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with snow. The Greeks called this flewer Ion, and it 
was said that Jupiter caused the first Violet to spring up 
in the grass, when the unhappy Io, metamorphosed into 
a heifer, bent her lips to eat. Shakespeare employs his 
beloved flower as the type of modesty and maidenhood. 
Indeed, poets are continually using this retiring blossom 
as an emblem of those qualities. Practically there is 
little to be said about the Violet for a Southern reader, 
for every lady in the South can grow and propagate them 
with great success, in fact in many portions of the South 
ladies cultivate them extensively and ship the blooms in 
* the early Spring months to Northern florists. The Win- 
ter and early Spring climate of the South is just what 
they like, but they do not like our dry Summers. They 
are easily propagated by runner ina manner as you would 
Strawherry plants. When wanted in quantities the best 
plan is to cut off the runners and insert them in the 
propagating bed as you would other cuttings, when they 
will freely root and may be potted up and afterwards 
transplanted where desired. There are varietias of single 
and double flowers, and the range of color is from pure 
white to the deepest purple. A variety described as a 
pink in color was introduced a couple of years ago, but 
we think it did not amount to much, as it was soon lost 
sight of. Swanley White is the best double white, and 
Marie Louise the best double purple. The Czar isa fine — 
large purple sidgle sort, and Schoenburn is also a free 
blooming single purple. Neapolitan isa very light single 
blue. 
