been specific would have saved us much time and 

 money. We have endeavored to give every neces- 

 sary detail for handling the soil, erection of houses 

 and frames, the management of the plants, and 

 marketing of the flowers, and finally we have shown 

 what it costs to grow a violet plant, what such a 

 plant under fair conditions should yield, and what in 

 our experience may be looked upon as a fair profit. 



From the facts given it will be seen that no big 

 fortunes are to be made in violet growing, but if a 

 man loves Nature and that quiet and peace which 

 work with her should always bring, there is a 

 chance here to open her doors. Thus a love for all 

 that is good and beautiful may be cultivated and a 

 respectable living made at the same time. 



I wish to express my thanks to Mr. P. H. Dorsett, 

 who shared with me all the trials and vexations 

 which fall to the lot of beginners in this work. 

 He is now a successful grower and many of the 

 illustrations given are from his houses. 



B. T. GALLOWAY. 



WASHINGTON, D. C., 



July ist, 1899. 



