AVSA Library Materials

RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR USE OF AVSA LIBRARY MATERIALS

Library materials are available for use by AVSA members and affiliates in good standing, subject to the following rules and regulations. ORDER ALL LIBRARY MATERIALS FROM AVSA OFFICE

REQUEST FOR MATERIALS

Send requests to the AVSA Office, 2375 North St., Beaumont, Texas 77702.

If you do not have an AVSA order form, please include in your request (I) Name of affiliate, (2) Name of person ordering and person’s membership number, (3) Shipping address, (4) Name of slide program or packet, (5) Whether or not cassette (where available) is desired, (6) Date to be shown, Order forms are included in shipment for future use.

SLIDE PROGRAMS - VIDEO TAPES

I. Make request for reservation three (3) months in advance of date desired with information outlined under request for materials above. Give first, second, and third choices of slide programs for each reservation date.

2. Slide programs and video tapes are shipped using a special shipping box. Please use the special box to return the programs to the AVSA office immediately after scheduled reserved date. Return slide programs and video tapes using United Parcel Service (UPS) or First Class Mail only. For First Class, we request that you insure the program for $50.00. If you use UPS the package is automatically insured for $100.00. For members in other countries: please return programs postpaid by the safest and most expeditious postal means available,

A $5.00 PER WEEK PENALTY WILL BE ASSESSED FOR ANY PROGRAM NOT POSTMARKED WITHIN FOUR (4) DAYS AFTER SCHEDULED RESERVED DATE, UNLESS OTHER ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE.

Return programs to:

AVSA OFFICE

2375 NORTH STREET • BEAUMONT, TEXAS 77702

3. Special requests for two or more slide programs for the same date may be made and will be filled when possible, but such requests are not encouraged because of the great demand for slide programs and the limited number available.

4. The (rental) cost of slide programs from 2006 and thereafter is $25.00. All program rentals from 2005 or earlier is $20.00. All will include cassette if available. Only those slide programs in the descriptive list with a “(C)” after the titles have cassettes.

SECTION 1: CONVENTION SHOWS

The following are slide programs of outstanding exhibits at National Convention shows; they are especially entertaining for members not attending conventions.

163L “THE NEW ENGLAND SPIRIT” (C) (SO Slides) Experience the best of the award-winning plants and designs displayed “The New England Way’ Boston 1990.

I66L “VIOLETS IN THE GOLDEN STATE” (C) (80 Slides) Award winning plants and designs from the Santa Clara convention 1991.

167L “A CENTURY OF VIOLETS” (C) (80 Slides) An exciting presentation of award-winning plants and designs from “Violet Heritage and Horizons,” Columbus 1992.

169L “MORE PENNSYLVANIA FRIENDS” (C) (80 Slides) of award-winning exhibits at the 1993 National Convention Show.

171L “A FESTIVAL OF VIOLETS” (C) (8O Slides) Award-winning exhibits - both horticulture and design from the Denver National AVSA Show 1994.

175L “ST. LOUIS BLUES AND OTHER COLORS” (C) (80 Slides) Award-winning exhibits — both horticulture and design from the 1995 St. Louis Convention.

179L “ATLANTA REVISITED! OUR 50TH” (C) (79 Slides) Many of the winning exhibits, both horticulture and design, enjoyed at the 50th Anniversary convention, Atlanta, GA 1996.

183L “VIOLETS AT THE BEACH” (C) (78 Slides) Winning exhibits from the convention show 1997 at St. Petersburg Beach, FL.

I90L “WE VISIT SACRAMENTO - 1998” (C) (80 Slides) Horticulture and designs presented by exhibitors in our convention show, April 1998 in California.

I93L “HOUSTON BEAUTIES - 1999” (C) (80 Slides) of the convention show 1999.

197L “GO WILD IN OMAHA - 2000” (C) (80 Slides) Pictures of “wild” horticulture and design winners from the AVSA convention in Omaha, May, 2000.

200L “CHICAGO SHOW BEAUTIES - 2001” Horticulture Design, and Commercial winners at the Convention Show in Chicago. (80 Slides).

