76 FLORA HISTORICA. 



regarded in single flowers ; but a cluster of these 

 blossoms give out an agreeable fragrance. 



The pansy is a native of most parts of Europe, 

 as well as of England. It also grows naturally in 

 Siberia and Japan. 



In the Materia medica of old writers, the Pansy 

 holds a situation of some importance, but in modern 

 practice it is nearly, if not altogether, neglected, 

 for fashion creeps even into our pill-boxes. 



