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ding-plants. For this latter purpose, they will probably be of little service with 

 us, as the hot, dry weather of summer would prevent their developing good 

 flowers, and the bed would be bare and ragged just at the season when we 

 wished it to show to best advantage. There is, however, reason to hope, that, 

 if our florists would give attention to the development of this flower, varieties 

 might be produced which would stand our climate. Certainly, experiments in 



this direction are worth trying. 



We are led to these remarks by the perusal of an article in " The Gardener's 

 Magazine," from which we give some general cultural directions, and to which 

 we are indebted for the illustrations accompanying this article. 



Pansy-seed is generally sown in summer for spring-bloom ; but seedlings 

 coming up as late as the middle of September will do well if properly cared for. 



The followinsr rules from extracts from " The Gardener's Magazine " will be 



