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are suitable for treatment in this way, but Violas with clear 

 self colours are always most appreciated, and they give the 

 best results. 



VIOLAS FOR BEDDING AND MASSING 



These are sometimes wanted in very large quantities, and 

 there are the three methods of obtaining them from seed, 

 from cuttings, and from division of the old plants. How 

 to obtain a stock by either method is explained in pre- 

 ceding pages. The possibilities in massing and bedding 

 are so great that these remarks are offered only as sugges- 

 tions. It is desirable to avoid planting in straight lines. 

 When Violas are employed for an edging to wide borders, 

 an irregular line in the inside should be followed, so that 

 the occupants of the border may extend forward amongst 

 the Violas at different points. If one will have a ribbon 

 border of Violas, let nothing else be associated with them, 

 and let the varieties be most carefully selected for the 

 purpose. The following arrangement would be very effec- 

 tive, as the varieties would all bloom at the same time and 

 the height would gradually rise towards the back row : 

 Front row, Seagull or Violetta, white ; second row, Jubilee, 

 purple ; third row, Mrs. E. A. Cade, deep primrose ; fourth 

 row, Blue Rock, blue ; fifth row, Kingcup, yellow ; sixth 

 row, Bridal Morn, deep lavender ; seventh row, Snowflake, 

 white. Few people, however, are likely to want anything 



