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aromatic conserves. The Romnns used Violet Wine, and the sher- 

 bets of the Sultan are yet perfumed with the petals of these plants. 

 Their flowers are valued for the ornamentation of gardens, but espe- 

 cially those of the rare Pansies, the cultivated number of which is so 

 considerable. 1 



1 For all the facts relating to the etymology, history, and cultivation of Pansies sec Barillkt, les 

 Pensees (Paris, 1S69, icon.). 



