogin 10. Registration Report — Adele Tretter Your Library — Mrs. Wayne Schroeder 20. President’s Message — Mrs. Helen Van Zele 36. Calling All Affiliates — Do You Read Me? — Betty Weekes 42. Question Box — Anne Tinari 62. Boyce Edens Fund — Mrs. Paul O. Gillespie, Sr. AVSA Booster Fund — Mrs. Marvin Garner CONVENTION 21. “Along the Great White Way” — Margaret G. Wollen- haupt New York in April! 22. Call for 1972 Annual Meeting Call for 1972 Board of Directors Meeting Hotel Reservation for 1972 convention and annual meeting 23. Registration Form for 1972 convention 24. New York Convention Program Summary 26. 1972 Show Schedule — Amateur Division 27. Amateur Division — Rules and Regulations 30. The 1972 Convention Show Slate Submitted by Nominating Committee 31. Amateur Show — Special Awards 33. Commercial Show Schedule Commercial Show Special Awards 34. Convention Tours Attention Qualified Judges Judge’s Clerks 35. More Awards for 1972 Convention Advance Registration for Judging School Reservations for classes in design division Convention Dates Send in Your Reservation Today SOCIETY BUSINESS 3. Strictly Business — Your Business 17. Time isNRunning Out 55. List Your^est Varieties — Mrs. M. G. Gonzales 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)^®*”® . . . . . . . . . . . n Commercial ($15.00) Street Address . . . . . . . . . 1^ Affiliated Chapter ($6.00) . □ Affiliated State, Regional and Council $15.00 ^^^y and State . . . 2ip Code . . . 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, January, 1972 1 COVER PAGE “Sweet Pixie", a registered variety by Swifts' Violets of Dallas, Texas, is pictured on the cover page. The plant, grown by Irene Fiedler of Prescott, Wis., was judged best semi-, miniature at the San Francisco convention and was awarded a Gro-Lux table top planter and also a cash award, given by the African Violet Society of Son- omo County. ADVERTISERS^ INDEX 18. AVSA Membership dues expire Feb. 28 5. Mary V, Boose — Heavenly Violets 7. Buell’s Greenhouses — 140,000 African Violets OFFICERS MRS. V. VAN ZELE ................... President 8302 Golden Ave. (Box 843) Lemon Grove, Calif 92045 MRS. HAROIJD RIENHARDT .. 1st Vice Pres. 4463 W. Seneca Tpk. Syracuse, N. Y. 13215 MR. E. H. DIXON . . 2nd Vice President 3915 W. 57th Terrace Mission, Kans. 66205 MISS EDITH PETERSON .. 3rd Vice President 1546 Green St. San Francisco, Calif, 94123 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. Robert Hamilton, Mrs. Maisie Yakie, Mrs. Paul O. Gillespie, Mrs J. A W. Richardson, Ronald Anderson, Paul Arnold, Mrs. Roy E. Weekes, Mrs. Joseph Larose. PLANT EDITOR Mr. Chas. C. Day 220 West Sunset Road San Antonio, Texas 78209 BEST VARIETIES COMPILER Mrs. M. G. Gonzales 20C Dons Ave. San Jose, Calif. 95127 PRINTER Gus Becker Printing Co. 220 Willow St. 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 Amerira, Inc , at 706 Hamilton National Bank Building, Knoxville, Term. 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. Copyrighi bv African Violet Society of Amer¬ ica. Inc. 1972. NOTICE TO POSTMASTER: Please send notification regarding imde- liverable magazines to office address: African Violet Society of America, Inc., P. 0. Box 1326, Knoxville, Tenn. 37901. 19. Ruth Carey’s 1971 Revised Handbook for Judges and Exhibitors 7. Castle Violets — African Violets 6. Victor Constantinov — Violets by Constantinov 15. Elley’s Greenhouses — Old and New Varieties 4. Dennis R. Fallon — "Chitter Chatter’’, Culture Guide 5. Flora Greenhouses — African Violets — Ferns 4. Floralite Co. — Lumen-Liter Plant Stands 9. Floralite Company — Fluorescent Lights, Stands 5. Violet Frathel — Frathel’s Originations 7. The Greenhouse — Spring Releases Bernard Greeson — Helen Van Pelt Wilson’s African Violet Book House of Violets — Aquamatic Self-Watering Violet Planters 4. Hyponex Plant Food — African Violet Soluble Food Inside Back Cover — Kolb’s Greenhouses — Rooted Cuttings, Leaves Inside Front Cover — Lyndon Lyon — Where the Violets Are 11. Plant Marvel Laboratories — Plant Food and Sprays Richter’s Greenhouses — New Releases for Spring, 1972 5. Rose Knoll Gardens—New for ’72 6. Schultz Instant Liquid Plant Food 15. Shoplite Co. — Decorative Plant Stands 9. Stim-U-Plant Lab. — ^Home Garden Aids Back Cover — ^Tinari Greenhouses^ — Begin the Year With Lights 6. Tubecraft — Fiberglass Tray 5. Tubecraft — FloraCart Portable Indoor Garden 15. Tubecraft — Watering Aid 15. Fred A. Veith — Nature’s Way Products — Sponge Rok 4. The Walker’s — African Violet Supplies EDITOR’S NOTE; These are your advertisers who help the magazine Please support them and when you writ" them for supplies, please mention The African Violet Magazine. The African Violet Magazine, January, 1972 2 STRICTLY BUSINESS A TABLE OF IMFORMATION TO USE IN CONDUCTING YOUR ALWAYS GIVE YOUR NAME AND COMPLETE ADDRESS. IF YOU HAVE MORE THAN ONE ITEM SEND EACH ITEM TO THE CORRECT PERSON. AVSA BOOSTER FUND: Send contributions to Mrs, Marvin -E. Gamer, 4817 Cleveland Ave. N. W., Canton, Ohio 44709 AVSA OFFICE: Mrs. Wade H. Bell, Office Manager Address: Box 1326, Knoxville, Tenn. 37901 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 BEST VARIETIES LIST: See November issue. BEST VARIEITES - 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 BYLAWS: See September issue CHAPTER CHATTER: Send to Editor, Mrs. Grace Foote, 211 Allien PL, Port Arthur, Texas 77640 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. Glenn B. Hudson, 761 Belvidere Ave., Westfield, N.J. 07090 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. HONOR ROLL: See June issue JEWELRY: Member, Past President, Life Member pins. Owe and wear them with pride. Order from AVSA office, Box 1326, Knoxville, Tenn. 37901 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. 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, - - YOUR BUSINESS BUSINESS WITH YOUR SOCIETY TO INSURE GOOD SERVICE. 603 E. Essex Ave., St. Louis, Mo. 63122 ARTICLES: Send to Editor, Mrs. Grace Foote, 211 Allien PL, Port Arthur, Tex. 77640 DEADLINE DATES: June issue, Mar. l;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 19354963. 179 pages, $3.00. New edition (1970) describes ail 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 MINUTES : See September issue. NOMINATING COMMITTEE REPORT: See January issue. OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES: 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: September issue. The African Violet Magazine, January, 1972 3 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. Perforated Wall Shelf Planter 25y2"x34" long with 2-24" 20 watt cool white tubes $25.95. 4 Troy $28.95 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 Oakwood Rd. Oak Creek, Wis. 53154 HyPON^ 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. 0. Box 4300 Akron, Ohio 44321 8 Troy $39.95 ^ CHITTER-/ A gaisie to the culture of % & AfRfCAN VIOLETS & GESNERIAOS ^4 $1.50 each, postpaid Quantity Prices Available DENNIS R. FALLON P. O. Box 4233 Long Island City, N. Y. 11104 POSTPAID SUPPLIES Sudbury Soil Improvement Kit $5.95 Sudbury PH Soil Test Kit 1.39 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 10 dose packet 1.25 Stim-U-Plant VC 13 4 ounces 1.25 Anti dione PM 5 ounces 1.39 Rock Phosphate 2 pounds 1.50 Dolomite Limestone 2 pounds 1.50 Sponge Rok (coarse) Vb bu. 2.75 CDar.«5e Vermiculite % bu. 2.75 Isotox Systemic Granules 1 lb. can 2.98 PLASTIC POTS WHITE OR UTILITY COLOR. ALL POSTPAID. Please specify both Color and Type. If not specified, our choice will be sent. 25 50 100 2" Round $ 1.25 $ 1.90 $ 3.00 Round or Square 1.50 2.10 3.25 2%" Round or Square 1.70 2.90 4.00 3" Round or Square, or Tub 1.90 3.00 5.25 3y2" Round or Tub 2.20 3.65 6.25 4" Round or Tub 2.50 4.15 7.00 5" Tub 4.25 7.90 14.95 6" Tub 5/2.25 10/3.15 25/5.95 Jet Black Plastic Saucers 25 50 100 3" $1.95 $3.75 $ 6.95 4" 2.95 4.95 9.75 5" 3.25 6.00 11.00 6" 3.75 6.95 12.95 Due to high postage minimum order i $4.00. Complete list of house plant supplies for stamp. Texas residents include 4%% Texas Sales Tax. THE WALKERS Box 150 S Luling, Texas 78648 The African Violet Magazine, January, 1972 4 HEAVENLY VIOLETS Fresh Cut Leaves FREE ROOTING SERVICE Old and New Varieties EPISCIAS Send 10^! for descriptive list, available March 1st. MRS. MARY V. BOOSE 9 Turney Place, Trumbull, Conn. 06611 FRATHEL’S ORIGINATIONS Now is the time to get your orders in for the finest cuttings of the spanking new plants, “Unforgettable," “Pink Yum, Yum". '72 List ready, stamp for list please. Our booklet “Help for the Amateur in Grow¬ ing African Violets Step by Step," is all the help you need, only $1 per copy. 252 Clay Ave. Rochester, N. Y. 14613 NEW FOR '72 Mercury, Blue Dolphin, Blue Nautilus and others by Lanigan. Illini Delight, Illini Ecstasy, Illini Fairy by RKG. The newest from Granger Gardens. Blue ribbon plants from Catherine Hawley. List 100 and stamps. Visitors welcome. ROSE KNOLL GARDENS Assumption, Ill. 217-226-3249 AFRICAN VIOLETS — FERNS Send lO^z^ or a stamp for latest listing in¬ cluding the two new Rhapsodies — CANDY and LINDA. Sylvania Sun Bowl (Desk Lamp Planter) with Gro-Lux circle tube $10. ppd. FLORA GREENHOUSES Box 1191 Burlingame, Calif. 94010 ENTER YOUR PLANTS IN 1972 — 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 II/2") . . . 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 2i/^" 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 imit) as an award. CLASS — Three specimen plants (1 trae 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. Beaume, Detroit. Michigan 1954 — Mrs. E. L. Perdue, Donaldson, Tennessee 1955 — Rev. Harold L. Thompson, Rirmingham, 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, Rowling 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. Write today for illustrated catalog. When you order, send check, money order or use Master Charge or Bank Americard. Give number. Ohio residents add 41/2% Sales Tax 131 1C West 80th Street Cleveland, Ohio 44102 The African Violet Magazine, January, 1972 5 Schultz-liistant LIQUID PLANT FOOD 10-15- DROPS to a quart. of water “starts and feeds” all plants or send $1.25 for 2 bottles, prepoid to SCHULTZ COMPANY 11730 NORTHIINE. ST. LOUIS, MO. 63042 ‘Send for our Fund-Raising Offer’ VIOLETS BY CONSTANTINOV 1972 RELEASES Almagorda Red Bluff Dragon Fire Scarlet O’Hara Ivory Coast Sierra Madre Pacific Sky Sunrise Serenade Pink Cheeks Ten Strike Rhapsodie’s “Candy” and “Linda” Other Latest Rhapsodies Plus Exotic Gesneriads Your Stamp for my listing 3321 21st St., Apt. 7 San Francisco, Calif. 94110 NOW. FOR YOUR ^{ora BEAUTIFUL MOLDED FIBER GLASS Size: 19"x49" X 1 'A’ THE ALL-PURPOSE TRAY FOR FLOWER GROWERS! FITS ALL ..Interchangeable on all models! ATTRACTIVE NEUTRAL COLOR... Perma¬ nently molded-in to every tray! LIGHT-WEIGHT AND STRONG... Easy to handle... Won’t dent or break! RUST- PROOF — 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 Troy— $9.55 2 TRAYS— $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¬ dents add 41/2% sales tax. 1311 West 80th Street Cleveland, Ohio 44102 Mrs. J. A. W. (Ann) Richardson RR #1, Box 70 Tavares, Florida 32778 WATER In lecturing, I get more questions on the subject of water than any other. If I were to decide which of the many elements of growing African violets was most important I would unhesitatingly say WATER. Human needs and African violet needs with respect to water are the same and if you will keep this in mind you will have all your answers. For instance, you like water when you are thirsty, and a nice long drink is refreshing. However, you get uncomfortable when you get too much water. You enjoy a bath or a swim in the lake or ocean but when the water gets over your head and you can’t breathe, you drown. If you are caught in the desert and are dying from lack of water and then taken to a hos¬ pital, you will not be given all the water you want at one full swoop. Little sips are what you will get until things are back to normal. It is your habit to consume a certain amount of water every day. Without that amount you would be unhappy. So, based on what you enjoy, do the same for your violets. Give them a good soaking and then wait until they are dry again. Give them a bath by holding them slanted under lukewarm running water and then allow them to dry in the shade. Don’t give them more | water while the soil is still wet or you will drown them. If you have been away for a while ! and your plants are very dry upon your return : don’t feel that you will be doing them a favor ! by pouring the water on with wild abandon. i Give them a little bit at a time for several days. . | “How often do you water?” is a question I must have answered a thousand times. The answer is not how often do I water but how I often should you water and that depends on ; your circumstances. How much humidity do 1 you have and what is your temperature and I whether you use plastic or clay pots. Until you i establish a pattern, use your finger to see if | the soil is wet. If it is, do not water. It’s that j simple! After you have more experience you | will be able to look at your soil and tell by ! the color if it is time to water. Also with ex- | perience you will be able to tell by the weight | of the pot if it needs water. I The African Violet Magazine, January, 1972 6 If you live in a large city where chlorine is used in sufficient quantities so that you can smell it, draw your water into jars and let it rest a few days before using it. If you have a water softening system in your home, better use rain water. If you have a well, it might be a good idea to have the water analyzed, then take the analysis to your local agricultural sta¬ tion for comment. Sometimes the addition of a little Dolomite lime makes a vast difference. GET YOUR DUES IN EARLY! Membership expires Feb. 28 Watch Humidity Humidity is important in African violet culture. Setting the pots on a tray of moistened pebbles will help. Fogging or misting plants will give better foliage as well as increase the number and size of blossoms. Mist with very warm water and keep the plants out of direct sunlight and drafts when misted. Plants enjoy an occasional bath under the kitchen sink sprayer but be sure the foliage is dry before putting the plant back in the light. A good time to wash the plant is at night so the foliage will be dry by morning. 140,000 AFRICAN VIOLETS — OVER 500 VARIETIES — our Famous Hybrid Gloxinias Columneas • Episcias • Achimenes other Exotic Gesneriads SHOW PLACE — 17,500 UNDER GLASS. GESNERIAD SPECIALIST VISITORS WELCOME 8 to 5 (Closed Sunday) CATALOG & CULTURE HANDBOOK $1 (Includes $1 Bonus Coupon) Multitude of Blooms, Foliage Pictured in FULL COLOR Growing instructions For All . . . Violets, Episcias, Others With Fibrous Roots Achimenes, Kohlerias, Others With Rhizomes Gloxinias, Others with Tubers Books • Seeds • Supplies GREENHOUSES Dept. V-12 '^Eastford, Conn. 06242 (N. E. corner of state on Conn. 198) CASTLE VIOLETS 614 Castle Hd. Colo. 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Camden, Arkansas 71701 GRANGER GARDENS SPRING RELEASES At $1.75 ea. Plus shipping. (See Sept. Ad for costs) BLUE FLAIR, RED FLAIR, PINK FLAIR, TWINKLES, SHAWNEE, ROSE FRILLS, RED JUBILEE, CRIMSON CHARM, IVORY CLOUD. See September '71 Ad for Granger’s and Manelta’s 1971 Releases. Send 10^ for new list. Mailing Jan. 25, 1972. Many varieties at $1.00 ea. &. Growers Sup¬ plies. Free Brochure on the “Gro-Cart” as shown in Nov. '71 Ad. THE GREEN HOUSE 9515 Flower St Bellflower, Cal. 90706 Phone (213) 925-0870 Commercial Member The African Violet Magazine, January, 1972 7 Mrs. Sidney Bogin (Elliie) Chr. Miniature & Semi-mini. Class 39 Boyd Street Long Beach, N. Y. 11561 It won’t be long be¬ fore all the spring shows and the A VS A Conven¬ tion in New York City will be upon us. For those of you who will be showing your tiny beau¬ ties, (I do hope at the AVSA Convention) per¬ haps the following hints will be helpful. Plants that haven’t been repotted in a while could probably stand some fresh soil. If the plant is necky, scrape off the stem, let it dry a little and then dust it with fermate that has been mixed with a little talcum powder. Cut off some of the root to set it deeper in the pot. Don’t use pots larger than a 2Y2'' for a mini and 3" for a semi. Make sure the bottom row of leaves is the largest and all baby leaves are removed. If there are slight gaps the nearest leaves can be moved over, little by little, with the aid of a wooden peg or plastic pick. Number 10 household wiring can be cut to whatever length you need and the tops formed into hooks that hold a leaf in place very gently. Leaves should be brushed with a soft camel’s hair brush to remove dust and dirt par¬ ticles. A weekly or bi-monthly washing with a luke warm spray is a must. Tip the plant so that water does not sit in the crown. The last washing should not be later than 10 days before showtime as the water will sometime make the blossoms go. Keep up whatever fertilizing program that has proved successful for you. I like to use a dilute solution of I/4 teaspoon strength to a gallon with every watering. Fertilizer or insecticide stains can usually be removed with a little sponge that has been dipped in a warm solution of 1/2 teaspoon of Ascorbic Acid (obtainable from the drug store) to 1 quart of water. It is a good idea to have 6" and 8" embroid¬ ery hoops to measure the plants. It would be a shame to have a perfectly beautiful plant in all respects and have it disqualified be¬ cause of size. Don’t hesitate to remove a row, at this time, if it is over the required 6" mini (6" is the maximum, it can be smaller) or over the 8'" maximum for semis. There is plenty of time for the plant to fill in. Some minis have a tendency to sucker and they should be checked frequently. Although the new ruling stating a sucker must have four leaves without a bud showing gives us a little more leeway, it does not hurt to elimi¬ nate anything that will not be a bud or bloom at showtime. Before taking your plant to the show make sure your name and the name of the plant are on the pot and that the pot is prop¬ erly covered in foil. For those of you who are new to showing plants, please don’t put holes in the bottom of the foil for drainage. They have a nasty habit of letting water through to ruin the cloth under the pot. Make sure all props and pegs are out and you will be all set to walk home with the ribbons. Affiliate ‘appenings The ALBUQUERQUE (N. M.) AVS held a series of four shows in conjunction with the Council of Albuquerque Garden clubs during the New Mexico State Fair. At the first show 23 African violets were entered and 9 blue and 9 red ribbons awarded. Mrs. Donald R. Van Dock received a special horticultural award for her “Double Black Cherry.” At the second show, Mrs. Carrie McKenzie won the horticultural award for “Gigi”, a Rhapsodic; Mrs. Brinton Lewman received the State Fair award for “Chanti¬ cleer” and Mrs. Thomas Schmierer captured the A. I. ar¬ tistic award for a covered terrarium. Also awarded were 12 blue and 8 red ribbons among the 25 entries. Mrs. McKenzie took the State Fair award with “Gisela”, a Rhapsodic, in the third show and the horticultural award went to Mrs. Charles H. Staat for Richter’s “Wedgewood.” In this show were 41 entries with 10 blue and 18 red ribbons awarded. At the concluding show, Mrs. Staat won the State Fair sweepstakes for most ribbons and Mrs. Delmar Longmire received the special horticultural award for “Height of Fashion” and the A I. artistic award for a dish garden. Mrs. Rose Blanchette captured the State Fair award with “Dianthaflora.” In the 52 entries, 34 blue and 12 red ribbons were awarded. - - - - - - - - GET YOUB DUES IN EARLY! MEMBERSHIP EXPIRES FEB. 28 The African Violet Magazine, January, 1972 8 GHO-LU2C . Prices subject to change. GRO-LUX WIDE SPECTRUM NATUR-ESCENT . SYLVANIA SUNBOWL "SUNLIGHTER" SPACE-SAVER STANDS Beautiful 8-tray light weight steel stand 24" square, 54" high, 16" between trays. Hi -impact soft green plastic portable trays. Fluorescent m fixtures complete with cord S and plug available for each 2 shelf. Ideal stand for apart- ment dwellers. Holds up to 30 pots per tray. Special bracket included for top shell fixture when lights are ordered Fluorescent Light Fixtures for all stands extra Ripe-N-Grow Sun-lit e Planter .... $24.95 Send for literature. 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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 eonditioner!^ 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. r- spray control Quick, easy to use Kills aphids & mites, spiders & plant lice, exposed thrips & white flies, mealy bugs on house plants ^ \ 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. VC-13 soil inseelieide 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, 1972 9 Adele Tretter, 4988 Schollmeyer St. Louis, Missouri 63109 53581 PEGGY LYNN (2213) M-PX 29 d S 947-71 The following registrations have been re¬ ceived during the period from August 31, 1971 through September 30, 1971. GREAT WHITE WAY (2203) W 3 dc S 9-7-71 DANCING DOLL (2204) D-P 8 dc S-M 9-13-71 GOTCHA (2205) R-P 38 dc S 9-13-71 MERRY PINK (2206) M-P 35 dfc S 9-13-71 MING TREASURE (2207) RBE 8 dc S 9-13-71 NAUGHTY N’NICE (2208) R 3 dc S-M 9-13-71 SMALL CHANGE (2209) V 38 dc M 9-13-71 WHIRLAWAY (2210) V-BWE 2 dc S 9-13-71 Lyndon Lyon, 14 Mutchler St., Dolgeville, N.Y. Miss Lynn Huckenpahler, 120 South Depew St., Lakewood, Colo. 80226 RESERVATIONS The following reservations have been re¬ ceived during the same period: BLUE GLITTER ~~ SANDRA SUE Reserved by Vangie Harris 9-3-71 MEMORIAL PINK Reserved by North Shore AVS 9-18-71 RENEWAL KRAMERS MERRY CHRISTMAS Renewed by Bob Kramer 9-30-71 13329 ALBINO BLUE EYES (2211) WVC 27 d S-M BLUE SPARKLER (2212) BWE 36 d S 9-13-71 Vangie Harris, 784 James, Richland Ctr., Wis. EXPIRED CHARLIES CROSS — RED COAT SUPREME — PINK SPREAD YOUR LIBRARY Mrs. Wayne Schroeder 1739 No. IMh Court Elmwood Parky III. 60635 Everyone likes flowers! This statement was made to me recently by a young medical doctor from Thailand. He was a student of people — both their bodies and their minds and a fine judge of values. Of course, some people have different tastes in their likes but those of us who have chosen the African violet are showing our likes in a distinctive way. Have you ever spoken to a person who “hates” flow¬ ers? Thinking over this question, I come up with a solid “no”. So we will go on trying to interest others in our hobby and showing as many as we can reach how they too can find happiness in raising the African violet. By now your club’s yearbook should be well on its way to Mrs. Walter Hunt, 15 Ro¬ chelle Place, Staten Island, N. Y. 10312. Mrs. Hunt is the new chairman of yearbook judg¬ ing. I am sure you will be anxiously awaiting the decision of the judges on your yearbook. How we wish each one could be a blue ribbon winner. Be sure to check the new rules of yearbook judging to be sure you have fulfilled all requirements! The Metropolitan African Violet Society of Peoria, Ill,, last year’s winner, has their book ready and is hoping for a repeat performance. Can you beat them? Be¬ ing tops is a real challenge so give it a try. “THE GREAT WHITE WAY” sounds like a fascinating theme for the AVSA Con¬ vention in New York City. How will the theme be carried out? Are there enough white violets to feature them in a show? All of these questions are going thru my mind as I plan to attend the convention next April. I hope you, too, are planning to attend. Conventions are work but conventions are fun and a source of education. What will be the new introduc¬ tions? Who will have the outstanding seedling of the year? Will a white violet be BEST IN SHOW? Plan now to join your friends in New York. Meanwhile groom those plants and show them to your friends and all who will be interested. It’s fun to share! ! The African Violet Magazine, January, 1972 10 ^ - > A trellised green lattice archway frames the entry into this garden-like bathing suite. A wall plant¬ ing of African violets bathed by daylight bulbs provides an outdoor environment for this “Trellised Violet” bathroom by J. Frederic Lohman, A.I.D. The Horticulture House in New York City provided the violet arrangement. (Photo furnished through courtesy of American Standard Plumbing/Heating, New Brunswick, N. J.) The African Violet Magazine, January, 1972 24 The African Violet Magazine, January, 1972 SHOW SCHEDULE - AMATEUR DIVISION THEME — “GREAT WHITE WAY’’ New York City^ New York Hotel McAlpin APRIL 19, 20, 21, 22, 1972 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, duPonts, Am¬ azons and Supremes Class 17. Double and Single blossoms SECTION IV — Specimen plants, any type or size blossoms, any foliage Class 18. Green, Gold or Chartreuse edged 19. Geneva edged 20. Bright Red 21. Variegated foliage 22. Miniatures — including variegated fol- iage 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 container. Each exhibitor will be permitted only one entry consisting of one plant in the container. (See Rule 5) 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 sport and mutants (Never before exhibited at an AVSA Show) 28. Specimen plants African violet spe¬ cies (such as S. grotei, S. confusa, etc.) 29. Specimen plants, other Gesneriads (Episcias, gloxinias, etc., cross hybrids) DESIGN DIVISION SECTION VI — Terrariums, Dish Gardens, Bottle Gardens. A blooming African Violet plant with other growing plants. No artificial leaves or flowers permitted. Accessories option¬ al. A limit of 24 entries will be accepted in this section. Classs 30. Terrariums — May be covered or un¬ covered. Not to exceed 24 inches. 31. Dish Gardens — One or more bloom¬ ing African violet plants. Not to ex¬ ceed 15 inches in diameter. 32. Bottle Gardens — A narrow-necked bottle with a blooming African vio¬ let plant and other blooming gesner- iad growing with other plants. Not to exceed 16 inches. SECTION VII — Artistic Plantings — All class¬ es in this section will use one or more bloom¬ ing African violet plant, removed from pot (root ball may be encased in plastic covering, but plastic should not show). Rocks, wood, shells or other accessories permitted. Back¬ ground acceptable. No artificial flowers, fol¬ iage, plants, fruit or vegetables allowed. Treat¬ ed or colored plant material may be used. De¬ sign should not exceed specifications or touch on any side of Pearl Gray niches which will be used. A limit of 28 entries in this section will be accepted. Class 33. “Great White Way” — Using one or more African violet plants, interpret¬ ing the theme. Niche 24 inches high, 20 inches wide, 14 inches deep. 34. “The Happenings” — A challenge in any style. All the material (contain¬ er, base, background and other plant material) will be the same and will be supplied by the show committee. The African Violet Magazine, January, 1972 26 The exhibitor will purchase from the convention plant sale, the African vio¬ let plant that is to be used. Priority will be given to those who travel the greatest distance from several states. 35. “Barefoot in the Park” — • Incorpo¬ rating weathered wood and/or stone. Niche 24 inches high, 20 inches wide, 14 inches deep. 36. “Broadway Melody” — Interpreting rhythm in some manner. Niche 24 inches high, 20 inches wide, 14 inches deep. SECTION VIII — Arrangements Cut African violet blossoms are to be used with any plant material. Treated, dried or colored plant material, woodforms or accessories are optional. Design should not exceed speci¬ fications or touch on any side of the Pearl Gray niche. A total of 14 entries will be accepted in classes 37, 38 and 39. Class 37. “Seven Year Itch”~Using “sevens” in some way. Niche 24 inches high, 20 inches wide, 14 inches deep. 38. “Ziegfeld Follies” — Capturing the flamboyant showmanship of Flo Zieg¬ feld. Niche 24 inches high, 20 inches wide, 14 inches deep. 39. “The Odd Couple” — Your own in¬ terpretation. Niche 24 inches high, 20 inches wide, 14 inches deep. 40. “Tea House of the August Moon” — An arrangement with an oriental flavor. Accessory optional. Staged within a pearl gray screen. Niche 8 inches high, 8 inches wide, 6 inches deep. Limit 12 entries, 41. “Breakfast at Tif f any s” — Tiny jew¬ eled miniature arrangement staged in a lighted niche, 7 inches high, 5 inches wide, 5 inches deep. Limit 15 entries. SECTION IX Yearbooks Class 42. Yearbooks (See rule 16) SECTION X--- Educational Class 43. Educational Exhibit Amateur Division - Rules and Regulations 1. Entries must be made between 9:00 a.m, to 12:00 noon and 2:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 19 and on Thursday, April 20 between 8:00 and 11:00 a.m. Judging will be from 1:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.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. Tli,e Society will afford all possible protection to exhibits, but will not be responsi¬ ble for any losses. 8. All plants entered in classes 1 through 27 must be single crown plants. 9. Only blue ribbon winners will be eli¬ gible to receive Special or AVSA awards. 10. If an entry is not entered by the owner, the name of such person making the entry must be on the back of the entry tag. 11. No flared pots, supports or collars under foliage will be permitted. Any shape of pots for specimen entries will be permitted. For uniformity, all pots must be covered with dull side of aluminum foil showing. Exhib¬ itors are to print their names on adhesive tape and attach to the bottom of the foil covered pot. 12. All entries in both Amateur and Commercial divisions may be removed between Friday night 11:30 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. or on Saturday from 8:00 to 10:00 a.m. 13. The show will be judged by merit method of judging, the decisions of the judges will be final. Only qualified AVSA judges will be permitted to judge. 14. All Amateur AVSA members may enter in class 25 A and all AVSA Commercial members may enter in 25 B to compete for AVSA Collection (Gold and Purple Rosette) awards. (See Society awards) 15. Only AVSA members in good stand¬ ing are eligible to exhibit in convention shows. 16. All club yearbooks entered in Class 42 must be mailed to Mrs. Walter Hunt, 15 Ro¬ chelle Place, Eltingville, Staten Island, N. Y. 10312, posted no later than March 1, 1972.. These books must be no larger than 51/^ x 81/4 inches, being the same book that all club mem¬ bers receive. Books exceeding the maximum size will be disqualified. Only Affiliate organ¬ izations are eligible to enter in this class. (Continued on Page 30) The African Violet Magazine, January, 1972 27 The African Violet Magazine, January, 1972 28 CONSTANTINOV 1972 Top left: SCARLET O'HARA Top right: RED BLUFF (Photos furnished by Constantinov) DATES VIOLETRY (Photos furnished by Dates Violetry ) Lower left: KNIGHT LIGHT WASP 1972 Lower right: LUNAR LILY The African Violet Magazine, January, 1972 29 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 register¬ ed variety in classes 1 thru 25 in the Amateur 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 bv Affiliate Organizations during the calendar Year 1971 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 Fridav night banquet. The Pres¬ ident or Secretary of the Affiliate Organization must send to the AVSA Awards Chairman, Mrs. Glenn B. Hudson, 761 Belvidere Ave., Westfield. N. J. 07090, by March 1, 1972 the following information: fa) Name of organiza¬ tion. (b) Name and address of member, (c) Number of ribbons won, (d) Dates and places of shows. This is an Amateur Award and not onen 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 Dis¬ 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 giyen 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 Orangizations that have won the Standard Show Award (Green Rosette) with at least 95 points during the calendar year from January 1 to December 31, 1971. — - — ™ SLATE SUBMITTED BY NOMINATING COMMITTEE The Nominating Committee respectfully submits the following slate of officers for the election to be held at the annual business meeting of the African Violet Society of Amer¬ ica, Inc. at New York City, April, 1972: OFFICERS President First Vice President Second Vice President Third Vice President Secretary Treasurer Mrs. Harold Rienhardt, Syracuse, New York Miss Edith Peterson, San Francisco, Calif. Mrs. E. A. Nelson, St. Louis, Mo. Mrs. Marvin Garner, Clinton, Ohio Dorothy Gray, East Detroit, Mich. Mrs. Percy F. Crane, Sharon, Mass. DIRECTORS Mrs. W. J. Krogman Brookfield, Wis. Mrs. Robert Hamilton Oradell, New Jersey Mrs. J. A. W. Richardson Tavares, Florida Mr. Glenn B. Hudson Westfield, New Jersey Mr. C. Russell Marshall Warwick, R. I. Nominating Committee of the African Violet Society of America, Inc. Past President, Mr. Frank Tinari Member of Committee, Mrs. W. F. Anderson Member of Committee, Mrs. Robert Hamilton Vice Chairman, Mrs. James B. Carey Chairman, Mrs. Dorothy Gray - - - ^ - - AMATEUR DIVISION (Continued from Page 27) All entries are given to AVSA Library after displayed at convention. 17. Space will be . reserved for anyone de¬ siring to enter in the Design Division. All en¬ tries will be accepted in order received and must be postmarked not later than March 20, 1972. Any entry received after this date will be accepted only if there is a cancellation. The African Violet Magazine, January, 1972 30 Amateur Show - - Special Awards Bergen County African Violet Society of Hackensack, N. J., Award. — A $10.00 cash award for the best specimen plant of “Bergen Strawberry Sherbert”, class 23. 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 accordance with the objectives of the African Violet Society of America, Inc., (2) The Affiliate Chapter shall submit to the AVSA Awards Chairman, Mrs. Glenn B. Hudson, 761 Belvidere Ave., Westfield, N. J. 07090, the candidates name, address, and list of accomplishments not later than February 1, 1972. Estelle Crane Award. — A $15.00 award for the best specimen plant, Gesneriacae, class 29. Granger Gardens Awards. — $10.00 for the best specimen plant “Fashionaire”, $10.00 for the best “Peppermint” and $10.00 for the best “Peach Frost”. Hudson Award.^ — A silver award for the best specimen plant of the African Violet Spe¬ cies, class 28. Catherine Hunt Award. — An award of $10.00 for the best specimen plant, Bright Red, class 20. Indianapolis African Violet Club Awards. -—$10.00 for the best specimen plant, Varie¬ gated Foliage, class 21. $10.00 for the best specimen plant Specimen Seedlings, class 26. $10.00 for the best entry in the Design Di¬ vision Section VI. $10.00 for the best entry in the Design Division Section VII. $10.00 for the best entry in the Design Division Section VII. Kolb’s Greenhouses Awards. - — $10.00 for the best specimen plant “Stateliner”. $10.00 for the best “Raven Crest”. Los Angeles African Violet Society Award. -—An award for the best specimen plant of “Nancy Reagan”. Lyndon Lyon Award.— $10.00 for the best specimen plant of “Inky Pink”. $10.00 for the best “Whirlaway”. $10.00 for the best “Baby Pink”. Metropolitan St. Louis African Violet So¬ ciety Award.— A silver trophy to the winner of the most blue ribbons in the Design Division classes 30 thru 41. St. Louis Judges Council Award. — ^A silver award for the best specimen plant, miniature, class 22. Metropolitan African Violet Society of Washington, D.C. Award. — An award of $10.00 for the best specimen plant of “Polly”. New Jersey Council of African Violet Clubs Award. — A silver award in memory of Mrs, Michael Drescher, for the second best en¬ try in the Artistic Plantings, classes 33 thru 36. New Jersey Council of African Violet Judges Award. — A silver award for the second best entry in Arrangements, classes 37 thru 41. Northern California Council of African Violet Societies Award. — An award of S25.00 for the best specimen plant, light to medium blue, classes 2 & 10. Old Dominion African Violet Societv of Northern Virginia Award. — An award of $10.00 for the best specimen plant, Double Pink, class 11. Mrs. Myrtle Papp Award. — An award of $5.00 for the second best miniature plant in class 22. Rienhardt’s African Violets Award — $10 00 for the best specimen plant of “Happy Harold”, class 21. Richters Greenhouses Award. — $10.00 for the best specimen plant “Softique”. $10.00 for the best “After Dark”. Stim-U-Plant Laboratories, Inc. Awards. — Plaque and $50.00 for the best ree^istered va¬ riety, classes 1 thru 25. Plaque and $25.00 for the best purple or blue. Planue and $25.00 for the best red. Plaque and $25.00 for the best white. Abbie and Herb Sullivan Award. — A tro¬ phy to the person winning the second highest number of blue ribbons, classes 1 thru 25. Tinari Greenhouses Awards. — A silver goblet for the best specimen plant “Silver Celebra¬ tion”, A silver goblet for the best “Poodle Top”. A silver goblet for the best “lennifer”. Tube Craft Award. — A Model BA 3, Tube Craft FloraCart. complete with top bracket and fluorescent fixtures, to the person having the best specimen plants in four classes. One Geneva edged, classes 19 & 25; One double blossom pink classes 11 Sl 25; and one varie¬ gated foliage, classes 21 & 25. The African Violet Societv of Staten Is¬ land Award — An award for the third best en¬ try in Artistic Plantings, classes 33 thru 36. Union County Chapter of the AVSA Wat- chung, N.J. Award. — An award for the third best entry in the Arrangements, classes 37 thru 41. Maisie Yakie Award. — An award of $5.00 for the best specimen plant. Rosy Pink classes 4 & 12. Helen Van Zele Award. — An award for the best specimen plant, White, classes 7 & 17. Helen and Joan Van Zele Award. — A tro¬ phy and silver cup, to the winner of the most blue ribbons in classes 1 thru 25. The African Violet Magazine, January, 1972 31 The African Violet Magazine, January, 1972 32 Photo by Burton Commercial Show Schedule SECTION I Specimen Plants Class 1 a. Seedlings b. Buell’s Hybrid Gloxinia, Trumpet, Slipper or Double. c. Any other specimen plant. All varie¬ ties African violets, species and other gesneriads. Must be correctly named. Class 2 Collection of 3 registered, different varie¬ ties of African violets for AVSA Collection Awards. SECTION II Commercial Display Tables Class 3 Specimen Plants Class 4 Staging of Display Class 5 Horticultural Perfection Class 6 New Introductions 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. Same rules and regulations as Amateur Di¬ vision apply to Section I. See AVSA Collec¬ tion Award rules. RULES FOR DISPLAY TABLES SECTION II 4. Each display shall contain not more than 25 plants. Three miniatures or semi-minh atures shall count as one specimen plant and be judged as one unit. Episcias, colum- neas and other gesneriads on the table shall count as part of the total 25. 5. All plants shall be single crown plants with the exception of species and trailers. 6. Same rules and regulations as Amateur Division apply where applicable; such as time of making entries, time for dismantl¬ ing, etc. 7. Commercial Silver Trophies and an Honor¬ able Mention Rosette will be awarded as merited to the exhibitors receiving the highest number of points, accumulated as follows: Blue rosette — 15 points, Red rosette — 13 points. White rosette — 10 points. Blue ribbons — 5 points. Red ribbons — 3 points. White ribbons — ^1 point. 8. Merit judging will be used in Class 3, with blue, red and white ribbons awarded as merited. Class 4 will be judged competi¬ tively using the AVSA scale of points for Best Staged Display. Competitive judging will be used in Classes 5 and 6. Class 6 will be judged by AVSA scale of points for seedlings. Blue, red and white rosettes will be awarded as merited in Classes 4, 5 and 6. 9. No other plant material such as Ivy or Philodendron may be used in decorating or staging the display. 10. The display must be predominantly African violets. Other gesneriads may be used, but 75% of the plants must be African violets. 11. The commercial judges’ chairman shall prepare point score sheets in advance of the show, listing types of rosettes and ribbons, with spaces to be filled in by the judges or judges’ clerks as to points awarded. Points will be totaled so that all exhibitors will understand clearly how the trophies are awarded. Sheets will be given to each ex¬ hibitor to keep. For further information on commercial displays or show entries, please contact the Commercial Sales and Exhibits chairman. Mrs. F. Henry Galpin 115 Fairlawn Ave. Albany, N. Y. 12203 - - COMMERCIAL SHOW SPECIAL AWARDS Winfred Albright Memorial Award. — A silver award to the exhibitor of the best staged Commercial Display Table. AVSA Presidents Awards. — A trophy to the best seedling in the commercial classes, en¬ tered by the exhibitor not having a display table, class 1-a. A trophy to the second best seedling, class 1-a. Joan Van Zele Awards. — A trophy to the commercial member having the second best new introduction in class 6. A trophy to the commercial member having the third best new introduction in class 6. New York State African Violet Society Award. — An award to the commercial member who wins the first rosette in Horticultural Per¬ fection in the display tables. Rienhardt’s African Violets Award. — An award to the commercial member exhibiting the best specimen plant of “Happy Harold” in classes 1 and 2. Buell’s Greenhouses Award. — A $15.00 Gift Certificate to the commercial member exhibit¬ ing the best specimen plant of Buell’s Hybrid Gloxinia. - ^ - GET YOUR DUES IN EARLY! Membership expires Feb. 28 The African Violet Magazine, January, 1972 33 Convention Tours TUESDAY, APRIL 18, 1912 TOUR A — Grand Tour of New York City — 9:15-1:45 p.m. Morning Tour A comprehensive tour which will include Times Square, Herald Square (The location of the Convention Hotel) . Greenwich Village. The Bowery, Chinatown, Wall Street, Lower East Side, United Nations Headquarters, Park Av¬ enue, Rockefeller Center, Empire State Build¬ ing. You will see Central Park, Columbia Uni¬ versity, Riverside Drive, Grant’s Tomb, St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Lincoln Center, and world- famous museums. The tour will also travel through the heart of Harlem and along glam¬ orous Eifth Avenue with its luxury apart¬ ment houses and smart shops. A stop will be made for an escorted tour of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine and an escorted walking tour of Chinatown. Massive buildings, man¬ made canvons. tumultuous crowds, and vivid contrasts fill this tour with constant thrilling surprises. TOUR B — Circle Line Cruise Around Man¬ hattan Island — 2:30-5:30 p.m. Afternoon Tour Enjoy 35 miles of sightseeing, and with no sore feet! Instead, enjoy a trip you’ll re¬ member forever. Relax in individual chairs on spacious decks or glass-enclosed salon. Scenery comes to you, as a guide points out high spots and facts of interest. Public address systems lets you hear clearly, anywhere on board. See all of it in three pleasant hours — Sites of important events in history, and where the latest skyscraper’s going up (or coming down). Camera fans take prize photos from Circle Line’s decks. Why don’t you try? You will cruise under 20 famous and his¬ toric bridges, and sail over four vehicular tun¬ nels and 73 transit tubes. Just a few of the points of interest you’ll see and hear about are Rockefeller Center, the Financial District, Famous Manhattan Skvline, Statue of T-.iberty, Brooklyn Bridge, Manhattan Bridge, Williams¬ burg Bridge, United Nations Buildings, Queens- boro Bridge Triboro Bridge, Harlem, Yankee Stadium, The Palisades of New Jersey, George Washington Bridge, Riverside Drive, Ocean Liners, Verrazano Narrows Bridge and many, many other famous New York City attractions, and all from the decks of vour comfortable Re¬ laxing Circle Line Cruise ship. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 1972 TOUR C — Morning Cruise, same as Tuesday afternoon Tour B, 9:15- 12:15 p.m. TOUR D — Afternoon Tour, same as Tuesday morning Tour A, 12:15-4:45 p.m. THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 1972 TOUR E — Lower New York and Chinatown — 12:15 - 4:45 p.m. Afternoon Tom- See Times Square, Herald Square, Green¬ wich Village, The Bowery, Chinatown, Wall Street, Lower East Side, United Nations Head¬ quarters, Park Avenue, Rockefeller Center, Em¬ pire State Building. You see the Civic Center, the busy Financial and maritime districts, view the Statue of Liberty. Includes an escorted w-alking tour of Chinatown. Members taking the Grand Tour A or D of New York City should not plan to participate in the Thursday afternoon Tour E of Lower New York as the sights seen and visited will be included in the Grand Tour of New York City. —♦ - - - ATTENTION QUALIFIED JUDGES All qualified ]uages who plan to attend the convention and desire to judge in the New York convention show, please fill in blank and mail to Ruth G. Carey, 3900 Garden Drive, Knoxville, Tenn. 37918 no later than March 10, 1972. If you plan to enter in any section or 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 _ — JUDGE’S CLERKS Anyone living outside the general New York City area desiring to serve as a judge’s clerk for the 1972 AVSA convention show please fill in the blank and mail to Mrs. Florence Bardeen, 4 Andrews Ave., Binghamton, N. Y. 13904 by March 1, 1972. Name . . . . . . Street . . . . . . . City . . . . State.. . . . Zip Code . . . . - . . . - . The African Violet Magazine, January, 1972 34 More Awards for 1972 Convention As a result of work performed by Mrs. Robert Burns, while attending the New York State African Violet Society’s 1971 Convention at Glen Falls, the following awards are now available for the 1972 AVSA Convention: New York State AVS Presidents Award (Mrs. Ellie Bogin). — An award of $10.00 for the best specimen plant, semi-miniature, class 23, Anne and Raymond Dooley Award.- — An award of $10.00 for the best specimen plant, Geneva edged, class 19. Gertrude Ferris Award. — -An award of $10.00 for the best specimen plant, Orchid and Lavender, class 14. American Gloxinia and Gesneriad Society Award.- — A Rosette for the best Gesneriad in the Amateur Show, class 29. New York City African Violet Society Award.^ — An award of $15.00 for the best en¬ try in class 33, “Great White Way”. Mrs. J. A. W. Richardson (Ann) Award.^ — An award of $15.00 for the best specimen plant, Sport or Mutant, class 27. Mr. Jimmy Watson Award. — An award of $10.00 for the best entry. Plant in Unusual Container, class 24. Mr. Paul Unger Award. — An award of $25.00 for the best specimen plant. Two-tone and Multicolored, class 16. Mr. Anton Hart Award. — An award for the best specimen plant, Green, Gold or Chartreuse edged, class 18. RESERVATIONS FOR CLASSES IN DESIGN DIVISION Name . . . . . - . Street . . . . City . . - . - . . State... . . . Zip Code _ _ _ _ Mail above blank to Mrs. Lawrence E. Rosen- feld: 78-32 Main St. Flushing, New York 11367. CONVENTION DATES 1972 — New York City, Hotel McAlpin. April 19 - 22 1973 — Minneapolis, Nicollet Hotel. April 26 - 28. Minnesota and Upper Mid- West Area AVS hosts. 1974 — Hartford, Conn., Hilton Hotel. April 18 - 20. Nutmeg State AVS host. 1975 — Boston, Mass. Bay State AVS host 1976 — Atlanta, Ga. Dixie African Violet Society host. Send in yoiir CONVENTION RESERVATION TODAY!! ADVANCE REGISTRATION FOR JUDGING SCHOOL FOR NEW AND REFRESHER JUDGES Hotel McAlpin New York^ New York Thursday, April 20, 1972 A class for new and refresher judges will be held from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon in Parlor C, 2nd mezzanine for judges desiring to refresh their certificates and for those desiring to become new judges. The examination will be held Friday, April 21, 1972 from 8:00-9:30 a.m. in the Blue room. Registration fee is $1.00. Name . . . . . . . . . . Street . . . . City - - - - - - - - State . . . . . . . Zip Code . . Sign blank and send your registration fee to Mrs. Frank Tinari, 2325 Valley Road, Huntingdon Valley, Pa. 19006 no later than March 20, 1972 if you wish to attend. Make checks payable to African Violet Society of America, Inc. Please study African Violet Handbook before coming to the class. The African Violet Magazine, January, 1972 35 And a Happy New Year to you all! I want to thank those of you who have written me words of welcome and encouragement. The welcome is all the more acceptable because I didn’t expect it — and the encouragement I can use in great abundance. I hope that you all have checked the list of current affiliates in the November 1971 mag¬ azine. If your president is not listed, you have overlooked sending your current officers to me. One thing in particular I believe some of you are failing to realize. If your officers, particu¬ larly your president, are embarking on a second term, you know it, but some of you aren’t bothering to write me about it. We must have your officer form EVERY YEAR to keep up- to-date files. And please remember to identify YOUR SOCIETY and YOUR STATE. I expect to be a geographical expert by the time I have served in this capacity for a little while, but please don’t expect it right off. Also remember to identify yourselves fully WHEN YOU RETURN YOUR COLLECTION AWARD ROSETTES in case they are not awarded after your shows. With upwards of 70 shows going on in roughly a three-month period all over the country you can see what a great big job it is to keep you all identified and correctly tagged. You know where you are — be extra sure that we do. Do check the post¬ age when returning rosettes. Lets make WEIGH AND PAY our motto. Did you know that we have a brand new Yearbook Judges Chairman for the 1972 AVSA Convention in New York City? She is Mrs. Walter Hunt, 15 Rochelle Place, Eltingville, Staten Island, New York, 10312. Your year¬ books MUST have a postmark of no later than March 1st, so do not be disqualified because of lateness. The yearbooks are always a very interesting and eye catching part of our con¬ ventions and surely the chairman and her committee have their work cut out for them trying to pick the best ones. This year there are four awards, instead of three. The first prize is $15.00, second $10.00, third $5.00 and fourth prize $4.00. So you see you have still a better chance to win some money, besides the prestige that goes to your club with the win¬ ning. The Library is the recipient of all of the yearbooks after convention and all you have to do is to send a request for a collec¬ tion (plus $1.00 for postage and handling) and you can see first hand how beautiful and clever they are. Judges, please check the AVSA Judges and Shows article in the November magazine. It will serve as a brief refresher course, and none of us is so good that we can’t bear a reminder or two. It will also help all those in charge of your shows to know what to do and when. Speaking of when — be sure to send for your AVSA Collection Awards EARLY with your request and two show schedules at least 30 days before your show. We had no disappoint¬ ments with the fall shows and hope there will be none with the greater volume of the spring shows. If, for any reason, you should be late send me 70 cents for first class postage and we will get them right off to you. Seems my column MUST necessarily be a series of instructions and reminders to you, but I guess that is what an Affiliate Chairman is supposed to do. And I mean to do my part. Will you help us in any way you can? Re¬ member that we are just volunteer workers trying to do our best for AVSA, and all of us working together could make a great team. How about it? Hasta la vista! - ^ - Anyone Can Grow African Violets By Mrs. Ray Peterson How often have we heard, “I can’t grow African violets. They just don’t like me!” Not true at all. If they are single crown plants and are given what they want, they will reward you with lush foliage and lovely bloom. They w'ant. and must have light, correct soil, water, food, warmth, humidity, good air circulation, and the right size pot. This doesn’t sound too exacting, does it? You can do it easily and a beautiful bloom¬ ing plant will be your reward. The African Violet Magazine, January, 1972 36 Mrs. Ross V. Lahr 3559 E. Easter Ave. Littleton, Colorado 80120 History of THE AFRICAN VIOLET Fossilized roses found in Colorado and Oregon are believed by geologists to be 35 to 70 million years old. By contrast, the African violet is a newcomer to America, for the earliest record of African violets in the United States is that of Philadelphia florist, William Harris, who in 1894 obtained two plants from a New York florist, George Stump, who had brought these plants from Germany. So, vio¬ lets in the United States are more than 75 years old. The African violet is not a violet, is not a member of the Violaceae family, though it does come from Africa. It is a Saintpaulia and a member of the Gesneriaceae family. The story of Saintpaulia begins in the summer of 1892 with the Baron Walter von St. Paul, the Imperial District Governor of Usambara, a pro¬ vince of North East Tanganyika in the Terri¬ tory of East Africa. He sent either seeds or plants of “das violette Usambara” to his father, Hofsmarschal Baron von Saint Paul of Fish- bach, Silesia, Germany. Fortunately for us, the father was keenly interested in plants. It is doubtful whether plants or seeds were sent to Germany because in the summer of 1892 the plants had to travel by steamship from the east coast of Africa north, then west into the Gulf of Aden and northwest in the Red Sea, through the Suez Canal, across the Medi¬ terranean Sea to the port of Trieste, Italy. From Italy the trip continued by railroad across Eu¬ rope to Silesia, Germany, in all, a summer trip of about 25 days. It is most likely that mature plants with seed pods were sent as dried herbarium specimens. The elder Saint Paul was a man of extra¬ ordinary vision. He gave plants to Herman Wendland, Director of the Royal Botanical Gardens at Herrenhausen (Hanover), to identify and name them and to make arrangements for commercial distribution. Mr. Wendland classi¬ fied the plant as a gesneriad, named the genus for the the Saint Paul family, described it in Latin, and gave it the species name, ionantha, a 'Greek word meaning “with violet-like flow¬ ers.” Mr. Wendland exhibited flowering plants in Ghent in June 1893, at the International Hor¬ ticultural Exhibit, where they “shared with Eulophiella the honor of being the two most bo- tanically interesting plants in the exhibition.” Also in June 1893, Wendland published a de¬ scription of the Saintpaulia in the German mag¬ azine Gartenflora Later it was discovered that not one species, but two had been sent, and the second was named ^‘diplotricha’^ because hairs on the leaves are of two kinds. lonantha and diplotricha are ancestors of hundreds of present day African violets. In later years a total of 24 species of Saintpaulia was found in Tanganyika and classified by the botanists B. L. Burtt, E. P. Roberts, and Engler. Saintpaulia species have been found nowhere else in the world. In Europe Ownership rights for seed production and distribution were sold by Baron Walter von Saint Paul to the firm of Ernst Benary in 1893. The next year continental nurserymen carried the seed. People were delighted with a plant which bloomed all winter. Flowering plants were also developed in the Royal Gardens of England. A red-flowered variety was first announced by Mr. Benary in 1898. He devel¬ oped a white variety called alba and devel¬ oped other varieties designated atrocoerulea and purpurea. Horticulturists in the European countries continued to present seeds and plants of the African violet to the public, whose enthusiasm for this house plant encouraged Walter L. Armacost of Armacost and Royston in West Los Angeles, California, to order seeds in 1927 from the firms of Ernst Benary of Erfurt, Germany, and Sutton’s of London, England. The foreman of the potted plant division The African Violet Magazine, January, 1972 37 of the firm was Walter Oetel who set to work with the seeds. Approximately one thousand plants were grown to blooming size from the seeds secured from Germany and England. A strict elimination plan was put into effect, and only one hundred plants were retained for further observation and propagation. After several years of studying the growth habit, character of foliage, colors and good bloom¬ ing qualities, only ten came up to this firm’s high standards. From the seed obtained in Germany, only two plants were retained, “Blue Boy” and “Sailor Boy”. The English seed pro¬ duced eight violets: “Admiral,” “Amethyst,” “Viking,” “Mermaid,” “Norseman,” “Nep¬ tune,” “Commodore” and “Number 32.” Armacost and Royston released these plants for sale from 1932 until 1936. Shipments were made to many countries, as well as distrib¬ uted throughout the United States. Enthusiasm reached a high level for a while, but the indi¬ vidual growers who govern the popularity of a plant were not well enough versed in its growing requirements. Demand for the violets fell off, and Armacost and Royston discontinued growing African violets. Species Available The firm of J. A. Peterson and Sons of Cincinnati, Ohio, had the foresight to recog¬ nize these outstanding varieties and purchased them, making it possible for us to have plants from the original stock. All the species and all ten of the Armacost and Royston Originals may be purchased today from J. A. Peterson and Sons, 3132 McHenry Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45211. The first double blue violet, a mutant of “Blue Boy,” is credited to Edward Wangbichler of Inkster, Michigan, in 1939. The first real pink single variety was de¬ veloped by Frank Brockner of Milwaukee, Wis¬ consin, and was given a plant patent in 1942. A true white violet was achieved by cross¬ ing a pink with a blue violet and was patented by Peter Ruggeri in 1943. In 1952 a patent was granted to Louis Ghiv of San Francisco for “Lady Geneva.” Each blue blossom was edged with white; thus the term “geneva” came to refer to blossoms with a white edge. “Star Sapphire,” patented in 1953 by Rob¬ ert Craig Co., was the first starshaped blossom, having five petals of equal size. Lyndon Lyon showed the first double pink violets at the African Violet Society of Amer¬ ica, Inc., convention in St Louis in 1954. Today there are thousands and thousands of varieties of violets and many, many hybrid¬ izers, and many firms specialize in violets. In Denver three commercial firms specialize in African violets. (This history of the African violet was written by Mrs. Lahr for The Green Thumb, Publication of Denver Botanical Gardens) Worth Noting - Helen and Gilman Lane 1276 Somerset Avenue Segreganset, Mass. 02773 We have been experimenting for several months with a high analysis water soluble concentrated plant food. It was obtained on a visit to our local Agway Farm and Garden store. Since our results have been very suc¬ cessful ,we wanted to share our observations with others. The product is Agway’s “Sol-U-Green.” It is a 20-20-20 water soluble concentrated plant food. Directions on the container give instruc¬ tions for its varied uses. We have used a 1/8 or 1/4 teaspoonful dilution to a gallon of water for a constant feeding program. Our experiment included 35 African violets under fluorescent lighting in the basement. We have carried on this experiment for several months with excellent results. It has worked for us. Foliage is beautiful. Blooms are large and prolific. Stems are sturdy. An Aquamatic Planter has also been included in our study Excellent results have been obtained. There has been no build up of fertilizer salts on the surface of the planter. Quick starts with rooting of leaves has been noted. We are also using this as a starter solution for our African violet seeds. During the past 22 years of growing violets as a hobby we have used many varieties of plant food. After experimenting with “Sol-U- Green” by Agway, we wanted to share our ob¬ servations. We plan to continue our experi¬ menting with this product. It may be worth noting that it worked for us and might for you. - - - ^ - AN AFRICAN VIOLET Evelyn M. Pfleger Tiny little flower Blessed with loving care. Sitting in a window Guarded by a prayer. Precious little violet Sent from God above. Just another token Of the Master’s love. GET YOUR DUES IN EARLYI Membership expires Feb. 28 The African Violet Magazine, January, 1972 38 “HOOKED FOR LIFE” By Mrs. 1. C. {Sylva) Mather P. O. Box 7424 Nairobi, Kenya, East Africa (In this instccUment Mrs. Mather is challenged to exhibit in the Kenya African Violet Show—and finds disaster almost at hand) Both my sisters enjoy fame. “Nonsense” they would say — but it’s true. Helen, not only for her collection of orchids and her gastro¬ nomic perfections but even more so in the field of poultry where, as the undisputed expert, she reigns supreme. She never boasts but has good reason to, for hers is the finest Poultry Farm in East Africa, and her stock is legend. Isabel, my other sister, has talents in an¬ other direction. Her artistry with flowers has to be seen to be believed, and her floral ar^ rangements are so lovely they make one give up in despair. Trained as a florist by Con¬ stance Spry of London, her talents are much sought after, and both she and Helen, in their different spheres, appear on television from time to time as well as in the press. I am enormously proud of both of them. But human nature being what it is, I wanted also to be a little proud of myself — if only to feel that I had succeeded in growing one humble African violet of real perfection. To this end I worked like a trojan, and putting failures behind tried to tackle the subject with more intelligence and less impulsiveness. By November 1968 there were so many violets everywhere that it was becoming like the “Old woman and the Shoe.” Not only was the greenhouse overflowing but they had found their way into the kitchen, bathroom, sitting- room, dining room-— and even the loo. The overflow went on the porch (out of the sun and wind) or under a tree in the garden where they flourished, and some of the ‘babies’ I gave to my two little nieces, Susan and Carol. For my birthday Isabel had given me a present I still treasure and turn to in every emergency — the splendid book “1001 African Violet Questions and Answers etc” edited by Helen Van Pelt Wilson. It came at a most opportune moment, for sadly the previous Flower Show where I had bought the collec¬ tion of violets, proved to be Carl and Inga’s last. By September Inga had already left Kenya for Sweden where, as spearhead for the family she was searching for a home prior to the childrens’ and later Carl’s arrival. Before leaving, Inga made a rather stupi- fying suggestion. As they could no longer keep the African violet flag flying, why, she asked, did I not step into the breech (or try to) and enter an exhibit for the forthcoming De¬ cember Show? There was no need to tell Carl and Inga that my knowledge was scant and my bungling something better hidden away under the carpet. But why not try? Yes — why not? I promised them that if there were no more major dramas, I’d do just that. This was a challenge, and now the pres¬ sure was turned on to ‘Go’. The Show was ap¬ proaching fast but . . . How to get those re¬ luctant plants to bloom in time? I read every paragraph, every question and every answer of the 1001 in the book, searching for the se¬ cret. Some of the plants I disbudded, while to all of them I gave a regular feeding of ferti¬ lizer. I had no success, incidentally, with the disbudding — the flower-stalks taking months and months to reform. Then to make a break, Helen suggested we all go on a picnic orchid hunting. This was always fun and something the children loved. So, packing into two cars we all set off for the Eburru Hills, which rise out of Lake Naivasha in the Great Rift Valley to a height of 9,000 feet above sea level. The forest trees were dripping with indi¬ genous orchids, and we had so many it was difficult finding room for them in the cars. Then, sitting down to a sumptuous lunch pro¬ vided by Helen, my eye lit upon the soil at our feet; luscious, deep rich forest soil — the answer to a Violet grower’s dream. We found a bag which the children, both mine and Isa¬ bel’s, happily filled — and my day was made. Crazy but true, no sooner had we arrived home than I was . . . dare I admit it . . . re¬ potting the lot — even the Show plants. Two weeks before the Show I was busy working on a plant when to my horror I saw that several leaves had been badlv damaged and devoured by what appeared to be an in¬ sect. Distractedly I searched the plant, then those adjacent to it on the shelf, and found that they too had suffered — but try as I would I could not find the culprit nor had I a clue as to his identity. This could spell out dis¬ aster with a capital D. I had become idle about spraying and now, with the Show so close I did not dare use Malathion for fear of marking the flowers. Standing back hopelessly, I gave a mighty sigh. At that moment something shot so swiftly across my vision that had I not seen him touch down. I’d have thought it an hallucination. I picked up the violet into which the offending The African Violet Magazine, January, 1972 39 character had vanished but still could find nothing. Then about to give up, something hit me full in the face, hesitated, then with a mighty bound disappeared into a forest of leaves. This was awful, and I could visualize myself being confined to the greenhouse night and day, leaping fruitlessly from one end to another until finally the men in white came to drag me away in a straight jacket. With a flash of genius something else hit me, and I called for Charles. The Swahili word for every type of insect is ‘Dudu’ and the word has become part of our common language. Explaining the situation to Charles. I asked what he thought of the idea of trying to catch some bad dudus for me. He put his head on one side and said — “How much?” “How much — what?” I asked. “Money, of course.” he replied. I hadn’t thought of that, but in an emerg¬ ency one generally has to pay, so we dis¬ cussed terms and eventually agreed upon a price of a dime a dudu. Operation Dudu then went into full swing. Taking up a position behind the green¬ house door, Charles would have put to shame the Guardsmen on sentry duty at Buckingham Palace. He stood like a statue . . . waiting . . . waiting, until suddenly after an eternity some¬ thing . . . leaped. Like Apollo taking off for the moon, Charles was on to him. It was a small evil-looking ‘hopper’ — the real name of which I never discovered. With dimes shining in his eyes, Charles took to Operation Dudu like a duck to water. As soon as he returned from school at mid-day he’d go on duty. Every time a dudu jumped he’d leap through the air and pounce. Which did more damage to the plants — Charles or the the insects — I’m not prepared to say! One afternoon, smiling all over his face, he ran into the sitting-room where I was typing a letter. “I caught ten just now.” he said proudly. “Ten!” I queried, “Are you sure?” “Well,” he replied hesitantly, “it was two or ten — I can’t remember now.” A dime a dudu was getting a little out of hand, so I suggested that the next ‘two or ten’ he caught he’d better put in a tin and bring them to me for inspection. This he was not too keen on because, as he said, they might jump out of the tin. However, relutantly he went off, and for an hour or so I continued with my letter. Suddenly he burst into the room. Clutched in his hand was an enormous grasshopper. “Look what I caught,” he cried jubilantly holding it aloft. “This one’s more than a dime isn’t it?” “Now Charles,” I said, looking him in the eye. “Did you honestly catch that in my greenhouse?” A look of innocence spread across his features. “Well ...” he said “I might have . . . and anyway it took me a whole hour to catch it.” That evening, having been gently admon¬ ished for his mercenary tendencies, Charles went down on his knees to say his prayers before getting into bed. “I’m sorry I told Mummy a fib about the grasshopper,” he mumbled. “But if you give me Five Bob (nearly a dollar) I promise I’ll be good tomorrow.” There was obviously a great future in store for my son, but of its exact nature I was a little frightened to hazard a guess. The Show . . . with only two days to go. A hive of activity with the Queen Bee in such a state of frenzy that all the little bees scattered on sight. I couldn’t eat, sleep, or think. Carl, up to the eyes with packing, his two small sons leaving for Sweden on that night’s flight, still managed a quick visit to give me the benefit of his advice and experience in the final choice of plants and their presentation. He had also given me his violet stand which I covered with a neutral shaded material. The Schedule stated that the Entry must be “A collection of not less than 12 named varieties of Saintpaulia” and 21 plants had passed my final scrutiny. Admittedly, some of them still showed traces of ‘Operation Dudu’ — but this was something that could not be helped. Having been told that not one speck of dust must remain on the leaves, I had endeav¬ ored to clean them with a soft brush before the final washing. I don’t know about other coun¬ tries, but Kenya’s dust seems to be of a variety which just will not respond to the endeavors of a soft brush. So — hold it — I used a hard toothbrush. Then I scrubbed the pots, then I held them under the tap — then I scrubbed the leaves. Finally, with trepidation I sat down to write the name-tags. This I feared most, for due to lack of knowledge and experience I was horribly unsure of the varieties. Carl was unavailable, and I knew no other African violet authority to whom I could turn for help. Sending up a prayer for inspiration — I wrote the tags. I dreamed that night — a horrible night¬ mare. It spelled out DISQUALIFIED in giant letters across my exhibit. (To be continued) The African Violet Magazine, January, 1972 40 Photo by Burton TINY FANTASY Miniature Shown by Mrs. John Hayes, Jr. Nutmeg State African Violet Society The African Violet Magazine, January, 1972 41 Question Box By Anne Tinari, Tinari Greenhouses 2325 Valley Road, Huntingdon Valley, Pa. 19006 Sparkling white snow that fell in the night, Statuesque forms glisten in the bright morning light; The earth lies enraptured in resounding splendor, Impelling man’s faith of great hope he must render. Anne Tinari Q. For 30 years I have been enjoying violets, but recently a leaf I had put under propa¬ gation gave me a big surprise by sending up a blossom one inch wide on the plantlet after it had rooted. After I potted it into a 3" pot this beautiful blossom stands up 214" and I’m wondering if I have something out of the ordinary. A. Hardly. This is not a common occurrence, but I have seen it. Perhaps the one reason we relate so closely to African violets is that they are very similiar to small children — full of surprises! Q. Having just acquired my first leaf of Tom¬ mie Lou, I want to do some, experimenting with this irresistible plant. I would appreciate knowing where I can obtain information about its background. A. In answer to your question Mrs. G. B. Oden (Reg. No. 1744) on 10-25-67. Sorry I do not have her address, possibly our Registrar might have same. You may be interested in some of the new crosses of Tommie Lou produced by Mr. Harold Rienhardt and Mr. Lyndon Lyon. Q. Is it posssible to propagate a leaf that has no stem? A. Yes, it can be done and many times where leaves are fleshy and healthy they can even be cut in half and roots will form on the ends. However, it is not the most practical or suc¬ cessful. One must be very cautious not to overwater as rot can destroy it quickly. A good porous rooting medium is necessary and dipping the cut end in rooting hormone can be of great help. A firm healthy leaf with about an inch or an inch and one-half petiole has proven most successful in propagating. Q. Why do my plants always take on that wilted uncared for look whenever I transplant? A. It is practically impossible to remove a plant from a pot without injuring or tearing off many of its root hairs. This can shrivel them and hinder their function. Also, if their fibrous root hairs are exposed to dry air it can have the same effects. The end results can be a limp wilted plant which may remain that way for a few days until new root hairs are formed. Q. This is my fourth year raising violets. My only regret is not finding out about the AVSA earlier. Please help me with this problem. I am very fond of my plants, especially the plantlets I have raised but they seem to die off so frequently after I take away the leaf used to root when I separate the many plantlets that form. A. Do not be too hasty in the separation of new plantlets. I would wager to say the aver¬ age little plantlet is lost due to the hasty re¬ moval of the mother leaf. I would suggest potting the whole plantlet with mother leaf intact in a small pot, preferably a 21^", leav¬ ing the mother leaf on until plantlet foliage is about 2" high and the mother leaf is showing signs of yellowing, deterioration and losing its chlorophyll. Q. All my friends keep warning me to watch out for mite. I have had plants for seven years. I still don’t know what it looks like. A. Aren’t you the lucky one! There seem to be areas that mite is more prevalent than others, though I personally feel one should guard against it. As the old adage goes, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. When plantss are affected with the mite it is very easy to identify. Hard brittle centers usually appear distorted and very hairy foliage are very familiar signs of this disease. Q. I find great masses of fungus growth in my roots. I was suspicious of their appearance and shook many out of the pot. Have you ever seen this? A. Your letter is of great interest to me and though I have never actually seen the con¬ dition you write of, it would appear to be a form of fungus. What kind of soil are you using? Is it The African Violet Magazine, January, 1972 42 pasteurized or sterilized? I ask because I bad a strange experience with an individual who said she had discovered a problem with fungus in the soil. When asked to bring in a plant I was aghast when I removed the plantlet from the pot. The entire fibrous root was engulfed in what appeared to be a thick turgid mold. After eliminating many possibilities and get¬ ting details on soil used, we discovered that the combination of leaf mold and wood chips which were part of the potting medium had not fully decomposed and in the warmth of the home atmosphere created the ideal condi¬ tion to grow fungus. The plants did not seem drastically affected but the roots were fighting for their life. To help fungus in your case I would use Acti“dione if available or Mildex 2/3 tsp. to 1 gallon of water and spray plants as well as drenching at 7 day intervals, pos¬ sibly oftener if it persists. Q. I note my new tubes are the Wide Spec¬ trum Gro-Lux lamps. Are they the same as the standard Gro-Lux? Should I use them the same amount of hours? A. Yes, the Wide Spectrum lamps are used in the same way as the standard Gro-Lux and give satisfactory results. Q. For a week I have been faithfully turn¬ ing on my lights for 12 hours a day and all instructions you sent have been followed. How¬ ever, I see no change at all. What am I doing wrong now? A. Nothing being done wrong, you are on the right track. Now give plants a chance to recover. Q. I would like to make a room for violets in the basement where my furnace is, but have been told that violets will not grow where you use bottled gas. Why should this he any different than natural gas? A. There is no reason why you cannot have your room in the basement for violets with your furnace arrangement, as long as you are sure there is no leakage of any type of gas in the area. Q, How can I tell if my African violets are in too acid a soil? A. By testing, and some visual signs such as generally slow growth, sparse flowering and yellowing of the foliage. Q. Would asphalt shingles affect rainwater? I store this in two galvanized wash tubs both from the same source. One developed an ac¬ cumulation of a gray crystallized material which had to be scoured off. Luckily I only used a small amount. Even so I lost a few of my seedlings from rot of leaf stems. Some are starting new leaves from the center, so evi¬ dently the roots were still alive. A. llie residue accumulated from asphalt shingles in the rainwater may possibly be det¬ rimental, Without a chemical breakdown, how¬ ever, it would be impossible to know what sub¬ stance is causing this reaction, I may also sug¬ gest that a galvanized washtub also might react to certain properties that are in the water, A wood container may serve you best in this capacity. To err is human . . . Mrs. William Garrett’s “Emperor” won runner-up, her “Persian Swirls” was the larg¬ est plant and she had the best artistic design at the fifth annual show of the African Violet Society of South Jersey. Through a typograph¬ ical error, part of the awards were not listed in the September magazine. Our apologies! Our apologies to Harold Black, who won the AVSA Collection Award, 2nd place, the Purple Rosette, at the annual show of the African Violet Society of Trenton, N. J. Sylvia Stein- kirchner was listed as winner of both AVSA Collection Awards — and we should have known that our AVSA rules read: “Exhibitor may enter only one collection in a show.” In the list of teachers in the September magazine, Mrs. H. Steven (Suzy) Johnson, 741 Colonial Drive, Orlando, Fla. 32804, should have been designated a teacher instead of Mary K. Johnson of the same address. WeVe sorry that Mrs. Warren E, Churchill, 11 Crest Road, Sharon, Mass. 02067, was not listed in the AVSA Judges and Teachers in the September 1971 magazine as both a teacher and a judge. Mrs. Churchill was listed only as a judge and she has been a qualified AVSA teacher for a number of years. Imck Of Fresh Air Like other plants, African violets require fresh air for normal growth and flowering. They do poorly in stuffy atmosphere. But do not expose them to a direct draft of cold air. This can shock plants into dropping their flow¬ ers. The safest plan is to open a window in a room adjoining the one in which the plants are kept. This gives the air time to warm up before it reaches the plants.—Hints by Hy- Trous. Send in your CONVENTION RESERVATION TODAY!! The African Violet Magazine, January, 1972 43 Photo by Dates Violetry COOL HAND PINK by Dates Violetry CHITTY-CHITTY BANG BANG by Bob Kramer's Violetry (Photo by Kramer) The African Violet Magazine, January, 1972 44 (Photo by Burton) ARRANGEMENT OF LIVING PLANT MATERIAL by Mrs. F. H. Rieber, St . Charles, Missouri The African Violet Magazine, January, 1972 45 Men! Get With It! By Lillie R. Meyers 140 Lorraine Ave. Oreland, Pa. 19075 Are you one of those “Secret Gardeners”, who grow African violets in the quiet of your home but hesitate to let outsiders know you are even interested in them? Get with it. Growing this popular indoor beauty is not strictly a woman’s hobby. In our national society. The African Violet Society of America, two of the last four Presi¬ dents have been men. The most successful hybridizers of these popular plants are men. Frank Tinari of Huntingdon Valley, Pa. is quite proud to be placed in both of the above categories. You say you can’t get involved like Frank? You just grow them for your own pleasure or for their beauty? You’re not a botanist? You’re just an average, ordinary working man who en¬ joys the simple pleasurers of life? Men don’t join flower groups. They don’t— -get with it. For your information the African Violet Society of Philadelphia has some 16 average ordinary men, like you, among its 65 members. Somebody’s background must parallell yours. Try these for size: Tom Seiler is an administrative manager for William Brown and Earle Company and is interested in orchids and horses as well as violets ... Jim Smith of Ardsly is retired, but was a supervisor with the Pennsylvania Forge Division of Chemtron Company. Jim was our Chairman of the 1971 African Violet Show in Chestnut Hill . . . Sam W. Rolph, a supervisor with the Exide Battery Company, grows beauti¬ ful African violets . . . Vincent Ferreau works for Philadelphia Chewing Gum and enjoys dis¬ tributing African violets to shut ins . . . Mere¬ dith Davis, also retired, was a metallurgist and has chaired committees responsible for exhibit¬ ing African violets at the 1971 Philadelphia Flower Show . . . Clyde Witcher works at the Philadelphia Naval Base and is looking forward to retirement with his violets , . . William Brady retired from R.C.A. is also an avid bowl¬ er and baseball fan. Bill was chairman for 10 of our African Violet Shows and also the 1969 Con¬ vention Show . . , Lew Hall an accountant with the American Meter Division of Singer Company, is interested in photography and stamps as well as gardening, indoor and out . . . Lawrence Breiner, another retiree from Leeds and Northrup, is happy with his two hobbies, knitting and African violets . . . Alec Lewis is an active organ builder. Alec enjoys wood working as a hobby, but for real relaxation turns to his violets . . . Cal Noble works for Harbisons Dairies and is interested not only in African violets but also grows beau¬ tiful Columneas . . . Dave McDade is a con¬ tracting paper hanger but has managed to win the most prizes in the last two shows and will chair our 1972 show . . . Dick Meyers of Ore- land, Pa., retired from a Postal Supervisory position and also from managing a Little League baseball team to devote more time to African violets. Dick was also a three-time president of our local African Violet Society, a director of the A.V.S.A. and the Convention chairman at the 1969 Philadelphia Convention of the A.V.S.A. As Dick would say “It’s not a Woman’s World.” C’mon men- — get with it! - - Take Your Violets To The Mall! By Celine Chase 482 Rutherford Ave. Redwood City, Calif. 94061 More and more shopping centers are be¬ ing built around malls. The African Violet Society of South Bay wants to pass on some good advice. Take your African violets to the mall! It is a terrific place for spring shows. Many people visit these malls and many of these people can’t resist stopping to admire a display of African violets. For the same reason, a plant sale in conjunction with your show will be most successful. The African Violet Society of South Bay has tried many places as a location for their shows. This is our second year at a mall, and our shows have been most successful, and be¬ lieve it or not we have never lost a leaf at a mall! Surprisingly the public has been most respectful of our plants on display. Next time you are looking for a place for your spring show investigate a mall. We hope it is as successful for you as it has been for us. Good Luck! The African Violet Magazine, January, 1972 46 The Unbelievables And Other Yummies By Flora Stevens 325 Park Avenue Kent, Ohio 44240 Have you ever really taken the Master Variety List (either Vol. 1 or VoL II) and read all those fantastic names of all the dif¬ ferent varieties of African violets and tried to visualize what they really looked like? Each time a new variety, or the name of a hybridizer, or the registration date of a plant needed looking up, I found myself pausing — bemused by a name and a fairy-tale sounding description of what must be an rmusual bloom. As I looked, I saw: “After Sunset” (Arndt). Shades of blue marked with shadings of rose, pink and cerise, semi-double bloom. Green wavy foliage. “Bishop’s Robe” (Button). Single reddish purple, with curly green edge and black petal tips. “Charlie’s Aunt” (Leigh). Shaggy white double with fantasy specks and chartreuse tips My goodness, I thought, none of my friends have African violets like these! Neither do the local florists. (Neither do I). What we see here are solid colors, bi-colors, or at most two- toned. These descriptions sounded almost un¬ believable! Being new at raising only a few violets I thought perhaps they were the varieties raised by those expert growers who entered shows and won the awards I read about in The African Violet Magazine. But back issues of the magazine revealed that the varieties being shown and winning awards were NOT those “unbelievables”! Neither did their names appear on the Honoi Roll! Few have even been registered! If there are really and truly such uniquely colored blossoms, why aren’t they popular? Each time a grower’s list arrived in the mail, it was carefully checked. Once in awhile a “yummie” was offered: Richter’s “Devil’s Gold”, Luciano’s “Bergen Strawberry Sher- bert”. Button’s “My Lillian”. These joined my Lighthouse Collection as rapidly as pos¬ sible. But, where were “Grace Note”, “Kum Sum,” or “Prairie Flower”? The more fabu¬ lous the Master Variety List description, the oftener the disappointment of no grower list¬ ing the plant. What has happened to these strangely missing varieties? Or are they just missing for me? My only source of obtaining African vio¬ lets is through the advertisements in The Af¬ rican Violet Magazine and through the lists I receive from African violet growers. If these missing varieties are as breath- takingly colored as their terse descriptions in¬ dicate, what a rare collection they would make! What a shame for such rainbow-colored beau¬ ties to die out or be completely lost for lack of interest in their unusual color combinations. The more I thought about them, the strong¬ er my urge became to search them out and make a collection of what I began to call “The Unbelievables and Other Yummies.” Perhaps some of you violet enthusiasts have one or more of these varieties and would be willing to part with a leaf or two — or know where they could be purchased. Perhaps you could tell me why they are so scarce and lack popularity. (EDITOR’S NOTE: The writer is trying to locate for her collection: Arndt’s “After Sun¬ set,” “Brilliant Jade,” “Camaroon,” “Easter Hymn,” “Fancy Stitches,” “Glissandra,” “Jane Venus.” “Love Affair.” “Mar Dee,” “Mrs. O’Halloran,” “Old Dublin,” “Organdy Fluff,” “Grace Note,” “Sunara,” “Honeybun.” “Jade Princess,” “Perky Polly,” “Sea Rose,” “Yule- tide Carol;” Elderkin’s “Baltimore Oriole,” “Beautiful,” “Citrus,” “Goldy Locks,” “King Midus,” “Klondike,” “Lynette,” “Mrs. S.;” Button’s “Bishop’s Robe,” “Blithe Spirit,” “Crestwood Girl,” and “Evening Glory.”) EXTRA DIVIDENDS! By Mrs. C. H. Ayers 5111 East 9th St. Tucson, Ariz. 85711 When those lovely large single blooms finally separate from the plant, I can’t bear to toss them in the wastebasket, as they still look so alive and beautiful! So each day when I give my violets their “Good Morning” grooming, the fallen blooms are gathered and placed in shallow plastic con¬ tainers on a bit of moist cotton. I line these up on the ledge behind the kitchen sink and on the narrow sill above it, where they keep giving joy for several more days! ... A 2V^" plastic pot saucer will just barely hold some of the larger blooms. The plastic lid from a hairbrush box, fits nicely on the sill to hold some more . . . “Fairy Skies,” “Plum Tips” and “Star-Kissed” are favorites-— not only for their size, but also because they seem to last so long . . . All are charming companions for the dish- washing chore! GET YOUR DUES IN EARLY! Membership expires Feb. 38 The African Violet Magazine. January. 1972 47 PEHGUIN PHALS Lyndon Lyon’s “Penquin” African violet is de¬ scribed in The Master List of African Violets as “giant white edged pink Star, striped with rose dust. Glossy tailored foliage.” Now Patrick Whitaker of 1153 Third Avenue, New York City, has been experimenting with Penguin to see if he could develop this five- petalled single into a truly ‘daisy form’ violet. He thought he had something when he was in correspondence with AVSA President Helen Van Zele and mentioned that his Penguin “has about half its flowers with six well-balanced petals.” Mrs. Van Zele sent back a Star to Whitaker, explaining “this was not unusual.” Much to the delight of the New Yorker, his Penguin answered her promptly by opening up a seven-pet ailed (though still basically a single) flower. Now just recently Whitaker’s Penguin has de¬ veloped an eight-pe tailed flower. “This is my plant’s greatest triumph!” Whitaker exclaimed. “I am trying to set up a program toward de¬ veloping the multi-petalled single into a truly ‘daisy-form’ violet. Wouldn’t it become spectacular if, say, there could be 14 or so petals radiating from a (still basically) single flower?” “I really would like to ask if any other violet growers have come across other such variant singles,” he continued. “I have made preliminary sketches already of several unexplored possibilities such as the daisy-form which I (my mind is trained in creative thinking and can visualize these pos¬ sibilities in a wink) think may attract some violet growers into further experimental work. The single-flower stem also appeals to me strongly, but I have never yet seen such a plant or flower.” Whitaker is a New York sculptor, ceramist and designer. The African Violet Magazine, January, 1972 48 DON’T BE AFRAID TO MOVE YOUR VIOLETS ACROSS COUNTRY By Mrs. Nell Riggs 4021 Wilson Lane Charlotte^ N. C. 28206 Last January we were living in Atlanta and just after New Year’s day were told we were being transferred to Baltimore. I had been growing violets for about 6 years and had never had to move them such a long distance before. With the weather so cold I knew they would never survive in the moving van and was not even sure they would carry them. After thinking about it for several days I final¬ ly decided on a way to get them there. I was not sure it would work but knew it was my only chance to carry them. There must have been at least 75 or 80 varieties in my collection and some of them I had more than one plant. I decided to carry only one plant of each variety and also to put in two leaves of each. I bought the small plas¬ tic bathroom cups, made holes in the bottom with the ice pick and filled them with reg¬ ular potting soil. Each big plant I broke down to about 3 leaves and the bud of the plant. Then I cut off the bottom of the plant to about an inch and a half below the bottom leaves. After I dusted this part with root tone I then put it into the little cups that had been thoroughly watered before. These little cups were then spaced out in the plastic storage boxes that you use in the clothes closet. In between the cups I put vermiculite up to the tops of the little cups. This helped to keep the cups from turning over and also to hold moisture. As I broke each plant back I took two of the best looking leaves from about half¬ way up the plant and put them in another plastic box in rows and labeled each so they would reproduce little plants if I lost the big ones. All of this I did about a month before our moving date. By then the plants had put on new roots and were beginning to grow again. On moving day I put the tops on the plastic storage boxes and then put them inside card board boxes. They were then put on the floor of the car behind the back seat. The seat had to be left for our two dogs so I covered the boxes and the seat with several blankets and dogs and violets went to Baltimore with no harm done. My plants are kept on metal storage shelves with fluorescent lights. The shelves and lights arrived in Baltimore about three days after we did. In about 7 weeks the leaves were begin¬ ning to put up new plants. Before long I had so many little plants that I hardly knew what to do with them. I potted them up the plastic cups and they grew and then I had to give them away. They were taking all of my shelf space. As I met the neighbors I began to go visit them and carry them some violets. Then we learned we were moving again, this time to Charlotte, N. C. Not knowing how much time I had before moving day, I rushed down in the basement and started breaking down the same as I had done before on our move from Atlanta. This time I only put in one leaf of each variety. As I was sitting there in the basement breaking off leaves and talking to the violets, my husband came down. I was saying “Poor Amy, I sure hate to do this to you.” My hus¬ band said “Do you have to talk to the things?” Men — they just never understand unless — they grow violets. Here it is late in the year and I am in Charlotte and not a single plant or leaf did I lose on this move. The leaves are now send¬ ing up little new plants. When they are large enough to pot up I will put them in the plastic cups. When they are beginning to bloom I will take a box full and go visit a neighbor. One of the women in Baltimore said just before I left, “You may be moving but we all have violets to remember you with.” So if you are going to be moving, try my method. It worked twice for me. Need More Space? Do you want more violet shelves? Then listen to a suggestion by Mrs. Gwen Sears, 2125 Logan Avenue, Salt Lake City, Utah 84108, who suggests the use of a space saving unit, she purchased with trading stamps. “Sure, it’s for the bathroom,” she says. “But we put it across an east window in our back bedroom (just far away from the window for easy cleaning) and our violets think it’s great. Each shelf holds fourteen 2^/5 or 3-inch pots and newly potted baby plants soon come into bloom there. Of course, I have nylon panels on the window but in the winter only drapes are left there. “Everyone who sees this shelf arrange¬ ment falls in love with it. If you need more space, why not try this idea?” The African Violet Magazine, January, 1972 49 “ENTENTE CORDIALE” By Mrs. Marcel Michaud 6685 Christophe Colomb Montreal 326 P. Q. Canada As I sit and gaze at my African violet window garden on this January day, while the outside temperature registers 15° below zero and all the window panes are coated with lacy white frost, I marvel at their hardiness. They have come a long way from their native habitat and yet have adapted to entirely different con¬ ditions, I do not mean to imply that Montreal winter temperature resembles that of Alaska or Siberia, only that it is cold and quite nippy at times. Consequently window growing dur¬ ing this season entails problems different from those encountered in warmer climates. The re¬ quired heating for personal comfort in our homes cannot offset the coolish temperature of window sills. Necessary humidity can only be obtained with a humidifier. Drafts must be avoided, though air circulation is a must. Last but not least, the shorter days decrease the amount of natural light. Winter window grow¬ ing becomes a challenge. My great love of African violets has self¬ ishly made me subject them to conditions that are far from ideal and which most certainly are not those they would have selected had they had a choice, conditions I would not im¬ pose upon them if I could do otherwise. How¬ ever, a few years ago my violets and I came to a tacit agreement whereby we would over¬ look each other’s shortcomings and strive to¬ gether for the best results possible under dif¬ ficult odds. So far it has been worthwhile. Like many other victims of the violet charm, I realized one day that a leaf from here, a leaf from there, the new starter plants I could not resist purchasing, had increased my collection to nearly 50 plants! Space became a problem and window shelves had to be put up to accomodate all these 21/4", 3" and 4" pots. All depend entirely on natural light in the three windows where they reside. These win¬ dows are situated off a U-shaped court, where the brick wall on its opposite side cuts off a certain amount of light they would welcome. Naturally the longer days of Spring, Sum¬ mer and early Fall are more to their liking and they respond by blooming generously. The shorter, often sunless, days of November and December added to the cold winter weather take their toll. They remain healthy but blooms become scarce. The longer petioles reaching for the light are a true indication of inadequate light. The beautiful flat rosette shape attained under lights seems difficult to obtain with the slanted natural light available through the windows. Plants instinctively turn towards the direction of light so, to prevent their growing lopsided, pots must be turned regularly. Cold Spells Cold window panes are not heat conduct- The African Violet Magazine, January, 1972 50 M ors and could easily chill the plants. For this reason, during the cold winter months pots sit on one-half of folded white or aluminum paper covered paste board with the other half of the pasteboard resting against the window as a shield. It is surprising how much draft is cut off by this simple arrangement. It also serves a double purpose as white and aluminum re¬ flect the light which is beneficial to the violets. During exceedingly cold spells, when night temperatures take a nose dive, all pots are re¬ moved from the window shelves, to be returned there only the next morning with, if needed, the extra protection of a larger size piece of pasteboard separating them from the glass pane. Sudden drops in temperature bring a fair share of disappointments. These will often cause buds to dry up before opening. Leaves accidentally resting against the cold panes ac¬ quire disfiguring yellow spots. Petioles seem weaker. Flowers and leaves are not as large. However, these disappointments are soon for¬ gotten when some of the “sleeping beauties” suddenly decide to spruce up and produce beau¬ tiful blooms. Watering is not done according to sched¬ ule. Plants get a drink of lukewarm water only when thirsty, and for fear of chilling them this is restricted to a minimum when exceedingly cold weather visits us. Every two weeks or so, through the year, violets receive a Sturdy- Liquid Whale booster in their drink. They apparently find it quite a palatable cocktail as with this “potion” colours are much deeper. Hyponex occasionally replaces the Sturdy- Liquid Whale tonic and they seem to relish this varied diet. Emphysema, from which I suffer, rules out using any insecticides. Their fumes are taboo. My only workroom being the kitchen, I would be reluctant anyway to use these. Therefore, in order to avoid trouble I would be unable to control, I do not crowd my plants. Each one has space around it and as much as possible does not touch another. Newcomers are isolated and only join the “in residence” group after a month or so when I am reasonably certain they are not infected. All plants are checked regularly and should one look at all doubtful it is immediately removed, isolated then, if need be, destroyed. So far luck has been with me. I secretly dread the day disaster could hit and am constantly on guard to forestall its arrival. Sponge Bath Leaves get a regular dusting with soft shaving brushes and a monthly sponge bath. Small sponges dipped in lukewarm water, then squeezed almost dry, are lightly passed over each leaf, thus refreshing the plants. In order not to injure or break the leaf, it is necessary to support it with one hand while brushing or sponging it with the other hand. Each window garden has its own set of brushes and sponges as a precaution against spreading any unsus¬ pected ailment from one group to another. After each use brushes and sponges are washed, disinfected and stored in plastic bags till need¬ ed again. There are days, even with the humidifier going full blast when the air is drier. Violets then receive a bonus misting from a small mister inserted in an old pop bottle for this purpose. Cold drafts and African violets are not good mixers. For this reason they receive their quota of fresh air indirectly from other rooms. I shudder to think of the consequences of ex¬ posing an African violet to a blast of cold Winter air. With the arrival of Spring, as a result of the inadequate Winter natural light, some plants must undergo surgery. The ungainly looking over-long petioles are removed. This, however, produces a “necky” plant and an ap¬ propriate beauty treatment is necessary. If the neck is not too long, the plant is merely removed from its pot and set deeper in a pot of the same size or a slightly larger one if in¬ dicated. When the surgery has been drastic, leaving an exceedingly long neck, the neck is cut and the plant re-rooted. This treatment is a last resort. I am “chicken” when the guillo¬ tine treatment has to be applied. Space being a problem, the reduced size of the guillotined victims allows me to keep more plants than would be possible with numerous large plants. A case of every cloud having its silver lining! (Continued on Page 52) The African Violet Magazine, January, 1972 51 BOYCE EDENS AVSA BOOSTER RESEARCH FUND FUND Mrs. Paul O. Gillespie.^ Sr. 5201 St. Elmo Avenue Chattanooga, Tenn. 37409 Guess the “freeze” that affected wages and prices the latter part of 1971 crept over into the Boyce Edens Fund since we have so very few contributors to report. However, we are most grateful for these donations since every little bit helps to carry on our research program for our favorite houseplant. Our appreciation for the following donors: New Albany AVS of Indiana . $ 5.00 Springfield AVS of Missouri . 5.00 Oconomowoc AVS of Wisconsin . . 10.00 Lehigh AVS . . . 10.00 Rhode Island AVS in memory of Mrs. Cora Berlin and Mr. David Ogilvie . 10.00 Santa Monica AVS in memory of Dora Stockwell .... 5.00 Mrs. Marvin Garner 4817 Cleveland Avenue N. W. Canton, Ohio 44709 TOTAL TO AUGUST 1st, 1971 . . . $4,100.42 Contributors : Anonymous . $20.00 In lieu of Judges expenses for Delaware A. V. Society Show; . . $10.00 Mrs. H. N. Hansen. Jenkentown, Pa. Mrs. S. J. Bishop, Springfield, Pa. Mrs. M, C. Hinebaugh, Haverford, Pa. Mrs. Kenneth H. Lloyd, Drexel Hill, Pa. Mrs. J. R. Millikan, Dallas, Texas In lieu of speakers fee to A.V.S. of Dallas, Texas . 5.00 Bay State A.V.S. in memory of departed members . 25.00 African Violet Society of San Francisco, Calif . 25.00 GRAND TOTAL TO OCT. 1st, 1971 . . . $4,185.42 ENTENTE CORDIALE (Continued from Page 51) If, notwithstanding the regular turnings, a plant seems to stubbornly incline in one direc¬ tion, it is removed from the pot and re-center¬ ed. Barring an accident, no repotting is at- temped from November to late February or March. With the milder temperature the shock of repotting is diminished and the plants recuperate better. New Families At the moment 20 leaves or so rooting in vermiculite have started raising families. I keep only one plant of each variety (disposing of the balance to friends) but space will again be a problem. Where I will put them is beyond me. However, why worry today over some¬ thing I can as well postpone till tomorrow. I’ll surely see a few more “absolutely must have” varieties whose appeal I will be unable to resist. With these joining the “clan”. I will have a major space problem on my hands again and I can do all my worrying at the same time. A great time saver. None of my plants are outstanding “pic¬ ture perfect” specimens — but 1 never won a beauty contest either so why should I hold this against them. We both accept the fact that violets are a challenge. Conditions influence their growth, blooming and appearance. They wre welcome cherished guests in our home. Together we weather the bad months, looking forward to a blooming good Spring, Summer and Fall. The most humble success with these charmers amply justifies and rewards every minute devoted to their care. Many wonderful friendships originated through a shared attraction to these plants. Violets are also the “raison d’etre” of the African Violet Society, whose magazine I enjoy and prize for the valuable help and source of information it contains. Therein connoisseurs and specialists in African violet growing gen¬ erously share their knowledge with the novices, thus avoiding the amateur like myself many disappointments. In this topsy-turvy world of ours, where everything is constantly changing, it is con¬ soling to know that our four Seasons remain the same. Spring always follows Winter. As long as it does, my winter window garden violets and I will stick to our “entente cor- diale”, tackling the problems and disappoint¬ ments of the cold months to enjoy the rewards warmer weather will bring. Ownership of one of these plants creates a desire for several more. I could not do without them. Could you? Send in your CONVENTION RESERVATION TODAY!! The African Violet Magazine, January, 1972 52 New Member Crazy (about violets) By A. J. Anmdo P. O. Box 1155 Nogales, Ariz. 85621 I don’t think there is a person alive that won’t admit the need for something personal all their own to devote an hour or two either daily or weekly or whatever. This was also my need in 1964, what with my boys grown, just out of the army and very much living their own lives. My husband, Richard, a school teacher, had his 5 horses, so I thought I would collect a few plants. I did. Forty different house plants, the usual philodendron, rubber plant, sansevierias, episcias, diffenbachis, Christmas cactus, begonias, etc., and one un= named double purple African violet. All the plants were small enough to put on one good sized coffee table in the living room. I guess that was my dumb luck with that one African violet: grouping together for humidity, and the big picture window for light. I went to the library and took out all the books I could find on houseplants, and started a notebook on the information concerning all the plants I had. Soon, however, I needed more room. So I confiscated the Southeast bedroom of our 3-bedroom, 2-bath home for a plant room. I followed Katherine Walkers’ column in the Sunday paper and one day she had a subject and source sheet I was very much inter¬ ested in, “African Violets.” From the list I sent for 2 catalogs, one from Parks and one from Tinari Greenhouse. These were definitely my “Wish Books”. I sent for seed and subscribed to Parks Floral Magazine. I ordered five plants from Tinari’s. My seeds grew fairly well, but due to lack of germinating information and my ignorance, I hate to think of all the lovely plants I aborted by not giving them enough time. However, my plants from Tinari’s were in hud and bloom¬ ing all over the place, just as if they had not been shipped some 3,000 miles. Dick’s aunt gave me another unnamed variety, hut a light¬ er shade purple and the petals had white to light pale purple on the undersides. It de¬ veloped another crown, and was soon very crowded; so the next step was to divide it. Two of the same kind, oh well, I could always give it away. It suffered practically no set back and in a couple of weeks, it too was in bloom. The shock of all shocks came when the hud opened and it was white with two petals in the center blue. I had a mutation! And what a thrill you cannot imagine. I had named the parent plant “Tia” which is Spanish for aunt. The mutation I named “Sugar Blues” (I must admit I didn’t know they had names until I received Tinari’s catalog). Now I had eight and the babies from seeds. Then in March ’69 the Floral magazine and a list of best 25 by Helen Van Zele and another shock of shocks. Unknowingly out of the five Tinaris I ordered two were on the list: “Candy Lips” and “Peak of Pink.” More dumb luck! But that’s what sold me. You see there is no way for just anybody to conceive the vast array of violets, and then to stumble onto two out of five that could be on the list is really something else. During this time my husband and I bought three acres and were building the house our¬ selves. But because of a robbery of $400, in tools, etc., we were forced to move in earlier and more inconveniently than we had planned. Our four airedales could “take care” of the other house and even though I had to go in everyday to feed them and replenish our supply of food and ice; it meant that my plants would get the short end of the stick. I did not have a place at the new house for them, with all the lumber, etc. cluttering up the place. We hardly had the doors and windows. I decided to take four leaves of each plant and start over. My mother-in-law had always admired my plants so to build good will I gave every one to her, the whole room full, with special instructions for the African violets. Even so they soon stopped blooming and two died almost immediately due to crown rot. It was like part of me had died, too. Then one day, I propositioned my hus¬ band, that if I cleaned and painted the other house to rent, could I have $50 to spend on violets? With his consent, I set out enthus¬ iastically to the dreaded job because I knew that soon I would have my new Wish Book from Tinari’s. I ordered 15 plants, Helen Van Pelt Wilson’s new book, joined AVSA, ordered hack copies, some leaves by mail (from Mrs. Leonard Volkart, a very generous lady), which are now plants. The extra plants I have al¬ ways given away and have kept only one of each. My notebook is up to date or as nearly as possible from information I have gained through the magazine. I still didn’t have a place to put them when we finally did get moved, but we had a bathroom organizer, so I set it up in front of the patio door facing south. I had ac¬ quired some 15-watt fluorescent light fixtures, and even though I knew they weren’t adequate alone, I attached these to the underside of each of the three shelves to supplement the natural light. However, I am going to have (Continued on Page 62) The African Violet Magazine, January, 19^ 53 SEEMANNIA SYLVATICA From the Woodlands By Paul Arnold 26 Hotchkiss Street Binghamton, N. Y. 13903 This “Seemannia from the woodlands” was named for Berthold Seeman, German bot¬ anist and traveler. His “Botany of the Voyage of H.M.S. Herald” is a mine of information about the natural environment of many ges- neriads encountered in the Isthmus of Panama a century ago. Eduard Regel described the species from living plants grown from seed sent to Switzerland by Warscewics in Peru. Regel called it Seemannia ternifolia, obliv¬ ious that the plant had been described 37 years beforehand as Gesneria sylvatica. Han- stein corrected the error in 1859, publishing the legitimate name Seemannia sylvatica. There is no record of seemannia culture in the United States until Dr. Harold E. Moore, Jr. of the L. H. Bailey Hortorium at Cornell University brought back living material from Peru in 1960. The plants are quite ornamental, rather compact in stature and amenable to culture in the home under conditions that suit their near relatives, Kohleria. Seemannia may be grown in any porous soil suitable for African Violets but the copi¬ ous use of moisture-retainers such as peat moss, vermiculite or sphagnum is recommended. Most of the difficulties in growing the plants seem to be related to insufficient moisture, particularly when the plants are inactive or semi-dormant. Like Kohleria the seemannias have underground rhizomes and they form axillary propagules in the leaf axils at the end of the flowering season. The bell-shaped flowers, bom at the tips of the stems, vary from pale orange yellow to rich orange-red. Three selections of Pem- vian material were made at Cornell University in 1963 on the basis of flower color and given cultivar names. ^San Lorenzo’ has reddish- orange flowers singly or in pairs in the leaf axils. The clone ‘Redbird’ is similar but the calyx segments are longer and the leaves some¬ what narrower. The third cultivar, ‘Yellow- bird’ has two-toned flower tubes, predomi¬ nately yellow with a streak of red along the top surface and a covering of yellow hairs. The African Violet Magazine, January, 1972 54 LIST YOUR BEST VARIETIES By Mrs. M. G. Gonzales Best Varieties Compiler 200 Doris Ave. San Jose, Cal. 95127 It is again time to list your 25 favorite violets. How does one select their favorites? We select plants that are easily grown, grow symmetrically with many flower stalks stand¬ ing tall and many blossoms per stalk. These are the varieties that win blue ribbons at your shows. An individual is limited to a maximum of 25 choices. Clubs are not limited in any way. We are always delighted receiving lists from each club. Why not appoint a member to collect lists from every member? Of course we are always delighted if the lists are com¬ piled and are in alphabetical order. If this can be done, please tell us how many members participated, and list all varieties compiled, and the name of the Society, sending the list. Please check the spelling of each variety, and if possible the hybridizer, as there are many violets with the same name. Every AVSA member should send their 25 favorites. Let’s all pitch in right now and try to get a greater participation in this project. Those varieties receiving 50 or more votes will be published as the 1972 Best Varieties list in the November 1972 issue of the African Violet Magazine. Please send your choices before April 1, 1972 to: Mrs. M. G. Gonzales 200 Doris Ave. San Jose, Cal. 95127 Here are eight varieties that should have been listed in “The 1971 Best Varieties List”, published in the November magazine: No. of Votes Reg. rec’d. Variety No. Hybridizer 84 Granger Garden Pied Piper 2021 Granger Garden 79 White Perfection 1471 Lyon’s 76 Granger Garden’s Top Soil 1212 Granger Garden 72 Carefree Granger 70 Emperor 1507 Taylor 59 Helen Van Zele 1916 Tinari 57 Blue Chips 1340 Naomi 57 Singing Surf 1647 Lyon’s C^^oole on iLe Q^o/ef C^^aili By Grace Foote I suppose when the AVSA Board of Di¬ rectors suggested I write this column for each issue, I should have called it “Putting My Foote in My Mouth”' — -because the very first thing I did was to write a column for the September magazine, telling of my experiences trying to get my African violet plants I’d bought at the San Francisco convention back into California after a trip to Hawaii — and by my choice of words offended some Cal¬ if oraians. For that I’m deeply sorry. So please accept my public apologies. I promise one thing, if I take that post-convention trip to Bermuda from New York, I’m going plant¬ less . . . Received a note from Neva Anderson saying her September magazine didn’t reach her until Sept. 23 — and after the postal rates were raised and we were promised faster de- liveiy service! Gus Becker’s print shop put them in the mail the last week in August. All I can say is complain to your Congressman . . . IVe just received a very thought-provok¬ ing bit of poetry-prose from Estelle Crane, called “In Balance With Nature” by John Carew, head of the Department of Horticul¬ ture, Michigan State University, telling how man at first lived like other animals, feeding himself on creatures and plants around him and this was called IN BALANCE WITH NATURE. And then man multiplied. Some became farmers, others industrialists, doctors and artists. This was called Society. Man and Society progressed. Farmers became efficient. They started using Pesticides. Soon well-fed members of Society disapproved of the farmer using Science. Laws were passed abolishing Pesticides, Fertilizers and Food Preservatives. Insects, Diseases and Weeds flourished. Crops and animals died. Food became scarce. People and governments fought wars to gain more ag-. ricultural land. Millions of people were ex¬ terminated. The remaining few lived like ani¬ mals, feeding themselves on creatures and plants around them. And this was called IN BAL¬ ANCE WITH NATURE . . . Maybe we should become INFORMED! The African Violet Magazine, January, 1972 55 ’TLC” Mrs. Robert A. Entzminger 2108 Mulberry Tallahassee, Florida 32303 Want some new members for your local African Violet Society? Want to spark up the Club? Try some “TLC”. In case you have not been around any teen-agers lately or have not heard what that means, it is the same stuff that you use on all your violets — “Tender Loving Care^^ and everyone and everything thrives on it. All organizations tend to get in a rut once in awhile. They tend to be like some cooks I know, who seem to prepare the same thing over and over and wonder why everything tastes the same. They need some new recipes and organizations need new recipes, too, and they come in the form of new members with fresh ideas and thoughts. Let’s let everyone know that we grow Violets and find out if our friends and neigh¬ bors may be interested in learning how, too, and ask them to go to a meeting with us. Don’t wait for your Club to have a special meeting for invited guests. Impromptu things are always more fun anyway. Now after we get these friends to the group meeting, what then? You know that when you transplant small plants you don’t dump a batch of fertilizer right on the top of them, do you? Well, don’t drown this friend in a barrage of unfamiliar terms or fancy words that will make her think, “This is no place for me. I’m just interested in having pretty violets”. Ask her over to see your plants, take a little time to talk to her about anything she wants to discuss. I think that visitors at our meetings should be given an AVSA culture sheet on African violets. Shortly after I became a member of the Tallahassee African Violet Society, I won the hostess gift at a meeting and it was great for a beginner. In fact, every new member should be given something like I received that day. The box included a small jar of super-phos¬ phate, a jar of esminel, four 2" pots, and two 3" pots. The labels on the containers explained what they were used for and I welcomed them. Every Society could make up its own “wel¬ come” box and it need not be as large as the one mentioned, but it certainly would serve a good purpose. We all need “TLC” and we need to spread it around our Clubs. For example, try having an extra get-together and go over to a mem¬ ber’s house and help her repot violets, or wash the rocks on her shelves, or divide small plants or just a telephone call to see how her violets are doing. But let’s use lots of “TLC” and everyone will benefit and be happier. ACID, MAGNESIUM, ALKALINE TEST By Elmer Swanson 3331 N. Hazel Place Westminster, Colo. 80030 I’ve just finished an acid, magnesium and alkaline test. The plants used for this test were equal size: “Junne’s Choice,” repotted in 4-in. clay pots, approximately three months prior to test. All were grown under equal lighting and other conditions. All were wick fed. Tests were run from Dec. 12, 1970 to April 12, 1971: PLANT No. 1 — 1 tablespoon of cider vinegar (5% acidity) to a quart of one-fifth strength Hyponex 7-6-19 fertilizer solution. PLANT No. 2- — 1 teaspoon of epsom salt (magnesium sulfate) to a quart of one-fifth strength Hyponex 7-6-19 solution. PLANT No. 3 ^ — 1 teaspoon of calcium carbonate to a quart of oneTifth Hyponex 7-6-19 solution. Results of test: Plant No 1 grew normal, a darker green foliage, the blossom darker color and much more orchid than normal. Plant No. 2 equal in size and growth, a lighter green foliage than No. 1 but still darker than normal. Pot crusted on outside with salts. Blossom normal color. Plant No. 3 normal in every respect as to size, color of foliage and blossom. All plants bloomed well and all were poll¬ inated. All set seed pods but No. 2 was the only one that ripened seed pods with fair seed germination. These tests, in my opinion, do prove that African violets will grow and bloom well with different soil conditions. This may be why there are so many suc¬ cessful violet growers and that they do respond to TLC. (I wonder what soda pop would do to them— -or maybe lemon drops for a yellow blossom?) . ♦ - __ Write an article for the African Violet Magazine. - — — — ♦ . . GET YOUR DUES IN EARLY! Membership expires Feb. 28 The African Violet Magazine, January, 1972 56 She Has ‘Green Thumb’ for People Violet Therapy! Who Needs It? Montine {Monty) Dale 1649 Roslyn St. Denver^ Colo. 80220 About a year ago, I began thinking con¬ tinually about a problem which had been in the back of my mind since childhood. Using all the common sense I could muster, I sim¬ ply could not cope with this obsession which had ballooned out of all proportion. One day remembering it was about time for the annual African Violet Show, I called the Denver Botanic Gardens for the exact date. The young lady answering the phone, uncer¬ tain as to the date, gave me the name of some¬ one who could give me the information. I called the lady in question and explained that even tho I had never been able to grow violets successfully, I was anxious to visit the show. After several phone conversations with her, I finally met her and was in for an almost un¬ believable surprise. I had often heard of people with “green thumbs” for growing flowers; this was a person with a “green thumb” for PEOPLE! Seeming to sense my need for a hobby, she invited me to visit her and see her flowers — which I did. It was like walking into fairy¬ land. Such beauty I had never seen grown by one person. Her entire basement was filled with stands of violets and other gesneriads growing under lights. She was due to enter¬ tain the African Violet Council in a few days and mentioned, quite casually, that her violets did need a bit of grooming; she was afraid she wouldn’t be able to get them ready on time. They looked great to me but I practically begged her to let me help her; I just HAD to get my hands on those lovely flowers. The next step in what I realized later was a part of my “violet therapy” was to help her pot some of her “babies.” After spending a day being shown very carefully how this should be done, (and helping in a small, inexperienced way), I went home with several dozen “extras” she called them. By now I was really “hooked.” I bought stands, installed lights, sent to several eastern greenhouses for leaves, joined the AVSA and the A G & G Society. All the while this won¬ derful person gave of her help, time, and knowledge to me. And the inspiration she in¬ stilled in me was the final magic touch. Now, one year later, I have hundreds of violets, gloxinias and other gesneriads. I even won ribbons and a special award at our last African Violet Show. The problem that beset me a year ago? I never have time to even give it a thought; I’m too busy and happy with my new hobby. Knowing what this had done for me and believing it would be great therapy for retired people and for others with time on their hands, I tried it out on a semi-retired friend of mine who had lost interest in EVERYTHING. I gave her dozens of small plants, took her to violet shops and to some of my friends’ homes to see their flowers. Today her “violet room” is ablaze with fluorescent lights, beautiful vio¬ lets, gloxinias and other gesneriads. And she is one of the happiest persons I know! Few of us are fortunate in having “a green thumb for people” friend. Being a firm be¬ liever in Violet Therapy, I would like to try to help anyone interested in trying it. Here are a few suggestions which may prove to be helpful: 1. — If you know little or nothing about growing violets, don’t hesitate to ad¬ mit it. 2. — Ask questions. 3. — Read a good book on “growing violets”; Helen Van Pelt Wilson’s is one of the best. 4. - — ^Visit violet shops; the owners will be only too glad to show you their flowers. 5. — Join a local violet club; you may be surprised how friendly and helpful the members can be. 6. Finally, decide just how you want to begin your violet collection. By seeds: a bit tedious, slow, and discour¬ aging for a beginner. By leaves: inexpensive, not difficult, and most rewarding. By small plants: not too expensive and results are fast. By purchasing mature plants: beautiful, no waiting, but this could run into quite a bit of money for one just beginning a collection; small plants usually ad¬ just more readily to new surroundings. If any of you readers are interested in this violet therapy experiment, I’d be glad to hear from you. Perhaps by comparing ideas, we may come up with something really worth¬ while. Address any letters to Montine (Monty) Dale, 1649 Roslyn St., Denver, Colo. 80220. VIOLET THERAPY! WHO NEEDS IT?