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Fig. 284. — Five Stages in Com:mercia.l Violet Growing. Left, at bottom; typical 

 Violet cutting ready to put in sand, about April 15th. Above it, young plant when 

 shifted from cutting bed, about July 1st. Right, good, healthy plant ready to pick 

 from, cibout October 1st. Abooe, finished bunch of Violets, method of wrapping 

 and packing, and shipping box. (Courtesy Nelson Goon, Rhinebeck, N. Y.) 



to flower soon after they are housed and if kept in a 40- to 45-deg. 

 house will keep it up more or less aU Winter. Keep the runners 

 and all spotted or bad leaves cut off, and keep the soil fairly moist and 

 well cultivated. That is about all you can do besides fumigating. 

 In early Spring or when you are ready to throw the plants out, 

 select the smallest rooted runners, cut them back a little and pot 

 up into 2s to go into the field by May. 



