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On the Cultivation of the Pansy. 



of the pansy ought to be the first object ; and if there is a 

 part of the garden cool, and rather shady, but of inferior 

 soil, we advise the cultivator to make that soil suit the plant, 

 which will be found more easy than to make the situation. 



1 2 



Fig. 28. Tht Pansy. 

 POINTS OF PERFECTION IN THE PANSY. 



The seedling-beds will now be daily showing new faces. 

 This is therefore an appropriate time to state the properties 

 which constitute perfection in the pansy, as it may be of 

 service in selecting the most promising to be grown another 

 season, which is necessary to prove their constancy. The 

 above woodcuts, (Jig- 28,) 1 and 2, will give the best idea of 

 what is most prized as regards shape. It will be seen that 

 the outline should be quite circular ; the petals even on the 

 edges, and flat; the face of the flower smooth, (viz. free from 



