ON THE CULTURE OF THE PANSY. 35 



you shall, if you have inclination to such good, do more good to the 

 poore ready to starve for reliefe, then ever any subject did in this 

 realme by building of almehouses and by giving of lands and goods 

 to the reliefe of the poore. Thus may you help to drive idlenesse, 

 the mother of most mischiefs, out of the realme, and winne you per- 

 petual fame, and the prayer of the poore, which is more woorth then 

 all the golde of Peru and of all the West Indies." 

 January 1, 1841. 



ARTICLE VI. 



ON THE CULTURE OF THE PANSY. 



BY H., EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE. 



The Pansy, although it is thought generally a small and insignifi- 

 cant plant, yet I think deserves a place in every amateur's garden, 

 especially those of the finer sorts. Having grown them very suc- 

 cessfully, I forward for insertion in the Cabinet the mode of treat- 

 ment I find them flourish the best in, and which I strongly recom- 

 mend to others. 



Choose a situation with an eastern or western aspect, and during 

 the great heat of the sun cover them over with a matting or with a 

 hand-glass, or they will not retain their moisture, and give them 

 plenty of water, either early in the morning or late at night, being 

 careful not to give them too much. The following is the mixture 

 for the soil : — Take out of the common ground about a foot of earth, 

 and then lay a bedding of good, strong, and wholesome horse manure, 

 about a foot or a foot and a half in depth ; then put over that three- 

 fourths of fine rich soil, with about one-fourth of white sand, and 

 rake it well over before you plant the roots, and set them about six 

 inches apart from each other. In the winter I generally take them 

 up and put them into pots, and then place them in a cold frame, to 

 protect them from the great rains that fall about the months of No- 

 vember, December, and February. 



The following is the list of the best sorts of Pansies that I have 

 tried and succeeded with this experiment, viz. :— Thompson's Vic- 

 toria, Vesta, Coronation, Masterpiece ; Cook's Joan of Arc, Diogenes, 

 Vivian, Amadis, Somnambula ; Forsyth's Beauty of Anlaby, Lady 

 Blessington, Dido, William Tell. 



December 6th, 1840. 



