"African Violets for Everyone"
An outline of the book and CD
by Ruth Coulson
African Violets for Everyone: a Manual for Growers
All facets of growing African violets are discussed in this book. While it deals almost entirely with African violets there is also one chapter that is devoted to the other Gesneriad plants.
Of the 90 pages, there are12 pages of photographs that carry 81 photographs in full colour, illustrating African violet plants and flowers, pests, diseases and problems in African violets and growing techniques.
The book includes the CD, African Violets for Everyone: an Illustrated Guide. See below for details.
Contents list:
Chapter 1 African Violets! Why Would You Grow Them?
Chapter 2 A Bit of Background—African Violet History
Chapter 3 An Amazing Assortment
Chapter 4 The Colour Photographs
Chapter 5 The Plant Comfort Zone
Chapter 6 The Comfort Zone for Plant Roots
Chapter 7 Lighten Up
Chapter 8 Grooming and Hygiene for Plants
Chapter 9 Water, Water
Chapter 10 A Healthy Diet—Correct Nutrition for African Violets
Chapter 11 A Little Bit of Magic—Cloning for African Violets
Chapter 12 Repotting and Cosmetic Surgery
Chapter 13 What Pots? Pretty Pots or Utility Containers
Chapter 14 Problems, Problems
Chapter 15 If the Worst Happens—Treating Problems
Chapter 16 What About the Relatives
Chapter 17 Something Completely New—Hybridising for New Cultivars
Chapter 18 Extending Your Hobby—Exhibiting Your African Violets
Chapter 19 Is It Really True? African Violet Old Wives Tales
Chapter 20 Resources
Index
Part of Chapter 11 is reproduced on the page "Growing from a leaf". Some of the photographs are shown as thumbnails on the page "Photo gallery"
African Violets for Everyone: An Illustrated Guide
The accompanying CD “African Violets for Everyone: An Illustrated Guide” includes all the images appearing in the book on pages 17 to 28 inclusive, plus many others. There is also a presentation of both African violet and other gesneriad plants and of growing information.
The images are .jpg files that can be accessed in some television/DVD player systems. They can be viewed by a computer with CD drive.
The presentation also can be accessed in the CD drive of a computer. It should start without any further input from the user, but if not, navigate to the CD drive and double click on the file "pptview", then run the file "Africanviolets" from the resulting dialogue box.
Some of the photographs are reproduced on the page "Photo Gallery". Some screen shots from the presentation are available on the "Presentation" page .
This CD is also available separately.
Outline of the book and CD