— I DID— MY FRIEND DID— YOU? The African Violet Magazine, January, 1972 57 This Is the Story of Margaret O’Donnell Mrs. Ray J. (Margaret) O’Donnell is a member of the Columbus African Violet Society, and of the Ohio State African Violet Society, and an AVSA African Violet Judge. In the words of the modem song, “You’ve come a long way, baby,” and the story of her journey makes interesting reading and can encourage those who have shared some of her stmggles. To begin with Margaret was — and still is — a rose enthusiast, and she has a whole cupboard filled with silver trophies won in shows for her fine specimens, garnered from her more than 200 bushes. Since the hobby of roses could only consume a half of a year, she began searching for a hobby that would take her time during the winter months and could be carried on in¬ doors. She decided upon African violets and started in with a modest layout and joined a club. Each month she would buy new varieties from members who brought plants to the club to sell. Soon she had to seek quarters in the basement, and fluorescent lights, tables, etc. In a few short years she took care of all the troubles that beset her plants by moving to a larger basement room where air circulation was greater and furnace heat was less. In time she added fans, humidifier, and dehumidifier. You mention it and she got it, but her luck was changing. Her plants began • to win a few prizes, and she experimented with soils and fertilizers. She has finally settled on a stand¬ ard procedure and is enjoying the fmits of her labors. The main key to her success has been to never give up, though at times it was pretty rugged, in her mind. Her enthusiasm and pure pleasure of growing violets and enjoying others who do the same, is very contagious. At the moment she is enjoying a new ‘angle’ but let her tell it. A ^SUCKER’ IS GROWING SUCKERS by Margaret O’Donnell Yes, I am a “Sucker’ for African violets and have I been having fun for months plant¬ ing every sucker I can find on my violets! And now I have violets all over the place. From a trip to Granger’s the last of April I brought home thirty-two plants. I guess that is what got me started on planting every sucker I could find. In the event any of you dear violet friends want to have a lot of little plants in a hurry I’ll tell you how I do it. I fill a small pot with vermiculite, with a little charcoal in the bottom. I set this in a saucer and thoroughly wet this from the top with a mixture of Whale Oil and Sturdy. This is called “Formula for success” and is one-third cup of Sturdy and three-fourths cup of Whale Oil. I got this from the Friendly Gardeners, Oswega, Oregon, Rt. 1. I then make a tiny hole in the top of the vermi¬ culite, dip the sucker lightly in Rootone and lay the sucker in the little hole. I don’t press the vermiculite down tight but just take my little nut pick and push it gently around the sucker. I then put the pot in a plastic sweater box which is propped up close to the lights: 6 or 7 inches. I have two of these boxes under lights, keep a little moisture in the bottom of the box, and keep the lids on tight most of the time, and never let them get completely dry. Now and then I will let the lid be a little ajar and if they get that “earthy smell” I take the lid off for a few hours. If the suckers are real tiny and I have several from the same plant I put them in the same pot. And some — particularly some minia¬ tures— were so tiny I could hardly see them. It isn’t too many weeks until they are transferred to a deeper plastic box and are sitting on a little table next to my big table. In a week or two they come out of the deep box and are put on the big table under the lights. I found they get too leggy if left in the box. It is surprising how fast the little rascals grow. I have three nice plants of “Antique Rose” and two of “Maisie Yakie” that were started about four and a half months ago that are full of bloom. One of the “Antique Rose” plants meas¬ ures about eight inches across. I mark all of my plants on the side of the pot with adhesive tape and have marked ‘sucker’ beside the name so 1 will know “what is what.” I have also planted some small leaves the same way and in a short time the babies are coming. I think the whale oil and Sturdy is wonderful and use it on all my plants. The plastic boxes no doubt create the humidity that they like. The only disadvantage is that you may have too many duplicates, but that doesn’t bother I me. Another thing is that one of these days , either the violets or I will have to move out as I I am really running out of space. | The violets are in my basement in what at one time was a very nice recreation room. The African Violet Magazine, January, 1972 58 windows down there, but I do have air-con¬ ditioning and a small revolving fan on a high chest which runs while the lights are on. In the winter I have a good dehumidifier, and a humidifier in the summer in the next room. I joined the Columbus African Violet So¬ ciety in the fall of 1964, and at that time I didn’t even know about single crowns, over potting, etc. And for the first few years all I did was buy lovely plants and then drown them. And I still can do that. But as I said at the beginning, I’m a “sucker’ for pretty violets, and though I have a lot to learn about them, I do have a lot of fun. And of course, the best part of it all is the wonderful friends I have made in the process. Well, this is my sucker story, and now I must go down and see if I can find some more suckers to plant. Some Precautions By Estelle Kienzele 68 Bay View Avenue Staten Island, N. Y. 10309 Thought I would share my precautions that I use in this ecology era. I have used tobacco powder in my soil for years. I also water my plants about every two weeks with a brown soap water and on new plants at least once a week. I also make a good suds with brown soap with an egg beater and just gently put this suds on top and underneath the leaves to clean them. After a couple of minutes, rinse thoroughly. I also make good use of onions or scallions. In the spring my backyard is full of wild scal¬ lions. I use two cups of these greens cut up in one quart of water. For my African violets I use boiling water in which to put my cut up greens. For outdoor plants just warm water to spray with. Try this on your roses. The aphids will leave in a hurry. Whoever heard of a bug chewing on a bar of soap or an onion? Finds Species In Usambara Mrs. I. C. Mather of Nairobi, Kenya, whose story, “Hooked for Life,” is being run in serial form in The African Violet Magazine, just dropped us this note: “On my recent trip down to the Usambara Mountains I went hunting for indigenous Saint- paulia and was thrilled to find a cluster of S. Shumensis growing among fern on a sheer CENTERPIECE IMPROMPTU By Mrs. Loney Page 207 East IQth Street New York, N.Y. 10003 Less than an hour until our guests arrived, sudden realization— -the center of my large roimd table was bare! Desperation, well — not quite, but I was in a dither for a few minutes. I was looking around the dining room for some “bric-a-brac”, vase — almost anything I guess, when my glance swept over my Violet window’; (our windows are approximately six feet wide by ten feet high), which was filled with luscious African violets and their wonder¬ ful blooms. My mental process had hastened its pace by now and I thought, “Why not? All I have to do is choose a few choice plants and arrange them attractively in the center of the table.” My ‘Centerpiece improptu’ consisted of five Rhapsodie violets. The center violet was slightly larger and I placed it in a square pedestal vase (milk glass) to be surrounded by four smaller plants. The remaining four violets were placed in small round pedestal vases (also milk glass). Around the bases I placed white tissue paper — softly crushed. The crushed tissue was to serve as a bed for a few brightly colored popcorn balls. (The pop¬ corn balls were to hold the attention of the children.) rock face high up on the mountain. I nursed the cluster back to Nairobi where it is now growing happily (and flowering) on my front porch. Judging by Mrs. Glenn B. Hudson’s fascinating articles describing the various species in the 1970 magazines, I think the one I found must be S. Shumensis. I now have a scout down there who is combing the moun¬ tains for the lost species S. Pusilla. If we find it I shall write to Mr. B. L. Burtt in Edinburgh as well as to Mrs. Hudson. So— here’s hoping!” The African Violet Magazine, January, 1972 59 Medical Missionary Has and Does . . Have You Tried Sphagnum Moss? Dr. L B. Jung Pineville, Louisiana I suppose that I first became interested in raising African violets while I was serving as Medical Missionary in the Belgian Congo, in the heart of Africa. The violet plants that were passed from missionary to missionary and from Mission Station to Mission Station were not the ones that were found in Africa. They were all imported to Africa from America and Europe as plantlets or as rooted leaves. Everyone on the entire Presbyterian Mission had the same varieties. Our plants were mostly grown on porches protected from the strong winds and heavy rains, but they remained in one place during the entire year. There were no winter or summer seasons in the Congo, only dry and wet seasons. It seemed an ideal climate to grow these plants. The nights were cool and the days were warm but not hot. The average year round tempera¬ ture was 83 degrees in the section in which we lived. The altitude at our mission station was 2780 feet above sea level. The humidity was high during the wet season in which the violet plants thrived; but during the dry season hu- miditv was low and this is when the violet plants rested. Because the plants were grown out-of-doors the inserts had free access to the blooms and cross-pollination took place on most of the plants. Most of the plants formed seed pods. Some of these staved on untended plants long enough to ripen and fall to the dirt in the pot where the seeds germinated and produced new plants. Potting Medium The potting material which I used in Af¬ rica consisted mostly of organic matter, such as rotted palm straw, bird droppings, a little fine dirt and sanrl blown in the cupshaped hol¬ lows left at the base of each palm branch. This seemed to be an ideal potting medium for African violet plants. Thev thrived in this “soil.” T was alwavs under the impression that the leaves of the African violet plant should never be in contact with water. In Africa my outside plants were hosed down every dav or two. They liked the wetness and the cleansing shower es¬ pecially during the diy season. When I returned to the States and knew that I would be in one place long enough to start a collection of plants, I thought of the planting medium that I used in Africa and with which I succeeded in growing presentable plants. I decided to try the same type of pot¬ ting material here in Louisiana. I now use only sphagnum moss in which to pot my plants. This is 100 % organic. In place of the natural fertilizer, I use a soluble commercial fertilizer — either Hyponex or Volkmann’s product. I water my plants with one-half the strength that is recommended on the package. Watering with this solution each time the plant needs watering keeps the food available to the plant at the same intensity at all times. I am very careful to measure the fertilizer and water in order to get the same strength each time. Y^ile potting new plants or plantlets, re¬ member that the tender roots must penetrate the potting material in order to develop a good root system so the plant will be a healthy one. This is what I keep in mind when I am pack¬ ing a pot with moss in which I am to place a plant. I try to pack it tight enough to hold the plant, but loose enough so that all of the air and light is not excluded and space enough is left for the development of a good root sys¬ tem. I have noticed in repotting older plants that the root systems of plants planted in moss and fed liquid plant food constantly are not as large or as wide spread as those planted in reg¬ ular potting soil. This is mainly because there is no need for the roots to spread in search for food. The plant food is delivered right to the roots I root my violet leaves in vermiculite and transplant the plantlets directly to sphagnum moss. The plantlets get the same food in the vermiculite as they will get later in their new location. I’m trying one tray of leaves in sphag¬ num moss, but I don’t believe that I will like it as well as starting the leaf cuttings in vermicu¬ lite for obvious reasons. When the plantlets are raised from the moss their roots will be bare and stringing together. When lifting the plant- lets from the vermiculite rooting medium their roots are covered with the material and their The African Violet Magazine. January, 1972 60 roots held apart. Advantages Certainly there are some advantages and some disadvantages to using only sphagnum moss as a potting medium. I will name the dis¬ advantages as I see them first. The moss con¬ tains no plant nutrition; therefore, you must supply all the food that the plant is to receive. This is a disadvantage because unless you know what the plant needs, you may not be supplying a full diet. Look for a soluble ferti¬ lizer that contains trace elements. For this reason I change the brand of fertilizer from time to time. Another disadvantage is that the moss does not hold the newly-potted plant as securely as soil does. It takes a little while for the plant to become established. The advantages are many or I would not have changed from the conventional method of planting. I’ll give you the advantages as I see them. In sphagnum moss the roots have a better chance to breathe in the lightly packed moss. The moss does not compact after a few waterings as does soil. The plant, pot and moss as a whole is lighter and there is less likelihood of dropping. Because of the air and light throughout the entire potting medium there seems to be less danger of harboring dis¬ ease. (In my four years of raising violets I’ve sprayed twice for red spider. This was when I was taking my plants to a show and it was a requirement to spray. My plants were not infested with red spider.) Another advantage is this: I know when my plants need water. This is an advantage because I have plants in different size contain¬ ers and they need watering at various intervals, not all at the same time. I’ve become accus¬ tomed to the appearance of dry moss and can spot a plant in need of water from its appear¬ ance. If the water does not absorb readily into the moss, then the pot needs to be flooded. If a few drops of water is absorbed readily into the moss then I know that the plant has enough water. Moss is much cleaner to work with than soil. I can work with moss wherever the plant grows, in the house or outside. In transplant¬ ing a plant I can punch it out of its pot from the bottom without disturbing the plant. This is something I could never do with a plant in regular potting soil^ — the soil always fell to pieces and I had just a bare-rooted plant left. Cleanliness is certainly an advantage. A great advantage as I see it is that moss stays moist longer than soil and it increases the humidity around the individual plant. This is my only source of humidity in my violet house. My plants are not over gravel and water, etc. Because of the lightness of the moss, the air circulates in the pot and the moss does not sour, neither do fertilizer salts form on the rim of the pots as I’ve experienced with plant¬ ing in soil. Expense should not be a governing factor in anyone’s hobby. If you ride a hobby you should be able to ride the best in the show — maybe with just a few plants if that is what you are able to afford. The point I’m trying to make is that sphagnum moss as a potting medi¬ um is not only the best (in my opinion) but it is the least expensive. I buy a bale of moss for $4.50 and am able to pot a few hundred plants in four-inch pots. I never re-use any moss. When I remove a plant from the moss, I throw the moss in the flower bed. It will be good for the other flowers. Unmilled Variety I’ll end my ramblings with an account of my method of potting with sphagnum moss. I fill a bucket or tub, depending on the amount of potting that I intend doing at the time, with dry moss. I use the unmilled variety. The unmilled is coarser and will hold better. It is also less expensive, but that is the kind that is best. Then I pour warm fertilizer water of the same strength that I will use later in watering into the container with the moss and saturate the entire contents. I label my pots using freezer tape. Now I throw enough moss into each pot to fill it to the very top. Then I press the moss down until it is even with the outside rim or lip of the pot. This is about as tightly as it should be packed. I like plastic pots; they are cleaner and hold the label bet¬ ter than clay pots . Now I’m ready to pot my plants. Besides my ten fingers, I use two in¬ struments: a sharp pocket knife and a pipe smoker’s instrument. This instrument has two working ends. One is a pointed wedgeshaped end which is useful in making a hole in the moss for the plant. The other end is used by pipe smokers to tamp down the tobacco and this end is useful, along with your fingers, to tamp the moss around the roots of the plant. I think that it is helpful to use the fertilizer water in transplanting and I feel that warm water is a necessity so that the plants will not suffer shock of cold water. One usually takes the plants out of some warm place. If cold water is used on new plants I feel that it must be a shock to them. My plants are all grown in a house in my back yard. It is 14 feet wide by 16 feet long and 9 feet high. It is lighted by a combina¬ tion of Gro-Lux and Daylight, fluorescent tubes. My only other equipment is an air circulating fan. The house is under a deciduous tree. It gets full sun during the winter months and is completely shaded during the summer. The African Violet Magazine, January, 1972 61 I found that just growing the same violets year after year is not enough of a challenge. I had to try my hand at cross pollination and grafting. I have seedlings started and some about to bloom. The anticipation is great, even though they may turn out to be just another vio¬ let. 1 have some plants from a graft between Diamond Lil and Polka Time. Some are in their second generation and I’m just waiting to see if they are the same as the mother plant. I also enjoy planting violets in various contain¬ ers. One strawberry jar filled with violet plants has been on our front step all summer and has never stopped blooming. This jar gets very little attention. I have some in shells, drift¬ wood, decorative ceramic containers and some in hanging baskets. Last March I had a plant in our local exhibit that was planted in sphag¬ num moss in a clay saucer 10" across and 1%" deep. This plant was only one year old but measured 24" across and was 70" in diameter. It was the largest in the show, a chanticleer variety. (Courtesy of Dixie News) - - - — — _ LPN Tells of Experiences Convalescents Get Joy out of Violets Bv Mrs. Carl W. Rust 4946 Orchard Hts. Rd.^ N. W. Salem, Oregon 97304 Nursing ethics don’t allow shedding of tears. But many times I’ve come quite close to doing this very thing when I’ve seen the utter joy expressed by a hospital patient over an African violet. I’m an LPN (Licensed Practical Nurse) at a local convalescent center and I see a great varietv of patients. I get a great deal of enjoyment and hap¬ piness out of my violets at home — but here at the convalescent center that enjoyment and happiness is multiplied over and over again. Even if I were a story writer. I don’t believe 1 could ever put into words the wonderment of a patient over an African violet. A recent joy I experienced was when the manager of the convalescent center asked me to bring and show our much-talked about mini novelties. I placed them on display and an hour later a male patient, who is being treated for senility, came up to me and very sensibly began telling me how years ago he had a col¬ lection of several hundred African violets and the care he gave them. Previously this man had just paced about the building and said very little. Now nearly every day he converses about African violets and many other things. It’s such a joy to see him talking rationally again! I had one patient who couldn’t remember my name but she did recall my African vio¬ lets and the fact that I had a whole basement full of them. So she started calling me “Vio¬ let. ” That was over three years ago and she still calls me “Violet.” I love it! I enjoy displaying my violets at the con¬ valescent center even more than at our annual Fair. I guess it’s because I’ve seen happiness and smiles replace frowns and sadness just because of an African violet. And it’s a beautiful feeling, toO', when the up-and-about patients spread the word about the violets to the bedfast ones. I have made many a joyful trip to a bedside to show a patient a plant. Joy and a sense of satisfaction come, too, when one of our ill patients rambles on and on without making any sense — but when that same patient sees me she asks me to check and care for her African violet that’s at her bedside Are African violets worthwhile? I’d say they are! - - - - - NEW MEMBER CRAZY (Continued from Page 53) to get rid of my 2x4 trays and fix up my old plant stand, with the four-foot lights because this is overflowing. Our rainy season this year has been a delight. The humidity has been very high, 60 to 80%. We live on the Santa Cruz river, but it only has water in it from run off. Now comes the part where you’ll think I’m crazy. Lacking other storage facility, I froze rain water in everything I could get my hands on, from 2-lb cottage cheese cartons to coffee cans and milk cartons. We have two freezers and one of them (which holds a whole steer pro¬ cessed) was doing practically nothing at the moment but running. I bought a timer this month and feel kind of sad about it because I miss turning the lights on myself. I am using tufflite pots, and like them very much. Of course, I have always used shoe boxes for propagation and styrofoam cups cut down for babies and am surprised that my brain has run in the same cycles as others, according to articles I have read in the A VS A Magazine. Which by the way, I would like to compliment the staff and members on. It is one of the most mag¬ nificent, delightful magazines I have ever sub¬ scribed to and am just sorry I hadn’t decided to join sooner. The African Violet Magazine, January, 1972 62 Measurements For Soil Mix By Letha DeFries Sacramento, Calif. When buying soil mix, do you know how much you are actually getting? It never seems to be the same . . . square inches or square foot or by percentages of a bushel. You can now! Here are some measurements: 1 cubic foot = 4/5 bushel roughly 61/^ gallons* 8 gallons = 1 bushel 1 gallon = 4 quarts 1 pint = 2 cups 1 cup = 8 ounces 1 tablespoon = 3 teaspoons I tablespoon ” 1/16 of an ounce 2" pot ~ 5 tablespoons 3"' pot = 1 cup 4" pot = 214 cups 7" pot = 3 pints 8" pot = 2 quarts Dry Measure 2150 42 Cubic inches = 1 standard bushel 268.8 Cubic inches = 1 cubic foot 27 Cubic feet = 1 cubic yard Since drops per teaspoon vary with the size of the dropper you use, measure out how many drops are in 14 teaspoon and work from that point. Now you can mix only a cup of solution for your plants. Other Measurements Here’s how to convert from square feet (flat surface) to cubic foot: One cubic foot is 1 foot length x 1 foot wide X 1 foot height- — or 12" x 12" x 12"—= 1728 cubic inches Here are some other measurements: II ounces dolomite lime := 1 cup 4 ounces dolomite lime — a scant 14 cup or a good 1/3 cup. 11 ounces calcium carbonate ™ 1 cup 5 ounces calcium carbonate = % cup 1 tablespoon superphosphate — 14 ounce 1% ounces of superphosphate = 3 level tablespoons, one a bit scant 80 grams of potassium nitrate = 1 level teaspoon. References AVSA Magazine December 1958 AVSA Magazine March 1957 Volume 10 #3. * I have the figure of 7.48 gallons in one cubic foot.” Millie Blair, Vallejo, Calif. - - — _ GET YOUR DUES IN EARLY! Membership expires Feb. 28 AVSA ALBUM CAN’T REMEMBER? THEN TRY THIS By Mrs. A. VanEck 4600 5. W. 97 St. Miami, Fla. 33165 How about a hobby with your violets that brings joy to your heart long after the violets and shows are gone? Try making your own album. Full of treasures, people, places, shows and plants. All you’ll need is a camera, a few poster board sheets, glue and mystic tape. Also watch the newspaper, etc., for articles on vio¬ lets, conventions and shows. Regular scrap books soon wear out so the use of poster sheets, (20 by 30 inches) cut in half wears forever. The use of mystic tape on the tied end keeps the rawhide string from tearing the holes out on the end that’s fastened. This one has quite sturdy covers, for we cov¬ ered very thin plvwood with leather. Only front cover has hinges so it will open flat. This album, started 8 years ago, holds so many memories, two conventions, plus garden and violet shows, here in Miami, all, of course, on violets and violet friends, plus violets we’ve had in our own collection that were outstand¬ ing. Now to top all this, it has won a blue ribbon in the South Florida African Violet Club show. Some more happy memories are added. Try this and have a wonderful time, not just when you add a new sheet, but every time you or a friend looks thru yours. — - MILLED SPHAGNUM: This is expensive to buy. Buy the coarse — and put it through the meat grinder. Takes a little effort but cuts cost in half. Courtesy “Bay Stater” The African Violet Magazine, January, 1972 63 By Bill Gentry Well, occasionally you might find a mealy¬ bug or two. Otherwise, hoya is easy to grow, rarely outgrows the original pot, and has an exquisite bloom. Watering is no problem — once every two or three weeks is fine. The colorful leafed hoyas grow compara¬ tively slowly and are characterized by leathery, evergreen leaves that grow opposite each other on the stem. There are over 100 species of this vine which is native to Eastern Asia and Aus¬ tralia. The delicate and sometimes elusive hoya bloom comes from a bud at the end of a brown stem that rises at the junction of stem and leaf. Don’t break this off — the blooms will appear from this same stem next year (watch for it in the summer). The plant you buy in a 2l^- inch pot may bloom within six to 18 months after purchase. Occasionally hoya will bloom twice in one season. The bloom is a spectacular cluster of small, usually pink velvet stars with a smaller pink star on top of the velvet one. When hoya blooms, invite your friends over. The wax plant, as the vine is commonly called, will grow well in a peaty, coarse soil that is well drained. No wet feet jfor hoya. A bit of charcoal in the soil will help. The root system is not extensive and large hoyas will grow comfortably in the smallest of pots. If you do repot, a small trellis or piece of rough bark or other support will enhance the beauty of hoya. Hoyas prefer a moderate amount of sun The African Violet Magazine, January, 1972 64 Photographs by Author . , . Vine Without Vices and air. In the winter, water just enough to keep leaves from shriveling. At the beginning of spring, water and fertilize to start growth. The variety Hoya carnosa is easily pro¬ pagated by layering or by tip cu' tings in spring. Here are descriptions of four hoyas that are found in most garden shops plus one new variety, Hcr} a exotica has a slight curled, two-to- three-inch leaf with a cream center and green border. The stem is pink. Exotica is more com¬ pact and more uniform in color than H. verna 'jeanette’ and variegata. Haya c. variegata is identified by a wide leaf that is occasionally cupped. The average leaf has a green center blotch with white border. Some leaves are 95 per cent green; others are albino — white and pink. The pink eventually fades to white. Hoya verna jeanette has 21/2-to three-inch leaves. This plant and variegata produce pink stems and albino and partial albino shoots which are especially attractive. Hoya c. compacta (“Hindu rope”) is a tightly compact curled leafed plant. The bloom is pink. If you forget to water this plant for one or two months, there’s no harm done. A new variety, called ‘Crimson Queen,’ is like H. variegata except for the crimson color on all new growth. The stem is almost black. The leaf has a bronze-chocolate center with borders that vary from shades of pink to deep crimson. The resulting color combina¬ tions of red, white and green make this one of the most colorful of the hovas. The crim¬ son fades to white after several months and the bronze-chocolate to green, but the new growth will be crimson. This variety first be¬ gan to be seen in garden shops in limited quan¬ tities in the summer and fall of 1967. — (Court¬ esy of Flower and Garden Magazine) TERRARIUMS . . . Terrariums are actually enclosed dish gard¬ ens. Clear glass jars, aquariums, fish bowls, goblets and old fashioned candy jars that can be closed or covered with clear material make good containers. Glass containers with small openings are hard to plant. Line the sides of your container, up to the soil line, with sheet moss, green side against the container. For drainage, use ground up charcoal. This will prevent the soil from becoming smelly, if you overwater. Place the charcoal only on the flat bottom portion of your container. If you control the moisture inside the terrarium carefully you do not need to use charcoal. Your soil mixture (1 part soil, 1 part sand and 1 part peat moss) goes on top of the char¬ coal. You may need only a handful or two of your soil mixture. The mixture is used only to support the plants. Here are native and tropical plants that grow very well in a terrarium. NATIVE Partridge Berry Pippsessewa Hepatica Violets Wintergreen Mosses Shelf Fimgus Hawkweed Seedling Evergreens TROPICAL OR GREENHOUSE Ferns in variety Dracaena Fettonici Philodendron Strawberry Begonia Small-leafed Begonia Creeping Ivy Chinese Evergreen Do not mix native and tropical materials. Woods moss can be used as a ground cover in a tropical terrarium. Otherwise make a terrarium of either native or tropical materials. You can use slips as plants. Do not crowd your plants. Open spots where soil shows after plants are in, can be covered with pieces of moss. A small figurine, a lichen-covered rock, an interesting piece of bark or root may be a center of interest. A few plants, pleasingly arranged, are much more satisfactory than a jumbled mass of crowded plants. Do not let water stand in the bottom of your terrarium. It it does, remove the cover and let it evaporate. Your terrarium will need only one or two teaspoons of water a month. Place your terrarium in a light place and enjoy it throughout the winter. (Printed through courtesy of Co-Op Ex¬ tension Magazine, published by Cooperative Extension, New York State, Agricultural Di¬ vision) . - - - — Many Varieties There is an infinite number of varieties of African violets. The flowers may be in all colors except yellow; they may be single, star shaped, double, semi-double or crested. The same with the foliages. Leaves may be plain, ruffled, wavy, scalloped, heart shaped, deeply notched or spooned. Some are thin and deli¬ cate while others are thick and hairy. The color of leaves runs the gamut from pale green to dark forest green, some have bright red or dark maroon backs, and some varieties have variegated foliage. Varieties may vary in size from 4-6 inches, (miniature) to 8 inches (semi-miniature) 12 inches (compact or window sill variety) 14-20 inches (standard) or to 24 or 30 inches which, of course, is considered large. GET YOUR DUES IN EARLY! Membership expires Feb. 28 The African Violet Magazine, January, 1972 65 My Collection of African Violet Blooms M. Larochelle C. P. 824, L’ Assomption, Quebec Most of our members grow their plants on the windowsill. During the winter months, it is hard to keep in bloom all our varieties of African violets. When your African violet friends pay you a visit, why not show them dried blooms of your favorite house plants? Immortalized, they are lovely. The drying of plants is a fascinating hobby. Anyone can participate in this decorative art since it does not take expert skill nor require elaborate equipment. A lack of experience need not deter you and if you do ruin a few pieces the first time it is not serious matter, for you will soon get into the swing of it. Once the fundamentals are grasped, you will realize how easy it is to dry African violet parts successfully. Conservation of color is my first concern in the drying process. Color is easily retained in any plant. When you take the trouble to process it properly, they will hold their color indefinitely. Nature has given to the flower of an African violet a specific, sometimes very complex, blend of color and all or a greater part of that color must be kept “true” to give a dried specimen the illusion of life. The basic principles of any drying process is the removal of moisture, regardless your process is done by circulation of air or by a drying agent. A specimen will not last indefi¬ nitely if it is only three fourths dry but must be thoroughly devoid of moisture to keep sat¬ isfactorily. Flowers which are processed in an agent retain a more natural form and a greater degree of color than by any other method. By covering a flower in an absorbent ’ agent, you not only speed withdrawal of moisture but set the color by preventing ex¬ posure to light during drying. A variety of substance can be used as agents for drying flowers of an African violet. Some of those are: cornstarch. Fuller’s earth, alum, powdered pumice, cornmeal, sand and silica derivatives. Here is the procedure I follow. Cut an African violet flower when it is fresh and crisp. Pour an agent into a receptacle until it reaches a depth of V2 inch. Place the material to be dried on the agent. After the flower is placed satisfactorily, add small quantities of the agent to the flower with a tablespoon. Work it in between and around the petals to keep the form natural. Keep adding small amounts of the agent until the flower is cov¬ ered and actually buried with it. Wait a week or more, depending on the temperature and the quantity of moisture to be removed. Gently ease the agent away from the petals and lift out of the container. If some particles persist in clinging to the petals, they may be whisked with a small soft camel’s-hair brush. The results are excellent. A flower of an African violet usually dries within seven daj^s when the temperature is over 70°. Blooms do not shrink. Most of them keep their natural color and the variety to which it belongs is easily recognized. The light blue of “Morn¬ ing Sky” is unchanged. White is sometimes more creamy depending on the variety. “Breamin’ ” is a dream; I wish I could dry the whole plant at the same time. “Lullaby” bloom, which is a combination of blue and white, is even more attractive with its sturdy look. Reddish blooms, those which have some purple in it, as “Alakazam,” get a little darker. This may mean that a true red would not darken. Pink is unchanged unless a pigment of rose is hidden. “Peak of Pink” looks lovely and frosted with its crested center. “Jolly Giant” and “Pink Commotion” are just marvel¬ ous. Rose tones, as found in “Bonne Annee” and “Strawberry Shortcake,” sometimes get a little darker depending on the blend of color present in the flower at the time of cutting. Now, I have a collection of blooms and clusters from many of my favorite varieties and I intend to complete it up to 520 before the end of the year. Just try it. It will always be a thrilling experience to have a natural, colorful flower come out of the drying agent. - - ^ - - - Light Important Light is very important to an African violet. A violet will grow nice foliage but it will not bloom unless it has proper light. Near a window is fine but it must be protected from intense sunlight. It needs 12-14 hours of light so when daylight is gone, a few more hours under a desk or floor lamp will be very advantageous. Violets like artificial light. In fact, some are grown very successfully under fluorescent tubes with never a ray of sunlight all their lives. Violets tend to grow toward the light so the plant must be turned often in order to grow symmetrically. Send in your CONVENTION RESERVATION TODAY!! The African Violet Magazine, January, 1972 66 Small and large stands (Photos by Charles Thiessen of Weymouth, Mass.) PLANT STANDS By Florence M. Garrity Attending an African Violet Convention can pay off for your local show. Have you ever wrestled with the thin wire plant-stands and given up in despair as to what the secret is to stacking same? Well, if you went to Milw^aukee and spent a wee bit to bring home a sample of the stands which originated at Philadelphia, youVe got it made. Our con¬ ventioneer showed her purchases to the talent¬ ed supervisor of a sheet metal department in a local trade school. Results — stackable, stor¬ able, simple stands at a cost any local club can afford. See photos. Front view of large stand JUST NOTES . . . By Mrs B M Rohbins 132 Pevton Avenue Haddonfield^ N. L 08033 I have a few experiences in growing Af¬ rican violets that I would like to share with other growers. (1) IVe developed a never-fail and attrac¬ tive method of rooting miniature leaves: 14 inch soil and 14 inch damp vermiculite in a closed apothecary jar in bright light. The lars come in all sizes and are inexpensive. The plantlets appear so rapidly! (2) I keep brief notes on 3 x 5 file cards in a metal box. I had several duplicate copies of color catalogs. I cut out the individual pic¬ tures of blossoms and glued them — in lavers over the box — as in decoupage. Then I put on about 10 coats of clear shellac which pro¬ tects and adds depth to the colors. It’s quite at¬ tractive and the idea could be used on other objects such as trays, etc. (3) The only award I feel I could qualify for is the largest pest! Last summer about six of mv plants were looking poorly. I put them on the front porch to benefit from the humidity. A few weeks later they looked a lot better so I brought them in. I was washing them off to check for spiders, etc. One of the stems “winked” at me! A small toad had duff under the root system to make his home. There he sat— very complacent with a clump of “Winter Gold” on his head! The toad was gently evicted and mv plant lived. Now I’d like readers to share their view¬ points on a greenhouse vs. lights as an invest¬ ment. GET YOUR DUES IN EARLY! Membership expires Feb* 28 Send in your CONVENTION RESERVATION T O D A Y ! ! The African Violet Magazine, January, 1972 67 i Exit Mushrooms, Enter Violets EDITOR'S NOTE: This report by James K. Rathnell, Jr., floriculture and nursery agent for the Pennsylvania State University Agricultural Extension Service while he was on sabbatical leave in England with the Agri¬ cultural Development and advisory service was written for the Florists' Review). African violets make an excellent crop for converted mushroom houses, according to a Sussex, England, florist. Five mushroom houses were on the property when the property was purchased in 1969. The houses have been con¬ verted into growing rooms by G. A. Lisher and his son, Clive, at Common’s Nursery, Fer- ring. Sussex The English mushroom houses are of curved construction and resemble a Quonset hut in shape. They are covered with a curved asbestos material. The houses are connected by a conventional green house that has been attached to form potting, work and shipping areas. The interior of each mushroom house has been converted into a large growing room. The walls and ceiling have been painted white to reflect the light. Each house has 22 beds on each side of a center walk. The individual beds measure five feet bv seven feet, six inches, and are constructed out of metal shelving ma¬ terial. An asbestos sheet fits into the metal frame and serves as the bench. A sheet of polyethvlene is placed over the asbestos, and this is covered with a layer of sand. All plants are watered from the bottom. A trickle hose is used to flood the individual benches. Ferti¬ lizer also is applied through the trickle hose. A bank of seven fluorescent lamps is sus¬ pended about 12 inches over the benches. A coolwhite daylight tube presently is used. Temperature is maintained between 70 and 75 degrees in each house. The lights giye off enough heat to maintain the temperature. A steam heat exchange unit is mounted at one end of each house. This is used only if extra heat is required. A poly tube is connected to this unit, and outside air can be drawn in during the summer to proyide cooling. All propagation is done in a conyentional greenhouse. The leaf cuttings are rooted under mist and remain in the greenhouse for ap¬ proximately one month. They are then moyed to a growing room used exclusiyely for propa¬ gation purposes. A peat-compost material is used for rooting and potting all cuttings and plants As this is a new growing approach for African yiolets in England the comments of Cliye Lisher are interesting: (1) The electric Clive Lisher holds a 3-inch African vio'et grown under lights. Note curved roof of converted mush¬ room house, banks of fluorescent lamps, poly tube connected to heat exchange unit and outside air. bill can be sizable. (2) The firm had to provide a greenhouse area not only for work but one where the workers could be “under glass” instead of spending all their time in the growing rooms in the dark. Note: the lights are off between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. every day. (3) The firm has to make more direct sales, instead of shipping to such areas as Covent Garden Market in London. The projected output for the mushroom houses is in the neighborhood of 100,000 plants per year. - - - - - - FLOWER POWER By Rhoda Retkovis There is a flower . . . most beautiful to see ... it has “flower power” ... a strong hold over me . . . just one plant, you say ... or maybe two or three . . . that is just the way ... it starts out to be ... a purple and a white ... a pink and then a blue . . . Oh, a red? all right . . . now, that will do! . . . you think so, but no . . and you soon will find . . . there are many more to grow . . . colors of every kind . . next you’ll buy a light . . . food, pots, soil and spray . . . you have to treat them right ... no matter what they say . . . you find a plant here . . . you find one over there . . . anytime of the year . . . you’ll find them every¬ where . . . my house is overrun . . . from the bottom to the top . . . and I have a lot of fim . . . but I don’t know where to stop ... by now you surely know ... If not. I’ll have to tell , . . it’s the African violets I grow . . . that have me imder their spell. The African Violet Magazine, January, 1972 68 i What Fluorescent Light Fixture Design Promotes the Best Plant Growth? lyy Henry B. Kirkley During the last few years many articles have been written about growing plants under artificial lights, and they have been most help¬ ful But, there are some facets of the subject which have not been thoroughly investigated. One of these is the light fixtures, themselves. Let us use as an example the 48-inch, 40- watt tube. All of the light energy comes from a tube \y2 inches in diameter by 48 inches long, with the rays of light energy emitted from the tube around the 360 degrees of its cir¬ cumference. Light travels in a straight line and diminishes in intensity as the distance between the light source and the object in¬ creases. Light reaches its maximum efficiency with respect to plant growth when the rays strike the surface of the leaves or at or near a 90 degree angle. For this reason growing plants point their crowns toward light. One can read¬ ily see, therefore, that the segment of light emitted from a D/^-inch tube that reaches the growing plant at the most favorable angle is very small compared with the total output of the lamp, and all the light energy not used by the plants is wasted. Thus, the only way we can get more light to hit at the correct angle is by reflection. Of course, the only reflectors that we can get are ones made for the commercial fixtures. So, I tried growing plants, took meter readings, plotted curves of light distribution from a dozen or more different manufacturers. I have yet to find any unaltered commercial fixture and reflector that will give good light distribution over an area as wide as the reflector when mounted within 12 inches or less of the plants, in other words two fixtures each having a 12- 01 13-inch reflector will not light a tray 36 inches wide. (I have seen people trying to grow violets and other gesneriads on a tray or table 36 to 42 inches wide with one two- light fixture and a 10-inch reflector.) Is it any Wijnder that some growers get discouraged? Improve Fixtures However, I found that a person can take almost any commercial fixture and reflector and alter it until it gives satisfactory light dis¬ tribution over an area 2 or 3 inches wider than the reflector by spacing the tubes far enough apart in the fixure, say 5 or 6 inches. Almost any fixture can be improved by properly alter¬ ing it, but all have a limit to the improvement one can make. Nevertheless, some two-light fixtures can be made to give a good light dis¬ tribution over a width of 18 to 20 inches at no greater cost to operate than before. In my set-up I have 6 trays 36 inches wide by 60 inches long. Over each tray I have two 48-inch fixtures of two 40-watt lights each. The fixtures are spaced 18 inches apart (18-inch centers) and each fixture is mounted so it is adjustable to height from 3 to 18 inches above the growing area. The tubes in most of my fixtures are spaced on 6-inch centers and some are on 5. All would be better if spaced 7 or 8 inches, but to achieve that in most fixtures presents a real problem. My reflectors are of good commercial grade, finished in baked all-white enamel having an 89 per cent reflection factor. The reflectors can be altered for maximum light distribution without injuring the finish. They have aper¬ tures for 12 per cent upward lighting. I do not think that I get much benefit from the upward part but I am sure the ventilation helps in cooling the lamps. The reflectors have an inside width of 14 inches before they are altered and an inside width of 171/^ inches after altering. Do not try to alter any reflector coated with porcelain. When you go to buy light fixtures don’t buy one because it is cheaper than another. A good one with wide lamp spacing and a good reflectance factor that can be altered properly can save the extra cost in performance each month. This gave me a basic setup of two 48-inch fixtures, four 40-watt lamps, or 160 watts over a growing area of 15 square feet. I could grow African violets or other gesneriads, but still I had a little over a foot at each end of the trays that was not getting enough light. I had to shift my plants at intervals; end plants to the center of the trays and center ones to the ends to prevent legginess. This meant work, for if you have ever tried to shift plants in 6-inch pots when they have a leaf spread of 18 to 30 inches you can appreciate what a problem this can be. Makes Correction To correct this I bought two 24-inch single channel fixtures with asymmetric reflectors and installed one at each end. I attached them to the ends of the two 40-watt fixtures using spring-loaded swivel hinges so that the end lights would be raised or lowered with the main lights. I then altered the new reflectors so that the entire surface is now at a 45-degree angle to the growing surface. Now I have 200 watts evenly distributed. With commercial fixtures, I believe that I have nearly reached perfection as far as econ¬ omy and light distribution are concerned. All of the setups at experiment stations and uni¬ versities I have ever seen use 2 to 4 times as much electricity per square foot of growing area as I do. I use Gro-Lux Lamps exclusively. I have Curve 1 shows the light energy distribution of two commercial light fixtures as they come from the factory. Curve 2 shows the light energy distribution of same two commercial light fixtures after they were altered, other condi¬ tions the same. New Gro-Lux lights were used, 40 watts, 48" lights. WIDTH OF GROWING AREA 3G"- 18" in" 4" 2" •< C3 5 S S o o e/> cn z: UJ — Q irr LEI. 18: The fixtures are connected into one unit and mounted on four chains and puHeys, one at each corner. Each corner is ad- Curve 1 shows light distribution of one two-40 watt fixture, reflector unaltered, no end light. Curve 2 shows light distribution of one two-40 watt fixture, 48" reflector altered, with one 24" 20 watt, one light fixture added to each end, reflector unaltered. Curve 3 shows light distribution of one two-40 watt fixture, 48" reflector altered, with one 24" 20 watt light added to each end, reflector altered. m ««» * i » ' 0 ^ m 1^' ✓ > V 's. * ^ v* — ^ 5^ - * h 1 riur !TU nc cor UA/I^ jr* ; fi cn 1 225 S 200 2 175 I d CK o 150 125 100 75 50 25 6". 4" 2" C r 4". 6‘ tried to mix in various white lights, both warm and cool, day light and natural. I tried them on plants and took meter readings and found that in order for any one plant to get equal benefit from each light the plant had to be directly beneath a line midway between the two light tubes, or the lamps had to be grouped so close to each other that light distribution was far out of the realm of economy. So, if you are operating with a good light distribution that is economical and you try mixing Gro-Lux with any other lamps you are growing some of your plants with Gro-Lux light and others with the other kind of light. Up to now I have not found out to my satisfaction just which light wave length or color of the spectrum it is that bums a plant when the light source is too close to the plant, but if it is any other color than red or blue, the two kinds of lamps should not be the same distance from the growing plant or mounted in the same fixture. exactly the same amoimt of light energy. 2. One cannot grow good gloxinias and Af- V rican violets under the same light fixtirres and same growing areas. 3. Some plants sense the season and are, therefore, harder to grow in summer than winter. 4. Every little detail of your setup and every¬ thing one does to it affect the efficiency of the light distribution. 5. When using Gro-Lux lamps good plants re¬ quire, or at least tolerate, a richer soil mixture, more feeding and heavier watering than otherwise. - ^ - Rose Handbook Now Available Available in a compact, easy-to-read form is the 1972 edition of the handbook for select¬ ing roses. It lists the horticultural and color classifications of all the most popular roses. Blooms Glamorized I rather like the glamorizing effect that my lamps give to most blooms, but when some¬ one begins to rave about a certain purple or red flower I just ask whether he wants to see the flower in its real color and remove it to a fixture using a cool white or a tungsten bulb. Here are a few other things: 1. There are very few gesneriads that require This rose reference guide is available by sending 10 cents plus a self-addressed stamped envelope to THE AMERICAN ROSE SOCIETY, 4048 ROSELEA PLACE, COLUMBUS, OHIO 43214. Get yours today. - - - ^ - - GET YOUR DUES IN EARLY! Membership expires Feb. 28 The African Violet Magazine, January, 1972 71 HOW I STARTED IN AFRICAN VIOLETS Mrs. Wm. Garrett 274 Union Street Mantua, New Jersey 08051 My first violet was a birthday gift from husband, bought at a greenhouse. It was un¬ named, but it was a single blue, probably “Blue Boy.” I didn’t know anything about growing violets but loved them and somehow they grew for me. When I had some problems I wrote to the Philadelphia Inquirer garden col¬ umnist and she suggested I join AVSA. I did and do get much help from the magazine ar¬ ticles. Then we moved to Exton, Pa. I longed to belong to a club. When I read an article by Miss Czarina Hall inviting persons in to see her violets, I went. Never had I seen such African violets. She had an old home with big wide window sills on which were many beautiful violets. On another occasion I read an article in the AVSA magazine, written by a woman in my hometown. I got in touch with her, and she invited me over. I never saw such beautiful show plants. She also invited me to join the AVS of Springfield, Pa. I did and enjoyed the fellowship of those other women who had the “violet bug.” I entered plants in shows for the first time. What a thrill! About three years later we moved to New Jersey — and mv violets were moved, too. They didn’t seem to mind at all. It wasn’t long before I was per¬ suaded to start a club. Many of the women didn’t know there were so many varieties. Now our club is more than five years old. It isn’t large but we have held judged shows. Every opportunity I have I distribute our AVSA literature and culture sheets. I sell some of my plants but more often give them as gifts. I now have more than 200 with loads of small ones coming on. People, who know I’m not in good health, often ask: “How do you do it all? Isn’t it a lot of work?” I always tell them it’s never work. I love tending my violets. I just don’t have enough time with them. Two small boys came by one day and said, “Mrs. Garrett, could we see your African vio¬ lets?” When they saw them, they were so en¬ thralled and so enthusiastic, that I asked them if they’d like to start a plant. Now each of them have two plants and they’re back often to tell me of their plants’ progress. I’m glad I didn’t give them a plant for it’s been more of a thrill to them to watch the baby plants come up and bloom. VIRGINIA THEME—“The Magic of Virginia" was the theme of the 10th annual show of the Old Do¬ minion AVS of Northern Virginia and this arrange¬ ment, "Artistry," was one of many which lent itself to many aspects of Virginia’s histoiy and natural riches in the titles for the artistic and arrangement designs. Natural resources of Vir¬ ginia were used in ali of them. Mrs. Mary Boland sweot the arrangement and artistic classes. - ^ - - New Soil Mix A new artificial soil mix for growing a variety of tropical foliage plants including African violets under commercial conditions has been developed by Russell C. Mott, a plant experimentalist at the State College of Agri¬ culture, Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y., ac¬ cording to a recent article in Florists’ Review. It was pointed out that along with such en¬ vironmental factors as light, temperature, and watering, a growing medium plays a crucial part in conditioning tropical plants for lasting quality and survival under indoor conditions. This new soil mix is known as Cornell Epiphytic Mix. African violets are said to grow well in this mix. Ingredients for the mix are Douglas fir bark, (three bu. fine grade), medium perlite (three bu.), sphagnum peat moss (three bu. shredded or screened through quarter-inch mesh), ground dolomite limestone (three lb.), superphosphate (two lb. 20 percent powdered), lO-lOTO fertilizer (one lb.) iron sulfate (four oz.), potassium nitrate (six oz.) and Peter’s soluble trace element mix (10 gm.). The African Violet Magazine, January, 1972 72 FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE All orders received before February 29, 1972, will be sent AIR MAIL POSTPAID $1.50 per rooted cutting, 75(^ fresh cut leaf HER PRETTINESS—One of the frilliest and fringiest semi-double pinks on slightly wavy foliage. Excel¬ lent for bloom. 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! LAVENDER JEWEL — A beautiful lavender semi-double that stands high above the tailored foliage. Good for bloom. PARTY PEACH— Frilled double peach bloom, upper petals burnt deeper peach, pointed tailored foliage. Good for bloom. PEACH LACE— Huge frilled and fringed semi-double peach bloom tipped with green on black tailored foliage. Excellent for bloom. (Limited) 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. Excellent for bloom. SPARKLING VALOR — Huge deep black purple double with frilled edges on tailored foliage. Terrific for bloom. velvet gem — Single wine star with good fringed geneva edge on dark slightly wavy foliage. Does not drop its bloom. Cash awards will be given for “Ravencrest” and “Stateliner” at the New York National Convention in April, 1972. KOLB'S PREVIOUS INTRODUCTIONS $1.00 per rooted cutting — 35^ fresh cut leaf GOLLl— Huge fringed double white edged slightly in green, splashes of pink and some red in bloom, slightly waved foliage. GREEN BLUSH — Semi-double pink with green stripes on outer petals to center of bloom, dark wavy foliage. Different! 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! MYSTIC PINK — Huge 2" frilled semi-double pink with deeper pink edging on tailored foliage. Always in bloom! MY LOLLIPOP — Cerise semi-double star, deeper cerise eye, tailorec foliage. Excellent for 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. PERFECTO PINK — Excellent double pink, many per stem, on dark tailored foliage. Good. PINK DYNAMO — Huge and I mean huge 21/2" 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. 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 fol¬ iage, 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-double peach star with deeper peach colored edge on bloom, quilted foliage. Terrific bloomer. SATELLITE PINK — A good semi-double pink star bor¬ dered 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. SKY clipper — Blue semi-double, blossom mottled with white markings odd bloom, tailored foliage. STAR FIRE — A beautiful light raspberry frilled double with white star markings in petals, slightly wavy foliage. STAR MAGIC — Double light pink blossom on dark tailored foliage, makes a good show plant. STATELINER — The 2nd best new introduction at the Phila. convention. A prolific double light pink star edged in fuchsia on tailored foliage. THINKIN' PINK — A prolific double frilled pink on slightly waved 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. Different! 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. These rooted cuttings may be ordered from this ad postpaid before Feb. 29, 1972, then it will be $1.25 for postage and packing. New Jersey customers must add 5% Sales Tax. Air Mail 4 Rooted Cuttings $1.00. Special Delivery 80^. Send 80 stamp for copy of spring list. KOLB’S GREENHOUSES Open 9-12; 2-5 725 Belvidere Road, Phillipsburg, New Jersey 08865 Saturdays 9-5 (Local deliveries are made daily from noon until 2 p.m.) CLOSED SUNDAYS Phone Area Code 201-859-3369 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%" 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). AUTOMATIC TIMER-™ For use with fluorescent lights. Turns up to 25 lights on and off auto¬ matically at any hour or time interval you set. $9.95 each, postpaid. utaU New and revised African Violet Handbook for Judges and Exhibitors by Ruth G. Carey — $2.00 P, Pd. New African Violet Book by Helen Van Pelt Wilson . . $7.95 ppd. AFRICAN VIOLET COLOR CATALOG Send 20 cents. 2325 Valley Road Huntingdon Valley, Penna. 19006 Dept. AV Commercial Member AVS of America, Inc. RECEIVED JAN 1^1972 HUNT BOTANICAL LIBRARV BEGIN THE YEAR WITH LIGHTS, BRING BRIGHTNESS EVERYWHERE, BOLD BLOSSOMS IN ABUNDANCE, BORROW LIGHT TO SPARE! "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 2%" 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 which hold about 144 2%" pots. $24.95 ppd. West of Omaha add 10%. (Lights not included, see below.) NEW SUN BOWL DESK LAMP PLANTER— Attractive white plastic container equipped with Sylvania Wide-Spectrum Gro-Lux 22 watt circline fluorescent tube. SPECIAL $12.95 ppd. NEWI SYLVANIA GRO-LUX TUBES Six— 15 watt 18" Gro-Lux Tubes . $17.10 Six— 20 watt 24" Gro-Lux Tubes . $20.40 Six — 30 watt 36" Gro-Lux Tubes . $20.40 Six — 40 watt 48" Gro-Lux Tubes . $21.95 Shipped only in carton of six, postpaid. Sylvania 22 watt Wide-Spectrum fluorescent circline tube . $4.75 ea. ppd. EIPE-N-GROW SUN-LITE Large 16" diameter, 3)4" 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 2^4" 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. Complete with 2-20 watt gro-lux tubes, the new energy source for stimu¬ lating plant growth, (tray not included). $19.95 postpaid. 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 light green which hold about 288 2)4" pots. $36.95 ppd. West of Om.aha 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 mm: Mdrnmm. ':' a y m. M'A *L - <=>^irica.n *^ioUt :y MAGAZINE <: ■' ■ Volume 25 Number 2 March, 1972 y. •, . ■■'® "SsL"' --V' A By Grace Foote It’s amazing how African violeteers in faraway comers of the world can become good friends with AVSA members in the United States through The African Violet Magazine. We’ve just learned that Mrs. I. C. (Sylva) Mather of Nairobi, Kenya, East, Africa, has had a visit from Mrs. Frances Bender and her husband of Floral Park, Long Island, N. Y. The Benders were in Africa on a photographic safari. They saw her violets and upon their return to the States sent her some supplies she couldn’t procure in Nairobi. The visit was the result of the Benders’ reading of Mrs. Mather’s violet experiences in the Magazine. “I’ve re¬ ceived delightful letters about my story from New York, California and Ontario, Canada,” Mrs. Mather wrote. “It seems the experiences of this faraway addict are being enjoyed by AVSA members. Some of us are now in reg¬ ular correspondence and it’s really fun!” . . . James R. (Andy) Anderson’s trying to wear two hats at the same time — he’s termination con¬ tracting officer, Defense Contract Administra¬ tion Services Region with headquarters in Los Angeles — and at the same time he and wife, Carol, are operating The Green House (African violets and supplies) in Bellflower. But, he hopes to retire soon and devote all his time to the development of his business . . . We talked with Jimmy Watson, the New York convention chairman, the other night and though he’s been hospitalized and is still “sorta wobbly,” he’s determined he’s going to see that the convention’s “done up right” in spite of his health ... We hear, too, that Presi¬ dent Helen Van Zele is well on the road to complete recovery and we know that all AVSA members are delighted with this news — but we’re mighty unhappy that Mabel Hudson’s recovery is still very slow. In spite of this, though, she’s still taking care of all the show awards with the help of husband, Glenn . . . We’re glad, too, to report that Charles Day, the plant editor, is back from gallivantin’ around Spain and has been invited for another repeat concert performance on that magnificent organ in the centuries-old cathedral at Toledo . . . Mrs D. C. McGee of Saratoga, Calif., suc¬ ceeding Cathy Anschutz as editor of The Coun¬ cil News, published by the Northern Cali¬ fornia Council of African Violet Societies. Mrs. McGee was appointed by Gertrude Allegeier, Council president . . . Sonja Cuneo of Tewks¬ bury, Mass., former “Chapter Chatter” editor with The African Violet Magazine, now holding a fulltime job as editor of The Gloxinian, pub¬ lished by the American Gloxinian and Gesner- iad Society, Inc. The African Violet Magazine, March, 1972 5 140,000 AFRICAN VIOLETS — OVER 500 VARIETIES — our Famous Hybrid Gloxinias Columneas • Episcias • Achimanes other Exotic Gesneriads SHOW PLACE — 17,500 UNDER GLASS. GESNERIAD SPECIALIST VISITORS WELCOME 8 to 5 (Closed Sunday) CATALOG & CULTURE HANDBOOK $1 (Includes $1 Bonus Coupon) Multitude of Blooms, Foliage Pictured in FULL COLOR Growing Instructions For All . . Violets, Episcias, Others With Fibrous Roots Achimenes, Kohlerias, Others With Rhizomes Gloxinias, Others with Tubers Books • Seeds • Supplies Deot. V-32 \ GREENHOUSES Dept. V-32 VEastford, Conn. 06242 (N. E. corner of state on Conn. 198) HYmn^ 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 Mrs. J . A. W. {Ann) Richardson RR #1, Box 70 Tavares^ Florida 32778 COLLARS Have you ever wondered why the leaves of show plants stand straight out from the rim of the pot as if they were starched? They are grown that way by means of a collar. A collar is a device which is used to keep the leaves of a plant from turning down. It prevents cutting or marking the leaves by the pot rim and also helps the leaves grow in a symmetric cal manner. As soon as you see a potential show plant showing signs of drooping leaves, make a collar. There are many ways of making a collar. The simplest is to mark a piece of cardboard with a circle, cut the circle in half and then cut a semi-circle on the inner part of each half about an inch from the edge. The idea is to be able to put both halves together around the plant with enough space for the plant to fit comfortably inside the collar with the leaves resting on the collar rather than on the pot rim. The collar rests on the pot rim and pro¬ tects the leaves. Leave as much space as you can for air and to be able to water the plant. Milk cartons make splendid collars as they do not hold water. A soggy collar can rot leaves. In watering try to keep the collar dry. I once put an ordinary cardboard collar on a show plant and did not realize it was getting wet. When I removed the collar the whole bottom row of leaves came with it. For large plants you may buy various types of collars and I recommend them. They come in different sizes. Look at the ads in the magazine and try one of each to see which you like best. They afford more ventilation for the plant and are stiffer. Be careful when placing a collar on a plant as you may break a leaf. Also be very sure to remove it when the plant is put in the show as they are not permitted in shows. Send in your CONVENTION RESERVATION T O D A Y ! ! The African. Violet Magazine, March, 19T2 6 Ruth G. Carey 3900 Garden Drive, Knoxville, Tenn 37918 Q. If a Lifetime judge fails on one of his examinations, does he lose the year when it comes to figuring his every three™year cycle? Ans. Keeps his place in the cycle by ans¬ wering questions again the following year. Q. How will Lifetime judges know when their next answers are due? Ans. Each year questions are answered, a judge’s green card with the date next answers are due is sent to the judge. Q. May Flower Show Judges be invited to attend African Violet Judging Schools? Ans. Yes, it will be a great advantage for them to attend. Many of the National Council Flower Show Judges are asked to judge classes of African violets in Flower Shows. Q. How do you classify plants which do not reproduce true, if they cannot be entered in the sport class? Ans. If they are of exceptionally fine quality, they may be placed in the show in a section “not to be judged.” Q. If a variegated foliage African violet (which varies as to the amount of variegation expected) has no variegation at the time it is exhibited, should it receive consideration for an award? Ans. No, it should be disqualified by the classification committee. (See page 23, 1971 African Violet Handbook). Q. When the schedule calls for all speci¬ men plants to be foil wrapped, should points be deducted if the entry is carelessly wrapped? Ans. Yes, deduct points under condition. Q. Should the club sponsoring the show be penalized for this in judging for the Stand¬ ard Show AVSA Award? Ans. Yes, take off points under (c). Unity in the scale of points for judging this award. Q. Should faded blossoms be counted in the number of blossoms? Ans. No, only open fresh blossoms can be counted. If faded blossoms are on the plant, points should be deducted under condition. Q. May buds, if open enough to show color, be counted as open flowers in judging specimen plants.? Ans. No, See definition page 80, 1971 AV. Handbook. Also see correction on page 66 of this issue. VIOLETS BY CONSTANTINOV 1972 RELEASES Almagorda Red Bluff Dragon Fire Scarlet O'Hara Ivory Coast Sierra Madre Pacific Sky Sunrise Serenade Pink Cheeks Ten Strike Rhapsodie's “Candy'' and “Linda" Other Latest Rhapsodies Plus Exotic Gesneriads Your Stamp for my listing 3321 21st St., Apt. 7 San Francisco, Calif. 94110 BERRY'S AFRICAN VIOLETS Need African violet supplies— -why not come by and pick up everything you need to grow violets? Tubecraft Flora Carts, 24 in. Grolux Fixture, Grolux Bulbs, Volkmann’s Soil Ferti¬ lizer, Plant and Reservoir Pots. Small and Blooming Plants, Bubble Bowls all sizes, Brandy Snifters, Helen Van Pelt Wilson’s New African Violet Book, Elisa's Violet Rings, Aquamatic Pots, 1972 Calendars for best planting dates. No List No Shipping MRS. J. S. BERRY 1832 Turner Dr. Phone No. 695-5020 Houston, Texas 77016 "Schultz- LIQUID PLANT FOOD 7 DROPS to a quart of w^ter “starts and feeds” all plants or wnd $1.25 for 2 SCHULTZ COMPANY 11730 NORTHLINE. ST. LOUIS, MO. “Send for our Fund-Raising Offer” The African Violet Magazine, March, 1972 7 MATILDA WALKER T welve- Y ear-Old Loves Her Violets hy Mrs. C. Hugh Heard Dallas, Texas Meet my young friend and protege, Miss Matilda Walker, the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Jack L. Walker, Houston, Texas. About two years ago, Matilda was visiting me for an evening and decided that she must have some violets to love. I gave her a small plant and some leaves to root. I did not know just how impressed her parents would be, so I did not give her many. She rooted the leaves and the little plant of 'Navy Bouquet’ grew into a lovely one. On her next trip to Dallas, I gave her another plant and some “babies” and they have all done well. She is lucky that her daddy’s office is across the street from Bowen’s Garden Mart in Bellaire, who sells her the proper soil and fertilizer for her house plants. She also talked her daddy into buying her a small cart with lights from Mr. Bowen, which brought on more enthusiasm. Matilda says, “I talk to my violets and they understand me!” Whenever she is in doubt about what she should do to get a plant to grow or bloom, she writes to me. I sent her a year’s membership in our AVSA as a Birthday Gift last February, NEW FOR m Mercury, Blue Dolphin, Blue Nautilus and others by Lanigan. mini Delight, Illini Ecstasy, Illini Fairy by RKG. The newest from Granger Gardens. Blue ribbon plants from Catherine Hawley. List 100 and stamps. Visitors welcome. ROSE KNOLL GARDENS Aismnption, Ill. 217-226-3249 SHIRLEY AFRICAN VIOLETS Come see their beauty, best of the old, many of the new, also miniature Gesneriads. MRS. L. T. SHIRLEY 9504 Berkshire St. Phone 695-6190 Houston, Texas 77016 NO LIST PLEASE AFRICAN VIOLETS OR EPISCIAS 6 plants assorted — labeled . $6.00 postpaid 6 fresh cuttings Episcias — labeled .... $3.00 postpaid Listings 100 MRS. LEONARD VOLKART Houte 1, Bussellville, Missouri 65074 NEW SPRING LIST New beauties from Lanigan, Granger, E. T. Fisher, Utz, and other leading hybridizers. Our own Bold Contrast and many more choice varieties. List 10^ WHITE CLOUD FARM Carthage. Mo. 64836 LILLIAN^S AFRICAN VIOLETS Fresh Cut Leaves — 10 for $1.90 P.P. Small plants --- Stamp for list LILLIAN BORGGARD 217 Lee Court Clinton, la. 52732 HEAVENLY VIOLETS Fresh Cut Leaves. Free Rooting Service. Best of the Old, Many of the New Please send 10^ for descriptive list. MRS. MARY V. BOOSE 9 Turney Place Trumbull, Conn. 06611 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 AQUAPLANTERS SUPPLIES FLORA CARTS MR. & MRS. GEORGE F. VINCENT 96 Paul Molbert Rd. Jfudlce Phone 873-8437 or 873-6961 Duson, Louisiana 70529 MANY NEW VARIETIES on my Spring list which will be ready about March 1st. As usual my low, low prices will prevail on fresh-cut leaves, rooted cuttings and small plants. Mail order only. Send 100 for list. MILDRED V. WOODS 6009 Van Buren Ploee West New York, N. J. 07093 The African Violet Magazine, March, 1972 8 and she has read her magazines faithfully, learning much from them. I am having her membership renewed. In addition to being an excellent student, she assists in her father’s office and never misses Sunday School and church. She wrote me recently that she had found a “Violet Friend”. Her friend had violets once but be¬ came an invalid and had to part with them She is better now and starting over again. You can count on Matilda to come up with help. Her friend wants a “Navy Bouquet” and since I have several of them, I shall see that she gets one as soon as I find someone traveling to Houston. Not long ago her older sister said “Mama, those violets are the best thing that ever happened to Matilda. She just ‘turns on’ when she is showing them to me.” Matilda is doing what we should all be doing - - - helping someone enjoy our plants by sharing. Write an article for the African Violet Magazine. Come East In Seventy-Two With so many things in New York City, it is difficult to tempt you with any specific attraction. Bridges, the Statue of Liberty, Grant’s Tomb, Chinatown, Riverside Drive, Ed¬ gar Allen Poe’s home restored and maintained as it was when he lived there, Frauncis Tavern where George Washington said farewell to his troops — take your pick! Skyscrapers, United Nations Buildings, Rockefeller Center with its seasonal plantings, etc., etc. — take your pick. Wonderful trips have been planned, a good program is arranged and a tremendous show is promised. So come on to New York City. We’re looking for you! - - ^ - Did You Know . . . That Flora Stevens, 325 Park Avenue, Kent, Ohio, 44240 would like to correspond with other violet enthusiasts? She is unable to join a society of violet growers and her friends are not interested in her violet hobby, so she’d like to talk through letters with other violet grow¬ ers about their favorite houseplant. ENTER YOUR PLANTS IN 1972 — WIN A FLORACART For the Finest in Indoor Gardening ! EIVJOY 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 buttings! 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 2^^" 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 ® (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. 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. Write today for illustrated catalog. When you order, send check, money order or use Master Charge or Bank Americard. Give number. Ohio residents add 41/2% Sales Tax 131 1C West 80th Street Cleveland, Ohio 44102 The African Violet Magazine, March, 1972 9 Ulusiis from the “Ulini-Hlam” Mrs. Sidney {Ellie) Bogin Chr. Miniature & Semimini. Class. 39 Boyd Street Long Beach, N. Y. 11561 Correction: The last two sentences of my column in the November issue were inadvert¬ ently mixed up and one was left out. It should have read “Mint Blue (Lyon), white and blue double on tailored foliage. Nice size flower. Little Red (Maas), bright red single, tailored foliage and reversed burgundy leaves. It is a heavy bloomer. Leila Eginetes raved about it and I have my order in.’^ I haven’t received it as yet. Will let you know when I do and how it performs for me. How about your writing to me and letting ■me know about the cultivars that you find con¬ stantly exceed the size range they should be in? If enough of you have the same problem perhaps we can do something about their classification. Received a very nice letter from Miss Helps You Grow Finer Blooming African Violets! MSlfii Mlfttflffiiy bel^ler 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 ea$$icr feeding liquid balanced 5-8-7 formula Easier to use. Concentrated for economy All food- — no residues. Gives plants 13 needed trace elements. spray comJoi Quick, easy to use Kills aphids & mites, spiders & plant lice, exposed thrips & white flies, mealy bugs on house plants w I Colum Columbus, Ohio 43219 better feeding A finely ground food, pure DSP 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. piant fnod 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. VC- 13 soil insecticide 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, 1972 10 Mary Alchefskie of Allentown, Pa., telling me about her club's plants for a “Mini Town, U. S. A.” in their next scheduled show. It is not their theme, but it will have a tiny village with a miniature Court of Honor and minia¬ ture ribbons and rosettes. It sounds like a very cute idea. Have you any special plans for minis in your show? It would be nice to have pictures of original set-ups for the magazine. The New York State African Violet So¬ ciety has added two new classes to their sched¬ ule. They will now have classes for a collec¬ tion of three minis, amateur and commercial and a collection of three semiminis, amateur and commercial. They need not be registered, and the two best collections in each class will receive New York Minis Rosettes, 1st and 2nd. Wouldn't something like that be nice at an AVSA Convention? For those of you who plan on attending the AVSA Convention in New York City and have a distance to travel, why not plan on taking some minis and semiminis? They are easy to carry, nestled in a hat box, on plane, train, bus or what have you. New Varieties: I was lucky enough to re¬ ceive some new minis from Lyn Lyon that will be out in the spring. Keep your eyes open for these: ^Kicky Blue,’ huge medium blue star on a dark stippled leaf; 'Tippy Pink,’ a large single pink that seems to have a slight notch at the tip of each petal and also a dark stippled leaf; ‘Wee Delights,’ no bloom as yet and the same leaf; ‘Tiny Red Cap,’ no bloom, shiny dark leaf, and ‘Tiny Ellie’, lovely dark pink double on that strawberry type dark stippled leaf. Three beautifully variegated new semi¬ miniatures from Ethel Champion, ‘Royal Trink¬ et,’ ‘Azure Trinket’ and ‘Pink Trinket.’ No bloom on these yet. I also obtained cuttings of Kolb’s ‘Wild Lemon’ and ‘Mini-Pink.’ In the near future I expect to have oc¬ casional guest columnists and perhaps news of the new varieties on the West coast. There are still many copies of the minia¬ ture classification list available at 75 cents. If sending a check, please make it out to A.V.S.A. See you at the Convention! In Memoriam It is with sadness that the African Violet Society of Utah reports the death of their presi¬ dent, Mrs. Charles T. (Margaret) Brooks. We also learned with regret of the death of Edgar H. Thomas of Walnut Creek, Calif. Mem¬ orial services were held at Hull’s Walnut Creek chapel followed by private cremation and in¬ urnment in Hull’s Columbarium. NEW FOR 1972 GRANGER GARDENS $1.75 each plus shipping BLUE FLAIR— Dk. Blue Dble, Symmetrical Foliage. PINK FLAIR— Fluted soft pink dble. Slightly cupped foliage. RED FLAIR— Brilliant Red Dble. The 3 Flairs are show plants LAVENDER DELIGHT— Lt. Lav. Blooms with dark flecks. Dble. BLUE ROYALE— Deep Blue Fluted Blooms Lt. green foliage. LILAC TIME— Fringed Lilac Blooms. Med. green foliage. PURPLE JOY — Dk. Purple Dble. Dk. green red backed foliage RED JUBILEE— Lt. Red-Orchid Fluted Blooms. ROSE FRILLS— TwoToned Frilled Dble. Lt. Red-Lav. with Dk, Edge. SHAWNEE — Carmine Red Fluted Blooms. Dble. Lt. green foliage. TWINKLES^ — White Semi-Dble. with deep blue eye. Manelta's 1972 Varieties on Our List. Send 10^ 9515 Flower St., Bellflower CA 9-0706 NEW DECORATIVE PLANT STANDS Economical — Convenient 3 Level 40 Watt 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! 150 Brings Catalog of Growth Fluorescents, Plant Stands, Growth Lamps & Accessories SHOPLITE CO., INC. 566V Franklin Ave. Nutley, N. J. 07110 The African Violet Magazine, March, 1972 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 3505 Mozart Avenue CINCINNATI. OHIO 45211 Send stamp for price list to dept. V HOW. FOR YOUR BEAUTIFUL NEW MOLDED FIBER GLASS THE ALL-PURPOSE TRAY FOR FLOWER GROWERS! FITS ALL ^iora(^aA& on all models! . Interchangeable ATTRACTIVE NEUTRAL COLOR... Perma¬ nently molded-in to every tray! LIGHT-WEIGHT AND STRONG... Easy to handle... Won’t dent or break! RUST - PROOF — 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 Tray~-$9.55 2 TRAYS— $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¬ dents add 4%% sales tax. 1311 West 80th Street Cleveland, Ohio 44102 A VS Takes Part In Youth Project By Dick Meyers 140 Lorraine Avenue Or eland, Pa. 19075 What would you do if you or your African Violet Society were asked to participate in a project to teach youngsters how to enjoy the beauty of wildlife around them and learn by doing? The African Violet Society of Philadelphia accepted such an invitation to include the cul¬ ture of African violets in this project, spon¬ sored by the Delaware Valley Horticultural Society and conducted by Steve Cooper, a grad¬ uate student at the University of Pennsyl¬ vania. Each participating group was to con¬ duct three sessions, one each during the fall, winter and spring. In a heavy downpour of rain Jim Smith and I took off for our first session. Arriving at the classroom, we had ample time to set up an educational display and prepare the material Jim had brought with him. A few minutes later the first student ar¬ rived. Within 10 minutes there were 12 others — all girls between the ages of 10 and 13. Jim opened the program by explaining the educational exhibit. First, a fresh cut leaf and how to pot it. Then a rooted leaf, a clump of plantlets, a smaip plant, a plant with a sucker and finally a mature plant; next a seed pod and then a cotton packed display box with A.V. seeds displayed in it. He followed this with a group of our “Kissin’ Cousins” — Achimenes, which were up¬ rooted to show the rhizomes, Gloxinias, Episcias, Columneas, Aeschynanthus, Recht- steineria, Streptocarpus and Hypocyrtas. Each was briefly discussed, its growing habits, its root form and its blossom. Then the children were supplied with several 2" plastic pots, vermiculite and potting soil. Each was given an A. V. leaf and in¬ structed how to cut it and pot it in the vermi¬ culite. With name sticks in place, these pots were then placed in trays pre-filled with tepid water to wet them thoroughly. While they were soaking, Jim passed out clumps of plantlets. The children were then shown how to separate them and then how to start them in the potting mix. Here, J finally got my fingers into the act. Thirteen girls were just too many for Jim by himself. After this the girls were given the rhizomes from the Achimenes and shown how to plant them. As a little extra, each of them was The African Violet Magazine, March, 1972 12 given a starter size Episcia. Since the weather was not only very wet but also quite cool, Jim had prepared small boxes which just fit the bottom of super-market bags so the girls could transport their newly acquired treasures. When the session ended, and while Jim and I repacked the props to bring them home, we were assured of a comparable attendance for the next meeting. In conclusion, I have never witnessed a more attentive and willing group^ regardless of age and with a leader like Jim Smith, my job as assistant will never be open as I thoroughly enjoyed my small part in the pro¬ gram. - - MY SECRET GARDEN By Mrs. Ray C. Peterson St. Paul, Minn. It was an empty upstairs hall Not big, but big enough, Where Baron Walter von Saint Paul Might haunt a violet buff. With Gro-Lux on and eastern light, Humidifier going, This hidden spot with doors closed tight Is Tanga there a’growing. POSTPAID SUPPLIES Sudbury Soil Improvement Kit $5.95 Sudbury PH Soil Test Kit 1.39 Humiguide Hygrometer 3.75 African Violet Book By Helen Van Pelt Wilson 7.95 INSECTICIDES AND CONDITIONERS Dr. “V” Soil Insecticide 12 02. can $3.25 10 dose packet 1.25 Stim-U-PIant VC 13 4 ounces 1.25 Anti dione PM 5 ounces 1.39 Rock Phosphate 2 pounds 1.50 Dolomite Limestone 2 pounds 1.50 Sponge Rok (coarse) Vz bu. 2.75 Coarse Vermiculite % bu. 2.75 Isotox Systemic Granules 1 lb. can 2.98 PLASTIC POTS WHITE OR UTILITY COLOR. ALL POSTPAID. Please specify both Color and Type. If not specified, our choice will be sent. 50 100 2" Bound $ 1.25 $ 1.90 $ 3.00 2%" Round or Square 1.50 2.10 3.25 Round or Square 1.70 2.90 4.00 3" Round or Square, or Tub 1.90 3.00 5.25 Round or Tub 2.20 3.65 6.25 4" Round or Tub 2.50 4.15 7.00 5^' Tub 4.25 7.90 14.95 6" Tub 5/2.25 10/3.15 25/5.95 Jet Black Plastic Saucers 25 50 100 3" $1.95 $3.75 $ 6.95 4'^ 2.95 4.95 9.75 5" 3.25 6.00 11.00 6^' 3.75 6.95 12.95 Due to bigh postage i nlnimum order $4.00. Complete list of house plant supplies for Stamp. Texas residents include 4%% Texas Sales Tax. THE WALKERS Box 150 S Luling, Texas 78648 African Violets — Outstanding Varieties 10 plants, labeled, our selection . $8.00 10 fresh-cut leaves, our selection . 3.00 State Inspected Send Stamp for list SHOPTAW’S VIOLET HOUSE Rosewood Circle, Route #4, Paragould, Arkansas 72450 Tel. 501-256-6360 CASTLE VIOLETS 614 Castle Hd. Colo. Springs, Colo. 80904 6 plants — all different — labeled — prepaid — $5.00 20 leaves — all different — labeled — prepaid — ^.00 We grow over 300 varieties, but NO LIST. We ship from April to November. Orders shipped in rotation, as received. So order early and head my waiting list For immediate confirmation, send stamped, addressed card. FRATHEL’S ORIGINATIONS With spring comes the ever lovely new plants, new shapes, new colors. Better all around new beauties for '72. “DUET”, “ANGEL FACE”, “FIRST PRIZE” Stamp for list please Our booklet “Help for the amateur in growing African Violets step by step”. Only $1 per copy. 252 Cloy Ave. Rochester. N. Y. 14613 ATLAS FISH FERTILIZER Contains essential nitrogen, phosphorus and potash, plus, every trace element your plants need. All in a safe, long- lasting organic form. NO TOXIC CHEMICALS' If no dealer in your area, write direct to— -1015 O’brien Drive, Menlo Park, Calif. 94025 Qts. $2.50, Gal. $7.00 Postage Paid Reduced Prices and Postage A New Name for the Finest Quality Violets Send 100 NOW For Our Listing All Those Who Sent For Our List Last Season Will Receive It FREE This Year Edwards’ Nursery Dept. A.V. 2 10 Harbor View Court Staten Island, New York 10301 Local Soles 1-5 P.M., Sot. & Sun. Phone 727-9278 The African Violet Magazine, March, 1972 13 POSTPAID GROWING SUPPLIES Mag-Amp (7-40-6) Slow release plant food 8 oz. $1.30 Peters AV Special (12-36-14) 1 lb. . . . . 2.00 Peters Variegated Violet Special 1-lb. ............ 2.25 Black Magic AV Soil Mix 4 qts. ...................... l.p Charcoal (granulated) 2 lb. . . . 2.35 Sponge-Rok (medium grade) % bu. . . 2.95 Rock Phosphate, Dolomite Limestone, Greensand Leaf Mold, Hybrotite 4»lb bags each . . 2.35 Zones 5-8 please add 50 cents additional postage Isotox or Aerne Systemic (for mites and soil mealy bugs) 1-Ib. . . . . 3.98 Kelthane EC (miticide spray) 8 oz. . . . 3.45 Fumi-Soil Capsules (fumigates soil) 100 caps .... 5.50 VC-13 (Stim-U-Plant) (for nematodes) 4 oz. .... 1.35 Dr. “V” AV Soil Insecticide (for soil mealy bugs) 3.25 Zineb Fungic^’de (fungus diseases) 6 oz. . . 2.75 Acti-Dione PM (powdery mildew) 5 oz. . . 1.50 Terraclor (soil fungicide) 3-lbs. . . . 5.75 Rootone (rooting powder) 2-oz. . . . 2.25 AV Pest Guide (Free on request with orders of $5.00 or more) Spray-Away Respirator (protect yourself) . 5.25 Sudbury Soil-Test Kit . . . . . 6,45 Sudbury Soil Acidity Test Kit . . . . . 149 Magnifying Glass (20 power) . . 5.25 African Violet Book by Helen Van Pelt Wilson 7.95 A / & Ge.^neriad Questions Answered by 20 Experts, Helen Van Pelt Wilson, Editor ........ 6.95 How to Grow African Violets C, Rector . 1.95 1000 Thriftee Plastic Labels * x 3" . 3.70 1000 Thriftee Plastic Labels % x 4" . . 5.75 (White, green, pink, red, orange, yellow, blue, Not assorted.) 500 Lifetime (Style A) 4%" Vertical Stake Label 5.75 100 Lifetime (Style C) 6" Vertical Stake Label 2.98 50 2" X 5'' Tee Stakes (Style B) . 2.69 We stock bonemeal, cotton-seed meal, Ropco, super¬ phosphate, blood meal, Vitaloam. “Nature’s Way AV Soil,” plastic pots, and many other indoor gardening supplies. Send quarter for complete supply list. 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. Hipe-n-Gro Sunlite 17 in. diameter 19 in, high . Avocado Green with 22, watt wide spectrum ' Fluorescent Lamp $24.95 P.P, 4 Tray 8 Trof $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. BERNARD D. GREESON 3548 M. Cromer Milwaukee* Wlscwisln 53211 FLORALITE COMPANY Phone (414) 762-1770 4124A East Oakwooi Hd, Oak Creek, Wis. 53154 EXOTIC! NEW! DBL^S & SEMES BLUES AND PURPLES Like Wow . Wow! giant royal purple Sheer Luck . white & blue, free bloming Dark Giant .... huge dark purple, yellow stamens Royal Knight . giant reddish purple PINK Grace Foote . charming & beautiful Hot Pants . big hot pink, strong stems Heart of Dixie .... large light pink, deeper heart Full O’ Pink . loads of sparkling pink LILAC Lilac Morn . big bright light edged WHITE Great White Way .... A.V.S.A. Selection for 1972 “WHERE THE VIOLETS ARE” RED Darcie . . . best dbl. red best white edge Jazzberiy .... Empire State best 71 introduction Mock Rose .... many giant purplish rose flowers Holly Dolly . . . . vivid deep fuchsia red MINIATURES . . . a little pixie pink . bright light blue stars . . . named for Eliie Bogin TRAILERS . . . really trails . . rapid trailing dbl. pink . 2 inch dbl. pink flowers Pique Pixie Kicky Blue Tiny Eliie Violet Trail Mysterium Seventh Heaven Descriptive List Free PRICES — Any above $1.30 for one, $7.50 for 6 New York State Customers please add 4% sales tax and local tax. SHIPPING Minimum order is $5.00 plus $1.50 for Spec. Handling or $2.35 for ..Spec. Delivery. This offer is for rooted cuttings or starter plants. They will be shipped in the order received as soon as tne weather permits. Shipping date is April 15 to November 1st SORRY NO SHIPPING OVER SEAS NOTICE ROOTED CLUMPS are bigger on $10.00 orders. LYN DON LYO N 14 Mutchler St. Phone — ■ Area Code (315) 429-3591 Dolgeville, N.Y. 13329 The African Violet Magazine, March, 1972 14 RULES OF ORDER Until the National Association of Parlia¬ mentarians adopt Robert’s Rules of Order Newly Revised, AVSA will use Robert’s Rules of Order Revised as the parliamentary authority. 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 The 2 newest RHAPSODIE AFRICAN VIOLETS Candy, (white) and Linda (pink) 1 of each — $3.50 airmailed. FIVE different terrarium plants — ferns and mosses — $6.00 airmailed. African violet and fern list — stamp or 10^ FLORA GREENHOUSES Box 1191, Burlingame, Calif. 94010 GRO-LUX . . . . . . Prices subject to change. GRO-LUX WIDE SPECTRUM NATUR-ESCENT . . . VITALITE 4-48" 40 SPACE-SAVER STANDS "SUNLIGHTER" Beautiful 8 -tray light weight steel stand 24" square, 54" high, 16" between trays. Hi -impact soft green plastic portable trays. Fluorescent fixtures complete with cord and 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, Sunbowl Planter $12.95, De-luxe Intermatic Timer $9.95. Send for literature. Add 4% Tax in Wis. .6 — 48" 40 Watt Gro-Lux . $25.80 6 — 36" 30 Watt Gro-Lux . . . $20.40 6 — 24" 20 Watt Gro-Lux . . $20.40 6 — 18" 15 Watt Gro-Lux . . $17.15 .6 — 48" 40 Watt Gro-Lux Wide Spectrum . $10.95 48" 40 Watt 4 — 24" 20 Watt or 4 — 18" 15 Watt Natur-Escent . $13.95 $19.95 4-24" 20 watt . . . $19.15. 8-Tray Sunlighter $36.95 4-Tray Sunlighter 2-Tray Sunlighter $24.95 $12.95 Special 24" — ^20 Watt Fixtures for Sunlighter Gro-Lux, Wide Spectrum tubes, Timers, Humidity trays, Markers, Books, 2 and 4 tube Wide Space Dual Light Fluorescent Fixtures. Free $2.00 Mist Sprayer with order of $10.00 or more. PRICE . . . . $19.95 ppd. add $2.50 for Humidity Troy. 24" High, 24" Wide FLORALITE CO. Phone (414) 762-1770 412411 E. Ookwood Rd. Oak Creek, Wis. 53154 ^ioUt Over 425 new ancd olci 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, pre¬ paid $7.00 Box 231 Cameron, Texas 76520 Highway 36 and 190 West Open only on Saturday and Sunday afternoons The African Violet Magazine, March, 1972 15 KOLB'S NEW INTRODUCTIONS FOR 1972 $1.50 per rooted cutting, 75^ 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. KOLB'S PREVIOUS INTRODUCTIONS $1.00 per rooted cutting, 35§t fresh-cut leaf GOLLI — Huge fringed double white edged slightly in green, splashes of pink and some red in bloom, slightly waved foliage. 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. PERFECTA PINK — Excellent double pink, many per stem, on dark tailored foliage. Good. 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 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. SECRET LOVE — A huge frilled semi-double peach-pink bloom edged in deeper band of peach on dark foliage. SKY CLIPPER — Blue semi-double, blossom mottled with white markings, odd bloom, tailored foliage. STAR FIRE — A beautiful light raspberry frilled double with white star markings in petals, slightly wavy foliage. STAR MAGIC — Double light pink blossom on dark tail¬ ored foliage, makes a good show plant. STATELINER — The 2nd best new introduction at the Phila. convention. A prolific double light pink star edged in fuchsia on tailored foliage. THINKIN’ PINK — A prolific double frilled pink on slightly waved 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. These rooted cuttings may be ordered from this ad. $1.25 for postage and packing, Air Mail 4 rooted cuttings for $1.00, fresh cut leaves $1.00 for any amount. Special Delivery 75^. New Jersey Customers must add 5 % Sales tax. Send stamped envelope for spring list. Shipping will begin in APRIL IF WEATHER PERMITS. Order early as they will be shipped in the order they are received. $1.25 postage and packing — Air Mail 4 rooted cuttings for $1.00. Fresh cut leaves $1.00 for any amount. KOLB’S GREENHOUSES 725 Belvidere Road Phillipsburg, IMew 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, 1972 16 Photo by Kolb Photo by Kolb IRISH DUDE ^eautie4^ ^ MORE FURY The African Violet Magazine, March, 1972 17 I INVITATION TO JUDGE | (EDITOR'S NOTE; Are you planning to invite an out- of-town judge or judges to judge your show? Be sure you give explicit information when you ask them to judge a show). An invitation should give all the details of why, when and how or where. For instance, an invitation to a wedding tells who is wedding whom, the date of the wedding as well as where and the time; and if the invitee is sup¬ posed to go to the reception, another card is enclosed which also tells where it is to be, when it is to be and if it is a breakfast, lunch¬ eon or dinner. An invitation to judge should give the same information. Writing a judge and saying, ‘Will you judge our show which will be held March 7th and 8th” tells the recipient only that there will be a show and when. Since none of the essentials are included one cannot really know if one will be able to go. In order to make a decision a person should know where the judging will take place, and what time it will take place. Of course, a local resident might call someone and ask but if the judge is from a town far away she cannot decide if she can get there in time should the show be judged, let us say at 9 A.M. If your show is judged at an early hour and your judge must come a great distance, you should in your invitation say if your judge is to be the guest of someone in your club the night before or if she should check in at such and such a motel. A judge hesitates to check in at a motel for fear the expense might be too great for the club. She also hes¬ itates to ask if she is to be the guest of some¬ one in the club for fear that she will be ac¬ cused of inviting herself. If you say nothing about the arrangements, she must then decide if she wants to get up at an unusually early hour in order to be sure to get there. If the judging is to occur in the late afternoon or even evening, she must decide if she is willing to take a long drive home at night or even if she should stand the expense hereself of a motel for the night. So — judge committees, how about giving judges all the details in the first place — Please?? ad laaied The Choice of All Flower Growers COMPLETE WATER SOLUBLE FERTILIZER FOR GROWING AFRICAN VIOLETS PLANT MARVELLS 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., 81.10 package makes 125 gals , $1.75 package makes 250 gals, of rich liquid plant food. Also available in 2V> 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. AV71, 624 W. 119th St. FREE SAMPLE; Write for free sample and copy of our African violet folder. Chicago, Illinois 60628 The African Violet Magazine, March, 1972 18 Reservoir Wick Pot " Detailed instructions and sample of VOLKMANN BROS. CONSTANT FEED FERTI¬ LIZER sent with order. 1-5 . $1.50 Postpaid 6-19 . 1.30 Postpaid 20 - up . 1.10 Postpaid VOLKMANN BROS. GREENHOUSES 2714 Minert St, Dallas, Texas 75219 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 luggirjg 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 75t 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 13110 West 80th Street Cleveland, Ohio 44102 j^nnalee ^^^oletry 29-50 214 Place, Bayside, N.Y. 11360 STANDARDS DORI FUN CITY GALAHAD TOP CAT TRAILERS MYSTERIUM SEVENTH HEAVEN TRAIL MAGIC VIOLET TRAIL MINIATURES MINI MISS TIPPY PINK LITTLE RED KICKY BLUE PIQUE PIXIE COCO SNOW BABY SILVER BELLS TINY RED CAP TINY ELLIE Send stamped addressed envelope for com¬ plete list. 1971 “Judges & Exhibitors A.V. Handbook" All changes, additions and new rules in this Turquoise Cover revision. $2 00 per copy, or reduced prices if 25 or more copies purchased. RUTH G. CAREY 3800 Garden Drive Knoxville, Tenn. 37918 LEAVES/PLANTS • FAMOUS VARIETIES & NEWER A. V.’s (650 var. list 200,' refundable) you may find a lost love, or new one. Leaf list goes way back to firsts (Modest prices). Specials: Our var. choice: 1. c. Ivs: 15 - $4.57. Starter Plants: 10 - $7.07. (Add $1 postage to plant orders.) Seed. $1.07. FFOULKES 610 Bryan St JaeksonvUle, Fla. 32202 NEW VARIETIES FOR 1972 New series with sturdy tailored foliage. Very large double flowers in tremendous clusters. Colors— clear and bright. We love them ■— hope you do. CANDY APPLE — red FINAL TOUCH — pink PARK AVENUE — purple WINDBLOWN — royal blue and MIDGET MIDNIGHT — new royal blue miniature. Single flowers, tiny tailored leaves. Send STAMP for SHIPPING LIST. Small plants of many 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 The African Violet Magazine, March, 197!2 19 WINDBLOWN (Photo by Champion's) The African Violet Magazine, March, 1972 20 CD £ E > n o o x: a. R566 CD jz; E > o ■M o D. RICHTER'S RICHES (Seedlings for 1972) R573 The African Violet Magazine, March, 1972 21 I State Show at I Kingwood Center | Queen St. Paulia held her royal court at Kingwood Center in Mansfield, Ohio, with thousands of her loyal subjects paying her homage during the three-day convention of the Ohio State African Violet Society. More than 358 plants were entered. Mrs. Marvin Garner, state president, and Mrs. Henry Birchner, awards chairman, pre¬ sided during the presentation of the following awards: Best of Show, “Fanfare,” Mrs. V. M. Clay, Cleveland; Queen of Show, “Bellring*er,” Mrs. Otto Fensel, Parma; AVSA Silver Sweepstakes Bowl, Mrs. Jack Westfall, Troy; King of Show, “Leawala,” Mrs. Carl Meyer, Greenville; Best of Show runnerup, “Precious Garnet,” Mrs. Glen Clark, Covington; AVSA Collection Award, first place, “Presto Pink,” “Tommie Lou,” “Bellringer,” Mrs. Clyde Rosaa, Con- neaut; second place. “Silver Pinafore,” “Morn¬ ing Sky,” “Purple Popcorn,” Mrs. J. Westfall; Ohio State Award, best collection of three Ohio varieties. Blue Rosette, “True Blue,” “Roval Flush.” “Blue Reverie,” Mrs. Rosaa; Mrs. Marvin Garner, Mrs. Henry Birchner Green Rosette, “Firebird,” “Blue Power,” “Prec¬ ious Garnet,” Mrs. Westfall. Painesville will be the 1972 convention city with headquarters at the Concord Motor Inn. Dates are Oct. 19-22. — - - — Write an article for the African Violet Magazine. NEW RELEASES FOR SPRING, 1972 ALL BLUE — 'Medium blue fluted semidouble showing bright yellow stamens. Blooms stand well above bright green tailored foliage. AMAZEMENT — Medi um blue double. Flower petals have white backing which curls to show white edge. Lots of bloom. Tailored foliage. ARTISTIC — Crested smoky rose semidouble with dark¬ er markings. Very dark tailored foliage, EMBLEM — 'Clusters of pink double blooms on slightly spooned foliage. Neat and sweet. FAR STAR — Large crested pink star bloom, with ex¬ cellent dark tailored foliage. GRETCHEN — ' Pretty mauve double with raspberry tips on top petals. Dark tailored foliage. ICE CUBE — ■ White semidouble with some pink shading. Heavy bloomer. Light green tailored foliage. LIBERTY LADY — Huge pale orchid semidouble with deep violet tips on top petals. Vivid yellow stam¬ ens. Tailored foliage. LIZBET — ■ Clusters of bright double blossoms, with strong dark quilted foliage. Very heavy bloomer. MANHATTAN — - Large white double with some pink shading. Excellent bright green tailored foliage. NIGHT LIFE — Deep, dark blue double, showing bright yellow stamens. Excellent symmetrical round quilted foliage. PHANTOM STAR — -Huge pink star with radiating lines through blossom. Tailored foliage. STEP UP — -Bright blue fluted semidouble with vivid yellow stamens. Blooms are held well above neat tailored foliage. Super! SURFER- — Dainty frilly white double with bright green frilly foliage. UPTOWN — Brilliant pink double, with very dark, red backed foliage. Extra heavy bloomer. lllustiated Spring 1972 list ready now, with our new releases and many older varieties. Send 10^ for your copy. Prices on Spring 1972 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 GREENHOUSES 9529 Indianapolis Boulevard Highland, Indiana 46322 (U.S. Route 41, 3 miles north of U.S. Route 30) The African Violet Magazine, March, 1972 22 YOUR LIBRARY Mrs. Wayne Schroeder 1739 No. 7Mh Court Elmwood Park^ III. 60635 March, the month which begins a new AVSA year, is a time for recounting the suc¬ cesses and failures of the Library operations. This past year there has been a consistent up¬ ward trend in reservations for slide programs, yearbook packets, and program planning pack¬ ets. This is a rewarding sign and is much ap¬ preciated by the Library Committee. On the other hand several programs were lost in the mail and some “constructive com¬ ment” sheets advised us of slides missing from the programs. When slides are carelessly left in the club’s projector they never seem to find their way back to the program. If by some chance you have found slides that belong to AVSA, won’t you please return them to me as soon as possible? All of the slides are orig¬ inals and most of them cannot be replaced. Keep ordering programs and also keep up your comments— we count on them to improve and keep up to date in the Library! A brand new program simply titled “THE AFRICAN VIOLET PLANT” is now available from the AVSA Knoxville office. This slide program is an indepth study of the variety of foliage and blossoms of the African violet. It is especially helpful to anyone who would like to classify their plants according to leaf type and color of blossom. Your club will benefit great¬ ly from an afternoon of discussion, along with the slides as visual identification, of the plant itself. It also includes the diseases that affect the leaves of a plant. So far the clubs who have viewed it for a “test project” have found it well worth while. Neva Anderson of St. Louis is to be thanked for her excellent slides and also for her research and proof reading of commentary of this program. Her help is much appreciated. Once again we are looking forward to ob¬ taining slides of the AVSA Convention Show in New York City. If all goes well this slide program will be available from the AVSA office in Knoxville, Tennessee, July 1. If you have suggestions for future pro¬ grams that would be helpful to your club, won’t you please let me know! New York City is the next stop on the AVSA Convention route. We are all looking forward to seeing you there! Worried About Arrivals For those who will drive to New York City, there is a map elsewhere in this issue which should make it easy for you to reach the Hotel McAlpin. Unless you feel that your car will be a necessity, it is wiser to leave it at home — but if you need it to get your plants here, do drive! Free parking is not available, but we are trying to arrange parking for you where it will not cost more than the Con¬ vention to park. If you are arriving by plane, DO NOT TAKE A TAXI FROM THE AIRPORT. The cost is prohibitive. Use the airport buses. Ar¬ riving via Newark Airport, the bus will de¬ liver you to the West Side Air Terminal at 42nd Street and 10th Avenue. From either Laguardia or J. F. Kennedy Airport the bus will bring you to the East Side Air Terminal at 1st Avenue and 31st Street. From either of these it will be simple to take a taxi on to the hotel. Coming from the East Side Terminal be sure your driver brings you to the 33rd Street entrance of the McAlpin. From the West Side Terminal tell him you want to go to the 34th Street entrance . . . this will avoid driving around extra blocks and running up your fare! If you ARE driving and bringing a lot of plants, the hotel management advises that the freight elevator on the 33rd Street side of the McAlpin will be in service from 7:00 A.M. until sometime in the evening. We are plan¬ ning to have a committee prepared to assist you in unloading your plants and getting them onto the elevator. Consequently, it will be wise to write to the Reservations chairman as soon as possible advising approximately what time you plan to arrive and as nearly as pos¬ sible how many plants you will have so we can be prepared to assist you. Of course, if you plan to arrive in the middle of the night, unloading may be a prob¬ lem, but we’ll try! The African Violet Magazine, March, 19T2 23 BLUSHING ROZETTE (Granger's) Grown by Mrs. Newell Mallette (Photo by Burton) The African Violet Magazine, March, 1972 24 GRANGER GARDENS New Releases For Spring 1912 PURPLE JOY — extremely dark purple double blooms on dark olive green tailored foliage, red backed. RED FLAIR — brilliant red double on symmetrical tailored foliage. This plant well adapted to commercial or show plant finishing. BLUE ROYALE — pure, large, deep blue fluted blooms over light green foliage, available after May 1st. LILACTIME — huge fringed lilac blooms over medium green tailored foliage. BLUE FLAIR — dark blue counterpart of Red Flair, possessing same cultural capabilities of the three Flairs, symmetry, pliability, and ease of finishing into a well balanced show plant. RED JUBILEE— soft light red-orchid fluted blooms over ornamental foliage. TWINKLES— (May 1st shipping) outstanding white semi double with brilliant deep blue eye, held well over light green tailored foliage. PINK FLAIR — very large slightly fluted soft pink double, slightly cupped olive green tailored foliage. (MAY 1st) The above eight varieties are or will be available at dates listed above with descriptions. We feel that they will be welcome additions to the Granger strains you are now growing. The following varieties have been registered: Granger Lilac Time, Majestic, Serenade, Blue Velveteer, Carefree, Red Flair, Rose Frost, Pink Jubilee, Camelot, Blue Royale, Peach Frost, Carousel, Fashionaire, Festival, and Peppermint. Watch the next issue of your magazine for release date and description of our brand new white semi double. A surefire must for collectors and commer¬ cial alike. Shipping to the Wholesale trade only. Growers, dealers and organizations may have our current wholesale trade list upon request, please include stamp for listing. Wholesale and retail sales at the greenhouses daily from 8 A.M. til 5 P.M. Shipping year round by air freight. UPS service will resume April 15th and continue until November 15th. PLEASE NOTE. AFTER JULY 1st, 1972, WE WILL NO LONGER BE OPEN ON SUNDAYS AND HOLIDAYS. GREENHOUSES OPEN FOR SALES MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY ONLY. GARDENS 1060 Wilbur Road, Medina, Ohio 44256 Phone (216) 239-9300 The African Violet Magazine, March, 1972 25 COMING EVENTS Mar. 25-28 Mar. 25-26 Mar. 2-4 Mar. 4-5 The Upper Pinellas AVS* 13 th onnued show, “Treasure Chest of Violets", at Sunshine Mall, Missouri Avenue, Clearwater, Fla. Mar. 2, I to 9 p.m.; Mcnr. 3, 9 a.m. to 3 p-tn.; Mar. 4, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mrs. Andrew Suder, show ohcdrman; Mrs. Wm. Parkins, staging chairman. Metropolitan St. Louis A VS' 19th annual show, “Wings of Spring," in Floral DisploY House at Missouri Botaniced (Shaw's^ Garden, Mrs. H. S. Johnson, chairman; Mrs, S. R. Doerk- sen, vice chainnan. B4ar. 4, 2-6 p.m.; Mar. 5, 9 a.m. - 8 p.m. Mar. 25-28 AprU 1-2 April 6-8 Mar. 11-12 Mohawk Valley AVS' exhibit in the Hall of the Hilderbrond, Davis Post 1895, VFW, 609 Draper Avenue, near Broadway (Bellevue section), Schenectady, N. Y, Mar. 11, 1 to 9 p.m.; Mar. 12, 1 to 8 p.m. April 8-9 March 11-12 15th annual African violet show presented by the Desert African Violet Society and the Old Pueblo African Violet Society at Ran¬ dolph Park Recreation Hall, South Alvernon Way, Randolph Park, Tucson, Arir. Mar. 11, 3 to 8 p.m.; Mar. 12, 10 a.m. to 5 pmi. April 8-9 Mar. 12-19 African Violet Society of Philadelphia to por- ticipate in Philadelphia Flower Show, and to present educational cmd cultural display in Philadelphia Flower Show under direction of G. D. McDade. Culture sheets to be distrib¬ uted cmd members to answer questions and offer advice. April 8-9 Mar. 18-19 Mar. 18-19 Mar. 18-19 Mar. 22-24 Mar. 25-26 Mar. 25-26 First Austin AVS of Austin, Texas, to hold show, “A Fantasy of Flowers" at Austin Area Garden Center, Zither Park. Mar. 18, 1 to 5 p.m.; Mar, 19, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pomona AVS' 19th annual show, “Our Hot P(l)ants", at U.S. National Bonk, Bonita & D Streets, LaVerne; co-chairmen Mrs. Roy Weekes and Mrs. Alex Mueller. Mar. 18, 1 to 8 p.m.; Mar, 19, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. African Violet Study Club of Wichita's ex¬ hibit and sale at the Diamond Inn, 6815 W. Kellogg (Highway 54.) Mar. 18, 1 to 6 p.m.; Mar. 19, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Delaware African Violet Society's sixth show to be held at Strowbridge & Clothier audi¬ torium, Governor Prints Blvd., Wilmington, Deia. Theme, “Carnival of Violets." Show to be conducted during regular store hours. Border Cities AVC of Detroit, Mich., to present 19th annual show at Don Polski Hall, 5505 E. McNicholas at Buffalo. Theme, “Heavenly Violets". Mar. 25, 2 to 8 p.m.; Mar. 26, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Co-chairmen, Mrs. Elmer Reynolds and A. M. Leslie. San Mateo County AVS' annual show at Howard Johnson's, Boyshore at Whipple, in Redwood City. Show chcdman, Ethel Leary. No adnissimi. Mar. 25, 2 to 9 p.m.i Mar. 26, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 8-9 April 13-15 April 14-15 April 15-16 April 28-29 First AVC of Dallas' 18th cornual show, “Vio¬ lets in Big D, the All American City," at Expressway Lanes, 5910 Central Expressway. African Violet Society of Syracuse to stage 20th annual spring show at Rockefeller Meth¬ odist Church, 350 Nottingham Hd., Syrocuse, N. Y. Open to public at no charge. Mar. 25, 2 to 9 p.m.; Mar. 26, 1 to 7 p.m. Theme, “Spring Fling." Long Islcmd AVS' 18th annuol show. “The Age of Violets", at Rockdale Center Recre¬ ation Center, 111 Oceanside Road, (north of Sunrise highway) Rockville Centra, N.Y. Show Chairmen, Mrs. Edward Hagan, 79 Brenner Avenue, Bethpage, N. Y. 11714. Desert AVS to hold African violet show at annual Lilac Festival in Courson Park build¬ ing, 1002 East Ave. Q, Palmdale, Calif. African Violet Society of Springfield, Dela¬ ware County.Pa. to hold annual show in the auditorium of Strowbridge & Clothier, Balti¬ more Pike and Woodland Ave. Springfield. Theme: “Springfield Violet Carnival" Chair¬ man: Mrs. M. C. Hinebaugh, Jr. April 6, 3:00 - 9:30; April 7, 10:30 - 9:30; April 8, 10:30 - 4:00. Potomac Council of AV Judges to hold show at Cerebral Palsy Development Center in Falls Church, Va. Theme, “Election '72“Vote AVSA"... Show Chairman, Mrs. Thomas M. McNeely. Open to public. April 8, 5:30 to 9 p.m.; April 9, 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. Town and Country African Violet Society, Inc., to hold ninth onnual show in Second National Bank community room, Roseberry street, Phillipsburg, N. J. Theme, “Violets, U.S.A." Mrs. Lewis Popp cmd Mrs. Kenneth Teada, co-chairmen. April 8, 3:30 to 8 p.m.; April 9, 12 to 6 p.m. African Violet Society of Philadelphia's annual show, “African Violets Under the Big Top", at Watertown Recreotion Center on Hcariwell Lane, east of Germantown Avenue in Chest¬ nut Hill, Philadelphia, Pa. G. D. McDade, chcdrmeai, promises a continuous performance by the “Queens of St. Paullo." Nougaionlc AVS to hold annual judged show ot Boothe Memorial Park, Stratford, Conn. Theme, “Violets at Anchor." April 8, 2 to 5 p. m.; April 9, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. African Violet Club of Trenton, N. J., to hold show, “Polynesian Holiday With Violets", at the Groce St. Paul's Episcopal Church, East State Street extension, MercervUle, N. J. Old Dominion Africcm Violet Society of North¬ ern Virginia to hold 12th annual show at the Tysom Comer Shopping Center in Northern Virginia. Theme, “Love Is . . . ", featuring Africcm violets cmd other gesneriads; To bene¬ fit Cerebral Pedsy Development Center of Northern Virginia. Ventura County AVS, third show at Ventura Recreotion Center, 1261 E. Main Street, Ven¬ tura, CoUI. North Shore AVS of Li^n, Mass, to hold 17th emnual show at North Shore Shopping Center auditorium. Route 114 ot 128, Peabody, Moss. Admission free. (Continued on Page 69) The African Violet Magazine, March, 1972 26 REGISTERED AFRICAN VIOLETS The African Violet Society of America, Inc. December 1, 1961 to December 1, 1971 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, all AVSA 1948 registrations, and all registered Honor Roll varieties. 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 ot 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”) Name Reg* No. Date Reg. Applicant Code Abe Lincoln 1745 10-25-67 Rose Knoll Gardens DB 2dS Ace of Cedar Rapids 834 11-30-56 S. A. Nemec DV 63 s S Ace of Orchids 835 11-30-56 S. A. Nemec 0 35 dS Adele 1431 3-4-64 Mrs. Fred Weyland OX36dfL Adele Tretter 1665 12-15-66 Bob Kramer DP3 dL Adlyn 1361 5-29-63 N. DeLandis PW-E 8 d L After Dark 2117 11-27-70 Richter Greenhouse DV 38 d S After Five 2146 12-7-70 Champion’s AV DV57sfL Admiral* AVS-48 Armacost & Royston V3 sS Admiral Amazon 1 AVS-48 Armacost & Royston V6sL Afterglo (See Naomi’s Afterglo) Alabaster (See Richter’s Alabaster) Albino Blue Eyes 2211 9-13-71 Vangie Harris WVC 27 d S-M Alakazam 1723 9-6-67 Lyndon Lyon MR 3 dc S Alaska 1413 11-21-62 Champions African Violets W3578 dS Aletha Martin 1025 4-16-58 Kahler Gardens BW-E 358 fd L 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-E62dfS Alice Watters 2113 11-21-70 Mrs. N. Patterson WP-E 5 sf S All Smiles 1610 4-18-66 Mrs. C. Palmquist PG-E5dfS Alluring (See Frathel’s Alluring) Alpine Rose 1815 2-16-68 Volkmann Bros. P29dS Amazon Pink* AVS - 48 Armacost & Royston MP 568 sL Americana 1595 3-14-66 Granger Gardens BX 2 dS American Beauty 1403 10-25-63 Manelta Lanigan MR 8dL AMERICAN SERIES Frills 1708 7-8-67 Dr. S. Reed DP5dS Joy 1350 5-13-63 Dr. S. Reed V358 dS Mayfair 1709 7-8-67 Dr. S. Reed DV 39 d S The African Violet Magazine, March, 1972 27 Melody 1349 5-16-63 Vigor 1348 5-16-63 Amethyst 12 11-26-57 Andy Griffiths 1999 10-24-69 Angel (See Persian Angel) Angela (See Granger Gardens Angela) Angela Kristine 1935 6-19-69 Angela Marie 2122 11-27-70 Angel Lace (See Granger Gardens’ Angel Lace) Angelo 1659 11-29-66 Angel Song (See Shangri-La Angel Song) Angel Wings (See Shangri-La Angel Wings) Ann Slocomb 1907 11-17-68 Appaloosa 1512 6-11-65 Apple Blossom Pink 2081 7-10-70 Apple Blossom Time (See Westwinds Apple Blossom Time) April Love (See Granger Garden’s April Love) Aquarius 2176 3-25-71 Ardesia (See Kuhl’s Ardesia) Astro Orchid Astro Pink Astro Purple Astro Rainbow At Dawning Atomic Gold Supreme Attention Audry Aurora’s Fairest Aurora’s Innocent Aurora’s Pink Lady Aurora’s Queen Anne Autumn Russet Autumn Splendor Ayer’s Rock Azalea Rose Azure Beauty Dr. S. Reed P58dfS Dr. S. Reed P8dL Armacost & Royston 0 38sS J. B. Griffiths DR 35 dS-M Ernest Fisher DPG-E 35 s-dc L Ernest Fisher R-P 23 s S Mrs. Concetta J. Grasso D-B 278 s-dc S M. Lanigan P 58 dL Champion’s African Violets DWC 379 d S Tinari Greenhouses P-OX 348 s-dS H. R. Albro R-0 35 dS Tinari Greenhouses OX 23 d S Tinari Greenhouses D-P2s-dfS Tinari Greenhouses V2dS Tinari Greenhouses O&PX 23 s-d S R. & M. Watts LRX 59 s-d S Madison Gardens LPG-E 356 d S Earl T. Kolb LB2sL Gordon R. Coon D-PX 356 dS Benke’s R 58df S Benke’s Greenhouse WPC 39 s-dL Benke’s Greenhouse MPX 29 d S Benke’s Greenhouse WPC 3 dL Granger Gardens R-P35dfS Pearl & E. H. Thomas WVGC 5 dS Dr. S. Crawcour DP 356 dS Ernest Fisher MPX 29 dc S Ulery Greenhouses WBC3dL 2156 1-11-71 2157 1-11-71 2158 1-11-71 2159 1-11-71 1589 2-3-66 1448 3-23-64 1483 11-25-64 1754 11-7-67 2008 11-2-69 2009 11-2-69 2010 11-2-69 2011 11-2-69 1777 11-15-67 1336 11-23-62 1556 10-11-65 1502 2-20-65 19 10-9-52 B Baby Dear 1864 9-9-68 Lyndon Lyon W 29 dc M Baby Doe 2032 11-28-69 Mrs. Kiesling M G-E 5 df L Baby Pink 2104 10-31-70 Lyndon Lyon P 8dcM 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 DP 8 dS Barbary Coast (See Gold Rush Barbary Coast) Baronette 1520 7-30-65 Granger Gardens WBC 1 s-d S Baystater 2078 6-3-70 Harry Albro DVW-E 9 d S Beaming 972 12-11-57 Select Violet House DP 59 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 Bergen Strawberry Sherbert 1566 11-5-65 Bergen Co. A.V.S. LP 3 d SM Berries & Cream 1359 5-28-63 Champions African Violets OX78dcS Bethleman Beacon 1814 2-8-68 Mrs. H. Stine M-D-BW-E 2 s S Betsy Ross 1915 124-68 Tinari Greenhouses R-P 3 d S Bettina 2189 5-15-71 Mrs. R. Reed D-PX35 s-dfS 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 ‘N’ Bold 1392 8-5-63 Granger Gardens BW-E 39 s S Black Jack 1229 5-3-61 Mrs. Lowell L. Mason R 38 dS Black Magic 32 4-8-54 Granger Gardens D-B 8 d L Bloomin’ Fool 1473 10-5-64 Richter’s Greenhouse MB 8dS Blue Alisa 1432 3-4-64 Mrs. Fred Weyland LB 36 d S Blue Bird* AVS - 48 Merkel & Sons MB 389 sL Blue Bouquet 1675 3-10-67 Mrs. H. R. Stine MB 3 dL Blue Boutonniere 1521 7-30-65 Granger Gardens LB 5 dS Blue Boy* 41 AVS - 48 Armacost & Royston BV 89 s S Blue Boy Improved* AVS - 48 Mrs. W. H. Odom BV 895 s L Blue Boy Supreme* AVS - 48 Mrs. W. H. Odom BV 63 s S Blue Chips 1340 11-29-62 Naomi’s African Violets DB983 sL The African Violet Magazine, March, 19T2 28 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* AVS - 48 Tinari Floral Gardens LB 8 sS Blue Girl* AVS-48 Ulery’s Greenhouse BV4 sS Blue Hawaii 1841 5-10-68 V. Constantinov M-B 2 d L Blue Hills 1557 10-11-65 Dr. S. Crawcour DV 268 dS 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 11-19-65 Mrs. R. Watts DB 359 df S Blue Modiste (See Granger Gardens’ Blue Modiste) Blue Monarch 1816 2-16-68 Volkmann Bros. D-B 29 d S Blue Nocturne (See Granger Gardens’ Blue Nocturne) Blue N’ Gold 1797 11-28-67 White Cloud Farm DB 57 df S 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 dS Blue Paradise 1435 3-23-64 Madison Gardens DBX 358 dS-M Blue Pacific 2095 9-30-70 Constantinov BW-E 23 d L Blue Peak 862 2-1-57 Ulery’s Greenhouses BW-E 38 dS Blue Pom (See Granger Gardens’ Blue Pom) Blue Power 1990 9-13-69 Mrs. C, S. Hawley MBX 29 s L Blue Reverie 2013 11-14-69 Granger Greenhouses LBX 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 MB 28 dS Blue Skies of Aurora 2012 11-2-69 Benke’s Greenhouses DB 39 s-d L Blue Sparkler 2212 9-13-71 Vangie Harris BW-E 36 d S Blue Stocking 1558 10-11-65 Dr. S. Crawcour DB 456 sS Blue Treasure* AVS - 49 Merkel & Son BV 38 sL Blue Velveteer (See Granger’s Blue Velveteer) Blue Willow 1873 10-24-68 E, Fisher B-OWC 23 sc L Blushing Maiden* AVS - 48 Ulery’s Greenhouse W89sS Blushing Mermaid 1484 11-25-64 Earl T. Kolb WPC 5 df S Bluzette 1953 7-9-69 Richter’s Greenhouse B 35 dS Bob’s French Flair 1701 6-27-67 Mrs. E. Kramer MPW-E 2 s L Bob’s Remark 1666 12-15-66 Bob Kramer MP 359 dfc L Bold Lad 1746 10-25-67 Rose Knoll Gardens MBW-E 29 s-d S Bonfire 1689 5-27-67 Tinari Greenhouse WRC 3 sf S 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. L Haseltine P 2 s-d S Boyce Edens 73 12-28-53 Mrs. S. O. Nichols OX 32 sL Bradshaw’s Choice 2123 11-27-70 Ernest Fisher B-VW-E 23 s-dc L Breckenridge 1830 4-1-68 Rose Thomas W 2 dS Brenda 1940 6-27-69 Mrs. X. R. Randall WB-E 57 sf S Brides Maid 876 2-20-57 Ulery’s Greenhouse DBW-E 39 d S Brigadoon 1014 11-14-69 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 BUD’S SERIES Kimberly 938 9-12-57 Tay-Bow African Violets BW-E 5 df S Pink Begonia 1126 4-3-59 Tay-Bow African Violets DP 8 sS Strike Me Pink 1093 1-9-59 Tay-Bow African Violets DP4 dS Burgandy Wasp 1968 7-26-69 Dates Violetry R-VX 2 sf S Butterfly 1842 5-10-68 V. Constantinov BX 5 df S Butterfly White 1983 8-29-69 Lyndon Lyon W 28 s-dc S c Cabaret 2015 11-14-69 Granger Greenhouses DR-W-E 35 df S Calico Kitten 1716 7-31-67 Mrs. L. E. Trokovich MBRC 237 dM 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 dfS Calumet Beacon 85 12-21-54 Richter’s Greenhouse BWC 8 d S Cambridge Pink 1325 11-21-62 Granger Gardens DPX 93 d S Camelot (See Granger’s Camelot) Camelot Rose 1396 8-5-63 Granger Gardens DO 35 s S Camille 1778 11-15-67 Granger Gardens MPW-E 23 df S Canadiana ’67 1578 11-26-65 Ernest Fisher DV 23 sc S Canadian Centennial 1649 9-8-66 Lyndon Lyon DPW-E 28 dc S 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 d S Captivation 1908 11-27-68 M. Lanigan M-PRC 8 d L Carefree (See Granger’s Carefree) Carmelita (See Richter’s Carmelita) Carousel (See Granger’s Carousel) The African Violet Magazine, March, 19T2 29 Carnival 1690 5-27-67 Tinari Greenhouse R-PW-E 59 s S-M Carnival Boy 1967 4-4-69 Mrs. I. Haseltine WL-BC 2 s S Carol Jo 1364 5-29-63 Nicholas De Landis DRV 8 d L Cartwheel 1737 9-30-67 Champion’s African Violets DPW-E 27 sc L Casu Small 1567 11-10-65 E. Kossen R-P 3589 sM Cavalier 89 5-14-53 Granger Gardens D-B 3 d L 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 Champagne Ice 2115 1 1-24-70 R. J. Taylor LP 39 s-dc L Champion Firebrand 1360 5-28-63 Champion’s African Violets MPX 378 dS Champion Skylark 1288 9-1-62 Champion’s African Violets MB 73 d S Champion Water Lily 1289 9-1-62 Champion’s African Violets LP 753 dS Chanticleer 1386 8-5-63 Granger Gardens LP 358 dS Chapel Boy 1148 11-27-59 Madison Gardens DP 835 dfS-M Charades 2040 1-5-70 Mrs. H. Kienzle D-B 8 d S Charlotte Hughes 1363 5-29-63 Nicholas De Landis R4 dL Charmglow 1779 11-15-67 Granger Gardens L-P-0 23 s-df L Charm Song (See Richter’s Charm Song) Chateaugay 1416 11-29-63 Manelta Lanigan LBW-E 58dfS 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 2191 5-24-71 Mrs. C. S. Hawley OV2dfS Cherie (See Westwind’s Cherie) Cherokee Rose 1420 12-4-63 Maxine Mason DRP 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 59dfM Chity-Chity Bang Bang 2060 1-15-70 Mrs. E. Kramer WVE 3 dL Christmas Candy 1261 12-15-61 Charles R. Dedera woe 583 dfL Christmas Snow 1436 3-23-64 Madison Gardens W358 dS Cimarron 1843 5-10-68 V. Constantinov D-OG-E 5 d S Claret 1341 11-29-62 Naomis’ African Violets DR 53 dS 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 W 29 dc S Clover Blossom 1358 5-28-63 Champion’s African Violets DPX 368 d L Clown Boy 1437 3-23-64 Madison Gardens OX 38 d S-M Clydene 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-df L 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 7-3065 Granger Gardens WOC 2 s S Columbella 1871 10-5-68 Dates Violetry PX35 sfS Comet 2088 9-14-70 Craig Specialties W239 sS Commodore* AVS - 48 Armacost & Royston MV 983 sL Confection (See Richter’s Confection) Connie 1755 11-7-67 Gordon R. Coon P25dS Constance Beth 1994 9-25-69 Swift’s Violets MP59dfL Contact 1581 12-1-65 Pearl Thomas V38dS Contessa 1501 2-20-65 Bob Kramer WRC 3 dc S Coon Valley 955 11-27-57 Wilson Bros. DB 93 d L Copenhagen 1702 6-27-67 Mrs. E. Kramer WDB 5dfL Copper Kettle 2147 12-7-70 Champion’s African Violets D-P 237 d S 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 038dS Coral Queen 1523 7-30-65 Granger Gardens LPX 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 MP 38 s S-M Cordarama 1485 11-25-64 Earl T. Kolb OX8sf 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 d L Cousin Janet 1547 9-13-65 Lyndon Lyon BVW-E 9 dc S County Belle 2104 10-28-70 Mrs. C. Gaines W 8 s-d S Cranberry (See Richter’s Cranberry) Cranberry Snow 1619 7-26-66 Mrs. J. B. Griffiths RWC 35 d S The African, Violet Magazine, March, 1972 30 Crinkled Crepe 1311 11-9-62 Kolb’s Greenhouse P5sL Crown of Gold 2036 11-29-69 V. Constantinov OX 237 dS Crown of Red 1462 7-24-64 Lyndon Lyon R58dS Crown Prince 1993 9-25-69 Mrs. M. R. Stekelbos DVOC 39 s L Crusader 867 2-20-57 Ulery’s Greenhouse R-0 38dS 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 CaE 1792 11-18-67 Edward Janosick B25 dfS Cyclops (See Hollywood Star Cyclops) Cynthia 1918 1-6-69 Tinari Greenhouse D-PX 35 s-df S D Dainty Lady 1661 11-30-66 Dainty Maid* AVS - 48 Dallas Mister Ed 2256 11-24-71 Dancing Doll 2204 9-13-71 Dap pier Dan 2017 11-14-69 Darling Dora 2262 12-1-71 Dark Angel 1524 7-30-65 Dark Beauty (See Westwinds’ Dark Beauty) Dark Eyed Babe 1977 8-8-69 Dark Ruby 1590 2-3-66 Dark Whisper 1747 10-25-67 Dazzling Deceiver 1865 9-9-68 Deep Purple 1922 1-9-69 Delectable Supreme 1425 1-16-64 DELEON SERIES DeLeon Dream 1537 8-20-65 DeLeon FrEly Top 1538 8-20-65 DeLeon Pink (See Kuhl’s DeLeon Pink) DeLeon Pixie 1539 8-20-65 DeLeon Posy 1540 8-20-65 Delft Imperial 1326 3-21-62 Delight (See Persian Delight) Demure (See Westwind’s Demure) Diamond JubEee 1914 11-30-68 Diamond LE (See Richter’s Diamond Lil) Diane’s Delight 1623 8-8-66 Dippity Do 1870 10-5-68 Dixie Moonbeam 707 9-30-55 Dominion Rose 1780 11-15-67 Don 2057 1-14-70 Dora Baker 2084 8-27-70 Dori 2250 11-19-71 Doris Ann 2173 2-23-71 Dorothy Gray (See Granger Gardens’ Dorothy Gray) Dorothy’s Delight 2186 5-19-71 Dorothy Shaw 1833 4-6-68 Dot’s Fabulous 1408 11-21-63 Dot’s Pink Dart 1411 11-21-63 Dot’s Pride 1409 11-21-63 Double Black Cherry 1178 8-11-60 Double Blue Boy* AVS - 48 Double Dee 1353 5-23-63 Double Peacharino 1562 11-1-65 Double Pink Cloud 187 10-29-54 Double Take 1984 8-29-69 Dover Surf 1144 11-15-59 Dove Wing Dream (See DeLeon Dream) 1781 11-15-67 duPont Blue* AVS - 48 duPont Lavender Pink* AVS - 48 Dusty Rose (See Westwinds’ Dusty Rose) Ernest Fisher WPC 25 s L R. A. Brown P 89 s S-M Peggy Kreska RX 2sfS Lyndon Lyon D-P 8 dc S-M Granger Greenhouse DB 23 d S Vern Lorenzen (Park N) D-P 239 d S Granger Gardens V45 s-dfS Kolb’s Greenhouses OX 2 sc S R & M Watts DRX59dfS Rose KnoE Gardens P-VX 29 d S Lyndon Lyon R-P 2 dc S J. S. Shaw V38dS Edena Gardens LB 68 d S Mrs. W. F. Kuhl, Jr. MP 39 d S Mrs. W. F. Kuhl, Jr. MBW-E29 dfS Mrs. W. F. Kuhl, Jr. MBW-E 4 d M Mrs. W. F. Kuhl, Jr. VWC 4 s M Granger Gardens LBX 593 dfS African V. S. of PhEa. VW-E 3 df S Mrs. Max Mass MPX 38 s-d S Dates Violetry D-RX 3 s S R. A. Brown & Son BWC 8 s S Granger Gardens LO-PX 23 dfc S Mrs. J. J. Kreska DVX 3 s S V. Lorenzen P38dS-M Erna Abel OX 35 d L Mrs. J. B. Griffiths 0-BX 23 dc L Mrs. C. H. Heard L-PX 238 dfS M. S. Paist M-B39dfS Rose KnoE Gardens DP 39 d L Rose KnoE Gardens LP139dL Rose KnoE Gardens VG-E 359dfL Omaha A. V. Club DR 83 d S Westside Greenhouse DBV 8 d S Mrs. Glen B. Hudson PX389 dS Wests Greenhouse WPC38dS Lyon’s M-P 3 d L Lyndon Lyon V38dcM Mrs. Carl Dick WRC 36 sf S Granger Gardens WPC or P 239 d S Mrs. W. K. duPont DB 56 s S Mrs. W. K. duPont OX 56 s S E Easter Bonnet 1482 11-16-64 C. E. Wilson LBX 239 d L Easterling (See Kramer’s Easterling) Easter Morning (See Hollywood Star Easter Morning) The African Violet Magazine, March, 1972 31 Earth Angel 2178 3-25-71 Eclipse (See Kramer’s Eclipse) Edna Voyles 2263 12-1-71 El Dorado 2097 9-30-70 Electra 1902 11-27-68 Elf s Loveliness 1810 2-1-68 Elisa Frew 2249 11-19-71 Emperor 1507 4-19-65 Emperor Wilhelm 205 8-2-50 Enchantment (See Shangri-La Enchantment) Ethereal (See Westwinds’ Ethereal) Evagene 1970 7-26-69 Evelyn Johnson 757 3-15-56 Eventide in the Rockies 1333 11-23-62 Eyeful 1954 7-9-69 Eyeful Star 2263 12-1-71 H. R. Albro L-P 238 dS Vern Lorenzen (Park N) M-B 29 d S Constantinov LOGE 5 s L R. J, Taylor Feddersen’s AV WPGE 237 dcL owe 35 s L Ernest Fisher R-P 23 dc S R, J. Taylor PX 78 d L Mrs. Arthur Pyle VB 48 s L Dates Violetry DO-P 23 d S Lyndon Lyon MP 43 d S Mrs. Richard Carr OVGC 5 d L Richter’s Greenhouse D-P 38 dS Vern Lorenzen (Park N) D-P 23569 sfeS F i abulous (See Dof s Fabulous) Fair Elaine (See Granger Gardens’ Fair Elaine) I'airest (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 Panfette) Fantasia 1800 12-1-67 Fantasy Pink (See Westwinds’ Fantasy Pink) Fascination 219 6-30-53 Fashionaire (See Granger’s Fashionaire) Fashion Frenzy 1985 Faye Junior 2257 Festival (See Granger’s Festival) Festivity 1513 Fiesta Flame 1376 Fire (See Pilgrim Fire) Fireball Supreme 1320 Firebird 2018 Firebrand (See Champion’s Firebrand) Fire Bright 1464 FireBugg 1978 Firecracker 1423 Fire Dance (See Fisher’s Fire Dance) First Recital 1971 Fischer’s Fire Dance 885 Fisher’s Great Scott 1499 Flash Supreme 1494 Fleet Dream 1131 Flick Too 2000 Flirtation 1845 Floral Fantasy 1986 Florida Belle (See Crystal Florida Belle) Flying Saucer Red 1886 Forever White 1388 8-29-69 11-24-71 6-11-65 6- 24-63 11-20-62 11- 14-69 7- 24-64 8-8-69 12- 30-63 7- 26-69 3-2-57 2-10-65 11-30-64 6-23-59 10- 24-69 5-10-68 8- 29-69 11- 19-68 8-5-63 P'orever Yours (See Kramer’s Forever Yours) Frances Ford 1765 11-11-67 FYank Burton 1684 4-13-67 Frathel’s Alluring 1951 7-5-69 Free Mood 1879 11-11-68 Frieda* AVS - 48 French ITair (See Bob’s FYench Flair) FYiendship (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 FYills) Frosted Blue Faith 1398 10-18-63 Frosted Rose (See Manelta’s Frosted Rose) Frost Fire 1596 3-14-66 Fun City 1944 6-27-69 Funny Face 1495 11-30-64 Fury (See Granger Gardens’ Fury) Mrs. Ethel Eaton Lyndon Lyon Earl T. Kolb Granger Gardens Madison Gardens Dorothy Niedert Lyndon Lyon Peggy Kreska Champion’s African Violets Frank Tinari Tinari Greenhouse Granger Greenhouse Lyndon Lyon Kolb’s Greenhouses Frank Tinari Dates Violetry Fischer Flowers Ernest Fisher Tinari Greenhouses Select Violet House J. B. Griffiths V. Constantinov Lyndon Lyon Kolb’s Greenhouse Granger Gardens Ernest Fisher Quixie Nichols Frathel’s Mrs. E. Kramer Ulery’s Greenhouses Lyndon Lyon C & N H. Mallette Ernest Fisher Mrs. Louis H. Krause Granger Gardens E. Janosick Tinari Greenhouses OVGC 593 dfS DVW-E 678 sc S RWC 5 s S WPC 35 dfS DP 8 df S R 389 sS L-R 5 dc S-M D-P 3 s-d S R 237 dcS DPW-E 93 df S RX63 sS RWE 5 sf S RX 578 dcS R-P 2 sc M DRP 5 sf S 0-BWE 345 sf M RX 8 sS MB 26 s L DP68dS P89dS LR 259 d L R 5 sS L-OBC 2 dc S R-PX 2 sfc L W38 sS BX 23 d S OVC 23 s-dfc S OVE 3479 d L R-P 3 d L R 389 sS VBW-E 5 df S-M WGE 3589 s-dcS PX35dfS LBX 89 d S RWE 2sS WPC 5 df S DPC 59 s S The African. Violet Magazine, March, 1972 32 G Galaxy Of Canada 1478 10-16-64 Ernest Fisher RP 59 sfc S Gay Ben (See Lasswelfs Gay Ben) Gay Divorcee (See Westwinds’ Gay Divorcee) Gay Frances 1262 2-28-62 Mrs. Ethel Palmer LPYC 8 s S Gay Note 1793 11-18-67 Edward Janosick P 25 df S Gay Pirouette 1525 7-30-65 Granger Gardens PG-E 58 df S Gay Song 1945 6-27-69 E. Janosick D-B 5 df S Gay Delight 2103 10-12-70 E. Janosick WO-E 2 d S Gem Dandy (See Kramer’s Gem Dandy) Gem Gem (See Lasswell’s Gem Gem) General Vanier 1766 11-11-67 Ernest Fisher R-P 5 sf L Geraldine 2079 6-3-70 Harry Albro WO-E 28 d S Giant Amethyst (See Manelta’s Giant Amethyst) Giant Step 2045 1-8-70 Tinari Greenhouses D-P 2 s-d L Girl Friday (See Lasswell’s Girl Friday) Glacier Peak (See Lasswell’s Glacier Peak) Glacier’s in the Rockies 1345 3-20-63 Mrs. Richard Carr OVG-E 59 d S Gladys Parkins 1706 7-1-67 Stella Flynn R 345 dS Glamour Babe (See Oceanside Glamour Babe) Globus Pallidus 2073 4-20-70 Dr. F. B. Cohen L-OX 2 d S Glory Bee 1573 11-19-65 Mrs. R. Watts MR 359 dfS Gold Coast 1958 7-10-69 V. Constantinov PG-E. 5 dS Gold Dust 1475 10-10-64 E. W. Champion P 37 d L Golden Girl 1601 3-3-66 Madison Garden’s PY-E 358 s-dS Golden Nuggett (See Gold Rush Golden Nuggett) Golden State 2098 9-30-70 Constantinov DVG-E 5 df S Gold Rush Barbary Coast 1453 6-6-64 V. Constantinov PGC 35 df L Gold Rush Golden Nugget 1383 7-20-63 V. Constantinov DPRC 35 df L Gold Rush Grotei Goes Modern 1454 6-6-64 V. Constantinov P 5 dL Gold Rush Western Sky 1455 6-6-64 V. Constantinov WBC 35 sf L Golli 1487 11-25-64 Earl T. Kolb WPG-E 5 d L Gordon’s Dream 1756 11-7-67 Gordon R. Coon DX 368 dfL Gorgeous* AVS - 48 R. G. Baxter RX 89 s S Gotcha 2205 9-13-71 Lyndon Lyon R-P 38 dcS Graeme 2174 2-23-71 Mrs. J. B. Griffiths R-PX 235 d&s-dS Gram’s Fancy 903 6-25-57 Margaret Berggren BOC 5 d S Grand Duke 1394 8-5-63 Granger Gardens MB 8 df S Grand Fluff 1670 2-23-67 Mrs. Elmer Kramer MP 39 dc L GRANGER’S SERIES Granger’s Blue Royal 2214 10-14-71 Granger G. D-B 238 dS Granger’s Blue Velveteer 2215 10-14-71 Granger G. D-BW-E 239 s-d L Granger’s Camelot Granger’s Carefree Granger’s Carousel 2220 10-14-71 Granger G. L-O-P 239 dfc L 2221 10-14-71 Granger G. L-B-OW-E 23 d S 2222 10-14-71 Granger G. D-RX 2389 dfL Granger’s Fashionaire Granger’s Festival Granger’s Lilactime 2223 10-14-71 Granger G. 0-PX 23 dfL 2224 10-14-71 Granger G. WR-E 57 dfc S 2225 10-14-71 Granger G. L-0 239 dfL Granger’s Majestic 2226 10-14-71 Granger G. R 239 dfL Granger’s Peppermint Granger’s Peach Frost Granger’s Pink Jubilee Granger’s Red Flair Granger’s Rose Frost 2227 10-14-71 Granger G. WR-E 357 dfL 2216 10-14-71 Granger G. L-PY-E 239 d L 2217 10-14-71 Granger G. P 239 dS 2218 10-14-71 Granger G. R 28 dS 2219 10-14-71 Granger G, WR-E 357 df S Granger’s Serenada 2228 10-14-71 Granger G. D-PVW-E 239 dfL GRANGER GARDEN SERIES Angela 1210 4-27-61 Granger Gardens MB 932 dS Ann Spencer 1220 4-27-61 Granger Gardens PW-E 9 s S April Love 1078 11-18-58 Granger Gardens BWC 4 d S Blue Modiste 1449 3-30-64 Granger Gardens DBX 359 dL Blue Nocturne 925 8-14-57 Granger Gardens MB 9 dS Blue Pom 1014 4-7-58 Granger Gardens LB 36 dS Dorothy Gray 1079 11-18-58 Granger Gardens WPG-E 83 d S Fair Elaine 1217 4-27-61 Granger Gardens PW-E 93 d S Fury 1216 4-27-61 Granger Gardens OX 659 dfS Matchmate 1018 4-7-58 Granger Gardens MBX 35 dS Never Lovelier 1213 4-27-61 Granger Gardens OW-E 593 d S Pied Piper 2021 11-14-69 Granger Gardens BWC 239 d S Pride of Rochester 1218 4-27-61 Granger Gardens WP 9 dS Santa Maria 931 8-14-57 Granger Gardens LB 9 sf S Shag 1087 11-18-58 Granger Gardens RX 59 dS Snow Ballet 1219 4-27-61 Granger Gardens W 39 dS Sweetheart Blue 1225 4-27-61 Granger Gardens MB 39 dS Top Sail 1212 4-27-61 Granger Gardens D-B59d-fS The African, Violet Magazine, March, 1972 33 Great Scott (See Fisher’s Great Scott) Great White Way 2203 9-7-71 Lyndon Lyon W 3 dcS Green Blush 2135 11-30-70 N. Kolb LPGC 5 s-d S-M Green Dawn (See Richter’s Green Dawn) Green Envy 2137 11-30-70 Kolb WGC 5 d S Green Frills 1995 10-1-69 E. Fisher LOGC35dfS Green Hornet 1314 11-9-62 Kolb’s Greenhouses OVGW 5 s S-M Green Ice 2136 11-30-70 Kolb WGE 5 d S Green Tint 1887 1M9-68 Kolb’s Greenhouse WG-E 2 d S Grotei Goes Modern (See Gold Rush Grotei Goes Modern) Gus 2071 247-70 Swift’s Violets D-R 23 d S H Hand Picked 1952 7-5-69 Hanka Chief 2105 10-31-70 “Hapatica” 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 lMl-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 Lavelle 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) Hiedle Bergh 2243 11-8-71 High Above 1738 9-30-67 Highland Beau (See Richter’s Highland Beau) High Voltage 2106 10-31-70 Hi Hopes 1303 10-19-62 Highlight 1354 5-28-63 Hi-Lander 1795 11-21-67 Holiday 752 3-15-60 Holly Peach 1726 9-6-67 Hollywood Star Cyclops 1456 6-6-64 Hollywood Star Easter Morning 1384 7-26-63 Honey Bunch 1979 8-8-69 Hood Wink 1896 11-21-68 Hope (See Pilgrim Hope) 8-26-65 Hopeful 1544 Horizon 1591 2-3-66 Hot Drops 2148 12-7-70 Frathel’s PRC 47 d S Lyndon Lyon V-BW-E 3 dc S Tinari Greenhouses woe 59 s S-M J, S, Shaw LPRC39dfS Champion’s African Violets 0 7983 dS Rienhardt’s AV R 27 sS Vern Lorenzen (Park N) WPC 239 sc S Frank Burton LP 27 d L Lyndon Lyon R-P 23 dc S Krogman’s Violetry OVC68dS Mrs. Elmer Kramer DPOC 92 s M Ernest Fisher DP 23 d L Granger Gardens DPX58sfS Granger Gardens DP 83 d S Dennie R. Fallon M-P 89 d S Mrs. W. J. Purdue LPX38scS Tinari Greenhouses WL-P38s-dfS Lyndon Lyon M-P 8 dc S Lyndon Lyon V2dcS Mrs. E. Kramer LP 3 df L Champion’s African Violets LBX 278 dS 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 OP 93 d S Lyndon Lyon MP 5 dfc S Victor Constantinov MB 3 sS Victor Constantinov W 358 scS Kolb’s Greenhouses PX5 dS Dates Violetry M-BW-E 29 sf S Mrs. R. Watts DR 359 dfS Mrs. R. Watts- DRG-E59dfS Champion’s African Violets PG-E 57 df L I Icebreaker 1488 11-25-64 Ice Flo 1328 11-21-62 Icy Peach 1642 9-8-66 Imp 1840 5-3-68 Inky Pink 2107 10-31-70 Innocent (See Aurora’s Innocent) Intensified Pride 1972 7-26-69 Irene Fleming 1389 8-5-63 Iris 792 8-5-56 Irish Colleene (See P. T. Irish Colleene) Irish Crochet (See Richter’s Irish Crochet) Irish Rose 1801 12-1-67 Isabel Smith 2266 12-1-71 Isle of Capri 1317 11-9-62 Isle of Dreams 1187 9-12-60 Ivory Buttons 2149 12-7-70 Ivory Fashion 1526 7-30-65 Earl T. Kolb WBC 5 df S Granger Gardens W93 dS Lyndon Lyon LPX 8 s-dc S Tinari’s Greenhouse R-PW-E 2 s S-M Lyndon Lyon PVC38dcS Dates Violetry R-P 39 s S Granger Gardens PG-E 358 dS Richter’s Greenhouse LB 83 d S Madison Gardens D-PX8dfS Vern Lorenzen (Park N) D-P 239 sc S Kolb’s Greenhouse PY-E 5 sf S Lyndon Lyon DP or PWC 53 dc S Champion’s African Violets W 27 dL Granger Gardens WP 39 sS The African Violet Magazine, March, 1WT2 34 J Jamie Lynn 1823 2-21-68 Mrs. J. B, Griffiths P 35 df S Janny 1527 7-30-65 Granger Gardens OPWE 2 sc S Jay Bee Gee 2001 10-24-69 J. B. Griffiths DOVE 359 dfL Jayne Anne 2002 10-24-69 J. B. Griffiths MPRE 359 dS Jean Victoria 1757 11-7-67 Gordon R. Coon BW-E 359 dfS Jeepers Creepers 1946 6-27-69 E. Janosick R-PWC 2 d S Jeffs Jewel 1407 11-21-63 Rose Knoll Gardens DP9dS Jennifer 2006 10-25-69 Tinarf s Greenhouse LODEGE 19 sS Jet Star 1693 5-27-67 Tinari Greenhouse P-OW-E 3 sc S Jewelite (See Kramer’s Jewelite] Jiminey Crickets » 2179 3-25-71 H. R. Albro D-BW-E 239 dL Jimmy Watson 2041 1-5-70 Mrs. H. Kienzle D-PVX 2 s S Joanne My Lady 1676 3-10-67 Mrs. H. R. Stine DPGE 5 df S Joan Van Zele 1809 1-19-68 Lyndon Lyon D-PX 3 d S John Bradshaw 1579 11-26-65 Ernest Fisher MB 25 d L John F. Kennedy 1508 4-19-65 R, J, Taylor P 38 dfL Johnnie 2258 11-24-71 Peggy Kreska RW-E 3 s S Johns Blue 1826 2-27-68 J. H. Rymer B 3 dS J oily Giant 1549 9-13-65 Lyndon Lyon PX 2 s-d S Jolly Giant Sport 1727 9-6-67 Lyndon Lyon LR 3 dc S Jo Willis 1351 5-20-63 Mrs. D. H. Herring LB 59 d L Joy (See American Joy) Joyful Sails 1771 11-13-67 Mrs. Elmer Kramer DBW-E 23 d L Juan Tu 1936 6-19-69 E. Fisher PG-E 23 sc L Jubilee 1373 6-24-63 Frank Tinari W 3 df S Jumbo Geneva 1323 11-20-62 Tinari Greenhouse VW-E 6 s S June Hero 1452 5-21-64 Clarissa Harris BOX 35 dL Jungle Fire 1834 4-7-68 Tinari Greenhouse WRC 5 s S-M Junior Miss 1514 6-11-65 Champion’s African Violets PX 2378 dS Junnie’s Choice 2111 11-12-70 E. Swanson WO-E 23 s-d S Just Peachy 1515 6-11-65 Champion’s African Violets LP 2378 dL K Kaneland Beauty 1973 7-26-69 Dates Violetry BWC 5 sc S Kansas City Chief 1933 5-20-69 D. M. Palmer L-RWE 359 sfc L Kansas City Royal 1934 6-3-69 E. M. Barber RXGE 359 s-dc L Kathleen 1612 5-13-66 Volkman Brothers W8dS Kay Russell 2150 12-7-70 Champion’s African Violets P27dcL Kay’s Pink Mist 2085 8-31-70 Mrs. P. W. Kiesling L-P 238 dS Kay’s Rose Marie 2086 8-31-70 Mrs. P. W. Kiesling R-P 238 d L Keeler’s Lou Ann 1517 7-13-65 C. L. Keeler P79dS Kentucky Melody 1748 10-25-67 Rose Knoll Gardens D-BP 2 df S Killington 1831 4-1-68 Rose Thomas P 5 dfc S Kimberly (See Bud’s Kimberly) King Pin 1703 6-27-67 Mrs, E. Kramer VWE 3 dc L King’s Jewel 1802 12-1-67 Madison Gardens DRY-E 356 s-d S Kismet 1880 11-11-68 Mrs. E. Kramer R-P 359 sS KRAMER’S SERIES Chatoyant 2244 11-8-71 Mrs. E. Kramer WRC 35 dfL Clear Horizon 2200 8-26-71 Mrs. E. Kramer M-BX 23 d L Easterling 2199 8-26-71 Mrs. E. Kramer L-PG-E 35 dfc S-M Eclipse 2061 1-15-70 Mrs. E. Kramer D-BWE 3 df L Fanetti 2245 11-8-71 Mrs. E. Kramer D-PX 3 d L Forever Yours 2062 1-15-70 Mrs. E. Kramer M-BWE 35 dfL Gem Dandy 2063 1-15-70 Mrs, E. Kramer M-BX 3 d L J e welite 2201 8-26-71 Mrs. E. Kramer L-PX 23 d L Liberty Bell 2064 1-15-70 Mrs. E. Kramer M-BWE 3 d S Love-In-Blue 2202 8-26-71 Mrs. E. Kramer M-BW-E 38 dfc L Natural Blush 2065 1-15-70 Mrs, E. Kramer WPC 3 dS Peek-A-Blue 2066 1-15-70 Mrs. E. Kramer L-BWE 39 dfc L Petti Point 2067 1-15-70 Mrs. E, Kramer WPGE 3 dfS S cultured Charm 2068 1-15-70 Mrs, E. Kramer R-P 3 d S Krisie 1803 1-21-67 Madison Gardens W38 dS KUHL’S SERIES Ardesia 1732 9-20-67 Mrs. W. F. Kuhl, Jr. MOX 5 d S Beauty Of Thebes 1479 11-4-64 Mrs. W. F. Kuhl, Jr. VWC 357 dL ■’Blue Roses 1635 8-15-66 Mrs. W. F. Kuhl, Jr. D-B 29 d S DeLeon Pink 1480 11-4-64 Mrs. W, F. Kuhl, Jr. MP2dS Megalito 1733 9-20-67 Mrs. W. F. Kuhl, Jr. MB 2dS 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 The African Violet Magazine, March, 1972 35 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 1 1-4-64 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 L Mrs. W. F. Kuhl, Jr. DV 29 d S Lacelon Blue 1489 11-25-64 Earl T. Kolb BGC 5 dfS Ladora 1379 7-3-63 Mrs. Mae Ritchart P38dL Lady Suzette (See Suzy’s Lady Suzette) Lady Wilson 1458 7-13-64 Tinari Greenhouse D-BW-E 359 dL LaL’emme (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 dfS 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 W24dS Lasswell’s Sweetheart Sue 2231 10-26-71 Mrs. J. C. Lasswell WV-E 5 dfS 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 LP45 df 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 LPC 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 Bell (See Kramer’s Liberty Bell) Lightening 1545 8-26-65 Mrs, R. Watts DB 39dS Lilac Bouquet 1959 7-10-69 V. Constantinov 0 2 dS Lilactime (See Granger’s Lilactime) Lilac Wonder 2046 1-8-70 Tinari Greenhouses OX 245 dS Lilian Jarrett 1060 6-9-61 Tinari Greenhouses LP 3789 dL Lili Belle 2007 10-25-69 Tinari Greenhouses P-RW 53 s-df S Lili Posa 1418 11-29-63 Mrs. Albert Lefebvre RX 236 dL Lillian Dates 1671 2-23-67 Mrs. Elmer Kramer MPW-E 39 dc L Linda 1441 3-23-64 Madison Gardens woe 358 dS 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 sfeS-M Little Marvel 1858 5-31-68 Champion’s African Violets L-B 237 d S 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 ROGE9sfS Long John Silver 1582 12-1-65 Pearl Thomas 09sS Lori Sue 1528 7-30-65 Granger Gardens WVC 5 s-d S “Los Angeles” 1964 7-15-69 Mrs. C. M. Harris P 59 dS Lou Anne 1555 10-2-65 Lillian Nelson B 35 sfS Lou Ann (See Keeler’s Lou Ann) Louise Black 2003 10-24-69 J, B, Griffiths LPYE 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 sf S Lovely Lady (See Wilson’s Lovely Lady) Lucky Plum 2047 1-8-70 Tinari Greenhouses R-0 2 d S Lulie Watkins 1397 8-24-63 Mrs. C. W. Thornhill RGE 5 s S Lullaby 1783 11-15-67 Granger Gardens LBX 23 d 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 MaChere 1424 12-30-63 M Tinari Greenhouses DPG-E 5 df S The African Violet Magazine, March, 1OT2 36 Madelaine 2120 11-27-70 Richter’s Greenhouse R-P 5 d S Magenta Pirate 1490 11-25-64 Earl T. Kolb R-P 35 sf S Magnifica 1643 9-8-66 Lyndon Lyon DPW-E 39 dc S Magnificent Mistress 1387 8-5-63 Granger Gardens V45 sfS Maid Marian 1529 7-30-65 Granger Gardens DP 5 dS Maisie Yakie 1395 8-5-63 Granger Gardens DP 59 sf S Majestic (See Granger’s Majestic) Malta 1426 1-16-64 Edena Gardens V 38 dS Manelta’s Cherry Cordial 2235 10-30-71 Carol G. Anderson R 3 dc L 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 df L Many Loves 1728 9-6-67 Lyndon Lyon MRW-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 dS 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 df L Marian Magee 2260 11-24-71 Peggy Kreska PX 3 dfS Marie Slawik 2267 12-1-71 Vern Lorenzen (Park N) D-BX 23 s-d S Mariner Blue 1530 7-30-65 Granger Gardens MDBW-E 2 d S Mark Hopkins 1625 8-13-66 Victor Constantinov DPX 35 sf S Mary Bell 1909 11-27-68 M. Lanigan WL-BC 9 df S Mary Odell 1997 10-1-69 Mrs. M. Blenkarn DPX 239 d S Mary Ubsdell 2004 10-24-69 J. B, Griffiths MPWE 359 s-d S Master Blue 1465 7-24-64 Lyndon Lyon B-VW-E 8 dc S Match Maker 2031 11-26-69 C&N Mallette PX 359 s-dfcS Matchmate (See Granger Gardens’ Matchmate) Maude Mae 1942 6-27-69 Mrs, X. R. Randall VOC 357 dL Maumee Vesper 1575 11-22-65 Glass City of Toledo RV 359 sfL Mayfair (See American Mayfair) Mayflower (See Pilgrim Mayflower) May time 1365 6-13-63 Walter H, Volkmann LPX 3 d L Mediterranean Dusk 1284 6-28-62 Hope Ireland DV 82 s L Mediterranean Moonlight Megalito (See Kuhls’ Megalito) Megan 1285 6-28-62 Hope Ireland WBC 583 sS 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 dS Mello White 1980 8-8-69 Kolb’s Greenhouses WP-E 2dfS Melody (See American Melody) Mentor Boy* AVS - 48 Merkle & Sons V38sS Merry Ann 1683 4-10-67 W. Albright ORC38s-dS Merry Go Round 1357 5-28-63 Champion’s African Violet DB 78 sc S Merry Pink 2206 9-13-71 Lyndon Lyon M-P 35 dfc S 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 i330 11-21-62 Granger Gardens VWE 583 dfS Midnight Serenade 1846 5-10-68 V. Constantinov D-V 5 df L Midnight Star 1772 11-13-67 Mrs. Elmer Kramer MVX 23 sc L Midnight Sun 2268 12-1-71 Vern Lorenzen (Park N) BX 239 s-d S Mindy 1442 3-23-64 Madison Gardens WOGC 58 sf S-M Ming Ling 1805 12-1-67 Madison Gardens R 35 d S-M Mingo 1729 9-6-67 Lyndon Lyon LR 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 Mirror (See Niagra Mirror) Miss Arkansas 2175 3-19-71 Ozark AVS Club PX 35 df L Miss Walla Walla 1715 7-11-67 Mrs. M. Rimpler MBW-E 35 d L Mister Dates 1672 2-23-67 Mrs. Elmer Kramer DBW-E 39 dc L Mister Gus 1905 11-27-68 Mrs. H. G. Cook R-V 37 s-d L Mister R 2121 11-27-70 Richter Greenhouse R-V38dS 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 d S 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. H. R. 