ON GROWING HEATHS. 261 



That the flower should be circular, flat, thick-velvety, and smooth- 

 edged, I think no one will dispute ; but colour is a matter of fancy, 

 and I fancy a very dark or black, a deep purple, a rich crimson, a 

 brilliant yellow, an exquisite sky blue, a pure and stainless white, and 

 dazzling scarlet. I consider that a bed of Pansies possessing such 

 forms and colours would be one of the most delightful of herbaceous 

 elegance. I also consider that the scarlet would be the most excellent 

 novelty. But it appears to me that there is a desirable variation in 

 the arrangement of colour, if I may be allowed to dictate to Nature, 

 in the painting, I should like to see the following description of va- 

 rieties, and by a due attention to admixture of the finest sorts only, 

 as well as in colours, I believe they may be produced, and I respect- 

 fully invite, the co-operation of Heartsease growers thereto. 



A pure white or yellow ground, with a solid black, purple, crimson, 

 blue, or scarlet centre or eye, and edged all round each petal with 

 any of these colours, either feathered or a clear belt. 



A pure white or yellow, with clear and regular stripes across each 

 petal of black, purple, crimson, blue, or scarlet. 



A black, purple, crimson, yellow, sky-blue, or scarlet, edged all 

 round each petal with a clear belt of white or yellow. 



Dividing them into the following classes : — 



Plain or self. Margin -feather. 



Margin-belf. Simple flake. 



Compound flake. 



ARTICLE V. 



ON GROWING HEATHS, 



BY A NOBI.EMVN'S FLOWER GARDENER. 



In potting, let the centre of the ball or collar of the plant be placed, 

 so that it be in a thirty-two sized pot, two inches higher than the 

 rim, in a large pot three inches, so that they be what is called, potted 

 high. 



Let the plants be potted when they want it, whatever period of the 

 year it may be, as they do not all make their growth at one time. 



Have coarse sweet soil from a common where Heath grows, it will 

 be found a loose decayed vegetable earth, gritty, sandy, or stony. 



