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MAGAZINE

Number 1

January • February 1989

Strictly Business — Your Business

INFORMATION FOR CONDUCTING BUSINESS WITH YOUR SOCIETY TO ENSURE GOOD SERVICE. IF YOU HAVE MORE THAN
ONE ITEM, SEND EACH ITEM TO THE CORRECT PERSON. ALWAYS GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.

MEMBERSHIP

AVSA Membership: Send check payable to AVSA for new
or renewable membership to AVSA Office, P. O. Box 3609,
Beaumont, TX 77704. Life - $175; Commercial USA - $25,
Commercial International - $27; Individual - $13.50, USA
only. All other countries $15.50. Remit in U.S. Dollars with
draft or check on a New York, USA Bank. See Membership
Application on page 1.

AFFILIATES: Chapter - $13.50; Council, State or Region -
$30. Please complete the form received with your renewal notice
and return to AVSA office with affiliate dues check..
MEMBERSHIP AND PROMOTION: Send ideas, offers
to help, requests for assistance to Mr. John E. (Jack) Wilson,
6139 Will o wick Lane, Springfield, VA 22152.
AFFILIATES: For information on shows, awards, how to
organize a chapter or membership questions, write Mr. Bill
Foster, 3610 Gray Drive, Mesquite, TX 75150.

AVSA OFFICE: Nancy Lawrence, Office Manager, P. O.
Box 3609, Beaumont, TX 77704, 409-839-4725. Hours:
Monday - Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

BEST VARIETIES: HONOR ROLL COMPILER: Mrs.
Leon Fiedler, Rt. 1, Prescott, WI 54021.

BOOSTER FUND: Send contributions to Mrs. Linda
Neumann, 11620 Mapleridge Drive, North Royal ton, OH
44133.

BOYCE EDENS RESEARCH FUND: Send contributions
(club or individual) to Mrs. Marlene Brown, P. O. Box 38,
Oreland, PA 19075.

BUILDING FUND: Send contributions to Nell-Sue Tyson,
2030 E. Amherst Ave., Denver, CO 80210.
COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES: Mr. David Buttram, P. O.
Box 193, Independence, MO 64051.

COMMERCIAL SALES & EXHIBITS: For information on
convention entries or sales room, contact J. R. Pittman,
12406 Alexandria, San Antonio, TX 78233.
CONVENTION

AWARDS: Jan. issue. Send suggestions or contributions
for convention awards to Anne Jan tzen, 2725 Katrina Way,
Mountain View, CA 94040 by Sept. 1.

FUTURE CONVENTION DATES: Kansas City, MO, May
22-28, 1989; Boston, March 19-25, 1990; Santa Clara, CA,
April 23-28, 1991; Columbus, OH, April 22-26, 1992.
PROGRAM: Jan. issue. Send special requests for work¬
shop programs; suggest names of interesting speakers to
Mrs. DoDe Whitaker, Convention Director, 2085 Leeward
Lane, Merritt Island, FL 32953.

If interested in sponsoring a national convention in your
area, contact Mrs. DoDe Whitaker, Convention Director,
2085 Leeward Lane, Merritt Island, FL 32953.

CULTURE FOLDERS: All folders are FREE for Recruiting
New Members, shows, or sales (members are billed for
postage). Affiliates and Commercials may order up to 5,000
per year. REBATES: After a Club or Commercial recruits a
minimum of SIX AVSA members, per year, they receive a
dollar rebate for each NEW member. Club or Commercial
name & address must be stamped or written on front of
folder.

HANDBOOK FOR AFRICAN VIOLET GROWERS, EX¬
HIBITORS AND JUDGES: Send $9.95 check, payable to
AVSA, to AVSA Office. Price includes postage.

JUDGES DUPLICATE CARD: Send self-addressed
stamped envelope to Mrs. James S. Savage, 39 Mead Drive,
Chillicothe, OH 45601.

JUDGING SCHOOL: For blanks to register a judging
school, send request to Mrs. Stanley E. Skelton, 3910 Larch-
wood Rd., Falls Church, VA 22041.

LIBRARY: Order AVSA slide programs and packets from
AVSA Office, P. O. Box 3609, Beaumont, TX 77704. List in
July issue. If you have ideas for a library program or slides
to donate, write Mr. L. T. Ozio, Jr., 1009 Ditch Avenue,
Morgan City, LA 70380.

MAGAZINE: Copyrighted 1989, African Violet Society
of America, Inc., all rights reserved. Reproduction in
whole or in part without written permission is prohib¬
ited. All articles are property of AVSA and must not be
reprinted without editor's permission.

EDITOR: Jane Birge, P. O. Box 1401, Beaumont, TX 77704,
Office, 409-835-6008.

ADVERTISING MANAGER: For advertising rates and
copy information write: Mrs. Meredith Hall, 922 East 14th
Street, Houston, TX 77009, 713-869-0102.

DEADLINES - ADS: Jan. issue - Nov. 1; Mar. issue - Jan.

1; May issue - Mar. 1; July issue - May 1; Sept, issue - July
1; Nov. issue - Sept. 1. ONLY currently paid Commercial
Members may advertise.

AFFILIATE 'APPENINGS: Send to Lyndall Owens, P. O.
Box 288, Beaumont, TX 77704.

ARTICLES by READERS, COLUMNISTS and COM¬
ING EVENTS: Send to Editor. See above for address.
DEADLINES - ARTICLES: Jan. issue - Oct. 1; Mar. issue

- Dec. 1; May issue - Feb. 1; July issue - Apr. 1; Sept, issue

- June 1; Nov. issue - Aug. 1.

BACK ISSUES: Complete your set now. Request price list j
of available issues from Beaumont office.

CHANGE OF ADDRESS: Send new address at least 30 i
days before it is to take effect, along with old address, to
AVSA office in Beaumont.

FAILURE TO RECEIVE: Notify AVSA office in j
Beaumont.

QUESTION BOX: Mrs. Nancy Hayes, 9 Cobblestone
Road, Bloomfield, CT 06002.

MASTER VARIETY LIST: Number 4 (1983) $3.00 post- j
paid. A must for judges, exhibitors, serious growers. De¬
scribes all varieties registered to July, 1 983 - all recognized
species, and n on-registered cultivars introduced from
June, 1976 to July, 1983. Order from Beaumont office.
MEMBERSHIP CARDS: Sent to Associate Members and
New Members, only. Members renewing, receive card on
white protective cover of AVM.

MVL SUPPLEMENTS: will be published in the AVM.
Send any correction and/or description of new cultivars
with hybridizer's name to Master Variety List Chairman.

Back supplements (1984 to 1987) available from AVSA
Office for $1.50 each.

MINIATURE & SEMIMINIATURE VARIETY LIST:

Available at AVSA Office, P. O. Box 3609, Beaumont, TX
77704. Price, $4.00 postpaid.

OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE: AVSA Secretary, Mrs.
Janet T. Riemer, 392 Pennington-Harbourton Rd., Pen¬
nington, NJ 08534.

PLANT REGISTRATION: Marilyn Goldstein, 1001 Dip¬
lomat Parkway, Hollywood, FL 33019.

RESEARCH: Send suggested projects for scientific re¬
search, or names of interested, qualified potential research
personnel to Frank Tinari, 2325 Valley Road, Huntingdon
Valley, PA 19006.

SHOW ENTRY TAGS: 100 - $4.75 postpaid. Order from
the AVSA Office.

VIOLET SEARCH: Send your name, address, name of
plant and hybridizer of older varieties to: Judith
Kingsbury, Rt. 1, Box 118, Clayton, WI 54404.

c^&lrican<*Uiclet — MAGAZINE

Vol. 42 Number 1

Januaiy/Febmary 1989

Every attempt is made to keep artides technically correct. Since the growing of fine African violets
can be achieved in many ways, the methods and opinions expressed by writers are their own
and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of AVSA.

ON THE COVER - Frosted Whisper, Second Best New Introduction at the 1988 AVSA Dallas
Convention, a Ray Scott hybrid shown by Dottle Wilson, Wilson's Violet Haven, Bryan, TX.

(Cover Photo by E.A. Johnson, Dallas, TX)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PERTAINING TO VIOLETS

14. Send Your Choices - Mrs. Leon Fiedler

19. 1988 Favorite Miniatures ... - Elite Bogin
41. These Beautiful Saintpaulia Species

Names - Walt Maurus
43. "Violets Out of Africa" - Joan Halford

46. Planning Your Club's Sale

- Dawn Penland

47. Important Information on Optimara®

and Rhapsodie®

REGULAR FEATURES

3. From the President's Desk

- Frances Young

4. Newsline: AVSA Office

- Nancy Lawrence

5. Commercials - A Closer Look (Davidson-

Wilson Greenhouses) - David Buttram
8. Beginners Forum - Marie Burns

10. Boyce Edens Research - Marlene Brown

15. AVSA Affiliates - Bill Foster

15. AVSA Booster Fund - Linda Neumann

16. Affiliate 'appenings - Lyndall Owens

17. Coming Events

20. AVSA Building Fund - Nell-Sue Tyson
22. Shows and Judges - Emilie Savage

26. Ask Your Hybridizer - Bill Johnson
29. Registration Report - Marilyn Goldstein
33. Question Box - Nancy Hayes
49. Letters to the Editor

69. 1988 Cumulative Index - Irene Merrell
& Shirley Rice

CONVENTION
24. Room Sharing

27. Publication Entries for Kansas City

35. Kansas City Convention Awards

36. Directions to Kansas City and Hotel
Supplement:

1 . Convention Show Schedule
4. Rules and Regulations

6. Hotel Reservation

7. Calls for Annual Meetings

7. Registration for Judging School

8. Design Reservations

8. Attention: Judges

9. Convention Registration

11. Judges Clerks

11. Hybridizers: Attention -J.R. Pittman

12. Hosts & Hostesses Needed

13. Convention Agenda

37. Convention Tours

SOCIETY BUSINESS
11. Introducing Your AVSA Nominees

21. Corrections & Omissions for 1988 Judges List
MISCELLANEOUS

9. In Memory

21. 98 Years Old ... and still growing
50. The Poetry Comer

APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP

African Violet Society of America, Inc.

P. Oo Box 3609, Beaumont, TX 77704 Date

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.Life ($175.00) Library ($13.50)

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Please remit in US Dollars with a draft or cheek on a New York, USA bank.

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE Januaiy/Febmary 1989 1

The Official Publicatbn of the
African Violet Society
of America, Inc .

OFFICERS

MRS. FRED YOUNG, President
6109 Shadow Mountain Dr., Austin, IX 78731
MRS. ARTHUR F. BOLAND, 1st Vice President
6415 Wilcox Ctv Alexandria, VA 22310
MR. A. CHARLES HOLLAR, 2nd Vice President
17055 Community St, Northridge, CA 91325
MRS. 1 R. PITTMAN, 3rd Vice President
12406 Alexandria, San Antonio, TX 78233
MRS. JANET T. RIEMER, Secretary
392 Penn.-Harbourton Rd, Pennington, NJ 08534
MRS. JOHN HAYES, Treasurer
9 Cobblestone Rd, Bloomfield, CT 06002

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
MRS. FRANK TINARI

2325 Valley Rd, Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006

EDITOR EMERITUS

MRS. GRACE FOOTS

211 Allien Place, Port Arthur, TX 77642

STAFF

JANE BIRGE, Editor

P.O. Box 1401, Beaumont, TX 77704

MRS. MEREDITH HALL, Adv. Mgr.

922 East 14th St, Houston, TX 77009
NANCY LAWRENCE, Office Manager
P. O. Box 3609, Beaumont, TX 77704
BOB GREEN, Publications Chairman
997 Botany Lane, Rockledge, FL 32955
COLUMNISTS

David Buttranrs, Erralie Savage, Ellie Bogin,
Margaret

Waguespack, Norita Halktm, Betty Tapping,
Hugh Mackey, Marie Burns, Bill Foster, Nancy
Hayes, Nancy Lawrence, Linda Neumann, L. T.
Ozio, Jr., Marlene Brown, Bill Johnson, Mell-Sue
Tyson and Lyndal! Owens
BEST VARIETIES, HONOR ROLL COMPILER
Mrs. Leon Fiedler, Rte. 1, Prescott, WI 54021
TALLY TIME COMPILER
Mrs. John Chase (Mary) Reed, 17124 NB 29th
Place, Bellevue, WA 98008
PUBLISHER Publishing Today, P. O. Box 1401,
Beaumont, TX 77704

ADVERTISER fS INDEX

Trouble with an advertiser?
Write your AV Advertising
Manager giving complete details.

While AVSA cannot assume
responsibility for advertisers, we
try to help resolve the problem.
If an advertiser is found
irresponsible, they will be
refused future ads.

A

51. African Violets by Grace

57. Al's Violets
65. American Gloxinia
& Gesneriad Society

61. Annalee Violetry
61. AV Enterprises Press
B

65. Bay Valley Violets

57. Big Sky Violets

67. Bowman African Violets

66. Elizabeth Buck

C

55. Cape God Violetry

58. Clarel Labs

57. The Cryptanthus Society

D

51. Davidson-Wilson
Greenhouses

Inside Back Cover
- DoDe's Gardens

F

61. Fantasyland Violets
G

63. Gemcraft Violetry

66. Growth Products

66. Gulf Coast Violet Supply

H

68. Hortense's African Violets

59. House of Violets

I

58. Indoor Gardening Supplies

52. Innis Violets

J

66. Jan's Flower House
57. Jeannette's Jesneriads
61. JF Industries

52. JoS Violets
52. Judy's Violets

L

65. Lloyd's African Violets

64. Lyndon Lyon Greenhouses

M

54. Mary's Violet Joy
57. Midland Violets
63. Mighty Minis
O

60. Optimara

P

62. Patches and Pots

52. Patty's Plant Place

56. Plant Stands by D & H

56. Pleasant Hill African Violets

66. Porcelain Pin

R

51. Rocky Knoll Greenhouse

59. Melvin Robey
S

65. Schultz Instant

59. Shirley's House of Violets
54. Starr Greenhouses

T

Back Cover - Tinari Greenhouses
51. Travis' Violets
V

68. The Violet Express

66. Violet Fantasy

53. The Violet House

54. Violet Showcase

66. Violets By Appointment

62. Violets Collectible

W

63. Wilson's Violet Haven

Z

57. Zaca Vista Nursery

The African Violet Magazine (ISSN 0002-0265) is published six (6) times a year: January, March, May, July, September, November.
Second dass postage is paid by the African Violet Society of America, Inc., at 2363 McFaddin, Beaumont, TX 77702 and at additional
mailing offices. Subscription $13.50 per year which is included in membership dues. Copyright 1989 African Violet Society of
America, Inc. POSTMASTER: Please send change of address form 3579 to AVSA, Inc., P. O. Box 3609, Beaumont, TX 77704.

2 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE January/ February 1989

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From the
President’s Desk

Dear AVSA Members ,

May I wish each and every one of our members a very Happy New Year. I hope the past year was
very successful for all of you who entered plants and designs in the numerous United States and
International AVSA affiliate shows.

I hope you have marked May 23-28 on your calendar as the dates for the 43rd Annual AVSA
Convention in Kansas City , Missouri , titled " Get the Royal Treatment." Take time to read the
publicity articles and registration material in this issue of the magazine for information pertaining to
the programs , workshops and tours , which have been very carefully planned for your enjoyment.
Chairman Esther Wells , Vice Chairman Grace McCurnin, and all of the convention committees have
devoted many hours in the organizational planning of all facets of the convention. Joyce Stork, Show
Chairman and Sue Hill, Show Vice Chairman are planning a beautifully staged show and promise
ample space in the showroom to display all entries of show plants and designs.

the AVSA Executive Board held a fall meeting in Kansas City at the Westin Crown Center Hotel,
October 7-10, 1988, to set goals and make plans for the coming year. A full agenda kept the members
occupied with meetings throughout each day and evening.

As charged by the Board of Directors at the Dallas Convention, the Executive Board carefully
studied the proposed revisions in the Convention Manual. DoDe Whitaker, Chairman of the
Convention Manual Revision Committee, came to Kansas City on Friday for the purpose of reviewing
the changes recommended by the Committee.

Upon the recommendation of the Executive Board, the President appointed a special committee
titled "Building Site Location." Six members from various geographic areas, were selected to
investigate a possible site for the future AVSA Office. This committee will report its findings to the
Board of Directors at the Kansas City Convention inl989. We encourage you to continue to send your
generous contributions to the AVSA Building Fund so that this dream will become a reality.

The Executive Board authorized the AVSA Office Manager, Nancy Lawrence, to proceed with
compiling information from the affiliates as to which clubs are interested in being covered by liability
insurance through an umbrella policy. This was brought to the attention of the membership in the
November issue of the AVM. The response from the affiliates has been good. See Nancy Lawrence's
column in this issue for additional information.

The Executive Board had an opportunity to tour the Westin Crown Center during our stay in
Kansas City. We were very impressed with the facilities which included a number of good restaurants
and snack bars. A large area devoted to specialty shops connected directly to the convention hotel is
another feature which attendees will enjoy. The courtesies extended to us by Esther Wells , Sue Hill
and David Buttram during the Kansas City visit were very much appreciated by Board members.

COMMUNICATION continues to be our theme for 1989. Your ideas and suggestions are most
important to the well-being and growth of our international organization. Actions taken by the Board
of Directors are the result in many cases of input and recommendations by our membership. We
encourage you to continue to send your suggestions to the President or Chairman of the Affiliate
Recommendations Compiler, Mrs. Harry Garner, 304 BuckeyeTrail, Austin, TX 78746. We are here
to serve the Society to the best of our ability.

Happy growing to all,

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AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE January/February 1989 3

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HI Newsline: AVSA Beaumont Officii—

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Nancy Lawrence, Office Manager |:

4iy

ATTENTION: INFORMATION ON LIABILITY INSURANCE

This is an update on our efforts to obtain liability
insurance, at a reasonable cost for our Affiliated
Clubs in conjunction with the clubs' participation
and cooperation in sharing the cost.

Of our more than 400 USA Affiliates, approxi¬
mately 100 clubs have notified us that they are inter¬
ested. We thank the officers of those clubs for their
prompt response.

Many of you have asked questions about the insur¬
ance coverage. We have listed the questions and the
answers related to us by the insurance company:

Q: What insurance company or agent is offering the
insurance?

A: Cigna Company is the insurance carrier. Albert H.
Wohlers & Company, in Park Ridge, Illinois, is the
Agent we are working through. Cigna Company was
formed by the merger of two well-known companies
— Aetna and I & A (Insurance Co. of North America).
Q: How much coverage will be provided?

A: $1,000,000.00

Q: Can an Affiliate join at any time?

A: The company said yes.

Q: If membership increases, do we have to notify the
company?

A: The Agent stated that there is no need to notify the
company each time you lose or gain a few members;
they are aware that membership fluctuates and the
company may call for an update of membership
annually.

Q: Some malls require a certificate of insurance. Will
they be provided and how will we obtain them?

A: Certificates of insurance will be provided on re¬
quest. All participating Affiliates will be given an 800
phone number to use when requesting certificates.
Q: Some mall management requires that the mall
ownership be included on the certificate. Would the
"Additional Insured" statement be provided and
would there be an additional cost?

A: It would be provided at no additional cost.

Q: Is the company licensed in all 52 states?

A: Yes.

Q: If an Affiliate in one state presents a show in
another state, would they be covered?

A: Yes.

Q: Would we be covered for affiliate sponsored
functions other than our shows?

A: Yes. Affiliate sponsored functions such as meet¬
ings, luncheons, and dinners would be covered in
addition to the shows. Some exclusions are: Cover¬
age for participants in club sponsored, sport related

activities, i.e., football, baseball, car racing, rodeos, or
fireworks and carnival ride functions.

Q: Is Product Liability, Non-Owned and Hired Auto
coverage included?

A: Yes.

Q: How do we file a claim?

A: A claim can be filed by calling the agent on their
800 phone number.

Q: What will the cost of the insurance be?

A: The cost will be based on state rates. Since state
rates vary, the EXACT cost cannot be determined
until ALL of the participating states are known and
sent to the company; however, the Agent is project¬
ing that the cost will run from $1.00 to $1.50 per
member per club for one year. The Agent is working
diligently to keep the cost per member as close to
$1 .00 as possible. This cost is more than we thought
and stated in the November magazine; nevertheless,
the cost may still be less than what clubs are now
paying and the insurance may include some benefits
that they do not now have. Within the next two
weeks, we will be sending the Agent the information
needed to ascertain the EXACT cost per club. All
participating clubs will be notified, when we have
heard from the company.

Q: Can Councils, State and Regional Societies partici¬
pate in the liability coverage?

A: Yes, but they should be careful not to pay for
double coverage; when counting their membership,
they should not count individuals who belong to
Chapters that plan to have their own coverage.

Q: How will the Councils, State and Regional Socie¬
ties know, which Chapters have applied for cover-
age?

A: A list of the participating Chapters will be sent to
these societies. What the A VS A office cannot send is
a list of the names of all individual members of the
Chapters. These names can only be obtained from the
Chapters. This will take some time and concentra¬
tion, but it is the only way Councils, State and Re¬
gional Societies can avoid paying for double cover¬
age. Nancy Lawrence will contact the President of
each of these Societies to discuss the matter.

Q: Some Councils, State and Regional Societies are
presently paying for coverage for their Affiliated
Club members. Can they continue to do that under
the AVSA policy?

A: Yes, but they must count the number of members
in each Chapter they wish to cover. They cannot just
count the Club Name as one member.

4 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE January/February 1989

AVSA Commercials

A

Closer

Look

David Buttram
P. O. Box 193
Independence, MO 64051

Davidson-Wilson Greenhouses

My first trip to Davidson-Wilson Green¬
houses reminded me of the old joke about a
farmer trying to give directions to the city
driver: after a few thoughtful moments he
scratched his head and said, "Come to think of
it sonny, you can't get there from here."

Driving west from Indianapolis I crisscrossed
central Indiana thinking, "I can't get there from
here." But I did and my recent return trip was
much easier thanks to a map (on the back of the
1988 Davidson-Wilson catalog) and several
visible highway signs.

Davidson-Wilson Greenhouses was estab¬
lished in 1979 when two ex-school teachers
decided to pool their resources.

Marilyn Davidson taught driver's education,
health, and coached girls track and field for 19
years. In 1977 she built a 12’ x 48’ greenhouse
near her home on a 120-acre farm. With the help
of David, her nephew, Marilyn grew house
plants and bought supplies from nearby Wilson
Brothers Greenhouses.

It was at Wilson Brothers that Marilyn met
Barbara Wilson and became acquainted.
Barbara's father, Howard, was co-owner of the
greenhouses, established in 1919. Barbara was a
music teacher for six years. She led the march¬
ing band which took much of her free time.

The Wilson Brothers have been well known
over the years as African violet hybridizers and
growers. Even though Howard has a degree in
botany, he was general manager. Brother Don
was greenhouse manager and hybridized such
well known cultivars as Coon Valley, Cherry
Bomb, Super Duper, Kiss-N-Tell, and Radia¬
tion.

The Wilson Brothers Greenhouses were lo¬
cated in the little town of Raccoon which is hard
by the Big Raccoon River. Hence the name
'Coon Valley.'

In 1979, Marilyn, David, and Barbara decided
to start their own business. As with every suc¬
cessful partnership, each brought special tal¬
ents and interests to the venture. David was
soon bought out and an all women business
was underway. Benches for thousands of plants
were built by Marilyn and Barbara. Repairs and
additional construction are done on a regular

Marilyn Davidson and Barbara Wilson
with miniatures in special planters

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE January/February 1989 5

for business. A truck route was established.
Florists and gift shops in the surrounding
towns were serviced on a regular basis. Drop
shipping orders for two large mail-order
flower and seed companies was started.

In 1984, the truck route was closed and
wholesale shipping began by United Parcel
Service. By shipping this way, wholesale or¬
ders could be filled much quicker with less
expense.

Howard Wilson continued on as a plant bro¬
ker after he and Don closed their greenhouses.
Operating as Wilson Plant Sales, he specialized
in geranium cuttings. In 1987 he sold his mail¬
ing list to Marilyn and Barbara.

A new Altos computer with three terminals
was installed that same year. With the com¬
puter all accounting, label-making, payroll, in¬
ventory, accounts payable, accounts receivable
are done in-house. The programs enable Mari¬
lyn and Barbara to ascertain in a moment every
plant sold, and every cent earned and spent.

A printout tells them which varieties to in¬

basis by the female staff. Barbara said that men
are used for moving heavy loads.

By January 1980, Davidson-Wilson was open

One of several signs directing travelers
to the greenhouses

Davidson-Wilson’s retail store adjacent to three front greenhouses

6 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE January/ February 1989

crease and which to delete from future catalogs.
For example, sales were quickly broken down
to percentages of the total:

Retail Sales

Walk-in 40%

Mail Order 25%

Wholesale Sales
Walkin-in 20%

Mail Order 15%

Barbara pointed out that Cherry Blossom
Begonia and Appleblossom Geranium were
best sellers last year as were Moon Moth and
Glittersweet from the African violet line.

A wide variety of house plants are grown. In
addition to a large selection of begonias and
geraniums, over 400 varieties of African violets
are grown. A smaller line of other gesneriads,
Impatiens and miscellaneous exotic house
plants fill out their catalog.

The 1989 David son Wilson retail catalog will
be available at the end of this month. Fast
customers will receive their copy without
charge. New customers are asked to pay $1.00
for the very interesting catalog.

Among the supplies listed in the catalog is a
growing mix which is used for every plant
grown in the greenhouses. The trade name is
Speedel and it is a light soilless mix containing
a perfect blend of peat moss, vermiculite, per¬
lite and fertilizer. After several trials, Barbara
believes this to be the best mix available.

Both women are proud of the quality of their
plants. Barbara does admit, however, to having
trouble in the beginning with the African vio¬
lets. Many of their customers compared their
plants to those grown by her father and uncle.
The problems were eliminated with the instal¬
lation of capillary matting which affords more
even watering, feeding, and humidity. Barbara
now thinks the overall quality now surpasses
that of the Wilson Brothers.

In an idea! partnership each member contrib¬
utes by complementing and supplementing the
whole. Marilyn and Barbara exemplify this
principle. Marilyn oversees the office and retail
store. She also makes deliveries. Her pasttimes

include officiating volleyball games.

Barbara enjoys reading, listening to music
and playing a trumpet. She plays a string bass in
the Crawford sville Symphony. Growing and
photographing plants fof the catalogs keeps
Barbara very busy.

Even with these outside interests, leisure time
is a precious commodity as 50 to 60 hours per
work week are common, especially during their
peak-shipping season. It is during the peak
season that the number of employees swells
from six to 22.

Neither woman wants to hybridize. Hybrid¬
izing takes too much time and space. They do
carry the latest varieties from Lyon Green¬
houses, Granger Gardens, Swift's, Reeds, Maas,
Boone, Fredette and others. It was good to see
several older varieties being grown.

Tour groups are always welcome as are visi¬
tors to the area. Marilyn and Barbara will even
arrange a lunch for groups at "The Bungalow,"
a quaint restaurant in historic downtown
Crawfordsville.

The Davidson-Wilson logo contains a Dutch
windmill. This came about by accident. On
Marilyn's farm was an old bam with a windmill
next to it. Barbara thought a drawing of it would
give a mral touch to the logo. She told her artist
to sketch a windmill. He responded with a
Dutch-style windmill which appears on all
their advertising and promotions.

Diligence, hard work, long hours, and per¬
sonal dedication have been combined to create
a thriving business. Get to know these enter¬
prising women and you will be richer for it.

Time passed so quickly as it does when you
are enjoying yourself. But Marilyn and Barbara
had customers to wait on and other jobs to do.

I had an eight-hour drive ahead of me so
good-byes were exchanged and I aimed my
station wagon westward toward Missouri.

Around and around this column goes and
where it stops only my travel agent knows.

I thank those who have written such encour¬
aging letters and cards over the past several
months.

May each of you have a wonderful and
blessed New Year.

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE January/ February 1989 7

Beginner’s Forum

Marie Burns
8624 Delegge Road
Baltimore, Maryland 21237

Disbudding

The practice of disbudding seems to be the
most difficult aspect of violet growing for a
beginner to accept. The mere thought of remov¬
ing the blossoms from African violets is simply
unthinkable. Haven't you just spent all your
time and energy getting them to bloom? This
may be true, but if you have ever admired all
those beautiful show winners and hope to
compete, disbudding is definitely necessary to
achieve the required perfection.

To disbud simply means to remove the bud
stems from your plants for a set period of time.
This is done for two reasons. The most impor¬
tant is that all your violet's strength during
disbudding will be used to produce large and
healthy leaves. When a plant blossoms, most of
its energy is channeled into producing blos¬
soms. As a result, the leaves in the center of the
plant will be noticeably smaller. This is not
desirable for a show plant. Our initial goal is to
grow the sturdiest foliage possible.

The second reason to disbud is for timing.
Disbudding gives you considerable control as
to when your plants will bloom. This is very
important when you are planning for an exhibi¬
tion. It is not simply by accident that those
violets you admired at the last show were in full
bloom. This took considerable work and plan¬
ning on the part of the grower.

Often, experienced growers are very free
with violet terminology but forget to explain
practices we take for granted. For example: to
disbud doubles at eight to nine weeks before
show does not mean this is when you start. It
means you have been removing buds for a long
time and this is when you stop.

In my experience, it takes 12 to 18 months to
produce a large show plant. During most of this
time the plant is disbudded.

Once I have chosen my show plants, I allow
them to bloom on one or two stalks. This is to
make sure that the plant is blooming true to the
description of the variety. When I am sure that
the color, size and type of blossom is correct, I
start disbudding.

For the first six months I pull out the entire
bloom stalk. African violets, no matter how old
or large, will only bloom in the top three rows of
leaves. Consequently, if you leave stubs at this
point, you will just have to remove them later
when you groom for show. Check your violets
every week to 10 days. Keep removing the
bloom stalks as they emerge until five or six
months before your show date. Be sure to circle
this date on your calendar. Now is the time to
start leaving stubs. I use long handled surgical
scissors and very carefully cut the buds off
while leaving a 1 /4 inch stub of the bloom stalk.
Remember, you do not want to damage any of
the leaves nor injure the leaf axil where addi¬
tional buds may form.

The timing part of disbudding is a bit more
difficult since there are many variables.

As a rule, most double blossom plants will be
at their peak eight to nine weeks after you stop
disbudding. Single blossom violets require
about six weeks to come into full bloom. Heav¬
ily variegated varieties will take longer. The
time of the year may alter this somewhat as will
your local conditions. African violets seem to
come into bloom faster during the spring. For a
late fall show I have to add a full week to my

8 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE January/February 1989

normal schedule for the blossoms to peak. Tem¬
perature naturally affects the speed of bloom¬
ing. An unexpected cold spell can slow things
down considerably. Fortunately you can make
these variables work for you. If the bloom seems
slow in coming, increase the length of light time
by one hour each week to a maximum of 14
hours.

Additional heat will also hurry things along.
On the other hand, if blossoms are coming too
rapidly, move the plants to your lowest and
coolest shelf. You can also reduce your lights to
a minimum of 10 hours once all the buds have
formed.

Knowing your varieties will help with timing.
Ask other growers how long this certain plant
will take to come into bloom.

Most violet growers are very generous with
this type of information. You may want to grow
two of the same variety and allow one to bloom
months before the show so that you can time
how long it will take for optimum blooms. Even
with all the variables, you will be better off at
show time than if you had not disbudded.

With all this additional energy going into leaf
production the plants will grow at an increased
rate. Because of this, you must repot more often
than usual. Under my growing conditions, this
is every three months. There will also be an
increase in suckering. Check for suckers each
time you disbud.

Most successful show growers have a 12-
week pre-show schedule. This is when they
start pushing for bloom. At 12 weeks before
show they will change one fluorescent tube in
their light set-up to increase available light.
Fertilizer is changed to a bloom booster for¬
mula. At 10 weeks the lights are increased by
one hours and again at eight weeks to a maxi¬
mum of 14 hours. Mark the final disbudding
date on your calendar. On this date, remove all
buds that have an 1 /8 inch stem or over. This is
also a good time to bathe your foliage before the
blossoms start emerging.

You now understand the whys and hows of
disbudding and may be almost tempted to try
but you still cannot stand to be without blos¬
soms. Well, neither can I. This is why I only
disbud a portion of my collection for show and
allow the rest to bloom at will.

In Memory

EVELYN VAUGHN

Evelyn Vaughn will be remembered by her
many friends as a long-time grower of African
violet plants.

She had recently established an African vio¬
let shop in Russell, Kansas, and was delivering
plants throughout central Kansas.

Evelyn was a member of the Lincoln, (Ne¬
braska) African Violet Society, and the Bright
Petals African Violet Society in Great Bend,
Kansas.

LOUIS G. MENGSOL, JR.

Services were held August 27, 1988, for Louis
G. Mengsol, Jr., Mequon, WI who died August
25, following surgery.

Louis was an active member of the Brew City
Violeteers and an AVSA member. He had, with
his family, attended conventions in Hartford,
Atlanta, St. Louis, Denver, St. Paul and Mil¬
waukee. He was one of the tour guides for the
Milwaukee convention. An excellent photogra¬
pher, he gave programs to local clubs on photo¬
graphing African violets.

He is survived by his wife Ruth who is an
AVSA Life Member, Senior Judge and current
President of the Brew City Violeteers. He is also
survived by four adult children and two
daughters-in-law.

IDA SCUDDER

Ida Scudder died September 17, 1988. She
was a dear friend to many and a dedicated
worker. She started the First African Violet
Society of Beloit, Wisconsin and was President
for several years. She also assisted in starting an
evening club, the Green Thumb African Violet
Club and was instrumental in starting a club in
Rockford, Illinois.

Ida was Past President of Wisconsin Council
AVC and dedicated many hours to state shows
and attended several national conventions. She
was an AVSA Judge.

She will be missed.

DONALD DEL BUONO

Donald Del Buono died September 28, 1988.
He and his wife, Wilma, had an African violet

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE January/February 1989 9

business in Waco, Texas, for several years after
his retirement. He advertised in the AVM from
1974-1982 with his business. The Little Plant
Haven.

Donald specialized in his later years in only
outstanding standard variegated varieties. He
knew the violet names and their hybridizers
like a memory book. He personally answered
letters from his many customers all over the
world, taking much pride in his plants and
methods of growing and shipping them.

Donald will be remembered for his outstand¬
ing violets and his contribution to our violet
world. We shall surely miss this gentle spirit.

MRS. JOHN (PEGGY) KRESKA

The First African Violet Society of Dallas was
saddened by the death of Peggy Kreska on May
7, 1988. Peggy had an African violet business in
her home for over 30 years.

She was a member of the club for 26 years and
an AVSA Judge for 25 years. Peggy held many
offices in the club, including President. She won
numerous awards in horticulture and design.

Peggy and John attended many national
conventions, including the 1988 convention in
Dallas. They had been married 53 years.

She will be missed by all who knew her.

Boyce Edens Research Fund

Marlene Brown
P. O. Box 38
Oreland, PA 19075

Donations received from July 25, 1988 through September

25, 1988

Heart of Missouri AVS, Columbia, MO

in lieu of judges fees for 1988 show . $45.00

Valley AVS, McAllen, TX . . . . 10.00

The Montgomery AVS, AL

in memory of past members . . . ....25.00

Central California AVS, Fresno, CA . . ..25.00

Rocky Potters A VC, Denver, CO

in memory of Emma Lahr . . 25.00

San Fernando Valley AVS, Northridge, CA

in memory of John Thein . 5.00

Mildred Schroeder, Elmwood Park, IL

in memory of Helen Lamm . . . . 25.00

Exhibitors Club of Chicago, IL

in memory of Helen Lamm . . . . 25.00

Portland AVS, OR

in memory of Frances Moon and

in memory of Sister Mary Colette . 20.00

AVS of Montrose, CA

in memory of Mary Cheney . . . . .........5.00

Lafayette AVC, LA

in memory of Sister Felidtas . . . ..20.00

First Lakeland AVS, FL

in memory of Charles Rose . . 15.00

Tustana AVS, Tustin, CA

in memory of Ella Hoefer . . 10.00

Late Bloomers AVC, Monroe, WI . . . 10.00

Metropolitan St. Louis AV Council, MO . . 10.00

AVS of Philadelphia, PA . . . 25.00

T.H.E. AVS, Birmingham, AL

in memory of Mrs. Clarence Boggan . . 15.00

Bakersfield AVS, CA

in memory of Rev. J. L. Brantley . 25.00

Central Connecticut AVS, Hartford
in appreciation for the work that is being done for all

who enjoy our beautiful violets . . . 15.00

Manhattan AVC, Manhattan, KS

in memory of La Vera Powell . . . 10.00

Wisconsin Council of AVCs

in memory of Louis Mengsol . . . . . . 10.00

Orange County AVS, Santa Ana, CA

in memory of Ella Hoefer . . . . . . . .10.00

Brazos Valley AVC, Bryan, TX . . . 10.00

East Bay AVS, Oakland, CA . . . 25.00

AVS of Western New York, Buffalo . 10.00

A bright New Year
Brings lots of cheer

To violet lovers
Far and near

Lots of checks
Will increase the cheer

For our violet researchers
This whole long year

WITH CHEER!

10 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE January/February 1989

Introducing Your AVSA Nominees ...

Mary Boland
...for President

A. Charles Bollar
...for 1st Vice Pres.

Janet Riemer
...for Secretary

Nancy Hayes
...for Treasurer

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Linda D. Owens
...for Director

Palma Trapp

...for Director

Peggy Staat
...for Director

Hortense Pittman
...for 2nd Vice Pres.

Joan Halford
...for Director

L. T. Ozio, Jr.
...for 3rd Vice Pres.

Betty Lou Lages
...for Director

The Nominating Committee will present to
you for election, the following slate, at the 43rd
Annual AVSA Convention in Kansas City,
Missouri, on Saturday, May 27, 1989:

FOR PRESIDENT: Mrs. Arthur F. (Mary)
Boland's name will be presented for election as
President of the African Violet Society of Amer¬
ica, Inc. Mary is from Alexandria, Virginia, and
has been an AVSA member for 39 years. Mary
is a Life Member, Lifetime Judge and Teacher
and is now also serving as chairman of the
Master Variety List Committee.

She has been chairman of the Booster Fund
and Plant Registration Committee.

Mary is the recipient of the AVSA honorary
one year membership award and the Continu¬
ing Service Award. She has worked many years
as a Judges consultant at convention shows and
has served on the Library Committee, as well as
being an AVSA Director.

At the local level, Mary has served as presi¬
dent and show chairman, in addition to other
offices. She is a charter member of the Old
Dominion African Violet Society and the Po-

AFRICAN VIOLET MAG AZINE January/ February 1989 11

tomac Council of African Violet Judges.

Mary frequently shares her African violet
knowledge by giving programs for organiza¬
tions in addition to teaching judging schools.
She has been the moderator for the Beginner's
Forum at national conventions for many years.

In 1976-77, Mary was selected as a Commu¬
nity Leader of Virginia for her work with young
people.

FOR FIRST VICE PRESIDENT: A. Charles
Bollar of Northridge, California joined AVSA
in 1974 and became a member of Granada Hills,
Santa Monica, Ventura, Bellflower and San
Fernando affiliates.

His first job was chairman of the Fun Fair that
all Southern California affiliates of the Southern
California participated in. Charles has con¬
ducted beginners classes and has given lectures
to affiliates and garden clubs. He has also pro¬
moted African violets by giving seminars at
motorhome conventions along with his wife,
Avanelle.

Charles has served as president and vice
president of the Granada Hills affiliate and later
became treasurer of the Southern California
Council, as well as vice president and president.
He was show chairman of several council
shows and chairman of the AVSA convention in
Los Angeles in 1985.

He served for three years on the AVSA Affili¬
ate Committee with Mildred Schroeder as
chairman.

Both Charles and Avanelle are Life Members
and Judges and Charles is the recipient of the
AVSA honorary one year membership.

Hybridizing is a special interest and he now
has four registered plants.

Traveling is a special joy of the Bollars which
they do as often as possible, planning most of
their trips around AVSA conventions and Ex¬
ecutive Board meetings.

FOR SECOND VICE PRESIDENT: Mrs. J.
R. (Hortense) Pittman of San Antonio, Texas
has been an AVSA member for 17 years and is
an AVSA Judge.

Hortense attended her first AVSA conven¬
tion in St. Louis in 1977 and has attended every
convention since. She and her husband. Sun¬
down, became interested in hybridizing
through the late Howard Utz some 1 1 years ago

and together they operate "Hortense's African
Violets." At the 1986 AVSA Convention in St.
Paul, Hortense and Sundown were awarded
the AVSA Bronze Medal for Horticultural Per¬
fection.

A member of Dixie African Violet Society,
she is a former president of the Lone Star Afri¬
can Violet Council, the San Antonio African
Violet Council, and the Central Texas Judges
Council. As a member of the Magic Knight
African Violet Society, she has served as its
president, first vice president and show chair¬
man.

She has served as a member of the AVSA
Board of Directors and is currently AVSA's
third vice president.

Other than growing and showing many
violets, Hortense and her husband enjoy doing
many programs on violet culture throughout
the state. They judged the first AVSA show in
Mexico, where they have conducted a number
of workshops.

FOR THIRD VICE PRESIDENT: L. T.
Ozio, Jr. of Morgan City, Louisiana joined
AVSA in 1973 and has been growing African
violets for over 21 years. He and his wife,
Yvonne, are charter members of their local af¬
filiate, the Atchafalaya Violet Society, and are
active in this 13-year-old club.

L. T. and Yvonne are both AVSA Judges and
are members of the Louisiana Council of Afri¬
can Violet Judges. L. T. was its charter secretary
and served two consecutive terms.

Active in his affiliate, L. T. has promoted vio¬
lets through many facets. He has given demon¬
strations on African violets and other gesneri-
ads at other AVSA affiliates and local garden
and fraternal organizations.

L. T. is presently chairman of the AVSA
Library Committee and has served as a mem¬
ber of the AVSA Board of Directors.

A graduate of Tulane University, L. T. is co¬
owner of his family's seafood business. He is
especially interested in research and is a mem¬
ber of the Louisiana Society of Horticulture
Research.

FOR SECRETARY: Mrs. Donald (Janet)
Riemer is from Pennington, New Jersey and
has been a member of AV SA since 1 964. African
violet culture and related activities have been a

12 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE January /February 1989

major interest of Janet's since 1961. A member
of the Union County Chapter since 1969, she
has served as an officer for 12 years, including
six as president. She has served on numerous
committees, including her affiliate's yearbook
committee for 17 years. She is a Life Member
and Senior Judge, and AVSA conventions have
been her vacations for 16 years. At the 1984
Philadelphia Convention Show she served as
Show Vice Chairman and Entries Chairman,
and was awarded the first AVSA Hudson
Memorial Award for Affiliate Leadership.

Janet has been active since 1971 in the Tris¬
tate AV Council as an officer and show commit¬
tee chairman. She has presented programs on
African violet culture, judging, and Max Maas
varieties at numerous affiliate meetings
throughout the New Jersey, New York and
Pennsylvania area.

Elected an AVSA Director in 1985, she be¬
came Secretary in 1986 and received a Continu¬
ing Service Award in 1987.

Married, with two adult children, she taught
for 16 years and is now a preservationist and
archivist in the Special Collections and Ar¬
chives Department at the Rutgers University
Library.

FOR TREASURER: Mrs. John (Nancy)
Hayes, Jr., is from Bloomfield, Connecticut and
has been an AVSA member for 24 years. She is
a Life Member and Senior Judge. She serves as
a consultant to the Judges at convention shows
and is a member of the Library, Finance, Salary
and Convention committees. She has been
AVSA Treasurer since 1985 and has also served
as a Board Director.

She is probably best known as the writer of
the "Question Box" column in the African Vio¬
let Magazine.

Nancy is a member of Windsor and Bay State
Violet Societies and the current president of the
Nutmeg AVS. She is also a member and past
president of the Bay State Judges Council.

She is a registered nurse and her husband,
John is a senior financial systems analyst at
Cigna. Daughter Mary Beth is finishing a
Master's in Divinity at Midwestern Baptist
Theological Seminary in Kansas City, son Mark
is a junior at the Air Force Academy in Colorado
Springs, daughter Kathy is a freshman at

Northern Arizona State in Flagstaff , and step¬
son John and wife Lisa and granddaughter
Samantha reside in Hershey, where John is a
banker in Harrisburg.

FOR DIRECTOR: Mrs. C. C. (Joan) Halford
of Pyramid, Transvaal, Republic of South Af¬
rica, has been an AVSA member for the past 16
years. She is a Life Member, Senior Judge, and
AVSA Teacher. In 1984 she was a winner of a
one year honorary membership award and a
joint 1987 winner of the Hudson Award.

Joan was the founder of the Transvaal AVS in
South Africa in 1982 and has been president for
the past six years. She has served as show
chairman for the same period.

She enjoys sharing her growing knowledge
with others, and is a frequent speaker at garden
clubs, womens unions and agricultural socie¬
ties. Joan's violets were recently the feature of a
television program.

Joan is very interested in preserving all the
species and has returned practically all of them
to the land of their birth — Africa.

She and her husband Colin attend the AVSA
conventions regularly. They have three mar¬
ried children and are full-time farmers, and
own their own business.

FOR DIRECTOR: Betty Lou Lages of Elli-
cott City, Maryland has grown African violets
for 20 years and is an AVSA Life Member,
Senior Judge and a gesneriad judge. She has
given programs both on African violets and
design to garden clubs and African violet clubs
in Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, District
of Columbia and Virginia. Her interest in de¬
sign led her to join Ikebana International and
she is now a third level student in the Ikenobo
school.

She is a member of the Potomac Council of
AV Judges and has served as treasurer and
show chairman. Her local club is the Baltimore
AVC, which she has served in many capacities.
She is past secretary for the Baltimore Chapter
of AGGS.

Betty Lou has attended the last five conven¬
tions, entered in all five and judged in four.

FOR DIRECTOR: Linda D. Owens of Co¬
lumbus, Ohio has been growing violets about
seven years. She is an Advanced Judge. Locally,
she belongs to the Springfield AVC where she

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has served as president, vice president and
show chairman, and also the Columbus AVS
and Ohio State AVS where she has served as
treasurer for four years, show chairman and is
currently second vice president. She has also
served on numerous committees for the various
clubs.

Linda will be Convention Chairman for the
1992 AVS A Convention to be held in Columbus.

She is a recent Life Member.

FOR DIRECTOR: Mrs. Charles H. (Peggy)
Staat of Albuquerque, New Mexico, has been
growing African violets since 1937, Even before
there was an African Violet Society of America,
she had violets. She became a member of AVSA
in 1961 and is a Life Member.

In 1968, Peggy helped form the Albuquerque
AVC and is a Lifetime Charter Member. She
became a judge and judged her first convention
show in 1971 in San Francisco. Since then she
has judged in many convention shows.

In 1971, Peggy became a member of the
Membership and Promotion Committee, and
was appointed chairman in 1980 and served in
that capacity until 1985.

Peggy was awarded the AVSA one year
membership award in 1976 and received the
Continuing Service Award in 1983.

Locally, she has had several articles pub¬
lished in newspapers and gardening maga¬
zines.

FOR DIRECTOR: Mrs. Monroe (Palma)
Trapp of St. Paul, Minnesota has had a compel¬
ling interest in growing African violets and
promoting this interest and education in their
culture for more than 30 years. She is a Life
Member of AVSA, an Advanced Judge, presi¬
dent of the Judges Council of Minnesota,
member of AGGS, as well as a charter member
and president of the Falcon Heights Hi Loa AVS
in St. Paul. This club has been active since its
inception in 1955.

Presently she is serving as treasurer in the
AVS of Minnesota and has served in every office
of this society, including Convention Chairman
of the national convention in St. Paul in 1986.

She has conducted many presentations for
the AVS of Minnesota, the Minnesota State
Horticulture Society and the Minnesota Federa¬
tion of Garden Clubs.

Palma has done considerable hybridizing,
having her first successful cross a winner in
Best Seedling classification at an early conven¬
tion and show in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

Send Your Choices
For Best Varieties

Mrs. Leon Fiedler , Best Varieties Chairman
Route 2, Prescott, WZ 54021

How often have you asked which violets
perform the very best? For answers to this
question, check the Best Varieties List compiled
from lists of favorites from members of affiliate
clubs and commercial members.

Now is the time to send your 1989 choices of
best performing violets; they must be in by
April 1.

An individual is limited to 25 choices. A club
is not limited in any way. Every member
should submit a list. Please Do Not send a list of
25 for an entire affiliate membership.

We are always delighted to receive lists in
alphabetical order or compiled club lists in
alphabetical order. Just be sure that all the
choices of every member are included in the
compiled list.

Many new varieties are not in the Master
Variety List. If you are growing a violet not on
the Master list, please send the name, descrip¬
tion of the plant and the name of the hybridizer
to Mary A. Boland.

Be sure the list you send includes your name
and address. Should the list be choices of a club,
please be sure to state how many members
voted and how many votes each variety re¬
ceived. Please include the name of the club.

Who should send a list? Each and every
AVSA member, each and every affiliate club
member, and each commercial member.

Many thanks to every club and AVSA
member who sent their list in 1988 and for all
the little extra notes. We will be eagerly await¬
ing your 1989 lists. Let's have a list from every
AVSAer.

Send your lists before April 1, 1989 to:

Mrs. Leon Fiedler
Route 1

Prescott, WI 54021

14 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE January/February 1989

AVSA AFFILIATES

Bill Foster
Affiliate Chairman
3610 Gray Drive
Mesquite, TX 75150

HAPPY NEW YEAR!! My, it seems that the
longer I'm 23, the swifter the years pass by. I
always enjoy the New Year ... it is a time for
making new plans ... plans like losing the extra
pounds that we usually gain during the holiday
season. It is also a time to make resolutions for
the new year and strive hard to keep a few of
them. It is time to get serious about getting those
African violets in shape for the spring shows.
Most of the growers that I know unintention¬
ally neglect their plants from about November
1, until January 1. It is sometimes hard to find
time to do all the things we need to do during
this busy season. Fortunately, our violets are
very tolerant and forgiving and will spring
right back with a little TLC.

In this New Year, why not strive to sponsor a
new Affiliate. At the same time, strive to make
sure that each member of the new Affiliate is an
AVSA member. We really need to try to grow!
We continue to "hold our own" and maintain
about 500 clubs. This is not to say that we don"t
get new clubs .. we get quite a number, and are
so very happy about that. We are saddened by
the fact that some of our oldest Affiliates seem
to just fade away. Somehow we must find ways
to entice more members. If our clubs can find a
way to grow, then we can eliminate the dis¬
banding of old, established clubs. We must try
to avoid being "cliquish" and instead, reach out
and bring those interested in our Society into
our folds, teaching and training them to carry
on when we are no longer able to be active.
Without this growth we will wither and die. I
know that the interest is out there ... it is evident
at our shows, clinics, and sales ... so we must
work harder to bring these people into our
clubs. The ideal situation, to my way of think¬
ing, is to already have a club that cannot possi¬
bly take any more members, then you will just

have to form a new chapter.

Let's make two resolutions for the New Year
... one, to bring new members into our clubs and
two, to get so many members that we must form
a new club. You will derive a lot of pleasure out
of forming a new club. We have been there and
you have a "child of life" to enjoy.

Thanks to all of you that sent your schedules
so early. It is nice to have time to really enjoy
reading the schedules, leisurely. Good luck
with your upcoming shows. It is always excit¬
ing to win a blue or green rosette, but remember
that our main goal is to inform and educate the
public on the growth and decorative uses of the
African violet. I have never known the "public"
to be any more impressed by a green or blue
certificate with my signature on it, so let's not
get so caught up in winning that we forget our

goal-

AVSA Booster Fund

Linda A. Neumann
11620 Mapleridge Drive
North Royalton, Ohio 44133-2904

Light a fire under the Booster Fund and keep Winter's
icy chill away. Your help is always appreciated.

Suburban AV Enthusiasts, IL . . . ....$10.00

Granada Hills AVS, CA

in memory of John Thein . . . 5.00

AVS of San Francisco, CA . . . 25.00

Union County Chapter, NJ . . . .....15.00

AVS of Philadelphia . . \ . >. . . . .....25.00

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE January/ February 1989 15

Lyndall Owens
P. O. Box 288
Beaumont, TX 77704

HAPPINESS IS A VS, CO — "Barnyard of Violets/'
Judy Cmkovich, show chairman. Winners: Best in show,
best trailer. Teeny Bopper, best single blossom, Mary
Craig, best unusual container. Little Rose Quartz, sweep-
stakes, Dawn Penland; 2nd best in show, best semi, best
variegated. Snuggles, Eileen Nelson; best gesneriad. Strep
tocarpus Ulysses, best Coral Kiss, best design, "Barnyard
Treasure," Betty Margetts; 2nd best Coral Kiss, best chi¬
mera, Kiwi Dazzle, Gretha Vermullen; best double blos¬
som, Romantique, best standard variegated. Wrangler's
Bryan's Song, Pam Morgan.

WISCONSIN COUNCIL OF AV CLUBS —
"Wisconsin's 25th Violet Show of Shows," Kevin Degner,
chairman. Winners: Best AVSA collection. Fisherman's
Paradise, Opt. Tennessee, Dallas Cowboys, 2nd best in
show, Kermit, best design, "Out of Africa," best miniature,
Talvi, sweepstakes, Florise Hogan; 2nd best AVSA collec¬
tion, French Lilac, Nortex's Snowkist Haven, Ballet Lisa,
Bonnie Henell; best in show, Rhapsodie Evelyn, best
trailer. Pixie Blue, best semi, Irish Angel, Sue Fricker; best
gesneriad, Chirita Sinensis, Mickey Eberle.

A V STUDY CLUB OF HOUSTON, TX — "Go For The
Gold," Gerri Goins, chairman. Winners: best AVSA collec¬
tion, Amazing Grace, Greg, Perhaps Love, best in show, Pi¬
casso, Gerri Goins; 2nd best AVSA collection. Bogeyman,
Missie Miss, Precious Pink, 2nd best in show. Precious
Pink, best miniature Rob's Soliloquy, best semi. Precious
Pink, sweepstakes, Betty Moss; best design, "Olympia -
The Golden Age of Greece," Trish Wright; best trailer,
Santa Fe Trail, best gesneriad, Episda Country Cowboy,
Charlsie Urquhart.

TRISTATE COUNCIL OF AV CLUBS, NJ — "Take A
Chance," Dale Jasaitis, chairman. Winners: best AVSA
collection, Litta, Little Katherine, Snuggles, best trailer.
Squeaky Lou, best semi, Litta, best gesneriad, Episcia
Lemon Lime, Nancy Imhof; 2nd best AVSA collection.
Kiwi Dazzle, Cactus rose, Paumanok, best in show. Cactus
Rose, best miniature. Lavender Dee, sweepstakes, Ray¬
mond Dooley; 2nd best in show, Kermit, Becky Johnson;
best design, "Blind Date," Frank Senna.

BLUFF CITY AVC, MEMPHIS, TN — "Fall Violets - A
Harvest of Color," Barbara McDonald, chairman. Winners:
queen of show. Wild Blue Yonder, sweepstakes, best
trailer, Lora Lou, best arrangement, Mary Loewer; best
miniature, Rob's Soliloquy, George McDonald; best semi,
Irish Angel, Katherine Steele; best hanging planter. Red
Cascade, Ann Smith; best gesneriad. Acajou, Ann Shirley;
best container garden, best educational display, Barbara
McDonald.

AVS OF DENVER, CHAPTER I, CO — "Memories of
the 40 Years," Janice Sorensen, chairman. Winners: best

AVSA collection, Coralette, El Diablo, Boca Grande, best
trailer, Lil Creeper, best miniature, Merrilee, sweepstakes,
Nelly Levine; 2nd best AVSA collection. Magic Blue,
Hyla's Fairy Sparkles, Rob's Blue Light, best in show. Plum
Velvet, 2nd best in show. Magic Blue, best design, "Space
Age," Judie Lelanne.

OHIO STATE AVS — "Violets International," Cathy
Black, chairman. Winners: best AVSA collection, Conrad,
Mary Craig, Painted Sunrise, best in show. Back in Time,
sweepstakes (32 blue ribbons), Anne Thomas; 2nd best
AVSA collection. Cherry Brandy, Country Lass, Straw¬
berry Lace, Pearl Snyder; 2nd best in show, Leone, Carolyn
Copeland; best design (bubble bowl), 'Tahiti," Thelma
Miller; best trailer. Rainbows Weeping Pixie, Gene Gamer;
best miniature. Snuggles, Jackie Muster; best semi. Fairy
Tales Sport, Emilie Savage; best gesneriad, C. Early Bird,
Julie Hickson.

WEST RAND AVS, Muldersdrift, REPUBLIC OF
SOUTH AFRICA — "Rhapsody in Violets," Lukas Otto,
President. Winners: best in show. Trail Along, best me¬
dium blue, New Mexico, best trailer. Trail Along, Mrs.
Marie Stanley; best single blue. Blue Magnum, best single
red, Arkansas, best unusual container, Mrs. Petro van
Leggerenberg; best single pink, Fatina, best gesneriad,
Columnea Hostag, best artistic design, "Swan Lake,"
Lukas Otto; best single geneva. Blue Star, Mrs. P. N.
Honeyball; best miniature. Rambling Orchid, George
Honeyball.

SILVER MINE AVS, CT— "Fun With African Violets."
Winners: best AVSA collection. Precious Pink, Magic Blue,
Pay Dirt, best in show. Galactic Star, best semi, Rob's Blue
Light, sweepstakes, special award. Lullaby, best container
garden, best artistic planting, "New York," Jan Sadler; 2nd
best AVSA collection. Proud Country, Splendiferous,
Crested Jewel, runner-up to sweepstakes, Lynn Wallach;
best miniature. Little Rose Quartz, best gesneriad, Sin-
ningia Cindy, Barbara Moore; best novice. Little Rose
Quartz, Julie Scheef; best variegated, Mirabella, Dorothy
Robbins.

CAPE AVS, Cape Town, REPUBLIC OF SOUTH
AFRICA — "Violets in the Fairest Cape," Chari F. Duncan,
Secretary /Editor. Winners: queen of show, Annalee's
Roulette, 3rd place. Kiwi Dazzle, best advanced, Lacy Lou,
best plant in unusual container, CAVS collection award.
Beryl Bruwer; 2nd place, Colibri, best men only, Colibri,
Theuns Bruwer; best open plant. Snow Rose, Mimi Ost-
huizen; best novice. Splendiferous, Ruth Wilson; best chi¬
mera, Innocent Flirtation, best gesneriad, Episcia, best dish
garden, "Congo Caves," Wynne Greeff.

THE AV CLUB OF GREATER ATLANTA, GA —
"Vote For Violets," Nancy E. Turner, chairman. Winners:

16 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE January/ February 1989

best AVSA collection. Astral Peace, Amazing Grace,
Rainbow's Stage Left, best in show. Astral Peace, best semi.
Playful Pet, sweepstakes, Bill Barnette; 2nd best AVSA
collection, Fisher's Leone, The King, Granger's Wonder¬
land, Nancy E. Turner; 2nd best in show, Tony's Extrava¬
ganza, Blanche Woodward; best design, "Veterans Day,"
Laura Walker; best trailer. Tiny Wood trail, Jean Wright;
best miniature. Rhythm Rascal, Joan Cumpton; best
gesneriad, Columnea Starburst, Virginia Moulder.

NUTMEG STATE A VS, CT — "Violet Celebration in
Stamford/' Judith A. Stock, chairman. Winners: best AVSA
collection. Precious Pink, Winnergreen, Magic Blue, best
trailer. Snowy Trail, best miniature, Sandra Ross, best semi.
Precious Pink, Jan Sadler; 2nd best AVSA collection. Pep¬
per Cola, Frankie, Cherry Cola, 2nd best in show. Sapphire
Halo, best gesneriad, E. Ruby Red Dress, Ann Butler; best
in show, Nortex's Valentine Haven, runner-up to sweep-
stakes, Lynn Wallach; best in design, 'Tricolor in Design,"
Nancy Hayes.

AV COUNCIL OF FLORIDA — "Violet Treasures,"
Carol Schreck & Liz Farnsworth, cochairmen. Winners:
best AVSA collection, Winnergreen, Precious Pink,
Snuggles, 2nd best in show, Precious Pink, best semi.
Precious Pink, sweepstakes, Jo Anne Martinez; 2nd best
AVSA collection. Something Special, Frances Young,
Skagit Novelty, best miniature. Lullaby, Chris Howell; best
in show. Swampland, Rita Hilton; best design, "Art Treas¬
ure," Betty McVicker; best trailer, Santa Fe Trail, Marilyn
Goldstein; best gesneriad, Episda Pink Brocade, Peggy
Waller.

THOUSAND OAKS AVS, CA — Carroll Gealy, chair¬
man. Winners: best AVSA collection, Swifty Thriller,
Amazon Gem, Wrangler's Spanish Cavalier, 2nd best in
show, Swifty Thriller, best trailer, Santa Fe Trail, best semi.
Sea Princess, sweepstakes, Carroll Gealy; best in show,
Mark, Darlene Lowery; best design, "Congratulations,"
best miniature. Snuggles Clown, Marcia Shaver; best
gesneriad, Streptocarpus, Sherry Plisky.

LONE STAR A V COUNCIL, TX — "A Whale of a Good
Time," Alma S. Hummer, chairman. Winners: best AVSA
collection (amateur). Pink Energy, Pink Confession, Mary
Craig, best in show. First Child, 2nd best in show. Majestic,
Richard Nicholas; 2nd best AVSA collection (amateur).
Sugar Doll, Precious Pink, Magic Blue, best miniature.
Ever din a, best semi. Sea Princess, Patricia Champagne;
best AVSA collection (commercial). Something Special,
Pink Energy, Bertha, best trailer, Brazos Belle, Dottie
Wilson; 2nd best AVSA collection (commercial). Little Pro,
Magic Blue, Cande, sweepstakes, Hortense Pittman; best
design, "Shamu," Mary Janson; best gesneriad, E. Country
Cowboy, Charlsie Urquhart.

AV COUNCIL OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA —
"The Magic of Violets," Florence Naylor & Marcia Shaver,
cochairmen. Winners: best AVSA collection, Mary Craig,
Nortex's Snowfrill Haven, Old Dominion Sparkler, best in
show. Old Dominion Sparkler, 2nd best in show. Bogey¬
man, best miniature. Little Tyke, best semi. Bogeyman,
Carroll Gealy; 2nd best AVSA collection. Granger's Won¬
derland, Mary D, Ms Pretty Pink, Carlene Lowery; best
design, 'That Old Black Magic," best trailer, Cherokee
Trail, Honey Geek; best gesneriad, S. speciosa, Mama
Striepens; sweepstakes, Ann Wang.

THE NITE BLOOMERS AVS, FL — "Autumn Festival

of Violets." Winners: best in show. Moon River, Jud Hayes;
2nd best in show. Wrangler's Snowfields, best semi. Sugar
Doll, best miniature. Petite Rose, best gesneriad, Episcia
Silver Skies, sweepstakes (36 blue ribbons), Harue Grady;
best trailer. Snowy Trails, Charlene Francis; best container
garden, "Southern Garden," Yvonne (Bonnie) Faulkner.

COMING

EVENTS

JANUARY 21 TEXAS — The Beaumont AVS will
sponsor a judging school at the Garden Center, Tyrrell
Park from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Raymond Lange of Houston will
be the teacher. Bring brown bag lunch for break at noon.
All interested parties can attend. Fee: $7.00 for school and
test; $5 for attending. For more information contact
Lyndall Owens, president, 409-866-8152.

FEBRUARY 3 - 5 FLORIDA — Violet Patch of Broward
County's show/ sale, "Symphony of Violets," Hollywood
Mall, Hollywood. Regular mall hours. Linda Marshall,
show chairman.

FEBRUARY 4 & 5 FLORIDA — Mid-Polk AVS' 10th
year show/sale, "Our Decade with Violets," Winter Ha¬
ven Mall, Winter Haven. Mall hours. Free admission.
Hazel Miller, show chairman.

FEBRUARY 10 - 12 FLORIDA — Upper Pinellas AVS'
30th show, "Hearts Full of Violets," Sunshine Mall, 1220 S.
Missouri Ave., Clearwater. Feb. 10, 1 - 9 p.m.; Feb. 11, 10
a.m. - 9 p.m.; Feb. 12, noon - 4 p.m. Leonard Waller, show
chairman; Erwin Kappauf, president.

FEBRUARY 10 - 12 FLORIDA — First Lakeland AVS'
show/sale, "Violets in Imperial Polk," Lakeland Mall. Feb.

10, noon - 9 p.m.; Feb. 11, 10 a.m. - 9 p.m.; Feb. 12, 12:30 p.m.
- 5 p.m. Betty McVicker, chairman, 1517 Blue Lake Dr.,
Lakeland 33801.

FEBRUARY 11 & 12 MISSOURI — AVC of Greater
Kansas City's show, "Violets in Convention City," Loose
Park Garden Center, Kansas City. Both days, 10 a.m. - 5
p.m. Show chairman, Dennis Stevens; co-chairman, Char¬
lotte Livingston.

FEBRUARY 11 & 12 LOUISIANA — Alexandria AVS'
show/sale, "Growing Violets by the Moon," Pineville
Civic Center, Kees Park, 2450 Hwy. 28 East, Pineville. Feb.

11, 2 - 5 p.m.; Feb. 12, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Workshop, Feb. 11,
3 p.m. Free admission. For more information contact:
Beverly Bullock, show chairman, 1816 Harvard St., Alex¬
andria 71301, (318) 442-2852.

FEBRUARY 11 & 12 MICHIGAN — North Oakland
AVC and Bordine's Better Blooms' show/sale, Bordine's
Better Blooms, 1985 S. Rochester Road (2 miles north of M-
59), Rochester. Hours: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

FEBRUARY 12-14 FLORIDA — Violet Patch of Brow¬
ard County's show/sale, "Symphony of Violets," Holly¬
wood Mall, Hollywood, regular mall hours. Linda M.
Marshall, show chairman.

FEBRUARY 12 - 19 GEORGIA — Second annual At-

AFRIC AN VIOLET MAGAZINE January /February 1989 17

lanta Rower Show, A Prelude to Spring at the Atlanta
Apparel Mart, 250 Spring St., Atlanta. An African violet
class will be included in the horticulture division. For more
information: Elizabeth McBride, Atlanta Market Center,
240 Peachtree St., NW, Suite 2200, Atlanta 30043, 404-658-
0770.

FEBRUARY 18 & 19 LOUISIANA — Rayne AVS'

eighth show/ sale, "Leaping For Violets," K.C. Hall, 300 S.
Adams Ave., Rayne. Open to public, Feb. 18, 2 - 4 p.m.; Feb.
19, 11 a. m. - 3 p.m. Free admission.

FEBRUARY 24 - 26 FLORIDA — Tampa AVS' show/
sale, ‘"Violet Memories," Eastlake Square Mall, 5701 E.
Hillsboro Ave., Feb. 24 & Feb. 25, 10 a.m. - 9 p.m.; Feb. 26,
12:30 - 5:30 p.m. Public invited and no admission fee. Jo
Anne Martinez, chairman.

FEBRUARY 25 & 26 TEXAS — Beaumont AVS' show/
sale, "Weatherwise With African Violets," Garden Center,
Tyrrell Park, Feb. 25, 2 - 5 p.m.; Feb. 26, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Public is invited. For more information call 409-866-8152.
Lyndall Owens, show chairman.

FEBRUARY 25 & 26 OKLAHOMA — AVS of Greater
Tulsa's show/sale, "A Violet Tribute to Dorothy Harris,"
Tulsa Garden Center, 2435 South Peoria, Tulsa. Free ad¬
mission. Both days, noon - 5 p.m. Pat Sutton, show chair¬
man.

MARCH 3 & 4 TEXAS — Spring Branch AVC of
Houston's 11th show/sale. Fair Haven United Methodist
Church, 1330 Gessner, Houston. Mar. 3, 2 - 6 p.m.; Mar. 4,
10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Free admission. Betty Moss, show
chairman. For more information contact: Meredith Hall,
713-862-5018.

MARCH 3-5 GEORGIA — Georgia AV Growers
Club's show/sale, "Violets — Stars of Marketsquare,"
Marketsquare Mall, Atlanta. Mall hours.

MARCH 4 & 5 ARIZONA — AVS of Tucson's 32nd
show/sale, "Carnival of Violets," center court of Park Mall
Shopping Center, 5870 E. Broadway Blvd., Tucson. Mar. 4,
noon - 6 p.m.; Mar. 5, noon - 5 p.m. Free admission. Mrs.
Suzanne P. Zimbardo, show chairman.

MARCH 11 & 12 LOUISIANA — Atchafalaya AVS'
show/sale, "Violets on the Orient Express," Municipal
Auditorium, Myrtle St., Morgan City. Mar. 11, 2 - 6 p.m.;
Mar. 12, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Free admission. George Ramirez,
show chairman, Martha Dyson, president.

MARCH 11 & 12 CALIFORNIA — San Fernando
Valley AVS' show/sale, Panorama Mall, Roscoe Blvd. &
Van Nuys Blvd., Panorama City. 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. Free
admission. For more information contact: Mary Blancher,
(818) 363-6222.

MARCH 1 5 - 19 LOUISIANA — Jefferson African
Violet Association will host the annual convention of the
Dixie African Violet Society, at Howard Johnson Plaza
Hotel, 2261 N. Causeway Blvd., Metairie (New Orleans),
LA 70001. Theme of the show is "Violets on Parade." The
show is free and open to the public, Fri., Mar . 1 7 from 3 p.m.
to 6 p.m. and on Sat., Mar. 18 from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

MARCH 18 & 19 CALIFORNIA — San Mateo County
AVS' show/ sale. Holiday Inn, Belmont, San Mateo Con¬
ference Room, 1101 Shoreway Road, Belmont. Mar. 18, 2 -
7 p.m.. Mar. 19, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Free admission.

MARCH 18 & 19 ILLINOIS — AVS of Northern Illi¬
nois Inc.'s show, "Leprechaun's Frolic," Chicago Botanic
Garden, Glencoe. Mrs. Jean Krewer, president & show

chairman.

MARCH 18 & 19 CALIFORNIA — San Joaquin AVS'
show/sale, "Shower of Violets," The Mall at Weberstown,
(next to J.C. Penney) 4950 Pacific Ave. at March Lane,
Stockton. Mar. 18, noon - 9 p.m.; Mar. 19, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Public invited, free admission. For more information con¬
tact: Susan Bastianelli, 209-931-5070.

MARCH 18 & 19 KANSAS — Wichita AV Study
Club's show, "Easter Violets and You," Botanica, 701
Amidon, Wichita. Mar. 18, 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.; Mar. 19, 11
a.m. - 4 p.m. Free admission. Show chairman, Patty Daniel.

MARCH 18 & 19 FLORIDA — Suncoast AVS' show/
sale, "Florida's Love Affair with Violets," National Guard
Armory, 3601 38th Ave., South, St. Petersburg. Mar. 18, 9
a.m. - 6 p.m.; Mar. 19, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Open to the public.
Sharon Hill, show chairman. For more information call
527-2411.

MARCH 25 & 26 COLORADO — - Rocky Mountain AV

Council's show/sale, "Mountains of Violets," Denver
Botanic Gardens, 1050 York St., Denver. Bonita Hutcheson
(303) 781-2406 & Janice Sorensen (303) 220-8799, show
cochairmen.

MARCH 31 - APRIL 1 TEXAS — First AVS of San
Antonio's show/sale, "Fooling Around With Violets,"
North Star Mall, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., both days. Ann Nicholas,
show chairman.

MARCH 31 - APRIL 1 NEBRASKA — Lincoln AVS'
show/sale, "Red, White or Blue, A Violet For You," East
Park Plaza Mall, N. 66th St. & O St., Mar. 31, 10 a.m. - 9 p.m.;
Apr. 1,10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Free admission. Mary Reifschneider,
chairman. For more information: (402) 483-0214.

MARCH 31 - APRIL 2 ILLINOIS — AV Fanciers Inc. of
Rockford's sixth show/sale, "African Violets - On The
Waterfront," Northtowne Shopping Mall, 3600 N. Main at
Riverside.

APRIL 1 & 2 NEW YORK — Long Island AVS' 35th
show, Rockville Centre Recreation Center, 111 Oceanside
Road, Rockville Centre. Apr. 1, 2 - 6 p.m.; Apr. 2, noon - 5
p.m. Dorothy Vogt & Diane Lohan, cochairmen.

APRIL 1 & 2 TEXAS — First Austin AVS' show/sale,
Zilker Botanical Gardens. Apr. 1, noon - 5 p.m.; Apr. 2, 10
a.m. - 5 p.m. Public invited, free admission. Mrs. Leona
Herres, show chairman, (512) 352-3026.

APRIL 7 - 9 MINNESOTA — Minnesota AVS' 38th
show, "New Beginnings," Maplewood Mall, Hwy. 694 &
White Bear Ave., St. Paul. Regular mall hours. Jude Neu¬
mann, show chairman & Delores Harrington, cochairman.

APRIL 8 & 9 CONNECTICUT — Windsor AVS'
show/sale, "A Little House of Violets," Windsor Public
Library, 323 Broad St., Windsor. Apr. 8, 2 - 5 p.m.; Apr. 9,
11 a.m. - 3 p.m. Public welcome, free admission.

APRIL 8 & 9 FLORIDA — AVS of Pensacola's 13th
annual show/sale, "A Carnival of Violets," Bay View
Community Center, 19th Ave. and Lloyd St. Apr. 8, 2 - 8
p.m.; Apr. 9, noon - 5 p.m. Pat Landry, show chairman. For
more information contact: Katreen Childers, 904-968-6821.

APRIL 8 & 9 ILLINOIS — Twin Cities AVS' show/
sale, "Fantasy of Violets," Miller Park Pavilion, Blooming¬
ton. Apr. 8, 1 - 5 p.m.; Apr. 9, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Open to the
public.

APRIL 8 & 9 OREGON — Portland AVS' show/sale,
Milwaukie Senior Center, N. Clackamas Park, 5440 S.E.
Kellogg Creek Dr. (via 0-224 and S.E. Rusk Rd.) Mil-

18 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE January/ February 1989

waukie. Both days, noon - 5 p.m. Admission - 50tf . For more
information contact: Fran Skorepa, president, 13657 S.E.
Bush, Portland 97236, (503) 760-8997.

APRIL 8 & 9 NEW YORK — ■ Heritage AVS of Long
Island's show/sale, "Westward Ho!" Christ Lutheran
Church, 300 Hillside Dr. So., New Hyde Park. (South side
of Hillside Ave.) Apr. 8, 2 - 5 p.m.; Apr. 9, 1 - 5 p.m. Free
admission, Eleanore Hilzman, show chairman.

APRIL 14 & 15 LOUISIANA — Violets on the Bayou's
show/sale, "Violets Tour the Bayou Country," Southland
Mall, Houma. Mall hours. Free admission. More informa¬
tion call Anaise LeBlanc, show chairman, 504-369-7526.

APRIL 14 & 15 NEW JERSEY — Central Jersey AVS'
10th show/ sale, "A Decade of African Violet Memories,"
First United Methodist Church of Matawan, Atlantic Ave.
and Church St, Aberdeen Township. Apr. 14, 3 - 9 p.m.;
Apr. 15, 9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. Jane McAfoos, show chairman.

APRIL 14 & 15 SOUTH CAROLINA — First AVS of
Spartanburg's show, "Shiny Violets and Shimmering Bal¬
loons," Hillcrest Mall, Spartanburg. Mall hours. Jessie
Dennis & Maureen Simmons, show co-chairmen.

APRIL 15 & 16 NEW YORK — AVS of Western New
York's show/sale, "Violet Games," Harris Hill Fire Hall,
8630 Main St., Williamsville. Apr. 15, 2 - 8 p.m.; Apr. 16,
noon - 6 p.m. Free admission. Ralph Robinson, show chair¬
man, 96 Harriet St., Tonawanda 14150, ph. 716-695-3315.

APRIL 15 & 16 IOWA — Evening AVC of Des Moines'
show/sale, "Violets Fill the Alphabet," Botanical Center,
909 E. River Dr. Apr. 15, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Apr. 16, 10 a.m. -
4 p.m. Joan Watts, show chairman.

APRIL 15 - 23 ALBERTA, CANADA — Edmonton
AVS' show/sale/display, "A Decade of Violets," Muttart
Conservatory, Edmonton, Alberta. For more information
contact: Mrs. Lynnette Mitchell, 12911 82 St., Edmonton,
Alberta, Canada T5E 2T3 (403) 475-7055.

APRIL 16 ONTARIO, CANADA — Toronto
Gesneriad Society's show/sale. Civic Garden Centre, 777
Lawrence Ave. East at Leslie St. 1 - 4 p.m.

APRIL 22 NEVADA — Reno/Sparks AVS' show/sale,
"Violets In Storybook Land," Washoe County Senior
Citizen's Center, 1155 E. 9th St., Reno. 2-5 p.m. Public
invited. For more information: Cheryl Young, show chair¬
man, (702) 747-3037.

APRIL 28 & 29 MASSACHUSETTS — Merrimack
Valley AVS' show, "Bay State of Mind," Grace Episcopal
Church Hall, Garden St., Lawrence. Apr. 28, 1 - 5 p.m.; Apr.
29, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Public invited, free admission,

APRIL 29 & 30 WASHINGTON — Seattle AVS' 36th
annual show/sale, "Violets Ahoy!" Center for Urban
Horticulture, 3501 N.E. 41st St., Seattle. Apr. 29, noon - 7
p.m.; Apr. 30, noon - 5 p.m. Free with plenty of free parking.
For more information contact: Rosemary Fox, 522-9212
(Seattle) or Juanita Loder, 454-4544 (Bellevue).

APRIL 29 & 30 PENNSYLVANIA — AVS of Lower
Bucks County's 15th annual show/sale, "Bon Appetit,"
Wanamaker's Court, Oxford Valley Mall, Langhome. Apr.
29, 1 - 9 p.m.; Apr. 30, noon - 5 p.m. Public invited, free
admission. Bill Lyons, show chairman.

APRIL 29 & 30 TEXAS — Four Seasons AVC of Groves
and Mid County AVC of Nederland's show/sale, "Violets
016," Central Mall, 3100 Hwy. 365, Port Arthur. Apr. 29,
noon - 9 p.m.; Apr. 30, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Public invited. For
more information contact: Jane LaRocca, show chairman.

409-962-3452.

MAY 6 & 7 PENNSYLVANIA — AVS of
Philadelphia's show/sale, "Violets - A Kaleidoscope of
Color," Plymouth Meeting Mall, Germantown Pike and
Hickory Road, Plymouth Meeting. May 6, 1 - 9:30 p.m.;
May 7, noon - 4:30 p.m. Judith Smith and Peggy DePhil-
lippo, chairmen.

MAY 12 & 13 MARYLAND — Baltimore AVCs
show/sale, "Chesapeake's Best," Towson Marketplace,
Joppa Rd. & Putty fill Ave., Towson. May 12, 1 - 9:30 p.m.;
May 13, 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. Public invited, free admission.
Sharon Toolan & Rochelle Armstrong, cochairmen.

1988 Favorite Miniatures,
Semiminiatures & Trailers

Ellie Bogin , Chairman

# Votes

Variety

Hybridizer

48

Snuggles #5018

Lyon GH

27

Precious Pink #6025

Pittman

21

Hart's Snow White #5590 Hart

19

Irish Angel #4054

Annalee

19

Little Katherine #6238

Hart

16

Little Jim #3005

Maas

15

Pay Dirt #4988

Tracey

14

Bogeyman #5071

Scott

12

Mickey Mouse

Impijn

12

Party Lace #4989

Tracey

11

Beginner's Luck #2803

Pritchet

11

Snuggles Delight #6370

Sorano

9

Little Pro #6637

Pittman

9

Little Rose Quartz

Holtkamp

8

Everdina #5566

Nadeau

8

Magic Blue #6249

Pittman

8

Sweet Treat

Lyon GH

7

Little Sapphire

Holtkamp

6

Autumn Lou #5708

Nadeau

6

Dolled Up #5993
TRAILERS

Sorano

#Votes

Variety

Hybridizer

21

Pixie Blue #2598

Lyon GH

6

Snowy Trail #3678

Lyon GH

5

Falling Snow

Tracey

4

Dancin Trail #5565

Sorano

4

Teeny Bopper #5017

Lyon GH

80 members participated. The names of 226
miniatures and semiminiatures and 35 trailers
were submitted.

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE January /February 1989 19

AVSA Building Fund

Nell-Sue Tyson
2030 E. Amherst Avenue
Denver, CO 80210

As reported elsewhere in the AVM, the Soci¬
ety has been granted the long-coveted 501 (c) 3
status by the IRS effective August 18, 1987, All
contributions since that date are tax deductible
for the donor. This is wonderful indeed. Those
who made donations after August 17, 1987 can
now file an amended Income Tax report for the
year of 1987, including their donations to the
Building Fund as being deductible. Those who
have donated or will do so during 1988 can
include all donations, along with your others,
as tax deductible. This is due, of course, to our
having now been recognized as a non-profit
organization.

With this added help, which has been
worked for, long and hard, we have a new
incentive for helping build toward our dream
home. Our contributions have slipped during
the summer months of vacations, travel, out¬
side garden work, the heat, etc. With the invigo¬
rating weather of fall, with clubs and organiza¬
tions starting again and plans being formulated
for the year, let's please have as one of our top
priorities, contributions toward having a
dream home all our own some day. Every little
bit, no matter how small, helps bind us all
together toward our common goal.

There are many ways in which we can each
be a part of this large venture. Each affiliate can
devise ways in which ideas for their area can be
accomplished. Many of these have been men¬

tioned in former articles as well as in acknowl¬
edgments of donations. Re-read some of those
and see if you can think of a scheme to work
with your affiliate. It has been a thrill to see how
inventive groups have been in devising plans
that do work. Has anyone tried a bake sale yet?
Donations received from July 25 through August 25.

(August, 1988)

First Arlington AVS, TX . . . . . $25.00

Sweet Violets AVC, TX . . . 15.00

Betty Bryant, TX . . . . . . . 15.00

George and Anna Jean Landgren, IL . 50.00

Green Thumb AVC of Beloit, WI . . 10.00

Don L. Thornburg, CA . . . . . . . 15.00

Mrs. H. N. ("E") Hansen, PA -
sale of needlepoint articles to:

Mrs. R. R. Hefner, $26; Gayle S. King, $17.. . 43.00

Montgomery AVS, AL . . . 15.00

First Saintpaulia Society of Atlanta, GA . 15.00

Portland AVS, OR . . . . . . . . . 25.00

First Goldsboro AVS, NC -
$20 honoring Mary Boland for judging

show and $25 from the club . . . . . 45.00

Janet Riemer, NJ -

from sale of Maas plants to Vicky Frey . 10.00

Monthly total - $283.00

Total of all contributions - $34,423.64

Another of Pauline Bartholomew's books has been
requested and mailed. This one went to Tuscaloosa County
AVC, AL.

Donations received from August 25 through September 25
(September, 1988)

Bluff City AVS, TN

honoring Charles Phillips, a past president . . $25.00

Granada Hills AVS, CA

in memory of John Thein, founder . 50.00

Anna M. Swift, CA . . . ..100.00

Mrs. H. N. ("E") Hansen, PA
needlepoint work for Julie Fladt

and Shirley Jeffrey . . . . 62.75

First AVS of Seguin, TX . . 75.16

AVS of Philadelphia

$107.47 for sale of leaves from club members, grown
from plants donated by Fischer's Greenhouses,

Tinari Greenhouses & Janet Haag of Baltimore. Also,

$10 in memory of Emily Holtman in lieu of a speaker's

fee to Marie Bums & Rochelle Armstrong) . . 116.47

Union County Chapter AVSA, NJ . . . . 50.00

Don L. Thornburg, CA . . . . . . 15.00

G. Emilie Christiansen, NJ . 20.00

20 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE January/February 1989

Olga M. Carothers, OH . ...........50.00

Milwaukee AVS, WI . 25.00

Total for month - $589.38
Total of all contributions received - $35,013.02
The last two copies of "Growing To Show," by Pauline
Bartholomew have gone to: Omaha AVS, NE and First

Goldsboro AVS, NC.

The 50 copies of Anne Tinari's book, "Our African
Violet Heritage," have all been awarded.

These two very generous offerings have been wonder¬
ful incentives and deeply appreciated by the Building
Fund.

Corrections & Omissions
For September 1988 Judges List

Bermuda

Foggo, Elaine S., P.O. Box DD 202, St. David's DD BX

Canada

•Britten, Arlene T., 6314 Chebucto Rd., Halifax, N.S. B3L
1K8

•Lewis, Mrs. Hilda, 202 Spring Park Rd., Charlottetown,
P.E.I. CIA 3Y9

•Williams, Mrs. Beverly, 3052 Grenville Dr., Mississauga,
Ont. L5A 2P7

UNITED STATES

Alabama

"Vincent, M. R., 212 Sylvan Dr., Enterprise 36330
Webster, Go-aid, 1926 Wren wood, Huntsville 35803
Webster, Nancy, 1926 Wren wood, Huntsville 35803

California

Kosowsky, Dorothy, 712 Cunningham Dr., Whittier 90601

64082

•Hart, Patricia M., 3350 Blue Ridge Blvd., Independence
64052

New York

•Ghossn, Mrs. Joseph, 87-12 Jamaica Ave., Woodhaven

11421

•Hiltz, Jane, 1615 Anchor In., South old 11971
t*Smith, Mr. James H., 1126 Ferry Ave., Niagara Falls
14301

Oklahoma

Sutton, Mrs. Pat, 1707 S. 77 E Ave., Tulsa 74112

Tennessee

•Pair, Mrs. Iona, 3578 Country Lane Cove, Memphis 38133

Texas

"Click, Elaine, 10251 Helmsdale, Houston 77043
•Janson, Mary, 3920 Savanah, Garland 75041
•Pittman, Hortense, 12406 Alexandria, San Antonio 78233
•Rhodes, Mrs. M. W., P. O. Box 57, Manchaca 78652

Colorado

•Roesch, Mrs. Dorothy J., 2575 S. Wadsworth Ct., Denver
80227

Connecticut

Sadler, Mrs. Janice K., 318 Greens Farm Rd., Westport
06880

Florida

•Hann, Mrs. Dorothy, 2525 Wynne wood Dr., Clearwater
34623

•Mugovero, Diane, 9950 SW 213 St., Miami 33189

"Par tain, Judy, 9 Hummingbird Ln., Winter Haven 33884

fRobinson, Mrs. M. W., 3470 N.W. 21st Ave., Ft. Lauder¬
dale 33309

Georgia

•Richardson, Jack L., 2721 N. Druid Hills, Atlanta 30329

Illinois

•Hogan, Florise M., 1220 31st St., Rockford 61108

•Schroeder, Mrs. Raymond E., 217 Andrew Ave., Dwight
60420

Kansas

•Taylor, Trida A., 7642 High Dr., Prairie Village 66208

•Weir, Mrs. Robert, 490 Terrace Trail East, Lake Quivira
66106

Maryland

t4Bums, Mrs. Howard, 8624 Delegge Rd., Baltimore 21237

Missouri

•Britton, Col. James, 3906 SW Harbor Dr., Lee's Summit

Note: Frances L. Deans, Goldsboro, NC was inadvertently
listed as a Student Judge. Please remove her name from
the list.

98 Years Old ...

And Still Growing Violets

The East Bay African Violet Society,
Oakland, CA, was treated to a most pleasant
surprise when one of their members brought in
a beautifully decorated birthday cake in honor
of the 98th birthday of club member. Miss
Marion Ivory, Alameda, CA. Miss Ivory at¬
tends every monthly club meeting.

Miss Ivory turned her home into an African
violet shop many years ago and has thousands
of beautifully blooming African violets that she
takes care of herself, except for some help with
watering.

Congratulations, Marion, on this 98th birth¬
day, and all best wishes for that 99th one, which
is only a short stepping stone to the magical
100th birthday.

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE January/ February 1989 21

SHOWS AND JUDGES

Emilie Savage
39 Mead Drive
Chillicothe, OH 45601

Let's make 1989 the Year of the African
Violet! As judges and teachers, we can encour¬
age new Affilate clubs to have shows. We can
help them with schedules and judging. We can
help by bringing a new member to the A VS A
convention in Kansas City. Be sure to send in
your application to judge or clerk. We need you.

Important Notice: - Judges Handbook

1. Correction: page 53 in the Judges Hand¬
book under Size and Type of Blossom. The third
paragraph should read as follows:

"type of blossom (single, semidouble,
double) that is not constant or true to variety (1 /
2 point each). (This sentence formerly stated -
up to 1/2 point each.)

This was in error as it was the intention of the
Handbook Committee that all points deducted
for blossom faults should be consistent. Be sure
that your Judges Handbook is up-to-date on the
following:

1/2 point each - spent blossoms.

1/2 point each - per blossom for plants not
having enough blossoms according to the size
of the plant.

1/2 point each - for every solid color blossom
instead of a multicolor.

1/2 point each - for type of blossom not true
to variety.

All of these faults relating to blossoms are
now consistent.

2. Correction: page 36, rule 5. Should read as
follows: 5. The show chairman gives the enve¬
lope into which the judges will place the AVSA
COLLECTION forms when they have finished,
to the panel of judges.

3. Correction: page 50 under Rules for Judg¬
ing AVSA Collection Awards. Rule 2 should
read as follows: 2. When the exhibits are to be
judged the show chairman gives the judges the

envelope into which they are to be placed after
judging.

(These previous rules were somewhat con¬
fusing. The correct procedure, according to the
amended rules is that the Show Chairman fills
out the top of the AVSA Collection Awards
form and gives it to the Entries Chairman. The
reason for this is so that the Entries Chairman
may give the form to the exhibitor who will
complete the form showing the names and
registration numbers for the benefit of the
judges. The name and address of the exhibitor
is folded so that the judges will not see this
information. A form is placed by each collec¬
tion. When the judging of the collections is
completed, one member of the panel places the
AVSA Collection forms in an envelope and
returns them to the show chairman.)

Notice to teachers:

Please give AVSA membership number of
each student on Roster Sheet.

Notice to Schedule Committees;

It has been suggested that committees writ¬
ing a schedule please include the year in the
date of a show — not just month and day. This
will be helpful to judges applying for Senior
Judge's status or a teacher's certificate.

The following are more of the questions that
were submitted to the panel for answers at the
Judges Breakfast in Dallas:

1. Should judges write comments on cards
stating reason when giving white or red ribbons
or "no award?"

Ans. It is not required but would be the
courteous thing to do, especially on design
exhibits. Our Judges Handbook states under
Qualifications of a Judge, "Comments and criti¬
cisms should serve to improve the exhibitor's
future exhibits." When given in a kind way.

22 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE January/February 1989

they can show exhibitor how to have a better
exhibit for the next show.

2. A show to be held soon has scheduled their
"singles" in one section and their semis and
doubles in another. Are not all affiliates to judge
their singles and semidouble blossoms together
or is this a club option?

Ans. While we would prefer our Affiliates to
follow the sample schedule in our Judges Hand¬
book, it is not required as long as all the sections
and classes are included. This sample schedule
is indeed a "sample." It includes all possible
combinations of African violets, as to size, color
and type. An Affiliate has the option of combin¬
ing classes or expanding them. As long as the
schedule has all of the components listed. Affili¬
ates are permitted to arrange them according to
their needs. The reason that singles were com¬
bined with semidoubles in one section and the
doubles in another section was to make the
show sections more evenly balanced. There are
very few singles (especially in standard plants).
By combining the singles with semidoubles you
will have a more attractive show.

3. Why do plants in "store bought" ceramic
planters usually win over "unusual" contain¬
ers? We thought unusual meant something
different from the ordinary. In local shows (we
have 3 a year) is it ethical to exhibit the same
unusual container show after show?

Ans. These questions regarding "unusual
containers" were from different sources, but I
felt that the answers to both could be combined.
We are not aware that preference is given to one
type of container over another one. We have
seen some very unusual ceramic containers as
well as some lovely "natural" containers. It
would have to be a judging decision as to the
best one in the class. There is no rule in the
Judges Handbook which prohibits an exhibitor
from using the same container in more than one
show.

4. How many points should be deducted if
plants in container gardens appear to be freshly
planted?

Ans. Our Judges Handbook states: 'The ef¬
fect should be of an established planting and
points should be deducted if the exhibit appears
to be newly planted." We deliberately refrained
from making any suggested number of points

to be deducted for various faults in the Design
classes, as each design is unique and it would be
impossible to make recommendations. My first
suggestion is that a judge should be absolutely
sure before deducting any points. I will share
this example: I observed a beautiful container
garden exhibit where some maroon foliaged
plants were used to represent a grove of trees.
One of the judges was almost positive that these
were fresh-cut plant material that had been
inserted to resemble trees, as it would have
been difficult to have that many plants in the
container without crowding the roots. Another
judge stated that this particular type of plant
wilted easily and therefore, it must have been
planted and would have had to be planted far
in advance for the "grove of trees" to develop.
The exhibit received the blue ribbon it de¬
served. At the close of the show, some one
asked the exhibitor if she would share one of the
lovely plants. Graciously, she took a tool,
scooped out a plant full of roots, and separated
it from the adjoining plants, all of which had
been legitimately planted far in advance of the
show. That would have been a costly error for
both judge and exhibitor.

We are still hearing nice comments about
the program on ethics at our Judges Breakfast
in Dallas. There is one additional comment I
would like to make on this subject. Judges do
not discuss decisions made in the show room
outside of the show room. Any discussion with
regard to an exhibit should be with show per¬
sonnel only.

Kansas City Trolleys
For Convention 1989

The Kansas City Trolley provides service
between downtown. Crown Center, Westport,
and the Country Club Plaza, daily Monday
through Thursday from 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
and from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 midnight Friday
and Saturday. Just look for the bright yellow
and red trolley stop signs. Trolleys are sched¬
uled about every 25 minutes. For the $2.00 fare,
you may ride everywhere along the route and
may get on and off the Trolley two more times
during the same day.

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE January/ February 1989 23

Room Sharing

Kansas City Convention - May 23-28, 1989

Is room sharing for you?

Are you interested in making your expenses less by sharing a room with someone?

The A VS A Convention Committee discussed this at the Dallas Convention and feel this would be helpful.
We offer this service to anyone interested.

Name _

Address _

Phone Number _

$70 plus tax per room for two.

Non-smoker _ Smoker _

Age: _ under 25 _ 26-50 _ 51 and over

Arrival date _ _ _ _ _

Departure date _

Any other considerations:

All requests must be made by April 1, 1989, so we may contact all interested “violet friends” and meet
the deadline for hotel reservations.

Send requests to: Ruth E. Warren

P. O. Box 3664
Fall River, MA 02722
508-679-1189

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Look for complete 1989 Kansas City Convention Information

in this issue of the
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Bill Johnson

1221 West River Road, #A2

Elyria , OH 44035

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Recently I received my first correspondence
from Dr. Sheldon C. Reed. He very kindly sent
me a packet of autographed reprints of all of his
articles on African violet genetics. It was a de¬
lightful surprise to receive such an invaluable
treasure. Dr. Reed is now almost 80 years old.
He lives in Minnesota and attended the conven¬
tion in St. Paul in 1986. Essentially, most of what
is known today about basic African violet ge¬
netics is the result of Dr. Reed's experiments in
the 1950s.

He was a genetic pioneer, and the world of
violets will forever be in his debt.

For many years it seemed there would be no
one of scientific stature to follow in his steps.
Now, Dr. Jeff Smith of Norman, OK is conduct¬
ing valuable new research on the pigments in
violets. He has already greatly increased our
knowledge in his article in the May /June 1988
issue of the AVM. We look forward to more
articles from Dr. Smith.

We need something for everyone in the
magazine. We must nurture the novice and
expand the experienced if we are to grow and
prosper as a society.

Q. Would you give us an updated list of
dominants and recessive traits?

A. Yes, updated and hopefully corrected
from my first attempt in the September 1985
issue. Based upon present knowledge and
experience here is a list of some of the more
familiar traits:

DOMINANTS:

Blue-purple

Doubleness

Geneva edges
Fringed edges
Fantasy patterns
Dogwood dots
Girl foliage
Ruffled foliage
Longifolia
RECESSIVES:

Pink

Coral

Red (Plum)

Coral Red
White
Star blooms
'Firebird' pattern
'Kimi' pattern
Tutone darker tips
Bloom dropping
Foliar Spooning

Q. My questions are about the white so
called "geneva" edges on blooms. This is sup¬
posed to be a dominant trait, yet when I make
crosses with these varieties I sometimes do not
get any edged blooms or only a few at best. Why
is this, if geneva is a dominant? How can I get
more geneva blooms from my crosses?

A. I can appreciate your confusion with the
capricious geneva. It really is a dominant trait,
but it does seem to behave like a recessive
sometimes. The technical term for this shy
expression is called lack of penetrance, mean¬
ing that the gene sometimes does not show
itself when present. One method of getting
more geneva blooms from your crosses is to
select varieties to cross with that have this trait
very boldly expressed. If both parents have this

26 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE January/ February 1989

trait it is better still.

Q. Why does AVSA not publish the parents
of all new introductions? I think it would be of
great value to all concerned. Other plant socie¬
ties such as the Orchid Society and the Iris
Society always publish the parents of all new
varieties.

A. In many plant societies you are restricted
from making a cross that has already been made
by someone else. Therefore it is essential that
such information be published. There are no
such restrictions in violet hybridizing, and the
parentage of new plants has been considered
the "intellectual property" of the hybridizer to
reveal or conceal by choice. I would believe that
most violet hybridizers would like to keep it
that way. I would like very much to hear from
hybridizers and others who have opinions they
wish to express on this.

Q. I have been hearing of some new varieties
of violets that are much more cold tolerant. Is
cold tolerance something hybridizers should be
giving greater attention?

A. Cold tolerance in violets is somewhat a
"mixed" benefit in my opinion. With the in¬
crease in cold tolerance comes a decrease in heat
tolerance. In my opinion we have far greater
need for heat resistant varieties than cold toler¬
ant ones.

Q. I notice that there is considerable differ¬
ence in the size of the seeds I get from my seed
pods. Sometimes the seeds appear no more than
dust. What is the estimated number of violet
seeds per ounce?

A. Yes, there is variation in the size of the
seeds, and sometimes what appears to be
"dust" is exactly that and no more! Many times
you will get a mixture of seed and dust from the
pods. Estimates on the number of violet seeds
per ounce vary from 750,000 to 1,000,000 per
ounce.

Q. I think that we have a real "bicolor prob¬
lem" in violets. Too many bicolor varieties are
unstable and do not propagate true. From a
hybridizers point of view, what do you think is
the solution?

A. I certainly agree with you that there is a
problem with the great instability found in
modem bicolor varieties. It is a problem with
patented varieties as well as hobbyist varieties.

It is not a problem that can ever be totally
eliminated. Bicolor blooms by nature are un¬
stable. In Europe you cannot get a patent on a
bicolor violet for this reason. The best answer to
the problem is for hybridizers to pay greater
attention to breeding for stability and consis¬
tency in bicolors than is being done at present.

I wish all a Happy New Year!

Publication Entries
for Kansas City

Each year all AVSA affiliates are urged to
enter their yearbooks, magazines or newslet¬
ters for judging just prior to the AVSA conven¬
tion and show. These entries and the ribbon
award they have won are exhibited at the show.

Entries will be judged in accordance with the
mles and regulations in the AVSA Handbook
for African Violet Growers, Exhibitors, and
Judges, pages 74-78. Yearbooks must not ex¬
ceed 5-1 /2” x 8-1 /T and magazines 8-1 IT x
14”. the final date for submitting these publica¬
tions is March 1, 1989.

YEARBOOK entries will be judged by Illi¬
nois Judges. You will need to send three copies
to the Judges Chairman, Mrs. Mildred Schroe-
der, 1739 N. 74 Court, Elmwood Park, IL 60635.

MAGAZINE and NEWSLETTER entries
will be judged by Wisconsin Judges. Send a
complete year of issues between January 1 and
December 31 of magazines and newsletters to
the Judges Chairman, Mrs. Irene Merrell, 409
Hillendale Dr., Oconomowoc, WI 53066.

Convention Wardrobe

Be sure to bring something casual and com¬
fortable for the Country Fair Dinner. No suits or
fancy dresses permitted for this opening ban¬
quet.

If you are going on any of the daytime tours,
be sure to bring comfortable shoes. There is a lot
to see, so come prepared.

The sports deck features lighted tennis
courts and a jogging track plus an all-season
swimming pool and fully equipped health
club, so bring your sports gear.

Other suggestions include: a sweater or
jacket and an umbrella.

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Registration Report

1 i

Marilyn Goldstein

1001 Diplomat Parkway

Hollywood » FL 33019

Reservations are $1 .00 for a two year period,
and may be renewed for another two year pe¬
riod. Registration is $5.00, unless your reserva¬
tion is still in effect, then the cost is $4.00.
Registrations

Ronn and Katsuko Nadeau, St. Louis, MO
^Hiroshima - Standard - Single sticktite dark
blue with white side stripes chimera. Medium
green quilted foliage, light green reverse. #6901
8/22/88

*Roma's Delight - Standard trailer - Single
sticktite white with lavender side stripes chi¬
mera. Light green plain, slightly quilted foliage.
#6902 8/22/88

^Shirley's Missy Fantasy - Miniature - Single
medium fuchsia fantasy with purple splashes
on petals. Medium green plain, pointed foliage.
#6903 8/22/88

****

Kim Campbell, Pittsburgh, PA
*Alinor - Semiminiature - Single white. Tai¬
lored foliage. #6904 8/31 /88
****

Judson Hayes, Jacksonville, FL
*Papa's JUd - Standard - Semidouble lavender
two tone with dark top tips. Dark green and
white variegated, plain, quilted, serrated, wavy
foliage. #6905 9/8/88

*Papa's Nite Bloomers - Standard - Double
lavender two tone with dark tips. Green and
white variegated plain, quilted foliage. #6906
9/8/88

*Papa's Pamela - Large - Double dark blue.
Plain, wavy variegated Tommie Lou foliage.
#6907 9/8/88

*Papa's Princess - Large - Semidouble medium
blue. Green and white variegated, plain,
quilted, wavy, pointed, serrated foliage.

****

Reinhold Hoi tk amp, Nashville, TN
(Optimara®)

*Optimara® - Alabama II - Standard - Single
fringed white with violet blue center and edges.
Medium green, hairy, plain, ovate foliage, light
green reverse. #6938 11/19/88

* Optimara® - Alaska - Standard - Single white
star multicolor with violet blue radiating from
the center. Medium green, hairy, serrated,
heartshaped to ovate foliage, #6939 11/19/88
*Optimara® - Aquarius - Standard - Single
violet blue. Medium green, cupped, slightly
hairy, girl, serrated, compact foliage. #6943 11 /
19/88

*Optimara® - Atlanta II - Standard - Single
very light pink. Dark green, girl, serrated,
glossy, compact foliage. #6942 11/19/88

* Optimara® - Colorado II - Standard - Single
fringed purplish red. Medium green, hairy,
serrated, heartshaped foliage. #6943 11/19/88

* Optimara® - Dallas - Standard - Single pur¬
plish pink with wavy edges. Light green, girl,
hairy, wavy, serrated, glossy compact foliage.
#694411/19/88

* Optimara® - Decennie - Standard - Single
ruffled dark purplish pink w /burgundy red
centers, sometimes with lighter edges. Medium
green, hairy, plain, glossy, heartshaped foliage.
#694811/19/88

*Optimara® - Delaware - Standard - Single
purplish red star. Medium green, hairy, plain,
heartshaped to ovate foliage. #6845 11/19/88

* Optimara® - Florida II - Standard - Single
slightly fringed purplish pink. Medium green,
hairy, pointed, slightly serrated, glossy, ovate
foliage, #6950 11/19/88

*Optimara® - Gemini - Standard - Single two

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE January/February 1989 29

tone, bright pink with darker eye. Medium
green, girl, slightly hairy, serrated, glossy, ovate
foliage. #6951 11/19/88

* Op timara® - Georgia II - Standard - Single
ruffled pink. Medium, hairy, slightly serrated,
heartshaped to ovate foliage. #6946 11/19/88

* Op timara® - Harlequin - Standard - Single
fringed white with purplish red edges. Medium
green, occasionally serrated, glossy, heart-
shaped to ovate foliage. #6947 11/19/88

* Optimara® - Iowa - Standard - Single purplish
blue. Medium green, hairy, plain, slightly
glossy foliage. #6952 11/19/88

* Op timara® - Jo - Standard - Single to semi¬
double purplish red. Medium green girl, wavy,
serrated, compact foliage. #6953 11/19/88

* Optimara® - Knoxville - Standard - Single
ruffled pink two tone with darker eye. Medium
green, girl, hairy, wavy, serrated, compact foli¬
age. #6954 11/19/88

* Optimara® - Little Amethyst - Miniature -
Semidouble to double purplish red with fine
geneva edges. Very dark, hairy, pointed, ser¬
rated, glossy, ovate foliage with purplish red
reverse. #6937 11/19/88

* Optimara® - Little Apatite - Miniature - Single
lilac with elongated petals and lighter lilac back.
Medium green, hairy, slightly serrated, glossy,
heartshaped foliage. #6941 11/19/88
*Optimara® - Little Diamond - Miniature -
Semidouble white, centers occasionally blue.
Medium green, hairy, pointed, slightly ser¬
rated, glossy, ovate foliage. #6949 11/19/88

* Op timara® - Little Opal - Miniature - Single,
slightly bell shaped white with purplish blue
center. Light green, hairy, finely serrated,
glossy, longifolia to heartshaped foliage. #6955
11/19/88

*Op timara® - Little Pearl - Miniature - Single to
semidouble very light pinkish white. Medium
green, hairy, pointed, glossy, heartshaped to
ovate foliage. #6956 11/19/88

* Op timara® - Little Ruby - Miniature - Single
to semidouble purplish red. Medium green,
hairy, pointed, glossy, ovate foliage. #6957 11 /
19/88

*Op timara® - Los Angeles - Standard - Semi¬
double deep purple blue. Medium green, girl,
cupped, wavy, serrated compact foliage #6958
11/19/88

*Op timara® - Louisiana - Standard - Single to
semidouble light pink two tone with darker eye
and occasionally darker edges. Medium green,
slightly hairy, plain, heartshaped to ovate foli¬
age. #6959 11/19/88

* Op timara® - Manitoba II - Standard - Single
to semidouble light blue sometimes with fine
geneva on some edges. Medium green, hairy,
pointed, slightly serrated, ovate foliage. #6960
11/19/88

* Op timara® - Martinique - Standard - Single
slightly fringed blue with fine geneva edge.
Medium green, hairy, serrated, heartshaped to
ovate foliage. #6961 11/19/8 8

*Op timara® - Maryland II - Standard - Single
to semidouble fringed light violet blue. Me¬
dium green, hairy, slightly serrated, slightly
glossy, heartshaped to ovate foliage. #6962 11/
19/88

* Op timara® - Nevada - Standard - Single
fringed white and purplish red multicolor.
Medium green, slightly serrated, heartshaped
to ovate foliage. #6964 11/19/88

* Op timara® -New Jersey II -Standard -Single
fringed deep pink. Medium green, cupped,
hairy, pointed, ovate foliage. #6965 11/19/88

* Op timara® - North Carolina II - Standard -
Single intense purplish red. Dark green, hairy,
heartshaped to ovate foliage. #6966 11/19/88
*Op timara® - Oklahoma - Standard - Single
fringed and ruffled purplish red two tone with
darker center. Medium green, hairy, plain foli¬
age. #6967 11/19/88

* Op timara® - Pennsylvania - Standard - Single
to semidouble purplish red star. Medium
green, slightly hairy, plain, glossy, ovate to
round foliage, occasional red back. #6968 11/
19/88

* Op timara® - Rose Quartz - Miniature - Single
to semidouble pink. Medium green, hairy,
pointed, glossy, ovate foliage. #6969 11/19/88
*Optimara® - Saint Louis - Standard - Single
solid purple. Medium green, cupped, hairy,
girl, compact foliage. #6970 11/19/88

*Op timara® - San Francisco - Standard - Single
lilac star. Medium green, cupped, girl, wavy,
serrated compact foliage. #6971 11/19/88

* Op timara® - Scorpio - Standard - Single lilac.
Medium green girl foliage, wavy, slightly ser¬
rated, compact. #6991 11/19/88

30 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE January/ February 1989

*Optimara® - Shenandoah - Standard - Semi¬
double wavy blue. Medium green, hairy,
slightly serrated, slightly glossy, ovate to round
foliage. #6972 11/19/88
*Optimara® - Taurus - Standard - Single dark
lilac. Medium green, slightly hairy, girl, slightly
serrated, heartshaped, ovate to round, compact
foliage. #6973 11/19/88
*Optimara® - Virgo - Standard - Single very
light pink. Medium bright green girl, wavy,
serrated, glossy compact foliage. #6974 11/19/
88

*Op timara® - West Virginia - Standard - Single
fringed, ruffled two tone pink with darker eye
and edge, radiating into petals. Dark green,
hairy, slightly serrated, glossy, heartshaped to
ovate foliage. #6975 11/19/88
^Rhapsodic® - Alice - Standard - Single fringed
white with lavender center and edges. Medium
green, cupped, hairy, serrated, ruffled, heart-
shaped to ovate foliage. #6976 11/19/88
*Rhapsodie® - Angelica - Standard - Single
shiny light salmon pink. Medium green, hairy,
pointed, glossy, ovate foliage. #6977 11/19/88
*Rhapsodie® - Annie - Standard - Single wavy
light salmon pink. Dark, plain, glossy, round
foliage. #6978 11/19/8 8
*Rhapsodie® - Barbara - Standard - Single
slightly ruffled dark violet blue. Medium green,
hairy, slightly serrated, glossy, ovate foliage.
#697911/19/88

*Rhapsodie® - Carolyn - Standard - Single
slightly wavy bright dark pink two tone with
darker eye. Dark green, hairy, sometimes ser¬
rated, ovate foliage with purplish red reverse.
#698011/19/88

*Rhapsodie® - Dolly - Standard - Single
fringed white with purplish blue edges. Me¬
dium green, hairy, plain, slightly glossy, heart-
shaped to ovate foliage. #6981 11/19/88
*Rhapsodie® - Farr ah - Standard - Single
slightly ruffled dark pink. Dark green, hairy,
pointed, slightly serrated, glossy, ovate foliage,
with purplish red foliage. #6982 11/19/88
*Rhapsodie® - Irene - Standard - Semidouble
white and purplish blue multicolor. Medium
green slightly serrated, ovate to round foliage.
#698311/19/88

*Rhapsodie® - Jennie - Standard - Single white
with some mottled patches of light blue. Light

green, slightly hairy, slightly serrated, slightly
glossy, heartshaped to round foliage. #6984 11/
19/88

*Rhapsodie® - Juliana - Standard - Single
multicolor white and purplish blue with deeper
eye and edges. Medium green, slightly hairy,
plain, glossy, heartshaped to round foliage,
purplish red between veins reverse. #6985 11/
19/88

^Rhapsodic® - Meg - Standard - Semidouble
two tone pink with lighter center. Medium to
dark green girl, wavy, serrated, glossy foliage.
#696311/19/88

*Rhapsodie® - Monique - Standard - Single
lilac. Medium green, slightly hairy, plain,
glossy, ovate to round foliage, purplish red
reverse. #6986 11/19/88
*Rhapsodie® - Nancy - Standard - Single
ruffled light pink. Dark green, slightly serrated,
glossy, ovate to round foliage, touch of red on
reverse. #6987 11/19/88
*Rhapsodie® - Pamela - Large - Single intense
burgundy-purple. Medium green, hairy, plain,
heartshaped to round foliage. #6988 11/19/88
*Rhapsodie® - Sabrina - Standard - Single two
tone pink with darker center and markings.
Dark green, hairy, serrated, heartshaped foli¬
age with purplish red touches on reverse. #6989
11/19/88

^Rhapsodic® - Scarlet - Standard - Single
bright purplish red. Medium green, hairy,
slightly serrated, heartshaped to ovate foliage.
#699011/19/88

* Rhapsodic®- Son j a - Standard - Single ruffled
purple. Medium green, hairy, plain, slightly
glossy, ovate to round foliage. #6992 11/19/88

>*• Sum-

Registration Corrections
*Aliane - Semiminiature - Blush white semi¬
double with occasional copper tips on petal
back at bud stage. Medium plain foliage. #6054
9/23/85

****

*Redlands Precious - #6822 - Change size to
miniature.

****

* Tiger Lily - #6419 - Change description to read
- Coral-pink semidouble star. Dark plain foli¬
age, light reverse with rosy overlay.

****

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE January/February 1989 31

^Lolly's Bobby - Please change registration
number to #6890

Please delete the name Ness's from: Ness's
Amy Lackner - Ness's Andy Boy - Ness's Chatty
Kathy - Ness's Hey Jude - Ness's Marla - Ness's
Mindy's Dream - Ness's Minnesota Debut -
Ness's Minnesota Magic - Ness's Silver Cypress

- Ness's Sister Sue - Ness's Sweet Shirl
****

Rainbow's Meadowland * Rainbow's Mood
Fantasy * Rainbow's Nightfrost * Rainbow's
Platinum Gold * Rainbow's Reckless Red *
Rainbow's Tempest * Rainbow's Tequila Sun¬
rise * Rainbow's Twilight Gold * Silver And

Gold

***#■

Shirley Reynolds, London, Ontario

* Shirley's Little Meghann
****

Juanita May Loder, Bellevue, WA

#6881 Vera Irene - Please change size from

semiminiature to standard.

#6882 Yarrow Dawn - Please change size from

semiminiature to standard.

****

Reinhold Holtkamp, Nashville, TN
(Optimara®)

^California - #3151 - Please change name to
Optimara® - California. Please change size
from semiminiature to standard.

^Colorado - #3152 -Please change name to
Optimara® - Colorado

^Delaware - #3153 - Please change name to
Optimara® - Delaware

^Florida - #3154 - Please change name to Opti¬
mara® - Florida

* Georgia - #3155 - Please change name to Opti¬
mara® - Georgia

^Maryland - #3156 - Please change name to
Optimara® - Maryland

*New Jersey - #3157 - Please change name to

Optimara® - New Jersey

*New York - #3158 - Please change name to

Optimara® - New York

* Virginia - #3160 - Please change name to

Optimara® - Virginia

Name Reservations
Richard Wasmund, Niagara Falls, NY

* Bantam Banshee * Bantam Beauty * Bantam
Bliss * Bantam Freckles * Bantam Glitter * Ban¬
tam Jewel * Bantam Starblush * Jo Wells * Micro
Who * Pee wee Nocturne * Pee wee Peaches *
Peewee Posy * Peewee Prince * Peewee Rasp¬
berries * Peewee Sean * Rainbow's Cherry
Flambe * Rainbow's Crystal Cathedral *
Rainbow's Doppelganger * Rainbow's Espe¬
cially Yours * Rainbow's Fantasy Heirloom *
Rainbow's Frosty Skies * Rainbow's Lucifer *

Jeannette Domiano, Gretna, LA

* Acadian Odyssey * Bayou Secret * Cajun
Heritage * Evangeline * Gentle Persuasion *
Kiss And Tell * Le Bon Papa * Manly * Minuette

* Moonlight Lady * Plenty of Pepper * Reindeer

Games * Zest For Love
****

Reservation Renewals
Jeannette Domiano, Gretna, LA

* Anticipation * Belizaire * Cross Patch * Deli¬
cious * Dream Maker * Party Animal * Venus
Butterfly

Jan Sadler of the Silvermlne AVS, CT is shown
with best of show, Galactic Star. Jan also won
sweepstakes with 66 blue ribbons, best trailer,
Wood Trail, best AVSA collection, Precious Pink,
Magic Blue and Pay Dirt and more. Theme of the
show was “Fun With African Violets.”

32 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE January/February 1989

Mrs. John Hayes
9 Cobblestone Road
Bloomfield , CT 06002

Question: Upon returning from show, I
found that one of my boxes had been turned
upside down and most all of the leaves were
damaged. It was suggested that I restart the
crown. How?

Answer: Restarting a crown is really not that
difficult and has several advantages. It usually
is faster than starting from a leaf and you have
not lost the mother plant; therefore you know
your characteristics are usually safe working
with the original. Remove all but 2 or 3 rows of
center leaves. Leave about 2" of stem and scrape
it with a knife. I usually allow this to set an hour
or so to "heal" where I have scraped, and many
will brush this stem with a rooting powder such
as Rootone. Use a very light soil mix, press into
pot firmly, leaving a 2” well for stem, fill soil
around stem and press in place. You may care
for it in two ways. I will often place 2 or 3 small
nylon stocking wicks into the soil to keep moist
and spray every day or so with warm water. Be
careful not to place in sunlight after spraying.
You may opt to water soil well and encase in a
plastic bag for 2-4 weeks. If you get a very heavy
mist on the bag, open and air out for a few hours
and dose up again. You should be able to move
up to a larger pot in 4-6 weeks, removing from
plastic bag at that time.

Question: I have a powdered fertilizer mix
that becomes caked, damp or occasionally
hard. Should I continue to use it?

Answer: Many powdered fertilizers will
absorb moisture and lose their granular consis¬
tency. This in no way alters their effectiveness.
Most fertilizers that are powdered and not
stored in airtight containers will do this.

Question: After my first show it was sug¬
gested that I take all the blossoms off my plant

and disbud for a few weeks. Why is this neces¬
sary?

Answer: Most show plants have been forced
and need a rest to give them a good start again.
Plants that have a heavy head of bloom need
light and space to the center leaves to help new
leaves shape up well and give more space to
smaller leaves already growing from the center.

Question: I removed nine leaves off of a
show plant just prior to show and had a neck I
covered with soil. Judges deducted points for a
neck. I have been told you cannot repot before
show because it will shock it. How can I get rid
of this neck another time?

Answer: Gently push whole plant out of pot
from bottom — squeezing around pot and
pushing up with a pencil usually helps. I use a
sharp knife or large scissors to cut off as much
of the soil ball as needed. Place plant back in pot
and fill soil around neck. Voila!

Question: I bought three tiny plants in 1"
pots and lost them all. I went out and bought
three more and have had better luck with them.
I placed them in a brandy snifter, but I don't
enjoy them as much there. Where am I going
wrong?

Answer: Upon inquiring, it was obvious the
first failure was from lack of water. Those tiny
pots must be watered daily unless you put them
in a terrarium atmosphere or wick them. Fortu¬
nately, due to the sudden surge in popularity,
people are becoming more knowledgeable in
cultivation of these wee ones. Pauline
Bartholomew, single-handedly, has intro¬
duced and educated us well in "miniaturizing
the miniatures." She had an article in the Janu¬
ary 1987 AVM on page 26 and also on page 78 of
her book, "Growing To Show." These are two

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE January/ February 1989 33

excellent resources to increase your knowledge
in this new, fascinating avenue of African violet
growing.

Question: How can I make it easier to re¬
move my plants to repot? If they are not com¬
pletely pot bound, I find the pencil just goes all
the way to the top.

Answer: Squeezing all the way around a pot
will help to loosen the root ball from the pot, but
my best trick (and not my idea) is to purchase
nylon screening by the yard from the hardware
store. I cut a circle or square and place it in the
bottom of the pot. It facilitates removing the
plant from the pot beautifully. A side benefit is
that it keeps soil from your trays and it can be
used forever — it does not rot or deteriorate. If I
am wicking, I simply lay the wick along side of
the pot and out hole in bottom and then place
screening in the bottom. I hold the wick over the
edge of the pot as I place soil and plant in. Then
cut off the excess. I have also taped wick at the
top of the pot and then after placing the plant
and soil into the pot, I have removed the tape
and cut off the excess.

Question: I am so confused about all the
technical and chemical jargon regarding fertil¬
izer. Can you give me a few basics to keep me on
track?

Answer: The topic of fertilizer is for an entire
article and even then we have a tendency to
confuse old and new growers alike. For most of
the year, using a high nitrogen content product
encourages all around good health. I prefer 20-
20-20, but others like 15-30-14. If you are at¬
tempting to grow show plants, use 12-36-14, or
5-50-17 for 8-10 weeks before the show. Most
growers use 1/4 tsp. to a gallon of water; how¬
ever, some miniatures and the tiny thumb pots
probably do better with 1/8 tsp. per gallon.

Question: I brought home several different
varieties of woodland moss to use in my terrar¬
ium. I really thought I had a marvelous "find."
Now I have a glass container full of bugs! How
can I continue to use this natural material?

Answer: My favorite ground cover in my
terrariums is moss from our land in Maine. I
learned, sadly, the same as you did-— it must be
treated. I water with Safer s Insecticidal Soap, 2
tablespoons to 1 quart of water as a drench at
least once a week for one month before using in

a terrarium. I know others who use one of the
pest strips for fumigation. Place all of your
natural material in a small box, approximately
20x20x12, with one of the pest strips and seal for
about] 10-12 hours. That should eradicate all
the problems! Good luck. I think you are on the
right track. After all, our container gardens
should be miniature forests, etc. Natural moss
goes a long way in creating this illusion.

Question: I have finally gotten into the habit
of washing my plants regularly, but how do I
keep from losing soil down the sink?

Answer: Haven't you noticed how much
better your plants "feel" being squeaky clean
all the time? I save the plastic from the
drycleaners and cut squares or strips, wrap
around the soil and tip the plant under the
faucet to clean with warm water. Remember to
soak up any excess water in the crown of the
plant. In the May /June 1987 AVM on page 27,
Jessie Dwyer shows how to use a square of soft
plastic with a slit to the center to slide onto plant
under the leaves to prevent soil loss.

Question: Is it possible to enter Federated
Garden Club shows? So many of the violets
seem to be of inferior quality.

Answer: It is possible. AVSA is an affiliated
member of the National Federated Garden
Clubs. Your membership in AVSA should al¬
low you to enter. So many people attend these
shows, it is an excellent opportunity to educate
others in the ways of growing a good African
violet. Remember, however, garden club judg¬
ing is usually competitive judging — meaning
1 blue, 1 red and 1 white in each class. Good
luck.

Question: How can I rid my soil of patho¬
gens in my microwave?

Answer: You would be surprised at how
often this question is asked. I looked back at
notes taken by me with information you gave
me at the "Beginners Forum" held at the
Orlando convention: heat to 185° for 3 minutes
with thermometer. Place approximately 6
quarts of soil in a non-metal container. Be sure
soil is dampened.

34 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE January/February 1989

1989 Kansas City Convention Show

Society Awards

AVSA Silver Cup and Rosette - For the best
variety in amateur classes 1 thru 54.

Award of Merit Rosette and $15 cash for the
second best variety in amateur classes 1
thru 54.

Honorable Mention Rosette and $10 for the
third best variety in amateur classes 1 thru
54.

AVSA Silver Cup and Rosette for the Best in
Design, classes 55 thru 70.

AVSA Collection Awards for three different
registered varieties - Gold Rosette, best
collection; Purple Rosette, second, in
amateur class 1.

Trophies for Commercial Display Tables - 10M
Silver bowl for best; 8" Silver bowl, sec¬
ond; 6" Silver bowl, third; Honorable
Mention Rosette, fourth.

Best New Cultivar Award - A plaque will be
awarded to the commercial member hav¬
ing the best new cultivar, commercial
classes 76 or 79.

Silver Cup and Rosette - For the best variety in
commercial classes 75 or 77.

AVSA Collection Awards for three different
registered varieties - Gold Rosette, best
collection; Purple Rosette, second in
commercial class 75.

Yearbook Awards - Four awards as follows:
First, $15; second, $10; third, $5; fourth, $4,
class 72.

Publication Awards - Newsletters (16 pages or
less); First, Blue Rosette; second. Red
Rosette, class 73. Magazines (more than 16
pages); First, Blue Rosette; second. Red
Rosette, class 74.

Special Awards

Amateur

Bakersfield AVS, $25

Leonard and Elaine Re, $15

AVS of Canton, Ohio, $10

Missouri Valley AV Council, $150

Lawrence AVC, $25

Mid America AVS, $100

AVC of Greater Kansas City, $150

Unpredictable AVC, $50

New York City AVS, Inc., $15

Upper Pinellas AVS $100

North Texas AV Judges' Council, $25

Mary Alice Barta, $10

Anne Jantzen, $10

Julia Fladt, $10

The First AVS of Dallas, Texas, $15
First Nighters AVS, $25
AV Association of Gardeners, $25
Nite Bloomers AVS, $15
Alpha AVS, Hand-painted china
Tristate AVC, $25

Rocky Mountain AV Council, $25
The First AVS of Denton, $10
New Jersey Council of / V Judges, $25
Columbus AVS, $10
Frances Young, $50

Northern California Judges' Council, $25

AVS of South Bay, $25

AVS of San Francisco, $10

AVS of Lower Bucks County, $20

Tampa AVS, $50

Swift's African Violets, 6 "Moist-Rites"

Heart of America Gesneriad Society, $25
Kansas City Convention Hosts, Rosettes for
Best in Class, classes 2-70
Baltimore AVC, $25
AVS of Philadelphia, $25
Sho-Me AVC, $25
AVS of Minnesota, $50

Holtkamp Greenhouses, Inc., $600, ribbons.
Commemorative coin
Central Texas Judge's Council, $10
AV Study Club of Houston, $10

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Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Ozio, Jr., $20

Union County Chapter of AVSA, $20

Spring Branch A VC, $10

Judge's Council of Southern California, Rosette

AVS of Greater Tulsa, $25

John Holtman, $50

Betty Lou Lages, $20

Metropolitan St. Louis AV Council, $25

Commercial

African Violets by Grace, Hand-painted plate
Mrs. Marian E. Albright, $25
Kansas City Convention Hosts, $700
Swift's African Violets, 6 "Moist-Rites"

Bob and Lynn Lombard, 6 self- watering Plant-
mates

Holtkamp Greenhouses, Inc., $600 and ribbons

Named Varieties for Awards

Amateur

'Maggie's the Trinity,' Norma L. Weir, $10
'Emilie Savage/ Mrs. James Savage, $15
'Magic Blue,' Hortense's African Violets, $10
'Precious Pink,' Hortense's African Violets, $10
'Little Pro,' Hortense's African Violets, $10
'White Cameo,' Tinari Greenhouses, $25
'Dear Ellie,' Mrs. Sidney Bogin, Trophy
'Frances Young,' Mrs. Fred Young, $25
'JAVA/ Jefferson AV Assn., $10 and rosette

'Mickey Mouse/ Hans and E verdina Inpijn, $10
'Everdina/ Hans and E verdina Inpijn, $10
'Ozark Gal/ Mary's Violet Joy, $10
'My Wicked Ways/ Mary's Violet Joy, $10
'American Dynamo/ Mary's Violet Joy, $10
'Rob's Daydreams/ Mary's Violet Joy, $10
'Kilauea/ Saintpaulia Society, $10
'Little Jim/ New York State AVS, $10
'Redlands Pride/ Granger Gardens, $25
'Fantasy Jewel/ Granger Gardens, $25

Directions to Kansas City and Westin Crown Center Hotel

Three major interstate highways provide
access to Kansas City. From the north, 1-29 and
1-35 merge just north of the downtown area
before crossing the Missouri River. From the
south or southwest, access is from 1-35. From the
east or the west, 1-70 provides the best route into
Kansas City. All three interstate highways form
somewhat of a loop near the downtown area.
US 71 also provides access from the south and I-
435 circles the metropolitan area.

To get to the Westin Crown Center Hotel
from the interstate highways, take the south
Broadway exit. Proceed south on Broadway to
18th Street or 20th Street. Turn east (left) on 18th
or 20th. Go 4 blocks to Main Street. Turn south
(right) on Main and proceed to the Westin
Crown Center Hotel at Pershing Road (24th
Street). The main entrance to the hotel is on
Pershing Road between Main Street and Grand
Avenue.

On Main Street just south of Pershing Road
there is a ramp going up to an unloading area

near the rooms which will be used for the show
room and sales room. This is a fairly small
unloading area, but should provide easy access
for those with large numbers of plants to be
carried into the hotel.

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Convention Show Schedule

Theme: "Get The Royal Treatment"

The Westin Crown Center Kansas City, Missouri

May 23-28, 1989

Horticulture Division - Amateur

Section I - Collections

Class 1 . AV SA Collection of three registered
varieties all of the same type: standard, mini¬
ature, semiminiature, or trailers, either stan¬
dard, miniature, or semiminiature.

1 a. Holtkamp Memorial Collection of
three registered Optimara® and/or Rhap-
sodie® plants, all of the same type: standard,
miniature, or semiminiature.

Section II - Standard Plants, Single and Semi¬
double Blossoms

2. Blues and purples

3. Pink, dark pink, rose, and coral

4. Red, wine, fuchsia, and plum

5. Lavender, mauve, and orchid

6. White, cream, and blush

7. Two-tone and multicolor

8. Fantasy and all edged

9. Chimera

Section III - Standard Plants, Double Blos¬
soms

10. Dark blue and purple

11. Light to medium blue

12. Light to medium pink

13. Dark pink, rose, and coral

14. Red, wine, fuchsia, and plum

15. Lavender, mauve, and orchid

16. White, cream, and blush

17. Two-tone and multicolor (all
shades blue and purple)

18. Two-tone and multicolor (all
shades pink and red)

19. Fantasy, chimera, and all edged
Section IV - Standard Plants, Single, Semi¬
double, or Double Blossoms, Variegated Foli¬
age

20. Blue, purple, lavender, and orchid

21. Pink, red, fuchsia, coral, and wine

22. White, cream, and blush

23. Two-tone, multicolor, and edged
Section V - Miniature Plants, Single, Semi¬
double, or Double Blossoms

24. Purple and all shades of blue

25. Pink, coral, red, and fuchsia

26. Orchid and lavender

27. White and blush

28. Two-tone, multicolor, fantasy, chi¬
mera, and all edged

29. Purple and all shades of blue, vari¬
egated foliage

30. Pink, coral, red, and fuchsia, vari¬
egated foliage

31 . Orchid, lavender, white, and blush,
variegated foliage

32. Two-tone, multicolor, fantasy, chi¬
mera, and all edged, variegated foliage
Section VI - Semiminiature Plants, Single,
Semidouble, or Double Blossoms

33. Purple and all shades of blue

34. Pink, coral, red, and fuchsia

35. Orchid and lavender

36. White and blush

37. Two-tone, multicolor, fantasy, chi¬
mera, and all edged

38. Purple and all shades of blue, vari¬
egated foliage

39. Pink, coral, red, and fuchsia, vari¬
egated foliage

40. Orchid, lavender, white, and blush,
variegated foliage

41. Two-tone, multicolor, fantasy, chi¬
mera, and all edged, variegated foliage
Section VII - Trailers and species. Single,
Semidouble, or Double blossoms. Any Type
Foliage

42. Standard trailers

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43. Miniature trailers

44. Semiminiature trailers

45. Saintpaulia species and natural

hybrids

Section VIII - New Cultivars

46. Seedlings

47. Sports or mutants

Section IX - African Violet Plant In Unusual
Container

48. One African violet plant, either
standard, miniature, or semiminiature in con¬
tainer

49. One African violet trailer in con¬
tainer

Section X - Gesneriads Other Than African
Violets

50. Miniatures (may be displayed in
regular pots or growing in clear container,
cover permitted)

51. Tuberous-rooted

52. Scaly-rhizomed

53. Fibrous-rooted

54. Gesneriads grown for ornamental

foliage

Design Division

Section XI - Container Gardens - Miniature
gardens with one or more blooming African
violet plants and other growing plants. All
plants must be planted in the container; no cut
plant material permitted; accessories optional.

55. "Queen City of the Trails" - From
the center of nearby Independence came the
three trails that opened the West: the Santa Fe,
the California, and the Oregon Trails. Outfit¬
ters, coopers, and metalsmiths provided wagon
masters with the means to lead thousands of
adventurous pioneers to a new life. A garden
formed in a natural material such as driftwood
or lava rock, with overall dimensions not to
exceed 20M.

56. "Boulevard Beauty" - French writer
Andre Maurois wrote "who in Europe, or in
America for that matter, knows that Kansas
City is one of the loveliest cities on earth?" One
reason for the city's beauty is its many miles of
tree-lined boulevards. These wide, often land¬
scaped, thoroughfares create an openly serene
setting for homes. Not even Paris has more
boulevard miles. Shallow dish garden with
overall dimensions not to exceed 20M.

57. "The Royal Garden" - Designer's
interpretation. A covered terrarium, not to ex¬
ceed 30M in any direction.

Section XII - Interpretive Plant Arrangements
- A design using one or more blooming violet
plants. Fresh-cut, dried, treated, or colored
plant material is permitted. To be staged in
niches, white in color, 28M high, 24" wide, 20"
deep (side wing is 15" deep).

58. "Feathered Royalty" - Osage,

Shawnee, Kickapoo, Pottawattamie, and
Pawnee — names of midwestem American
Indian tribes remind us of royalty past. Limited
to 6 entries.

59. "Majestic Aura" - Gold is the pre¬
cious metal of kings and queens. Rich, regal,
and representative of purity, gold personifies
the majesty of monarchy. Limited to 6 entries.

60. "The Crowning Touch" - Hallmark
Cards Inc., with their familiar crown logo, is
headquartered in Kansas City. Create a plant
arrangement, incorporating a greeting card,
which expresses the sentiment of the card.
Limited to 6 entries.

61. "The Mighty Mo" - Mark Twain
said, "The Missouri River is too thick to drink
and too thin to plow." From earliest exploration
to modem commercial use, the river has always
been a study of contrasts. Limited to 6 entries.
Section XIII - Interpretive Flower Arrange¬
ments - A design using fresh cut African violet
blossoms. Fresh-cut, dried, treated or colored
plant material is permitted. Where niches are
used, the background color is white but may be
draped at the designer's discretion.

62. "Command Performance" - Jug¬
glers and mimes, actors and jesters, musicians
and magicians perform at royal bidding. A
miniature arrangement not to exceed 8" in any
dimension. Staged at eye-level within niche 10"
high, 8" wide, 6" deep. Limited to 10 entries.

63. "Crown Jewels" - The wealth of our
present royalty is the possession of heirlooms
from the past. A miniature arrangement not to
exceed 8" in any dimension. Staged at eye-level

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within niche 10M high, 8" wide, 6" deep. Limited
to 10 entries.

64. "King of Comics" - Mickey Mouse
was "bom" in mid-town Kansas City where his
friend Walt Disney struggled as a young artist.
NOVICE ONLY. Novice is defined as: any
member of AVSA who has never won a blue
ribbon in a design class at a national AVSA
convention (honor system). Staged in a niche
10" high, 8" wide, 6M deep. Limited to 10 entries.

65. "Even Royalty Does It" - Who can
resist the temptation to frolic about in a lovely
fountain? Kansas City has more fountains than
any city in the world save Rome. Staged in a
niche 22" high, 18" wide, 16” deep (side wing is
12" deep). Limited to 6 entries.

66. "Mr. Citizen" - President Harry S.
Truman was the antithesis of royalty. Raised on
a farm in nearby Grandview, Missouri, he cred¬
ited his self-discipline and determination to
having experienced the hardships of rural life.
Staged in a niche 22" high, 18" wide, 16" deep
(side wing is 12" deep). Limited to 6 entries.

67. "Fit for a King" - Kansas City is
famous for its steaks and barbeque, and there is
so much more. The abundance of excellent res¬
taurants of every ethnic origin prompted popu¬
lar food columnist Calvin Trillin to write, "Not

all the best restaurants in the world are in
Kansas City, just the top four or five." Staged on
a 12" square platform, raised 6" above the table
surface, which should be covered at the
designer's discretion. Staged against a buff-
colored wall. No background permitted. Lim¬
ited to 4 entries.

68. "Jazz Reigns" - The unique sound of
Kansas City jazz is still heard across the city.
From nightspots in the inner city, jazz royalty
Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald
and others created a new musical realm. Staged
in a niche 22" high, 18" wide, 16" deep (side
wing is 12" deep). Limited to 6 entries.

69. "Royal Dynasty" - Hailed as the
largest collection of Chinese art outside of
China, the exhibits of the Nelson-Atkins Mu¬
seum of Art show the royal art of another age,
another world. The art of China is as varied as
the culture it represents. Staged in a niche 22"
high, 18" wide, 16" deep (side wing is 12" deep).
Limited to 6 entries.

70. "Royal Double Play" - Once done it
happens again. Twice the action, twice the
thrill. An underwater design. Staged at eye-
level against a buff-colored wall. Exhibitor
background optional. Each entry allowed a
space 18" wide. Limited to 6 entries.

Special Exhibits Division

Section XIV - Education Exhibit tions)

71. Education exhibit (by invitation) 73. Newsletters (16 pages or less)

Section XV - Affiliate Publications 74. Magazines (more than 16 pages)

72. Yearbooks (once-a-year publica-

Commercial Horticulture Division

'on XVI - Specimen Plants

75. AVSA Collections

76. Holtkamp Memorial Collections

77. New Cultivars (from seed or muta¬
tion)

a. Standard African Violets

b. Miniature African Violets

c. Semiminiature African Violets

d. Trailer African Violets (standard,
miniature, semiminiature)

78. Specimen African Violets

a. Standard, plain green foliage

b. Standard, variegated foliage

c. Miniatures, plain foliage

d. Miniatures, variegated foliage

e. Semiminiatures, plain foliage

f. Semiminiatures, variegated foli¬
age

g. Trailers (standard, miniature,
semi miniature)

h. Saintpaulia species

79. Gesneriads (other than African

Violets)

Section XVII - Display Tables

80. Display Tables

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Horticulture Division - Amateur

Rules and Regulations

1. Only amateur AVSA members in good standing and
registered at this convention are eligible to enter exhibits in
this division.

2. ENTRIES will be accepted on Wednesday, May 24,
from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m., and on Thursday, May 25, from 9:00
- 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 to 5:00 p.m.

If an entry is not entered by the owner, the name of the
person making the entry must be on the back of the entry
tag.

Entries may be checked out on Saturday, May 27, from
11:00 p.m. (after the show closes) until 1:00 a.m.

3. Only dean, healthy plants which have been in the
possession of the exhibitor for at least three months will be
accepted.

4. Plants must be correctly named or they will be subject
to correction by the classification committee.

5. Double potting, flared-top pots, supports, and collars
will not be permitted. Any shape and type of pot (round,
square, clay, plastic, Oyamas, "Moist-Rites," etc.) for speci-
men plants will be accepted. For uniformity, all pots must
be covered with aluminum foil, dull side out, except pots
containing trailers, trailing species, trailing gesneriads, and
gesneriads in protective containers, which may be left un¬
covered.

6. An exhibitor may enter only one plant of each variety
in classes 2 through 45.

7. An exhibitor may enter plants of the same variety in
classes 1, 48, and 49 as those in dasses 1 through 45.

8. All plants in classes 1 through 49 must be single¬
crown plants except trailers and some species, which may
be multiple-crown.

9. Any number of new cultivars may be entered pro¬
vided they have been originated by the exhibitor from
hybridization, from purchased seeds, or from mutation; or

Design

Rules and

1. Both amateur and commercial AVSA members in
good standing and registered at this convention are eligible
to enter exhibits in this division.

2. ENTRIES will be accepted on Wednesday, May 24,
from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m., and on Thursday, May 25, from 9:00
- 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 - 5:00 p.m.

Each exhibitor may have only one entry per class.

Exhibitors are limited to 6 entries in classes 58 through
70.

Entries in classes 55 through 57 are unlimited but reser¬
vations are required.

All entries must be the creation of the exhibitor, and
must be placed by the exhibitor.

Exhibitors will be permitted to work on their designs on

the released rights in writing from the hybridizer have
been given to the exhibitor for purchased seedlings. New
cultivars may be entered by number or name, and the entry
tag must indicate whether it is a new cultivar from seed or
mutation. A sport (mutant) may be exhibited as a "Sport of

_ ." If a name has been given to the sport, the name

in parenthesis may follow, such as "Sport of 'Valencia'
('Dale's Dream')." New cultivars must not have been pre¬
viously shown in an AVSA Convention Show.

10. Gesneriads (other than African violets) may be
exhibited in protective containers, and neutral-colored
mulch may be used on the soil surface.

11. S. Amazon Velutina, S. Amazon Grotei, S. Sigi Falls,
and S. House of Amani will be accepted in Class 45.

12. Exhibits will be judged by the merit method of
judging. The decisions of the judges will be final. Only
qualified AVSA judges will be permitted to serve as
judges.

13. Only blue ribbon winners will be eligible to receive
awards.

14. Any African violet entered in AVSA Collection,
Class 1, receiving a blue ribbon, will also be eligible for
other awards, except in color-designated classes (blue,
pink, etc.).

15. All African violets entered in the Holtkamp Memo¬
rial Collection, Class la., must be AVSA registered Opti-
mara® and/or Rhapsodie® plants and must be different
plants of the same type.

16. Only one collection may be entered by an exhibitor
in each class: AVSA Collection Qass and Holtkamp
Memorial Collection Qass.

17. AVSA will afford all possible protection to exhibits,
but will not be responsible for any damages or losses.

Division

Regulations

Thursday, May 25, until 1:00 a.m. (Friday), and on Friday,
May 26, from 6:00 to 8:00 a.m. All exhibitors and their
materials must be out of the show room by 8:00 a.m.,
Friday, May 26.

3. The American flag (or facsimile), artificial plant
material, and live creatures may not be used in any design
exhibit.

4. Dried, treated, weathered, and colored plant materi¬
als may be used in all classes. Accessories and bases may
be used in all classes.

5. Draping or backgrounds may be used in all classes
except classes 55 through 57 and class 67.

6. No part of a design may touch or extend beyond the
confines of the described triptyche space.

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7. All entries must have a white 3" x 5" card listing the
African violet varieties and other plant materials (if
known) used. A written subtitle defining the exhibitor's
interpretation of the class may also be included on the
cards, but it is not a requirement.

8. Exhibits will be judged by the merit method of
judging. The decisions of the judges will be final. Only
qualified AVSA judges will be permitted to serve as judges.

9. Only blue ribbon winners will be eligible to receive
awards.

10. AVSA will afford all possible protection to exhibits,
but will not be responsible for any damages or losses.

11. Anyone desiring to reserve space in the design
division must send a reservation blank postmarked no
sooner than February 1, 1989 and sent no later than April
1, 1989 to Ethel Campbell, 5543 E. Bennett, Springfield, MO
65809. No phone reservations will be accepted. Exhibitors
who wish to cancel reservations must write Mrs. Campbell
or call 417-831-5474 (evenings).

Special Exhibits Division

Rules and Regulations

1 . Only AVSA affiliates in good standing are eligible to
enter yearbooks, newsletters and magazines.

2. Yearbooks must be mailed to Illinois Judges. Please
send three copies to the Judges Chairman, Mrs. Mildred
Schroeder, 1739 N. 74 Court, Elmwood Park, IL 60635.
Entries must be mailed in time to allow receipt by the
judges chairman no later than March 1, 1989.

3. Newsletters and magazines must be mailed to Wis¬
consin Judges, Mrs. Irene Merrell, Judges Chairman, 409
Hillendale Dr., Oconomowoc, WI 53066. A complete year
of issues between January 1 and December 31 shall be
submitted for judging. Entries must be mailed in sufficient
time to allow receipt by the judges' chairman no later than
March 1, 1989.

Commercial Horticulture Division

Rules and Regulations

1. Only commercial AVSA members in good standing
and registered at this convention are eligible to enter either
the Specimen Plant section or the Display Table Section,
but not both. They may also enter the Design Division.

2. For dates and times for entering exhibits, please refer
to Rule 2 under HORTICULTURE DIVISION AMATEUR.

3. All plants must be correctly named, and all African
violets must be single crown plants, except trailers, some
species, and trailing gesneriads.

4. In the specimen Plant Section, exhibitors may enter
any number of plants in each class, but only one plant of the
same variety in the same class. Exhibitors may enter plants
of the same variety in the AVSA Collection, class 75, and
Holtkamp Memorial Collections, class 76, as are entered in
the other classes. Exhibitors may enter either collection
class or both. Plants entered in the Holtkamp Memorial
Collection class must be AVSA registered Optimara®/
Rhapsodie® plants.

5. Only plants labeled "New Cultivar" in either the
Specimen Plant Section or Display Table Section will be
considered for AVSA Best New Cultivar Awards.

6. Entries for AVSA Best New Cultivar Awards may be
seedlings (plants originally from seed), sports, or mutant
originated by the exhibitors or the right and ownership to
them released by the hybridizer, and must not have been
previously shown in an AVSA Convention Show. Each
entry must be labeled "New Cultivar."

7. A covered 6' table with three tiers will be furnished
for each exhibitor in the Display Table Section.

8. Each display table shall contain 15 plants (no mer¬
chandise). Three miniatures, semiminiatures, or miniature
or semiminiature trailers shall count as a specimen plant
and be judged as one unit. The display must be predomi¬
nantly (at least 75%) African violets. Other gesneriads may
be included in the 15 plants and will be judged.

9. Any plant, up to a maximum of 1 5 plants, on a display
table may be designated as competing for the AVSA Best
New Cultivar Awards, either standard, semiminiature,
miniature and all types of trailers, either standard, semim¬
iniature or miniature.

10. No other material, such as ivy, may be used on a
display table.

11. Colored lights which distort or enhance the color of
the plants will not be permitted.

12. Any shape and type of pot for specimen plants will
be permitted except flared top pots. Supports and collars
will not be permitted. Pots in the specimen plant section
must be covered with aluminum foil, dull side out. Pots in
the Display Table Section do not have to be covered and
may be elevated and tilted with individual display pot
holders.

13. Prior to judging, signs, cards, or codes identifying
the exhibitor may not be displayed on the display tables.

14. Exhibits will be judged by the merit method of
judging. The decision of the judges will be final. Only
qualified AVSA judges will be permitted to serve as judges.

15. Only blue ribbon winners will be eligible to receive
awards.

16. AVSA will afford all possible protection to exhibits,
but will not be responsible for any damages or losses.

17. Commercial Silver Trophies will be awarded as
merited to the exhibitors of the Display Tables receiving
the first, second and third highest number of points. An
Honorable Mention Rosette will be awarded to the exhib¬
itor receiving the fourth highest number of points.

18. A Point-Score Sheet shall be given each Display
Table Exhibitor to show how trophies are awarded.

19. To reserve a display table or for further information,
contact J. R. (Sundown) Pittman, 12406 Alexandria St., San
Antonio, Texas 78233. Phone (512) 656-0128.

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Hotel Reservation

The Westin Crown Center

Kansas City

1989 AYS A Convention, Show, and Annual Membership Meeting

May 22-28, 1989
African Violet Society
Group Number *AV1

Name _
Address.

The Westin Crown Center
One Pershing Road
Kansas City, MO 64108
phone 816-474-4400

City

State

Zip

Phone number _

Sharing room with _

Make check or money order payable to the Westin Crown Center. Do not send currency. To
confirm your reservations, the hotel accepts only one of the following as means of payment:

_ One Night's Deposit Enclosed _ MasterCard

_ American Express _ VISA

_ Diner's Club _ Discover Card

Credit Card # _ Expiration Date _

Deposit refundable if reservation is cancelled 48 hours prior to arrival (call the Westin chain toll
free at 1-800-228-3000 or the hotel direct at 816-474-4400)

Room rate: $72.00 per night for up to 4 per room

Suite rates available upon request

Accommodations requested:

_ Single (one person) Arrival Date _ Time _

(Check in after 3:00 p.m.)

Double (two persons)
Triple (three persons)
Quad (four persons)

Departure Date _

(Check out by 1:00 p.m.)

Reservations must be received by May 1, 1989.

Bed types available: twin, double, king (upon request)

If rate requested is not available, nearest available rate will be assigned. Room rates subject to
9.725% sleeping room tax.

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African Violet Society of America, Inc
43rd Annual Convention

May 22-28, 1989 The Westin Crown Center Kansas City, Missouri

Call for 1989 Annual Meeting

The annual meeting of the African Violet Society of America, Inc., will be held Saturday, May
27, 1989 at 3:30 p.m., at the Westin Crown Center, Kansas City, Missouri, for the purpose of electing
officers and transacting business that may properly come before the meeting.

Call for 1989 Board of Directors Meeting

The African Violet Society of America, Inc. Board of Directors meeting will be held Wednesday,
May 24, 1989 at 8:00 p.m., at the Westin Crown Center, Kansas City, Missouri, for the purpose of
transacting business that may properly come before the meeting.

Call for 1989 Open Forum Meeting

The fifth annual Open Forum meeting of the Board of Directors of the African Violet Society of
America, Inc., will be held Wednesday, May 24, 1989, at the Westin Crown Center, Kansas City,
Missouri, at 4:00 p.m., at which time the Board of Directors of AVSA will welcome any and all
AVSA members to come and present any suggestions, ideas, questions, etc., that they may wish.

Registration For Judging School
For New Students and Certificate Renewals

The Westin Crown Center Teacher:

Kansas City, Missouri Thursday, May 25, 1989 Norita Hallum

An AVSA judging school will be held on Thursday for AVSA members who want to take their
first judge's test and for AVSA judges who want to renew their certificates.

The lecture will be from 7:30 a.m. - 12:00 noon and must be attended in order to take the test.
The test begins at 2:00 p.m. The registration fee is $3.00 and AVSA membership cards must be
presented.

Proof of blue ribbons is required for those renewing certificates.

Y

Name _

Address _

City _ State _ Zip _

Fill out this form (or facsimile) plus registration fee of $3.00 (make check payable to AVSA) and
send to Norita Hallum, 310 Lori Lane, Brownwood, TX 76801 by April 1, 1989.

The test will be based on the 1986 AVSA Handbook, which is available from AVSA, P. O. Box
3609, Beaumont, TX 77704. The cost is $9.95, which includes postage.

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Design Division
Reservations

Name _

Address

City

_ St. Zip

Phone Number _

I would like to enter these design classes:
(Limit six, excluding container gardens)

1 _ 4.

Attention: Judges

All Advanced, Senior and Master Judges are
eligible to judge in the Kansas City convention
show. If you would like to judge, please fill in
the blank and mail to Mrs. Emilie Savage, 39
Mead Drive, Chillicothe, OH 45601, no later
than April 1, 1989. If you plan to exhibit in the
show, please indicate on blank which class or
classes you will enter. Do not serve on entries,
classification or placement if you apply to
judge. Please indicate below if you are experi¬
enced in any of the listed areas. If accepted, you
will receive notification of assignment. Appli¬
cations received after April 1, 1989 will be filed
in the event of cancellations and/or vacancies.

2 _ 5 _

3 _ _ 6 _

Alternate Choices:

1. _

2 _

3 _

1 would like to enter container gardens in the
following classes:

1. _

2 _

3 _

Entries will be accepted only if postmarked
February 1, 1989 or later. No phone
reservations. Reservations will be on a first
come basis. Please give name, address, and
phone number so if there are cancellations and
additional openings, exhibitors may be noti¬
fied. Send reservations before April 1, 1989, to:
Ethel Campbell, 5543 E. Bennett, Springfield,
MO 65809.

Exhibitors who wish to cancel reservations
must write Ethel Campbell or call 417-831-5474
(evenings).

Name _ _

Street _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

City -

State _ Zip _ _

Type of Judge: Experience:

_ Advanced _ Miniatures

_ Senior _ Trailers

_ Master _ Species

_ AGGS _ Design

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"Get the Royal Treatment"

May 22-28, 1989 — Westin Crown Center, Kansas City, Missouri 64108
AVSA CONVENTION REGISTRATION FORM
PLEASE MAKE RESERVATIONS BEFORE MARCH 22, 1989
ALL REGISTRATIONS MUST BE ON THIS REMOVABLE FORM OR FACSIMILE. Two registration blanks are
provided. For additional registrations, please copy this blank form and complete one registration form for each member
as well as each non-member. Use separate form for hotel reservations. Non-members are entitled to participate in all
activities except those requiring a membership card for entry. Current AVSA Membership Card required at Registration.

GENERAL INFORMATION: Membership # _

Mr./Mrs./Miss _

Last Name First Name Initial Area Code/Phone #

Street or P. O. Box Apt. # City/State Zip

CIRCLE APPROPRIATE STATUS:

(A) Individual Member

(B) Life Member

(C) Honorary Life Member

(D) Associate Member

(E) Judge

(F) Senior Judge

(G) Master Judge

(H) Commercial Member

(I) Judging School Teacher

(J) Bronze Medal Winner

(K) Board Member

(L) Affiliate President

(M) Non-Member (Guest)

This is my (#)_ _ Convention.

Is there any possibility that you might bring horticultural exhibits?

(If yes, entries information will be mailed to you.) Yes _ No

In case of emergency, who should be notified?

Name

Relationship

Address

Area Code /Phone #

TRAVEL BY:

Personal Car
Rental Car
RV

ACCOMMODATIONS:

Plane _ Westin _

Airline: _ Other _____

Other _

(Appropriate information concerning ground transportation, parking, etc., will be sent with registration confirmation.)

CONVENTION REGISTRATION:

AVSA or Associate Member

AVSA or Associate Member (after March 22, 1989)

Non-Member (Guest)

Non-Member (Guest) (after March 22, 1989)

$20.00 $

$25.00 $.

$23.00 $

$28.00 $.

MEALS:

PERSONS WISHING TO BE SEATED TOGETHER AT MEALS (LIMIT 8 PER TABLE) MUST MAIL REGISTRATIONS
IN THE SAME ENVELOPE BEFORE THE MARCH 22 DEADLINE. NO EXCEPTIONS.

1 Tues.,

2 Fri.,

3 Fri.,

4 Sat.,

5 Sat.,

6 Sat.,

7 Sat.,

8 Sun.,

9 Sun.,

Smoking _ Non-Smoking

May 23 Board Lunch (chicken) $14.00

May 26 Teachers' Breakfast (strawberry crepes) $11.50

May 26 Country Fair Dinner (chicken/brisket BBQ/combo) $23.50
May 27 Judges Continental Breakfast (fresh fruit & breads) $ 8.75
May 27 Commercial Breakfast (eggs benedict) $13.50

May 27 Luncheon (KC steak soup /turkey croissant) $16.50

May 27 Installation Banquet (petite filet) $26.50

May 28 Future Conventions Breakfast (fresh fruit & breads) $ 8.75
May 28 Board Lunch (Benton's Brunch Buffet) $18.00

$.

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TOURS: (*Meals included)

1 *

Monday,

May 22

Hereford House Steak Dinner

$23.50

$

2 *

Tuesday,

May 23

Weston

$20.00

$

3

Tuesday,

May 23

City Tour (LIMIT: 56)

$10.00

$

4 *

Tuesday,

May 23

Barbeque Dinner

$25.50

$

5 *

Wednesday,

May 24

Truman Library/

Bingham-Waggoner Estate

$23.50

$

6

Wednesday,

May 24

City Tour (LIMIT: 56)

$10.00

$

7 *

Wednesday,

May 24

Waldo Astoria Dinner Playhouse

$22.50

$

8

Thursday,

May 25

Golf Tournament

Handicap, if known:

$30.00

$

9

Thursday,

May 25

Nelson-Atkins Museum/Plaza/

Rose Garden /Hallmark

$12.00

$

10

Thursday,

May 25

City Tour (a.m.) (LIMIT: 56)

$10.00

$

11

Thursday,

May 25

City Tour (p.m.) (LIMIT: 56)

$10.00

$

12

Thursday,

May 25

Hallmark Cards Visitors Center

FREE

$

13 *

Thursday,

May 25

Hereford House Steak Dinner

$23.50

$

14

Sunday,

May 28

Kansas City Royals Baseball Game

$17.00

$

PRESENTATIONS: (Please check which presentations you wish to attend.)
Friday, May 26

1. 9:30 a.m.-ll:00 a.m.

2. 9:30 a.m. -11:00 a.m.

3. 1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m.

4. 1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m.

5. 3:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m.

6. 3:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m.

"Enemies of the Queen" by Dr. Charles Cole

"Giving Show Plants the Royal Treatment" by Kent Stork

"Cousins of the Royal Kingdom" by Shirley Jeffrey

"Ikebana Imperial Violet Magic" by Sachiko Colom & Sue Looney

"Mutations: Unlocking Mother Natures Treasures" by David Buttram

"Giving Show Plants the Royal Treatment" by Kent Stork

Saturday, May 27

_ 7. 9:15 a.m.-10:30 a.m. "Enemies of the Queen" by Dr. Charles Cole

_ 8. 9:15 a.m. -10:30 a.m. "Cousins of the Royal Kingdom" by Shirley Jeffrey

_ 9. 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. 'Taking Over the Throne: Beginners' Forum"

Moderator: Mary Boland

Panel: Nancy Hayes, Anne Tinari, Betty Tapping
_ 10. 10:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m. "Majestic Design: Hands-on Design" by Hugh Mackey

Kit of basic supplies for the design workshop $5.00

PAYMENT:

Send payment and completed registration form to:

A VS A Office

P.O. Box 3609, Beaumont, TX 77704

(409) 839-4725

Check one:

Total Registration

Total Meals

$

Visa #

$

MasterCard #

Total Tours

$

Expires

Total Presentations

$

Check or Monev Order enclosed

TOTAL PAYMENT ENCLOSED

$

payable to A VS A Convention Account

NOTE: Cancellations must be received by April 22, 1989 to be entitled to a refund.

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Judges Clerks

Student and Advanced Judges are invited to
serve as clerks. Any vacancies may be filled by
other AVSA members. This means that AVSA
members may apply to serve as clerks. How¬
ever, judges will be given first preference. Any
positions remaining will be filled by members
in order in which applications are received. All
clerks will receive letter of notification, explain¬
ing duties. Applications received after April 1,
1989 will be filed in the event of cancellations
and/or vacancies. Please fill in the blank and
mail to Mrs. Emilie Savage, 39 Mead Drive,
Chillicothe, OH 45601, not later than April 1,
1989.

Name _

Street _

City _

State _ Zip _

_ Student Judge

_ Advanced Judge

_ AVSA member

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Once again I will be doing the new in¬
troduction program at the Friday lunch¬
eon in Kansas City. To make this pro¬
gram a success I will need slides of your
new introductions.

This is a chance to show off your new
cultivars and if you are in business this is
a chance for some free advertising.

I must have your slides by May 5, 1989
so I can work up the program. I would
like a slide of the plant and a close-up of
the blossom if possible. Please include a
description of the plant. You may send as
many as you like and I will try to work
them into the program.

The convention in Kansas City boasts
of "Get the Royal Treatment." Let's all
go for it. The dates are May 22 through
May 28.

Send your slides to:

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12406 Alexandria
San Antonio, TX 78233
Phone: 512-656-0128

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Show Room
Hosts & Hostesses
Needed

If you would like to help at the Kansas City
Convention by serving as a host or hostess in the
Show Room, please send the information listed
below by March 22, 1989 to:

Doris Carson
1702 Joplin
Joplin, MO 64806
(417) 623-5804

Name _

Address -

City _ _ _ _ _ _

State _

Zip _ _ _

Phone # _

Include Area Code

Ground Transportation
in Kansas City

The KCI Airport Express provides shuttle
bus service from the airport to the Westin
Crown Center hotel with departures scheduled
on the half hour. Please note that the Express
boards only at Gate 63 in Terminal C. If the
airline on which you arrive uses Terminal A or
Terminal B, you will need to take a red shuttle
bus to Terminal C in order to make connections
with the bus going to the hotels. Therefore, you
may need to allow a little extra time. It is sug¬
gested that you allow at least 45 minutes travel
time. The fare for a one-way ticket is $10.00 and
for a round-trip ticket is $19.00. Check with
your airline for information concerning the
availability of skycaps and motorized vehicles
inside the terminals.

Taxicab service is also available through
Metropolitan Transportation Services, Inc.
(MTSI). The estimated fare from the downtown
area to the KCI Airport is $20.70. The Westin
Crown Center Hotel is located just south of the
downtown area.

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African Violet Society of America, Inc.

43rd Annual Convention & Show

Monday, May 22 - Sunday, May 28, 1989

The Westin Crown Center
One Pershing Road
Kansas City, MO 64108
(816) 474-4400

THEME: "GET THE ROYAL TREATMENT"

Convention Sponsored by:

MID-AMERICA AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY

MONDAY, May 22, 1989

12 noon to completion . Executive Board Luncheon Meeting

3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m . Convention Registration

5:45 p.m. to 8:00 p.m . Hereford House Dinner Tour

8:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m . K.C. Convention Workers Instruction and Orientation

8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m . President's Reception for members of the Board of Directors

TUESDAY, May 23, 1989
Convention Registration
Convention Information
Board of Directors Opening Meeting
Weston Tour
City Tour

Barbeque Dinner Tour
Publications Committee Meeting

WEDNESDAY, May 24, 1989

8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m . Director Nominee Orientation

8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m . Convention Registration

8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m . Convention Information

8:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m . Truman Library & Independence Tour

9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon . AVSA Information & Sales

9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m . City Tour

10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon . AVSA Convention Committee Meeting

10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon . Shows & Judges Committee Meeting

10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m . Boston Promotional Table

1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m . AVSA Information & Sales

2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m . 1st VP meets with Committee Chairmen

2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m . 2nd VP meets with Committee Chairmen

2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m . 3rd VP meets with Committee Chairmen

4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m . Open Forum

5:45 p.m. to 10:30 p.m . Waldo Astoria Dinner Playhouse Tour

6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m . Classification & Entries

8:00 p.m. to completion ....: . Board of Directors Meeting

8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. .
8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. .
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. .
9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. .
9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
6:45 p.m. to 9:45 p.m. .
10:00 p.m .

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THURSDAY, May 25, 1989

7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m . Judging School

7:30 a.m. to completion . Golf Tournament

8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m . Convention Registration

8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m . Convention Information

9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m . Commercial Sales open

9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m . Hospitality Room

9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon . AVSA Information & Sales

9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m . Classification & Entries

9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m . Nelson- Atkins Museum,

Plaza, Rose Garden, Hallmark Tour,

Lunch on your own at the Plaza

9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m . City Tour

10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m . Boston Promotional Table

12:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m . Classification & Entries

1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m . City Tour

1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m . AVSA Information & Sales

2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m . Hospitality Room

3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m . Hallmark Visitors Center Tour

3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. . . Salary Committee Meeting

6:15 p.m. to 8:30 p.m . Hereford House Dinner Tour

8:00 p.m. & 9:30 p.m . Social Hour & Slides "Return to the Grand Reunion"

with Sir Froboese (slides of the 1988 convention)

1:00 a.m . Design Entries close for the night

FRIDAY, May 26, 1989

6:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m . Design Entries touch up

7:00 a.m. to 8:45 a.m . Teachers Breakfast "Round Table Discussion"

8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m . Convention Registration

8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m . Convention Information

9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m . Instructions for those judging and clerking for the show

9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m . Commercial Sales open

9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon . AVSA Information & Sales

9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m . Hospitality Room

9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m . "A Royal Welcome for Spouses & Friends of Conventioneers"

Please come, get acquainted and receive the 'Royal Treatment'
from Duke Bollar

9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m . Presentation 1 "Enemies of the Queen"

by Dr. Charles Cole (Insects)

9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m . Presentation 2 "Giving Show Plants the Royal Treatment"

by Kent Stork (Growing Show Plants)

10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m . Boston Promotional Table

10:00 a.m. to completion . Judging of show

1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m . Presentation 3 "Cousins of the Royal Kingdom"

by Shirley Jeffrey (Gesneriads)

1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m . Presentation 4 "Ikebana, Imperial Violet Magic"

by Sachiko Colom & Sue Looney (Ikebana)

1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m . AVSA Information & Sales

2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m . Hospitality Room

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3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m . Presentation 5 "Mutations: Unlocking Mother Natures

Treasures" by David Buttram

3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m . Presentation 6 "Giving Show Plants the Royal Treatment"

by Kent Stork (Growing Show Plants)

4:30 p.m. to completion . Photography - AVM

4:30 p.m. to completion . Photography - Library

5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m . Country Fair & Hospitality Hour (cash bar)

6:30 p.m. to completion . . Country Fair Dinner

The following awards will be presented:

First, Second, Third & Fourth Best Display Tables,

Best New Introduction, Best in Show,

Best AVSA Collections:

Amateur Division - Collection
1st Award
2nd Award
3rd Award

Commercial Division - Collection
1st Award
2nd Award
3rd Award
Optimara®:

Amateur Division - Collection
1st Award
2nd Award
3rd Award

Commercial Division - Collectio
1st Award
2nd Award
3rd Award

Hermann Holtkamp Gedachtnis Miinze
Best Design

9:30 p.m . Ribbon Cutting, Ceremony to open our 43rd Annual Show

9:30 p.m. to 12:00 midnight . Show open to AVSA CONVENTION REGISTRANTS ONLY

9:30 p.m. to 12:00 midnight . Commercial Sales open

SATURDAY, May 27, 1989

6:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m . Show Room open for photography

(Convention Registrants ONLY)

7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m . Commercial Members Breakfast

7:15 a.m. to 9:00 a.m . Judges Workshop & Breakfast "Do Trailers Trail?"

by Betty Tapping

8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m . Convention Registration

8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m . Convention Information

9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m . Show Room open to Convention Registrants & the public

9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m . Commercial Sales open

9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon . AVSA Information & Sales

9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m . Hospitality Room

9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon . Agriculture Officials available to certify plant

materials for transporting into controlled
Countries & States

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9:15 a.m. to 10:30 a.m . Presentation 7 "Enemies of the Queen"

by Dr. Charles Cole (Insects)

9:15 a.m. to 10:30 a.m . Presentation 8 "Cousins of the Royal Kingdom"

by Shirley Jeffrey (Gesneriads)

10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. . . ...Boston Promotional Table

11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m . Presentation 9 "Taking Over the Throne"

Beginners Forum, Moderator: Mary Boland
Panel: Nancy Hayes, Betty Tapping, Anne Tinari

11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m . Presentation 10 "Majestic Design - Hands On Design"

by Hugh Mackey (Kits for this workshop may be purchased
for $5.00 when registrations are sent in)

1:00 p.m. to 3:15 p.m . Luncheon, Prince Pittman Presents:

"Future Violets With a Royal Flair"
(slides of new introductions)

The following awards will be presented:

Sweepstakes

Amateur

Commercial

Design

2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m . Hospitality Room

2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m . AVSA Information & Sales

3:30 p.m. to 5:15 p.m . Annual Membership Meeting

5:45 p.m. to 6:45 p.m . President's Reception & Hospitality Hour

Meet and congratulate the show winner
during this reception.

(non-alcoholic punch provided) (cash bar)
6:45 p.m. to 9:45 p.m . Installation Banquet

The following Society Awards will be presented:
Bronze Medal, Hall of Fame, Honorary Life
Distinguished Service, Continuing Service
Hudson Award, Honorary One Year

9:45 p.m. to 11:00 p.m . Show Room open

9:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m . Commercial Sales open

11:00 p.m . Instructions for entry check out

11:00 p.m. to completion . N.Y. State Meeting

11:10 p.m. to 12:30 a.m . Entries Check Out

SUNDAY, May 28, 1989

6:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon . Commercial Sales break down

7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m . Breakfast Meeting for Kansas City Convention Workers,

Convention Workers for Boston,

Santa Clara, Columbus

& Members of the AVSA Convention Committee

8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m . Entries check out

10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon . Show Room Clean Up

10:00 a.m. to completion . Board of Directors Meeting

12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m . . . Board of Directors Luncheon

12:15 p.m. to 5:00 p.m . Kansas City Royals Baseball Game Tour

**** ALL AREAS MUST BE CLEARED BY 12:00 NOON ****

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1989 Kansas City Convention Tours

Tour - 1
Monday, May 22, 1989
Leave: 5:45 pan.
Return: 8:00 p.m.

Hereford House Dinner Tour

There's no better place than Kansas City's
legendary Hereford House for a feast of per¬
fectly grilled Kansas City Strip Steak! The Here¬
ford House has long been a favorite of KC
residents. Don't miss this tour if you enjoy steak
at its best served in a relaxing atmosphere ac¬
companied by "old-fashioned" midwestem
hospitality!

Tour -2
Tuesday, May 23, 1989
Leave: 9:00 a.m.
Return: 4:30 p.m.

through the McCormick Distilling Co., the
oldest distillery in the United States operating
on its original site. McCormick bourbon is
made in the same way today as it was when the
distillery was founded in 1856, with limestone
water drawn from a small spring charted by
Lewis and Clark in the early 1800s! PLEASE
NOTE: This tour requires walking - wear
comfortable shoes. There are stairs to climb
during this tour. (Approximate travel time, one
way: 45 minutes)

River Ben”

Tuesday, May

Leave: 9:30
Return: 11:30

^ City Tour

on the "River Ben"
Double-Decker B

Historic Weston Tour
Weston, MO

In 1837, just north of Kansas City, French,
German, and Swiss settlers began to carve the
little community of Weston out of the bluffs of
the Missouri River. Today, twenty-two blocks
of the town are listed on the National Register of
Historic Places. The downtown area has been
renovated and houses numerous antique and
craft shops.

To help you learn a bit about the town, our
trip will begin with a visit to the Weston Histori¬
cal Museum. Afterwards, we will tour one of
the many restored antebellum homes located in
the community.

The America Bowman Restaurant offers ex¬
cellent food and service. It is located in one of
Weston's oldest buildings, built in 1842 by the
Weston Royal Brewery. After lunch you will
have a chance to shop and see the historical sites
in the downtown business district. (Note: the
price of your lunch is included in the tour
price.)

We'll conclude our stay in Weston with a tour

Ride the "River Ben" for a double-decker
view of Kansas City. You'll see the beautiful
Country Club Plaza, a world famous shopping
area. Drive by many of the fountains that
helped give Kansas City her nickname, the
"City of Fountains." This tour will give you an
overview of several Kansas City landmarks.
You'll see everything from The Nelson- Atkins
Museum of Art to the Kansas City Stockyards!

PLEASE NOTEs This tour is being offered four times.
The "River Ben" holds a maximum of 56 people per tour.
Send your reservations early to ensure that you have a
seat for your first time choice. (We will notify you if the
tour of your choice has been filled.)

Tour -4
Tuesday, May 23, 1989
Leave: 6:45 p.m.
Return: 9:45 p.m.

A Kansas City Barbeque!

Kansas City has always been famous for her
wonderful barbeque restaurants. We'd like to
introduce you to one of her best and combine
the meal with a look at a piece of the city's

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE January/February 1989 37

the meal with a look at a piece of the city's
history.

We'll spend this evening at the restored home
of Alexander Majors, a co-founder of the Pony
Express. The house was built in 1856. It and the
surrounding grounds are now a museum dedi¬
cated to educational displays of the equipment
used to transport individual, commercial and
army freight to settlements and forts of the Old
West.

You will be able to tour the home and other
displays at your leisure. Be sure to take a look at
the blacksmith shop and antique tool display.
There are also several types of carriages and
wagons located on the grounds. Take a few
minutes to enjoy the entertainment.

Our meal will be catered by KC Masterpiece
Barbeque. Their name says it all! You'll enjoy a
variety of excellently prepared barbequed
meats and side dishes.

Please plan to join us for this evening of good
food, good conversation, entertainment and a
bit of Kansas City's past.

Tour - 5

Wednesday, May 24, 1989

Leave: 8:30 a.m.
Return: 3:45 p.m.

for honest-to-goodness homestyle cooking.
Fresh breads and pastries add to the delicious
menu and unique atmosphere of the restau¬
rant. (Note: the price of your lunch is included
in the tour price.)

To finish our day, we'll stop by the Bingham-
Waggoner Estate. This home, built in 1855, was
once the residence of frontier artist George
Caleb Bingham. The house itself has been re¬
stored to appear as it did in the late 1800s and
features many innovative ideas for its time.
You'll have time at the end of the tour to browse
through a wonderful gift shop housed in the
estate's carriage house. (Note: There are stairs
to climb in order to see the entire home.)
(Approximate travel time, one way: 20 min¬
utes.)

River Ben”

Tour - 6

Wednesday, May 24, 1989
Leave: 9:30 a.m.
Return: 11:30 a.m.

City Tour
on the "River Ben"
Double-Decker Bus

Repeat of Tour - 3

Independence, Missouri
the Home of Harry S. Truman

Our first stop today will be at the Harry S.
Truman Library and Museum. There's some¬
thing of interest here for people of all political
persuasions. The museum houses the working
papers accumulated by Mr. Truman during his
public career spanning the 50-year period from
1922 to 1972. A large portion of the building
contains exhibits relating to the Truman Presi¬
dency and the critical decisions made during
that time. Also on exhibit are many priceless art
objects that were given to Mr. Truman by for¬
eign heads of state. A reproduction of the
President's White House Oval Office is only one
of the interesting rooms at the museum.

Our next stop will be at Stephenson's Old
Apple Farm Restaurant. The Stephenson family
has operated orchards in Independence for
many years. Their restaurant is a local favorite

Tour -7

Wednesday, May 24, 1989
Leave: 5:45 p.m.
Return: 10:30 p.m.

Waldo Astoria
Dinner Playhouse

The secret ingredient in every Waldo Astoria
Dinner Playhouse theatrical production is ...
FUN!

Every musical and play the theater presents
is a comedy selected to help you relax and have
a good time. All shows are cast with top-flight
actors and actresses from New York and Holly¬
wood.

Before the show begins, a salad will be served
at your table and you'll be able to help yourself
to Waldo's "Stage Door Buffet." You'll choose
from three meat entrees, vegetable and potato

38 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE January /February 1989

dishes, fruit appetizers, and Waldo's home¬
made breads and fritters. Don't worry about a
wait ■ — ■ multiple buffet lines ensure that you
will be served quickly. This is an "all you can
eat" buffet. Don't be shy about returning a
second or third time!

We have reserved the best seats in the theater
for A VS A members. You'll have a great view of
actors and musicians who are as friendly as
they are talented. We know everyone who at¬
tends will be glad they did.

Tour - 8

Thursday, May 24, 1989
Leave: 7:30 a.m.

Arrive: app. 2:00 p.m.

Golf Tournament

The First Annual A VS A Golf Tournament
will be held at beautiful Royal Meadows situ¬
ated between Kansas City and Independence.
Following eighteen holes of challenging golf,
lunch will be served at V's Restaurant where
each person will order his/her own meal. Price
includes cost for transportation, green fees and
cart rental. Send your fee and registration today
to ensure your slot.

Tour - 9

Thursday, May 24, 1989

Leave: 9:00 a.m.

Return: 4:00 p.m.

Nelson- Atkins Museum of Art,
"Art in Bloom" Tour
Country Club Plaza
Loose Park Rose Garden
Hallmark Visitors Center

The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art is the
most distinguished art museum between the
Great Lakes and the Pacific. It features exten¬
sive collections representing all areas and peri¬
ods of artistic expression, including Oriental,
European, Classical, African, Pre-Columbian,
American, and Modern Art. During the time of
our visit, the museum will also feature a travel¬
ing exhibit of the works of Thomas Hart Benton.

We have arranged a special tour for A VS A

Conventioneers called "Art in Bloom." Our
guide will show us the many ways artists
have expressed their feelings and ideas about
nature in landscape, still life, and sculpture.
You will also have ample time to visit other
areas of the museum on your own.

Wheelchairs are loaned to museum guests at
no charge. Please let us know if you need this
service when you return your registration.

We will also visit the Country Club Plaza. The
Plaza, built in the 1930s and 40s, has often been
called the "country's first shopping center" —
but, it is unlike any other shopping center in the
United States. Its Spanish architecture, foun¬
tains, art objects, and blend of unique specialty
shops and outstanding department stores
make it a favorite stop for visitors from all over
the world. Bonwit Teller, Halls, and Saks Fifth
Avenue are three of the major department
stores within easy walking distance.

On the Plaza you will have time to shop and
eat lunch on your own. The area offers an out¬
standing selection of restaurants. Choose fast-
food convenience, relax at a sidewalk cafe, or
indulge in gourmet delicacies.

For our horticultural side, we'll make a stop at
the Loose Park Rose Garden. The garden fea¬
tures 3,500 plantings of miniatures, hybrid teas,
floribundas, and climbers in a relaxing environ¬
ment. Late May is usually the perfect time to
visit this garden.

Our last stop of the day will be at the Hall¬
mark Visitors Center. Watch as an artist en¬
graver etches delicate images onto metal plates
that will be used to emboss designs on greeting
cards. A press operator demonstrates the proc¬
ess used in greeting card production. You'll be
able to walk the forty-foot Historical Time Line
which features memorabilia from 75 years of
Hallmark history and world events. Original
artwork by Sir Winston Churchill, Norman
Rockwell, Grandma Moses, and Saul Steinberg
is on display. At the Hallmark Hall of Fame
exhibit you can, at the push of a button, select
video excerpts from six different Hall of Fame
presentations. As you'll see, greeting cards are
just one portion of Hallmark's expertise. Be
sure to join us on this special group tour for
A VS A members.

AFRICAN VIOLET MAG AZINE January/ February 1989 39

Tour - 10
Thursday, May 25, 1989
Leave: 9:30 a.m.
Return: 11:30 a.m.

“River Ben”

City Tour
on the "River Ben"
Double-Decker Bus

Repeat of Tour - 3

Tour - 11
Thursday, May 25, 1989
Leave: 1:00 p.m.
Return: 3:00 p.m.

“River Ben”

City Tour
on the "River Ben"
Double-Decker Bus

^ Repeat of Tour - 3

Tour - 13
Thursday, May 25, 1989

Leave: 6:15 p.m.
Return: 8:30 p.m.

Hereford House Dinner Tour

Repeat of Tour 1

Tour - 14
Sunday, May 28, 1989
Leave: 12:15 p.m.
Return: 5:00 p.m.

Kansas City Royals
Baseball Game

POPCORN, PEANUTS! Spend Sunday after¬
noon watching the Kansas City Royals play the
Detroit Tigers at one of the most attractive
ballparks in major league baseball. This is sure
to be an afternoon of fun.

Tour - 12
Thursday, May 25, 1989

Leave: 3:00 p.m.

Return: 4:00 p.m.

Hallmark Visitors Center

Watch as an artist engraver etches delicate
images onto metal plates that will be used to
emboss designs on greeting cards. A press
operator demonstrates the process used in
greeting card production. You'll be able to walk
the forty-foot Historical Time Line which fea¬
tures memorabilia from 75 years of Hallmark
history and world events. Original artwork by
Sir Winston Churchill, Norman Rockwell,
Grandma Moses, and Saul Steinberg is on dis¬
play. At the Hallmark Hall of Fame exhibit you
can, at the push of a button, select video excerpts
from six different Hall of Fame presentations.
As you'll see, greeting cards are just one portion
of Hallmark's expertise. Be sure to join us on this
special group tour for A VS A members.

Country Fair
Entertainment

Following the dinner and preceding the
opening of the show Friday evening, the spec¬
tacular "Marching Cobras" will create excite¬
ment with their performance. The Cobras have
thrilled audiences from coast to coast with their
precision drills and unusual fancy stepping.
Willie Smith organized the group about 18
years ago, accepting youngsters from 8 to 17.
About 125 members meet daily after school.

They appeared on national television last
September when they were invited to appear
before President Reagan in the White House
Rose Garden in connection with the Youth 2000
Program. They also performed an encore on the
steps of the Capitol Building with Missouri and
Kansas legislators getting into the act.

The Marching Cobras are colorful, unusual
and exciting and will set the stage for the open¬
ing of the show where the TREATMENT IS
ROYAL.

40 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE January /February 1989

These Beautiful Saintpaulia Species Names

Walt Maurus
P. O. Box 2247
Livonia, MI 48150

Some people say that there are over 10,000
hybrids of saintpaulias today, and some say
there may be more than 40,000. Perhaps the
disparity has to do with those that are regis¬
tered, and those in existence which are not
necessarily registered. The African Violet Soci¬
ety of America maintains the register and it
continues to grow. What I find incredible is that
all these hybrids have emanated from just
about 20 species collected in Africa. They do not
exist anywhere else in the world.

From belonging to local, state and national
societies that study, grow and show saintpau¬
lias I have noted that cultivar names are spoken
with great ease and assurance by all who use
them in conversation, for instance. Is this plant
'Hawaii' or 'Dark Sensation?' Or is that plant
over there 'Tiger?' No, it's a Wrangler hybrid.
And so it goes.

But it is very different when the discussion
turns to the species from which all the cultivars
come. Perhaps what we need most now is a
renewed expression of interest and respect for
the species as ancestral plants.

If this were to happen, however we would
see more species specimens in competitive
shows and we would have to do what we have
not, in my opinion, come to grips with — know¬
ing how the botanical names should be pro¬
nounced.

I have looked into the matter and found that
there are some "rules" that we can use to arrive
at what will be more correct pronunciation — at
least more correct than guessing. These rules,
however, relate to American/ English rules.
Europeans, other than the English, pronounce
vowels differently, for instance.

A. W. Smith, in A Gardener's Book of Plant
Names, says that, at best, scientific names are
created from a kind of pseudo-Latin. In a way,
it takes some of the mystique out of what other¬
wise might be given more seriousness and
esotericism than necessary. We can all learn

good and comfortable pronunciations that will
express the beauty of the Saintpaulia species
names and give them the respect that they
deserve.

Let us start with the species credited with the
most affect on the modem cultivars: IONAN-
THA (with violet-colored flowers).

In scientific names, all vowels tend to be
pronounced. So, the I and the O would be
pronounced long: EYE-GH. NA would form a
typical syllable, a consonant and a vowel.
However, NA is followed by consonants
(three), so syllables break between N and T. The
second N joins N A to make NAN and the T joins
H to make the sound TH makes as in THE or
THINK. The last A joins TH to make THA as it
cannot stand alone.

Syllabication: I-O-NAN-THA
Pronunciation: EYE-OH-NAN-THAH

In scientific names, the second last syllable is
the "penult" - the emphasized syllable. When
the vowel of the penult is followed by a single
consonant, the vowel is pronounced long. In
this case, the vowel of the penult - the first A - is
pronounced short as it is followed by more than
one consonant - adjacent consonants.

Let us try DIFFICILIS
Syllabication: DIF-FI-CI-LIS
Pronunciation: DIF-FIH-SIGH-LIS

The vowel of the emphasized syllable Cl is
pronounced long as it is followed by a single
consonant and a vowel.

SHUMENSIS

Syllabication: SHU-MEN-SIS
Pronunciation: SHOE-MEN-SIS

This name is a patronym for its place of
origin, Shume, Tanzania.

DIFLOTRICHA
Syllabication: DIP-LO-TRI-CHA
Pronunciation: DIP-LOW-TRY-KAH

DI would form a consonant/ vowel syllable
but syllables break between P and L so the P
joins DI to make DIP. L joins the O to form LO.

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE January/ February 1989 41

Note that CH is pronounced K in scientific
names.

MAGUNGENSIS
Syllabication: MA-GUN-GEN-SIS
Pronunciation: MAH-GUN-TEN-SIS

Vowels of first and last syllables in a multi-
syllabled name, such as this one, are pro¬
nounced short. Also, pronunciations of the let¬
ters G and C are interesting. When G or C is
followed by A, O or U, G and C take the hard
sound (gas, go, gun; cat, cot and cut). When G or
C is followed by E, I or Y, G and C take the soft
J or S sound (gem, ginger and gym; cent, cinder,
and cylinder).

An acceptable pronunciation for this name
would be MAG-UN-TEN-SIS but for it to be
truly this pronunciation, there would have to be
two G's. Then the A would be spoken that way.
RUPICOLA

Syllabication: RU-PI-CO-LA
Pronunciation: ROO-PIH-KOH-LAH

This name is a perfect example of consonant/
vowel syllabication. The first syllable is not RUP
- it's ROO. RUPICOLUS (ROO-PIH-KOH-LUS)
refers to growing in cliffs and ledges.
TEITENSIS

Syllabication: TE-I-TEN-SIS
Pronunciation: TEE-EYE-TEN-SIS

As was said above, all vowels in botanical
names tend to be pronounced. If this name is a
patronym, the emphasis would be on El and the
syllable pronounced TIE.

GROTEI

Syllabication: GRO-TE-I
Pronunciation: GROTE-EYE

This name is a patronym for someone named
Grote. The single I suffix makes this name a
patronym. It is possible that the pronunciation
should be GROW-TEE-EYE. Note that the
emphasis is on the first syllable as patronyms
tend to be pronounced as the surname is pro¬
nounced.

AMANIENSIS

Syllabication: A-MA-NI-EN-SIS
Pronunciation: AH-MAN-EE-EN-SIS

Often when a scientific name starts with a
vowel, it is helpful to deal with it as its own
syllable. The rest of the name will usually syl¬
labicate more comfortably. Notice the syllable
that is vowel /consonant rather than conso¬

nant/vowel. Its vowel E is pronounced short as
it is followed by two consonants.
GOETZEANA

Syllabication: GOETZE-A-NA
Pronunciation: GETZ-AY-NAH

This is another patronym honoring Goetze.
ANA forms the suffix. GETZ-EE-AY-NAH
would be an acceptable pronunciation.
VELUTINA

Syllabication: VE-LU-TI-NA
Pronunciation: VEL-YOU-TIE-NAH

The name, as you might expect, means vel¬
vety. Here's another example of perfect conso¬
nant/ vowel syllabication. The plant is indeed
hirsute with a velvety texture more than other
species. S. grandifolia, in contrast, has very
naked leaves.

TONGWENSIS
Syllabication: TONG-WEN-SIS
Pronunciation: T A WNG -WEN-SIS

Note that all syllables break between adja¬
cent consonants.

To Review:

The basic syllable in a scientific name is a
consonant and a vowel. On occasion it can be a
vowel and a consonant. Not all spellings are
that tidy, however.

Where two consonants are adjacent, syl¬
lables often break between them.

Where two vowels are adjacent, the second
vowel often becomes its own syllable.

Where a name starts with a vowel, it is
helpful to treat this vowel as its own syllable.
The rest of the name will usually syllabicate
more easily.

The second last syllable of a scientific name
is the penult - the emphasized syllable. Its
vowel is pronounced long if it is followed by a
single consonant, and pronounced short if it is
followed by two consonants.

Patronyms tend to be pronounced as the
honored name is pronounced plus the suffix.
Emphasis is usually placed on the first syllable
in a patronym.

The Music of Pronunciation

Written language represents spoken lan¬
guage but, even though it may provide at least
potential understanding, it cannot convey the
richness of spoken language. We refer to "talk¬
ing" as "speech" but this does not necessarily

42 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE January /February 1989

recognize the musical quality of aural lan¬
guage. There has been a reference to the sounds
of Oriental languages, for instance, as "sing¬
song" but we do not seem to recognize that all
spoken language, including our own, is just as
melodic.

Scientific names, when spoken and pro-
nounced well, follow a pattern of melodic ex¬
pression. To speak them melodically is to grant
them the beauty and grace intended when Latin
and Greek were chosen as the "official" lan¬
guages of nomenclature. What we all need to do
is not only to become familiar with scientific
plant names but to be able to pronounce them
well

Intonation can be very subtle and you have
to listen for it, but it is there — even in mispro¬
nunciations. If we love gesneriads and other
plants as we claim, as a matter of respect, we
should all learn how to pronounce their names
correctly and lovingly.

References:

A Gardener's Book of Plant Names, A. W.

Smith, Harper and Row Publishers, 1963.
Botanical Latin, William T. Steam, David and

Charles Publishers, 1966.

Kansas City Convention
Parking Information

Hotel Garage Self Parking - $7.00 per night
Hotel Garage Valet Parking - $8.50 per night

When you check into the hotel at the Regis¬
tration Desk, the Desk Clerk will ask if you are
parking a vehicle in the hotel garage. If you are,
you will receive a pass so that you may go in and
out without an additional charge. This will also
allow you to charge parking fees to your room.
Van parking is available on the lower level of
the garage. Clearance is 6'8" (luggage racks may
be a problem). The entrance for the hotel garage
is from Pershing Road.

Additional parking is available across the
street at Union Station. This is outdoor parking
and space is available for RV's and vans. Rates
for cars at Union Station are $1 .00 for one hour,
$2.00 for 1-9 hours, $2.50 for 9-12 hours, and
$4.00 for 12-24 hours. Rates for busses, campers.

and motor homes for up to 24 hours are $5.00 for
up to 18’, $10.00 for 1 8-25', and $15.00 for 25’-35'.

The Crown Center Shops parking garage
(entrance from Grand Avenue) offers free park¬
ing on weekends (Saturday and Sunday) only.

NOTE: The prices listed above were cur¬
rent as of October 1, 1988, and are subject to
change.

"Violets Out of Africa"

A beautiful sixth annual show with the
theme, "Violets Out of Africa," was staged and
presented by the Transvaal African V iolet Soci¬
ety, in Pretoria, Republic of South Africa, in
early November, 1988.

To date, this is the first time that such a large
collection of the species has been displayed in
Southern Africa. A 13-foot map of Africa was
the focal point in the show room. Thirty plants
of 18 different species were nestled in a natural¬
istic setting of rocks and moss.

Our educational exhibit was startlingly dif¬
ferent, with the origin, propagation and de¬
tailed information on the chimeras fully ex¬
plained with 20 chimeras being exhibited.
"Stripes Are Beautiful" was well received.

Over 1,000 people visited our show, which
was supported by 21 exhibitors with 227 en¬
tries. A huge bank of fuchsia Optimaras dis¬
playing the letters TAVS in white violets com¬
pleted the colorful picture of a highly successful
show.

We all agree that the species are back in
Africa!

ATTN: Slide Library Information

Library & Slide Program Orders: INVOICES
When returning a slide program to the AVSA
office, please include a copy of the invoice sent
to you with the order. Two copies are sent to
you; so, you will have one to keep for your
records. We need a copy to help finalize the
transaction.

Return Address Labels: - A label with our ad¬
dress and your RETURN address will be sent to
you to use when returning the slide program.
PLEASE use the label. No program should be
shipped without a RETURN address.

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE January/ February 1989 43

AVSA EMBLEMS

(Give a Friend a Gift)

B - 203

Member Charm
GP or Silver -$12.75

President’s Pin
GP or Silver -$18.50

New Arrivals: Life Member Pins

D - 221

Past President’s Pin
GP or Silver - $18.50
(with Tie Tack) -$18.50

G - 234
Judge’s Pin
GP or Silver - $8.00
(with Tie Tack) - $8.00

E - 204

Past President’s Charm
GP or Silver $18.50

H - 210

Judge’s Guard Pin
GP or Silver $9.50
(chain attaches to other pins)

F - 211

Gavel & Chain
GP or Silver - $6.00

1-208

Judge’s Charm
GP or Silver - $8.00

Goldfilled - $24 • Silver - $20.00

The Language of the Gavel

By Ann Richardson

Did you who own AVSA pins with a gavel know while in Office-
that there is a language of the gavel? The angle of
the gavel tells a story, as follows:

President-elect:

Past-President:

worn down, as at rest.

Some of the dubs in the south present their President-elect
with the pin and gavel immediately after election so that she
may wear her pin showing that she is President-elect and also
during her presidency.

44 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE January/February 1989

Picturesque GRANGER GARDENS

Buttonaire

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE January/February 1989 45

Planning Your Club's African Violet Sale

Dawn Penland

First, there are many pre-sale activities. Plan
m^here to have your sale. Several shopping
malls have arts & crafts bazaars. Depending on
where you live, you'll have to see what bazaars
are available and how much they charge for a
table. Publicity is very important. Advertise
your sale in local newspapers. A picture of
small children holding violets is nice.

When is a good time for a sale? Valentine's
Day and Mother's Day are great. A fall sale is
good in late September or October. People are
looking for flowering indoor plants when frost
kills their outdoor flowers.

Plan how you want your dub's display of
plants to look to the public. If skirted tables are
provided, that's good , but you may have to take
tables, table clothes, and table skirts. Table
clothes in white, pink, or light lavender would
be pretty. You might also want to take a sign
with your dub's name on it, to display on an
easel.

Club participation is real important at sale
time. There is a job for everyone. You need
people to bring plants, people to work at the
sale, people to collect boxes, sacks and shred¬
ded paper, someone to be in charge of dub
properties, such as fertilizer to sell, culture fold¬
ers to hand out, table clothes to wash and iron,
your dub sign, etc.

■ When preparing your plants for the sale,
they must be free of disease and insects. Groom
them as if they were going to a show. You don't
want to sell plants with a neck, suckers, dust, or
cat hair. Tape works well on cat hair and a soft
brush will dust off the leaves. After grooming
your plants, the next step is covering the pot
with plastic to protect your table doth and
prevent any transfer of insects. Generic sand-
wich bags work well for this purpose, slip onto
the bottom of the pot and put a rubberband
around to hold it in place. If you sell plants in
the Oyama pots, put one of the fliers rubber-
banded around the outer pot. Each grower
should have price stakes. The white stakes that

are about 6 inches, long work nicely. On the
bottom of the stake write your .grower number
in permanent marker. At the top of each stake
write in pencil the price of the plant. This way
you can re-use your stakes at each sale, just
erase the previous price and write in the new
one. Each plant should have a name stake as
well. The 6 inch stir sticks work well for this.
Then, on top of each stir stick attach a file folder
label with the plant name either written neatly
or typewritten.

On the day of the sale, you'll need change
from the bank. Have receipt books to keep track
of the grower number and. amount of the plant.
Take a doth or paper towel to clean the dirt off
the stakes. The stakes will be separated by
grower number and tallied up after the sale.
Balance this amount with your receipt totals.

To make your table look more inviting, don't
overcrowd the plants. Each grower should be
allowed to put some of their plants on the table.
As plants sell and more space is available, then
each grower can put out a few more. Arranging
your table with all the similar plants together
aids the customers in finding what they are
looking for. So, put the standards, minis, trail¬
ers, gesneriads, starters and leaves in one spot.

If your sale falls on a special holiday, deco¬
rate a few plants. Some ideas would be: tissue
paper, foil, doilies, florist foil, bows fixed on a
pick, mini-balloons on a straw, or colored cello¬
phane.

Package the plants your customers buy so
that they arrive home safely. If you can fit it in
a grocery sack, put some shredded paper in the
bottom so the plant doesn't move around. If it's
too big .for that method, put some shredded
paper in a beer or pop carton. Nestle the plant or
plants down in the shred and if it's cold out, put
the box into a grocery sack side ways.

The number one best seller is a plant in full
bloom.

I hope these suggestions will help some of
you. Good luck with your next sale.

46 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE January/February 1989

Important Information
on Optimara® and Rhapsodie®

MVL Committee

It is important to remember that the name
of the Optimara® and Rhapsodie® are regis¬
tered trademarks, and cannot be with any
plants that sport, i.e., Optimara North Caro¬
lina Sport (Japanese).

The following names will be corrected in
the MVL 1987 Supplement:

1. Optimara Leone Sport will be listed as:

Leone Sport (Japanese) Large pink, light
purple fantasy center stripe, rose pink edges,
single, chimera. Standard.

2. Optimara North Carolina Sport will be
listed as: North Carolina Sport (Tapanese)
Dark red center stripe, rose pink edges,
single wasp star, chimera. Standard.

Please correct your 1987 MVL Supple¬
ment

Margaret MacDonald was a big winner at the
Charlottetown AVS, Prince Edward Island, Can¬
ada show, and is shown holding a trophy in
memory of Phyllis Hall, for best variegated plant.
Margaret won with M. Picasso. The trophy was
donated by Phyllis* husband.

“A Winter Wonderland of Violets” was the
theme of the recent show and sale of the AVS of
Jacksonville, FL. The focal point featured this
beautiful seven-foot snowman.

Attention Affiliates:

Be sure to try and give three months
notice before reserving a library slide
program; and at least three choices will
expedite the reservation.

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE January /February 1989 47

Wrangler's Luv Texas

Photos by Jerry Click _

Grown by Elaine Click Munk-S Apache Feathers

48 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE January/February 1989

Letters to the Editor are selected at ran¬
dom and express the opinions of the
writers, and not necessarily those of the
editor, African Violet Magazine or
AVSA.

To The Editor:

Before each meeting begins, the Orange
County AVS in Fullerton, CA, has a culture
class. This past year an experiment in rooting
miniature and microminiature leaves gave us a
surprising result.

We wanted to see how well eight varieties of
leaves grew in two different mediums. Two
leaves of each variety were planted in vermicu-
lite: In addition, two leaves of each variety were
planted in a medium consisting of 50% violet
mix and 50% vermiculite (thoroughly mixed
together): All 2” pots had 3/4” of perlite as the
bottom layer and were nylon wicked. The
leaves were kept in a covered plastic container
and were given water (no fertilizer). They re¬
ceived 13 hours of fluorescent light per day. In
two short months the following results were
obtained:

In vermiculite:

3 out of 16 leaves had plantlets

In 50% vermiculite/50% violet mix:

12 out of 16 had plantlets

This was such a remarkable result that
members did their own experiments with stan¬
dard leaves and got similar results. One con¬
cern was that separating the plantlets in the
heavier mix might be difficult, but that was not
a problem. The heavier mix produced stronger
plantlets and more plantlets. Moonlight Kisses
produced 23 plantlets!

Our violet mix's recipe was made by A! and
Marna Striepens for violets and other gesneri-
ads, and it consists of:

5 quarts coarse perlite

4 quarts vermiculite

3 quarts sphagnum peat moss

3 quarts redwood compost

1 quart horticultural charcoal

2 Tablespoons Grow Power

1 Tablespoon dolomite lime

Thank you for the opportunity to share our
experiment.

Sincerely,

Dale Martens

Vice President, OCAVS

Whittier, CA

To The Editor:

Last month I car pooled with Ray and
Hortense Pittman to our monthly club meeting.
The conversation was controlled by our favor¬
ite plant. Then the conversation changed to the
AVM, specifically about the complaints mem¬
bers had about columnists using up space with
personal comments. I didn't think too much
about it, since it was the first time I'd heard of
anyone complaining. Then I received my Sept./
Oct. 1988 magazine yesterday, (I missed getting
in my renewal on time because of the move) and
read Nancy Hayes' "conclusion" to her column.
Then I looked at the other columns — no per¬
sonal comments.

Was there such a public outcry amongst the
membership to stop giving the columns a
"personal touch?" Perhaps I could understand
if the column was dominated by personal
comments, but I can't recall seeing any regular
columnist going overboard on a regular basis.

I honestly don't believe this is good for the
AVM or AVSA, as I feel the columns will take on
a cold, impersonal feeling. These comments
allow us to "get to know" these people even
though we may have never met. Hopefully I'm
not the only one expressing this view.

Anyway, finishing on a positive note, I really
like the supplement. Great idea!

Sincerely,

Darryl Hoover
San Antonio, TX

To The Editor:

Writing to editors is not an occupation of
mine, but I want to tell you — AVSA magazine

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE January/ February 1989 49

is the best it has ever been! I have been a member
since mid-sixties so therefore I have read a few
issues.

I especially appreciate the "pull-out" sec¬
tions. Now I can file the MVL Supplement with¬
out mutilating the rest of the magazine.

The regular columnists, too, are to be com¬
mended. David But tram's columns bring the
hybridizers and commercials a little closer to
those of us who grow their plants. I have had the
pleasure of meeting David a couple of times but
doubt if he remembers. One year (in the 70s)
while living in New Mexico, I had ordered
plants from David. His parents personally de¬
livered the order. They were enroute to one of
their mission areas in northwest New Mexico
and drove several miles off their route to make
the delivery. In the "lingo" of we Midwestern¬
ers - — they are "good" people.

Can also personally vouch for some of the
"good" dining David recommends in Kansas
City. The Golden Ox is great, as is Stephenson's.
Some of the others are new to me as I just moved
back to Missouri last year after an absence of
over 20 years.

Hope to meet everyone in Kansas City.

Thanks for a job well done.

Sincerely,

Hazel M. Hutchison
Willard, MO

Kansas City
Weather

Spring in Kansas City can bring all kinds of
weather. Frequent and rapid fluctuations are
common. Although warm weather indicative of
the upcoming summer is often the case near the
end of May, cooler temperatures are just as
likely. A sweater or jacket would be a wise
choice when planning your convention ward¬
robe. And don't forget your umbrella — you
never know when one of those sudden spring
showers may pop up.

The average mean temperature in May is
about 65 degrees with an average range of 55 to
75 degrees. The average precipitation in May is
4.60 inches.

The

Poetry

Corner _

As I walked into my plant room the other day.

All of the violets had something to say.

DEAR ELLIE was unhappy about cold wet feet.

HAPPY HAROLD said that he could use some¬
thing to eat.

TOMMIE LOU sat there and didn't say a word.

But the rest of them you should have heard.

LITTLE CHRISSIE informed me, that she had a
twitch.

She guessed that the mealy bugs were making her
itch.

Then GRANDMA ZACK shouted, and started to
scream.

I can't believe you're so lazy, this must be a
dream.

ABRACADABRA who should be performing such
magic.

Said the way I treated him was nothing but tragic.

RUBY RED DRESS told me that she's at death's
door.

Because I never give her a drink anymore.

Said AMAZING GRACE you should be ashamed
of yourself.

You should never put new plants on our shelf.

LITTLE JIM feels like he is going to drown.

I left him in a tray of water, while I went to town.

RON STAR stated just what he would need.

To let the pod ripen and then plant the seed.

EMILIE SAVAGE whispered, we should not be in
this shape.

When show time comes round, not a ribbon we'll
take.

So I'll ASK NEVA what will make them all happy.

She'll say get busy now, make it quick and
snappy.

I worked like a madman the rest of the night.

Everyone seemed so contented, oh what a sight.

In a few weeks they said, away we will go.

In hopes that one of us will be BEST IN SHOW.

Fran Johnson Russom

50 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE January /February 1989

KC Convention
Saturday Night Banquet
Entertainment

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African Violets by Grace

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Grace & Charlie Davis

214-278-0389

By Appointment Only ^

During the banquet Saturday night, we will
be entertained by the Steve Miller Quartet. It's
perfect mood music for a lovely banquet —
you'll even be able to hear as you visit with the
other African violet enthusiasts seated at your
table. Following dinner, Julie Turner will join
the quartet for the Big Band Sound and famous
Kansas City Jazz. The music is great for dancing
and toe-tapping listening. The Steve Miller
entertainment will be a pleasing experience
before your last chance to see the show and GET
THE ROYAL TREATMENT.

Kocky

RD #2, Box 306A, Waynesboro, VA 22980
Phone (703) 943-9772
Selections from leading hybridizers
Standards - Miniatures - Trailers - Episcias - Orchids
By appointment only, no shipping

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—AFRICAN VIOLETS—

Standards • Variegated • Miniatures
• Trailing • Miniature Trailing
EXOTIC GERANIUMS, HOUSE
PLANTS & GROWING SUPPLIES

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o - -

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for Quality Plants"

Send for catalog - $1 .00
Rt. 2, Dept. AV, 47933
Ph: 317-364-0556
OPEN YEAR AROUND!

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Phone 1-912-574-5167
1-912-574-5236

Order now before March 1 and get 3 FREE VIOLETS of our choice. Min. order for this special is 10 plants.
Order from this ad, or any of the 300 varieties in our new 1989 catalog. Send $1 refundable on first order.

SOME OF THE NEW HYBRIDS WE HAVE TO OFFER THIS YEAR:

1989 FREDETTES

1989 HORTENSE’S HONEYS

1988 LYNDON LYON

Alpine Valley

Dancing Clouds

Fun Run (SM)

Calico Miss

Charming Heart

Bethesda

Everlasting

Happy Teen (SM)

Sailors Dance

Autumn Sunset

Bridal Lace

Flying Proud

Knockout Blue (M)

Royal Sensation

Sweet Delight

Choir Boy

Irish Caper

Little Cameo (M)

Careless Blue

Irish Ice

Claudette

New Day

Moon Kissed (SM)

Heavens Reflection

Angel Lace

Fortune Cookie

Painted Sails

Misty Moon (SM)

Starry Night

Fancy Flirt

Gambit

Prime Time

Precious Lavender (SM)

Double Dilly

Summer Lace

Heartland

Royal Pleasure

Pretty Girl (M)

Peach Glow

Emerald Glow

Janiveer

Sporty Red

Petite Jewel (M)

Fickle Fantasy

Sent From Heaven

May Apple

Sugar Harvest

Rare Rose (SM)

Angels Glow

August Skies

Mayfair

White Honey

Redlands Precious (M)

Paradise Pink

April Rose

Memory Lane

Winter Memories

Teen Dream (SM)

Dream Lover

Snuggles Little Dree

Nicole

Deano (SM)

Dazzle Trail (SM)

Cherry Toppin

Little Prince

Romanza

Dear Baby (M)

Magic Trail (SM)

Wildfire

Snuggles Clown

Shannon

Frosty Sugar (SM)

Sundown Trail (SM)

Cherry Cooler

Lil Reflection

Songbird

Firewalker

Snow Pixie

Sunset Rose

Flirtatious Rose

Precious Peach

ALSO, OUR OWN HYBRIDS AND HUNDREDS OF OTHERS.
PLEASE UST A FEW SUBS TO HELP RUSH ORDERS.

Trinidad
Velvet Pansies
Winter Wine

1989 Plants - $3.00 each; all others $2.50 each. Please add $4.50 or 15% whichever la greater for First Class shipping. Shipping starts
March 1, South, April 15, North, weather permitting. All orders shipped in order as received. Green house open 7 days a week, please call
first Commercial Member AVSA, Dixie, GSN, GSAVC. State Inspected.

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE January/February 1989 51

JoS VIOLETS

15 Standard starters (my choice) . . .

$21.95

6 Hortense’s starters . . . . .

...13.95

6 Wrangler starters . . . .

..13.95

12 Semimini and mini starters . . . .

..18.95

12 Trailer starters . . .

..18.95

My choice, labeled, different and postpaid.

Texas residents, please add 7% sales

tax.

Send stamp for list

402 Dundee

Victoria, TX 77904

(512) 575-1344 Visitors by appointment.

JUDY’S VIOLETS

Latest varieties by - Boone, Burns, Bryant,
Fredette, Granger, Kent, Lyons, Pittman, Scott,
Wranglers & others

Orders received by April 1
take 10% discount

List - 2 stamps Ready around Feb. 15

9 Graeler Drive 314-997-2859

Creve Goeur, MO 63146 St. Louis area

Patty’s Plant Place

All the newest and best African Violets from:

Fredette Originals, Champion Variegates, Hortense Honeys, Rainbow’s,

Granger Gardens, Wrangler’s, Lyon, etc.

Our big spring mailorder catalog is ready now! Send 500 in stamps or coins along with
your name and address (please print clearly) to receive your copy. No overseas shipping.

Patricia Daniel Rt. 2 Box 41

Ph. 31 6-542-0371 Cheney, Kansas 67025

(SUPPLIES ~)

OPTIMARA PRODUCTS

Potting Soil 8 qts. $1.99

Fertilizer - pre-measured 14-12-14 $1.50 each / 4 for $5.00
Watarmaids - beige or brown $1.50 each / 4 for $5.00

PETERS FERTILIZERS

12-36-14

8 0Z.

$2.00

15-30-15

8 oz.

$2.00

20-20-20

8 oz.

$2.00

15-16-17

4 OZ.

$1.25

5-50-17

4 OZ.

$1.25

ALLEGRO

GREEN PLASTIC TRAYS

4 oz.