2O1L “MR. VIOLET GOES TO WASHINGTON” (C) (80 Slides). See the award winning exhibits in horticulture, design, and more! Selected from over 800 entries at the 2002 show.

2O2L “BEST OF THE 90’S” (C) (80 Slides). The top winners in horticulture and design from the national shows from 1990-1999. The Best of the Best!l

2O3L “35th ANNUAL AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY OF CANADA CONVENTION & SHOW” May 1-5, 2002 (80 Slides).

204L “LOUISIANA LAGNIAPPE” (C) (80 Slides).

206L 2003 CANADIAN NATIONAL AV SHOW (80 Slides).

207L “A FIESTA OF VIOLETS” 2004 (C) (80 Slides) Award winning exhibits form the 2004 AVSA convention and show in Tucson, AZ.
209L “VIOLETS REIGN IN THE QUEEN CITY” – 2005 AVSA Convention (80 Slides).

210L “VIOLETS VACATION IN MINNESOTA” – AVSA 2006 Convention and Show (c) (80 Slides).
211L “COLORADO FROM THE MOUNTIANS TO THE PRAIRIE” 2007 AVSA Convention and Show (c) (80 Slides).

SECTION II: NEW INTRODUCTIONS

The following is a series of programs compiled from slides of new cultivars submitted by hybridizers and commercial members.

168L “GEMS OF COLUMBUS” (C) (80 Slides) A collection of slides depicting the best new introductions at the 1992 Columbus, Ohio convention.

1 70L “LANCASTER LOVELIES” (C) (80 Slides) The best I 993 introductions shown by Ray “Sundown” Pittman at the Lancaster Convention,

172L “DENVER DEBUTANTES” (C) (80 Slides) Selected outstanding 1994 introductions from various hybridizers. Presented by Kent Stork at the Denver Convention,

176L “WE MET IN St LOUIS” (C) (80 slides) - Meet the 1995 new hybrids - slides submitted by various hybridizers and introduced at the St. Louis convention,

180L “FIFTY YEARS AND GROWING” (C) (80 Slides) Slides submitted by various hybridizers and shown in Atlanta, GA al the 50th Anniversary convention.

184L “NEW VARIETIES ON PARADE” (C) (71 Slides) Hybridizers share slides of their new varieties presented at 1997 Convention in St. Petersburg Beach, FL.

191L “NEW CULTIVARS - 1998” (C) (50 Slides) Slides of new plants from our hybridizers.

199L “NEW INTRODUCTIONS - 2001” slides of new cultivars from our hybridizers (48 slides).

205L “NEW INTRODUCTIONS OF 2002 AND 2003” (C) (50 Slides).

SECTION III AFRICAN VIOLET LIFE

The following is a series of slide programs relative primarily to African violet culture and related subjects. They are somewhat dated but with much helpful information for the novice grower.

140L “MULTIPLYING SAINTPAULIAS” (65 Slides) Basic program on

African violet propagation including leaf cuttings, plant division, seed and grafting. Slides show how to produce and plant seeds.

147L “THE AFRICAN VIOLET PLANT” (77 Slides) A good, basic program identifying leaf types, blossom form and colors, and diseases that affect the foliage.

150L “THE PITTMAN WAY OF GROWING VIOLETS” (C) (84 Slides) A step-by-step visual program on growing and grooming miniature and semiminiature African violets.

151L “THE SAINTPAULIA SPECIES” (79 Slides) A comprehensive, educational, workshop-type program. Very thorough and somewhat technical. A depicted work by Neva Anderson,

161L “POINTERS IN JUDGING” (C) (74 Slides) A revised version of workshop program for judges and exhibitors, Emphasis on grooming of plants in preparation for showing.

182L ‘TRAILERS - MAKING THEM DO WHAT I WANT THEM TO DO” (C) (70 Slides) (1997) Bev Promersberger demonstrates how she grows trailers that make the “Winners Circle”.

194L “DESIGNING FOR SHOW” (66 Slides) Program includes step-by-step instruction for construction of a terrarium followed by lovely examples of the different design types for exhibition.