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 MP 347 dL 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 The African Violet Magazine, March, 1972 37 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 59 sf S Mound Of Pink 1466 7-24-64 Lyndon Lyon P58dS Mount Smokie 2076 4-30-70 Mrs. I. Haseltine M-BWE 3 d S Mr. Lucky (See Suzy’s Mr. Lucky) Mrs. Boles* AVS - 48 Mrs. Frank Parker MBV 358 sS Mt. Lakes 1275 6-15-62 Mrs. Richard Carr DB 93 d S Mt. Lavo 1274 6-15-62 Mrs. Richard Carr 0 59dfS Mt. Skies 1344 3-20-63 Mrs. Richard Carr M-B 59 dfS My Blue Heaven 2171 2-10-71 Mrs. L. E. Trokovich M-BG-E 359 dfL My Bob (See Shangri-La My Bob) My Flame 1301 10-19-62 Lyndon Lyon RX 8 dc S My Friend 1342 1-25-63 Ruth Kocinski MB 358 dS My Lollipop My Man (See Kulhs’ My Man) 2144 11-30-70 Kolb R-PX 2 s-d S 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-/1 Rienhardt’s AV D-RX 27 d S Naomi’s Afterglo 1000 3-27-58 Naomi’s African Violets DRP 3458 dS Natchez Frank 2259 11-24-71 Peggy Kreska BVC 5 s S Natural Blush (See Kramer’s Natural Blush) Naughty N’ Nice 2208 9-13-71 Lyndon Lyon R 3 dc S-M Navy Bouquet 407 4-29-51 Tinari’s Greenhouse D-B 35 d L Nefertite (See Kuhls’ Nefertite) Neptune* AVS - 48 Armacost & Royston MBV38sL Neptunes-Mermaid 1707 7-1-67 Stella Flynn DB 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 DB 378 dS Nina Noll 1593 2-16-66 Mrs. (j. B. Hudson W9ds Nobility 1784 11-15-67 Granger Gardens W23 dS Nona Weber 1750 10-25-67 Rose Knoll Gardens R-OV-E 239 s-dc S Norseman* 413 AVS - 48 Armacost & Royston MB 8 sS Number 32* AVS - 49 Armacost & Royston MBV 3 s S Nymph Fly 1897 11-21-68 Dates Violetry B 289 sfM O OCEANSIDE SERIES Glamour Babe 1295 9-14-62 Skies 1294 9-14-62 October Sunset 2038 11-29-69 Ohio Bountiful 419 12-31-54 Oh My 1991 9-13-69 Old Gold 1626 8-13-66 Olivia’s Darling 1838 4-29-68 Oneida 1739 9-30-67 On The Beam 1751 10-25-67 Ora Lee 1265 3-10-62 Orchid Beauty* AVS - 48 Orchid Dream (See Westwinds’ Orchid Dream) Orchid Girl* AVS -48 Orchid Harmony 1584 12-20-65 Orchid Luster 2050 1-8-70 Ordalia 1339 11-23-62 Oriental Red 1304 10-19-62 Orion 2069 2-7-70 Our Nancy 2005 10-24-69 Outer Space 1889 11-19-68 Mrs. F. Krumenacker MPX59dfL Mrs. F. Krumenacker MBX59dfS V. Constantinov P-R 35 s S Baxter Greenhouse P3 dS Mrs. C. S. Hawley DB 29 d S Victor Constantinov RGC 35 sfL Olivia DoPaco D-B 35 dc S-M Champion’s African Violets DB 237 d L Rose Knoll Gardens PRC 29 dfS Dorothy E. Lincoln MBX 3589 SS Mrs. W. H. Odom OR 8sS Mrs. W. H. Odom 0 45 sS Mrs. 0. G. Pierson 09sS Tinari Greenhouses OXD-E 3 d S Mrs. W. Keith Myers OX 389 dL Lyndon Lyon R 8dcS Tonkadale W2dS J. B. Griffiths WLBC 29 d S Kolb’s Greenhouse OV-E 2 sc S P Pacemaker (See Rose Knoll Pacemaker) Painted Doll 1427 1-16-64 Edena Gardens Painted Face 1587 1-27-66 Tinari Greenhouses WRC 58 s S-M RPWC 15 sfS The African Violet Magazine, March, 1972 38 Painted Girl 443 10-9-52 Ulery’s Greenhouse woe 48 s S Pan Am 1849 5-10-68 V. Constantinov RP-E 5 s-dc S Parasol 1616 5-31-66 Earnest Fisher OVC 2 s-dc S Paris Pink 1960 7-10-69 V. Constantinov D-P 5 dfS Parker's Lilac Time 1901 11-22-68 Dorothy R. Parker OXW-E 39 s-d L Parnassus (See Kuhls’ Parnassus) Party Line 1276 6-19-62 Mrs, Elmer Kramer R 598 dfS Pastel Lady 1346 3-25-63 Mrs. Glen B. Hudson OX 58 sL Pastel Swirl 1399 10-23-63 Tinari Greenhouses L-PWG-E 53 d S Patrician 2020 1M4-69 Granger Greenhouses DVWE 239 d S Patti 1919 1-6-69 Tinari Greenhouse M-P 3 s-df S Pat's Parasol 1278 6-19-62 Mrs. Elmer Kramer RWC 598 s S Pats Pet 1550 9-13-65 Lyndon Lyon GX 5 d S-M Paula 1362 5-29-63 Nicholas DeLandis LRX 8 s L Paul Philip Peace (See Shangri-La Peace) 2126 11-27-70 E. Fisher B-V 23 dfc S Peace Pink 2160 1-11-71 Tinari Greenhouses L-PX 9 s-d S Peacharino 1563 11-1-65 Wests Greenhouse WPC 39 s S Peach Frost (See Granger’s Peach Frost) Peach Tips 1961 7-10-69 V. Constantinov PX2dS Peak Of Pink 1467 7-24-64 Lyndon Lyon PW-E 8 dc S Pearl Moon 1928 4-4-69 Mrs. 1. Haseltine W3 scS Pearly Shells (See Richter’s Pearly Shells) Peek-A-Blue (See Kramer’s Peek-A-Blue) Peggy 2059 1-14-70 Mrs. J. J. Kreska L-PVC 2 sc S Peggy Lynn 2213 9-17-71 Miss L. Huckenpahler M-PX 29 d S Peppermint (See Granger’s Peppermint) Persia Drewry 1704 6-27-67 Mrs. E, Kramer LPX 5 dc L Persian Blue 1369 6-24-63 Ann Tinari LB 9 dS Persian Melon 2246 11-7-71 Mrs. E. Kramer L-PW-E 35 df L Persian Rose PERSIAN SERIES 1875 10-24-68 E. Fisher D-P 23 d L Angel 1401 10-25-63 Manelta Lanigan WBC 579 d L Coquette 1417 11-29-63 Maneita Lanigan WRC 578 df S Delight 1400 10-25-63 Manelta Lanigan PX 579 dfS Treasurer 1402 10-25-63 Manelta Lanigan DPX 579 d S-M Pert’n Pretty 1597 3-14-66 Granger Gardens PW-E 29 dc S Persphone 1912 11-29-68 Hi Hill P 2 dS Pet 1931 4-23-69 Grace Moore VX 35 s S-M Petti Point (See Kramer’s Petti Point) Philly 1956 7-9-69 Richter’s Greenhouse D-P 38 d S-M Pickaninny 1592 2-3-66 R. & M. Watts DBVGC 35 df S Picture Hat 1617 7-18-66 Champion’s African Violets PX 237 dfeS Pied Piper (See Granger Garden' PILGRIM SERIES ’s Pied Piper) Fire 1678 3-18-67 Nelson Farm Violets R 23 dfS Harvest 1679 3-18-67 Nelson Farm Violets OVC 23 dfS Heritage 1541 8-26-65 Nelson Farm Violets DB 23 dfS Hope 1576 11-24-65 Nelson Farm Violets MB 239 dS Lamplighter 1680 3-18-67 Nelson Farm Violets P-R 23 df S Mayflower 1542 8-26-65 Nelson Farm Violets PG-E35dfS Ripple 1621 8-1-66 Nelson Farm Violets DBWE 359 dS Springtime 1577 11-24-65 Nelson Farm Violets DP 35 d S Tapestry 1681 3-18-67 Nelson Farm Violets V 237 dS Villager 1682 3-18-67 Nelson Farm Violets P23 dfS Yule 1543 8-26-65 Nelson Farm Violets R 35 df L Pink Beauty* AVS - 48 Holton & Hunkel P89sS Pink Begonia (See Bud’s Pink Begonia) Pink Cargo 1531 7-30-65 Granger Gardens PW-E 3 d S Pink Carousel 1568 11-8-65 Champion’s African Violets P 2378 dS Pink Carpet 1696 5-27-67 Tinari Greenhouse MP 3 sc S Pink Charm 1785 11-15-67 Granger Gardens LP 23 dfS Pink Chateaugay 1752 10-25-67 Rose Knoll Gardens PW-E 29 ds S Pink Cheer 460 11-1-51 J. R, Gent D-P 3 s S Pink China 2051 1-8-70 Tinari Greenhouses P 2 d S-M Pink Coquette 1391 8-5-63 Granger Gardens PW-E 59dfS Pink Crest Pink Dart (See Dot’s Pink Dart) 1564 11-1-65 Wests Greenhouse P39dL Pink Dawn (See Madison Garden’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 239 s-dS Pink Fullfillment 1705 6-27-67 Mrs. E. Kramer MPX 5 df L Pink Galaxy 2251 11-22-71 Mrs. J. S. Savage M-P 39 dfc S Pink Girl* AVS - 48 R. G, Baxter P48sS Pink Ideal 469 3-23-55 Tonkadale Greenhouse L-P 38 d S Pinkinnette 1884 11-18-68 E. Janosick P5 sfS Pink Jester 1598 3-14-66 Granger Gardens P 239 dS The African Violet Magazine, March, 1972 39 Pink Jubilee (See Granger’s Pink Jubilee) Pink Lace (See Shangri-La Pink Lace) Pink Leawala 1697 5-27-67 Tinari Greenhouse PG-E 5dfS 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 Miracle 883 3-2-57 Fischer Greenhouses PX8sL Pink Panther 2108 10-31-70 Lyndon Lyon D-P 8 dc S Pink Philly 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 dfS 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 Proliffity 1975 7-26-69 Dates Violetry L-PX 23 d S Pink Purri 1640 8-31-66 Helen Van Zele WRC56dfS Pink Sequins (See Fisher’s Pink Sequins) Pink Shimmer 1644 9-8-66 Lyndon Lyon DPG-E 58 dfc S Pink Spread 2241 11-3-71 Edith Floyd P59dS Pink Sundae 1947 6-27-69 E. Janosick P 2 dS Pink Treasure (See Kuhls’ Pink Treasure) Pink Valentine 1818 2-16-68 Volkmann Bros. M-P 29 d L Pink Wasp 1497 '11-30-64 Dates Violetry PX35 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 Tip 1468 7-24-64 Lyndon Lyon LORC 38 sc S Pocahontas 1451 4-23-64 Dr. T, B. McKneeiy M-P38sL 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 LP 237 d S Premier 1472 9-14-64 Bob Kramer LOX 35 d L Presto Pink 2192 5-24-71 Mrs. C, S. Hawley P 3 dL Pretty Imp 1948 6-27-69 E. Janosick P2dS Pretty Proud (See Richter’s Pretty Proud) Prevue 1599 3-14-66 Granger Gardens DPX 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 MBW-E 2 s S P. T. Friendship 1583 12-1-65 Edena Gardens P8dS P. T. Irish Colleene 1428 1-16-64 Edena Gardens RG-E 8dfS 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 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 Hue 1773 11-13-67 Mrs. Elmer Kramer MVX 39 d L Purple Jubilee 2247 11-7-71 Mrs. E. Kramer V39dcL Purple Mountain (See Westdale Purple Mountain) Purple Popcorn 1700 6-19-67 Mrs. H. G. Cook V579 dL Purple Robe 1315 11-9-62 Kolb’s Greenhouses V5sfL Purple Smoke 1859 5-31-68 Champion’s African Violets VX 237 dL Purple Zig Zag 1602 3-3-66 Madison Garden’s DVY-E 358 dS Q Q. T. Explorer 1266 2-17-62 Quality Violet House DV 538 dL Quantas 2099 9-30-70 Constantinov BWE 23 s L Queenaire 1281 7-15-62 Mrs. Lee D. Monroe V35 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 dfL (^iet Waters (See Richter’s Quiet Waters) The African Violet Magazine, March, 1972 40 R Rabbit Ears 1319 11-20-62 Tinari Greenhouses OX 83 s S Radiance 2022 11-14-69 Granger Greenhouse R-VWE 239 s-d S Rage 1962 7-10-69 V. Constantinov R 2dL Rancho-D 1869 9-27-68 Charles Dedera O 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 d S Rebel (See Richter’s Rebel) Red Beam 2054 1-8-70 Tinari Greenhouses D-R 2 s S-M Red Coat 1534 7-30-65 Granger Gardens R 29 sS Red Crown (See Richter’s Red Crown) Reddy 2261 11-24-71 Peggy Kreska R 5 df S Red Flair (See Granger’s Red Flair) Redhead* AVS -48 Merkel & Sons R 38 sS Red Honey 1551 9-13-65 Lyndon Lyon RPX 2 d S Redland* AVS - 48 V. S. Starr RX38 sS Red Melody 1312 11-9-62 Kolb’s Greenhouses R 8dS Red Queen (See Westwinds’ Red Queen) Red Rich 1500 2-10-65 Earnest Fisher R-P 23 d S-M Red Rosebud (See Westwinds’ Red Rosebud) Red Roses 1604 3-3-66 Madison Gardens DP 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 BX39dS Reney’s Ruffles 1410 11-21-63 Rose Knoll Gardens DPG-E 359 dfS Rhinestone 1741 9-30-67 Champion’s African Violets DPX 27 dc S RICHTER’S SERIES Carmelita 1298 9-25-62 Richter’s Greenhouse DP5dS Charm Song 1137 8-19-59 Richter’s Greenhouse LB 8 dS Cheerleader 1606 3-30-66 Richter’s Greenhouse DP3 dL Clearwater 1474 10-5-64 Richter’s Greenhouse LP8dS Confection 1299 9-25-62 Richter’s Greenhouse LPG-E 583 dfS Cranberry 1719 9-6-67 Richter’s Greenhouse MR 38 dS Diamond Lil 1297 9-25-62 Richter’s Greenhouse MPX 83 d S Green Dawn 1138 8-23-59 Richter’s Greenhouse PG-E 5 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 MP 38 dL Pretty Proud 1608 3-30-66 Richter’s Greenhouse MPX 38 d S Quiet Waters 1721 9-6-67 Richter’s Greenhouse B 38 dS Rebel 1296 9-25-62 Richter’s Greenhouse DBV 83 d S Red Crown 1180 9-1-60 Richter’s Greenhouse R 83 dS Snowberry 1722 9-6-67 Richter’s Greenhouse BWC 3 s-dc S Wedgewood 1140 8-23-59 Richter’s Greenhouse LB 5 dS Wliipped 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 DPW-E 3 d S Roma Rose 2233 10-27-71 Irene Fredette D-PG-E 5 s-dfS Ronald Christopher 2128 11-27-70 E. Fisher R 23 sS Rose Crest 1789 11-15-67 Granger Gardens WR-E 35 dfS 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 dL Rosy Morn 1372 6-24-63 Frank Tinari DP 3 dS Roundelay (See Kuhls’ Roundelay) 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 Royalist 1492 11-25-64 Earl T. Kolb B 35 sfS Royal Mountbattan 1976 7-26-69 Dates Violetry B-V 358 dS 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 Queen 558 10-9-52 Ulery’s Greenhouse BR 36 sfL Ruffles* AVS - 48 Mrs. Elsie Freed LBV 39 sS Ruffles (See Reny’s Ruffles) Ruth Carey 1917 12-4-68 Tinari Greenhouses PX35s-dfS The African Violet Magazine, March, 1972 41 s Sabre Dancer (See Shangri-La Sabre Dancer) Sabrina 1872 10-5-68 Dates Violetry VX3sS Sailor Boy* AVS-48 Armacost & Royston LB3sS Sally Sargent 1839 4-29-68 Olivia DoPaco D-R 39 dc S Samoa 1646 9-8-66 Lyndon Lyon VPC 8scS Sandy (See Westwinds’ Sandy) “Sandy Andy” 2077 5-23-70 R. J. Craig R-PX 239 sc S Santa Maria (See Granger Gardens’ Santa Maria) 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 Sculptured Charm (See Kramer’s Sculptured Charm) Seafoam 2024 11-14-69 Granger Greenhouse MBWE 35 sf S Secret Love 2134 11-30-70 N. Kolb LPDPE 2 s-d S Secret Of Venus 2269 12-1-71 Vem Lorenzen (Park N) D-BW-E 28 d S Serenada (See Granger’s Serenada) Seven-Up 1774 11-13-67 Mrs. Elmer Kramer W or WOG-E 35 s S-M Shadows 1546 8-26-65 Mrs. Ralph Watts DRX 23 d S Shag (See Granger Gardens’ Shag) SHANGRI-LA SERIES Angel Song 1307 10-22-62 Bob Neprash Nursery MP591 dL Angel Wings 1309 10-22-62 Bob Neprash Nursery P58dL Cupid’s Dart 1306 10-22-62 Bob Neprash Nursery DP 591 dL Enchantment 1380 7-20-63 Bob Neprash Nursery DP2dL Moonglow 1381 7-20-63 Bob Neprash Nursery BG-E 5 sf S 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 DP5dfL Princess 1382 7-20-63 Bob Neprash Nursery P5dfL Saber Dancer 1308 10-22-62 Bob Neprash Nursery DB 91 d L Sheba 1717 7-31-67 Mrs. L. E. Trokovich D-B 3789 s L Shell Pink 1923 1-9-69 J. S. Shaw L-P39dfS Shells Of Pearl 1850 5-10-68 V. Constantinov P2sL Sherry 1445 3-23-64 Madison Gardens DPX 358 d S-M Sherry Queen 1806 12-1-67 Madison Gardens PX358 dS Shiela 1775 11-13-67 Mrs. Elmer Kramer WPCG-E35 dfL Shining Plumage 2151 12-7-70 Champion’s African Violets L-P 5 df c L Showboat 1280 649-62 Mrs. Elmer Kramer WRC59dfL Shower of Stars 1630 8-13-66 Victor Constantinov M-P35s-dfcL Show Talk 2182 3-25-71 H. R. Albro R35dS Sierra Giant 1332 11-21-62 Granger Gardens VW-E 83 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 W23 sS Silver Champion 1742 9-30-67 Champion’s African Violets DPX 279 dc L Silver Crest 1161 3-4-60 Mrs. Duane L. Champion WBC 7538 dfS Silver Crown 1657 1149-66 Champion’s African Violets PX 237 dc L Silver Dust 1743 9-30-67 Champion’s African Violets LBW-E 27 d S Silver Garland 2152 12-7-70 Champion’s African Violets WV-E57 dfL Silver Jubilee 2101 9-30-70 Constantinov 0 23 sS Silver Pinafore 1658 1149-66 Champion’s African Violets L-PX 237 dfc L Silver Shadows 1316 11-9-62 Kolb’s Greenhouses WX5dfL Sing Along 1888 1148-68 E. Janosick L-OX 2 d L Singing Surf 1647 9-8-66 Lyndon Lyon W5dcS 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* AVS - 48 Merkel & Sons LB 5983 s S Sky Blue Pink 1932 5-5-69 Polly Marek L-OX 238 d S-M 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 Sno Bird (See Naomi’s Sno Bird) Snow Ballet (See Granger Gardens’ Snow Ballet) Snowberry (See Richter’s Snowberry) Snow Spun 1790 1145-67 Granger Gardens W35dS Snowy Smile (See Kuhl’s Snowy Smile) Softique 1957 7-19-69 Richter’s Greenhouse L-P 358 dS The African Violet Magazine, March, 1972 42 Soft White 1605 3-3-66 Madison Garden’s W3568 dS So Sweet 973 12-11-57 Select Violet House PWC 5 dfS 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 dc L Sparkling Mauve 1673 2-23-67 Mrs. Elmer Kramer OVC 359 sfL 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 RP8sfS-M Spring Dance 1182 11-11-68 Mrs. E. Kramer OPC 39 sfc 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 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 sc L Starry Eyed 1791 11-15-67 Granger Gardens WRC 239 s-d S Starstruck 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~P38dL 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 Fairy 1385 8-5-63 Granger Gardens DPG-E 59 d S Summer Snow (See Westdale Summer Snow) Sunday 1819 2-16-68 Volkman Bros. M-O 29 d L Susan 1762 11-7-67 Gordon R. Coon OX359 dS Susan Leslie 1877 10-24-68 E. Fisher R-P 23 d L Super Chief 1852 5-10-68 V. Constantinov RX2dS Superfection 2193 5-24-71 Mrs. C. S. Hawley PX3 sL Supremacy 1965 7-15-69 Mrs. C. M. Harris P578 dL Surfside 1476 10-10-64 Ethel W. Champion D-B 37 d L Susan Sweet 1821 2-17-68 Mrs. H. G. Cook P37dS Swan Lake 1685 4-30-67 Annalee WGC 359dfL Swedish Crystal 2234 10-27-71 Irene Fredette W5 s-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 Sweet Butterfly 1867 9-9-68 Lyndon Lyon W3dcS Sweet Charlotte 1853 5-10-68 V. Constantinov PRC 5 sf S Sweetheart (See Southern Sweetheart) Sweetheart Blue (See Granger Gardens’ Sweetheart Blue) Sweetheart Blue (See Lasswell’s Sweetheart Blue) Sweet Leilani (See Tinari’s Sweet Leilani) Sweet One 1820 2-16-68 Volkman Bros. M-0 29 d L Sweet Pea Red Girl (See Kuhl’s Sweet Pea Red Girl) Sweet Pixie 2195 5-28-71 Swift’s Violets L-P 29 d S-M Sweet William 2162 1-13-71 R. J. Craig V369dL Sylvia Ann 1291 9-6-62 Mrs. L. Clyde Williams PRC 93 d S Suzy’s Lady Suzette 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 d S T Take Off 2138 11-30-70 Tall Tales 1302 10-19-62 Tammy 1293 9-11-62 Tanforan 1627 8-13-66 Tattered Pink 1313 11-9-62 Tapestry (See Pilgrim Tapestry) “Teresa Marie” 1622 8-8-66 Terry lin 1574 11-19-65 Texas Blue Treasure 1906 11-27-68 Texas Bouquet 1368 6-13-63 Texas Picture 1585 12-20-65 Texas Pride 1822 2-17-68 Kolb PWC 29 s-d S Lyndon Lyon PVC 8 sc S Select Violet Hou«e DPGC 5 sf S Victor Constantinov DR5dfS Kolb’s Greenhouses PX5sfS Mrs. Elizabeth Kling V 239 s S Mrs. R. Watts V39dS Mrs. H- G. Cook B37dL W. H Volkmann DPX 3 d S Mrs. O, G. Pierson LP 9 s-d L Mrs. H. G. Cook W3 dS The African Violet Magazine, March, 1OT2 43 Texas Star 1829 3-25-68 Elley’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 Victor Constantinov PG-E5dfL Thelma Jean 1763 11-7-67 Gordon R. Coon R or PWS 29 df S-M Thelma Usinger 1950 7-1-69 Dates Violetry P 23 d S Theresa Moeller 1329 11-21-62 Granger Gardens MPX 43 d S Thesis Red 1493 11-25-64 Earl T. Kolb R5sfS Thomas William 2188 5-19-71 Mrs. C. H. Heard R-PWC 35 df S Thrills 1653 11-14-66 Mrs. W. J. Ritmanich LOX 357 dfS Tickled Silly 2080 6-3-70 Harry Albro DV35 dS Timberline 1796 11-27-67 Mrs. P. W. Kiesling MBW-E 238 s S Timbertop 1559 10-11-65 Dr. Sydney Crawcour MB 56 d S Timbuc - Tutie 1283 6-28-62 Hope Ireland WBC 53 s L Tinari’s Pink Linda 1459 7-13-64 Tinari Greenhouses DP 38 dL Tinari’s Pink Twist 1321 11-20-62 Tinari Greenhouses P5 dfS Tinted Clouds (See Manelta’s Tinted Clouds) Tinted Lady* AVS - 48 LB 358 sL Tiny Blue 2109 10-31-70 Lyndon Lyon 0-B 8 dc M Tiny Fantasy 1987 8-29-69 Lyndon Lyon D-OBC 28 dc M 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 d L Topaz* AVS - 48 W. D. Holley DBV38sL Top Dollar 2168 2-1-71 Rienhardt’s AV D-B-V 27 d S Top Knot 1686 5-23-67 Fedderson A.V. 0 23 dL Top Sail (See Granger Gardens’ Top Sail) Touch of Spring 1967 7-23-69 Mrs. H. Inline WG-E 359 dfS Tralie Rose (See Kuhls’ Tralie Rose) Treasure (See Persian Treasure) Trecia 1807 12-1-67 Madison Gardens D-V38dS Tricksy Blue 1988 8-29-69 Lyndon Lyon L-B 28 s-dc S-M Trifari (See Ulery’s Trifari) Tri-Lavender 1837 4-10-68 Mrs. A. Grasso OX3578 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-BWC57dfL Tropical Twilight 1279 6-19-62 Mrs. Elmer Kramer WVC 695 df L 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 5-10-68 V. Constantinov R 5 s-dc S Turtle Dove 1565 11-1-65 West Greenhouse B 56 dL Tu Tu 1939 6-19-69 E, Fisher LOWC 2 s L TV Vallin Pink 820 10-3-56 Violet Treasure House D-PG-E 58 sfL Twilight (See Wes twin ds’ Twilight) Twilight Pink 2116 11-25-70 J, David Buttram LP5 s-dfS Twilight Zone 1628 8-13-66 Victor Constantinov P-R 35 sfS Twin Lakes 1650 10-3-66 Mrs. Sadie Withrow M-B 3 SfL Twin Lakes Frills 1651 10-3-66 Mrs. Sadie Withrow WBC 35 sfS u U, C. Mabel Hudson 1504 3-22-65 Mrs. G. B. Hudson R 29 sS Ulery’s Trifari 1234 5-9-61 Ulery’s Greenhouses D-P 593 dS Uncle Dutch 2172 2-18-71 T & F Clark 345 dS Up Tight 2270 12-1-71 Vern Lorenzen (Park N) V 29 s-d S V Vacation 1318 11-13-62 Mrs. Byrdena Woodley LBG-E 583 dfS Vallinpink (See T-V Vallinpink) Valor 794 8-5-56 Richter’s Greenhouse DRV 83 s S 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 DV 357 dfS Velvet Tempest 1331 11-21-62 Granger Gardens R-P 58 s S Venus 1913 11-29-68 Hi Hill OX 8 dc S Vern’s Delight 2271 12-1-71 Vern Lorenzen (Park N) V-BW-E 239 s-d S Victorian Pink 1355 5-28-63 Champion’s African Violets DPX 278 d L Vigor (See American Vigor) Viking 655 AVS - 48 Armacost & Royston DBV 83 s S Villager (See Pilgrim Villager) Violet N’ Gold 1470 7-24-64 Lyndon Lyon VYG-E 38 sfc S Vogue 1799 11-28-67 White Cloud Farm MLPX 23 d S Vulcan 2110 10-31-70 Lyndon Lyon D-V 8 dc S The African Violet Magazine, March, 1972 44 w Wagon Wheel 1310 11-9-62 Kolb’s Greenhouse WRC 8 d S Wanderlust (See Kohls’ Wanderlust) Watch It 2272 12-1-71 Vem 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 Wedgewood (See Richter’s Wedgewood) Weils Fargo 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 Irene Haseltine V9dS Westdale Summer Snow 2075 4-30-70 Mrs I Haseltine W38 dL Westdale Velvet 1930 4-14-69 Mrs. I. Haseltine BW-E 2 s S Western Sky (See Gold Rush Western Sky) Westward Ho 1334 11-23-62 Pearl & E. H. Thomas DB 8 dL WESTWINDS’ SERIES Appleblossom Time 2196 7-31-71 Westwinds’ AV L-PX 5 df L 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 Demure 1594 2-24-66 Westwinds’ AV LPVGC 2 d S Dusty Rose 2197 7-31-71 Westvidnds’ 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-OVC 5 s-df L 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 dS Wham Bang 1899 11-21-68 Dates Violetry M-R 5 df S Whipped Cream (See Richter ’s Whipped Cream) Whirlaway 2210 9-13-71 Lyndon Lyon V-BW-E 2 dc S White Alice 1347 3-25-63 Mrs. Glen B. Hudson WBC58sfS White Bloomin Fool 1827 2-27-68 J. H, Rymer W39 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 Jewel 1374 6-24-63 Frank Tinari W59dfS WTiite Lady* AVS - 48 Peter Ruggeri W8 sS White Leawala 1699 5-27-67 Tinari Greenhouses WG-E 5 df S White Madonna 670 5-14-53 Granger Gardens W438 dS White Peacock 1911 11-27-68 M. Lanigan W59L White Perfection 1471 7-24-64 Lyndon Lyon W 8dcS White Pride 872 2-1-57 Ulery’s Greenhouses W 358 dL White Pride Supreme 869 2-1-57 Ulery’s Greenhouses W36 dS White Puff 1096 1-9-59 Granger Gardens W53 dS White Regent 2025 11-14-69 Granger Greenhouse woe 23 d S White Roses 1446 3-23-64 Madison Gardens W358 dS Wildfire 1569 11-8-65 Champion’s African Violets PGE 359 dfS Wild Iris 1447 3-23-64 Madison Gardens DOWC 358 s S-M Wild Lemon 2141 11-30-70 Kolb WGC 2 s c S-M WUdwing 1898 11-27-68 Dates Violetry WO-E 29 sf S William Bruce 2131 11-27-70 E. Fisher MBX 23 s-dc L Wilson’s Lovely Lady 971 11-30-57 Wilson Bros. MP 8 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 Wintergreen 878 2-1-57 Ulery’s Greenhouse BWC 783 dS Winter Wine 2139 11-30-70 Kolb DRWE 2 s-c S Wintry Rose nil 1-29-59 Wilson Bros. DOW-E 9 d S Wisteria 2056 1-8-70 Tinari Greenhouses 0 2dL Wrangler 1731 9-6-67 Lyndon Lyon MR 2 dc S Wunderbar 1343 1-25-63 Ruth Kocinski WBC 38 d S The African Violet Magazine, March, 1972 45 Y Yerba Buena 1429 M6-64 Edena Gardens DR38sS Yule (See Pilgrim Yule) Yule Tide 2273 12-1-71 Vern Lorenzen (Park N) Z R 23 dc S Zest of the West Zig Zag (See Purple Zig Zag) 1338 11-23-62 Pearle & E. H. Tbomas DB 5 sS AFRICAN VIOLET (Saintpaulia) SPECIES genus Saintpaulia H. M^endland in Gartenflora, xlii, 321, t. 1391 & Fig. 66 (1893) S. brevipilosa B. L. Burtt 1964 S. nitida B. L. Burtt 1958 S. confusa S. difficilis B, L. Burtt B. L, Burtt 1958 1958 S. orbicularis S. orbicularis B. L. Burtt 1947 S. diplotricha B. L. Burtt 1947 var. purpurea B. L. Burtt 1964 S. goetzeana S. gran difolia S, grotei S. inconspicua Engler B. L. Burtt 1900 1958 S. pendula S. pendula B. L. Burtt 1958 Engler 1921 var. kizarae B. L. Burtt 1964 B. L. Burtt 1958 S. pusilla Engler 1900 S. intermedia B. L. Burtt 1958 S. mpicola B. L. Burtt 1964 S. ionantha H. Wendland 1893 S. sbumensis B. L. Burtt 1955 S. magungensis S, Magungensis vax. minima S. magungensis var. occidentalis E. P. Roberts 1950 S. teitensis S. tongwensis B. L. Burtt B. L. Burtt 1958 1947 B. L. Burtt B. L. Burtt 1964 S. velutina B. L. Burtt 1958 Pictures Challenge Her To Grow Better Violets Martha Walker 705 Martin Street Jacksonville, Ark. 72076 When I received my first African Violet Magazine and saw those gorgeous color pic¬ tures, I resolved to grow one as lovely as those pictured. I already had some lovely plants but compared to those in the magazine, they were just ordinary violets. So I set out to grow a show plant! With the help I received from magazine articles plus a lot of work and TLC, I grew not one but TWO beautiful show plants. In the three years since then, many others have been added to my list of show plants, and I’m still trying to do better. Every year my plants are a little better, or I have more plants that are high quality. It has all been possible, not because I said it was impossible, but because I said if others can do it, I can too. It was a challenge and I have enjoyed meeting it. My dream is to some day be able to attend an AVSA convention and possibly enter some of my plants in the show. So far I have ex¬ hibited my plants only at our local garden club’s annual flower show. Very few people in this area are interested in African violets and I can’t understand why. I’m doing all I can to interest more people. Too many of them give up too easily. I acquired my first African violet from a friend, who didn’t want to be bothered with it after it stopped blooming. She gave it to me because I always had a lot of plants around. After I started growing violets, I gave up the other plants to make room for more and more violets. To those people who say African violets are tempermental and hard to grow, I say, “That’s a lot of nonsense. They’re very easy to grow once you supply their needs, and they reward you with constant bloom as no other houseplant will do.” Almost every African violet I have was bought because I saw it pictured in the African Violet Magazine. Truly, one picture is worth a thousand words — so the more color pictures, the better! The African Violet Magazine, March, 1972 46 By Anne Tinari T inari Greenhouses 2325 Valley Road Huntingdon Valley, Pa, 19006 Q. When I read the growers description in the various African violet catalogs I know they must be kidding. I have so many violets that simply haven’t performed and the words “flam¬ ing.” “sparkling ” “iridescent ” “huge,” “fluffy double” and “floriferous” are just words in my opinion. Blossoms, when I see them hardly fit any of the aforementioned. A. The adjectives you refer to are truly de¬ scriptive of some of our cultivars that really do exist. Who could ever look at a properly grown plant of ‘Pink Panther’ and not see “flaming pink”? One look at a plant of ‘Astro Pink,’ ‘Ruth Carey,’ ‘Pink Philly,’ can convince anyone of the iridescent quality of these deli¬ cate blossoms. Surely blossoms of ‘Triple Threat’ could be labeled huge as they are sometimes two inches across and as fluffy a double as you can get. Many names, too, are descriptive of familiar plants and flowers such as ‘Wisteria,’ as true a lavender as its name and reminiscent of its namesake. ‘Poodle Top,’ where one associates the puff of a poodle on its upper petals, and stately well-shaped ones on the lower portion. ‘Plum Tips’ is actually a deep purple plum on each blossom tip ... I could go on and on but much depends on proper plant culture, light, and environment to attain true blossom beauty. May I suggest you try to master this and I’m sure your re¬ wards will prove surprising. Q. As a new member of AVSA and a new¬ comer to raising violets, I have read a good deal about the culture of these beautiful plants but there are two things that I have never seen full explained. Everything I have read advises the removal of suckers from the plants but I do not know what a sucker is. How do you recognize them? I also note that the violets should be confined to a single crown but I don’t know when the young plants should be divided or exactly how to identify a single crown. Do hope you can clarify this matter. A. The definition of a “sucker” as stated in the “African Violet Handbook” is: “The begin¬ ning of a new plant which forms near the base of a plant or in the axils where the Snow drifts may linger, Grotesque bare branches we behold. Anticipating, Mother Earth awaits with glad¬ ness. The elegance spring magic will unfold. petioles join the main stem of the plant. Some bud stems form with small leaves, but by the time four leaves show without evidence of a bud, it is a sucker.” I have often felt a gentler term should be used in referring to what is really a new shoot but putting it simply, a sucker by any other name is still a sucker. A single crown plant is one having a single center which forms a good symmetrical pattern of uniform growth. This makes for a showier plant than one having two or more crowns or centers with excessive foliage growing in many directions which can mar the real beauty of a plant. Q. I have encountered a problem which I hope you can help me with. On some of my plants, both young and old, the new center leaves are coming in hard and brittle and usually become spoon shaped. The blooms on the plants affected have short stems and are of a blighted appearance. My plants are all grown under lights and have been for years and this is the first time I have had this problem. Occasion¬ ally some plants just seem to stop using any water and they stay damp and the leaves become limp and decay. I withhold water as soon as I notice this condition. I would appreciate any suggestions as to what might be causing my trouble. A. It is possible that you have contacted Cyclamen Mite. To keep a clean program it is necessary to use treatments as a preventative as it has been our experience this is the only way to be free of disease. The plants that stay damp and rot may be potted in a soil mixture that contributes to this condition. Be sure your final mixture does not contain too much porus material that holds too much mois¬ ture such as vermiculite, peat, or spagnum moss. Q. I am a new member of AVSA and would like to know how one goes about entering a convention show. Does the plant have to be grown by them? What size pot do you use when showing violets? A. The requirements for entering a conven- The African Violet Magazine, March, 1972 47 tion show are that you are a member of AVSA and that the plant you enter has been in your possession at least three months. The 1972 convention is in New York City this spring and it would be a marvelous opportunity for members in that state, particularly, to enter plants. One receives much satisfaction in grow- ing and grooming a plant for show entry. In regard to pot sizes, the general rule that makes an excellent guide is to have the diameter of the pot 1/3 the size of the plant. Thus a 9" spread plant would require a 3" pot. I per¬ sonally prefer the plants to be slightly pot- bound for more flowers and compact growth. Q, Dear Anne, here I come with my prob¬ lems again. Last summer I lost many plants and now I am building a suitable area to give them more room. I had considered giving them up but love to work with violets and today on my 90th birthday I don’t want to be licked by them and have much time to try again. On my small drawing you will note open and closed areas I have to work with. A. First. I want to congratulate you on your fresh and interesting approach to life. We hope it’s an attribute to all plant lovers! Please allow me to wish you a happy and healthy birthday and many years of African violet en¬ joyment. In reading your letter carefully and studying your diagram, I really feel that your set-up should work out quite well. Your arti¬ ficial light set-up could aways remedy any shadow area. You should receive good air circu¬ lation also and am sure it will make a lovely and attractive growing area. Do rernember when growing with lights that you should feed very mildly and very often. At each watering in fact, if you use the Peters’ Fertilizer tsp. to 1 gal. water. If you notice lights or tubes turning slightly darker at the ends that is an indication they are not emitting their full power. Tubes, if they are burned 12 to 14 hours per day, seldom give their best perform¬ ance after 1 year’s use. Q. When I’m expecting a shipment of leaves I prepare a rooting medium of 2/3 vermiculite, 1/3 builders sand and sterilize under 15 lbs. pressure for 45 minutes in my pressure cooker. I dampen the mixture, water thoroughly with panOdrench solution and before putting in the leaves, I again water down with panOdrench. When leaves arrive I soak in tepid rainwater for 1 hr. then cut back the petioles to after dipping my knife in a solution of 1/4 tsp. fermate to 1 pt. of water. I put the cut ends in Rootone and plant in my mixture. I had also added a small amount of fermate to my rooting medium but to no avail. I have lost every leaf. Should I have placed my leaves to root in water instead, then planted them in the mix? Please give me some sug¬ gestions. A. First, I think you should correct your rooting mixture by using half sand, half ver¬ miculite. This should be watered down lightly only once with either preparation (here, we use fermate). After you have cut your leaves to the proper length I would touch them light¬ ly in Proliferol Powder hormone and immedi¬ ately insert them into the rooting medium. Many people prefer to root in water but I think if you have a firm leaf-cutting and fol¬ low the procedure above making sure they are not over-watered as they progress, you should get firm little plantlets. Much also depends on the condition of the leaves when received. If they have suffered through high tempera¬ tures and humidity on their way to you and are in a wilted condition where cell structure is destroyed or badly injured then treatment of any kind would not be of much value. Your letter demonstrates you are well aware of all the possibilities of contamination. However, I would suggest not overdoing to the point of receiving a slower response. CALLING ALL ARRANGERS Calling all arrangers to the Great White Way! Include an arrangement in your plants. You, who are traveling the farthest, we’ve made a class for you, “The Happening.” All ma¬ terials will be supplied! You bring your talent tucked in your pocket. Right now send your arrangement reserva¬ tion to Mrs. Lawrence E. Rosenfeld, 78-32 Main street, Flushing, N. Y. 11367. Y’know, first come, first served. For any further information contact Mrs. Rosenfeld. THANKS A MILLION By Cordelia Rienhardt African violet people sure are the great¬ est. A year and a half ago, I had an idea for some cute favors for the ’72 NYC convention, provided I could get between 6 and 7 hundred eye glass lenses. So I put a little plea for help in the AV magazine and you wouldn’t believe the response I got. Little packages, big packages arrived from all over these United States. It was unbelievable the time and money people spent to wrap and mail lenses to me. I thank you, the AVS of Syracuse thanks you, and if you come to the NY convention you will get one of the favors. We have enough lenses now and think vou will enjoy the finished products. ■ - - Writ© an article for the African Violet Magazine. The African Violet Magazine, March, 1972 48 COLUMNEA ERYTHROPHAEA - Exhibited by Lyndon Lyon HYPOCYRTA STRIGILLOSA - Exhibited by Buell's The African Violet Magazine, March, 1972 (Photo by Burton Photo by Burton Pictured here are the many types of bottles which can be used for bottle gardening. Vance Fazzino says as long as they are of clear glass, bottles of any size can be used as well as cider jugs, pickle jars, wine bottles, liquor bottles, and even perfume bot¬ tles. BOiTK mm F. Vance Fazzino Brooklyn, N. Y. (EDITOR'S NOTE: To illustrate the types of workshops at the New York AVSA convention, we're giving you a pre¬ view of "Bottle Gardening" by F. Vance Fazzino of Brooklyn. The workshop is set for Friday, April 21, at 10 a.m. and we know you'll be cnnazed at this demonstration and Mr. Fazzino's apparent ease in getting these gardens "planted.") Nineteenth century London, in respect to pollution, was probably very much like many of our cities of today. It was crowded, dirty, and the air was full of coal smoke and other gases. To make the growing of plants in the home even more difficult, the wondrous “Illum¬ inating Gas Light” was in use. It helped to save sight but was death to plants. Dr, Nathaniel Ward, a London physician and naturalist as well as an amateur horticul¬ turist, discovered over 125 years ago that plants could be grown in closed containers. In the summer of 1829, wishing to see the emergence of an adult Sphinx moth, he buried the chrys- allis in garden soil in a glass jar with a metal lid. He made no report on the emergence of the moth. Instead he became very excited about the appearance of a fern and grasses which ap¬ peared in the jar. For four years those plants continued to thrive without attention. Dr. Ward began to experiment with a variety of plants, growing them in bottles and jars. Later The African Violet Magazine, March, 1972 50 Pictured are the spec¬ ial tools required for planting and maintaining a bottle garden. The size of your tools will be de¬ termined by the size of your bottle; and Vance Fazzino says these tools can be made in a few minutes. he constructed closed glass cases which became known as Wardian Cases, now more commonly called terrariums. In Wardian Cases and bottles, moisture which has evaporated from the soil and tran¬ spired by the leaves, condenses on the glass, runs down the sides to the soil, and is again available to the roots. It is sort of a perpetual motion cycle. Usually no additional water or air is required once the terrarium is in bal¬ ance. The bottles do very well under fluorescent light. Plants which are used are mostly of the kind which grow in shade and, with the long daylight provided by the tubes, they will flourish in the soft artificial light. As long as they are of clear glass, bottles of any size may be used, from a small perfume bottle up to a carboy. Other glass containers are liquor bottles, cider jugs, pickle jars, wine bottles, etc. Naturally small containers are good only for tiny plants — perhaps only a single one. In a large bottle there can be a whole collection of greenery and some minia¬ ture flowering plants. Some special tools are required for plant¬ ing and maintaining the bottle garden. (See drawings.) These can be made in a few min¬ utes. Of course, the size of your tools will be determined by the size of your bottle. 1. A funnel made of rolled paper or flexible cardboard and fastened with a staple or tape. The funnel should reach almost to the bottom of the bottle. 2. Straighten out a length of a coat hanger and make a loop bent at a right angle on one end. 3. A shovel made using a dowel pin, one end of which is partly hollowed out. A tiny discarded demi-tasse spoon, its spine stuck into the end of the dowel, is perfect for the larger openings. 4. A long tweezer made of split bamboo. A green garden stake of narrow gauge bamboo is excellent. Split it almost the full length and spread. Insert a rubberstrip in the upper part of the split or, in a pinch, use a cigarette filter. To prevent the bamboo splitting all the way to the end, it is nec¬ essary to tape or tie it tightly at the top of the split. 5. A short piece of broom handle or a cork attached to a dowel can be used as a tamper. Use sterilized garden soil with a good pro¬ portion of peat moss or leafmold. Com- r Continued on Page 57) The African Violet Magazine, March, 1972 51 Story of a packet of seeds VIOLETS RETURN TO AFRICA by Anne Stolberger Box 3097, Dar-es- Salaam, Tanzania, East Africa Like all the best adventure stories, this one starts on a low note. Quite simply it begins with a packet of hybrid African Violet seeds sent out as a present to Tanzania, East Africa. My story even has a beginning, middle, and an end. You must let me give an introduction before I begin my story proper. I, an Irishwoman, became a member of the AVSA from the contents of an old mildewed copy of June 1961 African Violet Magazine I found lurking about in the house of an old forestry of¬ ficer in Dar-es-Salaam, who grew wild ones himself under ferns in his orchid house. I was very fond of this old man, who felt he was too old to go back to Eu¬ rope, and in his 80’s used to regale me with tales of plant hunts, which can be in every way as ex- citing as animal safaris in the wild corners of the earth. We used to crunch kashew nuts grown and baked from his small estate, while he took me up to the cliffs of shale in the U samb ar a’ s in Northern Tanzania, where all the most exciting things grow, with no names yet left alone for men to find. Ferns, prehistoric trees (these in the rain forests and still virtually unexplored), begonias, creepers, and, of course, the family of the African violet. As a young man he had sent many .rare plants back to the Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew in England, and the early days of the great plant hunts, which culminated somewhere, he says, in the finds, found about the time of World War I, After that, he was sure interest both in Europe and America waned. It was all too far, and inaccessible. Eyes turned to South America. My first venture in Tanzania was with three na¬ tive species, two palish blue singles, and a delicate white recently (about 1960) found by the white fathers living in the Usambara region, and given to me to tend as a rare prize. Quite by accident on a walk, I myself found two growing high up on a ledge, half hidden in a crack of the shale. I carried them back to the heat of Dar-es-Salaam in a plastic bag. My friend, now much frailer and suffering from a recurrent malaria, told me my find was indeed a Saintpaulia. I was doubtful, the leaves were so very hairy, and they were so very small. Still they thrived, and, although they have never flowered, are with me still. My dear old man faded though, and passed away quite quietly with all his memories. I wish he had written a book. He left me some plants, African violets of slightly more sophisticated varieties, pure native varieties rejoicing in such names as . . . “Victoria,” “Malawi Blue,” “Vorbeck,” and, of course, “The Governor.” Then I acquired a pink double from Kenya, and so my collection grew. It was at this stage that an idea I had had from the days of sitting in the gloom listening to the old man really came to the fore, and hatched. I felt that somehow the most interesting and rewarding thing I could do would be to try and grow some of the magnificent hybrids which have been evolved in the United States. Try and grow some seeds and BRING BACK TO AFRICA THE VIOLET, and if I succeeded, place them beside “Lady Twining,” and see what strides have been made, or even if they recognized each other. So I wrote to Anne Tinari, and Lyndon Lyon, and various other seed houses mentioned in the old dog-eared copies that had been bequeathed to me. The seed houses had quietly died. But I was thrilled and delighted to have almost by return mail generous letters from both Mrs. Tinari and Mr. Lyon en¬ closing packets of seeds used as trials in their greenhouses, and a useful diagram from Mr. Lyon showing me a method of planting them. I cannot thank them enough, as it is really from this point that my story really begins. PLANT HOUSE IN THE USAMBARA'S The African Violet Magazine, March, 1972 52 I must say right here at the beginning, that this was my first venture with seeds; leaves yes, seed no. I live within feet of the Indian Ocean, at the edge of Kunduchi, an African village 15 miles from Dar-Es-Salaara Lots of sea breezes, very bright, and very, very hot. The seeds arrived in November at the beginning of the hot season. I studied the diagram. He suggested a glass dish, with a glass cover, with a funnel of silver foil down the middle to check moisture retention. I planted them in pure vermiculite which I had managed to get hold of. I divided all the seeds into three lots. I felt I had to have a useful amount at each sowing to see what I was doing. The first batch I think was killed by light. Too much of it, and too strong. The SECOND time I blew the seed over very damp mixed leafmold, sand and vermiculite in an earth¬ enware pot, with glass over the pot, and stood this in a glazed earthen pot with a little water in the bottom. I put this in a cool darkish place. (I was trying to manage a miniature tropical forest.) I was slightly frightened by now, and inclined to be over anxious. I used to crouch down with a magnifying glass daily to see how they were doing. To my extreme relief they came up after about a week. They, of course, instantly became leggy in the heat without proper light, and looking upwards from the sides of the pot, they developed like cress. I had to transplant them by digging clumps of them out with the edge of a teaspoon. I then placed them in the glass dish with the funnel. My problem all along the line has been heat versus light. Even in the socalled shade they have had to compete with the glare from the sea. The last sow¬ ing was a cross between the two. The glass dish, slightly heavier mixture, fairly dark at first, then lightish, and as cool as I could manage. The seeds were raised in a minimum of about 86 to 88 de¬ grees. They took a long time to grow but they sur¬ vived. The next stage was almost wrecked, curiously enough, by sterilized soil. I sterilized the natural growing medium of the Saintpaulia^s which I used MY FIRST PINK to collect from the floor of the forest whenever we went to cool off in the mountains some 300 miles away. I collected it in bags along with small rock chippings, and dry wiry moss which they love. The thing they really love is airy roots to go back to the soil. On my return I baked a batch in the oven, left it a week, thoroughly dampened it, added the dry moss, a little charcoal. I then transplanted as many as I could into half egg boxes made of some tough papier-mache, with a nice chipping over each hole. They dried out enormously fast al¬ though they were sitting on trays of wet chippings. I lost about 40 plants. The roots just curled up after about three weeks. This was disaster. The next 40 had been growing along slowly but nicely in the same mixture unsterilized. So, from then on, I used my own ‘Native Mixture’ which I have used on them all, regardless of the plant’s origin. I also added river bottom sand, and some beautiful rich bog cotton soil. The last set, about 50 at least were planted in cut down paper cups (at vast ex¬ pense since these were imported). These did best of all. (To Be Continued) The African Violet Magazine, March, 1972 53 Diagram showing typical thrips feeding pattern on undersides of leaves. At left, the random pin* prick pattern of early infestation. At right, the entire leaf has been stripped of its underside layers, looks as if it has been dipped in oil, will soon die. OF PESTS AIMD PESTICIDES By Sandra Leary 438 Brady Lane Austin, Texas 78746 First Austin African Violet Society (This is the second of cc series of four articles on pests and pesticides, written for The African Violet Mag¬ azine by Mrs. Terrence L. Leary of Austin, Texas). The thrips (both singular and plural) is unfortunately coming to the front as a greater threat to violet growers. The common thrips we meet currently is apparently larger and readily seen with the naked eye than the small¬ er thrips reported in previous years, though there are hundreds of species of thrips. The thrips is a six-legged insect with antennae. It is silver to cream colored, long and thin, and moves at an extremely rapid rate. The adult stages are winged and thus can travel from plant to plant not only on air currents but also under their own power. They are egg layers and multiply very rapidly, especially in hot dry weather. Like the mites, thrips are^ prevalent on a large number of common cut flowers as well as wildflowers and indoor house plants. A thrips infestation is probably more dif¬ ficult to pin down than a mite infestation, as far as symptoms are concerned. Thrips initially inhabit the buds and blossoms. Some growers report that the first sign of thrips they notice is a blasting of bud, or failure to open properly, sometimes accompanied by whitish streaks on blossoms. This can also be caused by summer heat, so this alone is not definite evidence. Other growers report no deformation of bud or blossom, but begin to notice pollen spilled from the pollen sacs onto the petals of dark colored blossoms, while the bloom is still very fresh. The thrips apparently feeds on the pollen sacs, and on dark blossoms the spilled pollen shows up more readily than on lighter blossoms. Still other growers report that they notice nothing unusual until they find the undersides of leaves, particularly the outer leaves, to have “trails” and areas eaten from the first layer of the underside of the leaf. This damage is done by the larvae and possibly the adult thrips. The pattern to this leaf destruction as noticed by this author is thus: At first only small areas or trails are eaten, quite often near the edges of the leaf. This seems to take place first on the outer leaves of the plant. As damage progresses, the areas and trails en¬ large, so that the leaf eventually looks as if the underside had been dipped in oil. Quite often the topside of the leaf will show no The African Violet Magazine, March, 1972 54 Here is actual damage done by thrips on African violet leaves. This photo was made from a color slide from the AVSA library. damage though if it is held up to the light it will be very transparent due to the missing layers below. The leaves, upon reaching this degree of damage, die quickly and the thrips proceed to work on the next row of leaves and the next, progressing toward the center of the plant until the plant is killed. Thrips leaf damage is best discovered, at the onset of an infestation, early in the morn¬ ing. By midday if damage is slight, the leaf seems to repair itself, especially if the humidity is high. Growers would do well to adopt the habit of periodically checking the undersides of leaves so that they will be able to catch a thrips infestation early. A grower who confirms a thrip infestation through leaf damage, but never actually sees a thrips, might be rewarded with the sight of one if he pulls apart the blossom on an affected plant and searches the area near the corolla. The thrips will hide at the base of the corolla and become practically invisible. * He can be rousted out with a pin and placed on a dark background for observation. It is imperative for a complete clean-up of a severe thrips infestation that all blossoms and mature buds be removed from the plants. Sprays simply will not penetrate a bud effec¬ tively to get at the thrips inside. An aerosol spray such as a pyrethrum (Raid House and Garden, etc.) will kill thrips only if the mist hits them directly. This treatment will often be sufficient in a light infestation if repeated several times before the thrips get settled in too well. However, in an infestation of any degree beyond light, it is necessary to use a soaking spray of Malathion (% teaspoon per quart of water), Kelthane. or Cygon 2E ('i/2 teaspoon to a gallon of water) at intervals of about 8 days. Repeated sprayings are necessary at proper intervals to catch new hatches as they come off. A second spraying too early before the next hatch is wasted effort. A second spraying too late means more work for an ex¬ tended period of time if young are allowed to mature and lay eggs. At least 3 or 4 spray¬ ings seem to be necessary for a thrips infesta¬ tion to be wiped out. Here again the best alternative seems to be the systemic route, that is spraying initially and at the same time applying one of the gran¬ ular systemics mentioned earlier to each pot. This seems to halt the hopscotch spread of thrips better than repeated sprayings, and is not as hard on your plants as multiple spray¬ ings. It seems appropriate at this time to men¬ tion that when even the healthiest plants are subjected to repeated pesticide spraying, they will suffer due to the chemical buildup on the leaves, clogging the pores and rendering the leaves dull and leathery. So after every sec¬ ond or third spraying, it is advisable to spray saveral days later with warm clear water to cut some of this residue and restore the gloss to the leaves. Severe thrips damage to leaves will not repair and will heal as metallic lesions on the undersides of leaves. This can easily be con¬ fused with the damage done to leaf undersides by the foliar nematode. Thrips will also at¬ tack rooting leaves. For more information on thrips and their life history, see the June 1971 issue of the African Violet Magazine. (To be Continued) - - Scientific Light During the past two decades considerable research has been done in the field of plant propagation by artificial light. Only recently, however, has fluorescent lighting been a sub¬ ject for such research. The Bureau of Plant Industry, U.S. Dept, of Agriculture, has made extensive tests of the effects of fluorescent lighting on plant growth. Results have been most impressive . . . improved growth, better foliage, more abundant flowering. In other tests, scientists have learned that maximum results are obtained when fluorescent lights are combined with incandescent lights in the proper proportion and with proper spacing. There is no danger of burning foliage under fluorescent lights as this type of light is cold. The proper humidity can be maintain¬ ed by setting pots in a waterproof tray, lined with sphagnum moss, vermiculite, or any suit¬ able material, and keeping this material damp. One authority recommends making small in¬ dividual greenhouses from covered plastic freez¬ er boxes for plants which need high humidity, such as germinating seedlings, leaves, etc. The African Violet Magazine, March, 1972 55 The African Violet Magazine, March, 1972 56 BOTTLE GABDENING (Continued from Page 51) mercial packaged soils will do. For drain¬ age, coarse sand or pebbles plus charcoal are best. No fertilizer is necessary. The type of plant used will depend largely on the size of the bottle being used. Before placing plants in the bottle, be sure they are free of insects and diseases. This applies to the soil in which they have been growing as well as the plants themselves. It is wise to use a strong magnifying glass for your inspec¬ tion. PLANTING THE BOTTLE 1. Place the funnel into the bottle so that it almost reaches the bottom. 2. Pour in pebbles, then the charcoal. In a small bottle the depth should be 1/8'^ to 1/4". In larger ones it can be -2" to 3". Smaller bottles will require finer material. Shake the bottle so the drainage material is spread evenly. 3. Pour in the soil to a depth of about 1" in the small bottles and as much as 3" to 4" in the larger ones. Spread and tamp down with the tamping tool. 4. Decide where the plants are to be placed, allowing for different sizes, rate of growth and artistic arrangement. For each plant dig a hole with the shovel. 5. Remove the plant from its pot. Remove excess soil from the roots and fit the loop of the tool around its neck. Lower it into the bottle and set into place. Remove the loop tool, hold the plant in position, if necessary, with the tweezer. 6. Clamp the stem of the plant with the tweezer and set it perfectly straight. Re¬ move the excess soil from around it. Then tamp all around until the soil is smooth and the plant is firmly set. Continue until all plants are arranged. 7. Water through the top with a sprayer. This will clean the leaves as well as wetting the soil. Clean the inside of the bottle by spraying along the sides. You may also use a tube and water along the sides, clean¬ ing away any soil or dust. The water should reach the top of the drainage ma¬ terial at the initial watering. You can observe the water level through the sides of the bottle. 8. Your bottle garden is now ready and can be covered. Should the surface of the soil continue to be dry the next day, it will indicate that additional water is needed. If the glass becomes covered with water drops, there is too much moisture. Open the top and leave open for a day. Repeat until a light coat of vapor appears only at night. 9. Set the bottle on a shelf under your lights, under a circle light, as close as is possible. The garden will also flourish in an east window, a north window in summer. Use a south window in the summer only if it is curtained. Protect from excessive heat (above 85°) or cold (below 60°). 10. Your bottle garden may not require at¬ tention for months at a time. No ventilation is needed. If the plants grow too fast, they can be trimmed with a razor blade inserted in the end of a dowel and the de¬ bris picked out with the tweezer. When plants become too big or die, they can be removed with the tweezer and new plants put into the same position with the addition of a little extra soil. SUGGESTED PLANTS Below is a list of suggested plants which are adaptable to this purpose. FERNS: Adiantum bellum, A. capillus-veneris, A. cuneatum, Asplenium nidus, Davallia bullata, D. pentaphylla, Nephrolopis (small varieties), Polystichum tsus-sinense, Pteris- cretica, among others. FOLIAGE PLANTS: Acerus graminous varie- gatus, Alternanthera (Jacob’s Coat), A. bett- zickiana, A. bottzickiana aurea nana, A. versi¬ color and amoona, and; Calathea micans, Carex variegata; Chaomaeranthemum caudichaudi, igneum, venosum, Ctenanthe species, Dracaena “Florida Beauty”; Ficus pumila minima, F. Radicans variegata, Fittonia verschaffelti; Baby’s Tears, small Peperomias. FLOWERING PLANTS: Will bloom if exposed to sufficient light. Allephyton mexicanum, shall foliage, begonias, Gesneriads, such as Beea hygroscopia, Charita micromusa, Colum- nea microphylla, Diastema maculate and quin- quevulnerum, the Gesnerias, X-Gloxineras, Koellkeria erinoides, Kohleria amabilis and lindoniana, Phinaea multiflora, miniature Saintpaulias, miniature Sinnigias and other hybrids. - - - ^ - - CORRECTED NOTICE FOR ANNUAL MEETING The annual meeting of the African Violet Society of America, Inc., will be held Saturday, April 22, at 8:30 a.m. instead of 9 a.m. in the Green Room at Hotel McAlpin for the purpose of electing officers and transacting business that may properly come before the meeting. The African Violet Magazine, March, 1972 57 AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY OF AMERICA, INC. 26tli Annual Convention MONDAY, APRIL 17 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Registration . _ Miss Lillian Lechterman, North Merrick, New York, Registration Chairman 1st mezzanine TUESDAY, APRIL 18 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Registration . . — _ _ _ _ 1st mezzanine 9:15 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. Grand Tour _ _ - _ _ Assemble for tour — 34th St. side of Hotel 1:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Registration _ _ _ 1st mezzanine 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Circle Line Tour _ Assemble for tour — 34th St. side of Hotel 8:00 p.m. to adjournment Board of Directors Meeting _ Red Room — 1st mezzanine 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a. m. 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. 9:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. 9:00 a.m. to adjournment 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. 12:15 p.m. to 4.45 p.m. 12:30 noon to 9:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. 8:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. 7:45 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19 Board Members and Convention Committee Chairmen Breakfast Compliments of New York City African Violet Society Colonial Room 3rd Floor Registration _ _ _ 1st mezzanine Circle Line Tour _ Assemble for tour — 34th St. side of Hotel Board of Directors Meeting . Colonial Room — 3rd Floor Amateur Show entries accepted for Convention Show 1st mezzanine outside Crystal Room Commercial Sales Room open Red Room — 1st mezzanine Grand Tour _ Assemble for Tour 34th St. side of Hotel Registration . . . . . . . . 1st mezzanine Entries accepted for Convention Show . . 1st mezzanine outside Crystal Room Social Hour — Mrs. Isabelle Gronert, New York, N. Y., Chairman Hospitality Committee 2nd mezzanine — Forum Room Slide Program — “Hawaii”, Mr. Frank Burton, Old Saybrook, Conn. Slides shown at 8:30 p.m. and repeated at 9:15 p.m. THURSDAY, APRIL 20 Registration for Judging School . Parlors “A” and “B” — 2nd mezzanine Judging School . . Parlors “A” and “B” — 2nd mezzanine Mrs. Frank Tinari, Huntingdon Valley, Pa. Registration . _ _ _ — . . . — . 1st mezzanine Entries accepted for Convention Show . . 1st mezzanine outside Crystal Room The African Violet Magazine, March, 1972 58 Theme: “ALONG THE GREAT WHITE WAY’^ McAlpin Hotel, New York, New York April 20-22, 1972 8:00 a.m, to 9:30 a.m. Workshop — “Affiliate Workshop”, Panel Moderator, Mrs. W. F. Anderson, St. Louis, Mo _ _ Green Room — 1st mezzanine “What Affiliation Means” — Mrs. Lizeta Tenney Hamilton, Oradell, New Jersey “Affiliate Awards” — Mrs. Roy Weekes, Affiliate Chairman, Glendora, Calif. “Program Planning” — ^Mrs. Herbert W. Sullivan, Membership & Promotion Chairman, Huntington, New York “Yearbooks” — Mrs. W. F. Anderson, St. Louis, Mo. “Shows”^ — Mrs. Wm. J. Krogman, Brookfield, Wisconsin Question period with answers by all panelists 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Commercial Sales Room open _ Red Room — 1st mezzanine 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Hospitality — come and meet your friends _ Forum Room 2nd mezzannine 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. 1:15 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. Workshop — “Let’s Enjoy Arranging”, Mrs. Alva Cerri, Marcy, N. Y. _ Green Room — 1st mezzanine Short Tour of New York City _ Assemble for tour 34th St. side of Hotel 1:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Judges and Clerks Instructions _ _ Green Room (All Judges and Clerks report) 1st mezzanine JUDGING -- TWO GROUPS OF JUDGES 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Judging (Merit) — 1st group _ Cr^^stal Room — 1st mezzanine 4:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Judging (for Awards) — 2nd group _ Crystal Room — 1st mezzanine 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Hospitality — come and meet your friends _ Forum Room 2nd mezzanine 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. “Get Acquainted” Reception _ _ Rooftop Ballroom Reception Area 24th Floor 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Convention Convenes _ _ _ Rooftop Ballroom — 24th Floor Dinner Meeting Presiding: Mrs. Harold Rienhardt, Syracuse, N. Y., 1st Vice President Invocation: Mrs. Dorothy Gray Presentation of AVSA President, Mrs. Helen Van Zele, Lemon Grove, Calif. Official Welcome to New York City, Mrs. Nelson J. McMahon, Hamburg, New York Response. Mrs. Helen Van Zele, AVSA President Introduction of Convention Chairmen: Mr. Jimmy Watson, New York City, Chairman Mrs. Sidney Bogin, Long Beach, N. Y., Vice Chairman Program: “Nematodes and African Violets — A Research Report”, Dr. Herbert T. Streu, Department of Entomology and Economic Zoology, Rutgers University 9:30 p.m. to 12:00 midnight Show Room open _ _ Crystal Room — 1st mezzanine AVSA Convention Show, Amateur Division AVSA Convention Show, Commercial Division The African Violet Magazine, March, 1972 59 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. 8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. FRIDAY, APRIL 21 Show Room open for Bar Light Photographers only. . Crystal Room (Registered Convention members only.) 1st Mezzanine NO FLASH BULBS Show Room open for Amateur Flash Bulb Photographers only. (Registered Convention Members only.) _ Crystal Room NO BAR LIGHTS 1st mezzanine “Judges, Teachers, Exhibitors Workshop” and Continental Breakfast _ Colonial Room — 3rd mezzanine Panel Moderator Mrs. James B. Carey, Knoxville, Tenn., Chairman, Committee on Shows and Judges Panel Members: Mrs. Warren Churchill, Sharon, Mass. Mrs. William Krogman, Brookfield, Wis. Mrs. M. G. Gonzales, San Jose, Calif. Mrs. Percy F. Crane, Sharon, Miss. (Write down your questions and bring them with you and give them to Mrs. Carey or a panel member before the workshop begins.) Commercial Members Continental Breakfast and Workshop _ Colonial Room FOYER — 3rd mezzanine Registration _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1st mezzanine Judging School Examination . . . Blue Rom — 1st mezzanine Hospitality _ Forum Room — 2nd mezzanine Show Room open _ _ _ Crystal Room — 1st mezzanine Commercial Sales Room open _ Red Room — 1st mezzanine Workshop — Demonstration: “How to Plant a Bottle Garden”, Mr. F. Vance Fazzino, Brooklyn, N. Y. .. . Green Room — 1st mezzanine Luncheon Meeting _ Rooftop Ballroom — 24th floor Presiding: Mr. E. H. Dixon, 2nd Vice President, Mission, Kansas Invocation: Mrs. Edward A. Nelson, St. Louis, Mo. Program: “The Best of the New Gesneriads” Mr. Michael Kartuz, Wilmington, Massachusetts “Awards for 1972”, Mrs. Glenn B. Hudson, Westfield, N. J., Chairman of Awards Commercial Sales Room open _ Red Room-— 1st mezzanine Show Room open _ _ _ _ Crystal Room— 1st mezzanine Parliamentarian available for conference, Green Room — FOYER Mrs. Thomas J. Edmundson, North Versailles, Pa. 1st mezzanine Hospitality _ _ _ _ Forum Room — -2nd mezzanine President’s Reception _ _ _ Rooftop Ballroom Reception Area — 24th floor Banquet Meeting _ _ _ _ Rooftop Ballroom— 24th floor Presiding: Mrs. Helen Van Zele, Lemon Grove, Calif., AVSA President Invocation: Mrs. Lizeta Tenney Hamilton, Ora dell, N. Y. Introduction of Life Members and Bronze Medal Certificate Members (Life Members are requested to sit at reserved tables in front of Speakers Table.) Roll Call of States Program: “Do Plants Feel Emotion?” Dr. Cleve Backster, New York City The African Violet Magazine, March, 19T2 60 “African Violet Society Awards”, Mrs. Glenn B. Hudson, Chairman of Awards Introduction of 1973 Convention Chairman, Mrs. John Lackner, St. Paul, Minnesota “Invitation to African Violet Society of Minnesota Convention” 10:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. Show Room open - . . . Crystal Room — 1st mezzanine (Committee available to check out entries 11:30 p.m. to 1:00 a.m.) SATURDAY, APRIL 22 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Committee available to check out entries _ 1st mezzanine Outside Crystal Room (All Storerooms and Exhibit Rooms must be cleared by 10:00 a.m. Saturday.) 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Morning Meeting _ Green Room — 1st mezzanine Presiding: Mrs. John Windecker, Clinton, N. Y. Invocation: Mrs. J. A. W. Richardson, Tavares, Florida Annual Business Meeting Presiding: Mrs. Helen Van Zele, AVSA President Committee Reports Election of Officers Installation of Officers: Mrs. Frank Burton, Old Saybrook, Conn. Program: “WhaPs New in ’72?” Slides of new varieties, presented by Dr. France Baker Cohen, Bronxville, N. Y. 1972 Board of Directors meeting _ East Room — 1st mezzanine (Immediately following Annual Business Meeting to Adjournment) Affiliate ‘appenings To spread growing tips and culture information on African violets, members of the OLD DOMINION AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA visited Goodwin House, a retirement home in Alexandria, Va. Several dec¬ orative arrangements were made with inexpensive acces¬ sories after which came the serious business of repotting when tools, soil mixture, sterilizing and fertilizing were displayed and explained by the club members. The delight¬ ful afternoon was brought to a close by the showing of slides of African violet shows and prize-winning plants, and refreshments were served by the visiting women. Each resident of the home was presented with an African Violet Magazine and a plant. Mrs. Ralph E. Gill, secretary, said, “We hope to be able to take our group back again soon to keep up the interest of these elderly people and to help them with their problems and questions about their plants.” “We would like to make new violet friends,” Mrs. Harold Swanson said as she issued an invitation to inter¬ ested persons to attend the annual show of the PORTLAND AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY, April 29-30 at the Home Build¬ ers Association Building, 3140 N. E. Broadway, in Portland, Oregon. “We’re all hoping this will be our best show ever. We have a lot of enthusiastic workers under the direction of our president, Mrs. Frank Berthold. We meet each fourth Monday at 7 :45 p.m. in the Old Fire Station, 33rd and Alberta. Our meetings are always open to visitors.” Rated one of the largest and best in this area, the annual spring show of the AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY OF SYRACUSE, N. Y., boasts three commercial AV sales booths, door prizes, boutique table and refreshment table where patrons may purchase excellent corned beef sandwiches. At the 20th annual show March 25-26 at the Rockefeller Methodist church, 350 Nottingham Road, the theme will be “Spring Fling” with classes for amateur and commercial members, a non-member class, classes for hanging baskets, terrariums, dish gardens, episcias, columneas as well as over 30 African violet classes. The decorative and design classes will be marked by “Holiday Fling” and “A Young Man’s Fancy.” The VENTURA COUNTY AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY competed for the first time in the garden display division at the Ventura County (Calif.) Fair and received a second place ribbon and $175 in prize money. At the April 1971 show, almost 1,000 people viewed the 215 horticultural entries and the 67 entries in the design division. The mem¬ bers hope a repeat at the third annual show April 15-16 at the Ventura Recreation Center, 1261 E. Main Street. After an unusually successful advertising campaign, the annual workshop of the AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY OF MINNESOTA AND THE UPPER MIDWEST AREA drew a record attendance and could appropriately be called “A Show of Talent,” because of the special talent of the speakers. Importance of the club program was empha¬ sized by Mrs. Helen Filipczak in her discussion of club ac¬ tivities. Demonstration of potting and wicking by Mrs. Muriel Pollock included an explanation of use of soil tape to determine pH and the fact that the measured diameter of a violet divided by three indicates the size of pot for the plant. Mrs. Dora Baker continued with admonitions to watch for and quickly treat pests and diseases. She suggested new plants be isolated six weeks before being placed with one's collections, “I’d hate to be eating the same old food every day myself,” Mrs. Irene Fiedler said as she shared some of her secrets for preparing plants for show and told of potting frequently. Mrs. Amy Lackner and Mrs. Caroline Fleisch wound up the educational after¬ noon with an interpretation of points awarded in judging violets. Proceeds of a plant sale and “white elephant” sale were added to 1973 National Convention Fund. The African Violet Magazine, March, 1972 61 MRS. HAROLD RIENHARDT . . for president EDITH PETERSON . . for 1st vice pres. MRS. E. A. NELSON . . for 2nd vice pres. MRS. MARVIN GARNER . . for 3rd vice-pres. GLENN B. HUDSON . . for director MRS. W. J. KROGMAN . . for director C. RUSSELL MARSHALL . . for director MEET YOUR 1972-73 NOMINEES Here are your 1972-73 nominees for officers and directors of the African Violet Society of America, Inc. This slate is to be submitted at the New York convention by the nominating committee, composed of Dorothy Gray, chair¬ man; Frank Tinari, past president; Neva S. Anderson, and Lizeta Tenney Hamilton, com¬ mittee members, and Ruth Carey, vice chair¬ man. Mrs. Harold Rienhardt of Syracuse, N.Y,, is the presidential nominee, succeeding Helen Van Zele of Lemon Grove, Calif. Miss Edith Peterson of San Francisco, Cali¬ fornia, who has been serving as third vice presi¬ dent, has been nominated as first vice president, with Mrs. Edward A. Nelson of St. Louis, Mo., as second vice president and Mrs. Marvin Gar¬ ner of Canton, Ohio, as third vice president. Mrs. Nelson has been serving as a director and for several yeras has been Advertising Manager for the African Violet Magazine. Mrs. Gamer, who also has been serving as a director, is pres¬ ident of the Ohio State African Violet Society. Both Dorothy Gray of East Detroit, Mich., secretary, and Mrs. Percy Crane of Sharon, Mass., are up for re-election. Nominated as directors are Mrs. Robert Hamilton of Oradell, N. J., a former AVSA Affiliate Chapters chairman; Mrs. J. A. W. Richardson of Tavares, Fla., a columnist for the African Violet Magazine and a past presi¬ dent of the Bay State African Violet Society; Glenn B. Hudson of Westfield, N. J., vice chairman of the AVSA Awards committee; C. Russell Marshall of Warwick, R. I., and Mrs. W. J. Krogman of Brookfield, Wis., a former chairman of AVSA membership and promotion. The African Violet Magazine, March, 1972 62 ON GREAT WHITE WAT . . . Express Line For Entries^ , „ „ By Julia Bell Show Publicity Chairman We like people! We want you to be hap¬ py! We want to make it easy for you! With your comfort in mind we have planned to have an ‘Express Line’ for Entries. Members who are entering five plants or less will have their own line, no waiting. We will have many people to help the growers entering more than 5 plants, too. A crew of your own AVSA members will be there to assist you, when you drive up. Your violets will not be entrusted to someone who doesn’t care. We will help you unload, and stay with your plants while you’re parking. We’re trying very hard to anticipate your needs. If You 1 — Grow for Show 2 — Bring your plants to New York We’ll prove that we care. Driving to New York? Here’s How A. From New York State Thruway continue on Major Deegan Expressway to Tri-Bore Bridge. Take Exit to FDR Drive (down¬ town) to 34th St. Exit. Turn left on 2nd Ave. to 33rd St. Turn right and drive to Hotel McAlpin, 33rd St. & Broadway. B. From New England Thruway continue on Bruckner Expressway to Tri-Bore Bridge and proceed as in “A”. C. From New Jersey Turnpike, use Lincoln Tunnel. Entering New York City follow signs to 34th St. and go to 5th Ave., turn right to 33rd St. and right on 33rd St. to Hotel McAlpin. D. From George Washington Bridge use Har¬ lem River Expressway to Tri-Bore Bridge and proceed as in “A”. F. Location of Tri-Bore Bridge. F. Franklin Delano Roosevelt Drive (FDR Drive) ^ Designates location of Hotel McAlpin, Broadway between 33rd & 34th Streets. You are being directed to the 33rd St. entrance as 34th St. is an express street and parking to unload is not easy. Also freight elevators are on the 33rd St. side of the hotel. Violets Take Over Her House “Like most violet growers, I grow for pleasure,” says Louise Bower of 1620 Concordia, St. Paul, Minn. “And like most of the grow¬ ers, my violet family has practically taken over our house. “Lucky I am to have a good natured hus¬ band who not only helps to build shelves and watering bottles, he actually abides by having 50 of the colorful, blooming youngsters in his bedroom! I have 100 in mine! If I don’t stop rooting leaves from every new bloom — we will either have to build a lean-too for ourselves or move to the bam! “Thanks for sending me the back numbers of our perfectly gorgeous magazine. I leaf through them time and time again and read and reread about all of the enthusiastic grow¬ ers, the hints, marvel at the pictures, of the ‘monsters’ and just the plain beautiful, enjoy Anne Tinari’s kind advice and study the adver¬ tisements etc. etc. There is no end to this delightful get-together.” - ^ - Write an article for the African Violet Magazine, The African Violet Magazine, March, 1972 63 TflLiy Til - - - - 1911 S. petzeana Blooms for California UJomaii (Picture on cover page) By Irene Hazeltine 618 Westdale Drive Bonny Doon Rt. Santa Cruz, Calif. 95060 Nearly six years ago I bought a S. goetzeana frr)m Mrs. Ronald Spidell in Eugene, Oregon. Mr. and Mrs. Spidell operated SpidelFs African Violets at that time, but now they’re out of business. I bought it because I’m interested in spec¬ ies, and, too, because I had heard it was diffi¬ cult to grow. When someone says “this plant is hard to bloom or grow,” I consider that a challenge. Thus it was with my S. goetzeana I had had my S. goetzeana some three years when I read Mrs. Glenn Hudson’s series of articles on Saintpaulia species in The African Violet Magazine. Here’s how she described S. goetzeana “Small creeping type plant with branching stems and many crowns; very small leaf with smooth edge and lighter reverse. Flowers are said to be lilac or nearly white. This plant is very difficult to grow and, to the best of my knowledge, there is no record of its ever blooming in the U.S.A.” After reading this series, I tried a new location in my greenhouse: Under the bench where the light is not so bright and it is much cooler. Two weeks before our AVSA convention in San Francisco, I noticed buds on my S. goet¬ zeana. I couldn’t believe my eyes. I went rushing into the house and said to my husband, “Guess what! I’ve got seven buds on my S. goetzeana!^ Very disinterestedly, he said, “You have?” This settled my excitement somewhat, but I thought to myself, “If it blooms, it’ll be the first in domestic care in the USA to do so — as far as I know.” I watched it daily and lo and behold, two days before the convention, it had two blooms on it. Needless to say, I entered it. It got a blue ribbon and the special Joan Van Zele silver award. I was delighted at all the interest the little plant created. It kept blooming until July. I hear violet growers say, “If a plant doesn’t perform for me, into the garbage can it goes.” I never do this — and how well I’ve been rewarded! Mrs. John Chase Reed 1750 Canal Court Merritt Island, Florida 32952 No. of Awards Variety HybridiTCr Reg. No. 38 Tommie Lou (Oden) #1744 17 Lullaby e (Granger Gardens) #1783 16 Double Black Cherry (Omaha A.V. Club) #1178 15 Strawberry Shortcake (Taylor) #1509 14 Chanticleer (Granger Gardens) #1386 13 Bloomin’ Fool (Richter)' #1473 13 Delft Imperial (Granger Gardens) #1326 11 Shag (Granger Gardens) #1087 10 Lilian Jarrett (Tinari) #1060 10 Wintergreen (Ulery) #878 MINIATURES 7 Tiny Blue (Lyon) #2109 5 Double Take (Lyon) #1984 4 Baby Dear (Lyon) #1864 4 Tiny Rose (Lyon) #1552 SEMI-MINIATURES 6 Window Lace (Dr. Reed) #1712 4 Bloomburst (Lyon) 4 Mischievous (Lyon) 4 Tricksy Blue (Lyon) #1988 Tally Time is a listing of the varieties re¬ ceiving the greatest number of total awards at shows during 1971. 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 record 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. John Chase Reed, 1750 Canal Court, Merritt Island, Florida 32952. - - - ^ - - - - SHOW TIME The joy and rapture of preparing for a show, starts months in advance, selecting plants which will bring rapture, the joy of grooming each plant and each one developing according to plan. As time goes on each plant develops a character of its own. Then it is easy to admin¬ ister the proper ingredients and watch them blossom to all their glory. Now it’s show time. Again comes joy as you pack your plants arriving at the arena of rapture all intact, displaying your plants in their glory. Now your joy and rapture is fulfilled. The African Violet Magazine, March, 1972 64 YOUR DUES PAID ???? I hate to say this but you are already delin¬ quent if they were not paid by March 1, 1972. What do you do now? You pay them TODAY— tomorrow at the latest. As of the first of April you could get a pleading letter from me, but May 1st I will really have to mean business and cut off your affiliation with AVSA. Now I’m sure you wouldn’t want that to happen, and neither would I, so do he forewarned! Here’s to all the success in the world with your annual shows. By now many of you have sent for your AVSA Collection Awards. If you have not please remember to send for them 30 days in advance and enclose two final show schedules. Show chairmen and your committee chairmen should read the instruc¬ tions that come with the awards carefully so that you fully understand. Be sure that all of the forms are properly and fully filled out BE¬ FORE you give them to the judges. Remember too, that if the Rosettes are not awarded they should immediately be returned to me. Mrs. Carey’s Handbook for Judges and Exhibitors says within one week after the close of the show. I cannot complete your record until all information is in and* with so many shows going on at one time, I’m sure you can under¬ stand how frustrating it is to he delayed. These Rosettes are actually on loan to you until your judges decide whether or not they are to be awarded. If so THEN they belong to you, but you must send me the point score sheets so I will know that they were awarded and to whom. Tally Time also needs this in¬ formation so they can use it to evaluate the winning varieties which will appear in the March magazine, and your Affiliate chairman By Betty Weekes Affiliate Chairman 1356 E. Cypress St. Glendora, Cal. 91740 sends this information on to Mrs. John Reed down in Florida who does this work for you, so you can see how important it is. If the Ros¬ ettes are not awarded— back they come to me. An^ please, please do not fold the streamers since doing so mins the gold imprinting. Hopefully all of your judges will be very responsible people, any one of whom will im¬ mediately send your show evaluation sheet in to me. If you have been lucky enough to score 90 points or better, and your score is correct, you will be sent the Standard Show Award (Green Rosette) BUT NOT UNTIL THE GOLD AND PURPLE ROSETTES ARE ACCOUNTED FOR. Sounds like we are awfully fussy people, but we have found that if we both live within the mles laid down for us by the AVSA board we have many less problems. A little while back we had difficulty with an erroneous show report. It is always kind of sad for someone who has won an award to find in print that it has been credited to some¬ one else. A little thing, you say? Well, maybe, but it is kind of deflating to the ego of the winner, whether he be a big, much-honored exhibitor, or someone with their first major win. The error becomes much worse when the report violates an AVSA show rule. Show chairmen, perhaps it becomes a part of your job to check these reports before they go in to our Editor. We really have no right to expect Grace Foote to pick up our errors and make corrections. It is up to us to send it in right in the first place. Pity the poor judge and teacher— the judge because he finds the report startling and def¬ initely against the rules— and extra pity for the poor teacher who stresses the mles ' to her classes and then finds them violated (and in print) in a show report. Let’s all be more care¬ ful with these details. The good Lord willing I’ll be in New York City for the Convention. Just next month (which is true as you read this, but before Christmas I write it) . Do stop me and say “Hi”. Hasta la vista! SWEEPSTAKES AWARB The following societies have received the Sweepstakes Award presented to the exhibitor winning the most blue ribbons in the entire show, horticulture and design division: New York State African Violet Society, Mrs. The African Violet Magazine, March, 1972 65 Harold Rienhardt, President, Syracuse, New York, Awarded to Mrs. Florence Bardeen. Wisconsin Council of African Violet Clubs, Mrs. Fred Scudder, President, Beloit, Wis¬ consin. Awarded to Mrs. Gilbert Arndt, Randolph, Wis. Ohio State African Violet Society, Mrs. Marvin Garner, President, Canton, Ohio. Awarded to Mrs. Jack Westphal, Troy, Ohio. Maryland State African Violet Society, Mrs. Grace Wilson, President, Baltimore, Mary¬ land. Awarded to Miss Beatrice Sauter. Michigan State African Violet Society, Mrs. Albert Blouw, President, Rockford, Mich¬ igan. Awarded to Mrs. Vel Murchison, Bay City, Mich. Nutmeg State African Violet Society^ Mr. Frank Burton, President, Old Saybrook, Connecti¬ cut. Awarded to Dr. Henry Wing, Clinton, Connecticut. STANDARD SHOW AWARDS THE STANDARD SHOW AWARD, com¬ monly 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 winners. Ohio State African Violet Society, Mrs. C. H. Grinstead, Show Chairman, Columbus, Ohio. Theme: African Violet Royaltv 10/15, 16/71. Lower Connecticut Valley African Violet So¬ ciety, Dorothea Wagner, Show Chairman, Clinton, Connecticut. Theme: Violets at Harvest Time. 10/16, 17/71. North Jersey African Violet Society, Mrs. Ralph D. Cava, Show Chairman, North Haledon, New Jersey. Theme: Violets on the Moon. 11/5, 6/71. NEW CHAPTERS ROCKY MOUNTAIN BELLES AFRICAN VIO¬ LET CLUB, Marion Malinak, President, 6167 S. Elati Court, Littleton, Colorado 80120. SILVERMINE AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY, Mrs. Joseph Stramandole, President, 3 Devon Road, Darien, Connecticut 06820. - - — - - CORRECTION On page 52 of the November 1971 African Violet Magazine there is an error in the in¬ formation given in the scale of points for judging specimen plants. Under floriferousness, the information reads “buds count if large enough to show color.” It should be “quantity of bloom accord¬ ing to variety.” “Buds do count if large enough to show color” in the scale of points for judging seed¬ lings, sports and mutants. Judges consider the maximum number of blooms these plants will produce. In counting buds showing color, im¬ portance is given to the quantity of blooms the plants show as to potential blooming capacity. The number of blooms a plant produces is a significant factor in hybridization of a new variety. In judging specimen plants the blooming habits each plant is capable of producing has already been established. Judge’s consideration is to what extent the expected number of blooms is present at the time of judging, “quantity of fresh bloom according to variety.” - - More Awards For Convention Additional awards for entries in the New York AVSA show April 19-22 have been an¬ nounced by Mrs. Glenn Hudson, awards chair¬ man, as follows: Ventura County AVS of Ventura, Cal. Award — An award of $15.00 to the winner of the second highest number of blue ribbons, classes 1 thru 25 in the Amateur show. Wisconsin Council of African Violet Clubs Awards.^ — $15.00 for the best specimen plant, single, purple, class 1. $10.00 for the best specimen plant, single, light to medium blue, class 2. African Violet Society of Albany, N.Y. Award. — An award for the best specimen plant, single, pink, class 3. Capital District African Violet Society, Al¬ bany, N.Y. Award. — ^An award for the second best specimen plant, Two-tone and Multicol¬ ored, classes 8 and 16. Windsor African Violet Society, Windsor, Conn. Award. — A silver award for the best specimen plant, duPonts, Amazon and Su- premes, classes 17 and 18. African Violet Club of Greater Kansas City Award. — An award of $25.00, in memory of Mr. Winfred E. Albright, for the best specimen plant of ‘Softique’, class 11. Helene Galpin Award. — An award to the exhibitor in the Commercial Division Show, having the most blue ribbons in classes 1 and 2. Rhode Island African Violet Society Award. — - An award of $10.00 to the second best specimen plant in class 29, Specimen plants, other Gesneriads (Episcias, Gloxinias etc.) Writ© an article for the African Violet Magazine. The African Violet Magazine, March, 1972 66 ROOM DIVIDER"— Ray Lange takes time out to look over his African violets in fluorescent-lighted stands, which serve as a room divider in his home in Corpus Christi, Texas. By Raymond H. Lange, Principal St. John Lutheran School 413 Westgate Corpus Christi, Texas 78408 I became interested in African violets while living in Harlingen, Texas, about 19 years ago. A friend gave me some leaves which very quickly died. I think it was the terrific heat and the type of water used. In 1962 I moved to St. Louis, Mo. and while attending one of the Metropolitan Afri¬ can Violet shows, I again indicated my interest by joining Nightshade African Violet Club. I served as president and vice president until 1968, when I accepted the principalship of St. John Lutheran School in Corpus Christi. I learned much by belonging to a club and also had the distinction of being the only male African Violet judge in the St. Louis area. Moving about 100 violets over 1200 miles in the middle of July can become a chore. I gave several away and reduced my plants to 60. They were packed together in two large floral boxes and placed on top of the suitcases in the trunk. Each time we stopped at a motel the violets were brought into the airconditioning along with the suitcases. It took us three days to get to Corpus Christi and the plants arrived in good condition — didn't lose a one! Since our furniture was not to arrive for an¬ other five days, what to do with my plants. I had had some correspondence with Mrs. Gussie Briggs, who also had violets, and said she would take care of my plants until our furniture arrived. After keeping them on her dining room table for a week they were moved to our new home. With the help of Mrs. Briggs I helped or¬ ganize Corpus Christi African Violet Society, since there were no African Violet Societies here. We now" have three societies in Corpus Christi. At the present time I am president of Corpus Christi African Violet Society. Last March our society held its First Annual Affil¬ iated Violet Show of which I was show chair¬ man. My plants won the AVSA Collection Award, first place, gold rosette. I also won the Aw"ard of Merit in both the arrangement and artistic design divisions. Growing violets in Corpus Christi is quite a change from up north. However, with air conditioning the plants don’t know that it is hot outside. I have two handmade plant stands used as dining room and living room dividers with about 100 plants. I use a lot of aquamatic planters, because being as busy as I am, I do not have to water as often. I also fertilize % strength with every watering using Plant Marvel, Hyponex and others. Since there are so many insects here, I spray regularly and use VC 13 in the soil. (EDITOR'S NOTE: Recently The Corpus Christi Caller- Times feathered Mr. Lange in cm almost full page article with pictures of his many plants, titled, “African Violets Make Beautiful House Plants." AVSA was also given a boost in the article, which called attention to the fact that “growers might also wcmt to become AVSA mem¬ bers at $6 per year cmd receive the African Violet Mag¬ azine by writing to P. O. Box 1326, Knoxville, Tenn. 37901). The African Violet Magazine, March, 1972 67 Adele Tretter, 4988 Schollmeyer St. Louis, Missouri 63109 The following registrations have been re¬ ceived during the period from September 30, 1971 through November 30, 1971: GRANGEKS BLUE ROYAL (2214) D-B 238 d S 10-14-71 GRANGEKS BLUE VELVETEER (2215) D- BW-E 239 s-d L 10-14-71 GRANGEKS PEACH FROST (2216) L-PY-E 239 d L 10-14-71 GRANGEKS PINK JUBILEE (2217) P 239 d S 10-14-71 GRANGEKS RED FLAIR (2218) R 28 d S 10-14-71 GRANGEKS ROSE FROST (2219) WR-E 357 df S 10-14-71 GRANGEKS CAMELOT (2220) L-OP 239 dfc L 10-14-71 GRANGEKS CAREFREE (2221) L-BOW-E 23 d S 10-14-71 GRANGEKS CAROUSEL (2222) D-RX 2389 df L 10-14-71 GRANGEKS FASHION AIRE (2223) 0-PX 23 df L 10-14-71 GRANGEKS FESTIVAL (2224) WR-E 57 dfc S 10-14-71 GRANGEKS LILACTIME (2225) L-0 239 df L 10-14-71 GRANGEKS MAJESTIC (2226) R 239 df L 10-14-71 GRANGEKS PEPPERMINT (2227) WR-E 357 10-14-71 GRANGEKS SERNADA (2228) D-PVW-E 239 df L 10-14-71 Granger Gardens, Medina, Ohio 44256 LASSWELUS GAY BEN (2229) D-BX 23 d S 10-26-71 LASSWELUS GLACIER PEAK (2230) W 24 d S 10-26-71 LASSWELUS SWEETHEART SUE (2231) WV-E 5 df S 10-26-71 Mrs. J. C. Lasswell, Jr., 4815 148th S.W. Ed¬ monds, Wash. 98020 COUNTRY MUSIC (2232) V 23 s-d S 10-27-71 ROMA ROSE (2233) D-PG-E 5 s-df S 10-27-71 SWEDISH CRYSTAL (2234) W 5 s-df S 10-27-71 Irene Fredette, 972 Grassy Hill Rd., Orange, Conn. MANELTAS CHERRY CORDIAL (2235) R 3 dc L 10-30-71 MANELTA^S FANFARE (2236) PX 2 d L 10-30-71 MANELTA^S FROSTED ROSE (2237) D-PW- E 3 d L 10-30-71 MANELTA^S GIANT AMETHYST (2238) OX 2 dc L 10-30-71 MANELTAS STAR DREAM (2239) PR-E 3 dc L 10-30-71 MANELTAS TINTED CLOUDS (2240) WR-E 5 df L 10-30-71 Carol Green Anderson, 9515 Flower, Bellflower, Cal. 90706. PINK SPREAD (2241) P 59 d S 11-3-71 Edith Floyd, Rt. 4, Box 488, Springdale, Ark. 72764 CORAL FLAME (2242) RX 3 s-d S 11-4-71 Tinari Greenhouses, 2325 Valley Rd. Huntingdon Valley, Pa. 19006 HIEDLE BERGH (2243) L-P 3 df L 11-8-71 KRAMEKS CHATOYANT (2244) WRC 35 df L 11-8-71 KRAMEKS FANETTI (2245) D-PX 3 d L 11-8-71 PERSIAN MELON (2246) L-PW-E 35 df L 11-8-71 PURPLE JUBILEE (2247) V 39 dc L 11-8-71 TRUE BLUE (2248) D-BW-E 359 dc L 11-8-71 Mrs. Ehner Kramer, 2923 Portugal Dr., St. Louis, Mo. 63125 ELISA FREW (2249) R-P 23 dc S 11-19-71 Ernest Fisher, 32 Downsview Ave., Downsview, Ont., Canada DORI (2250) OX 35 d L 11-19-71 Erna Abel, 11 Hillcrest Dr., Smithtown, N. Y. 11787 PINK GALAXY (2251) M-P 39 dfc S 11-22-71 Mrs. James S. Savage, 626 W 5th St., Chilllcothe, Ohio, 45601 COSTA BRAVA (2252) M-PX 237 dc L 11-24-71 MINI-HA-HA (2253) OX 29 d M 11-24-71 MINI-MIGNON (2254)' OV-E 23 dc M 11-24-71 MINI-MUM (2255) R-P 23 dc M 11-24-71 Annalee Violetry, 29-50 214th PI., Bayside N. Y. 11360 DALLAS MISTER ED (2256) RX 2 sf S 11-24-71 FAYE JUNIOR (2257) D-P 3 s-d S 11-24-71 JOHNNIE (2258) RW-E 3 s S 11-24-71 NATCHEZ FRANK (2259) BVC 5 s S 11-24-71 MARIAN MAGEE (2260) PX 3 df S 11-24-71 REDDY (2261) R 5 df S 11-24-71 Peggy Kreska, 13574 Brookgreen Dr., Dallas, Texas 75240 The African Violet Magazine, March, 1972 68 DARLING DORA (2262) D-P 239 d S 12-1-71 EDNA VOYLES (2263) M-B 29 d S 12-1-71 EYEFUL STAR (2264) D-P 23569 sfc 12-1-71 HAPPY HELEN (2265) WPG 239 sc S 12-1-71 ISAREL SMITH (2266) D-P 239 sc S 12-1-71 MARIE SLAWIK (2267) D-BX 23 s-d S 12-1-71 MIDNIGHT SUN (2268) V-BX 239 s-d S 12-1-71 SECRET OF VENUS (2269) D-BW-E 28 d S 12-1-71 UP TIGHT (2270) V 29 s-d S 12-1-71 VWERN^S DELIGHT (2271) V-BW-E 239 s-d S 12-1-71 WATCH IT (2272) M-PX 239 d S 12-1-71 YULE TIDE (2273) R 23 dc S 12-1-71 Vernon Lorenzen (Park Nursery) 12^00 St. Clair, St. Paul, Minn. 55105 RESERVATION LIST The following reservations have been re¬ ceived during the same period as above. ABOUT FACE—COLORADO CENTENNIAL— 6-1-71 Mrs. Paul W. Kiesling, 475 Madison St., Denver, Colorado 80206 LOVE LEGEND— WASHINGTON SQUARE— STATEN ISLAND — QUEENS FAVOR — BROOKLYN BEAUTY — BRONX CHEER — LOVE LETTER — LOVE MATCH — LOVE KNOT— MANHATTAN— Iren© Fredette, 972 Grassy Hill Rd., Orange, Conn. 06477 SWEET PEA— MIDNIGHT ORCHID— 10-20-71 Mrs. J. S. Savage, 625 West 5th St. CMllicothe, Ohio, 45601 BICENTENNIAL — WHITE WISTERIA — 10-21-71 Tinari Greenhouses, 2325 Valley Rd., Huntingdon Valley, Pa. 19006 07.ARK BLUE— 11-3-71 Edith Floyd, Rt. 4, Box 488, Springdale, Ark., 72764 PURPLE DELIGHT— BETTY JO— MARTHA K— 11-3-71 Helen Kavanaugle, 6403 East Scarlett, Tucson, Arizona, 85710 ANN MARIE— FRAN— 11-22-71 Dr. J. B. Jung, Rt. 2, Box 140, Pineville, Louisi¬ ana 71360 RENEWAL WHITE CHRISTMAS— 11-20-71 Victor Con- stantinov RELEASES TOWN CRIER — TEDDY BEAR — SISTER SUSIE— SI SI— CHARM BRACELET— NIGHT DAY — IRIS NO — DRUM MAJOR COMING EVENTS (Continued from Page 26) April 29-30 April 29-30 April 29-30 Mof 4-6 May S-6 May 6-7 May 6-7 Portland AVS' cmnual show at HoSne Build¬ ers Association, 3140 N. E. Broadway, Port¬ land, Ore. Theme, ‘’Symphony of Violets." April 29, 2 p.m. to 9 p.m.; April 30, 12 noon to 6 pam. Mrs. Clara Keeler, show choirmani Claudette Anderson, co-chairman. The African Violet Society of New York, Inc., to hold 16th annual spring show and plant sale at Queens Botanical Gardens, 43-50 Main, Flushing, N. ¥. Mrs. Kay Rotando, show chair¬ man; Mrs. Kathy Pace, co-chairman. April 29, 1:30 to 8 p.m.; April 30, 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Lehigh African Violet Society's 10th annual show, “Tenth Year With Violets In the Val¬ ley," at P.P. & L. Bldg.. Ninth and Hamilton Streets, Allentown, Pa. Chairman, John J. Paul. April 29, 3:30 to 8:30 p.m.; April 30, 12 noon to 7:30 p.m. African Violet Society of South Bay to hold annual show, “Violets In Her Bonnet", in the Mayfield Moll, Mountain View. Chairman, Mrs. Richard Chase. Admission free. May 4-5, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; May 6, 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Boy State Africem Violet Society to hold show at Natick Mall on Route 9 hi Natick. Hours, 9:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Lectures emd slides to take place during afternoon. Des Moines African Violet Club and The Even¬ ing African Violet Club of Des Moines, Iowa, to hold annual show at Waterworks Filter Plant In Des Moines. Theme, “Violet Jewels." Thimble Islemds Africem Violet Club's annual show to be held in Brcmford, Conn. Theme, “May Daze." May 11-12 West End African Violet Club's annual show and plant sale at St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, 200 Ingleside Avenue, Catonville, Md. Theme, “Violets, Violets, Violets." May 11, 1:30 to 8 p.m.; May 12, 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Proceeds to Del Roy Cerebral Palsy Center. - BE AN AFRICAN VIOLET OPTIMIST! Submitted by Anne Tinari Why does the optimist win out over the pessimist nearly every time? The pessimist majors in mistakes, misfortunes and misery. The optimist accentuates assets, abundance and advantages. The pessimist preaches limitations, liabilities and losses. The optimist promotes progress, prosperity and plenty. The optimist looks at the horizon and sees opportunity; the pessimist peers into the distance and fears a problem. The optimist pleasantly wonders how high his kite will fly; the pessimist woefully wonders how soon his kite will fall. The opti¬ mist has a reason for every success, the pessi¬ mist has an excuse for every failure. To the optimist, all doors have handles and hinges; to the pessimist, all doors have latches and locks. Let’s be optimistic! The world is your oyster if you only try. The African Violet Magazine, March, 1972 69 “HOOKED FOR LIFE” By Mrs, I. C. {Sylvd) Mather P. O. Box 7424 Nairobi, Kenya, East Africa (This is the concluding installment of Mrs. Mather's ex¬ periences growing African violets in Kenyo^ East Africa) “D” Day was upon us. I felt ill, shaky, — perhaps I’d die. Caroline, my elder daughter, always a tower of strength in an emergency, quietly and efficiently took over. She organized all the packing and with Anne and Maureen, her best friends, to help, soon the Estate Car was filled to the roof with boxes, and by 5 p.m. we were all set to go. On arrival at the hall we found staging in full swing. Cacti happily mingling with roses. Carnations with cucumbers. Flowers of every description and their owners, merrily tripping over each other. We found our class and, to my joy several other A.V. exhibitors who immediately introduced themselves and offered unstinting assistance. We are. all the greatest friends to this day and eagerly ex¬ change leaves and plants, information and gossip. Then I began staging. At 9 p.m I was still staging. Judging was not due to commence until 10 a.m. the following morning. Some time before midnight the lights went out. Caroline dragged me home and helped me to bed. But could one sleep? At crack of dawn the following morning I was up, and by 7 a.m. back in the hall re- staging the entire exhibit. Just hiding those damaged leaves needed all the ingenuity of a master’s touch — and I was no master. But the plants were still standing up well (delayed shock from the toothbrush onslaught only came later). The clock about to strike 10 a.m. — still frantically moving plants from one position to another, my nearest rival said kindly, “Hav¬ en’t you forgotten to place your name tags?” In a panic I was still placing them when a voice boomed. “Competitors please leave the hall — judg¬ ing is about to commence.” The waiting went on for ever . . two hours of intolerable suspense. I convinced myself that my nightmare would materialize. That only a novice such as I, lacking the know-how, would dare to put on so ambitious a display. That I’d never show again as long as I lived. And oh! horrors * — supposing Charles had failed to complete his ! job and one of those ghastly dudus sprang out i of a leaf into the Judge’s face! The doors opened — the Judging was over. Paralyzed — I couldn’t go in. Standing at the door I watched Caroline, Charles and Anne creep up to my exhibit. They looked at the Card — Caroline turned slowly — kept a dead straight face . . . and cried. “Mum you’ve made it. First prize — you’ve won the Cup.” Only brandy could revive me now! Were this a work of fiction the story would end right there. But being a true story it doesn’t end there — at least not quite. Flower Shows in Kenya last two days. I was so thrilled I could not tear myself away from the hall and spent hours just hanging around admiring my own and the other ex¬ hibits Coming back from the Rose Section, I noticed a woman visitor standing before my Exhibit with a notebook and pencil in hand, and an extremely agitated expression on her face. Sensing trouble, I approached quietly and stood beside her. Thinking action was prob¬ ably the best form of defense, I said, “Aren’t they lovely?” “Oh the violets aren’t bad,” she said grudgingly, “But it’s disgraceful — whoever owns them hasn’t a clue about their names.” I told her she was dead right about that. “Any idea who she is?” she asked, tapping the book wdth the pencil. Sorely tempted to deny all knowledge of the rotter, I said. “Yes, I know her well . . . she’s me.” A little taken aback she said, “Oh really.” And hastily I explained that as a Novice and amateur my knowledge, particularly of va¬ rieties, left a lot to be desired. But how de¬ lighted I was that at last I had met someone who, knowing all the answers could, and would I was sure, put me on the right path. Smiling at last, she said she’d be happy to do so. We then discussed the errors as well as the difficulty of identifying varieties in Kenya due to lack of expert assistance. And I learned that previously she had owned a large collec¬ tion in Uganda, which, having moved to Kenya she had had no alternative but to dispose of. We exchanged names — now on the best of terms — and she promised to get in touch with me after the Show. Saved by the bell, I thought, but was dis¬ appointed not to see or hear from her again. By the second day my violets were droop¬ ing, and thinking that they lacked moisture. The African Violet Magazine, March, 1972 70 I watered them heavily and gave them a warm mist spray. It never occurred to me that scrub¬ bing with a toothbrush was not quite the thing for their delicate hairy leaves~nor that re¬ potting in strange untested soil just prior to a Show was a crime to make any accredited vio¬ let grower’s hair stand on end. For the Prizegiving I had my own hair set in a startling new fashion—borrowed my sister’s swanky new coat— -and to the applause of well . . not quite the entire Horticultural Society^ staggered up in unaccustomed 3 inch heels — -to receive the Cup. For Christmas that year Vivien, my eldest daughter living in London gave me a member¬ ship in AVSA and the African Violet So¬ ciety of America’s Magazine. A quite lovely publication which I now look forward to every quarter with great anticipation. On seeing the first number I was spellbound by the colour plates and envious beyond words of the glori¬ ous plants and new varieties grown over there — still am! After the Show my plants continued to sulk. I became most concerned about them un¬ til by mere chance I learned that all the soil in the Great Rift Valley — is volcanic ash!! When I re-potted them for the n’th time I also discovered that the bottle tops (from soft drinks) I had used at their previous potting in the place of crocks, had rusted up so badly that the drainage had become almost non-ex¬ istent. Soil Testing kits being unobtainable here, my kind brother-in-law John imported one for me from Britain. When I tested that ‘deep rich’ volcanic soil I nearly fainted — it was a miracle the plants had survived at all. During the eighteen months which have elapsed since that first Flower Show (due to adverse weather conditions and other misfor¬ tunes there was none during 1969) I have learned a lot. And in spite of minor calamities this year, which included a last-minute panic just before the recent Show when our Alsatian dog jumped a barrier enclosing my Show plants and landed slap in the middle of the best of them. The Saintpaulia Cup again re¬ sides proudly on my mantlepiece, and standing next to it is First Prize for the best “Single Pot Plant” in Show — won by “Vanity” a plant I had grown from leaf which, although per¬ haps not of absolute perfection is near enough to make my heart rejoice. You may also be surprised to hear that I am now an “Accredited” African Violet Judge . . . well, sort of. The other day I received from my two small nieces (to whom I had given those baby plants in the past) a written invitation to judge “The collection of Miss Susan and Carol Lees at 4 p.m. at their resi¬ dence in Muthaiga.” They had spent many hours preparing their eight plants which were beautifully presented and most artistically arranged against a back¬ drop of diapers and tray-cloths. Giving points for symmetry of leaf pattern, bloom, and cul¬ tural conditions it was impossible to choose between the two exhibits, and they both won Firsts against strong competition from their mother’s Begonias. Soon those two young ladies will be beat¬ ing me at my own game, and at the next real Show have threatened to enter an exhibit which will beat “Mummy Sylvia” as they call me—off the face of the map. I shall keep them to it — for what could be more ironical, or greater fun, than to see a seven and nine year-old carrying off the Cup? The story is nearly done. Writing it has been made possible by the fact that Charles has recently begun his first term at a Board¬ ing School. But you will never guess where ... by sheer chance at a school way up in the Usambara mountains in Tanzania, the indi¬ genous home, as everyone knows, of the original African violet. I cannot wait to visit Charles and see that impish little face again. And who knows, I may even find a rare or imknown species of Saintpaulia which will still have you racing for the first seat on a flight to Kenya! And as for the thought of that deep rich Usambara soil . . . ? But on a more serious note, I should like to end this story with a tribute where it so rightly belongs, to those “Quaint little plants with funny little flowers” which have done more for me than a thousand tranquilizers. Whenever I feel low, and that I’m afraid is all too often, I find my feet almost of their own locomotion treading that well-worn path down to my little greenhouse. And there away from the clamor of everyday life I find a sense of peace and tranquility which is diffi¬ cult to put into words — perhaps only those who share this joy can fully understand it. My husband calls it “Time wasting.” The child¬ ren, who do plenty of the latter themselves, call it more tolerance — “Playing around.” I suppose to be honest both apply to some de¬ gree. But if each one of us who grows African violets were asked to give our reasons for doing so, I guess there’d be as many different answers as there are varieties. For myself I can only say that what started out as little more than a challenge, soon turned to an absorbing interest, and from there passed through many stages until — if asked that question today — I would answer simply, “I grow African violets because I love The African Violet Magazine, March, 1972 71 them — because they are the finest therapy for the blues I know, and because they have re¬ turned to me a thousandfold the small amount of care and attention I am able to give to them.” Of course, there is still far to go and much still to learn. I have committed the most hideous atrocities against them, and without doubt will commit more. And when I see the color plates in the lovely African Violet Mag¬ azine, I wonder will I ever grow a plant which compares with some of those. But then I look again at “Vanity” relaxing proudly on her favorite shelf in the greenhouse, and it’s almost as though she’s saying, “See what you can do when you really try”? — and that is all the re¬ ward I need. Yes, those quaint little plants with funny little flowers certainly have an enchantment all their own, and once you are “hooked” — I guess it’s for life. END. - - ^ . BOYCE EDENS RESEARCH FUND Mrs. Paul O. Gillespie, Sr. 5201 St. Elmo Avenue Chattanooga, Tenn. 37409 Mrs. J. A. Hayes in lieu of speaker’s fee from Green Thumb Club . $ 5.00 Mrs. W. F. Anderson in lieu of speaker’s fee from Clayton No. 5 Garden Club . . 10.00 Margaret Scott AVS, Champaign, Ill . . . 10.00 Rosewood AVS in memory of Mrs. Fred Herzog . 5,00 San Mateo County AVS . 10.00 Wisconsin Council of AVS . 25.00 North Shore AVS . 10.00 Haines City AVS of Florida . 10.00 Oleander Circle of Lakes & Hills . 5.00 Santa Clara AVS . 25.00 Santa Clara AVS in memory of Mr, Edgar H. Thomas . 10.00 Columbus, Ohio, AVS . 5.00 AVS of East Bay, Calif., in memory of Mr. E. H. Thomas . 10.00 Seacoast AVS of Hampton, N.H. . 5.00 Baltimore, Md., AVS . 12.50 Hi Loa AVS of St. Paul, Minn . 3.00 Pioneer AVS of Norfolk, Va . 5.00 AVS of Greater Kansas City . 25.00 AVS of South Jersey . 5.00 Windsor AVS in lieu of speaker’s fee to Mrs. Jean Dolun . 10.00 AVS of Dallas, Texas . 10.00 AVS of B’ham, Ala. . 5.00 Glendale AVS in memory of Mrs. Mae Bailey . 7.50 Donation by Mr. H. D, Warner, Joan Van Zele’s father . 100.00 AVS of Denver, Chapter No. 1 . 5.00 AVS of B’ham. Ala. . 5.00 AVS of Beaumont, Texas in memory of Mrs. Letha M. Stuart . 5 00 Write an article for the African Violet Magazine. AVSA BOOSTER FUND Mrs. Marvin Garner 4817 Cleveland Avenue N. W. Canton, Ohio 44709 TOTAL TO OCTOBER 1st, 1971 . . $4,185.42 Contributors; (Oct. 1971) In Loving Memory of Winfred Albright: Mr. & Mrs. E. H. Dixon, Stockton, Mo . $ 25.00 Helen & Joan Van Zele, Lemon Grove, Cal. 50.00 Mrs. W. F. Anderson, St. Louis, Mo. . 10.00 Mr. & Mrs. Harold Baker, St. Paul, Minn. .. 25.00 Mr. & Mrs. I. G. Danly, Kansas City, Mo. .. 10.00 Estelle G. Crane, Sharon, Mass . 25.(X) Dorothy Gray, East Detroit, Mich . 5.00 Central Connecticut Saintpaulia Club, in memory of Mrs. Gilbert E. Ashley .... 10.00 Mrs. Frank Tinari, Huntingdon Valley, Pa. in lieu of speaker’s fee to Green Countrie Garden Club . 35.00 Des Moines African Violet Club, Des Moines, Iowa . 5.00 Total for month of October . $200.00 TOTAL TO NOVEMBER 1st 1971 . $ 4,385.42 Contributors; (Nov. 1971) Wisconsin Council of African Violet Clubs Madison, Wise . $ 25.00 San Mateo County African Violet Society, Redwood City, Calif . 10.00 In loving memory of their departed fellow member, Mr. Winfred Albright — ^The African Violet Society of Greater Kansas City, Missouri . 50.00 Total for month of November . $85.00 GRAND TOTAL TO DECEMBER 1st. 1971 . $4,470.42 - - - - - Soapy Water? Charlein Flechar in her president’s mes¬ sage in “Violet Time,” the newsletter of the Violet Club of Vancouver, B.C., had an interest¬ ing thought. Here it is: “I wonder if plain soap (not detergent) and water would help keep plants free of things in the soil? My mother grew beautiful houseplants and she watered them quite frequently with soapy water. We used ordinary unsterilized garden soil, and if there happened to be any earth worms trapped they sure came out the hole in the bottom of the pot in a hurry! Think I will try it. I don’t think I have any of the soil pests but it might be some insurance against them.” No ‘‘Rest Period” In its work with African violets, Ohio State University reports that African violets have no “rest period.” If cared for properly, they should bloom continuously. New flower buds form in the axil of each new leaf, so the more new leaves a plant has, the more flowers it will produce. And fluorescent lights will keep plants growing, putting out new leaves and consequently more flowers. The African Violet Magazine, March, 1972 72 w I AMERICA’S FINEST AFRICAN VIOLETS Ucher 1972 preview NEW for 1972 h.79 ea. For 1972, Fischer offers the most exciting selection of new varieties. Over a score of bright new varieties, in a colorful array of blossoms. Order now. We’ll ship when conditions permit. NEW from GERMANY! FISCHER'S LISA— Glowing pink, frilled GERDA— Deep Moorish blue ANNA-Large shell pink MARIANNA-Light lavender MiTA— Huge light blue HEIDI— Large single pink Ballet VIOLET of Hanover. Germany No. 209 $1.98 No. 210 $1.98 No. 211 $1.98 No. 212 $1.98 No. 213 $1.98 No. 214 $1.98 Any 4 plants $6.95 Ail 6 plants $9.95 vioietsT RHAPSODIE Elfriede-Dark blue, single, large bouquet of flowers. RHAPSODIE Qisela— Clear pink, single, attractive contrast to its small, leaves. RHAPSODIE Gigi-Blue and white, single. Large flower. RHAPSODIE Violetta— Two tone, lavender rose. RHAPSODIE Ophelia-Large single flower. Plum. RHAPSODIE Lirtda— (Newl Lavender pink. Profuse bloomer. RHAPSODIE Candy— (New) Single white. Center blush of pink. Any 4 plants $6.95 All 7 plants $10.95 98 ea. No. 123 dark green No. 120 No. 126 No. 130 No. 128 No. 180 No. 181 PINK PANSY-(New from Lyon) Vibrant double pink, attractive dark leaf. Blooms and blooms. No. 215 $1.79/C215 f.c. 50^ MERRY PINK— (New from Lyon) Merry with huge double rose pink flowers held strongly above deep green quilted leaves. No. 216 $1.79/N0. C216 f.e. 50^ WHIRLAVWAY— (New from Lyon) Huge double blue flowers with swirling white edges and excellent dark foliage. No. 182 $1. 79/No. C182 tc. 50^ GREAT FIND— (New from Lyon) Large semi-double purple with white edge. Stand¬ ard heart shaped foliage. Striking! No. 217 $1. 79/No. C217 fx. 50^ SHOW BIZ— (New from Lyon) Huge deep royal purple with sparkling white edges and tailored dark green foliage make them "Show Stuff". No. 184 $1. 79/No. C184 f.c. 50d BETTY NELSON-(New from Lanigan) Double red geneva blooms, dark symmetrical foliage. No. 185 $1.79/No. C185 f.c. 50rf GIANT BUTTERFLY— (New from Lanigan) Extra large blush pink semi-double star with slightly deeper colored center. Strong dark green foliage. No, 186 $1.79/No. C186 f.s. 50^ AZURE SKIES— (New from Lanigan) Large tufted star of light bright blue coloring. Medium green foliage. No. 187 $1.79/N0. C187 f.c. 502.49.. TOP DOLLAR (New from Rienhardt)— Big royal purple double flowers with Tommy Lou variegation that brings back elegance to violet foliage. No. 199 $2.49 / No. C199 f.c. 750 LYNDY LOU— (New from Rienhardt) One of the first of the great new elegant Tommy Lou variegated foliage varieties, has loads of big royal purple single flowers on strong stems. gOO $2.49 / No. C200 f.C. 750 NANCY REAGAN-(New from Rienhardt) Named for whom? None other than the governor's wife and just as gorgeous. Great Lou variegation and profuse double burgundy flowers. No. 201 $2.49 / No. C201 f.C. 750 HAPPY HAROLD— (New from Rienhardt) Harold Rienhardt first to succeed in mating Tommy Lou! His favorite! Striking big burgundy red single flowers, yellow eye and Oh, that elegant variegated Lou foliage. No. 202 $2.49 / No. C202 f.c. 750 LA RONDE~(New from Rienhardt) Large bright blue single with same elegant Lou No. 203 $2.49 / No. C203 f.c. 75^ NEW 19T2 CATALOG African Violet Catalog— 87 exciting plants illustrated in full color, with handy grow¬ ing tips. Send 15c in coin to cover han¬ dling. Free with every order. Growing Aids Catalog. Handy 60 page catalog filled with interesting and hard-to- find growing aids. Send 20c in coin to cover handling. MINIMUM ORDER $4.95 Add 10% for postage and packing—East of Mississippi Add 15% for postage and packing — West of Mississippi N. J. Residents add 5% Sales Tax special offers Uchcf 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 plant, and one of any value free. GREENHOUSES DEPT. AV, LINWOOO, NEW JERSEY 08221 BE SELECTIVE— JOIN THE CREW — GROW ONLY THE BEST — IN 1972! CORAL FLAME — - Large coral fuchsia semi¬ double blossom edged in snowy white. Sturdy slightly quilted heart shape leaves, makes an excellent showpattern. A dis¬ tinctive and floriferous plant. $1.95 ea. QUEEN HELEN — This new variety is a true challenge for the connoisseur in 1972. An amazon sport of the ever popular plant Helen Van Zele, the flower has a larger thicker texture of ivory with pink overlay color. Leaves are very brittle with pencil¬ like petioles and large amazon type leaves. Difficult to ship, thus we are offering only fresh cut leaves of this variety at $1.00 each. VARIETIES THAT Silver Celebration Astro Rainbow PERFORM WITH AMAZING BEAUTY — $1.75 each Sea Foam Firebird Beau Bait Jennifer Tassy Orion Arcadia RARE BEAUTIES AT $1.50 each Smashing White Pride Supreme Pink Pansy Chiffon Charmer Pure Innocence Pink Panther FROM THESE OUTSTANDING VARIEGATED FOLIAGE TYPES — $1.50 ea. Happy Harold Top Dollar Silver Crest CHOOSE Lyndy Lou Nancy Reagan NEW LOWER Apple Blossom Pink Astro Orchid Astro Pink Astro Purple Bold Lad Broadripple Butterfly White PRICES ON POPULAR Fire Hazard Floral Bounty Helen Van Zele Lucky Plum Patti Patrician Peace Pink Pom Pom Delight VARIETIES $1.25 ea. Poodle Top Red Beam Red Rumba Ruth Carey Tommy Lou Triple Threat Wisteria BIGGEST DOLLAR VALUE AT TINARI’S — $1.00 ea. Double Purple Rhapsody Henny Backus Fiesta Flame Forever White Gretel Happy Time Jolly Giant Jungle Fire Last Snow Lilian Jarrett Pink Philly Pink Rhapsody Plum Tips Purple Rhapsody 1972 COLOR CATALOG, send 20^ in coin or stamps. ALL PLANT ORDERS SHIPPED AFTER MAY 1. Postal Costs: Please add $1,00 on all plant orders of $3,75 or less, over add $1.35; West of Miss. $1,50. We recommend California customers and those who wish to expe¬ dite mail also add $1.00 extra for Special Delivery. Air Mail on request when air mail fee is included with order. umU RECEIVED MAR 9 1972 2325 Valley Road IHunfingdon Valley, Penna. 