‘Nursety, Located At Ruckman Road ~*~: 95 
Viola nana. (Viola yakusimana) The tiniest and daintiest violet I have ever’seen.. It 
grows, into tight little mats of slowly creeping stems ‘oné inch or less high with tiny 
glossy .green heart-shaped leaves about % inch long. It is gayly. bedeckéd with 
tiny pale lavender flowers from. May to July. This little mite from Japan likes to 
grow in a rich acid loam or leafmold soil in sun or half shade. (pH 5-6) It prefers 
partial shade and is perfect between stepping stones in a walk, 
Viola odorata Double Russian. Neat slowly spreading clumps of fresh green foliage 
about 4 inches high with a profusion of large, fully double deep violet-blue flowers 
in spring and fall. The foliage is evergreen or nearly so and the flowers are strongly 
sweet scented. One plant will perfume the entire garden. It is easy to grow in a rich 
loam in semi-shade. (pH 5-6) ~ 
Viola odorata rosina. This fine variety forms low spreading mats of soft green leaves 
about 3 inches high, covered with quantities of very fragrant bright rose pink vio- 
lets in April and May and again in September and October. An old variety orig- 
inated by Thomas Weston of Hillsdale, New’ Jersey many years ago and still a 
great favorite of gardeners everywhere. Easy in 4 rich acid loam in partial shade. 
(pH 5-6) 
Viola odorata Royal Robe. The newest and largest of the fragrant violets. A robust 
srower that forms large spreading clumps of decorative foliage about 8 inches high 
with astonishing large rich royal purple violets on 8 inch stems in April and May 
and again in fall. Give it a rich acid loam in partial shade. (pH 5-6) 
Viola papilionacea purpurea. A form of the common dooryard violet that grows wild in 
every ones garden, This variety, found by Mrs. J. Norman Henry has large heart- 
shaped leaves veined with dark purple and the flowers are deep violet. The attrac- 
tive purple and green leaves make a nice appearance in either sun or shade in a 
rich acid loam. (pH 5-7) 
Photo by G. G. Nearing 
Viola pedata Tuscaloosa 
