. The violet book . skania. White Czar. Souvenir de Jean Josse. Admiral Avellon. Parma Violets Improved Marie Louise. Mrs. Arthur. Mrs. DArcy. Neapolitan. De Parme. Mrs. J. J. Astor. Comte de Brazza. 55 THE VIOLET BOOK It may be of interest to add here thatto England belongs the honour of produc-ing the first of the large sweet singleviolets. The Czar was introduced to thegardening world by Mr. T. S. Ware ofthe well-known firm of that name, about1872. Monsieur Millet followed with thebeautiful Gloire de Bourg-la-Reine about1879, ancestor to the Princess of Walesand La France, both of these bei
. The violet book . skania. White Czar. Souvenir de Jean Josse. Admiral Avellon. Parma Violets Improved Marie Louise. Mrs. Arthur. Mrs. DArcy. Neapolitan. De Parme. Mrs. J. J. Astor. Comte de Brazza. 55 THE VIOLET BOOK It may be of interest to add here thatto England belongs the honour of produc-ing the first of the large sweet singleviolets. The Czar was introduced to thegardening world by Mr. T. S. Ware ofthe well-known firm of that name, about1872. Monsieur Millet followed with thebeautiful Gloire de Bourg-la-Reine about1879, ancestor to the Princess of Walesand La France, both of these being firstgrown in France. Since the introduction of these last-mentioned violets there has been no realadvance in size or beauty, though severalfine varieties have been brought out, suchas the Baroness de Rothschild, KaiserWilhelm, The Boston from America, andmost distinct of all, the Askania fromGermany. From what we hear, we believe ourfriends across the Atlantic are comingstrongly to the fore in violet culture. 56. iU\ IiMK Il; jic A,\ }>; CHAPTER V THE USE OF MANURES Our choice of a fertiliser will depend uponthe nature of the soil with which we haveto work. When the soil is of a light and sandynature, cow manure should be employed,so that the roots may find the coolness andmoisture which they require. On theother hand, if the ground be stiff andheavy, stable manure is advisable. We are inclined to think that carefullyprepared leaf-mould is the best all-roundmanure for violet growing. We say carefully prepared advisedly, otherwisethis most valuable preparation may provean agent of destruction to the very crop inwhose service it is to be used. Leaf-mould must be turned and re-turned,dressed with salt, lime and soot, with the 57 THE VIOLET BOOK addition of any burnt vegetable or animalmatter. Thus we shall obtain a fertilisernot only free from pests and blight, butrich, cool, and lasting. All manures should be thoroughlyturned and examined before using, as oflate years pest
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