19006 HdWT CAL LIBRARY Dept. AV Commercial Member AVS of America, Inc. riccin L -magazine Number 3 Volume 25 /I - ROOTED CUTTINGS MINIATURES and SEMI-MINIATURES Ace Snoopy Davey Crockett Kicky Blue Mint Pink Sparkling Red Appeal Demi-Tassi Kitten Mischievous Star Shine Baby Dear Doll Baby Lavender Appeal Nancy Ann Sue Ann Baby Pink Doll Dance Leslie Naughty 'n Nice Sunbonnet Baby Baby Roses Double Green Lil Red Wagon Northern Peony Teacup Tempest Bagdad Double Joy Little Black Sambo Nymph Fly Timmie Bambino Dbl. Racy Red Little Cupcake Peacock Tiny Bells BC Strawberry Sherbert Bit 0 Luck Double Take Little Dogwood Ping Pong Tiny Blue Drop Up Little Folly Pink Cameo Tiny Fantasy Edith’s Toy Little Giant Blue Pink Dreamin Tink Pink Black Ruby Bloomburst Ellyn Little Giant Pink Pink Pooh Tiny Tinker El Monito Little Mo Pygmy Tiny Violet Blythe nil Evelyn Baby Little Showoff Our Time Twinkle White Bronze Elf Cameo Blue Fancy Pants Little Smokie Redderness Ultra Blue Fire Bugg Loverly Reddie Wee Admiration Ca ndy Cheer U Fire Sprite Lucky Locket Red Lollipop Wee Delight Fleur de lis Lu If a bye Red Rich Wee Too Clown Ginny Melodian Show Stars What Not Coco Conchita Glow Ups Midget Bon Bon Sizzle White Lace Groovy Min. Wanton Red Small Fry Window Beauty Coral Spider Cutie Hoi Polio! Min. Orchid Snow Baby Window Bright Dancing Doll Daniel Boone Irish Elf Mingo Snow Bells Window Lace I Spy Minikin Snow In Window Wonder Danska Doll Joy Blue .Minnie Snow Lace Yankee Doodle Dash of Fire Judy La Joie Mint Blue Sparkles Zanzibar 6 — $5,00 12 — $9.50 25 — $18.00 Minimum order 6 cuttings, packing and shipping costs. Please include $1.50 ($2.00 west of Denver) to cover Acme Systemic Crystals (Di-Syston 2%) . 1 lb. $3.25 postpaid 9" Astral-Dome Terrarium (Acrylic) $6.95 postpaid Mag-Amp . 3 lb. $2.95 postpaid 3" blooming African violets — Our choice . 6 $10.00 postpaid These items will be mailed separately. ^coieu ^^Irlcan^^tol&t — magazine Vol. 25, Number 3 June, 1972 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 5. Glossary oi African Violet Terms — Mrs. Iris Cohen 7. And the Lord Smiled — Mrs. Carl W. Waddle 10. Learns of AVSA Through Brochure From Grower — Mrs. Samuel O. Erhardt 14. Miniature Greenhouse — Jacob Keller 19. Did You Know . . . 20. Why the Chores Weren’t Done — Andy and Carol Anderson 22. Violets Return to Africa — Story of a Packet of Seeds (Second Installment) — Anne Stolberger 23. Letter from College Plant 25. Calling All Men — “Learns by Experience’’ — Michael Glenn The Specie “Puchella’’ — Mrs. Joseph Larose 27. A Supporting Husband — Mrs. Carl W. Rust 31. I Wonder! I Wonder! I Wonder! — Judie Bigge 34. Of Pests and Pesticides — (Third of a series) — ^Sandra Leary 35. Sticks to Oldies; Likes ’Em Better — Irene Hazeltine 42. Named Queen for the Day: Mrs. George Vallin Good Care Will Pay Dividends — Violet Frathel 43. The Changing Face of the African Violet Shows Heavy Soil 46. Affiliate ’Appenings 48. Violets, My Successful Hobby, Thanks to AVSA — Susan Itallie 49. It Pays to Advertise — Mrs. Robert Gunn Increase Size of Bloom 50. Bouquet Year Round — Sheila A. Doolittle Violets Merely Existed Until Put Under Lights— Mrs. Claude Wright 51. Holders Available Don’t Overpot Use Warm Water 52. Planting by the Moon — Em Hunt 59. Grim Fairy Tale — Charles C. Day 61 Violets From Violet Stems — Mrs. Carl W. Rust 62. Repotting 63. Grows Violets in Lighthouse Improper Watering 67. Picture Box— Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Shirock Potting 72. Honor Roll of African Violets MISCELLANEOUS 5. Bonsai Congress ’72 Vacation Guide 8. Basic Principles of Flower Arranging — Adele Romant 14. Correction for dry measures 19. In Memoriam 43. Golden Age of Greenhouses 45. Parliamentary Law — Did You Know — Rene L. Ed- mundson 52. Working Together Is What Counts — Edith Peterson 60. Tenaflowers 61. Streptocarpus, New Book Just Off the Press 62. Article Leads to International Friendship REGULAR FEATURES 4. Greetings from the “New” President — Cordelia Rienhardt 6. Registration Report — Adele Tretter 13. Beginner’s Column — “Suckers” — Mrs. J. A. W. Rich¬ ardson 14. A Foote on the Violet Path — Grace Foote 17. Question Box — Anne Tinari 23. AVSA Booster Fund — Mrs. Marvin Garner Boyce Edens Research Fund — Mrs. Paul O. Gillespie, Sr. 26. Calling All Affiliates — Betty Weekes 28. Your Library — Mrs. Wayne Schroeder 38. Musings From the “Mini-Mam” — Mrs. Sidney Bogin Guest columnist, J. A. Barnard. SOCIETY BUSINESS 3. Strictly Business — Your Business 7. Magazine Pictures 64. Officers and directors of AVSA Standing Committees, Special Committees, Staff 67. Past Presidents Honorary Life Members 68. Life Members \ 70. AVSA Library: Regulations for Use of AVSA Material Slide Programs and Other Material Available 71. Magazine Binders African Violet Magazine Back Issues CONVENTION 54. African Violets Have Feelings — ^That’s Backster Found Out With Lie-Detector 55. Helen Van Zele Given Recognition Awards Made for Magazine Articles Silver Bowls Are Awarded 56. A1 Newkirk, Sylvia Steinkirchner, Barbara Cook Top Winners at Show 57. Commercials Win Awards Awards Needed for 1973 Show One-Year Honorary Memberships Given Vacation Guide 58. AVSA Honors Mrs. Champion Oldest Life Member; Three others Listed High Award In memoriam Did You Know . . . Awards Given for New Introductions GO. Yearbook Awards \ \ What\ Cleve 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 . . . . □ 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, June, 1972 1 COVER PAGE How do you like this lovely ar¬ rangement in a brandy snifter pic¬ tured on the cover page? Mrs. Mary V. Boose of Trumbull, Conn., was the designer of this beautiful under water exhibit to demonstrate the versatility ol African violets in fashioning a beautiful picture. The snifter is placed in a silver plate. The violet used was the lovely Rene Edmundson. (Photo by Frank Burton). ADVERTISERS' INDEX ‘J. American Gloxinian & Gesneriad Suciely liivitaliuii lo join. lo. Annalee’s Violelry — Standard, trailers, miniatures Id. Atlas Fish Fertilizer — Non-burning, deodorized 27. Mrs. J. S. Berry — African violet supplies OFFICERS MRS. HAROLD RIENHARDT . President 4463 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. 0. 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 COMPILER Mrs. M. G. Gonzales 200 Doris Ave. San Jose, Calif. 95127 PRINTER Gus Becker Printing Co. 220 Willow St. 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, Temi. 37901 and at ad¬ ditional mailing offices. Subscription $6.00 per year, which is included in membership dues starting with tlie June issue each year. Copyright by African Violet Society of Amer¬ ica, Inc. 1972. NOTICE TO POSTMASTER: Please send notification regarding unde¬ liverable magazines to office address: African Violet Society ol America, Inc., P. 0. Box 1326, Knoxville, Tenn. 37901. 16. Mary V. Boose — Heavenly violets 43. Buell’s Greenhouses — 140, 000 Violets 1.5. Burton Burk — Window or wall plant holder 16. Castle Violets — African violets 20. Champion’s — New Variegates for 1972 16. Victor Constantinov — Violets by Constantinov 24. Elley’s Greenhouses — Old and new varieties 16. Ffoulkes — Leaves, plants Inside Back Cover — Fischer Greenhouses 19. Flora Greenhouses — New plastic Christen dome ter¬ rariums Floralite Company — Lumen-lighter plant stands 12. Floralite Co. — Fluorescent lights, stands 16. Violet Frathel — Frathel’s Originations 24. Granger Gardens — New and different giant-sized blooms 30. The Greenhouse — New! New! New! 19. Bernard D. Greeson — Plastic labels 9. The House of Violets — Aquamatic Self Watering Violet Planter 9. Hyponex Plant Food — African violet soluble food 13. Theo Jensen — Violet leaves 27. Kolb’s Greenhouses — New introductions for 1972 30. Lyndon Lyon — Where the violets are Inside Cover Page — Mary-Ray Violets — Miniatures and semi-miniatures 21. Plant Marvel Laboratories — Plant food and sprays 16. Powder Hill Violets — Leaf support holders 43. Richter’s Greenhouses — New 1972 Releases 6. Rose Knoll Gardens — AV special Schultz Instant Liquid Plant Food 16. Shoplite Company — Decorative plant stands 27. Shoptaw’s Violet House— Outstanding varieties 12. Stim-U-Plant Lab — Home garden aids 21. Swift’s Violets— New and Previous Introductions Back Cover — Tinari Greenhouses — Vigorous young stock 6. Tubecraft — Fiberglass trays 15. Tubecraft— FloraCart Portat)le Indoor Garden 13. Tubecraft — Watering aid 43. Fred A. Veith— Sponge Rok (Perlite) 6. Mr. and Mrs. George Vincent — Violets. Aquaplanters, supplies, FloraCarts 16. Mrs. Leonard Volkart — African violets, episcias White Cloud Farm— 1972 varieties from leading hybrid¬ izers 20. The Walkers — African violet supplies 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, June, 1972 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. 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 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 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. I 37409 I BY LAWS: See September issue. CHAPTER CHATTER: Send to Editor, Mrs. Grace Foote, 211 Allien PI., Port Arthur, Texas 77640 ! 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. Glenn B. Hudson, 761 Belvidere Ave., Westfield, N. J, 07090 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 I TIME AND PLACE: If your club or a group of clubs i 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. ; 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. 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 i 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 b’oote, 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 only in pairs at $650 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. ITed Tretter, 4988 Scholhneyer Ave., St Louis, Mo. 63109 MEMBERSHIP: Send new or renewal membership to AVSA Treasurer, Box 1326, Knoxville, Texx. 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 KnoxviUe 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 quahfied 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, June, 1972 3 puMt Itew " “Pie^ieUttt HELLO to all of my African violet family! 1 want to get to know all of you and 1 hope you will all want to know me better. 1 am in the office as your ])resi(lent hut far from new in the African violet world. My first interest in violets was in about 1949 with just a few straggly looking things. The next year I found AVSA and that wonderful magazine and it was fust a step from that to my first convention in Nashville. How many of you can remember that one? Erom then on 1 have gradually become Mrs. African Violet around this area. I am highly honored with the confidence you have placed in me in electing me to guide this wonderful group of people and I shall try my very best to do a good job. 1 feel fortunate to he following in the footsteps of Helen Van Tele. She has performed her task so well that I will have no serious problems or tduchy situations to start out with. Thanks a million, Helen for two lovely years. Of course, I am not naive enough to think that / won’t have my problems, but that is all part of the game and I would like to feel that you are all behind me. There will be very few changes in the Board and committee appointments. I am a firm believer that the least you rock the boat, the smoothest sailing you will have. Mabel Hudson, who has been Awards Chairman for several years and has done a marvelous job has asked to be relieved of her duties, due to ill health. She has had serious illness and major surgery this past year and we are deeply grateful to her and to her loyal husband Glenn for seeing the year through and giving the awards in New York. Joan Van Tele will take over the chairmanship of this im¬ portant committee with Glenn Hudson as vice-chairman. I feel very confident that Joan will assume this responsibility with the same gusto that she has attacked other big jobs — cumulative indei\ ete. Erank Burton will be taking over Joan’s previous work as vice chairman of the Publication committee with Maisie Yakie continuing as chairman. We need Erank back in there and with his picture-taking for the magazine is a natural for the publication committee. I must admit that the rest of the committees are so very capably handled that / wouldn’t dream of making any changes. 1 know / should sign my greeting Cordelia Bienhardt, hut it docs seem as if with a moniker like mine, just the first name is enough. When I write our Christmas cards I often say to my husband that anyone who doesn’t know who Harold and Cordelia are shouldn’t be getting a card from us. My father was responsible for naming me, he liked Shakespeare and especiallr King Lear. Happy Violeting! The African Violet Magazine, June, 1972 4 A GLOSSARY OF AFRICAN VIOLET TERMS Mrs. Iris Cohen 50 Bayberry Circle West Liverpool^ N. Y. 13088 BOY (foliage) syn. tailored: Plain oval leaves, pointed, sometimes toothed. Named after ‘Blue Boy3 Has nothing to do with flowers or reproduction. BUSTLES: Compound leaves. Each leaf, has two smaller leaflets at the base. Usually associated with wasp-type blossoms. CLACKAMAS (foliage): Leaves are parallel- veined like a monocotyledonous plant, in¬ stead of the norm.ai net-veined dicotyledon¬ ous foliage. Named after ‘Clackamas Rat¬ tler,’ the first such cultivar. DOGWOOD (flowers) : Each petal has a pinch¬ ed dot on the edge, resembling a dogwood blossom. FANTASY (flowers) : Having blossoms of one color with random spots and streaks of a different color or shade. GENEVA: Blossoms of any color with a dis¬ tinct white edge. Named after ‘Lady Ge¬ neva,’ the first such cultivar. GIRL (foliage): Rounded, usually scalloped leaves, with a pale spot at the base. Named after ‘Blue Girl,’ a sport of ‘Blue Boy.’ Has nothing to do with flowers or reproduc¬ tion. GROTEI: Having Saintpaulia grotei in the pa¬ rentage. These cultivars branch freely and form trailing vines. HOLLY (foliage) : Edges of leaves curl down in sections, giving a fancied resemblance to the outline of holly leaves when viewed from above. LILIAN JARRETT: A kind of variegated fol¬ iage characterized by more or less girl type leaves with white streaks down the center. Named after the first such cultivar. Sometimes called “permanent variegation.” LONGTFOLIA: Leaves are long and narrow. MINIATURE: Diameter of a mature plant is not expected to exceed six inches. QUILTED (foliage) : Leaf surface between the veins is puffed up. From the underside it is concave. SEMI-MINIATURE: Diameter of a mature plant is not expected to exceed eight inches. SPOONED (foliage) : Edges of leaves curl up sharply, giving a boat-shaped appearance. STAR (flowers) : The peloric form, having ra¬ dial symmetry (all petals identical) instead of the original bilateral symmetry. Com¬ pare trumpet-flowered Gloxinias and Rech- steineria “George Kalmbacher.” STICK-TIGHT (flowers): Blossoms appear single, but have enough of a gene for dou¬ bleness to prevent spontaneous shedding. STRAWBERRY (foliage) : Leaves are relatively smooth, shiny, dark, and pointed. Named after a fancied resemblance to strawberry leaflets. SUPREME: syn. DuPont, Amazon. A tetraploid, having twice the normal number of chrom¬ osomes. A supreme is larger, has thicker leaves, grows more slowly, and has larger but fewer flowers than the corresponding diploid (normal) variety. Compare Shasta and and Gloriosa daisies and Sinningia ‘Dollbaby.’ SWEETPEA (flowers) : Similar to wasp. TOMMIE LOU (foliage). A kind of variegated foliage characterized by tailored leaves with a stippled white around the edge. Named after the first such cultivar. VARIEGATED (flowers): Blossoms are more than one color or mixed colored and white. VARIEGATED (foliage) : Parts of the leaves lack green pigment (chlorophyll), either at random or in a distinct pattern. VELUTINA (foliage) : Having Saintpaulia velutina in the parentage. Leaves are roundish, slightly pointed, toothed, and more flexible than the usual violet foliage. WASP (flowers): The two top petals are very small, usually fluted, sometimes bent down. The three bottom petals are unusually large and spread out. See “bustles.” WATERMELON (foliage) : Same as Clack¬ amas. WAX: Foliage and other parts of the plant lack the usual hairs, giving a translucent, glossy appearance. - - - - BONSAI CONGRESS ’72 The Bonsai Congress will be held July 13-16 at Kansas City, Mo-. Toshio Kawamoto, famous Japanese bonsai master and saikei innovator, will be making his first trip to the U.S. to demonstrate bonsai and saikei techniques. Yugi Yoshimura, world recognized bon¬ sai authority, and who conducts courses at New York Botanical Gardens, will share the program with Kawamoto and other artists. For more information on the Congress, write Bonsai Congress ’72, P.O. Box 11015, Antioch Station, Kansas City, Mo. 64119. VACATION GUIDE See November 1971 magazine for list of Commercial members you may want to visit on your vacation. The African Violet Magazine, June, 1972 5 Adele Tretter 4988 Schollmeyer St. Louis ^ Missouri 63109 The following registrations have been re¬ ceived during the period from November 30, 1971 through March 2, 1972 IRENE (2274) MV 358 d S 2-18-72 Edward Imhoff, 5231 N. 36th St., Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53209 WESTDALE VELVET IMPROVED (2275) MBWE 25 s-d L 2=23-72 Mrs. Irene Haseltine, 618 Westdale Drive, Santa Cruz, Calif. MIRIAM STEEL (2276) W 2 dfc S 2-24-72 Granger Gardens, 1060 Wilbur Road, Medina, Ohio 44256 AZURE TRINKET (2277) L-BX 37 d S-M 3-2-72 CANDY APPLE (2278) L-R 37 d L 3-2-72 FINAL TOUCH (2279) D-P 37 d L 3-2-72 LIME CRISP (2280) W 37 dc L 3-2-72 MIDGET MIDNIGHT (2281) D-B 27s M 3-2-72 HQ^.. .FOR YOUR BEAUTIFUL NEW THE ALL-PURPOSE TRAY FOR FLOWER GROWERS! FITS ALL JLraCarU .A on all models! • Interchangeable ATTRACTIVE NEUTRAL COLOR. . .Perma¬ nently molded-in to every tray! LIGHT-WEIGHT AND STRONG. . .Easy to handle... Won’t dent or break! RUST- PROOF — 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 Tray— $9.55 2 TBAYS— $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¬ dents add 4%% sales tax. 1311 West 80th Street Cleveland, Ohio 44102 MIDGET BON BON (2282) PX 27 s M 3-2-72 PARK AVENUE (2283) V 37 d L 3-2-72 PINK TRINKET (2284) PX 37 d S-M ROYAL TRINKET (2285) D-B 37 d S-M 3-2-72 WHIRLIGIG (2286) WRC 37 d S 3-2-72 WINDBLOWN (2287) M-B 37 d L 3-2-72 Champion^s African Violets, 8848 Vanhoesen Rd., Clay, New York 13041 RESEEVATIONS The following reservations have been re¬ ported during the same period as above. 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Del. 62510 "Schultz-Instant^ LIQUID PLANT FOOD 10-15-10 DROPS l0 a quart. 0f »»al@r “starts and fieds” all plants !,/«£,/£ H! your s!0f or «nd $1.25 for 2 boftlei, prepoid f© SCHULTZ COMPANY i!730 NORTHUNE. ST. LOUIS, MO. ^3042 “Send for our Fund-Raising Offer’ 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 10^. VIOLETS AQUAPLANTEHS SUPPLIES FLORA CARTS MR. & MRS, GEORGE F. VINCENT 86 Paul Molbert Hd. Judlce Phone 873-8437 of 873-69S1 Duson, Louisiono 70529 The African Violet Magazine, June, 1972 6 Violets at Church M The Lord Smiled Mrs. Carl W. Waddle 532 Tutt Taft, Texas 78390 They were all there — ‘Maisie Yal^ie’, ‘Peggy’, ‘Kathy Ann’, ‘Ruth’, ‘Gisela’, ‘Lilian Jarrett’, ‘Joan Van Zele’, ‘Bonnie Foi’, and many more, with ‘Crystal Pink Lucille’ at the very top. But I am getting ahead of my story. The month of January is “Guild Month” in the Methodist Church, at which time our Wesleyan Service Guild is always responsible for flowers in the sanctuary every Sunday in the month. The preacher’s wife suggested that she and I use our African violets one Sunday— they were in full bloom and so beautiful. To be truthful, I was a little skeptical — a chirrch sanctuary can dwarf flowers so easily, and African violets are small to begin with. How¬ ever, we needed to save the money in the treasury, if at all possible, so I agreed. The Sunday of January 16 dawned very cold, clear, and beautiful — 28°. (That may not sound very cold to many of you, but 20 miles from Corpus Christi and the Gulf of Mexico that is a low temperature and COLD!) The plants had to be protected on their trip from the house to the warm car and then to the warm church. I set my pots in long open boxes, inserted each box into a cleaner’s bag. blew into them to keep the bags off the blooms, and twisted up the ends. They took the short journey in stride, like seasoned performers. We really didn’t know just how to accom¬ plish our idea of banking the plants on the Communion table, so we went equipped with an odd assortment of things. There were an empty planter box, unopened 46-oz. cans of fruit juice, a “Coke” case, a square pyrex dish, short pieces of square fence posts, extra pots and blocks of wood to elevate pots if iK'cessary, and a powdered milk box! We covered the table with a piece of florist’s foil to protect it, then set the “Coke” case down as the first elevation, pushed back as far as possible. The next level was a piece of fence post laid on its side, then a row of juice cans behind that, and another fence post for the top level. Thus our foundation emerged, a pyramid of five levels. We tilted the pots of African violets for¬ ward in their humidity pots in order to show full view of the blooms to the congregation. They w^ere banked on all three sides of our pyramiding foundation, with ‘Crystal Pink Lucille’ on the top post looking like a minia¬ ture peach tree in full bloom. The cross rising above the flowers at the center back of the Communion table and the lighted candles at the back corners completed our arrangement. The leaves acted as fillers between the blooms, covering the pots and foundation, and formed halos for the delicate blossoms. We had used 36 pots of violets — 24 of mine and 12 of my friend’s. It was a beautiful mass of mixed colors! ! There were many compliments and w^e felt very well pleased and proud. (It was the prettiest arrangement for the whole month.) It took us over an hour to assemble, but it was well worth every bit of effort and time. It was a very rewarding “show” and we “won” all the “aw^ards”, even though we did not have large show-type plants. And I’m sure the Lord smiled down in pleasure! MAGAZINE PICTURES The Magazine Editor appreciates all the pictures the readers send in with their articles and show writeups, but many, as you will note, do not reproduce well. So remember, PLEASE (1) Send distinct, clear black and white pictures. Polaroids are usually too gray. (2) Make your pictures simple. One violet shows up better than a group. Remove all names of plant, trophies, rosettes and ribbons when taking pictures. Plant is lost when set¬ ting is so “busy.” (3) Do NOT send color pictures or color slides with articles and show reports. (4) Send color slides only for use on color pages and color sections. Always send originals — NEVER send color slide duplicates. - ^ - - Write an article for the African Violet Magazine. The African Violet Magazine, June, 1972 7 Basic Principles of Flower Arranging By Adele Romant In making the arrangement, you should first get a mental picture of what you are trying to do. Next, select your material and container. An adequate mechanical control should be chosen which will hold your material in place. The framework of your arrangement should now be assembled. Put in the foundation lines first. Start in with the high point and work out a silhouette. Now is the time to criticize and make changes, correcting any fault in bal¬ ance and proportion. Next fill in all details. Be sure and get pleasing distribution of color. Use restraint. Stand back and make the final evaluation of your work. Look again for mis¬ takes. Very often a close-up study will not show the faults, but from a distance faults in proportion, balance and placement are more evident. PRACTICAL AIDS THE CONTAINER: The beginning of any good flower arrangement is a suitable container. Highly patterned or colored vases should be avoided since they attract too much attention to themselves and detract from the flowers. THE HOLDER: The foundation of a floral arrangement is the holder — the inserted sub¬ stance or object placed in the vase to hold the flowers upright. The correct holder to use will depend on the size and shape of the container, and upon the t5q}e of flowers to be arranged. Holders in common use include chicken wire, needle-like holders and floral foam. Use a pin holder when flowers are to be arranged in tray-shaped containers. Fasten your holder to the container with a plastacine or floral clay. Your container must be dry in order to hold firmly. THE FLORAL MATERIAL: All floral and foliage material should be “hardened” after cutting, a process which prevents wilting and assures an adequate water up-take in freshly cut materials. Hardening is accomplished by plunging the stems of freshly cut flowers in warm water for 15 to 20 minutes. Cut flowers in various stages of bloom. Look for interesting curved stems. They will often set the scheme for the whole arrangement. Study the shape and texture of leaves care¬ fully. They play a very important part in the excellence of your flower grouping. Leaves of strong, definite shape, such as yucca or iris wall often set the tone of your whole arrange¬ ment. BASIC PRINCIPLES As in any art, the floral arrangement art has basic principles — -design or composition, balance, harmony, and color. The most im¬ portant and fundamental principle of flower arrangement is line. The line of a floral arrangement is formed by the flower or foliage stems and the flower heads. The term “line” refers to the general eye paths which the observer’s eye travels as he looks at the designs. These eye paths over which the eye of the observer travels are the most im¬ portant element in establishing order and sense (arrangement) to a bunch of flowers in a vase. Without this organization, the flowers look unarranged. A number of basic line patterns or forms are traditionally used in floral art. They are vertical, horizontal, triangular (in several vari¬ ations), radial fin 3 variations), crescent and Hogarth or S line. (See accompanying draw¬ ings.) BASIC Line 1. VERTICAL 2. HORIZONTAL The African Violet Magazine, June, 1972 8 Line is best learned by the novice floral artist through a great deal of practice. Unless one has native ability in floral art, line should be learned first by copying arrangements made by other competent floral artists. In this way, the space and distance relationships can be maintained and a sense of proportion, balance, and scale is achieved. You will eventually ac¬ quire a style individual to yourself. Distinction can be achieved by the use of imusual plant material, bits of color and line found in natural forms such as fern fronds, rose hips or berries, curling sprays of Wisteria or other unusual curves in branches. Look to nature for these suggestions. The fence row or open field will often produce real treas¬ ures. Develop that ^'seeing eye” that finds beauty in unusual places. It will bring you more satisfaction than a charge account at the florist. (Courtesy of Utah Garden Reporter) AQUAMATIC SELF WATERING VIOLET PLANTER Lets your plants water themselves. Single $1.85; 6 for $9.65; 12 for $17.25; 24 for $29.00. P.Pd. THE HOUSE OF VIOLETS Dept. AV-7 936 Garland St. S. W. Camden, Arkansas 71701 American C31t^«ini9 S' Gesneriad Society, Inc. INVITATION TO JOIN 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 $4.50 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 72. P. O. Box 174, New Milford, Ct. 06776 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. PHICESi 2 oz., 39^—5 oz., 69« 1 m 1 tfi 15-30-15 IS- 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 23 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 The African Violet Magazine, June, 1972 9 Learns of AVSA Through Brochure From Grower Mrs. Samuel O. Erhardt 1560 North Elm St. Ottumwa, Iowa 52501 In my January issue of the African Violet Magazine I read the little note, “Write an article for the African Violet Magazine”. Should I, could I, and could I make it short enough? I love African violets, they are a great source of pleasure to me. I should judge I have grown them for 25 - 30 years. Once I had the first plant, I have never been without. Six years ago we moved to a large home with deep window ledges. My violets love it and, of course, I have more than I should, especially now with more space. One of my friends, well past 80, remarked she didn’t envy me the house, just the space to grow violets. Her small home is filled with them. When our son-in-law came to visit one time, he remarked about the violets being beautiful but asked. “Why so many?” I didn’t have a good answer. When I am away my husband waters my violets. He is a perfectionist and they always look just wonderful when I return. I asked him how he did it. His answer amused me so I want to share it with you. I had told him to water from the top until he could see it start coming out the bottom. He said he watered his first one and counted slowly. When it came through he knew just how many counts to give each! I hesitate to admit that I had never heard of AVSA until last summer. In a brochure from Sunnyside Nurseries in Hayward, California, that wonderful nursery that propagates the Rhapsodies, I saw a little application blank. Immediately I sent dues for myself and for my sister who lives in southern California. We have each received four issues and we love them. We write back and forth about this article and that and how we apply the helps to our own violets. I read them from cover to cover. It is a beautiful little magazine, a delight to view and to read. The day after I received the November issue I went to Peroria, Ill. to visit our daughter for two days. She took me to “Violets by Hotchkiss”, and there was a beautiful ‘Happy Harold’, just like the front cover picture. There was just the one and it had a Sold tag on it. I was crushed. However, Mrs. Hotch¬ kiss said I could have it. I didn’t ask questions except for price. I was as thrilled as a child with a new top. It wasn’t that I needed an¬ other violet, I have over 200 not counting the leaves not yet up. But ‘Happy Harold’ is in¬ deed special. In a more recent visit I acquired another of Harold Rienhardt’s, his ‘Top Dollar.’ My sister brings me new varieties from California each year when she comes to visit. She started me using a special soil developed by Bowman’s Nursery in Malibu, California. It is very porous and the violets love it. I’m sure there are many soils just as good, but since my violets do so well in it, I’m reluctant to change. I even carried a bag home on the plane one time. I had it in a shopping bag along with some gifts. I wanted to hold it but the stewardess took it and placed it in an empty seat and strapped it in! So my soil rode in style. The next time I came home by plane I carried some potted leaves of ‘Tommie Lou,’ ‘Dazzling Deceiver,’ ‘Joan Van Zele’ and ‘Cherry Cordial’ in a small box and held it. They came through fine. I have a treat waiting for me when they come into bloom. Since I have found such joy in growing violets I have wanted to help others know the same thrilling experience. I did this on a large scale last spring. I scheduled the Ottumwa Women’s Club Garden Department to meet here in April. Since I am chairman that was easily managed. I planned a round¬ table discussion of the propagation of house- plants. I believe there were six on the panel. One member told about ‘Christmas Cactus’ and brought a dozen nice sized plants to give away. Another talked on ‘Baby Tears,’ another on ‘Devil’s Ivy,’ another on the ‘Lipstick Plant,’ another the ‘Jade Plant’ and each brought plants to give. I was last with African violets. After all the others had talked I didn’t have time to tell one-tenth of what I would have liked to have told them about violets. But I had started a year in advance growing little plants to give away. I had 45 beautiful ones, some budded. My large ‘Busters’ were in bloom and I had 14 small ones of that variety. Many had never seen blooms the size of ‘Busters’ and The African Violet Magazine, June, 1972 10 everyone wanted one. We had about 75 mem¬ bers present so the 45 violets ran out in a hurry. Some were so disappointed I gave of my own stock until I had given at least 60 plants. Many have called me throughout the summer and winter to tell me what pleasure their little plants have brought them. Since many members were becoming inter¬ ested I have planned an African Violet Show in my home this year. Each is to bring her most beautiful violet and we plan to judge our own. Our schedules are made out a year in ad¬ vance for our yearbook and this was long before I heard of AVSA. I have had blue ribbons print¬ ed with a violet emblem on each. All this will be strictly amateur work. None of our mem¬ bers have ever attended a show or heard of AVSA. Not a week goes by without my giving away violets. Last week I started a friend with 10 small varieties and added to another’s col¬ lection I had started earlier with several more plants. I cannot bear to throw away a single small plant. I get my small pots free from the florist shop so it is only my soil and fertilizers that cost. My time I spend with them is a pleasure, not work. I have always believed that “anything you want to do is not work”. Three little double white African violet plants helped to win for me the traveling trophy given each year at our September An¬ nual Garden Show. The large trophy was do¬ nated by our Retail Florist Association to be given to the arrangement showing greatest skill in creativity. It cannot be won two years in a row by the same person. One entry class in the artistic division on our schedule was “The Song of Hiawatha” by Longfellow. I read and reread the poem, especially the sec¬ tion on his childhood. I had a tree cutter saw me an inch thick section from a large log in our woodpile. It split on the edges and I filled and filled with woodfiller until it finally quit splitting. I sanded and shellacked after each filling. I needed a rustic base. I planned a woodland scene in miniature. At one end I planted “firs with cones upon them”^ — pine and spruce until I had a dense background. I at¬ tached the tall branches to a piece of drift¬ wood I nailed upright for the purpose. In florist picks I placed rooted cuttings of brightly colored coleus from the garden and nestled at the base, I placed the three small pots of white violets in full bloom. I covered the whole base with thick green moss taken from under our pine trees and placed a roebuck, (red-deer with antlers) at the left edge of the forest. Far to the right I placed a colorful wigwam, totem pole and campfire. In the trees I perched an owl for “Ewa-yea my little owlet”, a robin. the Opechee, a bluebird, the Owaissa and a squirrel, adjidaumo. On the path from the wigwam to the forest I placed a rabbit. I added a small green snake and some red and white toadstools. All this had to be in scale and it took a great deal of searching to find the figures. I could not find a small Hiawatha to suit me so I made one. I started with a wooden bead for the head, sprayed it “Venetian Red” which was a perfect shade, used the same color pipe cleaners for the body and arms and legs. 1 dressed him in soft brown buckskin leather fringed pants, a soft tan tunic cut from a glove and sewed leather fringe into the top edge of the sleeves and pulled it in at ihe waist with a leather tie-belt. I strung him a necklace of Indian beads, gave him hair of straight black fur down to his waist in the back, tied with a red leather band and placed a sparrow feather in the band. I made his bow of wire wrapped with florist tape and found a perfect plastic arrow in my son’s Robin Hood set. I placed him on the path facing the red-deer coming from the forest. I bent the pipe cleaners so he was kneeling and pulled back one arm as if to release his arrow. “Then upon one knee uprising, Hiawatha aimed an arrow; — Ah! the singing, a fatal arrow; Like a wasp it buzzed and stung him!” (the roebuck) When I finish creating a flower arrange¬ ment, I feel a great joy. I always say I don’t care if they win, I have already had my reward. This was only one of a dozen ar¬ rangements that I made for this one show. We stress interpretation of theme in our Women’s Club Garden Department. The judges, our four florists, awarded it the Creativity Ribbon and the trophy. I didn’t expect it because I had won it two years before. Those beautiful double white violets with their ruffled leaves peeping out from the green fol¬ iage at the edge of the wood influenced the judges in my favor, I feel certain. At the same show, my ‘Claudia’ Rhapsodie won the “Award of Merit” the highest ribbon given in our Horticulture department. It had to compete with other violets, ferns, begonias and all kinds of plants. It had started bloom¬ ing last August and has never been without bloom since. I have never had the opportunity to attend an African Violet Show but hope I do some day. Perhaps we may have one of our own. I would appreciate any material anyone can send me to give to our Garden Club members. I’m sure many will want to join when they see copies of my magazine. The African Violet Magazine, June, 1972 11 GHO-LUX . Prices subject to change. GRO-LUX WIDE SPECTRUM NATUR-ESCENT . VITALITE ... 48" — SPACE-SAVER STANDS "SUNLIGHTER" Beautiful 8-tra.y light weight steel stand 24" square, 54" high, 16" between trays. Hi -impact soft green plastic portable trays. Fluorescent m fixtures complete with cord S anil plug available for each ^ shelf. Ideal stand for apart- ^ ment dwellers. Holds up to ^ 30 pots per tray. 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Oak Creek, Wis. 53154 Helps You Grow Finer Blooming African Violets! bel^ier pijinting 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. ^oil 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. f- spray CONTROL Quick, easy to use Kills aphids & mites, spiders & plant lice, exposed thrips & white flies, mealy bugs on house plants StaiipW: V I Colum Columbus, Ohio 43219 belter 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»o«l pow«ler 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 insectiride 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, June, 1972 12 Mrs. /. A. W. {Ann) Richardson RR #1, Box 70 Tavares, Florida 32778 SUCKERS Recently I have been getting a lot of mail asking what a sucker is. AVSA defines a sucker as follows: “Sucker: The beginning of a new plant which forms near the base of the plant or in the axils where the petioles join the main stem of the plant. Some bud stems form with small leaves, but by the time four leaves show without evidence of a bud, it is a sucker.” Webster’s dictionary gives the definition of axils as “the angle between a branch or leaf and the axis from which it arises.” Mrs. Carey in her “African Violet Handbook” gives the definition of a petiole as “A petiole is the part of the plant between the leaf and stalk, usually called the stem.” In other words, a sucker is a small plant- let which is either attached to the main stem or is growing right next to the main stem. Plants which have suckers are called “mul¬ tiple crown plants” and most show schedules bar plants which are multiple crown. Among those who are not members of an African violet club, there is much argument about mul¬ tiple crown plants. They feel that there is more bloom on a multiple crown plant. However, we point out that where there is only one plant in a pot that plant gets all the nutrients, whereas where there are two or more plants in a pot they all fight for the nutrients. One plant getting all the food is naturally better off than when it is sharing. Also, one simply cannot grow a symmetrical plant where there is more than one plant in the container. Sym¬ metry in judging is very important. Suckers must be removed as soon as you are convinced that that is what they are. Use a dull point of a pencil and flick it off. If they are allowed to grow larger you must use something with a sharper edge such as an ice pick or a nut pick and cut them off neatly at the stem. Leave no nubs. Sometimes when plants have been neglect¬ ed, large suckers will grow\ They can be cut off and put in vermiculite or similar medium and eventually they might grow into a plant or to put it another way, the sucker will grow' roots. Since they require lots of humidity they need to be covered. A glass is ideal and so is a plastic bag. Remove the cover once in a while so that it gets some air which will pre¬ vent mold and rot. Surprise Collection freshly-cut African Violet Leaves 12 for $3.00. With good roots 12 for $4.00. Dime brings list, THEO JENSEN 4090 West Barnes Hd. Millington, Michigan 48746 ATLAS FISH FERTILIZER Contains essential nitrogen, phosphorus and potash, plus, every trace element your plants need. All in a safe, long- lasting organic form. NO TOXIC CHEMICALS! If no dealer in your area, write direct to- — ^1015 O’brien Drive, Menlo Park, Calif. 94025 Qts. $2.50, Gal. $7.00 Postage Paid 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 41/2% 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 The African Violet Magazine, June, 1972 13 fA (fAoote on iL By Grace Foote We’ve just received an Elementary Guide, “Growing Exotic Plants Under Full-Spectrum Lights” by Dr. George Milstein, horticulturist, in which he says plant lovers need not deny themselves the wonderful aesthetic experience of successfully cultivating gorgeous tropical foliage and flowering plants in their own homes. Dr. Milstein gives a few basic rules for the indoor horticulturist to follow concerning light, humidity, temperature, potting media, fertilizer, watering, ventilation, pots, insects and disease, warning that “cleanliness is the best deterrent to infection.” He also gives de¬ signs for indoor gardens, such as room dividers and a picture-frame garden. The book is selling for $1 and is being handled by the Floralite Co., 4124 E. Oakwood Road, Oak Creek, Wis., 53154, one of The African Violet Magazine’s consistent advertisers . . . Patricia Palmer has sent us an interesting short story from a radio documentary. In a nutshell it reads: “The ocean, which for years had been poisoned with the runoff of lands sprayed with pesticides, finally died. With it died the many creatures of the sea, which replaced the carbon dioxide in the air with oxygen, the planktons or diatoms. These little creatures replenished the major bulk of the earth’s air. The earth, no longer able to replace the air supply, slowly asphyxiated”. What a grim picture and yet it’s likely to happen! The point is we can’t ban pesticides, but neither can we afford to use them indiscriminately. We must find pesticides which do their job — then disappear. Let’s be informed! . . . What an experience Myrtle Radtke, Life Member and former AVSA presi¬ dent, must have had when the ship on which she and her husband, Arthur, were passengers, was grounded in the Antarctic in a blizzard and the passengers and crew were put ashore on a bleak, uninhabited island, raked by 75-mile winds. The Radtkes were among 12 Cincin¬ natians aboard the Norwegian cruise ship Lind- blad Explorer on a luxury tour through the Antarctic waters . . . Frances (Shorty) Koehler of the opinion that “there are no friends like AV friends” because, she explained, “when I was sick my club carried me as a member for three years and then, at the first meeting I was able to attend, the ovation from the members was out of this world! It was the most wonderful thing that ever happened to me. I can’t forget it”. And because, as she said, “my African violets kept me from going insane while I was very sick,” she sent to the Boyce Edens Fund a check, she received from some old editions of the AV Magazine she had sold . . . Many AVSAers were delighted to learn of the election of Dr. Raj^nond C. Allen, director of Kingwood Center and vice president of the American Rose Society, to the presidency of the World Federation of Rose Societies. Dr. Allen’s election took place in New Zealand and he wall serve until the conclusion of the inter¬ national meeting in the USA in 1974. MINIATURE GREENHOUSE Jacob Keller of 107 New Street, East Orange, N. J., lives in an efficiency apartment and has a “miniature greenhouse” where he enjoys his African violets. “I have read so many complaints about difficulties some people have raising African violets in an apartment,” he said. “I live by myself in a one-room efficiency apartment and have no difficulty. “I have a round table in front of a north¬ ern exposure window. On the table I have a lamp, the shade of which is about 24 inches above the table. On the table around the lamp I have four covers from plastic shoe boxes and in these I keep water for humidity. I set my plants on inverted flower pots. I have clear plastic draped from the lamp shade to the table around my plants. I cover the top of the shade with paper in which I have cut a small hole for ventilation. “When the days get shorter, I just turn on the light and my troubles are over. My miniature greenhouse takes care of my needs.” - ^ - CORRECTION E. L. Gebo of Sebastapol, Calif., sends in these corrections for dry measures, which, he said, 'were incorrect in the January magazine. He pointed out that dry measure is approxi¬ mately 16% more than liquid measure, thus making 61/^ gal. equal one cubic foot (dry measure) and 7.48 gal. equal one cubic foot (liquid measure). Another correction is 268.8 cubic inches equal one gallon. The African Violet Magazine. June, 1972 14 THE PERFECT WINDOW OR WALL PLANT HOLDER 1 The perfect way to dis¬ play sun loving plants. Simply hang on any type of window or at¬ tach to the wall. Holds 6-8 lbs. level and steady with scroll for support. Drip proof tray 5" x 5" is made out of sturdy metal and available in black or white. Only $2.95 each Shipped Pre-paid Dept. A.V.M. BURTON BURK, INC. 3251 Sunrise Highway Wantagh, N. Y. 11793 ^^oletry 29-50 214 Place, Bayside, N.Y. 11360 STANDARDS TRAILERS TIOGA ROSE PHLES PINK FLAIR TWINKLES MYSTERIUM SEVENTH HEAVEN TRAIL MAGIC VIOLET TRAIL MINIATURES MINI MISS TIPPY PINK WEE DELIGHTS KICKY BLUE PIQUE PIXIE COCO SNOW BABY SILVER BELLS TINY RED CAP TINY ELLIE Send stamped addressed envelope for com¬ plete list. ENTER YOUR PLANTS IN 1973 — WIN A FLORACART For the Finest in Indoor Gardening 1 E\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 lYz") . . . 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 2%" 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 imit) as an award. CLASS — Three sp^imen plants (1 true purple, 1 pink, and I white, any variety) scoring the highest points. Each plant must score at least 8S points. These plants are to be entered in the regular classes for true purples, pinks and whites. , 1953 — Mrs. Ronald B. Beaume, Detroit, Michigan 1934 — 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, Sim 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 41/2% Sales Tax 131 1C West 80th Street Cleveland, Ohio 44102 The African Violet Magazine, June, 1972 15 Oodles of new 1972 varieties from leading hybridizers in our new Fall List. Also 2 fancy new reds of our own, Red Hot and Red Feather. List 10^ WHITE CLOUD FARM R. R. 3 Carthage, Mo. 64836 CASTLE VIOLETS 614 Castle Hd. Colo. Springs, Colo. 80904 6 plants “ all different — labeled — prepaid — $5.00 20 leaves — all different — labeled prepaid — $5.00 We grow over 300 varieties, but NO LIST. We ship from April to November. Well packed and insured. POWDER HILL VIOLETS 100 Abbe Hoad Enfield Conn. 06082 Professional AFRICAN VIOLET Leaf support holder Adjustable Kit — Fits All Plastic Pots Wholesale Price 35# each in lots of 25 - 50 or 100 plus postage— Weight 20 lbs. per 100. Small Orders 75# each Postpaid VIOLETS BY CONSTANTINOV 1972 RELEASES Almagorda Red Bluff Dragon Fire Scarlet O’Hara Ivory Coast Sierra Madre Pacific Sky Sunrise Serenade Pink Cheeks Ten Strike Rhapsodie’s “Candy” and “Linda” Other Latest Rhapsodies Plus Exotic Gesneriads Your Stamp for my listing 3321 21st St., Apt. 7 San Francisco, Calif. 94110 LEAVES/PLANTS • FAMOUS VARIETIES & NEWER A. V.’s (650 var. list 20#, refundable) you may find a lost love, or new one. Leaf list goes way back to firsts (Modest prices). Specials: Our var. choice: f. c. Ivs: 15 - $4.57. Starter Plants: 10 - $7.07. (Add $1 postage to plant orders.) Seed. $1.07. 610 Bryan St FFOULKES Jacksonville, Fla. 32202 NEW DECORATIVE PLANT STANDS Economical — Convenient 3 Level 40 Watt Shown 491/2“ Long Five models from 25 to 491/2" 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 AFRICAN VIOLETS OR EPISCIAS 6 plants assorted — labeled . $6.00 postpaid 6 fresh cuttings Episcias — labeled $3.00 postpaid Listings 10# MRS. LEONARD VOLKART Route 1, Russellville, Missouri 65074 HEAVENLY VIOLETS Fresh Cut Leaves FREE ROOTING SERVICE Old and New Varieties EPISCIAS Send 10# for descriptive list. MRS. MARY V. BOOSE 9 Turney Place, Trumbull, Conn. 06611 FRATHEL’S ORIGINATIONS The very finest plants are what we offer. All our own originations from many years of work and study. “Love Me Tender”, “Honey Child” “Night Shadows” Our booklet is plain and tells the simple truth, “Help for the Amateur In Growing African Violets, Step by Step.” Only $1.00 per copy. Stamp for list please 252 Clay Ave., Rochester, N. Y. 14613 The African Violet Magazine, June, 1972 16 Question Box By Anne Tinari^ Tinari Greenhouses 2325 Valley Road, Huntingdon Valley, Pa. 19006 Dear Anne, I do so well with my violets until a holi¬ day comes along and then they simply go to pot. During a recent holiday I had to discard over 25 plants. How can this be? Can’t they stand a little neglect? I am disgusted. A. Surely you must be aware that flowering plants do not respond to one’s being overly- busy which is the real problem of many grow¬ ers, In the mammoth preparation for some holidays with extra home decorations and bustl¬ ing about, no doubt plants that need a little daily care and looking after are simply neg¬ lected. Plants can be harmed greatly if you neglect to water or feed them or perhaps lights above them are carelessly left on all night or one forgets to turn them on at all for a period of time when even natural light is scarce, particularly during the winter months. Plants, of course, don’t know it’s a holiday and respond only to regular conscientious care. Don’t neg¬ lect them. They are far too rewarding. You have mastered the art of proper growing so continue with confidence. Q. I note my new fluorescent tubes are the Wide Spectrum Gro-Lux lamps. Are they the same as the Standard Gro-Lux? Should I use them the same amount of hours? A. The Wide Spectrum lamps are used in the same way as the Standard Gro-Lux and give satisfactory results. This lamp emits more energy across the radiant energy spectrum in the blue, red, and far-red regions. Energy emission in the far-red band eliminates the need for using incandescent in addition to fluores¬ cent lamps. Q. Can you tell me where I can obtain en¬ larged photos or drawings of the various insects which infest African violets? I am most inter¬ ested in cyclamen mites as I’ve found fairly large pictures of mealy bugs and thrips in the A.V, Magazine. A. Please refer to African Violet Magazine Volume 4, Number 1, Sept. 1950. A group of six pictures on page 25 which are especially good show mites’ damage on plants. Back issues of the magazine can be purchased from the AVSA office. Q. I have been growing violets under fluores¬ cent lights with wonderful luck in winning many blue ribbons. Plants have been beautiful and healthy when WHAM — right out of the blue trouble began. Blooms got smaller then stopped, some were malformed and didn’t open, stems shriveled and some show a brownish tinge. My culture practices have not changed. The only incident that may have influenced it is that the pilot light on my natural gas heater was out several days before I discovered it. Could that small amount of gas have caused all this trouble? What can I do to remedy it? A. Fumes from an unlit pilot on any gas appliance could be most dangerous. Plants are very susceptible to gas fumes. The smallest amount can have disastrous effects on living plants. There is very little I can recommend except to continue with your lighting and good general care which has given you good results. Have you considered the possibility of cyclamen mite infestation when you mention deformity? I would recommend initiating a preventative program of spraying with an insecticide period¬ ically. Since you mention entering shows, it is even more important. Members of our club have been warned to spray their plants when they bring them home from shows as a gen¬ eral precaution. Q. Recently I cross-pollinated two varieties of African violets. Can I find out if these two varieties have been crossed before and the name of the variety that came about. How do you register a new variety? A. I’m afraid'it’s almost impossible to know for certain whether specific varieties have been crossed or even the results they produce. The only time this is recorded other than a person’s personal files is when the resulting new variety is registered with the AVSA Registrar. These records, however, are not published. They would be of no interest to the average mem¬ ber. In regard to registration, any AVSA mem¬ ber can register a plant that has propagated true through three generations. A request must be made through Mrs. Fred Tretter, 4988 Schollmeyer Ave., St. Louis, Mo. 63109, for registration blank plus a $3.00 fee. Upon ac¬ ceptance it will appear in the AVSA Magazine with number. Q. I am disturbed to find that about a dozen of my pots grow moss on the surface of the The African Violet Magazine, June, 1972 17 soil. I don’t know how harmful this will be to the violets, if at all. But I don’t know the cause. I understand that moss on a lawn is an indication of poor soil, nutritionally lacking. Could this also apply to potted plants? A. You may find that ground limestone used in your soil mix or a solution of same used in watering plants occasionally would remedy this condition. This is no doubt a form of algae that is encouraged to grow under high humid¬ ity. Perhaps drying plants out a little would help to reduce this condition. Proper air cir¬ culation among plants is a must in preventing this problem. Q. Dear Anne, Please help! Since moving to Texas from California I am no longer success¬ ful with my violets. I have read and tried every method but cannot grow them here in this very humid area. Some of my neighbors keep telling me it isn’t the season for them to bloom, though in California they bloomed all seasons. A. I would make several suggestions. First, look to your soil. You may require a soil that drains easily and does not retain excessive mois¬ ture to add to your high humidity. The poros¬ ity of the soil is most important for vigorous growth when considering climatic conditions. May I suggest you contact a successful com¬ mercial grower in the area for specific advice on this problem. The best pH reading in one area is unsuitable in another. The Volkmann Bros, in Dallas, Texas, you will find are suc¬ cessful growers (refer to AVSA Magazine Sept, issue Vol. 24, No. 5 page 42). Q. Is it true if you split the stem about a half inch at the end you will grow a bigger cluster of roots? A. Some growers prefer to do this and claim the results show more shoots appear on the stem. Personally, that is not of great interest to me. Rather, I prefer to have one or two very sturdy well-formed shoots than greater quantities that are more difficult to handle and appear weaker when in large numbers. What I consider more important is using a cutting with a short petiole and inserting it only about a half-inch in the rooting mixture to get a good vigorous growth that will be easy to handle when transferred to a pot. Q. I have not been able to determine the cause of rust spots or the burnt look on the tips of the leaves of some of my violets. On some plants this is on the center leaf tips, on others the outer leaf tips are affected. A. Rusty leaf tips could be due to soluble salt injury. Salt crusts can form resembling rust on the outer parts of the foliage. Often times you will find that a mere reverse in watering can be most helpful if they are constantly watered from below. Plain warm water from above will help to flush out the salts. Q. I have been advised that I have spring- tails. I plan to use VC13 to remedy this. Will it hurt my baby plants? A. Springtails are easily detected. They are tiny white insects found darting around in the saucers, many times swarming out of the bottom of the pot when the plant is lifted. They seem to live on decaying matter in the soil. If using VC13 to control them, 1 tsp. to 1 gal. of tepid water is the recommended solution, using it as a pot drench at 7 to 10 day intervals. Any in¬ secticide can be hard on tender baby plants so do be careful, you may want to use a bit milder solution on the very small ones. Q. Where can I obtain a variety called “du- Pont Lavender”? I read it is in an older variety. A. The duPont Lavender Pink was very pop¬ ular many years ago, 1946 to be exact. At that time there was no true pink. With permission from Mrs. duPont, we named this violet for her as it had a very pink tint but the blossom was mainly lavender. It was indeed lovely but most difficult to grow. We carried it for about 10 years, then discontinued it in favor of the brighter, bolder, easier-to-grow and flower-true pinks which came into existence. I know of no commercial grower that still grows it. Q. How many rows of leaves should violets have? How many rows can you pinch off and how do you determine which ones should be taken off? A. I have seen handsome looking showplants with as little as two rows to as many as six and in good proportion. Much depends on the type and variety you are working with, I find the outer row of leaves removed promptly when a plant is selected to grow for show results in a better shaped, stronger plant. Remember, al¬ ways lower and secondary leaves are the ones to be removed and never, never the center or heart of the plant. Q. I am writing for advice on how to get rid of a virus called stunt. The young leaves are thickened and brittle and become dwarfed. The leaves turn under, they really get hard and brittle in the center then finally this center gets light in color. I have used VC13 and sprayed and scalded all the pots. A. Although stunt may be caused by a virus and not an insect it is often confused with cyclamen mite. The leaves of a stunted plant become shorter, broader, and thicker as well as quite turgid and brittle. The margins are rolled upward, giving a spoon effect. The upper sur¬ face appears almost smooth and hairless. The leaves become pale in color. Flowers seldom appear on affected plants but when they do they are only about two-thirds the normal size and have shortened and narrow^ petals. Petioles of leaves and flowers are shortened and thick- The African Violet Magazine, June, 1972 18 ened. The cause for stunt among African vio¬ lets has not been determined but it usually ap¬ pears in vegetative propagations from affected plants. No real remedy is kno-wn for stunt and it is advisable to discard such plants as soon as they appear. Any materials you may use such as pots, trays, etc. should be thoroughly sterilized to avoid spreading to new stock. Q. In regard to the great problem of mites and nematodes, why cannot Isotox liquid or granular systemic be diluted and used as a periodic drench to both eliminate and prevent these pests? It certainly works like a charm in the garden. Since to be drawn into the leaves, it must be absorbed through the root system, I would think it would do a good job killing the nematodes. What would the ])roper proportion be for drenching? A, Though your suggestion sounds like the answer to a “knotty” problem, Fm afraid it’s not quite that easy. The nematode pest is a difficult menace to guard against. It seems the only thing to date is the use of sterilized soil and sterilization of all materials such as pots, tools, etc, to avoid its spread. Many individ¬ uals object to the systemics that constantly poison the soil. No doubt you are aware that AVSA still has research underway on this prob¬ lem and we fervently hope a pesticide will be developed for safe, constant control. In regard to drenching, the same proportion should be used that is suitable for spraying, being most careful to use the material around the edges of the soil line so penetration can be evenly distributed rather than at the very center tender part of the plant. IN MEMORIAM It is with regret we learned of the death of Mrs. Mildred Lang Zurschmiede, a charter member of the First African Violet Society of Louisville, Ky. Mrs. Zurschmiede had about 2,000 violets at the time of her death. Her fellow club members are deeply grieved at her passing and will miss her greatly. The death of Clarence Hazeltine of Santa Cruz, Calif., with a heart attack has just come to our attention. An AVSA member and at the time of his death, second vice president of the Santa Cruz AVS, Mr. Hazeltine will be remembered by many as working with his wife, Irene, at the door prize desk at the San Francisco convention. — - - - - Did You Know . . . That Yvonne Schenfield. 699 West Wash¬ ington Street, Bradford, Pa., 16701, would like to find ‘Blue Boy’, ‘Viking,’ ‘Norsemen’ and ‘No. 32’? She would like to correspond with other amateur African violet growers. NEW PLASTIC CHRISTEN DOME TERRARIUMS Open in center for ease in planting. 8" diameter $4.75 ppd. 10" diameter $5.95 ppd. New spring list of African violets and terrarium ferns 10c. Many newest varieties, variegated and miniatures. FLORA GREENHOUSES Box 1191, Burlingame, Calif. 94010 PLASTIC LABELS (postpaid prices) "Thriftee" Vertical Stake Labels (flexible) 7/16 X 3" 500/S2.65. 1000/$3.70 5/8 X 4" 500/S4 20. 1000/55.75 5/8 X 5" 500/55.65. 1000/57.10 White, green, red, pink, yellow, blue, orange. No assorted colors "Lifetime" Plant Markers (White - rigid) Style “A” 4%" Vertical Stake 100/51.55. 500/56.00. 1000/510.35 Style “B" 2"x5" Tee Stake 100/53.35. 500/514.75. 1000/523.70 Style "C" Vertical Stake 100/53.05. 500/513.75. 1000/525.25 Dealer and Club Prices available on orders of 5000 or more labels. 25 different styles available. Send 25 cents for complete growing supplies list. BERNARD D. GREESON 3548 N. Cramer. Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53211 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. 4 TroY $28.95 8 TrOY $39.95 Fixtures for above stands with 2-24" — 20 watt cool white tubes 514.95 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 4I24A East Oakwood Rd. Oak Creek, Wis. 53154 The African Violet Magazine, June, 19TO 19 Plants Ready for Examination Why the Chores Weren't Done By Andy and Carol Anderson The Green House Bellflower, California You’ve all heard the “You’ve Got Trou¬ ble” song from “The Music Man” about the trouble resulting from playing pool. We haven’t been idling in the pool hall while the beef¬ steak didn’t get pounded — we held a clinic. It starts with a phone call from an Afri¬ can violeteer who was all agog over the alarm¬ ing symptoms shown by one of her plants. Trying to help by phone, often long dis¬ tance, is difficult and can be costly, so the call¬ er drives 10-20-30 miles or more with the plant. Of course, it is isolated on the patio upon ar¬ rival. Often, the trouble is obvious upon inspect¬ ion of the leaves and root system, with or without a magnifying glass. Other times, the cause is not so apparent, so we phone our good neighbors, John and Helen Rymer, long¬ time hybridizers (‘White Bloomin’ Fool’ and NEW VARIEGATES FOR 1972 New series with sturdy tailored foliage. Very large double flowers in tremendous clusters. Colors— -clear and bright. We love them - hope you do. CANDY APPLE — red FINAL TOUCH — pink PARK AVENUE — purple WINDBLOWN — royal blue and MIDGET MIDNIGHT — new royal blue miniature. Single flowers, tiny tailored leaves. Send STAMP for SHIPPING LIST. Small plants of many variegated varieties and min¬ iatures 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 Carol Anderson and Display Plants others), and we hold a clinic. Other customers come in and join the group. Eventually the trouble is diagnosed; and often^ a cup of coffee is available for all of us. What about the chores? Well, plants weren’t potted, feeding was delayed, cleaning was set back . . . but, the trouble was diagnosed, a cure recommended, and once again, everybody is happy! POSTPAID SUPPLIES Sudbury Soil Improvement Kit $5.95 Sudbury PH Soil Test Kit 1,39 Humiguide Hygrometer 3.75 African Violet Book By Helen Van Pelt Wilson 7.95 IMSECTICIDES AND CONDITIONEHS Dr. “V” Soil Insecticide 12 oz. can $3.25 10 dose packet 1.2s Stim-U-Piant VC 13 4 ounces 1.25 Anti dione PM 5 ounces 1.39 Rock Phosphate 2 pounds 1.50 Dolomite Limestone 2 pounds 1.50 Sponge Eok (coarse) '% bu. 2.75 Coarse Vermiculite % bu. 2.75 PLASTIC POTS WHITE OE UTILITY COLOR. A1.L POSTPAID. Please specify both Colof and Type. If not specified, our choice will be sent. 2B 50 100 2» Round $ 1.25 1 1.90 $ 3.00 Round or Square 1.50 2.10 3.25 2%" Round or Square 1.70 2.90 4.00 3" Round or Square, or Tub 1.90 3.W) 5.25 31/2" Round or Tub 2.20 3.65 6.25 4" Round or Tub 2.50 4.15 7.00 5" Tub 4.25 7.90 14.S5 6^' Tub 5/2.25 10/3.15 25/5.95 Jet Block Plastic Saucers 25 SO 180 3" $1.95 $3.75 $ 6.95 4^ 2.95 4.95 9.75 5" 3.25 6.00 11.00 3.75 6.95 12.95 Due to Mfl peitage mlnlmiiiii order $4.00. Complete list of house plant supplies for stamp. Texas residents include 4%% Texas Sales Tax. THE WALKERS Bex 150-S tuling* T#xOi 78648 The African Violet Magazine, June, 1972 20 SWIFTS’ VIOLETS P. O. BOX 28012 (DEPT. 672) DALLAS, TEXAS 75228 NEW RETAIL STORE 10645 FERGUSON RD. PHONE 279-2932 NEW AND PREVIOUS INTRODUCTIONS FRESH CUT LEAVES ONLY — (VIA AIR MAIL) BIG D ~ (Registered) Big wine-purple geneva POETRY — • (NEW) Purple double, geneva, dk. green foliage POEM — (NEW) Large dark purple semi-dble. strong stems ULTRA VIOLET — (NEW) Very dark purple dble., tailored JACK — (NEW) Huge purple geneva — dark quilted foliage HANS PAINTED — (NEW) Lavender & purple streaked, semi-dble. GRAPE TIPS — (NEW) Lavender, purple tips, semi-dble. TART WINE (NEW) Large wine, slight geneva, semi- dble. MOON SHADOW — (NEW) Deep purple semi-dble, strong stems RALPH REED — (NEW) Big two-tone lavender ruffled PODUNK — (NEW) Magenta double, dark foliage, slight¬ ly wavy FUCHSIA LACE — (NEW) Double rose, darker center, frilled edge. MISS TEXAS — Large full double pink, glossy foliage SWEET PIXIE — (Registered) Profuse pink semi-minia¬ ture TIOGA ROSE — Big rose double DUTCH MISS —• (NEW) Pink double, hint of darker edge Per Leat. (Add $1.50 Per Order for Postage and Handling. ) Order from this Ad — No list available. If we are out of the variety you order we will substi- titute a similar variety unless instructed otherwise. LUCKY MIA — (NEW) Big dark pink dble. fuchsia center LYRICAL — (NEW) Fuchsia and pink shades, semi-dble. PHLES — (NEW) Large delicate pink full double, soft foliage REPLICA — (NEW) Light pink double, strong stems HILL COUNTRY — (NEW) Rosy fringed double, dk. red- backed foliage SWELL — Heavy blooming pink double, slightly darker center PUGGINS — (NEW) Big Rose dble, dark quilted foliage DAISY — (NEW) Huge white star, symmetrical ICICLE — (NEW) White double, dark, very symmetrical VESSY — (NEW) Large true white double, strong foliage MUSICAL — (NEW) White double, soft green foliage WHITE HALO — (NEW) White semi-dble. halo of blooms AQUAMATIC SELF-WATERING PLANTER NOTE ALL our plants, leaves and seeds are grown in aqua- matic planters exclusively. Leaves shipped Apr. 1 to Nov. 1, weather permitting. WRITE FOR PRICES The Choice of All COMPLETE WATER SOLUBLE FERTILIZER FOR GROWING 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 45 a w'eek 1 sprayed them (at Tiight, just before' turning off the lights) wdth one-third vSturdy, tw^o-thirds Blue Whale mix — oru'-fourth tsp. to a gallon of w^arm w'ater. I sprayed until the* water dripped off the plants into the pebbles. Once' in a while I s])rayed my plants with vScliultz Instant — 28 drops to a gallon of warm w^ate'r. For spraying I use a Iludson hydra- gun, all purpose sprayer 6119. It has a plastic eontaine'i' and brass pump, does not nist, and ge'Is the je)b done fast. I have 400 violets and e)ver 200 different- nameel varieties. I have* both clay and plastie: pots. Now, as I’m writing tliis article, every plant is a mass of huge blooms and deep color. The foliage looks wonderful! In the stores I had seen violet plant stands with violets under lights, but never dreamed my violets can look as they do. - - - Don’t Overpot The size of the pot has a great deal to do with the condition of your African violet. It is a mistaken idea that a violet should be in a large pot. Until it blooms, a violet should not be in a larger than 21/4 inch pot. When it blooms it may be transferred to a 4 inch pot. If it is a fast and large growing variety it can be transferred to a 5-6 or even to an 8 inch pot but never until the roots fill the pot and the leaves are growing well over the top of the pot. More plants die from overwatering than from lack of water. Overwatering is a danger when plants are moved to larger than needed pots. HOLDERS AVAILABLE Designer and maker of the African violet holders that were used at the Milwaukee con¬ vention is Dennis T. Pratt, 626 N 114th Street, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. In fact, the Wisconsin man made 1,000 of these special plant holders for the show'. Th(‘ holder tips the pots so the plants are easier to see. Many growu*rs were so impressed wuth th('S(' holders that they purchased them at th(' convention. They are still available from Mrs. Bill Krogman, 1326 Parkw'ay Drive, Brook¬ field, Wis., 63006, w'ho seiwed as chairman of the Wisconsin convention. C rowers liked the holders because* tlu'v aim the* plant more direct¬ ly at the* light, reducing the amount of turning needed, she said. The Wisconsin Council e)f African Violet Clubs paid for the material and, since they have a surplus of these holders on hand, are offering them for sale. They are made of galvanized metal. Here’s what they’re selling them for: Small (for minis to 3" pots), 36 cents, $3.50 per dozen, $30 per 100. Large (for 4" to 8" pots) 60 cents, $6 per dozen, $40 per 100. According to Mrs. Krogman, they can be stored in very small boxes. A small band is adjustable if one wishes to stabilize the pot. “Just band it to to fit the proper size,” she ex¬ plained. “Also if the plant is very large and you wish to lower the angle, you can readily bend or flatten the back as much as you w'ish.” The Wisconsin Council calls these holders, “Tilt to Grow and Tilt to Show.” - ^ - Use Warm Water Always water your African violets with warm water, keeping the soil damp but not wet. Rain water is excellent but avoid using chemically softened water. Feeding may be done at the same time, using either the liquid or granulated fertilizers which are available in the Garden supply stores. When feeding with every watering, use only one-fourth the amount stated in the directions. The African Violet Magazine, June, 1972 51 WORKING TOGETHER IS WHAT COUNTS By Edith Peterson 1545 Green Street San Francisco, Cal. 94123 The Northern California Council cele¬ brated its 15th anniversary in 1971 — 15 years of violet activity and good fellowship with violet enthusiasts. Way back in 1956, when the Council was formed, one of the main aims was to work together towards holding an AVSA Convention out here. Well, that aim was real¬ ized — six years later the first AVSA Conven¬ tion ever on the West Coast was held in San Francisco. During that Convention, one of our AVSA Board members was inquiring about how our Council had been formed and he remarked that, now that we had achieved our purpose of having an AVSA Convention held here, he supposed our Council would disperse. I remem¬ ber how surprised I was at the remark — it had never occurred to me but that the Council would go on playing an important part in our violet activities, and that was the answer I gave him. And of course our Council has continued to be strong and active — -so much so that nine years later (in 1971), once again, an AVSA Convention was held in San Francisco. Each year the Council has sponsored some special activity — a judging school (seven in all), a special Fun Day to raise funds for the AVSA 1971 Convention, a conference (six of these) and four of the conferences included a show. It has been our great pleasure to have violet friends from Southern California attend our conferences. The Council started out with a Newsletter sent to all participating societies — then in 1960 the Southern California Council joined with our Council in publishing the California Coun¬ cil News. While each participating local society ap¬ points delegates to represent it (and have vot¬ ing power) at the Council meetings, all local society members are welcome (and urged) to attend. Meetings are well attended and much enjoyed. Some members drive all the way from Fresno to Sacramento (330 miles round trip) to attend. To stimulate interest in attending, some years ago the East Bay Society and the San Francisco Society started a little contest to see which of these two groups would have the greatest number of members present at the Council meetings, the winning society getting a trophy — a tiny loving cup appropriately en¬ graved. This trophy has gone back and forth between the two societies — it certainly has no great value but it is most eagerly sought after. The Council (which is, of course, affiliated with the AVSA) realizes how much it owes to the AVSA for background, stimulation, and knowledge. Each participating society is an affiliate of the AVSA and each delegate and all officers are AVSA , members. The Council j has been sponsoring an AVSA promotional table at local shows the last few years — giving awards for the two best. And for a number of years the Council has given an award to be used in the amateur show at each AVSA Con¬ vention. I The success of the Council has not been ! because of any one person or any one society — it is the result of all the members of all the societies working together. All look back at very pleasant memories and look forward to many more years of happy and fruitful activity — together! Planting by The Moon By Em Hunt 4648 Fourth Avenue Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada JUNE Fruitful — 3 - 4 - 5 - 12 - 13 - 21 - 22 - 23. Semi fruitful — 8 - 9 - 18 - 19 - 20 - 25 - 26. Moon. 4th. qtr. June 4th. 1st qtr. June 11th. JULY Fruitful — 1 -2-9- 10- 18- 19-20-28-29. Semi fruitful — 5-6- 16-17-23-24- 25. Moon. 4th. qtr. July 3rd. 1st. qtr. July 10th. ' AUGUST Fruitful — 5 - 6 - 7 - 15 - 16 - 24 - 25. Semi fruitful - 1 - 2 - 12 - 13 - 14 - 20 - 21 - 28 - 29. Moon. 4th. qtr. Aug. 2nd. 1st. qtr. Aug. 8th. SEPTEMBER Fruitful — 1 - 2 - 3 - 11 - 12 - 21 - 22 - 29 - 30. Semi fruitful — 8 - 9 - 10 - 16 - 17 - 25 - 26. Moon. 4th. qtr. Aug. 31st. 1st qtr. Sept. 7th. OCTOBER Fruitful ™ 8 - 9 - 10 - 18 - 19 - 26 - 27. Semi fruitful -- 6 - 7 - 13 - 14 - 15 - 22 - 23. Moon. 4th. qtr. Sept. 29th. 1st qtr. Oct. 7th. NOVEMBER Fruitful — 4 - 5 - 6 - 14 - 15 - 16 - 23 - 24. Semi fruitful — 2-3-10- 11 -19-20-29-30. Moon. 4th qtr. Oct. 28th. 1st qtr. Nov. 6th. DECEMBER Fruitful — 1 - 2 - 3 - 12 - 13 - 20 - 21 - 22 - 29 - 30. Semi Fruitful — 7 - 8 - 16 - 17 - 26 - 27 - 28. Moon. 4th. qtr. Nov. 27th. 1st. qtr. Dec. 6th. VACATION GUIDE See November 1971 magazine for list of Commercial members you may want to visit on your vacation. The African Violet Magazine, June, 1972 52 The Changing Face of the African Violet Shows Daphne Mahrer 345 West i^th Ave. Vancouver 10 C., Canada It is becoming increasingly evident, show after show, that it’s time to consider some really new concepts. Statistics prove that each year more and more of the other gesner^ iads are taking their rightful place on the benches. Public interest grows along with the number of different species being shown. In fact, it must be acknowledged that this de¬ velopment has lifted the old-style African vio¬ let show onto a new plane vastly more inter¬ esting and fascinating. Public interest has been stimulated for various reasons. One of the most important is undoubtedly the change in living habits in most areas. We are finding more and more apartment dwellers and less and less single family dwellings with gardens. People, never¬ theless, still want the joy of growing things. It follows that they seek out for these new living conditions suitable plants to fill this desire and need. Space becomes a factor to be dealt with. Light for African violets is a prob¬ lem. How much room can an apartment offer for “lights” or how much available daylight can be had. Here is where other gesneriads come into their own. Episcias, especially, with their beautiful foliage, so adaptable to artistic growing, are fast becoming a part of the decor. Miniature sinningias and the numerous minia¬ ture or small growing varieties of other species are also easily available. African violets or more properly, the Saintpaulias, must take their place amongst their fellow gesneriads and share the limelight. This now leads us back to shows. The in¬ troduction of these other gesneriads requires us to provide adequate space and props in order to display the plants to full advantage. Nothing is more distressing than to stand in front of a table staring at a jungle of episcias, col- umneas, hypocyrtas and heaven knows what else, all huddled together, looking like dis¬ placed persons being herded into cattle cars. Apparently nothing is more depressing for the judges than being confronted with such a sit¬ uation. They tend to give up and not attempt to judge many of the plants at all. Not good enough, is it, for the exhibitor, the judges, or the public. Now we come to the responsibility of a judge. Too few are equipped to take on the array of new plants. It would seem that it is time we judges got busy and did our home¬ work to overcome this lack. Time is running out. We must be prepared tO' move with the changing scene and be ready to meet the chal¬ lenge. The African violet show has grown up and matured. So must we. ™ Golden Age of Greenhouses The Avant Gardener, a horticultural news service, devoted one of its entire issues to greenhouses, pointing out that advances in greenhouse design and function in the past decade have been little short of fantastic. The traditional squared, sloping roof sil¬ houette is rapidly disappearing and today, for the first time, the greenhouse has become a truly ornamental “garden room”, a natural and integral part of the home and landscape. The opportunity to live intimately with plants is bringing great favor to attached greenhouses that, by removal of a section of house wall, become extensions of the living, dining, or family room, or even the kitchen. Both the solarium and the atrium or skylighted interior court are being revived. Sunporches and breezeways. glazed and roofed with plastic or glass, become permanent greenhouses. A bewildering array of materials is available today for constructing and glazing greenhouses. The Avant Gardener concludes the article with suggestions for required reading, blue¬ prints, manufacturers and supplies. Heavy Soil Mrican violets grow and flower best in a light, fluffy, highly organic soil mixtuure. It must permit air and water to pass through readily. A heavy soil that compacts will lead to water-logging and eventual rotting of the roots. A mix of 1/3 peat, 1/3 garden loam, 1/3 coarse sand should work well. But unless you have the time and experience to make your own mix you would do well to use a com¬ mercial mixture especially prepared for African violets. There are many good ones on the market.-“-Hints by Hy-Trous. The African Violet Magazine, June, 1972 53 African Violets Have Feelings . . . Ihafs Ulliat Clave Bacitsler found Out illilli Lie-Detector Be kind to your plants — or you may cause your violets to shrink! That’s the opinion of Cleve Backster, one of the speakers at the AVSA convention in New York. Of course, for years violeteers have main¬ tained that TLC is absolutely necessary in grow¬ ing beautiful plants and others go so far as to say that by whispering words of love and en¬ couragement to African violets they help them grow. Now Mr. Backster has substantiated that fact. Plants do have feelings! Now Mr. Backster isn’t a plant fancier. He’s a polygraph expert and he doesn’t talk much about plants, but he does study them a lot. His observations have convinced him that while plants don’t exactly listen to your sweet talk, they do indeed get the message — prob¬ ably by reading your mind! And his experi¬ ments haA^e convinced him that besides some sort of telepathic communication system, plants do possess something closely akin to feelings or emotions. They appreciate being w^atered. They faint when violence threatens their own well-being. They sympathize when harm comes to other plants — or even insects. It all happened about six years ago in the interrogation room of the Backster School where he trains private investigators, police and gov- ('rnment personnel to use polygraph machines — lie-detectors. At the time, he wondered how long it would take water he had just given a tall, droopy-leafed dracena plant to travel from the roots to the leaves, so he connected a pair of polygraph electrodes to a leaf, figuring that the moisture might gradually change its re¬ sistance level enough to register on his lie- detector. To his surprise, he got an immedi¬ ate polygraph reaction pattern that closely re¬ sembled that of a person under emotional stim¬ ulation! Wondering whether the plant would also produce a reaction similar to a human’s if its safety were threatened, Mr. Backster de¬ cided to try burning a leaf. “But before I could reach for a match — and at the split second that T had the image of fire in my mind, the recording pen bounded | ; right off the top of the chart,” he recalled. “It really shook me up.” Since then he’s made several thousand observations in his efforts to find evidence of perception capabilities in house plants — apd many of these efforts have been as surprising as the first one. When the Wall Street Journal carried a story about his experiments, naturally there w^ere editorials all over the country. Here’s what the Miami Herald had to say: “ . . . then the inquisitive polygraph man set up some experiments with plants. He put two potted plants side by side, and had six college students draw lots to see which one would destroy one of the plants. The chosen student approached to seize the unlucky plant, which promptly ‘fainted’ on the lie-detector graph before he tore up the plant. Then the five other students walked past the remaining plants, which showed no reaction. When the killer stepped up, the surviving plants ‘fainted.’ The implications are obvious and fascinating.” The New York Times’ editorial was titled “Don’t Frighten the Plants,” as attention was called to the Wall Street Journal’s front page story and the warning, “What is so upsetting about the story is the terrible possibility that the amateur scientist who has made these dis¬ coveries with the aid of a polygraph may really have something . . . such revelations as these can at a stroke doom the vegetarian movement, paralyze the health-food move¬ ment, reduce the ultra-sensitive to starvation, ! and spawn overnight a swarm of organizations dedicated to the prevention of cruelty to veg¬ etables, fruits and flowers. “What’s on Your Plant’s Mind?” was the title of the Charlotte Observer’s editorial, which read in part: “Are your violets shrinking? Are your daisies telling? Is your fig tree re¬ fusing to bear? Take heart. Help appears to | be on hand. The Mary Reynolds Babcock j Foundation of Winston-Salem is putting up money to study the emotional feelings of plants and other living things.” The editorial went on The African Violet Magazine, June, 1972 54 to tell of Backster’s work in attaching his elec¬ trodes to various growing things, concluding with “ . . . plants read the minds of people and animals and react accordingly. A shrub, for example, senses what a dog has in mind when it trots into the yard. The plant begins to worry. A vegetable, about to be dropped into boiling water, faints. When other plants around them are mistreated in some way —being burned, for instance — growing things recoil in horror. On the other hand, there is evidence that plants which get tender, loving care and soothing words flourish and stay mentally and physically healthy.” The Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation gave Mr. Backster $10,000 to help further his research. “It’s a risky research, certainly,” explained William L. Bondurant, the foundation’s top executive. “But the work indicates that there may be a primary form of instantaneous com¬ munication among all living things that tran¬ scends the physical laws we know now — and that seems to warrent looking into.” So Mr. Backster started looking into it without benefit of academic credentials. He studied civil engineering, agriculture and psy¬ chology at Texas University, Texas A&M Uni¬ versity and Middlebury College in Vermont. He got into lie detection work during World War II while he was in military service. He opened the Backster School in 1951. It trains about 50 polygraph operators a year. He also heads Backster Associates, a polygraph consult¬ ing and personnel screening service, and Back¬ ster Research Foundation, a non-profit plant- studies operation. He admits he isn’t quite sure himself just what all the implications of his observations might be. “We can test fruits and vegetables until they are cooked or completely rotted away and still get reactions,” he declared. “This capability seems to extend right down to the single cell level.” Furthermore, he admitted, the signals can’t be screened out by distance, lead shields or the electronic fields of interference that interrupt conventional communications. “We’re getting into another dimension, a scientific twilight area in which something can go from point to point without going be¬ tween them and without consuming time to get there,” he added. “But that won’t be as weird as we might think— it could simply mean that some of the things that once were laughed at in theoretical physics are finally falling into place.” And after listening to Mr. Backster, most of the African violet conventioneers came away with the feeling that “there is certainly something going on.” - - - Helen Van Zele Given Recognition Thanks of a grateful AVSA membership were expressed to Helen Van Zele, retiring AVSA president, when she was presented wnth an honorary life membership at the New York convention for her “outstanding and meri¬ torious work of service.” It was pointed out by Mabel Hudson, Awards Chairman, that “AVSA is very dear to Helen’s heart and she has ‘spread the word’ by appearing on club programs, judging shows and conducting judges’ schools in both the United States and Canada.” Since becoming affiliated with AVSA nine years ago and attending her first convention in Dallas in 1964, Mrs. Van Zele has served as a director of AVSA, chairman of several committees and held elective offices leading to the presidency. Awards Made for Mazagine Articles Five AVSA members have been awarded citations by the African Violet Society of America for articles appearing in the magazine. The AVSA Board authorized the citations for the past year and similar recognition will be given magazine contributors for articles each year, it was explained by Maisie Yakie, pub¬ lications chairman. The 1971 winners were Chris Hiiebscher for her article on grafting; Eleanor L. Davis for her explanation of arranging; Jerry A. Barnard for his apartment cultivars; Dr. Henry J. Wing for his article on reproduction of plants; and Henry B. Kirkley for his illus¬ trated article on fluorescent lights. - Silver Bowls Are Awarded Harold Black of Robbinsville, N. J., Ray¬ mond Dooley and Mrs. Walter Hunt of Staten Island and Mrs. Wallace Behnke of Newark, Dela., were winners of the four silver bowls offered by AVSA to ro.embers receiving the most blue ribbons in specimen classes in shows sponsored by Affiliates from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 1971. Mr. Black topped the four with 120 blue ribbons; Mr. Dooley had 81; Mrs. Hunt 70, and Mrs. Behnke had 44. The African Violet Magazine, June, 1972 55 Ed Janosick Has Best Registered Variety Al Newkirk, Sylvia Steinkirchner, Barbara Cook Top Winners at Show Albert Newkirk of llioii, N. Yi, scored cig’ain at the AVSA New York convention when he won 11 awards with Sylvia Steinkirchner of Yardley, N. Y. following a close second with 10 awards, and Mrs. Barbara Cook of Falmouth, Mass., with eight. Mr. Newkirk at a previous convention had topped all other entrants and came away with an arm load of prizes. His plants and awards included the follow¬ ing: ‘Purple Gold’, plaque and $60, Stim-U- Plant Laboratories, Inc., and $15, Wisconsin Council of African Violet Clubs; ‘Coliimnae Erythrophthaea’, $15, Estelle Crara' Award; Rosette, American Gloxinia & Gesrieriad Society; ‘After Dark’, $10, Richter’s Greenhouses; ‘Pep- $10, Granger Gardens; ‘Nancy R('agan’, $10, Indianapolis Violet Club and award from Los Angeles African Violet Society; ‘Mr. R.’, $15, Santa Monica Bay Chapter of AVSA; ‘Happy Harold’, $10, Rienhardt’s AL rican violets; second highest number of bliu' ribbons. Abbie & Herb Sullivan. Mrs. SleinkirchrK'r’s plants and awards w(>re as follows: ‘Peach Frost’, $10, Granger Gardens; ‘Lisa’, $5, Maisie Yakie Award; ‘True Blue’, $10, Anne and Raymond Dooley; ‘Anna’ award by African Violet Society of Albany, N. Y.; winner of most blue ribbons, silver tro¬ phy, Helen and Joan Van Zele Award; ‘Fire¬ bird’, AVSA Merit Rosette and $15; ‘Hayley’s Comet’, $10, Catherine Hunt Award; ‘Rhapsody ‘Ophelia’ African Violet Council of Southern California; ‘Great Scott’, silver award, Windsor African Violet Society; ‘Peach Frost’, Fire¬ bird’, ‘True Blue’, AVSA Gold Rosette for best collection. Mrs. Steinkirchner was the winner of 40 blue ribbons, top number given at the Show. Mrs. Cook’s plants won the following awards: ‘John Bradshaw’, $25, Northern Cal¬ ifornia Council of African Violet Societies; third highest number of blue ribbons, $15, Ventura County African Violet Societies; ‘Inky Pink’, $10, Lyndon Lyon; ‘Poodle Top’, silver goblet, Tinari Greenhouses; ‘Juan Tu’, $10, African Violet Society of Minnesota and Mid¬ west area; ‘Tips’, silver award, Capital District AVS, Albany, N. Y.; ‘Sea Grape’, $10, Ger¬ trude Ferris Award; ‘John Bradshaw’, AVSA Honorable Mention Rosette and $10. Edward Janosick of Albertson, N. Y., won three trophies with his plant, ‘Ruth Carey’. These were the Paul Younger award of $25, the' AVSA silver cup for the best registered variety, a plaque and $50 from the Stim-U- Plant Laboratories, Inc. ‘Ruth Carey’ along with ‘Pretty Imp’ and ‘Ann Slocomb’ won the AVSA Purple Rosette for second best collection. Mrs. Arthur Richard of Cumberland, R. L, was winner of the following four awards: ‘Honey Bunny’, $25 and plaque, Stim-U-Plant Laboratories, Inc. and the Helen Van Zele silver award; $10, best entry ‘The Happenings’, Lawrence E. Roseiifeld of Flushing, N. Y., award; best entry artistic plantings, silver award, New Jersey Council of African Violet Clubs Award in memory of Mrs, Michael Dresclier. Br. Blaise, CP, of Pascoag, R. L, was win¬ ner of three awards with his plants. A plaque and $25 from, Stim-U-Plant Laboratories, Inc., was given for Rhapsodic ‘Ophelia’; ‘Happy Time’ received the Old Dominion AVS of Northern Virginia’s award of $10; and ‘Snow Ballet’, the Mary Alshefskie and Mrs. Mabel Teada silver 'award for the largest plant. Other winners were as follows: ‘Sport of White Lace’, $15, Mrs. J. A. W. Richardson Award, Robert Oldfield, Elmhurt, N. Y.; terrarium, $10, Indianapolis AVC Award, and Dish Garden, AVS of Philadelphia Award, Mrs. Elwood Smith of Perkesia, Pa.; ‘Georg- ann’, $10, Indianapolis AVC Award, Mrs. Ethel Palmer of Montclair, N. J. ‘Little Red’, silver award from St. Louis Judges’ Council, ‘Tammy Teens’, $10, New York State AYS President’s Award, Martha Tucker of Bellmore, N. Y.; ‘Whirlaway’, $10, Lyndon Lyon Award, Mr. L. R. Rosenfeld, of Flushing, N. Y.; ‘Baby Pink’, $10, Lyndon Lyon Award, Mrs, S. Smith of Valley Stream, N. Y. ‘Softique’, $25, AVC of Greater Kansas City Award in memory of Win Albright, and $10, Richter’s Greenhouses Award, Mrs. Wil¬ liam Gray of Somerset, N. Y.; ‘Sinningia ConcinnaJ $10, Rhode Island AVS Award, Mr. R. McMann of Wilmington, Del. ‘State- liner’, $10, Kolb’s Greenhouses Award, Mrs. W. Behnke of Wilmington, Dela. ‘Bergen Strawberry Shortcake,’ $10, Bergen County The African Violet Magazine, June, 1972 56 AVS Award, Madge Kummich of Cliff side, N. J. ‘S. dipletricha Parker’, Hudson Silver Award, Mrs. Charles Crammond of Bigata, N. J.; ‘Great White Way’, $15, New York AVS Award, Mrs. J. Fred Brenner of New Bruns¬ wick, N. J.; ‘Delft Imperial’, Mrs. Susan Itallie Award, Mrs. P. Nyianes of Fairfax, Va.; ‘Seven Year Itch’, $10, Santa Monica Bay Chapter Award, Mr. Raymond Dooley of Staten Island, N. Y.; ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s’, Union County Chapter Award, Mrs. Arthur F. Boland of Alexandria, Va. ‘Teahouse of the August Moon’, New Jersey Council of AV Judges Award, Mrs. Thomas B. McNeely of McLain, Va.; ‘Barefoot in the Park’, $10, Indianapolis AVC Award, Mrs. Frieda Otten, who also won the St. Louis Met¬ ropolitan AVS Silver trophy for four blue rib¬ bons and five reds in the design division; ‘The Odd Couple’, $10, Indianapolis AVC Award, Mrs. Edward Buschke of Hasbrough Heights; ‘Broadway Melody’, AVS of Staten Island Award, Mrs. Edward A. Nelson of St Louis, Mo. ‘Pink Up’, $5, Mrs. Myrtle Papp Award, Ellie Bogin, of Long Beach, N. Y.; ‘Ace Snoopy’, $10, Jimmy Watson Award, Mrs. E. Abramson of Wilmington, Dela.; Educational Display, $10, Nutmeg State AVS Award, Mrs. Richard Kulisa of North Haledon, N. J. Commercials Win Awards Silver trophies were awarded commercial members for their display tables. Granger Gardens of Medina, Ohio, was listed as top winner with Buell’s of Eastford, Conn., placing second, Lyndon Lyon of Dolge- ville, N. Y., third, and Bermas Plastics of Spring Valley, N. Y., fourth. Buell’s received the New York State AVS Award for winning the first Rosette in horti¬ cultural perfection in display tables. Bermas Plastics was awarded the Win¬ fred Albright Award for the best staged com¬ mercial table. Anne Tinari of Tinari Greenhouses re¬ ceived the following awards in the commercial division: Rienhardt’s Award for ‘Happy Harold’; the Helene Galpin Award for most blue ribbons; AVS A President’s Award for best seedling, ‘Coral Flame’, and trophy for second best seedling, TS-I. The AVSA Commercial Silver Cup for the best registered variety was awarded R. Ken- sheila of Fischer’s Greenhouses for his ‘Butter¬ fly White’. Awards Needed For 1973 Show By Glenn Hudson All who have attended our Annual Con¬ vention and Shows have observed the beautiful AWARDS available to the winners of the special awards given to our members who contribute so much to the success of the show by bringing their entries in the Horticultural and Design divisions. The awards furnished by our sponsors are very much appreciated by the winners as evidenced by their actions when the awards are presented at our Friday meet¬ ings. For the Twin Cities Convention and Show our long term sponsors have started the ball by agreeing to sponsor their usual awards. How¬ ever, we need new sponsors to take the place of the organizations and individuals that spon¬ sor an award for a single show. The new sponsors are often organizations and individuals from the general area in which the Convention and Show are held. Those wishing to sponsor awards for the 'Fwin Cities Show are requested to write Mrs. Joan Van Zele, P. O. Box 843, Lemon Grove, California 92045, the new AVSA Awards Chair¬ man. The January 1972 issue of The African Violet Magazine will list the awards received f)rior to September 15th. The awards received aft('r the September date will be acknowledged in the March 1973 Magazine. - - - One-Year Honorary Memberships Given Seven AVSA members have been awarded one-year honorary memberships in the African Violet Society of America, Inc. The memberships were awarded at the New York Convention to Mrs. M. E. Gonzales, San Jose, CA.; Florence Garrity, Rosalindale, Mass.; Mrs. J. Fred Brenner, North Brunswick, N. J.; Mrs. Wayne Schroeder, Elmwood Park, Ill.; Mrs. William Palmer, West Hill, Ontario, Canada; Mrs. A. W. Eichelberger, Birmingham, Ala., and Mrs. Roland Fogg, Sunnyvale, Calif. VACATION GUIDE See November 1971 magazine for list of Commercial members you may want to visit on your vacation. The African Violet Magazine, June, 1972 57 AVSA HONORS MRS. CHAMPION Mrs. Duane L. Champion of Clay, N, Y., was signally honored when awarded the Bronze Medal Certificate for Horticultural Achieve¬ ment by the African Violet Society of Amer¬ ica, Inc. A well known grower and hybridizer, Mrs. Champion was cited for her work in develop¬ ing new varieties with beautiful variegated foliage. Her most recent originations include miniatures and semi-miniatures, thus helping to enlarge the cultivars suitable for growing in apartments and on window sills, - ^ - - Jimmy Watson Named to Board Jimmy Watson, who served as chairman of the New York convention, was appointed a member of the AVSA Board to fill the unex¬ pired term of Mrs. E. A. Nelson, director. Mrs. Nelson was elected third vice president at the New York convention. - ^ - - OLDEST LIFE MEMBER; THREE OTHERS LISTED AVSA’s oldest life member is H. D. Warner, 9 Pinehurst, Tuscaloosa, Ala., 35401. Mr. Warner is 90 years old. He is the father of Mrs. Joan Van Zele of Lemon Grove, California, AVSA Awards chairman. Three other AVSA members were added to the Life Membership list at the New York convention. These were Percy Crane of Sharon, Mass., husband of Estelle Crane, AVSA treas¬ urer; Gus Becker of Beaumont, Texas, AVSA Magazine publisher, and Grace Foote of Port Arthur, Texas, AVSA Magazine editor. High Award Cordelia Rienhardt received the Ruth Carey Award for affiliated organization leadership. Mrs. Rienhardt was instrumental in organiz¬ ing the New York State Society and also helped organize the New York State Judges Council. She is a charter member of the Syracuse, N.Y. African Violet Society and a lifetime judge and holds a lifetime membership in the AVSA. ^ - In Memoriam It was learned at the New York conven¬ tion that Tommie Oden’s husband died on Easter Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. Oden operated an African violet greenhouse for many years. Mrs. Oden hybridized ‘Tommie Lou’, which has retained its popularity over the years as a show winner. Our deepest sympathy is ex¬ tended Mrs. Oden and her family. Did You Know ... ; That 'Cordelia’, Lyndon Lyoirs new in¬ troduction at the New York AVSA Show and j named after Cordelia Rienhardt, newly elected ; AVSA president, is the granddaughter of ‘Happy Harold’, named after her husband, Harold Rienhardt? That Madame President’s first order of business when she returned to her home in Syracuse, N. Y., after the post convention trip to Bermuda was to make her husband, Harold Rienhardt, a life member of AVSA? That Tinari’s ‘Ruth Carey,’ named after Ruth Carey, AVSA Shows and Judges Chair¬ man, was named Best in Show at the New York convention and was entered by E. Jano- sick of Albertson, Long Island, N. Y. That the Littleton, Colo., club of which Emma Lahr, AVSA director is a member, raised $900 to send their president to the New York AVSA convention? That of the 55 yearbooks entered in com¬ petition at the New York convention, 45 re¬ ceived blue ribbons? (That was some compe¬ tition!) That Sidney and Ellie Bogin (she was vice chairman of the New York convention) celebrated their 29th anniversary during the convention? That Lou Temple, the roving reporter of Canada, was on hand in New York to present Dorothy Gray, AVSA secretary, with a gift from the African Violet Society of Canada and a plant, ‘Anna’ from Fisher’s of Canada? That “Dr. V” and Aldrin will soon be banned as pesticides and will be off the market? That table favors at the New York conven¬ tion were new African violets, provided by Lyndon Lyon, and honored “Mary Lindsay”, wife of New York Mayor Lindsay, ‘Grace Foote,’ AVSA Magazine editor, and ‘Great White Way’, theme of the New York conven¬ tion and show? That high tribute was paid Lyndon I.you of Dolgeville, N. Y., Frank and Anne Tinari of Huntingdon Valley, Pa., and Albert Buell of Eastford, Conn., by AVSA for their continued interest and work with African violets. - ^ - - Awards Given for New Introductions Lyndon Lyon’s new introduction, ‘Cor¬ delia’, named in honor of the new presi¬ dent, Cordelia Rienhardt, was judged the best new introduction at the AVSA New York Show. Granger Gardens placed second and third with ‘Burgundy Beau’ and ‘.Tuliana’. Tile African Violet Magazine, June, 1972 58 GH FflW TA( Charles C. Day 220 West Sunset Road San Antonio, Texas 78209 Once upon a time, in a far-ofl, never-never land called Saintpauliana, there dw^elled a king and queen and their children and many happy subjects and their children. Everybody was happy. Everybody, that is, except the king, and he was only unhappy in spots, or to put it more accurately, a spot. The king had everything his heart could desire — a wife who raised African violets, twelve children, and a castle set high on a hill, so large that no one knew exactly how many rooms were in it. And since this was a wonderful, temperate, sunny country, there were many windows. Every window of the castle was full to overflowing with various cultivars of the country’s national flow^er, the African violet, which in fits of disgust the king would call “those damned cannibal weeds.” The king was the only one in the length and breadth of the land who did not grow violets, and his wife called him a dissenter and said he only did this to be obstinate and to attract attention. On occasion, when the king made com¬ plaint to the queen about this state of affairs, he was answered, if at all, with icy disdain. “After all, ” she would say, drawing herself up regally, as all true queens are supposed to do. “a girl has to have something to oc¬ cupy her time. Besides, you know that MY side of the family has always been noted for its thrift. Why, throwing away a perfectly good violet leaf instead of putting it down to root was considered a capital crime.” “But-my-dear,” Then realizing that in matters of trying to stem the violet flood all argument was futile, he tried another tact. “Don’t you think things have gone a little far when our children’s ears look like African violet leaves?” An ecstatic smile swept away all traces of queenly irritation. “Isn’t it wondeful, dear,” she purred (but it was a queenly purr), “that our litle Filbert’s ears look just like the leaves on White Pride Supreme?” Meanwhile, all of the happy subjects were growing African violets like mad, and some of their violets bloomed better and were larger and lovelier than the queen’s. As everybody who is anybody knows, that sort of thing just isn’t done, growing finer and lovelier violets than the queen hereself. Soon there was whis¬ pering among the castle servants, then little snickerings, and finally word reached the ([Lieen that no longer were her violets the fair¬ est in the land. “Damt' Sybil’s ‘Meteore’ has so many blooms you can’t see the leaves,” “Goodwife Bessie gets a blooming plant from a leaf in three months,” “Old John the mason just goes out and scoof)s up soil — HE doesn’t sterilize anything, and his smallest blooms are bigger than the royal family’s solid gold but¬ ter plates.” Thunderclouds of gloom began to gather in the castle. No longer could the queen sleep the sleep of the untroubled. All night she tossed and turned, and when came the dawn, she was red-eyed and weary and began snap¬ ping at the children, even little Filbert, the pride of them all. “But mummy, dear - little Sadie Mae whimpered. “Out!” shrieked the queen, “Begone!” And the children, all twelve of them, scattered like violet seeds before an electric fan. The king scattered, too, and that made thirteen. The vaulted halls were sibilant with imag¬ inary whispers as the queen strode up and down angrily. “Dame Sybil’s violets — ” “Old .John the mason doesn’t - -” But all the little African violets in the windows were so busy elbowing each other for space that they didn’t realize that they were no longer the fairest in the land until a loud blast shook them down to their petioles. “A pox upon them all!” the queen shouted. “I shall have the best, or I shall have none!” A crafty smile shadowed her face. “Aha! I know — I shall disguise myself and go about the countryside and pry their little secrets out of them. Then I’ll know why Dame Sybil has so many blooms and Goodwife Bessie - - ” At that moment the very foundations of the castle shook. The rafters trembled, and children flew in all directions. “Bedamned, bedamned, bedamned!” came a mighty trump¬ eting which sounded like the monarch’s voice. “This is the last, the absolute LAST straw — one of those infernal cannibal weeds planted in the royal pot!” Suddenly the hallway echoed with the sound of something like the royal pot being hurled to the stone floor. The queen was aghast, but she could not linger. After all, even with her thrifty an¬ cestry. what was one more violet — and any¬ way, she had planted it there as an experiment. From the beginning she hadn’t expected it to live. She hurried away to the royal wardrobe to assemble her disguise. Far and wide she traveled, stealthily ex¬ tracting growing secrets from the poor unsus¬ pecting subjects. Dame Sybil planted her vio¬ lets in dehydrated unicorn manure; Goodwife Bessie crawled under the bed in the light of the full moon and at the stroke of midnight stuffed her leaves into slightly used Orange The African Violet Magazine, June, 1972 59 Crush buttles, and so on and on. The queen hurried back to the castle, filled with so many growing secrets that she put the Encyclopedia Brittanica to shame. For a time a surface calm returned to the once happy land. The queen was very busy doing incantations and buying up all the uni¬ corns and using all of the secrets, she had col¬ lected on her violets. She used all the secrets simultaneously, of course, because she was in a great hurry to reclaim her former status as the grower of the fairest in the land. But it was an uneasy quiet, and even little Filbert, with his White Pride Supreme ears, thought twice before asking his mother if he could flood the state audience hall and have a swimming party for about a thousand of his little friends. Beneath the queen’s outward composure lurked the nagging suspicion that something was very rotten in Saintpauliana, including the violets, which were rotting faster than she could put them in dehydrated - de¬ hydrated unicorn manure and water them in the light of the full moon and pot them in broken Orange Crush botth's (kingsize, of course) . It wasn’t long before there was much light flooding the castle rooms, more light than had been seen for many a moon, or sun, for that matter. For the first time in the memory of the country’s oldest inhabitant, the castle windows were devoid of African violets. It kept all the maids and the chamberlains and everybody else in the castle busy hauling out late-lamented violet plants. Soon, as far as everyone knew, there was no longer one single African violet plant in the entire castle. ‘T am through . . . through . . . through ...” the queen wept. ‘T have done everything that everybody else did — and twice as much — • and there they all have such lovely violets — and I have none — not even one.” “Oh, yes. mummy, we still have one,” piped up Grenadine in her favorite indoor sport of hanging herself from the royal chandeliers. “Where - - where - - ” demanded the queen. “Tell me - - ” Grenadine cast a sly, sidelong glance at her mother. “I won’t tell unless you promise me something - - ” “Yes! Yes!” The queen’s voice shook with urgency. “Will you buy me a new nylon rope? This one scratches my neck.” “Anything - - ” promised the queen. “Only tell me, quickly!” “Daddy’s got one growing in the royal pot.” The queen burst from the room and headed straight for the king’s chambers. Without knocking, she flimg open the door and stormed into the room. There sat the king by a window, blissfully unaware of anything at all except the glory of the perfectly symmetrical violet plant smothered with blooms, growing in the royal pot. “Why - - ~ ” she stammered. “The plant that was in that pot - - it was ruined, I know - - when you threw it out.” “Yes, m’dear,” murmured the king, still enveloped in his neat blue fog, “but I picked up a leaf and thought I’d find out what made maniacs out of everybody who grows the bedammed - pardon - gorgeous things.” “But yours grow,” she wailed, “and I’ve been all over the countryside getting the most secret secrets of growing.” Reluctantly he turned from his adored prize. “True,” he answered compassionately, “but I pried secrets from but one of my sub¬ jects, and I followed her advice to the letter.” A deep sigh welled up. “Dinosaur eggs are rather hard to come by these days, but that is all she uses — ground dinosaur eggshells.” Having spoken, he turned once more toward the royal pot and was very soon in orbit. - - - - - "TENAFLOWERS" Henry Ten Hagen of Warren, N. Y., one of AVSA’s early hybridizers, is now operating “Tenaflowers”, an unusual and distinctive pro¬ cess of preserving flowers. Ten Hagen’s ‘Show Star’ took top honors at the AVSA 1956 show. The Show series was most popular for a number of years. Ten Hagen graduated from Cornell in horticulture. Ten Hagen’s “Tenaflowers” are treated to give fresh packed beauty that lasts for months. He explained to friends at the New York con¬ vention that his process of preserving flowers by freezing could be applied to African violets as well as roses, carnations and many other flowers. Yearbook Awards The African Violet Club of South Bay Cupertino, CA., was winner of first place among the 55 yearbooks entered by AVSA Affiliates at the New York Convention. Other prize winners were Crosstown AVC of Madison, Wis., second; Columbus AVS of Columbus, Ohio, third; and African Violet Society of San Francisco, fourth. - ^ - - Color slides cannot be used with show write¬ ups or with magazine articles. Need black and white photos. The African Violet Magazine, June, 1972 60 ‘Silver Crest' Violets from Violet Stems By Mrs. Carl W. Rust 4946 Orchard Hts Rd., N. W. Salem, Oregon 97304 Perhaps, I just haven't seen an article in the African Violet magazine about raising a violet from a flower stem — and this may be a common occurrence — but it’s new to us. It actually happened quite by accident. After the 1969 State Fair, our 15-inch Silver Crest began wilting and apparently dying. In desperation, besides checking the roots and then repotting it, I began taking off leaves hopefully to root. After they passed away, I rescued the very tiny plantlet, which later called it quits, too. As the plant continued to perish, I was getting frantic. All I could see that was left and maybe possible to use was the plant top and a flower stem. I was very fond of ‘Silver Crest’ and did not want to be without it. So the very top was removed and placed in vermiculite. The flower sp'rn was then cut and left in water. A little time later I disposed of my variegate’s re¬ mains and sorrowfully bade it goodbye. Now — two years later — we have a beauti¬ ful ‘Silver Crest’ in bloom, because of the only survivor — the flower stem. Whenever we show off our violets, it seems that ‘Silver Crest’ gets talked about first. Since the survival and growth of our ‘Silver Crest’ flower stem, I have tried it with other flower stems and with more knowledge each time we are getting plants from the stems more rapidly. ‘Silver Crest’ is now in bloom and heavy with buds, but after little more than two years It is only 7^/^ inches across, whereas ‘Texas Blue Treasure’ is now 41/2 inche*^ in diameter and is only nine months old. By experience we have found that a plant will begin growing quicker on the top end of the flower stem (if it is planted in a com¬ bination of vermiculite and soil) as soon as roots can be seen on the cut end of the stem. We plant our stems deeply and up to the new little plant, securing its trunk witli soil to give it a good solid start. So far, all of the stems that we have rooted have had tiny leaves in the previous flower area. Since we enjoy raising violets, tiie flower stem has been a lot of fun. Now, we’re looking forward to taking ‘Silver Crest’ to the Oregon State Fair in the fall. Some of the most fascinating of African [)lants are included in “Streptocarpus”, an Af¬ rican plant study, written by O. M. Hilliard of the University of Natal’s Department of Botany in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, and B. I.. Burtt of the Royal Botanic Gardens of Edin¬ burgh. Scotland. The book, publish(‘d by the University of Natal Press, is the first to b(' published since C. B. Clarke’s comprehensive account was printed in 1883. Clarke knew 17 species. Since then the total of sf)ecies has risen steadily until it now stands at 132. Streptocarpus belongs to the family Ges- n(>riacea(> and in the book are many beautiful pictures in color showing it in its native hab¬ itat in Africa as well as closeups of its gorgeous blooms. Pattt'rns of growth aT-(> illustratc'd by pen-and-ink sketches. Other chapters deal with flowei*, fruit and seed; habitats and distribution of subgenus Streptocarpus on the African mainland; affin¬ ities within subgenus Streptocarpus on the African mainland, hybridization as a factor in Streptocarpus evolution and taxonomy; hor¬ ticultural history of Streptocarpus; Strep¬ tocarpus in Madagascar; the Asiatic species; Streptocarpus: a genus in Gesneriaceae; Strep¬ tocarpus in genetics and physiology, and enumeration of species. Evolutionary speculations are offered by the two authors and in conclusion they explain that the classificatory picture of Streptocarpus has been fundamentally changed in the course of the studies made by the two men. Streptocarpus, New Book Just Off the Press The African Violet Magazine, June, 1972 61 Article Leads to International Friendship L David Buttram P, O. Box 193 Independence^ Mo. 64051 Recently a friend gave me several back issues of the African Violet Magazine. As I thumbed through the pages of the March, 1968 issue I came across an article entitled, “Haiti Grower Needs Assistance” by Mrs. Ernest Avin of Port Au Prince, Haiti. I work with religious organizations which operate several schools and churches on the island of Haiti. About three times a year I go to Haiti to attend to the business of the schools and churches. Knowing that there was an African Violet grower there caused me to look forward to my next trip. I hoped that I could give her the assistance and information that she had asked for in the article. A few days later I arrived in Port-Au- Prince, Haiti, and went to the address given in the article. The address was that of a business building where Mr. Avin had an office. After the introductions and a short conversation, my interpreter and I were invited by Mr. Avin to tea on the following Saturday afternoon. On Saturday afternoon we drove up into the scenic mountains surrounding Port-Au- Prince to the home of the Avin’s. The beauti¬ ful home was landscaped with various native trees, shrubs and flow'ers. I knew immediately that the Avins loved beauty, nature and life itself. The Avins wc'H' reliK'tarit to speak English and I don’t speak French, so the entire con¬ versation went through an interpreter. The awkardness of speaking in two languages didn’t detract from the hospitality and warm friend¬ liness that T felt. Mrs. Avin explained that since writing the article she had lost all of her African Vio¬ lets due to the hot and humid summers. She had given up all hope of growing them again but continues to grow other plants. After tea she showed me around the house fiointing out and naming the various tropical and semi-tropical plants which were thriving in the heat and humidity of that late August day. As she showed me different plants. Mrs. Avin began to feel more at ease and soon was speaking English quite fluently much to my surprise. Some of the plants on the veranda and in the yard were Passion Plants, Coleus, Zebrina, several varieties of Episcias, several varieties of native cacti, a white hibiscus, and a carport with ten orchids. Also, in the yard was a large poinsettia, which in that area grows wild and to a height of eight to ten - feet. There were several other plants which I didn’t recognize or remember the French name. Although I wasn’t able to talk much about African violets, I did have a very enjoyable afternoon and was able to see a side of Haitian I life that I had not seen before. Thanks to African Violet Magazine for making it possible for me to increase my circle of friends by two on that beautiful Saturday afternoon in Haiti. Complain To Congressman If you’re getting your magazine late, or, in somes instances it isn’t arriving at all, com¬ plain to your Congressman! When ‘your failure to receive the maga¬ zine’ is received by the Knoxville office, one is sent to you in a brown envelope. Here’s what one Florida AVSA member wrote: “Today is Nov. 23. My November issue of the Violet Magazine has not yet come, nor will it, judging from past experience. This is the third time in succession that I did not re¬ ceive the magazine. I notified the Knoxville office. When these arrive in brown envelopes, I seem to get them. “I realize that my not getting the mag¬ azine is not the fault of AVSA. I went to the local postoffice and complained. I got lots of sympathy and the suggestion that I go back to the people who did the mailing in the first place.” It was learned from Gus Becker, the printer, that the magazines are mailed from the Beaumont, Texas, postoffice the week prior to the first day of January, March, June, Sep¬ tember and November. Does it really take ap¬ proximately four weeks to deliver second class mail from Texas to Florida? - ^ - - REPOTTING When repotting into a larger pot be sure soil is firmed down between the old root ball and the side of the new pot. Avoid air pockets between old root ball and side of pot as it will cause trouble. Tamp down with finger, eraser end of a pencil — or just tap on table top to settle soil firmly. — Bay Stater. The African Violet Magazine, June, 1972 62 Grows Violets In Lighthouse By Flora Stevens 325 Park Avenue Kent^ Ohio 44240 (EDITOE'S NOTES In a recent AVS Magazine, Ftom Stevens told ©f building a "MgM house/' a shelf unit equipped with fluorescent lights. TMs aitiele deals with growing African violets in the ” Lighthouse"). I line my plant shelves with plastic so that water spills cause no damage to shelves. Each plant has been repotted into cutdown foam drinking cups— appoximately 2^/4 to 3- inch size from seven ounce cups. Not caring for whitej I enamel the outside with cheap paint. Each little pot is fitted with a wick made from knit or woven nylon cloth in % inch square strips. I punch a hole at the bottom of the pot, run the wick into the pot and across the bottom, leaving an inch of wick extending out¬ side the pot. The pots are then set in aluminum pizza pans, found in the houseware section of the dis¬ count store. Larger stock plants are set in plastic freezer containers or in cottage cheese containers which I give a coat of enamel to cover the advertisements on the outside. I water the plants by pouring one-fourth strength fertilizer water directly into the pans or containers to a depth just covering the wicks. I keep my plants constantly moist. Foam cups do not deteriorate even setting in the water, and do not soak up moisture except through the cellulose wick, so there is no wet foot problem. I crash charcoal briquettes and add a bit to the pans or plastic containers. It is supposed to keep the water “fresh.” At the moment I arn just getting started building up a supply of plants recommended as being profuse, constant bloomers. My hope is to commercialize later on. I recently pur¬ chased starter plants from Richter’s and Ljm- don Lyon, leaves from Violet Frathel, and now ordered from Mrs. Everett Scannell, Jr. I am experimenting with both water root¬ ing and potting mix rooting, but have used neither process long enough to come to any definite conclusions. All cuttings, however, I handle this way: The cuttings are potted in wicked 214- inch foam cups, placed in plastic containers, and watered with one-fourth strength Hyponex to encourage good root pro¬ duction. Two containers fit into the plastic bags I buy. These bags are gathered together at the top, and then I blow into them, like blowing up my grandchildren’s balloons. I hold the trapped air in the bags by using wire twists provided with the bags. This trapped air pre¬ vents the bags from, sagging against the leaves. The bag then goes on the cutting shelf, which has only Gro-Lux tubes for lights. They stay there, untouched, until ready to transplant into individual pots. If the food-w^ater is ex¬ hausted before they are ready to transplant, I open the bag, refill the reservoir container to just cover the wick, re-balloon the bag and re¬ place it on the cutting shelf. No plants have been lost by this method. I plan to use the same system for water rooting leaves. I find that using a 7-ounce foam cup with a foil cap and inserting the leaf through the foil into plain water, results in roots in ap¬ proximately two weeks. As soon as roots ap¬ pear, I take off the foil cap without disturbing the leaf and replace the water with a fresh amount. So far, I have not “balloon-bagged” these leaves-— simply set them on trays under one Gro-Lux and one cool white tube. In the next batch I shall bag and compare rooting times. To date I have lost two leaves left unbagged — and these are only two out of about 15 at the moment. These two were rootone dipped be¬ fore being placed in the water. This may have been the contributing factor. May I wish you all success in finding ways to make more space for your plants. Happy growing! IMPROPER WATERING An African violet that is wattu’ed too often or not often enough has a slim chance of thriv¬ ing and flowering. Over-watering causes rot¬ ting of the roots. Under-watering causes wilt and drying up of foliage and flower buds. Do not water on schedule. Water only when the plant needs it. Find this out by scratching the top 1/8 inch of the soil. If you can feel some dampness, hold off watering. If soil is quite dry to the touch, it is time to water. Make this check daily. Some tips on watering: (1) Use water that is lukewarm. Extremes of water temperature may cause leaf spot even if the water doesn’t touch the foliage. (2) If watering from bottom, allow pot to stand in water until moisture has penetrated to soil surface. Then remove it. Be sure to water thoroughly on top at least once a month to flush out fertilizer salts that have accumulated on the surface. (3) If water¬ ing on top, be sure to apply enough water. Water in small amounts at intervals that al¬ low time for water to soak into the soil. When water seeps through hole at bottom of pot and fills saucer it is time to stop watering. The African Violet Magazine, June, 1972 63 African Violet Society of America, Inc. ORGANIZED NOVEMBER 8, 1946 - INCORPORATED JUNE 30, 1947 ‘To stimulate a widespread interest in the propagation and culture of African violets everywhere” The Board of Directors is composed of the elected officers, the directors, the immediate past president and the chairmen of standing committees. OFFICERS President Mrs. Harold Rienhardt 4463 W. Seneca Tpk., Syracuse, N. Y13215 First Vice-President .............................................. Miss Edith Peterson 1545 Green St, San Francisco, California 94123 Second Vice-President .............................................. Mrs. E. A. Nelson 603 East Essex Ave., St. Louis, Mo. 63122 Third Vice-President .............................................. Mrs. Marvin Garner 4817 Cleveland Ave., N. W., Canton, Ohio 44709 Secretary .................................................... Mrs. Dorothy Gray 24254 Wilmot Ave., East Detroit, Mich. 48021 Treasurer ............ ....................................... Mrs. Percy F. Crane 317 Massapoag Ave., Sharon, Mass. 02067 Past President ................................................ .Mrs. Helen Van Zele P. O, Box 843, Lemon Grove, California 92045 ELECTED DIRECTORS To serve until the conclusion of the 1973 annual meeting Mrs. W. F. Anderson 360 Tulip Drive, St. Louis, Mo. 63119 Miss Florence M. Garrity ............................... 36 Cerdan Ave., Roslindale, Mass. 02131 Mrs. M. G. Gonzales .200 Doris Ave., San Jose, Califf. 95127 Mr. Richard T. Meyers ................................. 140 Lorraine Ave., Oreland, Pa. 19075 Mr Henry Peterson ........................ .3132 McHenry Ave., Westwood, Cincinnati, Ohio 45211 To serve until the conclusion of the 1974 annual meeting Mrs, A, W. Eicheiberger 1409 S. 10th St., Birmingham, Ala. 35205 Mrs. E. H, Shortinghuis ........................ 605-1710 Portage Ave., Winnipeg 12, Manitoba, Canada Mrs. Robert Slocom ................................ .30 Inglev/ood Dr., Rochester, N. Y. 14619 Mrs. Frank Tinari ............................. 2325 Valley Road, Huntingdon Valley, Pa 19006 *Mr. Jimmy Watson ......................... 1361 Madison Ave., Apt. 2AA, New York, N. Y. 10028 ^Appointed to fill Mrs, Nelson’s term To serve until the conclusion of the 1975 annual meeting Mrs, W, J. Krogman . , Mrs. Robert Hamilton , Mrs, J. A. W, Richardson Mr. Glenn B. Hudson , Mr, C, Russell Marshall . .1325 Parkway Drive, Brookfield, Wise. 53005 675 Soldier Hill Rd., Oradell, New Jersey 07649 ..... .RR No. 1, Box 70, Tavares, Fla. 32778 761 Belvidere Ave., Westfield, New Jersey 07090 ............... Warwick, Rhode Island STANDING COMMITTEES Affiliate Chapters Mrs. Roy Weekes, Chairman 1356 E. Cypress, Glendora, Cal. 91740 Mrs. Robert Hamilton, Vice-Chairman 675 Soldier Hill Rd., Oradell, N. J. 07649 Mrs. Talbot Freie 4854 N. Cedar Ave., El Monte, Cal. 91732 Mrs. A. K. Baird 1888 Morgan Ave., Claremont, Cal. 91711 Awards Mrs. Joan Van Zele, Chairman P. O. Box 843, Lemon Grove, Calif. 92045 Mr. Glenn, B. Hudson, Vice-Chairman 761 Belvidere Ave., Westfield, N. J. 07090 The African Violet Magazine, June, 1972 64 Mrs. C. W. Beattie 283 Churchill Drive, Winnipeg 12, Man., Canada Mrs. Edward Blair 213 Alhambra Ave., Vallejo, Calif. 94590 Mrs. Frank Burton P. O. Box 575, Old Saybrook, Conn. 06475 Mrs. Beth Lee Gregersen 2280 Edgecumbe Rd, St. Paul, Minn. 55116 Mrs. Glenn B. Hudson 761 Belvidere Ave., Westfield, N. J. 07090 Mrs. Frank S. Huebscher 3920 West 16th St, Panama City, Fla. 32401 • Mrs. William Krogman 1325 Parkway Dr, Brookfield, Wise. 53005 Mrs, Robert 1. Slocomb 30 Inglewood Drive, Rochester, N. Y. 14619 Mrs. Helen Van Zele P. O. Box 843, Lemon Grove, Calif. 