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of the Pansies have sprung from Viola tricolor, and the 

 Violets from Viola odorata. As we have already seen, 

 the flowers of the former are purple and yellow, and 

 those of the latter purple ; and both are British plants. 

 There is a white variety of Viola odorata called alba, 

 and this also is a Sweet Violet. Another variety, called 

 pallida plena, or pale double, is the double lavender- 

 coloured Violet that we grow under the name of 

 Neapolitan, and which is loved so much for its large 

 flowers and its perfume. It is valuable for forcing. 

 There are several other charming varieties, and a selec- 

 tion of them is given below. The Siberian Violet, Viola 

 altaica, has purple flowers, and is illustrated in the 

 Botanical Magazine, t. 1776. A more important species 

 is cornuta, which has blue flowers, and is illustrated in 

 the Botanical Magazine, t. 791. This species, which 

 came from the Pyrenees in 1776, is the parent of many 

 of the strains of bright, free-blooming "bedding 

 Pansies " sold by seedsmen ; moreover, it has probably 

 been used as a parent in raising our bedding Violas. 

 There is a white variety of it. Calcarata, blue, and its 

 varieties ; cucullata, violet ; lutea, yellow ; and pedata, 

 blue, and its varieties, are other well-known Violas, and 

 may have been used as parents in producing the fine 

 varieties named and briefly described in the following 

 lists : 



Twelve Fancy Pansies. 



Alice Lister, violet, French white, and pale mauve. 



Carrie Nation, violet, white, purple. 



Constance Abercromby, claret, yellow, and purple. 



Hall Robertson, purple, brown, and yellow. 



James McNab, yellow, dark blotches. 



John Harle, cream and purple. 



Mrs. Ferguson, crimson, violet, and pale yellow. 



