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be the happiest of all for the Pansy grower. If a few pods 

 of seed are desired, flowers should be left on special plants 

 for this purpose. It is well to bear in mind that blooms 

 should be removed whenever they begin to fade if a long 

 period of bloom is desired. In any case they should be 

 removed on the score of tidiness. 



JULY 



This is a trying month for Pansies and Violas in the 

 south, and it is often well to remove a large number of the 

 strong growths and to encourage, by attention to watering, 

 &c., the young growths from the centres of the plants to 

 develop. For autumn-planting, cuttings should be in- 

 serted this month in a shaded situation, either in a cold 

 frame or in the open. A rather sharp compost of sand, 

 loam, and leaf-mould is a fine medium for rooting. Violas 

 should be sprayed with clear water at the end of the 

 afternoon on hot days. 



AUGUST 



Pansies and Violas will still be doing well in the north, 

 but by the end of the month propagation should begin 

 in earnest for next year's stock. Flowers are exhibited 

 at the southern shows well up -to the middle of July, and 

 in August and September they are always found at north- 

 country shows, being remarkably fine in September at 



