No. 49S—ELECTRO $2.45 
nately passed on before they were actually introduced to the public. He 
modestly sums up his work in the following paragraph which was taken from 
the Royal Horticultural Society Journal for March 1939: 
"I have been working on these plants (Violettas) since the early nineties 
and had some good successes before the Great War. Unfortunately I lost some 
of my better sorts during the war, but by persistent effort since, by selection 
and otherwise, I have got together a large and most interesting collection 
embracing colours common to the ordinary Viola. They are now a source of 
unfailing interest to me, as they comprise blossoms of the most dainty and 
charming character and most of them are very fragrant.” 
No. 8370 .... In Introducers' Packets Only, in Three Sizes. Priced at: 
Per Dozen 
Per 100 
Suggested Minimum 
Resale Price, Per Packet 
$2.00 
$16.50 
$ .25 
3.00 
24.75 
.40 
5.00 
41.25 
.65 
We regret that since going to press, we have been advised by cable that Dobbie & Co. Ltd. 
have taken this novelty off the market for the coming season. Further particulars will follow. 
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