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Helen Van Pelt Wilson (1901–2003)

Author of Helen Van Pelt Wilson's African-Violet Book

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Works by Helen Van Pelt Wilson

The Joy of Geraniums (1980) 42 copies
Perennials Preferred (1945) 13 copies
The complete book of African violets (1951) 10 copies, 1 review
Climbing roses 9 copies

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This is an older book about the specific cultivation of african violets as houseplants, written when they were new on the scene and wildly popular. It is easy to read having a friendly style, and quite informative in spite of its age... The care instructions are very thorough, but I would look for modern methods of pest control. The chemicals and pesticides the author recommends sound downright dangerous. There are chapters explaining how to share plants and leaf cuttings through the mail, show more how to grow violets commercially in greenhouses, how to conduct judged violet shows, and the difficulties of describing and naming new varieites. Illustrations in linework are quiet nice and have a lovely detailed texture of fuzziness on the leaves. The actual color photographs are amusingly quaint. I'm keeping this one around.

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Great book, great info. Mine has been blooming for almost 20 years now.

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