THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE OF AMERICA. 
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VIOLETS IN THE GARDEN 
TV/I()KI*" use should be made of violets in the open 
air garden. We all know what handsome blos- 
soms they produce under frame cultivation, but when 
they are used outdoors much of the labor necessarv in 
frame cultivation is dispensed with. 
It is the stronger-growing' varieties which provide 
us with such excellent material, and wherever a favor- 
able position is at hand we should furnish it with some 
of the lovely single forms at our disposal. Usually we 
are recommended to plant Violets on north or shady 
borders, but this does not always apply; indeed, it is 
misleading to those "who desire an outdoor display 
early in the year. For this purpose a rather sunnv 
position should be chosen. 
Violets are used to carpel the ground below climb- 
ing Roses and other climbers, where they may remain 
for two or three years without disturbance; also at 
the base of pergolas, where they give color when the 
things above them are bare. Some have also been 
planted among Azaleas, where not crowded, and 
promise well, the Azaleas providing a slight shade in 
summer and admitting full sun and light in winter. 
By growing them in this way the trouble of propa- 
gating is dispensed with, for they root so freely as to 
provide an abundant supply of healthy young plants 
which are available for further extension. If the plants 
are put out in April where intended to remain, a good 
supply of flowers will be forthcoming the following 
season. Leave the runners on the plants, as these will 
bloom at the leaf-joints. The mingled leaves and 
flowers of these long growths are very useful for 
draping vases, etc. One important point in growing 
these choice flowers is shelter from bleak northeast 
winds. A change of ground should be provided every 
few years. — Gardening Illustrated (English). 
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