92045 Boyce Edens Research Fund Mrs. Paul O. Gillespie, Sr., Chairman 5201 St. Elmo Ave., Chattanooga, Tenn. 37409 Commercial Sales and Exhibits Mrs. F. Henry Galpin, Chairman 115 Fairlawn Ave., Albany, N. Y. 12203 Mr. Harold Rienhardt, Vice-Chairman 4463 W. Seneca Tpk., Syracuse, N. Y. 13215 Commercial Activities Mr. Albert Buell, Chairman P. O. Box 218, Eastford, Conn. 06242 Mr. Henry Peterson, Vice-Chairman 3132 McHenry Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45211 Mrs. Harold Rienhardt, Secretary 4463 W. Seneca Tpk., Syracuse, N. Y. 13215 Convention Program Mrs. Ross V. Lahr, Chairman 3559 E. Easter Ave., Littleton, Colorado 80122 Mrs. W. F. Anderson, Vice-Chairman 360 Tulip Dr, St Louis, Mo. 63119 Mrs. H. Harold Baker 2182 Stanford, St. Paul, Minn. 55105 Mrs. John Lackner 580 E. County Rd., B2, St. Paul, Minn. 55117 Miss Edith Peterson 1545 Green St, San Francisco, Calif. 94123 Convention Time and Place Mrs. H. Harold Baker, Chairman 2182 Stanford Ave., St. Paul, Minn. 55105 Mrs. James B. Carey, Vice-Chairman 3900 Garden Drive, Knoxville, Tenn. 37918 Finance Mr. E, H. Dixon, Chairman 1906 S. Blake, R. D. No. 3, Stockton, Mo. 65785 Mrs. Percy F. Crane, Vice-Chairman 317 Massapoag Ave., Sharon, Mass. 02067 Library Mrs. Wayne W. Schroeder, Chairman 1739 N. 74th Court, Elmwood Park, Ill. 60535 Mrs. Lloyd Lamm, Vice-Chairman 30 Windsor Dr., Oakbrook, Ill. 60523 Mrs. W. F. Anderson 360 Tulip Dr, St. Louis, Mo. 63119 Mrs. Duane Champion 8848 Van Hoesen Rd., Clay, N. Y. 13041 Mrs. Marvin Garner 4817 Cleveland Ave., Canton, Ohio 44709 Mr. John J. Paul 36 South 7th St, Easton, Pa. 18042 Mr. Forrest Richter 9529 Indianapolis Blvd., Highland, Ind. 46322 Mrs. Joan Van Zele P. O. Box 842, Lemon Grove, Calif, 92045 Membership and Promotion Mrs. Herbert W. Sullivan, Chairman 3 Copperdaie Dr., Huntington, L.L, N.Y. 11743 Mrs. J. D. Austin 1221 41 St., Birmingham, Ala. 35208 Mrs. Mary O. Blackburn 404 Montlieu Ave., High Point, N.C. 27262 Mrs. Arthur Boland 6415 Wilcox Court, Alexandria, Va. 22310 Mrs. Margaret E. Brooks 1175 S. Second St, West Bountiful, Utah Mrs. Frank Burton P.O. Box 575, Old Saybrook, Conn. 06475 Mrs. Richard Chase 482 Rutherford Ave., Redwood City, Calif. 94061 Mrs. Myrtle Clement 179 Doyle Ave., Providence, R.L 02906 Mrs. F, A. Filipezak 2443 Edgecumbe Rd. St. Paul, Minn. 55116 Mrs. Lester Fladt 1173 Quail Ave., Miami Springs, Fla. 33166 Mrs. Helen M. Freie 4854 N. Cedar Ave., El Monte, Calif. 91732 Mrs. Marvin E, Garner 4817 Cleveland Ave. NW, Canton, Ohio 44709 Miss Florence Garrity 36 Cerdan Ave., Roslindaie, Mass. 02131 Mrs. H. Nicholas Hansen 708 Wyndale Rd., Jenkintown, Pa. 19046 Mrs. Earl T. Kolb 725 Belvidere Rd., Phillipsburg, N.J. 08865 Mrs. Elmer Kramer 2923 Portugal St., St. Louis, Mo. 63125 Mrs. William Krogman 1325 Parkway Drive, Brookfield, Wis. 53005 Mrs. Albert Lefebvre 1245 Bellaire, Kansas City, Mo. 64126 Mrs. Marvin C. Lutz 4401 St. Elmo Ave., Chattanooga, Tenn. 36402 Mrs. Violet Marshall 4911 Larkins, Detroit, Mich. 48210 Mrs. J. S. McCannon 2811 Chisholm Trail, San Antonio, Texas 78217 Miss Norma Jean Niggli 224 Hankel St., Dallas, Ore. Mrs. Arnold Otto 2610 A St, Lincoln, Neb. 68502 Mrs. M, Paul 321 Kennicunnet Rd., Hampton, N.H. 03842 Mrs. O. G. Pierson 5629 Westcreek Dr., Fort Worth, Texas 76133 Mrs. E. H. Price 1809 E. North St, GreenviUe, S.C. 29607 Mrs. T. A. Rathje 4638 36 Ave. W., Seattle, Wash. 98199 Mrs. Elizabeth H. Schortinghuis 605-1710 Portage Ave., Winnipeg 12, Manitoba, Canada Mrs. Walter Spencer 19 So. Arlington St., Indianapolis, Ind. 46219 Mrs. Charles H. Staat 1701 Kentucky St N.E., Albuquerque, N.M. 87110 Mrs. Eugene L. Thompson 2912 Shirey Ave., Baltimore, Md. 21214 Mrs. L. E. Trokovich 233 N.W. Monroe Circle N., St. Petersburg, Fla. 33702 Nominating Mrs. Dorothy Gray, Chairman 24254 Wilmot Ave., East Detroit, Mich. 48021 To serve until conclusion of annual meeting 1973 The African Violet Magazine, June, 1972 65 Mrs. James B. Carey, Vice-Chairman 3900 Garden Drive, Knoxville, Tenn. 37918 Past President Mrs. W. F. Anderson 360 Tulip Dr, St Louis, Mo. 63119 To serve until conclusion of annual meeting 1974 Mr. Frank Tinari 2325 Valley Rd., Huntingdon Valley, Pa, 19006 Past President Mrs. Helen Van Zele P. O. Box 843, Lemon Grove, Calif. 92045 To serve until the conclusion of annual meeting 1975 Plant Registration Mrs. Fred Tretter, Chairman 4988 Schollmeyer, St. Louis, Mo. 63109 Mr. f red Tretter, Vice-Chairman 4988 Schollmeyer, St. Louis, Mo. 63109 Publications Mrs. Jack Yakie, Chairman P. O. Box 674, Port Arthur, Texas 77640 Mr. Prank Burton, Vice-Chairman P. O. Box 575, Old Saybrook, Conn. 06475 Mr, Charles Day 220 W. Sunset Rd., San Antonio, Texas 78209 Mrs. F. Henry Galpin 115 Fairlawn Ave., Albany, N. Y. 12203 Mrs. Edward F. Anschutz 942 B - Pacific St, Placerville, Calif. 95667 Mrs. Dale H. Brown RR 3, Box 48, Rapid City, S. D. 57709 Research Mr. Frank Tinari, Chairman 2325 Valley Road, Huntingdon Valley, Pa 19006 Mr. Hugh Eyerdom R.D. 2, Box 289, Medina, Ohio 44256 Mr Lyndon Lyon 14 Mutchler St, Dolgeville, N. Y. 13329 Mr. Henry Peterson 3132 McHenry Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45211 Mr. Jack Swift P. O. Box 28012, Dallas, Texas 75228 Shows and Judges Mrs. James B. Carey, Chairman 3900 Garden Drive, Knoxville, Tenn. 37918 Mrs. Warren E. Churchill 11 Crest Rd., Sharon, Mass. 02067 Mrs. J. T. Cotton 288 Tall Oaks Dr, Knoxville, Tenn. 37920 Mrs. Chris Huebscher 3920 West 16th St., Panama City, Fla. 32401 Mrs. Thomas McKneely 6135 Tompkins Dr, McLean, Va»22101 Mrs. Edward Nienstadt, Jr- 759 11th Ave., San Francisco, Calif. 94118 Mrs. William Krogman 1325 Parkway Dr, Brookfield, Wise. 53005 SPECIAL COMMITTEES Advertising Manager Mrs. Edward A. Nelson 603 East Essex Ave., St Louis, Mo. 63122 Best Varieties - Honor Roll M rs. M. G. Gonzales, Chairman 200 Doris Ave., San Jose, Calif. 95127 Mrs. Richard A. Chase 482 Rutherford Ave., Redwood City, Calif. 94061 Mrs. John Harten 742 Dubanski Dr, San Jose, Calif. 95123 Mrs. Paul Lazatera 1651 E. Campbell Ave., San Jose, Calif. 95125 Mrs. Rose Van Dorn 543 South 13th St, San Jose, Calif. 95112 Mrs. Allen Bursley 2140 Alameda de las Pulgas, Redwood City, Calif. 94061 Sub-Committee: Tally Time Mrs. John Chase Reed 1750 Canal Court, Merritt Island, Fla. 32952 Booster Fund Mrs. M. E. Garner, Chairman 4817 Cleveland Ave., N. W., Canton, Ohio 44709 Classification of Miniatures and Semi-Miniatures Mrs. Sidney Bogin, Chairman 39 Boyd St., Long Beach, N. Y. 11561 Miss Leila Egenites, Vice-Chairman 29-50 214th Place, Bayside, N. Y. 11360 Mrs. Frank Turner 2 Duke St., Bellmore, N. Y. 11710 Mrs. Harold Frank 46 Russell Road, Garden City, N. Y. 11356 Cumulative Index Mrs. Joan Van Zele P. O. Box 843, Lemon Grove, Calif. 92045 International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants Mr. Frank A. Burton, Chairman P. O. Box 575, Old Saybrook, Conn. 06475 Mrs. bred Tretter 4988 Schollmeyer, St Louis, Mo. 63109 Magazine Mrs. Henry P. Poote, Chairman 211 Allien Place, Port Arthur, Texas 77640 Mrs. Jack Yakie, Vice-Chairman P. O. Box 674, Port Arthur, Texas 77640 Mr. Gus Becker 220 Willow St, Beaumont, Texas 77701 Mrs. Edward A. Nelson 623 East Essex, St Louis, Mo. 63122 Mrs. J. A. W. Richardson RR No. 1, Box 70, Tavares, Fla. 32778 Mrs. Frank Tinari 2325 Valley Road, Huntingdon Valley, Pa 63109 Master Variety List Mrs. Fred Tretter 4988 Schollmeyer, St. Louis, Mo. 63109 Parliamentarian Mrs. Thomas J. Edmundson, Reg. Par. 417 Arlington Ave., North Versailles, Pa. Public Relations Mrs. Joan Van Zele P. O. Box 843, Lemon Grove, Calif. 92045 Resolutions Mrs. Robert 1. Slocomb, Chairman 30 Inglewood Drive, Rochester, N. Y. 14619 Standing Rules Mrs. Dorothy Gray, Chairman 24254 Wilmot Ave., East Detroit, Mich. 48021 The African Violet Magazine, June, 1972 66 STAFF Editor Mrs. Henry P. Foote 211 Allien Place, Port Arthur, Texas 77640 Publisher Mr. Gus Becker 220 Willow St., Beaumont, Texas 77701 Office Manager Mrs. Wade H. Bell P.O. Box 1326, Knoxville, Tenn. 37901 PAST PRESIDENTS *Mrs. Feme V. Kellar 1947 - 1949 Mrs. Robert Wright 1949 - 1950 Mrs. Arthur Radtke 1950 - 1952 Floyd L. Johnson 1952 - 1953 - 1955 Mrs. E. G. Magill 1954 - 1955 William B. Carter 1956 - 1958 *H. G. Harvey 1958 - 1960 Mrs. James B. Carey 1960 - 1962 Mrs. Jack Yakie 1962 — 1964 Frank A. Burton 1964 - 1966 Mrs. Dorothy Gray 1966 — 1967 Mrs. W. F. Anderson 1967 - 1969 Frank Tinari 1969 - 1970 Mrs. Helen Van Zele 1970 - 1972 HONORARY LIFE MEMBERS *Boyce M. Edens-1949 Priscilla Landaker-1 957 Dora Baker-1965 Alma Wriglit-1950 Maxine Wangberg-1958 Frank Burton-1966 Myrtle Radtke-1951 *Dalene Rhodes-1959 Dorothy Gray-1967 Floyd L. Johnson-1953 Miriam Lightbourn-1960 *Winfred E. Albright-1968 *Ferne V. Kellar-1954 Helen Van Pelt Wilson-1961 Mrs. W. F. Anderson-1969 Anna M. Layson-1954 Constance Hansen-1962 Frank Tinari-1970 Ruth G. Carey-1955 *Bess Greeley-1963 Anne Tinari- 1971 Dr. Evan Paul Roberts- 1956 Maisie Yakie-1964 Helen Van Zele-1972 ^deceased PICTURE BOX lets are poor driers color. The leaves of as they shrink and lose wild violets dry beauti- Mr. & Mrs. Michael J . Shirock 525 E, Tioga St. Allentown, Pa. 18103 Why let blossoms fade when you can pick some fresh ones and dry them to make shadow box pictures? There are many shapes and sizes to make. The frames are hard to find, so we are learning to make our own. Any kind of box can be used to dry blos¬ soms as long as it is tight. We tried different kinds of drying ma¬ terial. First we tried horticultural perlite. It is too big and has to much air. Next we used permalite plaster aggregate, which is very good, is much finer and has less air. With perma¬ lite the blossoms must be very dry. The perma¬ lite has a tendency to stick to the blossoms, but a soft paint brush will clean them easily. We also use silica-gel; very good. The most important part is timing of blos¬ soms and leaves. Never put blossoms and leaves in the same box. Normally it takes 4 or 5 days for single blossoms, 7 or 9 days for double blossoms. Leaves from African vio- fully and retain their color. Be sure to use fresh blossoms, as spent blossoms will twist and shrink out of shape. Also, if blossoms are picked and put in water to keep fresh, they will absorb too much water and in the process of drying will shrink and curl out of shape. So it is best to have your medium ready and put fresh blossoms right in. Amazing as it seems African violet blos¬ soms retain their color and shape a very long time. POTTING To seal up those holes in the bottom of the pot and still allow drainage, try a piece of Nylon net. One layer in the bottom of the pot is all that is necessary. Try it. You’ll like it. Not copyrighted. No rights reseiwed, Dan Bailey, 420 Rush Avenue., Elk River, Minn 55330. Write an article for the African Violet Magazine, The African Violet Magazine, June, 19^72 67 LIFE MEMBERS Mrs. Alexander Aiken 1028 Grant Ave. Pelham Manor, N. Y. 10800 Mr. Winfred E. Albright 617 Brush Creek Blvd. Kansas City, Mo. 64110 Mrs. W. F. Anderson 360 Tulip Dr. St. Louis, Mo. 63119 Mrs. Edward Anschutz 942-B Pacific Street Placerville, Calif. 95667 Mr. Charles V. Applegate Rt. 1 Perrysville, Ohio 44864 Mrs. H. Harold Baker 2182 Stanford Ave. St. Paul, Minn. 55105 Mrs. Sophia Baker 1835 SE 52nd Ave. Portland, Ore. 97215 Mrs. C. R. Ballard 630 Cioverdale Rd. Montgomery, Ala. 36106 Audrey S. Bambauer P. O. Box 2216 Los Banos, Calif, Mrs. S. H. Barclay 959 IhTkp Pacific Palisades, Calif. 90272 Mrs. Lionel T. Barneson 126 San Carlos Ave. Sausalito, Calif. 94965 Aramintha Barnett 4720 Saviers Rd. Oxnard, Calif. 93031 Mr. Gus Becker 220 Willow Beaumont, Texas 77704 Mardele Benton 32 Selkirk Ave. Oakland, Calif. 94619 Mrs. Anne Bobotis 21-12 49th St Astoria, L. L, N. Y. 11105 Mrs. Mary A. Boland 6415 Wilcox Ct Alexandria, Va. 22310 Mr. Phillip C. Bond Box 230 Dillon, Mont 59725 Mrs. Robert J. Burns 135 E 71st St. New York, N. Y. 10021 Mr. Frank A. Burton P. O. Box 575 Old Saybrook, Conn, 06475 Mrs. Frank Burton P. O. Box 575 Old Saybrook, Conn. 06475 Mr. Felicio Camati Rua Chile, 1145 Curitiba, Parana, Brazil, S.A. Mrs. James B, Carey 3900 Garden Dr. Knoxville, Tenn. 37918 Mr. George Carpentier 2358 Montrose Ave. Montrose, Calif, 91020 Mrs. Helen Carpentier 2358 Montrose Ave. Montrose, Calif. 91020 Sandra Cavender 3605 Darlington Rd. N.W. Canton, Ohio 44708 Mr. Percy Crane 317 Massapoag Avenue Sharon, Mass. 02067 Mrs. Percy F. Crane 317 Massapoag Avenue Sharon, Mass. 02067 Mrs. Robert G. Davis 1911 Elm Lawton, Okla. 73505 Mr. E, H. Dixon 3915 W. 57tliTer. Mission, Kansas 66205 Mrs. Rene Edmundson 417 Arlington Ave, No. Versailles, Pa, 15137 Mrs. Ruby T. Eichelberger 1409 S. 10th St Birmingham, Ala. 35205 Mrs. Leon Fiedler Rt 1 Prescott, Wis. 54021 Mrs. Lester S. Fladt 1173 Quail Ave. Miami Springs, Fla, 33166 Mrs. Fred Flory Geneseo, N. Y. 14454 Mrs. Grace Foote 211 Allien Place Port Arthur, Texas 77640 Mrs, A. C. Foster 4474 Gladwin Ave. Detroit, Mich. 48214 Mrs. Morris D. Friedman 7553 Waterford Dr. San J ose, Calif. 95129 Mr. A. R. Gain 4224 Leavenworth St. Omaha, Nebr. 68105 Mrs. F. Henry Galpin 115 Fairlawn Ave. Albany, N. Y. 12203 Miss Florence M. Garrity 36 Cerdan Ave. Roslindale, Mass. 02131 Mrs. Paul O. Gillespie, Sr. 5201 St. Elmo Ave. Chattanooga, Tenn. 37409 Mrs. Madeline Gonzales 200 Doris Ave. San Jose, Calif. 96127 Mrs. E. F. Gordon 1199 Hiawatha Dr. Elgin, 11160100 Mrs. Dorothy Gray 24254 Wilmot Ave. E. Detroit, Mich. 48021 Mrs. Grace Grissom 2112 W. Main Houston, Texas 77006 Mr, John M, Gutridge 25890 Whitman Rd. Sun City, Calif, 92381 Mrs. John M. Gutridge 25890 Whitman Rd. Sun City, Calif. 92381 Mrs. Robert Hamilton 675 Soldier Hill Rd. Oradell, N. J. 07649 Mrs. Contance Hansen 8 Sandy Beach Vallejo, Calif. 94590 Mrs. H, N. Hansen 708 Wyndale Rd. Jenkintown, Pa. 19046 Mrs. C. Holmes Harris 1222 Second Place Calimesa, Calif. 92320 Mrs. Fred J. Hay Washington St Dillon, S.C. 29536 Mrs. R. E. Hertel 2904 Regina Way Sacramento, Calif. 95818 Mrs. J. W. Hofman 1210 12th St, S. Wisconsin Rapids, Wis. 54494 Mrs. Irene K. Hoyt 340 N. 9th St Indiana, Pa. 15701 Mrs. Leon H. Hoyt 110 Livingston Ave. Jamestown, N. Y. 14701 Mr, Glenn B. Hudson 761 Belvidere Ave, Westfield, N. J. 07090 Mrs. Glenn B. Hudson 761 Belvidere Ave. Westfield, N. J. 07090 Mrs. Frank Huebscher 3920 W. 16th St Panama City, Fla, 32401 Mrs. Mildred Hughes P. O. Box 843 Lemon Grove, Calif. 92045 Floyd L. Johnson 183 W. Gibson St Canandaigua, N. Y. 14424 The African Violet Magazine. June. 1972 68 Mrs. Estelle Kienzle 68 Bay view Ave. Staten Island, N. Y. 10309 Mrs. Willa Kulka 8707 Wiley Post Ave. Los Angeles, Calif. 90045 Mrs. John Lackner 580 E. County Rd. B. 2 St. Paul, Minn. 55117 Mrs. Ross V. Lahr 3559 E. Easter Ave. Littleton, Colo. 80120 Mrs. John A. Landaker 405 Palm Lake Village Dunedin, Fla. 33528 Mr. Paul Landzaat 4809 Lee Ave. Downers Grove, Ill. 60515 Mrs. Z. C. Layson Wellington Arms Lexington, Ky. 40503 Mrs. EllaM. Ledsinger 901 Ogden St. Baltimore, Md. 21224 Mrs. Charles J. Leland 830 Lachman Lane Pacific Palisades, Calif. 90272 Mrs. Christine D. Leppard 1567 S. 2300 E Salt Lake City, Utah Mrs. R. E. Lightbourn 5 Center St. Bernardsville, N. J. 07924 Mrs. J. E. MacKey 616 E. Pine St. Alhambra, Calif. 91801 Mrs. Ross McLaren 650 Coray Way Coral Gables, Fla. 33134 Mrs. J. R. Millikan 640 N. Manus Dr. Dallas, Texas 75224 Mrs. E. A. Nelson 603 E. Essex Ave. St. Louis, Mo. 63122 Mrs. Elmeda Alice Nielsen 373 Richard Ave. Staten Island, N. Y. 10309 Mrs. Pauline C. Partain 58 Ward Circle Aiken, S. C. 29801 Miss Edith V. Peterson 1545 Green St. San Francisco, Calif. 94123 Mrs. Marion B. Pinkston 5216 Marburn Ave. Los Angeles, Calif. 90043 Mrs. Mary Pospisil Bucks County Upper Black Eddy, Pa. 18972 Mrs, Dorothy Powell 1219 S. Fir Ave. Inglewood, Calif. 90301 Mrs. Henry H. Rachford 2919 Amherst Houston, Texas 77005 Mrs. Arthur Radtke 8477 Owlwood Lane Cincinnati, Ohio 45243 Mrs. Carolyn K. Rector P. O. Box 94 San Pedro, Calif. 90733 Mrs. M. Renner 5525 So. Wood St. Chicago, Ill. 60636 Mrs. J. A. W. Richardson RR. 1, Box 70 Tavares, Fla. 32778 Mrs. Harold Rienhardt 4463 W. Seneca Tpk., Rt. 2 Syracuse, N. Y. 13215 Dr. Evan Paul Roberts 1906 Jackson St. Commerce, Texas 75428 Mrs. Theodore Rosenak 300 East 40th St. New York, N.Y. 10016 Mrs. Felix Rothschild 1267 Lago Vista Dr. Beverly Hills, Calif. 90210 Mrs. Stanley C. Russell 238 S. Amalfi Dr. Santa Monica, Calif. 90402 Mrs. Ruth N. Roberts 918 Normandy Drive Bakersfield, Calif. 93306 Mrs. Clifford Schnurstein 3628 Centinela Ave. Los Angeles, Calif. 90066 Mrs. Edmond Sherer 11983 Darlington Ave. Los Angeles, Calif. 90064 Mrs. Robert I. Slocomb 30 Inglewood Dr. Rochester, N. Y. 14619 Mrs. Fred K. Smith 144 S. 39th St. Omaha, Nebr. 68131 Helen Ray Smith 1968 Plymouth St. Bridgewater, Mass. 02324 Mrs. Sidney W. Smith Rt. 2 Twin Falls, Idaho 83301 Mrs. George Spencer 28291 Portsmouth Dr. Sun City, Calif. 92381 Mrs. Thomas Springer 2601 Elton Ave. Bakersfield, Calif. 93306 Mrs. Walter Spencer 18 S. Arlington Ave. Indianapolis, Ind. 46219 Mrs. Herbert Sullivan 3 Copperdale Dr. Huntington, L. I., N. Y, 11743 Mrs. Joseph Szabo 78 Gloucester Rd. Parsippany, N. J. 07054 G. H. Tedrow 209 No. 6 Hannibal, Mo. 63401 Mrs, Anne Tinari 2325 Valley Rd. Huntingdon Valley, Pa. 19006 Mr. Frank Tinari 2325 Valley Rd. Huntingdon Valley, Pa. 19006 Miss Jennifer Ann Tinari 2320 Terwood Dr. Huntingdon Valley, Pa. 19006 Mrs. Mary Tompkins 1350-No. 168 Oakland Rd. San Jose, Calif. 95112 Mrs. Martin Wangberg 1400 N. 118th St. Wauwatosa, Wis. 53200 Mr. H. D. Warner 9 Pinehurst Tuscaloosa, Ala. 35401 Mrs. Muriel A. Warwick 2221 Fleetwood Dr., San Bruno, Calif. 94066 Mrs. Roy Weekes 1356 E. Cypress Glendora, Calif. 91740 Mrs. Helen Van Pelt Wilson 65 Center St. Westport, Conn. 06882 Mrs. Robert Wright 4752 Calumet Dr., S.W. Knoxville, Tenn. 37919 Mrs. Jack H. Yakie P. O. Box 674 Port Arthur, Texas 77641 Mr. Paul R. Younger 115 E. 9th St., Apt. 14J New York, N. Y. 10003 Mrs. Helen Van Zele P. O. Box 843 Lemon Grove, Calif, 92045 Mrs. Joan Van Zele P. O. Box 843 Lemon Grove, Calif. 92045 The African Violet Magazine, June, 1912 69 AFSA LIBRARY REGULATIONS FOR USE OF AVSA LIBRARY MATERIAL REQUESTS FOR RESERVATION Send to AVSA Library, P. O. Box 1326, Knoxville, Tennessee 37901. Reservations will be scheduled and confirmed by this office. Slide programs and packets are available for use by AVSA members in good standing subject to Library regulations. SLIDE PROGRAMS 1. Make checks payable to AVSA. A $1.50 fee is payable with request for slide programs for individual members and AVSA Affiliate Organizations. Fee to non-members is $5.00. 2, Make request for reservation three (3) months in advance of date desired for use with the following information; Name and address of person to whom slides will be mailed. State exact date when material will be used. Substitutions for requested program may be necessary. Give second and third choice of date for specific program request. Only one (1) slide program may be reserved for a meeting. Special requests will be filled when possible. When two or more programs are requested, such requests will be filled ONLY if there are no other requests for the program on the same date. Affiliate Organizations requests will receive priority over individual members requests in case of a duplication because more people will benefit from the use of the program. 3. Slide propams must be returned immediately after specified meeting date in order to meet schedules for others. Please carefully repack the box for mailing. 4, Library material must be returned postpaid to the Knoxville office by first class mail. (Return postage will be the same as when posted by Knoxville.) PACKETS I 1. Program packets (written material helpful in ^ preparing programs) are available to individual AVSA members. i I 2. Yearbook Collection Packets are available only to i AVSA Affiliate Organizations in good standing. Yearbook | Packets A, B, C, each contain approximately fourteen | books representing all sections of the country. i 3. Requests for two or more packets will be filled ! unless there is a duplicate request for the same packet. ; 4. Packets are loaned for a period of one month. 5. Enclose the $1.00 fee with request to AVSA Library, P. O. Box 1326, Knoxville, Tennessee 37901. 6. Library material must be returned postpaid to the Knoxville Office by first class mail (Return postage will be the same as when posted by Knoxville). SLIDE PROGRAMS AVAILABLE “A CAMERA EYE VIEW OF HYBRIDIZING” (83 slides) A study of hybridizing step by step from pollinization to new introductions from Richter’s Greenhouses of Highland, Indiana. “A PORTRAIT OF VARIEGATED FOLIAGE” (75 slides) A look at one of the newer facets of violet growing-variegated foliage plants. Instructions on growing and a detailed description of plants -in this category, “ARRANGE YOUR AFRICAN VIOLETS” (59 slides) A workshop program with slides illustrating the Elements and Principles of Design and Scale of Points for judging arrangements. “BEAUTIES FROM EVERYWHERE” (61 slides) A program of beautiful slides showing many new varieties and some old favorites as show award winners. “BEAUTY IS. ... . .THE AFRICAN VIOLET” (75 slides) Know the violet from its historical background, family, cousins, leaf patterns, blossom color and uses in arrangements. An educational approach to the hobby. “DESIGNS FOR DOING” (62 slides) The most elementary fundamentals of arranging are featured in this program. It is especially designed for the beginner who wishes to learn to do arrangements for her own pleasure. “FACETS OF VIOLET GROWING” (64 slides) A program presenting cultural information, pointers in potting, methods of detecting insects, including specimen African violet show plants. “FRESH FROM FRISCO” (72 slides) The AVSA Convention held in San FYancisco is the subject ot this study of new varieties. Introductions from many growers. “FROM SEED TO SHOW PLANT” (49 slides) A pictorial history of one violet plant from seed to show. “GESNERIADS ON REVIEW” (72 slides) A collection of gesneriad slides from commercial displays and prize winning plants at shows. Many of the slides were taken at the American Gloxinia and Gesneriad Convention shows. “GROWING AND GROOMING A SHOW PLANT” (82 slides) A how-to-do-it program starting with the selection of the best leaf for propagation, showing the development and culture of a plant all the way to packing and OFF TO THE SHOW. The African Violet Magazine, June, 1972 70 “HALF WAY TO HEAVEN” (60 slides) Artistic designs and arrangements from many shows with commentary giving the schedule requirements for entries in these classes. “KNOW YOUR FLOWER POWER” (36 slides) Testing your knowledge of African violets can be fun with this program. Everyone will enjoy these brain teasers with their multiple choice answers. “MULTIPLYING SAINTPAULIAS” (65 slides) This program covers propagation by leaf cutting, division, seeds and grafting. Slides show how to produce and plant seeds to the development of a small potted plant. “POINTERS ON JUDGING” (60 slides) A workshop program for exhibitors and judges on judging specimen plants. “SHOW OFF YOUR VIOLETS” (70 slides) A program showing many ways of using violets for home decoration party favors and table arrangenaents. “THE AFRICAN VIOLET PLANT” (77 slides) Learn to identify the variety of leaf types of the violet, the diseases that effect the leaf, and the blossom colors and types, with this program. “THE BUDS THAT MADE MILWAUKEE FAMOUS” (80 slides) Everything new from the growers as presented at the AVSA Milwaukee Convention Show. “THE GENUS SAINTPAULIA” (62 slides) A program of SaintpauMa species from Mrs. Glen Hudson’s collection and species exhibited at shows. Tlie program includes African violets from the first registrations to the newer varieties showing the advancements in hybridization. “THE GREAT WHITE WAY” (80 slides) The highlights of the AVSA Convention in New York City were recorded in this slide program. “THE MOD MINIATURES” (76 slides) The second program in a series on miniature African violets. You will enjoy seeing some “oldies” and some “mods” and this should help you bridge the generation gap in miniatures. “THE PRIDE OF PENNS YLVANIA-TINARI’S GREENHOUSES” (69 slides) Presents an outstanding view of African violets grown commercially. Featured are Tinari’s introductions old and new, “THE TREND IS MINIATURE” (80 slides) A wealth of information on growing, hybridizing and identifying the miniature and semi-miniature African violet. “TRICKS WITH DRIFTWOOD” (62 slides) This program shows arrangements and artistic designs combining violets with weathered wood of many varied forms and a few how-to-do-it suggestions. “YOUR FAVORITE TWENTY-FIVE” (83 slides) Best varieties of African violets chosen for all around excellence in a poll conducted on a nation wide basis in 1968. “VIOLET HITS ON BROADWAY” The glamor girls, the new varieties shown at New York City Convention, “VIOLETS AND MORE VIOLETS” (79 slides) A basic- lesson for beginners showing how to set leaves, separate baby leaves from the mother leaf and divide a multiple crown plant. Also includes suggestions on potting, repotting a large plant and ways to treat a necky plant. “VIOLETS BY THE BLUE PACIFIC” (80 slides) See the Annual AVSA Convention Show at San Francisco on slides. A review featuring all phases of the show. “VIOLETS IN PHILADELPHIA” (80 slides) The beauty of an AVSA Convention Show recaptured in this program. Philadelphia’s finest. “VIOLETS IN VACATIONLAND” (80 slides) A documentary of the AVSA Convention show in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. “VIOLET TROUBLES” (63 slides) Pests, diseases and results of poor culture are discussed here. A good basic program. OTHER MATERIAL AVAILABLE YEARBOOK COLLECTION PACKETS. There are three packets of 14 books each. Each packet is different with a selection of yearbooks from different sections of the country. Each packet contains one of the top prize winners at the last AVSA Convention competition. SHOW SCHEDULES PACKET. Show schedules from 15 African violet shows from different sections of the country. Updated each year. Excellent for new ideas. INSTALLATION CEREMONIES PACKETS. There are two packets with 9 ceremonies each. Each packet contains different suggested installation ceremonies which can be adapted for a Violet club. PROGRAM PLANNING PACKET. Suggestions to help a Program Committee plan the programs for the year. BYLAWS PACKET. Rene Edmundson, the Parliamentarian for the AVSA, has presented a simple set of bylaws to be used as a guide in writing bylaws for new clubs or updating outmoded constitutions. FILM “CYDONIA GOES TO THE SHOW” This film is a 16mm sound reel that tells the story of an African violet from the home, through the entire show, and return to the grower. Filmed at the AVSA Philadelphia Convention Show. Fee for use $30.00. 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 MAGAZINE BACK ISSUES Write for a list of those available. Reduced rates in effect. Complete your set now. AVSA office, P. O. Box 1326, Knoxville, Tenn. 37901. The African Violet Magazine, June, 1972 71 Honor Roll Of African Violets Mrs. R. V. Lalir Best Varieties Compiler 3559 East Easter Ave. Littleton, Colo. 80120 1%2 Bud's Kimberly No 938 (Tay-Bow African Violets) Double Black Cherry No 1179 (Omaha A. V. Club) Fascination No 219 (Mrs. R. W. Niedert) Fischer's Fire Dance No 885 (Fischer Flowers) Granger Garden's Santa Marie No 931 (Granger Gardens) Iris No 792 (Richter’s Greenhouse) Lorna Doone (Granger Gardens) Meteore (Tonkadale) Pink Miracle No 883 (Fischer Greenhouses) T-V Vallin Pink No 820 (Violet Treasure House) Valor No 794 (Richter’s Greenhouse) 1963 Fringed Pom Pon (Vaiiin) Granger Garden’s Dorothy Gray No 1079 (Granger Gardens) Naomi’s Afterglo No 1000 (Naomi’s African Violets) Redderness (Lyon) So Sweet No 973 (Select Violet House) Sparkling Waters No 807 (Madison Gardens) Wilson’s Lovely Lady No 971 (Wilson Bros.) 1964 Angel Child (Vallin) Beaming No 972 (Select Violet House) Blue Boy No 41 ( Armacost & Royston) Calumet Beacon No 85 (Richter’s Greenhouse) Cindy (Naomi) Coon Valley No 955 (Wilson Bros.) Granger Garden’s' April Love No 1078 (Granger Gardens) Granger Garden’s Matchmate No 1018 (Granger Gardens) Granger Garden’s Pride of Rochester No 1218 (Granger Gardens) Granger Garden’s Shag No 1087 (Granger Gardens) Richter’s Wedgewood No 1 140 (Richter’s Greenhouse) Wintergreen No 878 (Ulery’s Greenhouse) Wintry Rose No 1111 (Wilson Bros.) 1965 Isle of Dreams No 1187 (Lyndon Lyon) Jubilee (Naomi) Lilian Jarrett No 1060 (Tinari Greenhouses) Richter’s Charm Song No 1137 (Richter’s Greenhouse) Shrill (Lyndon Lyon) Smoke Rings (Vallin) Ulery’s Trifari No 1234 (Ulery’s Greenhouses) 1966 Bloomin’ Fool No 1473 (Richter’s Greenhouse) Blue Chips No 1340 (Naomi’s African Violets) Fandango No 1782 (Granger Gardens) Flash (Lyndon Lyon) Fleet Dream No 1131 (Select Violet House) Glad Rags (Lyndon Lyon) Granger Garden’s Angela No 1210 (Granger Gardens) Granger Garden’s Blue Modiste No 1449 (Granger Gardens) Granger Garden’s Fair Elaine No 1217 (Granger Gardens) Granger Garden’s Snow Ballet No 1219 (Granger Gardens) Hi Hopes No 1303 (Lyndon Lyon) Oriental Red No 1304 (Lyndon Lyon) Richter’s Green Dawn No 1138 (Richter’s Greenhouse) Richter’s Red Crown No 1180 (Richter’s Greenhouse) 1967 Delft Imperial No 1326 (Granger Gardens) Granger Garden’s Fury No 1216 (Granger Gardens) Granger Garden’s Never Lovelier No 1213 (Granger Gardens) Granger Garden’s Sweetheart Blue No 1225 (Granger Gardens) Granger Garden’s Top Sail No 1 21 2 (Granger Gardens) Paul Bunyan (Lyndon Lyon) Sea Grape (West) 1968 Christmas Holly (Reed) Champion’s Water Lily No 1 289 (Champion’s African Violets) Silver Crest No 1161 (Mrs. Duane L. Champion) White Perfection No 1471 (Lyndon Lyon) 1969 Tommie Lou No 1744 (Oden) Peak of Pink No 1467 (Lyon) Master Blue No 1465 (Lyon) Candy Lips No 1461 (Lyon) Clipper No 1724 (Lyon) Crown of Red No 1462 (Lyon) Plum Tip No 1468 (Lyon) Leawala (Lyon) Full Stop (Lyon) 1970 Strawberry Shortcake No 1509 (Taylor) Jolly Giant No 1549 (Lyon) My Darling (Luciano) Purple Choice (Lyon) Red Honey No 1551 (Lyon) Cousin Janet No 1547 (Lyon) Icy Peach No 1642 (Lyon) 1971 Lullaby No 1783 (Granger) Pink Jester No 1598 (Granger) Prom Queen No 1533 (Granger) Henny Backus No 1725 (Lyon) Hello Dolly No 1641 (Lyon) Tinted Frills (Lyon) Red Cavalier (Lyon) Janny No 1527 (Granger) Happy Time No 1866 (Lyon) Wrangler No 1731 (Lyon) MagnificaNo 1643 (Lyon) Alakazam No 1723 (Lyon) Cochise (Lyon) Emperor No 1597 (R. J. Taylor) Ruby (Lyon) The African Violet Magazine, June, 1972 72 ^scher SUMMER PREVIEW AMERICA’S FINEST AFRICAN VIOLETS for 1972 H.79 PINK PANSY— (New from Lyon) Vibrant double pink, attractive dark leaf. Blooms and blooms. No. 215 $1.79/C215 f.c. 50rf merry pink— (New from Lyon) Merry with huge double rose pink flowers held strongly above deep green quilted leaves. No. 216 $1. 79/No. C216 f.c. 50^ WHIRLAWAY— (New from Lyon) Huge double blue flowers with swirling white edges and excellent dark foliage. No. 182 $1. 79/No. C182 f.C. 50^ great find— (New from Lyon) Large semi-douWe purple with white edge. Stand¬ ard heart shaped foliage. Striking! No. 217 $1. 79/No. C217 f.c. 50i/ SHOW BIZ-(New from Lyon) Huge deep royal purple with sparkling white edges and tailored dark green foliage make them "Show Stuff No. 184 $1. 79/No. Cl 84 f.c. 50rf BETTY NELSON-(New from Lanigan) Double red geneva blooms, dark symmetrical foliage. No. 185 $1.79/No. C18S f.e. BQ4 GIANT BUTTERFLY-(New from Lanigan) Extra large blush pink semi-double star with slightly deeper colored center. Strong dark green foliage No, 186 $1.79/No. C186 f.c. 504 AZURE SKIES-(New from Lanigan) Large tufted star of light bright blue coloring. Medium green foliage. No. 187 $1.79/No. C187 f.C. 50^ FASHIONAIRE-(New from Granger) Wavy light lavender pink bloom, prominent yellow anthers, huge bloom, standard foliage. No. 188 $1.79/No. C188 f.c. 50^ COPPERTIPS-(New from Granger) Striking two-toned double of dark ivory, tipped in a rose copper hue on edges. Tailored foliage. No. 189 $1.79/No. C189 f.c. 50^ BLUE FANDANGO— (New from Granger) Huge very ruffled light double blue Blossoms. Wavy foliage. No, 190 $1. 79/No. C190 f.c. 50^ PINK DEBONAIR!— (New from Granger) Deep cerise pink double bloom, sym¬ metrical tailored foliage. No. 191 $1. 79/No. C191 f.c. 50rf ROSE FROST— (New from Granger) Huge double white, edged in striking red. Wavy light green foliage. A must for every collection. No. 192 $1.79/No. C192 f.c. 50rf WHITE LYNN-(New from Maas) Beautiful huge white semi-double. Sometimes streaked with pink. Light green rounded leaf. No. 193 $1.79/C193 f.c. 50^ EPISCIA PINK HAGA“(New) Soft pink flowers complement the chocolate brown foliage. No. 194 $1.79 EPISCIA PINK ACAJOU— (New) Large red flowers, glossy pink veined brown foliage. No. 195 $1.79 EPISCIA CORA WEIGEL-(New) Bright red flowers, foliage brown with large green veination. No. 196 $1.79 AESCHYNANTHUS (LIPSTICK PLANT)-(New) Bright red flowers emerge from tubular buds much resembling a tube of lipstick. Dark green foliage. ^97 $1.79 WILLIAM BRUCi-(New from Fisher, Canada) Bright semi-dbuble blue star with deeper edge of Moorish blue, dark quilted foliage. No. 198 $1.79/No. C198 f.c. 50rf SPARKY— (New from Lanigan) Sparkling lavender-rose double. Standard medium len foliage. No. 218 $1. 79/No. C218 f.c. 50^ Wfor1972 «2.49 TOP DOLLAR (New from Rienhardt)— Big royal purple double flowers with Tommy Lou variegation that brings back elegance to violet foliage. No. 199 $2.49 / No. C199 f.c. 75 Sa>^ Summer Send 200 for 1972 color catalog. CORAL FLAME — New coral red edged in white $1.95 each. FLORIFEROUS NEW TYPES $1.75 each Astro Rainbow, Beau Bait, Silver Celebration SHOW STOPPERS AT $1.50 each Arcadia, Adoration, Chiffon Charmer, Jennifer, Orion, Pink Pansy, Pink Panther, White Pride Supreme, Silver Crest, Lyndy Lou. COLLECTOR'S CHOICE AT $1.25 each Apple Blossom Pink, Astro Orchid, Astro Pink, Astro Purple, Betsy Ross, Gold Lad, Broadripple, Butterfly White, Diamond Jubilee, Fire Hazard, Flora! Bounty, Giant Step, Hapatica, Helen Van Zele, High Voltage, Leawala, Lili Belle, Lilac Wonder, Lilian Jarrett Sup, Lucky Plum, Moon Magic, Patrician, Patti, Peace Pink, Pink China, Pink Diamond, Pink Leawala, Poodle Top, Pom Pom Delight, Pure Innocence, Red Beam, Red Rumba, Ruth Carey, Triple Threat, White Leawala, Winnie, Wisteria, Tommie Lou (var.). Miniatures at $1.25 each: Baby Dear, Baby Pink, Blast Off, Coral Satin (semi- min.), Dancing Doll, I Spy. DAZZLING DOLLAR VALUES $1.00 each Alakazam, America, Avis, Black Diamond, Candy Lips, Chateaugay, Coral Reef, Dbl. Purple Rhapsody, Fiesta Flame, Forever White, Funny Face, Gretel, Happy Time, Henny Backus, Jolly Giant, Jungle Fire, Lullaby, Magnifica, Pagan Fire, Pats Pet, Pink Philly, Pink Rhapsody, Plum Tips, Purple Choice, Purple Rhapsody, Ruby, Star Gazer, White Tango, Lilian Jarrett, Last Snow (semi-min). Imp (semi-min.). QUEEN HELEN — fresh firm leaf cuttings of this variety for the connisseur collector. $1.00 each. ORDERS SHIPPED PROMPTLY — PLEASE INCLUDE PACKING AND POSTAL COSTS: Please add $1.00 on all plant orders of $3.75 or under; more add $1.35; West of Miss. $1.50. We recommend California customers and those who wish to expedite plants also add $1.00 extra for Special Delivery. Air Mail on request when air mail fee is included with order. Peters' plant food — The revolutionary new plant food that can be used in dilute strength at every watering. 12-36-14—8 oz. carton $1.50 P. Pd. 5-50-17 (variegated) — 8 oz. carton $1.75 P. Pd. New African Violet Handbook (turq. cover) $2.00 P. Pd. New African Violet Book by Helen Van Pelt Wilson — - $7.95 P. Pd. received JUN2 1972 HUNT INSTITUTE maU 2325 Valley Road Huntingdon Valley, Penna. 19006 L Dept. AV Commercial Member AVS of America, Inc. >ca#i lyioiet II^AGAZINE p^^er 4 September, 1972 OJEkrf^II PARTS ROOTED CUTTINGS MINIATURES and SEMI-MINIATURES BENKE GRANGER’S LANIGAN LYON VARIEGATES Aurora’s Challenge Astolot Dark Image Chiffon Charmer Country Rose Aurora’s Coronet Blue Cushion Dauntless Glitter Top High Above Aurora’s Dream Bright Eyes Deep Blue Sea Great Find Hot Drops Aurora’s Felicity Brittany Happy Faces Hanky Panky Ivory Buttons Aurora’s Glimmer Camelot Pansy Image Inky Pink Morning Sky Aurora’s Pleasure Jamboree Sea Lark Merry Pink Persian Delight Aurora’s Purity Orchid Majic Spring Fever Pink A Ling Persian Sunrise Aurora’s Purple Bliss Purple Charm Star Rozette Purple Tempo Silver Champion Aurora’s Rose Purple Joy Summer Clouds See Queen Tommie Lou Aurora’s Starbright White Majesty White Peacock Shocking Pink Touche’ Aurora’s Windfall White Victory Yankee Lad Swagger Vari. Peak of Pink 6 — $5.00 12 : — $9.50 25 — - $18.00 Minimum order — 6 cuttings. Please include $1.50 ($2.00 west of Denver) to cover packing and shipping. See all other 1972 advertisements for other varieties or send stamp for descriptive listing. SPECIALS Our choice — will be shipped postpaid. #1 Miniature and s-min. plants budded or blooming . 6 — $ 8.00 #2 3" blooming African Violets . 6 — $10.00 #3 3" Episcias (until Sept. 15) . 6 — $ 8.00 9" ASTRAL-DOME TERRARIUM (Acrylic) . ppd $6.95 TERRARIUM PLANTS $1.00 each plus postage as above or may be included with rooted cutting order. Achimenes Crimson Beauty Artillery Plant Sinningia Dollbaby Sinningia White Sprite Sinningia Wood Nymph Nevii (foliage) Pilea Moon Valley Pilea Aluminum Plant Saxifraga Sarmentosa (Strawberry Geranium) 5007 Terry Dr. Alton, Illinois 62002 MAGAZINE cJir\ricciti^Oio (e Vol. 25, Number 4 September, 1972 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. PEHTAINING TO VIOLETS 5. Coming Events 7. Has Success With Grafting— Mrs. Margaret Nash 8. Violets Return to Africa — Story of a Packet of Seeds— Anne Stolberger 11 Answer, Please! — Grace Eyerdom 12. Simplify Care With Wicking — Mrs, W. F. Anderson 15. Long-Suffering Husband of Violet-Happy Wife Starts Binding Books — Henrik van Laer 17. Doctor! Oh, Doctor! — Andy Anderson 26. 80 Years Old But Still Grows Violets— Mrs. Florence E. Love 27. Pyramid Planter — Letha J. DeVries 28. A Strong Addition — Linda L. Dougherty 29. Suggestions by Commercials: Grow Violets to Fill the Markets ! 30. Almost Everything You Wanted to Know About Bugs — but Didn’t Know Where to Ask — -Ethel Champion 32. First Steps — Mrs. Peter J. Crocker 36. Mother Was a Lady — Helen Van Zele 37. Of Pests and Pesticides — ^Sandra Leary 40. Little Bait — Big Hook — Neal Michael 44. Anyone Can Grow African Violets — Derek Fell 45. Multiply African Violets From Leaf Cuttings 46. ‘Our Grace’ Is the Greatest— Cordelia Rienhardt 48. Calling All Men — ^Crazy Little Plants — -Vincent E. Ballirano 49. Gets Large Blooms — Mrs. O. Pitts 52. The AV Scene — England 1972 — Eleanor Kerr 53. My Violet Downfall — Diane Harley 57. 10-Day Exhibit of African Violets 60. Affiliate ’appenings REGULAR FEATURES 4. Greetings from the President — Cordelia Rienhardt 6. Beginner’s Column— Mrs. J. A. W. (Ann) Richardson 10. A Foote on the Violet Path — Grace Foote 20. Musings from the “Mini-Man”— Mrs. Sidney (Elbe) Bogin 34. Calling All Affiliates— Do You Read Me?— Betty Weekes 47. Your Library— Mrs. Wayne Schroeder 56. Question Box — -Anne Tinari 58. Registration Report — Adele Tretter MISCELLANEOUS 5. What Is Affiliation? — Lizeta Hamilton 16. Dixie Convention Now Being Planned 17. Judges School 24. Four Generations of AVSA Life Members 39. Spider Mites? Praises African Violet Growers 47. Oops! We Erred! 49. Did You Know . . . 59. Invocations — Dorothy Gray Hydroponic Chemical Adds to Factory 69. Magazine Binders 72. Vitamin Therapy Humidity SOCIETY BUSINESS 13, Important Notice — Ruth Carey 24. Boyce Edens Research Fund — Mrs. Paul O, Gillespie, Sr. AVSA Booster Fund — Mrs. Marvin Garner 42. New Life Member: Harold Rienhardt 46. Application for Lifetime Judge’s Questions 59. Convention Dates 67. Bylaws of the African Violet Society of America, Inc. 70. Convention Minutes PART II 1. The 1972 Master List of African Violets 12. Garlands of Goodies 20 Growing Plants Under Lights 13. Judges and Teachers of the African Violet Society of America, Inc. 19. Pesticides ! — Beth Goodman 20. Propagation Tip 20. Statement of Cash Receipts and Disbursements 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 belov/. Membership year March 1 to February 28. □ individual Membership is $6.00 Associate Member ($3.00) (No magazine included) . □ Commercial ($15.00) Street Address . . . . . . j-j 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, September, 1972 1 ADVERTISERS^ INDEX COVEl PAGE 'Cordelia', pictured on the cover page, is L^don Lyon's new introduc¬ tion which was judged best new in¬ troduction at the AVSA convention and show in New York City. The plant was named after AVSA's 1972-73 president, Cordelia Bienhardt oi Syracuse, N. Y. (Photo by Frank Burten) OFFICERS MRS. HAROLD RIENHARDT . . President 44b J 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 31? 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 COMPILER Mrs. M. G. Gonzales 200 Doris Ave. San Jose, Calif. 95127 PRINTER Gus Becker Printing Co. 220 Willow St. 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. Copjnright by African Violet Society of .^er¬ ica, Inc. 1972. NOTICE TO POSTMASTER: Please send notification regarding imde- liverable magazines to office address: African Violet Society of America, Inc., P. O. Box 1326, Knoxville, Tenn. 37901. 26. Annalee’s Violetry — New for ’72 25. Atlas Fish Fertilizer — non burning, deodorized 27. Irene Barnes— Beautiful African Violets 25. Mrs. J. S, Berry — African Violets and Supplies Mary V. Boose— Heavenly Violets 6. Buell’s Greenhouses— 140,000 African Violets 9. Euth Carey’s Revised Handbook for Judges and Ex¬ hibitors 27. Castle Violets — ^African Violets 16. Champion’s— New Varieties for Fall 27. E. A. Clark— Cellophane Sleeves Victor Constantinov— Violets by Constantinov 17. Elley’s Greenhouses — Old and New Varieties Inside Back Cover— Fischer Greenhouses — ^Fall Savings! 25. Ffoulkes— Leaves, plants 26. Flora Greenhouses — New Fall List of African Violets 21. Floralite Company— Lumen-Lighter Plant Stands 9. Floralite Company — Fluorescent Lights, Stands 26. Violet Frathel— Frathel’s Originations 14. Garlands of Goodies from African Violet Growers The Greenhouse — Greenhouse Gro-Cart 9. House of Violets— Aqua-matic Self-Watering Planters 17. Hyponex Plant Food— African Violet Soluble Food 43. Lyndon Lyon — New Registered 1972 Varieties Inside Front Cover — Mary- Ray Violets — • Terrarium Plants, Rooted Cuttings 21. Park Nurseries — African Violets 15. Plant Marvel Laboratories— Plant Food and .Sprays 27. Powder Hill Violets — Leaf Support Holders 43. Richter’s Greenhouses— New Releases for 1972 25. Rose Knoll Garden— New for ’72 26. Schultz Instant Liquid Plant Food 7, Shoplite Company— Decorative Plant Stands 11. Stim-U-.Plant Lab.— Home Garden Aids 25. Judy Stroske — ^Show Plants 14. Abigail Sullivan — Garlands of Goodies Back Cover— Tinari Greenhouses— Fall Is Time to Order Plants 21. Tubecraft— Fiber Glass Tray 10. Tubecraft — FloraCart Portable Indoor Garden 6, Tubecraft — ^Watering Aid 7. Fred A. Veith — ^Nature’s Way Products — Sponge Rok 9. Mr. and Mrs. George Vincent— Violets, Aquaplanters, supplies, FloraCarts Mrs. Leonard Volkhart — African Violets and Episcias 25. Volkmann Bros.— Reservoir Wick Pots 25. Mildred Woods — -Many New Varieties 16. The Walkers — African Violet Supplies EDITOR’S NOTE; These are yom advertisers who help the magazine Please support them and when you writ« them for supplies, please mention The African Vi-det Magazine. The African Violet Magazine, September, 1972 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. A VS A 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 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 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. CHAPTER CHATTER: Send to Editor, Mrs. Grace Foote, 211 Allien PL, Port Arthur, Texas 77640 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. Glenn B. Hudson, 761 Belvidere Ave., Westfield, N, J. 07090 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. 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. 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 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, KnoxviUe, Tenn. 37901 for list of available issues. BINDERS: Sold only in pairs at $650 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 SchoUmeyer Ave., St Louis, Mo. 63109 MEMBERSHIP: Send new or renewal membership to AVSA Treasurer, Box 1326, Knoxville, Texx. 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 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 quaUfied potential research personnel to Mr. Frank Tinari, 2325 VaUey 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, September, 1972 3 GREETINGS — The 72 convention in New York and that wonderful post¬ convention cruise to Bermuda are both memories now. For us they are very happy and delightful memories and 1 wish ydu all could have shared in them. / know that talk of muggings, etc., scared a lot of you and you didn^t come because it was New York City, but, believe me, those who did come {between 5 and 600) had a wonderful time, delicious meals, enjoyed fine programs and mw an outstanding Show. Many who had never been to Fun City before were busy taking in the tours and seemed to love every minute of it. Paul Younger arranged the tours in New York as well as all the arrangements for the Bermuda cruise and land tours and he did a marvelous job, keeping everybody in tow and counting noses so that no one was left. As for the show itself, I am sure there will be some grand pictures in the magazine, 1 just want to say that I thought the quality of the plants was really something. They seem to get better every year! Maybe we are just learning how to grow to perfection. The Court of Honor depicting the ^'Great White Way^^ was beautifully done. Pictures may not do this justice because the background was in black and portrayed the skyline of New York City, complete with hundreds of twinkling lights. A highwap^ ran through from one side to the other and was filled with gorgeous plants of the new African Violet named for the theme of the show ''Great White Way^' and they were full of sparkling white blossoms. The favors, the kit bags, the many door prizes, all elaborate and beautiful— well this was just one convention you should not have missed and we thank Jimmy Watson and all his committees for a job well done. Perhaps the greatest thrill for me was winning the Ruth Carey Award which is given for Affiliate chapter leadership. This is a very high honor and / am very humble to have been deemed worthy of receiving it. The Bermuda Cruise was sheer luxury all the way. There were 41 of us violet people and although there were over 700 on the ship, we made them conscious of the AV grdup. One lady was overheard to scty, "Do you know there are 40 people on board who all grow African violets? Imagine thatN We all got to know each other so well and Gus Becker took just hundreds of pictures. He says after I censor them he will show them to you all, maybe at Minneapolis. 1 am beginning to enjoy some of the fringe benefits of being Madame President. So many of the clubs around the state are having their annual meetings and award dinners and have invited us to he their guests. We are trying to take in as many as we can. Being commercial growers in a small way, ourselves, we get to hear the com¬ ments from some of the other growers. Everyone says this has been the greatest year, you just canH grow plants fast enough and when some of the really big greenhouses have empty shelves, somebody is buying violets. Looks like AVSA and our most popular house plant are here to stay. Happy growing! The African Violet Magazine, September, 1972 4 What Is Affiliation? By Lizeta Hamilton 675 Soldier Hill Road Oradell, N. J. 07649 One of our most important documents is our birth certificate. Is is our proof of be¬ longing and means by which we can obtain passports for travel, proof of eligibility to the important milestones throughout our lives. It is a reciprocal document proving that we ‘be¬ long’ to the country of our birth and that our country belongs to us. This could be followed through with many examples, but you will agree that this is not at all important. We are interested in what affiliation with AVSA means to us. Each Violet Society should bring the ama¬ teur together with the expert for fellowship, accomplishment within the Society and for the interchange of experience and knowledge. Many times the experts will listen to the ad¬ vanced grower and receive invaluable infor¬ mation- — just as the grower will learn from the expert. Each Violet Society should share its knowledge and experience with the members of AVSA all over the world by the medium of the AV Magazine. Each Violet Society is one of the main links to better African violets through support¬ ing the various activities including the import¬ ant Booster Fund and the Research Program. Would you like to go back to the few varieties available around 1948? Would you like to go back to the heart-breaking pest troubles afflicting the African violet around 1948? The hobbyists back in that period traveled hun¬ dreds of miles just to see, let alone have, va¬ rieties you enjoy in your own home without lifting a finger! ! Each Violet Society can keep informed of activities within their area as well as through¬ out the country. You have the opportunity of attending programs you would otherwise miss and of meeting fellow hobbyists of the AVSA. Someone will surely say “But we are all members and have our magazine!” Well, Bully for you! ! Then place your club subscription in a hospital, elderly peoples home, nursing home, prison, library, doctor’s office, 4H Club — oh, there are many facets to bring delight to others with this small outlay. Without the world-wide association with AVSA, once you have had the taste, the rest is quite apt to be drab. In your society, are the most enthusiastic and best informed members and workers AVSA minded or not? I would guess they are active contributing members and would like their society to be affiliated or proud if it is affiliated. Forgetting what one gets or what one gives, and there is much to give and much to receive, there is a great deal of satisfaction in being an individual member and an affiliate group of the AVSA — in other words YOU ARE A BOOSTER!! Yes, affiliation means belonging. For every service AVSA offers, the least we can do is to take advantage. THEN we can participate by doing articles for the magazine, contributing material to the library, promoting AVSA membership (so many will be grateful to you for carrying the news of our magazine to them), help your group in having African vio¬ let displays for the public to enjoy. Was a time I used to ‘feel hurt’ when some¬ one remarked that I was too AVSAish!! NO MORE!! It is one of the nicest compliments paid to me. Remember, your membership card and your group’s charter are proof that you belong to AVSA and that AVSA belongs to you! - - COMING EVENTS Oct. 13-15 Oet. 28-29 Oct. 28-29 NOV. 3-4 NOV. 4-5 Wisconsin Council of African Violet Clubs* ninth cmnual show, “Carnival of Violets" at Brookfield Square Mall, Brookfield, Wis. Can be reached by taking the Moreland Blvd. cutoff from Highway 1-94. Open to public. Admission free. First Austin African Violet fall display and sale, Austin, Texas, Area Garden Center, 10 a. m. to 5 p.m. Nougatonic AVS' annual Foil Shew at Boothe Memorial Park, Stratford, Conn. Admission free. 10 a. m. to 5 p. m. North Jersey African Violet Society's annual show and plant sale, “Hoblins, goblins emd African Viclets," at St. Timothy's Lutheran Church, Valley Hoad, Wayne, N. J. Co-chair¬ men, Mrs. Vivian Cerva and Mrs. Lucille Laughlin. Open show. All are welcome. Nutmeg State African Violet Seciety to hold emnual show, “Focus on Violets", at Holiday Inn, Meriden, Conn. Show chairman, Mrs. Julius Fargot, co-chairman, Mrs. Edgar Varick. Nov, 4, 2 to 8 p.m., Nov 5, 9 a.m. to 12 m; 2; 30 to 5 p.m. Don't send names of newly elected officers to the Magazine Editor. Send them to Betty Weekes, Affiliate Chairman. The African Violet Magazine, September, 1972 5 140,000 AFRICAN VIOLETS — OVER 500 VARIETIES •— our Famous Hybrid Gloxinias Columneas • Episdas • Achimenes other Exotic , Gesneriads SHOW PLACE-— 17,500 UNDER GLASS. GESNERIAD SPECIALIST VISITORS WELCOME 8 to 5 (Closed Sunday) CATALOG & CULTURE HANDBOOK $1 (Includes $1 Bonus Coupon) Multitude of Blooms, Foliage Pictured in FULL COLOR Growing Instructions For All . . . Violets, Episdas, Others With Fibrous Roots Achimenes, Kohlerias, Others With Rhizomes Gloxinias, Others with Tubers Books • Seeds • Supplies ^GREENHOUSES Dept. V-92 VEastford, Conn. 06242 (N. E. corner of state on Conn. 198) 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 75^ shipping. Canadian Customers $1.00. Ohio residents add 41/2% 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 Mrs. /. A. W. {Ann) Richardson RR #1, Box 70 Tavares, Florida 32778 n-m-M 1045-10 Do you know what the three figures on a container of fertilizer mean? These numerals give you the amount of the three basic elements in the mix NITROGEN, PHOSPHORUS and POTASSIUM. Fertilizers are as important to your plants as your vitamins are to you whether you get them in your daily food, which in the case of a plant could be in the soil, or whether you get them in a bottle, which in the case of a plant could also be a bottle or a bag. All fertilizers have more or less of the three basic elements and the numbers are supposed to tell you how much. If you want high nitrogen, then you would choose a fertilizer where the first number is high. Con¬ versely, if you want low nitrogen you choose one where the first number is low. The same is true with the second number, phosphorus and with the third one which is potassium. Most of the time your plants will tell you by the way they act and look as to which element is lacking. Nitrogen is the one most important ele¬ ment because it stimulates growth of the leaves and stems. It is often lacking in African violet plants which will cause yellow leaves, spindly plants and lack of bloom. A plant can grow, although not too well, without most other elements but it must have nitrogen to gain any size. Phosphorous is another important element. It contributes to extensive root development, helps to promote bloom and helps in the germ¬ ination of seeds. Lack of it will cause yellow- ing of leaves. Potassium, the third element, promotes gen¬ eral vigor of a plant, makes it more disease resistant and intensifies color of bloom. Bad deficiency of potassium will cause stunted growth and browning of leaf tips. In addition to the above three elements, most fertilizers contain some additional “good¬ ies” which we call “trace elements”. Calcium is one of those. In plants it builds cell-wall structure. It' also helps in the growing power of roots and tips. Magnesium and iron are The African Violet Magazine, September, 1972 6 other trace elements. They are important in the development of green coloring or chloro¬ phyll. If the edges of your leaves are light yellow while the center is still green this could indicate a lack of Magnesium. However, yellow edges on green leaves can also indicate too much fertilizer. Another indication of too much fertilizer would be brown “freckles” on the leaves. You will know whether you have been using too much or none. To fertilize properly you must water your plants before you apply the fertilizer, unless you use the constant fertilizing method. If you apply full strength fertilizer to dry soil you run the risk of burned roots. The con¬ stant fertilizing method is safer because the solution is very weak and it is also a time saver because you do not need to water the plants first and then go back and fertilize. For this method you use only one-quarter of the amount of fertilizer suggested on the con¬ tainer with the full amount of water. This gives your plants a constant source of food rather than a lot once in a while. - - - Has Success With Grafting By Mrs. Margaret Nash Bengough, Sask. Canada I have had quite a bit of success in graft¬ ing leaves. In step by step order this is what I did after I started the first part of Decem¬ ber 1971. I took a leaf from a Tommie Lou’ and one from ‘French Folly’, cutting them approxi¬ mately one and one-half inches from the base of the leaf. Then I cut the petiole on a slant within one quarter of an inch from the leaf with a new razor blade. Using soft white embroidery cotton, I bound the two petioles together to combine the juice of both leaves. Tie the ends of the em¬ broidery cotton together, but make sure that the petioles are not bound too tightly as the cotton will cut them. I planted them in vermiculite, covering the container with plastic. In approximately six weeks baby plants emerged. I now have two separate plants, each one having variegated leaves and solid green leaves growing from the same root. They are nearly big enough to flower and when they do, I will let you know the result. I am hoping for a violet with variegated foliage with a deep violet blossom. I hope others will try grafting leaves and have as much success as I have had. 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 NEW DECORATIVE PUNT STANDS Economical — Convenient 3 Level 40 Watt Shown 491/2” Long Five models from 25 to 49 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 The African Violet Magazine, September, 1972 7 Story of a packet of seeds VIOLETS RETURN TO AFRICA by Anne Stolherger Box 3097, Dar-es- Salaam, Tanzania, East Africa (This is the concluding installment of Anne Stolberg's story of her attempt to bring the African violet back to Africa, its native habitat, after she sow pictures of the many beautiful hybrids in The African Violet Magazine) One early morning at about 6:30 I went out to the Makuti house. The insects had dis¬ covered my violets. Large insects, nothing at all like a mealy bug or a thrip. You could almost hear a form of grasshopper, like a locust, and his friend a large beetle and a catapillar crunching the delicious leaves, from the kitchen steps. Delicate patterns of teeth marks, and new leaf formations greeted me daily. Everything I tried to stem the tide was to no avail. I was in despair but I need not have worried as much as I did, as the plants still grew, (and grew fast.) The first set of buds were eaten with relish and I was determined this would not happen again. Per¬ haps my amateurish eradication methods worked or the pests tired of them. Strangely enough I have not had this problem to any great extent again. The plants were now fairly large, and had outgrown their first pots. I had designed my¬ self a larger clay pot. Not too deep about four and a half inches in diameter. I had given the contract to a very nice “Bibi” (lady) down our dusty dirt road who makes her own earthen cooking pots for herself, and at a fee, for her friends. She finds the clay, shapes them, and bakes them herself. We had estimated the price each over long talks (about 12 cents of your money each). On the day of delivery I was in the Makuti house watering the plants. She came down our red dirt road balancing the pots on her head in a large straw basket. We greeted each other in the yard. Everything takes a very long time in East Africa. We were both in for a leisurely talk, with much laughter on both sides, before the clink of money passed. Suddenly from the direction of the Banda (garden) came yelps, barks, and the loud high call of a Siamese wailing. The straw basket hit the dust with a dreadful klunk, and we both ran. My large watchdog Alsatian had chased his rival in the household, a mother Siamese cat, and her three terrified kittens through the opening of the plant house, all among the baskets and the shelves. The plants were overturned by tails and claws, the creeper ripped from the pole, the white lilies snapped. The worst havoc of all, of course, yes, you guessed it, were among the now even more precious seed¬ lings. I draw a veil over the subsequent hap¬ penings, (especially to the dog who has been taught to know better). My lady friend shook her head sadly in deep sympathy. “Poli” she said. Which roughly translated means, ‘T’m sorry for you.” She padded away in silence. I was left with a fresh pyramid of pots (some of them broken) and the mangled remains. The end of this part of the story came quite suddenly. Africa never does anything by halves. It burst on me. My seedlings, now about 70, all rehoused in their new pots took advantage of six weeks of long cool nights. Although some of the larger plants were very lopsided, the Saint- paulia seedings decided to show me at least what they could do. It was difficult not to hover over them, and more and more plants produced buds in great profusion. Different leaf formations appeared after this last drastic pruning. I now saw holly leafed varieties, wavy leaves, dark almost maroon leaves, some with red backs, and the prettiest of all, a lovely olive tailored plant shyly turned up before my eyes. Also I think some miniatures, with very tiny leaves, which seemed delicate and slow growing. I kept them very damp and shaded. The first to bloom was a pale blue single, with a great many flower buds per stalk. I was a little disappointed as it resembled our own common local variety strongly. As more flowers came out many blossoms had streaks of dark blue. This first plant has never stopped flowering since it first opened over four months ago. It now sports several handsome seed pods. In rapid succession before my fascinated gaze, came a huge white double, a small shy white star single, the first of this shape I had seen; then a large raspberry red star, a little crude in color but very game. (He had the worst of the kittens). Thick and fast they came. A beautiful orchid star single from Anne Tinari with a narrow olive leaf; a frilly peach single; another white double flushed with pink. On The African Violet Magazinr September, 1972 8 and on they came. Abdullah, and Ali, (now quite forgiven) almost wrecked our triumph in their enthusiasm with the watering can, and I had to nip out smartly in the morning before they could do their worst. There was a lull. Then the pink doubles entered the stage, and what doubles! Huge thick blossoms, some plants light, some dark, some tightly furled bursting with stamens, some semi-double much frilled and waved . . and ONE SINGLE almost red. This was del¬ icate but seems stronger now. Several have very heavy dark foliage which seem to have difficulty in opening, and when the first flush of joy is over, I will attend to the needs of these. Last but not least have been the heavily fringed dark double blues which are just com¬ ing into their own with a mass of furled petals and holly foliage. We have had some strange cases. One a plant which could not make up its mind whether its leaves were to be petals, or the other way around; another multiplied crowns like a pot full of lettuce, and a few do not seem to keep a solid central crown, but prefer to split into many. None of these plants have flowered. The pride of them all is a perfect plant; a light pink semLdouble flushed with a darker pink, with huge yellow stamens. These are set off with a circle of medium large wavy glossy green leaves. It is a joy to behold and promises to be strong. It throws up stem after stem of blossoms and loves the climate. Can I say more than that? As they come into flower they take their place with their kin for display purposes only, on a wide black stone shelf half inside a huge draughty ornamental fireplace. The draught helps to circulate the air to keep it damp and cool. I have about 30 African violets here, flanked with trailing ivy, episcias, leaves of all kinds and ferns. On the floor is a beautiful maidenhair fern, in an enormous water- jar, and an Enthurium Lily. The sea glints and dances through the glass doors and the clouds pass quickly with shifting shadows. I can really hardly believe that these plants grew from a seed as fine as pepper which can blow just like dust before the wind! 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 AQUAPLANTERS SUPPLIES FLORA CARTS MR. & MRS. GEORGE F. VINCENT 86 Paul Molbert Rd. Judlce Phone 873-8437 o; 873-6961 Duson, Louisiana 70529 1971 “Judges & Exhibitors A.V. Handbook” All changes, additions and new rules in this Turquoise Cover revision. $2.00 per copy, or reduced prices if 25 or more copies purchased. RUTH G. CAREY 3S0G Garden Drive Knoxville, Tenn. 37918 AQUAMATIC SELF WATERING VIOLET PLANTER Let your plants water themselves. Single $2.10; 6 for $11.00; 12 for $19.75; 24 for S33.00. P.Pd. THE HOUSE OF VIOLETS Dept. AV-8 936 Garland St. S. W. Camden, Arkansas 71701 GRO-LUX . . . . Prices subject to change. GRO-LUX WIDE SPECTRUM NATUR-ESCENT . . . VITALITE .... 48" — SPACE-SAVER STANDS “SUNLIGHTER" Beautiful 8-tray light weight steel stand 24" square, 54" high, 16" between ttays. Hi -impact soft green plastic portable trays. Fluorescent fixtures complete with cord and plug available for each shelf. Ideal stand for apart¬ ment dwellers. Holds up to 30 pots per tray. Special bracket included for top shell fixture when lights are ordered Fluorescent fixtures exUti, Sunbow] Plcmter $15.45, De-luxe IntermaUc Timer $9.95. Send for literature. 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Oak Creek, Wis. 53154 The African Violet Magazine, September, 1972 9 Cordelia and Harold Rienhardt still on Cloud 9 because their African violet, “Happy Harold,” in full color made the Sunday cover page of Empire, magazine supplement of the Syracuse Herald American newspaper, which also carried a writeup and pictures of not only the Rienhardts but Mrs. Duane Champion, Mrs. Harold Schmelling, Mrs. John Trump, Mrs. Richard Gundlach, Helen Shore, S. W. Bobbett, Michael Luscuola, Mrs. Charles Ferat, Robert Casey and Robert Allgaier at the annual show of the Syracuse African Violet Society . . . I was delighted to see all those Texans from Austin at the New York convention and to learn that two growers from our area went to the Dixie convention and that Texas is now a part of the Dixie setup. Incidentally, we have a new AVSA affiliate right here in my home town — it’s the African Violet Cul¬ ture club of Port Arthur, Texas, recently organized with Mrs. James I. Bartlett as pres¬ ident . . . Y’think it’s too early to start planting terrariums for Christmas? Have you ever thought of using your kitchen bottles — the ones with the wide mouths and large cork stoppers — as terrarium material? . . . Too bad our African violet growers aren’t seen on national television — not too long ago Mrs. E. A. (Melva) Nelson, AVSA second vice president and adver¬ tising manager, appeared on KMOX-TV, Chan¬ nel 4, and demonstrated African violet plant¬ ings . . . Mrs. G. H. (Gladyce) Wilkins of the Houston African Violet Study Club, who is still trying to get an AVSA convention in ENTER YOUR PLANTS IN 1972 — WIN A FLORACART For the Finest in Indoor Gardening ! E\JOV 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 2iA" 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 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. 1953 — Mrs. Ronald B, Beaume, Detroit. Michigan IDS'! — Mrs. E. L. Perdue, Donaldson, Tennessee 1955 — Rev. Harold L. Thompson, Birmingham, Michigan 195fi — 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 19fi0 — Mrs. Alxander R. Colyer, Brightwaters, New York 1961 — Mrs. Joseph Trost, Indianapolis, Indiana 1962 — Mrs. J. W. Shuey, Richmond, California igej — 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. Jolm Gutridge, 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 4iy^% Sales Tax 131 1C West 80th Street Cleveland, Ohio 44102 The African Violet Magazine, September, 1972 10 Houston, recently lectured on African violets and held an African violet display during a series of lectures and mini flower shows spon¬ sored by the Houston Botanical Society at Memorial Park in Houston, Texas . . . All of you who didn’t go on that Sea Venture cruise to Bermuda after the New York convention really missed a treat! There were more than 700 persons on the ship and by the time we returned practically everybody knew everybody else. The 40 AVSAers on board had a great time winning prizes at the “Hat Parade,” “What’s Your Name?”, bingo parties and horse races. Of course, there was a lot of sun-burns and “peelings” after all those golf games, motor-bikes, surrey rides and those cruises through the coral reefs. But it was worth it! ANSWER, PLEASE! Grace Eyerdom of Granger Gardens, Medina, Ohio, is asking a favor of you AVSA members. Numerous times throughout the year Granger Gardens is asked to furnish awards for shows. Now, Granger Gardens would like to know who won these awards and with what plant the award was won. As it now stands. Granger Gardens does not know whether or not the award was given to an exhibitor or what disposition was made of the award. “We want to develop the easiest plants for you to work with,” Mrs. Eyerdom explained. “It will help us in our hybridizing program if we know what plants won our awards.” Helps You Grow Finer Blooming African Violets! MlRfcl! UlMUMiy 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. $«oil 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 comJoi 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 fnod 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. VC-13 ^oil iiiseei:ieide 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, September, 1972 11 Simplify Care With Wick Watering Mrs. W. F. Anderson 360 Tulip Drive St Louis, Missouri 63119 Proper watering is one of the most import¬ ant requirements for growing beautiful African violets. An easy way to water is by using a wick and a water reservoir so that plants always have as much water as they need. The capil¬ lary action of wick watering will supply as much water as the soil and plant roots will ab¬ sorb without filling all air spaces in the soil. Not all plants require the same amount of water. The size of the reservoir can be ad¬ justed to the plant’s needs. When the surface of the soil is moist the wick is operating prop¬ erly. If the soil stays too wet use a smaller diameter wick. If the soil stays too dry, use a larger wick. In addition to watering, the plant can be constantly fed by keeping a dilute solution of water soluble fertilizer in the reservoir. If desired, the plant may be given a drink of in¬ secticide. To feed, dissolve one-fourth the quan¬ tity of fertilizer recommended by the manu¬ facturer in a glass or plastic bottle and add to the reservoir as necessary to keep it filled. Many violet growers choose to alternate ferti¬ lizers for feedings. This can be done when wick watering, too. Some growers prefer to let the reservoir empty and the wick become dry before adding more water. This allows the soil to aerate between waterings. A loose porous soil should be used for wick watering. Charcoal and Sponge Rok in the soil help keep the soil aerated which is important. The size of wicks may vary according tO' size and type of pot, whether clay or plastic; porousness of potting soil; size of plant and how actively it is growing and blooming; season of the year, temperature, amount of humidity and other conditions under which the plant is grown. Wicks may be fiberglass of various dimen¬ sions — flat or round. Such wicking is a spun glass fiber which does not decay or corrode and is chemically neutral. Glass wicks may be cleaned and sterilized in Clorox to be re-used. Nylon wicks especially for wick watering also are available commercially. Strips of nylon knit material such as hos¬ iery or lingerie, any yarn, cord or rope which will draw the water from the reservoir into the soil can be used for wicks. To make a wick from nylon hose, cut a 2" strip lengthwise (about half of one stocking) bloom and gt-ovjfh /4f+er inset-fing w/ck, -fray end and Spread over bottom of pot. Hole should insuf^e wick loose In pot +0 be suj'C not to stop Wick, action. for pots up to 3". Use a wider strip for larger pots up to a full stocking cut into two strips for a 6" to 8" pot. Bring the piece of hose through the hole in the bottom of the pot and hold it against the side of the pot almost to the top then proceed to pot as usual. For large pots divide the wick bringing half of it up on opposite sides of the pot. When using fiberglass wick, bring the wick through the hole in the bottom of the pot, fray out the end and spread the fiber strands wheel-like over the bottom of the pot then pro¬ ceed to pot as usual. When wick watering, it is important that the crown should not be planted too deep. Keep the soil level almost as high as the pot rim. Be sure the wick passes easily through the hole in the bottom of the pot. If the hole is so small that the wick fits tight, capillary action may be choked off. If necessary, file the hole in a clay pot, use a drill or heated tool to enlarge the hole in a plastic pot, or cut a larger hole in a styrofoam type pot. The wick should reach the bottom of the reservoir to get the greatest benefit from wick watering. The wick may be longer and lay on the bottom of the well. The size of the reservoir depends on how often the water sup¬ ply will be checked. Reservoirs may be as small as one-half cup or hold as much as four The African Violet Magazine, September, 1972 12 quarts or more. Reservoirs may be commercial wells supplied with special wick pots or can be pliable refrigerator dishes with fitted lids or may be common throw a ways such as plas¬ tic margarine tubs, liver cups, up to half gallon ice cream cartons. With larger reservoirs the period between watering is longer. Any dish with a flat bottom and fitted lid may be converted to a reservoir. Having sep¬ arate reservoirs for each plant instead of a community pan for many plants is a safety factor to prevent any spread of insects or dis¬ ease. The lid will hold the plant. Make a V hole in the center of the lid for the wick to pass through easily. If the lid is large, a sec¬ ond hole cut near the rim will be a convenient opening for adding water without lifting the pot. Fancy glass dishes, decorative pedestal bowls, or glass containers such as peanut butter or jelly jars can be used without a lid, placing the pot partially within the container if the opening is small enough to hold the bottom of the pot above water. Or, of course, a glass container may be used with a lid. With glass reservoirs it is easy to see the water level. However, there is a disadvantage since algae develops more rapidly in clear glass or trans¬ parent plastic containers. Approximately once in 5 or 6 weeks, water the plant from the top to flush the ferti¬ lizer salts down into the soil. After doing this, clean the reservoir and put in fresh solution. Keep an eye open for any bugs in the reser¬ voir. After potting, inserting the glass wick in the water is all that is necessary if the potting soil was moist. The plant can go back under the lights. When using either nylon hose or commercial nylon wick or any type of cord, soak the wick and pot in warm water until the soil surface is damp before placing wick in reservoir. If potting soil is dry, it may be necessary to water from the top and soak to establish capillary action. Plants may be wicked after potting by hooking the wick gently through the pot to the surface of the soil. Using nylon hose in this manner, it will help if the hose is wet when inserted. Wick watering is a great time saver and especially helpful for vacationers. With lights on a time clock and all old leaves and blossom stems removed, the plants will do quite well for three or more weeks. Wick watering has another plus in its favor because it eliminates ring spot or water burns from dropping water on foliage, or fertilizer burns from fertilizer solution spilled on leaves. The greatest value is eliminating alternate over - and under-water¬ ing. It is nice for gift giving to inexperienced growers who may be careless about watering, AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE adver¬ tisers have special wick pots and replacement wicking. Write for their price lists. Two of these are: “WIK-FED” pots available from the Hypo- nex people, Hydroponic Chemical Company, Copley, Ohio 44321. They have fiberglass wick, 8 strand with woven cover @ $10.95 for 50 feet. They suggest wicks 3" long with inserted through center hole in pot, fray end, cover with moist soil and proceed to pot in usual way. The “RESERVOIR WICK POT” is avail¬ able from Volkmann Bros. Greenhouses, 2714 Winert Street, Dallas, Texas 75219. They have a single strand with woven cover nylon wick @ 10^^ per foot. Instructions with the pot suggest inserting half of the 6" wick into the pot laying it over 1" of soil in the bottom of the pot and then potting as usual, soaking pot and wick after potting and draining before putting wick in reservoir. Experiment by wick watering a few plants using different types of wicks and reservoirs to find what works best for you. See if this method results in lush growth and more bloom for you. IMPORTANT NOTICE By Ruth G. Carey 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 working with Mrs. James Carey, AVSA chairman of Shows & Judges. Mrs. Warren E. Churchill, 11 Crest Road, Sharon, Mass. 02067, will be co-chairman to approve teachers’ questions for all judging schools. Mrs. Thomas J. McKneely, 6135 Tompkins Drive, McLean, Va. 22101, will be co-chair¬ man responsible to write the questions for Life¬ time Judges certificates, which will be ap¬ proved by chairman, Mrs. Carey. Mrs. McKneely will receive the answers from the judges, grade papers and mail back to the judges. Mrs. J. T. Cotton, 228 Tall Oaks Drive, Knoxville, Tenn. 37920, will be assisting Mrs. Carey in mailing out the newsletters. My deep appreciation and sincere thanks to each of these gracious ladies for their willing¬ ness in assisting me in these capacities. The African Violet Magazine, September, 1972 13 '^GARLANDS OF GOODIES” The publication that's proof positive that people who grow African violets eat! First copies are off the press now. They contain over 1,000 recipes from — deep in the heart of Texas — the sunny South — right off the farm in Minnesota — north of the border — the rockbound coast of Maine Send for your cookbook today. Use the attached coupon to get the introductory price. Get an extra! It will make a lovely Christmas or hostess gift. In bookstores, they will sell for $4.00. Take advantage of the introductory price and order your copy today. Discount prices to clubs. “GARLANDS OF GOODIES" % Abigail K. Sullivan 3 Copperdale Drive Huntington, L. L, N. Y. 11743 Please send me _ copies of “GARLANDS OF GOODIES", the cookbook of recipes from African violet growers, at $3.25 per copy. $ _ is enclosed. Name _ _ _ _ Street _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Town, State _ Zip Code _ 7!^ ORO"C!ART Handsome indoor garden plant stand brings your garden into your living room. Sturdy light-weight steel tube construction for dura¬ bility. 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 $55.50 in¬ cludes molded gold-beige trays and top light bracket. Light fixtures at additional cost. Write for free Gro-Cart Brochure. See us at the: Southern California Home & Garden Show Southland Home & Garden Show Southern California Horticultural Inst. Show Orange County Fair Los Angeles County Fair Numerous African Violet & Flower Shows African Violets & Supplies (213) 925-0870 9515 Flower St., Bellflower. CA. 90706 The African Violet Magazine, September, 1972 14 LONG-SUFFERING HUSBAND OF VIOLET HAPPY WIFE STARTS BINDING BOOKS By Hendrik van Laer 39 Fleetwood Avenue Albany, N. F. 12208 I am starting to bind books as a hobby and Mrs. van Laer said I could bind her African Violet Magazines when I became proficient at the job. While I am not a constant reader of the magazine, I picked up the January 1972 issue to examine it for size, thickness etc. and hap¬ pened to open it at page 37 where Mrs. Ross V. Lahr had an article on the history of the African violet in the U. S. I read this with considerable interest noting that Armacost and Royston of West Los Angeles had started to propagate a plant in 1927 and released it to growers throughout the country in 1932. I gave Mrs. van Laer her first African violet, ‘Blue Boy’, for our 4th wedding anni¬ versary on March 20, 1932. This probably makes her one of the first violet hobbyists in the country. I was walking along the main shopping street in Albany, N. Y., when I spied a plant in the window of the largest florist in the area, Fred Danker, whom I was acquainted with. Mr. Danker had been a grower of orchids and exotic plants for many years with exten¬ sive greenhouses. He was in the store and waited on me personally. He strongly advised against the purchase as he had the plant with two others for window display only and stated that they would not grow in a home as they required special conditions and could be grown in greenhouses only. As I recall he said he had purchased them from some grower in Utica, N. Y., though I am not sure of this. After three-quarters of an hour discussion on growing various plants and my explanation of my wife’s way with them, he very grudg¬ ingly set a price of $1.50 (quite high in those days) and let me have one plant. He was still insisting as I went out the door that it would not grow in a home. Mrs. van Laer had this original plant for 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. FREE SAMPLE; Write for free sample and copy of our African violet folder. The Choice of All Flower Growers 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. AV72, 624 W. 119th St. Chicago, Illinois 60628 ■nie African Violet Magazine, September, 1972 15 15 years. I used to stop in and see Mr. Danker once in a while and let Mm know that it was still going strong. He never quite got over this. Nor did I! Little did I know what I was starting. As the pinks, doubles, etc., (you name it) came along over the years the collec¬ tion grew. When all the paint came off the house one spring showing the outline of the ‘Violet Room’ where the dampness from some 300 plants had driven through the walls with winter heat on in the house, I said enough is enough! We will NEW VARIETIES FOR FALL More of our new series With huge double flowers and sturdy tailored foliage. These have white-edged blooms. JUST BEAUTIFUL-— light fuschia, foliage is pinkish. ALICE HENBY — pink with pink foliage. SILVER SWIRL — blue with chartreuse foliage. Order from this ad. Plants $2.00 each plus $1.50 shipping. No fall list. Still in effect is SPRING LIST listing other variegates and miniatures. Stamp please. CHAMPION^S AFRICAN VIOLETS 8848 Van Hoesen Road, Clay, New York 13041 TeL (315) S99-7317 POSTPAID SUPPLIES Sudbury Soil Improvement Kit $6.50 Sudbury PH Soil Test Kit 1.49 Humiguide Hygrometer African Violet Book 3.75 By Helen Van Pelt Wilson 7.95 IKSECTICIDES AMD CONDITIONERS Dr. “V” Soil Insecticide 12 oz. can $3.25 1C dose packet 1.2S Stim-U-PIant VC 13 4 ounces 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 f COLOR. ALL POSTPAID. Please spceify both Color and Type. If not specified, our choice will be sent. 25 50 IOC 2" Regular $ 1.40 $ 2.15 $ 3.75 2li" 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 SVz" 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 Salse Tax. THE WALKERS Box 150-X Luling, Texas 78848 have to do something. We looked into the greenhouse problem but finally settled on fluorescent lights in the basement in 1950. I built tables, took the in¬ sulation off the hot water pipes and installed four, each 2 tube (Daylight) four-foot fluores- cent lights over the table 5 x 10 feet in size. We tried different heights from the table for the lights and different soil mixes until we arrived at a satisfactory solution. By this time the table situation began to grow until now we have 12 lights (daylight tubes still the most satisfactory), fans for air circulation, out¬ side vents when needed, and finally put in a large air conditioner for the comfort of the plants in the summer time. The last addition was an Emerson window greenhouse in the original Violet room’. Mrs. van Laer now has 1500 violets (some 800 varieties), about 200 cacti, numerous ferns, episcias, gloxinias, sinningia, Xgloxinera, ges- neriads, streptocarpus and related plants, almost all in constant bloom. The cellar is full, the Emerson greenhouse is full, all window sills are full and we even have two Christmas Cacti in the attic in a sunny window. Mrs. van Laer does all the work with the exception of collecting maple leaves in the fall for our priceless compost pile. My main effort is encouragement. She just added 18 violets, 2 sinningia and 6 tuber¬ ous gloxinias this last week from Buell’s in Eastford, Conn, as a result of a visit to the Springfield flower show. This is in addition to 12 Lyndon Lyon violets purchased in early February. I HAVE TO START BINDING THOSE MAGAZINES ^ 1949 to date. Dixie Convention Now Being Planned Plans are taking shape for the Dixie Af¬ rican Violet Society convention set for April 4-7, 1973 in Panama City Beach, Fla., at the Chateau Hotel, 12525 W. Highway 98. The Miracle Strip African Violet Society of Panama City will host the 1973 parley, the theme of which will be “Flower Power With Violets.” Chris Huebscher will serve as show chairman. Dr. Jerome E. Brown of Baton Rouge, La., is the 1972-73 president of the Dixie Society, which has just admitted Texas and Arkansas as affiliated members. . - - — Don't send names of newly elected officers to the Magazine Editor. Send them to Betty Weekes, Affiliate Chairman. The African Violet Magazine, September, 1972 16 DOCTOR! OH, DOCTOR! Andy Anderson 9515 Flower St. Bellflower, Cal. 90706 In my day to day work as Contracting Officer for the Department of Defense, I travel all over Southern California. Rather than drive a government car, I prefer to drive our station wagon with prominently displayed signs ad¬ vertising “The Green House” and African violets. (The old boy is always thinking!) The other day I parked by a Pasadena restaurant to have lunch with a couple of contractors. After lunch we were getting into the car when I heard someone calling, “Doctor! Oh, doctor!” I saw an attractive, middle-aged lady hurrying toward us. Always willing to help in an emergency, I waited. “You are an African violet doctor, aren’t you?” she queried. She held forth the patient. It was sick: An African violet plant stuck in a small jar of discolored water. Apparently, a long-necked older plant had been stripped, and the neck repotted. Over-watering had caused rot in whatever roots were left. The amazing fact was that the crown and the dozen or so leaves were intact and the neck didn’t seem too much damaged. So much for the diagnosis. The treatment? Old Doc Anderson rec¬ ommended immediate removal from the water; scraping the neck lightly, when dry; potting in a 21^-inch pot, using a core of vermiculite in the center of a good African violet mix and a light application of B-1. I was tempted to add, “Take two aspirins and call me in a week,” but refrained. My Doctorate doesn’t quite cover that. After I returned to the contractors’ office, it was a little difficult to enter into hard- nosed negotiation, especially when he would say: “But, Doctor Anderson, look at it this way.” ♦ - - JUDGES SCHOOL Mrs. T. B. McKneely will be the instructor at the Potomac Council of African Violet Judges School for AVSA Judges to be held Sept. 50 at 9 a.m. at the Cerebral Palsy Center, 111 No. Cherry St., Falls Church, Virginia. The fee for the one day course is $5.50, lecture in the morning with a study period and test in the P. M. Mrs. Carey’s latest Handbook to be read and studied carefully. The Handbook is availa¬ ble from Mrs. Carey, 3900 Garden Drive, Knox¬ ville, Term. 37918, at $2.00 a copy. For further information contact Mrs. A. F. Boland, 6415 Wilcox Court, Alexandria, Virginia, 22310. 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 Saturday and Sunday afternoons HXPOH^ 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., 39^—5 oz., 69 %emC«td (fcmf Fall is the time to order plants; For prompt and safe shipping. Find your favorites and send now; Full flowering plants for competing in the spring shows; Fun for growing on through the long winter months. VARIETIES OF VIVID BEAUTY $1.75 each Cora! Flame, Silver Celebration, Astro Rainbow, Seafoam, Firebird. LARGE SELECTION OF RECENT INTRODUCTIONS $1.50 each Arcadia, Adoration, Beau Bait, Chiffon Charmer, Jennifer, Orion, Pink Pansy, Pink Panther, Smashing, Tassy, White Pride Supreme, Silver Crest (var.). FAVORITE FINDINGS $1.25 each Apple Blossom Pink, Astro Orchid, Astro Pink, Astro Purple, Bold Lad, Broadripple, Butterfly White, Diamond Jubilee, Fire Hazard, Helen Van Zele, High Voltage, Leawala, Lili Belle, Lucky Plum, Moon Magic, Peace Pink, Pink Diamond, Pink Leawala, Poodle Top, Pom Pom Delight, Pure Innocence, Patrician, Red Beam, Red Rumba, Ruth Carey, Triple Threat, Wisteria, Coral Satin (Semi-min.), Dancing Doll (min.), Tommie Lou (var.). TINARFS DOLLAR BARGAINS $1.00 each Athena, Avis, Black Diamond, Candy Lips, Chateaugay, Coral Reef, Fiesta Flame, Gretel, Happy Time, Henny Backus, Jolly Giant, Jungle Fire, Lilian Jarrett, Lullaby, Pat's Pet, Persian Blue, Pink Philly, Pink Rhapsody, Plum Tips, Purple Choice, Star Gazer, Last Snow (semi-min). PACKING AND POSTAL COSTS; Please add $1.00 on a!! plant orders of $3.75 or under; more add $1.35; west of Miss., $1.50. We recommend California customers and those who wish to expedite plants also add $1.00 extra for Special Delivery. Air Mail on request when air mail fee is included with order. ALL ORDERS SHIPPED PROMPTLY UNTIL NOVEMBER 1. NO PLANT ORDERS WILL BE SHIPPED AFTER NOVEMBER 1 DUE TO COLD WEATHER. ACCESSORIES SHIPPED THE YEAR 'ROUND. 1972 Color Catalog -- send 200 in coin or stamps NEW AFRICAN VIOLET HANDBOOK FOR JUDGES AND EXHIBITORS $2.00 ea. P. Pd. NEW AFRICAN VIOLET BOOK by Helen Van Pelt Wilson -» $7.95 each P. Pd. UiaM RECEIVED SEP 6 1972 lur ^ Dept. AV HUI^T INSTITUTE Commercial Member AVS of America, Inc. 2325 Valley Road Huntingdon Valley, Penna. 19006 MAGAZINE Volume 25 Number 4 September, 1972 PART II OF II PARTS The 1972 Master List of African Violets Compiled by Adele Tretter, Plant Registration Chairman *One Asterick designates registered varieties. **Two Astericks designate varieties which have been pre¬ viously listed and later registered or listed incorrectly. A ACE SNOOPY - (Lyon) - Deep version of Snoopy. Tiny medium green leaves. Miniature. ADORATION - (Frathel) - Deep serrated girl foliage. Full double lavender and purple two tone. Standard. *AFTER FIVE - (2146) 12-7-71 (Champion’s AV) - Single fringed dark purple bloom. Scalloped variegated foliage. Grows large. *ALBINO BLUE EYES - (2211) 9-13-71 (V. Harris) - Double white with blue or purple center. Plain variegated foliage. Semi-miniature. ALEXA - (E. Fisher) - Deep bluish rose (or amaranth pink) single and semi-double. Dark green quilted plain foliage. Standard. ALL BLUE - (Richter) - Medium blue fluted semi-double bloom. Bright green tailored foliage. Standard. ALL PINK - (Lanigan) - Deep pink semi-double. Dark tailored foliage. Standard. ALLURA - (Arndt) - Semi-double peach bloom with a wide copper edge. Tailored foliage. Large. ALMAGORDA - (Constantinov) - Wavy foliage. Large lavender double with white edging. AMAZEMENT - (Richter) - Medium blue double bloom. White backed petals curl showing a white edge on bloom. Tailored foliage. Standard. AMETHYST MOIRE - (Arndt) - Orchid star with purple center and wavy marks over the orchid shade. Tailored foliage. Standard. ANDRUS - (Utz) - Tailored foliage. Wavy purple semi-double star. ANGEL FACE - (Frathel) - Full double white and rose colored bloom. Medium size lime green foliage. ANNIS WILLEY - (Rose KnoU & Lanigan) - Cherry red semi-double with a big fluffy center. Dark tailored pointed foliage. Standard. ANN MARIE - (Dr. J. B. Jung) - Double clear pink rose form bloom. Dark quilted foliage. Variegated young plants. Standard. ANY TIME - (Rector) - Round quilted foliage. Shaded pink single. APACHE - (Granger) - Light red semi-double bloom. Tailored foliage. S tandard. APPLE BLOSSOM TIME - (See Westwinds’ Appleblossom Time) ‘ * APRIL DAWN - (2306) 5-26-72 (Howard Utz) - Frilled double white bloom with a blue center. Ruffled foliage. Grows large. ^AQUARIUS - (2176) 3-25-71 (Harry R. Albro) - Double red-lavender bloom. Quilted ruffled foliage. Grows standard. AQUARIOUS - (Volkmann) - Double deep orchid bloom. Variegated foliage. Standard. ARCADIA - Double pale blue bloom with a white edge. Lightly quilted heart-shaped leaf. ARLENE - (Maas) - Deep pink semi-double bloom. Red backed standard foliage. Standard. ARTISTIC - (Richter) - Crested smoky rose bloom with darker markings. Very dark tailored foliage. Standard. ASTRAL BEAUTY - (Arndt) - White star with wide stripe of dark blue down center of each petal. Bright green tailored foliage. Standard. *ASTRO ORCHID - (2156) 1-11-71 (Tinari GH) - Double orchid bloom with darker petal tops. Plain quilted foliage. Standard. *ASTRO PINK - (2157) 1-11-71 (Tinari GH) - Semi-double deep pink lightly frilled bloom. Plain foliage. Standard. *ASTRO PURPLE - (2158) 1-11-71 (Tinari GH) - Double purple velvet bloom. Plain foliage. Standard. *ASTRO RAINBOW - (2159) 1-11-71 (Tinari GH) - Semi-double lavender and pink bloom with darker lavender edges. Plain lightly quilted foliage. Standard. *“AUNT POLLY” - (2292) 4-10-72 (Mrs. C. H. Heard) - Bright red double fringed star. Quilted slightly wavy pointed foliage. Grows symmetrical and standard. *AZURE TRINKET - (2277) 3-2-^72 (Champion’s AV) - Double light blue with darker tips. Quilted variegated foliage. Semi-miniature. B BALLERINA - (Volkmann) - Semi-double bright pink bloom. Plain green leaves. Standard. BALLET ANNA - (Germany) - Single wavy shell pink bloom. Plain foliage. BALLET GERDA - (Germany) - Deep moorish blue. Single. Plain foliage. BALLET HEIDI - (Germany) - Large single pink with plain foliage. BALLET LISA - (Germany) - Frilled glowing pink. Plain foliage. Single. BALLET MARIANNA - (Germany) - Single light lavender. Plain foliage. BALLET META - (Germany) - Huge light blue with plain foliage. Single. BARBARA AlW - (V. Ballirano) - Single two toned pink bloom, dark throat turning lighter toward edge. Edges slightly fluted and serrated. Light green, large heavy sc^loped edge foliage. Standard grower. BAY BRIDGE - (Richter) - Bright lavender double bloom. Tailored foliage. Standard. BETH MARIE - (Mrs. E. Fuller & Mrs. L. Spade) - Single purple bloom. Tailored slightly pointed foliage. *BETTINA - (2189) 5-15-71 (Mrs. R. A. Reed) - Semi-double fringed rose bloom with a wide pink band around edge. QuUted ruffled foliage. Standard. BEWITCHED - (Lyon) - Semi-double fuchsia bloom spotted and striped with royal purple. Glossy tailored foliage. Standard. *BIG D - (2288) 3-11-72 (Swifts’ Violets) - Double purple wine bloom with a white edge. Quilted slightly pointed foliage. Grows standard. BIG RED - Red semi-double bloom with fluted, wavy foliage. The African Violet Magazine. September, 1972 1 Part II THE MASTER LIST OF AFRICAN VIOLETS BIG SPLASH - (Volkmann) - Deep blue semi-double bloom. Dark green foliage. Standard. BIGTIME - (Volkmann) - Ruffled rose pink semi-double bloom. Dark wavy foliage. Standard. BINGO - (Volkmann) - Single pink star bloom. Green tailored leaves. Standard. BITTERSWEET - (Arndt) - Reddish pink double bloom, edged in green fringe. Shiny quilted ruffled foliage. Standard. BLACK SHEEP - (Rector) - Quilted ruffled foliage. Dark blue single. BLITH BLUE - (C. Harris) - Clear blue semi-double with crested center. Standard. BLONDIE - (Easterbrook) - Fancy pink and white double bloom. Slightly notched foliage. Standard. BLUE ABUNDANCE - Medium blue double bloom. Dark green leaves. BLUE BORDER - (Lyon) - Double medium blue trailer. Medium green foliage. Full compact grower. BLUE CHOICE - Dark blue single bloom. Dark green medium size foliage. BLUE DOLPHIN - (Lanigan) - Light blue double bloom. Very dark foliage. Standard. BLUE FALCON - (Granger) - Slightly spooned, ovate and heavily quilted foliage. Medium blue with a white back, slightly frilled semi-double star. Grows standard. BLUE FANDANGO - (Granger) - Ruffled double light blue bloom. Wavy foliage. BLUE FLAIR - (Granger) - Dark blue double. Pliable tailored foliage. Standard. BLUE LAGOON - (White Cloud) - Round dark ruffled leaf. Powder blue semi-double. BLUE LOVE BALLAD - (Mrs. C. R. Ballad) - Light blue double bloom. Pointed, quilted green foliage. Large grower. BLUE PRIMROSE - ( Easterbrook) - Light blue bloom. Single. Standard foliage. BLUE ROYAL - (See Granger’s Blue Royal) *BLUE SPARKLER - (2212) 9-13-71 (V. Harris) - Double blue with white on edges and petals. Quilted, supreme foliage. Grows standard. BLUE VELVETEER - (See Granger’s Blue Velveteer) BOLD CONTRAST - (White Cloud) - QuUted and puffed leaves. White double with blue markings. BOLERO - (Kartuz) - Double pink bloom with deeper edges. Variegated tailored foliage. Standard. *BONNICE - (2194) 5-24-71 (Jimmy D. Dates) - Medium to light pink bloom with dark pink eye. Fringed single with a crest. Quilted glossy foliage. Standard grower. *BONNY JEAN - (2184) 4-3-71 (Irene Haseltine) - Semhdouble pink bloom. Plain foliage. Grows standard. BRAVURA - (V. Ballirano) - Very light silver blue semi-double bloom, with a very slight white edge. Center petals fluted. Medium to dark green, girl type foliage. Standard grower. BREATH O’SPRING - (Easterbrook) - Pink ruffled semi- double bloom. Fancy variegated foliage. Standard. BRILLIANT SUNSET - (Arndt) - Reddish pink double bloom with a green frilled edge. Olive green ruffled edge foliage. Standard. *BROKEN HEART - (2163) 2-21-71 (Arnold Baker) - Single white bloom slight pink tint Bloom petal splits leaving a brownish scar. Quilted supreme foliage. Standard. BRONZE HEART - (Easterbrook) - Large pink bloom, semi-double some single. Standard foliage. Standard. BUCKLEY’S SPOON - (Mrs. H. W. Buckley) - Medium blue single bloom. Dark green quilted foliage with a white back. Spoon. Semi-miniature. BUTTER TAFFY - (Arndt) - Single pale pink bloom with edges shading yellow to green and frilly. Olive green wavy foliage. Standard. C CALIFORNIA WINE - (See Westdale California Wine) CAMAS CREST - (Arndt) - Peach pink double bloom with frilly edges. Light green berry textured foliage. Standard, CAMELOT - (See Granger’s Camelot) CAMILLE - (Lanigan) - Double white bloom. Broad dark foliage. Standard. *CANDY APPLE - (2278) 3-2-72 (Champion’s AV) Double fuchsia red bloom. Quilted variegated foliage. Large. *CANDY PUFF - (2177) 3-25-71 (Harry R. Albro) - Double pink bloom with white edges. Plain quilted foliage. Standard. CAPRI - (Volkmann) - Semi-double fuchsia star bloom. Medium green leaves. Standard. CAREFREE - (See Granger’s Carefree) CARLA - (E. Fisher) - Violet single and semi-double with a deeper center. Deep green heart shaped foliage. Standard. ^CARMINE ROSE - (2293) 4-12-72 (V. Lorenzen) - Fuchsia semi-double star with deeper petal edge. Plain fringed and pointed foliage. Standard. CAROL PATRICIA - (E. Fisher) - Hyacinth blue and white semi-double star. Plain medium green foliage. Standard. CAROUSEL - (See Granger’s Carousel) CARROT TOP - (Arndt) - Frilly red star. Bright green wavy foliage. Standard, CASCADE AFTERFLOW - (Arndt) - Pink stars with a deeper eye. Grows very large. CASHMERE PINK - Bright pink double bloom. Slightly wavy foliage. Standard. CELESTIAL - (Easterbrook) - Fancy pink and white bloom. Standard foliage. Standard. CERRITOS - (Rector) - Slightly quilted leaves. Pale pink double. CHAMPOEG - (Arndt) - Black green tailored foliage. Semi-double orchid bloom. Standard. CHARLIE - (E. Fisher) - Double mauve star with deeper edges and a touch of green on edge. Olive green foliage. Standard. CHARMER - (Volkmann) - Semi-double medium pink bloom. Plain foliage. Standard. CHARM HUE - (V. Ballirano) - Single two tone bloom, dark lavender center changing to almost white at edge. Foliage dark green slightly pebbled and heart shape. Standard. CHATOYANT - (See Kramer’s Chatoyant) CHEERY - (Lyon) - Vivid cherry red double bloom. Dark tailored foliage. Standard. *CHEERY-0 - (2191) 5-24-71 (Mrs. C. S. Hawley) - Double fringed lavender bloom with purple variations. Plain serrated foliage. Standard. CHEROKEE ROSE - Double ruffled rose red bloom with green wavy foliage. CHERRY CORDIAL - (See Manelta’s Cherry Cordial) CHIKKI - (E, Fisher) - Semi-double pink stai with a cream edge. Plain emerald serrated foliage. Standard. CHITTER CHATTER - (V. Ballirano) - Double dark lavender two tone. Petals are fluted and have a hairline of white around edge. Foliage is slightly spooned, elongated and shiny. Standard. CITY GAL - (Easterbrook) - Single pink and white bloom. Fancy foliage. Standard. CITY GIRL - (Frathel) - Flared variegated girl foliage. Frilled rose center bloom with edges shading to pink. Standard. C. J. MAAS - (Maas) - Standard foliage. Double pink star. | CLARET - (Rose Knoll) - Da’-k green foliage. Burgundy double bloom. Standard. i CLASSY 70’S - (Easterbrook) - Pink double bloom, j Fancy foliage. Standard. CLEAR HORIZON - (See Kramer’s Clear Horizon) | CLOUD PINK - (E. Fisher) - Deep pink double bloom. | Tailored foliage. Standard. The African Violet Magazine, September, 1972 2 Part II THE MASTER LIST OF AFRICAN VIOLETS COCO " (Lanigan) - Full double white bloom with a blue center. Tiny tailored foliage. Miniature. *COPPER KETTLE - (2147) 12»7-70 (Champion’s AV) - Double dark pink bloom. Plain quilted variegated foliage. Standard. COPPERTIPS - (Granger) - Dark ivory two toned double tipped in rose copper on petal edges. Tailored foliage. Standard. *CORAL FLAME - (2249) 11-4-71 (Frank Tinari) - Single to semi-double coral red fuchsia bloom with tinged border. Lightly quilted heart shaped foliage. Grows standard. CORAL LEE - (Maas) - Standard foliage. Coral pink double star. *COSTA BRAVA - (2252) 11-24-71 (Annalee Violetry) - Double rosy pink star with rosy fuchsia on petal tips. Petals are dightly wavy. Plain quilted variegated foliage. Large. COUNTESS - (See Westwinds’ Countess) ^COUNTRY MUSIC - (2232)^ 10-27-71 (Irene Fredette) - Slight semi-double purple bloom. Plain quilted foliage. Standard. CRANBERRY FLUFF - (C. Harris) - Two tone cranberry bloom with a white edge. Regular quilted foliage. Standard. CRIMSON CHARM - (Granger) - Holly leaves. Red double bloom. CROWN JEWEL - (See Utz Crown Jewel) CRYSTAL DOUBLE GEM - (Mrs. F. Huebscher) - Double white and purple bloom. Dark green red backed heart shaped foliage. Standard. CRYSTAL FLORIDA BEAUTY - (Mrs. F Huebscher) - Frilled lavender crested single bloom. Dark green pointed serrated edge foliage. CRYSTAL FLORIDA SNOWS - (Chris Huebscher) - Tiny dark green tailored leaves. Tiny single white blooms. Miniature. CRYSTAL PINK STAR - (Chris Huebscher) - Light green ovate foliage. Pink star with deeper pink frilled edge. Standard grower. CRYSTAL PURPLE BOY - (Chris Huebscher) - Plain medium green pointed leaves. Single purple bloom. Standard. CRYSTAL ROSE DREAM - (Mrs. F. Huebscher) - Rose-pink semi-double with a frilled edge. Some green edge. Medium green quilted heart shaped red-backed foliage. CRYSTAL STAR BEAUTY - (Chris Huebscher) - Standard grower. Deep lavender frilled star single bloom. Dark green slightly ruffled pointed foliage. CRYSTAL SURPRISE - (Chris Huebscher) - Medium green ovate strawberry foliage. Blooms both all white, dark pink, and also pink & white. Semi-double to double star. CRYSTAL SURPRISE SUPREME - (Mrs. F. Huebscher) - Double white or lavender and white. Medium green supreme foliage. Red backed and serrated edge. D DAINTY MISS - (See Westwinds* Dainty Miss) DAINTY ONE - (Easterbrook) - Dainty shades of pink and white. Fancy foliage. Standard. DAISY - (Swifts’ Violets) - 'White star. Dark green tailored foliage, ♦DALLAS MISTER ED - (2256) 11-24-71 (Peggy Kreska) " Large wine single star with a dark eye and lighter raffled edge. Dark green red backed foliage. Standard. DANA - (Mrs. G. Wilson) - Medium green ovate leaf with a double deep Mue-violet blossom. Standard. ♦DANCING DOLL - (2204) 9-13-71 (Lyon) - Bright pink double star. Ovate foliage. Semi-miniature. DARCIE - (Lyon) - Fuchsia red bloom 'with a white edge, full double. DARK GIANT - (Lyon) - Dark purplish semi-double bloom, Ahnost black ^ossy foliage. Standard. DARK IMAGE - (Lanigan) - Pansy type bloom. Double shaded rose to raspberry bloom. Shiny almost black foliage. Standard. DARK KNIGHT - (See Westwinds’ Dark Knight) ♦DARLING DORA - (2262) 12-1-71 (V.' Lorenz on) - Double deep pink bloom. Plain quilted pointed foliage. Standard, DAUNTLESS - (Lanigan) - Full double deep blue bloom. Dark foliage. Standard. DAY DREAM - (Volkmann) - Dark blue double bloom. Variegated foliage. Standard. DEEP BLUE SEA - (Lanigan) - Dark blue sticktite stars with upper petals tufted. Dark tailored foliage. Standard. DEEP ROSE - (Maas) - Deep rose double bloom. DELF ROZEITE - Double medium blue bloom. Dark green tailored foliage. Standard. DELFT BLUE - (Maas) - Deep dark blue. Fancy foliage. Standard. DELIGHTFUL - (Mrs. Ledley Cox) - Double white bloom. Round, quilted foliage. Standard. DIANA ENGLERT DOUBLE BLUE - Dark blue semi-double. Strong grower. DIANA ENGLERT PINK - Dark pink large semi-double stars. DIANA ENGLERT RED - Large reddish semi-double star bloom. Round medium green foliage, DIANA ENGLERT WHITE - Pure white semi-double bloom. Tailored medium green foliage. DIXIE HEARTS - (Mrs. T. H. Trimble) - Clear fringed pink bloom. Wide heart shaped leaves. DI70E MIST - (Mrs. R. A. Brown) - Double light blue and white moired bloom, lies fully open. Heart shaped quilted slightly serrated foliage. Grows large. DIXIE OLIVE’S SPECIAL - (Mrs. R. A. Brown) - Semi-double crested red moired, some white edge. Dark green heart shaped foliage, serrated edge. Standard. DOLL ALL - (Lyon) - Deep pink double bloom with a white edge. Plain foliage. Standard. DONALD DUCK - (Button) - Semi-double to single three large petals streaked with orchid and two top petals curled and turned over center. Crenate light green foliage. Standard, *DORI - (2250) 11-19-71 (Erna Abel) - Double lavender bloom, three top^petals deep lavender. Light lavender edge on all petals. Quilted, slightly ruffled and scalloped ovate foliage. Grows large. ♦DORIS ANN - (2173) 2-23-71 (Mrs. J. B. Griffiths) ■ Double lavender-blue star, petals rayed darker blue with eye of darker blue. Qudted glossy foliage. Grows large. ♦DOROTHY’S DELIGHT - (2186) 5-19-71 (Mrs. C. H. Heard) - Slightly raffled pale pink star with deeper pink in center. Plain quilted slightly cupped pointed foliage. Standard. ♦DORRIE’S CHOICE - (2294) 4-12-72 (V. Lorenzen) - Double royal blue bloom. Plain, pointed foliage. Standard. DOUBLE BLUE JUDY - (Maas) - Deep blue semi-double. Dark standard foliage. Standard. ♦DOUBLE BOJA - (2307) 5-26-72 (Howard Utz) - Fuchsia red double bloom with white and red edge. Plain, quilted and pointed foliage. Standard growing. DOUBLE GEM - (See Crystal Double Gem) DOUBLE GEORGE - (Maas) - White semi-double bloom, sometimes streaked pink. Ribbed foliage. Standard. DOUBLE IVORY FASHION - Double ivory white bloom. Tailored foliage, DOUBLE PANCY - (Maas) - Blue and white semi-double bloom. Standard foliage. Standard. DOUBLE PANCY FACE - (Easterbrook) - Fancy foliage. Two tone double lavender. Standard. DOUBLE RUFFLES - (Maas) - Pointed, slightly wavy leaves. Red and white raffled double bloom. The African Violet Magazine, September, 1972 3 Part II THE MASTER LIST OF AFRICAN VIOLETS DRAGON FIRE - (Hammond) - Dark tailored foliage. Double red bloom. Standard. DR. BOB - (Mrs. F. Weyland) - Bright blue double bloom, with a white edge. Standard foliage. Standard. DREAMY DIP - (Arndt) - White bloom with upper petals dipped forward. Plain pointed foliage. Standard. DREAMY DREAM - (Frathel) - Dark green flat foliage. Full double raspberry reddish pink bloom. Very compact. DROP UP - (Lyon) - A true miniature. White to burgundy stars. DUET - (Frathel) - Fluted girl foliage. Sky blue double crinkley bloom. Standard. *DULCIE - (2295) 4-12-72 (V. Lorenzen) - Compact medium pink bloom with a green edge. Plain, quilted and pointed foliage. Standard. DUSTY ROSE - (See Westwinds’ Dusty Rose) E *EARTH ANGEL - (2178) 3-25-71 (Harry R. Albro) - Double pastel pink bloom. Plain quilted ovate foliage. Standard. EASTERLING - (See Kramer’s Easterling) EASTER SUNDAY - (Easterbrook) - Pink and white blossom sometimes all pink. Standard foliage. Standard. *EDNA VOYLES - (2263) 12-1-71 (V. Lorenzen) - Double medium blue bloom. Plain pointed foliage. Standard. *ELISA FREW - (2249) 11-19-71 (Ernest Fisher) - Double rosy fuchsia star. Plain, quilted glossy foliage. Standard grower. ELLYN - (Lanigan) - Full double white with a pink center. Tailored foliage. Standard. EMBLEM - (Richter) - Double pink bloom. Slightly spooned foliage. EMMY - (Lanigan) - Deep blue semi-double bloom. Pointed tailored foliage. Window sill size. ERICH - (Maas) - Dark foliage. Dark blue bloom. ESQUIRE - (Volkmann) - Medium orchid double bloom. Dark green tailored foliage. Standard. ETHEREAL - (See Westwinds’ Ethereal) EVANGELINE - Semi-double white bloom. Plain light green leaves. Standard. EVENTIDE - (See Westwinds’ Eventide) *EYEFUL STAR - (2264) 12-1-71 (V. Lorenzen) - Single fringed deep vivid pink star. Plain quilted ruffled pointed foliage. Standard. F FANETTI - (See Kramer’s Fanetti) FANFARE - (See Manelta’s Fanfare) *FANTASTIC - (2308) 5-26-72 (Howard Utz) - Double bright pink bloom. Plain, quilted foliage. Standard grower. FAR STAR - (Richter) - Crested pink star bloom. Dark foliage. Standard. FASHION AIRE - (See Granger’s Fashionaire) *FAYE JUNIOR - (2257) 11-24-71 (Peggy Kreska) - Semi-double deep pink. Medium green quilted foliage. Standard. FESTIVAL - (See Granger’s Festival) FESTIVITY - (Tinari GH) ^ Fuchsia red bloom with a solid double center. Dark green quilted heart shaped foliage. Standard. ♦FINAL TOUCH - (2279) 3-2-72 (Champion’s AV) - Double dark pink bloom. Quilted variegated foliage. Large. FIRE CAPRICE - (Arndt) - Double cerice red bloom, often has a blotch of white in the cluster of bloom. Round quilted foliage. Standard. FIRST CHOICE - (See Westwinds’ First Choice) ♦FIRST LADY - (2296) 4-12-72 (V. Lorenzen) - Double bright pink bloom. Plain, quilted foliage. Standard. FIRST NOEL - (Arndt) - Cream and green variegated ruffled foliage. Frilly white semi-double bloom, sometime has a rose stripe in center. Standard. FLAMMA GRANDE - (Arndt) - Double red bloom. Variegated girl foliage. Semi-miniature. FLORA DORA GIRL - (Easterbrook) - Fancy foliage. Deep blue double, sometimes edged in yellow. Standard. FLORIDA BEAUTY - (See Crystal Florida Beauty) FLORIDA SNOWS - (See Crystal Florida Snows) FLOWER SHOW - (Easterbrook) - White bloom with green edges, sometimes pastel pink shows. Standard foliage. Standard. FLOWER SONG - (Lanigan) - Large rosy red bloom with white edges. Tailored foliage. Standard. FOREVER AMBER - (Frathel) - Forest green, slightly frilled foliage. Semi-double pink with amber cast bloom. Srhall growing plant. FORTUNE COOKIE - (Arndt) - Girl foliage. Rose pink star with wide darker edges. Window siU size. FORT VANCOUVER - (Arndt) - Bright pink semi-double. Leaves are large with white down over them. FRAGRANT CLOUDS - (Frathel) - Cupped medium green, red backed foliage. Full double butterfly shaped and frilled mauve bloom. Standard. FRAN - (Dr, J. B. Jung) - Single upright shell pink bloom. Light variegated slightly quilted foliage. Standard. FRANKY JO - (V. Ballirano) - SemLdouble light wine colored bloom with very dark throat. Petals are fluted, specked and splashed with white. Medium green slightly pebbled heart shaped foliage. Standard grower. FRENCH LOVE - (Easterbrook) - White bloom with a fancy edge of delicate orchid blue. Standard foliage. Standard. FRENCH FOLLY - (Lyon) - Aster violet bloom. Quilted ivy green foliage. Standard. FRIENDSHIP - (Volkmann) - Semi-double pink bloom. Plain green leaves. Standard, FROSTED ROSE - (See Manelta’s Frosted Rose) FUCHSIA FIRE - Olive green ruffled foliage. Heavily frilled double pink bloom. Semi-miniature. FUCHSIA LACE - (Swifts’ Violets) - Rose double bloom with a darker center, and ruffled edges. Dark red backed foliage. Standard. FULL ‘O’ PINK - (Lyon) - Sparkling pink double bloom. Medium sized dark flexible foliage. G GAME TIME - (Easterbrook) - Blue lavender and white double bloom. Standard foliage. Standard. GAY BEN - (See Lasswell’s Gay Ben) GAYLA - (Volkmann) - Fuchsia pink double bloom. Dark green wavy foliage. Standard. GENEVA DE MEDICI - (C. Harris) - Double blue bloom with a geneva edge. Dark green quilted foliage. Standard, GEORGOUS STAR - (See Westwinds’ Georgous Star) GIANT AMETHYST - (See Manelta’s Giant Amethyst) GIANT GEORGE - (Maas) - Standard foliage. Pink double bloom. GINNIE - (Lyon) - Semi girl leaves. Rosy pink star. Miniature. GLACIER PEAK - (See Lasswell’s Glacier Peak) GLORIANA - (Granger) - Heavy quilted foliage. Semi-double rosy lavender bloom. GLORIOUS MARIA - (Frathel) - Tailored foliage. Light blue double. ♦GOTCHA - (2205) 9-13-71 (Lyon) - Fuchsia double ruffled star, often appears single. Quilted, ovate foliage. Grows standard. GRACE FOOTE - (Lyon) - Full double bright pink bloom. Green tailored foliage. Standard, GRAND SLAM - (Frathel) - Dark green foliage. Full double pink bloom. Standard. The African Violet Magazine, September, 1972 4 Part II THE MASTER LIST OF AFRICAN VIOLETS ♦GRANGER’S BLUE ROYAL - (2214) 10-14-71 (Granger G.) - Royal blue double bloom. Plain quilted ovate foliage. Standard. *GRANGER*S BLUE VELVETEER - (2215) 10-14-71 (Granger G.) - Semi-double royal blue with a white edge. Plain quilted pointed foliage. Large. *GRANGER’S CAMELOT - (2220) 10-14-71 (Granger G.) - Double light lavender fringed star. Plain quilted pointed foliage. Large. **GRANGER’S CAREFREE - (2221) 10-14-71 (Granger G.) - Light blue lavender double with a white edge. Plain quUted foliage. Standard. *GRANGER’S CAROUSEL - (2222) 10-14-71 (Granger G.) - Double fringed maroon red bloom with a darker red border. Plain quilted ovate foliage. Standard. **GR ANGER’S FASHIONAIRE (2223) 10-14-71 (Granger G.) - Double light lavender pink two tone fluted bloom. Plain quilted foliage. Grows large. *GRANGER’S FESTIVAL - (2224) 10-14-71 (Granger G.) - Double white fringed star with broad red band on edge. Ruffled variegated foliage. Grows standard. **GRANGER’S LILACTIME - (2225) 10-14-71 (Granger G.) - Double fringed light lavender bloom. Plain quilted pointed foliage. Grows large. **GRANGER’S MAJESTIC - (2226) 10-14-71 (Granger G.) - Rust red fluted double bloom. Plain quilted pointed foliage. Large. **GRANGER’S PEACH FROST - (2216) 10-14-71 (Granger G.) - Full double ivory peach bloom with upper petal copper tipped. Plain quilted pointed foliage. Large. **GRANGER’S PEPPERMINT - (2227) 10-14-71 (Granger G.) - Double fringed white with a fringed red edging. Quilted ruffled variegated foliage. Large. GRANGER’S PINK BALLET - (Granger G.) - Full double bright pink bloom. Broad flat foliage. Semi-miniature. *GRANGER’S PINK JUBILEE - (2217) 10-14-71 (Granger G.) - Double pink bloom. Plain, quilted pointed leaf. Standard. GRANGER’S PURPLE KNIGHT - (Granger G.) - Double dark purple bloom. Broad sUghtly serrated dark foliage. Standard. ^GRANGER’S RED FLAIR - (2218) 10-14-71 (Granger G.) - Brilliant red bloom. Plain ovate foliage. Standard. **GRANGER’S ROSE FROST - (2219) 10-14-71 (Granger G.) - Fringed double white bloom with a thin red ruffle. Strawberry ruffled variegated foliage. Standard. **GRANGER’S SERENADA - (2228) 10-14-71 (Granger G.) - Semi-double fluted light rose bloom, showing slight white crinkled petal ed^ges. Pointed plain quilted foliage. Large. GRAPE TIPS - (Swifts’ Violets) - Semi-double lavender bloom with purple tips. Medium green tailored foliage. Standard, GREAT FIND - (Lyon) - Semi-double purple bloom with a white edge. Standard heart shaped fohage. Standard. *GREAT WHITE WAY - (2203) 9-7-71 (Lyon) - Double white star. Varies from semi-double to full double. Quilted foliage. Grows standard. GREEN BUD - (See Westmnds’ Green Bud) GREEN RIPPLES - (White Cloud) - Dark, ruffled, red backed foliage. Frilled red double, green fringed edges. GRETCHEN - (Richter) - Double mauve bloom with raspberry tips on top petals. Dark tailored foliage. Standard. GYPSY - (Lanigan) - Standard plain foliage. Double deep pink bloom. *GYPSY LULLABY - (2289) 3-15-72 (C. & N. Mallette) - Deep pink double star. Quilted, ruffled, ovate pointed leaf. Grows large. H HAND PAINTED - (Swifts’ Violets) - Semi-double lavender and purple streaked bloom with a white edge. Strawberry serrated leaves. Standard. HAPPINESS IS - Bright rose pink double bloom. Vigorous plain foliage. Standard. HAPPY FACES - (Lanigan) - Reddish pink rays out to a deep red color. Dark pointed tailored foliage. Standard. HAPPY GLOW - (Swifts’ Violets) - Deep pink double bloom with dark tailored foliage. Standard. *HAPPY HAROLD - (2169) 2-1-71 (Rienhardt’s AV) - Single red to wine colored. Plain variegated foliage. Standard. *HAPPY HELEN - (2265) 12-1-71 (V. Lorenzen) - Single white faced star with a pink center. Plain quilted pointed foliage. Standard. HARMONY - (Swifts’ Violets) - White double bloom. Dark tailored foliage. Standard. HEART OF AMERICA - (Quixie Nichols) - Supreme girl foliage. Single purple bloom. Large grower. HEART OF DIXIE - (Lyon) - Light pink semi-double bloom with a deeper eye. Dark red backed foliage. Standard, HELEN RHODES - (Lanigan) - Wavy semi-double red stars. Dark tailored foliage. Standard. HER PRETTINESS - (Kolb) - Frilly semi-double pink bloom. Slightly wavy foliage. Standard. *HIEDLEBERGH - (2243) 11-8-71 (Bob Kramer) - Double fringed pale pink bloom. Quilted glossy foliage. Large. *HIGH PRAISE - (2297) 4-12-72 (V. Lorenzen) - Medium blue full double. Plain foliage. Standard. HI HO - (Volkmann) - Dark orchid full double. Dark green t^ored foliage. Standard, **HI JINKS - (Dr. Crawcour) - Semi-miniature type, dark green girl foliage. Fantasy type semi-double bloom of lavender and purple. HILL COUNTRY - (Swifts’ Violets) - Rosy fringed double bloom. Dark red backed ruffled foliage. Standard. HOLLY DOLLY - (Lyon) - Frilled edged deep fuchsia red semi-double bloom. Dark glossy holly foliage. Standard, *HONDO - ' (2309) 5-26-72 (Howard Utz) - Semi-double dark blue with a white edge. Plain quilted foliage. Standard grower. HONEY - (Lanigan) - Large pink star with a red edge and red eye. Tailored foliage. Standard. HONEY CHILD - (Frathel) - Black green slightly frilled foliage. Mauve blue bloom with a slight white edge. DouWe. Standard. HONEY GOLD - (Arndt) - Semi-double fringed pale pink flush and green edge, opens yellow. Olive green wavy foliage. Standard. *HOT DROPS - (2148) 12-7-70 (Champion’s AV) - Double ruffled pink bloom with green edges. Quilted ruffled variegated foliage. Large. HOT FLASH - (Easterbrook) - Giant red bloom. Standard foliage. Standard. HOT PANTS - (Lyon) - Hot pink double bloom. Dark green foliage. Standard. HOUSE OF AMANI - Small light pu^le bloom. Dark green shiny heart shaped leaves with a red reverse. Single crown rosette type plant Appears to be species but unclassified, HUBERT E. HODGE - (Rainsberger) - Quilted foliage. Double wavy orchid bloom with purple edges. I ICE CUBE - (Richter) - White semi-double with some pink shading. Light green tailored foliage. Standard. ICICLE - (Swifts’ Violets) - White star. Dark symmetrical foliage. Standard. ILLINA CHIMES - (Rose Knoll) - Semi-double red with the upper petals showing a crinkled edge. Dark tailored foliage. Standard. ILLINI DELIGHT - (Rose Knoll & Lanigan) - Raspberry rose double. Dark red backed tailored foliage. Standard. The African Violet Magazine, Sp’’'*'"' ' 5 Part II THE MASTER LIST OF AFRICAN VIOLETS ILLINI ECTASY - (Rose Knoll & Lanigan) - Deep rose double with raspberry overtones. Tailored foliage. Standard. ILLINI FASHION - (Rose Knoll) - Raspberry red semi-double star. Dark foliage. Standard. ILLINI SKIES - (Rose KnoU) - Deep blue double bloom with white edge. Dark shiny leaf. Standard. INNA’S CHOICE - (E. Fisher) - Double amaranth rose edge deep pink bloom. Deep green plain foliage. Standard. IRENE - (C. & N. Mallette) - Pale pink semi-double star with a ruffled edge. Dark green, red backed, ruffled leaves S t^d.rid3.rcl« *IRENE - (2274) 2-18-72 (E. J. ImhofO - Medium purple double bloom. Grown from a graft. Quilted, ruffled ovate foliage. Standard. IRISH DUDE - (Kolb) - Semi-double white bloom marked with shades of lavender and green. Slighdy wavy foliage. Standard. IRISH MELODY - Bright rose pink double bloom. Notched ruffled foliage. Standard. ^ISABEL SMITH - (2266) 12-1-71 (V. Lorenzen) - Single vibrant pink star. Plain, quilted, pointed foliage. Standard. *IVORY BUTTONS - (2149) 12-7-70 (Champion’s AV) - Double ivory white bloom. Plain variegated foliage. Large grower. IVORY CLOUDS - (Granger G.) - Double ivory colored blooms often tipped darker. Tailored foliage. Standard. IVORY COAST - (C'onstantinov) - Dark holly foliage. White double frilly stars with a touch of green. J JACK - (Swifts’ Violets) - Dark purple geneva double bloom. Dark quilted foliage. Standard. *JACK POT - (2310) 5-26-72 (Howard Utz) - Double red bloom with a black edge and a white edge. Plain quilted foliage. Standard grower. JANINE - (E. Fisher) - Reddish pink with a white edge. Medium green plain pointed foliage. Standard. JAY BIRD - Dark wavy foliage. Fringed smoky blue double with a white edge. Standard. JAZZBERRY - (Lyon) - Red semi-double star. Dark green leaves. Standard JAZZ FEST - (Frathel) - Quilted tailored foliage. Wild raspberry pink shade bloom. Standard. *JENELLE - (2311) 5-26-72 (Howard Utz) - Semi-double lavender bloom with a purple edge. Plain, quilted foliage. Standard grower. JEWELITE - (See Kramer’s Jewelite) *JIMINEY CRICKETS - (2179) 3-25-71 (Harry R. Albro) - Very dark blue double with white edges. Plain quilted pointed foliage. Large. JOAN - (See Westwinds’ Joan) *JONNIE - (2258) 11-24-71 (Peg^ Kreska) - Red, single geneva star. Medium green quilted foliage. Standard. K *KAY RUSSELL - (2150) 12-7-70 (Champion’s AV) - Double pink star. Plain variegated foliage. Grows large. KICKY BLUE - (Lyon) - Light blue semi-double stars. Has one S. Orbicularis grandparent. Miniature. KING OF BLUES - (Frathel) - Double dark blue frilled bloom with pink tips. Dark glossy green foliage. Standard. KINGS JEWELS - (Madison) - Slightly wavy foliage. Double burgundy red bloom with green and gold edges KINGS VELVET - (C. Harris) - Double dark purple bloom. Quilted foliage. Standard, KINGWOOD - (Easterbrook) - Blue semi-double bloom. Standard foliage. Standard *KRAMER’S CHATOYANT - (2244) 11-8-71 (Bob Kramer) - Double fringed white bloom with cerise pink throughout petal Quilted ruffled glossy foliage. Large. *KRAMER’S CLEAR HORIZON - (2200) 8-26-71 (Bob Kramer) - Double medium blue with darker petal edges. Plain quilted foliage. Large. *KRAMER’S EASTERLING - (2199) 8-26-71 (Bob Kramer) - Double fringed light pink with medium green heavily on petal edges. Quilted ruffled glossy foliage. Semi-miniature. *KRAMER’S FANETTI - (2245) 11-8-71 (Bob Kramer) - Double hot pink bloom with dark pink edge. Quilted foliage. Large. *KRAMER’S JEWELITE - (2201) 8-26-71 (Bob Kramer) - Double light pink with deep peach on petal edges. Plain quilted foUage. Large. *KRAMER’S LOVE-IN-BLUE - (2202) 8-26-71 (Bob Kramer) - Double fringed medium blue star, with white petal edges. Quilted ovate glossy foliage. Grows large. L LA BELLE - (Volkmann) - Double cerise bloom, with a white edge. Wavy foliage. Standard. *LAREDO LAD - (2180) 3-25-71 (Harry R. Albro) - Semi-double IBac with darker tips and a light touch of green on edges. Plain quilted ovate foliage. Semi-miniature. *LASS WELL’S GAY BEN - (2229) 10-26-71 (Mrs. J, C. Lasswell) - Dark blue double fantasy. Plain quilted foliage. Standard. *LASSWELL’S GLACIER PEAK - (2230> 10-26-71 (Mrs. Lasswell) - Double white bloom. Plain girl foliage. Standard. *LASSWELL’S SWEETHEART SUE - (2231) 10-26-71 (Mrs. Lasswell) - Double fringed white with purple edges and eye. Ruffled foliage. Standard. LAVENDER FIESTA - (Granger G.) - Light lavender semi-double with fluted petal edge. Standard. LAVENDER MIDGET - (C. Harris) Window sill 1 1 inch plant. Heart shaped foliage. Lavender double blossoms. LETTIE H. - (Mrs. Frank Harrell) - Medium blue double. Supreme foliage. LIBERTY LADY - (Richter) - Pale orchid semi-double with deep violet tips on petals. Tailored foliage. Standard. LIEBERMAN SPORT - Huge pink stars. LIKE WOW - (Lyon) - Royal purple semi-double bloom. Soft dark green foliage* St^dard. LILACTIME - (See Granger’s Lilactime) LIL RED DEVIL - (Maas) - Brilliant red star. Standard red backed foliage. Semi-miniature. *LIME CRISP - (2280) 3-2-^72 (Champion’s AV) - Double white star. Quilted variegated glossy foliage. Large. LIPS O’ FIRE - (Easterbrook) - Red bloom edged with gold. Fancy foliage. Standard. LITTLE CHARMER - (Lyon) - Single shaded lilac to orchid bloom. Plain miniature foliage. LITTLE CLOWN - (Lyon) - Pink and blue stars. Miniature. LITTLE DIPPER - (Arndt) - Tiny pointed leaves. Wine bloom. Window sill *LITTLE LISA - (2187) 5-19-71 (Mrs. C. H. Heard) - Single ruffled light pink star with white edges. Plain pointed glossy foliage. Semi-miniature. LITTLE Olfe - (Frathel) - Miniature dark foliage. Dark blue bloom. LITTLE RED - (Maas) - Miniature dark quilted foliage. Red single bloom. LITTLE RED TOP - (Lyon) - Glossy dark red backed tiny foliage topped with deep red double flowers. LIZBET - (Richter) - Bright pink double blossoms. Dark quilted foliage. Standard, The African Violet Magazine, September, 1972 6 Part II THE MASTER LIST OF AFRICAN VIOLETS LOVE IN BLUE - (See Kramer’s Love In Blue) LOVELY ONE - (C. Harris) - Deep blue full double bloom with a white edge. Plain glossy foliage. Standard. LOVERLY - ^ee Westwinds’ Loverly) LOW JON (Utz) - Dark ruffled foliage. Semi-double ruffled reddish purple bloom. LUCKY CROSS - (Rector) - Quilted red foliage. Double blue bloom, LUSTER ROSE - (Lanigan) - Blended rose and pink bloom with a penciled white edge. Pointed tailored foliage. Standard grower. *LYNDY LOU - (2170) 2-1-71 (Rienhardt’s AV) - Single bluish purple bloom. Plain Tommie Lou variegated foliage. Standard to large grower. LYNN - (Maas) - Clear pink like double Daphne. LYRICAL - (Swifts’ Violets) - Semi-double fuchsia and pink shaded star. Tailored foliage. Standard. M MAAS CLAUDE - (Maas) - Semi-double ranging in color from light to dark pink Standard foliage. Standard. MAAS DIANES DELIGHT - (Maas) - No description. MAGUNGENSIS - (Lyon) - Miniature species trailer. Single blue bloom, MAJESTIC - (See Granger’s Majestic) MAJESTIC PRINCE - (Mrs. J. G. Barnhill) - Large tailored foliage. Rose pink double bloom. *MALENA - (2312) 5-26-72 (Howard Utz) - Semi-double with a mauve edge. Plain quilted, pointed foliage. Large growing. MAN ABOUT TOWN - (Arndt) - Semi-double red with dark green plain shiny leaves. Standard. *MANELTA’S CHERRY CORDIAL - (2235> 10-30-71 (Manelta Lanigan) - Double red star. Quilted foliage. Grows large. *MANELTA’S FANFARE - (2236) 10-30-71 (Manelta Lanigan) - Double pink with raspberry tints and edge. Plain foliage. Large. *MANELTA’S FROSTED ROSE - (2270) 10-30-71 (Manelta Lanigan) - Double rose pink with dark rose top petals and white edged. Quilted foliage. Large. *MANELTA’S GIANT AMETHYST - (2238> 10-30-71 (Manelta Lanigan) - Double lavender star with deeper edges. Plain foliage. Large. ♦MANELTA’S -STAR DREAM - (2239> 10-30-71 (Manelta Lanigan) - Double pink star with red edges. Quilted foliage. Large. *MANELTA’S TINTED CLOUDS - (2240) 10-30-71 (Manelta Lanigan) - Double fringed white, with rosy fuchsia edges. Ruffled foliage. Large. MANHATTAN - (Richter) - White double with some pink shading. Bright green tailored foliage. Standard, ^MARGARET’S JEWEL - (2154) 1-8-71 (Rose Knoll) - Double cherry red bloom. Plain quilted foliage. Large. MARGIE JEAN - (E. Fisher) - Violet star bloom with deeper edge. Emerald green foliage. Standard. MARIA - (Maas) - -Sin^e blue bloom. Dark rippled foliage. Standard. MARIAN DOROTHY - (E. Fisher) - Single and semi-double pink bloom, fluted petal e^e. Girl foliage. Standard. *MARIAN MAGEE - (2260) 11-24-71 (Peggy Kreska) - Serhi-double two toned deep pink ruffled bloom. QuBted medium green foliage. Standard. ♦MARIE SLAWIK - (2267) 12-1-71 (V. Lorenzen) - Semi-double deep blue pansy shaped bloom with deeper tips. Plain quilted compact foliage. Standard. MARY “C” - (Maas) - Five petaled dark pink bloom, Dmk standard foliage. Standard. MARY LOU - (Volkmann) - Dark fuchsia semi-double star bloom. Dark wavy folkge. Standard. MAUVE ROSE - (Frathel) - Tailored dark green foliage. Fun double mauve pink bloom. Standard. MAYERLING - (Arndt) - Semi-double pointed white bloom with shaded edge of lilac to dark blue. Wavy foliage. Standard. MERCURY - (Lanigan) - Frilly double red bloom. Dark glossy wavy foliage. Standard. MERRYKANA - (Arndt) - Semi-double white star with streaks and splotches of cerise red. Shiny plain leaves. Standard. ♦MERRY PINK - (2206) 9-13-71 (Lyon) - Lightly fringed rose pink double star. Quilted, wavy, ovate foliage. Grows standard. ♦MIDGET BON BON - (2282) 3-2-72 (Champion’s AV) - Single pink bloom with darker center. Plain variegated foliage. Miniature. ♦MIDGET MimiGHT - (2281) 3-2^72 (Champion’s AV) - Royal blue single bloom. Plain variegated foliage. Miniature. MIDNIGHT SERNADE - (Constantinov) - Dark hoUy foliage. Large dark purple double bloom. ♦MIDNIGHT SUN - (2268) 12-1-71 (V. Lorenzen) - Serhi-double royal blue bloom with deeper tips. Plain, quilted, pointed foliage. Standard, MILLWOOD PEP - (Button) - Double fluffy, fringed white edged in blue. Medium green tailored foliage, serrated and slightly pointed. Standard. MILLWOODS ROSE - (Button) - Very deep rose fringed double bloom. Medium green wavy foliage. Standard. MIMI - (Lanigan) - Double red bloom with slightly deeper edges. Frilly dark foliage. Standard. ♦MING TREASURE - (2207) 9-13-71 (Lyon) - Burgundy red double star with a thin bluish edge. Ovate foliage. Grows standard. ♦MINI-HA-HA - (2253) 11-24-71 (Annalee Violetry) - Double mauve with purple shadings. Plain pointed very small leaf. Miniature, ♦MINI-MIGNON - (2254) 11-24-71 (Annalee Violetry) - Double amethyst star. Plain foliage. Miniature. ♦MINI-MUM - (2255) 11-24-71 (Annalee Violetry) - Double fuchsia star. Plain quilted strawberry foliage. Miniature. MINI PINK - (Kolb) - Double pink bloom. Flat girl foliage. Semi-miniature. MINI SKIRT - (Richter) - Standard plain foliage. Double powder blue bloom. Miniature. MIRACLE STRIP STAR - (Miracle Strip AVS) - Semi-double fantasy star with a green edge. Quilted heart shaped foliage. Standard. ♦MIRIAM STEEL - (2276) 2-24-72 (Hugh Eyerdom) - Double fringed wWte star. Plain symmetrical foliage. Grows standard. ♦MISS ARKANSAS - (2175) 3-19-71 (Ozark AVS Club) - Double ruffled pink vrith fuchsia in eye and petal tips. Quilted wavy foliage. Large, MISS BILLIE - (Volkmann) - Giant semi-double fuchsia bloom, with a white edge. Tailored foliage. Standard MISS BLUE - (Volkmann) - Dark blue bloom. Plain foliage. Miniature. MISS MEMPHIS - (Mimf s) - Frilly double carnation type burgundy blossom. Sometimes has a slight green edge. Red backed wavy foliage. MISS PANAMA CITY - (Mrs. R. A. Brown) - Double red bloom. Plain tailored red backed foliage. Standard. ♦MISS PIXIE - (2298) 4-12-72 (V. Lorenzen) - Vibrant pink single pansy face type bloom. Plain ovate foliage. Standard. MISTY PINK - (Volkmann) - Light pink double bloom with plain green foliage. Sfendard. MOCK ROSE - (Lyon) - Purplish rose fuU double bloom. Dark green foliage. Standard. ♦MODERN JEWEL - (2155) 1-8-71 (Rose KnoU) - Double picoted rosy orchid star with deeper markings and a very wide white edge. Plain quilted glossy foliage. Large. MOM’S GIRL - Single dark wine bloom. Girl foliage. Miniature, The African Violet Magazine, September, 1972 7 Part II THE MASTER LIST OF AFRICAN VIOLETS MONEY PIE - (Swifts’ Violets) - Ruffled pink double bloom. Light green ruffled soft foliage. Standard. MONTGOMERY BELLE - (Mrs. E. Fuller) - Semi-double fuchsia with a darker edge. Quilted foliage. Standard. MOON MAGIC - (Rainsberger) - Ruffled fohage. Double ruffled purple bloom. MOON SHADOW - (Swifts’ Violets) - Double strong stemed purple bloom. Tailored foliage. Standard. MOSAIC PLUM - (Lanigan) - Double plum bloom with deeper plum purple petal edges. Lilian Jarrett type foliage. Standard. MOUNTAIN LAKE - (Constantinov) - Tailored foliage. Large blue double, some white edging. MOUNTAIN MIST - (See Westdale Mountain Mist) MR. JOY - (Easterbrook) - Blue and white double bloom. Standard foliage. Standard. MRS. BILLIE - (Volkmann) - Tailored foliage. Semi-double fuchsia red bloom with a white edge. MRS. LUCKY - (See Suzy’s Mrs. Lucky) MUSICAL - (Swifts’ Violets) - Fluffy white double bloom. Soft symmetrical foliage. Standard. *MY BLUE HEAVEN - (2171) 2-10-71 (Mrs. L. C. Mims) - Double ruffled medium blue bloom with green edges at times. Quilted wavy pointed foliage. Large. MYSTERIUM - (Lyon) - Trailer type. Semi-double bluish pink trailer. Deep green foliage. N *NANCY REAGAN - (2167) 2-1-71 (Rienhardt’s AV) - Double dark red-wine bloom with darker red on tip petals. Plain variegated fohage. Standard to large grower. *NATCHEZ FRANK - (2259) 11-24-71 (Peggy Kreska) - Single lavender with blue fantasy marWngs. Holly foliage. Standard. *NAUGHTY N’NICE - (2208) 9-13-71 (Lyon) - Dark fuchsia red double star, sometimes not always has white portions. Quilted roundish foliage. Grows semi-miniature. NEHALEM WATERS - (Arndt) - Pale sky blue star semi-double. Tailored foliage. Standard. NIGHT LIFE - (Richter) - Deep dark blue double bloom. Round quilted foliage. Standard. NIGHT PURPLE - (C, Harris) - Double purple with a geneva edge. Slightly cupped foliage. Flat growing. Standard. NIGHT SHADOWS - (Frathel) - Tailored moss green foliage. Semi-double misty lavender pink bloom. Standard. NOMAND - (Easterbrook) - Reddish double bloom. Standard fohage. Standard. O OLD ORGANDY - (Easterbrook) - Delicate orchid bloom. Standard fohage. Standard. OLIVE’S SPECIAL - (See Dixie Olive’s Special) ORCHID DREAM - (See Westwinds’ Orchid Dream) ORCHID FRILLS - (Mrs. F. Weyland) - Orchid semi-double. Standard fohage. Standard. ORCHID GIANT - (See Westwinds’ Orchid Giant) ORCHID MAGIC - (Granger G.) - Orchid and white shaded double bloom. Tailored foliage. Standard. P PACIFIC SKY - (Hammond) - Tailored fohage. Large light blue double. Standard. PALE MOON - (Rector) - Tailored fohage. Double white with a pink eye. *PARK AVENUE - (2283) 3-2-^72 (Champion’s AV) - Double purple bloom. Quilted variegated fohage. Large. PARTY PEACH - (Kolb) - FriUed double peach bloom. Pointed tailored fohage. Standard. *PASTEL N’ LAVENDER - (2290) 3-15-72 (C. & N. Mallette) - White semi-double fringed bloom splashed with lavender, top petals and edge are green. Quilted, ruffled, ovate and pointed fohage. Standard. PAYDIRT - (Volkmann) - Single pink bloom. Tailored fohage. Standard. *PEACE PINK - (2160) 1-11-71 (Tinari GH) - Semi-double fringed peachy apricot pink bloom with deeper top petals. Medium green heart shaped fohage. Standard, PEACH FROST - (See Granger’s Peach Frost) PEACH ICE - (Frathel) - Full double fluffy peach pink bloom. Dark moss green fohage. Standard. PEACH ROYAL - (Granger G.) - Full double peach bicolor double bloom. Dark ohve green pointed tailored fohage. Standard. *PEGGY LYNN - (2213) 9-17-71 (L. Huckenpahler) - Double medium pink shading darker at center. Light j green on buds fades on Wossoms. Plain pointed i foliage. Grows standard. PEPPERMINT - (See Granger’s Peppermint) ^PERSIAN MELON - (2246) 11-8-71 (Bob Kramer) - ! Double fringed melon pink with (variable) white on edges. Quilted, ruffled glossy fohage. Large. PERT - (Lanigan) - Red bloom with deeper center. Dark tailored fohage. Standard, PHANTOM STAR - (Richter) - Pink star with radiating lines through blossom. Tailored foliage. Standard. PHLES - (Swifts’ Violets) - Delicate pink fuh double bloom. Soft fohage. Standard. PICTURE PRETTY - (Maas) - Double red and white bloom. Quilted fohage. PINK-A-LING - (Lyon) - Light green fohage. Double pink bloom. PINK AURORA - Deep pink double bloom. Medium green leaves. Standard. PINK BALLET - (See Granger’s Pink Ballet) PINK BETTY - (Mass) - Fancy fohage. Small fancy pink blossom. PINK BLUEBERRY - (Kartuz) - Old fashioned single pink flowers. Dark tailored velvety fohage. Standard. ' PINK CASTLE - (Volkmann) - Double pink bloom. Dark green fohage. Standard. PINK CHEEKS - (Hammond) - Tailored fohage. Clusters ' of double pink. Standard. PINK DANCY - (Easterbrook) - Pink double bloom. ; Standard fohage. Standard. PINK DREAMIN - (Lyon) - Pink version of Dreamin’. Miniature. PINK FANTASTIC - (Mrs. F. Weyland) - Bright pink double. Standard foliage. Standard. PINK FLAIR - (Granger G.) - Slightly fluted soft pink double bloom. Slightly cupped ohve green tailored ; fohage. Standard. *PrNK FONDA - (2313) 5-26-72 (Howard Utz) - Double light pink bloom with a white edge. Plain quilted j foliage. Standard grower. ! *PINK GALAXY - (2251) 11-22-71 (Mrs. J. S. Savage) - j Double ruffled medium pink star. Quilted, pointed i fohage. Grows standard. ! PINK HOPE - (Mrs. J. G. Barnhill) - Plain tailored fohage. Semi-double. Medium pink star bloom. Very compact PINKIE - (Maas) - Smah quilted leaves. Double pink bloom. Miniature, PINK JUBILEE - (See Granger’s Pink Jubilee) PINK LOCKET - (Annalee) - Smah leaves. Pink bloom. Miniature. | PINK MIST - (Utz) - Dark tailored fohage. Semi-double pink bloom with a white edge. PINK PIQUE - (Lyon) - Very tiny fohage. Semi-trailer, i bright pink star. Miniature. PINK PIXIE - Large pink double bloom. Tailored fohage. : *PINK PORCELAIN - (2190) 5-15-71 (Mrs. R. A. Reed) - | Fuh double medium pink bloom. Quilted glossy j fohage. Standard, i I i The African Violet Magazine, September, 1972 8 Part II THE MASTER LIST OF AFRICAN VIOLETS PINK RAPHOSIDIE ^ (Maas) - Pink single bloom. Standard foliage. Standard. PINK REGENT - (Granger G.) - Double deep pink bloom. Slightly wavy serrated foliage. Grows large. PINK ROSES - (Easterbrook) - Double pink bloom. Standard foliage. Standard. PINK SNOW - (Lyon) - Small tailored foliage. Semi-double pink bloom. Miniature. PINK SPARKLER - (Granger G.) - Shocking cerise pink double bloom. Dark green red backed ornamental foliage. Standard. *PINK SPREAD - (2241) 11-3-71 (Edith Floyd) - Double, loose petaled pink bloom. Ruffled pointed foliage. Grows standard. PINK STAR - (See Crystal Pink Star) *PINK TRINKET - (2284) 3-2^72 (Champion^s AV) - Double pink bloom with darker eye. Quilted variegated foliage. Semi-miniature. PINKY PRICE - (Rose Knoll) - Light pink double edged in red. Dark heart shaped leaf. Standard. PIQUE PIXIE - (Lyon) - Small pink bloom. Tiny green foliage. Has some trailer parentage. Miniature. PIXIE DOLL - (Lanigan) - Tailored foliage. Single rosy fuchsia star. Miniature. PLEEZING - (Richter) - Brilliant blue fluffy semi-double bloom, sometimes with white shading. Standard. PLUM PINK - (Volkmann) - Double light fuchsia bloom. Quilted foliage. Standard, *PLUM PURTY - (2181) 3-25-71 (Harry R. Albro) - Double ruffled pink with a white edge. Plain quilted ovate foliage. Semi-miniature. PODUNK - (Swifts’ Violets) - Magenta double bloom. Dark, slightly wavy foliage. Standard, POEM - (Swifts’ Violets) Dark purple semi-double bloom, with strong stems. Tailored foliage. Standard. POETRY - (Swifts’ Violets) - Purple double geneva. Dark green alrnost tailored foliage. Standard. *PRESTO PINK - (2192) 5-24-71 (Mrs. G. S. Hawley) - Double pink bloom. Quilted foliage. Grows large. PUFF BALL - (Maas) - Double pink bloom. Standard red backed foliage. Semi-miniature, PUGGINS - (Swifts’ Violets) - Rose pink double star. Dark quilted foliage. Standard. PURPLE BOY - (See Crystal Purple Boy) PURPLE JOY - (Granger G.) - Double deep royal purple bloom. Dark green tailored foliage. Standard. ♦PURPLE JUBILEE - (2247) 11-8-71 (Hugh Eyerdom) - Double purple star. Quilted pointed glossy foliage. Large. PURPLE KNIGHT - (See Granger’s Purple Knight) PURPLE MOUNTAIN - (See Westdale Purple Mountain) PURPLE NAUTILUS - (Lanigan) - Double frilled very dark purple bloom. Dark glossy wavy foliage. Standard. PURPLE PUFF - (See Westwinds’ Purple Puff) PURPLE SAGE - (Utz) - Tailored foliage. Semi-double purple with a white edge. PURPLE TIPS - (See Westwinds’ Purple Tips) Q QUEEN OF PINKS - (F rathe!) - Medium size dark green foliage. Frilly brilliant deep pink bloom. Small growing. R RAINIER RAINBOW - (Arndt) - Frilly semi-double red with white stripes. Ruffled shiny olive green foliage. Standard. RALPH REED - (Swifts’ Violets) - Two tone lavender semi-double star, with a slight white edge. Dark quilted foliage. Standard. RASPBERRY FLUFF - (Maas) - Double white edged in red, rippled, heavily notched foliage. RASPBERRY FROST - (Lyon) - Tailored foliage. Double fuchsia bloom with a white edge. RASPBERRY REVEL - (Arndt) - Fringed double cerise red bloom, small amount of white in bloom. Wavy light green leaves. Standard. RAVE REVIEW - (Frathel) - Double red blooms edged in lavender. Flat girl foliage. Standard. RED BLUFF - (Constantinov) - Wavy foliage. Single fuchsia stars with a pink band. RED CLOUD - (Granger G.) - Fringed fluffy double red bloom. Slightly waved and serrated foliage. Standard. ♦REDDY - (2261) 11-24-71 (Peggy Kreska) - Double red ruffled bloom. Holly foliage. Standard. RED FLAIR - (See Granger’s Red Flair) RED JUBILEE - (Granger G.) - Red orchid fluted double bloom. Ornamental foliage. Standard. RED LIGHT - (See Westwinds’ Red Light) RED ROSEBUD - (See Westwinds’ Red Rosebud) REPLICA - (Swifts’ Violets) - Light pink double bloom. Tailored foliage. Strong stems. Standard. RHAPSODY CANDY - (Holkamp) - White bloom with a pink blush. Dark green foliage. RHAPSODY LINDA - (Holkamp) - Double lavender bloom. Tailored foliage. RHINESTONE - (Champion) - Quilted foliage. Double deep pink bloom. RING TWICE - (Kolb) - Semi-double fuchsia pink star rayed to center, deeper fuchsia eye and a wide frilled fuchsia band around edge. Tailored foliage. Standard. ROBIN' ELLEN - (Maas) - Double purple bloom. Standard foliage. Standard. ROCOCO - (Kartuz) - Peach pink double with lacy green frilled edges. Dark bronzy wavy foliage. Standard. *ROMA ROSE - (2233) 10-27-71 (Irene Fredette) - Vibrant rose semi-double ruffled bloom. Ruffled foliaee. Standard. ROSALINE - (Lanigan) - Rose star with a deep eye. Dark f oliage.