Violets, pansies, viola cornuta.Spring messenger. Who doesn't know them, the violets with their proverbial fragrance. To the "viola" count the most variable characters: starting with heath dog violets right up to the big-blossomed pansies. Species of violets adorn gardens, others bloom on extensive flower beds, still others are suited to bowls and troughs. This book also introduces the new varieties and types with their characteristics in detail. For the first time one book gives a wide overview of the current range of violets. Enthusiasts of rarities will find around 100 species characterised in the "violet encyclopaedia".DR. h. c. FRITZ KÖHLEIN has gained an international reputation as a plant expert on account of his long-standing work with plants.

Dr. h. c. Fritz Köhlein ist Autor vieler, renommierter Gartenbücher. Er genießt großes Ansehen unter Fachleuten. Sein Garten ist immer wieder Experimentierfeld, um neue Gattungen und Arten zu studieren.