Sweet Violets

0.02012

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In the Gilded Age and beyond, high fashion decreed that violets were the flower of choice for Valentine's Day, Easter, and a fragrant corsage. At its height, in the years before World War I, Rhinebeck, New York, growers shipped millions of sweet violets (viola odorata) to New York City, Philadelphia, Boston, Chicago and beyond.

Documentary

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StatusAvailable

Quality4K Ultra HD

Runtime40 minutes

LanguageEnglish (Original)

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