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achieved by exposing the plants to the air on all suitable days than 

 by keeping them close and warm. If the plants are removed to 

 the frames in the second week of September flowers may be ex- 

 pected before October has run its course. The varieties of violets 

 now available for cultivation are becoming more numerous every 

 year. Here are some of the best : 



DOUBLE. Parma (lavender), Neapolitan (pale lavender), 

 Marie Louise (lavender and white), Mrs J. J. Astor 

 (heliotrope), Mile Bertha Barron (blue), Comte de 

 Brazza (white), and Mrs d'Arcy (porcelain blue). 



SINGLE. The Czar (blue, white), Wellsiana (violet-purple), 

 Admiral Avellan (blue), Perle Rose (rose), Princess 

 Beatrice (blue), and Baronne de Rothschild (blue). 