SECTION IV: GESNERIADS

Listed below are programs identifying African violet cousins, their care, and propagation.

139L “MEET THE FAMILY” (C) (60 Slides) A vivid look at some of the other members of the gesneriad family, compiled and narrated by Margaret Waguespack. An informative program for those who want to broaden their growing horizons, or for those who just want to “meet the family”.

178L “UNUSUAL GESNERIADS FOR THE LIGHT GARDEN” (C) (54

Slides) A group of the smaller gesneriads suitable for the light stand.

SECTION V: VIOLET PESTS AND DISEASES

These slide programs identify pests and diseases and their impact on African violet cultivars.

132L “AFRICAN VIOLET PESTS” (C) (52 Slides) A short, succinct program by Dr. Charles L. Cole with vivid illustration of common African violet pests.

152L “VIOLET TROUBLES” (63 Slides) Pests, diseases, and results of poor culture exhibited in the program. An oldie with good basic information.

SECTION VI: SPECIAL PROGRAMS

187L 30TH AVSC CONVENTION - TORONTO l997 Slides of the Canadian Show. (80 slides)

195L “AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY OF CANADA CONVENTION & SHOW, TORONTO, CANADA”, 1999 - (80 Slides) of beautiful photography highlight this show,

198L “AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY OF CANADA Convention & Show, Ottawa, 2001”, (87 Slides),

VIDEO TAPES

173L “AFRICAN VIOLETS IN THE NEW GARDEN” Ken Froboese talks violets - a visit with Ken in his greenhouse, Hill Country African Violets.

185L “GROWING BEAUTIFUL AFRICAN VIOLET TRAILERS” (28 minutes). Anna jean Landgren demonstrates how she grows trailers. One of a series of presentations for TV by members of Illinois State AV Society.

186L “TEACHING The TRICKS” (27 minutes) A second presentation of the cable TV productions - this one shows Jean Willey instructing new grower ‘Tracy Bruns in the basics of African violet growing. Particularly good for novice growers.

188L “RAGS TO RICHES” - Another cable TV presentation in the series of House Plant ‘How-to’s. This is by Andrea Worell as she demonstrates how Io groom or redo those African violets that need “help”.

189L “PROPAGATING YOUR POSIES” - This video, also by Andrea Worell, shows how she starts African violets and some other gesneriads. Another of the House Plant ‘How-to’ series. Andrea has a new slant on an old idea. Very entertaining.

196L “BASIC AFRICAN VIOLET CARE” - 25 minute video by Don Geiss is a good introduction to growing African Violets.

207L “A FIESTA OF VIOLETS” - 2004 DVD - Award winning exhibits from the 2004 AVSA Convention and Show in Tucson, AZ.

PACKETS

I. Packets are loaned for a period of one month, as available.

2. Requests for two or more packets will be filled whenever possible.

3. Packets must be returned postpaid by FIRST, THIRD, OR FOURTH CLASS MAIL.

4. Cost of each packet is $3.00 and must be paid by check to AVSA at time of request.

DESCRIPTIVE LIST OF PACKET

155L JUST FOR FUN PACKET: “Violet Carol” Christmas skit in one act. A fun way to celebrate the holidays with a skit performed by your club members. This is an original skit written by Kent Stork of Kent’s Flowers. Fremont, NE, and donated to the AVSA Library,

156L NEWSLETFER/MAGAZINE PACKET: Anyone desiring to start a newsletter or magazine would find this packet helpful.

157L PROGRAM-PLANNING PACKET: Suggestions to help a program chairman or committee plan the programs for a club’s activities.

158L SHOW SCHEDULES PACKET: Show schedules of African violet shows from different sections of the country. Excellent for new ideas and those clubs planning their first show.

159L YEARBOOK COLLECTION PACKET: This packet contains yearbooks from various affiliate clubs. Especially recommended for clubs producing their first yearbook.

192L INSTALLATION PACKET: A collection of different installation programs that will be found interesting and useful for installing your new officers.

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