CHAPTER II 



PANSIES 



ALTHOUGH the number of Pansies grown promiscuously 

 is legion, and these of all shades and colours, two 

 sections only are recognised as suitable for high cultiva- 

 tion. On the one hand, we have the Show Pansy or 

 English kinds, and on the other we have the Fancy or 

 Belgian kinds. Any doubt as to the distinction between 

 the two kinds is very easily disposed of, as it is merely 

 practically the difference between the markings or blotches 

 of the flowers. Contrasting the two divisions we 

 have : 



SHOW PANSY 



These are subdivided into two divisions, namely : 

 Belted Pansies white and yellow grounds ; Selfs white, 

 yellow and dark colours. In form, the blooms should 

 be practically circular, smooth, and with no sign of 

 waviness in the petals. 



In texture, stoutness of the petals is a sine qua non, and 

 they should possess that velvety appearance and glossi- 

 ness, which has attracted so many people to these 

 flowers. 



Three rules are to be observed in colour and mark- 

 ings. The three lower petals should be of exactly the 

 same colour, whatever the ground colour may happen to 

 be. The twq_top petals, also, should be of the same 

 tint as that of the belting round the edge of the other 

 three, and this belting should be clear cut and well 



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