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of ventilation in fine weather, they will be stocky little fellows, about an inch in 

 height, by March ; when they should be planted out, about nine inches apart or 

 so. What a supply of flowers these will give ! 



"In order to show how to grow pansies generally, I cannot do better than 

 give, in brief, a practical code adapted to the various soils and climates of this 

 countr)'. It tl>e south of England, where the heat is greater frequently than in 



the north, it is best to select a shady situation where there is a free circulation 

 of air. If such cannot be found, then place them elsewhere, but always where 

 there is a free admission of air. Any garden-soil will suit them ; but, if jioor, a 

 moderate supply of very rotten manure should be dug in ; and the pansy revels 

 in leaf-soil when mixed with the ordinary soil and a little manure. Plant out 

 early in April at the latest. Many persons do not think of buying and planting 

 until May : which is a very great mistake ; for the plants should be established 