$2.50

17-3/4" x 12" x 2-3/8“ deep

$3.00

25-1/2“ x 13-1/2" x 3-1/6"

$2.75

18-1/2" x 7-1/2" x 2-3/4"

$1.75

PLASTIC POTS
more

Each

50 or

2-1/2" rd or sq - gr or 2-1/4” rd-gr

6®

5®

6" rd pan - green

Round tubs with rolled lip

35@

30®

3" green

8®

7®

3-1/2“ green

10®

9®

4" green or white

12®

10®

3-3/4" white w/saucer

WICK WATERING RESERVOIRS

25®

20®

16 oz. plastic

25®

20®

LEAF SUPPORT RINGS

more

Each

10 or

6"

$ .90

$ .70

9"

$1.00

$ .80

12"

$1.25

$1.00

KNOXOUT

Micro-encapsulated diazinon 1 Qt. $21.95

SUPERTHRIVE 1/2 oz - $1 .59/ 1 oz - $2.39/ 2 oz - $3.39/ 4 oz - $5.39
PHYSAN 1 6 oz - $5.95/ 32 oz - $9.95

SAFERS INSECTICIDAL SOAP

8 oz. Ready-to-use $2.50

8 oz. Concentrate $3.99

SAFER EARLY ALERT TRAP STIX Pkg. of 6/$3.00

BUG DART PLUS

Systemic insecticide/fertilizer (10*5-5) sticks Ready-to-use $2.49

THUMB POTS 1-1/4" green plastic 8® each/50 or more - 7® each

HOW TO SELECT AND GROW AV & OTHER GESNERIADS

by Theodore James, Jr. Excellent book with illustrations

and color photos $7.75

TROY MOISTURIZING MAT

Washable capillary matting - white 4' wide 75c per foot

MOIST RITE SELF WATERING PLANTERS (green)

$3.25 each / 6 or more $2.50 each
PLASTIC HIGH DOME TERRARIUMS

9" diameter - $5.00 /ll” diameter - $6.00
VIOLET NAME STAMP 3 or 4 lines - $8.50 / Self-Inking - $13.50
GIFT CERTIFICATES

WIDE SPECTRUM GRO-LUX BULBS - 18”, 24" or 48"

1 Case (12 bulbs) - $50.00 postpaid

Supplies shipped year round.

Please add $3.50 shipping and handling per order.

(outside the US - actual cost).

MC and Visa welcome.

Innis Violets

8a Maddison Lane
Lynnficld, MA 01940
Tel. (617) 334-6679

52 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE January /February 1989

PLASTIC FLOWER POTS

Inch

Size

Color

Type

10

Number of Pots
20 50 100

500

2

White

RS

1.00

1.75

4.00

6.75

27.00

2-1/4

Wh or Gr

RS/SQ

1.00

1.75

4.00

6.75

27.00

2-1/2

Wh or Gr

RS/SQ

1.20

2.00

4.30

7.40

30.00

3

Wh or Gr

RS/RT/SQ

1.40

2.50

5.50

10.00

45.00

3-1/2

Wh or Gr

RT/SQ

1.65

2.90

6.80

12.00

53.00

4

Wh or Gr

RS/RT/SQ

2.00

3.50

7.80

14.50

§5.00

4-1/2

Wh or Gr

RS/RT/SQ

2.35

4.20

9.25

17.00

79.00

5

Wh or Gr

RS/RT

2.75

5.10

11.75

20.75

93.00

6

Wh or Gr

RS/RT

3.35

5.90

14.00

26.00

124.00

6-1/2

Wh or Gr

RT

3.90

6.90

15.75

29.00

132.00

7

Wh or Gr

RS

6.30

11.95

28.00

51.00

240.00

8

Wh or Gr

RS/RT

6.90

13.10

31.00

57.00

265.00

(COLOR: Wh=Whte, Gr^Green)

(TYPE: RS=Round Standard; height and width are same
RT^Round Tub; height is 3/4 of width at top
SQ*Square; volume about same as RS)

SEEDS

We continue to offer Nadeau's African Violet seeds for standards, miniatures,

variegates, & trailers.

Packets (100 seeds & instruction pamphlet) _ _ .................$4.75

Kits (100 seeds, instructions, starter container,
and Jiffy-7 pellets) 5.25

See our catalog for descriptions

MOIST-RITE PLANTERS

We continue to sell attractively designed
double-walled planters, providing for seif
watering. Colors are: light green, black or
white.

Single Planter .................... . . $ 4.00

Six Planters ........................................ 18.00

Twelve Planters ................................. 33.00

Twenty-four Planters . . . 54.00

FLORACUPS

r-

Protective sleeves for your sate plants

f — b - Jj

Pot size Top & Depth

per 50 per 100

K— ^7 <

2-3/4" 7"x7“

$4.00 7.00

3-1/2” 6-1/4"x6-1/4"

4.00 7.00

4“ 7" x 6-3/8"

5.00 9.00

- SEND FOR OUR FREE CATALOG -

YOUR REQUEST FOR OUR FREE CATALOGUE WILL BE
ANSWERED BY RETURN MAILI

Our free catalogue lists and describes several other items such as
Sinningia seeds, Oyama (Texas Style) Pots, leaf supports, pens, masks,
gloves, meters, hanging baskets of all sizes, soil enriching materials,
trays, books, starter greenhouses, insecticides, Floracups, & SPECIAL
OFFERS.

Florida Customers Must Add 6% Sales Tax

MINIMUM ORDER $7,50 PLUS SHIPPING

Send Orders To:

The Violet House

P. O. Box 1274
Gainesville, Florida 32602
Phone (904) 377-8465

6-1/2

SHALLOW CONTAINERS
PLASTIC PAN POTS

Very shallow, about half as deep as they are across the top
- bottom holes only. (Recommended in AVSM articles and
convention presentations)

Inch Size
5

50 100 500

13.50 24.00 100.00
17.00 32.00 140.00

18.50 35.00 168.00
WhorQr 6.25 11.50 27.00 52.00 245.00

WhorGr 3.00 5.75
WhorQr 3.90 7.50
WhorQr 4.15 8.00

10 WhorQr 9.75 18.25 43.50 83.00 400.00

See our catalog for prices of SNAP-ON SAUCERS to fit PANS

PLASTIC WATER RESERVOIRS

Volume Hgt. 20 50 100 500

8 oz 1-3/4“ 7.00 16.00 26.50 105.00

16 OZ 3* 7.00 16.00 26.50 105.00

32 OZ 3" 11.00 24.00 45.00 165.00

(wicks not included)

Have you tried the 16 oz without lids (1/2 price) with 5" Pans?

PLANT CARE ITEMS

‘PLEASE NOTE:

Due to the bulkiness of soil, perlite, and vermiculite, we are able to ship

ONLY 8 gallons of any one or combination of these (*) first four items with

each shipping charge.

‘Violet House Potting Soil ...........................

.....2 gal. . . .

.........$2.80

‘Nadeau Soiltess Mix - good for seedlings ..

.....2 gal. ............

...........2.80

‘Perlite - opens the soil ...............................

..... 1 gal. ............

...........1.40

‘Vermiculite - helps hold soil moisture ........

..... 1 gal ............

...........1.40

Canadian Peat - milted ................................

.....2 gal. ............

...........2.50

Dolomite Lime - raises alkalinity (pH) ..........

...... i to. .............

...........1.30

Charcoal - sweetens soil .............................

.... 12 oz. ...........

...........1.40

Sphagnum Moss - long fibered ....................

.. 1/4 eu. ft. .........

...........2.75

Fish Emulsion - promotes greening, roots ..

.... 10 oz. ...........

...........1.75

Superthriv© - tiny dose helps to flourish ......

...........2.25

2 oz. ............

...........3.30

4 oz. ............

...........5.20

House Plant Insect Spray - pump sprayer ..

.. lOfl. oz. .........

...........1.50

PETER’S AFRICAN VIOLET FERTILIZERS

African Violet Special (12-30-14) .................... 12 oz. ...................$2.75

Variegated Special (5-50-17) .......................... 12 oz. .....................3.25

General Purpose (20-20-20) ........................... 16 oz. .....................2.50

CAPILLARY MATTING (Vattex)

Wafer plants by means of capillary action. A black plastic sheet, with tiny
holes, lies on top of the dark matting, minimizing algae growth.

4 feet wide, can be cut with shears - $.35 per square foot.

(eg: 4 feet x 2 feet - 8 sq. ft. ... $2.80)

SHIPPING CHARGES

49 States . . $3.25

Hawaii and Alaska . . . . 5.50

AS! other areas charged actual cost

U.P.S. delivery charges for C.O.D. ......................................................... 2.20

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE January/February 1989 53

“GET THE ROYAL TREATMENT”

MARY’S VIOLET

May E. Gall
913-642-4357

KANSAS CITY, 1989

OY

3200 W. 82nd Terrace
Leawood, Kansas 66206

Specializing In Standards , Minis & Trailers of Proven Show Quality

1989 Miniatures of HORTENSE PITTMAN & RALPH ROBINSON
1989 Standard Releases of RUBY COX
Delightful Collection of BARBARA ELKIN Miniatures
The Very Best of GORDON BOONE, BETTY BRYANT & JEANNETTE’S JESNERIADS
Leaves - $1 .25 List $1 .00

“GET THE ROYAL TREATMENT” KANSAS CITY, 1989

Specializing in African Violets

Starter plants - $2.50 each
(jn y Fresh cut leaves - .75 each

keen fKmbeb (No minimum)

Send for a free 1989 catalog
10% discount on all orders
received by April 1, 1989

Kathleen Starr

1300 S. Hwy. 3 • Etna, CA 96027 • 916-467-5199

‘Sreen
TSold Inc.

indoor plants LOVE

Soilwash

promotes growth
and branching

HU 'Organic Han Toxic

8 FL. 02.

Soilwash

WHAT CAN SOILWASH DO FOR YOUR PLANTS?

• Help your plant care program work better

• Neutralize fertilizer salt build up

• Greatly reduce transplant shock

• Balance the soil environment for greater growth and bloom

• Stimulate micro-organisms in your soil!

• Transform locked up soil minerals and chemical fertilizers into forms more usable by your

plants

• Improve soil moisture penetration and retention

WHAT IS SOILWASH?

• 100% natural, 100% organic, all liquid product made of naturally aged, concentrated

organics, minerals, hormones, and enzymes

• Pleasant and easy to use

• SOILWASH is not a fertilizer

HOW TO USE SOILWASH:

• Mix 2 teaspoons of SOILWASH in each gallon of water every time you water

• Mixes with all fertilizers

• Can be used for traditional watering, wick watering, or mat watering

8 fl. oz. bottle: $4.29 plus $1 .50 shipping
Quart bottle: $13.29 plus $2.00 shipping

-SATISFACTION GUARANTEED-

Distributor:

The Violet Showcase

3147 South Broadway, Dept. A V, Englewood, Colorado 801 1 0 Dealers inquiries invited.

54 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE January /February 1989

CAPE COD VIOLETRY

7 ^V\ John & Barbara Cook

\'r V ) ' ] ) Dept. AV 28 Minot St.

\ (508)548-2798

A Falmouth, Massachusetts 02540

h WE CARRY ALL THE SPECIES AND THE ORIGINAL 10,

also CHIMERAS and EPISGIAS. Latest releases from JEANNETTE’S
JESNERIADS, RALPH ROBINSON, SUSAN’S VIOLETS, LYON, HORTENSE,
GRANGER GARDENS, FREDETTE, WASMUND, WRANGLERS and much
more. Catalog $1.00 refundable with order. Overseas catalog $2.00. Gifts,
Cards, Notes, Paper Goods and Jewelry available.

PLASTIC FLOWER POTS
3"-3 M2" A" round tubs have rolled rims

SIZE COLOR TYPE

10

25

50

100

500

1-1/4" Wt. (only) Thumb Pot

$ 1.00

$2.30

$4.00

$7.50

$34.65

2-1/4" Gr. or Wt. Rd. or Sq.

.80

1.50

2.75

5.00

22.00

2-1/2" Gr. or Wt. Rd.orSq.

.90

1.65

3.00

5.50

27.00

3" Gr. orWt. Rd. Tub

1.00

2.30

4.00

7.50

34.65

3-1/2" Gr. or Wt. Rd. Tub

1.15

2.75

5.10

9.50

43.45

4" Gr. or Wt. Rd. Tub

1.45

3.20

6.00

11.25

49.50

4-1/2" Gr. or Wt. Rd. Tub

2.00

4.70

6.70

13.00

61.60

5" Gr. orWt. Rd. Tub

2.25

4.95

9.50

17.30

78.50

6" Gr. or Wt. Rd. Tub

2.85

6.85

12.65

23.10

106.70

6-1/2" Gr. or Wt. Rd. Tub

3.20

7.20

13.85

25.40

110.00

MINIATURIZING MINI POTS WITH SAUCER

1-1/4" Terracotta

3.00

6.25

11.50

20.00

80.00

PLASTIC HEAVY DUTY POT SAUCERS

3-1/2" Gr. or Wt.

1.15

2.75

5.10

9.50

4" Gr. or Wt.

1.90

4.40

7.60

14.00

5" Gr. or Wt.

2.20

4.90

9.25

17.30

6" Gr. or Wt.

3.00

7.20

13.20

24.20

PLASTIC WICK WATER RESERVOIRS

(recessed snap-on-lids) 16 oz

2.75

6.50

12.00

21.90

98.90

(wicks not included) 32 oz

4.25

10.00

19.35

36.00

147.95

PLASTIC LABELS

100

500

1000

3" Lavender, White, Red, Orange, Yellow

Blue, Pink, Green

1.00

4.40

6.25

4" Lavender, White, Green, Pink, Blue

1.25

5.50

8.80

5" Lavender, White

1.50

6.60

11.00

4 1/2" Heavy Vertical Stakes - White only

2.00

8.80

15.40

PLASTIC HANGING PLANTERS

1

5

10

25

50

4-1/2" Gr. or Wt. 3" Deep

.70

3.10

5.60

12.75

23.00

5-1/2" Gr. or Wt. 3-1/8" Deep

.75

3.50

6.50

15.00

28.00

6" Gr. or Wt. 4-1/4" Deep

.90

4.30

8.10

19.00

36.00

8" Gr. or Wt. 5" Deep

1.10

5.25

10.00

24.00

46.00

10" Gr. or Wt. 6-1/4" Deep

1.50

7.25

14.00

33.75

65.00

PERMANEST TRAYS - Light Green - No Holes 1

6

12

25

50

4" x 8" x 2-1/2“

.69

3.90

7.20

8" x 8" x 2-1/2”

1.19

6.90

13.20

8" x 12" x 2-1/2"

1.35

7.50

13.80

22" x 11" x 2-3/4"

3.75

21.90

42.00

13“ x 15" x 3-1/2“

3.99

23.00

45.00

PLASTIC TRAYS - No Holes

25-1/2" x 13-1/2" x 3-3/16" Gr. or Wt.

3.25

17.00

31.90

60.50

Elisa’s African Violet Rings

Mini (6”) Gr. only

.90

4.75

8.50

16.25

29.00

9” Gr. only

1.00

5.00

9.00

17.50

33.50

13“ Gr. only

1.25

6.50

11.50

19.75

36.50

BATEMAN’S
BOUNTY 6-2-2

8 oz. - $2.99
16oz. -$5.25

STURDY

4oz. -$2.99
8 oz. - $5.25

PLANT DINNER
8 oz. BOUNTY,

4 oz. STURDY +

Mixer Dispenser Bottle
$6.35

PHYSAN 20

1 6 oz. - $5.95
32 oz. - $9.95
1 gal. - 29.95

OYAMA PLANTERS

Green, Brown or White
4" -$1.49 each
5" -$1.99 each
5-1/2" -$2.99 each
6" - $3.50 each (Wh. only)

SUPERTHRIVE

1/2 oz. -$1.59

1 oz. - $2.39

2 oz. - $3.39
4 oz. - $5.39

ORTHENE

75% Soluble Powder
1 lb. -$13.50

I LOVE AFRICAN VIOLETS

BUMPER STICKERS
$1.00 each with order.

Without order please
include SASE

FREDETTE’S ALLEGRO Plant Tonic

Excellent for starting leaves and small plants.

PETER’S WATER SOLUBLE FERTILIZERS
Formula Type

Size/Price

Use 3 tsp. per gal. water. 4 oz. bottle - $2.75 each;

3 for $7.50; 6 for $13.50; 12 for $25.00.

12-36-14

African Violet Special

4 oz.
$1.20

12 oz.

$2.75

1 gal. (for large growers) $34.00 each.

5-50-17

Variegated Special

1.20

3.00

PH METER -$18.00

15-16-17

Peat-Lite Special

1.20

2.50

PLASTIC TERRARIUM

12” Diameter - $8.50 each

20-20-20

General Purpose

4 oz.

1.20

16 oz.

2.50

White - Brown - Beige - Terra-cotta

15-30-15

House Plant Special

1.20

2.50

SWIFT’S “MOIST-RITE” PLANTER

Dolomite Limestone

2 lbs./$1 .25

White - Green - Black

Charcoal

No. 4 Coarse

20 oz.

40 oz.

$3.50 each - 6/16.60 - 12/29.50 - 24/52.00

No. 6 Medium

1.50

2.75

SHIPPING INSTRUCTIONS:

Supplies - UPS $3.00

Vermiculite

No. 2 Coarse

5 qts.
1.25

16 qts.
3.50

Supplies - Parcel Post $5.00

Perlite

Coarse

1.50

4.00

All other Countries - Actual Cost

Long Fibered Sphagnum Moss

8 qts./$2.50

Mass, residents include 5% Sales Tax

Please include STREET or ROAD, Zip Code & Phone #
Prices subject to change without notice.

TROY Capillary watering mat — a full 4 feet wide
$2.25 per running yard — whole yard lengths

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE January/ February 1989 55

PLEASANT HILL AFRICAN VIOLETS

Route 1 , Box 73 — Brenham, Texas 77833

“Specializing in Miniatures & Trailers”

We are pleased to offer the following new releases from Linda Ray, available fqr spring shipping:

ETCETERA - large rose sd, 14/stalk; cover tailored TL fol., wonder show plant. M.

LITTLE WRANGLER - white & red multicolor sd (firebird); wavy dark pink var. fol. SM.

PRECIOUS GLOW - large raspberry singles (do not drop), 14/stalk; excellent TL fol. SM.

A sampling of other varieties we have to offer for spring shipping:

BOW BELLS - (Adams) - single orchid bell w/rose eye/edge; green fol. M.

FROSTED FANTASY - (Harbortown) - delightful pink & purple fantasy bells; green fol. Mini Trailer.
LAVENDER BLUSH - (Adams) - single pale lavender w/darker eye; serrated fol. Nice. SM.

ROB’S ARTFUL DODGER - (Robinson) - luscious ruffled white & light pink w/green outer petals dbl., TL fol. SM.
ROB’S EMBER GLOW - SD pink, tipped dark rose, white edge; dark TL fol. SM.

ROB’S LITTLE JOSEPHINE - SD fringed deep pink; dark TL fol. Very pretty. M.

ROB’£ SANDSTORM - light blue w/dark purple fantasy dbls., dark TL fol. M.

ROB’S WHOOPI E - deep mauve fringed SD w/dark purple fantasy; TL fol. SM.

STAR BITS - (Adams) - single pink stars w/deeper eye; TL fol. Excellent. M.

TITANIA - (Adams) - never out of bloom; lavender dbls., dark green fol. SM trailer.

VANNA WHITE - (Murphy) - dbl. white w/some dbl. lavender; lacy serrated fol. M.

Plants - $3.00 Leaves - $1 .25 Complete list, plants & supplies - 750

Priority shipping - Plant orders - $4.50; leaf orders - $3.50; Combination - $4.50
Recommend UPS 2nd day air shipping - Plant orders - $6.00; leaf orders - $4.00

Texans - please add 7-1/2% tax. Shipping will begin around April 15.
V/SA For charge orders send all information on card. 409-836-9736 (evenings)

STATE OF THE ART PLANT STANDS

The stands are made of white enameled one
inch square tubing with a 16 gauge wall. Adjust¬
able leveling jacks are included to insure stabil¬
ity. The light fixture is 16 inches wide with a
lamp spacing of 10 inches for maximum cover¬
age, and is made of aluminum for rust resistance
and light weight. The fixture has the special
D & H slide-in-and-out feature for easy cleaning
and maintenance. The lights come fully installed
with Philips F40/AGRO and F40/CW. The
stands also include a grounded electrical cord,
switch, and a receptacle for easy plugging in.
The stand also has a sturdy removable vinyl-
wrapped work shelf that can be adjusted to fit
each plant level. There are several models to
choose from, up to six levels and two widths.

Each stand comes with all hardware for assem¬
bly, durable plastic trays, cube louver, and
lights with lamps installed.

Complete pricing and information available on request.

Most major credit cards accepted.

PLANT STANDS & ACCESSORIES BY D & H

3418 URBAN DRIVE GARLAND, TEXAS 75041
214-278 0389

56 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE January /February 1989

ZACA VISTA NURSERY

AFRICAN VIOLET SPECIALISTS

Featuring Hybrid Saintpaulias and Other Related Gesneriads

Retail Sales From The Greenhouse
Wednesday Thru Sunday — 9 a.m, 'til 5 p.m.
CLOSED: Monday and Tuesday

We also ship • Send $1 for Catalog & “CAL”

(overseas $2 US)

1190 Alamo Pintado Road

Solvang » CA 93463

Telephone 805/688-2585

Tour Groups Invited - CaR or write for information

AL’S VIOLETS

African Violet & Gesneriad plants and cuttings.

For 1989 Listing send $2.00 (refundable) to: j

Albert G Krieger

Dept AV, 1063 Cranbrook Dr., Jackson, Ml 49201
(5 1 7)-782- 1 1 58

MIDLAND VIOLETS

Home of the “NESS” Hybrids

(Send SASE for 1989 list.)

Don and Jean Ness By appointment only

3667 Midland Av®. * "

White Bear Lake. MN 55110 (612) 429-4109

~ Cryptanthus

_ Jim J JL- the Daxxling Barth Stars

are the perfect companion plants

I for your African Violet collection

requiring the same care
B J Exquisite colors, leaf shapes and
* j 'patterns of stripes, bars and zig zags
year round in every shade of the rainbow

Send 224 stamp for cultural information or
$2 50 for a sample of our color, quarterly Journal

THE CRYPTANTHUS SOCIETY

235 5-E Rusk • Beaumont. Texas 77702

Sky Victd*

1989 Fredette - Pittman - Robinson - Wasmund

The newest from Boone - Bryant - Smith -
Optimara Little Jewels - Kent & Lyon
Micro-Mini & Mini Reservoirs and Pots - 3 sizes

Oyama & Dandy Pot planters j

1 Optimara Growing Supplies

Complete list $1.00 (refundable) - USA only

NOTE: New Address

10678 Schoolhouse Lane Angelika Brooks
Moiese, MT 59824 (406) 644-2296

JEANNETTE’S JESNERTADS

2173 Leslie Street, Dept. A Jeannette Domiano,

Terrytown/Gretna, LA 70056 504-393-6977 Hybridizer

NEW STANDARD SIZE AFRICAN VIOLET VARIETIES FOR SPRING 1989:

(AVAILABLE ONLY FROM US THIS SPRING) ‘Denotes variegated foliage varieties

‘ACADIAN ODYSSEY: Full doubla 2-1/4' purple slightly ruffled star blossoms with a midnight blue edge. Foliage is almost black, pointed tailored, wih Just a touch of pink variegation which
holds evert on the outer row of leaves. One of the three largest growers on this list.

‘BAYOU SECRET: Multicolor 2* medium lavender double star blossoms with some white edging. Prolific bloomer. The foliage is medium green tailored with a good creamy white edge.
You may think you have seen a similar variety before, but hat's a Bayou Secret Large grower.

‘BOM TEMPS.ROULER: Vibrant, eye-catching double ruffled 7 pansy shaped blossom of deep cool pink with a fuchsia eye. Beautifully contrasting meium/dartt green pointed glossy
fdiag© well variegated wih a cream edge. Large grower.

‘CAJUN HERITAGE: Bouqustsoflightpinktwo-tortecurly 1-3/4“ double pansy-shaped blossoms with deeper pink upper petal tips. Prolific bloomer. Darkgreen glossy taloredfdiageheaviy
variegated wih bronze, pink and ivory. Gorgeous variegation; gorgeous blossom. You won't believe it until you see it. Large grower.

‘EVANGELINE: Two-tone peppermint pink 7 semidouble star blossoms with a slightly darker eye. Foliage is sold pink for a row or two of leaves at center of plant, foiowed by black/graen
leaves touched with pink variegation, tailored and glossy. A doud of peppermint pink foliage crowned with blooms of a lighter shade which blind perfectly. One of fw tree largest
growers on the list

GENTLE PERSUASION: Two-tone light fuchsia 2-1/4' semidouble star blossom with darker streaking and tipping. Foliage is Hack/green, gracefully wavy and glossy. Gentle and beautiful
as your first love. Large grower.

KISS AN D TELL: Vibrant deep fuchsia 2-1 AT samidoubt® star blossom with a halo of red glitter surrounding h® eye, crown this plant. Fdiag® is Wack/green, pointed and glossy. Commands
attention. Large grower.

*LE BON PAPA: 2-1/4* Snow white pansy-shaped single blossoms beautifully contrasted with a good red/purpl® edge and some sneaking. Foliage is medium/dark green, wavy teiorsd
andjlossy, with pal© yellow variegation. On® of the hr@e largest growers on his list.

‘M1NUETTE: Graceful pur® white 2-1/4' pansy shaped semidouble blossoms, distinctive by heir elongated full lower petals. Foliage is dark green trimmed wih cream cdored Tommi®
Lou variegation; pdnted and pitiably hairy. Strong, extra large growing.

MOONLIGHT LADY: Two-tone medium orchid 2-1/4* semidouble stars atop black/green wavy, glossy, slightiy serrated fdiage. Soft, cod and lovely. A moonlit doud in the evening sky.
Large grower.

PARTY ANIMAL: Deep orchid two-tone 1 -3/4' double pansy-shaped blossoms wih lighter eyes and darker tips. Prolific bloomer. Foliage is dark green slightiy rounded, tailored and glossy;
exfra large growing. Grows itself into a perfect show plant.

PLENTY OF PEPPER: Hoti Hot! Hot! The best solid true red w® have seen, boh for blossoms and foliage. Blossoms are 2-1/4* semidoubl® stars over stiong medium green pointed tailored
glossy foliage which grows large.

* REIN DEER GAMES: Want to play some? Beautiful icy white slightiy ruffled 2* double star blossoms with a hint of a chartreuse edge, kissed wih pink and containing a pink surprise. Extia
large growing dark green pdnted glossy fdiag® lightiy variegated wih a cream to yellow edge. A good centerpiece for your Christinas dinner table.

VENUS BUTTERFLY: The largest blossoms of his group: Two-fort® watermelon red up to 3* samWoubte stars wih deeper vdrting and tips. Largs growing very dark green pointed tailored,
glossy foliage. Lives up to its name. Will not disappoint you.

ZEST FOR LOVE: Solid purple 2* double pansy-shaped blossom over pointed talored medium green fdiag®. A puff of purple passion over lovely glossy foliage. Grows large.

ALSO AVAILABLE: AH variegated, plus a few favorite green foliage varieties from 1 988, and a good selection of char gesneriads w®l grown under lights. T© order from his ad, send

$3.75 per plant (shipping included, priority mail), or $4.50 per plant shipping included, UPS Blue Label). Minimum order 5 plants, or send 50# for complete descriptive 1st Shipping April

1 to November 1 .

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE January/February 1989 57

LARGEST SELECTION IN U.S.A.

SAVE 20/40% ON PLANT STANDS, LIGHT FIXTURES,
LAMPS, POTS, METERS & ACCESSORIES

Furniture Styled Square Aluminum Tubing - Easy to Assemble.
Shown with PLR-42WS Fixtures
INCLUDES 3" WHEELS • FIXTURES EXTRA. ALL SHIPPED BY UPS.

Order#

SH.

H"

L”

D”

Trays - Size

Bet Shelves

A

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B

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3

76

52

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2-25" & 1-17"

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4

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52

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16-22“x12“

4-17"

191

163

264

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2-25“ & 1-15"

212

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C404 ( )

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76

52

20

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3-17" & 1-15"

263

227

330

290

‘Have minor flaws or scratches, may not show with selective assembly.

BAS FioraCart w/3 SL6-42WS Fixtures W/6 - 40 watt Gro-Lux (WS) Lamps, With Wheels

Shipped UPS . . . . . . . . . . . . $280

GRO-LUX, GRO-LUX (WS), and Powertwist Fluorescent Lamps discounted up to 45%.

40 Watt (WS) Wide Spectrum Lamps - 6-S24.10; 12 S44.77; 24-S82.66

We offer 8 new plantlites with wide spacing between the lamps. The plantlites are made of aluminum to dissipate the heat and operate 10/20 F. cooler
than steel fixtures. The wide spacing gives better light distribution, permitting the fixtures to be located closer to the plants.

All plantlites are fully assembled, come complete with a 3 wire cord, a plug-in receptacle, an on/off switch, 4 - 24" chains for 1/4“ adjustment and GRO-
LUX (WS) LAMPS. All plantlites are 2" deep. 2 lamp models are 14" wide with lamps 10-1/2” apart. 3 & 4 lamp fixtures are 20" wide with lamps 7-1/2" and
5-1/2" apart.

Also available with deluxe (PLD) and electronic (PLE) ballasts. PLD models operate 25/35 F. cooler and use 11% less power, while PLE models operate
35/50 F. cooler and use 25% less power. Since the fixtures and lamps are cooler and have wide spacing on the lamps, they can be located closer to the
plants and operated for shorter periods of time. The total savings are 1 1/22% with PLD models and 20/40% with PLE models.

PLR-42WS: $ 58.00 ( 92 watts); ‘PLD-42WS: $ 63.00 ( 82 watts);

PLR-43WS: $ 88.00 (143 watts); - - - -

PLR-44WS: $ 97.00 (184 watts); ‘PLD-44WS: $107.00 (164 watts)

‘Sometimes available in "X" models at Savings of $8.00 per fixture

FREE CATALOG - SHIPPING: add 10%.

‘PLE-42WS: $ 89.00 ( 66 watts)
‘PLE-43WS: $128.00 ( 99 watts)
‘PLE-44WS: $136.00 (138 watts)

INDOOR GARDENING SUPPLIES P. O. Box 40567 AV Detroit, Ml 48240

PHONE (313) 427-6160 FROM 10 A.M. UNTIL 6 P.M, EASTERN VISA & MASTER CARD ACCEPTED

‘NEVER HAD SO MANY

BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS!”

WON 8 BLUE RIBBONS” • ‘CAN'T BE WITHOUT IT” • “I'M THE ENVY OF MY CLUB'

If you are serious about your African Violets and want them to be radiently beautiful with full
blooms and last longer you’ve got to try GRANNY’S BLOOMERS the formula contains the key trace elements

To keep your violet strong rooted with rich green leaves you need JUNGLE JUICE also good for
strong root & leaf systems.

CACTUS JUICE with cactus loving high calcium and lots of trace for all your cacti and bromeliads.

FLOWER CRACKER is good for all your indoor and outdoor flowering plants excellent for your
impatiens. geraniums, begonia, etc.

ORCHIDS EXOTICA super balanced orchid food excellent for all types of orchids.

MOONSHINE safe water soluble no-wipe leaf shine excellent of all your hard leaf plants.

GREENUP for all your sick yellowing plants contains lots of iron zinc, etc.

CLAREL LABORATORIES, INC. DEERFIELD, IL 6001 5 _

Granny. _

1 am enclosing $ — ... _ . please send me _

_ _ 2 oz. JUNGLE JUICE $2.00 ea. ___ _

100% Guaranteed!

2 oz. GRANNY’S BLOOMERS $2.00 ea.

2 oz. CACTUS JUICE $2.00 ea

6 oz. JUNGLE JUICE $3.00 ea.

6 oz. GRANNY’S BLOOMERS $3.00 ea.

6 oz. CACTUS JUICE $3.00 ea.

6 oz. FLOWER CRACKER $3.00 ea.

6 oz. SITTING PRETTY $3.00 ea.

6 oz. ORCHIDS EXOTICA $3.00 ea.

1 pint JUNGLE JUICE $5.50 ea.

FLOWER CRACKER $5.50 ea.

_ _ 1 pint GRANNY’S BLOOMERS $5.50 ea.

_ _ _ 1 pint SUPER HARVEST (vegfood) $5.50

_ .... 1 gal. JUNGLE JUICE $20.95 ppd. ea.

_ 1 gal. GRANNY’S BLOOMERS $20.95 ppd. ea.

SAVE $1 .48 Any 4-2 oz . 1 6.50 ppd.

Specify _ _ _ _ _

SAVE $1 40
Specify _____

Any 4-6 oz . $10.56 ppd.

SAVE! Any 4 pts. $20.00
All prices include postage
CLAREL LABORATORIES, INC
DEERFIELD, IL 60015

Name _____________

handling

TOTAL

.85

Address

1 pint

1 pint ORCHIDS EXOTICA $5.50 ea. ___ City, State _________________ Zip

58 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE January /February 1989

NEW NEW NEW

AFRICAN VIOLETS: GIFTS FROM NATURE

by

MELVIN J. ROBEY

(See Ann© TinarTs review in the November 1988 issue of the African Violet Magazine)
Ail Books Autographed Upon Request
Send your order to: Melvin J. Robey, P. O. Box 4742, Palm Desert CA 92261 .

$45.00 + $2.50 ($4.50 foreign) for shipping 8c handling.

£TAe y&MAe of 1

Charlyne and Ralph Reed

936-940 Garland St., SW - Dept. 189
Camden, Arkansas 71701 - Ph. 501-836-3016

“MOIST-RITE” PLANTER

Name _

Add ress _ _

City _ St _ Zip _

Circle color desired

Green White Black

Single planter..................................! 4.25 ppd.

Carton of 6.. ................................... ...20.00 ppd.

Carton of 12.. ................................... .35.95 ppd.

Carton of 24.. ................................... .61.00 ppd.

Prices subject to change without notice

SOME OF

OUR NEW VARIETIES
FOR 1989:

BOONE - LACY LADY - Large, hot pink double fluted edged in white, dark green foliage. 15 plants in all to choose
from. As always, outstanding.

HOBBS - DEAN’S PINK CLOUD - Loads of double white blossoms with a blush of pale pink over mod green fol
8 semiminis, 6 standards. You are missing a beautiful collection if you don’t try these!

HORTENSE - DAZZLE TRAIL - Lavender pink doubles with purple fantasy markings. Green tailored fol. Two
additional trailers and 15 minis and semis. These Little Honeys and new trailers are real beauties.
FREDETTE - ALPINE VALLEY - Medium blue semidoubles with green ruffled edges over ruffled variegated foliage.
21 lovelies for you.

KENT STORK - INDIAN CORN - Large semidouble stars flecked with purple fantasy over tailored Tommy Lou fol.
7 winners to choose from.

ROBINSON - ROB’S CANDY APPLE - Semidoubles fringed white with nice red edges, shiny tailored fol. 10
outstanding minis.

WINSTON SMITH - WRANGLER'S RAGTIME COWBOY - Red violet double star with green ruffled edge and light
orchid reverse on wavy glossy variegation. 8 new plants with the usual ©ye catching variegation.

24 new leaves of our choice - $1 8.00. New and previous releases our choice - 24 for $1 4.00 or 50 for $25.00. Starter plants of our
choice, $2.75 each minimum order 4 plants. 1 2 plants for $30.00. Priority shipping on leaves - $3.00; plants - $4.50. Texans add 7%
tax. Weather permitting we ship all year in the south. Other states starting the last of April.

SUPPLIES AVAILABLE YEAR AROUND - MICRO MINI POT AND RESERVOIR available in lavender, crystal, watermelon, red,
green, and blue which enable you to wick water your micro minis. Price: $2.00 each, 1 5 to 24 - $1 .75 each, 25 or more $1 .50 each.
PT 1 300 ORTHENE - $9.50 (1 6 01. can) eliminates thrips without damaging the blossom. KNOX OUT - $7.50 (1 6 oz ran) eliminates
mites and fungus gnats. Other supplies available on our list. Shipping for supplies is $3.00 up to 5 lb. Weight over that will b© billed
to the customer. Make check payable to Shirley Sanders, 1034 Rayburn Dr., San Antonio, TX 78221 , 512-923-1093. ©UR 1989
DESCRIPTIVE LIST AVAILABLE FOR 50 CENTS IN COIN OR STAMPS.

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AV WORLD'S
BESTSELLER

THIS POPULAR BOOK HAS NOW BEEN TRANSLATED INTO
JAPANESE AND PUBLISHED BY-"ENGAI GUIDE" of TOKYO.
The foreword was written by Mrs. Toshiko Kawakami, the
worlds' foremost authority on Saintpaulias. You may get a
translated copy (30 pages of color photos) by sending a
check for $10 plus $1.50 pfch to AV Enterprises Press.

A step-by-
step guide

Illustrated— 112 pages
81 x 11 paperback

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We offer over 3,000 varieties of African
violets, episcias, columnea, nematan-

thus, streptocarpus, kohleria, & begonia.

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AFRICAN VIOLET LEAF SUPPORTS
5 SIZES

6” fits up to 3" pot
9" & 12” fits up to 5” pot
15" & 18" fits up to 8” pot

made of leaf -green plastic, fit any type of pots
send stamped, addressed, long envelope for
price list and current shipping charges

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1-918-434-6768

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Established 1960

28-27 21 4th Place Bayside, NY 1 1 360 (71 8) 224-3376

PRESENTING VIOLETS IN VOGUE

Chimera ■ 9-608 Scuba Diver (LE)

great small leaf trailer, dbl pink with deep lilac center stripe.

Shapes up great . . . $20

Chimera ■ 9-597 S/C Peppermint Kathy (SW)

s/dbl frilly white with red center stripe, plain foliage (order early,

quantity limited) . . . . . ....$20

D. Croteau - 9-693 Jean-Pierre Croteau; 9-691 Fantaisie

Floral; 9-690 Merci Beaucoup; 9-688 Pourquoi Pas; 9-692

Privelege; 9-689 Stolen Dream

M. Tremblay - 9-697 Blanche Reine; 9-630 Borneo; 9-631

Farandole; 9-700 Hypercorail; 9-695 Juenesse; 9-628 Lavende

Royale; 9-632 Mistral; 9-636 Sultan

Granger Gardens ■ 9-701 Fantasy Sunset; 9-705 Masayo; 9-

703 Yuri

I. Fredette • 9-71 0 Bethesda; 9-714 Claudette; 9-682 Fortune
Cookie; 9-715 Nicole; 9-534 Pretty In Red; 9-686 Shannon; 9-
687 Sunset Rose

Miscellaneous • 9-663 Raspberry Reunion; 9-653 Frosted
Whisper; 9-673 Wr Noble Savage; 9-605 Wr Savage Frontier;
9-601 Wr Savage Beauty, and more
Floracarts - Inquire about our discount prices for 3 and 4 tier
carts - shipping included

Minimum order • 4 plants; Prices: $3.35 each plant or as
indicated, plus 25 cents per plant for handling; Shipping Costs
■ per order, UPS 2nd Day Air = $6.25; UPS Ground = $3.75;
Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico = $10.25; Rural Alaska = $20;
Variety List - $1.00 for complete list for 1989 including more
new introductions from our leading hybridizers plus a coupon
worth $1.50 on your order. Please make check payable to:
Leila M. Egenites.

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1 ,300 varieties of new and old minis,
standards and trailers ...

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TEXAS STYLE - This is the potting method that grows ’em bigger and better! The 1-1/2 inch layer of perlite provides
the magic of TEXAS STYLE.’ The fine feeder roots grow down into the perlite layer where they can readily absorb
moisture, nutrients and oxygen easier than they can in soil alone. This advantage with added factors of “constant-
moisture” and "constant-feeding,” will nurture healthy, flourishing plants, practicing guaranteed.

Stop in and see the OYAMA® Texas Planter at the closest African Violet supplier in your area. ‘Denotes mail order

available.

‘BIG SKY VIOLETS, Moiese, MT (406) 644-2296
CASEY’S GARDEN SHOP, Bloomington, IL (309) 828-1424
COMING ATTRACTIONS, San Jose, CA (408) 985-9623
FLORAL OF FREDRICKS, Maitland, FL (305) 767-0899
JEANNETTE’S JESNERIADS, Gretna, LA (504) 393-6977
JUDY’S VIOLETS, Fairhope, AL (205) 928-9932
‘LUCY’S, Yreka.CA (916) 842-6721
THE VIOLET HOUSE, Gainesville, FL (904) 377-8465
THE VIOLET SHOWCASE, Englewood, CO (303) 761-1770
‘VIOLETS ’N’ GIFTS, Houston, TX (713) 776-2966
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‘CAPE COD VIOLETRY, Falmouth, MA (508) 548-2798
COLOR ME VIOLETS, Tyler, Texas (214) 592-7478
‘FISCHER GREENHOUSES, Linwood, NJ (609) 927-3399
FRIENDSHIP FLOWERS, Madison, MN (612) 598-7648
*JOS VIOLETS, Victoria, TX (512) 575-1344
LAZY GARDENER, Rolling Hills Estates, CA (213) 541-9994
MARY’S VIOLETS, St. George, UT (801) 673-31 12
THE VIOLET SHOP, Rome, NY (315) 336-4876
VIOLETS BY MARILYN, Bend, OR (503) 389-2259
‘VICTORY VIOLETS, Loveland, CO (303) 667-0678

Give Your Violets A Lift
With

Elisa’s African Violet Rings

1 . Keep leaves from getting cut on pot

2. Plants cannot hug the pot.

3. Light is distributed to plant evenly.

4. Show plants are easier to train.

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If your business or club is not using our rings please write for a free price list. For the latest in African violets
and supplies visit our shop. Hours: 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday.

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Mighty Minis

7318 Sahara Court Sacramento, CA 95828 (916) 421-7284

NEW FOR SPRING!!!

ROB’S: Copper Cat, Ember Glow, Ember White, Little Josephine. Sandstorm, Artful Dodger, Candy Apple Fateful
Twist, Mischevsous & Whoopie ’

MURPHY: Bobbie Sox Beils

HORTENSE; Pretty Girl, Redlands Precious, Precious Lavender, Frosty Sugar

LYON: Snuggles Little Prince, Snuggles Clown, Snuggles Dreamin, Snow Pixie & many others

TERRARIUM PLANTS: 14 mini begonias, Fluffy Ruffiy Fern, mini episcias & mini sinningias

List - $1 ,00 refundable

GEMCRAFT VIOLETEY

P. O. Box 6558
Annapolis, MD 21401-0558
(301)261-8270

WHERE SUPERIOR “GEMS" ARE GROWN

Exciting New Releases for 1989 from Your Favorite Hybridizers- Blue Ribbon Winners - Order Early to Reserve Your Choices
'‘Burns - Prince of Dixie, Marcus, Ruffled Raspberry, etc. ‘Pittman - Irish Caper, Dazzle Trail, Sundown Trail, etc.

‘Bryant • Texas Hotshot, Elizabeth, Christine, etc. ‘Williams • Bimini Dawn, Bahama Morning, SC Special Event, etc.

‘Champion - Champ’s Pride, Embroidery (Jarrett foliage), etc. ‘Smith - M. Desert Oasis, W. Gr. Pastures, Wr. Noble Savage, etc.

- ‘Fredette - Alpine Valley, Sunset Rose, Trinidad, etc. ‘Lyon - Cherry Cooler, Fickle Fantasy, Double Dilly, etc.

Also selected varieties from Boone, and many other hybridizers
Nylon Wick 10 cents per foot postpaid with violet order or add $1 .00 for postage if ordered separately
Plants $3.00 • Catalog - $1 .00 Refundable 1 st order Leaves 75 cents/Champion $1 .00
Shipping Costs each $3.50 up to 6 plants or 15 leaves - add 25 cents for each extra plant or 5 leaves
UPS Second Day Air add $3.50 additional per order - recommended for west of Mississippi No overseas shipping _

*Aem 1989

Violets By Dottle - Don’s Delight, Flirtatious, Peach Float, Picotee Petticoat, Touch of Velvet
Betty Bryant - Christine, Elizabeth, Lovely Lorine, Texas Flotshot, and many others
Ray Scott - Frosted Whisper - Second Best New Introduction at the Dallas Convention
Sandra Williams - Suncoast Series: Circus Candy, Ruffled Magic, Special Event, Splash
Baby; Bimini Series: Celebration, Dawn, Ice, Lime and Sweetheart; Bahama Series:
Butterfly, Melody and Morning

Gordon Boone - Halo Series: Burnished, Neon, Royal, Satin, Velvet, plus, End of Day,
Frenzy, Furious, Lacy Lady and others.

Kent Stork - Daybreak Blue, Pathfinder, Phloxie and Sedona

Canadian Hybrids by Adams, Brownlie, Croteau, Fisher, Tremblay. Many others by
popular hybridizers - Fredette, Granger, Hortense, Lyon and some older classics.
Wholesale (our choice) - Purchaser pays postage
100 assorted piants - $1.30 each; 50 assorted plants - $1.50 each
Rainbow Assortment: one dozen piants, $24.00 ppd.

One quart Knox-Out for Mites, $24.95, ppd.

Our New Large List - $1.50

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PAUL & SIDNEY SORANO, HYBRIDIZERS/OWNERS

“Where The Violets Are” — (Since 1954)

FREE FREE FREE

Order nowto be first in line for spring delivery & choose 1 FREE plantforeach 5 ordered. THIS OFFER

GOOD ONLY ON VARIETIES LISTED BELOW AND EXPIRES FEBRUARY 28. Remember, those

orders received first are first to be shipped!

MIDNIGHT MAGIC - dark plum purple double stars with a bright white edge. Second best new introduction at NYS
convention 1987.

BLUEBERRY MINT - dark blue double flowers edged in bright green, ruffled edge; medium green ruffled foliage.

BIG DADDY - up to 3"+ purple semidouble star, very heavy bloomer, medium green foliage. Much talked about
hybrid at the AVSA convention 1988.

CORAL MOUNTAIN - vivid coral semidouble to double stars mounded atop large dark green show foliage.

GRAND LADY - large medium pink single to semidouble stars covered with an orchid glitter overlay. Good bloom
count; strong grower; good show plant.

PINK WHISPER - large very pale pink semidouble to double stars; dark green foliage with good pink variegation.

SUNDANCE - large fuchsia single non dropping stars, strong bloomer, dark green show foliage.

FROSTED SHERRY - outstanding color of sherry fuchsia with a sugar overlay; it really sparkles. Single to
semidouble stars with a bright white edge; good variegated foliage.

RED SLEIGH - dark fuchsia double frilly wild shape flowers. Good bloom count and very nice variegated foliage
of white and medium green.

PEPPERMINT LADY - fuchsia and white semidouble flowers cover medium green and white variegated foliage.

GREEN LACE - beautiful sugar white semidouble stars edged with a wide band of green; medium green foliage.

LIGHTNING STRIKES - white semidouble to double flowers with a wide band of medium blue around each petal;
heavy bloom count; medium green and white variegated foliage.

LIL-BIT-O-IRISH - white double flowers with lots of green on the petal tips; medium green and white variegated
semiminiature foliage.

LITTLE MERMAID - dark blue and white double stars cover this rosette growing medium green and white
variegated foliage; semiminiature.

SNUGGLES ANGEL - small white semidouble wild flowers edged in dark pink, lightly ruffled edge; medium green
and white miniature foliage.

RAMBLIN PRINCE - dark blue double flowers cover this medium green semiminiature compact trailing plant;
excellent.

RAMBLIN SPRINGTIME - mounds of the palest pink double flowers often times with green hues; very good trailer,
semiminiature.

ORDER DIRECT FROM US, THE HYBRIDIZERS. FOR FAST DEPENDABLE SERVICE
AND FOR LARGE HEALTHY PLANTS!

All plants are $3.75 each. PLEASE ADD $3.50 FOR SHIPPING AND HANDLING PER ORDER!

Minimum order is 3 plants.

Shipping May thru October
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Please send $1 .00
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information on card. For
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Lloyd’s AfricanViolets

2568 East Main Street
Cato, New York 13033

“New” *89 Varieties
from the Leading Hybridizers
Stamp for list.

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1989 WILLIAMS’ (distributor)

SUNCQAST SEABREEZE biu* edged white d. pansies cluster
S. CIRCUS CANDY- ml pink d, chartreuse edge, ruf dk fol
S. LAVENDER MAG!C-Sg tutone lav d, well shaped varfol
S. RUFFLED MAGIC -ml tutone pink & rose d, lush ruf fol.

S. SPECIAL EVENT-lg candy pink sd stars. Grows fast.

BAHAMA MORNING-clusters of candy pink fluted sd, dark fol.

BIMINI CELEBRATION-ruf bright pink sd, coral overlay, dk fol.

BIMINI DAWN-deap coral pink sd, dk fol. Early bloomer.

BIMINI ICE pure white pansy d, bright emerald green fol.

BIMINI UML- white d, clear green ruf edges, wavy fol.

BIMINI ROMANCE-lacy pink sd, ruf gold edges on wavy fol.

BIMINI SWEETHEART-^ bright pink sd, ruf geneva edge. Good show
plant

CARIBBEAN FRILLS-sugarpink, coral overlay, Ig frilly sd.

CARIBBEAN PRGMISE-dk fol., bright pink stars-what a contrast.

1989 FREDETTE’S (distributor)

ALPINE VALLEY, BETHESDA, BRIDAL LACE, CHOIR BOY, FORTUNE
COOKIE, GAMBIT, GLITTERSTAR, JAN! VEER, MAY APPLE, MAY-
FAIR, MEMORY LANE, NICOLE, ROMAN/A. SHANNON, SONGBIRD,
SUNSET ROSE, TRINIDAD, VELVET PANSIES, WINTER WINE
GORDON BOONE:

BURNISHED HALO-dk plum sd, slight coral glo, tal varfol.

CAROL HALOcoral-pink sd amass over tal med green varfol.
FURIOUS-lg deep red sd stars on wavy deep green fol.

GARNET H ALO-deep purplish red sd on cream & green varfol Third Best
New Cuftivar in Dallas Convention.

LACY LADY-Sg hot pink d, fluted white edge. Heavy bloomer.
PHANTOM FLASH a mass of frilled lav/purple sd on symm fol.

NEON HALO-tutone magenta sd, excellent var show fol
PURPLE SMOKE RING-lav sd star, frilly purple edge, deep green fol.
SATIN HAlO-icy pastel pink tutone d, deep green/pink var fol.
TWILIGHT HALO-deep violet blue fluted d, fine white edge, var. fol.
LITTLE ONES:

Pittman: RARE ROSE, CHEERS, HAPPYTEEN, MISTY MOON, MOON
KISSED, PRECIOUS LAVENDER, TEEN DREAM, PETITE
JEWEL, FROSTY SUGAR, FUN RUN (leaf only).

Rob’s: ARTFUL DODGER, CANDY APPLE, EMBER GLOW, LITTLE
JOSEPHINE, WHOOPIE, CRAZY DAYS, MEGAN LYNN, GUSZO-
TIC LAD.

ALSO:

FROSTED WHISPER pure white sd, well shaped whits, cream, & green
var fol. Second Best New Cultivar in Dallas.

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Violet Fantasy

African Violets for Everyone!

Selections from leading hybridizers. Write for free descriptive list
violet Fantasy and Special 1989 Introductory Offer

1481 S. Chambers Circle
Aurora, CO 80012

Sandy and Dan Ussier

Gulf Coast Violet Supply

Quality Products & Service

CUSTOM BUILT PUNT STANDS
FERTILIZERS, POTS & REUTED ITEMS.
For Free Catalog, Send SASE

Rt. 2 Box 1088
Kountze, TX 77625

PORCELAIN JEWELRY
AND PLATE

Unique hand-painted porcelain pin,
pendant, earring, and plate with African
Violets. One-of-a-Kind. Great gift items.
For FREE Color Brochure, send SASE to:

LILY STIEL

P.O. Box 10Q1-AV

New Hyde Park, New York 11040

JAN’S FLOWER HOUSE

Specializing in African Violets and Episcias. Send 2 stamps
for 1989 list of 100 Episcias. Shipping May 15-Oct. 1,
weather permitting. Violets sold only at house. State in¬
spected.

Janice Krelder 814-796-4159

10652 Route 97 Waterford, PA 16441

AFRICAN VIOLETS

Newest Varieties — - US/Canadian Hybridizers
Ship May 1 to November 1 — Weather Permitting

Prior " .

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12-$4.95/25-$7
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LIST
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Violets

by Appointment

Bill and Kathryn Paauwe
45 Third St., West Sayville, NY 11796
Phone (516) 589-2724

“Over 600 varieties - many new, many old. Our 1989
list is now available. Send $1 .00, deductible with first
order. List includes the 1989 releases of Ralph
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well as the very latest from Lyon/Sorano and Sandra
Williams. We ship leaves only. USA only. Many sat¬
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OYAMA ‘E-Z GROWING ’ PLANTERS*

Specifically designed for African Violets. So unique they’re patented

1. Little or no watering skill required.

2. Shows you when and how much to water.

3. High quality, shatter proof plastic with
textured finish.

4. Rounded edge protects and supports leaves.

5. Built-in saucer protects furniture from leaks
and spills.

6. Approved for shows by African Violet Society.

7. Satisfaction guaranteed or your money back.

8. Great gift for beginners and experienced
growers alike.

TEXAS STYLE— This is the potting method that grows ’em bigger and better! The Vk inch layer of perlite provides the
magic of TEXAS STYLE.’ The fine feeder roots grow down into the perlite layer where they can readily absorb moisture,
nutrients and oxygen easier that they can in soil alone. This advantage with added factors of “constant-moisture” and
“constant-feeding,” will nurture healthy, flourishing plants, practicing guaranteed.

INNER POT designed for FREE FLOW
“Texas Style” potting OF AIR INTO

INNER POT

Our club is using a lot of these Oyama Pots. One member put a lifeless plant in I should have pictures before I gave away 3 baby plants. I had grown 3 examples

one , and remarked, “ This is the first sign of life I’ve seen." -D. Penland of the same plant in an Oyama, and 1 grown on capillary matting. The difference

I was very pleased with the 6 pots ordered from you early -this summer and find I was dramatic. I gave away the smaller plants and kept the ones in the Oyama pots.
MUST have more. They’re great. -V.R.

These planters work great for African Violets. It’s so much easier to control the
moisture. Thank you. -M. Hogan

DP

I have never had my plants grow as happily as they do in these pots! -E.S. Habif

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Larger growing violets

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HORTENSE’S AFRICAN VIOLETS

1 2406 Alexandria St. San Antonio, TX 78233 51 2-656-01 28

HOME OF HORTENSE’S HONEYS

NEW FOR 1989

12 NEW STANDARDS — 15 MINIS & SEMIMINIS - 3 TRAILERS

All are heavy bloomers with regular and variegated foliage. Send 250 for descriptive list of
these and many previous releases. Ready for shipping. USA only

" Superior violets expressly for you!"

JUST A FEW OF THE MANY
GLORIOUS NEWEST RELEASES
READY FOR SPRING

•BURNISHED HALO (Boone) [Fall’88] - The dark, deep plum semidouble blooms, flushed with a slight coral glow in the centers, look almost black in contrast to the excellent, flat-growing
variegated foliage. Magnificentl

•FURIOUS (Boone) [Fall’88] - Enormous, fringed, deep fuchsia-red stars glitter above lightly waved medium-to-dark green symmetrical show foliage. A real standout wifi spectacular
blooms.

•PHANTOM FLASH (Boone) [Fail'88] - Frilled lavender-purple two-tone semidouble pansies mass in huge bouquets over exceptional green show foliage. Marvelous, very heavy blooming
with long lasting flowers.

‘CHAMP'S PRIDE (Champion) - Huge double blooms in regal purple are ruffled and trimmed witiiawhite edge. The tailored foliage is heavily quilted and dark, witti rich tawny variegation.
Lovelyl

‘NIGHT OUT (Champion) - Fantastic coloration in thestunning foliage of dark green with ta wnyvariegationlhatblendstobrlght pink at fiecrown.Theruffled, velvety, orchid doubleblossoms
are accented by very deep orchid centers. Outstanding in every wayl

‘ PATRICIA’S PET (Champion) - Ruffles edge fie pale purple flowers fiat have tips shaded with deep purple. The light foliage is tailored with sunny yellow variegation. A delightful varietyl

‘RAMBLIN' RED (Champion) - At last, a red-blossomed TRAILER on Champion variegation. A bush type trailer that variegates well. Semidouble to double blooms are a gorgeous red
and bloom in abundance. WOWI

•BETHESDA (Fredette) - Beautiful red ruffled semidouble to doubles are striking over tie symmetrical, ruffled and variegated foliage. Won best new commercial seedling, Nutmeg State
AVS Convention in ‘87. Greatl

•SUNSET ROSE (Fredette) - Huge, lively pink doubles in dusters on strong stems are in lovely contrast to the very dark, robust, variegated foliage wit) pink-trimmed edges. Big, bold,
and beautifull

•WINTER WINE (Fredette) - If you like color contrasts, this is for youl The blonde, highly variegated, tailored foliage is a perfect foil to set off tie burgundy wine semidouble blooms.
Eyecatching I

‘DREAM MAKER (JJ-Domiano) [Fall '88] - Single flowers, sightly ruffled, in variable purple and white, a dream-come-true over slightly wavy, mecfium green foliage lightly variegated with
cream edges.

‘GUYTANO (JJ-Domiano) [Fall '88] - BeautiM dark blue double stars in profusion above tie dak foliage variegated in light green, ivory, and pink.

‘PARTY ANIMAL (JJ-Domiano) - Very dark green leaves in perfect symmetry compliment the large, double, pansy- shaped two-toned blooms of deep orchid with lighter eyes and darker
tips. Youl! love itl

•SEDONA (Kent's) [Fall ’88] - The reddest of reds in semidouble stars that glow with a special tire atop excellent flat-growing tailored foliage.

•T OOCH (Kent's) [Fall '88] - This flee -blooming variety is outstanding with large pale, lavender-pink fluted double stars fiat are heavily spattered wifi purple fantasy over broad green show
foliage. Super fantasy!

‘SPORTY RED (Pittman) - Lively, dark red semidouble blooms in abundance are most impressive over creamy white and green variegated foliage that shapes with ease. A 'must variety!

‘WINTER MEMORIES (Pi ton an) - Blooms of the purest snow white, semidoubles, flower freely over well behaved Lou variegated, tailored leaves. Memorable!

‘MOON KISSED (Pittman) - Always in bloom, these lovely double blossoms are white with fochsia. Very showy atop sturdy green SEMI-MINI foliage.

‘SUNDOWN TRAIL (Pittman) - Many dark blue Ml doubles bloom constantly and cover the dark green tailored foliage. A beautiful SEMIMINI TRAILER.

•RAINBOWS FROSTY SKIES (Wasmund) - Semidouble sky blue ruffled pansies with pretty geneva edges make a striking color combination wifi foe green, white, and yellow Tommie
Lou foliage.

•RAINBOWS CHERRY FLAMBE (Wasmund) - Dainty white edges trim these semidouble, ruffled red pansies with dark maroon-red top petals. Accented tty dark green tailored foliage,
this variety is a mustl

•RAINBOWS PEEWEE RASPBERRIES (Wasmund) - One of his adorable new MINIS, Ms charmer has loads of double blooms of pink, wifi dark raspberry spatter on the edges and into
the pink. Leaves are decorated by Tommie Lou variegation. One of several of Dick's precious new minis.

Shipping starter plants & leaves - May 1 to Nov. 1 , weather permitting. Plaits - $3.00 each; Leaves - $1 .00 each. Minimum order, 4 plants or 12 leaves, or combination. Basic shipping

$3.50 per order. ADD $4.50 for UPS 2nd day air. (Wis. residents add 5-1/2% to total of plants aid shipping charges.) (Information on shipping 4 permit charges on foreign orders In my

catalog.)

MORE GREAT VARIETIES, OLD 4 NEW, FROM THESE HYBRIDIZERS AND;

‘ BETTY BRYANT ‘ MARIE BURNS ‘ ELKIN ‘ LYON/SORANO * ROB'S MINI-O-LETS * SMITH'S WRANGLER'S ‘ SWIFTS’ * SANDRA WILLIAMS ‘

CANADIANS CROTEAU 4 TREMBLAY ‘ and other top hybridizers *

Send for my 1 989 catalog with over 300 varieties fully described - $1 .00 - ready aound Februay 15.

Gen ola B. Cox Visit my ‘growing family1 in the

1441 Everett Road beautiM Northwoods of Wisconsin.

Eagle River, Wl 54521 Open Tues. through Saturday, 1 0-4

(71 5) 479-3099 Closed Sunday and Monday

68 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE January/February 1989

1988 Cumulative Index

Compiled by Irene Merrell and Shirley Rice

SUBJECTS and TITLES
A

A SUMMER VISIT, Stein, Evelyn, July p 51
ADAPTING TO A "GREAT WAY OF LIFE,"
Hoover, Darryl, May p 9

AFRICAN VIOLETS USED AT WEDDING,
Twiford, Ethel, Sep p 24

ALERTED ADVOCATE, THE, Gordon, Norman L.,
Sr., Nov p 44

ALIVE AND WELL AND LIVING IN AFRICA,
Halford, Joan, Mar p 46

ANOTHER GROWER'S EXPERIENCES, Merkel-
son, Billie, May p 53

ANOTHER USE FOR EGG CARTONS, West, Peg,
May p 54

Arrangements (design), Jan p 9; May p 47; Jul p 13;

Sep p 43; Nov p 17, 42, 46

ARE YOU GROWING THESE PLANTS, Gold¬
stein, Marilyn, Jan p 47; Mar p 21 ; May p 32; Jul p
27

ASK YOUR HYBRIDIZER, Johnson, Bill, Jan p 19;
May p 35; Sep p 26

A VS A AFFILIATES, Foster, Bill, Jan p 19; Mar p 36;

May p 22; Sep p 16; Sep Sup A-8
A VS A BUILDING FUND, Tyson, Nell-Sue, Jan p
18; Mar p 23; May p 23; Jul p 21; Sep p 20; Nov p
14

A VS A Commercials Sep Sup A-14
AVSA COMMERCIALS — A CLOSER LOOK,
Buttram, David, (Swift) Jan p 5; (Volkmann Bros)
Mar p 6; (Boone) May p 5; (Midland) Jul p 7;
(Patty's) Sep p 5; (Smith) Nov p 7
AVSA Emblems, Jan p 24; Mar p 47; May p 38; Jul p
58; Nov p 6

AVSA Judges and Teachers, Sep Sup A-l
AVSA Library Material, Jul p 38-40
AVSA Nominees, Mar p 13

AVSA Officers, Directors, Committee members,
Sep p 34-36

B

BASIC LEAF QUESTIONS, Johnson, Bill, Nov p 32
BEGINNER'S FORUM, Mackey, Hugh N., Jan p 9;
Nov p 17; Burns, Marie, Mar p 11; Waguespack,
Margaret, May p 13; Hallum, Norita, Jul p 13;
Tapping, Betty, Sep p 9
Book Reviews, Nov p 26, 27
BUBBLE BOWLS, Cornibe, Cathy, May p 47
Buying African Violets, Fontanesi, Valerie, Sep p 50

C

CASE OF THE MISPLACED VIOLET, THE, Sweet,
Jenny, Nov p 56

Conditioning plant material, Nov p 17
Convention dates, Nov p 18
Convention winners, Jul p 36, 41-49; Sep p 17, 23
CONTRAST IN CONTAINER GARDENS, Jeffrey,
Shirley, Sep p 43
Culture

Air (ventilation), Nov p 44, 57”

Beginner's help, Jul p 53

Desert growing. May p 49

Fertilizing, May (foliar) p 24; Jul p 59; Nov (foliar)

p 58

Hybridizing, Jan p 19; Nov p 39
Light, Mar pH; May p 33, 46
Microminiatures, Sep p 51
Potting, May p 44; Nov (Texas-style) p 35
Propagation, May p 54; Jul p 53; Nov p 32
Soil, Jan p 49; Mar p 34; Jul p 54
Summer care, Jul p 50
Water, Jul p 32, (wick) 55; Nov (mist) p 58
Cumulative Index, Jan p 70

D

Desert growing. May p 49
Design, (see Arrangements)

Dr. B's GUIDE FOR GROWING AFRICAN
VIOLETS, Vander Leest, PhD, Barbara, May p 49

AFRICAN VIOLET MAG AZINE January/February 1989 69

F

FINE ART OF VIOLETRY - PART I, Grybko, Lynda
J., Mar p 49

Foliar feeding. May p 24

G

GET READY, GET SET ..., Grybko, Lynda J., Jul p 50
GIVE AFRICAN VIOLET MINIATURES A TRY!,
Harcourt, Margaret, May p 36
GROWING "HELPS," Gasper, Virginia, Jul p 53

H

HAVING A WAY WITH TRAILERS, Silk, Gwen,
Jul p 57

I

INORGANIC MIX COMPONENTS - PART 5,
Gladney, Heather, Jan p 49
Insects and Diseases, Nov p 53
Fungus, Jan p 17
Rootrot, May p 27
Thrips, Nov p 57
Insurance, Nov p 4

IT'S HARDLY POSSIBLE, Duncan, Chari, May p 42

J

JANE'S JOURNAL, Birge, Jane, Mar p 5; Jul p 5; Nov
P5

JAPANESE EXPERIENCE - CHAPTER 8,
Bartholomew, Pauline, Nov p 15
Japanese style, Jan p 14; Sep p 27, 32
JAPANESE TECHNIQUE FOR GROWING
TRAILERS, Kisamore, Chisako, Jan p 14
JESMOND, THE, Lass, David, Jul p 40

K

Kansas City, May p 39; Jul p 31; Sep p 22; Nov p 21
Kohlerias, May p 13

L

Lighting (see Culture)

Lilian Jarrett, Sep p 37

LOWLY AFRICAN VIOLETS?!, Tisher, Norma,

May p 44

M

Membership, Mar (cards) p 4; Sep p 17
Miniatures, May p 36

MUSINGS FROM THE MINI-MAM, Bogin, Ellie,
Mar p 9; Jul p 12; Nov p 12

N

Natural light (see Culture)

NEW THINGS IN THE WIND, Kahrmann,
Dorothy, Nov p 57
Newsletters, May p 40

O

Overseas shipping. May p 43
P

Plant materials (for floral designs), Nov p 17
Plant pigments (anthocyanins). May p 43
Programming, Jul p 52
Publishing, May p 40

PUTTING ON AIRS, Stein, Evelyn, Nov p 44
PYRAMID PLANTER, Bullen, Dorothy, Jul p 56

Q

QUESTION BOX, Hayes, Nancy, Jan p 1 1 ; Mar p 15;
May p 10; Jul p 34; Sep p 29; Nov p 29

R

Repotting, May p 44

S

Send Your Choices, Fiedler, Mrs. Leon, Jan p 8
SERENDIPITY, Gasper, Virginia, Jul p 52
Showing and sharing. Mar p 49
Soils (see Culture)

Species, Nov p 49
Stamp, Jan p 23

T

Teachers' applications, Jan p 27

Techniques (growing, showing, sharing). Mar p 49;

70 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE January /February 1989

May p 33

DUNCAN, CHARL, It's Hardly Possible!, May p 42

V

Variegation, Jul p 29

W

Washing pots. May p 54
Wedding decorations, Sep p 24
WHAT'S ALL THE GURGLING?, Welchel, Lynda,
Jul p 32

WHY NOT A SURVEY?, Larsen, Dolores, Sep p 46

Y

YOUR LIBRARY, Ozio, L. T., Jr., Mar p 26; Jul p 37;

Nov p 23

1988 INDEX OF AUTHORS

ADAMS, JULIE, Underwater Flower Arrange¬
ments, Nov p 42; Scaled Down Designs, Nov p 46

BARTHOLOMEW, PAULINE, Japanese Experi¬
ence-Chapter 8, Nov p 15; Texas-Style Potting
Method, Nov p 35

BEAULIEU, MARY LOU, Misting and Foliar Feed¬
ing, Nov p 58

BENGE, DOT, Louisiana Judges Visit Tommie Lou,
Mar p 52

BIRGE, JANE, Jane's Journal, Mar p 5; Jul p 5; Nov p
5

BOGIN, ELLIE, Musings from the Mini-Mam, Mar p
9; Jul p 12; Nov p 12

BULLEN, DOROTHY, Pyramid Planter, Jul p 56

BURNS, MARIE, Beginner's Forum, Mar p 11

BUTTRAM, DAVID, A VS A Commercials — A
Closer Look, (Swift) Jan p 5; (Volkmann Bros) Mar
p 6; (Boone) May p 5; (Midland) Jul p 7; (Patty's)
Sep p 5; (Smith) Nov p 7

CORNIBE, CATHY, Magnetic Bubble Bowls, May p
47

CORRIGAN, MARY ANN, Hybridizing, Nov p 39

CROTEAU, DENIS, Variegated African Violets, Jul
P 29

FONTANESI, VALERIE, The Supermarket Violet,
Sep p 50

FOSTER, BILL, AVSA Affiliates, Jan p 51 ; Mar p 22;
May p 22; Sep p 16

GASPER, VIRGINIA, Serendipity, Jul p 52; Grow¬
ing "Helps," Jul p 53

GLADNEY, HEATHER, Inorganic Mix Compo¬
nents - Part 5, Jan p 49; Soil Requirements - Part 6,
Mar p 34

GORDON, NORMAN L., Sr., The Alert Advocate,
Nov p 44

GRYBKO, LYNDA J., Fine Art of Violetry - Part I,
Mar p 49; Part II, May p 33; Get Ready, Get Set, Jul
p 50

HALFORD, JOAN, Alive and Well and Living in
Africa, Mar p 46

HALLUM, NORITA, Beginner's Forum, Jul p 13

HARCOURT, MARGARET, Give African Violet
Miniatures a Try!, May p 36

HAYES, NANCY, Question Box, Jan p 11; Mar p 15;
May p 10; Jul p 34; Sep p 29; Nov p 29

HOOVER, DARRYL, Adapting To A "Great Way of
Life," May p 9

HUNTLEY, MARGE, Insect Pests and Diseases,
Nov p 53

JEFFREY, SHIRLEY, Contrast in Container Gar¬
dens, Sep p 43

JOHNSON, BILL, Ask Your Hybridizer, Jan p 19;
May p 35; Sep p 26

KAHRMANN, DOROTHY, New Things in the
Wind, Nov p 57

KISAMORE, CHISAKO, Japanese Technique for
Growing Trailers, Jan p 14

LARSEN, DELORES, Why Not a Survey?, Sep p 46

LASS, DAVID, The Jesmond, Jul p 40

LAUFER, LILIAN, Use the Washing Machine for
Pots, May p 54

MACKEY, HUGH N., Beginner's Forum, Jan p 9;
Nov p 17

MERKELSON, BILLIE, Another Grower's Experi¬
ences, May p 53

AFRICAN VIOLET MAG AZINE January/February 1989 71

OTTO, LUKAS M., Rootrot in African Violets, May
P 27

OZIO, L. T., Jr., Your Library, Mar p 26; Jul p 37; Nov
p 23

PAVONE, CARLA PETRA, Species African Violets,
Nov p 49

PENLAND, DAWN, Fungus Disease, Jan p 17

ROBITAILLE, NANCY, How To Publish A Club
Newsletter, May p 40

SILK, GWEN, Having a Way with Trailers, Jul p 57

SMITH, JEFF, PhD, The Pigments in African V iolets.
May p 43

SPIEGEL, RUTH, Japanese Style? It's Great, Sep p 27

STEIN, EVELYN, A Summer Visit, Jul p 51; Putting
on Airs, Nov p 44

STICKNEY, KATHY, Microminiatures - At Last,
Sep p 51

SWEET, JENNY, The Case of the Misplaced Violet,

Nov p 56

TAPPING, BETTY, Beginner's Forum, Sep p 9

TINARI, ANNE, Let Me Introduce the R-E-A-L
Lilian Jarrett, Sep p 37

TISHER, NORMA, Lowly African Violet?!, May p
44

TWIFORD, ETHEL, African Violets Used at Wed¬
ding, Sep p 24

VANDERLEEST, BARBARA, PhD, Dr. B's Guide
For Growing African Violets, May p 49

WAGUESPACK, MARGARET, Beginner's Forum,
May p 13

WELCHEL, LYNDA C., Some Thoughts & Observa¬
tions on Foliar Feeding, May p 24; More About
Lighting and Bulbs, May p 46; What's All The
Gurgling?, Jul p 32

WEST, PEG, Another Use for Egg Cartons, May p 54

1988 INDEX OF COLOR PICTURES

BEAU JESTER - (Lyon), Jan p 28
CHERRY COOLER - (Sorano), Mar p 45
CORAL GLO - (Granger), Mar p 48
CRIMSON EMBER - (Fredette), Mar p 25
DARLING BLUE TRAIL - (Sotkiewicz), Mar p 28
FANTASY FROLIC - Omari), Jul p 28
FANTASY SPLENDOR - (Granger), Mar p 48
FANTASY SUNSET - (Granger), Sep p 45
FRECKLED STAR - Omari), Jul p 28
GARNET HALO - (Boone), Nov-Cover
GREEN CRYSTAL - (Elkin), Nov p 28
IRISH ICE - (Sorano), Mar p 45
JOLENE - (Elkin), Jul p 45
JUICY - (Domiano), May p 25
KITTEN PRINTS - (Rays'), Sep p 25
KIWI GLORY - (Snell), Jan p 25
KIWI SPLENDOUR - (Snell), Jan p 25
LITTLE ROSE QUARTZ - (Leto), Jan-Cover
MARK - (Maas), Jul-Cover

MAVERICK'S BRONCO BUSTER - (Smith), Nov p
45

MAYFAIR - (Fredette), May p 28
MIDGET MIDNIGHT - (Champion), Jan p 45
MINAKO - (Hummer), Mar-Cover
MIXED MAGIC - (Pittman), May p 48

MOREA SURF - (Elkin), Jul p 45
NESS'S BALLYHOO BLUE - (Ness), Sep p 48
NESS'S BLUE BABE - (Ness), Sep p 48
PARADISE PINK - (Sorano), Sep p 28
PEPPERMINT LACE - (Sorano), May p 45
PINK CAMEO - (Tinari), Jan p 48
PIXIE BLUE - (Lyon), Jan p 48
PIXIE BLUE - (Lyon), Jul p 25
PRECIOUS PINK - (Pittman), May-Cover
ROB'S ROMANCER - (Robinson), Jul p 48
ROB'S SHADOW MAGIC - (Robinson), Jul p 48
ROYAL SENSATION - (Sorano), Nov p 48
SAILORS DANCE - (Sorano), Nov p 48
SILVERADO - (Granger), Sep p 45
SNUGGLES LIL DREAMER - (Sorano), May p 45
SPACE SECRETS - (Pittman), May p 48
SPRING FANCY - (Lyon), Jan p 28
STRAWBERRY RIPPLE - (Fredette), Sep-Cover
TEXAS DAYDREAM - (Elkin), Nov p 28
TIDBITS AND BITSY - Dish Garden, (Johnson),
Nov p 25

TINY WOOD TRAIL - (Khoe), Mar p 28
WILDFIRE - (Sorano), Sep p 28
WOOD ROSE - (Fredette), May p 28
WRANGLER'S SHADOW RIDERS - (Smith), Nov
p 45

72 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE January /February 1989

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Use for aphids, spider mites, thrips, white fly & mealy bugs

5oz. aerosol . . . . . . . $2.79

*Orthene PT 1300-aerosol (thrips) . . 18 oz. $9.00

*Knox-Out - Microencapsulated Diazinon

PT 1500-aerosol..... . . . . . 16 oz. $6.75

NEW!! ...RSH STICKS (8-4-2)

Introducing high organic nitrogen inthe form ofastick
which is inserted into the soil around the roots. Use
to give an extra boost, darken yellowing foliage and
to increase dark, shiny, healthy looking foliage.
EXCELLENT PRODUCT

20 sticks/pkg. - $1.25

PLANT MARVEL (12-31 -14) 1# . . . .

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NEW!! Self Watering Pots
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NEEDLE POINT HOLDERS - We are once again carrying the
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points.

7/8“.... . ...$1.25 each

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PETER’S SUPER ROOT AND BLOOM (5-50-17)

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PETER’S BLOSSOM BOOSTER (10-30-20)

Will boost blossom production. Excellent for show preparation.

8 oz. . . . . . . $2.69

BOOKS

The Complete Rower Arranger
by Amilie Ascher

Excellent book, 149 photos, every aspect of floral design.

Softback . . . . $1 6.40 pp.

HowTo Select & Grow

African Violets and Other Gesneriads

by Theodore James, Jr.

1 44 pgs. w7how to' illustrations - 1 65 color photos . $1 0.45 pp.

Japanese Rower Arrangement

In A Nutshell . . . . . . . .....$5.25 pp.

Japanese Rower Arrangement

(A Complete Primer) . . . . $1 2.45 pp.

Flower Arrangement: The Ikebana Way

(Over 450 photographs) . . . . . $26.45 pp.

Creative Japanese Rower Arrangement

(55 color photographs) . . . . . $26.45 pp.

A Guide to Japanese Flower Arrangement . . . . . . . $1 3.45 pp.

Arranging ■ The Basics of Contemporary Roral Design

(125 color photos) . . . r. . $21 .45 pp.

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AFRICAN VIOLETS: Gifts From Nature

...By Melvin J. Robey. Beautiful new book,
contains 42 color photos, 150 black and white.
Many illustrations and charts; a real textbook - 8-
1/2" x 1 1 ". All you ever wanted to know about
African violets at your fingertips. Truly a mas¬
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GROWING OUR WAY.. .“OUR AFRICAN
j VIOLET HERITAGE” by Anne Tinari...read
about the heritage of your favorite plant, its growth
and history of many cultivars originated in the last
30 years. Most often asked questions and answers
to help you with your violet problems. An ideal gift
for any violet enthusiast, autographed on request.

$4.95 postpaid

“HOW TO GROW AFRICAN VIOLETS”... A new revised Sun¬
set Book, author Jack Kramer. Up-to-date growing techniques
described and illustrated. Valuable information on propagating,

grooming and showing African Violets . ..$5.75 postpaid

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“LEAF DUSTER,” fan shaped brush of pure natural bristle, great

for hairy leaf varieties . . . . . $2.99 each

SPECIAL . . . one of each $5.25 ppd.

FLORA CART — Indoor Garden on Wheels
Ideal for growing African violets. Rugged lifetime construction of
aluminum tubing. Beautiful molded fiberglass trays 19" x49"x 1-
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down” with complete instructions for assembly. May be operated
with automatic timer. (Accommodates 48" tubes.) Flora Carts
shipped only in Continental USA

MODEL BA-3 - 3 tray Flora Cart, includes aluminum framing,
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TUBES

Four 40 watt 48” Gro-Lux wide spectrum ....$21.95 postpaid.

Six 40 watt 48" Gro-Lux wide spectrum . $32.95 postpaid.

These tubes can be ordered and sent with a Flora Cart or separately
in units of four or six.

SWIFT “MOIST-RITE” PLANTER
Green or white (specify color) 4" x 4"

Single planter........................ (ea)$ 3.95 postpaid

Carton of 6 . .....$18.50 postpaid

Carton of 12 . . . . $32.95 postpaid

Carton of 24 . . . . $55.00 postpaid

TINARTS AFRICAN VIOLET SOIL... properly blended potting
soil, pasteurized to remove most harmful bacteria. Soil is the same
mixture used in our greenhouse operation, pH of about 6.4.

Soil is packaged ready to ship in:

10# plastic bag . zone 0-1-2 $ 9.95 ppd.

10# plastic bag . zone 3-4-5 $10.95 ppd.

10# plastic bag . zone 6-7-8-9 $11.95 ppd.

(First number of your zip code indicates zone you should use.)

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Send 50c for color catalog.

NEW - 2-piece ceramic self-watering footed pots. Choose from 8
sparkling colors in Lavender, Robin’s egg blue, green, deep blue,
yellow mint green, sesame, and white. Attractive violet cluster glazed
decal decoration on both sides. (Please state 2nd color choice.) These
pots can be watered from side holes to the reservoir or removal to refill
reservoir. Helps to avoid overwatering and very convenient for people
who must be away for periods of time. Plants flower more readily and
come into bloom faster. Directions for planting included.

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Width . . . . . . . 5" overall

Price . . . . . . . . . $8.95 postpaid

GROW-LTTE FLUORESCENT STAND

An ideal fluorescent light fixture to grow choice Af¬
rican violets. Gray top, black wrought iron legs,
height is adjustable from 12" to 24". Light fixture
comes complete with 2-20 watt Gro-Lux tubes. App.
size 24" high, 24" long and 13-1/2" deep. May be

used with an automatic timer . . .

$47.95 postpaid.

“SUNLIGHTER” SPACE-SAVER STANDS

May be operated with automatic timer.

Each stand includes only one top bracket.

2-Tray gray S unlighter is 30" high x 24"
long x 14" deep. Steel tube frame with
2 removable shatter-proof, poly-sty-
rene trays in choice of gray or light
green which hold about 50/2-1/4" pots.

$27.95 ppd. W. of Omaha, add 10%

(Lights not included, see below.)

4-Tray gray Sunlighter (pictured) is
55" high x 24" long x 14" deep. Steel
tube frame with 4 removable shatter¬
proof, polystyrene trays in
choice of gray or light green which hold about 144/2-1/
4" pots. $57.95 ppd. West of Omaha, add 10%. (Light
fixtures not included, see below. One light fixture needed
for each tray level.)

8-Tray gray Sunlighter is 55" high x 24" long x 27" deep. Steel tube
frame with 8 removable shatter-proof, polystyrene trays in choice of
gray or light green which hold about 288/2-1/4" pots. $69.95 ppd.,
west of Omaha add 10%. (Light fixtures not included, see below. One
light fixture needed for each tray level.)

FLUORESCENT FIXTURES FOR SUNLIGHTER STANDS
Fixture with two 15 watt Gro-lux tubes

(for use with any tray sunlighter) . . . . . $33.95 ppd.

One light needed for each level. Each light adjusts up and down for
optimum distance from plant foliage.

AUTOMATIC TIMER — For use with fluorescent lights that have
“rapid start” ballast. Capacity 875 watts. Can be set to go on or off
automatically . . . . . . . . ............$19.95 ppd.

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CONVENTION

AWARDS: Jan. issue. Send suggestions or contributions
for convention awards to Anne Jan tzen, 2725 Katrina Way,
Mountain View, CA 94040 by Sept. 1.

FUTURE CONVENTION DATES: Kansas City, MO, May
22-28, 1989; Boston, March 19-25, 1990; Santa Clara, CA,
April 23-28, 1991; Columbus, OH, April 22-26, 1992.
PROGRAM: Jan. issue. Send special requests for work¬
shop programs; suggest names of interesting speakers to
Mrs. DoDe Whitaker, Convention Director, 2085 Leeward
Lane, Merritt Island, FL 32953.

If interested in sponsoring a national convention in your
area, contact Mrs. DoDe Whitaker, Convention Director,
2085 Leeward Lane, Merritt Island, FL 32953.

CULTURE FOLDERS: All folders are FREE for Recruiting
New Members, shows, or sales (members are billed for
postage). Affiliates and Commercials may order up to 5,000
per year. REBATES: After a Club or Commercial recruits a
minimum of SIX AVSA members, per year, they receive a
dollar rebate for each NEW member. Club or Commercial
name & address must be stamped or written on front of
folder.

HANDBOOK FOR AFRICAN VIOLET GROWERS, EX¬
HIBITORS AND JUDGES: Send $9.95 check, payable to
AVSA, to AVSA Office. Price includes postage.

JUDGES DUPLICATE CARD: Send self-addressed
stamped envelope to Mrs. James S. Savage, 39 Mead Drive,
Chillicothe, OH 45601.

JUDGING SCHOOL: For blanks to register a judging
school, send request to Mrs. Stanley E. Skelton, 3910 Larch-
wood Rd., Falls Church, VA 22041.

LIBRARY: Order AVSA slide programs and packets from
AVSA Office, P. O. Box 3609, Beaumont, TX 77704. List in
July issue. If you have ideas for a library program or slides
to donate, write Mr. L. T. Ozio, Jr., 1009 Ditch Avenue,
Morgan City, LA 70380.

MAGAZINE: Copyrighted 1989, African Violet Society
of America, Inc., all rights reserved. Reproduction in
whole or in part without written permission is prohib¬
ited. All articles are property of AVSA and must not be
reprinted without editor's permission.

EDITOR: Jane Birge, P. O. Box 1401, Beaumont, TX 77704,
Office, 409-835-6008.

ADVERTISING MANAGER: For advertising rates and
copy information write: Mrs. Meredith Hall, 922 East 14th
Street, Houston, TX 77009, 713-869-0102.

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1; May issue - Mar. 1 ; July issue - May 1; Sept, issue - July
1; Nov. issue - Sept. 1. ONLY currently paid Commercial i
Members may advertise.

AFFILIATE 'APPENINGS: Send to Lyndall Owens, P. O.

Box 288, Beaumont, TX 77704.

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- Dec. 1 ; May issue - Feb. 1 ; July issue - Apr. 1; Sept, issue

- June 1; Nov. issue - Aug. 1.

BACK ISSUES: Complete your set now. Request price list
of available issues from Beaumont office.

CHANGE OF ADDRESS: Send new address at least 30
days before it is to take effect, along with old address, to
AVSA office in Beaumont.

FAILURE TO RECEIVE: Notify AVSA office in
Beaumont.

QUESTION BOX: Mrs. Nancy Hayes, 9 Cobblestone
Road, Bloomfield, CT 06002.

MASTER VARIETY LIST: Number 4 (1983) $3.00 post¬
paid. A must for judges, exhibitors, serious growers. De¬
scribes all varieties registered to July, 1983 - all recognized
species, and n on-registered cultivars introduced from
June, 1976 to July, 1983. Order from Beaumont office.
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Send any correction and/or description of new cultivars
with hybridizer's name to Master Variety List Chairman.
Back supplements (1984 to 198 7) available from AVSA
Office for $1.50 each.

MINIATURE & SEMIMINIATURE VARIETY LIST:

Available at AVSA Office, P. O. Box 3609, Beaumont, TX
77704. Price, $4.00 postpaid.

OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE: AVSA Secretary, Mrs.
Janet T. Riemer, 392 Pennington-Harbourton Rd., Pen¬
nington, NJ 08534.

PLANT REGISTRATION: Marilyn Goldstein, 1001 Dip¬
lomat Parkway, Hollywood, FL 33019.

RESEARCH: Send suggested projects for scientific re¬
search, or names of interested, qualified potential research
personnel to Frank Tinari, 2325 Valley Road, Huntingdon
Valley, PA 19006.

SHOW ENTRY TAGS: 100 - $4.75 postpaid. Order from
the AVSA Office.

VIOLET SEARCH: Send your name, address, name of
plant and hybridizer of older varieties to: Judith
Kingsbury, Rt. 1, Box 118, Clayton, WI 54404.

c4}ricaMCrWet-' MAGAZINE

Vol. 42 Number 2

March/ April 1989

Every attempt is made to keep articles technically correct. Since the growing of fine African violets
can be achieved in many ways, the methods and opinions expressed by writers are their own
and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of AVSA.

ON THE COVER - Coral Kiss from the display table of Lyndon Lyon Greenhouses, Dolgeville,
New York, at the 1988 AVSA Dallas Convention.

(Cover Photo by E.A. Johnson, Dallas, IX)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PERTAINING TO VIOLETS

21. "Housecleaning" - Marilyn Goldstein

34. Tally Time - 1988 - Mrs. John Chase Reed
36. The White One - Norman L. Gordon, Sr.

40. Terrariums - Julie Adams

42. Mendel's Laws of Genetics - Dr. J. Smith

46. Interpretive Plant Arrangements - Julie Adams

50. Make Ours Rock 'n' Roll - Darryl Hoover

51. Pests, Pathogens ... - Pauline Bartholomew

REGULAR FEATURES

3. From the President's Desk

- Frances Young

4. Newsline: AVSA Office - Nancy Lawrence

4. Jane's Journal - Jane Birge

5. Commercials - A Closer Look (Wilson's

Violet Haven) - David Buttram
9. Beginners Forum - Margaret Waguespack
12. Coming Events

16. Boyce Edens Research - Marlene Brown

17. AVSA Building Fund - Nell-Sue Tyson

18. Affiliate 'appenings - Lyndall Owens

19. Registration Report - Marilyn Goldstein
24. Shows and Judges - Emilie Savage

26. Ask Your Hybridizer - Bill Johnson

27. AVSA Booster Fund - Linda Neumann
29. Question Box - Nancy Hayes
33. Your Library - L. T. Ozio, Jr.

55. Letters to the Editor

CONVENTION

8. KC Convention Information Update
23. Room Sharing

47. Awards for Kansas City Convention

56. Hybridizers: Attention! - J. R. Pittman

SOCIETY BUSINESS
37. Proposed Amendments to the Bylaws
MISCELLANEOUS

22. In Memory

27. A Good Idea - Bev Promersberger
32. AVSA Emblems

35. The Gesneriad Family (A Book Review)

- Shirley Jeffrey

36. Richmond (VA) AVS Celebrates 40th

- Grace Bailey

41. The Poetry Comer - Helen Erickson
49. Pupils Hold African Violet Contest

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The Official Publication of the
African Violet Society
of America, Inc.,
a nonprofit organization

OFFICERS

MRS. FRED YOUNG, President
6109 Shadow Mountain Dr., Austin, TX 78731
MRS. ARTHUR F. BOLAND, 1st Vice President
6415 Wilcox Ct., Alexandria, VA 22310
MR. A. CHARLES HOLLAR, 2nd Vice President
17055 Community St., North ridge, CA 91325
MRS. J. R. PITTMAN, 3rd Vice President
12406 Alexandria, San Antonio, TX 78233
MRS. JANET T. RIEMER, Secretary
392 Penn.-Harbourton Rdv Pennington, NJ 08534
MRS. JOHN HAYES, Treasurer
9 Cobblestone Rd., Bloomfield, CT 06002

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT

MRS. FRANK TINARI

2325 Valley Rd., Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006

EDITOR EMERITUS

MRS. GRACE FOOTE

211 Allien Place, Port Arthur, TX 77642

STAFF

JANE BIRGE, Editor

P.O. Box 1401, Beaumont, TX 77704

MRS. MEREDITH HALL, Adv. Mgr.

922 East 14th St., Houston, TX 77009
NANCY LAWRENCE, Office Manager
P. O. Box 3609, Beaumont, TX 77704
BOB GREEN, Publications Chairman
997 Botany Lane, Rockledge, FL 32955
COLUMNISTS

David Buttram, Emilie Savage, Ellie Bogin,
Margaret Waguespack, Norita Hallum, Betty
Tapping, Hugh Mackey, Marie Burns, Bill Foster,
Nancy Hayes, Nancy Lawrence, Linda Neumann,
L. T. Ozio, Jr., Marlene Brown, Bill Johnson, Nell-
Sue Tyson and Lyndall Owens
BEST VARIETIES, HONOR ROLL COMPILER
Mrs. Leon Fiedler, Rte. 1, Prescott, WI 54021
TALLY TIME COMPILER
Mrs. John Chase (Mary) Reed, 17124 NE 29th
Place, Bellevue, WA 98008
PUBLISHER: Publishing Today, P. O. Box 1401,
Beaumont, TX 77704

ADVERTISER’S INDEX

Trouble with an advertiser?
Write your AV Advertising
Manager giving complete details.

While AVSA cannot assume
responsibility for advertisers, we
try to help resolve the problem.
If an advertiser is found
irresponsible, they will be
refused future ads.

A

71 . African Violets by Grace

60. African Violets Supreme

60. Al's Violets

63. Alice's Violet Room

71. American Gloxinia
& Gesneriad Society

63. Annalee Violetry

67. Aunt Nellie's

56. AV Enterprises Press
B

62. Bay Valley Violets

64. Betty's Violet Room

69. Big Sky Violets

64. Elizabeth Buck

C

59. Cape Cod Violetry

68. Clarel Labs

61. Cobblestone Violets

67. The Cryptanthus Society

D

62. Dean's African Violets

66. DoDe's Gardens
62. Doris Drennen

F

70. Fantasyland Violets

G

61. Gemcraft Violetry

60. Granger Gardens

72. Gulf Coast Violet Supply

H

69. Hortense’s African Violets

68. House of Violets

I

71. Indoor Gardening Supplies

J

67. Jan's Rower House

65. Jeannette's Jesneriads
64. JF Industries

64. JoS Violets

69. Judy's Violets

L

57. Lloyd's African Violets
57. Lyndon Lyon Greenhouses

M

64. Marie's Adoptable Violets

64. Mary's Violet Joy
57. Walt Maurus

67. Midland Violets

71. Munk's African Violet Shop

O

Inside Back Cover - Optimara

P

72. Patches and Pots

61 . Patty's Plant Place

63. Plant Collectibles

63. Pleasant Hill African Violets

62. Porcelain Jewelry

R

67. Rocky Knoll Greenhouse

70. Melvin Robey
S

57. Schultz Instant

67. Shirley's House of Violets

68. Starr Greenhouses

57. Sunshine Violets

T

Back Cover - Tinari Greenhouses

65. Travis' Violets

V

64. Valley Violets

70. The Violet Express

71. Violet Fantasy

58. The Violet House

69. Violet Showcase

67. Violets By Appointment

61. Violets Collectible

62. Violets from the Starrs

72. Violets Galore

60. Volkmann Brothers
W

65. Wilson's Violet Haven

Z

57. Zaca Vista Nursery

The African Violet Magazine (ISSN 0002-0265) is published six (6) times a year: January, March, May, July, September, November.
Second dass postage is paid by the African Violet Sodety of America, Inc., a nonprofit organization, at 2363 McFaddin, Beaumont, TX
77702 and at additional mailing offices. Subscription $13.50 per year which is included in membership dues.

Copyright 1989 African Violet Sodety of America, Inc
POSTMASTER: Please send change of address form 3579 to AVSA, Inc., P. O. Box 3609, Beaumont, TX 77704.

2 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE March/ April 1989

From the
President’s Desk

Dear AVSA Members ,

At this time of the year most of us are actively involved in the planning, staging and
judging of our affiliate spring shows. I wish for each of you many blue ribbons in
horticulture and design classes. A Blue Rosette award for your affiliate show is
always a thrill , whether it is the first or one of many your Society has earned.

The AVSA Convention in Kansas City , May 23-28, will soon be a reality. Many
of you have already mailed your completed registration forms included in the January
AVM. If not, you will want to read the publicity articles about the workshops,
programs and tours, and complete the registration form as soon as possible. The
Kansas City Convention Chairman, Esther Wells, reports that all of the committees
have spent many hours planning an exciting time for those attending the convention.

You will note on the registration form that for the first time all convention
registration material is to be mailed to the AVSA Office in Beaumont. We are
fortunate in having a very well-organized office staff to process convention registra¬
tions by computer.

Your continued generous contributions to the Building Fund are greatly appreci¬
ated. As reported in the January AVM, a special seven-member Building Site
Location Committee has been appointed to investigate a possible site for the future
AVSA Office. This committee is chaired by Board of Directors member, Rita Hilton
of Bartow, Florida. Other members from various geographic areas who are serving on
the committee are Charles Bollar, Bill Foster, David Buttram, Ken Froboese, Kent
Stork and Edd Stretch Smith. The report of this committee to the Board of Directors
at the Kansas City Convention will be published in a subsequent issue of the AVM.

Plans for affiliate insurance liability coverage under an AVSA umbrella policy are
moving forward under the direction of the Office Manager, Nancy Lawrence. Refer
to the Newsline column in the last two issues of the AVM for additional information.

May I stress again that we are continuing to strive for better Communication
between our AVSA members and the National Society? Your suggestions and
constructive criticism are always welcome and are carefully reviewed by the appro¬
priate committees. Please help us to serve you better.

Happy growing to all,

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE March/April 1989 3

Newsline: ;AVS A Beaumont Off ice

Nancy Lawrence, Office Manager ;|!!!i|!|||i|i:i||||||:|j|

ATTENTION:

UPDATE ON LIABILITY INSURANCE

A letter has been mailed to the officers of
affiliated clubs who expressed an interest in the
liability insurance. The letter gives the cost and
details of the insurance. A post card has been
enclosed in the letter for each club to use in reply

to this office.

If your club members find the terms accept¬
able, please return the reply post card as quickly
as possible so that we can finalize the coverage.
Thank you for your cooperation.

Jane’s Journal

Jane Birge, Editor

It's that time of the year again — when the
spring shows dominate the world of African
violet affiliates. I think we have more listed this
year than ever before. Unfortunately, quite a
few show notices came well past deadline and
could not be used. As it was, I tried very hard to
get in as many of the latecomers as possible. I
would be more than glad to publish your show
dates, but please, read the deadlines on the
inside cover of every magazine.

A few minor changes and additions have
taken place with your magazine. Letters To The
Editor and a Poetry Comer were added on an
experimental basis. I felt, through a Letters To
The Editor section, all of the membership
would have an avenue to express their views.
So, now's your chance to say what you want. All
letters must be signed in order to be considered
for publication.

What we really need are more articles. We
still haven't put together a contest, but that
shouldn't deter you from writing about your
personal experiences in the African violet
world. Now that the magazine has "opened up"
considerably, it is time for all of you take pen in

hand and help with the education process, the
most important service of this magazine.

Long time friends of Nancy Lawrence, the
AVSA Office Manager, have recently opened a
used book store. The Book Gallery, here in
Beaumont. They called one day and said they
had just acquired a book on African violets, and
possibly we were interested in it. The book was,
"The Complete Book of African Violets" by
Helen Van Pelt Wilson. It was in beautiful con¬
dition and of course we bought it right away. I
had only heard about this book, but had never
seen one and am delighted with it. It was pub¬
lished in 1951 and is dedicated "to The African
Violet Society of America, Inc., with gratitude
for their energy and good works." The more
things change, the more they stay the same.

We here at the office are anxiously awaiting
the Kansas City Convention. What a profes¬
sional group the convention hosts are, headed
by Esther Wells. The convention and show
promise to be "the best ever" yet and I'm sure
you won't want to miss "The Royal Treatment."

Kansas City here we come!

4 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE March/ April 1989

AVSA Commercials

A

Closer

Look

David Buttram
P. O. Box 193
Independence , MO 64051

Wilson's Violet Haven

Back to Texas we go for a visit to Wilson's
Violet Haven in Bryan, located in the south
central part of the state.

I had met Dottie and Bud Wilson at an AVSA
convention, prior to my visit to their home.
They were known as expert growers and exhib¬
itors and I was anxious to see them again and to
visit their greenhouse.

Dottie's interest in African violets began
simply: "I went to the mall and there was an
African violet show going on. I was utterly
entranced and made three trips back to the mall
that day to buy plants and to talk with the
women selling them. It was the Brazos Valley
African Violet Club — the same one I belong to
today."

Prior to the show, Dottie's experience with
African violets was to tend to the plants her
husband Bud had given her for Valentine's
Day. It was the trip to the mall that really
spurred her on. The shapes and colors captured
her imagination.

Tommie Lou' and 'Wedge wood' were two of
the early plants that Dottie remembers. "They
were so beautiful and I wanted them all.

"The hobby got out of hand. I had them in
almost every room in my home. It go so bad that
I even had them in some of my closets with the
doors open. My son said, 'Mom, are you going
to bring those things into my room?' I thought,
this is really getting out of hand — - maybe I had
better do something."

The plants were moved upstairs where they
stayed for about a year. Dottie did not enjoy that
at all, due to the frequent trips up and down the
stairs.

About six years ago, Dottie and Bud were on
their way to Houston when she looked at him
and said, '"You know, we need to build a green¬
house.' Neither one of us knew anything about
greenhouses or growing African violets in one
— especially in this hot climate."

Bud decided to build the greenhouse himself.
"It's been great," remarked Dottie, "and we had
to learn some things. For example, we have had
to use much more shade cloth than most areas
do. We had shade on the top, the two sides and
back. We found out that was not enough so we
installed corrugated clear plastic on the inside
and that really seemed to help."

The desire to sell plants came to Dottie at

Dottie and Bud Wilson admire a show plant.

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE March/ April 1989 5

about the same time the greenhouse was built.
With the 25' x 50' greenhouse erected, plus an
attached office, storage area, and plant room,
the Wilson's were on their way.

The plant room is 14' x 20' and fully equipped
with lights. This is where the beautiful Wilson
plants are grown and groomed, under the
watchful eye of Dottie.

The Austin convention was Dottie' s first big
show. Dottie laments, "I didn't do too well. I did
win a special award for 'Little Jim' and I still
have that award; but my big plants did not fare
so well." Dottie believes that she did not have
enough blooms for the size plants she exhibited.
"I've learned a lot since then."

Growing and grooming show plants is
Dottie's area of expertise, but she quickly points
out Bud's contributions: "I really couldn't do it
without him. He mixes all the soil and does the
maintenance. He helps me pot babies — just
whatever needs to be done. He helps me with
shipping, too. In fact, if it wasn't for Bud, push¬
ing and prodding, I probably wouldn't have
lasted this long."

Bud is a dentist with a general and orthodon¬
tic practice and hopefully he can go into semi-
retirement in five years. He views their African
violet business as ideal for working at home,
while maintaining a part of his practice.

"Bud loves people, he really does," remarks
Dottie about Bud's activities at African violet
conventions. Bud is always busy at conven¬
tions, where he can usually be found in the
Sales Room, waiting on customers; helping
solve a problem; or just talking with friends.

The first list of Dottie's came out in 1982, after
the greenhouse was built. "We didn't have a lot
of plants at the time. We had a lot of the
Wrangler's. I remember very vividly that we
got the wrong type of lime into our soil mix and
all our babies were dying; so it was really a great
way to start. We had seen the Wranglers at the
Dixie AVS convention in Beaumont and were
anxious to have them."

Wilson's business has grown continually
since she started. Advertising in the AVM and
exhibiting and selling at conventions has
greatly aided sales. Her list has also grown and

Portion of the main greenhouse where leaves are rooted and sales plants are grown.

6 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE March/ April 1989

now includes about 450 varieties of African
violets and 70 episcias and other gesneriads.

Of the new varieties available in 1989, are
some that Dottie has developed. She speaks
proudly of 'Don's Delight/ named after one of
their two sons; 'Flirtatious/ 'Peach Float/
'Touch of Velvet' and 'Maggie Lee.' The latter
one is named for the worker who helps Dottie in
the greenhouse. 'This Bud's Mine' is Dottie's
all-time favorite with its "electric blue doubles
over black green elongated foliage."

Justified pride was expressed in Dottie's
voice as she told me that T>on's Delight' and
'Flirtatious' were winners in the Best Texas
Collection at the Texas State Show in San Anto¬
nio last November.

Time and space are usually two limiting fac¬
tors for hybridizers. Dottie said her limit is time,
as Bud is ready to add on to the present green¬
house. "All I have to say is, 'Bud, add on'
because he is really anxious. I keep holding him
down. I've said, 'Bud, if you do, it's yours.'"

Bud is very handy with his hands and has
built a mixing drum to blend the components of
their soil mix.

Wilson's Soil Mix
7-1/2 gallons peat
7-1/2 gallons vermiculite
7-1/2 gallons perlite
2 teaspoons Fritted trace elements

3 cups Carl Pool's Lime (very fine grade)

2 cups charcoal

The above mix tests to a pH of 6.5 to 6.7 and is
used for starter plants and show plants. It is
available from the Wilson's in 4 quart bags.

The name Violet Haven was chosen because
it sounded like "a neat place for violets to be."
The greenhouse is situated to the rear of the
Wilson home on a three acre tract and is sur¬
rounded by live oaks and a stately elm tree.
Dottie believes that several of the live oaks must
be several hundred years old.

A regular schedule of spraying is adhered to
by Dottie. Every 45 days the greenhouse is
sprayed with either Knox-Out, Pentac, or PT-
1300. Dottie warns that Pentac leaves a residue
which is less than desirable. Bud does all the
spraying and exercises great caution.

Greenhouses are susceptible to pests not
commonly found in the home. For example.

This mixer is made from a 55 gallon drum. A
paddle inside assures a thorough mix of compo¬
nents.

Bud’s Filter Box. This screen wire allows Bud to
filter out leaves, twigs from the peat, prior to
mixing.

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE March/April 1989 7

Dottie mentioned snails as one such pest.

Admittedly, one of Dottie's proudest mo¬
ments was the publication of one of her plants
on the cover of the January /February 1 989 issue
of the African Violet Magazine. 'Frosted Whis¬
per' was the plant and Ray Scott, also of Bryan,
was the hybridizer.

According to Dottie, she literally saved that
plant from the trash. Scott is a careful and selec¬
tive hybridizer who had thrown the plant away.
Dottie saw it, along with some others with very
white foliage, in the trash. The little white plants
grew and gradually developed green in the
leaves. One plant stood out above the rest and
Scott named it, 'Frosted Whisper/ and gave
Dottie permission to show it at the 1988 AVSA
Convention in Dallas. It won Second Best New
Introduction and is sure to become a very popu¬
lar plant.

Dottie and Bud are making plans and grow¬
ing plants for the 1989 AVSA Convention in
Kansas City, where they, and hundreds of
other African violet enthusiasts, will "Get The
Royal Treatment." The Wilson table will fea¬
ture several new cultivars, along with proven
winners. Eager buyers will head for the Wilson
sales table where young, healthy plants await a
new home.

Dottie and Bud Wilson are service minded
because they are people oriented. They care
about the customers they serve, and the contin¬
ued growth of Wilson's Violet Haven proves
the effectiveness of that philosophy.

The next column in May /June will introduce
a hybridizer who has broken a genetic barrier
that promises to revolutionize the African vio¬
let world.

Watch for it.

1989 Kansas City Convention
Information Update

1 . On page 35 of the January/ February 1989 issue, the incorrect classes were given for the Best
New Cultivar Award. The copy should have read:

Best New Cultivar Award - A plaque will be awarded to the commercial member having the
best new cultivar, commercial classes 77 or 80.

2. On page 15 of the January/February 1989 convention supplement, an incorrect number of
awards were given for Best AVSA Collections - Amateur & Commercial. The copy should
have read:

The following awards will be presented:

Amateur Division - Collection
1st Award
2nd Award

Commercial Division - Collection
1st Award
2nd Award

3. The correct phone number for American Airlines is: 1-800-433-1790

8 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE March/ April 1989

Beginner's Forum

Margaret Waguespack
334 Halsey Dr.

Harahan , LA 70123

GESNERIADS: The

The most accommodating candidates for the
class "Gesneriads Grown for Ornamental Foli¬
age" are, in my estimation, the succulent-like,
rosette-shaped types of the Chirita genus. Be¬
sides the beauty of the foliage — - especially
those with their green-and-silver color combi¬
nations — they have a no-nonsense growth
habit. The firm-textured leaves march upward
and outward, two by two, opposite each other.
Provided a few essentials are supplied, they

"Foliage" Chiritas

make show plants all by themselves without
the constant vigil some plants require.

I would guess that the Episcia genus includes
more species and hybrids grown for foliage
than that of any other gesneriad. Episcias are
known to almost every person who grows
African violets. Varied in pattern and color,
their leaves are beautiful. Still, while training it
for show, haven't you often "cussed" your
episcia 's habit of sending out multitudes of tiny

Chirita sinensis ‘ Angusti folia ’

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE March/ April 1989 9

stolons or the way the plant has of leaning
leeward (or windward)?

Almost every gesneriad genus includes at
least one nominee for the foliage class.
Nautilocalyx and Paradrymonia are blessed with
several, among them N. picturatus and P. densa.
The genus Columnea provides us with C. Tri¬
color' and 'Frosty Hills/ two plants with pink,
green, and cream variegation. A favorite of
mine is Streptocarpella 'Blueberry Creme/ a
marvelous hanging basket plant with yellow,
cream, and green foliage and a non-stop pro¬
duction of lavender-blue flowers.

Not all of the gesneriads with decorative foli¬
age are thrifty enough for the light garden. Most
require constant vigilance, frequent turning,
and some snipping. The rosette chiritas need
only an occasional check and a quarter-turn
every now and then.

Some of the Chirita species are not admissible
in the foliage class in shows. Those having a
shrubby habit with soft, light green leaves, such
as C. walkeri or C. lavendulacea, would not qual¬
ify. The latter, by the way, blooms freely — in
fact, it literally "blooms all over" and in tiers.

There are several species, cultivars, and one
hybrid (to date) which fit well in the "Ornamen¬
tal Foliage" class. Do try one or all of the folio w-
ing:

Chirita sinensis: One of the first of the "rosette-
type" chiritas to be grown and shown, this
large grower has broad, succulent, green
leaves about six inches long.

Chirita sinensis 'Silver': This plant is a bit
"cabbage-y" like the former, but its foliage
has wide veins of silver.

Chirita sinensis 'Silver' (long petiole type): I
have often wondered whether this one is a
separate species.

About 12 years ago at a convention I was
given a small plant of this chirita. Another,
similar but, of course, quite large and beauti¬
ful, had won the award for Best Gesneriad in
Show. At the time, this chirita was shown
occasionally in convention shows, but alas, I
have not seen it displayed in years. In my
opinion it is the prettiest of the "foliage" chiri¬
tas.

This plant has the green and silver coloration
of C. sinensis 'Silver' but with lighter green

and brighter silver. The really noticeable dif¬
ference, however, is the long, slender leaves.
The petioles, too, are long and slender, not
stubby like those of Chirita sinensis 'Silver/
thus making a more "open" plant and one
that is flat-growing and symmetrical. The
plant somewhat resembles Chirita sinensis
'Angustifolia' (see below), but the leaf edges
are smooth, not serrated. Nor does it creep
sideways, crab-like, as 'Angustifolia' tends to

do.

It's a pity that this chirita is seldom seen. If
you run across it, grab it. I still have the great¬
grandchild of my first plant. (Perhaps I
shouldn't mention this lest I put a gris-gris on
it! Laugh if you will, but this has happened
before).

Chirita sinensis 'Angustifolia': This is a some¬
what smaller grower than the above species
and cultivars. As I mentioned, this one tends
to "sidle" when it reaches its blooming stage.
This appears to be its normal behavior but if
it bothers you — as it does me — you can re¬
pot the plant, set it upright, and no harm will
come to it.

Chirita sinensis 'Latifolia': This one can almost
be called dwarf. The foliage is an unspectacu¬
lar deep green but the rosette shape makes
this smaller plant very attractive. If you're
looking for flowers, it is a good bloomer. The
lavender-blue flowers are pouched and have
white throats with yellow streaks. This one is
easy to grow and blooms easily and freely.

I am told there is a larger-growing version of
'Latifolia' but I am happy with my compact
model.

Chkita sinensis 'Hisako': This is the first chir¬
ita hybrid. I am told that the hybrid was
created in Japan.

C. 'Hisako' has large silver and green leaves
which are succulent and somewhat trowel¬
shaped. The edges are serrated and the leaves
often wavy. This hybrid has been described
as "compact" but my plants are vigorous
growers and have measured as much as 20
inches in diameter.

This one will send up lovely lavender blooms
on long pedicles. Do not, however, expect
constant bloom on any of the "foliage" chiri¬
tas.

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Chirita pteropoda: This one carried the name
"Didymocarpus species" for several years.
Recently it was given another genus name
and a species it could call its own.

C. pteropoda is a tolerant plant with large,
shiny, bright green, almost round leaves. My
plants tend to become almost shrubby with
thick "trunks" and a more upright growth
than the others I have mentioned. They are,
for me, about the most tolerant of neglect of
all the chiritas I grow. One was knocked off
the shelf in the greenhouse, discovered later,
and stuffed back into its pot. The original
intention was to give first aid and repot, but
the confusion of an up-coming show inter¬
vened and it was several weeks later when it
was re-discovered. It was very dry, minus
three leaves, but was still hanging in there —
and blooming!

This species sends out frequent flower stalks.
The flowers are creamy white with a dark red
circle inside the tube. If you have room, grow
two plants and enter one in the class for
blooming gesneriads and the other in the
foliage class — flowers removed for the latter,
of course.

Chirita eburnea: This is a fairly new introduc¬
tion. My plant is young yet, but has the typical
"loose rosette" shape and its foliage is shiny
light green with no variegation. I am told that
the bloom is yellow. Whether this will qualify
as a foliage plant I do not know yet. As they
say, "time will tell."

When I promised you an "easy" foliage plant,
I meant just that. However, there are three "no-
no's" in chirita culture — too much water, too
much fertilizer, and too much heat. Chiritas
aren't really picky, but if your growing area gets
quite warm in summer, put them on the bottom
shelf of the light stand and put a fan, set on
"low" on the floor a few feet away. If it won't
adversely affect your other plants, cut down on
the number of hours you keep your lights on.
Temperatures as high as the low 80s have not
bothered my chiritas. I do keep an oscillating
fan going nearby. The plants do well here is
south Louisiana with a few precautions, that
is.

I am told that most of the chiritas I have listed
are "cool growers." They are Old World

gesneriads, many of them native to China,
Thailand, and Malaysia. They are jungle grow¬
ers but are usually found at higher altitudes.
The only species I have seen in the wild was at
about 4,000 ft. in Malaysia and the nights get
rather cool there.

One way to destroy your chiritas quickly is to
keep them WET. I wick my plants but I use a
thin wick for a small pot, moving up to a strand
of 4-ply synthetic yarn for a 4-inch pot. I do not
bring the wick up into the soil. A circle on the
bottom of the pot is sufficient.

I use Peters' 20-20-20 as my only fertilizer. I
use the recommended 1/4 teaspoon to a gallon
of water except during the hot summer months
when I use 1/8 teaspoon to a gallon. Plain water
is used for every fifth filling.

One of the first signs of unhappiness among
the foliage chiritas is a "purpling" or browning
of the leaf tips. If this occurs, these leaves should
be removed and the cause found. In the mean¬
time, keep your fingers crossed that new foliage
will come in before show-time to make up for
the loss. At any rate, repot and settle the plant
down to cover the bare stalk.

Check the pH of your soil mix occasionally. I
tried growing chiritas in chopped sphagnum
moss and they loved it — for a while. Then they
began looking unhappy and I noticed the leaf
tips "purpling." Perhaps the decomposing
moss became too acid for them. A quick change
to my usual 1-1-1 mix (one part perlite, one part
vermiculite, one part peat moss) perked them
up.

Light? These plants are pretty tolerant. I have
grown them under two 20-Watt Wide Spec¬
trum tubes, under two 40-Watt tubes (one cool
white and one Gro-Lux Wide Spectrum), and in
moderate light in the greenhouse. They did
very well in all three situations. If bloom is
wanted, however, the higher light conditions
are best.

Propagation is as easy as with Saintpaulias.
These rosette chiritas do not often send up
"suckers" from the roots but occasionally an
off-shoot will form on the stalk of the plant.
Carefully remove this (long-handled surgical
scissors with curved tips are great for this) and
put it down in vermiculite until roots are
formed. Then treat it as you would a mature

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE March/April 1989 11

plant. Caution: Not too large a pot, please!

Putting down a leaf — treat as you would an
African violet leaf — will result in several
plantlets for sharing or to sell at your next plant

sale.

Almost anyone can grow — and show — the
"foliage" chiritas!

Coming Events

MARCH 2 & 3 ALABAMA — Birmingham AVS'
show/sale, "All In The Family," Garden Center Building,
Birmingham Botanical Gardens. Mar. 2, 2 - 4 p.m.; Mar. 3,

9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

MARCH 3 & 4 TEXAS — Spring Branch AVC of
Houston's 11th show/sale. Fair Haven United Methodist
Church, 1330 Gessner, Houston. Mar. 3, 2 - 6 p.m.; Mar. 4,

10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Free admission. Betty Moss, show
chairman. For more information contact: Meredith Hall,
713-862-5018.

MARCH 3 & 4 TEXAS — Alpha AVS of Dallas' 10th
show/sale. Big Town Mall, Big Town Blvd. and Interstate
20, Mesquite. Mar. 3, 10 a.m. - 9 p.m.; Mar. 4, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Public invited, free admission. For more information:
Grace Davis, 214-278-0389.

MARCH 3-5 GEORGIA — Georgia AV Growers
Club's show/sale, "Violets — Stars of Marketsquare,"
Marketsquare Mall, Atlanta. Mall hours.

MARCH 3 - 5 CALIFORNIA — Nite Bloomers of Santa
Clara's show, "Violets Go To The Movies," Newpark Mall,
off 880 between Mowry and Stevenson West exits. (New-
ark-Fremont area). Mar. 3, 2 - 9 p.m.; Mar. 4, 10 a.m. - 9 p.m.;
Mar. 5, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Doreen Hassan, show chairman.

MARCH 4 & 5 ARIZONA — AVS of Tucson's 32nd
show/sale, "Carnival of Violets," center court of Park Mall
Shopping Center, 5870 E. Broadway Blvd., Tucson. Mar. 4,
noon - 6 p.m.; Mar. 5, noon - 5 p.m. Free admission. Mrs.
Suzanne P. Zimbardo, show chairman.

MARCH 4 & 5 FLORIDA — Miracle Strip AVS of
Panama City's show/sale, "Florida Springtime With Vio¬
lets," Panama City Mall, Hwy. 231 & SR 77. Mar. 4, noon -
9 p.m.; Mar. 5, noon - 6 p.m.

MARCH 4 & 5 ALABAMA — Capital City AVS of
Montgomery's 10th Anniversary show. Southern Homes
and Gardens, Hwy. 231 North (Wetumpka Highway),
Montgomery. Mar. 4, 2 - 6 p.m.; Mar. 5, 1 - 5 p.m. Open to
the public, free admission and parking, equipped to accom¬
modate the handicapped. For further information call
show chairman, Ms. Doris Till, 205-264-6509 or Mrs. Wilma
Culver, president, 205-288-1337.

MARCH 10 & 11 LOUISIANA — Top Choice AVS'
17th show/sale, "Violets Go Western," Pierremont Mall,
4801 Line Ave., Shreveport. Mar. 10, 2 - 7 p.m.; Mar. 11, 9
a.m. - 3 p.m. Annette Westbrook, chairman.

MARCH 10 & 11 TEXAS — Sweet Vi-O-Lets AVCs
show/sale, Greenspoint Mall, near Foley's, 1-45 North,
Houston. Mar. 10, 2 - 9 p.m. (show hours), 10 a.m. - 9 p.m.
(sale hours); Mar. 11, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. (show hours), 10 a.m.
- 6 p.m. (sale hours). Free admission and public is invited.
Ray Lange, chairman.

MARCH 10 & 11 TEXAS — First AVS of Dallas' 35th

show/sale, "Blazing The Violet Trail," Richardson Square
Mall, Plano Road at Belt Line. Open to the public. Mar. 10,
1-9 p.m.; Mar. 11, 10 a.m. - 9 p.m.

MARCH 10 & 11 TEXAS — First AVS of Denton's
show/sale, "Violets Along Texas Trails," Erwin Hall at
First Presbyterian Church, 1114 W. University Dr., Den¬
ton. Mar. 10, 1:30 - 6 p.m.; Mar. 11, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Free
admission. For more information contact: Eunice Curry,
617 Mimosa, Denton 76201 817-382-6465. Lavone Crad¬
dock, president.

MARCH 10 - 12 TENNESSEE — Bluff City AVCs
show/sale, 'Twenty Years and Growing," Park Place
Mall, 1213 Park Place Center, Memphis. Mar. 10 & 11, 10
a.m. - 6 p.m.; Mar. 12, 1 - 5 p.m. No admission fee and the
facility is handicap accessible. Iona Pair, show chairman;
Mary Loewer, president.

MARCH 11 & 12 LOUISIANA — Atchafalaya AVS'
show/sale, "Violets on the Orient Express," Municipal
Auditorium, Myrtle St., Morgan City. Mar. 11, 2 - 6 p.m.;
Mar. 12, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Free admission. George Ramirez,
show chairman, Martha Dyson, president.

MARCH 11 & 12 CALIFORNIA — San Fernando
Valley AVS' show/sale. Panorama Mall, Roscoe Blvd. &c
Van Nuys Blvd., Panorama City. 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. Free
admission. For more information contact: Mary Blancher,
(818) 363-6222.

MARCH 1 5 - 19 LOUISIANA — Jefferson African
Violet Association will host the annual convention of the
Dixie African Violet Society, at Howard Johnson Plaza
Hotel, 2261 N. Causeway Blvd., Metairie (New Orleans),
LA 70001. Theme of the show is "Violets on Parade." The
show is free and open to the public, Fri., Mar. 17 from 3 p.m.
to 6* p.m. and on Sat., Mar. 18 from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

MARCH 17 & 18 NEW JERSEY — Union County AVS'
show/sale, "New Jersey & Violets Perfect Together," All
Saints Episcopal Church Parish Hall, 559 Park Ave., Scotch
Plains. Mar. 17, 6 - 9 p.m.; Mar. 18, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Public
invited, free admission. Information: 201-735-5124. Penny
Wezel and Marjorie Crosby, cochairmen.

MARCH 17-19 TEXAS — Fort Worth AVS' show/
sale, "Special Days, Special Ways — with African Violets,"
Fort Worth Botanic Garden Center. Mar. 18, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.;
Mar. 19, 1 - 4 p.m. Mrs. Robert Early, president; Mrs. Myrtle
Chilcutt, show chairman.

MARCH 18 MASSACHUSETTS — Moby Dick
AVC's show/sale, "Anytime is Violet Time," Christ
Church, 57 Main St., Swansea. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Public
welcome, free admission. Cheri Reimels, show chairman,
401-849-3151.

MARCH 18 TEXAS — Valley AVS' show/sale, "Violet
Trails Along The Rio Grande," Valley Garden Center,

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McCoil Rd. at Bus. 83, McAllen. 1-5 p.m. Free admission.
Edith Baca, chairman; Mary Caldwell, president. For more
information: 512-383-8495 or 630-1229.

MARCH 18 & 19 CALIFORNIA — San Mateo Comity
AVS' show/ sale. Holiday Inn, Belmont, San Mateo Con¬
ference Room, 1101 Shoreway Road, Belmont. Mar. 18, 2 -
7 p.m.. Mar. 19, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Free admission.

MARCH 18 & 19 ILLINOIS — AVS of Northern Illi¬
nois Inc/s show, "Leprechaun's Frolic," Chicago Botanic
Garden, Lake Cook Road off Edens Expressway, Glencoe.
Mar. 18, 1 - 4 p.m.; Mar. 19, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Mrs. Jean
Krewer, president & show chairman.

MARCH 18 & 19 CALIFORNIA — San Joaquin AVS'
show/sale, "Shower of Violets," The Mall at Weberstown,
(next to J.C. Penney) 4950 Pacific Ave. at March Lane,
Stockton. Mar. 18, noon - 9 p.m.; Mar. 19, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Public invited, free admission. For more information con¬
tact: Susan Bastianelli, 209-931-5070.

MARCH 18 & 19 KANSAS — Wichita AV Study
Club's show, "Easter Violets and You," Botanica, 701
Amidon, Wichita. Mar. 18, 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.; Mar. 19, 11
a.m. - 4 p.m. Free admission. Show chairman, Patty Daniel.

MARCH 18 & 19 FLORIDA — Suncoast AVS' show/
sale, "Florida's Love Affair with Violets," National Guard
Armory, 3601 38th Ave., South, St. Petersburg. Mar. 18, 9
a.m. - 6 p.m.; Mar. 19, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Open to the public.
Sharon Hill, show chairman. For more information call
527-2411.

MARCH 18 & 19 NEW YORK — Sweet Water AVS'
show/sale, "Violets Visit the Islands," West Sayville Fire
Dept. Auditorium, Mon tank Hwy., West Sayville. Mar. 18,
2-5 p.m.; Mar. 19, noon - 5 p.m. Donna Boos, chairman. For
more information call 516-234-0343.

MARCH 18 & 19 CALIFORNIA — Central California
AVS' show/sale, "A Hit Parade of Violets," Manchester
Center, Fresno. Mar. 1 8, noon - 6 p.m.; Mar. 19, noon - 4 p.m.
Walt Temple, chairman.

MARCH 18 & 19 ALABAMA — - Tuscaloosa County
AVC's show/sale, "Celebrating a Decade of Violets,"
McFarland Mall Center Court, Mar. 18, noon - 9 p.m.; Mar.
19, 1 - 5 p.m. Public invited, free admission. Mae Shirley,
show chairman; Leroy Pate, president.

MARCH 23 - 25 OHIO Columbus AVS' show/sale,
"Violets Discover Columbus," Lazarus Downtown, Town
and High streets. Mar. 23, 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.; Mar. 24, 10 a.m.
- 5 p.m.; Mar. 25, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Free admission. Mrs. Dan
McCain & Ms. Jean Robine, cochairmen.

MARCH 24 & 25 NORTH CAROLINA — Green
Thumb AVS of Rocky Mount's show/ sale, Tarrytown
Mall, 301 & Sunset, Rocky Mount. Mall hours, 10 a.m. - 9
p.m. Free admission. For more information: Lucille Prut-
sman, 919-459-3722.

MARCH 25 & 26 COLORADO — Rocky Mountain AV
Council's show/sale, "Mountains of Violets," Denver
Botanic Gardens, 1050 York St., Denver. Bonita Hutcheson
(303) 781-2406 & Janice Sorensen (303) 220-8799, show
cochairmen.

MARCH 25 & 26 KANSAS — Bright Petals AVS'
show/sale, "The Tenth Anniversary Birthday Party,"
Holiday Gold Room, 3017 10th St., Great Bend. Mar. 25, 9
a.m. - 7 p.m.; Mar. 26, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Wanda Cass, show
chairman; Wilma Stecklein, president.

MARCH 30 - APRIL 1 TEXAS — First Nighters of

Dallas AVC's show/ sale, "Violets In The News," Collin
Creek Mall, 811 North Central Expressway, Plano. For
more information contact Mildred Greene, publicity, 214-

942-1226.

MARCH 31 - APRIL 1 TEXAS — First AVS of San

Antonio's show/sale, "Fooling Around With Violets,"
North Star Mall, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., both days. Ann Nicholas,
show chairman.

MARCH 31 - APRIL 1 NEBRASKA — Lincoln AVS'
show/sale, "Red, White or Blue, A Violet For You," East
Park Plaza Mall, N. 66th St. & O St., Mar. 31,10 a.m. - 9 p.m.;
Apr. 1, 10 a.m. -6 p.m. Free admission. Mary Reifschneider,
chairman. For more information: (402) 483-0214.

MARCH 31 - APRIL 1 FLORIDA — AVS of Fort
Walton Beach's show/ sale, "Violets on Vacation," Santa
Rosa Mall, Mary Esther /Fort Walton Beach. Mar. 31, 2 - 9
p.m.; Apr. 1, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Free admission. Betty Cassell,
show chairman, 904-862-2043.

MARCH 31 - APRIL 2 ILLINOIS — AV Fanciers Inc. of
Rockford's sixth show/sale, "African Violets - On The
Waterfront," Northtowne Shopping Mall, 3600 N. Main at
Riverside.

MARCH 31 - APRIL 2 TENNESSEE — Memphis AVS'
show/sale, "Violets in Oriental Splendor," Goldsmith
Civic Garden Center, 750 Cherry Rd., Memphis. Mar. 31, 1

- 4:30 p.m.; Apr. 1, 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.; Apr. 2, 1 - 4:30 p.m.
Peggy Addsom, chairman; Iona Pair, president.

APRIL 1 ARIZONA — Sunset AVS and Desert Sun
AVS' joint show, Glendale Public Library, 5959 West
Brown, Glendale. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Christine Kemmerling,
show chairman.

APRIL 1 & 2 NEW YORK — Long Island AVS' 35th
show, Rockville Centre Recreation Center, 111 Oceanside
Road, Rockville Centre. Apr. 1, 2 - 6 p.m.; Apr. 2, noon - 5
p.m. Dorothy Vogt & Diane Lohan, cochairmen.

APRIL 1 & 2 TEXAS — First Austin AVS' show/sale,
Zilker Botanical Gardens. Apr. 1, noon - 5 p.m.; Apr. 2, 10
a.m. - 5 p.m. Public invited, free admission. Mrs. Leona
Herres, show chairman, (512) 352-3026.

APRIL 1 & 2 ILLINOIS — Metropolitan AVS & Eve¬
ning Bloomers AVS' joint show/sale, 'The Great Violet
Caper," Lakeview Museum, Lake & University streets,
Peoria. Apr. 1,1-5 p.m.; Apr. 2, noon - 4 p.m.

APRIL 1 & 2 ALABAMA — Montgomery AVS' 17th
show, "Heavenly Violets," Southern Homes and Gardens
Auditorium, Hwy. 231 North, Montgomery. Apr. 1, 2 - 6
p.m.; Apr. 2, 1 - 5 p.m. Free admission and parking. Peg
Phythyon, chairman.

APRIL 1 & 2 TEXAS — Nasa Area AVS of Seabrook's,
12th show/sale, "Country Violets," Webster Civic Center,
311 Pennsylvania, Webster. Apr. 1,2-5 p.m.; Apr. 2, noon

- 5 p.m. Marsha Bagley, show chairman.

APRIL 1 & 2 NEW MEXICO — Albuquerque AVC's
21st show/sale, Albuquerque Garden Center, 10120 Lo¬
mas NE. Apr. 1, 2 - 6 p.m.; Apr. 2, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Free to the
public.

APRIL 1 & 2 ALABAMA — Heart of Dixie AVS' show/
sale, "A Violet Home Coming," Wiregrass Commons Mall,
Dothan. Dorothy Strickland, chairman.

APRIL 1 & 2 ILLINOIS — Lake Shore AVS' show/
sale, "Garden Party," Chicago Botanic Garden, Lake Cook
Road (off Edens Expressway), Glencoe. Apr. 1,1-5 p.m.;
Apr. 2, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Public invited. Parking, $2. Sandy

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE March/April 1989 13

S tubbings, show chairman, 312-480-1532.

APRIL 6 & 7 NEW JERSEY — Bergen County AVS'
show/sale, "Celebrate With Violets," Old North Reformed
Church, Washington and Madison avenues, Dumont.
Public invited, no admission fee. Florence Friedman, chair¬
man.

APRIL 7 & 8 TEXAS — Magic Knight AVS of San
Antonio's show/sale, "Violet Magic," Crossroads Mall.
Open to the public, Apr. 7, 4 - 9 p.m.; Apr. 8, 10 a.m. -4 p.m.
Sandy Sanders, show chairman; Alma Hummer, president.

APRIL 7 - 9 MINNESOTA — Minnesota AVS' 38th
show, "New Beginnings," Maplewood Mall, Hwy. 694 &
White Bear Ave., St. Paul. Regular mall hours. Jude Neu¬
mann, show chairman & Delores Harrington, cochairman.

APRIL 8 & 9 CONNECTICUT — Windsor AVS'
show/sale, "A Little House of Violets," Windsor Public
Library, 323 Broad St., Windsor. Apr. 8, 2 - 5 p.m.; Apr. 9, 1 1
a.m. - 3 p.m. Public welcome, free admission.

APRIL 8 & 9 FLORIDA — AVS of Pensacola's 13th
annual show/sale, "A Carnival of Violets," Bay View
Community Center, 19th Ave. and Lloyd St. Apr. 8, 2 - 8
p.m.; Apr. 9, noon - 5 p.m. Pat Landry, show chairman. For
more information contact: Katreen Childers, 904-968-6821.

APRIL 8 & 9 ILLINOIS — Twin Cities AVS' show/sale,
"Fantasy of Violets," Miller Park Pavilion, Bloomington.
Apr. 8, 1 - 5 p.m.; Apr. 9, 11 a.m. -4 p.m. Open to the public.

APRIL 8 & 9 OREGON — Portland AVS' show/sale,
Milwaukie Senior Center, N. Clackamas Park, 5440 S.E.
Kellogg Creek Dr. (via 0-224 and S.E. Rusk Rd.) Mil¬
waukie. Both days, noon - 5 p.m. Admission - 50tf. For more
information contact: Fran Skorepa, president, 13657 S.E.
Bush, Portland 97236, (503) 760-8997.

APRIL 8 & 9 NEW YORK — Heritage AVS of Long
Island's show/sale, "Westward Ho!" Christ Lutheran
Church, 300 Hillside Dr. So., New Hyde Park. (South side
of Hillside Ave.) Apr. 8, 2 - 5 p.m.; Apr. 9, 1 - 5 p.m. Free
admission, Eleanore Hilzman, show chairman.

APRIL 8 & 9 NEW YORK — Copper City AVS of
Rome's show/sale, "Violets World Wide," Masonic
Temple, 620 N. Washington St., Rome. Apr. 8, 2 - 7 p.m.;
Apr. 9, noon - 5 p.m. Mrs. Marilyn Schaller, chairman; Mrs.
Joyce Lyman/cochairman. Open to public, donation.

APRIL 14 & 15 LOUISIANA — Violets on the Bayou's
show/sale, "Violets Tour the Bayou Country," Southland
Mall, Houma. Mall hours. Free admission. More informa¬
tion call Anaise LeBlanc, show chairman, 504-369-7526.

APRIL 14 & 15 NEW JERSEY — Central Jersey AVS'
10th show/ sale, "A Decade of African Violet Memories,"
First United Methodist Church of Matawan, Atlantic Ave.
and Church St., Aberdeen Township. Apr. 14, 3 - 9 p.m.;
Apr. 15, 9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. Jane McAfoos, show chairman.

APRIL 14 & 15 SOUTH CAROLINA — First AVS of
Spartanburg's show, "Shiny Violets and Shimmering Bal¬
loons," Hillcrest Mall, Spartanburg. Mall hours. Jessie
Dennis & Maureen Simmons, show co-chairmen.

APRIL 15 CALIFORNIA — Suburban AVS' display/
sale, San Mateo Garden Center, Parkside Way and
Alameda de los Pulgus, San Mateo. 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

APRIL 15 & 16 NEW YORK — AVS of Western New
York's show/sale, "Violet Games," Harris Hill Fire Hall,
8630 Main St., Williamsville. Apr. 15, 2 - 8 p.m.; Apr. 16,
noon - 6 p.m. Free admission. Ralph Robinson, show chair¬
man, 96 Harriet St, Tonawanda 14150, ph. 716-695-3315.

APRIL 15 & 16 IOWA — Evening AVC of Des Moines'
show/sale, "Violets Fill the Alphabet," Botanical Center,
909 E. River Dr. Apr. 15, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Apr. 16, 10 a.m. -
4 p.m. Joan Watts, show chairman.

APRIL 15 - 23 ALBERTA, CANADA — Edmonton
AVS' show/sale/ display, "A Decade of Violets," Muttart
Conservatory, Edmonton, Alberta. For more information
contact: Mrs. Lynnette Mitchell, 12911 82 St., Edmonton,
Alberta, Canada T5E 2T3 (403) 475-7055.

APRIL 16 ONTARIO, CANADA — Toronto
Gesneriad Society's show/sale, Civic Garden Centre, 777
Lawrence Ave. East at Leslie St. 1 - 4 p.m.

APRIL 19 - 23 CALIFORNIA — Fourth annual San
Francisco Landscape Garden Show, "The California Gar¬
den," Pier 3, Fort Mason. Wed., Sat. & Sun., 10 a.m. -6 p.m.;
Thurs. and Fri., 10 a.m. - 9 p.m. Admission will be charged.
For more information contact: Willinda McCrea, (415) 221-
4752.

APRIL 21 & 22 NEW JERSEY — AVS of North Jersey's
show/sale, "Mother Goose in Violetland," St. John Lu¬
theran Church, 810 Broad St., Clifton. Apr. 21, 3 - 9 p.m.;
Apr. 22, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Emilia Rykowski and Becky
Johnson, cochairmen.

APRIL 21 & 22 VIRGINIA — Richmond AVS' show/
sale, "Gift of Nature," Azalea Mall, corner of Brook Rd. and
Azalea Ave. Apr. 21, 2 - 9 p.m.; Apr. 22, 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Public invited and free admission. For more information
contact: Sharon Long, show chairman, 804-740-5322.

APRIL 21 - 23 DELAWARE — ■ Delaware AVS' show/
sale, "Rainbow of Violets," Penney's Court, Christiana
Mall, Newark. Apr. 21, 3:30 - 9:30 p.m.; Apr. 22, 10 a.m. -
9:30 p.m.; Apr. 23, noon - 3:30 p.m. Public invited, free
admission. Betty Gregg, president; Bessie Pyle, show
chairman.

APRIL 22 NEVADA — Reno/Sparks AVS' show/sale,
"Violets In Storybook Land," Washoe County Senior
Citizen's Center, 1155 E. 9th St., Reno. 2-5 p.m. Public
invited. For more information: Cheryl Young, show chair¬
man, (702) 747-3037.

APRIL 22 & 23 CONNECTICUT — Thimble Islands
AVS' show/ sale, "Galaxy of Violets," Canoe Brook Senior
Center, Cherry Hill Road, exit 54 Cedar St., Branford. Apr.
22, 1 - 4 p.m.; Apr. 23, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Public invited.
Barbara LaMere, chairman, 203-795-3791.

APRIL 22 & 23 ILLINOIS — Illinois AVS' show,
"Violets Go Hawaiian," Elgin Holiday Inn, 345 West River
Road, Elgin. Apr. 22, 1:30 - 5:30 p.m.; Apr. 23, 9:30 a.m. - 4
p.m. Adelle Johnson, chairman; Barbara Goodsell &
Mildred Schroeder, cochairmen.

APRIL 22 & 23 MISSOURI — Metropolitan St. Louis
AV Council's 35th show/ sale, "Circus of Violets: The
Greatest Show on Earth," Missouri Botanical (Shaw's)
Garden, 4344 Shaw Blvd., St. Louis. Apr. 22, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.;
Apr. 23, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Open to the public. Mrs. Fran
Russom, show chairman.

APRIL 25 OHIO — Canton AVS' show/sale, "Cele¬
brate With Violets," Canton Garden Center, Stadium Park,
Canton. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., open to the public. Free parking
and admission. Mrs. Pearl Snyder, show chairman, 216^-
832-7634.

APRIL 28 & 29 MASSACHUSETTS — Merrimack
Valley AVS' show, "Bay State of Mind," Grace Episcopal
Church Hall, Garden St., Lawrence. Apr. 28, 1 - 5 p.m.; Apr.

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29, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Public invited, free admission.

APRIL 28 - 30 MINNESOTA — North Star AV
Council's show/sale, "Violets, Celebrate Spring in Color,"
North town Shopping Center, Hwy. 10/ University Ave.
NE, Fridley, during regular shopping hours. Public invited
and free admission. Lorraine Nelson, show chairman.

APRIL 29 & 30 WASHINGTON — Seattle AVS' 36th
annual show/sale, "Violets Ahoy!" Center for Urban
Horticulture, 3501 N.E. 41st St., Seattle. Apr. 29, noon - 7
p.m.; Apr. 30, noon - 5 p.m. Free with plenty of free parking.
For more information contact: Rosemary Fox, 522-9212
(Seattle) or Juanita Loder, 454-4544 (Bellevue).

APRIL 29 & 30 PENNSYLVANIA — AVS of Lower
Bucks County's 15th annual show/sale, "Bon Appetit,"
Wanamaker's Court, Oxford Valley Mall, Langhorne. Apr.
29, 1 - 9 p.m.; Apr. 30, noon - 5 p.m. Public invited, free
admission. Bill Lyons, show chairman.

APRIL 29 & 30 TEXAS — Four Seasons AVC of Groves
and Mid County AVC of Nederland's show/sale, "Violets
Ole," Central Mall, 3100 Hwy. 365, Port Arthur. Apr. 29,
noon - 9 p.m.; Apr. 30, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Public invited. For
more information contact: Jane LaRocca, show chairman,
409-962-3452.

APRIL 29 & 30 ILLINOIS — Suburban AV Enthusiasts
show/sale, "Violets Go Country," Brementown Mall,
Tinley Park, during regular mall hours. Shirley Keim and
Jerri Marshall are cochairmen. For more information: 219-
844-3361 or 312-841-3039.

APRIL 29 & 30 ILLINOIS — Fort Massac AVC of
Metropolis' show/sale, "Violets And Old Friends," Me¬
tropolis. Apr. 29, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Apr. 30, noon - 4 p.m. Free
parking and admission. For more information contact:
Mrs. B. Jenkins, secretary, Rt. 1, Grand Chain 62941, 618-
543-9201.

APRIL 29 & 30 OHIO — Springfield AVS' show/sale,
"African Violet Royalty," Clark County Extension Office,
Park Shopping Center. Apr. 29, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Apr. 30, 10
a.m. - 3 p.m. Free admission. Patty Gibson, show chairman.

APRIL 29 & 30 CALIFORNIA — Ventura County
AVS' show/sale, "Remembering Twenty Special Years
With Violets," CenterPoint Mall, Saviers Rd. at Channel
Islands Blvd., Oxnard. Apr. 29, noon - 6 p.m.; Apr. 30, 10
a.m. - 5 p.m. Free admission. For more information contact
Charles Alvarez, show chairman, (805) 525-0612.

APRIL 29 & 30 CONNECTICUT — Naugatonic AVS'
show/sale, "Violets, Ribbons & Lace," Boothe Memorial
Park Hall, Main Street (Putney), Stratford. (Exit 53S off the
Merritt Parkway) Apr. 29, 1 - 4 p.m.; Apr. 30, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Public invited, no admission fee. Door prizes awarded
each hour. Plenty of parking. Mrs. Albert J. Rourke, show
chairman.

APRIL 29 & 30 NEW YORK — New York City AVS'
show/sale. New York Horticultural Society, 128 W. 58th
St, New York City. Apr. 29, 1 - 5 p.m.; Apr. 30, noon - 5 p.m.
$1 donation.

MAY 4 - 6 QUEBEC, CANADA — AVS of Canada's
23rd Annual Convention/Show, Holiday Inn Hotel,
Pointe-Claire, Quebec (suburb of Montreal). For more in¬
formation contact: Show Chairman, Richard Harriman,
(514) 488-7689.

MAY 5 & 6 OHIO — Parma town AVC's show/sale,
"Violets on Broadway," Parmatown Mall, Ridge and

Ridgewood Drive, Parma. May 5, 1 - 9 p.m.; May 6, 9:30

a.m. - 9:00 p.m. Ann Kitral, show chairman; Georgeann
Gohr, cochairman.

MAY 5 & 6 NORTH CAROLINA — AVS of Charlotte's
show/sale, Eastland Mall, Central Ave. & Sharon Amity,
Charlotte. May 5, noon - 9 p.m.; May 6, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. For
more information contact: Elizabeth Ashley, 7543 Glencan-
non Dr., Charlotte 28212, 704-563-2210.

MAY 5 - 7 GEORGIA — Georgia State AV Council &
Classic City AVS' show/sale, "Country Morning Violets,"
Georgia Square Mall, Highway 78 & 29, Athens. May 6, 1
- 9 p.m.; May 7, 1 - 5 p.m. Elise Ross, chairman. For more
information: 404-546-5722. Open to the public May 6 & 7.

MAY 6 CALIFORNIA — Granada Hills AVS' show/
sale, "Hats Off To Violets," Town Hall Room, Balboa-
Mission Shopping Center, 16916 San Fernando Mission
Blvd., Granada Hills. 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Free admission. For
more information call Bernadine Poulsen, (818) 765-4205.

MAY 6 & 7 PENNSYLVANIA — AVS of
Philadelphia's show/sale, "Violets - A Kaleidoscope of
Color," Plymouth Meeting Hall, Germantown Pike and
Hickory Road, Plymouth Meeting. May 6, 1 - 9:30 p.m.;
May 7, noon - 4:30 p.m. Judith Smith and Peggy DePhil-
lippo, cochairmen.

MAY 6 & 7 NEW YORK — AVS of Syracuse's show,
"Violet Travelogue," Penn Cann Mall, North Syracuse.
May 6, 2 - 6 p.m.; May 7, noon - 5 p.m. Free admission,
public invited. Jim Wildman, chairman.

MAY 6 & 7 WISCONSIN — Crosstown AVC's ex¬
hibit/sale, East Towne Mall, Madison. May 6, 10 a.m. - 5:30
p.m.; May 7, noon - 5 p.m. Bonnie Henell, chairman.

MAY 6 & 7 MISSOURI — Sho-Me AVC's show/sale,
"African Violets Around the May Pole," Loose Park Gar¬
den Center, 5200 Pennsylvania, Kansas City. Both days, 10
a.m. - 5 p.m. Carol Allinson, show chairman. Kitty Julian,
president.

MAY 6 & 7 VIRGINIA — Old Dominion AVS' show/
sale, "Roses are Red, Violets are ...” Society of American
Florists, 1601 Duke St., Alexandria. Open to public. May 6,
10 a.m. - 5 p.m.; May 7, noon - 4 p.m. Bev Promersberger,
chairman. For more information: 703-978-8339.

MAY 6 & 7 MICHIGAN — Michigan State AVS' dis¬
play/sale, Matthaei Botanical Gardens, 1800 N. Dixboro
Rd., Ann Arbor. Both days, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Open to the
public. For information contact: Jeanette Benson, 8915 N.
Dixboro Rd., South Lyon 48178 (313-437-3833) or Jenny
Sweet, 14966 Fairmount, Detroit 48205-1319 (313-526-
4321).

MAY 6 & 7 CALIFORNIA — Tustana AVS' show/
sale, "Memories of Momma," Westminster Mall, Bolsa
Ave. /Golden west Ave. off the 405 Freeway, Westminster.
May 6, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.; May 7, noon - 5 p.m. Dee Probert &
Honey Geek, show chairmen. For information (714) 968-
7954.

MAY 6 & 7 CONNECTICUT — Silvermine AVS'
show/sale, "Violets Along Nature's Trails," The Nature
Center, 10 Woodside Lane, (Post Road to Kings Highway
North, follow the signs), Westport. May 6, 1:30-5 p.m.;
May 7, 1 - 4 p.m. Free admission, door prizes. Jean Taylor
&c Lynn Wallach, cochairmen; 203-227-7253.

MAY 12 & 13 WISCONSIN — Fox Valley AVC's
show/sale, "Violets Go Country," Avenue Mall, 103 W.
College Ave., Appleton. May 12, 9:30 a.m. - 9 p.m.; May 13,
9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. Open to the public. Beverly Yunk,

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chairman.

MAY 11 - 13 OHIO — Violets & Friends AVCs show/
sale, "Moments To Remember," Miami Valley Centre,
Interstate 75 <& Route 36, Piqua. May 11,1-9 p.m.; May 12
&c 13, 1 0 a.m. - 9 p.m. Public invited. Mrs. Earl Jones, Jr. and
Mrs. William Fultz, cochairmen. For more information:
513-773-3761 or 492-9674.

MAY 12 & 13 MARYLAND — Baltimore AVCs show/
sale, "Chesapeake's Best," Towson Marketplace, Joppa Rd.
& Putty Hill Ave., Towson. May 12, 1 - 9:30 p.m.; May 13,
9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. Public invited, free admission. Sharon
Toolan & Rochelle Armstrong, cochairmen.

MAY 12 & 13 CALIFORNIA — AVS of South Bay's
show/sale, "Rainbow of Violets," Vallco Fashion Park,
Hwy. 280 and Wolfe Rd. (near J.C. Penney' s), Cupertino.
May 12, 2 - 9 p.m.; May 13, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Free admission.
Mrs. Irene Thomas, show chairman.

MAY 12 & 13 NEW YORK — Hudson Highland AVS of
Cornwall-on-Hudson's show/sale, "Violets In Print,"
Union Presbyterian Church, 44 Balmville Rd., Newburgh.
May 12,5-9 p.m.; May 13, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Public is invited.
Bruce Turnbull, show chairman.

MAY 12 & 13 NEW JERSEY — AVC of Trenton's
show/sale, "Country Living With Violets," Grace St. Paul's

Episcopal Church, Mercerville. May 12, 2 - 9 p.m.; May 13,
10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Gary Thurman, show chairman; Rhona
Thurman, president.

MAY 12 - 14 WISCONSIN — Milwaukee AVS' show/
sale, "Violets at a Teddy Bear Picnic," Southridge Mall, S.
76th St. and W. Edgerton, Greenfield. Mall hours. Public
invited, free admission. Marie Maas, show chairman; He¬
len Geisler, cochairman.

MAY 13 WASHINGTON — Longview AVCs show/
sale, "Treasury of Violets," Longview Parks & Recreation
Building, 2920 Douglas, Longview. 1-4 p.m. Virginia
Bayley, president.

MAY 13 TEXAS — AVC of Houston's exhibit/sale,
Westwood Mall, Southwest Freeway (Hwy. 59) & Bisson-
net. 10 a.m. - 9 p.m.

MAY 13 & 14 VIRGINIA — Tidewater AVS' seventh
show/sale, "Victorian Violets," Norfolk Botanical Gar¬
dens, Norfolk. (Take airport exit off 1-64 and follow city
signs to the gardens.) May 13, 2:30 - 5 p.m.; May 14, noon
- 4 p.m. Entrance to the gardens is $2.00, show is free. For
more information contact: Carol Van, show chairman, 300
Brittain Lane, Hampton, VA 23669, 804-851-2543 or Nor¬
folk Botanical Gardens.

Boyce Edens Research Fund

Marlene Brown
P. O. Box 38

Or eland, PA 19075

Donations received from September 25, 1988 through

November 25, 1988

AVS of Greater Tulsa, OK . . . . . ....$15.00

Hattiesburg AVC, Minneapolis, MN . . 10.00

Upper Pinellas AVS, Largo, FL

in memory of John Koeber . . ..30.00

NASA AVS, Houston, TX . 10.00

Anonymous gift to Boyce Edens

Research Fund. . 121.59

Saintpaulia Society, St. Louis, MO . . . . . . 10.00

Crosstown AVC, Madison, WI . 25.00

Dorothea L. Gill, Clearwater, FL

in memory of John Koeber . . . . . 25.00

AVS of Duluth, MN

in memory of Esther Torp . . . . . 10.00

Richmond AVS, VA

in memory of Mrs. Mona McClurkin . . . . 10.00

Four Seasons AVC, Groves, TX . . . ......20.00

Beaumont AVS, TX

in memory of Edgar L. "Skeets" Williford . .....10.00

Erwin F. Kappauf, Pinellas Park, FL
in memory of John Koeber, past treasurer,

UPAVS . . . 10.00

AVS of Denver, Chapter 1, CO . . . . . 5.00

Alpha AVS of Dallas, TX . . . . . .....125.00

Hi Hopes AVC, St. Louis, MO . . . . . 5.00

Sarasota AVS, FL . . ...10.00

Pasadena AVS, TX . . 5.00

Sweetwater AVS, Hauppauge, NY. . ...................10.00

Delaware AVS, Wilmington, DE
in lieu of speakers fee to

Dr. Charles Fischer . ...25.00

Magic Knight AVS, San Antonio, TX . . . . . 10.00

Diablo Valley AV Growers, Walnut

Creek, CA . . . . . . . . .......50.00

Amethyst AVC, St. Louis, MO . . . . . 10.00

Greenville AVC, SC

in memory of Mrs. Bernice Price . . . . . 25.00

First Austin AVS, TX
in lieu of speakers fee to

Dr. Charles Cole.... . . . .35.00

Manhattan AVS, KS

in memory of Lillian Bennett . . . . . . 10.00

Oakville AVS, Ontario, Canada . ......10.00

MARCH is chilly, windy , real blustery too
But weather doesn't phase a VIOLET FAN like YOU

All warm and cozy you're thinking SPRING
And all the Blue Ribbons your plants will bring

Your dreams are mirrored the whole world over
Until a problem arises ... MARCH BLUES take over

Don't let this happen to your friends or you
Contribute to RESEARCH and BLOW AWAY MARCH
BLUES!!

16 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE March/ April 1988

AVSA Building Fund

Nell-Sue Tyson
2030 E. Amherst Avenue
Denver , CO 80210

We have laid a sturdy foundation for our
dream home for AVSA and now we are climb¬
ing toward reality. At this stage of not knowing
just when, where, or how much in funds we
need, we are indeed on our way. You can see
from our new symbol just where we are in the
receiving of contributions. It will be fun to
watch our climb up the mountainside toward
our goal.

We invite you to help us climb the peaks to
our new home.

Remember, all contributions are tax deduct¬
ible.

P.S. We are always seeking new ideas whereby
we might hasten our climb up the peaks. Do any
of you have (or know anyone who has) a com¬
plete set of African Violet Magazines and
would like to donate them to AVSA? Perhaps
they could be auctioned off at the Saturday
night banquet at the Kansas City Convention
for the benefit of the AVSA Building Fund.
Please let us know; we would be most grateful.
(Donations received from Sept. 25 through Oct. 25)

October, 1988

Spring Branch AVC, TX . $100.00

AVS of Greater Tulsa, OK . . . . . . . .10.00

Mrs. H. N. "E" Hansen, PA
(needlepoint articles for E. Stannard,

Mary's Violet Joy, Mrs. H. W. Poerner

and Marjorie Shurette, 4 checks) . . . 65.50

Don L. Thornburg, CA . . 15.00

Saint Paulia Society, MO . . . . . . ....10.00

Hudson Memorial Award Fund
(Mrs. John M. Brown, daughter, NJ
in memory of Mabel & Glenn Hudson, held) ...1,782.69

Mid-South AVS, TN . 10.00

Tustana AVS, CA

(in lieu of speaker's fee to Mrs. Dale Martin) .........25.00

Total for the month — $2,018.19
Grand Total of all Donations — $37,031.21

We are trying all possible ideas to further the
building of our new office home as soon as
possible. Hopefully, we will have a table in the
hallway at the Kansas City Convention Hotel,
May 22- 28, selling or raffling off chances to sell

different items - all proceeds for the benefit of
our new office home. Alongside this table will
be a second table (as there was last year) where
beautiful handmade articles will be sold as

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE March /April 1989 17

before. Others have given their books, large
sums of money, and various items. All proceeds
go to the Building Fund.

(Donations received from Oct. 25 through Nov. 25)

November, 1988

Memphis AVS, MS . . $25.00

Hudson Highlands AVS, NY

(in lieu of speaker's fee to Janet Riemer) . . 25.00

New York City AVS, NY

(in lieu of speaker's fee to Marcellin Koester) . 50.00

Wisconsin Council of AVC, WI

(memorial to Ida Scudder) . .10.00

Long Island AVS, NY

(in memory of Bea Cox) . . . ......33.00

Gypsy AVC, OH

(in memory of Dortha Ragen, beloved member) .100.00

AV Council of Florida . 300.00

Bergen County AVS, NJ
(raffling of dish garden made by speaker,

Becky Johnson) . 25.00

Don L. Thornburg, CA . 15.00

Susan K. Schorr, CA . 20.00

AVS of Philadelphia, PA
(sale of beautiful needlepoint articles

made by "E" Hansen) . 40.00

Lynnhaven AVS, VA . 25.00

AVSA Judges Council, Ontario . .20.00

Mrs. H. N. "E" Hansen
(needlepoint articles sold to

Ruth Wheeler and others) . . . . . ..162.00

Sweet Water AVS, NY

(in lieu of a speaker's fee to March Koester) . 35.00

Diable Valley AV Growers, CA . . . 50.00

First Austin AVS, TX
(in honor of Richard Nicholas from

Austin friends) . . . . . . . . 25.00

The First AVS of Dallas, TX
(in lieu of travel expenses for

Dottie Wilson for program) . 40.00

Union County AVS of NJ

(in lieu of speaker's fee to Ellie Bogin) . 40.00

Bakersfield AVS, CA . . . . . ....25.00

Bergen County AVS, NJ
(in lieu of speaker's fee to Jill Fischer

of Union County AVS) . . . 25.00

AVS of Staten Island, NY
(in lieu of $20 from judges of show and
$20 in speaker's fee donated by

Mr. Henrikas Januskevicius) . . . . . . . . 40.00

Total for the month — $1,130.00
Total of All Contributions — $38,161.21

Affiliate ’appenings

Lyndall Owens
P. 0. Box 288
Beaumont, TX 77704

MEMPHIS AVS, TN — "African Jewels," Sue & Riley
Goff, cochairmen. Winners: best in show. Tide Crest, 2nd
best in show. Wonderland, best trailer. Dancing Trail, show
sweepstakes, horticulture sweepstakes, Chester E. Poole;
design sweepstakes, educational display, best arrange¬
ment, best semi. Sea Princess, Peggy Adamson; best
planted design, best gesneriad, E. Lemon & Lime, best
miniature. Double Scoop, Ann Shirley.

NEW YORK STATE AVS — "Arabian Nights With
Violets," Mark Grigalunas, chairman. Winners: best AVSA
collection, Jimmy Carter, Strawberry Topping, Pink Blue¬
berry, 2nd best in show. Strawberry Topping, best mini¬
ature, Everdina, Mark Grigalunas; 2nd best AVSA collec¬
tion, Prince William, Magic Blue, Heritage Frolic, best
trailer, ACA's Genuine Jackie, best semi. Snuggles Little
Dreamer, sweepstakes, Betty Tapping; best in show. Har¬
bor Blue, best gesneriad, Chirita sinensis v. angustifolia,
Edward Bradford; best design, "Emeralds," Raymond
Dooley.

TRANSVAAL AVS, Republic of South Africa —
"Violets Out of Africa," Joan Halford, chairman. Winners:

best in show. Kiwi Dazzle, Peter Kemertgoglou; 2nd best
AVSA collection. Coconut Frost, Janet, Titian Blue, best
miniature, Winky, Barbara Yorke-Hart; best trailer. Pixie
Blue, Fil Green; best design, "Slopes of Usambara Mts.,"
design sweepstakes, Joan Halford.

Please make note:

The correct phone number
for American Airlines
is

1-800-433-1790

18 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE March/April 1989

Registration Report

Marilyn Goldstein

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1001 Diplomat Parkway

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Hollywood , FL 33019

Reservations are $1.00 for a two year period,
and may be renewed for another two year pe¬
riod. Registration is $5.00, unless your reserva¬
tion is still in effect, then the cost is $4.00. All
new registration forms are printed on special
acid-free paper. They are permanent records
and must last a very long time. Please do not
make copies on plain copy paper and send them
to me.

Registrations

Donald Ness, White Bear Lake, MN
*Ballyhoo Blue - Standard - Semidouble light
blue two tone with darker blue fantasy streaks.
Medium green plain, lightly scalloped foliage.
#6909 9/24/88

*Blue Babe - Standard - Double light blue,
sometimes with paler blue or white edges.
Medium green longifolia, pointed, hairy foli¬
age. #6910 9/24/88

^Crimson Kiss - Standard - Double dusty wine
two tone, sometimes has deeper wine tips. Dark
green quilted, wavy foliage with red reverse.
#6911 9/24/88

*Joey's Pal - Standard - Semidouble lightly
fringed medium blue. Medium green quilted
scalloped foliage. #6912 9/24/88
^Minnesota Splash - Standard - Double fringed
deep pink. Variable. Sometimes has white petal
tips. Dark green quilted, scalloped foliage with
red reverse. #6913 9/24/88
*Neat Nellie - Standard - Single sticktight fuch¬
sia pink, sometimes with white pencil edging.
Crown variegated green and cream, quilted,
wavy foliage with red reverse. #6914 9/24/88
*Night Life - Standard - Semidouble fringed
white with red edge. Light green plain, lightly
serrated foliage. #6915 9/24/88
*Shirley's Delight - Standard - Semidouble

ruffled pink, sometimes with deeper pink eye.
Crown variegated green and cream, quilted,
wavy, scalloped foliage with red reverse. #6916
9/24/88

*Snowy Daze - Standard - Semidouble to
double fringed white. Light green quilted,
pointed, serrated foliage. #6917 9/24/88

Genola Cox, Eagle River, WI

*Fair Belle - Semiminiature - Single lavender

star two tone fantasy bell. Medium green, plain

glossy foliage. #6918 9/26/88

*Northwoods Spring Fancy - Semiminiature -

Single medium pink pansy. Medium to dark

green, plain, glossy foliage. #6919 9/26/88

* Pink Camisole - Large - Semidouble light pink
pansy shape two tone. Medium green, lightly

quilted, finely scalloped foliage. #6920 9/26/88
****

Michel Tremblay, Quebec, Canada

* Aventure - Large - Double star dark pink, blue
fantasy spots. Very dark green, plain foliage,
red reverse when mature. #6921 10/4/88
*Comete Bleue - Large - Double light blue,
heavy bloomer. Plain yellow and green vari¬
egated foliage. #6922 10/4/88
*Fantaisiste - Large - Double pink, blue fantasy.
Medium green, plain foliage. #6923 10/4/88
*Picasso - Large - Double light blue fantasy
flecked with white, and almost white petal
backs. Medium green, plain, variegated foliage,

silver green reverse. #6924 10/4/88

****

Debbie Steinman, Sedona, AZ
*Debbie's Delight - Miniature - Semidouble
pink two tone, darker eye. Medium green, plain
foliage, red reverse. #6925 10/31/88
^Diamond Eyes - Semiminiature - Single laven-

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der chimera with darker lavender stripe in
center of petal. Medium green, plain foliage, red
reverse. #692610/31/88
*Fritzy - Semiminiature - Semidouble white.
Light green, plain foliage. #6927 10/31/88

Joan Hill, Surrey, England
*Chiffon Masquerade - Large - Double laven¬
der two tone. Medium green and white vari¬
egated, quilted foliage. #6928 10/31/88
*Chiffon Pageant - Standard - Single slightly
ruffled Medium pink. Dark green and pink
variegated, quilted foliage. #6929 10/31/88
*Chiffon Prince - Large - Single slightly ruffled
lavender two tone. Dark olive green and tan
variegated, quilted, glossy foliage. #6930 10/
31/88

Ronn Nadeau, St. Louis, MO
*Kathe Denise - Large - Semidouble ruffled
bright pink two tone. Dark green and some pink
variegated, plain foliage. #6931 11/14/88

Addie Stephens, Solvang, CA

(Zaca Vista Nursery)

*Zaca-Land - Standard - Semidouble white with
bright blue splashed edges. Medium green,
quilted, slightly serrated foliage. #6932 11/16/
88

*Zaca-Roonie - Standard - Single to semidouble
chimera star, blue/ purple fantasy side stripes
with white center stripe. Medium green,
quilted, ovate, slightly serrated foliage. #6933
11/16/88

*Zaca's Choice - Standard - Semidouble ruffled
royal blue blossom. Medium green and white
variegated, quilted, pointed, slightly serrated
foliage. #6934 11/16/88
*Zaca's Til-Til - Standard - Single to semi¬
double pale pink star. Medium green, quilted,
spooned, serrated foliage. #6935 11/16/88
*Zaca's Zee - Standard - Semidouble deep blue
star. Medium green, plain, quilted foliage, light

green reverse. #6936 11/16/88
****

Dottie Wilson, Bryan, TX
*Don's Delight - Large - Single/semidouble
ruffled pansy shaped grape two tone. Green
black, quilted, ovate, scalloped edges, glossy
foliage, red reverse. #6945 11/10/88

^Flirtatious - Large - Single/ semidouble
ruffled pansy shaped raspberry two tone.
Green black, quilted, ovate, scalloped edges,
glossy foliage, red reverse. #6993 11/10/88
*Picotee Petticoat - Large - Single/semidouble
ruffled mauve two tone. Dark green, quilted,
slightly ruffled, variegated with pink. #6994
11/10/88

Karter Wilkening, Milwaukee, WI
*Miramanee - Miniature - Sticktite single fuch¬
sia-red pansy. Bright green, plain, quilted,
heartshaped, Tommie Lou variegated foliage.
#6995 11/17/88

****

Barbara Elkin, Auburn, CA
*Mister Brian - Standard - Double white star
with red edge, sometimes has stripes. Medium
green, plain, pointed foliage. #6996 11/10/88
*Little Eva - Standard - Double ruffled medium
pink star with darker eye, green/ white edge.
Emerald green, plain, pointed foliage. #6997
11/10/88

^Mistress Evil - Standard - Double two tone
bright pink star w/ fuchsia fantasy on petal
edges. Emerald green, plain, pointed foliage.
#6998 11/10/88

^Mistress Pepper - Miniature - Single coral
pink with reddish/plum eye and blue fantasy.
Dark green, plain foliage. #6999 11/10/88
^Mistress Raven - Standard - Double rosy pink
star with dark rose band, white/ green edge.
Emerald green, plain, pointed, serrated edge
foliage. #700011/10/88
^Mistress Scally - Standard - Single medium
fuchsia pink star, darker red band, pink eye¬
brows, green/ white edge. Emerald green,
plain, pointed foliage. #7001 11/10/88
^Redeemer - Standard - Single ruffled plum
purple star with blue veins, white edge. Me¬
dium green, quilted, pointed foliage. #7002 11/
10/88

*Royal Crest - Standard - Single dark two tone
burgundy red star with dark red purple edge.
Dark emerald green, plain, pointed, hairy foli¬
age with reddish reverse. #7003 11/10/88
*Ruby Celebration - Standard - Semidouble
ruffled shaded fuchsia red star with white
rolled edge. Medium green, plain, wavy,
pointed foliage. #7004 11/10/88

20 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE March/April 1989

*Ruby Jubilation - Standard - Single ruffled
ruby red star with white edge. Dark green,
quilted, serrated edge foliage. #7005 11/10/88
*Sequel - Standard - Semidouble bright pink
star with red speckles and bands, pink edge.
Emerald green, plain, pointed, serrated edge
foliage. #7006 11/10/88
*Shaina Anne - Standard - Double white star
with blue edge. Dark green, plain, pointed,
variegated foliage. #7007 11/10/88

* Skylark - Standard - Double ruffled rosy pink
star with white edge. Emerald green, plain,
pointed, serrated edge foliage. #7008 11/ 10/ 88

* Stuart - Standard - Double light purple star
bell (does not open fully). Dark green, plain,
pointed foliage with reddish reverse. #7009 11/
10/88

Name Reservations
J C Munk, Houston, TX

* Apache Arrow * Apache Arrowpoint *
Apache Bandana * Apache Beauty * Apache
Bird * Apache Broken Bow * Apache Canoe *
Apache Diamond * Apache Eyes * Apache Fal¬
con * Apache Fame * Apache Festival * Apache
Flare * Apache Flash * Apache Flintrock *
Apache Footsteps * Apache Friendship *
Apache Hatchet * Apache Hunter * Apache
Jewel * Apache Liberty * Apache Mountain *
Apache Paint * Apache Pony * Apache Rainbow

* Apache Ranger * Apache Silver * Apache
Skybird * Apache Stars * Apache Summer *
Apache Sunburst * Apache Sundance * Apache
Sunflower * Apache Sunset * Apache Sweet¬
heart * Apache Target * Apache Thunder *
Apache Twilight * Apache Warbonnet *
Apache Warpaint * Apache Winter

Don & Jean Ness, White Bear Lake, MN

* Bangle Blue * Blue Pearl * Blue Squirt * Calypso
Gal * Cameo Pink * Cascade Blue * Coral Frost

* Country Colors * Cozy Quilts * Cranberry
Swirl * Crinkle Blue * Dilly-dally * Frosty Belle

* Glow Baby * India Blue * Itsy Bitsy * Just Pink

* Leisure Time * Mini Sota * Midnight Fantasy *
Periwinkle Blue * Pink Patches * Pink Squirt *
Plum Dandy * Satin Ruffles * Sizzlin Pink *
Sizzlin Red * Snow Bunny * Sugar Bear Blues *
Sugar Bear Pink * Sunrise Fantasy * Tender

Moments * Tutti Frutti * Twinkle Pink * Velvet
Lace

Marie Beeman, Healdsburg, CA

* Fresno Jamboree

****

Joen Gehr, Land O' Lakes, WX

* Black Olive * Black Orchid * Dolphin Tears *
Every Little Kiss * Galaxy Glow * Groovy Kinda
Love * Houdini's Black Magic * Inexcess *
Midnight Oil * Olympic Gold * Special Effects *

Strobe Light * Wild Weekend

****

Janet Wickell, Raymore, MO

* Grandmother's Jewelbox * Lipstick and Lace *
Midnight Streaks * Royal Blizzard * Royal Pa¬
rade

Name Reservation Renewals
J C Munk, Houston, TX

* Apache Brave * Apache Chief * Apache Coun¬
try * Apache Dancer * Apache Face * Apache
Glory * Apache Peace * Apache Raiders *
Apache Ridge * Apache Secret * Apache Spring

* Apache Treasure

"Housecleaning"

Marilyn Goldstein
1001 Diplomat Parkway
Hollywood , FL 33019

Thank you all very much for letting us know
what "golden oldies" you are still growing.
Here is the next list for your inspection. If any of
these plants are still being grown, we will keep
the names in the active file.

Of the first 1,000 names that were previously
printed, only about 100 plants have survived
the test of time, and are still being grown and
enjoyed.

#3 Air Waves, #1025 Aletha Martin, #1097
Ali Baba, #1026 Annalacea, #1106 Arctic Snow,
#1107 Azure Puff

#1041 Blue Bubbles, #1071 Blue Trail, #1093
Bud's Strike Me Pink

#1092 California Giant, #1027 Chief Burnett,
#98 Clementine

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE March/April 1989 21

#1045 Dagmar, #1003 Daisey Belle, #1075
Dardanella, #1028 Dianne Kahler, #1029
Dorothy Jean, #1088 Double Lavender Ruffles,
#1046 Double Moon Maid, #1073 Double Snow
Frill

#1072 Fantasy Queen, #1076 Frathel's Fash-
ionette, #1077 Frathel's Glacier

#1066 Golden Gate, #1094 Granger Garden's
Angel Lace, #1078 Granger Garden's April
Love, #1010 Granger Garden's Arrowhead, #
1011 Granger Garden's Autumn Moon, #1012
Granger Garden's Blue Electra, #1013 Granger
Garden's Blue Empress, #1014 Granger
Garden's Blue Pom, #1095 Granger Garden's
Crimson Challenge, #1079 Granger Garden's
Dorothy Gray, #1015 Granger Garden's Double
Edith, #1016 Granger Garden's Drops 'O Wine,
#1017 Granger Garden's Ebb Tide, #1080
Granger Garden's Ember Dream, #1081
Granger Garden's Faberge, #1082 Granger
Garden's Fuchsia Bride, #1083 Granger
Garden's Good News, #1084 Granger Garden's
Hugenot, #1085 Granger Garden's Masquer¬
ade, #1018 Granger Garden's Matchmate,
#1086 Granger Garden's May Melody, #1019
Granger Garden's Purple Princess, #1020
Granger Garden's Royal Nocturne, #1021
Granger Garden's Rose Wing, #1022 Granger
Garden's September Song, #1087 Granger
Garden's Shag, #1023 Granger Garden's White
Gold, #1059 Green Eyes

#1002 Harriette, #1074 Hermosa
#1030 Joan

#1031 Lacy Fringe, #1109 Lotus Suntone,
#1049 Love Song

#1044 Madison Gardens Blue Goddess,
#1047 Madison Gardens Indian Princess, #1048
Madison Gardens Little Boy Blue, #1051 Madi¬
son Gardens Pink Dawn, #1032 Mamie, #1033
McGinty, #1034 McTavish, #1110 Melody Air,
#1035 Mildred, #1039 Miss Wisconsin, #1064
Mountain Rose
#1050 Oklahoma

#1105 Patti Anne, #1037 Pink Mayflower,
#1038 Pink Mayflower Supreme, #1098 Pink
Pride, #1061 Pink Sombrero, #1099 PT Artica,
#1100 PT Crown Jewel, #1067 PT Dawn, #1101
PT Eugenia, #1068 PT Frou-Frou, #1102 PT
Flappy Mood, #1103 PT Lasso, #1104 PT Omar
Rose, #1069 PT Stardust

#1052 Renaissance

#1043 Setauket Belle, #1053 Sky Blue Prin¬
cess, #1054 Sleeping Beauty, #1091 Southern
Coquette, #1089 Southern Pink Princess, #1055
Sparkling Gold, #1056 Star Dust, #1057 Statu¬
ette, #1036 Stranger, #1063 Sweet Clover
#1090 Tennessee Beauty, #1024 Tennessee
Pink

#1065 Vanguard, #1042 Velva
#663 Wayzata, #1096 White Puff, #1111
Wintry Rose, #1040 Wisconsin Fleecy Cloud,
#1070 Wunda

#1058 Yellow Fringe
#1062 Zorro

In Memory

MARTHA FENSEL

Martha was a member of AVSA, the Ohio
State AVS, and a charter member of the Parma-
town African Violet Club, in which she held
almost every office. An avid African violet
grower, she was ready and willing to share her
time and talents with anyone interested in
growing violets. Her show plants were always
found on the winners table. Ill health had pre¬
vented Martha from being active the last sev¬
eral years, but her memory will remain in our
hearts for many years to come.

ROSS B. CLARK

Ross B. Clark died Sunday, January 8, in
Indianapolis, IN, where he had moved several
years ago. He had been an active member of the
Memphis African Violet Society, donating his
many plants and stands to the club when he left.
He had hybridized a violet he named 'Made-
lyn' for his wife.

He is also survived by a son, Ross B. Clark II,
two stepchildren, a sister and a grandson.

He made a lasting impression on the violet
loving members of our club.

By Clyo Fowler

22 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE March/April 1989

Room Sharing

Kansas City Convention - May 23-28, 1989

Is room sharing for you?

Are you interested in making your expenses less by sharing a room with someone?

The AVS A Convention Committee discussed this at the Dallas Convention and feel this would be helpful.
We offer this service to anyone interested.

Name _

Address- -

Phone Number _

$70 plus tax per room for two.

Non-smoker _ Smoker. _

Age: _ under 25 _ 26-50 _ 51 and over

Arrival date _

Departure date _

Any other considerations: - . -

All requests must be made by April 1, 1989, so we may contact all interested '‘violet friends” and meet
the deadline for hotel reservations.

Send requests to: Ruth E. Warren

P. O. Box 3664
Fall River, MA 02722

508-679-1189

—

Look for complete 1989 Kansas City Convention Information
in the January/February issue of the
African Violet Magazine

_ J

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SHOWS AND JUDGES

Emilie Savage
39 Mead Drive
Chillicothe, OH 45601

An Amazing Trailer from Australia

In lieu of the Shows & Judges column, I am
writing about a super African violet trailer, its
grower and some other friends in Australia.

The name of the violet is "Happy Trails" and
it was grown by Ruth Coulson. I owe her an
apology for my error in the Shows & Judges
column, September /October issue of the Afri¬
can Violet Magazine, giving credit to the wrong
person for growing it.

It is the most magnificent trailer I have ever
seen. I had the pleasure of visiting in Ruth
Coulson' s home. She believes in growing trail¬
ers in natural light, "grown at a bright win¬
dow," to quote from her book, "Growing Afri¬
can Violets," which is published by the Kanga¬
roo Press Pty Ltd., in Australia. This is an excel¬
lent publication on African violets and other
gesneriads, with lovely illustrations of African
violet hybrids, species and other gesneriads. I
have enjoyed having it in my plant library.

As you can see from the photograph on the
next page of Happy Trails, which was taken
where it grows in Ruth Coulson's home, it is an
outstanding specimen and does have 400 blos¬
soms.

I am informed by Joyce and Colin Rampton
that this trailer again won their Queen of Show
award at the African Violet/ Gesneriad Society
show in November, 1988.

The trip to Australia was one of the high¬
lights of the world trip taken by my husband
Jim and myself, especially meeting some de¬
lightful African violet growers and visiting in
their homes to see their plants.

In the Sydney area, I met and visited with
Ron and Yvonne Brown, Jackie and Toby Mar¬
tin, Dorothy and Reg Townsend, Joyce and

Colin Rampton and Dorothy and Michelle
Morrison. We were treated to tours, teas and
barbies. We met some of the members of vari¬
ous clubs, also. I was impressed with the plants
I saw. They certainly grow award winners!

In Melbourne, Jim and I had lunch with
Dorothy Bullen and Marge Huntley, two
charming women who are very active in the
Early Morn Group. This group is affiliated with
the Victoria Saintpaulia Society, which is com¬
posed of three violet groups in the Melbourne
area. This organization has published a book,
"More About African Violets."

I want very much to return to Australia to see
these kind friends again and to meet other
growers and observe their plants in other parts
of Australia.

I have heard of several hybridizers whose
plants I would like to see. Also, I kept hearing
about the beautiful violets in Brisbane.

This, I plan to do, if the Aussies will let me
after my faux pas.

Maybe if I tell them that I have worn pins of
AVSA (Australia), African Violet/ Gesneriad
Society of New South Wales and Victoria
Saintpaulia Society on my AVSA convention
badge for the last two years, to promote Austra¬
lia, they will.

Ruth Coulson's
"Happy Trails"

24 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE March/ April 1989

Ask

Your Hybridizer!

Bill Johnson

1221 West River Road, #A2

J

Elyria , OH 44035

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Ponce de Leon searched for, but did not find,
the fountain of youth in Florida. My personal
fountain of youth has been the plant discovered
in the foothills of the LJsambara Mountains in
Africa. It has been said that we are as young as
our dreams and as old as our doubts. The Afri¬
can violet is premium dream fuel! I urge you to
grab hold of your own personal violet dreams.
Set yourself some goals to achieve in your
hobby. You might want to vitalize your collec¬
tion by ordering some new varieties, corre¬
spond with other hobbyists, join a club, enter a
show, write an article, attend a convention, or
visit a greenhouse. You might decide to hybrid¬
ize and become a "patient dreamer" as you
work to create violets that have only been seen
in your imagination. African violets can be a
vehicle to help us keep focused on the future
instead of the past. They can help us to believe
with the poet that "the best is yet to be!" Violets
may not add years to our life, but they can add
life to our years. I am eager to help you construct
or enlarge your violet dreams. Write, if I may be
of assistance.

Q. One of my favorite violet varieties is
'Sparkle Plenty.' I think the pink raspberry
sparkled edged bloom is beautiful. What can
you advise me about making crosses with this
variety?

A. I share your enthusiasm for 'Sparkle
Plenty' as it has long been a favorite of mine. For
the past four years I have made numerous
crosses with it and seedlings derived from it.
When a bloom of this type is crossed with
another pink bloom, the results are quite vari¬
able. Y ou may get many, few, or no blooms with

the raspberry edge. Usually you will get a few.
The outcome is very much comparable to what
happens when you cross with a geneva edged
bloom. In fact, I have discovered that crossing
this type of bloom with a pink geneva results in
greater numbers of blooms with the raspberry
edge and some will be geneva raspberry edged
as well! The other thing I would share with you
is that crossing two raspberry edged violets
results in offspring with much bolder edges
than crossing with a solid pink bloom. It is not
absolutely necessary to cross this variety with
another pink, but that is the most direct route.
You could cross this variety with any other
color of bloom that you knew had a pink reces¬
sive gene. The best seedling of this type that I
have gotten to date came from crossing a rasp¬
berry edged pink with a purple geneva that I
knew had a recessive pink gene.

Q. Is the mother plant more dominant than
the pollen parent? In my genetics text it speaks
of the size of certain animals resembling the
mother more than the father, and inter-species
(i.e., horse X donkey) offspring are closer to the
mother in characteristics.

A. I found your question fascinating because
early in my hybridizing experience I definitely
subscribed to a theory of maternal dominance
in violets. Further experimentation and obser¬
vation forced me to cancel my subscription! The
only known trait in control of the mother plant
is variegation of the foliage in the seedlings.
This is not sexual dominance, but is a cytoplas¬
mic inheritance.

Q. Flow many crosses does it take to develop
a new variety? What are my chances of discov-

26 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE March/ April 1989

ering something entirely new and different?

A, It is possible with fantastic luck to develop
a new variety from a single cross, but that is rare.
More often you have to kiss a lot of frogs to find
a prince! The chances of finding something to-
tally new and different are always unknown.
Anything is possible, but the number of new
discoveries in recent years has been very small.
Most new things in violets have come from
mutations rather than results of hybridizing.
Hybridizers as a rule just expand upon what
nature has done.

Q. Is it true that violet hybridizers have gone
about as far as they can go unless there are some
new mutations?

A* The statement is true only if one looks
upon hybridizing in the narrow and limited
sense of discovery of something entirely new.
My view is that hybridizers have only made a
beginning. With the amazing exciting amount
of diversity that presently exists, hybridizers
have enough to work with to keep them busy for
a long long time.

Q. What color seedlings can I expect if I make
a cross between two pink blossoms?

A. When two pinks are crossed you should
get only pink blooms since pink is the most
recessive color and cannot mask any other
color. You will get various shades of pink, but
all of the blooms should be pink.

Q. Why did I get some red blossoms in my
seedlings when I crossed two pinks?

A. If you got some reds from your cross, then
this means that one of your "pinks" is a diluted
red and not a real pink.

Q. What is the inheritance pattern of a glitter
petal surface? Some violet flowers have a higher
glitter content than others. A few varieties have
many little reflective specks that glow under
fluorescent lamps. Is this an inheritable charac¬
teristic?

A. I feel confident that the glitter petal surface
is an inheritable trait, but I do not have an
opinion as to its dominance or recessiveness. If
any of our hybridizers have experimented with
this attractive trait in violet flowers, I would be
pleased to know the results so that I could share
them with those who might have a special inter¬
est in this.

Q. To make a cross between an African violet

and another gesneriad, is it necessary that both
plants have the same number of chromosomes?

A. No, they do not have to have the same
number of chromosomes. If the cross is success¬
ful, any extra chromosomes will be rejected and
sloughed off in the new cell realignment.

A Good Idea

Bev Promersberger
Membership & Promotion Committee

Here's a good idea for Mother's Day. Why
not give that special mother an African violet
AND a subscription to AVSA?

That special mother will enjoy the plant that
will bloom month after month. She will not
only enjoy the plant in bloom but also read
month after month about how to care for and
keep the plant blooming. The magazine will
provide hours of enjoyable reading and be a
constant reminder of the special person who
remembered her.

Don't put it off. Sit down right now, and
your subscription will be received in time to
accompany that plant for Mother's Day. Mail
your request to:

AVSA, Inc.

P. O. Box 3609
Beaumont, Texas 77704
($13.50 a year, $15.50 international)

AVSA Booster Fund

Linda A. Neumann
11620 Mapleridge Drive
North Royal ton, Ohio 44133-2904

Winter's freeze is coming to an end. Spring is
not far behind. Help the Booster Fund blossom
with an early spring donation. Do it now!

AVS of Greater Tulsa, OK ........................................ $10.00

Crosstown AVC, WI .................................................... 10.00

Miss Gwen Goodship, England ..................................5.00

Northern California Council . . . . . . . 25.00

Alpha AVS, TX ............................................................. 25.00

Central Jersey AVS, NJ ............................................... 10.00

Sweet Water AVS, NY . 10.00

Amethyst AVC, MO . . 10.00

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE March/ April 1989 27

Fredette's Angelic - Irene Fredette

Daydream's Fantasy Star - Linda Jacobucci

28 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE March/ April 1989

QUESTION

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Mrs. John Hayes

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9 Cobblestone Road

Bloomfield, CT 06002

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Question: Recently we had an unfortunate
instance with regards to judging the container
garden section of our show. There were bottle
gardens without covers and the judges refused
to judge them until a cover was added. Were we
under the wrong impression that bottle gar¬
dens did NOT have to have a cover?

Answer: You were NOT under the wrong
impression; your assumption was correct.
Terrariums must be covered, but as our judges
handbook states on page 69, "the covering of
the tops of bottle gardens is optional." In fair¬
ness to the judges, this is an area that has had
some changes in the past few years. There are
many, so many, rules to be learned. When I
judge, and so do many others, I carry my judges
handbook with me. It is hard to remember all
the rules unless you are a lucky and brave judge
who judges many shows a year. I can remember
many years ago when we assumed that terrari¬
ums had to be covered. I believe it was sup¬
posed to be that way, but the old handbook
made reference to the fact that if a terrarium was
not covered and material extended beyond the
top, points should be deducted. Fortunately,
for this group, they were bendable to cover their
bottle gardens, and the judges allowed them to
do so before judging, even if they should not
have had to cover them.

Question: I read somewhere that removing
too many leaves at one time from plants may
cause some disturbance to the growth pattern
and the plant might not perform as well. Can
you enlighten me on this subject?

Answer: I, too, had read what you have
commented on and after some research I came
up with a red face. The article on leaves was

written by my friend Irene Fredette in Septem¬
ber of 1984. My respect for this woman and her
knowledge, is vast, but I have to write an excep¬
tion to her theory. Are there not always excep¬
tions? We had a gentleman here in Connecticut
by the name of Ralph Goddard who used to go
home and take a show plant down to the few
center leaves and grow it again for the follow¬
ing year — to usually win another prize, I might
add . It does seem likely that if you "amputated"
a living thing too severely, it might not perform
well. I think this may be one of those try-and-
see-type of growing habits. Good luck!

Question: I enjoy growing large plants and
have been very lucky with them in shows, but I
do not seem to be able to get my girl foliage
plants to any decent size and boy, do I have to
work on symmetry. Any suggestions?

Answer: This is a frequent question, particu¬
larly from the newer growers of African violets.
One might ask why there are so few of these
hybrids? Supply and demand would be a par¬
tial answer, but the other is that they are NOT
easy to grow. They resist symmetry help and, as
a general rule, do not grow very large. There
are, of course, as previously commented, al¬
ways exceptions to the rule. Some of the newer
miniatures and semiminiatures have some
lovely symmetrical hybrids. Of these, there are
many introduced over the past few years by
Rays' African Violets. Their symmetry is per¬
fect, but, oh, to repot! What you have done is to
fall in love with one of those different types of
African violets, and thanks to people like you,
these will be kept in the public eye because
someone does indeed care for them.

Question: I was introduced to capillary mat-

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE March/April 1989 29

ting several months ago and wow, it is the
answer to my time problems; but I need two
questions answered: what can I do with the
green stuff growing on my mats (washing does
not seem to be the answer) and is there any
preventative?

Answer: There are simple answers to help
you control and help alleviate or stem the tide of
your problem. This grower was brand new to
violets; we had a chance to "visit" by phone. She
was new to the visitation of algae. Washing with
Clorox (bleach) and soaking the matting for
several hours (preferably overnight), in a solu¬
tion of bleach and detergent will help control
algae. It will also kill those little algae propaga¬
tors, or at least cut down on the population. You
may also use a product called Physan 20 — one
tablespoon to a gallon of water and add to your
trays occasionally (perhaps once a month). This
will retard the growth of algae.

Question: Of all the gesneriads that I get
asked about, the plant most often referred to is
the episcia. People fall in love with it at our
shows and often ask me about it. Can you refer

Paumanok (NY) AVS’ recent show winners
were Melanie Weber shown holding the Second
Best in Show, Bud’sMelanie, Jane Weber withthe
Best in Show, Paumanok, Martha Spyridon with
the Third Best in Showand BestTrailer, Lora Lou,
Esther Lowenthal, show chairman, holding the
Best Saintpaulia Species, S. velutina and Gloria
Rutmayer holding the Best Natural Garden. The
theme for the show was “Violets Go For The
Gold,” in honor of the Olympics.

me to a resource to learn more about this plant?

Answer: When I get asked a question about
the other gesneriads, I often refer to what I think
is my "bible" of information about them — The
Miracle Houseplants by Virginie F. and George
A. Elbert. The wealth of knowledge in this book
really astounds me. They have put it out in a
very readable fashion. This would be a very
wise purchase for any interested gesneriad
grower. Specifically relating to the episcia,
there was an article several years ago about
episcias that was complete and contained de¬
scriptions of dozens of named varieties. This
appeared in the November, 1984, African Vio¬
let Magazine and was written by Jessie
Crisafulli. I can attest to her ability to grow
these plants to perfection and her information
is genuine.

Question: Soil recipes seem to be as varied as
recipes for spaghetti sauce. My interest is in
what to do with all the episcia stolons I have
been given. Can I successfully use what I use for
my violets?

Answer: I personally use what I use for my
own plants which is NOT a totally soilless mix.
Many do use a mix that is mostly peat, but then
you must be religious about feeding. I referred
to the above mentioned article by Jessie
Crisafulli. She basically uses a mix of two parts
sterilized soil, one part coarse vermiculite and
one part coarse perlite. It must be loose and
porous so that it drains well.

Question: Foliar fed plants seem to stand out
at our shows in this area of the country. I am
intrigued, but a little concerned, about trying
something so new to me. Any tips on where I
mighf start?

Answer: This is a topic for a full article, and
well it has been on several occasions in this
publication. One of the best articles was in the
May, 1986 issue. Marie Burns is certainly a
walking advertisement for superior culture of
African violets, and now in the same tradition,
she is hybridizing superior new hybrids. There
are several tips that are MOST important in
relation to this type of feeding. Like any other
drastic change in culture, try it first on only a
few plants to see how it is working, under your
conditions. Only completely soluble fertilizers
should be used and Marie lists several. Many

30 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE March/April 1989

use Rapid Grow or fish emulsion, which she
suggests is best for beginners. Don't use more
than twice a week and continue to mist with
water the rest of the week. Be sure to use very
hot water. Remember, these droplets cool off
very rapidly as they drop to the plant and
misting with cold water would eventually be
detrimental to your plants. Do not soak the
plants; literally mist and always do this at the
warmest time of the day so that the water is
absorbed by the plant before the temperatures
drop. Be sure to leach at least every six weeks
(some suggest every 4). Marie uses a concentra¬
tion of the following: 1/8 concentration by the
following: Mix 1/4 teaspoon of fertilizer in one
quart of water. Use 1/4 cup of this solution
added to 1 and 3/4 cups of very hot water.
Remember, try it on a select few of your plants
and see how they do, first.

Question: We are looking to find ways to
stimulate interest in our club and attract new
members. Any suggestions for keeping these
people coming back?

Answer: This is an age old question that clubs
all over the country are wrestling with — most
especially those dwindling day time clubs.
Working women are a part of our lives now and
day time clubs, such as this one, indeed do have
a problem. Catering to new members always
pays off and hopefully you and other clubs
have members who relate well to newcomers
and can keep their interest. Aiming your pro¬
grams, or some portion thereof, to their inter¬
ests will reap benefits by keeping them inter¬
ested as well as seeing the other things that can
be done with violets. Doing something on pot¬
ting and propagation at each and every meeting
will help keep their interest. After all, there is no
show that cannot use a few more plants, and
their education benefits your show. We always
"shower" our new members with a basket of
violets! Each prospective new member must
attend two meetings to see if they are really
interested in joining us. On the third meeting
they are invited to join and each member brings
leaves and plants to go into that box. This usu¬
ally is a real shocker and certainly evidences our
desire to welcome them into the fold. We ask
that they join AVSA. We are no dummies; this
magazine is a big drawing card! We have active

members and representatives to two local state
societies and we have reports on their goings on
at each meeting which gives them more than
just what we have to offer. Hopefully some of
these hints have helped give you a few new
thoughts on how to attract and hold onto new
members.

Question: I am told that I need to do more
than brush out and rinse my used pots. What
special care should I use?

Answer: This, along with a handful of others,
is a very common question. Sometimes I think
it should be a "filler" that Jane uses when she is
laying out the magazine. Yes, you really need to
clean out old, used pots. They may not have
pest infestation, but decaying organic material
should be adequately eliminated. You can do
that by soaking in a solution of bleach and
water, overnight, using a strong dilution, pref¬
erably one cup to each quart of water. Gets
smelly, but it does the job.

Question: Springtails seem to really like my
plant collection. Can I get rid of them safely?

Answer: Unless they are present in huge
quantities, they really are unsightly, but will do
NO damage to your plants. They only feed on
decaying organic material. You do not have to
use a chemical pesticide. Safer's Insecticidal
Soap will suffice.

Question: I am trying to decide what choices
to make with regard to fluorescent lighting.
Any suggestions that you can give me to
straighten out my confusion from listening to
all sides would be appreciated.

Answer: Another topic that could be ad¬
dressed at great length, and since I am at the end
of my column, I will be brief, but to the point.
There seems to be no question to the vast major¬
ity of highly educated violet exhibitors that
Standard Gro-Lux offers optimum growth and
enhancement of blossom colors to the observer
of plants under the lights. Dollar for dollar,
however, you will get efficient plant growth, as
well as the most for your money, from the use of
a combination of one cool white and one warm
white bulb in your fixture. This description has
nothing to do with the actual temperatures
emitted from the lighted bulbs, but from the
blue and red rays emitted from them.

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE March/April 1989 31

AVSA EMBLEMS

(Give a Friend a Gift)

A -201

Member Pin
GP or Silver -$12.75

B - 203

Member Charm
GP or Silver -$12.75

GP or Silver - $18.50

D - 221

Past President’s Pin
GP or Silver - $18.50
(with Tie Tack) - $18.50

G - 234

Judge’s Pin
GP or Silver - $8.00
(with Tie Tack) - $8.00

E - 204

Past President’s Charm
GP or Silver $18.50

H - 210

Judge’s Guard Pin
GP or Silver $9.50
(chain attaches to other pins)

F - 21 1

Gavel & Chain
GP or Silver - $6.00

1-208

Judge’s Charm
GP or Silver - $8.00

New Arrivals: Life Member Pins

Goldfilled - $24 • Silver - $20.00

r

The Language of the Gavel

By Ann Richardson

Did you who own AVSA pins with a gavel know while in Office1
that there is a language of the gavel? The angle of
the gavel tells a story, as follows:

(as in use — rapping for order)

President-elect:

Past-President:

worn down, as at rest.

Some of the clubs in the south present their President-elect
with the pin and gavel immediately after election so that she
may wear her pin showing that she is President-elect and also
during her presidency.

32 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE March/ April 1989

The Dallas Convention slide programs —
"New Rays of Hope" and "A Grand Reunion"
— already have become very popular with
members and affiliates of AVSA. And no won¬
der! "New Rays" is a slide presentation offering
78 photos of some of the very newest African
violet plants on the market today. A large
number of hybridizers and commercials of¬
fered their slides to Ray Pittman for the always
popular program he presents at the annual
convention luncheon on Saturdays. Many of
the plants haven't been listed by the commer¬
cials yet and already those who have seen the
program are anxiously awaiting 1989 lists so
that they can get some leaves and/or plants
down for future shows and conventions.

"A Grand Reunion" is a wonderful way for
one to see the exhibits that took all of the honors
in Dallas. It was a large convention show and
the display room was filled with exhibits of
plants showing super growing conditions.
From the very large plants down to the smallest
micro-mini, each winner was well grown and
impeccably groomed. They were the envy of
those who viewed this spectacular display. To
return home and start growing, using the infor¬
mation offered at the various workshops and
forums, seemed to be the common goal of a
large number of ambitious growers. In addition
to horticultural exhibits, the program also
shows blue ribbon winners taken from the
design division. This convention program of¬
fers good entertainment from beginning to end.

If you want to enjoy either of the two Dallas
Convention slide programs and haven't sent in
your order, may I suggest that you do so right
away. Don't forget to send your order for AVSA
Library programs and packets to the AVSA
Office in Beaumont, Texas. Our Canadian
neighbors are reminded to send their requests
for these two programs to Mrs. Betty Tapping in

L. T. Ozio, Jr.

1009 Ditch Avenue
Morgan City, LA 70380

Ontario, Canada. Her complete mailing ad¬
dress can be found on page 23 of the Novem¬
ber/December 1988 AV Magazine. Check the
instructions for requesting materials as well as
the descriptive list of slide programs and pack¬
ets found in the July/August 1988 AV Maga¬
zine. You're in store for some good entertain¬
ment.

Our friends in Kansas City are doing a super
job of encouraging us to "Get The Royal Treat¬
ment" by all of the advance publicity we have
been enjoying in the AV Magazine. If you don't
already have the urge to be among the number
that will be in Kansas City for the AVSA Con¬
vention to be held May 22-28, 1989, then I sug¬
gest that you let the articles help you make up
your mind.

Two popular activities for which Kansas City
is well known are its eating establishments and
the excellent facilities for shopping. Whatever
your tastes may be, you can find a restaurant to
satisfy your individual desires. Known for its
great steaks, Kansas City has a restaurant for
every diner. Guests at the Westin Crown Center
Hotel won't have to leave the hotel if shopping
is their forte. The Crown Center complex has
many levels of restaurants, boutiques, and
wonderful shops that offer something for ev¬
eryone.

Various committee personnel have been
working overtime to make the Kansas City
Convention one of the best ever held. And they
invite each and everyone of you to come and
"Get The Royal Treatment." If you haven't
made your definite plans, I encourage you to do
so. It may be your first or one of many conven¬
tions you have attended; whatever, it may be,
you will have a good time. May I suggest that
you talk it over with your friends and read up
on all of the advance publicity that has ap¬
peared in the AV Magazine. For sure, if you can

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE March/April 1989 33

swing the convention trip, you won't be sorry.

In the November/December 1988 and Janu¬
ary/February 1989 issues of the AV Magazine
are notices for room sharing for those planning
to be in Kansas City for the convention. Ruth E.
Warren of Fall River, MA, a member of the
AVSA Board of Directors and a valuable mem¬
ber of the AVSA Library Committee is handling
all requests for room sharing. Let Ruth know
what your requirements are: such as number of
people in your group, arriving and departure
details, and any other considerations you may
request. You won't be sorry if you allow Ruth to
help you plan your room sharing. A word of

caution: there is a deadline for hotel reserva¬
tions so get your request in to Ruth by April 1,
1989.

To those of you who have written to me
offering suggestions for Library programs, as
well as the comments you voiced, I offer my
thanks and appreciation. It's our desire to fur¬
nish quality slide programs that will be both
entertaining and enjoyable and we rely heavily
upon you, our members and readers, to let us
know what you would like to have as slide
programs.

Keep the letters coming!

Good growing to all of you.

Number of

Tally Time - 1988

Mrs. John Chase Reed

17124 N. E. 29th Place

Bellevue , WA 98008

Variety and Hybridizer

Registration

Awards

Standards

Number

29

Something Special (Nadeau)

3668

25

Granger's Wonderland (Granger)

3419

22

Snow Rose (Whitaker)

5985

17

Splendiferous (Whitaker)

5813

14

Nortex's Snowkist Haven (Johnson)

6046

7

Tiger (Fredette)

3433

7

Marshlands (Sisk)

5517

5

Wrangler's Dixie Celebration (Smith)

4490

44

Semiminiatures

Snuggles (Lyon)

5018

41

Precious Pink (Pittman)

6025

23

Magic Blue (Pittman)

6249

14

Little Pro (Pittman)

6637

10

Beginner's Luck (Pritchet)

2803

10

Little Katherine (Hart)

6238

7

Miniatures

Optimara® Little Rose Quartz (Holtkamp)

6969

Tally Time is a listing of the varieties receiving the greatest number of total awards during 1988.
The awards are for AVSA Collection Awards, Best of Show, Second Best of Show, Best Semimini¬
ature, and Best Miniature.

To assist in compiling further lists, please record the names of the varieties in your show which
win the above awards and send to Mrs. John Chase Reed, 17124 N. E. 29th Place, Bellevue, WA
98008-2119.

34 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE March/ April 1989

BOOK REVIEW

The Gesneriad Family ... The Time is Now

Shirley R. Jeffrey
1918 Williamsburg Row
Denton , Texas 76201

The Gesneriad Family ,

A Guide to the Pronunciations and Meanings
of the Scientific Names of Some Gesneriads
by Walt Maurus

The unfamiliarity with long and well-estab¬
lished rules perpetuates imperfect pronuncia¬
tions and misunderstood communication
among plant growers universally. Modern
botanical nomenclature can be intimidating to
the average hobbyist.

It has long been thought that International
Rules of Botanical Nomenclature were beyond
comprehensible and intelligible thinking of
laymen, and that books about the subject were
intended primarily as tools for the taxonomists.

The need for the present book becomes
abundantly apparent. It is more than just a
token of good will. It was brought about by the
lack of uniformity in pronunciation of
gesneriad names.

The book is not intended to be a dictionary of
gesneriad names, but rather it is a guide to
pronunciation of the plant names hobbyists
most frequently encounter in the hobby. It sets
forth rules, very simply and succinctly stated. It
provides a method that allows the reader to
determine how unfamiliar plant names may be
pronounced.

Illustrations help present the scientific
names in a rhythmic or melodic pattern which
actually makes learning fun. Achimenes,
pedunculata, and misera are examples of plant

names expressed in music scale in well-de¬
signed form. The 50 illustrations enhance the
pleasure and readability.

Names of plants, their meanings, and pro¬
nunciations are interrelated in such a way that
necessitates their being considered in the same
context of a book.

The shortcomings of the publication are few.
It was written for a limited circulation since it
was intended for the hobby enthusiasts. Its
utility could be more far reaching and appli¬
cable to other horticultural societies. Whether
newly formed or well-established societies,
many which use slide programs of Latin deriva¬
tive dialogues would benefit from obtaining a
copy for the organization's library to be used as
a guide.

The number of gesneriads chosen for inclu¬
sion is somewhat limited. However, it would
have been an enormous undertaking for this
edition to consider the vast number of species of
the 1 25 genera of plants in the gesneriads, a very
diversified plant family.

While an appropriate address is given in the
middle section for invited suggestions regard¬
ing the book, there is no order or reorder infor¬
mation provided.

The practicality or functional value of the
book is self-evident. It allows for better under¬
standing and greater communication with re¬
gards to plant information. People are more
likely to obtain the more unusual gesneriads

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE March/April 1989 35

and grow them when they learn their names
and are more comfortable pronouncing them.
The establishing of well-formed convenient
names and euphonies among lay persons will
only enhance the status of the modern day plant
hobby. As newly named intergeneric hybrid
groups arise, the gesneriad plant world will
have a guide for their pronunciation and their

true descriptions.

The Gesneriad Family can be viewed in the
light of the scarcity of publications on modern
generic names of plants, as very significant.

The 64-page booklet costs $5.00 ppd., and
can be ordered from:

Walt Maurus, P. O. Box 2247, Livonia, MI
48150.

The White One

Norman L. Gordon, Sr.

833 Foxen Canyon Road
Santa Maria, CA 93454

It's not the purpose of the title of this article
to misconstrue the subject intended, as it does
convey the thought that the reference is to the
cultivar of stunning beauty.

At the time of this writing, we are nurturing
approximately 75 African violets, consisting of
15 varieties. And it's been our experience to find
that growing in white pots has obviously given
us a special advantage, or, that is, it appears the
plants have benefited and that translates into
our favorable success. It is known that the color
white is produced by the reflection of all of the
visible solar spectrum. Pure white, as we know
it, is free from spot or stain, and any foreign or
undesirable matter is easily visible to the natu¬
ral eye. This helps us to deal more readily with
the elements of sanitation and cleanliness.

We find a greater advantage in the growth
and appearance of the cultivar, and the en¬
hancement it, and we, enjoy with the utilization
of the full solar spectrum. Reflection, by grow¬
ing in white pots, is greatly increased, which can
be used conveniently on a dark and cloudy day,
if light is dependent upon an ambient source. Or
the same reflection is of considerable value if
dependence is upon electric lights. Lights begin
to wane after day one in service. It becomes
more noticeable each successive week. Our
system of constant check on the intensity of
electric lighting, is the use of the light meter —
just the ordinary light meter used in photogra¬
phy. As the light fades to a point where proper
growth is no longer present, a replacement bulb
is necessary to restore its effectiveness. How¬
ever, we notice the light intensity remains effec¬

tive for a much longer period of time, with the
use of the white pot and the added benefit of its
reflection. This could amount to a considerable
savings if the element of time is extended even
three or four months.

Richmond (VA) AVS
Celebrates 40th

Grace W. Bailey

The Richmond African Violet Society of
Richmond, VA, celebrated its 40th anniversary
with a dinner, in November, 1988. Thirty
people attended, including members, their
spouses and special friends. The cost of the
dinner was paid for with money raised by the
clyb through plant sales and a special cash
register receipt refund offered by a local super¬
market chain. Various door prizes contributed
by Fischer Greenhouses, Lyndon Lyon Green¬
houses, The Violet House, Volkmann Brothers
Greenhouses and Merribee Needlearts &
Crafts were awarded.

Mrs. Helen Pangola, a charter member,
shared with the group, humorous and frustrat¬
ing events that happened in the early years of
the society. Mrs. Alice Doggett showed slides
from the various shows over the years. One
could see a definite improvement in the plants
as the members gained experience in growing
African violets. The photography improved,
too!

36 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE March/ April 1989

Proposed Amendments to the Bylaws

The Bylaws Committee met at the Dallas
convention in 1988 and drew up proposed
amendments to the AVSA Bylaws. Revisions
were made by mail and a draft was voted upon
by the committee in September. Those items
approved were reviewed by the Executive
Board in October. Changes were proposed by
that group. The revised amendments were sent
to the Board of Directors for their vote in No¬
vember and the following proposals are those
which were approved by them. Voting on these
proposals by the membership will take place at
the annual meeting of the Society in Kansas City
in May. It is recognized that further changes
will need to be made at a later time, but it is felt
that the most important needs have been ad¬
dressed in the following proposals:

Current Bylaws

ARTICLE 1, NAME - The name of the Organiza¬
tion shall be the AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY
OF AMERICA, INC. a nonprofit corporation,
with worldwide membership, hereinafter re¬
ferred to as AVSA.

Change Proposed by the Committee
ARTICLE I, NAME

The name of this Society shall be THE AFRI¬
CAN VIOLET SOCIETY OF AMERICA, IN¬
CORPORATED, (AVSA), a nonprofit corpora¬
tion with international membership.

Rationale: Our lawyer recommended that the
name of the Society be consistent in the Bylaws
and in the Articles of Incorporation. The Execu¬
tive Board recommended the insertion of "in¬
ternational" to correctly identify the scope of
membership.

****

Current Bylaws

A statement on eligibility to membership is
lacking.

Change Proposed by the Committee
ARTICLE III, MEMBERSHIP AND DUES -
[Insert as Section 1 and re-number succeeding
sections]

ELIGIBILITY : Any person interested in African
violets shall be eligible to membership in this
Society.

Current Bylaws
ARTICLE III, Section 3

VOTING STATUS: Each current individual or
commercial membership shall entitle the
holder to voice and vote in the business meet¬
ings of the Society. Affiliate groups shall have
no voice or vote in the Society business meet¬
ings and no member of a group may use the
group's affiliate for individual membership
privileges.

Recommendation of the Executive Board
ARTICLE III, Section 3

VOTING STATUS: Each current individual, as¬
sociate, commercial, life, honorary life, and
honorary one-year member shall be entitled to
voice and vote in the business meetings of the
Society. Affiliate chapters, regional groups, and
judges councils shall have no voice or vote in
the Society business meetings and no member
of a group may use the group's affiliation for

individual membership privileges.

****

Current Bylaws

ARTICLE IV, OFFICERS AND THEIR DUTIES,
Section 1

ELECTIVE OFFICERS: The elected officers of
this Society ...

Change Proposed by the Committee
ARTICLE IV, OFFICERS AND THEIR DUTIES,
Section 1

ELECTED OFFICERS: The elected officers of
this Society ...

Rationale: This change is needed because one of
the meanings of elective is "optional" which is
inappropriate.

Current Bylaws

ARTICLE IV, OFFICERS AND THEIR DUTIES,
Section 1 a (and repeated throughout the docu¬
ment) "Executive Board"

Change Proposed by the Committee
ARTICLE IV, OFFICERS AND THEIR DUTIES,
Section 1 a (and repeated throughout the docu¬
ment) "Executive Committee"

Rationale: This is to return to the term used prior

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE March/April 1989 37

to the 1986 revision of the Bylaws. As the execu¬
tive body is a group within the Board of Direc¬
tors, it is less confusing to call it a committee

rather than to have a board within a board.

****

Current Bylaws

ARTICLE IV, OFFICERS AND THEIR DUTIES
Section 2, QUALIFICATIONS: To be eligible to
hold office ...

Section 3, TERMS OF OFFICE: The terms of
officers shall be ...

Section 4, NOMINATING COMMITTEE: who
shall consist of ...

Change Proposed by the Committee
ARTICLE IV, OFFICERS AND THEIR DUTIES
Section 2, 3, and 4. Delete
Rationale: The statements in these sections will

be incorporated in a new Article V.

