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until the plants have gained good size and are vigorous, 

 when the blossoms may be allowed to mature and they will 

 then be of large size. These plants may be transplanted to 

 beds on the lawn or in the garden and produce large quan- 

 tities of blossoms for two months, i.e., April to June. All 

 faded flowers should be removed and none of the seed-pods 

 be allowed to mature if the largest flowers are desired, as 

 the development of a single seed-vessel will exhaust the 

 plants more than the production of a dozen flowers. 



ENGLISH VIOLET (F. odorata), Fig. 136. This little 

 plant can also be successfully grown in the garden or lawn 



FIG. 136. ENGLISH VIOLET (V. odorata). 



with a little care. The best method for the amateur with 

 no greenhouse facilities is to divide the old crowns after they 

 have bloomed in the spring and plant in a moist, slightly 

 shaded place, keeping the ground well cultivated, and 

 during the summer pick off all runners, thus forcing the 

 plants to make a large number of crowns and many flower- 

 buds. If the plants are not where they can be protected 

 during the winter, they may be transplanted in October to 

 a more sheltered place and be given a little shelter with 

 coarse manure, leaves, or pine boughs when severe freezing 



