104 Growing Flowers 



should be applied at the same time to give the 

 plants something to feed on for the new growth. 



Pansies can be made to flower until Thanksgiving 

 if given a southern location and protected from 

 the east winds. A light covering of leaves may be 

 applied, not too heavy or the sun's rays will not 

 penetrate, or where the bed is small enough, a 

 board may be placed over the plants slanting it by 

 means of stakes. This board should always be in 

 place at night and removed during the warmest 

 part of the day. 



As there are so many dark shades of pansies, 

 the lighter colors should be planted in greater 

 quantity than dark shades, otherwise there will 

 not be a very striking effect when the pansies are in 

 bloom. 



Every garden should have a pansy bed. The plants 

 bloom all summer and the more they are picked, 

 the more prolific they become, producing a larger 

 flower as the season advances. 



For early outdoor bedding of the pansy, sow the 

 seed in a cold frame in the autumn, September or 

 October. In transplanting the young plants they 

 should be given from three to six inches of space 

 if they are to do their best. 



