African-Violet Book

📗 More than twenty-five years ago the Ladies' Home joitrnal in Philadelphia, much to their surprise, found themselves deluged with requests for a pamphlet they had offered on African-violets. When I wrote this, there were only about a dozen named varieties and I thought the plant was practically unknown. Not so. Many houseplant enthusiasts were trying it out and many were pleased with its continuous bloom. Others were frustrated but persis­tent. Anyway it was all pretty hit or miss as to culture and when new varieties were offered, confusion reigned.