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their place, so that at least one half the year's 

 work consists in propagating and caring for 

 the young plants. 



There are many varieties of violets, and as 

 many methods of propagating have been in 

 vogue in the past; but the varieties grown 

 under glass for winter flowers have narrowed 

 to the Lady Hune Campbell and the Marie 

 Louise, for blossoms, some florists adding a 

 few plants of the Dorsett, a single flowering 

 variety which develops an abundance of well- 

 shaped leaves with long stems, which constitute 

 their chief utility to the commercial grower; 

 though there are indications that the single 

 violet is coming into fashion again, and if so 

 the Dorsett will undoubtedly be the favorite. 



Our experiences have been with the three 

 above-named varieties. At first the Campbell 

 and Marie Louise constituted our stock, and dif- 

 ferent methods of propagating were followed. 

 Subsequently the Campbells were dropped, 

 and about one hundred Dorsetts to every one 

 thousand Marie Louises were grown, to insure 



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