THE FRIENDLY VIOLETS 
Here are happy and lovable flowers for rockery, wood¬ 
land, garden path, or meadow. They greet the spring with 
their blossoms, but in latest autumn one will still find an 
occasional bloom braving the cold winds. Even the foliage 
has charm, and some kinds make good ground covers, or 
carpeting plants. Try Viola striata in Lily beds, or under 
roses. It should be noted that botanically all Violets and 
all Pansies are Violas. 
VIOLA BETONICIFOLIA — erfk(l)4. Pretty little creeper 
from Tasmania. Soft blue. Pkt. 25c. 
VIOLA BOSNIACA — *ergstx(2-3)6. Green mats, long- 
studded with blossoms of richest rosy mauve. Color some¬ 
times segregates in creamy variegations. Pkt. 15c. # 
VIOLA BRITTONIANA — ercnh(l-2) 10. Large blossoms of 
deepest purple, long-stemmed. Make ornamental tall tufts 
of deeply lobed foliage. Sun, or light shade. A noble 
species. Pkt. 16c; j'k oz. 30c; % oz. 50c; % oz. 85c. # 
VIOLA CALCAR AT A — ♦erx(8)8. From the Swiss Alps 
comes this long-stemmed, long-blooming, gracefully infor¬ 
mal Viola. It has been said of it* blossoms that they seem 
like butterflies that are being transformed into Pansies. A 
royal indigo, with radiating pencilings, predominates, but 
there will be also purple, and cream, with old ivory that 
is just tinging with blue, or, if one is very fortunate, the 
rare pink form may appear. Ever-blooming. Pkt. 20c. # 
VIOLA CANADENSIS •ernsth(l)15. A woodland Violet, 
long, lank and leafy, but with abundance of cream-colored 
blossoms, purple in reverse. Mass under trees. Pkt. 15c. 
VIOLA CHINENSIS — erk(2)(6)6. Big Pansy-type flowers, 
soft lavender with darker lines. Pkt. 20c. # 
VIOLA CONFEDERATA—ercnh(l-2)8. A vigorous and very 
beautiful Violet, big and showy in blossom, and of full 
hardiness. The flowers are silvery white, but with a purple- 
shaded richness radiating from a dark and velvety center. 
Considered a memorial of the southern Confederacy; botan¬ 
ically it is Viola Priceana. Particularly good. Pkt. 15c; 
Ys oz. 40c. # 
VIOLA EIZANENSIS ALBA—erk(l) (6)6. Fragrant blos¬ 
soms of good size and pearly whiteness. Foliage decora- 
tively slashed. A rarity. Pkt. 25c. # 
VIOLA ELATIOR — erbh(l-2)12. A tall branching Violet, 
almost high enough for the hardy border. It is long in 
bloom, and the blossoms, of softest azure blue with white 
eye, are of large size. Pkt. 15c; Ys oz. 40c. # 
VIOLA FLORAIRENSIS-*erch(8)8. Big Pansy-like blos¬ 
soms from April to December. Richest shaded lilac-lavender. 
Very satisfactory. This is Viola cornuta x V. rothomagen- 
sis. Pkt. 20c. # 
VIOLA GRACILIS — *erx(2-4)7. Armies of shimmering blos¬ 
soms, like purple Butterflies, but sometimes cream white 
or soft yellow. True species. Pkt. 20c. 
VIOLA HEDERACEA — *erfx(htw) (8)6. Australian Violet. 
Dense three-inch moundlets of pale green, with multitudes 
of pretty blossoms on slender stems some two inches higher. 
The flowers are of exquisite daintiness, but of most unviolet¬ 
like form. Color is pure blue-purple, but the lower petal 
is margined with azure-suffused white, and the wing petals 
are about half and half, purple and white. Blooms freely 
from spring seeding by August, so may be treated as an 
annual in areas of great winter cold. Pkt. 25c. # 
VIOLA HYBRIDA APRICOT—*erx(3-5) 7. Oval, lustrous 
blossoms of deepest apricot, shading to velvety orange at 
the center. Free-blooming. Pkt. 20c. # 
VIOLA LABRADORICA — ernh(l-2)4. Floriferous si^ies, 
with alluring blossoms of soft blue-lavender. Half-trailing; 
attractive in loliage and form. Pkt. 15c; r'j oz. 35c. # 
VIOLA LANCEOLATA — ernmgh(l-2)6. Lance-leaf Violet. 
Makes runners to form a close turf, that will be in late 
spring, great drifts of solid white. Pkt. 15c. # 
VIOLA LUTEA — *erx(8)6. A dainty little wild Pansy 
from the hills of England. Elfin blossoms, from palest 
creamy primrose, through straw-yellow and lemon, to shin¬ 
ing gold. Tends to be mat-forming. Pkt. 15e. # 
VIOLA MACEDONICA — erk(8)9. Flowers of intense and 
rich velvet purple. Pansy styie. Everblooming, no hesitancy 
even during mid-summer heat. Pkt. 25c. # 
VIOLA MACROCERAS — erh(2)5. Jewel-like flowers of ame¬ 
thystine lavender, peep from close mounds of smooth em¬ 
erald foliage. Pkt. 15c. # 
VIOLA MISSOURIENSIS — *erh(2)6. Blossoms of rosy lilac, 
deepening to purple at margin, but with white throat. See 
page 2. Pkt. 20c. # 
VIOLA NIGRA—*ernx(l-4)6. Black Imp. Quaint, but 
mighty attractive, little flowers, that look as though they 
had been cut from black velvet. It is about the closest 
to black of any flower; just the merest hint of violet re¬ 
flection ; and it comes true from seed. Of exceeding flori- 
ferousness. May be naturalized effectively. Of unknown 
hybrid origin. Blooms quickly first year from seed. Pkt. 
