CHAPTER XIV 



CUT-FLOWER CROPS (CONTINUED) VIOLETS, 

 ORCHIDS, SWEET PEAS, MIGNONETTE, 

 SNAPDRAGONS, WALLFLOWERS, LUPINES, 

 TEN-WEEKS' STOCK AND FREESIAS 



VIOLETS 



THE violet is not the popular flower it was a few years 

 ago, having been somewhat displaced by the many species 

 now grown. However, their pleasing and attractive color 

 and fragrance make them much in demand. Many flo- 

 rists grow only violets, and this specialization has had a 

 marked influence on the improvement of the flowers. 



341. Botanical classification. Order, Violaceae ; genus 

 Viola (classical name) ; species, odorata. 



342. Present-day varieties : 



Double: 



Marie Louise Lady Hume Campbell. 



Single: 



California Princess of Wales 



< \L*s*J? (Princess de Galles) 



Other double varieties are : Farquahar, Imperial, Neapolitan, 

 De Parme, Swanley's White, Madam Millet (pink). Other 

 single varieties are Welsiana, Luxonne, Dorsett. 



343. Propagation. Violets are propagated in several 

 ways. Among them are division of the crown or parent 

 plant after the flowering season is over; taking rooted 



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