History and Cultivation of Parma Violets (Viola, Violaceae) in the United Kingd...

• Author(s): Mendonça de Carvalho, Luís ; Fernandes, Francisca Maria ; Nunes, Maria de Fatima ; Brigola, João
• Date: 2013
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10174/10072
• Origin: Repositório Científico da Universidade de Évora
• Subject(s): cultural and social history; history of science; Parma violets; United Kingdom; France
• Document Type: Article
• Language: English

Description

Abstract. Scented cultivars of Parma violets were among the most important urban plants during the nineteenth century, with many references in literature, fashion, art and flower trade. Our research analyzed data related to Parma violets in France and in the United Kingdom and presents the cultivars introduced during the nineteenth century.