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WM. BORSCH & SON, Maplewood, Oregon 
Viola Maggie Mott 
VI O LA — Continued, 
Dark Beauty — Resembles V. Jersey Gem in 
form and color, but has longer stems and 
blooms much later. Commences during 
June. Very floriferous and a wonderful 
florist Viola. 25c each. 
Giant Peacock — Very large flowers of blue 
and white, strongly plum-scented. 25c 
each. 
Jersey Gem — Best all-around Viola yet in¬ 
troduced. Large flowers of a pure violet, 
slightly perfumed, on 6 to 10 inch stems, 
from early spring to late fall. 25c each. 
Jersey Jewel — Flowers somewhat larger 
than Jersey Gem, of a rich purple. Best 
in a light shade. 25c each. 
Lord Nelson — Large flowers of glowing 
purple. 25c each, 
Maggie Mott — The well-known English 
hybrid bedding Viola, propagated from 
imported stock. Large flowers of a soft 
heliotrope-blue, deliciously fragrant. 35c 
each. 
Portland Gem — As persistent in blooming 
as Jersey Gem, but of a lovely shade of 
lavender-blue, with a small yellow eye. 
A very good winter bloomer. 35c each. 
Radio—A long-stemmed variety, light lav¬ 
ender with darker veins and stripes. 25c 
each, 
Wedgewood — Very large flowers of a glow¬ 
ing violet. One of the largest-flowered 
of the tufted types. 35c each. 
White Jersey Gem — A white flowering 
form of the popular Jerseys. 25c each. 
White Wermig — Medium size, long-faced 
white flowers on long stems. 25c each. 
VIOLA. Species, both native and foreign— 
The majority of these prefer, almost re¬ 
quire, a sunny position, in a sandy or 
stony, well-drained soil, which should 
have some leaf-mold or peat in it. Unless 
otherwise noted they will require above 
mentioned conditions. 
*adunca — An evergreen native, with heart- 
shaped leaves and dark blue flowers car¬ 
ried well above the foliage, on 4 inch 
stems in spring and again during the 
fall. 25c each. 
*beckwithi — A deciduous type of rare beau¬ 
ty. The leaves are three parted, the two 
upper petals purple, and the others of 
pale violet. 25c each. 
*chrysantha — Another deciduous native, 
with finely cut foliage and flowers of 
rich yellow within, maroon on back. 
Choice and rare. 25c each. 
*cuneata — A native with small wedge- 
shaped leaves and dainty flowers of 
purple and white. Some shade and mois¬ 
ture during summer. 25c each. 
*eizanense — A very rare Japanese species, 
with cut leaves and beautiful fragrant 
white flowers. Woodland soil and a little 
shade. 35c each. 
