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in its old-fashioned days by many names, as Three- 

 Faces-under-one-Hood, Herb Trinity, Love in Idle- 

 ness, Johnny-jump-up, Kit-run-about, and Heart's 

 Ease, and universally loved, not only for its frag- 

 rance and beauty, but its emblematic significance 

 of faithfulness. In the hands of the florist, the 

 Pansy has undergone such changes in form and 

 color, and is so much increased in size, that we 

 scarcely recognize in it the friend of our childhood. 

 The essential points of a perfect Pansy are now 

 considered to be, that its form should be a complete 

 circle without notch or indentation ; petals large 

 and broad ; the eye clear and well defined ; the 

 colors rich and vivid, and of a velvety appearance ; 

 the size not less than an inch and a half. The 

 principal color of the lower petals should be alike, 

 and the markings or pencilings on the ground color, 

 bright and distinct and retain their character with- 

 out running or flushing. 



The Pansy, though not so fragrant as the Sweet 

 Violet, takes more kindly to living-room tempera- 

 ture, and endures greater change of atmosphere. 

 It has the same fondness for shade, and may be 

 grown in north-west windows, where it will flower 

 abundantly during the dark days of winter. 



SOIL, PROPAGATION AND TREATMENT. 



Pansies thrive in equal parts loam, leaf-mold and 



well rotted manure. 



They want plenty of water ; a cool temperature, 

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