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well, overdo it by placing so many crocks in the bottom that the 

 space left for soil is unnecessarily curtailed. Place oue large piece 

 over the hole in the bottom of the pot, so that the water can 

 escape beneath and yet make it difficult for worms to enter ; on 

 this put three or four pieces of a smaller size, and then a small 

 handful of little bits that have been broken up with a hammer and 

 the dusty particles taken out with a sieve. Oyster or cockle shells 

 broken with a hammer will do well for this latter purpose, but the 

 depth altogether, if properly placed for a 6-inch pot, need not exceed 

 li inth. I need scarcely say that dirty pots should not be used 

 for anything till thoroughly cleansed with a brush and water. 



The Seeds should be gathered a day or two before they are 

 quite ripe, as they burst and the seeds are scattered. They may 

 either be sown as soon as fully ripe or be kept till spring. The 

 choicer kinds should be sown in pans and placed in a frame. A 

 slight warmth till the seeds germinate will be no disadvantage, as 

 tending to hasten matters ; but as a ride the Pansy is impatient 

 of artificial heat. Herewith I append a list of good varieties in 

 the various classes. Whether grown in pots or in beds, liquid 

 manure when coming into bloom is very beneficial, to be continued 

 occasionally dm-ing the flowering season. To obtain fine flowers 

 for any special purpose, the plants must be shaded, but continuous 

 shading is destructive to continuous blooming. When flowers as 

 good as can be obtained are required at some special time, all the 

 blooms and buds should be picked off" till within a fortnight of that 

 time. 



Show Pansies — Yellow Grounds. — Bendigo, Clonard, Corsair, 

 Captain Cowan, Ebor, George Glenny, Master Ord, Mrs. Russell, 

 Perfection, Miss Hope, Robert Burns, Thos. H. Douglas, Walter 

 M'Kay. 



White Grounds. — Alice Downie, Duchess, Bessie M'Aslan, Lady- 

 burn Rival, Bonny Jean, Caroline, Device, Jessie Foote, Miss 

 Forgie, Mrs. R. B. Matthews, Princess of Wales, Mrs, Cairney, 

 Mrs. Dancy, Nina, The IMede, Undine. 



Yelloiv Selfs. — Brilliant, Captain Hayter, George Murray, George 

 Rudd, Kate, King Kofiee, Maranata, Martha, Miss Ross, Mrs. 

 Horsburgh. 



White Selfs. — Clara, Cupid, Emblem, Highland Mary, Jeanette, 

 Mrs. Cannell, Mrs. Dobbie, Peerless, Mrs. Goodall. 



Dark Selfs. — Ajax, A. Fox, Beacon, Black Knight, Bluestone, 

 Captain Elder, Captain Knowles, Danger, David Malcolm, Dr. 

 Graham, George Keith, Rev. D. Taylor, Marquis of Lome, Prince 

 Bismarck, Robert Parker, W. E. Gladstone, Robert Black. 



Fancy Pansies. — These are of Belgian origin, and are very 



