The perfume of the Violet: the beauty of the Pansy, 



This new class is the result of crossing the Pansy (viola 

 tricolor) with the Sweet Violet (viola cormda); the resulting 

 hybrids, in addition to retaining the delightful Violet per- 

 fume, produce the most beautiful Pansy-like blossoms, 2 to 

 2V2 inches across, of great substance and of an endless variety 

 of colors — white, lemon, orange, claret, crimson, maroon, 

 lavender, purple, silver gray, rose, black, blue, tinted, striped, 

 blotched, etc. 



The plants are easy of culture, of hardy, vigorous growth, 

 forming deep rooting, compact tufted clumps. Planted in 

 masses or lines, they form perfect mats covered with myriads 

 of flowers. They are more perennial in character than 



Pansies, throwing out new roots annually, adapting them, 

 where situation and soil are congenial, to permanent beds, 

 edgings, etc., where they begin to make our garden gay in 

 spring almost when surrounded by snow, and continue to 

 bloom with marvelous freedom until Autumn. The flowers 

 are borne on long stems which shoot up like the violet directly 

 from the roots, rendering the flowers of special value for cut- 

 ting purposes. They are not all equally fragrant, though the 

 majority are as highly scented as the sweetest Violet, and the 

 other high merits of this new strain, aside from their per- 

 fume, destine them to wide popularity. Mixed colors. Pkt., 

 100 seeds, 8 cts. 



