Sale offers variety of plants y Tiba Altoma Do you know how to care for the Bromelras plant? Water must be kept :ontinuously in the heart of this greenery, <nown also as the vase plant. This was he rarest plant at the Indiana Memorial Union Board's (IMUB) annual plant sale, field in the Solarium on Sept. 1-3. Sponsored by Easterday Gardens of Elettsville, the three-day sale offered 5,000 different plants. African violets, :actus, ivy, plants for terrariums, hangng plants and exotic treasures like the 3ird of Paradise and Yucca plant were
among the 214 varieties available at the sale. As a help to those curious in discovering information about the care of plants, Easterday Gardens provided a special feature. All plants were grouped by family and bore index cards identifying the species, light needed and proper temperature and humidity. Average prices ranged from 89 cents to $1.29. The most expensive plant, the Yucca plant from Florida, sold for $45. Suzanne Becker, director of services for IMUB, saw "The Great Plant Proposition" as a good way "for students to decorate dorm rooms."
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(LEFT) Carefully looking over the selections, sophomore Sherry Keller tries to choose the right plant for her dorm room. (ABOVE) Prospective buyer Brenda Davis, sophomore, stops to examine a possible purchase at the Union Board's annual plant sale.
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