****

Current Bylaws

ARTICLE IV, OFFICERS AND THEIR DUTIES
Section 1 g., DIRECTORS: who shall be ...
Change Proposed by the Committee with a
modification by the Executive Board
ARTICLE IV, OFFICERS AND THEIR DUTIES
Section 2, REGIONAL DIRECTORS: who shall
be ...

[Also change subsection 1. and 2. to a. and b.]
Rationale: Making this Section 2 is a return to the
former Bylaws where the elected officers and
the directors were in separate sections which
differentiated them. The Executive Board felt
that as Directors represent the membership and
are usually nominated from different geo¬
graphic areas to provide balanced representa¬
tion, it would clarify their responsibility to

designate them regional directors.

****

Current Bylaws

ARTICLE IV, Section 2 - QUALIFICATIONS:
To be eligible ...

ARTICLE IV, Section 3 - TERMS OF OFFICE:
The terms of officers ...

ARTICLE IV, Section 4 - NOMINATING COM¬
MITTEE: who shall ...

Changes Proposed by the Committee with
modifications by the Executive Board

Form a new article and re-number succeeding
articles

ARTICLE V, NOMINATIONS AND ELEC¬
TIONS

Section 1. To be eligible to be an elected officer
in this Society, a nominee shall be a member in
good standing and have served at least two (2)
years as a member of the Board of Directors. To
be eligible to be a Director, a nominee shall have
shown outstanding leadership in African violet
related activities.

Section 2. The terms of elected officers shall be
one (1 ) year or until their successors are elected
and each term shall begin at the conclusion of
the meeting at which the officers are elected. No
elected officer shall serve more than two (2)
consecutive terms in the same office except the
Secretary and the Treasurer who shall be lim¬
ited to eight (8) consecutive terms. The terms of
the Directors shall be governed by Article IV,
Section 2. The Directors shall not succeed them¬
selves.

In the event of the resignation or death of the
President, the First Vice-President shall assume
the duties of the President, and should that
officer serve more than 51% of the term, it shall
be counted as a term. The vacancy thus created
shall be filled by a majority vote of the Execu¬
tive Committee from nominations submitted at
that time by the Nominating Committee.
Section 3. Nominations shall be offered by the
Nominating Committee. Nominations from
the floor, the nominees being present, shall be
permitted.

Section 4. Elections shall be by ballot vote,
however, when there is only one (1) nominee
for an office, the election may be by voice vote.
Section 5.

a. The Nominating Committee shall consist
of five (5) members. One member, who shall
be the Chairman, shall be elected by the
Executive Committee from among the
members of the previous year's committee.
The remaining four (4) members shall be
elected by the Board of Directors. No more
than one (1 ) Past President shall serve on the
committee. No member, except the chair¬
man, shall serve consecutive terms on the
committee and the chairman shall not serve
more than one term as chairman.

38 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE March/April 1989

b. Election of the chairman shall be at the first
meeting of the Executive Committee during
the annual convention. Election of the other
members shall be by nomination from the
floor at the first meeting of the Board of
Directors during the annual convention. The
term of the committee shall begin at the
conclusion of the annual business meeting of
the convention at which the committee was
formed.

c. The chairman of the Nominating Commit¬
tee shall

1. Be an ex officio member of the Board of
Directors,

2. Maintain a file of potential officer and
director candidates which shall be used dur¬
ing the committee's term,

3. Turn over all files to the succeeding
chairman.

d. The committee shall

1 . Select one (1 ) nominee for each office to
be filled (i.e.. President, First Vice-President,
Second Vice-President, Third Vice-President,
Secretary, and Treasurer) from a list of those
having served at least two (2) years on the
Board of Directors.

2. Select five (5) nominees for Director
from the file maintained by the Nominating
Committee Chairman, attempting to main¬
tain a geographic balance among all directors.

3. Submit the slate to the President in
sufficient time so that it is published forty-five
(45) days prior to the annual business meeting.
Rationale: Nominations and election are im¬
portant enough to warrant a separate article.
Sections 3 and 4 contain information normally
found in Bylaws which elaborate on the proce¬
dure. Section 5 expands and clarifies the struc¬
ture, the election, and duties of the Nominat¬
ing Committee and its chairman.

****

Current Bylaws

ARTICLE VIII, Section 1, n. NOMINATING:
shall maintain a file of potential officer and
director candidates, and propose a slate of
officers and directors for election each year.
Change Proposed by the Committee
ARTICLE VIII, Section 1, n. Delete this part
and re-letter succeeding parts.

Rationale: The Nominating Committee is a
unique committee with a special function and
unlike a standing committee. In addition to
the fact that the President is not a member of
this committee, we are advocating that the
chairman be elected by a group, not appointed
by the President as are standing committee
chairmen.

****

Current Bylaws

ARTICLE X, AMENDMENTS TO BYLAWS,
Section 1

AMEND: These Bylaws may be amended at
any meeting of this Society provided previous
notice of the amendment has been sent to each
member of the Society, except Associate
Members, by publication in the AVM at least
30 days prior to the meeting date and they
have been approved by at least a two-thirds
(2/3) vote of the board or by the assembly.
Change Proposed by the Committee with a
modification by the Executive Board
ARTICLE X CHANGES TO THE BYLAWS
These Bylaws may be amended or revised at
any annual business meeting or special meet¬
ing of the membership by a two-thirds (2/3)
vote provided that the changes have been

a) Proposed by a duly authorized Bylaws
committee,

b) Approved by a majority of the Board of
Directors for consideration by the member¬
ship,

c) Distributed to the membership at least
forty-five (45) days prior to the meeting at
which they are to be considered.

Rationale: The name of the article needs to be
changed for clarity. Parliamentarians and law¬
yers have recommended rewording of this ar¬
ticle as the last sentence in the current Bylaws is
ambiguous. Part b) means that the Board of
Directors needs to approve of any changes by a
simple majority. Part c) is a compromise. Sixty
days will be difficult to meet as the procedure is
so time-consuming. Thirty days may not be
enough as the magazine (where publication
usually takes place) might not be delivered to
members in ample time. The AVM is not stipu¬
lated because in an emergency, a printed form
might be sent out (as was done with the amend¬
ments to the Articles of Incorporation)

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE March/April 1989 39

Terrariums

Julie Adams
186 Waverly Road
Shelton , CT 06484

Terrariums are plants in a transparent con¬
tainer, with a cover.

They should be well established and main¬
tained to keep the plants in proportion to the
container in which they are being grown. No
cut plant material is permitted in a terrarium,
and all plants should be taken out of the pots
and put directly into the soil.

Plants should be compatible. They should
have similar cultural requirements in order to
grow well in the confined container.

The designer aims to create a pleasing mini¬
ature garden and must have a landscape plan in
mind.

The first consideration is given to choosing a
suitable container in which to make your terrar¬
ium. The container should be of clear glass, as it
is the only way your plants will receive all the
light they need. Colored glass distorts the color
of the plants and inhibits light rays from pene¬
trating the glass. Many plants depend on the
various light rays for their survival. Choosing a
container with a large opening at the top makes
it easier to work in and maintain.

Aquarium tanks, fish bowls, brandy snifters,
apothecary jars, rose bowls and canning jars are
some you might consider. Be sure they are clear,
unstained, and no scratches visible. These
would be distracting to your landscape design.

In choosing plants for your terrarium, the
light and moisture requirements are very im¬
portant.

The plants are divided into groups accord¬
ing to their light requirements. In choosing
your plants, be sure they require medium
amounts of light such as does the African violet.
Some of the plants you might want to consider
along with the African violet are sinningias,
begonias, marantas, tradescantia, episcias, ca-
ladium, anthurium, hidera, pilea, pistia,
serissa, pepperomia, podocarpus, ficus, ferns

fittonia, etc.

In choosing your plants be sure they are in
proportion to each other and to your container.
They should not come above the top of the
container at all. They should be harmonious
and compliment each other. Variety of color,
size and texture is important to add interest to
your terrarium. Consideration has to be given
as to how your terrarium will be viewed when
planning your landscape and choosing your
plants.

With container and plants chosen, soil is the
next step. You must remember that the plants
you choose should be able to thrive in the same
type of soil.

Terrariums have no drainage holes so the
soil should be porous enough for good drain¬
age, as well as air exchange. If the roots get
waterlogged, and no oxygen reaches them, they
will decay, and the plants will die. So your soil
should be nourishing, good textured, and firm
enough to support your plants. Always use
sterilized soil. If you mix your own, bake it for
2 hours at 200 degrees. Air for at least two
weeks, as some times heat releases toxic nitrates
which could be harmful. A soil mix that has
proven to work well is:

2 parts sterilized potting soil
1 part peat moss
1 part perlite

1 part washed sand (not sea)

1 part horticultural charcoal

If you have a mix that works well for you
with your type of plants, you can use it, provid¬
ing it will support your plants. Horticultural
charcoal added to the mix helps keep the soil
sweet.

Drainage material is also important; peat,
gravel, small pebbles, etc., could be used. Do
not use calciferous rocks, as they may cause the
soil to become too alkaline.

40 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE March/April 1989

Soil separators are helpful in constructing
your terrarium. Fine plastic screening or old
nylon stockings could be used. The latter is
easily obtainable and works very well. This
helps to keep the drainage material from be¬
coming clogged, and defeating its purpose.

A liner of sheet moss or sphagnum moss
improves the appearance of a terrarium. A thin
layer covering the bottom and brought partly
up the sides helps conceal the drainage mate¬
rial, separator and soil, thus a more attractive
landscape.

Some decorative materials that could be in¬
cluded in the landscape are rocks, slate, broken
brick fragments, old wood, volcanic rock, etc.
Be sure to wash everything very well. If you use
beach stones, soak them to rid them of the salt,
and rinse well.

Proceed to create an interesting, eye appeal¬
ing landscape as follows:

1. Clean glass well

2. Line container with moss (right side to¬
ward the glass)

3. Put in drainage material — in large con¬
tainer, about 1" deep. Less is small containers.

4. Place separator over all — leave space
about 1/2" from outside of glass.

5. Add damp soil over separator

6. Create a landscape with some hills, valleys,
paths, etc. Do not keep it all flat.

7. Remove plants from pots, taking off some
soil

8. Place plants in interesting design.

9. Place larger plants where they will be
appropriate and form a background for small
plants.

10. Place some ground covers over the ex¬
posed soil. These may be moss, bark, small
gravel, stones for paths, etc.

1 1 . If using an accessory, be sure it is in scale,
and not intrusive.

12. Water lightly by dripping water over the
inside of the glass with a meat baster.

13. Be sure you clean all soil off glass and
plants. Tamp the plants down so they will be
well supported. A good tamper is a cork put on
the end of a dowel.

Cover and place in good light to grow. Do not
place in the sun. Prune plants with manicure
scissors when needed. If too much moisture

forms, leave cover partially open. Water very
lightly as needed, which shouldn't be too often.

HINT: Place a small pot in the spot where
your African violet plant will be placed. Just
before the show take your plant of the right size
and proportion, remove it from the pot, take off
some soil if necessary, and put it in the spot
where the pot was. A little plastic wrap with
some holes punched in it, put around the bot¬
tom of the soil ball of the plant makes it easier
to handle. Push up soil around the neck of the
plant and tamp it in place.

A well established terrarium is by far much
more attractive than a newly planted one.

Plant a miniature garden, sit back and enjoy
its beauty.

The

Poetry

Corner _

A Fatal Disease

Keep your distance — don't crowd around
For I have that dread disease
For which there is no earthly help.

No cure but death's release.

It gets into your bones and blood.

It takes away your reason — -
It swallows up each inch of space —

This passion knows no season.

So innocently it all can start
With just one little leaf
Stuck in a glass of water —

But soon there's no relief.

For the one produces babies —

Not one but up to eight.

Soon you have them in the hundreds
And you've really sealed your fate.

Yes, violets are my passion —

I love them like a mother —

But if you want to take some off my hands.

I'll love you like a brother!

Mrs. Helen O. Erickson
Knoxville , Illinois

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE March/April 1989 41

Mendel's Laws of Genetics

Dr. J. Smith
1359 Dorchester
Norman , OK 73069

One of the most important breakthroughs in
Biology in the past 125 years has been the dis¬
covery of the laws governing genetics. These
laws were originally worked out in 1865 by an
Augustinian monk named Gregor Mendel,
using pea plants. Later workers connected
Mendel's laws to structures in the cell called
chromosomes. Finally, the material of the
chromosomes, DNA or Deoxyribonucleic Acid,
has been linked to genetics so that todays biolo¬
gist can understand Mendel's laws at the mo¬
lecular level.

DNA is a relatively simple molecule consist¬
ing of sugar and phosphate chains with nitro¬
gen bases attached. There are only four differ¬
ent bases. These bases form the letters of a
molecular language, similar to the 26 letters of
the English alphabet. In our alphabet, combin¬
ing the letters together can form words. Words
can be combined into sentences and sentences
into paragraphs. Finally, books on many differ¬
ent subjects can be written, but they all differ
only in the way the 26 letters were arranged.
Just as the arrangement of the letters will even¬
tually determine the type of book written, so
will the arrangement of the bases in the DNA
determine the type of organism it will build.
The "story" in the DNA is the instructions for
how to make a particular organism. This is how
all life on our planet can be so different yet have
the same simple molecule controlling the ge¬
netic traits.

Long books tend to be divided up into chap¬
ters for easier reading. The amount of DNA
needed to build an organism is also very long
and is divided up into chapters. These chapters
are called chromosomes and their number is
usually characteristic for a type of organism. In
African violets, the number of chapters or chro¬
mosomes needed to build an individual plant is
15. These 15 chromosomes contain the sum of

the DNA's instructions on how to make an
African violet. When a cell contains only one
copy of the building instructions (15 chromo¬
somes in African violets) it is said to be haploid
(ha=single; ploid=set). Most organisms, how¬
ever, contain two copies of instructions. Each
chapter or kind of chromosomes is represented
as a pair. This is called being diploid (two sets)
and in African violets this number is 30 chromo¬
somes. Higher numbers of sets are also possible
such as triploid and tetraploid, but usually
these will always be in multiples of the original
base set number of 15.

Within each chromosome is part of the infor¬
mation for the characteristics of the organism.
In a book, this would be equivalent to individ¬
ual paragraphs that tell part of the chapter's
content. Where things get interesting in genet¬
ics, is that although the paragraph might give
the information for a trait, the exact content of
the paragraph might be slightly different be¬
tween the two copies of each chromosome. For
example, in African violets, there is a paragraph
(called a gene in genetics) that says how to make
flower shape. There are, however, at least two
different ways of making flower shape. These
alternate expressions of a gene are called alleles.
One aUele gives violet shaped flowers and the
second allele gives star shaped flowers.

Mendel's first law of genetics, the Law of
Dominance , says that genetic traits are con¬
trolled by a pair of factors (or pair of chromo¬
somes/alleles). If the two alleles are different,
one will always be expressed. This is called the
dominant. The second allele maybe hidden and
will only be expressed in the complete absence
of the dominant. This allele is called the reces¬
sive. In our book analogy, this means that al¬
though we have two copies of the paragraph,
one version is always used first in writing the
story on how to build the shape of the flower.

42 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE March /April 1989

The recessive or second version can only be
used if we don't have the dominant form at all.
Violet shaped flowers are dominant and will
always be expressed first before star shaped
flowers. Since we have two copies of each para¬
graph or gene, three combinations of alleles are
possible. Both copies could be the dominant
form (homozygous dominant) and the flowers
will be violet shaped. One copy could be domi¬
nant and the second recessive (heterozygous)
and the flowers will still be violet shaped. There
will be no visible difference between these two
forms. There will be a difference, however, in
what their offspring could inherit from them.
The third possibility is that both copies are the
recessive type (homozygous recessive). Only
now will the flowers show star shape. Many
characteristics in African violets are now
known to be the dominant or recessive forms of
a trait.

Mendel's second law, the Law of Segregation,
applies only when sexual reproduction of the
organism is considered. This law says that each
pair of chromosomes will separate during
sperm or egg formation. The sex cell can get
only one copy of the chromosome pair. If both
chromosomes carry the same allele (homozy¬
gous dominant or homozygous recessive) then
only one kind of allele is passed on to the off¬
spring since that is the only thing the parent has
to give them. If the organism is heterozygous
and has two different alleles then both can be
passed on, but only one can go into each sex cell.
Some of the sex cells would inherit the domi¬
nant and some would get the recessive. There
would be a 50:50 chance of a sex cell getting
either type. Since many sex cells are formed at
any given time, about half would carry the
dominant and half would carry the recessive.

Mendel's third law, the Law of Independent
Assortment is where things really start to get
interesting genetically. This law says that the
separation of one pair of chromosomes is inde¬
pendent of the separation of any of the other
pairs. For example, if chromosome pair #1 is
heterozygous, then when the chromosomes
separate, one sex cell will get the dominant and
the other the recessive. If chromosome pair #2 is
also heterozygous, they will also separate, but
which sex cell gets the dominant now, is not

dependent on which cell got the dominant from
pair #1. Four different combinations are pos¬
sible: dominant #1, dominant #2; dominant #1,
recessive #2; recessive #1, dominant #2; and
recessive #1, recessive #2. The number of pos¬
sible combinations can be calculated by the
formula 2 raised to the nth power, where n
equals the number of heterozygous chromo¬
some pairs. African violets have 15 pairs of
chromosomes. If all 15 pairs have heterozygous
traits, then the number of different sex cells
possible would be 2 to the 15th power or 32,768
kinds.

The end result of the Law of Independent
Assortment is that the offspring inherit differ¬
ent combinations of the 15 chromosome pairs
from each parent. Since sexual reproduction
requires two parents, the offspring would re¬
ceive different combinations from both par¬
ents. This almost guarantees that the offspring
will be different from both parents; there are
just too many combinations possible for the
ones exactly like the parent to form frequently.
For example, if both parents were heterozy¬
gous for all 15 pairs of chromosomes, the
number of different possible offspring (at least
on the genetic level) would be 32,768 times
32,768 or over one billion kinds. Some of the
offspring would look alike because both the
homozygous dominant and the heterozygous
individuals would show the dominant trait. Is
it any wonder that offspring usually only re¬
semble the parents, not look exactly like them.

The phenomenon of linkage was not known
by Gregor Mendel and was only discovered
after it was realized that each chromosome pair
contains not one trait, but many. When the pair
of chromosomes separate during sex cell for¬
mation, each member of the pair takes its whole
copy of all of its traits with it into the sex cell.
Suppose that the alelles for firebird pattern
flowers and ruffled leaves were on the same
chromosome. The other chromosome of the
pair might contain alleles for non-firebird pat¬
tern flowers and non-ruffled leaves. When the
pair of chromosomes separate to form the sex
cells, each chromosome is inherited as a pack¬
age. Only two kinds of sex cells would be
formed: one with firebird pattern flowers and
ruffled foliage and the other with non-firebird

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE March/April 1989 43

pattern flowers and non-ruffled foliage. The
genes are "linked" and are inherited together.
Linkage cuts down on the number of different
kinds of offspring produced. Each organism
may have many thousands of traits, but only a
relative few number of chromosomes to carry
them on. Many traits will have to be on the same
chromosome and will be linked together and
inherited as a package instead of separately.

After linkage was discovered, it was also
noticed that on rare occasions linkage patterns
seemed to be broken and reformed. Study has
shown that during sex cell formation an event
called crossing over frequently happens. During
crossing over, the pair of chromosomes touch
along their entire length. A break develops in
the DNA molecule at exactly the same position
on both chromosomes and the corresponding
pieces of each are exchanged and rejoined. The
newly restructured pair of chromosomes are
then separated into the sex cells. If the crossover
point occurs between two linked traits, each
will now be linked with the allele for the second
trait that was originally on the other member of
the chromosome pair. The frequency of cross¬
ing over is inversely related to the physical
distance between the two traits. Genes that are
far apart on the chromosome have a much
better chance of having a break point between
them than are two genes that are very close
together.

Crossing over serves to scramble the genes
within a chromosome pair so that new (and
perhaps better) combinations can be formed.
Each individual originally received 1 /2 of their
chromosomes from the male parent and 1/2
from the female. Each parent in African violets
gave one set of the 15 different chromosomes.
Combined together in the offspring, the two
copies of each type of chromosome restore the
diploid number of 30. Crossing over tends to
blend the pairs before the chromosomes are
passed on to the next generation. The distinc¬
tion of "this was the male's chromosome" and
"this was the females" is now lost as the newly
formed linkages represent combinations of
DNA from both parents. Crossing over, there¬
fore, further serves to increase the variability in
the offspring because they can have new link¬
ages that did not exist in either parent.

Mendel's laws only apply to traits that are
inherited from the chromosomes and DNA in
the cell's nucleus. In plants, another location of
DNA is in the green chloroplasts. Mutations or
changes in this DNA are known and usually
result in variegated leaves. This characteristic is
not inherited in the same manner as the traits in
the nuclear chromosomes because the chloro-
plast is only passed on in the egg cell and not in
the sperm. This results in what is called mater¬
nal or cytoplasmic inheritance. Only the female
parent can transmit this trait to her offspring.
Tommie Lou variegation is a good example of
this type of inheritance. Hybridizers wishing to
pass on this leaf variegation must use a vari¬
egated plant as the mother.

A complicating factor to breeding vari¬
egated foliage is that the DNA of the nucleus
and chloroplast interact to produce the green
pigment. If a mutation or change in the DNA is
in the nucleus and not the chloroplast, then the
mutation would be governed by Mendel's
laws. Lilian Jarrett variegation does not seem to
behave as a cytoplasmic inherited factor and is
suspected of perhaps being a recessive nuclear
DNA trait. Appropriate crosses would need to
be made to confirm this for Lilian Jarrett.

In summary, Mendel's laws of genetics can
be very useful to the hybridizer to understand
and predict the results of genetic crosses. As
they are utilized and more traits are observed
and classified, the breeding of African violets
should become less of an art form based primar¬
ily on chance and more of a science.

Please make a note:

The correct phone number
for American Airlines

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IS

1-800-433-1790

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AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE March/ April 1 989 45

Interpretive Plant Arrangements

Julie Adams
186 Waverly Road
Shelton , CT 06484

The designs that are now created in flower
arrangements are recognized as a dimensional
art. Arranging of flowers has moved from a
realistic and decorative position. We are deal¬
ing with interpretive and expressive designs as
well. In this particular writing we are using an
African violet plant, and other cut plant mate¬
rial as our components.

We are using these components not in just a
two-dimensional design, but in three-dimen¬
sional space. The designs we do, express indi¬
vidual creativity; however, the principles and
elements of design remain the same.

In the design sections of our shows, the ar¬
ranger is putting "order to chaos" by using the
selected elements and principles of design to
achieve beauty, in a simple expressive, harmo¬
nious way.

"The Attributes of the Flower Arrangement"
are:

1. Beauty — - this gives pleasure and arouses
interest to the viewer.

2. Simplicity — using only the essentials, and
omitting the unnecessary details. Too many
details might detract from the design.

3. Expression — using your creative and
original ideas to interpret the title of the class irt
such a way that an idea, an emotion, or a story
becomes apparent to the viewer.

4. FFarmony — putting it all together so that
the end result is unified as a whole. The compo¬
nents must have an interrelationship in order to
achieve this.

Interpretive Plant Arrangements differ from
interpretive flower arrangements in many
ways. The first, and most important difference,
is that an African violet plant is used in the
design. The other plant material in the design
may be fresh-cut, dried, treated or colored plant
material. Artificial plant material is not to be
used.

In the design section, classes are usually
titled in keeping with the show theme, and very
often help the exhibitor in planning the entry.
An explanation of the class title also helps the
exhibitor. If one understands the class, it is
much easier to portray the picture. "A sugges¬
tive portrayal" is more effective than a "spelled
out" one.

So often exhibitors use many accessories in
trying to "tell their story," and can spoil an
otherwise lovely design. If you do use accesso¬
ries in your exhibit, incorporate them in your
design, and make sure they add to, and not
detract from, your work. Use them with discre¬
tion and avoid overpowering, out of scale ones.

When a plant arrangement is being con¬
structed, the African violet plant must be re¬
moved from the pot, and as much soil as pos¬
sible be removed from the root ball without
damage. I have found that if the plant is wa¬
tered well the day before, it is nice and turgid
and holds up well when encased in a plastic
baggie. The smaller the easier it is to work with,
and the easier it is to put in your container.

The baggie usually shows quite a bit unless
you disguise it in some way. I find the toe part
of a nylon stocking or sock that matches the
color of the container works nicely when placed
over the baggie, and held in place with greening
pins. This keeps the soil in place, and the plant
stays fresh and moist.

Mechanics are very important in design
work. You should try to cover your mechanics,
but don't use a lot of sheet moss or anything else
that would be intrusive. Soil should never be
used for this purpose.

In executing your design, avoid the look of a
dish garden. Be very careful not to use too much
plant material, and don't spread it out too
much, especially at the base. A few interesting
pieces of plant material with good lines are

46 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE March /April 1989

generally the best beginning, adding some
supportive foliage, and your plant, and the
right container, and or base are all you need.
Restraint in the use of plant material is of utmost
importance in design classes of any kind.

In Interpretive Plant Arrangement Classes,
the same elements and principles of design
prevail as they do in the Flower Arrangement
Classes. They should be your guide in creating
your entry. The elements available to you will
determine your end result.

Some of the basic shapes that lend them¬
selves nicely to interpretive plant arrangements
are:

1. the crescent

2. the asymmetrical left or right angle

3. the S - curve or Hogarth

4. the vertical

5. the triangle

With experience, other shapes can be
achieved with the use of plant material, con¬
tainers, bases and linear material.

Before you begin to do an Interpretive Plant
Arrangement for a show, study your schedule,
and be sure you understand it, and follow it
explicitly. Look for a suitable container, and
decide on the size plant you will use. Then be
sure the color is right.

Enjoy doing designs, and your end result
will be very pleasurable, and a thing of beauty.

Awards For Kansas City

Anne Jantxen

Awards Chairman

Amateur

Best in Show

$100

Missouri Valley AV Council

Second Best in Show

$50

Missouri Valley AV Council

Third Best in Show

$25

Lawrence AV Club

Best Semiminiature

$50

Mid-America AV Society

Best Miniature

$50

Mid- America AV Society

Best Trailer

$50

AV Club of Greater Kansas City

Best Design

$50

AV Club of Greater Kansas City

Second Best in Design

$25

A VS of Greater Tulsa

Best New Cultivar

$50

AV Club of Greater Kansas City

Sweepstakes - Horticulture

$50

Commercial

Unpredictable A VS of Blue Springs

Best Display Table

$300

Kansas City Convention Hosts

Second Best Display Table

$200

are sponsoring

Third Best Display Table

$100

all of these

Best New Introduction from Display Tables $50

Commercial

Best New Introduction from Specimen Plants $50

Awards

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE March/April 1989 47

Misty Lady

Grown by Dottie Wilson, Bryan, TX

Angel Fire

48 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE March/ April 1989

Canadian Pupils Hold African Violet Contest

The third and fourth grade classes at the
Coles Island School in New Brunswick, Canada
will be all the richer because of an African violet
contest headed by Mrs. Jeanie Bell, a long-time
AVSA member and Judge.

Jeanie was told that Mrs. Picket, the teacher
of these classes, had a plant program every year
for her students. Mrs. Picket, of course, was
very interested in the African violet contest
proposed by Jeanie.

In October of 1988, Jeanie arrived at the
school with seedlings and named violets, each
in 4-inch pots, packages of fertilizer and AVSA
culture brochures. She took 20 plants for the 20
students and had them each draw a number
and choose their own plants. She told the ones
that selected the seedlings that they could name
their plants. She gave a history on the discovery
of the African violet and its long journey to
today's hybrids, and a lesson on the culture of
the violets.

Jeanie is returning to the school in the spring
to judge the plants and present ribbons.

Mr. Dugay, the school's principal asked her
to make a terrarium for his office and was so
impressed with the results, has asked her to
teach the children how to make terrariums.

AVSA is certainly expecting to pick up quite
a few new members from Canada with people
like Jeanie Bell around.

Be sure you don't miss
"The Royal Treatment"

at the

AVSA Kansas City Convention
May 22-28, 1989

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE March/April 1989 49

Make Ours Rock 'n' Roll!

Darryl Hoover
PSC Box 2982
Randolph AFB, Texas 78150

I don't claim to be an expert on the effect
music has on plants; although I have read an
article or two on the subject.

Some say classical music pleases our plants
and others claim the French horn is the tune
that's tops; while one author claims that today's
rock and roll can actually send our plants (as
well as us) to an early grave.

I must confess I've never been a connoisseur
of classical music or the French horn, so my
plants had never been subjected to its torment.
As a matter of fact, you might say my taste in
music has a "today" flavor. Yes, I'd much rather
sit back and jam to Michael Jackson or Bon Jovi
than torture myself and my plants with Bach or
Beethoven.

If my plants past performances at various
shows is any indication as to whether or not
they like my taste in music, I'd say they love it!

My latest Air Force venture has taken me
deep into the heart of Texas. Now my plants and
I must contend with — yes — country music. It's
not enough that every other person you see is
sporting a ten gallon hat and a pair of eel skin
boots, but every other station on the radio is
playing Randy Travis or Crystal Gale.

If that's not bad enough, the Air Force de¬
cided to give me a roommate. Don't get me
wrong, I don't mind having a roommate at all,
but this guy wasn't your normal 22-year-old.

I came back to my room for lunch only to find
a few unfamiliar suitcases, boxes and one rather
large stereo system. All day long I thought
about how my new Michael Jackson tape was
going to sound on that stereo.

As I returned to my room after work I heard
an odd sound coming from my room. When I
opened the door, there stood my new room¬
mate listening to what I'd later find out was
some of Mozart's earliest work. So I had
thought!

Well I figured we could compromise a bit
and we'd get along just fine. I'd forgotten about

how my plants might react to this new form of
music.

A month went by and all seemed well until
one Saturday morning I looked up and glanced
at my stands (I have two). Every plant had
fallen off its reservoir. I queried my roommate
and he assured me he had not bumped into the
stands.

A week later I noticed that the wicks water¬
ing my plants weren't working anymore, de¬
spite the fact that the reservoirs were full. Then
my plants slowly quit blooming and their
growth slowed to almost nothing. (I later con¬
cluded that violets had not fallen off their reser¬
voirs but had jumped off them in an attempt to
end the misery they had been enduring for the
past couple of months. When that didn't work,
they refused to take up the water I offered.
When that too failed, they hit me where it hurts;
they quit blooming and growing.)

Fortunately, before I had to take any drastic
measures in regard to my roommate (like stuff
him and his classical music in a duffle bag and
ship them back to where they came from), he
married and moved out.

As oddly as my violets began to act when my
old roommate moved in, they reverted back to
their happy, healthy selves when he moved
out. Coincidence? Perhaps — but just in case —
make ours rock and roll!

Attention

Affiliates:

Be sure to try and give three months no¬
tice before reserving a library slide pro¬
gram; and at least three choices will expe¬
dite the reservation.

50 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE March/April 1989

Pests, Pathogens & Physiological Problems

Parti

Pauline Bartholomew

I firmly believe the hobbyist grower is mak¬
ing a mistake in adopting regular spraying,
drenching, or systemic programs as preventive
measures. I have seen too many amateurs be¬
come careless when handling pesticides on a
regular basis. Many chemicals are toxic, readily
absorbed through the skin and mucous mem¬
branes, and may be dangerous to our health.
Chemicals: Toxic or Safe?

Highly toxic chemicals are available only to
licensed handlers, but no one really knows
what the long-term, accumulative effects of the
so-called safe chemicals are. It is much better to
be inconvenienced by cyclamen mites today
than to be sorry 20 years from now about a
severe health problem.

SPRAYS: Entomologists warn us that insects
can build up a tolerance to pesticides and can
develop mutant strains that are resistant to
existing ones. This is more likely to happen
when chemicals are used by amateurs in inef¬
fectual amounts or with improper techniques
and procedures. When a pest does show up in
your collection, shoot to kill. Determine the
proper chemical and dosage to be used, care¬
fully follow directions, and take all precautions.
Be sure to suit up. Wear a mask, long-sleeved
shirt, gloves, and hair covering. Afterwards do
a thorough washing of skin, clothes, and equip¬
ment.

Spray only after room temperature reaches 70-
75°F. Spray early enough in the day so that plants
are completely dry before the temperature starts to
drop in the evening. It is not necessary to turn off
fluorescent lights during or after spraying.
SYSTEMICS AND DRENCHES: Don't add sys-
temics to soil mix or use a chemical drench on
plants. Many warnings have been published
against handling soil mix or plant tissue that
has been treated with chemicals. It just isn't
practical to wear gloves and a mask when pot¬

ting plants or handling leaves. Sprays desig¬
nated as safe for African violets will not damage
foliage if used in the recommended amounts.
However, chemical drenches are another mat¬
ter. African violets will survive drenches of
pesticides or fungicides, but mixtures strong
enough to kill pests or pathogens are detrimen¬
tal to the roots, and thus the foliage, of a show
plant.

ISOLATION: Steps may be taken to keep pests
and pathogens from getting into the plant room
in the first place. The most logical, and the most
often recommended, is isolation: "Isolate all
new plants for 30 to 45 days before placing into
your collection." This is good advice, but in
practical application it doesn't work.

Most of the new plants we acquire are prized
specimens and they should have the best pos¬
sible advantages from the start. A dark, gloomy
corner with less than optimum conditions isn't
acceptable to an avid collector.

Show me a grower who reserves a well-
lighted, well-located area for the exclusive use
of new plant isolation. All the growers I know
already have plants in that kind of space. Even
if such an area could be set aside, what happens
when more new plants are brought in and the
ones in isolation haven't cleared the recom¬
mended period? It creates a never-ending traf¬
fic flow problem.

Inspection & Fumigation

Use the following trouble-shooting methods
for all newly acquired plants. Even the most
careful growers and nurseries occasionally
have pest problems.

Upper-side inspection: Look for aphids, thrips,
cyclamen mite damage, and foliar mealy bugs.

Bottom-side inspection: Turn the root ball out
of the pot and carefully search for soil mealy
bugs and nematodes.

If any of these pests are found during inspec-

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE March/April 1989 51

tion, follow the procedures recommended for
the specific pest and skip the fumigation proc¬
ess. Fumigation may work, but it is better to use
procedures already scientifically tested and
proved effective.

Fumigation: Remove all blossoms including
the smallest forming buds. Place plants in a
cardboard box (approximately 24" x 20" x 14")
containing a Texize No-Pest® Strip. Seal the box
with masking tape and leave sealed for 12-14
hours. Afterwards return the strip to its original
package and reseal with tape. It can be reused
for many fumigations. The directions state that
a strip is effective for up to four months in a
confined space (room). If my mathematics are
correct, that would allow 240 12-hour fumiga¬
tions. Retire the strip sooner to be sure of full
effectiveness. Avoid handling the strip or wash
hands thoroughly with soap after handling.
Read the additional precautions given for sensi¬
tive individuals.

Leaf cuttings: Wash leaves in mild detergent
suds and rinse well.

After following all of these procedures, it is
reasonably safe to put newly acquired plants
into your collection. But keep a sharp eye on
them for the next 30 days or so.

Follow-Up Precautions

1. Keep the windows in the plant room closed.
Aphids and thrips from an outside garden will
come through screens. Introduce fresh air indi¬
rectly from a nearby room.

2. Do not enter the plant room after working in
the garden without washing hands and chang¬
ing clothes.

3. To be on the safe side, avoid keeping other
types of plants, except possibly others in the
gesneriad family, with African violets. For ex¬
ample the ivy family often comes with built-in
red spider mites.

4. Do not place cut flowers in the same room
with African violets. They too can come com¬
plete with mites and thrips.

5. Do not use common watering sources such as
capillary matting or wicks in a common reser¬
voir. Use an individual saucer for each pot. The
one exception could be trays of miniatures or
plantlets for convenience in watering.

6. Pot on layers of newspaper. Remove the top
layer of paper before working with the next

plant. This may avoid passing along undiscov¬
ered mealy bugs, thrips, etc. to the next plant.
Dip tools frequently in bleach solution (one
teaspoon to one quart of water).

NOTE: The following recommendations are for the
hobbyist growing African violets under in-house ,
controlled conditions. Greenhouse growers may
wish to consult other publications and/or make ad¬
justments or alter procedures in some cases.

There are many effectiveproducts on themarket. The
ones I mention are those I use and am familiar with.
Extend the shelf life of pesticides and fungicides by
keeping them tightly capped and storing them in a
cool, dark place. Check the labels for possible expira¬
tion dates.

PESTS

Destructive or injurious insects.

Aphids

What to look for: Readily visible insects that
come in a variety of colors and congregate on
foliage, peduncles, and blossoms.

How to get rid of them: Use a broad-spectrum
pesticide aerosol spray. Check the label on the
can to be sure it is recommended for African
violets. Follow the directions and heed all
warnings. Check again the next day or so to be
sure there are no survivors. This spray does not
discolor foliage or blossoms if used at the rec¬
ommended distance.

Broad Mite & Red Spider Mite

What to look for: Distorted or bleached leaves.
Broad mites feed on the underside of mature
leaves causing the leaf edges to curl down. Red
spider mites cause the foliage to have a
bleached appearance and a fine webbing will
be evident.

How to get rid of them: The treatment for both
is the same as for cyclamen mites. However,
they are not as common on African violets as
are cyclamen mites.

Cyclamen Mites

A microscope is required to see cyclamen
mites. Even then they are sometimes hard to
spot because, as soon as the scope light hits
them, they move down under leaves and peti¬
oles. The hobbyist grower needs only to learn
how to recognize the damage typical of mites so
that they can be stopped before the damage
becomes widespread or severe. If you have not
experienced a mite infestation, don't miss a

52 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE March/April 1989

chance to observe mite-infested plants of grow¬
ers who haven't been as fortunate. A first-hand
view enables you to recognize the signs early
on.

What to look for: Centers that seem to be
unusually tight. Another early sign is a slight
graying at the base of the new center leaves.
Mites suck the juice of the tender leaves so the
graying is a result of the leaf hairs becoming
more prominent following the shrinkage of the
tissue. These leaves are very brittle, hard, and
stunted. The new buds are also twisted and
stunted.

How to get rid of them: Once mite damage is
found on one plant, it must be assumed that the
entire collection is infested. Mites can be spread
by fingers or tools as well as from leaves touch¬
ing. Spray every plant (don't forget leaf cuttings
and plan tie Is). After you become a mite "ex¬
pert," you may opt to spray just the shelf-mates
of the affected plant. But be alert! If plants on
other shelves show signs of damage, spray the
rest of the collection.

1. In a one-quart sprayer, mix 1/4 teaspoon of
miticide (containing 18% Kelthane) and five
drops of spreader-activator* with water
slightly warmer than tepid (about 89°F). Even
though the water cools as it passes through the
air, using hot water may change the reaction of
the chemicals.

* Spreader-activator is a wetting agent that mixes
with water to reduce the surface tension that causes
water to bead. The solution then penetrates to the
base of the hairs of petioles and leaves. Otherwise the
solution beads on top of the hairs and some of the
mites may survive safe and dry underneath. A
commercial spreader-activator is preferred over dish
detergent as a wetting agent . No matter how much
the foliage is soaked during spraying , the solution
won't spot the leaves or leave a residue . The amount
recommended is in reference to a concentrated brand
of wetting agent; check labels for proper quantities.

2. Spray thoroughly, particularly the center one
third of the plant where the most tender leaves
are. Pick the plant up and spray into and under
the foliage, covering the underside of the leaves
and petioles.

3. Spray two more times at 5 to 7 day intervals.
Mix a fresh batch of solution each time. The only
way mites can be killed with leftover solution is

by drowning!

Don't try to save a show plant that has severe
cyclamen mite damage. If the entire center has
to be removed, the plant will put out a multi¬
tude of suckers. A central sucker has to be
chosen and the rest picked off. Not an easy
decision to make. In the meantime it is demor¬
alizing to look at an unattractive plant.

Instead, take a leaf for propagation, washing
it thoroughly in the miticide solution. If it is a
prime show specimen, and you want to ensure
preserving the same qualities, spray the plant
and allow suckers to form. Pick off all but one
and when it is big enough, root it following the
directions for propagating suckers. Discard the
rest of the plant.

Fungus Gnats

What to look for: No problem here: the slight¬
est movement around the plants and they fly
out of the pots and usually up your nose. More
irritating than harmful, they must be dealt with
for your peace of mind if nothing else.

How to get rid of them: Hang a Texize No-
Pest® Strip on each light stand for a few weeks
(follow the recommended precautions). In
addition, for revenge and self-satisfaction, call
them out by tapping the trays and pots. Then
zap them with bursts of aerosol pesticide spray.
Also lightly spray the soil surface of each pot.
Do this every day for ten days or so and the
population will be greatly reduced if not elimi¬
nated entirely.

Mealy Bug - Foliar

This is a pest that is hard to eradicate. About
the time you think you have gotten rid of them
for good, they crop up again. Don't be casual
about the treatment. Bring out the big guns and
don't rest until they are gone. Unless it is an
irreplaceable variety, I highly recommend that
the whole plant be taken to the trash can. First
put it in a plastic bag and tape the bag shut.

What to look for : White cottony specks on
petioles, in axils, and on backs of leaves.

How to get rid of them : If you have to save the
plant or plants, isolate them even if it means the
darkest, least desirable part of the house. If only
a few plants are involved, dip a cotton swab in
alcohol and touch each cottony speck with it.
Search everyday and repeat as necessary.

If the infestation is advanced, spray the en-

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE March/April 1989 53

tire collection. Mix 1/4 teaspoon of 50% Ma-
lathion with one quart of warm water. Repeat
three more times at seven day intervals. Use all
recommended precautions.

Mealy Bug - Soil

Also refered to as Pritchard's mealy bug.

What to look for: Small, white, oval waxy
specks that resemble pieces of perlite. Prod with
a pin and, if it is a mealy bug, it moves, but ever
so slowly. If the infestation is heavy, they also
cluster above the soil line around the base of the
main stem and into the lower axils of the peti¬
oles.

How to get rid of them: The cure is as bad as the
bug so take a leaf (or the crown) for propaga¬
tion, bag the plant, and put it in the trash. A
chemical drench of effective strength is so hard
on the plant that it may as well be thrown out in
the first place. Soil mealy bugs have been
known to survive repeated drenchings with
Cygon 2-E. I have seen growers spend years
fighting them rather than take this drastic step
to get rid of them.

Nematodes

What to look for: As with cyclamen mites, learn
to recognize the signs of these pests because
they can only be seen through dissection of
roots and petioles under a microscope. There
are root nematodes and foliar nematodes.
Unpot the plant and examine the roots for small,
lumpy nodules. For foliar nematodes, look for
swollen petioles, especially at the base.

How to get rid of them: The chemical drench
required is dangerous to use and the plant
would never be the same again. And so, as with
soil mealy bug, a trip to the trash can is the best
way to get rid of them. Since nematodes some¬
time penetrate into the petioles, there is some
risk in taking a leaf for propagation. If the vari¬
ety is a valuable one, it is reasonably safe to take
the crown with just the three small center leaves
and repot it.

Springtails

What to look for: Small, light-colored pests that
scurry around on the bottom of pots and in
saucers. They are capable of jumping a distance
many times that of their body length. They feed
on decaying organic material and thrive under
moist, warm conditions.

How to get rid of them: Ignore them. They do

very little damage to the overall health of the
plant. You won't find large populations of them
when using the Texas-Style potting method
because of the extended dry period of the sau¬
cers between watering. Don't drench with
chemicals and especially not with a chlorine
bleach solution as sometimes advised. You
know what even a very dilute solution does to
your hands. Imagine what it does to the delicate
feeder roots of an African violet.

Thrips

The word is thrips — please don't drop the
"s." One thrips is a thrips and a dozen thrips are
thrips!

Thrips can be seen with the naked eye. They
lay eggs in the anthers and sometimes even in
slits they make in the leaves. Flick the anthers
with your fingernail and watch closely. Be
patient. Sometimes it may take a few seconds
for them to scurry into sight. Ugh! The sight
strikes dread in the heart of any grower, espe¬
cially at show time.

What to look for: Yellow pollen spilled on
blossoms; small bruise-like spots at the junc¬
ture of the petal lobes; white streaks on the,
blossoms; and, with a heavy infestation, the
backs of the leaves show fine, silvery streaks.

How to get rid of them: Give me mites any day:
They are so easy to kill. Thrips are devils to get
rid of and travel from plant to plant more
rapidly than do mites. So don't take a chance;
treat the entire collection. Do it right the first
time or you will be going through the process
again, and again, and again!

1 . Remove all blossoms and buds including the
smallest forming buds.

2. Mix 1/4 teaspoon of 50% Malathion* to one
quart of warm water. Spray both sides of the
foliage thoroughly.

3. Repeat two more times at seven-day intervals
following all recommended precautions.

*See report on Orthene below.

Thrips follow-up: As each plant comes back
into bloom, inspect carefully for thrips. Close
scrutiny is essential. If one thrips on one plant
is missed, you will have to go through the
process all over again. Yes, one! It was discour¬
aging to learn that it doesn't take even a breed¬
ing pair to perpetuate the species. Now you
know why they are so tough to get rid of. Be

54 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE March/April 1989

especially diligent just before completely dis¬
budding before a show. Treatment can be
started at that time, but not once the blossoms
have opened; Malathion discolors blossoms.

I was still plagued by recurrences of thrips so I
sent Dr. Charles Cole* an alcohol-filled bottle of
thrips (I had plenty to spare!). Back came the reply ,
"Several species of thrips occur on African violets.
Some are easily controlled with Malathion. Unfortu¬
nately the most common species on violets is the
western flower thrips , Frankliniella occidentals,
and is difficult to control. Malathion will not touch
this species; however, Orthene is fairly effective.
Where a heavy infestation occurs, disbudding en¬
hances control. Also, two to three applications at
seven-day intervals are usually needed to get con¬
trol."

To The Editor:

This is just to let you and our many friends in
America know that the Cape African Violet
Society and the Transvaal African Violet Soci¬
ety (the first two formed in South Africa) have
become affiliated.

This will serve to make the bonds of friend¬
ship, cooperation and understanding, stronger;
thereby serving the interests of the African
violet-loving public to an even better degree.

Best wishes,

Charlotte Duncan
Secretary
Cape AVS

To The Editor:

Our show was a tremendous success, as you
would have noticed. (Actually I have never
heard of an African violet show that turned out
to be a disaster!) We've made South African
history because we were the first society in the

Dr. Cole went on to say that we should use
Orthene soluble-powder ** rather than liquid
Orthene . The liquid has a petroleum additive that
may be concentrated enough to damage foliage.

He also mentioned that when the plant blooms
again the blossoms may be an off-color. He said that
this is not a permanent sporting and that the blos¬
soms would return to normal color in subsequent
bloom cycles.

’‘'Entomologist, Texas Agricultural Extension
Service.

**Ortho: Orthene 75-S (75% soluble) powder.
1/2 tsp. to one quart water. Mix outdoors. It has
a strong odor but it is not offensive once the
powder is diluted. (To Be Continued)

(Reprinted from "Growing To Show," with
author's permission.)

continent who displayed nine of the original
Saintpaulia species in FULL bloom at a show.
But, alas, the public was not very interested in
them, they were more fascinated with the fanta¬
sies and chimeras.

We had a very interesting show. One of our
classes. Class 21, aroused quite a stir with the
members. At our meeting, directly after the
show, we have our annual "leaf swap day." All
of the members bring some of their leaves and
donate them to the society. After the tea break,
everyone makes his or her pick from the leaves.
With our most recent meeting, we had about
170 leaves. For every leaf the member takes, he
or she gives a donation of 50g. Normally, the
leaves sell at double that amount, R1 .00 each. So
you can see, our society got a lovely boost and
everyone was happy with their little babies.
With the next show, everyone will bring the
leaves they bought and let me tell you, it cer¬
tainly is a big surprise to see what happened to
everyone's plants.

I am sure other violet societies could benefit
from this idea. I hope more and more violet
societies worldwide will take to this idea. Our

Letters to fi
the Editor \*!

USA

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| Letters to the Editor are selected at ran-
| dom and express the opinions of the
! writers, and not necessarily those of the
editor, African Violet Magazine or
AVSA.

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE March/April 1989 55

society will send every society participating
every year in this project, a certificate which
they could present to the winner.

Friendly violet greetings
from a sunny South Africa,

Lukas M. Otto
President, West Rand AVS
P. O. Box 309
Muldersdrift 1747
Republic of South Africa

Please make a note:

The correct phone number
for American Airlines
is

1-800-433-1790

Hybridizers:

Attention!!

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This is a chance to show off your new culti-
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for some free advertising.

I must have your slides by May 5, 1989 so I
can work up the program. I would like a slide of
the plant and a close-up of the blossom if pos¬
sible. Please include a description of the plant.
You may send as many as you like and I will try
to work them into the program.

The convention in Kansas City boasts of "Get
the Royal Treatment." Let's all go for it. The
dates are May 22 through May 28.

Send your slides to:

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San Antonio, TX 78233
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PLASTIC FLOWER POTS

Inch

Number of Pots

Size

Color

Type

10

20

50

100

500

2

White

RS

1.00

1.75

4.00

6.75

27.00

2-1/4

Wh or Gr

RS/SO

1.00

1.75

4.00

6.75

27.00

2-1/2

Wh or Gr

RS/SQ

1.20

2.00

4.30

7.40

30.00

3

Wh or Gr

RS/RT/SQ

1.40

2.50

5.50

10.00

45.00

3-1/2

Wh or Gr

RT/SQ

1.65

2.90

6.80

12.00

53.00

4

Wh or Gr

RS/RT/SQ

2.00

3.50

7.80

14.50

65.00

4-1/2

Wh or Gr

RS/RT/SQ

2.35

4.20

9.25

17.00

79.00

5

Wh or Gr

RS/RT

2.75

5.10

11.75

20.75

93.00

6

Wh or Gr

RS/RT

3.35

5.90

14.00

26.00

124.00

6-1/2

Wh or Gr

RT

3.90

6.90

15.75

29.00

132.00

7

Wh or Gr

RS

6.30

11.95

28.00

51.00

240.00

8

Wh or Gr

RS/RT

6.90

13.10

31.00

57.00

265.00

(COLOR: Wh=White. Gr=Green)

(TYPE: RS= Round Standard; height and width are same
RT=Round Tub; height is 3/4 of width at top
SQ-Square; volume about same as RS)

SEEDS

SHALLOW CONTAINERS
PLASTIC PAN POTS

Very shallow, about half as deep as they are across the top
- bottom holes only. (Recommended in AVSM articles and
convention presentations)

We continue to offer Nadeau's African Violet seeds for standards,

miniatures,

Inch Size Color

10

20

50

100

500

variegates, & trailers.

5

Wh

or

Gr

3.00

5.75

13.50

24.00

100.00

Packets (100 seeds & instruction pamphlet) . . .

........$4.75

6

Wh

or

Gr

3.90

7.50

17.00

32.00

140.00

Kits (100 seeds, instructions, starter container,

6-1/2

Wh

or

Gr

4.15

8.00

18.50

35.00

168.00

and Jiffy-7 pellets) . . . . . . . . .

. . . 5.25

8

Wh

or

Gr

6.25

11.50

27.00

52.00

245.00

See our catalog for descriptions

10

Wh

or

Gr

9.75

18.25

43.50

83.00

400.00

See our catalog for prices of SNAP-ON SAUCERS to fit PANS

MOIST-RITE PLANTERS

We continue to sell attractively designed
double-walled planters, providing for self
watering. Colors are: light green, black or
white.

Single Planter . ,....$ 4.00

Six Planters . . 18.00

Twelve Planters . . . 33.00

Twenty-four Planters . . 54.00

PLASTIC WATER RESERVOIRS

Volume

Hgt.

20

50

100

500

8 oz

1-3/4”

7.00

16.00

26.50

105.00

16 oz

3“

7.00

16.00

26.50

105.00

32 OZ

3"

11.00

24.00

45.00

165.00

(wicks not included)

Have you tried the 16 oz without lids (1/2 price) with 5" Pans?

FLORACUPS

Protective sleeves for your sale plants

r- -yjf]

Pot size

Top & Depth

per 50 per 100

— ' 9

2-3/4“

7“x7“

$4.00 7.00

N'V/

3-1/2“

6-1/4“x6-1/4"

4.00 7.00

\

4“

7" x 6-3/8"

5.00 9.00

- SEND FOR OUR FREE CATALOG -

YOUR REQUEST FOR OUR FREE CATALOGUE WILL BE
ANSWERED BY RETURN MAILI

Our free catalogue lists and describes several other items such as
Sinningia seeds, Oyama (Texas Style) Pots, leaf supports, pens, masks,
gloves, meters, hanging baskets of all sizes, soil enriching materials,
trays, books, starter greenhouses, insecticides, Florae ups, & SPECIAL
OFFERS.

PLANT CARE ITEMS

‘PLEASE NOTE:

Due to the bulkiness of soil, perlite, and vermiculite, we are able to ship

ONLY 8 gallons of any one or combination of these (*) first four items with

each shipping charge.

‘Violet House Potting Soil . . . . . .

. . $2.80

‘Nadeau Soilless Mix - good for seedlings ..

. 2 gal .

. 2.80

‘Perlite - opens the soil .

. . ..1.40

‘Vermiculite - helps hold soil moisture .

. 1 gal. ...........

. . 1.40

Canadian Peat - milled . .

. 2 qal .

. 2.50

Dolomite Lime - raises alkalinity (pH) ..........

. .1 b..... .

. . 1.30

Charcoal - sweetens soil . .

.... 12 oz .

. 1 .40

Sphagnum Moss - long fibered . .

.. 1/4 CU. ft .

. . 2.75

Fish Emulsion - promotes greening, roots ..

.... 10 oz . .

. 1.75

Superthrive - tiny dose helps to flourish .

. 1 oz .

. 2.25

2 oz. . .

. . 3.30

4 OZ .

. 5.20

House Plant Insect Spray - pump sprayer ..

.. 10 fl. oz. . .

...........1.50

Florida Customers Must Add 6% Sales Tax

MINIMUM ORDER $7.50 PLUS SHIPPING

PETER’S AFRICAN VIOLET FERTILIZERS

African Violet Special (12-36-14) . 12oz . .......$2.75

Variegated Special (5-50-17) . . . 12 oz. . . 3.25

General Purpose (20-20-20) . . 16 oz . 2.50

Send Orders To:

The Violet House

P. O. Box 1274
Gainesville, Honda 32602
Phone (904) 377-8465

CAPILLARY MATTING (Vattex)

Water plants by means of capillary action. A black plastic sheet, with tiny
holes, lies on top of the dark matting, minimizing algae growth.

4 feet wide, can be cut with shears - $.35 per square foot.

(eg: 4 feet x 2 feet - 8 sq. ft. ... $2.80)

SHIPPING CHARGES

48 States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3.25

Hawaii and Alaska . . . 5.50

All other areas charged actual cost

U.P.S. delivery charges for C.O.D . . . . . . . . . 2.20

58 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE March/April 1989

CAPE COD VIOLETRY

John & Barbara Cook
Dept. AV 28 Minot St.
(508) 548-2798
Falmouth, Massachusetts 02540

f WE CARRY ALL THE SPECIES AND THE ORIGINAL 10,

also CHIMERAS and EPISCIAS. Latest releases from JEANNETTE’S
JESNERIADS, RALPH ROBINSON, SUSAN’S VIOLETS, LYON, HORTENSE,
GRANGER GARDENS, FREDETTE, WASMUND, WRANGLERS and much

more. Catalog $1.00 refundable with order. Overseas catalog $2.00. G

Cards, Notes,

Paper Goods and Jewelry avails

PLASTIC FLOWER POTS

3"-3 1/2"-4" round tubs have rolled rims

SIZE

COLOR

TYPE

10

25

50

100

500

1-1/4"

Wt. (only)

Thumb Pot

$ 1.20

$2.75

$4.80

$9.00

$41.50

2-1/4"

Gr. or Wt.

Rd. or Sq.

.95

1.80

3.30

6.00

26.40

2-1/2"

Gr. or Wt.

Rd. or Sq.

1.05

1.95

3.60

6.60

30.00

3"

Gr. or Wt.

Rd. Tub

1.20

2.75

4.80

9.00

41.50

3-1/2"

Gr. or Wt.

Rd. Tub

1.35

3.30

6.00

11.40

52.00

4"

Gr. or Wt.

Rd. Tub

1.75

3.85

7.20

13.50

59.40

4-1/2"

Gr. or Wt.

Rd. Tub

2.40

5.60

8.00

15.50

73.00

5"

Gr. or Wt.

Rd. Tub

2.70

5.90

11.40

20.75

94.00

6"

Gr. or Wt.

Rd. Tub

3.40

8.20

15.00

27.70

125.00

6-1/2"

Gr. or Wt.

Rd. Tub

3.80

8.60

16.60

30.50

132.00

MINIATURIZING MINI POTS WITH SAUCER

1-1/4"

Terracotta

3.00

6.25

11.50

20.00

80.00

VIOLET POT WITH DETACHABLE SAUCER

- ROLLED RIM

3-3/4"

Gr. only

Rd. Tub

2.85

6.60

12.50

22.50

103.65

PLASTIC HEAVY DUTY POT SAUCERS

3-1/2"

Gr. or Wt.

1.35

3.30

6.00

11.40

4"

Gr. or Wt.

2.25

5.25

9.00

16.80

5"

Gr. or Wt.

2.65

5.85

11.10

20.75

6"

Gr. or Wt.

3.60

8.60

15.80

29.00

PLASTIC WICK WATER RESERVOIRS

(recessed snap-on-lids) 16 oz

2.75

6.50

12.00

21.90

98.90

(wicks not included) 32 oz

4.25

10.00

19.35

36.00

147.95

PLASTIC LABELS

3" White, Red, Orange, Yellow, Green,

Blue, Lavender, Pink.

4" White, Green, Blue, Lavender, Pink.

5" White, Lavender.

4 1/2" White only

100

1.00

1.25

1.50

2.00

500

4.75

5.75
7.00
9.00

1000

7.00

10.00

13.00

17.00

PLASTIC HANGING PLANTERS

1

5

10

25

50

4-1/2" Gr. or Wt. 3" Deep

.70

3.10

5.60

12.75

23.00

5-1/2" Gr. or Wt. 3-1/8" Deep

.90

4.20

7.80

18.00

33.60

6" Gr. orWt. 4-1/4" Deep

1.05

5.10

9.70

22.80

43.20

8" Gr. or Wt. 5" Deep

1.30

6.30

12.00

28.80

55.00

10" Gr. orWt. 6-1/4" Deep

1.80

8.70

16.80

40.00

78.00

PERMANEST TRAYS - Ught Green - No Holes

1

6

12

25

50

4" x 8" x 2-1/2"

.75

4.25

8.00

8" x 8" x 2-1/2"

1.25

7.25

13.75

8" x 12" x 2-1/2"

1.35

7.50

13.80

22" x 1 1" x 2-3/4"

3.99

23.00

45.00

13" x 15" x 3-1/2"

4.25

24.50

48.00

PLASTIC TRAYS - No Holes

25-1/2" x 13-1/2" x 3-3/16" Gr. or Wt.

3.25

18.50

35.00

67.00

Elisa’s African Violet Rings

Mini (6") Gr. only

.90

4.75

8.50

16.25

29.00

9" Gr. only

1.00

5.00

9.00

17.50

33.50

13" Gr. only

1.25

6.50

11.50

19.75

36.50

BATEMAN’S
BOUNTY 6-2-2

8 oz. - $2.99
16 oz. -$5.25

STURDY

4oz. -$2.99
8 oz. - $5.25

PLANT DINNER
8 oz. BOUNTY,

4 oz. STURDY +

Mixer Dispenser Bottle

$6.35

PHYSAN 20

16 oz. - $5.95
32 oz. - $9.95
1 gal. -29.95

OYAMA PLANTERS

Green, Brown or White
4" -$1.49 each
5" -$1.99 each
5-1/2” = $2.99 each
6" - $3.50 each (Wh. only)

SUPERTHRIVE

1/2 oz. - $1.59

1 oz. - $2.39

2 oz. - $3.39
4 oz. - $5.39

ORTHENE

75% Soluble Powder
1 lb. -$13.50

I LOVE AFRICAN VIOLETS

BUMPER STICKERS
$1.00 each with order.
Without order please
include SASE

FREDETTE’S ALLEGRO Plant Tonic

PETER’S WATER SOLUBLE FERTILIZERS

Excellent for starting leaves and small plants.

Formula

Type

Size/Price

Use 3 tsp. per gal. water. 4 oz. bottle - $2.75 each;

4 oz.

12 oz.

3 for $7.50; 6 for $1 3.50; 1 2 for $25.00.

12-36-14

African Violet Special

$1.20

$2.75

1 gal. (for large growers) $34.00 each.

5-50-17

Variegated Special

1.20

3.00

PH METER -$18.00

15-16-17

Peat-Lite Special

1.20

2.50

PLASTIC TERRARIUM

4 oz.

16 oz.

12" Diameter - $6.50 each

20-20-20

General Purpose

1.20

2.50

White - Brown - Beige - Terra-cotta

15-30-15

House Plant Special

1.20

2.50

SWIFT’S “MOIST-RITE” PLANTER

Dolomite Limestone

2 lbs./$1 .25

White - Green - Black

Charcoal

No. 4 Coarse

20 oz.

40 oz.

$3.50 each - 6/16.60 - 12/29.50 - 24/52.00

No. 6 Medium

1.50

2.75

SHIPPING INSTRUCTIONS:

5 qts.

16 qts.

Supplies - UPS $3.00

Vermiculite

No. 2 Coarse

1.25

3.50

Supplies - Parcel Post $5.00

Perlite

Coarse

1.50

4.00

All other Countries - Actual Cost

Mass, residents include 5% Sales Tax

Please include STREET or ROAD, Zip Code & Phone #

Long Fibered Sphagnum Moss

TROY Capillary watering mat — - a full 4 feet wide

8 qts./$2.50

Prices subject to change without notice.

$2.25 per running yard — whole yard lengths

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE March/April 1989 59

RESERVOIR WICK POT™

“It Waters and Feeds at the Same Time"®

Choose from
seven models
of plant
stands.

Send for free
color catalog
on African
violets and
supplies.

VOLKMANN BROS. GREENHOUSES

2714 Minert St., Dallas, Texas 75219

AL’S VIOLETS

African Violet & Gesneriad plants and cuttings.
For 1989 Listing send $2.00 (refundable) to:
Albert G. Krieger

Dept AV, 1063 Cranbrook Dr., Jackson, Ml 49201
(51 7)-782-1 158

AFRICAN VIOLETS
SUPREME

Specializing in the chimera (striped pin-
wheel) varieties. Choose your chimeras
from a huge collection of new and old
varieties. Order early for prompt spring
shipping. We ship outside USA.

1989 Spring Catalog ... $1.00 refund¬
able with order. 1989 catalog free to ’88
customers and friends.

We sincerely appreciate the patronage
of our many AV customers and friends.

Edmond Cook 1 6796 Olive St.

71 4/968-1 535 Fountain Valley, CA 92708

NEW FOR SPRING ’89 LAVENDER CHARM MIYUKI

MORNING SHADOWS TEMPEST SKY
HUSH BLUE YURI GRAND LADY

Listed varieties available wholesale & retail. Write for descriptive list, please enclose self-addressed
stamped envelope. We welcome club inquiries regarding PROJECT PLANTS and can serve your
needs anywhere from 1 0 to 1 00 of one variety. We also cater to clubs for sales plants in conjunction
with your annual shows.

CHIMERAS: NEW! HIROKO - semi-dbl fantasy, white stripe - $35.00
EMIKO, HOLY SMOKE, WINDFALL - $1 2.50; YASUYO SPORT - $1 0.00
Kilauea, Moonbeams, Yasuyo - $7.50; older varieties - $5.00
Wholesale prices available , starting at $3.00
WE SHIP WHOLESALE AND RETAIL - Retail Shipping, $4.00 per order
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL SALES ALSO AVAILABLE AT THE GREENHOUSE

GRANGER GARDENS 1060 Wilbur Road MEDINA, OH 44256

Phone 216-239-2349

Open daily and Saturdays 8AM til 5PM, closed Sundays

60 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE March/April 1989

Cobblestone Violets

323 North Main, Greeley, KS 66033

DON’T MISS OUR SPRING OPEN HOUSE!

April 22 and 23, 1989 - 9:00 AM. ’til 6:00 P.M. Refreshments and door prizes.

See the newest varieties in bloom from Boone, Kent, Lyon, Fredette, Cox, Scott, Tremblay,
Croteau and many more.

Large variety of leaves and starter plants - Shipping begins April 15th

We’re on U.S. Highway 169

Virginia & Jack Martz

Phone -913-867-2920

Spring list - 50 0

tPatty s tPCant tPface

All the latest and best African Violets from:

Fredette, Champion, Rainbow’s, Hortense, Granger’s, etc.

Our Spring 1989 mail order catalog is just 50 cents in stamps or coins.
Sorry, no overseas shipping.

Patricia Daniel Rt. 2 Box 41

ph. 316-542-0371 Cheney, Kansas 67025

P.S . Don’t miss the Wichita African Violet Study Club’s Show <§ Sale - March 18 - 19,

1989! Well have thousands of blooming and starter plants and leaves to sell, plus over
30 varieties of blooming chimeras. Call or write me for further details.

1 ,300 varieties of new and old minis,
standards and trailers ...

the ^GoUectiMeb ”

Catalog $1.00

Visitors Welcome - Please Call Ahead
1571 Wise Road Jeani Hatfield

Lincoln, CA 95648 (91 6) 645-3487

GEMCRAFT VIOLETRY

P. O. Bom 6558
Annapolis, MD 21401-0558
(301)261-8270

WHERE SUPERIOR -GEMS" ARE GROWN

Exciting New Releases for 1989 from Your Favorite Hybridizers- Blue Ribbon Winners - Order Early to Reserve Your Choices

‘Burns - Frilled Fuchsia, Star Brite, Emily, etc. ‘Pittman • New Day, Magic Trail, Sundown Trail, etc.

‘Bryant • Delilah, Flaming Glory, Steve, etc. ‘Williams - Bimini Romance, Caribbean Frills, SC Circus Candy, etc.

‘Champion - At The Prom, Patricia’s Pet, Night Out, etc. ‘Smith-W.Shadow Riders, W.Savage Beauty, W.Ragtime Cowboy, etc.
‘Fredette - Gambit, Alpine Valley, Mayfair, etc. ‘Lyon - Angel Lace, Sailor’s Dance, Royal Sensation, etc.

Also selected varieties from Boone, and many other hybridizers
Nylon Wick 10 cents per foot postpaid with violet order or add $1 .00 for postage if ordered separately
Plants $3.00 - Catalog - $1 .00 Refundable 1 st order Leaves 75 cents/Champion $1 ,00
Shipping Costs each $3.50 up to 6 plants or 15 leaves - add 25 cents for each extra plant or 5 leaves
UPS Second Day Air add $3.50 additional per order - recommended for west of Mississippi No overseas shipping

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE March/April 1989 61

SPRING SPECIALS

20 leaves (my choice ’88 releases) . . ;.$ 9.50

40 leaves (my choice ’88 releases) . . $17.50

★ ★★*

15 leaves (my choice minis & semis) . . $ 8.50

20 leaves (my choice) . . . . .$ 8.50

40 leaves (my choice) . $14.00

20 variegated leaves (my choice).... . $10.00

40 variegated leaves (my choice) . $17.00

Add $2.50 shipping and handling. Orders over
$25.00 shipped postpaid. Shipping begins end of
April if weather permits. USA shipping only.

DORIS DRENNEN 1415 Central Ave.

Sandusky, Ohio 44870

PORCELAIN JEWELRY
AND PLATE

Unique hand-painted porcelain pin,
pendant, earring, and plate with African
Violets. One-of-a-Kind. Great gift items.
For FREE Color Brochure, send SASE to:

LILY STIEL

P.O. Box 1001-AV

New Hyde Park, New York 11040

Dean’s African Violets

Leaves Only - 60£ ea. or $7.00 Doz.
plus $3.00 Postage (my choice only)
405 E. Benton

Carrollton, MO 64633 816-542-2714

1989

Fredette’s

Williams

Award Winners from:
Gordon Boone,
Kent Stork,

Ray Scott & Pittman

ALSO FEATURING VARIETIES FROM LYON,
FOSTER, BRYANT, FOOTE, VOLKMANNS,
WRANGLERS, MANY NEW CHIMERAS, A
SMALL SELECTION OF GESNERIADS
& MANY SUPPLIES.

Now offering PLANT MARVEL fertilizer

FULL LIST - 50C (foreign - $1.00)

P.O. BOX 1052
MIDLAND, MICH. 48641-1052

State Inspected (517) 835-9225

We specialize in shipping to other countries.

FOR POTTING AFRICAN VIOLETS

STARRLIGHT
AFRICAN VIOLET LAMP

SOIL SCOOP

“Makes the job faster, easier, cleaner, and with
less damage to the plants. $2.85 each (plus $1.00
for handling and postage with each order). Club
and quantity discounts available, (send SASE).’’

A beautiful new way to grow and display an African
violet. The Starrliaht African Violet Lamp feeds and
waters the violet with a mat watering system in a
ceramic reservoir base. Simply set the plant, in its
plastic pot, on the mat in the lamp. Light is provided
by a circular fluorescent tube.

$49 (without shade) plus handling and shipping.
Please send a SASE for details.

AFRICAN VIOLETS - Many varieties, including
new STARR hybrids. Starter plants $3 ea; Fresh
cut leaves, ourchoice, 500 ea., your choice, $1 ea.
Minimum order $10.00. List $1 refundable with
order. Add $3 packing and shipping ; $4 west of the
Rockies. Add an additional $3.50 for 2nd day
UPS. 5% discount on orders of plants or leaves
when a scoop order is included.

VIOLETS FROM THE STARRS

2602 Graupera St. Pensacola, FL 32507 904-456-2662

62 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE March /April 1989

Alice’s Violet Room

Violets by - Rainbow, Kent’s, Pittman,
Wrangler’s, Burns, Apache, Ness,
Williams and Cox.

Send a business size self-addressed
and stamped envelope for a free list of
my 1989 African Violets.

Alice Pittman

Rt. 6, Box 233, Waynesville, MO 65583
Phone 314-336-4763

TEED & WATER ALL

YOUR HOUSE PLANTS!

Exclusive Fertilizer
Proportioner Bottle.
Watering wand and
misting attachments.
Exclusive positive-lock
aerator adaptor

' 50 foot rugged, break-
resistant vinyl hose.

1 Regulate water
temperature at faucet.

1 Eliminates splashes,
drips, spills.

1 Full one-year
warranty on parts
and labor.

Fits any faucet.
Just twist on and
water away. Travels 100
feet around the house to reach
all your hanging and floor
plants . . . easily, safely with no
spilling, no dripping. No end¬
less refilling of watering cans.
Lightweight, durable vinyl . . .
with extra adapters included.

Aquamatic

Hose . $14.99

Walk-N-Water
Hose .....$10.99
(Same as Aqua¬
matic but excludes
the Fertilizer Pro¬
portioner bottle.)
$2.50S&H.NYS resi¬
dents add 8% tax.

Plant Collectibles

103 Kenview Ave.
Dept. AV

Buffalo, NY 14217
Complete Supply
Catalog -$1.00

^^nnalee^Tfoletry

Established

1960

28-27 214th Place Bayside, NY 11360 (718) 224-3376
CHIMERA - 9-608 SCUBA DIVER (LE) great small leaf
trailer, dbl pink with deep lilac center stripe.

Shapes up great . . . . . . . . $20

CHIMERA - 8-719 MARIA ROSE (MB) dbl pink, dark pink

center stripe, 1st of its kind . . . $20

D. CROTEAU - 9-693 JEAN-PIERRE CROTEAU; 9-691
FANTAISIE FLORAL; 9-690 MERCI BEAUCOUP; 9-688
POURQUOI PAS; 9-692 PRIVELEGE; 9-689 STOLEN
DREAM

M. TREMBLAY - 9-697 BLANCHE REINE; 9-700 HYPER¬
CORAIL 9-634 PERLE ROSE; 9-699 PINSON; 9-635
REVE BLEU; 9-694 SOURIRE; 9-617 OMBRELLE
R. ROBINSON - 9-665 ROB’S ARTFUL DODGER; 9-670
ROB’S EMBER GLOW; 9-668 ROB’S COPPER CAT
MISCELLANEOUS - 9-663 RASPBERRY REUNION; 9-
653 FROSTED WHISPER; 9-673 WR NOBLE SAVAGE; 9-
605 WR SAVAGE FRONTIER; 9-601 WR SAVAGE
BEAUTY, AND MORE

FLORACARTS - 20% discount on all Floracarts and lamps,
shipping included.

MINIMUM ORDER -4 plants

PRICES: $3.35 each plant or as indicated, plus 250 per
plant for handling

SHIPPING COSTS - per order, UPS 2nd Day Air = $6.25;
UPS Ground = $3.75; Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico = $1 0.25;
Rural Alaska = $20

VARIETY LIST - $1 .00 for complete list for 1989 including
more new introductions from our leading hybridizers, plus a
coupon worth $1 .50 on your order.

PLEASE MAKE CHECK PAYABLE TO: Leila M. Egenites.

PLEASANT HILL AFRICAN VIOLETS

Route 1, Box 73, Brenham, Texas 77833 • 409-836-9736 (evenings)

“Specializing in Miniatures & Trailers”

\

We have three Specials for Spring, sure to please Mini Lovers:

Minis & Semis

Mini & Semi Trailers

Micro Minis

Alan’s Flower Child

Alp’s Trail

Blue Imp

Galt Grape

Cherokee Trail

Blustery Trail

Irish Lassie

Dancin Trail

Dream Puff

Linda’s Joy

Deer Trail

Krystal N

Midnight Elf

Falling Snow

Lil Thornbird

Miracle Child

Honey Trail

Sea Bells

Murphy’s Law

Pink Mint

Sprite

Murphy’s Romance

Ramblin’ Dream

U-Haul Trail

Precious Glow

Rob’s Sticky Wicket

Tiny Texan

Tinker Toy

Watersprite

Wood Trail

Above Specials - $29.95 ppd.; Two Specials for $52.95; All Three for $75.00

Will be shipped Priority Mail. If you prefer UPS 2nd Day Air (highly recommended), please
add an additional $2.00 per special. Texans - please add 7-1/2% sales tax. Complete list,

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE March/April 1989 63

Betty’s Violet Room

Newest Varieties - featuring Granger’s, Lyon, Fredette,
Boone, Wrangler’s, Skagit & other leading Hybridizers.
12 leaves labeled (my choice) $4.25
25 leaves labeled (my choice) $6.00
40 leaves labeled (my choice) $8.75
Prices plus $2.50 postage.

1604 East 17th St. Farmington, NM 87401

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AFRICAN VIOLET LEAF SUPPORTS
5 SIZES

6" fits up to 3" pot
9" & 12" fits up to 5" pot
15" & 18" fits up to 8" pot

made of leaf-green plastic, fit any type of pots
send stamped, addressed, long envelope for
price list and current shipping charges

J F INDUSTRIES

ROUTE 4 BOX 309-1
PRYOR, OK 74361
1-918-434-6768

1/aMey, 1/icdeA

2916 12th Avenue, Columbus, GA 31906
Phone (404) 568-6323
Selections From Leading Hybridizers
Shipping March 1 to November 1
Please phone to make sure we’ll be there!

AFRICAN VIOLETS

Newest Varieties — US/Canadian Hybridizers
Ship May 1 to November 1 — Weather Permitting
Prior Notification of Shipping Date
Leaves-Labeled-My Choice- PPD-NO LIST
1 2-$4.95/25-$7.95/50-$1 3.95/1 00- $22. 95
ELIZABETH BUCK (517) 761-7382

9255 Lk. Pleasant Rd. Clifford, Ml 48727

JoS VIOLETS

1 5 Standard starters (my choice) .

$21.95

6 Hortense’s starters. . . . . . .

..13.95

6 Wrangler starters . . . . .

..13.95

12 Semimini and mini starters . . . .

..18.95

12 Trailer starters.. . . . . .

..18.95

My choice, labeled, different and postpaid.

Texas residents, please add 7% sales

tax.

Send stamp for list /%

402 Dundee

Victoria, TX 77904

(512) 575-1344 Visitors by appointment.

Marie’s Adoptable Violets

are ready for spring ...

With the ’89 releases of Irene Fredette & Hortense’s Minis
Old and new varieties from many hybridizers in standards,
miniatures and trailers. Both plants and leaves available.

Descriptive brochure $1.00 refundable with order - Visitors always welcome - Please call ahead.
Marie Beeman 1 89 Bailache Ave.A Healdsburg, GA 95448
(707) 433-2669

MARY’S VIOLET

J

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Mary E. Gall 3200 W. 82nd Terrace

913-642-4357 List $1.00 Leawood, Kansas 66206

SPECIALIZING IN STANDARDS, MINIS & TRAILERS OF PROVEN SHOW QUALITY
PENNY BRENNER SEMIMINIATURES

AWESOME AL (SM) dark blue double blooms; symmetrical green foliage. LOVELY LINDA (SM) loads of dbl. coral pink; well formed foliage.

GENTLE GENELLE (SM) abundant dbl. rose pink; lovely green foliage.

BARBARA ELKIN MINIATURES AND TRAILERS

BRYTE PIXIE (M) pink 2 tone pansy, green upper & white lower edges.
IRETTE (SM) plum fuchsia 2 tone geneva edge; med. green fol.
MISTRESS PEPPER (SM) pink, purple spots & streaks, dark foliage.
SHEE (M) white star, ruffled lavender edge; tiny green foliage.

WEE STEVIE (M) single lav. belle wi darker edge; dark tiny foliage.
WEE TED (SM) bright blue 2 tone star, wide green edge, dark fol.
BRYTE CRYSTAL (SMT) orchid star, lavender fringed edge; dark fol.
TOODLES (SMT) orchid 2 tone ruffled star; dark easy forming fol.

Shipping - $3.50

64 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE March /April 1989

JEANNETTE’S JESNERI ADS

2173 Leslie Street Jeannette Domiano,

Terrytown/Gretna, LA 70056 504-393-6977 Hybridizer

NOW IS THE TIME TO ORDER YOUR JEANNETTE’S JESNERIADS AFRICAN VIOLETS.

STILL AVAILABLE: All Spring 1989 Varieties (See January 1989 ad), All Fall 1988 Varieties (See September
1988 ad, page 53), from Summer 1988: Anaise, Bienvenue, Louisiana Sugar Cane, Passion’s Reward (See May
ad, page 67), from Spring 1988: All That Jazz, Designer Genes, Double Feature, French Country, Just Desserts,
Kiss of Fire, Lamour du Jour, Lovelight, My Wicked Ways, Other Delights, Passions Promise, Sleeper, Starcrossed,
Young Man’s Fancy (see January 1988 ad, page 64.)

We also have micro, mini and semimini trailing violets from other hybridizers, and a good selection of other
gesneriads which are well grown under lights. To order from this ad, send $3.75 per plant, shipping included (Priority
Mail only). Minimum order: 5 plants. Or send 500 for complete descriptive list. Shipping April 1 to November 1 . Get
your order in early for the best selection.

TravisNiolets

RO. BOX 42 OCHLOCKNEE. GA. 31773

Phone 1-912-574-5167
1-912-574-5236

"tst

Try It You ll Like It ! •

New and older varieties of African violets, from leading hybridizers, and our own new plants. All orders
before May 1 will receive 2 free plants with every 1 0 plants ordered. Send $1 for our new 1 989 catalog,
or order from our ad in Jan. AVM. Try our Super Special - 12 husky starters - all different- $22 postpaid
- all plants our choice.

VISA or MASTERCARD

Minimum charge orders $25 - For charge orders send all information on card • for phone orders cal! Monday thru Saturday

3900 Carter Creek Parkway
Bryan, TX 77802
409-846-8970

‘Quality, $PlamA *s4t SleoMmalde 9lice& ”
Jfem flo*, 19&9

Violets By Dottie - Don’s Delight, Flirtatious, Peach Float, Picotee Petticoat, Touch of Velvet

Betty Bryant - Christine, Elizabeth, Lovely Lorine, Texas Hotshot, and many others

Ray Scott - Frosted Whisper - Second Best New Introduction at the Dallas Convention

Sandra Williams - Suncoast Series: Circus Candy, Ruffled Magic, Special Event, Splash Baby;

Bimini Series: Celebration, Dawn, Ice, Lime and Sweetheart; Bahama Series: Butterfly, Melody and

Morning

Gordon Boone - Halo Series: Burnished, Neon, Royal, Satin, Velvet, plus, End of Day, Frenzy,
Furious, Lacy Lady and others.

Kent Stork - Daybreak Blue, Pathfinder, Phloxie and Sedona

Canadian Hybrids by Adams, Brownlie, Croteau, Fisher, Tremblay. Many others by popular
hybridizers - Burns, Fredette, Granger, Hortense, Lyon and some older classics.

Wholesale (our choice) - Purchaser pays postage
100 assorted plants - $1.30 each; 50 assorted plants - $1.50 each
Rainbow Assortment: one dozen plants, $24.00 ppd.

One quart Knox-Out for Mites, $24.95, ppd.

Our New Large List - $1.50

We do accept phone orders. VISA/MC accepted on orders totaling $20.00 or over

including shipping charges.

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NOTE: NEW ADDRESS

AV 3-89 2085 Leeward Lane, Merritt Island, FL 32953

visits by
Appt. only
407-452-
5670

AFRICAN VIOLET INSECTICIDE aerosol spray by Plant Marvel -
Use for aphids, spider mites, thrips, white fly & mealy bugs

5 oz. aerosol . $279

‘Orthene PT 1300-aerosol (thrips) . 18 oz. $9.00

‘Knox-Out - Microencapsulated Diazinon
PT 1500-aerosol . . . . . . 16 oz. $6.75

NEW!! ...FISH STICKS (8-4-2)

Introducing high organic nitrogen in the form of a stick
which is inserted into the soil around the roots. Use
to give an extra boost, darken yellowing foliage and
to increase dark, shiny, healthy looking foliage.
EXCELLENT PRODUCT

20 sticks/pkg. ■ $1 .25
PLANT MARVEL (12-31 -14) 1# .

$3.39

NEW!! Self Watering Pots

Watch your plants grow
as never before!

Eva 4"

Bora 4-1/2”

Ronda 6-1/4"

IVORY COLOR

$2.45 (Sq.)
$2.70 (Sq.)
$3.45 (Rd.)

FLORACARTS
"LOWEST PRICES"

BA-3 3-tray stand with top bracket and 3 fluorescent

fixtures . 459.99

BA-4 4-tray stand with top bracket and 4 fluorescent

fixtures . 549.99

Includes GROW TUBES
‘FREIGHT PREPAID* Add 5% west of Denver.

10

25

50

100

500

MINIATURIZING MINI POTS

NO W you can grow the M I N IATU R IZED M IN IS that are sweeping
the hobby. These little terracotta colored pots are 1 -1/4" tall & 1 -
1/4" across at the top of the pot. They are a miniature of the
standard clay pot but are plastic with a snap on saucer

. $3.25

. 6.75

. 12.50

. . . . . 22.00

. 90.00

NEEDLE POINT HOLDERS - We are once again carrying the
small needle point holders!! That’s right, the little bitty needle
points.

7/8" . $1 .25 each . . . . 12 for $12.00

1-3/8" . . . $1 .50 each . . 12 for $15.00

1- 5/8" . $1.85 each....... . 12 for $19.20

2- 5/8" . . . $4.85 each

2-3/4" Aqua cup . . . . . $8.40

Shipping and Handling Charges

$ 7.50 to $1 0 add $2.50 $31 to $45.99 add $5.50

$1 1 to $1 5.99 add $3.50 $46 to $57.99 add $6.50

$1 6 to $30.99 add $4.50 $58 to $70.99 add $7.50

$71 .00 and west of Rockies add $.95 to all rates

SILK RE-NU-ARTIF1CIAL FLOWER FRESHNER

Dissolves dust instantly on greenery, flowers, natural dried
arrangements and silks. Leaves a spring-fresh fragrance.

12 oz. aerosol . $4.19

PETER’S SUPER ROOT AND BLOOM (5-50-17)

Will boost blossom production. Excellent for show preparation.

1# . I . . . . . $5.59

PETER’S BLOSSOM BOOSTER (10-30-20)

Will boost blossom production. Excellent for show preparation.

8 oz . $2.69

BOOKS

The Complete Rower Arranger

by Amilie Ascher

Excellent book, 149 photos, every aspect of floral design.

Softback . . . . $1 6.40 pp.

HowTo Select & Grow

African Violets and Other Gesneriads

by Theodore James, Jr.

144 pgs. w/how to’ illustrations - 165 color photos . $1 0.45 pp.

Japanese Rower Arrangement

In A Nutshell . . . $5.25 pp.

Japanese Rower Arrangement

(A Complete Primer) . . . $12.45 pp.

Flower Arrangement: The Ikebana Way

(Over 450 photographs) . . . $26.45 pp.

Creative Japanese Rower Arrangement

(55 color photographs) . . . $26.45 pp.

A Guide to Japanese Flower Arrangement . $1 3.45 pp.

Arranging - The Basics of Contemporary Roral Design

(125 color photos) . . . . . . . . $21.45 pp.

Use the sprayer recommended by a popular speaker at the Orlando
Convention!

PUMP SPRAYER

New and improved! Fully adjustable nozzle allows choice
of soft mist to jet stream pattern. 1-1/2 qt. capacity. Pres¬
sure pump eliminates finger pumping. Non-corrosive con¬
tainer that is easy to use. Finger tip control.

Each - $8.25 / 6 or more $7.00 each

PLANTING PAD • Repot, fertilize and water 'On Loca¬
tion’ without scattered soil or dripping, snap corners.
NEW 3' x 3' pad makes a neat box in which to work on
your plants. Flexible, washable — use again & again

$5.99 each

Please see our ad page 66 of the July/August 1 988 AVM

For charge orders send all information on card,
minimum charge order
— $20.00

minimum cash order

-$7.50

Send 2 Stamps for Catalog of Complete Product Line

66 AFRICAN VIOLET MAG AZINE March/April 1989

RocL JC

reenhouJe

RD #2, Box 306A, Waynesboro, VA 22980
Phone (703) 943-9772
Selections from leading hybridizers
Standards - Miniatures - Trailers - Episcias - Orchids
By appointment only, no shipping

V

Aunt Nellie’s

African Violets and Supplies

LARGE SELECTION OF STARTER PLANTS

From best hybridizers ... standards & small ones
Send 350 for list ... Best Prices Around
Owner: Julie Byrd 918-437-1145

201 7-C So. 129th East Ave. Tulsa, OK 74108

Cryptanthus

JL the Dazzling Earth Stars

are the perfect companion plants
"for your African Violet collection
requiring the same care
Exquisite colors, leaf shapes and
patterns of stripes, bars and zig zags
year round in every shade of the rainbow

Send 22<J stamp for cultural information or
$2 50 for a sample of our color, quarterly Journal

THE CRYPTANTHUS SOCIETY

235 5-E Rusk • Beaumont Texas 77702

MIDLAND VIOLETS

Home of the “NESS” Hybrids

(Send SASE for 1989 list.)

Don and Jean Ness By appointment only

3667 Midland Ave '

White Bear Lake, MN 55110 (612)429-4109

JAN’S FLOWER HOUSE

Specializing in African Violets and Episcias. Send 2 stamps
for 1989 list of 100 Episcias. Shipping May 15-Oct. 1,
weather permitting. Violets sold only at house. State in¬
spected.

Janice Kreider 814-796-4159

1 0652 Route 97 Waterford, PA 1 6441

Violets

by Appointment

Bill and Kathryn Paauwe
45 Third St., West Sayville, NY 1 1 796
Phone (516) 589-2724

“Over 600 varieties - many new, many old. Our 1989
list is now available. Send $1 .00, deductible with first
order. List includes the 1989 releases of Ralph
Robinson, Irene Fredette, and Horten se Pittman, as
well as the very latest from Lyon/Sorano and Sandra
Williams. We ship leaves only. USA only. Many sat¬
isfied customers!”

SOME OF

OUR NEW VARIETIES
FOR 1989:

BOONE - LACY LADY - Large, hot pink double fluted edged in white, dark green foliage. 1 5 plants in all to choose
from. As always, outstanding.

HOBBS - DEAN’S PINK CLOUD - Loads of double white blossoms with a blush of pale pink over med. green fol.

8 semiminis, 6 standards. You are missing a beautiful collection if you don’t try these!

HORTENSE - DAZZLE TRAIL - Lavender pink doubles with purple fantasy markings. Green tailored fol. Two
additional trailers and 15 minis and semis. These Little Honeys and new trailers are real beauties.
FREDETTE -ALPINE VALLEY - Medium blue semidoubles with green ruffled edges over ruffled variegated foliage.
21 lovelies for you.

KENT STORK - INDIAN CORN - Large semidouble stars flecked with purple fantasy over tailored Tommy Lou fol.
7 winners to choose from.

ROBINSON - ROB’S CANDY APPLE - Semidoubles fringed white with nice red edges, shiny tailored fol. 10
outstanding minis.

WINSTON SMITH - WRANGLER’S RAGTIME COWBOY - Red violet double star with green ruffled edge and light
orchid reverse on wavy glossy variegation. 8 new plants with the usual eye catching variegation.

24 new leaves of our choice - $1 8.00. New and previous releases our choice - 24 for $1 4.00 or 50 for $25.00. Starter plants of our
choice, $2.75 each minimum order 4 plants. 1 2 plants for $30.00. Priority shipping on leaves - $3.00; plants - $4.50. Texans add 7%
tax. Weather permitting we ship all year in the south. Other states starting the last of April.

SUPPLIES AVAILABLE YEAR AROUND - MICRO MINI POT AND RESERVOIR available in lavender, crystal, watermelon, red,
green, and blue which enable you to wick water your micro minis. Price: $2.00 each, 15 to 24 - $1.75 each, 25 or more $1 .50 each.
PT 1 300 ORTHENE - $9.50 (1 6 oz. can) eliminates thrips without damaging the blossom. KNOX OUT - $7.50 (1 6 oz can) eliminates
mites and fungus gnats. Other supplies available on our list. Shipping for supplies is $3.00 up to 5 lb. Weight over that will be billed
to the customer. Make check payable to Shirley Sanders, 1034 Rayburn Dr., San Antonio, TX 78221 , 512-923-1093. OUR 1989
DESCRIPTIVE LIST AVAILABLE FOR 50 CENTS IN COIN OR STAMPS.

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE March/April 1989 67

Specializing in African Violets

Starter plants - $2.50 each
(sj . Fresh cut leaves - .75 each

fj /l€€/M/rWl€b€& (No minimum)

Send for a free 1989 catalog
10% discount on all orders
received by April 1, 1989

Kathleen Starr

1300 S. Hwy. 3 • Etna, CA 96027 • 916-467-5199

£TAe u&e crfl 'Violate

Charlyne and Ralph Reed

936-940 Garland St., SW - Dept. 389 Circle color desired

Camden, Arkansas 71701 q- Ph. 501-836-301 6 Green White Black

"MOIST-RITE” PLANTER sing|e p|anter . $ ^ ppd

Carton of 6 . . . . . . . 20.00 ppd.

Name - - - - - Carton of 12... . ..35.95 ppd.

Address _ _ _ _ _ _ Carton of 24. . ...............................61.00 ppd.

City _ St _ Zip _ Prices subject to change without notice

“NEVER HAD SO MANY

BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS!’ “

WON 8 BLUE RIBBONS’- • “CAN T BE WITHOUT IT” • “I’M THE ENVY OF MY CLUB’

If you are serious about your African Violets and want themto be radiently beautiful with full
blooms and last longer you’ve got to try GRANNY’S BLOOMERS the formula contains the key trace elements

To keep your violet strong rooted with rich green leaves you need JUNGLE JUICE also good for
strong root & leaf systems.

CACTUS JUICE with cactus loving high calcium and lots of trace for all your cacti and bromeliads.

FLOWER CRACKER is good for all your indoor and outdoor flowering plants excellent for your
impatiens, geraniums, begonia, etc.

ORCHIOS EXOTICA super balanced orchid food excellent for all types of orchids.

MOONSHINE safe water soluble no-wipe leaf shine excellent of all your hard leaf plants.

GREENUP for ail your sick yellowing plants contains lots of iron zinc, etc.

CLAREL LABORATORIES, INC. DEERFIELD, IL 6001 5 _

Granny.

100% Guaranteed!

1 am enclosing

$

, please send me

2 oz.

JUNGLE JUICE

*2.00 ea.

2 oz.

GRANNY’S BLOOMERS $2.00 ea.

2 oz.

CACTUS JUICE

$2.00 ea.

6 oz.

JUNGLE JUICE .

$3.00 ea

6oz.

GRANNY'S BLOOMERS *3 00 ea

6 oz.

CACTUS JUICE

$3.00 ea.

6 oz.

FLOWER CRACKER

$3.00 ea

6 oz.

SITTING PRETTY

$3.00 ea.

6oz.

ORCHIDS EXOTICA

$3.00 ea.

1 pint

JUNGLE JUICE .

$5.50 ea

1 pint

FLOWER CRACKER

$5.50 ea

1 pint

ORCHIDS EXOTICA

$5,50 ea.

_____ 1 pint GRANNY’S BLOOMERS $5.50 ea.

_ _ _ 1 pint SUPER HARVEST (vegfood) $5.50

_____ 1 gal. JUNGLE JUICE $20.95 ppd. ea.

1 gal. GRANNY’S BLOOMERS $20.95 ppd. ea..

SAVE $1.48 Any 4-2 oz . 1 6.50 ppd.

Specify
SAVE $1.40
Specify _ _

Any 4-6 oz . $10.56 ppd.

SAVE! Any 4 pts. $20.00
All prices include postage
CLAREL LABORATORIES. INC
DEERFIELD, IL 60015

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handling

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$ky Vv®t4*

1989 Fredette - Pittman - Robinson - Wasmund
The newest from Boone - Bryant - Smith -
Optimara Little Jewels - Kent & Lyon

Micro-Mini & Mini Reservoirs and Pots - 3 sizes
Oyama & Dandy Pot planters
Optimara Growing Supplies
Complete list $1.00 (refundable) - USA only

NOTE* New Address

10678 Sehoolhoese Lane Angelika Brooks
Molese, MT 59824 (406) 644-2290

JUDY’S VIOLETS

Latest varieties by - Boone, Burns, Bryant,
Fredette, Granger, Kent, Lyons, Pittman, Scott,
Wranglers & others

Orders received by April 1
take 10% discount

List - 2 stamps

9 Graeler Drive 314-997-2859

Creve Coeur, MO 63146 St. Louis area

HORTENSE’S AFRICAN VIOLETS

1 2406 Alexandria St. San Antonio, TX 78233 51 2-656-01 28

HOME OF HORTENSE’S HONEYS

NEW FOR 1989

12 NEW STANDARDS — 15 MINIS & SEMIMINIS - 3 TRAILERS

All are heavy bloomers with regular and variegated foliage. Send 250 for descriptive list of
these and many previous releases. Ready for shipping. USA only

closed Sun &Tues THE VIOLET SHOWCASE —«•

31 47 SOUTH BROADWAY DEPT AV

Boone
81 Frenzy
271 Furious
76 Lacy Lady
321 Sapphire Halo
354 Silent Majesty
188 Vampire’s Kiss
Fredette
1989 Releases
330 Alpine Valley
333 Bethesda

347 Bridal Lace

351 Fortune Cookie

348 Gambit
353 Glitter Star
344 Heartland

352 Janiveer

342 Nicole
350 Romania

349 Shannon

343 Songbird
323 Sunset Rose
339 Trinidad

86 Velvet Pansies
320 Winter Wine

Older Varieties s
194 Autumn Lilac
262 Chiffon Print
143 Easter Joy
141 Glittersweet

122 Hanky Panky
lOOKati

285 Moonflower
195 Prin. Moonbeam

Granger Gardens

110 Camelot Pink
120 Crystallair©

1 17 Fantasy Delight

123 Fantasy Jewel
221 Fantasy Sensation

124 Fantasy Sunset

226 Hush Blue

85 Lavender Charm
244 Masayo

118 Memphis Magic
279 Ming Blue

162 Ming Whit®

66 Miyuki

83 Morning Shadows

227 Pearl White
254 Picturesque
134 Raspberry Rose
231 Redlands Pride
178 Rovai Gem

191 Ruby Tuesday
68 Shawna
253 Silverado
77 Silver Frost
82 Yuri
67Z-104
80 Z-77

Johnson
(Nortex Series)

75 Radiant Haven
283 Razzmatazz Haven
288 Tangerine Haven

Lvon/So rano
337 Autumn Sunset
222 Big Country
215 Careless Blue
89 Charming Heart
335 Cherry Cooler
72 Cherry Topping
164 Christmas Carol
153 Coral Kiss
134 Double Dilly
328 Dream Lover
184 Emerald Glow
109 Fickle Flirt
92 Firewater
74 Paradise Pink
327 Peach Glow
207 Sailor’s Dane©

281 Sheer Romance
144 Slightly Sassy
298 Snow Squall
272 Wildfire
261 Zapped
Smith’s Wrangler's
324 Dixie Dawn
341 Noble Savage
334 Ragtime Cowboy
322 Shadow Riders
331 Swinging Blues

Swift

241 Adagio
71 Cotton Bowl
247 Dumplin
135 Fantasy Frolic
137 French Lilac
73 Gold Dipped Pink
126 Mermaid
139 Parisian
239 Rose Embroidery

179 Sundance Purple
79 Tartan Twirl

170 Whirlwind

Tremblay

180 Carouge
151 Pleura© Mai
260 Melanie J

Volkmann

70 Austin
216 Betty Jane
88 Burgundy Lace
69 Claire
202 Green Go
183 Sabrina Marie

Pinwheet Type#
Chimerals (plants only)

514 Emiko $13
507 Kileu©a$13
502 Kiwi Dazzle $13
512 Mauna Kea$13
510 Moonbeams $13

ENGLEWOOD, CO 80110

508 Purple
Pinwheel $7
511 Yasuyo Sprt $13

Trailers

(various hybridizers)
451 Blazing Trail-m
454 Brazos Belte-m

457 Cirelda-sm
453 Pixie Blua-m

458 Ramblin'
Lullaby-sm

408 Ramblin’ Peach
407 Ramblin' Spots

Others

149 Alamo Red
232 Alice Margaret
152 Bashful Beauty
84 Call Me Friend
112 Canadian Sunset
116 Chris
332 Cloudy Skies
238 Daybreak Blue
197 DoDe
204 Happy Cricket
161 Ms Pretty
78 Pretty Mama
299 R. Meteor Splash
172 Red Morgan
189 Royal Blood
267 Sedorta
87 Texas

289 Tiger Lily

PLUS DOZENS
MORE including
30 miniatures and
aemiminiaturee
and several
gesneriada on our
descriptive list
See below.

VIOLETS ARE
ALL WE DO-
FULl TIME,

Douglas & Barbara
Crispin, Owners.

Prices include packing and shipping by Priority Mail. Starter plants $3.50 ©a, Lea# cuttings: $1.25 ea. Minimum order 4 plants or 8 leaves. For Special
Delivery or UPS 2nd Day Air add $3.50. Shipping May 1 thru Oct. 15 weather permitting. LSI A FEW SUBSTITUTES. THIS IS OUR ONLY POLICY. You
will receive a post card just before we ship to you. Please use variety name and number when ordering. We also have a complete line of growing supplies,
lighted plant stands, soilless mixes, fertilizers, pots, wickina trays, insecticides, leaf support rings, books, seeds and more, which we ship year round Send
$1 for the 30 jptc^e sullies catalogdescr^tive^iant list. Clubs/iarg© seal© growers askfor our discount bulk supplies list with your catalog/list. SORRY,

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE March/April 1989 69

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“Chase those winter blues away!"

We offer over 3,000 varieties of African
violets, streps, episcias, columneas,
nematanthus, kohleria & begonias.

$2.00 for 1988 list & ’89 supplement
750 for 1989 supplement only
Special 3-1 to 4-15-89
1 Free Chimera
with min. $25.00 purchase
MATT & JUDI KINGSBURY
Rt. 1 Box 1 1 B • Clayton, Wl 54004
715-948-2455

African Violets:
Gifts From Nature

by

Melvin J. Robey

Five Reasons

To Add This Book To Your Library

1 . "It is by far the best book ever written on

African Violets."

2. "New African Violet Book ...

Truly A Masterpiece."

3. "A must have book for every serious violet

enthusiast."

4. "This book presents a wealth of information,

and the illustrations and photographs are
wonderful!"

5. "This is one book you cannot afford to be

without. I can't imagine a more appropri¬
ate gift to someone who takes great
pleasure in growing African violets than
this beautiful informative textbook."

The Perfect Mother’s Day Gift!!!

(Autographed upon request)

$45. 00/copy + $2.50 ($4.50 US international)
for shipping & handling. Mail orders to:

Melvin J. Robey

P.O. Box 4742, Paim Desert, CA 92261.

"Superior violets expressly for you!”

Very Special New
Show-Quality Varieties
For Spring!

• GARNET HALO (Boone) ['88] -Magnificentcream and green variegated foliage crowned by gorgeousjeweltonesemidoubletodoublebloomsof deep purplish-red make this an exceptional

show variety. This large-growing beauty was featured on the cover of the Nov./Dec. ’88 AVM and won 3rd Best New Cultivar at the '88 AVSA convention.

• TWILIGHT HALO (Boone) ['88] - Deep violet-blue fluted doubles, accented with fine white edges, bloom in huge masses above superb, tailored, green and cream foliage. An extremely

heavy bloomer, outstanding for showl

• RED MORGAN (Bryant) p88] - excellent true red double pansies with two-tone shadings bloom freely atop dark green foliage. This lovely 'red' will bring many awards.

• ROYAL BLOOD (Bryant) f88] - Another wonderful true red, this time in single to semidouble blooms with slight geneva edges, mostly on the top petals. Leaves are slightly waved, green

with lighter veining. A must for showl

• EMBROIDERY (Champion) [’89] -Clear, deep blue ruffled dblsare eyecatching over handsomely ruffled Lillian Jarrett-type foliage thatishalfwhite.Va negated contrastfor theconnoisseurl

• MIDGET MICROCHIP (Champion) [’89] - A precious new mini with clouds of lightly ruffled doubles in white with pink centers. The tiny tailored foliage is nicely variegated with yellow.
‘ DESIR (Croteau) ['88] - Lovely 2-1/4’ It blue single and semidbl blossoms are lightly frilled & abound over dark green symm foliage with a rosy-red reverse. Floriferous, a true beautyl

• MARCO (Croteau) [*88] - Long-lasting blooms in dark fuchsia-red with even darker edges. Very dark and shiny, the symmetrical foliage has a dark red reverse. This small standard is

another masterpiece from Canada.

• BRIDAL LACE (Fredette) f89] - Bright green fringed edges set off the delicate-looking pink and white ruffled double flowers that cover ruffled emerald green foliage. Delightfully newl

• NICOLE (Fredette) f89] - Shaded in pink and rose, the huge star-shaped blooms are very showy above large, symmetrical, prettily variegated leaves. A good bloomer with strong growth.

• FUN RUN (Pittman) ['89]-Bouquets of dbl pink blossoms dance merrily above perfectly symm T ommie Lou fol. This semimini was awarded ’Best New Cultivar’ in the AVSA '88 convention.

• KNOCKOUT BLUE (Pittman) [’89] - Truly a knockout! Loads and loads of dark blue semidoubles cover this small mini with its great medium green leaves.

• ROB'S ARTFUL DODGER (Robinson) [’89] - Lime green outer petals surround the ruffled white and light pink ruffled double blossoms. Ideal foliage with Tommie Lou variegation shows

off the prolific blooms to perfection in this small semimini. Destined to win-Win-WIN!

• ROB'S CANDY APPLE (Robinson) [’89] - Glossy, light green Tommie Lou foliage is striking with the yummy, semidouble, fringed white blooms, prettily edged with red. This semimini

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• ROB'S SANDSTORM (Robinson) [’89] - Purple fantasy heavily dusts the blue dbl flowers in great profusion atop show-winning mini, very dark Tommie Lou leaves, backed with red.

• OMBRELLE (Tremblay) [88]-a semimini trailer that needs no pinching & is always in bloom. You'll be enchanted with the long-lasting dbl pink blooms that cover green, easy-to-grow fol.

• REVE BLEU (T remblay) ['88] - From our Canadian neighbor comes this beautiful flat-growing variety with excellent symmetry. Long-lasting, stick-tight stars are of a very dark blue. Leaves

are dark green and pink with Tommie Lou styling. Lovely contrast!

• RAINBOWS BANTAM FRECKLES (Wasmund) ['89] - A must for the semimini collector! Tommie Lou variegation enhances the perfection of the pink semidouble stars sparked freely

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MAGAZINE

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Vol. 42 Number 3 May/June 1989

Every attempt is made to keep articles technically correct. Since the growing of fine African violets
can be achieved in many ways, the methods and opinions expressed by writers are their own
and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of AVSA.

ON THE COVER - Nolan Blansit's seedling EW7 displays the extraordinary progress he has
made in hybridizing the "elusive yellow violet" (See story on page 21 of this issue.)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PERTAINING TO VIOLETS

9. Tally Time Correction

15. Fungus or Mite? — Linda Jacobucci
26. Looking Back — Walt Maurus
34. "Housecleaning" — Marilyn Goldstein
34. Optimara - Little Sapphire
39. Pests, Pathogens ... Part II
— Pauline Bartholomew
42. My Friend Phung — Dot Benge
44. “Happy Trails' Update
44. Please Use New Forms for Registration

46. Disbudding Schedule for Show Plants
— Judie Lalanne

47. S. diplotricha punter #6

49. Greenhouse Wisdom — Helen Van Pelt Wilson

55. Container Gardens — Julie Adams

56. Trailing African Violets — Janice Bruns

58. Bustle-Leaved Violets — Sue Haffner

59. The Psychology of Growing
— Pauline Bartholomew

REGULAR FEATURES

3. From the President’s Desk — Frances Young

4. Newsline: AVSA Office — Nancy Lawrence

5. Question Box — - Nancy Hayes

8. AVSA Building Fund — Nell-Sue Tyson

10. Shows and Judges — Emilie Savage

11. Affiliate 'appenings — Lyndall Owens

13. Coming Events

16. Beginner's Forum — Norita Hallum

18. AVSA Affiliates — Bill Foster

19. Ask Your Hybridizer! — Bill Johnson

21 . Commercials - A Closer Look (Nolan Blansit)
— David Buttram

27. AVSA Booster Fund — - Linda Neumann
29. Registration Report — Marilyn Goldstein
41. Boyce Edens Research — Marlene Brown

CONVENTION

35. Day tripper's Guide to KC — David Buttram

37. Open Forum

44. Commercial Breakfast Sure To Be a Hit!

59. Presentations at the KC Convention

SOCIETY BUSINESS

17. New Life Members
27. Attn: Senior Judges

MISCELLANEOUS

9. In Memory

27. Card of Thanks — Grace Foote

38. AVSA Emblems

46. Letters to the Editor

43. Central Connecticut AVS '49 - '89

47. The Poetry Comer

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12406 Alexandria, San Antonio, TX 78233
MRS. JANET T. RIEMER, Secretary
392 Perm.-Harbourton Rd., Pennington, NJ 08534
MRS. JOHN HAYES, Treasurer
9 Cobblestone Rd., Bloomfield, CT 06002

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
MRS. FRANK TINARI

2325 Valley Rd., Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006

EDITOR EMERITUS

MRS. GRACE FOOTE

211 Allien Place, Port Arthur, TX 77642

STAFF

JANEBERGE, Editor

P.O. Box 1401, Beaumont, TX 77704

MRS. MEREDITH HALL, Adv. Mgr.

922 East 14th St., Houston, TX 77009
NANCY LAWRENCE, Office Manager
P. O. Box 3609, Beaumont, TX 77704
BOB GREEN, Publications Chairman
997 Botany Lane, Rockledge, FL 32955
COLUMNISTS

David Buttram, Emilie Savage, Ellie Bogin,
Margaret Waguespack, Norita Hallum, Betty
Tapping, Hugh Mackey, Marie Bums, Bill Foster,
Nancy Hayes, Nancy Lawrence, Linda Neumann,
L. T. Ozio, Jr., Marlene Brown, Bill Johnson, Nell-
Sue Tyson and Lynda 11 Owens
BEST VARIETIES, HONOR ROLL COMPILER
Mrs. Leon Fiedler, Rte. 1, Prescott, WI 54021
TALLY TIME COMPILER
Mrs. John Chase (Mary) Reed, 17124 NE 29th
Place, Bellevue, WA 98008
PUBLISHER; Publishing Today, P. O. Box 1401,
Beaumont, TX 77704

ADVERTISER'S INDEX

Trouble with an advertiser?
Write your AV Advertising
Manager giving complete details.

While AVSA cannot assume
responsibility for advertisers, we
try to help resolve the problem.
If an advertiser is found
irresponsible, they will be
refused future ads.

A

71. African Violets by Grace

59. African Violets - Spokane

63. ATs Violets

65. Alice's Violet Room
63. American Gloxinia

& Gesneriad Society
63. Annalee Violetry

60. AV Enterprises Press

B

66. Bay Valley Violets
68. Betty's Violet Room

67. Big Sky Violets
71. Big Sky Violets

68. Elizabeth Buck

C

Inside Back Cover

— - Cape Cod Violetry

63. Clarel Labs

61. Cobblestone Violets

67. The Cryptanthus Society

D

64. DoDe's Gardens

62. Doris Drennen

F

62. Fantasyland Violets
G

60. Gemcraft Violetry

60. The Green Thumb

59. Green Thumb Nursery
71. Gulf Coast Violet Supply

H

65. Hortense’s African Violets

70. House of Violets

I

71. Indoor Gardening Supplies

61. Innis Violets

J

71 . Jan's Rower House

68. JF Industries

61. JoS Violets
61. Judy's Violets

61. Just Violets

L

70. Lyndon Lyon Greenhouses

M

62. Mary's Violet Joy

71. Midland Violets

60. Mighty Minis

72. Munk's African Violet Shop

N

59. Nana's African Violets

P

66. Patches and Pots

60. Plant Collectibles

70. Pleasant Hill African Violets

R

71. Rocky Knoll Greenhouse

66. Melvin Robey

S

68. Schultz Instant

61 . Shirley's House of Violets

62. Starr Greenhouses

67. Sunshine Violets

T

Back Cover - Tinari Greenhouses

65. Travis' Violets

V

68. The Violet Express

72. Violet Fantasy

69. The Violet House
72. Violet Showcase

62. Violets By Appointment

72. Volkmann Brothers

W

66. Nancy Willets

67. Wilson's Violet Haven

The African Violet Magazine (ISSN 0002-0265) is published six (6) times a year: January, March, May, July, September, November.
Second dass postage is paid by the African Violet Society of America, Inc., a nonprofit organization, at 2363 McFaddin, Beaumont, TX
77702 and at additional mailing offices. Subscription $13.50 per year which is induded in membership dues.

Copyright 1989 African Violet Society of America, Inc.

POSTMASTER: Please send change of address form 3579 to AVSA, Inc., P. O. Box 3609, Beaumont, TX 77704.

2 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE May /June 1989

From the
President’s Desk

Dear AVSA Members,

The 1989 Kansas City Convention is just around the corner and I hope many of
you have made your reservations to be there. Convention Chairman Esther Wells
reports that convention plans are on schedule and all of the people are eagerly looking
forward to hosting the 43rd Annual AVSA Convention. " Get the Royal Treatment"
is the theme. I am sure that hospitality and royal treatment will abound.

Show Committee Co-Chairmen Joyce Stork and Sue Hill tell us there will be ample
space in the showroom for all of your blue ribbon show plants and designs. Very
special events have been planned for your enjoyment during the entire week. The
variety of tours, workshops, programs and entertainment offers much fun for
everyone. The Westin Crown Hotel with adjoining specialty shops and food areas will
be quite a treat.

We have been pleased with the number of communications AVSA members have
directed to the Office Staff and Board members this year. Many of you took time to
write to Jane Birgelettingher know you enjoyed the addition of the three supplements
in the Magazine, leaving more space for articles on culture. In response to Nancy
Lawrence's request in the Magazine for information from affiliates who were
interested in a liability insurance program, it was helpful when she received so many
letters and calls from members who were interested in participating. Read the
Newsline column for updated information.

I especially appreciated that many of you wrote to Clemmie Garner. Affiliate
Recommendations Compiler, and to me of your concerns and creative suggestions
regarding various AVSA matters. Your recommendations have all been referred to
committee chairmen involved, and action has already been taken on a number of them.

The practice of conducting an Open Forum meeting will be continued at the
Kansas City Convention to encourage more members to express their opinions and
constructive suggestions concerning our Society. Jim Whitaker will chair the
informal meeting which is scheduled to be held on Wednesday afternoon, May 24, 4
- 5:30 p.m.

I hope that after seeing the cover of this magazine and reading David Buttram's
column, " Commercials — A Closer Look" featuring Nolan Blansit, you will be as
enthusiastic and excited as I am over Nolan's work on hybridizing the elusive yellow

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE May/June 1989 3

violet. It was a privilege to have been included among the first to share the knowledge of
Nolan’s progress. I wish him great success, and I am looking forward to seeing his work
at the Kansas City Convention.

It has been my privilege to serve as your President for the past two years. At the
convention in Kansas City this month new Officers and Directors will be installed and
Committee Chairmen appointed. I know each and everyone of you will continue to give the
new slate your cooperation and support. Working together we can keep our wonderful
Society growing and beneficial to its members.

Happy growing to allf

m

Newsline: AVSA Beaumont Office

■i

Nancy tawrem^f Office Meager \

mi

I am very pleased to report that as of April 1,
1989, all affiliated clubs that expressed an inter¬
est in the liability insurance are now covered.
The policy period will run from April 1, 1989
through March 31, (midnight) 1990.

Information pertaining to the coverage has
been sent to all clubs that expressed an interest.
If you asked and failed to receive the informa¬
tion, please let me know.

Adding Clubs to the List of Insured:

If your club did not register for the insurance
you can still be included in the coverage for the
policy period mentioned above.

Below are procedures to follow and informa¬
tion you may need.

How to Enroll:

Send the following to the AVSA office:

1. Name of your Chapter and membership
number.

2. Name and address of your President.
Insurance Information:

Cost: $1.25 per member
Company: CIGNA Property & Casualty
Companies

Amount of Coverage: $1,000,000.00
Type of Coverage: Liability coverage for:

• All functions of your society

• Product Liability

• Non-Owned and Hired Auto Coverage
When we receive your information, we will

proceed as follows:

• Immediately instruct the agency to add

your club to the policy.

• Send your president an invoice for amount
due.

• Send your president all the information
needed to utilize the coverage.

Any club considering the offer should take
advantage of the coverage now. Reason: The
policy is set for a one year period . Your club will
pay the same amount, whether you join now or
six months from now; therefore, you should
take advantage of the security in being covered
for the time left in the period of April 1, 1989
through March 31, 1990.

Council, State & Regional Society Insurance:

If your club has not enrolled, and you want
the coverage, please note the following:

Before counting your membership, call or
write the office for a list of the Chapters in your
area that have taken the insurance. Reason: The
members of these chapters are covered when
attending your functions as well as their own;
therefore, they should not be included in your
membership count.

Other AVSA Office Business:

Library Orders: Please "give us a break," and
try to allow the three months advance notice on
your library orders.

Membership Cards for Members Attending
Convention:

If you are attending the Kansas City Conven¬
tion, and need an updated Membership Card,
let us know, and we will send you one.

We're looking forward to a great convention
in Kansas City — see ya there, I hope.

4 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE May /June 1989

QUESTION

BOX

9

Mrs. John Hayes
9 Cobblestone Road

Bloomfield , CT 06002

Question: What type of mix should I use to
start leaves and suckers?

Answer: There are many combinations that
people use in formulating their rooting mixes.
The highest percentage of people seem to use a
mix that is light or vacant in nutrients. Many use
a combination of one part perlite and one part
vermiculite. Others use plain perlite or plain
vermiculite. I personally feel that plain perlite
can dry out too easily. My own rooting mix is
one part perlite, one part vermiculite and one
part soil. I fed that I get babies quicker in the
media that contains some soil, perhaps it is that
hint of nutrition that may be the helper.

Question: How can I revive a plant that is
limp from lack of water and does not seem to
firm up 24 hours after watering?

Answer: Haven't we all neglected one of our
"babies" some place in our collection. Even the
test intentioned grower has had this happen
and hopefully this answer will help those of
you in the same predicament. Strip down to the
center two rows of leaves, to a stub. Clean off
the brown areas on the stalk with a sharp tool;
dust with rooting powder and place in moist
starting mix, such as the three part mix as listed
above. Using a small, 2-1/2” pot for potting,
place the potted stub of a plant in a plastic bag
and put in under fluorescent lights. Leave it
bagged for at least two weeks, maybe as long as
four, open it up and see the results! When you
see it starting to show good evidence of new
growth you can then repot into the next size pot.
If you have the same limp condition with a leaf
that has been given to you and "forgotten," try
submerging it in water for several days. It just
might crisp up for you.

Question: I have become fascinated with the
showing of African violets. How can I best
select varieties that will compete well?

Answer: There are two good sources of such
information, but you will have to do a bit of
research on your own. Tally Time is printed
each year in our magazine. It is a compilation of
the top winning plants each year. The informa¬
tion is gleaned from the results of top winners at
each AVSA show around the country. Also,
Affiliate 'appenings is published in our maga¬
zine, every issue, giving the results of local
shows. From there you can see patterns formed
by repetitive winnings of certain varieties. Your
own growing habits and preferences will go a
long way in your selection. If you like large
plants, or trailers, you may care for them a tad
bit better than others.

Question: Can you tell me what a commer¬
cial means when he describes foliage as "holly-
type" and what a wasp blossom is like?

Answer: As I wrote to this member, I sug¬
gested, as I have often done, that purchasing the
AVSA Handbook for African Violet Growers,
Exhibitors and Judges would be an educational
tool that might answer many other questions.
There is a brief, but sucdnct description of
blossom and foliage types. Holly foliage comes
from an old, but revered plant, named Christ¬
mas Holly. Its foliage is quite specific. There
were probably plants before that fit this de¬
scription, but this plant helped to make it quite
popular. I remember having huge plants of
Christmas Holly all over the house. It was a
favorite of my mother. Holly leaves have edges
that curl forward or bend back with such wavy
edges that they resemble the leaves from a holly

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE May /June 1989 5

bush. The wasp blossom is most often seen on
hybrids created by Dates Vi ole try, The blos¬
soms are single with five petals that are quite
narrow and often cup slightly to the center to
give the impression that the bloom is not quite
fully open, but it is.

Question: I would think that propagating by
producing new varieties would be so much
more rewarding. A friend of mine says that I
will have to be patient for it takes so very long.
What is the relative difference in doing such?

Answer: The difference is more like the
proverbial "day and night." I have to agree that
it would be more rewarding for many to at¬
tempt to produce something new and different,
but, yes, it takes a LOT more time from actual
cross-pollination to blooming plant — and
then you might have nothing new and different.
There is a lot of gambling involved that any¬
thing new at all will be the result of a cross.
When you put a leaf down, you will get dupli¬
cate babies in a few months. When you start out
with the seed process it takes closer to a year
before you see blooming plants.

Question: Upon reading the Judges Hand¬
book, I find that in order to become a judge I
must grow at least 25 different varieties of vio¬
lets and at least 15 of those must be registered
plants. Why is this and who will be checking on
me to ascertain that I am growing such plants?
Do I have to list, photograph, be visited, etc.?

Answer: One of the special things about
membership in this beloved society is the trust
and care we have for our members. Becoming a
judge is a process that requires studying and
education. You will find yourself exposed to
much information and challenged to know
much about many areas on growing and judg¬
ing. No, we do not ask you to list, photograph
and be visited. We trust you to know that grow¬
ing violets is the only true way you can know
how to judge them and place yourself in the
same situation as the exhibitor. I often recall that
which was imparted to me by my first judging
school teacher, 19 years ago. She would fre¬
quently say, "Tut yourself in the place of the
exhibitor; give the exhibitor the benefit of the
doubt." I have quoted her many times over the
years. Harriet Churchill has had a profound
effect on many in the New England area, as have

other teachers around the country. Faith and
trust are important, but particularly so when
becoming a judge and when judging a show. As
judges we have an opportunity to serve as well
as educate. Taking a judging school and exami¬
nation is evidence of such willingness to serve
and educate.

Question: I recently attended a judged Afri¬
can violet show and have concern for an entry
in the design section. This dish garden was
exquisite. The foliage plants were in perfect
condition and the design was most attractive. I
was concerned and quite frankly, turned off by
the condition of the African violet. It was cer¬
tainly not a top winner, had very few blossoms
and was open in foliage pattern. How can such
an entry win a blue ribbon?

Answer: Second-guessing judges is a no-no;
however, human nature being what it is, often
this occurs. Having not seen the design, I have
to adhere to my above rule of "giving the exhib¬
itor the benefit of the doubt." If, as indicated,
the selection and condition of foliage plants
was excellent and the design, outstanding, in
your scale- of points for judging container gar¬
dens, cultural perfection is only ten points and
condition of materials is 20 points. Eleven
points would have to be removed to bring it
down to a red ribbon. Sometimes we lose view
of the whole picture. Yes, violets are considered
the predominate influence, but many other
factors are to be taken into consideration when
judging in the design section of our shows.

Question: Spring has knowingly arrived in
my home for once again I am suffering from
powdery mildew. Help?

Answer: This is an age old. problem that
many have not conquered and for some that is
because they grow in cellar areas that are to
control in the spring and fall dampness. Good
air circulation, space between plants (no
crowding), fans on to move air about and the
use of one or another fungicide will help to rid
yourself of this "visitor." Many swear by the
spot use of Lysol spray. By just spraying the
affected areas, will not hurt your foliage, but
will likely discolor blooms. You also need to
use a Lysol solution to dean trays and light
fixtures and perhaps even the walls of your
plant room if you have a stubborn problem.

6 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE May /June 1989

There are many good fungicide sprays that can
be used. Follow the directions on the bottle and
spray accordingly.

Question: I tried disbudding last fall and it
was a total disaster for me. I had the most
beautiful plants in my club, TWO WEEKS
BEFORE our show! What can you do to help
me?

Answer: As a fairly local member, we had
the advantage of a rather lengthy phone con¬
versation. She had lived through a very pro¬
longed warm spell a few weeks before her show
and thus her disbudding schedule was thrown
off. If you have the sudden onset of warm
weather after you have disbudded and are close
to show time, you must plan for a way to keep
your atmosphere temperatures stable. The ex¬
cess warmth hurried the process of coming into
bloom and thus her plants were going by at
show time. During a spell of warm weather you
can slow down the process by keeping cooler
temperatures, by reducing the hours your
lights are on and by moving those plants that
are coming into bloom too quickly to the lower
trays on your plant stands where it will not be
so warm. Disbudding is a very tricky process
for the grower who is looking to time those
plants to perfection. One of the best articles
written in our magazine is in our January, 1989
issue. Marie Bums is an authority on the growth
of spectacular show plants and she has gener¬
ously shared her mechanism for disbudding
with us all. It bears reading and re-reading to
absorb the skill it takes to carefully "'predict"
mother nature and our blooming plants.

Question: My streptocarpus plants suffered
horribly this past summer. What do I do to cut
down on the loss of these plants this summer?

Answer: This gesneriad is one of my favor¬
ites. I wished it bloomed continually, like our
violets. While we think of gesneriads as being
from the tropics, not all of these plants like
tropical weather. Streps do not like prolonged
heat; in fact, they will do very well in air condi¬
tioning. These plants do better on lower trays
where it is slightly cooler during the warmer
months.

Question: I have been using egg-crate plas¬
tic on my trays, but occasionally I find a dry
plant Sometimes I see that the tail of my wick

has not been long enough. Often I am picking
up my plants to look at them or show them to
visitors. How can I check on myself to prevent
plants from drying out?

Answer: If we are not careful when placing
a wicked plant back on egg-crating, this will be
a common result — "dry plant syndrome." I
have recently seen two remedies for those that
wish to use egg-crating. On a recent visit to
Florida, Marilyn Goldstein's plant room was a
sight to behold. Such a mass of bloom. Upon
closer inspection, she had used two methods of
watering with egg-crating that would most
often prevent such drying out problems. She
has combined matting and egg-crating. She has
placed capillary matting across her egg-crating
with a tail that goes to the bottom of the tray,
thus wicking her matting. Also on some of her
trays, she has cut a circle of matting with a tail
and placed this circle on her egg-crating with
the tail to the bottom of the tray. Then she places
her plant on top of that wet circle of matting with
a wick from the pot in contact with the circle of
matting. This keeps from having to remember
to get the wick back into the tray through the
egg-crating. It never ceases to amaze me how
many new inventions we plant people come up
with!

Note: Inquisitive members and their letters
have mushroomed like no winter I have since
authoring this column. Nearly 100 letters have
arrived in the month of January alone. It would
be physically impossible, under normal
circumstances, to answer each and every letter.
With audit time and other family and work
responsibilities, I find that it will be impossible
to get to each and every inquiry. I need to be
THREE people!

Go to

Kansas City
and

"Get the Royal Treatment!"

May 23 -28, 1989

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE May/June 1989 7

$30,000

AVSA Building Fund

NelTSue Tyson
2030 E. Amherst Avenue
Denver , CO 80210

recommended (at the fall meeting in Kansas
City, October 7-10, 1988) that a special commit¬
tee be appointed, titled, "Building Site Loca¬
tion." This has been done. The members were
chosen from various geographic areas to inves¬
tigate a possible site for the future AVSA office.
The findings will be reported to the Board of
Directors at the Kansas City Convention in
1989. A report of the results of the findings will
appear in a subsequent issue of the AVM.

Perhaps action seems slow to some, but such
a huge undertaking takes time, patience, a lot of
money, and the necessity of evaluating many
facets. Great care must be exercised for such a
decision.

You may be sure the Board has the interest of
AVSA at heart — meaning the interest of each of
us.

In the meantime, keep your contributions
coming in. Remember, they are tax deductible.

"The rung of a ladder was never meant to
rest upon, but only to hold a man's foot long
enough to enable him to put the other some¬
what higher."

Henry Huxley.

Donations received from November 25 through December

25, 1988
December, 1988
New York State AVS

in lieu of speaker's fee to Janet Riemer . . $50.00

Metropolitan AVS, NE . . . ..100.00

Jefferson AV Association, LA . 25.00

Hudson Highlands AVS, NY

in memory of Jennie Areson . . . . ............25.00

Suburban AV Friends, CA
guest from Holland in appreciation

of dub's kindness shown her . 10.00

Don L. Thornburg, CA . 15.00

First AVS of Wichita Falls, TX
in appreciation of Eh-. Chas. Cole's program

sponsored by FAVS and Extension Service . . . 10.00

Old Dominion AVS of Northern Virginia . ........25.00

Mrs. Marvin (Gene) Gamer, OH

in appreciation of Lizeta Hamilton's generous gift
to the Building Fund and in support of AVSA .... 100.00
Nell-Sue Tyson, CO

Did you read carefully President Frances
Young's message in the January/ February
AVM? I hope you did; it Is the first thing I read
in each issue as it arrives. I urge you to read it
again. As she has stated, the Executive Board

$200,000

$40,000

$20,000

Donations
(tax deductible)

Help Climb the Peaks
To our Dream Home!

8 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE May/June 1989

for needlepoint articles made and donated

by "E" Hansen... . . . . . 37.00

AV Study dub of Houston, TX . . . . . 100.00

AYS of Charlotte, NC . . . . . ........25.00

North Texas AV Judges Council, TX
in memory of H. D. Carr, father of member,

Shirley Jeffries . . . . . . . . . 10.00

Spring Branch AVC, TX

money raised by Spring Branch for Dallas convention,
but not needed. Returned by Dallas AV Council for

benefit of Building Fund . . . . . 400.00

The AVS of Staten Island, NY

in lieu of speaker's fee to Edward Bradford . 25.00

Total for the month - $957.00
TOTAL OF ALL CONTRIBUTIONS - $39,118.21
Contributions received from December 26, 1988 through

January 25, 1989.

January, 1989

San Mateo County AVS, CA

in lieu of installation fee by Doris Cormier . . .15.00

Elisabeth H. Hansen, FA
sale of small needlepoint articles

to various people . . . . . . 100.00

Don L. Thornburg, CA . . . 15.00

NASA Area AVS, TX . . . 60.00

High Hopes Study dub of South Atlanta, GA

in memory of Dowdy Grimes . . . . . . ....25.00

AVS of Northern Illinois

in lieu of program by M. Zimmerman . 25.00

"Happiness Is" AVS of Longmont, CO . 25.00

Sweet Vi-O-Lets, TX . 10.00

Lake Shore AVS, IL

in lieu of speaker's fee to Anna Jean Landgren . 25.00

Silvermine AVS, CT

in lieu of speaker's fees to Edna Rourke

& Roger Wheeler . . . . . 20.00

Tustana AVS, CA

honoring Toni and Ralph Breden for their long time
dedication to Tustana AVS . . . . .......50.00

Total for the month - $370.00
TOTAL OF ALL CONTRIBUTIONS - $39,488.21

Tally Time
Correction

In the March/ April 1989 issue of the African
Violet Magazine, the article, 'Tally Time -
1988," inadvertently listed Optimara® Little
Rose Quartz (Holtkamp), which is incorrect.
The correct name is Optimara® Rose Quartz
(Holtkamp) #6969.

DOROTHY BRUCE

Dorothy Bruce, past president of the Ven¬
tura County African Violet Society of Califor¬
nia, died October 7, 1988, after a brief illness.
She would have been 75 the next week, and was
a long-time Life Member of A VS A.

In addition to serving as president of the
Ventura County AVS in 1977, Dorothy was
treasurer for many years. She took a keen inter¬
est in promoting plant sales at various times of
the year and at annual shows. She kept the club
informed of the procedures for club activities
and prevented the club from "re-inventing the
wheel."

She will be missed by club members.

ANN POTTER

The Ventura County African Violet Society
of California is saddened by the death of Ann
Potter, January 12, 1989. She had been ill for
over a year, and in December her son had
moved her to his home in Georgia.

Ann had been a member of VC A VS since
1984, last year serving as club historian and
awards chairman. Ann was also a member of
AVSA. Despite her illness, she was always ac¬
tive in club activities.

She will be missed by club members.

GENIE STURGEON

Genie Sturgeon died in her home on January
27, 1989. She was a charter member of "Happi¬
ness Is" Violet Club of Colorado, and only
missed two meetings. She was considered the
calm, stabilizing influence every club needs.

Genie was never too busy to be a friend, yet
was active not only in violets and violet club,
but also in garden club and bridge.

She was loved by many and will not be
forgotten.

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE May /June 1989 9

SHOWS AND JUDGES

Emilie Savage

39 Mead Drive

Chillicothe, OH 45601

5 ' ||

It is almost time for the Kansas City Conven¬
tion. We are looking forward to having many of
our judges participate in the judging of the
Convention Show. We hope to have all of the
assignments in the mail by May 1.

SPECIES

There have been many requests for a Species
Collection. Plants that are found in the wild
may not be registered according to the Interna¬
tional Code of Nomenclature. In order to give
more importance to the species and in answer to
the requests that have been made for a Species
Collection, numbers are being assigned to the
Species for the purpose of identification. The
numbers have been taken from the March 1960
AVM Vol. 13 #3, "Studies in the Gesneriaceae of
the Old World XV: The Genus Saintpaulia."

These identification numbers will be ac¬
cepted in lieu of registration numbers so that
species plants may be entered in the A VS A
Collection classes. There will be no differentia¬
tion in size or form in the Species collection.
They will be judged and point-scored accord¬
ing to the Scale of Points of judging species, and
will receive ribbons and/or rosettes to which
they are entitled.

Species are plants discovered growing in
their natural habitat. Since they are natural and
variable, they should be judged as seen, rather
than artificially groomed to conform to a certain
type of growth or pattern. Points should not be
deducted for a second crown or lack of a second
crown, or multiple crown type growth.

Our AVSA Plant Registration Chairman,
Marilyn Goldstein, will give these identifica¬
tion numbers in her Registration Report. Fur¬

ther information on species will be given in a
later column.

TUPGING YEARBOOKS

The Shows and Judges Committee has been
designated as the committee responsible for
handling the judging of publications, such as
yearbooks, newsletters and magazines, instead
of the Publications Committee. Mildred E.
Schroeder, 1739 N 74th Ct., Elmwood Park, IL
60635, has been appointed to administer this
program. If any State or Regional Society is
planning an AVSA Affiliate Publications Sec¬
tion in a Special Exhibits Division you may
apply to her for forms. Only one copy of a
publication is needed for State or Regional
Societies. Two copies are required to be submit¬
ted for AVSA convention show entries.

COLLECTION CLASSES

We have been asked if more than one type of
trailer is permitted in a collection; for example,
one miniature trailer, one semiminiature trailer
and one standard trailer, or two of the same
type and the third trailer of a different type. All
of the trailers in a collection must be the same
type, all miniature trailers, all semiminiature
trailers or all standard trailers.

The Shows and Judges Committee will have
their annual meeting in Kansas City. We have
many items on our agenda for discussion and
hope to come up with some answers to prob¬
lems that have arisen in the judging area. These
decisions will be given in a future Shows and
Judges Column, as well as answers to some of
the questions submitted for our annual Judges
Breakfast meeting.

10 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE May /June 1989

Affiliate ’appenings

Lyndall Owens
P. O. Box 288
Beaumont , TX 77704

SAN JOAQUIN AVS, CA — "Showers of Violets/'
Susan Bastianelli, chairman. Winners: Best AVSA collec¬
tion, Happy Cricket, Michiko, Grandma's Zack, best in
show. Lamb's Ears, 2nd best in show. Nob Hill, best trailer.
Lamb's Ears, best miniature. Petite Jewel, best semi. Sur¬
prise Party, best gesneriad, Aeschynanthus Coral Flame,
sweepstakes (horticulture), Susan Bastianelli; 2nd best
AVSA collection. Granger's Wonderland, Granger's Des¬
ert Dawn, Maas' Mary Lou, Doris Weaver; best design,
"Eye of the Storm," sweepstakes (design), Vera Parker; 3rd
best in show. Ballet Marta, Joan Leonard.

SOUTH COAST AVS, CA — "Violets in Concert."
Ralph E. Breden, chairman. Winners: Best AVSA collec¬
tion, L'Ambassadeur, Bertha, Niagara's Fox Point, best in
show, L'Ambassadeur, 2nd best in show. Perhaps Love,
sweepstakes, Marilee Beam; best trailer, Oregon Trail, best
miniature. Wee Dreamer, best semi, Irish Angel, Hans
Impijn; best gesneriad, K ary lan.

DIXIE AVS, LA — "Violets on Parade," A1 Armstrong,
chairman. Winners: Best AVSA collection. Can De, Magic
Blue, Precious Pink, best miniature. Petite Jewel, best
gesneriad, Episcia Cleopatra, Patricia Champagne; 2nd
best AVSA collection, Tracey Trail, Dancer's Trail, Linda
Darnell, sweepstakes. Hector Becerra; best in show. This
Bud's Mine, 2nd best in show, Kathe Denise, best trailer.
Sundown Trail, Gerri Goins; best design, "Blessing of the
Fleet," Dorothy Benge; best semi, Precious Pink, Penny
Brenner.

VALLEY AVS, TX — "Violets Along the Rio Grande,"
Edith Baca, chairman. Winners: Best AVSA collection,
Nilon, Happy Cricket, Vibrant Val, best in show. Sequoia,
sweepstakes, Web Kincade; 2nd best in show. Pink Time,
best miniature, Mickey Mouse, Mary Caldwell; best de¬
sign, "La Lomita," Edith Baca; best trailer. Pixie Blue, best
gesneriad, Episcia Silver Skies, Mary Hammar.

SWEET WATER AVS, NY — "Violets Visit the Is¬
lands." Donna M. Boos, chairman. Winners: Best AVSA
collection, Optimara Harlequin, Harbor Blue, Nortex's
Snowkist Haven, best in show, Saintpaulia grandifolia,
2nd best in show. Harbor Blue, best trailer. Love Me Trail,
sweepstakes, Eleanore M. Hull; 2nd best AVSA collection.
Tiger, Harbor Blue, Private Stock, Violets by Appointment;
best design, "New Guinea," Carolyn Klein; best miniature.
Little Diamond, Kathryn Paauwe; best semi, ACA's Cana¬
dian Beauty, Edwina Gross; best gesneriad, Sinningia
Snowflake, Eileen Montgomery.

THE CAPITAL CITY AVS OF MONTGOMERY, AL
— "Capital City Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary," Doris
Till, chairman. Winners: best AVSA collection, Christmas
Candy O, Grandma's Zack, Dance Time, best in show, Lela
Marie, 2nd best in show. Midnight Romance, best

gesneriad, Episcia Country Music, sweepstakes, Barbara
Strock; 2nd best AVSA collection, Pensie Alpha, Lela
Marie, Cypress Swamp, best trailer. Variegated Pixie Blue,
best miniature. Love Bug, best semi. Snuggles, Doris Till;
best design, "Days To Remember," Abbie Anderson.

ATCH AFAL AYA AVS OF AMERICA, LA — "Violets
on the Orient Express," Y. George Ramirez, Jr., chairman.
Winners: best AVSA collection. Marshlands, Tiger,
Wrangler's Snowfields, best design, "Murder on the Orient
Express," George Ramirez; 2nd best AVSA collection,
Bertha, Spanish Moss, Star crossed, L. T. Ozio; best in show,
Bertha, 2nd best in show. Call Me Friend, Alice Ramirez;
best trailer, Nell's Aurora Trail, best miniature. Petite
Jewel, sweepstakes, Martha Dyson; best semi, Barr's Blue¬
bird, best gesneriad, Columnea Madrsen's Hame, Marilyn
Simmons.

MOONLIGHT AVS, TX — "Violets Coast to Coast,"
Tracy Strackbein, chairman. Winners: best AVSA collec¬
tion, Whisper Blue, Kiwi Dazzle, Magnolia, best in show.
Whisper Blue, 2nd best in show. Kiwi Dazzle, Kyle Cole¬
man; 2nd best AVSA collection. Chatter Trail, Foxwood
Trail, Tattle Trail, best trailer, Foxwood Trail, best
gesneriad, Columnea Madrsen's Flame, Velma Lewis; best
design, "Cypress Gardens," Beckey McChristey; best
miniature. Snuggles, best semi. Surprise Party, sweep-
stakes, Mural Fort.

TAMPA AVS, FL — "Violet Memories," Jo Anne
Martinez, chairman. Winners: Best AVSA collection, Rob's
April Storm, Predous Pink, Sugar Doll, best in show,
Spedes Pendula, 2nd best in show. Rhythm Rascal, best
trailer, Daisy Trail, best miniature. Rhythm Rascal, best
semi. Sugar Doll, Jo Anne Martinez; 2nd best AVSA collec¬
tion, Tiger, Touche, Pink Fulfillment, Cheryl Hukle; best
design. Dish Garden, Lucille Chester; best gesneriad, E.
Silver Skies, Mercedes Williams; sweepstakes, Mary Lou
Harden.

AVS OF GREATER TULSA, OK — "A Violet Tribute
to Dorothy Harris," Patrida Sutton, chairman. Winners:
best AVSA collection. Beloved, Knight Rider, Apache Fire,
best in show, Knight Rider, 2nd best in show. Beloved, best
miniature, Rob's Soliloquy, best semi, Predous Pink,
sweepstakes, Linda Bjorkman; 2nd best AVSA collection,
Matecumbe, Champagne Lady, Kilored, Edna McCawley;
best design, "Indian Lake," Joanne Cotton; best trailer,
Ramblin Amethyst, best gesneriad, Sinningia Pusilli, Ovis
May.

THE AVS OF BIRMINGHAM, AL — "AH In The

Family," Mrs. Palmer Bell, chairman. Winners: best AVSA
collection, Rob's Almost Sinful, Rob's Shadow Magic,
Predous Pink, best miniature. Petite Jewel, best semi,
Predous Pink, best gesneriad. Col. Aladdin's Lamp,

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sweepstakes, Rom on a Hodges; 2nd best AVSA collection.
Sir Charles, Lei a Marie, Perhaps Love, 2nd best in show.
Jazz Fest, Jini Whitlock; best in show. Painted Sunrise,
Hiawatha Eason; best design, "Family Reunion," Mrs.
Palmer Bell; best trailer. Snowy Trails, Mrs. J. M. Brecken-
ridge.

SPRING BRANCH AVC, TX — "African Violets Go
Car Shopping," Betty Moss, chairman. Winners: best
AVSA collection, Greg, Pink Rosette, Something Special, J.
C. Munk; 2nd best AVSA collection. First Houston, Majes¬
tic, Janice Ann, 2nd best in show. Maverick's Tight Jeans,
best gesneriad, Streptocarpus Trident, sweepstakes,
Lenora Munk; best in show, Picasso, best trailer. Honey¬
suckle Rose, best miniature, Vanna White, best semi.
Ruffled Joy, Betty Moss; best design, Ellen Moskal.

VIOLET PATCH OF BROWARD COUNTY, FL —
"Symphony of Violets," Linda M. Marshall, chairman.
Winners: best AVSA collection, Illini Peace, Something
Special, Lucky Lucille, Leticia Potter; 2nd best AVSA col¬
lection, Fisherman's Paradise, Texas Dynamo, Lady Balti¬
more, best in show. Fisherman's Paradise, Dale Landhardt;
2nd best in show, Illini Peace, Leticia Potter; best design,
"Jungle Rhythm," Marie Robinson; best trailer, Dancin
Trail, best miniature, Mickey Mouse, Linda Henke; best
semi. Autumn Lou, Linda Marshall; best gesneriad, Chirita
Sinensis, Marilyn Goldstein.

THE A V CLUB OF GREATER KANSAS CITY, KS —
"Violets in Convention City," Dennis L. Stevens, chairman.
Winners: best AVSA collection. Perhaps Love, Mark,
Something Special, 2nd best in show, Mark, sweepstakes,
Dennis Stevens; 2nd best AVSA collection. Snuggles,
Prince William, Merilee, Molly Blacketer; best in show,
Adirondack Trail, best trailer, Adirondack Trail, Johnnie
Proctor; best design, "The Gallery," best miniature. Tiny
Moon Goddess, Patty M. Hart; best semi. Happy Teen,
Carol Allinson; best gesneriad, S. Janus, Sue Hill.

UPPER PINELLAS AVS, FL — "Hearts Full of Vio¬
lets," Leonard J. E. Waller, chairman. Winners: best AVSA
collection, Colorado Knight, Ann, Autumn Fancy, best in
show, Colorado Knight, 2nd best in show, Mindi Brooke,
best trailer, Dancin Trail, best semi, Deano, best gesneriad,
E. Pink Brocade, sweepstakes, Peggy Starr Waller; best
design, "Heart's Full of Violets," Jean Marie Ross; best
miniature. Little Amethyst.

MID-POLK AVS, FL — "Our Decade with Violets,"
Hazel V. Miller, chairman. Winners: best AVSA collection.
Autumn Lou, Precious Pink, Topmost, 2nd best in show.
Topmost, best semi. Topmost, sweepstakes, Bob Sanger;
2nd best AVSA collection, Judy Partain, Alamo Red, Lanai,
best trailer, Cherokee Trail, best miniature. Timid Teen,
Vena Griffith; best in show. Bee Jay, Judy Partain; best
design, "Violets Around the World," Betty Lombardi.

POMONA VALLEY AVS, CA — "Violets on Zoo
Fari," Mama Music and Adelaide Kory, cochairmen.
Winners: best AVSA collection. Alamo Red, Cupid Pink,
Ms. Pretty Pink, sweepstakes, Adelaide Kory; 2nd best
AVSA collection, Ann, Ming Blue, Bashful Beauty, best in
show, Ming Blue, Ann Swift; 2nd best in show. Shutter Bug,
best semi. Shutter Bug, Faye Shirley; best design, "Zebra
Stripes," Hilda Douglas; best trailer. Shy Pinkie, Leah
Wood; best miniature. Snuggles Love, Donna Silletto; best
gesneriad, Columnea Firebird, Beverly Moffatt.

FIRST LAKELAND AVS, FL — "Violets in Imperial

Polk," Pearl (Betty) McVicker, chairman. Winners: best
AVSA collection, Rob's Quixotic Lad, Snuggles, Dolled
Up, best in show. Snuggle Bear, best miniature. Snuggle
Bear, best semi. Raspberry Sprite, Vernon L. Farnsworth;
2nd best AVSA collection. Perhaps Love, Frances Young,
Nortex's Valentine Haven, best trailer. Falling Snow,
sweepstakes, Chris Howell; 2nd best in show. Little Pro,
Vernon Foster; best design, "Baseball," Elizabeth Farns¬
worth; best gesneriad, Streptocarpus Laurie P, Dee Barnes.

SWEET VIOLETS AVC, TX — "A Treasure Chest of
Violets," Ray Lange, chairman. Winners: best AVSA col¬
lection, Wee Hummer, Beginner's Luck, Precious Pink,
best in show. Precious Pink, best trailer. Magic Trail, best
semi, Precious Pink, sweepstakes, Patricia Champagne;
2nd best AVSA collection, Missie Miss, Magic Blue, Pre¬
cious Pink, Linda Bostwick; best design, Carol Thomas;
best gesneriad, Columnea In gem o, Pat DeFloria.

FIRST AVS OF DENTON, TX— "Violets Along Texas
Trails," Eunice Curry, chairman. Winners: best AVSA
collection, Winnie Woo, Magic Blue, Ace's Merry Mary,
best design, "Dancin Trail," best gesneriad, Chirita Sinen¬
sis, sweepstakes, Eunice Curry; best in show, Wilson Rhea,
best semi, Ace's Merry Mary, Glennis Crouch; 2nd best in
show. Little Rose Quartz, best miniature. Little Rose
Quartz, Mary Berry; best trailer, Dancin Trail, Helen Pe¬
tersen.

MIRACLE STRIP AVS, FL — "Florida Springtime
With Violets," Edward G. Woody, chairman. Winners:
best AVSA collection. Wrangler's Southfork, Fisherman's
Paradise, Wrangler's Dixie Celebration, best in show.
Fisherman's Paradise, best miniature, Toyland, best semi.
Petite Pat, sweepstakes, Ed Woody; 2nd best AVSA collec¬
tion, Fisherman's Paradise, Crystal Super Vicolor, Mem¬
phis in May, Edna R. Woody; best design, "Down by the
Sea Shore," Lucile Wasson; best trailer, Dancin Trail, Mary
Etta Sullivan.

NITE BLOOMERS AVS, FL — "Reflections," Maxine
C. Cherry, chairman. Winners: best AVSA collection.
Something Special, Ming Blue, Fantasy Splendor, 2nd best
in show. Magenta Lou, sweepstakes, June Rittscher; 2nd
best AVSA collection. Beginner's Luck, Precious Pink,
Dolled Up, Glenda Simpson; best in show. Pixie Blue, best
trailer. Pixie Blue, Sarah Pierson; best design, "Spring
Reflections," Charlene Francis; best miniature. Mini Minx,
best semi. Precious Pink, Yvonne Faulkner; best gesneriad,
Sinningia Speciosa, Jud Hayes.

CORPUS CHRISTI AVS, TX — "Violets Go To The
Movies," Glenda Ehrlich, chairman. Winners: best AVSA
collection. Chanticleer, Marie Knoblock, Fisher's Leone,
best in show, Sassafrass, 2nd best in show. Pink Rosette,
sweepstakes, Jeanette Kocurek; best design, "Wizard of
Oz," Barbara Wilson; best semi, Precious Pink, Virginia
Thompson.

RAYNE AVS, LA — Winners: best in show (tie) Bertha,
Letie Guidry and Ragusa Special, Lucy Menard; best
AVSA collection. Something Special, Bertha, Aca's Snow¬
bird, best collection in DAVS, Lelia Marie, Ragusa Special,
Dixie's Elizabeth Fuller, best miniature, Gini, best trailer.
Pixie Blue, Letie Guidry; 2nd best collection in DAVS,
Topmost, Bogeyman, Magic Blue, sweepstakes, Lucy
Menard; best gesneriad, Columnea Schiedeana, Nancy
Hagerman; best design, Leora Peres.

TUSCALOOSA COUNTY AVS, AL — "Celebrating

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A Decade of African Violets/' Mae Shirley, chairman.
Winners: best AVSA collection, O. Maui, O. Manitoba,
Mark, best gesneriad, E. Pink Brocade, Mae Shirley; 2nd
best AVSA collection. Granger's Fantasy Sensation,
Ruffles and Lace, Rhapsodic Gisela, best in show. Rhap¬
sodic Gisela, Louise Buck; 2nd best in show. Pixie Blue, best
trailer, Pixie Blue, Sylvia Pate; best design, "Do You Re¬
member When?", sweepstakes, Coyle Hall; best miniature.
Midnight Kisses, Leroy Pate; best semi. Chapel Bells,
Eunice Hall.

ROCKY MOUNTAIN A V COUNCIL, CO — "Moun¬
tains of Violets," Bonita Hutcheson & Janice Sorensen,
cochairmen. Winners: best AVSA collection. Precious
Pink, Wee Be, Winnergreen, best in show. Wee Be, 2nd best
in show, Lil Creeper, best trailer, Lil Creeper, best mini¬
ature, Petite Dollie, best semi. Beginner's Luck, sweep-
stakes, Eva Winn; 2nd best AVSA collection. Sundown,
Happiness, Yasayo Sport, Greta Young; best design,
"Chapel in the Hills," Shirley Mitchell; best gesneriad,
Streptocarpus Saxorum, Linda Curtis.

FORT WORTH AVS, TX — "Special Days - Special
Ways - With African Violets," Mrs. L. W. Chilcutt, chair¬
man. Winners: best AVSA collection. Cotton Bowl, Pure
Water, Kiwi Dazzle, best in show. Cotton Bowl, best de¬
sign, "40th Birthday," best miniature. Snuggles, best semi.
Dolled Up, Virginia Lin son; 2nd best AVSA collection.
Country Lass, Blackie Bryant, Billy Blue, Bernice Jackson;
best trailer. Perk Up, Joanne Burger; best gesneriad, Episcia
Coral Glow, Myrtle Chilcutt.

CENTRAL FLORIDA AVS — "Dates to Remember
With Violets," Peggy Noles, chairman. Winners: best
AVSA collection, Huron, Coral Glo, Ruffles-N-Lace, best
in show, Deano, 2nd best in show, Huron, best semi,
Deano, Mary Juby; 2nd best AVSA collection. Winner-
green, Midget Bon Bon, Honey Jay, Claire Stanton; best
design, "St. Valentine's Day," Catherine Boxberger; best
trailer, S. Pendula V. Kizore, Lois Sprayberry; best
gesneriad, Sinningia Cindy Ella, sweepstakes, Peggy
Noles.

AVS OF ALBANY & CAPITAL DISTRICT AVS, NY
— "Violets at the Turn of the Century," Doris Purzycki,
chairman. Winners: best AVSA collection, Nortex's
Snowkist Haven, Cinders, Grandma's Zaek, best in show,
Nortex's Snowkist Haven, best trailer. Trail's Delight, best
miniature, O. Little Rose Quartz, best semi, Rob's Star-
berry, best gesneriad. Filigree, sweepstakes, Esther Mason;
2nd best AVSA collection. Splendid, Molokai, Wrangler's
Dixie Celebration, Margaret Rodenhausen; best design, "A
Walk in the Park," Dorothy Raymond.

TOP CHOICE AVS, LA — "Violets Go Western,"
Annette Westbrook, chairman. Winners: best AVSA collec¬
tion, O. Glacier, O. Indiana, Needlepoint, best in show, O.
Glacier, sweepstakes (tie), Phyllis King; 2nd best AVSA
collection. Fisherman's Paradise, Sudden Love, High Tone
Mama, Fern Hicks; 2nd best in show, Kermit, best trailer.
Pink Star Lou, Bobby Morgan; best design, "Hi Ho Silver,"
Dorothy Ricketson; best miniature, Mickey Mouse,
Annette Westbrook; best semi. Spring Prom, sweepstakes
(tie), Vivian Kennedy; best gesneriad, E. Cleopatra, Doris
Thomas.

COVINGTON AVS, AL — "Happy Faces With Vio¬
lets," Hoy Hossell, chairman. Winners: best in show.
Watermelon Rose, best semi. Petite Pat, Kate Whatley; 2nd

best in show, Austin, Clara Mae Gantt; best design, "Mini¬
ature Arrangement," Beth Mosley; best trailer. Confetti
Trail, Myra Benton; sweepstakes, Kate Whatley.

UNION COUNTY CHAPTER AVS, NJ — "NJ and
Violets - Perfect Together," Penny Wezel & Marjorie
Crosby, cochairmen. Winners: best AVSA collection. Ballet
Lisa, Desert Dawn, Ballet Marta, best in show, Nancy
Reagan, 2nd best in show. Desert Dawn, sweepstakes,
Tony Randle; best design, "Hills & Dales," best gesneriad,
Episcia Cleopatra, Jill Fischer; best trailer. Pixie Blue, best
semi, Irish Angel, Muriel Lawrence; best miniature. Little
Rose Quartz, Walther Ott.

Coming Events

MAY 4 - 6 QUEBEC, CANADA — AVS of Canada's
23rd Annual Convention /Show, Holiday Inn Hotel,
Pointe-Claire, Quebec (suburb of Montreal). For more in¬
formation contact: Show Chairman, Richard Hardman,
(514) 488-7689.

MAY 5 & 6 OHIO — Parma town AVC's show/sale,
"Violets on Broadway," Parmatown Mall, Ridge and
Ridgewood Drive, Parma. May 5, 1 - 9 p.m.; May 6, 9:30

а. m. - 9:00 p.m. Ann Kitral, show chairman; Georgeann
Gohr, cochairman.

MAY 5 & 6 NORTH CAROLINA — AVS of Charlotte's
show/sale, Eastland Mall, Central Ave. & Sharon Amity,
Charlotte. May 5, noon - 9 p.m.; May 6, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. For
more information contact: Elizabeth Ashley, 7543 Glencan-
non Dr., Charlotte 28212, 704-563-2210.

MAY 5 & 6 WYOMING — Sheridan AVC's show/sale,
"Love Those Violets," St. Peter's Episcopal Church Hall,
May 5, 5 - 8 p.m.; May 6, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Josie Schreibeis,
chairman.

MAY 5 & 6 OHIO — Cincinnati AVS' show/sale,
"Paint Cincinnati Violet," The New England Club, 8135
Beechmont Ave., Cherry Grove. May 5, noon - 5 p.m.; May

б, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Free admission, public invited. For
information, 513-232-82 77 or 734-2709.

MAY 5 - 7 GEORGIA — Georgia State AV Council &
Classic City AVS' show/sale, "Country Morning Violets,"
Georgia Square Mall, Highway 78 & 29, Athens. May 6, 1
- 9 p.m.; May 7, 1 - 5 p.m. Elise Ross, chairman. For more
information: 404-546-5722. Open to the public May 6 & 7.

MAY 5 - 7 SOUTH CAROLINA — North Charleston
1st AVS' show/ sale, "A 10th Birthday Celebration," Char¬
les Towne Square Mall, Mall Drive, North Charleston. May
5 & 6, 10 a.m. - 9 p.m.; May 7, 1 - 6 p.m. Free admission.
Helen McDaniel, president & show chairman, 803-747-
2477.

MAY 6 CALIFORNIA — Granada Hills AVS' show/
sale, "Hats Off To Violets," Town Hall Room, Balboa-
Mission Shopping Center, 16916 San Fernando Mission
Blvd., Granada Hills. 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Free admission. For

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more information call Bemadine Poulsen, (818) 765-4205.

MAY 6 & 7 PENNSYLVANIA — AVS of Philadelphia's
show/sale, "Violets - A Kaleidoscope of Color/' Plymouth
Meeting Hall, Germantown Pike and Hickory Road, Ply¬
mouth Meeting. May 6, 1 - 9:30 p.m.; May 7, noon - 4:30 p.m.
Judith Smith and Peggy DePhillippo, cochairmen.

MAY 6 & 7 NEW YORK — AVS of Syracuse's show,
"Violet Travelogue," Penn Cann Mall, North Syracuse.
May 6, 2 - 6 p.m.; May 7, noon - 5 p.m. Free admission,
public invited. Jim Wildman, chairman.

MAY 6 & 7 WISCONSIN — Crosstown AVCs exhibit/
sale. East Towne Mall, Madison. May 6, 10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.;
May 7, noon - 5 p.m. Bonnie Henell, chairman.

MAY 6 & 7 MISSOURI — Sho-Me AVCs show/sale,
"African Violets Around the May Pole," Loose Park Gar¬
den Center, 5200 Pennsylvania, Kansas City. Both days, 10
a.m. - 5 p.m. Carol Allinson, show chairman. Kitty Julian,
president.

MAY 6 & 7 VIRGINIA — Old Dominion AVS' show/
sale, "Roses are Red, Violets are ..." Society of American
Florists, 1601 Duke St., Alexandria. Open to public, May 6,
10 a.m. - 5 p.m.; May 7, noon - 4 p.m. Bev Promersberger,
chairman. For more information: 703-978-8339.

MAY 6 & 7 MICHIGAN — Michigan State AVS' dis¬
play/sale, Matthaei Botanical Gardens, 1800 N. Dixboro
Rd., Ann Arbor. Both days, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Open to the
public. For information contact: Jeanette Benson, 8915 N.
Dixboro Rd., South Lyon 48178 (313-437-3833) or Jenny
Sweet, 14966 Fairmount, Detroit 48205-1319 (313-526-
4321).

MAY 6 & 7 CALIFORNIA — Tustana AVS' show/sale,
"Memories of Momma," Westminster Mall, Bolsa Ave./
Golden west Ave. off the 405 Freeway, Westminster. May 6,
10 a.m. - 6 p.m.; May 7, noon - 5 p.m. Dee Probert & Honey
Geek, show chairmen. For information (714) 963-7954.

MAY 6 & 7 CONNECTICUT — Silvermine AVS'
show/sale, "Violets Along Nature's Trails," The Nature
Center, 10 Wood. side Lane, (Post Road to Kings Highway
North, follow the signs), Westport. May 6,1:30-5 p.m.; May
7, 1 - 4 p.m. Free admission, door prizes. Jean Taylor & Lynn
Wallach, cochairmen; 203-227-7253.

MAY 11 - 13 OHIO — Violets & Friends AVCs show/
sale, "Moments To Remember," Miami Valley Centre,
Interstate 75 & Route 36, Piqua. May 11, 1 - 9 p.m.; May 12
& 13, 10 a.m. - 9 p.m. Public invited. Mrs. Earl Jones, Jr. and
Mrs. William Fultz, cochairmen. For more information:
513-773-3761 or 492-9674.

MAY 12 & 13 WISCONSIN — Fox Valley AVCs
show/sale, "Violets Go Country," Avenue Mall, 103 W.
College Ave., Appleton. May 12, 9:30 a.m. - 9 p.m.; May 13,
9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. Open to the public Beverly Yunk, chair¬
man.

MAY 12 & 13 NORTH CAROLINA — 1st Goldsboro
AVS' show/sale, "Swing into Spring with African Violets,"
Berkeley Mall, Berkeley Blvd., Goldsboro. Both days, 9:30
a.m. - 9 p.m. Show chairman, Anna Level, for more infor¬
mation call 919-553-5632.

MAY 12 & 13 TENNESSEE — Mid-South AVS' show/
sale, "Violets Return to Kenya," Mall of Memphis, Ameri¬
can Way. Both days, 9 a.m. - 10 p.m. Public invited, free
admission. For more information contact Evelyn Kelly,
chairman, 8780 Chaffee Rd., Brunswick 38014, 901-388-
4782.

MAY 12 & 13 MARYLAND — Baltimore AVCs
show/sale, "Chesapeake's Best," Towson Marketplace,
Joppa Rd. & Putty fill Ave., Towson. May 12, 1 - 9:30 p.m.;
May 13, 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. Public invited, free admission.
Sharon Tool an & Rochelle Armstrong, cochairmen.

MAY 12 & 13 CALIFORNIA — AVS of South Bay's
show/sale, "Rainbow of Violets," Vallco Fashion Park,
Hwy. 280 and Wolfe Rd. (near J.C. Penney's), Cupertino.
May 12, 2 - 9 p.m.; May 13, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Free admission.
Mrs. Irene Thomas, show chairman.

MAY 12 & 13 NEW YORK — Hudson Highland AVS
of Cornwall-on-Hudson's show/sale, "Violets In Print,"
Union Presbyterian Church, 44 Balmville Rd., Newburgh.
May 12, 5 - 9 p.m.; May 13, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Public is invited.
Bruce Turnbull, show chairman.

MAY 12 & 13 NEW JERSEY — AVC of Trenton's
show/ sale, "Country Living With Violets," Grace St.
Paul's Episcopal Church, Mercer ville. May 12, 2 - 9 p.m.;
May 13, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Gary Thurman, show chairman;
Rhona Thurman, president.

MAY 12 & 13 CANADA — Stampede City AVS'
show/sale, "The African Queen," North Hill Shopping
Centre, Calgary, Alberta. May 12, 9 a.m. - 9 p.m.; May 13,

9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Sonja Hardman, show chairman.

MAY 12 - 14 WISCONSIN — Milwaukee AVS' show/
sale, "Violets at a Teddy Bear Picnic," Southridge Mall, S.
76th St. and W. Edgerton, Greenfield. Mall hours. Public
invited, free admission. Marie Maas, show chairman;
Helen Geisler, cochairman.

MAY 13 WASHINGTON — Longview AVCs show/
sale, "Treasury of Violets," Longview Parks & Recreation
Building, 2920 Douglas, Longview. 1-4 p.m. Virginia
Bayley, president.

MAY 13 TEXAS — AVC of Houston's exhibit/sale,
Westwood Mall, Southwest Freeway (Hwy. 59) & Bisson-
net. 10 a.m. - 9 p.m.

MAY 13 & 14 VIRGINIA — Tidewater AVS' seventh
show/sale, "Victorian Violets," Norfolk Botanical Gar¬
dens, Norfolk. (Take airport exit off 1-64 and follow city
signs to the gardens.) May 13, 2:30 - 5 p.m.; May 14, noon
- 4 p.m. Entrance to the gardens is $2.00, show is free. For
more information contact: Carol Van, show chairman, 300
Brittain Lane, Hampton, VA 23669, 804-851-2543 or Nor¬
folk Botanical Gardens, Catherine A. Carter, president.

MAY 13 & 14 CALIFORNIA — Orange County AVS'
show/sale, "Dreams of Spring and Rainbows," Puente
Hills Mall, 60 Freeway at Azusa, City of Industry, May 13,

10 a.m. - 7 p.m.. May 14, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Free admission.
Myrna Hoefer and Edward Hoefer, cochairmen. For more
information call 714-526-4773.

MAY 27 & 28 CALIFORNIA — Heartland AVS'
show/sale, "Our Disney Land of Violets," Balboa Park,
Casa del Prado, Room 101, San Diego. May 27, 1 - 5 p.m.;
May 28, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Free admission.

MAY 27 & 28 CALIFORNIA — AVS of San Francisco's
show/sale, "Violets in Motion," San Francisco County Fair
Building, 9th Avenue & Lincoln Way, Golden Gate Park,
San Francisco. May 27, 2 - 5 p.m.; May 28, 10-4 p.m. Show
chairman, Frances McMahon, cochairman, June Fall aw.

JUNE 2 - 4 ALASKA — Aurora Borealis AVS' show/
sale, "An Alaskan Rainbow of Violets," Northway Mall,
Anchorage, during regular mall hours. Open to public,
free admission. For more information contact: Vera Hurd,

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show chairman, 907-694-9374.

JUNE 3 & 4 CALIFORNIA — AVS of Bellflower's

show/sale, Lakewood Community Youth Center, 4658
Woodruff Avenue, Lakewood. June 3, noon - 5 p.m.; June
4, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Free admission.

JULY 5-8 CALIFORNIA — The American Gloxinia
and Gesneriad Society Annual Convention will be held at
the Weston South Coast Plaza Hotel, 666 Anton Way, Costa
Mesa. The public is invited to the show and sale, Saturday,

July 8, 9:1 5 a.m. - noon. The hotel is north of the 405 freeway
and east of Bristol, across from the South Coast Plaza
shopping mall. For additional information call Mama
Striepens, 818-964-4462 or Pat Cohen, 714-786-1076.

AUGUST 24 & 25 MINNESOTA — AVS of
Minnesota's show, "Festival of Rowers," Minnesota State
Fair, St. Paul. Both days, 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. Jean Ness, show
chairman; Faye Drewianka, cochairman.

Fungus or Mite?
Which Do You Have?

Linda A. Jacobucci
161 Main Street
Seymour, CT 06483

I am sure that any violet grower would be
much happier to admit that they had a fungus
problem rather than the dreaded M.I.T.E.

I was one of those growers. In doing so I lost
many beautiful show plants and many valued
seedlings.

I , like many others in my violet circle, have
been fooled into believing that we had a fungus
problem and have been treating our violets for
about one year with no complete cure to the
problem. Treatment with benomyl would help,
but not eliminate the problem. The violet cen¬
ters would dry out and new growth would
come in, but be re-infected at a later date; and
other plants would become infected without
being directly in contact with an infected plant.

When I finally decided that this problem was
getting worse, not better, a friend and I took
several of our violets to our local experimental
station. After examination by the resident plant
pathologist, our worst fears were confirmed.
WE HAD MITE!

This was hard for us to accept, since our
violets did not look like the usual textbook
description of mite damage, and they did re¬
spond to some extent to the fungus treatment.
Apparently, some fungicides will kill some of
the mites. That is why our violets would grow
new centers, but when the eggs hatched the

problem would start all over again.

There have been conflicting reports after
plants have been examined by local laborato¬
ries whether this is a fungus or mite. If you are
treating for the fungus problem and there is no
improvement, or it keeps re-occurring, treat the
plants for mite and see if that treatment cures
the problem.

Try to keep an open mind; mite damage of
the past does not always look the same years
later. Be open with your violet friends, share
your failures as well as your successes with
them. In this way we can all learn and hopefully
become more aware of a possible problem be¬
fore it wipes out our entire collection of violets.

There are several known treatments for mite.
The one I am using is one teaspoon of kelthane
in one gallon of water used as a spray at 7-day
intervals for three treatments, then monthly
spraying as a preventative. Prevention is the
key word here. When you receive a new plant,
no matter how good it looks, keep it in isolation
for three months. If possible, spray it with
kelthane just to be sure. You may think that that
is too much trouble for one or two little plants.
Think again. A little time spent on prevention
now, will save you hours of work, many dollars
and much heartache later.

Good luck.

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE May /June 1989 15

Beginner's Forum

Norita Hallum
310 Lori Lane
Brownwood, TX 76801

Natural Gardens

Do you like to have fun? Do you like excite¬
ment? Are you willing to accept a challenge?
Then you should construct a natural garden.
Container gardens have always been one of my
favorite sections in the Design Division, so the
addition of natural gardens several years ago
just added to my choices.

Our handbook states, "that natural gardens
are plantings in a container formed from natu¬
ral material such as driftwood or lava rock." We
also know that container gardens are miniature
scenes in which one or more African violet
plants, along with other plants, are actually
planted and growing in the container. Natural
gardens may have more than one planting area
or pocket.

Have you ever looked at a natural garden
planted in wood and wondered where can I
find a piece of wood that looks like that — the
planting areas are just right. When I find a piece
of wood that has the shape or line that fits my
purpose, I make my own planting areas or
pockets. One can chisel these areas out of either
wood or rock.

Some of the containers I like to use are
weathered wood, sandstone, lava rock, porous
rocks and large flat open seashells. Part of the
fun in constructing a natural garden is the selec¬
tion of a container. My husband and I are con¬
stantly looking for natural materials that can be
used as containers. When we travel, we take a
lot of side trips and make a lot of unexpected
stops just to pick up an interesting piece of
wood, an unusual rock or a seashell. One of my
favorite pieces of wood was found by the side of
the road outside the motel where we were stay¬

ing. You're right — we were attending a violet
convention. Sometimes the pursuit of a con¬
tainer is so much fun, I almost lose sight of the
end result.

One of the most important considerations in
creating a natural garden is relation to the con¬
tainer. The size, texture or color should not
dominate the planting. The most common fault
in planting natural gardens is the scale or size of
the natural container. It usually looks too large
or is overpowering to the planting.

Plantings in driftwood can suggest mead¬
ows or woods. A piece of wood is the easiest
natural container to plant. It usually has more
planting areas than the other containers. Some¬
times I have glued two pieces of wood together
to get the shape I needed. Your glue should not
be seen and the wood pieces should look natu¬
ral. This method of putting wood together to
form one piece is called a composite. Some of
the green plants I use in natural gardens are
small palms, aralias, Norfolk Island pines,
miniature ferns, tiny ivies and fresh moss.
These same plants can also be used in rock
containers. They can be purchased most of the
time from local garden shops. There are many
other plants that I use from time to time but it
depends upon the availability. Sometimes the
selection is very limited. Miniature and micro¬
mini violets and miniature sinningias are the
most suitable blooming plants.

Plantings in rock can suggest mountains or
cliffs. They can also suggest a woodsy scene.
One of my favorite plantings in a rock featured
a tiny waterfall with miniature and micro¬
miniature plants and several pieces of moss

16 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE May /June 1989

tucked in little crevices. The waterfall was con¬
structed using a hot glue gun. The rock was
higher in the back and low in the front. This
presented the perfect opportunity to incorpo¬
rate a waterfall in the planting. The glue from
the hot glue gun was attached to the higher part
of the rock and allowed to fall to the lower part
of the rock. Bits of fresh moss and tiny plants
tucked into crevices along the waterfall added
to the natural look of the planting. Once again,
let me emphasize that special care should al¬
ways be taken to ensure that the rock selected
for the container is not too large and overpow¬
ering. One of the easiest ways to cover part of
the rock container is the use of tiny ivy, trailing
across the surface. This adds to the planting
without adding bulk or weight.

Planting in seashells can suggest a beach or
coastline. Since the large flat open seashells are
the most suitable for containers, it is important
to terrace the planting so it will not be flat. Small
palms, miniature or micro-miniature violets
and miniature gesneriads are some of the plants
I have used. The planting area in a seashell is not
very large, so use restraint in the selection of
plants and their placement; otherwise, your
planting will appear too busy. Leave some open
spaces. I usually cover these open spaces with
sand to give the appearance of sandy areas or a
beach.

The landscape plan of natural gardens is 40
points of the total 100 when being judged, so
arrange your plants in order to create a land¬
scape in miniature. Don't just stick a plant here
and there, but arrange some of them in groups
just like you would see in nature. It is not a good
idea to wait until the day before the show to
plant your garden. The natural garden should
give the effect of an established planting. Points
are deducted if the exhibit appears to be newly
planted. Most of the time I leave spaces for my
blooming plants so that I can wait until a day or
so before the show to plant them. This allows me
to be more selective in the use of blooming
plants. African violets should have a reasonable
number of blossoms and be in the right propor¬
tion to the size of the planting. Most of the time
a miniature violet is the largest size I would
consider. All plants should be groomed prop¬
erly, have good culture and be clean and free of

insects and diseases.

The study of nature and the outdoors can be
most helpful and revealing. We see that all
plants and trees are not the same height, color
or texture. In order to have an interesting plant¬
ing, we should use plants that vary in height,
have contrast in color and texture, but that are
compatible in the same cultural environment.

After completing the planting, it is good to
mist the plants each day with warm water
containing a soluble fertilizer. I use 1/8 tea¬
spoon fertilizer to a gallon of water for spray-
misting.

If you are entering a show, place a piece of
clear plastic under your natural garden to pro¬
tect the table covering since most containers
will seep moisture.

When creating a design, you must please
yourself. After all the judges are (as my son said
when he was a toddler) just "who-man" beings.
If we receive a blue ribbon that's just an added
bonus. Nothing can take away from the FUN
and EXCITEMENT of accepting the CHAL¬
LENGE to create a natural garden.

New Life
Members

New Life Members since the May 1988 issue
of the AVM are:

Eden Luntao, Riverside, CA; Shirley Mitch¬
ell, Ft. Collins, CO; Mathew J. Aydelotte, Sr.,
Oelmar, DE; Alyce D. Droege, Maitland, FL;
Keith Fowler, Ft. Fierce, FL; Edward M. Bulow,
Orland Park, IL; Jim Lathem, Normal, IL;
Wynne John Voorhees, New Orleans, LA; Dol¬
ores E. Wilson, Peabody, MA; Mrs. Denaire L.
Rigney, Gambrills, MD; Frank Senna, Oakland,
NJ; Mrs. Linda Owens, Columbus, OH; Wil¬
liam R. Eddleman, Kingston, RX; Sandy Sand¬
ers, San Antonio, TX; Raymond Scott, College
Station, TX; Catherine Heider, Omro, WI;
Elaine S. Foggo, Bermuda; Mrs. Andrea Smith,
Bermuda; Mrs. Edna Jay, Hong Kong; Ms. Yoko
Katsuyama, Japan; Mrs. Yumiko Sugiyama,
Japan and Mitsuo Yuzawa, Japan.

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE May /June 1989 17

AVSA AFFILIATES

Bill Foster
Affiliate Chairman
3610 Gray Drive
Mesquite, TX 75150

Most of the beautiful spring shows have
come and gone and we are packing up for the
journey to Kansas City. To almost all of our
AVSA members this is the highlight of the year.
Where else could one go that would reap so
much pleasure? Where else could one go to
have sightseeing tours planned for you at a very
nominal cost, nice lodging at a reduced rate, see
a beautiful African violet show, and be able to
purchase a lot of the new cultivars displayed in
that show. Nowhere, my friends! Those things
are great, but the greatest pleasure is getting to
see all of -those old and new friends that you
haven't seen since the last Convention. Where
else could one go and have the opportunity to
meet so many people and make so many lasting
friendships with people from all over the
world. Nowhere, my friends so 1 will see you
in KC!

I have read many schedules since the last
column. Most of them are so interesting and
show so much imagination. I have also written
several schedules for my own local clubs. I
know the job of writing a schedule takes a lot of
thought to try to come up with something origi¬
nal. It is good to have experienced people help¬
ing to write the schedule — preferably a judge.
It is also good to have your Handbook open and
by your side. It is very apparent that some
schedule writers just more or less copy the
schedule from the year before. The new Hand¬
book came into use at the same time I "came into
use" but it seems that some are still using the old
Handbook, or maybe they haven't taken time to
read the new one.

One of the items that I have problems with is
the omission of a division for Special Exhibits,
This is where your classes for Educational and
AVSA Promotional exhibits are. They may be
combined into one class if you wish, but THEY

MUST BE THERE! If this is omitted I cannot
approve your schedule. This costs me time,
AVSA money for more postage, and you the
expense of having to correct your schedule.

The other thing that troubles me is that so
many folks are still using the definition of
"Artistic Plantings" from the old Handbook
instead of the definition for "Interpretive Plant
Arrangements." Nothing in an Interpretive
Plant Arrangement "must have the appearance
of growing." The only difference in this and a
flower arrangement is in one we use cut blos¬
soms and in the other we use the whole plant.
The prime reason for this change was that so
many "Artistic Plantings" could not be distin¬
guished from dish gardens. On one of the
schedules, the writer used the definition below
for Interpretive Plant Arrangements. It is the
best I have seen and I thank you (wherever &
whoever you are). I am sorry I did not write
down your name, but at the time I copied the
definition and at this point I would have to
spend hours finding your name. Many others
are familiar with it by now, because it has been
sent to them. Here it is — 'Interpretive plant
arrangements are designs using one or more
blooming African violet plants with other
fresh-cut, dried, treated, or colored plant mate¬
rial. Soil shall not be used as a mechanic or to
preserve the freshness of the cut plant material.
The African violet plants should be removed
from their pots and the root ball encased in
plastic or some other material. A base or con¬
tainer may be used to hold the arrangement, but
arrangements that might be construed as dish
gardens are to be avoided."

Please consider some form of the aforemen¬
tioned when writingyour next schedule. I enjoy
reading your schedules and seeing your imagi¬
nation and creativity and it really "mins my

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day" to have to request that a club go to the reached me. This is not alarming to me — I
expense of correcting their schedule. think it is fortunate that in three years, only one

Another first occurred — for the first time request has been lost in the mail,
since I have been taking care of the Affiliates, a Take care of your violets during the hot
packet requesting the SSA awards never summer ahead and I'll talk to you in the Fall.

Have you, like me, ever wondered why
thrips seemed to prefer dark purple violets?
This has always been a mystery to me. When I
grew roses the thrips never attacked the dark
colored roses. They only bothered the pale col¬
ored pastel pinks and the white blooms. My
only theory about the Western Flower Thrips'
preference for purple violets was that these
blooms showed off the yellow anthers in great
contrast. Research information out of Holland
on this thrips gives the real reason for the thrips
attraction to purple violets. It seems that the
favorite color of this species of thrips is blue, not
yellow. Yellow is its second choice in colors. The
mystery is over. The thrips are attracted to
purple violets because they represent their two
favorite colors!

Q. I am enclosing a copy of a scientific report
from a university on a tissue culture propaga¬
tion experiment with variegated foliage violets.
Some of the cultivars used had "Tommie Lou"
variegation and others had "Crown" variega¬
tion. They are all familiar cultivars, but none of
them has a chimera type bloom. This report
refers to all these variegated plants as chimeras.
Why are they called chimeras? Isn't this a mis¬
take? I am confused.

A. It is certainly confusing to the average
violet hobbyist to call variegates chimeras, but it
is not a mistake. A chimera is a plant that has
two or more genetically distinct tissues grow¬

ing adjacent to each other. In variegated plants
the plastids in part of the leaf tissue lack the
capacity to produce chlorophyll, whereas other
adjacent cells are normal. Since it has these two
types of cells, the variegated leaf is a chimera. I
hope this revelation will not increase the price
of variegates!

Q. Do you have Melvin J. Robey's new Afri¬
can violet book? If so, what do you think of it?
What about information on hybridizing?

A. Yes, I gave myself Mr. Robey's new book
for Christmas. I could not ask for a better pres¬
ent. It is an invaluable treasure of information.
In my opinion it is by far the best violet book
that has been written. It is an expensive book,
but well worth the price for the serious hobby¬
ist. The chapter on hybridizing is excellent. He
makes genetics easy to understand.

Q. I saw an article where one hybridizer
traced one of his introductions back 16 genera¬
tions. How important is this in the overall
scheme of hybridizing?

A. It is certainly important historically. Its
practical genetic value for making crosses is
questionable. I saw a television program about
successful horse breeding. Their point of view
was that only the parents and grandparents
were of any great importance in horse breed¬
ing. I tend to think it is the same with violets as
it is with horses. Back beyond three generations
any valuable lineage is probably lost.

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE May /June 1989 19

Q. Do hybridizers make use of the work of
other hybridizers or do they rely only on their
own efforts?

A. Hybridizing is not an isolated solitary
endeavor. Most hybridizers freely utilize the
best efforts of other hybridizers. In any field,
you seldom scale the heights alone. Generally,
you rise only by standing upon the shoulders of
others.

Q. Why is AVSA requiring hybridizers to list
the parentage of all new introductions? Is this
not taking away some of the rights of hybridiz¬
ers?

A. In 1967 the International Committee for
Nomenclature recognized AVSA as the official
registration organization for all newly devel¬
oped African violet cultivars. AVSA is required
by this organization to record parentage or
origin of all new registrations. Parentage is also
required to patent a new cultivar. I do not feel
that revealing parentage to AVSA on the regis¬
tration form violates a hybridizers rights. This
information is confidential between AVSA and
the hybridizer.

Q. What advice would you offer the serious
beginning hybridizer about record keeping?
Would you suggest a scheme or plan for keep¬
ing records?

A. The first thing I would advise is that you
keep good records, but that you keep only what
is essential and valuable to your work. The
inevitable tendency is for the beginner to record
more information than is necessary. Record
keeping is a big part of the "fun" when you are
making your first crosses. It is a part of a new
learning process. As you become more experi¬
enced and begin to make many crosses record
keeping pales to a chore. Do not waste time
keeping records that have no value. Spend your
time and energy making crosses. A successful
oil man once advised, "Remember you only
discover oil by drilling wells." In hybridizing
success comes from making crosses.

From my experience, I have found the fol¬
lowing records to be essential and useful. First.
you need to keep a list of all your crosses in
numerical order. Your "Cross List" should
assign a code designation to each cross, give the
parentage, and the date of the cross. The seed
parent is listed first followed by an "X" and then

the pollen parent.

Example:

"Cross List"

9-01 Starship Blue X 7-157C 1-12-89

9-02 8-33A X Nancy Klem 1-13-89

The "9" in this system represents the year of
the cross and then each cross is listed in numeri¬
cal order. The advantage of this scheme is that
it is as expansive as you wish. Several books
suggest listing crosses as A, B, and C, but the
system fails after only 26 crosses. Individual
seedlings that are kept from a cross for further
testing become 9-01 A, 9-01 B, 9-01 C, etc. Only
the seedlings kept are so designated. Do not
waste time assigning numbers to the ones you
are tossing away! Normally out of 100 seedlings
from a very good cross you would select no
more than 3 or 4 seedlings for further observa¬
tion.

The second suggested record form is a
"Cross Record Sheet." This sheet is concerned
with detailed information and results of indi¬
vidual crosses. It contains the date the seed was
sown, the objective of the cross, your observa¬
tions and evaluations of the cross, etc.

A third suggested record is a "Seedling
Evaluation Sheet" which gives a detailed de¬
scription of all the features of each seedling kept
for propagation, the propagation dates and
results. This sheet could also contain proposed
names for the new cultivar.

The fourth and final suggestion is to keep a
"Genotype List" which records all the known
recessive traits of the cultivars you are using in
your crosses. This information can be discov¬
ered by observing the results of your crosses.
For instance, if you make a cross with two "not
pink" cultivars and some of the seedlings
bloom pink you know that both of the parents
have a recessive pink gene. By recording this
type of information you will be able to plan,
predict, and determine the outcome of your
crosses effectively.

If anyone would like a copy of my "Cross
Record" and "Seedling Evaluation" forms, I
will be happy to send them upon request if you
will include a SASE. Perhaps you can use them
as a model and adapt them to your needs.

20 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE May /June 1989

A VS A

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Closer

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Commercials

David Buttram
P. O . Box 193
Independence, MO 64051

Nolan Blansit

"Thar's gold in them thar hills!" So rang the
cry in California a century and a half ago. That
cry can be shouted out in 1989 as the color of
yellow sparkles from the petals of African violet
blooms bred and grown in the hills of southern
Missouri.

The story of the yellow blossoms was
"leaked" to me by friends. I was told that Nolan
Blansit had been working diligently on hybrid¬
izing a yellow and had made a significant
breakthrough.

Missouri has long been called the "Show-Me"
state. We Missourians have a natural skepti¬
cism, maybe even cynicism. In other words, we
don't believe everything we hear. I wanted
proof I could see and touch — I had to be shown.

Nolan was called and contact was established .
He shared briefly the work he had done and
agreed to meet with me near my home in a few
days. The next weekend I met Nolan and his
wife Cindy in a nearby restaurant. Nolan is a
tall, handsome man. His neatly trimmed beard
of red reminded me of ex-football player and
television personality. Merlin Olsen. His wife,
Cindy, is a pretty, petite counterpart dedicated
to be Nolan's helpmate.

After a short chat, I was shown several color
photographs. Many of them showed varying
amounts of yellow — true yellow. Some had
yellow rays from the center to the outer edges.
Others were yellow in the area surrounding the
anthers and pistils (Nolan calls this the "eye
zone").

One photo was a peach-colored double blos¬
som with orange striations radiating from the
eye zone. This new color is the apparent combi¬

nation of yellow pigments over the pink.

These pictures, as pretty as they were, were
only teasers. Nolan looked at Cindy and said,
"Let's show him the real thing." Reaching
down to the seat, Cindy picked up a styrofoam
carton and carefully removed the lid. Inside
was a veritable rainbow of colors. Nolan and
Cindy had placed about 18 blossoms in water-

Nolan’s ‘Oh Melba’ is a heavy bloomer with

large blossoms.

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE May /June 1989 21

filled vials for me to see.

In front of me were the fruits of Nolan's inten¬
sive breeding program. The yellow seemed to
jump at me. Yellow in various patterns, in dif¬
ferent intensities on white, pink and other light
shades.

The yellow I saw was prettier in life than in the
color photos. I hasten to add that what I saw was
not green or brown or any value of those colors,
but a canary yellow and has been proven scien¬
tifically to be a true color. More about that later.

Let's pause in the story to learn about the man
and his determination to get a yellow African
violet.

Nolan Blansit was bom and reared in the
rolling foothills of the Ozark mountains of
southern Missouri. People from that area are
known for their hard work, diligence, and de¬
termination. Added to these traits are Nolan's
deep religious convictions and love for nature.
Nolan remarked, "My first date with Cindy was
to go into the woods to pick moss for terrariums
and hanging baskets."

His love for Cindy and mosses grew, and they
were married. "I am sure that we are the only
couple to plan their honeymoon so we could
collect moss in the great northwest," Nolan
remarked.

Maxine Wilson, former owner of Wilson's
Greenhouses, near Springfield, Missouri, en¬
couraged Nolan to grow African violets and
episcias in 1 973. Soon he built two greenhouses;
the first was 14* x 64' and the second measured
30’ x 64'.

A trip to the east allowed Nolan to visit Mi¬
chael Kartuz's greenhouses, Albert Buell's
greenhouses and Logee's. He bought African
violets, episcias, and other gesneriads. When
he returned home he began hybridizing epis¬
cias and by 1978 Nolan had released several
cultivars of the "Country" series. These out¬
standing introductions were characterized by
their beautiful red and pink foliage. Already
Nolan was making giant strides in plant breed¬
ing.

In 1977, he began hybridizing African violets.

Seedlings wicked for rapid growth

22 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE May /June 1989

Over 130 seed pods resulted and about 20 of the The call of the Ozarks was strong and the
seedlings were released to the public. Among Blansits returned in 1984. Immediately he be-
those were 'Black Jack/ 'Weddin'/ 'Ancient gan an intensive study of genetics. He felt a
Lace/ 'Frost Bite/ and 'Night Rider/ Some of yellow African violet was possible. He and
these are still being carried by commercial Cindy strongly felt that by hard work and
growers as well as the "Country" episcias such providence, they would be the ones to make
as 'Country Brilliance/ 'Country Clown/ such a wonderful contribution to the world of
'Country Color/ and 'Country Neon/ horticulture.

A tragic fire destroyed the greenhouses. Also This conviction was confirmed early in his

destroyed were the stock plants and seedlings, program when a tiny amount of yellow ap-
Gone were the dreams — - but not for long. peared near the center of the blossom. It is
The Blansits moved to Bowling Green, Ken- remarkable that such unusual results would
tucky. The land and climate reminded them of occur so early in his breeding. Soon new colors
their southern Missouri home. Nolan had at- appeared; tans, creams, salmon and peach-col-
tended Southwest Missouri State University as ored blooms were common. Because of his
an art and music major. He is a creative artist single-mindedness of purpose, most of these
and proficient musician, playing piano for his early seedlings were discarded. The serendip-
church. ity of new colors was Nolan's first unusual

In their new home he and Cindy established a result,
stained glass studio. They crafted windows. The second surprise was the number of distor-

lamps, and other objets d'art from colorful tions found in the seedlings. For example, one
stained glass. seedling did not have any petals at all. This and

Nolan keeps extensive breeding records. However he makes notes on bench supports for future
reference.

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE May /June 1989 23

other aberrations were due to the disciplined in-
breeding, side-breeding, and back-breeding
necessary to intensify the yellow. By out-cross¬
ing (crossing two unrelated varieties), the dis¬
tortions were eliminated but valuable time was
consumed as each generation takes about 10
months.

When the yellow first appeared in his seed¬
ling, Nolan sought additional monies to acceler¬
ate the process. One of the country's largest
plant companies flew him and his sample blos¬
soms to their corporate headquarters. The yel¬
low pigment was examined by scientists who
confirmed with microscope and test tubes,
what the eye had already seen.

The result was a grant to help offset the costs
of growing over 2,000 seedlings a year. Unfortu¬
nately the research grant was not renewed at the
end of the year. While Nolan was making sig¬
nificant progress, the company felt progress
was slower than they had anticipated. A new
grant would have enabled Nolan to devote
more time and space to fulfill his dream.

Nolan's growing techniques differ little from
those of most small growers. Seeds, seedlings,
and plants are grown on wood benches illumi¬
nated by fluorescent tubes. The plants are fertil¬
ized by the constant feed method using alternat¬
ing portions of Peters 20-20-20 and 5-52-14.
Wicks are used to save time which is important
when thousands are grown. Currently, 2,000
seedlings are being rushed toward bloom.

Fafard Peat Moss meets Nolan's strict stan¬
dards. He has used other brands but finds
FaFard's to be a little coarser. It contains a
wetting agent and starter fertilizer. The pH tests
out to 6.5 which is a little on the acid side. There
is no problem as his water comes from lime¬
stone wells making it alkaline. Incidentally, it is
the water passing through the limestone that
has created the breathtaking caves and spar¬
kling clear creeks and rivers of southern Mis¬
souri.

A diluted solution of seaweed extract is
misted occasionally to provide trace elements.
With the misting and dampness of his base¬
ment, Nolan watches carefully for mildew. He
quickly treats the first sign of a problem with
Benalate. Small, young plants seem to be more
susceptible in Nolan's experience.

When will a totally yellow African violet be
available? According to Nolan: "It will be at
least two to three years." Each generation
brings him closer. Then the patenting process
will begin before any plants are sold. Nolan has
invested a lot of time and money in his pursuit
of the yellow African violet. To patent the varie¬
ties will allow him to recoup some of his invest¬
ment.

During the past few months I have visited
with Nolan and Cindy and have always found
them busy and involved. Both value their pri¬
vacy and time. Please honor their desire to
spend 100% of their energies on jobs (he is a
custom landscaper), family, church, and their
beloved African violets.

Recently Nolan has saved the more uniquely
colored plants. These outstanding seedlings
have been propagated and will be for sale this
May at the Kansas City A VS A Convention.
These varieties number about ten and will be
offered by mail in the fall along with a few
others. Among those scheduled for May release
are 'Oh Melba/ (see photo), 'Peach Perfect,' and
'Gift Wrapped.' These are not yellow nor do
they have any yellow markings.

Nolan is anxious to see many of his friends in
Kansas City. He is very appreciative of the
support given to himby many AVSA members.
Frances Young, AVSA President has given
encouragement, as well as Jane Birge, AVM
editor, and Nancy Lawrence, AVSA Office
Manager.

During the interview I found that Nolan and
I shared many common experiences. I was born
not far from his home. As a child I fished and
swam in a nearby river. We have many mutual
friends in the Springfield area. It was the Afri¬
can violet, though, that bridged the gap — that
created another friendship.

There is an allure to the Ozarks and my roots
are there, but my home, family and business are
not. While driving home that cold winter night,
I thought of the irony of the Ozarks. The poor
rocky land that so stubbornly yields a meager
living for those willing to farm it has finally
given us something special. Yes, there is gold in
those hills and I saw it.

Next issue perhaps we will highlight your
favorite commercial grower.

24 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE May /June 1989

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE May /June 1989 25

Looking Back

Walt Maurus
RO. Box 2247
Livonia , MI 48150

The sun has risen, providing a momentary
and silent image of Kilimanjaro suddenly be¬
come active. But here in the tree canopy, cloth¬
ing its foothills, it is still quite dark. Now this
canopy is called "rain forest." It used to be
referred to as "the jungles of darkest Africa." At
best, dappled sunshine in the afternoon would
describe the highest light time of the day.
"Darkest Africa" was a reference to the dark¬
ness under the tree canopy. And, of course, the
mid-afternoon rain storms reduce the light time
plants have available each day - but grow and
bloom they do.

Here in Tanzania, and, of course, in Kenya,
grow plants most interesting and most prolific,
within the tree canopy. Many are ferns and
other kinds of plants but some are interesting
little plants with small blue flowers. They grow
everywhere; on the forest floor, and in .any cleft
or crevice in bark or rock air borne seed might
lodge and take root. They are lithophytes,
which means they are rock-dwellers and we are
told that their ancestors were al pines in pre¬
glacial times, here in the Usambura range, the
Balkans and the Pyrenees in Europe. They have
become known as Saintpaulias botanically and
as African violets, popularly. The species
ionantha was the first collected and exploited
and means "with violet-like flowers," referring
to the similarity of its flowers to the perennial
violet of northern climes.

Interestingly, the several species of these
plants discovered have been classified accord¬
ing to the amount of hirsuteness or hairiness of
leaves and the characteristics of the seed pods.

Ionantha grows much like Primula grows, in
that its crown is rosette; a circular cluster of
leaves, crowned with a more or less circular
cluster of flowers. The flowers are a bit larger
than the wild, perennial violets and are all blue
with very yellow pollen sacs. But, also interest¬

ingly, the rosette species are out-numbered by
those that are pendulous (pendula) in growth
pattern.

This almost vine-like, creeping habit not
only allows a pendulous configuration but also
gives the pendulous plants the opportunity to
climb — given the opportunity. As a crown
grows it becomes heavier and its weight causes
it to become pendulous. However, a crown
lengthens as it grows and sometimes it might
move upward as it gains purchase in other rock
clefts.

Species violets are found growing in soil at
ISO feet and in rocky areas at 1,500 feet in the
Usambura range. Those at the lower levels are
high temperature tolerant while those at higher
levels are low temperature tolerant. Humidity
and shade make it possible for plants at low
elevations to survive and cooler temperatures
and lesser humidity (with an average of about
B0°F) make survival possible at higher eleva¬
tions.

We have much to thank the species for.
Ionantha, difficilis and confusa (despite the
uncertainty their names suggest) are the species
that have had the most influence on what culti¬
vated Saintpaulias are today. However, if these
three species had only green leaves and little
blue flowers to offer genetically, we would not
be enjoying what modem aberrations provide.
Saintpaulias have given up many genetic se¬
crets in the 100+ years they have been culti¬
vated. Wild species of animals tend to be very
conservative in that forms and colors are per¬
petuated from generation to generation by the
selectivity exercised by individuals. They tend
to choose mates that "look right." In plants,
traditional forms and colors are perpetuated by
pollenators.

Saint Paul served historically much as Chris¬
topher Columbus and Henry Ford did. Colum-

26 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE May/Junel989

bus' discovery has gone down in history, but we
now know that he was preceded to the "new
world." Henry Ford has been hailed as the
creator of the motor car but his efforts were
preceded by others, especially in Europe.

Saint Paul's collection of seeds and plants
was preceded by seed collections by English¬
men perhaps by ten years. In fact, the famous
"original" ten hybrids created by Armacost and
Royston of Los Angeles in the 20s and 30s came
from seeds obtained from England, except for
two. Those two were 'Blue Boy' and 'Sailor Boy.'
They came from German seed.

It could very well have happened that we
might be referring to our beloved violets today
as Kentias or Taylorias. Sir John Kent and a
Reverend Taylor collected seeds in the 1880s
and made them available to growers in Eng¬
land. It could also have happened that violets
would have become Wendlandias since the
senior Saint Paul gave plants and seeds to Her¬
mann Wendland, the director of the botanical
gardens in Silesia.

Who knows? History, is, of course, history
but the "what ifs?" do seem to make it so much
more interesting.

AVSA

Booster Fund

Linda A. Neumann
11620 Mapleridge Drive
North Royalton, Ohio 44133-2904

Spring shows are upon us. Please remember
the Booster Fund if your club treasury is over¬
flowing from show sales. Congratulations to all
of the winners.

First AVS of Wichita Falls, TX . . . . . 10.00

Old Dominion AVS of Northern Virginia . . ..25.00

Ultra Violet dub, CO..... . . . .5.00

"Happiness Is" AVS, CO . . . 15.00

Paumanok AVS, NY . . . 10.00

Green Thumb AVC, AR . . . . 10.00

(r= — . =^\

Card of Thanks

from

Grace Foote

Please let me express my
heartfelt gratitude to all of you
out there in the violet world for
your cards and kind expressions
of sympathy extended me at the
death of my beloved husband,
Henry, on February 22, 1989.

I did not know so many of you
remembered me and I do love
each of you for being my friends
over all these years.

V — - J)

Attn:

Senior Judges

If your Senior Judge certificate expires this
year, you may apply for the renewal examina¬
tion between June 1 and September 1, 1989.
Allow up to two weeks for delivery. Write to
Mrs. Frances King, 3327 28th St., San Diego, CA
92104. DO NOT SEND AN SASE. The fee is
$3.50 (make check payable to AVSA) and is all
inclusive. The deadline for returning the com¬
pleted examination for grading is October 1,
1989.

Those Advanced Judges who meet the re¬
quirements for applying for their first Senior
Judge examination may send documentation
of eligibility and $3.50 check to Mrs. King. See
the AVSA Handbook for requirements. Allow
up to three weeks for delivery.

Applications postmarked after September 1,
1989 will be returned and application may be
made next year. Completed exams postmarked
after October 1, 1989 will not be graded. Allow
three weeks or more (After October 1, 1989) for
grading and return of examinations.

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE May/June 1989 27

Crystal Plum • TINARI GREENHOUSES

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Registration Report

Marilyn Goldstein
1001 Diplomat Parkway
Hollywood , FL 33019

Reservations are $1 .00 for a two year period,
and may be renewed for another two year pe¬
riod. Registration is $5.00, unless your reserva¬
tion is still in effect, then the cost is $4.00. All
new registration forms are printed on special
acid-free paper. They are permanent records
and must last a very long time. Please do not
make copies on plain copy paper and send them
to me.

In order to give more importance to the
species, and in answer to the requests that have
been made for a Species Collection, numbers
are being assigned to the Species for the pur¬
pose of identification. The numbers have been
taken from the March 1960 AVM Vol. 13, No. 3,
"Studies in the Gesneriaceae of the Old World
XV: The Genus Saintpaulia."

These identification numbers will be ac¬
cepted in lieu of registration numbers so that
species plants may be entered in the A VS A
collection classes. There will be no differentia¬
tion in size or form in the Species collection.

You will note that there is no #S 18. This
number was assigned by Dr. Burtt to S. ama-
niensis. This species was later recognized as S.
magungensis var. minima, and amaniensis was
deleted.

Species

S. brevipilosa - #S 10a

Soft purple flowers with darker centers.
Blossoms are very short lived. Usually
single-crowned plant with tightly bunched
shiny, thin, small rounded leaves, which
are light green with pale reverse. Mini¬
ature.

S. confusa - #S 16

Deep purple flowers, but not floriferous.

Slightly quilted, slightly serrated, small,
flexible, very smooth with leathery texture.
Medium green, with almost white back.

S. difficilis - #S 15

Medium blue flowers, 5 to 7 per peduncle.
Chartreuse color, long pointed leaves on
long petioles, tendency to spoon. Usually
single crown, but may sucker.

S. diplotricha Punter #0 - #S 12c

Pale lilac with bright yellow stamens, 7
blossoms per peduncle. Serrated, thick
dark green foliage.

S. diplotricha Punter #6 - #S 12a

Pale lilac with bright yellow stamens. Small
round lotus type leaf, sometimes spooned.
S. diplotricha Punter #7 - #S 12b

Blue-grey blossoms. Pointed, heart
shaped, tailored foliage with light red re¬
verse.

S. goetzeana - #S 10

Three or more tiny pale lilac hued flowers
per peduncle. Leaves form tiny clumps of
rosettes. Very weak rooted trailer (creeper).
S. grandifolia #237 - #S 7

Floriferous blue-violet flowers. Usually
single crown, light green wafer thin leaves
on lengthy pliable petioles. (This is the true
species.)

S. grandifolia #299 - #S 7a

Deep blue-violet very floriferous plant.
Flowers are darker than grandifolia #237.
Usually single crown, crinkle leaf variant of
true grandifolia. Large growing plant.
Variant of grandifolia #237.

S. grotei - #S 17

Medium blue with darker eye. Thin large
round medium green, serrated leaf, flexible
petioles. Large trailer.

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE May /June 1989 29

S. inconspiaia - #S 1

Currently believed to be extinct. Was a frail
trailer with small blue-spotted white flow¬
ers atypical of other species.

S. intermedia - #S 9

Blue blossoms, 5 to 7 per peduncle. Small
round olive green slightly serrated, has
tendency to spoon. Velvety feeling leaves.
S. ionantha - #S 5

Clusters of blue-violet flowers, numerous
in count. Dark green, glossy, quilted, ser¬
rated foliage. Leaves tend to cup upward.
S. magungensis - #S 19

Dark violet-blue flowers with darker eye, 2
to 4 per peduncle. Leaves are rounded,
slightly cupped under. Trailer.

S. magungensis var. minima - #S 19a

Very tiny light purple flowers, 1 or 2 per
peduncle. Leaves are smaller than S.
magungensis, lightly serrated, thinner in
texture, cupped down. Trailer.

S. magungensis var. occidentalis - #S 19b
Violet-blue flowers, two to five per cluster.
Medium green, shiny, ovate leaves which
readily root upon contact with the soil.
Multiple-crowned trailer. Differing form of
S. magungensis.

S. nitida - #S 13

Dark blue-purple blossoms. Shining deep
green leaves. Multiple crown, small
grower.

S. orbicularis - #S 14

Small light lilac flowers with darker eye,
clusters of 5 to 8 per peduncle. Round to
heart shaped, thin, shiny leaves. May be
grown single crown but does not sucker.

S. orbicularis purpurea - #S 14a

Dark purple flowers. Round to heart shape,
thin, shiny dark green leaves.

S. pendula - #S 8

Pale blue blossom, one per peduncle. Yel¬
lowish green, very hairy, round, serrated,
heavy textured leaves. Medium size trailer.
S. pendula kizarae - #S 8A

Lavender flowers. Round, light green
leaves. Multiple crown trailer.

S. pusilla - #S 2

Currently believed to be extinct. The small¬
est of the species with tiny flowers, mauve
top petals and white lower petals above

tiny purple-backed triangular leaves.

S. rupicola - #S 10b

Medium blue flowers. Soft, shiny, medium
green leaves, very soft and velvety to the
touch. Grows multiple crowns.

S. shumensis - #S 3

Pale blue, almost white flowers with
darker eye. Multiple crowned, bright
green, strawberry type foliage. Small
growing plant.

S. teitensis - #S 4

Light blue- violet flowers which hide under
the leaves. Usually grows upright and
single crowned with dark green, shiny,
pointed red-backed leaves. Small growing.
S. tongwensis - #S 6

Copious quantities of soft blue flowers.
Usually single crown and upright, rarely
suckers.

S. velutina- #S 11

Medium violet with darker eye, sometimes
with white tips. Velvety texture, very dark
green, hairy, serrated edge, may be cupped
either up or down.

S. House of Amani

Almost always a single crown plant. It has
never been identified as a true species.
Medium lavender blue flowers that are
very short lived with 5 to 7 per peduncle.
Pointed dark foliage.

S. Sigi Falls

Never declared a true species. The best
guess is that House of Amani and Sigi Falls
are natural hybrids. Always multiple
crowned. Large plant in 6" or 8" pot is very
impressive. Leaves are thick and ovate and
vary greatly in size. They exhibit differing
degrees of color which is not a fault but an
enhancement.

REGISTRATIONS

Max Maas (deceased) , Union County, NJ
*Maas' Chris - Standard - Double ruffled hot
pink. Dark green, slightly ruffled foliage. #7010
12/8/88

*Maas' Sash ah - Standard - Double light pink,
wavy edge. Medium green, plain, ovate foli¬
age. #7011 12/8/88

30 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE May /June 1989

****

George Starr, Pensacola, FL

* Emily Plasse - Standard - Double pink w/
fuchsia, overcast, white edge with hint of green.

