PACKING AND MA: LLING  CHARGIS 
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VIOLET BACTS - 
“DOUBLE VIOLETS" do not ate 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. 7 
sino VIOLET CULTURE » a 
The culture of violets has been con- 
--tinuous for centuries. | Many have been 
improved in recent years which bear 
_dittle or no resemblance to their ances- 
tors, being larger and sturdier stemmed. 
Most violets accommodate themselves 
and thrive in sunlight or shade. Their 
natural food is leaf mould, the mulch of 
_ which Bee protects them in their dormant 
period. 
Before planting violets, prepare your 
Soil, deep, at least twelve inches. Vio- 
lets do best in slightly acid soil. It 
i6aa.) good practice, .to. dust. the soil 
lightly with sulphur about every six 
weeks. Mix a tablespoonful of bone meal 
with the goil 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 plants arrive, if they are 
fresh and moist, you may dip the roots 
in water and plant at once. If they seem 
dry or wilted immerse them, tops and all 
in a pail of .water and let them soak 
three to twelve hours. Always thorough- 
