All About African Violets. The Complete Guide to Success with Saintpaulias. by Free, Montague - 1951

New York: The American Garden Guild and Doubleday & Co., Inc. 1947., 1951. 8vo. xiii. 304 pgs. Very Good condition hardcover in Good to Very Good jacket. Green cloth with very attractive green and violet floral decoration on spine and boards. Minimal shelf wear externally, clean and unmarked throughout. Jacket is not price-clipped, with edge and corner wear to paper, small chips along edges and an approximately 1.5 x 1.5 inch chip from lower corner of back panel. Color illustrated frontis, with color, black and white and half-tone plates and black and white drawings throughout. Sections: I. What are African Violets?, II. Growing Conditions, III. Soils, IV. Fertilizers, V. Pots and Potting, VI. Watering, VII. Trouble: Avoidance and Cure, VIII. General Care and Growing for Exhibition, IX. Adding to Your Collection, X. Greenhouse Culture, XI. Propagation, XII. Species and Varieties of Saintpaulia, Glossary, Index. Vintage yet still relevant resource for lovers of African violets and the Saintpaulia genus. #1738.. No Other Printings Indicated. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.