Plain, quilted foliage. #7012 12/16/88
»»**

Joan Watts, Colo, IA

* Amy's Pink Delight - Standard ~ Single rosey
pink pansy with purple cast. Medium green,
cupped, pointed, quilted, glossy foliage with
red reverse. #7013 12/12/88

•Dee jay's Pink Swirl - Standard - Single light
pink pansy with purple fantasy. Medium
green, plain, quilted foliage with red reverse.
#7014 12/12/88

* Dee jay's Slashed Wonder - Standard - Single
bright pink, darker eye pansy with purple fan¬
tasy. Medium green, plain foliage. #7015 12/
12/88

***»

Ed win a Gross, Bohemia, NY

* Annie's Song - Standard - Double white with
deep purple edge, may be more purple than
white at times. Medium green, pointed, ser¬
rated, quilted foliage. #7016 12/17/88

4 Auntie Em - Standard - Double ruffled light
lavender. Medium green, pointed, quilted foli¬
age #7017 12/17/88

•Cap tree - Standard - Double purple, some
green on younger petals. Medium green, ser¬
rated, plain foliage. #7018 12/17/88
•Heavenly Notes - Standard - Semidouble/
double lavender two tone with darker tips and
fine edge. Medium green, pointed, serrated,
quilted foliage. #7019 12/17/88
•Penny Brite - Standard - Single/ semidouble
white with wide lavender edge. Medium green,
pointed, serrated, quilted foliage. #7020 12/17/
88

•Pink Chert - Standard - Double fringed light
pink two tone with darker eye. Dark green,
pointed, serrated, longifolia foliage. #7021 12/
17/88

•Snow Cap - Standard - Semidouble/double
ruffled white and lavender multicolor with
dark lavender edge. Medium green, serrated,
lightly quilted, glossy foliage. #7022 12/17/88
•South Shore Rose - Standard - Full double
ruffled pink two tone with occasional rose
shading. Medium green, pointed, quilted.

longifolia foliage. #7023 12/17/88

•Violet Medley - Standard - Double white and

lavender multicolor. Medium green, serrated,

quilted foliage. #7024 12/17/88
*#**

Frank Tinari, Huntingdon Valley, PA
•Blue Heron - Standard - Double deep sapphire
blue. Dark forest green, slightly quilted,
pointed, serrated foliage. #7025 11/29/88
•Fantasy Toyland - Miniature - Double slightly
ruffled lavender pink fantasy. Medium green,
plain, pointed foliage. #7026 11/29/88
•Pink Hill - Standard - Double wavy edged
vivid pink. Dark forest green, lightly quilted,
slightly spooned, glossy foliage, red reverse.
#702711/29/88

•Red Sarong - Standard - Double wine red.
Forest green, plain, slightly quilted, slightly
cupped up, heartshaped foliage. #7028 11/29/
88

Ralph Robinson, Ton a wand a, NY
•Rob's Artful Dodger - Semiminiature -
Double ruffled white to blush pink, lime green
outer petals. Tommie Lou variegated, serrated,
ovate foliage. #7029 1/5/89
•Rob's Copper Cat - Semiminiature - Semi¬
double dusty pink, very dark green fringed
edges. Dark, Tommie Lou variegated, red
backed foliage. #7030 1 /5/89
•Rob's Ember Glow | Semiminiature - Semi¬
double medium pink two tone heavily tipped
in dark rose, thin geneva edge. Tommie Lou
variegated, pointed, medium to dark, serrated
foliage. #7031 1/5/89

•Rob's Little Josephine - Miniature - Semi¬
double fringed deep pink. Very dark, Tommie
Lou variegated, red backed foliage. #7032 1/5/
89

•Rob's Magnetic Field - Miniature - Double
deep pink with dark blue center stripe chimera.
Manageable dark green girl foliage, medium
red reverse. #7033 1 /5/89
•Rob's Mischievous - Miniature - Single
fringed medium pink bell. Dark Tommie Lou
variegated, pointed, serrated foliage, light red
reverse. #7034 1/5/89

•Rob's Sandstorm - Miniature - Double light
blue fantasy with dark blue splashes. Tommie
Lou variegated, very dark, pointed foliage, red

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE May/June 1989 31

reverse. #7035 1/5/89

*Rob's Whoop ie - Semi mini a lure Semidouble
fringed deep mauve with dark purple fantasy
spots. Tommie Lou variegated, medium green,

pointed, holly foliage. #7036 1/5/89
****

Denis Croteau, Longuevil, Quebec, Canada
*Fantaisie Florale - Standard - Semidouble/
double medium pink fantasy star splashed with
medium blue. Medium green, serrated, quilted
foliage with reddish reverse. #7037 1/9/89
*Jean-Pierre Croteau » Large - Semidouble deep
purple fantasy splashed with coral spots. Dark
green, serrated, quilted foliage. #7038 1/9/89
*Merci Beaucoup - Standard - Double white,
sometimes very light pink. Dark green, ser¬
rated, quilted foliage with reddish reverse.
#7039 1/9/89

^Stolen Dream - Large - Semidouble dark blue
fantasy splashed with pink spots. Medium

green quilted foliage. #7040 1/9/89
****

Hugh Eyerdom, Medina, OH
(Granger Gardens)

*Blue Silverado - Standard - Semidouble wavy
medium blue pansy, white edge. Medium
green, wavy, ruffled, glossy foliage, red reverse.
#7041 1/17/89

*Emiko - Standard - Single bright pink chimera
star, white center stripe, occasional white edge.
Light green, pointed, plain, glossy foliage.
#7042 1/17/89

* Fantasy Delight - Standard - Double pink, blue
fantasy with white edge. Medium green,
pointed, plain, glossy foliage #7043 1/17/89

* Fantasy Sunset - Standard - Semidouble bright
pink, dark blue fantasy speckles. Medium
green, pointed, plain, glossy foliage. #7044 1 /
17/89

*Hiroko - Standard - Semi double chimera,
white center, pink and blue fantasy striped
edge. Sometimes mottled light or dark green,
pointed, plain, glossy foliage, white or red
mottling on reverse. #7045 1/17/89
*Hush Blue - Standard - Double light blue with
variable amounts of white markings. Medium
green, quilted, glossy foliage. #7046 1/17/89
*Kathy Gee - Standard - Double bright pink
darker eye two tone. Medium green, hairy,
pointed, quilted foliage, red reverse. #7047 1 /

17/89

*Masayo - Standard - Double bright red orchid,
wide white edge. Medium green, plain, glossy,
ovate foliage. #7048 1/17/89
^Memphis Magic - Standard - Double medium
pink with fine blue fantasy specks. Dark green,
plain, glossy, ovate foliage, red reverse. #7049
1/17/89

*Miyuki - Standard - double white. Light
green, pointed, quilted foliage. #7050 1/17/89
^Montgomery Silver Frost - Standard - Semi¬
double fringed pink fantasy with variable red
sparkle markings and occasional geneva edge.
Medium green, plain, glossy foliage. #7051 1/
17/89

*Pink Buttonaire - Standard - Single pink,
darker pink border, geneva edge. Light green,
plain, glossy foliage. #7052 1/17/89
*Shawna - Standard - Double medium blue
with wide white border. Dark green, pointed,
plain foliage, red reverse. #7053 1/17/89
*Tempest Sky - Standard - Double light pink
with darker orchid border, geneva edge. Me¬
dium green, pointed, quilted, glossy foliage.
#7054 1/17/89

*Yuri - Standard - Double medium pink with
geneva edge. Light green, wavy, glossy foliage.
#70551/17/89

Betty Bryant, Tomb all, TX
* Candytuft Surprise - large - Single/ semi¬
double pink chimera with white center stripe.
Variegated dark green, serrated, quilted,
glossy, heartshaped foliage. #7056 1/18/89
^Christine - Large - Semidouble/ double
ruffled medium pink two tone, dark pink eye,
white to green geneva edge pansy. Dark green,
pink and white variegated, wavy, serrated,
glossy, heartshaped, scalloped foliage. #7057
1/18/89

^Elizabeth - Standard - Double ruffled light
pink two tone star edged with raspberry glitter.
Dark green, Tommie Lou variegated, quilted,
glossy, heartshaped, scalloped foliage. #7058
1/18/89

*Sugar Candy - Large - Semidouble light pink
two tone ruffled star. Dark green, mosaic rose
variegation, pointed, quilted, scalloped foli¬
age, rose reverse. #7059 1/18/89

****

32 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE May /June 1989

Marie Bums, Baltimore, MD

♦Marcus - Large - Single/semidouble pansy

shaped magenta blossoms. Dark, serrated,

quilted, glossy foliage, reddish reverse. #7060

1/20/89

♦Memories - Large - Single /semidouble me¬
dium pink raffled stars. Dark green, serrated,
quilted, glossy foliage, red reverse. #7061 1/
20/89

♦Prince of Dixie - Large - Single/semidouble
magenta red, prominent yellow stamens. Very
dark, serrated, glossy, quilted foliage, red re¬
verse. #7062 1/20/89

*»**

Anna belle Hart, Rome, NY
♦Fantasy Special - Large - Double dark blue
with pink and white fantasy markings. Dark
green, quilted, glossy foliage, red reverse.
#7056 1/17/89

♦Snow White Trail - Semiminiature trailer -
Double white with some green. Light green,
plain, pointed semi trailing foliage. #7057 1/
17/89

♦Trailing William - Semiminiature trailer -
Double white with blush pink overlay, darker
eye. Medium/dark green, plain, pointed,

glossy semitrailing foliage. #7058 1/17/89
**»♦**

Registration Corrections
♦Fernando Otra Yes - #6681 - Please change
spelling of name to Fernando Otra Vez*
♦Almost Paradise - #6282 - Change blossom
description to: Double raffled dark blue two
tone usually with a fine white edge.

♦Kiss of Fire - #6704 - Change blossom descrip¬
tion to: Semidouble raffled reddish/purple
two tone usually with fine white edge.
♦Optimara® - Louisiana - #6959 - Please

change name to Optimara® - Louisiana II.
******

Name Reservations
Joen Gehr, Land O' Lakes, WI

♦ Arctic Fox ♦ Blue Fox * Cosmic Tapestry * Grey
Fox ♦ Houdird's Secret Lover ♦ Indian Po w Wow

♦ Indian Warbonnet ♦ Park Central Disco * Pure
Energy ♦ Red Fox * Silver Chalice * Silver Fox ♦

Skipper Rick's Alf ♦ Snow Magic
#***

Leila Egenites, Bay side, NY

♦ Hood Lum

****

Janet Riemer, Pennington, NJ
(Union County Chapter, AVSA)

♦ Maas' Dorothy * Maas' Edna * Maas' Estelle *
Maas' Firecracker * Maas' Grace * Maas' Jill ♦
Maas' Katharine * Maas' Marion * Maas' Mar¬
jorie ♦ Maas' Martha * Maas' Mel * Maas'
Memories * Maas' Muriel * Maas' Nancy *
Maas' Penny * Maas' Robert * Maas' Roy ♦
Maas' Sunfollower ♦ Maas' Tony ♦ Maas'
Walther

****

Association des Amateurs de Violettes Afri-
caines de Montreal

♦ Montreal

****

Nolan Blansit, Sparta, MO

♦ Blue Guardian ♦ Gentle Breezes ♦ Gift
Wrapped ♦ Inner Sanctum ♦ Lighthouse * Oh
Melba * Peach Perfect * Pillow Talk ♦ Rainmaker

♦ Sanctuary ♦ Spirit Wind ♦ Winning Ways

****

Daphne Snell, Pukekohe, New Zealand

♦ Radiant Kiwi

****

Delores Larsen, Kent, WA

♦ Fancy Butterfly

****

Name Reservation Renewals
Ruby Cox, Bethany, MO

♦ Bethany Blue * Bright Petals * Qassy Mama *
Fancy Mama * Fiesty Mama * Kansas Blizzard *

Kansas City Jazz ♦ Smile Time ♦ Hie Westender
****

Yvonne Lambert, Tottenham, Ontario, Can¬
ada

♦ Bridie * Broadway Baby ♦ Leilani

****

Helen Homyer, Springfield, VA.

♦ Baron * Bill Fitzhugh * Bright Waters * Carla
Owens ♦ Color Wheel ♦ Confection ♦ Gene
Conley * Gin Chock u * Kay Zerwick ♦ Laurene

♦ Margaret Sue * Neville * Old Dominion Cele¬
bration ♦ Quita ♦ Shirley Worley ♦ Star Attrac¬
tion ♦ Touchstone

****

Daphne Snell, Pukekohe, New Zealand

♦ Heavenly Kiwi

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE May /June 1989 33

"Housecleaning"

Marilyn Goldstein
1001 Diplomat Parkway
Hollywood, FL 33019

Thank you all very much for letting us know
what "golden oldies" you are still growing.
Here is the next list for your inspection. If any of
these plants are still being grown, we will keep
the names in the active file.

Of the first 1,000 names that were previously
printed, only about 100 plants have survived
the test of time, and are still being grown and
enjoyed.

#1162 Andante, #1133 Apple Valley, #1199
Atlas, #1205 Avalon Blue

#1169 Bitterroot, #1229 Blackjack, #1186
Blue Blaze, #1168 Blue Dianthus #1147 Blue Le
Fleur, #1118 Breathless, #1166 Brilliant Lady,
#1126 Bud's Pink Begonia

#1148 Chapel Boy, #1201 Confetti
#1112 Desert Star, #1128 Double Orchid
Splendor, #1149 Double Pink Cameo, #1164
Double Pink Waverly, #1198 Double Ruffles,
#1185 Double Snow Squall, #1144 Dover Surf
#1175 Eager Beaver, #1173 Edena Jewel,
#1195 Elegance, #1176 Emerald Isle

#1150 Fairyland Fantasy, #1151 Fairyland
White, #1146 Fairy-Lee, #1196 Fireball, #1131
Fleet Dream, #1152 Frilled Orchid Rosette,
#1119 Fringed Nosegay

#1210 Granger Garden's Angela, #1220
Granger Garden's Ann Spencer, #1171 Granger
Garden's Clusters 'O Blue, #1228 Granger
Garden's Command Performance, #1224

Granger Garden's Cortez, #1215 Granger
Garden's Giant Blue Crest, #1217 Granger
Garden's Fair Elaine, #1216 Granger Garden's
Fury, #1221 Granger Garden's Hans Drinker,
#1223 Granger Garden's Heldie, #1222 Granger
Garden's Kings Ransom, #1213 Granger

Garden's Never Lovelier, #1209 Granger

Garden's Pink Passion, #1218 Granger

Garden's Pride of Rochester, #1227 Granger
Garden's Savannah, #1219 Granger Garden's
Snow Ballet, #1172 Granger Garden's Snow
Fall, #1226 Granger Garden's Spun Velvet,

#1225 Granger Garden's Sweetheart Blue,
#1212 Granger Garden's Top Sail, #1211
Granger Garden's Touch Me Not, #1214
Granger Garden's Wind and Sea, #1165 Green
Petticoats

#1125 Happy Fella, #1127 Harret, #1113
Headliner, #1193 Heritage, #1170 Holly
Cherry, #1188 Holly Doodle

#1117 Iowa Sunset, #1187 Isle of Dreams,
#1134 Iva Mae
#1153 Jasmine

#1114 Lilac Dale, #1183 Lingo
#1160 Manorville Beauty, #1121 Mari timer,
#1167 Mint Glow, #1191 Miss Rock Island,
#1115 Mojave, #1129 Mrs Nellie Firth

#1 141 Navarro, #1122 Nova Scotia Bluenose
#1154 Old Black Joe

#1123 PT Lorea, #1174 PT Marvella, #1202
PT Pink Jade, #1124 PT Winsome, #1155 Pink
Alaska, #1206 Pink Calypso, #1182 Pink Chal¬
lenge, #1190 Pink Riot, #1156 Pink Tom Boy,
#1200 Polaris, #1192 Princess Peggy, #1120
Purple Honey

#1184 Racy Red, #1157 Raspberry Sherbet,
#1135 Richter's Alabaster, #1136 Richter's
Candy Lace, #1137 Richter's Charm Song,
#1138 Richter's Green Dawn, #1179 Richter's
Indiana Doll, #1139 Richter's Mistletoe, #1180
Richter's Red Crown, #1181 Richter's Stained
Glass, #1197 Rose of Tibet, #1159 RoundRobin,
#1194 Ruffled Rose Dust

#1203 Showoff, #1204 Silver Anniversary,
#1161 Silver Crest, #1142 Silver Field, #1116
Skyway, #1143 Skywayman, #1207 Southern
Sweetheart, #1130 Sunset Glo, #1208 Switzer¬
land Sunset

#1189 Tim Tam, #1143 Tranquility, #1132
Traveler Sunset Strip
#1163 Vivace
#1158 Wedding Belle

Optimara-Little Sapphire

*Optimara-Little Sapphire is a registered
single crown miniature plant. This should not
be confused with Sapphire Trail, hybridizer
unknown. These are two different varieties,
and should be classified and entered in your
shows as such.

34 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE May /June 1989

A Daytripper's Guide to Kansas City

David Buttram

Scenario I: You've brought your family to
Kansas City for the AVSA Convention and the
children have ridden the all-glass elevators,
splashed in the gigantic waterfall in the lobby
and explored the shops, eateries, and theaters of
the $500 million Crown Center Complex.

Scenario II: You arrived early or stayed late
for the Convention. You have played tennis,
swam in the hotel pool, but still want to soak up
more Kansas City sun and blue sky.

What will you do? What WILL you do?

Not to worry. Kansas City and area are cov¬
ered with interesting, historical, educational
and recreational sites. All are available for little
or no money and are relatively close to the
convention hotel.

Kansas City is home of a Federal Reserve
Bank which has a visitors' center. Thirty educa¬
tional displays describe the function of the
Federal Reserve System. A Fine Art Gallery
features traveling and regional exhibitions.
Free admission.

Controlled chaos breaks out at the Kansas
City Board of Trade every weekday morning at
9:00 a.m. Visitors arriving before 8:30 a.m. can
hear and see an introductory presentation de¬
scribing the Board's trading policies and prac¬
tices. Millions of dollars change hands as bro¬
kers buy and sell futures in com, soybeans,
winter wheat and other commodities on the
trading floor. Free admission.

Another freebie: Visit the 30th floor of the
country's tallest city hall for a breathtaking
view of Kansas City and surrounding area.

The Missouri River Queen features excur¬
sions on the Missouri River. The almost new
sternwheeler has a capacity for 600 passengers
on its three decks. Offered are Dinner, Moon¬
light, Sunday Brunch, Gospel and one hour
narrated Public Sight-seeing Cruises. Prices
range from $2.75 to $22.50. Call (913) 281-5300
for information and reservations.

The kids will love Worlds of Fun and Oceans
of Fun. The former is an internationally-themed

park featuring almost 120 rides, shows and
attractions. On April 1st the Timber Wolf was
opened. This is America's newest all wood
roller coaster. Roller coaster aficionados rank
the "Wolf" as one of the best (meaning wild and
thrilling) coasters in the country.

Adjacent to Worlds of Fun is Oceans of Fun,
a water park with over 35 attractions situated
on a 60-acre lot. You will enjoy the water slides,
beaches, boating, games and million-gallon
wave pool. Call (816) 454-4444 for information
on either park.

The Country Club Plaza, America's original
shopping center, was begun in the 1920s and is
widely known for its distinctive Spanish archi¬
tecture. Over 185 specialty shops, theaters and
restaurants make the Plaza a favorite of locals.

With its more than $1 million worth of im¬
ported fountains and statues, the Plaza is a
veritable outdoor museum of European art.

Near the Country Club Plaza is the Nelson-
Atkins Museum of Fine Arts. You may visit the
museum on one of the many excellent tours
available to convention registrants (See the
Jan./Feb. AVM) or you may want to go on your
own to see the special exhibit titled "Thomas
Hart Benton: An American Original."

Benton's career is highlighted in a "provoca¬
tive and architectural installation designed by
the New York firm Breslin Mosseri Design."
This unique exhibit was prepared because
Benton did not want his paintings to "hang
quietly on the walls."

One of Benton's largest and best murals is
found in the lobby of the Truman Library and
Museum. Called "Independence and the Open¬
ing of the West," the mural was the object of
some scorn when first painted. Mr. Truman, a
man not known for his subtle approach, was
often harshly critical of Benton's style and col¬
ors. He would scale the scaffolding in the lobby
and loudly berate one of America's legends.
Thomas Hart Benton would then allow that Mr.
Truman wasn't much of a politician. After a

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE May /June 1989 35

salty exchange of insults the two curmudgeons
would repair in Mr. Truman's private office for
bourbon and branch. Insiders say that they
would even argue about the appropriate
amount of the latter.

To see and understand the small town roots
of Harry Truman, I suggest the Walking Tour
which is the route he often used for his daily
constitutional. His walks were usually between
6:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. and at the rate of 120
steps per minute — the standard military meter.
He amused himself by walking away from
hard-breathing reporters and weary Secret
Service agents. Obtain a Walking Tour Map
from the Information Table or call the Heritage
Commission at (816) 836-7111.

Just a few blocks from the Truman Home is
the Independence Visitor's Center of the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
(LDS, Mormon). This $7 million center contains
exhibits, artifacts, sculptures, films and guided
tours.

Across the street is the World Headquarters
of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter Day Saints (ELDS, Non* Mormon). Their
beautiful building is called The Auditorium
and is highlighted by a 6,000 seat Conference
Chamber. Hie Chamber houses a 110-rank
Aeolian-Skinner organ, one of the largest in the
nation. The main organ has six divisions at the
front of the chamber and the three-division
anti phonal organ is in the opposite balcony.
More than 6,000 pipes have speaking lengths
from a quarter of an inch to thirty-five feet. Free
organ recitals are given on Sundays at 3:00 p.m.

From Independence travel east on Highway
24 to Fort Osage. It was built in 1808 as a fort and
trading post by Lt. William Clark (of Lewis and
Clark exploration team) on orders of President
Jefferson as the U.S/s western-most outreach.
The restored buildings are situated on a prom¬
ontory with a sweeping view of the Missouri
River. Called the American Gibraltar, the fort
was the citadel between the Mississippi River
and the Rocky Mountains.

History can be sensed as you walk through
the log buildings. Our past comes alive and
palpable at Fort Osage. Kids love it.

Traveling on east on Highway 24 will lead to
Lexington, MO. This town is more recent and is

best known for an important Civil War battle
fought there in 1861. Built in the mid-1800s,
over 100 antebellum homes remain. Many are
open to the public. This bustling town is worth
your time. Visitors will want to wander
through museums, tour the old homes, dine
and shop, or just walk down tree-lined streets.
The Chamber of Commerce will provide more
information. Call (816) 259-3082.

Not far north of Lexington is Excelsior
Springs. If you are tired from Convention ac¬
tivities and sight-seeing, head for the Mineral
Water Spa. The believed medicinal and cura¬
tive properties of the spring water have drawn
countless people to soak their hurts away.

Tourist baths are available and include a
mineral water bath, steam bath, shower and
massage for $20. Reservations are necessary, so
call (816) 637-0753.

About 15 miles north of Excelsior Springs is
Kearney. It was here that Jesse and Frank James
were born and raised. Their little house has
been authentically restored and belies the
tumult created by its earlier occupants. Jesse is
buried at Mt. Olivet Cemetery nearby.

By now you may want to "change horses."
Drive just a few miles west to St. Joseph. Early
day travelers found this river town to be an
ideal location to rest and re-stock. Sites bring
the frontier alive with names like Jesse James (it
was here that James was mortally wounded by
Bob Ford), Joseph Robidoux, Lewis and Clark,
The Pony Express and Chief White Cloud. St.
Joseph's history cannot be confined within the
walls of a museum. It lives in the streets, build¬
ings and homes.

Jamesport is about a 40 minute drive from St.
Joseph. First occupied by the Sauk and Fox
Indians, an interesting influx of settlers has
followed. The Mormons located here briefly In
1830 before establishing their town of Adam-
Omdi-Ahman about eight miles away. More
recently a large Amish population has gathered
here. Their old-world lifestyle Is seen in the
town and on surrounding farms. Local shops
and restaurants reflect their heritage. Horse-
drawn buggies and farm Implements are com¬
mon. Please don't take their pictures though as
that is against their religious beliefs.

Missouri has been called "The Cave State."

36 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE May /June 1989

That is because of the 5,200 known caves and an
additional 200 per year being discovered. Pres¬
ently there are 27 open for tours. Our caves
range from small and delicately decorated to
vast chambers with massive formations.

Most are "living," i.e., the formations are
continuing to "grow" as salt and mineral lad-
ened water drips or flows through them. There
are no commercial caves in the Kansas City
area, but many are along the major highways
coming into the area. If you are driving, watch
for signs. All commercial caves are lighted, safe,
comfortable and State inspected. Recom¬
mended are Bridal Cave, Crystal Cave (very
colorful). Fantastic Caverns, Meramec Cav¬
erns, and Marvel Cave with its "Cathedral
Room" which is 20 stories high.

Kansas City was originally called Town of
Kansas because of its proximity to the Kansas
River-™ named for the Kansa Indians. The state
of Kansas has been intertwined in Kansas City's
history and growth. Visits across the state line
into Kansas will be rich and rewarding.

In Abilene, known as a flat, dusty trail town
of the 1800s is the Eisenhower Center. The
Center is a complex of a Visitor's Center, the

Eisenhower Museum, the Eisenhower Family
Home, the Presidential Library and final rest¬
ing place of Dwight and Mamie Eisenhower —
"Place of Meditation."

A quirk of history is responsible for the next
attraction *— just a few yards from the Eisen¬
hower Center is the Greyhound Hall of Fame.
This beautiful facility houses exhibits about this
magnificent 7000-year-old breed. Not far away,
kennels and practice tracks are open to the
public, but dog racing is illegal in Kansas and
Missouri. Interest piqued?

Only 18 miles west of downtown Kansas
City is the Agriculture Hall of Fame. This feder¬
ally mandated shrine of agriculture traces the
history of the American farmer, his methods
and tools that have made our country the best
fed people of all time.

Fort Leavenworth, Topeka and so much
more...

Information Table Chairman Linda Gol-
ubski and her staff are anxious to provide you
with more information including maps, prices,
hours, and answers to your questions on places
to go and things to do while in Kansas City.

‘.Hear 'Jc! ‘Mear ‘J'e!

OPE9i FORUM

What is AVS A doing correctly?

What does A VS A need to change?

How can AVSA make your membership more valuable or be of more help to you?

Now is your opportunity to speak your mind and share your ideas*

The AVSA Open Forum is your meeting.

You the membership get to ask our Board of Directors
Why, How,. When or Whatever?:,

We can't make changes with out your input

Wednesday, May 24, 1989 - 4:00 to 5:30 p.m.

Liberty Room

y ^ Crown Center • Kansas City Convention

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE May /June 1989 37

AVSA EMBLEMS

(Give a Friend a Gift)

A -201

Member Pin
GP or Silver -$12.75

B - 203

Member Charm
GP or Silver -$12.75

President’s Pin
GP or Silver - $18.50

D - 221

Past President’s Pin
GP or Silver - $18.50
(with Tie Tack) - $18.50

E - 204

Past President’s Charm
GP or Silver $18.50

F - 21 1

Gavel & Chain

GP or Silver - $6.00

G - 234

Judge’s Pin
GP or Silver - $8.00
(with Tie Tack) - $8.00

H - 210

Judge’s Guard Pin
GP or Silver $9.50
(chain attaches to other pins)

1-208

Judge’s Charm
GP or Silver - $8.00

New Arrivals: Life Member Pins

Goldfilled - $24 • Silver - $20.00

The Language of the Gavel

By Ann Richardson

Did you who own AVSA pins with a gavel know ^/hile in Office"
that there is a language of the gavel? The angle of

the gavel tells a story, as follows:

President-elect:

Vs

Past-President:

(as in use — rapping for order)

worn down, as at rest.

Some of the clubs in the south present their President-elect

with the pin and gavel immediately after election so that she
may wear her pin showing that she is President-elect and also
during her presidency.

38 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE May /June 1989

Pests, Pathogens & Physiological Problems

Part II

Pauline Bartholomew

PATHOGENS

A pathogen is an organism or virus capable
of causing diseases in a host plant. The best
defense against plant disease is proper cultural
procedures, good environmental conditions,
and the application of basic sanitary practices.
Fungus

Root rot, crown rot, leaf rot, damping-off,
gray mold, and related diseases (see separate
listing for powdery mildew).

What to look for : Some types of fungus re¬
semble that of cyclamen mite damage. For in¬
stance Pythium fungus affects roots and root
damage then results in a gray, stunted appear¬
ance of the crown, and finally the collapse of the
entire plant. At first, crown rot also resembles
cyclamen mite damage. However, as both of
these fungi progress, the center leaves will be
soft instead of turgid and eventually the crown
turns brown and rots away. Botrytis forms a
cottony-web in the crown of the plant. The first
signs of leaf rot is when outer leaves and peti¬
oles become light gray and finally a translucent
brown with a jelly-like consistency. Damping-
off causes leaf cuttings or small seedlings or
plantlets to suddenly wilt and collapse.

How to prevent it: The best approach is to alter
adverse environmental conditions and im¬
proper cultural procedures. Healthy, vigorous
plants grown under controlled conditions re¬
sist fungus attacks. Provide a growing area
where a moderate temperature range and good
ventilation can be maintained. You may have to
invest in a needed piece of equipment such as a
fan, air conditioner, or dehumidifier.

Fungi thrive where the soil has poor aera¬
tion, is of a greater depth than the roots can
utilize, and is kept too wet. So Texas-Style
comes through for us again in creating ideal
conditions for resistance to fungi. There is aera¬
tion in the perlite layer and in the porous pot¬

ting mix; thus soil moisture is controlled.

It may seem contradictory, but allowing
plants to become too dry can also set them up
for a fungus attack (most commonly crown rot).
Many of the fine feeder roots die; thus, when
proper watering is resumed, the uptake of
water is severely restricted and overwetness of
the soil results.

Keep light stand trays free of dead blossoms,
soil particles, and mold. If algae or mold forms
on the tray carpeting, wet it down with a dilute
bleach solution (one teaspoon to one gallon of
water). Be careful not to splash the solution on
the foliage. Remove spent blossoms. Dip tools
in dilute bleach solution before working on the
next plant.

Scrub used pots thoroughly in detergent. If
there are fungus problems in your area, take
additional precautions. Wipe down all trays
and work areas and soak pots in a dilute bleach
solution. Use about 20 parts water to one part
bleach. Mix up a fresh solution each time since
the chlorine content of the solution dissipates in
about four hours.

Powdery Mildew

Powdery mildew is also a fungus, but most
growers, no matter what their growing condi¬
tions are, will experience an occasional problem
with it. There is such a thing as "mildew
weather." It is usually in the early spring when
humidity rises, the days begin to warm up, but
the nights are still cold.

What to look for: A whitish-gray, frosty sprin¬
kling on the foliage. It is sometimes found on
just one side of the plant where the foliage is
against a wall or other dead-air space. Blossoms
and peduncles may also be involved. Do not
ignore it! It can ruin a plant if allowed to go
unchecked.

How to get rid of it: Run a small fan during
light hours to circulate the air, keep humidity to

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE May/June 1989 39

about 50% to 60%, and try to keep the daytime
and nighttime temperature variance to no more
than ten degrees.

Lysol® disinfectant spray works for occa¬
sional spots of mildew. Spray it directly on the
mildew. It won't mar foliage, but it does dis¬
color blossoms. During mildew weather, spray
Lysol® along walls, window sills, floors, and on
the carpet lining the trays. A persistent problem
calls for spraying with Cooke's Doo-Spray® or
similar product. Usel/4 teaspoon to one pint of
warm water. This product already contains a
wetting agent. Repeat at weekly intervals, or as
needed, and take all recommended precau¬
tions.

Virus

I hesitate to mention virus disease. It is rare;
the symptoms imitate other problems, and it is
difficult to diagnose. There is no cure and af¬
fected plants must be discarded. If a viral dis¬
ease is suspected, consult County or State Agri¬
cultural Services for an opinion. Good sanitary
procedures and eradicating pests (virus carri¬
ers) will lessen the possibility of a virus prob¬
lem.

PHYSIOLOGICAL PROBLEMS
Leaf Spotting

The most common are water spots and ring
spots; however, other patterns of leaf discolora¬
tion may occur.

What to look for: Ring spot: Light-colored or
yellowish ring-shaped spots. Other patterns:
Light-colored irregular splotches and track-like
marks. All of these are caused by any insult to
the plant such as cold drafts or cold water on the
roots or foliage; allowing the soil to go dry;
potting down a long neck; burn from direct sun-
rays, and so on. Sometimes spotting occurs for
no reason other than the variety is sensitive to
even slight changes. Water spots: Dull spots on
foliage caused by etching from salts in fertilizer
solution or mineral content of water.

How to prevent it: Introduce fresh air from
another room to avoid drafts and use room
temperature water. To avoid water spotting,
pat up drops spilled on foliage with a tissue or
sponge and pat up excess water after washing
plants. Use tepid water to wash plants. Room
temperature water can be used for spraying
plants during hot, dry wind conditions and will

not spot foliage if a fine-mist sprayer is used.
Leaf Tip Bum

Tip burn occurs on mature plants and the
damage is permanent However, tempting it
may be to reach out and remove a burned leaf
tip with your thumbnail, remember that leaf
trimming is not permitted on African violet
specimen plants in a judged show.

What to look for: Brown spots on the tips of the
leaves and sometimes along the edges. This
condition is usually found only on the outer
row of leaves and is caused by fertilizer salts
build-up.

How to prevent it: Repotting every four
months and following all recommended proce¬
dures usually keep the problem to a minimum.
Some varieties are more susceptible than oth¬
ers. If you have a favorite show plant that often
tip bums, leach the soil with plain water about
once a month. Otherwise, don't give shelf space
to those varieties that are particularly suscep¬
tible to tip burn.

Orange Crust

What to look for: A rusty-orange, crystal -like
substance on the hairs of the center leaves. This
is a build-up of fertilizer salts that affects young
plants. It is caused by a combination of an
immature root system, a too-heavy or too-rich
soil mix, overwatering, and over-fertilizing.

How to prevent it: Follow the directions for
potting up and watering plantiets.

How to save affected plants: The foliage will be
permanently damaged if action isn't taken.
Pour warm water over the plant to dissolve the
salt crystals and to leach the soil mix. Take care
not to overwater for the next week or so.
However, don't stop fertilizing. The soilless
mixes we use are usually deficient in nutrients
and newly potted plants need a constant sup¬
ply of nutrients, particularly nitrogen.

Commercial nurseries often use a heavier
soil mix than the hobbyist grower does in order
to extend the intervals between watering.
When we purchase nursery-grown African
violets and subject them to our watering sched¬
ule, they sometimes develop "orange crust." If
this occurs and the plantlet looks sturdy with a
5” or 6" leaf span, wash the crystals off with
warm water and pot into a 4” tub pot Texas-
Style. It often pays to immediately repot newly

40 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE May /June 1989

acquired plants.

White Residue

What to look for: White spots on the edges of
the leaves. This is dried condensation and also
occurs during "mildew weather" of warm
days, cold nights, and high humidity. Check the
plants early in the morning and drops of dew
may be seen along the leaf edges. Dark foliage
seems to form condensation more readily than
light-colored foliage. Drops of water allowed to
dry on foliage may also leave a ring of white
residue if the water is alkaline.

How to get rid of it: A spit-dampened thumb
seems to work about as well as anything else. If
that doesn't appeal to you, try sponging the
spots with a solution of a few drops of vinegar
to one cup of water. If you have the time and
patience, wipe the dew from the edges of the
leaves each morning before it gets a chance to
dry.

Yellow Leaf Edge

What to look for: A yellow or cream-colored
band around the edges of the leaves (sometimes
called "halo-ing"). The cause is hard to deter¬
mine. Some varieties have a tendency to de¬
velop a yellow edge. It also may be a boron
deficiency or sometimes transplant shock can
cause a blotchy yellow-brown edge on the outer
rows of leaves. Nitrogen deficiency causes the
outer leaves to turn yellow at the tips and then

the yellowing moves evenly up the leaf.

How to prevent it: Check the pH of the soil
mix. If the pH is too acid or too alkaline, some of
the nutrients will not be assimilated properly.
Use a low-salt content water. Pot down a long
neck before it gets too long; this lessens the
chance of transplant shock. A nitrogen defi¬
ciency sometimes occurs on show plants that
have been on a long schedule of very low nitro¬
gen fertilizer before a show. A few applications
of 20-20-20 fertilizer usually corrects the prob¬
lem.

Red Stain

Some of leaves of a variety are marked
(especially the reverse) with an erratic pattern
of deep red discoloration. Sometimes the dis¬
coloration continues into some of the peduncles
and blossoms. This is a genetic trait rather than
a physiological problem. Many of the varieties
that show this characteristic can be traced back
to cross-breeding with one of the early white-
blossomed varieties. Usually only light-blos¬
somed varieties show this trait and then only on
an occasional plant.

AVSA has issued the guideline for judges
that, since this is a genetic condition, points are
not to be deducted for condition.

(Reprinted front " Growing To Show/' with
author's permission.)

FROM

FROM

Boyce Edens Research Fund

Marlene Brown , P. O. Box 38, Oreland, PA 19075

. . . . . . . . . . . MAY to MAY

MAY all your violets bloom great for you
MAY all your ribbons be only blue
MAY all our research bring good results for you
MAY all our gratitude be expressed too

. . . . . . . . . . . . MAY to MAY

FOR THE GENEROUS DONATIONS YOU SEND OUR WAY

Donations received from Nov. 25, '88 thru Jan. 25/89.

AVS of Canton, OH

in memory of Evelyn Mitchell . . . $10.00

Tri Qty AVC, Piqua, OH . . . . . 10.00

First AVS, Wichita Falls, TX . . 10.00

Old Dominion AVS of Northern Virginia,

Falls Church, VA . . . . . . . 25.00

State College AVS, PA - To thank Dr. Richard Craig for his
interest, guidance and patience during the many years he
served as our dub's unofficial guardian angel. Dr. Craig is
professor of Plant Breeding at the Pennsylvania State
University and was involved for 11 years with violet
research projects under sponsorship of Boyce Edens
Research Fund . . . . . . . . ...100.00

Jefferson AV Association, New Orleans .

Mrs. Greg AVC, St. Paul, MN .

San Mateo County AVS, CA .

AVS of Longmont, CO . . . . . .

AVS of Northern Illinois, Inc., Chicago, IL

AV Study Club of Houston, TX .

AV Culture Club, Port Arthur, TX

in memory of Lois Massey . . . .

Paumanok AVS, East Northport, LI, NY ....

Violets & Friends AVC, Piqua, OH . .

Sweet VI-O-LETS, Houston, TX .

Sally Hertel, Elk Grove, CA

donation of speaker's fee .

Green Thumb AVC, Fayetteville, AR .

10.00

10.00

25.00

15.00

10.00

25.00

..5.00

10.00

..5.00

10.00

15.00

10.00

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE May/June 1989 41

My Friend Phung

Dot Benge

Jefferson AV Association
5900 Wheeler Drive
Metairie , LA 70003

As I listened to President Reagan's farewell
speech to the nation on January 11, 1989 — still
in the kitchen washing dishes — I heard him
say, "America is freedom — freedom of speech,
freedom of religion, freedom of enterprise
and freedom is special and rare. It's fragile; it
needs protection." A mixture of feelings welled
up inside of me as my thoughts turned to a 6th
grade student of mine who in 1987 had written
and said those same words to me so many times
in the short time I knew him. It was as though I
was hearing him once again. That student was
my friend, Phung Hoang (pronounced
Whong). If you are wondering what the Presi¬
dent, freedom, and Phung have to do with
violets, please read on. One thing does lead to
another, I promise.

Phung was the kind of student that makes
teaching worthwhile. He was like a sponge. He
soaked up all you could give him and was
always ready for more. He did everything I
asked of him and did it to the best of his ability.

When given an art assignment, he never
complained as 6th grade boys are inclined to do.
He got right to work and turned out some of the
most beautiful pieces of art I'd ever seen. If you
wonder why I mention this, it is to illustrate just
the kind of young man Phung was. You see,
Phung was to turn 15 early in the summer of '87
■— and he was only in 6th grade.

Phung' s grades were all A's and although he
still spoke with an accent, I recommended that
he skip 7th grade and be placed into 8th for the
coming school year. This was approved — on
condition that his achievement test scores in
April indicated that he would be ready to func¬
tion at 8th grade level. Phung was worried
about the Reading and Vocabulary section of
the test, because, you see, he had only been in
our country a short time.

When Phung was 9 years old, he left his

family as his parents instructed him to do, and
escaped from Vietnam with an uncle. Phung
was not brash about his escape and never spoke
of it. He accepted the facts of his separation
from his loved ones and the country that he
loved so much. He was so grateful to America
for welcoming him to the "land of the free." He
loved America as much as he loved Vietnam.

During the celebration of the Chinese New
Year, Phung brought me some Vietnamese
candy that his aunt had made, and he also
brought me a paper he had written earlier. He
said, "I want you read and keep. Teach others to
love America and the eagle as I do, so they never
have to leave this wonderful country that so
many kids don't care."

The title of his paper was, "How Terrible We
Escape," and it contained an intensely emo¬
tional description of his departure from Viet¬
nam. He spent approximately one week on a
boat that was short in food, water and gasoline,
but eventually arrived in Hong Kong.

Phung wrote the paper after only two years
in the United States. He wrote it as a way of
catharsis for the terrible ordeal he had endured
and also to practice his new found skills in
speaking and writing a language that until two
years prior had been foreign to him.

Finally, I come to the part that enabled me to
share Phung' s message with so many people
through a violet magazine. In 6th grade we
study plant classes, photosynthesis, and repro¬
duction. Being a violet lover what better way to
teach plant reproduction than to actually do it
in class — early in September — so that we can
experience it first hand.

We separated plantlets which the students
repotted. We put down leaves and watched
them grow. And armed with Ronn Nadeau's
tape and slide program on hybridizing, we did
that, too.

Phung loved the plants and was fascinated
with the idea of creating something that no one
had ever seen before a new variety.

As the year was nearing a close, for Mother' s
Day, the students each took home two or three
blooming African violets for their mothers and
grandmothers, Phung brought one home for
his aunt and gave his other to me. I was so
touched - in spite of the myriad of violets I

42 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE May/June 1989

already possessed.

Our hybridizing activities had borne some
fruit and I had standard and mini seeds to save
for next years class to sow. We put them in
envelopes with only the year on them. It is
impossible to keep track of lineage when hy¬
bridizing under these conditions.

Phung's achievement scores came in and he
was promoted to Junior High with the possibil¬
ity of further advancement through the REAL
Program in our Parish Schools.

School closed for the summer and we all
went our separate ways. Two weeks later, I
received a phone call from one of my students,
Nga Truong. She said, '"Mrs. Benge, Phung, he
die."

Phung was killed instantly riding as a front
seat passenger with another boy while visiting

in Denver, when a semi tanker truck ran over
the top of their compact car.

Weeks later, while sorting my school things,
I came across the seeds that we had made in
Science class. Scrawled across the envelope in
Phung's familiar handwriting were the words
- Seed #1-1987.

I sowed that seed, and got about 30 seedlings
from it. When I separated them, I numbered
them. As I put # 1 on the first pot I thought of my
friend, Phung, and all he had taught me. I
thought what a shame he hadn't had the chance
to spread his appreciation and love for America
to others as well.

That #1 seedling, by the way, was the best of
the lot. I have it still and have reproduced sev¬
eral trays of the plant I call — My Friend,
Phung.

Central Connecticut AVS • 1949 - 1989

Irene Traskers, Secretary
Grace Schafer , Librarian

The Central Connecticut African Violet Soci¬
ety was organized on November 29, 1949, at the
home of Mrs. Ralph M. Filson of Wethersfield,
CT. Mrs. Gilbert E. Ashley, a well-known horti¬
culturist, and Mrs. John C. StiJwell, an early
African violet enthusiast, and an early advocate
of fluorescent lights, helped in the formation.
The society was the first club in Connecticut to
devote itself solely to African violets. The soci¬
ety was also the first club in New England to
hold an organized African violet show.

Membership was restricted to 30 members
and dues were $1. Originally there were four
meetings a year. Members came from 14 towns
surrounding Hartford. Later, the society's pro¬
gram called for six meetings a year. This sched¬
ule still stands today.

The purpose of the newly formed club was
"to stimulate interest in and study all phases of
saintpaulia."

The first president was Mrs. Edward Christ
of Kensington, CT. Later, under the presidency
of Mrs. Ralph M. Filson, the club became an
affiliated member of AVSA. Over the years the

club has entertained AVSA personalities such
as Charles Fischer, Helen Van Pelt Wilson, Mr.
and Mrs. Albert Buell, and Frank Burton, when
he was president of AVSA.

Over the years the society has practiced
rooting leaves, transplanting, soil mixtures,
soil additives, foliar feeding, spraying, disease
control, grooming, new varieties, sterilization,
wicking, arrangements, gesneriads, and has
used articles and slides from AVSA.

The society has contributed to the Boyce
Edens Research Fund, the AVSA Booster Fund
and was one of the first 50 to give to the AVSA
Building Fund.

Many of our members have been judges and
the society has also had the honor of having a
master lifetime judge.

As individuals, and as a group, we have
attended many African Violet Society Associa¬
tion Conventions

In 1974 the society hosted the convention in
Hartford. It also celebrated its 25th anniver¬
sary, that year. Massachusetts Bay State Afri¬
can Violet Society entertained at this special

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE May /June 1989 43

event.

The society has held our own shows, exhib¬
ited at many fairs, festivals, and museums, and
has won many gold awards.

We still have one charter member, Mrs.
Ralph M. Filson, 96, who will be one of the
speakers at our 40th anniversary. Some of our
special activities this year include a speaker on
"40 years of African Violets," a tea for local
clubs and past members, and a birthday party,
in this our year of 1989.

Wrangler’s Dixie Celebration, grown by Dar¬
lene Ballard of Stuart, FL took best in show at the
recent show of the Treasure Coast African Violet
Society of Fort Pierce, FL. The show theme was,
“Carousel of Violets.” Mrs. Ballard has been
growing violets for about three years and has
over 350 plants in her home.

Commercial Breakfast
Sure To Be a Hit!

Nolan Blansit of southern Missouri will be
one of the guest speakers at the Commercial
breakfast to be held Saturday, May 27, 1989 at
the AVSA Convention in Kansas City. Nolan
will show slides and will be displaying actual
blossoms of some of his new, exciting hybrids.

Also tentatively scheduled will be a repre¬
sentative from a nationally-known insecticide
manufacturer.

Issues pertaining to Commercial African
violet growers will be discussed, as well as,
problems with culture and sales.

Great fellowship has always been the tradi¬
tion of the annual Commercial breakfast and
eggs benedict will be served.

'Happy Trails'
Update

In the March/ April 1989 issue of this maga¬
zine, a stunning photograph of Ruth Coulson's
'Happy Trails' appeared on page 25.

The slide was taken by Jim Savage, husband
of AVSA's Shows and Judges Chairman, Emilie
Savage of Chillicothe, OH.

'Happy Trails' is a Lyon/Sorano hybrid and
the AVSA office has been informed that it will
be available soon. Please contact: Lyndon Lyon
Greenhouses, 14 Mutchler St., Dolgeville, NY
13329, phone 315-429-8291, for further informa¬
tion on availability.

Please Use
New Registration
Forms

If you are planning to register your culti vars,
please request the new forms. The cards are
now obsolete and are no longer in use.

New forms can be acquired by contacting:
Marilyn Goldstein, 1001 Diplomat Parkway,
Hollywood, FL 33019.

44 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE May /June 1989

Blustery Trail

Spunky Trail

Little Sapphire

Grown by

EDWARD

BRADFORD

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE May /June 1989 45

Disbudding Schedule
for Show Plants

Judie Lalanne
8076 S. Spruce Circle
Englewood , CO 80112

4-6 MONTHS PRIOR TO SHOW DATE:

Make a list of all possible show plants in¬
cluding the registration number and the
Master Variety List or the hybridizers de¬
scription of each plant. Choose floriferous,
symmetrical plants. Pot up small plants. Pot
down large plants, removing outer dam¬
aged leaves and shaping. Repot semis and
miniatures. Shape trailers by moving
crowns around the pot and remove odd¬
sized leaves. Feed plants with a balanced
fertilizer, such as 20-20-20. PLACE SHOW
PLANTS IN PRIME LIGHT.

The week of final disbudding take off any
damaged outer leaves. Use a ring if neces¬
sary to help with symmetry. Fill in around
the neck or lower the plant in the pot if
needed. Wash foliage (not variegates).
Check carefully for suckers as disbudding
can cause plants to sucker more. Feed with
high phosphorus fertilizer and continue for
3 to 4 weeks or foliar feed.

12 WEEKS: Final disbudding for full doubles.

10 WEEKS: Final disbudding for the rest of the
doubles and variegates. Start increasing
light by 1 hour and continue increasing 1
hour per week up to 15 hours.

8 WEEKS: Final disbudding for semidoubles
and minis. Stop insecticide spraying in plant
area unless absolutely necessary.

6 WEEKS: Final disbudding for singles.

4 WEEKS: Check plants for suckers and pedicle
stubs. Stake leaves for symmetry. Make sure
plants are growing and flowering as listed.
Can feed with Bounty and Sturdy or Fish
Emulsion.

1-2 WEEKS: Check plants and adjust growing
conditions if necessary. If plants are in full
bloom remove from light source. If plants
are slow to bloom increase temperature.

1 DAY: Remove all spent blossoms, stakes.

suckers and pedicle stubs. Foil pots. Clean,
brush, and arrange leaves and flowers in a
symmetrical pattern.

GENERAL TIPS: As buds start forming, work
them out from under the leaves and lay the
leaves flat and symmetrical. Treat each plant
individually, providing the correct growing
conditions. Disbud all show plants until the
months before the show. This will help with
symmetry and produce more blossoms at
show time. After the show, make notes as to
how each plant responded to this schedule
and note any changes to be made for the next
show.

Letters
to the Editor:

The Transvaal African Violet Society
F. O. Box 760, Pyramid 0120
Republic of South Africa

Dear Editor,

It is with great pleasure that I have to tell you
that this Society has affiliated with the Cape
African Violet Society as from February, 1989.
The Cape African Violet Society was founded in
1980, the first Society in this country. We were
founded in 1982 — so it seems fitting and right
that as founder members in this country we
should affiliate to the mutual benefit of all our
members.

Yours faithfully,

Joan Halford
President, TAVS

S. diplotricha punter #6

If you check the information in the
Registration Report, you will find three S.
diplotricha punter's, #0, #6, #7. Are you
growing S. diplotricha punter #6. It has
not been seen in a long time. There is a
species plant called S. diplotricha Parker,
that our New Jersey members are grow¬
ing. If anyone has any information about
these plants, please contact Marilyn Gold¬
stein, 1001 Diplomat Parkway, Holly¬
wood, FL 33019. Thanks for your help.

46 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE May /June 1989

The

Poetry

Corner

Renoir With Watering Can

Pot Penance

As I was watering violets today.

They made a picture beyond compare.

I pretended I was an artist *—

With colors diverse and rare.

I'll paint my native Kansas!

With EMBRACEABLE BLUE for the sky.

And fluffy white SNOW SQUALL for lovely

clouds.

What beauty fills my eye.

GREEN PASTURES for my BELOVED Hint
Hills.

With touches of LIME 'N ICE.

For the wild roses I'll use ANGELICA and
HSHERMAN'S PARADISE.

And now to complete my violet-scape.

It's so simple to paint like his.

For the red cows that roam the Flint Hills,

The brilliance of VAMPIRE'S KISS.

—Virginia Martz

Greeley , Kansas

My plants can't wait, they need new pots
And I was sure that I had lots.

But when I checked, I got a shock.

It's gonna take 'till ten o' clock

To wash these pots, 'cause they're all dirty.

I'll be here 'till eleven thirty!

It's all my fault, now I must pay
For cutting comers yesterday.

I stacked them up, a great big stack.

It's big enough to break my back!

Why does it seem to be my fate
To constantly procrastinate?

Now here I am, my back's near broke.

I feel as if I'm gonna croak!

The stack has shrunk, but not enough.

My punishment is really tough.

My hands are red, my joints are aching.
Soon now. I'll see daylight breaking!

Oh, woe is me! I kid you not,

I cannot wash another pot.

I promise if I'm ever done
I'll never stack a dirty one.

I'll wash it quick and put it back
'Cause I can't face another stack.

— Catherine R. Myers
Ventura , California

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48 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE May /June 1989

The Way Things Were ...

Greenhouse Wisdom

From " The Complete Book of African Violets "
by Helen Van Pelt Wilson
©1951

Investment in a greenhouse is certainly an
investment in fun. How nice it is to move your
saintpaulias from the necessary restrictions of a
dwelling to a home meant for them alone. Even
a small 8- by 10-foot glasshouse will accommo¬
date a large and representative collection, espe¬
cially if you put shelves up everywhere, so
every precious inch of space can be used. For, of
course, though you will have plenty of room the
day you move, six months later you know as
well as I what has happened to it.

In any case a greenhouse means space for
hybridizing and propagating, space for flats of
seedlings, opportunity to have some large
mature plants in pans. A small, well-run setup
might even maintain itself with a limited
amount of selling. Perhaps you could specialize
in just a few hard-to-get varieties, and advertise
your stock in a local paper.

Your greenhouse of saintpaulias might also
serve your other interests in church, school, or
community. You can grow plants for fairs and
fetes and make your charitable contribution
that way. Buyers at benefits always flock to the
plant booth and, in general, they won't care
whether you sell them named varieties or "a
nice blue." Incidentally such donations are also
a good way to spread joy with a hoard of
seedlings, from which you have made selec¬
tions in your breeding program. You can't
possibly keep all of them, even if you success¬
fully sowed but one podful, and there are so
many people who can be made happy with just
a few violets.

The man or woman interested in plants and
wanting a small profitable business would be
wise to consider building a greenhouse and
raising saintpaulias under controlled condi¬
tions of light, heat, and ventilation. Some of our
best growers today were hobbyists yesterday.

They saw opportunity all around them, espe¬
cially in the increasing demand for the less
common varieties of doubles, the crinkled- and
ruffled-leaved types, the various bi-colors and
variegates, and the plants with flowers of un¬
usual shadings or different habits of growth. A
few years ago commercial houses catered to the
demands of florists rather than to those of col¬
lectors. Today they serve both and carry tre¬
mendous stocks sometimes offering more than
100 different varieties. Even so "the little fel¬
low" still has a good chance, for local hobbyists
and collectors — and travelers too — - like to see
what they are buying and enjoy an opportunity
for personal selection.

If you are inexperienced in running a green¬
house, the following brief generalities on man¬
agement will help you through the first experi¬
mental year of your perhaps mysterious ven¬
ture. After that time, you will have arrived at an
almost automatic schedule with heating, venti¬
lating, and watering no longer matters of crisis
or special concern.

Heating

It may be that you can proceed economically
and heat the glasshouse attached to your dwell¬
ing from the same boiler that heats your house,
if this boiler is for either steam or hot water.
Electric heat is the favorite for small hobby
greenhouses, in sections where rates permit. It
is mercifully easy to operate. Where there is
natural gas, that's fine, oil heat also. Select what
is easiest, and, of course, cheapest for you. If
you decide on electricity, you can have those
compact heaters that set underneath the
benches. Warm air is circulated by a small fan.
The thermostatic control is accurate and hardly
varies one degree all night.

At first, it will help with routine decisions if

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE May/June 1989 49

you realize that the aim is to ran a greenhouse so
that it will approximate the conditions of a
natural day. Changes of atmosphere should be
gradual with about a 10-degree drop in tem¬
perature at night — just as it occurs in nature
when the sun goes down. Through the day a 75-
degree R temperature is suitable, though, day¬
time heat provided there is ventilation, may
unavoidably run as high as 85 degrees without
harming saintpaulias. At night 60 to 65 degrees
is low enough. Violets suffer at temperatures
below that: leaves curl and turn light green, and
growth and bloom are noticeably checked.

With African violets, it is essential to shade
the greenhouse from early spring to fall. Dim
the light through these seven to eight brightest
months by maintaining on the glass a coat of
whitewash or of shading paste, which comes in
green or white. Or you might follow the ex¬
ample of one large saintpaulia firm and use a
shading mixture of chalk whiting, a material
used in preparing some of the cheaper grades of
paint. This is obtainable through most paint and
hardware stores.

In addition to the whitewash or similar coat¬
ing on the glass, cheesecloth or tobacco-cloth
may be hung inside the greenhouse. This will
not only shade but also protect plants during
periods of ventilation from the drip of rain or
snow and help to avoid spotting of foliage. It can
be applied or removed at will and, being flex¬
ible, makes it easier for you to keep up with the
weather during shifty spring and fall seasons.

Roller slats are another possibility. They can
be more exactly regulated and are nicer looking
than anything else. They are necessarily more
expensive than dabbing on whitewash and
hanging a cloud of cheesecloth.

Of course, too much shading is to be avoided.
Cornell University recommends for saintpau-
Mas 1000 foot-candles minimum and 1500 foot
maximum. We all know that too much shading
will reduce growth and flower development;
too little will result in burning.

The Art of Watering

Plan to water your plants in the morning as
the temperature of the day rises and vents can
be opened. Mid-morning is a good time except
on very hot summer days. Then 8 to 8:30 a.m. is

better while foliage is cool, and the sun is low.
Thus bum is avoided.

Plants should not be watered at night, when
condensation on foliage is likely to cause fun¬
gus trouble. Even in bright winter weather,
once a day always suffices; in dull weather less
is needed. In December and January every
third or fourth day is enough. In spring and fall,
watering is usually necessary only on alternate
days. In summer, saintpaulias will need more.
Take a look at them about 10 a.m. and again at
2 p.m. Very likely you will find plants in 2's and
3's thirsty both times; the morning watering
should be enough for larger plants. It is impor¬
tant not to risk dryness to the point where
foliage wilts. Whenever the weather is dark and
evaporation is slow, as is likely through De¬
cember and January, take particular care to
moisten only the soil and not the foliage. Over¬
watering during sunless stretches may start an
attack of leaf splotch, while water on foliage in
bright weather causes burning.

The best method is to go over the plants, pot
by pot, watering them safely at the rim from a
slow-running nozzle or, if the number is not too
extensive, you can use a dipper. It is important
that water be unchilled. Take care that it keeps
to room temperature or a little above. Even in
the heat of summer, hose water gets very cold.
Temper it with enough hot water from the
boiler to take off the chill, or if your greenhouse
is small, keep a large tub of water under a
bench. This will hold an adequate supply to dip
out for your needs, and it will always be of
agreeable room temperature.

Various experiments have been tried with
sub-irrigation, now that regular wooden
benches can be made watertight with a prepa¬
ration called Kendex, but greenhouse men dif¬
fer as to the benefits. Here are two expert opin¬
ions. Ernest Chabot, author of Greenhouse Gar¬
dening for Everyone , says:

"I like sub-irrigation for saintpaulias but do
not recommend automatic watering. Plants get
too wet. It is best to set pots right on top of sand
or cinders and not plunge."

C W. Fischer, Jr. reports: "Our benches are
covered with coarse gravel and at present our
watering is done by hose, and overhead. The
pots are watered individually with a slow

50 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE May /June 1989

stream of warm water. We have tried, with
relative success, to use a constant water-level
bench. However, the difficulties of rotten
leaves, where petioles rest on moist pot rims,
and of soluble salts rising to the soil surface,
must be coped with. Basically we think the
constant water level or some method of bottom
watering will be a great thing for violet growers
once it is perfected under practical conditions.
Our future plans are being formulated on this
assumption."

Greenhouse Feeding

If you have progressed to greenhouse cul¬
ture, you should have your soil tested so you
can be intelligent about potting mixtures and
plant foods. There are a number of sources of
soil-test information, so get in touch with your
county agent, state agricultural experiment
station, or the department of floriculture or
horticulture at your state college. Let one of
them help you.

Before sending a soil sample, find out just
where it should go. My own inquiry, as a Con¬
necticut resident, went to Hartford, from which
I received explicit directions as to the method of
sampling and mailing, with a form to fill out to
ensure my giving full information.

You can base your program of extra feedings
on the recommendations given for your particu¬
lar conditions. At the Tinari Floral Gardens,
Hyponex and Proliferol are used alternately
and applied through a hose-nozzle device that
mixes the fertilizer from a separate receptacle
into the water. Fischer Flowers also use Hy¬
ponex at double strength — 2 pounds per 100
gallons — every 2 weeks, except during the
winter months. Feeding is started when plants
are "established," that is, about 3 or 4 weeks
after well-rooted cuttings have been potted,
and repeated so often because Atlantic City soil
is understandably sandy, and readily leaches.
Fischer's feed with a slow stream from a hose,
but with no nozzle attachments. "The fertilizer
is dissolved in a 600-gallon tank in our base¬
ment. This tank can be connected to the water
lines in any of our greenhouses. When we are
ready to feed a selected house, we disconnect
the regular water tank and connect the feed
tank into that line. A little centrifugal pump

does the rest, and we water-feed right through
the hose. We use this same tank for heating
water for plain watering. We simply fill it with
the approximate quantity of water necessary
and run a steam hose (tapped off the main), into
the water. When the water feels lukewarm (no
thermometer is used), the steam is shut off, and
the water pumped into the particular line we
are using."

Pest and Disease Control

A clean and tidy greenhouse is one of the best
possible checks to insect and disease. Pick off
discolored leaves and gather up the constantly
discarded flowers of saintpaulias. Where bits of
foliage or other vegetation collect and decay on
benches or walks, disease finds an inspiring
breeding ground. It is all I can do when I walk
through a greenhouse and see these danger
spots not to ask for a paper bag and impolitely
start a gathering and burning project all on my
own. I strongly recommend discarding badly
infested plants. Too often people try to save bad
ones and only spread more disease through the
house. Of course, if all your plants have caught
something you have to try "cures" or else throw
out everything and begin all over again. And
that's expensive.

In the well-run commercial or home green¬
house, there is constant house cleaning but in a
piecemeal way. Unlike many other greenhouse
crops, roses for instance, there is no definite
beginning and end to violets, no opportunity to
move everything out at once — bushes and soil
— and fumigate before starting a new crop.
Instead, in a large setup of violets, two or three
days a week might be regularly devoted to
cleaning up beds and making new ones. After a
group of new plants has been potted, a clean
fresh bench or bed is prepared for them, and
this goes on all the time. If a group of plants
"breaks down" for no good sensible reason, out
it should go. Ruthless as this practice may seem,
it means protection for thousands of other
plants. The collector will sometimes clean
house by washing pots with soap and water
and a disinfectant, polish glass, and do a bit of
painting. In the little house hazards are less,
procedure more casual.

Greenhouse controls have three aspects: )1)

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soil sterilization or fumigation for nematodes;
(2) general pest control; and (3) disease control.

Soil Sterilization

With proper equipment the soil in a green¬
house can be sterilized by steam. Under pres¬
sure, steam is forced through the soil in perfo¬
rated or porous tiles till soil remains at 180 to
200° F. for 30 minutes. This heat apparently
disposes of beetle grubs, nematodes, various
soil-borne diseases, and most other harmful
bacteria and fungi, as well as weeds and weed
seeds. It is a cheap, quick method well adapted
to commercial use.

With fumigation, a "tear gas," such as Lar-
vacide is used. If you have a small greenhouse,
you can get a one-pound "dispenser bottle,"
convenient for pouring or sprinkling, with a
graduated scale on the label indicating the fluid
ounces. Allow 3/4 pound per pound of soil. If
the soil is dry, wet it down 4 or 5 days ahead.
(Organisms are more active in dry soils.) Then
screen the soil before treating to avoid lumpi¬
ness. Work at a temperature no lower than 60
degrees F. and up to 85 degrees. You won't need
to wear a mask if you work in the open air.

This is the method: Procure a drum, garbage
can, or small bin. Spread about 6 inches of soil
over the bottom. On the dispenser, check the
proper amount of Larvacide for the amount of
soil to be treated. Pour 1/3 of the required
amount over the 6-inch layer; quickly cover
with more soil to the half way point; pour over
this another 1/3; fill soil in to within 6 inches of
top; apply remainder of estimated amount;
spread the rest of the soil and cover tightly —
and fast. The gas generates as it goes down. You
want it to act in the soil and not be dissipated in
the air, hence the speed.

If the container you are using has no cover,
water the soil surface after treatment and cover
with wet burlap bags, or a wet piece of carpet to
confine the fumes. Thicknesses of newspaper
will also do the trick. Keep the covers wet for 24
hours. Then the soil can be aerated.

For a large greenhouse where much soil is
needed, or perhaps a quantity sold, Larvacide is
obtained in cylinders and special injectors are
used which accurately measure the amount of
each application. A full face mask is advisable

for large-scale operations and again, a warm
room. In one greenhouse 5 layers of soil are
treated at once in a pit 5 x 15 x 7 feet. Each 12-
inch layer is treated and covered as a unit so
that the soil can be uncovered and used, layer
by layer, without exposing the whole amount.

After about 7 to 10 days, the top layer is
uncovered, and the soil thoroughly turned
over. Then it is aired for 2 weeks more. After
that time, Larvacide-treated soil is ready for
use. If not contaminated, it can be counted on to
remain "sterile" for 5 to 6 months.

Dowfume is another excellent possibility.
You can follow one collector's tested procedure
with it: to 1 bushel damp leafmold or soil use 6
tablespoons Dowfume G. Place leafmold or soil
in lard can, or other container with a cover.
Punch 6 holes in the leafmold or soil, tunneling
them down to the bottom of the can. Pour 1
tablespoon Dowfume G into each hole. Cover
openings lightly with the leafmold or soil. Do
not pack holes. Place cover on container and do
not disturb for 1 week. Pour treated contents
into a wooden box or onto a tarpaulin, and air
for 5 to 6 weeks. Be thorough about this aeration.
Sniff the soil before using. If there is the least
little whiff of something alien, air another
week. Let soil get rained on and turn and turn
again to ensure airing. Do this job outdoors.

Larvacide, Soilfume, D-D, Dowfume N and
W 40, Dowfume G, and other products require
different periods of coverage and different
periods of aeration before it is safe to plant in
soil treated by them. All this is discussed with
reference to these available trade products in an
excellent pamphlet. Soil Fumigation for Control
of Nematodes , published in April 1948 by the
Plant Industry Station of the United States
Department of Agriculture at Beltsville, Mary¬
land. It will be supplied on request. Each manu¬
facturer also offers full directions for his spe¬
cific product.

Pest Control

In the commercial greenhouse, pest control
is now largely dependent on Parathion aero¬
sols. These are not toy balloons but highly
dangerous chemical bodies safe only in the
hands of the well informed, the well guided, or
the experienced. From the Bureau of Entomol-

52 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE May /June 1989

ogy, also at Beltsville, is obtainable a report (E-
759, October, 1948) on Parathion in Aerosols for
the Control of Pests on Greenhouse Ornamentals.

Parathion as a cure-all should be used about
once weekly for 3 treatments. This will catch
mites in all phases. Control is then achieved by
a ''bombing" once every 5 weeks, which will
keep nicely at bay cyclamen mite, mealy bug,
spiders, aphids, white fly, and practically all
other greenhouse insects.

Parathion makes it unnecessary to selenate
soil. Indeed selenium should not be used, since
the combination of the two causes severe plant
injury. Sulphur is also dangerous with para¬
thion. If you use sulphur for mildew control,
wait for 7 days to use parathion. If you have used
parathion, wait for 7 days to use sulphur, or
substitute for it malachite green (McClellan 3),
which can be used at the same time as para¬
thion, if there is simultaneous need for mildew
control.

Greenhouse men who have used parathion
swear by it. I will not attempt to give the elabo¬
rate instructions and necessary warnings here.
These can be obtained from the manufacturer.
After studying them, I feel that, if I were using
parathion, I should require some one of sound
judgement and keen eyesight — preferably
fond of me — to keep me in constant view from
the outside and make sure that I continued to
maintain the perpendicular! I don't wonder the
wives of greenhouse men worry on Parathion
Day!

If you have a home greenhouse, don't at¬
tempt to use parathion. It emphatically is not
recommended for amateur use, first because it
is so dangerous, and second because each aero¬
sol covers 200,000 cubic feet, and with a disper¬
sal rate of 4 seconds per 1000 cubic feet, it is
impossible correctly to guess the amount for a
small house. An overdose would result in bum
and injury. Furthermore, some $26.00 worth of
equipment is needed. Even small commercial
greenhouses are better treated with Plantfume
103 smoke generators. These require no wear¬
ing of gas masks and are suited to 5000 cubic
feet or more, but not less.

For the home greenhouse new chemical prod¬
ucts, Dithio and K6451, are being perfected.
They will be safer for us to use and promise to

be very effective, but are not yet available. Good
results have also been achieved with 15 percent
wettable parathion, sold as Planthion. Used as
a dip, it controls cyclamen mite, mealy bug, and
various other insects. Read the directions and
note the Planthion is POISONOUS. Don't get a
drop of the liquid on your skin or inhale the
powder or fumes. Work outdoors and wear
rubber gloves for the dip.

For the solution dissolve 1 ounce, with 2
teaspoons of a soap powder like Dreft or Vel, in
4 gallons of warm water ... a rather deep, me¬
dium-sized galvanized or aluminum tub
makes the job easy. Invert the plant, while
supporting the soil firmly with your fingers.
Dip to submerge entire plant, but not necessar¬
ily the entire pot, though there is no harm in
soaking the soil. Dry dipped plants in the shade.
For a sure clean-up of mite dip twice, at inter¬
vals, one month apart. Throw away the solu¬
tion.

Decide upon a regular spray program to
coincide with your convenience and the health
of the saintpaulias. Hit-or-miss spraying when
you at last find time is wasteful in every way,
since it fails to deter, and deterring pests and
diseases is far easier than controlling. In fact,
control in some cases is just about impossible.
When mealy bug or mite reach the stage of
serious infestation, your procedure is all too
likely to be —discard.

It is wise to spray the home greenhouse once a
month, more or less, as you find it necessary.
Choose a cloudy morning and carefully use one
of the all-purpose preparations according to the
manufacturer's directions. NNOR, Optox, Pro-
texall, or Yamtox, as well as a number of others,
are good. It is better to alternate materials than
to depend entirely on one. An all-purpose spray
regularly applied should keep saintpaulias free
of mealy bug, aphids, and mite. And for real
mite insurance, there is always sodium selenate
for the greenhouse, to be used as explained in
Chapter Six.

Disease Control

The third aspect of greenhouse control —
that of disease — is largely dependent on gen¬
eral regulations of watering and ventilating.
Mildew for instance is mainly controlled by

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uniform temperatures. In spring and fall when
outside and greenhouse temperatures are al¬
most the same, it's a good idea to be a little
wasteful of fuel and keep the greenhouse about
5 degrees warmer than outdoors. This prevents
condensation, the prime spreader of disease,
and so is a natural mildew control.

For disease control, when heat is on, Fischer's
rely on a paste of Fermate, which is spread very
thinly over the pipes. This decomposes with the
heat and liberates just the right amount of
sulphur. They first tried sulphur alone but
found the treatment too drastic.

Occasionally, especially during late spring
and summer, a Fermate spray is a good thing for
a large commercial greenhouse. It is a preventa¬
tive of crown rot when weeks of dull or rainy
weather makes fungus troubles likely. Use 1 to
2 tablespoons to 1 gallon of water, preparing a
paste of the powder and a small quantity of
water before adding the whole amount of liq¬
uid. Fermate may discolor flowers and leaves a
little, but that's better than an onslaught of
crown rot. The Tinari's feel that spraying with
Fermate is "a necessity."

Of course, African violets are plants of very
tender foliage. They are easily damaged by
many types of sprays, although the plants
themselves show an inherent power to recover
from spray injury. Still the cure seems worse
than the curse when, to ensure health, a whole
house of plants is spotted and the flowers
browned. Under such conditions, commercial
value is temporarily gone. However, saintpau-
lias are only profitable if nematodes in the soil
and mites on the foliage, the two most potent
enemies, are controlled, so the commercial
grower must maintain a pest-free greenhouse.
To proceed intelligently, he should have his
name on various state and government mailing
lists so that he can keep abreast of modern
experimentation. Besides the pamphlets al¬
ready suggested, information on aerosols and
on sodium selenate compounds for mite con¬
trol, can be obtained from, to mention but one
firm. Plant Products Corporation, Kennedy
Avenue, Blue Point, New York.

The Way to Ventilation

Proper ventilation of a greenhouse, large or

small, is most important. Although saintpau-
lias like it warm, they do not thrive in close
"dead" air. Even through the winter a fresh,
alive atmosphere must be maintained. One
sniff will tell you. It should smell fresh. Only
during periods of extreme cold and storm
should you leave ventilators closed for 24
hours.

Spring and fall are critical times when there
may be considerable dampness in the green¬
house. During these seasons it is advisable to
leave the ventilators open a bit to maintain the
proper humidity, even when the heat is on. This
practice also helps to maintain the required
temperature. Although the day temperature is
kept as near 75 degrees F. as possible, on sum¬
mer days the heat will soar dangerously above
this, if ventilators are not open to admit cooler
air. In cold weather, fresh air is usually admit¬
ted from the roof so there will not be a draft on
the plants. The doth, hung underneath the
ventilators, helps to prevent this. It is important
from September to December to "crack" venti¬
lation, whenever weather permits.

Ventilation may also help to maintain hu¬
midity, if the greenhouse gets dry, due to arti¬
ficial heat. Sprinkling walks with water has
long been considered good practice, although
some recent research indicates that the result¬
ing humidity rise is transitory and that, within
15 minutes of syringing, humidity returns to
the original level. Perhaps the increase for 15
minutes is worth while, also the benefit can be
prolonged, if moisture-holding materials are
present.

To avoid temperature extremes, automatic
electric ventilation, thermostatically con¬
trolled, has been developed for small green¬
houses. By this means the ventilators open
when the sun hits the greenhouse and heats it
above the required temperature. They close
when the sun goes under clouds or goes down
at the end of the day.

Without automatic control, ventilation re¬
quires fairly regular attention along with that
judgement which comes with experience.
Through the summer and early fall keep the
ventilators open all the time, day and night,
unless the weather is unseasonably cool or
storm threatens. Then, of course, ventilators

54 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE May /June 1989

must be closed to avoid the damage of a ripping thirties, close the ventilators tightly at sun-
wind. down. Then open them in the morning as sun-

When night temperatures drop toward the shine warms the house.

Container Gardens

Julie Adams
186 Waverly Road
Shelton , CT 06484

Part II Dish Gardens

Dish gardens are miniature scenes which are
planted in shallow dish-like containers with no
covers. They should contain growing plants
that are compatible and one or more blooming
African violet plants.

No cut plant material is permitted. There¬
fore, treating the plant material in any way is
not allowed. Accessories are allowed but
should not predominate. They must be in¬
cluded in the container and not placed outside
of the container.

A dish garden does not have a cover. The
plant material extends above the rim of the
container but should not hang over to touch the
table. It is not permissible to have more than one
planting area in the container.

It should be stated in the show schedule as to
how the dish garden is to be viewed . This is very
important in planning the "landscape." It
should be attractive from whichever way it is to
be viewed.

Creating a miniature landscape in a shallow
dish-like container is another way of displaying
African violets. Your imagination can help you
create an interesting and decorative exhibit.

The versatility and the mobility of a dish
garden make it adaptable to many uses. It can
serve as a centerpiece; a center of attraction on
a coffee table; a mantel decoration; placed on a
bookcase; a wide window sill; or even taken to
cheer someone that is a shut-in.

There are many types of containers that lend
themselves to hold a "miniature garden." They
can be of plastic, metal, glass, ceramic or clay.
The container should be fairly shallow, but
deep enough so as to hold the necessary compo¬
nents and look well with the type of plants they

will hold.

The container adds to the appearance of the
finished "miniature garden," so choice is im¬
portant. Its primary purpose is to hold drainage
material, charcoal, potting soil, and enough
depth to support the plants' root systems or
they may fall over. About a 3” deep container is
easy to work with.

Some containers have a drainage hole, and if
so is easier to control the necessary moisture
without waterlogging.

If you have to provide drainage, you can
choose from a variety of materials: crushed
stones, pieces of lava rock, broken clay pottery
bits, pebbles, even small cut up pieces of foam
meat trays work well. Be sure all are washed
well before you use any of the above to remove
unwelcome "guests." In a 3" deep container,
about 3/4” of drainage material would be about
right.

A layer of nylon hosiery over the drainage
material helps keep the soil from sifting down
into it. A layer of horticultural charcoal may be
placed over the nylon separator to keep the soil
sweet. The potting soil is placed over this.
Dampen it well, and you are ready to create
your landscape.

Once you have chosen your container, your
plants will have to be selected to be in harmony
with your container. They should be compli¬
mentary to each other in color, form and grow¬
ing habit. They should be in scale with the
container, and each other. Their cultural re¬
quirements should also be compatible.

With container and plants selected, work out
a design before you do your actual planting. A
simple way to do this is to cut out a cardboard
shape that is the same as your container. Take

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the plants out of the little pots, shake off as much
soil as possible without injury to the root sys¬
tem, and work a pleasing landscape on the
cardboard.

The same soil, plants and procedures are
used in creating your "miniature garden" as
were described in the article on "Terrariums,"
(March/ April 1989 AVM, p. 40).

Hints:

1. Create an interesting landscape with hills
and valleys, not flat.

2. A fine misting is also beneficial.

3. Give them ample light for plants to thrive.

4. Prune ground covers and plants to keep
them in scale.

5. Dish Gardens need to be watered quite
often as the soil is exposed, and dries out.

Trailing African Violets

Janice Bruns

(Reprinted from " African Violet Leaves " published by the Illinois African Violet Society , Inc.)

While some of the original African violet
species have trailing tendencies, the first new
cultivars of trailing African violets were intro¬
duced to the public at the 1954 AVSA conven¬
tion in St. Louis by Anne and Frank Tinari. They
were, however, upstaged by the introduction of
the first double pink flowers, and were forgot¬
ten until 1966, when Lyndon Lyon produced
Violet Trail/ A few years later, crosses with the
tiny Saintpaulia magungensis minima gave us our
first miniature and semiminiature trailers.

A trailing African violet is one which has a
tendency to grow long, multiple crowns, cas¬
cading over the edges of the pot in a trailing
manner. These crowns are usually called trails
or branches. Some varieties are referred to as
"semi trailing," which usually means that they
are grown multiple crown, but they do not trail
over the edges of the pot — instead, they just get
bushy. Sometimes I suspect that the hybridizer
produced a plant which suckered a lot and,
rather than throwing it out, decided to call it a
"semitrailer."

The differences among standard, semimini¬
ature and miniature trailers is not in their over¬
all size; some miniatures, such as Tixie Blue/
can be grown quite large. Rather, the difference
is in the size of the leaves and flowers, which
tend to be of the same size as their counterparts
in the single crown varieties.

Growing and training an African violet

trailer can be a challenging, but rewarding
experience. Actually, they are easier to grow
than single crown plants, if you know what you
are doing. For one thing you don't have to
worry as much about broken leaves. In fact, one
of my best trailers was one which I dropped and
smashed on the floor. The plant responded to
its injuries by producing many little suckers,
which are actually future branches.

There are two ways of growing trailers — for
pleasure and for show. Please be aware that a
trailer which is entered into a show must be one
plant with at least three main branches. If you
are not planning to enter the plant in a show,
you can take some leeway with this rule. Grow¬
ing for pleasure will be discussed later.

You may start your trailer from leaf or from
cutting. When starting from a leaf, do it just as
you would any other violet. When the plantlet
is separated and well-established, pinch out the
center of the crown (usually three small leaves)
with a pair of tweezers or your fingernails. In
time several little suckers will form in the center
where you pinched it out. Each sucker will
become a main branch.

When starting from a cutting, use one which
is several inches long, depending on the vari¬
ety. Remove all leaves from the lower 2/3 of the
cutting, leaving the upper leaves and crown
intact. If there were not many leaves removed,
you may have to scrape the branch a little to

56 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE May /June 1989

expose some soft undergrowth. I like to root my
cuttings in water, rather than in a potting mix¬
ture, for several reasons. First, they root much
faster. There is also less chance of marred leaves
from condensation, which might get if you have
to cover the cuttings to retain moisture. But
most of all, I never lose a cutting this way. Just
make sure you keep the container in a warm
place — warmth is more important than light at
this time. One good spot is a kitchen counter
next to the refrigerator. When the cutting devel¬
ops roots (about 2 weeks) pot it up into a 2-1 /4"
pot, let it become established, and pinch out the
center as above.

As your new trailer develops, the branches
will begin to grow in length and will produce
new leaves. Some varieties will grow slowly
and compactly. Others will grow more quickly,
usually producing long, sparse branches. These
latter will need more attention and care to pro¬
duce a good trailer. When the branch begins to
get somewhat lanky, it is time to pinch again.
Carefully remove the center of the crown (the
growth at the end of the branch) as you did
before. Where you pinched, the branch should
split into two or three new branches by devel¬
oping new crowns. Continue pinching crowns
as necessary to produce a compact plant with
nice, even form all around. If you let the branch
become too lanky, don't worry — just cut the
branch with a pair of scissors back to the point
where you should have pinched it, just above a
pair of leaves.

You should keep your trailer potbound, but
it will eventually need potting up to a larger
pot. When should you do this? As the branches
grow, they will begin to trail over the sides of
the pot and will eventually "hug" the pot. You
will want to pot up before the branches hug the
pot too tightly, or it will be impossible to suc¬
cessfully get it into a larger pot. The trailer will
have to be potted up periodically until it is in its
final size pot, which will depend on the variety
— miniatures and semi mi matures usually go
into a 3” or 4” tub pot, while standards can grow
into a 6" tub pot.

As for general culture, it is the same as for
any other African violet, with a few exceptions.
While I use a scant 1/4 tsp. of fertilizer per

gallon of water for my other violets, I use a
heaping 1/4 teaspoon for my trailers — - other¬
wise the leaves will tend to yellow. Yellowed,
marred or too large leaves can usually be re¬
moved without ruining the form. In fact, many
times a new branch will form where the leaf was
removed. Branches can be trained somewhat by
pinning (remove the pins before show). New
branches can be produced along a bare section
of stem by injuring the stem with a needle — a
blunt one is better.

When growing a trailer for show or display
I will generally keep it disbudded. I have heard
that you should never disbud a trailer, but I
have found that all the energy goes into growth
if you do. Stop disbudding 6 to 8 weeks before
the show, just as you would with any other
violet. Also, I use wick watering, as this pro¬
motes fast growth and suckering (which is
good in this case).

As I mentioned before, trailers can be grown
strictly for pleasure, without the restrictions of
a show plant. For a faster trailer, start with 3 or
4 cuttings in a pot. Work with it as you would
normally, but don't disbud it — enjoy the flow¬
ers. When you pinch out a crown you will also
remove buds and flowers, so pinch out only one
crown at a time — that way you will always
have flowers. If one side gets too sparse, stick in
another cutting. Just make sure you don't show
this plant!

A trailer grown for pleasure will last forever,
but a trailer grown for show has a limited life;
the lower branches will become sparse, just as
other violets develop necks, and they will even¬
tually have to be potted down. When that hap¬
pens you no longer have three branches grow¬
ing from a central stem, but three separate
plants, and it can no longer be shown.

It is best to display your trailer either in a
hanging basket or on a pedestal of some sort.
Larger candle holders are good for this. It
would be helpful if clubs would provide pedes¬
tals for trailer classes in their shows.

Once you grow a beautiful trailer success¬
fully, you will be hooked. While I enjoy grow¬
ing all my African violets, my trailers are my
toys. Each one is a new experience, and each one
turns out differently.

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE May/June 1989 57

Bustle-Leaved Violets

Sue Haffner

(Reprinted from " The Council News" published
by the Northern and Southern California African Violet Councils.

The bustle leaf is a sort of compound leaf —
as though two leaves were joined back-to-back.
The first bustle leaf occurred around 1955 as a
mutation on a plantlet propagated from a leaf of
'Purple Prince' by a Mrs. Hotchkiss of Peoria,
Illinois. When that plant bloomed, it revealed
another mutation — - the flower lobes were
fluted or turned back, in some cases almost
thread-like, and were cut down almost to the
base of the corolla, making it appear as if there
were five individual petals — the first wasp
blossom. She called the plant 'Bustles/ after the
stiffened underskirts that 19th-century women
wore.

The bustle leaves can be propagated just as
you would any other violet leaf. The extra leaf¬
let, the bustle, can even be removed and put
down to root. If one of the bustled leaves seems
slow to produce babies, you might try putting it
out to the edge of the tray where the light is not
as intense. Sometimes the bustles don't develop
on young plants until the second or third set of
leaves.

In 1957, Jimmie D. Dates acquired a plant of
'Bustles' from Mrs. Hotchkiss, and from this
plant has come the numerous Dates' hybrids
with bustled foliage and/ or wasp flowers (not
all wasp-flowered varieties have the bustled
foliage). He coined the term "wasp" with his
first introduction, Tink Wasp,' in 1964.

Here are some of the better-known Dates
hybrids:

Blue Tail By: blossoms are single, wasp tpe
of a clear medium blue; soft, large leaves with
perfect bustles; large; good bloomer with the
blossoms held high.

Calico Wasp: single lavender/ purple wasp
blossoms; symmetrical medium green foliage; a
show plant.

Celery: blossoms are single, distorted wasp-
type of a unique medium blue; leaves are crisp
medium green, longifolia, with awesome bus¬

tling. The stems are elongated and twisted;
leaves are great in arrangements.

Knight Light Wasp: cupped, white wasp
blossoms; light green bustled foliage with light
undersides, sometimes lighter patches on
leaves.

Lady Mountbattan: shocking pink double
wasp blossoms; medium green, slightly scal¬
loped bustled leaves.

Spootnik: two-tonedla vender wasp flowers;
semi miniature.

In addition, some popular wasp/bustle

plants have been hybridized by Lyndon Lyon:

Martian: little purple horns for flowers;
leaves are funnel-shaped or back-to-back
bustles.

Outer Limits: blue horn-like flowers; leaves
inside-out or funnel-shaped.

Hybridizers are still at work on the wasp/
bustle plants, particularly Jimmie Dates and C.
Ann McLean. Coming up in the future: trailers
with bustled foliage, variegated plants, more
minis and semiminis which have the wasp/
bustle features.

58 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE May /June 1989

The Psychology
of Growing

Pauline Bartholomew

from "Growing To Show"

Practice psychology on both yourself and
your African violets. When you enter your
plant room, the sight should be one to delight
the senses. If you see well-grown plants,
groomed to perfection, you are more inclined to
take good care of them. If you see a mess, it is
easy to become discouraged and neglectful.

Let dust balls gather under the beds and
dishes stack up in the sink, but keep a tidy plant
room. Every one of us is a goodwill ambassador
for the African violet and every visitor is a
potential convert. Show them shining foliage,
fresh blossoms, and a semblance of order, and
hear the gasps of amazement. Show them un¬
tidy plants, a hodge-podge of leaf cuttings,
stragglies, and growing paraphernalia and the
African violet will take a step backward.

Talk to your plants. You don't have to admit
that you do. There will always be the non¬
believer who will think you are a candidate for
the funny farm. Do I personally think plants
respond to verbal communications? Of course I
do! Show plants are like show people, under the
right direction they give an outstanding per¬
formance. But you do have to admire them,
applaud them, tell them they are beautiful, and
that they can do better if they try.

You will also need to talk about plants. There
is a definite psychological advantage in belong¬
ing to an African violet club. Just try to talk
about plants with a non-grower. Their eyes
glaze over and roll back in their heads. We are
surrounded by infidels and so we seek relief by
joinng horticultural clubs. There we can find a
roomful of people who understand exactly how
we feel when we get ecstatic over a new variety.

Keep yourself and your African violets prop¬
erly "psyched up" and you will have taken the
first step toward growing prize-winning
plants.

Presentations
at the KC Convention:

Enemies of the Queen
by Dr. Charles Cole
Friday, May 26 - 9:30 - 11 a.m.

Saturday, May 27 - 9:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

Giving Show Plants the Royal Treatment
by Kent Stork

Friday, May 26 - 9:30 - 11 a.m.

and 3 - 4:30 p.m.

Cousins of the Royal Kingdom

by Shirley Jeffrey

Friday, May 26 - 1 - 2:30 p.m.

and 3 - 4:30 p.m.

Ikebana Imperial Violet Magic
by Sachiko Colom & Sue Looney
Friday, May 26 - 1 - 2:30 p.m.

Mutations: Unlocking Mother Nature's Treasures

by David Buttram

Friday, May 26 - 3 - 4:30 p.m.

Taking Over the Throne: Beginner's Forum
Saturday, May 27-11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Majestic Design: Hands-on Design
by Hugh Mackey

Saturday, May 27 - 10:45 - 12:30 p.m.

{\piAXA*, Violet*

12 standard starters - my choice . ....$20.00pp

25 leaves - all different, labeled..... . ...$10.00pp

Some of the BEST VARIETIES included
Texans, add 7% tax

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supplies catalog.

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Wilder, Idaho 83676
Order My Book Today!

“You Too Can Grow African Violets”
Giving five easy steps of procedure.
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African Violet Leaves - Newest varieties

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- 25 varieties (2 leaves ea.) Only $25 ppd.

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7318 Sahara Court, Sacramento, CA 95828
(916)421-7284

800 Varieties of minis - old and new
Micro Sinningias, Mini Episcias, Mini Begonias,
and other mini terrarium plants.

Come see us — Call ahead.

GEMCRAFT VIOLETRY

P. O. Box 6558
Annapolis, MD 21401-0558
(301)261-8270

WHERE SUPERIOR “GEMS" ARE GROWN

Exerting New Releases for 1989 from Your Favorite Hybridizers- Blue Ribbon Winners - Order Early to Reserve Your Choices

‘Burns - Frilled Fuchsia, Star Brite, Emily, etc. ‘Pittman - New Day, Magic Trail, Sundown Trail, etc.

‘Bryant • Delilah, Flaming Glory, Steve, etc. ‘Williams • Bimini Romance, Caribbean Frills, SC Circus Candy, etc.

‘Champion - At The Prom, Patricia’s Pet, Night Out, etc. ‘Smith-W.Shadow Riders, W.Savage Beauty, W.Ragtime Cowboy, etc.
‘Fredette • Gambit, Alpine Valley, Mayfair, etc. ‘Lyon • Angel Lace, Sailor’s Dance, Royal Sensation, etc.

Also selected varieties from Boone, and many other hybridizers
Nylon Wick 10 cents per foot postpaid with violet order or add $1 .00 for postage if ordered separately
Plants $3.00 • Catalog - $1 .00 Refundable 1 st order Leaves 75 cents/Champlon $1 .00
Shipping Costs each $3.50 up to 6 plants or 15 leaves - add 25 cents for each extra plant or 5 leaves
UPS Second Day Air add $3.50 additional per order - recommended for west of Mississippi No overseas shipping

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— "" -V

Cobblestone Violets

323 N. Main St. • Greely, KS 66033

Starter plants
from leading hybridizers
Fresh cut leaves

List - 500

Ph. 913-867-2920 Virginia & Jack Martz

Visitors welcome by appointment

JoS VIOLETS

1 5 Standard starters (my choice) .

$21.95

6 Hortense’s starters. . .

.13.95

6 Wrangler starters . . . . . . .

..13.95

12 Semimini and mini starters . .

..18.95

12 Trailer starters... . . . .

..18.95

My choice, labeled, different and postpaid.

Texas residents, please add 7% sales

tax.

Send stamp for list

402 Dundee

Victoria, TX 77904

(512) 575-1344 Visitors by appointment.

JUDY’S VIOLETS

Latest varieties by - Boone, Burns, Bryant,
Fredette, Granger, Kent, Lyons, Pittman,
Scott, Wranglers & others

List - 2 stamps

9 Graeler Drive 31 4-997-2859

Creve Coeur, MO 63146 St. Louis area

Visitors welcome by appointment

( ~Tu3t

5841 Pembrook Dr., New Orleans, LA 70131

Distributor of Fredette’s Originals - 21 varieties
Specializing in Wrangler’s - over 100 varieties

Write for FREE catalog.

The 1989 varieties are still available from Fre¬
dette, Hobbs (Dean’s), Hortense, Boone, Kent,
Robinson (Rob’s), and Smith (Wrangler). Our de¬
scriptive list available for 500 in stamps or coin which
includes many more hybridizers.

spring speciali

12. PLANTS

24 NEW LEAVES $18.00. NEW AND PREVIOUS
RELEASES -OUR CHOICE
24 FOR $14.00 or 50 FOR $25.00 - OUR CHOICE
Reservoir holding a 2-1/8" pot in red, green, laven¬
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Other supplies available on our list.

Priority shipping on leaves - $3.00; plants - $4.50.
Texans add 7-1/2% tax.

Please make check payable to: Shirley Sanders,
1034 Rayburn Dr., San Antonio, TX 78221.

Phone 512-923-1093

GRO-LUX BULBS

Sylvan ia Wide Spectrum
18", 24" or 48"

1 Case (12 Bulbs) - $50.00 Postpaid

OTHER SUPPLIES

Knoxout - micro-encapsulated diazinon
1 Qt. Concentrate - $21.95
Optimara Potting Soil
8Qts. -$1.99

Physan

16 oz. -$5.95/32 oz. -$9.95
Bug Dart Plus - $2.49
Plastic 3" Green Tub - with rolled lip
80 each / 50 or more - 70 each
Micro Mini Pot with saucer
1-1/4" Terra Cotta 280 each
50 or more 200 each
Wicking Reservoirs for Mini Pots
Clear Plastic - $1 .00 each
50 or more 800 each
Please add $3.50 shipping & handling
per order. MC & VISA Welcome.
Please see our Ad - page 52
of the Jan/Feb 1989 AVM

Innis

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Violets

Lynnfield MA 01940

Tel. (617) 334-6679

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE May/June 1989 61

SUMMER SPECIAL

20 leaves (my choice 1989 releases) . $10.00

***#

20 leaves (my choice 1988 releases) . . $ 9.00

40 leaves (my choice 1988 releases) . . $17.00

15 leaves (my choice minis & semis) . $ 8.50

20 leaves (my choice) . . . .........$ 8.50

40 leaves (my choice) . . . . . $14.00

20 Variegated leaves (my choice) ..............$10.00

40 Variegated leaves (my choice) . . $17.00

Add $2.50 shipping and handling. Orders over
$25.00 shipped postpaid. U.S.A. shipping only.

Doris Drennen

1415 Central Ave. Sandusky, OH 44870

Violets

by Appointment

Bill and Kathryn Paauwe
45 Third St., West Sayville, NY 11796
Phone (516) 589-2724

Over 700 varieties - old and new! For our 1989 list,
send $1 .00, deductible with first order. List includes
the 1989 releases of Robinson, Fredette, Pittman,
and Lyon/Sorano. Exclusive distributor of Edwina
Gross’ hybrids included in this month's “Registra¬
tion Report.” We ship leaves only. USA only. Many
satisfied customers!”

Specializing in African Violets
^ Starter plants - $2.50 each

. Fresh cut leaves - .75 each

'LleenmOUAeA (No minimum)

Send for a free 1989 catalog
900 varieties of standards,
minis and trailers

Kathleen Starr

1300 S. Hwy. 3 • Etna, CA 96027 • 916-467-5199

Mary E. Gall
913-642-4357

MARY’S VIOLET

OY

3200 W. 82nd Terrace
Leawood, Kansas 66206

List $1 .00

SPECIALIZING IN STANDARDS, MINIS & TRAILERS OF PROVEN SHOW QUALITY

RUBY COX STANDARDS - 1989 Releases

Bethany Beauty large 2 tone lavender to purple, Sd-D, dark shiny fol. • Big Charlie deep purple pansy, bright pink fantasy, pink & green fol. • Fancy Mama Ig
velvet purple stars, It pink fantasy, cream & green fol. • Flirty Mama purple pansies, some green edges, shiny variegated fol. • Ruby’s Rubies deep pink to red
on dark green symmetrical fol. • Smile Time frilled fuchsia pansy wi pink fantasy, var fol. Best Amateur Seedling 1 988 SI-GSI.

JANET WICKELL SEMIMINIATURES • 1989 RELEASES

Grandmother’s Jewelbox wine-red pansy wi some dark tips, pink, green fol. • Lipstick & Lace rose pink SD dark edges & tips, rose, green, white fol. • Royal
Blizzard blizzard of wine-red blooms, cover pink, green, white fol. • Royal Daydreams vivid wine blooms blend wi pink, rose, green, white fol.

MARY GALL -1989 RELEASES

Little Jayhawker white bell, dark blue eye, some edges, flat girl fol. SM • Shawnee Mission Trail Ig, ruffled pink st, fuchsia fantasy, some geneva SMT
Leaves -$1.25 Shipping - $3.50

★★★ FANTASYLAND VIOLETS ★★★

ANNUAL GRAB BAG SPECIAL - $15.00 plus 3.50 p.h.

Includes 1 plant each of: Chimera, standard, trailer, mini, kohleria, streptocar-
pus, episcia, nemantanthus, columnea, begonia and miniature fern. (Our
choice only.) Order our 3000+ variety list for $2.00 Plants-$1 .75 Leaves - 750

(offer expires June 20, 1989)

Matt & Judy Kingsbury
Clayton, WI 54004

Rt. 1 Box 1 1 B
71 5-948-2455

62 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE May /June 1 989

AL’S VIOLETS

African Violet & Gesneriad plants and cuttings.
For 1989 Listing send $2.00 (refundable) to:
Albert G. Krieger

Dept AV, 1063 Cranbrook Dr., Jackson, Mi 49201

(517)"782“1 158

GLOXINIAS , SINNINGIAS,

E PI SCI AS, AFRICAN VIOLETS .

All are Gesneriads, a family of fasci¬
nating flowering houseplants.

Membership includes a subscription to
The Gloxinian magazine (6 issues) and
a copy of the "How To Know and Grow
Gesneriads" pamphlet.

$12.00 Single Membership
$11.00 Family Membership

Please send check or money order to:
EUen Todd, Membership Secretary
Dept. AV83, P. O. Box 493
Beverly Farms, MA 01915

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Established 1960

28-27 214th Place Bayside, NY 11360 (718) 224-3376

PLACE YOUR ORDER FROM
THIS AD FOR PROMPT SHIPMENT

Chimera • 9-608 Scuba Diver (LE)

dbl pink deep lilac center stripe small leaf trailer ...... ...................... $20

Chimera - 9-734 Holy Smoke

dbl pink and blue fantasy, lavender blue stripe . . . . $15

SHOW STOPPERS

9-730 Glitterstar cfcl pink, ruby glitter edge, pix pg28 1/289 AVM pink TL
fol

9-693 Jean-Pierre Croteau full dbl deep purple with coral splashes
9-689 Stolen Dream sdbl dark blue with pink fantasy, pinkT/L variegation
9-697 Blanche Riene sd>l pure white, cream variegation, queen for sure
9-695 Jueness scfcl lavender darker penciled edge, T/L variegation
9-653 Frosted Whisper see cover Jan/Feb 89 AVM, beautiful show plant
9-698 Hirondelle scfcl white and blue stars cover small leaf branching
trailer

9-668 Rob’s Copper Cat coppery pinkgreen edges, T/L fol. verydifferent
Floracarts - Inquire about our discount prices for 3 and 4 tier carts -
shipping included

Minimum order • 4 plants; Prices: $3.35 each plant or as indicated, plus
25 cents per plant for handling; Shipping Costs • per order, UPS 2nd
Day Air = $6.25; UPS Ground = $3.75; Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico =
$1 0.25; Rural Alaska * $20; Variety List • $1 .00 for complete list for 1 989
including more new introductions from our leading hybridizers plus a
coupon worth $1 .50 on your order. Please make check payable to: Leila
M. Egenites.

“NEVER HAD SO MANY
BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS!”

WON 8 BLUE RIBBONS" • "CAN T BE WITHOUT IT" • "I'M THE ENVY OF MY CLUB'

If you are serious about your African Violets and want them to be radiently beautiful with full
blooms and last longer you’ve got to try GRANNY’S BLOOMERS the formula contains the key trace elements

To keep your violet strong rooted with rich green leaves you need JUNGLE JUICE also good for
strong root & leaf systems.

CACTUS JUICE with cactus loving high calcium and lots of trace for all your cacti and bromeliads.

FLOWER CRACKER is good for all your indoor and outdoor flowering plants excellent for your
impatiens, geraniums, begonia, etc.

ORCHIOS EXOTICA super balanced orchid food excellent for all types of orchids.

MOONSHINE safe water soluble no- wipe leaf shine excellent of all your hard leaf plants.

GREENUP for all your sick yellowing plants contains lots of iron zinc, etc.

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2 oz. GRANNY'S BLOOMERS $2.00 ea.
2 oz. CACTUS JUICE $2.00 ea

6 oz. JUNGLE JUICE . $3.00 ea.

6 oz. GRANNY’S BLOOMERS $3.00 ea.
6 oz. CACTUS JUICE $3.00 ea.

6 oz. FLOWER CRACKER $3.00 ea.

6 oz. SITTING PRETTY . $3.00 ea.

6 oz. ORCHIDS EXOTICA $3.00 ea.
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Dept. AV 5-89 2085 Leeward Lane, Merritt Island, FL 32953

visits by
Appt. only
407-452-
5670

AFRICAN VIOLET INSECTICIDE aerosol spray by Plant Marvel -
Use for aphids, spider mites, thrips, white fly & mealy bugs

5 oz. aerosol (Smells good) . $279

*Qrthene PT 1300-aeroso! (thrips) . . . . 18 oz. $9.00

"Knox-Out - Microencapsulated Diazinon
PT 1500-aerosol . . . 16 oz. $7.00

NEW!! ...FISH STICKS (8-4-2)

Introducing high organic nitrogen inthe form of a stick
which is inserted into the soil around the roots. Use
to give an extra boost, daiken yellowing foliage and
to increase dark, shiny, healthy looking foliage.
EXCELLENT PRODUCT

20 sticks/pkg. -$1.25

PLANT MARVEL (12-31-14) 1# . . . $ .39

NEW POTS:

GROW FOR SHOW

5” x 2-1 12* BP - white . . . . . 25 - $6.50

T05 - 2* Terracotta . 10 - $2.00

T06 - 2-1/4" Terracotta . 10 - $2.50

D3U - 1" w/saucers - assorted colors . . . .....10 - $3.50

FLORACARTS
""LOWEST PRICES**

BA-3 3-tray stand with top bracket and 3 fluorescent

fixtures . . . . . . . 459.99

BA-4 4-tray stand with top bracket and 4 fluorescent

fixtures _ _ _ _ 549.99

Includes GROW TUBES
‘FREIGHT PREPAID* Add 5% west of Denver.

MINIATURIZING MINI POTS

NOW you can growths MINIATURIZED MINIS that are sweeping
the hobby. These little terracotta colored pots are 1 -1/4" tall & 1 -
1/4“ across at the top of the pot. They are a miniature of the
standard clay pot but are plastic with a snap on saucer

. $3.25

. . . .....6.75

. 12.50

. . . . . . . . . ..22.00

. . . .90.00

NEEDLE POINT HOLDERS - We are once again carrying the
small needle point holders!! That's right, the little bitty needle
points.

7/8" .

1-3/8".... . . .

1- 5/8" .

2- 5/8" .

2-3/4" Aqua cup

$1.25 each, . 12 for $12.00

$1.50 each.. . . . 12 for $15.00

$1 .85 each . . 12 for $19.20

. . . . . . . $4.85 each

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Shipping and Handling Charges

$ 7.50 to $10 add $3.00 $31 to $45.99 add $5.85

$1 1 to $1 5.99 add $3.85 $46 to $57.99 add $6.85

$1 6 to $30.99 add $4.85 $58 to $70.99 add $7.85

$71.00 and west of Rockies add $1 .25 to all rates

SILK RE-NU-ARTIF1CIAL FLOWER FRESHNER

Dissolves dust instantly on greenery, flowers, natural dried
arrangements and siks. Leaves a spring-fresh fragrance.

12 oz. aerosol . . . . . . . . $4.19

PETER’S SUPER ROOT AND BLOOM (5-50-17)

Will boost blossom production. Excellent for show preparation.

1# . $5.59

PETER’S BLOSSOM BOOSTER (10-30-20)

Will boost blossom production. Excellent for show preparation.

8oz . . . . . $2.69

BOOKS

The Complete Rower Arranger
by Amilie Ascher

Excellent book, 149 photos, every aspect of floral design.

Softback . . . . . ...$1 6.40 pp.

HowTo Select & Grow

African Violets and Other Gesneriads

by Theodore James, Jr.

144 pgs. w/how to’ illustrations - 165 color photos . . $1 0.45 pp.

Japanese Rower Arrangement

In A Nutshell . . . . . . . $5.25 pp.

Japanese Rower Arrangement

(A Complete Primer) . . . $1 2.45 pp.

Flower Arrangement: The Ikebana Way

(Over 450 photographs) . . . . $26.45 pp.

Creative Japanese Rower Arrangement

(55 color photographs) . . . $26.45 pp.

A Guide to Japanese Flower Arrangement . . . . $13.45 pp.

Arranging • The Basics of Contemporary Roral Design

(125 color photos) . . . . $21 .45 pp.

Use the sprayer recommended by a popular speaker at the Orlando
Convention!

PUMP SPRAYER

New and improved! Fully adjustable nozzle allows choice
of soft mist to jet stream pattern. 1-1/2 qt. capacity. Pres¬
sure pump eliminates finger pumping. Non-corrosive con¬
tainer that fe easy to use. Finger tip control.

Each • $8.25 / 6 or more $7.50 each

PLANTING PAD ■ Repot, fertilize and water On Loca¬
tion' without scattered soil or dripping, snap corners.
NEW 3' x 31 pad makes a neat box in which to work on
your plants. Flexible, washable — use again & again

$5.99 each

Please see our ad page 66 of the July/August 1 988 AVM

For charge orders send all information on card,
minimum charge order
-$20.00

minimum cash order

-$7.50

Send 2 Stamps for Catalog of Complete Product Line

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TravisMolets.

RO. BOX 42 OCHLDCKNEE. GA. 31773

! 48 HOURS !

Phone 1-912-574-5167
1-912-574-5236

ALL ORDERS SHIPPED WITHIN 48 WORKING HOURS WITH SUBSTITUTES LISTED. New & older
varieties of African Violets, from leading hybridizers, and our own new plants. All orders before July 31
will receive 2 FREE PLANTS with every 1 0 plants ordered. Send $1 for our new 1 989 catalog, or order
from our ad in the Jan. & Mar. issues of AVM. Try our super special 12 Husky Starters - all different -
$24 Postpaid - AH plants our choice. VISA-MASTERCARD - List all info on card-Min. card order $25.

HORTENSE’S AFRICAN VIOLETS

1 2406 Alexandria St. San Antonio, TX 78233 51 2-656-01 28

HOME OF HORTENSE’S HONEYS

NEW FOR 1989

12 NEW STANDARDS — 15 MINIS & SEMIMINIS - 3 TRAILERS

All are heavy bloomers with regular and variegated foliage. Send 250 for descriptive list of
these and many previous releases. Ready for shipping. USA only

ALICE’S VIOLET ROOM

Rt 6, Box 233, Waynesville, MO 65583 Phone 314-336-4763
The following varieties are $2.50 each. Leaves - $12.00 per dozen

RAINBOW (Wasmund)

KENT’S FLOWERS

NESS HYBRIDS

MISC HYBRIDIZERS

MINIATURES-Ralnbow

Cherry Flambe

Daybreak Blue

Ballyhoo Blue

SC Christmas Sparkler

Bantam Freckles

Frosty Skies

Indian Com

Belleami

SC Garden Party

Bantam Glitter

Graceland

Pathfinder

Blue Babe

Melon Delight

Bantam Jewel

Irish Queen

Phloxie

Blue Flirt

Ruby Rose

Micro Who

Meadowland

Second Glance

Burgundy Beau

Wedgewood

Peewee Nocturne

Nightfrost

Sedona

Crimson Kiss

Magic (Bums)

Peewee Peaches

Reckless Red

Tooch

Crystal Rose

Maiden (Bums)

Peewee Posey

Tequila Sunrise

Lilac Time

Magnolia (Bums)

Peewee Raspberries

PITTMAN

Minnesota Splash

Marvel (Bums)

BOONE

Dancing Clouds

Neat Nellie

Swifty Bonanza

Miniatures » PITTMAN

Burnished Halo

New Day

Night Life

Swift’s Heart Desire

Deano

Coral Halo

Flying Proud

Pink Fluff

Swift’s Soft Thunder

Dear Baby

End of Day

Painted Sails

Sweet Mama (Cox)

Frosty Sugar

Frenzy

Prime Time

WRANGLER’S

Conrad (Bryant)

Fun Run

Furious

Royal Pleasure

Bluegrass Music

Devil-May-Care

Happy Teen

Garnet Halo

Sporty Red

Canyon Echoes

Pink Enchantment (Britt)

Knockout Blue

Lacy Lady

Sugar Harvest

Desert Mirage

White Cameo (Tinari)

Moon Kisses

Neon Halo

Dixie Celebration

Honeysuckle Rose

Precious Lavender

Phantom Flash

Apache by MUNK

Dream Fantasy

Dazzle Trail (Pittman)

Pretty Girl

Purple Smoke Ring

Apache Beauty

Noble Savage

Magic Trail (Pittman)

Royal Halo

Apache Canyon

Painted Desert

Sundown Trail (Pittman)

Miniatures * ROBINSON

Satin Halo

Apache Dancer

Savage Beauty

Almost Sinful

Twilight Halo

Apache Dream

Swinging Nights

Daydreams

Velvet Halo

Apache Eagle

Wagon Wheels

Diamond Chips

Uiputan

Order from this list or send large SASE for complete descriptive 1st. POSTAGE AND HANDLING - Plants or combination of plants and leaves - $3.50. 1 will
pay postage on orders over $30.00 except for UPS 2nd day air, add $3.00 SHIPPING SEASON is May, June, September, and October.

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE May/June 1989 65

AFRICAN VIOLETS:
GIFTS FROM NATURE

by Melvin J. Robey

The Kansas City Convention is the opportu¬
nity for you to meet and visit with the author
about his newest book.

Stop by the sales room and thumb through
African Violets: Gifts From Nature at your leisure.
Discover for yourself why Anne Tinari said, '“This
new book is truly a masterpiece! This is one book
you cannot afford to be without."

Ask in person any questions you may have
about growing African violets. Browze through
the book, visit with the author, and take home a
personally autographed copy for hours of de¬
lightful reading.

$45.00 per copy plus $2.50 ($4.50 foreign)
shipping & handling

Melvin J. Robey

P. O. Box 4742

Palm Desert, California 92261

1000 ADDRESS LABELS

With African Violet Society of America and
Pot of Violets, in VIOLET INK. $3.00, Name
and Address on 3 x 5 card. Print Lenihlv 3 to
4 lines with up to 23 spaces each line. Order
from:

NANCY D. WILLETS

61 15A Pershing Ave., St. Louis, MO 63112

1989

Fredette’s
Williams

Award Winners from:
Gordon Boone,
Kent Stork,

Ray Scott & Pittman

ALSO FEATURING VARIETIES FROM LYON,
FOSTER, BRYANT, FOOTE, VOLKMANNS,
WRANGLERS, MANY NEW CHIMERAS, A
SMALL SELECTION OF GESNERIADS
& MANY SUPPLIES.

Now offering PLANT MARVEL fertilizer

FULL LIST - 50c (foreign - $1.00)

P.O. BOX 1052
MIDLAND, MICH. 48641-1052
State Inspected (517) 835-9225

We specialize in shipping to other countries.

PATCHES AND POTS

583 El Cajon Blvd., Dept. A
El Cajon, CA 92020
(619) 442-7037

Give Your Violets A Lift
With

Elisa’s African Violet Rings

WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTORS FOR VIOLET
SUPPORT RINGS AND OYAMA PLANTERS

1 . Keeps leaves from getting cut
on pot edges.

2. Plants cannot hug pot.

3. Show plants are easier to train.

PLASTIC RESERVOIRS

available for the
Miniaturizing Mini Pot

OYAMA ‘TEXAS STYLE ’ PLANTERS®

1. Little or no watering skill required.

2. High quality, shatter proof plastic
with textured finish.

3. Approved for shows by African

Violet Society

BUSINESSES AND CLUBS SEND FOR WHOLESALE PRICE LIST.
MASTERCARD and VISA accepted Retail List Available

66 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE May /June 1989

Cryptanthus

JL the Dazzling Earth Stars

are the perfect companion plants
"for your African Violet collection
requiring the same care
Exquisite colors, leaf shapes and
patterns of stripes, bars and zig zags
year round in every shade of the rainbow

Send 224 stamp for cultural information or
$2 50 for a sample of our color, quarterly Journal

THE CRYPTANTHUS SOCIETY

235 5-E Rusk • Beaumont Texas 77702

Skf V'ioleU

1989 Fredetta - Pittman - Robinson - Wasmund
The newest from Boone - Bryant - Smith -
Optimara Little Jewels ■ Kent & Lyon
Micro-Mini & Mini Reservoirs and Pots - 3 sizes
Oyama & Dandy Pot planters
Optimara Growing Supplies
Complete list $1.00 (refundable) - USA only

NOTE: New Address

10678 Schooihouse Lane Angelika Brooks
Moiese, MT 59824 (406) 644-2296

Fantastic!

The best of the new and older varieties!

1 SUNSHINE VIOLETS are for me! )

☆ 4 We are violets’

|g) m

☆ Fabulous Fantasies

☆ Large, healthy plants

☆ Hundreds to choose from

""^77777+"'-

Send for our extensive catalog, $ 1 .00 refundable.

Sunshine Violets and Gesneriads, Fruit! and Rd., Bar re, MA 01005

WILSON'S

10M
am

3900 CARTER CREEK PKWY.
BRYAN, TX 77802
409-846-8970

NEW 1989 List of over 400 varieties of violets, episcias,
oolumneas and aeschynanthus - $1.50

SPECIALS:

RAINBOW ASSORTMENT OF VIOLETS - one dozen, $24.00, ppd. - our choice.
RAINBOW ASSORTMENT OF OTHER GESNERIADS, $22.00 ppd. - our choice
100 violets - our choice - $1 .30 each - 50 violets - our choice $1 .50 each
purchaser pays postage.

SUPPLIES:

Violet Haven Soil, 4 qts., $2. - Show Plant Soil, $2.75, 4 qts. Fish Emulsion Sticks -
no odor, $2 for 1/4 lb. Orthene PT-1300, directed spray, $9.50, will not harm blossoms
Knox-Out (encapsulated diazinon), for cyclamen mites and soil mealy bugs, one qt.
$24.95, ppd.

Please add $3 postage and handling on supplies except for Knox-Out. If ordering over 12
qts. soil, add $.25 extra for each bag over 1 2 qts.

'Nudity iiPjanfa ~~ 0lemonaMe SPuceb ”

Visit our booth in Kansas City and get "The Royal Treatment"

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE May /June 1989 67

AFRICAN VIOLETS

Newest Varieties — US/Canadian Hybridizers
Ship May 1 to November 1 — Weather Permitting
Prior Notification of Shipping Date
Leaves-Labeied-My Choice- PPD-NO LIST
1 2-$4.95/25-$7.95/50-$1 3.95/1 00-$22.95
ELIZABETH BUCK (51 7) 761 -7382

9255 Lk. Pleasant Rd. Clifford, Ml 48727

AFRICAN VIOLET LEAF SUPPORTS
5 SIZES

6" fits up to 3” pot
9” & 12” fits up to 5” pot
15” & 18” fits up to 8” pot

made of leaf-green plastic, fit any type of pots
send stamped, addressed, long envelope for
price list and current shipping charges

J F INDUSTRIES

ROUTE 4 BOX 309-1
PRYOR, OK 74361
1-918-434-6768

Betty’s Violet Room

Newest Varieties - featuring Hortense, Lyon, Fredette, Wrangler,
Skagit & other leading Hybridizers.

12 leaves labeled (my choice) $3.00 + $2.50 postage
25 leaves labeled (my choice) $5.00 + $2.50 postage
40 leaves labeled (my choice) $7.50 + $2.50 postage
Starter plants (my choice) 50c ea + $3.50 postage
(min. order $10.00) USA shipping only
1604 East 17th St. Farmington, NM 87401

"Schultz- Instant”

LI oil I D PL A N T P 661

■ASV ONIKCTIONS

“7 drops per quart water
Every time you water. ;
,^^very thinS you grow. "

"Schultz- Instant”

IA8V OtRSCTIONS

'Vi teasp. per gal abater
Every time you water. ;
Every thing you grow .’

Available at leading Garden Centers and Plant Departments.
Garden Clubs SEND FOR OUR FUND RAISING OFFER
Schultz Co. 11730 Northline, St Louis, MO 63043

", Superior violets expressly for you!"

WE TAKE PRIDE AND PLEASURE IN OFFERING
Touchstone - Patented African Violet Soil Mix

We use Touchstone A V Soil Mix exclusively, having found it superior to any other soil mix we have tested. It is
a scientific, complex blend of perlite, vermiculite, washed long-fiber sphagnum, a unique collodial clay that binds/
releases growth factors, and a heat-fixed nutrient blend with trace minerals. It is pasturized and has been
extensively tested. The pH Is fixed at 5.8 to 6.2. It contains a time-release fertilizer formulated especially for
violets and all popular gesneriads.

Our Test Results have shown:

• More rapid and vigorous growth • Stronger root systems

• Increased lush, rich color foliage • Virtually no transplant trauma

• A definite increase in bloom size and count.

Touchstone is available in ready-to-use, factory sealed satchels:

1 gallon satchel - $2.75 • 2 gallon satchel - $4.35 • 4 gallon satchel - $7.50
Shipping charges $3.50 per order. ADD 500 per gallon for each gallon over 4. Wl residents add 5-1/2% sales tax.
For a free manufacturer’s brochure, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope.

Send $1.00 for a Violet Express 1989 Catalog. Over 500 VARIETIES, old and new, FULLY DESCRIBED.
The best in violets from top U.S. and Canadian hybridizers. Other cultural supplies also listed in catalog.

Starter plants and fresh-cut leaves shipped May 1 thru Oct. U.S. & Overseas - Supplies shipped year-round
Genola B. Cox 1441 Everett Road, Eagle River, Wl 54521 Ph. (715) 479-3099

68 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE May /June 1989

PLASTIC FLOWER POTS

Inch

Number of Pots

Size

Color

Type

10

20

50

100

500

2

White

RS

1.00

1.75

4.00

6.75

27.00

2-1/4

Wh or Gr

RS/SQ

1.00

1.75

4.00

6.75

27.00

2-1/2

Wh or Gr

RS/SQ

1.20

2.00

4.30

7.40

30.00

3

Wh or Gr

RS/RT/SQ

1.40

2.50

5.50

10.00

45.00

3-1/2

'Wh or Gr

RT/SQ

1.65

2.90

6.80

12.00

53.00

4

Wh or Gr

RS/RT/SQ

2.00

3.50

7.80

14.50

65.00

4-1/2

Wh or Gr

RS/RT/SQ

2.35

4.20

9.25

17.00

79.00

5

Wh or Gr

RS/RT

2.75

5.10

11.75

20.75

93.00

6

Wh or Gr

RS/RT

3.35

5.90

14.00

26.00

124.00

6-1/2

Wh or Gr

RT

3.90

6.90

15.75

29.00

132.00

7

Wh or Gr

RS

6.30

11.95

28.00

51.00

240.00

8

Wh or Gr

RS/RT

6.90

13.10

31.00

57.00

265.00

(COLOR: WhsWhite, Gr-Green)

(TYPE: RS=Round Standard; height and width are same
RT^Round Tub; height is 3/4 of width at top
SQ-Square; volume about same as RS)

SEEDS

variegates, & trailers.

Kits (100 seeds, instructions, starter container,

and Jiffy-7 pellets) . . .

See our catalog for descriptions

MOIST-RITE PLANTERS

We continue to sell attractively designed
double-walled planters, providing for self
watering. Colors are: light green, black or
white.

Single Planter . . .....$ 4.00

Six Planters . . . . 18.00

Twelve Planters . . . 33.00

Twenty-four Planters . ; . 54.00

FLORACUPS

C

Protective sleeves for your sale plants

^ —Jf\

Pot size Top A Depth per 50 per 100

V-— — <

2-3/4" 7“x7“ $4.00 7.00

\TA 7

3-1/2“ 6-1/4"x6-1/4“ 4.00 7.00

4" 7“ X 6-3/8” 5.00 9.00

SEND FOR OUR FREE CATALOG

YOUR REQUEST FOR OUR FREE CATALOGUE WILL BE
ANSWERED BY RETURN MAILI

Our free catalogue lists and describes several other items such as
Sinningia seeds, Oyama (Texas Style) Pots, leaf supports, pens, masks,
gloves, meters, hanging baskets of all sizes, soil enriching materials,
trays, books, starter greenhouses, insecticides, Floracupe, & SPECIAL
OFFERS.

Florida Customers Must Add 6% Sales Tax

MINIMUM ORDER $7.50 PLUS SHIPPING

Send Orders To:

The Violet House
P. O. Box 1274
Gainesville, Florida 32602
Phone (904) 377-8465

SHALLOW CONTAINERS

PLASTIC PAN POTS

Very shallow, about half as deep as they are across the top
- bottom holes only. (Recommended in AVSM articles and
convention presentations)

atures,

Inch Size Color

10

20

50

100

500

5

Wh

or

Gr

3

.00

5

.75

13.50

24.00

100.00

$4.75

6

Wh

or

Gr

3

.90

7

.50

17.00

32.00

140.00

6-1/2

Wh

or

Gr

4.

.15

8

.00

18.50

35.00

168.00

..5.25

8

Wh

or

Gr

6

.25

11,

.50

27.00

52.00

245.00

10

Wh

or

Gr

9

.75

18

,25

43.50

83.00

400.00

See our catalog for prices of SNAP-ON SAUCERS to fit PANS

PLASTIC WATER RESERVOIRS

Volume

Hgt.

20

50

100

500

8 oz

1-3/4”

7.00

16.00

26.50

105.00

16 oz

3”

7.00

16.00

26.50

105.00

32 oz

3"

11.00

24.00

45.00

165.00

(wicks not included)

Have you tried the 16 oz without lids (1/2 price) with 5" Pans?

PLANT CARE ITEMS

‘PLEASE NOTE:

Due to the bulkiness of soil, perlite, and vermiculite, we are able to ship

ONLY 8 gallons of any one or combination of these (*) first four items with

each shipping charge.

‘Violet House Potting Soil . . .

.....2 gal .

. ....$2.80

‘Nadeau Soilless Mix - good for seedlings ..

. 2 gal. ...........

...........2.80

‘Perlite - opens the soil . . . .

. ......1.40

‘Vermiculite - helps hold soil moisture ........

. 1 gal .

. . 1.40

Canadian Peat - milled . . . .

. 2 gal .

. 2.50

Dolomite Lime - raises alkalinity (pH) ..........

..... 1 b . . .

. . 1.30

Charcoal - sweetens soil . . . .

.... 12 oz. . . .

. . 1.40

Sphagnum Moss - long ffoered . . .

.. 1/4 cu. ft .

...........2.75

Fish Emulsion - promotes greening, roots ..

.... 10 oz. . .

. 1.75

Superthrive - tiny dose helps to flourish ......

..... 1 oz. ...........

...........2.25

2 oz. ...........

. ..3.30

4 oz. . . .

. 5.20

House Plant Insect Spray - pump sprayer ..

.. 10 fl. oz .

. . 1.50

PETER’S AFRICAN VIOLET FERTILIZERS

African Violet Special (12-36-14) . . . 12 oz . .' . $2.75

Variegated Special (5-50-17) . . . . . . 12 oz. . . ...........3.25

General Purpose (20-20-20) . 16 oz. . .2.50

CAPILLARY MATTING (Vattex)

Water plants by means of capillary action. A black plastic sheet, with tiny
holes, lies on top of the dark matting, minimizing algae growth.

4 feet wide, can be cut with shears - $.35 per square foot.

(eg: 4 feet x 2 feet - 8 sq. ft. ... $2.80)

SHIPPING CHARGES

48 States . . . . . . . $3.25

Hawaii and Alaska . . . . . . . 5.50

AH other areas charged actual cost

U.P.S. delivery charges for C.O.D. . . . . . . . . . 2.20

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE May /June 1989 69

( ¥/Ae 3€oti&e

Charlyne and Ralph Reed
936-940 Garland St., SW - Dept. 589 Circle color desired

Camden, Arkansas 71701 d- Ph 501 -836-301 6

“MOIST-RITE” PLANTER Sjngle p,anter . $ 4.25 ppd.

Carton of 6... . . . . . 20.00 ppd.

Name - - — - Carton of 12......... ............................. 35.95 ppd.

Address _ Carton of 24 . . . 61 .00 ppd.

City _ _ St _ _ Zip _ _ Prices subject to change without notice

LYNDON LYON GREENHOUSES!

14 Mutchler St. - Dept. AV Dolgeville, NY 13329 (315) 429-8291

“Where The Violets Are” — Since 1954

ANNOUNCING FOR 1989: 38 new varieties of standards, miniatures and trailing violets.
PLUS, new chimeras and new gesneriad hybrids! We also carry older varieties and other
gesneriads, including columneas, episcias, aeschynanthus and more!

Send $1 .00 for our COLOR catalog!

Open year round! Visitors Welcome!

8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily Just 10 min. off NY State Thruway

PLEASANT HILL AFRICAN VIOLETS

Route 1, Box 73, Brenham, Texas 77833 • 409-836-9736 (evenings)

“Specializing in Miniatures & Trailers”

TWO SPECIALS SURE TO PLEASE!

Special #1 - Variegated Semiminiatures

Dean’s Bantam Rob’s Ember Glow

Lil Wrangler Dean’s Kitten

Precious Glow Snow Bunny

Lil Reflection

Special #2 - Miniatures & Trailers

Et Cetera Rob’s Sandstorm

Damas Frosted Fantasy

Brazos Belle Ruby Slippers

Quacker

Above Specials - $29,95 or both Specials for $52.95
Our fresh cut leaves & cuttings specials are:

18 leaves, all 1989 varieties $16ppd. 12 leaves, all Wranglers $10 ppd.

18 leaves, new/previous releases $10 ppd. 10 Episcia Stolons $11 ppd.

50 leaves, new/previous releases $25 ppd. 8 Gesneriad Cuttings $10 ppd.

You may specify your preference on above fresh cut leaves - standards, minis, assortment.

Will be shipped Priority Mail ppd. If you prefer UPS 2nd Day Air (highly recommended), please add an
additional $2 per special. Texans - please add 7-1/2% sales tax. List - 750 coins or stamps

Alan’s Showy Snowy
Rob’s Artful Dodger
Cinderella

Vanna White
Star Bits
October Seas

70 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE May /June 1989

MIDLAND VIOLETS

Home of the “NESS” Hybrids

(Send large SASE for 1909 list)

Don and Jean Ness By appointment only

3667 Midland Ave '

White Bear Lake. MN 55110 (612)429-4109

SOIL • SUPPLIES • VIOLETS • 1000s TO CHOOSE FROM

African Violets by Grace

3418 Urban Dr., Garland, TX 75041
Grace & Charlie Davis

214-278-0389

By Appointment Only ^

^ J(no((Qreenk ouJe

RD #2, Box 306 A, Waynesboro, VA 22980
Phone (703) 943-9772

Selections from leading hybridizers
Standards - Miniatures - Trailers - Episcias - Orchids
By appointment only, no shipping

JAN’S FLOWER HOUSE

Specializing in African Violets and Episcias. Send 2 stamps
for 1989 list of 100 Episcias. Shipping May 1 5-Oct. 1,
weather permitting. Violets sold only at house. State in¬
spected.

Janice Kreider 81 4-796-41 59

10652 Route 97 Waterford, PA 16441

Gulf Coast Violet Supply

Quality Products & Service

CUSTOM BUILT PLANT STANDS
JSgllLj. FERTILIZERS, POTS

& RELATED ITEMS.

FOR FREE CATALOG, SEND SASE

Rt. 2 Box 1088

Kountze, TX 77625

!! NEW !!

MINI DANDY POT - Reservoir Wick Planter.
Just like the 4" Dandy Pot, but only 2-1/2" in
size - six lovely colors. Adorable for your minis.
Optimara MINIWELL - a six-sided Wick Reser¬
voir of crystal-clear acrylic - reminiscent of a
treasure box. Perfect for a "Little Jewel.”

For complete catalog send $1 (refundable)

Big Sky Violets Moiese, MT 59824

10678 Schoolhouse Lane Ph. 406-644-2296

LARGEST SELECTION IN U.S.A.

SAVE 20/40% ON PLANT STANDS, LIGHT FIXTURES,
LAMPS, POTS, METERS & ACCESSORIES

Furniture Styled Square Aluminum Tubing - Easy to Assemble.
Shown with PLR-42WS Fixtures
INCLUDES 3” WHEELS • FIXTURES EXTRA. ALL SHIPPED BY UPS.

Order#

SH.

H"

L”

D"

Trays - Size

Bet Shelves

A

*A(X)

B

*B(X)

B312 ( )

3

76

52

23

12-22”x12"

2-25" & 1-17"

$152

$131

$213

$189

B416 ( )

4

76

52

23

16-22“x12"

4-17“

191

163

264

232

C303 ( )

3

76

52

20

3-20“ x4 9"

2-25“ & 1-15“

212

185

249

219

C404 ( )

4

76

52

20

4-20"x49"

3-17" & 1-15"

263

227

330

290

‘Have minor flaws or scratches, may not show with selective assembly.

BA3 FloraCart w/3 SL6-42WS Fixtures W/6 - 40 watt Gro-Lux (WS) Lamps, With Wheels

Shipped UPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . .....$280

GRO-LUX, GRO-LUX (WS), and Powertwist Fluorescent Lamps discounted up to 45%.

40 Watt (WS) Wide Spectrum Lamps - 6-S24.10; 12-S44.77; 24-$82.66

We offer 8 new plantlites with wide spacing between the lamps. The piantlites are made of aluminum to dissipate the heat and operate 10/20 F. cooler
than steel fixtures. The wide spacing gives better light distribution, permitting the fixtures to be located closer to the plants.

All plantiites are fully assembled, come complete with a 3 wire cord, a plug-in receptacle, an on/off switch, 4 - 24" chains for 1/4” adjustment and GRO-
LUX (WS) LAMPS. All plantlites are 2" deep. 2 lamp models are 14“ wide with lamps 10-1/2" apart. 3 & 4 lamp fixtures are 20” wide with lamps 7-1/2" and
5-1/2“ apart.

Also available with deluxe (PLD)and electronic (PLE) ballasts. PLD models operate 25/35 F. cooler and use 11% less power, while PLE models operate
35/50 F. cooler and use 25% less power. Since the fixtures and lamps are cooler and have wide spacing on the lamps, they can be located closer to the
plants and operated for shorter periods of time. The total savings are 1 1/22% with PLD models and 20/40% with PLE models.

PLR-42WS: $ 58.00 ( 92 watts); ‘PLD-42WS: $ 63.00 ( 82 watts); ‘PLE-42WS; $ 89.00 ( 66 watts)

PLR-43WS: $ 88.00 (143 watts); - - ‘PLE-43WS: $128.00 ( 99 watts)

PLR-44WS: $ 97.00 (184 watts); ‘PLD-44WS: $107.00 (164 watts) ‘PLE-44WS: $136.00 (138 watts)

‘Sometimes available in "X" models at Savings of $8.00 per fixture

FREE CATALOG - SHIPPING: add 10%.

INDOOR GARDENING SUPPLIES P. O. Box 40567AV Detroit, Ml 48240

PHONE (313) 427-6160 FROM 10 A M. UNTIL 6 P.M. EASTERN VISA & MASTER CARD ACCEPTED

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE May /June 1 989 71

RESERVOIR WICK POT™

"It Waters and Feeds at the Same Time"®

Choose from
seven models
of plant
stands.

Send for free
color catalog
on African
violets and
supplies.

VOLKMANN BROS. GREENHOUSES
2714 Minert St., Dallas, Texas 75219

Violet Fantasy

African Violets for Everyone!

Selections from leading hybridizers. Write for free descriptive list
violet Fantasy and Special 1989 Introductory Offer

1481 S. Chambers Circle

Aurora. CO 80012 Sandy and Dan Ussier

APACHE SERIES
J. C. Munk
Hybridizer

All Size Plants - Leading Hybridizers
Ceramic Pots & All Supplies
Greenhouses Open Irregular Hours
For Your Convenience
Visitors and Clubs Welcome
List - 75C coin or stamps

AFRICAN VIOLET SHOP
2015 Bauer Drive
Houston, Texas 77080
1-713-468-0844
J. C. & Lenora Munk

Hreon
'Gold Inc.

indoor plants lOVfc

Soilwash

promotes growth
and branching

Hll 'Organic CTanToxic

8 ft, 0Z

Soilwash

WHAT CAN SOILWASH DO FOR YOUR PLANTS?

• Help your plant care program work better

• Neutralize fertilizer salt build up

• Greatly reduce transplant shock

• Balance the soil environment for greater growth and bloom

• Stimulate micro-organisms in your soil!

• Transform locked up soil minerals and chemical fertilizers into forms more usable by your

plants

• Improve soil moisture penetration and retention

WHAT IS SOILWASH?

• 100% natural, 100% organic, all liquid product made of naturally aged, concentrated

organics, minerals, hormones, and enzymes

• Pleasant and easy to use

• SOILWASH is not a fertilizer

HOW TO USE SOILWASH:

• Mix 2 teaspoons of SOILWASH in each gallon of water every time you water

• Mixes with all fertilizers

• Can be used for traditional watering, wick watering, or mat watering

8 fl. oz. bottle: $4.29 plus $1.50 shipping
Quart bottle: $13.29 plus $2.00 shipping

-SATISFACTION GUARANTEED-

Distributor:

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GRANGER GARDENS, FREDETTE, WASMUND, WRANGLERS and much
more. Catalog $1.00 refundable with order. Overseas catalog $2.00. Gifts,
Cards, Notes, Paper Goods and Jewelry available.

PLASTIC FLOWER POTS

3“-3 1/2" -4“ round tubs have rolled rims

SIZE

COLOR

TYPE

10

25

50

100

500

1-1/4"

Wt. (only)

Thumb Pot

$ 1.20

$2.75

$4.80

$9.00

$41.50

2-1/4"

Gr. or Wt.

Rd. or Sq.

.95

1.80

3.30

6.00

26.40

2-1/2"

Gr. or Wt.

Rd. or Sq.

1.05

1.95

3.60

6.60

30.00

3"

Gr. or Wt.

Rd. Tub

1.20

2.75

4.80

9.00

41.50

3-1/2"

Gr. or Wt.

Rd. Tub

1.35

3.30

6.00

11.40

52.00

4“

Gr. or Wt.

Rd. Tub

1.75

3.85

7.20

13.50

59.40

4-1/2“

Gr. or Wt.

Rd. Tub

2.40

5.60

8.00

15.50

73.00

5"

Gr. or Wt.

Rd. Tub

2.70

5.90

11.40

20.75

94.00

6"

Gr. or Wt.

Rd. Tub

3.40

8.20

15.00

27.70

125.00

6-1/2"

Gr. or Wt.

Rd. Tub

3.80

8.60

16.60

30.50

132.00

MINIATURIZING MINI POTS WITH SAUCER

1-1/4"

Terracotta

3.00

6.25

11.50

20.00

80.00

VIOLET POT WITH DETACHABLE SAUCER

- ROLLED RIM

3-3/4“

Gr. only

Rd. Tub

2.85

6.60

12.50

22.50

103.65

PLASTIC HEAVY DUTY POT SAUCERS

3-1/2"

Gr. or Wt.

1.35

3.30

6.00

11.40

4“

Gr. or Wt.

2.25

5.25

9.00

16.80

5"

Gr. or Wt.

2.65

5.85

11.10

20.75

6“

Gr. or Wt.

3.60

8.60

15.80

29.00

PLASTIC WICK WATER RESERVOIRS

(recessed snap-on-lids) 16 oz

2.75

6.50

12.00

21.90

98.90

(wicks not included) 32 oz

4.25

10.00

19.35

36.00

147.95

PLASTIC LABELS

100

500

1000

3" White, Red, Orange, Yellow, Green,

Blue, Lavender, Pink.

1.00

4.75

7.00

4“ White, Green, Blue, Lavender, Pink.

1.25

5.75

10.00

5" White, Lavender.

1.50

7.00

13.00

4 1/2" White only

2.00

9.00

17.00

PLASTIC HANGING PLANTERS

1

5

10

25

50

4-1/2" Gr. or Wt. 3" Deep

.70

3.10

5.60

12.75

23.00

5-1/2“ Gr. or Wt. 3-1 /8" Deep

.90

4.20

7.80

18.00

33.60

6" Gr. or Wt. 4-1/4" Deep

1.05

5.10

9.70

22.80

43.20

8" Gr. or Wt. 5" Deep

1.30

6.30

12.00

28.80

55.00

10“ Gr. or Wt. 6-1/4" Deep

1.80

8.70

16.80

40.00

78.00

PERMANEST TRAYS - Ught Green - No Holes

1

6

12

25

50

4" x 8“ x 2-1/2"

.75

4.25

8.00

8" x 8“ x 2-1/2"

1.25

7.25

13.75

8" x 12" x 2-1/2"

1.35

7.50

13.80

22" x 11" x 2-3/4“

3.99

23.00

45.00

13" x 15“ x 3-1/2-

4.25

24.50

48.00

PLASTIC TRAYS - No Holes

25-1/2" x 13-1/2* x 3-3/16" Gr. or Wt.

3.25

18.50

35.00

67.00

Elisa’s African Violet Rings

Mini (6") Gr. only

.90

4.75

8.50

16.25

29.00

9" Gr. only

1.00

5.00

9.00

17.50

33.50

13" Gr. only

1.25

6.50

11.50

19.75

36.50

BATEMAN’S
BOUNTY 6-2-2
8 oz. - $2.99
16oz. -$5.25

STURDY
4 oz. - $2.99
8 oz. - $5.25

PLANT DINNER
8 oz. BOUNTY,

4 oz. STURDY 4"
Mixer Dispenser Bottle
$6.35

PHYSAN 20
16 oz. - $5.95
32 oz. - $9.95
1 gal. - 29.95

OYAMA PLANTERS

Green, Brown or White
4" - $1 .49 each
5" - $1 .99 each
5-1/2" - $2.99 each
6" - $3.50 each (Wh. only)

SUPERTHRIVE

1/2 oz. -$1.59

1 oz. - $2.39

2 oz. - $3.39
4 oz. - $5.39

ORTHENE
75% Soluble Powder
1 lb. -$13.95

I LOVE AFRICAN VIOLETS
BUMPER STICKERS
$1.00 each with order.
Without order please
include SASE

FREDETTE’S ALLEGRO Plant Tonic

PETER’S WATER SOLUBLE FERTILIZERS

Excellent for starting leaves and small plants.

Formula

Type

Size/Price

Use 3 tsp. per gal. water. 4 oz. bottle - $2.75 each;

4 oz.

12 oz.

3 for $7.50; 6 for $13.50; 12 for $25.00.

12-36-14

African Violet Special

$1.20

$2.75

1 gal. (for large growers) $34.00 each.

5-50-17

Variegated Special

1.20

3.00

PH METER -$19.00

15-16-17

Peat-Lite Special

1.20

2.50

PLASTIC TERRARIUM

4 oz.

16 oz.

12" Diameter - $6.75 each

20-20-20

General Purpose

1.20

2.50

White - Brown - Beige - Terra-cotta

15-30-15

House Plant Special

1.20

2.50

SWIFT’S “MOIST-RITE” PLANTER

Dolomite Limestone

2 lbs./$1 .50

White - Green - Black

Charcoal

No. 4 Coarse

20 oz.

40 oz.

$3.85 each - 6/18.00 - 1 2/32.00 - 24/54.00

No. 6 Medium

1.50

2.75

SHIPPING INSTRUCTIONS:

5 qts.

16 qts.

Supplies - UPS $3.25

Vermiculite

No. 2 Coarse

1.25

3.50

Supplies - Parcel Po6t $5.50

Perlite

Coarse

1.50

4.00

All other Countries - Actual Cost

Mass, residents include 5% Sales Tax

Please include STREET or ROAD, Zip Code & Phone #
Prices subject to change without notice.

Long Fibered Sphagnum Moss

TROY Capillary watering mat — a full 4 feet wide
$2.25 per running yard — whole yard lengths

8 qts./$2.75

MAY USHERS IN THE SEASON BRIGHT, FOR SHIPPING PLANTS TO EVERY SITE.
IDEAL WEATHER STOCK GALORE, TIME IS NOW TO REPLENISH STORE.

BLUE HERON ... Immense deep sapphire blue rounded double blossom with forest green pointed and
serrated leaf. $3.95 each

FANTASY TOYLAND ... Double fantasy slightly ruffled double lavender pink with specks and splashes
on flower petals. Medium green pointed leaf. Miniature. $3.95 each.

PINK HILL ... Double wavy edged vivid pink blossom, blooms in clusters, prolific, dark forest green
lightly quilted heart-shaped foliage. $2.95 each.

RED SARONG ... Double wine red blossom with forest green slightly quilted, heart-shaped foliage,
prolific. $2.95 each.

SUSI (Optimara) ... Large frilled single white with striking deep fuchsia center. $2.95 each.

COLORFUL AND POPULAR VARIETIES ...

KERMIT ... Unusual greenish type blossom, light green quilted, serrated foliage. $3.95 each
FANTASY FORTY, FANTASY FROLIC, and FRECKLED STAR ... $3.49 each.

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CRYSTAL PLUM, FANTASY MIST, PINK CAMEO, SNOWKIST HAVEN, WHITE CAMEO, LOVEBUG
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ALABAMA, GISELA, MAUI, MOLOKAI, NORTH CAROLINA, SUSI.

A RAINBOW OF COLOR AT $1.95 each ...

A LA LA, AMIGO, ANGEL LACE, AZURE BLUE, CAMELOT PINK, CORAL MOON, CORALETTE,
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PINK FAWN, PINK VERONA, REDDY, SEAFOAM, STAR WARS, TINA, TIPT, WHITE DISCO, WHITE
VERONA, WHITE WEDGEWOOD, WISTERIA, WINO, WONDERLAND.

VARIEGATED VARIETIES AT $1.95 each ...

BLUE ZEPHYR, CHEROKEE FIRE, GORGEOUS, LILIAN JARRETT.

NANCY REAGAN ... $2.95 TIGER ... $2.95 TOMMIE LOU ... $2.95

MINI & SEMIMINIATURE AT $1.95 each ...

BABY DEAR, BRIGHT EYES, CORAL KITTY, DANCING DOLL, DORA BAKER, LITTLE PRECIOUS,
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PHIRE and MOONSTONE.

ORDER DIRECT FROM THIS AD OR SEND FOR 1989 COLOR CATALOG - 500, listing Fioracarts,
books, pots and many other accessories.

PACKING AND POSTAL COSTS: Please add $3.50 per shipment for packing and postage. West of
MS $3.95. CA and all customers west of MS are served best by UPS 2nd Day Air. Please include an
additional 350 per plant over postage stated for this service.

DEPT AV

AFRICAN VIOLETS: Gifts From Nature

...By Melvin J. Robey. Beautiful new book,
contains 42 color photos, 150 black and
white. Many illustrations and charts; a real
textbook - 8-1/2" xir. All you ever wanted
to know about African violets at your fin¬
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MAGAZINE

Volume 42 Number 4 July • August 1989

Strictly Business — Your Business

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renewable membership to AVSA Office, P. O. Box 3609, Beaumont,
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Remit in U.S. Dollars with draft or check on a New York, USA Bank.
See Membership Application on page 1.

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complete the form received with your renewal notice and return to AVSA

office with affiliate dues check..

MEMBERSHIP AND PROMOTION: Send ideas, offers to help,
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Lane, Springfield, VA 22152.

AFFILIATES: For information on shows, awards, how to organize
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AWARDS: Nov. issue. Send suggestions or contributions for con¬
vention awards to Esther Wells, 948 Fair Oaks Court, Liberty, MO
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FUTURE CONVENTION DATES: Boston, March 19-25, 1990;
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PROGRAM: Nov. issue. Send special requests for workshop pro¬
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FL 32953.

If interested in sponsoring a national convention in your area,
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Lane, Merritt Island, FL 32953.

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member. Club or Commercial name & address must be stamped or
written on front of folder.

HANDBOOK FOR AFRICAN VIOLET GROWERS, EXHIB¬
ITORS AND JUDGES: Send $9.95 check, payable to AVSA, to
AVSA Office. Price includes postage.

JUDGES DUPLICATE CARD: Send self-addressed stamped enve¬
lope to Mrs. James S. Savage, 39 Mead Drive, Chillicothe, OH 45601.
JUDGING SCHOOL: For blanks to register a judging school, send
request to Mrs. Stanley E. Skelton, 3910 Larchwood Rd., Falls
Church, VA 22041.

LIBRARY: Order AVSA slide programs and packets from AVSA
Office, P. O. Box 3609, Beaumont, TX 77704. List in July issue. If you
have ideas for a library program or slides to donate, write Mr. L. T.
Ozio, Jr., 1009 Ditch Avenue, Morgan City, LA 70380.
MAGAZINE: Copyrighted 1989, African Violet Society of Amer¬
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EDITOR: Jane Birge, P. O. Box 1401, Beaumont, TX 77704, Office,
409-835-6008.

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DEADLINES - Articles & Notices: Jan. issue - Oct. 1; Mar. issue -
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it is to take effect, along with old address, to AVSA office in
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FAILURE TO RECEIVE: Notify AVSA office in Beaumont.
QUESTION BOX: Mrs. Nancy Hayes, 9 Cobblestone Road, Bloom¬
field, CT 06002.

MASTER VARIETY LIST: Number 4 (1 983) ©.00 postpaid. A must
for judges, exhibitors, serious growers. Describes all varieties regis¬
tered to July, 1983 - all recognized species, and non-regjstered
cultivars introduced from June, 1976 to July, 1983. Order from
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MVL SUPPLEMENTS: will be published in the AVM. Send any
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name to Master Variety List Chairman. Back supplements (1984 to
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OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE: AVSA Secretary, Mrs. Janet T.
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PLANT REGISTRATION: Marilyn Goldstein, 1001 Diplomat
Parkway, Hollywood, FL 33019.

RESEARCH: Send suggested projects for scientific research, or
names of interested, qualified potential research personnel to Frank
Tinari, 2325 Valley Road, Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006.

SHOW ENTRY TAGS: 100 - $4.75 postpaid. Order from the AVSA
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VIOLET SEARCH: Send your name, address, name of plant and
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MAGAZINE

o^lrican^^Oiolet —

Vol. 42 Number 4

July/ August 1989

Every attempt is made to keep articles technically correct. Since the growing of fine African violets
can be achieved in many ways, the methods and opinions expressed by writers are their own
and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of AVSA.

ON THE COVER - From the top: 'Little Katherine' from the 2nd Best Collection, grown by Hector Becerra,
Jr., San Antonio, TX; 'Fun Run/ Best New Introduction, Hortense Pittman, San Antonio, TX and
'Everdina / Best Miniature, also grown by Hector Becerra, Jr., at the 1988 Dallas AVSA Convention.

(Cover photo by E. A. Johnson, Dallas, TX)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PERTAINING TO VIOLETS

23. "Housecleaning" — Marilyn Goldstein
32. Disbudding or Disblooming? — Kyle Coleman
38. Honor Roll of African Violets — Irene Fiedler
42. Propagating African Violets — Dolores Larsen
46. Plant "Planned" Parenthood — Lynda Welchel
49. Cousins of the Royal Family — Shirley Jeffrey
53. Pinwheels versus Chimeras: Are they the
Same? — Larry Hodgson
55. Potting Up - — Pauline Bartholomew
58. Potting Down — Pauline Bartholomew

REGULAR FEATURES

3. From the President's Desk — Mary Boland

4. Newsline: AVSA Office — Nancy Lawrence

5. Jane's Journal — Jane Birge

6. Boyce Edens Research Fund — Marlene Brown

7. Beginner's Forum — Betty Tapping
9. Ask Your Hybridizer — Bill Johnson

11. Affiliate 'appenings — - Lyndall Owens

15. Coming Events

15. Question Box — Nancy Hayes

19. AVSA Building Fund - — Nell-Sue Tyson

21. Registration Report — Marilyn Goldstein

34. Your Library — L. T. Ozio, Jr.

CONVENTION

10. Boston Show Awards — Esther Wells
18. Coming Up in Boston — Dottie Wilson
24. Honorary One-Year Memberships
26. Anne Tinari Named to Hall of Fame

26. AVSA Continuing Service Awards

27. Storks Receive Bronze Medal

27. Frances Young Awarded Honorary
Life Membership

27. Tinari Membership Award to Nell-Sue Tyson
29. And the winners are ...

31 . Julia Fladt Receives Hudson Award
40. Catch the New England Spirit
— Margery Cunningham

SOCIETY BUSINESS

18. Attn: Potential Board Members
35. AVSA Library Rules

MISCELLANEOUS
6. In Memoriam
20. The Poetry Comer
31 . Letters to the Editor
44. AVSA Emblems

APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP

African Violet Society of America, Inc.

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AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE July/August 1989 1

The Official Publication of the
African Violet Society
of America, Inc.,
a nonprofit organization

OFFICERS

MARY BOLAND, President
6415 Wilcox Ct., Alexandria, VA 22310
A. CHARLES BOLLAR, 1st Vice President
F32030 P.O. Box 44209, Cincinnati, OH 45244
MRS. J. R. PITTMAN, 2nd Vice President
12406 Alexandria, San Antonio, TX 78233
L. T. OZIO, Jr., 3rd Vice President
1009 Ditch Ave., Morgan City, LA 70380
MRS. JANET T. RIEMER, Secretary
392 Penn.-Harbourton Rd., Pennington, NJ 08534
MRS. JOHN HAYES, Treasurer
9 Cobblestone Rd., Bloomfield, CT 06002

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
MRS. FRED YOUNG

6109 Shadow Mountain Dr., Austin, TX 78731

EDITOR EMERITUS

MRS. GRACE FOOTE

211 Allien Place, Port Arthur, TX 77642

STAFF

JANE BIRGE, Editor

P.O. Box 1401, Beaumont, TX 77704

MRS. MEREDITH HALL, Adv. Mgr.

922 East 14th St., Houston, TX 77009
NANCY LAWRENCE Office Manager
P. O. Box 3609, Beaumont, TX 77704
BOB GREEN, Publications Chairman
997 Botany Lane, Rockledge, FL 32955
COLUMNISTS

David Butt ram, Emilie Savage, Ellie Bogin,
Margaret Waguespack, Norita Ha Hum, Betty
Tapping, Hugh Mackey, Marie Bums, Bill Foster,
Nancy Hayes, Nancy Lawrence, Linda Neumann,
L. T. Ozio, Jr., Marlene Brown, Bill Johnson, Nell-
Sue Tyson and Lyndall Owens
BEST VARIETIES, HONOR ROLL COMPILER
Mrs. Leon Fiedler, Rte. 1, Prescott, WI 54021
TALLY TIME COMPILER
Mrs. John Chase (Mary) Reed, 17124 NE 29th
Place, Bellevue, WA 98008
PUBLISHER: Publishing Today, P. O. Box 1401,
Beaumont, TX 77704

ADVERTISER'S INDEX

Trouble with an advertiser?
Write your AV Advertising
Manager giving complete details.

While AVSA cannot assume
responsibility for advertisers, we
try to help resolve the problem.
If an advertiser is found
irresponsible, they will be
refused future ads.

A

62. African Violets by Grace

62. African Violet Shop

69. African Violets - Spokane
61. Al's Violets
61 . American Gloxinia
& Gesneriad Society

69. Aunt Nellie's

72. AV Enterprises Press

B

67. Bay Valley Violets

66. Big Sky Violets

71. Bowman's African Violets

67. Elizabeth Buck

C

63. Cape Cod Violetry

66. Clarel Labs

64. The Cryptanthus Society

D

70. DoDe's Gardens

F

66. Fantasyland Violets

G

71. Gemcraft Violetry

67. The Green Thumb

H

61. Hortense's African Violets

62. House of Violets

I

68. Indoor Gardening Supplies

J

61 . Jan's Flower House

68. Jeannette's Jesneriads
61. JF Industries

71. JoS Violets
64. Judy's Violets

K

69. Kent's Rowers

M

67. Walt Maurus

61. Midland Violets

72. Morse's Country Copper

P

67. Patches and Pots

72. Pleasant Hill African Violets
72. Polymeric Products

R

62. Rocky Knoll Greenhouse

S

62. Schultz Instant

68. Shirley's House of Violets
62. Starr Greenhouses

T

Back Cover - Tinari Greenhouses
66. Travis' Violets

V

64. The Violet Express
Inside Back Cover

— The Violet House
66. Violets By Appointment

65. Violets Collectible

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64. Wilson's Violet Haven

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2 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE July/ August 1989

From the
President’s Desk

Dear AVSA Members ,

I would like to thank you for the confidence you have placed in me by electing me
as your president. It is with this in mind that I promise to faithfully fulfill the
responsibilities of this office to the best of my ability.

Please remember — this is your society and your ideas will always be welcomed.
Let me hear from you.

To those who had the privilege of attending the Kansas City Convention , the
promised Royal Treatment " was received by all. A special thanks to Convention
Chairman Esther Wells , Vice Chairman Grace McCurnin, Show Chairman Joyce
Stork and Show Co-Chairman Sue Hill , who all helped to make this a memorable
convention. I would be remiss if I did not thank all of the committee members for the
time and energy they gave to making this convention such a successful one. And now
it is on to Boston in March of 1990. We will be hearing more in the future from
Convention Chairman Ruth Warren.

We now have insurance for Affiliates. Interested parties should call or write to the
Beaumont office and ask for Nancy Lawrence.

Spread the word about our society and its benefits. Be an AVSA salesman. If each
one of us would get a new member , we would double our membership.

A reminder — we now have a 501-C3 status which is a non-profit organization.
What does this mean to you as a member? It means that when you send a contribution
to the Building Fund, Boyce Edens Research Fund (for scientific research in the fields
of disease control and horticulture improvements ), the AVSA Booster Fund (started
in 1969 for members who wish to contribute more than their dues to AVSA
activities ), they are now tax deductible.

In the March-April issue of the International Wildlife magazine , an article
appeared on " Tracing the Roots of the World's Favorite Houseplant." You guessed
it — it is our beloved African violet. A special thank you to Be v Promersberger for
working with the National Wildlife Federation for the outstanding article.

May each of you have an enjoyable summer and remember when traveling , stop
and visit our commercial members.

Happy growing and showing to all of you,

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE July/ August 1989 3

Newsline: AVSA:BeaumoHt:Ollgl|

Nancy Lawrence^ Office Manager

-V- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . — .

For a while there, I wasn't certain that Jane
Birge and I would ever make it to Kansas City,
Missouri. We drove to convention and just
south of Wichita, Kansas, we encountered an
electrical storm, the like of which I have never
seen. We felt very much like Dorothy and Toto,
and for a time we believed that we too would
soon be visiting the Land of Oz. We weathered
the storm, however, and our arrival in Kansas
City made it all worth while.

Those Kansas City folks "showed us" all
how a convention can be run in style. The at¬
mosphere was warm, friendly and accommo¬
dating. The food was exceptionally tasty and
the show — oh my! Each time I see an AVSA
convention show with wall to wall African
violets grown with such perfection, I think,
"they'll never top this," but they do somehow,
and this one was breathtaking.

Congratulations to all of the Kansas City
Convention Committees, and Gold Rosettes to
Esther Wells, KC Convention Chairman and
Joyce Stork, KC Show Chairman for an out¬
standing convention.

There are three members from Texas, whom
I owe a special thank you: Mary Walbrick and
Sue Ramser from Wichita Falls, and Paula Fos¬
ter from Mesquite. At every convention, these
three give generously and willingly of their
time to help us in the AVSA information and
sales booth.

AVSA presidents are very special people;
each president serves two years, and like all of
our officers, directors and board members, they
serve on a voluntary basis — - solely out of their
love and dedication for helping AVSA serve its
members in the best possible way. An AVSA
president accepts a magnitude of duties and
responsibilities when they take office; personal

life almost ceases to exist. This convention
marked the end of one president's term, Frances
Young of Austin, Texas.

To you Frances Young, we the AVSA office
staff would like to express our sincere apprecia¬
tion for your strong leadership, your gracious
manner, your fairness and open-mindedness,
and your constant thoughtfulness. We feel
honored to have had the opportunity to know
you and to work with you.

To our new president, Mary A. Boland from
Alexandria, Virginia, we offer our sincere con¬
gratulations. We look forward to working with
you, and we offer you our complete coopera¬
tion.

One last note concerning a convention event;
to all of those involved in honoring me with the
Honorary One-Year Membership Award,
thank you. I was very touched by the award and
the kind words; it made it all worth while.

Changes of Address:

Judges: When you notify us of a change of
address, please tell us that you are a judge so
that we can keep your shows and judges chair¬
man informed.

Affiliated Clubs: The AVM is sent to your
president, unless you notify us otherwise; so,
please inform us immediately when you
change presidents. This also helps us to list your
club correctly in the AVM.

Slide Program Orders: When you order a
slide program, it is recorded with your present
address; if you move after you make an order,
inform us of your new address and that you
have ordered slides; otherwise, the slide pro¬
gram will be sent to the old address.

4 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE July/ August 1989

Jane’s Journal

Jane Birge, Editor

The Kansas City Convention has come and
gone, but the memories will linger for quite a
while. You could feel it in the air upon arrival at
the beautiful Westin Crown Center. The elec¬
tricity was surging as the scores of violet people
swarmed through the doors to get a peek of the
promised regal event.

It was a wonderful convention and it was a
beautiful show. Nancy Lawrence, Cindy Chate-
lain of Beaumont, and I certainly enjoyed our
personal tour of Independence, MO, given to us
by David Buttram and enjoyed the sumptious
vittles at Stephenson's Old Apple Farm.

One of the international members who de¬
lighted everyone at the convention with his
beautiful color photograph buttons of African
violets (all you had to do was ask him, and he
would let you pick one out), was Kazuo Horiko-
shi of Japan. He also gave out magnificent
photo reproductions from one of the Japanese
publications. You could seen him everywhere,
with a camera around his neck, and surrounded
by A VS A members.

Speaking of the booth that Nancy and I run
at conventions for the A VS A office, we certainly
send heartfelt thanks to Mary Walbrick and Sue
Ramser of Wichita Falls, TX, Paula Foster of
Mesquite, TX and Christine Saunders of Dallas
who were so generous in helping us with its
operation. Us Texans stick together.

AND THEN THERE WAS THE YELLOW
AFRICAN VIOLET! Yes, Nolan and Cindy
Blansit attended the convention and displayed
the now "not-so-elusive" yellow violet. It was
intriguing to stand to the side and listen to the
ecstatic comments.

What Nolan has given the world of African
violets, will be felt by the entire horticultural
world.

You will be happy to know that the officers

and board of directors approved the supple¬
ments for this next year. Just remember, with
the convention in Boston being held in mid-
March, the November issue will be our "con¬
vention" issue, which has traditionally been the
January issue. Look for new and exciting inno¬
vations in the AVM this year. We are constantly
striving to improve the magazine and would
appreciate your comments and suggestions.
We are going to have another writer's contest;
however, details will have to be given at a later
date.

We welcome a new president — Mary Bo¬
land of Alexandria, VA and say farewell to
Frances Young of Austin, TX. Frances isn't
going too far, I hope, as I will miss her gentle,
ever-positive demeanor. Mary and I have been
friends for a long time and I am looking forward
to working with her, as she has promised to
work with me, in the improvement of this
publication.

And finally, I guess I particularly enjoyed
this convention because my parents, Cyril and
Antoinette Birge of Jasper, Indiana, my young¬
est sister and her sweet husband, Kathy and Jeff
Eckerle, also of Jasper, and their two beautiful
daughters, Gina and Kelly, were able to attend
the last two days of the convention. They had no
idea of what I really did, way down here in
Texas, but in Kansas City they got a hint of it.
My mother couldn't say anything in the show
room, but "ooh" and "aah." She ended up tak¬
ing home quite a few plants for her and Kathy,
and I am really hoping my father, also, will
catch "violet fever," after all, he's an A VS A
member!

It was indeed an honor to be given the
Honorary One-Year Membership from A VS A
with my family in attendance at the Saturday
night banquet.

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE July/ August 1989 5

In Memoriam

CORA MALLETTE

Cora Mallette of Shelton, CT, co-founder
and first president of the Naugatonic African
Violet Society died March 19, 1989.

Cora was also involved in the formation of
the Nutmeg African Violet Society, being a
charter member, was an AVSA member, and
Judge, serving on judging panels throughout
Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and
New York.

Cora and her late husband Newell were
hybridizers and produced six registered varie¬
ties, including Matchmaker.

Cora will always be remembered for her
sharing, her caring, and her love for her plants,
and all the people who knew her.

PAULINE GRAHAM

Pauline Graham died April 25 at her home in
Pinole, CA. She is survived by her husband,
Norman Graham and one brother.

She was Immediate Past President of the
Pinole African Violet Society.

Pauline and her husband had attended sev¬
eral AVSA conventions in the past few years,
returning always with renewed interest as well
as slides of new plants.

Pauline will be sadly missed by all who knew
her.

CLARENCE "SANDY" SANBORN

San Joaquin African Violet Society of Califor¬
nia recently lost a valued long-time member
and past president with the death of "Sandy"
Sanborn, April 4, 1989. He was an AVSA
member, and was a special, gentle and quiet
man who was always there to help.

He is survived by his wife, Frances, also an
avid violet grower.

He'll be deeply missed by all who knew him.

NORA L. POWELL PROSCH

Nora L. Powell Prosch of Washougal, WA
died March 3, 1989. She was a Past President of

the Longview (WA) African Violet Club.

She was 86 years old.

MARY WOLFF

Mary Wolff, wife of Elmer Wolff died No¬
vember 23, 1988. She was a member of The First
African Violet Society of Dallas, TX for 28 years.

She grew beautiful violets and always
helped everyone.

She will be missed by all.

Boyce Edens
Research Fund

Marlene Brown

P. 0. Box 38

Oreland, PA 19075

Donations received from January 25, 1989

through March 25, 1989.

Pasadena AYS, TX . . . . .

Richmond AVS, VA

...$5.00

in memory of Bessie S. Fergusson . . .

North Star AV Council,

....10.00

Minneapolis, MN . . . . . .

....15.00

Albuquerque AVC, NM . . . . . .

....25.00

AVS of Pensacola, FL . . . . . .

The Sheridan AVC, WY

....10.00

in honor of charter member, Ethel Covert
on her 90th birthday . . . . .

....10.00

Baton Rouge AVS, LA.................................... .

Orange County AVS, Newport Beach, CA

....25.00

in memory of Pat Cohen's mother,

Florence Bennett Thomas . . . . . .

....10.00

Sunshine AVC, Tampa, FL . . . .

..100.00

Look for a listing

of new Committee Chairmen

in the September AVM.

6 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE July/ August 1989

Beginner's Forum

Betty Tapping
# 1512-511 The West Mall
Etobicoke , Ontario M9C 1G5 Canada

Keep It Simple

Violets, if you haven't noticed, can involve
work to an alarming extent — - hunting for them
— driving about for them, planting, fertilizing
and grooming them. We may start off in this
marvelous hobby as a pleasant way to spend a
few leisure hours — only to find it can become
quite intrusive, taking up more space than we
initially intended (I'm writing this on the bal¬
cony) and certainly a fairly high commitment of
time.

As a group, I think we're all prone to start too
many leaves gleaned from plant sales tables,
violet friends, or those delightfully described
"special offers" in mail-order lists. We watch
them develop into mature plants, and, pleased
with our accomplishments — may lose sight of
the fact we've now created the need for substan¬
tial growing space.

To avoid the many perils associated with
overcrowding plants, let's consider the benefits
of organizing your growing. Have you heard of
the "KISS" principle? — "Keep It Simple Stu¬
pid." Believe me, when I say it's a motto worthy
of consideration here.

First then, apply your thoughts to how much
space is to be allotted and where, recognizing
that you require good light — preferably fluo¬
rescent lighting, good air circulation and a
fairly consistent temperature range of 65 - 80
degrees. A basement growing area is fine if the
temperature requirement can be met, as is any
room with a window to allow air circulation or
air-conditioning. Those fortunate enough to
have central air-conditioning have it made.

Plant stands - may be wood or metal, sta¬

tionary or moveable, and I've seen some ingen¬
ious methods used to provide ample growing
space. I like the commercially available three-
tray stands having a two-tube 4 ft. fluorescent
fixture to provide light for each tray. These have
the added feature of being on casters for ease of
movement.

Basic research - It is of course necessary to
observe what good growers do, and to read all
available material in the hope you will learn
from the experts. The problem comes when you
keep every book and folder in case some day
you may wish to refer to an item. You don't, of
course, because you've kept no list of which
subjects are covered where. If you do get a good
tip regarding another grower's formula for
success, write it down. Never trust good infor¬
mation to memory. If you are at all like me (I
must have the attention span of a 5-year-old) .5
teaspoon very conceivably could become 5
teaspoons.

Fertilizers - We probably get ripped off
more times buying fertilizers and other magic
potions which stand on a shelf until they dry up,
but there seems to be no real cure for our basic
compulsion to try other growers recommended
"formulas for success." I would caution grow¬
ers of the folly in jumping too quickly to new
methods. A delicate snobbery may prevail in
some clubs about growing methods, but the fact
remains that violets will do well for anyone
willing to give them a fairly consistent regimen
of care. Try new methods on your plants and
analyze the results continuously as they grow.

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE July/ August 1989 7

Culture changes in mature plants are just too
noticeable. You may learn also that some things
designed to reduce time required in one aspect
of plant care may add extra time in another —
clean up, etc., and this is no bargain.

Soil mixes - When you buy something ready
mixed and pre-packaged you are of course
paying for labor, but it can be a good buy if you
like the product. If you are prepared to do the
work, have space for storing ingredients and
mixing your own — - then it may seem silly to
pay extra. Think of the best place for mixing and
storage — keeping in mind that soil makes a
mess, and unless you are singularly unobser¬
vant where dust is concerned, it best be mixed in
a garage or outside. You may then bring in to
your growing area only what is needed.

Violet purchases - Violet growers are usu¬
ally impulse prone and face the hazard of buy¬
ing the same thing twice — - or more. Make a
resolve to list your needs and check of f as you go
along. This applies especially at shows or con¬
ventions where you just can't resist the sales
tables. Resolve to buy no more than a certain
number of new introductions. When that
doesn't work, you should remind yourself that
there are other areas in which you are frugal —
and decide later what they are! It's most impor¬
tant to keep names on your plants — we have
respect bordering on awe for those people who
can and do remember the names of all of their
plants, but it is nice to know you are not alone in
requiring a stake or tape to keep tabs of yours.

Pots, saucers and gadgets - Unfortunately,
pots come in a great number of shapes and sizes,
but for our needs we can narrow it down to a
few which we can stack neatly — 2-1/4", 3"
squatty, 5" squatty and a few 6" bulb pans.
Saucers can be 4", 6" and 8". You can of course
buy enough frozen pies and somehow dispose
of the contents so you have "free" aluminum pie
plates. This is as good a place as any to digress
into the problem aspects of other containers. We
all eventually purchase assorted items to pro¬
tect miniature sinningia or to use as terrarium
bowls — but bear in mind that collecting dozens

of brandy and beer glasses is really quite unnec¬
essary unless of course you occasionally throw
a bang-up party for your violet friends. Un¬
usual containers, i.e., egg cups, old shoes,
chamber pots — we've seen them all — also
take too much precious storage space. Throw
them out after the show or take them to the
white elephant table at the next church bazaar.
Otherwise, shelves can become so cluttered
that finding anything is just too much trouble,
especially if your shelves are high.

Pests, diseases, etc. - It's easy to be carried
away here. We live in a scientific age with a
marvel a minute, and all kinds of problem¬
solving solutions. Before you stock up on these
wondrous products, however, make sure you
have a problem. I used to think that advertisers
must be inventing problems and diseases, but,
in time you will likely experience a few. An
eagle-eyed exploratory viewing of your plants
will tell you when all is not well. Don't panic —
learn to recognize symptoms and utilize the
appropriate remedy. Perhaps the simplest
remedy may be to toss a plant or two out of your
collection. I don't hesitate to do that rather than
risk the spread of a problem.

Watering - Be it by mat, wick or individual
watering, always start at the same place and
work in a pattern thus ensuring you water
evenly. The method I use consists of a large
water container and a submersible pump with
plastic hose and wand with which I place water
in each saucer — no mats to launder — no
spilled water.

;

Other perils - You may find yourself on club
committees, or asked to serve as an officer of the
local AV club. Worse still, you may be asked to
bring refreshments (devastating for me).
There's also the off chance you'll be asked to
speak about your hobby — - no fear — as long as
it's a little bit interesting, people will listen.

I could go on and on but I'm sure you get the
idea — - enjoy your plants but don' t let them take
over your life completely — remember to
"Keep It Simple ..."

8 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE July/August 1989

Ask

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Your Hybridizer!

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Bill Johnson

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1221 West River Road, #A2

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Elyria, OH 44035

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Pollen grains are fascinating things. To the
scientist they are nature's micro-chips carrying
one half the genetic code of their species. To an
insect like the bee they are food and energy. To
some unfortunate allergy suffering humans
they are the agents of itchy, watering eyes, and
uncontrollable sneezing.

I am one of the 15 million or so Americans
who suffer allergic reactions to tree, grass or
weed pollen during the hay-fever season. For
me this season of sneezing will start next month
and last until the first killing frost. In my misery,
I sometimes feel that these tiny grains are out to
get me. But in reality, I am the one who is
interfering with the pollen's business. The real
target of these wind -bo me grains is no t my nose
and throat, but the moist, sticky female repro¬
ductive structures of plants of their species.

When the pollen lands on the female flower
part, called the stigma, it absorbs moisture. The
moisture activates the pollen grains to release
proteins. If the female plant or flower belongs to
the same species as the pollen, it releases similar
compounds, which tell the pollen grain it has
come to the right place. The pollen grain re¬
sponds by sprouting a pollen tube — a long,
slender out-growth that snakes its way down to
the flower's ovary to deliver its cargo of sperm
to an egg cell.

Since the wind-borne pollen grains don't
have much control over their travels, a lot of
them land in our noses instead of on flowers.
The moist membranes in our noses are similar
enough to the female stigma to fool the pollen
into releasing its proteins, and that is when the
trouble begins for those allergic to these com¬

pounds.

What do hay-fever and hybridizing have in
common? Well, both involve the action and
reaction of pollen grains. Which leads me to
give thanks that I am not allergic to the pollen of
Saintpaulias. In my profession that would be
tragic!

Q. I have been told that it takes from 3 to 5
years and sometimes longer to develop a new
violet. How is it that hybridizers can be this
patient in their work?

A. Almost without exception every visitor to
the greenhouses asks me this question. Hybrid¬
izing does take an extraordinary amount of
patience, and patience is not a cheap and easy
virtue. But patience is possible when you are
pursuing a worthwhile goal and doing the
work that you love.

Q. If I hybridize plants that grow and bloom
well for me, how do I know they will perform as
well for someone else under their conditions?

A. You have touched upon one of the major
problems facing every hybridizer, and I do not
have an adequate answer. Each hybridizer
works in his own particular growing environ¬
ment. Some hybridize under artificial light in
cool basements, others hybridize in green¬
houses. Some live in cold climates, and others
live in warm climates. Each hybridizer evalu¬
ates his seedlings as they perform for him under
his conditions. The environment plays a signifi¬
cant part in evaluating seedlings, and may be an
unavoidable blind spot for the hybridizer.

Q. I had always heard that violets normally
had 30 chromosomes. Recently, I sa w a chart in
a book that listed Saintpaulias as having 28

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE July/ August 1989 9

chromosomes. What is the correct number?

A. The book you saw was either an old one,
or else it listed some outdated information.
Based upon the research of T. Sigiura in 1936,
Saintpaulias were thought to have 28 chromo¬
somes. But in 1951, G. B. Wilson, a professor at
Michigan State University, conducted research
that proved the correct number of chromo¬
somes to be 30, and not 28 as previously re¬
ported.

Q. How are the number of chromosomes of a
species determined?

A. With modern powerful electronic micro¬
scopes available today, scientists can easily
count the number of chromosomes in a cell
nucleus.

Q. What is the purpose of a plant patent?
How long does a patent last?

A. The purpose of a plant patent is to provide
a means by which the breeder or originator of a
new variety may receive a profitable return
from his investment — an investment involving
knowledge, time, facilities, and money. By
providing this means of return, patents support

and stimulate the development new and better
plants. A plant that meets all qualifications of
the law may be patented for a period of 17
years.

Q. Is it possible to get a copy of a particular
plant patent?

A. Yes, it is a simple matter of writing a letter
of request to: U. S. Department of Commerce,
Patent and Trademark Office, Washington,
D.C. 20231. Tell them the Patent number or
numbers and enclose a fee of $4.50 for each
copy requested.

My "question cupboard" is getting a bit
bare. So it is time for me to ask you to help
restock it. Suppose for a moment, that I was
giving a program for your club. What would
you ask me about hybridizing or some related
aspect of it? Well, write and ask me that. Your
question does not need to be something techni¬
cal and complicated or highly original to be
helpful. In fact, it will likely be of greater gen¬
eral interest if it is something ordinary and
simple. I will be expecting to hear from you
soon.

Boston Convention Show Awards for 1990

Esther Edwards Wells
Awards Chairman

Special awards are always an exciting part of
every AVSA Convention Show. Not only do
they recognize the accomplishments of the
many exhibitors, but awards also provide a way
for all AVSA members and affiliates to partici¬
pate in this annual event.

Awards for the Boston 1990 AVSA Conven¬
tion should be sent to:

Esther Edwards Wells
AVSA Awards Chairman
948 Fair Oaks Court
Liberty, MO 64068

Home - 816-781-2160 / Work - 816-781-1821
Since the Boston Convention is earlier than
usual, the deadline for submitting awards has
been changed to August 15, 1989, in order for
the awards to be listed in the convention sup¬
plement in the November magazine. However,

awards will still be accepted until December 15,
1989.

Cash awards must be paid in U.S. funds by
check or money order payable to AVSA Con¬
vention Account. Please do not send gift certifi¬
cates. Appropriate items other than cash will be
accepted.

When sending an award, please include the
following information:

Name of award or donor and address

Item or amount of award

Specific class, section, or variety requested
(amateur horticulture, commercial horticul¬
ture, design, named variety, etc.) if available.

Cash awards which cannot be awarded are
given to AVSA.

All awards must be sent to the Awards
Chairman.

10 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE July/ August 1989

Affiliate ’appenings

Lyndall Owens
P. O. Box 288
Beaumont , TX 77704

THE DELAWARE AVS — "Rainbow of Violets,"
Bessie D. Pyle, chairman. Winners: Best AVSA collection.
Hello Sunshine, Fogbound, French Lilac, best in show,
Nortex's Snowkist Haven, best gesneriad, Columnea Early
Bird, sweepstakes, Bessie Pyle; 2nd best AVSA collection.
Cinders, Wild Blue Yonder, Ohio, Betty Gregg; 2nd best in
show. Wood Trail, best trailer. Wood Trail, Andrea Pirone;
best design, "Pot of Gold," Terry Celano; best miniature.
Wee Willie, best semi, Luvy, Sareena Mathew.

HATTIESBURG AVC, MS — "Holiday Escapades,"
Jane Wicht, chairman. Winners: Best AVSA collection.
Bogeyman, Snow Child, Little Jim, best in show. Bogeyman,
best design, "Vacation in USA," best miniature, Dolly
Dimples, best semi. Denim Blue, Jane Wicht; 2nd best AVSA
collection, Dora Baker, Jubilant Image, Lavender Magic, Ricky
Winstead; best trailer, Moon Trail, best gesneriad, Episcia
Cleopatra, sweepstakes, Lucy Wood.

RICHMOND AVS, VA — "Gift of Nature," Sharon
Long, chairman. Winners: Best AVSA collection, Wee Blue
Eyes, Magic Blue, Rob's Blue Light, best trailer. Snowy Trail,
best semi. Magic Blue, Sharon Long; 2nd best AVSA
collection. Kiwi Dazzle, Raspberry Rose, Optimara Ontario,
best in show. Ruby Slippers, best design, "Blue Moon," best
miniature, Ruby Slippers, sweepstakes, Alice Grundy; 2nd
best in show, Christmas Candy-O, Barbara Peterson; best
gesneriad, Episcia Temptation, Ruth Tate.

CAPITAL CITY AVS, CA — "Violets, Bees & Butter¬
flies," Jean Stokes, chairman. Winners: Best AVSA
collection, China Pink, Crystallaire, Great Expectations,
sweepstakes, Twila DiVriend; best in show. Ballet Fairy
Queen, Della Carpenter; 2nd best in show, Roseberry, best
semi. Petite Pat, Oscar Faoro; best design, "Come Sit With
Me Neath The Cherry Tree," Mae Mendes; best trailer.
Teeny Bopper, Ruby Roloff; best miniature. Sum Pumpkin,
best gesneriad, E. Bronze Queen, June Fallaw.

FIRST AVS OF SPARTANBURG, SC — "Shiny Vio¬
lets & Shimmering Balloons," Jessie Dennis & Maureen
Simmons, cochairmen. Winners: Best AVSA collection,
Michiko, Blue Jay, Wrangler's Dixie Celebration, best in show.
Wrangler's Dixie Celebration, 2nd best in show, Jonathan,
best trailer. Ramblin' Dots, Ernestine Wright; 2nd best
AVSA collection, Hug-A-Lug, Snuggles, Precious Pink, best
miniature, Optimara Little Amethyst, best semi. Precious
Pink, best gesneriad, Claire Roberts, sweepstakes, Martha
Young; best design, "Shimmering With Color," Janet Hull.

AVS OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS — "Leprechaun's
Frolic," Mrs. William Krewer, chairman. Winners: Best
AVSA collection. Magic Blue, Rob's Almost Sinful, Little Doll,
best in show. Magic Blue, best design, "Leprechaun's Mis¬
chief," best semi. Magic Blue, Adelle Johnson; 2nd best
AVSA collection. Teen Craze, Shutterbug, Precious Pink, 2nd

best in show, Linda Darnell, best trailer, Linda Darnell,
sweepstakes, Anna Jean Landgren; best gesneriad, Episcia
Pink Brocade, Elaine Gordon.

COPPER CITY AVS, NY — "Violets World Wide,"
Marilyn Schaller & Joyce Lyman, cochairmen. Winners:
Best in show. Magnolia, 2nd best AVSA collection, Tommie
Lou, Nanuka, Magnolia, Marion & John Mennig; 2nd best in
show, Roseberry, sweepstakes (52 blue ribbons), best
miniature, Wunnerful, best semi. Green Vista, best AVSA
collection, Joelle, Fredette's Moonflower, Bud's Lite, best
trailer. Snow White Trail, Annabelle & Wilson Hart; best
design, Catherine Gardner.

NASA AREA AVS, TX — "Country Violets," Marsha
Bagley, chairman. Winners: Best AVSA collection. Some¬
thing Special, Islander, Tiger, best in show. Something Special,
2nd best in show. Islander, Lisa Holmes; 2nd best AVSA
collection. Tiger, Wonderland, Ruffles-n-Lace, sweepstakes,
Melba Bradbery; best design, "County Fair," best trailer,
Honeysuckle Rose, Pat Gonzales; best miniature, Redland's
Precious, Irene Scharunovych; best semi. Bogeyman,
Onalee McEwen; best gesneriad, Streptocarpus Susie, Janet
Bang.

AV FANCIERS INC., IL — "African Violets on the
Waterfront," Lucille Losiewski, chairman. Winners: Best
AVSA collection. Tiger, Heirloom, Creole Royal, Jan
Shepherdson; 2nd best AVSA collection. Chiffon Print,
Mark, Fickle Flirt, best in show. Fickle Flirt, best design, "The
Bandstand," best semi. Magic Blue, best gesneriad, Episcia
Silver Skies, Florise Hogan; 2nd best in show, Weebe, best
trailer. Teeny Bopper, sweepstakes, Lucille Losiewski.

AVS OF WESTERN NEW YORK — "Violet Games,"
Ralph Robinson, chairman. Winners: Best in show.
Blackjack, 2nd best AVSA collection (commercial). Hush
Blue, L' Ambassadeur, Cor alette, Vikki Davis; Best AVSA
collection (commercial). Heritage Frolic, Wee Be,MissieMiss,
best trailer, Ramblin Lavender, best miniature. Timid Teen,
best semi, MissieMiss, best other gesneriad, Episcia Kee Wee,
Jo Wells; best AVSA collection (amateur), Painted Sunrise,
Harbor Blue, Nortex's Snowkist Haven, 2nd best in show.
Painted Sunrise, Shirley Sampson; 2nd best AVSA collec¬
tion (amateur). Splendiferous, Titan Blue, Optimara Alabama,
Kathy Brenon; best arrangement, "Charades," sweep-
stakes (horticulture, 127 blue ribbons), Ralph Robinson;
best design, "Make Believe," Shirley Sampson.

FIRST AVS OF DALLAS, TX — "Blazing the Violet
Trail," Bill Foster, chairman. Winners: Best AVSA
collection, Mignon's Moment, Wrangler's Green Pastures,
Marie Knoblock, best in show. Pretty in Blue, sweepstakes,
Grace Davis; 2nd best AVSA collection, Grace of Garland,
Mary Craig, Bertha, Paula Foster; 2nd best in show. White
Cameo, Martha Turner; best design, "Niagara Falls," Mary

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Alice Barta; best trailer. Sapphire Trail, Rae Adams; best
gesneriad, Sinningia Mini Glox, Bill Foster.

METROPOLITAN ST. LOUIS AV COUNCIL, MO —
"Circus of Violets - The Greatest Show on Earth," Fran
Russom, chairman. Winners: Best AVSA collection, Ever-
dina, Midget Midnight, Paradise Baby, Susan Harper; best
AVSA collection (commercial). Fickle Flirt, Roman Delight,
Sapporo, Katsuko Nadeau; 2nd best AVSA collection,
Tony's Extravaganza, Magnolia, Stellar Clouds, best
miniature, Alan's Valley Girl, sweepstakes (37 blue
ribbons), Ardath Miller; best in show, S. pendula Var.
Kizarae, best trailer, S. pendula Var. Kizarae, Virginia
Hamilton; 2nd best in show, Mindy Brooke, Earl Jackson;
best design, "Circus Band," Ema Holt; best semi. Autumn
Lou, Janet Graves; best gesneriad, Episcia Pink Brocade,
Hazel Reitz.

SUBURBAN AV ENTHUSIASTS, IN — "Violets Go
Country," Shirley Keim, chairman. Winners: Best AVSA
collection. Kiwi Dazzle, Lady Diane, Casper Ghost, 2nd best in
show, Jean, sweepstakes, Evelyn Barborik; 2nd best AVSA
collection. Snow Rose, Ness's Chatty Kathy, Pretty Mama,
Jean Willey; best in show. Pretty Mama, Ellie Palm; best
design, Charles A. Koch; best trailer. Dancing Trail, Clare
Palm; best miniature. Tip Top, Mildred Celic; best
gesneriad, Nematanthus Christmas Holly, Karen Okerstram.

FIRST AUSTIN AVS, TX — "25 Years with African
Violets," Leona Herres, chairman. Winners: Best AVSA
collection. Heirloom, Pink Energy , Happy Cricket, best
gesneriad, A. Hildebrandi, sweepstakes, Dolores Gibbs;
2nd best AVSA collection. Little Pro, Precious Pink, Little
Katherine, best in show. White Ruffles, best design, best semi.
Precious Pink, Aloha Rhodes; 2nd best in show, Santa Fe
Trails, best trailer, Santa Fe Trails, Leona Herres.

NEW YORK CITY AVS, NY — "Violets Two By Two,"
Leila M. Egenites, chairman. Winners: Best AVSA collec¬
tion (commercial), L' Ambassadeur, Picasso, Robert Croteau,
Leila Egenites; best AVSA collection, Chris Leppard, Harbor
Blue, Something Special, 2nd best in show. Harbor Blue,
sweepstakes (122 blue ribbons), Edward Bradford; 2nd
best AVSA collection, Catherine Hunt, Harbor Blue, Pink
Blueberry, best in show. Pink Blueberry, best trailer. Redwood
Trail, best gesneriad, Episcia Cleopatra, Mark Grigalunas;
best design, "Like Two Peas in a Pod," Raymond Dooley;
best miniature, Optimara Little Sapphire, Joseph Palagonia;
best semi. Precious Pink, Nancy Hough.

FIRST ARLINGTON AVS, TX— "Melody of Violets,"
Mrs. T. W. Padgett, chairman. Winners: Best AVSA
collection. Wrangler's Dixie Celebration, Needlepoint, Gor¬
geous Geanie, Dorothy Pauley; best in show. Fisherman's
Paradise, best trailer. Perk Up, best design, Anna Padgett;
best miniature. Snuggles, Ann Trussell; best gesneriad, S.
Ulysses, sweepstakes, Edna Haugh.

FOUR SEASONS A V CLUB, TX — "Violets Ole," Jane
Larocca, chairman. Winners: Best AVSA collection. Call Me
Friend, Polly Doodle, Southern Skies, Josie Carson; 2nd best
AVSA collection. The King, Snow Squall, Greg, best in show,
Wilson Rhea, 2nd best in show, Nortex's Fantasy Haven, best
trailer. Snowy Trail, best miniature, Damas , best semi. Little
Pro, sweepstakes, Sandra McDaniel; best design, 'Red
Wine," Nancee Stevens; best gesneriad, Episcia Apple Cider,
Mildred Mitchell.

THIMBLE ISLANDS AVS, CT — "Galaxy of Violets,"
Barbara LeMere, chairman. Winners: Best in show, Christ¬

mas Carol, Barbara LeMere; 2nd best in show. Blooms Away,
best trailer. Blooms Away, Buzz Clem; best design, "Little
Dipper," Louise Cacace; best miniature. Little Amethyst,
best gesneriad, Streptocarpella, sweepstakes. Marge
Fargeot; best semi. Lavender Kisses, Charlene Boyce.

SPRINGFIELD AV CLUB, OH — "African Violet
Royalty," Patty Gibson, chairman. Winners: Best AVSA
collection, Isadorable, Conrad, Bee Jay, best in show,
Isadorable, 2nd best in show. Wild Blue Yonder, best semi.
Snuggles Little Dreamer, sweepstakes, Ann Thomas; 2nd
best AVSA collection, Rob's April Storm, Rob's Diamond
Chips, Top Most, best trailer, Cirelda, Sam Cam ell; best
design, "Royal English Dish Garden," best miniature. Tip
Top, Betty Bartley; best gesneriad, E. Temptation, Jan Carr.

VENTURA COUNTY AVS, CA — "Remembering 20
Special Years with Violets," Chuck Alvary, chairman.
Winners: Best AVSA collection, Mark, Wrangler's Dixie
Celebration, Happy Cricket, best in show. Wrangler's Dixie
Celebration, Catherine Myers; 2nd best AVSA collection.
Ruffles 'n' Lace, best trailer. Rosebud Trail, Floyd Lawson;
best design, "Violets & Country Charm," Metto Thomsen;
best miniature, O. Little Rose Quartz , Marla Henderson;
best semi. Precious Lavender, Marcia Shaver; best
gesneriad. Tinker Bell, Loretta Tetro.

NORTH STAR AV COUNCIL, MN — "Spring Cele¬
bration in Color," Lorraine Nelson, chairman. Winners:
Best AVSA collection, O. Louisiana, O. Utah, O. South
Dakota, best in show, O. Louisiana, best gesneriad, Strep-
tocarpus Trident, sweepstakes, Ruth Bann; 2nd best AVSA
collection. Marvel, Shirley's Delight, Granger's Desert Dawn,
best design, best trailer. Pixie Blue, best miniature. Dawn
Michelle, Retha Johnson; best semi. Precious Pink, Caroline
Fleisch.

AVS OF LOWER BUCKS COUNTY, PA — "Bon
Appetit," Bill Lyons, chairman. Winners: best AVSA
collection, Optimara Trinidad, Something Special, Miriam
Steele, 2nd best in show, Mignon's Moment, best miniature.
Toy Castle, best semi. Beginner's Luck, best gesneriad, E.
Country Clown, sweepstakes. Bill Lyons; 2nd best AVSA
collection. The King, Wrangler's Jealous Heart, Gypsy Fire,
best in show. The King, Lee Allen; best design, "Soup D'
Jour," Carolyn Shaw.

GULF A V CLUB, FL — "A Feast of Violets," Lillian C.
Scott, chairman. Winners: Best in show. Tiger Lily, 2nd best
in show. Pixie Blue, best trailer. Pixie Blue, best gesneriad,
Episcia Pink Brocade, sweepstakes, Lillian C. Scott; best
design, "Feast For The Eyes," Ruth Kleindienst; best semi.
Lovely Linda, Myrtle Schneller.

AVS OF MINNESOTA — "New Beginnings," Judith
Neumann, chairman. Winners: Best AVSA collection.
Magic Blue, Lady Bug, Snuggles, Barbara Wohlfred; 2nd
best AVSA collection, China Pink, Optimara Michigan,
Nortex's Color Haven, best design, "Frontier Days," best
miniature. Teeny Weeny, best gesneriad, Nematanthus
Hildebrandii, sweepstakes, Palma Trapp; best in show,
Optimara New Mexico, 2nd best in show, Adeline Krogman,
Ken Rein; best trailer, Jillian Trail, Judith Neumann; best
semi. Beginner's Luck , Elizabeth Frigstad.

AV CLUB OF CANTON, OH — "Celebrate With
Violets," Pearl L. Snyder, chairman. Winners: Best AVSA
collection, Optimara Nevada, Optimara Arkansas, Ballet
Anna, 2nd best in show. Parson's Winner, sweepstakes,
Cathy Black; 2nd best AVSA collection. Manna Lou, Opti-

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mara Molokai, Honeycomb Haven, Pearl Snyder; best in
show. Desert Dawn, best miniature. Babe, Jackie Muster;
best design, "Let's Have A Party," best trailer. Purple
Cloudburst, Louise Udovick; best gesneriad, Streptocarpus
Karen, Eileen Lott.

THE EDMONTON AVS, ALBERTA, CANADA —

"A Decade of Violets," Lynnette Mitchell, chairman. Win¬
ners: Best AVSA collection. Spring Prom, Precious Pink,
Rob's Crazy Daze, Doreen Smith; 2nd best AVSA collection.
Morning Thunder, Sammye Ballard , Kiwi Dazzle, best trailer.
Happy Trails, best gesneriad. Gloxinia Medusa, Margaret
Jarratt; best in show, Optimara New Mexico , 2nd best in
show. Glacier, sweepstakes, Arlene Smith; best miniature,
Rob's Sno Blossom Sport, Lynnette Mitchell.

DIABLO VALLEY AV GROWERS, CA — "Violets
Are Music For The Soul," Vivien Ragan, chairman. Win¬
ners: Best AVSA collection. Alpha Charlie , Gamhlin Fever,
Petticoat Chaser, Lillian Martinez; 2nd best AVSA
collection. High Tide, Swifty Thriller , Valencia, best in show.
High Tide, sweepstakes, June Fallow. Other winners: best
design, "Strike Up The Band," best trailer. Trail Along; best
miniature. Sum Pumpkin; best semi. Ruffled Joy; best
gesneriad, E. Bronze Queen.

SAN FERNANDO VALLEY AVS, CA — "Reigning
Violets," Ruth Lankford, chairman. Winners: Best AVSA
collection. Pretty Mama, Boca Grande, Pink Cameo, best in
show, Boca Grande , sweepstakes, June Strong; 2nd best
AVSA collection, Skagit's Wonderland, Amazon Gem,
Fredette's Moonflower, Carol Sisson; best design, Louise
Ozaki; best trailer, Tucson Trail, Bemadine Poulsen.

ILLINOIS AVS — "Violets Go Hawaiian," Mrs. Ed¬
ward Johnson, chairman. Winners: Best AVSA collection,
Coralette, Casper Ghost, Kiwi Dazzle, best in show. Lady
Diana, Evalyn Barboriclq 2nd best AVSA collection, Opti¬
mara South Dakota, Dance Time, Granger's Desert Dawn, Jean
Brooks; 2nd best in show, Weebe, best miniature, Weebe,
sweepstakes, Joan Pugsley; best trailer. Pixie Blue, Anna
Jean Landgren; best gesneriad, Chrysothemis Pulschella,
Libby Watkins.

MEMPHIS AVS, TN — ■ "Violets in Oriental Splendor,"
Peggy Adamson, chairman. Winners: Best AVSA
collection. Precious Pink, Lovely Linda, Snuggles, best semi.
Precious Pink, Katherine Steele; 2nd best AVSA collection,
Toyland, Fairy Tales, Bahamian Sunset, best miniature, Baha¬
mian Sunset, Peggy Adamson; best in show, Ramblin Silver,
best trailer, Ramblin Silver, 2nd best in show. End of Day,
Chesley E. Poole; best design, sweepstakes, Iona E. Pair;
best gesneriad. Pink Brocade, Ann Shirley.

BERGEN COUNTY AVS, NJ — "Celebrate With Vio¬
lets," Florence Friendman, chairman. Winners: Best AVSA
collection. Highland Fling, Ballet Marta, Roundabout, best in
show. Highland Fling, 2nd best in show. Ballet Marta, Hen-
rikas Januskevicias; best design, "Wedding Day," Lee
Borey; best trailer. Little Sea Gull, Linda LePresti; best
miniature. Paradise Baby, sweepstakes, Florence D. Liberti;
best semi. Pay Dirt, Eunice Meister; best gesneriad, St.
Debbie, Fred Hill.

HERITAGE AVS, NY — "Westward Ho!" Eleanore
Hilzman, chairman. Winners: Best AVSA collection,
Nortex's Heartlite Haven, Picturesque, Mary D, 2nd best in
show, Foxwood T rail, best design, best trailer, Foxwood T rail,
best miniature, Junie Moon, best semi. Snuggles Love, Anne
Lee; 2nd best AVSA collection, Optimara Nassau, Splendif¬

erous, Rhapsodie Roxanna, best in show. Rhapsodic Roxanna,
best gesneriad, Sinningia Concinna, sweepstakes, Barbara
Kustek.

HEART OF DIXIE AVS, AL — "A Violet Homecom¬
ing," Dorothy Strickland, chairman. Winners: Best AVSA
collection. Leprechaun's Frolic, Pride of Enterprise, Nancy
Reagan, best in show. Sweet Praline, 2nd best in show. Pride
of Enterprise, best semi. Petite Pat, sweepstakes, Ben
Strickland; 2nd best AVSA collection, Louise Croteau, Silver
Seas, Coral Kiss, Vince Vincent; best design, Christie
Thomley; best trailer. Pixie Blue, Mary Huff; best
gesneriad, Sinningia Eumorpha.

BALBOA PARK AVS, CA — "Foolin' Around With
Violets," Kemary Crowder, chairman. Winners: Best
AVSA collection, Crystallaire, Happy Cricket, Wrangler's
Jealous Heart, 2nd best in show, Kermit, sweepstakes,
Kemary Crowder; best in show. Precious Pink, best
miniature. Think Twice, best semi. Precious Pink, Audrey
Buchanan; best design, "Shhh - Testing in Progress," Mary
Isham; best trailer. Wood Trail, Leonard King; best
gesneriad, Columnea Orange Fire, Frances King.

LONG ISLAND AVS, NY — "Ode To Violets,"
Dorothy Vogt & Diane Lohan, chairmen. Winners: Best
AVSA collection. Wrangler's Spanish Cavalier, September
Affair, Pink Champagne, best in show. Wrangler's Spanish
Cavalier, Frances Bermann; 2nd best AVSA collection,
Rieko, Decent Davey, Snow Rose, Jeanne Maier; 2nd best in
show. Little Finesse, best semi. Little Finesse, Marie Caruso;
best design, "Paul Revere's Ride," Evelyn Hannan; best
NY trailer. Pink Mint, Eileen Denison; best trailer. Pixie
Blue, Mary Ritsch; best miniature, Optimara Little Pearl,
Rosemary Macaluso; best gesneriad, Mini-Sinningia
Tinkerbells, Sibyl Hagan; sweepstakes, Lois Szostak.

CENTRAL JERSEY AVS, NJ — "A Decade of African
Violet Memories," Nancy Imhof, chairman. Winners: Best
AVSA collection. Grandma's Zach, Matecumbe, Majestic, 2nd
best in show. Grandma's Zach, best semi. Magic Blue, best
gesneriad, Streptocarpus Falling Stars, sweepstakes (25 blue
ribbons), Nancy Imhof; 2nd best AVSA collection. Amaz¬
ing Grace, Alice Ann, Joyce, best trailer, Brazos Belle, Char¬
lotte Lynn; best in show, Optimara Trinidad, Barbara
Weresow; best design, "Garden Party," best miniature.
Little Blue, Jan Murasko.

COLUMBUS AVS, OH — "Violets Discover Colum¬
bus," Jane McCain, chairman. Winners: Best AVSA
collection. Splendiferous, Anna Kreech, Fantasy Sparkle, best
in show, Wonderland, Mrs. Betty Schulz; 2nd best AVSA
collection, Moonfire, Blackie Bryant, Snow Rose, 2nd best in
show, Blackie Bryant, best design, "Columbus Zoo,"
sweepstakes, Mrs. Emilie Savage; best trailer. Fancy Trail,
best semi. Happy Teen, Mrs Elaine Cummins; best
miniature, Optimara Little Trail, Mrs. Audrey Troxell; best
gesneriad, Aeschynanthus Lobbianthus, Mrs. Viola Tucker.

SUNSET AVS, AZ — "Colors, The Desert Sunset and
Violets," Chris Kemmerling, chairman. Winners: Best
AVSA collection, Apache Land, Sheer Romance, Alamo Red,
best in show, Apache Land, Barbara Wyckoff; 2nd best in
show, Kilauea, Claudia Sampson; best design, "Estates of
Biltmore," best miniature, Optimara Little Opal,
sweepstakes, Chris Kemmerling; best trailer. Snowy Trail,
Barb VanderLeest; best semi, Angel Lace, Ruth Loomis;
best gesneriad, Streptocarpus Suzie, Karen Broadway.

THE MONTGOMERY AVS, AL — "Heavenly Vio-

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lets/' Peg Phythyon, chairman. Winners: Best AVSA
collection. Tiger , On Edge, Kiwi Dazzle , best in show. Melody
Kimi, Mary Chamberland; 2nd best AVSA collection, Gla¬
dys, Picasso, Redlands Pride, best gesneriad, Episcia Country
Music, sweepstakes (71 blue ribbons, horticulture), Mary
Mosley; 2nd best in show. Ballet Fairy Queen, best
miniature, Bryte Border , Peg Phythyon; best design, "Catch
A Falling Star," Betsy Loerch; best trailer, Falling Snow , best
semi. Snuggles , Eleanor Robinson; sweepstakes (7 blue
ribbons, design). Gay Harrison.

LAKE SHORE AVS, IL — "Garden Party," Sandy
S tubbings, chairman. Winners: Best AVSA collection.
Something Special , Snow Rose , Nor lex’s Snowkist Haven , 2nd
best in show. Something Special , best design, "A Gardener's
Scavenger Hunt," Lois Hughes; 2nd best AVSA collection.
Honey Love, Ms. Pretty Pink, Ming Blue , Barbara Corbett;
best in show. Sweet One , best trailer. Magic Trail, best
miniature. Sweet One, Joe Bruns; best gesneriad. Strep .
Holiday Hybrids, Carla Weaver-Hudson.

AVS OF GREATER PEORIA, IL — "The Great Violet
Caper," Joyce Blank, chairman. Winners: Best AVSA
collection. Precious Pink, Disco Doll , Ruffled Joy, best in show,
Precbus Pink, best semi, Precbus Pink , Ruby Ernst; 2nd best
AVSA collection. Snuggles , Little Katherine, Magic Blue, best
miniature. Timid Teen, sweepstakes, Darlene Klein; 2nd
best in show. Ruffles fNf Lace, best trailer. Ramblin' Dots, Pat
Barber; best design, "The Thin Man," Wilma Johnson, best
gesneriad, Chrysothemis Pulchella, Libby Watkins.

MAGIC KNIGHT AVS, TX — "Violet Magic," Sandy
Sanders, chairman. Winners: Best AVSA collection, Bertha ,
Wrangler's Spanish Cavalier , Texas Charmer , Janey Reddell;
2nd best AVSA collection. Hot Jazz , Tip Top, Precbus Pink,
Shirley Sanders; best in show. Pink Energy, Mary Stovall;
2nd best in show. Sapphire Halo, Alma Hummer; best
design, "Emerald Isle," best trailer. Magic Trail,
sweepstakes, Hortense Pittman; best miniature. Petite
Jewel , Bill Johnson; best semi. Sweet One, Darryl Hoover;
best gesneriad, Streptocarpella Concord Blue, Ken Froboese.

TWIN CITIES AVS, IL — "Violets in Fantasy," Jean
Brooks, chairman. Winners: Best AVSA collection. Desert
Dawn, Dance Time , Mikado Red, best in show. Desert Dawn,
2nd best in show. Desert Dawn, best design, "Violets in
Fantasyland," Jean Brooks; 2nd best AVSA collection. Top
Dollar , Pink Magic, Brilliant Brocade , best miniature, Mickey
Mouse, Jim La them; best trailer. Pixie Blue , sweepstakes,
Martha Compton; best gesneriad. Big Red, Dan Anderson.

AVS OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FL — "Violets
Vacation Around Hie World," Betty Cassell, chairman.
Winners: Best AVSA collection. White Wedgewood , Nortex's
Yuletide Haven , Pense Beauty, sweepstakes, Mildred
Patrick; best in show. Pink lady, 2nd best in show. Granger's
Wonderland, Louise Jones; best design, "CMent Express,"
best miniature. Think Twice, best semi. Ruffled Joy , Gerald¬
ine Holmes.

BLUFF CITY AV CLUB, TN — "Twenty Years and
Growing," Iona Pair, chairman. Winners: Best AVSA
collection. Bisque Risque, Old Dominbn Sparkler, Pawnee,
Mary Loewer; 2nd best AVSA collection, Rob's Almost
Sinful, Rob's Shadow Magic, Rob's Megan Lynn , best in show,
Mickey Mouse , 2nd best in show, Rob's April Storm Sport , best
miniature, Mickey Mouse, sweepstakes, George
McDonald; best design, best trailer, Brazos Belle, Iona Pair;
best semi, Precbus Pink, best gesneriad. Columned schideana ,

Mary Loewer.

ALBUQUERQUE AV CLUB, NM — "Violet Fanta¬
sies," Peggy Staat, chairman. Winners: Best in show, Ras-
berry Reunion, 2nd best in show, Irish Ice , best semi.
Snuggles Delight , Clella Wiley; best design, "Sleepy
Hollow," Cal Iskra; best trailer. Blazing Trail , Amazetta
Mays; best miniature. Ravishing Ruth , sweepstakes, Ruth
Longmire; best gesneriad. Moss Agate, Estella Minnich.

CEN-TEX RAINBOW A VC, TX — "Box Office Hits,"
Maxine Garlick & Gayle King, chairmen. Winners: Best
AVSA collection, Georgia hover, Sheer Heaven, Splendiferous ,
best in show, Georgia Lover, 2nd best in show. Phantom
Flash , sweepstakes, Janice Davidson; 2nd best AVSA
collection, September Affair, Mark Knoblock , Tony's Peach
Brandy, Neva Moten; best design, '"Jewel of the Nite," best
gesneriad. Silver Skks, Maxine Garlick; best trailer. Snowy
Trail, Gayle King; best miniature. Snuggle Bear , best semi,
Taffy Joy, JoAnne Rogers.

FIRST AVS OF SAN ANTONIO, TX — "Fooling
Around With Violets," Anne Nicholas, chairman. Win¬
ners: Best AVSA collection. Pink Confession , Pink Energy ,
Ness's Hey Jude , best in show. Pink Confession, 2nd best in
show. Failin' Snow , best trailer. Failin' Snow , Richard
Nicholas; 2nd best AVSA collection. Something Special,
Pink Energy , Blanche Holt , sweepstakes, Alice Weisner;
best design, "Court Jester," Jeanne Strottner; best
miniature. Timid Teen, best semi, Precbus Pink , Trudy
Phelps; best gesneriad, Kohlerk Kongo, Nancy Wilson.

MASTER CITY A V & GESNERIAD SOCIETY, SC —
"Georgia's Violets on My Mind," Sharon Miles & Angela
Olson, chairmen. Winners: Best AVSA collection.
Granger's Coral GIo, Lela Mark, mini Peace , 2nd best in show.
Granger's Coral GIo, Sharon Miles; 2nd best AVSA
collection, Aca's Eye Knees , Lady Baltimore, Wild Flame, best
in show. Sir Charles, Angela Olson; best in design,
Angelika Selman; best trailer. Dancin' Trail, Lois Duvall;
best miniature, Everdim , Jean Wright; best semi, Jem,
sweepstakes, Jan Moon; best gesneriad, Aeschynanthus
Hildebrandii , JoAnn Cumpton.

FIRST NIGHTER AVS OF DALLAS, TX — "Violets
in the News," Mary Alice Barta, chairman. Winners: Best
AVSA collection, Tony's Extravaganza , White Cameo , Coral
Kiss , best in show. Coral Kiss, Martha Turner; 2nd best
AVSA collection, Mary Craig, Holly Dee, Yvonne, best
trailer, Rob's Sticky Wicket, Paula Foster; 2nd best in show,
Precbus Pink, best miniature, Everdim, best semi, Precbus
Pink, Yvonne Acree; best design, "Stock Split,"
sweepstakes, Mary Alice Barta; best gesneriad. Country
Charm, Jan Lakey.

NITE BLOOMERS AVC, CA — "Violets Go To The
Movies," Doreen Hassan, chairman. Winners: Best AVSA
collection, Rob's Ink Storm, Magic Blue, Precious Pink,
sweepstakes, JoAnna Behl; 2nd best AVSA collection.
Snow Rose, High Tide, Pink Phitty , best in show. Pink Philly,
Dorothy Gawienowski; 2nd best in show. Petite Pat , best
design, "Sound of Music," best miniature, Streissand , best
semi. Petite Pat, Cathy Comibe; best gesneriad (foliage), E.
Cleopatra, Patt Harris.

SAN MATEO COUNTY AVS, CA — " Wearin O' The
Green," Celine Chase, chairman. Winners: Best AVSA
collection. Snow Rose, DoDe , Mary D; sweepstakes, best
semi. Cherry Hill, Enid Wood; 2nd best AVSA collection.
Blue Hawaii, Something Special, Swifty Thriller, best in show.

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Painted Sunrise, Celine Chase; 2nd best in show. Mini Minx,
best miniature. Mini Minx, Kathy McFarland; best design,
"The Emerald Isle," Heather Morgan.

tXmpaavs,fl — "Violet Memories," JoAnne Marti¬
nez, chairman. Winners: Best in show. Species Pendula, best
miniature. Rhythm Rascal, best semi. Sugar Doll, best trailer,
Daisy Trail, JoAnne Martinez; best design, sweepstakes,
Mary Lou Harden; best dish garden design, Lucille
Chester; best bubble bowl, Linda Jacobsen; best
gesneriad. Silver Skies, Mercedes Williams.

A V ASSOCIATION OF GARDENERS, FL — "Violets
& Olde Lace," Lottie Cohen, chairman. Winners: Best
AVSA collection. Beginner's Luck, Pay Dirt, Trinket White
Caps , 2nd best in show. Darling Blue Trail, best trailer.
Darling Blue Trail, best miniature. Fairy Prince, best semi.
Trinket White Caps, Lottie Cohen; 2nd best AVSA
collection. Wrangler's Pink Patches, Fisherman's Paradise,
Creole Royale, Marta Davis; best in show. Raspberry
Reunion, best gesneriad. Col. Early Bird, best design, "But¬
tons & Bows," Alyce Droege; sweepstakes (26 blue
ribbons), Jim Boyer.

RAYNE A VS, LA — "Leaping for Violets," Leora
Peres, chairman. Winners: Best AVSA collection, Aca's
Snow Bird, Something Special, Bertha, best in show (tie) Lela
Marie, 2nd best in show, Ragusa Special, best trailer, Pixie
Blue , Letie Guidry; best in show (tie) Bertha, best semi, Gini,
sweepstakes (63 blue ribbons), Lucy Menard; best design,
"Violets at the Frog Festival," Leora Peres; best gesneriad,
Nancy Hogerman.

AVS OF BEAUMONT, TX — "Weatherwise with
African Violets," Lyndall Owens, chairman. Winners: Best
AVSA collection, Fresno, Christmas Candy-O, Apache Eagle,
best design, "Cold & Snowy," best trailer. Dancin' Trail,
best gesneriad, E. Cameo, sweepstakes, Mary Neff; 2nd
best AVSA collection. Happy Cricket, Carnival, Spanish
Cavalier, best in show, Blackie Bryant, Lou Williford; 2nd
best in show, Bonnie Ross, best semi, Bonnie Ross, best
miniature, Dawn Michelle, Frankie Pletzer.

Coming

Events

JULY 5-8 CALIFORNIA — The American Gloxinia
and Gesneriad Society Annual Convention will be held at
the Weston South Coast Plaza Hotel, 666 Anton Way, Costa
Mesa. The public is invited to the show and sale, Saturday,
July 8, 9:15 a.m. - noon. The hotel is north of the 405 freeway
and east of Bristol, across from the South Coast Plaza
shopping mall. For additional information call Mama
Striepens, 818-964-4462 or Pat Cohen, 714-786-1076.

AUGUST 24 & 25 MINNESOTA — AVS of
Minnesota's show, "Festival of Rowers," Minnesota State
Fair, St. Paul. Both days, 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. Jean Ness, show
chairman; Faye Drewianka, cochairman.

AUGUST 25 - 27 CALIFORNIA — San Francisco
County Fair Rower Show, "Salute to Rowers '89," County
Fair Building (formerly Hall of Rowers), 9th Avenue and
Lincoln Way, San Francisco. Both days, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Preview: Aug. 24, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. $3 general public, $2
seniors, children under 12 free.

SEPTEMBER 30 & OCTOBER 1 CALIFORNIA — AV
Council of Southern California's educational show/ sale,
"Violets 101," Panorama Mall, Van Nuys Blvd. and Roscoe
Blvd., Panorama City, San Fernando Valley. Sept. 30, 10
a.m. - 6 p.m.; Oct. 1, noon - 5 p.m. Public invited at no
charge. For more information, Mary Blancher, 818-363-
6222.

OCTOBER 7 & 8 TEXAS — Spring Branch AVC, in
conjunction with the Houston Arboretum, will present
their display/ sale, Houston Arboretum, 4501 Woodway.
Sale hours: Oct. 7, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Oct. 8, noon - 5 p.m.
Demonstration lectures will be given both days. For more
information, Elaine Click, 713-462-4257.

