Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-05-18

them In water. II Is believed that
leaves absorb the perfume from flow
ers, and so the violet leaves are kept
carefully away from the blossoms.
When the days picking is ended, all
the punches are placed for an hour in
tepid water before being packed in the
shipping boxes. These are of wood, are
shallow and lined with oiled paper.
One layer of blossoms is laid in each
box.
Although she Is society woman,
Mrs. Goghill conducts her violet farm
ing for profit, and she gets a large prof
1t because so many flowers can be
grown upon small space The market
is never ending for sweet violets will
always be in fashion, whatever other
floral fads may prevail for time.
!. Mrs. Coghill's violets are planted in
the open ground in long beds four feet
wide, with a narrow trench between
, the beds for the cultivator and picker
to walk In. In the gathering season
these beds are beautiful sight-long
stretches Of vivid purple, with flowers
clustered so closely together there is
scarcely room for leaf to be seen.
There is nothing in the work of violet
culture woman cannot do after the
ground is broken up and fertilized.
For growing plants in the open
warm, sheltered situation is needed.
southern exposure is best for early
viOlets. In many parts of the United
States sweet violets live outdoors the
year round and bloom in February,
This is an industry that would special,
~ thrive in the south in moist regions.
While the viOlets like warmth, dry.
ing hot sun Injuries them quickly and
dwarfs the flowers For this reason
the sites in which the violets bloom III
the late winter and early spring will be
the best. a skillful gardener can, how
ever, make violets flower both in spring
and autumn. February and March are
good months in which to begin.
Neapolitan viOlets are profitable va
riety for market, but they are also
somewhat tender in some climates and
need to be partially shaded The vari.
ETY. called the Princess of Wales is one
OF the best to cultivate for cut flowers
In the United States the largest profit
from violet growing is realized in the
northern and middle states from rails
Ing these flowers in greenhouses or
even on a small scale in cold frames
The woman who wishes to begin the
industry must first see how near she Is
to good market. The prosperous sub
urb OF large city is one of the best
places. Undoubtedly many woman
living upon farm not far from a city
could become a violet culturist with
success. She should begin in a humble,
inexpensive manner. experimenting her
way along. A good book on Horticulture
is necessity for the beginner, but. for
tunately. these are to be had at little
expense. One by an American garden
er must be got, as our climate is differ.
ent from that Of Europe.
Plants or seeds must Of course be
hrsf obtained from a dealer, but in
dm- the violet farmer can grow all
her own runners. Mrs. Coghill does
this. After setting out small mum.
her IT plants or seeds this March and
tending and watching them through
the summer the amateur will know BY
next autumn something Of the business
sle wishes to 60 into. Then she might
have few cold frames made for hur.
rying her flowers forward.
MARCIA w. CAMPBELL