PACKING AND MATLING CHARGES 
‘Caltfornia ~ Aad 15% of Total ‘Cost 
(This includes ‘tax).°°. 
Other States ‘Add 20h. ‘of Total Cost 
Alaska, Canada, ~ 7 
and Islands Add a, noe Total Gost 
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VIOLET PACTS 
“DOUBLE VIOLETS". do dow have: to be cut: 
back to-rest and dry out’ but runners 
should be kept cut off. They should be 
kept damp in summer. They must be pro- 
tected in cold places. They will stand 
light freeze, .but NOT hard long spells. 
Also they can have the water from cow, 
sheep,..or commercial: fertilizer poured 
around their roots but not on their foli- 
age. 
summers WEOLET CULTURE suwmunew ummm 
‘The culture of violets has been con- 
tinuous for centuries. Many, -haye. been 
improved in recent. years which bear 
little “or no ‘resemblance to their ances~ 
tors, being ‘larger end sturdier stemmed. 
Most violets accommodate themselves 
and thrive in sunlight or shade. Their 
natural food is leaf mould, the mulch of 
. which .algo protects them in their dormant 
period. : 
Before planting violets, prepare FOUL . 
soil, deep, at least twelve inches. Vio- 
lets do best in slightly acid soil. It 
is a@ good practice to dust the soil 
lightly ‘with sulphur about every six. 
weeks. Mix a tablespoonful of bone meal 
with the soil in the bottom of the hole 
where you set’ the plant. Leaf mould or 
peat moss ‘should be worked | into the soil 
liberally. 
When the Elen arrive , af they. are 
fresh and moist, you may dip the roots . 
in water and plant at once. If. they seen 
dry or wilted immerse them, tops and all 
in a pail of water and let them soak.. 
three to twelve hours. Always thorough- 