OCTOBER 7 & 8 LOUISIANA — Louisiana Council of
AV Judges and Growers' show/sale, "Violets Along the
Bayou," Baton Rouge Garden Center, 7950 Independence
Blvd. Oct. 7, 2 - 5 p.m.; Oct. 8, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. Open to public,
free admission. Anaise LeBlanc, chairman.

OCTOBER 14 & 15 MISSOURI — The Missouri Valley
AV Council's show/sale, "A Violet Celebration," Howard
Johnson's Motor Lodge, 4200 S. Noland Rd. (Noland Rd &
1-70), Independence. Oct. 14, noon - 5 p.m.; Oct. 15, 10 a.m.
- 4 p.m. Public invited. Linda Golubski, chairman.

OCTOBER 21 & 22 MICHIGAN — Michigan State
AVS' 27th annual show/sale, "Violet Treasures," Sheraton
Inn, 1-75 at Pierson Rd., Hint. Oct. 21, noon - 5 p.m.; Oct. 22,
1 1 a.m. - 4 p.m. Free admission, public invited. Educational
display. For more information, Jeanette Benson, 313-437=
3833 or Jenny Sweet, 313-526-4321.

OCTOBER 27 - 29 OREGON — Portland AVS' dis¬
play/sale, Clackamas Town Center, S.E. 82nd and S.E.
Sunnyside Road, Milwaukie. Oct. 27, 10 a.m. - 9 p.m.; Oct.
28, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.; Oct. 29, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. No charge. For
more information, Fran Skorepa, president, 503-760-8997.

OCTOBER 28 & 29 CALIFORNIA — Thousand Oaks
AVS' show/sale, "Jazzy Violets," Thousand Oaks Library,
1401 East Janss Road, Thousand Oaks. Oct 28, 11 a.m. - 5
p.m.; Oct. 29, 1 - 4 p.m. Free admission. Royd Lawson,
show chairman.

AVSA Booster Fund

Mrs. Linda A. Neumann

11620 Mapleridge Drive
North Royalton, OH 44133-2904

Help the Booster Fund get hotter than the
weather.

Send in your flaming donation now.

AVS of Pensacola, FL . . . $10.00

Baton Rouge AVS, LA...................... . . . 25.00

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE July/ August 1989 15

QUESTION

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Question: I hear comments about baby
leaves, secondary leaves, primary leaves, etc.,
on show plants. What exactly are they and how
do I know what to do with them?

Answer: These leaves are usually found in
the last row of leaves, the outermost row. When
you look at a plant, you will see a pattern of
threes. Leaves are formed and grow out in
threes, in a triangular pattern. Usually where
there is one small leaf, there are likely to be two
more, so spaced around the plant. These leaves
are often smaller than those above them, and
occasionally are smaller than others in the same
group of three. Many times these leaves are not
only smaller, but have thinner petioles, are
lighter in color and do not show the depth of
characteristics of the other leaves in relation to
leaf form — quilted, curly, red-reverse color,
etc. Learning to remove these and space leaves
to improve symmetry could be the subject for
an entire article. I would recommend you bor¬
row or purchase a copy of Pauline
Bartholomew's GROWING TO SHOW. Her
book has a section on this very subject that is
one of the best I have seen. She coordinates
written description with easy to interpret
graphics that make it very easy to understand.

Question: Can you tell me what the differ¬
ence is between sphagnum moss and sphag¬
num peat moss?

Answer: There are others who have ex¬
pressed this question to me personally, usually
when we are talking about soil recipes, and
indeed, this member was trying to gather mate¬
rials for soil mixing and bought sphagnum
moss and found that it was not mixing well.
Plain ol' unadulterated sphagnum moss is long

and full of fibers. It has not decayed well
enough for use with our violets. What you need
for most soil recipes is sphagnum PEAT moss,
which is more decomposed and more readily
mixes with other soil ingredients.

Question: I have been told that I do not need
to purchase Safer's Insecticidal Soap for pest
problems because any good soap will do the
trick. I tried Ivory because of its delicate status
and found burned and curled leaves.

Answer: A large, very large, percentage of
my letters are related to problems with pest
infestations. Individuals are also becoming
more and more cautious about about the use of
chemicals to control and eradicate these little
"visitors." So many of us grow our plants in our
homes where we live and eat on a daily basis.
Cautious use of pesticides is an attribute that
should never be knocked. Safer's Soap has been
found to be effective on some cases of thrips
(which is what this inquirer was trying to con¬
trol). All natural soaps will cause some damage
to some varieties. There was an article several
years ago about a study done in Pennsylvania
and the result of their tests showed soaps in
various dilutions will cause different forms of
damage to your plants. Safer's Insecticidal Soap
was the one product that was deemed safe to
use; however, the study was done in relation to
aphids.

Question: Does one have to be a long term
member of AVSA to serve on the Board of
Directors?

Answer: No! Any volunteer, non-profit
organization such as ours is always on the look¬
out for willing volunteers with talents and time

to give to our beloved society. The Nominating

16 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE July/ August 1989

Committee is always interested in new names
to consider for Director Nominees. We are an
organization comprised of people from all over
the United States and the world. We are always
interested in your input as to someone you
would recommend, who would serve well on
our Board. This job, however, is not one of
prestige and appointment. Each and every
member of our Board works in some fashion or
another. Meetings at convention are time-con¬
suming and decision making is crucial to the
welfare of AVSA. Not only are there regular
Board meetings, but most directors serve on
other committees in one capacity or another.
The term is for three years, and each Director is
expected to attend each of the conventions in his
term. These members are expected to be an
advocate for AVSA in their own locality. We
make every attempt to select members from
different areas of the country so that our mem¬
bership is well represented. If you have sugges¬
tions for director nominees, or are interested
yourself, please send names to the Nominating
Committee or our President.

Question: What kind of medium should I
use to root leaves. I hear so many different
recipes?

Answer: As oft repeated by me, this could be
like the number of recipes in a room full of
people that you would get for spaghetti sauce or
brownies! Many have highly sophisticated reci¬
pes and others are quite casual and seem to do
very well. I have had a tendency in the last few
years to use the same mix I use to pot plants,
basically, because I just don't have enough time
to mess with different compositions. What one
individual does may not work as well in
another's environment. Suffice to say that it
should be a lightened mix, rather than just plain
soil. This makes it more adaptable to tiny babies
working their way to the surface of the medium.
Some use plain perlite, plain vermiculite, and
others get more complex with addition of peat,
charcoal, etc. In other words, I am not likely to
be able to give you a specific recipe; you'll have
to try what would work best for you. Keep it
light, moist, with plenty of humidity and light.
Many do not fertilize until they transplant ba¬
bies, while others wait until the babies appear
on the surface of the media. Still, there is a group

of people who use REGULAR fertilizer solu¬
tion — 1/4 teaspoon to a gallon.

Question: I live in the southeast part of the
country and would like very much to put some
of my plants outdoors, particularly my hang¬
ing baskets. Friends tell me that I am flirting
with disaster if I do this. Is it really considered
a no-no to do this?

Answer: Many of our southern members do
enjoy their hanging plants on their patios and
decks. There are certainly dangers involved on
both sides of the fence. You must be assured of
indirect sun. Direct hot, summer sun could
burn these plants severely. Overhangs, indirect
light will take care of that problem. These
plants are apt to dry out more quickly and
therefore you will have to be more observant of
their water needs. My biggest concern would
be the reversing of the process — bringing them
back into the house. They MUST be isolated
with extreme care. Pests from the outdoor
world would have a red carpet entrance to your
indoor collection. There are some schools of
thought that the outside is risky at all times.
There surely is enough out there to do damage,
and so you may be increasing your chance of
loss of any plant put out of doors. Isolation
needs to be at least six weeks and many will say
8 weeks, to determine if any infestation has
occurred from their outdoor "visit."

Question: Can you give a thumb nail sketch
of what to look for in getting a plant ready for
show? There is so much written, so much to
read — can it be pared down to a small list as a
sort of reminder?

Answer: Many years ago, I remember a list
that I read and so I did a bit of research. I might
add that it was much more time-consuming
than I had planned on, because I kept finding
old articles that I wanted to read again. An
enjoyable bit of research to say the least. You
often forget the wealth of information that this
magazine has afforded us over the years. This
list was the conclusion of an article taken from
a convention presentation by a long-time
friend, Nell-Sue Tyson. As you know, she is the
current, hard-working Building Fund Chair¬
man. It was printed as follows:

1. Is your plant in the proper sized pot?

2. Are there any marred or yellowed outside

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE July/ August 1989 17

leaves to be removed?

3. Any primary or baby leaves?

4. Is the symmetry as good as you can make
it?

5. Is there proper layering of foliage?

6. Is the plant centered in the pot without a
neck?

7. Have you removed all spent blossoms,
petiole and blossom stubs?

8. Have you removed the plant name label
and leaf support?

9. Are leaves clean of lint, dust, hair, and
water spots?

10. Is your name on the pot under the foil?

11. Have you covered the pot with foil ■ —
dull side out?

As a judge, it is too bad each every exhibitor
does not take a glance at this list before entering
a show. So many plants that we judge have
what I call correctable errors — areas that could
have been improved easily, with a tad bit more
time and attention. As you look at this list, just
take stock of each plant you are growing AND
exhibiting. This COULD make for dramatic
improvement. A simple note that many clubs
are not foiling pots would tend to make num¬
bers 10 and 11 obsolete, but the rest is a list that
stands the test of time. This was printed in the
AVM in June of 1983.

NOTE: I received a letter from one of our
members regarding a question that I answered
on page 34 in the January/ February 1989 col¬
umn. It certainly was NOT my intent to deceive
or give incorrect information to our members.
Since the receipt of her letter, I have contacted
several Master Federated Garden Club Judges.
Ironically, none had noticed this "error" or felt
the need to bring attention to it. In my locale,
clubs that are affiliated with the National Coun¬
cil of State Garden Clubs call themselves
"Councils of Federated Garden Clubs." I re¬
cently attended the state flower show in the
Hartford Civic Center and they called them¬
selves State Federated Garden Clubs. It is very
true, the national organization is the National
Council of State Garden Clubs with no refer¬
ence to federated or federation. I apologize for
this error. My intent was to encourage entries in
these shows and I find, happily, that this has

already occurred here in New England. In
addition I erred in calling third place a white
ribbon. It is yellow in National Council Shows.
Honorable Mention is white, and more than
one Honorable Mention white ribbon may be
awarded. I hope this does not confuse our
members. Please correspond with me if this
needs further clarification.

ATTENTION:

Potential Board Members

Do you know an AVSA member who you
feel is qualified to be an AVSA Director?

The AVSA Nominating Committee is solicit¬
ing names of potential Director nominees.

Please request a questionnaire form from the
Nominating Committee Chairman:

Esther Edwards Wells
948 Fair Oaks Court
Liberty, MO 64068
Home - 816-781-2160
Work - 816-781-1821

Completed questionnaires must be returned
to the Nominating Committee Chairman by
August 15, 1989.

Coming Up
In Boston - 1990

Dottie Wilson
Convention Committee

Would you like to know more about con¬
structing dish gardens?

Edward Bradford, a member of the New
York City African Violet Society and winner of
over 300 Blue Ribbons for African Violet Design
entries and 20 Best Container Garden Awards,
will give a presentation on dish gardens at the
1990 AVSA Convention in Boston, MA.

Don't miss this opportunity to learn the
tricks of the trade from a pro.

See you in Boston.

18 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE July/ August 1989

AVSA Building Fund

Nell-Sue Tyson
2030 E. Amherst Avenue
Denver, CO 80210

Though this is being written in March, it will
not appear in the AVM until the July/ August
issue — long after "The Royal Treatment" in

Kansas City has become just a lovely memory.
We will all be anxiously awaiting the report of
the Board's decision of the findings from the
recently appointed Building Site Location
Committee.

Throughout our time while in Kansas City,
we hope to have built up a great deal of enthu¬
siasm for our Building Fund via donations of
various kinds — outright contributions, money
realized from our sales tables, selling Max Maas
leaves, items made and donated by various
devoted AVSA supporters, "E" Hansen's beau¬
tiful table of donated needlepoint articles, as
well as those of others — participation of some
commercial members, the sale of raffle tickets
for two copies of Melvin Robey's new book,
"African Violets: Gifts From Nature," given by
Mary Boland and Anne Tinari. All of the above
will have netted a nice nestegg for the Building
Fund, along with loose change from the little
bank replica.

Let each one of us endeavor to keep this
momentum going in our own areas and home
towns. If we can all do this, realization of our
dream home will materialize much more
quickly and we will all feel we have played a
vital part in our endeavor.

Donations received from January 25 through February 25,

1989

February, 1989

Old Dominion AVS of Northern VA
in memory of Jack Wilson's father.

Clay W. Wilson . $25.00

Arthur & Mary Boland, VA
in memory of Jack Wilson's father.

Clay W. Wilson . . . 25.00

North Star AV Council, MN . ....15.00

Pasadena AVS, TX . 5.00

Albuquerque A VC, NM

in loving memory of Adeline Krogman . . . 50.00

AVS of Greater Tulsa, OK
in memory of Judith Carter's parents,

Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Morgan . . . . 20.00

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE July/ August 1989 19

Pat Sutton, OK

in memory of Judith Carter's parents.

Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Morgan . . . 5.00

Don L. Thornburg, CA . 15.00

Countryside AVC, WI . . 15.00

"Happiness Is" AVS, Longmont, CO
in memory of Genie Sturgeon,

someone very special . .......25.00

May Pindale, TX . 5.00

Fran Russom, MO

in lieu of design program given

to West County AVQ . 15.00

Los AngeleS AVS, CA . 100.00

Baton Rouge AVS, LA . . . . . 25.00

Mrs. Marceline Koester, NY. . 2.00

AVS of The East Bay, Inc., CA

special gift to East Bay by a friend . 25.00

Sunshine AVC, FL . 200.00

Total for the month - $572.00
TOTAL OF ALL CONTRIBUTIONS - $40,060.21
Contributions received from February 25 through March

25, 1989.

Tristate AVC, NJ

in lieu of program given by Janet Riemer . 25.00

Vivien S. Ragan, CA . . . . .10.00

Don L. Thornburg, CA . 15.00

Julia Scheef, CT

in gratitude to Edna Rourke & Roger Wheeler

for their kind help with her violets . 10.00

The Town and Country AVS, CA

in memory of Eddie Adams, beloved husband

of founder, Dorothy Parker Adams . . 25.00

Nell-Sue Tyson, CO

for needlepoint articles made and donated

by "E" Hansen . . . 40.00

AVS of Pensacola, FL

a memoriam to Bonnie Biggs, mother of Louise

Merritt, a dedicated club member . .25.00

Shreveport AVS, LA

decreasing bank balance of dwindling club . 100.00

Union County AVS of NJ
in lieu of speaker's fee donated

by Edward Bradford . 40.00

Mrs. Nicole Smith, NH . 10.00

Baltimore AVC, MD . . 100.00

Nassau AVS, NY

in lieu of speaker's fee to Gail Ruskas . . . .25.00

Gladys M. Molitz, NJ . . . . . ..5.00

Silvermine AVS, CT

in lieu of speaker's fee to Nancy Hayes . . ...20.00

Judges Council of MN . . . . 15.00

Greenthumb AVC, TX . . 15.00

Nell-Sue Tyson, CO
award for best double red, "Colorado"
at spring show . 10.00

Total for the month - $490.00
TOTAL OF ALL CONTRIBUTIONS - $40,550.21

The

Poetry

Corner -

Deception In Purple
One day I saw a violet
(That sneaky little beast!)

Sitting in a store alone
So dry and near deceased.

My heart went out;

I took it home —

Now woe is little me!

From wall to wall, in every room.

As far as you can see.

Are violets, violets — everywhere
And not a place for me!

— Carol Bruce
African Violets by Cianna
Las Vegas , NV

Can't Win

Now that the show is over, it's back to norm we
g°*

No more sleepless nights, preparing for the
show.

I'd lie in bed and wonder, did I do this and that.
Now I just won't worry, if I don't put out the cat.
No more pots go in the washer, now the clothes
can take their place.

No more plants upon the counters, where the
pies were often placed.

I think I'll take a day or two and bake some
home-made goodies.

In looking o'er my recipes, I found one that's
quite thorough.

It says, if you bake for one hour, it will become
very sterile.

You add a little soil and Heeeeere we go again.
That takes care of that — I guess you just can't
win.

— Leonard ]. E. Waller
Palm Harbor , FL

20 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE July/ August 1989

Registration Report

Marilyn Goldstein

1001 Diplomat Parkway

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Hollywood, FL 33019

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Reservations are $1 .00 for a two year period,
and may be renewed for another two year pe¬
riod. Registration is $5.00, unless your reserva¬
tion is still in effect, then the cost is $4.00. All
new registration forms are printed on special
acid-free paper. They are permanent records
and must last a very long time. Please do not
make copies on plain copy paper and send them
to me.

Registrations
Gordon Boone, Bethany, OK
*Garnet Halo - Large - Semidouble/double
vibrant purplish red pansy. Variegated, dark
green, plain foliage, rose reverse. #7063 2/6/89
*Mindi Brooke - Large - Double wavy pink.
Plain, dark green foliage, variegated with
cream and pink, red reverse. #7064 2/6/89
*Phantom Flash - Standard - Semidouble lav¬
ender-purple two tone fringed pansy. Medium
green, plain, glossy foliage. #7065 2/6/89

* Sapp hire Halo - Standard - Semidouble deep
blue violet pansy. Variegated, medium green,

plain foliage. #7066 2/6/89

***#■

Kent Stork, Arlington, NE

* Daybreak Blue - Large - Semidouble light
blue star fading to almost white at the edges.
Dark green, quilted foliage, red reverse. #7067

2/6/89

*Fontenelle - Large - Double ruffled lavender
pansy banded with violet, geneva edge. Dark
green, slightly wavy, pointed foliage, deep rose
reverse. #7068 2/6/89

*Ice Fantasy - Large - Double wavy white star
with light blue fantasy markings. Dark green,
quilted foliage. #7069 2/6/89
*Ice Water - Large - Double two tone light blue

wavy star. Dark green, quilted foliage, rose
reverse. #7070 2/6/89

’’Omaha - Large - Double deep violet-blue star
with wavy geneva edge. Medium green,
quilted foliage. #7071 2/6/89
^Pathfinder - Large - Double purple pansy with

geneva edge. Dark green, pointed foliage.
#7072 2/6/89

*Sedona - Large - Semidouble wavy red stars.
Dark green, plain foliage. #7073 2/6/89
*Tooch - Large - Double light lavender-pink
wavy stars with purple fantasy. Medium green,

quilted foliage. #7074 2/6/89

****

Annabelle Hart, Rome, NY
^Fantasy Special - Large - Double purple-blue
with light pink/dark pink/ white fantasy. Dark
green, quilted, glossy foliage. #7075 2/9/89
*Snow White Trail - Semiminiature trailer -
Double white with green buds. Light green,
pointed, heartshaped foliage. #7076 2/9/ 89
^Trailing William - Semiminiature trailer -
Double white with blush-pink overlay, darker
eye. Medium green, pointed, glossy, plain foli¬
age. #7077 2/9/89

****

Hortense Pittman, San Antonio, TX
^Dancing Clouds - Standard - Double medium
blue. Dark green, wavy, quilted foliage. #7078
2/10/89

*Deano - Semiminiature - Semidouble wine/
purple. Medium green plain foliage. #7079 2/
10/89

*Fun Run - Miniature - Double pink. Tommie
Lou variegated plain foliage. #7080 2/10/89
*Happy Teen - Semiminiature - Double fuchsia
and white. Tommie Lou variegated strawberry,
wavy, glossy foliage. #7081 2/10/89

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE July/ August 1989 21

*Hector - Semiminiature - Semidouble fringed
deep burgundy-purple with geneva edge.
Tommie Lou variegated plain foliage. #7082 2/
10/89

*Misty Moon - Semiminiature - Semidouble
blue. Dark green plain foliage. #7083 2/10/89
*Pat Champagne - Semidouble deep blue with
geneva edge. Tommie Lou variegated, plain,
ovate foliage. #7084 2/10/89
*Petite Jewel - Miniature - Double two tone
lavender blue. Tommie Lou variegated plain
foliage. #7085 2/10/89 „

*Pretty Girl - Miniature - Semidouble medium
blue with geneva edge. Tommie Lou vari¬
egated, serrated girl foliage. #7086 2/10/89
*Pride of Columbus - Semiminiature - Double
lavender fantasy, purple markings and edge.
Tommie Lou variegated plain foliage. #7087 2/
10/89

*TaffyJoy - Semiminiature - Double rose. Dark
tailed foliage, red reverse. #7088 2/10/89
*Teen Dream - Semiminiature - Double two
tone pink. Tommie Lou variegated plain foli¬
age. #7089 2/10/89

’‘Timid Teen - Miniature - Semidouble bright
pink. Medium green plain foliage. #7090 2/10/
89

* Wichita Baby - Miniature - Double blue.
Tommie Lou variegated plain foliage. #7091 2/
10/89

****

Sandra Williams, Tierra Verde, FL
* Sheryl's Chelsea Love - Large - Semidouble/
double light pink slightly wavy blossoms. Dark
green, wavy foliage with red reverse. #7092 2/
25/89

****

Dolores Harrington, Fridley, MN
*Marcie - Standard - Semidouble two tone pink.
Pointed, lightly serrated, medium green foli¬
age. #7093 3/6/89

****

Karter Wilkening, Milwaukee, WI
*Norma Wilkening - Standard - Semidouble
light pink ruffled star. Quilted, heartshaped,
medium green foliage, lighter reverse. #7094 3/
15/89

****

Irene Fredette, Hamden, CT

*Fredette's Bethesda - Standard - Semidouble/

double ruffled deep red. Wavy, lightly ruffled,
medium green, Tommie Lou variegated foli¬
age. #7095 3/18/89

*Fredette's Easter Joy - Standard - Double
ruffled white, red edged inner petals, green
edged outer petals. Glossy, emerald green,
plain foliage. #7096 3/18/89
*Fredette's Risen Star - Large - Semidouble
wavy pink star with raspberry glitter, heavier
around petal edges. Tommie Lou variegated
plain foliage. #7097 3/18/89

****

Lenora Munk, Houston, TX

^Country Sunset - Large - Semidouble fringed

deep fuchsia with geneva edge. Medium green

plain foliage. #7098 4/8/89

^Hidden Beauty - Standard - Double fringed

strawberry pink w/ lavender overlay. Medium

green, plain foliage. #7099 4/8/89

****

J C Munk, Houston, TX

* Apache Ridge - Large - Double royal blue
with green edges. Dark green and white mosaic
variegated plain foliage. #7100 4/8/89

* Apache Spirit - Large - Double pink with
darker edges. Medium green and white mosaic
variegated plain foliage. #7101 4/8/89

****

Registration Corrections
Sidney Sorano, Dolgeville, NY
^Country Lass - #6350 - Please change from

double to semidouble.

****

Cathy Cornibe, Santa Cruz, CA
*Little James - #6887 - Please correct descrip¬
tion to read: Semidouble fringed pink with
lavender shading. Variegated foliage with light
pink, yellow and white, red reverse.

******

Name Reservations
Joen Gehr, Eagle River, WI

* Apple Cider * Bon Jo vi * Cottage Rose * Indian

Love Song * Raisin Wine
****

Julia Stahl, Harrisburg, PA

* Milky Way Trail

22 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE July/ August 1989

"Housecleaning"

Marilyn Goldstein
1001 Diplomat Parkway
Hollywood , FL 33019

Thank you all very much for letting us know
what "golden oldies" you are still growing.
Here is the next list for your inspection. If any of
these plants are still being grown, we will keep
the names in the active file.

Of the first 1,000 names that were previously
printed, only about 100 plants have survived
the test of time, and are still being grown and
enjoyed.

#1263 Alice's Cochise, #1264 Alice's White
Christmas, #1350, American Joy, #1349 Ameri¬
can Melody, #1348 American Vigor, #1336
Autumn Splendor

#1235 Baby Face, #1335 Betty Lou, #1250
Black Diamond, #1340 Blue Chips

#1232 Capri, #1325 Cambridge Fink, #1249
Castanet, #1288 Champion's Sky Lark, #1289
Champion's Water Lily, #1261 Christmas
Candy, #1341 Claret, #1311 Crinkled Crepe,
#1282 Crystal Florida Frills

#1244 Dark Eyes, #1255 Delectable, #1326
Delft Imperial, #1254 Diplomat

#1230 Ebony Echo, #1333 Eventide in the
Rockies

#1300 Fairy Frills, #1320 Fireball Supreme
#1262 Gay Frances, #1345 Glaciers in the
Rockies, #1267 Grand Canyon, #1245 Green
Confetti, #1314 Green Hornet

#1287 Happy Ending, #1277 Hawaiian Eye,
#1324 Height of Fashion, #1303 Hi Hopes
#1328 Ice Flo, #1317 Isle of Capri
#1323 Jumbo Geneva
#1268 Keepsake

#1253 Lilian Jarrett Supreme, #1337 Lola.
Montez

#1269 Hardy's Elinor, #1284 Mediterranean
Dusk, #1285 Mediterranean Moonlight, #1330
Midnight Seas, #1275 Mount Lakes, #1274
Mount La vo, #1344 Mount Skies, #1301 My
Flame, #1342 My Friend, #1270 My Hope,
#1271 My Own

#1295 Oceanside Glamour Babe, #1294

Oceanside Skies, #1265 Ora Lee, #1339 Ordalia,
#1304 Oriental Red

#1243 Palomino, #1246 Party Gown, #1276
Party Line, #1346 Pastel Lady, #1278 Pat's Para¬
sol, #1272 Perky's Bride, #1252 Pink Profile,
#1273 Pink Ribbons, #1327 Purple Falcon,
#1315 Purple Robe

#1266 Q T Explorer, #1281 Queenaire
#1319 Rabbit Ears, #1286 Razzle Dazzle,
#1312 Red Melody, #1322 Red Sunset, #1298
Richter's Carmelita, #1299 Richter's Confec¬
tion, #1297 Richter's Diamond Lil, #1241
Richter's Gumdrop, #1242 Richter's Lafemme,
#1240 Richter's Nightshade, #1296 Richter's
Rebel

#1280 Showboat, #1307 Shangri-La Angel
Song, #1309 Shangri-La Angel Wings, #1306
Shangri-La Cupids Dart, #1257 Shangri-La
Dream, #1258 Shangri-La My Clara, #1256
Shangri-La Prince, #1259 Shangri-La Queen,
#1308 Shangri-La Sabre Dancer, #1237
Shawnee Blue Feather, #1236 Shawnee Chief,
#1239 Shawnee Pony Boy, #1238 Shawnee Red
Feather, #1332 Sierra Giant, #1247 Silver Carni¬
val, #1248 Silver Threads, #1316 Silver Shad¬
ows, #1290 Sir Anthony, #1292 Skyline, #1231
Special One, #1305 Startling

#1302 Tall Hopes, #1293 Tammy, #1313
Tattered Pink, #1329 Theresa Moeller, #1283
Timbuc-Tutie, #1321 Tinari's Pink Twist, #1251
Ti nan's Sweet Leilani, #1279 Tropical Twilight
#1234 Tilery's Trifari

#1318 Vacation, #1233 Valley Sweetheart,
#1331 Velvet Tempest

#1310 Wagon Wheel, #1334 Westward Ho,
#1347 White Alice, #1343 Wunderbar
#1338 Zest of the West

Thank You
Kansas City
for a beautiful
Convention!

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE July/ August 1989 23

Honorary One-Year Memberships Awarded

Anne Jantzen

Bill Foster of Mesquite, Texas, was awarded
the Honorary One-Year Membership Award in
recognition for the duty of Convention Chair¬
man for the Dallas A VS A Convention.

Bill is a Life Member of AVSA, a Senior
Judge, Teacher, and AVSA Affiliate Chairman.

Locally, he has served as President of the
First Nighter AVS of Dallas, North Texas Afri¬
can Violet Judge's Council, and Lone Star Afri¬
can Violet Council of Texas.

He is also a member of The First African
Violet Society of Dallas, Alpha African Violet
Society of Dallas and is an active exhibitor and
speaker.

Martha Turner of Dallas, Texas, won the
award in recognition for the duty of Show
Chairman for the Dallas AVSA Convention.

Martha is a Life Member of AVSA, Senior
Judge, and serves on the Affiliate Committee.

She has served as President of Sweet Vi-o-
lets and Astro African Violet Society of Hous¬
ton and First African Violet Society of Dallas.

She is an outstanding grower and a constant
winner in state and local shows.

Nancy Lawrence was also a recipient of the
Honorary One-Year Membership Award.
Nancy was named Office Manager of AVSA
Beaumont, Texas, Office in March 1985. At that
time there was massive chaos within the office
and she undertook the staggering job of
straightening out the membership records,
answering hundreds of letters that had re¬
mained unanswered for months, often working
on her own time on Saturdays and Sundays.

During the past four years, many achieve¬
ments can be attributed to Nancy. She was there
from the beginning of the implementation of
computers in the office to maintain member¬
ship records, orders, daily balance sheets, de¬
posits, etc.

She played a major role in promotion and
advertising for the Society by writing and plac¬
ing classified ads in many national publica¬
tions.

Nancy was solely responsible for handling
detailed communications with the various
government agencies for well over a year to

initiate the beginnings and completion of the
much-wanted non-profit status for the Society.

Today AVSA has a very comprehensive lia¬
bility insurance package available to our affili¬
ates due solely to Nancy's dedicated efforts and
time involved in locating a carrier and contact¬
ing all the affiliates regarding their wishes for
liability coverage.

Her NEWSLINE column in the African Vio¬
let Magazine is a definite asset because it is an
excellent avenue for dispatching important
information to the affiliates, commercial mem¬
bers and the membership in general. When a
poll had been taken of reader's preferences in
the AVM, Nancy's column was consistently
mentioned as one they always read.

We are indeed indebted to Nancy Lawrence
for what she has done and is doing for the
benefit of AVSA.

J ane B irge, also a recipient of this award, had
been typesetting the African Violet Magazine
for four years when Grace Foote retired as
Editor. Grace edited the magazine for over 20
years, and, during the years Grace and Jane
worked together they had developed a very
productive working relationship and a strong,
mutual respect for each other. When Grace
retired in 1984, Jane was the logical person to
replace her.

Since becoming editor, Jane has devoted
most of her time to making the African Violet
Magazine the best possible publication it could
be. The improvements in the magazine that you
receive today are due to her dedication, skills,
and talent.

It would be misleading to indicate that Jane's
work as editor is her only contribution to
AVSA. Her enthusiasm and willingness to
cooperate with the office staff in solving any
problems that arise has not gone unnoticed. She
will always take the time, for example, to help
the staff provide answers to members who have
requested growing, hybridizing, or research
information that isn't readily available.

Finally, her contribution in developing and
implementing the program for convention
registration is greatly appreciated.

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AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE July/ August 1989 25

Anne Tinari Named to Hall of Fame

Anne Jantzen

Where does one start to tell about this lady?
Anne Tinari of Huntingdon Valley, PA, and our
Hall of Fame inductee has been a member of
AVSA since 1947, attended the first AVSA
Convention in Atlanta, Georgia, and since, has
attended forty conventions — only missing two
in all these years.

Anne's accomplishments include AVSA
President, First Vice-President, Second Vice-
President, Third Vice-President, and Director.
She has served as Commercial Activities Chair¬
man and has been a member of the Publication
and Nominating committees and the Hand¬
book for Judges and Exhibitors and is now
serving as Past President and Courtesy Chair¬
man.

For over 20 years Anne was the columnist for
"The Question Box." From 1978-1984 she wrote
the column, "Seasonable Suggestions" for the
AVM. She has written many articles and re¬
views for national flower magazines and Afri¬
can violet books. She, herself, is the author of
"Our African Violet Heritage," a book dedi¬
cated to the African Violet Society of America,
Inc.

Anne has been a judge since 1951. She is a
Master Judge and Teacher, and Life Member.
She received an Honorary Life Membership in
1971 and a second one in 1987. Other honors
received are the Honorary One- Year Member¬
ship Award in 1958, the Bronze Medal in 1965
and a Distinguished Service Certificate in 1978.

She has participated in television shows in
the Philadelphia area, demonstrating how to
grow and enjoy the African violet, for 10 years.
Anne has appeared as guest speaker on local
radio shows for a number of years. She has
spoken to scores of African violet clubs, garden
clubs, and civic groups, never missing an op¬
portunity to hand out the AVSA culture folders,
resulting in many new AVSA members each
year.

Since 1945 Anne has worked with Frank in
their African violet business, publishing their
first list in 1946. She conducts tours at the green¬

house and lectures on the care and culture of her
favorite plant, the African violet.

Anne has developed techniques in the use of
African violets in terrariums and arrange¬
ments. Her baskets of African violets for wed¬
dings and other occasions are in constant de¬
mand. Anne and Frank have participated in the
Philadelphia flower show for forty years, spe¬
cializing in African violets.

Anne's enthusiasm for the African violet and
AVSA has never waned in forty years.

AVSA

Continuing Service
Awards

Anne Jantzen

Emilie Savage of Chillicothe, Ohio is recog¬
nized for her many years of continued service to
the African Violet Society of America, Inc.

Emilie joined AVSA in 1956 and became a
judge in 1958. She has served as President of the
Saintpaulia Study Club of Atlanta and the Co¬
lumbus AVS, Ohio State AVS and the Ohio
State Judge's Council.

She has attended conventions for 15 years
and has served on the Commercial Sales and
Exhibits Committee, chaired the Handbook
Committee and served on the AVSA Board as a
Director, and, since 1984 as the Chairman of the
Shows and Judges Committee.

Emilie is a Life Member of AVSA, Senior
Judge and Teacher. She received the One-Year
Honorary Membership Award in 1983.

Nancy Hayes of Bloomfield, Connecticut is
recognized for her many years of continued
service to the African Violet Society of America,
Inc.

Nancy has served on many AVSA commit¬
tees, including Convention, Library, Finance,

26 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE July/August 1989

Building Fund, Convention Manual, and Sal¬
ary.

She is a member of Windsor and Bay State
Violet societies and President of the Nutmeg
AVS. She is also a member and past president of
the Bay State Judge's Council.

Nancy has been the columnist of 'The Ques¬
tion Box" since 1981 and was elected AVS A
Treasurer in 1984.

Nancy is a Life Member of AVS A, a Senior
Judge, and received an Honorary One- Year
Membership in 1984.

Kent and Joyce Stork
Receive Coveted AVSA Bronze Medal

Anne Jantzen

Two young people, growing up taking care
of their mothers' African violets, Kent and Joyce
Stork of Kent's Flowers, Arlington, Nebraska,
this year's recipients of the AV S A Bronze Medal
for Horticultural Achievement, combined a col¬
lege romance and a dislike of teaching to bring
to AVSA a warm and outgoing pair of commer¬
cial growers and hybridizers.

In the rentbd brick building, lights were
added one by one and contacts were made with

hybridizers — Gordon Boone, Dorothy Harris
and others.

For 10 years the business has been expand¬
ing until it is now not only a thriving mail-order
business, but holds an annual open house and
seminars.

Seen around the conventions, the Storks take
as much pleasure in the people as the African
violets, and their generosity of knowledge and
fellowship is most welcome.

Frances Young Awarded
AVSA Honorary Life Membership

Anne Jantzen

The "lady who never loses her cool" is
AVSA's Honorary Life Membership recipient,
Frances Young of Austin, Texas.

Frances has been a member of AVSA for 18
years and served as Show Chairman for the
Austin Convention in 1978.

Frances has shared her violet culture exper¬
tise by giving programs for African violet socie¬
ties, appearing on educational television pro¬
grams, and conducting judging schools all over
the country.

She has served on AVSA committees, includ¬
ing Convention Time and Place, Boyce Edens,
Pre-Convention Coordinator, Salary, and Open
Forum.

Frances is a Life Member of AVSA, a Senior
Judge and a Teacher. She has served as an AVSA
Director, Third Vice-President, First Vice-Presi¬

dent, and President for two years. She received
an Honorary One-Year Membership in 1980.

The membership thanks Frances for her two
years of service as President of AVSA and her
fine examples of idealism, grace, and courage.

Tinari Greenhouses
Membership Award
Goes to Nell-Sue Tyson

Nell-Sue Tyson, Chairman of the Building
Fund is very serious about her job.

She is the winner of the Tinari Greenhouses
Membership Award with 26 new memberships
sold in 1988.

We will, indeed, need a new home to keep up
with her. Congratulations.

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE July/ August 1989 27

Rob's Romancer

Ralph Robinson, Tonawanda, NY Rob's April Storm

28 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE July /August 1989

The Treatment WAS Royal

And the winners are ...

The A VS A Silver Cup and Rosette and the
Missouri Valley AV Council Award /$ 100 for
best registered variety went to Linda Bj orkman
of Broken Arrow, OK for Lela Marie. Linda also
won the Honorable Mention Rosette/$10 and
the Lawrence AVC Award/$25 for Third Best
registered variety. Optimum Molokai, the AVSA
2nd Best Collection Award - Purple Rosette,
and the Upper Pinellas AVS Award /$40 with
Bertha, Lela Mane, Janice Ann, the Holtkamp
Greenhouses, Inc. Award /$ 100, O. Molokai, O.
Rocky Mountain, O. Trinidad, the AVS of Can¬
ton, OH Award /$ 10, Majestic, the Tampa AVS
Award /$ 10, Grandmother's Halo, the Northern
CA. Council of AVS A ward/ $10, Call Me Friend,
the Spring Branch AVC Award/$10, Peach
Brandy, the AVS of Philadelphia Award /$ 15,
Little Katherine, the Sho-Me AVC Award/$15,
Surprise Party, the Sho-Me AVC Award/$10,
and the AVC of Greater Kansas City Award/
$50, Ramblin' Amethyst, and tied for the runner-
up sweepstakes award/ silver tray.

The Award of Merit/$15 for second best
registered variety went to Judith Neumann of
Scandia, MN for Little Echo. Judith also won the
Union County Chapter of AVSA Award/ $10
and the Hans & Everdina Inpijn Award /$ 10,
Mickey Mouse, the Amethyst AVC Award/$15,
the Missouri Valley AV Council Award / $50
and the Mid- America AVS Award/ $50, Little
Echo.

Patricia Champagne of Spring, TX won the
AVSA Gold Rosette and the Frances Young
Award /$50 for Best Collection with Beginner's
Luck, Heritage Frolic, Precious Pink, the
Holtkamp Greenhouses, Inc. Award/$300 and
the Gedachtnis Munze, O. Rose Quartz, O. Little
Sapphire , O. Little Pearl , the Hans & Everdina
Inpijn Award /$ 10, Everdina, the North TX AV
Judge's Council Award/$15, Redlands Precious,
the Violetown VC Award /$10, Sensational
Sandra , the First Nighters AVS Award/ $15, Toy
Castle, the AV Association of Gardeners

Award/$15, Linda's Joy, the Tampa AVS
Award /$ 10, Petite Mandy, the Tristate AVC
Award /$15, Whatta Gal, the AVS of South Bay
Award /$ 15, Deano, Hor tense's AVs Award/
$10, Magic Blue, the Tampa AVS Award /$ 10,
Sea Princess, Hortense's AVs Award/$10, Pre¬
cious Pink, Julia Fladt Award /$ 10, Snow Bunny,
the Mid-America AVS Award /$50, Sea
Princess, and the Unpredictable AVC Award/
$50, Sweepstakes.

The AVSA Silver Cup/Rosette for Best De¬
sign went to Betcy Lou Lages of Ellicott City,
MD. Betty Lou also won the John Holtman
Award /$ 10 in memory of Emily Holtman, the
Nite Bloomers AVS/$15, the AVS of Lower
Bucks County Award/ $10, the AVC of Greater
Kansas City Award/$50, the Judge's Council of
Southern CA Award/Rosette, and the Betty
Lou Lages Award/ $20, 2nd in Sweepstakes.

Bev Promersberger of Annandale, VA won
the Tampa AVS Award /$ 10, His Glory, the
Lakeshore AVS of Toronto Award /$10, Alan's
Baby Bonnet, the Amethyst AVC Award/$15,
Adeara, the Bakersfield AVS Award/$15, Sun¬
down Trail, and the Mr. & Mrs. L. T. Ozio, Jr.
Award /$ 10, Sinningia Carefrees Regina.

Linda McGaha of Disney, OK won the Mary
Alice Barta Award/ $10, China Pink , the AVS of
San Francisco Award /$ 10, The King, and the
Union County Chapter of AVSA Award /$ 10,
Apache Flame.

Beulah Cupito of Blue Springs, MO won the
Norma L. Weir Award /$ 10, Maggie's The
Trinity, the Rocky Mountain AV Council
Award /$25, in memory of Emma Lahr,
Kingswood Red, and the Northern CA. Council
of AVS Award /$ 15, Surf Song.

Raymond Russell of Lawrence, KS won the
ACA's Violet Tree Award/$15, Secret
Temptation, the J & J Swift "Moist-Rite", 6
planters, Omaha, and the First Austin AVS
Award/ $10, Dottie Dear.

Sue Hill of Independence, MO won the

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE July/ August 1989 29

Upper Pinellas AVS Award/ $10, Sinningia
Speciosa Hybrid , the Heart of America Gesneriad
Society Award/ $25, Sinningia Speciosa Hybrid ,
and the DoDe's Gardens Silver Tray, tie. Run¬
ner-up Sweepstakes.

Ethel Campbell of Springfield, MO won the
New York City AV Inc. Award /$ 15, Queen City
of the Trails, the Leonard and Elaine Re Award/
$15, Royal Double Play, and the Metropolitan St.
Louis AV Council Award /$25, Sweepstakes.

Ken Rein of St. Paul, MN won the Holtkamp
Greenhouses, Inc. Award /$200, O. Oklahoma,
O. Minnesota, O. New Mexico, and the West
County AVS Award/$10, Mrs. Greg.

Wilma Wolverton of Grain Valley, MO won
the Bluff City AVC Award /$ 10, Mindy's Dream,
and the Frances Young Award/$25, Frances
Young.

Anne Thomas of Dayton, OH won the
Granger Gardens Award /$25, Redlands Pride,
and the Mary's Violet Joy Award /$! 0, American
Dynamo.

Molly B lacketer of Kansas City, MO won the
Upper Pinellas AVS Award /$ 10, Saintpaulia
Pendula, and the AVS of Western New York/
Award, Rosette, Saintpaulia Pendula.

Catherine Carter of Virginia Beach, CA won
the Upper Pinellas AVS Award/$10, and the
AVC of Greater Kansas City Award/ $50, Sport
of Wee Blue Eyes - Tidewater Sweetheart.

Robbie Campbell of Springfield, MO won
the John Holtman Award/ $10, in memory of
Emily Holtman, Feathered Royalty, and the John
Holtman Award/ $10, in memory of Emily
Holtman, King of Comics.

Judy Lalanne of Englewood, CO won the
First AVS of Dallas Award/$15, Majestic Aura,
and the AVS of Greater Tulsa Award /$25,
Majestic Aura.

Phylis Harris of Baton Rouge, LA won the
AVSA Judge's Council of Northern CA
Award /$25, Harbor Blue, Paumanok, Lela Marie;
Debbie Griffith of Lakewood, CO won the
First AVS of Denton Award /$10, Christmas
Frills; Celia Schafer of Davenport, IA won the
Central Texas Judge's Council Award/$10,
Wild Flame;

Ruby Cox of Bethany , MO won the AV Study
Club of Houston Award /$ 10, Yasuyo; Patricia

Richards of Overland Park, KS won the
Saintpaulia Society Award/$10, Kilauea ; Faye
Wieditz of Wichita, KS won the West County
AVS Award/$15, Our Karol; Marceline
Koester of Flushing, NY won the Emilie Savage
Award /$ 15, Emilie Savage ;

Yoshiko Bush of Saginaw, MI won the
Tampa AVS Award/$10, Blueberry Pie; Palma
Trapp of St. Paul, MN won the Ho wertown VC
Award /$ 10, Timid Teen; Jim Britton of Lee's
Summit, MO won the Lakeshore AVS of
Toronto Award/$10, Wee Willie Winkie; Elaine
Gordon of Elgin, IL won the Le Chateau AVC
Award /$ 10, Optimara Crystal;

Ruby Pope of Fayetteville, AR won
Hortense's A Vs Award/ $10, Little Pro; Betty E.
Margetts of Longmont, CO won the Baltimore
AVC Award/ $15, Precious Pink;

Mrs. Maurice Jones of Durant, I A won the
Upper Pinellas AVS Award/ $10, Requiem;
Peggy Schaetzel of Denver, CO won the Alpha
AVS Award /hand -painted china, Optimara
Little Amethyst;

A1 & Genelle Armstrong of Metairie, LA
won the Upper Pinellas AVS Award /$10,
Rosalie's Trailer; E. Gordon of Elgin, IL won the
Anne Jantzen Award/ $10, Episcia Hirsuta;
Maty Nell Klimek of Devol, OK won the Mr. &
Mrs. L. T. Ozio, Jr. Award /$10, Episcia Karlyn
Edward Bradford of Woodhaven, NY won the
AVS of Minnesota Award /$ 10, Boulevard
Beauty;

Libby Watkins of Normal, IL won the AVS
of Minnesota Award /$ 10, The Royal Garden;
Jeanne Cotton of Tulsa, OK won the John
Holtman Award /$ 10, in memory of Emily
Holtman, The Crowning Touch;

Jackie Jones of Durant, IA won the AVS of
Minnesota Award/$10, The Mighty Mo;
Christine Kemmerling of Glendale, AZ won
the AVS of Minnesota Award /$ 10, Even Roy¬
alty Does It;

Patty Hart of Independence, MO won the
AVS of Minnesota Award/$10, Mr. Citizen;
Margaret Schmierer of Albuquerque, NM won
the John Holtman Award/$10, in memory of
Emily Holtman, Fit For A King; and Anne
Miller of Centerville, OH won the AVS of
Lower Bucks County Award /$ 10, Jazz Reigns.

30 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE July/ August 1989

Julia Fladt Receives
Hudson Memorial
Award

Anne Jantzen

In recognition of her work and devotion to
the objectives of AVSA, this Society presents
the Hudson Memorial Award for Affiliate
Leadership to Julia Hadt.

Julia has been a member of AVSA since 1955
and became a member of Ohio State African
Violet Society in 1956. In 1957 she attended her
first AVSA Convention which was held in
Cincinnati.

A move was made to Florida with her family,
violets, and knowledge of the African violet
club and show world. After this move, Julia
really became an African violet grower.

She joined the South Florida AVS in 1 963. For
this society she has served as president five
times, among other chairmanships for shows.

Julia was cochairman of Hospitality for the
1966 Miami Convention.

She participated in many other duties to help
make that convention a success. She has at¬
tended every convention since 1966, served on
the Publications Committee, Vice-Chairman of
Membership and Promotion, Director for three
years and served on the Awards Committee
since 1975.

On the local level she helped to organize the
Violet Patch of Broward County, served as
President and works on all the shows.

She promotes the local societies with her
programs, radio and television shows.

Julia is a member of the Sunset Garden Club,
American Gloxinia and Gesneriad Society,
Dixie AVS and African Violet Council of Flor¬
ida.

She is a Master Judge and Teacher. She has
taught many judging schools in Florida and the
area.

Due to the Boston Convention being in
March, look for all information to be in the
November issue of this magazine.

Letters

to the editor ...

Southern Africa Violet Society
Box 309

Muldersdrift, 1747, South Africa
Dear Editor,

I am sure you noticed that our Society has
changed its name from '"West Rand African
Violet Society" to "Southern Africa Violet Soci¬
ety."

I must tell you of the wonderful experience
we recently had in our society. The daughter of
one of our very active members got married.

The whole story started when the bridal
couple visited me to discuss the decor for the
reception. They asked for 40+ bouquets of flow¬
ers on the tables. As everybody knows, that is
quite a job and very expensive. Jokingly, I sug¬
gested African violets instead. That joke turned
out to become reality. The colour scheme for the
wedding was white and blue. (In fact they
couldn't have chosen a better combination.)
Armed and loaded with 80-odd African violets,
I set out for the reception hall on the day of the
wedding.

What a delight to have a "mini" show in the
middle of the violet year. I enjoyed it so much
when I put the violets on the tables and heard
the "ooh's" and "aah's" of the women busily
putting all the tasty’ eats on the tables. Some of
the varieties I used were Pixie Blue, Snowfrill
Haven, Hawaii, Neptune and Snowy Trails.

The best I saved for last and when everybody
left the hall to get dressed for the wedding, I
went home and fetched my collection of origi¬
nal species. Unfortunately, only four of them
were in flower. They were the following:
Saintpaulia ionantha, S. magungensis, S. or¬
bicularis and S. nitida. I arranged these on the
stage with driftwood to give it a more natural
look. As far as we could find out, this was the
first display of the original Saintpaulia species

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE July/ August 1989 31

at a wedding in South Africa and most probably bridal couple was one year's free subscription
the first in the world. to our society.

No need to say, all of the guests were thrilled Friendly violet greetings from a sunny South
when they were allowed to take the plants home Africa,

with them after the reception. Of course the Lukas M. Otto, President and Founder:
most proper wedding gift for our charming Southern Africa Violet Society (S.A.V.S.)

Disbudding or Disblooming?

Kyle S. Coleman
2912 Buckskin Run #602
Fort Worth, TX 76116

Disbudding is a wonderful technique for
improving the quality of African violet show
plants, but it can be enhanced by another tech¬
nique. This technique, that I call disblooming,
can enhance the positive aspects of disbudding,
but will also produce some additional benefits.

Disbudding is the technique of removing
flower buds and/or stems before they have a
chance to fully develop or open. This tends to
improve the quality of African violet show
plants. Disbudding encourages violets to grow
larger leaves and to grow into a larger plant in
a short amount of time. It also prevents foliar
mars that can develop as the leaves grow
around and against peduncles. Disbudded
plants tend to produce more blooms at show
time when disbudding is discontinued prior to
the show.

In spite of these benefits, why is disbudding
lacking on show day? Show day arrives and the
plants often have several spent blossoms that
must be removed, because the blossoms only
remain fresh for a certain amount of time. These
blossoms were the first to open after disbud¬
ding was discontinued prior to the show. These
blossoms are usually larger than the rest of the
blooms because the plant was able to feed these
"early birds" more while the rest of the blooms
were small buds. After these blooms opened,
the other buds developed into blooms that grew
up and over the early blooms. Because of this,
the removal of these large spent blossoms often
damages the fresh blossoms. Often, these dam¬
aged blossoms must also be removed. The plant

has been allowed to waste its energy on blooms
that the judges will NEVER see. What a waste.

Disblooming exploits the life span of violet
blossoms to avoid this waste. Obviously, an
African violet blossom will only last so long. In
my experience, I have found absolutely no
violet whose blossoms last longer than three
weeks. (Exception: Magnolia, AVSA #6378, has
blossoms that last an incredible 5 weeks.)
Double and semidoubles tend to last longer
than singles. Some singles only last a matter of
days. Every variety seems to have its own life
span that is also dependent on environment.
Blossoms tend to last longer in cooler condi¬
tions than in warmer conditions.

Disblooming uses this information to help
avoid blossom waste. Figure 1 shows a com¬
parison of the two grooming techniques of
disbudding and disblooming. Disbudding
removes the entire cluster of buds. Disbloom¬
ing only removes blossoms that have opened
too early for the show, leaving the other buds to
develop in time for the show. Just as the time to
stop disbudding must be carefully judged, the
time to disbloom must be carefully judged. I
usually disbloom each plant on an individual
basis. If the plant has blossoms that I know will
only last ten days, I disbloom on the day that is
one week before the show and then allow the
plant to open blossoms until the end of the
show. This will ensure that the blossoms are
still a few days away from being spent when
show time arrives. The blossoms on the plant
for the show will also be larger and better

32 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE July/ August 1989

developed than they would have been. By case of Magnolia, I disbloom 25 days before the
removing the early flowers, the plants have show. Leaving this extra time margin of ten
more food to grow and develop the remaining days will ensure each bloom is absolutely fresh,
buds. In this way, the plant saves its energy for Hopefully, few or no blossoms will have to
flowers and buds that the judges will see. In the removed on show day.

Cut

u\vvv\v\

(a) Disbudding.

Open

Blossom

Pedicel

Flower Buds

Peduncle

Cut

(b) Disblooming.

Figure 1 — Pre-show Grooming Techniques: (a) Disbudding, and (b) Disblooming.

L. is Dorothy Gawienowski with her Tricolor for
Best In Show with Pink Phiiiy. She also won Best
Variegate, Best Overall Trailer, and Best Unusual
Container with her Adeara. R. is Cathy Cornibe
with her Tricolor for Best Design in Show. She
also won Best Mini & Semimini, Best Seedling,
Sweepstakes in Design and Runner-Up to
Sweepstakes in Horticulture, at the Nite Bloo¬
mers (CA) recent show, “Violets at the Movies.”

Look for complete
Kansas City
Commercial
Winners,
including

Best New Introductions
in the

September issue
of this
magazine.

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE July/ August 1989 33

YOUR LIBRARY

L. T. Ozio, Jr.

1009 Ditch Avenue
Morgan City, LA 70380

Up until the days that we spent in Kansas
City, MO, attending the 1989 AVSA Conven¬
tion and Show, the only definition of the phrase,
"Royal Treatment," came from the library,
movies, and news media. Those of you who
were in Kansas City, even if it was for only part
of the convention, returned home with a new
meaning to the phrase. Conventioneers will
long remember the pleasant experience the
Kansas City Convention/ Show was. Our per¬
sonal thanks go to the large nu mber of workers
whose efforts culminated in such an outstand¬
ing and beautiful experience. The large number
of exhibits in both the horticulture and artistic
design sections was a tribute to the growers
who were able to attend the convention. For all
of us it was truly a "Royal Treatment."

Mention must be made of the variety of
plants that were in the show room. All of them
were outstanding. Any one visiting the show
room with the preconceived idea that there was
no more room at home for any additional
plants, soon abandoned the thought and
headed directly to the commercial sales area to
acquire the plants that couldn't be lived with¬
out.

It was a marvelous feeling to once again
spend a few days with our good violet friends
and to meet some new ones. That's what con¬
ventions are all about.

For the Library Committee, the convention
gave us the opportunity to photograph so many
outstanding exhibits. And all of you will have
the opportunity to review or see for the first
time the excitement and beauty of the plants
and design entries from the 1989 AVSA Show
when you order the slide program, "A Royal
Treat." A second slide program on the Kansas
City Convention is entitled "Future Violets
With A Royal Flair." This program is a capsule
version of the ever popular program presented

by our own J. R. "Sundown" Pittman at the
annual Saturday luncheon of the convention.
October 15, 1989 is the date the new convention
programs will be available for circulation.

We are proud and excited to announce the
return of the popular slide program, "Pointers
In Judging." This informative and entertaining
program was retired from circulation a few
years back. It was our intent to return the pro¬
gram to the list of available slide programs once
it had been updated. The time has come. We
will have this program ready for circulation on
October 15, 1989. The updating of the program
is the effort of a member of the Library Commit¬
tee, Mrs. Laurene Jones of Annandale, Virginia.
Laurene is also one of our valuable volunteers
who work on the photography sessions at con¬
ventions. My special thanks go to Laurene and
her friends and fellow members of her AVSA
affiliate who helped make the revised program.

Usually this time of the year finds Affiliate
program chairmen searching for ideas and
subjects that can be used for their meetings.
May we suggest that they offer some of our
many slide programs that are available for cir¬
culation. Why not sit down now and make your
choices for programs for the new business year?
Review the rules and regulations found in this
issue as well as the descriptive list of what is
available. Send the order for slide material
along with your check and alternate dates and
titles to the AVSA Office, P. O. Box 3609,
Beaumont, Texas 77704. Those of you living in
Canada are reminded to make your request for
the two new convention programs as well as the
convention programs from Orlando and Dallas
by following the usual AVSA Library rules, but
sending the request and your check to: Mrs.
Betty Tapping, #1512-511, The West Mall, Eto¬
bicoke, Ontario M9C 1G5 Canada. The pro¬
grams will be mailed by Mrs. Tapping and you

34 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE July/ August 1989

are requested to return them to her. Please
remember that this offer applies to the follow¬
ing programs: "Future Violets With a Royal
Hair/' "A Royal Treat," "New Rays of Hope,"
"A Grand Reunion," "Orange Blossom Spe¬
cials," and "The Florida Experience." Mrs.
Tapping will handle and process requests for
only the above-mentioned slide programs.
Should our Canadian neighbors wish to request

other slide program titles, a separate request
and separate check, made out to A VS A, must be
sent to the AVSA Office, P. O. Box 3609,
Beaumont, Texas 77704.

It was good talking to so many of you in
Kansas City and to know that you are using the
programs and packets from the AVSA Library.
Thanks for your cooperation and keep your
requests for programs coming in.

RULES AND REGULATIONS
FOR USE OF AVSA LIBRARY MATERIALS

Library materials are available for use by
AVSA members and affiliates in good standing,
subject to the following rules and regulations:

REQUEST FOR MATERIALS

Send requests to the AVSA Office, P. O. Box
3609, Beaumont, Texas 77704. Use the order
form sent to you, and include check, payable to
AVSA, in the appropriate amount. Additional
order forms are available in this office, upon
request.

SLIDE PROGRAMS

1. Make request for reservation three (3)
months in advance of date desired, with the
following information:

Name and address of person to whom slide
program is to be mailed.

Name of the affiliate organization, if pro¬
gram is to be shown to an organization.

Give first, second, and third choices of slide
programs for each reservation date.

2. Slide programs are shipped using a special
shipping box. Please use the special box to
return the slide program to the AVSA Office,
immediately after scheduled reserved date.
Return by UPS or First Class Mail only. For First
Class, we request that you insure the program
for $50.00. If you use UPS, the package is auto¬
matically insured for $100.00. For members in
other countries: Please return programs post¬
paid by the safest and most expeditious postal
means available. A $5.00 PENALTY WILL BE
ASSESSED FOR ANY SLIDE PROGRAM NOT
POSTMARKED WITHIN FOUR (4) DAYS

AFTER SCHEDULED RESERVED DATE. Re¬
turn programs to:

AVSA Office
2363 McFaddin
Beaumont, Texas 77702

3. Special requests for two or more slide
programs for the same date may be made and
will be filled whenever possible, but such re¬
quests are not encouraged because of the great
demand for slide programs and the limited
numbers available.

4. Cost of slide program with cassette is
$10.00; and cost of slide program without cas¬
sette is $8.00. Only those slide programs in the
descriptive list with a "(C)" after the titles have
cassettes. Those programs may be reserved
with or without the cassettes.

DESCRIPTIVE LIST
OF SLIDE PROGRAMS

"AFRICAN VIOLET PESTS" (C) (52 slides)
A short, succinct program by Dr. Charles L.
Cole, with vivid illustrations of the common
African violet pests.

"THE AFRICAN VIOLET PLANT" (77
slides) Learn to identify the variety of leaf types
of the African violet, the diseases that affect the
leaf, and the blossom colors and types with this
program.

"AFRICAN VIOLETS, HOLLYWOOD
STYLE" (C) (80 slides) The best of the winners at
the 1985 Convention Show, "Let Us Entertain
You," held in Los Angeles.

"AFRICAN VIOLETS IN ARTISTIC DE-

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE July/ August 1989 35

SIGNS" (60 slides) A collection of arrange¬
ments and artistic plantings using a Madonna
or other accessory to enhance the design or help
express the mood or theme of a class. Most
slides are blue ribbon winners from shows. An
old, but good program. Not for the advanced
designer.

"DESIGNS FROM OUR CHILDHOOD
FANTASIES" (C) (64 slides) The beautiful de¬
sign entries from the memorable AVSA Con¬
vention Show, "A Childhood Fantasy," held in
Philadelphia in 1984. Includes many instruc¬
tional comments.

"FANTASIA" (C) (99 slides) The 1985/1986
introductions compiled by "Sundown"
Pittman.

"THE FLORIDA EXPERIENCE" (C) (80
slides) The best of the 1987 convention/show
held in Orlando, in the beautiful sunshine state
of Florida. You will really enjoy "experiencing"
(or re-experiencing) the many lovely plants and
designs which were on display in the immense
showroom.

"FUTURE VIOLETS WITH A ROYAL
FLAIR" (C) (80 slides) Compiled and narrated
by our own J. R. "Sundown" Pittman, this pro¬
gram offers the very latest introductions from
our hybridizers and commercial growers. We
guarantee you will see some that will make it to
your want-list.

"GESNERIAD FAVORITES" (C) (75 slides)
A program donated to the AVSA Library by the
Houston Gesneriad Society. It contains many
beautiful plants, with excellent culture and
propagation information.

"A GRAND REUNION" (C) (80 slides) From
the big city of Dallas comes the best of the
beautiful award-winning plants and designs
which were exhibited at the 1988 convention/
show.

"THE MAGIC SHOW" (C) (80 slides) The
1986/1987 "magical" varieties from our hybr¬
idizers and commercial growers, as compiled
and narrated by Hor tense's honey, "Sundown"
Pittman.

"MEET THE FAMILY" (C) (60 slides) A
vivid look at some of the other members of the
gesneriad family, compiled and narrated by
Margaret Waguespack of Harahan, LA. An
informative program for those who want to

broaden their growing horizons or for those
who just want to "meet the family."

"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. Not for
advanced growers.

"NEW RAYS OF HOPE" (C) (80 slides) This
program offers the newest introductions from
our hybridizers and commercial growers.
Compiled and narrated by Ray "Sundown"
Pittman, this program offers many "must have"
plants for your wish list.

"ORANGE BLOSSOM SPECIALS" (C) (80
slides) The very latest "specials" from our hybr¬
idizers and commercial growers, as compiled
and narrated by "Sundown" Pittman,
Hor tense's "silent" partner. Perfect for making
up your "wish" list.

"PHILLY FANTASY" (C) (80 slides) Prize
winning African violets and related plants in all
their glory at the 1984 AVSA Convention Show
in Philadelphia. No design entries are included,
but may be viewed in the slide program,
"DESIGNS FROM OUR CHILDHOOD FAN¬
TASIES."

"THE PITTMAN WAY OF GROWING
VIOLETS" (C) (84 slides) A step-by-step visual
program on growing and grooming miniature
and semiminiature African violets, by one of
our most notable hybridizers, Hortense
Pittman. You'll learn a lot and see many of
Hortense's Honeys in this program.

"POINTERS IN JUDGING" (C) (74 slides) A
revised version of the popular workshop pro¬
gram for judges and exhibitors on evaluating
specimen plants using the current issue of the
AVSA Handbook.

"A ROYAL TREAT" (C) (80 slides) A collec¬
tion of the best of beautiful award-winning
plants and designs which were exhibited at the
1989 Convention and Show in Kansas City, MO.
This is truly a "Royal Treat."

"THE SAINTPAULIA SPECIES" (79 slides)
A comprehensive, educational workshop type
program not intended solely for entertainment.
Very thorough and technical. Neva Anderson
contributed several years of work to produce
the best program of its kind.

36 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE July/ August 1989

"SET THE SCENE WITH DESIGNS" (C) (60
slides) A stunning collection of the best designs
entered in the 1985 Los Angeles Convention
Show. Not a "how-to" program, but one that
will entertain and stimulate the viewer with
designs of distinction, creativity, and original¬
ity.

"SHOW OFF YOUR VIOLETS" (70 slides) A
program showing many ways to use African
violets for home decoration, party favors, and
table arrangements.

"STARS OF THE NORTH" (C) (80 slides)
The beautiful award winners at the 1986 con¬
vention show held in St. Paul, MN. You'll really
"see stars" when viewing this one.

"VIOLET TROUBLES" (63 slides) Pests, dis¬
eases, and results of poor culture are discussed
in this program. An old but good basic pro¬
gram.

"VIOLETS AND MORE VIOLETS" (79
slides) A basic lesson for beginners showing
how to set leaves, separate baby plants from the
mother leaf, and divide a multiple crown plant.
Also includes suggestions on potting, repotting
a large plant, and way to treat a necky plant. Not
for advanced growers.

"WHAT'S NEW FOR '84-'85?" (C) (99 slides)
The best of the 1984/1985 introductions, com¬
piled by "Sundown" Pittman.

PACKETS

1. Packets are loaned for a period of one
month, as available.

2. Requests for two or more packets will be
filled whenever possible.

3. Packets must be returned postpaid by
FIRST, THIRD, of FOURTH CLASS MAIL.

4. Cost of each packet is $2.00, and must be
paid by check to AVSA at time of request.

DESCRIPTIVE LIST OF PACKETS

JUST FOR FUN PACKET: "A Violet Carol"
Christmas skit in one act. A fun way to celebrate
the holidays with a skit performed by your club
members. This is an original skit written by
Kent Stork of Kent's Flowers, Arlington, NE,
and donated to the AVSA Library.

NEWSLETTER/MAGAZINE PACKET:
This packet contains one sample from each
entry exhibited at convention. Editors who
wish to browse through other publications are

urged to order this packet. Or, anyone desiring
to start a newsletter or magazine would find
this packet helpful. Includes a point score sheet
on how the publications are judged.

PROGRAM PLANNING PACKET: Sugges¬
tions to help a program chairman or committee
plan the programs for a club's activities.

SHOW SCHEDULES PACKET: Show
schedules of African violet shows from differ¬
ent sections of the country. Excellent for new
ideas, and those clubs planning their first
shows.

YEARBOOK COLLECTION PACKET: This
packet contains 12 yearbooks from various
affiliate clubs. It contains one or more of the top
prize winners from recent AVSA convention
competition. Especially recommended for
clubs producing their first yearbook, and for
those interested in submitting their yearbooks
for competition. Includes point score sheets on
how the yearbooks were judged.

CALIFORNIA - Catherine Meyers with the Best in
Show, Wrangler’s Dixie Celebration, part of the
Gold Rosette Collection which also Included
Mark and Happy Cricket, at the Ventura County
AVS’ 20th Anniversary Show.

Photo by Hans Inpijn.

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE July/ August 1989 37

Honor Roll
of

African Violets

Irene Fiedler

Route 1

Prescott , WI 54021

To be on the Honor Roll of African Violets, a variety must have appeared on the Best Varieties
List for five consecutive years.

1978

Ballet Lisa #2898 (Geo. J. Ball Inc.)
Cordelia #2466 (Lyon)

Granger's Pink Swan #2577 (Granger)
Pocono Mountain (DeSandis)

Richter's Step Up #2458 (Richter)
Starshine #2349 (Granger)

Whirlaway #2210 (Lyon)

Wisteria #2056 (Tinari)

1979

Ballet Marta #2899 (Geo. J. Ball Inc.)

Blue Storm #2464 (Lyon)

Christmas Holly (Reed)

Double Black Cherry #1178 (Anderson)
Dora Baker #2084 (Vem Lorenzen)

Duet (Richter)

Granger's Musetta #2575 (Granger)
Granger's Serenity #2578 (Granger)
Granger's Swiss Ballet #2579 (Granger)
Like Wow Sport (Lyon)

Rhapsodie Mars (Holtkamp)

Spring Deb #2348 (Granger)

Vem's Delight #2271 (Vern Lorenzen)

1980

Becky #2669 (Maas)

Coral Caper #2727 (Lyon)

Corpus Christi #3075 (Utz)

Crimson Frost #2706 (Granger)

Edith Peterson #2561 (Constantinov)
Gotcha #2205 (Lyon)

Granger's Eternal Snow #2573 (Granger)
Granger's Regina #2716 (Granger)
Lavender Tempest #2709 (Granger)

Midget Bon Bon #2280 (Champion)

Mrs. Greg #2361 (Vern Lorenzen)

Pink Viceroy #2714 (Granger)

Pixie Blue #2598 (Lyon)

Sailor's Dream #3108 (Kolb Greenhouse)
Tina #2680 (Maas)

The King #2698 (Maas)

The Parson's Wife #2317 (Rev. Blades)

1981

Faith #2707 (Granger)

Flamingo #2670 (Maas)

Helene #2885 (Lyon)

Jason #3004 (Maas)

Mark #3007 (Maas)

Orion #2069 (R. Anderson)

Ruffled Red #2679 (Maas)

Sweet Mary #2489 (Vem Lorenzen)
Tommie Lou #1744 (Oden)

1982

Alouette #2787 (Fredette)

Amazing Grace #3688 (Soultz)

Ballet Anna #2890 (Geo. J. Ball Inc.)
Firebird #2818 (Granger)

French Lilac #2844 (Swift)

Gr. Starburst #2874 (Granger)

Gr. Sylvan Blue #2875 (Granger)

Joyful #3168 (Lyon)

Little Delight #3169 (Lyon)

Little Jim #3005 (Maas)

Millie Blair #3020 (Granger)

Pink 'N Ink #3173 (Lyon)

Sam (Lyon)

Winter Grape #2789 (Fredette)

38 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE July/ August 1989

1983

Abigail Adams #3226 (Fredette)
Beginner's Luck #2803 (Pritchet)

Cat's Meow #3238 (Swift)

Celine #3188 (Maas)

Dardevil (Burton)

Dyn-OMite #3440 (Lyon)

Gr. Cameo Queen #3863 (Granger)

Gr. White Cockatoo #3417 (Granger)
Pixie Pink # 2599 (Lyon)

Red Wow (Lyon)

Sunlit Sugar Plum #4599 (Scott)

1984

Betcha #3144 (Swift)

China Pink #3429 (Fredette)

Chris (Maas)

Colorado #3152 (Holtkamp)

Coral Radiance #3672 (Lyon)

Dear Ellie #3439 (Lyon)

Gr. Wonderland #3419 (Granger)

Ms. Pretty #5225 (Anderson)

Sammye Ballard #3563 (Granger)
Sanibel #3377 (Leary)

Silver Lining #3629 (Fredette)

Snowy Trail #3678 (Lyon)

Sparkle Plenty #2786 (Egenites)

Tiger #3433 (Fredette)

Wanderlust #3786 (Granger)

Verna Lynn (Fredette)

1985

Autumn Honey #4462 (Groeneman)
Black Ace #3541 (Nadeau)

Cherry Frosting #4333 (Fredette)

Disco Dazzler #3909 (Lyon)

Gr. Carnival #4298 (Gr. Gardens)

Gr. Heart's Desire #3407 (Gr. Gardens)
Irish Angel #4054 (Annalee)

Kristi Marie #3914 (Lyon)

Polly Doodle #4339 (Fredette)

Rhap. Barbara n/r (Holtkamp)
Something Special #3668 (Nadeau)
Splish Splash n/r (Lyon)

Spring Fling #3553 (Nadeau)

Sundown #3598 (Utz)

Swamp Fever #4046 (Sisk)

1986

Chris Leppard #4636 (Maas)

Dominique #4345 (Fredette)

Fisher's Leone #4540 (E. Fisher)
Lady Baltimore #4337 (Fredette)
Love Bug #4513 (Lyon)

Marie Knoblock #4042 (Sisk)
Nevada n/r (Holtkamp)

New Mexico n/r (Holtkamp)
Snuggles #5018 (Lyon)

Spanish Moss #4045 (Sisk)

1987

Fisherman's Paradise #4843 (Sisk)
Gr. Desert Dawn #4050 (Eyerdom)
Hawaii n/r (Holtkamp)

Happy Cricket #5726 (Hollada)
Interlude #4935 (Gr. Gardens)

Ms. Pretty #5225 (Anderson)
Winnergreen #4693 (Pittman)

1988

Camelot Pink #4293 (H. Eyerdom)
Cactus Rose #4147 (Fredette)
Crystallaire #4295 (H. Eyerdom)
Glittersweet #4431 (Fredette)

Gr. Valencia #4051 (Granger)
Kingwood Red #4308 (H. Eyerdom)
Summer Lightning #5023 (Lyon)
Trail Along N/R (Lyon)

Vibrant Val #3918 (Lyon)

Phyllis King, Top Choice AVSy Shreveport, LA,
won the Gold AVSA award with O. Glacier, O.
Indiana and Needlepoint O. Glacier won the
Tricolor for Best in Show, at the recent show,
“Violets Go Western.”

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE July/ August 1989 39

"Catch the New England Spirit"

Margery Cunningham
Publicity Co-Chairman
Boston Convention 1990

"Catch the New England Spirit" and join us
in Boston for the 44th Annual AVSA Conven¬
tion and Show being held at the Boston Park
Plaza Hotel and Towers, March 19-26, 1990,
hosted by the Bay State African Society. Meet us
in the city where the tall buildings of high
finance and high technology meet with the
historic buildings and narrow cobblestone
streets of Paul Revere's town.

Our convention site, the Boston Park Plaza
Hotel and Towers, overlooks Boston's Public
Garden, the oldest botanical garden in the
United States, famous since 1877 for its swan
boats, and the Boston Common which occupies
48 acres in Boston's busy downtown, where
cattle and horses once grazed.

Boston, a city nearly 360 years old, with a
population of 600,000, is known as a walker's
city. Just about everything is within walking
distance.

So, don your Nikes or Reeboks and begin at
the Boston Common information kiosk, pick up
your free maps and brochures and embark on
the Freedom Trail where you will see historic
sites such as Park Street Church; Old Granary
Burial Ground; King's Chapel; Globe Corner
Bookstore; Old State House; Boston Massacre
Site; Paul Revere House; Old North Church;
Faneuil (Fan'l) Hall; U. S. S. Constitution and its
museum; and the Bunker Hill Monument.

Plan to spend some time at Faneuil Hall
Market Place, which was erected in 1742 for the
purpose of serving as a town meeting place and
a public market. The purpose of the hall has not
changed; citizens groups and politicians use the
upper halls while shops still occupy the lower
floor. As a matter of fact, nearly a dozen of the
original tenants are still found in the building
that attracts over 1 million visitors a month.
Small shops and kiosks abound with street
performers to entertain you.

Dining at Faneuil Hall provides you with the

best of two worlds. You will find enchantment
at the Bay Tower Room, 33 stories up, with a
commanding view of Boston Harbor, Logan
Airport and the North Shore coastline. Here
you will find one of the areas best wine lists.
Jackets and ties required with reservations well
in advance. Or, you may prefer the rough and
ready atmosphere of Durgin Park where you
will eat family style, elbow to elbow with
strangers or friends at long tables with red
checkered cloths. Traditional New England
fare is served and it is one of the few restaurants
that still makes its own baked beans. For lots of
fun, try the market stalls of Quincy Market for
international cuisine and specialty foods.

No visit to Boston is complete without an
excursion to Lexington and Concord. There
you will see the 750-acre Minute Man National
Historical Park, the Minute Man statue and the
Old North Bridge, where on that infamous day
of April 19, 1775, "the shot heard round the
world" signaled the start of the American Revo¬
lution. Also see the replica of the Walden Pond
cabin where Thoreau's memorabilia is housed
and the Orchard House, home of Louisa May
Alcott.

You need not limit your touring to historical
sites as there are many other places you will
want to see such as the John Hancock Tower,
the tallest building in New England with a
height of 62 stories. The 60th floor observatory
is one of the best vantage points in the city. (Do
you remember the news stories of the early 70s
about the building whose windows fell out?)

The Museum of Science has exhibits cover¬
ing astronomy, astrophysics, progress in medi¬
cine, computers and much more. Its Hayden
Planetarium features a $2 million Zeiss Plane¬
tarium projector and a laser light show. The
Mugar Omni Theater in the museum has a 76-
foot, four-story domed screen that wraps
around and over you and has an 84-speaker

40 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE July/ August 1989

sound system.

It will be too early for a Red Sox game, but
you might be lucky enough to catch the Celtics,

of Larry Bird fame, at the Boston Garden . or

the Bruins.

You might want to see the Maparium at the
Christian Science Church. The 30-foot stained
glass globe gives you the experience of walking
through the world on a glass bridge. While
there, stroll around the 670-foot reflecting pool
or view the entire complex from the Prudential
Center Skywalk.

The New England Aquarium, on Central
Wharf, houses 2,000 species in all, most making
their homes in the aquarium's 4-story, 187,000
gallon observation tank, which is the largest of
its kind in the world.

Harvard University's Arnold Arboretum is a
223-acre site containing more than 6,000 trees
and shrubs native to the area. The Bonsai collec¬
tion has specimens more than 300 years old.

At the Kennedy Library, a harborfront site,
you will see his desk, personal belongings,
presidential papers and screenings of a film on
his life.

If shopping is on your agenda, Filene's Base¬
ment, famous the world over for its bargains
and unique fittings rooms, is a must. There,
items are automatically reduced in price ac¬
cording to the number of days they've been on
the rack. Boston is also the home of Jordan
Marsh, New England's largest department
store. Adjacent to Faneuil Hall, you will find
Marketplace Center, one of the city's newest
shopping attractions. There, 33 stores on two
levels surround a central plaza. A gourmet
Japanese restaurant is included. High-fashion
boutiques, speciality shops, art galleries and the
theatre district are all within walking distance
of the Boston Park Plaza Hotel and Towers.

No matter what part of the country you are
from, be it south coast, west coast or even the
east coast, there is no lobster like New England
lobster. You can order them by size at the fa¬
mous Anthony's Pier 4 Restaurant. Try New
England clam chowder as an appetizer and
Indian pudding for dessert. Expect to wait as no
reservations are accepted. Jackets are required.
Another popular waterfront dining spot is
Jimmy's Harborside Restaurant where the

three-tiered dining room affords all an unob¬
structed view of the harbor. For a more infor¬
mal atmosphere, try the No-Name Restaurant
for generous portions of no-name staples such
as fried seafood, broiled lobster, broiled scal¬
lops and the fish of the day. And, right at the
Park Plaza, is Legal Seafoods. Always busy,
their trademark is "If it isn't fresh, it isn't legal."
Want something different, try the Ho Yeun
Ting in Chinatown. Waiting lines form every
night for some of the best seafood in town.
Their speciality is a sole and vegetable stir-fry.

I have tried to whet your appetite for some of
Boston's finest attractions and restaurants, but
let us not forget the real reason for your trip
here. The 44th Annual AVSA Convention and
Show promises to delight you. So, bring your
show plants and take part in all of the
being planned for you — such as scheduled
tours, luncheons, banquets, presentations and
workshops. Renew old friendships and make
many new ones as you "Catch the New
land Spirit."

Janice Davidson with Best In Show, Georgia
Lover at the recent Cen-Tex Rainbow (Killeen,
TX) AVC’s show, “Box Office Hits,”

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE July/ August 1989 41

Propagating the African Violet

Dolores Larsen
10503 SE 232nd Street
Kent , Washington 38031

What an incredible plant is the African vio¬
let. If this plant captures your interest its ability
to provide additional plants by many various
methods will fascinate you. Any healthy leaf
will produce several new plants. Usually these
plants will be identical to the one from which it
was obtained but the African violet has a ten¬
dency to "sport." One or more of the new plants
may produce blossoms with a different color.
Knowing about this unstable trait will prepare
you for an occasional disappointment but you
may be pleasantly surprised by an even prettier
or more unusual blossom.

Rooting a Leaf

Best results are obtained by selecting a leaf
which is neither too young nor too old . The stem
(petiole) should be shortened to a length of 1/2
to 1-1 / 2" . The usual method is to cut the petiole.

using a small bottle with a narrow neck or a
small glass covered with aluminum foil with a
hole made to insert the leaf, holding it in place.
Roots will form and the leaf may then be placed
in a soil mixture to continue the reproduction
process, A better method is to place the leaf in a
small 2 or 2-1/2" pot containing a rooting mix¬
ture. Mixtures most commonly used are (1)
vermiculite, (2) perlite, (3) 1/2 perlite and 1/2
vermiculite or (4) a combination of peat moss,
vermicuiite and perlite. These are all good;
experiment to find the mix of your choice.

Make a hole in the mix at an angle with a
pencil or nut pick. Insert only 1/2" of the stem
Into this hole. Firm the mix gently around the
stem letting the leaf rest on the edge of the pot.
In a few weeks several small plant lets will peek
through. Begin using a weak fertilizer solution
when watering. When these little plants each

Leaf Cutting = Several Plantlets

with a razor blade, at a 45° angle but this may be
cut straight across. Some of the large growers
simply break the stem just below the base of the
leaf leaving just a short portion of the stem. The
cut or broken end may be allowed to dry from
15 to 30 minutes.

This now may be merely placed in water

have several leaves they may be pulled apart
gently or a nut pick may be used to separate the
roots. Plant each one in a separate pot. Always
be sure to use a name tape, label or marker.
There are thousands of cultivars on the market.
Once the name has been lost the plant will be
almost impossible to identify.

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A plant which will not come true from a leaf
is called a "chimera." These can not be propa¬
gated except by a sucker or a flower stem. Even
by using these methods an identical plant can
not always be obtained which accounts for their
higher selling price. If you wish to propagate a
chimera or any plant which does not always
reproduce identically, try the sucker or the
flower stem method.

Rooting a Sucker

When two small leaves appear in a leaf axil
this is generally the beginning of a flower stem
but if four leaves become visible it is a sucker
(beginning of another plant). Sometimes a
sucker will appear at the base of the plant near
the main stem. Suckers should be removed for,
if allowed to grow, a "multiple crown" will
develop (two or more plants growing together).
A sucker can be pressed into a rooting mixture;
roots will grow as the damp mix contacts the
wound caused by its removal from the larger
plant. It is sometimes difficult to place enough
of the mix around its base to keep it upright and
steady. Plastic picks will keep it in place until
rooted. Once rooted this will grow quickly into
a full sized plant.

Rooting a Flower Stem
On the flower stem (peduncle) two very
small leaves grow. At this point other branches
(pedicels) appear which support the flowers.

Prepare by cutting all pedicels to within 1/8" of
the two main leaves on the peduncle; shorten
the stem by cutting it about 3/ 4" below the two
leaves. Using a smaller 1-3/4” pot make a hole
directly in the center of the rooting mixture.
Insert the stem with the leaves remaining just
above the surface and firm it gently. A sucker
should form in the axil of one or both of the
leaves. Let the sucker(s) grow large enough so
that they may be removed and rooted just as
any other sucker.

Other Hints

A rooting hormone need not be used when
rooting leaves but products such as "Rootone"
do provide a fungicide and aid in preventing
disease. It is helpful to use when rooting suck¬
ers. It helps if used to dust the main stem of
older plants, when repotting, if lower leaves
have been lost. A small "greenhouse" may be
fashioned from plastic wrap or several pots
maybe placed in a clear plastic container. Open
occasionally to inspect moisture. Keep mix
moist, not wet.

This Bud’s Mine, hybridized by Dottie Wilson,
grown and shown by Gerri Goins, Houston, TX

at Dixie Convention. Photo by Harold Stiefel.

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE July/ August 1989 43

AVSA EMBLEMS
(Give a Friend a Gift)

A -201
Member Pin
GP or Silver -$12.75

D - 221

Past President’s Pin
GP or Silver - $18.50
(with Tie Tack) - $18.50

G - 234

Judge’s Pin
GP or Silver - $8.00
(with Tie Tack) - $8.00

B - 203

Member Charm
GP or Silver -$12.75

E - 204

Past President’s Charm
GP or Silver $18.50

F - 211

Gavel & Chain

GP or Silver - $6.00

H - 210

Judge’s Guard Pin
GP or Silver $9.50
(chain attaches to other pins)

1-208

Judge’s Charm
GP or Silver - $8.00

New Arrivals: Life Member Pins

Goldfilled - $24 • Silver - $20.00

r

The Language of the Gavel

By Ann Richardson

Did you who own AVSA pins with a gavel know while in Office-
that there is a language of the gavel? The angle of
the gavel tells a story, as follows:

President-elect:

v

Past-President:

worn down, as at rest.

Some of the clubs in the south present their President-elect
with the pin and gavel immediately after election so that she
may wear her pin showing that she is President-elect and also
during her presidency.

44 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE July/ August 1989

Ice Dancing Lyndon Lyon Greenhouses - Paul & Sidney Sorano Ljtt|e stormy

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE July/ August 1989 45

Plant "Planned" Parenthood

Lynda C Welchel

Magic Knight African Violet Society
San Antonio , Texas

Yd be willing to bet that almost everyone can
remember the first African violet they ever
owned, or perhaps the first leaf that they "put
down" in anticipation of lots of little baby
plants. Ah, things were so simple back then.

How many of us actually make plans when
we purchase new plants to add to our "violet
family?" When we acquire a new plant most of
us put it "in isolation for 4-6 weeks" to make
sure it is a healthy specimen before subjecting it
to our entire collection. This is the first step in
planning for our violet's new life. How much
planning and time do you take after the initial
quarantine stage to guide this plant through its
growing stages?

Once you start growing African violets you
will find out that all your plants have their own
personalities. There are some you will like, and
unfortunately some that will not like you or
your particular conditions. If you will pay at¬
tention to your plants you will find that they are
your best source of information about them¬
selves.

Having a plan when you purchase new
plants can be very rewarding. Some plants that
we own can almost become like family mem¬
bers, others transients or semi-permanent
guests. How many times have you purchased a
violet only to find out that you have a "leaf
down" at home of a particular variety? Do you
know how plants by a particular hybridizer
behave in your environment? Do certain leaf
types work better for you? Do you know how
many plants you currently own? If you are
planning to show a collection do you know
which plants are registered and with what
particular group? Are there certain varieties
that have blooms that are good for design? The
list of possible questions can go on and on.

How many times have you seen a problem in
a plant and tried to remember what happened
a year or two ago to another plant and cannot

recall the incident and / or circumstances? What
caused this problem? How did I cure it? What
did it look like? What type of potting soil mix¬
ture did I use? How many wicks of what size
and type in conjunction with what size pot did
I use? Where did that leaf come from? The best
information you can have on your plants is
that which you have collected from your own
plants in your own environment.

Plant records can be an invaluable asset in
growing show plants. How long did I disbud
that plant last fall before a show? What were the
weather conditions? What were my results?
How many light hours did I use? What were the
results? What type bulbs did I use?

I can hear a lot of you moaning and groaning
at this point, bemoaning the fact that you do not
have enough time to keep records. Your record
keeping does not have to be elaborate. The
records are for your purposes and it should be
tailored to fit your needs.

If you will take a few minutes and create a
record keeping system and include the items
which are IMPORTANT TO YOU on either 3”
x 5” or 5” x 8” cards, or perhaps a loose leaf note
book — ~ that's all it will take. Should you decide
to use a loose leaf book, make a master record
page and have it photocopied.

Each time you acquire a plant or leaf, enter it
into your records and give it a number. Using
this system you will always know how many
plants you have in your collection at any one
time without having to count them. When you
"retire or put up for adoption" a plant, use that
number over again so you will always know
how many plants you have. I like to file the
"retired" plant card or page in another area for
future reference.

Setting up a record system may be a little
time consuming at first, however after the ini¬
tial set up the record keeping and time involved
is minimal. You will be amazed at the great

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wealth of information you can glean from your
records. The information will be of tremendous
value to you if you will take the time to analyze
what you have done and what you would like to
do in the future. All of this data is real informa¬
tion you have collected on YOUR PLANTS in
your environment.

Notes can be kept on weather conditions,
temperatures indoors and outdoors, growth

patterns, plant performance, buds appearing,
how long does it take for flowers to open, how
long do the flowers last, how long does it take
for a plant to come into bloom — full bloom
from time of final disbudding? How long did it
take a particular plant to come into bloom a
certain time of the year?

A simple, but effective record page might
look something like the following:

#

PLANT NAME : AVSA REGISTRATION NO.

OTHER REGISTRATONS :

HYBRIDIZER; SOURCE OF REGISTRATION: MVL OTHER

DATE ACQUIRED; PURCHASED FROM;

SIZE: LEAF Starter Plant _____

DESCRIPTION: Single ___________________ Double Mini Standard

Trailer Color : Leaf Type- Varigated _ _

CONDITION: Non-Varigated

POTTING RECORDS

FIRST BLOOM STALK: Blooming True/Not True

DATE FIRST BUD APPEARS: DATE IN FULL BLOOM:

MISC. OBSERVATIONS:

LEFT COLLECTION: Date Reasons

Having all of the above information can help you when it comes to a sale and/or preparing for
a show. The above record could save you a lot of time going through supplements for descriptions,
registration numbers, etc.

Do consider taking the time to carefully plan your "growing family." Keep good records and
perhaps you will be a very proud plant parent at your next show.

NOW IS THE TIME

HYBRIDIZERS:

PLEASE SEND SLIDES

TO START MAKING PLANS

OF YOUR

TO MEET

NEW INTRODUCTIONS TO:

IN BOSTON

Jane Birge

MARCH - 1990

P. O. Box 1401

Beaumont, TX 77704

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE July/ August 1989 47

Jean-Pierre Croteau

DENIS CROTEAU, Canada

Louise Croteau

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Cousins of the Royal Family

Shirley R. Jeffrey
Denton , TX

(The following was given as a presentation at the 1989 AVSA Convention in Kansas City , MO)

The African violet has enjoyed a revered and
regal position among all plants. The genus
Saintpaulia belongs to a royal family known as
the Gesneriaceae. It is interesting that the word
"regal" is synonymous with "marked by mag¬
nificently lavish display." "Royal," a closely
related word means "grand, large, and impres¬
sive in size, scope and extent." Uncanny de¬
scription of this vast and varied plant group.

This royal family is one of the grandest, and
most extraordinarily diversified plant families
in the entire world. It boasts the most popular
miniature, Sinningia Bollbaby, to species of
tree size. Besides an array of sizes, forms, foli¬
age, and blossom types, there are colorful fruit,
calyces, and hairs which make it not only di¬
verse but a very ornamental and decorative
group of plants as well.

Foliage may be simple or patterned. It may
be smooth or textured, with wrinkled or pebbly
surfaces. The leaf arrangement also provides
diversity, it may be opposite on the stem, alter¬
nate, or whorled, with inflorescence in terminal
or axillery, and flowers appearing singly or in
clusters.

The gesneriads are also unusual plants be¬
cause of their vegetative reproductive proper¬
ties by scaley rhizomes, tubers or cuttings. All
gesneriads have fibrous roots, but some also
develop scaley rhizomes and others, tubers.

The Princess
of the Royal Kingdom

KOHLERIA

The miniature Sinningia 'Dollbaby' is petite.
Streptocarpus are gorgeous. Koellikeria erinoi-
des "Red Satin' is charming. But, kohlerias are
spectacular! Let's call the kohleria the Princess
of the Royal Kingdom.

It is becoming one of the most sought after

plants among the rhizomatous group. There are
several reasons for its growing favor. There is
more hybridizing so the availability and choice
is greater, and we're learning how to grow them
better.

Kohleria hybrids are readily recognized by
their stunning flowers in colors of light laven¬
der, to a bright rose, and magenta to maroon,
with contrasting yellows, oranges, and brilliant
scarlets. The dots of contrasting color add to the
striking ornamentation. The colors are
enormously diversified and the combinations
absolutely incredible.

As if this weren't enough, many of the varie¬
ties have large flowers and often are in clusters
of as many as a half a dozen. And ... there is
more! Generally the genus is characterized by
conspicuous hairiness. The colorful hairs are
sometimes a lovely red contrast with the foliage
giving a beautifully decorative effect. Colorful
margins on the leaves of some varieties are very
ornamental.

We're learning more about the cultural
needs of kohlerias. They have a high light re¬
quirement and are heavy feeders. Sustaining
sufficient humidity helps produce good
healthy specimens. The leaves will curl when
the humidity level falls around them. To grow
the healthiest kohleria with good bloom, it is
imperative to provide proper nutrition, light¬
ing and humidity.

This rhizomatous gesneriad is an under¬
ground spreader preferring plenty of room
beneath the soil level. Some rhizomes grow up
to 2 feet long in cultivation and longer in nature.
While rhizomatous gesneriads are thought to
be long sleepers, requiring a good rest period
through dormancy, it is possible to keep plants
growing continuously by starting tip cuttings
regularly.

For sometime now, kohlerias have been
pruned to force new basal shoots. During the

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last few years, they have been renovated by

cutting the top growth off and rooting it. Small
cuttings have not done as well as they will after
they have had time to build up strength.

Many growers report that 4” to 5" cuttings
will yield more desirable results, and more
quickly. Containers should be selected which
will provide enough room for the rhizomes to
give adequate balance for the size and weight of
eventual growth. Four inch azalea pots are
perhaps the most commonly used.

When growing for show, plants should be
selected for good strong leaf stems, with clean
healthy foliage and well-groomed. Care should
be taken to avoid a crowded or bunched appear¬
ance. Kohleria show promise for excellent ex¬
hibits. For hobby pleasure, what more could
you ask for from this royal cousin.

The Prince

of the Royal Kingdom

SINNINGIA

The sinningia may be thought of as perhaps
the great hope for the future, so we will call it the
Prince of the Royal Kingdom. Of all the cousins,
the miniature sinningias are unquestionably
the most hybridized and favored among the
gesneriad hobbyists. The possible combina¬
tions of colors hold great promise for future
cultivars. Many of the hybridizers feel it began
with S. 'Super Orange/ a plant which gave us an
outstanding color to enjoy and for hybridizers
to breed.

Striking reds paved the way for more stimu¬
lating sensations and the introduction of S.
'Sulcata' brought the unique yellow to provide
a wide spectrum of color. Sinningia admirers
are living in great times when there are fascinat¬
ing breakthroughs in the hybridizing of this
genus.

Large leaf sinningias are grown best as single
crown. The best crown is kept and the others are
removed as they sprout. When grown as a
multi-crowned plant, the flower stems become
very heavy and tend to lean. When there are
several crowns the plant can take on a lopsided
look trying to accommodate additional crowns.
The removal of top growth, or extraneous

crowns will usually encourage immediate re¬
sprouting.

We find that the newer hybrids seem to
bloom over a longer period of time requiring a
shorter dormancy. Hobbyists can now enjoy
them in flower longer. This is in part the reason
why there has been an upsurge of interest in
growing Sinningia speciosa, though it has al¬
ways enjoyed great popularity.

Frequently, the first blooms are different
from the subsequent flowerings. There's some
speculation as to the cause of this curious and
disappointing occurrence. One possible expla¬
nation is that plants grown from seed will
produce the first blooms on new growth, possi¬
bly have some bearing. Secondly, the fresh
planting mix, or a combination of the mix and
fertilizer may be a consideration. Also, subse¬
quent flowering occurs with aged medium and
since the pH becomes more acidic as the peat
moss decomposes there is conjecture that as the
pH level changes, the balance of minerals and
elements also undergo changes, creating a dif¬
ferent set of conditions. As the soil settles and
becomes more compact, it loses its porosity; the
minerals may become locked-up or they may
lose their potency in the decayed organic mat¬
ter, rendering them unavailable for plant ab¬
sorption. The accumulation of other chemicals
may also have an effect on later bloomings.

Finally, some growers point to the enzymic
changes which may have a bearing on the vari¬
able results. It has been suggested that repot¬
ting more often may provide a more constant
medium for the tuber to perform more consis¬
tently.

Therefore, there are a number of possible
explanations for the accountability of blossom
variance, not the least an interaction between
some of these variables.

The Queen
of the Royal Kingdom

EFISICA

Streptocarpus is commonly called the 'Cape
Primrose,' the columnea, the 'goldfish plant,'
and aeschynanthus, the lipstick plant/ The
common name for the episcia in Brazil is

50 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE fuly/ August 1989

"Carpet of the Queen." They are grown around
the world for their jewel-like flowers and the
endless combination of foliage colors and tex¬
tures. This luxuriant foliage, highly textured,
and abundantly colorful has long reminded
people of a rich tapestry. Rich enough, it is said
to be called a carpet of queens; therefore, we
will call the episcia the Queen of the Royal
Kingdom.

This fibrous rooted genus of countless hy¬
brids has produced a fascination that has
prompted extensive hybridizing resulting in
series such as the Valley and Country series of
episcias. We anticipate even more series in fu¬
ture cultivars.

Episcias are grown in so many ways. They
may be single or multicrowned or single or
multiplanted. They are standard or miniature
size, grown in the open air or under cover, and
for foliage or bloom. When grown for exhibi¬
tion, the show schedule should be consulted to
see what is permitted. Some societies only al¬
low one plant per container while others permit
multiple plantings.

Exhibits in the foliage class must have some
special quality, as episcias certainly do, but they
must also have superb horticultural perfection.
They are expected to have a good growth habit
and be in excellent condition for special awards.

Whether grown as single crown or several
stolons to a container, they should make a very
handsome presentation. There have been very
good results with planting five stolons to a low,
and wide container. The largest crown may be
placed near the center and the other four on the
perimeter, circling the main stolon. We are
always looking for good form and balance with
episcia growing. The five stolon arrangement
gives a well-balanced appearance with contrast
of size. Stolons that are varied in this manner
may symbolize the different stages of growth.
They are not just five stolons removed from an
episcia and rooted. They are placed in positions
to create good balance while giving variety in
size.

Gesneriads need regular grooming and
pruning. I like to differentiate the two. The
former is an orderly manner of removing all
spent, marred, or otherwise damaged plant
material. In contrast, pruning is a carefully se¬

lected practice whereby parts of the plant are
removed that do not add to the form, balance, or
overall beauty. Leaves and stolons, in this in¬
stance, may be in good, healthy condition and
yet not make a contribution to the overall ap¬
pearance of the plant, so they are removed.
Classic cases are stems, stolons, and crowns
which give a crowdedness. But there are other
instances where stolons are elongated, eyepok-
ers, if you will. These small stolons leaping out
from behind a nice compact stolon on a 4" or 5"
stem beg to be removed. Stolonous gesneriads
are prolific. New crowns will form. We don't
have to be concerned about their loss. But they
must be in the right place, making a contribu¬
tion to the plant form.

When showing episcias for foliage, we
should attempt to make the best possible pres¬
entation of the plant. Crusty, or caked dirt on
top and around the plant will detract no matter
how superior the specimen. This is why a top
dressing is often used today. The most widely
favored perhaps is the long-fiber sphagnum
moss. Just moist moss will give a nice appear¬
ance and provide extra humidity for plant
needs. While perlite may be effective, it often
loses favor with growers because of its white
color. White attracts the eye and draws it away
from the focal point — the plant.

The King

of the Royal Kingdom

STREPTOCARFUS

The streptocarpus may be thought of as the
King of the Royal Kingdom because it is an
exceedingly handsome genus with a range of
attributes. It can be large, showy, and radiate
something unique and wonderfully special. It
has a beauty all its own.

The King is vulnerable to attacks from the
enemies of the kingdom. Similarly, the strep¬
tocarpus is always at risk of being invaded by its
foremost enemy, the mealy bug. It becomes a
goal to keep the king healthy and vigorous by
providing adequate protection and eradicating
infestations at the onset.

Streptocarpus is found to be a varied genus
with unifoliate, rosette, and stemmed types.

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Some species are small growers, others produce
a 2' x 2' leaf. The unifoliates in which plants
develop only a single leaf are most curious.
Being monocarpic, they flower, set their seed,
and die.

In nature, streptocarpus grow in mossy
rocks, in crevices, and are even found to reside
in trees. Growers today are attempting to dupli¬
cate the natural growing conditions of some of
the gesneriads. One of the more widely used
practices is to use long-fibered sphagnum moss
for the growing medium. It provides good aera¬
tion to the fibrous roots arfd there is no acidic
increase as the medium ages. Another practice
is to fill the container with one-third to one-half
with limestone chips then fill in the rest of the
pot with long-fibered sphagnum moss.

Streptocarpus are desirable because of their
potential to produce large numbers of flowers
and the wide range of colors. While they take a
good bit of room, it is considered to be worth the
allotment of space. Some growers are doing
considerable trimming of the leaves to accom¬
modate more plants. A large strep, hence be¬
comes a small grower. However, if the plants
are grown for exhibition, it is important when
trimming to keep the natural shape of the
leaves. Those that appear unnatural, draw the
eye rather than allow us to see the plant as a
whole, or as a unity.

There are other ways of enjoying streps be¬
sides the light garden. More and more strep¬
tocarpus are grown as basket plants for out¬
doors and I have seen them growing in the
landscape in California.

The potential of this genus has not yet been
realized.

The royal ancestry gives the promise of a
great future. The array of colors and nuances of
color make it a very desirable plant for hybridiz¬
ers.

The makeup and evolutionary flexibility of
the cousins of the royal kingdom give unlimited
possibilities for hybridizing new and varied
plant forms. This is why horticulturalists con¬
sider them to be the plant family with the most
exciting future.

There can only be a wider developing pas¬
sion for this very diversified family of plants
known as the Gesneriaceae.

Mary Lou Harden won Sweepstakes In Design at
the Tampa AYS’ recent show.

JoAnne Martinez (t) with best mini, Rhythm
Rascal and Lucille Chester (b) with best design,
dish garden, Tampa AYS.

52 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE July/ August 1989

Pinwheels versus Chimeras:
Are They the Same?

Larry Hodgson
1449 Ave . William
Sillery , Quebec , Canada G1S 4G5

The beauty and originality of "pinwheel"
violets (those with a stripe of a contrasting color
across the center of the flower petal) has lead to
a great deal of interest on the part of growers, to
the point where most of them sell for much
more than the price of the average African
violet hybrid. While this may partly be due to
their great popularity, the real reason for their
high prices is the fact that pinwheel violets are
often found to be difficult or even impossible to
propagate from leaf cuttings. The only plant
parts which can be successfully used in grow¬
ing them are the main crown (it can be used as
a stem cutting), suckers or the plan tie ts pro¬
duced at the axils of "bloom leaves" (these can
be considered to be the equivalents of suckers
as far as reproduction is concerned). This is due
to the special nature of many pinwheel violets
which are, in fact, composed of two different
types of genetic (inheritable) material on the
same plant. When this situation occurs, the
pinwheel can indeed be correctly referred to as
a chimera.

What is unfortunately happening, however,
is that many growers are calling any plant with
striped blooms a chimera. This is a mistake, as
not only is it entirely possible that a pinwheel-
type flower appear on a plant with only one
type of genetic material, but it is highly likely
that some violets with solid-colored blooms
may actually be chimeras. While I do not intend
to go into great detail in the explanation of what
a chimera is (if you need more information
about this subject, I would instead suggest you
read Kyle S. Coleman's excellent article, "What
is a Chimera?" in the March- April 1987 issue of
African Violet Magazine ); I do feel it is important
to understand that a pinwheel violet is not
necessarily a chimera and that a chimera can be

many things other than a pinwheel violet.

A chimera is any plant which has two dis¬
tinct types of genetic material in the same plant.
In normal plants, the genetic material is identi¬
cal throughout. Even a root hair and a flower
petal, although entirely different in appear¬
ance, are genetically identical: it is simply the
difference in their position on the plant which
has caused their inherent traits to be expressed
in entirely different ways. A chimera, on the
other hand, has tissue of two entirely different
types in the same plant.

When I start to get confused about what a
chimera is and is not (and I am no more knowl¬
edgeable about plant genetics than the average
grower, so that is a frequent occurrence), I like
to use the example of a candy striped length¬
wise in two distinct colors: brown and white.
Here we have a single product containing two
distinct types of material, just like a chimera, as
shown by the difference in color. If you were to
cut this candy in half width wise, it would still
contain an equal portion of white and brown
material, wouldn't it? This is the equivalent of
reproducing a chimera from a sucker or stem
cutting: both tissues are maintained in equal
proportions and the resulting plants will all be
chimeras. However, if you were to remove
single crystals from anywhere along the cut
surface of the candy, you would not find any
that is both brown and white: each will be only
one of the two colors. This is the equivalent of
taking a leaf cutting from a violet. Since each
plant developing from a leaf cutting comes
from only one cell (think of the single-color
candy crystal) it will bear flowers of the color of
either the outside edge of the petal or of the
inner stripe, but not a pinwheel bloom. There is
only one type of genetic material in the new

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE July/ August 1989 53

plants formed and therefore they will not be
chimeras.

Now that we know that chimeras are plants
with two types of genetic material (two geneti¬
cally different plants in one, as Kyle S. Coleman
suggests), it will be easier to understand why
we should not be calling pinwheel violets chi¬
meras. It is entirely possible that a violet can be
a bicolor, and even have a center stripe in each
petal, without being a chimera. It would simply
be a case of the plant inheriting a gene which
allowed two flower colors to express them¬
selves in a single petal in the form of a broad
stripe. Since that gene would be present in all
cells, not as a combination of two types of tissue
as in a chimera, all leaf cuttings issued from that
plant would be striped. For example, there is a
nameless and quite attractive pinwheel avail¬
able in department stores here in Canada at
bargain prices. It is produced by tissue culture
in a major laboratory near Toronto and thou¬
sands of plants of this variety are produced per
year. However, since each plant produced in
tissue culture comes from a single cell, not from
two types of cells as in a chimera, the pinwheel
violet in question is certainly not a chimera. I am
not enough of an expert violet grower to give
other examples, but there are probably many of
them. In fact, since this type of trait occurs in
each cell, it is quite probable that non-chimera
pinwheels could be produced by hybridizing
and it is therefore likely that more and more
striped violets will be of this type, whereas
chimera pinwheels, which always appear as
mutations and are therefore the fruit of chance,
cannot be created at will by hybridizing and
may well lose favour with serious hybridizers.

My second complaint about using the word
chimera to describe pinwheel violets is that
chimeras are by no means restricted to flower
color. Many violets may actually be chimeras
but do not necessarily have any outward signs
to show for it. For example, the different genetic
tissue may express itself in the roots or the inner
stem or the number of hairs per leaf, not in the
flowers, and how many of us would ever notice
if one of our violets suddenly began growing
striped roots rather than all white ones or had a
slightly different stem or leaf structure? Other
mutations (sports) which occur occasionally are

possibly and even probably chimeras. In the
past, we tried making cuttings of them only to
find that they did not come "true" and tossed
the plant in the garbage. Perhaps we would
have an even greater number of interesting
African violets today if we had instead tried
reproducing these sports through suckers and
stem cuttings rather than leaf ones. I can recall,
for example, finding an unusual variegation
pattern on a violet I saw in a producer s green¬
house. About one quarter of the leaves on one
side of the plant were heavily variegated in
yellow and both the petioles and stem were also
variegated (striped). I was curious enough to
buy it, but the leaf cuttings from the variegated
section yielded either all green or entirely al¬
bino plants and I therefore threw it out. It is
quite possible that suckers from the variegated
section would have yielded variegated plants
that would have come true ... and it is just as
likely that this chimera, if indeed that was what
it was, would have proved to have been highly
stable.

Many violet growers marvel over chimera
violets and think of them as being entirely
unique. This is not so. In fact, chimeras are
frequent in the vegetable kingdom and have
been known for quite some time. The oldest
popular chimera is the striped sansevieria (S.
trifasciata 'Laurentii'). This yellow-striped ver¬
sion of the common snake plant has been a
staple of dentist's offices for generations yet has
all the characteristics of a chimera. Leaf cuttings
of this plant readily produce plantlets, yet all
are green, while stem sections (divisions) result
in plants identical to their parent. Chimeras are
also frequent among members of the crassula
family. Most variegated plants in this group
will reproduce true if you start them from stem
cuttings, while a single leaf will root yet yield
only green plants. In fact, it is quite likely that
many highly popular characteristics in other
families of cultivated plants are actually due to
chimeras, but since we always grow the plants
in question from stem cuttings rather than leaf
cuttings, no one will ever know.

So enjoy pinwheel violets and call them chi¬
mera pinwheels if that is indeed what they are,
but do be aware of misusing the word "chi¬
mera": it does not mean "striped."

54 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE July/ August 1989

Potting Up

Pauline Bartholomew

Every procedure practiced on show plants
must be gradual and consistent. This is neces¬
sary so that growth of the plants is a steady, on¬
going process. The result should be good sym¬
metry with no breaks in the leaf size or pattern
of the foliage. And so it is with potting up or
potting down (a neck). The goal is to pot at the
right time using the right technique.

TIMING OF POTTING UP

Determining the proper time to pot up stan¬
dard-sized, single-crown plants can be based
on the diameter of the foliage and the length of
time the plant has grown in a pot. The general
rule is to repot about every two months: two
months in a 2-1 /2" pot, two months in a 4” pot,
and two months in a 5" pot. Unless it is a variety
you have chosen to maintain in a 5" pot, it is then
potted into a 6" pot and perhaps on into a 7' or
8" pot in another two months.

This kind of timing allows the foliage to
progress in size at an even rate. If a plant re¬
mains in one size pot for too long, the roots
crowd just enough so that the foliage shows a
variation in leaf size when it is potted up to the
next size pot.

If, at the end of the two months, the roots
haven't developed sufficiently to form a root
ball, it is too soon to pot the plant up. The root
ball does not have to be dense, but formed
enough to hold together when transferring the
plant into the next size pot. If you are a beginner
and unsure about the plant being the right size
with the right amount of root formation, the
time may be extended to every three months. If
the plants haven't made enough progress in
that length of time, you should go back and
review culture procedures.

With Texas-Style, it is possible to success¬
fully pot a sturdy 8" plantlet from a 2-1/2" pot
directly into a 5" or 6" pot. However, in growing
plants for show, the leaf pattern will be more
even if a gradual progression is followed. Also

the quality of new varieties should be studied
while the plants are in 4" pots. You may decide
not to pot them on if the potential for good
symmetry and floriferousness is not present in
some degree. Some varieties will prove to be
worthy of further testing in a 5" pot.

When growers compare the size of a 4" pot to that
of a 5 " pot , the difference in size seems insignificant.
Thus , it is tempting to pot a plant from a 4" pot to a
6 " pot to save repotting time. However, the volume
of a 5" pot is almost double that of a 4” pot and the
volume of a 6 " pot is over three times that of a 4 " pot .

For example, the cubic volumes of round standard
pots are:

3" pot -21 .2 cubic inches

4 " pot = 50.3 cubic inches

5" pot = 98.2 cubic inches

6" pot -169.6 cubic inches

When a plant in a 4" pot is potted into a 6" pot,
oversized rows of leaves begin developing. Since
these outer rows of off-sized leaves eventually must
be removed, potting time is not saved.

MOLD POTTING

Growers have developed a special technique
for potting up so that there is little trauma to the
root system. It is called "mold" potting. A pot
identical (or close) in size to the one the plant is
growing in, is placed inside a larger sized pot
and new soil mix is packed around it. The
smaller pot is then removed and a hole the same
size as the root ball remains. This is also a clean
way to pot up. Once potting skill is developed,
there shouldn't be even a crumb of soil mix on
petioles or leaves.

When potting up, always loosen a root ball in
a pot from the bottom. It is too risky to loosen it
from the top by the usual method of running a
knife down between the root ball and the sides
of the pot. One slip of the knife can sever a major
leaf and it takes months to grow the foliage out
to good symmetry again. Always try to pot just
before watering day. The petioles are less tur-

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE July/ August 1989 55

gid and, therefore, less apt to snap off.

DIRECTIONS FOR MOLD POTTING

1. Write the plant name and the date on the
selected pot, put the proper depth of perlite into
it, and set the smaller pot on top of the perlite.
Add soil mix around the inner pot and press it
down firmly so that it equals the density of the
root ball and holds its shape when the inner pot
is removed. Loosen the inner pot and set it

deep. Add enough soil mix to the hole so that
the plant can be seated at the proper depth.
Place the root ball in the prepared hole and
press it into place so that the roots make good
contact with the newly added soil. The petioles
of the lower leaves should come straight out
from the main stem and rest on the rim of the
pot.

Seating the plant at the right depth in the pot
is important. Proper symmetry can't be

aside.

2. Run a tool, such as an ice pick, through the
hole or holes made in the side of the pot. Lift up
on the root ball until the plant is loosened from
the pot. Remove the plant and cut off or brush
away the perlite layer of the root ball. At this
point, the root ball is shallower than the hole is

achieved if the petioles are at an upward or
downward angle. The free space at the top of
the pot should be about 3/4” for most varieties.
This depth also allows soil to be added around
a neck resulting from the removal of the first
row of leaves. The exception are those varieties
that grow in a slightly upright pattern. They

56 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE July/ August 1989

have to be seated somewhat deeper in the pot so
that the petioles rest on the rim of the pot at the
proper angle. The free space for these varieties
is then about 1".

If you misjudge and the plant is seated too high or
too low in the pot , don't leave it that way. Take the
plant out of the pot and redo it.

3. Place the plant in a saucer containing a
solution of Superthrive® (10 drops to one gal¬
lon of plain water) until the soil is completely
soaked. This solution helps avoid transplant
shock. At the time of the next watering, fertilize
as usual.

Plantlets may be potted up from the propa¬
gating leaf from the time their leaves are dime¬
sized on to the time that they are half-grown
plants! The best size is when plantlets are about
1-1/ 2” tall. Of course miniature varieties will be
smaller, usually when the plantlets are about 1"
across. I have also kept clumps for as long as
two years before potting up the plantlets. I put
them on hold at times when I am busy and the

shelves are full of plants. I use the same tech¬
nique used for "storing" show plants (see "Bits
of Business"). Somewhere along the line, the
"mother" leaf gets tired of mothering and gives
up. The plantlets are sorry looking specimens,
but the spark of life remains. When they are
finally potted up, they shape up and make
rapid progress. Some of my best show plants
had this somewhat dubious start.

1. Pull the propagating leaf away from the
clump of plantlets. If the leaf does not pull away
easily, cut through the petiole dividing it in half.
Pull the plantlets apart until they are separated
individually and pull away any excessively
long strings of roots.

2. Write the plant name and the date on a 2-
1/2” pot, add 1/2” of perlite, and fill the pot
with soil mix. With your finger, form a depres¬
sion in the mix about 1” wide and 1-1/2” deep.
Dangle the plantlet over this depression and fill

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE July/ August 1989 57

in around the roots with leaf start mix. This
provides a neutral medium around the delicate
roots and they soon catch hold and expand into
the soil mix. Firm the mix around the plantlet
making sure that the crown of the plant is not
covered with soil.

3. Place the pot in a saucer containing a
solution of Superthrive® (10 drops to the gallon
of plain water) until the soil is well-soaked.
Place the pot on a community tray under lights.
At the time of the next watering and for the next
month or two, fertilize with a 20-20-20 or simi¬
lar formula. The new root system needs the
stimulus of a high nitrogen formula. When
good growth has been established, follow the
usual recommendations for fertilizing.

MENDING PETIOLES & LEAVES

Anytime plants are potted or groomed, there

is always the risk that a petiole or leaf may be
broken. A petiole that is partially broken can
sometimes be saved if there is a portion of tissue
or "skin" still connecting the two sections.
Carefully prop the leaf so that the broken tissue
is pressed firmly together in its original posi¬
tion. Even if the break heals, the leaf may atro¬
phy and be off-sized, but this procedure may
save the symmetry of a plant until the leaf can
be grown out and removed. Flag the plant and
avoid handling it for a week or so.

A cracked leaf may also heal if the edges are
pressed together and held in position for a
week or so. Place a piece of sticky tape under¬
neath the leaf and carefully position the
cracked edges together. Remove the tape be¬
fore exhibiting the plant in a judged show.

(Reprinted from "Growing To Show " with
author's permission.)

Potting Down

Pauline Bartholomew

"Potting down" does not often refer to pot¬
ting from a larger pot into a smaller one. This
reverse process becomes necessary only if a
plant has been potted up too soon and the
immature root system can't cope with the
added volume of soil mix. The plant does
poorly and has to be potted back down to a
smaller sized pot so it can be started over. This
seldom occurs with the Texas-Style potting
method if the recommendations for potting up
are followed. For the most part, potting down
refers to potting down a plant in the pot in order
to eliminate a neck.

The process of aging and loss of leaves even¬
tually cause a neck to develop on the African
violets of casual growers. However, for those
growing plants for exhibition, healthy leaves
are constantly being removed in order to de¬
velop and improve symmetry. Thus, show
plants may require being potted down as often
as three times a year.

RECYCLING PLANTS

If properly grown, an African violet never

58 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE July/ August 1989

deteriorates or wears out. Through a constant
recycling process (potting down the neck),
there is no limit to its life span. If a plant could
find a home with a family that could have an
African violet grower in each generation, the
plant could be passed down indefinitely from
one generation to the next.

There have been reports of the same African
violets being grown for 15 to 25 years. A half-
dozen of my favorite show plants are 8 to 10
years old and are just as fresh and vibrant (and
award winning) as they were when they first
reached maturity.

Even though a variety can be perpetuated
through leaf cuttings, a slight variation may
sometimes occur and the quality of the original
plant is lost. Thus, once you acquire a superb
show specimen, it usually pays to keep recy¬
cling it.

POTTING DOWN A NECK

Since the soil layer of Texas Style is very
shallow, a plant should be potted down when it
has a neck of about 1/2". If the neck is allowed
to become too long, so much of the root ball
must be removed that the plant may go into
shock. Even if the plant does not go into shock,
there will be enough set-back so that there will
be a marked difference in leaf size in the next
row of leaves that develop.

The potting down process involves remov¬
ing the plant from the pot, cutting off the bot¬
tom of the root ball equal to the length of the
neck, putting the plant back into the same pot,
and adding fresh soil mix around the neck. New
roots quickly form around the neck and grow
into the new mix. This is not the time to pot up.
The plant is always placed back into the same
pot or at least into a clean pot of the same size.
Try to pot down just before watering day. The
petioles are less turgid and, therefore, not as
likely to snap off.

1. Before removing the plant from the pot,
scrape (like you would a carrot) the brown scar
tissue off the neck with a knife, and brush a
whisper of rooting powder all around the sur¬
face. Loosen the root ball by running a tool
through the holes in the pot. Take the plant out
of the pot and cut off the perlite layer of the root
ball.

2. From the remaining root ball, cut an

amount equal to the length of the neck. The
safest way is to place the plant flat on the work
surface. Slide your hand under the foliage, hold
the long neck between your index and middle
finger, and slice evenly through the root ball.
Brush away about 1/4" of the old top soil. This
eliminates the layer of mix where much of the
fertilizer salts accumulate.

When plants have had a neck potted down many
times , the main stem eventually extends the full
depth of the root ball This stem must be cut through
each time the plant is potted down.

3. Put new perlite in the bottom of the pot and
place the plant back in the pot. It should be
seated in the pot so that the petioles of the lower
leaves come straight out from the main stem
and rest on the rim of the pot. With the leaf lifter
in place, fill in around the neck with fresh soil
up to the lowest row of petioles. Press the soil
down firmly.

LEAF LIFTER

Using a leaf lifter will save much brushing
and cleaning of soil particles from petioles and
under leaves. The lifter also distributes the
pressure along the petioles when lifting the
foliage so that the chance of snapping off a
petiole at the main stem is lessened. Brush off
soil particles from pot rim and side before
removing the leaf lifter from under the foliage.

Make a leaf lifter from a piece of 5" x 8" sturdy
cardboard and shape it into a slight curve.
Grasp the edge of the lifter between three fin¬
gers and the thumb and slip it under the foliage
about 1-1/2" from the neck. Place your little

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE July/ August 1989 59

finger under the lifter and hook it over the edge
of the pot to keep the pot in place as you gently
lift the foliage. Spoon the soil into the pot under
the lifter. As you work, be sure the plant re¬
mains centered in the pot.

SHOCK REVIVAL METHOD

Once you become adept at cultural methods,
having a plant or leaf go into shock happens so
rarely that you will be almost as shocked as the
plant. There will be occasional times when you
are aware of the risk and will keep an eye out for
it, such as when you you pot down the neck of
a plant when it has become so long that only a
thin slice of root ball remains. But other times
you may put down a half dozen leaves and, a
few hours later, one of them takes a nose dive
and hangs over the edge of the pot like a limp
tongue. It is attributed to "damping-off," but
why this leaf? Or why this time?

Use the miracle of humidity to revive plants
or leaves that have gone into shock. It works

almost every time. I have revived giant show
plants when the leaves were discovered hang¬
ing limply over the support ring a few hours
after potting down a neck. Keep a supply of
plastic bags of various sizes on hand. Bag the
leaf or plant, pot and all, and close the top of the
bag with a wire twist. Within a few days the leaf
or foliage should be crisp again. Wait a week or
ten days, then remove the bag completely. For
large plants, plastic dry cleaner bags work well.
They are light weight, large enough for good
coverage, and can be tucked under foliage so
that high humidity is maintained. Another
source of plastic sheeting is the lightest- weight
painter's drop cloths.

NOTE: If the foliage hasn't perked up in two or
three days , chances are that the plant will not re¬
cover. The variety can be rescued by restarting the
center crown.

To be continued.

(Reprinted from "Growing To Show" with
author's permission.)

Shown is the house display Kathy Mathews of
Des Moines, IA made for theEducation Table at
their show/sale in April. The display demon¬
strates places to put and not put African violets.
(Notice miniature African Violet Magazines on
the coffee table.)

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2015 Bauer Drive
Houston, Texas 77080
1-713-468-0844
J. C. & Lenora Munk

£TAe of 'Violets

Charlyne and Ralph Reed

936-940 Garland St., SW - Dept. 789 Circle color desired

Camden, Arkansas 71 701 - Ph. 501 -836-301 6 Green white B,ack

MOIST-RITE PLANTER sing|e p|anter . $ ^ ppd

M Carton of 6 . 20.00 ppd.

Name - Carton of 12 . 35.95 ppd.

Address _ Carton of 24 . 61 .00 ppd.

City _ St _ Zip Prices subject to change without notice

Specializing in African Violets
(P/sjA Starter plants - $2.50 each

.j. . Fresh cut leaves - .75 each

/l€€tVrtCMA€& (No minimum)

Send for a free 1989 catalog
900 varieties of standards,
minis and trailers

Kathleen Starr

1300 S. Hwy. 3 • Etna, CA 96027 • 916-467-5199

62 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE July/ August 1989

CAPE COD VIOLETRY

John & Barbara Cook
Dept. AV 28 Minot St
(508) 548-2798
Falmouth, Massachusetts 02540

WE CARRY ALL THE SPECIES AND THE ORIGINAL 10,

also CHIMERAS and EP1SGIA8. Latest releases from JEANNETTE’S
JESNERIADS, RALPH ROBINSON, SUSAN’S VIOLETS, LYON, HORTENSE,
GRANGER GARDENS, FREDETTE, WASMUND, WRANGLERS and much
more. Catalog $1.00 refundable with order. Overseas catalog $2.00. Gifts,
Cards, Notes, Paper Goods and Jewelry available.

PLASTIC FLOWER POTS 3

3” -3 1/2“-4" round tubs have rolled

SIZE COLOR

TYPE

10

25

50

100

500

1- 1/4“ Wt. (only)

2- 1/4" Gr. or Wt.

Thumb Pot

$ 1.20

$2.75

$4.80

$9.00

$41.50

Rd. or Sq.

.95

1.80

3.30

6.00

26.40

2-1/2" Gr. orWt.

Rd. or Sq.

1.05

1.95

3.60

6.60

30.00

3" Gr. or Wt.

Rd. Tub

1.20

2.75

4.80

9.00

41.50

3-1/2“ Gr. or Wt.

Rd. Tub

1.35

3.30

6.00

11.40

52.00

4“ Gr. or Wt.

Rd. Tub

1.75

3.85

7.20

13.50

59.40

4-1/2" Gr. orWt.

Rd. Tub

2.40

5.60

8.00

15.50

73.00

5" Gr. or Wt.

Rd. Tub

2.70

5.90

11.40

20.75

94.00

6“ Gr. or Wt.

Rd. Tub

3.40

8.20

15.00

27.70

125.00

6-1/2" Gr. or Wt.

Rd. Tub

3.80

8.60

16.60

30.50

132.00

MINIATURIZING MINI POTS WITH SAUCER

1-1/4“ Terracotta

3.00

6.25

11.50

20.00

80.00

VIOLET POT WITH DETACHABLE SAUCER

- ROLLED RIM

3-3/4“ Gr. only

Rd. Tub

2.85

6.60

12.50

22.50

103.65

PLASTIC HEAVY DUTY POT SAUCERS

3-1/2" Gr. or Wt.

1.35

3.30

6.00

11.40

4” Gr. or Wt.

2.25

5.25

9.00

16.80

5“ Gr. or Wt.

2.65

5.85

11.10

20.75

6” Gr. or Wt.

3.60

8.60

15.80

29.00

PLASTIC WICK WATER RESERVOIRS

(recessed snap-on-lids) 16 oz

2.75

6.50

12.00

21.90

98.90

(wicks not included) 32 oz

4.25

10.00

19.35

36.00

147.95

PLASTIC LABELS

100

soo

1000

3" White, Red, Orange, Yellow, Green,

Blue, Lavender, Pink.

1.00

4.75

7.00

4“ While, Green, Blue, Lavender, Pink.

1.25

5.75

10.00

5" White, Lavender,

1.50

7.00

13.00

4 1/2" White only

2.00

9.00

17.00

PLASTIC HANGING PLANTERS

1

5

10

25

50

4-1/2“ Gr. or Wt.

3“ Deep

3-1/8" Deep

.70

3.10

5.60

12.75

23.00

5-1/2“ Gr. or Wt.

.90

4.20

7.80

18.00

33.60

6" Gr. or Wt.

4-1/4“ Deep

1.05

5.10

9.70

22.80

43.20

8“ Gr. or Wt.

5“ Deep

6-1/4“ Deep

1.30

6.30

12.00

28.80

55.00

10" Gr. or Wt.

1.80

8.70

16.80

40.00

78.00

PERWIANEST TRAYS - Light Green - No Holes 1

S

12

25

50

4“ x 8” x 2-1/2"

.75

4.25

8.00

8“ x 8” x 2-1/2"

1.25

7.25

13.75

8” x 12" x 2-1/2"

1.35

7.50

13.80

22“ x 11" x 2-3/4"

3.99

23.00

45.00

13" x 15" x 3-1/2"

PLASTIC TRAYS - No Holes

4.25

24.50

48.00

25-1/2" x 13-1/2" x 3-3/16“

Gr. or Wt.

3.25

18.50

35.00

67.00

Elisa’s African Violet Rings
Mini (6") Gr. only

.90

4.75

8.50

16.25

29.00

9“ Gr. only

1.00

5.00

9.00

17.50

33.50

13" Gr. only

1.25

6.50

11.50

19.75

36.50

BATEMAN’S
BOUNTY 6-2-2

8 oz. - $2.99
1 6 oz. - $5.25

STURDY

4 oz. - $2.99
8 oz. - $5.25

PLANT DINNER

8 oz. BOUNTY,

4 oz. STURDY +

Mixer Dispenser Bottle
$6.35

PHYSAN 20

1 6 oz. - $5.95
32 oz. - $9.95
1 gal. - 29.95

OYAMA PLANTERS

Green, Brown or White
4" » $1 .49 each
5" -$1.99 each
5-1/2" - $2.99 each
6" - $3.50 each (Wh. only)

SUPERTHRIVE

1/2 oz. -$1.59

1 oz. - $2.39

2 oz. - $3.39
4 oz. - $5.39

ORTHENE

75% Soluble Powder
1 lb. - $13.95

I LOVE AFRICAN VIOLETS

BUMPER STICKERS
$1.00 each with order.
Without order please
include SASE

FREDETTE’S ALLEGRO Plant Tonic

PETER’S WATER SOLUBLE FERTILIZERS

Excellent for starting leaves and small plants.

Formula

Type

Size/Prlca

Use 3 tsp. per gal. water. 4 oz. bottle - $2.75 each;

4 02.

12oi.

3 for $7.50; 6 for $1 3.50; 12 for $25.00.

12-36-14

African Violet Special

$1.20

$2.75

1 gal. (for large growers) $34.00 each.

5-50-17

Variegated Special

1.20

3.00

PH METER - $19.00

15-16-17

Peat-lite Special

1.20

2.50

PLASTIC TERRARIUM

4 02.

16 oz.

12” Diameter - $6.75 each

20-20-20

General Purpose

1.20

2.50

White - Brown - Beige - Terra-cotta

15-30-15

House Plant Special

1.20

2.50

SWIFT’S “MOIST-RITE” PLANTER

Dolomite Limestone

2lbs./$1.50

White - Green - Black

Charcoal

No. 4 Coarse

20 02.

40 oz.

$3.85 each - 6/18.00 - 1 2/32.00 - 24/54.00

No, 6 Medium

1.50

2.75

SHIPPING INSTRUCTIONS:

5 qts.

16 qts.

Supplies - UPS $3.25

Vermiculite

No. 2 Coarse

1.25

3.50

Supplies - Parcel Post $5.50

Perlite

Coarse

1.50

4.00

All other Countries - Actual Cost

Mass, residents include 5% Sates Tax

Please Include STREET or ROAD, Zip Code & Phone #

Long Fibered Sphagnum Moss

TROY Capillary watering mat — a full 4 feet wide

8 qts./$2.75

Prices subject to change without notice.

$z.2b per running yard — wool® yard lengtns

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE July/ August 1989 63

Cryptanthus

JL the Dazzling Barth Stars

are the perfect companion plants

‘for your African Violet collection
requiring the same care
Exquisite colors, leaf shapes and
7 ^patterns of stripes, bars and zig zags

year round in every shade of the rainbow

Send 224 stamp for cultural information or
$2 50 -for a sample of our color, quarterly Journal

TNE CRYPTANTHUS SOCIETY

2355-E Rusk • Beaumont Texas 77702

JUDY’S VIOLETS

Latest varieties by - Boone, Burns, Bryant,
Fredette, Granger, Kent, Lyons, Pittman,
Scott, Wranglers & others

List - 2 stamps

9 Graeler Drive 314-997-2859

Greve Goeur, MO 63146 St. Louis area

Visitors welcome by appointment

WILSON’S

i cM
ai/en

3900 CARTER CREEK PKWY.
BRYAN, TX 77802
409-846-8970

yhmmet, ^PfneclaA

SPECIAL #1 - Twelve beautiful variegated Wrangler varieties - $33. PPD • SPECIAL #2 - Baker’s Dozen (13)
assorted standards - $26. PPD • SPECIAL #3 - Minis & Semis - fourteen assorted. Trailers included, if requested.
$25. PPD 1 00 assorted plants - $1 .30 each ■ 50 Asst. • $1 .50 each. Postage will be billed to you on these. All of the above are our
choice only. Our large descriptive list - $1 .50 - includes other gesneriads. VISA/MG accepted. Send number and Exp. 4% service charge.
We do accept phone orders. Please call ahead if you plan to visit. Texans please add 7-1/2 % tax.

jJwlf Express •

Or

hi

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Congratulations to all of the award zvinners at the

AVSA s 43rd Rational Convention Show in 'Kansas City !
Now is the time to select your varieties for outstanding entries
in affiliate shows and in the 1990 National Convention.

*SA

Vf,

or

J'o,

’O/'

Alice Margaret
Wrangler’s Savage Love
Amazing Grace
Rob’s Candy Apple (SM)
Dallas Doozie

Winnergreen (SM)
Indian Corn
Night Out

Ness’s Burgundy Beau
Irish Caper
Neon Halo
Gambit

Vampire’s Kiss
Alpine Valley
Redland’s Precious (M)
Irish Angel (SM)

Emilie Savage
The King
Ice Water
Enchanted Halo
Suncoast Circus Candy

These and hundreds of other show-quality selections FULLY DESCRIBED in my 42 page 1989 catalog - $1.00
Starter plants and fresh-cut leaves shipped through October. Growing supplies shipped year ’round.

*** I take pride in my expert wrapping and packing.***

Genola B. Cox, 1441 Everett Road, Eagle River, Wl 54521 ph. (715) 479-3099
Visit my " growing family" in the beautiful Northwoods of Wisconsin. Open Tues. - Sat., 104. Closed Sun. & Mon.

64 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE July/ August 1989

COME —

Open

P-Couse

Help celebrate the completion of the new greenhouse.

My own personal collection of 1 , 468 varieties of Afri¬
can violets on display. Plants will have been previously disbud¬
ded and, hopefully, most will be in bloom.

VISIT —

Old friends, New friends, Lost friends, Found friends
and please, Bring a friend.

WHERE —

Approximately 30 miles Northeast of Sacramento via
Highway 65. Wise Road crosses Highway 65 three miles North
of Lincoln — turn East four and a half miles.

WHEN —

August 4, 5 and 6 — 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Catalog available — $1.00

Violets ColCecti6Ce

JEAN! HATFIELD

1571 WISE ROAD LINCOLN, CA 95648
(916) 645-3487

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE July/ August 1989 65

Rig Sky S/xJ&LeU

1989 FREDETTE - PITTMAN - ROBINSON - WASMUND

The newest from BOONE, BRYANT, SMITH, WILLIAMS and
Optimara LITTLE JEWELS; OPTIMARA & RHAPSODIE.

MICRO-MINI & MINI Reservoirs & Pots - 3 sizes
OYAMA, DANDY POT & MINI DANDY planters

OPTIMARA GROWING SUPPLIES and more.

Complete list $1.00 (refundable) - USA only

10678 Schoolhouse Lane Angelika Brooks

Moiese, MT 59824 (406) 644-2296

FANTASYLAND VIOLETS
Summer Special

5 free plants (our choice)
with min. $25.00 order
Send $2.00 for list
Rt. 1 Box 11 B Clayton, Wl 54004

Violets

by Appointment

Bill and Kathryn Paauwe
45 Third St., West Sayville, NY 11796
Phone (516) 589-2724

Over 700 varieties - old and new! A good selection of the
1989 releases of Fredette, Pittman, Ralph Robinson, and
Lyon/Sorano is still available. Send $1.00 for our 1989 list
(deductible with first order). Exclusive distributor of Edwina
Gross’ hybrids included in May AVM “Registration Report.”
We ship leaves only. USA only.

ravisMolets

PO. BOX 42 OCHLOCKNEE, QA. 31773

Phone 1-912-574-5167 Day
1-912-574-5236 Night

All orders shipped within 48 working hours with substitutes listed. New
and older varieties of African violets from leading hybridizers and own our
own new plants. All orders before Aug. 1 will receive 2 FREE plants with
every 10 plants ordered. Send $1 for ’89 catalog or order from our ad in
the Jan. issue of AVM. Try our Super Special 12 husky starters - all
different $24 postpaid. All plants our choice.

Please list all info on card

“NEVER HAD SO MANY
BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS!’’

WON 8 BLUE RIBBONS" • "CAN'T BE WITHOUT IT" • "I'M THE ENVY OF MY CLUB

If you are serious about your African Violets and want them to be radiently beautiful with full
blooms and last longer you’ve got to try GRANNY’S BLOOMERS the formula contains the key trace elements
To keep your violet strong rooted with rich green leaves you need JUNGLE JUICE also good for
strong root & leaf systems

CACTUS JUICE with cactus loving high calcium and lots of trace for all your cacti and bromeliads.
FLOWER CRACKER is good for all your indoor and outdoor flowering plants excellent for your
impatiens. geraniums, begonia, etc.

ORCHIDS EXOTICA super balanced orchid food excellent for all types of orchids
MOONSHINE safe water soluble no- wipe leaf shine excellent of all your hard leaf plants.
GREENUP for all your sick yellowing plants contains tots of iron zinc, etc.

CLARiL LABORATORIES. INC. DEERFIELD, IL 60015 _

Granny.

I am enclosing $„ _ _ — . please send me _ _

, 2 ©z. JUNGLE JUICE $2.00 ea __

100% Guaranteed!

2 ©2. GRANNY’S BLOOMERS $2.00 ea.
2 oz. CACTUS JUICE $2.00 ea

6 oz. JUNGLE JUICE $3.00 ea.

6 oz. GRANNY'S BLOOMERS $3.00 ea.
6 oz. CACTUS JUICE $3.00 ea.

6 oz. FLOWER CRACKER $3.00 ea.

6 oz. SITTING PRETTY $3.00 ea.
8 oz. ORCHIDS EXOTICA $3.00 ea.
1 pint JUNGLE JUICE $5.50 aa.

1 pint FLOWER CRACKER $5.50 ea.

_ 1 pint GRANNY'S BLOOMERS $5 50 ea.

_ _ __ 1 pint SUPER HARVEST (vegfood) $5.50

_ _ 1 gal. JUNGLE JUICE $20.95 ppd. ea.

_ 1 gal. GRANNY’S BLOOMERS $20.95 ppd. ea.

SAVE $1 48 Any 4-2 oz . 1 6 50 ppd.

Specify _ _ ......

SAVE $1.40
Specify, _

Any 4-6 oz . $10.56 ppd.

SAVE! Any 4 pts. $20.00
All prices include pottage
CLAREL LABORATORIES. INC
DEERFIELD, IL 80015

Name ... . _ . _ . . . .

handling

TOTAL

.85

Address

1 pint ORCHIDS EXOTICA $5.50 ea. __ City, State

Zip

66 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE July/ August 1989

“A Guide to the Pronunciations
and Meanings of the Scientific
Names of Some Gesneriads.”

Second Edition, revised, 88 pages, many
more names. Includes meanings
of botanical words. $7.50 ppd.

Walt Maurus

P. O. Box 2247
Livonia, Ml 48150

AFRICAN VIOLETS

at

\ rfa

^ THE GREEN THUMB

43 13

Order now for fall shipping

903 23rd St. S. W.
Loveland, CO 80537
(303) 667-7140

Liz Cassidy

10 1989 leaves $10.00

50 leaves $17.00

8 starters $16.00

12 starters $23.00

All above offers are my choice. All different, labeled and ppd.
priority mail. Order direct from this ad, or send 500 for list.
Colo. res. add 3% sales tax. Orders received before July 31
will receive 2 free leaves or starters.

AFRICAN VIOLETS

Newest Varieties — US/Canadian Hybridizers
Ship May 1 to November 1 — Weather Permitting
Prior Notification of Shipping Date
Leaves Labeled- My Choice PPD- NO LIST
1 2-$4.95/25-$7.95/50-$1 3.95/1 00- $22. 95
ELIZABETH BUCK (51 7) 761 -7382

9255 Lk. Pleasant Rd. Clifford, Ml 48727

1989

Fredette’s
Williams

Award Winners from:
Gordon Boone,
Kent Stork,

Ray Scott & Pittman

NOW OFFERING:

PLANT MARVEL FERTILIZER.

Excellent for raising show plants
1 LB - $6.25 post paid
$3.75 when ordered with other supplies

Full list - 500 (foreign - $1 .00)

P. O. Box 1052
Midland, Ml 48641-1052
State Inspected (51 7) 835-9225
We specialize in shipping to other countries.

PATCHES AND POTS

583 El Cajon Blvd., Dept. A
El Cajon, CA 92020
(619) 442-7037

Give Your Violets A Lift
With

Elisa’s African Violet Rings

WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTORS FOR VIOLET
SUPPORT RINGS AND OYAMA PLANTERS

OYAMA ‘TEXAS STYLE’ PLANTERS®

to* f*tl now

“1«»« Slyw polling SLfi* JJJI®

1 . Little or no watering skill required.

2. High quality, shatter proof plastic
with textured finish.

3. Approved for shows by African
Violet Society

1 . Keeps leaves from getting cut
on pot edges.

2. Plants cannot hug pot.

3. Show plants are easier to train.

0

PLASTIC RESERVOIRS

available for the
Miniaturizing Mini Pot

BUSINESSES AND CLUBS SEND FOR WHOLESALE PRICE LIST.
MASTERCARD and VISA accepted Retail List Available

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE July/ August 1989 67

IEANNE!!E:s iesneriads

2173 Leslie Street, Dept. A Jeannette Domiano,
Terrytown/Gretna, LA 70056 Hybridizer

504-393-6977

FIRST FALL SALE
OF JEANNETTE’S JESNERIADS
HYBRID STANDARD SIZE
AFRICAN VIOLETS

(Old and New, Tried and True, Variegated
and Green Foliage - Some not on this year’s
list - Our Choice Only)

5 Different Varieties - $15.00 (Reg. $18.75)
10 Different Varieties - $30.00 (Reg. $37.50)
15 Different Varieties - $45.00 (Reg. $56.25)
20 Different Varieties - $60.00 (Reg. $75.00)

Shipping of this offer: September 1 through
November 1 . For regular selection, see Janu¬
ary and March ads. Minimum Order: 5 plants.
Shipped via Priority Mail only at this price. For
UPS Blue Label add 750 per plant. No fall list.
For Spring 1989 list send 500.

SHIRLEY’S
t HOUSE OF

Yi violets va?

The 1989 varieties are still available from

BOONE, HORTENSE, HOBBS (DEAN),
SMITH (WRANGLER), FREDETTE,
STORK AND OTHERS. Our descriptive
list is available for 50 cents in stamps or
coin. Supplies available on list.

LEAVES -

24 NEW RELEASES
-OUR CHOICE $18.00

24 NEW & PREVIOUS RELEASES
-OUR CHOICE $14.00

50 NEW & PREVIOUS RELEASES
- OUR CHOICE $25.00

Priority shipping on leaves - $3.00;
Texans add 8% tax.

1 034 RAYBURN DRIVE, SAN ANTONIO, TX
78221. PHONE 512-923-1093

LARGEST SELECTION IN U.S.A*

SAVE 20/40% ON PLANT STANDS, LIGHT FIXTURES,
LAMPS, POTS, METERS & ACCESSORIES

Furniture Styled Square Aluminum Tubing - Easy to Assemble.
Shown with PLR-42WS Fixtures
INCLUDES 3" WHEELS • FIXTURES EXTRA. ALL SHIPPED BY UPS.

Order #

SH.

H”

L"

D”

Tray# - Size

Bet Shelves

A

*A(X)

B

*B(X)

B312 ( )

3

76

52

23

1 2-22" x 12“

2-25” & 1-17“

$152

$131

$213

$189

B416 ( )

4

76

52

23

1 6-22" x 12“

4-17“

191

163

264

232

C303 ( )

3

76

52

20

3-20”x49“

2-25" & 1-15“

212

185

249

219

G404 ( )

4

76

52

20

4-20”x49“

3-17“ & 1-15“

263

227

330

290

‘Have- minor flaws or scratches, may not show with selective assembly.

BA3 FloraCart w/3 SL6f 2WS Fixtures W/6 - 40 watt Gro-Lux (WS) Lamps, With Wheels

Shipped UPS . . . . . . . . . $280

GRO-LUX, GRO-LUX (WS), and Powertwist Fluorescent Lamps discounted up to 45%.

40 Watt (WS) Wide Spectrum Lamps - 6-$24.10; 12- $44.77; 24-$82.66

We offer 8 new plantlites with wide spacing between the lamps. The plantlites are made of aluminum to dissipate the heat and operate 10/20 F. cooler
than steel fixtures. The wide spacing gives better light distribution, permitting the fixtures to be located closer to the plants.

All plantlites are fully assembled, come complete with a 3 wire cord, a plug-in receptacle, an on/off switch, 4 - 24“ chains for 1/4“ adjustment and GRO-
LUX (WS) LAMPS. All plantlites are 2“ deep. 2 lamp models are 14“ wide with lamps 10-1/2“ apart. 3 & 4 lamp fixtures are 20“ wide with lamps 7-1/2“ and
5-1/2“ apart.

Also available with deluxe (PLD)and electronic (PLE) ballasts. PLD models operate 25/35 F. cooler and use 11% less power, while PLE models operate
35/50 F. cooler and use 25% less power. Since the fixtures and lamps are cooler and have wide spacing on the lamps, they can be located closer to the
plants and operated for shorter periods of time. The total savings are 1 1/22% with PLD models and 20/40% with PLE models.

PLR-42WS: $ 58.00 ( 92 watts)

PLR-43WS: $ 88.00 (143 watts)

PLR-44WS: $ 97.00 (184 watts)

•Sometimes available in “X“ models at Savings of $8.00 per fixture

‘PLD-42WS: $ 63.00 ( 82 watts);
‘PLD-44WS: $107.00 (164 watts)

‘PLE-42WS: $ 89.00 ( 66 watts)
‘PLE-43WS: $128.00 ( 99 watts)
‘PLE-44WS: $136.00 (138 watts)

FREE CATALOG - SHIPPING: add 10%.

INDOOR GARDENING SUPPLIES P. O. Box 40567 AV Detroit, Ml 48240

PHONE (313) 427-6160 FROM 10 A.M. UNTIL 6 P.M. EASTERN VISA & MASTER CARD ACCEPTED

68 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE July/ August 1989

AFRICAN VIOLETS-SPOKANE
(509) 924-2904

Self-watering CERAMIC DOUBLE POTS, no wicks.
6 pot sizes, 2-1/2“ to 6". Send $1 .00 for complete
supplies catalog.

P, Q. Box 52 Veradafe, WA 99037

AUNT NELLIES
African Violets and Supplies

LARGE SELECTION OF STARTER PLANTS

From best hybridizers ... standards and small ones.
Send 350 for list ... Best Prices Around.

Owner: Julie Byrd 91 8-437-1 1 45

201 7 C So. 1 29th East Ave. Tulsa, OK 741 08

Minimum order: 4 plants, or 8 leaves, or $15.00 on mixed orders.

Add $4.50 shipping charge to each order. Most shipping is done via UPS. We
encourage all east and west coast customers and those in areas of extreme heat
to ask for UPS Blue Label (two-day) service. When requesting this service, add
50 cents on leaf orders, or add 25 cents per plant on plant orders, to the basic
$4.50 shipping charge.

PLEASE HAVE YOUR ORDER FOR FALL SHIPPING TO US BY OCTOBER

15. By late October our Nebraska weather is often too cold for safe shipment of
African violets.

Please list a few suitable substitutes with your order. We do our very best
to avoid substitutions, but sometimes shortages do occur. If we cannot fill the
greatest majority of your order, we will contact you. We reserve the right to make
substitutions if necessary on minimum orders. Do not order plants' if we have
indicated leaves only are available.

Fall shipping only. Due to heavy spring in-store business, we are no longer doing
spring shipping.

Autumn Halo - dusky rose to soft plum/maroon two-tone semidoubles, occasionally with a hint of a white edge,
over tailored medium green and cream variegated foliage; grows large, (leaves - $1.75; starter plants - $3.95)
Cobalt Halo - vibrant blue semidoubles over gorgeous deep green, pink and white variegated tailored foliage;

grows large and symmetrical and makes a very impressive show plant, (leaves - $1.75, plants - $3.95)
Dancing Halo - frilly, full double, deep glowing fuchsia/red blossoms atop slightly wavy green and cream variegated
foliage; heavy bloomer; beautiful plant, (leaves - $1.75; starter plants - $3.95)

Denim Halo - tailored deep green, mauve and white variegated foliage crowned with denim blue semsdouble
blossoms; vigorous, large-growing plant (leaves only - $1.75)

Flash Cat - flashy bright pink and rose two-tone frilled semidoubles over plain medium green foliage; a real eye-
catcher, a fairly compact grower, and a very prolific bloomer, (leaves - $1.75; plants - $3.95)

Gaia Pink - huge, magnificent, double pink fluted blossoms are borne in masses over medium to dark green foliage;

grows large; lovely show plant, (leaves - $1.75; plants - $3.95)

Heir Apparent - medium blue semidouble stars with bright white edges held up on strong stems in nosegay fashion
over medium to dark green foliage; heavy bloomer with excellent symmetry and good heat tolerance; makes
a striking show plant, (leaves - $1 .75; plants - $3.95)

Magic Halo - deep violet blue, full double, frilled blossoms in long-lasting clusters over slightly wavy, medium green
and cream variegated foliage; excellent heavy-blooming show plant, (leaves - $1.75; plants - $3.95)

Partly Cloudy - attractive blue and white mottled semidouble to double flowers with frilled greenish edges over
slightly wavy emerald green foliage; prolific bloomer, (leaves - $1.75; plants - $3.95)

Ruth’s Halo - outstanding, large lavender/purple two-tone frilled doubles over beautiful medium green and cream
variegated foliage; very heavy bloomer; gorgeous show plant, (leaves - $1 .75; plants - $3.95)

Sassy Halo - semidouble to double bright maroon-red flowers over compact green and cream variegated foliage;
glowing blossom color really grabs attention, (leaves - $1.75; plants - $3.95)

Our own hybrids:

Smoke Signals - frilled, full double, deep lavender blossoms over dark green symmetrical foliage with just a hint
of a wave; grows large and blooms profusely. (leaves only - $1.75)

Quilting Bee - large, showy, and long-lasting full double lilac stars that shade out to silvery lavender edges; big
clusters of these gorgeous blossoms are held up nicely on strong stems over shiny medium green quilted
foliage; a beautiful show plant (leaves only - $1.75)

Tomahawk - exciting, vibrant red fluted semidouble to double blossoms in abundance over excellent dark
symmetrical tailored foliage; large-growing show plant; as red a red as any violet we have grown. (leaves only
- $2.00)

Order directly from this ad, or send 500 for our complete fall shipping list.

320 West Eagle
Arlington, NE 68002
(402) 478-401 1
Kent & Joyce Stork

Fall ’89 Releases —

New from Gordon Boone:

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE July/ August 1989 69

Dept. AV 7-89 2085 Leeward Lane, Merritt Island, FL 32953

visits by
Appt. only
407-452-
5670

AFRICAN VIOLET INSECTICIDE aerosol spray by Plant Marvel -
Use for aphids, spider mites, thrips, white fly & mealy bugs

5 oz. aerosol (Smells good) . . . $2.79

•Orthene PT 1300-aerosol (thrips) . . . . 18 oz. $9.00

•Knox-Out - Microencapsulated Diazirton
PT 1500-aerosol . 16 oz. $7.00

NEW!! ...FISH STICKS (8-4-2)

Introducing high organic nitrogen inthe form of a stick
which is inserted into the soil around the roots. Use

to give an extra boost, darken yellowing foliage and
to increase dark, shiny, healthy looking foliage.
EXCELLENT PRODUCT

20 stieks/pkg. • $1 .25

PLANT MARVEL (12-31-14) 1#

NEW POTS:

GROW FOR SHOW

5" x 2-1/2“ BP -white . . . 25 -$6.50

!> .39

T05 - 2" Terracotta . .....10 - $2.00

T06 - 2-1/4" Terracotta . . . 10 - $2.50

D3U - 1" w/saucers - assorted colors . . . . . . . 10 - $3.50

FLORACARTS
-LOWEST PRICES**

BA-3 3-tray stand with top bracket and 3 fluorescent

fixtures . . . . . . 459.99

BA-4 4-tray stand with top bracket and 4 fluorescent

fixtures . . . . . . . . . . . 549.99

Includes GROW TUBES
FREIGHT PREPAID* Add 5% west of Denver.

10

25

50

100

500

MINIATURIZING MINI POTS

NOW you can grow the MINIATURIZED MINISthat are sweeping
the hobby. These little terracotta colored pots are 1 -1 /4" tall & 1 -
1/4" across at the top of the pot. They are a miniature of the
standard clay pot but are plastic with a snap on saucer

. . . $3.25

. I . . . . . . . 6.75

. L . . . . . .12.50

. . . .22.00

. . . . . \ . 90.00

NEEDLE POINT HOLDERS - We are once again carrying the
small needle point holders!! That's right, the little bitty needle
points.

7/8" . $1.25 each. . .....12 for $12.00

1-3/8" . . . $1 .50 each . 12 for $15.00

1- 5/8" . $1.85 each . . . ..12 for $19.20

2- 5/8" . . . . . . . $4.85 each

2-3/4" Aqua cup . . . . . . . . . . ......$8.40

Shipping and Handling Charges

$ 7.50 to $10 add $3.00 $31 to $45.99 add $5.85

$1 1 to $1 5.99 add $3.85 $46 to $57.99 add $6.85

$1 6 to $30.99 add $4.85 $58 to $70.99 add $7.85

$71 .00 and west of Rockies add $1 .25 to all rates

SILK RE-NU-ARTIFICIAL FLOWER FRESHNER

Dissolves dust instantly on greenery, flowers, natural dried
arrangements and sifos. Leaves a spring-fresh fragrance.

12 oz. aerosol . . . . . . . . . $4.19

PETER’S SUPER ROOT AND BLOOM (5-50-17)

Will boost blossom production. Excellent for show preparation.

1# . . . $5.59

PETER’S BLOSSOM BOOSTER (10-30-20)

Will boost blossom production. Excellent for show preparation.

8oz . . . . . $2.69

BOOKS

The Complete Rower Arranger

by Amilie Ascher

Excellent book, 149 photos, every aspect of floral design.

Softback . . . $1 6.40 pp.

HowTo Select & Grow

African Violets and Other Gesneriads

by Theodore James, Jr.

144 pgs. w/'how to’ illustrations - 165 color photos . . . $1 0.45 pp.

Japanese Rower Arrangement

In A Nutshell. . . . . $5.25 pp.

Japanese Rower Arrangement

(A Complete Primer) . . . $1 2.45 pp.

Flower Arrangement: The Ikebana Way

(Over 450 photographs) . . . . . . . . $26.45 pp.

Creative Japanese Rower Arrangement

(55 color photographs) . $26.45 pp.

A Guide to Japanese Flower Arrangement . $1 3.45 pp.

Arranging - The Basics of Contemporary Roral Design

(125 color photos) . . . . . $21 .45 pp.

Use the sprayer recommended by a popular speaker at the Orlando
Convention!

PUMP SPRAYER

New and improved! Fully adjustable nozzle allows choice
of soft mist to jet stream pattern. 1-1/2 qt. capacity. Pres¬
sure pump eliminates finger pumping. Non-corrosive con¬
tainer that is easy to use. Finger tip control.

Each • $8.25 / 6 or more $7.50 each

PLANTING PAD • Repot, fertilize and water “On Loca¬
tion’ without scattered soil or dripping, snap corners.
NEW 3' x 31 pad makes a neat box in which to work on
your plants. Flexible, washable — use again & again

$5.99 each

Please see our ad page 66 of the July/August 1 988 AVM

For charge orders send all information on card,
minimum charge order
-$20.00

minimum cash order
-$7.50

Send 2 Stamps for Catalog of Complete Product Line

70 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE July/ August 1989

JoS VIOLETS

15 Standard starters (my choice) . .

$21.95

6 Hortense’s starters . . . . . .

..13.95

6 Wrangler starters . . .

.13.95

12 Semimini and mini starters . . .

..18.95

12 Trailer starters . . . . .

..18.95

My choice , labeled, different and postpaid.

Texas residents, please add 7% sales

tax.

Send stamp for list

402 Dundee

Victoria, TX 77904

(512) 575-1344 Visitors by appointment.

ZACA VISTA NURSERY

AFRICAN VIOLET SPECIALISTS

Featuring Hybrid Saintpaulias and Other Related Gesneriads

Retail Sales From The Greenhouse
Wednesday Thru Sunday — 9 a.m. ’til 5 p.m.
CLOSED: Monday and Tuesday

We also ship • Send $1 for Catalog & “CAL"

(overseas $2 US)

1190 Alamo Pintado Road
Solvang, CA 93463
Telephone 805/688-2585
Tour Groups Invited - Call or write for information

GEMCRAFT VIOLETRY

P. 0. Box 6558
Annapolis, MD 21401-0558
(301)261-8270

WHERE SUPERIOR -GEMS’ ARE GROWN

Order direct from this advertisement or send for our complete list.

American Dynamo, Texas Dynamo (Bryant), Marvel, Emily, Star Brite (Burns), Cherry Cooler, Double Dilly,
Fickle Flirt (Lyon), Wrangler Pink Patches, Wrangler Shadow Riders, Wrangler Ghost Riders (Smith),
Suncoast Midnight Mystery, Suncoast Spectacular (Williams), Apache Maiden (Munk), Mermaid (Swift),
Phantom Flash, Vampire’s Kiss (Boone), Dazzle Trail, Sundown Trail, Magic Trail (Pittman).

Nylon Wick 100 per foot postpaid with violet order or add $1 .00 for postage if ordered separately
Plants $3.00 - Catalog - $1 .00 Refundable 1st order Leaves 750/Champion $1.00
Shipping Costs each $3.50 up to 6 plants or 15 leaves - add 250 for each extra plant or 5 leaves
UPS Second Day Air add $3.50 additional per order - recommended for west of the Mississippi - No overseas shipping

A

VIOLET

TENDERS

“T” Shirts ’N Totes

• “T” Shirt: Lavender with purple lettering
100% cotton. Sm., med. & large

only $10.95

• Tote: Natural with purple lettering

just $5.99

• We also stock:

• Oyama Planters

• Hand painted ceramic planters

• Bowman African Violet Fertilizer

• Potting Soil

• Plus many other items for
the violet enthusiast.

Please send two 250 stamps for our catalog.

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE July/ August 1989 71

AV WORLD'S
BESTSELLER

Thanks to "G-T-S" I just won my first Best in Show award!

I tell everyone, "If you don’t have this book, you aren't
growing violets to their full potential." Mrs. M.L. Horne

(Includes unique chapter on "Miniaturizing The Miniatures")

A step-by-
step guide

Illustrated— 112 pages
8| x 11 paperback

usa/canada -| 1 A r~
$1.50 p&h + JL1.U/0
calif, add 6% sales tax

overseas postage: $7.50
air mail, or $2.50 surface

AV Enterprises Press
P.O. Box 6778- A
Oxnard, CA 93030

AVE $1.95
PER BOOK!

discount for 10 or more (save $1.20 ea.) usa/can p&h 75<t
each (save 75e ea.) total $1.95! Overseas $1.20 ea. surface.

PLANT STANDS
OF THE FUTURE ...

Our stands are made with a patented polymer
that can’t rust, can’t fade yet is lighter than
fiberglass. The light fixtures are made of the
same material so there is nothing to corrode.
Each fixture comes with 1 GRO and 1 Cool
White bulb on 10 inch spacing. All stands are
shipped with plastictrays, louvered grill for wick
watering, light fixture and bulbs. Choice of
white or walnut brown. Major credit cards ac¬
cepted. Texas residents add 7% sales tax.

48" width

24" width

1 shelf

$125

$105

2 shelf

$245

$205

3 shelf

$365

N/A

4 shelf

$485

N/A

5 shelf

$525

N/A

POLYMERIC PRODUCTS MARKETING, INC.

P.O. Box 254, Plano, TX 75075
(214) 964-7649

for your Potted Plants

SOLID COPPER-WATERTIGHT

29" X 5" XI" deep
ONLY $18.50 (+$1.50 S & H)
Custom Sizes Available
Free brochure
Morse's Country Copper
Unity Center

P.O. Box 1220, Claremont, NH 03743
603/542-2324

r

PLEASANT HILL
AFRICAN VIOLETS

Route 1 , Box 73
Brenham, Texas 77833
409-836-9736 (evenings)

“ Specializing in Miniatures & Trailers ”

OUR SUMMER SPECIALS FEATURING
LEADING HYBRIDIZERS ARE SURE TO
PLEASE EVERYONE. CHOOSE FROM THE
FOLLOWING:

SPECIAL#! - Rob’s (Ralph Robinson)
SPECIAL #2 -Linda Ray
SPECIAL #3 - Hortense’s Honeys
SPECIAL #4 - Sorano’s (Lyndon Lyon)
SPECIAL #5 - Canadian Hybrids
8 PLANTS -$19.95 PPD.

Our fresh cut leaves & cuttings specials are:

18 leaves, all 1989 varieties . $16.00 ppd.

18 leaves, new/previous releases . ..$10.00 ppd.

50 leaves, new/previous releases . $25.00 ppd.

12 leaves, all Wranglers . $10.00 ppd.

10 Episcia Stolons . . . . . $1 1 .00 ppd.

8 Gesneriad Cuttings . . . $10.00 ppd.

You may specify your preference on above fresh cut
leaves — standards, minis, assortment

Will be shipped Priority Mail ppd. If you prefer UPS
2nd Day Air (highly recommended), please add an
additional $2.00 per special. Texans - please add
7-1/2% sales tax. List - 75<s coins or stamps

72 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE July/ August 1989

PLASTIC FLOWER POTS

Inch

Number of Pot*

Size

Color

Type

10

20

50

too

500

2

White

RS

1.00

1.75

4.00

6.75

27.00

2-1/4

Wh or Gr

RS/SO

1.00

1.75

4.00

6.75

27.00

2-1/2

Wh or Gr

RS/SO

1.20

2.00

4.30

7.40

30.00

3

Wh or Gr

RS/RT/SQ

1.40

2.50

5.50

10.00

45.00

3-1/2

Wh or Gr

RT/SQ

1.65

2.90

6.80

12.00

53.00

4

Wh or Gr

RS/RT/SO

2.00

3.50

7.80

14.50

65.00

4-1/2

Wh or Gr

RS/RT/SQ

2.35

4.20

9.25

17.00

79.00

5

Wh or Gr

RS/RT

2.75

5.10

11.75

20.75

93.00

6

Wh or Gr

RS/RT

3.35

5.90

14.00

26.00

124.00

6-1/2

Wh or Gr

RT

3.90

6.90

15.75

29.00

132.00

7

Wh or Gr

RS

6.30

11.95

28.00

51.00

240.00

8

Wh or Gr

RS/RT

6.90

13.10

31.00

57.00

265.00

(COLOR: Wh-White. Gr-Green)

(TYPE: RS* Round Standard; height and width are same
RT-Round Tub; height is 3/4 of width at top
SQ«Square; volume about same as RS)

SEEDS

variegates, & trailers.

Kits (100 seeds, instructions, starter container,

and Jiffy-7 pellets) . . . . .

See our catalog for descriptions

MOIST-RITE PLANTERS

We continue to sell attractively designed
double-walled planters, providing for self
watering. Colors are: light green, black or
white.

Single Planter . „$ 4.00

Six Planters . 18.00

Twelve Planters ... . .............33.00

Twenty-four Planters . ....: . 54.00

FLORACUPS

Protective sleeves for your sale plants

vT~~ * ~yf'

Pot size Top & Depth

per 50 per 100

/ 9

2-3/4“ 7"x7"

$4.00 7.00

p. A-v/

3-1/2" 6-1/4"x6-1/4“

4.00 7.00

\ / is'

4" 7“ x 6-3/8"

5.00 9.00

- SEND FOR OUR FREE CATALOG -

YOUR REQUEST FOR OUR FREE CATALOGUE WILL BE
ANSWERED BY RETURN MAILI

Our free catalogue lists and describes several other items such as
Sinningia seeds, Oyama (Texas Style) Pots, leaf supports, pens, masks,
gloves, meters, hanging baskets of all sizes, soil enriching materials,
trays, books, starter greenhouses, insecticides, Floracupe, & SPECIAL
OFFERS.

Florida Customers Must Add 6% Sales Tax

MINIMUM ORDER $7.50 PLUS SHIPPING

Send Orders To:

The Violet House

P. O. Box 1274
Gainesville, Florida 32602
Phone (904) 377-8465

SHALLOW CONTAINERS
PLASTIC PAN POTS

Very shallow, about half as deep as they are across the top
- bottom holes only. (Recommended in AVSM articles and
convention presentations)

atures,

Inch Size Color

10

20

50

100

500

5

Wh

or

Gr

3.

.00

5

.75

13.50

24.00

100.00

$4.75

6

Wh

or

Gr

3.

.90

7

.50

17.00

32.00

140.00

6-1/2

Wh

or

Gr

4.

.15

8

.00

18.50

35.00

168.00

.. 5.25

8

Wh

or

Gr

6.

.25

11

.50

27.00

52.00

245.00

10

Wh

or

Gr

9.

,75

18

.25

43.50

83.00

400.00

See our catalog for prices of SNAP-ON SAUCERS to fit PANS

PLASTIC WATER RESERVOIRS

Volume

Hgt.

20

50

100

500

8 oz

1-3/4"

7.00

16.00

26.50

105.00

16 oz

3"

7.00

16.00

26.50

105.00

32 oz

3“

11.00

24.00

45.00

165.00

(wicks not included)

Have you tried the 16 oz without lids (1/2 price) with 5" Pans?

PLANT CARE ITEMS

"PLEASE NOTE:

Due to the bulkiness of soil, perlite, and vermiculite, we are able to ship

ONLY 8 gallons of any one or combination of these (*) first four items with

each shipping charge.

"Violet House Potting Soil . .

. 2 gal .

. $2.80

"Nadeau Soilless Mix - good for seedlings ..

. 2 gal. . .

. ..2.80

"Perlite - opens the soil .

..... 1 gal . . .

. 1.40

"Vermiculite - helps hold soil moisture .

..... 1 gal. . .

. . 1.40

Canadian Peat - milled .

. 2 gal . . .

. 2.50

Dolomite Lime - raises alkalinity (pH) .

. 1 b. . . .

. 1.30

Charcoal - sweetens soil .

.... 12 oz .

. 1.40

Sphagnum Moss - long fibered . .

.. 1/4 cu, ft .

. . 2.75

Fish Emulsion - promotes greening, roots ..

.... 10 oz. . .

. 1.75

Superthrive - tiny dose helps to flourish .

. .2.25

2 oz. ............

. 3.30

4 OZ. ............

. 5.20

House Plant Insect Spray - pump sprayer ..

.. 10 fl. oz. .........

...........1.50

PETER’S AFRICAN VIOLET FERTILIZERS

African Violet Special (12-36-14) . 12 oz. . | . $2.75

Variegated Special (5-50-17) . 12 oz. . . 3.25

General Purpose (20-20-20) . . . 16 oz. . . 2.50

CAPILLARY MATTING (Vattex)

Water plants by means of capillary action. A black plastic sheet, with tiny
holes, lies on top of the dark matting, minimizing algae growth.

4 feet wide, can be cut with shears - $.35 per square foot.

(eg: 4 feet x 2 feet - 8 sq. ft. ... $2.80)

SHIPPING CHARGES

48 States . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......$3.25

Hawaii and Alaska . . . . . . . . . . . ...5.50

All other areas charged actual cost

U.P.S. delivery charges for C.O.D . . . 2.20

SAFE SHIPPING SEASON IS NOW IN FULL SWING,
SEASONS SOON FADE AND TIME IS ON THE WING.
IDEAL WEATHER AND HEALTHY STOCK GALORE,
ORDER PLANTS NOW, HESITATE NO MORE!

BLUE HERON ... Immense deep sapphire blue rounded double blossom with forest green pointed and
serrated leaf. $3.95 each

FANTASY TOYLAND ... Double fantasy slightly ruffled double lavender pink with specks and splashes
on flower petals. Medium green pointed leaf. Miniature. $3.95 each.

PINK HILL ... Double wavy edged vivid pink blossom, blooms in clusters, prolific, dark forest green
lightly quilted heart-shaped foliage. $2.95 each.

RED SARONG ... Double wine red blossom with forest green slightly quilted, heart-shaped foliage,
prolific. $2.95 each.

SUSI (Optimara) ... Large frilled single white with striking deep fuchsia center. $2.95 each.

COLORFUL AND POPULAR VARIETIES ...

KERMIT ... Unusual greenish type blossom, light green quilted, serrated foliage. $3.95 each
FANTASY FORTY, FANTASY FROLIC, and FRECKLED STAR ... $3.49 each.

BEAUTIFUL CULTIVARS AT BARGAIN PRICES $2.95 each ...

CRYSTAL PLUM, FANTASY MIST, PINK CAMEO, SNOWKIST HAVEN, WHITE CAMEO, LOVEBUG
(mini), MINI FANTASY (mini), PARTY LACE (mini) and PINK-N-INK (mini).

OPTIMARAS AT $2.95 each ...

ALABAMA, GISELA, MAUI, MOLOKAI, NORTH CAROLINA, SUSI.

A RAINBOW OF COLOR AT $1 .95 each ...

A LA LA, AMIGO, ANGEL LACE, AZURE BLUE, CAMELOT PINK, CORAL MOON, CORALETTE,
DAZZLER, DEE DEE, DUET, FIREBIRD, GRAND DUCHESS, MARK, MARY ALICE, ORCHID ORBIT,
PINK FAWN, PINK VERONA, REDDY, SEAFOAM, STAR WARS, TINA, TIPT, WHITE DISCO, WHITE
VERONA, WHITE WEDGEWOOD, WISTERIA, WINO, WONDERLAND.

VARIEGATED VARIETIES AT $1 .95 each ...

BLUE ZEPHYR, CHEROKEE FIRE, GORGEOUS, LILIAN JARRETT.

NANCY REAGAN ... $2.95 TIGER ... $2.95 TOMMIE LOU ... $2.95

MINI & SEMIMINIATURE AT $1 .95 each ...

BABY DEAR, BRIGHT EYES, CORAL KITTY, DANCING DOLL, DORA BAKER, LITTLE PRECIOUS,
TANAGER.

NEW MICROMINIS AT $2.95 each ...

LITTLE AMETHYST, LITTLE APATITE, LITTLE DIAMOND, LITTLE ROSE QUARTZ, LITTLE SAP¬
PHIRE and MOONSTONE.

OPTIMARA MINIWELL ...Clear plastic miniwell with wick, an ideal way to grow these attractive
microminis with minimal care ... $1 .99 each or SPECIAL 6-Miniwells for $1 1 .50 with any order.

IF YOU DESIRE DIFFERENTOPTIMARA OR OPTIMARA MICROMINI VARIETIES, PLEASE WRITE
FOR LIST.

ORDER DIRECT FROM THIS AD OR SEND FOR 1989 COLOR CATALOG - 500, listing Floracarts, books, pots
and many other accessories.

PACKING AND POSTAL COSTS: Please add $3.50 per shipment for packing and postage. West of MS $3.95.
CA and all customers west of MS are served best by UPS 2nd Day Air. Please include an additional 350 per plant
over postage stated for this service.

DEPT AV

COMMERCIAL MEMBER
AVS OF AMERICA, INC.

Strictly Business — Your Business

INFORMATION FOR CONDUCTING BUSINESS WITH YOUR SOCIETY TO ENSURE GOOD SERVICE. IF YOU HAVE MORE THAN
ONE ITEM, SEND EACH ITEM TO THE CORRECT PERSON. ALWAYS GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.

MEMBERSHIP

AVSA Membership: Send check payable to AVSA for new or
renewable membership to AVSA Office, P. O. Box 3609, Beaumont,
TX 77704. Life - $175; Commercial USA - $25, Commercial Interna¬
tional - $27; Individual - $13.50, USA only. All other countries $15.50.
Remit in U.S. Dollars with draft or check on a New York, USA Bank.
See Membership Application on page 1.

AFFILIATES: Chapter - $13.50; Council, State or Region - $30. Please
complete the form received with your renewal notice and return to AVSA
office with affiliate dues check..

MEMBERSHIP AND PROMOTION: Send ideas, offers to help,
requests for assistance to Anne Tinari, 2325 Valley Rd., Box 190,
Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006.

AFFILIATES: For information on shows, awards, how to organize
a chapter or membership questions, write Mr. Bill Foster, 3610 Gray
Drive, Mesquite, TX 75150.

AVSA OFFICE: Nancy Lawrence, Office Manager, P. O. Box 3609,
Beaumont, TX 77704, 409-839-4725. Hours: Monday - Friday, 9:00

a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

BEST VARIETIES: HONOR ROLL COMPILER: Rita Hilton, 2295
W. Helen Circle, Bartow, FL 33830.

BINDERS FOR AVMs: $10.75 each or 2 for $20
SLIP CASE BOXES FOR AVMs: $8.50 each or 2 for $16.
BOOSTER FUND: Send contributions to Ruth Warren, P. O. Box
3664, Fall River, MA 02722.

BOYCE EDENS RESEARCH FUND: Send contributions (club or
individual) to Mrs. Marlene Brown, P. O. Box 38, Oreland, PA 1 9075.
BUILDING FUND: Send contributions to Nell-Sue Tyson, 2030 E.
Amherst Ave., Denver, CO 80210.

COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES: Mr. David Buttram, P. O. Box 193,

Independence, MO 64051.

COMMERCIAL SALES & EXHIBITS: For information on conven¬
tion entries or sales room, contact J. R. Pittman, 12406 Alexandria,
San Antonio, TX 78233.

CONVENTION

AWARDS: Nov. issue. Send suggestions or contributions for con¬
vention awards to Esther Wells, 948 Fair Oaks Court, Liberty, MO
64068 by Aug. 15.

FUTURE CONVENTION DATES: Boston, March 19-25, 1990;
Santa Clara, CA, April 23-28, 1991; Columbus, OH, April 22-26, 1992.
PROGRAM: Nov. issue. Send special requests for workshop pro¬
grams; suggest names of interesting speakers to Mrs. DoDe
Whitaker, Convention Director, 2085 Leeward Lane, Merritt Island,
FL 32953.

If interested in sponsoring a national convention in your area,
contact Mrs. DoDe Whitaker, Convention Director, 2085 Leeward
Lane, Merritt Island, FL 32953.

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more members per year will receive $1.00 rebate for each new
member. Club or Commercial name & address must be stamped or
written in blank space on front of folder.

HANDBOOK FOR AFRICAN VIOLET GROWERS, EXHIB¬
ITORS AND JUDGES: Send $9.95 check, payable to AVSA, to
AVSA Office. Price includes postage.

JUDGES DUPLICATE CARD: Send self-addressed stamped enve¬
lope to Mrs. James S. Savage, 39 Mead Drive, Chillicothe, OH 45601 .
JUDGING SCHOOL: For blanks to register a judging school, send
request to Mrs. Stanley E. Skelton, 3910 Larchwood Rd., Falls
Church, VA 22041.

LIBRARY: Order AVSA slide programs and packets from AVSA
Office, P. O. Box 3609, Beaumont, TX 77704. List in July issue. If you
have ideas for a library program or slides to donate, write Mr. L. T.
Ozio, Jr., 1009 Ditch Avenue, Morgan City, LA 70380.
MAGAZINE: Copyrighted 1989, African Violet Society of Amer¬
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EDITOR: Jane Birge, P. O. Box 1401, Beaumont, TX 77704, Office,
409-835-6008.

ARTICLES by Members & Columnists: Send to Editor.
COMING EVENT NOTICES: Send to Editor.

DEADLINES - Articles & Notices: Jan. issue - Oct. 1; Mar. issue -
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issue - Aug. 1.

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DEADLINES - ADS: Jan. issue - Nov. 1; Mar. issue - Jan. 1; May
issue - Mar. 1; July issue - May l;Sept. issue- July 1; Nov. issue - Sept.
1. ONLY currently paid Commercial Members may advertise.
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Beaumont, TX 77704.

BACK ISSUES: Complete your set now. Request price list of
available issues from Beaumont office.

CHANGE OF ADDRESS: Send new address atleast 30 days before
it is to take effect, along with old address, to AVSA office in
Beaumont.

FAILURE TO RECEIVE: Notify AVSA office in Beaumont.
QUESTION BOX: Jim Smith, 1126 Ferry Ave., Niagara Falls, NY
14301.

M A STER VARIETY LIST: Number 4 (1 983) $3.00 postpaid. A must
for judges, exhibitors, serious growers. Describes all varieties regis¬
tered to July, 1983 - all recognized species, and non-registered
cultivars introduced from June, 1976 to July, 1983. Order from
Beaumont office.

MVL SUPPLEMENTS: will be published in the AVM. Send any
correction and/or description of new cultivars with hybridizer's
name to Master Variety List Chairman. Back supplements (1984 to
1988) available from AVSA Office for $1.50 each.

MEMBERSHIP CARDS: Sent to Associate Members and New
Members, only. Members renewing, receive card on white protec¬
tive cover of AVM.

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AVSA Office, P. O. Box 3609, Beaumont, TX 77704. Price, $4.00
postpaid.

SUPPLEMENTS FOR MINI LIST: Send Self-addressed stamped
envelope to Beaumont office.

OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE: AVSA Secretary, Mrs. Janet T.
Riemer, 392 Pennington-Harbourton Rd., Pennington, NJ 08534.
PLANT REGISTRATION: Marilyn Goldstein, 1001 Diplomat
Parkway, Hollywood, FL 33019.

RESEARCH: Send suggested projects for scientific research, or
names of interested, qualified potential research personnel to Frank
Tinari, 2325 Valley Road, Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006.

SHOW ENTRY TAGS: 100 - $4.75 postpaid. Order from the AVSA
Office.

VIOLET SEARCH: Send your name, address, name of plant and
hybridizer of older varieties to: Judith Kingsbury, Rt. 1, Box 118,
Clayton, WI 54404.

MAGAZINE

c^lrican<^Oiolet —

Vol. 42 Number 5 September/October 1989

Every attempt is made to keep articles technically correct. Since the growing of fine African violets
can be achieved in many ways, the methods and opinions expressed by writers are their own
and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of AVSA.

ON THE COVER - Best in Show at the 1989 Kansas City AVSA Convention — Lela Marie , grown
and shown by Linda Bjorkman, Broken Arrow, OK.

(Cover photo by E. A. Johnson, Dallas, TX)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PERTAINING TO VIOLETS

23. "Housecleaning" — Marilyn Goldstein

24. Ethel Thalheimer — Norma Maarsingh

49. "A Heart Full of Violets"

50. Better Late Than Never — - Claire Ulanoff

51. Yellow Fever Strikes KC — Bill Johnson

56. A Color Wheel ... of Violets — Hugh Mackey

57. Friendly Frugality — Virginia Gasper

REGULAR FEATURES

3. From the President's Desk — Mary Boland

4. Newsline: AVSA Office — - Nancy Lawrence

5. Jane's Journal — Jane Birge

7. Commercials - A Closer Look: Travis' Violets
— David Buttram

10. AVSA Affiliates — Bill Foster

11. NOT for Beginners Only — Edward Bradford
14. Ask Your Hybridizer! — Bill Johnson

16. Affiliate 'appenings — - Lyndall Owens
21. Registration Report — Marilyn Goldstein
26. AVSA Building Fund — Nell-Sue Tyson
34. Question Box — Nancy Hayes

36. Boyce Edens Research Fund — ■ Marlene Brown

37. Shows and Judges — Emilie Savage

40. Coming Events

41. AVSA Booster Fund — Linda Neumann

& Ruth Warren

CONVENTION

15. Certificates of Appreciation - — Jane Rexilius
27. Get Out Those Spring Bonnets — Peggy Eaton

42. A Trip Through Bay State

— Margery Cunningham
46. Commercials at KC — Meredith Hall

SOCIETY BUSINESS

29. AVSA Officers, Directors & Committees

52. AVSA Bylaws

58. Advertising Rates Increase

MISCELLANEOUS

6. In Memoriam

33. Welcome to Fresno — Susan Bastianelli
39. Letters to the Editor
44. Friendship Through Membership
— Anne Tinari

APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP

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The Official Publication of the
African Violet Society
of America, Inc.,
a nonprofit organization
OFFICERS

MARY BOLAND, President
6415 Wilcox Ctv Alexandria, VA 22310
A. CHARLES BOLLAR, 1st Vice President
F32030 P.O. Box 44209, Cincinnati, OH 45244
MRS. J. R. PITTMAN, 2nd Vice President
12406 Alexandria, San Antonio, TX 78233
L. T. OZIO, Jr., 3rd Vice President
1009 Ditch Ave., Morgan City, LA 70380
MRS. JANET T. RIEMER, Secretary
392 Penn.-Harbourton Rd., Pennington, NJ 08534
MRS. JOHN HAYES, Treasurer
9 Cobblestone Rd., Bloomfield, CT 06002

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
MRS. FRED YOUNG

6109 Shadow Mountain Dr., Austin, TX 78731

EDITOR EMERITUS

MRS. GRACE FOOTE

211 Allien Place, Port Arthur, IX 77642

STAFF

JANEBIRGE, Editor

P.O. Box 1401, Beaumont, IX 77704

MRS. MEREDITH HALL, Adv. Mgr.

922 East 14th St., Houston, TX 77009
NANCY LAWRENCE, Office Manager
P. O. Box 3609, Beaumont, TX 77 704
JANE REXILIUS, Publications Chairman
5634 Yarwell, Houston, IX 77096
COLUMNISTS

David Buttram, Emilie Savage, Florence Naylor,
Edward Bradford, Ruth Warren, Bill Foster, Nancy
Hayes, Nancy Lawrence, Linda Neumann, L. T.
Ozio, Jr., Marlene Brown, Bill Johnson, Nell-Sue
Tyson and Lyndall Owens
BEST VARIETIES, HONOR ROLL COMPILER:
Rita Hilton, 2295 W. Helen Cir., Bartow, FL 33830
TALLY TIME COMPILER:

Anna Jean Landgren, 810 Ingleside Place, Evan¬
ston, IL 60201

PUBLISHER: Publishing Today, P. O. Box 1401,
Beaumont, IX 77704

ADVERTISER'S INDEX

Trouble with an advertiser?
Write your AV Advertising
Manager giving complete details.

While AVSA cannot assume
responsibility for advertisers, we
try to help resolve the problem.
If an advertiser is found
irresponsible, they will be
refused future ads.

A

68. African Violets by Grace

62. African Violet Shop

69. African Violets - Spokane

70. Alice's Violet Room

63. ATs Violets

68. American Gloxinia
& Gesneriad Society

65. AV Enterprises Press

B

72. Bay Valley Violets

69. Betty's Violet Room
69. Big Sky Violets

69. Bowman's African Violets

69. Elizabeth Buck

C

64. Cape Cod Violetry

71 . Clarel Labs

66. Cobblestone Violets

66. The Cryptanthus Society

D

67. DoDe's Gardens

70. Doris Drennen

F

60. Fischer's Greenhouse

61. Floral Design Concepts

G

71. Gemcraft Violetry

61. Granger Gardens
71. The Green Thumb

H

62. Hortense’s African Violets
66. House of Violets

I

68. Indoor Gardening Supplies
61. Innis Violets

J

65. Jeannette's Jesneriads
68. JF Industries

72. JoS Violets

68. Joan's Violets ...

69. Judy's Violets

P

65. Patches and Pots

62. Pleasant Hill African Violets

71. Porcelain Pin

R

63. Rocky Knoll Greenhouse

S

72. Schultz Instant

70. Shirley's House of Violets

63. Starr Greenhouses

T

Back Cover - Tinari Greenhouses
63. Travis' Violets

V

Inside Back Cover

— ■ The Violet Express

59. The Violet House

72. Violets By Appointment

60. Violet Showcase

66. Violets from the Starrs

60. Volkmann Bros. Greenhouses

69. Volkmann Gardens

W

63. Wilson's Violet Haven
Z

70. Zaca Vista Nursery

The African Violet Magazine (ISSN 0002-0265) is published six (6) times a year: January, March, May, July, September, November.
Second dass postage is paid by the African Violet Society of America, Inc., a nonprofit organization, at 2363 McFaddin,
Beaumont, TX 77702 and at additional mailing offices. Subscription $13.50 per year which is included in membership dues.
Copyright 1989 African Violet Society of America, Inc.

POSTMASTER: Please send change of address form 3579 to AVSA, Inc., P O. Box 3609, Beaumont, TX 77704.

2 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE September/October 1989

From the
President’s Desk

Dear AVSA Members ,

The convention in Kansas City is now a memory , and what a wonderful memory for those
who were in attendance. The yellow violet , the tours , the banquets and workshops — were
all great. A special thanks to all who had a part in making the KC convention a success. Now
it is time to turn our thoughts to Boston. The Boston Park Plaza is in the downtown area and
within walking distance to the Boston Commons and other historical sites. Let's all plan now
to attend the Boston convention in March.

Ellie Bogin , our Miniature-Semiminiature Cultivar Chairman , known to all of you as the
"Mini-Mam," has resigned due to the illness of her husband, Sid. In honor of Ellie' s 18 years
as the Mini-Mam, we are retiring the name. Thank you, Ellie. (We have just received word
of the death of Sid Bogin, Ellie' s husband.)

We welcome our new Directors who were elected in Kansas City. They are: Joan Halford,
South Africa; Betty Lou Lages, Maryland; Linda Owens, Ohio; Palma Trapp, Minnesota
and Peggy Staat, New Mexico.

New appointments of Standing Committee Chairmen are: Master Variety List, Lynn
Lombard; Miniature-Semiminiature Cultivars, Florence Naylor; Pre-Convention Coordi¬
nator, Dottie Wilson; Publication, Jane Rexilius; Membership & Promotion, Anne Tinari
and Awards, Esther Wells.

New appointments of Special Committee Chairmen are: Best V arieties-Honor Roll, Rita
Hilton; Booster Fund, Ruth Warren; Resolutions, Ray Dooley; Salary, Charlie Bollar and
Tally Time, Anna Jean Landgren.

At the Open Forum meeting at the KC convention, a suggestion was made by a member
that Life Membership be payable in installments. This subject was discussed by the Finance
Committee and it was thought to be not feasible at present, but would be considered at a later
date. We thank all who attended the Open Forum for their suggestions and comments.

The Board of Directors approved the continuation of the 16-page pullout supplements
containing the Judges, Affiliates, Commercial Members, the MVL Supplement and conven¬
tion information in three AVMs.

The Minutes of the Board of Directors' meetings will be printed in the November AVM;
be sure and read them — be a concerned member.

We would appreciate any suggestions and criticisms you may have for better service.
Every letter will be answered — send your comments to me.

Happy growing and showing.

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE September/October 1989 3

(r . . . : . . - ~= - —

CHANGE

IN CULTURE FOLDER POLICY

As of September 1, 1989, there will be a
charge of $5.00 per 100 for culture folders or¬
dered from the AVSA office. The $5.00 charge
includes the shipping cost. This change in pol¬
icy was made by the AVSA Board of Directors at
the Kansas City Convention in May 1989.

From May 1988 through May 1989, we re¬
ceived orders for and shipped over 275,000 free
culture folders to our Affiliate and Commercial
members; the cost of the culture folders made it
impossible to continue the policy of free folders.
When you pay $5.00 per hundred (shipping
included), you are purchasing the culture fold¬
ers at our cost.

AVSA does, indeed, appreciate the efforts of
our Affiliate and Commercial members to ob¬
tain new members; we hope that you will
understand the reason for the new policy and
that you will continue your efforts this year, to
obtain new members.

ATTENTION:

ALL AVSA JUDGES

To our knowledge, the listing of Judges and
their status in this issue of the AVM is current
and includes any change of status received in
judging schools attended through the month of
June.

We would like to inform you that a new
cutoff date for future listings has been set by
your Shows and Judges Chairman, Emilie Sav¬
age. June 1 is the deadline for receiving informa¬
tion to be printed in the September AVM; there¬
fore, any change in your judging status received
after June 1, will not be printed until the follow¬
ing year.

If your name has been omitted or your status
is incorrect in this judges list, please notify the

AVSA office immediately.

AFFILIATED CLUB
AND COMMERCIAL LISTING:

The list of Affiliated clubs and Commercial
members in this issue are current, according to
our records. Please check the list and inform the
AVSA office if any changes should be made.

AFFILIATES NEEDING PROOF
OF LIABILITY INSURANCE:

If your club has liability insurance, through
AVSA, and you are asked to provide a Certifi¬
cate of Insurance or an Additional Insured
Statement by a mall or other establishment, you
can obtain these documents by doing the fol¬
lowing:

• Call 1-800-323-2106 (Albert H. Wohlers &
Company)

• Ask for Pat Conley or Michele Thill

• State the name of your club and the name and

address of your president or the person to
whom they should send the document(s).

The AVSA office has the insurance policy,
but it would be very difficult to provide a copy
of it to all of the dubs participating in the
insurance. Most malls only require the one
document. Certificate of Insurance; however,
some also require the Additional Insured State¬
ment. It is our understanding that these docu¬
ments are sufficient, if your club is asked to
provide proof of insurance for any function.

Whatever you do ...
Remember

to renew your membership!

4 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE September /October 1989

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6

Jane’s Journal

Jane Birge, Editor

L~3J

^jJggg^B

As we head into fall and the beginning of the
holiday season, I want each and everyone of
you to look at the great list of "Coming Events"
in this issue of the AVM. Usually this is a "slow"
time of year for shows and I was really im¬
pressed with the ever-growing participation by
our affiliated clubs. We need more and more
shows, because they are an excellent avenue for
"getting the word out" about our African vio¬
lets. Increased membership should be upper¬
most in all of our thoughts and actions.

I'm real excited about some new additions to
this magazine. Beginning with this issue we
welcome Edward Bradford and his column,
"NOT For Beginners Only."

Edward is from Woodhaven, New York and
has been a member of A VS A for 15 years. He is
a life member and judge, and an extremely
familiar face at national conventions. He is a
member of the New York City AVS, the AYS of
Staten Island, and the Union County (NJ) Chap¬
ter of A VS A. He is also a member of numerous
state and regional African violet organizations.
I am sincerely looking forward to Edward's
contribution to the AVM.

I want to thank the "Beginner's Forum" col¬
umnists for their excellent articles and urge
them to continue writing for this magazine. The
"retiring" writers are: Margaret Waguespack,
Hugh Mackey, Betty Tapping, Norita Hallum
and Marie Bums.

Something else for all of us to really look
forward to is the new "Question Box" colum¬
nist, Jim Smith of Niagara Falls, NY.

Jim's column will begin with the January
1990 issue, so please direct all questions to him.
His address is: Jim Smith, 1126 Ferry Ave.,
Niagara Falls, NY 14301.

Jim has been an A VS A member for over 15

years and is an AVS A judge. He is a member of
the Niagara Frontier AVS, the New York State
AVS, and the New York State Council of AV
Judges. Jim attends AVSA national conven¬
tions and has been growing African violets for
29 years. Please help Jim out by sending him
lots of questions — let's keep him real busy.

Thank you Nancy Hayes, former Question
Box columnist, for your great contributions and
for being so conscientious about the magazine
deadlines over all these years.

I'm expecting a great deal from these two
from New York. Give them a few columns and
then I would appreciate hearing your opinions.

Florence Naylor of California will begin
writing a column on miniatures and semimini¬
atures, that will be a great addition to this
publication. I don't have any background infor¬
mation on Florence at this time, but am looking
forward to working with her in the future. I will
have more on her in a future issue.

Time passes so quickly. We are still coming
down from all the royal treatment in Kansas
City, and now we are trying to "catch the New
England spirit." From all of the publicity I've
been reading, I can hardly wait to start the trek
to Boston in March 1990. Because of the early
convention date, the issue featuring all the
Boston information will be November 1989;
therefore the Master Variety List Supplement,
which in the past has been in the November
issue, will now be moved to the January 1990
issue. Please don't be confused by all of this.
Notices will be placed in the November maga¬
zine about the MVL supplement.

It's an active time for AVSA, with all the new
committee chairmen making their marks. Let's
all be as active as possible and pledge to sign up
new memberships — - wherever we go.

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE September/ October 1989 5

In Memory

TED KHOE

The African Violet World lost one of its best
loved friends, with the death of Ted Khoe on
May 13, 1989.

His energy and excitement will never be
forgotten. We were honored to have him serve
as President of A VS San Francisco and Presi¬
dent of Northern California Council of AVS.
His well-known hybrids included Sunset Trail,
Woodtrail, Redwood City and Always Pink.

He will never be replaced, but his love of
violets and people will reflect in our lives and
his plants.

Gary R. Beck

JENNIE H. PARK

Jennie H. Park of Indianapolis, IN, died Janu¬
ary, 1989. She had been a member of A VS A for
many years and always enjoyed the African
Violet Magazine.

She is survived by her husband, George
Park.

Hazel Preston

HELEN HARDEN

Helen Harden died June 14, 1989 after a brief
illness in Casper, Wyoming. She was a charter
member of the Casper Bloomers African Violet
Club.

Her cheerful smile and words of encourage¬
ment will be missed by everyone who knew
her.

Kathy On

ROBERTA TATE

Roberta V. Tate died May 2, 1989. She was a
member of AVSA, AVS of Minnesota, and the
Mrs. Gregg Club.

She was a school teacher in St. Paul and after
retiring in 1969, she joined the African violet
dubs.

Her interest and inspiration will be missed
by the club members.

Opal Hunter

FAYE WILLS

The Bellflower African Violet Society of
California is saddened by the death of Faye
Wills on May 10, 1989. She was 87 years old and
had enjoyed a healthy and active life.

Faye was a devoted member of the BAVS
since 1952. She had served in the past as secre¬
tary and parliamentarian, and had been install¬
ing our dub officers for years. She was also a
long time member of AVSA.

We shall all miss her.

Yvette Homan

WINIFRED KOEHLER

With the spirit of an evangelist, Winnie
wanted an African Violet Society in Cincinnati,
Ohio. Our dub was founded in 1986, two years
after she returned from Clearwater, FL.

Winnie was always a doer. Each person or
place she touched became more beautiful. She
shared her knowledge and her skills.

Helen Winspear

DORRIS HUNDLEY

Dorris Hundley, a past president of AVS of
South Bay, CA and one of its most beloved
members, died June 11, 1989, at her home in Los
Altos.

Dorris was obviously ripe to get hooked
when she came to her first South Bay meeting;
although she had been just a casual violet
grower for many years, she cared enough about
her plants to ship them railway express from
Chicago when she and her husband retired to
California in the early 60s.

Dorris' major contribution was as an African
violet booster. For years she manned the AVSA
table at the shows where she could sell anyone
a subscription to the AV magazine. She often
persuaded show attendees to come to the next
regular dub meeting, and she was particularly
successful in encouraging novice growers,
guiding them in culture and plant choices.

Her love of people was reciprocated and we
will miss her.

Kay Ingalls

6 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE September /October 1989

AVSA

A

Closer

Look

Commercials

David Buttram
P. O . Box 193
Independence, MO 64051

Travis' Violets

What comes to mind when you hear the
name Georgia? Most of us would replay,
"Peaches, peanuts. General Sherman, Jimmy
Carter, and Travis Davis." Travis who?

Travis Davis is a young man who has be¬
come a familiar sight at recent AVSA and D AV S
conventions with his beautiful display tables
and neat, orderly sales tables.

Born and raised in the little town of Ochlock-
nee in southwest Georgia, Travis has worked
with his parents in the family grocery store for
the past 20 years. As part of the family, he
reports that, "I do it all — checking, sacking to
cutting meat."

Ochlocknee is an Indian word meaning
"crooked waters" and describes the nearby
river that meanders toward the Gulf of Mexico.
The town has a population of about 800 people
of whom many work in the nearby earth mines.
These mines are the source of Fuller's earth, a
clayish earthy material used as an absorbent
and filter medium. It is also used for cat litter
and talcum powder.

Travis loves plants and credits his father for
encouraging the love of nature. But it was when
some local women asked to hold a church ba¬
zaar in Travis' grocery store that African violets
came into the picture. One of the participants
was Travis' 7th grade teacher, Clara Mae Clark.
He bought three plants from her and took them
back to the meat case where they would be
under the fluorescent lights.

"I remember them and still grow some of
them. They were 'Emperor,' 'Lillian Jarrett,'
and 'Admiral' and they did pretty good and
bloomed. I started having trouble with one and

I called her and she told me to bring it to her
house. When I got there she said it had crown
rot and to me to 'put down some leaves' and
that's what started the whole thing.

"That's where I saw my first Floral Cart and
it was full of bloom. That set me on fire!"

With a fire within, Travis began to inquire
about other sources. He remembers that,
"Somewhere down the line, someone showed
me a copy of the African Violet Magazine. I
joined AVSA and saw the prices of the Horal
Carts and decided I could build one cheaper. I

Travis Davis of Ochlocknee, GA holding a
starter plant just potted into a 4" pot

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE September/October 1989 7

built some stands out of PVC and I still have
them today."

In those early issues of the AVM, Travis
looked for growers within a 200-mile radius of
his home and found Valley Violets of De Funiak
Springs, Florida. "I got their list and bought
plants and leaves. I put leaves down and never
intended for this to get any bigger. You know
how that is. I had more plants than I knew what
to do with, so I placed a small ad in the AVM."

In his first ad, Travis offered 12 starter plants
for $12.00 and was amazed at the response.
Evidently, people were looking for a source in
the area, even as he had looked.

His first sources of plants were Fischer
Greenhouses, Tinari Greenhouses, and Valley
Violets. Soon, Travis became a distributor of
Fredette's introductions.

"I didn't intend for this to become a business.
I had grown violets for four or five years; how¬
ever, one light stand led to two, then three. Then
1 wanted a greenhouse — - it has been enlarged
three times. Finally, because of the number of
lights, I had to move a few along, to pay the

utility bills."

Travis' first greenhouse was a Turner
Greenhouse which he purchased locally when
a friend saw an ad in the paper. Rather than
disassemble it and reassemble it at his home, he
undertook the job of moving it intact. The
greenhouse was framed and loaded onto a
rented semi-truck and flatbed trailer and trans¬
ported a few miles. Once in place, Travis added
25’ to it.

"I saw it wasn't going to be big enough, so I
decided to make it wider. I ordered another
section from Turner and they told me it
couldn't be done. That was quite a task (and I
wouldn't do it again). I'd just put up a new
greenhouse."

The current greenhouse measures 30’ x 50*
with many double and triple benches, greatly
increasing growing space. The tiered benches
are lighted.

Travis carries about 300 varieties and sells
by mail and at the greenhouse. Every year he
drops about 75 varieties to make room for the
new ones coming on the market.

A view of the greenhouse at Travis’ Violets

8 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE September/October 1989

now the Fire Chief of the Ochlocknee Fire
Department. He mused, "I've had customers at
the greenhouse when I've had to leave. I just say
'Make yourself at home. If you can wait, wait.'
I've had them wait and some have left."

Irene Fredette, Hortense Pittman and the
Soranos are among Travis' favorite hybridiz¬
ers. A visit to Jim and Jean Wright of Violets
Galore in Atlanta prompted an incursion into
the hybridizing arena. Several excellent show-
type varieties resulted. Travis particularly likes
his 'Georgia Lover,' 'Snowfire,' and 'Peach
Puff.' These and others of his are showing up in
show reports as Best in Class and Best in Show.

His hybridizing will probably be short lived
as it takes "too much space and time and I really
haven't got the bug. I've just completed trans¬
planting some seedlings. They take up a 50’ x 3’
bench. You dump about 99% of what you grow
from seed.

"I'd like to have four or five times as much
space as I do, but I don't have time to take care
of more. I do all the work myself. Sometimes my
wife helps if I ask her to, but she has a full-time
job and can't do too much."

Like most other growers, Travis has experi¬
enced problems with thrips. "The first few
years I didn't think I had any, but I didn't know
what to look for. I have got to stay with them —
week after week. I like Orthene Wettable Pow¬
der and Orthene 1300 aerosol. I find them excel¬
lent in the greenhouse when I have lots of
bloom. I also use the powder form of Diazinon
and Kelthane."

Travis states that he has gotten away from
using petroleum products because of the dam¬
age to blooms and foliage.

The south Georgia sun often sends tempera¬
tures soaring along with humidity. Tempera¬
tures in the upper 90s are common. While dev¬
astating to the blooms, the plants do well and
are able to stand the rigors of shipping.

When asked about soil mixes, Travis freely
admitted, "I have tried everything in the book.
There are two mixes that do real well for me.
One is the Super-Soil Mix from Violets Galore of
Atlanta. This is used in my mix for show plants.
I use Pro-Mix BX for potting up starter plants.

Travis top watering starter plants.

This mix is 'cut' with vermiculite and perlite."
Starter plants receive an organic boost when
they are transplanted into 4M and 5M pots. Dolo¬
mite lime, bone meal, and blood meal are added
to the Pro-Mix and a fish emulsion stick is stuck
in the pot.

Travis is a commercial member of A VS A and
DAVS in addition to local and state African
violet clubs. He is frequently called on to speak
to flower and garden clubs in the area.

One unique aspect of Travis' growing is that
he grows "a crop." He explains: "...by that I
mean that I grow from May to May. I put down
leaves in May and separate the clumps starting
in December and fill up the greenhouse. I do put
down some back-up leaves to separate by mid
summer. It usually takes me three months to get
them all separated. I'm still putting down
leaves for next year. I'm a little behind."

There are now over 15,000 starter plants in 2-
1/2M pots on their way. That number will swell
to nearly 25,000 plants by shipping season of
1990.

What about the woman who sold Travis his
first African violets? "She likes it," answers
Travis. "I guess she never thought it would be
like this. I used to bug her to death about prob¬
lems. She calls me about her problems now."

Next issue we will visit the man who argua¬
bly makes more crosses and grows more seed¬
lings than anyone else in the world.

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE September /October 1989 9

AVSA AFFILIATES

Here we are approaching fall and cooler
weather and I can't imagine what happened to
spring and summer. I can sure attest to the fact
that time never passed as fast when I was "gain¬
fully employed" so it must have something to
do with enjoying your work. I haven't spoken to
you in several months so there is a lot of catch¬
ing up to do. Wasn't that "Royal Treatment" in
Kansas City something? It took some effort on
my part to get back to the life of a commoner.
AVSA conventions are great, aren't they? It is so
nice to see old friends that, because of distance,
we haven't seen in a year. We can always look
forward to making some new friends each year.

You should start saving now for a visit to Boston
in 1990. Once you attend, you will most likely be
"hooked" and never want to miss another con¬
vention.

As Affiliate Chairman it is my duty to try to
keep all the affiliates happy. I must make a plea
to the judges of the affiliate shows to give me
some help. Please, judges, double check your
calculations on the SSA score sheet. The score
sheets from the spring shows had more mathe¬
matical errors than usual. It is not pleasant for
me to have the task of writing a show chairman
and telling them that I cannot send the blue or
green rosette because the judges made an error
in calculation. Sure, it is real nice to be able to
write the show chairman and say, "Good news
— due to a calculation error on the score sheet,

I am sending you this rosette." This happens
with much less frequency than having to deny
the award. I think if we, as judges, treat each
score sheet as we would if it were for our own
club, we will have less errors. Errors do not
enhance your credibility as a judge so do your
best to "do it right." You might stop getting
judging invitations.

We have many nice shows each year, but we
really should have more. There are about 500 V||

Bill Foster
Affiliate Chairman
3610 Gray Drive
Mesquite , TX 75150

affiliates and we have less than 200 shows each
year. A large membership is not needed to have
a show. There is a group in Texas that has only
six members and they staged a spring show
with over 200 entries and five AVSA collec¬
tions. That is enough entries for a club of 50
members. You do not need that many plants to
have a show. A small show with 25 or 50 plants
can be a stunning display. The reason for shows
is for the public and if we interest the public,
AVSA will grow and so will our Affiliate
membership. If you are not sure how to plan a
show, write me. Perhaps with the insurance
plan now in effect for Affiliates, more shows
will come about. If you have not already signed
up for the insurance plan, write to Nancy
Lawrence at the Beaumont office for informa¬
tion.

Here are 3 things to think about until we talk
again in January — Check into the insurance
program if you aren't already enrolled; set
aside potential show plants; and start planning
your spring show!

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NOT

FOR BEGINNERS ONLY

Edward Bradford

85-25 86th Street , Woodhaven, NY 11421

THE TEN PROPER ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS

I discovered African violets about 17 years
ago when my partner Joseph Buffa brought
home some small plants given to him by an
office co-worker. Most of the plants were very
similar — blues and purples whose names, if I
ever knew, have been long forgotten. But there
was one with white flowers which I later iden¬
tified as 'White Pride/ I no longer have 'White
Pride' in my collection, but I believe it helped
form my desire to grow plants that were not
only different but which shaped themselves
beautifully.

Those early plants flourished and bloomed
in a spacious kitchen window. Later when they
outgrew that space they continued to thrive
under a lamp on a living room end table. About
a year later in a fit of pique I dumped all my
violets in two large paper bags and tossed them
down the apartment house incinerator chute.
Several of my more beautiful plants had fallen,
landing upside down, while I was attempting
to open that kitchen window.

Perhaps that would have been the end of my
association with African violets if it had not
been for a chance encounter with a New York
City AVS display at Lincoln Center. There
NYCAV's Isabelle Gronert patiently listened to
my endless questions and persuaded me to join
the local affiliate. Needless to say at the first
meeting I attended, I won a plant as a raffle
prize. Later in the year the society sponsored a
bus trip to Buell's Greenhouses in Connecticut
where I purchased about six more plants.

Although I have since moved to a house with

a basement plant room, added a 9’ x 28' green¬
house, and expanded my horticultural interests
to include aroids, begonias, ferns, orchids, and
succulents, I have never been without violets
since winning that raffle prize. I often think
Joseph wishes he had never given me those first
plants or installed that first fluorescent light
fixture.

It has been decided to return to the original
concept of a beginner's column limited to vio¬
lets written by a single person instead of a
forum with a rotating roster with three of the
five authors dealing with design and gesneri-
ads. During my novice years I had the benefit of
knowing several excellent growers whom I
could pester by phone or in person. Realizing
that many A VS A members do not enjoy the
same advantages, I will attempt to provide
basic information needed to grow beautiful
blooming plants. From time to time I will stress
growing plants for show because I believe that
showing plants motivates one to provide the
best possible care which in turn results in the
best possible plants.

Also realizing that anyone reading this col¬
umn already owns plants and needs immediate
general information on their care, I have chosen
to provide in my debut column an overview on
the ten proper environmental factors necessary
for healthy, productive plants. In future col¬
umns I will go into greater depth on each.
Grouped in the order of what I consider to be
their importance, the ten factors are: lighting;
potting and soil; watering and feeding; clean-

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE September/October 1989 11

ing, humidity, space, and temperature; and
spraying (disease and pest control).

LIGHTING

Natural Light: African violets need adequate
light if they are to grow in an attractive, flat
rosette and produce abundant blooms. Ade¬
quate light for violets is greater than for non¬
flowering plants such as ferns which can flour¬
ish in deep shade and far less than for nonflow¬
ering plants such as ferns which can flourish in
deep shade and far less than for garden plants
such as roses which require at least six hours of
direct sun daily in order to bloom.

Violets do not require direct sun but do need
bright light. To say that an east exposure is best
for growing plants in natural light ignores too
many possible variables. The light coming in an
eastern exposure may be diminished by large
shade trees, overhanging eaves, or a high rise
building. On the other hand, the light received
through a normally less desirable exposure may
be enhanced by reflection from a nearby sur¬
face. My neighbor does very well with his plants
in a north window because of the light reflected
from the white house next door which is about
20 feet away. Keep in mind that the amount of
light received through any exposure will
change with the seasons. An exposure that is
right for spring and summer may be too dark for
the fall and winter. An exposure that is too
bright during the spring and summer may be
just right for the fall and winter. Also, the
amount of light the violets receive is greatly
reduced by moving the plants only six to 12
inches away from the window.

Artificial Light: The use of fluorescent light
helps the grower to overcome the vagaries of
natural light. Because African violets are inter¬
mediate day-length plants, they can grow in a
setting which receives the same amount of light
every day of the year. Unlike begonias, they do
not require a period of short days and long
nights in order to set their flower buds.

A light period of 12-14 hours per day is
usually about right. To simplify control of the
light and dark periods, the fixtures should be
operated by a timer. Plants should never have
24 hours of light because darkness is needed for
the plants to use the food manufactured during

the light period.

Standards can be placed so that there are 6 to
8 inches between the tube and the surface of the
plant. Miniatures and immature plantlets can
be as close as 3 to 4 inches. The light is more
intense at the center of the tube so that darker
foliage and variegated varieties usually prefer
that location.

Almost any combination of cool white,
warm white or GroLux tubes can be used with
satisfactory results. It is not necessary to invest
in the expensive "Power Twist" tubes.

POTTING & SOIL

Pots: African violets are very shallow
rooted. Thus, tub or pan pots are the better
choice. A tub pot has a depth equal to about
three-fourths the pot's diameter; a pan pot has
a depth equal to about one-half the diameter.
Choose a pot that is about one-third the diame¬
ter of the plant. Not only does the plant look
better in a pot of the right proportion, choosing
a pot of the proper size helps prevent over
watering which can lead to rot and death of the
plant. If there is too much soil, it holds excess
water which the root system cannot use.

Plastic pots are preferable to clay or ceramic
pots because they are inexpensive, light
weight, and easily cleaned. Clay pots tend to
collect salts which are damaging to the leaf
petioles (stems) on the rims.

Given proper care and conditions, violets
can be rapid growers. As the plant needs It,
repot into the next size pot. But do not increase
the pot size more than one inch in diameter. It
is preferable to repot more frequently than to
invite trouble by moving the plant from a small
pot to one that is too large.

Soil: African violet roots are very fine and
hairlike. Therefore, the potting mixture should
be light and airy in order for the roots to easily
penetrate the soil mass. There are numerous
formulas for potting mixes, almost as many as
there are growers of violets. Most products sold
as African violet soil are too heavy to be used
right out of the bag. However, these commer-
v dal products can be greatly improved through
additives. Using a coffee can as a measure, add
one can of coarse vermiculite and one can of
perlite to each can of commercial AV soil. If

12 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE September /October 1989

there is a tendency toward overwatering, an
additional one-half to one can of perlite may be
necessary.

