CONTENTS 



PAGE 



INTRODUCTION i 



CHAV. 



I. HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE PANSY . . 4 



II. THE HISTORY OF VIOLAS 10 



III. PANSIES AND VIOLAS FROM SEED . . . .23 



IV. CULTIVATION FROM CUTTINGS . . . ; .28 

 V. CULTIVATION OF CHOICE FLOWERS FOR EXHIBITION 



AND OTHER PURPOSES . . . . 35 



VI. PANSIES AND VIOLAS FOR TABLE DECORATION . . 50 



VII. FANCY OR DECORATIVE PANSIES .... 54 



VIII. THE HARDIEST VIOLAS . . . . . . 64 



IX. FIFTY VARIETIES OF VIOLAS . : . . . , 71 



X. THE SWEET VIOLET . . . . . _ 77 



XI. THE GENUS VIOLA . . . . . . . 98 



XII. CALENDAR OF OPERATIONS . . . . . 109 



INDEX . . . . . . * . 115 



