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 garden or in the country. From Switzerland 
came Floraire, our favorite! Its dainty pale blue flowers may be picked before the winter's snow 
has melted. In hot summer weather it stands up better 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 of digging. Plant 8 inches apart in fall or early spring and plant 
firmly. 
VIOLA CORNUTA - Tufted Pansies 
Catherine Sharp Each 80c, Three $2.15, Doz. $7.00, 100 $40.00 
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 place them well above 
the foliage. Two-year-old clumps are 18 to 24 inches in diameter, remain nicely compact, 
produce hundreds of flowers throughout the entire spring, summer and fall. Viola Catherine 
Sharp is hardy. Does well in light shade and is a charming subject for the rock garden as well. 
The brilliant yellow eye helps give the lovely blue flower additional life and sparkle. A re- 
liably hardy Viola with all the habits of a good garden plant. 
*FLORAIRE Each 75c, Three $2.00, Doz. $6.50, 100 $37.50 
A most remarkable Viola. No sooner has the snow melted than it commences to flower, keep- 
ing on all summer without let-up until covered by winter snows. It is not unusual to find 
dozens of blooms on a plant after Christmas. Lavender-blue is the prevailing color, sometimes 
showing lighter or darker tints. 
Viola Odorata, 
Royal Robe 
Golden Yellow Each 75c, Three $2.00, Doz. $6.50, 100 $37.50 
A very free-flowering sort producing its golden yellow flowers all summer. 
Purple Glory Each 75c, Three $2.00, Doz. $6.50, 100. $37.50 
Large, velvety, deep violet-blue flowers on long, graceful stems 7 to 8 inches long, blooming 
from early spring all through summer and fall! A bright yellow eye at the center of each 
flower gives additional lift and sparkle to the lovely, velvety purple. The plant sends out many 
shoots for a continual supply of flowers; from spring until winter freezing sets in, there is an 
abundance of blooms. 
Sutton’s Apricot Each 75c, Three $2.00, Doz. $6.50, 100 $37.50 
Beautiful rich apricot, tinted orange toward center. 
White Perfection Each 75c, Three $2.00, Doz. $6.50, 100 $37.50 
Pure white blooms in great profusion all summer. 
Mixed Viola Cornuta Three $2.00, Doz. $6.50, 100 $37.50 
Many shades and markings, create a riot of color. 
VIOLA ODORATA Sweet Violet 
Duchesse de Parma Each 80c, 
Three $2.15, Doz. $7.00, 160 $40.00 
A stong growing variety with very double 
pale lavender-purple flowers which are 
highly scented. Does fine in shade. 
**Odorata semperflorens Each 80c, 
Three $2.15, Doz. $7.00, 100 $40.00 
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 flow- 
ering Violet is a good grower and if you 
plant it in a favorable location will soon be- 
come a big clump. Does well in light shade. 
Perfectly hardy. A joy to own. 
*Rosina Each 80c, 
Three $2.15, Doz. $7.00, 100. $40.00 
Producing not only in spring but again in 
late autumn quantities of dainty, deliciously 
fragrant, pink or old rose flowers. Useful 
for bordering or as a ground cover in half 
shade or full sun. 
Royal Robe Each 80c, 
Three $2.15, Doz. $7.00, 100 $49.00 
This glorious variety is a lustrous shade 
of deepest violet-blue. The blossoms 
are delicately fragrant and open out 
flat like a Pansy or Viola. It is quite 
unnecessary for us to expatiate on the 
transcendent beauty of this Violet. 
Suffice to say a trial in your own gar- 
den will bear out all we have had to 
say and more. A few plants of this 
Violet in the garden will serve to fur- Viola Odorata, White Czar 
nish quantities of bloom either during 
early winter or early spring and at a 
time when cut flowers are most highly 
prized. 
White Czar Each 75c, 
Three $2.00, Doz. $6.50, 109 $37.50 
A beautiful white Violet. The flowers 
are on long stems; they are large and 
substantial and are produced in great 
abundance; in addition to its free 
flowering it is also a strong growing 
variety and is quite happy in full sun. 
A fine companion for Royal Robe 
which still continues to be the best of 
blue Violets. 
*Double Russian Each 80c. 
Three $2.15, Doz. $7.00, 100. $40.00 
Perfectly hardy anywhere, producing 
double sweet scented violet flowers in 
abundance. A splendid variety for that 
troublesome shady place. 
Viola, Floraire 
[86] 