WATERING & FEEDING

Watering: African violets prefer to be kept
evenly moist, neither desert nor swamp. It is
impossible to water on a schedule unless wick
watering or "Texas style" is being used. (More
about these in a future column.) How does one
learn how often and how much to water? Only
through observation and experience.

Small pots will- require watering more fre¬
quently than large ones. Very hot or cold
weather will necessitate less frequent watering
because the plants are not growing as actively
and consequently using less water. During hot
dry weather or during the winter months when
home heating is in use, the plants will require
more frequent watering.

Observe. Dry soil will appear lighter in
color. Also the need to water can be determined
by the heft of the pot when lifted. A plant that
needs watering will be much lighter in weight
than one that does not.

It makes no difference whether a plant is
watered from the top or bottom. However,
avoid getting water on the foliage of plants
grown in natural light. The water does not
cause damage unless it is very hot or cold. The
water drops do act as miniature lenses which
focus the light rays (much as does a magnifying
glass) which bum the leaves. Whether top or
bottom watering, do not let the pots stand in
water for long periods of time.

Feeding: Adequate feeding is necessary if
violets are to have rich, healthy foliage and
abundant bloom. Constant feed in which a very
dilute fertilizer solution is given at every water¬
ing is preferable to hit or miss large doses. Dry,
water soluble fertilizers are cheaper to use than
liquids. Why pay for water that can be added at
home? Any fertilizer whose nitrogen- phospho -
rus-potash numbers add up to 60 is the best
buy. Use 1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon per gallon of
room-temperature water and feed each time
the plants are watered. Do not feed plants
which have been allowed to become extremely
dry. Use plain water and feed the next time.

CLEANING, HUMIDITY,

SPACE, & TEMPERATURE

Cleaning: Cleanliness is above godliness
when growing plants. Dirty plants and grow¬
ing areas promote disease. Keep plants and
shelves free of spent blooms, dead leaves, etc.
Dust on plants robs them of adequate light.
Periodic brushing with a soft brush will help.

Humidity: Violets prefer a humidity range
of 40 to 60 percent. Very low humidity reduces
the amount and size of the flowers produced. I
do not recommend misting as a means of in¬
creasing the humidity because the moisture
evaporates too quickly, often in only 15 min¬
utes. It is better to have some material such as
gravel or matting which is kept damp and on
which the plants are placed. The plants should
be above the water level so that the soil does not
become water logged.

Space: If violets are to assume the desired
flat rosette, they must have sufficient space in
which to do so. Crowded plants tend to have
foliage which grows upright; it has no place else
to go. In fact, plants which are just barely touch¬
ing may have leaves which twist or turn be¬
cause of the pressure from their neighbors.

Temperature: The ideal temperature for
violets is 75° F during the day and 65° F during
the night. They will not grow during extended
periods of extremely high or low temperatures.
In areas with temperature extremes, additional
heat or cooling may be required . When growing
in natural light, care must be taken that plants
are not chilled at night. The temperature near a
drafty window may be 10 to 15 degrees colder
than that in the center of the room.

SPRAYING

I will not attempt to cover pests and diseases
in this column, but promise to do so in the
future. However, when acquiring plants, one
should trade with a reputable grower. If select¬
ing the plants in person, inspect them for visible
signs of any pests or diseases. If possible, keep
the plants separate from the main collection for
about a month to avoid spreading unforeseen
problems.

Because of my heavy schedule I will not be able to
reply to lengthy letters. Notes which can be an¬
swered in a few sentences will be welcomed .

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE September /October 1989 13

Ask

Your Hybridizer!

Bill Johnson

1221 West River Road, #A2
Elyria , OH 44035

It is somewhat unexpected that the Saintpau-
lia which is native to the equatorial regions of
Africa has no great love for the heat of summer.
It is clearly evident that they much prefer the
cool nights and moderate days of the spring and
the fall. With the passing of summer, violet
blossoms increase in size and number, and their
colors come alive and glow with intensity.

Now is an ideal time for making crosses. In
the fall, pollen is highly viable and the stigmas
are moist and receptive to receive it. If you have
been thinking about beginning to hybridize,
now is a good time to do something about it.

If you are uncertain of the mechanics of pol¬
lination, this month's column should provide
you with the essential information to begin this
fascinating aspect of the violet hobby. It is fun
and easy to learn. Seeing your first seedlings
bloom is like opening Christmas packages.
Each bloom will be different and you will not
know what it looks like until the bud opens.

Q. Would you make some suggestions about
the choice of parents in making crosses?

A. The selection of the parents to use in a
cross is the most important step in hybridizing.
Try to select parents that do not have obvious
faults. Choose parents that have good growth
habits. Steer away from plants with leggy foli¬
age, or plants that do not have good bloom
stems and multiple blooms. Avoid purple as a
parent, unless you want the majority of the
blooms to be purple. Purple is dominant to all
other colors. It is a good idea to use a pink as one
of the parents. Pink is recessive and will let all
the hidden colors in the other parent be ex¬
pressed. If you want your seedlings to have

variegated foliage, then remember to use a
variegated plant as the seed parent.

Q. Can you tell me how to cross-pollinate my
violets?

A. First, examine a violet blossom. In the
center of the blossom you will see small roun¬
dish yellow objects. These are the anthers or
male parts of the flower. Inside the anthers is
the pollen, a dust like substance. These tiny
grains are the male sex cells. Also in the center
of the blossom is a small stick-like growth
which is surrounded by the anthers. This is the
female part of the flower. The tip of this organ
is called the stigma. When pollen is placed on
the stigma at a receptive moment, fertilization
occurs. To cross-pollinate a violet, remove the
pollen from one variety onto a piece of paper.
Rub your finger in the pollen and touch the tip
of stigma of another violet with your pollen
laden finger. If the stigma is receptive, the pol¬
len will cling to it, and a seed pod will form on
your violet in 10 to 14 days.

Q. When do I remove the seed pod? How do
I germinate the seed?

A. Do not remove the seed pod until it begins
to dry up. This will usually take four to six
months. After the seed pod is completely dry,
cut it in half over a piece of white paper. Roll the
piece of dry pod back and forth between your
thumb and forefinger to spill out the seed onto
the paper. Sow the seed onto a very moist, fine
soil mixture of peat moss and vermiculite.
Cover the soil container or pot with clear plastic
to create a terrarium-like humid atmosphere.
Place the soil container in a light, warm loca¬
tion. Under fluorescent lights is the best loca-

14 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE September /October 1989

i

tion for the average person to use to germinate
seed. Leave the lights on 12 to 14 hours daily.
The seed should germinate within two weeks if
everything is in order.

Q, After my seed has germinated, how long
do I wait until I separate the tiny seedlings?

A. My practice is to separate the seedling,
eight weeks after the date of sowing. Some do it
sooner, or a little later. Just wait until they begin
to look like little violets and are strong enough
to be separated without destruction.

Q. How long will it be before my new seed¬
lings will bloom for me?

A. It usually takes about six months for seed¬
lings to bloom.

Q. My growing space for blooming seedlings
consists of only one shelf of a fluorescent plant
stand. Despite this lack of space, I still want to
hybridize. What advice could you offer to help
me achieve the best results under these circum¬
stances? Is it possible for me to produce any¬
thing of value?

A. Let me commend you for your determina¬
tion to hybridize even though your space is
limited. It is possible to achieve good results in
a small space, by adjusting your methods to fit
your available space. I know of one hybridizer
that has had good success in a small space. His
method is to very selectively grow to bloom,
only the strongest of the seedlings from a cross.
From some crosses he may grow to bloom only
a half dozen plants. Using this method he has
surprisingly been able to produce several out¬
standing cultivars. By letting the seedlings get
slightly larger than normal before separating
them, you will easily be able to tell which are the
most vigorous ones.

Q. All of the violet seed that I have been able
to purchase produces a mixture of varieties and
blooms. Is it possible to purchase violet seed
that will produce uniformly only one variety of
violet just like when I grow new ones from a
leaf?

A. Until very recently, this was not possible.
Now, a large seed company in Holland has
available genetically pure seed for a number of
different violet varieties. This is an exciting
development. It will be interesting to see what
influence this may have upon violet production
in the future. I have been promised some

samples of this new seed, and I am looking
forward to comparing the performance of these
seed varieties to the ones grown from leaf cut¬
tings.

Q. In one of your columns you mentioned
getting seed and dust from the seed pods. Actu¬
ally, I find that I sometimes get two different
sizes of seed out of the same pod. Why is there
sometimes two sizes of seed?

A. You are a keen observer. The smaller
seeds are unfertilized seeds which will not
germinate.

AVSA Certificates
of Appreciation

Jane Rexilius

Chairman , Publications Committee
5634 Yarwell
Houston, Texas 77096

At the Kansas City convention, members of
the Publications Committee and the Board of
Directors voted for the most outstanding ar¬
ticles published in the African Violet Magazine
during the past year.

The winning authors were presented with
certificates of appreciation and free one-year
AVSA memberships to be given to non- AVSA
members of their choice.

The winning authors are:

Mary Ann Corrigan
Julie Adams
Shirley R. Jeffrey
Barbara Vanderleest
Lynda J. Grybko
Lynda C. Welchel
Bill Johnson
Walt Maurus
Margaret Harcourt
Denis Croteau

Congratulations to each of you!

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE September/October 1989 15

Lyndall Owens
P. O. Box 288
Beaumont , TX 77704

THE EVENING AV CLUB OF DES MOINES, IA —
"Violets Fill The Alphabet," Mrs. Joan Watts, chairman.
Winners: Best AVSA collection, Hortense's Hiawatha, Nortex
's Razzberry Haven, Ballet Marta, sweepstakes, Marie
Ilstrup; 2nd best AVSA collection. Spring Prom, Magic Blue,
Super Skirt, 2nd best in show. Spring Prom, best miniature,
Mickey Mouse, best semi. Spring Prom, Deb Oelmann; best
in show, Blue Cascade, best gesneriad. Lipstick Vine, Sine
Ole sen; best design, best trailer, Ramblin Spots, Joan Watts.

AVS OF SYRACUSE, NY — "Violet Travelogue,"
James Wildman, chairman. Winners: Best AVSA collection
(amateur). Little Sunset, Babe, Optimara Little Rose Quartz,
best miniature. Little Rose Quartz, best semi. Beginners Luck,
sweepstakes (amateur), (32 blue ribbons), Donna
Coleman; best AVSA collection (commercial). Satin 'N
Lace, Wrangler's Jealous Heart, Nortex' s Snowkist Haven, best
in show (commercial). Twinkle, 2nd best in show
(commercial), Kingwood Red, best design, best trailer, Ram¬
blin Peach, Ethel Champion; best in show (amateur). Pink
Pinwheel, 2nd best in show (amateur). Twinkle, Corky
Finger; best gesneriad, Gesneria Sundrops, sweepstakes
(commercial, 93 blue ribbons) Ruth Meek.

NIAGARA FRONTIER AVS, NY — "Memories With
Violets," C. Donald Miller, chairman. Winners: Best AVSA
collection. Majestic, Magnolia, Wrangler's Spanish Cavalier,
best in show. Majestic, 2nd best in show. Harbor Blue, best
miniature. Opt. Rose Quartz, best semi. Little Pro, best
gesneriad, S. Johannis, Ralph Robinson; 2nd best AVSA
collection. Hush Blue, Blue Silverado, Rainbow's Graceland,
sweepstakes (40 blue ribbons), Richard Wasmund; best in
design, "Happy Birthday," Susan Andrzejczyk; best
trailer, Ramblin Lilac, Grace Shuman.

AVS OF PHILADELPHIA, PA — "Violets - A Kaleido¬
scope of Color," Judith Smith, chairman. Winners: Best
AVSA collection. Majestic, Lavender Lace, Nortex' s Snowkist
Haven, 2nd best in show, Ms. Pretty Pink, best trailer. Teeny
Bopper, best miniature, Rob's April Storm, Mary Grace
Spillman; 2nd best AVSA collection. Pink Cameo, Straw¬
berry Topping, Wrangler's Jealous Heart, sweepstakes, Peggy
De Phillippo; best in show, Mindi Brook, Margaret Cass;
best design, "Reflections," Karen Wolfarth; best gesneriad,
Columnea hirta Light Prince, Laura Shannon.

AVS OF WESKEN, AUSTRALIA, INC. — "A Sym¬
phony of Violets," Queen of show. Colonial Wilmington,
best trailer, Valentine Trail, sweepstakes, Evelyn Brown;
2nd to Queen of show, Luvlt, best semi. Precious Pink, Reiko
Lee; best gesneriad, Nematanthus Christmas Holly, Lola
Goode.

BRAZOS VALLEY AVS, INC., TX — "Violets Under
the Big Top," Linda Ray, chairman. Winners: Best AVSA
collection. Kiwi Dazzler, Whisper Blue, Casper Ghost, 2nd best

in show, Casper Ghost, Kyle Coleman; 2nd best AVSA
collection, Mark, Apache Celebration, Magnolia, Dottie
Wilson; best in show, Kathe Denise, best miniature. Snuggle
Bear, best gesneriad. Strep. Trident, Charlsie Urquhart;
best design, best trailer, Tracy Trail, sweepstakes, Judy
DiMichele; best semi. Snuggles, Linda Ray.

BALTIMORE AVS, MD — "Chesapeake's Best,"
Sharon Toolan & Rochelle Armstrong, cochairmen. Win¬
ners: Best in show. Old Dominion Glory, best Burns Hybrid,
Magnolia, Diane Good; best AVSA collection. Majestic,
Marvel, Firelight, best trailer. Dancin' Trail, sweepstakes
(horticulture), (24 blue ribbons), Rochelle Armstrong; 2nd
best in show, Shooting Star, Janet Haag; best miniature.
Baby Cakes, Marie Bums; 2nd best AVSA collection.
Memories, Optimara Oklahoma, Blue Mirage, Margaret
Harcourt; best semi, Crushed Velvet, Julia Stahl; best de¬
sign, "Bay Country," Diane Richardson; sweepstakes
(design, 5 blue ribbons), Betty Lages; best novice, Optimara
Rose Quartz, Shirley Huffman.

PAUMANOK AVS, NY — "Violets Go Commercial,"
Gloria Rutmayer, chairman. Winners: Best AVSA
collection. Bud's Melanie, Harbor Blue, Painted Sunrise, Jane
Weber; 2nd best AVSA collection, Paumanok, Bud's
Melanie, Dominique, 2nd best in show. Bud's Melanie,
Melanie Weber; best in show. Painted Sunrise, best trailer.
Snowy Trail, Joan Stuckey; best design, "Chocolate Milk
Doesn't Come from a Choc-Cow," Marilyn Heinrich; best
miniature, Mickey Mouse, best semi. Wee Hummer,
sweepstakes. Bud Weber; best gesneriad. Strep. Steppin
Out, Martha Spyridon.

PARMATOWN AV CLUB, OH — "Violets on Broad¬
way," Ann Kitral, chairman. Winners: Best AVSA
collection. New Mexico, Happy Cricket, Snow Rose, Marge
Kovach; 2nd best AVSA collection, Barbara Jean, Sunny
Surf, Wendy, best trailer. Dear Doris, best miniature. Playful
Pet, Linda Neumann; best in show. Back in Time, 2nd best
in show. Pretty Mama, best semi. Precious Pink, Marian
Tisdale; best design, "Flower Drum Song," Ann Kitral;
best gesneriad, Nem. Cheerio, Ed Gohr.

STAMPEDE CITY AVS, CANADA — "The African
Queen," Sonja Hardman, chairman. Winners: Best AVSA
collection, Nancy Reagan, Big Sur, Tommie Lou, best in show,
Tigre, best trailer. Fantasy Trail, best miniature. Precious
Pink, Ingrid Nelson; 2nd best in show, ACA's Peaches 'n'
Cream, best design, "Rainforest," Joan Farraway; best
semi. Prince William, Susan Wonnacott; best gesneriad.
Strep. Rosalie, Erika Hargesheimer.

TIDEWATER AVS, VA — "Victorian Violets," Carol
Van, chairman. Winners: Best AVSA collection, Fredette's
Moon flower, Interlude, Galactic Star, best in show. Galactic
Star, sweepstakes, Carol Van; 2nd best AVSA collection.

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Winnergreen, Hyla's Fairy Sparkles, Hot Jazz, best design,
best miniature. Ballet Cool Mint, best gesneriad, Episcia
Moss Agate, Cathy Carter; 2nd best in show. Magenta Lou,
Barbara Prater; best trailer. Tiny Woodtrail, Cathy Cox; best
semi. Snuggles, Frances Griffin.

AVS OF GREATER MONTREAL, CANADA — "Life
Begins at Forty/' Mrs. Greta Durand, chairman. Winners:
Best AVSA collection, Suncoast Candy Stripe, Picasso,
L'Ambassadeur, best in show. Intrigue, 2nd best in show,
Canadian Moonlight, Therese Decelles; 2nd best AVSA
collection. Magnolia, Painted Sunrise, Majestic, best trailer.
Twice Pink, best semi, Irish Angel, best gesneriad, Columnea
Early Bird, Betty Tapping; best design, "Birthday
Celebration," Inez Wolfe; best miniature, Wunnerful,
Greta Durand; sweepstakes, Irene Henry.

MID SOUTH AVS, TN — "African Violets Return to
Kenya," Evelyn Kelly, chairman. Winners: Best AVSA
collection. Wrangler's Oklahoma Hoedown, Wrangler's Dia¬
blo, Optimara New Mexico, 2nd best in show. Opt. New
Mexico, Evelyn Kelly; 2nd best AVSA collection, Maureen,
Rhode Island, Granger's Wonderland, Patricia White; best in
show, Christmas Candy-O, Judy Ellis; best design. Ginger
Ilardi; best trailer. Jet Trail, Joe Agcanas; best miniature.
Fairy Trails, best semi, Little Pro, Dale Monnard; best
gesneriad, Chrysothemis, Ceil York; sweepstakes, Linda
Miller.

MILWAUKEE AVS, WI — "African Violets at a Teddy
Bear Picnic," Marie A. Maas, chairman. Winners: Best
AVSA collection. Moon Flower, Amigo, Rainbow's Stage Left,
2nd best in show. Moon Flower, best miniature. Rose Quartz,
sweepstakes, Mrs. Robert L. Maas; 2nd best AVSA
collection, Adeline Krogman, Happy Cricket, Colorado, Helen
Bartel; best in show. West Virginia, Rosemary Danelg best
design, "Teddy Bear Choice," Dorothy Fossum; best
trailer, Texas Brazos, Liane Dufek; best semi, Dora Baker,
Mrs. Marie Wais; best gesneriad, Columnea Erythrophia,
Joan Wilson.

AVS OF SPRINGFIELD, DELAWARE CO., PA --
"Spring Along With African Violets," Barbara Jones &
Bettie Roth, cochairmen. Winners: Best AVSA collection,
Nortex's Snowkist Haven, Minnesota Magic, Grandma's Zack,
best trailer. Dancing Trail, best miniature, Rob's Soliloquy,
best semi. Snuggles Delight, best gesneriad. Pink Brocade,
sweepstakes, Betty Girvin; best in show. Call Me Friend,
2nd best in show. Raindrops, Barbara Jones; best design,
"New Beginnings," Jane Belancio.

AVS OF SOUTH BAY, CA — "Rainbow of Violets,"
Irene Thomas, chairman. Winners: Best AVSA collection.
Snow Rose , High T ide, Pink Philly, best in show. Grape Splash ,
2nd best in show. Pink Philly, Dorothy Gawienowski; 2nd
best AVSA collection, Maas's Mary Lou, Nortex's Snowkist
Haven, Mark, Kay Ingalls; best trailer, Skydiver, Ruth
Wasserman; best miniature. Opt. Little Apatite , best semi,
Roseokla, Mary Rice; best gesneriad, Streptocarpus Hybrid,
Anne Jantzen; sweepstakes, Ray Britton.

OLD DOMINION AVS, V A — "Roses are Red, Violets
Are ...," Bev Promersberger, chairman. Winners: Best
AVSA collection. Flash Dance, Yasuyo, Opt. Mississippi, best
in show. His Triumph, 2nd best in show. Opt. New Mexico,
best trailer, Milky Way Trail, best miniature. Dear Baby, best
gesneriad, Sinningia Leo, sweepstakes (50 blue ribbons),
Bev Promersberger; best semi. Dizzy Lizzy, Clare Spitzer;
best design, "Violets are ... (uplifting)," Laurene Jones.

NITE BLOOMERS AVS, CA — "Violets Go To the

Movies," Doreen Hassan & Cathy Cornibe, cochairmen.
Winners: Best AVSA collection. Snow Rose, High Tide, Pink
Philly, best in show. Pink Philly, best trailer, Adeara,
Dorothy Gawienowski; 2nd best in show. Petite Pat, best

Busy in New Mexico — Above is the awards
table for the Albuquerque AVC’s annual show,
“Fantastic Violets,” featuring Best In Show,
Raspberry Reunion grown by Clella Wiley (photo
by Agatha Harrison) and Below, the Southwest
Regional Convention and the new Mexico State
Garden Clubs, Inc. state convention was high¬
lighted by a map tracing the journey of Saintpau-
lia from Africa to Germany to London to Pennsyl¬
vania to Los Angeles (photo by Eloda Nelson).

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miniature, Streisand, best semi. Petite Pat, best design,
sweepstakes, Cathy Comibe; 2nd best AVSA collection.
Magic Blue, Precious Pink, Rob's Ink Storm, Jo Anna Behl;
best club project, Razmataz, A1 Comibe; best gesneriad
(foliage), Patt Harris.

BILLINGS BLOOMERS AVS, MT — "Celebrate With
Violets," Jo Ann Levine, chairman. Winners: Best AVSA
collection. Wrangler's Jealous Heart, Wrangler's Dixie Celebra¬
tion, Wrangler's El Diablo, 2nd best in show. Wrangler's Dixie
Celebration, Ty MacLeod; best in show, Ginnie Mae, Betty
Teigen; best design, "Montana Wilderness," Rosalie
Smith.

HUDSON HIGHLANDS AVS, NV — "Violets in
Print," R. Bruce Turnbull, chairman. Winners: Best AVSA
collection, Nortex's Razzberry, Optimara Trinidad, Pink
Blueberry, best gesneriad, E. Chocolate Soldier, Frank Senna;
best in show. Desert Dawn, best design, "Ne wspapers," best
miniature, Rob's Kaleidoscope, sweepstakes, Bruce
Turnbull; 2nd best in show. Dolled Up, best semi. Dolled Up,
Jerri Turnbull; best trailer. Redwood Trail, Rickie Laba-
nowski.

CHARLOTTETOWN AVS, CANADA — "Confedera¬
tion of Violets," Hilda Lewis, chairman. Winners: Best
AVSA collection. Something Special, Ms. Pretty, ACA's
Mindy, best in show. Something Special, best design, "The
Picnic," Hilda Lewis; best semi. Beginner's Luck, best
gesneriad. Lime Shimmer, Freeman Newson; sweepstakes,
Margaret MacDonald.

AVC OF TRENTON, NJ — "Country Living With
Violets," Gary Thurman, chairman. Winners: Best AVSA
collection, Huron, Fantasy Splendor, Cairo Cutie, best in
show, Mary Alice, 2nd best in show. Fantasy Splendor, Gary
Thurman; 2nd best AVSA collection. Splendiferous, Roger,
Grandma's Zack, best trailer. Perk Up, Penny Wisniewski;

best design, best miniature. Little Buckaroo, best semi. Au¬
tumn Lou, best gesneriad, E. Ember Lace, sweepstakes,

Rhona Thurman.

MONCTONIAN AVS, CANADA — "Violets Win An
Oscar," Frandne Cain & Jane Wood, cochairmen. Win¬
ners: Best AVSA collection, Anna Kreeck, Amazing Grace,
Jeanie Bell, best miniature. Fairy Prince, best gesneriad, E.
Chocolate Velour, best design, "The Jungle Book,"
sweepstakes, Janice MacNeil; 2nd best AVSA collection.
Granger's White Cockatoo, Jeanie Bell, Louise Croteau, best in
show, Louise Croteau, Jean Bell; best trailer. Mellow Trail,
Eva Belliveau.

ORANGE COUNTY AVS, CA — "Dreams of Spring
and Rainbows," Myma & Edward Hoefer, cochairmen.
Winners: Best AVSA collection, Mary D, Splendiferous,
Katsuko, best in show. Splendiferous, Leonard Re; 2nd best
AVSA collection. Wee Be, Super Skirt, Hart's Little Katherine,
sweepstakes. Mama Striepens; 2nd best in show, French
Lilac, Dorothy Ko sow sky; best design, "Springs Wood¬
land Babies," best trailer. Falling Snow, Pat Cohen; best
miniature. Bionic Pink, Margaret Moon; best semi. Ruffled
Joy, best gesneriad, E. Green Corduroy, Dale Martins.

LAKE SHORE AVS, CANADA — "Ontario — It's
Incredible," Mrs. Eleanor Elston, chairman. Winners: Best
AVSA collection. Splendiferous, Ming Blue, The King, best
trailer, Rob's Sticky Wicket, sweepstakes, Bev Britt; 2nd best
AVSA collection, Mary C, Old Dominion Sparkler,
L'Ambassadeur, Diane Maquire; best in show, Paumanoak,
2nd best in show. Crab Apple, best gesneriad, Aeschynan -
thus Hildebrandii, Betty Tapping; best design, "Chinatown
My Chinatown," Sylvia Saalmans; best miniature, Mickey
Mouse, best semi, Lavender Kisses, Sandra Lex.

RENO-SPARKS AVS, NV — "African Violets in Sto¬
rybook Land," Cheryl G. Young, chairman. Winners: Best

NASA Area (TX) AVS’ recent show winners were: best gesneriad, Strep. Suzle , Janet Bang; Jr.
Queen of show, Bogeyman, Onalee McEwen; best of show, Something Special and first runnerup,
Islander, Lisa Holmes; and best trailer, Honeysuckle Rose, Pat Gonzales. The theme of the show was,
“Country Violets.”

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in show. Blazing Trail, Dena & Don Fraley; best AVSA
collection. Melody Kimi, Snow Peak, Big Country, 2nd best
AVSA collection, Lil Tease, Murphies Romance, Everdina,
best in design, "Dorothy's Fantasy," best miniature,
Everdina, Kathy Garich; best semi. Trail Along, Jeanie
Dennenberg; best gesneriad (blooming), Episcia Frosty, Joe
Swingle; best gesneriad (foliage), Episcia Alfred Sharp,
Carol Mark.

AURORA BOREALIS AVS, AK — "An Alaskan Rain¬
bow of Violets," Vera L. Hurd, chairman. Winners: Best
AVSA collection. Granger's Desert Dawn, Wrangler's Span¬
ish Cavalier, Splendiferous, 2nd best in show. Splendiferous,
Vera Hurd; 2nd best AVSA collection. Precious Pink, Magic
Blue , Missy Miss, Venice Talley; best in show. Pink Lady,
best design, "Secret Garden," best trailer, Trail Along, best
miniature. Mini Man, best semi, Taffy Joy, sweepstakes,
Amelia Walsh; best gesneriad, Nemantanthus Tropicana,
Dodie Nelson.

ROYAL SAINTPAULIA SUSSEX AVS, CANADA —

"Sweet Violets of Sussex," Jeanie Bell & Anne Moffett,
cochairmen. Winners: Best AVSA collection, Tommie Lou,
Snow Rose, Something Special, best in show, Tommie Lou, 2nd
best in show. Snow Rose, best semi. Little Doll, sweepstakes
(21 blue ribbons), Jeanie Bell; best design, "Hobby Time,"
best miniature. Midget Bon Bon, 2nd best sweepstakes,
Anne Moffett; best trailer. Happy Trails, Doris Murray;
best gesneriad, Streptocarpus, Renie Zylstra.

TORONTO AVS, CANADA — "Violet Dreams," Jean
Hamilton, chairman. Winners: Best AVSA collection.
Happy Cricket, Albany Sunset, Granger's Wonderland, 2nd
best in show. Lady Diana, best trailer, Linda Darnell, sweep-
stakes (86 blue ribbons), Beverley Britt; 2nd best AVSA
collection. Ballet Marta, Eye Knees, Mark, Fred Woodham;
best in show. Harbour Blue, best gesneriad, C. Cayugan,
Gisela Wormitt;best design, "Dreams of the Future," Inez
Wolfe; best miniature. Baby Sunshine, best semi. Heritage
Frolic, Betty Tapping.

THE FIRST GOLDSBORO AVS, NC — "Swing Into
Spring With African Violets," Anna Level, chairman.
Winners: Best AVSA collection, June Swift, Happy Cricket,
Hello Sunshine, best in show, June Swift, 2nd best in show,
Puerto Vallarta, best semi, Winnergreen, sweepstakes, Mae
Bowen; best design, "Swing Into Spring," best gesneriad.
Pink Ancajour, Anna Level; best trailer. Perk Up, Ethel
Twiford.

HEARTLAND AVS, CA — "Our Disneyland of Vio¬
lets," Helen LaGamma, chairman. Winners: Best in show.
Precious Pink, best miniature. Petite Rose, best semi. Precious
Pink, Audrey Buchanan; 2nd best in show. Fickle Flirt,
Josephine Tilley; best design, "Music of Mt. Matterhorn,"
Kemary Crowder; best trailer. Fairy Fountains, best
gesneriad, Episcia Cleopatra, sweepstakes, Dixie Puckett.

AVS OF SAN FRANCISCO, CA — "Violets in Mo¬
tion," Frances McMahon, chairman. Winners: Best AVSA
collection. Wrangler's Pink Patches, French Lilac, Wrangler's
Shadow Riders, Don Thornburg; 2nd best AVSA collection,
Maria Androliha, Puerto Vallarta, Nob Hill, 2nd best in show,
Puerto Vallarta, best miniature, Everdina, Gary Beck; best in
show. Top Most, best semi. Top Most, Mary Goode; best
design, "Road to the Stars," Janet Fox; best trailer. Redwood
Trail, Tamra Barker; best gesneriad. Strep. Johannis, Alice
Black; sweepstakes, Donna Burla.

MERRIMACK VALLEY AVS, MA — "Violets in the

Bay State," Marcia Balonis, chairman. Winners: Best AVSA
collection, Mirabelle, Grandma's Zach, Optimara Trinidad,
best in show, Mirabelle, 2nd best in show, Parminou Trail,
best trailer, Parminou Trail, Ann Bruhmuller; best design,
"Swan Boats," Fran Baschnagel; best miniature. Little Rose
Quartz, Marcia Balonis; best gesneriad, Alsobia
Dianthiflora, sweepstakes, Connie Hamel.

PAUMANOK AVS, NY — "Violets Go Commercial,"
Gloria Rutmayer, chairman. Winners: Best AVSA
collection. Harbor Blue, Bud's Melanie, Painted Sunrise, Jane
Weber; 2nd best AVSA collection, Paumanok, Dominique,
Bud's Melanie, 2nd best in show. Bud's Melanie, Melanie
Weber; best in show. Painted Sunrise, best trailer. Snowy
Trail, Joan Stuckey; best miniature, Mickey Mouse, best
semi. Wee Hummer, sweepstakes (horticulture). Bud
Weber; best design, Marilyn Heinrich; sweepstakes
(design), Donna Boos.

VIOLETS & FRIENDS AV CLUB, OH — "Moments
To Remember," Mrs. Shirley Jones & Mrs. Teresa Fultz,
cochairmen. Winners: Best AVSA collection, Tina,
L'Ambassadeur, Lilian Jarrett, best in show. Wrangler's Rodeo
Queen, 2nd best in show, L'Ambassadeur, best semi. Lovely

BETTY ANDERSON of W. Bountiful, Utah was
the big winner for the AVS of Utah’s recent show.
Betty won Best in Show, Kermit; 2nd best in
show, September Affair, AVSA collection,
Nortex’s Snowfrill Haven, Happy Cricket & Ms.
Pretty. She also won eight Best in Class and 20
Blue Ribbons.

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Linda, sweepstakes, Mrs. Herman Shie; best design,
"Down Memory Lane," Mrs. Norman Bradney; best
miniature. Dawn Michelle, Mrs. Richard Stotler.

THE AVS OF STATEN ISLAND, NY — "Rainbow of
Violets," Mrs. Inez Gertner, chairman. Winners: Best
AVSA collection. Cactus Rose, Something Special,
Splendiferous, best in show. Something Special, 2nd best in
show. Tip Top, sweepstakes, Raymond J. Dooley; best in
design, "Over The Rainbow," Mary Curtain; best trailer.
Pixie Blue, Lee Gregliada; best gesneriad. Strep. Orion,
Gussie Farrice.

TUSTANA AVS, CA — "Memories of Momma,"
Honey Geek & Denzel Probert, cochairmen. Winners: Best
AVSA collection, Swifty Thriller, Fisherman's Paradise, Gin¬
ger Plum, best in show. Desert Dawn, 2nd best in show,
Irridescent, best trailer, Adeara, sweepstakes. Honey Geek;
2nd best AVSA collection, Tina, Ms. Pretty Pink, Fickle Flirt,
best miniature. Mini Man, Edward Hoefer; best in design,
"Picnic in the Country," Denzel Probert; best semi. Pre¬
cious Pink, Myma Hoefer; best gesneriad. Strep. Concord
Blue, Beverly Moffatt.

BAY STATE AVS, MA — '"Violets: For the Times of
Your Life," Joan Dikum, chairman. Winners: Best AVSA
collection. Something Special, Joelle, Chiffon Print, best in
show, Ming Blue, 2nd best in show, Katsuko, Jan Dexter; 2nd
best AVSA collection, Mary D, Blue Chips, Cherry Cola,
sweepstakes, Harlan Montgomery; best in design & design
sweepstakes, best miniature. Little Amethyst, Althea Major;
best trailer (standard), Fairy Fountain, Roberta Brenner;
best trailer (miniature), Edith Medland; best semi. Precious
Pink, Lois Roy; best gesneriad, Sinningia Tinkerbell, Alice
Courage.

THE AVS OF CHARLOTTE, NC — "The ABCs of

Violets," Elizabeth Ashley & Diane Seaman, cochairmen.

Attention: Affiliates

Some of the new Chairmen are:

Membership & Promotion:
Anne Tinari

2325 Yalley Road, Box 190
Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006
Best Varieties:

Rita Hilton
2295 W. Helen Circle
Bartow, FL 33830
AVSA Booster Fund:

Ruth Warren
P. O. Box 3664
Fall River, MA 02722
Awards:

Esther Wells
948 Fair Oaks Court
Liberty, MO 64068

Winners: Best AVSA collection, Wrangler's Navajo Nation,
Granger's Wonderland, Ellen Griffin's Pride, 2nd best in
show. Wrangler's Dixie Celebration, best miniature. Petite
Jewel, best semi, Rob's Blue Light, best gesneriad, Sinningia
Freckles, sweepstakes, Eva Harp; 2nd best AVSA
collection, Fredette's Moonflower , Grape Honey , Moonfire,
best in show. Red Ferrari, Elizabeth Ashley; best in design,
"The ABC's of Violets," Mary Henderson; best trailer,
Chisolm Trail, Lorene Pickett.

GEORGIA STATE AV COUNCIL — "Country Morn¬
ing Violets," Elise Ross, chairman. Winners: Best AVSA
collection. Wrangler's Purple Moon, Happy Cricket, Ballet
Marta, best in show. Strawberry Ripples, Lois Duvall; 2nd
best AVSA collection. Sir Charles, Grandma's Zack, Majestic,
Ellie Jordan; 2nd best in show. Tiger , Jeanette Wallace;
sweepstakes (design), Theresa Norris; best trailer. Snowy
Trail, best semi. Precious Pink, Lois Duvall; best miniature,
Optimara Little Sapphire, Marge Kotliar; best gesneriad, E.
Country Cowgirl, Katherine Fowler; sweepstakes, Elise
Ross.

HEART OF MISSOURI AVS — "It's a Party," Patrick
Chrouser, chairman. Winners: best in show, Tucson Trails,
best trailer, Tucson Trails, best gesneriad. Strep. Mama,
Patrick Chrouser; 2nd best in show, Christmas Candy -O,
Dick Brun strom; best design, "Beach Party," best
miniature, Skagit Toy Asset, best semi. Precious Pink,
sweepstakes, Dorothy Anderson. #

NAUGATONIC AVS, CT — "Violets, Ribbons and
Lace," Mrs. Albert J. Rourke, chairman. Winners: Best
AVSA collection. Silver Lining, Tiger, Happy Cricket, best in
show. Silver Lining, 2nd best in show. Tiger, Mrs. John
Gorman; 2nd best AVSA collection. Splendiferous, Rhap-
sodie Susi, Nortex Snowkist Haven, Mrs. Linda Jacobucci;
best miniature. Tapping's Toy , Linda Gorman; best semi.
Little Katharine, sweepstakes, Mrs. John Prokop; best
gesneriad. Strep. Species, Mrs. Julius Fargeot.

AVS OF SOUTH BAY, CA — "Rainbow of Violets,"
Irene Thomas, chairman. Winners: Best AVSA collection.
Snow Rose, High Tide, Pink Philly, best in show. Grape Splash,
2nd best in show. Pink Philly, Dorothy Gawienowski; 2nd
best AVSA collection, Mark, Nortex's Snowkist Haven,
Maas's Mary Lou, Kay Ingalls; sweepstakes, Ray Britton;
best miniature, Optimara Little Apatite , best semi, Roseokla,
Mary Rice; best trailer. Blustery Trail, Ruth Wasserman;
best gesneriad (blossom). Strep. Hybrid, best design,
"Something for Mother," Dorothy Kahrman; design
sweepstakes, Irene Thomas.

MOBY DICK AV CLUB, RI — "Anytime is Violet
Time," Cheri Reimels, chairman. Winners: Best in show.
Royal Lady, Cheri Reimels; 2nd best in show. Melody Kimi,
best miniature, Moonstone, best trailer, Santa Fe Trail, best
club project. Country Lass, Beverly Sweet; best semi.
Snuggles, sweepstakes. Sue Gimblet; best gesneriad, Per¬
sian Carpet, Eileen McCann; best container garden, "In the
Gold Old Summer Time," Ruth Warren; best terrarium,
"Springtime in the Rockies," Marge Cunningham; best
first time exhibitor. Something Special, Lorraine Connors.

FIRST AVS OF SPARTANBURG, SC — Queen,
Wrangler's Dixie Celebration, Runner Up, Jonathan, best
trailer. Ramblin' Dots, Ernestine Wright; best mini. Little
Amethyst, best semi. Precious Pink, best gesneriad, Claire
Roberts, Martha Young; best design. Genet Hull;
sweepstakes, Martha Young.

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Registration Report

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Marilyn Goldstein

1001 Diplomat Parkway

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Hollywood, FL 33019

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Reservations are $1.00 — Registrations are
$5.00 if the reservation has expired or there is no
reservation.

There has been some question about the
plant called Kimi or Melodic Kimi. Please be
aware that Melodic Kimi is a patented plant.
Only commercial propagators licensed by
Sunnyside Nurseries are allowed to sell this
plant commercially.

REGISTRATIONS

Jacqueline Muster, Massillon, OH
* Roy's Beautiful Dreamer » Standard - Semi-
double/ double ruffled pink with purple fan¬
tasy. Dark green, pointed, quilted glossy foli¬
age, red reverse. #7102 3/13/89

Ronn & Katsuko Nadeau, St Louis, MO
’Ragusa Special - Standard - Single pink two
tone star. Dark green plain foliage. #71034/17/
89

****

Bertie Jackson, Sacramento, CA
’Bertie's Kid - Miniature - Double medium
blue bells, pink fantasy. Dark green, pointed,
plain foliage. #7104 4/27/89

Hugh Eyerdom, Medina, OH
’•‘Picture Perfect - Standard - Semidouble/
double fuchsia fringed pansy two tone with
white to green edge. Dark green, wavy, glossy

foliage, red reverse. #7105 4/29/89
****

Jeannette Domiano, Gretna, LA
’Acadian Odyssey - Large - Double purple
slightly ruffled star with midnight blue edge.
Black/ green, pink variegated, pointed, plain.

glossy foliage with red reverse. #7106 5/ 15/89
* Anal st* - Large - Double ruffled cool pink two
tone pansy with darker eye and streaks. Black/
green serrated foliage. #7107 5/15/89
’ Anticipation - Large - Single medium pink
raffled pansy two tone with darker eye. Dark
green, serrated, glossy, variegated foliage.
#7108 5/15/89

’Augergine - Large - Double fuchsia pansy
shape two tone, darker tips. Dark, plain foliage,
red reverse. #7109 5/15/89
’Bayou Secret - Double lavender star with
darker tones and occasional white edge. Me¬
dium green, variegated, pointed, plain, glossy
foliage. #7110 5/15/89

’Belizake - Large - Double purple star two tone
with darker webbing. Dark green, serrated,
glossy variegated with pink and cream. #7111
5/15/89

’Bienvenu - Large - Semidouble raffled light
pink pansy two tone. Dark green, raffled,
glossy foliage, pink reverse. #7112 5/15/89
’Cajun Heritage - Large - Double wavy light
pink pansy with deeper pink upper tips. Dark
green, mosaic variegated, pointed, glossy foli¬
age. #7113 5/15/89

’Cajun Popcorn - Large - Double cool pink
raffled pansy with fuchsia eye. Dark green,
Tommie Lou variegated, pointed, glossy foli¬
age. #7114 5/15/89

’Cross Patch - Large - Semidouble raffled white
with random pink/fuchsia markings and some
green edging. Dark green, Tommie Lou vari¬
egated, wavy, glossy foliage. #7115 5/15/89
’Delicious - Large - Double wavy light pink.
Dark green, wavy, serrated, glossy, variegated
foliage. #7116 5/15/89

’Dream. Maker - Large - Single purple and

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE September/October 1989 21

white variable ruffled pansy. Medium green,
variegated, wavy, serrated, glossy foliage.
#7117 5/15/89

*Easy Love - Large - Double two tone mauve
pansy. Dark green, plain, glossy foliage. #7118
5/15/89

^Evangeline - Large - Semidouble peppermint
pink two tone stars. Dark green, variegated
with pink, pointed, glossy foliage. #7119 5/15/
89

*Gentle Persuasion - Large - Semidouble light

fuchsia two tone star. Black/green, wavy,

glossy foliage. #7120 5/15/89

*Just Desserts - Large - Double pink two tone

star. Medium green, plain foliage. #7121 5/15/

89

*Kiss And Tell - Large - Semidouble deep fuch¬
sia star with red glitter eye. Black/green,
pointed, glossy, red reverse. #7122 5/15/89
*Le Bon Papa - Large - Single white pansy w /
purple edge and streaks. Medium/ dark green,
variegated, wavy, pointed, glossy foliage.
#7123 5/15/89

^Louisiana Sugar Cane - Large - Semidouble
ruffled cool pink two tone pansy. Dark green
tailored, glossy foliage. #7124 5/15/89
*Manly - Large - Single blue and white multi¬
color pansy. Deep green, variegated, slightly
wavy, serrated foliage. #7125 5/15/89
*Minuette - Large - Semidouble pure white
pansy, may have pink touches. Dark green,
Tommie Lou variegated, hairy, pointed foliage.
#7126 5/15/89

^Moonlight Lady - Large - Semidouble me¬
dium orchid two tone star. Black green, wavy,
serrated, glossy, red reverse. #7127 5/15/89
* Party Animal - Large - Double deep orchid two
tone pansy. Dark green, slightly rounded, plain,
glossy foliage. #7128 5/15/89
^Passion's Promise - Large - Double fringed
two tone fuchsia pansy. Medium green, plain,
glossy foliage. #7129 5/15/89
^Passion's Reward - Large - Semidouble ruffled
purple two tone pansy with darker eye and
edges. Medium green, plain, glossy foliage.
#7130 5/15/89

^Pleasure Bent - Large - Double two tone fuch¬
sia ruffled pansy. Black green, wavy, ruffled,
glossy foliage, pink reverse. #7131 5/15/89
^Plenty of Pepper - Large - Semidouble red star.

Medium green, pointed, glossy foliage. #7132
5/15/89

^Reindeer Games - Large - Double ruffled
white star with pink markings, slight green
edge. Dark green, variegated, pointed, glossy
foliage. #7133 5/15/89

* Sleeper - Large - Semidouble deep pink two
tone pansy. Black green, plain, glossy foliage,
pink reverse. #7134 5/15/89

*Venus Butterfly - Large - Semidouble water¬
melon red two tone star. Very dark green,
pointed, glossy foliage with red reverse. #7135
5/15/89

*You Old Smoothie - Large - Double dark blue
star, may have lavender streaking. Dark green,
variegated, plain, glossy foliage. #7136 5/15/
89

* Young Man's Fancy - Large - Double light
blue pansy, darker blue edge. Medium green,
pointed, glossy foliage. #7137 5/15/89
Test For Love - Large - Double purple star.
Medium green, pointed, glossy/pink reverse.
#7138.

****

Catherine Carter, Virginia Beach, VA
’Tidewater's Sweetheart - Semiminiature -
Semidouble white with blue side stripes on
petal edges. Medium green, pointed, plain foli¬
age. #7139 5/26/89

****

REGISTRATION CORRECTIONS

*Sweet Mama #6626 - change registration
number to #6627

****

NAME RESERVATIONS

Jeannette Domiano, Gretna, LA

* Bedroom Eyes * Beguiling * Cara Mia * French
Kiss * Good Eats * Jubilation * Katie Anna *
Kissaway * Little Chippery * Love Toy * Lusty
Lilac * Me Va * Meltdown * Muffalata *
Natchurly Nawlins * Ocean Motion * Olive
Jeannette * Papa Noel * Partial to Purple * Pasa
Good Time * Power Play * Ravished Rose *
Shockwave * Summer Rain * Tinselled Pink *
Vermilionville * Weedy People * Whistling
Dixie

22 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE September/October 1989

**#■*

Joen Gehr, Eagle River, WI

* Buddha Bear * Jamie Lee's Malta! * Nautical

***♦

NAME RESERVATION RENEWALS

Jeannette Domiano, Gretna, LA

* Alma * Dirty Looks * Double Stuff * Frambois

* Louisiana Hot Sauce * Pure Sin

NAME RESERVATION CORRECTIONS

Joen Gehr, Eagle River, WI

Prime Time - Please change to Joen's Prime

Time

"Housecleaning"

Marilyn Goldstein
1001 Diplomat Parkway
Hollywood, FL 33019

Thank you for all of your replies to the in¬
quiry about obsolete cultivars. This is the NEXT
list for your inspection. We will not have any¬
thing deleted from the next MVL that is still
being grown.

#1431 Adele;#1361 Adlyn; #1413 Alaska;
#1403 American Beauty; #1448 Atomic Gold
Supreme; #1483 Attention.

#1434 Baby's Lace; #1270 Bachelor Blue;
#1477 Barbara Mary; #1359 Berries and Cream;
#1377 Bi-Color Hirt; #1392 Big N' Bold; #1473
Bloomin' Fool; #1432 Blue Alisa; #1460 Blue N'
Pink; #1435 Blue Paradise; #1484 Blushing
Mermaid; #1433 Bonny Lassie.

#1396 Camelot Rose; #1461 Candy Lips;
#1364 Carol Jo; #1360 Champion's Firebrand;
#1363 Charlotte Hughes; #1416 Chateaugay;
#1420 Cherokee Rose; #1436 Christmas Snow;
#1358 Clover Blossom; #1437 Clown Boy;
#1438 Coconut Huff; #1439 Colleen; #1462
Crown of Red.

#1425 Delectable Supreme; #1408 Dot's
Fabulous; #1411 Dot's Pink Dart; #1409 Dot's

Pride; #1353 Double Dee.

#1482 Easter Bonnet.

#1463 Fairy Skies; #1376 Fiesta Flame; #1464
Fire Bright; #1423 Firecracker; #1388 Forever
White; #1398 Frosted Blue Faith.

#1478 Galaxy of Canada; #1475 Gold Dust;
#1453 Gold Rush Barbary Coast; #1383 Gold
Rush Golden Nugget; #1454 Gold Rush Grotei
Goes Modem; #1455 Gold Rush Western Sky;
#1394 Grand Duke; #1449 Granger Garden's
Blue Modiste.

#1457 Happy Hooligan; #1352 Hawaiian
Dream; #1393 Heart of Texas; #1450 Helen
Lavelle; #1354 Hilight; #1456 Hollywood Star
Cyclops; #1384 Hollywood Star Easter Morn¬
ing.

#1389 Irene Heming.

#1452 Jane Hero; #1407 Jeff's Jewel; #1351 Jo
Willis; #1373 Jubilee.

#1479 Kuhl's Beauty of Thebes; #1480 Kuhl's
De Leon Pink; #1481 Kuhl's Snowy Smile.

#1440 La Vie En Rose; #1379 Ladora; #1458
Lady Wilson; #1421 Legend; #1418 Lili Posa;
#1441 Linda; #1366 Lovelace; #1397 Lulie
Watkins.

#1424 Ma Chere; #1387 Magnificent Mis¬
tress; #1426 Malta; #1465 Master Blue; #1365
Maytime; #1357 Merry Go Round; #1442
Mindy; #1356 Moonlight and Roses; #1466
Mound of Pink.

#1430 New Jersey Girl; #1412 Night Sky.

#1428 P T Irish Colleene; #1428 P T Madem¬
oiselle; #1444 P T Polka Dot; #1427 Painted
Doll; #1399 Pastel Swirl; #1362 Paula; #1467
Peak of Pink; #1401 Persian Angel; #1369 Per¬
sian Blue; #1417 Persian Coquette; #1400 Per¬
sian Delight; #1402 Persian Treasure; #1391
Pink Coquette; #1468 Plum Tip; #1451 Poca¬
hontas; #1469 Pom Pom; #1472 Premier.

#1410 Reny's Ruffles; #1474 Richter's Clear¬
water; #1414 Richter's Highland Beau; #1415
Richter's Whipped Cream; #1375 Roman Rose;
#1372 Rosy Mom.

#1380 Shangri-La Enchantment; #1381
Shangri-La Moonglow; #1404 Shangri-La My
Bob; #1405 Shangri-La Peace; #1406 Shangri-La
Pink Lace; #1382 Shangri-La Princess; #1445
Sherry; #1371 Starstmck; #1378 Suddenly;
#1385 Sugar Plum Fairy; #1476 Surfside.

#1368 Texas Bouquet; #1419 The Califor-

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE September/October 1989 23

nian; #1459 Tinari's Pink Linda. #1374 White Jewel; #1471 White Perfection;

#1355 Victorian Pink; #1470 Violet N' Gold. #1446 White Roses; #1447 Wild Iris.

#1422 Wedding Gown; #1367 White Dove; #1429 Yerba Buena.

Ethel Thalheimer —

A 40 Year Fascination with Violets

Compiled by Norma Maarsingh (daughter of Ethel)
at the request of Ruth Townsend
(President , Tempe African Violet Culture Club

Living in Long Beach, California provided a
good environment to raise African violets back
in the 1940s.

Ethel Thalheimer's first plant came from a
leaf (sent from a friend) of a plant purchased in

New York. It was a S. ionantha, her very first in
1942.

In the spring of 1948, Ethel worked with
Clarissa Harris to start the Los Angeles Club. In
the fall of 1948 she started the Long Beach
African Violet Club.

Visitors from the newly organized African
Violet Society of America, Inc. to Ethel's green¬
house in the late 1940s were influential in hav¬
ing Ethel appointed as Director of Southern
California with the responsibility of helping to
organize clubs.

She organized 14 clubs in southern Califor¬
nia. During this time, she also became an AVSA
Judge.

In 1951 she was appointed to the AVSA
Board and acquired the responsibility of pro¬
viding schooling for show judges. She also went
to Knoxville, Tennessee for a national conven¬
tion and the judging of the show plants.

During the 1950s she judged many shows
throughout southern California as well as chair¬
ing many local shows.

As the number of clubs grew, she organized
the Southern California Council of Clubs to
provide better working relationships among
the clubs.

In 1963 she moved to Tempe, Arizona and
was told, "you cannot grow African violets in
that dry climate." She proved otherwise and in

1964 organized the Tempe African Violet Cul¬
ture Club, which still meets monthly.

Her current interest is in microminis, of
which she has 16.

She also has 30 miniatures and 29 standard
plants in her collection. She is trying her hand
with hybridizing, working with the mi¬
crominis.

She is 89 years old.

Ethel Thalheimer

24 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE September /October 1989

PHANTOM FLASH - blue ribbon winner - Kansas City 1989 AVSA Convention
Hybridized by Gordon Boone, grown by Ramona Donnell, Carl Junction, MO

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE September /October 1989 25

AVSA Building Fund

Nell-Sue Tyson
2030 E. Amherst Avenue
Denver , CO 80210

The AVSA Building Fund certainly did "Get
The Royal Treatment" in Kansas City! Our sales
tables were located in just the most wonderful

spot possible. The committee was almost over¬
whelmed by the generous outpouring of offers
of help from friends (other than committee
members) from New Jersey, Pennsylvania,
Texas and Illinois. Gifts of many kinds were
donated for sale or for raffle, consisting of nee¬
dlepoint articles, four afghans, pads for hot
dishes, the new Melvin Robey book, as well as
many used books and leaves of plants from the
late Max Maas hybrids.

Money wise, we received a wonderful gift
that came from the great State of Texas, but you
will have to read the May listing below to find
out all the generous surprises.

Let's keep climbing the peaks to our dream
home!

Donations received from March 25 through April 25, 1989
April, 1989

Foothill AVS, CA . . . . . $25.00

Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Clark, IL . 20.00

Don L. Thornburg, CA.. . . . 15.00

Anne and Frank Tinari of Tinari Greenhouses, PA
(rebate on 123 new memberships sold by the

Greenhouses) . 123.00

AVS of Greater New York, Inc, NY
(in lieu of speaker's fee to Gail Puskas of

Paumanock VS of Long Island) . . ..........25.00

Paumanock AVS, NY . . 10.00

AVS of Philadelphia, PA . . ..75.00

Anonymous . ..3.00

Sweet Vi-O-Lets, TX

(in memory of charter member, Mrs. Cleo Ball) .... 10.00
Green Thumb AVS of Rocky Mount, NC

(in lieu of judges fee to Roger Peeler) . 40.00

Mary M. Lloyd, CA

(in memory of Clarence "Sandy" Sanborn,
past president of San Joaquin AVS of Stockton) ...20.00
Mid-America AVS, KS - MO
(in lieu of speaker's fee to Doris Canon

of Joplin, MO) . . . .......25.00

Union County AVSA of NJ

(in lieu of judges expenses) . . . . .20.00

Nancy Hayes, CT

(in memory of Henry Foote) . . 25.00

San Bernardino County AVS, CA . 10.00

26 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE September/October 1989

Total for the month - $446.00
TOTAL OF ALL CONTRIBUTIONS - $40,996.21
May, 1989

Contributions received from April 25 through May 29 1989.

A VS of Burlington County, NJ

(in lieu of speaker's fee to Hilda Vander Meer ....$25.00

Richmond AVS, VA

(in lieu of judges' transportation to judge show
by Laureen Jones, Opal Nuyianes, Eleanor

Skelton & Bev Promersberger) . . . 15.00

Tempe AV Culture Club, AZ

(in memory of Helen Mears) . . . . . 15.00

American Gloxinia & Gesneriad Society,

Long Island Chapter, NY

(in lieu of speaker's fee to Ellie Bogin) . 25.00

Phyllis Tarman, Dodd, CO . . . . . 40.00

First AVS of Denton, TX . . . 25.00

AVS of Albany, NY

(in memory of Mary Knight) . 25.00

Delaware AVS, DE

(in memory of Emily Holtman and for judging show
to Diane Richardson, Rochelle Armstrong, Sharon

Toolan & Janet Haag) . . . .20.00

AVS of Lower Bucks County, PA
(judges' expenses for Janet Riemer, Alice Easter

& Helen Ryan) . 15.00

Don L. Thornburg, CA . . . . . . . 15.00

Victorian AVS, TX . . . . . . .....25.00

Lynn Lombard, CA

(membership rebate) . 11.00

Mid Polk AVS, FL . 100.00

Elisabeth "E" Hansen, PA

(sale of craft articles) . . ..180.00

Qaire R. Ulan off, FL

(in memory of Mollie Meisner) . .....25.00

Fancy Bloomers of Sonoma County, CA
(thanks to Mrs. Emil Wood for installing

1989 officers) . 10.00

First Nighter AVS, TX

(in lieu of "get well" flowers to Jack Swift) . 15.00

AVS of Greater New York, Inc, NY . . . 25.00

NASA Area AVS, TX

(mileage expense for Nancee Stevens for judging) 38.40
Naugatonic AVS, CT

(in memory of Cara Mallet te & Wilma Nettleton

Randolph) . . . .50.00

Windsor AVS, CT . . . . . . . . . 50.00

Mrs. J. M. Walbrick, TX
(in lieu of speaker's fees, travel expenses for

judging, etc., during the year) . . . . . 100.00

Marlene Jane B. Brown, PA . . . . . . . 25.00

Mrs. Frances Young, TX . 25.00

Kenneth W. Froboese, TX . 25.00

Nell-Sue Tyson, CO

(in lieu of award for most memberships written) .25.00
THE FIRST AVS OF DALLAS, TX
FIRST NIGHTER AVS OF DALLAS, TX
ALPHA AVS OF DALLAS, TX &

THE LONE STAR AV COUNCIL OF TEXAS
(50% of 1988 Convention profits returned to local

group and money raised but not used by hosting

group) . . . . . 11,012.26

Kazuko and William Lyons, PA
(beautiful handwork by K and sold at AVSA
tables - plus endless hours donated to sales

tables by both) . . . 573.50

(Elisabeth "E" Hansen's table of needlepoint work
sales will be included with next report)

AVSA sales table, plus small bank, plus raffle of Max Maas
leaves furnished by Union County Chapter AVS, NJ; Tris¬
tate AV Council, NJ; Tinari Greenhouses, PA. Other
awards furnished by South Coast AVS of Redondo, CA;
AV Study Club of Houston, TX; Spring Branch AVS, TX;
plus personal donations by Flora Semen, NJ; Anne Tinari,
PA; and Mary Boland, VA. Volunteers were from NJ, PA,
TX, IL. Checks are included of: 9.50, 52.50, 40.00, 20.00,

20.00, 20.00, 20.00, 30.00 and 798.95 . . . 1,010.95

Ginny Durand, FL

(in appreciation of winning a Robey book

at raffle) included above . . . 25.00

Joan Halford, South Africa, included above . 10.00

Total for the month - $13,546.11

TOTAL OF ALL CONTRIBUTIONS - $54,542.32

Ladies (& Gents):

Get Out Those
Spring Bonnets!

Peggy Eaton

In order to help Mother Nature welcome
spring to the 1990 Boston Convention, we're
sending a "fashion alert" to all violet lovers
(both male and female) who will be coming to
Massachusetts next March to "Catch the New
England Spirit!"

As part of our Friday evening festivities, we
will be holding an informal "Spring Bonnet
Competition." We want you to start thinking
now about the stunning creation you will be
decorating to wear to Friday's dinner. Let your
imagination run wild. (This should be a "piece
of cake" for all you Design buffs.)

We promise you'll have loads of fun and we
plan on awarding prizes for the most eye-catch¬
ing headgear whether funny, original, gor¬
geous or just plain outrageous.

So — look for details in upcoming issues of
AVSA magazine and plan on joining us in a
millinery tribute to spring. See you in Boston.

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE September /Octoberl 989 27

Robert Croteau

DENIS CROTEAU - Canada

L' Ambassadeur

28 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE September /October 1989

1989 - 1990 AVSA Officers,
Directors & Committees

The 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 znolets everywhere."

The Board of Directors is composed of the elected officers, (including the directors), the
immediate past president and the chairmen of the standing committees.

OFFICERS

(The six elected officers and the immediate past president comprise the Executive Committee.)

President . . . .

6415 Wilcox Court, Alexandria, VA 22310-3329 .

First Vice President .

F32030, P.O. Box 44209, Cincinnati, OH 45244 .

Second Vice President .

12406 Alexandria St. , San Antonio, TX 78233 . . .

Third Vice President .

1009 Ditch Ave., Morgan City, LA 70380 .

Secretary . . . . . . . . . . .

392 Pennington-Harbourton Rd. , Rd# 1 , Pennington, NJ 08534

Treasurer . .

9 Cobblestone Rd. Bloomfield, CT 06002 .

Immediate Past President .

6109 Shadow Mountain Dr., Austin , TX 78731 .

. Mary A. Boland

. 1-703-960-8987

. Mr. A. Charles Bollar

. FMCA Bollar F32030

1-800-445-1732

. Mrs.J.R. (Hortense) Pittman

. ...1-512-656-0128

. Mr. L.T. Ozio, Jr.

. 1-504-384-5095

...Mrs. Donald N. (Janet) Riemer

. 1-609-737-1699

Mrs. John A. (Nancy) Hayes, Jr.

. ..1-203-242-0162

. Mrs. Fred C. (Frances) Young

. 1-512-346-0383

Parliamentarian .

4329 Edmondson Ave. Dallas, TX 75205

Christine C. Sanders, PRP
. 1-214-521-0487

ELECTED DIRECTORS
To serve until the conclusion of the 1990 meeting:

Mr. Ralph E. Breden . 1-213-373-5697

127 Via Los Altos, Redondo Beach, CA 90277

Mr. Ken Froboese . . ..1-512-249-2614

Rt. 1, Box 1074, Boerne, TX 78006

Mrs. Roger (Eva) Harp . 1-704-568-8078

7511 Middlebury Place, Charlotte, NC 28212

Mrs. Bertrand (Ruth) Warren . 1-508-679-1189

P. O. Box 3664, Fall River, MA 02722

Mrs. Charles (Esther Edwards) Wells . . . . . . . . 1-816-781-2160

948 Fair Oaks Court, Liberty, MO 64068 . (Work) 1-816-781-1821

To serve until the conclusion of the 1991 meeting:

Mr. Raymond J. Dooley . . . 1-212-982-3397

214 Thompson St., New York, NY 10012

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE September/October 1989 29

1-813-533-2413

Rita G. Hilton .

2295 W. Helen Circle, Bartow, FL 33830

Mrs. Christine Anne Kemmerling . 1-602-931-4651

6231 N. 67th Ave., Apt. 221, Glendale, AZ 85301

Mrs. George (Anna Jean) Landgren . . . . . ...1-312-328-4345

810 Ingleside Place, Evanston, IL 60201 . . . (After Nov. 11) 1-708-328-4345

Mrs. Bob (Lynn) Lombard . 1-818-331-9410

1407 Calle Espana, San Dimas, CA 91773

To serve until the conclusion of the 1992 meeting:

Mrs. Joan Halford . . . . . . . (012) 59940

Union Farm, P.O. Box 760, Pyramid 0120, Transvaal, Rep. of South Africa

Betty Lou Lages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..1-301-465-3124

3609 Font Hill Dr., Ellicott City, MD 21043

Linda D. Owens . 1-614-876-1805

1762 Stem wood Dr., Columbus, OH 43228

Mrs. Charles (Peggy) Staat . 1-505-256-7380

1701 Kentucky, NE, Albuquerque, NM 87110

Palma Trapp . 1-612-631-2819

#1 Indian Hills Drive, Circle Pines, MN 55014

STANDING COMMITTEES

AFFILIATE

Mr. Bill Foster, Chairman . 1-214-279-5993

3610 Gray Drive, Mesquite, TX 75150
Mrs. Charles (Sue) Ramser, Vice Chairman
Mrs. Bill (Paula) Foster
Mrs. Byron (Martha) Turner

AVM ADVERTISING

Mrs. Meredith M. Hall . 1-713-869-0102

922 East 14th, Houston, TX 77009

AWARDS

Mrs. Esther Wells, Chairman . ..1-816-781-2160

948 Fair Oaks Court , Liberty, MO 64068 . .

Mrs. Joyce Stork, Vice Chairman
Mrs. Margaret Fargeot
Mrs. Julia Fladt
Mrs. Gayle Gill

Mrs. Christine A. Kemmerling
Betty Lou Lages
Mrs. Grace R. McCurnin
Mr. Richard A. Nicholas

BOYCE EDENS RESEARCH FUND

Mrs. Marlene Brown, Chairman . 1-215-887-7958

21 Park Avenue, Oreland, PA 19075
Mrs. Graydon (Margaret) Cass, Vice Chairman

COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES

Mr. David Buttram, Chairman . 1-816-461-6086

P.O. Box 193 , Independence, MO 64051
Mr. Kent Stork, Vice Chairman

Mrs. Phillip (Mary Lou) Harden, Secretary

Mr. Jim Eyerdom

Mr. & Mrs. Paul Sorano

COMMERCIAL SALES AND EXHIBITS

"Sundown" Pittman, Chairman . 1-512-656-0128

12406 Alexandria , San Antonio, TX 78233
Mrs. Meredith Hall , Co-Vice Chairman
Mr. John Cook, Co-Vice Chairman
Mr. O.P. "Pick" Wilson
Mrs. Bob (Lynn) Lombard
Mr. Kent Stork
Mrs. Larry (Jane) Rexilius
Mrs. James S. (Emilie) Savage
Mr. James Whitaker

CONVENTION COMMITTEE

Mrs. DoDe Whitaker, Chairman . 1-407-452-5670

2085 Leeward Lane, Merritt Island, FL 32953
Mrs. James B. (Dottie) Wilson, Vice Chairman
Mrs. Fred (Alyce) Droege
Mrs. Jack (Barbara) Elkin
Mr. Ken Froboese
Mr. Douglas A. Gregory
Mrs. John (Nancy) Hayes
Mrs. Wade (Gladys) Hudnall
Mr. Hugh Mackey
Mrs. J.R. (Hortense) Pittman
Ms. Barbara Robinson
Mrs. Bertrand (Ruth) Warren
Mr. James B. "Bud" Wilson
Mrs. Howard J. (Marie) Burns

30 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE September /October 1989

CONVENTION DIRECTOR

Mrs. DoDe Whitaker . 1-407-452-5670

2085 Leeward Lane, Merritt Island, FL 32953

CUMULATIVE INDEX

Mrs. Irene Merrell, Chairman ....1-414-567-6573

W 283 Hillendale Dr., Oconomowoc, WI 53066
Mrs. Ed (Shirley) Rice, Vice Chairman

FINANCE

Mr. Wynne Voorhees, Chairman . 1-504-282-6492

857 Fillmore Ave., New Orleans, LA 70124
Mrs. John A. (Nancy) Hayes
Mr. Ken Froboese
Mr. Douglas Gregory
Rita G. Hilton
Mrs. Christine Kemmerling
Nancy Claire Lawrence (Advisory)

Linda D. Owens
Mr. L.T. Ozio, Jr.

LIBRARY

Mr. L.T. Ozio, Jr., Chairman . 1-504-384-5095

1009 Ditch Avenue, Morgan City, LA 70380
Mrs. James (Martha) Dyson, Vice Chairman
Mrs. Jack (Marilyn) Goldstein
Mrs. John A. (Nancy) Hayes, Jr. (Advisory)

Mrs. E.A. (Rose) Howlett

Mrs. Walker (Laurene) Jones

Mrs. L.T. (Yvonne) Ozio

Mr. J. R. "Sundown" Pittman

Mrs. Betty Tapping (Canadian Liaison)

Mrs. George (Margaret) Waguespack
Mrs. Bertrand (Ruth) Warren
Mrs. James B. (DoDe) Whitaker

MASTER VARIETY LIST

Lynn Lombard, Chairman . . . 1-818-331-9410

1407 Calle Espana, San Dimas, CA 91773
Iris Keating, Vice Chairman
Floyd Lawson

MEMBERSHIP AND PROMOTION

Mrs. Anne Tinari, Chairman . 1-215-947-0144

2325 Valley Rd., Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006
Mrs. Bev Promersberger, Vice Chairman
Jane Birge
Mr. David Buttram
Mr. Raymond J. Dooley
Mr. Douglas Gregory
Mrs. Joan Halford
Mrs. Beverly Hendricks
Mr. Hans Inpijin
Mrs. Betty Lou Lages

Nancy Claire Lawrence
Mr. William Lyons
Mrs. Martha Olander
Mrs. Mildred Schroeder
Mr. Frank Senna
Mrs. Sidney Sorano
Mrs. Peggy Staat
Mrs. Betty Tapping
Mrs. Palma Trapp

MINIATURE AND SEMIMINIATURE
CULTIVARS

Mrs. Florence Naylor, Chairman 1-805-642-544 7

2647 Harbor Boulevard, Ventura, CA 93001
Marcia Shaver
Carroll Gealy
Gerri Goins
Ray Dooley
Eva Harp

PLANT REGISTRATION & INTERNATIONAL
CODE OF NOMENCLATURE
FOR CULTIVATED PLANTS

Marilyn Goldstein , Chairman . 1-305-922-0262

1001 Diplomat Parkway, Hollywood, FL 33019
Leila Egenites, Vice Chairman
Dottie Wilson

PRECONVENTION COORDINATOR

Mrs. James B. (Dottie) Wilson . . 1-409-846-8970

3900 Carter Creek Parkway, Bryan, TX 77802
Mrs. J.R. (Hortense) Pittman, Vice Chairman
Mrs. DeWayne (Ruth) Goeke
Mrs. Wade H. (Gladys) Hudnall (Advisory)

PUBLICATION COMMITTEE

Mrs. Jane Rexilius, Chairman . 1-713-723-8534

5634 Yarwell, Houston, TX 77096
Mrs. Grady (Meredith) Hall, Vice Chairman
Mr. Ralph Breden
Mrs. DeWayne (Ruth) Goeke
Mrs. Charles (Esther Edwards) Wells
Jane Birge
Nancy Lawrence

RESEARCH

Mr. Frank A. Tinari, Chairman . 1-215-947-0144

2325 Valley Road, Box 190,

Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006
Mr. Hugh Eyerdom, Vice Chairman
Mr. Albert Buell
Mr. Bill Johnson
Mr. Paul Sorano
Mr. Jack Swift

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SHOWS & JUDGES COMMITTEE

Mrs. Emilie Savage, Chairman . ..1-614-775-0195

39 Mead Drive, Chillicothe, OH 45601
Mrs. Stanley E. (Elinor) Skelton, Vice Chairman
(Registers Judging Schools
& Master Judges' Applications)

Mr. Bill Foster, Affiliate Chairman

(Approves Affiliate Show Schedules)

Mrs. James (Norita) Hallum

(Commercial Representative/Input Compiler)
Mrs. Leonard (Frances C.) King
(Senior Judges' Examiner)

Mr. Raymond H. Lange

(Approves Questions for Judging Schools)

Mrs. Mildred E. Schroeder
(Judging of Publications)

Mrs. Betty Tapping

(International Representative)

NOMINATING COMMITTEE

Mrs. Esther Wells, Chairman . . 1-816-781-2160

948 Fair Oaks Court, Liberty, MO 64068

(Work) 1-816-781-1821

Mr. Bill Foster

Mrs. Jack (Marilyn) Goldstein
Mrs. Frank (Anne) Tinari
Mr. James B. Whitaker

SPECIAL COMMITTEES

BEST VARIETIES
& HONOR ROLL COMMITTEE

Rita G. Hilton, Chairman . 1-813-533-2413

2295 W. Helen Circle, Bartow, FL 33830
Mrs. Warren (Judy) Partain, Vice Chairman

BOOSTER FUND

Mrs. Ruth Warren, Chairman . 1-508-679-1189

P.O. Box 3664, Fall River, MA 02722
Mr. Bertrand Warren

BUILDING FUND COMMITTEE

Miss Nell-Sue Tyson, Chairman . 1-303-756-4770

2030 E. Amherst Avenue, Denver, CO 80210
Mrs. Donald N. (Janet) Riemer, Vice Chairman
Mr. Ralph E. Breden
Mrs. Meredith M. Hall
Mrs. John A. (Nancy) Hayes, Jr.

Mrs. George (Anna Jean) Landgren
Mrs. William R. (Kazuko) Lyons
Mrs. Larry (Jane) Rexilius
Ms. Flora Semen
Mr. Wynne Voorhees

CONVENTION MANUAL

Mrs. DoDe Whitaker, Chairman . 1-407-452-5670

2085 Leeward Lane, Merritt Island, FL 32953
Mrs. Wade H. (Gladys) Hudnall
Mrs. Jack (Marilyn) Goldstein
Mr. Douglas A. Gregory
Mrs. John A. Nancy Hayes
Mrs. James B. (Dottie) Wilson

HISTORIAN

Mrs. Janet Riemer, Chairman . 1-609-737-1699

392 Pennington-Harbourton Road,
Pennington, NJ 08534
Nancy Claire Lawrence

OPEN FORUM COMMITTEE

Mr. Jim Whitaker, Chairman . 1-407-452-4570

2085 Leeward Lane, Merritt Island, FL 32953
Mr. James B. "Bud" Wilson, Vice Chairman
Mrs. Wade H. (Gladys) Hudnall
Mrs. Fred C. (Frances) Young

POLICIES & PROCEDURES

Janet Riemer, Chairman . 1-609-737-1699

392 Pennington-Harbourton Road
Pennington, NJ 08534
Marilyn Goldstein
Nancy Imhof
Meredith Hall
John Cook

RAINBOW AWARDS COMMITTEE

Mr. Douglas A. Gregory . ........1-512-646-6900

3678 Hidden Dr. , Apt. 601,

San Antonio, TX 78217

RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE

Mr. Raymond J. Dooley . . . ....1-212-982-3397

214 Thompson St., New York, NY 10012

SALARY COMMITTEE
Mr. A. Charles Bollar, Chairman
FMCA Bollar F32030
(First Vice President)

F32030, P.O. Box 44209, Cincinnati, OH 45244
Mrs. J.R. (Hortense) Pittman
(Second Vice President)

Mr. L.T. Ozio, Jr.

(Third Vice President)

Mrs. John A. (Nancy) Hayes
(Treasurer)

Mr. Wynne Voorhees

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TALLY TIME

Anna Jean Landgren, Chairman . 1-312-328-4345

(After Nov. 11) 1-708-328-4345
Mr. George Landgren, Vice Chairman

BUILDING SITE SELECTION COMMITTEE

Rita Hilton, Chairman . 1-813-533-2413

2295 W. Helen Circle, Bartow, FL 33830
Charles Dollar
Bill Foster
David Buttram
Ken Froboese
Kent Stork

Nancy C. Lawrence (Advisory)

STRATEGIC PLANNING COMMITTEE

Raymond J. Dooley, Chairman . 1-212-983-3397

214 Thompson St., New York, NY 10012
Wynne Voorhees
Edward Bradford

COURTESY CHAIRMAN

Mrs. Fred C. (Frances) Young . .1-512-346-0383

6019 Shadow Mountain Dr., Austin , TX 78731

GUIDEBOOK FOR AVSA AFFILIATES

Bill Foster . . . . . 1-214-279-5993

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STAFF

EDITOR, African Violet Magazine
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BOSTON CONVENTION
March 19-25, 1990, Boston Park Plaza

Mrs. Bertrand (Ruth) Warren,

Convention Chairman . . . 1-508-679-1189

P.O. Box 3664, Fall River, MA 02722

Joan Dikun,

Vice Convention Chairman . ..1-617-376-2772

186 Farm St., P. O. Box 274, Millis, MA 02054
Mrs. J. Addison MacLean, Show Chairman
175 Mill St., Abington, MA 02351
Peggy Eaton, Vice Show Chairman

12 Matchett St., Brighton, MA 02135

Welcome
to Fresno!

Susan Bastianelli

Publicity , California Conference Show

On November 4 and 5, 1989, the Northern
and Southern California Councils will present a
joint conference and show, "A Violet Family
Album," combing all affiliates in California.

You might be wondering where is Fresno?
Well, it's located midway in California not too
far from Bakersfield and felt to be the best
location to travel and meet from north and
south. Fresno is a bustling agricultural commu¬
nity of approximately 300,000 population and
is noted for being the raisin capital of the world.

The Conference and Show ill be held at the
Fresno Hilton Hotel, 1055 Van Ness Avenue,
which has ample room for a large show. The
room rates are $52.00 for single and $62.00 for
double occupancy. The hotel has complimen¬
tary van service to and from the Fresno Airport
and the Amtrak Station is located just a few
minutes from Interstate Highway 99.

Central California AVS will be the hosts. A
guided tour of the Fresno Zoo will be held on
Saturday, November 4, and a workshop on
trailing African violets given by Ralph Breden
and a workshop on Design giving by Sunny
Rosenfeld will be held on Sunday, November 5.

If you are planning to be in our area in
November, please come join the hospitality of
Northern and Southern Californians and enjoy
their beautiful horticultural and design exhib¬
its. There will also be a plant sale conducted by
California commercials and a leaf sale from the
affiliates.

For further information, please contact: Walt
Temple, Conference Chairman, 209-584-4251.

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE September/October 1989 33

QUESTION

BOX

?

Mrs. John Hayes
9 Cobblestone Road
Bloomfield, CT 06002

Question: I seem to be having difficulty
maintaining bloom on my plants during the
winter. The rest of the year they do extremely
well. Is there anything that I can do to improve
my plant growing?

Answer: Upon further inquiry, I found that
this person was growing plants in her east
kitchen window. Windowsill growers still
make up a large percentage of our membership
and I think we all tend to forget this fact. Obvi¬
ously, this grower was doing well, due to the
availability of sun in that exposure, until the
winter doldrums settled in. I suspect that the
addition of kitchen humidity also contributed
to the ever presence of her bloom, except in
winter. We tend to be very specific about the
north and east exposures as being the best we
have to offer; neglecting to remember that
southern and western exposures will do fine
during the winter months. The light does
change and moving plants is most beneficial.
Many people, however, do NOT have the abil¬
ity to move their plants and have to accept what
happens with diminished light during the
winter. Petioles will grow longer and bloom
will decrease at this time and without changes
in light, many will have to live with the changes
in growing patterns of their plants. Some plants
will do better in the windowsill; many trailers
and species find windowsill light much more to
their liking and since we do not have to work as
hard on symmetry of multi-crowned plants,
changing the types of plants you grow may be
helpful also.

Question: I have found some pesticides in
my family homestead that are obviously no
longer acceptable to use. How do I dispose of

them safely?

Answer: This is a very important question,
one that is not uncommon to this writer. The
Department of Environmental Protection in
your own state would be your best source. The
local experiment station tells me that most
states have some resource for disposal of toxic
chemicals. Many local communities sponsor
programs for proper disposal of these danger¬
ous chemicals. If you have no luck with your
local government, then you can always refer to
agencies at the state capital.

Question: Recently I was surprised to see
that my little babies were producing buds even
before I have separated the plantlets. Is this
common, and if not, what should I do?

Answer: This certainly is not a frequent
occurrence, but it does happen — sort of like a
preview of what is to come! Some varieties are
more hearty than others; perhaps just the right
combination of environmental conditions ex¬
isted at the time these babies were getting their
start. Without a doubt, it takes extra strength to
bloom, so you would be best to snap off these
bloom stalks and allow the growing energies to
go into root and leaf production, and enjoy the
blossoms as they come later on.

Question: I have recently been given some
old African Violet Magazines. Some of the old
hybrids are very interesting to me. How can I go
about trying to find them? I have contacted a
few local stores and they look at me like I am
crazy!

Answer: Some reading this column may
agree with the above statement. Finding old
favorites is not always easy and will require a
tad bit of 'leg work" on your part. Because of

34 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE September/October 1989

the unbelievable numbers of varieties, no one
can possibly carry many "oldies" and new ones,
even though many are still "goodies." The an¬
swer is to start writing and writing lots! You
should look through the ads in several African
Violet Magazines. Some of those who advertise
older varieties. If you have no success there, you
pull out your Commercial list from the Septem-
ber-October issue and go to town. You may
want to start by calling some of those closer to
you.

Question: Some time ago I saw a picture of a
yellow violet. I since have been told that it could
not be true, as such was not a possibility. Is that
fact?

Answer: Over the years there have been
many such inquiries — pictures that gave the
appearance of yellow and many sworn state¬
ments of "I have the yellow violet." Like any¬
thing new and different in horticulture, there
are always those that try to capitalize on what
they think is something new and different.
Knowing what our May magazine would re¬
veal, it was most difficult not to answer this
person until AFTER the publication of the May-
June AVM. We see what appears to be that
marvelous breakthrough as really here; al¬
though yet to be improved upon. I am sure this
question will be repeated more and more as
people quickly read the article, or just write and
ask "where." You would be surprised at how
many letters I get each month, inquiring where
to get a plant that has been recently pictured in
the magazine.

Question: I have been trying to find those
tiny pots for miniaturizing some of my plants.
They do not seem to be anywhere in this area.
Can you help me?

Answer: Our beloved African Violet Maga¬
zine is NOT just the articles that you read and
read again. In the back is a very important
section — our advertisers. These members of
AVSA spend their hard-earned money to ad¬
vertise in our publication. They are members
who are commercially involved in some facet of
African violet business. Where would be with¬
out them? From that tiny little species blossom
to the incredible varieties of blooms and foliage;
due in no small part to the dedication of certain
hybridizers. Those commercial members that

ply their trade in our magazine support many
varied interests; not the least of which is sup¬
plies. If you study any recent magazine, you
will find many of our advertisers who have tiny
pots for sale. It will be up to you to decide which
style best fits your needs.

Question: When placing plants on a table
for a judged show, is there any special order
required to display these plants? I have been
told at our local show that these plants MUST
be placed in the same order that they are listed
on the entry book pages. This causes much
extra effort as plants are occasionally reclassi¬
fied and moved about from class to class. It can
also be difficult to leave them in entry book
order when judges suggest changes during the
actual judging of the show. Does AVSA require
plants to be placed in exact entry book order?

Answer: It is difficult for me to understand
just what the reason would be for so much extra
work. The answer to your question is that

Scoring 100 points in a recent First African
Violet Society of Spartanburg (SC) show was
Wrangler’s Dixie Celebration , part of the Best
AVSA Collection, and Queen of Show. Shown
with her prize winner is Ernestine Wright of
Spartanburg. The other plants in the collection
were Michiko and Blue Jay.

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE September/October 1989 35

AVSA does NOT have any such requirement. I
hesitate to even dream of what would happen
at a national convention show if we attempted
to do such. It seems to me that such efforts could
be channeled into other more needy areas.
Plants must all be in their designated classes,
but, NO, there is no suggestion or requirement
that they be in entry book order.

Question: I continue to have a sticky prob¬
lem with mildew. I have tried several of your
previous suggestions. Is there anything new on
the market to assist me? (Mildew and thrips
remain on the all time high list of regularly
repeated questions that I receive day in and day

out.)

Answer: As a matter of fact, there is. Just
recently I was with a group of knowledgeable
growers in New York City and they were dis¬
cussing just such a sticky problem. They are
using a product on the market called Funginex,
with great success. Use according to directions
on the container. Again, I must add that envi¬
ronment can add to this problem.

Be sure you have adequate ventilation and
space around plants and be sure to clean your
lights, trays, and walls in the plant area, to rid
yourself of those pesky spores that cause mil¬
dew.

Boyce Edens Research Fund

Marlene Brown
P. O. Box 38
Or eland, PA 19075

Donations received from March 25, 1989
through May 22, 1989.

Helen Bell, Grand Island, NE

in loving memory of Kenneth Swanson . .....$5.00

Cen-Tex Rainbow AVC, Waco, TX

in memory of Donald Del Buono . 10.00

Cen-Tex Rainbow AVC, Waco, TX

in lieu of a speaker's fee to Aloha Rhodes . 10.00

Baltimore AVC, MD . 100.00

Central Connecticut AVS, Hartford, CT

in lieu of a speaker's fee to Julie Adams . 15.00

Spring Branch AVC, Houston, TX . 100.00

Dixie Moonbeam AVS of Panama City, FL . 10.00

Upper Pinellas AVS, Largo, FL

in memory of Erwin F. Kappauf . .....25.00

George C. Park, Indianapolis, IN

in memory of Jennie H. Park . 10.00

Mrs. Joseph F. Adams, Shelton, CT
speaker's fee to Julie Adams from

Garden Club of Orange, CT . 50.00

Loveland Sweetheart AVS, CO . 15.00

Delaware AVS, Wilmington, DE
in lieu of travel expenses for our show judges,

Betty Girvin, Jack Girvin, Barbara Jones . 10.00

Capital City AVS, Sacramento, CA.... . 25.00

Upper Pinellas AVS, Largo, FL

in memory of Ernestine Infinger . . . 25.00

Pinole AVS, CA

in memory of Pauline Graham,

immediate past president . . . . . . .........25.00

Portland AVS, OR . 15.00

Claire R. Ulan off, Miami, FL

in memory of Mollie Meisner . . . ........25.00

Crosstown AVC, Madison, WI . 25.00

AVS of Denver, CO

in memory of Herbert S. Berwick . 5.00

Ventura County AVS, Oxnard, CA . 10.00

Thank you one and all
For sending donations
To Boyce Edens each fall
To ensure new creations
To be enjoyed by all.

36 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE September/October 1989

1989 Supplement

AVSA Judges, Affiliates & Commercial Members

AVSA Judges, ^Senior Judges, MMaster Judges,
s Student Judges and +Teachers

(These names have been carefully checked with the AVSA office and Mrs. Emilie Savage, Shows and Judges
Chairman. Send any changes, additions or corrections to the AVSA office, do Nancy Lawrence.)

BERMUDA

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CANADA

Anderson, Mrs. T. A., 3 Bums Dr., Halifax, NS B3P 1V4
s Belanger, Claude, 3110 Place Byzance, Brossard, Quebec J4Z 2T9
Bell, Mrs. Jean, Codys RR 4, Queens County, NB EOE 1E0
Belliveau, Mrs. Eva, 10 Vista Dr., Moncton NB
Bonk, Mrs. Isabelle, Box 10, Summerberry, Bask BOG 4W0
Britten, Arlene T., 6314 Chebucto Rd., Halifax NS B3L 1K8
s Brooks, Susan A., 260 Douglas Ave., St. John Prov., NB E2K 1E6
♦Brownlie, Doris M., 600 Silvercreek Blvd. #80, Mississauga, On¬
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s Corbett, Sharon J., 8206 162 St., Edmonton, Alberta T5R 2L7

* Croteau, Denis, 3055 Ter Abenaquis, Longueil, Quebec J4M 2B6
Dawson, Mrs. George E., 36 High St., Hamilton, Ontario L8T 3Z3

s Decelles, Therese, 298 De Jumonville, Boucherville J4B 1J9
s Decelles, Yvon, 298 De Jumonville, Boucherville J4B 1J9
♦Durand, Greta, #317-21 Lakeshore Rd., Pointe Claire, Quebec H9S
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Elston, Eleanor, 4 Superior Ave., #18, Toronto, Ontario M8V 2M4
Goretsky, WinstonJ., 3308 Barr Rd. NW, Calgary, Alberta T2L 1M8
Goulding, Mrs. Mary S., 1096 Ridgewood Dr., Halifax, NS B3H 3Y4
Harriman, Mr. R. F., 3475 Trenholme Ave., Montreal, Quebec H4B
1X8

s Heazle, Ralph, 70 16th St., Roxboro, Quebec H8Y 1P2
Henry, Mrs. Irene, 349 Hyman Dr., Dollard Des Ormeaux, Quebec
H9B 1L5

Hughes, Mrs. Frank, 14 Mac Arthur Ave., Moncton, NB E1C 3L8
s Jarratt, Mrs. Margaret V., 11736-37B Ave., Edmonton, Alberta T6J
0K4

Jeffery, Mr. M. L., 456 Tower Dr., Oakville, Ontario L6L 4R3
Kosowan, Mrs. Muma A., 57 Davidson St., Barrie, Ontario L4M 3S1

* Lewis, Mrs. Hilda, 202 Spring Park Rd., Charlottetown, PEI CIA

3Y9

+*Lex, Sandra, 70 Enfield Ave., Toronto, Ontario M8W 1T9
MacNeil, Janice, 13 Montclair Ave., Moncton, NB ElE 1T7

* McCabe, Mr. Robert, 769 Holt Cres., Ottawa, Ontario

s Mitchell, Mrs. L., 12911-82 St., Edmonton, Alberta T5E 2T3

* Moffett, Anne, PO Box 198, Sussex, NB EOE 1P0

Newbold, Mrs. Mavis, Unit #33-415 River Oaks Blvd. W, Oakville,
Ontario L6H 5E7

s Robitaille, Nancy V., 2260 Valiquette, Chomedy Laval, Quebec
H7M3E8

s Salamanowicz, Mr. Walter, 324 Cantrell Dr., SW, Calgary, Alberta
T2W 2C6

Salamanowicz, K. Evelyn, 324 Cantrell Dr., SW, Calgary, Alberta
T2W2C6

Staples, M. L. (Fred), 2199 Haygate Crescent, Mississauga, Ontario
L5K 1L7

♦Tapping, Elizabeth A., 1512-511 The West Mall, Etobicoke, Ontario
M9C1G5

’Towler, Mrs. Helen, 61936th St., SW, Calgary, Alberta T3C 1R1
s Tremblay, Chris tiarie, 3330 De Brouage, Ste-Foy Quebec G1 W 2S9
s Vaughan, Margaret, 6416 Rundlehorn Dr., NE, Calgary, Alberta
T1X 2B8

* Williams, Mrs. Beverly, 3052 Grenville Dr., Mississauga, Ontario

L5A 2P7

s Wilson, Ms. Valerie E., 151 Glen Ave., Ottawa, Ont., K1S 3A1
Wiseman, Lois, 45 Shea St., Sackville, NS B4C 2B2
Wolfe, Mrs. Inez, 3536 Autumn Leaf Cr., Mississauga, Ontario L5L
1K7

* Wonnacott, S. L., 16 Abbotsford Place NE, Calgary, Alberta T2A

6V2

s Wood, Jane R., 130 Ranch Rd., Riverview Prov., NB E1B 1P3
PERU

Duncan, Mrs. Daphne, Avenida 28 De Julio 1217, Lima 18
SOUTH AFRICA

♦♦Halford, Mrs. C. C, Union Farm, P. O. Pyramid 0120, Transvaal
0120

UNITED STATES
ALABAMA

♦♦Adams, 960 Sunset Blvd., Elba 36323

+ Anderson, Mrs. Walter, 3168 Star Lake Dr., Birmingham 35226
Bamman, Mrs. Richard K., 100 Rosemont Cir., Dothan 36303

* Bell, Mrs. Palmer H., 473 Shades Crest Rd., Birmingham 35226
Benton, Myra, Rt. 6 Box 270, Andalusia 36420

♦♦Breckenridge, Mrs. J. M., 1042 S. 19th Ave., Birmingham 35205
s Brown, Ophelia B., 708 Owens St., Dothan 36301
s Buck, Mrs. Louise, P.O. Box 116, Northport 35476
s Buie, Mrs. Ruth, Rt. 4 Box 115 Kinsey Rd., Dothan 36303
s Buie, Mrs. Sherry, 642 Seminole, Auburn 36830
Crane, Mrs. J. L., 2008 Bullard St., Montgomery 36106
Culberson, Mrs. V. B., 1508 Overlook Rd. N, Tuscaloosa 35406
Culver, Mrs. Virgil, 1128 Druid Hills Dr., Montgomery 36111
m Davis, Mrs. Ed R., 211 North Valley St., Montevallo 35115
m Eichelberger, Ruby T., 1409 S. 10th St., Birmingham 35205
Ferguson, Donalda, 5831 Qakwild Dr., Montgomery 36117
♦♦Fuller, Elizabeth, 3412 S. Perry St., Montgomery 36105
Hall, Mrs. Coyle L., 1406 Briarcliff, Northport 35476
s Harrison, Gay, 3119 Mace Ave., Montgomery 36108
s Hart, Mrs. Bill, 528 Rosemont Dr., Dothan 36303
s Hassell, Mrs. William C., 1261 50th Place S., Birmingham 35222
Hayes, Elizabeth K., 3812 Buckingham PI., Birmingham 35243
Henry, Mrs. Betty S., 9001 Old Marion Road, Tuscaloosa 35405
s Hicks, Jean Hall, 732 Cahaba Manor Tr., Pelham 35124
♦Irwin, Mrs. E. M„ P. O. Box 1105, Gardendale 35071
s Jackson, Michael, 1220 14th St. N., Bessemer 35020
♦♦Lockhart, Mrs. Roy, P. O. Box 20051, Birmingham 35216
Loerch, Mrs. Wm. J., 811 Pine Forest Dr., Wetumpka 36092
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* Phythyon, Peg, 660 Haggerty Rd., Wetumpka 36092
Price, Mary F., 748 Dubuque Dr., Montgomery 36109
Robinson, Eleanor J., 500 Bellhurst Dr., Montgomery 36109
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* Sisler, Mrs. Orland O., 2833 Ashley Ave., Montgomery 36109
s Strickland, Ben, 8 Wynnwood Rd., Midland City 36350

s Strickland, Dorothy, 8 Wynnwood Rd., Midland City 36350

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s Thomley, Christie D., 2602 Evans Dr., Dothan 36303
Till, Doris, 2927 Canterbury Ct., Montgomery 36111

* Vincent, M. R., 212 Sylvan Dr., Enterprise 36330

* Von Hermann, Mrs. C. F., Jr., 2612 Long Bow Dr., Birmingham

35214

Webster, Nancy, 1926 Wren wood, Huntsville 35803
Webster, Gerald, 1926 Wrenwood, Huntsville 35803
s Wilson, Mrs. O. W., 4105 Lake Circle North, Mobile 36609

ALASKA

Gibson, Mrs. Donald W., 8500 Rangeview Ave., Anchorage 99504
s Goetzinger, Landy L., 3410 Meadow Brook Cir., Anchorage 99504
+*Hendricks, Beverly, 4178 Apollo Dr., Anchorage 99504
Mart indale, Frances, 1514 Atkinson Dr., Anchorage 99504
s Moody, Lucy, P. O. Box 370, Chugiak 99567
s Nelson, Dodie, 2412 E. 52nd #1, Anchorage 99507
s Roberts, Roy, P. O. Box 190247, Anchorage 99519
Talley, Venice I., 3204 Woodland Pk. Dr., Anchorage 99517
s Walsh, Amelia, 2045 Eastridge Dr., Anchorage 99501

ARIZONA

s Elliott, Mrs. Paule D., 7426 E. Calle Toluca, Tucson 85710
Evans, Elizabeth A., 4430 E. Presidio PL, Tucson 85712
+*Kemmerling, Christine, 6231 North 67 Ave., #221, Glendale 85301
Loomis, Ruth, 603 N. San Franrisco, Flagstaff 86001
Over, Mrs. Frank B., 4850 E. Cooper, Tucson 85711
s Sacco, Susanne, 6302 E. Julia, Tucson 85710
Sagert, Sylvia, 5503 N. Calle Del Santo Way, Phoenix 85018
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ARKANSAS

Loewer, Mrs. D. H., 18 Galway, Wynne 72396
CALIFORNIA

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s Alvarez, Charles, 740 E. Virginia Terr., Santa Paula 93060
Barker, Gloria, 6751 Town view Ct., San Diego 92120
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+*Bartholomew, Mrs. E. T., 60 W. Fiesta Green, Port Hueneme 93041
s Bastianelli, Mrs. Susan, 9840 Oakwilde, Stockton 95212

* Beck, Gary R., 1155 Pine St. #4, San Francisco 94109

s Benson, Mrs. James A., 1519 Mt. Diablo, San Mateo 94401
s Botsco, Margaret, 19301 Firestone Circle, Huntington Beach 92648

* Breden, Ralph, 127 Via Los Altos, Redondo Beach 90277
Bruce, Ms. Marion N., 4030 Laguna Ave., Oakland 94602

s Casad, Paul W., 4420 Santa Cruz, San Diego 92107
Chase, Mrs. Celine K., 482 Rutherford Ave., Redwood Qty 94061
Cohen, Mrs. Pat, 3741 Claremont, Irvine 92714
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* Elkin, Mrs. Barbara Jane, 2855 Gayle Lane, Auburn 95603
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s Fallaw, June, P. O. Box 8157, Pittsburg 94565
Gealy, Carroll B., 1924 Elmsbury Rd., Westlake Village 91361
s Geek, Honey, 8381 Daren Cir., Huntington Beach 92646
Goode, Mrs. Mary A., 646 Head St., San Francisco 94132
s Haffner, Sue, 3015 Timmy, Clovis 93612
+*Hertel, Mrs. R. E., 9495 S. Wales Way, Elk Grove 95624
Hillman, Mary, 1118 E. Elmwood, Burbank 91501
s Hockney, Isabelle, 5320 E. 28th St., Long Beach 90815
s Hoefer, Edward E., 607 Virginia Rd., Fullerton 92631
s Hoefer, Myrna, 607 Virginia Rd., Fullerton 92631
s Hudson, Catherine L., 1715 Calle Zocalo, Thousand Oaks 91360
Hughes, Mrs. Richard, 1586 W. Keats, Fresno 93711
Inpijn, Hans, 5412 Via Carrizo, Laguna Hills 92653

* Jantzen, Mrs. J. K., 2725 Katrina Way, Mountain View 94040
s Jones, Irene G., 36776 Petra Dr. NBU 396, Palmdale 93550

Kahrmann, Mrs. Henry Cir., 190 W. El Camimito, Campbell 95008

* Keating, Iris L., 149 Loretto Ct., Claremont 91711

* King, Leonard C, 3327 28th St., San Diego 92104
+*King, Mrs. Frances C, 3327 28th St., San Diego 92104

Knowles, Mr. Henry K., 10312 Humbolt St., Los Alamitos 90720
Kosowsky, Dorothy, 712 Cunningham Dr., Whittier 90601
s Lawrence, Rebecca, 820 Ocean Crest Rd., Cardiff 92007
s Lawson, Mrs. Carol, 1100 W. Huntington Dr., #21, Arcadia 91006
Lawson, Floyd L., 1100 W. Huntington Dr., #21, Arcadia 91006
Lemm, Mrs. Virginia G, 27592 Niguel Village Dr., Laguna Niguel
92656

s Leppert, Chris, 3529 Dove Ct., San Diego 92103

* Lilliquist, Madge, 8515 Ranchito Ave., Panorama Qty 91402
s Martens, Dale, 9826 Corella, Whittier 90603

s Martin, Mrs. Olive L., 2444 W. Sonoma Ave., Stockton 95204
+*McCoy, Mrs. Ruth Jo, 605 Pringle Ave. Sp. #44, Galt 95632
Moffatt, Helen, 1325 Paseo Sereno, San Dimas 91773
s Myers, Cindy, 4799 Grand Ave., Ontario 91762
s Myers, Catherine R., 282 Menlo Park Ave., Ventura 93004
s Myrick, Virginia, 4255 Asher No. 47, San Diego 92110
Naylor, Florence, P. O. Box 1411, Ventura 93002

* Poss, Mrs. Francis, 12 Kelt on Ct., San Mateo 94403
s Ragan, Vivien, 2026 Beach St., Concord 94519

s Raley, Mrs. Virginia, 1641 Via Mirada Apt. B, Fullerton 92633
s Re, Leonard, 9144 Helm Ave., Fountain Valley 92708
Roberson, Mrs. Betty S., 3612 Laredo St., Carlsbad 92008
+m Rosenfeld, Mrs. Lawrence, 2030 Junction Ave., El Cerrito 94530

* Saddler, Mr. James, 3691 N. Diana, Fresno 93726

* Saddler, Susan T., 3691 N. Diana, Fresno 93726

s Schindler, Dorothee M., 648 Marsolan Ave., Solana Beach 92075
Seaton, Robert P., 6882 Harmon Dr., Ventura 93003
s Senoff, Jacqueline M., 17433 Lemac St., North ridge 91325
Shaver, Marcia L., 1187 Buckingham Dr., Thousand Oaks 91360
Shipley, Mrs. Jean, 3238 Preble, Ventura 93003
s Sisson, Ralph, 9543 Cedros Ave., Panorama Qty 91402
s Sisson, Carol, 9543 Cedros Ave., Panorama City 91402
Smith, Bemeice, 2637 Granger Ave., National City 92050
Striepens, Mama, 2225 Deepgrove Ave., Rowland Hgts 91748
Tatro, Mrs. Loretta, 123 San Marino Ave., Ventura 93003
s Temple, Walter, 10155 Excelsior Ave., Hanford 93230
s Temple, Barbara, 10155 Excelsior Ave., Hanford 93230
Thornburg, Don, 266 Lenox Ave., Apt. 406, Oakland 94610
s Triebwasser, Mrs. Belle, 3282 C. San Amadeo, Laguna Hills 92653

* Wang, Mrs. Ann, 120 S. 4th St., Santa Paula 93060

s Weaver, Doris R., 3940 N. Alvarado, Stockton 95204
s Weaver, Susie, 2015 A Qeveland Ave., Santa Barbara 93103
s Willoughby, Karen, 2512 16th Ave., Kingsburg 93631
Wood, Enid, 666 Knoll Dr., San Carlos 94070

COLORADO

s Balliu, Catherine, 10927 W. 103rd Qr., Westminster 80020
s Curtis, Linda, 7161 Pierce St., Arvada 80003
Griffith, Deborah S., 1557 S. Sheridan Blvd., Lakewood 80226
Hann, Mrs. Richard C, 3338 S. Glencoe St., Denver 80222
s Hull, Robert, 930 E. 10th Ave., Broomfield 80020
m Kiesling, Mrs. Paul Wm, 475 Madison, Denver 80206
s Lalanne, Judie, 8076 S. Spruce Cr., Englewood 80112
Laney, Jennie M., 3028 Cortez St., Fort Collins 80525
s Levine, Nelly, 8797 Iris St., Arvada 80005
s Margetts, Mrs. H. W., 17 Vassar Court, Longmont 80501
s Miller, Mrs. Jean Marie, 6661 LJpham Dr., Arvada 80003
s Mitchell, Shirley, 2433 Marquette St., Ft. Collins 80525

* Montgomery, Isla, 534 E. 7th Ave., #206, Denver 80203
Olander, Mrs. Martha, 3333 E. Florida Ave. #21, Denver 80210
Otto, Norah E., Magnolia Star Rt., Nederland 80466

Ratte, Mrs. James C, Box 382, Black Hawk 80422

* Roesch, Mrs. Dorothy J., 2575 S. Wadsworth Ct., Denver 80227

* Schaetzel, Mrs. Margaret T., 2451 S. Jasmine Place, Denver 80222
s Slavin-Polevoy, Madelin, 1900 E. Girard PI., #302, Englewood

80110

Sorensen, Mrs. Janice, 8357 E. Jamison Circle South, Englewood
80112

s Springer, Shiloh, P. O. Box 485, Indian Hills 80454
s Thompson, Linda, 3351 So. Field #168, Lakewood 80227

* Tyson, Miss Nell-Sue, 2030 E. Amherst Ave., Denver 80210

CONNECTICUT

m Adams, Mrs. Joseph F., Jr., 186 Waverly Rd., Shelton 06484

Bower, Richard C., 239 Fort Path Rd., Madison 06443

A-2 Supplement to September /October 1989 African Violet Magazine

Butler, Ms. Ann W., 8 Buell St., North Haven 06473
s Clem, Mrs. Wm., 5 Beeehwood Kd Branford 06405
s Corbett, Arline G, 14 Wellsweep Rd., Branford 06405
s Fagan, Cindy, 1 Anthony Rd., Bolton 06043
Fargeof, Mrs. Julius, 235 Alps Rd., Branford 06405

* Hayes, Nancy G., 9 Cobblestone Rd., Bloomfield 06002
LeMere, Barbara E., 48 Center Rd. Circle, Orange 06477
Nagy, Mr. Louis, 180 Bethke Rd., Killingworth 06417

s Ostrosky, Mrs. Anne, 216 Chestnut Hill Rd., Norwalk 06851
Rourke, Edna, 99 Old Stratford Rd., Shelton 06484
s Scheef, Julia, 1 Clatter Valley Rd,, New Milford 06776
m Traskers, Mrs. Stanley J., 1514 Saybrook Rd., Haddam 06438
s Wallach, Mrs, Lynn, 55 Red Coat Rd., Westport 06880
Wheeler, Roger W., P. O. Box 263, Shelton 06484

DELAWARE

Abramson, Mrs. D. G., 4003 .Greenmount Rd., Long wood,
Wilmington 19810

Behnke, Mrs. Wallace P., 1 735 Old Baltimore Pike, Newark 19702
+*Callaghan, Mrs. John J., 2806 Rickdale Rd., Wilmington 19810
Cattlett, Mrs. Carol, 2642 Majestic Dr., Wilmington 19810
Celano, Theresa, 1703 Bancroft Pkwy., Wilmington 19806
Celano, Mrs. Angelina, 4927 Lancaster Pike, Sedgely Farms,
Wilmington 19807

Funk, Mrs. Harry, 2420 Granby Rd., Wilmington 19810
Gregg, Mrs. Betty, 2817 Grubb Rd., Wilmington 19810
s Mathew, Mrs. Sareena T., 3119 Albemarle Rd., Wilmington 19808
McMann, Mrs. Leland J., 2421 Lori Ln. S Tarleton, Wilmington
19810

Pirone, Andrea, 603 Cheshire Cr., Wilmington 19808
Pyle, Mrs. Robert E., Jr., 2015 Foulk Rd., Wilmington 19810
s Turner, Dale, 822 Cobblecreek Ct., Newark 19702

FLORIDA

s Boyer, James R., 8652 Savory Dr., Orlando 32825
s Brown, Claudette, 3314 Ida Ln., Lakeland 33801
Cassell, Betty, 128 Merle Cir., Ft. Walton Beach 32548
Cherry, Mrs. Neil G., Jr., 219 Brookview Dr., N, Jacksonville 32225
Cohen, Lottie M., 1407 Berwyn Rd., Orlando 32806
s Davis, Marta G., 3600 E. Grant St., Orlando 32812
Droege, Alyce D., 1318Kewanee Trail, Maitland 32751
Ducharme, Mrs. Janet, 1618 High Point Ct. SW, Winter Haven
33880

Durand, Virginia M., 5922 Gamble Dr., Orlando 32808

* Hchenberger, Mrs. William, 1544 Lime St., Clearwater 34616
s Farnsworth, Mr. V. L., 496 S. Garden Dr., Lakeland 33813
+m Ffo.lt Mrs. Lester, 1173 Quail Ave., Miami Springs 33166

s Francis, Charlene, 1029 Talbot Ave., Jacksonville 32205
s Fuchs, Mrs. Kenneth A., 1739 8th Ave. SW, Largo 34640
GiU, Dorothea, 2037 Sandra Dr., Clearwater 34624
Goldstein, Mrs. Jack, 1001 Diplomat Pkwy., Hollywood 33019
+*Green, Mr. Bob L„ 997 Botany Ln., Rockledge 32955
Greene, Lise S., 1211 SW 129 Way, Davie 33325

* Harm, Mrs. Dorothy, 2525 Wynnewood Dr., Clearwater 34623
Harden, Mary Lou, 910 W. Hilsboro, Seffner 33584
Hartman, Lawanda, 10274 Jolynn Rd., Jacksonville 32225

s Hartman, Charles, 10274 Jolynn Rd., Jacksonville 32225
Hayes, Judson H , 2824 Oak Cove Ln., Jacksonville 32211
Hill, Sharon M„ P. O. Box 5085, Gulfport 33737
Hilton, Rita G., 2295 W. Helen Cir., Bartow 33830
Howell, Chris, 637 Carey Pi., Lakeland 33803
Hukle, Cheryl, Rt. 9, Box 5 WilMns Rd., Tampa 33610
s Boo, Phillip, 8580 SW 124th St., Miami 33156
s Jacobson, Linda, 9613 55th St, Temple Terrace 33617
Johnson, Mary L., 803 Lake Palm Dr., Largo 33541
+*Johnson, Mrs. H. Steven, 1301 Woodbine St., Day tona Beach 32014
s Jones, Jean A., 9767 Huntsman Path, Pensacola 32514
Jones, Miriam, 7321 SW 16 St., Miami 33155
KaHum, Jennifer S., 2618 Flamingo Ln., Ft. Lauderdale 33312
s Kunter, Joan, 2513 Whale Hbr Ln., Ft. Lauderdale 33312
Landry, Patricia A., 6535 Colonade Cr., Pensacola 32506
s Lansford, Dee, 288 Auriga Dr., Orange Park 32073
s Malone, Dorothy, 8051 Tara Ln., Jacteonville 32216
s Marshall, Linda M„ 5153 NW 30th Ct., Margate 33063
s Martinez, Jo Anne, 809 Taray de Avila, Tampa 33613

McVicker, Pearl, 101 Lake Thomas Dr., Winter Haven 33880
Merritt, Mrs. Fayette, 4200 Croydon Rd., Pensacola 32514
Miderski, Mrs. Dorothy, 123 Audubon Dr., Leesburg 32748
MiUer, Mrs. Hazel V., 1307 15th St. SW, Winter Haven 33880
Minker, Mrs. Alice, P. O. Box 366, Green Cove Springs 32043
Mugovero, Diane, 9950 SW 213 St., Miami 33189
s Nichols, Dr. Ed, P. O. Box 366, Green Cove Springs 32043
Nichols, Kay, P. O. Box 366, Green Cove Springs 32043

* Fart, tin, Judy, No. 9 Hummingbird, Winter Haven 33884
Ramsey, Mrs. Porter L , Jr., 1241 Grove Park Blvd., Jacksonville

32216

+MRichardson, Mrs. J. A. W., 2315 Lakeshore Dr., Tavares 32778
+*Robinson, Mrs. M. W., 3470 NW 21st Ave., Ft. Lauderdale 33309
Robinson, Barbara A., 761 Brookside Rd., Maitland 32751
s Ross, Jean Marie, 441 Hadley Dr., Palm Harbor 33563
Sanger, R. H., 3700 Ponce De Leon Blvd., Sebring 33872
s Schiffrin, Carole, 6760 S. Grande Dr., Boca Raton 33433
Schreck, Mrs. E. E., 2055 S. Floral Ave. #328, Bartow 33830
s Schwindt, Pat, 1625 S. Delaney Ave., Orlando 32805
s Scobey, Elaine S., 40 SE 13th St., Pompano Beach 33060
s Scott, Mrs. H. B., 1917 S.E. 32nd St, Cape Coral 33904
Shurette, Mrs. Marjorie, 2721 SW 117 Ave., Ft. Lauderdale 33330
Spangler, Walter E., 6285 31st Ave. N, St. Petersburg 33710
Spangler, Glenda D., 6285 31st Ave. N, St. Petersburg 33710
Sprayberry, Lois R,, 840 Linton Ave., Orlando 32809
Starr, Estelle, 2602 Graupera St., Pensacola 32507
Starr, George B., 2602 Graupera St., Pensacola 32507
Stuck, Mrs. Norman, 8152 Arble Dr., Jacksonville 32211
m Suder, Mrs. Alvina H., 2 Pindo Palm E #C, Largo 33540

* Thompson, Catherine, 3941-H SW 17th Lane, Gainesville 32605
Turner, Mr. Milton, 2014 Pretty Pond Rd., Zephyrhills 33540

s Walsh, Peggy, 542 E. Ten Mile Rd., Pensacola 32514

* Whitaker, DoDe, 2085 Leeward Lane, Merritt Island 32953

GEORGIA

Barnette, W. W., 1794 Angelique Dr., Decatur 30033
Bentley, Mrs. W. P., 20 Mulberry Lane, Augusta 30909
Brewer, Mrs. Horace B., 1598 Huntington Dr., NW, Marietta 30066
Christian, Mrs. Hinton D., 110 Milledge Terr. Condo 1, Athens
30606

Cumpton, Pierce, 219 Sunset Dr., Warner Robins 31088
Cumpton, Joan, 219 Sunset Dr., Warner Robins 31088
s Eisman, Jo Ann, 715 N. Indian Creek Dr., Clarkston 30021
Hughes, Joyce C, 611 Wimbish Rd., Macon 31210
Jordan, Mrs. Stuard, Rt. 3 Box 3110, Royston 30662

* Lewis, Betty, 935 Ridgedale Dr., Lawrenceville 30245
Mackey, Hugh N., 299 Stockwood Dr., Woodstock 30188
Miles, Mrs. Sharon, 1954 Liberty Church Rd., Hephzibah 30815

s Moon, Jan, 2216 Kimberly Dr., Augusta 30904
Moulder, Miss M. V., 2025 Peachtree Rd., NE, Apt. 1215, Atlanta
30309

Norris, Mrs. Theresa S., 1362 Crooked Tree Court, Lilbum 30247

* Richardson, Jack L., 2721 N. Druid Hills, Atlanta 30329
s Ross, Elise M., 151 Firewood Ct., Athens 30605

Selman, Angelika, 3580 Milledgeville Rd., Augusta 30909
Stone, Mary H., 3462 Milledgeville Rd., Augusta 30909
s Wheatley, Mildred M., 2207 Breckenbridge Ave., Augusta 30904

ILLINOIS

Aske, Mrs. Mildred, 2702 N. Monticello, Chicago 60647
s Benker, Rita, 2113 22 St., Rock Island 61201
Bruns, Joseph J., 1220 Stratford Ln., Hanover Park 60103
s Compton, Martha, 3003 E. Oakland Ave., Bloomington 61701
s Corbett, Barbara, 2427 Colfax St., Evanston 60201
s Corbett, Jay, 2427 Colfax St., Evanston 60201
s Dublinski, Mrs. Susan, 760 Portree Ln., Lake Zurich 60047
Good sell. Barbara, 429 Cherry Ln., Glenview 60025
Guenther, Shirley M., 7812 Linder Ave., Morton Grove 60053

* Hogan, Rorise M., 1220 31st St., Rockford 61108
m Hood, Mrs. Frank, Jr., Box 80 Rt. 1, Seaton 61476

Johnson, Mrs. Edward, 4901 N. Ozanam Ave., Norridge 60656
Klein, Darlene, RR 1, Metamora 61548
s Krewer, Mrs. Wm. A., 1141 N. Beverly Lane, Arlington Hgts. 60004

* Landgren, Mrs. George, 810 Ingleside PI., Evanston 60201

s Lasky, Ms. Renee, 8110 Gross Point Rd., Morton Grove 60053

Supplement to September/October 1989 African Violet Magazine A-3

s Mann, Mrs. Kenneth, 507 E. Grove St., Bloomington 61701
m McIntosh, Mrs. George J . 611 N. Main St., Normal 61761
s Oker strom, Karen, 1344 Poplar Ct, Homewood 60430

* Palm, Mrs. Elinor A., 4640 W. 182nd PL, Country Club Hills 60478
Pugsley, Joan A., 28693 Ravine Dr., Barrington 60010

Quigg, Mrs. Richard W., 15316 Knoxville Rd., Milan 61264
s Recoy, Terry L., 1612 Evans Ave., Rockford 61111
s Reynolds, Paul D., 710 W. Walnut, Bloomington 61701

* Romanow, Mrs. Connie, 15408 Linden Dr., Oak Forest 60452

* Schroeder, Mrs. Raymond E., 217 Andrew Ave., Dwight 60420
+m Schroeder, Mrs. Wayne, 1739 N. 74th Ct., Elmwood Park 60635
s Szewczyk, Frank G., 17223 Fisk, E. Hazelcrest 60429

m Teater, Mrs. Herman, 1211 E. Elmhurst, Peoria 61603
m Tiedeman, Mrs. H. R., 1008 Bakewell, Normal 61761
Watkins, Mrs. Charles, 709 Virginia Ave., Normal 61761
s Zimmerman, Maureen, 1100 Kenilworth Dr., Wheeling 60090

INDIANA

s Cline, Ethel, 3125 Valley Farms Rd., Indianapolis 46214
Willey, Jean, 851 Kenmare Pky., Crown Point 46307

IOWA

m Ilstrup, Mrs. George, 1252 42nd St., Des Moines 50311

* Jones, Mrs. Maurice E., 1206 7th St., Durant 52747
Oelmann, Deb, P. O. Box 434, 303 Park Ave., Dows 50071
Schafer, Mrs. R. N., 3830 Woodland Ct., Davenport 52807
Tyler, Mrs. Janice K., 8813 Sunflower Circle, Des Moines 50322

s Watte, Wayne, 620 Ray St., Colo 50056
Watts, Mrs. Wayne, 620 Ray St., Colo 50056

KANSAS

Gall, Mrs. John L„ 3200 W. 82nd Terr., Leawood 66206
Jones, Mrs. Gladys, Rt. 1 Box 280, Rose Hill 67133
s Nelson, Laurie, 2505 Cimarron Dr., Lawrence 66046
Russell, Raymond L., 807 W. 27th Terr., Lawrence 66046

* Taylor, Tries a A., 7642 High Dr., Prairie Village 86208

* Weir, Mrs. Robert, 490 Terrace Trail East, Lake Quivira 66106
s Wieditz, Mrs. Faye, 1133 N. Pershing, Wichita 672,08

LOUISIANA

Arcement, Mrs. Lilly B., Rt. 2 Box 92, Napoleonville 70390

* Armstrong, Genelle, 1313 Gardenia Dr,, Metairie 70005
Armstrong, Al, 1313 Gardenia Dr., Metairie 70005
Ball, Mrs. Carl 5., P. O. Box 122, Bail 71405

* Benge, Dorothy L , 5900 Wheeler, Metairie 70003
Boudreaux, Melba A., 843 Canal Rd., Napoleonville 70390

+*Brenner, Miss Penelope Arm, 3736 Lang St., New Orleans 70131

* Brown, Mr. Jerome E, P. O. Box 2332, Baton Rouge 70821

* Brown, Mrs. Jerome E., P. O. Box 2332, Baton Rouge 70821
D" Antoni, Am re. 4436 W. Brooktown, Baton Rouge 70805

s David, Nancy, 110 St. Jude, New Roads 70760
Dazet, Mrs. Leonard, Box 625, Empire 70050
Domiano, Jeannette, 2173 Leslie Si, Gretna 70056
Dyson, Lynne, 409 Snead St., Berwick 70342
Dyson, Mrs. James; 409 Snead St., Berwick 70342
Guarisco, Jams S., P O. Box 1128, Morgan City 70381
s Hagerman, Nancy, 605 Alice Dr., Lafayette 70503
s Johnston, Vemell M., 704 E. E St., Rayne 70578
Lindsly, Mrs. L. G., 7734 Wimbledon Ave., Baton Rouge 70810
Marceaux, Mrs. Alice, Rt. 3 Box 959, Morgan City 70380

* McFarland, Mrs. Mary T., 3125 Blackwell Dr., Baton Rouge 70805
Oufhac, Mre. Kathy, 13534 New Wood Ave., Rt. 4, Baton Rouge

70818

* Ozio, Mis. Yvonne, 1009 Ditch Ave., Morgan City 70380
+*Ozio, Mr. L. T Jr., 1009 Ditch Ave., Morgan City 70380

* Peres, Leora T... 220 S, Polk, Rayne 70578
Pippin, Jane D., 996 Hwy. 165, Forest Hill 71430

* Plauche, Mrs. Sadie K,, 5226 Greenridge Dr., Baton Rouge 70814
Ramires, Mrs. George, Jr., 1620 WiUowbend Dr., Morgan City 70380
Ramires, Mr. George, Jr., 1620 WiUowbend Dr., Morgan City 70380
Simmons, Mrs. V. Jeny, RR. 1, 140 Riverview, Patterson ,70392

* Spear, Mis. J. F., 7660 Amite Church Rd., Denham Springs 70726

* Voorhees, Mrs. Audrey K., 857 Filmore Ave., New Orleans 70124

* Voorhees, Wynne John, 857 Filmore Ave., New Orleans 70124
Williamson, Mrs. Joe L., 4704 England Dr., Alexandria 71303

* Wilson, Mrs. O. P., 6126 Burgundy, Shreveport 71105

MARYLAND

Armstrong, Linda Rochelle, 515 Murdock Rd., Baltimore 21212
+*Bums| Mrs. Howard, 8624 Delegge Rd., Baltimore 21237
Haag Mrs. Don J., 524 Murdock Rd., Baltimore 21212

* Lages, Mrs. Betty Lou, 3609 Fort Hill Dr., EUicott City 21043
Moak, Frederick E., 18636 Bayleaf Way, Germantown 20874

s Richardson, M. Kane, 9207 Ravenwood Rd., Baltimore 21237
m Sauter, Ms. Beatrice, 2123 Northland Rd., Baltimore 21207
Stenger, Joyce A, 13601 Deerwater Dr., Germantown 20874
Toolan, Sharon, 3903 Nemo Rd., KandaUsfown 21133
Wood, Beryl J., Box 135 A76, RD 3, Cambridge 21613

MASSACHUSETTS

Balonis, Marda, Boston Rd., P. O. Box 747, Groton 01450
Blustein, Mr. Richard, 38 Fuller Pond Rd., Middleton 01949
Cook, Barbara, 28 Minot St., Falmouth 02540
Cook, John, 28 Minot St., Falmouth 02540
+*Courage, Alice M,, 33 Essex St., Wakefield 01880
+*Crisa£ulli, Mrs. Jessie, Amherst Rd., 290 Federal St., Belchertown
01007

Jobert, Leola M., 755 Plymouth St., Whitman 02382
s Junkin, Ruth, 113 Offutt Dr., Bedford 01730
m Kanela, Mrs. Stephen C, 16 Mylod St., Walpole 02081
Lass, David Alan, 19 Phillips Rd., Nahant 01908
m MacLean, Mrs. J. Addison, 175 Mill St., Abington 02351
Ormerod, Eleanor, 445 Sharps Lot Rd., Swansea 02 777
Ouellette, Kathy, 207 Abbott St., Lawrence 01843
St. An bin, Mrs. Edward, 58 Exeter St., Lawrence 01843
Warren, Mrs. Bertrand, P. O. Box 3664, Fail River 02722
Wilson, Dolores E., 5 Shore Dr., Peabody 01960

MICHIGAN

m Leslie, Mrs. Andrew, 7662 Woodview Dr., Apt. 1, Westland 48185

MINNESOTA

Bann, Mrs. Ruth, 680 Marigold Ter., Fridley 55432
Heisch, Mrs. Kenneth, 4811 37th Ave. S, Minneapolis 55417
Harrington, Delores, 1620 Gardena Ave. NE, Fridley 55432
Hultin/ Mrs. Leroy E., 6150 StarHfe Blvd. NE, Fridley 55432
Johnson, Mrs. Richard M., 9316 170th Ave., Forest Lake 55025
Johnson, Sharon E, 6657 E, Shadow Ik. Dr., Lino Lakes 55014
Johnson, Ketha N., 5105 W. 62nd St., Edina 55436
Nelson, Mrs. Lorraine, 2430 Douglas Dr. N, Golden Valley 5.5422
Paron, Mrs. Marino, Rt. 1 Box 270, North Branch 55056
Tobin, Mrs. W. F„ 2262 Brewster St., St. Paul 55108
Trapp, Mrs. Monroe, 1 Indian Hilk Dr., Circle Pines 55014
Zondlo, Mrs. Charles, 3326 Lincoln St. NE, Minneapolis 55418

MISSISSIPPI

* Fowler, Clyo G, 3420 Woodland Lake Rd., Hernando 38632

* Miller, Mrs. Linda, 1825 Brookhaven Dr., Southaven 38671
Sledge, Dr. diaries E., 23 Terrapin Hill Rd. S, Brandon 39042
Wicht, Miss Jane, 203 Broad St., Hattiesburg 39401

s Winstead, Ricky W,, Summer Oaks Dr., Hattiesburg 39402

MISSOURI

s Alinson, Mrs. Carol, 3914 Hardy, Kansas City 64133
+*Aubuchon, Joan, 7330 Leona, St. Louis 63116

* Baumhauer, Mrs. Drew, 24 Fox Meadows, Sunset Hills 63127
Bellinger, Helen, 1240 S. Estate, Springfield 65804
Blacketer, Mrs. Perry W., 10410 Monroe, Kansas City 64137

s Blanton, Helen, 622 Riverside, St. Charles ©303

* Britton, Col. James, 3906 SW Harbor Dr., Lee's Summit 64082

* Buttram, Mr. J. David, P. O. Box 193, Independence 64051
Campbell, Mrs. Ethel M., 5543 E. Bennett, Springfield 65809
Carson, Doris F., 1702 Joplin, Joplin 64804

Cox, Ruby E., 1206 Wyvonne, Bethany 64424
Donnell, Ramona, 306 Ballard, Carl Junction 64834
EaMor, Mrs. Lavera !., 245 Rraekleigjt Lrt., Florissant 63031
s Evensen, Marilyn, 532 King^idge Dr., Ballwin ©011
s French, Mrs. Paula, 107 Cornelia, Glendale 63122

* Gill, Mrs. Bernard F=, 1015 Greenway Terr., Kansas City 64113
s GolubsM, Linda, 1416 A. St., Blue Springs 64015

A-4 Supplement to September/October 1989 African Violet Magazine

Hamilton, Mis. Virginia, 7 Carole L:n,, Frontenac 63131
m Harr- lit. Mrs. Frauds J., King's Lane Farm, #27 Brook Ln . St.
Charles 6S303

Hapiter, Mrs. Susan, 12789 Highstone Dr., St. Loras 63146

* Hart, Patrida M., 3350 Blue Ridge Blvd,, Independence 64052

* Hill, Mrs. Sue I., 12201 E. 45th Terr., Independence 64055
8 Holm, Miss Glenda, 6634 Fyler, St. Louis 63139

Holt, Mrs. H. L., 1128 linden. Si Louis 63117
Jacobs, Mrs. Earl John, 1990 Winter Haven Dr., Imperial 63052
m Janus, Mrs. William, 130 N. Holmes, St. Louis 63122
s Livingston, Mrs. C. M., Rt. 2 Box 369, Pleasant HiH 64080
Loveland, Gene M., RR #1 Box 414L, Gram Valley 64029
m Meister, Mrs. Carl, 4459 Gemini, St. Louis 63128
Miller, Ardath L., 529 Ranch Dr., Manchester ©Oil
Moe, Jeannie, 2419 Mayer Dr., St. Charles 63301
O'Neal, Beadlah, P. O. Box 1702, Maryland Heights 63043
s Payne, Peggy R., Rt. 3 Box 218, HaUsville 65255
s Poindexter, Rebecca, 4418 E. 107th St., Kansas City 64137

* Proctor, Mrs. Harold A., 6124 Ralston, Raytown 64133
Russom, Fran, 7022 Ethel, St. Louis 63117

s Schmidt, Ed, 5009 Foxdale Dr., St. Louis 63128

+*Smith, Mr. Edd Stretch, 4304 S. Compton Ave., St. Louis 63111

* Ward, Mrs. Charles E,, 11805 E. 74th Terrace, Kansas Qty 64133
Wells, Esther Edwards, 948 Fair Oaks Ct, Liberty 64068

* Willets, Mrs. Horetta A., 61 15- A Pershing Ave., St. Louis 63112
m Willets, Nancy D., 61 15- A Pershing Ave., St. Louis 63112

* Wilson, Mrs. Roma, 4037 Cleveland Ave., St Louis 63110

* Wilson, Mrs. Roma, 4037 Cleveland Ave., St. Louis 63110

NEBRASKA

* Lorimor, Barbara, 618 S. 38th Ave., Omaha 68105
Stork, Joyce, 320 W. Eagle, Arlington 68002

s Stork, Kent, 320 W. Eagle, Arlington 68002

NEW HAMPSHIRE

* Basdmagel, Mrs. Wm., Treseott Rd., RR 1 Box 252, Etna 03750

NEW JERSEY

* Buschke, Mrs. Edward W., 11 Dramlin Dr., Morris Plains 07950
s Fischer, Jill G., 59 River Bend Rd., Berkley Hts 07922

s Gray, Gail T., RD 2 Box 98A, Blossom Rd., Hampton 08827
Howdls, Barbara E., 18 Fackanaek Lake Rd., Wayne 07470
4 fcnhof, Nancy E, 31 Adele Ct., Red Bank 07701
Jasaitis, Dale K . 116 Forest Glen, Highland Park 08904
s Johnson, Mrs. George, 131 E. 13th St., Linden 07036
Lynn, Mrs. Charlotte, 620 Remsen Ave., N. Brunswick 08902
McAfoos, Jane F . 545 Heather Lane, Brick Twp 08724

* Riemer, Mrs. Donald N., 392 Fennington-Harbourton Rd., Pen¬

nington 08534

s Regan, Antoinette, 15 Packanack Lake Rd., Wayne 07470
s Ryan, Mrs. Helen R., 48 Utah Dr., Matawan 07747
Semen, Flora, 74 Kino Bivd., Trenton 08619
Sendfc, Mrs. Rita, 2524 Berdan Ave., Fair Lawn 07410
Senna, Frank, 13 Harvard Way, Oakland Q7436
Smith, Mrs. Maryrose, 3 Cynwyd Dr., Burlington 08016
s Thurman, Gary, 2028 Old York Rd., Burlington 08016
s Thurman, Mrs. Gary, 2028 Old York Rd., Burlington 08016
Vandermeer, Hilda, 36 Fogarty Dr., Trenton 08619
Winfield, Cecelia, 972A Village Dr., E, N. Brunswick 08902

NEW MEXICO

Iskra, Mrs. Charles, 4700 Sherwood NE, Albuquerque 87109
Longmire, Mis. Delmar, 8600 Summer Ave. NE, Albuquerque
87112

s Morrison, Joan Lapham, P, O. Box 656, Los Alamos 87544
s Nelson, Hoda, 6113 Alta Monte NE, Albuquerque 87110
Schmierer, Margaret, 5010 Crownpoint Ct. NW, Albuquerque
87120

Staat, Mis. Charles H., 1701 Kentucky St. NE, Albuquerque 8711.0
TaMant, Mrs. James N., 4305 Cobblestone NE, Albuquerque 87109
Tanner, Mabel G., 1101 Madison St. SR Albuquerque 87108
Wemshenker, Mrs. B. A., 1017 Casa Grande PL NE, Albuquerque
87112

Wiley, Mrs. della, 1801 Luth Dr. NE, Albuquerque 87112

NEVADA

s Dineen, Jane E., P.O. Box 1081, Carson Qty 89702
s Mark, Carol J., 1823 Fairlie Court, Sparks 89431
s Schmidt, Betty L, 318 Fodrin Way, Sparks 89431
s Shaw, June, 97 Ave. Bleu De Qair, Sparks 89431
s Young, Mrs. Cheryl, 600 Akard Cir„, Reno 89503

NEW YORK

+m Bogpln, Mrs. Sidney, 39 Boyd St., Long Beach 11561
Boos, Donna M,, 4 Middiebury Rd., Hauppauge 11787
♦^Bradford, Edward, 85-25 86th St., Woodhaven 11421
Buckley, Mrs. Paul, 1299 Chelsea Rd., Wamtagh 11793
s CaMfano, Margaret A., 72 Glendale Rd,, Latham 12110
m Champion, Mrs. Duane L., 8848 Van Hoesen Rd., Clay 13041
Collins, Mrs. Cynthia T., 10 E. 85th St., Apt. SB, New York 10028
Coyle, Raymond, 86-24 77 St., Woodhaven 11421
Darrah, Mrs. Grace P., 322 Sunrise Dr., Syracuse 13205
Davis, Mrs. Vikki, 384 Linwood. Ave., N. Tonawanda 14120
+*■000167, Mr- Raymond, Jr., 214 Thompson St., New York 10012
m Egenites, Leila M., 28-27 214th Place, Bayside 11360
s Gershon, Marianne, 231-11 57th Ave., Bayside 11364

* Ghossn, Mrs. Joseph, 87-12 Jamaica Ave., Woodhaven 11421
Gifford, Helen, Box 137, Medusa 12120

Godfrey, Mrs. Cornelius R, 1902 Edward Lm., Merrick 11566
s Grigalunas, Mark, 529 W. 42nd, Apt. 2K, New York 10036

* Gugliada, Mrs. Frank, 16 Meeker St., Staten Island 10306
s Hart, Mrs. Wilson R, 118 S. Crescent Dr., Rome 1.3440

* Hilts. Jane, 1615 Anchor Lxl, Southoid 11971

* Kasperski, Mis. Paul F., 5 Hewlett Point Ave., E. Rockaway 11518

* KaspersM, Mr. Paul F., 5 Hewlett Point Ave., E. Rockaway 11518
Klein, Carolyn, 102-39 85 Road, Richmond Hill 11418

Knauf, Ann D., 200 Pine Ridge Dr., Guilderland 12084

* Koester, Mrs. Marceline, 161-15 29th Ave., Rushing 11358
Kroll, Paul F., Harmony Hill Farm, 4325 Two Rod Rd., E. Aurora

14052

* Lee, Mis. Anne, 16 Tinder Lane, Levittown 11756

s Macaluso, Rosemary, 40-16 247 St., Little Neck 113©

Mason, Mrs. Esther E., 79 Grove Ave., Albany 12208
Meek, Mrs. Ruth W., 214 Goodrich Ave., Syracuse 13210
O'Sullivan, Dolores E., 246 28 Deepdale Ave., Douglaston 11362

* Oswald, Mrs. Frederick, 5 Huston Rd., Garden City 11530
s O'Leary, Mary Ellen, 400 Lockport St., Youngstown 14174
s Perras, Edward M., P. O. Box 283, Mechanicville 12118

Raskopf, Betty, 3355 Bunker Ave., Wantagh 11793
s Raymond, Dorothy, 208 13th St., Watervliet 12189
Red Elk, Priscilla € , 205 Point Pleasant Rd., Rochester 14622
Robinson, Ralph, 96 Harriet St., Tonawanda 14150
Rodenhausen, Margaret, 28 Carolanne Dr., Delmar 12054
+*Rotando, Mrs. Kathryn, 131 Taft Ave., Long Beach 11561
+*Rutmayer, Mrs. Kenneth, 2 Hampton St, Hauppauge 11787
§ Schaller, Marilyn NL, 7070 Oriskany Rd., Rome 13440
m Smith, Olive M., 770 James St. #211, Syracuse 13203

* ‘Smith, Mr. James H.. 1126 Feny Ave., Niagara Falls 14301

* Strnad, Mis. Helen, Box 173, Northport 11768
Svitak, Joseph, 85 51 169th St., Jamaica 1,1432

Turnbull, Robert B., 9 Blackwell St, Comwall-On-Hudson 12520
Turnbull, Margaret B., 9 Blackwell St., ComwaU-On-Hudson
12520

s Vogt, Dorothy, 180 Waco St, Lindenhurst 11757
VoMni, Mrs. Michael, 154-66 25th Dr., Hushing 11354
s Wagman, Irwin, 52 Harper Dr., Pittsford 14534
s Wagman, Fayamte B„, 52 Harper Dr., Rttsford 14534

* Weber, Mrs. Jane, 50 Belknap Dr., Northport 11768
Wetzel, Louise, 79-76 78 Ave., Glendale 11385
Wildman, James A., Jr., 133 Rosemont Dr., Syracuse 13206

NORTH CAROLINA

s Bunn, Kermit, Rt. 3 Box 613 B, Snow Hill 2858Q
s Bunn, Lorena, Rt. 3 Box 613 B, Snow Hill 28580
m Churchill, Mrs. Warren, Carolina Meadows, Whippoorwill Liu,
Apt. 3-304, Chapel Hill 27514
s Garland, Mrs. Betty, 4821 Amity PL, Charlotte 28212
Harp, Eva, 7511 Middiebury PL, Charlotte 28212
s Level, Anna, 3141 Barbour Mill Rd., Qayton 27520
s Pettypool, Ingrid, 11704 Laurel Grove Lane, Charlotte 28226

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OHIO

Bartley, Betty L,, 3920 Monterey Ave., Springfield 45504
Black, Mrs. George, 8001 Cleveland N, N. Canton 44720

* Borton, Mrs. Lewis, 4864 U.S. 68 North, Yellow Springs 45387
s Cummins, Mrs. Lou, 4983 Smoketalk Ln., Westerville 43081

Fultz, Teresa A., 819 Lori Court, Sidney 45365
+ “Gamer, Mrs. M. E., 1010 Edgewood SE, No. Canton 44720
Gohr, Georgeann, 997 Lake Breeze Rd., Sheffield Lake 44054
“Grinstead, Mrs. Carter H., 1864 Berkshire Rd., Columbus 43221
s Hickson, Julie M., 2182 E. Rahn Rd., Kettering 45440
Lott, Mrs, Ralph E., 523 Sturgeon Dr., Akron 44319
“Lusk, Mrs. Elmer C., 1173 Oakland Ave., Columbus 43212
s Miller, Ann, 139 Nantucket Landing, Centerville 45458
s Morabito, Mrs. Anthony, 7057 Brightwood Dr., Painesville 44077
Muster, Jacqueline, 247 Valeside NW, Massillon 44646

* Neumann, Linda A., 11620 Mapleridge Dr., N. Royalton 44133
Owens, Mrs. Linda, 1762 Stem wood Dr., Columbus 43228

+m Savage, Mrs. James S., 39 Mead Dr., Chillicothe 45601
s Shie, Pauline, 401 Bel Air Dr., Sidney 45365
Shields, Marilyn, 4032 Lenox-New Lyme Rd., Jefferson 44047
+m Tucker, Mrs. Leroy, 2812 N. Star Ave., Columbus 43221

OKLAHOMA

s Carter, Judith M., 10155 E. 25th St., Tulsa 74129
Gotten, Jeanne M., 4402 E. 105th PL, Tulsa 74137
s Enos, Phyllis, 11033 E. 26 PL, Tulsa 74129
s Gilbert, Cynthia, 3919 So. Atlanta PL, Tulsa 74105
Hill, Mrs. Susan, 708 Red Oak Terrace, Edmond 73034
+ “Hewlett, Mrs. E. A., 4916 E. 38th PI., Tulsa 74135
s Klimek, Mary Nell, Rt. 1 Box 51-B, Devol 73531
McCawley, Edna R., 1721 S. Fulton, Tulsa 74112
s McGaha, Linda Jo, Box 273, Disney 74340
Sutton, Mrs. Pat, 1707 S. 77 E Ave., Tulsa 74112
s Winn, Eva M., 191 1 SE College View Dr., Bartlesville 74003
Young, Jimmy L., Oakland Dr., McAlester 74501

PENNSYLVANIA

s Allen, Marion, 15 Hollyhock Ln., Levittown 19055
s Allen, Lee, 15 Hollyhock Ln., Levittown 19055
s Branson, Enid, 2026 Pleasant Ave., Glenside 19038
Brooks, Mrs. Joy P., Duffield House, Apt. 704, 3701 Conshohocken
Ave., Philadelphia 19131

* Callahan, Mrs. Betty, 6 Pennsylvania Ave., Fairless Hills 19030
s Cass, Margaret, 920 Andorra Rd., Lafayette Hill 19444

Cooper, Frances M., 492 Pinecrest Rd., Springfield 19064
Easter, Mrs. Alice, 368 E. Gorgas Ln., Philadelphia 19119
Girvin, Mrs. John M., 1109 Putnam Blvd., Wallingford 19086
Girvin, Mr. John M., 1109 Putnam Blvd., Wallingford 19086
Hanna, Susan, 472 Store Rd., HarleysviUe 19438
Hansberger, Betsy, 8006 Cheltenham Ave., Philadelphia 19118
+m Hansen, Mrs. H. N., 708 Wyndale Rd., Jenkintown 19046
s James, Daryl, 1595 Oakleaf Lane, Pittsburg 15237
Jones, Mrs. Richard L, 909 Louise Ln., W. Chester 19382
+ “Lyons, Mr. William R., 38 Indian Creek Dr., Levittown 19057

* Lyons, Mrs. William R„ 38 Indian Creek Dr., Levittown 19057
McMullen, Joyce, 478 Vailey View Dr., Langhome 19047

s Parsons, Mrs. Bonnie, 6352 Crescent Ave., Bensalem 19020
Rolph, Mrs. Helen P., 7207 Cresheim Rd., Philadelphia 19119

* Shannon, Mrs. Thomas, Jr., 8845 Norwood Ave., Chestnut Hill,

Philadelphia 19118

Shaw, Mrs. Carolyn, 1963 Virginia Ave., Bensalem 19020
s Smith, Judith, 7808 Conwell Rd., Laverock 19118
Stahl, Julia L., 86 S. Hershey Rd., Harrisburg 17112
+m Tinari, Mrs. Anne, 2325 Valley Road, Huntingdon Valley 19006
Waugh, Marie C., 509 Willow Valley Lakes Dr., Willow St 17584

RHODE ISLAND

s Miga, Cynthia A., 154 Fairweather Ave., Cranston 02910

SOUTH CAROLINA

* Anderson, Mrs. Faith R, 201 Morrison Dr., Goose Creek 29445

* Black, Mrs. P. R, 5318 Hartford Qr., N. Charleston 29406
+ “Fields, Lucile B., 5816 Beverly Dr., Hanahan 29405

s Johnson, Judy, 5 Setfair Lane, Greenville 29615
s Johnson, Gary R., 5 Setfair Lane, Greenville 29615

* McDaniel, Helen B., 4751 Spruce St., N. Charleston 29406

* Mims, Sandra R, 1100 Palm Blvd., Isle of Palms 29451
Olson, Angela, 1805 W. Martmtown Rd., N. Augusta 29841

* Short, Mrs. Vere, 100 Dorsetshire Downs, Summerville 29483
s Stennett, Frank, 444 Millcreek Dr., Charleston 29407

Wright, Mrs. C W., Jr., 460 Royal Oak Dr., Spartanburg 29302
Young, Mrs. Martha A., 660 Stafford Ave., Windsor Forest, Spar¬
tanburg 29302

TENNESSEE

Ellis, Judy, 6110 Barren tine, Bartlett 38134
Garrett, Carol, 4851 Brentdale, Memphis 38118
s Gaskin, Barbara J., 190 First Ave., Memphis 38109
s Ilardi, Mrs. Robert, 2786 North Star Dr., Bartlett 38134
s Lahren, Craig, 117 West Brow, Lookout 37350
s Littlejohn, Mrs. Ruby, 3428 Dupre, Memphis 38115

* Pair, Mrs. Iona, 3578 Country Lane Cove, Memphis 38133
Phillips, Mrs. Charles R, 3028 Dumbarton, Memphis 38128
Phillips, Mr. Charles R, 3028 Dumbarton, Memphis 38128
Shaw, Kathleen, 3454 Knight Arnold, Memphis 38118
Shirley, Mrs. Ann, 7150 Cedar Rd., Bartlett 38135

* Stauffer, Helen, 2973 Falkirk Rd., Memphis 38128
Steele, Katherine, 1736 Cornelia Ln., Memphis 38117
York, Cecelia H., 3647 Rhodes Ave. No. 2, Memphis 38111

TEXAS

Acree, Mrs. Irvin W., 3235 Lockmoor Ln., Dallas 75220
Adams, Mrs. Martin L., 9212 Lindaro Ln., Dallas 75228
Baca, Edith D., 901 McKee Dr., Edinburg 78539
Bagley, Marsha A., 5918 N. Meadow Ct, Pasadena 77505
s Bang, Arnold C, 2138 Parakeet, Houston 77034
Bang, Janet, 2138 Parakeet, Houston 77034
s Barbi, Kenneth W., 5927 Northgap Dr., San Antonio 78239
s Barbi, Lt. Col. Susan J. F., 5927 Northgap Dr., San Antonio 78239
s Baron, Peg, 1408 N. Locust, Denton 76201

* Barta, Mary Alice, 2209 Travis, Plano 75075

s Becerra, Hector, Jr., 3678 Hidden Dr. #601, San Antonio 78217
Bircher, Kay Wetzel, 1334 Meadowlane, Corpus Christi 78412
s Bradbery, Melba, 1406 Burke, Pasadena 77502
Broussard, Mrs. Percy J., 3820 Cobblestone, Pt. Arthur 77640
s Bruhl, Jeannine, 8406 Alta Verde, Austin 78759
Burger, Mrs. Joanne C , 3817 Sunnydale Dr., Ft. Worth 76116

* Burr, Laura, 17411 Rustington, Spring 77379
Carter, Joan, 101 E. Ave Two, Copperas Cove 76522

s Cecil, Barbara A., 103 Tower Dr., Round Rock 78664
s Champagne, Patricia, 22214 Meadowrock Dr., Spring 77389
Chatelain, Mrs. J. R, 2011 Grant St., Nederland 77 627

* Chileutt, Mrs. L. W., 1100 decider. Ft Worth 76111
s dark, Anita D., 309 Lakeway Dr., Benbrook 76126

* dick, Elaine, 10251 Helmsdale, Houston 77043

s Clive, Margery L., 2351 Ballycastle Dr., Dallas 75228
Coleman, Kyle, 4308 Springbranch, Ft. Worth 76116

* Corley, Mrs. Dillon Q., 5804 Trail Lake Dr., Ft. Worth 76133

* Corrigan, Mrs. John, !06Trailbridge, Richardson 75081
s Craddock, Lavone, 817 Westway, Denton 76201

Crawford, Mrs. M. K., 735 Oban Dr., San Antonio 78216
Crouch, Mrs. Oran, 2012 Locksley Lane, Denton 76201
Curry, Mrs. John F„ 617 Mimosa Dr., Denton 76201
Curtis, Elizabeth, P. O. Box 55, Schertz 78154
Curtis, James, P. O. Box 55, Schertz 78154
$ Davidson, Janice, Rt. 1 Box 252, Kempner 76539
Davis, Grace, 3418 Urban, Garland 75041
s DeLeon, Mrs. Berta, 1202 Lady Ln., DuncanviEe 75116
DeLoach, Mrs. Harold, 3800 W. Waco Dr., Waco 76710
s Dennison, Una Mae, 8919 Wateka, Houston 77074
Dixon, Mrs. Billie, 508 Christi Ln., Coppell 75019
Dougharty, Mrs. Alto Wayne, 303 E. Pecan St., Kirbyville 75956
Early, Mrs. Robert D., 5916 Walla, Ft. Worth 76133
Fergon, Mrs. Rodney, 7517 Overhill Rd., Ft. Worth 76116
s Fontenot, Anne, 1001 Floradale Dr., Austin 78753

* For chi, Mrs. Brennan A., 833 McKinney Ave., Arlington 76012
s Fort, Mural, 3921 Honey Ln., Ft. Worth 76180

* Foster, Mrs. Bill, 3610 Gray Dr.. Mesquite 75150
+“Foster, Mr. Bill, 3610 Gray Dr., Mesquite 75150

Froboese, Ken, 32005 LB 10 West, Boeme 78006

A-6 Supplement to September /October 1989 African Violet Magazine

Garlick, Maxine S., Rt. 2 Box 761, Copperas Cove 76522
Gamer, Mrs. Harry G., 304 Buckeye Tr., Austin 78746
Geeslin, Wayne, 1202 Seagler Rd. #1%, Houston 77042
s Geissler, Mrs. Margie, 955 Wavecrest, Houston 77062
s Gibbs, Mrs. Newman, 608 Larue, San Marcos 78666
Goeke, Mrs. Ruth, Rt. 1 Box 73, Brenham 77833
Goins, Gerri, 11030 Silkwood Dr., Houston 77031

* Golla, Billie, 1360 Winding Way, New Braunfels 78132
s Gregg, Kay J., 1015 Rayburn Dr., San Antonio 78221

s Gregory, Douglas A., 212 Briarcliff, San Antonio 78213

* Hall, Meredith M„ 922 E. 14th, Houston 77009
+’Hallum, Norita, 310 Lori Lane, Brownwood 76801

Herres, Leona, Rt. 1 Box 100 A, Taylor 76574
s Holmes, Lisa, 625 Shadylawn, LaPorte 77571
s Hoover, Darryl, PSC Box 2982, Randolph AFB 78150
’ Hudnall, Mrs. Gladys, 8524 Bumet Rd., Apt. 1203, Austin 78758
’ Hudson, Mrs. J. H., 2142 Campbell Rd., Houston 77080

* Hummer, Mrs. Robert L., 10606 Sunflower Ln, San Antonio 78213
Jackson, Mrs. Edward A., 7305 LeDoux, Ft. Worth 76134

’ Janson, Mary, 3920 Savanah, Garland 75041
+’Jeffrey, Mrs. Dwight W., 1918 Williamsburg Row, Denton 76201
Johnson, Mamie, 5805 Old Crowley Rd., Ft. Worth 76134
s Johnson, Mr. William H., 610 Mauze, San Antonio 78216
s King, Gayle S., Rt. 3 Box 112, Killeen 76541
Lakey, Jan, 5845 Ellsworth, Dallas 75206
s Lang, Karen, 5115 Grape, Houston 770%

+m Lange, Mr. Raymond H., 13719 Vira Ln., Houston 77014
Lankford, Mary E., 2723 Healey Dr., Dallas 75228
Lewis, Mrs. Velma, 6309 Firth Rd., Ft. Worth 76116
Linson, Virginia, 326 Drexel Dr., Grapevine 76051
Lively, Mrs. William M., Jr., 1546 Sylvan, Dallas 75208
Looper, Mrs. Earl, 5125 8th St., Pt. Arthur 77640
s Lyall, Petra M., 101 E Ave. Two, Copperas Cove 76522
s McChristy, Beckey D., 6308 Melinda Dr., Watauga 76148
s McElhannon, Bonnie, 5428 Oak Trail, Dallas 75232
s McEwen, Onalee H., 18103 Barbuda Ln., Houston 77058
Moskal, Ellen M., 6619 Eastwood, Houston 77021
s Moss, Mrs. Leslie B., Jr., 611 Briarpark Dr., Houston 77042
s Moten, Neva, P.O. Box 981, Copperas Cove 76522
Nabers, John P., 714 El Toro Lane, Houston 77062
Neff, Mrs. Mary K., 630 Chamberlin Dr., Beaumont 77707
Nicholas, Anne M., 6007 Patrick Henry, San Antonio 78233
Nicholas, Richard A., 6007 Patrick Henry, San Antonio 78233
+ ’Nichols, Mrs. Donald L., 2707 Ripplesprings Ct., Arlington 76016
Nolan, Mrs. James R., 1206 Prairie Lea, Brenham 77833

* Padgett, Mrs. T. W., 2005 Mill Creek Rd., Arlington 76010
Patterson, Mrs. W. H., 219 Brookside Dr., Lindale 75771

* Perkins, Geviene, 9807 Foxrun Ct., Houston 77080
Pinion, Becky, 303 W. Saunders, League City 77573

* Pittman, Hortense, 12406 Alexandria, San Antonio 78233
Pittman, Sundown, 12406 Alexandria, San Antonio 78233

* Ramser, Mrs. Charles, 2413 Martin, Wichita Falls 76308
+’Ray, Linda, Rt. 1, Box 244, College Station 77840

s Reddell, Janey E., 2408 Cedar Lane, Schertz 78154

* Rexilius, Mrs. Larry, 5634 Yarwell, Houston 77096

* Rhodes, Mrs. M. W., P. O. Box 57, Manchaca 78652
Rogers, Jo Anne, P. O. Box 653, Copperas Cove 76522

s Rose, Mary Ann, 4615 Hawkhaven Lane, Austin 78727
Sanders, Sandy, 1034 Rayburn Dr., San Antonio 78221
Sanders, Shirley L., 1034 Rayburn Dr., San Antonio 78221
s Schrimsher, Jo Anne, 402 Dundee, Victoria 77904
s Schrimsher, Jana, 402 Dundee, Victoria 77904
s Scott, Iris, 11840 Rimrock Trail, Austin 78737
s Seales, Evelyn, 1507 West Ln., Killeen 76542
s Secrest, Mrs. Marilyn, 2822 Main Ave., Copperas Cove 76522
s South, Mrs. Pat, 4301 Logan's Lane, Ft. Worth 76135
Stallings, Mrs. W. B., 3709 Glenmont Dr., Ft. Worth 76133
Steele, Iva B., 1216 Austin Ave., Brownwood 76801
Stevens, Nancee A., 2421 27th St., Nederland 77627
Stiefel, Mrs. Ann, P. O. Box 567, LaPorte 77571
s Strackbein, Tracy, 4620 Cripple Creek, Ft. Worth 76137
Taggart, Mrs. Byron E., 326 Barbara Dr., San Antonio 78216
Thomas, Carol, 9813 Deer Trail Dr., Houston 77038
s Thompson, Mrs. Robert C, 198 Fairway Dr., Granbury 76048
s Tompkins, Kathleen, 9712 Faircrest, Dallas 75238

Tracy, Betty, 6103 Royal Point Dr., San Antonio 78239

* Turner, Mrs. Byron, P. O. Box 29727, Dallas 75229
Urquhart, Charlsie, Rt. 6, Box 6203, Brenham 77833
Walbrick, Mrs. J. M., 5235 Kingston Dr., Wichita Falls 76310

s Weber, Mrs. Mary, 7453 Willis Ave., Ft. Worth 76116
Welchel, Lynda, 9505 Wildwood Ridge, San Antonio 78250

* Wheeler, Ruth, P. O. Box 225829, Dallas 75222

Whitfield, Mrs. Vennielea, 2511 Wedglea No 1002, Dallas 75211

* Wiesner, Mrs. Alice, 533 Qlmos Dr. E, San Antonio 78212

* Wilson, Dottie, 3900 Carter Creek Pkwy., Bryan 77802

* Wright, Mrs. Floyd, 2106 Woodland Park Dr., Houston 77077

+ ’Young, Mrs. Frances, 6109 Shadow Mountain Dr., Austin 78731

UTAH

s Abe, Clifford, 1570 S 1100 East, Salt Lake City 84105
s Crandall, Edythe E., 886 Kensington Ave., Salt Lake City 84105
s Jacobson, Elizabeth R, 861 East 500 South, Bountiful 84010
’ Jones, Mrs. John H„ 1786 Millcreek Way, Salt Lake City 84106
Lloyd, Mrs. Ruthann, 2169 Vimont Ave., Salt Lake City 84109
Pearce, Monte, 877E 300 N, Layton 84041

s Rasmussen, Marjorie M., 3261 S 1800 West, Salt Lake City 84119
Schultz, Mary H., 1122 E 6th N, Bountiful 84010

VIRGINIA

+m Boland, Mrs. Mary A., 6415 Wilcox Ct., Alexandria 22310
Carter, Mrs. Catherine A., 3809 Silina Dr., Virginia Beach 23452
s Coley, A. Wayne, P. O. Box 8568, Richmond 23226
s Cox, Mrs. B. M., 451 Hawthorne Dr., Danville 24541
s Doggett, Mrs. C. Ray, 5309 Windingbrook Rd., Richmond 23230
’ Fields, Grace O., Rt. 3 Box 1135, Trevilians 23093
’ Giangerelli, Mary Ann, 2710 Viking Dr., Herndon 22070
Greenawalt, Mrs. Barbara, 4803 Fairlake Ln., Glen Allen 23060
s Gross, Marianne D., 3115 River Edge Dr., Portsmouth 23703
s Grundy, Mrs. Alice D., 3018 Hungary Spring Rd., Richmond 23228
+’Jones, Laurene, 3430 Luttrell Rd., Annandale 22003
Long, Ms. Sharon A., 1546 Heritage Hill Dr., Richmond 23233
+m McKneely, Mrs. Thomas B., 9229 Arlington Blvd., #517, Fairfax
22031

* Nuyianes, Opal L., 12808 Thompson Rd., Fairfax 22033
s Peterson, Barbara, 4120 Croatan Rd., Richmond 23235

Promersberger, Mrs. Beverly, 8530 Pappas Way, Annandale 22003
+m Skelton, Mrs. Stanley E., 3910 Larchwood Rd., Falls Church
22041

s Turley, Mr. David E., 6118 Windsor Dr., Fredericksburg 22401
Van, Mrs. Richard R., 300 Brittain Lane, Hampton 23669
’ Wilson, John E., 10007 Bent Tree Lane, Manassas 22111

VERMONT

Boar, Wilma, Neal Rd., RFD-1 Box 43A, White River Jet. 05001

WISCONSIN

+’Achauer, Jeannine, 12% N. Whitefish Lake Lane, Minocqua 54548
Achauer, Mrs. Jean, 12% N. Whitefish Lake Lane, Minocqua 54548
Barry, Nancy, 2533 Memorial Dr., Green Bay 54303
s Degner, Kevin W., 1741 Iowa St., Oshkosh 54901

Eberle, Mrs. Henry, N 93 W 17229 Devonwood Rd., Menomonee

Falls 53051

Fiedler, Mrs. Leon, Rt. 1, Prescott 54021
Fossum, Mrs. Dorothy, 3177 N. 95th St., Milwaukee 53222
Geisler, Mrs. Arthur W., 1516 E. Olive St., Shorewood 53211
George, Suzanne, 3473 S. 83rd St. Apt. 4, Milwaukee 53219
George, John, 3473 S. 83rd St. Apt. 4, Milwaukee 53219
s Kretzmann, Michele, 4291 Fond Du Lac Rd., Oshkosh 54901
Maas, Mrs. Robert L., 9727 W. Oklahoma Ave., Milwaukee 53227
’ Mengsol, Ruth E., 5616 W. Cairdel Ln., Mequon 53092
•f’Merrell, Mrs. Irene, W 283 Hillendale Dr., Oconomowoc 53066
Robinson, Pat, 1641 Bruce Lane, Green Bay 54303
Roe, Mrs. John F., 4417 Boulder Terrace, Madison 53711
s Shepherdson, Jeannette, 811 Daffodil Lane, Beloit 53511
s Shepherdson, R E., 811 Daffodil Lane, Beloit 53511
Thielen, Mrs. Carol J., 1501 Hillcrest Dr., Green Bay 54303
Torbeck, Terri N., 1324 E. Kensington, Shorewood 53211
s Vercauteren, Mrs. Peter, 1035 Meadow View Ln., Depere 54115
Wall, Mrs. William A., 4742 Lafayette Dr., Madison 53705
’ Wilkening, Karter G., 2705 S. 45th St., Milwaukee 53219

Supplement to September /October 1989 African Violet Magazine A-7

1989 AYS A Affiliates

This list includes all AVSA Affiliated Chapters and their
presidents as of July 31, 1989. The asterisk (•) denotes 100% AVSA
members.

(Editor's Note; This is the current list of Affiliates in the AVSA
office If there are any changes, additions or deletions, please
contact Nancy Lawrence, P. O. Box 3609, Beaumont, TX 77704.)

INTERNATIONAL

AUSTRALIA

AFRICAN VIOLET ASSOCIATION, Mrs. Joy Shaw, 81 Famell
Ave., Carlingford, New South Wells 2118
AV-GESNERIAD SOCIETY OF NSW, Sue Hodges, 117 Joseph
Banks Dr., Kings Langley, NSW 2147
AVGS OF CANBERRA, INC, Helen McMaster, Griffin Centre,
Bunda St., Canberra City, ACT 2601
A VS OF QUEENSLAND, Joan Youngberry, 14 Robin St., Chapel
Hill 4069, Queensland

AVS OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA, Michael Lennon, P. O. Box 261,
Parkholme S A 5043

AVS OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA, Mrs. Norma Dougall, 76 Eliza¬
beth St., E. Cannington, WA 6017
BUDERIM DISTRICT AVS, Stella Gilmore, 2 Kent Court, Buderim,
Queensland

EARLY MORN AV GROUP, Mrs. Leonie Chirgwin, 8 Pay St.,

Noble Park, Victoria 3174

HUNTER VALLEY AVS, Mrs. Betty Ikin, 333 Lake Rd., Glendale,
NSW 2285

WOLLONGONG AV GROUP, J. Carthew, 4 Lorking St., Bellambi,
NSW 2518

BAHAMAS

BAHAMAS AVS, Mrs. Sybil Strachan, P. O. Box G.T. 2048, Nassau

BERMUDA

* BERMUDA AVS, Rosalie Harvey, Marlborough Gardens, 166
Middle Rd., Southampton SN02

SOMERS ISLES A VC, Morag S. Smith, P. O. Box 1, Devonshire
OVBX

CANADA

ANNAPOLIS VALLEY AVS, Mrs. Jean L. Stanford, Box 683, 68
Connaught Ave., Middletown, NS BOS 1P0
ASSOC DES AMATEURS VIOLETTES AFR., Normand Miron,
7064 Ave. Marie Gerin-Lajoie, Ville Anjou-Que H1J 2R9
AV JUDGES COUNCIL OF QUEBEC, Denis Croteau, 3055 Ter-
rasse Abenaquis, Longueuil, Quebec J4M 2B6
AVS OF GREATER MONTREAL, Greta Durand, 21 Lakeshore
Rd., Apt. 317, Pointe Claire, Quebec H9S 5N3
•AVSA JUDGES COUNCIL OF ONTARIO, Mrs. Elizabeth Tap¬
ping, 1512-511 The West Mall, Etobicoke, Ontario M9C 1G5
CAREFREE GESNERIAD SOCIETY, Mrs. Carolyn Falkenstein,
210 Toronto St. N, Regina, Sask S4R 2T6
CHARLOTTETOWN AVS, Mrs. Hilda Lewis, 202 Spring Park Rd.,
Charlottetown, PEI, CIA 3Y9

CHINOOK A VC, John Insley, 1216-24 Ave., Coaldale, Alberta T0K
0L0

DELBROOK AVS, Mrs. Colleen Henderson, 5855 Falcon Rd., W.
Vancouver, BC V7W 1W5

EDMONTON AVS, Mrs. Margaret V. Jarratt, U736-37B Ave.,
Edmonton, Alberta T6J 0K4

FIRST HALIFAX AVS, Mrs. Mary Sue Goulding, 1096 Ridgewood
Dr., Halifax, NS B3H 3Y4

HERITAGE AVS, Mrs. Lois Hyslop, 1177 W. 5th St., Hamilton,
Ontario L9T 1J5

LAKESHORE AVS, Mrs. Eleanor Elston, 4 Superior Ave. #18,
Toronto, Ontario M8V 2M4

LONDON AVS & GESNERIAD SOCIETY, Shirley Bellows, R. R
1 Arva, Ontario, N0M ICO

MONCTONIAN AVS, Janice MacNeil, 13 Montclair Ave., Monc¬
ton, NB E1C 1T7

NUTANA VIOLETS, Beatrice A. Smith, 210 Cumburland Ave. N,
Saskatoon, Sask S7N 1M4

OAKVILLE AVS, Mrs. Pat Dunn, Treas., 1183 Wynchgate St.,
Oakville L6L2L5

QUEEN CITY AVS, Louis Robinson, 3940 Qu'Appelle Dr., Regina,
Sask, S4N 3X4

ROYAL SAINT PAULIA CLUB, Mrs. Susan MacNichol, Sussex
Comer, NB E0E 1R0

STAMPEDE CITY AVS, Hans Vandam, 6015 Lockinvar Rd. SW,

Calgary, Alberta T3E 5X4

THE AVS OF CALGARY, Heather Simms, c/o324 Cantrell Dr. SW,
Calgary, Alberta T2W 2C6

THE VANCOUVER AVC, Miss Arleen Dewell, 311-2366 Wall St.,
Vancouver, BC V5L 4Y1

TORONTO AVS, Mrs. Jean Hamilton, 130 Wishing Well Dr.,
Agincourt, Ontario MIT 1J7

TOTEM AVS OF VANCOUVER, Mrs. H. M. Sale, 455 E. 17th Ave.,
Vancouver, BC V5V 1B2

WEST ISLAND AVS, Charles E. Laws, 4331 Juneau St., Pierre-
fonds, Quebec H9H2C8

WINNIPEG AVS, Jan Andrews, 9 River Rd., Winnipeg, Man R2M

3Z1

YORK AVS, Mrs. Violet Wood, 290 Lincoln Rd., Fredericton, NB,
E3B2A3

ENGLAND

THE SAINTPAULIA AND HOUSEPLANT SOCIETY, Mrs. F. B.
F. Dunningham, Treas., 33 Church Rd.? Newbury Park, Ilford,
Essex 1G2 7ET

HONG KONG

AVS OF HONG KONG LTD., Mr. Leung Tai Hung, P. O. Box 99075
(T.S.T.), Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon

JAPAN

ALL JAPAN SAINTPAULIA CLUB, Mrs. Toshi Kawakami, B-604
Tsutsujigaoka-Haim, 2-13-3 Shibasaki Chofu-Shi, Tokyo 182

MEXICO

•PRIMER CLUB DE VIOLETAS, Nidia de Escalante, Francia 3055
Col. Del Carmen, Monterrey NL 64710

SOUTH AFRICA

CAPE AVS, Alex Duncan, 14 Marion Ave., Southfield, 7800 Cape

Town

SOUTHERN AVS, Lukas M. Otto, P.O.Box 309, Muldersdrift, 1747
TRANSVAAL AVS, Joan Halford, Union Farm, Box 760, Pyramid

SOUTH AMERICA

SOCIED PERUANA DE VIOLETAS AFRICAN AS, Nelly Arenas
Av Velasco Astete 109, Casilla 1413, Lima 18 Peru

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
DIXIE AVS, Mrs. Sandra Mims, 1100 Palm Blvd., Isle of Palms, SC
29451

ALABAMA

AV STUDY CLUB, Mrs. Elinor Curtright, 3321 Fountain Lane- A,
Montgomery 36116

AVS OF THE WIREGRASS, Mrs. Pat Grimm, 314 Lakeshore Dr.,
Enterprise 36330

AVS OF MADISON CO., Donna Herda, 9910 Willow Cove Rd. SE,
Huntsville 35802

BAMA BELLES & BEAUX AVS, Mrs. Edna Ward, 13l9Clearmont
Circle^ Opelika 36801

•CAPITAL CITY AVS OF MONTGOMERY, Mrs. Myrt Sisler,
2833 Ashley Ave., Montgomery 36109
COVINGTON AVS, Grace Brogden, 1401 Daniel St., Andalusia
36420

•EARLY BIRD VIOLET CLUB, Michael Jackson, 1220 14th St. N,

Bessemer 35020

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HEART OF DIXIE AVS, Ben Strickland, #8 Wynnewood Rd.,
Midland City 36350

HUNTSVILLE AVS, Carrie Armbrester, 247 Mills tream Dr.,
Huntsville 35806

MAGIC CITY AVS, Kay Rice, Rt. 2 Box 275, Leeds 35094

’MONTGOMERY AVS, Gay Harrison, 3119 Mace Ave.,
Montgomery 36108

’SOUTH CENTRAL AV JUDGES COUNCIL, Vince Vincent, 212
Sylvan Dr., Enterprise 36330

’THE AVS, Ramona Hodges, 8432 10th Ave. S, Birmingham 35206
TUSCALOOSA COUNTY AVC, Laura Payne, 5 Fairmont Dr.,
Tuscaloosa 35405

ALASKA

’AURORA BOREALIS AVS, Amelia Walsh, 2045 Eastridge Dr.,
Anchorage 99501

’LAST FRONTIER AVS, Lucy Moody, P.O. Box 670370, Chugiak

99567

ARIZONA

ARIZONA STATE AV COUNCIL, Sylvia Sagert, 5503 N. Calle Del
Santo, Phoenix 85018

’DESERT SUN AVS, Sylvia Sagert, 5503 N. Calle Del Santo, Phoe¬
nix 85018

’SUNSET A VS, Karen Broadway, 4426 W. Calavar, Glendale 85306
TEMPE AV CULTURE CLUB, Ruth Townsend, 1139 S. St. Paul,
Mesa 85206

TUCSON AVS, Suzanne Zimbardo, 6175 W. Sunset Rd., Tucson
85743

WHITE MOUNTAIN AVS, Mrs. Rozella Stiarwalt, Rt. 2 Box 1532,

Lakeside 85929

ARKANSAS

BLUFF CITY AVC, Mary Loewer, 18 Galway, Wynne 72396
CENTRAL ARKANSAS AVS, Lois Harris, 5901 Stagecoach Rd.,
Little Rock 72076

’GREEN THUMB AVC, Mrs. Clyde Shults, 707 Buford, Springdale
72764

CALIFORNIA

ALUM ROCK AVS, Mary Isabel Dale, 1350 Oakland RD#1, San
Jose 95112

*AV COUNCIL OF SO. CALIF, Florence Naylor, 2647 Harbor

Blvd., Ventura 93001

AV HOBBYISTS OF SACRAMENTO, Minnie T. Mobley, 3340 M
St., Sacramento 95816

’AV JUDGES COUNCIL OF NO. CALIF, Anne Jantzen, 2725
Katrina Way, Mt. View 94040

AVS OF MONTEREY PENINSULA, Benjamin Rees, 1035 Btoncho
Rd., Pebble Beach 93953

AVS OF MONTROSE, Luetta Kirker, 4845 Castle Rd., La Canada
91011

AVS OF SAN FRANCISCO, Don Thornburg, 266 Lenox Ave.,

#406, Oakland 94610

’AVS OF SOUTH BAY, Ruth Wasserman, 501 Portola Rd., Box
8219, Portola Valley 94025

AVS OF THE EAST BAY, Don Thornburg, 266 Lenox #406,
Oakland 94610

’A VS A JUDGES COUNCIL OF SO. CALIF., Ralph Breden, 127
Via Los Altos, Redondo Beach 90277
BAJA OREGON BLOOMERS, Kathleen Starr, 1300 S. Hwy. 3, Etna
96027

BAKERSFIELD AVS, John Verburg, 2700 Idaho, Bakersfield 93305
BALBOA PARK AVS, Helen Lagamma, 7644 Circle Dr., Lemon
Grove 92045

BELLFLOWER AVS, Melanie Griffin, 15528 Carfax, Bellflower

90706

BURBANK AVS, Laura Wind Hausen, 508 E Palm #1, Burbank
91501

CAPITAL CITY AVS, Oscar Faoro, 7361 22nd St., Sacramento 95822
CENTRAL CALIF. AVS, Mrs. Jacquie Burrious, 4084 N. Katy Ave.,
Fresno 93722

CHULA VISTA AVS, Mrs. Carole Scelsi, 521 Orange Ave. #139,
Chula Vista 92011

DELTA SAINT? AULIA AND GESNERIAD SOCIETY, Ruth Jo

McCoy, 605 Pringle Ave. Sp. #44, Galt 95632
DIABLO VALLEY AV GROWERS, Mrs. Kathy Willoughby, 1717
Baywood Dr., Concord 94521

FANCY BLOOMERS, Marie Beeman, 189 Bailache Ave.,
Healdsburg 95448

FOOTHILL AVS, Gini McCanne, 1420 Oxford Ave., Claremont
91711

GRANADA HILLS AVS, Mrs. Remadine Foulsen, 7918Teesdale
Ave., Northridge 91605

GROW & STUDY GESNERIAD CLUB, A1 Striepens, 2225 Deep
Grove Ave., Rowland Hgts 91748
HEARTLAND AVS, Kemary Crowder, 8862 Shaula Way, San
Diego 92126

HUMBOLDT COUNTY AVS, Kristie Wilson, 2054 Rohnerville
Rd., Fortuna 95540

LOS ANGELES AVS, Mrs. Marion Pinkston, 5216 Marbum Ave.,
Los Angeles 90043

»NITE BLOOMERS AVC, Cathy Comibe, 197 Archer Dr., Santa
Cruz 95060

’NO. CALIF. COUNCIL OF AVS, Gary Beck, 1155 Pine St. #4, San

Francisco 94109

ORANGE COUNTY AVS, Leonard Re, 9144 Helm Ave., Fountain
Valley 92708

PINOLE AVS, Louie Amos, 554 Tennent Ave., Pinole 94564
POMONA VALLEY AVS, Hilda Douglas, 2201 Los Flores St.,
Pomona 91767

SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AVS, Olive Pratt, 11604 Cielo
Lane, Loma Linda 92354

SAN DIEGO DAYTIME AVS, Betty Roberson, 3612 Laredo Dr.,
Carlsbad 92008

SAN FERNANDO VALLEY AVS, Ralph Sisson, 9543Cedros Ave.,
Panorama City 91402

S AN JO AQUIN A VS, Mrs. Mary Lloyd, 130 So. Orange, Lodi 95240
’SAN MATEO COUNTY AVS, Constance Smith, 3037 Hopkins
Ave., Redwood City 94062

SIERRA VIOLET LOVERS, Nadine Wade, 475 W. Ruma Rancho
Court, Porterville 93257

SOUTH COAST AVS, Ralph Breden, 127 Via Los Altos, Redondo
Beach 90277

’SUBURBAN AV FRIENDS, Harriet te Poss, 12 Kelton Court, San
Mateo 94403

THE GLENDALE AVS, Mr. Carroll McCarroll, 4100 Perlita, Los
Angeles 90039

THOUSAND OAKS AVS, Darlene Lowery, 2233 Windbrook Ct,
Westlake 91361

TOWN AND COUNTRY AVS, Aneita Richardson, 37038 Alder
Dr., Mt. Home Village, Mentone 92359
TUSTANA AVS, Honey Geek, 8381 Daren Circle, Huntington
Beach 92646

VENTURA COUNTY AVS, Charles Alvarez, 740 E. Virginia Ter¬
race, Santa Paula 93060

YOLO VIOLETEERS, Dana Drennan, 806 E. 11th St., Davis 95616
COLORADO

AVC OF GOLDEN, Jean Miller, 6661 Upham Dr., Arvada 80003
CAPITAL CITY AVS, Mrs. Catherine Balliu, 10927 W. 103rd Or.,

Westminster 80020

GLOXINIA GESNERIAD GROWERS, Dale Munger, 7105 S.
Gaylord #28, Littleton 80122

HAPPINESS IS AVS, Dawn Penland, 1695 Denison Or., Longmont
80501

’HI COUNTRY JUDGES WORKSHOP, Frances Ratte, P. O. Box
382, Black Hawk 80422

’HI HOPES STUDY CLUB, Mrs. Mae Ellen Rogers, 5737 E. Floyd
Ave., Denver 80222

LOVELAND SWEETHEART VIOLETTES, Doris Eckholt, 617 W.

9th, Loveland 80537

PIKES PEAK AVS, Helen Wand, 2909 Palmer Park Blvd., Colorado
Springs 80909

PUEBLO AV CLUB, Mrs. Eilene Even, 825 W. Routt Ave., Pueblo
81004

ROCKY MOUNTAIN AV COUNCIL, Deborah Griffith, 1557 S.

Sheridan Blvd., Lakewood 80226

THE AVS OF DENVER CHAPTER I, Ms. Madeline Slavin-
Polevoy, 1900 E. Girard Place #302, Englewood 80110

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THE VIOLETEERS, Mrs. Katherine Brago, 1340 S. Eaton St,
Lakewood 80226

ULTRA VIOLET CLUB, Geneva Holmes, 8810 Hooker Way, West-
minster 80030

CONNECTICUT

CENTRAL CONN. AVS, Mrs. Arthur England, 138 Pheasant Dr.,
Rocky Hill 06067

*N AUG ATONIC A VS, Edna Rourke, 99 Old Stratford Rd., Shelton
06484

NUTMEG STATE A VS, Louis Nagy, 180 Rethke Rd., Killingworth
06417

SILVERMINE AVS, Lynn Wallach, 55 Red Coat Road, Westport
06880

THIMBLE ISLAND AV8, Barbara Lemere, 48 Center Road Circle,
Orange 06477

*' WINDS OR A VS, Mrs. Vivian Hiltz, 237 E. Robbins Ave., Newing¬
ton 06111

DELAWARE

DELAWARE A VS, Mrs. Betty Gregg, 2817 Grubb Rd., Wilmington
19810

FLORIDA

•AFRICAN VIOLET ASSOC OF GARDENERS, Alyce Droege,
1318 Kewanee Tr., Maitland 32751

*AV COUNCIL OF FLORIDA, Mary Lou Harden, 910 W. Hilsboro,
Seffner 33584

AVS OF FT. WALTON BEACH, Marcella Wright, 1009 Juniper
Ave., Nicevile 32578

AVS OF JACKSONVILLE, Mrs. Dorothy Malone, 8051 Tara Lane,
Jacksonville 32216

•AVS OF PENSACOLA, Ms. Lyn Deane-Harris, 4965 Castayls,
Pensacola 32504

•CENTRAL FLORIDA AVS, Mis. James E. Sprayberry, M0 Linton
Ave., Orlando 32809

DIXIE MOONBEAM AVS, Mrs. Lee Peterson, 1415 Ridgewood
Ave., Panama City 32404

FIRST LAKELAND AVS, Mrs. Edwin Schreck, 2055 5. Floral Ave.,
#328, Bartow 33830

GULF A VC, Lillian Scott, 1917 SE 32nd St., Cape Coral 33904

GULF COAST AVS, Mrs. Dorothy Beckstrom, 1250 U.S. 19 South,
Box 13, Tarpon Springs 34689

LAKES & HILLS AVS,Mrs. Dorothy Sundquist, 107 Big Tree Drive,
Fruitland Park 32731

MID-POLK AVS, Vena Griffith, 1978 Thelma Dr., NW, Winter
Haven 33881

MIRACLE STRIP AVS, Edward Woody, 3911 Napoli Rd., Panama
City 32405

SOUTH FLORIDA A VC, Diane Mugovero, 9950 SW 213 St, Miami
33189

SUMMER LACE AVS, Francene Mattucci, 1981 Charlais St., Tal¬
lahassee 32301

•SUN COAST AVS, Sandra Wiliams, 102 9th St. E., Tierra Verde
33715

TALLAHASSEE NIGHT MAGIC, Lynwood McCauley, 2111 Lee
Ave., Tallahassee 32312

TAMPA AVS, Margaret Ritchie, 408 E. Flora, Tampa 33604

THE NITE BLOOMERS AVSJudson Hayes, 2824 Oak Cove Lane,
Jacksonville 32211

THE VIOLET PATCH, Linda M. Marshall, 5153 NW 30th Cl,
Margate 33063

TREASURE COAST AVS, Huddy Pailthorp, 2400 S. Ocean Dr.,
4151, Ft. Pierce 34949

UPPER PINELLAS AVS, Leonard Waller, 3545 Rolando Dr., Palm
Harbor 34683

WALTON AVS, Mrs. Frances State, 203 E. Nelson Ave., DeFuniak
Springs 32433

GEORGIA

A VC OF GREATER ATLANTA, William Barnette, 1794 Angelique
Dr., Decatur 30033

CLASSIC CITY AVS, Mrs. Ellie Jordan, Rt 3 Box 3110, Royston

30662

FIRST SANTPAULIA SOG, Mrs. Blanche Woodward, 3 763 Cita¬

tion Dr., Decatur 30034

FLINT RIVER AVS, Elsie Dugan, 901 Society Ave., Albany 31701

•GEORGIA AV GROWERS CLUB, Joan Cumpton, 219 Sunset Dr.,
Warner Robins 31093

•GEORGIA AV JUDGES SOCIETY, Mrs. Ellie Jordan, Rt. 3 Box
3110, Royston 30682

GEORGIA STATE AV COUNCIL, Laura Walker, 562 Rue Mon¬
taigne, Stone Mountain 300©

HEART OF GEORGIA AVS, James O. Brantley, 3283 Brookwood
Ave., Macon 31204

HIGH HOPES VC OF SOUTH ATLANTA, Kathleen Peters, 8759
E. Bourne Dr., Jonesboro 30236

•MASTER CITY AV & GESNERIAD SOCIETY, Mrs. Mildred M.
Wheatley, 2207 Breckenbridge Ave., Augusta 30904

MIDDLE GEORGIA AVS, Bill Hamrick, 106 Hillridge, Warner
Robins 31093

MILLEDGE VILLE A VC, Ruth H. Cranford, P. O. Box 5, Milledgev-
ille 31061

ST MARIAN SAIMTPAUUA SOCIETY, Mrs. Belle Griffin, Box
3©, St. Marys 31558

VALDOSTA AVS, Willie Larson, 1520 Ma Dr., Valdosta 31602
HAWAII:

AVS OF HAWAII. Mrs. Marion Skoufe, 1465 Aala St., Apt. 1703,
Honolulu 96817

IDAHO

MAGIC VALLEY SAINTPAULIA CLUB, Mis. Wanda McClain,
1062 S. Valley Rd., Eden ©325

ILLINOIS

AV FANCIERS, INC, Rorise M. Hogan, 1220 31st St., Rockford
61108

AVS OF NO. ILLINOIS, Mrs. Jean Krewer, 1141 N. Beverly,
Arlington Hgts. 60004

•BARRINGTON BLOOMERS, Ms. Charlene Kulosky, 522 W.
Meadow Ave., Lombard 60148

CHAIN O' LAKES AVS, Laurie Schaid, 40005 Circle Ave., Antioch
60002

EVENING BLOOMERS AVS, Mrs. Sandy Standiey, 6817N. Terra
Vista Dr., Apt. 601, Peoria 61615

EmiBITORS AVS, Mrs. Iris Frazier, 6475 Galena Rd., Bristol
60512

FORT MASS AC AVS, Emalyn Homtrop, Rt. #3, Metropolis 62960

* OLE N V IE W/N ORTH SHORE AVS, Barbara GoodseE, 429
Cherry Ln., Glertview 60025

ILLINOIS AVS, INC. Mrs. Jean Willey, 851 Kenmare Parkway,
Crown Point, IN 46307

LAKE SHORE AVS, Mis. Janice Bruns, 1220 Stratford Lane, Ha¬
nover Park 60103

MARGARET SCOTT AVS, Mrs. Lois Fox, 308 Elmwood ft..
Champaign 61820

METROPOLITAN AVS OF PEORIA, Esther Matzke, 4 75 E. Clay,
El Paso 61738

QUAD CITIES AVS, Cel Schafer, 3830 Woodland Ct, Davenport,
IA 52807

RADIANT A VC, Wayne Bates, 3844 Highcrest Rd., Rockford 61107

ROCKFORD A VC, Marge Bates, 3844 Highcrest Rd., Rockford
61107

SUBURBAN AV ENTHUSIASTS, Mis. Connie Romanow, 15408
Linden Dr., Oak Fewest 60452

TWIN CITIES AVS, Donna Willett, 42 Chiswick Circle, Blooming¬
ton 61704

WEDGEWOOD A VC, Ralph Gifford, 3043 Partridge Ln., Belvidere
61008

INDIANA

GYPSY A VC, Mrs. Gwen Wildman, RR #1, Liberty 47353

KIMBERLY A VC Mrs. Mildred Baker, 7498 E. 146th St., No-
Mesvffle 46060

PLYMOUTH A VC, Mary Batcho, 6340 Michigan Rd., Plymouth
46563

STEUBEN COUNTY AVS, Marjorie Harrell, Route #1 Box 261X,
Hudson 46747

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IOWA

DES MOINES AVC, Mrs. Violet Brannen, 6000 Rutland Dr., Des
Moines 50311

’EVENING A V COES MOINES, Joan Watts, 620 Ray St., Colo

50056

KANSAS

BOOTHILL SAINTPAULIA CLUB, Frances Glaze, 2317 Th¬
ompson, Dodge City 67801

BRIGHT PETALS AVC, Alvin Otte, 3218 25th Street, Great Bend
67530

LAWRENCE AVC, Ted Luber, 3430 Lazy Brook Lane, Lawrence
66046

MANHATTAN A VS, Mrs. Doris Hofman, 3507 Musil Dr., Manhat¬
tan 66502

TOPEKA A VS, Mrs J ean Patterson, 1247 Fillmore St, Topeka 666 15

KENTUCKY

FIRST AVS OF LOUISVILLE, Mrs. Joan Wesson, 5405 Stone Creek
Dr., Charlestown, IN 47111

LOUISIANA

ALEXANDRIA AVS, Mrs. Doris Myers, 506 Heyman Lane, Alexan¬
dria 71303

’ATCHAFALAYA VS OF AMERICA, Martha Dyson, 409 Snead
St., Berwick 70342

’BATON ROUGE AVS, Mrs. J. F. Spear, 7660 Amite Church Rd„
Denham Springs 70726

’JEFFERSON AV ASSN., Albert Armstrong, 1313 Gardenia Dr.,
Metairie 70005

L'ARK VC, Mrs. Maggie Nell Naff, Rt. 5 Box 532, Bastrop 71220
LAFAYETTE AVC, Jim Parker, 209 Vennard Ave., Lafayette 70501
’LOUISIANA COUNCIL OF AV JUDGES, Genelle G. Armstrong,
1313 Gardenia Dr., Metairie 70005
’RAYNE AVS, Leora Peres, 220 S. Polk St., Rayne 70578
’SHREVEPORT AVS, Mrs. Alton Slayter, 9406 Palmetto Lane,
Shreveport 71118

’SUNDOWNERS AVS, Mrs. Katy Oufnac, 13534 New Wood Ave.,
Baton Rouge 70818

’TOP CHOICE AVS, Annette Westbrook, 3503 Blue Willow Circle,

Haughton 71037

VIOLETS ON THE BAYOU, Anaise LeBlanc, Rt. 2 Box 101-A,
Napoleonville 70390

MARYLAND

BALTIMORE AVC, Mrs. Janet Haag, 524 Murdock Rd., Baltimore
21212

’POTOMAC COUNCIL OF AV JUDGES, Marie Bums, 8624
DeLegge Rd., Baltimore 21237

MASSACHUSETTS

’ALL SEASONS AVC, Mrs. Sylvia R. Feldman, 11 Hilldale Rd.,
Ashland 01721

BAY STATE AVS, Mr. Bertrand Warren, P. O. Box 3664, Fall River

02722

MERRIMACK VALLEY AVS, Mrs. Hazel Forrest, 87 Davis Rd.,
Methuen 01844

MOBY DICK AVC, Mrs. Cherie Reimels, 754 Lafayette Rd., Tiver¬
ton, RI 02878

NORTH SHORE AVS, David Lass, 19 Phillips Rd., Nahant 01908
PATRIOTS AVS, Nancy Frederickson, 101 Hosmer St., Hudson
01749

THE QUANNAPOWITT AVC, Theresa Longo, 459 Lowell St.,
Wakefield 01880

WACHUSETT AVS, Ms. Sheryl Janke, P. O. Box 245, Easthampton
01027

MICHIGAN

AVC OF GREATER GRAND RAPIDS, Miriam K. Greene, 4127 W.

Saxony Dr., SE, Grand Rapids 49508
BORDER CITIES A V C, Robert Smith, 6160 Old Orchard, Birming¬
ham 48010

MICHIGAN STATE AVS, Jeanette Benson, 8915 N. Dixboro Rd.,
South Lyon 48178

MID MICHIGAN AVS, Lori Dietz, 2020 140th Ave., Dorr 49323

MINNESOTA

AV STUDY CLUB, Russ Christensen, 3326 Lincoln St. NE, Minnea¬
polis 55418

AVS OF DULUTH, Mrs. Grace Novak, 4411 McCulloch St., Duluth
55804

AVS OF MINNESOTA, Kenneth Rein, 1492 N. Hamline Ave., St.
Paul 55108

FALCON HEIGHTS HILOA AVS, Mrs. Monroe Trapp, 1 Indian
Hills Dr., Circle Pines 55014

NORTH STAR AV COUNCIL, Ruth Bann, 680 Marigold Ter.,
Fridley 55432

’THE VIKING VIOLETTES, Mrs. Dolores Harrington, 1620
Gardena Ave., Fridley 55432

WONDER AVC, Mrs. Austa Clark, 3537 W. Fuller St., Minneapolis
55410

MISSISSIPPI

’CHIMNEYVILLE AVS, James Toney, Rt. 2 Box 173A, Raymond
39154

HATTIESBURG AVC, Mr. Ricky Winstead, Summer Oaks Dr.,
Hattiesburg 39402

MISSOURI

AMETHYST AVC, Mrs. Homer R. Blanton, 622 Riverside Dr., St.
Charles 63303

*AVS OF GREATER KANSAS CITY, Sue Hill, 12201 E. 45th
Terrace, Independence 64055

GATEWAY AVC, Mrs. Marcia Jacobs, 1990 Winter Haven Dr.,
Imperial 63052

HEART OF MISSOURI AVS, Diane Chrouser, Rte. 1, Rocheport
65279

HI HOPES AVC, Mrs. Joseph A. Weisbrod, 829 Hi Crest Dr., St.
Louis 63125

’LE CHATEAU AVC, Mrs. H. L. Holt, 1128 Linden Ave., St. Louis
63117

METROPOLITAN ST. LOUIS AV COUNCIL, Mrs. Marilyn
Evensen, 532 Kingridge Dr., Ballwin 63011

MID AMERICA AVS, Janet Wickell, 400 N. Madison, Raymore
64083

’MISSOURI VALLEY AV COUNCIL, Sue Hill, 12201 E. 45th
Terrace, Independence 64055

MKO DYN-A-MITE AVS, Doris Carson, 1702 Joplin, Joplin 64804

’NORMANDY AVC, Margaret Easches, 35 St. Walter Lane, Floris¬
sant 63031

’NORTHWEST AVC, Ed Schmidt, 5009 Foxdale Dr., St. Louis
63128

’SAINTPAULIA SOCIETY, Roma Wilson, 4037 Cleveland Ave.,
St. Louis 63110

SHO-ME AVC, Mrs. Kitty Julian, 700 Locust, Pleasant Hill 64080

SPRINGFIELD CHAPTER OF AVS, Helen Bellinger, 1240 S. Es¬
tate, Springfield 65804

’ST. LOUIS A V JUDGES COUNCIL, Ardath Miller, 529 Ranch Dr.,
Manchester 63031

’THE CAVALIER AVS, Kay Otec, 5045 Tennessee Ave., St. Louis
63111

’THE PIED PIPERS CLUB, Mildred Borsch, 1415 Ross Ave., St.
Louis 63146

’UNPREDICTABLE'S AVC, The,Max Wooderson, 703Montgom-

. ery, Lee's Summit 64063

’WEST COUNTY AVS, Ardath L. Miller, 529 Ranch Dr., Manch¬
ester 63011

MONTANA

BILUNGS BLOOMERS AVS, Mrs. Joann Levine, 2608 Wyoming
Ave., Billings 59102

GALLATIN VALLEY AVS, Marilyn McMillan, 818 S. Third, Boze¬
man 59715

ROUNDUP AVS, Daphney Brown, 21 Eleventh Ave., Roundup
59072

TREASURE STATE FIRST AVS, Sharon Powell, 514 8th Ave. S,
Lewistown 59457

NEBRASKA

HAPPY HOURS VIOLET CLUB, Mrs. Duane Phillips, 730 Dia¬
mond St., Lyons 68038

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LINCOLN A VS, Mrs. Ruth Cromer, 821 Elavado Ave., Lincoln
68504

OMAHA A VS, Jerry Fay, 5405 No. 61 St., Omaha 68104
T & C AVS, Mrs. Norma Tisher, 506 Main, Crete 68333

NEVADA

CARSON CITY AVC, Marilou De Felice, 612 JeaneU Dr., Carson
City 89703

RENO-SPARKS AVS, Carol J. Mark, 1823 Fairlie Court, Sparks
89431

VEGAS VALLEY AVS, Mrs. Chris Triner, 21 04 Los Altos, Las Vegas
89102

NEW HAMPSHIRE

TWIN STATE AVS, Mrs. Frances Baschnagel, Box 252 Trescott
Road, Etna 03750

NEW JERSEY

AV CLUB OF BURLINGTON COUNTY, Mrs. Janet Sheaffer, 19

Grayson Circle, Willingboro 08046
AV CLUB OF TRENTON, Rhonda Thurman, 2028 Old York Rd.,
Burlington 08016

AVS OF NORTH JERSEY, Mrs. Emilia Rykowski, 105 Stanley St.,
Clifton 07013

BERGEN COUNTY AVS, Ruby Bums, 67 Garden St., Teaneck

07666

CENTRAL JERSEY AVS, Dale Jasaitis, 116 Forest Glen, Highland
Park 08904

-NEW JERSEY COUNCIL OF AV JUDGES, Dale Jasaitis, 116
Forest Glen, Highland Park 08904
SEASHORE AVS OF S. JERSEY, Mrs. Donna Duyck, 289 Rt. 49 RD

#1, Woodbine 08270

SEAVIEW AVS, Warren Cornell, 134 Broad St., Eatontown 07724
•TRISTATE AV COUNCIL, Frank Senna, 13 Harvard Way,
Oakland 07436

•UNION COU NT Y CHAPTER AVS, Mrs. Jill Fischer, 59 Riverbend
Road, Berkeley Heights 07922

NEW MEXICO

ALBUQUERQUE AVC, Mrs. James Tallant, 4305 Cobblestone N.E.,
Albuquerque 87109

PAS A TIEMPO AVC, Margaret Browne, 389 El Conejo, Los Alamos
87544

NEW YORK

AVS OF ALBANY, Iona Lynch, 273 Pawling Ave., Troy 12180
AVS OF GREATER NEW YORK, Norma Volini, 154-66 25th Dr.,
Flushing 11354

AVS OF ROCHESTER, Alice Dowd, 1167 Calkins Rd., Rochester

14623

AVS OF STATEN ISLAND, Mrs. Mary Curtin, 130 Morrison Ave.,
Staten Island 10310

AVS OF SYRACUSE, Janet Tergerson, 6236 Louwayne PI., Clay
13041

AVS OF WESTERN NEW YORK, Paul Kroll, 4325 Two Rod Rd., E.

Aurora 14052

CAPITAL DISTRICT AVS, Helen Gifford, Box 137, Medusa 12120
CHENANGO VALLEY AVS, Helen Spencer, Lyon Brook Rd.,
Norwich 13815

COPPER CITY AVS, Mrs. Joyce Lyman, RD #7 Box 64A, Townline
Road, Rome 13440

HERITAGE AVS OF LONG ISLAND, Robert Kustek, 12 Baxter
Ave., New Hyde Park 11040

HUDSON HIGHLANDS AVS, Irene Seberie, 14 Kirchner Dr., West
Nyack 10994

JAMESTOWN AVC, Mrs. Jean Olson, 215 Camp St., Jamestown
14701

LIVINGSTON COUNTY AND VICINITY AVS, Gina Milliken,
7027 Rush, Lima Rd., Honeoye Falls 14472
LONG ISLAND AVS, Gertrude Buckley, 1299 Chelsea Rd., Wan-
tagh 11793

MARK TWAIN AVS, Mrs. Michael Gibson, 324 Greenwood Circle,
Big Hats 14814

•METROPOLITAN REGIONAL COUNCIL OF AV JUDGES,
Jane Weber, 50 Belknap Dr., Northport 11768
MOHAWK VALLEY AVS, John G. Peck, 716 Clifton Park Center
Rd., Clifton Park 12065

NASSAU AVS, Mrs. Ellie Bogin, 39 Boyd St., Long Beach 11561

•NEW YORK CITY AVS, Edward Bradford, P. O. Box 885, Times
Square Station, New York 10036

NEW YORK STATE AVS, Esther Mason, 79 Grove Ave., Albany
12208

•NEW YORK STATE COUNCIL OF AV JUDGES, Jane P. Hiltz,
1615 Anchor Lane, Southold 11971

NIAGARA FRONTIER AVS, Richard Wasmund, 1609 Michigan
Ave., Niagara Falls 14305

•PAUMANOK AVS, Tina Figart, 172 Beverly Rd., Hunt Station
11746

•PUTNAM AVS, Helene M. Diener, 36 N. Main St., Brewster 10509

RIVERSIDE B & P's WOMEN'S AVS, Mrs. Frances Brown, 540 W.
122nd St., New York 10027

SWEET WATER AVS, Mrs. Eleanore Hull, 114 Tuthill St., Port
Jefferson 11777

North Carolina

AVS OF CHARLOTTE, Elizabeth Ashley, 7543 Glencannon Dr.,

Charlotte 28227

FIRST GOLDSBORO AVS, Mrs. Lorena Bunn, Rt. 3 Box 613 B,
Snow Hill 28580

GREEN THUMB AVS, Tom Batts, Box 2, Arbor Ln., Rocky Mount
27801

NORTH DAKOTA

TOWN & COUNTRY AVC, Armida Waller, 840 3 St. SW, Minot
58701

OHIO

•AVS OF CANTON, Mrs. Carolyn Copeland, 2476 Broadway Ave.,
NE, East Canton 44730

•CINCINNATI AVS, Mrs. Gayle Lehman, 1367 Minaret Ct., Cin¬
cinnati 45230

COLUMBUS AVS, Mrs. Edwin Miller, 1771 Kermit Ave., Colum¬
bus 43207

FIRST AVSC OF ASHTABULA, Mrs. Milard Whitman, 1853 E.
45th St., Ashtabula 44004

OHIO STATE A V S, Betty Bartley, 3920 Monterey Ave., Springfield
45504

PARMATOWN AVC, Edward Gohr, 997 Lake Breeze Road, Shef¬
field Lake 44054

•SPRINGFIELD AVC, Betty Bartley, 3920 Monterey Ave., Spring-
field 45504

TOWN & COUNTRY AVS, Mrs. Sandra Bodie, 7248 Allendale Dr.,
Mentor 44060

TRI-CITY AVS, Margaret Morrow, 1203 Covington Ave., Piqua
45356

•VIOLETS & FRIENDS CLUB, Mrs. Norman Bradney, 1104
Anderson, Piqua 45356

OKLAHOMA

AVS OF GREATER TULSA, Judith Carter, 10155 E. 25th St., Tulsa
74129

•GREEN COUNTRY AV STUDY CLUB, Edna McCawley, 1721 S.
Fulton, Tulsa 74112

INDIAN CAPITAL AVS OF MUSKOGEE, Jack Cockran, 509 S.
Arthur, Wagoner 74467

LAWTON AVS, Patsy Worthen, 7 North 27th, Lawton 73505
OREGON

PORTLAND AVS, Frances Skorepa, 13657SEBush, Portland 97236
PENNSYLVANIA

•AVS OF LOWER BUCKS COUNTY, Archie Allen, 15 Hollyhock
Ln., Levittown 19055

AVS OF PHILADELPHIA, Margaret Cass, 920 Andorra Rd.,
Lafayette Hill 19444

AVS OF SPRINGFIELD, Barbara Bingman, 207 Walnut Hill Rd., C-
7, West Chester 19382

STATE COLLEGE AVS, Susan Fye, Box 217, Centre Hall 16828
RHODE ISLAND

RHODE ISLAND AVS, Regina Marcotte, 36 Wedgewood Dr.,
Seekonk 02711

SOUTH CAROLINA

COLUMBIA AVS, Mrs. Ruby Stuckey, 3146 Woodson Circle, West
Columbia 29169

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FIRST AVS OF SPARTANBURG, Bill Goodwin, 1 Brookhaven
Dr., Spartanburg 29301

GREENVILLE AVS, Mrs. Mary Frances Lockman, 134 Sunset Dr.,

Greenville 29605

NORTH CHARLESTON 1ST AVS, Helen B. McDaniel, 4751
Spruce St., No. Charleston 29406

•PEE DEE AVS, Mrs. D. T. TriMetti, 1169 Pickney Ave., Florence
29501

SOUTH DAKOTA

SO-DAK VIOLET CLUB, Mrs. Martha Hegdahl, RR.1, Madison
57042

TENNESSEE

MEMPHIS AVS, Mrs. Iona Pair, 3578 Country Lane Cove, Mem¬
phis 38133

•MID-S OUTH AVS, Cecelia York, 3647 Rhodes #2, Memphis 38111
NASHVILLE AVS, Porter Temple, 6221 Temple Rd., Franklin
37064

TENNESSEE VALLEY AVC, Jane McNeely, 5635 Magazine Rd.,
Knoxville 37920

TEXAS

* ALPHA AVS OF DALLAS, John Eads, 2310 Valarie Court, Gar¬

land 75043

AV CLUB OF GALVESTON, Althea Grossman, 2214 72nd,
Galveston 77550

*AV STUDY CLUB OF HOUSTON, Meredith Hall, 922 E. 14th St.,
Houston 77009

AVS OF BEAUMONT, Lyndall Owens, P. O. Box 288, Beaumont
77704

•AVS OF BROWN WOOD, Mae McWilliams, Box 1084, Brady

76825

AVS OF WASHINGTON COUNTY, Ruth Goeke, Rt. 1 Box 73,
Brenham 77833

BRAZOS VALLEY AVC, Mary Kate Harris, 1814-7 Wilde Oak
Circle, Bryan 77802

•CEN-TEX RAINBOW AVC, Janice Davidson, Rt. 1 Box 252,
Kempner 76522

* CENTRAL TEXAS JUDGES COUNCIL, Dottie Wilson, 3900

Carter Creek Parkway, Bryan 77802
CONCHO VALLEY AVS, Helen Roach, Rt. 3 Box 398, San Angelo

76904

•CORPUS CHRIST! AVS, Glenda K. Ehrlich, 5909 Pebble Springs,
Corpus Christi 78414

•FIRST ARLINGTON AVS, Kim Papke, 3601 Palomino Dr., Ar¬
lington 76017

•FIRST AUSTIN AVS, Mrs. Newman Gibbs, 608 Larue, San Marcos
78666

FIRST AVC OF WEATHERFORD, Mrs. Opal Reck, 106 E. Weath¬
erford, Weatherford 76085

•FIRST AVS OF DALLAS, Mrs. Charlie Davis, 3418 Urban, Gar¬
land 75041

•FIRST AVS OF DENTON, Clara Martin, 2216 Denison, Denton
76201

•FIRST AVS OF SAN ANTONIO, Jim Hall, 13810 Brook Hollow,
San Antonio 78232

FIRST AVS OF WICHITA FALLS, Mrs. Kenneth Klimek, Rt. 1 Box
51-B, Devol, OK 73531

FIRST LONGVIEW AVS, Mrs. John Fain, 1206 Amherst Ln.,
Longview 76501

FIRST NIGHTER AVS, Mrs. Jan Lakey, 5845 Ellsworth, Dallas
75206

•FORT WORTH AVS, Mrs. Robert D. Early, 5916 Walla, Fort Worth
76113

FOUR SEASONS AVC, Sandra McDaniel, 3549 Memorial Blvd.,
Port Arthur 77640

GREEN THUMB AVS/SA, Kay Tucker, 207 W. Southcross, San
Antonio 78211

•LONE STAR AV COUNCIL, Dottie Wilson, 3900 Carter Creek
Parkway, Bryan 77802

LUBBOCK AVS, Nancy Mitchell, 5214 95th St., Lubbock 79423
•MAGIC KNIGHT AVS, Lynda Welchel, 9505 Wildwood Ridge,
San Antonio 78250

MARSHALL AVS, Jodie Johnson, 300 Merritt, Marshall 75670
•MID-COUNTY AVC, Betty Lovett, 608 S. 7th St., Nederland 77627
MOONLIGHT AVS, Sue Duckworth, 525 Ann Lois, Burleson

76028

NASA AREA AVS, Tom Sorelle, 734 20th Ave. N, Texas City 77590
•NORTH TEXAS A V JUDGES COUNCIL, Paula Foster, 3610 Gray
Dr., Mesquite 75150

PASADENA AVS, Pat Gonzales, 2716 Marshall, Pasadena 77506
•SAN ANTONIO AV COUNCIL, Ann Nicholas, 6007 Patrick

Henry Dr., San Antonio 78233

SAN MARCOS AVC, Louise Nicol, 1333 Chestnut, San Marcos
78666

SPRING BRANCH AVC, Ellen Moskal, 6619 Eastwood St., Hous¬
ton 77021

•SWEET VI-O-LETS AVC, Patricia Champagne, 22214 Meadow-
rock Dr., Spring 77389

VALLEY AVS, Mrs. Jack Caldwell, 705 Lindberg, McAllen 78501
VICTORIA AVS, Joann Schrimscher, 402 Dundee, Victoria 77904

UTAH

AVS OF UTAH, Ruthann Lloyd, 2169 Vimont Ave., Salt Lake City
84109

WASATCH SAINTPAULIANS, Dellavena Dolan, 410 W. 2500
South, Perry 84302

VIRGINIA

LYNNHAVEN AVS, Margaret E. Hershberger, 3324 Hershridge
Rd., Virginia Beach 23452

OLD DOMINION AVC, John Wilson, 10007 Bent Tree Lane,
Manassas 22111

RICHMOND AVS, Barbara Peterson, 4120 Croaton Rd., Richmond
23235

THE TIDEWATER AVS, Catherine A. Carter, 3809 Silina Dr.,
Virginia Beach 23452

WASHINGTON

AVS OF GRAYS HARBOR, Peggy Van Valkenburg, P. O. Box 371,
Cosmopolis 98537

LONGVIEW AVC, Virginia Bailey, 103 John St., Kelso 98626
•SAINTPAULIA SOCIETY OF TACOMA, Mrs. Marianne Smith,
4303 47th Ave. East, Tacoma 98443
SEATTLE AVS, Sheila Eiseman, 16626 163rd PL, SE, Renton 98055

WISCONSIN

BLUEMOUND AVC, Kay Currier, 2445 N. 91st St., Wauwatosa
53226

•BREW CITY VI OLETEERS, Ruth Mengsol, 5616 W. Cairdelt Lane,

Mequon 53092

COUNTRYSIDE AVC, Mrs. William A. Wall, 4742 Lafayette Dr.,
Madison 53705

•CROSSTOWN AVC, Kathleen Dodge, 4514 Anniversary Lane,
Madison 53704

FIRST AVS OF JANESVILLE, Lorraine Simmons, Grand Ave.,
Janesville 53545

FOX VALLEY AVC, Beverly A. Yunk, 526 S. Joseph St., Appleton
54915

GREEN BAY AREA AVS, Carol Thelien, 1501 Hillcrest, Green
Bay 54303

GREEN THUMB AVC, Doris Schenck, 722 Cranston Rd., Beloit
53511

LATE BLOOMERS AVS, Janice Kutzleb, W 6090 County P,
Monroe 53566

MANITOWOC AV LOVERS CLUB, Darlene Duescher, Rt. 1 Box
2938, Whitelaw 54247

MILWAUKEE AVS, Helen Geisler, 1516 E. Olive St., Shorewood
53211

OSHKOSH VIOLET SOCIETY, Kevin W. Degner, 1741 Iowa St.,

Oshkosh 54901

RAINBOW VIOLETEERS, Sue Flicker, 595 Forest Ct. Rd.,
Waukesha 53186

•WAUKESHA VIOLETEERS, Arlene Garvens, S 62 W 23154
Townline Rd., Waukesha 53119
WISCONSIN COUNCIL OF AV CLUBS, Ruth Mengsol, 5616
W. Cairdel Lane, Mequon 53092

WYOMING

CASPER BLOOMERS, Kathy Orr, 4095 E. 8th St., Casper 82609
THE SHERIDAN A VC, Hazel Aegerter, 828 Arlington Blvd., Sheri¬
dan 82801

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1989 Commercial Members of AYS A

(Editor's Note: This is the Commercial List as reported from the
AVSA Office. Please notify the office at P. O. Box 3609,
Beaumont, TX 77704, if there are any changes or corrections.)

