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Tips on caring for flowering houseplants that bloom over and over again (African violets, miniature spathiphyllums, cymbidiums and streptocarpus).
BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Nov 1986 (v.64#11) pg. 51

Forest in a basket. How to plant a basket with moss, ferns, and miniature African violets or primulas.
BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Nov 1988 (v.66#11) pg. 130

Flowering houseplants. How to keep gloxinias, miniature African violets, kalanchoe and anthurium blooming.
BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Nov 1989 (v.67#11) pg. 119

Picture guide to african violets and their relatives. Includes tips on propagating and hybridizing your plants.
FAMILY CIRCLE Aug 10 1982 (v.95#11) pg. 86

Easy way to propagate African violets.
FINE GARDENING #35 Jan-Feb 1994 pg. 8

Tip on protecting the lower leaves of African violets by covering the edge of the pot with slit plastic tubing.
FINE GARDENING #41 Jan-Feb 1995 pg. 10

How to grow BIG African violets.
FLOWER & GARDEN Oct-Nov 1980 (v.24#9) pg. 8

How to grow African-violets hydroponically.
FLOWER & GARDEN Oct-Nov 1981 (v.25#6) pg. 28

African-violet basics. A factual review of the simple needs of these favorite house plants.
FLOWER & GARDEN Oct-Nov 1982 (v.26#6) pg. 18

A new generation of African violets makes its debut. Tips on selection and raising.
FLOWER & GARDEN Oct-Nov 1984 (v.28#6) pg. 10

Tip: How to make the leaves of African violets lay flat.
FLOWER & GARDEN Dec 1986-Jan 1987 (v.31#1) pg. 70

African violets, their care and propagation.
FLOWER & GARDEN Jun-Jul 1992 (v.36#3) pg. 72

How to get rid of aphids on African violets grown indoors.
GARDEN GATE #7 Feb 1996 pg. 40

Tips on coaxing African violets to flower.
GARDEN GATE #18 Dec 1997 pg. 38

African violets (Saintpaulia), recommended hybrids and their culture. How to root a leaf cutting.
GARDEN GATE #30 Dec 1999 pg. 30

Growing African violets. Tips on soil, water, cleaning, fertilizer, etc.
HOMEOWNER Sep 1986 (v.11#7) pg. 6

Success with African violets. Some tips on watering, light, and soil.
HOMEOWNER Jan-Feb 1989 (v.14#1) pg. 14

Advice on what to do when an African violet plant develops a long "neck".
HORTICULTURE Nov 1994 (v.72#9) pg. 8

Propagating an African violet from leaf cuttings.
HORTICULTURE Jan 1997 (v.94#1) pg. 34

How to raise African violets commercially in your basement.
MOTHER EARTH NEWS #49 Jan-Feb 1978 pg. 146

All you need to know about the African violet.
ORGANIC GARDENING Mar 1986 (v.33#3) pg. 100

Tips on preventing thrips from attacking African violets.
ORGANIC GARDENING Jul-Aug 1990 (v.37#6) pg. 16

Tip on propagating African violets from cuttings.
ORGANIC GARDENING Dec 1990 (v.37#9) pg. 69

An explanation of what may ail an African violet with leaves that are curling at the edges and straight-up stems.
ORGANIC GARDENING Sep-Oct 1994 (v.41#7) pg. 23

A guide to selecting and raising African violets.
ORGANIC GARDENING Dec 1994 (v.41#9) pg. 52

Tips on raising African violets from seed.
SUNSET Jan 1985 (v.174#1) pg. 142

Tip: A wick system for bottom-watering of African violets in pots.
SUNSET Mar 1989 (v.182#3) pg. 180

How to grow African violets from seed.
WORKBASKET Sep 1987 (v.52#10) pg. 52

Tip: How to make leaves of African violets grow in a flatter position.
WORKBASKET Feb 1989 (v.54#4) pg. 10

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