The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-28
VIRGINIA VIOLET farms
PROFIT FOUND IN USING wonv 49,
AGRICULTUAAL LANpa
Novel Methods Of cultivstisn =.
Dioyed I'm the Rearsne -
Fragrant blossoms for Cssy M.
kets-varieties PepuIar YIsws.


HE WORKOUT farms ~ v,r.s-s.
." cipalIy Fri AIF~rmarl~ 80 N. -
counties. of late nav. -. ss t.1sse
to good account bv 49,. 49, 11Se
- ers, who have direcfe6 ss..4- Sr -
tention to violet growing. n. vsss.. - n
dustry IA spreading ranidIv 4, - s.e,e. M
and the growers tbs ,,,,st . 49, ssrt,ou.
whom are women. emn,ov sr,s,s - =. q
to carry on the worr r,tssh as.. noys
laborioris. n tedious for az ~, wnie not
constant attention. s* Sp'
The greater part OF the yieId q ..A.-.s..
Philadelphia dealers. AIfho,,rh ss-- "
not making wealthy the erov.,s ss. ~ IA
ceiving substantial returns ana ~ ~ ~
new industry more profitable thar osSs-4ss
farming.
1.-THE great violet growing c.... 3.
Poughkeepsie, ~ " says DR.. p. n Co.
way, of the department ~ arrtc,,i... = 800 ~.
has had the violet hobby for ve.rs - 49,
the author of several books on tha .,ss.1s
of profit in violet raising. All vioIs.s sss
this district find a ready market N ~
York city. and as the demand for 49, ~ 4.
increasing yearly a promising ield = 49, 49,. =
ed up for the young. energetic go ss..sss Z
gent men and women Of TODAY. " s
Answering a question az 10 ,rhv ~ 3. y.
has always been a popular fovsr n. 49, Tys h
loway said that for four or Avs rnc,,s,. 4 5
the year the public has no vioJefs y 81 y; 2
Is only from the middle OF Ocfot.r = ~ ~ z
end OF Easter time that yiolets 40 4, W
son and when they do arrive t1,ev - a !.
great demand. On the contrarv 1850. q.
abound all the year round. Their (. 49,
certain deficacy, q modesty. about ~ ~ q
let that makes It always wanted. Nm e
perfume Is another important MINI ~ sss I
favor. AZ
Two Double Varieties.
Only two Of the double ysrietIs. 4 .s,...
are generally grown-the Marie Lars ~ {
the Lady Hume Campbell There n rnsrs
kinds Of single flowers which whiIs kess3E
full and fragrant are not popular ~ 4
matter OF taste. however In Eurcot. -.
ciaiIy III Paris. the single violets are =
great de- msnd. There Is q sroWfnR ledas1
for the single variety in this countrx. ~.
ever M
The oid-fashioned way Of growfnk yiolslS =
borrowed from the English twenty-nve -
thirty years ago, was in 'coid fritnas y
These were cheap. box-like arrangesIeuir
put up and covered over in wint1r Nh
glass sash. As the demand increased 4 X1ss
seen that this method Of culture ~ ~
practical. Dealers In the cities were unal1e
70 secure the flowers at times as the fiaues
would be covered with two or three feet x
snow and It would be impossib)e ~ ~
growers to get at them.
American ingenuity took 4 hand II this
point and cellars were constructed adj4ctnt
t. the beds and this dfmculty Wis oby1ntsd
From this evolved the regular vicIet hpeyls
OF the present tfme-properfy heaee0 nd
ventilated ano 80 constructed fhAf ~ eaKs
be reached 81 all times. Still S1eat nnm-e
her Of violets are grown in frameA ~ III Z
the beginners It Is the best plan y ee9D<
on account OF its cheapnesss S
Best Grown From Cutt1nUsl
violets, to be successful, must ~ e1UUS
entirely from cuttings. Young olf1iI11as 4
taken early in the spring give the NOT IN,
isfactory results. In some cases the "a Il
plants are allowed to remain yer afisr
year. but this fs unsatisfactory. a. Sa0h
years CROP shows decrease IA the ng1nbes
and the size OF the flowers The beee sre~S
suits are obtained by replansfrss ever ~.
A start should be made every spring Win
young cffshoots--baby plants-planted h
small boxes. AS soon as they make III
roots they should be. transplated diraety b
where they are to stand all summer. y \
at this time that they should be cafefdly
watched. Lead leaves and runners eh11ld
be taken off and the plant made to eo6kroc,
each forming bushy crown. BY the mi1dl1
or September, If properly treated, fbooe
plants should cover the entfre gfoun4 BE
the lst Of October they begin to 'bloaepm &ta
first the flowers are small, and. ccnseQuGnt-
ly, of little or no value, and are hyqWn
away. BY the middle OF October M4 -
sufficientiy large. however, to send u us1s
ket " 81,
yiolets generally sell for not le1s ~
cent apiece, and when the averaee 49, a
a single plant is fifty flowers seaep9 ~
with good care, a hundred. the pss ~
be readily seen. In the vicinity
city violet raising could be made pee1tahle
Any land that will grow potatoes m41e
rich by the addition Of fertilisers 1870
excellent breeding-ground for vicle4 n
starting violet house care must ri u.n
shinning. although a person from 49, q
six hours from the city can ship u 1oed
advantage. gl
In regard to the profit, It Is sa14 {ae8