10c; % oz. 30c; ^ oz. 50c ; 1 oz. $1.75. # 
VIOLA ODORATA BLUE EMPEROR—ecrsty(8)9. The 
fragrant, long-stemmed, and long-blooming English Violet. 
Blossoms of rich violet-indigo, and of largest size. The 
English Violets are persistent in the open ground if given 
a cool, sheltered position, or they may be forced. Try in 
a cold-frame for late winter and earliest spring. Pkt. 20c. 
VIOLA ODORATA ROSE SHADES — Blossoms in varying 
shades, from pearl-pink, through rose, to mauve-lilac. 
Pkt. 20c. 
VIOLA ODORATA WHITE — ecrsty(8)9. Large and fra¬ 
grant flowers of purest pearly whiteness, but an occasional 
blue one must be expected. Pkt. 20c. 
VIOLA PAPILIONACEA^cfgnh(l-2)9. Butterfly Violet. 
Flowers of deep purple richness, large and long-stemmed. 
Makes robust clumps of attractive foliage. Particularly 
easy. Naturalizes. Pkt. 15c; % oz. 40c; % oz. 76c. # 
VIOLA PATRINI — Daintily tufted violet with clear laven¬ 
der flowers. Vigorous. Good. North China. Pkt. 16c. # 
VIOLA PEDATA—ercnah(l)(5)5. The brilliantly showy 
Birdsfoot Violet. Very large blossoms of purest blue-lav¬ 
ender to purple. The secret of success with the Birdsfoot 
Violet is to plant in soil not overly heavy, and that is 
slightly acid in reaction. To acidify a soil, add decayed 
oak leaves, old sawdust, peat moss, or the low-priced chem¬ 
ical, aluminum sulphate. Pkt. 20c. # 
VIOLA PEDATA BICOLOR — Seeds saved only from bicolor 
forms of this splendid Violet. The lower petals should 
be pure, or suffused, white; but above there may be in¬ 
digo, violet, or even velvety crimson purple. Pkt. 25c. # 
VIOLA PEDATIFIDA — Easy species, with big purple flow¬ 
ers. Handsome, much slashed foliage. Pkt. 20c. 
VIOLA PEDUNCULATA—rcndh(2-3)9. Golden Violet. A 
royal beauty. Inch-wide flowers of brilliant golden orange, 
starred with mahogany, and tinted with ruddy brown in 
reverse. Pkt. 20c; oz. 60c. 
VIOLA PINNATA — rsth(l)(6)6. Exquisitely dainty blos¬ 
soms of soft rosy lilac. Fragrant. Foliage decoratively 
slashed. Very early. Likes cool soil. Pkt. 20c. # 
VIOLA PRAEMORSA—erch(2)6. Fine big yellow blos¬ 
soms. Likes well-drained soil and light shade. Plant with 
a blue for contrast. Pkt. 25c. 
VIOLA PUBESCENS — ernsth(l-2)9. Golden Violets, veined 
purple. Downy leaves. Fine woodlander. Pkt. 20c. 
VIOLA RUPESTRIS—ergh(l)2. Fine-leafed, close spread¬ 
ing carpets. Sun or shade. Attractive little lilac flowers. 
Good ground cover. Pkt. 15c. # 
VIOLA SAXATILIS -edlth(2-3}4. Purple and gold. Pretty. 
Pkt. 35c. # 
VIOLA SCABRIUSCIULA — ernsh(l)9. Flowers in shades of 
yellow. Grows in low rich woods. Pkt. 15c. 
VIOLA SIEBOLDIANA—ersth(l)(6)7. The Silver Violet. 
Hills of Japan, moss-grown rocks, pines swung against a 
cloud-laced sky; in the sunlight siftings below, the Sil¬ 
ver Violet opens its creamy blossoms, laid over with stippled 
rosy netting. It is the foliage that is silvery, cleft and 
recdeft densities that gleam as with argentine plating. 
The Silver Violet is of full hardiness, thrives in sun, but 
possibly prefers the touch of shade. It blooms again in 
late autumn, with its main showing in earliest spring. 
Pkt. 20c. # 
VIOLA STRIATA—ernh(2)8. A carpeting Violet for deep 
soils, making masses of spreading green. Many pretty blos¬ 
soms, the color of new cream, but lightly purple-striped. 
Pkt. 20c; fs oz. 40c. # 
VIOLA SYLVESTRIS ROSEA—ersth(8)6. From mounds of 
glossy cordate leafage, stray out graceful foliage runners, 
all set with jewel-like blossom-brilliants of gleaming rose. 
Months of bloom. Fully sun-tolerant, despite the shade- 
suggestion of its name. Pkt. 20c. # 
OFFER 153A8 — One pkt. each of above for $6.50. 
VIOLET BLEND — A bit of every kind here, with others. 
Pkt. 16c; 3 ^ oz.. 26c; Yu oz. 45c. # 
VIOLET BUTTERFLY BLEND—Species with “wild” or 
butterfly type flowers, only, “h” culture. Pkt. 15c; % oz. 
60c. # 
BEDDING VIOLETS MIXED—Includes only the kinds with 
“Pansy” type flowers, more or less everblooming, suited 
to bedding displays. Pkt. 20c; I'g oz. 60c. 
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