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violet

Plant of the genus Viola, family Violaceae, with toothed leaves and mauve, blue, or white flowers, such as the Canada violet V. canadensis and primrose violet V. primulifolia of North America and the sweet violet V. odorata of Europe. The pansy is also a kind of violet.

violet

The English name sometimes given to the viola d'amore, a musical instrument.

Violet

Town in St Bernard Parish, southeast Louisiana; population (1990) 8,600. It is situated on the east bank of the Mississippi River, 16 km/10 mi east-southeast of New Orleans, at the west terminus of the Lake Borgne (or Violet) Canal, which connects the Mississippi with Lake Borgne. Its economy is largely maritime, and is dependent on fishing and seafood packing.



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The youngsters each filled two six-packs with fertilized potting soil, then planted seeds in each container, watered them and inserted identifying markers to label them as tomatoes, lettuce, Johnny-jump-ups, cosmos, marigolds and sweet peas - all under the eye of Tina Rovito Bemis, co-owner of Bemis Farms.
Choose from the traditional, large, funny-faced hybrids to the single-colored, faceless types, down to the tiny johnny-jump-ups.
The petals themselves -- including blossoms of larkspur and Johnny-jump-ups, daisies and verbena, wild rose and sunflower -- are purchased from local gardeners in Richfield and a contract grower in Chandler, Ariz.
 
 
 
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