AUSTRALIA

MRS. CHERIE BROCKBANK, 80 Reserve Rd., Marshall, Victoria
3216

NEPEAN AFRICAN VIOLET FARM, Margaret Nam, Lot 5, Sev¬
enth Ave., Llandilo, NSW 2232

SOLITAIRE AFRICAN VIOLETS, Mrs. Yvonne Brown, P. O. Box
366, Sutherland NSW 2232

CANADA

ACA'S VIOLET-TREE, John Brownlie, 600 Silvercreek Blvd. 80,
Mississauga, Ontario LSA 2B4

INLAND AFRICAN VIOLET COMPANY, Mary C. Thompson,
1216-24th Ave., Coaldale, Alberta T0K 0L0
LES VIOLETTES NATALIE, Natalie Pineault, 207 Morkill, Sher¬
brooke, Quebec J1E 2E2

PLANTS N THINGS, Pollock Rd. RR2, Keswick, Ontario L4P 3E9
TAPPING'S SOIL, Bud Tapping, 3 Jody Ave. Unit A, Downs view,
Ontario M3N1H3

HONG KONG

MARIA'S AFRICAN VIOLETS, 5 King £wong Street, 1/F Hat rL'
Happy Valley

JAPAN

GARDEN CENTER YOKOHAMA, N-4 E-4 Chuo-Ku, Sapporo
060, Hokkaido

UNITED STATES
ALABAMA

GRACE'S AFRICAN VIOLETS, Mrs. Cecil E. Grace, 1213 N. Wood

Ave., Horence 35630

JUDY'S VIOLETS, 12047 Hwy. 104, Fairhope 36532
ALASKA

BEVERLY'S VIOLETS, Mrs. Beverly Hendricks, 41 78 Apollo Drive,
Anchorage 99504

MRS. HELEN KRUMREY, 6609 E. 12th, Anchorage 99504
LUCY'S CERAMICS, Lucy Moody, P. O. Box 370, Chugiak 99567

ARIZONA

DR. B'S DIGS, Dr. Barbara Vanderleest, P. O. Box 733, Carefree
85377

DOTHE'S AFRICAN VIOLETS, Dorothy Greer, 7462 Desert Aire,
Tucson 85730

ARKANSAS

GALAXY AFRICAN VIOLETS, Delores Campbell, c/o Loren

Williams, Timbo 72680

THE HOUSE OF VIOLETS, Charlyne Reed, 936-940 Garland St.,
Camden 71701

WARRE N'S VIOLETS, A. W. Terral, R. 7 Box 4591, Texarkana 75502
CALIFORNIA

AFRICAN VIOLETS SUPREME, Edmond F. Cook, 16796 Olive
Circle, Fountain Valley 92708

AV ENTERPRISES PRESS, Pauline Bartholomew, P. O. Box 6778,
Oxnard 93030

MARGARET BOTSCO, 19301 Firestone Circle, Huntington Beach
92648

CRAWFORDS AFRICAN VIOLETS, T. E. Crawford, 47 Robert Ct.
E, Areata 95521

DECOR AMERICA INC, Attn: J. Job, 250 W. Artesia Blvd., Comp¬
ton 90220

KAREN MARCHI, 341 Seahorse Ct., Foster City 94404
RUTH JO MCCOY, 605 Pringle Ave. Sp. #44, Galt 95632
MARIE'S ADOPTABLE VIOLETS, Marie Beeman, 189 Bailache
Ave., Healdsburg 95448

MIGHTY MINIS, Jean Stokes, 7318 Sahara Ct., Sacramento 95828
ARNOLD W. MUELLER, 1522 Sunset Dr., Vista 92083
OYAMA PLANTERS, INC, George C. Oyama, 2190 Broadway E-

3, San Francisco 94115

PATCHES & POTS, Jim Buchanan, 583 El Cajon Blvd., El Cajon
92020

PATT'S AFRICAN VIOLETS, House of Harris, 658 Robin Dr.,
Santa Clara 95050

PHLOGISTICS, Horence Naylor, P. O. Box 1411, Ventura 93002
MELVIN J. ROBEY, P. O. Box 4742, Palm Desert 92261
STARR GREENHOUSES, Kathleen Starr, 1300 S. Hwy. 3, Etna

96027

SUNNYSIDE NURSERIES, INC, P. O. Box 4836, Hayward 94540
THE VELVET LEAF, Lynn Lombard, 1407 CalleEspana, San Dimas
91773

TRIPLE H ASSOCIATES, INC, G. L. Houghton, P. O. Box 2249,
Orange 92669

VIOLETS BY BEVERLY, Helen Moffatt, 1325 Paseo Sereno, San
Dimas 91773

VIOLETS COLLECTIBLE, Jeani Hatfield, 1571 Wise Rd., Lincoln
95648

ZACA VISTA NURSERY, A.D. Stephens, 1190 Alamo Pintado Rd.,
Solvang 93463

COLORADO

MILE HIGH VIOLETS, Eris M. Ericksen, 4828 Garrison St., Arvada
80002

THE GREEN THUMB, Elizabeth I. Cassidy, 903 23rd St. S.W.,
Loveland 80537

THE VIOLET SHOWCASE, Douglas Crispin, 3147 S. Broadway,
Englewood 80110

VIOLET FANTASY, Sandy Tessier, 1^81 S. Chambers Circle,

Aurora 80012

VIOLETS OF THE WEST, Mrs. Jean Marie Miller, 6661 Upham Dr.,
Arvada 80003

CONNECTICUT

BUELL'S GREENHOUSES, INC, Albert H. Buell, P. O. Box 218
Weeks Rd., Eastford 06242

FREDETTE'S ORIGINALS, Mrs. Irene Fredette, 1545 Whitney
Ave., Hamden 06517

HALE'S HOUSE OF VIOLETS, Larry Hale, 76 London Rd., He¬
bron 06248

POWDER HILL VIOLETS, Mrs. Max Zavisza, 100 Abbe Rd.,
Enfield 06082

SUNI'S VIOLETS, Suni Roveto, 208 Great Hollow Road, Woo¬
dbury 06798

FLORIDA

CHIMERAS FROM CAROLINE, Caroline Boyer. P.O. Box 547552,
Orlando 32854

DANDY VIOLETS, Diane Heras, 6815 Eden Ln., Tampa 33634
DODE'S GARDENS, INC, DoDe Whitaker, 2085 Leeward Ln.,
Merritt Island 32953

E. E. BARKER ENTERPRISES, 6278 No. Fed. Hwy., Suite 277, Ft.
Lauderdale 33308

EARL J. SMALL GROWERS, INC, MarkTerkanian, P. O. Box 427,
Pinellas Park 33565

GESNERIAD RESEARCH FOUND., 1873 Oak St., Sarasota 33577
LYNDE VIOLETS, Philip Harden, 910 W. Hilsboro, Seffner 33584
THE VIOLET HOUSE, Dick Maduro, P. O. Box 1274, Gainesville
32601

VIOLET CREATIONS, Jo Ann Martinez, 809Taray de Avila, Tama
33613

VIOLETS AT THE ERNST'S, 221 SE 70th St., Gainesville 32601
VIOLETS FROM THE STARRS, George B. Starr, 2602 Graupera

St., Pensacola 32507

SANDRA WILLIAMS, 102 9th St. E, Tierra Verde 33715
GEORGIA

KATHERINE FOWLER, 4488 Grier Dr., Lithonia 30058
NORTHBROOK NURSERY, Richard Hanlin, Rt. 1 Box 459 E.
Hwy. 106, Hull 30646

PJ'S VIOLETS, Joan Cumpton, 219 Sunset Dr., Warner Robins
31088

RAINBOW VIOLETS, Donald Baker, 1930 Red Road, Alpharetta
30201

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TRAVIS' VIOLETS, Travis Davis, P. O. Box 42 Ellen St., Ochlock-
nee 31773

VALLEY VIOLETS, Ms. Polly Crutchfield, P. O. Box 5488, Colum¬
bus 31906

VIOLETS GALORE OF GEORGIA, Jim Wright, 8669 Lake Dr.,
Lithonia 30058

IDAHO

DE BOUQUET, Matthew Mathias, 7707 Wesley Dr., Boise 83704
GREEN THUMB NURSERY, Rosalie Pitts, Rt. 1 Box 1382, Wilder
83676

ILLINOIS

DATES VIOLETRY, Jimmy Dates, Rt. 1 Box 206 A, Galesburg 61401
FLOWERWOOD, INC, P. O. Box 217, Crystal Lake 60014
VIOLETS BY JAN, Janice A. Bruns, 1220 Stratford Ln., Hanover
Park 60103

ZIMMERMAN FLOWERS, Maureen Zimmerman, 1100
Kenilworth Dr., Wheeling 60090

INDIANA

DAVIDSON-WILSON GREENHOUSES, Rt. 2, Crawfords ville
47933

DONNA'S GREENHOUSE, Donna Stevens, R. 1 Box 299, Liberty
47353

HOG WILD VIOLETRY, Judith Nuest, 524 E. 1000 South, Kouts
46347

KANSAS

BETTY'S BLOOMERS BY BETTY TAYLOR, Mrs. Betty Taylor, 52
Eastwood Dr., Hutchinson 67502
COBBLESTONE VIOLETS, Virginia Martz, 323 N. Main, Greeley
66033

ESSIE'S VIOLETS, Essie Watts, 115 W. Ida, Lansing 66043
MARY'S VIOLET JOY, Mrs. John L. Gall, 3200 W. 82nd Terr.,
Leawood 66206

MCKINNEY'S GLASSEHOUSE, James B. McKinney, 89 Mission
Rd., Eastborough, Wichita 67207
JOANN SPIELMAN, 304 N. 1st, Barleyville 66404

KENTUCKY

PAPPA'S VIOLETS, J. Martin, 138 Walton Nicholson Rd., Walton
41094

SWAN FLORAL & GIFT SHOP, Schreiver & Son, 4311 Dixie Hwy.,
Erlanger 41018

LOUISIANA

GRO RITE ENTERPRISES, INC, 2913 Mumphrey Rd., Chalmette
70043

JEANNETTE'S JESNERIADS, Jeannette A. Domiano, 2173 Leslie
St., Gretna 70056

JUST VIOLETS, Wayne Smith, 5841 Pembrook Dr., New Orleans
70114

CONNIE ROUSSEL, 1041 Dunson Rd., Ponchatoula 70454
VIOLETS C/O COOKIE, Barbara Sisk, 2400 Knightway Dr., Gretna
70056

MARYLAND

GEMCRAFT VIOLETRY, Ardythe Jolliff, 191 Cardamon Dr.,
Edgewater 21037

THE BEHNKE NURSERIES CO., 11300 Baltimore Ave., P. O. Box
290, Beltsville 20705

ULTRA VIOLETS, Mrs. A. W. Burrell, 1937Lyttonsville Rd., Silver

Spring 20910

VIOLET RAINBOW, Alia Bair, 1515 Bachman's Valley Rd., West¬
minister 21157

MASSACHUSETTS

CAPE COD VIOLETRY, John Cook, 28 Minot St., Falmouth 02540
INNIS VIOLETS, Reuben Innis, 8 Maddison Ln., Lynnfield 01940

MICHIGAN

AL'S VIOLETS, Albert G. Krieger, 1063 Cranbrook, Jackson 49201
BAY VALLEY VIOLETS, Jamie Christensen, 5305 Nakoma Dr.,
Midland 48640

SORDINE'S BETTER BLOOMS, 1835 S. Rochester Rd., Rochester
48063

MRS. ELIZABETH BUCK, 9255 Lake Pleasant Rd., Clifford 48727
H. P. SUPPLIES INC, John Walter, P. O. Box 2053, Livonia 48150
INDOORG ARDENING SUPPLIES, Nancy Allen, P. O. Box 40567,
Detroit 48240

WALTER H. MAURUS, P. O. Box 2247, Livonia 48150

SHIRLEY'S BLOOMIN' BLOSSOMS, Ms. Shirley Wiggins, 1295
Sheffield Dr., Somerset 49281

MINNESOTA

CZAPLICKI'S FLOWERS, Lavona Czaplicki, Box 68, Schroeder
55613

MIDLAND VIOLETS, Donald Ness, 3667 Midland Ave., White
Bear Lake 551 10

THE VIOLET CELLAR, Mrs. Diane Koenig, P. O. Box 116, Swan-
ville 56382

MISSISSIPPI

OAK HILL FOLIAGE, James Toney, Rt. 2 Box 173-A, Raymond
39154

THE FLOWER CENTRE, Mrs. Bobbie H. Beard, 3530 120 Frontage
Rd., Vicksburg 39180

MISSOURI

ALICE'S VIOLET ROOM, Alice Pittman, Rt. 6 Box 233, Way-
nesville 65583

NOLAN BLANSIT, Rt. 1 Box 122A, Sparta 65753

JANICE BLISARD, Box 62 Rt. 1, Gainesville 65655

BONWIT TELLER, Diane Mohn, 445 J. C. Nichols Rd., Kansas City
64112

J. DAVID BUTTRAM, 3018 Downey Ave., Independence 64055

DEAN'S AFRICAN VIOLETS, Tomazine Rule, 405 E. Benton,
Carrollton 64633

JUDY'S VIOLETS, Mrs. James Williams, #9 Graeler Dr., Creve
Coeur 63146

NADEAU SEED CO., Ronn Nadeau, 48 Queensbrook PI., St. Louis
63132

RAINWATER VIOLETS, Janet Wickell, 400 N. Madison, Raymore
64083

SCHULTZ COMPANY, 14090 River Port Dr., Maryland Heights
63043

TOUCHSTONE CORP., RR 2 Box 326, Columbia 65201

MONTANA

BIG SKY VIOLETS, Angelika Brooks, RR 2 Box 55, Moiese 59824

NEBRASKA

KENT'S FLOWERS, Kent Stork, 320 W. Eagle, Arlington 68002
NEVADA

AFRICAN VIOLETS BY Cl ANN A, Carol Bruce, 2021 Michael
Way, Las Vegas 89108

NEW HAMPSHIRE

MORSE'S COUNTRY COPPER, Donald W. Morse, P. O. Box 1220,
Claremont 03743

NEW JERSEY

FISCHER GREENHOUSES, Dr. Charles Fischer, Oak Ave., Lin-

wood 08221

INTERIOR WATER GARDENS, Ann Lerman, 615 Long Beach
Blvd., Surf City 08008

PLANT FACTORY, Roger A. Bower, 2414 St. Charles PL, Cinnam-
inson 08077

NEW MEXICO

BETTY'S VIOLET ROOM, Mrs. Lee M. Culver, 1604 E. 17th St.,
Farmington 87401

NEW YORK

ANNALEE VIOLETRY, Leila M. Egenites, 28-27 214th Place, Bay-
side 11360

ARLENE'S VIOLETS & CACTI, Arlene Alexander, 33 Frazee St.,
Auburn 13021

CHAMPIONS AFRICAN VIOLETS, Mrs. Duane L. Champion,
8848 Van Hoesen Rd., Clay 13041

J. CUSH, 114 Laurel Dr., Smithtown 11787

E. M. DECAROLIS, 422 Ann St., Rome 13440

ENGELS AFRICAN VIOLET SHOP, Carolyn Engels, Box 46, E.
Palmyra 14444

EDWARD JANOSICK, West Settlement R R #1 Box 122, Roxbury
12474

LLOYD'S AFRICAN VIOLETS, Joann Lloyd, 2568 E. Main St., Cato
13033

LYNDON LYON GREENHOUSES INC, Paul Sorano, 14 Mutch-
ler St., Dolgeville 13329

MEEK'S AFRICAN VIOLETS, Ruth W. Meek, 214 Goodrich Ave.,

Syracuse 13210

Supplement to September/October 1989 African Violet Magazine A- 15

PLANT COLLECTIBLES,, Marseille Luxenberg, ICBKenview Ave.,
Buffalo 14217

PORCELAIN PIN, Lily Stiel, 46 Bond Ave,, Malveme 11565
ROB'S MINI-O-LETS, Ralph Robinson, 96 Harriet St., Tonawanda
14150

VIOLET EMPORIUM, Mrs. VikM Davis, 384 Linwood Ave., N.
Tonawanda 14120

VIOLET VENTURE, Fayanne B. Wagman, 52 Harper Dr., Pitisford
14534

VIOLETS BY APPOINTMENT, Bill Faauwe, 45 3rd St., W. SayviHe
117%

RICHARD M. WASMUNB, 1609 Michigan Ave., Niagara Falls
14305

JOSEPHINE WELLS, 80 Werkley Dr., Tonawanda 14150
JACKIE R. WINFIELD, 102 Mary-wood Dr., N. Syracuse 13212

NORTH CAROLINA

ANNA'S VIOLETS, Anna Level, 3141 Barbour MiH Kd., Clayton
27520

BLUEBIRD GREENHOUSE, Elizabeth Glembodd, 103 Downing
PL, Apex 27502

CAROUSEL OF VIOLETS, Mrs. Ray Cheek, 1903 Margaret St.,
Winston-Salem 2,7103

K & L PLANTS, Lorena Bunn, Rt. 3 Box 613 B, Snow Hill 28580
VIOLETS BY NAN JEFFERSON, Nan K. Jefferson, 1221 Mardele
Ln., Winston-Salem 27105

OHIO

BETTY'S BLOOMERS, Betty L. Lafuze, 3848 St. John's Ter., Cincin¬
nati 45236

CAROL'S VIOLETS, Mis. Carol SotMewkz, 2943 No. 109 St.,
Toledo 43611

COLONIAL GARDENS GREENHOUSE, C. Core©, 3504 Hull
Road, Huron 44839

DORIS BRENNEM, 1415 Central Ave., Sandusky 44870
GRANGER GARDENS, Jim Eyerdom, 1060 Wilbur Kd,, Medina
44256

GREEN CIRCLE GROWERS, INC, Bill Johnson, 15650 Si Rt. 511,
OberMft 44074

OKLAHOMA

A NEW LEAF INC, Tina Lynn, 2306 S. First Place, Broken Arrow
74012

AUNT NELLIE'S, Julie Byrd, 2017-C S 129th E Ave., Tulsa 74108
GORDON BOONE, 3035 N. Rockwell, Apt. 115, Bethany 73008
DEBORAH FIELD, P. O. Box 50571, Midwest City 73140
J F INDUSTRIES, Juanita Freeman, Rt. 4 Box 309-1, Pryor 74361
MCCA WILY'S AFRICAN VIOLETS, EdnaR. McCawley, 1721 S.
Fulton, Tuka 74112

MARY 8HUMAKE, 4801 N. Meridian, Oklahoma City 73112
OREGON

CRATER LAKE PUMICESTONE CO., Jerome Haas, 1006 Miantic,
Medford 97502

KERRY'S VIOLETS, Karyle Pasley, 1140 7th Ave., Gold Hill 97S25
VIOLETS BY MARILYN, Mis. Marilyn Fiedler, 61880 Walter Ct,
Bend 97702

PENNSYLVANIA

JAN'S FLOWER HOUSE, Janice Kreider, 10652 Route 97, Water¬
ford 16441

TINARI GREENHOUSES, Anne Tinari, 2325 Valley Rd., Hunting¬
don Valley 19006

RHODE ISLAND

LITTLE KHOBY VIOLETS, Judith Feeney, 7 Circle Dr., RR 2,
Coventry 02816

SOUTH CAROLINA

SO. PL1ASANTBURG NURSERY, Delores A. Hoffman, 1135 So.
Pleasantburg Dry Hwy. 291, Greenville 29605
TENNESSEE

HOLTKAMP GREENHOUSES INC, P. O. Box 8158, Nashville
37207

MARY LOU'S VIOLET CLOSET, 902 Neuhoff Lane, Nashville
37205

RUBY & CAROL'S VIOLETS FOR ALL OCC, Ruby Littlejohn,
3428 Dupre, Memphis 38115

TEXAS

AFRICAN VIOLET SHOP, Lenora Munk, 2015 Bauer St., Houston
77080

AFRICAN VIOLETS BY GRACE, Grace Davis, 3418 Urban, Gar¬
land 75041

NANCY DORMAN, 309 Montclair, Longview 75601
GAYLE'S AFRICAN VIOLETS, Gayle S. King, Rt. 3 Box 112,
Killeen 76541

GULFCOAST VIOLET SUPPLY, Judy Yentzen, Rt. 2 Box 1088,
Kountze 77625

HILL COUNTRY AFRICAN VIOLETS, Ken Froboese, 32005 1. H.
10 West, Boeme 78006

HORTENSE'S AFRICAN VIOLETS, Hortense Pittman, 12406
Alexandria, San Antonio 78233

JOAN'S VIOLETS FOR ALL SEASONS, Joan Carter, 101 E. Ave.
Two, Copperas Cove 76522

JOS VIOLETS, Jo Anne Schrimsher, 402 Dundee, Victoria 77904
JOY OF VIOLETS, Joyce Smith, 909 Walters Lane, Arlington 76012
LEONA'S VIOLETS, Leona Herres, Rt. 1 Box 100A, Taylor 76574
LOLITA'S VIOLETS, Lolita Poehlman, Rt. 32 Box 175-C San
Antonio 78249

LONE STAR VIOLETS, Mary C. Scott, 905 Carmel Place, Colege
Station 77840

THELMA MATTHEWS, 1104 Willow Kd., Fampa 79065
NORITA'S VIOLETS, Norita Hallum, 310 Lori Lane, Brownwood
7S801

PLANT STANDS & ACCESSORIES, Charlie Davis, 3418 Urban
Dr., Garland 75041

PLEASANT HILL AFRICAN VIOLETS, Mrs. Ruth Goeke, Rt. 1
Box 73, Branham 77833

POLYMERIC PRODUCTS MARKETING, INC.,Brooks Harmon,
Jr., 3105 Jomar, Piano 75075

SHIRLEY'S HOUSE OF VIOLETS, Shirley L. Sanders, 1034
Rayburn Dr., San Antonio 78221
WINSTON SMITH, Rt. 1 Box 34- A, Liberty 77575
SWIFTS', John A. Swift, P. O. Box 28012, Dallas 75228
THE AFRICAN VIQLETRY, Meredith Hall 922 E. 14th, Houston
77009

THE VIOLET ROOM, Melba Bradbeny, 1406 Burke, Pasadena
77502

VIOLETS 'N GIFTS, Helen Payne, 9679 Southwest Freeway,
Houston 77074

VOLKMANM BROS. GREENHOUSE, Walter Volkmann, 2714
Miner! St., Dallas 75219

VOLKMANN GARDENS, 3714 Old Settlers Kd„ Flower Mound
75028

WILSON'S VIOLET HAVEN, Dottie Wilson, 3900 Carter Creek
Pkwy., Bryan 77802

VIRGINIA

DAVID TURLEY, 6118 Windsor Dr.,' Fredericksburg 22401
HELEN'S FOLLY, Mrs. Helen Homyer, 6403 Limerick Ct., Spring-
field 22152

ROCKY KNOLL GREENHOUSE, Mbs. Richard A. Thomas, RD 2
Box 308A, Waynesboro 22980

WASHINGTON

AFRICAN VIOLETS OF SPOKANE, Ann Malmak, E 161 14 Valley
Way, Veradale 99037

GRUENHAGEN'S GREENERY, Lowell Graenhagen, 4067 SW
Colege, Seattle 98116

HENRY'S PLANT FARM, 4522 132nd St. SE, Snohomish 98290
TANA WAX CREEK NURSERY, Nancy Walter, P. O. Box 760,
Eatonville 98328

WISCONSIN

BELISLE'S VIOLET HOUSE, Marda BeBsle, Rt. 1 Box 49, Ojibwa
54862

FANTA8YLAND VIOLETS, Judith R. Kingsbury, Rt. 1 Box 11B,
Clayton 54004

ELIZABETH i. GGLLEDGE, Rt. #3 Box 8 7-X, River Falls 54022
KATHERINE HEICHLER, 528 Indian Mound Kd., Rt. 1, Addl
53001

PAT ROBINSON PLANTS, Pat Robinson, 1641 Brace Lane, Green
Bay 54303

SUPERIOR NURSERY LABELS, James Misfeldt, 1501 N. 21st St.,
Superior 54880

THE VIOLET EXPRESS, Mrs. Genola B. Cox, 1441 Everett Rd.,
Eagle River 54521

VIOLETS GALORE AT CORALS, Barbara Coral, 132 Joan Ave.,
Green Bay 54302

A- 16 Supplement to September/October 1989 African Violet Magazine

SHOWS AND JUDGES

Emilie Savage
39 Mead Drive
Chillicothe, OH 45601

Our AVSA Convention Show in Kansas City
was lovely. It was beautifully staged with many
outstanding exhibits. Our thanks go to our
Show Chairman, Joyce Stork, our Convention
Chairman, Esther Wells, and all who partici¬
pated to make our convention and show a
"royal" experience. This certainly includes all
of our judges and clerks who gave their time
that the show might be judged according to our
rules. I wish to thank those who wrote me after
the convention. It is heart-warming to receive
such nice letters.

Betty Tapping presented an excellent pro¬
gram on trailers at our annual Judges Breakfast.
Everyone gained new insight in the culture and
judging of trailers. Thank you, Betty!

Every year the Shows and Judges Commit¬
tee receives many questions concerning vari¬
ous aspects of judging. We try to answer these
as they are submitted. However, there are, also,
suggestions submitted for consideration which
would effect a change in the Judges Handbook.
These are always brought before the annual
meeting of the Shows and Judges Committee
for evaluation. Many questions are submitted
to the Shows and Judges panel which follows
our program at the annual breakfast. We do not
always have time to answer all questions at the
breakfast meeting, but in order for all of our
judges to have the benefit of these questions
and answers, we try to include them in Shows
and Judges columns following the convention.
We find that often judges from different areas
will encounter similar situations.

The following questions were on the agenda
and were considered by the Shows and Judges
Committee at our annual meeting.

1. Should we change the Scale of Points for
judging yearbooks ? The decision was to make no

change.

2. Should the Unusual Container Class be in the
Design Division rather than the Horticulture
Division? The decision was that it was not a
design and should remain in Horticulture Divi¬
sion.

3. Should we continue to use the rule on Page 53
of the Handbook regarding blue ribbons for mini¬
atures with only three blossoms? Our miniatures
today are much more prolific. It was recom¬
mended that this rule be deleted from our
Handbook.

4. There continues to be many interpretations of
the rule on page 50 regarding AVSA Collection
Classes whichstates that theseplants are also eligible
for all awards in the show , except for awards in the
color designated classes. These classes are solid pink,
white, red. etc. Some have interpreted this to mean all
colors and combinations of colors; others interpret it
as solid colors only. If it were interpreted as all colors
and combinations of colors, that would mean that
only specifically named varieties such as 'Emilie
Savage' would be eligible. We believe, after much
discussion that this would be too restrictive.
Therefore, it was the consensus of the commit¬
tee that Affiliates interpret this rule to mean
solid pink, white, red, etc., only. AVSA conven¬
tion shows will have a different interpretation
as their awards are based on the best in each
class, as well as specially designated awards.

5. Should an exhibit be removed or altered after
judging? Discussion took place on this as re¬
ports were given to us that exhibits had been
completely removed after judging or else al¬
tered to conform to the judges' comments. We
agreed that an exhibit should not be removed or
altered after judging.

6. Our Handbook states that the decisions of the
judges are final. It also states that the schedule is the

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE September /October 1989 37

law of the show and further , that judges should
explain decisions when asked to do so. It is not clear
how this should be done and when. A motion was
presented to the Board from the Committee
covering this discussion and will be listed
under "Changes in the Judges Handbook."

7. There is still some disagreement with the rule
that all plants of equal value should receive the same
award. In other words , if both plants score 98, should
the larger plant receive the award . Much discus¬
sion ensued, but it was decided that no action
should be taken. Our present scale of points
does not have any criteria for size of plant; only
size and type of blossom.

8. A letter was received concerning extending
service time for students , based on judging
experience . After discussion, the committee
voted that a change should not be made. (Note:
Occasionally, we receive letters suggesting
major changes in our judges rules and regula¬
tions, scale of points forjudging various types of
plants, etc. These are acknowledged. It has been
our general recommendation that substantive
changes should be considered when a new
Handbook is written.)

9. Some judges whose certificates have expired
have expressed a desire to attend the judges' breakfast
at the convention . This was discussed and it was
decided that if seating is available, inactive
judges may attend judges' breakfast at the con¬
vention. An expired judge's card is required.
Seating must be requested at the convention
registration desk at least two days before the
breakfast and reservations will be taken in
order requested. It is hoped that this will en¬
courage inactive judges to take a refresher and
become active judges again.

Changes in Judges Handbook

1. Page 53. Considerations for fudging
Single-Crown Miniatures and Semiminiatures

Delete the following sentence:

"A tiny miniature with perfection in rosette
or wheel form, condition and only three open
blossoms could be awarded a blue ribbon."
(This rule is no longer effective.)

2. Page 50. Rule 8. The decisions of the judges
are final.

Change to the following: "The decision of the
judges is final unless it conflicts with AV8A

rules and/or the rules of the schedule. Any
questions must be presented to the judges by
the Show Chairman and/ or the Judges' Chair¬
man prior to the completion of judging."

3. Page 66. Rules for Interpretative Flower
Arrangements and Interpretative Plant Ar¬

rangements

Rule 6. The African violet plants may be
removed from their pots and the rootball en¬
cased in plastic or other material.

Change to read as follows:

Rule 6: The African violet plants must be
removed from their pots and the rootball en¬
cased in plastic or other material. (This was an
error in the Handbook as it was the intention of
the Handbook Committee that all African vio¬
let plants be removed from their pots in Inter¬
pretive Plant Arrangements.)

The next column will contain questions and
answers received from our judges for the
Judges Breakfast and from letters received.

All changes in judges' status and the names
of new judges must be received by June 1 in
order to be printed in the African Violet Maga¬
zine supplement list of A VS A judges and teach¬
ers in the September-October issue. In other
words, this list includes judging schools held
prior to and including the month of May.

Winners of the Delaware AVS show, “Rainbow
©f Violets,” are Bessie Pyle with her gold rosette,
Fogbound , and Purple Rosette winner, Betty
Gregg holding her plant of Cinders.

38 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE September/October 1989

Letters To The Editor:

Anne Tinari

Membership & Promotion
Committee Chairman
2325 Valley Road, Box 190
Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006

Dear Editor,

This letter was addressed to me as Member¬
ship & Promotion Chairman. I wish to share it
with the membership regarding this marvelous
idea:

Dear Anne,

"As the new Membership Committee
chairmen, we would like to share one of
the Magic Knight African Violet Society's
ideas that offers great promise. It is to
have every member of the AVSA give a
gift membership to a friend or relative
who has interest in African violets. Just
one new member per person per year will
go a long way to a healthy AVSA. The
African Violet Magazine is a superior
product and contains much valuable tech¬
nical information — it rivals the finest
technical journals in engineering and
medicine.

"With all the other benefits — research,
standards, plant registration, low cost
club insurance, sponsored shows, inter¬
nationally recognized awards, judges,
etc. — AVSA should achieve the distinc¬
tion of maintaining the largest member¬
ship possible in a plant society.

"Susan and I were very surprised when
we tallied up the number of gifts we give
African violet devotees who aren't mem¬
bers of AVSA — four for starters. We send
these people other magazine subscrip¬
tions or expendable gifts for birthdays or
Christmas. How easy it is to send them an
AVSA membership!"

Ken & Susan Barbi
San Antonio, TX

*****

(Editor's Note: The following letter was re¬
ceived at the AVSA Office, and it was decided
that this column would be the best exposure it
could receive.)

2859 Gentry Court
Sacramento, CA 95827

To East Germany and delicate new friendships:

I wrote an article that was printed in the
November 1984 issue of the African Violet
Magazine, titled "One More Try."

On June 14, 1989, 1 received a letter from a
stranger in East Germany. The letter was warm
and very interesting; the story behind it is
amazing.

I was told that a "student girl," had found
this article heading cut out and pasted to a card
and used as a bookmark in a church hymnal. It
had my name and address on it, as it had been
printed in the magazine. She gave this book¬
mark to a man who in turn passed it along to a
friend who both spoke and wrote in my "lan¬
guage." This article had traveled from some¬
where in the U.S., to the hands of someone who
left it in a church in East Germany.

My new friend tried to make out just where
the abbreviated address could be from. He
studied his Atlas and took a chance he was
correct; sending the letter into the unknown. He
introduced himself and his family to a stranger,
asking only for a letter in return. Thrilled, hon¬
ored and humbled by this letter, I responded
with a long letter and photographs — ex¬
tremely excited to have been "chosen" by these
curious chain of events.

It is my greatest wish that we continue to
correspond and become the closest of friends.
The most important thing we have in common,
is our desire to bridge the distance between us
and the willingness to learn as much as we can
about one another. Our differences will build a
strong friendship; I look ahead with great an¬
ticipation.

There is one other person I wish I could

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE September/October 1989 39

become a friend of, that lives in or near the city
of Leipzig, East Germany. That would be the
person who forgot his or her bookmark. If any of
you readers out there remember sending this
article or the magazine it was written in, to a
friend or relative living in or near Leipzig,
please contact me. I would dearly love to give a
very happy ending to this otherwise wonderful
mystery. Maybe, my new friend could meet
with my mystery person and between the three
of us and the German /English dictionary I in¬
tend to obtain, we can all come to know each
other better. Maybe even swap violet growing
tips ... who knows?

I know one thing — this article will not have
made such a round trip for nothing. I will see to
it that new friendships are made.

Sincerely,

Charlotte Vincent

COMING

EVENTS

SEPTEMBER 21 - 23 TEXAS — Alpha AVS of Dallas'
clinic/sale, Olla Podrida, 12215 Colt Road, between Forrest
Lane and LB] Freeway, Dallas. Sept. 21, 6 - 9 p.m.; Sept. 22
& 23, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Plenty of free parking. For informa¬
tion: Grace Davis, 214-278-0389.

SEPTEMBER 23 & 24 TEXAS — Pasadena AVS' 1st
show/sale, "Violets in Art," Golden Acres Multipurpose
Center, 5001 Oak at Lily St., Pasadena. Sept. 23, 1 - 6 p.m.;
Sept. 24, noon - 5 p.m. Free admission, public invited.
Melba Bradbery, show chairman.

SEPTEMBER 23 & 24 CALIFORNIA — East Bay AVS'
display/sale. Lakeside Garden Center, Lake Merritt Park,
Oakland. Sept. 23, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Sept. 24, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Free admission. For information: 415-465-3867.

SEPTEMBER 29 - OCTOBER 1 TENNESSEE —
Memphis AVS' show/sale, "Violets Go Country," Gold¬
smith Civic Garden Center. Sept. 29, 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.; Sept.
30, 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.; Oct. 1, 1 - 4:30 p.m. Myra Maesells,
show chairman; Peggy Adamson, president.

SEPTEMBER 30 NEBRASKA — Omaha AVS' exhibit/
sale. Regency Fashion Court, 120 Regency Parkway (Just
south of Westroads Mall, 102nd and W. Dodge St.) 10 a.m.
- 5 p.m.

SEPTEMBER 30 & OCTOBER 1 CALIFORNIA — AV

Council of Southern California's educational show/sale,
"Violets 101," Panorama Mall, Van Nuys Blvd. and Roscoe
Blvd., Panorama City, San Fernando Valley. Sept. 30, 10
a.m. - 6 p.m.; Oct. 1, noon - 5 p.m. Public invited at no
charge. For more information, Mary Blancher, 818-363-
6222.

SEPTEMBER 30 & OCTOBER 1 CONNECTICUT —
Naugatonic AVS' exhibit/sale, "Violets, Ribbons, and
Romance," Boothe Memorial Park Hall, Main Street (Put¬
ney), Stratford., Exit 53S off the Merritt Parkway. Sept. 30,
10 a.m. - 4 p.m.; Oct. 1, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Public invited, no
admission fee. Door prizes awarded each hour. Plenty of
parking. Mrs. Albert J. Rourke, show chairman.

SEPTEMBER 30 & OCTOBER i OHIO — Ohio State
AVS' show, "Rhyming With Violets," Kingwood Center,
Mansfield. Both days, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. For information:
Marilyn Shields, show chairman, 216-294-2787.

OCTOBER 6 - 8 COLORADO — AVS of Denver,
Chapter I presents a show/sale, "A Violet Fantasy,"
Westminster Mall. Sale, Oct. 6-8, regular mall hours. Show,
Oct. 7, noon & Oct. 8, regular mall hours. Everyone invited,
free admission. For information: Nelly Levine, 303-423-
6072.

OCTOBER 7 CALIFORNIA — Diablo Valley AV
Growers' sale. Willows Shopping Center, 1975 Diamond
BL, Concord. 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.

OCTOBER 7 & 8 TEXAS — Spring Branch AVC, in
conjunction with the Houston Arboretum, will present
their display /sale, Houston Arboretum, 4501 Woodway.
Sale hours: Oct. 7, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Oct. 8, noon - 5 p.m.
Demonstration lectures will be given both days. For more
information, Elaine Click, 713-462-4257.

OCTOBER 7 & 8 LOUISIANA — Louisiana Council of
AV Judges and Growers' show/sale, "Violets Along the
Bayou," Baton Rouge Garden Center, 7950 Independence
Blvd. Oct. 7, 2 - 5 p.m.; Oct. 8, 1 1 a.m. - 3 p.m. Open to public,
free admission. Anaise LeBlanc, chairman.

OCTOBER 13 MISSOURI — Missouri AV Council
will sponsor a Judges School at the Howard Johnson Motor
Lodge, 1-70 & Loland Rd., Independence. Local chairman,
Patricia M. Hart, 816-461-4994. Frances Young of Austin,
TX will be the teacher.

OCTOBER 13 & 14 TEXAS — First AVS of Dallas'
clinic/sale, Richardson Square Mall, comer of Belt Line
Road and Plano Road, Richardson. 10 a.m. - 9 p.m. For
information: Grace Davis, 214-278-0389.

OCTOBER 13 - 15 WISCONSIN — The Wisconsin
Council of AV Chibs' 26th show, "Violet Fantasy," East
Towne Mall, Madison. Take 190-194 to Exit 135- A to East
Washington Ave. south to Mall. Oct. 13, 11 a.m. - 9 p.m.;
Oct. 14, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Oct. 15, noon - 5 p.m. Irene Merrell,
show chairman. For information: 414-567-6573.

OCTOBER 14 & 15 MISSOURI — The Missouri Val¬
ley AV Council's show/ sale, "A Violet Celebration,"
Howard Johnson's Motor Lodge, 4200 S. Noland Rd.
(Noland Rd & 1-70), Independence. Oct. 14, noon - 5 p.m.;
Oct. 15, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Public invited. Linda Golubski,
chairman.

OCTOBER 14 & 15 TEXAS — AV Study Club of
Houston's 16th annual show/sale, "African Violets Visit
the Library," Houston Garden Center, 1500 Hermann Dr.,
Houston. Show hours: Oct. 14, 2 - 6 p.m.; Oct 15, noon - 4
p.m.; Sale hours: Oct. 14, noon - 6p.m.; Oct. 15, noon - 6p.m.

40 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE September/October 1989

For information: Betty Reese, 713-568-2225; or Show Chair¬
man, Mae Dennison, 713-271-6703.

OCTOBER 14 & 15 ILLINOIS — Barrington Bloomers
AVS' show/sale, "All the World Loves a Violet," Chicago
Botanic Garden, Lake-Cook Rd., Glencoe. Oct. 14, 1 - 5 p.m.;
Oct. 15, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Three lectures on culture. For
information: Nikki Collard, 312-526-6055, Show Chair¬
man.

OCTOBER 14 & 15 CALIFORNIA — Heartland AVS'
display/ sale, "Ho Down with African Violets," Girl's
Club, 855 E. Madison Ave., El Cajon. Oct. 14, 10 a.m. - 5
p.m.; Oct. 15, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Rosemary Lort, chairman.

OCTOBER 20 - 21 NORTH CAROLINA — 1st
Goldsboro AVS' display/sale, Berkeley Mall, Berkeley
Blvd., Goldsboro. 9:30 a.m. - 9 p.m. For information: Alice
Deane, 208 Mimosa Park Dr., Goldsboro 27534.

OCTOBER 21 & 22 TEXAS — First Austin AVS' dis¬
play/sale, Austin Area Garden Center, Zilker Park. Both
days, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Public invited, free admission. Leona
Herres, show chairman.

OCTOBER 21 & 22 MICHIGAN — Michigan State
AVS' 27th annual show/sale, "Violet Treasures," Sheraton
Inn, 1-75 at Pierson Rd., Flint. Oct. 21, noon - 5 p.m.; Oct. 22,
1 1 a.m. - 4 p.m. Free admission, public invited. Educational
display. For more information, Jeanette Benson, 313-437-
3833 or Jenny Sweet, 313-526-4321.

OCTOBER 21 & 22 FLORIDA — The AV Council of
Florida's show/sale, "Violets on the Go," Tampa Bay
Center, 3302 W. Buffalo Ave., Tampa. Oct. 21, 11:30 a.m. -
9:30 p.m.; Oct. 22, noon - 6 p.m. JoAnne Martinez, show
chairman. For information: 813-963-7424.

OCTOBER 26 - 28 TEXAS — Alpha AVS of Dallas'
sale/clinic. Big Town Mall, Big Town Blvd. and Interstate
20, Mesquite. Public invited. For information: Grace Davis,
214-278-0389.

OCTOBER 27 ALABAMA — Magic City AVS' show.
Botanical Gardens, Birmingham. 1-3 p.m. Kay Rice, show
chairman, Rt. 2, Box 275, Leeds 35094.

OCTOBER 27 & 28 NORTH CAROLINA — The
Green Thumb AVS of Rocky Mount's show/sale, Tar-
rytown Mall, Rocky Mount. Both days, 10 a.m. - 9 p.m. Free
admission. For information: Lucille Prutsman, 919-459-
3722.

OCTOBER 27 - 29 OREGON — Portland AVS' dis¬
play/sale, Clackamas Town Center, S.E. 82nd and S.E.
Sunnyside Road, Milwaukie. Oct. 27, 10 a.m. - 9 p.m.; Oct.
28, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.; Oct. 29, 1 1 a.m. - 6 p.m. No charge. For
more information, Fran Skorepa, president, 503-760^8997.

OCTOBER 28 & 29 CALIFORNIA — Thousand Oaks
AVS' show/sale, "Jazzy Violets," Thousand Oaks Library,
1401 East Janss Road, Thousand Oaks. Oct. 28, 11 a.m. - 5
p.m.; Oct. 29, 1 - 4 p.m. Free admission. Floyd Lawson,
show chairman.

NOVEMBER 2 - 4 NEW YORK — New York State
AVS' show, "Niagara's Festival of Violets," Niagara Hilton
Hotel. For information: James Smith, convention chair¬
man, 1126 Ferry Ave., Niagara Falls 14301, 716-285-2959.

NOVEMBER 4 & 5 CALIFORNIA — Northern and
Southern California Councils of African Violet Societies'
conference show/sale, "A Violet Family Album," Fresno
Hilton, 1055 Van Ness Ave., Fresno. Nov. 4, noon - 5 p.m.;
Nov. 5, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Free to the public. Two workshops,
Nov. 5, on Trailing African Violets and Floral Designs

using African Violets. For information: Walter Temple,
209-584-4251.

NOVEMBER 4 & 5 MISSOURI — The Mid-America
AVS' show/ sale, "Violets at the End of the Rainbow,"
Loose Park Garden Center, 5200 Pennsylvania Ave., Kan¬
sas City, MO. Both days, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Public invited.
Raymond Russell /Sue Knobbe, show chairmen.

NOVEMBER 10 - 12 MINNESOTA — AVS of
Minnesota's show/sale, "African Violets International,"
HarMar Mall, North Snelling Ave. at County Road B,
Roseville. Regular mall hours. Donna Tobin, show chair¬
man, Opal Hunter, cochairman.

NOVEMBER 11 & 12 GEORGIA — The AVC of
Greater Atlanta's 13th annual show/sale, "Congratula¬
tions! It's a Violet!" Atlanta Botanical Gardens Day Room,
noon - 5 p.m. each day.

AVSA

Booster Fund

Linda Neumann

This is my last column as Booster Fund
Chairman. I have enjoyed corresponding with
all of you and I sincerely hope you will continue
supporting the Booster Fund under its new
leader. My successor is Ruth Warren, P. O. Box
3664, Fall River, MA 02722.

Baltimore AVC, MD . $25.00

Capital City AVS, CA . 25.00

Crosstown AVC, WI . 10.00

Note:

New Booster Fund Chairman

Ruth Warren
P. O. Box 3664
Fall River, MA 02722

The Kansas City Annual Convention was an
excellent convention. Many beautiful plants
and designs were exhibited. I was appointed
the Booster Fund Chairman at this convention,
and hope to help make our fund grow during
this coming 10 months. If your club has had a
show this spring and would like to share a
monetary contribution to the Booster Fund,
AVSA would certainly appreciate your gener¬

osity.

Ventura County AVS . $5.00

AVS of Greater New York . 15.00

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE September/October 1989 41

A Trip Through Bay State

Margery L. Cunningham
Publicity Cochairman
Boston 1990

When you come to Boston for the 44th An¬
nual AVSA Convention being held at the Bos¬
ton Park Plaza and Towers, March 19-26, 1990,
plan your schedule so that you will have the
time to see the "Bay State's" many popular
vacation spots and historic sites. Your hosts, the
Bay State African Violet Society, wants you to
have a good time while you are here so FI I try to
point out some interesting areas for you to visit.

Let's start on the North Shore, a fashionable
resort area for Boston's nine to fivers. The rock-
bound coast of Cape Ann brings you Rockport
on its tip. This resort town has long been an
inspiration to artists, writers and musicians.
Now, a long stretch of restored fishing cottages,
housing craft shops, specialty shops, eateries
and art galleries. On Pigeon Hill you'll find the
Paper House which is made of 215 thicknesses
of newspapers. Providing a safe harbor for a
long prominent fishing fleet is the city of Glouc¬
ester. Its Fisherman's Monument is inscribed
with the words, "They That Go Down To The
Sea In Ships, 1623-1923."

You'll appreciate the past when you visit
Salem, The Witch City. Historic houses, muse¬
ums, and historic sites are linked on the Salem
Heritage Walking Trail, one of them being the
House of Seven Gables that provided inspira¬
tion for native son, Nathaniel Hawthorn's
novel. Pickering Wharf Marketplace, a shop¬
ping village, is a nice spot to spend the after¬
noon.

In Marblehead, Abbot Hall on Washington
Square, displays the original of the famous
painting, "Spirit of '76."

Drop down to the South Shore and make a
stop in Quincy, The City of Presidents, so
named as it was the birthplace of second Presi¬
dent, John Adams, and his son, 6th President,
John Quincy Adams. The Adams National
Historic Site features their home, library, gar¬
den and stables.

If you are ready for a change of pace,
Duxbury's barrier beach is a popular spot for a
winter stroll and also a paradise for birders.

America's Hometown, and landing place for
the 102 passengers of the Mayflower, Plymouth
is a must for all Massachusetts visitors. The
Mayflower II is a full scale replica that gives us
some insight on that 66-day voyage in 1620.

Next are the quaint towns of Cape Cod. In
Sagamore, you'll find the Pairpoint Glass
Works. Lead crystal glassware is made here by
centuries old techniques. As a matter of fact, the
cup plates, with the AVSA logo, that you pur¬
chased in Kansas City were made here.

Sandwich is the oldest town on the Cape and
is the home of the Sandwich Glass Museum that
displays the pressed, patterned and colored
glass made at the famous Sandwich glass fac¬
tory that was founded in 1825.

Woods Hole, home of the Woods Hole
Oceanographic Institute, is the year-round
departure site of the Martha's Vineyard and
Nantucket ferries.

At about mid-Cape is Hyannis, the commer¬
cial hub of this popular vacation spot. A memo¬
rial to John F. Kennedy can be found on Ocean
Street and you all know of the Kennedy family
compound in Hyannisport.

A little farther east, Harwich is the Cape's
leading cranberry producer. The state of Mas¬
sachusetts provides a large percentage of the
crop to the world's population.

At the elbow of the Cape, is Chatham. The
Chatham Light and Coast Guard Station at¬
tracts visitors all year and affords them a scenic
view of the Atlantic Ocean, ocean inlet and
sandbars. Some of the best salt water fishing in
the country can be found here. Boats can be
chartered from Chatham as well as the other
seaside centers in the area.

The Cape Cod National Seashore, with its
28,000 acres protected in a natural state, has

42 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE September/October 1989

bicycle and nature trails that end in Province-
town. Once there you'll see an artist colony and
long established fishing village. Surf casting for
bass is a popular pastime on Race Point.

"Iron Men in Wooden Ships" set out whaling
from New Bedford, which was the world's
most active whaling port between 1820 and
1 860. Still the busiest fishing port in the country,
its 14-block waterfront and vintage waterfront
buildings have recently been restored.

Just 15 minutes from New Bedford is the city
of Fall River. Once the textile manufacturing
capital of the world with 120 mills in operation
in 1875, the restored mill buildings are now
discount factory and off-price outlet centers.
Busses will bring you from building to build¬
ing. Battleship Cove is not to be missed. Its
lineup of Navy ships, including the Battleship
Massachusetts, is open to visitors.

While in Fall River-New Bedford area, be
sure to sample some New England clam chow¬
der, stuffed quahogs (cohogs) and Portuguese
kale soup.

Farther north is Worcester, the second oldest
and second largest city in New England, and
home of the first mass produced valentine.

On the Connecticut border, just south of
Worcester is Webster Lake, its Indian name, the
longest geographic name is the United States, is
Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchau-
bunagu ngamaugg (Do you think you can mas¬
ter the pronunciation by convention time?). The
translation is "I fish on my side of the lake, you
fish on yours and no one fishes in between."

Old Sturbridge village is one of New
England's major tourist attractions. Special
events and workshops are planned year-round
in the 200 acre re-creation of a rural 1830 com¬
munity. Forty original structures were moved
here from other areas of New England. The
costumed staff demonstrates farm work and
crafts of every day, early American life.

A short drive to the west brings you to
Springfield, Basketball City, U.S.A.. This was
the birthplace of basketball, which was in¬
vented by Dr. James Naismith in 1891 and is
now the home of the Basketball Hall of Fame.

On the western border of the state, the rug¬
ged terrain of the Berkshires makes it a chal¬
lenge to winter sports enthusiasts. If antiquing

is what you like to do. Route 7 in the southern
Berkshires is the place to be. In Stockbridge is
the Norman Rockwell Museum at The Old
Corner House. There you will see the largest,
permanent, public display of original Rockwell
paintings. At the northern end of Route 7 are the
Jiminy Peak and Brodie Mountain ski areas.

From North Adams to Orange, on Route 2, is
the legendary Indian trail now know as the
Mohawk Trail. It was originally an Indian foot¬
path along the Deerfield River. It has 63 miles of
natural beauty, maple sugar houses, covered
bridges, farmsteads, state parks, camping fa¬
cilities and cross country skiing trails. The route
is also known for its many craft fairs and art
festivals. In North Adams you will see the 50
million year old Natural Bridge which is the
only natural marble bridge in the country. Near
Williamstown, a short distance away, the
Mohawk Trail intersects the Appalachian Trail.
About mid-way through the trail at Shelburne
Falls you can view the interesting basin-like
glacial potholes formed by the Deerfield River.

A little closer to Boston, in Princeton, is the
Wachusett Ski Area, one of the most popular
down hill ski areas in New England. Wachusett
Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary has 900 acres of
pastures, mountain foothills and ponds. Its
hiking trails are a haven for cross country
skiers.

Now it's time to head back to Boston and
enjoy more of the convention. Go to the presen¬
tations, take part in the workshops, fill your
cars with plants from the commercial sales area,
dine at the luncheons and banquets, hop on the
busses taking you on tours, oooh and aaaah at
the show, "Catch the New England Spirit" and
have fun!

Send questions to the new
Question Box Editor:

| Jim Smith

1126 Ferry Ave.

Niagara Falls, NY 14301

The new Booster Fund Chairman is:
Ruth Warren
P. O. Box 3664
Fall River, MA 02722

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE September/October 1989 43

Friendship Through Membership

Anne Tinari

Membership & Promotion Chairman

I have often wondered if anyone has ever
taken the time to explain to our membership
what a valuable vehicle our colorful member¬
ship brochures can provide for a desired in¬
crease in membership.

Our colorful brochure holds valuable infor¬
mation on the culture of African violets, tips
that any violet enthusiast would be happy to
acquire. It also has the very handy membership
blank space that can be filled in to become a
member of our society. Cost is also included and
the office address of our organization to which
it should be sent.

Anyone using these brochures should stamp
the name of the club, affiliate, individual or
commercial who is presenting the free pam¬
phlet to the public. In this way the office is able
to tabulate who was responsible for the new
member. All this information is on computer
and the club or individual receive the benefit of
a $1 .00 refund on each membership acquired, if
six or more memberships are turned in.

We urge you to distribute these brochures at
your local shows; commercials may wish to
include these in their mail orders or any meet¬
ing where there is an attentive African violet
audience. The brochures can be purchased for
$5.00 per 100 postpaid from the A VS A office.

We need every AVSA member to join us in
this membership drive. Promotion is every
members business. No one is more qualified to
recommend a prospective candidate for mem¬
bership than one of its members.

Those of you who like to do small things for
your community, the African Violet Magazine
is an avenue for real therapy when placed in a
doctors office or library. I am always overjoyed
when I receive a note saying we got the address
of the AVSA magazine at our local library.

Giving a membership to someone who must
live away from home or is incapacitated in any
way, where very little mail is received, could
create inspiration with a membership in AVSA

where the recipient would receive six colorful
magazines a year, full of information about
living and growing experiences with African
violets.

Let us all strive to introduce a new member
through friendship — to our fascinating world
of African violets.

Pictured above is the award-winning table for
the Reno-Sparks AVS show, “African Violets In
Storybook Land.” Best in show, Blazing Trail \
shown by Dena and Don Fraley is pictured in the
center.

Membership in AVSA
will bring a smile to the face
of any violet lover.

44 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE September /October 1989

GEORGIA LOVER - from display table, Dallas 1988 AVSA Convention
Travis Davis, Ochlocknee, GA

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE September/October 1989 45

Commercials "Dazzle" The Royalty
In Kansas City

Meredith Hall

The theme of the Kansas City Convention
was certainly well chosen because we really go
"The Royal Treatment" for the entire week. The
commercial exhibitors, as usual, did an out¬
standing job with their display tables and also
the specimen plant section was excellent.

Kent Stork of Kent's Flowers, Arlington,
Nebraska, won top honors with a very out¬
standing display table of 15 blue ribbon plants.
Not only did he win Best Display Table but also
Best Fiorticultural Perfection. Two of his out¬
standing new hybrids were Tomahawk , which
won the pink rosette, an extremely floriferous
plant with "true red" large semidouble blos¬
soms over tailored dark green foliage and Quilt¬
ing Bee which has large full double icy blue stars
with pale silvery lavender frilled edges atop
medium green foliage. Also watch for Gala Pink
and Heir Apparent , new releases of Gordon
Boone's.

Ralph Robinson of Rob's Mini-O-Lets from
Tonawanda, NY had a beautiful display of mini
and semiminis. His all blue ribbon table re¬
ceived both second place Display Table and
Horticultural Perfection. Among the 45 speci¬
mens he showed, 19 were new cultivars. Rob's
Magnetic Field won Best New Cultivar. It is a
miniature chimera with pink blossoms and
distinctive dark blue stripes over well behaved
girl foliage. Rob's Blue Moon has huge blue stars
and dark serrated foliage. He feels it will be¬
come a frequent award winner. Rob's Artful
Dodger and Ember Glow are also very nice. It was
good to see such a beautiful display after the
shipping accident he had last year and could
not compete with a display table.

Jean Ness of Midland Violets from White
Bear Lake, MN, did a very outstanding job with
her second try at a Display Table. She mixed
standards with some of her new semiminis.
Glow Baby , a semiminiature won second best
New Cultivar. It has white semidouble pansy

blossoms with fuchsia edges over medium
green foliage. This table also won third Best
Display Table and Horticultural Perfection. A
beautiful plant of Viking Maiden won the pink
rosette. Anyone looking for a pure white, be
sure and add this one to your want list. Sugar
Bear Blues is another semiminiature to watch
for. It is a light blue heavy blooming plant.

Sidney Sorano of Lyndon Lyon Green¬
houses, as usual, had 15 beautiful blue ribbon
plants. Her table won the Honorable Mention
Rosette. A new cultivar called Lime Frost won
third best New Cultivar. It has white double
blossoms with ruffled bright green edges over
ruffled green foliage. Shades of Autumn has two-
tone pink ruffled blossoms over variegated
foliage. Galactic Splash is a nice dark blue star
splashed with pink. Also watch for Cinnamon
Girl

Travis Davis of Travis' Violets of Ochlock-
nee, GA, showed us how he could grow really
large beautiful plants. His blue ribbon display
included 15 standard varieties of which Peach
Puff won the pink rosette. The blossoms are
huge two-tone peachy pink over green tailored
foliage. Marshlands is a two-tone pink over
variegated foliage and Country Cider is a pink
fantasy.

There were two new commercials with dis¬
play tables this year. Jamie Christensen of Bay
Valley Violets, Midland, MI, won the award for
Best First Attempt Display Table. She showed
12 standards and three groups of semimini¬
atures. All were very lovely plants. Precious
Pink won the pink rosette but Hightone Mama
was very outstanding.

Dandy Violets out of Tampa, FL was also a
first time exhibitor. She displayed a very nice
selection of many of Sandra Williams varieties.
Suncoast Ruffled Magic won the pink rosette.
Suncoast Splendor , Suncoast Sugar Mint and
Bimini Romance were all lovely plants.

46 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE September/October 1989

We missed seeing some of our long-time
favorite exhibitors. It seems that plant problems
or family illness hit a lot of people at the same
time. We really missed seeing the beautiful
displays of Hortense Pittman, June Swift, Grace
Davis and Dottie Wilson. We were also expect¬
ing to see several other new exhibitors but they
also had problems. Hope everyone can make it
next year to Boston.

The Specimen Plant section of the commer¬
cial show was quite large this year. Shirley
Sanders of San Antonio, TX won the AVSA
Gold Rosette with Precious Pink :, Top Most and
Ruby Slippers. She also won the 1st place
Holtkamp Collection award with O. Rose
Quartz , O. Little Sapphire and O. Little Ruby. Her
White Ruffles won best semiminiature. Shirley
also won commercial sweepstakes with 26 blue
and 7 best of class ribbons.

Meredith Hall of Houston won the AVSA
Purple Rosette with Snuggles , Little Pro and Teen
Craze. Also best miniature was won by
Meredith with Sum Pumpkin.

Hortense Pittman of San Antonio won Best
Semiminiature New Cultivar with Cheers , best
trailer new cultivar with Magic Trail and best
trailer with Sun Trail.

Mary Gall won best new cultivar from Speci¬
men Plants with Lucy Locket. Pat Robinson won
best standard plant with green foliage with
Ruffles-N-Lace. Tinari Greenhouses won best
miniature new cultivar with Fantasy Toyland.
McCawleys African Violets of Tulsa won best
standard new cultivar with Trudy and also best
gesneriad with N. T ropicana. Janet Wickell won
best standard and best variegated standard
with Plaza Lights.

NEW MASTER VARIETY LIST

Work is underway on a new Master Vari¬
ety List. The committee would appreciate
your ideas regarding format, content, and
useful features you'd like included. Please
send your ideas to MVL Chairman, Lynn
Lombard, 1407 Calle Espana, San Dimas,
CA 91773 or call (818) 331-9410.

Mrs. Jan Dexter of Orange, MA was the winner
of Best in Show with Ming Blue, at a recent Bay
State AVS show, “Violets, For The Times of Your
Life.” Jan also won the Best AVSA Collection
Gold Rosette with Joelle, Chiffon Print and
Something Special; 2nd Best in Show with
Katsuko and had a total of 17 Blue Ribbons.

Jan is one of New England’s premier growers
and is already planning her collection for compe¬
tition in the 1990 Boston Convention.

The New Membership & Promotion
Chairman is:

Anne Tinari

2325 Valley Road, Box 190
Huntingdon Valley, PA19006

The New Best Varieties Chairman is:
Rita Hilton

2295

W. Helen Circle
Bartow, FL 33830

DON'T DELAY ...

DOT IT TODAY!

SEND IN A MEMBERSHIP
FOR THAT SPECIAL FRIEND

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE September /October 1989 47

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"A Heart Full of Violets"

... and friends

The Bermuda African Violet Society members, after their brunch at Pallemetto Bay.

The Bermuda African Violet Society cele¬
brated their 14th anniversary with their recent
show, " A Heart Full of Violets." The show was
held in the Horticulture Hall at the Botanical
Gardens on June 9, 1989.

Queen of Show, White Cameo , was won by
Judy Moniz. Judy also won a Princess Cup with
her plant of Georgia Lover ; the Best Garden
Container and the Most Artistic Design.

Ivy Woods won a Princess Cup with her
plant of Pink Fawn . She also won the sweep-
stakes award for the most points received in the
show. Rose Harvey, president of the society,
won the Woodridge Cup with her plant of
Tommie Lou , and the Tinari Cup with Little Blue

Sapphire , Best Miniature.

The Best Trailer, Rob's Sticky Wicket , grown
by Grace Cross, received a Tinari Cup. A
President's Cup is given to a new member who
earns the most points in the show and the
recipient this year was Joyce Jones.

A VS A President, Mary A. Boland was one of
the judges of the show. Mary also conducted a
workshop and presented the awards to the
winners. On Sunday, the society attended a
church service as a group, followed by a brunch
at Pallemetto Bay.

President Rose Harvey presented Mary Bo¬
land the coveted Bermuda Cedar Friendship
Cup at the end of the brunch.

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE September/October 1989 49

Better Late Than Never ...

Claire Ulanoff
8405 NW 8 St. mO
Miami FL 33126

It's taken me almost 30 years to become a
member of the A VS A, and over five years to
write this little story — but, better late than
never!

I've been growing African violets since I was
12 years old. My love of violets all began with
my Aunt Mollie and one White Pride from our
local supermarket. My aunt had been a violet
enthusiast for years before the White Pride
came to live with me. Actually, "enthusiast"
was putting it mildly; my aunt had "the bug"
bad! She grew violets all over her house. She
grew them in the living room, the kitchen, the
hallways and in every nook and cranny. She
grew them in pots, in water, in brandy snifters
and in lava rock. Her plant room looked more
like a commercial greenhouse than like the
bedroom it once had been. When other people
could barely get violets to survive, let alone
bloom, her plants were practically growing her
out of house and home.

My one plant, my special White Pride, de¬
cided it liked living with me. It must have been
a hardy plant because it grew and constantly
flowered under the heat of an old gooseneck
table lamp. After I'd had the plant for a while
and it continued to thrive, my aunt decided that
I was responsible enough to adopt some of her
babies. Once I was allowed to choose a few of
her young plants to take home with me, the
"bug" went home with me too. There hasn't
been a time since then when I've been wi thout at
least a few flowering violets in my home.

When I moved from New York to Florida in
1968, my violets drove down with me (includ¬
ing that first White Pride!). A few years later
when my aunt moved to Florida, her violets
came too. We continued our shared "obsession"
right up until her death a few years ago.

My aunt was a very special person and she
left me with a wonderful legacy — a lifetime of
beauty and constant new pleasures with violets.

When I became a member of the Society last
month and received my first issue of the AVM,
I wished that my aunt could have seen the cover
photo of Nolan Blansit's yellow violets; she
would have been so excited.

I want to do something to keep my aunt's
memory alive and associated with the violets
she so loved. If I knew how to hybridize or had
the time and space for it. I'd try to develop a
violet and name it after her. Since I can't,
though, I decided to write and tell you about
her and about how much pleasure she gave to
everyone through growing African violets. I'm
also making two donations in her name — one
to the Boyce Edens Research Fund and one to
the AVSA Building Fund.

I'm looking forward to being a member of
the Society for many years to come.

“Ode to Violets,” was the theme for the Long
Island AVS’ recent show. Shown holding Queen
of the show, Spanish Cavalier, is Frances Ber¬
man on the right and Dorothy Vogt, show chair¬
man on the left.

50 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE September /October 1989

Yellow Fever Strikes Kansas City!

Bill Johnson

1221 West River Road , #A~2
Elyria, OH 44035

All those who saw Nolan Blansit's yellow
African violet blossoms at the Kansas City
Convention experienced spine tingling chills
followed by a sharp rise in temperature. This
fever of excitement and expectation was
brought about by the realization that their eyes
were beholding perhaps the most amazing
genetic advance in the history of violets. They
were viewing the impossible!

It has long been known by serious students
of violet genetics that a yellow violet was highly
unlikely, if not impossible. The pigments which
produce blue, purple, lavender, magenta, and
pink colors in African violets are called antho-
cyanins. Yellow is not a part of the anthocyanin
pigment base found in violets. Clearly there
was no scientific evidence to support belief in a
yellow violet.

The only hope for a yellow violet was that a
new species might be discovered, or that a
major mutation take place, or some foreign
gene be implanted by biotechnology. The
achievement of a yellow violet by ordinary
hybridization was never a realistic option.

Despite the evidence against achieving a
yellow violet, many violet lovers stubbornly
refused to give up. They continued to believe
we would one day have a yellow violet. Among
these "true believers" was Frank Tinari, AVSA
Research Chairman. The yellow violet has been
his lifetime dream. His faith has never waiv-
ered. Now that dream is a reality.

How has this new yellow come about? Ask
Nolan Blansit how he got it, and he will tell you
it was a gift from the Lord. This special gift came
in the form of a mutated blossom that had a
small amount of yellow in the center of the
bloom. This gift was not in a completed form.
Several years of intensive hybridizing have
already been expended, and to this date the
yellow color has not been spread over th entire
blossom. Two or three more years of hybridiza¬
tion will be required before there will be a

cultivar worthy of introduction.

I could not help waxing philosophical when
Nolan related the fact this gift from God came to
him incomplete, and was requiring so much of
his own efforts to bring it to completion. Life
itself is a gift, but it is not fashioned into a thing
of beauty without our efforts. Many of God's
gifts are that way. God feeds the birds, but He
does not throw the food into the nest. We have
a part to play in the answering of our prayers
and the realization of our dreams.

It was a real pleasure to get to meet and visit
with Nolan and Cindy in Kansas City. I also got
to meet and visit with Dr. Jeff Smith. Dr. Smith
has confirmed by his research that Nolan's
yellow blossoms are indeed a new pigment
mutation. He will likely share the details of this
research in an article in the magazine in the near
future.

Perhaps one of the most exciting things
about this new yellow is that it is not just a
yellow. It will be an avenue for many new
shades and tones of existing colors. It seems
almost certain that it will result in a true orange
bloom. Let your imagination run wild . Can you
imagine an orange and yellow pinwheel!

Under this spell of "yellow fever" I can be¬
lieve that if a yellow is possible, fragrance can
not be far behind!

Member Looking
for past issues of the AVM

Douglas Gregory of San Antonio, TX is
looking for all AVMs from 1964 back,
except Vol. 1 - 1, 2, & 3
or

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AVSA Bylaws

Article I

Name

The name of this Society shall be THE AFRICAN VIOLET
SOCIETY OF AMERICA, INCORPORATED, (AVSA), a
nonprofit corporation, with international membership.

ARTICLE II

OBJECT

Section 1

The Object of this Society shall be:

a. to afford a convenient and beneficial association
of persons interested in the African violet (Saintpaulia).

b. to stimulate a widespread interest in the propa¬
gation and culture of African violets.

c. to promote ways and means for the distribution
of all cultivars and species among the members and others
interested in growing them.

d. to gather and publish reliable, practical informa¬
tion concerning this organization, the culture and propa¬
gation of the African violet, and other information of
interest to the members.

e. to publish the AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE
as the official magazine of this Society, hereinafter re¬
ferred to as the AVM.

Section 2

AVSA, Inc. has been formed under the laws of Georgia for
public purposes, and it shall be nonprofit and non-parti¬
san. No substantial part of the activities of the corporation
shall consist of publication or dissemination of materials
with the purpose of attempting to influence legislation,
and the corporation shall not participate or intervene in
any political campaign on behalf of any candidate for
public office, or for or against any cause or measure being
submitted to the people for a vote.

ARTICLE III

MEMBERSHIP AND DUES

Section 1

ELIGIBILITY: Any person interested in African violets
shall be eligible to membership in this society.

Section 2

MEMBERSHIP: There shall be the following classifica¬
tions of membership:

a. INDIVIDUAL MEMBER: who shall be any one
person paying individual membership dues.

b. ASSOCIATE MEMBER: who shall be any one
person living at the same address as a person having any
other class of membership and by paying half the dues
required for individual membership.

c. COMMERCIAL MEMBER: who shall be any firm
or person who consistently advertises to sell African
violet plants or leaf cuttings or who manufactures or
advertises for sale, fertilizer, disease and insect control
materials, equipment, tools or any other merchandise
pertaining to, or applicable to, growing African violets
and pays the membership dues for this class of member¬
ship.

d. LIFE MEMBER: who shall, upon payment of life
membership dues, be exempt from annual dues. This
may be paid at any time and payment shall immediately
change the membership status of this member.

e. AWARD MEMBERSHIP: may be given by the
Awards Committee with the approval of the Executive
Committee, provided not more than ten (10) honorary
one-year memberships and not more than one (1) honor¬
ary life membership be awarded in any one AVSA fiscal
year.

1 . HONORARY LIFE: shall be a person given
a life membership by the Society for outstanding services.
That person shall have all the privileges of membership
and shall be exempt from future payment of dues.

2. HONORARY ONE-YEAR MEMBERSHIP:
shall be awarded to a member who has given outstanding
service and leadership to the Society.

f. AFFILIATE CHAPTER: which shall be any
group of persons interested in African violets who form
a chapter and affiliate with the Society by application and
payment of dues for this class of membership. Upon
payment of dues, the affiliate shall receive a charter.

g. REGIONAL GROUP: which shall be a group of
members and/or societies in one or more states or coun¬
tries. These shall affiliate as Councils, State Societies or
Regional Group Societies and upon payment of dues for
this class of membership, the regional group shall receive
a charter.

h. JUDGES' COUNCILS: who shall be a group of
judges from one or more states, districts or areas. They
shall affiliate as a Judges' Council upon payment of dues
for this class of membership and shall receive a charter.

Section 3

DUES: The amount of dues for each membership shall be
determined by a vote of the Board of Directors, pro¬
vided that no increase shall exceed fifty percent (50%)
of the amount paid in the current year, or be effective
within twelve (12) months of any previous increase.
Renewal dues shall be payable in advance to the AVSA
office and shall cover a twelve (12) month period. New
memberships begin when dues are received and proc¬
essed and shall cover a twelve (12) month period from
that date.

Section 4

VOTING STATUS: Each current individual, associate,
commercial, life, honorary life, and honorary one-year
member shall be entitled to voice and vote in the
business meetings of the Society. Affiliate chapters,
regional groups, and judges councils shall have no
voice or vote in the Society business meetings and no
member of a group may use the group's affiliation for
individual membership privileges.

Section 5

REVOKE MEMBERSHIP: The Board of Directors may
revoke, with a vote of two-thirds (2/3), any member¬
ship for just cause. Revoking a group charter does not
affect individual memberships with AVSA which may

52 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE September/October 1989

be held by members of the group whose charter is
revoked,

ARTICLE IV

OFFICERS AND THEIR DUTIES
Section 1

ELECTED OFFICERS: The elected officers' pf this Society
shall be:

a. PRESIDENT: who shall have general superin ten¬
dency of the affairs of the Society; preside at meetings of
the Society, Board of Directors, and Executive Committee;
keep informed of all work of the Society and make reports
thereon as may be required; appoint all committee chair¬
men except the nominating committee; fill all vacancies in
committees during his/her term, be a member ex-officio of
all committees except the nominating; closely monitor the
AVSA office and all paid personnel and assume other
duties necessary in the best interest of the Society.

The President may designate a Vice-President to travel on
his/her behalf if he/she deems it expedient and in the best
interest of the Sodety,

b. FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT: who shall preside at
meetings in the absence of the President or when called
upon; and perform other duties as assigned.

c. SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT: who shall preside
at meetings in the absence of the President, First Vice-
President, or when called upon; and perform other duties
as assigned,

d. THIRD VICE-PRESIDENT: who shall preside at
meetings in the absence of the President, First and Second
Vice-Presidents or when called upon, and perform other
duties as assigned.

e. SECRETARY: who shall be responsible for keep¬
ing accurate records of the meetings of the Sodety, Board
of Directors and Executive Committee; make the neces¬
sary corrections to the Standing Rules after adoption by
the Board of Directors at Board meetings and send same
to all Board members; and assume such duties relative to
the office or that may be assigned.

f. TREASURER: who shall be responsible for the
safe keeping of the Sodety funds and payment of bills by
checks: a record of all checks drawn on Society funds shall
be sent to the President monthly; keep an accurate written
record of all monies received and disbursed; render finan-
dal reports as the Board of Directors may require; and
assist the Finance Committee Chairman in the prepara¬
tion of the annual, budget in detail. He/she shall be
bonded in the amount set by the Board of Directors and
shall submit all records related to the treasury for audit
annually by a certified public accountant selected by the
Executive Committee. The certified public accountant's
report shall be given to the members of the Board of
Directors for adoption at each annual meeting.

Section 2

REGIONAL DIRECTORS: who shall be not more
than fifteen (15) nor less than fourteen (14) in number.
They shall be elected from the membership-at-large, one
(1) of which shall be a resident of another nation. They
shall be elected to serve terms of three (3) years each, five
(5) being elected each year.

a. Directors shall be responsible for rep¬

resenting the membership.

b. Directors who do not attend two (2) con¬
secutive meetings without reasonable cause shall be re¬
placed by the President with the approval of the Execu¬
tive Committee. A letter from the President shall notify
said director of his/her removal from the Board of Direc¬
tors.

ARTICLE V

NOMINATION AND ELECTIONS

Section 1. To be eligible to be an elected officer in this
society, a nominee shall be a member in good standing
and have served at least two (2) years as a member of the
Board of Directors. To be eligible to be a Director, a
nominee shall have shovra outstanding leadership in
African violet related activities.

Section 2. The terms of elected officers shall be one (1) year
or until their successors are elected and each term shall
begin at the conclusion of the meeting at which the
officers are elected. No elected officer shall serve more
than two (2) consecutive terms in the same office except
the Secretary and the Treasurer who shall be limited to
eight (8) consecutive terms. The terms of the Directors
shall be governed by Article IV, Section 2. The Directors
shall not succeed themselves.

In the event of the resignation or death of the President,
the First Vice-President shall assume the duties of the
President, and should that officer serve more than 51 %
of the term, it shall be counted as a term. The vacancy
thus created shall be filled by a majority vote of the
Executive Committee from nominations submitted at
that time by the Nominating Committee.

Section 3. Nominations shall be offered by the Nominating
Committee. Nominations from the floor, the nominees
being present, shall be permitted.

Section 4, Elections shall be by ballot vote; however, when
there is only one (1) nominee for an office, the election
may be by voice vote.

Section 5.

a. The Nominating Committee shall consist of five (5)

members. One member, who shall be the Chairman,
shall be elected by the Executive Committee from
among the members of the previous year's committee.
The remaining four (4) members shall be elected by the
Board of Directors. No more than one (1) Past President
shall serve on the committee. No member, except the
chairman, shall serve consecutive terms on the com¬
mittee and the chairman shall not serve more than one
term as chairman.

b. Election of the chairman shall be at the first meeting of

the Executive Committee during the annual conven¬
tion. Election of the other members shall be by nomina¬
tion from the floor at the first meeting of the Board of
Directors during the annual convention. The term of
the committee shall begin at the conclusion of the
annual business meeting of the convention at which the
committee was formed.

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE September/October 1989 53

c. The chairman of the Nominating Committee shall:

1 . Maintain a file of potential officer and director candi¬
dates which shall be used during the committee's term,
and

2. Turn over all files to the succeeding chairman.

d. The committee shall:

1 . Select one (1) nominee for each office to be filled (i.e.
President, First Vice-President, Second Vice-President,
Third Vice-President, Secretary, and Treasurer) from a
list of those having served at least two (2) years on the
Board of Directors.

2. Select five (5) nominees for Director from the file
maintained by the Nominating Committee Chairman,
attempting to maintain a geographic balance among all
directors.

3. Submit the slate to the President in sufficient time so
that it is published forty-five (45) days prior to the
annual business meeting.

ARTICLE VI

CONVENTION AND QUORUMS

Section 1

ANNUAL MEETINGS: shall be held at such time and
place each year as the Board of Directors shall determine.
The call for said meeting shall be printed in the January
AVM.

Section 2

SPECIAL MEETINGS:

a. of the membership may be called by the Board of
Directors or the President and two (2) other elected
officers.

b. of the Board Of Directors may be called by the
President or two (2) other elected officers.

Section 3

QUORUMS:

a. at any of the Society meetings shall be fifty (50)
individual members each of whom must show his/her
current membership card for entrance into the meeting
room.

b. at any meeting of the Board Of Directors shall be ten
(10) voting members of the Board.

ARTICLE VII

ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT
Section 1

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: shall consist of elected
officers, the fifteen (15) directors, the immediate past
president, and the chairmen of the standing committees.
This Board shall:

a. Manage the Society affairs.

b. Have the same officers as those elected by the Society.

c. Meet before and after the annual business meeting of
the Society.

d. Set the policies of the Society and formulate their own
standing rules provided they do not conflict with the
Bylaws of the Society.

e. Appoint an editor who shall be responsible for the

preparation and issuance of the AVM as authorized by
the Board of Directors.

f. Fill vacancies as provided in the Bylaws.

g. In a national emergency, cancel the convention and
annual meeting and provide for election of officers by
mail.

Section 2

A parliamentarian may be appointed by the President to
serve at the annual meeting or for the entire term. Remu¬
neration to be determined by the Board of Directors.

Section 3

THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: shall consist of the
elected officers and the immediate past president; and it
shall have the authority to conduct any necessary business
of the Society during the interim between meetings of the
Board of Directors including authorizing emergency ac¬
tion.

A vote by mail is authorized. A two-thirds (2/3) affirma¬
tive vote of the Executive Committee is required for action.
A report of any action taken by mail shall be verified and
made a part of the minutes of the next meeting of the Board
of Directors.

Section 4

a. EMPLOYMENT:

1 . An office manager may be hired for a six-
month probationary period.

2. During the probationary status, any em¬
ployee may be terminated at any time by the Office
Manager or by two-thirds (2/3) vote of the Executive
Committee.

3. Written evaluation shall be made out upon
completion of the probationary period. The Finance
Committee and/or Finance Chairman shall evaluate the
Office Manager. The Office Manager shall evaluate all
other office personnel. Evaluation forms shall require the
signatures of both employee and evaluator and date
evaluation conference was held.

4. Successful completion of probationary
period will allow for further employment as needed by
the office.

5. Evaluation shall continue yearly after ini¬
tial probationary period evaluation.

b. DISCIPLINARY ACTION:

1 . All disciplinary actions shall be maintained
in writing by the Office Manager. A copy of said actions
shall be placed in employees' files.

2. Actions may include: documented oral
reprimand or warning; suspension without pay or dis¬
missal.

3. Disciplinary actions shall be instituted
when job performance becomes unsatisfactory in any
way.

4. The power to remove subordinate person¬
nel may be delegated by the Board of Directors to the
Executive Committee or the Office Manager.

c. SALARY: The salary of the Office Manager and
any additional employees necessary for the management
of the Society shall be set by the Board of Directors.

54 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE September /October 1989

ARTICLE VIII

FINANCE

1 . FISCAL YEAR: Year shall be January 1 to December 31.

2. BONDS: All Society officers, committee chairmen,
members and employees handling Society funds, shall be
bonded in a blanket bond, the cost of same to be paid by
the Society.

3. INVESTMENTS: All monies received for life member¬
ship dues shall be invested by the Treasurer as directed by
the Board of Directors. The interest in part accruing
therefrom shall be used to provide for subscriptions to the
AVM each year, for each Life Member and for each
Honorary Life Member. The balance of the interest shall
be used for the support of AVSA. All monies received
from the commercial membership dues over and above
three dollars more than individual membership dues
shall be deposited in the Boyce Edens Research Fund
special investment account. Individual donations to this
fund shall also be deposited in the Boyce Edens Research
Fund special investment account.

4. INDEBTEDNESS: The officers. Executive Committee,
Board of Directors or anyone who may be delegated by
them shall not incur any debt or liability in the name of the
Society beyond the available or maturing funds in the
treasury, excluding any monies or securities held for
specific purposes.

ARTICLE IX
COMMITTEES

Section 1

STANDING COMMITTEES: shall not exceed twenty (20)
in number who work all year. The chairmen shall be
appointed by the President. Each chairman shall appoint
his/her committee, subject to the approval of the Presi¬
dent, and shall maintain up-to-date files which shall be
the property of AVSA. The President shall be an ex-officio
member of all committees except the Nominating Com¬
mittee.

a. ADVERTISING MANAGER: shall be respon¬
sible for receiving all advertising copy and forwarding
same to the editor of the AVM in time to meet publication
deadlines.

b. AFFILIATE: shall be responsible for affiliate
promotion, affiliate show awards, and mailing informa¬
tive material to affiliated chapters.

c. AWARDS: shall be responsible for all annual
AVSA convention show awards and all individual AVSA
Sodety Awards.

d. BOYCE EDENS RESEARCH FUND: shall be
responsible for the collection of all donations to this fund
and acknowledgement of such donations.

e. COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES: shall be respon¬
sible for promoting greater interest in the African violet
industry for the betterment of AVSA and creating a close
unity in the commercial group.

f. COMMERCIAL SALES AND EXHIBITS: shall be
responsible for the commerdal sales and show activities,
and assist commerdal members in promoting and im¬
proving the Sodety.

g. CONVENTION DIRECTOR: shall be respon¬
sible for the planning and direction of all AVSA conven¬
tions and special meetings.

h. CUMULATIVE INDEX COMMITTEE: shall be
responsible for compiling an index from the AVM and
forwarding same to foe editor, meeting publication dead¬
lines.

i. FINANCE COMMITTEE: shall prepare a budget
in detail for guidance during the ensuing year, and assist
the Treasurer and AVSA office with Sodety business.

j. LIBRARY: shall be responsible for the operation,
maintenance, improvement and promotion of AVSA li¬
brary materials.

k. MASTER VARIETY LIST: shall be responsible
for the compilation of the Master Variety List and its
annual supplements.

l. MEMBERSHIP AND PROMOTION: shall be
responsible for expansion, development and promotion
of the Society to increase membership.

m. MINIATURE AND SEMIMINIATURE CULTI-
VARS COMMITTEE: shall be responsible for coordinat¬
ing with the Plant Registrar and compiling a list of mini¬
atures and semiminiatures for publication.

n. NOMINATING: shall maintain a file of potential
officer and director candidates, and propose a slate of
officers and directors for election each year.

o. PLANT REGISTRATION: shall be responsible
for all registration of Saintpaulia in compliance with the
International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated
Plants.

p. PRE-CONVENTION COORDINATOR: shall be
responsible for chairing the pre-convention visit and
assisting the Convention Director.

q. PUBLICATIONS: shall be responsible for foe
publication of the AVM and other AVSA literature which
the AVSA Board shall authorize.

r. RESEARCH: shall be responsible for solidting
and presenting to foe Board all research projects for
consideration by the Board.

s. SHOWS AND JUDGES: shall be responsible for
all adivities related to shows, judges, teachers, and judg¬
ing schools

Section 2

SPECIAL COMMITTEES: may be appointed by the Presi¬
dent during the term, with foe approval of the Execu¬
tive Committee. This approval may be obtained by
mail.

ARTICLE X

PARLIAMENTARY AUTHORITY

The rules contained in the current edition of Robert's
Rules of Order Newly Revised shall govern foe Organiza¬
tion in all cases to which they are applicable and not
inconsistent with these Bylaws and any spedal rules or
order that may be adopted.

ARTICLE XI

AMENDMENTS TO THE BYLAWS

These Bylaws may be amended or revised at any annual
business meeting or spedal meeting of the member-

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE September/October 1989 55

ship by a two thirds (2/3) vote provided that the
changes have been:

a. Approved by a majority of the Board of Directors
for consideration by the membership, and

b. Distributed to the membership at least forty-five
(45) days prior to the meeting at which they are to be
considered.

ARTICLE XII

DISSOLUTION

The properties and assets of this nonprofit corpora¬
tion are irrevocably dedicated to public or charitable

purposes. No part of the net earnings, properties, or
assets of AV5A, Inc. on dissolution or otherwise, shall
inure to the benefit of any individual or private person or
any member, officer, or director of this corporation. On
liquidation or dissolution, all properties and assets and
obligations shall be distributed and paid over to one or
more organization(s) which is and continues to be recog¬
nized as exempt organization(s) as specified in Internal
Revenue Code Section 501 (c) 3.

Organized November 8, 1946
Incorporated June 30, 1947
Amended May 27, 1989

A Color Wheel ... of Violets!

Hugh Mackey
299 Stockwood Drive
Woodstock GA 30188

(Editor's Note: This article was originally
written for the "Beginner's Forum/' which is no
longer being published.)

We have been taught from the beginning
about the ten propers for growing African vio¬
lets and the six elements and the six principles of
design. Whether it is the growing or designing
aspect of our beautiful African violet, we can
take any given subject and break it down into
elementary terms or expand to various techni¬
calities. Lighting and pH are two subjects in
African violet culture that baffle me, at times,
and color, as an element of design, is most often
taken for granted in designing.

Let's take the element of color and expand on
it somewhat. The color wheel is as important to
a designer as pH is to a grower, but both are
often neglected by both.

The basic color wheel consists of 12 colors.
There are three primary colors: red, blue and
yellow, which are the source of ALL colors.
These primary colors cannot be created by
mixing colors. The secondary colors are: green,
orange and violet. These three colors are created
when two primary colors that are next to each
other on the color wheel are mixed in equal
parts. Example: equal parts of yellow (primary
color) and blue (primary color) mixed together

results in green (a secondary color). By mixing
equal parts of yellow and red, which are pri¬
mary colors, the secondary color orange re¬
sults. Equal parts of red and blue are used to
acquire the other primary color mixture, the
secondary color, violet. By adding the three
primary colors, with primary colors next to
each other on the color wheel, we have ex¬
panded our color group to six colors (three
primary and three secondary).

Our third color group on the basic color
wheel is called tert iary colors, or intermediate
colors. These colors are obtained by mixing
equal parts of a primary color, and a secondary
color, that lies next to it on the color wheel, just
by using the same method we did to obtain a
secondary color. Example: equal parts of the
color yellow (primary) mixed with the secon¬
dary color green (which was achieved by mix¬
ing primary colors yellow and blue) results in
the tertiary color yellow-green, and so you go
around the color wheel and obtain six more
colors. As you can see, colors are like violets,
they multiply rapidly.

In flower arrangements we use colors that
nature provides in our selection of plant mate¬
rials. We cannot mix colors to create new ones.
We can however, as designers, learn more
about color in order to use it effectively. Color

56 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE September/October 1989

as a design element has three dimensions or
qualities which are hue, value and chroma. Hue
is a specific name of a color, such as red, orange,
yellow or green. Value is the lightness or dark¬
ness of a hue. A tint is a light value, the results
of adding white. A shade is dark value, the
results of adding black and a tone is of medium
value to which gray has been added. Chroma is
the intensity — brilliance or dullness of a color.

Color is also said to have "temperature" and
"weight." The warm colors are red, yellow, and
orange; the cool colors are green, blue and vio¬
let. Dark colors suggest weight and should be
used at or near the base of a design and cool
colors seem light and airy and should be used at
or near the top of a design. Example: Purple
(base), lavender (middle), and white (top).
When several colors of the same intensity are
seen from a distance, red appears nearer, blue
recedes and gives the feeling of depth. White
and light colors appear larger, yet lighter in
weight, while dark colors and black appear
smaller, yet heavier, than other colors.

Complementary colors are colors opposite
each other on the color wheel — like blue and
orange, violet and yellow, and red and green.
Designing with complementary colors creates
greater impact with fewer flowers.

Analogous colors include one primary or
secondary color with two colors adjacent to it
on the color wheel. It may include pure hues,
tints, tones and/ or shades. A convenient guide
is to use no less than three colors, no more than
one-third of the color wheel and no more than
one primary color. Example: Orange, yellow-
orange, yellow (primary) and yellow-green.
(Two colors to the left of the primary color
yellow on the color wheel and one color to the
right of the primary color yellow on the color
wheel.) Confusing? It's very simple is you just
stop and think a little and use the color wheel.

Monochromatic colors— is one color and it's
full range of tints, shades and tones. I really
have fun with this BIG word and all it really
means is: light pink, medium pink and dark
pink.

As designers and growers we may soon have
our own "blooming" color wheel with the great
progress made recently in developing a yellow
violet and who knows what is next — - maybe

orange.

I have enjoyed my association as one of the
five columnists of the Beginners Forum. With
new administrations come new ideas and hope¬
fully growth. It has always been my intent to get
back to the basics in order for you to have a
better understanding of a particular subject
concerning design. Get ready and come to the
Design Workshop in Boston in 1990.

"Friendly Frugality"

Virginia Gasper
646 Evangeline Drive
Cincinnati , OH 45240

"My hobby is African violets." Sounds so
cultural (pun intended). But raising African
violets is like adopting a mother cat. In no time
at all you have so many that they are pushing
you out of your home and demanding more
and more of your family budget. Over the years
my husband has firmly helped me cut down on
costs so we could stay in the same house. Any
resentment I may have initially harbored has
turned to everlasting gratitude, and it has be¬
come a brain game with us both. For instance...

I assume you all have your trusty nut pick to
use as a "plucker" for suckers. We have ac¬
quired several from yard sales because the one
we just put down is never there when we need
it again. Our light fixtures, too, come mainly
from sales.

Most of our friends do not know what to do
with used pots. Whether they have one or a
garage full, we accept them all with no ques¬
tions asked. The sizes up to 4 inch, we soak in
bleach, scrub, and stack in our garage. The rest
we give to thrift stores and nurseries. It does
mean that we must use both clay and plastic
pots, but the violets don't stop growing. Since
all our plants are raised to be given away, no
one complains. Indeed, we have quietly ob¬
served that inexperienced growers have better
results with clay pots, which are more porous
and handle all that tender loving water, best.

We are sticklers for giving away each plant
labeled with the proper name. That explains

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE Sept ember /October 1989 57

why we often watch TV equipped with sharp
scissors and 24-ounce cottage cheese or yogurt
containers. We cut long narrow triangles of
plastic, which are plain on one side (although
they have snatches of brand name or fat content
on the other.) Behold — free labels! Frugal
friends often include this part of their garbage,
or stray balls of yam among the used pots.
(Does anyone know how we can tell when used
yarn is biodegradable? It is sad to wick 50 plants
and 60 days later find the wicks have com¬
posted away and the plants are gasping from
thirst.)

How about a stick for replacing wicks? After
a less frugal young friend showed me one she
had bought, we invented our own — the end of
an arrow. Have you noticed that arrows are
notched to fit the bowstring? Or, your friendly
hardware store may be kind enough to notch a
screwdriver with their key-making machine.
Ours did. A wicker-sticker is a comforting tool
to have when you have to replace 50 composted
wicks from recently repotted plants.

Do you need a scoop to put dirt carefully into
the pot without making a mess of the overhang¬
ing leaves? Try cutting a used plastic shampoo
bottle so that the bottom is open and shaped to
hold the soil. If the soil is dry, it shakes out the
hole in the top. If you prefer, keep the top on,
and shape the bottom top fit under the leaves.

The most useful tool of our brain-game is an

automotive oil drain funnel. It's bright red
color is easily located in our cluttered violet
room. It has a spout which is 14 inches long,
with a crimped area so that it can be bent to
direct the flow to inaccessible trays or plants.
The funnel itself holds about three cups of
water. Since this gadget arrived on the scene,
watering is fast, fun, and accurate. The narrow
spout reaches places our plastic jugs never
could, and we have control over the flow —
whether to one plant or a big tray. We have
coupled it with a square plastic refrigerator
container marked so that we can leave home
and be sure our substitute waterer knows that
the big trays get water filled to one mark, and
the smaller trays to another. In fact, we use this
handy dipper ourselves, just to be sure we are
not only fast, but also accurate when we water
weekly.

Now be a friend, and share your tips of
friendly frugality. It's a good hobby — this
growing African violets. By swapping leaves at
the Cincinnati African Violet Society monthly
meetings, our biggest expense is fertilizer and a
good soil (which we mix in our garden wheel¬
barrow after washing it well with bleach wa¬
ter.) Oh yes — there's our yearly membership
in the African Violet Society of America. But we
used our heads here, too, and became Life
Members while we were still young and lively.

And that's been the best saving of all!

Advertising Rates for AVM to Increase

The Finance Committee recommended at the
Board of Directors meeting at Kansas City on
May 28, 1989, that advertising rates for all cate¬
gories be increased by 10%, effective upon pub¬
lication. The motion was adopted.

The new advertising rates will be:

Single Column
2-13/16"

Rate
per Inch

Total

1"

29.04

29.04

2"

24.20

48.40

3"

23.10

69.30

4"

21.70

87.12

5" to 8-1/2"

21.70

per col. inch

One-Fourth Page

1 col. x 4-1 /4" or 2 col. x 2-1/8"

92.57

One-Half Page

1 col. X 8-1/2" or 2 col. x 4-1/4" 174.85

9 to 15 col. inches 20.57 per col. inch

Full Page

5-7/8" x 8-1/2" 344.58

Check made payable to AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY OF
AMERICA must accompany ad copy. Agency commission
and cash discount not allowed. No color ads can be ac¬
cepted. MUST BE COMMERCIAL MEMBER OF AVSA
TO ADVERTISE.

Pictures can be included at no extra cost. No copy or

pictures can be returned. All copy must be typewritten.
NO PROOF SUBMITTED BEFORE PUBLICATION. If
proof required submit camera-ready copy.

58 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE September /October 1989

PLASTIC FLOWER POTS

Inch

Number ef Pot*

Size

Color

Type

10

20

50

100

500

2

White

RS

1.00

1.75

4.00

6.75

27.00

2-1/4

Wh or Gr

RS/SQ

1.00

1.75

4.00

6.75

27.00

2-1/2

Wh or Gr

RS/SQ

1.20

2.00

4.30

7.40

30.00

3

Wh or Gr

RS/RT/SQ

1.40

2.50

5.50

10.00

45.00

3-1/2

Wh or Gr

RT/SQ

1.65

2.90

6.80

12.00

53.00

4

Wh or Gr

RS/RT/SQ

2.00

3.50

7.80

14.50

65.00

4-1/2

Wh or Gr

RS/RT/SQ

2.35

4.20

9.25

17.00

79.00

5

Wh or Gr

RS/RT

2.75

5.10

11.75

20.75

93.00

6

Wh or Gr

RS/RT

3.35

5.90

14.00

26.00

124.00

6-1/2

Wh or Gr

RT

3.90

6.90

15.75

29.00

132.00

7

Wh or Gr

RS

6.30

11.95

28.00

51.00

240.00

8

Wh or Gr

RS/RT

6.90

13.10

31.00

57.00

265.00

(COLOR: Wh-White, Gr-Greert)

(TYPE: RS= Round Standard; height and width are same
RTssRound Tub; height is 3/4 of width at top
SQ-Square; volume about same as RS)

SEEDS

variegates, & trailers.

Kits (100 seeds, instructions, starter container,

and Jiffy-7 pellets) . . .

See our catalog for descriptions

SHALLOW CONTAINERS
PLASTIC PAN POTS

Very shallow, about half as deep as they are across the top
- bottom holes only, (Recommended in AVSM articles and
convention presentations)

at ores,

inch Size Color

10

20

50

100

500

5

Wh

or

Gr

3.

.00

5,

,75

13.50

24.00

100.00

$4.75

*

Wh

or

Gr

3,

,90

7,

,50

17.00

32.00

140.00

6-1/2

Wh

or

Gr

4,

,15

8,

,00

18.50

35.00

168.00

..5.25

8

Wh

or

Gr

6,

.25

11,

,50

27.00

52.00

245.00

10

Wh

or

Gr

9.

,75

18,

,25

43.50

83.00

400.00

See our catalog for prices of SNAP-ON SAUCERS to fit PANS

MOIST-RITE PLANTERS

We continue to sell attractively *

designed * ^ igL ■■■

double-waited planters, providing

tor seif 1

watering. Colors are: light green,

black or — - - . /

white.

/

Single Planter ................................

...$4.00 |L /

Six Planter! ....................................

.....18.00 ^.-5=^/'

Twelve Planters .............................

.....33.00 — — —

Twenty-four Planter^ ......................

,....54.00

FLORACUPS

a-

Protective sleeves for your sate plants

V* ' b ~..Jf

Pot size Top A Depth

per SO per 100

2-3/4“ 7 "x7“

$4.00 7.00

- *7

3-1/2" 6-1/4“x6-1/4*

4.00 7.00

\ " ■ /

4" 7” x 6-3/8"

5.00 9.00

V

- - SEND FOR OUR FREE CATALOG -

YOUR REQUEST FOR OUR FREE CATALOGUE WILL BE
ANSWERED BY RETURN MAIL!

Our free catalogue lists and describes several other items such as
Sinningia seeds, Qyama (Texas Style) Pots, leaf supports, pens, masks,
gloves, meters, hanging baskets ©f all sizes, soil enriching materials,
trays, books, starter greenhouses, insecticides, Fteraeups, & SPECIAL
OFFERS.

E

Florida Customers Must Add 6% Sales Tai

MINIMUM ORDER $7.50 PLUS SHIPPING

Send Orders To:

The Violet House

P. O. Box 1274
Gainesville, Florida 32602
Phone (904) 377-8465

PLASTIC WATER RESERVOIRS

Velum® Hgt 20 50 100 500

8 oz 1-3/4" 7.00 16.00 26.50 105.00'

16 OZ 3“ 7.00 16.00 26.50 105.00

32 oz 3" 11.00 24.00 45.00 165.00

(wicks not Included)

Have you tried the 16 oz without lids (1/2 price) with 5” Pans?

PLANT CARE ITEMS

•PLEASE NOTE:

Due to the bulkiness of soil, perlite, and vermiculite, we are able to ship

ONLY 8 gallons of any one or combination of these (*) first four items with

each shipping charge.

®Vtotet Mmma Potting Soil

2 aa! ...............

.....$2.80

•Nadeau Soilless Mix - good for seedlings ..

,....2 gal. ...............

.......2.00

•Perlite - opens the soil ...............................

..... 1 gal. ...............

.......1.40

*V©rmiculite - helps hold soil motatur# ........

.......1.40

Canadian Peal - milted ................................

.......2.50

Dolomite Lime • raise* alkalinity (pH) ..........

...... 1 to. .................

.......1.30

Charcoal - sweetens soil .............................

....12 01. ..............

.......1.40

Sphagnum Moss - long fbered ....................

1/4 cu, ft. ............

.......2.75

Fish Emulsion - promotes greening, roots ..

.... 10 02. ..............

.......1.75

Superthrrv© - tiny dose helps to flourish ......

..... 1 oz. ...............

.......2.25

2 oz. ...............

.......3.30

4 oz. ................

.......5.20

House Plant Insect Spray - pump sprayer ..

.. 10 fl. oz. .............

.......1.50

PETER’S AFRICAN VIOLET FERTILIZERS

African Violet Sped®! (12-36-14) .................... 12 oz. .....MR... $2.75

Variegated Special (5-50-17) .......................... 12 oz. .....................3.25

General Purpose (20-20-20) ........................... 16 oz. .....................2.50

CAPILLARY MATTING (Vattex)

Wader plant® by means of rapillary action. A black plastic sheet, with tiny
holm, lies on top of the dark matting, minimizing algae growth.

4 feet wide, can b# cut with shears - $.35 per square foot.

(eg: 4 feet x 2 feet - 8 sq. ft. ... $2.80)

SHIPPING CHARGES

40 State* $3.25

Hawaii and Alaska 5.50

A! other areas charged actual cost

U.P.S. delivery charge* tor C.O.D. - 2.20

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE September/October 1989 59

RESERVOIR WICK POT™

"It Waters and Feeds at the Sam© Time"®

Choose from
seven models
of plant
stands.

Send for free
color catalog
on African
violets and
supplies.

VOLKMANN BROS. GREENHOUSES
2714 Minert St., Dallas, Texas 75219

OAK AVENUE

Dept.Q-LINWOOD, N.J. 08221

America’s Finest
African Violets

• Write for our fasci¬
nating color catalog
and growing lips -
5Qtf

• Visit our green¬
houses and retail
store. Open 7 days
a week, year long

VIOLET

GROOMING

All four items (A, B, C, and D); $21 .50
includes shipping and handling (and
a free copy of our 30 page supplies
catalog and plant list). Colo, resi¬
dents add 3% sales tax. Price good
thru 12/89

(Orders outside United States add
$3.00 for air mail and insurance.)

(A) GROOMING BRUSH — soft, exploded tip polyester, very effectively removes dust and dirt from foliage without damage. 8-1/4” long.

(B) GROOMING TWEEZERS — ideal for getting in at the center of a violet where fingers just can’t reach. Removes small suckers before
they get large enough to spoil the plant’s shape. Stainless steel, 6” long.

(C) LEAF CUTTING KNIFE — super little pen knife with a crew-on cap with pocket clip. Extremely sharp blade is great for preparing leaf
cuttings or scraping the "neck” of an old plant to rejuvenate it. 5-1/4" long.

(D) RETRACTABLE BLADE KNIFE — a life saver when cutting out larger suckers to be rooted (as with chimeras) or when removing the
center of a plant to force sucker development. The sharp 1/4” x 1/8" blade lets you cut just where you want to. 5-1/2" long.

These items are also sold separately through our supplies catalog. Send $1.00 for the complete plant stands and supplies catalog/
descriptive plant list Clubs/large scale growers ask for our discount bulk supplies list with your catalog/list.
MASTERCARD and VISA accepted phone (303) 761-1770

THE VIOLET SHOWCASE

3147 SOUTH BROADWAY • DEPT AV • ENGLEWOOD, CO 80110
Mon. - Sat. 10 to 5 • closed Sun. & Tues. — Since 1969

60 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE September /October 1989

“At last, a design book forgesneriad enthusiasts."
... Linda Jorgensen

(fComC Design
Concepts

zvith

African V loCets

& other Qesneriads

by Ruth Jo McCoy

(H c
y I J

plus $1 .00 postage
and handling

NOW $12.50
while copies
last!

checks payable to:
Ruth Jo McCoy
605 Pringle A ve.» Sp. 44
Galt, CA 95632

GRO-LUX BULBS

Sylvania Wide Spectrum
18", 24" or 48"

1 Case (12 Bulbs) - $50.00 Postpaid

OTHER SUPPLIES

Knoxout - micro-encapsulated diazinon
1 Qt. Concentrate - $21.95

Optimara Potting Soil

8 Qts. - $1 .99

Physan

16 oz. -$5.95/32 oz. - $9.95
Bug Dart Plus - $2.49
Plastic 3" Green Tub - with rolled lip
8c each / 50 or more - 70 each
Micro Mini Pot with saucer

1-1/4" Terra Cotta 280 each
50 or more 200 each
Wickina Reservoirs for Mini Pots

Clear Plastic - $1 .00 each
50 or more 800 each
Please add $3.50 shipping & handling
per order. MC & VISA Welcome.
Send a stamp for our
complete list of supplies.

Innis

Violets

8a Maddison Lane
Lynnfield MA 01940
Tel. (61 7) 334-6679

“GRANGER GARDENS’
ALL AMERICAN HYBRIDS”

NEW FOR FALL ’89 YURI JULIE ANN TIE DYED

OHIO SUNSET PICTURESQUE SPORT ROSE TRIUMPH KATY

Listed varieties available wholesale & retail. Write for descriptive list, please enclose self-addressed
stamped envelope. We welcome club inquiries regarding PROJECT PLANTS and can serve your
needs anywhere from 1 0 to 1 00 of one variety. We also cater to clubs for sales plants in conjunction
with your annual shows.

CHIMERAS: NEW! HIROKO - semi-dbl fantasy, white stripe - $22.50
EMIKO, HOLY SMOKE, WINDFALL, MOON MAIDEN - $1 0.00
Yasuyo Sport, Kilauea, Moonbeams, Yasuyo - $7.50; older varieties - $5.00
Wholesale prices available, starting at $3.50
WE SHIP WHOLESALE AND RETAIL - Retail Shipping, $4.25 per order
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL SALES ALSO AVAILABLE AT THE GREENHOUSE

GRANGER GARDENS 1060 Wilbur Road MEDINA, OH 44256

Phone 216-239-2349

Open daily and Saturdays 8AM til 5PM, closed Sundays

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE September/October 1989 61

HORTENSE’S AFRICAN VIOLETS

1 2406 Alexandria St. San Antonio, TX 78233 51 2-656-01 28

HOME OF HORTENSE’S HONEYS

NEW FOR 1989

12 NEW STANDARDS — 15 MINIS & SEMIMINIS - 3 TRAILERS

All are heavy bloomers with regular and variegated foliage. Send 250 for descriptive list of
these and many previous releases. Ready for shipping. USA only

APACHE SERIES
J . C. Munk, Hybridizer

AFRICAN VIOLET SHOP

2015 Bauer Drive • Houston, Texas 77080
1-713-468-0844

NEW VARIETIES BY LENORA:

Crimson Velvet ■ Large - Single fringed fuchsia pansy. Dark green plain foliage with red reverse.

First Houston - Large - Single frilled edge fuchsia red pansy. Medium green with light green reverse plain foliage.

Mixed Emotions - Large - Semidouble fringed white with pink bottom petals and green tops. Medium green wavy foliage with lighter green reverse.
Pink Rosette - Large - Double, fringed, pink. Dark green plain foliage with slight red reverse.

Hidden Beauty • Strawberry pink to lavender, darker eye and rays. Heavy fringed ruffled blooms. Dbl. Medium green leaves tailored with veins.
Country Sunset - Deep fuchsia with fringed ruffled white edges. Semidouble. Medium green foliage.

All Size Plants - Leading Hybridizers - Ceramic Pots & All Supplies Greenhouses Open Irregular Hours For Your Convenience
Visitors and Clubs Welcome List - 750 coin or stamps
J. C. & LenoraMunk

PLEASANT HILL AFRICAN VIOLETS

TRY OUR FALL SPECIALS FOR YOUR SPRING SHOWS!

10 plants, OUR CHOICE, $19.95*

OR

20 plants, OUR CHOICE, $34.95*

( featuring leading hybridizers)

Our fresh cut leaves & cuttings specials are:

18 leaves, all 1989 varieties $16 ppd. 12 leaves, all Wranglers $10 ppd.

18 leaves, new/previous releases $10 ppd. 10 Episcia Stolons $11 ppd.

50 leaves, new/previous releases $25 ppd. 8 Gesneriad Cuttings $10 ppd.

You may specify your preference on above fresh cut leaves - standards, minis, assortment.

Will be shipped Priority Mail ppd. If you prefer UPS 2nd Day Air (highly recommended), please add an
additional $2 per special. Texans - please add 7-1/2% sales tax. List - 750 coins or stamps
REMEMBER our 100-PLANT SPECIAL - $160 Priority Mail Postpaid
GREAT FOR CLUBS TO ORDER FOR RESALES

Orders should be received by October 10, as shipping season ends to Northern States November 1.

62 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE September/October 1989

AL’S VIOLETS

African Violet & Gesneriad plants and cuttings.
For 1989 Listing send $2.00 (refundable) to:
Albert G. Krieger

Dept AV, 1083 Granbrook Dr., Jackson, Ml 49201
(51 7)-782-1 158

fc!ocLy JCnoii Cjreenl ouJe

RD #2, Box 308A, Waynesboro, VA 22980
Phone (703) 943-3772
Selections from leading hybridizers
Standards - Miniatures - Trailers - Episdas - Orchids
By appointment only, no shipping

TraviSfNiolets.

BO. BOX 42 OCHL0CKNEE.GA. 31773

! 48 HOURS !

Phone 1-91 2-574-51 67
1-912-574-5236

ALL ORDERS SHIPPED WITHIN 48 WORKING HOURS WITH SUBSTITUTES LISTED. New & older
varieties of African Violets, from leading hybridizers, and our own new plants. All orders before Nov.
30 will receive 2 FREE PLANTS with every 10 plants ordered. Send $1 for our new 1989 catalog, or
order from our ad in the Jan. & Mar. issues of AVM. T ry our super special 1 2 Husky Starters - all different
- $24 Postpaid - All plants our choice. VISA-MASTERCARD - List all info on card-Min. card order $25.

Specializing in African Violets

(fi'ieenJioMAeb

Starter plants - $2.50 each
Fresh cut leaves - .75 each

(No minimum)

Send $1 .00 for 1989 catalog
900 varieties of standards,
minis and trailers

Kathleen Starr

1300 S. Hwy. 3 • Etna, CA 96027 • 916-467-5199

WILSON'S

avm

3900 CARTER CREEK PKWY.
BRYAN, TX 77802
409-846-8970

NEW 1989 List of over 400 varieties of violets, episcias,
coiumneas and aeschynanthus - $1.50

SPECIALS: RAINBOW ASSORTMENT OF VIOLETS - one dozen, $24.00, ppd. - our choice.

RAINBOW ASSORTMENT OF OTHER GESNERIADS, $22.00 ppd. - our choice
100 violets - our choice - $1 .30 each - 50 violets - our choice $1 .50 each purchaser pays postage.
SUPPLIES: Violet Haven Soil, 4 qts., $2. - Show Plant Soil, $2.75, 4 qts. Fish Emulsion Sticks
- no odor, $2 for 1/4 lb. Orthene PT-1300, directed spray, $9.50, will not harm blossoms Knox-Out
(encapsulated diazinon), for cyclamen mites and soil mealy bugs, one qt. $24.95, ppd.

Please add $3 postage and handling on supplies except for Knox-Out. If ordering over 12 qts. soil,
add $.25 extra for each bag over 12 qts

“ QwcUity, ^PlamA — SimmmMe SPucm"

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE September/October 1989 63

CAPE COD VIOLETRY

John & Barbara Cook
Dept. AV 28 Minot St.
(508) 548-2798
Falmouth, Massachusetts 02540

WE CARRY ALL THE SPECIES AND THE ORIGINAL 10,

also CHIMERAS and EPISCIAS. Latest releases from JEANNETTE’S
JESNERIADS, RALPH ROBINSON, SUSAN’S VIOLETS, LYON, HORTENSE,
GRANGER GARDENS, FREDETTE, WASMUND, WRANGLERS and much
more. Catalog $1.00 refundable with order. Overseas catalog $2.00. Gifts,
Cards, Notes, Paper Goods and Jewelry available.

PLASTIC FLOWER POTS

3"-3 1/2" -4" round tubs have rolled rims

SIZE COLOR TYPE

10

25

50

100

500

1-1/4“ Wt. (only) Thumb Pot

$ 1.20

$2.75

$4.80

$9.00

$41.50

2-1/4" Gr. orWt. Rd. or Sq.

.95

1.80

3.30

6.00

26.40

2-1/2" Gr. or Wt. Rd. or Sq.

1.05

1.95

3.60

6.60

30.00

3" Gr. or Wt. Rd. Tub

1.20

2.75

4.80

9.00

41.50

3-1/2" Gr. orWt. Rd. Tub

1.35

3.30

6.00

11.40

52.00

4“ Gr. or Wt. Rd. Tub

1.75

3.85

7.20

13.50

59.40

4-1/2“ Gr. or Wt. Rd. Tub

2.40

5.60

8.00

15.50

73.00

5“ Gr. or Wt, Rd. Tub

2.70

5.90

11.40

20.75

94.00

6" Gr. or Wt. Rd. Tub

3.40

8.20

15.00

27.70

125.00

6-1/2" Gr. orWt. Rd. Tub

3.80

8.60

16.60

30.50

132.00

MINIATURIZING MINI POTS WITH SAUCER

1-1/4" Terracotta

3.00

6.25

11.50

20.00

80.00

VIOLET POT WITH DETACHABLE SAUCER

-ROLLED RIM

3-3/4“ Gr. only Rd. Tub

2.85

6.60

12.50

22.50

103.65

PLASTIC HEAVY DUTY POT SAUCERS

3-1/2" Gr. or Wt.

1.35

3.30

6.00

11.40

4" Gr. or Wt.

2.25

5.25

9.00

16.80

5" Gr. or Wt.

2.65

5.85

11.10

20.75

6" Gr. or Wt.

3.60

8.60

15.80

29.00

PLASTIC WICK WATER RESERVOIRS

(recessed snap-on-lids) 16 oz

2.75

6.50

12.00

21.90

98.90

(wicks not included) 32 oz

4.25

10.00

19.35

36.00

147.95

PLASTIC LABELS

100

500

1000

3" White, Red, Orange, Yellow, Green,

Blue, Lavender, Pink.

1.00

4.75

7.00

4" White, Green, Blue, Lavender, Pink.

1.25

5.75

10.00

5" White, Lavender.

1.50

7.00

13.00

4 1/2" White only

2.00

9.00

17.00

PLASTIC HANGING PLANTERS

1

5

10

25

50

4-1/2" Gr. or Wt. 3" Deep

.70

3.10

5.60

12.75

23.00

5-1/2" Gr. or Wt. 3-1/8" Deep

.90

4.20

7.80

18.00

33.60

6" Gr. or Wt. 4-1/4" Deep

1.05

5.10

9.70

22.80

43.20

8" Gr. or Wt. 5" Deep

1.30

6.30

12.00

28.80

55.00

10" Gr. or Wt. 6-1/4" beep

1.80

8.70

16.80

40.00

78.00

PERMANEST TRAYS - Light Green - No Holes 1

6

12

25

50

4" x 8" x 2-1/2"

.75

4.25

8.00

8" x 8" x 2-1/2"

1.25

7.25

13.75

8“ x 12" x 2-1/2"

1.35

7.50

13.80

22" x 11" x 2-3/4"

3.99

23.00

45.00

13" x 1 5" Y 3-1/2"

4.25

24.50

48.00

PLASTIC TRAYS - No Holes

25-1/2“ x 13-1/2" x 3-3/16" Gr. or Wt.

3.25

18.50

35.00

67.00

Elisa’s African Violet Rings

Mini (6") Gr. only

.90

4.75

8.50

16.25

29.00

9“ Gr. only

1.00

5.00

9.00

17.50

33.50

13" Gr. only

1.25

6.50

11.50

19.75

36.50

BATEMAN’S
BOUNTY 6-2-2

8 oz. - $2.99
1 6 oz. -$5.25

STURDY

4 oz. - $2.99
8 oz. - $5.25

PLANT DINNER
8 oz. BOUNTY,

4 oz. STURDY +

Mixer Dispenser Bottle
$6.35

PHYSAN 20

16 oz. - $5.95
32 oz. - $9.95

1 gal. - 29.95

OYAMA PLANTERS

Green, Brown or White
4" - $1 .49 each
5; - $1.99 each
5-1/2" -$2.99 each
6" - $3.50 each (Wh. only)

SUPERTHRIVE

1/2 oz. -$1.59

1 oz. - $2.39

2 oz. - $3.39
4 oz. - $5.39

ORTHENE

75% Soluble Powder
1 lb. -$13.95

I LOVE AFRICAN VIOLETS

BUMPER STICKERS
$1.00 each with order.
Without order please
include SASE

FREDETTE’S ALLEGRO Plant Tonic

Excellent for starting leaves and small plants.

PETER’S WATER SOLUBLE FERTILIZERS
Formula Type

4 oz.

$1.20

Size/Price

Use 3 tsp. per gal. water. 4 oz. bottle - $2.75 each;

3 for $7.50; 6 for $1 3.50; 1 2 for $25.00.

12-36-14

African Violet Special

12 oz.

$2.75

1 gal. (for large growers) $34.00 each.

5-50-17

Variegated Special

1.20

3.00

PH METER -$19.00

15-16-17

Peat-Lite Special

1.20

2.50

PLASTIC TERRARIUM

12" Diameter - $6.75 each

20-20-20

General Purpose

4 oz.

1.20

16 oz.

2.50

White - Brown - Beige - Terra-cotta

15-30-15

House Plant Special

1.20

2.50

SWIFT’S “MOIST-RITE” PLANTER

Dolomite Limestone

2 lbs./$1 .50

White - Green - Black

Charcoal

No. 4 Coarse

20 oz.

40 oz.

$3.85 each - 6/18.00 - 12/32.00 - 24/54.00

No. 6 Medium

1.50

2.75

SHIPPING INSTRUCTIONS:

Supplies - UPS $3.25

Vermiculite

No. 2 Coarse

5 qts.
1.25

16 qts.
3.50

Supplies - Parcel Post $5.50

Perlite

Coarse

1.50

4.00

All other Countries - Actual Cost

Lona Fibered Sphaanum Moss

8 qts./$2.75

Mass, residents include 5% Sales Tax

Please Include STREET or ROAD, Zip Code It Phone #
Prices subject to change without notice.

TROY Capillary watering mat — a full 4 feet wide
$2.25 per running yard — whole yard lengths

64 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE September /October 1989

AV WORLD'S
BESTSELLER

Thanks to "G-T-S" I just won my first Best in Show award!

I tell everyone, "If you don't have this book, you aren't
growing violets to their full potential." Mrs. M.L. Horne

(Includes unique chapter on "Miniaturizing The Miniatures")

A step-by-
step guide

Illustrated— 112 pages
8$ x 11 paperback

11.95

usa /canada
$1.50 p&h + .
calif, add 6% sales tax

overseas postage: $7.50
jair mail, or $2.50 surface

AV Enterprises Press
P.O. Box 6778- A
Oxnard, CA 93030

AVE $1.95
PER BOOK!

10% discount for 10 or more (save $1.20 ea.) usa/can p&h 75<t
each (save 75<tea.) total $1.95! Overseas $1.20 ea. surface.

IE ANNE TTE ' S IESNERI ADS

2173 Leslie Street, Dept. A Jeannette Domiano,
Terry town/Gretna, LA 70056 Hybridizer

504-393-6977

FIRST FALL SALE
OF JEANNETTE’S JESNERIADS
HYBRID STANDARD SIZE
AFRICAN VIOLETS

(Old and New, Tried and True, Variegated
and Green Foliage - Some not on this year’s
list - Our Choice Only)

5 Different Varieties - $15.00 (Reg. $18.75)
10 Different Varieties - $30.00 (Reg. $37.50)
15 Different Varieties - $45.00 (Reg. $56.25)
20 Different Varieties - $60.00 (Reg. $75.00)

Shipping of this offer: September 1 through
November 1 . For regular selection, see Janu¬
ary and March ads. Minimum Order: 5 plants.
Shipped via Priority Mail only at this price. For
UPS Blue Label add 75c per plant. No fall list.
For Spring 1989 list send 500.

PATCHES AND POTS

583 El Cajon Blvd., Dept. A
El Cajon, CA 92020
(619) 442-7037

WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTORS FOR VIOLET
SUPPORT RINGS AND OYAMA PLANTERS

Give Your Violets A Lift
With

Elisa’s African Violet Rings

OYAMA * TEXAS STYLE ’ PLANTERS®

mwtwfor «*•■**»•«•(*< fun >iow
-TciMtiyw potting Of into

iWNff for

1 . Little or no watering skill required.

2. High quality, shatter proof plastic
with textured finish.

3. Approved for shows by African

Violet Society

WWW frwts

1 . Keeps leaves from getting cut

on pot edges.

2. Plants cannot hug pot.

3. Show plants are easier to train.

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PLASTIC RESERVOIRS
available for the
Miniaturizing Mini Pot

BUSINESSES AND CLUBS SEND FOR WHOLESALE PRICE LIST.
MASTERCARD and VISA accepted Retail List Available

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE September/October 1989 65

Cobblestone Violets

323 N. Main St. • Greeley, KS 66033

t&y Starter plants

from leading hybridizers
Fresh cut leaves
Shipping thru Oct.

List - 500

Ph. 913-867-2920 Virginia & Jack Martz
Visitors welcome by appointment

Cryptanthus

JL the Dazzling Earth Stan
are the perfect companion plants
for your African Violet collection
requiring the same care
Exquisite colors, leaf shapes and
patterns of stripes bars and zig zags
year round in every shade of the rainbow

Send 224 stamp for cultural information or
$2 50 for a sample of our color, quarterly Journal

TNK CRYPTANTHUS SOCIITY

2355-E Rusk • Beaumont Texas 77702

Charlyne and Ralph Reed

936-940 Garland St., SW - Dept. 989
Camden, Arkansas 71701 - Ph. 501-836-3016
"MOIST-RITE” PLANTER

Name _ _ _

Address _ _

City _ St _ Zip _

Circle color desired

Green White Black

Single planter . . . $ 4.25 ppd.

Carton of 6 . 20.00 ppd.

Carton of 12 . 35.95 ppd.

Carton of 24 . ...61.00 ppd.

Prices subject to change without notice

A beautiful new way to grow and display an African
violet. The Starrlight African Violet Lamp, feeds and
waters the violet with a mat watering system in a
ceramic reservoir base. Simply set the plant, in its
plastic pot, on the mat in the lamp. Light is provided
by a circular fluorescent tube.

$49 (without shade) plus handling and shipping.
Please send a SASE for details.

SOIL SCOOP

FOR POTTING AFRICAN VIOLETS

“Makes the job faster, easier, cleaner, and with
less damage to the plants. $2.85 each (plus $ 1 .00
for handling and postage with each order). Club
and quantity discounts available, (send SASE).”

AFRICAN VIOLETS - Many varieties, including
new STARR hybrids. Starter plants $3 ea; Fresh
cut leaves, ourchoice, 500 ea., your choice, $1 ea.
Minimum order $10.00. List $1 refundable with
order. Add $3 packing and shipping ; $4 west of the
Rockies. Add an additional $3.50 for 2nd day
UPS. 5% discount on orders of plants or leaves
when a scoop order is included.

VIOLETS FROM THE STARRS

2602 Graupera St. Pensacola, FL 32507 904-458-2862

STARRLIGHT
AFRICAN VIOLET LAMP

66 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE September /October 1989

Dept. AV 9-89 2085 Leeward Lane, Merritt Island, FL 32953

visits by
Appt. only
407-452-
5670

AFRICAN VIOLET INSECTICIDE aerosol spray by Plant Marvel -
Use for aphids, spider mites, thrips, white fly & mealy bugs

5 oz. aerosol (Smells good) .....,..................................................$2.79

®Orth§ne PT 1300-aerosol (thrips) . . . 18 oz. $9.00

*Knox-Out • Microencapsulated Diazinon
PT 1500-aerosol......................................................... 16 oz. $7.00

NEW!! ...FISH STICKS (8-4-2)

Introducing high organic nitrogen in the form of a stick
which is inserted into the soil around the roots. Use
to give an extra boost, darken yellowing foliage and
to increase dark, shiny, healthy looking foliage.
EXCELLENT PRODUCT

20 sticks/pkg. - $1 .25

PLANT MARVEL (12-31 -14) 1#

NEW POTS:

GROW FOR SHOW

5“ x 2-1/2" BP - white . . . . . . . 25 - $6.50

$3.39

T05 - 2" Terracotta.............................. . 10 - $2.00

T06 - 2-1/4“ Terracotta . . 10 - $2.50

D3U - r w/saucers - assorted colors . . 10 - $3.50

FLORACARTS
"LOWEST PRICES**

BA-3 3-tray stand with top bracket and 3 fluorescent

fixtures _ _ _ _ 459.99

BA-4 4-tray stand with top bracket and 4 fluorescent

fixtures.................... _ _ _ 549.99

Includes GROW TUBES
‘FREIGHT PREPAID* Add 5% west of Denver.

MINIATURIZING MINI POTS

NOW you ran grow the MINIATURIZED MINISthat are sweeping
the hobby. These little terracotta colored pots are 1 -1/4* tall & 1 -
1/4“ across at the top of the pot. They are a miniature of the
standard clay pot but are plastic with a snap on saucer

. . . . . ...$3.25

. . . ...........................6.75

. . . 12.50

. . . . . . 22.00

. . . .......90.00

III NEEDLE POINT HOLDERS • We are once again carrying the
C5jP small needle point holders!! That’s right, the little bitty needle
points.

7/8* ........................................ $1 .25 each .............................. 12 for $12.00

1-3/8" . . . $1 .50 each .............................. 12 for $15.00

1- 5/8" . . . . . $1 .85 each . . . . 12 for $19.20

2- 5/8" . . $4.85 each

2-3/4" Aqua cup . . . . . . . . . . .........$8.40

SILK RE-NU-ARTSRCIAL FLOWER FRESHNER

Dissolves dust instantly on greenery, flowers, natural dried
arrangements and silks. Leaves a spring-fresh fragrance.

12 oz. aerosol .............................................................................$4.19

PETER’S SUPER ROOT AND BLOOM (5-50-17)

Will boost blossom production. Excellent for show preparation.

1# ......................................................$5.59

PETER’S BLOSSOM BOOSTER (10-30-20)

Will boost blossom production. Excellent for show preparation.

8oz. _ _ K.69

BOOKS

The Complete Rower Arranger
by Amilie Ascher

Excellent book, 149 photos, every aspect of floral design.

Softback . . . . . . . . . $1 6.40 pp.

HowTo Select & Grow

African Violets and Other Gesneriads

by Theodore James, Jr.

144 pgs. w/'how to’ illustrations - 165 color photos .................... $1 0.45 pp.

Japanese Rower Arrangement

In A Nutshell. . . . . . . ..............$5.25 pp.

Japanese Rower Arrangement

(A Complete Primer) . . . . . . . $1 2.45 pp.

Flower Arrangement: The Ikebana Way

(Over 450 photographs) . . . $26.45 pp.

Creative Japanese Rower Arrangement

(55 color photographs) . . . $26.45 pp.

A Guide to Japanese Flower Arrangement ............................ $1 3.45 pp.

Arranging - The Basics ©f Contemporary Roral Design

(125 color photos) . . . ..............................$21.45 pp.

Use the sprayer recommended by a popular speaker at the Orlando
Convention!

PUMP SPRAYER

New and improved! Fully adjustable nozzle allows choice
of soft mist to jet stream pattern. 1-1/2 qt. capacity. Pres¬
sure pump eliminates finger pumping. Non-corrosive con¬
tainer that is easy to use. Finger tip control.

Each * $8.25 / 8 or more $7.50 each

PLANTING PAD - Repot, fertilize and water 'On Loca¬
tion’ without scattered soil or dripping, snap corners.
NEW 3' x 3* pad makes a neat box in which to work on
your plants. Flexible, washable — use again & again

$5.99 each

Please see our ad page 66 of the July/August 1 988 AVM

Shipping and Handling Charges

$ 7.50 to $10 add $3.00 $31 to $45.99 add $5.85

$1 1 to $1 5.99 add $3.85 $46 to $57.99 add $6.85

$1 6 to $30.99 add $4.85 $58 to $70.99 add $7.85

$71.00 and west of Rockies add $1 .25 to ail rates

For charge orders send all information on card,
minimum charge order
— $20.00

minimum cash order
— $7.50

Send 2 Stamps for Catalog ©f Complete Product Line

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE September/October 1989 67

SOIL • SUPPLIES • VIOLETS • 1000s TO CHOOSE FROM

African Violets by Grace

3418 Urban Dr., Garland, TX 75041

Grace & Charlie Davis

214-278-0389
By Appointment Only

Joan's Violets for All Seasons

101 E. Ave 2 • Copperas Cove, TX 76522
817-547-1520

12 Starter Plants (my choice) - $25.00
4 Starter Plants (my choice) - $12.00
List -$1.00

GLOXINIAS , SINNINGIAS,
EPISCIAS, AFRICAN VIOLETS .

All are Gesneriads, a family of fasci¬
nating flowering houseplants.

Join:

Membership includes a subscription to
The Gloxinian magazine (6 issues) and
a copy of the "How To Know and Grow
Gesneriads" pamphlet.

$12.00 Single Membership
$11.00 Family Membership

Please send check or money order to:
Ellen Todd, Membership Secretary
Dept. AV83, P. O. Box 493
Beverly Farms, MA 01915

<£>

AFRIGAN VIOLET LEAF SUPPORTS
5 SIZES

6" fits up to 3" pot
9" & 12'* fits up to 5" pot
15" & 18" fits up to 8" pot

made of leaf-green plastic, fit any type of pots
send stamped, addressed, long envelope for
price list and current shipping charges.

J F INDUSTRIES

ROUTE 4 BOX 309-1
PRYOR, OK 74361
1-918-434-6768

LARGEST SELECTION IN U.S.A.

SAVE 20/40% ON PLANT STANDS, LIGHT FIXTURES,
LAMPS, POTS, METERS & ACCESSORIES

Furniture Styled Square Aluminum Tubing

R)

Easy to Assemble.
Shown with PLR-42WS Fixtures
INCLUDES 3" WHEELS - FIXTURES EXTRA. ALL SHIPPED BY UPS.

Order#

SH.

H"

l"

D" Trays - Size

Bet Shelves

A

*A(X)

B

*B(X)

B312( )

3

76

52

23

12-22"x12"

2-25" & 1-17”

$152

$131

$213

$189

B410 ( )

4

76

52

23

16-22"x12“

4-17"

191

163

264

232

C303 ( )

3

76

52

20

3-20"x49"

2-25" & 1-15"

212

185

249

219

G4Q4 ( )

4

76

52

20

4-20”x49"

3-17" & 1-15"

263

227

330

290

‘Have minor flaws or scratches, may not show with selective assembly.

BA3 FloraCart w/3 SL6-42WS Fixtures W/6 - 40 watt Gro-Lux (WS) Lamps, With Wheels

Shipped UPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...$280

GRO-LUX, GRO-LUX (WS), and Powertwist Fluorescent Lamps discounted up to 45%.

40 Watt (WS) Wide Spectrum Lamps - 6-S24.10; 12-$44.77; 24-$82.66

We offer 8 new plantiites with wide spacing between the lamps. The plantlites are made of aluminum to dissipate the heat and operate 10/20 F. cooler
than steel fixtures. The wide spacing gives better light distribution, permitting the fixtures to be located closer to the plants.

All plantlites are fully assembled, come complete with a 3 wire cord, a plug-in receptacle, an on/off switch, 4 - 24" chains for 1/4" adjustment and GRO-
LUX (WS) LAMPS. All plantlites are T deep. 2 lamp models are 14" wide with lamps 10-1/2" apart. 3 & 4 lamp fixtures are 20* wide with lamps 7-1/2" and
5-1/2" apart.

Also available with deluxe (PLD) and electronic (PLE) ballasts. PLD models operate 25/35 F. cooler and use 11% less power, while PLE models operate
35/50 F. cooler and use 25% less power. Since the fixtures and lamps are cooler and have wide spacing on the lamps, they can be located closer to the
plants and operated for shorter periods of time. The total savings are 1 1/22% with PLD models and 20/40% with PLE models.

PLR-42WS: $ 58.00 ( 92 watts);

PLR-43WS: $ 88.00 (143 watts);

PLR-44WS: $ 97.00 (184 watts); "PLD-44WS

"Sometimes available in "X" models at Savings of $8.00 per fixture

"PLD-42WS: $ 63.00 ( 82 watts);

$107.00 (164 watts)

"PLE-42WS: $ 89.00 ( 66 watts)
"PLE-43WS: $128.00 ( 99 watts)
"PLE-44WS: $136.00 (138 watts)

FREE CATALOG - SHIPPING: add 10%.

INDOOR GARDENING SUPPLIES P. O. Box 40567AV Detroit, Ml 48240

PHONE (313) 427-6160 FROM 10 A M. UNTIL 6 P.M. EASTERN VISA & MASTER CARD ACCEPTED

68 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE September /October 1 989

AFRICAN VIOLETS

Newest Varieties — US/Canadian Hybridizers

Ship May 1 to November 1 — Weather Permitting
Prior Notification of Shipping Date
Leaves-Labeied-My Choice-PPD-NO LIST
1 2-$4.95/25-$7.95/50-$1 3.95/1 00-$22.95
ELIZABETH BUCK (517) 761-7382

9255 Lk. Pleasant Rd. Clifford, Ml 48727

AFRICAN VIOLETS-SPOKANE
(509) 924-2904

Self-watering CERAMIC DOUBLE POTS, no wicks.
6 pot sizes, 2-1/2" to 6". Send $1 .00 for complete
supplies catalog.

P. O. Box 52 Veradale, WA 99037

FaJLL SfyeolaA.

10 Starters - my choice - $1 7.50

New & previous releases from BOONE, BRYANT,
CHAMPION, FREDETTE, LYON, GRANGER, ROBINSON,
WASMUND, WILLIAMS & WRANGLER. You may specify:
Standards - Semis - Minis - or combination. To order from
this ad include $4.50 for shipping, or send $1 .00 for complete
list of plants & supplies.

BIG SKY VIOLETS 1 0678 Schoolhouse Lane

(406) 644-2296 Moiese, MT 59824

FREE CATALOG - AFRICAN VIOLETS & SUPPLIES - VISITORS WELCOME

Jjl'Wkmann #arbens

3714 OLD SETTLERS ROAD • FLOWER MOUND, TEXAS 75028
21 4-539-771 4 • Open Mon-Sat 9AM-6PM / Sunday 1PM-6PM

Betty’s Violet Room

Newest Varieties - featuring Hortense, Lyon, Fredette, Wrangler,
Skagit & other leading Hybridizers.

12 leaves labeled (my choice) $3.00 + $2.50 postage
25 leaves labeled (my choice) $5.00 + $2.50 postage
40 leaves labeled (my choice) $7.50 + $2.50 postage
Starter plants (my choice) 50c ea + $3.50 postage
(min. order $10.00) USA shipping only
1604 East 17th St. Farmington, NM 87401

JUDY’S VIOLETS - FALL SALE

30 New/Recent AV Leaves - $10.00
12 New/Recent Starter Plants - $16.00
Plus $3.00 Postage each order

Show quality plants by leading hybridizers.
My choice only, labeled, all different.

Judy’s Violets 314-997-2859

9 Graeler Drive List - 2 stamps

Creve Coeur, MO 63146 St. Louis Area

Visitors welcome by appointment

VIOLET
TENDERS

“T” Shirts N Totes

• “T” Shirt: Lavender with purple lettering,
100% cotton. Sm., med. & large

only $10.95

• Tote: Natural with purple lettering

just $5.99

• We also stock:

• Oyama Planters

• Hand painted ceramic planters

• Bowman African Violet Fertilizer

• Potting Soil

• Plus many other items for
the violet enthusiast.

Please send two 250 stamps for our catalog.

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE September/October 1989 69

FALL SPECIAL

20 leaves (my choice 1989 releases) ....,,...$10.00
40 leaves (my choice 1989 releases) . $19.00

20 leaves (my choice 1988 releases) 9.00

40 leaves (my choice 1988 releases) .........$17.00

15 leaves (my choice minis & semis) .........$ 8.50

20 leaves (my choice) 8.50

40 leaves (my choice) ................................ .$14.00

20 Variegated leaves (my choice) ..............$10.00

40 Variegated leaves (my choice) ..............$17.00

Add $2.50 shipping and handling. Orders over
$25.00 shipped postpaid. U.S.A. shipping only.

Doris Drennen

1415 Central Ave. Sandusky, OH 44870

ZACA VISTA NURSERY

AFRICAN VIOLET SPBCMUSTS

Featuring Hybrid Satetpaulias and Other Related Gesnerlads

Retail Sale# From The Greenhouse
Wednesday Thru Sunday — - 9 a.m. ’til S p.m.
CLOSED: Monday and Tuesday

We also ship • Send $1 for Catalog & “CAL”
(overseas $2 US)

1190 Alamo Pintado Road
Solvang , CA 93463
Telephone 805/688-2585
Tour Groups Invited - Call or write for information

ALICE’S VIOLET ROOM

Rt 6, Box 233, Waynesville, MO 65583 Phone (314) 336-4763

Latest varieties of African violets from Rainbow, Boone, Kent, Pittman, Munk, Ness, Wrangler, Granger
Gardens, Lyon, and others.

1989 varieties from Lyon’s Greenhouses available for fall shipping: Autumn Lace, Big Daddy, Big Tizzy,
Blueberry Mint, Cinnamon Girl, Coral Mountain, Frosted Sherry, Grand Lady, Green Lace, Ice Dancing, Irish
Maiden, Kings Treasure, Leprechauns Daydream, Lightning Strikes, Love in Bloom, Midnight Magic, Painted
Sunset, Peppermint Lady, Pink Whisper, Positively Passion, Red Petticoats, Red Sleigh, Shockwave, Spacedust,
Strawberry Moon, Such A Flirt, Sundance, and 1 1 miniatures and trailers.

See my ad on page 65 of the May-June issue of the African Violet Magazine for partial list. Send SASE for
complete list with descriptions of over 200 plants and leaves including more than 60 miniatures. Plants $2.50 each,
leaves $1 .00 each. Shipping until Nov. 1 . For orders under $30.00, add $3.50 for UPS ground shipping. I pay ground
shipping for orders of more than $30.00. If UPS 2nd day air is desired, add $3.00 more for all orders.

FALL

NESS - VIKING BABE, VIKING MAIDEN, VIKING KING, SATIN RUFFLES, SUGAR BEAR, MINNESOTA
SPLASH, SUNRISE FANTASY.

BOONE - SASSY HALO, RUTH’S HALO, DANCING HALO, DENIM HALO, NEON HALO, BURNISHED HALO,
CORAL HALO, ENCHANTED HALO.

MUNK - APACHE CAMPFIRE, APACHE BLANKET, APACHE FACE, APACHE FEATHERS, APACHE MAIDEN.
HOBBS - DEAN’S DAMSEL, DEAN’S MAGIC, DEAN’S BLUE SKIES, DEAN'S PETITE (SEMIMINI), DEAN’S
KITTEN (SEMIMINI).

ADAMS - LAVENDER BLUSH, RARE JEWEL, GALT GRAPE, MIDNIGHT ELF, MINI MINE.

FREDETTE - GAMBIT, CLAUDETTE, ALPINE VALLEY, SONGBIRD, VELVET PANSIES, MAY APPLE,
TRINIDAD.

WE HAVE MANY TRAILERS INCLUDING MAGIC TRAIL, DAZZLE TRAIL, AND SUNDOWN TRAIL BY
HORTENSE PITTMAN. HAPPY TRAILS BY LYON.

Our complete list is available for 50 cents in stamps or coin. We have leaves only for this fall. When you choose
and name the variety you want they are $1 .00 each with a minimum order of $10.00. 24 new leaves of our choice
- $1 8.00. New and previous releases our choice - 24 for $ 1 4.00 or 50 for $25.00. Priority shipping on leaves - $3.00.
Texans add 7% tax. Weather permitting we ship all year in the south. Other states until November.

SUPPLIES AVAILABLE YEAR ROUND - PT 1300 ORTHENE - $9.85 (16 oz. can) eliminates thrips without
damaging the blossoms. KNOX OUT - $7.50 (16 oz can) eliminates mites and fungus gnats. Fish emulsion sticks
apr. 1/4 lb. $2.00. Our soil mix - $1 .75 a gallon or $8.00 for 5 gallons. Shipping for supplies is $3.00 up to 5 lbs.
Cost for weight over that will be billed to the customer. Other supplies available on our list.

Make checks payable to Shirley Sanders, 1034 Rayburn Dr., San Antonio, TX 78221, 512-923-1093.

70 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE September /October 1989

AFRICAN VIOLETS
at

THE GREEN THUMB
Order now for fall shipping

10 1989 leaves $10.00

50 leaves $17.00

8 starters $16.00

12 starters $23.00

All above offers are my choice. All different, labeled and ppd .
priority mail. Order direct from this ad, or send 500 for list.
Colo. res. add 3% sales tax. Order now, shipping of leaves
and starters ends Oct. 15. Supplies shipped year round.

903 23rd St. S. W.
Loveland, CO 80537
(303) 667-7140

Liz Cassidy

PORCELAIN JEWELRY
AND PLATE

Unique hand-painted porcelain pin.
pendant, earring, and plate with African
Violets. One-of-a-Kind. Great gift items.

For FREE Color Brochure, send SASE to:

LILY STIEL

P.O. Box 1001-AV

New Hyde Park, New York 11040

GEMCRAFT VIOLETRY

P. O. Box 6558
Annapolis, MD 21401-0558
(301)261-8270

FALL SPECIAL - ENDS 31 OCTOBER 1989 - FRESH HEALTHY LEAVES

Order minimum of 10 leaves <g> $7.50 and receive Z leaves of each variety ordered; 20 leaves total. Shipping and handling for 20
leaf special, $3.50 or $1 1 .00 total. Maximum order on this special is 15 leaves @ $1 1 .25 and receive Z leaves of each variety; 30
leaves total. Shipping and handling for 30 leaf special, $4.50 or $1 5.75 total. U.P.S. Second Day Air required west of Mississippi River
- Add $3.50. Order direct from the list below or any from our catalog. Please list substitutes.

American Dynamo, Texas Sunbonnet (Bryant); Emily, Magnolia, Magic, Marcus (Burns); Cherry Cooler, Double Dilly, Royal
Sensation (Lyon); Dancing Clouds, Flying Proud, Sporty Red (Pittman); Wr. Dixie Celebration; Wr. Swinging Blues (Smith);
Suncoast Midnight Mystery (Williams); Apache Maiden (Munk); Chesapeake (McWilliams); Mark (Maas); Mon Ami (Tremblay)
Nylon Wick - 100 per foot postpaid with order or add $1 .00 postage
Catalog $1 .00 refundable first order No overseas shipping

“NEVER HAD SO MANY
BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS!”

“WON 8 BLUE RIBBONS’’ • “CAN’T BE WITHOUT IT” • “I’M THE ENVY OF MY CLUB”

If you are serious about your African Violets and want them to be radiently beautiful with full
blooms and last longer you’ve got to try GRANNY’S BLOOMERS the formula contains the key trace elements

To keep your violet strong rooted with rich green leaves you need JUNGLE JUICE also good for
strong root & leaf systems.

CACTUS JUICE with cactus loving high calcium and lots of trace for all your cacti and bromeliads.

FLOWER CRACKER is good for all your indoor and outdoor flowering plants excellent for your
impatiens, geraniums, begonia, etc.

ORCHIDS EXOTICA super balanced orchid food excellent for all types of orchids.

MOONSHINE safe water soluble no-wipe leaf shine excellent of all your hard leaf plants.

GREENUP for all your sick yellowing plants contains lots of iron zinc, etc.

CLAREL LABORATORIES, INC. DEERFIELD, IL 6001 5 _

Granny. _

I am enclosing $ _ , please send me _

_ 2 oz. JUNGLE JUICE . $2.00 ea. _ _

2 oz. GRANNY’S BLOOMERS $2.00 ea.

2 oz. CACTUS JUICE . $2.00 ea.

6 oz. JUNGLE JUICE ...... $3.00 ea.

6 oz. GRANNY’S BLOOMERS $3.00 ea.

. 6 oz. CACTUS JUICE . $3.00 ea.

6 oz. FLOWER CRACKER . . $3.00 ea.
. 6 oz. SITTING PRETTY ..... $3.00 ea.
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send SASE to:

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Treasurer, Michigan State AVS
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“Superior violets expressly for you!"

I am proud to announce my appointment as the
EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTOR

of Nolan Blansit’s newest releases.

Spotlighted in the May- June 1989 issue of AV M’s article , “A VS A Commercials," as the hybridizer of
luscious varieties of yellow African violets, whose exciting blossoms were exhibited at the national
convention in Kansas City, Nolan Blansit has once again proved his expertise in hybridizing with the
introduction of eight outstanding show-quality varieties - NOT YELLOW - that are now ready for Fall
shipping

*** These very special varieties are available only through The Violet Express.***

OH MELBA - Huge, single to semidouble Chimeral blooms of warm pink, with broad, irregular bands
of watercolored violet and random blue specks and splashes, make a spectacular display over dark
preen, quilted show foliape. A sensation at the K. C. convention, this magnificent chimera is destined
for greatness. The lovely picture in the May-June AVM doesn’t truly do this beauty justice. It is
lovingly named for Nolan’s mother.

COVENANT CLASS - An exciting selection with striking, rounded foliage that shapes up naturally and
creates a perfect foil for the upright clusters of semidouble white and pink stars. Heavy blooming and
outstanding for breeding purposes, this is a class act!

GENTLE BREEZES - You’ll agree that this beauty is well named with its big, frothy clusters of double
blossoms of light mauve-pink with occasional blue flecking. Barely waved, dark green, large-growing
foliage is accented by red backing. Free blooming, easily grown and vigorous, make this your next
blue-ribbon winner!

GIFT WRAPPED - These light pink pansy-shaped single and semidouble blossoms are beautifully
wrapped with a broad, speckled f ucshia edge occasionally trimmed with blue flecks. Lovely, medium
green, quilted leaves and a good bud count make this a perfect gift to give yourself.

PEACH PERFECT - A perfect in every way, this variety shapes great, blooms young, carries a heavy
bud count, and is prolific for propagation purposes. Semidouble light peachy-pink pansy shaped
blooms have highly frilled edges, barely touched with gold. The strong, medium green foliage lays
flat, is gently quilted.

PILLOW TALK - Remember Grandma’s wonderful goosedown pillows? Relive the memory with these
extraordinarily frilled blooms of palest pink and white, semidoubles to doubles, that are piled high
atop delightful light green, lightly ruffled foliagethatisflatgrowing. Quite a hit at the K. C. Convention;
it’s what violet dreams are made of!

RAIN MAKER - Vigorous, flat growing, barely ruffled light green foliage is topped by beautiful, free
blooming, blue-edged and veined semidouble to double frilled white pansies. A gorgeous variety to
brighten any rainy day!

WINNING WAYS - Heavy clusters of pansy-shaped blossoms in vibrant hot pink and white, semi¬
doubles, are glorious over excellent, flat growing quilted foliage. This outstanding variety will win
your heart (and the judges, too!).

Oh Melba, $20.00; the others, $4.00 each.

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BEST OF THE NEW OF ’89 ....

BLUE HERON ... Immense deep sapphire blue rounded double blossom with forest green pointed and serrated
leaf. $3.95 each

FANTASY TOYLAND ... Judged Best in Class and Best New Miniature cultivar at the Kansas City convention.
Double fantasy slightly ruffled double lavender pink with specks and splashes on flower petals. Medium green
pointed leaf. Miniature. $3.95 each.

PINK HILL ... Double wavy edged vivid pink blossom, blooms in clusters, prolific, dark forest green lightly quilted
heart-shaped foliage, prolific. $2.95 each

RED SARONG ... Double wine red blossom with forest green slightly quilted, heart-shaped foliage, prolific.
$2.95 each

SUSI (Optimara) ... Large frilled single white with striking deep fuchsia center. $2.95 each

COLORFUL AND POPULAR VARIETIES ...

KERMIT ... Unusual greenish type blcssom, light green quilted, serrated foliage. $3.95 each
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MAGAZINE

November • December 1989

Strictly Business — Your Business

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ONE ITEM, SEND EACH ITEM TO THE CORRECT PERSON. ALWAYS GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.

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renewable membership to AVSA Office, P. O. Box 3609, Beaumont,
TX 77704. Life - $175; Commercial USA - $25, Commercial Interna¬
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Remit in U.S. Dollars with draft or check on a New York, USA Bank.
See Membership Application on page 1.

AFFILIATES: Chapter - $13.50; Council, State or Region - $30. Please
complete the form received with your renewal notice and return to AVSA
office with affiliate dues check..

MEMBERSHIP AND PROMOTION: Send ideas, offers to help,
requests for assistance to Anne Tinari, 2325 Valley Rd., Box 190,
Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006.

AFFILIATES: For information on shows, awards, how to organize
a chapter or membership questions, write Mr. Bill Foster, 3610 Gray
Drive, Mesquite, TX 75150.

AVSA OFFICE: Nancy Lawrence, Office Manager, P. O. Box 3609,
Beaumont, TX 77704, 409-839-4725. Hours: Monday - Friday, 9:00
a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

BEST VARIETIES: HONOR ROLL COMPILER: Rita Hilton, 2295
W. Helen Qrcle, Bartow, FL 33830.

BINDERS FOR AVMs: $10.75 each or 2 for $20
SLIP CASE BOXES FOR AVMs: $8.50 each or 2 for $16.
BOOSTER FUND: Send contributions to Ruth Warren, P. O. Box
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BOYCE EDENS RESEARCH FUND: Send contributions (club or
individual) to Mrs. Marlene Brown, P. O. Box 38, Oreland, PA 19075.
BUILDING FUND: Send contributions to Nell-Sue Tyson, 2030 E.
Amherst Ave., Denver, CO 80210.

COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES: Mr. David But tram, P. O. Box 193,
Independence, MO 64051.

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San Antonio, TX 78233.

CONVENTION

AWARDS: Nov. issue. Send suggestions or contributions for con¬
vention awards to Esther Wells, 948 Fair Oaks Court, Liberty, MO
64068 by Aug. 15.

FUTURE CONVENTION DATES: Boston, March 19-25, 1990;
Santa Clara, C A, April 23-28, 1991; Columbus, OH, April 22-26, 1992.
PROGRAM: Nov. issue. Send special requests for workshop pro¬
grams; suggest names of interesting speakers to Mrs. DoDe
Whitaker, Convention Director, 2085 Leeward Lane, Merritt Island,
FL 32953.

If interested in sponsoring a national convention in your area,
contact Mrs. DoDe Whitaker, Convention Director, 2085 Leeward
Lane, Merritt Island, FL 32953.

CULTURE FOLDERS: ALL folders are $5.00 per 100 (postage
included in cost). Any Affiliate or Commercial who recruits 6 or
more members per year will receive $1.00 rebate for each new
member. Club or Commercial name & address must be stamped or
written in blank space on front of folder.

HANDBOOK FOR AFRICAN VIOLET GROWERS, EXHIB¬
ITORS AND JUDGES: Send $9.95 check, payable to AVSA, to
AVSA Office. Price includes postage.

JUDGES DUPLICATE CARD: Send self-addressed stamped enve¬
lope to Mrs. J ames S. Savage, 39 Mead Drive, Chillicothe, OH 45601.
JUDGING SCHOOL: For blanks to register a judging school, send
request to Mrs. Stanley E. Skelton, 3910 Larchwood Rd., Falls
Church, VA 22041.

LIBRARY: Order AVSA slide programs and packets from AVSA
Office, P. O. Box 3609, Beaumont, TX 77704. List in July issue. If you
have ideas for a library program or slides to donate, write Mr. L. T.
Ozio, Jr., 1009 Ditch Avenue, Morgan City, LA 70380.
MAGAZINE: Copyrighted 1989, African Violet Society of Amer¬
ica, Inc, all rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part
without written permission is prohibited. All articles are prop¬
erty of AVSA and must not be reprinted without editor's permis¬
sion.

EDITOR: Jane Birge, P. O. Box 1401, Beaumont, TX 77704, Office,
409-835-6008.

ARTICLES by Members & Columnists: Send to Editor.
COMING EVENT NOTICES: Send to Editor.

DEADLINES - Articles & Notices: Jan. issue - Oct. 1; Mar. issue -
Dec. 1; May issue -Feb. 1; July issue -Apr. 1; Sept, issue - June 1 ; Nov.
issue - Aug. 1.

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formation write: Mrs. Meredith Hall, 922 East 14th Street, Houston,
TX 77009, 713-869-0102.

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issue - Mar. 1 ; July issue - May 1 ; Sept, issue - July 1 ; Nov. issue - Sept.
1. ONLY currently paid Commercial Members may advertise.
AFFILIATE 'APPENINGS: Send to Lyndall Owens, P. O. Box 288,
Beaumont, TX 77704.

BACK ISSUES: Complete your set now. Request price list of
available issues from Beaumont office.

CHA N GE OF ADDRESS: Send new address at least 30 days before
it is to take effect, along with old address, to AVSA office in
Beaumont.

FAILURE TO RECEIVE: Notify AVSA office in Beaumont.
QUESTION BOX: Jim Smith, 1126 Ferry Ave., Niagara Falls, NY
14301.

MASTER VARIETY LIST: Number 4 (1 983) $3.00 postpaid. A must
forjudges, exhibitors, serious growers. Describes all varieties regis¬
tered to July, 1983 - all recognized species, and non-registered
cultivars introduced from June, 1976 to July, 1983. Order from
Beaumont office.

MVL SUPPLEMENTS: will be published in the AVM. Send any
correction and/or description of new cultivars with hybridizer's
name to Master Variety List Chairman. Back supplements (1984 to
1988) available from AVSA Office for $1.50 each.

MEMBERSHIP CARDS: Sent to Associate Members and New
Members, only. Members renewing, receive card on white protec¬
tive cover of AVM.

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AVSA Office, P. O. Box 3609, Beaumont, TX 77704. Price, $4.00
postpaid.

SUPPLEMENTS FOR MINI LIST: Send Self-addressed stamped
envelope to Beaumont office.

OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE: AVSA Secretary, Mrs. Janet T.
Riemer, 392 Pennin gton-Har bour ton Rd., Pennington, NJ 08534.
PLANT REGISTRATION: Marilyn Goldstein, 1001 Diplomat
Parkway, Hollywood, FL 33019.

RESEARCH: Send suggested projects for scientific research, or
names of interested, qualified potential research personnel to Frank
Tinari, 2325 Valley Road, Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006.

SHOW ENTRY TAGS: 100 - $4.75 postpaid. Order from the AVSA
Office.

ASK YOUR HYBRIDIZER: Send all questions to Bill Johnson, 1221
West River Road, # A2, Elyria, OH 44035

MAGAZINE

o4jrtcan<:T^iolet

Vol. 42 Number 6 November/ December 1989

Every attempt is made to keep articles technically correct. Since the growing of fine African violets
can be achieved in many ways, the methods and opinions expressed by writers are their own
and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of AVSA.

ON THE COVER - Blue Ribbon winner at the 1989 Kansas City AVSA Convention — Milk}/ Way
Trail, grown and shown by Bev Promersberger, Annandale, VA.

(Cover photo by E. A. Johnson, Dallas, TX)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PERTAINING TO VIOLETS

29. 1989 Best Varieties — Irene Fiedler

30. Challenge Class in Design — Sunny Rosenfeld
46. Look Ma, No Thrips! — Larry Hodgson

49. On Foliar Feeding — Irene Fredette

50. Innovative Staging — Janice Tyler-Sadler

51. Organizing ... — Lynda Welchel

52. Ah-Hah! — Walt Maurus

54. "Keeping Pets" and ... — Lynda Welchel

57. Blossom Types — ■ Dolores Larsen

58. Choosing Varieties ■ — Pauline Bartholomew
61. A Christmas Story — Norman Gordon, Sr.

REGULAR FEATURES

3. From the President's Desk — Mary Boland

4. Newsline: AVSA Office — Nancy Lawrence

5. Jane's Journal — Jane Birge

6. Affiliate 'appenings — Lyndall Owens

7. NOT for Beginners Only — Edward Bradford

10. Coming Events

10. AVSA Booster Fund — Ruth Warren

1 1 . Ask Your Hybridizer! — Bill Johnson

17. Boyce Edens Research Fund — Marlene Brown

18. Question Box — Nancy Hayes

21 . AVSA Building Fund — Nell-Sue Tyson
23. mini-tidbits — ■ Florence Naylor

26. Your Library — L. T. Ozio, Jr.

31. Registration Report — ■ Marilyn Goldstein

CONVENTION

22. Tinari's Membership Award

33. Convention Awards — Esther Wells
36. Room Sharing Form

36. Call for 1990 Open Forum
Supplement:

1. Convention Show Schedule

6. Design Division Reservations

7. Calls for Annual Meetings

7. Registration for Judging School

8. Hotel Reservation

9. Convention Registration

12. Attn: Judges

12. Judges Clerks

12. It's Later Than You Think — J.R. Pittman

12. Hosts & Hostesses Needed

13. Convention Agenda

16. Ground Transportation in Boston

37. Convention Tours

41. Did You Know ...

41. RV Information

42. Sharing a Room — Lynda Welchel

43. Publication Entries for Boston

43. Mabel & Glenn Hudson Memorial Award

44. Getting To Know Us — Betty Shanahan

59. Enjoy 'The Freedom Trail"

60. A List of Boston "Firsts"

SOCIETY BUSINESS

13. Minutes

MISCELLANEOUS

6. InMemoriam

12. Metro St. Louis Has Back Issues For Sale
20. Letters: To The Editor

24. 'Tis the Subscription ... — Bev Promersberger

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AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE November/December 1989 1

The Official Publication of the
African Violet Society
of America, Inc.,
a nonprofit organization

OFFICERS

MARY BOLAND, President
6415 Wilcox Ctv Alexandria, VA 22310
A. CHARLES BOLLAR, 1st Vice President
F32030 P.O. Box 44209, Cincinnati, OH 45244
MRS. J. R. PITTMAN, 2nd Vice President
12406 Alexandria, San Antonio, TX 78233
L. T. OZIO, Jr., 3rd Vice President
1009 Ditch Ave., Morgan City, LA 70380
MRS. JANET T. RIEMER, Secretary
392 Penn.-Harbourton Rd., Pennington, NJ 08534
MRS. JOHN HAYES, Treasurer
9 Cobblestone Rd., Bloomfield, CT 06002

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
MRS. FRED YOUNG

6109 Shadow Mountain Dr., Austin, TX 78731

EDITOR EMERITUS

MRS. GRACE FOOTE

211 Allien Place, Port Arthur, TX 77642

STAFF

JANE BIRGE, Editor

P.O. Box 1401, Beaumont, TX 77704

MRS. MEREDITH HALL, Adv. Mgr.

922 East 14th St., Houston, TX 77009
NANCY LAWRENCE, Office Manager
P. O. Box 3609, Beaumont, TX 77704
JANE REXXLIUS, Publications Chairman
5634 Yarwell, Houston, TX 77096
COLUMNISTS

David Buttram, Emilie Savage, Florence Naylor,
Edward Bradford, Ruth Warren, Bill Foster, Nancy
Hayes, Nancy Lawrence, Linda Neumann, L. T.
Ozio, Jr., Marlene Brown, Bill Johnson, Nell-Sue
Tyson and Lyndall Owens, Marilyn Goldstein
BEST VARIETIES, HONOR ROLL COMPILER:
Rita Hilton, 2295 W. Helen Cir., Bartow, FL 33830
TALLY TIME COMPILER:

Anna Jean Landgren, 810 Ingleside Place, Evan¬
ston, IL 60201

PUBLISHER: Publishing Today, P. O. Box 1401,
Beaumont, IX 77704

ADVERTISER'S INDEX

Trouble with an advertiser?
Write your AV Advertising
Manager giving complete details.

While AVSA cannot assume
responsibility for advertisers, we
try to help resolve the problem.
If an advertiser is found
irresponsible, they will be
refused future ads.

A

67. African Violets by Grace
72. African Violets - Spokane
72. ATs Violets

67. American Gloxinia
& Gesneriad Society

72. AV Enterprises Press

B

70. Bay Valley Violets

71. Big Sky Violets

61. Bowman African Violets

C

Inside Back Cover
— Cape Cod Violetry

65. Clarel Labs

70. The Cryptanthus Society

D

68. DoDe's Gardens

G

66. Gemcraft Violetry

71. The Green Thumb

64. Growth Products

H

65. Hortense’s African Violets

66. House of Violets

69. Humus Products

I

66. Indoor Gardening Supplies

J

71. JF Industries

70. JoS Violets

72. Judy's Violets

M

71. Midland Violets

69. Morse's Country Copper

P

72. Patches and Pots
R

71. Melvin Robey

70. Rocky Knoll Greenhouse

S

64. Schultz Instant

70. Shirley's House of Violets

65. Starr Greenhouses

T

Back Cover - Tinari Greenhouses

63. Travis' Violets

V

67. Violet Creations
63. The Violet Express

62. The Violet House

63. The Violet Shop

64. Violets By Appointment
69. Violet Showcase

67. Volkmann Bros. Greenhouses
69. Volkmann Gardens

Z

64. Zaca Vista Nursery

The African Violet Magazine (ISSN 0002-0265) is published six (6) times a year: January, March, May, July, September, November.
Second dass postage is paid by the African Violet Sodety of America, Inc., a nonprofit organization, at 2363 McFaddin,
Beaumont, TX 77702 and at additional mailing offices. Subscription $13.50 per year which is included in membership dues.
Copyright 1989 African Violet Society of America, Inc.

POSTMASTER: Please send change of address form 3579 to AVSA, Inc., P. O. Box 3609, Beaumont, TX 77704.

2 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE November /December 1989

From the
President’s Desk

Dear AVSA Members ,

As the holiday season approaches we have much to be thankful for — our families, our
friends , our affiliates , our members , our officers , our commercial members , the committees ,
and our wonderful society — AVSA.

Have you been looking for a gift for that special family member or friend ? Why not give
them a membership in AVSA or if they are already a member, give them a renewal for the
coming year. Why not treat yourself this year with a Life Membership in AVSA?

Let’s look back on the happenings of this year — 1989: affiliate insurance became a reality,
the Building Site Committee and Strategic Planning Committee were formed, the IRS
approved our status to 501 (c)3 (making your contributions tax deductible, the continuation
of the three supplements in the AVM, Nolan Blansit’s yellow violet, and a great convention
in Kansas City, MO. This was a good year for AVSA, but you could make it better by having
100% AVSA membership in your affiliate. Affiliates — ■ why not make this your goal this
year?

The Board adopted the following motions at the Kansas City Convention, effective Boston
Convention: Yearbook awards will be increased to $50 for first place, $35 for second place,
$25 for third place and $10 for fourth place. Awards were also established for Newsletters
and other publications entered in convention shows — $50 for first place and $25 for second
place.

The Board of Directors also voted to discontinue the free culture folders, as it was a very
costly venture. The new policy will be $5 per 100, which is AVSA’s cost.

Bill Foster, our Affiliate Chairman, is busy preparing a guide for Presidents and AVSA
Representatives. Our new Master Variety List Chairman is busy preparing the MVL —
with a new look!

We would like to thank Nancy Hayes, Question Box Columnist for the past eight years,
for her devoted service This issue will carry Nancy's last column. The new Question Box
Columnist will be James Smith from Niagara Falls, New York. Jim has been writing the
Judges Column for the Empire Violet Magazine. Welcome Jim, to the AVM.

Ruth Warren and Company are busily preparing a New England feast for us in March,
at the Boston Park Plaza. You will find the convention information in this issue. Make your
plans now to come to Boston. We will be looking for you.

May your holidays be filled with joy and your New Year, a happy one.

Happy growing and showing,

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE November /December 1989 3

f "Newsline: AVSA Beaumont Office 1

Nancy Lawrence , Office Manager

A GREAT IDEA ...

How many of you know someone who
grows African violets, but doesn't receive the
African Violet Magazine? To put the idea into
perspective, let's say there are at least 1,000
members acquainted with someone who
"grows" but isn't a member of AVSA. Now just
suppose that those 1,000 members decided to
give someone a gift membership ... WOW!

...how quickly our membership would grow
and you would have made the difference! Be¬
sides being a great idea for AVSA, what a great
holiday gift for only $13.50.

To help make this idea a reality, we have
given you a gift certificate blank at the bottom of
this column. If you don't want to cut your AVM,
make a copy of the form and send it to this office
with your payment. We will send the recipient
a gift card from you.

So, come on do it — make a difference for AVSA
and some lucky person who loves African violets.

CONVENTION REGISTRATION

Registration forms for the Boston Conven¬
tion are in this issue because convention is early
this year. Below are some pointers that will help
you and the office staff to complete your regis¬
tration accurately and quickly.

Filling out the registration form:

• Each person must have a convention regis¬
tration form.

• Do not try to put TWO NAMES on ONE
FORM. There are TWO convention registration
forms with this magazine. One is inside the pink
pages, page 9, and one on the outer white pro¬
tective cover.

i -

I To: _

I (name)

• We need a form for EACH person so that
we can determine which meals, tours, and pres¬
entations they want and their Membership
Category.

• Include your MEMBERSHIP number on
the form. Your number is [in brackets] on the
membership card on the white cover of this
magazine.

Payment for convention registration

• Checks or money orders for Convention
SHOULD NOT include payments for member¬
ship or orders. Combining such payments, in
one check, requires special handling and slows
down the completion of your registration.

• Anyone registering after February 1 9, 1 990,
will be charged an additional $5.00 fee.

Seating for meals

• Members who want to sit together, must
send their registrations in the same envelope.
Seating arrangements are done in registration
number order; therefore, it is very difficult to
seat you together if we receive your forms at
different times.

Hotel reservations

• This office CANNOT make your hotel
reservations.

• See hotel reservation form and address on
page 8 of the pink pages.

Check your convention confirmation

• When you receive your confirmation from
this office, check it carefully — - down to the
bottom line.

All of us on the AVSA office staff, Patsy
LeDoux, Cathy Marshall, and I, Nancy Law¬
rence, wish you a most Joyful Holiday Season!

- !

GIFT MEMBERSHIP

From:

(name)

Address:. _

(street)

, (city, state, zip)

;| Mail this form to: AVSA, P. O. Box 3609, Beaumont, TX 77704

Address: _

(street)

(city, state, zip)

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6

Jane’s Journal

Jane Birae. Editor

As I've often said, one of the real bonuses in
doing this job is getting to meet so many people
from all over the world — with diverse back¬
grounds and careers, but all having one thing in
common — African violets.

Such was the case this last May at the AVSA
Convention/Show in Kansas City, MO. One
person who brought a lot of pleasure to all who
met him wasKazuo Horikoshi of Tokyo, Japan.
I have heard from Kazuo several times since
May, but the last correspondence included a
photograph of me, Kazuo and Nancy Law¬
rence, the AVSA Office Manager. I think this is
a first, having my picture in the magazine, but
I wanted it in so Kazuo could see himself in our
magazine. I am looking forward to greeting
him again in Boston, and hope many of his
fellow African violet friends from Japan are
able to make the trip with him. Ruth Warren,
Convention Chairman for the Boston conven¬
tion has sent Kazuo a Boston travel guide bro¬
chure that is written in Japanese!

It's an exciting time for the African Violet
Magazine, with new columnists appearing
with practically every issue. In this November
1989 issue we welcome Florence Naylor of
California, writing the new "mini" column,
"Mini Tid Bits." Florence is the new Miniature
and Semiminiature Cultivars Chairman and
will write a column for every issue of the AVM.
Don't miss her premiere column and let her
know how you like it.

And last, but by no means least, we can all
look forward to another new columnist in the
upcoming January 1990 issue. Georgene
Albrecht of Oakdale, FA will begin writing on
"other gesneriads," and design. This multi-tal¬
ented woman is also a professional artist and
will add a lot of class to this publication. Her

credentials are top notch and her work is
breathtaking. Her first column is titled, "Family
Portrait," and brings a long needed aspect to
our magazine, in the growing of gesneriads.
Welcome aboard, Georgene, and may this be
the beginning of a long and rewarding relation¬
ship for all of us!

In this modem age of computers and all
kinds of electronic communication going on, it
was indeed a pleasure the other day to receive
an "article" from Larry Hodgson, extremely
capable editor of the Houseplant Forum, The
Houseplant Lover's Magazine out of Quebec,
Canada. The "article" was actually a micro
diskette which I put into my computer and
pulled up Larry's article, "Look Ma, No
Thrips!" including his MacDraft graphic ready
for insertion into the magazine. What fun not to
have to retype the article, but just read it on my
screen. For those of you who haven't seen
Houseplant Forum , you are really missing some¬
thing. It is published six times a year by Horti-
Com Inc., 1449 Ave. William, Sillery, Quebec,
Canada G1S 4G5. Subscription price is $12.00
for one year. It's a great magazine.

Jane Birge, AVM editor, Kazuo Horikoshi of
Tokyo, Japan, and Nancy Lawrence, AVSA Office
Manager enjoying the 1989 AVSA Convention in
Kansas City, MO. (Photo by Antoinette Birge)

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE November/December 1989 5

In Memory

FLOYD JOHNSON

We were saddened to learn of the death of
Floyd Johnson on March 14, 1989.

Mr. Johnson served our society in its early
years in many capacities. He was our fourth
AVSA President, in 1952 and 1953. Then he
served again as our sixth President in 1955.

He was awarded the AVSA Honorary Life
Membership in 1952. Floyd also served our
society as 1st Vice President, Corresponding
Secretary and Advertising Manager.

He was instrumental in helping establish the
beginning of affiliate chapters during his ten¬
ure. Members who attended some of the very
early conventions may have fond memories of
his enthusiasm and help in establishing our
First Convention tours in Dayton, OH and Pitts¬
burgh, PA.

Mr. Johnson was an active member of the
New York State African Violet Society serving
as their President and in other official positions.
He was also an active member in several local
clubs.

Anne Tinari

ROSE POTTS

The Bellflower African Violet Society of
California is saddened by the death of Rose
Potts. Rose died on June 27, 1989. She was 81
years old . Rose had been a member of B A V S f or
18-1/2 years and had served as secretary in the
past. She is survived by her husband, Elmo
Potts, who has also been with BAVS for 18-1/2
years.

Rose will be missed by all the members.

Yvette Homan

ADELL POTTS

The Flowertown Violet Club is saddened by
the death of Adell Potts on June 14, 1989. She
was killed when hit by a car as she directed
traffic as a volunteer firefighter in St. Stephen,
South Carolina. She was also a paramedic.

She served as treasurer to the club and was a
member of AVSA and DAVS. She had attended
both conventions this year, exhibiting designs.

container gardens and unusual containers in
both and was awarded blue ribbons on all
exhibits. She was also the winner of the 1989
Rainbow Award at the Kansas City AVSA
Convention.

She will be missed by our club members and
her many friends in AVSA.

Doris Hatten

Affiliate

'appenings

Lyndall Owens
P. O. Box 288
Beaumont , TX 77704

TIDE WATER AVS, VA — "Victorian Violets/' Carol
Van, chairman. Winners: Best AVSA collection, Fredette's
Moonflower, Interlude , Galactic Star, best in show. Galactic
Star, sweepstakes, Carol Van; 2nd best AVSA collection,
Winnergreen, Hyla's Fairy Sparkles, Hot Jazz, best design,
best miniature. Ballet Cool Mint, best gesneriad, Episcia
Moss Agate, Cathy Carter; 2nd best in show. Magenta Lou,
Barbara Prater; best trailer. Tiny Wood Trail, Cathy Cox;
best semi. Snuggles, Frances Griffin.

SILVERMINE AVS, CT — "Violets Along Nature's
Trails," Jean Taylor & Lynn Wallach, cochairmen. Win¬
ners: Best AVSA collection, O. Louisiana, Cats Meow,
Splendiferous, 3rd best in show. Wonderland, best
variegated. Wrangler's Canyon Echoes, runner-up
sweepstakes, Lynn Wallach; 2nd best AVSA collection,
Joelle, Nortex's Honeycomb Haven, Juicey, best miniature.
Little Amythst, best container garden, "A Place for
Contemplation," Anne Ostrosky; best in show. Wood Trail,
best semi. Beginner's Luck, best trailer. Wood Trail, best
unusual container, "Falling Snow," best club project plant,
Firewalker, sweepstakes (36 blue ribbons), Jan Tyler-
Sadler; 2nd best in show, California, Jane Shearer; special
award, Lil Critters, Emily Haas; best gesneriad, Sinningia
Dollbaby, Barbara Moore.

6 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE November/December 1989

NOT

FOR BEGINNERS ONLY

Edward Bradford

85-25 86th Street , Woodhaven, NY 11421

SHEDDING SOME LIGHT ON LIGHT

All plants need light to grow. This truism
cannot be over emphasized. But how intense
should the light be and for how many hours
each day? And, more importantly for the pur¬
poses of this column, what should be the source
of that light? I would like to make a case for
fluorescent light.

Exquisite, award-winning plants can be
grown on the window sill or in similar locations
utilizing only natural light. Henrikas Janus-
kevicius of my own club, the New York City
AVS, grows his plants in natural light and has
won top honors, including best in show, against
strong competition. However, he is retired and
has a small collection. He shifts his plants closer
to or farther away from the window as neces¬
sary and even shades the window with a sheer
curtain on very sunny days. Mr.
Januskevicius's success has proved that the
natural light indoor gardener can compete and
even win over the indoor gardener using fluo¬
rescent lighting.

To have major success using natural light
requires constant attention to ensure that the
plants are always receiving the correct amount
of light. African violets are intermediate day-
length plants and are happy with the same
amount of light every day of the year. Fluores¬
cent light gardening can greatly reduce — but
not eliminate — - the amount of attention given
by the grower to his plant's light requirements.
Realizing that each grower's circumstances are
different, I will try to provide the facts and
figures for making a decision in favor of grow¬

ing under fluorescent lights.

What Type of Fixture?

The fluorescent fixture of choice is indis¬
putably the one using two 40-watt lamps which
are four feet long. Every fluorescent lamp pro¬
duces almost no usable light in the two inches at
either end. The light is strongest in the center
twelve inches. A 48-inch lamp has forty-four
inches of usable light; a 24-inch lamp has
twenty inches of usable light. Two 24-inch
lamps end to end have only forty inches of
usable light because of the four ends. The 24-
inch lamp is also more expensive than the 48-
inch lamp because of higher manufacturing
costs.

A fluorescent lamp can adequately light for
growing purposes an area one foot wide by the
length of the lamp. The majority of fluorescent
fixtures are equipped to use two lamps. There¬
fore, a four-foot fixture with two 40-watt lamps
should light an area two feet by four feet.
However, standard shop-type fluorescent fix¬
tures have a spacing of only about three inches
between the two lamps. This means a great deal
of light is concentrated in the twelve inches
immediately under the fixture and the six
inches on either side are fairly dim areas. Be¬
cause the plants usually extend beyond the
surface of the shelf on which they are sitting, the
outer areas can be very dim indeed.

Fixtures especially designed for plant
growth have wider spacing— five to six inches
— between the lamps. One fixture recently
introduced to the market has the lamps spaced

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE November/ December 1989 7

almost eleven inches apart. This wider spacing
provides more even distribution of the light
without concentrating it in the center of the
growing area. This wider spacing and more
even distribution also means that the plants can
be closer to the lights. The closer the plants are
to the lights, the fewer hours the lamps must

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rays than the cool white lamps; the cool white
stronger in blue rays than the warm white.
Research has shown that the red and blue rays
of the spectrum are those most essential to plant
growth and flowering.

Many growers advocate the use of one warm
white and one cool white in each fixture to

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A speciality plant fixture will cost approxi¬
mately twice as much to purchase (about $50)
than a standard shop-type fixture (about $20 to
$25). The greater distribution of available light
by the speciality fixture will provide a better
return for one's money. Since a fixture will give
many years of service, the cost per year of the
speciality fixture will be only slightly more. The
$25 fixture used ten years will cost $2.50 per
year; the $50 fixture used for the same amount
of time will cost only $5 per year.

What Type of Fluorescent Lamp?

There are four types of fluorescent lamps
most commonly used for plant growth: warm
white, cool white, Gro-Lux and Gro-Lux WS
(wide spectrum). The latter two are manufac¬
tured by GTE Syl vania. Warm and cool are not
indicators of the lamps' temperatures but indi¬
cators of the red and blue rays emitted by the
lamps. Warm white lamps are stronger in red

achieve a combination of the red and blue rays
needed by the plants. They also advocate their
use because they are often far less expensive
than the Gro-Lux and other speciality plant
lamps.

I oppose the use of the warm white and cool
white combination because one side of the
growing space will receive higher concentra¬
tion of the red rays and the other side a higher
concentration of the blue rays. With the closely
spaced lamps in a shop-type fixture there is a
fairly good mix of the red and blue rays. How¬
ever, with the wider lamp spacing in the fix¬
tures designed for plant growth, the mix is not
as good. Unless the plants are rotated from one
side of the shelf to the other, plants on one side
will receive more red rays than those on the
other side and vice versa.

I recommend using Gro-Lux WS or similar
plant lamps which provide a combination of
red and blue rays in each tube. Using the price

8 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE November/December 1989

list of one AVM advertiser, I calculated that six
warm white and cool white (three of each)
lamps would cost $19.56; six Gro-Lux WS,
$24.10; and six Gro-Lux, $45.36. If you have
only one or two stands (with three fixtures
each) or have very deep pockets, you may pre¬
fer to opt for Gro-Lux lamps. If you expand to
thirty or more fixtures as I have done and/or
must watch your pennies, I think the Gro-Lux
WS lamps will be the preferred choice.

Some growers such as Pauline Bartholomew
whose opinions I respect and whose book,
"Growing To Show/' I highly recommend,
suggests having the lights on twelve to fourteen
hours per day. She also suggests increasing the
lights one hour per day each week for several
weeks before a show in order to achieve maxi¬
mum growth and bloom. Because I grow for
both spring and fall shows, I maintain the lights
at fourteen hours per day, year-round, with
excellent results. If the plants are being timed
for entry in a flower show, they will produce
flowers in a shorter amount of time using the
Gro-Lux WS lamps. Always use a timer to
control the off-and-on of the lamps to achieve a
consistent light period every day and to relieve
yourself of the chore of manually turning them
on and off.

Plant Stands

Multitiered plant stands make the most effi¬
cient use of the space allocated for growing
plants. If there are physical reasons why bend¬
ing or stooping to reach the lower shelves,
having the plants on only one waist-high level
may be the better choice. If the choice is a
multitiered stand, it should be equipped with
casters so there is easy access to both sides. If
possible, both the shelves and the light fixtures
should be adjustable. A stand with neither the
shelves or fixtures adjustable, greatly limits the
type and size of the plants grown. If a stand is to
be purchased rather than built, I strongly rec¬
ommend choosing one with the end supports
constructed of one-piece inverted U-shaped
metal tubing. Stands constructed of many
pieces bolted together tend to need constant
tightening if they are frequently moved.

Cost of Operation

Before purchasing or building the first plant
stand or even the fifth or tenth one, the question

will probably arise: What does it cost day to day
or week to week to operate a plant stand? Of
course electric rates vary widely. Here in the
New York City area where rates are among the
highest in the nation, it costs 52 .5c a day during
the summer (June-September) and 46c a day
during the winter (October-May) to operate
one three-tier stand with fixtures with two 40-
watt lamps for fourteen hours.

To figure the daily cost for each three-tier
stand, use the following formula. One three-tier
stand with two 40-watt lamps per tier uses
about 300 watts per hour. Multiply 300 by the
number of hours that the lamps burn each day.
With the lights on for fourteen hours each day,
the stand would use 4200 watts. Divide the total
watts by 1 000 to obtain the kilowatt hours (4200
watt hours equal 4.2 kilowatt hours). Multiply
the rate per kilowatt hour (kwhr) that appears
on the utility bill by the number of kilowatts
used each day.

Growers in areas with high electric rates may
be able to save substantially if their utility
companies offer off-peak rates. My electric
company started offering off-peak rates this
summer in an attempt to reduce daytime elec¬
tricity demands during the hot summer
months. Regular rates are about 12.5c kwhr.
Off-peak (10 pm to 10 am) rates are 3.25c kwhr
and peak rates are 27.5c kwhr. Because my
plants are in a separate area (the basement)
which can be kept dark during the day and
because more than 50% of my total electric
usage goes toward the plants, I chose to switch
having my plant lights on at night. I estimate
that my daily costs for each three-tier stand will
be 28.2c during the summer (a saving of 24 .3 C
from the regular rates) and 19.1c during the
winter (a saving of 33.4c). Anyone considering
selecting off-peak rates should carefully evalu¬
ate not only their electric usage for growing
plants but also the usage for the entire house¬
hold. Persons with central air conditioning
which is in use around the clock will not benefit
from switching to off-peak rates.

The other cost of operating a plant stand is
the replacement of the fluorescent lamps. The
life of a lamp is rated at 20,000 hours, but most
manufacturers recommend replacement for
optimum plant growth after 16,000 hours. Be-

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE November/ December 1989 9

cause I grow for show and want maximum
results, I recommend replacement after about
50% usage or 10,000 hours. Since a fixture burn¬
ing fourteen hours per day burns 5110 hours
every year, I consider the life of a lamp to be two
years. To avoid the expense of replacing all the
lamps at the same time and to avoid the surge of
light that could damage foliage if both lamps in
a fixture are replaced at the same time, I replace

one lamp each year. Thus, my cost for new
lamps for each three- tier stand is about $12
annually. Choose a time of year that is conven¬
ient and easy to remember and change one
lamp each year at that time. I change my lamps
about July 1 as I begin repotting my collection
following the spring shows.

Next time: Placement of plants under lights to
maximum advantage.

Coming Events

NOVEMBER 2 - 4 NEW YORK — New York State AVS'
show, "Niagara's Festival of Violets," Niagara Hilton
Hotel. For information: James Smith, convention chairman,
1126 Ferry Ave., Niagara Falls 14301, 716-285-2959.

NOVEMBER 3 - 5 TEXAS — Sweet Vi-O-Lets AVC is
sponsoring the 1989 LSAVC fall show, "La Tour de France
a la Violet," at the Hotel Sofitel, 425 North Beltway 8,
Houston. The hotel is located by Intercontinental Airport
and is across from Greenspoint Mall. The showroom will be
open to the public from 4-6 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 4 and
from 9 - 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 5. The commercial
salesroom will be open to the public from 1-6 p.m. on
Friday, Nov. 3; 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 4; and
from 8 - 11 a.m. on Sunday, November 5. Convention
chairman is Laura Burr and Show chairman is Carol Tho¬
mas. Public is invited and free admission.

NOVEMBER 4 & 5 CALIFORNIA — Northern and
Southern California Councils of African Violet Societies'
conference show/sale, "A Violet Family Album," Fresno
Hilton, 1055 Van Ness Ave., Fresno. Nov. 4, noon - 5 p.m.;
Nov. 5, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Free to the public. Two workshops,
Nov. 5, on Trailing African Violets and Roral Designs
using African Violets. For information: Walter Temple,
209-584-4251.

NOVEMBER 4 & 5 MISSOURI — The Mid-America
AVS' show/sale, "Violets at the End of the Rainbow,"
Loose Park Garden Center, 5200 Pennsylvania Ave., Kan¬
sas City, MO. Both days, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Public invited.
Raymond Russell /Sue Knobbe, show chairmen.

NOVEMBER 10 - 12 MINNESOTA — AVS of
Minnesota's show/sale, "African Violets International,"
HarMar Mall, North Snelling Ave. at County Road B,
Roseville. Regular mall hours. Donna Tobin, show chair¬
man, Opal Hunter, cochairman.

NOVEMBER 11 & 12 GEORGIA — The AVC of
Greater Atlanta's 13th annual show/sale, "Congratula¬
tions! It's a Violet!" Atlanta Botanical Gardens Day Room,
noon - 5 p.m. each day.

FEBRUARY 16-18 FLORIDA — The Violet Patch of
Broward County's show, "Showcase of Violets," Galleria
Mall, Ft. Lauderdale, regular mall hours. Linda Marshall,
show chairman.

MARCH 2 - 4 GEORGIA — The AV Grower's Club's
second annual show/sale, "Violets Around The Clock,"

MarketSquare Mall, Atlanta, during mall hours. Joan
Cumpton, show chairman.

MARCH 3 & 4 CALIFORNIA — San Diego Daytime
AVS' show/sale, "Violets Las Vegas Style," Balboa Park,
Room 101. Mar. 3, 1 - 5 p.m.; Mar. 4, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. For
more information contact: Beverly Decker, show chair¬
man, 619-442-7484.

AVSA

Booster Fund

Ruth Warren
P. O. Box 3664
Fall River, MA 02722

Can you help to give the AVSA Booster Fund
a "boost"? All contributions gratefully ac¬
cepted and truly appreciated.

AVS of East Bay, Inc . . . . . $25.00

AVS of Lower Bucks County . . ....5.00

Tustana AVS . . . . . . . . . . .30.00

Potomac Council of AV Judges . . . . ..25.00

I appreciated the letters from some of our
societies since my request for your assistance in
helping to increase our Booster Fund. It is nice
to hear your ideas and views. Thanks.

Give a gift membership
to AVSA for Christmas
and make someone's world
a little brighter!

10 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE November /December 1989

Ask

Your Hybridizer!

Bill Johnson

1221 West River Road, #A2
Elyria, OH 44035

The impossible dream of a yellow African
violet is now a reality. The picture of Nolan
B1 an sit's yellow seedling on the cover the May-
June 1939 issue of the AVM set off shock waves
of excitement throughout the violet world. The
opportunity to view these yellow blossoms at
the Commercial Breakfast in Kansas City
turned the meeting into a historic moment.

After meeting Nolan and Cindy in person,
we can only say that the yellow violet could not
have happened to two nicer people. We say,
congratulations and God bless you in your
continued work! All of us look forward to the
day we can share in the fruits of your labor.

Q. I have a violet that I want to cross with,
because it is a heavy bloomer with strong bloom
stems. The only problem might be the foliage.
This plant has a great tendency to produce
clusters of suckers. Will the seedlings likely
inherit this awful suckering habit of growth?

A* The tendency to sucker is an extremely
inheritable trait. Whenever you have an alter¬
native choice for parent selection, always
choose a plant that does not sucker.

Q, I have two questions. First, why won't my
violet take a cross? I have tried to cross with it
many times in the last two years. I've used it as
the mother and as the father. Could it be the
plant? Secondly, one of my plants had a seed
pod, but I didn't cross it with anything. Did it
cross itself, or could another plant have crossed
with it?

A. Your violet that won't take a cross may be
sterile. Some violets are. Your plant could be a
Triploid genetically. These violets have an odd
number of chromosomes (45 instead of 30), and

are usually sterile. Your violet that has a seed
pod all by itself has surely self-pollinated. It has
not crossed with another violet since African
violet pollen is not a wind-borne pollen. Insect
thrips often cause violets to self pollinate. But
there are some cultivars of violets that are very
adept at self-pollination without insect aid.
Sometime ago, I received a letter from a man
whose seedling violet had produced 22 seed
pods all by itself. His hybridizing produced a
novel self-pollinating violet! Actually, most all
violets will sometimes self- pollinate. If you will
observe the blooms of your violets very closely,
sometimes you will see that the stigma gets
stuck right into the opening on the inside of the
anthers on some blooms. When you learn to
look for this, you will find it happens more
frequently than you thought.

Q. A violet that I purchased at the supermar¬
ket has a seed pod on it. Can I sow the seeds
from this pod and register some of the seedlings
with A VS A?

A. You can sow the seeds and enjoy the
anticipation and observation of their blooming.
But please, show restraint about registering the
seedlings. Registering a new violet needs to be
done with more responsibility. A violet needs
to be different or a significant improvement
over existing cultivars or it should not be regis¬
tered.

Q. I am. new to hybridizing, and I want to
develop a good violet that has a pink bloom
with darker rose colored tips on the bloom. If I
cross a solid pink with a pink that has these
darker tips, will I get any seedlings with the
dark rose tips?

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE November/ December 1989 1 1

A. You will not get any pink blooms with
dark rose tips in the first generation of seed¬
lings, because this bloom pattern is recessive.
You will need to have both parents have the
darker tips for the seedlings to have this pattern
of bloom in the first generation. If you do cross
with a solid pink, then backcross the best seed¬
lings to the parent with the dark tips to get 50%
of the seedlings to have dark tips.

Q. Some time ago you mentioned the violet
book by Helen Van Pelt Wilson as being a good
source of hybridizing information. I have tried
to purchase this book, but found out that it is no
longer in print. Could you recommend some
other books or sources of information on violet
hybridizing.

A. Almost every violet book will have some
information on hybridizing. As I mentioned in
the May-June column, Melvin J. Robey's new
book has an excellent chapter on hybridizing. It
is written in easy to understand language, with
many helpful illustrations. I would also call
your attention to the article by Dr. Jeff Smith,
"Mendel's Laws of Genetics," in the March-
April 1989 issue of AVM. There is a wealth of
information available to assist you. This word
of caution; however. Don't be discouraged if
you fail to grasp or understand the information
upon first exposure. It will come clear in time, if
you persist in studying it.

Q. I crossed two of my small miniature vio¬
lets, and to my great surprise, quite a few of the
seedlings turned out to be standard size violets.
What is the explanation of this?

A. The results of your cross demonstrates
that "dwarfness" is dominant over standard
size in violets. Both of your miniature violets
carried a hidden recessive gene for standard
size. That is, both parents were heterozygous
(Aa) for size. The genotypic picture of your
cross would be Aa X Aa - 2Aa; 1 AA; laa. If you
grew out a large number of seedlings from your
cross you should have gotten 75% miniatures
and 25% standards or a 3:1 ratio. If your mini¬
atures had been homozygous ( AA) for size you
would not have gotten any standard size seed¬
lings.

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anticipated event. It is not too much to say, that

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What the deeper meaning of this event is, I am
not sure. Perhaps it is a contact with the outside
world that validates that I am alive or some¬
thing. Whatever the psychological reason, I
enjoy getting mail. So, if you have any comment
or suggestions regarding how we can better
serve you, drop me a line.

It will make my day!

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included.

Anyone interested in obtaining any of these
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12 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE November /December 1989

Minutes

THE AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY OF AMERICA, INC.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS' MEETING
MAY 23 - 28, 1989

The first session of the Board of Directors' meeting was
called to order by President Frances Young at 9:10 AM on
May 23, 1989 in the Century B Ballroom of the Westin
Crown Center, Kansas City, Missouri. The invocation was

given by L. T. Ozio, Jr.

The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. In lieu of a formal
roll call, a roster was circulated. Present were Mesdames
Young, Boland, Pittman, Riemer, Hayes, Tinari, Burns,
Goldstein, Tapping, Waguespack, Harp, Warren, Wells,
Hilton, Kemmerling, Landgren, Lombard, Hall, Jantzen,
Brown, Whitaker, Merrell, Hudnall and Savage; Messr.
Bollar, Breden, Froboese, Dooley, Foster, Buttram,
Pittman, Voorhees, and Ozio, Jr. A quorum was present.

The proposed Standing Rules for the meeting were
adopted. Times of recesses were announced. Courtesy
seats were extended to Joan Halford, Betty Lou Lages,
Linda Owens, Peggy Staat, and Palma Trapp. Christine
Sanders, Professional Registered Parliamentarian, was
introduced. The agenda was adopted.

President Young appointed Meredith Hall (chairman),
Rita Hilton, and Lynn Lombard to approve the minutes of
this and subsequent sessions of this Board meeting.
Meredith Hall, a member of the committee to approve the
minutes of the April 1988 Board of Directors' meeting in
Dallas, reported that the committee approved those min¬
utes.

The Nominating Committee Chairman, Ralph Breden,
gave the report of the committee, presenting the slate of
officers and directors for 1989-90. President Young an¬
nounced that the Executive Board had appointed Anne
Tinari and Bill Foster to the 1989-90 Nominating Commit¬
tee. The Board of Directors then elected Esther Wells, James
Whitaker, and Marilyn Goldstein to fill the remaining
positions. The committee was charged to meet and select
their own chairman.

The report of the fall meeting of the Executive Board
had been mailed to the Board of Directors on Nov. 15, 1988.
Janet Riemer, Secretary, reported on the meeting of the
Executive Board held yesterday and the following recom¬
mendations were proposed and acted upon:

1 . That "permission be granted to Joan Halford of South
Africa to quote from the Handbook in her publication. A
statement should appear in the publication that permis¬
sion to use copyrighted material has been given and spe¬
cific quotes should be identified." Adopted.

2. That "the Policies & Procedures be amended to reflect
that monies collected by all committees with the exception
of Advertising, Library, Miniature & Semiminiature Culti-
vars, and Master Variety List committees be sent to the
AVSA Treasurer on a monthly basis." Adopted.

3. That the "Policies & Procedures, Section VI, page 4,
'Advertising, 1. All advertisers in the AVM shall be com¬
mercial members in good standing with the exclusion of
Affiliates, 2. Only ads pertaining to African violets and
related products shall be accepted. No ads of a controver¬
sial nature shall be accepted' be struck." Meredith Hall

moved to amend the motion by not striking "No ads of a
controversial nature shall be accepted." The amendment
was adopted and the amended motion was referred to the
Finance Committee and Advertising Manager. They rec¬
ommended that no action be taken at the present time.

4. That the "Policies & Procedures, Section VI, page 4,
#6 be amended by striking out 'and Advertising Manager'
and inserting 'Advertising Manager or Finance Chairman'
so that #6 will read, 'Rates shall be determined by the Board
acting upon the advice of the Editor and Advertising
Manager or Finance Chairman/ " An amendment was
made and seconded to change "or Finance Chairman" to
"with the Finance Chairman". The amendment and the
amended motion were adopted.

5. That "the Treasurer shall rent a safe deposit box in his
or her locality to retain all important financial records,
investment certificates and the corporate seal. The privi¬
lege of access will be granted to the Treasurer and one other
AVSA member appointed by the President." Adopted.

6. That "in Policies & Procedures, Section V, page 11, the
Treasurer, with permission of the Finance Chairman and
the Executive Board, shall be allowed to invest monies
from the AVSA Convention account, and the savings ac¬
counts of Life Member Fund, Building Fund and Boyce
Edens Research Fund in short term certificates of deposit.
This investing will be done as deemed appropriate to the
activity needs of these accounts." Adopted.

7. That in Policies & Procedures, "Section V, page 1 1 , the
Treasurer, with the permission of the Finance Chairman
and the Executive Board, shall be allowed to invest general
operating fund monies deemed unnecessary for one to six
months or monies that shall cause account to exceed in¬
sured limit of $100,000. These investments shall be made in
one to six month certificates of deposit." Adopted.

8. That "Section V, page 10, #4 of Policies & Procedures
be amended by adding 'within 4-8 weeks after the last day
of the quarter'." Adopted.

9. That "Policies & Procedures be changed by striking
out the second sentence of Sec. V, page 10, #3 and inserting
a separate new item stating "checks drawn on the AVSA
Treasurer's Account shall be required to show two signa¬
tures from the following: President, First Vice-President,
and Treasurer, with the exception of the AVSA Convention
Account which shall show one signature from the above."
Adopted.

As there was no objection, the reading of the reports of
officers and committee chairmen (which had been submit¬
ted and distributed in advance), were dispensed with by
general consent.

President Frances Young added to her report by ex¬
pressing thanks to all those who had helped her during her
term of office.

Mary Boland, First Vice President, stated that the Salary
Committee would report at the Sunday Board of Directors

meeting.

As chairman of the Policies & Procedures Committee,
Janet Riemer moved to change "by striking out Section V,
page 8, #8 and inserting 'shall write letters of appreciation
on behalf of the President, to the Convention Chairman,
Vice Convention Chairman, Show Chairman, and Vice

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE November/December 1989 13

Show Chairman, within five days of returning from con¬
vention. These shall be sent to the President for his/her
signature and mailing/ " The motion was adopted.

The auditor's report was adopted. Nancy Hayes, Treas¬
urer, moved and it was adopted by general consent that
"there shall be no smoking allowed at any meal function or
meeting at AVSA conventions."

She also moved that Policies & Procedures be changed
by adding a new #4 (and re-number) to Section VII, page 1 2,
"a copy of the Standard Report Form showing all sales table
transactions and tax monies shall be completed and sub¬
mitted with tax monies to the Convention Treasurer at the
close of the sales room. The Convention Treasurer shall be
responsible for payment of sales taxes to proper authori¬
ties." An amendment was made and seconded to insert
"Host" before "Convention Treasurer". The amendment
and the amended motion were adopted by general consent.

Marilyn Goldstein, Plant Registration Chairman, pro¬
posed the adoption of the following motions:

1 . "That AVSA require five generations of testing by leaf
propagation (except for chimeras which shall be by sucker
propagation) before accepting a cultivar for registration,
effective when published." The motion was lost.

2. "That AVSA return a credit voucher to any individual
or business for an overpayment of money to the Plant
Registrar, effective when published." Adopted by general
consent.

3. "That AVSA deny registration to a cultivar that the
hybridizer describes as variable, effective when pub¬
lished." The motion was adopted. Later, a motion to recon¬
sider was adopted and a substitute motion was made and
seconded "that AVSA deny registration to a cultivar whose
blossom color the hybridizer describes as variable, effec¬
tive when published." The motion was adopted by general
consent.

Emilie Savage, Shows & Judges Chairman, moved to
amend the motion adopted on April 17, 1988 regarding the
translation of the Handbook for African Violet Growers,
Exhibitors, and Tudges into the French language by striking
out "La Societe de Violettes Africaines du Grand Montreal
Enrg. of Montreal, Canada" and inserting "L' Association
des Amateurs des Violettes Africaines de Montreal." The
motion was adopted.

Following a brief recess. Bill Foster, Chairman of the
Committee on the Guidebook for Affiliate Presidents,
presented the committee's report. Draft copies of the re¬
vised guidebook were circulated for review.

An informal discussion period followed during which
various topics such as fund-raising ideas, the need for a
new Master Variety List, and the basic philosophy of the
Society were discussed.

Following a recess for lunch, Albert McKinley of Becker
Printing Co., Beaumont, TX, presented the publisher's
report.

Bill Foster moved that we "accept and publish the
Guide for Presidents and AVSA Representatives, subject to
consideration of changes by the AVSA Board and final
approval of the AVSA Executive Board and the Publica¬
tions Chairman." The motion was adopted.

Rita Hilton, Chairman of the Building Site Committee,
reported the findings of the committee and invited those
interested to a meeting on Thursday morning. In addition,
Cindy Chatelain, a member of an affiliate from the

Beaumont, Texas area addressed the Board in support of
keeping the office in Beaumont.

The meeting was recessed at 2:40 PM to reconvene on
Wednesday evening.

**********

The second session of the Board of Directors' meeting
was called to order by President Frances Young at 8:10 PM
on May 24, 1989. The invocation was given by David
Buttram. The roster was circulated and a quorum was
present. An additional member present was Mr. Tinari.
The parliamentarian, Christine Sanders, PRP, was pre¬
sented.

Reports were presented by Editor and Typographer,
Jane Birge and Office Manager, Nancy Lawrence. Ques¬
tions and answers were exchanged.

Douglas Gregory, a member of the Convention Com¬
mittee and Rainbow Award Chairman, addressed the
Board on the subject of investments. As an investment
professional, he cautioned against the dangers of our
financial situation and recommended a wider scope of
investments. His recommendations were referred to the
Finance Committee for study.

Mary Boland, presented motions from the Publica¬
tions Committee:

1. To rescind a motion previously adopted changing
Section VII, page 37, #1 in the Policies & Procedures to read
"be responsible for publications of AVSA literature which
the AVSA Board of Directors shall authorize". The motion
to rescind was adopted by general consent causing the
item to revert to its original wording.

2. That "the yearbook awards be increased to $50.00 for
first place, $35.00 for second place, $25.00 for third place,
and $10.00 for fourth place, effective at the Boston Conven¬
tion." Adopted.

3. That in lieu of rosettes, cash awards be established
for newsletters and other publications entered in conven¬
tion shows. The amount shall be $50.00 for first place and
$25.00 for second place, effective at the Boston Conven¬
tion. An amendment was made and seconded to strike out
"in lieu of rosettes". The amendment and the amended
motion were adopted.

Frank Tinari, Boyce Edens Research Committee Chair¬
man, updated his research report.

Mary Boland moved "that the motion adopted on Nov.
9, 1986 establishing the Best Varieties-Honor Roll Commit¬
tee, Booster Fund Committee, Building Fund Committee,
Convention Manual Committee, Historian, Insurance
Committee, Open Forum Committee, Policies & Proce¬
dures Committee, Rainbow Award Committee, Salary
Committee, Tally Time Committee and Theme & Logo
Committee as sub-committees be rescinded and that the
above-named committees be established as special com¬
mittees of the Society." Adopted by general consent.

Marlene Brown, Chairman of the Boyce Edens Re¬
search Fund Committee, moved to amend the Policies &
Procedures, Section VII, page 8, #2, by striking out "25th"
and inserting "20th" so that the item would read: "...
contains a copy of each report mailed on the 20th of each
month to the AVSA Treasurer" plus the remainder of the
paragraph as stated. Adopted by general consent.

Emilie Savage, on behalf of the Shows & Judges Com¬
mittee, moved to delete the sentence on page 53 of the
Handbook for African Violet Growers. Exhibitors, and

14 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE November /December 1989

ludges, which states "a tiny miniature with perfection in
rosette or wheel form, condition and only three open
blossoms could be awarded a blue ribbon". Adopted.

She also moved to amend Rule 8 on page 50 of the
Handbook for African Violet Growers, Exhibitors, and

ludges. The rule reads "the decisions of the judges are
final." Amend to read, "the decisions of the judges are final
unless they conflict with AVSA rules and/or the rules of
the schedule." This was referred back to the Shows &
Judges Committee for further study.

Bill Foster, Affiliate Chairman, moved to add to the
duties of the Affiliate Chairman in the Policies & Proce¬
dures (Section VII, page 3) "shall check to see that show
schedules conform to AVSA rules." Adopted by general
consent.

He also moved to add to Section IV, page 4, #9 of the
Policies &c Procedures "copies of returned affiliate renewal
notices shall be sent to the Affiliate chairman monthly."
Adopted by general consent.

As several items of business could not be addressed at
this time, they were scheduled for discussion at the meet¬
ing of the 1989-90 Board. The meeting was adjourned at
9:55 PM.

MINUTES

THE AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY OF AMERICA, INC.
ANNUAL MEETING
MAY 27, 1989

The annual business meeting of the African Violet
Society of America, Inc. was called to order by Third Vice
President Hortense Pittman at 3:50 PM on May 27, 1989 in
the Liberty Room of the Westin Crown Center, Kansas
City, Missouri.

The invocation was given by Anne Tinari. Following
the Pledge of Allegiance, the meeting was turned over to
President Frances Young. The Secretary declared the pres¬
ence of a quorum. The parliamentarian, Christine Sanders,
PRP, was presented.

Meredith Hall, of the Committee to Review the Min¬
utes of the 1988 annual meeting in Dallas, reported that the
minutes were reviewed and found correct before printing.

Nell-Sue Tyson, Resolutions Chairman, read the cour¬
tesy resolution and moved that it be adopted. A copy is
attached to these minutes. The resolution was adopted.

Janet Riemer, chairman of the Bylaws Committee,
presented the proposed amendments to the Bylaws, which
had been approved by a mail ballot of the Board of Direc¬
tors and published in the AVM. A copy of the proposed
amendments is attached. The first five amendments were
presented individually and adopted. The next four were
presented together as they were interdependent. Mr.
Pittman rose to amend the proposed Article V, Section 5, c.
1. "Be an ex-offido member of the Board of Directors" and
to leave Artide VIII, Section 1, Standing Committees, n.
Nominating, as it now stands, not striking it as proposed."
The amendment passed by a vote of 46 to 44. The last
proposed amendment was presented and Mr. Pittman
moved two amendments to it. The first was to strike out
"Changes" and insert "Amendments" so that the title
would read: "Amendments to the Bylaws". This was
adopted. The second was to strike out "a. Proposed by a

duly authorized Bylaws Committee". This also was
adopted. The amended amendment was then adopted.

The chairman of the Nominating Committee, Ralph
Breden, moved the election of the slate as published in the
African Violet Magazine: for President, Mary Boland; First
Vice President, Charles Bollar; Second Vice President,
Hortense Pittman; Third Vice President, L. T. Ozio, Jr.;
Secretary, Janet Riemer; Treasurer, Nancy Hayes; Direc¬
tors, Joan Halford, Betty Lou Lages, Linda Owens, Peggy
Staat, and Palma Trapp. As there were no nominations
from the floor, the nominations were closed and the slate
was duly elected. It was announced that the installation
would take place at the banquet in the evening.

As there was no further business, the meeting was
adjourned at 5:10 PM.

MINUTES

THE AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY OF AMERICA, INC.
1989-90 BOARD OF DIRECTORS' MEETING
MAY 28, 1989

The meeting of the 1989-90 Board of Directors was
called to order by President Mary Boland at 10:1 5 AM in the
Liberty Room of the Westin Crown Center, Kansas City,
Missouri. The invocation was given by Irene Merrell. Cir¬
culation of the roster indicated the absence of Palma Trapp.
A quorum was present.

Courtesy seats were extended to Gladys Hudnall and
former presidents, Ann Richardson and Harvey Stone. The
parliamentarian, Christine Sanders, PRP, was presented.

Nell-Sue Tyson, Chairman of the Building Fund, re¬
ported that a gift to the Fund of $11,012.26 had been
received from the First AVS of Dallas, First Nighter AVS of
Dallas, Alpha AVS of Dallas, and The Lone Star AV Coun¬
cil of Texas. The sale of handcrafted items, leaves of Max
Maas varieties, and raffle tickets on books and afghans had
been excellent, but the proceeds had not been counted. The
total of the Fund was estimated to be over $55,000.

Janet Riemer, Secretary, read the Standing Rules for the
meeting and they were adopted. Bill Foster was appointed
timekeeper and Meredith Hall, Lynn Lombard and Rita
Hilton were appointed to approve the minutes.

President, Mary Boland, announced the appointment
of committee chairmen. New appointments were: Awards,
Esther Wells; Master Variety List, Lynn Lombard; Mem¬
bership &c Promotion, Anne Tinari; Miniature Semimini¬
ature Cultivars, Florence Naylor; Pre-Convention Coordi¬
nator, Dottie Wilson; Publications, Jane Rexilius; Nominat¬
ing, Esther Wells; Best Varieties-Honor Roll, Rita Hilton;
Booster Fund, Ruth Warren; Open Forum, Jim Whitaker;
Resolutions, Ray Dooley; Salary, Charlie Bollar, and Tally
Time, Anna Jean Landgren.

Standing committee chairmen added to their reports or
made motions regarding the work of their committees.
Emilie Savage, on behalf of the Shows & Judges Commit¬
tee, moved to change Rule 8 on Page 50 of the Handbook for
African Violet Growers, Exhibitors, and ludges to read,
"The decision of the judges is final unless it conflicts with
AVSA rules and/or the rules of the schedule. Any ques¬
tions must be presented to the judges by the Show Chair¬
man and/or the Judges Chairman prior to the completion
of judging." The motion was adopted.

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE November/ December 1989 15

Lynn Lombard, Chairman of the Master Variety List
Committee, moved and it was seconded, that the Board
accept Marilyn Goldstein's computer program and data to
facilitate the compilation of the new Master Variety List.
The motion was adopted.

It was moved by Marilyn Goldstein that the Plant
Registration Committee be responsible for evaluation of
registered cultivars. If the cultivar is not reproducing true,
registration may be withdrawn. After discussion, the
motion was lost.

J. R. Pittman, Commercial Sales & Exhibits Chairman,
moved that the display table point score sheet, on page 81
of the Handbook for African Violet Growers, Exhibitors,
and fudges, be changed by adding, "Fourth Award, Hon¬
orable Mention Rosette, 5 points" to Sec. Ill Horticultural
Perfection. The motion was adopted.

He also moved that the commercial schedule rule 1,
page 79 in the Handbook, be changed by adding "all of the
same type" after the word "three" of the second sentence.
The sentence would then read "Three, all of the same type
of miniatures, semi-miniatures, or miniature, semi-mini¬
ature trailers shall count as a specimen plant and be judged
as one unit." The motion was adopted.

Wynne Voorhees moved to adopt the recommendation
of the Finance Committee that in Policies & Procedures,
Section III, page 4, Life Membership Fund, "two-thirds the
regular subscription price" be struck and replaced with
"$11.00 annually". The motion was adopted.

The Finance Committee also recommended that adver¬
tising rates for all categories be increased by 10% effective
upon publication. The motion by Wynne to adopt the
recommendation was adopted.

He also moved the recommendation of the committee
"that an outside consultant be employed to modify the
computerized order entry system for the AVSA office to
provide more detailed information in daily income re¬
ports." The motion was adopted.

The Finance Committee recommended "that it be
empowered to investigate additional inventory items, to
place orders for those items which are approved by the
committee, and to place notice in the AVM that such items
are available for sale. Initial order of any item shall be
limited to quantities of no more than 100 items, costs of no
more than $600 or the minimum required order, whichever
is less. Upon determination of the chairman that adequate
demand exists for such items, the restriction upon order
size shall be no more than a three month supply." The
motion to adopt the recommendation was adopted.

The Finance Committee recommends the creation of a
special subcommittee of the Finance Committee to be
called the Investment Committee. Said committee shall
explore the risks and returns of alternative forms of invest¬
ments and formulate a recommended plan for the invest¬
ment of AVSA restricted funds and excess general funds.
The report of the special subcommittee shall be presented
to the committee at its next meeting in Boston for considera¬
tion. The motion to adopt the recommendation was
adopted.

Charles Bollar, Chairman of the Salary Committee,
moved that the recommendations of the Salary Committee
be adopted. The motion was adopted.

Jane Rexilius, Chairman of the Publications Committee,
moved "that the agreement between AVSA and Becker

Printing Co. be renewed for one year." The motion was
adopted.

She also moved "that the agreement between AVSA
and Publishing Today be renewed for one year." The
motion was adopted.

Jane, on behalf of the Publication Committee, moved
that the editor of the AVM, Jane Birge, be retained. The
motion was adopted.

