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THE GUIDE TO NATURE. 



FIG. 5. "BEAUTY OF ANLABY" (1836) 



FIG. 6. "MADAME CAMPAN" (1856) 



for pansies awoke to such extent that 

 "Pansy clubs" and "Harts ease socie- 

 ties" were established, awarding enor- 

 mous prizes for the finest flowers that 

 could possibly be produced. The 

 flower, however, should be of a circu- 

 lar outline, and the petals should be of 

 the same color "Selfs" or of two dif- 

 ferent "Belted pansies." These de- 

 mands were fully complied with in 

 England, and all other varieties were 



discarded or unmercifully annihilated. 

 Fortunately the French horticul- 

 turists were more liberal in this re- 

 spect ; they laid more stress upon the 

 coloration than the shape of the petals. 

 We owe to the famous Miellez of Lille 

 (1850) the production of the magnifi- 

 cent "Napoleon 3" and "Imperatrice 

 Eugenie." In the former of these the 

 petals are purple and yellow, in the 

 latter pink and white, but both had 



FIG. 7. "DUCHESS OF FIFE" 1890) 



FIG. 8. "EMPRESS PANSY" (1894) 