^ tahdard. ROSE DREAM - (See Crystal Rose Dream) ROSE DUSK - (Granger G.) - Rose colored double bloom with a dusky rose edge. ' Dark tailored foliage. Standard. ROSE 'FEVER - (Arndt) - Single rose bloom with a white edge, ROSE FROST - (See Granger’s Rose Frost) ROSE MARIE - (Easterbrook) - Pink cup shaped semi-double. Quilted variegated foliage. Standard. ROSE’N STAR - (Rose Knoll) - Pointed foliage. Semi-double hot pink with deeper edges. ROSE ' OF TRALEE - (Arndt) - Full double coral rose with wide green fiffly edges. Wavy semi-supreme leaves. Standard. ROSE QUEEN - (Lyon) - Tailored foliage. Double shaded rose to white. ROSE SHOW - (Lanigan) - Large pink double bloom with wine edges. Tailored foliage. Standard. ROSE’S STAR - (Rose Knoll) - Hot pink double star with a deep pink edge. Pointed medium green foliage. Standard, ROSE TOP BOY - (Lanigan) - Standard foliage. Double pink two tone. ROSIE “ (C/ Harris) - Lavender rose and deep purple double bloom. Sliiny dark green foliage, standard quilted leaves. Standard. ♦ROWENA - (2299) 4-12-72 (V. Lorenzen) - Semi-double medium pink bloom, Pansy type. Plain, quilted, pointed foliage. Standard. ROYAL BELL - (Volkmann) - Dark blue double bloom. Dark green tailored foliage. Standard. ROYAL FRILLS - (See Westwinds’ Royal FriUs) ROYAL KNIGHT - (Lyon) - Reddish purple bloom with a white edge. Full double. Dark soft tailored foliage. Standard. ROYAL LIGHT - (Volkmann) - Full double light blue bloom. Dark green tailored leaves. Standard. ♦ROYAL TRINKET - (2285) 3-2-72 (Champion’s AV) - Royal blue double. Quilted variegated foliage. Semi-miniature. The African Violet Magazine, September. 1972 9 Part II THE MASTER LIST OF AFRICAN VIOLETS RUTH - (Maas) - Dark blue single bloom. Dark quilted foliage. Standard. S SAILOR’S DREAM - (Kolb) - Fluffy double light blue bloom. Dark wavy foliage. Standard. SANDY - (See Westwinds’ Sandy) SANDY LOUISE - (V. Ballirano) - Semi-double dark purple bloom with slightly fluted edges. Dark green spoon shaped foliage. Standard grower. SASSY - (See Westdale Sassy) SCARLET O’HARA - (Hammond) - Tailored foliage. Unusual shade of red. A single. SEA BABY - (Lanigan) - Double white with a red center. Tailored foliage. Miniature. SEA LARK - (Lanigan) - Deep blue double with geneva edges. Dark foliage. Standard. *SECRET OF VENUS - (2269) 12-1-71 (V. Lorenzen) - Double deep blue bloom with a white edge. Pansy type bloom. Plain ovate foliage. SERENADA - (See Granger’s Serenada) SEVENTH HEAVEN - (Lyon) - Two inch double pink bloom. Trailer variety. SHAWNEE - (Granger G.) - Bright ruffled red double bloom. Light green ornamental foliage. Standard. SHAWSHEEN FROST - (Kartuz) - Rose red double bloom with frosty white edge. Tailored foliage. Compact grower. SHEER LUCK - (Lyon) - White and blue fuU double bloom. Compact medium green foliage. Standard. SHEILA - (Rose Knoll) - Black green wavy foliage. Double curly pink and white bloom. *SH1NING PLUMAGE - (2151) 12-7-70 (Champion’s AV) - Double fringed light pink star. Ruffled variegated foliage. Large. *SHOW TALK - (2182) 3-25-71 (Harry R. Albro) - Double dark raspberry red bloom. Quilted ruffled foliage. Standard. SHOW TIME - (Easterbrook) - Sky blue and white double bloom. Glossy foliage. Standard. SHRILL - Fuchsia red fringed double. Supreme foliage. SIERRA MADRE - (Constantinov) - Tailored foliage. Double purple stars. Large grower. SIGI FALLS - Thick, ovate, red backed foliage. Best as a multiple crown. Medium violet color bloom. Appears to be a species but unclassified. *SILVER GARLAND - (2152) 12-7-70 (Champion’s AV) - Double ruffled white bloom with a purple edge. Ruffled variegated foliage. Large. SILVER LACE - (C. Harris) - Full double lavender shades with a lacy edge. Deep green foliage. Sl^dard. SKEETER - Large lavender double bloom with dark blue spots. Tailored foliage. **SKIES OVER ITALY - (Tinari) - Variegated girl foliage. Serni-double blue bloom. Semi-miniature. SKYWATCH - (Volkmann) - Light orchid double bloom. Dark green tailored leaves. Standard. ♦SLEEPY HEAD - (2161) 1-13-71 (Robert J. Craig) - Single cupped deep purple with a white edge. Heavily quilted heart shaped leaf. Standard. SLEEPY HOLLOW - (White Cloud) - Dark strawberry foliage. Double shaded blue bloom. ♦SMALL CHANGE - (2209) 9-13-71 (Lyon) - Double royal purple star. Quilted, ovate foliage. Miniature. ♦SMART STUFF - (2300) 4-12-72 (V. Lorenzen) - Fuchsia red single star with a darker center. Plain pointed foliage. Standard. SMILE TODAY - (Rector) - White single bloom with pink markings. Round slick foliage. SNOW BALLAD - (Mrs. C. R. BaUad) - Green buds, double white bloom. Quilted foliage. SNOW CONE - (Easterbrook) - M^ite bloom with a delicate pink center. Standard foliage. Standard. SOCIETY REDDER ‘N RED - (Easterbrook) - Quilted foliage. Single red bloom. SONG OF PARIS - (Frathel) - Black green fluffy girl foliage. Semi-double bloom shading from lavender to red. Standard. SPARKLING VALOR - (Kolb) - Deep black purple double bloom with a frilled edge. Tailored foliage. Standard. ♦SPRING FEVER - (2183) 3-25-71 (Harry R. Albro) - Double medium blue bloom. Plain quilted ovate foliage. Standard. SPRING FEVER - (Lanigan) - Double pink with a raspberry border. Tailored foliage. Standard. SPRING VALLEY - (Frathel) - Deep green flat round girl foliage. Full double blue bloom. Standard. STAR BEAUTY - (See Crystal Stair Beauty) STAR DREAM - (See Manelta’s Star Dream) STAR OF BURGUNDY - (Arndt) - Plum velvet six pointed star. Pointed wavy foliage. Standard. STAR ROSETTE - (Lanigan) - Bright pink semi-double star with deeper center. Dark foliage. Standard. STAR RUBY - (E. Fisher) - Ruby stars. Medium green ' plain foliage. Standard. STEP UP - (Richter) - Bright blue fluted semi-double bloom. Tailored foliage. Standard. ♦STEVEN GRAEME - (2174) 2-23-71 (Mrs. J. B. ' Griffiths) - Double and semi-double shaded red-rose, petals pencil edged in deep wine. Quilted ruffled glossy tailored foliage. Standard. I ♦STRAWBERRY RIPPLE - (2153) 12-7-70 (Champion’s AV) - Double dark pink bloom with a white edge. Ruffled variegated foliage. Large. ' SUN BRONZE - (Arndt) - Frilly light pink double with deeper center upper petals tipped bronze. Bronze green wavy foliage. Standard. SUNRISE SERENADE - (Constantinov) - Dark holly foliage. Red frilled double stars. ♦SUPERFECTION - (2193) 5-24-71 (Mrs. C. S. Hawley) - Single pink bloom with a deeper center. Quilted foliage. Large. SURPRISE - (See Crystal Surprise) SURPRISE SUPREME - (See Crystal Surprise Supreme) SUZY’S MRS. LUCKY - (Mrs. S. Johnson) - Double two tone lavender bloom. Plain, quilted pointed foliage. Semi-miniature. (Sport of Suzy^s Mr. Lucky) ♦SWEEDISH CRYSTAL - (2234) 10-27-71 (Irene Fredette) - Ruffled semi-double white bloom. Ruffled foliage. Standard. SWEETHEART SUE - (See Lasswell’s Sweetheart Sue) ♦SWEET PIXIE - (2195) 5-28-71 (Swift’s Violets) - Double very light pink bloom. Plain slightly pointed foliage. Semi-miniature. ' ♦SWEET REGARDLESS - (2301) 4-12-72 (V. Lorenzen) - Semi-double deep pink bloom. Compact, plain ruffled ovate foliage. Standard. ♦SWEET WILLIAM - (2162) 1-13-71 (Robert J. Craig) - Double purple bloom. Quilted supreme pointed foliage. Large. SWIRLING EMBROIDERY - (Frathel) - Dark green flat girl foliage with scalloped edges. Full double crimson j pink with rose centers. Standard. T TART WINE - (Swifts’ Violets) - Wine semi-double bloom with slight white edge. Quilted foliage. Standard. TEACUP TEMPEST - (Lyon) - Bright blue double star. Miniature tailored foliage. TEN STRIKE - (Hammond) - Tailored foliage. Plum red double star. Standard. THOMAS GORDON - (E. Fisher) - Deep fuchsia double star. Semi- wavy olive green foliage. Standard. ♦THOMAS WILLIAM - (2188) 5-19-71 (Mrs. C. H. Heard) - Double slightly fringed hot pink with white streaks on sides of petals. Quilted wavy foliage. Standard. THOU WONDERFUL - (Frathel) - FuU double dark purple. Moss green foliage with red backs and cut edges. Standard The African Violet Magazine, September, 1972 10 Part II THE MASTER LIST OF AFRICAN VIOLETS TINTED CLOUDS - (See Manelta’s Tinted Clouds) TINTED JEWEL - (Rose Knoll) - Double fuchsia and rose bloom sometimes with a white edge. Light tailored foliage. Standard. TINY ELLIE - (Lyon) - Bright double pink bloom. Tiny dark leaves. Miniature. TINY VIOLET - (Lyon) - Stick tight aster violet stars. Tiny pointed glossy red backed foliage. Miniature. TIPPY PINK - (Lyon) - Bright tiny pink stars over small miniature dark green foliage. Dogwood tipped. TISH - (C. Harris) - Two toned lavender with black purple tips, double blossom. Heart shaped flat foliage. Standard, TOO VERY VERY - (Frathel) - Dark tailored foliage. Double purple and lavender bloom. *TOP DOLLAR - (2168) 2-1-71 (Rienhardfs AV) - Double dark bluish purple bloom. Plain variegated foliage. Standard to large. TORCHY “ (Frathel) - Dark green heart shaped slightly tailored foliage. Semi-double star shaped peach bloom with a frilled edge of dark rose. Standard. TRACY LYNN - (E. Fisher) - Full double violet star. Medium green quilted foliage. Standard. TRAIL MAGIC - (Lyon) - Light pink double bloom. Medium green foliage. Trailing variety. *TRUE BLUE - (2248) 11-8-71 (Hugh Eyerdom) - Double dark blue star with a white edge. Quilted ruffled pointed foliage. Large. TRUMPETEER - (Arndt) - Semi-double bell shaped wine orchid bloom. Bain foliage. Standard. TWINKLES - (Clranger G.) - White semi-double bloom with a blue eye. Light green tailored foliage. Standard. U **ULTRA BLUE - (Lyoni - Brilliant blue double fluffy bloom. Tiny foliage. Semi-miniature. ULTRA VIOLET - (Swifts’ Violets) - Dark purple double bloom. Medium green quilted foliage. Standard. *UNCLE DUTCH - (2172) 2-18-71 (T. & F. Clark) - Double pink bloom. Quilted ruffled foliage. Standard. *UP TIGHT - (2270) 12-1-71 (V. Lorenzen) - Semi-double purple bloom. Plain pointed foliage. Standard. UPTOWN - (Richter) - Brilliant pink double bloom. Very dark red backed foliage. Standard. *UTZ CROWN JEWEL - (2314) 5-25-72 (Howard Utz) - Double purple bloom with a white edge. Plain quilted foliage. Standard grower. *UTZ WHITE ANGEL - (2315) 5-26-72 (Howard Utz) - Double solid white bloom. Plain ovate pointed leaf. Standard grower, V VAL-O-VAILLE - (Button) - Double pink bloom. Semi-supreme. Slightly serrated flat foliage. Large, VALS BLUE HONEY - (Vallin) - Large ruffled, double. Color varies from blue to blue and white. Ruffled variegated foliage. Standard. VELVET EMPRESS - Red wine double bloom with small notched foliage. Semi-miniature. VELVET GEM - (Kolb) - Single wine star with a good fringed geneva edge. Dark foUage. Standard. VELVET IBdPROVED - (See Westdale Velvet Improved) *VERA - (2291) 3-20-72 (Lyon) - Double star shading from a strong violet to a deep purple with a white edge. Plain foliage. Semi-miniature. *VERN’S DELIGHT - (2271) 12-1-71 (V. Lorenzen) - Semi-double royal blue star with a white edge. Plain quilted pointed foliage. Standard. VESSY - (Swifts* Violets) - True white double bloom. Strong dark green foliage. Standard. VICTORIAN QUEEN - (C. Harris) - Shades of orchid and purple double bloom. Round grass green foliage. Standard. VIOLET TRAIL - (Lyon) - Trailer. Large violet blue stars. Glossy dark foliage. *VULCAN REX - (2302) 4-12-72 (V. Lorenzen) - Purple-red single star, deep purple center. Quilted pointed foliage. Standard. W *WATCH IT - (2272) 12-1-71 (V. Lorenzen) - Double medium pink pansy type bloom with deeper center. Plain, quilted, pointed foliage. Standard. WAY OUT - (Parker) - Reddish purple bloom. Quilted foliage. WEALTHY WITCH - (C. Harris) - Dark blue semi-double bloom. Medium green foliage. Standard. WEE DELIGHTS - (Lyon) - Loads of little full double blue flowers and tiny dark green miniature foliage. WESTDALE CALIFORNIA WINE - (Irene Haseltine) - Double wine blossom. Quilted foliage. Grows standard. WESTDALE MOUNTAIN MIST - (Irene Haseltine) - Light blue single blossom with a darker eye. Standard foliage. Grows standard. *WESTDALE PURPLE MOUNTAIN - (2185) 4-3-71 (Irene Haseltine) - Double purple bloom. Dark green strawberry type pointed foliage. Standard. WESTDALE SASSY - (Irene Haseltine) - Lavender single blossom with darker laVender streaks. Standard foliage. Standard. **WESTDALE VELVET - (1930)' 4-14-69 (Haseltine) - Single medium blue geneva, Velutina species type foliage but larger. Round pliable serrated leaf, velvety surface on top and very red reverse. Grows standard. *WESTDALE VELVET IMPROVED - (2275) 2-23-72 (Haseltine) - Medium blue crested blossom with a white edge. Blooms are notched. Round and serrated edged foliage. Large growing semi-double. *WESTWINDS’ APPLEBLOSSOM TIME - (2196) 7-31-71 (M. Woodward) - Double ruffled pale pink bloom with deeper pink edge and chartreuse edge when in bud. Ruffled foliage. Large. WESTWINDS* COUNTESS - (Westwinds) - Medium green pointed tailored foliage. White semi-double shot throughout with cerise. Somewhat variable as to amount of cerise. Standard. WESTWINDS* DAINTY MISS - Medium green tailored foliage. Pale pink single bloom with ruffled edge, top petals deeper pink. Standard. WESTWINDS’ DARK KNIGHT - (Westwinds) - Frilled dark red backed foliage. Frilled semi-double dark purple bloom. *WESTWINDS* DUSTY ROSE - (2197) 7-31-71 (M. Woodward) - Double fringed dusty rose bloom with white marWngs and slight white edge. Ruffled foliage. Large. * WESTWINDS’ ETHEREAL - (2166) 1-29-71 (M. Woodward) - Serhi-double medium pink bloom with slight chartreuse edge. Plain red backed strawberry foliage. Large, WESTWINDS’ EVENTIDE - Heart shaped medium green ruffled foliage. Frilly white semi-double bloom splashed and edged in orchid. Standard, WESTWINDS’ FIRST CHOICE - Dark green red backed slightly wavy foliage. Light orchid semi-double with deep purple edging. Standard. WESTWINDS’ GORGEOUS STAR - Tailored medium green red backed foliage. Huge purple star single with white edge, somewhat variable being white with purple throughout. Standard. WESTWINDS’ GREEN BUD - Shiny ruffled dark green red backed strawberry foliage. Double cerise star with white edge, buds green before opening. Standard. WESTWINDS’ JOAN - Shiny red backed wavy strawberry foliage. Pull double bright cerise star With deeper maroon shadings, tipped white. Standard. The African Violet Magazine, September, 1972 11 Part 11 THE MASTER LIST OF AFRICAN VIOLETS WESTWINDS’ LOVERLY - Dark green red backed foliage. Medium pink frilly semi-double bloom with darker eye. Star shaped. Standard. *WESTWINDS’ ORCHID DREAM - (2198) 7-31-71 (M. Woodward) - Semi-double fringed light orchid bloom, flecked and splashed with purple. Ruffled foliage. Large. WESTWINDS’ ORCHID GIANT - Dark shiny red backed tailored foliage. Huge frilly orchid star single, deeper purple eye and edge. Standard, WESTWINDS’ PURPLE PUFF - Medium green shiny pointed strawberry foliage. Frilly rich purple double star. Semi-miniature. WESTWINDS’ PURPLE TIPS - Pointed red backed strawberry foliage. Orchid semi-double bloom tipped and rayed with dark purple. Standard. WESTWINDS’ RED LIGHT - Dark green red backed wavy shiny foliage. Red single star with a white edge. Standard. *WESTWINDS’ RED ROSEBUD - (2164) 1-29-71 (M. Woodward) - Double red bloom. Plain strawberry foliage. Standard. WESTWINDS’ ROYAL FRILLS - Dark green wavy foliage. Purple frilly full double star bloom. Standard. *WESTWINDS’ SANDY - (2165) 1-29-71 (M. Woodward) - Semi-double orchid star with deeper orchid edge. Plain tailored strawberry foliage. Large. *WHIRLAWAY - (2210) 9-13-71 (Lyon) - Purplish blue double star with a white edge. Round plain foliage. Grows standard. WHIRLAWAY LIGHT - (Lyon) - Tailored foliage. Shaded light blue double bloom with a white edge. *WHIRLIGIG - (2286) 3-2^72 (Champion’s AV) - Double white bloom, red edges, center or splashes. Quilted variegated foliage. Standard. WHITE ANGEL - (See Utz White Angel) WHITE FANTISTIC - (Mrs. F. Weyland) - Double white bloom with a blush center. Standard foliage. Standard. WHITE HALO - (Swifts’ Violets) - Semi-double White bloom. Dark tailored foliage. Standard. WHITE LYNN - (Maas) - Semi-double white bloom. Sorhetimes streaked with pink. Light green round leaf. WHO SEZ - (Easterbrook) - White bloom With slight pink center, some double and some semi-double. Fancy foliage. Standard. *WIN ALBRIGHT - (2303) 4-12-72 (V. Lorenzen) - Semi-double rose two tone with dark edges. Ruffled foliage. Standard. *WINDBLOWN - (2287) 3-2^72 (Champion’s AV) - Medium blue double. Quilted variegated foliage. Large. WINE AND CHERRIES - (C. Harris) - Wine and cherry reds with a white edge. Dark green foliage. Standard. WINDOW WONDER - (Reed) - Dark blue double bloom. Small round foliage. Miniature. WINK - (Lanigan) - Light pink star with a deep wine eye. Tailored dark foliage. Standard grower. WINNER’S CIRCLE - (Easterbrook) - White double tinted bloom with tints of delicate pinK Standard. WINTER PARADE - (Hawley) - Blue and white semi-double bloom. Tailored foliage. *WINTRY WINE - (2304) 4-12-72 (V. Lorenzen) - Semi-double wine star. Plain pointed foliage. Standard. Y YELLOW BREAKTHROUGH - (Granger G.) - Tailored red backed foliage. Single almost yellow. *YULE TIDE - (2273) 12-1-71 (V. Lorenzen) - Double red star. Plain quilted foliage. Standard. YU-PHIN - (E. Fisher) - Semi-double red fuchsia star. Deep green tailored quilted foliage. Standard. *ZARA - (2305) 4-12-72 (V. Lorenzen) - Semi-double [ purple silvery shiny star. Plain foliage. Standard. ^^Garlands of Goodies” “Garlands of Goodies” is the publication that’s proof positive that people who grow African violets eat! First copies are off the press now. They contain over 1,000 recipes from - deep in the heart of Texas - right off the farm in Minnesota - the rockbound coast of Maine - the sunny South - north of the border. Send for your cookbook today. Use the attached form to get the introductory price. Get an extra! It will make a lovely Christ¬ mas or hostess gift. In bookstores, they will sell for $4.00. Take advantage of the introductory price and order your copy today. Discount prices to clubs. “Garlands of Goodies” % Abigail K. Sullivan 3 Copperdale Drive Huntington, L. L, N. Y. 11743 Please send me . . . copies of “Garlands of Goodies”, the cookbook of recipes from African Violet growers at $3.25 per copy. $ _ _ is enclosed. NAME .. . . . . . . . . . STREET . . . . TOWN, STATE . . . . . ZIP CODE . . . The African Violet Magazine. September, 1972 12 Part II Judges and Teachers of the African Violet Society of America, Inc. * iHdicates Lifetime Judges t indicates Teachers CANADA Mrs. C. W. Beattie, 283 Churchill Dr., Winnipeg 13, Man. Canada Mrs. N. R. Calder, 958 Calrossie Blvd,, Winnipeg 19, Man. Canada Mrs. L. Knight, 436 Dalton St, Winnipeg 14, Man. Canada Miss. Dorothy L, Koebei, 701 Walker Ave., Winnipeg, Man., Canada Mrs. R. A. Lake, 6525 Central Saanich Rd,, Victoria, B.C., Canada Mrs. Daphne Mahrer, 345 W. 13th Ave., Vancouver, 10, B.C., Canada Mrs. J. J. Purdon, 639 Atlantic Ave., Winnipeg 4, Man,, Canada Mrs. H, M. Sale, 455 East 17th Ave., Vancouver 10, B.C. Canada Mrs. Beth Schortinghuis, 605-1710 Portage Ave., Winnipeg 12, Man. Canada Mrs. L. Southall, 439 Locksley Bay, Winnipeg 15, Man. Canada Mrs. N. Stoel, 478 Kent Rd., Winnipeg, Man. Canada ALABAMA *Mrs. J. D. Austin, 1221 41st St, W., Birmingham, Alabama 35208 *tMrs. C. R. Ballard, 630 Cloverdale Rd., Montgomery, Alabama 36106 Mrs. Palmer H, Bell, 473 Shades Crest Rd., Birmingham, Alabama 35226 Mrs. George W. Blomeley, 1524 32nd St, W., Birming¬ ham, Alabama 35218 Mrs. Clarence F. Boggan, 1024 19th Ave, S., Birming¬ ham, Ala, 35205 Mrs. J. M. Breckenridge, 1042 19th Ave. S., Birming¬ ham, Ala. 35205 Mrs. T. H. Collins, 1901 South wood Rd,, Birmingham, Ala. 35216 *Mrs. Ed R. Davis, Box 16, Montevallo, Ala. 35115 Mrs. Charles J. Donald, Jr., 3308 E. Briercliff Rd., Birmingham, Ala. 35223 *f Ruby T. Eichelberger, 1409 S. 10th St, Birmingham, Ala. 35205 Mrs. W. L. Frank, 1110 Sims Ave., Birmingham, Ala. 35213 Mrs, Elbert M. Lewis, 3400 Vernona, Apt B-11, Huntsville, Ala. 35810 Mrs. Roy Lockhart, P. O. Box 20051, Birmingham, Ala. 35216 Mary Pritchett, 3763 Spearman Dr., Birmingham, Ala. 35216 ARIZONA Miss Jessie Bates, 351 E. Rudasill Rd., Tucson, Ariz. 85704 Mrs. Russell E. Butler, P, O, Box 810, Green Valley, Ariz. 85614 Mrs. Noble Hayne, 4861 Hidden Valley, Tucson, Ariz. 85715 Mrs. Mary A, Johnson, 739 E. Lester St, Tucson, Ariz. 85719 Mrs. Harry E, Pratt, Rt 2, Box 709-F, Tucson, Ariz. 85715 Mrs. Elsie Staff, 2531 E. Edison St., Tucson, Ariz. 85716 ARKANSAS Mrs. Ralph A, Reed, 936 Garland St, S.W., Camden, Ark. 71701 CALIFORNIA Mrs. Gertrude Allgeier, 1060 Cavanaugh Way, Sacra¬ mento, Calif. 95822 Mrs. Catherine B. Anschutz, 942-B Pacific St, Placer- ville, Calif. 95667 Mrs. S. H. Barclay, 959 Fiske St, Pacific Palisades, Calif. 90272 *Mrs, Millie Blair, 213 Alhambra Ave., Vallejo, Calif. 94590 Mrs. Dorothy Bray, 2335 Simas Ave., Pinole, Calif. 94564 .Mrs. Laura L. Brown, 1375 Fernwood Pacific Dr., Topanga, Calif. 90290 Mary Margaret Brown, 1652 Vireo Ave., Sunnyvale, Calif. 94087 Mrs. Carl Bryan, 222 La Mesa Dr., Salinas, Calif. 93901 *Mrs. Ellen Caldon, 121 E. 64th Place, Inglewood, Calif. 90302 Mrs. George M. Carpentier, 2358 Montrose Ave., Montrose, Calif. 91020 Mr. George M. Carpentier, 2358 Montrose Ave., Montrose, Calif. 91020 Mrs. Celine K. Chase, 482 Rutherford Ave., Redwood City, Calif. 94061 Miss Doris F. Cormier, 246 King St, Redwood City, Calif. 94062 Mrs. Joe M. Craig, 1525 Harper St, Santa Cmz, Calif. 95060 Mrs. Jane B. Day, 2550 Chaxford St, Glendora, Calif. 91740 Mrs. Letha I, De Fries, 2517 Larkspur Lane, Sacramen¬ to, Calif. 95825 Mrs. A. V, Dye, 3385 Valley Square Lane, San Jose, Calif. 95117 Mrs. Roland A, Fogg, 962 Chehalis Dr., Sunnyvale, Calif. 94087 Helen M. Freie, 4854 N. Cedar St, El Monte, Calif. 91732 *Mildred E. Gilker, 3125 W. 113th St, Inglewood, Calif. 90303 Mrs. Madeline Gonzales, 200 Doris Ave., San Jose, Calif. 95127 ♦Mrs. John M. Gutridge, 25890 Whitman Rd., Sun City, Calif. 92381 Minnie Y. Hall, 3067 Moorpark Ave., San Jose, Calif. 95128 ♦fMrs, C. Holmes Harris, 1222 Second Place, Calimesa, Calif. 92320 ♦Mrs. Ethel Haugen, 4340 Anza Ave., San Francisco, Calif. 94122 Mr. Arthur F. Hill, 1468 Ponderosa Ave., Fullerton, Calif. 92631 Berniece H. Kennerson, 11818 Gateway Blvd., Apt 3, Los Angeles, Calif. 90064 Mrs. Annalee Kinne, 324 Ocean View Ave., Santa Cruz, Calif. 95060 Mrs. A. G. Kirschbaum, 1230 Manet Dr., Sunnyvale, Calif. 94087 Mrs. Paul Lazetera, 1651 Campbell Ave., San Jose, Calif. 95125 Madge -R, Lillquist, 8515 Ranchito Ave., Panorama City, Calif. 91402 Mrs. Ardene H. Newton, 561 Santa Ray Ave., Oak¬ land, Calif. 94610 ♦Mrs. Evelyn Nienstadt, 761 11th Ave., San Francisco, Calif. 94118 Mrs. Bernice Osborn, 6838 San Juan, Paramount, .Calif. 90723 ♦fMiss Edith V. Peterson, 1545 Green St., San Francisco, Calif. 94123 Mrs. Marion B. Pinkston, 5216 Marburn Ave., Los Angeles, Calif. 90043 Doris Poppendorfer, 1280 Juanita Ave., Campbell, Calif. 95008 ♦Mrs. Dorothy Powell, 1219 Fir Ave., Inglewood, Calif, 90301 Mrs. Stanley C. Russell, 238 S. Amalfi Dr„ Santa Monica, Calif. 90402 The African Violet Magazine. September, 1972 13 Part II *Mr. John H. Rymer, 17043 S. Ardmore, Bellflower, Calif. 90706 Mrs. Margaret Schantz, 1155 Lone Pine Lane, San Jose, Calif. 95120 Mrs. Clifford Schnurstein, 3628 Centinela Ave., Los Angeles, Calif. 90066 *fMrs. Edmond Sherer, 11983 Darlington Ave,, Los Angeles, Calif. 90064 Mr. Richard Soohoo, 63 Skyline Dr., Daly City, Calif. 94015 Mrs. Thomas Springer, 2601 Elton Ave., Bakersfield, Calif. 93306 Mrs. Ruth Stone, 4337 Arden PI, Oakland, Calif. 94602 Mrs. Lula E. Strange, 1419 Harper St., Santa Cruz, Calif. 95060 Herbert Tanney, M.D., 779 Stradella Rd., Los Angeles, Calif. 90024 John W. Thein, 16424 Ludlow St, Granada Hills, Calif. 91344 Mrs. M. Thorne, 1224 Villa Woods Dr., Pacific Pali¬ sades, Calif. 90272 Mrs. Mary Tompkins, 1350-No. 168 Oakland Rd., San Jose, Calif. 95112 Mrs. Joan Van Zele, P. O. Box 843, Lemon Grove, Calif. 92045 *tMrs. Helen Van Zele, P. O. Box 843, Lemon Grove, Calif. 92045 Mrs. Sandra Vetter, 4141 Salacia Dr., Santa Ana, Calif. 92705 Mrs. Bette Ward, 1426 27th Ave., San Francisco, Calif. 94122 Muriel A. Warwick, 2221 Fleetwood Dr., San Bruno, Calif. 94066 *tMrs. Roy Weekes, 1356 E. Cypress, Glendora, Calif. 91740 Mrs. Faye Wills, 9717 Maple Ave., Bellflower, Calif. 90706 Mrs. Mildred Zumhofe, 901 8y2 Reading Ave., Los Angeles, Calif. 90045 COLORADO Mrs. Lee H. Alden, 3512 E. Davies Place, Littleton, Colo. 80120 Mrs. Sam Bish, 512 S. Bryant St, Denver, Colo. 80219 Theodoris S. Eha, 21 Reed Hall, U. of C., Boulder, Colo. 80302 Mrs. Richard C. Hann, 3338 S. Glencoe St, Denver, Colo. 80222 Mrs. Eldon R. Johnson, 6783 S. Detroit Cr., Littleton, Colo. 80120 *Mrs. Paul Wm. Kiesling, 475 Madison, Denver, Colo. 80206 Willie King, 1254 Bellaire St, Denver, Colo. 80220 Mrs. Ross V. Lahr, 3559 E. Easter Ave., Littleton, Colo. 80122 Isla Montgomery, 921 Garfield, Denver, Colo. 80206 Mrs. Margaret T. Schaetzel, 2425 S. Leyden, Denver, Colo. 80222 Miss Sue Tyson, 2030 E. Amherst Ave., Denver, Colo.80210 CONNECTICUT *Mrs. Joseph F. Adams, Jr., 186 Waverly Rd., Shelton, Conn. 06486 Mrs. Paul Bianchi, Westbrook Rd., Centerbrook, Conn 06409 Mrs. Mary V. Boose, 9 Turney PI., TrumbuU, Conn. 06611 Mr. Frank A. Burton, P. O. Box 575, Old Saybrook, Conn. 06475 Mrs. Frank Burton, P. O. Box 575, Old Saybrook, Conn. 06475 Mrs. Ralph E. Caye, 87 Midian Ave., Windsor, Conn. 06095 Mrs. Julius Fargeot, 235 Alps Rd., Branford, Conn. 06405 Gladys H. Galloway, Rd. 1, Box 701-A, Old Saybrook, Conn. 06475 Miss Ruth I. Hatch, R. D. 2, Rt. 148, Killingworth, Conn. 06417 Mrs. Nancy G. Hayes, 9 Cobblestone Road, Bloom¬ field, Conn. 06002 *Mrs. Newell H. Mallette, 171 Division Ave., Shelton, Conn. 06484 *Mrs. Lester S. Nettleton, 1988 Huntington Turnpike, Trumbull, Conn. 06611 *Mrs. Stanley J. Traskers, Saybrook Rd., Haddam, Conn. 06438 Mrs. Edgar F. Varick, 161 Orange Ave., Milford, Conn. 06460 Mrs. Doris G. Wilson, 204 Giddings Ave., Windsor, Conn, 06095 DELAWARE Mrs. Edward Abramson, 4003 Greenmount Rd., Long- wood, Wilmington, Del. 19810 Mrs. Wallace P. Behnke, Old Post Farm, Rt. 2, Newark, Del. 19711 Mrs. Stanley Crewe, 409 Eastman Rd., Wilmington, Dela. 19803 i Mrs. Leland J. McMann, 2421 Lori Lane S., Tarleton, , Wilmington, Del 19810 j DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Mrs. W. L. Eichenberger, 6216 Massachuetts Ave,, , N.W., Washington, D. C. 20016 Mr$. Willard T. Huntemann, 2921 Legation St., N. W., ' Washington, D. C. 20015 FLORIDA Mrs. H. J. Bassing, 8425 SW 43rd Ter., Miami, Fla. ; 33155 Mrs. R. E. Carter, 1156 Seminole Dr,, Tallahassee, Fla. 32301 Mrs. George S. Dailey, 321 N. Palo Alto Ave., Panama City, Fla. 32401 Mrs. Edward J. Deckman, 22 S. Osceola St., Lecanto, Fla. 32661 i Marjorie Edsten, 10005 Bay Pines Blvd., Box 135, St. ; Petersburg, Fla. 33708 ; *tMrs. Lester S. Fladt, 1173 Quail Ave., Miami Springs, | Fla. 33166 ; Mrs. Lloyd L. Fogt, Box 447, Wewahitchka, Fla. i 32465 I Mrs. Joseph P. Hendrix, 1409 Constitution Dr., Port ? St. Joe, Fla. 32456 , *tMrs. Frank Huebscher, 3920 W. 16th St, Panama City, I Fla. 32401 j Mr, Charles Jon Jaros, 2621 N.W. 23 Court, Miami, Fla. 33142 f Mary K. Johnson, 741 W. Colonial Dr., Orlando, Fla. 32804 1 Mrs. H. Steven Johnson, 741 W. Colonial Dr., Orlando, } Fla. 32804 ! *Helen B. Kelley, 6510 Cellini St, Coral Gables, Fla. i 33146 i Miss Ellen McCullock, 327 South Bonita, Panama City, Fla. 32401 i *tMrs. Henry Mills, P. O. Box 414, Tallahassee, Fla. ' 32302 Mr. Henry S. Phillips, Jr., 17250 N.W. 17th Ave., Opa- I Locka, Fla. 33054 ; Mrs. Sally Rahm, 747 N.E. 61th St, Apt 111, Miami, Fla. 33137 Mrs. Carl H. Ramm, 514 Terrace St, Tallahassee, Fla. 32303 tMrs. J. A. W. Richardson, RR No. 1, Box 70, Tavares, Fla. 32778 Mrs. G. W. Stikelether, Sr., Rt 7, Box 1330, TaUa- hassee, Fla. 32301 *Mrs. Alvina H. Suder, 12421 Henrietta Rd., Largo, Fla. 33540 The African Violet Magazine. September, 1972 14 Part n I Miss Mary A. Todd, 327 S. Bonita Ave., Panama City, Fla. 32401 Mrs. Russell Yawger, 10 Hibiscus Rd., Belleair, Clear¬ water, Fla. 33516 IDAHO Mrs. Sam Porter, Rt. 2, Twin Falls, Idaho 83301 Mrs. Sidney W, Smith, Rt 2, Twin Falls, Idaho 83301 ILLINOIS *Mrs. Harry R. Bell, 6275 N. Northwest Hwy. No. 307, Chicago, III 60631 Mrs. Paul Bremer, 600 No. State St, Marengo, III 60152 Mrs. Melvin Farney, 109 Avalon Court, Creve Coeur, m. 61611 Mrs. Herald E. Ferguson, Rt 2, Box 37, Toledo, III 62468 Mrs. Walter Grad, 1030 N. Dee Rd., Park Ridge, Ill. 60068 *Mrs. Frank Hood, Jr., Seaton, III 61476 Mrs. Lawrence B. Hotchkiss, 5731 Prospect Rd., Peoria, lU. 61614 Mrs. Lloyd F. Lamm, 30 Windsor Dr., Oak Brook, Ill. 60521 *Mrs. George J, McIntosh, 611 N. M. St, Normal, Ill. 61761 Mrs. June L. Reed, 615 N. Coolidge Ct, Peoria, Ill. 61604 *tMrs. Wayne Schroeder, 1739 N. 74th Ct, Elmwood Park, m. 60635 Mrs. Herman Teater, 1211 E. Elmhurst, Peoria, III 61603 *Mrs. H. R. Tiedeman, 1008 Bakewell, Normal, III 61761 Mrs. P. G. Wolstenholm, 3601 N. Twelve Oaks Dr., Peoria, III 61604 IOWA *Mrs. George Ilstup, 1252 42nd St, Des Moines, Iowa 50311 *Mrs. Roscoe E. Jones, 1303 68th St, Des Moines, Iowa 50311 J. B. Kuhler, 2825 S.E. 14th St, No. 6, Des Moines, Iowa 50320 KANSAS Mrs. W. G. Schrenk, 444 Westview Dr,, Manhattan, Kansas 66502 LOUISIANA Mrs. Carl S. Ball, P. O. Box 122, BaU, La, 71405 Mrs. Lenora M. Barker, 3150 Military Hwy., Pineville, La. 71360 Mrs. Charles S. Boone, 118 Carroll St, Shreveport, La. 71105 Mr. Jerome E. Brown, P. O. Box 2332, Baton Rouge, La. 70821 Mrs. Jerome E. Brown, P. O. Box 2332, Baton Rouge, La. 70821 Mrs, Jessie M. Carr, Jr., 4588 Minosa St, Baton Rouge, La. 70808 Mrs. J. Stanley Gremillion, 1854 Cedardale Ave., Baton Rouge, La. 70808 Dr. J. B. Jung, Rt No. 2, Box 140, Pineville, La, 71360 Gloria Joy Pickens, 9473 N. Parkview, Baton Rouge, - La. 70815 Mrs. C. A. Pickens, 9473 N. Parkview, Baton Rouge, La. 70815 fMrs. W. M. Plaster, 8304 Suffolk Dr., Shreveport, La. 71106 Mrs. Warren G. Rosenbaum, 1875 Shady Lane Dr., Shreveport, La. 71108 Mrs. Nana J. Sisk, 4741 Newcomb Dr., Baton Rouge, La. 70808 Mrs. T. K. Thomas, 2902 Missouria Ave., Shreveport, La. 71109 Mrs. George F. Vincent, 96 Paul Molbert Rd., Judice, Duson, La. 70529 Ethelyn C. Watt, 2126 Broussard St, Baton Rouge, La. 70808 Mrs. Paul E. Whatley, 4204 Fairfield Ave., Shreveport, La. 71106 Mrs. Emery E. Worley, 205 Parsons Dr., Bastrop, La. 71220 Mrs. Joe L. Williamson, Box 973, Alexandria, La. 71301 MARYLAND Mrs. Robert Athanasiou, 1035 Kenilworth Dr., Towson, Md. 21204 Otto H. Heckendorf, Rt. 1, Box 186, Glen Bumie, Md. 21061 Mr. Raymond A. Nowowieski, 8105 Wilson Ave., Bal¬ timore, Md. 21234 *Mrs. Charles Piver, 920 Kenbrook Dr., Silver Spring, Md. 20902 *Miss Beatrice Sauter, 2123 Northland Rd., Baltimore, Md. 21207 Mrs. John L. Trageser, 6304 McClean Blvd., Baltimore, Md. 21214 MASSACHUSETTS *Mrs. Frank W. Barton, 49 Brewster St, New Bedford, Mass. 02745 Mr. Richard Bluestein, 248 Mill St, Haverhill, Mass. 01830 *tMrs. Warren E. Churchill, 11 Crest Rd., Sharon, Mass. 02067 *fMrs. EsteUe G. Crane, 317 Massapoag Ave., Sharon, Mass. 02067 *Mrs. Charles H. Craig, 41 Milton St, Lynn, Mass. 01902 Mrs. Lyle J. Courage, 33 Essex St, Wakefield, Mass. 01880 Mrs. John C. Cuneo, Jr., 58 Hill St, Tewksbury, Mass. 01876 *Mrs. John Garvey, 220 Ardsley Rd., Longmeadow, Mass. 01106 *Mrs. Stephen C. Kanela, 16 Mylod St., Walpole, Mass. 02081 Mrs. Leslie H. St. Lawrence, 60 Baker Ave., Lexington, Mass. 02173 *Mrs. J. Addison MacLean, 49 Saunders Rd., Norwood, Mass. 02062 *Mrs. Charles Pfeninger, 225 Hersom St, New Bedfora, Mass. 02745 *Mrs. Mary K. Purdy, 47 Norwood St, Sharon, Mass. 02067 *Mrs. Peter A. Schanbacher, 143 Pond St, Sharon, Mass. 02067 MICHIGAN Mrs. Albert Blouw, 8869 Je-Ne-Be, Rockford, Mich. 49341 Mrs. H. W. Folger, 58 W. St, N. Hillsdale, Mich. 49242 *tMrs. Dorothy Gray, 24254 Wilmot Ave., E. Detroit, Mich. 48021 Mrs. F. A. Houston, 412 Cornell, Bay City, Mich. 48706 *Mrs. Andrew M. Leslie, 9231 Hartwell, Detroit, Mich. 48228 Mrs. Violet Marshall, 4911 Larkins, Detroit, Mich. 48210 Mrs. E. M. Murchison, 202 Harvard, Bay City, Mich. 48706 Charlene M. Schieber, 203 S. Main St, Leslie, Mich. 49251 MINNESOTA *tMrs. H. Harold Baker, 2182 Stanford Ave., St Paul Minn. 55105 The African Violet Magazine, September, 1972 15 Part II Mrs. John Lackner, 580 E. Co., Rd. B-2, St. Paul, Minn. 55117 Mrs. Richard Pollock, 11819 Xeon St, N.W., Coon Rapids, Minn. 55433 Mrs. M. F. Seifert, 1660 Upper Afton Rd., St Paul, Minn. 55106 Mrs. C. Zondlo, 3326 Lincoln St, N. E., Minneapolis, Minn. 55418 MISSISSIPPI Miss Jane Wicht, 203 Broad St, Hattiesburg, Miss. 39401 MISSOURI *tMrs. W. F. Anderson, 360 Tulip Dr., St Louis, Mo. 63119 Leanna C. Boysko, 6124 Pershing, No. 3, East, St Louis, Mo. 63112 Mr. J, David Buttram, P. O. Box 193, Independence, Mo. 64051 Mrs. A. B. Carlisle, 872 Queen Anne PL, St Louis, Mo. 63122 *Mrs. James Casey, 4120 Oreon, Northwoods, St Louis, Mo. 63121 Mrs. Iva Curtis, 4217 E. 49th Terr. Kansas City, Mo. 64130 *Mrs. Irvin G, Danly, 434 W. 69th St, Kansas City, Mo. 64113 *Mrs. D. W. Dressier, 5464 Marquette, St. Louis, Mo. 63139 Mrs. Charles Gaines, 5412 Jamieson Ave., St Louis, Mo. 63109 Mrs. Dana R. Gipson, 5522 Rosa, St. Louis, Mo. 63109 *Mrs, Francis J. Hamtil, King’s Lane Farm, Rt 2, Box 203E, St Charles, Mo. 63303 *Mrs. Theodore C. Irwin, 5043 Durant Ave., St. Louis, Mo. 63115 Mrs. William Janus, 130 N. Holmes, St Louis, Mo. 63122 *Mrs. Elmer Kramer, 2923 Portugal Dr., St Louis, Mo. 63125 *Mrs. Victor Jos. Kunz, 6806 Alexander, St Louis, Mo. 63116 Mrs. Albert Lefebvre, 1245 Bellaire, Kansas City, Mo. 64126 *Mrs. Carl Meister, 4547 Lemay Ferry Rd., St Louis, Mo. 63129 *tMrs. E. A. Nelson, 603 E. Essex Ave., St Louis, Mo. 63122 Mr. Donald M. Palmer, 7942 Washington, Kansas City, Mo. 64114 *Mrs. J. Wallace Reitz, 8028 Pembroke Dr., St Louis, Mo. 63123 Mrs. Michael F. Rumford, 9244 Coral Dr., St Louis, Mo. 63123 Mrs. Albert J. Schueler, 8978 Belmar Ct, St Louis, Mo. 63126 Mrs. Verda Sedlak, 7208 Eastern, Kansas City, Mo. 64133 Mrs. Knute B. Swennes, 18 Crabapple Ct, St Louis, Mo. 63132 Mrs. Jess Stern, 63 Arundel PL, Clayton, Mo. 63105 *Mrs. Fred Tretter, 4988 Schollmeyer, St Louis, Mo. 63109 NEW HAMPSHIRE Mrs. Robert Disbrow, Church St, Canaan, N. H. 03741 Mrs. Morrill A. Paul, 321 Winnacunnet Rd., Hampton, N. H. 03842 NEW JERSEY Mr. Harold G. Black, Box 127, Allentown Rd., Rob- binsville, N. J. 08691 Mrs. Harold G. Black, Box 127, Allentown Rd., Rob- binsville, N. J. 08691 Mr. J. Fred Brenner, 2878 Lincoln Hwy., No. Bruns- i wick, N. J. 08902 ' Mrs. J. Fred Brenner, 2878 Lincoln Hwy., No. Bruns- ! wick, N. J. 08902 j Mrs. Orville Carkhuff, 101 W. Prospect St, Hopewell, I N. J. 08525 I Mrs. Ralph Cava, 1327 Belmont Ave., No. Haledon, N. i J. 07508 I Mrs. John E. Clancy, 28 Miry Brook Rd., Hamilton Square, N. J. 08690 | *Mrs. Eleanor Cramond, 115 Elmwood Ave., Bogota, N. J. 07603 i Mrs. Willson B. Gray, 23 Bloomfield Ave., Somerset, j N. J. 08873 I *tMrs. Robert Hamilton, 675 Soldier Hill Rd., Oradell, N. J. 07649 Mrs. Edward W. Hemmer, 23 Fulton St, Bloomfield, N. J. 07003 Mr. Glenn B. Hudson, 761 Belvidere Ave., Westfield, N. J. 07090 *Mrs. Glenn B. Hudson, 761 Belvidere Ave., Westfield, N. J. 07090 Mrs. Charles Hyer, 254 Weber Ave., Trenton, N. J. 08638 Mrs. Richard J. Kulesa, 226 Sicomac Rd., North Hale¬ don, N. J. 07508 Mrs. Lucille Loughlin, 105'Pompton Rd., Haledon, N. J. 07508 *Mrs. Walter Minschwaner, 86 Woodland Ave., Trenton, N. J. 08638 Mrs. Fred S. Muerer, 9-05 Second St., Fairlawn, N. J. 07410 Mrs. Ethel Palmer, 71 Portland PL, Montclair, N. J. 07042 Mrs. Janet T. Riemer, 14 Pelham Rd., Kendall Park, N. J. 08824 Mrs. R. A. Ruck, 380 Lincoln Ave., Hawthorne, N. J. 07506 Mrs. Lillian Swem, 13 Stamford Rd., Trenton, N. J. 08619 Miss Angela V. Zybal, 725-166 Joralemon St,, Bell¬ eville, N. J. 07109 NEW MEXICO Mrs. J. A. Ozmina, 1012 Parsifal, N. E., Albuquerque, N. M. 87112 NEW YORK Mrs. H. Abel, Hillcrest Dr., Smithtown, L, I., N. Y. 11787 Mrs. Ralston Bardeen, 4 Andrews Ave., Binghamton, N. Y. 13904 *tMrs. Frank E. BeU, 246 2nd Ave., Troy, N. Y. 12180 Mrs. Richard Bell, 738 Fillmore Rd., East Meadow, N. Y. 11554 *Mr. Stewart Bobbett, 214 Brampton Road, Syracuse, N. Y. 13205 *tMrs. Sidney Bogin, 39 Boyd St, Long Beach, L. L, N. Y. 11561 Mrs. Morrison J. Brounn, 138-22 78th Ave., Flushing, N. Y. 11367 *Mrs. Violet Carey, 160 Sixth Ave., Troy, N. Y. 12180 Mr. Thomas A. Carpenter, Douglass St, Port Leyden, N. Y. 13433 *Mrs. Duane L. Champion, Rt 2, Clay, N. Y. 13041 Mrs. David B. Cook, 12 McPherson Terr., Albany, N. Y. 12206 Mr. Raymond J. Dooley, 33 Collfield Ave., Staten Is¬ land, N. Y. 10302 Mrs. Raymond Dooley, 33 Collfield Ave., Staten Is¬ land, N. Y. 10302 *Miss Lelia M. Egenites, 29-50 214th Place, Bay side, New York 11360 *Helen Fallon, 41-43 43rd St, Apt A-1, Long Island City, N. Y. 11104 Mr. Ronald J. Ferguson, 161-04 Jewel Ave., Forest Hills, N. Y. 11365 The African Violet Magazine, September, 1972 16 Part II Mrs. Gertrude P. Ferris, 415 9th Ave., New York, N. Y. 10001 Marie D. Frank, 46 Russell Rd., Garden City, N. Y. 11530. *Mrs. Edith L. Gajeway, 465 Brunswick Rd., Troy, N. Y. 12180 *tMrs, F. Henry Galpin, 115 Fairlawn Ave., Albany, N. Y. 12203 *Mrs. J. J. Galvanek, 87 E. Dover St, Valley Stream, N. Y. 11580 Mrs. Sophia Greives, 101-37 123rd St, Richmond Hill, N. Y. 11419 Mrs. Charles Griswold, 84 Rogers Ave,, Lockport, N. Y. 14094 Ethel Hendricks, 40-20 Utopia Pkwy., Flushing, N. Y. 11358 Mrs. E. G. Hengeveld, Sr., 5 Hewlett Point Ave., E. Rockaway, N. Y. 11518 Mrs. Nelson Hopper, 8 Red Oaks Dr., Latham, N. Y. 12110 Walter Hunt, 15 Rochelle PI - Eltingville, Staten Island, N. Y. 10312 Mrs. Walter Hunt, 15 Rochelle PI, Eltingville, Staten Island, N. Y. 10312 Mrs. Arthur M. Hutchins, 624 Utica Rd., Utica, N. Y. 13502 Mrs. Willis Johnson, 102 Florida Ave., Commack, N. Y. 11725 Mrs. Joyce Karl, Leisureville Apt Bldg. 25, Apt 23, Watervliet, N. Y. 12189 Mrs. Mary King, 14 Tracy St, Whitesboro, N. Y. 13492 *Mrs. Estelle Kienzle, 68 Bayview Ave,, Staten Island, N. Y. 10309 *Mrs. Elsa Kiepert, 715 W. Dominick St, Rome, N. Y. 13440 Mrs. Colleen Lang, 22 Bellwood Way, Rt 1, Castleton, N. Y. 12033 Lillian E. Lechterman, 189 Median St., North Merrick, N.Y. 11566 Mrs. Donald H. Leroy, 108 N. Hamilton Ave., Linden¬ hurst,. N. Y. 11757 Dr. Joel D. Marcus, 49 Meadow PI, Rye, N. Y. 10580 Mrs. Bonnie Marcus, 49 Meadow PL, Rye, N. Y, 10580 Mrs. Eleanor McCaskUl, 41 Charles, Cortland, N. Y, 13045 ♦fMrs. James W. Minehan, 29 Circuit Dr., Binghamton, N. Y. 13903 Mrs. Donald Morelli, 23 Everdell Rd., E, Rockaway, L. L,N. Y. 11518 Mrs. Anna Myszka, 97-05 69th Ave., Forest Hills, N. Y. 11375 Miss Sandra Myszka, 97-05 69th Ave., Forest HiUs, N. Y. 11375 Mrs, L. Nahodyl, 38 Long St, Huntington Sta., L. L, N.'Y. 11746 Albert Newkirk, Box 203, Ilion, N. Y. 13357 Mrs. David Nurenberg, 65-61 Saunders St, Rego Park, N. Y. 11374 Mrs. Frederick W. Oswald, 5 Euston Rd., Garden City, N. Y. 11530 Mrs. WiMiam Otten, 46-25 247th St, Douglaston, N. Y. 11363 Mr. Vincent Ozimek, 21 Norwood Ave., Albany, N. Y. 12208 Mrs. Kathleen Pace, 42-17 149th PL, Flushing, N. Y. 11355 Mr. Edward M. Perras, 78 Breslin Ave., Cohoes, N. Y. 12047 Miss Ingrid Prentsel, 6 Dana Ave., Albany, N. Y. 12208 Cort Raskopf, 3405 Manchester Rd., Wantagh, N. Y. 11793 *Mr. Harold Rienhaidt, 4463 W. Seneca Tpk., Rt 2, Syracuse, N. Y. 13215 *tMrs. Harold Rienhardt, 4463 W. Seneca Tpk., Rt 2, Syracuse, N. Y. 13215 Mrs, George Roff, 227 Edgewood Ave., Smithtown, L. I., N. Y. 11787 *Mr. Lawrence E. Rosenfeld, 78-32 Main St, Flushing, N. Y. 11367 *Mrs. Martha S, Rosenfeld, 78-32 Main St, Flushing, N. Y. 11367 Mrs. Kathryn Rotando, 131 Taft Ave., Long Beach, N, Y. 11561 Mrs. Kenneth Rutmayer, 2 Hampton St, Hauppauge, N. Y. 11787 Mr. Thomas Ryan, 14-15 158th St, Beechhurst, N. Y. 11357 *Mr. Harold D. Schmelling, 5133 Peck Hill Rd., Rt. 1, Jamesville, N. Y. 13078 *Mrs. Harold D. Schmelling, 5133 Peck Hill Rd., Rt 1, Jamesville, N. Y. 13078 Mrs. Robert 1. Slocomb, 30 Inglewood Dr., Rochester, N. Y. 14619 *Mrs. Sidney D. Smith, 916 Nottingham Rd., James¬ ville, N. Y. 13078 Mrs, Clarence R. Somers, 3241 Page Green Rd., Rt 2, Cortland, N. Y. 13045 Dora Steenbock, 14810 60th Ave., Flushing, N, Y. 11355 Mrs. William Strobach, 6508 Amboy Rd., Staten Is¬ land, N. Y. 10309 Mrs. H. W. Sullivan, 3 Copperdaie Dr., Huntington, L. L,N. Y. 11743 Mrs. Susannah Sulzman, 560 N., Pearl St, No. 4, Albany, N. Y. 12204 Mr. Arnold L. Wahren, 2921 Briggs Ave., Bronx, N. Y. 10458 Mr. Jimmy Watson, 1361 Madison Ave., Apt 2-AA, New York, New York 10028 Mr. O. L. Weiss, 98-1 67th Ave., Forest Heights, N. Y. 11374 Mrs. William Wensley, 4 Madison Ave,, Albany, N. Y. 12205 *Mrs. Nelson L. Wheaton, 22 Riverton Ave., Hamburg, N. Y. 14075 fMrs. Edwin A. Wolf, 1501 Undercliff Ave., No. 4P, Bronx, N. Y. 10453 Mrs. Lester E. Wood, 150 WiUowbrook Rd., Staten Island, N. Y. 10302 NORTH CAROLINA *Mrs. Eugene S, Benton, Bellwood Lane, Rt 1, Mat¬ thews, N. C, 28105 *tMrs. R. R. Blackburn, 404 Montlieu Ave., High Point, N. C. 27262 OHIO Mrs. Thelma Beveridge, 255 Kryder Ave., Akron, Ohio 44305 *f Mrs. Henry Bircher, 7666 Bentler Rd,, N. E., Canton, Ohio 44721 Mrs. Glen H. Clark, 6895 N. State Rt. 48, Covington, Ohio 45318 Mrs. James E. Collins, 10455 N. Reece Rd., Piqua, Ohio 45356 Mrs. Charles R. Davis, 340 Beech Grove Rd., Bucyrus, Ohio 44820 Mrs. M. E. Garner, 4817 Cleveland Ave., N. W., Can¬ ton, Ohio 44709 Mrs. Carter H. Grinstead, 1864 Berkshire Road, Co¬ lumbus, Ohio 43221 Mrs. James D. Hartshome, 464 E. Torrence Rd., Columbus, Ohio 43214 Mrs. Catherine Hawley, 45 Forest Dr., Painesvilie, Ohio 44077 Mrs. John C. Humphreys, 4660 Healy Dr., Columbus, Ohio 43227 Mrs. Richard H. Lane, 2561 Andover Rd., Columbus, Ohio 43221 Mrs. Elmer C. Lusk, 1173 Oakland Ave., Columbus, Ohio 43212 The African Violet Magazine, September, 1972 17 Part II Mrs. Carl W. Meyer, R, R. 1, Box 5, Greenville, Ohio 45331 Mrs. James S. Savage, 625 West 5th St, Chillicothe, Ohio 45601 Mrs. John Slivka, 403 George St, Fayette, Ohio 43521 Opal Stockum, 615 Cambridge Rd., Coshocton, Ohio 43812 Mrs. Howard R. Truxall, 161 W. Brighton Rd., Columbus, Ohio 43202 •{•Mrs. Leroy Tucker, 2812 N. Star Ave., Columbus, Ohio 43221 Mrs. Jack Westfall, 823 S. Mulberry St, Troy, Ohio 45373 OREGON Mr. Lawrence Grissom, 6045 S. W. Glenbrook Rd., Beaverton, Ore. 97005 *tMrs. L. R. Hendershott, 20055 SW Clarion, Aloha, Ore. 97005 Mrs. Ray Hickam, 2367 N. W. Kearney St, Portland, Ore. 97210 Mrs. R. L. Jones, 2933 NE SchylerCt, Portland, Ore. 97212 Mrs. G. E. Kephart, 6609 S. W. Garden Home Rd., Portland, Ore. 97223 Mrs. Hayes D, Kirkland, 940 SE River Forest Rd., Milwaukie, Ore. 97222 Mrs. Elizabeth Mestovich, 9282 S.E. Yamhill, Port¬ land, Ore. 97216 Mrs. Hazel Swanson, 11689 S.W. Lancaster, Portland, Ore. 97219 PENNSYLVANIA Mrs. Reginald Beauchamp, 6910 Henley St, Philadel¬ phia, Pa. 19119 Mrs. S J. Bishop, 345 Powell Rd., Springfield, Pa. 19064 Mr. Robert J. Blesz, 928 10th Ave., Prospect Park, Pa. 19076 Mrs. David Grabosky, 5314 N. Carlisle St, Philadel¬ phia, Pa. 19141 Mrs. H. N. Hansen, 708 Wyndale Rd., Jenkintown, Pa. 19046 Mrs. M. C. Hinebaugh, Jr., 411 Lancaster Ave., Haver- ford, Pa. 19041 Miss Elsie Louise Jones, 7200 Cresheim Rd., Apt C-5, PhUadelphia, Pa. 19119 Mrs. Alec J. Lewis, 306 Witmer Rd., Horsham, Pa. 19044 Mrs. Kenneth H. Lloyd, 3716 Huey Ave., Drexel HUl, Pa. 19026 *Mrs. James Mansfield, 1314 E. Washington Lane, Phil¬ adelphia, Pa. 19138 Estella McDade, P. O. Box 236, Pt Pleasant, Pa. 18950 *tMr. Richard T. Meyers, 140 Lorraine Ave., Oreland, Pa. 19075 *tMrs. Richard T. Meyers, 140 Lorraine Ave., Oreland, Pa. 19075 Mrs. Frank M. Moyes, 12 Kenmore Rd., Yardley, Pa. 19067 Judy Ostheimer, 704 Cottage Rd., Glenside, Pa. 19038 Mrs. Helen P. Rolph, 7207 Cresheim Rd., Philadelphia, Pa. 19119 Mr. Sam W. Rolph, Jr., 7207 Cresheim Rd., Philadel¬ phia, Pa. 19119 Mr. Thomas Seiler, 2050 E. Orleans St, Philadelphia, Pa. 19134 Mrs. Frank J. Schrey, Jr. 7512 Boyer St, Philadelphia, Pa. 19119 *tMrs. Anne Tinari, 2325 Valley Rd., Huntingdon Valley, Pa. 19006 Mrs. Charles A. Wood, 2301 Crassly n Ave., Haver- town, Pa. 19083 RHODE ISLAND Miss Eileen Paco, 33 Rice Ave., East Providence, R. I. 02914 Mrs. Olivia Do Paco, 33 Rice Ave., East Providence, R. j 1. 02914 I TENNESSEE i *tMrs. James B. Carey, 3900 Garden Dr., Knoxville, I Tenn. 37918 i *Mrs. J. T. Cotton, Jr., 228 Tall Oaks Dr., Knoxville, Tenn. 37920 ; *Mrs. Paul O. Gillespie, Sr., 5201 St Elmo Ave., Chat- i tanooga, Tenn. 37409 | Elsie L. Johnson, 3356 S. Perkins Rd., Memphis, Tenn. i 38118 ! Mrs. Morris Ridblatt, 2680 Lakecrest Circle, Memphis, ! Tenn. 38127 ! Mrs. Boyd Scarbrough, 3105 Birchfield Drive, Memphis, Tenn. 38127 j Mrs. Evelyn Streiff, 2409 Lisa Dr., Memphis, Tenn. I 38127 Mrs. Paul F. Wagner, Sr., 6269 Memphis-Arlington Rd., Memphis, Tenn. 38128 TEXAS Mrs. Howard Alexander, 1662 Ardath, Wichita Falls, Texas 76301 Mrs. W. H. Balzen, 7605 Silvercrest Cr., Austin, Texas 78757 Mrs. Roy C. Basham, 3216 Sweetbriar Lane, Ft Worth, Texas 76109 Mrs. Charles M. Berry, 3801 Shelby Dr.. Ft Worth, Texas 76109 Mrs. Reid B. Cochran, 374 Maldo Park Dr., Corpus Christi, Texas 78411 Mrs. V. L. Conrad, 1807 Corona Dr., Austin, Texas 78723 Mrs. R. T. Davis, 2818 Rio Grande, Austin, Texas 78705 Mr. Charles C. Day, 220 W. Sunset Road, San Antonio, Texas 78209 Mrs. J. B. Drake, 4021 Pope Dr., Corpus Christi, Texas 78411 Mrs. W. I. Franke, 2116 West Summit, San Antonio, Texas 78201 Mrs. Charles R. Gower, 2112-A Virginia Dr., Wichita Falls, Texas 76309 Mrs. C. Hugh Heard, 583 7-A E. University Blvd., Dallas, Texas 75206 Mrs. Hervey S. Hutchins, III, 6700 Kirkwood Rd., Fort Worth, Texas 76116 Mr. Raymond H. Lange, 413 Westgate Dr., Corpus Christi, Texas 78408 Mrs. Terrance R. Leary, 438 Brady Lane, Austin, Texas 78746 Mrs. W. L. Meier, 406 Vale St, Austin, Texas 78746 Mrs. J. R. Millikan, 640 N. Manus Dr., Dallas, Texas 75224 Mrs. Hattie Lou Mims, 1900 W. St John’s Ave., Austin, Texas 78757 Mrs. Christine Osborn, 3601-A So. University Dr., Fort Worth, Texas 76109 Mrs. O. G. Pierson, 5629 Westcreek Dr., Ft Worth, Texas 76133 Mrs. R. L. Pritchett, 1206 Castle Hill, Austin, Texas 78703 *Mrs. W. J. Ritmanich, 3908 Weyburn Dr., Ft Worth, Texas 76109 Mrs. Doroihy R. Stubbs, 6723 Mimosa Lane, Dallas, Tcxs-S 75230 Mrs. David L. Thompson, Rt 1, Box 46-A, Round Rock, Texas 78664 Mrs. Luther W. Thompson, Jr., 4011 Knollwood Dr., Austin, Texas' 78734 Mrs. R. B.‘ Watson, 7230 Westlake, Dallas, Texas 75214 Mrs. T. L. Wheeler, 1015 Plymouth Rd., Dallas, Texas 75208 Mrs. George D. Yantis, 224 Montclair Dr., Corpus Christi, Texas 78412 The African Violet Magazine, September, 1972 18 Part II RECEIVED SEP 6 1972 UTAH luimt iMCTiTiiTc Mrs. Paul A. Liddell, 4606 N. 18th St., Tacoma, Wash. Mrs. Robert A. Entzminger, 2669 N. 650^^1 IsIfiliSAlTUTE 93406 Ogden, Utah 84404 *Mrs. John H. Jones, 1786 Millcreek Way, Salt Lake City, Utah 84106 Jeanne Myers, 6519 17th NE, Seattle, Wash. 98115 *Mrs. E. A. Peterson, 2256 Cascade W., Longview, Wash. 98632 VIRGINIA Mrs. Mary A. Boland, 6415 Wilcox Court, Alexandria, Va. 22310 *Mrs. Alberta Lee Cooke, 1930 Kennedy Dr., Apt. T-1, McLean, Va. 22101 Mrs. Ralph E. Gill, 7306 Franklin Road, Annandale, Va. 22003 Mrs. W. W. Helmstetter, 2546 Hillsman St, Falls Church, Va. 22043 *Mrs. J. T. Lumley, 511 Rhode Island Ave., Norfolk, Va. 23508 *tMrs. Thos. B. McKneely, 6135 Tompkins Dr., McLean, Va. 22101 Opal L. Nuyianes, 12808 Thompson Rd., Fairfax, Va. 22030 Mrs. Julio E. Rodriquez, 7434 Nigh Road, Falls Church, Va. 22043 ♦Mrs. Ruth Ward Sadler, 6207 Powhatan Ave., Norfolk, Va. 23508 ♦Mrs. Stanley E. Skelton, 3910 Larchwood Rd., Falls Church, Va. 22041 Judith Stroske, 7314 Jervis St, Springfield, Va. 22151 Mrs. Harry N. Tufts, 1519 23rd St, S. Arlington, Va. 22202 Mr. T. Robert Valliant, 1410 Homeric Ct, McLean, Va. 22101 ♦Mrs. Larry L. White, 260 Lavalette Ave., Norfolk, Va. 23504 WASHINGTON Mrs. Marie Eaton, 9224 37th Ave. South, Seattle, Wash. 98118 Mrs, William N. Eichner, 8710 Moreland, S. W. Ta¬ coma, Wash. 98498 Mrs. Marlin Freter, 1118 23rd Ave., Longview, Wash. 98632 ♦Mrs. Helen M. Fulmer, 9411 - 38th Ave., S. Seattle, Wash. 98118 ♦Mrs. WiUiam Huttel, 8016 NE 14th St, Vancouver, Wash. 98665 Mr. Roy A. Pritchard, 27916 85th Dr. N.W., Stan- wood, Wash. 98292 Mrs. David Raetzloff, Jr., 5046 Bowen PI. South, Seattle, Wash. 98118 Evelyn Rathje, 4638 36th Ave., W., Seattle, Wash. 98199 Mrs. Daniel A. Sleeth, 2913 N. Monroe, Tacoma, Wash. 98407 WISCONSIN Mrs. J. M. Achauer, Miss Jeannette Achauer, 7818 W. Lynmar Ct, Milwaukee, Wis. 53222 Mr. Alfred Alf, 1133 Elm St, Beloit, Wis. 53511 Mrs. Alfred Alf, 1133 Elm St, Beloit, Wis. 53511 Mrs. Ralph Anderson, 2296 Pioneer Dr., Beloit, Wis. 53511 Mrs. Roy Bartel, 6409 W. Wilbur Ave., Milwaukee, Wis. 53220 Mrs. David E. Buchta, 2822 Michigan Blvd., Racine, Wis. 53402 Mr. Howard O. Burns, 4933 W. Colonial Court, Green¬ field, Wis. 53220 Mrs. Howard O. Burns, 4933 W. Colonial Court, Greenfield, Wis. 53220 Mrs. George Currier, 2445 N. 91st St, Wauwatosa, Wis. 53226 Mrs. Leon Fiedler, Rt 1, Prescott, Wis. 54021 ♦fMrs. William Krogman, 1325 Parkway Drive, Brook¬ field, Wis. 53005 Mrs. J. L. Merrell, 409 Hillendale, Oconomowoc, Wis. 53066 Mrs. Frank Olsen, 1221 Troy Drive, Madison, Wis. 53704 Mrs. John F. Roe, 4417 Boulder Terrace, Madison, Wis. 53711 Mrs. Fred Scudder, 1929 Walton Lane, Beloit, Wis. 53511 Mrs. O. D. St Clair, 135 Kensington Drive, Madison, Wis. 53704 Mrs. M. Tremaine, W261 N 4341 Hwy. KF, Pewaukee, Wis. 53072 PESTICIDES! By Beth Goodman 2308 North 387/t Seattle, Wash. 98103 I am continually horrified by articles in The African Violet Magazine by home grow¬ ers who state “I spray my violets every week” or “I use this spray one week and that spray the next week” and various statements on the same line. I think it was in the local newspaper sev¬ eral years ago that I read of a woman who spent about a month in the hospital having tests for some odd symptoms, and they finally figured out she was poisoned. She had a “bug phobia” and every couple of weeks would spray her closet or walls or windows or what¬ ever. They tested her home, and everything in it was saturated with pesticides. The sofa cover was loaded, so everytime she sat down she got a dose. Her clothes in the closet were loaded. She was killing herself gradually. I realize you have had many warning articles and notes in the Magazine. However, I would like to suggest that in every Magazine, in a prominent place, you feature a statement in BOLD FACE TYPE notices such as: PESTI¬ CIDES ARE POISON, DON’T POISON YOUR¬ SELF or POISON THE BUGS, NOT YOUR¬ SELF— READ THE LABELS or whatever. The notices could change from time to time so the readers won’t get so used to them they don’t see them any more. 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, September, 1972 19 Part II STATEMENT OF CASH RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS THE AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY OF AMERICA, INCORPORATED Year ended February 29, 1972 RECEIPTS Memberships: New . $12,587.60 Renewals . 39,999.95 Other . .4,142.00 $56,729.55 Advertising . 7,110.55 Back issues . 1,087.14 Research . l’924!00 Library rentals . 753.40 Plant registrations . ] ] .343!00 Variety lists . . li053!50 Binders . 702.00 Booster fund . 931,05 Interest (less $318.00 transferred to life membership receipts) . 2,707.42 Jewelry . Seals . 75.25 Conventions . 2 985.61 Cumulative index . ! 21.25 Entry tags . ].].!!!!!!!!! 96^23 Semi-miniatures and miniatures list . 110.50 Shows and judges . [ . 96.00 TOTAL RECEIPTS . 78,399.35 DISBURSEMENTS Magazine printing . 41,756.03 Services and pay roll taxes . 15,254.89 Office supplies and expenses . 1,945.69 Variety lists . 1,478.80 Postage . 3,082.33 Conventions . 844.00 Rent . 1,802.04 Committees . 1,311.18 Jewelry . 584.50 Auditing ' . 525.00 Binders . 608.67 Foreign exchange . 5.33 Bonding insurance . 223.00 Officers’ expenses . 46.77 69,468.23 EXCESS OF RECEIPTS OVER DISBURSEMENTS . $8,931.12 GROWING PLANTS UNDER LIGHTS “Growing Exotic Plants Under Full-Spec¬ trum Light” is the title of an elementary guide, just published by Dr. George Milstein, horti¬ culturist. Cost of the booklet is $1 and may be ob¬ tained from The Floralite Co., 4124 East Oak- wood Road, Oak Creek, Wis. 53154. Importance of good light is explained by Dr. Milstein, who points out that plant lovers need not deny themselves the wonderful aes¬ thetic experience of successfully cultivating houseplants in their own homes. He tells how his African violets bloom continuously and are most vibrant under full-spectrum lights. Dr. Milstein also discusses humidity, temp¬ erature, potting media, fertilizer, watering, ventilation, insect and disease, clay pots vs. plastic, and concludes his booklet with a chart showing how to bring sunlight indoors and sketches of indoor garden designs. - ♦ - Propagation Tip Here’s a propagation tip from Andy and Carol Anderson of The Greenhouse, 9515 Flower St., Bellflower, CA 90706: “Since we use a mild fertilizer solution when fogging our leaf cuttings, the parent leaves often grow to a huge size, at the ex¬ pense of the plantlets. “When the plantlets are well established, we break off 1/^ to 2/3 of the leaf, with¬ out disturbing the stem or plantlets with ex¬ cellent results. “Remember, some portion of the leaf must remain on the stem.” Deadline dates for Magazine articles are printed on Page 3. The African Violet Magazine, September, 1972 20 Part II NumSI Volume FREE! FREE! FREE! All orders received before February 1st, 1973, will be sent postpaid. NEW FOR 1973! AURORA SERIES: ASHES OF ROSES— s-dbl. light rose, large round notched foliage. BLUEBELL — crested dbl. star, fringed green tips, red backed foliage. BLUE DOT— pink s-dbl. with blue splotches. Flat tailored foliage. DUSTY ROSE — ^ fringed rosy dbl. with medium green tailored foliage. FAIREST — shaded red s-dbl. star, ornamental foliage. LAVENDER BLISS — dbl. lavender with deep purple tips, quilted foliage. PAPERMACHE' — blush pink dbl. with green edge, dark tailored leaf. PEACHARINO — frilled s-dbl. stars, medium green tailored foliage. PLUM DANDY — velvety, fringed dbl. star edged in gold. Frilled notched leaf. POLLYANNA^ — bright pink s-dbl. star, red backed notched leaf. PRIDE — fringed purple dbl. star, lightly edged in white, flat tailored leaf. PURPLE PRIDE — crested purple s-dbl geneva. Black holly type foliage. PURITY — pure white dbl, large flat slightly notched light foliage. ORCHID FLASH — ■ s-dbl. orchid stars, tailored red backed foliage. 1972 INTRODUCTIONS BOREALIS — s-dbl. white, fused with red in maturity. Plain leaf. CHALLENGE — pink tufted dbl. with darker eye. Red backed foliage. CORONET — pink dbl. with green edge, dark ruffled red backed leaf. DREAM — red dbl. with dark quilted foliage. FELICITY — pink s-dbl. star. Heart shaped leaf. S-Min. GLIMMER — tufted pink star, medium green quilted foliage. PLEASURE — pure white dbl. Light tailored foliage. PURPLE BLISS — purple dbl., dark quilted leaf. ROSE — rosy pink dbl. Heart shaped leaf. ROYALTY — royal blue large dbl., dark ruffled foliage. ROZETTE — red dbl. on heart shaped leaf. STARBRIGHT — medium blue s-dbl. star. Quilted foliage. Grows large. WINDFALL — red dbl., slightly notched tailored foliage. BLUE SKIES OF AURORA — dark blue dbl., tailored foliage. ROOTED CUTTINGS ONLY, minimum order six. Please add $1.50 postage, $2.00 west of Denver, on orders after 2/1/73. Shipped in order received as weather permits. 6 — $7.50 12 — $14.00 25 — $25.00 All 1972 customers will receive detailed listing free, any others desiring the listing should send an 8(^ stamp. z, “u MAGAZINE Vol. 25, Number 5 November, 1972 TABLE OF CONTENTS Every attempt is made to keep articles technically correct, many ways, the method and opinions expressed by writers are PERTAINING TO VIOLETS 5. ‘Centennial’ Is New Plant Little Peso — Andy Anderson 6. Thank Heaven for Little Girls — Helen Van Zele 8. African Violet Shows — Mrs. William J. Krogman 12. Let’s Enjoy Arranging — Mrs. Alva Cerri 15. Violet People Are Different People — Camille Bianchi 16. African Violets Recognized by National Garden Council — Mrs. James B. Carey 18. No Rhyme but Plenty of Reason — Anne Tinari 19. Violet Sales, Auctions Aid Favorite Charities — Mrs. Geo. F. Behrens 22. Coming Events 28. Affiliate ’Appenings 29. AVSA Promotion Through Violets 30. “Bloom,” She said . . . and They Do — Mary Ann Midura 31. Therapy for Misbehaving Leaves — Emory Leland 33. How to Feel Needed — Mrs. Norma Victor 35. Poem — “Growing With God”— Elsie A. Staff 36. Almost Everything You Wanted to Know About Bugs — 37. Growing Handbook Put Out by Club — Mrs. Terrance R. Leary 39. Club Experiments With Wicking 50. Propagation Primer — Emma Lahr 51. Centering Plant 55. Her “Story” REGULAR FEATURES 4. Greetings from the President — Cordelia Rienhardt 10. Exhibiting and Judging — Ruth G. Carey 14. Beginner’s Column — Mrs. J. A. W. Richardson 16. Registration Report — Adele Tretter 22. Your Library — Mrs. Wayne Schroeder Since the growing of fine African violets can be achieved in their own and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of AVSA. 25. Musings From the Mini-Mam — Mrs. Sidney Bogin 32. Calling All Affiliates— Betty Weekes 40. Question Box — Anne Tinari 48..^ 1972 Best Varieties — Madeline Gonzales 57. A Foote on the Violet Path — Grace Foote CONVENTION 5. Start Thinking About Convention 54. AVSA Returns to Minnesota — Vera Price 60. Commercial Show Rules MISCELLANEOUS 9. In Memoriam Time Is Running Out 23. Give a Friend a Gift — an AVSA Membership 11. Didja Know . . . 33. In Memoriam 55. Did You Know . . . 72. Try It — You’ll Like It — Leila M. Egenitos SOCIETY BUSINESS 13. Cumulative Index 26. Affiliate Yearbook 27. Modern Science Put to Work — Letha DeFries Similar Idea 34. Show Entry Tags 35. AVSA Booster Fund — Mrs. Marvin Garner Boyce Edens Research Fund — Mrs. Paul O. Gillespie, Sr. 38. African Violet Magazine Back Issues 39. Show Entry Tags 42. Shows and Judges 58. Commercial Members 61. Affiliate Organizations 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) . n Commercial ($15.00) Street Address . Q Affiliated Chapter ($6.00) Q Affiliated State, Regional and Council $15.00 State . □ Life ($100) Q 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, November, 1972 1 ADVERTISERS^ INDEX COVER PAGE "Agnew" is the name of the African violet pictured on the cover page. The plant was hybridized by M. Maa3 of Vinson County, New Jersey, and is just one of the beauties Mr. Maas has br ught out over the past few years. “Agnew" was one of the winning plants entered by Mrs. Sylvia Stein- kirchner of Yardley, Pa., at the AVSA New York Show. OFFICERS MRS HAROLD RIENHARDT . President 44Dd 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. James Carey, Mrs. Fred Tretter, Mrs. Wayne W. Schroeder, Mrs. Ruth Carey, Mrs. Sidney Bogin, Mrs. Marvin Gamer, Mrs. Paul 0. Gillespie, Mrs. J. A. W. Richardson, Paul Arnold, Mrs. Roy E. Weekes, Mrs. Joseph Larose. BEST VARIETIES 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, Klarch, Jime, 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, Term. 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. 1972. NOTICE TO POSTMASTER: Please send notification regarding unde¬ liverable magazines to office address: African Violet Society of America, Inc., P. 0. Box 1326, Knoxville, Tenn. 37901. 29. AVSA Jewelry 19. Berry’s African Violets — Season’s Greetings 26. Mary V. Boose— Heavenly Violets 11. Buell’s Greenhouses — 140,000 African Violets 19. Burton Burk, Inc. — Window or Wall Planter Holder 26. Ruth Carey’s Revised Handbook for Judges and Ex¬ hibitors 26. Castle Violetg — African Violets 27. E. A. Clark — Cellophane Sleeves 27. Victor Constantinov — Violets by Constantinov 8. Elley’s Greenhouses — Old and New Varieties Inside Back Cover — Fischer Greenhouses — Great Ideas for Christmas Giving 26. Flora Greenhouses — African Violets 27. Floralite Company — Lumen-Lighter Plant Stands 28. Floralite Company — Sunlighter Space-Saver Stands 26. Violet Frathel— Frathel’s Originations 10. Granger Gardens — New for Fall 1972 15. The Greenhouse — Greenhouse Gro-Cart 26. The Greenhouse — Season’s Greetings 23. Bernard D. Greeson — Christmas Gift 23. House of Violets — Aquamatic Self-Watering Planters 9. Hyponex Plant Food — African Violet Soluble Food 34. Lyndon Lyon — New Registered 1972 Varieties Inside Front Cover — Mary-Ray Violets — New for 1973 13. McGough’s African Violets — Standards and Minis 19. Moser Card Company — African Violet Greeting Cards 34. Park Nurseries — African Violets 18. Plant Marvel Laboratories — Plant Food and Sprays 13. Rose Knoll Gardens — Season’s Greetings 26. Schultz Instant Liquid Plant Food 14. Shoplite Company — Decorative Plant Stands 7. Stim-U-Plant Lab. — Home Garden Aids 23. Abigail Sullivan — Garlands of Goodies Back Cover — Tinari Greenhouses — New for Christmas 9. Tubecraft — Fiber Glass Tray 6. Tubecraft — FloraCart Portable Indoor Garden 8. Tubecraft — Watering Aid 11. Fred A. Veith — Nature’s Way Products — Sponge Rok 13. Mr. and Mrs. George Vincent — Violets, Aquaplanters, FloraCarts 14. Volkmann Bros. — Reservoir Wick Pots 23. The Walkers — African Violet Supplies EDITOR’S NOTE: These are your advertisers who help the magazine. Please support them and when you writs them for supplies, please mention The African Violet Magazine. The African Violet Magazine, November, 1972 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 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, Tenn. 37409 BY LAWS: See September issue. COMMERCrAL 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. 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, 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 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; adl 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.I., 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, November, 1972 3 puMt Hi Violeteers! It is August as I write this and soon our beautiful summer will be drawing to a close. Oh, 1 know we have had too much rain and sort of a freaky summer, hut it’s a grand time of year all the same. Happy Harold is playing golf and growing the most beautiful vegetable garden you ever saw. You are really living when you eat those truly fresh vegetables. Are you one of those who gets the summer doldrums? Hides their African violets in a corner? Doesn’t fertilize much during summer? Almost forgets to water and well, let’s face it, neglect the poor things? Not so around Syracuse. The NY State Fair and the NYS convention and show keep our members so busy they don’t dare not have some plants for both occasions. The Fair is a big thing and held at the Fairgrounds, just outside of Syracuse. A competitive show is open to all residcTits of NY state. The first four days of the Fair is for commercials only and the last days open to amateurs, each show being judged separately with its own awards. The AVS of Syracuse mans an educational display with a booth well decorated with AVSA magazines and someone from the club answers questions all day long, from 10 A.M. to 10 P.M. This is where we occasionally pick up a local club member or an AVSA member. Two commercial club members, {one of which is Rienhardt’s) share a selling space and with 110,000 filing past daily, a few people are made aware of African violets. You might he interested to know that the crowd around the violet show and booths is always larger than that around the roses or any other horticultural display. Nuf sed! We have just returned from a week’s stay in Boothhay Harbor, Maine, and managed to mix business with pleasure a little. We planned to meet our AVSA Treasurer, Estelle Crane, and her husband, Percy, at Tewksbury, Mass, where we always stop at Carter’s Greenhouses. How many of you go back far enough to remember when Bill Carter was AVSA President? He’s a grand person and still in there pitching, growing almost anything you could want in a pot. Estelle and I had a big pow wow on society business while the men watched the ball game. The next morning we took off for Mike Kartuz’ Greenhouses at Wilmington. I had never been there before and certainly did enjoy it, all the new unusual gesneriads, very properly labeled and a really choice collection of begonias. Most of us violet growers like and enjoy growing many other plants, so of course / came home with a new supply. Are any of you growing Hypocyrta Tropicana with the lovely shiny foliage and now there is a new one, a cross between Tropicana and Wettsteinii, called Mardi Gras? Acquiring new items and varieties seems to keep one’s interest at top level. Estelle Crane reports that finances are in fine shape and new memberships continue to pour in. Guess you all like our added color in the magazine. So just hang on, we arc going to have even more. We were very happy to see the new Best Variety List a little ahead of time The African Violet Magazine, November, 1972 4 and to see that three of the Tommie Lou seed¬ lings — ^ Happy Harold,^ 'Nancy Reagan^ and 'Top Dollar’ made the list. We were so glad to realize that so many of you liked them well enough to vote for them. Now, just wait until you con set the new 'Tommie Lous’ on varie¬ gated foliage and double pink blooms. How¬ ever, you must be patient and wait until they are advertised as available. Lyon showed one in NYC and won best new introduction, but you must wait until sufficient stock is raised to sell them. Don’t pester the life out of the grower trying to be the first to have them. You will know it when they are ready. Happy violeting to you all. J,J, w Start Thinking About Convention Those African violet people up in Minne¬ apolis and St. Paul are already making plans for the 1973 AVSA convention and Amy Lack- ner, the convention chairman, hopes there’ll be a record crowd of African violet growers in attendance. Brochures received from the Chamber of Commerce describe Minneapolis as the “friend¬ ly city of lakes” and St. Paul as more than the capital city — it’s billed as “the growing, rest¬ less giant of the Upper Mid-West.” The first white settlements in Minnesota began in 1837 and Minnesota was admitted to the union in 1858. Minneapolis’ trademark is its 22 sparkling lakes and 152 parks and some of its attractions are art galleries and museums, the Metropolitan Stadium, home of the Minnesota Twins and Minnesota Vikings; the world famous Guthrie Theatre, the Minne¬ apolis Auditorium and the Nicollet Mall, the main retail stj'eet in Minneapolis. Minnesota’s capital building, located in the heart of St. Paul, boasts the world’s largest unsupported marble dome. One of St. Paul’s outstanding attractions is the 60-ton onyx In¬ dian God of Peace, which stands 44 feet high. These are just a few of the many things of interest convention visitors will see in the Twin Cities. And what about, the weather next April? Well, Minnesota weather is just like every¬ body else’s weather — unpredictable. “We may t get snow during the convention — and then - again, we could have a heat wave,” Mrs. Lack- I ner added. 1 The African Violet Magazine, November, 1972 Victor Constantinov and 'Centennial' 'CENTENNIAL' IS NEW PLANT ‘Centennial’, a new, show type plant from the pollen brush of the well known hybridizer, Victor Constantinov, was recently named by the San Mateo, Calif., newspaper, The Times, as the “Plant of the Week.” ‘Centennial’ was named in honor of the 100th anniversary of a San Mateo long time concern. Levy Bros. In honor of the anniversary and the name of the plant, the San Mateo County African Violet Society presented a three-day show at each of the four Levy Bros, stores. - - LITTLE PESO Andy Anderson 9515 Flower Street Bellflower, CA 90706 The lovely lady was kind, but insistent. “I know you have ‘Little Peso’. I saw it a month ago in your display house.” Carol thought and thought. “Perhaps you mean ‘Top Dollar”, she ven¬ tured. We had bought Lyndon Lyon’s beautiful big ‘Top Dollar’ he had on display at the San Francisco convention and displayed it for awhile. “No, it was ‘Little Peso’ ”, she insisted. The lady was in twice, still looking for ‘Little Peso’. Carol, in desperation, took her back to the greenhouse where we start leaves. They were faced with the task of looking through hundreds of containers, but right in the front, the woman squealed: “There it is! ‘Little Peso’!” Well, maybe my printing isn’t so plain, but there it was: ‘LILI POSA’! THANK HE A VEN for LITTLE GIRLS Helen Van Xele P. O. Box 843 Lemon Grove, Ca. 92045 African violets with Girl foliage, of course, although there doesn’t seem to be any more reason to name a certain type of foliage “Girl” than there is to call the little black insects with the cute red dots, Ladybugs. It occurs to me that the Ladybug has been the most successful of all Liberationists for even the most avid member of the Women’s Liberation Party has not been able to eliminate the male from human nomenclature. I expect there are man Lady- bugs but one never hears of them. Anyway, one of the most beautiful of foliages, that with the scalloped leaves wnth the creamy white spot at the base, is called “Girl.” Frank Tinari tells me that this type of foliage first appeared in the Ullery Green¬ houses, Springfield, Ohio in 1942 as a mutant of ‘Blue Boy’ Mr. Ullery patented this here¬ tofore unknown foliage and single blue flowers as ‘Blue Girl’ and that type of foliage has been known as “Girl” ever since. The first double flowering Girl type was Frank’s origination in 1951 named ‘Helen Wil¬ son’, a double purple flower and an especially curly type Girl leaf, sporting touches of bur- gandy in the foliage. In 1958 the first “Geneva” type with pink blossoms and scalloped Girl foliage was a Tinari origination named ‘Helen Van Pelt Wilson’, shown on the cover of her book, “1001 Questions and Answers” published that year. Girl foliage was new and very pop¬ ular;, many, many being listed in the 1950’s in the Master Variety List. Popularity seems now to be waning as ENTER YOUR PLANTS IN 1971 — WIN A FLORACART For the Finest in Indoor Gardening ! E\J0Y \ 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. 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. Beaume, Detroit. Michigan 1954 — Mrs. E. L. Perdue, Donaldson, Tennessee 1955 — Rev. Harold L. Thompson, Birmingham, Michigan 195() — Mrs. L. A. Beck, St. Joseph, Missouri 1957 — Mrs. I. R. Bush, Muncie, Kansas 1958 — Mrs. Edward Casey, Rochester, New York 1959 — Mrs. Clarence Kuder, Bowling Green, Ohio 1960 — Mrs. Alxander R. Colyer, Brightwatcrs, 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. 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, November, 1972 6 there are but 14 new introductions in the 1971 Master Variety List and I can’t see why, for to me, there is no more beautiful plant than one with Girl foliage. Although Granger Gard¬ ens’ 'White Madonna” was registered in 1953, it is still a great favorite. Girl foliage appears in miniature and semi-miniatures and their little scalloped leaves and white spots are as cute as can be. No little plants could be more eyecatching than Chris Huebscher’s ‘Crystal Florida Belle’ or ‘Little Eva,’ a Maas intro¬ duction. Perhaps the cause of plants with Girl fol¬ iage not being as popular as they were is that some varieties, like girls, seem, to put their leaves up in curlers for the centers bunch so that flowers are not able to push their way through. This is a matter of light. Plants with Girl foliage much prefer natural light to fluor¬ escent. Too, I remember at Anne Tinari’s work¬ shop on miniatures at the Dallas Convention she suggested taking off the second row of leaves to give the flowers room. There are so many little leaves, a few will not be missed. And so, dear wonderful Hybridizers, bring us more Girls and we will Thank you and Heaven. AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE BACK ISSUES Write for a list of those available. Reduced rates in effect. Complete your set now. AVSA office, P. O. Box 1326, Knoxville, Tenn. 37901. 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. r- 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 biod 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. VC-13 soil inseeiieide 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, November, 1972 7 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. 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Krogman 1325 Parkway Drive Brookfield, Wis. 53005 Tile success and benefit of an African violet show depends on the ability of the Gen¬ eral Show Chairman, each committee chair¬ man and every member of the club. Each person should VOLUNTEER or BE ASKED to serve in some capacity — whether the assign¬ ment be great or small — knowing that the success of the show is the responsibility of everyone in tlie society. Having full knowledge of specific com¬ mittee requirements is esjiecially important to all chairmeip although study and constant use of Mrs. Carey/s latest Handbook for Judges’ and Exhibitors is a MUST. Schedules, rules, plans and suggestions must be approved by the majority of members BEEORE they become ])art of the show plans. Experienced persons (especially judges, if available) shoidd be con¬ sulted about basic plans as well as details. (Order schedule packets from AVSA Library, Knoxville) To avoid errors and confusion in classification, this committee should consult the AVSA Master Variety List and may also find an alphabetical card file helpful. (Imcal- ly grown varieties) Every African violet show provides un¬ limited experiences. The advantages can out¬ weigh the efforts and be truly rewarding — de¬ pending on how well the members utilize the possibilities that are theirs. Unselfish dedica¬ tion — coupled with careful planning and gen¬ uine effort — will offer these great opportunities for clubs, members, the public and AVSA. Opportunities for Clubs are to — interest others in growing beautiful violets; offer infor¬ mation on violet culture (By Educational Dis¬ play witli knowledgeable attendant); offer in¬ formation about local club (By printed leaf¬ lets, programs, and conversation); gain new members for local club (Or start a new violet club; get publicity for local club and AVSA (Newspa})ers, radio, T.V., posters, etc.); earn mono}'' for club expenses and/or charities; offei- information a])out AVSA. Opportunities for members are to — be¬ come better acquainted with mem])ers by work¬ ing together; be inspired to grow and exhibit better plants; compete with others in growing ])lants and making more attractive displays for liome decorations and sharing with others; meet the public and make new “violet friends”; and consider every visitor a potential local and AVSA member. (Persons who attend shows The African Violet Magazine, November, 1972 8 ARE interested in violets. Encourage them!) Opportunities for the public are to see America’s No. 1 houseplants beautifully dis¬ played; be inspired to grow lovely violets; gather information about violet growing; have questions answered and problem plants ana¬ lyzed (Plant Clinic); and see how violets can be used in Artistic Displays and Arrangements. Opportunities for AVSA are to help ed¬ ucate the public by encouraging displays of AVSA magazines, promotional posters and AVSA Entry Tags; and to gain new, interested members for the AVSA. By all means — encourage and stimulate the members of YOUR CLUB to have a VIOLET SHOW — large or small. (Try it!!! You’ll like it! ! ! ) — - - - - IN MEMORIAM It was with sadness that we learned of the unexpected death of X. R. Randall, 486 East Lavaca, Beaumont, Texas, and the deepest sym¬ pathy of AVSA members is extended to Mrs. Randall. Mr. and Mrs. Randall served for some time as advertising managers for The African Violet Magazine. Mr. Randall, prior to his retirement, was with the Texas Employ¬ ment Commission and was almost as great an African violet enthusiast as his wife. - ^ - HOW.. .FOR YOUR BEAUTIFUL NEW MOLDED FIBER GLASS THE ALL-PURPOSE TRAY FOR FLOWER GROWERS! FITS ALL ..Interchangeable on all models! ATTRACTIVE NEUTRAL COLOR. . .Perma¬ nently molded-in to every tray! LIGHT-WEIGHT AND STRONG. . .Easy to handle... Won’t dent or break! RUST- PROOF — 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 Troy— $0.55 2 TRAYS— $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. 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Many report fine results with plants, trees, lawns, etc. by their choice from following HYPONeX formulations. 20-20-20130-10-10 25-20-10 25- 5 -20 15-30-15 15-10.3o|lO-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— bo 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 The African Violet Magazine, November, 1972 9 Ruth G. Carey 3900 Garden Drive, Knoxville, Tenn 37918 Shows and Judges being my particular job in AVSA, I want to extend my thanks and appreciation to each judge who served in the New York convention show, each member who worked in staging and producing the show, to every exhibitor who made an entry in the show, and to Mr. & Mrs. Glenn Hudson, awards chairmen for their cooperation and splendid contribution for the card method of all special awards. Although these cards had been used for two other convention shows, the improvement in numbering the cards this year helped to speed up judging and recording and provided a very accurate and efficient manner in determining award winners. This year a new system was used in checking and recording all special awards. Each year the number of awards has been growing, making record keeping a monumental job as well as very lengthy one. With the very capable and efficient assistance of Mrs. W. F. Anderson, Mrs. Thomas McKneely, Mrs. Ed¬ ward Nelson, Mrs. Warren Churchill and Mrs. Robert Slocomb judging was completed before the Thursday evening program was concluded, and the records of all special awards were com¬ pleted by the time the show opened. My sin¬ cere appreciation to these ladies for their com¬ petent assistance and concerted efforts. The same system will be used again next year with the same judges if they are attending the con¬ vention. The rule changes which the Executive Board voted to accept are as follows: 1. “Judges are required to grow at least 25 African violet plants consisting of 15 va¬ rieties, and must continue to meet this require¬ ment as long as they remain a judge.” 2. “When a judging school is held for just one day, the student must attend the en¬ tire session to be eligible to take the examina¬ tion. If the school is held for more than one SORRY— NO RETAIL SHIPPING NEW FOR FALL 1972 MIRIAM STEEL — enormous pure white dbl. on medium green tailored foliage. Reg. Blooms measure 214" across at maturity. LAVENDER DELIGHT— very heavy blooming plant, darl< green foliage. Beautiful rose lavender full dbl. SPRING DEB. — (Oct. 1st) pleasing pleasing deep blue and white variegated full dbl., shiny ornamental dark green foliage. SUPERBA — unusual old rose ruffled full dbl. on dark green ornamental foliage. PINK CAPRICE — very deep pink full dbl. blooms borne in clusters over a flat rosette type foliage. Medium green foliage. GARNET ELF — interesting Firebird type plant, not as dark in color, but far superior in growth habit. BLUE CUSHION = — lovely medium shade of blue Geneva type blooms in heavy clusters held well above dark green foliage. Wholesale List free to Dealers and Clubs on request. GRANGER GARDENS The house where quality rules. 1060 Wilbur Rd. Medina, Ohio 44256 Ph. AC 216-239-9300 Greenhouse open daily 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Closed Sundays and Holidays. Wholesale orders may be picked up on Sunday or Holidays if phoned in ahead. The African Violet Magazine, November, 1972 10 day, the student must attend at least one day to be eligible to take the examination.” 3. Teachers: “Must have served as a qualified judge for at least three years.” 4. General Show Rule: “It should be fol¬ lowed in all AVSA Affiliate shows, if possible, but it is not mandatory.” This rule pertains to the one requiring that cards be placed with entries in the Design Division of all convention shows, stating the different plants and plant material used. 5. “In local Affiliate shows, Judges will be permitted to use National Council of State Garden Clubs scale of points for judging any classes in the Design Division for which AVSA does not have a scale of points.” There are some points I wish to stress which should help judges to understand their responsibilities. There seems to be a wide range in the number of ribbons some judges give in com¬ parison with the number awarded by other judges in the same show. Each judge should strive for more uniformity in judging. Blue ribbons or red and white ones should not be given merely on a friendship basis or just be¬ cause there are many blossoms. Neither should the ribbons be withheld due to some faults such as lack of good grooming, not enough blossoms, poor symmetry or poor culture unless more than the number of points you can justi¬ fiably deduct will reduce the score too low to receive any ribbons. We do have some AVSA judges who have the reputation of being leni¬ ent. No doubt some clubs invite lenient judges because they are liberal with the ribbons. Lenient judging does nothing to encourage ex¬ hibitors to strive for horticultural perfection. When ribbons are given, and especially blue ones, to exhibits that are not worthy, judges are actually leaving the impression the exhibits are good. But there are exhibitors who realize their plants were not entitled to the awards received. A lenient judge is not a good judge. Groups desiring to improve will not feel any accomplishment to win ribbons in such shows. It takes much more thought, study and experi¬ ence to award ribbons on the basis of being worthy, than it does to give ribbons because you want to make everyone happy. A question which has been asked recently: “Who is responsible to appoint the judge who will be responsible for clerical correctness of the form for the Standard AVSA Award (Green Rosette)?” The judges chairman secures the judges and gives them instructions, so she is the one to make this appointment. There has been a change in the method of handling the registration of judging schools, Mrs. William Krogman will be responsible for this part of the work. Please note this in an¬ other article in this issue. - - DIDJA KNOW . . . That Mrs. T. 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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 (g) 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 The African Violet Magazine, November, 1972 11 Hogarth Curve Crescent LET’S ENJOY ARRANGING Mrs. Alva Cerri Cerri Flowers Route 49 Marcy, N. Y. 13403 Unfortunately some take awards so seri¬ ously that friends are lost and club unity is permanently injured. We should compete for fun and congratulate the winners. Don’t enter so many that you get up tight and fail to enjoy it. Neither should you sit back and complain that the show wasn’t any good when you contributed nothing but your complaints. Get organized ahead of time and have your arrangements pictured in your mind or sketched so you know exactly what you need. Unfortunately, I can’t get going until the dead¬ line is there, but I also am not one to panic. Have an old purse, lunch pail, or box and collect a few essentials such as measuring tape, scissors, wire cutter, pen, pencil, florist tape, black spray paint, black tissue (acquired in new shoes) or plastic sprayed black and water tubes and anything else needed to do your designing. To be sure that you don’t goof have your schedule handy and read and reread it. Also have a cardboard guide to act as your nitch. Make one 20" wide, 14" deep, and make guide markings 15" -24" -28" high so it will guide for any arrangement — except the minia¬ ture class. This will show you if the arrange¬ ment will fill your alloted space proportion¬ ately. It is not necessary to go out and buy ex¬ pensive materials. Good frogs are expensive The African Violet Magazine, November, 1972 12 “L” Shaped and nice and last a lifetime, but the aerosol cap, tuna can, etc. sprayed black, filled with oasis and anchored down with clay or tape, can be equally as useful. Four friends could split a yard of burlap and have a useful base for years. Round circles of wood sprayed black can be very effective. I usually use a heavy piece of slate, for a driftwood base. Weeds can be picked late summer and fall or a few miniature cattails purchased can be used for years. Driftwood is a must, but again can be found if you keep your eye open. For cut African violet arrangements, water tubes are nice, but cut pieces of drinking straws plugged with florist clay can be used. Also weather stripping caulking material can be used equally successful for plugging. Cover either tubes or straw with florist tape and this can be done ahead of time. Greens can be purchased, but again foliage from your houseplants can be as effective. Sanserveria, ivy, pepperomia, and many others can be used year after year. African violet blossoms when cut for arrangements, should be fresh and the stems should be cut under water with a sharp knife or cuticle scissors, or razor blade. This keeps the pores open so the blos¬ som will continue to absorb water and keep very well. Avoid touching blossoms with plas¬ tic and do not refrigerate. A Hogarth is probably one of the more difficult arrangements. Improvise the container from a bud vase, sprayed black, and two assort¬ ed black circles (This can vary with wood thickness and height of arrangement). Scotch broom is my first choice, but Eucalyptus is good if you can find the correct curvature. If fresh Scotch broom is used, you may find your arrangement is disqualified because it didn’t stay in the circle as you had left it. The Eucalyptus is beautiful if you can find stems turning the correct way. Get a fresh piece of Scotch broom and circle it in the bottom of an empty pail until it has dried a few days. Then remove and keep it curled in a baggie for future use. This need not be refrigerated. After your arrangement has been com¬ pleted, step back and look at it. Check that no mechanics show. Then step back across the room to see if your lines flow from top to bottom without sudden breaks. Don’t use some¬ thing just because it is beautiful. Don’t be afraid to prune after you have it arranged. 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. O. Box 1326, Knoxville, Tenn. 37901. 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 AQUAPLANTERS SUPPLIES FLORA CARTS MR. & MRS. GEORGE F. VINCENT 96 Paul Molbert Rd. Judlce Phone 873-8437 or 873-6961 Duson, Loulslema 70529 McGOUGH’S AFRICAN VIOLETS Large selection of violets — Standard, Miniatures, Supplies, also Aquamatic Planters, and The New Green’s Sandpath Watertable Planters. 1012 Mitchell Road No List Houston, Texas 77037 Visitors Welcome Telephone 447-5495 SEASONS GREETINGS ROSE KNOLL GARDENS NEW NEW NEW RKG’s mini Wish, Illini Royal, Illini Magic, Lanigan’s Blue Belle, Wine Dot, Melissa, Blue Ensign, The newest from Grangers Hawley’s Jazz-Bo, Oh Joy, Cheery-O List 100 and Stamp. Visitors Welcome MR. and MRS. JEFF RHOADES Assumption, Ill. 62510 The African Violet Magazine, November, 1972 13 NEW DECORATIVE PLANT STANDS Economical — Convenient 3 Levsl 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! 150 Brings Catalog of Growth Fluorescents, Plant Stands, Growth Lamps & Accessories SHOPLITE CO., INC. 566V Franklin Ave. Nutley, N. J. 07110 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, Box 70 Tavares, Florida 32778 HOW TO PACK YOUR PLANT Growing a show plant takes a lot of know'- how, time spent in T.L.C. and a little bit of luck. Taking it to the show needs the same. Many times I have seen would-be exhibitors arrive at the show devastated because on the way their plant was ruined. Some time before leaving, find a box a little larger and taller than your plant, one with a cover. Prepare it by cutting oblong holes on each side of the box close to the top so that they will serve as handles. Make small holes all over the box so that the plant will get some air (unless it is cold outdoors). Meas¬ ure the size of your pot at the bottom and then in the center of the box glue a circle just a bit larger than the pot. Such a circle could be made of several thicknesses of newspaper fold¬ ed over into a 3" width and put together with staples, or it could be made with styrofoam cut with a jigsaw. Now, put crushed tissue paper or newspaper all around the circle in depth up to slightly below the height of the pot. When the time comes for departure, water the plant if it needs it and carefully place it in the circle, keeping the collar on it. Inci¬ dentally, the collar should be longer than the leaves so that if the plant is jounced the collar will bump the sides of the box and not the leaves. Be sure to use the cover as the sun hitting the plant while enroute can burn the leaves and wilt the blooms badly. If you are driving, secure the box so that it cannot move. If your box started to slide and you, while driving, tried to rescue it, you could wind up wound round a tree. If someone else is driving, keep it in your lap or right next to you so that you can keep it from slipping. Most car seats tilt backward a bit. Put a piece of something like a rolled up baby blanket or even newspapers at the back part of the seat so that it is even from back to front. Do not allow the porter to carry the box upon arrival. It would not be the first time one had been dropped. When you get to the show room, check for any blooms that might have died enroute and be sure to remove the collar. The African Violet Magazine, November, 1972 14 ‘VIOLET PEOPLE’ ARE DIFFERENT African violet people are different in the opinion of Camille Bianchi of Essex, Conn. “In fact,” Mrs. Bianchi continued, “you could certainly say we are flower people. We have a different temperament — an artistic temperament. My son is an artist and I never understood him for years,’ until I started grow¬ ing African violets. “Sometimes people don’t understand us. But it’s like a fellowship, and ‘violet people’ are very warm and friendly.” The interview with Mrs. Bianchi was car¬ ried in the Hartford Courant of Hartford, Conn., and titled “Colorful Blooms Dazzle Violet Growers”. After a brief history of the discovery of the African violet in Africa and its recog¬ nition as “America’s favorite houseplant,” the article quoted Mrs. Bianchi as saying that Af¬ rican violets have a particular appeal to retired people. She said: “They have the time, finally, to appreci¬ ate great natural beauty and the satisfaction of growing things.” Older persons also enjoy traveling to shows. Mrs. Bianchi said she knows one man who al¬ ways bought three plane tickets, so his plants could ride up front. She also said the hobby is catching on with young children, and many clubs have such growing projects with boys and girls. “The children are thrilled with the plants, and it teaches them how to care for things.” “Each plant is a little individual with its own personality that needs tender loving care. They need to be fed, watered and properly lighted. People get to love their plants, and feel they are loved back when the flowers bloom,” she said. If the plant receives only a minimum of attention, the flowers will not bloom. The trick is to make the flowers come out and this, Mrs. Bianchi said, is the key to the mystique. — — — — CONVENTIONS 1973 — • Minnesota AVS host. Pick Nicollet Hotel in Minneapolis, April 26-28. 1974 — Nutmeg State AVS host. Hartford- Hilton hotel in Hartford. April 18-20. 1975 — • Bay State AVS host. Statler-Hilton Hotel in Boston, April 24-25. 1976 — Dixie AVS host. Sheraton-Biltmore Hotel in Atlanta Ga., April 29 - May 1. lifocac GRO-CART Handsome indoor garden plant stand brings your garden into your living room. Sturdy light-weight steel tube construction for dura¬ bility. 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 $55.50 in¬ cludes molded gold-beige trays and top light bracket. Light fixtures at additional cost. Write for free Gro-Cart Brochure. See us at the: Southern California Home & Garden Show Southland Home & Garden Show Southern California Horticultural Inst. Show Orange County Fair Los Angeles County Fair Numerous African Violet & Flower Shows African Violets ^ Supplies (213) 925-0870 9515 Flower St., Beilflower, CA. 90706 The African Violet Magazine, November, 1972 15 Adele Tretter 4988 Schollmeyer St. Louis ^ Missouri 63109 The following registrations have been re¬ ceived during the period from May 31, 1972 through July 31, 1972. THE PARSON (2316) 0 3579 s L 6-29-72 THE PARSON^S WIFE (2317) WPG 35 sf L 6-29-72 Rev. Charles Blades, P. O. Box 415, Taylorville, Ky., 40071 VIRGINIA BELLE (2318) M-B 389 d L 7-21-72 Mrs. Thomas B. McKneely, 6135 Tomkins Dr., McLean, Virginia ASTRO STAR (2319) L-R 23 sc S 7-27-72 BONUS BABE (2320) R-0 2 sf S 7-27-72 GYPSY PINK (2321) M-P 1 s-d 7-27-72 Frank A. Tinari, 2325 Valley Rd.. Huntingdon Valley, Pa. KATY DID (2322) OVC 29 s L 7-31-72 OH JOY (2323) D-B 29 d S 7-31-72 Mrs. Charles S. Hawley, 45 Forest Dr. Painesville, O. 44077 BLUE CATY (2324) M-B 38 s-d S 7-31-72 Lieselotte Sebastian, 3809 Plateau, Little Rock, Ark. 72295 RESERVATIONS The following reservations and renewals have been received during the same period as above. ^‘GENE GARNER” Reserved by Mrs. Charles S. Hawley, Forest Dr., Painesville, Ohio 44077 6-31-72 ASK ME Reserved by Mr. Ronald Ferguson, 161-04 Jewel Ave., Forest Hills N. Y, 6-18-72 RENEWALS WESCO ROGINA — WESCO SAN JUAN — WESCO STEVIE — WESCO RICHIE — WESCO TOMMY — WESCO MICHELYN — WESCO MARTY — WESCO JOHANNA — WESCO BILLY — WESCO DELORES Renewed by David C. Allen, 2179 - 44th Ave., San Francisco, Calif. 94116 7-28-72 MINI-MAM — KRAMEKS DOTTY TOP — KRAMERS PRIDE OF WISCONSIN — SNOW GODDESS Renewed by Bob Kramer, 2923 Portugal Dr., St. Louis, Mo., 63125 7-31-72 DISCONTINUED EXHIBITIONEST — STUPENDOUS Discontinued by Bob Kramer African Violets Recognized By National Garden Couneil By Mrs. James B. Carey 3900 Garden Drive Knoxville, Tenn. 37918 For the first time in the history of the National Council of Garden Clubs, African violets were used to decorate the banquet tables at the annual convention held in Cleve¬ land, Ohio. The African Violet Society of America, Inc., is an affiliate of the National Council of Garden Clubs. Honor guest w^as the national president, Mrs. Maxwell W. Steel, who was presented with a beautiful African violet, ‘Miriam Steel,’ hybridized by Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Everdom of Granger Gardens and named in her honor. Each of the banquet tables was decorated with ‘Miriam Steel’ plants and each guest received as a favor a ‘Miriam Steel’ leaf. Behind the banquet table was a heavy wrought iron ar¬ rangement holding a ‘Miriam Steel’ violet. Mrs. Steel was also presented with an ar¬ rangement featuring African violets by Mrs. Henry Birchner, an AVSA member and judge, a judging school teacher and an outstanding grower of many varieties of African violets. The occasion brought AVSA into sharp focus for its accomplishments and for its contribu¬ tion to today’s horticultural world. It is hoped that from this vast throng of more than 1,000 persons there will emerge some violet growers and AVSA members. The African Violet Magazine, November, 1972 16 (Photos by Burton) The African Violet Magazine, November. 1972 no RHyi BUT PLEniy of Rfnson By Anne Tinari 2325 Valley Road Huntingdon Valley, Pa. 19006 Have you ever wondered why just as an African violet variety reached its peak of popu¬ larity, suddenly it becomes difficult to find it on the market? Or why a cultivar can be 6 to 10 years old before it makes the Best 100 List? The reason starts at the time a promising seedling blooms. Chosen out of many seedlings by a grower, the selection is usually made with visions of good growing possibilities, among which are a good clear color, longevity of blos¬ soms, excellent growth pattern, or a combina¬ tion of a dozen worthwhile characteristics which are an intricate part of every hybrid¬ izer’s dream. The chosen plant is usually watched very carefully by the grower and six months to a year can elapse before a decision to grow it is established. Once it is placed under propaga¬ tion, it may be a year or two before the grower can safely see it through three generations. If it maintains stability of qualities for which it was chosen, then a grower feels it is worthy of a name and registration. Young stock is naturally scarce and an¬ other year may pass before it can be grown to his satisfaction and be catalog listed. With its being placed on the market for the first time, naturally the price is higher compared to other varieties that have been under constant propa¬ gation for years. This factor can many times limit the quantity sold, thus discouraging the grower who is confident of its performance and has spent time building up his stock. How¬ ever, the public is not acquainted with this new seedling since it would not have appeared at any local, state, and national shows or en¬ joyed the popularity of some of the old tested and tried varieties. About the fifth year when the grower’s interest has diminished and he is already ex¬ perimenting with new types of trends, the va- riet}^ in question suddenly becomes quite pop¬ ular. With this lapse of time it has now ap¬ peared at some three or four amateur shows, has finally made it to the state and national The Choice of All Flower Growers COMPLETE WATER SOLUBLE FERTILIZER FOR GROWING AFRICAN VIOLETS PLANT MARVELLS 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 ^0 gals, of rich liquid plant food. Also available in 21/2 lb. can $3.50 and 5 lb. can $5.95. — Postage paid. FREE SAMPLE: Write for free sample and copy of our African violet folder. 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. AV72, 624 W. 119th St. Chicago, Illinois 60628 The African Violet Magazine, November, 1972 18 shows and most of all has been grown to per¬ fection. Once this variety appears grown and groomed under the careful eye of the individual amateur grower under home conditions, its popularity is assured. Any plant entered in competition, possessing an abundance of per¬ fect bloom, complemented by a wheel of lush foliage creates outstanding appeal for the violet enthusiast. After it has been seen. by the public, the rush is on to locate stock. Even though the grower has moved on to other interests he many times must go back and revitalize his stock to meet public demands. So you see, African violets, like all worth¬ while and meaningful things must prove them¬ selves worthy not only in the grower’s eye but to the African violet public in general. They, in the end, are responsible for the popularity and longevity of any good variety. - — Violet Sales, Auctions Aid Favorite Charities Mrs. George F. Behrens R.R. 1, Adams, Neb. 68301 Has your club ever thought that you could promote our beloved violets by offering them at auctions or sales to provide financial support for some favorite charities — and at the same time getting rid of our ever-existing over-supply of the lovely plants? That’s what the Lincoln African Violet Society did. One member donated over $300 worth of violets to a 4-H Club to sell and raise funds for a trip to Washington, D.C. The violets were sold at two hobby shows and at a shopping center mall. Another donated plants, which were sold at auction to help flood victims in Rapid City, S. D. Four members donated plants, which were sold at church sales for mission work. Violets were donated to the Lincoln Regional Center and to several nursing homes for their sales tables. At the club’s annual show held at Tabitha Home, a home for the elderly in Lincoln, only 150 plants were entered because of the limited space for the display. Only residents of the home were expected to be guests, but violet lovers from all over the city attended and the proceeds of the sales table went to the home. That it was thoroughly appreciated by the resi¬ dents of the home was attested to by the remark of one of the elderly women, “We rarely get to see such beauty here.” BERRY'S AFRICAN VIOLETS Season’s Greetings to Everyone If you have to buy a gift for a violet lover — stop by Berry’s Violet Shop and pick up your gifts here. Have everything, tube craft - Floracarts. 24 in Gro- lux Fixtures with black wrought iron legs, Sun Bowl Desk Lamp, also have the bulb for The Fruit Ripener Lamp, 20 and 40 watt Grolux Bulbs, Wide Spectrum Bulbs, Aquamatic Planters, Reservoir Wick Pots. Fertilizers — Blue Whale and Sturdy, Volkmann’s Con¬ stant Feed — Terra Tonic. Soil — Volkmann’s, Bacto and Stim-U -Plant. Have These Items In All Size:— Bubble Bowls, Brandy Snifters, Astrol Dome Planters, Plastic Pots and Trays — Compotes for gift plants, large and small violet plants, large selection of miniatures. The New Helen Van Pelt Wilson’s African Violet Book makes a wonderful gift. Will ship this book for $8.25 postpaid. Texas customers add 5% sales tax. No List. MRS. J. S. BERRY 1832 Turner Dr. Houston. Texas 77016 Phone No. 695-5020 THE PERFECT WINDOW OR WALL PLANT HOLDER The perfect way to dis¬ play sun loving plants. Simply hang on any type of window or at¬ tach to the wail. Holds 6-8 lbs. level and steady with scroll for support. Drip proof tray 5" x 5" is made out of sturdy metal and available in black or white. Only $2.95 each Plus 65^21 Post. & Hdig. Dept. A.V.M. BURTON BURK, INC. 3251 Sunrise Highway Wantagh, N. Y. 11793 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. 98407 The African Violet Magazine, November, 1972 19 GRANGER GARDEN BEAUTIES ASTROLOT SPARTAN The African Violet Magazine, November, 1972 20 Photos by Mildred Schroeder Chairman AVSA Library Committee Elmwood Park, III. PURPLE JUBILEE IVIiRIAIVI STEEL The African Violet Magazine, November. 1972 21 YODR LIBRARY Mrs. Wayne Schroeder 1739 No. 7Mh Cdurt Elmwood Park^ III. 60635 There is always a challenge involved in replying to the inquiry of a person who signs a letter “a new member”. Yes, we are all very glad that the African Violet Society of America is growing and that their new members are in¬ vestigating the privileges of membership in the organization. What do we have to offer a '‘new” mem¬ ber? Just pick up your magazine and read — each page contains information about our hobby. There is no other organization that offers so much to its members. Of course, the Library is especially in¬ terested in presenting its fine programs to the membership and in urging them to use these programs to further the education of the club and the individual members. The June issue of the African Violet Magazine has a complete list of all material available and the require¬ ments to be met in using the Library. In this column we attempt to introduce the new program material and to discuss its contents to enable the clubs to choose the facets of the hobby that most appeal to them in their respective clubs. We also intend to encourage members to give us their creative ideas on new material and how it can be used to the greatest advantage. No, it is not always easy to be a beginner and try to dig out information from people who have been raising violets many years and have become well informed but have forgotten their beginning ignorance. We all forget that the beginner needs help, that they need the very basic and fundamental phases of the hobby ex¬ plained in detail. If you are a new member I invite you to read and reread pages 70-71 of the June issue and then if you have questions direct them to me and I will do all in my power to help you use your membership in the AVSA to learn the “how” and “why” of the hobby. If your club is “new” and has never before entered its Yearbook in the convention compe¬ tition, would you please send the book to Mrs. Wm. Krogman, 1325 Parkway Drive, Brook¬ field, Wisconsin 53005? Do this before March 1, to enable the committee to judge the entries before the convention. Judging is done accord¬ ing to the rules set up in Ruth Carey’s African Violet Handbook for Judges and Exhibitors. This is a benefit of membership in AVSA and a well worth while one. To those of you who are “new”, we say welcome and encourage you to use your mem¬ bership in every way possible. If you do not find the answers you are looking for in the magazine, write to the columnists or board members. It is a privilege to help!! Good Growing! ! Story Of The Holly When the Holy Family flew by night from Bethlehem, they were hotly pursued by Herod’s soldiers. Fearing for the safety of her Little One, Mary sought hastily for a hiding place, but finding none save a leafless holly bush, she bowed her head in prayer, and tenderly laid the Babe beneath two branches. Whereupon the holly put forth new green leaves for His concealment, and a guard of thorns for His protection . . . And the soldiers hurried on their way, leaving the Babe in safety and peace. Then did the Christ Child bless the holly and ordain that it should remain evergreen always — the symbol of Hope and Immortality. Such is the sweet legend of the Holly — the bush that once held the Christ Child safe in its heart. Nov. 18 Judging School to be conducted by First Austin African Violet Society at Austin Area Garden Center, Austin, Texas. April 13-14 African Violet Society of Staten Island's 14th annual shcAv at Great Kills Moravian Church, Great Kills, Staten Island, N. Y., April 13, 3 to 10 p.m..' April 14, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. COMING EVENTS The African Violet Magazine, November, 1972 22 GIVE A FRIEND A GIFT Send the African Violet Magazine for Christmas this year A gift membership 'in the African Violet Society of America, Inc., Will bring year-long pleasure and a constant reminder of your friendship. We will send a special personalized Christmas card to these new members and inform them that they will receive five issues of The African Violet Magazine for the next year. Copies of the January issue will be sent to the first 100 new subscribers. The current membership year ends Feb. 28. $6.00 Just fill out and mail this gift form and check to: African Violet Society of America^ Inc. P. O. Box 1326, Knoxville, Term. 37901 My Name _ _ _ _ Address _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ City _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ State _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Zip.^ _ _ _ _ I enclose check for _ gift subscriptions Total amount enclosed $ _ _ Send to _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Address _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ City _ _ _ _ _ State _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Zip_ Sign Gift Card _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Send to _ _ . . . Address _ _ _ _ _ City _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ■ State. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Zip. Sign Gift Card _ _ _ _ _ Send to _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Ad d ress _ _ _ _ _ City _ _ State _ _ _ _ _ _ Zip. Sign Gift Card _ _ _ _ _ An Excellent Christmas Gift! Helen Van Pelt Wilson's AFRICAN VIOLET BOOK 238 Pages. 125 Illustrations — $7.95 ppd BERNARD D. GREESON 3548 N. Cromer Milwetukee, Wisconsin 53211 JUST OFF THE PRESS “GARLANDS OF GOODIES” A cookbook of favorite recipes from African violet growers around the country. Introductory price 13.25 per copy. Discount prices to clubs. ABIGAIL K. SULLIVAN 3 Cepperdale Dr. Huntington, L. L, N. Y. 11743 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. THE HOUSE OF VIOLETS Dept. AV-9 936 Garland St. S. W. Camden, Arkansas 71701 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 CONDITIONEHS Dr. "V” Soil Insecticide 12 oz. can $3.25 1C dose packet 1.25 Anti dione PM 5 ounces 1.50 lock 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 i 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 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 Mgh 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, November, 1972 23 PM PINK - Plant grown and photographed by A. J. Dionne, Salem, IM. H, The African Violet Magazine, November, 1972 24 Mrs. Sidney ''Ellie’ Bogin Chr. Miniature & Semi-Mini. Class 39 Boyd Street Long Beach, N. F. 11561 “Too soon we grow old, too late we get smart”. It always surprises me, though it shouldn’t, that no matter how much we think we know about violets, something will happen to put us down, and let us know we’re not so smart. All my violets and other gesneriads were sealed under plastic for two weeks during the New York AVSA convention and cruise. They stayed under the plastic for a third week while we had the house painted. The standard plants had been disbudded and all flowers cut off the minis, semis, Columneas etc. In June, they were still sitting and sulking with only an occasional bloom here and there, and I was throwing out plants with bad centers, every day. I finally decided to take a pH test. The plants were so alkaline, it didn’t even register on the chart. Most plants, had been repotted about a month before the convention and, in¬ advertently, I had probably added too much lime in the mix. The combination of alkalinity and no air circulation, had done them in. The pH is a scale form 0 to 14 to measure soil acidity or alkalinity. O is very acid, 14 is very alkaline, 7 is normal. With some exceptions, most plants thrive in a range be¬ tween 6.0 and 6.9. Violets like it slightly on the acid side, between 6.4 and 6.8. Below 6.0 and above 6.9, essential food elements become in¬ creasingly locked up and unavailable to the plants. The plants will not grow well and will have a rather stunted and bunchy appearance. The next week was spent in weeding out plants that were too far gone, putting down leaves (when fall comes, will I ever be busy!), and repotting everything else in sight. One month later, 30 of the miniatures and semi¬ miniatures were back in full bloom, and most of my standards and gesneriads were either blooming or budded up. Moral: keep a check on your pH. Cornell puts out a simple testing kit which sells for about $2.00. One of the sources is Lyndon Lyon, 14 Mutchler Street, Dolgeville, N. Y. 13329. I am sure there are others. There have been so many comments on “Calico Kitten”, pictured with Jerry Barnard’s article, and a number of people have written to me that they have trouble keeping it to a mini size. I finally located one to grow and see for myself. It has kept its beautiful cream and pink variegation throughout the summer heat, and it is budding up nicely. I will be able to tell you more about it when it is a little more mature. We are going to have a plethora of minia¬ tures and semi-miniatures in our local club show this coming year. Aside from the regular miniature and semi-miniature classes, we have added two new classes for New York State African Violet Society awards: A collection of three best miniatures and a collection of three best semi-miniatures, rating 90 or over. Our club project will be assorted minis and semis, given to the members in the fall, to grow for special project classes at the spring show. The latter will be a change from everybody grow¬ ing the same plant and our members are quite enthusiastic about it. Work has been started on the new Minia¬ ture and Semi-Miniature List and we are in the market for news of any new cultivar that has come out within the past two years and was not listed. So let me hear from you! DISPLAYS 'LULLABY' — Mrs. Rose Jones displays ‘Lullaby’, which was chosen best specimen plant of the Des Moines (Iowa) AVS’ annual show, “Violet Jewels.” Mrs. Jones also won the AVSA Collection Award, second place, with ‘Lullaby’, ‘Butterfly White’ and ‘Carefree’, and best gesneriad, ‘Moss Agate’. Other winners were AVSA Collection Award, first place, ‘Drift Imperial’, ‘Nona Weber’, ‘Pink Valentine’, best semi, ‘Snow Flurries’, best mini, ‘Blast Off, sweepstakes in horticultural and design divisions, Marie llstrup; and best window- grown, ‘Whirlaway’, Mary Kiplinger. The African Violet Magazine, November, 1972 25 MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR ANDY & CAROL ANDERSON THE GREEN HOUSE "Schultz- DROPS to a quart of •'ater “starts and feeds” all plants ,, Available At ^ your store or J«nd $1.25 for 2 bottles, prepaid to SCHULTZ COMPANY \ 11730 NORTHUNE. ST. LOUIS, MO. 63042 “Send for our Fund-Raising Offer” 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 390€ Garden Drive Knoxville, Tenn. 37918 HEAVENLY VIOLETS Fresh Cut Leaves FREE ROOTING SERVICE Old and New Varieties EPISCIAS Send 10^ for descriptive list. MRS. MARY V. BOOSE 9 TurneY Place, Trumbull, Conn. 06611 AFRICAN VIOLETS Fall Listing 10^ Miniature — Variegated — Old Favorites — - Newest from Granger. Special Fall Sale of Plastic Pots FLORA GREENHOUSES Box 1191, Burlingame, Calif. 