WILD FLOWERS BLUE AND PURPLE 
sage and buttonhole nosegay. The odour of Violets 
is one of the most popular known, and it is extensively 
used in scenting soaps, perfumery, and other toilet 
preparations. Candies, syrups, and cordials are 
flavoured with it, and even glacé or sugared Violets 
are sold at the confectioners. Over sixty thousand 
acres of flowers are regularly cultivated about the town 
of Grasse, in France, purposely for the manufacture of 
perfumery. Literally it is the “sweetest” spot in the 
world, and tons upon tons of Violets are annually 
gathered and spread upon frames of greased glass 
which catch and retain the minute particles of precious 
oil contained in the flowers — an industry involving 
hundreds of thousands of dollars. 
BIRD’S-FOOT VIOLET 
Viola pedata. Violet Family. 
There is no mistaking the identity of the Bird’s- 
foot Violet. It appears later than the Meadow Violet, 
and its finely cut, dark green, thick-textured foliage, 
and large, beardless-petalled flowers are positive 
ear-marks of birthright. The leaf is deeply cut into 
from five to eleven long, narrow parts, with the longer 
middle ones having their ends notched with two or 
three rounded lobes, while the others have tapering 
points. When spread flat, the matured leaf is fan- 
shaped, and some of the divisions are grouped or 
separated from each other with a wider opening — 
a characteristic giving significance to it; common name. 
The plant grows in a loose tuft, with its leaves spread- 
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