THE AFRICAN VIOLET
Amateurs who possess heated greenhouses might well grow the beautiful Saiutpaulia ionantha, the African or lonian violet. This plant bears clusters of violet-blue flowers, each of which measure about lin across, on stems Sin to 4in high. They are carried well above the fleshy, dark green leaves. . The Saintpaulia is easily raised from seeds sown in pots in a warm greenhouse at this time. Sow the seed* thinly in pots or pans and cover with glass. When the seedlings are large enough to handle, prick them off into other pans or shallow boxes, then before they become over-crowded transfer them to their flowering pots. The best compost consists of equal parts loam and leafmould, to which sufficient sand and crushed mortar rubble to keep the mixture open has been added. Plants raised from seeds show a considerable variation in colour, soma having a more reddish tint of violet than others, and if it is desired to increase the stock of any particular shade, this is easily accomplished by leaf cuttings.—‘Popular Gardening, London.
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Evening Star, Issue 22631, 24 April 1937, Page 23
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