I76 VIOLA ODORATA VIOLA TRICOLOR. 



SOIL, GENERAL TREATMENT AND VARIETIES. 



The Violet requires a rich soil to bloom luxuri- 

 antly ; equal parts loam, leaf-mold and manure will 

 answer. 



The supply of water should not be excessive, and 

 they should have good drainage 



A temperature from 45 to 65 suits them best. 

 If grown in a room heated to 70 the flowers will 

 be small and the stalks slender. 



The Violet produces little or no seed. They are 

 propagated by divisions of the roots, or by cuttings 

 taken in June and raised in wet sand under glass. 



When forcing for bloom the runners and all 

 fading leaves should be cut off as soon as they ap- 

 pear. The plants require an unusual depth of soil, 

 and should be grown in deep pots or boxes. A 

 tea made of rotten wood is a good fertilizer for 

 them. 



Dotible Blue Neapolitan, the variety most cultivated, 

 Double White Neapolitan, double white flowers. 

 King of Violets, large double blue, one inch in diameter. 

 Queen of Violets, blush-white, flowers very double. 

 Russian Violet, light blue, single, but very large, fine and exceed- 

 ingly fragrant ; blooms from September to May. 

 Shonbrun, single blue, flowers very prolific. 



VIOLA TRICOLOR. 



(PANSY.) 



The Pansy is said to have been introduced into 

 cultivation in 181 2 by Lady Monck. It was known 