94010 CASTLE VIOLETS 614 Castle Bd., Colorado Springs, Colo. 80904 6 plants ©r 20 leaves, different, labeled, prepaid, $5.00. If air mail is desired, add $1.00 extra .per order. Over 300 Best and Newer varieties, but NO LIST. Shipping from April to November Early orders shipped as received; others by rotation in April. For confirmation send stamped, addressed card. “FRATHEL’S ORIGINATIONS" Once more soon there will be even more beautiful new plants, ever and ever more desirable, so many are a must. We sure are proud of our new ones. “Love Me Tender,” “Ever Lovely.” I could go on and on. List for ’73 ready Jan. 1st, stamp please. Our booklet “Help for the Amateur in Grow¬ ing African Violets Step by Step” is still going strong only $1 per copy. We will have a sequel, a second more advanced booklet ready soon. Watch for it 252 Clay Ave. Rochester, N. Y. 14613 AFFILIATE YEARBOOK By Mrs. Walter Hunt Use the scale of points for judging year¬ books as a guide when planning a yearbook. Each Affiliate may add whatever suits the need of the club to the basic requirements. An attractive cover is a worthy goal but only five points are given for cover design. To meet minimum requirements the club name, town, state and year must appear on the cover. The cover must be durable enough to last through a year’s use. Include these specific requirements on the title page: the organization date; AVSA and other affiliations; AVSA affiliation date; num¬ ber of members and number of AVSA members. List all club projects. Without such a list, judges can not give 10 points for projects and 10 points for quality of projects. This is a big 20 point swing. Projects must be related in some way to violets or AVSA projects. Project credit is not given for leaf exchanges, plants given to members or fund raising events. Credit is given for educational contests concerned with growing and/or exhibiting; workshops, ex¬ hibits or shows open to the public. It is a tribute to list all AVSA officers with full addresses but when space is at a premium only those names and full addresses necessary for club contacts with AVSA are re¬ quired: AVSA president, Affiliate Chairman and AVSA Business office. Club bylaws are essential but annual print¬ ing may be necessary. With a neat pocket in the back of the yearbook, bylaws may be trans¬ ferred from year to year. It is not necessary to include bylaws with yearbooks sent for judg¬ ing. Expensive paper and elaborate printing is not necessary. Unforgivable flaws are care¬ less workmanship in spelling, poor corrections, uneven margins, carelessly folded or imtrimmed pages, poor fitting cover in relation to inside pages, poor binding, stapling or typing. Attractive designs and quotations add spice. Bits of advice add usefulness but these do not receive undue weight in judging. Beware of the “cute” approach. Keep yearbooks neat and in good taste. Maximum size permitted for a contest en¬ try is 5V2 by ^¥2 inches. There is no minimum limit. Check the size if you are sending an entry for the annual yearbook contest. Letters accompanying yearbooks are wel¬ comed but can not be considered when judging since these are not a part of the book itself. Contest entries become AVSA property. After convention, the Library Chairman di- The African Violet Magazine, November, 1972 26 vides the yearbooks into packets which are available from the Knoxville office. A packet can suggeset program topics, different projects, fresh ideas to a Program Chairman. Avail yourself of this help from the AVSA Library. - ^ - Modern Science Is Put To Work By Letha /. DeFries 2517 Larkspur Lane Sacramento^ Calif. 95825 We love to see our many array of violets grow and bloom, spreading cheer to everyone who sees them. Bnt when it comes to the many tasks we must do — now, that’s another matter. In our favorite market as well as in mag¬ azines and on TV, cooking bag advertisements catch one’s eye. I wnndered what advantage a cooking bag would bring to my kitchen. Just try one package, I thought. I did — but I pre¬ fer my way of cooking. As I looked at the rest of the bags in the package, I was sure there must be another use for them. Then I thought about all the trouble we go to sterilize our potting mix. Just find a pan large enough to do the task — but don’t use the turkey roaster, I’m told. Could this be the answer for the cooking bags? I decided to experiment. I moistened the soil mix and put it in the cooking bag, three- fourths full, folded over the top but didn’t fasten it. I put it on a cookie sheet and baked the usual temperature and time. I let it cook and with paper clips (or staples) I fastened the tips securely. No mess to clean up — just a bag to store! I opened it when I needed to and then quickly resealed it, waiting for the next potting session. That’s modern science making unpleasant task easier for you and me. Try it soon. SIMILAR IDEA An African violet growler in another part of the United States had a similar idea when she wrote The African Violet Magazine. Tired of having your pots and pans dis¬ colored or crusted sterilizing soil in pressure cooker, or smelling up the house using the oven, asks Mrs. Gwen Sears, 2125 Logan Avenue, Salt Lake City, Utah 84108. Here’s what she suggests: Try using a “Brown-in-Bag,” turkey size. It will hold quite a lot of soil, loosely packed. Put in a little water — one-half to one cup— - and cook as per instructions for cooking the turkey It comes out hot and wonderfully moist and can be stored right in the bag. 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 VIOLETS BY CONSTANTINOV 1972 RELEASES Almagorda Dragon Fire Ivory Coast Pacific Sky Pink Cheeks Red Bluff Scarlet O'Hara Sierra Madre Sunrise Serenade Ten Strike Rhapsodie’s “Candy” and “Linda” New For Fall “Frosted Plum” Other Latest Rhapsodies Plus Exotic Gesneriads Your Stamp for my listing Winter shipping to warm areas 3321 21st St., Apt. 7 San Francisco, Calif. 94110 4 Tray $28.95 8 Trenr $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 Oakwood Rd, Oak Creek, Wis. 53154 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 F ] i:.;i C."0C n t T. -i m p ; r. The African Violet Magazine, November, 1972 27 Affiliate ‘appenings Dorothy Gray, secretary of the African Violet Society of America. Inc., and a past president, demonstrated the newest in African violet techniciues, wick watering, at the BORDER CITIES AVC's annual show, “Heavenly Violets.” Mrs. Gray, who visits shows and growers all over the countiT, started experimenting with this method some months ago, according to an article appearing in the Detroit (Mich) News. The article went on to say: Mrs. Gray recommends using old nylon hose cut into proper lengths for the wicks. The hose is pulled through the bottom drainage hole and lower layer of pebbles, etc., for drainage. Then the top of the hose is spread out and soil put on top of this. Finally in goes the plant. The hose end (or ends if the hose has been slit) goes into a container of water that stands below the pot. All the gardener has to worry about is refilling the jar with water from time to time. Plants can also be fed this way. Pictures showing Mrs. Gray demonstrating wick-watering and with her African violets illustrated the article. Back issues of the African Violet Magazine were given as door prizes at the 1972 show of the FIRST AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY OF WICHITA FALLS. TEXAS, as a means of getting new AVSA members. Writeups and pictures of the show and winners appeared in the Wichita Falls Record News. Sweepstakes winners and runnersup pictured were Dr. Jackie Horton, whose entry ‘Charm Song’ was best in show; Mrs. Marguerite Gower, horticulture sweepstakes; Mrs. Gordon Kilgore, artistic and design division; and Mrs. Donald Hargrove, runnerup. There were 86 horticulture entries with 39 blue ribbons awarded and 32 entries in the artistic and design division with 19 blue ribbons awarded. An award of Merit went to Mrs. Herbert Ridinger’s educa¬ tional exhibit. CHENANGO VALLEY AVS held its bi-annual banquet with special guests being the AVSA president and her hus¬ band, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Rienhardt, and members of Triple Cities & Hobbyist Violet Club of Binghamton, Seven Valley Violet Club of Cortland, and Syracuse Violet Club of Syracuse, “Harmony in Music” was the theme with the speaker’s tal)le decorations in charge of Molly Schipper. Entertainment was provided by the “Senior Citizens’ Kitchen Band,” and a violet skit, written and conordinated by Marian Salisbury, was presented. A handsome quilt, do¬ nated by Angelo and Florence Lavorito, was won by Nina D’ Agostino of Plymouth, Mrs. Ruth Burdick, club president, presided at the festivities. “Violets Ahoy” was the theme of the annual show held by the BERGEN COUNTY AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY in Ridgefield, New Jersey, with members costumed in keeping with the theme. Rolf Kummich was show chairman and Eleanor Cramond was vice-chairman. Special award winners were — Sweepstakes: Queen of Show, ‘Double Purple Rhap¬ sody’; Princess, ‘Adele Tretter’ ; A.V.S.A. Collection Award, 1st place; 'Delft Imperial’, ‘Lullaby’ and ‘Adele Tretter’, N. J. Council Purple Rosette, ‘My Darling’, ‘Rhapsodie Elfriede’ and ‘Double Purple Rhapsody’, Muriel Kaiser; Honor Maid, ‘Purple Queen’, A.V.S.A. Collection Award, 2nd place. Butter¬ fly White’, ‘Blue Chips’ and ‘Kathleen’; Best single, ‘Purple Queen’, Lois ' Buschke; Sweepstakes runner-up and best Gesneriad, ‘Columnea Early Bird’, Dolores Kane; best variegated foliage, ‘Empress’ ; best miniature Gesneriad, ‘Koellikeria Erinoides’, Eleanor Cramond; best miniature, ‘Blast Off’, best novice, ‘Rhapsodic, Violetta’, Harry Jorg¬ ensen; best semi-miniature, ‘Tiny Violet’, Lucille Loughlin; best Rhapsodie, ‘Rhapsodie Gisela’, Magda Kummich; best arrangement, ‘Nautical But Nice’, Jo.an Schnabel; best project, ‘Margaret Rose’, Lila Baxter; best non-member, ‘Tommie Lou’, Frances Quinn. i i SANTA MONICA BAY AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY proudly boasts of eight judges in its membership. They are Mrs. S. H. (Elizabeth) Barclay and Mrs. M. F. Thorne of Pacific Palisades; Mrs. Richard (Joan) Van Zeie and Mrs. Leon (Helen) Van Zele of Lemon Grove; Mrs. Berniece Kennerson, Mrs. Clifford (Serena) Schnurstein and Mrs. Edmund (Ester) Sherer of Los Angeles, and Mrs. Stanley C. (Bernice t Russell of Santa Monica. “Around the World in 80 Years” was the theme of the colorful show held by the DIXIE MOONBEAM AVS OF PANAMA CITY, FLA., in honor of the 80 years of travel of America’s favorite houseplant since leaving its original home in Africa. Winners were: AVSA Collection award, ‘Double Black Cherry,” ‘Silver Celebration’, ‘Lilac Time’; Dixie AVS award, ‘Tommie Lou Supreme’, ‘Norlina’, ‘Avalon Blue’, and second sweepstakes, Mrs. Chris Huebscher; Queen, ‘Floral Fantasy’, first runnerup, ‘R Claudia’, and first sweepstakes, Mrs. W. N. Eubanks; second runner-up, ‘R. Maria’. Mrs. John Thompson; third sweepstakes and artistic tri-color, Mrs. George S. Dailey: highest per centage winner, Mrs. Jimmy Hentz; second artistic division sweep- stakes, Mrs. R. L. 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Bermas Plastics say to use 1/8 strength. This means that they suggest to all grow¬ ers under all circumstances such as window¬ sill growing, under all sorts of lights and all sorts of growing conditions — a very gen¬ eralized suggestion. 2. Peters say to use 1/4 teaspoon to 1 gallon of their 12-36-14 in a solution to use when¬ ever you water — a constant feeding pro¬ gram as with aquamatics as well as man¬ ual watering. Again this is under all sorts of growing conditions whether good or bad —they are of course depending upon a good sane program of growing! 1 3. In considering #2 we would be correct in using 1/4 teaspoon to 1 gallon of Peter’s 12-36-14 for aquamatics. This is what I give with each aquamatic in foil for one gallon of water. 4. Now there is something else that should be considered. I asked that you be sent Syl- vania’s Gro-Lux. I have been using Syl- vania’s Gro-Lux after literally years of ex¬ haustive (to me if not to the violets!!) experiments since the 1950s when they came out. What is not generally accepted or understood is that plants pick up energy under light and grow in the dark^ — under Gro-Lux they pick up much more energy and NEED extra food. With this in mind / use in MY aquamatics I teaspoon in a 214 gallon pail. (This is done whether the plant would fit on a nickel or a saucer!!) Let me digress and tell you that I have, unfortunately heard judges say something in a panel like this: “This is ‘Whirlaway.’ It has only seven blossoms but since the blossoms are large, we might give at least 20 of the 25 points allowed.” Now any judge worth his or her salt would know this is contrary to AVSA rules. I experimented with a wee baby plant of ‘Whirlaway’ — would have done well in a Tom Thumb pot, it was so small. Imagine my delight when I was checking my aquamatics to find a beautiful specimen of Whirlaway’ grow¬ ing its beautiful ‘head-off’. As though such a beautiful specimen was not reward enough, it had 22 fully opened beautiful and fresh blos¬ soms!! What a delight! I was filled with joy. YOU will wonder how on earth I could have called a friend of mine who is a florist to ask her if she would take it. It went off with full AV instructions, aquamatic instructions, sam¬ ple of fertilizer and an extra AVSA membership blank. You see, Helen, as I have told you before, my hobby is to promote African violets as well as the African Violet Society of America. Self glory, collection of ribbons or awards are in¬ cidentally nice — ■ but PROMOTION of both our plant and the society is my very real hobby. After Dad died, I visited you after many long years. Knowing you only as the epitome of fashion, I hesitatingly and humbly brought you some violets and as you will recall, I non¬ chalantly said “So, give away, throw away or keep as you like — no strings attached.” I was so fearful for them I could not even HOPE for their continued life — But PRO¬ MOTE I DID!! Now in your lovely one-room apartment with a beautiful view of the Potomac and Alexandria you boast two Sylvania lights from Tinari’s, several plants (most of them in aqua¬ matics) and babies ’n’ leaves — and a volun¬ tary member of AVSA!! I loved my visit with you once more last week — and was so happy to see your lovely ‘Diamond Jubilee’ and other plants and to have been able to help you with them. You are an AVSA and African violet PROMOTER NOW and I am rightfully proud of you. Lizeta AVSA JEWELRY Give a gift of AVSA jewelry to someone you love or to yourself this Christmas. Send your order and check today to African Violet Society of Amer¬ ica, Inc., P. O. Box 1326, Knoxville, Tenn. 37901. STERLING SILVER Pin . . . Pin/gavel (for President) . Charm . Charm/gavel (for President) . Tie Tack . Tie Tack/gavel (for President) . Earrings/Pair . Bracelet . Bracelet/charm . Gavel/chain . Judges’ Charm . . . Judges’ Charm/disc . Judges’ Guard Pin . $ 3.50 5.50 . 3.50 . 5.50 . 3.50 5.50 . 7.00 . 4.00 7.50 2.00 . 2.50 5.50 2.50 lOK GOLD FILLED Pin . Pin/gavel (for President) . . Charms . Charm/gavel . Tie Tack . Tie Tack/gavel (for President) Earrings Pair . Bracelet . Judges’ Charm . Judges’ Charm/disc . Judges’ Guard Pins . $ 3.50 . 5.50 , 3.50 . 5.50 . 3.50 5.50 . 7.00 . 4.00 . 2.50 . 5.50 . 2.50 14K GOLD Pin . Pin/gavel (for President) . Charm . Charm/gavel (for President) . Earrings/Pair . Life Member Pins . L-M-Tie Tack . $10.00 14.00 10.00 14.00 20.00 15.00 15.00 The African Violet Magazine, November, 1972 29 in her life the special creative talent she learned as a young girl has a place in her success story. Her other hobbies include gourmet cooking, cake decorating, knitting and crocheting. While the woman has filled every con¬ ceivable sunny nook in her home with African violets and plants, her real growing area is relatively small in comparison to other indoor gardeners. “There are slightly over 50 show plants but only about 5 large plants (up to 30 inches across),” she explained. Bloom' She Said By Mary Anne Midura Staff Writer The Trentonian, Yardley, Pa. . . and They Do “Mother’s Day and violets have a special meaning for me,” remarked Sylvia Steinkirch- ner who began growing the popular plants when her last son was born. Today she holds enough ribbons and trophies to fill her large, rambling home. After each visit to the doctor during her pregnancy, the nurse would present her with a small violet plant. “While I was in the hos¬ pital, my husband watered them so much that mushrooms started sprouting.” she laughed. When the Steinkirchners moved from Levittown to Yardley, the dark-haired woman saw her large picture windows as potential settings for a year-round garden. “The scenery outside lasts for such a short time and I saw for the first time the possibility of keeping plants all year long.” Today the large stone house which her husband built is filled with a variety of house¬ hold plants and African violets. Mrs. Steinkirchner was raised and educated in a Viennese convent where she developed special skills in needlework, knitting and cook¬ ing. Although she had never grown a thing Sylvia Steinkirchner of Yardley, Pa., and two of her beautiful plants. WINNERS — These are three of the plants grown by Mrs. Sylvia Steinkirchner of Yardley, Pa. They are 'Strawberry Shortcake', Tommie Lou' and ‘Autumn Russet' and they won for Mrs. Stein¬ kirchner the AVSA Collection Award, the gold rosette, for three registered plants. (Photo by John A. Pietras of the Trenton Times, Trenton, N. J.) Each year Mrs. Steinkirchner plays host¬ ess to busloads of interested violet growers from as far away as Maryland who have heard about her plants. “They are always surprised at the size of my growing area. It is encouraging to other women to see what can be done in my small growing area.” A perfectionist who believes “you should only grow a small amount and grow them to perfection,” the Yardley w^oman would like to dispel some of the misconceived notions people The African Violet Magazine, November, 1972 30 have about African violets. There are no special tricks except a good amount of sunlight and water when it’s need¬ ed,' she said. “To grow any kind of plant doesn’t take a green thumb. Just common sense and a little knowledge.” While Mrs. Steinkirchner subscribes to the idea of treating a plant “like it was human” she doesn’t converse with her violets, a fad now popular with some growers. She does make one exception. “I will talk to them if I discover they aren’t blooming a month before show time. I’ll stand in the middle of the room and yell ‘bloom.’ They usually respond,” she claimed. And bloom they do! “Violet growing is a most relaxing hobby,” commented Mrs. Steinkirchner. Hobbyists can enjoy the fruits of their labor without inter¬ ruption once the violets are established in the home. “It is the only plant that with the right care will bloom continually.” The friendly and vivacious woman reaps as much satisfaction from watching others grow their own violets as from watching her own plants mature. “I’m thrilled when friends and customers come back and show me what beautiful plants they have grown without any other experi¬ ence.” Not one to guard her knowledge of her plants. Sylvia Steinkirchner even gives away her prize winners. “My hobby is creating beautiful plants from tiny leaves and buds and then giving it to someone else to enjoy it.” Therapy for Misbehaving Leaves By Emory Leland Editor of ‘^Blossoms’\ publication of African Violet Club of Seattle, Wash. Most everyone, at one time or another, has been challenged as to how to treat those misbehaving African violet leaves. Some leaves just seem to want to cross over a neighbor leaf for no good reason. Perhaps it believes the light would be better on the other side, just like the cow that thinks the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence and tries to get it. My treatment, which sometimes succeeds, is to gently move the misbehaving leaf back to the proper position and stake it in place using a plastic jackstraw positioned against the leaf petiole. If the leaf is reluctant to return to its normal position I move it step by step and do not run the danger of snapping off the leaf. I like the plastic jackstraw best because they don’t rot, they are reusable and generally strong enough and long enough to hold the leaf in place. If the leaf misbehaves by turning up on edge I try to persuade it to flatten out by manipulating the leaf gently with my fingers using a twisting motion opposite to the direc¬ tion the leaf has turned. If this is done each day, the leaf will generally lie in its proper position. Sometimes .turning the plant so this particular leaf is in a position to receive more light helps to keep it flat. When a leaf starts to move away from its position try tucking it between two leaves to hold it in the right position. Then there is the plant whose leaves seem to want to grow straight up and not lie down in a flat circle like a good show plant. In this case I use TLC and gently pat and flatten the leaves with my hands and at the same time I talk to this exasperating plant. I sort of let it know that if it doesn’t flatten out pretty soon I’ll heave it into the garbage can. You’d be surprised how many times the patting and tough line really works. Of course, if the plant was just trying to let me know it would prefer more light it may dawn on me and I’ll move it closer to the fluorescent light source and this will do the trick. One time when I was starting a newly painted violet rack with fluorescent lights I had trouble with the plants sort of pouting and drooping their leaves close to the sides of the pots. I checked to see if the soil was too dry or too wet but everything appeared normal so I thought maybe they needed some fertilizer. After the fertilizer treatment there was no improvement and the plants just kept on hug¬ ging their pots. I also tried spraying for some unseen bug but nothing changed. Finally it dawned on me that the shiny white enameled surface of the rack was reflecting more light to the leaves when they drooped down than when they were in the normal flat position. I got busy and placed some dark blue and black plastic over the bottom surface of the racks and pretty soon up came the leaves to where I wanted them. The African Violet Magazine, November, 1972 31 I wonder if some of you have any conceiv¬ able idea of what happens at the Knoxville office and the Glendora office (my room of all trades) when a $6.00 check is sent to Mrs. Bell which reads something like this: “Enclosed is a check for $6.00 for another year’s subscrip¬ tion” and signed by the treasurer with her address and that is all. First of all, Mrs. Bell must check to see what society has a treasurer by that name. Then comes the moment of decision. Is this an individual membership or a club membership? Feeling sure that if it were a club membershi]) the club would have been mentioned, she cred¬ its it to the treasurer. The weeks go by and dues do not arrive for this individual group. A reminder letter is finally sent out the first part of April, and a concerned, sometimes outraged reply comes back to me: “We paid our dues such and such a date and have the cancelled check to prove it”. I inform Mrs. Bell and so we must change the records and find the so¬ ciety instead. How very much simpler it would be all way around if you returned the card that Mrs. Bell sends you notifying your dues are due, or failing that, write a note being very careful that you say these are the society dues of such and such an organization. And while Fm at it when you write and say you are sending in for another years subscription I literally cringe. I know this is true with most magazine subscriptions, but it makes me wonder how many of you realize that we have a large, international organiza¬ tion called the AFRICAN VIOFET SOCIETY OF AMERICA, INC. here. It collects Dues from you and you thus become Affiliates of that organization. For the money you send in, you are sent a list of AVSA services available to you. In that packet you are told about the AVSA Library programs and packets. This information in¬ cludes suggestions for programs, help on year¬ books, bylaws, show schedules or installation ceremonies. There is a goodly selection of slide programs which you may rent ($1.50)). There are back issues of our magazine available and most helpful for reference and reading. There is an Index for the African Violet Magazine Vol. 11 through 21 available for $1.00 through the Knoxville office. It is an invaluable publi¬ cation and a great help and time saver. There is a Master Variety List of practically all of the known varieties of African violets with hybridizers and descriptions given — besides a listing of all Registered varieties, and a sepa¬ rate listing of Miniatures and Semiminiature varieties. You are given the opportunity to participate in the poll to select the Best Va¬ rieties — those which grow and produce show plants under each member’s growing condi¬ tions. Then the Honor Roll is selected from the Best Varieties list — a high recommenda¬ tion of the quality of the varieties. The money which you send in separately to the Boyce Edens Fund provides financing for research projects and the Booster Fund money goes to promote African violets in many ways. When you have an individual membership or a society membership in AVSA you have so much more than a mere subscription — you belong to a large highly respected FAMILY. You are also eligible to write to me for the AVSA Collection Awards. These are the Gold and Purple Rosettes which are awarded to shows of the societies which BELONG to AVSA. There doesn’t seem to be any end to the op¬ portunities and benefits that you get from this society. Speaking of the AVSA Collection Award. Way last May I got a request for the ros¬ ettes from NORTH JERSEY VIOLET SO¬ CIETY for their show to be given November 3rd and 4th. Momentarily it threw me in a tizzie. I usually packet the awards some time during the summer when the work load gets lightest (after the November list of Affiliates and current presidents is finished). And here the fall shows were already starting!!! I’m just kidding North Jersey. Actually it was a pleasure. Now don’t forget where you put them between now and then. We have two more STANDARD SHOW AWARDS to announce: AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY OF SOUTH BAY, Celine Chase, Show Chairman, Red Wood City, California. Theme: “Violets The African Violet Magazine, November, 1972 32 in Her New Bonnet” 5/5, 6/72. THE HAPPY AFRICAN VIOLET CLUB, Mrs. Paul Bianchi, Show Chairman, Westbrook Road, Centerbrook, Connecticut 6/3, 4/72. There are Seven new chapters to report this issue — and very welcome they are: BRAZOS VALLEY VIOLET CLUB, Mrs. Jack Kent, President, 825 Rosemary Ave. South Bryan, Texas 77801. THE VIOLET SHOWCASE AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY, Mr. Ozzie Weiss, President 98-01 67th Avenue, Forest Hills, Long- Island, New York 11374. KIMBERLY AFRICAN VIOLET CLUB, Mrs. Walter A. Mider, President, 6048 Haver- ford Avenue, Indianapolis, Indiana 46220. THE HILL COUNTRY AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY, Mrs. Andrew Orosz, President, 7314 Green Glen, San Antonio, Texas 78228. ST. JAMES HORTICULTURAL SOCIEIY — AFRICAN VIOLET COMMITTEE, Chair¬ man, Mrs. Joan Halloway, 48 Golden Gat(' Bay, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. TOP CHOICE AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY, Mrs. W. M. Plaster, President, 8304 Suffolk Drive, Shreveport, Louisiana 71106 LAKES AND HILLS AFRICAN VIOLET SO¬ CIETY, Mrs. Ann Richardson, President, RR #1, Box 70 Tavares, Florida 32778. Hasta la vista - ^ - H ow To Feel Needed Mrs. Norma Victor 22940 Farmington Road Farmington, Mich. 48024 My children are fairly grown now and while I reared them I raised a few violets, mostly between diaper changes and baby bottle washing. When they were young, I was always needed . . . and had little time for violets. No matter what magazine I pick nowadays, I always find an article like “How Not to be Bored,” or “How To Keep From Having a Nervous Breakdown”, or “10 Ways to Chase Away the Blues.” Who ever has time to be bored — or have a nervous breakdown — or the blues? They must be persons who don’t know how to feel needed. Now that my family is fairly grown, I still feel I’m needed. Every day when I go down to my basement and check my violets to see what they need in the way of water, food, air, grooming, turning, and humidity, I know Fm needed! Ten years ago a neighbor came to me with outstretched arms holding a sickly looking African violet, which she called a flow^er. “Here, take this,” she said, “ and see what you can do with it. 1 don’t have any luck with flowers.” Thus the story started. 1 placed it gently in some sandy soil from my yard after I w^ashed her soil off the roots, and gave it the care 1 thought it needed. And it gave me back a mound of blooms. So whatever I did for it was right, although I knew nothing about African violets and their care then. Now after 10 years and about 40 or more issues of The African Violet Magazine my cul¬ tural methods have improved. In spite of our traveling a great deal over the country and living in so many places, Fve still been able to grow my violets. In one neighborhood, where we stayed for some time, some children came to my door the day before “Mothers Day”, holding up a dime or quarter and asked me if I w^ould sell them a flower for their mother. I let them choose the ones they wanted and gently wrapped them in tissue paper for their gift to their mother on her very special day. To this day, I don’t know who was the happiest: Me or those children! Over the years my husband and 1 have purchased African violets from Lyndon Lyon, Ethel Champion, Mrs. Newcomb, Mary Hofer and recently from Granger’s. Never once did they fail to answer my sometimes “foolish” questions. I’ll always remt^mber their kindness. Fm thinking of going into the retail violet business in my towm. If any readers have any suggestions or advice on how to get started, Fd gladly appreciate a note. Growing violets is “easy” for me. All who see my violets ask me what I do to make them bloom so beautifully. And all I can tell them is I know what they need by looking at them — and they always give me what I need — whether one bloom or 10. IN MEMORIAM We were saddened to learn of the death of Mrs. E. B. Bone, an elementary school teacher for years and one of the organizers and a past president of the First African Violet Society of Dallas. She was loyal in her club attend¬ ance and gracious in her advice to other growers. ♦ - Send only clear, distinct black and white photos with your show article. The African Violet Magazine, November, 1972 33 LY N DON LYON 14 Mutchler St. Phone 315-429-3591 Dolgeville, N. Y. 13329 NEW REGISTERED 1972 VARIETIES GRACE FOOTE- — charming and beautiful big full dbl. bright pink flowers, green tailored foliage. TINY ELLIE— Petite bright dbl. pink, tiny dark leaves. GREAT WHITE WAY — Giant pure white dbl. and semi-dbl. flowers, tailored foliage. LIKE WOW — Huge royal purple semi-dbl. flowers, soft dark green foliage. HANKY PANKY — Always full of big rosy pink flowers with yellow stamens, dark foliage. DARCIE — Striking fuchsia red-white edged full dbl. flowers, tailored foliage. SHEER LUCK — A mix of white and blue full dbl. flowers, a free blooming compact plant. The above are listed in our FREE DESCRIPTIVE LIST Including Exciting New Columneas, Sinningias, X Glox, Kohlerias, and other surprises. Open Daily and Sundays — 8:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. THE PHHK nSERIES HETHCHH VlOieS 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, November, 1V72 34 WINNERS — “Bloomin' Fool”, (top photo), one of the three plants entered in the AVSA Collection class by Mrs. Paul Kiesling at the Rocky Moun¬ tain African violet show, was judged best of show. Together with “Brigadoon” and “Lavender Gem” it also helped to win the first place AVSA Col¬ lection Award. Other top honors won by Mrs. Kiesling were AVSA sweepstakes, RMAV Council African violet sweepstakes, best miniature, “Win¬ dow Blue”, best geneva, “Lavender Gem” and best of window grown, “Dove Wing”. Mrs. Frank King's plant of “Columbine Blue”, (lower photo) was judged runner-up to best of show. Mrs. King also received the award for best Colorado hybrid¬ ized violet with “Kay's Pink Mist”. AVSA BOOSTER FUND Mrs. Marvin Garner 1010 Edgewood, S. E. North Canton^ Ohio 44720 Contributors; (June 1972) AVS of Philadelphia, Point Pieasant, Pa. . $20.00 Miss Ethel J. Johnson, Hibbing, Minnesota . 10.00 Mrs. W. F. Anderson, in lieu of speaker’s fee to: Nightshade AVC, St. Louis, Mo . 5.00 TOTAL for month of June, 1972 . $35.00 Contributors; (July 1972) AVS of Greater New York . $25. (X) Grace Foote, Port Arthur, Texas . 5.00 TOTAL for month of July, 1972 . $30.00 - - - BOYCE EDENS RESEARCH EUND Mrs. Paul O. Gillespie, Sr. 5201 St. Elmo Avenue Chattanooga, Tenn. 37409 Mrs. Henriette Stachenfield in lieu of treasurer’s expenses . $ 1.5.00 1st AV Study Club of Ashtabula, Ohio, in memory of Treva Games . 5.00 Paul R. Younger from Bermuda Cruise . 11.10 Mrs. J. W. Hoffman in memory of Mrs. Edward E. Bone . 10.00 Harmony AVS of Houston, Tex . 10.00 Waukesha Violet Club of Wisconsin . 10.00 First Austin (Tex.) AVS in memory of Arthur Olson 3.00 Seven Valley AVS of Cortland, N. Y . 5.00 AV Culture Club of Port Arthur, Tex . 20.00 AVS of Chattanooga, Tenn , in memory of Mrs. W. A. Brown, Jr . 10.00 Lehigh Valley AVS . 10.00 Growing With God Elsie A. Staff 2531 East Edison Street Tucson, Ariz. 85716 I’ve learned so much from violets . . . they’ve brought me close to You . . . their bright and shining loveliness ... is faithful, ever new ... I watch their faces every day . . . they seem to smile and nod . . . could anyone who nurtures them . . . have disbelief in God? . . . My violets have taught me love . . . the patience to persist . . . and their ex¬ quisite beauty brings . . . true joy one can’t resist . . . when shadows cross my daily path . . . and troubles cloud my view ... I reach my hand across the mist . . . and touch the Hand of You. - - - - - - Deadline dates for Magazine articles are printed on Page 3. \ 35 Almost Everything You Wanted To Know About Bugs - - but Didn’t Know Where to Ask By Ethel Champion 8848 Van Hoesen Road Clay, N. Y. 13041 This chart, made by Mrs. Ethel Champion to accompany her article in the September African Violet Magazine is meant to be a general guide. Mrs. Champion explains it is not complete nor scientific. “There are many other materials on the market, but the ones mentioned seem to be the most effective, have few side effects and have been proven,” she added. “Hopefully, the chart will help to identify an insect or disease problem, dispatch it quickly or, by applying the three C’s, avoid it ail together.” Insect or Symptoms Sources of Treatment tsp - teaspoon Disease Infection (In order of T - tablespoon preference) CYCLAMEN MITE Insect attacks new growth in plant center. Leaves are dusty looking, grayish, hard and curl¬ ed, Blossoms are deformed and splotched with color. If untreat¬ ed, plant center dies out Insect too small to be visible without magnifying glass. Plants brought in that are al¬ ready infected. Brought in by - hands, pets or clothing from other outside plants. Can be spread by flies and moths. Can blow in open windows. Spreads and increases fast under warm conditions. Spreads easily among violets when plants touch or by hands. Kelthane (Emulsifiable Concen¬ trate) - Spray 1 tsp/gallon water. Spray every 5-7 days until cured. Follow by Cygon 2E Systemic - Drench 1/2 tsp/gallon water. Add few drops detergent. Repeat drench in 7 days. Malathion 50% -■ Spray 1 tsp/gallon water. Spray every 5-7 days until cured, - Use Cygon drench every 6 months. SOIL MEALY BUG (Pritchard) Insect attacks fine feeder roots. Plant half wilted. Poor vigor. Eventually results in crown rot Look for l/16th inch creamy white grains of “rice” on newest roots. Plants brought in that are al¬ ready infected. Spread by touching soil with hands and common watering without saucers. Does not spread easily but they do move from saucer to saucer over wet surfaces. Cygon 2E - Drench 1/2 tsp/gal¬ lon water plus detergent. Re¬ peat in 1 0 days. Use Cygon drench every 6 months. ROOT NEMA¬ TODES Insect attacks main roots. Plant half wilted. Poor vigor. Advanc¬ ed case leads to crown rot Look for lumps and beads along main roots. Plants brought in that are al¬ ready infected. Unsterilized soil Spread by hands touching soil and by common watering with¬ out saucers. Does not spread easily but will travel over wet surfaces. Discard badly infested plants. Treat ail others. VC-13 - Drench I- 1/2 tsp/gal or Cygon 2E - Drench 1/2 tsp/gal. Repeat in 7 days. Sterilize soil, sand or compost, etc, brought in from outdoors. Heat Chemicals VC-13 - Drench 1 T/gal Cygon 2E - Drench 1 tsp/gal Isotox Systeiriic Liquid - Drench 1 T/gal Isotox Crystals Systemic - Add 1 T/gaL soil BLOSSOM THRIP Insect attacks blossoms. Flowers seem small, drop or dry early. Pollen spills out of stamens on flower petals, most visible on dark colors. Close look shows threadlike 1/8 inch thrips dash¬ ing across flower. Plants brought in already infect¬ ed, Spread by plants touching and by h^nds in grooming, or by spout of watering pot 1 Cygon 2E - Spray 1/2 tsp/gal Repeat twice, 7-8 days apart. Follow by Cygon drench 1/2 tsp/gal Repeat once in 10 days. Malathion 50% - Spray and drench 1/2 tsp/quart. Repeat twice 7-8 days apart Isotox Systemic - Spray 1/2 tsp/qt. The African Violet Magazine, November, 1972 36 Insect or Disease Symptoms Sources of Infection Treatment tsp - teaspoon (In order of T - tablespoon preference) LEAF MEALY BUG Insects attacks leaves and petioles. White cottony puffs on leaf backs, along stems and in crevices. Caught from other house plants more commonly ssuceptible. Plants brought in that are al- 1 ready infected. Spread by hands or plants touching. Cygon 2E - Drench 1/2 tsp/gal or spray 3/4 tsp/gal. Malathion 50% - Spray 1 tsp/gal SPRING- TAILS Insect apparent on soil surface or in saucers. Visible, threadlike insects jumping around. Unsterilized soil Does little harm but is certainly unpleasant and undesirable. VC-13 Drench M/2 tsp/gal Clorox Drench 1 T/quart. Sterilize soil (see Nematodes) CROWN ROT Disease attacks roots. Poor vi¬ gor. Plant wilts and rots off completely as roots die. Unsterilized soil Poor, heavy soil that does not allow aii to circulate. Overwatering - too much or too often. Root nema¬ todes or soil mealy bugs. Sterilize soil by heat or chemical (see Nematodes) And add fun¬ gicide to soil - Fermate 1 T/bushel soil Use, coarse, por¬ ous soil MILDEW Disease attacks flowers and stems. White powdery growth on blossoms and flower stems. In advanced cases appears in rounded spots on leaves. Flowers are small and drop or dry early. Caused by air borne spore. Aided by high humidity, drop in temperature or poor ventilation. Ortho Rose Dust — Plastic squeeze can. Contain Phaltan — dust lightly over and around plants once a week. Use ventilating fan. Karathane - Spray 1-1/2 tsp/gal Sulfur - dust or spread paste on hot water pipes. Growing Handbook Put Out by Club Mrs. Terrance R. Leary 438 Brady Lane Austin, Texas 78746 IVhat's the purpose of an Educational Pro¬ ject . . . ? Why to educate of course; but if in the process it can put a little money in the club treasury, then our enrichment comes twice over. This is just what took place when, about a year ago, the First Austin African Violet So'- ciety of Austin, Texas, embarked with some fear and trepidation upon their biggest (to date!) educational project. It came about from, a need expressed many times over by members and especially the pub¬ lic who came to the, shows to see, learn, and buy. “Do you have some sort of book on violet growing . , . something to help me with some of my problems . . . ?” was the question put to members countless times an hour at every show. Since they register hundreds of people at every show, it is virtually impossible to answer each horticulture question and ad¬ vise persons adequately _ about their particular growing problems during the hurried confusion of a show. The culture leaflets just out by the AVSA Inc. had been a lifesaver at every show. But as the Austin growing public expanded and their problems became more specific, mem¬ bers felt that they wanted to have available more explicit information than any pamphlet could possibly encompass. They decided to write and publish a Culture Handbook. Since this was to be the club’s educational project for the year, it would be most desir¬ able to have every member have some part in the creation of the book. A variety of talents among members began to emerge and the project was launched, with a hopeful publish¬ ing date to occur just in time for the Spring show. A member with writing experience was chosen to edit the book, an artist member to illustrate it. Since there were several members whose interests specialized in particular phases of culture such as soils, fertilizers, pests, etc., these experts were called upon to work up chapters on their specialties. Members who were new at growing were invaluable as they submitted lists of questions beginners’ often pose. This was particularly helpful in view of the fact that once a person becomes a seas¬ oned grower, it is difficult for him to recall the basics that once puzzled him sO'; and he often takes it for granted that a beginner knows more than he actually does. Other members brought up random questions and phases of culture they felt needed clarification. Last but definitely not least was the pressing into service of the member noted for her beautiful and accurate typing! Still others were persuaded to help with proof-reading and the footwork to and The African Violet Magazine, November, 1972 37 from the printers. As the weeks went by, the phases of violet culture were carefully and thoroughly re¬ searched, written, edited and re-written. In the meantime, the search for a printer began. Various members scouted the printers in Austin and in towns nearby. Then began a number of problems. The cost of some printing methods were obviously prohibitive. The mat method was within an affordable price range, but it had one major disadvantage: there could be no illustrations. Members felt that some illus¬ trations were absolutely necessary, so the mat method was ruled out. (The mat method is one in which a rough copy is submitted to a printer who in turn retypes it on a series of mats and runs it off.) While there were a number of printing methods that were most attractive, the printing costs had to be kept down for two reasons. First, the club treasury was not overly en¬ dowed; and second, the price of the handbook had to be kept down to make it attractive to the public. The members wanted to be able to charge enough to cover printing costs plus a reasonable profit, but still keep it within every customers buying range. For awhile, this seemed almost like an unobtainable goal. Finally, a printer was located who would use a photo-copy method. This consisted of the club providing a PERFECT copy, page for page just as it would appear in the book, complete with accurate margins, page numbers, etc. The printer would then photograph the page, re¬ duce it to the size desired for the handbook. (The club decided that a handbook should be handbook size, so they opted for 6" x 9".) “Make-up” (as they say in printer’s talk) turned out to be a real headache. Just as the expert typist would near the bottom of a page, she would discover a problem with an illus¬ tration placement or end of a paragraph, in which case it was back to the drawing board for the editor. Re-writing would solve that problem only to have another one appear. Finally, a finished copy was submitted to the printer and he ran a test page. After a few last adjustments, printing began in what was now early Spring. It was decided to go for 1000 copies as this number offered a good price break. Three weeks before the Spring show, ""The African Violet Growing Handbook”, with 36 pages of instructions and numerous illustrations came off the press and was delivered into the eager hands of club members. The printers are hold¬ ing the plates of the handbook so that a re¬ print order can be had for a bit less than the original cost. Each member received his own WINS TROPHIES Mrs. A. B. Featherston won four awards, Queen of Show, “Happy Harold,” princess, “Upstart”, best in aquamatic planter, “April Lilac” and President's Sweepstakes Award, at the First Arlington AVS' annual show held in Arlington-Grand Prairie, Texas Other winners were 2nd best in aquamabc planter, “Snow,” Mrs. D. W. Wynne; best episcia, “Cleopatra”, Mrs. E. M. Mayfield, Mrs. B. A. Forcht is club president. Mrs. T. W. Padgett was show chairman and Mrs. C. E. Rorick was staging chairman. complimentary copy. The Handbook was introduced and offered for sale for the first time at the Spring Show, and was met with great enthusiasm from the public. The book was priced at $1.00, most reasonable for a publication of this size and depth. Now, a few months later, word of the handbook is spreading as those heretofore un¬ successful with violets, or afraid to try, are growing lovely violets under the guidance of this book. Mail orders continue to come in to the club. The handbook has now paid for itself, both financially, and in the reward for the efforts put into it. The job was not an easy one, but it was a job worth doing, for the re¬ sponse of the public, the knowledge gained by all in the researching and putting together of the book, and most of all, for the feeling of pride and accomplishment which cloaks a club membership who pull together in a successful educational project such as this one. Write an article for the African Violet Magazine. AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE BACK ISSUES Write for a list of those available. Reduced rates in effect. Complete your set now. AVSA office, P. O. Box 1326, Knoxville, Tenn. 37901. The African Violet Magazine, November, 1972 38 Mo. 1 — “ Aiuminum foil tart pan, plastic glass No. 2 ■ — ' How plants look in their wicking con- and nylon cord. tainers. Club Experiments With Wicking By Mrs. Wm. R. Metzke 1429 Maryland Avenue Springfield^ III. 62702 In the last two years while serving as pres¬ ident of our local group, we have experimented with wicking our plants. Now most of us have changed to this method of growing. The plants just seem to love wicking and take off like never before. I felt others might like to try this method [Ve devised. It not only serves the purpose of converting any ordinary pot into a wicked pot but it makes a rather nice appearance also. I start out with the items shown in pic- ture No. 1. An aluminum foil tart pan, a wide : mouth plastic glass available here at our local store and a piece of nylon cord, 1/8 inch in diameter which can be found in the fishing section in most hardware stores. It is com¬ monly called trot line. The hole shown in the foil pan is not only to allow the wicking cord to extend down into the water reservoir but it allows the glass to ? be filled from that area and thus the pot doesn’t have to be removed. And, of course, • with the plastic glass you never have to guess if you need to water. That fact is immediately evident. When potting the plant, always bring the cord to the top of the pot as shown. After filling in the soil, pull the cord down until even with the top of the soil. Always .have the cord m^et and the soil damp to start the capillary action. If your plants should accidently dry out, water from the top of your pot to wet the wicking cord again in order to restore the capillary action. Some soil mixtures may be too heavy for wicking to work properly. So experiment with just a few plants at first. Just add a bit of perlite or Sponge Rok until the soil has the right consistency. I have used this method with clay pots also and they work but use much more water and thus have to be watched closer. Picture No. 2 shows how the plants look in their wicking containers. The smaller plant is potted in a twoTnch pot which fits perfectly in a baby food jar. There are a number of wick pots and shelf- watering type pots available on the market for those who do not care to bother wicking their plants. However, for those African violet growers, who are not able to obtain the self- watering type plants, this method has been found very satisfactory and lets one use the pots already on hand. 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, November, 1972 39 Question Box By Anne Tinari^ Tinari Greenhouses 2325 Valley Road, Huntingdon Valley, Pa. 19006 Violet friends add special cheer, Holidays and through the year; We take great pleasure now to say; God’s special blessings Christmas day. Dear Anne: I’ve never grown the miniatures. How¬ ever I’ve become greatly interested and would appreciate any tips you can give me on their culture. A. Unlike the standard size, plants they pre¬ fer re-potting several times a year or more. A larger pot is not needed as they should be kept in to 21/U size at all times, but a change of soil is desirable. They seem to thrive best when roots are pruned, removing most of the old soil and returning the plant gently to new soil and the same size pot. Potting soil should be loose and porus. You may find they require water more often due to the small pot size. Keep in mind, however that overwater¬ ing can result in disaster. Many growers also recommend feeding at 1/4 strength at every watering. They should be checked carefully and often for suckers which seem to form almost overnight in this type plant. Keeping them to a single crown will result in more prolific bloom. Q. I root leaves in individual plastic pots using vermiculite only. I note a fungus growth appearing that practically covers each piece of vermiculite. Could this be soil mealy bug? A. I hardly think so. Perhaps the vermiculite is creating too moist a condition therefore sett¬ ing up ideal conditions for fungus growth. We find a mixture of half builders sand (steri¬ lized) and half vermiculite makes a very satis¬ factory rooting medium. The mildex or for¬ mate should help control your fungus prob¬ lem. Never keep your cuttings continually wet as it cuts off air circulation to fibrous roots which are trying to establish themselves. Q. Can you help my frustration? I want to produce better flowering violets and am at the present time using six types of food. Will this help? A. I personally do not feel it is necessary to use so many different foods. I rather prefer to use one that proves satisfactory and use it more often at a reduced strength especially if plants are grown under lights to be used at every watering. Q. I have been trying to grow plants under incandescent light. A frosted 60 watt bulb ap¬ proximately 19" from the plants. I do get good daylight and my Marantha plant thrives in the same room and under very little sun. A. To grow flowering plants, distance from the lights should be closer. Also you would be wise to use the Gro-lux tubes if you wish to grow them under this method, where light is evenly distributed. These tubes have been de¬ veloped scientifically for plant growing and the necessary qualities of light for this purpose has been the prime consideration. Green foliage plants such as marantha need very little light compared to flowering African violets. Q. Dear Anne, I’m celebrating my first an¬ niversary as a member of AVSA by writing you. I am an avid violet enthusiast but by profession a ballet dancer, having danced with a ballet company the last ten years. I thought it would be great fun to start a special collection of violets whose names are related to dancing and music. Do you think this would be pos¬ sible? A. Yes — You certainly should be able to make a fine collection of many varieties with danc¬ ing and musical name association. To name only a few, you might start with “Snow Ballet”, “Adoration”, “White Tango”, “Red Rumba”, “Lili Belle”, “Lullaby”. I’m sure there are many others to fit this category. You may be wise to get as many growers’ lists as possible and select from them what would suit your taste best. Q. I recently saw an all-white African violet The African Violet Magazine, November, 1972 40 plant in a greenhouse and was advised not to purchase it as it could not be started by leaf, but could only be started by cutting out the center. Is there such a method? A. No doubt the plant referred to in your correspondence was an Albino if there was no green coloring or chlorophyll in the leaves. This type of plant is rarely worth growing as it seldom exists more than a short period of time and seldom blossoms. Leaf cuttings are usually weak and would be most difficult to root or grow. The method of re-rooting the crown of the plant in this case would be more successful. Q. A scale of some type seems to be attacking my violets and I have never seen scale on violets in all my years of growing them. Could this be a case of mistaken identity? A. Though violets are not usually suscepti¬ ble to scale they can very easily inherit them from other houseplants such as ferns, Anthur- iums, and even many of the hanging type plants commonly grown in the home. The only way to rid yourself of this pest is by using a Malathion spray and follow it up to clear up infestation. Q. I have searched the catalogs diligently looking for a plant of S. Goetzeana. Where could I possibly obtain it? A. S. Goetzeana is of course one of the species — very few growers carry them as they seldom bloom and require patience to grow. You might try the firm of Henry Peterson in Cincinnati, Ohio. They do carry many of the species. Q. I am searching for seed which will pro¬ duce miniature African violets and why can’t I purchase plants I see in the slide programs of miniatures such as ‘Pink Rock’, ‘Carnival’, etc.? Also tell m{% Anne, if leaves are grafted, what kind of flowers would result? A. In regard to varieties such as ‘Pink Rock’, etc. in the miniature and semi-miniature types, one must remember some of these varieties were popular over 15 years ago. Then the popularity of miniatures seemed to diminish. Everyoiu' was working for larger blossoms, spectacular’ colors, etc. Now, of course, miniature and semi-miniatures are pojrular again and many new ones are being introduced which ai’e truer miniature in blossom and leaves. In regard to grafting, I have never person¬ ally done it and am too unfamiliar with it to give advice. Plowever, would suggest you read Helen Van Pelt Wilson’s latest book which includes this subject. There are many good articles in the A. V. Magazine, one in a back issue Vol. 16, No. 4, page 18 and other recent ones which you can obtain by writing for back issues of the magazine that are sold at a very nominal cost at our Knoxville office. Q. Here in Salisbury, Rhodesia our rain w^ater runs out. We have to use local tap water which runs at about 8.5 ph very high indeed! It has caused the soil to build up excessive salts and consequently kills off many of our plants. We have tried adding vinegar to the water but this has not helped. Would you have any sug¬ gestions? A. Being so removed geographically puts me at great disadvantage to give you real help. However, I would recommend your nearest Dept, of Agriculture office to inquire about this problem in your particular area. I would also avoid using any limestone in your soil mixture and perhaps use more peat moss. Also would suggest using fertilizers that are low in alka¬ line content. Q. All my plants are being grown in the Aqiia-Matic Self Watering Planters. Now is there a special way of feeding them when using this method? A. The manufacturer of this type planter states in his literature ‘Fertilizer may be used sparingly (1/8 strength), providing the plant with constant feeding”. Q. In the June issue a member asked about obtaining the variety “DuPont Lavender Pink”. Can you tell me where I can get it? A. A reader has written to me that it is listed at Filey’s Greenhouse, P. O. Box 231, Cameron, Texas 76520. TIP-FROM-READERS’ BONITS: D/Hvlig-mt Soy If eg Poygt,E Wiiu V. a*" /3 SO/L Over-watering has ruined my plants in the past but I have devised a new system that seems to work. I put about 3/4 inch on bottom of pot and 1/2 inch around sides of a special mixture. I only water the special mixture lightly and never the soil plants wTre shipped in. A sort of osmosis effect. See Diagram. This has worked for me. The African Violet Magazine, November, 1972 41 SHOWS AXD JUDGES SHOW PROCEDURE A. An African violet show should have the following committees: General Show, Staging, Schedule, Entries, Classification, Publicity, Judges, Hospitality, Clean-up, Properties. B. For duties of above committees, see the AFRICAN VIOLET HANDBOOK FOR JUDGES AND EXHIBITORS. GENERAL SHOW RULES A. All varieties will be accepted in the specimen classes of the amateur division of all convention shows except in the Collection Class, which is limited to the registered varieties. B. Plants for specimen classes, seedlings, and those in the unusual, novel or decorative containers must have been in the possession of the exhibitor at least three months. C. A variety or plant which does not reproduce true should be disqualified from competition by the classification committee. It may be placed in the show for exhibition. D. All plants with suckers shall be disqualified from single crown classes. E. Multiple crown plants in convention shows and standard shows of affiliates: 1. All plants entered in amateur and commercial classes shall be single crown plants except those in the species and trailer classes. 2. Seedlings (never before exhibited at an AVSA convention show) are to be grown from seed by the exhibitor or rights released by hybridizer. F. Pots or containers for specimen plants should be in proportion to the size of the plant. Any shape of pot for specimen entries will be permitted in convention shows but they must be uniformly covered. Members of local show committees have the authority to make their own rules as to type of pot they will permit. G. No flared top pots, supports or collars will be permitted under foliage. H. There shall be classes for commercial exhibitors in horticulture and they shall not enter in the amateur classes. They may enter in the artistic and arrangements classes. I. In arrangement sections, some classes using fresh cut African violet blossoms, with or without other cut plant material must be included. The schedule may also include classes in which only African violet foliage is featured with or without other plant foliage. J. In local Affiliate shows, judges will be permitted to use National Council scale of points for judging any classes in the Design Division for which AVSA does not have a scale of points. K. A card must accompany all entries in artistic and arrangement classes giving the name of varieties used, together with description of all other materials. This rule to be included in all AVSA convention shows. It should be followed in all AVSA Affiliate shows if possible, but it is not mandatory. L. The height, width and depth of niches for all design classes must be stated in the schedule. M. No colored lights which distort or enhance the color will be allowed on commercial displays at convention shows. N. At convention shows commercial and amateur exhibitors will be permitted to dismantle their displays after the show closes on Friday. O. For rules covering Society Awards, see Awards. com’mercial show rules A. General: Same rules and regulations apply as for amateur entries where applicable, such as time for entries, time for dismantling, etc. B. Specimen Plant Class: Commercial Horticulture Division 1. Entries are open to all AVSA Commercia' 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 in this class. 3. Any number of seedlings may be entered provided they have been originated by the exhibitor or released rights given in writing. C. Collection Class: Rules governing AVSA Collection Class awards apply. 1. Entries are open to all AVSA Commercial members who do not have a display table entry. D. Display Tables 1. Entries are open to all Commercial members who do not have an entry in* Commercial Horticulture Division. 2. Each display table 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. 3. The display must be predominately (at least 75%) African violets. 4. Other gesneriads may be included in the 25 plants and will be judged. 5. All plants must be single crown plants except species and trailers. 6. No other plant material such as ivy or philodendron may be used in decorating or staging the display. 7. Specimen plants will be merit judged by AVSA scale of points for specimen plants. 8. Each plant entered in competition for New Introduction award must be labeled designating it as such: new introduction, seedling, etc. These plants will be judged by the AVSA scale for seedlings. 9. Entries for New Introduction award must have been originated by the exhibitor or released rights given in writing and not previously shown at an AVSA convention show. 10. The Best Staged Display will be judged by the AVSA scale for Best Staged Display. 11. The Best Commercial Display shall be determined by the exhibitor who received the highest number of points accumulated as follows: Blue rosette, 15 points; red rosette, 13 points; white rosette, 10 points; blue ribbons, 5 points; red ribbon, 3 points* White ribbon, 1 point. 12. Sheets will be prepared for judges to record points won and total to show how trophies are determined for Best Display Table. DEFINITIONS A. Amateur grower: One Wuv^ grows African violets for pleasure and not as a business. Also may be known as one who pays individual membership dues. B. Bubble bowl: A transparent container either enclosed showing a bubble at the top or open at the top having a design under water. This shall be an entry in arrangement classes. C. Commercial grower: One who qualifies for commercial membership as defined in the bylaws. D. Disbud: To remove buds or bud stems in order to hold back the blossoms opening until a later period, such as at exhibition time. Clip buds one-fourth inch from main stem to eliminate damage to new buds forming. E. Disqualify: To remove an entry frorn consideration The African Violet Magazine, November, 1972 42 of the judges because of some defect which is the exhibitor’s fault or did not conform to schedule. When time permits, the reason for disqualification _ should be written on a card and placed by entry. F. Eliminate: To remove an entry from consideration by the judges which for some reason (disease, etc.) would have little chance to win an award. G. Enlarged pistils: Varieties showing early formation of enlarged pistils while the blossoms are fresh but have not dropped, are not to be considered as seed pods. H. Geneva varieties: Only those with white edge around the blossom. I. Miniature plant: The average size miniature plant may be up to 6 inches across; blossoms can be any size, foliage small. They are prolific bloomers producing 6-20 blossoms per plant. J. Semi-miniature plant: The average size mature plant may be up to 8 inches across; leaf and blossom size optional, may be large or small. Prolific bloomers, 6-20 blossoms per plant K. Multicolored blossom: Those with two or more colors. L. Semi-double blossom: A bloom having more than 5 petals such as an extra crest or tuft at the center of the blossom, but less than a full row of secondary petals. M. Sucker: The beginning of a new plant which forms near the base of the plant or in the axils where the petioles Join the main stem of the plant Some bud stems form with small leaves, but by the time four leaves show without evidence of a bud, it is a sucker. N. Terrarium: A transparent container that may be open or covered in which plants are grown in earth instead of water. This shall be an entry in artistic classes. O. Two-tone: Light and dark values of the same color. JUDGING POLICY A. Specimen plant classes shall be judged by accredited A VS A judges. National Council judges may serve on panels for judging artistic and arrangement section and/or the Standard Show Award. B. Three judges should serve in each panel or p-oup of Judges. C. In judging specimen plants, no special consideration will be given any particular method of lighting used in their culture. D. For the gesnerial section at convention show, the section shall be checked for proper labeling and identification before Judging. E. If possible include at least one gesnerial Judge in the panel for Judging gesneriad classes. F. Buds are not considered as blossoms in judging a specimen plant. G. Points necessary to win ribbons (according to Scale of Points) 1. Blue ribbon ................ .90-100 points 2. Red ribbon .................. 80-89 points 3. White ribbon ................. 70-79 points 4. Honorable mention ........... .6549 points H, In case of a tie on blue ribbons for sweepstakes, count points as follows: Blue ribbon, 3' points; red ribbon, 2 points; white ribbon, 1 point. I. The scale of points used to judge specimen plants in the commercial division wiU be 'the same as that used for specimen plants in the amateur division for AVSA shows. SCALE OF POINTS (A scale of points aflows exhibitors and judges to work from .the same standard and secures greater uniformity in judging.) A. Specimen plants 1. Leaf pattern or form (symmetry of plant) . .30 2. Floriferousness (quantity of bloom according to variety) .......................... .25 3. Condition (cultural perfection; freedom from disease, insects and marred foliage) ....... .20 4, Size of bloom (according to variety) ..... .,.15 5. Color of bloom (according to variety) ..... .10 100 NOTE: In order to help judges estimate points, the following information is given to better evaluate the number of points to take off. This is a guideline. Under floriferousness - PA points deducted per blossom for plants not having enough blossoms according to size of plant. Under condition - deduct points on the following: marred, broken or damaged leaves, 1 point each; seed pods, 1 point each; over or under potting, 3 points. B, Seedlings, Sports and Mutants 1. Leaf pattern ........................ .20 2. Floriferousness (buds count if large enough to show color) ......................... .25 3. Size of bloom (medium to large) ......... .15 4. Condition .......................... .10 5. Color of blossom ..................... .10 6. Improvement or different from any named variety ............ ................. 20 100 C. Artistic classes 1, Plantings: Naturalistic or Woodland scenes, Terrariums, Dish Gardens, etc. a. Design and arrangement of planting . . .40 b. Suitability of material .25 c. Condition ...................... .15 d. Color combination ............... .10 e. Distinction ..................... .10 100 2. Plants in Unusual, Novel or Decorative containers a. Leaf pattern or form .............. .25 b. Floriferousness .................. .20 c. Relation to container ............. .15 d. Condition ...................... .15 e. Size of bloom ................... .15 f. Color of bloom .................. .10 100 D. African violet arrangements 1. Design ............................. .35 2. Color combination ................... .20 3. Distinction and originality ............. .15 4* Relation to container ................. .10 5, Condition .......................... .10 6. Suitability of combination of all materials . .10 100 E. Yearbooks L Cover .............................. .5 a. Design .................... .3 b. Identification ,2 2. Title Page ........................... .5 a. Organization date ............ .1 b. Affiiiation(s) ............... .1 c. Affiliation date ,1 d. Niujiber of members .......... .1 e. Number of AVSA members .... .1 3. Other pages .10 a. Roster ..................... .3 b. AVSA addresses club may need . 3 c. Club officers ................ .2 d. Club committees .1 e. Club AVSA representative .... 1. 4. Programs - minimum of 7 study program meetings ........... ................. .35 5. FutOic ciisplay of violets ............... .10 6. Project(s) supporting AVSA projects ..... .10 The African Violet Magazine, November, 1972 43 7. Functional quality of book (maximum size accepted 5y2” x . . 5 8. Quality of programs according to A VS A objectives . . . 10 9. Qaulity of project(s) according to AVSA objectives . . . 10 100 F. Standard Show 1. Theme - Motif (originality, suitability, clear and specific schedule) . . . . 10 2. Staging . . . . . 20 a. Originality . . 7 b. Practicality (spacious displays, wide aisles, legible signs, ample lighting) 5 c. Unity (uniformly covered containers, neatness, harmonious color and balance) . . 4 d. Beauty (outstanding view from entrance with eye appeal) ...... .4 3. Show Division - Horticulture . 30 a. Quality of specimens . . 10 b. Number of specimens ......... .8 Chapters - average of 4 per person according to totd membership Councils, State or Regional Societies - average of 2 per person according to the organization’s total membership c. Correct and legible labeling . 7 d. Percentage of club exhibiting (based on Vi membership) . 5 Councils, State or Regional Societies - Vz of membership is based on the total number of members of all clubs which compose the councils or state or regional societies. 4. Show Division - Flower Arrangements and Artistic Classes . . . . . . .20 a. Quality . . .8 b. Interpretation of schedule . 7 c. Distinction and originality . 5 5. Educational Display . . 10 6. National Objectives . 10 a. Entries for AVSA Collection awardsS b. Gold Rosette (if awarded) ..... .3 c. Purple Rosette (if awarded) . 2 100 G. Best Staged Commercial Display Table 1. Originality . 35 2. Practicality (spacious displays, signs, ample lighting) . . 25 3. Unity (uniformly covered containers, neatness, harmonious color and balance) . . . . .20 4. Beauty (outstanding view from approach with eye appeal) . 20 100 JUDGING SCHOOLS A. Judging schools will be held in any section where there is sufficient interest provided a qualified teacher can be secured to teach the class. B. Rules for local chairmen of judging schools: 1. Each group holding a judging school will have a local chairman whose duties will be complete supervision of the school regarding time, location, registration fee charged and expenses, and any other arrangements necessary for the school. 2. The local chairman will send to the AVSA Shows and Judges Chairman for application blanks on which to register the school. The school must be registered with the AVSA Chairman for at least two months from the date the application is received. No judging school will be approved for enrollment of less than 5 AVSA members. 3. The Society recommends that the course and examination be held on different days. However, if not possible, allow a study period before the examination is held. The examination must be held within one week after the class is taught. At the close of the class each student will fill out an evaluation sheet of the teacher. The local chairman shall mail the evaluation sheets to the AVSA Chairman. 4. If the local chairman takes the examination, someone else should be secured to proctor the examination and mail the papers to the teacher. 5. The expenses which shall be paid by the local group shall include the teacher’s fee, travel and hotel expenses. Also reimbursement to teacher for printing examination questions, point-score sheets and mailing examination papers to students. JUDGES A. The Society wiU hold a course for qualifying judges at each AVSA convention. B. Only AVSA members are eligible to hold a qualified judging school certificate. 1. Judges are required to grow at least 25 African violet plants consisting of 15 varieties, and must continue to meet this requirement as long as they remain a judge. C. To be eligible for a certificate a student must: 1. When a judging school is held for just one day, the student must attend the entire session to be eligible to take the examination. If the school is held for more than one day, the student must attend at least one day to be eligible to take the examination, 2. Make a gfade of 70 or above on the written examination. 3. Point-score judge 3 African violet plants as a part of the examination. a. As a part of the 10 questions, 10 points will be given if the student’s score on Ml 3 plants meets the requirement of: 5 points above or below the teacher’s score; 7 points if the score on two plants meet the requirement; 3 points if the score on one plant meets the requirement. b. Comments are part of the requirements for point-score judging. c. Students point-score judge individually, not in panels. 4. Present to the teacher his membership card showing he is an AVSA member in good standing. D. Certificates expire 3 years from date of issue. E. Certificates may be renewed by taking a judging school course at any AVSA convention or locM school approved by AVSA. To become Lifetime Judges, see requirements for such certificates. F. A certificate automatically expires if the judge is not an AVSA member in good standing. However, if AVSA membership is renewed within 3 months such judge will be eligible to resume judging. G. Judges do not charge for judging shows other than traveling and hotel expenses. LIFETIME JUDGES A. AVSA will issue lifetime certificates to qualified judges who have observed the following rules and regulations: 1. Shall have been a qualified AVSA judge for at least 6 years. 2. Attended at least 3 judging courses approved by AVSA, making a grade of 85 or above on each of them. The African Violet Magazine, November, 1972 44 3. Judged 5 African violet shows sponsored by any local club, affiliate or the convention show. 4. Shall keep informed of all new rules pertaining to shows and judges published in THE AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE and latest edition of the Judges’ Handbook. 5. Shall always grow at least 50 plants consisting of at least 25 registered varieties. 6. A judge whose certificate has expired may renew. After the renewed certificate has been effective for 1 year, such judge may apply for lifetime certificate. Qualifications earned before the certificate expired may be included when submitting qualifications for the lifetime C0T tlflC3.t0 7. A fee of $1.00 must be submitted to AVSA Shows and Judges Chairman for a set of questions with spaces for answers. The fee will cover printing and mailing expense. Notice of application will be in the September issue of THE AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE. Answers must be mailed by November 1 of the current year for three consecutive years, after which answers will be required every third year. Passing grade of 93 will be required. a. FaSure to submit review examination will automatically invalidate certificate. b. Lifetime judges whose grades on review questions drop below the required 93 will be dropped as lifetime judges. They will be given one year in which to apply again with review questions and make a grade of 93. Should they fail a second time, they will go back to regular judge status and be required to attend a judging school every three years. c. Judges will be permitted to use THE AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE or Judges’ Handbook in answering questions. 8. Upon receiving a grade of 93 on first review questions a permanent gold lifetime certificate ^^1 be issued. Thereafter a regular certificate will be issued showing the date when the next questions vdll be due. 9. If attending AVSA convention, they shall serve as judges or clerks if needed. 10. When applying for lifetime certificate, the following information, including $1,00 fee for the questions, must be submitted to the AVSA Shows and Judges Chairman: a. List of all AVSA judging school courses taken, grade, teacher, date, city and state of each class. b. Names of clubs of 5 shows judged, also dates, city and state. c. For each show judged (with the exception of convention shows) schedules, signed by local judges chairman, must be submitted. d. No information, schedules or other material wUl be returned unless a stamped envelope is sent. 11. Lifetime certificates will be revoked if judges fail to follow the rules and regulations of the Society. 12. All certificates automatically expire if judges are not members in good standing. If AVSA membership is renewed within three months, judges will be eligible to resume judging. TEACHERS A. Requirements: 1. To be eligible for a teacher’s certificate, an applicant must have: a. Been an AVSA member for three years. b. Completed two judging school courses making a grade of 90 or above on each. c. Served as a qualified judge for at least one show during the year. d. Served as a qualified judge at least three years. 2. The applicant shall compile a list of 25 questions and answers based on information in the Judges’ Handbook. Answers are to be given in the applicant’s own words with the exception of rules which may be quoted verbatim. When these requirements are satisfactorily completed, the AVSA judging school committee will issue a teacher’s certificate. If the Society sponsors classes for teachers, they shall attend if possible. 3. Teachers, except those holding lifetime certificates, are required to renew their judges certificates every three years, maintaining a grade of 90 or above on each examination thereafter. AVSA judge certificates may be issued only for a judging school taught by a qualified AVSA teacher. 4. Teachers desiring to become lifetime judges will be required to meet the same qualifications as other lifetime judges. 5. A teacher’s certificate will be issued when an application is accepted and will be in effect as long as all rules are observed. The AVSA Shows and Judges Committee may revoke a teacher’s certificate if the rules of the Society are not followed. B. Rules: 1. Upon receiving a request to teach a school, teachers must submit to the AVSA Shows and Judges Chairman for approval, a complete set of the exact questions and answers in the order in which they will be given to the students, at least three weeks prior to the date of the class. There shall be ten main questions with either 2-5-6 or 10 parts under at least 5 or 6 of the questions. A different set of questions must be submitted for each class. 2. Teachers must check AVSA membership card of every student taking course and examination at each school held to ascertain if each student is a member in good standing. Students who are not AVSA members may take the course but they wiU not be eligible to receive certification. 3. Teachers will give students a three hour course in lecture work plus the point-score judging which will follow. Teachers will grade papers for each school. It is not necessary for the teacher to hold the examination but the teacher must point-score judge the three plants which the students judge as part of the examination. Student point-score judging will be at the close of the lecture period. If the local chairman serves as proctor of the examination, the chairman vM mail the examination papers to the teacher. Teachers may purchase the point-score sheets at $1.00 per 100 from the AVSA Chairman. 4. Teachers are permitted to charge a fee of $15.00 to $25.00 for each school taught in addition to travel and hotel expenses. Teachers should also be reimbursed for point-score sheets, printing the examination questions and mailing of examination papers to the students. 5. When the school is approved, the AVSA Chairman will send roster sheets to the teacher who will return them typed in duplicate with a space between each name. Each student taking the examination, including those who do not receive a passing grade, will be listed by number alphabetically with address and grade. Within three weeks after the class is held, the teacher shall mail the AVSA Chairman the roster sheets with point-score sheets and examination papers The African Violet Magazine, November, 1972 45 of three students, one whose grade is 90 or above, one medium and one low grade. The AVSA Chairman will return the examination papers and judge certificates to the teacher who shall then mail them to the students within two weeks. SOCIETY AWARDS ELIGIBILITY - CONVENTION SHOW AWARDS A. Exhibitors in both Amateur and Commercial divisions must be AVSA members in good standing. B. Organizations entering yearbooks must be Affiliates. REQUIREMENTS - CONVENTION SHOW AWARDS - AMATEUR DIVISION A. Plants must be blue ribbon winners to be eligible for special awards. B. Plants must be registered varieties published in THE AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE prior to date of convention show to be eligible for Society awards. TYPES OF AWARDS - CONVENTION AMATEUR DIVISION A. AVSA Silver Cup to be awarded to best registered variety in designated classes. B. Award of Merit Rosette and $15.00 cash to be awarded to second best registered variety in designated classes. C. Honorable Mention Rosette and $10.00 cash to be awarded to third best registered variety in designated classes. D. AVSA Collection Awards: 1. Gold Rosette Award to be given (when all requirements are fulfilled) to the best collection exhibited as an entry in the class for collections. 2. Purple Rosette Award to be given (when all requirements are fulfilled) to the second best collection exhibited as an entry in the class for collections. TYPES OF AWARDS - CONVENTION COMMERCIAL DIVISION A. Commercial Silver Trophies to be awarded to the exhibitor of the display tables receiving the 1st, 2nd and 3rd highest number of points and an Honorable Mention Rosette to the exhibitor receiving the 4th highest number of points. B. New Introduction Award (plaque) to be awarded to the hybridizer of the best new introduction. C. Commercial Silver Cup to be awarded to the exhibitor of the best registered variety exhibited by a Commercial member who does not exhibit in the regular commercial display table section. D. Award to the exhibitor of the best staged commercial display table. E. AVSA Collection Awards: 1. Gold Rosette Award to be given (when all requirements are fulfilled) to the best collection exhibited as an entry in the class for collections. 2. Purple Rosette Award to be given (when all requirements are fulfilled) to the second best collection exhibited as an entry in the class for collections. F. Blue, red and white rosettes as merited by competitive judging will be awarded for: 1. Best staged display table 2. Horticultural Perfection (All plants considered as a group) 3. Best New Introduction G. Blue, red and white ribbons as merited by merit judging will be awarded for entries in commercial horticulture division classes, collection class and for plants on display table entries. H. A Pink Rosette will be awarded to the best plant on each commercial display table. This rosette will have no point value and will not be included in accumulation of points as outlined in Commercial Show Rules. AVSA MEMBER SWEEPSTAKES AWARDS A. Silver bowls (not exceeding four inches in diameter) to be awarded to the four AVSA members who win the most blue ribbons in specimen classes in shows sponsored by Affiliates during the calendar year from January 1 to December 1 inclusive. 1. The President or Secretary of the Affiliate must send to the AVSA Awards Chairman by March 1 the following information: a. Name of organization b. Name and address of member c. Number of ribbons won d. Dates and places of shows 2. In case of a tie, the winner will be selected by a drawing of names. 3. Winners will be announced at the annual banquet. YEARBOOK AWARDS A. Four awards will be given by the Society as follows: 1. First prize $15.00 2. Second prize $10.00 3. Third prize $5.00 4. Fourth prize $4.00 MISCELLANEOUS AWARDS A. Bronze Medal for Horticultural Achievement 1. The recipient need not be a member of AVSA. 2. Two awards, if warranted, may be given, one in the field of scientific effort and one for other horticultural achievement. 3o This award is not required to be given each year. B. Past President’s Pin. A special pin designated as “Past President’s Pin” will be presented to each AVSA President upon retirement from office. This pin to be selected by the Awards Committee. C. A Distinguished Service Certificate may be awarded to Honorary Life Members who have continued to give outstanding service to the Society. D. A special wallet card and certificate will be given to all Honorary Life Members. E. A purple ribbon may be given at convention shows for special entries or displays such as yearbooks, educational tables, show themes, etc. F. On recommendation of the Publications Committee, no more than five President’s Citation Certificates, size 5” X 7”, may be given AVSA members for outstanding articles in THE AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE during the fiscal year. AWARD MEMBERSHIPS See Bylaws, Article H, Section 3 AVSA COLLECTION AWARDS (Gold and Purple Rosettes) A. Awards may be given 1. At annual convention show 2. At an African violet show which is sponsored by one or more AVSA Affiliates. The award may not be requested for a violet section in a show sponsored by other plant societies, fairs, etc. 3. If the convention show schedule has classes for the AVSA Collection Awards, the Awards Chairman will have two sets of these awards available for the show. 4. These rosettes shall be the same for local and convention shows. The African Violet Magazine, November, 1972 46 B. A collection shall be comprised of three plants, each of a different registered variety. 1, Collection must be exhibited in a separate class in show. 2. Registration number of each variety must be given on point score form. C. Exhibitor must be AVSA member in good standing and must present AVSA membership card as evidence. D. Exhibitor may enter only one collection in a show. E. Judging L Must be by three AVSA judges 2. Each plant must be point scored. 3. To be eligible for these awards, each plant must score 90 or more points. 4. Gold Rosette will be awarded to best collection. 5. Purple Rosette will be awarded to second best collection. 6. Each plant shall be given the blue, red and white ribbon to which it is entitled and such ribbons will be counted towards sweepstakes. 7. The plants are eligible for any other Special Awards. 8. The entire horticulture section of the show must be judged by AVSA standards and qualified AVSA judges. 9. Judges must present AVSA membership cards and judges’ certificates as evidence that they are members and judges in good standing. F. Any Affiliate may apply, once during the calendar year from January 1 to December 31 inclusive, for one set of these awards for amateur exhibitors and one set for commercial exhibitors. These awards are available for shows sponsored by an Affiliate or for shows jointly sponsored by two or more Affiliates. These awards are not available for shows if any joint sponsor is not affiliated, or if the same organization is included singly and/or jointly more than once during the year. 1. Affiliate Chairman must be notified 30 days in advance of the local show that the Affiliate requesting these awards is conforming to AVSA requirements. a. Two show schedules must accompany the awards. 2. Report on awards: The panel of judges shall select one of its members to return the judges’ score sheets (whether or not the rosettes are awarded) to the Affiliate Chairman immediately after judging with the following information: a. Names of exhibitors of collections. b. Names of the varieties, including the plant registration number of each. 3. If rosettes are not awarded, they shall be returned by the Show Chairman within one week after the close of the show, or a penalty charge of $2.00 for each rosette shall be made. STANDARD AFRICAN VIOLET SHOW AWARD (Green Rosette) A. Eligibility 1. An Affiliate may apply, once during the calendar year of January 1 to December 31, for this award. 2. Show must score 90 or more points to receive award. B. Requirements 1. Local Show Chairman shall apply to the AVSA Affiliate Chairman for blank point-score sheets for evaluating Standard African Violet Show, 2. Two show schedules must accompany the application for the award. These schedules must be the same as the judges receive. One schedule must be included with the Standard Show Evaluation Sheet which the judges shall mail to the Affiliate Chairman. 3. Regardless of the score, the point-score sheet showing judges’ evaluation of the show shall be mailed by one of the judges to the Affiliate (Chairman after completion of judging. If the score reaches 90 points or above, the award will then be mailed to the local show chairman. The results of the evaluation sheet shall be the sole property of the AVSA Affiliate Chairman. C. Judging 1. Shall be judged by AVSA Standard Show scale of points and AVSA scales must be used for judging specimens, seedlings, artistic and arrangement classes and plants in unusual containers. 2. Only qualified AVSA judges are eligible to judge the specimen classes including the judging of all special awards which may be given. 3. National Council judges are permitted to judge arrangement and artistic classes but it is not compulsory. They may also help in judging for the Standard Show Award. 4. Show may be judged by either merit or competitive method of judging. 5. Judges shall be supplied with the following information: a. Number of members exhibiting. b. Total number of horticultural, arrangement and artistic entries. Note: Two-thirds of the total number of entries must be from specimen classes. c. Total membership of group. 6. One judge shall be appointed for clerical correctness of the form and will be responsible in case of error. STANDARD SHOW ACHIEVEMENT AWARD (Blue Rosette) A. Special Blue Rosettes will be awarded at each AVSA convention to the Affiliates that have won the Green Rosette with at least 95 points during the calendar year from January 1 to December 31 inclusive. B. All requirements under horticulture and AVSA objectives, including the number of members exhibiting, the total number of entries and total membership of the group must be clerically correct. C. The list of Affiliates winning this award shall be supplied by the Affiliate Chairman to the Awards Chairman not later than March 1. AVSA SWEEPSTAKES AWARD FOR COUNCIL, STATE OR REGIONAL SHOWS A. Blue ribbons, which include both horticulture and design classes shall be counted to determine this sweepstakes award. B. An award in silver, polished pewter or other suitable material shaO be purchased by the Affiliate Chairman and sent to eligible organizations upon request for this award. 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 MAGAZINE BACK ISSUES Write for a list of those available. Reduced rates in effect. Complete your set now. AVSA office, P. O. Box 1326, Knoxville, Tenn. 37901. The African Violet Magazine, November, 1972 47 By Madeline Gonzales 200 Doris Avenue San Jose, California 95127 The 1972 Best Varieties list is the result of the choices of 1359 individuals. Lets make the 1973 list represent all club members and all AVSA members. Those varieties receiving 50 or more votes wUl be published in the 1973 Best Varieties list in the November issue of the African Violet Magazine. Please sent your choices before April 1, 1973 to Mrs. Madeline Gonzales, 200 Doris Ave., San Jose, Calif. 95127 No. of Variety Reg. Hybridizer votes No. rec’d, 501 Tommie Lou No. 1744 (Oden) 403 Butterfly White No, 1983 (Lyon) 310 Lilian Jarrett No. 1060 (Tinari) 306 Lullaby No. 1783 (Granger) 286 Delft Imperial No. 1326 (Granger) 270 Triple Threat No. 1989 (Lyon) 238 Peak of Pink No. 1467 (Lyon) 205 Autumn Russet No. 1777 (Granger) 185 Strawberry Shortcake No. 1507 (Taylor) 179 Richter’s Wedgewood No. 1 140 (Richter) 170 F ire bird No. 2018 (Granger) 168 Rhapsodic Claudia (Holtkamp) 157 After Dark No. 2117 (Richter) 155 Magnifica No. 1643 (Lyon) 152 Bloomin Fool No. 1473 (Richter) 144 Creekside Moonbeam (Bea Mills) 141 Rhapsodic Elfriede (Holtkamp) 140 Brigadoon No. 1014 (Granger) 140 Rhapsodic Gisela (Holtkamp) 139 Candy Lips No. 1461 (Lyon) 137 Whirlaway No. 2210 (Lyon) 135 Clipper No. 1724 (Lyon) 133 Alakazam No. 1723 (Lyon) 123 Christmas Holly (Reed) 123 Rhapsodie Ophelia (Holtkamp) 118 Richter’s Charm Song No. 1 137 (Richter) 117 Double Black Cherry No. 1178 (Omaha A VC) 115 Wrangler No, 1731 (Lyon) 112 Coon Valley No. 955 (Wilson Bros) 112 Nona Weber No. 1750 (Rose Knoll Gardens) 112 Plum Tips No. 1468 (Lyon) 110 Ann Slocomb No. 1907 (Lanigan) 109 Granger’s Carefree No. 2221 (Granger) 108 Joan Van Zele No. 1809 (Lyon) 105 Happy Time (Lyon) 104 White Madonna No, 670 (Granger) 103 Granger Garden’s Shag No. 1087 (Granger) 102 Master Blue No. 1465 (Lyon) 102 Softique No, 1957 (Richter) 102 Granger Garden’s Snow Ballet No. 1219 (Granger) 101 Happy Harold No. 2169 (Rienhardt) 99 Blizzard (Lyon) 96 Nancy Reagan No. 2167 (Rienhardt) 95 Rhapsodie Patricia (Holtkamp) 93 Poodle Top No. 2053 (Tinari) 92 Blue Reverie No. 2013 (Granger) 92 Bullseye (Lyon) 91 Royalaire No. 2023 (Granger) No. of Variety Reg, Hybridizer votes No. rec’d, 89 Jennifer No. 2006 (Tinari) 8 8 Charm glow No. 1779 (Granger) 88 Chanticleer No. 1386 (Granger) 87 Granger Garden’s Sweetheart Blue No. 11 25 (Granger) 87 Peppermint No. 2227 (Granger) 85 Rhapsodie Gigi (Holtkamp) 84 Jolly Giant No. 1549 (Lyon) 84 Jingle Bells (Richter) 83 Blue Chips No. 1340 (Naomi) ?3 Dazzling Deceiver No. 1865 (Lyon) 80 Janny No. 1527 (Granger) 79 White Pride No. 872 (Ulery) 78 Rhapsodie Ramona (Holtkamp) 78 Singing Surf No, 1647 (Lyon) 77 My Darling (Luciano) 75 Pink Panther No. 2108 (Lyon) 75 Rhapsodie Violetta (Holtkamp) 74 Champion’s Waterlily No. 1289 (Champion) 70 Tiny Blue No. 2109 (Lyon) 69 Floral Fantasy No. 1986 (Lyon) 67 Fashionaire No. 2223 (Granger) 66 Cochise (Lyon) 66 Prom Queen No. 1533 (Granger) 65 Irish Elf (West) 63 Daisy Doll (Lyon) 63 F orever White No. 1388 (Granger) 63 Granger’s Peach Frost No. 2216 (Granger) 62 Top Dollar No. 2168 (Rienhardt) 61 Emperor No. 1507 (R. J. Taylor) 61 Granger Garden’s Angela No. 1210 (Granger) 59 Tiny Rose No. 1552 (Lyon) 58 Ruby (Lyon) 57 Fandango No. 1782 (Granger) 57 Henny Backus No. 1725 (Lyon) 57 Granger Garden’s Pied Piper (Granger) 56 Icy Peach No. 1642 (Lyon) 56 Penquin (Lyon) 55 Hello Dolly No. 1641 (Lyon) 55 Rhapsodie Maria (Holtkamp) 55 Terrific (Granger) 54 Silver Celebration No. 2083 (Tinari) 53 Blue Boy No. 41 (Armacost & Royston) 52 Black Magic No. 32 (Granger) 52 Rhapsodie Ruth (Holtkamp) 51 Buster (Lyon) 50 Hi Jinks (Luciano) 50 Pecks of Pink (Lyon) 50 Rhapsodie Sophia (Holtkamp) The African Violet Magazine, November, 1972 48 (Photo F. Tinari, Jr.) VIOLETS IN WOOD - Arrangement from Tinari. RUSSIAN SAMOVAR Arrangement and Photo by Mrs. Jerry Season Juneau, Alaska Violets are Mentor Boy, Pigmy (min.) Rhapsody Violetta and Bedazzled The African Violet Magazine, November, 1972 49 Propagation Primer By Emma Lahr Littleton, Colo. If you’ve never had any luck growing African violets, follow these simple directions. Plants which are propagated in the same en¬ vironment in which they will live often do better. STEPl LEfVGTH Looie Diagonal. Cot Slanted on front op stem Fig. 1 Choose a medium size leaf which looks heal thy. The very large lower leaves of a mature plant often take longer to root, though they will produce plantlets in time. A short stem roots more quickly than a long stem. Using a sharp edged knife or a razor blade, make a diagonal cut leaving one inch of stem above the cut, with the shorter length at the front of the leaf. Figure 1. The diagonal cut gives a greater rooting surface, and also the small plantlets will come up in front of the leaf instead of hiding beneath it. For a rooting medium use half vermicu- lite and half loose potting soil with chip char¬ coal added. As is true of most cuttings, roots formed in water have different cell structure than those roots formed in soil. Water roots cannot be used by a cutting when placed in soil; instead, the cutting must grow new roots which nature designed to take sustenance from the soil. Place the leaf in the rooting medium with half the length of the stem above the soil and half below. Figure 2. Write the name of the variety on a marking stick and place the stick so it holds the leaf upright. The small pot containing the leaf may be set in or cov¬ ered with a small plastic bag for the first four weeks. The added humidity of this small green¬ house keeps the leaf healthy and hastens the development of the roots. Give the leaf the same ROOTING UiEDlUlA Fig. 2 The African Violet Magazine, November, 1972 50 light, water and care as that required by a plant. The leaf will root in three to four weeks; the small plantlets will appear in six weeks to six months. A leaf will produce from one to twenty or more plantlets. When there are two pairs of leaves on the small plantlets and the leaves look healthy enough to sustain the plant the mother leaf may be gently pulled from the root ball which has formed, or the mother leaf may be broken off at soil level. Figure 3. The roots may be left on the mother leaf or a new cut may be made by removing the old roots. It may be set to raise another family. It is quite all right to leave the mother leaf with the small plantlets sometimes it will wither and die, sometimes it will still be strong and healthy and may be put to root again when the small plantlets are separated and placed in pots of their own. When the leaves of the small plantlets are the size of a quarter, or when there are three pairs of leaves, the plantlets may be gently pulled apart and each set in its own pot, using a loose porous potting soil. Figure 4. Be sure that the plant is in the center of the pot, that the crown of the plant is above soil level, and that the soil remains about one-half inch from the top of the pot to give watering room. Tamp the soil gently but firmly to re¬ move unnecessary air. When using clay pots, before potting, cover the edge with aluminum foil. This prevents leaves or leaf stems from contacting any salt accumulation in this area WHEfM 2 PAIR OF LEA\JE5 Fig. 3 and thus minimizing probable stem rot. A small plant requires a small pot; a 214" pot is a good size for a baby plant. WHENlHfRE ARE 3 PAI/? OF LEAVJES* POT SEPARATELY Fig. 4 DM you know that .... Yvonne Schenfield, 699 West Washington Street, Bradford, Pa. 16701, is trying to find ‘Blue Boy’, ‘Viking’, ‘Norseman” and ‘No. 32’, four of the original 10 violets? She would also like to correspond with other amateur African violet growers. CENTERING PLANT No need to use a ruler. To center the plant in the pot — set plant into pot and using index fingers measure distance from pot rim to plant stem. If distance is same on each finger —-your plant is centered. —Bay Stater. The African Violet Magazine, November, 1972 51 LIBERTY LADY The African Violet Magazine, November, 1972 52 5 RICHTER’S GREENHOUSES (Photos by Grower) UPTOWN PHANTOM STAR The African Violet Magazine, November, 1972 53 AVSA Returns to Minnesota By Vera Price In April of 1973 the African Violet Society of America, Inc., will play a return engagement to Minnesota, particularly to the Twin Cities and specifically to the Pick-Nicollet Hotel in Minneapolis, where the annual convention will be held. In the intervening years since that first Minnesota convention in 1956, a continuing and growing interest in the African violet has been sustained. The “growing” interest has a dou¬ ble meaning as growing is the goal of the or¬ ganization’s primary interest. Aside from the two growing interests here is a story of what Minnesota and Minneapolis and the Twin Cities can present to the delegates coming to the convention. Most of us remember the geography lesson which taught us that the Mississippi River, the Father of Waters, rises in Lake Itasca located in Itasca State Park in northern Minnesota. And many of us have made trips to the spot where the Mississippi River begins its long journey southward, and many of us have leaped across the pebbles and stones which mark the begin¬ ning of the long route to the Gulf of Mexico. The Twin Cities are located on the east and west banks of this great river. St. Paul is the capital city of the State and Minneapolis is its largest city. Through the years there have been considerable vying and competition be¬ tween these two cities but each has its own interesting list of attractions and achievements. For instance: St. Paul has the state capital as its principal attraction and Minneapolis is the site of the main campus of the great University of Minnesota. St. Paul is the older of the two cities being incorporated in 1849 as a town with a population of 840. Minneapolis and the city of St. Anthony on the east bank of the Mississippi were united to form one city called Minneapolis in 1872. The Falls of St. Anthony on the upper Mississippi River were discovered in 1863 by Father Louis Hennepin. A dozen miles down stream from the Falls, Fort Snelling was es¬ tablished in 1819 at the junction of the Minne¬ sota and the Mississippi River. The post was named Fort Snelling by General Winfield Scott in honor of the commandant Colonel Josiah Snelling and Fort Snelling it remains. Soon after the establishment of the city of Minneapolis varied civic services followed. The first volunteer fire company was organ¬ ized in Minneapolis in 1862 and the first paid company in 1877. The first street car (horse drawn) appeared in 1875, its maiden trip cov¬ ered the loop district and Fourth Street south¬ east to the University of Minnesota. Catastrophe struck the area in 1878. Six of the flour mills for which Minneapolis is famous were destroyed by explosion. Mills were rebuilt on the ruins and Minneapolis contin¬ ued on its way to become the flour milling center of the world. The period up to 1913 was one of rapid growth for Minneapolis. Railroads leading into Minneapolis rapidly made it a hub of activity. The population of Minneapolis presently is 434,000. The Minneapolis School system is among the finest in the United States and includes 66 elementary schools, one area vocation high, and special schools and classes for the handi¬ capped. The University of Minnesota is one of many institutions of higher learning within the city. The University located on the banks of the Mississippi River is the fourth largest uni¬ versity in the country and the largest university on one campus. More than 50,000 students are enrolled during the fall and winter months. Minneapolis is the home of the Minnesota Symphony Orchestra, has the Tyrone Guthrie Theatre, the Minneapolis Institute of Arts and a number of other art galleries and museums. Not to be outdone by the many attractions Minneapolis has to offer its convention visitors, St. Paul also has an impressive list of ac¬ tivities and interesting places of which St. Paul citizens are equally proud. There is the state capital for the very first. Then there is the beautiful mall which leads from the state capital to the beautiful edifice, the St. Paul Cathedral. Minneapolis has the annual Aquatennial, featuring summer sports and its sister city, St. Paul, emphasizes its winter sports through the St. Paul Winter Carnival. This event has a nationwide reputation for fun in winter. Many activities, including the 500-mile inter¬ national snowmobile race, dog sled races and torch light parade, all help to warm up the cold winter for all Minnesotans during this ten- day celebration. At Fort Snelling the 1820s are recalled by the summer program of guard duty by high school and college students. These students are in period uniforms and conduct their day-to- day lives as soldiers would have done 150 years ago. They have mastered military procedures The African Violet Magazine, November, 1972 54 of the period. The canon crew loads and fires its 12-pounder four times a day. The young women in the program wear the long dresses that were in vogue during that period and do many daily chores of the pioneer military wife. While April is not the very best time of the year in Minnesota as most lakes of the region have not yet become unfrozen there is the freshness and briskness of atmosphere that makes you want to keep moving. Early spring in Minnesota is really beautiful and if the weather permits a visit to the Arboretum near Chaska on Highway 5 is one of the treats in store. Also a most interesting tour of the Twin Cities would begin with a swing around some of the 28 plus lakes which Minneapolis has within its boundaries, across the Mississippi River after stopping at Minnehaha Falls wTich has been made famous by Longfellow’s poem, Hiawatha. Then along Summit Avenue in St, Paul. This parkway is now called the avenue of churches. For a long period of time this beautiful parkway has housed the first fam¬ ilies of St. Paul. At the end of this drive you will find the imposing structure of the St. Paul Cathedral. Then on to the state Capitol across the mall, and on to Como Park and its famous zoo. The zoo is located in one of the prettiest parks of the Twin Cities. It also contains the famous Como Paik Conservatory which houses some of the finest specimens of horticulture. Perhaps at this time of the convention the di¬ rector of the conservatory can be prevailed upon to include a showing of African violets. It will be around the time of year when the annual Easter lily and spring flower show is at its height. Your visit to Minnesota, the Twin Cities and Minneapolis should be a most enjoyable one as the attractions which are offered to the visitor are too numerous to review in detail in this magazine article. See you in April of 1978. HER ‘‘STORY” This is a story of HAPPY TIMES in the north woods — of peaceful evenings and the solitude of QUIET WATERS — of the pleas¬ ures of the seasons, the first gentle SPRING RAIN washing the earth; of the finding of the first HEPATICA, harbinger of spring, some with TINY BLUE flowers, some looking cozy with their furry white; of evenings watching the sunset deepen from DUSTY PINK to SHADES OF WINE and then finally seeing the first LITTLE STAR appear; and finally at close of day, we rest content in the knowledge that God is good. (Each member of the Crosstown African Violet Club had to write a “Story” for a pro¬ gram. This was Jean Dollard’s story) IN E^ST AFRICA — Frances Bender of Floral Park, L. I., New York, and her husband on a camera safari through East Africa visited in the home of Mrs. I. C. (Sylva) Mather in Nairobi, Kenya. Top picture is a shot of Mrs. Bender while on the safari. In the lower photo is Mrs. Mather's exhibit, staged amid large limestone rocks, their natural habitat, at the Kenya Horticultural So¬ ciety's open show. She won the cup for the Most Meritorious Exhibit in the amateur classes; the Saintpaulia Cup and the Judges' Special Cultural Commendation. Mrs. Mather's experiences with her violets were published in The African Violet Magazine in serial form under the title, “Hooked for Life." Did You Know . . . That Mrs. Charles Lang, 118 Cragg Road, Rochester, N. Y. 14616, is looking for ‘Old Lace’, ‘Precious Lace’ and ‘Wind and Sea’? She says they’re all good bloomers, but ‘Wind and Sea’ is especially a long bloomer. If you have ’em or know where Mrs. Lang can obtain them, let her know. - - ^ - Color slides cannot be used with show write¬ ups or with magazine articles. Need black and white photos. - - ^ — - - Don’t poison yourself. Poison the bugs when using pesticides. The African Violet Magazine, November, 1972 55 (Photo by Burton) RECORD AND BIRD - Arrangement by Ernestines! Aubin. Assorted blossoms and leaves with Scotch Broom. The African Violet Magazine, November, 1972 56 The holidays are just around the corner and as soon as we get through with all the family gatherings on Thanksgiving, w’^e’ll be preparing for those festive events associated with Christmas — and we may forget our vio¬ lets. Anne Tinari has so aptly said, “African violets, of course, don’t know there are holidays and respond only to regular, conscientious care” — • so don’t neglect them . . . Just had a note from the Hon. Sec. M. Brill of the African Violet Society of Canberra inviting any of you AVSA members who are planning a trip to Aus¬ tralia to drop by and see them. The Canberra secretary wrote, “You are far removed but we have the African violet as a common interest. Hence, I am writing on behalf of our vigorous membership to make contact and maybe get ‘news and views’ from your part of the world and possibly to meet any visitors who may come to Canberra. You may be interested to see the progress made here in the domestic field of growing violets.” . . . Katherine Lang of Rochester, N. Y., was an AVSAer back in 1947 and had lots of violets. When death came to two of her loved ones, her world fell apart and she had no interest in her violets — or, for that matter, anything. One day not too long ago she saw some African violets in the supermarket. It was like meeting an old friend. She brought some home. It was the beginning of a new life for her. Now life, she says, ‘really means something to me’ . . . The 1973 convention is already sparking interest. We learned from Thelma Erhardt of Ottumwa, Iowa, that the Ottumwa Woman’s Club is planning a tour to Minneapolis April 26-27 to see the AVSA Show . . . Michael J. Glenn of Lincolnton, N. C., still amazed at the 12th annnual Southern Living Show he attended in Charlotte, where people were stand¬ ing in line, four and five deep, to get to the African violet booths, and ‘most of them men, too!’ Some 23,822 people attended the show, which, he said, was nothing short of Paradise with all the marvelous African violets there. “I could have spent $1,000 on them had I had it!” he said . . . The Baton Rouge, La. AVS introduced a U. S. Public Health Service Hospital class at their 1972 show — their special project being to furnish patients at the leper hospital in Carville with plants and supplies and to help them enjoy their violets. If you’re in doubt about attending an AVSA convention, then you should read the Ventura County (Calif.) AVS’ Newsletter, which contains a report of the New York con¬ vention and show written by Pauline Bartholo¬ mew, the society president, which related her takeoff with Frances McPherson and Dorothy Bruce on a 747 from the L. A. International airport, the flight steward’s refusal to allow her to bring her huge box on the plane but offered to give it ‘escort service”, (not knowing it was merely ONE African violet) — the flight as “the three little old lady violet ladies sat in the midst of five black, very hep musicians from San Juan, Puerto Rico (one played the flute all the way to NY) — their arrival at the hotel, their decision to have a drink to cele¬ brate their safe arrival and their first shock at Manhattan Island prices! (they immediately gave up drinking), her description of Manhat¬ tan Island (its cacophony boggies the mind!), her enjoyment of the convention workshops, entertainments and addresses; the top awards in the show; the new varieties introduced; and her flight home — concluding the newsletter with the comment, “You DO meet the nicest people at Violet Shows!” . . vVe’re sorry to learn that the African Violet Society of Aus¬ tralia (comparable to our AVSA) is considering going into recess and turning its membership over to State Societies — reason: Lack of per¬ sonnel interested in the arduous duties of com¬ mittee work, soaring costs and the same few workers over the years. The Society’s maga¬ zine, “News and Views”, was expected to sus¬ pend publication for reasons of lack of funds . . . Viola, writing in the Ohio State AVS’ September Newsletter told of a very sad story of sick African violet plants, declaring “it has been proven almost beyond doubt that the wire I used in the bottom of my plants was cop¬ per covered and the copper poisoned my plants distorting all new centers that arrived after transplanting. A few rooted leaves had the copper screening under them, and the first babies were twisted” . . . Paul R. Younger, president of the New York African Violet So¬ ciety in his society’s newsletter, “The Saint- Paulian”, told his members that “when you come to the meetings you come expecting to learn and discuss African violets”, so the 1972- 73 programs deal with propagation and grow¬ ing, a workshop on soils, pots, potting, water and fertilizer; growing under lights, grooming for show, arrangements for show, miniatures, companion plants, terrariums and bottle gard¬ ens. Good setup, huh? The African Violet Magazine, November, 1972 57 COJimRCIAL MEMBERS AFRICAN VIOLETS, INC. 1100 Stevens Ave. Deland, Florida 32720 ANNALEE VIOLETRY c/o Leila and Anna Egenites 29-50 214th Place Bayside, New York 1 1360 ARNDT’S FLORAL GARDEN Mrs. Harry Arndt 20454 N.E. Sandy Blvd. Troutdale, Oregon 97060 BAILEY’S AFRICAN VIOLET HOUSE 3115 Roosevelt Ave. Richmond, California 94804 MRS. ROY BARTEL 6409 W. Wilbur Ave. Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53220 BAUMANN GARDEN CENTER 5015 Rockside Rd. Cleveland, Ohio 44131 THE BEHNKE NURSERIES COMPANY Washington-Baltimore Blvd. Beltsville, Maryland 20705 BENKE’S GREENHOUSE Bilter Rd. Route 1, Box 235 Aurora, Illinois 60504 BERMAS PLASTICS Aquamatic Planter Div. Edward K. Gleim 37-15 35th St. Long I sland City , New Y ork 11101 BERRY’S AFRICAN VIOLETS 1832 Turner Dr. Houston, Texas 77016 BETTY’S VIOLETRY 9282 S.E. Yamhill Portland, Oregon 97217 BLAIR’S VIOLETS 213 Alhambra Ave. Vallejo, California 94590 BLUE BOY GREEN HOUSE 3734 May St Los Angeles, California 90066 MRS. GEORGE F. BOOSE 9 Turney Place Trumbull, Connecticut 06611 ALBERT H. BUELL P.O.Box 218 Eastford, Connecticut 06242 BURTON BURK, INC. 325 1 Sunrise Hwy. Wantagh, New York 11793 BURTON’S FLOWERS 33 Cypress Rd., Knollwood Old Saybrook, Connecticut 06475 F. I. CARTER AND SONS 1630 Main St Tewksbury, Massachusetts 01876 CERRI FLOWERS Route 49, IV2 miles west of Utica Marcy, New York 13403 CHAMPION’S AFRICAN VIOLETS Mrs. Duane L. Champion Route 2 Clay, New York 13041 DATES VIOLETRY Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Dates No. 1 Orlando Place Belleville, Illinois 62221 DAVIS AFRICAN VIOLET GARDEN Mrs. Joe K. Davis 26 Dana Ave. Sylacauga, Alabama 35150 DELIA’S ORIGINALS Delia Symonds 2506 Sacramento St San Francisco, California 94115 DENISON’S GREENHOUSES Sproul & Beatty Rds. Springfield, Pennsylvania 19064 DERHODES GREENHOUSE Walter or Ruth DeRhodes Lower Elkton Rd., Route 2 Leetonia, Ohio 44431 MONSIEUR PHILIPPE DREYFUS 4 Rue Francois Coppee Mandres, France ELLEY’S GREENHOUSES Box 231 Cameron, Texas 76520 MATTHEW S. ENGELS Box 46 E. Palmyra, New York 14444 EVERSON’S HOUSE PLANTS Russell W. Everson 4328 South Salena St Syracuse, New York 13205 DENNIS R. FALLON P.O. Box 4233 Long Island City, New York 11104 FISCHER GREENHOUSES Linwood, New Jersey 08221 MR. AND MRS. E. A. FISHER 32 Downsview Ave. Downsview, Ontario, Canada FLORA GREENHOUSES P.O. Box 1191 Burlingame, California 94010 GERTRUDE’S VIOLETS 1214 Common Lake Charles, Louisiana 70601 The African Violet Magazine, November, 1972 58 GRANGER GARDENS Route 2, Box 220 Medina, Ohio 44256 BERNARD D. GREESON 3548 N. Cramer St. Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53211 THE GREEN HOUSE Mrs. Carol Anderson 9515 Flower St Bellflower, California 90706 HI HILL GARDENS Route 1 Etters, York County, Pa. 17319 THE HOUSE OF VIOLETS Ralph and Charlyne Reed 936 Garland Camden, Arkansas 71701 THE HY-TROUS CORPORATION P.O.Box 411 Beverly, Massachusetts 01915 ALBERT KEHL FLORIST 4214 Cleveland Ave.,N.W. Canton, Ohio 44709 KOLB’S GREENHOUSES Earl and Natalie Kolb 725 Belvidere Rd. Phillip sburg, New Jersey 08865 KROGMAN’S VIOLETRY Mr. and Mrs. William J. Krogman 1325 Parkway Dr. Brookfield., Wisconsin 53005 MRS. DOROTHY LEATHERS Route 1 Orrington, Maine 04474 LES BELLES FLEURS 2402 Taylor Ave. Ogden, Utah 84401 LYKE’S AFRICAN VIOLETS Dorothy Lyke East Bethany, New York 14054 MR. AND MRS. LYNDON LYON 14 Mutchler St Dolgeville, New York 13329 MARY-RAY VIOLETS Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Stewart 5007 Terry Dr. Alton, Illinois 62002 MARY’S AFRICAN VIOLETS Mary E. Hofer 19788 San Juan Detroit, Michigan 48221 JAMES M. McCLINTOCK 15 Pleasant St. Hillsboro, New Hampshire 03244 McGOUGH’S AFRICAN VIOLETS 1012 Mitchell Rd. Houston, Texas 77037 MILLIE’S VIOLETS 316 Main St Hot Springs, Arkansas 71901 MONTACHUSETTS VIOLETRY Mr. and Mrs, Harry Albro 23 Ellis Rd. Westminster, Massachusetts 01473 ARTHUR NIENBERG 289 N. Elm St Ottawa, Ohio 45875 THE PARK NURSERIES 1200 St Clair Ave. St Paul, Minnesota 55101 MRS. VERA PAYNOR Route 2, Box 107 Hammond, Louisiana 70401 J. A. PETERSON & SON 3132 McHenry Ave., Westwood Cincinnati, Ohio 45211 POWDER HILL VIOLETS Mr. and Mrs. Max Zavisza Abba Rd. Hazardville, Connecticut 06036 RICHTER’S GREENHOUSE 9529 Indianapolis Blvd. Highland, Indiana 46322 RIENHARDT’S AFRICAN VIOLETS 4463 West Seneca Tpke., Route 2 Syracuse, New York 13215 ROSE KNOLL GARDENS Mrs. Jeff Rhoades Assumption, Illinois 62510 SCHMELLING’S AFRICAN VIOLETS 5133 Peck Hill Rd., Route 1 Jamesville, New York 13078 SUNNYSIDE NURSERIES, INC. 2177 Occidental Rd. Hayward, California 94545 SWIFT’S VIOLETS Jack and June Swift P.O. Box 28012 Dallas, Texas 75228 TINARI GREENHOUSES 2325 Valley Rd. Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania 19006 TONKADALE GREENHOUSES Robert G. Anderson 3739 Tonkawood Rd. Minnetonka, Minnesota 55343 TUBE CRAFT, INC. 1311 West 80th St Cleveland, Ohio 44102 MR. AND MRS. GEORGE F. VINCENT 96 Paul Molbert Rd., Judice Duson, Louisiana 70529 VIOLET NOOK-KERY 364 Kelsey Town Rd. Clinton, Connecticut 06413 THE VIOLET ROOM c/o Mrs. Jean C. Dolan 168 Thimble Island Rd. Stony Creek, Connecticut 06408 The African Violet Magazine, November, 1972 59 VIOLETS BY CONST ANTINOV 3321 21st St Apartment 7 San Francisco, California 94110 THE VIOLET SHOWCASE 1 73 S. Federal Blvd. Denver, Colorado 80219 VOLKMANN BROTHERS GREENHOUSE 2714 Miner! St Dallas, Texas 75219 THE WALKERS Mrs. George C. Walker P.O. Box 150 Luling, Texas 78648 MR. & MRS. A. C. WEBB 714 Apple St Norco, Louisiana 70079 WEST WINDS AFRICAN VIOLETS Myrtle C. and Clement A, Woodward West Bare Hill Rd. Harvard, Massachusetts 01451 WILSON BROTHERS Roach dale, Indiana 46172 Commercial Show Rules A. General: Same rules and regulations ap¬ ply as for amateur entries where applicable, such as time for entries, time for dismantling, etc. B. Specimen Plant Class: Commercial Florti- culture Division 1. Entries are open to all AVSA Com¬ mercial members who do not have a display table. 2. An exhibitor may enter any number of African violets, species, or other gesner- iads but only one plant of the same variety in this class. 3. Any number of seedlings may be en¬ tered provided they have been origi¬ nated by the exhibitor or released rights given in writing. C. Collection Class. Rules governing AVSA Collection Class awards apply. 1. Entries are open to all AVSA Com¬ mercial members who do not have a display table. D. Display Tables: 1. Entries are open to all Commercial members who do not have an entry in Commercial Horticulture Division. 2. Each display table shall contain not less than 15 and not more than 25 plants. Three miniatures or semi- min¬ iatures shall count as one specimen plant and be judged as one unit. 3. The display must be predominately (at least 75%) African violets. 4. Other gesneriads may be included in the 25 plants and will be judged. 5. All plants must be single crown plants except species and trailers. 6. No other plant material such as ivy or philodendron may be used in deco¬ rating the display. 7. Specimen plants will be merit judged by AVSA scale of points for specimen plants. 8. Each plant entered in competition for New Introduction award must be labeled designating it as such: New introduction, seedling etc. These plants will be judged by AVSA scale of points for seedlings. 9. Entries for the New Introduction award must have been originated by the ex¬ hibitor or released rights given in writing, and not previously shown at an AVSA convention show. 10. The Board of Directors at the meeting on April 22, 1972, voted to suspend 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 uni¬ formly covered. Uniform name signs will also be furnished for all exhibitors. 11. The Best Commercial Display shall be determined by the exhibitor who re¬ ceives the highest number of points accumulated as follows: Blue rosette 15 points Red rosette . 