This section is from the book "Pansies, Violas And Violets", by William Cuthbertson, J.P.. Also available from Amazon: Pansies, violas & violets.
Amiral Avellan. - A very old variety, but still grown for its very sweetly scented reddish-coloured flowers.
Argentceflora. - This flower is white, tinged with pink, of small size, but possessing strong stems.
Baronne A. de Rothschild. - A fine new variety with large, purple flowers.
Cyclops. - The peculiarity of this variety is that the blue flowers have a rosette of white petals in the centre.
La France, - This is one of the newer type, having large roundish flowers of a violet-blue shade.
Princess of Wales. - The purple flowers of this variety are as large as many Violas. It was first exhibited from Windsor, but was probably introduced there from the Continent. A fine bloom is illustrated in the plate.
Rose Perle. - One of the most distinct of Violets, being of a rose colour with white centre. The blooms are of medium size.
St. Helena. - This variety is said to have been introduced from St. Helena. The flowers are bluish mauve, and are most freely produced.
Victoria Regina. - This variety belongs to the low-habited section, having small foliage but producing a great number of runners, which flower abundantly.
White Czar. - The White Czar is not always constant, owing to some of the flowers coming blue.
Sulphurea. - The newest approach to a single yellow Sweet Violet.
 
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