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defined, and should be uniform in width throughout. 

 There should be no suffusion whatever from the belt 

 into the ground colour. 



As to the blotch, this should be uniform in shade, 

 dense and solid, and circular, so far as possible, in 

 shape. 



The colour of the eye should be of a bright orange 

 tint, with no rays running into it, clear cut, and well 

 defined. 



The size of the bloom ought not to be less than 2 

 inches in diameter ; at any rate for competition. 



In the selfs, which should be of decided colours, 

 there should be uniformity throughout. They should 

 possess a neat eye with a dark, dense blotch, as clear cut 

 and well defined as is possible. The main point is to 

 get a good contrast between the blotch and the ground 

 colour. 



FANCY PANSY 



In this section the main idea is to have the blotch as 

 large as possible, covering most of the surface of the 

 three lower petals. As follows : 



In form, the bloom should be as circular as far as can 

 be, the petals, which should be thick and velvety in 

 texture, lying flat and smooth with as little sign of 

 waviness as possible. 



The colours of the Fancy Pansy are not, like the Show 

 Pansy, narrowed down within well-defined limits. 



The blotch, which should be dense and solid, should 

 occupy the whole surface of the three lower petals, with 

 the exception of a narrow belt or margin, which it may 

 flush into. The belting may be either all one colour or 

 several colours, and the top petals may be of any shade 

 of colour whatever. 



The bloom should possess a good neat eye of a bright 

 orange colour with no sign of rays. 



