is known as the Lady Bath Heartsease ; and was 
raised by Mr. Wheeler, of Warminster. We have 
seen no one which excels it in brilliancy and 
gaiety ; but it must be allowed that some of those 
which are of purple and white only, possess greater 
delicacy of colouring, and also bear less resem- 
blance to the adventitious progeny of this ever 
changeable flower. The fine large purples, and the 
clear white, should not be neglected ; and in regard 
to party-coloured sorts in general, they are so nu- 
merous, so beautiful, and with such exalted names, 
that we really are unable to select any for exclu- 
sive commendation. Hybridisation, with some pe- 
rennial species, has, probably, assisted in improving 
the habit and character of our little wild viola tri- 
color, and obtained for it so deserved a popularity. 
Seeds of the Heartsease should be sown early 
in the autumn, and when the seedlings are of suffi- 
cient size, they should be transplanted to the beds 
in which they are intended to flower in the fol- 
lowing spring. Cuttings of the Heartsease planted 
in April or May, and transplanted in September, 
become strong flowering plants in the ensuing 
spring. If the cuttings be put in early in Sep- 
tember, and transplanted in the following April, 
they assume their principal gaiety in the latter 
part of summer and autumn. A rich light soil, 
and a rather cool and shady situation, with occa- 
sional watering in hot weather, will be found con- 
ducive to the production of fine and well coloured 
flowers. To strike cuttings, they should be planted 
in a shady border of light soil, but not covered 
with glass. 
Hort. Kew. 2, v. 2, 48. 