13 points White rosette 10 points Blue ribbons 5 points Red ribbons 3 points White ribbons 1 point 12. Sheets will be prepared for judges to record points won and total to show how trophies are determined for Best Display table. - ^ - Send only clear, distinct black and white photos with your show article. The African Violet Magazine, November, 1972 60 AFFIUATE ORGANIZATIONS Mrs. Roy W. Weekes, Affiliate Chairman 1356 E. Cypress St Glendora, California 91 740 We hope that you enjoy and find useful the listing of our AVSA affiliates and their presidents. If a president’s name and address is missing it is only for the reason that it did not come to me in time. The deadline is July first of each year. Please remember to send the officer and information sheet sent to you with your charters in to me each year. Those groups with an asterisk (*) opposite the affiliate’s name designates 100% AVSA membership as reported by the affiliate. This MUST be reported EACH YEAR to have the honor of this listing. It is important that you watch my column for it is the only way I have of speaking to you all at one time. And the show clubs should pay particular to Mrs. Carey’s column in order to be absolutely upHto-date. We are proud of our regional, state, council and district affiliates and list them so that you can readily locate them under their respective states: DIXIE AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY . . . . . LISTED BEFORE ALABAMA NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COUNCIL OF AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETIES . CALIFORNIA AFRICAN VIOLET COUNCIL OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA . . . CALIFORNIA ROCKY MOUNTAIN AFRICAN VIOLET COUNCIL . . . COLORADO NUTMEG STATE AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY . . . . . . . . . . . . . CONNECTICUT ILLINOIS AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY, INC . . . . . ILLINOIS AFRICAN VIOLET DISTRICT COUNCIL OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS . . . . . . .ILLINOIS MARYLAND STATE AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY . . . . . MARYLAND BAY STATE AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY . . . . . . . . . . . MASSACHUSETTS MICHIGAN STATE AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY . . . . . . . . . MICHIGAN AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY OF MINNESOTA . . . . . . . . . .MINNESOTA ST. LOUIS JUDGES’ COUNCIL . . . . . MISSOURI NEW JERSEY COUNCIL OF AFRICAN VIOLET CLUBS . . . NEW JERSEY NEW JERSEY COUNCIL OF AFRICAN VIOLET JUDGES . . . . . . . . NEW JERSEY NEW YORK STATE AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY . . . NEW YORK JUDGES COUNCIL OF NEW YORK STATE . . . . . . . . . . . NEW YORK OHIO STATE AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY . . . . OHIO POTOMAC COUNCIL OF AFRICAN VIOLET JUDGES . . . . . . VIRGINIA WISCONSIN COUNCIL OF AFRICAN VIOLET CLUBS . . . . . WISCONSIN The African Violet Magazine, November, 1972 61 AFRICA THE SOUTH AFRICAN, GLOXINIA, A.V. AND POT PLANT SOCIETY Mr. H. D. Gorvett, Chairman, 80 Krantzview Road, Kloof, Natal, South Africa AUSTRALIA AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY OF QUEENSLAND Mrs. 1. Webb, 34 Upper Cairns Terrace, Red Hill, Brisbane, Queensland AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY OF WEST AUSTRALIA Reginald Knowles, 14 Cairnhill Court, Greenmount West Australia CANBERRA AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mrs. Ebba Marrington, 132 Carnegie Circle, Griffith Canberra, Australia 2603 BAHAMAS BAHAMAS AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mr, Harry A, Scates, P, O. Box N. 1648, Nassau, Bahamas ENGLAND SAINTPAULIA AND HOUSEPLANT SOCIETY Mr. R. W. Gilbert, Chairman, 5 Terminus Street, Brighton 1, Sussex BNl 3PE, England CANADA BRITISH COLUMBIA THE AFRICAN VIOLET CLUB OF VANCOUVER Mrs, Eugene Mahrer, 345 W. 13th Avenue, Vancouver 10, British Columbia, Canada TOTEM AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY VICTORIA AFRICAN VIOLET CLUB Mrs. Mary Storar, 402-820 Cook Street, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada CANADA - SASKATCHEWAN HI-HOPES AFRICAN VIOLET CLUB QUEEN CITY AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY SASKATOON AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mrs, Ruby Hutchinson, 622 Balmoral Street, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan CANADA ~ ONTARIO BELLEVILLE AFRICAN VIOLET CLUB Mrs. Stanley Sills, 79 Selena Avenue, Belleville, Ontario, Canada BLUE WATER AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY GARDEN CITY AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mrs. Roy Dickie, 27 Stuart Avenue, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada LAKESHORE AFRICAN VIOLET CLUB Mrs. Sylvia Richardson, 2907 Lakeshore Boulevard W, Apartment 2, Toronto IH, Ontario, Canada CANADA QUEBEC AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY OF GREATER MONTREAL Miss E. A. Boon, 5557 Cote Des Neiges, No. 4, Montreal, 249, Quebec, Canada CANADA NEW BRUNSWICK LOYALIST AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mrs. Norman Patterson, Rural route No. 8, S’aint John, New Brunswick, Canada MONCTONIAN AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mrs. Francis Smith, Rural route No. 2, Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada CANADA ^ NOVA SCOTIA FIRST HALIFAX AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mrs. R. H. Talbot, 1235 Blenheim Terrace, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada CANADA - MANITOBA ST. JAMES HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY - AFRICAN VIOLET COMMITTEE Mrs. Joan Halloway, Chairman, 48 Golden Gate Bay, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada WINNIPEG AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mrs. C. W. Beattie, 283 Churchill Drive, Winnipeg 13, Manitoba, Canada UNITED STATES REGIONAL GROUP DIXIE AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY OF ALABAMA, FLORIDA, GEORGIA, MISSISSIPPI, NORTH CAROLINA, SOUTH CAROLINA, TENNESSEE, LOUISIANA, TEXAS AND ARKANSAS Mr. Jerome E. Brown, P, O. Box 2332, 5354 North Afton Parkway, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70821 ALABAMA AFRICAN VIOLET STUDY CLUB OF BIRMINGHAM Mary Pritchett, 3763 Spearman Drive, Birmingham, Alabama 35216 EASTERN SHORE AFRICAN VIOLET CLUB Miss Orris Lee Waddle, 405 Wisteria Street, Fairhope, Alabama 36532 MONTGOMERY AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mrs. Jeff Fuller, 3412 South Perry Street, Montgomery, Alabama 35630 MUSCLE SHOALS AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mrs. J. B, McClure, 544 Cleveland Avenue, Florence, Alabama 35630 T. H. E. AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mrs, J. M. Breckenridge, 1042 S, Nineteenth Avenue, Birmingham, Alabama 35205 ARIZONA AFRICAN VIOLET CLUB OF PHOENIX Mrs, Joseph Cox, 4202 East Street, Joseph Way, Phoenix, Arizona 85018 The African Violet Magazine, November, 1972 62 DESERT AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY OLD PUEBLO AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Miss Jessie Bates, 351 E. Rudasill Road, Tucson, Arizona 85704 SUN CITY AFRICAN VIOLET CLUB Mrs. Lee Anderson, 11123 Spartan Court, Sun City, Arizona 85351 ARKANSAS ARKMO TOWN AND COUNTRY AFRICAN VIOLET CLUB Mrs. Geraldine Wilkies, Route 1, Senatli, Missouri 63876 CONWAY AFRICAN VIOLET CLUB Mrs. Elirio Henry, Route 3, Greenbrier, Arkansas 72058 GREEN THUMB AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY OF FAYETTE\^LLE Mrs. Charles BM, 1403 Old Wire Road, Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701 LARK AFRICAN VIOLET CLUB Mrs. S. A. Bunn, 101 Pine Street, Hamburg, Arkansas 71648 LITTLE ROCK AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mrs. Thelma Parker, 240 East B. Street, North Little Rock, Arkansas 72116 OZARK AFRICAN VIOLET STUDY CLUB Mrs. J, B. Dodson, 322 Michael, Springdale, Arkansas 72764 CALIFORNIA NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COUNCIL OF AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETIES Mrs. Gertrude Allgeier, 1060 Cavanaugh Way, Sacramento, California 95822 AFRICAN VIOLET COUNCIL OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Mrs. Ray Powell, 1219 South Fir Avenue, Inglewood, California 90301 AFRICAN VIOLET HOBBYISTS OF FRESNO Mrs. Ada B, Calhoun, 2004 East Richert Avenue, Fresno, California 93726 AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY OF EAST BAY, INC. Mrs. Edith Mann, 63 Claremont Avenue, Orinda, California 94563 AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY OF SAN FRANCISCO Mrs. Muriel Warwick, 2221 Fleetwood Drive, San Bruno, California 94006 AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY OF SONOMA COUNTY *AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY OF SOUTH BAY Mrs. Byron Tompkins, 1350-168 Oakland Road, San Jose, California 95112 BAKERSFIELD AFRICAN -VIOLET SOCIETY Mrs. Martha Catlin, 2891 Alta Vista, Bakersfield, California 93305 BELLFLOWER AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mrs. Edith Ormsby, 12020 First Avenue, Lynwood, California 90262 CANYON COUNTRY VIOLET CLUB Mrs. Pat Hull, 16137 Lost Canyon Road, Saugus, California 91350 CAPITAL CITY AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mrs. Lethra De Fvies, 2517 Larkspur Lane, Sacramento, California 95818 CAROLYN RECTOR SAINTPAULIA SOCIETY Mrs. Martha Zitzman, 1441 South Doheny Drive, Los Angeles, California 90035 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mrs. Ada B. Calhoun, 2004 E. Richert, Fresno, California 93726 DESERT AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY OF LANCASTER Mr. John W, Them, 16424 Ludlow Street, Granada Hills, California 91344 FRIENDLY AFRICAN VIOLET CLUB OF ATWATER, CALIFORNIA Mrs. Arline E. Clevenger, 1420 Tamarack Avenue, Atwater, California 95301 GLENDALE AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY, AFFILIATED CHAPTER OF AVSA, INC. Mrs. Lois Parker, 1120 Diamond Street South, Pasadena, California 91030 INGLEWOOD AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mrs. Nadine Hummell, 1741 Sixth Street, Manhattan Beach, California 90254 LONG BEACH AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mrs. Dorothy Powell, 1219 South Fir Avenue, Inglewood, California 90301 LOS ANGELES AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mrs. Joan Van Zele, Box 843, 8302 Golden Avenue, Lemon Grove, California 92045 PASADENA AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mrs. George Carpentier, 2358 Montrose Avenue, Montrose, California 91020 PENINSULA SAINTPAULIA SOCIETY Mrs. Beth Morgan, 4357 Hilton Avenue, San Jose, California 95130 PINOLE AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY OF PINOLE Mrs. Mavis Bailey, 31 15 Roosevelt Avenue, Richmond, California 94805 POMONA VALLEY AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mrs. A. Kennedy Baird, 1888 Morgan Avenue, Claremont, California 91711 SAN FERNANDO VALLEY AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mr. Paul Murray, 7667 North Greg Avenue, Sun Valley, California 91352 SAN GABRIEL VALLEY CHAPTER OF THE AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY OF AMERICA, INC. Mrs, John A. Malone, 2926 Woodlawn Avenue, San Marino, California 91108 SAN JOAQUIN AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mrs. L. L. Herman, Post Office Box 459, French Camp, California 95231 SAN MATEO COUNTY AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Harriette Poss, 12 Kelton Court, San Mateo, California 94403 The African Violet Magazine, November, 1972 63 SANTA CLARA VALLEY AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mrs. John Palmer, 1019 Audrey Avenue, Campbell, California 95008 SANTA CRUZ AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mrs, Annalee Kinne, 324 Ocean View Avenue, Santa Cruz, California 95060 SANTA MONICA BAY CHAPTER OF THE AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY OF AMERICA, INC. Mrs, Berniece Kennerson, 11818 Gateway Blvd, Apartment 3, Los Angeles, California 90064 TOWN AND COUNTRY AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mr. William A, Magerkurth, 1459 Cambridge Avenue, Redlands, California 92373 WHITTIER AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mrs. Grace Ottosen, 13111 Camilla Street, Whittier, California 90601 VENTURA COUNTY AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mrs. E. T. Bartholomew, 172 W. Elfin Green, Port Hueneme, California 93041 COLORADO ROCKY MOUNTAIN AFRICAN VIOLET COUNCIL Mrs. Paul J. Malinak, 6167 South Elati Court, Littleton, Colorado 80120 AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY OF DENVER, COLORADO No. 1 Mrs. Frank King, 1254 Bellaire, Denver, Colorado 80220 CAPITAL CITY AFRICAN VIOLET CLUB Mrs, Florence Martin, 4449 Osceola Street, Denver, Colorado 80212 ^CENTENNIAL STATE AFRICAN VIOLET CLUB Mr. Larry De Credico, 2712 Hazel Court, Denver, Colorado 80110 FRIENDLY AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mrs. Jerry Champion, 1426 Stuart, Longmont, Colorado 80501 FORT COLLINS VIOLETEERS Mrs. James Miller, 2433 West Elizabeth, Fort Collins, Colorado 80521 *HI COUNTRY WORKSHOP Miss Isla Montgomery, 921 Garfield Street, Denver, Colorado 80206 *HI HOPES STUDY CLUB Mrs. Harry A. Wolf, 2575 South Gilpin Street, Denver, Colorado 80210 JOLLY VIOLET CLUB PUEBLO AFRICAN VIOLET CLUB Mrs. Eilene Even, 825 W. Routt Avenue, Pueblo, Colorado 81604 ROCKY MOUNTAIN BELLES AFRICAN VIOLET CLUB Marion Malinak, 6167 Elati Court, Littleton, Colorado 80120 ROCKY POTTERS VIOLET CLUB Mr. Harold Young, 9861 West Florida Place, Lakewood, Colorado 80226 WINDSOR GARDENS AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mrs. Floyd Hammond, 675 South Alton Way, Apartment 9B, Denver, Colorado 80231 CONNECTICUT NUTMEG STATE AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mrs. Joseph Adams, Jr., 186 Waverly Road, Shelton, | Connecticut 06484 CENTRAL CONNECTICUT SAINTPAULIA CLUB Mrs. Clarence Lewis, Jr., 149 Valley Crest Drive, | Wethersfield, Connecticut 06109 j *HAPPY AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mrs. Paul Bianchi, Westbrook Road, Centerbrook, Connecticut 06409 *LOWER CONNECTICUT VALLEY AFRICAN VIOLET i CLUB I Mrs. Dorothea Wagner, 364 Kelseytown Road, ! Clincon, Connecticut 06413 : *NAUGATONIC AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY I Mrs. Chester Kuzia, 107 West Street, Seymour, j Connecticut 06483 1 SILVERMINE AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY | Mrs. Joseph Stramandole, 3 Devon Road, Darien, I Connecticut 06820 j SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT AFRICAN VIOLET CLUB | SPARKLING WATERS AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Miss Lillian Collins, 48 Jones Street, West Haven, Connecticut 06516 ^THIMBLE ISLAND AFRICAN VIOLET CLUB Miss Lillian CoUins, 48 Jones Street, West Haven, Connecticut 06516 ^WINDSOR AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY DELAWARE DELAWARE AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mrs. Edward Abramson, 4003 Greenmount Drive, Longwood, Wilmington, Delaware 19803 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA METROPOLITAN AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Miss Virginia Jussen, 1711 Massachusetts Avenue, North West Washington, D. C. 20036 FLORIDA AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY OF JACKSONVILLE Mrs. A. W. Simpson, 1552 May Street, Jacksonville, Florida 32204 AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY OF MIAMI Mr. Hank Phillips, 17250 Northwest 17th Avenue, Miami, Florida 33162 CENTRAL FLORIDA AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mrs. H. Steven Johnson, 741 West Colonial Drive, Orlando, Florida 32804 DIXIE MOONBEAM CHAPTER OF THE AVS OF PANAMA CITY Mrs. H. M. Lamb, 1006 Illinois Avenue, Lynn Haven, Florida 32401 The African Violet Magazine, November, 1972 64 FIESTA VIOLET SOCIETY Mrs. Claude Hardy, 290 Clematis Street, Pensacola, Florida 32504 HAINES CITY AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mrs. Fred T. Cody, P. O. Box 532, 1002 Norma Avenue, Haines City, Florida 38844 LAKES AND HILLS AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mrs. J. A. W. Richardson, RR No. 1, Box 70, Tavares, Florida 32778 LITTLE RIVER AFRICAN VIOLET CLUB Mrs. Thomas Flynn, 1331 N. E, 118 Street, North Miami, Florida 33161 MANATEE COUNTY AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Ron 1. Dickinson, 3106 Manatee Avenue West, Bradenton, Florida 33505 MIRACLE STRIP AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY OF PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA Mr. Richard H. Roe, 3141 West 20th Court, Panama City, Florida 32401 SARASOTA COUNTY AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Ruby R. McFarland, 3825 Gopher Street, Sarasota, Florida 33580 SOUTH FLORIDA AFRICAN VIOLET CLUB Mrs. Lester Fladt, 1173 Quail Avenue, Miami Springs, Florida 33166 TALLAHASSEE AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mrs. G. S. Stikelether, Sr., Route No. 7, Box 1330, Tallahassee, Florida 32301 TAMPA AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY UPPER PINELLAS AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mrs. L. E. Trokovich, 233 N.W. Monroe Circle, St. Petersburg, Florida 33702 GEORGIA AFRICAN VIOLET STUDY CLUB IDAHO HARMONY AFRICAN VIOLET CLUB Mrs, A. B. Vestal, 1516 N. 15th Street, Boise, Idaho 83702 MAGIC VALLEY SAINTPAULIA CLUB Mrs. Spencer Greene,' 573 Eastland Drive, Twin Falls, Idaho 83301 ILLINOIS ILLINOIS AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY, INC. Mrs. Herold Ferguson, Pres., Route 3, Box 37, Toledo, Illinois 62468 AFRICAN VIOLET DISTRICT COUNCIL OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS Mrs. Paul Bremer, 600 North State Street, Marengo, Illinois 60152 CAPITAL CITY AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mrs. Peter Sgro, 900 Feldkamp Avenue, Springfield, Illinois 62702 ELITE VIOLET CLUB OF CHICAGO Mrs. Marie Dalgaard, 10532 Wabash, Chicago, Illinois 60629 ^EXHIBITOR’S CLUB Mrs. Walter Grud, 1030 Dee Road, Park Ridge, Illinois 60068 FIRST AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY OF CHICAGO Mrs. Chet Prebis, 3733 North Spaulding Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60618 FORT MASSAC AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY HICKORY CORNER VIOLET SOCIETY MARGARET SCOTT AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Miss Mattie Owings, 1010 S. Westlawn Street, Champaign, Illinois 61820 MATTOON AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mrs. W. R. Scoles, 724 Lakeland Boulevard, Mattoon, Illinois 61938 METROPOLITAN AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mrs. Melvin Farney, 109 Avalon Court, Creve Coeur, Illinois 61611 ROCKl ORD AFRICAN VIOLET CLUB Mrs. Richard Odahl, 1739 Douglas Street, Rockford, Illinois 61103 ROSEWOOD AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mrs. Oscar Yates, 2108 Amelia Street, Alton, Illinois 62002 STARK-HENRY AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mrs. Norbert Schmidt, R.F.D. No. 2, Toulon, Illinois 61483 SUBURBAN SAINTPAULIA SOCIETY Mrs. Frank Straka, 605 Kenwood Avenue, Libertyville, Illinois 60048 TAYLORVILLE AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY NO. 1 Lora E. Huffman, 500 East Market Street, Taylorville, Illinois 62568 URBAN-SUBURBAN AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mrs. Marvin Eisner, 1091 North Northwest Highway, Park Ridge, Illinois 60068 INDIANA FIRST AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY OF HAMMOND FRIENDLY AFRICAN VIOLET CLUB Mrs. James Hill, 1618 Medora, South Bend, Indiana 46628 GYPSY AFRICAN VIOLET CLUB INDIANAPOLIS AFRICAN VIOLET CLUB Mrs. Louis Shipman, 5250 Manker Street, Indianapolis, Indiana 46227 KIMBERLY AFRICAN VIOLET CLUB Mrs. Walter A. Mider, 6048 Haverford Avenue, Indianapolis, Indiana 46220 NEW ALBANY AFRICAN VIOLET CLUB Mrs. Maxine Hook, 1404 Old Ford Road, New Albany, Indiana 47150 PLYMOUTH AFRICAN VIOLET CLUB Mrs. Jessie Anderson, 913 North Center Street, Plymouth, Indiana 46563 The African Violet Magazine, November. 1972 65 RAINBOW CHAPTER OF THE AVSA, INC. Mrs, Eldred Glass, 1213 PinevaUey Drive, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46805 SOUTH BEND AFRICAN VIOLET CLUB Mrs. Louis Varga, 515 East Altgeld Street, South Bend, Indiana 46614 SOUTHEAST AFRICAN VIOLET CLUB THE STEUBEN COUNTY AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mrs. M. D. Lewis, R. No. 1, Hudson, Indiana 46747 TWIN CITY AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY OF SOUTH BEND Mrs. Fern Martin, 57540 Blackberry Road, Mishawaka, Indiana 46544 TWIN COUNTY AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mrs. Curtis Smith, 801 Linlawn Drive, Wabash, Indiana 46992 IOWA DES MOINES AFRICAN VIOLET CLUB Mrs. Angelo Bellizzi, 921 Pleasant View Drive, Des Moines, Iowa 50315 EVENING AFRICAN VIOLET CLUB OF DES MOINES Mr, J, B. Kuhler, 2825 S. E. 14th Street, No. 6, Des Moines, Iowa 50320 PALO ALTQ COUNTY VIOLET CLUB Mrs. Bert Farmer, Graettinger, Iowa 51342 SIOUXLAND AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mrs, Lee Lonsinger, 1610 Silver Street, Sioux City, Iowa 51103 SPENCER AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mrs. Marie Heisler, 1418 4th Avenue E., Spencer, Iowa 51301 KANSAS BOOT HILL SAINTPAULIA CLUB Mrs. Ellis Wears, 310 Oak Street, Minneola, Kansas 67805 JUNCTION CITY AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY MANHATTAN AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mrs. Andrew Giffert, 823 Kearney, Manhattan, Kansas 66502 WICHITA AFRICAN VIOLET STUDY CLUB Mrs. Joe Cox, 8202 E. Gilbert, Wichita, Kansas 67207 KENTUCKY FIRST AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY OF LOUISVILLE, UNIT No. 1 Mrs. William Genenwein, Jr., 3038 Wilson Avenue, Louisville, Kentucky 40211 LOUISIANA ALEXANDRIA AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mrs. W. H, Rollins, 87 Louisiana Avenue, Alexandria, Louisiana 71301 BATON ROUGE AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mrs. Paul P. Matthews, 6456 Sevenoaks Avenue, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70821 LA VIOLETTE CLUB NEW ORLEANS WEST AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mrs. Edna Dixon, No. 32 Azalea Drive, Gretna, Louisiana 70053 *SHREVEPORT AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mrs. Paul Whatley, 4202 Fairfield Avenue, Shreveport, Louisiana *TOP CHOICE AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mrs. W. M. Plaster, 8304 Suffolk Drive, Shreveport, Louisiana 71106 VIOLETS ANONYMOUS Mrs. Maurice Manuel, Jr., 1003 Greenbrier Road, Lafayette, Louisiana 70501 MARYLAND MARYLAND STATE AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mrs. William Wilson, R. D. No. 1, Box 180, Perryville, Maryland 21903 BALTIMORE AFRICAN VIOLET CLUB Mr. Raymond Nowowieski, 8105 Wilson Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland 21234 SUSQUEHANNA AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mrs. William Wilson, R. F. D. No. 1, Box 180, Perryville, Maryland 21903 WEST END AFRICAN VIOLET CLUB Mrs. Donald Ryerson, 4705 Belle Forte Road, Pikesville, Maryland 21205 MASSACHUSETTS BAY STATE AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mr. Edward St. Aubin, 58 Exeter Street, Kawrebcem, Massachusetts 01843 FRIENDLY AFRICAN VIOLET CLUB OF NORWOOD, MASS. GATEWAY AFRICAN VIOLET CLUB OF FRAMINGHAM Mrs. Alice M. Bagley, 419 Old Connecticut Path, Wayland, Massachusetts 01778 GREEN THUMB AFRICAN VIOLET CLUB OF MASSACHUSETTS Mrs. Rose Johnson, 39 Essex Street, Norton, Massachusetts 02766 HI HOPES AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mrs. Warren Churchill, 11 Crest Road, Sharon, Massachusetts 02067 MERRIMACK VALLEY AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mrs. Margaret Proposki, 476y2 Haverhill Street, Lawrence, Massachusetts 01841 MOBY DICK AFRICAN VIOLET CLUB Mrs. John M. Cook, 28 Minot Street, Falmouth, Massachusetts 02540 NASHOBA VALLEY AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mrs. Edwin Rowell, 101 Townsend Street, Pepperell, Massachusetts 01436 NORTH SHORE AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mrs. Charles Craig, 41 Milton Street, Lynn, Massachusetts 01902 The African Violet Magazine, November, 1972 66 THE PATRIOTS AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mrs. Clement Woodward, Box 6, Still River, Massachusetts 02174 TRIMOUNT AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mrs. Yvonne Leighton, 91 Dalby Street, Newton, Massachusetts 02158 WACHUSETT AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mrs. Florence Grimes, Leominster Street, Westminster, Massachusetts 01473 MICHIGAN MICHIGAN STATE AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mrs. Ray Houston, 412 Cornell, Bay City, Michigan 48706 BATTLE CREEK AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mrs. Charles Bartzen, 9408 Old Bellevue Road, Route No. 9, Battle Creek, Michigan 49017 BORDER CITIES AFRICAN VIOLET CLUB Mr. Murray Leslie, 9231 Hartwell, Detroit, Michigan 48228 FIRST AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY OF GRAND RAPIDS Mrs. Helen Fifer, 2685 Breton Road S. E., Grand Rapids, Michigan 49506 LANSING SAINTPAULIANNES Mrs. Ivan M. Cummins, 450 North Edgar Road, Mason, Michigan 48854 MID-MICHIGAN AFRICAN VIOLET CLUB Mrs. William M. Stolk, 745 Maynard Road N. W., Grand Rapids, Michigan 49504 RAINBOW AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mrs. Millard Huey, Mosherville, Michigan 49258 VLCLUB OF DETROIT Mrs. Michael A. Bazner, 15841 Kentfield Street, Detroit, Michigan 48235 MINNESOTA AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY OF MINNESOTA Mrs. John Lackner, 580 East County Road, Box 2, St Paul, Minnesota 55117 AFTER DARK VIOLET SOCIETY Mr. Albert H. Cross, 1191 Englewood, St Paul, Minnesota 55104 CINDERELLA AFRICAN VIOLET CLUB Mrs. Martha Roden, 2930 38th Street, South Minneapolis, Minnesota 55406 DAINTY DUCHESS VIOLET CLUB DAZZLING DECEIVERS Mrs. Loretta Ballis, 1478 Englewood Avenue, St Paul, Minnesota 55104 DULUTH AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mrs. Irving Benson, 1015 Minneapolis Avenue, Duluth, Minnesota 55803 FALCON HEIGHTS HI-LOA AFRICAN VIOLET CLUB Mrs. Jennie FeO, 1771 North Simpson, St Paul, Minnesota 55113 FRINGETTE AFRICAN VIOLET CLUB Mrs. T. V. Price, 1364 Hewitt Avenue, St Paul, Minnesota 55104 THE MEN’S AFRICAN VIOLET CLUB OF TWIN CITIES Mrs. H, R. Eikeland, 5732 Elliot Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55417 MINUET AFRICAN VIOLET CLUB Mrs. M, Seiffert, 1660 Upper Afton Road, St Paul, Minnesota 55106 RAINBOW VIOLET CLUB Mrs. Henry Boyle, 3215 23rd Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55408 STARLET AFRICAN VIOLET CLUB Mrs. Arthur Erpelding, 2527 Arthur Street N, E,, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55418 STAR SAPPHIRE AFRICAN VIOLET CLUB Mrs. Hazel Beecroft, 1253 Fremont Avenue, St Paul, Minnesota 55106 TONKA DELIGHT AFRICAN VIOLET CLUB Mrs. H. D. Meyer, P. O. Box No. 12, Wayzata, Minnesota 55391 MISSISSIPPI HATTIESBURG AFRICAN VIOLET CLUB Miss Jane Wicht, 203 Broad Street, Hattiesburg, Mississippi 39401 MISSOURI *SAINT LOUIS JUDGES’ COUNCIL Mrs. Elmer Kramer, 2923 Portugal Drive, St Louis, Missouri 63125 AFRICAN VIOLET CLUB OF GREATER KANSAS CITY *AMETHYST AFRICAN VIOLET CLUB OF ST. LOUIS AND ST. LOUIS COUNTRY Mrs. Edward A. Nelson, 603 E. Essex Avenue, St Louis, Missouri 63122 ♦CAVALIER AFRICAN VIOLET CLUB Mrs. A. R, Stutko, 1831 Potomac Street, St Louis, Missouri 63122 ♦CINDERELLA AFRICAN VIOLET CLUB Mrs. H. L. Holt, 1128 Linden Street, St Louis, Missouri 63117 ♦FLEUR DE LIS AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Miss Sabra Kennedy, 6231 Nagel Street, St Louis, Missouri 63109 ♦GREATER SAINT LOUIS AFRICAN VIOLET CLUB Mrs, Charles Mann, 4138 Wilmington Avenue, St Louis, Missouri 63116 ♦HLHOPES AFRICAN VIOLET CLUB Mrs. Claude Heman, 6456 Smiley Avenue, St Louis, Missouri 63139 ♦HOLLY AFRICAN VIOLET CLUB Mrs. Joseph Meissner, 3139 Alfred Ave. S., St Louis, Missouri 63116 ♦LE CHATEAU AFRICAN VIOLET CLUB The African Violet Magazine, November, 1972 67 THE METROPOLITAN ST. LOUIS AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mrs, H, S. Johnson, 3757 Potomac Street, St Louis, Missouri *NIGHTSHADE AFRICAN VIOLET CLUB Mrs. Elmer Kramer, 2923 Portugal Drive, St Louis, Missouri 63125 *NORMANDY AFRICAN VIOLET CLUB Mrs. Louis Everding, 14365 Mondoubleau Lane, Florissant, Missouri 63034 NORTHEAST AFRICAN VIOLET CLUB Mrs. Carmen Donaldson, 1410 High Street, Independence, Missouri 64050 ^RAINBOW AFRICAN VIOLET CLUB Mrs. Fred Tretter, 4988 Schollmeyer Street, St Louis, Missouri 63109 ^SPRINGFIELD CHAPTER OF THE AVSA, INC. Mrs. George L. Bowman, 2418 Blackman Road, Springfield, Missouri 65804 *VIKING AFRICAN VIOLET CLUB Mrs. Dana R. Gipson, 5522 Rosa Street, St Louis, Missouri 63109 WEBSTER GROVES AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mrs. J. M. Lawrence, 376 South Gore, Webster Groves, Missouri 63119 NEBRASKA LINCOLN AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mrs. Harold Eberhard, 301 Carolyn Court, Lincoln, Nebraska 68510 OMAHA AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mr. Ralph Jones NEVADA AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY OF LAS VEGAS Mrs. Edith Garehime, 230 North Tenth Street, Las Vegas, Nevada 89101 VEGAS VALLEY AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mrs. D, W. Robinson, 3687 Tioga Way, Las Vegas, Nevada 89106 NEW HAMPSHIRE SEACOAST AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mrs. Raymond Mills, 21 Moulton Road, Hampton, New Hampshire 03842 NEW JERSEY NEW JERSEY COUNCIL OF AFRICAN VIOLET CLUBS Mrs. Glenn Hudson, 761 Belvidere Avenue, Westfield, New Jersey 07090 *NEW JERSEY COUNCIL OF AFRICAN VIOLET JUDGES Mrs. John Clancy, 28 Merry Brook Road, Hamilton Square, New Jersey 08690 AFRICAN VIOLET CLUB OF TRENTON Mrs. Harold Black, Allentown Road, RobbinsviUe, New Jersey 08691 AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY OF SOUTH JERSEY 1 Mrs. William Garrett, 274 Union Avenue, Mantua, | New Jersey 08057 ! I BERGEN COUNTY AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY | Mrs. Rolf Kummich, 571 Dewey Avenue, Cliffside Park, New Jersey 07010 CLIFTON AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY | Mrs. Edward Hemmer, 23 Fulton Street, Bloomfield, | New Jersey 07012 1 ESSEX COUNTY AFRICAN VIOLET CLUB 1 Mrs. George F. Palmer, 71 Portland Place, Montclair, I New Jersey 07042 GLOUCESTER COUNTY AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY j Mrs. J. Wilmer Zee, Route 322, Glassboro, New Jersey i 08028 I *HAPPY ’OURS AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY, INC. j Mrs. Russell Spahr, 5 Buckingham Drive, Ramsey, j New Jersey 07446 j NEW JERSEY SHORE AFRICAN VIOLET CLUB ' Mrs. Harley Stewart, 41 Arlyn Drive, Lakewood, New j Jersey 08701 j NORTH JERSEY AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY, INC. i Mr. Ralph De Cava, 1327 Belmont Avenue, North Haledon, New Jersey 07508 1 i TOP O’ JERSEY AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mrs. Hilda V. Garris, 39 Maple Avenue, Newton, New Jersey 07860 TOWN AND COUNTRY AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY, INC. UNION COUNTY CHAPTER OF THE AVSA, INC. Mrs. Donald Reimer, 14 Pelham Road, Kendall Park, New Jersey 08824 NEW MEXICO ALBUQUERQUE AFRICAN VIOLET CLUB Mrs. Harold Newlander, 3113 Colorado Street Northeast, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87110 NEW YORK NEW YORK STATE AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mrs. Sidney Bogin, 39 Boyd Street, Long Beach, New York 11561 ^JUDGES COUNCIL OF NEW YORK STATE Mrs. Sidney Bogin, 39 Boyd Street, Long Beach, New York 11561 AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY OF ALBANY Mrs. F. H. Galpin, 115 Fairlawn Avenue, Albany, New York 12203 AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY OF GREATER NEW YORK AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY OF STATEN ISLAND Mrs. Mattie L. Voeste, 18 Crystal Avenue, Staten Island, New York 10302 AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY OF SYRACUSE Mrs. Richard Gundlach, 1218 Grant Boulevard, Syracuse, New York 13203 The African Violet Magazine, November, 1972 68 AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY OF ROCHESTER AND VICINITY CAPITAL DISTRICT AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mr. David Cook, 12 McPherson Terrace, Albany, New York 12206 CHENANGO VALLEY AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mrs. William Burdick, 17 Hale Street, Norwich, New York 13815 COPPER CITY AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mr. Rowell Yerman, 208 S'. Bell Road, Rome, New York 13440 COUNTRY VIOLET GROWERS Mrs. Maurine Jones, 1199 Frew Run Road, Frewsburg, New York 14738 “GREEN THUMB” AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY OF THE MASTICS Mrs. Ruth Korsos, 29 Beverly Avenue, East Oatchogue, New York 11772 JAMESTOWN AFRICAN VIOLET CLUB Mrs. Floyd Burrows, Route No. 1, Fluvanna Road, Jamestown, New York 14701 LEVITTOWN AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY OF LONG ISLAND LIVINGSTON COUNTY AND VICINITY AFRICAN VIOLET CLUB Mrs. Carolyn Brisbane, Lima, New York 14485 LONG ISLAND AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY MOHAWK VALLEY AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mrs. Charles F. Hewitt, 27 Catherine Street, Schenectady, New York 12307 NEW YORK CITY AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mr. Paul R. Younger, 115 E. Ninth Street, New York, New York 10003 NORTH SHORE AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mrs. Barney Freedman, 9 Bronze Court, Huntington, New York 11743 PIONEER AFRICAN VIOLET CLUB Mr. Dae Waltman, 1261 Charles Street, Elmira, New York 14904 SAINTPAULIA SOCIETY OF WILLIAMSVILLE, NEW YORK Mrs. Marquis H. Speer, 80 Pleasant Ave., Lancaster, New York 14086 SEVEN VALLEY AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY THOUSAND ISLANDS AFRICAN VIOLET CLUB Mrs. Ralph K. Kaufman, 313 Franklin Street, Brownville, New York 13615 TRI-COUNTY AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mrs. Bessie Neilson, 7 Mowry Avenue, Greenwich, New York 12834 TRIPLE CITIES AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mrs. James Minehan, 29 The Circuit, Binghamton, New York 13909 UTICA AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mr. Albert Newkirk, Box 203, Ilion, New York 13357 VIOLET HOBBYIST SOCIETY Mrs. Ralston Bardeen, 4 Andrews Avenue, Binghamton, New York 13904 VIOLET SHOWCASE AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mr. Ozzie Weiss, 98-01 67th Avenue, Forest Hills, Long Island, New York 1 1374 NORTH CAROLINA HIGH POINT AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY OF NORTH CAROLINA NORTH DAKOTA TOWN AND COUNTRY AFRICAN VIOLET CLUB Mrs. Willis Ott, 1825 8th Street S.W., Minot, North Dakota 58701 OHIO OHIO STATE AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mrs. Marvin Garner, 1010 Edgewood S.E., North Canton, Ohio 44720 AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY OF AKRON Mrs. Esther White, 1410 Newton Street, Akron, Ohio 44305 ^AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY OF CANTON Mrs, Raymond L. RusseU, 4607 Woodside Avenue N. W., Canton, Ohio 44709 AMETHYST AFRICAN VIOLET CLUB Mrs, B. A. HaU, 305 West Sherry Drive, Trotwood, Ohio 45426 CLEVELAND AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mrs. Frank Bendyck, 2125 Elbur Avenue, Lakewood, Ohio 44107 COLUMBUS AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mrs. Milton Boone, 2579 Berwyn Road, Columbus, Ohio 43318 *DE GRAFF AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mrs. Harry Cook, N. Main Street, De Graff, Ohio 43318 FIRST AFRICAN VIOLET STUDY CLUB OF ASHTABULA Mrs. Harold Armstrong, 1233 Marshall Street, Ashtabula, Ohio 44030 HAMILTON VIOLET CLUB NORTH CANTON AFRICAN VIOLET CLUB Mrs. Walter Dorn, 930 Knoll Street, North Canton, Ohio 44709 *PARMATOWN AFRICAN VIOLET CLUB Mrs. Joseph Rysek, 4495 Brookton Road, Cleveland, Ohio 44128 QUEEN CITY AFRICAN VIOLET CLUB Mrs, Edward Lotz, 8349 Winton Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45231 TOWN AND COUNTRY AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY OF PAINSVILLE Mrs. J. Haas, 8999 Knollwood Road, Mentor, Ohio 44060 The African Violet Magazine, November, 1972 69 TREATY TOWNE AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mrs. Carl Meyers, R. R. No. 1, Greenville, Ohio 45331 TRFCITY AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mrs. Jack Westfall, 823 South Mulberry Street, Troy, Ohio 45373 OKLAHOMA AFRICAN VIOLET UNIT OF GARDEN FLOWER CLUBS Mrs. C. R. Bason, 509 Benton Road, Edmond, Oklahoma 93034 INDIAN CAPITOL AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY OF MUSKOGEE Mrs. J. B. Logan, Route 4, Box 493, Muskogee, Oklahoma 74401 *LAWTON AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mrs. Ben Williams, 2718 North 25th Street, Lawton, Oklahoma 73501 OKLAHOMA AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY, INC. Mrs. George Ward, 1143 N. W. 95th Street, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73114 OREGON AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY, SALEM CHAPTER Mrs. E. T. Hartwell, 1833 Park Ave., Salem, Oregon 97303 PORTLAND AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Nadine Berthold, 1614 N. E. 128th Street, Portland, Oregon 97230 THE SAINTPAULIANS Mrs. Norma Drake, 7707 S. W. Pine, Portland, Oregon 87223 YAMHILL COUNTY AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mrs. James Gwinn, 515 South School Street, Newberg, Oregon 97132 PENNSYLVANIA AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY OF GREATER PITTSBURG Mrs. W. H, Grotefend, 129 Mason Drive, Glenshaw, Pennsylvania 15116 AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY OF PHILADELPHIA Mrs, Reginald Beauchamp, 6910 Henley Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19119 AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY OF SPRINGFIELD, DELAWARE COUNTY, PA. Mrs, Sam Bishop, 345 Powell Road, Springfield, Pennsylvania 19064 LEHIGH VALLEY AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mrs. John Poulette, R. D. No. 2, Kempton, Pennsylvania 19529 LEWISTON AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mrs. Louise Treester, 552 Freedom Avenue, Burnham, Pennsylvania 17009 PHILADELPHIA CENTER CITY AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY RHODE ISLAND RHODE ISLAND AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mrs. C, Russell Marshall, 410 Algonquin Drive, Warwick, Rhode Island 02888 SOUTH CAROLINA COLUMBIA AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mrs. M, B. Robinson, RED No. 1, Box 493, West Columbia, South Carolina 29169 GREENVILLE AFRICAN VIOLET CLUB Mrs. E, H, Price, 1809 East North Street, Greensville, South Caroline 29607 SOUTH DAKOTA FIRST RAPID CITY AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY TENNESSEE AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY OF CHATTANOOGA Mrs. K. C. Gustafson, 3913 Robbinsdale Lane, Chattanooga, Tennessee, 37415 BEDFORD COUNTY AFRICAN VIOLET CLUB Mrs, Tom Martin, 502 Riverview Drive, Shelbyrille, Tennessee 37160 FRAYSER AFRICAN VIOLET CLUB Mrs. R. L. Johnson, 3356 South Perkins Road, Memphis, Tennessee 38118 MEMPHIS & SHELBY COUNTY AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mrs. Gene Streiff, 2409 Lisa Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee 38127 NASHVILLE AFRICAN VIOLET CLUB Mrs. L. C. Gross, 3220 Lakeshore Drive, Old Hickory, Tennessee 37138 PARIS AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mrs. William Ross, 405 Westwood Street, Paris, Tennessee 38242 WILSON COUNTY AFRICAN VIOLET CLUB Mrs. R. L. Bain, 306 Castle Height Avenue, Lebanon, Tennessee 37087 TEXAS AFRICAN VIOLET CULTURE CLUB Mrs. James L Bartlett, 4208 Everglade, Port Arthur, Texas 77640 AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY OF BEAUMONT Mrs. O. H. Mashek, 1248 Avenue A, Beaumont, Texas 77701 AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY OF EAST TEXAS Mrs, J. Harmon Pitts, 2102 Magnolia Drive, Tyler, Texas 75701 ALAMO AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mrs. E. R. Gaskill, 247 Locknere, San Antonio, Texas 78213 AFRICAN VIOLET STUDY CLUB OF HOUSTON Mrs. Ralph Artis, 10822 Sandstone Road, Houston, Texas 77092 The African Violet Magazine, November, 1972 70 BRAZOS VALLEY AFRICAN VIOLET CLUB Mrs. Jack Kent, 825 Rosemary Avenue South, Bryan, Texas 77801 ^CORPUS CHRISTI AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mrs. C. L. Stewart, 3301 Austin, Corpus Christi, Texas 78411 CORSICANA AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mrs. W. M. Hurley, 2221 Park Row, Corsicana, Texas 75110 *FIRST AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY OF DALLAS Mrs. L. P. Blackburn, 6536 Dykes Way, Dallas, Texas 75230 FIRST AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY OF SAN ANTONIO Mrs. PoUy Wilson, 211 Wyndale, San Antonio, Texas 78209 FIRST AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY OF WICHITA FALLS Mrs. W. B. Hargrove, 2006 Lucile, Wichita Falls, Texas 76301 FIRST ARLINGTON AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mrs. T. M, Hampton, 917 McKinney, Arlington, Texas 76012 FIRST AUSTIN AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mrs. Terrance R. Leary, 438 Brady Lane, Austin, Texas 78746 *FIRST NIGHTER AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mr. Walter Volkmann, 4738 Denton Drive, Dallas, Texas 75219 *FORT WORTH AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mrs. Henry L. Newman, 3700 Walton, Fort Worth, Texas 76133 *FORT WORTH FIRST NIGHTERS AFRICAN VIOLET AND GARDEN SOCIETY Mrs. Josephine Linton, 255 Colonial Street, Fort Worth, Texas 76111 FRIENDSHIP AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mrs, Vernon Henegar, Silo Road, Bonham, Texas 75418 GREEN THUMB AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY OF SAN ANTONIO Clemmie Ridout, 424 Bailey, San Antonio, Texas 78210 GULF BREEZE AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY OF CORPUS CHRISTI Mrs. Thomas Jackson, 3913 Delphine Drive, Corpus Christi, Texas 78415 HARMONY AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY OF HOUSTON Mrs. William E. Allen, 5743 Wigton Drive, Houston, Texas 77035 HILL COUNTRY AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mrs. Andrew Orosz, 7314 Green Glen, San Antonio, Texas 78228 HOUSTON SAINTPAULIA SOCIETY Mr. George Smith, 3406 Ann Arbor, Houston, Texas 77027 *LONE STAR AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mrs, Gerald L. Clore, 6303 Meadow Road, Dallas, Texas 75230 RED RIVER VALLEY VIOLET CLUB Mrs. O. E. McFarland, 618 West Bullock, Denison, Texas 75020 SPARKLING CITY AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mrs. Coburn Wahton, 1610 Spicewood, Corpus Christi, Texas 78412 TEXAS BOUQUET AFRICAN VIOLET CLUB Mrs. C. Y. Clinkscales, 705 West 18th Street, Big Springs, Texas 79720 TEXAS STAR AFRICAN VIOLET CLUB Mrs. Phillip R. Bunch, 74 A Ent, Big Springs, Texas 79720 VIOLET HARMONY CLUB Mrs. B. D. Holder, 6375 Waverly Way, Fort Worth, Texas 76116 UTAH AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY OF UTAH Mrs. Robert Berrett, 374 Chicago Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84116 WASATCH SAINTPAULIANS Mrs. Stephen Cronin, 341 Camaren Drive, Brighan City, Utah 84302 VIRGINIA *POTOMAC COUNCIL OF AFRICAN VIOLET JUDGES Mrs. Stanley E. Skelton, 3910 Larchwood Road, Falls Church, Virginia 22041 COMMONWEALTH AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mrs. W. R. Childress, 11301 Wimberly Drive, Richmond, Virginia 23229 LYNNHAVEN AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mrs. Curtis W. Diggs, 3092 Yeates Lane, Virginia Beach, Virginia 23452 OLD DOMINION AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA Mrs. J, E. Rodriguez, 7434 Nigh Road, Falls Church, Virginia 22043 PIONEER AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mrs, Rex Wilroy, 111 East Chester Street, Norfolk, Virginia 23503 RICHMOND AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mrs. C. Ray Doggett, 5309 Windingbrook Road, Richmond, Virginia WASHINGTON LONGVIEW AFRICAN VIOLET CLUB Mrs. Marlin Miller, 306 Columbia Street, Kelso, Washington 98626 POT AND PRAY VIOLET CLUB Mrs. Sondra L. Clark, Star Route No. 302, Lyle, Washington 98635 *PRAIRIE AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mrs. E. M. Beggerly, Route No. 1, Box 370A, Olympia, Washington 98501 SAINTPAULIA SOCIETY OF TACOMA Mrs. Robert H. Moser, 3947 North 29th Street, Tacoma, Washington 98407 The African Violet Magazine, November, 1972 71 SEATTLE AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mr. Roy Pritchard, 27804 85th Drive N. W., Stanwood, Washington 98292 TACOMA AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mrs. P. G. Schreuders, 619 South Anderson Street, Tacoma, Washington 98405 WEST VIRGINIA EAST HUNTINGTON AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mrs. Mamie Dowd, 1217 20th Street, Huntington, West Virginia 25701 HUNTINGTON AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mrs. Luther Bledsoe, 3151 Sumner Avenue, Huntington, West Virginia 25701 WISCONSIN WISCONSIN COUNCIL OF AFRICAN VIOLET CLUBS Mrs. Fred Scudder, 1929 Walton Lane, Route No. 5, Beloit, Wisconsin 53511 BLUEMOUND AFRICAN VIOLET CLUB COUNTRYSIDE AFRICAN VIOLET CLUB Mrs, Robert Jennings, 933 East Johnson Street, Madison, Wisconsin 53703 CROSSTOWN AFRICAN VIOLET CLUB Mrs. Thomas Haugaard, 3605 Margaret Street, Madison, Wisconsin 53714 DAYTIDE AFRICAN VIOLET CLUB Mrs. Clem Genrich, 5148 King Arthur’s Court, South, Greenfield, Wisconsin 53221 MRST AI'RICAN VIOLET CLUB OF WEST ALLIS Mrs. Helen Bartel, 6409 West Wilbur Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53220 ITRST AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY OF BELOIT Mrs. Alice Daugherty, 220 Goodhue Street, South Beloit, Illinois 61080 FIRST AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY OF JANESVILLE Mrs. Henry Spafford, 2117 West State Street, Janesville, Wisconsin 53545 *GREEN THUMB AFRICAN VIOLET CLUB Mrs. Fred Scudder, 1929 Walton Lane, Beloit, Wisconsin 53511 LAKESHORE SAINTPAULIA CLUB OF RACINE Mrs. D. E. Buchta, 2822 Michigan Boulevard, Racine, Wisconsin 53402 MILWAUKEE AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mrs. Arthur Geisler, 1516 East Olive Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53211 *OCONOMOWOC AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mrs. Elmer Bergmann, 955 Shelly Court, Oconomowoc, Wisconsin 53066 *RACINE AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Mrs. Paul Raymond, 815 Berkeley Drive, Racine, Wisconsin 53402 RAINBOW VIOLETEERS SHOW AND TELL AFRICAN VIOLET CLUB Mrs. Franz Dettinger, N45 W25250 Highway J, Pewaukee, Wisconsin 53072 SOUTH TOWNE AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY VIOLETS A-GO-GO Mrs. Thomas Lenken, 4226 West Courtland Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53209 WAUKESHA VIOLETEERS WYOMING SHERIDAN AFRICAN VIOLET CLUB Mrs. Dale E. Kinley, P. O. Box 622, Sheridan, Wyoming 82801 Try It-You’ll Like It! By Leila M. Egenites Annalee Violetry Bay side, N. E. 11360 Would you believe you could eliminate blossom thrip without spotting your blooms, or taking all the blooms off the plants before treatment? 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The African Violet Magazine, November, 1972 72 GREAT IDEAS from Fischers for Christmas GIFT GIVING! for America's Finest AFRICAN VIOLETS uchc GiEINHOUSI LINWOOD, BEPT. 4 Send 20c in coin (to help defray handling and mailing costs) and receive our GROWING AIDS CATALOG. Hundreds of hard-to-find plant aids. Order Christmas Gifts for your¬ self or friends. Now you can send that “little something” to friends to acknowledge that “special occasion.” Fischer Gift Certificates are handsome jackets with an appropri¬ ate message, and our latest catalog inside. Certificates are available in the amounts of $6.50 for a choice of any four plants in our catalog (value to $7.92); $9.00 for any six plants (value to $11.88); and $12.00 for any nine plants (value to $16.95). When ordering, send us your check or money order in the amount of the certificate, _ your name, and the name and address of the recipient. 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AV Commercial Member AVS of America, Inc. 2- 'T ;:?V AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE Volume 22 Number I — Volume 25 Number 5 PART II OF II PARTS CUMULATIVE INDEX NOVEMBER 1968 NOVEMBER 1972 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE Volume 22 Number 1 — Volume 25 Number 5 PART II CUMULATIVE INDEX NOVEMBER 1968 NOVEMBER 1972 This is a selective index so, although there are many items of interest and information in some of the regular features of the Magazine, the following have been omitted; President’s Messages, Membership Committee Reports, Con¬ vention show Schedules and Awards Offered, Your Li¬ brary, Planting by the Moon, Show News, Club News, Re¬ gistration Report, Boyce Edens and Booster Fund Reports, Affiliated Chapters Report, Financial Statements, Thank You and Sympathy Notices, and Strictly Business. Also, space prevented the individual indexing of the many items in such columns as Question Box and Helpful Hints. Volume 22 - Volume 23 - Volume 24 - Volume 25 - Number 1 Number 2 Number 3 Number 4 Number 5 Number 1 Number 2 Number 3 Number 4 Number 5 Number 1 Number 2 Number 3 Number 4 Number 5 Number 6 Number 1 Number 2 Number 3 Number 4 Number 5 - November 1968 -January 1969 - March 1969 - June 1969 - September 1969 - November 1969 -January 1970 -March 1970 - June 1970 - September 1970 - November 1970 -January 1971 - March 1971 -June 1971 - September 1971 - November 1971 -January 1972 -March 1972 -June 1972 - September 1972 - November 1972 The African Violet Magazine, January 1973 1 Part II CUMULATIVE INDEX November 1968 - November 1972 Volume 22 - Number 1 - - Volume 25 - Number 5 SUBJECT INDEX Arranged alphabetically by subject matter with cross references, Volume, number and page . . . . . . . Pages 1 - 9 AUTHORS Arranged alphabetically by name with title of subject, volume, number and page . . . . . Pages 9-15 TITLES An alphabetical listing by title, author, volume, number and page . . . . . . . Pages 15-24 SUBJECT INDEX A ACIDITY AND ALKALINITY, see p H in soil ACID, MAGNESIUM, ALKALINE TEST, Vol 25 No 1 p 56 ADVICE TO VIOLETEERS, Vol 22 No 2 p 37; Vol 22 No 3 p 28; Vol 22 No 4 p 30, 42; Vol 24 No 5 p 43 AFFILIATION, WHAT IS, Vol 25 No 4 p 5 AFRICAN VIOLET ACROSTIC, Vol 23 No 5 p 11-A AFRICAN VIOLET BUSINESS, Vol 23 No 3 p 64 AFRICAN VIOLET CLINIC, Vol 25 No 3 p 20 AFRICAN VIOLET DISPLAY, See Displaying African Violets AFRICAN VIOLET EXPERIENCES^ Vol 22 No 3 p 32, Vol 22 No 5 p 49; Vol 23 No 2 p 12, 26, 69; Vol 23 No 4 p 56, 60, 63; Vol 23 No 5 p 39; Vol 24 No 4 p 53; Vol 24 No 6 p 14, 16, 35, 59; Vol 25 No 1 p 53, 67; Vol 25 No 2 p 63; Vol 25 No 3 p 31, 49; Vol 25 No 4 p 53 AFRICAN VIOLET EXPERIMENTING, Vol 22 No 5 p 57; Vol 23 No 2 p 42; Vol 24 No 4 p 35; Vol 25 No 1 p 38, 56 AFRICAN VIOLET FILM, Vol 23 No 2 p 43 AFRICAN VIOLET HOBBY, Vol 22 No 4 p 63; Vol 23 No 3 p 64; Vol 23 No 4 p 39, 62; Vol 23 No 5 p 4, 43; Vol 24 No 1 p 39, 41; Vol 24 No 2 p 5, 25; Vol 24 No 3 p 60; Vol 25 No 1 p 36; Vol 25 No 3 p 10; Vol 25 No 4 p 15, 26, 28; Vol 25 No 5 p 30 AFRICAN VIOLET IDEA BENCH, Vol 22 No 4 p 56; Vol 25 No 1 p 47, 63, 66, 67; Vol 25 No 3 P 67 AFRICAN VIOLET OPTIMIST, Vol 25 No 2 p 69 AFRICAN VIOLET RELATIVES, See Gesneriads and Species AFRICAN VIOLETS ABROAD Africa, Vol 22 No 1 p 24; Vol 22 No 4 p 52; Vol 22 No 5 p 13; Vol 23 No 2 p 14; Vol 24 No 1 p 16; Vol 24 No 2 p 29; Vol 24 No 4 p 57; Vol 24 No 5 p 38; Vol 24 No 6 p 46; Vol 25 No 1 p 39; Vol 25 No 2 p 52, 70; Vol 25 No 3 p 22: Vol 25No4 p 8 Alaska, Vol 22 No 4 p 63 Australia, Vol 22 No 2 p 32 Bahamas, Vol 23 No 3 p 69; Vol 23 No 4 p 42 Canada, Vol 22 No 4 p 18; Vol 23 No 2 p 69; Vol 23 No 4 p 62; Vol 24 No 2 p 35; Vol 24 No5p 58; Vol 25 No 1 p 50 England, Vol 25 No 1 p 68; Vol 25 No 4 p 52 Germany, Vol 23 No 1 p 24 Hawaii, Vol 22 No 2 p 41; Vol 24 No 5 p 26, 55 Netherlands, Vol 23 No 5 p 59; Vol 25 No 3 p 48 AFRICAN VIOLETS AND PEOPLE, Vol 22 No 2 p44 AFRICAN VIOLETS AT BOTANICAL GARDEN, Vol 24 No 1 p 55 AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY OF AMERICA, INC., Vol 23 No 5 p 10-A, 44 AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY OF AMERICA, INC., Vol 24 No 5 p 10-A, 44 AFRICAN VIOLETS RECOGNIZED BY NATIONAL GARDEN COUNCIL, Vol 25 No 5 p 16 AFRICAN VIOLET TERMS, Vol 23 No 4 p 35; Vol 25 No 3 p 5 AIDS FOR GROWING AND GROOMING, Vol 24 No 4 p 38 AIR, See Culture AIR CONDITIONING, See Culture ALCOHOL AND PLANTS, Vol 24 No 6 p 23 ALDRIN (DR. “V”), See Insecticides ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING, 1968-Vol 22'No 3 p 68; 1969-Vol 22 No 5 p 71; 1970-Vol 23 No 5 p 71; 1971-Vol 24 No 5 p 71; 1972-Vol 25 No 4 p 71 ANYONE CAN GROW AFRICAN VIOLETS, Vol 25 No Ip 36 APARTMENTS, See Housing for African Violets APARTMENTS, GOOD VARIETIES FOR, See Varieties for City Apartments AQUAMATIC PLANTER, Vol 22 No 3 p 72; Vol 24 No 1 p 22, Vol 25 No 5 p 29 ARMACOST AND ROYSTON, Vol 22 No 1 p 28 The African Violet Magazine, January 1973 2 Fart II ARRANGEMENTS AND ARRANGING, Vol 22 No 1 p 30; Vol 22 No 4 p 54; Vol 24 No 3 p 16, 24, 58, 69; Vol 24 No 4 p 23; Vol 23 No 5 p 54; Vol 25 No 1 p 59; Vol 25 No 3 p 8; Vol 25 No 5 p 12 AVSA ALBUM, Vol 25 No 1 p 63 AVSA BUTTON, Vol 22 No 1 p 23; Vol 22 No 4 p46 AVSA JEWELRY, Vol 22 No 1 p 27; Vol 23 No 1 P 22 AVSA MEMBERSHIP, REWARDS OF, Vol 24 No 6p 31 AVSA OFFICE, Vol 23 No 2 p 54 AWARDS, INFORMATION ABOUT, Vol 22 No 1 p 19; Vol 22 No 3 p 34; Vol 22 No 5 p 35; Vol 23 No 4 p 49; Vol 24 No 3 p 67; Vol 24 No 4 p 30; Vol 25 No 3 p 57 B BASEMENT, See Housing for African Violets BATHROOM, See Housing for African Violets BAY, See Housing for African Violets BEGINNER’S COLUMN, Vol 22 No 1 p 19; Vol 22 No 2 p 40; Vol 22 No 3 p 27; Vol 22 No 4 p 55; Vol 22 No 5 p 14; Vol 23 No 2 p 24; Vol 23 No 3 p 61; Vol 23 No 4 p 35; Vol 23 No 5 p 46; Vol 24 No 1 p 44; Vol 24 No 2 p 55; Vol 24 No 3 p 9; Vol 24 No 4 p 34; Vol 24 No 5 p 47; Vol 24 No 6 p 40; Vol 25 No 1 p 6; Vol 25 No 2 p 6; Vol 25 No 3 p 13; Vol 25 No 4 p 6; Vol 25 No 5 p 14 BEST VARIETIES LIST, 1968-Vol 22 No 1 p 15; 1969-Vol 23 No 1 p 29; 1970-Vol 24 No 1 p 25; 1971-Vol 24 No 6 p 43; 1972-Vol 25 No 5 p48 BEST VARIETIES LIST AND HONOR ROLL, INFORMATION ABOUT, Vol 22 No 2 p 63; Vol 23 No 2 p 29; Vol 24 No 2 p 53; Vol 25 No 1 p 55 BLOOM, MAKING VIOLETS, See Culture BLOOMS, DRYING, Vol 25 No 1 p 66 BLOSSOM DROP, Vol 22 No 1 p 17 BOARD MEETINGS, 1968-Vol 22 No 3 p 65, 69; 1969-Vol 22 No 5 p 69, 72; 1970-Vol 23 No 5 p 70, 72; 1971-Vol 24 No 5 p 70, 72; 1972-Vol 25 No 4 p 70, 72 BOOK REVIEWS, Vol 24 No 3 p 23; Vol 25 No 3 p 61; Vol 25 No 4 Part II p 20 BOOSTER FUND, INFORMATION ABOUT THE, Vol 22 No 1 p 40; Vol 22 No 2 p 22, Vol 22 No 4 p 19 BOTTLE GARDENING, Vol 25 No 2 p 50 BOTRYTIS, See Insects and Diseases c CALLING ALL COMMERCIAL MEMBERS, Vol 22 No 1 p 56 CALLING ALL MEN, Vol 22 No 4 p 49; Vol 23 No 2 p 33; Vol 23 No 5 p 20; Vol 24 No 1 p 42; Vol 24 No 4 p 62; Vol 24 No 5 p 57; Vol 24 No 6 p 39; Vol 25 No 1 p 46; Vol 25 No 2 p 67; Vol 25 No 3 p 25; Vol 25 No 4 p 48 CANADIAN COMMENT ON AVSA, Vol 24 No 1 p5;Vol 24 No 5 p 56 CANADIAN ORIGINATIONS, Vol 22 No 4 p 18 CARE, NOT GREEN THUMB, Vol 24 No 5 p 43 CAREY, MRS. JAMES B., RECEIVES RECOGNI¬ TION, Vol 22 No 5 p 55 CENTERING PLANT, See Culture CHARCOAL, See Soil Conditioners CHILDREN AND AFRICAN VIOLETS, Vol 22 No 3 p 17; Vol 22 No 4 p 24; Vol 23 No 1 p 34, 37; Vol 23 No 3 p 62; Vol 23 No 4 p 20, 58; Vol 24 No 6 p 17; Vol 25 No 2 p 8 CHRISTMAS TREE, LENGTHEN LIFE OF, Vol 24 No 6 p 23 CLACKAMAS FOLIAGE, See Foliage, Types of CLEANING PLANTS, See Culture CLUB AND COUNCIL ACTIVITIES, Vol 22 No 2 p 28, 72; Vol 22 No 4 p 29, 36, 56, 59; Vol 22 No 5 p 58; Vol 23 No 1 p 10, 28, 41; Vol 23 No 2 p 36; Vol 23 No 5 p 14; Vol 24 No 1 p 11, 24, 48; Vol 24 No 2 p 68; Vol 24 No 6 p 21, 26; Vol 25 No 2 p 12; Vol 25 No 3 p 52; Vol 25 No 5 p 19, 37 CLUBS, ORGANIZING, Vol 23 No 1 p 28; Vol 24 No 1 p 48; Vol 24 No 6 p 14, 26 COCKROACHES, See Insects and Diseases COLLARS AND SUPPORTS, Vol 25 No 2 p 6; Vol 25 No 3 p 27 COLOR PAGES, Vol 22 No 1 p 25, 36, 37, 48; Vol 22 No 2 p 26, 27, 46, 47; Vol 22 No 3 p 18, 19, 54, 55; Vol 22 No 4 p 17, 20, 53, 56; Vol 22 No 5 p 26, 27, 46, 47; Vol 23 No 1 p 26, 27, 46, 47; Vol 23 No 2 p 25, 28, 45, 48; Vol 23 No 3 p 26, 27, 46, 47; Vol 23 No 4 p 25, 28, 45, 48; Vol 23 No 5 p 25, 28, 45, 48; Vol 24 No 1 p 33, 36, 37, 40; Vol 24 No 2 p 26, 27, 46, 47; Vol 24 No 3 p 17, 20, 53, 56; Vol 24 No 4 p 25, 28, 45, 48; Vol 24 No 5 p 25, 28, 29, 32, 41, 44, 45, 48; Vol 25 No 1 p 25, 28, 29, 32, 41, 44, 45, 48; Vol 25 No 2 p 17, 20, 21, 24, 49, 52, 53, 56; Vol 25 No 3 p 29, 32, 33, 36, 37, 40, 41, 44; Vol 25 No 4 p 18, 19, 22, 23, 50, 51, 54, 55; Vol 25 No 5 p 17, 20, 21, 24, 49, 52, 53, 56 COMMERCIAL GROWERS, ARTICLES ABOUT, Vol 22 No 2 p 25; Vol 24 No 2 p 33; Vol 24 No 5 p 42; Vol 25 No 4 p 44 COMMERCIAL MEMBERS, SUGGESTIONS BY, Vol 25 No 4 p 29 CONTAINERS FOR VIOLETS Pyramid Planter, Vol 25 No 4 p 27 Strawberry Jar, Vol 22 No 2 p 18 CONVENTIONS Philadelphia - 1969, Vol 22 No 1 p 18; Vol 22 No 2 p 52, 60; Vol 22 No 3 p 36; Vol 22 No 4 p 13, 15, 28, 30, 40, 43, 45, 46; Vol 22 No 5 p 50, 57 Milwaukee - 1970, Vol 22 No 5 p 44; Vol 23 No 2 p 58, 67, 68; Vol 23 No 3 p 18, 55, 58; Vol 23 No 4 p 14, 23, 38, 40, 46; Vol 23 No 5 p 27, 33 San Francisco - 1971, Vol 23 No 5 p 12; Vol 24 No 2 p 38; Vol 24 No 3 p 23, 62; Vol 24 No 4 The African Violet Magazine, January 1973 3 Part II p 40, 41, 42, 63 New York - 1972, Voi 24 No 2 p 49; Vo! 25 No 1 p 21, 24; Vol 25 No 2 p 58; Vol 25 No 3 p 54, 55, 56, 57, 58 COOK, MAUDE, HONORED, Vol 23 No 3 p 50 CULTURE Air, Vol 24 No 6 p 39; Vol 25 No 1 p 43 Air Conditioning, Vol 22 No 1 p 13 Centering Plant, Vol 25 No 5 p 51 Cleaning Plants, Vol 24 No 2 p 35 Fertilizers and Fertilizing, Vol 22 No 3 p 16; Vol 23 No 4 p 21, 39; Vol 23 No 5 p 21, 56; Vol 24 No 1 p 51; Vol 24 No 2 p 34, 64; Vol 24 No 3 p 9, 55; Vol 25 No 1 p 38; Voi 25 No 4p6,49 Fluorescent Lights and Lighting, Vo! 22 No 1 p 42; Vol 22 No 2 p 66; Vol 22 No 3 p 33; Vol 22 No 5 p 57; Vol 23 No 2 p 37; Vol 23 No 3 p 54; Vol 23 No 4 p 27; Vol 24 No 2 p 7, 28; Vol 24 No 4 p 43; Vol 24 No 6 p 42; Voi 25 No 1 p 69; Vo! 25 No 2 p 55, 72; Vol 25 No 3 p 50 General, Vol 22 No 1 p 26; Vol 22 No 2 p 17, 23, 37, 40; Vol 22 No 3 p 17; Vol 22 No 4 p 32, 34, 37, 60, 62, 64; Voi 23 No 1 p 42; Vol 23 No 4 p 57, 64, 65; Vol 23 No 5 p 17, 33, 44; Voi 24 No 1 p 15, 34; Vol 24 No 2 p 6, 51, 67; Vol 24 No 4 p 34, 44; Vol 24 No 5 p 40; Vol 25 No 1 p 16; Vol 25 No 2 p 55; Vol 25 No 3 p 50; Vol 25 No 4 p 40 Gro-Lux Fluorescent Lights, Vol 24 No 4 p 31 Growing Mediums, Vol 24 No Ip 18 How We Grow Our Plants, Vol 22 No 2 p 17, 37; Vol 22 No 4 p 34, 60, 62, 64; Vol 23 No 4 p 64; Vol 23 No 5 p 18, 33, 39; Vol 24 No 1 p 12, 15, 34, 41; Vol 24 No 2 p 33, 51; Vol 24 No 3 p 46; Voi 24 No 4 p 55; Voi 24 No 6 p 16; Vol 25 No 3 p 50; Vol 25 No 4 p 4, 28, 32,40 Humidity, Vol 22 No 3 p 35; Vol 23 No 5 p 21, 46; Vol 24 No 3 p 46; Vol 25 No 1 p 7; Voi 25 No 4 p 72 Light, Voi 22 No 1 p 19; Vol 23 No 5 p 7, 31; Vol 24 No 2 p 34; Vol 25 No 1 p 19, 66 Loss of Outer Leaves, Vol 24 No 6 p 15 Making Violets Bloom, Vo! 24 No 4 p 33, 47; Vol 24 No 5 p 49; Vol 25 No 3 p 49; Voi 25 No 4 p 49 Multiple Crown Plants, Vol 23 No 5 p 47 Precautions, Vol 22 No 2 p 37; Vol 22 No 3 p 28; Vol 22 No 4 p 35, 42; Vol 23 No 4 p 19, 21, 22, 30; Vol 23 No 5 p 29; Voi 24 No 5 p 27; Vol 24 No 6 p 23; Vol 25 No 1 p 59 Propagation, Vol 22 No 5 p 38; Vol 23 No 1 p 30; Vol 23 No 2 p 24; Vol 23 No 4 p 55; Voi 24 No 1 p 35; Vol 24 No 5 p 59; Vol 25 No 3 p 61; Voi 25 No 4 p 36, 45, Part 11 p 20; Vol 25 No 5 p 50 Rerooting or Repotting, Vol 22 No 4 p 42; Vol 23 No 3 p 58; Vol 23 No 5 p 30; Vol 24 No 1 p 50; Vol 24 No 2 p 55; Vol 24 No 6 p 40; Vol 25 No 3 p 51, 62 Rooting Leaves, Vol 23 No 3 p 54; Vol 23 No 4 p 59, 65; Vol 23 No 5 p 17 Separating Plantiets, Vol 23 No 5 p 10 Show Plants, Vol 22 No 1 p 26, 55; Voi 22 No 2 p 21; Vol 22 No 4 p 37; Vol 23 No 1 p 28; Voi 23 No 3 p 61; Vol 23 No 4 p 54; Vol 24 No 5 p 40; Vol 25 No 1 p 14; Vol 25 No 2 p 64; Vol 25 No 3 p 42 Soil, Vol 22 No 2 p 30; Vol 22 No 4 p 25, 34, 55, 62; Vol 23 No 2 p 49; Voi 23 No 5 p 41; Vo! 24 No 1 p 32, 49; Vol 24 No 2 p 9; Vol 24 No 3 p 47; Vol 25 No 1 p 72; Vol 25 No 3 p 53 Strips, Vol 23 No 5 p 43 Suckers, Vol 24 No 1 p 44; Vol 25 No 1 p 58; Vol 25 No 3 p 13 Symmetry and Shaping, Vol 24 No 5 p 47; Vol 25 No 5 p 31 Temperatures, Vol 23 No 4 p 60 Ventilation, Vol 22 No 3 p 27 Water and Watering, Vo! 22 No 1 p 13; Vo! 22 No 3 p 72; Voi 22 No 5 p 17; Voi 23 No 4 p 49; Vol 24 No 4 p 53; Vo! 25 No 1 p 6; Vol 25 No 3 p 51, 63; Vol 25 No 5 p 41 Water, Carbonated, Voi 22 No 2 p 72 Wick-Watering, Vo! 23 No 4 p 31; Vol 23 No 5 p 22; Vo! 25 No 4 p 12; Vol 25 No 5 p 39 CULTURE BROCHURES, Vol 22 No 2 p 68; Vol 22 No 3 p 32; Vol 22 No 4 p 57; Vol 22 No 5 p 59 D DAMPNESS IN BASEMENT, Vol 23 No 4 p 34 DEBUTANTE’S BOUQUET, Vol 24 No 1 p 40 DESCRIPTIVE TERMS, Vol 23 No 4 p 35; Vol 25 No 3 p 5 DID YOU KNOW . . . Vol 23 No 2 p 63; Vol 23 No 3 p 16, 51, 61, 65; Vol 23 No 4 p 15, 46, 54, 60; Vol 23 No 5 p 21; Vol 24 No 1 p 60; Vol 24 No 2 p 29; Vol 24 No 3 p 45, 50; Vol 24 No 4 p 30, 31, 53; Vol 25 No 5 p 11, 50; Vol 24 No 4 p 30, 31, 53; Vol 24 No 6 p 39; Vol 25 No 2 p 9; Vol 25 No 3 p 19, 58; Vol 25 No 5 p 11 DISEASES, See Insects and Diseases DIXIE AVS CONVENTION, 1969, Vol 22 No 5 p 43 DR. “V” (ALDRIN), See Insecticides E ELEMENTS IN PLANT GROWTH, Vol 24 No 1 p 51; Vol 24 No 2 p 64 Phosphorus, Vol 23 No 5 p 29 ENCLOSED PATIO, See Housing for African Violets EPISCIA, See Gesneriads EXPERIENCES WITH AFRICAN VIOLETS, See African Violet Experiences EYERDOMS AWARDED CITATION, Vol 24 No 4 p 39 4 The African Violet Magazine, January 1973 Part II F FALLEN BLOSSOMS, USE FOR, Vol 25 No 1 p 47, 66 FERTILIZERS AND FERTILIZING, See Culture FLUORSCENT LIGHTS AND LIGHTING, See Culture FOLIAGE, TYPES OF Clackamas, Vol 22 No 5 p 25 Girl, Vol 25 No 4 p 6 Variegated, Vol 22 No 5 p 39 FOOTE, GRACE, HONORED, Vol 25 No 4 p 46 FOOTE ON THE VIOLET PATH, A, Vol 24 No 5 p 72; Vol 24 No 6 p 49; Vol 25 No 1 p 55; Vol 25 No 2 p 5; Vol 25 No 3 p 14; Vol 25 No 4 p 10; Vol 25 No 5 p 57 FRIENDS THROUGH VIOLETS, Vol 23 No 4 p 61; Vol 24 No 5 p 26; Vol 25 No 3 p 62; Vol 25 No 4 p 39; Vol 25 No 5 p 15 FRINGED VARIETIES, Vol 24 No 2 p 15 G GAS LEAK, Vol 24 No 2 p 58 GAVEL, LANGUAGE OF, Vol 23 No 2 p 29 GENERAL CULTURE, See Culture GERMINATION DISCS, Vol 23 No 5 p 58 GESNERIADS : Vol 23 No 5 p 18 ; Vol 24 No 2 p 32; Vol 24 No 3 p 61; Vol 24 No 5 p 50 Episcia, Vol 23 No 4 p 53; Vol 24 No 3 p 71 Hypocyrta Teuscheri, Vol 24 No 4 p 8 Kohleria, Vol 22 No 2 p 21; Vol 22 No 4 p 65 Seemania Sylvatica, Vol 25 No 1 p 54 Streptocarpus Caulescens, Vol 24 No Ip 12 GIRL FOLIAGE, See Foliage, Types Of GIVING AWAY VIOLETS, Vol 22 No 2 p 31; Vol 24 No 1 p 11 GRAFTS AND GRAFTING, Vol 24 No 4 p 52; Vol 25 No 4 p 7. GRAY, MRS. DOROTHY, HONORED, Vol 24 No 5p46 GREENHOUSES, See Housing For African Violets GRO-LUX FLUORESCENT LIGHTS, See Culture GROWING AND GROOMING AIDS, See aids for Growing and Grooming GROWING HANDBOOK, Vol 25 No 5 p 37 GROWING MEDIUMS, See Culture H HELPFUL HINTS, Vol 22 No 4 p 27; Vol 22 No 5 p 15; Vol 23 No 2 p 14; Vol 23 No 3 p 54, 58; Vol 23 No 4 p 15, 55; Vol 23 No 5 p 43; Vol 24 No 3 p 72; Vol 25 No 1 p 67; Vol 25 No 4 p 42 HLFI WALL UNIT, See Housing For African Violets HISTORY AND FINDINGS OF SAINTPAULIAS AND AVSA Natural Habitat of Saintpaulia lonantha, Vol 22 No 1 p 24 The 10 Original Crosses of Armacost and Roys- ton, Vol 22 No 1 p 28 It All Began in 1946, Vol 23 No 4 p 21 Saintpaulia, Vol 24 No 1 p 52 A History of African Violet Types, Vol 24 No 2 p 48 25 Years of Conventions, Vol 24 No 5 p 17 History of the African Violet, Vol 25 No 1 p 37 HOLLY, STORY OF, Vol 25 No 5 p 22 HONOR ROLL, Vol 22 No 2 p 50; Vol 22 No 4 p 21; Vol 23 No 4 p 16; Vol 24 No 4 p 72; Vol 25 No 3 p 72 HORTICULTURE, Vol 22 No 5 p 50 HOUSING FOR AFRICAN VIOLETS: Vol 23 No 5p 18 Apartments, Vol 24 No 1 p 23, 42; Vol 24 No 2 p 12, 60; Vol 24 No 4 p 34, 55; Vol 24 No 5 p 52 Basement, Vol 23 No 4 p 34 Bathroom, Vol 23 No 4 p 30 Bay, Vol 22 No 2 p 45 Enclosed Patio, Vol 22 No 4 p 64 Greenhouses, Vol 22 No 4 p 32; Vol 23 No 2 p 50; Vol 25 No 3 p 53 Hi-Fi Wall Unit, Vol 24 No 4 p 17 Lighthouse, Vol 24 No 2 p 28; Vol 25 No 3 p 63 Miniature Greenhouse, Vol 25 No 3 p 14 Offices, Vol 24 No Ip 35 Utility Shelf Unit, Vol 24 No 2 p 28; Vol 24 No 6 p 21; Vol 25 No 1 p 49; Vol 25 No 2 p 63 Window Vol 22 No 2 p 45, 49; Vol 23 No 4 p 65; Vol 23 No 5 p 18 HOW WE GOT STARTED, Vol 22 No 2 p 16; Vol 23 No 1 p 35; Vol 23 No 5 p 4, 42; Vol 24 No 4 p 62; Vol 24 No 6 p 16; Vol 25 No 1 p 53, 58, 72; Vol 25 No 4 p 53; Vol 25 No 5 p 33 HOW WE GROW OUR PLANTS, see Culture HOYA VINE, Vol 25 No 1 p 64 HUMIDITY, see Culture HUMMINGBIRDS AND VIOLETS, Vol 24 No 2 p 60 HUMOR, Vol 22 No 2 p 44; Vol 22 No 3 p 16, 31 ; Vol 23 No 1 p 44; Vol 23 No 3 p 54; Vol 23 No 4 p 57; Vol 23 No 5 p 30, 11-A; Vol 24 No 2 p 33; Vol 24 No 5 p 23, 26; Vol 24 No 6 p 71; Vol 25 No 3 p 23, 59; Vol 25 No 4 p 17; Vol 25 No 5 p 5, 55 HYBRIDIZING, Vol 23 No 5 p 9; Vol 24 No 1 p 26 HYDROPONIC CHEMICAL ADDS TO FAC¬ TORY, Vol 25 No 4 p 59 HYDROPONIC TAKES OVER HOZON CO., Vol 24 No 3 p 51 HYPOCYRTA TEUSCHERI, see Gesneriads I IMPROVISES BOX HEATER, Vol 24 No 6 p 20 INSECTICIDES, Vol 22 No 2 p 19; Vol 23 No 2 p 19, 55; Vol 24 No 1 p 14, 50; Vol 24 No 2 p 11, 30; Vol 24 No 5 p 27; Vol 25 No 1 p 12; Vol 25 No 3 p 34; Vol 25 No 4 p 30, 37, Part II p 19; Vol 25 No 5 p 36 Aldrin, Vol 22 No 1 p 35; Vol 22 No 2 p 19 Dr. “V,” Vol 22 No 1 p 35; Vol 22 No 2 p 19, Part II The African Violet Magazine, January 1973 M 70; Vol 22 No 3 p 22; Vol 22 No 4 p 35'; Vol 24No4 p 8 Kelthane, Vol 22 No 2 p 19; Vol 24 No 1 p 14; Vol 24 No 4 p 63 Lysol Disinfectant, Vol 22 No 4 p 55 Phosphorous Paste, Vol 22 No 4 p 31; Vol 23 No 2 p 23 Shell No Pest Strip, Vol 25 No 5 p 72 INSECTS AND DISEASES, Vol 22 No 5 p 31; Vol 23 No 2 p 49; Vol 23 No 4 p 35; Vol 24 No 1 p 38; Vol 24 No 4 p 21, 32, 39, 59; Vol 25 No 1 p 12; Vol 25 No 3 p 34; Vol 25 No 4 p 30, 37; Vol 25 No 5 p 36 Botrytis, Vol 23 No 3 p 16 Cockroaches, Vol 22 No 1 p 29; Vol 22 No 4 p 31 Mealy Bugs, Vol 24 No 2 p 63 Mildew, Vol 22 No 4 p 55 Mite, Vol 23 No 2 p 69; Vol 24 No 2 p 30; Vol 24 No 4 p 63 Pritchard or Soil Mealy Bugs, Vol 22 No 1 p 34; Vol 22 No 2 p 19; Vol 22 No 4 p 27, 35; Vol 24 No 2 p 29 Spider Mites, Vol 25 No 4 p 39 Thrips, Vol 24 No 4 p 59; Vol 25 No 2 p 54 INSTANT HYBRIDS, Vol 23 No 4 p 63 INVOCATIONS, Vol 25 No 4 p 59 J JUDGES AND JUDGING, Vol 22 No 1 p 49; Vol 22 No 2 p 48; Vol 22 No 3 p 25; Vol 22 No 4 p 48; Vol 22 No 5 p 56; Vol 23 No 1 p 37; Vol 23 No 2 p 13, 46; Vol 23 No 4 p 20, 5^6; Vol 24 No 1 p 8; Vol 24 No 3 p 51; Vol 24 No 4 p 46; Vol 24 No 6 p 27, 72; Vol 25 No 2 p 7, 18; Vol 25 No 5 p 10 JUNE AND JUNNE GREAT, Vol 25 No 3 p 28 K KELTHANE, see Insecticides KNOXVILLE OFFICE, Vol 23 No 2 p 54 KOHLERIA, see Gesneriads L MAGAZINE ADS GET RESULTS, Vol 23 No 3 p 62 INDEX, Vol 23 No 2 p 63 IS HELPFUL, Vol 22 No 4 p 63; Vol 23 No 3 p 62; Vol 23 No 4 p 41; Vol 24 No 5 p 62; Vol 24 No 6 p 13, 50; Vol 25 No 2 p 46, 63 MART, Vol 22 No 1 p 47; Vol 22 No 4 p 46 MEALY BUGS, see Insects^and Diseases MEMBERSHIP DUES, INCREASE IN, Vol 22 No 5p42 MEMBERSHIP PROMOTION, Vol 22 No 2 p 28, 52; Vol 22 No 4 p 48; Vol 23 No 1 p 22, 41; Vol 23 No 4 p 34; Vol 23 No 5 p 10; Vol 23 No 5 p 26; Vol 24 No 3 p 5; Vol 23 No 4 p 22; Vol 25 No 5 p 29 MEN AND VIOLETS, Vol 22 No 3 p 29; Vol 22 No 4 p 49; Vol 23 No 2 p 33; Vol 23 No 5 p 20; Vol 24 No 1 p 42; Vol 24 No 4 p 62; Vol 24 No 5 p 57; Vol 24 No 6 p 39; Vol 25 No 1 p 46; Vol 25 No 2 p 67; Vol 25 No 3 p 25; Vol 25 No 4 p 48 MILDEW, see Insects and Diseases MINIATURE GREENHOUSE, see Housing for African Violets MINIATURES AND SEMI-MINIATURES, Vol 22 No 5 p 14, 30, 36, 37, 40; Vol 23 No 1 p 38; Vol 23 No 3 p 67; Vol 23 No 5 p 53; Vol 24 No 2 p 57; Vol 24 No 4 p 24, 49; Vol 24 No 5 p 19, 37; Vol 24 No 6 p 31, 42; Vol 25 No 1 p 8; Vol 25 No 2 p 10; Vol 25 No 3 p 38; Vol 25 No4p 20; Vol 25 No 5 p 25 MINIATURES AND SEMI-MINIATURES, CLAS¬ SIFICATION OF, Vol 22 No 1 p 50; Vol 22 No 2 p 31; Vol 22 No 4 p 42; Vol 22 No 5 p 19, 54; Vol 23 No 2 p 34; Vol 23 No 4 p 19; Vol 24 No 1 p 32; Vol 24 No 5 p 19 MINI NOVELTIES, Vol 24 No 6 p 42 MITE, see Insects and Diseases MIX AND MATCH (GAME), Vol 25 No 1 p 18 MOTHER AND DAUGHTER GROW VIOLETS, Vol 22 No 2 p 38 MOVING PLANTS, see Transporting Plants MULTIPLE CROWN PLANTS, see Culture MUTATIONS IN PLANT BREEDING, Vol 23 No 1 p 17 LABELED VARIETIES, IMPORTANCE OF BUY¬ ING, Vol 24 No 6 p 15 LEAF SUPPORTS, Vol 25 No 2 p 6; Vol 25 No 3 P 27 LETTER FROM THE NETHERLANDS, Vol 22 No 1 p 50 LIFE MEMBERS, Vol 22 No 4 p 46, 49; Vol 22 No 5 p 58; Vol 23 No 3 p 55; Vol 24 No 1 p 60; Vol 25 No 3 p 58; Vol 25 No 4 p 24, 72 LIGHT, see Culture LIGHTHOUSE, see Housing for African Violets LIMIT NUMBER OF PLANTS, Vol 23 No 4 p 22 LIMP LEAVES, REVIVING, Vol 24 No 4 p 63 LIVER CUPS, USE FOR, Vol 24 No 2 p 63 LOSS OF OUTER LEAVES, see Culture LYSOL DISINFECTANT, see Insecticides N NEW VARIETIES, Vol 23 No 4 p 18; Vol 23 No 5 p 37; Vol 24 No 4 p 20 NEW VARIETIES COLUMN, Vol 22 No 1 p 20; Vol 22 No 2 p 64; Vol 23 No 3 p 30; Vol 22 No 5 p 32; Vol 23 No 1 p 32; Vol 23 No 2 p 22; Vol 23 No 3 p 52; Vol 23 No 4 p 32; Vol 23 No 5 p 34; Vol 24 No 1 p 28; Vol 24 No 2 p 61; Vol 24 No 3 p 48; Vol 24 No 4 p 36; Vol 24 No 5 p 20 NITROGEN, Vol 23 No 4 p 39 NOMINEES FOR OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS 1969- 1970, Vol 22 No 3 p 41 1970- 1971, Vol 23 No 2 p 59; Vol 23 No 3 p 22 The African Violet Magazine, January 1973 6 Part II 1971- 1972, Vol 24 No 2 p 41; Voi 24 No 3 p 66 1972- 1973, Vol 25 No 1 p 30; Vol 25 No 2 p 62 O OFFICES, See Housing for African Violets OLDER VARIETIES, Vol 24 No 6 p 57; Vol 25 No 3 p 35 ONE-MAN SHOW, Vol 22 No 5 p 49 OUTER LEAVES, LOSS OF, see Culture P PACKING PLANTS, Vol 25 No 5 p 14 PARLIAMENTARY LAW, Vol 25 No 2 p 15; Vol 25 No 3 p 45 PATENTED PLANTS, Voi 22 No 5 p 43; Vol 24 No 4 p 19 PAYS TO ADVERTISE, Vol 25 No 3 p 49 PENGUIN PETALS, Voi 25 No 1 p 48 PERLITE, see Soil Conditioners PESTICIDES, see Insecticides pH IN SOIL, Vol 22 No 5 p 48; Vol 23 No 4 p 15 PHOSPHORUS, see Elements in Plant Growth PHOSPHORUS PASTE, see Insecticides PHOTOGRAPHING FLOWERS, Vol 22 No 4 p 23 PICTURE BOX, Vol 25 No 3 p 67 PLANNING A VIOLET SHOW AND SALE, Vol 24 No 2 p 68 PLANT PRESENTED TO GOV. WALLACE, Voi 24 No 2 p 70 PLANTS AS AIR PURIFIERS, Vol 23 No 2 p 18 PLANTS FROM FLOWER STEMS, Vol 25 No 3 p 61 PLANT STANDS, Vol 25 No 1 p 67; Vol 25 No 3 p51 PLASTIC SACKS, USES FOR, Vol 22 No 4 p 57, 64; Vol 23 No 3 p 54; Vol 23 No 5 p 10-A, 40, 43; Vol 25 No 5 p 27 POEMS, Vol 22 No 1 p 59; Vol 22 No 2 p 24, 59, 63; Vo! 22 No 4 p 50, 51; Vol 22 No 5 p 53; Vol 23 No 1 p 13, 59; Vol 23 No 3 p 72; Vol 23 No 4 p 24; Vol 23 No 5 p lUA; Vol 24 No 1 p 38; Voi 24 No 2 p 54, 55, 66; Vol 25 No 1 p 38, 68; Vol 25 No 2 p 13; Voi 25 No 5 p 35, PORTABLE LAMPS, Vol 24 No 5 p 62 POTASH, Vol 23 No 4 p 41 POTS AND POTTING, Vol 23 No 5 p 46; Voi 24 No 1 p 50; Vol 24 No 2 p 67; Vol 25 No 3 p 51,67 PRECAUTIONS, see Culture PRITCHARD OR SOIL MEALY BUGS, see In¬ sects and Diseases PROBLEMS, Vol 24 No 3 p 60; Vol 24 No 6 p 56 PROJECT CANADA 1971, Vol 23 No 3 p 60 PROMOTION, MEMBERSHIP, see Membership Promotion PROPAGATION, see Culture PUBLICITY, Vol 23 No 4 p 35; Voi 24 No 6 p 58 PYRAMID PLANTER, see Containers for Violets Q QUARANTINE, Vol 22 No 1 p 14; Vol 24 No 1 p 31 QUESTION BOX, Voi 22 No 1 p 38; Vol 22 No 2 p 34; Voi 22 No 3 p 23; Vol 22 No 4 p 22; Vol 22 No 5 p 22; Vol 23 No 1 p 39; Vol 23 No 2 p 30; Vol 23 No 3 p 56; Vol 23 No 4 p 36; Vol 23 No 5 p 49; Vol 24 No 1 p 30; Vol 24 No 2 p 52; Vol 24 No 3 p 52; Voi 24 No 4 p 27; Voi 24 No 5 p 30; Vol 24 No 6 p 33; Vol 25 No 1 p 42; Vol 25 No 2 p 47; Vol 25 No 3 p 17; Vol 25 No 4 p 56; Vol 25 No 5 p 40 R RADIATION, Vol 23 No 1 p 17; Vol 23 No 4 p 44; Voi 24 No 3 p 47 REGISTRATION LIST, 1968-Vol 22 No 3 p 42; 1969-Vol 23 No 3 p 23; 1970-Vol 24 No 3 p 27; 1971-Vol25No 2 p 27 REROOTING OR REPOTTING, see Culture RESEARCH REPORTS AND TESTS Flower Drop Problem, Vol 22 No 1 p 17 Effects of Fluorescent Light on Growth, Flow¬ ering of Saintpaulias, Vol 22 No 1 p 42; Vol 22 No 2 p 66; Vol 22 No 3 p 33 Dr. Streu Tells of Research Work on Nematodes, Vo! 22 No 5 p 31 Mutations in Plant Breeding, Vol 23 No 1 p 17 Research Continues on Mealy Bugs and Root- Knot Nematodes, Vol 24 No 4 p 39 REVISED HANDBOOK, Voi 25 No 1 p 19 RHAPSODIE AFRICAN VIOLETS, Voi 23 No 1 p 24; Vol 24 No 4 p 19 ROOTING LEAVES, see Culture ROSE PAMPHELT, Vol 22 No 5 p 57; Voi 25 No Ip 71 S SCIENCE FAIR PROJECT, Vol 24 No 1 p 14 SEASONAL CARE OF AFRICAN VIOLETS, Vol 22 No 4 p 31; Vol 23 No 4 p 34; Voi 23 No 5 p 44 SEEM ANN I A SYLVATICA, see Gesneriads SELECTION OF VARIETIES, Vol 24 No 4 p 22, 51; Voi 25 No 5 p 18 SEPARATING PLANTLETS, see Culture S. GOETZEANA, see Species SHARING VIOLETS, Voi 22 No 2 p 31; Vol 24 No 1 p 11 SHELL NO PEST STRIP, see Insecticides SHIPPING AFRICAN VIOLETS, Vol 24 No 5 p 46 SHOW, AMATEURS SHOULD, Vol 23 No 3 p 61 SHOW PLANTS, see Culture SHOWS, Voi 25 No 3 p 53; Voi 25 No 5 p 8 SOAPY WATER, Vol 25 No 2 p 72 SODIUM SELENATE NOT AVAILABLE, Vol 24 No 1 p 50 The African, Violet Magazine, January 1973 7 Part 11 SOFTENED WATER, USE OF, Vol 24 No 4 p 35 SOIL, see Culture SOIL CONDITIONERS, Vol 23 No 4 p 52 Charcoal, Vol 23 No 2 p 27; Vol 24 No 2 p 56 Perlite, Vol 23 No 4 p 52 Sphagnum Moss, Vol 25 No 1 p 60, 63 Sponge-Rok, Vol 24 No 2 p 48 Vermiculite, Vol 23 No 4 p 52 SOIL MIX, MEASUREMENTS FOR, Vol 25 No 1 P SOIL, STERILIZING, Vol 22 No 4 p 55, 62; Vol 23 No 2 p 49; Vol 24 No 3 p 47; Vol 25 No 5 p 27 SPECIES, Vol 22 No 2 p 29, 49; Vol 23 No 1 p 16; Vol 23 No 2 p 16; Vol 23 No 3 p 71; Vol 23 No 4 p 50; Vol 25 No 1 p 59 S. Goetzeana, Vol 25 No 2 p 64 SPHAGNUM MOSS, see Soil Conditioners SPIDER MITES, see Insects and Diseases SPONGE-ROK, see Soil Conditioners SPOTS ON LEAVES, CAUSES OF, Vol 24 No 3 p 9 SPRAYER, MAKES OWN, Vol 24 No 4 p 38 STORIES USING AFRICAN VIOLET NAMES, Vol 23 No 1 p 44; Vol 25 No 5 p 55 STRAWBERRY JAR, see Containers for Violets STREPTOCARPUS CAULESCENS, see Ges- neriads STRIPS, see Insecticides SUCCESS AT MILWAUKEE, Vol 24 No 1 p 12 SUCKERS, see Culture SUGGESTIONS BY READERS, Vol 24 No 2 p 33, 56; Vol 24 No 6 p 71; Vol 25 No 4 p 32 SUMMER CARE, see Seasonal Care of African Violets SYMMETRY AND SHAPING, see Culture SYNTHETIC ETHERS, Vol 23 No 3 p 51 T TALLY TIME, 1967-Vol 22 No 1 p 47; 1968-Vol 22 No 3 p 72; 1969-Vol 23 No 3 p 16; 1970-Vol 24 No 3 p 50; 1971-Vol 25 No 2 p 64 TEMPERATURES, see Culture TENAFLOWERS, Vol 25 No 3 p 60 TENDER LOVING CARE, Vol 25 No 1 p 56; Vol 25 No 3 p 42 TERRARIUMS, Vol 25 No 1 p 65 THANK DONORS OF TROPHIES, Vol 24 No 3 p 67 THERAPEUTIC VALUE, Vol 22 No 2 p 37; Vol 24 No 1 p 41; Vol 25 No 1 p 57 THRIPS, see Insects and Diseases TINARI, FRANK, IMPROVED, Vol 23 No 1 p 59 “TOMMIE LOU,” Vol 23 No 5 p 37 TRANSPORTING PLANTS, Vol 23 No 5 p 57; Vol 24 No 3 p 46; Vol 25 No 1 p 49; Vol 25 No 5 p 14 TRAVEL, Vol 22 No 2 p 41, 43; Vol 24 No 3 p 68 TRELLISING EPISCIAS, Vol 24 No 3 p 71 U ULRICH ENGLERT TO PATENT VIOLETS, Vol 22 No 5 p 43 UTILITY SHELF UNIT, see Housing for African Violets V VACATION CARE, see Seasonal Care of African Violets VALLIN, MRS. GEORGE, HONORED, Vol 25 No 3 p 42 VARIEGATED FOLIAGE, see Foliage, Types of VARIETIES, Vol 24 No 1 p 15; Vol 24 No 2 p 48; Vol 25 No 1 p 47, 65; Vol 25 No 3 p 28; Vol 25 No 5 p 5 VARIETIES, CHOOSING, Vol 24 No 4 p 22, 51; Vol 25 No 5 p 18 VARIETIES FOR CITY APARTMENT, Vol 24 No 1 p 42; Vol 24 No 5 p 52 VARIETY NOTES, Vol 22 No 1 p 34; Vol 23 No 3 p 66 VENTILATION, see Culture VERMICULITE, see Soil Conditioners VIOLET HOLDERS, Vol 25 No 3 p 51 VIOLET PLANTER, Vol 22 No 3 p 62 VIOLETS AT A WEDDING, Vol 22 No 1 p 35 VIOLETS FROM VIOLET STEMS, Vol 25 No 3 p 60 VIOLETS HAVE FEELINGS, Vol 25 No 3 p 54 VIOLETS IN HOSPITALS AND NURSING HOMES, Vol 22 No 2 p 37; Vol 22 No 4 p 29, 44; Vol 23 No 5 p 27, 29; Vol 24 No 5 p 69; Vol 25 No 1 p 62 VIOLETS ON THE MALL, Vol 22 No 2 p 72; Vol 24 No 1 p 24; Vol 24 No 6 p 40; Vol 25 No 1 p 46 VIOLETS IN THE ’70’s, Vol 23 No 4 p 18 VIOLETS ON TV, Vol 22 No 3 p 39; Vol 23 No 4 p 39; Vol 24 No 4 p 49 VIOLETS RETARDED AFTER SHOW, Vol 24 No 6 p 30 VIOLET THERAPY, Vol 25 No 1 p 57 VIOLET TRAILERS, Vol 24 No 4 p 20 VIOLET WORKSHOP, Vol 24 No 6 p 21 VISITING COMMERCIAL GROWERS, see Com¬ mercial Growers, Articles about VITAMIN THERAPY, Vol 25 No 4 p 72 W WATER AND WATERING, see Culture WATER, CARBONATED, see Culture WATERING METHODS IN EUROPE, Vol 25 No 1 p 18 WICK-WATERING, see Culture WINDOW, see Housing for African Violets X X-RAY, see Radiation The African Violet Magazine, January 1973 8 Part II Y YEARBOOKS, Vol 24 No 4 p 41; Vol 25 No 5 p 26 YOUNG GROWERS AND JUDGES, Vol 22 No 3 p 17; Vol 23 No 4 p 20 AUTHORS A ADAMS, MRS. JOSEPH F.: A New Root System, Vol 23 No 5 p 30; Planning a Violet Show and Sale, Vol 24 No 2 p 68 ALE, ALFRED G.: Calling All Men, Vol 23 No 5 p 20 AMADO, A. J.: New Member Crazy, Vol 25 No 1 p 53 ANDERSON, ANDY: Doctor! Oh, Doctor!, Vol 25 No 4 p 17; Little Peso, Vol 25 No 5 p 5 ANDERSON, ANDY AND CAROL: Why the chores Weren’t Done, Vol 25 No 3 p 20 ANDERSON, MR, R. W.: Variety Notes, Vol 22 No Ip 34; Vol 23 No 3 p 66 ANDERSON, NEVA: Stop, Look and See, Vol 24 No 2 p 39; Pest Apprehended - Case Closed, Vol 24 No 4 p 59 ANDERSON, MRS. W. F.: Let’s Go Hang the Judge, Vol 23 No 1 p 37; Judges! Stand Up and Be Counted, Vol 23 No 2 p 13; ’71 Year¬ book Awards, Changes for ’72, Vol 24 No 4 p 41; Simplify Care with Wick Watering, Vol 25 No 4 p 12 ANSCHUTZ, CATHY: Culture ... A Dynamic Word!, Vol 22 No 4 p 48; Behold! Her High¬ ness . . . the Queen!, Vol 24 No 5 p 40 ARBUTHNOT, SALLY: What’s With Violet People?, Vol 24 No 1 p 5 ARNOLD, PAUL: The Wooly Flowered Kohleria is Cousin to African Violet, Vol 22 No 2 p 21; The Spotted Kohleria, Vol 22 No 4 p 65; Strep- tocarpus Caulescens, Vol 24 No 1 p 12; Hy- pocyrta Teuscheri, Vol 24 No 4 p 8; From the Woodlands, Vol 25 No 1 p 54 AYERS, MRS. C. H.: Extra Dividends, Vol 25 No 1 p 47 B BALLARD, ERNESTA D.: Horticulture, Vol 22 No 5 p 50 BALLIRANO, VINCENT E.: Calling All Men, Vol 25 No 4 p 48 BARNABY, LOUISE: Home Sweet Home for Your Violets, Vol 23 No 4 p 5 BARNARD, J. A.: Calling All Men, Vol 24 No 1 p 42; The Fringe, Vol 24 No 2 p 15; Apartment Cultivars Which Bloom Well, Vol 24 No 5 p 52; The Miniature Culture, Vol 25 No 3 p 38 BEATTIE, MRS. C. W.: Canadian Women Salute Centennial, Vol 24 No 2 p 35 BEHRENS, MRS. GEORGE F.: Violet Sales, Auc¬ tions Aid Favorite Charities, Vol 25 No 5 p 19 BELL, MRS. HARRY R,: Rewards of AVSA Membership, Vol 24 No 6 p 31 BERGEMANN, MRS. H.: Success At Milwaukee, Vol 24 No Ip 12 BESSLER, EMMA B.: My Violets (poem), Vol 24 No 2 p 55 BIGGE, JUDIE: I Wonder! I Wonder! I Wonder!, Vol 25 No 3 p 31 BLADES, REV. CHARLES: Preaching, Pastoring and Pampering Violets, Vol 22 No 4 p 44 BLAIR, MRS. E. M. (MILLIE): General Culture, Vol 23 No 1 p 42; How to Get Large Blooms, Vol 24 No 4 p 47 BLYE, VERA O.: On With the New, Off With the Old, Vol 22 No 4 p 42; Helpful Hints, Vol 23 No 4 p 55 BODINE, LILLIAN LEWIS: Hold It!, Vol 23 No 4 p 22; “Tres Bien”, Vol 24 No 5 p 54 BOGIN, MRS. SIDNEY (ELLIE): Musings from the “Mini-Mam”, Vol 24 No 5 p 19; Vol 24 No 6 p 31; Vol 25 No 1 p 8; Vol 25 No 2 p 10; Vol 25 No 3 p 38; Vol 25 No 4 p 20; Vol 25 No 5 p 25; Perils of the Lecture Circuit, Vol 24 No 5 p 23 BOGNER, JOSEF; Natural Habitat of Saintpaulia lonantha, Vol 22 No 1 p 24 BOYCE, PAT: Flowering Friendships, Vol 23 No 4p 61 BROERTJES, C.: Mutations In Plant Breeding, Vol 23 No 1 p 17 BROWN, MRS. DALE: Her Experiences With African Violets Dispel Old Fogey Ideas About Plants, Vol 24 No 3 p 46 BRUNNER - KLINGENSPER, ERICA: African Violets in Europe, Vol 23 No 1 p 24 BUELL, ALBERT & DIANTHA: Go-Grow with “Other” Gesneriads, Vol 24 No 5 p 50 BURNS, HOWARD O.: Calling AllMen, Vol 24 No 6 p 39 , , BURTON, FRANK A.: Why a Booster Fund?, Vol 22 No 4 p 19; African Violet Society of Ameri¬ ca, Inc., Vol 23 No 5 p 10-A BUTTRAM, J. DAVID: Article Leads To Interna¬ tional Friendship, Vol 25 No 3 p 62 c CAREY, RUTH G.: Judges Entitled To Certain Rights, Vol 22 No 1 p 49; Judging for the Green Rosette, Vol 22 No 3 p 25; Important Notice, Vol 25 No 4 p 13; African Violets Re¬ cognized by National Garden Council, Vol 25 No 5 p 16 CASTEEL, MRS. A. W.: Magazine Writers Receive Thanks, Vol 24 No 6 p 13 CERRI, MRS. ALVA: Let’s Enjoy Arranging, Vol 25 No 5 p 12 The African Violet Magazine, January 1973 9 Part ^ CHAMPION, ETHEL: Variegated Foliage, Vol 22 No 5 p 39; Softened Water? No!, Vol 24 No 4 p 35; Almost Everything You Wanted to Know About Bugs - - but Didn’t Know, Where to Ask, Vol 25 No 4 p 30; Vol 25 No 5 p 36 CHAN, ALLYN: Husband Grateful to Violets For Oxygen, Vol 24 No 2 p 5 CHASE, CELINE: Show Biz - It Can Happen, Vol 24 No 6 p 40; Take Your Violets to the Mall, Vol 25 No 1 p 46 CHURCHILL, MRS. WARREN E.: Miniatures and Semi-Miniatures, Vol 24 No 4 p 24 CLARE, SISTER MARY: Ode to the Moon (poem), Vol 22 No 4 p 50; Nun Finds Use for New Light Reflector, Vol 23 No 4 p 56 CLARK, MRS. W. J.: Says African Violets as a Hobby Need Not Be Time Consuming Job, Vol 23 No 4 p 62 COHEN, MRS. IRIS: A Glossary of African Violet Terms, Vol 25 No 3 p 5 CONNEL, LLOYD: The Sporting Blue, Vol 23 No 2p 26 COOK, MRS. H.-G.: Start Early to Shape Your Plants for Show, Vol 22 No 2 p 21; Growing Show Plants, Vol 23 No 1 p 28 CRAM, ISOBEL: The African Society in MalavH, Vol 22 No 4 p 52 CROCKER, MRS. PETER J.: First Steps, Vol 25 No 4 p 32 D DALE, MONTINE (MONTY): What is a Mini?, Vol 24 No 5 p 37; Violet Therapy! Who Needs It?, Vol 25 No 1 p 57 DATES, A. D.: The Simple Method of Growing African Violets, Vol 22 No 2 p 23 DAVIS, MRS. ELEANOR L.: Basic Flower Ar¬ ranging, Vol 24 No 3 p 16 DAVIS, MRS. R. T.: Texas AVS Aids Training School, Vol 22 No 5 p 58 DAY, CHARLES: New Varieties Shown in Mil¬ waukee, Vol 23 No 4 p 32; Summer Is A-Goin Out . . . New Varieties In ... , Vol 23 No 5 p 34; Beautiful Christmas Surprises in Violets, Vol 24 No 1 p 28; Ring In the New!!, Vol 24 No 2 p 61; The Flowers That Bloom in the Spring - And the Rest of the Year, Too, Vol 24 No 3 p 48; Suddenly It’s Summer, Vol 24 No 4 p 36; “October’s Best of Weather ... ”, Vol 24 No 5 p 20; Whatever Happened to Baby Jane, Vol 24 No 6 p 57; Grim Fairy Tale, Vol 25 No 3 p 59 DEFRIES, LETHA: Measurements for Soil Mix, Vol 25 No 1 p 63; Pyramid Planter, V ol 25 No 4 p 27; Modern Science is Put to Work, Vol 25 No 5 p 27 DICKS, TRIBBLE J.: Effects of Fluorescent Light on Growth, Flowering of Saintpauhas, Vol 22 No 1 p 42; Vol 22 No 2 p 66; Vol 22 No 3 p 33 DIXON, MRS. R. W.: Violets Are Fascinating, Vol 23 No 5 p 41 DOOLITTLE, SHELIA A.: Bouquet Year Round, Vol 25 No 3 p 50 DOUGHERTY, LINDA L.: A Strong Addiction, Vol 25 No 4 p 28 E EBERHARDT, JOSEPHINE: Pollution and You!, Vol 24 No 2 p 6 EDENSO, MRS. VICTOR: Magazine Helps Alas¬ kan Grower, Vol 22 No 4 p 63 EDMUNDSON, RENE L.: Parliamentary Law-Did You Know?, Vol 25 No 3 p 45 EGENITES, LEILA M.: Violets in Lilliput, Vol 22 No 5 p 30; Try It-You’ll Like It, Vol 25 No 5 p 72 EHLERT, EMMA: Growing and Sharing African Violets, Vol 23 No 4 p 63 ENTZMINGER, MRS. ROBERT A.: “TLC”, Vol 25 No 1 p 56 ERHARDT, MRS. SAMUEL O.: Learns of AVSA Through Brochure from Grower, Vol 25 No 3 p 10 EYERDOM, DALE: “How Sweet It Is”, Vol 22 No 4 p 25 F FALLON, DENNIS R.: “Violet LeaP’, Vol 23 No 5 p 14 FARGEOT, MARGARET; Insects Common to African Violets, Vol 24 No 4 p 32 FAZZINO, F. VANCE: Bottle Gardening, Vol 25 No 2 p 50 FEDDERSEN, H. O. (BUD): Calling All Men, Vol 23 No 2 p 33 FELL, DEREK: Anyone Can Grow African Vio¬ lets, Vol 25 No 4 p 44 FISCHER, DR. C. W., JR., Dr. Fischer Explains Rhapsodie Patents, Vol24No4pl9 FISHER, MRS. EDWARD: “Who Says We Can’t?”, Vol 22 No 1 p 30 FOOTE, GRACE: A Foote on the Violet Path, Vol 24 No 5 p 72; Vol 24 No 6 p 49; Vol 25 No 1 p 55; Vol 25 No 2 p 5; Vol 25 No 3 p 14; Vol 25 No 4 p 10; Vol 25 No 5 p 57 FORTIER, MRS. ARMAND W.: Baby and Violet Grow Together, Vol 23 No 5 p 4 FRATHEL, VIOLET: Some Pros and Cons, Vol 24 No 2 p 67; A Violet Is a Violet - Is a Violet, Vol 24 No 4 p 53; Good Care Will Pay Dividends, Vol 25 No 3 p 42 FREDSALL, CLARA P.: Cultivating Violets a Dis¬ tinct Pleasure, Vol 23 No 5 p 17 G GALPIN, HELENE C.: Mealy Bugs, Vol 24 No 2 p 63 GARRETT, MRS. WM.: How I Started in African Violets, Vol 25 No 1 p 72 GARRITY, FLORENCE M.: Plant Stands, Vol 25 No 1 p 67 GATES, WM, H.: Control Roaches With Little Dab of Phosphorous Paste, Vol 22 No 4 p 31 The African Violet Magazine, January 1973 10 Part II GENTRY, BILL: Hoya, Vol 25 No 1 p 64 GILMAN, FRANCIS: Violets Thrive in All-Elec¬ tric Greenhouse, Vol 22 No 4 p 32 GLENN, MICHAEL: Calling All Men, Vol 25 No 3 p25 GONZALES, MRS. M. G.: Grooming, Growing for show, Vol 22 No 1 p 26; California Quarantine Regulations, Vol 24 No 1 p 31; Come West in Seventy-One, Vol 24 No 3 p 23 GOODMAN, BETH: Pesticides!, Vol 25 No 4 Part II p 19 GRAY, DOROTHY: Booster Fund Established, Vol 22 No 1 p 40; Invocations, Vol 25 No 4 p 59 GREESON, BERNARD D.: A Preventive Miticide, Vol 23 No 2 p 19; Remedies for Fungus Dis¬ eases in the Soil, Vol 23 No 4 p 35; New Grow¬ ing Mediums for the 70’s, Vol 24 No 1 p 18; Sodium Selenate Not Available, Vol 24 No Ip 50 GRUESDEY, MRS. C. M.: Relates Experiences from Dutch East Indies to The Netherlands, Vol 23 No 5 D 59 GUERNSEY, HOWARD: To Bloom or Not to Bloom, Vol 24 No 5 p 49 GUNN, MRS. ROBERT (JOAN): It Pays to Adver¬ tise, Vol 25 No 3 p 49 GUTRIDGE, MR. and MRS. JOHN M: Leaf to . . . Flowering Plant, Vol 24 No 4 p 44; Food for Thought, Vol 25 No 1 p 16 H HAMILTON, LIZETA: What is Affiliation?, Vol 25 No 4 p 5 HAMMER, CECIL J.: Diseases and Pests of Afri¬ can Violets, Vol 24 No 4 p 21 H AMMON, MRS. D. E.: Cites Important Factors in Growing Saintpaulias, Vol 22 No 2 p 37 HAMTIL, MARION A.: “Thanks for the Memories”, Vol 24 No 3 p 67 HANSEN, MRS. H. NICHOLAS: Separating African Violet Plantlets, Vol 23 No 5 p 10 HARLEY, DIANE: My Violet Downfall!, Vol 25 No 4 p 53 HARRIS, MRS. CLARISSA M.: Producing Blooms for show Plants, Vol 24 No 4 p 33 HART, MRS. DONALD R.: Uses Utility Shelf Unit, Vol 24 No 6 p 21 HARVEY, MRS. FRITZ J.: A Little Bit of Heaven, Vol 23 No 5 p 33 HAWLEY, MRS. MARJORIE J.: Finds Problems in Apartment Growing, Vol 24 No 2 p 60 HAZELTINE, IRENE: S. goetzeana Blooms for California Woman, Vol 25 No 2 p 64; Sticks to Oldies; Likes ’em Better, Vol 25 No 3 p 35 HEARD, MRS, C. HUGH: Twelve -Year-Old Loves Her Violets, Vol 25 No 2 p 8 HICKS, CLEOBELLE: My Pussy Cat (poem), Vol 22 No 2 p 59; We’re Eating Them (poem), Vol 22 No 4 p 50 HILDEBRANDT, JANE L.: At War With the Afri¬ can Violet, Vol 23 No 2 p 12 HUDSON, CHARLES J., JR.: It All Began in 1946, Vol 23 No 4 p 21 HUDSON, GLENN: Awards Needed for 1973 show, Vol 25 No 3 p 57 HUDSON, MRS. GLENN B.: Awards Listed for Best Blue Ribbon Plants, Vol 22 No 1 p 19; Awards Needed for Convention, Vol 22 No 5 p 35; Saintpaulia Species and I, Vol 23 No Ip 16; Vol 23 No 2 p 16; Vol 23 No 3 p 71; Vol 23 No 4 p 50; Awards Needed for 1971 Show, Vol 23 No 4 p 49 HUEBSCHER, CHRIS: Tips on Grafting, Vol 24 No 4 p 52 HUNDLEY, DORRIS: Methods of Feeding, Vol 24 No 1 p 51; Vol 24 No 2 p 64 HUNT, MRS. WALTER: Affiliate Yearbook, Vol 25 No 5 p 26 I ITALLIE, SUSAN: Violets, My Successful Hobby, Thanks to AVSA, Vol 25 No 3 p 48 J JACKSON, MRS. SEWELL B.: Mrs. Right and Mrs. Wrong, Vol 23 No 4 p 57; Violet Talk, Vol 23 No 5 p 11-A JOHNSON, SUZY: Finally We Made It!, Vol 24 No 6 p 26 JUNG, DR. y. B.: Have You Tried Sphagnum Moss?, Vol 25 No 1 p 60 K KASE, LAWRENCE E.: Questions Answered on Dr. “V” Soil Insecticide, Vol 22 No 3 p 22 KATZELIS, CHERYL: My African Violets (poem), Vol 22 No 2 p 63 KENDIG, R. STANLEY: Growing African Violets Under Flourescent Lights, Vol 24 No 4 p 43 KERR, ELEANOR: The AV Scene -- England, 1972, Vol 25 No 4 p 52 KIEHL, MRS. LOUIS C.: African Violets A La Louisianne, Vol 22 No 4 p 62 KIENZELE, ESTELLE: Window-Sill Care for Afri¬ can Violets, Vol 23 No 4 p 65; Some Precau¬ tions, Vol 25 No 1 p 59 KINDIG, JESSIE: Try Stretching Your Space, Vol 24 No 4 p 55 KINGSOLVER, RUTH: Tells How to Grow, Dis¬ play Violets in an Apartment, Vol 24 No 2 p 12 KIRKLEY, HENRY B.: Tissue and Honey Ger¬ mination Discs, Vol 23 No 5 p 58; What Fluorescent Light Fixture Promotes the Best Plant Growth?, Vol 25 No 1 p 69 KONKTOL, MRS. CHESTER: Window Sill Grower Shares Her Successes, Vol 22 No 2 p 17 KRIEGER, ROSE: Joy of a Violet (poem), Vol 22 No 4 p 51 KROGMAN, MRS. WILLIAM J.: Do you Really Love Violets?, Vol 23 No 1 p 22; African Vio¬ let Shows, Vol 25 No 5 p 8 The African Violet Magazine, January 1973 11 Part II L LAHR, MRS. ROSS V.: History of the African Violet, Vol 25 No 1 p 37; Propagation Primer, Vol 25 No 5 p 50 LANE, HELEN AND GILMAN: Worth Noting ---, Vol 25No 1 p 38 LANGE, RAYMOND H.: Calhng All Men, Vol 25 No 2 p 67 LAROCHELLE, M.: My Collection of African Violet Blooms, Vol 25 No 1 p 66 LAROSE, MRS. JOSEPH: A Violet Prescription (poem), Vol 22 No 4 p 50; Violet Showing (poem), Vol 22 No 4 p 51; Love Those Vio¬ lets!, Vol 22 No 5 p 53; Our A.V.S.A. ! (poem), Vol 23 No 1 p 13; Here’s a Solution For a Pesky Pest, Vol 23 No 2 p 55; X-Ray & Muta¬ tions, Vol 23 No 4 p 44; An Acrostic, Vol 23 No 5 p 11-A; An Open Letter, Vol 23 No 5 p 44; She Compares Violet Care to Housekeeping, Vol 24 No 2 p 51 ; Try Trellising, Vol 24 No 3 p 71; Let’s Be More Discriminating; Vol 24 No 4 p 51; It’s Care, Not Green Thumb, That Pro¬ duces Lovely Plants, Vol 24 No 5 p 43; Not Guilty, Vol 24 No 6 p 42. LEARY, SANDRA: Of Pests and Pesticides, Vol 25 No 1 p 12; Vol 25 No 2 p 54; Vol 25 No 3 p 34; Vol 25 No 4 p 37 LEARY, MRS. TERRANCE R.: Growing Hand¬ book Put Out By Club, Vol 25 No 5 p 37 LELAND, EMORY E.: Top Specimen Blossoms in Eye-Pleasing Display Idea, Vol 22 No 4 p 56; The Importance of pH To Your Potting Mix, Vol 22 No 5 p 48; Therapy for Misbehaving Leaves, Vol 25 No 5 p 31 LEWIS, HAZEL: Happenings “Deep in Heart Of Dixie”, Vol 24 No 2 p 70 LIDIAK, MRS. L. F.: Hoping to be an Expert Grower by Really Trying, Vol24No6p 16 LOPATKA, JEANNE H.: Hi-Fi Wall Unit Houses Violets, Vol 24 No 4 p 17 LORENZON, VERNON: Humidity and African Violets, Vol 22 No 3 p 35 LOVE, MRS. FLORENCE E.: 80 Years Old But Still Grows Violets, Vol 25 No 4 p 26 LYNCH, MRS. J. LAWRENCE: Designs with Afri¬ can Violets, Vol 24 No 4 p 23 LYON, LYNDON: Clackamas Foliage Origin Re¬ vealed, Vol 22 No 5 p 25; New Miniature Afri¬ can Violets, Vol 22 No 5 p 36; The Blooming Violet World of the ’70’s, Vol 23 No 4 p 18; New World of AV Trailers, Vol 24 No 4 p 20 Me McCANNON, MRS. JOHN: Vacation -- Hobbies, Vol 24 No 3 p 68 McDonald, kitty : Knocks Hole in Floor for Pool; Now Her Violets Get Moisture, Vol 22 No 4 p 34 McGANN, MRS. KENNETH: Violets Used to Raise Funds, Vol 23 No 1 p 37 McGEE, BARBAILA: The Ten Original Crosses of Armacost and Royston, Vol 22 No 1 p 28; For Arrangements: Wire Your Violets, Voi 22 No 4 p 54; Soil, Vol 24 No 1 p 49; A History of African Violet Types, Vol 24 No 2 p 48 McKinney, JAMES B.: Greenhouse Violets on the Kansas Prairies, Vol23No2p50 M MACAULAY, GERTRUDE: Welcome - - - Our Re¬ vised Handbook, Vol 25 No 1 p 19 MAHRER, DAPHNE: The Changing Face of the African Violet Shows, Vol25No3p53 MANSHIP, MRS. CARL: Violets and Clocks, Vol 22 No 4 p 63; Thinks Violets Retarded After Violet Show, Vol 24 No 6 p 30 MARKBY, MRS. ADAIR WELTON: Becomes Slave to African Violets, Vol 23 No 5 p 42 MATHER, MRS. L C. (SYLVA): “Hooked for Life”, Vol 24 No 4 p 57; Vol 24 No 5 p 38; Vol 24 No 6 p 46; Vol 25 No 1 p 39; Vol 25 No 2 p 70 MEECE, MRS. WENDELL: Praises African Violet Magazine, Vol 23 No 4 p 64 MEISENHEIMER, MRS. ALICE E,: Converts Un¬ used Bedroom into Bay for Her Violets, Vol 22 No 2 p 45 MELCER, MRS. MARY: Violets Go to Library, Vol 23 No 2 p 36 METZKE, MRS. WM. R.: Club Experiments With Wicking, Vol 25 No 5 p 39 MEYERS, DICK: AVS Takes Part in Youth Pro¬ ject, Vol 25 No 2 p 12 MEYERS, LILLIE R,: Calling All Men, Vol 25 No 1 p 46 MICHAEL, NEAL: Little Bait - - Big Hook, Vol 25 No 4 p 40 MICHAUD, MRS. MARCEL: “Entente Cordiale”, Vol 25 No Ip 50 MIDURA, MARY ANNE: ‘Bloom ’She Said . . . and They Do, Vol 25 No 5 p 30 MINOR, MRS. C. B.: African Violets Are Good for You!, Vol 24 No 6 p 35 MIX, ANN: One True Love, Vol 24 No 2 p 32 MONTGOMERY, ISLA: No More Mealy Bugs, Vol 24 No 2 p 29 MOODY, J. E.: Calling All'Men, Voi 22 No 4 p 49 MOONEY, IRENE: My 14 Years With Violets, Vol 23 No 5 p 39 MORGAN, MRS. lONE: One-Man Show is Suc¬ cessful, Vol 22 No 5 p 49 MOYE, MRS. ROGER: Limited Space? Then Grow Them in a Strawberry Jar, Vol 22 No 2 p 18 MPELKAS, C. C,: Use of Fluorescent Sources, Vol 23 No 4 p 27 N NASH, MRS. MARGARET:- Has Success with Grafting, Vol 25 No 4 p 7 NIX, ANN: Did I Win? Or Didn’t I? Or is That A Bug?, Vol 22 No 2p 19 The African Violet Magazine, January 1973 12 Part II o ODEN, TOMMIE R.: My Best Buy - - The Story of “Tommie Lou”, Vol 23 No 5 p 37 O’DONNELL, MARGARET: A ‘Sucker’ is grow¬ ing Suckers, Vol 25 No 1 p 58 OSBORN, MRS. BERNICE: Pots, Vol 23 No 5 p 46 OVERHOFF, DR. CATHERINE: Letter from the Netherlands, Vol 22 No 1 p 50 P PAGE, MRS. LONEY: Centerpiece Impromptu, Vol 25 No 1 p 59 PALMER, CAROL AND PATRICIA: 12-Year-Old Twins Grow Violets, Too, Vol 22 No 3 p 17 PARKER, GLADYS M.: Takes Pleasure in Giving Away Violets, Vol 22 No 2 p 31 PASQUA, TOM: I Lost My Love, Vol 24 No 2 p 56 PETERS, MRS. B. A.: Raising African Violets Can Improve Gardening Knowledge, Vol 22 No 4 p 60 PETERSON, EDITH: Working Together is What Counts, Vol 25 No 3 p 52 PETERSON, MRS. RAY C.: Violet Workshop, Vol 24 No 6 p 21; Anyone Can Grow African Vio¬ lets, Vol 25 No 1 p 36; My Secret Garden (poem) Vol 25 No 2 p 13 PFLEGER, EVELYN M.: An African Violet (poem), Vol 25 No 1 p 38 POLLOCK, MRS. PAUL: Phytoillumination, Vol 23 No 5 p 31 R RANSONE, MRS. NELL D.: She Wants to Organ¬ ize Club, Vol 24 No 6 p 14 REED, MRS. RALPH A.: Tells of Self Watering Planters, Vol 24 No 1 p 22 RETKOVIS, MRS. BRANCE: Finds Violets Do Need Food, Vol 23 No 4 p 39 RETKOVIS, RHODA: To Be a Violet (poem), Vol 23 No 4 p 24; Friendly Violets (poem), Vol 23 No 5 p 11-A; Flower Power (poem), Vol 25 No 1 p 68 RICHARDSON, ANN: The Language of the Gavel, Vol 23 No 2 p 29; Importance of Buying Label¬ ed Varieties, Vol 24 No 6 p 15 RICHARDSON, MRS. H. C.: Says Apathy Doesn’t Pay, Vol 22 No 4 p 35 RICHARDSON, MRS. J. A. W.: Light, Vol 22 No 1 p 19; An Experiment, Vol 22 No 2 p 28; Ventilation, Vol 22 No 3 p 27; Sterilize Soil, Vol 22 No 4 p 55; “Good Things Come in Small Packages”, Vol 22 No 5 p 14; Propaga¬ tion, Vol 23 No 2 p 24; Amateurs Should Show. Vol 23 No 3 p 61; Few Violet Growers in Bahamas But New Society is Organized, Vol 23 No 3 p 69; Vol 23 No 4 p 42; Descriptive Terms, Vcd 23 No 4 p 35; Humidity, Vol 23 No 5 p 46; Starting Plants From Suckers, Vol 24 No 1 p 44; What to Do With a “Neck”, Vol 24 No 2 p 55; Hummingbirds and Violets, Vol 24 No 2 p 60; What Causes Spots on Leaves?, Vol 24 No 3 p 9; Train Your Violets, Vol 24 No 5 p 47; Repotting, Vol 24 No 6 p 40; Water, Vol 25 No 1 p 6; Collars, Vol 25 No 2 p 6; Suckers, Vol 25 No 3 p 13; 12-36-14, Vol 25 No 4 p 6; How to Pack Your Plant, Vol 25 No 5 p 14 RICHARDSON, SYLVIA: She’s Only Just Begun or My First Convention, Vol 24 No 5 p 56 RICH, SAUL: Plants as Air Purifiers, Vol 23 No 2 p 18 RICHTER, ALICE: Shipping African Violets, Vol 24 No 5 p 46 RICKER, MRS. JOHN L,: It’s Saintpaulia (poem), Vol 24 No 2 p 66 RIEBER, MRS. F. H. : “This is How We Start - This is How We Finish”, Vol 24 No 3 p 58 RIENHARDT, CORDELIA: Tomie Lou’s Progeny Here, Vol 23 No 5 p 37; Let’s Make An Ar¬ rangement, Vol 24 No 3 p 24; ’Our Grace’ is the Greatest, Vol 24 No 4 p 46 RIGGS, MRS. NELL: Don’t Be Afraid to Move Your Violets Across Country, Vol 25 No 1 p 49 ROBBINS, MRS. R. M.: Just Notes . . . , Vol 25 No 1 p 67 ROBINSON, OLIVIA: African Violets Compete with Orchids in Hawaii, Vol 22No2p41 ROMANT, ADELE: Basic Principles of Flower Ar¬ ranging, Vol 25 No 3 p 8 RUST, MRS. CARL W.: Mini Novelties, Vol 24 No 6 p 42; Convalescents Get Joy out of Violets, Vol 25 No 1 p 62; A Supporting Husband, Vol 25 No 3 p 27; Violets from Violet Stems, Vol 25 No 3 p 61 S SAMPLE, MRS. RAY T.: In the First Place, Vol 24 No 3 p 69 SCHENFIELD, MRS. FRED: Magazine Pictures Start Buying Spree, Vol 24 No 5 p 62 SCHROEDER, MILDRED: Beauty Must Go Hand in Hand with Progress, Vol 22 No 2 p 25 SCOTT, MRS. JUANITA R.: Air Conditioning Helps Her Violets, Vol 22 No 1 p 13 SHIROCK, Mr. AND MRS. MICHAEL J.: People: what African Violets Think of Them, Vol 22 No 2 p 44; Feeding Time, Vol 22 No 3 p 16; Bugs! Bugs! who Got The Bugs?, Vol 23 No 2 p 49; Leaf Culture, Vol 23 No 4 p 65; Kelthane for Mites, Vol 24 No 4 p 63; Picture Box, Vol 25 No 3 p 67 SHOLTEY, MRS. DAVID: Has Difficulty, But Gets Club Organized, Vol 24 No 1 p 48 SMITH, JAMES B.: Propagation of African Violets From a Leaf, Vol 22 No 5 p 38; Fertilizers, Vol 23 No 5 p 21; Pests, Vol 24 No 1 p 38 SMITH, MILDRED: New Ones (poem), Vol 22 No 2p 24 SMITH, MRS. VAUGHN (SUZETTE): Encourag¬ ing Husband, Vol 25 No 1 p 14 SNETSINGER, DR. ROBERT: The Pritchard The African Violet Magazine, January 1973 13 Part II Mealybug - Two Years Later, Vol 22 No 4 p 27 SNOW, SUSAN: Leave Them Be!, Vol 24 No 2 p 25 STAFF, ELSIE A.: Growing With God (poem), Vol 25 No 5 p 35 START, CLARISSA: Violets for the Sick, Vol 23 No 5 p 29 STEVENS, FLORA: Do-It-Yourselfer Builds Lighthouse; Vol 24 No 2 p 28; The Unbeliev- ables and Other Yummies, Vol 25 No 1 p 47; Grows Violets in Lighthouse, Vol 25 No 3 p 63 STEWART, MRS. R. L.: Our Violet Show (poem), Vol 22 No 4 p 51 STOLBERGER, ANNE: Violets Return To Africa, Vol 25 No 2 p 52; Vol 25 No 3 p 22; Vol 25 No 4 p 8 STREU, DR. HERBERT T.: Research Continues on Mealy Bugs and Root-Knot Nematodes, Vol 24 No 4 p 39 STROSKE, JUDY: 15-Year-Old Wins At First Show!, Vol 23 No 4 p 20; Do You Know What Judges Look For?, Vol 24 No 6 p 72 SULLIVAN, MRS. HERBERT W.: Join the Tn’ Crowd! Wear An AVSA Button, Vol 22 No 1 p 23; AVSA’s ‘Dear Abbie’, Vol 24 No 4 p 22; “The Violet Lady”, Vol 24 No 6 p 17 SWANSON, ELMER: Calling All Men, Vol 24 No 5 p 57; Acid, Magnesium, Alkaline Test, Vol 25 No 1 p 56; June and Junne are Really Great, Vol 25 No 3 p 28 T THOMPSON, MRS. DAVID: Violets in an Office, Vol 24 No 1 p 35; Children and Pesticides, Vol 24 No 5 p 27 THORNTON, MARGARET: African Violets Tol¬ erate Severer Conditions in Australia Than USA, Vol 22 No 2 p 32 TINARI, ANNE: Saintpaulia Species Create Inter¬ est, Vol 22 No 2 p 29; Questions on Dr. “V”, Vol 22 No 2 p 70; The Mighty Miniatures, Vol 22 No 5 p 40; African Violets At Botanical Gardens, Vol 24 No 1 p 55; New Book for Violet Ventures, Vol 24 No 3 p 23; A Judge’s Dilemma, Vol 24 No 4 p 46; Be An African Violet Optimist, Vol 25 No 2 p 69; No Rhyme But Plenty of Reason, Vol 25 No 5 p 18; Dreams Do Come True, Vol 23 No 2 p 43 TINARI, FRANK: Flower Drop Problem, Vol 22 No 1 p 17 TOMPKINS, MARY: Propagation By Leaves, Vol 23 No 4 p 55 TRASKERS, MRS. S. J.: AV ‘Tourists’ Meet Grower in Hawaiian Islands, Vol 24 No 5 p 26 V VANATTI, MRS. JOHN E.: Makes Own Sprayer for African Violets, Vol 24 No 4 p 38 VANECK, MRS. A.: Can’t Remember? Then Try This, Vol 25 No 1 p 63 VAN LAER, MRS. HENDRIK: Hearts and Flow¬ ers (And Ribbons, Too), Vol 23 No 4 p 54; Long-Suffering Husband of Violet Happy Wife Starts Binding Books, Vol 25 No 4 p 15 VAN LEUVEN, MADELINE: Cures Dampness With Plastic. Small Heater, Vol 23 No 4 p 34 VAN ZELE, HELEN: That African Violet Whose Grandmother Went to Dentist, Vol 22 No 1 p 20; Legacy, Satellite Peach, Ann Slocomb, Blush Love Among New Hybridizations, Vol 22 No 2 p 64; You Won’t Find These in the Yellow Pages, Vol 22 No 3 p 30; Philadelphia, Pa., Vol 22 No 4 p 115; Senior Citizens of the Violet World - - - and Newcomers, Vol 22 No 5 p 32; It’s Groovy!, Vol 23 No 1 p 32; All Those in Favor - Say Violets, Vol 23 No 2 p 22; This Is Your AVSA Office, Vol 23 No 2 p 54; Violets Swing Into Spring, Vol 23 No 3 p 52; Mother Was A Lady, Vol 25 No 4 p 36; Thank Heaven for Little Girls, Vol 25 No 5 p 6 VEITH, FRED A.: Sick Soil and the Cause, Vol 24 No 2 p 9 VICTOR, MRS. NORMA: How to Feel Needed, Vol 25 No 5 p 33 VOLKART, MRS. LEONARD: She’s a ’Down on the Farm’ Grower, Vol 24 No 1 p 15 W WADDLE, MRS. CARL W.: And the Lord Smiled, Vol 25 No 3 p 17 WALKER, MARTHA: Pictures Challenge Her to Grow Better Violets, Vol 25 No 2 p 46 WALL, WILLIAM T.: A Pictorial Perlite Story, Vol 24 No 2 p 48 WATSON, DONALD P.: African Violets Can Grow in Isles, Vol24No5p55 WATSON, JIMMY: Thoughts to “Grow On”, Vol 22 No 1 p 55; Improvises Box Heater, Vol 24 No 6 p 20 WEEKES, MRS. ROY (BETTY): Trials and Tribu¬ lations of a Compiler, Vol 22 No 1 p 50; “We’re Making Progress”, Vol 22 No 2 p 31; More On Miniature Classification, Vol 22 No 4 p 42; Musings From the “Mini-Mam”, Vol 22 No 5 p 19; Growing The “Wee Ones” in Southern Cali¬ fornia, Vol 22 No 5 p 37; “Help Us to Help You”, Vol 22 No 5 p 54; Musings From the “Mini-Mam”, Vol 23 No 1 p 38; Vol 23 No 2 p 34; Vol 23 No 3 p 67; Vol 23 No 4 p 19; Vol 23 No 5 p 53; Vol 24 No 1 p 32; Vol 24 No 2 p 57; Vol 24 No 4 p 49 WILLETS, NANCY: Do You Share Your Violets?, Vol 24 No 1 p 11 WING, HENRY J.: New African Violets from Old, Vol 24 No 5 p 59 WISHAM, CHARLES O.: Discover the Episcia, Vol 23 No 4 p 53 WITKOWSKI, DONNA: Violet - Growing Simpli¬ fied, Vol 24 No 5 p 42 WOLF, MRS. ISABEL E.: A Violet Christmas Story (poem), Vol 22 No 1 p 59 WOODWARD, MRS. C. A.: Hybridizing for the Amateur, Vol 23 No 5 p 9; Vol 24 No 1 p 26; My Bucket of Tears, Vol 24 No 2 p 11 The African Violet Magazine, January 1973 14 Part II WRIGHT, MRS. CLAUDE: Violets Merely Existed Until Put Under Lights, Vol 25 No 3 p 50 Y YAKIE, MAISIE: Help Put Blossoms on Booster Violet, Vol 22 No 2 p 22; Found! A Good Growing Medium Easily Available, Inexpensive, Vol 22 No 2 p 30; One-Shot Fertilizer, Vol 23 No 5 p 56; We Asked - You Answered, Vol 24No4 p26 YAWGER, MRS. RUSSELL: Vacation Care, Vol 23 No 4 p 35; Our Move to Florida, Vol 23 No 5 p 57 TITLES A ACID, MAGNESIUM, ALKALINE TEST, Swan¬ son, Vol 25 No 1 p 56 ACROSTIC, AN, Larose, Vol 23 No. 5 p 11-A ADD CHARCOAL, Vol 23 No 2 p 27 ADEQUATE LIGHT, Vol 23 No 5 p 7 AFFILIATE YEARBOOK, Hunt, Vol 25 No 5 p 26 AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY IN MALAWI, THE, Cram, Vol 22 No 5 p 52 AFRICAN VIOLeT, AN (poem), Pfleger, Vol 25 No 1 p 38 AFRICAN VIOLETS A LA LOUISIANE, Kiehl, Vol 22 No 4 p 62 AFRICAN VIOLETS ARE GOOD FOR YOU! Minor, Vol 24 No 6 p 35 AFRICAN VIOLETS AT BOTANICAL GAR¬ DENS, Tinari, Vol 24 No 1 p 55 AFRICAN VIOLETS CAN GROW WELL IN ISLES, Watson, Vol 24 No 5p 55 AFRICAN VIOLETS COMPETE WITH ORCHIDS IN HAWAII, Robinson, Vol 22 No 2 p 41 AFRICAN VIOLETS CONTINUE “TO GO MOD ON THE MALL”, Vol 22 No 2 p 72 AFRICAN VIOLET SHOWS, Krogman, Vol 25 No 5p8 AFRICAN VIOLETS IN EUROPE!, Brunner- Klingensper, Vol 23 No 1 p 24 AFRICAN VIOLETS LIKE THE BATHROOM, Vol 23 No 4 p 30 AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY OF AMERICA, INC., Burton, Vol 23 No 5 p 10-A AFRICAN VIOLETS RECOGNIZED BY NA¬ TIONAL GARDEN COUNCIL, Carey, Vol 25 No 5 p 16 AFRICAN VIOLETS TOLERATE SEVERER CONDITIONS IN AUSTRALIA THAN USA, Thornton, Vol 22 No 2 p 32 AIR CONDITIONING HELPS HER VIOLETS, Scott, Vol 22 No 1 p 13 ALCOHOL, PLANTS JUST DON’T MIX, Vol 24 No 6 p 23 ALL THESE FROM JUST TWO LEAVES, Vol 22 No 4 p 59 ALL THOSE IN FAVOR - - - SAY VIOLETS, Van Zele, Vol 23 No 2 p 22 ALMOST EVERYTHING YOU WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT BUGS - - BUT DIDN’T KNOW WHERE TO ASK, Champion, Vol 25 No 4 p 30; Vol 25 No 5 p 36 AND THE LORD SMILED, Waddle, Vol 25 No 3 P7 ANSWER PLEASE, Vol 25 No 4 p 11 , ANYONE CAN GROW AFRICAN VIOLETS, Fell, Vol 25 No 4 p 44 ANYONE CAN GROW AFRICAN VIOLETS, Peterson, Vol 25 No 1 p 36 APARTMENT CULTIVARS WHICH BLOOM WELL, Barnard, Vol 24 No 5 p 52 APARTMENT GROWERS, Vol 24 No 4 p 34 ARTICLE LEADS TO INTERNATIONAL FRIENDSHIP, Buttram, Vol 25 No 3 p 62 AT WAR WITH THE AFRICAN VIOLET, Hilde- brandt, Vol 23 No 2 p 12 A. V. BUFF TAKES WORK SERIOUSLY, Vol 24 No 6 p 59 AV GROWERS WARNED ABOUT SWAPPING, Vol 22 No 2 p 10 AV MAGAZINE ADS GET RESULTS, Vol 23 No 3p 62 AVSA’S ‘DEAR ABBIE’, Sullivan, Vol 24 No 4 p 22 AVSA’s ‘DEAR ABBIE’ ASSUMES HER DUTIES, Sullivan, Vol 24 No 3 p 5 AVSA PROMOTION THROUGH VIOLETS, Vol 25 No 5 p 29 AV SCENE - - ENGLAND, 1972, THE, Kerr, Vol 25 No 4 p 52 AVS TAKES PART IN YOUTH PROJECT, Meyers, Vol 25 No 2 p 12 AV ‘TOURISTS’ MEET GROWER IN HAWAIIAN ISLANDS, Traskers, Vol 24 No 5 p 26 AWARDS NEEDED FOR AVSA SHOW IN NEW YORK IN ’72, Vol 24 No 4 p 30 AWARDS NEEDED FOR CONVENTION, Hud¬ son, Vol 22 No 5 p 35 AWARDS NEEDED FOR 1971 SHOW, Hudson, Vol 23 No 4 p 49 AWARDS NEEDED FOR 1973 SHOW, Hudson, Vol 25 No 3 p 57 B BABY AND VIOLET GROW TOGETHER, Fortier, Vol 23 No 5 p 4 BASIC FLOWER ARRANGING, Davis, Vol 24 No 3p 16 BASIC PRINCIPLES OF FLOWER ARRANG¬ ING, Romant, Vol 25 No 3 p 8 BE AN AFRICAN VIOLET OPTIMIST!, Tinari, Vol 25 No 2 p 69 The African Violet Magazine, January 1973 15 Part II BEAUTIFUL CHRISTMAS SURPRISES IN VIO¬ LETS, Day, Vol 24 No 1 p 28 BEAUTY MUST GO HAND IN HAND WITH PROGRESS, Schroeder, Vol 25 No 2 p 25 BE CAREFUL, Vol 22 No 4 p 42 BECOMES SLAVE TO AFRICAN VIOLETS, Markby, Vol 23 No 5 p 42 BEGINNER FINDS WATER PROBLEM MOST CONFUSING, Vol 22 No 5 p 17 BEGINNER’S COLUMN, Richardson, LIGHT, Vol 22 No 1 p 19; Vol 22 No 2 p 40; VENTILATION, Vol 22 No 3 p 27; STERILIZE SOIL, Vol 22 No 4 p 55; “GOOD THINGS COME IN SMALL PACK¬ AGES’, Vol 22 No 5 p 14 PROPAGATION, Vol 23 No 2 p 24; AMATEURS SHOULD SHOW, Vol 23 No 3 p 61; DESCRIPTIVE TERMS, Vol 23 No 4 p 35; HUMIDITY, Vol 23 No 5 p 46; STARTING PLANTS FROM SUCKERS, Vol 24 No 1 p 44; WHAT TO DO WITH A “NECK”, Vol 24 No 2 p55; WHAT CAUSES SPOTS ON LEAVES? Vol 24 No 3 p 9; WHAT DOES AN AFRICAN VIOLET NEED TO LIVE AND BLOOM? Vol 24 No 4 p 34; TRAIN YOUR VIOLETS, Vol 24 No 5 p 47; REPOTTING, Vol 24 No 6 p 40; WATER, Vol 25 No 1 p 6; COLLARS, Vol 25 No 2 p 6; SUCKERS, Vol 25 No 3 p 13; 12-36-14, Vol 25 No 4 p 6; HOW TO PACK YOUR PLANT, Vol 25 No 5 p 14 BEHOLD HER HIGHNESS... THE QUEEN!, Anschutz, Vol 24 No 5 p 40 BE SELECTIVE, Vol 24 No 4 p 22_ B. L. BURTT SAYS SAINTPAULIAS IN ULUGURU, NGURU, Vol 22 No 5 p 13 BLOOMING VIOLET WORLD OF THE ’70’S, Lyon, Vol 23 No 4 p 18 ‘BLOOM’ SHE SAID . . . AND THEY DO, Midura, Vol 25 No 5 p 30 BOOSTER FUND ESTABLISHED, Gray, Vol 22 No 1 p 40 BOTTLE GARDENING, Fazzino, Vol 25 No 2 p 50 BOUQUET YEAR ROUND, Doolittle, Vol 25 No 3p 50 BOYS SHOW MORE INTEREST THAN GIRLS, Vol 23 No 3 p 62 BUGS! BUGS! WHO GOT THE BUGS?, Shirock, Vol 23 No 2 p 49 BURTON LEAVES CHAIRMANSHIP, Vol 23 No 1 p 25 C CALIFORNIA QUARANTINE REGULATIONS, Gonzales, Vol 24 No 1 p 31 CALLING ALL COMMERCIAL MEMBERS, Rienhardt, Vol 22 No 1 p 56 CALLING ALL MEN, Vol 24 No 4 p 62 CALLING ALL MEN, Alf, Vol 23 No 5 p 20 CALLING ALL MEN, Ballirano, Vol 25 No 4 p 48 CALLING ALL MEN, Barnard, Vol 24 No 1 p 42 CALLING ALL MEN, Burns, Vol 24 No 6 p 39 CALLING ALL MEN, Feddersen, Vol 23 No 2 p 33 CALLING ALL MEN, Glenn, Vol 25 No 3 p 25 CALLING ALL MEN, Lange, Vol 25 No 2 p 67 CALLING ALL MEN, Meyers, Vol 25 No 1 p 46 CALLING ALL MEN, Moody, Vol 22 No 4 p 49 CALLING ALL MEN, Swanson, Vol 24 No 5 p 57 CALLING FLOWERS WEEDS ANNOYS CANA¬ DIAN GROWER, Vol 23 No 2 p 69 CANADIAN ORIGINATIONS, Vol 22 No 4 p 18 CANADIAN WOMEN SALUTE CENTENNIAL, Beattie, Vol 24 No 2 p 35 CANDID CAMERA!, Vol 24 No 5 p 26 CAN’T GET VARIETIES, Vol 24 No 1 p 16 CAN’T REMEMBER? THEN ^TRY THIS, Van Eck, Vol 25 No 1 p 63 ‘CENTENNIAL’ IS NEW PLANT, Vol 25 No 5 p 5 CENTERING PLANT, Vol 25 No 5 p 51 CENTERPIECE IMPROMPTU, Page, Vol 25 No 1 p 59 CHANGING FACE OF THE AFRICAN VIOLET SHOWS, THE, Mahrer, Vol 25 No 3 p 53 CHARCOAL, Vol 24 No 2 p 56 CHILDREN AND PESTICIDES, Thompson, Vol 24 No 5 p 27 CITES IMPORTANT FACTORS IN GROWING SAINTPAULIAS, Hammon, Vol 22 No 2 p 37 CLACKAMAS FOLIAGE ORIGIN REVEALED, Lyon, Vol 22 No 5 p 25 CLUB^EXPERIMENTS WITH WICKING, Metzke, Vol 25 No 5 p 39 CLUB MEMBERS GROW “CLYDENE” FOR AN¬ NUAL SHOW, Vol 22 No 4 p 36 CLUB ORGANIZED IN CORPUS CHRISTI, Vol 23 No 1 p 28 CLUB PROJECT BRINGS MUCH PLEASURE TO ELDERLY PATIENTS, Vol 22 No 4 p 29 COCKROACH IS A GREENHOUSE PEST, Vol 22 No 1 p 29 COMBATS MILDEW WITH SPRAY DISINFEC¬ TANT, Vol 22 No 4 p 55 COMMERCIALS WIN TROPHIES (Milwaukee), Vol 23 No 4 p 40 COMPLAIN TO CONGRESSMAN, Vol 25 No 3 p 62 CONTROL ROACHES WITH LITTLE DAB OF PHOSPHORUS PASTE, Gates, Vol 22 No 4 p 31 CONVALESCENTS GET JOY OUT OF VIO¬ LETS, Rust, Vol 25 No 1 p 62 CONVERTS UNUSED BEDROOM INTO BAY FOR HER VIOLETS, Meisenheimer, Vol 22 No 2p45 COOKING OIL DOES THE JOB, Vol 22 No 5 p 15 CORRECTION, Vol 25 No 2 p 66 CULTIVATING VIOLETS A DISTINCT PLEA¬ SURE, Fredsall, Vol 23 No 5 p 17 The African Violet Magazine, January 1973 16 Part II CULTURE ... A DYNAMIC WORD, Anschutz, Vol 22 No 4 p 48 CURES DAMPNESS WITH PLASTIC, SMALL HEATER, Van Leuven, Vol 23 No 4 p 34 D DEBUTANTE’S BOUQUET, A, Vol 24 No 1 p 40 DESIGNS WITH AFRICAN VIOLETS, Lynch, Vol 24 No 4 p 23 DID I WIN? OR DIDN’T I? OR IS THAT A BUG? Nix, Vol 22 No 2 p 19 DID YOU KNOW . . . , Vol 23 No 2 p 63; Vol 23 No 3 p 16, 51, 61, 65; Vol 23 No 4 p 15, 46, 54, 60; Vol 23 No 5 p 21, 47; Vol 24 No 1 p 60; Vol 24 No 2 p 29; Vol 24 No 3 p 45, 50; Vol 24 No 4 p 30, 31, 53; Vol 24 No 6 p 39; Vol 25 No 2 p 9; Vol 25 No 3 p 19, 58 DISCARDED VIOLET GETS HER SYMPATHY, BECOMES GROWER, Vol 23 No 1 p 35 DISCONTINUE RHODIUM PLATED JEWELRY, Vol 24 No 4 p 41 DISCOVER THE EPISCIA, Wisham, Vol 23 No 4 p 53 DISEASES AND PESTS OF AFRICAN VIOLETS, Hammer, Vol 24 No 4 p 21 DIXIE WENT TO BATON ROUGE, Vol 22 No 5 p43 DOCTOR! OH DOCTOR! , Anderson, Vol 25 No 4 pl7 DO-IT-YOURSELFER BUILDS LIGHTHOUSE, Stevens, Vol 24 No 2 p 28 DON’T BE AFRAID TO MOVE YOUR VIOLETS ACROSS COUNTRY, Riggs, Vol 25 No 1 p 49 DON’T OVERPOT, Vol 25 No 3 p 51 DO SOMETHING FOR THE WORLD OF LONELY PEOPLE, Vol 21 No 5 p 27 DO YOU KNOW WHAT JUDGES LOOK FOR?, Stroske, Vol 24 No 6 p 72 DO YOU REALLY LOVE VIOLETS?, Krogman, Vol 23 No 1 p 22 DO YOU SHARE YOUR VIOLETS?, Willets, Vol 24 No 1 p 11 DREAMS DO COME TRUE!, Tinari, Vol 23 No 2 p 43 DR. FISCHER EXPLAINS RHAPSODIE PATENTS, Fischer, Vol 24 No 4 p 19 DR. STREU TELLS OF RESEARCH WORK ON HARMFUL NEMATODES, Vol 22 No 5 p 31 E EFFECTS OF FLUORESCENT LIGHT ON GROWTH, FLOWERING OF SAINTPAULIAS, Dicks, Vol 22 No 1 p 42; Vol 22 No 2 p 66; Vol 22 No 3 p 33 80 YEARS OLD BUT STILL GROWS VIOLETS, Love, Vol 25 No 4 p 26 ENCOURAGING HUSBAND, Smith, Vol 25 No 1 p 14 “ENTENTE CORDIALE”, Michaud, Vol 25 No 1 p 50 ‘ESCAPISM’, AN, Vol 24 No 2 p 29 EXHIBITING AND JUDGING, Carey, Vol 22 No 17 2 p 48; Vol 22 No 5 p 56; Vol 23 No 2 p 46; Vol 23 No 4 p 56; Vol 24 No 1 p 8; Vol 24 No 3 p 51; Vol 24 No 6 p 27; Vol 25 No 2 p 7; Vol 25 No 5 p 10 EXIT MUSHROOMS, ENTER VIOLETS, Vol 25 No 1 p 68 EXPERIMENT, AN, Richardson, Vol 22 No 2 p 28 EXTRA DIVIDENDS!, Ayers, Vol 25 No 1 p 47 EYERDOMS GET SPECIAL CITATION, Vol 24 No 4 p 39 F FEEDING TIME, Shirocks, Vol 22 No 3 p 16 FERTILIZERS, Smith, Vol 23 No 5 p 21 FEW VIOLET GROWERS IN BAHAMAS BUT NEW SOCIETY IS ORGANIZED, Richardson, Vol 23 No 3 p 69; Vol 23 No 4 p 42 15-YEAR-OLD WINS AT FIRST SHOW! , Stroske, Vol 23 No 4 p 20 FINALLY WE MADE IT!, Johnson, Vol 24 No 6 p 26 FINDS PROBLEMS IN APARTMENT GROW¬ ING, Hawley, Vol 24 No 2 p 60 FINDS SPECIES IN USAMBARA, Vol 25 No 1 p 59 FINDS VIOLETS DO NEED FOOD, Retkovis, Vol 23 No 4 p 39 FIRST STEPS, Crocker, Vol 25 No 4 p 32 ^ FLORALITE TO HANDLE NATUR-ESCENT LAMPS, Vol 23 No 3 p 54 FLOWER DROP PROBLEM, Tinari, Vol 22 No 1 P 17 FLOWERING FRIENDSHIPS, Boyce, Vol 23 No 4 p 61 FLOWER POWER, (poem), Retkovis, Vol 25 No 1 p 68 FLOWERS THAT BLOOM IN THE SPRING . . . AND THE REST OF THE YEAR, TOO, Day, Vol 24 No 3 p 48 FLOWER THERAPY, Vol 22 No 2 p 37 FOOD FOR THOUGHT, Gutridge, Vol 24 No 1 p 16 FOOTE ON THE VIOLET PATH, A, Foote, Vol 24 No 5 p 72; Vol 24 No 6 p 49; Vol 25 No 1 p 55; Vol 25 No 2 p 5; Vol 25 No 3 p 14; Vol 25 No4p 10; Vol 25 No 5 p 57 FOR ARRANGEMENTS: WIRE YOUR VIO¬ LETS, McGee, Vol 22 No 4 p 54 FOR A WEDDING, Vol 22 No 1 p 35 FOUND! A GOOD GROWING MEDIUM EASILY AVAILABLE, INEXPENSIVE, Yakie, Vol 22 No 2 p 30 4 GENERATIONS OF AVSA LIFE MEMBERS, Vol 25 No 4 p 24 FRANK TINARI, AVSA PRESIDENT, IM¬ PROVED, Vol 23 No 1 p 59 FRIENDLY VIOLETS‘ (poem), Retkovis, Vol 23 No 5 p 11-A FRINDGE, THE, Barnard, Vol 24 No 2 p 15 FROM LEAF TO SHOW PLANT, Vol 22 No 4 p Part II The African Violet Magazine, January 1973 H 37 FROM THE WOODLANDS, Arnold, Vol 25 No 1 p 54 G GAS LEAK, Vol 24 No 2 p 58 GENERAL CULTURE, Blair, Vol 23 No 1 p 42 GETS LARGE BLOOMS, Vol 25 No 4 p 49 GIVE YOUNGSTERS AN AV EDUCATION, Vol 22 No 4 p 24 GLASSY PETIOLES, Vol 24 No 4 p 53 GLENN HUDSONS VISIT B. L. BURTT IN SCOTLAND, THE, Vol 22 No 2 p 43 GLOSSARY OF AFRICAN VIOLET TERMS, A, Cohen, Vol 25 No 3 p 5 GO-GROW WITH “OTHER” GESNERIADS, Buell, Vol 24 No 5 p 50 GOLDEN AGE OF GREENHOUSES, Vol 25 No 3 P 53 GOOD AV GROWERS MADE - NOT BORN, Vol 22 No 4 p 30 GOOD CARE WILL PAY DIVIDENDS, Frathel, Vol 25 No 3 p 42 GOVERNOR AT CONVENTION, Vol 23 No 5 p 27 GO WITH OTHER GESNERIADS, Vol 24 No 3 p 61 GREENHOUSE VIOLETS ON THE KANSAS PRAIRIES, McKinney, Vol 23 No 2 p 50 GRIM FAIRY TALE, Day Vol 25 No 3 p 59 GRO-LUX TUBES, Vol 24 No 4 p 31 GROOMING, GROWING FOR SHOW, Gonzales, Vol 22 No 1 p 26 GROWER FINDS USE FOR LIVER CUPS, Vol 24 No 2 p 63 GROWERS TAKE MANY AWARDS (Philadelphia, 1969), Vol 22 No 4 p 43 GROWING AFRICAN VIOLETS UNDER FLU¬ ORESCENT LIGHTS, Kendig, Vol 24 No 4 p 43 GROWING AND SHARING AFRICAN VIO¬ LETS, Ehlert, Vol 23 No 4 p 63 GROWING HANDBOOK PUT OUT BY CLUB, Leary, Vol 25 No 5 p 37 GROWING PLANTS UNDER FLUORESCENT LIGHTS, Vol 23 No 2 p 37 GROWING PLANTS UNDER LIGHTS, Vol 25 No 4 Part II p 20 GROWING SHOW PLANTS, Cook, Vol 23 No 1 p 28 ^ GROWING THE “WEE ONES” IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, Weekes, Vol 22 No 5 p 37 GROWING VIOLETS IN AN APARTMENT, Vol 24 No 1 p 23 GROWING WITH GOD (poem), Staff, Vol 25 No 5 p 35 GROWS VIOLETS IN CORNER WINDOWS, Vol 22 No 2 p 49 GROWS VIOLETS IN LIGHTHOUSE, Stevens, Vol 25 No 3 p 63 GROW VIOLETS, COMBAT SMOKING HABITS AND JUVENILE PROBLEMS, Vol 24 No 1 p 41 HAPPENINGS “DEEP IN HEART OF DIXIE”, Lewis, Vol 24 No 2 p 70 HAS DIFFICULTY, BUT GETS CLUB ORGAN¬ IZED, Slioltey, Vol 24 No 1 p 48 HAS SUCCESS WITH GRAFTING, Nash, Vol 25 No 4 p 7 HAVE YOU TRIED SPHAGNUM MOSS?, Jung, Vol 25 No 1 p 60 HEARTS AND FLOWERS (AND RIBBONS, TOO), Van Laer, Vol 23 No 4 p 54 HEAVY SOIL, Vol 25 No 3 p 53 HELEN VAN ZELE GIVEN RECOGNITION, Vol 25 No 3 p 55 HELEN VAN ZELE IS RE-ELECTED, Vol 24 No 4p42 HELPFUL HINTS, Vol 23 No 2 p 14; Vol 23 No 5 p 43; Vol 24 No 3 p 72; Vol 25 No 4 p 42 HELPFUL HINTS, Blye, Vol 23 No 4 p 55 HELPFUL HINTS TO THE PHOTOGRAPHER, Vol 22 No 4 p 23 HELP PUT BLOSSOMS ON BOOSTER VIOLET, Yakie, Vol 22 No 2 p 22 “HELP US TO HELP YOU”, Weekes, Vol 22 No 5 p 54 HERE COMES THE JUDGE!, Vol 22 No 4 p 48 HERE’S A SOLUTION FOR A PESKY PEST; La- rose, Vol 23 No 2 p 55 HER EXPERIENCES WITH AFRICAN VIOLETS DISPEL OLD FOGEY IDEAS ABOUT PLANTS, Brown, Vol 24 No 3 p 46 HER “STORY”, Vol 25 No 5 p 55 HI-FI WALL UNIT HOUSES VIOLETS, Lopatka, Vol 24 No 4 p 17 HISTORY OF AFRICAN VIOLET TYPES, A, McGee, Vol 24 No 2 p 48. HISTORY OF THE AFRICAN VIOLET, Lahr, Vol 25 No 1 p 37 HOBBY HINT, Vol 23 No 4 p 15 HOBBY IS PROFITABLE FOR DISABLED WOMAN, Vol 23 No 3 p 64 HOLDERS AVAILABLE, Vol 25 No 3 p 51 HOLD ITl, Bodine, Vol 23 No 4 p 22 HOME SWEET HOME FOR YOUR VIOLETS, Barnaby, Vol 23 No 4 p 15 “HOOKED FOR LIFE”, Mather, Vol 24 No 4 p 57; Vol 24 No 5 p 38; Vol 24 No 6 p 46; Vol 25 No Ip 39; Vol 25 No 2 p 70 HOPING TO BE AN EXPERT GROWER BY REALLY TRYING, Lidiak, Vol 24 No 6 p 16 HORTICULTURE, Ballard, Vol 22 No 5 p 50 HOW I STARTED IN AFRICAN VIOLETS, Gar¬ rett, Vol 25 No 1 p 72 HOW’S THIS FOR CHRISTMAS TREE?, Vol 24 No 6 p 23 “HOW SWEET IT IS!”, Eyerdoms, Vol 22 No 4 p 25 HOW TO FEEL NEEDED, Victor, Vol 25 No 5 p 33 HOW TO GET LARGE BLOOMS, Blair, Vol 24 No 4 p 47 HOYA, Gentry, Vol 25 No 1 p 64 HUMIDITY, Vol 25 No 4 p 72 HUMIDITY AND AFRICAN VIOLETS, Loren- Tlie African Violet Magazine, January 1973 18 Part II zen, Vol 22 No 3 p 35 HUMMINGBIRDS AND VIOLETS, Richardson, Vol 24 No 2 p 60 HUSBAND GRATEFUL TO VIOLETS FOR OXYGEN, Chan, Vol 24 No 2 p 5 HYBRIDIZING FOR THE AMATEUR, Wood¬ ward, Vol 23 No 5 p 9; Vol 24 No 1 p 26 HYDROPONIC CHEMICAL ADDS TO FAC¬ TORY, Vol 25 No 4 p 59 HYDROPONIC TAKES OVER HOZON CO., Vol 24 No 3 p 51 HYPOCYRTA TEUSCHERI, Arnold, Vol 24 No 4 p8 I IDEAL LOCATION FOR HER VIOLETS, Vol 23 No 5 p 18 IDEAL TEMPERATURE, Vol 23 No 4 p 60 I LOST MY LOVE, Pasqua, Vol 24 No 2 p 56 IMPORTANCE OF BUYING LABELED VARIE¬ TIES, Richardson, Vol 24 No 6 p 15 IMPORTANCE OF pH TO YOUR POTTING MIX, THE, Leland, Vol 22 No 5 p 48 IMPORTANT NOTICE, Carey, Vol 25 No 4 p 13 IMPROPER WATERING, Vol 25 No 3 p 63 IMPROVISES BOX HEATER, Watson, Vol 24 No 6 p 20 INCREASE IN MEMBERSHIP DUES, Vol 22 No 5p42 INCREASE SIZE OF BLOOM, Vol 25 No 3 p 49 INSECTICIDE STRIPS, Vol 23 No 5 p 43 INSECTS COMMON TO AFRICAN VIOLETS, Fargeot, Vol 24 No 4 p 32 INSTANT HYBRIDS, Vol 23 No 4 p 63 IN THE FIRST PLACE, Sample, Vol 24 No 3 p 69 INVITATION TO JUDGE, Vol 25 No 2 p 18 INVOCATIONS, Gray, Vol 25 No 4 p 59 IT ALL BEGAN IN 1946, Hudson, Vol 23 No 4 p 21 IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE, Gunn, Vol 25 No 3 p 49 IT’S CARE, NOT GREEN THUMB, THAT PRO¬ DUCES LOVELY PLANTS, Larose, Vol 24 No 5p43 IT’S GROOVY!, Van Zele, Vol 23 No 1 p 32 IT’S SAINTPAULIA (poem), Vol 24 No 2 p 66 I WONDER! I WONDER! I WONDER!, Bigge, Vol 25 No 3 p 31 J JOIN THE ‘IN’ CROWD! WEAR AN AVSA BUT¬ TON, Sulhvan, Vol 22 No 1 p 23 JOY OF A VIOLET (poem), Krieger, Vol 22 No 4 p51 JUDGE’S DILEMMA, A, Tinari, Vol 24 No 4 p 46 JUDGES ENTITLED TO CERTAIN RIGHTS, Carey, Vol 22 No 1 p 49 JUDGE’S HAVE PROBLEMS, TOO, Vol 23 No 4 p 20 JUDGES! STAND UP AND BE COUNTED, Anderson, Vol 23 No 2 p 13 JUDGING FOR THE GREEN ROSETTE, Carey, Vol 22 No 3 p 25 JUNE AND JUNNE ARE REALLY GREAT, Swanson, Vol 25 No 3 p 28 JUST NOTES . . . , Robbins, Vol 25 No 1 p 67 K KELTHANE FOR MITES, Shirock, Vol 24 No 4 p 63 KNOCKS HOLE IN FLOOR FOR POOL; NOW HER VIOLETS GET MOISTURE, McDonald, Vol 22 No 4 p 34 L LACK OF BALANCED FEEDING, Vol 24 No 3 p 55 LACK OF FRESH AIR, Vol 25 No 1 p 43 LANGUAGE OF THE GAVEL, THE, Richardson, Vol 23 No 2 p 29 LEAF CULTURE, Shirock, Vol 23 No 4 p 65 LEAF TO . . . FLOWERING PLANT, Gutridge, Vol 24 No 4 p 44 LEARNING PROCESS ISN’T TOO BAD!, Vol 23 No 4 p 58 LEARNS OF AVSA THROUGH BROCHURE FROM GROWER, Erhardt, Vol 25 No 3 p 10 LEAVE THEM BE!, Snow, Vol 24 No 2 p 25 LEGACY, SATELLITE PEACH, ANN SLOCOMB, BLUSH LOVE AMONG NEW HYBRIDIZA¬ TIONS, Van Zele, Vol 22 No 2 p 64 LEGEND OF THE VIOLET (poem), Vol 23 No 3 p 72 LET’S BE MORE DISCRIMINATING, Larose, Vol 24 No 4 p 51 LET’S ENJOY ARRANGING, Cerri, Vol 25 No 5 p 12 LET’S GO HANG THE JUDGE, Anderson, Vol 23 No 1 p 37 LET’S MAKE AN ARRANGEMENT, Rienhardt, Vol 24 No 3 p 24 LETTER FROM COLLEGE PLANT, Vol 25 No 3 p 23 LETTER FROM THE NETHERLANDS, Over- hoff, Vol 22 No 1 p 50 LIGHT ENERGY TRANSFORMED TO IM¬ PROVE PLANT GROWTH, Vol 22 No 5 p 57 LIGHT IMPORTANT, Vol 25 No 1 p 66 LIKE TO EXPERIMENT?, Vol 23 No 2 p 42 LIMITED SPACE? THEN GROW THEM IN a STRAWBERRY JAR, Moye, Vol 22 No 2 p 18 LIST YOUR BEST VARIETIES, Lahr, Vol 24 No 2p 53 LITTLE BAIT . . .BIG HOOK, Michael, Vol 25 No 4 p 40 LITTLE BIT OF HEAVEN, A, Harvey, Vol 23 No 5p33 LITTLE PESO, Anderson, Vol 25 No 5 p 5 LONG-SUFFERING HUSBAND OF VIOLET HAPPY WIFE STARTS BINDING BOOKS, Van Laer, Vol 25 No 4 p 15 LOOK YOUR PLANTS OVER, Vol 23 No 5 p 44 LOSS OF OUTER LEAVES, Vol 24 No 6 p 15 LOVE THOSE VIOLETS, Larose, Vol 22 No 5 p 53 The African Violet Magazine, January 1973 19 Part II M MAGAZINE HELPS ALASKAN GROWER, Edenso, Vol 22 No 4 p 63 MAGAZINE INDEX, Vol 23 No 2 p 63 MAGAZINE INFORMATION INVALUABLE, SHE SAYS, Vol 23 No 4 p 41 MAGAZINE PICTURES, Vol 25 No 3 p 7 MAGAZINE PICTURES START BUYING SPREE, Schenfield, Vol 24 No 5 p 62 MAGAZINE WRITERS RECEIVE THANKS, Casteel, Vol24No6pl3 MAKES OWN SPRAYER FOR AFRICAN VIO¬ LETS, Vanatti, Vol 24 No 4 p 38 MAKES WICKS FROM NYLON HOSIERY TO GROW VIOLETS, Vol 24 No 1 p 34 MANY VARIETIES, Vol 25 No 1 p 65 MAUDE COOK IS HONORED, Vol 23 No 3 p 50 MEALY BUGS, Galpin, Vol 24 No 2 p 63 MEASUREMENTS FOR SOIL MIX, DeFries, Vol 25 No Ip 63 MEDICAL ALERT. Vol 23 No 5 p 29 MEMBERS URGED TO TALK' ABOUT PRO¬ BLEMS, Vol 24 No 6 p 56 MEMBERS WIN SILVER BOWLS, Vol 24 No 4 p 41 MEN TAKE MULTI-AWARDS AT SHOW IN MILWAUKEE, Vol 23 No 4 p 23 METHODS OF FEEDING, Hundley, Vol 24 No 1 p 51; Vol 24 No 2 p 64 MIGHTY MINIATURES, THE, Tinari, Vol 22 No 5 p40 MILLED SPHAGNUM, Vol 25 No 1 p 63 MINIATURE GREENHOUSE, Vol 25 No 3 p 14 MINIATURES AND SEMI-MINIATURES, Churchill, Vol 24 No 4 p 24 MINI NOVELTIES, Rust, Vol 24 No 6 p 42 MITE PROBLEMS, Vol 23 No 2 p 69 MIX AND MATCH, Vol 25 No 1 p 18 MIX DR. “V” THOROUGHLY, Vol 24 No 4 p 9 MODERN SCIENCE IS PUT TO WORK, DeFries, Vol 25 No 5 p 27 MOTHER AND DAUGHTER BOTH GROW VIO¬ LETS, Vol 22 No 2 p 38 MOTHER WAS A LADY, Van Zele, Vol 25 No 4 p 36 MRS. BETTY SALZER, Vol 24 No 5 p 18 MRS. CHAS. BOZAK HAS 500 PLANTS, Vol 23 No 5 p 43 MRS. GRAY HONORED BY MICHIGAN SOCIE¬ TY, Vol 24 No 5 p 46 MRS. JAMES B. CAREY RECEIVES RECOGN¬ ITION, Vol 22 No 5 p 55 MRS. LACKNER’S FIRST AFRICAN VIOLETS OBTAINED IN GERMANY, Vol 24 No 1 p 39 MRS. RIGHT AND MRS. WRONG, Jackson, Vol 23 No 4 p 57 MUCH PUBLICITY IN NEWSPAPERS, Vol 23 No 4p 35 MULTIPLE CROWNS, Vol 23 No 5 p 47 MULTIPLY AFRICAN VIOLETS FROM LEAF CUTTINGS, Vol 25 No 4 p 45 MUSINGS FROM THE “MINI-MAM”, Weekes, Vol 22 No 5 p 19; Vol 23 No 1 p 38; Vol 23 No 2 p 34; Vol 23 No 3 p 67; Vol 23 No 4 p 19; Vol 23 No 5 p 53; Vol 24 No 1 p 32; Vol 24 No 2 p 57; Vol 24 No 4 p 49; Bogin, Vol 24 No 5 p 19; Vol 24 No 6 p 31; Vol 25 No 1 p 8; Vol 25 No 2 p 10; Vol 25 No 3 p 38; Vol 25 No 4 p 20; Vol 25 No 5 p 25 MUTATIONS IN PLANT BREEDING, Broertjes, Vol 23 No Ip 17 MY AFRICAN VIOLETS (poem), Katzelis, Vol 22 No 2 p 63 MY BEST BUY --THE STORY OF “TOMMIE LOU”, Oden, Vol 23 No 5 p 37 MY BUCKET OF TEARS, Woodward, Vol 24 No 2p 11 MY COLLECTION OF AFRICAN VIOLETS BLOOMS, Larochelle, Vol 25 No 1 p 66 MY 14 YEARS WITH VIOLETS, Mooney, Vol 23 No 5 p 39 MY PUSSY CAT (poem), Hicks, Vol 22 No 2 p 59 MY SECRET GARDEN (poem), Peterson, Vol 25 No 2 p 13 MY VIOLETS DOWNFALL!, Harley, Vol 25 No 4 p53 MY VIOLETS (poem), Bessler, Vol 24 No 2 p 55 N NAMED QUEEN FOR THE DAY, Vol 25 No 3 p 42 NATURAL HABITAT OF SAINTPAULIA lONANTHA, Bogner, Vol 22 No 1 p 24 NEED MORE SPACE?, Vol 25 No 1 p 49 NEW AFRICAN VIOLETS FROM OLD, Wing, Voi 24 No 5 p 59 NEW BOOK FOR VIOLET VENTURES, Tinari, Vol 24 No 3 p 23 NEW GROWING MEDIUMS FOR THE ’70’s, Greeson, Vol 24 No 1 p 18 NEW INTRODUCTIONS AT AVSA CONVEN¬ TION (San Francisco), Vol 24 No 4 p 42 NEW LUMEN-LITER PLANT STANDS, Vol 24 No 5 p 18 NEW MEMBER CRAZY, Amado, Vol 25 No 1 p 53 NEW MEXICO SHOWS OFF, Vol 23 No 1 p 48 NEW MINIATURE AFRICAN VIOLETS, Lyon, Vol 22 No 5 p 36 NEW ONES (poem), Smith, Vol 22 No 2 p 24 NEW ROOT SYSTEM, A, Adams, Vol 23 No 5 p 30 NEW SOIL MIX, Voi 25 No 1 p 72 NEW VARIETIES SHOWN IN MILWAUKEE, Day, Vol 23 No 4 p 32 NEW WORLD OF AV TRAILERS, Lyon, Vol 24 No 4 p 20 NO MORE MEALY BUGS, Montgomery, Vol 24 No 2 p 29 NO “REST PERIOD”, Voi 25 No 2 p 72 NO RHYME BUT PLENTY OF REASON, Tinari, Vol 25 No 5 p 18 NOT ENOUGH LIGHT, Vol 24 No 2 p 34 NOT GUILTY!, Larose, Vol 24 No 6 p 42 NUM FINDS USE FOR NEW LIGHT REFLEC¬ TOR, Clare, Vol 23 No 4 p 56 The African Violet Magazine, January 1973 20 Part 11 o OCCASIONAL SPRAYING, Vol 24 No 1 p 14 “OCTOBER’S BEST OF WEATHER . . Day, Vol 24 No 5 p 20 ODE TO THE MOON (poem), Clare, Vol 22 No 4 p 50 OF PESTS AND PESTICIDES, Leary, Vol 25 No 1 p 12; Vol 25 No 2 p 54; Vol 25 No 3 p 34; Vol 25 No 4 p 37 ONE-MAN SHOW IS SUCCESSFUL, Morgan, Vol 22 No 5 p 49 ONE-SHOT FERTILIZER, Yakie, Vol 23 No 5 p 56 ONE TRUE LOVE, Mix, Vol 24 No 2 p 32 ON WITH THE NEW, OFF WITH THE OLD!, Blye, Vol 22 No 4 p 42 OPEN LETTER, AN, Larose, Vol 23 No 5 p 44 OUR A.V.S.A.! (poem), Larose, Vol 23 No 1 p 13 ‘OUR GRACE’ IS THE GREATEST, Vol 25 No 4 p46 OUR MOVE TO FLORIDA, Yawger, Vol 23 No 5 p57 OUR VIOLET SHOW (poem), Stewart, Vol 22 No 4p 51 OVERHEARD IN AN ORCHARD (poem), Vol 23 No 1 p 59 P PARLIAMENTARY LAW -- DID YOU KNOW?, Edmundson, Vol 25 No 3 p 45 PENGUIN PETALS, Vol 25 No 1 p 48 PEOPLE: WHAT AFRICAN VIOLETS THINK OF THEM, Shirock, Vol 22 No 2 p 44 PERILS OF THE LECTURE CIRCUIT, Bogin, Vol 24 No 5 p 23 PERLITE VS. VERMICULITE, Vol 23 No 4 p 52 PEST APPREHENDED - - CASE CLOSED, Ander¬ son, Vol 24 No 4 p 59 PESTICIDES!, Goodman, Vol 25 No 4 Part II p 19 PESTS, Smith, Vol 24 No 1 p 38 PHILADELPHIA, PA., Van Zele, Vol 22 No 4 p 15 PHYTOILLUMINATION, Pollock, Vol 23 No 5 p 31 PICTORIAL PERLITE STORY, A, Wall, Vol 24 No 2 p 48 PICTORIAL STORY OF PROPAGATION, Vol 23 No 1 p 30 PICTURE BOX, Shirock, Vol 25 No 3 p 67 PICTURES CHALLENGE HER TO GROW BET¬ TER VIOLETS, Walker, Vol 25 No 2 p 46 PLANNING A VIOLET SHOW AND SALE, Adams, Vol 24 No 2 p 68 PLANTER LETS VIOLETS WATER THEM¬ SELVES, Vol 22 No 3 p 72 PLANT PROPAGATION, Vol 24 No 2 p 58 PLANTS AS AIR PURIFIERS, Rich, Vol 23 No 2 p 18 PLANTS FAIL TO THRIVE ON HIT-AND-MISS FEEDING, Vol 24 No 2 p 34 PLANTS NEED MORE WATER, Vol 23 No 4 p 21 49 PLANT STANDS, Garrity, Vol 25 No 1 p 67 POET’S ANSWER, A (poem) Willison, Vol 24 No 2 p 54 POLIO VICTIM SAYS FOLKS LIKE CULTURE SHEETS, Vol 24 No 2 p 33 POLLUTION AND YOU!, Eberhardt, Vol 24 No 1 p 6 PORTABLE LAMPS, Vol 24 No 5 p 62 POSTER DISPLAYED AT TEXAS SHOW, Vol 23 No 1 p 41 POTS, Osborn, Vol 23 No 5 p 46 POTTING, Vol 25 No 3 p 67 POTTING SOIL RECIPE, Vol 22 No 4 p 34 PRAISES AFRICAN VIOLET GROWERS, Vol 25 No 4 p 39 PRAISES AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE, Meece, Vol 23 No 4 p 64 PREACHING, PASTORING AND PAMPERING VIOLETS, Blades, Vol 22 No 4 p 44 PREVENTIVE MITICIDE, A, Greeson, Vol 23 No 2p 19 PRITCHARD MEALYBUG (THE) - TWO YEARS LATER, Snetsinger, Vol 22 No 4 p 27 PROBLEMS? ASK AVS MEMBERS, Vol 24 No 3 p 60 PRODUCING BLOOMS FOR SHOW PLANTS, Harris, Vol 24 No 4 p 33 PROJECT CANADA IN THE MAKING, Vol 23 No 3 p 60 PROPAGATION BY LEAVES, Tompkins, Vol 23 No 4 p 55 PROPAGATION OF AFRICAN VIOLETS FROM A LEAF, Smith, Vol 22 No 5 p 38 PROPAGATION PRIMER, Lahr, Vol 25 No 5 p 50 PROPAGATION TIP, Vol 25 No 4 Part II p 20 PROPER LIGHT, Vol 25 No 1 p 19 PROTEST FREIGHT RATE INCREASE, Vol 22 No 4 p 16 PUT DR. “V” INTO YOUR SOIL FOR BEST RE¬ SULTS, Vol 22 No 1 p 35 PYRAMID PLANTER, DeFries, Vol 25 No 4 p 27 Q QUESTION BOX, Tinari, Vol 22 No 1 p 38; Vol 22 No 2 p 34; Vol 22 No 3 p 23; Vol 22 No 4 p 22; Vol 22 No 5 p 22; Vol 23 No 1 p 39; Vol 23 No 2 p 30; Vol 23 No 3 p 56; Vol 23 No 4 p 36; Vol 23 No 5 p 49; Vol 24 No 1 p 30; Vol 24 No 2 p 52; Vol 24 No 3 p 52; Vol 24 No 4 p 27; Vol 24 No 5 p 30; Vol 24 No 6 p 33; Vol 25 No 1 p 42; Vol 25 No 2 p 47; Vol 25 No 3 p 17; Vol 25 No 4 p 56; Vol 25 No 5 p 40 QUESTIONS ANSWERED ON DR. “V” SOIL IN¬ SECTICIDE, Kase, Vol 22 No 3 p 22 QUESTIONS ON DR. “V”, Tinari, Vol 22 No 2 p 70 R RAISING AFRICAN VIOLETS CAN IMPROVE Part II The African Violet Magazine, January 1973 GARDENING KNOWLEDGE, Peters, Vol 22 No 4 p 60 RANDOM THOUGHTS, Vol 23 No 1 p 44 RELATES EXPERIENCES FROM DUTCH EAST INDIES TO THE NETHERLANDS, Gruesdey, Vol 23 No 5 p 59 RELATIVE HUMIDITY, Vol 23 No 5 p 21 RELATIVES OF AFRICAN VIOLETS, Vol 23 No 5p 18 REMEDIES FOR FUNGUS DISEASES IN THE SOIL, Greeson, Vol 23 No 4 p 35 REPOTTING, Vol 25 No 3 p 62 REPOTTING PLANTS, Vol 23 No 3 p 58 RESEARCH CONTINUES ON MEALY BUGS AND ROOT-KNOT NEMATODES, Streu, Vol 24 No 4 p 39 RETIRED, SHE STILL PUTTERS WITH VIO¬ LETS, Vol 24 No 3 p 60 REVIVE LIMP LEAVES, Vol 24 No 4 p 63 REWARDS OF AVSA MEMBERSHIP, Bell, Vol 24 No 6 p 31 RING IN THE NEW!!, Day, Vol 24 No 2 p 61 RULES OF ORDER, Vol 25 No 2 p 15 s SAINTPAULIA, Vol 24 No 1 p 52 SAINTPAULIA SPECIES AND I, Hudson, Vol 23 No 1 p 16; Vol 23 No 2 p 16; Vol 23 No 3 p 71; Vol 23 No 4 p 50 SAINTPAULIA SPECIES CREATE INTEREST, Tinari, Vol 22 No 2 p 29 SALESWOMEN NEED TO KNOW ABOUT VIO¬ LETS, Vol 22 No 3 p 32 SAVE PLASTIC SACKS, Vol 22 No 4 p 64 SAYS AFRICAN VIOLETS AS A HOBBY NEED NOT BE TIME-CONSUMING JOB, Clark, Vol 23 No 4 p 62 SAYS APATHY DOESN’T PAY, Richardson, Vol 22 No 4 p 35 SCIENCE FAIR PROJECT STIMULATES AV IN¬ TEREST, Vol 24 No 1 p 14 SCIENTIFIC LIGHT, Vol 25 No 2 p 55 SELECTS VIOLETS FOR ANNUAL SHOW, Vol 24 No 5 p 23 SENIOR CITIZENS OF THE VIOLET WORLD . . . AND NEWCOMERS, Van Zele, Vol 22 No 5p 32 SEPARATING AFRICAN VIOLET PL ANTLETS, Hansen, Vol 23 No 5 p 10 ’71 YEARBOOK AWARDS, CHANGES FOR ’72, Anderson, Vol 24 No 4 p 41 S. GOETZEANA BLOOMS FOR CALIFORNIA WOMAN, Hazeltine, Vol 25 No 2 p 64 SHARING VIOLETS, (poem), Vol 24 No 1 p 38 SHE COMPARES VIOLET CARE TO HOUSE¬ KEEPING, Larose, Vol 24 No 2 p 51 SHE FINDS VIOLETS GROWING IN LEDGES IN EAST AFRICA, Vol 23 No 2 p 14 SHE’S A ‘DOWN ON THE FARM’ GROWER, Volkart, Vol 24 No 1 p 15 SHE’S BACK AGAIN GROWING VIOLETS, Vol 23 No 4 p 60 SHE’S ONLY JUST BEGUN OR MY FIRST CON¬ VENTION, Richardson, Vol 24 No 5 p 56 SHE WANTS TO ORGANIZE CLUB, Ransome, Vol 24 No 6 p 14 SHIPPING AFRICAN VIOLETS, Richter, Vol 24 No 5 p 46 SHOW BIZ - - IT CAN HAPPEN, Chase, Vol 24 No 6 p 40 SHOW THEME FEATURED IN MANY AR¬ RANGEMENTS, Vol 24 No 4 p 42 SHOW TIME, Vol 25 No 2 p 64 SICK SOIL AND THE CAUSE, Veith, Vol 24 No 2 p 9 SIMILAR IDEA, Vol 25 No 5 p 27 SIMPLE METHOD OF GROWING AFRICAN VIOLETS, THE, Dates, Vol 22 No 2 p 23 SIMPLIFY CARE WITH WICK WATERING, An¬ derson, Vol 25 No 4 p 12 SINGLE WINNERS FROM MANY STATES, Vol 23 No 3 p 14 SMALL FAN HELPS WITH CIRCULATION, Vol 24 No 6 p 39 SOAPY WATER?, Vol 25 No 2 p 72 SODIUM SELENATE NOT AVAILABLE, Gree¬ son, Vol 24 No 1 p 50 SOFTENED WATER? NO!, Champion, Vol 24 No 4p 35 SOIL, McGee, Vol 24 No 1 p 49 SOIL MIXES, Vol 24 No 1 p 32 SOIL STERILIZATION, Vol 22 No 4 p 62; Vol 23 No 2 p 49 SOME PRECAUTIONS, Kienzele, Vol 25 No 1 p 59 SOME PROS AND CONS, Frathel, Vol 24 No 2 p 67 SPACE SAVER, Vol 23 No 3 p 54 SPIDER MITES?, Vol 25 No 4 o 39 SPORTING BLUE, THE, Connel, Vol 23 No 2 p 26 SPOTTED KOHLERIA, THE, Arnold, Vol 22 No 4p 65 STANDING RULES CHANGES MADE, Vol 24 No 4 p 63 START EARLY TO SHAPE YOUR PLANTS FOR SHOW, Cook, Vol 22 No 2 p 21 STERILIZED SOIL, Vol 24 No 3 p 47 STICKS TO OLDIES; LIKES ‘EM BETTER, Hazeltine, Vol 25 No 3 p 35 STIM-U-PLANT PLANT POWER, Vol 24 No 3 p 9 STOP, LOOK AND SEE, Anderson, Vol 24 No 2 p 30 STREPTOCARPUS CAULESCENS, Arnold, Vol 24 No 1 p 12 STREPTOCARPUS, NEW BOOK JUST OFF THE PRESS, Vol 25 No 3 p 61 STRONG ADDICTION, A, Dougherty, Vol 25 No 4p 28 SUBMIT LIST OF FAVORITE, BEST PERFORMING VIOLETS, Lahr, Vol 22 No 2 p 63 SUCCESS AT MILWAUKEE, Bergemann, Vol 24 No 1 p 12 ‘SUCKER’ IS GROWING SUCKERS, A, O’Donnell, Vol 25 No 1 p 58 The African Violet Magazine, January 1973 22 Part II SUDDENLY IT’S SUMMER, Day, Vol 24 No 4 p 36 SUGGESTION, A, Vol 22 No 4 p 27; Vol 24 No 6 p71 SUGGESTIONS BY COMMERCIALS, Vol 25 No 4p 29 SUGGESTIONS BY READERS, Vol 24 No 2 p 33 SUMMER IS A-GOIN’ OUT . . . NEW VARIETIES IN ... , Day, Vol 23 No 5 p 34 SUPPORTING HUSBAND, A, Rust, Vol 25 No 3 p 27 SWAPPING PLANTS . . . AND PESTS, Vol 22 No 3p 28 SYNTHETIC ETHERS, Vol 23 No 3 p 51 T TAKES PLEASURE IN GIVING AWAY VIOLETS, Parker, Vol 22 No 2 p 31 TAKE YOUR VIOLETS TO THE MALL!, Chase, Vol 25 No 1 p 46 TALL TALES, HaU, Vol 23 No 3 p 54 TELLS HER METHOD OF ROOTING LEAF, Vol 23 No 4 p 59 TELLS HOW TO GROW, DISPLAY VIOLETS IN AN APARTMENT, Kingsolver, Vol 24 No 2 p 12 TELLS OF SELF WATERING PLANTERS, Reed, Vol 24 No 1 p 22 TEMPEST IN A FLOWER POT, A, Vol 22 No 3 p 31 “TENAFLOWERS”, Vol 25 No 3 p 60 10-DAY EXHIBIT OF AFRICAN VIOLETS, Vol 25 No 4 p 57 10 ORIGINAL CROSSES OF ARMACOST AND ROYSTON, THE, McGee, Vol 22 No 1 p 28 TERRARIUMS, Vol 25 No 1 p 65 TEXAS AVS AIDS TRAINING SCHOOL, Davis, Vol 22 No 5 p 58 THANK HEAVEN FOR LITTLE GIRLS, Van Zele, Vol 25 No 5 p 6 THANKS EXPRESSED, Vol 23 No 1 p 23 “THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES”, Vol 24 No 3 P 67 THANKS TO ALL OF YOU!, Vol 23 No 4 p 38 THAT AFRICAN VIOLET WHOSE GRANDMOTHER WENT TO DENTIST, Van Zele, Vol 22 No 1 p 20 THAT’S WHAT CLEVE BACKSTER FOUND OUT WITH LIE-DETECTOR, Vol 25 No 3 p 54 THERAPY FOR MISBEHAVING LEAVES, Leland, Vol 25 No 5 p 31 THINKS VIOLETS RETARDED AFTER VIOLET SHOW, Manship, Vol 24 No 6 p 30 “THIS IS HOW WE START - » - THIS IS HOW WE FINISH”, Rieber, Vol 24 No 3 p 58 THIS IS THE STORY OF MARGARET O’DONNELL, Vol 25 No 1 p 58 THIS IS YOUR AVSA OFFICE, Van Zele, Vol 23 No 2 p 54 THOUGHTS TO “GROW ON”, Watson, Vol 22 No 1 p 55 TINARIS AND VIOLETS SEEN ON TV PROGRAM, Vol 22 No 3 p 39 TINARI VIOLET MAKES TV DEBUT, Vol 24 No 4 p 49 TINY ONES CAN BE TAUGHT TO LOVE VIOLETS, Vol 23 No 1 p 34 TIP-FROM-READERS’ BONUS:, Vol 25 No 5 p 41 TIPS ON GRAFTING, Huebscher, Vol 24 No 4 p 52 TISSUE AND HONEY GERMINATION DISCS, Kirkley, Vol 23 No 5 p 58 “TLC”, Entzminger, Vol 25 No 1 p 56 TO BE A VIOLET (poem), Vol 23 No 4 p 24 TO BLOOM OR NOT TO BLOOM?, Guernsey, Vol 24 No 5 p 49 TO CLEAN FOLIAGE, Vol 24 No 2 p 35 TOMMIE LOU’S PROGENY HERE, Rienhardt, Vol 23 No 5 p 37 TOO BIG A POT, Vol 24 No 2 p 67 TO PROPAGATE, Vol 24 No 1 p 35 TOP SPECIMEN BLOSSOMS IN EYE-PLEASING DISPLAY IDEA, Leland, Vol 22 No 4 p 56 TRANSFORMS PATIO INTO VIOLET ROOM Vol 22 No 4 p 64 “TRES BIEN”, Bodine, Vol 24 No 5 p 54 TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS OF A COM¬ PILER, Weekes, Vol 22 No 1 p 50 TRY IT - YOU’LL LIKE IT!, Egenites, Vol 25 No 5p72 TRY STRETCHING YOUR SPACE, Kindig, Vol 24 No 4 p 55 TRY TRELLISING, Larose, Vol 24 No 3 p 71 TUBES IN CARTONS, Vol 25 No 4 p 65 TWELVE-YEAR-OLD LOVES HER VIOLETS, Heard, Vol 25 No 2 p 8 12-YEAR-OLD TWINS GROW VIOLETS TOO, Palmers, Vol 22 No 3 p 17 25 YEARS OF CONVENTIONS, Vol 24 No 5 p 17 U ULRICH ENGLERT TO PATENT VIOLETS, Vol 22 No 5 p 43 UNBELIEVABLES AND OTHER YUMMIES, THE, Stevens, Vol 25 No 1 p 47 USE OF FLUORESCENT SOURCES, Mpelkas, Vol 23 No 4 p 27 USE SMALLER POTS, Vol 24 No 1 p 50 USES UTILITY SHELF UNIT, Hart, Vol 24 No 6 p 21 USE WARM WATER, Vol 25 No 3 p 51 V VACATION CARE, Yawger, Vol 23 No 4 p 34 VACATION -- HOBBIES, McCannon, Vol 24 No 3p 68 VACATION TIME FOR VIOLETS AND HER!, Vol 22 No 4 p 31 VARIEGATED FOLIAGE, Champion, Vol 22 No 5p39 VARIETY NOTES, Anderson, Vol 22 No 1 p 34; Vol 23 No 3 p 66 VIOLET CHRISTMAS STORY, A (poem). Wolf, Vol 22 No 1 p 59 VIOLET DAY AT HOSPITAL, Vol 24 No 5 p 69 VIOLET EXHIBIT AT FLOWER SHOW, Vol 23 The African Violet Magazine, January 1973 23 Part II No 1 p 10 VIOLET-GROWER ACE TAKES DOWN-TO- EARTH APPROACH, Vol 24 No 5 p 58 VIOLET GROWERS WARNED TO READ LABELS ON CANS, Vol 22 No 2 p 37 VIOLET-GROWING SIMPLIFIED, Witkowski, Vol 24 No 5 p 43 VIOLET IS A VIOLET --IS A VIOLET, A, Frathel, Vol 24 No 4 p 53 “VIOLET LAND, THE”, Sullivan, Vol 24 No 6 p 17 “VIOLET LEAF, THE”, Fallon, Vol 23 No 5 p 14 VIOLET LEAVES, Vol 24 No 2 p 33 ‘VIOLET PEOPLE’ ARE DIFFERENT, Vol 25 No 5p 15 VIOLET PRESCRIPTION, A (poem), Larose, Vol 22 No 4 p 50 VIOLETS AND CLOCKS, Manship, Vol 22 No 4 p 63 VIOLETS ARE FASCINATING, Dixon, Vol 23 No 5 p 41 VIOLETS FOR THE SICK, Start, Vol 23 No 5 p 29 VIOLETS FROM VIOLET STEMS, Rust, Vol 25 No 3 p 61 VIOLETS GO TO LIBRARY, Melcer, Vol 23 No 2 p 36 VIOLET SHARING, (poem), Larose, Vol 22 No 4 p51 VIOLETS IN AN OFFICE, Thompson, Vol 24 No 1 p 35 VIOLETS IN LILLIPUT, Egenites, Vol 22 No 5 p 30 VIOLETS IN PHILADELPHIA, Vol 22 No 1 p 18; Vol 22 No 4 p 40 VIOLETS MERELY EXISTED UNTIL PUT UN¬ DER LIGHTS, Wright, Vol 25 No 3 p 50 VIOLETS, MY SUCCESSFUL HOBBY, THANKS TO AVSA, Itallie, Vol 25 No 3 p 48 VIOLETS RETURN TO AFRICA, Stolberger, Vol 25 No 2 p 52; Vol 25 No 3 p 22; Vol 25 No 4 p 8 VIOLETS STEP TO THE MALL, Westfall, Vol 24 No 1 p 24 VIOLETS SWING INTO SPRING, Van Zele, Vol 23 No 3 p 52 VIOLETS TAKE OVER HER HOUSE, Vol 25 No 2p63 VIOLETS THRIVE IN ALL-ELECTRIC GREEN¬ HOUSE, Vol 22 No 4 p 32 VIOLETS USED TO RAISE FUNDS, McGann, Vol 23 No 1 p 37 VIOLET TALK, Jackson, Vol 23 No 5 p 11-A VIOLET THERAPY! WHO NEEDS IT?, Dale, Vol 25 No 1 p 57 VIOLET WORKSHIP, Peterson, Vol 24 No 6 p 21 VITAMIN THERAPY, Vol 25 No 4 p 72 W WAITING FOR AVSA MAGAZINE, Vol 24 No 6 p 50 WANTS TO INTEREST YOUTH IN VIOLETS, Vol 23 No 4 p 39 WATCH HUMIDITY, Vol 25 No 1 p 7 WATERING METHODS VARY IN EUROPE, Vol 25 No 1 p 18 WEAR AVS JEWELRY, Vol 23 No 1 p 22 WE ASKED --YOU ANSWERED, Yakie, Vol 24 No 4 p 26 WELCOME ---OUR REVISED HANDBOOK, Macaulay, Vol 25 No Ip 19 WELCOME TO PHILADELPHIA BIRTHPLACE OF OUR NATION, Vol 22 No 2 p 52 WE NEED MEN TO TAKE MORE ACTIVE PART IN AVSA, Vol 22 No 3 p 29 WE’RE EATING THEM (poem), Vol 22 No 4 p 50 “WE’RE MAKING PROGRESS”, Weekes, Vol 22 No 2 p 31 WHATEVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE, Day, Vol 24 No 6 p 57 WHAT FLUORESCENT LIGHT FIXTURE DE¬ SIGN PROMOTES THE BEST PLANT GROWTH?, Kirkley, Vol 25 No 1 p 69 WHAT IS AFFILIATION?, Hamilton, Vol 25 No 4 p 5 WHAT IS A MINI?, Dale, Vol 24 No 5 p 37 WHAT’S WITH VIOLET PEOPLE?, Arbuthnot, Vol 24 No 1 p 5 WHICH BONE FITS YOU?, Vol 24 No 6 p 71 “WHO SAYS WE CAN’T?”, Fisher, Vol 22 No 1 p 30 WHY A BOOSTER FUND?, Burton, Vol 22 No 4 p 19 WHY CHANCE IT?, Vol 22 No 1 p 14 WHY THE CHORES WEREN’T DONE, Anderson, Vol 25 No 3 p 20 WICKING VIOLETS, Vol 23 No 4 p 31; Vol 23 No 5 p 22 WINDOW-SILL CARE FOR AFRICAN VIOLETS, Kienzele, Vol 23 No 4 p 64 WINDOW SILL GROWER SHARES HER SUC¬ CESSES, Konktol, Vol ‘22 No 2 p 17 WINNER GETS NEWSPAPER PUBLICITY, Vol 24 No 6 p 58 WINNERS AT SILVER ANNIVERSARY SHOW, Vol 24 No 4 p 40 WISCONSIN INVITES YOU, Krogman, Vol 22 No 5 p 44 WOOL Y-FLOWE RED KOHLERIA IS COUSIN TO AFRICAN VIOLET, THE, Arnold, Vol 22 No 2 p 21 WORKING TOGETHER IS WHAT COUNTS, Pe¬ terson, Vol 25 No 3 p 52 WORTH NOTING - - - , Lane, Vol 25 No 1 p 38 X X-RAY - MUTATIONS, Larose, Vol 23 No 4 p 44 Y YOU CAN BECOME AFRICAN VIOLET ‘A- DDICT’ JUST BY ACQUIRING ONE, Vol 22 No 2 p 16 YOU CAN BECOME AFRICAN VIOLET ‘AD¬ DICT’ JUST BY ADQUIRING ONE, Vol 22 No 2 p 16 YOU WON’T FIND THESE IN THE YELLOW PAGES, Van Zele, Vol 22 No 3 p 30 COMPILED BY JOAN VAN ZELE The African Violet Magazine, January 1973 24 Part II received JAK 8 1973 HUNT INSTITUTE I I, I', I i; Vi i L