248 VERBENA 



VERBE'NA continued. 



beginning of June they will be ready for planting 

 out in beds in the open, 12 ins. apart, where they 

 will not be long in producing flowers. These 

 beds should be in a sunny position, previously 

 enriched with plenty of manure. In hot weather 

 they may be watered freely. 



VERVAIN. See VERBENA. 



VI'OLA Pansy, Hearts-ease (from L. viola, violet). 

 Nat. Ord. Violacece. 



V. tricolor, the pansy, although perennial, is often 

 raised annually from seed for bedding out. 

 For this purpose it is a great favourite, not 

 only for the beautiful rich colours and mark- 

 ings it possesses, but also because of the long 

 period through which it blooms. In fact there 

 is scarcely a month when a Pansy may not be 

 seen in flower, for even at the beginning of 

 the year some " odd little faces " will appear 

 to herald in the spring. 



The garden Pansy is extremely variable, 

 being the outcome of continued development 

 and hybridisation of several wild species, and 

 to increase any particular colour or markings 

 resort must be had to cuttings placed under 

 hand-lights or frames. Plants raised from 

 seed, although they may not all come true to 

 colour, are however more hardy, while those 

 from cuttings will often wither off suddenly 

 for no apparent rhyme or reason. 