Ray Dooley moved and it was seconded "to continue
the three (3) pull-out supplements in the AVM such as the
annual MVL supplement, judges/affiliates/ commercial
lists, and convention information." The motion was
adopted.

He also moved and it was seconded that "the President
appoint a special committee, titled 'Strategic Planning', to
discuss the long and short-term directions of the Society,
including their financial ramifications, and to propose a
list of aims/goals at the Boston 1990 convention." The
motion was adopted.

Wynne Voorhees moved and it was seconded to re¬
scind the motion made in 1988 in Dallas that culture
folders be distributed free, effective upon publication.
Vote on the motion was postponed until after the lunch
recess at which time it was adopted.

The Publications Committee recommended that the
following statement be added to Policies & Procedures,
Section VII, page 37, under duties of the columnists: "All
columnists shall send a copy of their columns to the
Publications Committee Chairman, in addition to the
Editor, adhering to established deadlines." A motion to
adopt the recommendations was adopted.

Wynne Voorhees moved and it was seconded "that
culture folders be available for sale for $5.00 per hundred
postpaid from the Beaumont office, effective upon publi¬
cation." The motion was adopted.

Nancy Hayes, Treasurer, moved and it was seconded
that Wathen, DeShong & Co. of Beaumont, Texas be re¬
tained as our auditor for the fiscal year ending Dec. 31,
1989. The motion was adopted.

Wynne Voorhees presented the revised budget as
prepared by the Finance Committee and it was adopted.

He then moved and it was seconded that the Policies &
Procedures, Section IV, page 2, #8 be changed to reflect
existing practice, by striking "full cost" and replacing with
"50% of the cost". (This refers to the payment of health
benefits by full-time employees.) The motion was
adopted.

J. R. Pittman moved and it was seconded to amend the
Policies & Procedures, Section VII, page 1, #2, by striking
out the entire paragraph. (This refers to the appointment of
certain committee chairmen.) The motion was referred to
the Policies & Procedures Committee for study.

He also moved and it was seconded to amend the
Policies & Procedures, Section VII, page 1, #6, by striking
out "shall have the Treasurer and Finance Chairman as
members" and inserting "should have the Treasurer and
Finance Chairman as members". The motion was adopted.

He also moved to amend the Policies & Procedures,
Section VII, page 13, by striking out #1 and #2 and insert¬
ing, "1. The Convention Director should be appointed by
the President for a one year term. 2. The qualifications of a
Convention Director are as follows: a. Should have good
organizational skills, b. Should have served as a member of

16 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE November /December 1989

the convention committee." The motion was referred to the
Convention Committee.

Wynne Voorhees moved "that all newly formed or
existing committees (except Convention Director), dealing

with any financial contract, must consult with the Treas¬
urer and Finance Chairman before obligating AVSA. The
Treasurer and Finance Chairman shall be given copies of
all contracts resulting from such meetings. The original
contract shall be placed in an AVSA safe deposit box." The
motion was adopted. (This amends a motion adopted in
1987.)

He also moved "that within ten working days of the
receipt of bank statements by the Office Manager for the
AVSA office account, he/she shall forward copies of the
month's check stubs, and a copy of all deposits made with

daily income records to the AVSA President, the AVSA
Treasurer and the Finance Chairman. The complete bank
statement shall be forwarded to the Finance chairman at
this time. At that point, the Office Manager shall transfer
any funds in the AVSA office account in excess of $15,000
to the Treasurer in the form of a check made payable to
AVSA General Fund." The motion was adopted.

As there was no further business, the meeting was
adjourned at 3:10 PM.

Janet Riemer, Secretary

Committee to Approve Minutes:

Meredith Hall, Chairman
Rita Hilton
Lynn Lombard

Boyce Edens Research Fund

Marlene Brown
P. O. Box 38
Or eland, PA 19075

Donations received from May 25, 1989

through July 20, 1989.

Windsor AVS, Bolton, CT . . . . 25.00

Mrs. Greg AVC, St. Paul, MN

in memory of Roberta Tate . . . . 25.00

AVS of Greater New York, Hushing, NY ................20.00

New York City AVS

in lieu of judges expenses to Mary Curtin . .........5.00

AVS of Springfield, PA

in lieu of judges expenses to Laura Shannon

& Libby Behnke . . . . . . 20.00

Metropolitan AVS, Peoria, IL . . . 10.00

First Lakeland AVS, FL

in memory of Mary Lou Harden's father,

Russel Crisler . 15.00

Hortense & Ray Pittman, San Antonio, TX

in memory of Sidney Bogin . . . 20.00

Tampa AVS, FL . . . . . . . . 100.00

Metropolitan St. Louis AV Council, MO . . 10.00

Victoria Frey, Old Bridge, NJ

from sale of Vicky's extra plants . . . . 25.00

Victoria AVS, TX. . 25.00

Illinois AVS, Norridge, IL . . .25.00

Gulf AVC, Cape Coral, FL . 10.00

Long Island AVS, Hushing, NY . 25.00

Ft. Worth AVS, TX . . . 15.00

Heart of Missouri AVS, Columbia, MO . . 45.00

Aurora Borealis AVS, Anchorage, AK . 25.00

Bakersfield AVS, CA

in memory of Barbara Gillette . 10.00

Portland AVS, OR . . . 10.00

Waukesha Violeteers, WI . . . . . . . 40.00

AVS of San Francisco, CA

in memory of Ted Khoe . . . . . 10.00

First AVS of San Antonio, TX . . . . . .10.00

Central Horida AVS, Orlando, FL

in memory of Colleen Steward . 5.00

Happy Holiday Greetings!
Thank you for your generous dona¬
tions . Please keep BERF at the top of
your Holiday Giving List for more
beautiful violets for the 1990s .

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE November/ December 1989 17

QUESTION

BOX

Mrs. John Hayes

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9 Cobblestone Road

Bloomfield, CT 06002

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Question: I am about to commence using
fluorescent lighting for my expanding African
violet collection. My husband is concerned that
it will increase our electric bills by a significant
amount. I had read somewhere in the past that
it was relatively inexpensive. Can you give me
any support on this?

Answer: The cost of this hobby can be expen¬
sive depending on many different products
chosen for various aspects of use; however,
electric costs can be a bargain in comparison
and in fact, the cost, to my thoughts, is relatively
low. The cost for a TWO bulb four foot fixture is
about $1 .00 per week in the East. Now, we don't
have the least expensive electric bills in the
USA, without a doubt! I have six fixtures on at
12 hours a day average over the year and I
estimate that it costs me approximately $24.00
per month. You may have remembered reading
about specific costs in Pauline Bartholomew's
book, "Growing To Show." She was estimating
her cost of 5 cents per kilowatt hour; in the New
England area our cost per kwh is over 9 cents
per hour, plus adjustment factors.

Question: I want very much to use fluores¬
cent bulbs to grow my plants. Our house is
rimmed with large trees and light for my plants
is hard to come by. I have been given a light set¬
up without the bulbs. As we are on a fixed
income I want to do the best for my plants at the
least cost. I will be using six four-foot bulbs. I
hear so much about the great results from Gro-
Lux bulbs, but their cost seems very high to me.
What is my real need?

Answer: Cost can be relative to different
individuals. The Gro-Lux bulbs are indeed an
expensive outlay at time of purchase; however.

they do make your plants look great. You have
to look at the situation in varying ways. These
bulbs are more money, but ALL these bulbs last
2-3 years. Those growing show plants will
usually replace them every 18-24 months. You,
however, indicated over the phone that you are
growing purely for pleasure. You bring plants
out to the rest of your home to enjoy and to
show visitors. You can grow quite well with
good results on a combination of cool white and
warm white. That is one bulb of each in each
two bulb fixture, and your cost will be much
less than the more expensive higher caliber
bulbs.

Question: I am having difficulty in deter¬
mining the needs of my plants as far as humid¬
ity is concerned. I had been given information
that these plants could never have too much
humidity. Well, my plants must be abnormal
because I have had a consistent problem with
excessive algae and terrible mildew. I have
controlled the mildew with the Funginex that
you recommended, but my levels of humidity
are greatly reduced also. Where should I be in
measuring my humidity?

Answer: There are some books that talk
about 80-90% humidity and I feel that they are
wrong. You must remember that while the
species were tropical, they were often in the
mountains and in soil where there was good
drainage and therefore the humidity was not as
high as one would expect. Approximately 50-
60% humidity should be plenty. You have to
adjust by your own conditions, but I do not feel
you can wrong with these numbers. How you
achieve this is best determined by your own
conditions, cellar versus upstairs home, wick or

18 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE November/ December 1989

capillary matting type of watering versus wa¬
tering each individual plant. Obviously, reser¬
voir or capillary matting adds humidity easily.
You may mist your plants to add humidity but
think about doing this during the day with a
fine mister with very warm water. Do not mist
near to the time your lights will be off; added
moisture on leaves in the dark may create more
problems than it is worth. Good luck.

Question: 1 want very much to try my hand
at taking slides of African violets to be used for
local club presentations. We have a couple of
small new clubs with very limited funds and I
have the opportunity to travel around and see
many shows. I will be taking a course to learn to
use my new camera; but are there any good tips
that African violet people can give me to assist
in my venture?

Answer: Last fall in the Library column, L. T.
Ozio gave some good tips that should be bene¬
ficial. These will assist in improving your selec¬
tions, but the knowledge of how to use your
own camera is a must. I have shortened his
suggestions as follows: 1 . Try out different color
backgrounds so that you know what color best
enhances your foliage and blossom color. 2. A
close-up of blooms give viewers an excellent
idea of the type of bloom and often the color is
sharper. 3. Viewers are also interested in the
whole plant as it is grown. 4. Entry cards and
labels detract from the plants; removing these
improves your slides; just be sure to keep an
accurate record of blossom and foliage descrip¬
tion and name. 5. Use the best light possible to
make your slide tip-top. This along with the
course to learn about your own camera should
make this an exciting learning process for you
and the clubs you will be offering programs to.

Question: In my quest for improving my
container gardens, I am finding it difficult to
locate unusual plants. I find that most of our
African violet commercials do not carry the
"other" plants used in African violet design
classes. I want my entries to be unique and
contain different plants. Can you give me any
suggestions to help me for next spring's entries?

Answer: In the November /December 1988
issue of the African Violet Magazine, on page
27, you will find a book review by our former
Publications Chairman, Bob Green. This book.

"The Mail Order Gardener/' by Hal Morgan, is
a veritable prize for all sorts of shoppers; but
purports to be just the publication for you and
many others. I have several friends who have
purchased it on Bob Green's recommendation
and have found it to be a godsend in finding all
sorts of plant supplies and varieties that have
been heretofore unfindable!

Question: I cannot seem to locate the column
of yours that gave recommendations to eradi¬
cate fungus gnats. Help!?

Answer: There can be several solutions to
this problem and your choice depends on how
you feel about the use of pesticides and where
your plants are grown in relation to your living
quarters. Generally, Baler's Insecticidal Soap
has a good track record with these little pesky
creatures, which by the way, have little if any
effect on your plants. They do look obnoxious
and get in your way. Others will hang one of the
pest strips for a few weeks; others will use one
of the aerosol pest sprays (top spray plant and
top of the soil). You have many choices.

Question: How do I recognize secondary
leaves on my show plants and do I have to
always remove them?

Answer: There seems to be many titles for
these leaves; but probably the most appropriate
is "immature" leaves. Yes, they do need to be
removed to improve the symmetry and over all
attractiveness of your plant. All leaves come in
groups of three, so where you see one smaller
outer leaf, you will find two more so spaced
around the plant. There are those that leave
them if they think they will create a large hole
in the symmetry that they do not have time to
fill. All in all, they DO need to be removed.
Usually they are not only smaller in size, but
they are not deep in the characteristics of the
other leaves. For instance: the quilting or wavy
characteristic will not be as prominent on these
immature leaves. Often their color may be
slightly more pale and th stalks, petioles, will be
slightly smaller and also pale in color. You can
leave immature leaves on new young plants for
they add another source of light and growth to
the plants, but after six weeks or so, they have
established a good root system — take them off!
Sometimes older leaves will not grow as well as
others and need to be watched carefully for

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE November/ December 1989 19

showing signs of being smaller than other
leaves. These leaves need removing if this plant
is being considered for competition. If you are
growing for your own pleasure, you can leave
them in place.

Question: I have a widespread mite infesta¬
tion problem and do not want to use pesticides.
I have been cautious about keeping new plants
separated from old, but feel that my mite visitor
came from out of doors. To improve circulation
of air I have had to open cellar windows and
doors and that is the only thing new that I have
done. I guess I have learned the hard way. Some
of my varieties are precious to me. How can I

safely remove leaves to continue growing these
hybrids?

Answer: Cut the leaf well above the soil line;
wash off this leaf with soap and water. Soak this
leaf in a bleach solution of 2 tablespoons of
bleach and one quart of warm water. The leaf
need only be soaked from 5-10 minutes and
then recut and planted. Plants that are sprayed
almost to death, to get rid of mites, often take a
long time to come back. So, in the long run you
are probably better off doing this and safer, if
you are growing plants in the living areas of
your home.

Letters:

To The Editor

Joan Halford
Transvaal A VS
P. O. Box 760
Pyramid 0120
Republic of South Africa

Dear Editor,

The seventh annual show of the Transvaal
African Violet Society was held in the Corpus
Christi Church Hall on 26th October, 1989 to
28th October. The theme of the show was,
"Violet Fiesta." As usual this annual event was
very well attended and members and the public
enjoyed the enormous variety of African violets
on display.

Sincerely,
Joan Halford

Don't Delay ...

Send a Gift Membership
To AVSA
For Christmas —
Today!

Notes from Convention City:
Boston

More than most metropolitan cities, Boston
welcomes the walker. The Freedom Trail, Co¬
pley Square, Beacon Hill and North End are all
a delight to those who enjoy strolling. But be
aware that many streets are cobblestone and/ or
brick surfaces and neither are kind to high
heels. The fashion uniform of the area includes
a comfortable pair of walking shoes and an¬
klets. Don't pass up the opportunity to partake
of this most pleasurable part of Boston because
you left your "tennies" home.

20 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE November/ December 1989

AVSA Building Fund

Nell-Sue Tyson
2030 E. Amherst Avenue
Denver , CO 80210

Summertime — the time our violets do the Gloria Rostmayer and Jane Weber) . . . . 5.00

least well — the time of the year when we have ^ctoria Fr,7,(Canary Bird Farms)' N] . ™ °°

too much heat, too much ram — not enough Ft worth AVS, TX ........... 15.00

rain — too much company — too much yard- Mrs. H. N. "E" Hansen, PA
work needing to be done — too many irregu¬
larities.

However, when getting back into our own
home without all the many confusions, we find
our violets waiting for us, welcoming us back.

Yes, they have been neglected, have suffered,
but with some stolen time for care and atten¬
tion, they reward us over and over again.

Violets can stand a lot of neglect and usually
do during the summer months, but the heat of
summer will soon pass. Now, as we look for¬
ward to the fall and regular activities, let's turn
our attention full steam ahead to the continued
climb up the peaks toward our "dreamed of"
home. We are making steady progress. The
response from more and more affiliates warms
the heart for we are all working toward a com¬
mon goal — one that will benefit each of us and
make it possible to secure an office home that
will belong to each of us.

Never stop dream and believing, for as An-
tole France said, "To accomplish great things,
we must not only act, but also dream; not only
plan, but also believe."

Donations received from May 30 through June 25:

June, 1989

New York City AVS, Inc.

(in lieu of judges fees to Nancy Imhoff, Lee
Guglioda, Cecelia Winfield, Nancy Hayes,

Charlotte Lynn and Marilyn Goldstein) ...............$30.00

Don L. Thornburg, CA . . . . . 15.00

Patt Harris, CA

(in memory of Ted Khoe) . . . . . . . . .....50.00

Cynthia Forbes de Correa, Panama

(overpayment at time of KC Convention) . ..25.00

Gary R. Beck, CA

(in memory of Ted Khoe) . . . . ..25.00

AVS of North Jersey
(travel expenses for judges: Dale Jasaitis,

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE November/December 1989 21

(sale of needlepoint articles at the KC Convention

sales tables - (2) checks, $12.50 & $350.00) . .......362.50

New Jersey Council of AV Judges . . 25.00

A VS of Philadelphia, PA

(in lieu of judging expenses for: Helen Ryan, Sharon
Toolen [in memory of Emily Holtman], Carol Callaghan
[in memory of Gertie Brabowski)) ...........................20.00

AV Hobbyists of Sacramento, CA

(in memory of Ted Khoe) . . . . . . 25.00

Mrs. Donald (Janet) Riemer, NJ

(in memory of J. Fred Brenner) . . . 10.00

Total for the month - $732.50

TOTAL OF ALL CONTRIBUTIONS - $55,274.82
July, 1989

Contributions received from June 25 through July 25, 1989.

Central Texas Judges Council, TX. . . . ..25.00

Don L. Thornburg, CA..... . . . 15.00

Portland AVS, OR.. . . . .25.00

Jeanne Maier and Rosemarie Delamere, NY

(in memory of Bea Cox) . . . . 10.00

Capital City AVS, CA

(in memory of John McCoy, husband of Jo McCoy) 15.00
Violets by Appointment (Bill & Kathryn Peauwe),

NY (in memory of Edward E. Krepela, Sr., father

of Edwina Gross) . . . 25.00

AVS of Tucson, AZ . . . . . . . 50.00

Nell-Sue Tyson, CO
(in memory of Sidney Bogin, husband

husband of Ellie Bogin) . . . . . 10.00

United Methodist Women, Wethersfield United
Methodist Church, CT

(honoring Nancy Hayes) . . . ..............20.00

AVS of San Francisco

($50 in memory of Ted Khoe; $25 donation) . .....75.00

Jefferson AV Association, LA . . . . ......50.00

The First AVS of Dallas, TX

(in memory of Mary Wolff) . 200.00

Suburban AV Friends, CA

(in memory of Ted Khoe) . . . 50.00

Total for the month - $570.00
TOTAL OF ALL CONTRIBUTIONS - $55,844.82

New England Flower Show

The Massachusetts Horticulture Society is
sponsoring the New England Spring Flower
Show, March 10-18, 1990, at the Bayside Exposi¬
tion Center in Boston, MA. The theme for the
show is "Bridges To Paradise." Every year, ap¬
proximately 150,000 people visit this show
during the nine days it is open.

This is a worthwhile event to include in your
visit to this part of the country. Plan to arrive in
Boston a day or so ahead of the AVSA 1990
Convention and enjoy this show.

Tinari Greenhouses
Membership Award

A special award of $25, donated by Tinari
Greenhouses, will be presented at the 1990
Boston Convention to the individual who ob¬
tains the most new members of AVSA during
1989.

To be eligible for the award, send a complete
list of names and addresses of the new mem¬
bers to Esther Edwards Wells, AVSA Awards
Chairman, 948 Fair Oaks Court, Liberty, MO
64068, by January 15, 1990.

AVSA can only grow ...
with new memberships.

22 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE November/December 1989

PI

mini - tidbits

Florence Naylor

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2647 Harbor Boulevard ,Ventura, CA 93001

As I write this first column as your new
Miniature/Semiminiature Committee Chair¬
man, I would like to invite all you growers of
miniatures and semiminiatures to share your
growing experiences with me for possible in¬
clusion in future articles. If you have ideas,
suggestions, questions on anything related to
miniatures and semiminiatures, write your
thoughts to me. I need to know your problems,
successes, what grows well for you, what
doesn't like your growing conditions, things
you are experimenting with in culture, lighting,
conditions, etc. It is always interesting to see
how different growing environments affect the
same cultivar across the country.

One of the purposes of this committee is to
keep you informed of new cultivars and any
deviations from hybridizers descriptions of
their new introductions. If you are growing a
plant that consistently varies from the pub¬
lished hybridizers description, we need to
know about it to either verify the accuracy of the
given description or to have the hybridizer give
us an amended description. It is always disap¬
pointing to grow a plant expecting one result
and ending up with another. If you think the
deviation is culture related, that would be of
interest to all of us. If you think the deviation
arises from genetic instability of the variety, we
need to be aware of that too.

I hope you will use our committee as a mini¬
ature-semiminiature forum to get answers to
your questions, provide new approaches to old
questions, and to share your hobby specialty
with all AVSA members. There have been such
vast improvements in recent introductions in
floriferousness, growth patterns, color combi¬
nations of bloom with foliage types that the

miniatures and semiminiatures are rapidly
stealing center stage of many shows.

They did well at the recent Kansas City
AVSA Convention. Second Best in Show - Little
Echo grown by Judith Neumann. Gold AVSA
Rosette for Best Collection: Beginner's Luck,
Heritage Frolic, Precious Pink entered by Pat
Champagne. Best Holtkamp Greenhouses Col¬
lection: Optimara Little Sapphire, Optimara
Little Pearl, and Optimara Rose Quartz won by
Pat Champagne. In the commercial division
Best New Introduction was Rob's Magnetic
Field, a miniature chimera of large bright pink
with distinctive dark blue stripes down the
center of each petal on dark, very well behaved
girl foliage. Second Best New Introduction was
Glow Baby, a white bloom with brilliant hot
pink edge on tailored foliage.

It is always nice to keep up with what you
affiliates are doing. Send your show winners
lists to me. Bev Promersberger reports that the
Old Dominion African Violet Society featured
the Best Semiminiature Collection of Autumn
Lou, Precious Pink and Beginner's Luck grown
by Bev Promersberger; Best Semiminiature
Dizzy Lizzy won by Clare Spitzer; Best Mini¬
ature - Dear Baby by Bev Promersberger, in
their last show.

I would like to hear what your top 25 regis¬
tered and unregistered miniature and semim¬
iniature varieties are for 1989. Tell me why they
are your favorites, i.e., you like the bloom,
growth pattern, shape of leaf or bloom, florifer¬
ousness, color of bloom, etc. It helps to know
what merits stand out for your favorites in
considering whether to try adding it to our
collections. Sometimes I grow a plant only for
the bloom to use in designs, because the foliage

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE November /December 1989 23

is not show quality or in my conditions, I cannot
get the foliage to behave.

We are still in the process of transferring
records, so the 1989-1990 miniature/semimini-
ature supplement will not be ready until 1990. 1
am working closely with the Registration
Committee and the MVL Committee to produce
a Miniature/Semiminiature VL in the same
format as the MVL. I hope to have the updated
Miniature/Semiminiature Variety List avail¬

able in 1990. All inquiries for existing supple¬
ments and Variety Lists should be directed to
the Beaumont office.

Many thanks to the "Mini Mam" for all her
help in getting me started. I hope I do justice to
the fine work Ellie Bogin started and continued
to do for so many years. I see her every time I
pass my semiminiature. Dear Ellie, and think
how appropriate the name.

We think of you. Mini Mam, as Dear Ellie.

'Tis the Subscription for Christmas

Bev Promersberger

Vice Chairman , Membership & Promotion Committee

It was a month before Christmas and day by day
I couldn't decide what to get for Aunt May.

I shopped and I shopped , there and here
In hopes that some bright idea would appear.

Dress store , linen store , sweaters, housewares and
craft store,

Book store, fabric store, gifts, candles , and many
more.

Driving mile and mile, from one mall to another
Carrying my coat and pushing a stroller, oh brother !
On my way home, again, at the days end,

I had nothing , nothing, for my Aunt May to send.

I was almost home, only a black, that's all
On the corner, I saw it, a shop so small.

I pulled into the lot, pushed open the door
Took out the stroller, at last shopping no more.

My aunt, she is special, in many a way
Keeping active and busy day after day.

A tiny woman, so lively and quick
She turns to her chores and cares for husband Rick.
Now washing, now dusting, now cleaning and
sweeping ,

Then shopping, then cooking , then sewing, n'er
sleeping.

To the top of the porch, to the top of the wall
Now clean away, clean away, clean away all.

A mother of four she was busy I'd say
The mending, the homework, driving every which
way.

A grandmother now, still special as can be
And still just as busy, as busy as a bee.

Her eyes how they twinkle, her dimples how merry

Her cheeks are like roses, she never seems "wary."
Her sweet little mouth is drawn up like a bow
And the hair on her head is as white as the snow.
In spite of her work she finds time for herself
With plants in her window and more on a shelf.
She pots, waters, fertilizes and grooms
Violets are her favorite they reward her with blooms.
As I walked in the door and was turning around
I knew in a moment as I looked toward the ground.
The violet all decorated with bells and bows
The end of my worries, the end of my woes.

I spoke not a word, but went straight to work
Picked up the violet and turned with a jerk.

I hurried home with the plant on my lap
Took off my coat, threw off my cap.

I got out my pencil, my violet magazine
Wrote quickly a subscription, for auntie, I mean.
So easy it was what took me so tong?

To find the idea that couldn't go wrong.

As soon as the plant would arrive at her door
She would manage to make room for one more.
Anticipating six magazines a year would indeed all
allure ,

To grow prize winning plants that surely would
score.

Why don't you try this gift instead of any other ,
Make your job easy to aunt, friend, mother or
brother.

They'll all enjoy the violet no matter the name
Tommie Lou , Mark, Mississippi , or Apache Flame.
So give them a Christmas, one they'll never forget
A plant, a magazine , they'll love it, you bet!

24 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE November /December 1989

Sinningia speciosa hybrid
grown by Sue Hill of Independence, Missouri
1989 Kansas City AVSA Convention

photo by Ed Johnson

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE November/December 1989 25

YOUR LIBRARY

L. T. Ozio, Jr.

1009 Ditch Avenue
Morgan City, LA 70380

It is most gratifying to see that so many of our
members and affiliates have discovered how
helpful AVSA Library slide programs and
packets can be to a Program Chairman when it's
time to plan activities and programs for the
affiliate year.

Heading the list of slide programs, of course,
are the newest slide programs offered each year
following the annual AVSA Convention and
show. For those who are unable to attend a
national convention the programs offer photo¬
graphic examples of some of the best grown
plants in the African violet world. The latest
convention program is the one taken when
everyone was given 'The Royal Treatment" in
Kansas City. The ever popular new introduc¬
tion program presented by everyone's friend, J.
R. "Sundown" Pittman, is being offered in a
condensed version of eighty slides, entitled
"Future Violets With A Royal Flair." Because of
the popularity of these two new programs we
suggest that you send in your requests for them
as soon as possible to the AVSA Office in
Beaumont, Texas. Don't forget to enclose your
check to cover the costs. You can find the rules
and regulations governing the use of AVSA
Library materials on page 35 of the July/ Au¬
gust 1989 issue of the African Violet Magazine.

In addition to the above programs, the list of
offerings (also found in the July/ August 1989
issue, on pages 35 to 37), one can find slide
programs on the following subjects: Violets for
Beginners, species. Growing and Grooming
minis and semiminis, propagating Saintpau-
lias, other Gesneriads and their culture, violets
in artistic design, pests, African violet diseases,
and others. A wealth of helpful material is
available to you by simply following the rules
for its use.

The recently updated slide program, "Point¬
ers in Judging" has been returned to circulation

and is just loaded with helpful information for
growers who plan to exhibit their specimen
plants in an AVSA show.

The five considerations for judging standard
African violets as listed under the AVSA Scale
of Points is thoroughly explored, illustrated,
and explained with specimen plants currently
enjoying wide popularity. This slide program is
a must for any club having members who want
to learn all about how plants are judged in
AVSA shows.

A number of our very dependable photogra¬
phers and other workers will be assisting in the
presentation of the Boston AVSA Convention
in 1990 and will be unable to assist the Library
Committee with its photography session at the
convention. We are looking for a couple of
experienced 35 mm camera persons, as well as
a couple of record keepers who would like to
help us in Boston. If you want to help, please let
me know as soon as possible so that we can
include you in the group. The actual photogra¬
phy takes place immediately following the end
of judging in the show room and continues until
just prior to the official opening of the show
room to the convention registrants. Unfortu¬
nately, if you are part of the photography, it
would be necessary for you to forego the ban¬
quet scheduled for Friday evening, as the ses¬
sion continues through the banquet.

In the spirit of the holiday season, the Library
Committee extends to all of you our very best
wishes for happy holidays and a New Year of
good health and happiness.

Let’s all try and

“Catch The New England Spirit”
in 1990!

26 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE November/ December 1989

AVSA EMBLEMS

(Give a Friend a Gift)

G - 234

Judge’s Pin
GP or Silver - $8.00
(with Tie Tack) - $8.00

B - 203

Member Charm
GP or Silver -$12.75

E - 204

Past President’s Charm
GP or Silver $18.50

H - 210

Judge’s Guard Pin
GP or Silver $9.50
(chain attaches to other pins)

A -201

Member Pin
GP or Silver -$12.75

D - 221

Past President’s Pin
GP or Silver - $18.50
(with Tie Tack) - $18.50

C - 202

President’s Pin
GP or Silver - $18.50

F - 211

Gavel & Chain
GP or Silver - $6.00

1-208

Judge’s Charm
GP or Silver - $8.00

New Arrivals: Life Member Pins

Goldfilled - $24 • Silver - $20.00

\\

The Language of the Gavel

By Ann Richardson

Did you who own AVSA pins with a gavel know jn office-

that there is a language of the gavel? The angle of
the gavel tells a story, as follows:

President-elect:

Past-President:

(as in use — rapping for order)

worn down, as at rest.

Some of the clubs in the south present their President-elect
with the pin and gavel immediately after election so that she
may wear her pin showing that she is President-elect and also
during her presidency.

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE November/December 1989 27

Purple Pinwheel (hybridizer: Epps) grown & photographed by the

Fantasy Jewel (hybridizer: Granger Gardens) Crispins at The Violet Showcase

28 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE November/December 1989

1989 Best \&rieties

Irene Fiedler
Route 1

Frescott, WJ 54021

This list was compiled from 1,173 individual lists. Thank you.

# of

Votes Variety, Reg. #, Hybridizer
423 Granger's Wonderland, 3419,

H. Eyerdom

384 Melody Kimi, n/r, Fischer

336 Mark, 3007, Maas

319 Snuggles, 5018, Lyon

318 Tiger, 3433, Fredette

316 Happy Cricket, 5726, Hollada

285 Precious Pink, 6025, Pittman

222 Splendiferous, 5813, Whitaker

220 Pixie Blue, 2598, Lyon

190 Ms. Pretty, 5225, Anderson

180 Something Special, 3668,

Nadeau

165 Optimara Alabama, 6542,

Holtkamp

162 Nortex's Snowkist Haven,

6046, Johnson

153 Amazing Grace, 2688, Soults

137 The King, 2698, Maas

136 Irish Angel, 4054, Egenites

131 Wrangler's Jealous Heart,

6225, Smith

122 Fisher's Leone, 4540, Fisher

120 Kiwi Dazzle, 5888, Snell

120 Ming Blue, 5823, Eyerdom

118 Black Ace, 3541, Nadeau

118 Wrangler's Dixie Celebration,

4490, Smith

112 Fisherman's Paradise, 4843,

Sisk

110 French Lilac, 2844, Swift

108 Snow Rose, 5985, Whitaker

107 Granger's Desert Dawn, 4050,

Eyerdom

103 Snowy Trail, 3678, Lyon

101 Fickle Hirt, 6738, Sorano

100 Ballet Marta, 2899, Fischer

97 Ballet Lisa, 2898, Fischer

97 Little Jim, 3005, Maas

95 Dancin' Trail, 5565, Sorano

94 Frances Young, 5890, Pittman

93 Beginner's Luck, 2803

Pritchett

93 China Pink, 3429, Fredette

93 Magic Blue, 6249, Pittman

# of

Votes Variety, Reg. #, Hybridizer
92 Tommie Lou, 1744, Oden

91 Optimara New Mexico, 6583,

Holtkamp

89 Crystallaire, 4295, Eyerdom

85 Granger's Carnival, 4298,

Eyerdom

84 Sparkle Plenty, 2786, Egenites

83 Dumplin', 3931, Swift

83 Emilie Savage, 5445, Eyerdom

82 Chiffon Print, 6434, Fredette

82 Nancy Reagan, 2167,

Rienhardt

81 Mickey Mouse, n/r, Inpijn

78 Christmas Candy-O, 5032,

Groeneman

78 Sundown, 3598, Utz

74 Kermit, n/r. Baker

73 Glittersweet, 4431, Fredette

73 Little Pro, 6637, Pittman

70 Granger's Cameo Queen,

2863, Eyerdom

70 Mauna Loa, 5336, Eyerdom

70 Optimara Rose Quartz, 6969,

Holtkamp

70 Tina, 2680, Maas

69 Camelot Pink, 4293, Eyerdom

69 Nortex's Snowfrill Haven,

6045, Johnson

68 Fairy Queen, n/r, Fischer

65 Love Bug, 4513, Lyon

65 Summer Lightning, 5023,

Lyon

64 Falling Snow, n/r, Tracey

63 Autumn Honey, 4462,

Groeneman

62 Sheer Heaven, 6369, Sorano

62 Wrangler's Pink Patches,

6230, Smith

59 Granger's Heart's Desire,

3407, Eyerdom
56 Grandma's Zack, 5164,

Nadeau

55 Majestic, 6380, Burns

55 Midnight Romance, 5998,

Sorano

# of

Votes Variety, Reg. #, Hybridizer
55 Old Dominion Sparkler, 5623,

Homyer

55 Tiger Lily, 6419, Egenites

54 Betcha, 3144, Swift

54 Dyn-o-mite, 3440, Lyon

53 Becky, 2669, Maas

53 Hart's Snow White, 5590, Hart

53 Kingwood Red, 4308, H.

Eyerdom

52 Canadian Sunset, 4852, Elkin

52 Columbia, 5450, Eyerdom

52 Dawn Michelle, 5742, Nadeau

52 Optimara Hawaii, 6558,

Holtkamp

52 Pay Dirt, 4988, Tracey

51 Anna Kreeck, 5784, Trent

51 Bertha, 6159, Foster

51 Black Jack, 1229, Mason

51 Optimara Colorado, 3152,

Holtkamp

51 Interlude, 4935, Eyerdom

51 Lilian Jarrett, 1060, Tinari

51 Vampire's Kiss, n/r, Boone

51 Winnergreen, 4693, Pittman

50 Big Bird, 5155, Fredette

50 Granger's Valencia, 4051,

Eyerdom

50 Hello Sunshine, 6740, Sorano

50 Lady Baltimore, 4337,

Fredette

50 Little Katherine, 6238, Hart

50 Raspberry Rose, 6450,

Eyerdom

50 Wrangler's Canyon Echoes,

4674, Smith

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE November /December 1989 29

Challenge Class in the Design Division

Sunny Rosenfeld
2030 Junction Avenue
El Cerrito , CA 94530

Wherever we go to judge a show, we usually
hear the Judges Chairman say, "We have so few
members who are interested in Design." In San
Francisco, we have had that problem and
solved it by having a "Challenge Class." The
only qualification was that a member had never
won a Blue Ribbon in the Design Division.
Would you believe we had three judges and two
new members who qualified and entered after
much coaxing. The results were phenomenal.
Five Blue Ribbons were deservedly awarded
and one entry was awarded the "Best in the
Interpretive Plant Arrangement Section." The
schedule read as follows:

Section XV - Interpretive
Plant Arrangements
Class 43 - "Challenge Class"

Open to members who have never won a
Blue Ribbon in the Design Division. En¬
trant must purchase an African violet
plant from the Plant Sale. All other mate¬
rial will be provided.

The material and instructions provided
were: a white octagon plastic container, 6 inches
in diameter and 2-1/2 inches high. Placed in
each container was an empty tuna can, into
which a needle holder was affixed, a plastic
baggie and a nylon toe. The plant material was
cut from my garden. Each set contained on
branch of corkscrew willow with some side
branches attached. Also included were six
Watsonia leaves, two 15” - 20” "Snow on the
Mountain" geranium cuttings, one 20" cutting
of Euonymus, the shiny green leaved variety.

I washed all the plant material very carefully
in water containing Clorox. I wrapped each
grouping in plastic and conditioned it by plac¬
ing in a half a pail of water. The next day each
entrant had their material by their designated
place in the show.

Suggestions for Beginners
LOOK at your choice of material.

BUY your plant from the plant sale.

LINE - Choose between the corkscrew willow,
which can be bent or cut to size, or the
Watsonia leaves which can be cut or ma¬
nipulated.

TRANSITION - Geranium branches or the
shiny green foliage may be used. It may
need pruning.

PLACEMENT OF PLANT - Take plant out of
pot; put into a baggie and then cover with
nylon toe.

COVER UP MECHANICS - Individual leaves
of geranium or tufts of small side branches
of shiny green foliage may be used.
SCISSORS, WIRE, FLORAL TAPE, ETC, is
available from my tool box.

The Judges were so impressed with the re¬
sults that they are planning to try the same
thing with their clubs. One member of our club
said, "Next year let us have two 'Challenge
Classes' — one for those who have earned one
Blue Ribbon and one for those who have never
won a Blue Ribbon in the Design Division."

After hearing enthusiastic remarks, I know
that your club can achieve the same results and
solve the problem of enlarging the Design
Division.

Affiliates, Don't Forget ...
Order your AVSA Library
Slide Programs & Packets
from the AVSA Office
in Beaumont, XX.

30 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE November/ December 1989

Registration Report

\ ' :

Marilyn Goldstein

1001 Diplomat Parkway

: I { ^

ts ’ \ 9 ■

Hollywood, FL 33019

\ . /

Reservations are $1 .00 for a two year period,
and may be renewed for another two year pe¬
riod. Registration is $5.00, unless your reserva¬
tion is still in effect, then the cost is $4.00.

When registrations are mailed to the Plant
Registrar close to the AVM deadline, they must
be held until the deadline for the next maga¬
zine. That deadline is three months prior to
publication. This means that very often regis¬
trations are not published until five months
after they are received.

The A VS A Board of Directors has author¬
ized a few changes in how the Registrar proc¬
esses registrations.

L AVSA shall return a credit voucher to any
individual or business for an overpayment of
money to the Plant Registrar, effective when
published.

2. AVSA shall deny registration to a cultivar
whose blossom color the hybridizer describes
as variable, effective when published.

REGISTRATIONS

Jacqueline Muster, Massillon, OH
^Careless Whisper - Standard - Double wavy
pink with purple-lavender overlay. Dark
green, pointed, quilted, glossy foliage, red re¬
verse. #7140 5/26/89

Judie Lalamne, Englewood, CO
•Curie - Miniature - Semidouble wisteria blue
star. Dark green, cupped, pointed, glossy, red
reverse. #7141 6/6/89

•Plum Velvet - Standard - Single sticktight
deep plum pansy. Dark green, pointed, quilted.

red reverse. #7142 6/6/89

****

Beverly Promersberger, Ann an dale, VA
•His Glory - Large - Single ruffled fuchsia star.
Dark green, serrated, quilted, ruffled, glossy
foliage, red reverse. #7143 7/3/89
•His Triumph - Large - Single fringed royal
purple star. Dark green, serrated, quilted,
ruffled, glossy foliage, red reverse. #7144 7/3/
89

****

Barbara Elkin, Auburn, CA
•Ivory Tower - Standard - Single large ivory
white star. Dark green, variegated, pointed,
plain foliage. #7145 7/14/89
•Licorice Stick - Standard - Single chimera,
dark violet pansy shape, very long upper petals
with white center stripe. Dark green, vari¬
egated, pointed, plain foliage. #7146 7/14/89
•Savannah - Standard - Single wavy pink star
chimera, dark pink center stripe. Medium
green, wavy, pointed foliage. #7147 7/14/89

Marie Beeman, Healdsburg, CA
•Fresno Hoedown - Large - Double ruffled red-
fuchsia, geneva edge. Dark green, hairy, plain
foliage, rose reverse. #7148 7/14/89
•Fresno Jamboree - Large - Double ruffled red-
fuchsia w/broad white edge. Black/green,
hairy, plain foliage, rose reverse. #7149 7/14/
89

•Marie's Adam Christopher - Large - Double
ruffled white pansy. Dark green, variegated,
hairy, wavy, serrated foliage. #7150 7/14/89
•Marie's Alan Lee - Large - Double fringed
midnight blue pansy, white pencil edge. Vari¬
egated rose and cream, dark green, hairy.

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE November/ December 1989 31

pointed, ruffled foliage. #7151 7/14/89
*Marie's Brandon Shane - Large - Semidouble/
double ruffled bright blue pansy with deeper
blue pencil edge. Dark green, rose and cream
variegated, hairy, serrated, quilted foliage.
#7152 7/14/89

* Marie's Chelsea Anne - Large - Semidouble
ruffled white. Medium green, Tommie Lou
variegated, pointed, serrated foliage. #7153 7/
14/89

*Marie's Darrell James - Large - Semidouble/
double ruffled blueish-lavender pansy. Dark
green, variegated, hairy, pointed, serrated foli¬
age. #7154 7/14/89

*Marie's Debra Ann - Standard - Double wavy
deep rose fading to pink on petal edges. Vari¬
egated, wavy, hairy, serrated foliage. #7155 7/
14/89

*Marie's Jason Michael - Large - Semidouble/
double wavy orchid. Medium green, Tommie
Lou variegated, slightly cupped, hairy, ser¬
rated, quilted foliage. #7156 7/14/89
*Marie's Matthew Manuel - Standard - Double
light blue bell. Dark green, variegated, hairy,
serrated foliage. #7157 7/14/89
*Marie's Michael Alan - Large - Single fringed
medium lavender star. Dark green, variegated,
slightly cupped, hairy, serrated, quilted foliage.
#7158 7/14/89

^Marie's Pacific Sunrise - Large - Single/semi¬
double ruffled pink and blue fantasy. Dark
green, variegated, hairy, wavy, quilted foliage.
#7159 7/14/89

*Marie's Pamela Ann - Large - Single sticktight
ruffled white star, some green edging. Dark
green, heavily variegated, hairy, serrated, plain
foliage. #7160 7/14/89

*Marie's Shannon Paul - Large - Double
fringed dark blue with red shading in center,
green edge. Dark green, variegated, hairy,

ruffled foliage. #7161 7/14/89
****

NAME RESERVATIONS

Irene Fredette, Hamden, CT

* China Doll * Fredette's Sunday Silence * Glit-

tertrail

****

Joen Gehr, Eagle River, WI

* Bat Man * Blueberry Sundae * Ego Trip *
Freeze Frame * Indian Paint Brush * London
Fog * Madonna * New York Cherry * Pagan
Image * Pyewacket * Radio Active * Sail Away

* Strawberry Cheesecake * Terrace Garden *
Wild Horses

Julie Scheef, New Milford, CT

* Chevelle * Phillip's Kiss

Nancy Johnston, Bakersfield, CA

* Apple Annie * Hodge Podge * Lil Darlin * Pink
Buttercup * Sea Of Fire * Sea Song * Silver Tears

* Special Darling * Wheels of Fortune * Wind
And Willows

*** *

REGISTRATION RENEWALS

Barbara Elkin, Auburn, CA

* Sally Hertel * Sherry Love * Sherry's Sin
****

REGISTRATION CORRECTIONS

*Augergine - #7109 - Correct spelling is
Aubergine

*Bayou Secret - #7110 - Size should be Large

*Fun Run - #7080 - 2/10/89 - Semiminiature.
Double pink sometimes with white.

*Pat Champagne - Size should be semimini¬
ature.

* Galaxy Trails - #5246 - Please change hybr¬
idizer to Candy Phillips.

*Half and Half - #2750 - Foliage description
should read Variegated light green, wavy,
pointed foliage.

^Turtle Dove - #1565 - Hybridizer should be
West not Frathel

*Roma's Delight - #6902 - Delete the word
trailer. This is a single crown plant.

*Plum Pudding - #4548 - Hybridizer should be
Powers, not Whitaker

*Pretty Debbie - #4998 - Hybridizer should be
Nadeau, not White

*Cegee's Beautiful Jo - #5578 - Hybridizer
should be Nadeau, not Graves

32 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE November/ December 1989

1990 Boston Convention Show

Esther Edwards Wells
Awards Chairman

SOCIETY AWARDS

Amateur Division

AVSA Silver Cup and Rosette

for the best African violet in the Amateur
Division

AVSA Award of Merit Rosette and $15

for the second best African violet in the
Amateur Division

AVSA Honorable Mention Rosette and $10
for the third best African violet in the
Amateur Division
AVSA Collection Gold Rosette

for the best collection of three different
registered African violets
AVSA Collection Purple Rosette

for the second best collection of three dif-
ferent registered African violets
AVSA Silver Cup and Rosette

for the best entry in the Design Division

Commercial Division

AVSA 10” Silver Bowl

for the best display table
AVSA 8” Silver Bowl

for the second best display table
AVSA 6” Silver Bowl

for the third best display table
AVSA Honorable Mention Rosette
for the fourth best display table
AVSA Blue Rosette

for the best horticultural perfection in a
display table
AVSA Red Rosette

for the second best horticultural perfec¬
tion in a display table
AVSA White Rosette

for the third best horticultural perfection
in a display table
AVSA Lavender Rosette

for the fourth best horticultural perfection

in a display table

AVSA Silver Cup and Blue Rosette

for the best African violet in the commer¬
cial specimen plant classes
AVSA Collection Gold Rosette

for the best collection of three different
registered African violets
AVSA Collection Purple Rosette

for the second best collection of three dif¬
ferent registered African violets
AVSA Blue Rosette and Plaque
for the best new cultivar
AVSA Red Rosette

for the second best new cultivar
AVSA White Rosette

for the third best new cultivar

Affiliate Yearbooks

AVSA Blue Rosette and $50
for the best yearbook
AVSA Red Rosette and $35

for the second best yearbook
AVSA White Rosette and $25
for the third best yearbook
AVSA Lavender Rosette and $10
for the fourth best yearbook

Affiliate Newsletters

(sixteen pages or less)

AVSA Blue Rosette and $50
for the best newsletter
AVSA Red Rosette and $25

for the second best newsletter

Affiliate Magazines
(more than sixteen pages)

AVSA Blue Rosette and $50
for the best magazine
AVSA Red Rosette and $25

for the second best magazine

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE November/December 1989 33

SPECIAL AWARDS

Donated by:

Alpha AVS

AV Association of Gardeners
AV Study Club of Houston
AVS of Greater Kansas City
AVS of Minnesota
AVS of Philadelphia
AVS of San Francisco
AVS of Western New York
Bakersfield AVS
Central Connecticut AVS
Central Florida AVS
Central Texas Judges Council
Columbus AVS
First Nighter AVS
Flowertown Violet Club
Friendly AVS

Metropolitan St. Louis AV Council

Mid- America AVS

Missouri Valley AV Council

Moby Dick AVS

Naugatonic AVS

New Jersey Council of AV Judges

New York City AVS, Inc.

Normandy AV Club

North Shore AVS

North Texas AV Judges Council

Nutmeg State AVS

Patriot's AVS

Paumanok AVS

Silvermine AVS

Southern California Judges Council

Spring Branch AV Club

St. Louis AV Judges' Council

Sweet Vi-O-Lets AV Club

Tampa AVS

Thimble Island AVS

Thousand Oaks AVS

Twin State AVS

Unpredictable AV Club

Wachusett AVS

Windsor AVS

Marge Fargeot

Julia Fladt

Amateur Division

Award:

$25

$25

$25

$20

$50

$25

$10

Special Award Rosette
$25
$15
$15
$10
$10
$25
$25
$100
$25
$10
$25
$100
$25
$25
$15
$5
$50
$25
$25
$25
$10
$25

Tri-color Rosette in Design
$25
$15
$10
$50
$20
$10
$25
$10
$50
$10
$10
$10

34 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE November/ December 1989

Irene Fredette
Doris H. Hatten
Sue I. Hill
Vivian Hiltz
Gladys Jones
David Lass
Virginia F. Linson
Olga MacLean
Eleanor Omerad
Linda D. Owens
Leonard & Elaine Re
Lily Stiel

Delores & David Wilson
Holtkamp Greenhouses

$25

$10

$10

$25

$15

$20

$10

$50

China Tray

$10

$15

Hand-painted Plate
$25

$300 and commemorative coin

for the best Holtkamp Collection
$200 for the second best Holtkamp Collection
$100 for the third best Holtkamp Collection

Commercial Division

Donated by: Award

Bay State AVS $500

Holtkamp Greenhouses $300 for the best Holtkamp Collection

$200 for the second best Holtkamp Collection
$100 for the third best Holtkamp Collection

Awards for Named Varieties

Variety:

Award:

Donated by:

Deano

$10

Magic Knight AVS

Emilie Savage

$15

Emilie Savage

Everdina

$10

Hans & Everdina Inpijn

JAVA

$10 and Rosette

Jefferson AV Association

Kiwi Dazzle

$10

Saintpaulia Society

Little Pro

$10

Hor tense Pittman

Magic Blue

$10

Hortense Pittman

Mickey Mouse

$10

Hans & Everdina Inpijn

Nancy Hayes

$15

Nancy Hayes

Nob Hill

$10

Gary R. Beck

Precious Pink

$10

Hortense Pittman

White Cameo

$25

Tinari Greenhouses

Boston AVSA Convention/Show - March 19 - 25, 1990

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE November/ December 1989 35

Room Sharing

Boston Convention March 19 - 25, 1990

Room sharing was a very successful at the Kansas City Convention.

Is room sharing for you?

Are you interested in making your expenses less by sharing a room with someone?
We offer this service to anyone interested.

Name _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Address - — - — - - -

Phone number _

$87.00 plus tax per room for up to four persons.

Non-Smoker _ Smoker _

Age _ Under 25 _ 26-50 _ 51 and over

Arrival Date -

Departure Date _

Any other considerations:

All requests must be made by February 1, 1990, so we may contact all interested "violet friends"
and meet the deadline for hotel reservations.

Send requests to: Ruth E. Warren

F. O. Box 3664

Fall River, MA 02722

508-679-118

. . . . . . —

Catffor 1990 Open ‘forum Meeting

The sixth annual Open Forum meeting of the Board of Directors of the African Violet
Society of America, Inc., will be held Wednesday, March 21, 1990, at the Boston Park Plaza
Hotel & Towers, Boston, Massachusetts, 4:00 p.m.

At this time the Board of Directors of AVSA will welcome any and all A VS A members to
come and present any suggestions, ideas, questions, etc., that they may have.

J

36 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE November/December 1989

Convention Show Schedule

Theme: "Catch the New England Spirit"

Boston Park Plaza Hotel & Towers Boston, Massachusetts

March 19 - 25, 1990

Horticulture Division - Amateur

Section I - Collections

Class 1 . AV SA Collection of three registered
varieties all of the same type: standard, mini¬
ature, semiminiature, or trailers, either stan¬
dard, miniature, or semiminiature.

1 a. Holtkamp Memorial Collection of
three registered Optimara® and/or Rhap-
sodie® plants, all of the same type: standard,
miniature, or semiminiature.

Section II - Standard Plants, Single and Semi¬
double Blossoms

2. Blues and purples

3. Pink, dark pink, rose, and coral

4. Red, wine, fuchsia, and plum

5. Lavender, mauve, and orchid

6. White, cream, and blush

7. Two-tone and multicolor

8. Fantasy and all edged

9. Chimera

Section III - Standard Plants, Double Blos¬
soms

10. Dark blue and purple

11. Light to medium blue

12. Light to medium pink

13. Dark pink, rose, and coral

14. Red, wine, fuchsia, and plum

15. Lavender, mauve, and orchid

16. White, cream, and blush

17. Two-tone and multicolor (all
shades blue and purple)

18. Two-tone and multicolor (all
shades pink and red)

19. Fantasy, chimera, and all edged
Section IV - Standard Plants, Single, Semi¬
double, or Double Blossoms, Variegated Foli¬
age

20. Blue, purple, lavender, and orchid

21. Pink, red, fuchsia, coral, and wine

22. White, cream, and blush

23. Two-tone, multicolor, and edged
Section V - Miniature Plants, Single, Semi¬
double, or Double Blossoms

24. Purple and all shades of blue

25. Pink, coral, red, and fuchsia

26. Orchid and lavender

27. White and blush

28. Two-tone, multicolor, fantasy, chi¬
mera, and all edged

29. Purple and all shades of blue, vari¬
egated foliage

30. Pink, coral, red, and fuchsia, vari¬
egated foliage

31 . Orchid, lavender, white, and blush,
variegated foliage

32. Two-tone, multicolor, fantasy, chi¬
mera, and all edged, variegated foliage
Section VI - Semiminiature Plants, Single,
Semidouble, or Double Blossoms

33. Purple and all shades of blue

34. Pink, coral, red, and fuchsia

35. Orchid and lavender

36. White and blush

37. Two-tone, multicolor, fantasy, chi¬
mera, and all edged

38. Purple and all shades of blue, vari¬
egated foliage

39. Pink, coral, red, and fuchsia, vari¬
egated foliage

40. Orchid, lavender, white, and blush,
variegated foliage

41. Two-tone, multicolor, fantasy, chi¬
mera, and all edged, variegated foliage
Section VII - Trailers and species. Single,
Semidouble, or Double blossoms. Any Type
Foliage

42. Standard trailers

Supplement to November /December 1989 African Violet Magazine 1

43. Miniature trailers

44. Semiminiature trailers

45. Saintpaulia species and natural

hybrids

Section VIII - New Cultivars

46. Seedlings

47. Sports or mutants

Section IX - African Violet Plant In Unusual
Container

48. One African violet plant either
standard, miniature, or semiminiature in con¬
tainer

49. One African violet trailer in con¬
tainer

Section X - Gesneriads Other Than African
Violets

50. Miniatures (may be displayed in
regular pots or growing in clear container,
cover permitted)

51. Tuberous-rooted

52. Scaly-rhizomed

53. Fibrous-rooted

54. Gesneriads grown for ornamental

foliage

Design Division

Section XI - Container Gardens - Miniature
gardens with one or more blooming African
violet plants and other growing plants. All
plants must be planted in the container; no cut
plant material permitted; accessories optional.

55. "Arnold Arboretum" - This vast
National Historic Landmark park in Boston
contains more than 7,000 labelled varieties of
trees, shrubs and vines on 265 acres, offering a
non-stop, year-round show of natural beauty. A
garden formed in natural material such as drift¬
wood or lava rock, with overall dimensions not
to exceed 20M.

56. "Walden Pond" - Henry David
Thoreau lived here in 1845 in a self-crafted
cabin, near Concord, Massachusetts. His ex¬
periment in simple and natural living is de¬
scribed in the classic Walden. Designer's inter¬
pretation in a covered terrarium, not to exceed
30” in any direction.

57. "New Hampshire, The Granite
State" - New England's most mountainous state
includes the Northeast's highest point — Mt.
Washington. Its hills and White Mountain
range are punctuated by outcroppings of gran¬
ite such as the famous profile of the "Old Man of
the Mountains." A shallow dish garden with
overall dimensions not to exceed 20”.

Section XII - Interpretive Plant Arrangements
- A design using one or more blooming violet
plants. Fresh-cut, dried, treated, or colored
plant material is permitted. To be staged in
niches, white in color, 28" high, 24" wide, 20"
deep (side wing is 15" deep), except Class 61.
Backdrops and/or draping pennitted.

58. "Massachusetts, The Bay State." - A
peninsula resembling a crooked arm extends
into the Atlantic, providing a marvelous bay
and hundreds of miles of coastland for Massa¬
chusetts. Cape Cod and the islands with their
windswept beauty, white sandy beaches, and
gentle surf are favored destinations of vaca¬
tioners. A design incorporating sand and wa¬
ter, real or simulated. Limited to 6 entries.

59. "Cranberry Bogs" - Half the
nation's cranberries come from southern Mas¬
sachusetts where marshy areas and sandy bogs
lend themselves to the production of this small,
red berry. A design with water showing.
Staged in a niche 22" high, 18" wide, 16" deep
(side wing is 12" deep). Limited to 6 entries.

60. "Maine - The Pine Tree State" -
Maine has a vast, thickly forested region. Pine
trees grow everywhere: on the offshore islands,
along the shore, and inland across the interior
to the north; covering 87% of this large state,
contributing to its economy and giving the state
its nickname. Limited to 6 entries.

61 . "Ivy League" - Many of the nation's
finest and oldest institutions of learning are
located in New England, including four Ivy
League colleges: Brown, Dartmouth, Harvard
and Yale. Designer's interpretation, to be
staged in a niche 22" high, 18" wide, 16" deep
(side wing is 12" deep). Limited to 6 entries.
Section XIII - Interpretive Flower Arrange¬
ments - A design using fresh cut African violet
blossoms. Fresh-cut, dried, treated or colored
plant material is permitted. Where niches are
used, the background color is white but may be

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draped at the designer's discretion.

62. "Connecticut, The Nutmeg State" -
In Colonial times, spices were a precious and
rare commodity. Ingenious Yankees were said
to have made wooden nutmegs and peddled
them in Connecticut. Add "spice" to this small
design. NOVICE ONLY. Novice is defined as:
any member of A VS A who has never won a
blue ribbon at a national AVSA convention
(honor system). Staged at eye level in a niche 10”
high, 8” wide, 6” deep. Limited to 10 entries.

63. "Rhode Island, The Ocean State" -
The sea is the dominating factor in this tiny
state. Yacht- watching has been developed to a
fine point in the Newport area, especially dur¬
ing the Newport to Bermuda yacht race, and the
America's Cup races. A small arrangement not
to exceed 8M in any direction. Staged at eye-level
within a niche 10” high, 8M wide, 6” deep. Lim¬
ited to 10 entries.

64. "Microchips" - Route 128 is called
"America's Technology Region," with its con¬
centration of high technology specialists who
manufacture these slivers of silicon and related
electronic products. Boston also has a unique
Computer Museum, the only one of its kind in
the world. A small arrangement not to exceed 8”
in any direction. Staged at eye-level within
niche 10" high, 8” wide, 6” deep. Limited to 10
entries.

65. "Moonlight in Vermont" - "Icy
finger waves / ski trails down a mountainside
/ shadows through the trees / snowdrifts shin¬
ing in the dark / snowlight in Vermont." A
design in black and white with accents of silver
and gray permitted, using African violet blos¬
soms of any color. Limited to 6 entries.

66. "Tanglewood" - This 210-acre es¬
tate in a rural comer of Massachusetts is the
summer home of the Boston Symphony Or¬

chestra and the site of the famous Berkshire
Music Festival. World renowned musicians as
well as students and thousands of music lovers
gather to perform, learn, and enjoy their music
in this natural setting. Staged in a niche 22”
high, 18M wide, 16” deep (side wing is 12” deep).
Limited to 6 entries.

67. "Swan Boats" - One of the sights
most associated with Boston is the graceful
Swan Boats carrying their passengers on the
lagoon in the frankly Victorian "Public Gar¬
den." Staged in a niche 22” high, 18” wide, 16”
deep (side wing is 12” deep). Limited to 6 en¬
tries.

68. "Snowflake Ballet" - New England¬
ers regard the winter snow as a definite asset
when the swirling, sparkling, and glistening
flakes dance and delight us, changing the land¬
scape into a Winter Carnival. A freely swinging
mobile, to be staged in a niche 28” high, 24”
wide, and 20” deep (side wing is 15” deep).
Limited to 6 entries.

69. "Boston Tea Party" - A revolution¬
ary idea! A design in a teacup, with saucer, to be
staged against an off-white background. No
draping permitted, but a small fabric no larger
than 12” square may be used under the design.
Each entry allowed a space 18” wide. Limited to
6 entries.

70. 'The New England Aquarium" -
Colorful exhibits of more than 2,000 aquatic
creatures are features of this special museum.
Highlights include a four-story glass ocean
tank, the largest of its kind, that houses an
enormous Caribbean coral reef display. An
underwater design, using something natural
from the sea. Staged at eye level, against an off-
white background which may not be altered.
Each entry allowed a space 18” wide. Limited to
6 entries.

Special Exhibits Division

Section XIV - Education Exhibit 73. Newsletters (16 pages or less)

71. Education exhibit (by invitation) 74. Magazines (more than 16 pages)

Section XV - Affiliate Publications

72. Yearbooks (once-a-year publica¬
tions)

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Commercial Horticulture Division

Section XVI - Specimen Plants

A. Collections

75. AVSA Collections

76. Holtkamp Memorial Collections

B. New Cultivars (from seed or mutation)

77. Standard African Violets

78. Miniature African Violets

79. Semiminiature African Violets

80. African Violet Trailers (standard,
miniature, semiminiature)

C. Specimen African Violets

81. Standard, plain green foliage

82. Standard, variegated foliage

83. Miniatures, plain foliage

84. Miniatures, variegated foliage

85. Semiminiatures, plain foliage

86. Semiminiatures, variegated foliage

87. Trailers (standard, miniature, sem¬
iminiature)

88. Saintpaulia species

D. Gesneriads

89. Gesneriads (other than African vio¬
lets)

Section XVII - Display Tables

90. Display Tables

Horticulture Division - Amateur
Rules and Regulations

1 . Only amateur AVSA members in good standing
and registered at this convention are eligible to enter
exhibits in this division.

2. ENTRIES will be accepted on Wednesday,
March 21, from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m., and on Thursday,
March 22, from 9:00 - 11 :30 a.m. and 12:30 to 6:00 p.m.

If an entry is not entered by the owner, the name
of the person making the entry must be on the back of
the entry tag.

Entries may be checked out on Saturday, March
24, from 11:00 p.m. (after the show closes) until 1:00
a.m.

3. Only clean, healthy plants which have been in
the possession of the exhibitor for at least three
months will be accepted.

4. Plants must be correctly named or they will be
subject to correction by the classification committee.

5. Double potting, flared-top pots, supports, and
collars will not be permitted. Any shape and type of
pot (round, square, clay, plastic, Oyamas, "Moist-
Rites/' etc.) for specimen plants will be accepted. For
uniformity, all pots must be covered with aluminum
foil, dull side out, except pots containing trailers,
trailing species, trailing gesneriads, and gesneriads
in protective containers, which may be left uncov¬
ered.

6. An exhibitor may enter only one plant of each
variety in classes 2 through 45.

7. An exhibitor may enter plants of the same
variety in classes 1, 48, and 49 as those in classes 1
through 45.

8. All plants in classes 1 through 49 must be single¬
crown plants except trailers and some species, which
may be multiple-crown. S. Amazon velutina, S. Ama¬
zon grotei, S. Sigi Falls, and S. House of Amani will be
accepted in Class 45.

9. Any number of new cultivars may be entered

provided they have been originated by the exhibitor
from hybridization, from purchased seeds, or from
mutation; or the released rights in writing from the
hybridizer have been given to the exhibitor for pur¬
chased seedlings. New cultivars may be entered by
number or name, and the entry tag must indicate
whether it is a new cultivar from seed or mutation. A
sport (mutant) may be exhibited as a "Sport of

_ ." If a name has been given to the sport, the

name in parenthesis may follow, such as "Sport of
Valencia' (Dale's Dream') ." New cultivars must not
have been previously shown in an AVSA Conven¬
tion Show.

10. Gesneriads (other than African violets) may
be exhibited in protective containers, and neutral-
colored mulch may be used on the soil surface.

1 1 . Exhibits will be judged by the merit method of
judging. The decisions of the judges will be final.
Only qualified AVSA judges will be permitted to
serve as judges.

12. Only blue ribbon winners will be eligible to
receive awards.

13. Any African violet entered in AVSA Collec¬
tion, Class 1, receiving a blue ribbon, will also be
eligible for other awards, except in color-designated
classes (blue, pink, etc.).

14. All African violets entered in the Holtkamp
Memorial Collection, Class la., must be AVSA regis¬
tered Optimara® and/or Rhapsodie® plants and
must be different plants of the same type.

15. Only one collection may be entered by an
exhibitor in each class: AVSA Collection Class and
Holtkamp Memorial Collection Class.

16. AVSA will afford all possible protection to
exhibits, but will not be responsible for any damages
or losses.

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Design Division
Rules and Regulations

1 . Both amateur and commercial A VS A members
in good standing and registered at this convention
are eligible to enter exhibits in this division.

2. ENTRIES will be accepted on Wednesday,
March 21, from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m., and on Thursday,
March 22, from 9:00 - 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 - 6:00 p.m.

Each exhibitor may have only one entry per class.

Exhibitors are limited to 6 entries in classes 58
through 70.

Entries in classes 55 through 57 are unlimited but
reservations are required.

All entries must be the creation of the exhibitor,
and must be placed by the exhibitor.

Exhibitors will be permitted to work on their
designs on Thursday, March 22, until 1:00 a.m. (Fri¬
day), and on Friday, March 23, from 6:00 to 8:00 a.m.
All exhibitors and their materials must be out of the
show room by 8:00 a.m., Friday, March 23.

3. The American flag (or facsimile), artificial plant
material, and live creatures may not be used in any
design exhibit.

4. Dried, treated, weathered, and other colored
plant materials may be used in all classes, except
container gardens. African violet plants and blos¬
soms may not be artificially colored.

5. Draping or altered backgrounds may be used in

all classes except 55 through 57 and 69 and 70.

6. No part of a design may touch or extend beyond
the confines of the described niche or space dimen¬
sions.

7. All entries must have a white 3" x 5" card listing
the African violet varieties and other plant materials
(if known) used. A written subtitle defining the
exhibitor's interpretation of the class may also be
included on the cards, but it is not a requirement.

8. Exhibits will be judged by the merit method of
judging. The decisions of the judges will be final.
Only qualified A VS A judges will be permitted to
serve as judges.

9. Only blue ribbon winners will be eligible to
receive awards.

10. AVSA will afford all possible protection to
exhibits, but will not be responsible for any damages
or losses.

1 1 . Anyone desiring to reserve space in the design
division must send a reservation blank postmarked
no sooner than January 1, 1990 and sent no later than
February 15, 1990, to: Julie Adams, 186 Waverly Rd.,
Shelton, CT 06484. No phone reservations will be
accepted. Exhibitors who wish to cancel reservations
must write to Mrs. Adams or call (203) 929-4662.

Special Exhibits Division
Rules and Regulations

1. Only AVSA affiliates in good standing are
eligible to enter yearbooks, newsletters and maga¬
zines.

2. Yearbooks must be mailed to Louisiana Council
of AV Judges, in care of Genelle G. Armstrong, 1313
Gardenia Dr., Metairie, LA 70005, Judges Chairman.
Please send three copies of your yearbook. Entries
must be mailed in sufficient time to allow receipt by
the judges' chairman no later than January 1, 1990.

3. Newsletters and magazines must be mailed to
the Potomac Council of AV Judges, in care of Mrs.
Stanley Skelton, 3910 Larchmont Rd., Falls Church,
VA 22041. A complete year of issues between Janu¬
ary 1 and December 31 shall be submitted for judg¬
ing. Entries must be mailed in sufficient time to allow
receipt by the judges' chairman no later than January
1, 1990.

Commercial Horticulture Division
Rules and Regulations

1. Only commercial AVSA members in good
standing and registered at this convention are eli¬
gible to enter either the Specimen Plant Section or the
Display Table Section, but not both. They may also
enter the Design Division.

2. For dates and times for entering exhibits, please
refer to Rule 2 under HORTICULTURE DIVISION
AMATEUR.

3. All plants must be correctly named, and all
African violets must be single crown plants, except
trailers, some species, and trailing gesneriads.

4. In the Specimen Plant Section, exhibitors may

enter any number of plants in each class, but only one
plant of the same variety in the same class. Exhibitors
may enter plants of the same variety in the AVSA
Collection, class 75, and Holtkamp Memorial Collec¬
tions, class 76, as are entered in the other classes.
Exhibitors may enter either collection class or both.
Plants entered in the Holtkamp Memorial Collection
class must be AVSA registered Optimara® / Rhap-
sodie® plants.

5. Only plants labeled "New Cultivar" in either
the Specimen Plant Section or Display Table Section
will be considered for AVSA Best New Cultivar

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Awards.

6. Entries for AVSA Best New Cultivar Awards
may be seedlings (plants originally from seed),
sports, or mutants originated by the exhibitors or the
right and ownership to them released by the hybr¬
idizer, and must not have been previously shown in
an AVSA Convention Show. Each entry must be
labeled "New Cultivar."

7. A covered 6' table with three tiers will be fur¬
nished for each exhibitor in the Display Table Sec¬
tion.

8. Each display table shall contain 15 plants (no
merchandise). Three, all of the same type, mini¬
atures, semiminiatures, or miniature or semimini¬
ature trailers shall count as a specimen plant and be
judged as one unit. The display must be predomi¬
nantly (at least 75%) African violets. Other gesneri-
ads may be included in the 15 plants and will be
judged.

9. Any plant, up to a maximum of 15 plants, on a
display table may be designated as competing for the
AVSA Best New Cultivar Awards, either standard,
semiminiature, miniature and all types of trailers,
either standard, semiminiature or miniature.

10. No other material, such as ivy, may be used on
a display table.

11. Colored lights which distort or enhance the
color of the plants will not be permitted.

12. Any shape and type of pot for specimen plants
will be permitted except flared top pots. Supports
and collars will not be permitted. Pots in the speci¬
men plant section must be covered with aluminum
foil, dull side out. Pots in the Display Table Section do
not have to be covered and may be elevated and tilted
with individual display pot holders.

13. Prior to judging, signs, cards, or codes identi¬
fying the exhibitor may not be displayed on the
display tables.

14. Exhibits will be judged by the merit method of
judging. The decision of the judges will be final. Only
qualified AVSA judges will be permitted to serve as
judges.

15. Only blue ribbon winners will be eligible to
receive awards.

16. AVSA will afford all possible protection to
exhibits, but will not be responsible for any damages
or losses.

17. Commercial Silver Trophies will be awarded
as merited to the exhibitors of the Display Tables
receiving the first, second and third highest number
of points. An Honorable Mention Rosette will be
awarded to the exhibitor receiving the fourth highest
number of points.

18. A Point-Score Sheet shall be given each Dis¬
play Table Exhibitor to show how trophies are
awarded.

19. To reserve a display table or for further infor¬
mation, contact]. R. (Sundown) Pittman, 12406 Alex¬
andria St., San Antonio, Texas 78233. Phone (512)
656-0128.

Design Division
Reservations

Name _ _

Address _

City _ St - Zip _

Phone _

I would like to enter the following design
classes:

(Limit six, excluding container gardens)

1 _ 4. _

2 _ 5 _

3._ _ 6 _

Alternate Choices:

1 _

2 _

3 _

1 would like to enter container gardens in the
following classes:

1 _

2 _

3 _

Entries will be accepted only if postmarked
December 1, 1989 or later. No phone reserva¬
tions will be accepted. Reservations will be on
a first come basis. Please give name, address,
and phone number so if there are cancellations
and additional openings, exhibitors may be
notified. Send reservations before February 1,
1990, to: Mrs. Julie Adams, 186 Waverly Rd.,
Shelton, CT 06484, phone: 203-929-4662.

Exhibitors who wish to cancel reservations
must write Julie Adams or call 203-929-4662.

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African Violet Society of America, Inc
44th Annual Convention

March 19 - 25, 1990 Boston Park Plaza Hotel & Towers Boston, MA

Call for 1990 Annual Meeting

The annual meeting of the African Violet Society of America, Inc., will be held Saturday, March
24, 1990 at 3:30 p.m., at the Boston Park Plaza & Towers, Boston, Massachusetts, for the purpose
of electing officers and transacting business that may properly come before the meeting.

Call for 1990 Board of Directors Meeting

The African Violet Society of America, Inc. Board of Directors meeting will be held Wednesday,
March 21, 1990 at 8:00 p.m., at the Boston Park Plaza & Towers, Boston, Massachusetts, for the
purpose of transacting business that may properly come before the meeting.

Call for 1990 Open Forum Meeting

The sixth annual Open Forum meeting of the Board of Directors of the African Violet Society
of America, Inc., will be held Wednesday, March 21, 1990, at the Boston Park Plaza & Towers,
Boston, Massachusetts, at 4:00 p.m., at which time the Board of Directors of AVSA will welcome
any and all AVSA members to come and present any suggestions, ideas, questions, etc., that they
may wish.

Registration For Judging School
For New Students and Certificate Renewals

Boston Park Plaza Hotel & Towers Teacher:

Boston, MA Thursday, March 22, 1990 Mrs. Frances Young

An AVSA judging school will be held on Thursday for AVSA members who want to take their
first judge's test and for AVSA judges who want to renew their certificates. The lecture will be from
7:30 a.m. - 12:00 noon and must be attended in order to take the test. The test begins at 2:00 p.m. The
registration fee is $3.00 and AVSA membership cards must be presented. Proof of blue ribbons is
required for those renewing certificates.

Name _ AVSA Membership #.

Address _

City _ State _ Zip _

Fill out this form (or facsimile) plus registration fee of $3.00 (make check payable to AVSA) and
send to Frances Young, 6109 Shadow Mountain Drive, Austin, TX 78731 by March 1, 1990.

The test will be based on the 1986 AVSA Handbook, which is available from AVSA, P. O. Box
3609, Beaumont, TX 77704, and any corrections and/or omissions listed in the Shows and Judges
columns, African Violet Magazine. The cost of the handbook is $9.95, which includes postage.

Supplement to November/December 1989 African Violet Magazine 7

Hotel Reservation
1990 AVSA Convention, Show, and Annual Membership Meeting

Please mail to:

The Reservation Department
The Boston Park Plaza Hotel & Towers
50 Park Plaza at Arlington Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02117
1-617-426-2000 1-800-225-2008 (out of state)

Name _

Address -

City _ State _ Zip _

Phone number _

Sharing room with _

Make check or money order payable to the Boston Park Plaza Hotel. Do not send currency. To
confirm your reservations, the hotel accepts only one of the following as means of payment:

_ One Night's Deposit Enclosed _ MasterCard

_ American Express _ VISA

_ Diner's Club _ Discover Card

March 19 - 25, 1990
African Violet Society
Group Number AV

Credit Card # _ Expiration Date _

Deposit refundable if reservation is cancelled 24 hours prior to arrival (call the Boston Park Plaza
Hotel & Towers at 1-617-426-2000, out of state toll free number, 1-800-225-2008.)

Room rate: $87.00 per night for up to 4 per room

9.7% Hotel Occupancy Tax
Suite rates available upon request

Accommodations requested:

_ Single (one person)

_ Double (two persons)

_ Triple (three persons)

_ Quad (four persons)

Arrival Date _ Time

(Check in after 2:00 p.m.)

Departure Date _

(Check out by noon)

Bed types available: twin, double, king (upon request)

If rate requested is not available, nearest available rate will be assigned. Room rates subject to 9.7%
sleeping room tax.

Reservations must be received by: February 24, 1990

8 Supplement to November/December 1989 African Violet Magazine

"Catch the New England Spirit"

March 19 - 25, 1990 — Boston Park Plaza Hotel & Towers
A VS A CONVENTION REGISTRATION FORM
PLEASE MAKE RESERVATIONS BEFORE FEBRUARY 19, 1990
ALL REGISTRATIONS MUST BE ON THIS REMOVABLE FORM OR FACSIMILE. Two registration blanks are
provided. For additional registrations, please copy this blank form and complete one registration form for each member
as well as each non-member. Use separate form for hotel reservations. Non-members are entitled to participate in all
activities except those requiring a membership card for entry. Current AVSA Membership Card required at Registration.

GENERAL INFORMATION: Membership # _

Mr./Mrs./Miss _

Last Name First Name Initial Area Code/Phone #

Street or P. O. Box Apt. # City/State Zip

CIRCLE APPROPRIATE STATUS:

(A) Individual Member

(B) Life Member

(C) Honorary Life Member

(D) Associate Member

(E) Judge

(F) Senior Judge

(G) Master Judge

(H) Commercial Member

(I) Judging School Teacher

(J) Bronze Medal Winner

(K) Board Member

(L) Affiliate President

(M) Non-Member (Guest)

This is my (#) _ Convention. Name to go on badge:

Is there any possibility that you might bring horticultural exhibits?

(If yes, entries information will be mailed to you.) Yes _ No

In case of emergency, who should be notified?

Name

Relationship

Area Code/Phone #

TRAVEL BY:
Personal Car
Rental Car
RV

Plane

Airline:,

Other

ACCOMMODATIONS:

Westin _

Other _

(Appropriate information concerning ground transportation, parking, etc., will be sent with registration confirmation.)

CONVENTION REGISTRATION:

AVSA or Associate Member $20.00 $ _

AVSA or Associate Member (after February 19, 1990) $25.00 $ _

Non-Member (Guest) $23.00 $ _

Non-Member (Guest) (after February 19, 1990) $28.00 $ _

MEALS:

PERSONS WISHING TO BE SEATED TOGETHER AT MEALS (LIMIT 8 PER TABLE) MUST MAIL REGISTRATIONS
IN THE SAME ENVELOPE BEFORE THE FEBRUARY 19 DEADLINE. NO EXCEPTIONS.

THERE WILL BE NO SMOKING PERMITTED AT ANY AVSA FUNCTION

Board of Directors Lunch $18.00 $ _

Teachers' Breakfast (seated deluxe continental) $12.00 $ _

"Spring is in the Air" Dinner (stuffed breast of chicken

1

Tues.,

Mar.

20

2

Fri.,

Mar.

23

3

Fri.,

Mar.

23

4

Sat.,

Mar.

24

5

Sat.,

Mar.

24

6

Sat.,

Mar.

24

7

Sat.,

Mar.

24

00

Sim.,

Mar.

25

9

Sun.,

Mar.

25

florentine or filet of Boston schrod in lemon butter)
Judges Breakfast (seated deluxe continental)
Commercial Breakfast

Luncheon (clam chowder/tossed green salad)
Installation Banquet (petite filet)

Future Conventions Bkfst. (seated deluxe continental)
Board Lunch (spinach lasagna/caesar salad)

$32.00

$12.00

$14.00

$16.00

$35.00

$12.00

$19.00

Supplement to November/December 1989 African Violet Magazine 9

TOURS:

1

Tuesday, Mar. 20

USA Yesterday

$19.00

$

2

Tuesday, Mar. 20

Boston Science Museum

$25.00

$

3

Tuesday, Mar. 20

Freedom Trail Walk

FREE

$

4

Tuesday, Mar. 20

Barretts & Charles Playhouse Theatre $18.00

$

5

Wednesday, Mar. 21

Old Sturbridge Village

$23.00

$

6

Wednesday, Mar. 21

Fall River Factory Outlets

$21.50

$

7

Wednesday, Mar. 21

Freedom Trail Walk

FREE

$

8

Wednesday, Mar. 21

Charles Playhouse Theatre

$21.00

$

9

Thursday, Mar. 22

JFK Library

$11.50

$

_ 10

Thursday, Mar. 22

Salem

$25.00

$

11

Thursday, Mar. 22

Freedom Trail Walk

FREE

$

12

Thursday, Mar. 22

New England Aquarium

$14.00

$

PRESENTATIONS: (Please check which presentations you wish to attend.)
Friday, March 23

1 . 9:30 a.m.-l 1 :00 a.m.

2. 9:30 a.m.-ll:00 a.m.

3. 1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m.

4. T.00 p.m.-2:30 p.m.

5. 3:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m.

6. 3:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m.

"The Winning Spirit" Show Plants by Mrs. Betty Tapping
"A Texan Attacks Bugs in the East" by Dr. Charles Cole
"Catch the Love of Gesneriads" by Mrs. Jessie Crisafulli
"A Dish of Delight" Dish Gardens by Mr. Edward Bradford
"Soils to Give Your Plants New Spirit" by Ms. Laura Rankin
"Catch the Love of Gesneriads" by Mrs. Jessie Crisafulli

Saturday, March 24

_ 7. 9:15 a.m. -10:30 a.m.

_ 8. 9:15 a.m. -10:30 a.m.

_ 9. 11:00 a.m.-l 2:30 p.m.

10. 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

"A Texan Attacks Bugs in the East" by Dr. Charles Cole
'The Winning Spirit" Show Plants by Mrs. Betty Tapping
"Beginners Forum"

Moderator: A VS A President Mary Boland
Panel: Dr. Charles Cole, Mrs. Nancy Hayes, Mrs. Anne Tinari
"Hands on the New England Way" Design led by Hugh Mackey*

_ *Kit of basic supplies for the design workshop - $5.00 $_

PAYMENT:

Send payment and completed registration form to:

Total Registration $

Total Meals $

Total Tours $_

Total Presentations $

TOTAL PAYMENT ENCLOSED $.

A VS A Office

P.O. Box 3609, Beaumont, TX 77704
(409) 839-4725
Check one:

_ Visa # _ _

_ MasterCard # _

Expires _

_ Check or Money Order enclosed

payable to AVSA Convention Account

NOTE: Cancellations must be received by Saturday, March 3, 1990 to be entitled to a refund.

10 Supplement to November /December 1989 African Violet Magazine

American Airlines in cooperation with the
African Violet Society of America Inc.
offers

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Attention: Judges

All Advanced, Senior and Master Judges are
eligible to judge in the Boston convention show.
If you would like to judge, please fill in the blank
and mail to Mrs. Emilie Savage, 39 Mead Drive,
Chillicothe, OH 45601, no later than February 1,
1990. If you plan to exhibit in the show, please
indicate on blank which class or classes you will
enter. Do not serve on entries, classification or
placement if you apply to judge. Please indicate
below if you are experienced in any of the listed
areas. If accepted, you will receive notification
of assignment. Applications received after Feb¬
ruary 1, 1990 will be filed in the event of cancel¬
lations and/ or vacancies.

Name

Street

City

St

Zip

j

Classes entered

r

Type of Judge:

Experience:

Advanced

Miniatures

Senior

Trailers

Master

Species

AGGS

Design

NatT Council

Commercial

Judges Clerks

Student and Advanced Judges are invited to
serve as clerks. Any vacancies may be filled by
other AVSA members. This means that AVSA
members may apply to serve as clerks. How¬
ever, judges will be given first preference. Any
positions remaining will be filled by members
in order in which applications are received. All
clerks will receive letter of notification, explain¬
ing duties. Please fill in the blank and mail to
Mrs. Emilie Savage, 39 Mead Drive, Chillicothe,
OH 45601, not later than February 1, 1990.

Name _

Street _

City . . St _ Zip _

_ Student Judge

_ Advanced Judge _ AVSA member

HYBRIDIZERS:

It's Later Than You Think!

It's later than you think. Time once
again to get the camera out and take
slides of your new cultivars for the Bos¬
ton Convention.

Once again I will be doing the pro¬
gram of new cultivars at the Saturday
luncheon. This is your opportunity as a
hybridizer to show off your hew intro¬
ductions to hundreds of people in atten¬
dance. This is a great chance for some
free advertising.

I must have your slides by February
20, 1990, so I can work up the program. I
would like a slide of the plant and a
closeup of the blossom, if possible.
Please include a description of the plant.
You may send as many as you like and I
will try to work them into the program.

The convention in Boston challenges
us to, "CATCH THE NEW ENGLAND
SPIRIT." Let's do just that. The dates are
March 19-26, 1990.

Send your slides to:

J. R. Pittman

12406 Alexandria

San Antonio, Texas 78233

Hosts & Hostesses Needed

If you would like to help at the Boston
Convention by serving as a host or hostess in
the Show Room, please send the information
listed below, by February 1, 1990, to:

Carolyn Santoro
4C Franklin Square
Randolph, MA 02368
(617) 963-0520

Name _ —

Address _

City _ -

State _ Zip -

Phone # _ - —

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African Violet Society of America, Inc.

44th Annual Convention & Show

March 19 - 25, 1990

Boston Park Plaza Hotel & Towers
One Park Plaza at Arlington Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02117
(617) 426-2000

THEME: "CATCH THE NEW ENGLAND SPIRIT"

Convention Sponsored by:

THE BAY STATE AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY

ALL TOURS WILL GATHER ON THE COLUMBUS STREET SIDE OF THE LOBBY

REMINDER: THERE WILL BE NO SMOKING ALLOWED
AT ANY AYS A CONVENTION FUNCTION.

MONDAY, March 19, 1990

12 noon to completion . Executive Board Luncheon

2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m . Convention Registration

2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m . Convention Information

5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m . President's Reception for Members of the Board of Directors

TUESDAY, March 20, 1990

8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m . Convention Registration

8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m . Convention Information

9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m . Board of Directors opening meeting

9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m . Tour #1 - USA Yesterday

9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m . Tour #2 - Boston Science Museum

10:00 a.m . Tour #3 - Freedom Trail Walk

5:00 p.m. - 10:30 p.m . Tour #4 - Barretts and Charles Playhouse Theater

12:00 noon . Board of Directors Luncheon

10:45 p.m. - adjournment . Publications Committee Meeting

WEDNESDAY, March 21, 1990

8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m . Convention Registration

8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m . Convention Information

8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m . Director Nominee Orientation

9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m . Tour #5 - Old Sturbridge Village

9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m . Tour #6 - Fall River Factory Outlets (lunch included)

9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon . AVSA Information & Sales

10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon . Convention Committee Meeting

10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon . Shows & Judges Committee Meeting

10:00 a.m . Tour #7 - Freedom Trail Walk

10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m . Santa Clara Promotional Table

10:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m . Building Fund Table

2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m . 1st VP meets with Committee Chairmen

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2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m . 2nd VP meets with Committee Chairmen

2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m . 3rd VP meets with Committee Chairmen

1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m . AVSA Information & Sales

3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m . Show Exhibitors Information

4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m . Open Forum

6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m . Classification & Entries

7:15 p.m. - 10:30 p.m . Tour #8 - Charles Playhouse Theatre

8:00 p.m. to adjournment . Board of Directors Meeting

THURSDAY, March 22, 1990

7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m . Judging School (Mrs. Frances Young,

Immediate Past President, Teacher)

8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m . Convention Registration

8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m . Convention Information

9:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m . Tour #9 - John Fitzgerald Kennedy Library

9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m . Tour #10 - Salem

9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m . Commercial Sales open

9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m . Classification & Entries

9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon . AVSA Information & Sales

9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m . Hospitality Room open

9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. . . Membership & Promotion Committee Meeting

10:00 a.m . Tour #11 - Freedom Trail Walk

10:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. . ..Building Fund Table

12:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m . Classification & Entries

1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m . Tour #12 - New England Aquarium

1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m . . . AVSA Information & Sales

2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m . Hospitality Room open

2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m . "Resolutions Solved - The Parliamentary Way"

- A course in Parliamentary Procedure,

Mrs. Christine Sanders, P.R.P.

(Professional Registered Parliamentarian)

8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m . Social Hour & Slides

1:00 a.m . Design Entries close for the night

FRIDAY, March 23, 1990

6:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m . Design Entries touch up

7:00 a.m. to 8:45 a.m . Teachers Breakfast "Tips and Techniques for Teaching Design,"

Mr. Ray Dooley, speaker

8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m . Convention Registration

8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m . Convention Information

9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m . Commercial Sales open

9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m . "Spouses Clam Bake" - Spouses Get Acquainted,

Mr. Charles Bollar, leader

9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m . Instructions for those Judging & Clerking the show

9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m . Hospitality Room open

9:00 a.m. - 12 noon . AVSA Information & Sales

9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m . Commercial Sales

9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m . ...Presentation 1 - 'The Winning Spirit" Show Plants,

Mrs. Betty Tapping, speaker

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9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m . Presentation 2 - "A Texan Attacks Bugs in the East/'

Dr. Charles Cole, Texas A&M, speaker

10:00 a.m. - completion . Judging of Show

10:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m . Santa Clara Promotional Table

10:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. . . Building Fund Table

1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m . Presentation 3 - "Catch the Love of Gesneriads,"

Mrs. Jessie Crisafulli, speaker

1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m . Presentation 4 - "A Dish of Delight" - Dish Gardens,

Mr. Edward Bradford, speaker

1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m . AVSA Information & Sales

2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m . Hospitality Room open

3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m . Presentation 5 - "Soils to Give Your Plants New Spirit,"

Ms. Laura Rankin, speaker

3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m . Presentation 6 "Catch the Love of Gesneriads,"

Mrs. Jessie Crisafulli, speaker

4:30 p.m. - completion . Photography - AVM

4:30 p.m. - completion . Photography - Library

5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m . Hospitality Hour (cash bar)

6:30 p.m. - completion . "Spring is in the Air," Dinner.

The following awards will be presented: First, Second, Third &
Fourth Best Display Tables, Best New Introduction, Best in
Show, Best AVSA Collections, Amateur and Commercial,
Amateur Division - Collection, 1st Award, 2nd Award, Com¬
mercial Division - Collection, 1st Award, 2nd Award, Opti-
mara®: Amateur Division - Collection, 1st Award, 2nd Award,
3rd Award, Commercial Division - Collection, 1st Award, 2nd
Award, 3rd Award, Hermann Holtkamp Gedachtnis Miinze,
Best Design

9:30 p.m. - 12 midnight . "Opening of the 44th Annual Convention Show"

AVSA Convention Registrants ONLY
9:30 p.m. - 12:00 midnight . Commercial Sales

SATURDAY, March 24, 1990

6:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m . Show Room open for photography

(Convention Registrants ONLY)

7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m . Commercial Members Breakfast

7:15 a.m. to 9:00 a.m . Judges Breakfast "Judging Gesneriads"

by Mrs. Patricia Cohen, speaker

8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m . Registration

8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m . Convention Information

9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m . Show open

9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m . Hospitality Room open

9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m . Commercial Sales

9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon . AVSA Information & Sales

9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon . Agriculture Official available to certify plant material

for transporting into controlled Countries & States

9:15 a.m. to 10:30 a.m . Presentation 7 "A Texan Attacks Bugs in the East,"

by Dr. Charles Cole of Texas A&M, speaker

9:15 a.m. to 10:30 a.m . Presentation 8 "The Winning Spirit - Show Plants,"

Mrs. Betty Tapping, speaker

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10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m . Santa Clara Promotional Table

10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m . Building Fund Table

11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m . Presentation 9 - Beginners Forum,

Moderator: President Mary Boland;

Panel: Dr. Charles Cole, Mrs. Nancy Hayes, Mrs. Anne Tinari

11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m . Presentation 10 "Hands on the New England Way"

(Hands-on Design Workshop) led by Mr. Hugh Mackey.

(Kits for this workshop may be purchased for $5.00
when registrations are sent in.)

12:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m . Luncheon, "Paul Revere Pittman & His Spirited Slide Show" -

New Cultivars. The following awards will be presented:
Sweepstakes, Amateur, Commercial, Design
2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m . AVSA Information & Sales

3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m . Annual Membership Meeting (Election of Officers)

5:45 p.m. to 6:45 p.m . President's Reception

6:45 p.m. to 9:45 p.m . Installation Banquet

& Presentation of The Honorary Society Awards

9:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m . Show open

11:00 p.m. to completion . N.Y. State Meeting

11:00 p.m. to 1:30 a.m . Show entry check out

SUNDAY, March 25, 1990

7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m . Breakfast Meeting for Boston Convention Workers,

Convention Workers for Santa Clara
& Columbus & members of the Convention Committee

8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m . Show Entry Check Out

10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon . Show Room Clean Up

10:00 a.m. to completion . Board of Directors Meeting

12:00 noon . Board of Directors Luncheon

**** ALL STORAGE AREAS MUST BE CLEARED BY 12:00 NOON ****

Ground Transportation in Boston

The Boston Park Plaza Hotel offers shuttle
service from Logan Airport every half hour.

There is also shuttle service from Logan to all
downtown hotels, which leaves every 10 min¬
utes. The cost is $6.00 per person for either
shuttle service. Check with your airline con¬
cerning availability of skycaps and motorized
vehicles inside the terminals.

Taxi service, approximately $10.00, is also
available.

There are also several car rental companies
based at the airport.

From the West: Mass Pike (1-90) to Exit 22
Copley Square ramp, and follow Stuart Street to
Park Plaza.

From the North: Expressway (1-93) to Stor-
row Drive, Copley Exit, left to Arlington Street.

Follow to Park Plaza.

From the South: Expressway (1-93) to China-
towri Downtown Exit, left on Kneeland Street to
Park Plaza.

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Convention Tours

Tour #1

, Tuesday, March 20, 1990
Leave: 9:00 a.m.
Return: 4:00 p.m.

USA YESTERDAY

This tour combines some of this country's
earliest history, the USS Constitution and the
more recent history of the Kennedy era.

The tour will start at the JFK Library. The
Library, part of the National Archives, is an
educational and research center dealing with
the life and times of the 35th President of the
United States and the American system of poli¬
tics and government. A visit to the museum
begins with a film, "John F. Kennedy, 1917-
1963." Following the film, nine exhibits, two of
which deal with Robert F. Kennedy, are organ¬
ized in sections around a central area contain¬
ing the President's desk. The exhibits incorpo¬
rate film, tape recordings, photographs, slides,
letters, speeches, and hundreds of articles from
the Library's extensive collection. The museum
helps visitors to place the Kennedy story into
the broader perspective of world and American
history.

The next stop will be Quincy Market for
lunch on your own . Faneuil Hall is the location
of a multitude of specialty, ethnic, local and
traditional foods.

Following lunch, a short trip to the Char¬
lestown Navy Yard will bring you to the USS
Constitution and Museum. The USS
Constitution is the oldest fully commissioned
warship in the world and is still part of the U.S.
Navy. She is currently manned by 46 active
duty U.S. sailors. This ship was built in 1 747 and
is the most frequently visited landmark in Bos¬
ton. From 1797 until December of 1881 when
her active career at sea closed, she saw many a
battle. The nickname, "Old Ironsides," came
about after a battle with the British during
which shots made no impression on the outside
planking of her hull but fell into the sea.

The USS Constitution Museum is located
just yards from "Old Ironsides." In the mu¬
seum, you will uncover fascinating details of
the frigate's past. Exciting hands-on exhibits, a
priceless collection of oils, water colors,
sketches, and prints; centuries old maritime
treasures; historic naval documents; and de¬
tailed model ships will be seen. , *

Boston • • $ ••• • •

Museum of Science

Tour #2

Tuesday, March 20, 1990
Leave: 9:00 a.m.

Return: 3:30 p.m.

BOSTON MUSEUM OF SCIENCE

The Boston Museum of Science contains
exhibits, demonstrations and shows to inform
and entertain the visitor on the physical aspects
of the world around us. Our visit will consist of
the exhibits, demonstrations and two of the
shows.

The over 400 exhibits include such diverse
topics as the human body, population growth,
energy, deep sea exploration, birds, space
shuttle, insects and an ant farm, pond organ¬
isms, electricity, mathematics, computers and
New England dioramas. Some of the demon¬
strations include various live animals, Telsa
coil, liquid nitrogen and electrical phenomena
including lightning, corona, and static electric¬
ity. The shows include the Hayden Planetarium
and the Mugar Omni Theater. The Hayden
Planetarium features a $2 million Zeiss plane¬
tarium projector and New England's most
sophisticated multi-image system that combine
to produce exciting programs on astronomical
discoveries.

The Mugar Omni Theater features state-of-
the-art film projection and sound systems. The
domed 76-foot diameter, four story high screen
wraps around and over you and 27,000 watts of
power drive the sound systems' 84 loudspeak-

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE November /December 1989 37

ers. The show will take you on a journey you
won't forget — from the dizzying heights of
outer space to the mysterious depths of the
Great Barrier Reef to the brink of a volcano
overlooking the dynamic forces that shape this
planet.

Lunch on your own at one of the three loca¬
tions in the museum.

Tour #3

Tuesday, March 20, 1990
Leave: 10:00 a.m.

FREEDOM TRAIL WALK

Walkers will leave the Boston Park Plaza at
10:00 a.m. Wear comfortable clothing and good
walking shoes. Come and enjoy some of
Boston's history.

BARRETTS
& CHARLES PLAYHOUSE
THEATER, "Shear Madness"

Barretts Restaurant on Constitution Plaza
will be the setting for this dinner. Enjoy dining
on your own in casual elegance while overlook¬
ing the U.S.S. Constitution. Choose from sea¬
food, beef, or chicken. Menu prices range from
$18.95 to $26.95 for a full course meal.

After dinner we will visit the Charles Play¬
house to see, "Shear Madness" a comedy
"whodunit." Originally scheduled for an 8-
week run in Boston's cabaret-style Charles
Playhouse, that company is now the longest
running play in the history of the American
theater. The play is different each night, invigo¬
rated by each new audience and also constantly
updated with jokes as fresh and localized as that

day's newspaper headlines. The cabaret close¬
ness sets everyone near the stage and helps
facilitate the all-important interaction between
actors and the audience. A curtain never rises
or falls. Intermissions with the actors still on
stage or in the lobby fielding questions, adds to
the fun.

The Charles Playhouse is one block from the
Park-Plaza and this tour will walk back to the
hotel.

Tour #5

Wednesday, March 21, 1990
Leave: 9:00 a.m.

Return: 4:00 p.m.

OLD STURB RIDGE VILLAGE

Old Sturbridge Village is a living history
museum where daily life in a rural New Eng¬
land Community in the 1830s is recreated.
Explore the center village homes, shops, busi¬
nesses, and meeting houses. The Tin Shop,
Shoe Shop, and Printing Offices are examples
of trades that are found in Center Village. Dis¬
cover the beginning of industrialization in the
country side, the location of water powered
mills such as the Saw Mill, Grist Mill, and
Cording Mill. A Pottery and Copper Shop
suggest additional kinds of trades that might be
practiced using local resources. Talk with
women as they braid straw hats and visit the
blacksmith as he carries on his trade in the
Blacksmith Shop.

The sights, sounds and smells of 1830s New
England will greet you each step of the way on
your visit through the Village. Demonstrations
of daily tasks and conversations with costumed
interpreters in many of the more than 40 build¬
ings, will help you visualize early American
life. Because you will be walking the unpaved
paths of the early nineteenth-century land¬
scape, it is a good idea to wear comfortable
shoes and to dress for the prevailing weather.

Tour #4
Tuesday, March 20, 1990

Leave: 5:00 p.m.
Return: 10:30 p.m.

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Tour #7

Wednesday, March 21, 1990

You will lunch on your own at Bullard Tav¬
ern in the Village.

APPROXIMATE TRAVEL TIME ONE WAY
- 1 Hour.

Leave: 10:00 a.m.

Tour #6

Wednesday, March 21, 1990

Leave: 9:00 a.m.
Return: 4:30 p.m.

FALL RIVER FACTORY OUTLETS

FREEDOM TRAIL WALK

Walkers will leave the Boston Park Plaza at
10:00 a.m. Wear comfortable clothing and good
walking shoes. Come and enjoy some of
Boston's history.

Fall River's heritage is that of a major textile
manufacturing city, with its imposing granite
factories dominating the banks of the
Quequechan River for over a century.

Fall River's factories or "mills" have opened
outlets offering the public brand name mer¬
chandise at discount prices. Some of the outlets
are housed in the same factories which produce
the goods they sell.

Over 100 different money-saving outlets
with a diversity and abundance of merchan¬
dise, have earned the Heart District of Fall River
the distinction of being the Largest Factory
Outlet Center in New England.

For lunch, we will stop in Westport at
Whites. This restaurant, which is located on
Lake Watuppa, is well known locally for its
family-style dining.

In nearby North Dartmouth we will visit the
Vanity Fair Outlet. Ten outlets located in that
complex feature apparel, jewelry, luggage,
cosmetics, and the Towle Factory Outlet.

Comfortable shoes are advised.

APPROXIMATE TRAVEL TIME ONE WAY
- 1 Hour.

Tour #8

Wednesday, March 21, 1990

Leave: 7:15 p.m.

Return: 10:30 p.m.

CHARLES PLAYHOUSE
THEATRE - "Shear Madness"

On your visit to the Charles Playhouse The¬
atre, you will see "Shear Madness," a comedy
"whodunit." Originally scheduled for an eight
week run in Boston's cabaret-style Charles
Playhouse, that company is now the longest
running play in the history of the American
theatre.

The play is different each night, invigorated
by each new audience and also, constantly
updated with jokes as fresh and localized as
that day's newspaper headlines.

The cabaret closeness sets everyone near the
stage and helps facilitate the all-important in¬
teraction between actors and the audience. A
curtain never rises or falls. Intermissions with
the actors still on stage or in the lobby fielding
questions, adds to the fun.

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John F. Kennedy Library
and Museum

Tour #9

Thursday, March 22, 1990

Leave: 9:00 a.m.
Return: 11:45 a.m.

JFK LIBRARY

The JFK Library, part of the National Ar¬
chives, is an educational and research center
dealing with the life and times of the 35th Presi¬
dent of the United States and the American
system of politics and government. A visit to the
museum begins with a film, "John F. Kennedy,
1917-1963." Following the film, two exhibits
dealing with Robert F. Kennedy and seven
dealing with JFK are organized in sections
around a central area containing the President's
desk. The exhibits incorporate film, tape record¬
ings, slides, photographs, letters, speeches and
hundreds of articles from the library's extensive
collection. The museum helps visitors to place
the Kennedy story into the broader perspective
of world and American history.

The next stop will be Pickering Wharf where
a wide variety of shops and eating establish¬
ments are conveniently located in a harborside
village setting. Lunch will be on your own at the
Galley, a mixture of eating establishments, or
one of the other fine restaurants.

A tour of the House of Seven Gables will
bring history and literature together in the only
17th century mansion remaining in New Eng¬
land. Its construction was begun in 1668 by
Captain John Turner, a wealthy ship owner. It
was eventually sold by his heirs to the Ingersoll
family. Hawthorne's visits to his cousin, Susan¬
nah, from his nearby home and birthplace led
him to choose the home as the setting and title
of his famous novel.

The final stop is the Salem Witch Museum
featuring a multi-sensory presentation recreat¬
ing the 1692 witch hysteria. Thirteen stage sets
bring to life the afflicted girls trials and execu¬
tions of that dark era. Wear comfortable shoes
for this interesting day of New England history
and tradition.

APPROXIMATE TRAVEL TIME ONE
WAY - 45 Minutes.

Tour #10
Thursday, March 22, 1989
Leave: 9:00 a.m.
Return: 4:30 p.m.

SALEM

Salem was settled in 1626 and is noted for the
1692 Witchcraft Hysteria, its maritime tradi¬
tion, architectural splendor and native son,
Nathanial Hawthorne.

The tour will start at the Peabody Museum
which was founded at the beginning of the
1800s by master mariners who had sailed
around the world. The 2,000 objects that they
had brought back have grown to more than
300,000 objects, artifacts and works of art. They
are divided into five interconnecting collections
— - Maritime History, Asian Export Art, Ethnol¬
ogy, Natural History and Archaeology.

Tour #11
Thursday, March 22, 1990
Leave: 10:00 a.m.

FREEDOM TRAIL WALK

Walkers will leave the Boston Park Plaza at
10:00 a.m. Wear comfortable clothing and good
walking shoes. Come and enjoy some of
Boston's history.

if***®

Tour #12
Thursday, March 22, 1990
Leave: 1:00 p.m.
Return: 4:00 p.m.

NEW ENGLAND AQUARIUM

The New England Aquarium is located on
Boston's historic waterfront. You will see tropi-

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cal fish, penguins, sharks and 7,000 other
aquatic creatures. The 187,000 gallon giant
ocean tank spirals to the ceiling as the huge sea
turtles, inquisitive sharks and moray eels swim
alongside while you descend the spiral ramp.
Atlantic bottlenose dolphins and California sea
lions perform aboard Discovery, the unique
floating marine mammal pavilion. The
aquarium's extensive collection includes more
than 70 exhibits featuring aquatic animals from
as far as India, the Amazon Rain Forest, Hawaii
and as near as New England.

APPROXIMATE TRAVEL TIME ONE WAY
- 15 Minutes.

Did you know ...

Did you know:

• that the site of the 1990 AVSA Convention
is the Park Plaza Hotel and Towers in Boston,
Massachusetts.

• that Mary Goose, the Mother Goose of
Fairy-Tale fame, is buried in the Granary Bury¬
ing Grounds in Boston.

• that the state bird is the Chickadee.

• that the paper for U.S. currency and bonds
is made in Dalton, Massachusetts.

• that more than 50% of the country's sea
scallops are bought into Bay State ports.

• that the date of the AVSA Convention is
March 19 - 25, 1990.

• that the "Flying Horses," the oldest work¬
ing carousel in America, is located in Oak Bluffs
on Martha's Vineyard.

• that Gregory Peck and Bette Davis both
made their professional debut at the Cape Play¬
house Restaurant in Dennis Village on Cape
Cod.

• that the original Concord grapevine, made
famous by the Welch's Jam and Jellies Co., can
be found in the yard of Grapevine Cottage in
Concord.

• that the best known crop in Massachusetts
is the cranberry.

• that the 1990 AVSA Convention and Show
promises to delight you.

• that Fanny Farmer (1857-1915), Director of

the Boston Cooking School, made culinary his¬
tory by inventing a scientific approach to cook¬
ing when she introduced standardized level
measurements in recipes.

• that Sturgis Library, in Barnstable, is the
oldest public library building in the United
States (1644).

• that, in 1903, President Theodore Roosev¬
elt sent the first formal trans- Atlantic transmis¬
sion from the Marconi Wireless Station in South
Wellfleet.

• that Boston is the gourmet ice cream capi¬
tal of the world.

• that the commercial members will provide
you with many new varieties to purchase at the
1990 Boston AVSA Convention.

• that the Bull & Finch, a pub at 84 Beacon St.,
Boston, provided the inspiration for the TV
series, "Cheers."

• that the Pickering House, on Broad St. in
Salem, is the oldest house in the country to be
occupied continuously by the same family.

• that the state flower is the Mayflower.

• that the presentations at the 1990 Conven¬
tion will keep you informed.

• that the longest tunnel in America is the
Hoosac Railroad Tunnel in North Adams.

• that the state's area is 8,257 square miles
and ranks 45th in the nation.

• that Harvard University, founded in 1636
is the oldest university in the country.

• that you WILL "Catch the New England
Spirit."

RV Information

There is no available space for Recreational
Vehicle's in the city of Boston.

There are four KOA sites in the Massachu¬
setts area but only one that is open during our
convention — Plymouth Rock KOA on U.S. 44.
This is located less than a half hour from the
Park Plaza Hotel. There are daily, weekly and
special weekend rates.

Information and reservations may be made
by contacting: Plymouth Rock KOA, P. O. 616,
Middleboro, MA 02346, phone 508-947-6435.

Open March 1 - November 30, Check-in time
- 1 p.m./Checkout time - noon.

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE November/December 1989 41

Sharing a Room — An Added Bonus
When Attending AVSA Conventions

Lynda C. Welchel
Magic Knight AVS
San Antonio , Texas

Imagine having five days to attend an AVSA
Convention — Violet Heaven on Earth! Living,
sleeping and breathing violets, violets, violets.
What more could a violet enthusiast ask? Semi¬
nars, meetings, commercial sales, renewing
friendships, making new friends, discussing
growing methods, meeting hybridizers, tours,
banquets, and on and on and on. However,
there is one more wonderful bonus that you are
still missing. Room sharing. Mrs. Ruth Warren
of Fall River, MA was kind enough to set up a
room sharing service for the 1989 Kansas City
Convention.

I had the pleasure of sharing a room at this
convention with Mrs. Esther Mason of Albany,
NY. After Mrs. Warren paired us off we spoke
by phone and also corresponded by letter. I
arrive in Kansas City very early in the day, and
when I entered our room it was quiet, cold and
lonely. I knew Esther was due in around noon
and I was very much looking forward to meet¬
ing her. It was a nice feeling to know that in a few
hours I would have someone to share the con¬
vention quiet time hours and also discuss the
days happenings. We spent many hours dis¬
cussing growing conditions, what plants we
were growing, different things that our clubs
did in our local areas, exchanged ideas that we
probably would have not had the chance to do
otherwise. In a short period of 3-4 days I felt as
though I had known Esther Mason for a long
time. We enjoyed each others company and
exchanged lots of information on violet culture.
We are going to exchange plants and leaves
over the next year or so (that is when we can find
the room after bringing home more leaves and
plants than we can possibly handle from the
convention). Oh well, that's violet mania!

Oh yes, thank you Mrs. Warren, for all of the
time and effort you put into setting up room
sharing at the KC convention. It really helped to

make my AVSA convention experience even
more fun — if that's at all possible!

If you're planning to attend a violet conven¬
tion, do give some thought to sharing a room
with someone from outside of your area. It's a
great way to make a new friend, have a lot of
fun, and of course it helps to keep the cost of
attending a convention somewhat lower.

Boston Presentation:
Gesneriads

Dottie Wilson

Jessie Crisafulli, President of American
Gloxinia and Gesneriad Society (AGGS) and
well known grower, writer and speaker on
gesneriads will give a presentation on growing
and showing these popular plants at the Boston
Convention.

Jessie grows African violets and many other
genera in the gesneriad plant family such as
sinningias, streptocarpus, columneas, aes-
chynanthus, nematanthus, episcias, gesneria,
paradrymonia and cobananthus. Don't let the
names scare you away, Jessie promises she
won't make you pronounce them. Jessie wins
many top awards with her plants and will share
with you her knowledge of growing and show¬
ing.

Join us in Boston and learn the secrets of
growing the kissing cousins.

Look for 1989 MVL Supplement
in the January 1990
issue of the AVM.

42 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE November /December 1989

Publication Entries
for Boston

Mildred Schroeder

Since you have worked diligently for your
affiliate members and have presented them
with a very vital communications tool, your
yearbook, magazine or newsletters, why not
share these communications with other affili¬
ates by entering them in the Special Exhibits
Division of the A VS A convention /show to be
held in Boston in March?

Your club will be proud to be recognized
with a ribbon award in this competition. There
are also some fine monetary awards this year.
Your A VS A Board has recognized the impor¬
tance of these entries and has increased the
value of the awards. ENTER NOW!

Yearbooks, this year, will be judged by the
Louisiana Council of AV Judges. Genelle G.
Armstrong, 1313 Gardenia Dr., Metairie, LA
70005 is judges chairman. Please send three
copies of your yearbook to her by January 1,
1990.

Newsletters and magazines must be mailed
to the Potomac Council of Judges in care of Mrs.
Stanley Skelton, 3910 Larchmont Rd., Falls
Church, VA 22041. A complete year of issues
between January 1 and December 31 should be
submitted. This also must be in the judges
possession by January 1, 1990.

Hurry! Hurry! This year's convention and
show is early and the judges need time to be
able to award you all of those ribbons (and
money). Your entry will be exhibited at the
Boston show. We are all hoping for a sea of blue
ribbons.

Please send all questions
for the "Question Box" to:

Jim Smith
1126 Ferry Avenue
Niagara Falls, NY 14301

Mabel & Glenn Hudson
Memorial Award

Esther Edwards Wells
Awards Chairman

The Mabel and Glenn Hudson Memorial
Award is given to individuals for outstanding
leadership activities within an affiliated chap¬
ter.

Affiliate groups are encouraged to suggest
names of potential candidates for this award.
To do so, secretaries of affiliates should send the
name of the individual, along with a list of
leadership activities and accomplishments, to
Esther Edwards Wells, AVSA Awards Chair¬
man, 948 Fair Oaks Court, Liberty, MO 64068,
by December 15, 1989.

Boston Presentation:
Soils & Fertilizers

Dottie Wilson

Laura Rankin is an undergraduate student
at the University of Massachusetts and was
twice winner of the Bay State African Violet
Society horticulture scholarship.

Her background in soil studies includes
plant nutrition and physiology, nitrate accu¬
mulations in plants and nutritional effects of
soilless media on floricultural crops.

Laura will present a program on soils and
fertilizers at the Boston convention. She will
explain pH and lime, soluble salt injury, water
movement in roots and current fertilizer recom¬
mendations for plants.

If you would like to know more about soils
and fertilizers, don't miss this opportunity to
learn at the Boston Convention.

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE November /December 1989 43

Getting to know us ...

Hi! I'm Betty Shanahan, Entries Co-Chair for
the Boston 1990 Convention. We think that
we're ready to host a HUGE show here in Bos¬
ton. Thanks to the wonderful show committee
at the Kansas City Convention, we've learned
everything we need to know to keep the show
running smoothly. The only thing that we will
need are entries! That's where you come in.

As long as you're coming to Boston, why not
bring along a plant or two (or more). I've had
great success with a standard and a couple of
minis as carry-on luggage on an airplane. If
you're driving, you have room for even more
plants! Of course, a great way to "Catch the New
England Spirit" is to plan your entry for one of
the design classes. And we are anxious to see the
newsletters, magazines, and yearbooks that the
clubs will be entering.

Take that plant that' s showing lots of prom¬
ise and start grooming it now for Boston. We are
looking forward to seeing you AND your plants
in March, 1990.

Boston Presentation:
Show Plants

Dottie Wilson

Betty Tapping, winner of many best in show
awards, will be sharing her secrets of growing
and grooming prize winning plants at the up¬

coming Boston Convention.

Betty hails from Canada and is an AVSA
director. I had the pleasure of spending a lovely
evening with her and her husband. Bud, in their
home this past summer. Betty's plant room is
perfection and what a unique way she has of
controlling thrips! Perhaps she will share this
information with us in her presentation.

Come to Boston and leam to grow show
stoppers.

Harlan Montgomery of Wellesley, MA is
shown here with Cherry Cola part of the Second
Best AVSA Collection - Purple Rosette awarded
at the Bay State AVS’ recent show. Mr. Montgom¬
ery was also the winner of the AVSA Sweep-
stakes Bowl with 25 Blue Ribbon entries.

A prolific grower of show winners, Harlan is
looking forward to the 1990 Boston Convention
and to many more blue ribbons.

Give a gift that keeps giving...

AVSA Memberships
are the perfect answer
to your holiday lists.

44 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE November/ December 1989

Kings Treasure LYNDON LYON GREENHOUSES

Cinnamon Girl (photos by Paul sorano) Paul & Sidney Sorano

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE November/December 1989 45

Look Ma, No Thrips!

Larry Hodgson
1449 William
Sillery, Quebec GIG 4G5

I first wrote about this sure-fire technique for
controlling thrips for the magazine Houseplant
Forum a few years ago. However, recently a
friend who has used this technique with great
success pointed out to me that she had never
heard a word about it in African Violet Magazine
and that many African violet growers were
having a hard time trying to control it. Since she
didn't feel up to writing about it. I'm giving a
short resume of the technique here.

The product in question is an aerosol sprayer
with a built-in timer frequently used in restau¬
rants and stables for controlling flies and mos¬
quitoes. Running on a long-lasting transistor
battery, it releases a spray of insecticide every 7-
1/2 minutes for a full month. The product
sprayed is composed of synthetic pyrethrins
which have proven to be one of the better insec¬
ticides for thrips control. However, the secret of
the success of this method does not lie in the
efficiency of the insecticide insomuch as in the
means of application.

The reason most insecticides fail to com¬
pletely control insects is that treatments always
miss some stages of the infestation. If you treat
one weekend, then again weekly for the next
three or four, there is always that chance that a
few of the insects could have been missed, as
they may have been pupating at the time, still
inside their eggs or even just hidden inside your
plants' flowers (something at which thrips are
very efficient!). These few insects come into
contact with only traces of insecticide and,
through natural selection of those which sur¬
vive, a new resistant race is born within only a
few generations.

By applying a spray not once a week or even
once a day, but once every few minutes for a full
month, no stage of the insect is missed. Newly
hatched young, recently formed adults, etc., all
pass at least a few hours outside of the protec¬

tive confines of the flower during their short
lifetime and all are therefore, so to speak,
"zapped."

My own experience is a proof in point. My
collection was heavily infested with thrips be¬
fore I even realized what was wrong and I was
unable to control the thrips by any other
method. Then, after Marie St-Pierre, an African
violet enthusiast from Rimouski, Quebec,
mentioned the aerosol sprayer in response to a
question during a talk at our club's meeting, I
tried using it. Although I still saw quite a few
thrips during the first week of treatment (I'd
gotten quite handy at spotting them by blowing
on the flowers, which caused them to move
about), their numbers dropped off drastically
during the second week and none were seen
after that time. I nonetheless kept up the treat¬
ment for the full month to catch any lingerers
which may have been pupating. There was no
need to disbud. That was over two years ago
and I have not seen a thrips in my collection
since. After writing about my experiences in
Houseplant Forum , I got plenty of feedback from
other African violet growers, some looking for
sources for the product, the others confirming
my results. The treatment appears to have been
100% effective so far as long as it is kept up for a full
month (with anything less, a few insects will
inevitably escape treatment and you'll have to
start over from scratch!). What's more, it also
controls other flying insects, such as fungus
gnats. On the other hand, reports I have gotten
back show that it is only partially effective on
foliar mealybugs and not at all on soil ones.

I must admit that I am a bit leery about
encouraging people to use insecticides in their
homes. Although pyrethrins are not considered
to be harmful to mammals (don't use it, though,
in the same room as fish or birds) and are widely
used in restaurants and hospitals, I personally

46 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE November/December 1989

don't like to take a chance with any pesticide. I
only used the product in a closed plant room
and even then placed the sprayer right beside

the door where it could be turned off several
minutes before I entered the room (there is an
on/ off switch). It breaks down rapidly when
exposed to air. The product has a faint but not
necessarily disagreeable chemical smell and
can damage plastics and varnishes if sprayed
directly on them. It is most effective when
placed near the ceiling in the center of the room.

I'd rather not mention any commercial
names as the product is produced and/ or dis¬
tributed by several different companies. It can
be obtained through farm product, hospital
and restaurant suppliers and also through ex¬
terminators. After the article first appeared,
several American readers wrote in to say they
had trouble finding the product locally. I have
since learned it can be ordered by mail from
Tapping's Violet Soil, 3 Jody Ave., Ste. A,

Downs view, Ontario, Canada MSN 1H3. A
sprayer with 1 cannister of spray costs $53.75
plus shipping, while replacement cannisters
are $9.75 plus shipping each. There are proba¬
bly other mail order sources.

The only disadvantage with this kind of
product is the price, but if you're having as
great a problem with thrips as I was, you'll
probably be glad to learn of an easy way of
controlling, no matter how much it costs.

Amelia Walsh of Anchorage was the big win¬
ner at the Aurora Borealis AVS’ show, “An Alas¬
kan Rainbow of Violets,” with best in show, Pink
Lady, (scoring 100 points), best standard, Pink
Lady, best miniature, Mini Mam, best
semiminiature, Taffy Joy, best trailer, Trail
Along, best species, best new cultivar, second
best gesneriad, second best trailer, best in de¬
sign and sweepstakes with 101 blue ribbons.

Make your reservations today
for the new slide programs
featuring the 1989
Kansas City AVS A Convention!

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE November/December 1989 47

Rob's Ember Glow

photos & hybrids of Ralph Robinson Rot/s Diamond chips

48 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE November/December 1989

On Foliar Feeding

Irene Fredette

Foliar feeding is a means of supplying or
supplementing the plant's nutrients via the
leaves. Though first discovered in 1844, the
technique was not widely utilized until the
second half of this century and, in recent years,
it has been growing in popularity.

At first, it was believed to be a revolutionary
method which would replace established
methods of fertilization but today's realistic
thinking views it as an effective complement to
established base fertilization. Initially, an inter¬
esting question or hypothesis arose: since it was
demonstrated that basic substances could
move out of a leaf, could they not move into a
leaf? By using fluorescent materials and radio¬
active tracers, research workers were able to
follow plant nutrients through the leaves and
into the plant system and to determine the rate
at which they travel, thus proving that plants
can absorb nutrients through their leaves.
Contrary to the belief expressed by some violet
growers, the activity resulting from foliar feed¬
ing is not confined solely to the leaves. Foliar
feeding does not mean "feeding the leaves" but,
rather, feeding the entire plant via the leaves as
a point of entry. Thus, if a variegated variety
begins to "green up" after foliar feeding, it is not
because of contact between foliar spray and leaf
but because of additional nourishment to the
entire plant.

It is believed that entry occurs by two routes:
by diffusion or absorption through the cuticle
or protective layer and through the stomata or
breaks in the cuticle. The stomata are slit-like
openings between two guard cells which en¬
able the stomata to be opened and closed. The
guard cells are so shaped that ordinary drops of
water are unable to pass through unless the
water is forced through under pressure or the
drops are reduced in size. Thus, small droplets
should increase the absorption of nutrients.
Obviously, foliar feeding is most effective when
the nutrient solution is applied as a fine mist

rather than a shower. Absorption rates are
greater for young leaves and absorption is
greatest on the underside of leaves.

We are all familiar with the basic major
components of plant foods, i.e., nitrogen, phos¬
phorus, and potassium (NPK). However, many
commercial brands are lacking in trace ele¬
ments which, comparatively speaking, are
quite expensive. Though trace element defi¬
ciencies are seldom seen in gross terms, it ap¬
pears these elements are necessary for the
health and vigor of the plant. Though many
trace elements can be obtained by the plant
from good natural soils, the use of soilless mixes
and synthetic media may result in some depri¬
vation.

Research in a number of universities, both in
the United States and in the Soviet Union, has
demonstrated that the use of appropriate foliar
food increases the amount of NPK which the
plant absorbs through its roots and increases
the efficiency with which it utilizes the chemical
fertilizers offered to it through the soil.

Many experts conclude that a plant's diet
can be improved by supplemental foliar feed¬
ing every week or two. If the amount of plant
food normally applied to the soil is generous, it
would be prudent to decrease it by 30-50% and
make up the difference by foliar feeding with a
dilute solution of plant food which contains
various micronutrients or trace elements.

The specific functions of various nutrients
has been discussed in numerous articles in this
magazine, as well as in a number of books such
as Pauline Bartholomew's excellent guide.
Growing To Show , and Melvin Robey's African
Violets. Without repeating the specifics which
can be gleaned elsewhere, suffice it to say that
the role of trace elements is varied and complex.
Generally speaking, they are involved as con¬
stituents of enzymes which are the catalysts
which speed up a number of chemical reactions
involved in plant growth and development.

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE November /December 1989 49

including respiration, transpiration, starch
synthesis. They are also significant in the
hormones which control various processes in
plants.

Though it is generally agreed that supple¬
mental foliar feeding can be a boon to plant

performance, it is not suggested that every
grower immediately fog the plant area with
nutrient mist. However, a prudent experiment
with a few plants might provide an interesting
and possibly rewarding learning experience.

Innovative Staging
for your African Violet Show

Janice Tyler-Sadler
AVSA Judge

Imaginative staging can enhance the beauty
of your African violet show, and add to conven¬
ience in judging and viewing the show.

Take advantage of local store closings, and
garage sales. I found plastic cubs @ 10# each at
a garage sale. They were great to elevate some of
our smaller plants at a recent club show. Often
display racks and accessory stands can be pur¬
chased quite cheaply at "store closings." Re¬
cently I purchased 6M and 8" lucite stands from
a card shop, for only $2.00 and $3.00 each. I also
purchased dozens of lucite place card holders at
less than half the original price. When I'm not
using them at home, they are very handy stands
in which to place the "Section" and "Class"
cards.

The large lucite stands attractively displayed
our trailing violets, and other trailing gesneri-
ads. It added to the beauty of our show and
made it easier to view by the judges and public.

A round wire rack that swivels was pur¬
chased for $5.00. This rack had previously held
key rings for sale, and now is used to hold sale
leaves. A number of bags fit on each spoke; thus
you may place many bags of one variety on each
spoke, making it easier for the public to locate
the "special" one they are looking for. Leaves
are easily replaced as they are sold.

Place your leaf in a bit of damp vermiculite in
a plastic bag, well in advance of your show and
sale. I have successfully done this months ahead
of our show. As long as they are not allowed to

go completely dry, they do fine — even grow
roots and plantlets! Punch a hole in the top of
the bag to hang it, and staple the leaf variety
and other pertinent information just under the
hole. In this way, leaves stay upright, and don't
get broken or smashed as people look through
them.

As you groom your show plants and im¬
prove the symmetry, you can prepare the extra
leaves for sale. That leaf just may be from the
award winner, and you know how everyone
wants to purchase the "winners." This method
also increases the number of varieties for sale,
and you don't have to disappoint anyone by
telling them you "just threw out that leaf last
week, thinking no one would want it."

Underwater designs are difficult to view,
and very difficult to judge when they are not
staged at eye level. Exhibitors put a lot of
thought and time into these designs. The least
the staging committee can do is to place them at
eye level so the public can appreciate their
beauty. I've seen the public walk right past
lovely designs that they had to look down
upon. If your show tables are standard height,
some method should be devised to raise these
designs. If you have only three entries in this
class, a simple solution may be blocks of wood,
attractively covered with fabric or painted.
Another idea might be to rest a board on cement
blocks, and drape it with fabric. The lucite
stands I purchased, also worked well.

50 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE November /December 1989

An attractive display idea was shown at one
of our AVSA convention workshops. A large
tree branch was cemented into a pot; thus creat¬
ing a small "tree." Baskets, large enough to hold
about a 4-1/2" pot were attached to the side
branches of the tree. African violets may be
placed in the baskets; creating an African violet
tree. A bit of moss may be needed to hide the
pots. Trailers look especially pretty on the tree.
This idea could be used to attract visitors into
your showroom when placed near the entrance.

If you have tilted wire holders to place your
award winning plants into, it displays the
plants beautifully and shows off their lovely

symmetry. If you haven't wire stands and no
one volunteers to make them, cardboard cylin¬
ders, approximately 8" high and 7" in diameter
may be stuffed with foil, and the potted African
violet plant placed at a tilted angle inside. Be
sure the cylinder is weighty enough to avoid the
danger of tipping over.

There are as many creative ideas as there are
people. I do hope I've inspired you to "put your
thinking cap on" to make our African violet
shows the best they can be. We know how our
shows inspire the public to join us in our Afri¬
can violet hobby!

Organizing Your Violet Room

Lynda C. Welchel
Magic Knight AVS
San Antonio , Texas

When you go to your local garden center you
will find a myriad of tools and equipment for
the outdoor gardener. Have you ever noticed
how few tools are available to the indoor gar¬
dener, especially violet growers, in our case?
Sometimes I think one of the best tools available
to the violet grower is our fingers! Fingers lift,
dig, cut, prod, and pinch off unwanted leaves,
etc.

If you are a serious violet grower, life will be
much easier for you if all of your supplies, tools,
and materials are kept organized and in one
place. Everything in its place, and supplies kept
on hand when you need them can make grow¬
ing more fun. It's no fun to have to hunt for a
new pot, wick, soil, tweezers, leaf supports, etc.

The solution, if possible, is a permanent
work area to simplify everything. How you
arrange it, of course, will depend upon your
own circumstances. Unfortunately, my plant
room is also my sewing room and I do not have
a table. My ironing board, covered with a large
plastic bag serves as a grooming table when
needed. I keep all of my small supplies on the
top shelf of a bookcase where they are readily
accessible. Pots, leaf supports, and soil are kept

in large boxes in a closet in the same room.
Whenever I finish repotting, I take inventory of
my pots and basic supplies and make a note to
replace them so when the urge to repot strikes
again. I'm all ready to go.

To make repotting time of plantlets easier, I
purchase small Solo cups from a grocery store,
size 3.5 and pre-punch holes in the bottom for
the wick. I also precut wicks and have them
ready. Pots are kept, starting with the 1" size up
to 5-1 /2" size, in boxes. Plastic garbage bags are
used for vermiculite, perlite, and other growing
medium. I also keep a premixed bag consisting
of 1 bag perlite, and 1 bag vermiculite readily
available for "putting down" those leaves I
manage to acquire and just cannot live without!

If you have children, and/or pets, a locked
drawer or cabinet is necessary for poisonous
substances. Of course you will also need a trash
can to throw away leaves and other items that
need to be discarded. Items that I find handy in
my plant room are a selection of plastic bags in
various sizes for covering a pot to starting cut¬
tings, "putting down leaves," or covering
plants to raise the moisture level.

In my plant room you will also find a set of

AFRICAN VIOLET MAG AZINE November /December 1989 51

plastic measuring spoons for the exclusive use
of fertilizer, insecticides and other materials.
One thing I also do is place a plant on a sheet of
newspaper when I am repotting or grooming it.
After I have completed the job, I throw that top
sheet of paper away. This not only aids in a
quick clean up, but also aids in disease preven¬
tion. Other items that I find handy are perma¬
nent fine tip markers to mark labels for leaves
and plants, a soft brush for grooming, tweezers,
baster for top watering, leaching, or rehy¬
drating plants, tissue for that spilled drop of
water, paper towels to clean up any spills, etc.,
and of course, a pen and pencil to keep records.
I also keep an empty dish detergent bottle pre¬
mixed with 25% bleach, 75% water, to wipe
down a pot, reservoir or an area, as needed.

Another recent addition is the use of small
3M Scotch™ Post-It® notes. These little notes
have a sticky back, and are available in various
sizes. I place one in front of any plant that needs
special attention. This comes in handy when I
find a dry plant. After rehydrating a plant, I put
a Post-It™ note on the stand in front of a particu¬
lar plant to remind me to change from plain
water in the individual reservoir to regular fer¬
tilizer and water in two or three days. Other¬
wise, the poor plant may continue on plain
water instead of fertilizer for a couple of weeks
until I refill reservoirs.

The list below are items that I find handy in
my plant room.

Perhaps you will find one or two that will be
helpful in your growing area.

Pots, sizes r - 5-1 /2"

#36 nylon fishing cord for wicking
leaf supports in 4 sizes (small, medium, large, &
extra large)

rubber bands in various sizes for leaf supports
very small rubber bands for holding sandwich
bags around small pots
tweezers
soft brush

small watering can with very fine tip (for leach¬
ing and settling in new plants when they are
first potted)

Pick up sticks (for urging new leaves to grow
properly)

fishing weights to keep unruly leaves in down
and in place
labels

insecticides
fungicides
measuring spoons

plastic gallon milk bottles for keeping various
types of fertilizer and each one marked with
its contents

various types of fertilizer
(8-4-2) fish emulsion sticks
eye dropper (for use with Super Thrive)
empty plastic reservoirs (16 oz.) from grocery
store, with holes pre-punched for the wick
and air circulation — I buy 50 at a time) -
(hint — I've persuaded my husband to cut
the holes in them for me)
plastic labels

small counter top portable vacuum for the mess
I never make — - right!

Post-It™ notes to remind me to do something to
a particular plant

Lysol spray - preventative for mildew, or use
when mildew is present (spray very lightly
18-20" above plant for prevention)
soft rag - for wiping light tubes periodically
notebook - to keep records on plants, bulb
replacement, spraying, etc.
pen and pencil
baster

timers to turn plant lights off and on as neces¬
sary

small electric fan to increase air circulation
when needed
Judge's handbook

various books on violets for reference
AV Magazine (of course!)

Keeping all of your supplies well stocked
and in order makes for a happy grower. Any
plant will tell you, it takes a happy grower to
produce a lovely blooming plant.

Don't forget the
Boston Convention Show
March 19-25, 1990

52 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE November/December 1989

Ah - Hah!

Walt Maurus
P.0, Box 2247
10068 Cavell

You know, sometimes you can hear about
some aspect of plant culture many times with¬
out it really sinking in until, all of a sudden, you
hear or read something that finally teaches.
What a wonderfully exciting moment that is
when something makes profound and mean¬
ingful sense.

Some who read this may be old enough to
remember how as kids we loved reading the
Sunday newspaper's supplement to read about
what wonderful things the future held for us
when we grew up. The future will always be a
grand wonderful place because it deals with
what might be but is not yet.

It was exciting to read, a couple of years ago,
that the Japanese were working on a technique
to bring sunlight directly into the home, to
exactly where you wanted it to be, at an inten¬
sity and quality much like the real thing. Green¬
house intensity in the darkest corner — how
wonderful! It would be done using bundles of
fiber optics. One end would poke up through
the roof of your home, sunlight would move
down through each thin fiber in the bundle and
exit at the other end — supposedly over your
plants. The good news is that these fiber-optic
bundles are flexible and can be routed about
your house much like electrical wiring. The bad
news is it only works when the sun shines.
However, the advantages are obvious. Electri¬
cal energy saving could be prodigious! Can you
picture how the appearance of your living
room, for instance, might be altered? And, fi¬
ber-optics could bring near 100% light effi¬
ciency to your plants. They will appreciate it.
However, until this marvel becomes a reality, it
appears that we do have an almost as efficient
alternative available. And this alternative may
turn out to be not only good for your plants but
good for you as well.

Alaska, Washington and my state of Michi¬

gan have the dubious honor of being the dark¬
est states in the union. In December we get only
29% of possible sunlight. For the whole year we
get only 53% of possible sunlight. Caused, I
suppose, by Michigan being surrounded on
three sides by cloud-producing Great Lakes. In
contrast, Arizona gets 91 %. Is it any wonder we
suffer a great deal from the winter "blah?" Well,
it appears that those "full-spectrum" fluores¬
cent lamps recommended for plant growth are
good for us humans as a wintertime substitute
for the sun.

"All types of artificial light are not the
same. Most fall far short of duplicating the
full spectrum of natural daylight. Full-
spectrum fluorescent lights, however,
come very close to being daylight. Light is
measured according to a scale known as
the Color Rendering Index (CRI). Natural
daylight rates 100%; full-spectrum fluo¬
rescent lights rate from 89 to 91 %, depend¬
ing on the brand. For comparison, the so-
called daylight fluorescent tubes rate 75%
and cool white fluorescents score only
68%. Full-spectrum lighting is being used
to treat "Seasonal Affective Disorder"
(SAD). It used to be called the "winter
blahs."

The first scientific study relating light
to mood was published in the "American
Journal of Psychiatry" in November,
1982. The study focused on a single de¬
pressed man. He lost his depressed atti¬
tude after spending just six hours a day
under full-spectrum lights for four days.
"The change in people like that is dra¬
matic," said Dr. Fetrilli. "A trip to Florida
may do the same thing but full-spectrum
lights are a lot cheaper. They only cost
about $8 to $11 a tube and fit in regular
fluorescent fixtures.1

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE November /December 1989 53

Interestingly, if you use the full-spectrum
tubes over your plants you will also be bathed in
this beneficial light. Nothing mystical ■ — just
fact.

Dr. Hughes said, "Under light not
approximating the sun, one study found
calcium absorption dropped off in the
elderly who stayed indoors in the winter.
But those living under full-spectrum
lighting had a 40% increase in calcium
absorption."2

Full-spectrum lights are known as Vita-lite,
Verilux and Indoor Sun. Unless the tube is
marked "full-spectrum" it probably isn't, and
may be short of some of the colors that blend to
produce sunlight. To give an even better idea of
how effective these lights can be, please read the
following quote:

"A study in Sarasota, Florida, found
that both dental decay and disturbed
learning behavior could be mitigated by
changing the school lights from cool white
fluorescents to full-spectrum lights.

"In Russia, miners are required to strip
off their clothes and spend an hour under
full-spectrum lights or in the daylight af¬
ter coming up. They report less black lung
disease as a result.

"Charles T. Clift, director of the Burnett

Zoo in Syracuse, put full-spectrum lights
around the zoo to cut down on vandal¬
ism. He got more than he bargained for.
The animals thought spring had arrived.
'The zoo became a veritable maternity
ward/ he said. The cougars fell in love all
over again and produced their fourth lit¬
ter. We collected five goose eggs. At least
eight lambs were born and the deer popu¬
lation increased by 20. Big Lizzie gave
birth to a bear cub. The wallaby produced
a new mini-kangaroo and the chimpan¬
zee got pregnant/ "3

Placing all that aside, what do you do if you
want to try the lights to get rid of the winter
blahs? Look in the yellow pages under light
bulbs and try to find a listing for full-spectrum
lights. There aren't many listings but there are
at least three brands.

There may be much we have yet to learn, not
only about what to do to get our plants to
flourish but how we, just by being with our
plants, might also flourish.

References:

1. Pacemaker, Vol. 1 4 /No. 1 /Spring, 1989,
Harper Hospital, Detroit, MI 48201.

2. Ibid.

3. Ibid.

"Keeping Pets" and "Raising Violets"

Lynda C. Welchel
Magic Knight AVS
9505 Wildwood Ridge

San Antom

There are many obvious differences between
keeping pets and raising violets. The first main
difference is that plants are able to manufacture
their own food supply by a series of chemical
reactions commonly known as photosynthesis.
Photosynthesis is the manufacturing of food
(carbohydrates) from carbon dioxide and water
in the presence of light. It takes place in the cells
of green plants containing chlorophyll. During
this process, the raw materials, carbon dioxide.

, TX 78250

and water are combined by the chlorophyll to
form simple sugar, commonly known as glu¬
cose. Oxygen is the given off by-product. Some
of the glucose produced during photosynthesis
is used for energy, some of it is stored as starch,
some converted into other types of food mate¬
rials, including fats, oils, and proteins. No
human or household pet can do this! However,
our violets are only able to accomplish this
great act of nature if we give them the proper

54 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE November /December 1989

elements necessary for this function. The
proper soil, light, temperature, fertilizer, water,
and air just to name a few.

The first major elements that come to mind
are fertilizer and water. A dog will bark, and a
kitty will meow to let you know if you don't
feed them properly. Fish in a tank will find
small bits and pieces of food, or perhaps they
will rip a plant apart if you forget to feed them,
but our plants cannot audibly talk to us or care
for themselves. Unfortunately, they might just
have to sit there until they mildew, itch, burn, or
starve to death! However, if you watch them
carefully they do communicate with us
through their visible reactions to YOUR care
and attention or lack of it.

When you are in your violet growing area,
do you take the time to look carefully at each
one of your plants individually? Perhaps you
will see a wilted plant. If you are wick watering,
has the wick been inadvertently removed from
the reservoir or tray? Worse yet, is the reservoir
or tray bone dry? Rover or kitty can pick them¬
selves up and seek out water, however your
plant is marooned on your plant stand. 1 A typi¬
cal plant may lose up to 100 times as much
water per unit of weight than a mammal in a
given period. If a plant had to fill the water
needs of its cells as mammals do, by the circula¬
tion of some form of blood, the blood would
have to circulate and be replenished at an im¬
possibly fast rate. Your poor plant is really
trying to tell you something when it sits there
limply.

Are your plants producing buds, but no
bloom? The problem is probably too low hu¬
midity or some type of infestation. Raise the
humidity in the room and spray with an insec¬
ticide as a precaution. Do take the time to ob¬
serve your plants; they can tell you a lot by just
looking at them and observing their behavior.

Are your plant leaves yellowing? Has the
growth of the plant ceased? Have you forgotten
to put fertilizer in your trays and just added
water again, and again, and again? It's fine to
add plain water to trays every other time you
fill them since most of the water is lost through
evaporation and thus you are still left with the
fertilizer in the tray. However, as we all know,
your plant can no more exist on water alone

than your pets can. Have you taken the time to
leach out your plants and rid them of excessive
fertilizer salts that build up in the soil from
constant wick watering? If your leaves are very
yellow, and if you have been feeding them a
regular African violet fertilizer 12-36-14, you
may need to use a fertilizer with a higher nitro¬
gen content such as a 17-6-6. One note of cau¬
tion — do not use a high nitrogen fertilizer on
variegated plants. A fertilizer with a high nitro¬
gen content such as 17-6-6 may prevent vari¬
egated varieties from showing their attractive
colors. Add to this warm conditions and you
may even find your new plant growth with
very little variegation at all!

When we get too much sun on our bodies we
head for the shade; likewise Rover, kitty, and
your pet goldfish. When our plants are getting
too much light they will hug the pot, or perhaps
the leaves will look bleached out. A possible
solution might be to decrease the number of
light hours, and or move a plant getting too
much light to the end of the stand. Putting two
new bulbs on one shelf at the same time can
cause your plants to burn from too much light.
Space out your bulb replacement by at least 2 -
3 weeks. Should you have to replace both tubes
at one time, be sure and cut your light hours
back to about 8 hours for a week or two and then
gradually increase the light hours back to your
usual amount of 10 - 12 hours depending upon
your conditions and what type plants you are
growing. If you are growing your plants in
natural sunlight, perhaps a curtain to filter the
sunlight might solve the problem.

I have found that certain Saintpaulia species
plants are particularly inclined to yellowing of
leaves, i.e., S. Nitida and S. Pendula. Both of
these plants in my collection insist on having
yellowing leaves and I have corrected the situ¬
ation by changing from a 12-36-14 fertilizer to a
17-6-6. 1 have also found that species plants like
a little less light and like to be leached out
frequently, perhaps 1-2 times per month. I feel
that they do not need quite the "pampering"
i.e., as much light and fertilizer as our modem
day hybrids to produce lovely blooming plants.

Having experimented over the past 3-4 years
I have found that organic fertilizers (fish emul¬
sion sticks) and Peter's 12-36-14 at half strength

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE November /December 1989 55

seem to produce the strongest, healthiest
blooming plants. Since fish emulsion is an or¬
ganic fertilizer, which was once composed of
living matter, I feel that a more natural type of
feeding is being recreated for species plants. I
have also found that species tend to have shal¬
low root systems and therefore do better being
planted in shallow pan pots rather than the tall
variety and seem to do better if they are not
potted up as frequently as hybrids. After some
thought I am guessing that this goes back to
their place of origin. Simple growing condi¬
tions! Back to nature. Speaking of our violet's
origin. Do you know where our violets were
discovered and under what conditions they
were found growing?

2"It was in 1892 that the African- violet was
discovered in 'the hilly regions of Western
tropical Africa.' The African-violet was first
found by Baron Walter von Saint Paul, the
Imperial District Captain of LJsambara, a prov¬
ince of northeast Tanganyika in the Territory of
East Africa. Baron Walter von Saint Paul either
sent plants, or more likely seeds to his father in
Silesia. His father had a keen interest in plants
and wrote the following to the publisher of
Curtis's Botanical Magazine." ...

"The Saintpaulia was discovered in East African
on a plantation of vanilla [vines] and Indian-rubber
trees. It was found in two localities , one about an
hour from Tanga , in wooded places , in the fissures of
limestone rocks , as well as rich soil with plenty of
vegetable matter. This place was not more than 50 to
150 feet above the sea level. The second location
where the Saintpaulia was discovered was in the
primeval forest ofNumbara , likewise in shady situ¬
ations , but no granite rocks , 25,000 feet above the
sea"

This scenario is a far cry from the controlled
light, fertilizer, temperature, soil, and humidity
controlled environment many of us keep in our
plant rooms. Reading the above may help you
to understand what requirements are needed
for Saintpaulia species plants.

When your plants are not getting enough
light, they will lean toward the strongest area of
light. To keep them symmetrical you of course
turn them every once in a while, especially
those on the ends of the light stand which tend
to lean toward the light. I have found that cer¬

tain leaf types need more light than others.
Variegated plants, and those plants with light
green leaves do better in the center portions of
the plant stand. Think about it, your plants are
communicating with you. In subtle ways, they
are telling you what they need if you will only
pay attention to them.

If your plants are reaching up, they are more
than likely getting too little light. The solution
is to move the plants that are reaching to the
center of the plant stand where the light inten¬
sity is stronger or perhaps you might want to
increase your light hours a little more. When
was the last time you changed bulbs in your
plant stand? I use the system "spring forward,"
"fall back" when we switch from daylight sav¬
ings time in the spring to standard time in the
fall to remind me that it is also time to change
bulbs in my plant stand. We spring forward, so
change the front bulbs in the front of the plant
stand in the spring and "fall back" in the fall —
change the bulbs in the back of your stand in the
fall. Using this method you will never have two
new tubes on any one plant shelf.

Just as you are a product of your environ¬
ment, so are your plants. Plants, animals, and
their owners, possess the property of irritabil¬
ity. They are all sensitive to various environ¬
mental factors and can react to these factors by
a series of movements. Some of these factors are
temperature, light, water, and gases. For the
most part, African violets like the same type
environment that people do.

Take the time to stop and look at your plants
several times a week if you don't have the time
everyday. Check to be sure they are not being
bothered by diseases or pests. Make sure you
take off that spent blossom or that broken leaf.
Your pet cat can usually groom himself;
wouldn't it be nice if our violets could too! Not
all plants need the same type of care. Every
violet is an individual plant and should be
treated as such.

Take the time to periodically clean up the
whole plant growing area. Clean and rinse out
trays and individual containers. I use bleach
and water when cleaning trays to help keep
algae down and it also makes the cleaning
chore a lot easier. I use about one cup of bleach
to a tray of very hot water and let it soak for at

56 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE November/December 1989

least one half hour. After soaking, add to this a
scrub brush and a little energy and your trays
are clean. I find soaking my trays in the bath tub
convenient and less messy than using a sink. I
would recommend using gloves on your hands
when doing this. Wipe your light bulbs with a
soft cloth to remove dust so you will have more
usable radiant energy. Every 3-4 months I also
wipe down the entire stand with a very mild
solution of Lysol and water or Clorox and water
to keep them clean and help keep mildew
down, especially during warm weather. Please
don't use Lysol and Clorox together, the chemi¬
cal reaction may get both you and your plants
sick. Keeping the entire area clean is a lot easier
than trying to cure a disease or pest infestation
later on after it has gotten a strong hold on your
plants.

Violets will look their best if they are evalu¬
ated frequently and given care on a constant
basis. Just because our plants cannot bark.

meow or chirp, doesn't mean that we should
ignore them. Most of us that have pets such as
dogs and cats are greeted in the morning when
we wake up and when we return to our homes.
Cats, dogs, and birds demand your attention
morning, noon and night. Most times they will
pester you until you meet their basic needs.
However, your violet sits quietly, stately, ele¬
gantly, and suffers in silence. That silence might
become DEAD SILENCE at some point, from
lack of attention. "Raising Violets" and "Keep¬
ing Pets" truly have their differences. Observe
your plants — if you watch them carefully they
can tell you what they want and need! (and P.S.,
take care of your domestic pets, too.)
References:

1. Life Nature Library, The Plants, Frits W.
Went, Time-Life Books, NY, NY, pages 74-75.

2. Helen Van Pelt Wilson's African Violet Book,
Hawthorn Books, Inc., New York, pages 108-
109.

Blossom Types

Dolores Larsen
10503 SE 232nd St.

Kent , WA 98031

African violet species, the "original ten,"
and the older, first cultivars all have single
blossoms which drop before the blossom loses
its fresh look. After extensive hybridizing the
star blossoms, the semidouble and double blos¬
soms appeared which remained on the plant
until they were snipped off.

When my African violet "fever" started
and I began ordering many plants by mail, I was
under the impression that the newer cultivars
no longer dropped their blossoms. I soon dis¬
covered how wrong I was. Many of the new
releases are still "droppers." Those of you who
have only recently started collections or those
who have so far grown only a few varieties, may
find the following definitions of blossom types
helpful:

SINGLE: Has five petals (lobes) and usu¬
ally only one pair of anthers. The blossom may
be either violet or star shaped and the blossom

drops.

STICKTXTE: This is a descriptive term not
always used, although I wish it were, for a
blossom which looks like a single but does not
drop.

SEMIDOUBLE: Has more than five petals
but less than ten. The extra petal(s) usually form
a tuft or crest in the center of the blossom. They
usually do not drop but occasionally a plant
with a semidouble blossom will be a "dropper."
There is no way to distinguish these few with¬
out growing them.

DOUBLE: Has ten petals or more. These
petals may be fully open or may be somewhat
cupped with each petal visible; however there
are double blossoms which only partially open,
remaining in a "ball" or "semi-bud" stage with¬
out ever revealing their hidden beauty. There
are only a few of these non-opening blossoms
on the market. None of the double blossoms
drop.

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE November /December 1989 57

Choosing Varieties

Pauline Bartholomew

It is easy to describe the characteristics of a
perfect show plant. However, it is not so easy to
find varieties that will fulfill these ideals. Many
varieties lack the requirements of a good, all-
around show plant. In reality we settle for
somewhat less than perfection and apply our
growing skills to overcome the imperfections.

The Ideal Show Plant

For foliage we look for sturdy petioles
growing straight and evenly distributed
around the main stem. We want perfectly over¬
lapping rows of leaves with the outer row in the
pattern of a circle. We hope for foliage that is not
so sensitive that it will react adversely to slight
changes in culture. For floriferousness we look
for a variety that produces numerous bloom
stalks. We want lots of medium to large blos¬
soms but not so many that the foliage is ob¬
scured or spent blossoms are impossible to clip
out. We want peduncles strong enough to hold
blossoms over the foliage at the right height.
And finally, in both blossoms and foliage, we
look for clear, bright colors that remain stable.

Finding Show Quality Varieties

There are many ways to find varieties that
will make good show plants, but you may have
to be persistent in order to get a plant or leaf
cutting actually in your possession. Attend
judged shows and make a list of the most strik¬
ing varieties. Add the recommendations of
award-winning growers to the list. Observe the
plants grown by those who use the same culture
methods that you use and arrange to trade
plantlets or leaf cuttings with them. Search
plant sales, nurseries, catalogs, and advertise¬
ments in the African Violet Magazine. Check
"Tally Time" which is published every year in
the AVM. This is a list of varieties that received
the greatest number of awards in AVSA shows
the previous year. And finally, don't miss the

fun of ordering plants by mail and test them out
for yourself.

Mail Order Violets

Reading variety descriptions in advertise¬
ments is an exciting guessing game. It is only
natural for merchants to extol the virtues of
their products. Beauty is in the eye of the be¬
holder and they can't be expected to describe
the blossoms as non-descript. And so, growers
must learn to read between the lines and be¬
come familiar with the style of advertising copy
writers.

When some suppliers describe a variety as
"show" quality," you can count on it. Others do
not mean to deceive, it's just that their stan¬
dards are lower! The phrase "has lovely blos¬
soms" makes me suspicious. I want to hear
"magnificent," "stunning," "superb," or "out¬
standing." And there is the interpretation of
blossom size. Blossoms are described as big,
large, huge, and giant — - never small or me¬
dium. I wonder — do suppliers have a standard
measure to describe blossom size? If the de¬
scription merely says "very showy" I wonder
what is wrong with the foliage. The grower also
learns to be aware of personal preferences.
When you know you are drawn only to deep-
tone colors, don't order a variety described as
white or pink with a red eye or a fine red edge.
The color may sound vivid but it will probably
be in the pastel range.

Registered Varieties

Experienced growers know how difficult it
is to find three high-scoring registered varieties
for the AVSA Collection Class. Thus, the largest
percentage of plants in your collection should
be registered. Because excellent show plants
are sometimes not registered until a year or
more after release, don't pass up a good variety
because it is not registered. However, be aware

58 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE November/ December 1989

of how many registered varieties you have, and
check the MVL supplements for new registra¬
tions.

Know the Hybridizers

Successful growers are as familiar with the
name of the hybridizer of a variety as they are
with the name of the variety. New growers soon
begin to recognize the hybridizers and can
watch for the new introductions of those who
have a good record for quality. Some hybridiz¬
ers are noted for their work with miniatures,
some specialize in variegated standards, and
others are recognized for miniature trailers. Of
course, many hybridizers produce quality in¬
troductions in a wide range of types.

Praise and support the commercial grow¬

ers who offer the releases of hybridizers who
have a background of genetic knowledge, who
work with strong, stable stock, and who offer
consistently high quality varieties. Protect us
from the breeders who, no matter how ordinary
or duplicate they may be, release and register
every plant that jumps up from the seed bed.
These puny efforts become listed in perpetuity
and eventually will make the MVL the size of a
big city telephone directory.

Judges should encourage good hybridiz¬
ing by not compromising judging standards to
accommodate a plant's poor growth habits.
Awards are meant to acknowledge the skill of
the grower, but they are also an unspoken trib¬
ute to the skill of the hybridizer.

(Reprinted from " Growing To Show” with
author's permission.)

Enjoy

"The Freedom Trail"

In Boston

The Freedom Trail allows a visitor to see 16
different historic sites in Boston in the course of
two to three hours. Sites are connected by a red
line on the streets and sidewalks. The emphasis
is on Colonial and Revolutionary events, due to
their national importance.

Freedom Trail sites include Boston Com¬
mon, the oldest park in the United States; The
State House designed by Charles Bulfinch,
famed 18th century architect. The golden dome
has become one of the city's chief landmarks.
Also included are the Park Street Church, Gran¬
ary Burying Ground, King's Chapel, site of the
first public school, the Old Corner Book Store,
Old South Meeting house. Old State House,
Boston Massacre site, Faneuill Hall, the Paul
Revere House, Old North Church, Copp's Hill
Burial Ground, U. S. S. Constitution and the
Bunker Hill Monument.

Many of these historic sties are within walk¬
ing distance of the Boston Park Plaza Hotel. The
Quincy Marketplace is an interesting area
where one could browse, shop and eat while
taking in part of Boston's history.

Guest speakers for the Rayne (LA) African
Violet Society’s workshop were Audrey
Voorhees and Wynne Voorhees of the JAVA Club
of New Orleans. Topics included all phases of
horticulture and design divisions. Questions
were permitted throughout the workshop and
clubs throughout the state of Louisiana were rep¬
resented.

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE November /December 1989 59

A list of some of Boston's "Firsts"

Boston, throughout history, has been a tre¬
mendous trendsetter for new ideas for technol¬
ogy, medicine, academia, finance, transporta¬
tion and many other innovations. Here is a list
of Boston's "Firsts."

1631

First ferry boat, ran from Boston to Char¬
lestown and Winnisimmet, now called
Chelsea.

1634

First public park, Boston Common, "a playce
for a training field and for the feeding of
Cattell"

1635

First free public school, still in existence and
called Boston Latin School.

1639

First post office.

1653

First public library founded.

1686

First school book printed.

1698

First road map printed for public use.

1713

First pipe organ imported from England to
Boston's King's Chapel.

1716

First lighthouse on little Brewster Island at the
entrance to Boston Harbor.

1730

First art exhibit by painter John Smibert.
1776

First proclamation of the Declaration of
Independence, given at the Old State House
on July 18th.

1799

First Board of health, established by law with
Paul Revere as its first president.

1810

First orchestra, formed by Johann Gotlieb
Graupner.

1826

First railroad, built in Quincy.

1832

America was first sung in public, July 4th at

Park Street Church. The Reverend Samuel
Francis wrote the words, supposedly in a half
hour.

1845

First sewing machine, made by Elias Howe.

1846

First anesthesia demonstration.

1851

First YMCA in the United States opened.
1854

First free public library, opened on Mason
Street.

1862

First football team organized.

1867

First independent school of music, still in
existence, called the New England Conserva¬
tory of Music, founded on February 18.

1873

First university in the world to open all
departments to women, Boston University.

1874

First words were spoken by telephone
developed by Alexander Graham Bell.

1875

First Christmas card produced and printed
by Louis Prantz.

1876

First club in America organized for the
exploration of mountains, Appalachian
Mountain Club.

1877

First and only swanboats appeared in
Boston's Public Garden, operated by Robert
Pageot.

1878

First bicycle club was formed.

1883

First vaudeville performance.

1897

First subway for trolley car operation opened
September 1.

1897

First annual marathon, called the American
Marathon Race, held by the Boston Athletic
Association on April 19. The event is still run

60 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE November /December 1989

today.

1899

First Animal Rescue League incorporated.

1900

First Davis Cup tennis match played at
Longwood Cricket Club in August.

1903

First Modern World Series, won by the
Boston Red Sox over the Pittsburgh Pirates.
1929

First computer developed at MIT.

1944

First automatic digital computer, patented at
Harvard.

1959

First oral contraceptive proven effective, the
"Pill," at Free Hospital for Women, now part
of Brigham and Women's Hospital.

A Christmas Story

Norman L. Gordon , Sr.

833 Foxen Canyon Road

Santa Maria , CA 93454

Perhaps many readers of the AVM can share
an almost forgotten experience and the lustful
pleasure they beheld when taking a fixed look
at an African violet in bloom, they themselves
propagated. Being especially observant of the
flaunting attitude of this proud cultivar taking
its pose with brazen debut for its effect upon
the homo sapien. Exhibiting its formal attire in
blazing splendor as if to say, "attraction is my
gratification."

It's acknowledged by many that the first
occasion to have this actual participation, is
their reward for the constant vigilance, mental
and physical depreciation involving their
judgments. The rich detail of each specimen as
it unfolds its unparalleled beauty brings with it
a revelation of deep passion that has remained
patiently within the innermost control of per¬
severance.

Most of us are so accustomed to reading the
negative side of the news as well as what not to

do in our practice of plant husbandry, that we
forget the pleasures of this first display. With
this in view, do you agree that it is satisfying to
read something biased?

During the period of growth and natural
process we become anxious and to be able to
choose a particular time for this experience to
materialize is usually of little concern. Just
hurry along, and empty the required time,
appear on stage for the enjoyable and entertain¬
ing performance is our every thought. But now
I can relate to the elated ones who had the good
fortune of savoring this arrival at Christmas
time.

As we made ready our family, our home and
our hearts for the Christmas season, my wife
noticed a small stem issue beginning to form on
our first propagation. Of course this necessi¬
tated a close, periodic inspection. Not believing
ever that the exciting coincident would materi¬
alize on or before Christmas. But then came the
relishing main event. Our belief was satisfy-
ingly defied, confronting us openly and boldly
with the birth and debut of a gorgeous display
on Christmas Eve. A real meaning to our efforts
were realized, giving additional joy and flavor
to the season of yule.

Happy Holidays
from the AVM!

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE November/December 1989 61

PLASTIC FLOWER POTS

Inch

Number of Pot*

Size

Color

Type

10

20

50

100

500

2

White

RS

1.00

1.75

4.00

6.75

27.00

2-1/4

Wh or Gr

RS/SQ

1.00

1.75

4.00

6.75

27.00

2-1/2

Wh or Gr

RS/SQ

1.20

2.00

4.30

7.40

30.00

3

Wh or Gr

RS/RT/SQ

1.40

2.50

5.50

10.00

45.00

3-1/2

Wh or Gr

RT/SQ

1.65

2.90

6.80

12.00

53.00

4

Wh or Gr

RS/RT/SQ

2.00

3.50

7.80

14.50

65.00

4-1/2

Wh or Gr

RS/RT/SQ

2.35

4.20

9.25

17.00

79.00

5

Wh or Gr

RS/RT

2.75

5.10

11.75

20.75

93.00

6

Wh or Gr

RS/RT

3.35

5.90

14.00

26.00

124.00

6-1/2

Wh or Gr

RT

3.90

6.90

15.75

29.00

132.00

7

Wh or Gr

RS

6.30

11.95

28.00

51.00

240.00

8

Wh or Gr

RS/RT

6.90

13.10

31.00

57.00

265.00

(COLOR: Wh-White, Gr-Green)

(TYPE: RS- Round Standard; height and width are same
RT- Round Tub; height is 3/4 of width at top
SQ-Square; volume about same as RS)

SEEDS

We continue to offer Nadeau's African Violet seeds for standards, miniatures,

variegates, & trailers.

Packets (100 seeds & instruction pamphlet) . $4.75

Kits (100 seeds, instructions, starter container,
and Jiffy-7 pellets) . 5.25

See our catalog for descriptions

MOIST-RITE PLANTERS

We continue to sell attractively designed * i _ .j

double-walled planters, providing for self

watering. Colors are: light green, black or | \ — - — .V/

white. -\ ,

Single Planter . $ 4.00 j ^ 7

Six Planters . 18.00 w

Twelve Planters . 33.00 — -

Twenty-four Planters . 54.00

1

FLORACUPS

Protective sleeves for your sale plants V & ~~yf *

Pot size Top & Depth per 50 per 100 ^ /

2- 3/4“ 7“x7* $4.00 7.00 \^A

3- 1/2“ 6-1/4"x6-1/4“ 4.00 7.00 \ ' ^ l

4“ 7“ x 6-3/8“ 5.00 9.00 Js'''

SEND FOR OUR FREE CATALOG

YOUR REQUEST FOR OUR FREE CATALOGUE WILL BE
ANSWERED BY RETURN MAILI

Our free catalogue lists and describes several other Items such as
Sinningia seeds, Oyama (Texas Style) Pots, leaf supports, pens, masks,
gloves, meters, hanging baskets of all sizes, soil enriching materials,
trays, books, starter greenhouses. Insecticides, Florae ups, & SPECIAL
OFFERS.

Florida Customers Must Add 6% Sales Tax

MINIMUM ORDER $7.50 PLUS SHIPPING

Send Orders To:

The Violet House

P. O. Box 1274
Gainesville, Florida 32602
Phone (904) 377-8465

SHALLOW CONTAINERS
PLASTIC PAN POTS

Very shallow, about half as deep as they are across the top
- bottom holes only. (Recommended in AVSM articles and
convention presentations)

Color

WhorGr 3.00 5.75 13.50 24.00 100.00
WhorGr 3.90 7.50 17.00 32.00 140.00

Inch Size

5

6

6-1/2 WhorGr 4.15 8.00 18.50 35.00 168.00

8 WhorGr 6.25 11.50 27.00 52.00 245.00

10 WhorGr 9.75 18.25 43.50 83.00 400.00

See our catalog for prices of SNAP-ON SAUCERS to fit PANS

PLASTIC WATER RESERVOIRS

Volume

Hgt.

20

50

100

500

8 oz

1-3/4“

7.00

16.00

26.50

105.00

16 oz

3“

7.00

16.00

26.50

105.00

32 oz

3"

11.00

24.00

45.00

165.00

(wicks not Included)

Have you tried the 16 oz without lids (1/2 price) with 5“ Pans?

PLANT CARE ITEMS

‘PLEASE NOTE:

Due to the bulkiness of soil, perlite, and vermiculite, we are able to ship

ONLY 8 gallons of any one or combination of these (*) first four items with

each shipping charge.

‘Violet House Potting Soil . . .

. 2 gal. . .

. . $2.80

‘Nadeau Soilless Mix - good for seedlings ..

. 2 gal... .

. 2.80

‘Perlite - opens the soil . . ................

. 1 gal. . . .

. 1.40

‘Vermiculite - helps hold soil moisture . .

. 1 gal . . .

. 1.40

Canadian Peal - milled . . .

. 2 gal .

. 2.50

Dolomite Lime - raises alkalinity (pH) .........

...... i b .

. ....1.30

Charcoal - sweetens soil . . .

.... 12 oz .

. .....1.40

Sphagnum Moss - tong ffoered .

.. 1/4 cu. ft . .

. 2.75

Fish Emulsion - promotes greening, roots ..

.... 10 oz .

. 1.75

Superthrrve - tiny dose helps to flourish .

. 1 oz .

. 2.25

2 oz .

. .3.30

4 oz . .

. ...5.20

House Plant Insect Spray - pump sprayer ..

.. 10 fl. OZ .

. 1.50

PETER'S AFRICAN VIOLET FERTILIZERS

African Violet Special (12-36-14) . . . 12 oz. . ..........$2.75

Variegated Special (5-50-17) . . . 12 oz. . . .^..3.25

General Purpose (20-20-20) . 16 oz. . . 2.50

CAPILLARY MATTING (Vattex)

Water plants by means of capillary action. A black plastic sheet, with tiny
holes, lies on top of the dark matting, minimizing algae growth.

4 feet wide, can be cut with shears - $.35 per square foot.

(eg: 4 feet x 2 feet - 8 sq. ft. ... $2.80)

SHIPPING CHARGES

48 States . . . *3-25

Hawaii and Alaska . . . . . . . . . 5.50

Aft other areas charged actual cost

U.P.S. delivery charges for C O D . . . . . 2.20

62 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE November/December 1989

Travis^Iiolets

RO. BOX 42 OCHLOCKNF.E GA. 31773

Phone 1-912-574-5167
1-912-574-5236

MUST MAKE ROOM!!

GREEN HOUSE CLEARANCE

All plants shipped within 48 working hours. Baker’s dozen. Husky starter plants. $22.00 - Postpaid
- All Plants - Our Choice - All Different & Labeled. All Plants picked up at Greenhouse - Only $1 .50 each •
Send $1.00 for our New 1990 Catalog. All of our 1989 customers will receive a free catalog. Please list all in¬
formation on credit cards. Gift with all new catalogs for early orders.

APACHE SERIES
J. C. Munk, Hybridizer

AFRICAN VIOLET SHOP

2015 Bauer Drive • Houston, Texas 77080
1-713-468-0844

NEW VARIETIES BY LENORA:

Crimson Velvet ■ Large - Single fringed fuchsia pansy. Dark green plain foliage with red reverse.

First Houston • Large - Single frilled edge fuchsia red pansy. Medium green with light green reverse plain foliage.

Mixed Emotions • Large - Semidouble fringed white with pink bottom petals and green tops. Medium green wavy foliage with lighter green reverse.
Pink Rosette • Large - Double, fringed, pink. Dark green plain foliage with slight red reverse.

Hidden Beauty - Strawberry pink to lavender, darker eye and rays. Heavy fringed ruffled blooms. Dbl. Medium green leaves tailored with veins.
Country Sunset ■ Deep fuchsia with fringed ruffled white edges. Semidouble. Medium green foliage.

All Size Plants - Leading Hybridizers - Ceramic Pots & All Supplies Greenhouses Open Irregular Hours For Your Convenience
Visitors and Clubs Welcome List - 750 coin or stamps

J. C. & LenoraMunk

“Superior violets expressly for you!”

'May joy and heauty
surround you during the
OdoCiday Season
and in the coming year

SPECTACULAR NEW VARIETIES ARE BEING PROPAGATED NOW
FOR YOUR SPRING GROWING PLEASURE

FALL 1989 RELEASES:

° BLANSIT: 7 new standards, 1 marvelous chimera, all unsurpassed perfection.

° BOONE: 12 gorgeous blue ribbon winners including 7 new variegated “Halo’s.”

° KENT’S: 3 outstanding standards deserving of rave notices.

SPRING 1990 RELEASES:

* CHAMPION: 8 stunning new standards, 1 precious new mini, winners all.

* FREDETTE: 15 new "Originals,” glorious additions to your collection.

* PITTMAN: 11 new heavy-blooming standards, 14 precious new minis and semiminis, 4 super new trailers, all

Honey’s with her perfect touch.

* ROB’S MINI-O-LETS: 9 delightful new minis and semiminis - Ralph Robinson’s creations are lovelier than ever!

* WASMUND: 1 1 new standard “Rainbow’s" and 6 semimini "Bantam” charmers in vibrant colors to add to vour

Rainbow.

Also Beautiful Varieties from: Bryant * Burns * Elkin * Granger * Jeannette’s Jesneriads *

Lyons * Maas * Ness * Smith’s Wranglers * Williams * Croteau * Tremblay * and other top hybridizers!
Send for my 1990 catalog with hundreds of varieties fully described.

° The very best of old and new. $1.50 - ready around February 15. 0
Shipping of starter plants & leaves will begin about May 1st.

*** We take pride in our expert wrapping and packing.***

GENOLA B. COX, 1441 Everett Road, Eagle River, Wl 54521 - ph. (715) 479-3099.

Visit my ‘growing family' in the beautiful Northwooas of Wisconsin. Open Tues. - Sat., 10-4. Closed Sun. & Mon.

AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE November/December 1989 63

Send all questions to the new
Question Box columnist:

Jim Smith
1126 Ferry Ave.

Niagara Falls, NY 14301

"Schultz -Instant”

LIQUID PLANT FOOD

■Atv ottiacnofit

‘7 drops per quart water
Every time you water ;

».*xJ:v*ry y°u &otr

Violets

by Appointment

Bill and Kathryn Paauwe
45 Third St, West Sayvilie, NY 11796
Phone (516) 589-2724

Over 700 varieties - old and new! Our 1990 list will be
available January 1 st - $1 .00, deductible with first order. List
will include the 1990 releases from Irene Fredette, Ralph
Robinson, and Hortense Pittman, as well as the very latest
from Lyon/Sorano and Edwina Gross. Leaves only. USA
only. Supplies available at our shop.

"Schultz- Instant”

RASY DiHtCTION*

>l/i teasp. per gaL water
Every time you water,
Ever y thing you glow’

Available at leading Garden Centers and Plant Departments.
Garden Clubs SEND FOR OUR FUND RAISING OFFER
Schultz Co. 11730 Northline, St Louis, MO 63043

ZACA VISTA NURSERY

AFRICAN VIOLET SPECIALISTS

Featuring Hybrid Salntpaullas and Other Related Gesnerlads

Retail Sales From The Greenhouse
Wednesday Thru Sunday — - 9 a.m. ’til 5 p.m.
CLOSED: Monday and Tuesday

We also ship • Send $1 for Catalog & “CAL"

(overseas $2 US)

1190 Alamo Pintado Road
Solvang » CA 93463
Telephone 805/688-2585

Tour Groups Invited - Call or write for information

INTRODUCING our NEW AFRICAN
VIOLET FERTILIZERS - A very spe¬
cial blend for VIVACIOUS VIOLETS of
only the highest quality materials con-
taining our EXCLUSIVE TIME
RELEASE FORMULA in our new
LIQUI-PAK — Easy to use ,

no measure , no mess /

X Unique

Growth Products I Easy-To-Use

P-O. Box 1259 l Tip in Measure

White Plains, NY 10602

(914) 428-1316

Container

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Send order with Check or Money Order to:

Growth Products

P.O. Box 1259 White Plains, NY 10602

Name: _

Address:

City: _

State: _

\^AII prices include postage.

! am enclosing $ _ _

_ 614 oz. liqui-pak

_ 16 oz. Tip & Measure

_ 1 gal. Tip & Measure

please send me
$2.00 ea. _

4.98 ea.
19.95 ea.

Sub Total

Zip Code _ NYS Sales tax if resident — 7 ’4%

Thank you for your order. Total

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Specializing in African Violets

Starter plants - $2.50 each
(O / Fresh cut leaves - .75 each

7? lecnfwubeA (No minimum)

Send $1.00 for catalog
1000 varieties of standards,
minis and trailers

Kathleen Starr

1300 S. Hwy, 3 • Etna, CA 96027 • 916-467-5199

HORTENSE’S AFRICAN VIOLETS

1 2406 Alexandria St. San Antonio, TX 78233 51 2-656-01 28

HOME OF HORTENSE’S HONEYS

NEW FOR 1990

15 MINIATURES & SEMIMINIATURES - 4 TRAILERS
NOW Specializing in only Miniatures, Semiminiatures and Trailers

All are heavy bloomers with regular and variegated foliage. Send stamp for descriptive list
of these and many previous releases. Ready for shipping. USA only

If you are serious about your African Violets and want them to be radiently beautiful with full
blooms and last longer you ’ ve got to try GRANNY’S BLOOMERS the formula contains the key trace elements

To keep your violet strong rooted with rich green leaves you need JUNGLE JUICE also good for
strong root & leaf systems.

CACTUS JUICE with cactus loving high calcium and lots of trace for all your cacti and bromeliads.

FLOWER CRACKER is good for all your indoor and outdoor flowering plants excellent for your
impatiens, geraniums, begonia, etc.

ORCHIDS EXOTICA super balanced orchid food excellent for all types of orchids.

MOONSHINE safe water soluble no-wipe leaf shine excellent of all your hard leaf plants.

GREENUP for all your sick yellowing plants contains lots of iron zinc, etc.

CLAREL LABORATORIES, INC. DEERFIELD, IL 6001 5 _

Granny. _

I am enclosing $ _ , please send me _

_ 2 oz. JUNGLE JUICE . $2.00 ea. _ _

MOO N-M

shine & cleanef 1

2 oz.
2 oz.
6 oz.
6 oz.
6 oz.
6 oz.
6 oz.
6 oz.

GRANNY’S BLOOMERS $2.00 ea.

CACTUS JUICE . $2.00 ea.

JUNGLE JUICE . $3.00 ea.

GRANNY’S BLOOMERS $3.00 ea.

CACTUS JUICE . $3.00 ea.

FLOWER CRACKER . . $3.00 ea.

SITTING PRETTY . $3.00 ea.

ORCHIDS EXOTICA . . . $3.00 ea.

100% Guaranteed!

_ 1 pint GRANNY’S BLOOMERS ... $5.50 ea. _

_ 1 pint SUPER HARVEST (vegfood) $5.50 _

_ 1 gal. JUNGLE JUICE . $20.95 ppd. ea. _

_ 1 gal. GRANNY’S BLOOMERS $20.95 ppd. ea. _

SAVE $1 .48 Any 4-2 oz . 1 6.50 ppd. _

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Charlyne and Ralph Reed

936-940 Garland St., SW - Dept. 1 1 89
Camden, Arkansas 71701 - Ph. 501-836-3016
“MOIST-RITE” PLANTER

Name _

Address _

City _ St _ Zip _

Circle color desired

Green White Black

Single planter . . . ........$ 4.25 ppd.

Carton of 6............. . 20.00 ppd.

Carton of 12 . . . . . . . 35.95 ppd.

Carton of 24 . . . . . 61.00 ppd.

Prices subject to change without notice

GEMCRAFT VIOLETRY

P. O. Box 6558
Annapolis, MD 21401-0558
(301)261-8270

SEASON’S GREETINGS

and a sincere thank you to ail our customers and to all the hybridizers
who produce such gorgeous plants for us to grow.

We are growing the lovely 1990 releases plus beautiful favorites and blue ribbon winners from other years.
We carry Burns, Bryant, Fredette, Pittman, Williams, Smith (Wranglers/Mavericks),

Munk (Apache), Boone, Tremblay, Lyon, and many others.

Order early for Spring 1990 to reserve your choices.

Nylon wick 100/ft. $1 .00 postage if ordered separately. Catalog $1 .00 refundable first order. Plants $3.25 -
Leaves - Still holding the price at 750 per leaf - State Inspected. U.S.A. Shipping Only.

LARGEST SELECTION IN U.S.A.

SAVE 20/40% ON PLANT STANDS, LIGHT FIXTURES,
LAMPS, POTS, METERS & ACCESSORIES

Furniture Styled Square Aluminum Tubing - Easy to Assemble.
Shown with PLR-42WS Fixtures
INCLUDES 3" WHEELS • FIXTURES EXTRA. ALL SHIPPED BY UPS.

Order #

SH.

H”

L"

D'*

Trays - Size

Bet Shelves

A

*A(X)

B

*B(X)

B312 ( )

3

76

52

23

12-22"x12“

2-25" & 1-17"

$152

$131

$213

$189

B416 ( )

4

76

52

23

16-22"x12“

4-17"

191

163

264

232

C303 ( )

3

76

52

20

3-20"x49"

2-25" & 1-15"

212

185

249

219

C404 ( )

4

76

52

20

4-20”x49"

3-17“ & 1-15"

263

227

330

290

‘Have minor flaws or scratches, may not show with selective assembly.

BA3 FloraCart w/3 SL6-42WS Fixtures W/6 - 40 watt Gro-Lux (WS) Lamps, With Wheels

Shipped UPS . . . . . . . . . . . . ....$280

GRO-LUX, GRO-LUX (WS), and Powertwist Fluorescent Lamps discounted up to 45%.

40 Watt (WS) Wide Spectrum Larrps - 6424.10; 12-S44.77; 24482.66

We offer 8 new plantlites with wide spacing between the lamps. The plantlites are made of aluminum to dissipate the heat and operate 10/20 F. cooler
than steel fixtures. The wide spacing gives better light distribution, permitting the fixtures to be located closer to the plants.

All plantlites are fully assembled, come complete with a 3 wire cord, a plug-in receptacle, an on/off switch, 4 - 24” chains for 1/4" adjustment and GRO-
LUX (WS) LAMPS. All plantlites are 2" deep. 2 lamp models are 14" wide with lamps 10-1/2" apart. 3 & 4 lamp fixtures are 20" wide with lamps 7-1/2" and
5-1/2" apart.

Also available with deluxe (PLD) and electronic (PLE) ballasts. PLD models operate 25/35 F. cooler and use 1 1 % less power, while PLE models operate
35/50 F. cooler and use 25% less power. Since the fixtures and lamps are cooler and have wide spacing on the lamps, they can be located closer to the
plants and operated for shorter periods of time. The total savings are 1 1/22% with PLD models and 20/40% with PLE models.

PLR-42WS: $ 58.00 ( 92 watts); ‘PLD-42WS: $ 63.00 ( 82 watts);

PLR-43WS: $ 88.00(143 watts); -

PLR-44WS: $ 97.00 (184 watts); ‘PLD-44WS: $107.00 (164 watts)

‘Sometimes available in "X" models at Savings of $8.00 per fixture

FREE CATALOG - SHIPPING: add 10%.

‘PLE-42WS: $ 89.00 ( 66 watts)
‘PLE-43WS: $128.00 ( 99 watts)
‘PLE-44WS: $136.00 (138 watts)

INDOOR GARDENING SUPPLIES P. O. Box 40567AV Detroit, Ml 48240

PHONE (313) 427-6160 FROM 10 A M. UNTIL 6 P.M. EASTERN VISA & MASTER CARD ACCEPTED

66 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE November/December 1989

SOIL • SUPPLIES • VIOLETS • 1000s TO CHOOSE FROM

African Violets by Grace

3418 Urban Dr., Garland, TX 75041

Grace & Charlie Davis

214-278-0389
By Appointment Only

Grow Miracle Houseplants:
Sinningias, Episcias, Columneas
and Other Lovely Gesneriads

join

American Qtoi(inia
and Qesneriad Society

Membership includes a subscription to the
Gloxinian magazine (6 issues) plus a copy
of "How to Know and Grow Gesneriads”
$18.00 Single Membership
$19.00 Family Membership
Please send check or money order to:
Ellen Todd, Membership Secretary
Dept. AV89, P. O. Box 493
Beverly Farms, MA 01915

Choose from
seven models
of plant
stands.

Send for free
color catalog
on African
violets and
supplies.

VOLKMANN BROS. GREENHOUSES

2714 Minert St., Dallas, Texas 75219

7S udet ^wtdtxmA

JoAnne Martinez

Cheryl Hukle

809 Taray DeAviia

5520 Wilkins Rd.

Tampa, FL 33613

Tampa, FL 33610

813-963-7424

813-621-5717

FREE CATALOG AVAILABLE

Starter Plants ... $3 ea.

Supplies ...

Lyon

Fertilizers

Granger Gardens

African Violet Soil

Robinson (Rob’s)

Oyama Pots

Nortex

5" Tub Pots

Pittman

Perlite

Sandra Williams

Fish Emulsion

Utz

Violet Rings

Boone

Charcoal

Spear

3" Plant Labels

Nadeau

2-1/8" Round Pot

Trent

3" Pot

Swift

Sucker Pluckers

Hollada

Violet Jewelry

Reed

Violet Shirts

Kent Stork

Violet Cards:

Winston Smith (Wranglers) Get Well

Barbara Sisk

Thank You

E. Fisher

Birthday, Etc.

Fredette

Design Books

Minis

How to Grow Books

Trailers

Key Chains

Standards

Buttons

Species

Violet Coffee Cups

Kohlerias

Violet Mugs

Streptocarpus

Violet Aprons

Episcias

Violet Totes

Mini Reservoirs

Purple Pens
Writing Tablets

Knox Out

PT 1300

Safer’s Soap

Everything you need to grow and show!

Write or call today for your free catalog.
MasterCard & Visa accepted.

FAX numbers: (813) 626-6817 or 229-9104

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(3k0)e^ (fjau/ewA Sfne.

NOTE: NEW ADDRESS

Dept. AV 11-89 2085 Leeward Lane, Merritt Island, FL 32953

visits by
Appt. only
407-452-
5670

AFRICAN VIOLET INSECTICIDE aerosol spray by Plant Marvel -
Use for aphids, spider mites, thrips, white fly & mealy bugs

5 oz. aerosol (Smells good) . . . $279

*Orthene PT 1300-aerosol (thrips) . 18 oz. $9.00

*Knox-Out - Microencapsulated Diazinon
PT 1500-aerosol . . . 16 oz. $7.00

NEW!! ...FISH STICKS (8-4-2)

Introducing high organic nitrogen inthe form of astick
which is inserted into the soil around the roots. Use
to give an extra boost, darken yellowing foliage and
to increase dark, shiny, healthy looking foliage.
EXCELLENT PRODUCT

20 sticks/pkg. - $1.25

PLANT MARVEL (12-31 -14) 1#

NEW POTS:

GROW FOR SHOW

5" x 2-1/2" BP -white . . . . 25 -$6.50

$3.39

T05 - 2" Terracotta . . . 10 - $2.00

T06- 2-1/4" Terracotta . 10 -$2.50

D3U - 1" w/saucers - assorted colors . 10 - $3.50

FLORACARTS
"LOWEST PRICES"

BA-3 3-tray stand with top bracket and 3 fluorescent

fixtures... . . . . . . . . 459.99

BA-4 4-tray stand with top bracket and 4 fluorescent

fixtures . . . 549.99

Includes GROW TUBES
‘FREIGHT PREPAID* Add 5% west of Denver.

MINIATURIZING MINI POTS

NOW you can growthe MINIATURIZED MINISthat are sweeping
the hobby. These little terracotta colored pots are 1 -1 /4" tall & 1 -
1/4" across at the top of the pot. They are a miniature of the
standard clay pot but are plastic with a snap on saucer

. $3.25

. 6.75

. ...12.50

. . . . . . . . . . . 22.00

. 90.00

&

7/8" .

1-3/8" .

1- 5/8" .

2- 5/8" .

NEEDLE POINT HOLDERS - We are once again carrying the
small needle point holders!! That’s right, the little bitty needle
points.

. $1.25 each . 12 for $12.00

. $1.50 each . 12 for $15.00

. $1.85 each..... . 12 for $19.20

. . . $4.85 each

2-3/4" Aqua cup

$8.40

SILK RE-NU-ARTIF1CIAL FLOWER FRESHNER

Dissolves dust instantly on greenery, flowers, natural dried
arrangements and silks. Leaves a spring-fresh fragrance.

12 oz. aerosol . . . . . . . $4.19

PETER’S SUPER ROOT AND BLOOM (5-50-17)

Will boost blossom production. Excellent for show preparation.

1# . . . $5.59

PETER’S BLOSSOM BOOSTER (10-30-20)

Will boost blossom production. Excellent for show preparation.

8 oz . . . . . . . . . . . $2.69

BOOKS

The Complete Rower Arranger
by Amilie Ascher

Excellent book, 149 photos, every aspect of floral design.

Softback . . . . . . . . . . ........$16.40 pp.

HowTo Select & Grow

African Violets and Other Gesneriads

by Theodore James, Jr.

144 pgs. w/'howto’ illustrations - 165 color photos . . . $10.45 pp.

Japanese Rower Arrangement

In A Nutshell . . . .$5.25 pp.

Japanese Rower Arrangement

(A Complete Primer) . . . $1 2.45 pp.

Flower Arrangement: The Ikebanp Way

(Over 450 photographs) . $26.45 pp.

Creative Japanese Rower Arrangement

(55 color photographs) . . . . . . . . . $26.45 pp.

A Guide to Japanese Flower Arrangement . . . $13.45 pp.

Arranging - The Basics of Contemporary Roral Design

(125 color photos) . . . . . . . $21.45 pp.

Use the sprayer recommended by a popular speaker at the Orlando
Convention!

PUMP SPRAYER

New and improved! Fully adjustable nozzle allows choice
of soft mist to jet stream pattern. 1-1/2 qt. capacity. Pres¬
sure pump eliminates finger pumping. Non-corrosive con¬
tainer that is easy to use. Finger tip control.

Each - $8.25 / 6 or more $7.50 each

PLANTING PAD • Repot, fertilize and water 'On Loca¬
tion’ without scattered soil or dripping, snap corners.
NEW 3' x 3‘ pad makes a neat box in which to work on
your plants. Flexible, washable — use again & again

$5.99 each

Please see our ad page 66 of the July/August 1 988 AVM

Shipping and Handling Charges

$ 7.50 to $10 add $3.00 $31 to $45.99 add $5.85

$1 1 to $1 5.99 add $3.85 $46 to $57.99 add $6.85

$1 6 to $30.99 add $4.85 $58 to $70.99 add $7.85

$71.00 and west of Rockies add $1 .25 to all rates

For charge orders send all information on card,
minimum charge order

$20.00

minimum cash order

-—$7.50

Send 2 Stamps for Catalog of Complete Product Line

68 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE November/December 1989

FREE CATALOG - AFRICAN VIOLETS & SUPPLIES - VISITORS WELCOME

jj|wkmann <@arbeits

3714 OLD SETTLERS ROAD • FLOWER MOUND, TEXAS 75028
21 4-539-771 4 • Open Mon-Sat 9AM-6PM / Sunday 1PM-6PM

for your Potted Plants

SOLID COPPER-WATERTIGHT

29" X 5" XI" deep
ONLY $18.50 (+$1.50 S & H)
Custom Sizes Available
Free brochure
Morse's Country Copper
Unity Center

P.O. Box 1220, Claremont, NH 03743
603/542-2324

NUTRIENT
ENHANCER AND
ROOT STIMULANT

* Humus 12% Liquid Cone.

(Homogenized)

* Humus 8-20-5 Foliar
(For Drip Si Foliar use)

* Humus WP-80 (W.P.)

HUMUS PRODUCTS
OF AMERICA, INC.
7313 North Park Dr.
Richmond, Texas 77463
WATTS (800) 228-4322

THE MICRO-MIKE POCKET MICROSCOPE

Feather-light, powerful, and under 5" long. Delivers
a clear, instantly focused image enlarged 20 times.
Just rest it on the object you are looking at and it’s in
focus automatically. No adjustment necessary.
Great for trying to figure out what kind of insect may
be on your violets or other houseplants. Very useful
for outdoor gardening too. Helps in identifying prob¬
lems so that you can treat them properly and more
effectively. Clearly shows thrips, foliar and soil
mealybug, mites, fungus gnats, aphids, and more.
Use it to give a new plant the “once over” before you
let it in the door. Beveled end opening gathers and
focuses light. Shown with MICRO-LITE (available
separately) which uses 2 AAA batteries (not in¬
cluded) for use in hard to see places. Free catalog
included.

MICRO-MIKE Pocket Microscope . . $17.50

MICRO-LITE . . ........$13.50

Special Offer: Both the microscope and the light in a

plastic pouch . . ....$27.50

Prices include shipping and handling. Colo, resi¬
dents add 3% sales tax. (Orders outside USA add
$3.00 for air mail and insurance.)

These items are also sold separately through our supplies catalog. Send $1 .00 for the complete plant stands and supplies catalog/descriptive plant
list. Clubs/large scale growers ask for our discount bulk supplies list with your catalog/list.

SORRY, NO FREE LITERATURE; NO PHONE SALES.

THE VIOLET SHOWCASE

3147 SOUTH BROADWAY • DEPT AV • ENGLEWOOD, CO 80110

Mon. - Sat. 10 to 5 • closed Sun. & Tues. — Since 1969

AFRICAN VIOLET MAG AZINE November /December 1989 69

RD #2, Box 306 A, Waynesboro, VA 22980
Phone (703) 943-9772
Selections from leading hybridizers
Standards - Miniatures - Trailers - Episcias - Orchids
By appointment only, no shipping

1990 LIST:

500 - $1.50 foreign
(ready latter part
of January)

P.O. Box 1052
Midland, Mich 48641-1052

Featuring Kansas City Show Stoppers:

Rob’s Magnetic Fields and many other Rob’s &
Pittman Wee Ones, the Halo Series plus other
Boone Beauties, Tomahawk, Lela Marie, Har¬
bour Blue, Joeile, 1990 Fredette releases,
Lyon, several chimeras, in addition to better
earlier releases and other gesneriads.

Good selection of supplies
including Plant Marvel.

State Inspected (51 7) 835-9225

We specialize in shipping to other countries.

JoS VIOLETS

15 Standard starters (my choice) ........

......$21.95

6 Hortense’s starters. . . .

. 13.95

6 Wrangler starters . . . .

. ...13.95

12 Semimini and mini starters . . .

. 18.95

12 Trailer starters. . . . . .

........18.95

My choice , labeled , different and postpaid.

Texas residents, please add 7% sales tax.

Send stamp for list /f\

402 Dundee

Victoria, TX 77904

(512) 575-1344 Visitors by appointment.

Cryptanthus

A- the Dazzling Barth Stars

are the perfect companion plants
for your African Violet collection
requiring the same care
Exquisite colors, leaf shapes and
patterns of stripes bars and zig zags
year round in every shade of the rainbow

Send 22(f stamp for cultural information or
$2 50 -for a sample of our color, quarterly journal

TNI CRYPTANTHUS SOCIKTY

2355-E Rusk • Beaumont Texas 77702

Sfappy SfoCidays
from Sandy & SfiirCey Sanders!!

9day Qod BCess ad of yon
and mafce your nezv year a joyous one.

1989 is drawing to a close and 1990 will be upon us before we know it. The new decade will be bringing with
it beautiful plants for us to grow and show from our favorite hybridizers. We will have Boone’s newest Halo’s and
Kent’s outstanding (red) standard Tomahawk. You will love Dean’s Pure Sugar, a white semimini. Hortense’s
Honeys are as pretty as ever and maintain their usual good show quality. We will have available 1 1 new standards
by Hortense Pittman that she will not be shipping this year. Rob’s Blue Moon is just one of eight winners from
Robinson hat will add that just right look to your violet collection. Irene Fredette continues to bring to us the
gorgeous blossoms and splendid symmetrical foliage on her new standards that she has in years past. There will
also be plants by Adams, Ness, Smith’s Wranglers, Munk and others.

We have many trailers, including Happy Trails featured on page 25 of the March-April issue of AVSA
magazine.

Our complete list is available for 50 cents in stamps or coin.

Starting in January we will have starter plants available. For the rest of this year we have only leaves. When
you select the variety, they are $1.00 each with a minimum order of $10.00. 24 new leaves of our choice - $18.00.
New and previous releases our choice 24 for $1 4.00 or 50 for $25.00. Priority shipping on leaves - $3.00. Texans
add 7-1/2% tax. Weather permitting we ship all year in the south. Other states unil November.

Supplies available year around - PT 1300 Orthene $9.85 (16 oz. can) eliminates thrips without damaging the
blossoms. Knox-Out Liquid - $24.95 a quart or $1 4.95 pint eliminates mites and gungus gnats. Fish emulsion sticks
aprox. 1/4 lb. - $2.00. Our soil mix - $1 .75 a gallon or $8.00 for 5 gallon. Other supplies available on our list. Shipping
and handling for supplies - $3.50.

Make checks payable to Shirley Sanders. Our address - 1034 Rayburn Dr., San Antonio, Texas 78221.
Phone #512-923-1093.

70 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE November /December 1989

MIDLAND VIOLETS

Home of the “NESS” Hybrids

(Send large SASE for 1989 list)

Don and Jean Ness By appointment only

3667 Midland Av®

Whit® Bear Lake, MN 551 10 (612) 429-4109

<±>

AFRICAN VIOLET LEAF SUPPORTS
5 SIZES

6" fits up to 3" pot
9" & 12" fits up to 5" pot
15" & 18” fits up to 8" pot

made of leaf-green plastic, fit any type of pots
send stamped, addressed, long envelope for
price list and current shipping charges.

J F INDUSTRIES

ROUTE 4 BOX 309-1
PRYOR, OK 74361
1-918-434-6768

AFRICAN VIOLETS
at

THE GREEN THUMB
Seasons Greetings
and Thank You
to all our customers.

Supplies are shipped
(303) 667-7140 all year.

Liz Cassidy

“Mini Dandy Pot” in blue, pink, violet, or white - $3.99.

2-1/4” Terra cotta plastic pots & reservoirs in red, green, crystal, water¬
melon, blue, lavender, & yellow - $1 .99

Volkmann's Reservoirsauces - $.80 • Green Thumb AV soil -4qts. - $1 .25
• Other supplies available on list - Add $3.50 shipping charge. Colo. res.
add 3% tax.

903 23rd St. S. W.
Loveland, CO 80537

CJbiAA* Sate

Great gift ideas for Violet Lovers
Dandy Pot Reservoir Plants: 2-1/4” - $3.25 ea., 4" - $4.95 ea.

Oyama “Texas Style" Planters: 4" - $1 .75 ea., 6 for $9.60

available in white, green, brown 5" - $2.00 ea., 6 for $11.10
T-Shirts: Featuring a beautiful violet blossom, with the word
“Saintpaulia” on some - $9.50 ea. Colors: pink w/purple violet, white
w/red violet, lavender w/purple violet, purple w/lavender violet. Sizes:
Small, Medium & Large.

Optimara Mini Well for Micro-mini pots, wick incl. : $1 .00 ea.

Gift certificates for any amount. Comes with free catalog for
Christmas giving. To order from this ad, please add $4.50 for shipping
per order. Catalog listing many more supplies - $1 .00 (refundable)

BIG SKY VIOLETS 10678 Schoolhouse Lane

(406) 644-2296 Moiese, MT 59824

AFRICAN VIOLETS: Gifts From Nature

by Melvin J. Robey

Special No Risk Offer

Just three easy payments and this new book will be yours to enjoy. Its addition to your African violet library
will provide a reference you will treasure for years to come.

Reserve your book by November 30 with the 1st payment of $16.00

Your second payment of $ 1 6.00 will be due on January 6. 1 990. The book will be mailed to you when
the second payment is received.

Your final payment of $16.00 will be due February 15, 1990. If for any reason you are not completely
satisfied with the book you may return it for a refund before the final payment is due.

For foreign orders add 65c to each payment.

Quotes from AV enthusiasts who have the book:

“To be perfectly frank, I was skeptical the book wouldn't be worth the expensive price. Now that i have
it. I would not part with it for any price."

“It is by far the best book ever written on African violets."

“A truly African violet 'Bible.'"

“Just had to write and tell you how wonderful your book is. I debated spending so much . . . when it arrived
I was so pleased. It was worth every penny!"

Order your copy of this beautiful collectors book by sending the first payment to: Melvin J. Robey, P. O.
Box 4742, Palm Desert. CA 92261 . You will then be billed for the second and third payments.

AFRICAN VIOLET MAG AZINE November /December 1989 71

AV WORLD'S
BESTSELLER

Thanks to "G-T-S" I just won my first Best in Show award!

1 tell everyone, "If you don't have this book, you aren't
growing violets to their full potential." Mrs. M.L. Horne

(Includes unique chapter on "Miniaturizing The Miniatures")

A step-by-
step guide

Illustrated— 112 pages
8+ x 11 paperback

usa/canada -\ t ('A r*
$1.50 p&h 1 1 .v7D
calif, add 6% sales tax

overseas postage: $7.50
air mail, or $2.50 surface

AV Enterprises Press
P.O. Box 6778- A
Oxnard, CA 93030

AVE $1.95
PER BOOK!

10% discount for 10 or more (save $1.20 ea.) usa/can p&h 75<t
each (save 75 e ea.) total $1.95! Overseas $1.20 ea. surface.

AL’S VIOLETS

African Violet Plants & Leaves

For 1990 listing of older favorites and newest
varieties, send $1.00 to: Albert G. Krieger,
Dept AV, 1063 Granbrook Dr., Jackson, Ml 49201
(5 1 7)-782-1 158

AFRICAN VIOLETS-SPOKANE

(509)924-2904 !,*:

Self-watering CERAMIC DOUBLE POTS, no wicks!

6 pot sizes, 2-1/2" to 6". Send $1 .00 for complete'
supplies catalog.

P. O. Box 52 Veradale, WA 99037

JUDY’S VIOLETS

9 Graeler Dr. Creve Coeur, MO 631 46

314-997-2859

Oyama “Texas Style” Planters - Pink & Blue 4" only
Dandy & Mini Dandy Pots - Reservoir Wick Planters
Supplies shipped all year long
For complete supply list send long stamped envelope

Visitors welcome by appointment

PATCHES AND POTS

583 El Cajon Blvd., Dept. A
El Cajon, CA 92020
(619) 442-7037

Give Your Violets A Lift
With

Elisa's African Violet Rings

WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTORS FOR VIOLET
SUPPORT RINGS AND OYAMA PLANTERS

OYAMA TEXAS STYLE ’ PLANTERS®

Mf f flaw

po*t>ng O ■ftitinro

1. Little or no watering skill required.

2. High quality, shatter proof plastic
with textured finish.

3. Approved for shows by African
Violet Society

1 . Keeps leaves from getting cut
on pot edges.

2. Plants cannot hug pot.

3. Show plants are easier to train

0

PLASTIC RESERVOIRS
available for the
Miniaturizing Mini Pot

BUSINESSES AND CLUBS SEND FOR WHOLESALE PRICE LIST.

MASTERCARD and VISA accepted Retail List Available

72 AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE November/December 1989

CAPE COD VIOLETRY

John & Barbara Cook
Dept. AV 28 Minot St.
(508) 548-2798
Falmouth, Massachusetts 02540

WE CARRY ALL THE SPECIES AND THE ORIGINAL 10,

also CHIMERAS and EPISCIAS. Latest releases from JEANNETTE’S
JESNERIADS, RALPH ROBINSON, SUSAN’S VIOLETS, LYON, HORTENSE,
GRANGER GARDENS, FREDETTE, WASMUND, WRANGLERS and much
more. Catalog $1.00 refundable with order. Overseas catalog $2.00. Gifts,
Cards, Notes, Paper Goods and Jewelry available.

PLASTIC FLOWER POTS
3”-3 1/2" -4" round tubs have roiled rims

SIZE COLOR TYPE

10

25

50

100

500

1-1/4" Wt. (only) Thumb Pot

$ 1.20

$2.75

$4.80

$9.00

$41.50

2-1/4" Gr. or Wt. Rd. or Sq.

.95

1.80

3.30

6.00

26.40

2-1/2" Gr. or Wt. Rd. orSq.

1.05

1.95

3.60

6.60

30.00

3" Gr. or Wt. Rd. Tub

1.20

2.75

4.80

9.00

41.50

3-1/2” Gr. or Wt. Rd. Tub

1.35

3.30

6.00

11.40

52.00

4" Gr. or Wt. Rd. Tub

1.75

3.85

7.20

13.50

59.40

4-1/2“ Gr. or Wt. Rd. Tub

2.40

5.60

8.00

15.50

73.00

5" Gr. or Wt. Rd. Tub

2.70

5.90

11.40

20.75

94.00

6" Gr. or Wt. Rd. Tub

3.40

8.20

15.00

27.70

125.00

6-1/2" Gr. orWt. Rd. Tub

3.80

8.60

16.60

30.50

132.00

MINIATURIZING MINI POTS WITH SAUCER

1-1/4" Terracotta

3.00

6.25

11.50

20.00

80.00

VIOLET POT WITH DETACHABLE SAUCER

- ROLLED RIM

3-3/4" Gr. only Rd. Tub

2.85

6.60

12.50

22.50

103.65

PLASTIC HEAVY DUTY POT SAUCERS

3-1/2" Gr. or Wt.

1.35

3.30

6.00

11.40

4" Gr. or Wt.

2.25

5.25

9.00

16.80

5" Gr. or Wt.

2.65

5.85

11.10

20.75

6" Gr. or Wt.

3.60

8.60

15.80

29.00

PLASTIC WICK WATER RESERVOIRS

(recessed snap-on-lids) 16 oz

3.00

7.15

13.20

24.00

105.00

(wicks not included) 32 oz

4.70

11.00

21.25

39.60

162.50

PLASTIC LABELS

100

500

1000

3" White, Red, Orange, Yellow, Green,

Blue, Lavender, Pink.

1.00

4.75

7.00

4" White, Green, Blue, Lavender, Pink.

1.25

5.75

10.00

5" White, Lavender.

1.50

7.00

13.00

4 1/2" White only

2.00

9.00

17.00

PLASTIC HANGING PLANTERS

1

5

10

25

50

4-1/2” Wt. (only) 3" Deep

.70

3.10

5.60

12.75

23.00

5-1/2" Gr. or Wt. 3-1/8“ Deep

.90

4.20

7.80

18.00

33.60

6" Gr. or Wt. 4-1/4" Deep

1.05

5.10

9.70

22.80

43.20

8" Gr. or Wt. 5" Deep

1.30

6.30

12.00

28.80

55.00

10" Gr. or Wt. 6-1/4“ Deep

1.80

8.70

16.80

40.00

78.00

PERMANEST TRAYS - Light Green - No Holes 1

6

12

25

50

4" x 8“ x 2-1/2"

.75

4.25

8.00

8" x 8" x 2-1/2“

1.25

7.25

13.75

8"x 12" x 2-1/2“

1.35

7.50

13.80

22“ x 1 1" x 2-3/4“

3.99

23.00

45.00

13" x 15" x 3-1/2"

4.25

24.50

48.00

PLASTIC TRAYS - No Holes

25-1/2" x 13-1/2“ x 3-3/16“ Gr. or Wt.

3.25

18.50

35.00

67.00

Elisa’s African Violet Rings

Mini (6“) Gr. only

.90

4.75

8.50

16.25

29.00

9" Gr. only

1.00

5.00

9.00

17.50

33.50

13" Gr. only

1.25

6.50

11.50

19.75

36.50

BATEMAN’S
BOUNTY 6-2-2

8 oz. - $2.99
16oz. -$5.25

STURDY

4oz. -$2.99
8 oz. - $5.25

PLANT DINNER
8 oz. BOUNTY,

4 oz. STURDY +

Mixer Dispenser Bottle
$6.35

PHYSAN 20

1 6 oz. - $5.95
32 oz. - $9.95
1 gal. -29.95

OYAMA PLANTERS

Green, Brown or White
4” - $1.49 each
5” -$1.99 each
5-1/2” -$2.99 each
6" - $3.50 each (Wh. only)

SUPERTHRIVE

1/2 oz. -$1.59

1 oz. - $2.39

2 oz. - $3.39
4 oz. - $5.39

ORTHENE

75% Soluble Powder

1 lb. -$13.95

I LOVE AFRICAN VIOLETS
BUMPER STICKERS
$1.00 each with order.
Without order please
include SASE

FREDETTE’S ALLEGRO Plant Tonic

Excellent for starting leaves and small plants.

PETER’S WATER SOLUBLE FERTILIZERS
Formula Type

4 oz,

$1.20

Size/Price

Use 3 tsp. per gal. water. 4 oz. bottle - $2.75 each;

3 for $7.50; 6 for $1 3.50; 1 2 for $25.00.

12-36-14

African Violet Special

12 oz.

$2.75

1 gal. (for large growers) $34.00 each.

5-50-17

Variegated Special

1.20

3.00

PH METER -$19.00

15-16-17

Peat-Lite Special

1.20

2.50

PLASTIC TERRARIUM

12" Diameter - $6.75 each

20-20-20

General Purpose

4 oz.

1.20

16 oz.
2.50

White - Brown - Beige - Terra-cotta

15-30-15

House Plant Special

1.20

2.50

SWIFT’S “MOIST-RITE” PLANTER

Dolomite Limestone

2 lbs./$1 .50

White - Green - Black

Charcoal

No. 4 Coarse

20 oz.

40 oz.

$3.85 each - 6/18.00 - 1 2/32.00 - 24/54.00

No. 6 Medium

1.50

2.75

SHIPPING INSTRUCTIONS:

Supplies - UPS $3.25

Vermiculite

No. 2 Coarse

5 qts.

1.25

16 qts.

3.50

Supplies - Parcel Post $5.50

Perlite

Coarse

1.50

4.00

All other Countries - Actual Cost

Lonq Fibered Sphagnum Moss

8 qts./$2.75

Mass, residents include 5% Sales Tax

Please include STREET or ROAD, Zip Code & Phone #
Prices subject to change without notice.

TROY Capillary watering mat — a full 4 feet wide

$2.25 per running yard — whole yard lengths

African Violet Accessory Orders Shipped Promptly The Year Round by UPS.

AFRICAN VIOLETS: GIFTS FROM N A- flHHBH NEW - 2-piece ceramic self-watering footed pots. Choose from

6 sparkling colors in lavender, robin's egg blue, green, deep
blue, gray, sesame, yellow and white. Attractive violet duster
glazed decal decoration on both sides. (Please state 2nd color
choice.) These pots can be watered from side holes to the
reservoir or removal to refill reservoir. Helps to avoid overwa¬
tering and very convenient for people who must be away for
periods of time. Plants flower more readily and come into
bloom faster. Directions for planting included.

THE IDEAL GIFT

"NEW HANDCRAFTED 2-PIECE SELF-WATERING POT"
STYLE CSW-1

Height . .4-1/2" overall

Width . . 7’ overall

Pot Size . . . For 3" or 4" pots

Price . $14.95 postpaid

STYLE CSW-2

Height . .3-1/4” overall

Width . ..5-1/2" overaU

Pot Size . For 2-1/4" or 3" pots

Price . . . . . . $10.95 postpaid

NEW ... MINI SIZE

Height . .3-1/2" overall

Width . . . 5" overall

Price . . . . . . . . $8.95 postpaid

GROW-UTE FLUORESCENT STAND
An ideal fluorescent light fixture to grow choice
African violets. Gray top, black wrought iron
legs, height is adjustable from 12" to 24". Light
fixture comes complete with 2-20 watt Gro-Lux
tubes. App. size 24" high, 24" long and 13-1/2"
deep. May be used with an automatic timer.

$49.95 postpaid.

TURE ... by Melvin J. Robey. Beautiful new
book, contains 42 color photos, 150 black
and white. Many illustrations and charts; a
real textbook 8-1/2" x 11". All you ever
wanted to know about African violets at
your fingertips. Truly a masterpiece!

$45.00 ppd.

FEEEWI growing our way., "our African

VIOLET HERITAGE" by Anne Tinari...read
about the heritage of your favorite plant, its
growth and history of many cultivars originated
in the last 30 years. Most often asked questions and
answers tohelpyou with your violet problems. An
ideal gift for any violet enthusiast, autographed on
request. $5.95 postpaid

"HOW TO GROW AFRICAN VIOLETS"...A new revised
Sunset Book, author Jack Kramer. Up-to-date growing tech¬
niques described and illustrated. Valuable information on
propagating, grooming and showing African violets.

$6.95 postpaid

SPECIAL- TO GROOM OUR CHOICE SHOW PLANTS

^ - - SUCKER PLUCKED -

"SUCKER PLUCKER," tempered steel blades - straight and
curved-sharp edges for easy plucking, natural finish, hardwood

handle . $2.49 postpaid

- -LEAF DUSTER

7 -

"LEAF DUSTER," fan shaped brush of pure natural bristle,

great for hairy leaf varieties . . . . . . $2.99 each

SPECIAL . . . . one of each $5.25 ppd.

FLORA CART — Indoor Garden on Wheels -Ideal for growing
African violets. Rugged lifetime construction of aluminum
tubing. Beautiful molded fiberglass trays 19”x49"l-l/2", light¬
weight, strong and easy to clean. Shipped "knocked down" with
complete instructions for assembly. May be operated with auto¬
matic timer. (Accommodates 48’* tubes.) Flora Carts shipped
only in Continental USA.

MODEL BA-3 - 3-tray Flora Cart, includes aluminum framing,
top bracket, three fiberglass trays and casters for easy moving.
Overall size: 68” high x 53” longx 19” wide. Shipped prepaid via

UPS . . . ...... . . . . . . . .$249.00

(Light fixtures not included, see below)
COM BOLITF FIXTURES - for use with all size Flora Carts, one
fixture needed per tray, two tubes per fixture included of the

Gro-Lux Wide Spectrum. Shipped prepaid via UPS . .$59.95

TTNARI'S AFRICAN VIOLET SOIL... properly blended pot¬
ting soil, pasteurized to remove most harmful bacteria. Soil is the
same mixture used in our greenhouse operation, pH of about 6.4.
Soil is packaged ready to ship in:

10# plastic bag . . . . ..zone 0-1-2 $ 9.95 postpaid

10# plastic bag . . . zone 3-4-5 $10.95 postpaid

10# plastic bag . . . . . zone 6-7-8-9 $11.95 postpaid

(First number of your zip code indicates zone you should use.)

Dept. AV

Commercial Member: AVS of America, Inc.

Send 50^ for color catalog.

JUST IN TIME FOR XMAS!
NEW AFRICAN VIOLET ST AND
LITE STANDS ... Fabricated from 1” square
aluminum tubing which are easy to assemble.
Unit comes complete with 4 plastic tan trays
and 4 double light fixtures complete with
chains and 8 20 watt Lifelite energy saver tubes.
Overall size 67' high x 26” long x 12-1/2” wide.
Aluminum finish .......................... $199.00 ppd.

Brown finish . $219.00 ppd.

OPTIMARA MINIWELL ...

Clear plastic Mini well with wick, an ideal
way to grow the attractive microminis
with minimal care.

$1.99 each with any order.

SPECIAL ...

6 Miniwells for $1 1 .50 with any order.

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Box 190. 2325 Vallty I
Huntingdon VaSlay, Pa. 19006

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