Violas 
Violas are among the most beloved flowers. Their cheerful and colorful 
blossoms are so easily grown, no matter where, be it in the city, suburban 
deeb, or in the country. From Switzerland came Floraire, our favorite! 
ts dainty pale blue flowers may be picked before the winter’s snow has 
melted. In hot summer weather it stands up best and flowers most freely; 
with fall and cool weather, it bursts forth again into masses of blooms 
which defy cold weather until well after Christmas. 
Culture. To grow Violas well, good soil is a great advantage, although 
fine results are obtained from plants planted in any soil that has been well 
dug, and a heavy dressing of partially rotted manure incorporated at time ft 
of digging. Plant 8 inches apart in fall or early spring and plant firmly. 
VIOLA CORNUTA - Tufted Pansies 
Admiration Three $1.25, Doz. $4.00, 100 $20.00 
Deep violet flowers in great profusion all summer. 
Catherine Sharp Three $1.50, Doz. $5.00, 100 $30.00 
(Patent applied for.) A splendid hardy blue Viola for the garden as 
well as for the cool greenhouse for winter blooming. The flowers are 
large and grow on long, stiff stems which places them well above the 
foliage. Two-year-old clumps are 18 to 24 inches in diameter, re- 
main nicely compact, produce hundreds of flowers throughout the 
entire spring, summer and fall. Viola Catherine Sharp is as hardy 
as Viola Jersey Gem, blooms more freely, and the flowers are about 
twice as large and a better, lighter blue. Does well in light shade and 
is a charming subject for the rock garden as well. The brilliant yellow 
eye helps to give the lovely blue flower additional life and sparkle. 
A reliably hardy Viola with all the habits of a good garden plant. 

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Double Russian Violets 
VIOLA ODORATA - Sweet Violet 
*Double Russian Three $1.45, Doz. $4.75, 100 $25.00 
Perfectly hardy anywhere, producing double, sweet scented flowers in 
abundance. A splendid variety for that troublesome shady place. 
*Odorata Semperflorens Three $1.45, Doz. $4.75, 100 $25.00 
A sweet scented perpetual flowering Violet. It never stops blooming. 
The flowers are fair size and you can always pick a nosegay from a 
few plants. The fragrance leaves nothing to be desired. This perpetual 
flowering Violet is a good grower, and if you plant it in a favorable 
location will soon become a big clump. Does well in light shade. Per- 
fectly hardy. A joy to own. 
*Prince of Wales Three $1.45, Doz. $4.75, 100 $25.00 
Rich, deep purple. Gloriously sweet seented. The best of the single 
hardy sweet scented Violets. Does excellently in shade. 
*Rosina Three $1.45, Doz. $4.75, 100 $25.00 
Producing not only in spring but again in late autumn, quantities of | 
dainty, deliciously fragrant, pink or old rose flowers. Useful for bor- 
dering or as a ground cover in half shade or full sun. 
*Royal Robe Three $1.45, Doz. $4.75, 100 $25.00 
This glorious variety is a lustrous shade of deepest violet-blue. The | 
blossoms are delicately fragrant and open out flat like a Pansy or i 
Viola. The size and length of stem are faithfully depicted in the en- 
graving below. It is quite unnecessary for us to expatiate on the 
transcendent beauty of this Violet. Suffice to say, a trial in your own 
garden will bear out all we have 
had to say, and more. A few 
plants of this Violet in the gar- 
den will serve to furnish quan- 
tities of bloom, either during 
early winter or early spring, and 
at a time when cut flowers are 
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New Viola, Catherine Sharp 
*Floraire Three $1.45, Doz. $4.75, 100 $25.00 
A most remarkable Viola. No sooner has the snow melted than it com- 
mences to flower, keeping on all summer without let-up until covered by 
winter snows. It is not unusual to find dozens of saucy lavender-blue 
blooms on a plant after Christmas. No wonder it is so popular in Geneva, 
Switzerland, where it was introduced by the late expert, Henry Correvon. 
Golden Yellow Three $1.25, Doz. $4.00, 100 $20.00 
A very free-flowering sort producing its golden yellow flowers all summer. 
Jersey Gem Three $1.45, Doz. $4.75, 100 $25.00 
Possesses the dwarf habit and continuity of blooming of the true horned 
Viola (V. cornuta), and vigorous, bushy growth and roundish foliage 
of the finest English bedding varieties. Pure violet, slightly perfumed. 
Maggie Mott Three $1.50, Doz. $5.00, 100 $30.00 
This variety is used by the hundreds of thousands in Europe for bedding 
or massing along borders. The flowers are a lovely pure pale blue and 
beautifully proportioned. You will enjoy Maggie Mott Violas in your 
garden. It is a good strong grower and free bloomer and does not re- 
quire undue care or attention. In bloom all spring, summer and fall. 
Perfection Three $1.25, Doz. $4.00, 100 $20.00 
Light blue flowers in abundance all summer; a very. lovely variety 
planted with the yellow sort. 
Sutton’s Apricot ._ Three $1.45, Doz. $4.75, 100 $25.00 iol 
Beautiful rich apricot shade. tinted orange toward the center. Viola Odorata, 
White Perfection Three $1.25, Doz. $4.00, 100 $20.00 Royal Robe 
Pure white blooms in great profusion all summer. 
Mixed Viola Cornuta Three $1.25, Doz. $4.00, 100 $20.00 
Many shades and markings, create a riot of color. 
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