60 GARDENING DIFFICULTIES SOLVED 



Violets in Frame in Winter 



Q. Please tell me how to provide for a supply of Violets during 

 winter. X: Y. Z., Reading. 



A. Make up a hotbed, half manure and half leaves, and put in 

 the frame early in September. Upon this place 8 inches of soil ; 

 turfy soil 2 parts, leafy soil 1 part. There must be enough manure 



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put in to bring the plants within 2 inches of the glass. Fill the 

 frame with manure and leaves, then tread it firmly, this will be 

 about right. Plant the Violets ten days or so afterwards. Put them 

 10 inches apart. Keep the frame closed for a few days to encourage 

 them to form fresh roots. Subsequently give air on every favour- 

 able occasion. They will not bloom if the frame is kept closed. 

 Artificial heat is an advantage, because by this means frost is easily 

 kept out, and the atmosphere made dry. Good varieties are Marie 

 Louise and Lady Hume Campbell. 



How to Grow Violets 



Q. Will you tell me when to plant Violets ? E. J/., Swansea. 



