CHAPTER VIII 



THE USE OF PANSIES AS CUT FLOWERS AND FOR 

 HOUSE DECORATION 



PERSONS who have never grown Pansies with a view to 

 their utilisation for house and table decoration, are quite 

 unaware of the beautiful effects obtained by a judicious 

 arrangement of these charming blooms when used as cut 

 flowers. In the case of many of the Violas and all the 

 Violetta type, fragrance alone would seem to demand 

 for them a place in the house. 



It is the two latter types which are really the more 

 useful for home decoration, possessing as they do a 

 lightness and brightness not obtainable with the Fancy 

 Pansy. 



Pleasing and charming decorations may be made in 

 shallow bowls, with a happy blending of colours ; and for 

 a pretty effect on the table, a few small vases, each filled 

 with a given variety of one of these flowers, cannot be 

 surpassed. 



With the help of the endless variety of stands and 

 floral aids now on the market, delightful table decorations 

 may be made with Pansies and Violas. Their own 

 foliage may be used, and this, with the aid of few pieces 

 of hawthorn, horn-beam, or similar spriggy growths, 

 produce a most charming effect. 



The harmonious blending of the colours should be 



borne in mind, and, if the decorations are required for 



use under artificial light, note should be made of those 



which look best in such circumstances. Rich self 



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