Evening star., 1945-08-14

and read the paper" But, that's a
mistake! Because when there are
couple OF little ones 1t is wonder
1ul to have q husband who pitches
IN and helps. I think, too, that boys
mothers are the ones who teach
them either to be good husbands OF
poor ones. So I'm going to try to
train our little fellow to enjoy help
ing, so that some day he'll make
some girl as good a husband as his
daddy is!
The African violet question is in
terestiny to me, too. Months ago
some one suggested that they bloom
better II you pinch the leaves of
and leave only eight. didn't have the
heart to pinch off that many, but ]
did have a whole glassful of leaves
So, I put them in a glass Of water
TILL they got roots. I discovered that
II you put clothes pins across the
top OF your glass and then put the
stems through the slit, your leaves
won't slip into the water. Then
after they get little root just plant
them one to a pot in nice rich soil
IN pots with a hole in the bottom
and give them plenty of water every
morning, but just in the morning
Never water them from the top
Always from the saucer. I have al
most SO plants, all from about 10
leaves. It's SO easy and fascinating
to watch them grow. The little new
leaves push up the soil and the big
leaf just stays green.
Then you'll notice when they get
a pretty good size and the leaves
are fairly large-thet in each pot
you have several plants all grown
together. Just separate them and
plant them all in new soil, one plant
to. q pot and continue the daily
watering in the Saucer-but don't
give them as much as you did the
leaves. If any one would like some
Of my purple violet leaves I'd be glad
to give them some. And I would
like to have a pink or white one, too.
Oh, I tried to raise an avocado
seed vine and nothing happened. I
think probably had the wrong end
up. Would some enc please Just
tell me which end should be up?
(FTOW T.. L., WGSntngLOn.)
AS a member of the Camp and
Hospital Council of the Red Cross
I'd like to suggest through the
Readers Clearing House, that those
who enjoy raising African violets,
send some of them to our service
hospitals when the young plants be-
gin blooming.
Mrs. Louis Thompson, flower
chairman, Republic $500, extension
422, will be glad to designate where
they may be sent, as she knows the
flower needs of all the hospitals.
I'd suggest that written instruc-
tionS be sent with each plant as
to watering, thinning and using of
plant food. 1t might even be nice
to send small package of the
plant food you've found best for
your kind of soil
I've found suggestion culled
from the Clearing House beneficial
to my Violets; namely, eggshell
water. crush or raw eggshells,
let stand in glass of water "a
hours and use small quantity
around each plant, being careful
not to get it on the leaves.
Thanking YOU in advance for
using this appeal for flowers for
the wounded servicemen.
(Fron1 S. F. r., Washington
I was very much surprised to
know there was such q flower as
pink and white African violets, and
I should like to have some. If any
one can spare some leaves I could
trade a wax begonia slip that pro-
duces red flowers and maple leaf
begonia small pink flowers. The
foliage Of both are beautiful. Also
a house iris, I have several plants
of purple African violets which I
grew from leaves, so I understand
how to do that. II any one would
like trade, please call Adams
1854.