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Pansies. 
BY MR. RENNY. 
Of all the flowers I grow—and I try to 
find a corner for all I can get—pansies are 
my especial favorites, and I think I do not 
greatly err when I say they are admired by 
everybody. Somehow or other, they look 
so social and companionable, with their 
pretty upturned almost human, faces 
looking at you in such a knowing way, 
sometimes playing hide-and-seek among 
the leaves, and again, nodding and blink¬ 
ing to the passers by, that it seems as if they 
appreciated our admiration. Did you ever 
notice what pets pansies are? Go to almost 
any country where they grow, and you will 
find some endearing name given to them, 
such as “Heartsease,” “Call me to you,” 
“Johnny come to me” and many others. 
In our own land, let the children run in 
the garden, and more than likely the pan¬ 
sies will first attract their attention. Ask 
them the name, the almost certain reply 
will be: “Johnny-jump-ups,” nor are the 
children alone in giving this pet name for 
I have found many grown people who know 
no other name for pansies. 
Pansies are admirably adapted for plant¬ 
ing in cemeteries to decorate the graves of 
our dear ones laid away to their last sleep. 
I recollect there is a cemetery in the vicin¬ 
ity of my birth-place in Scotland, where 
almost every grave is adorned with flowers, 
and of these pansies are in the majority. 
The name is from the French, pansees, 
thought, alluding to “Keep in mind,” or 
“Forget me not.” What flower then can 
we more appropriately plant on the graves 
of those whose memory we cherish? Lis¬ 
ten:— 
“Come to my grave, and you will see 
A pansy, and the bloom shall be 
A message penned to you from me, 
That I have not forgot you.” 
How true the poet’s lines would be if we 
all clothed the resting places of our belov¬ 
ed dead with the flowers such as many of 
them delighted to tend while on earth. 
Pansies are worthy of cultivation not only 
on account of their brilliant flowers, but 
the durability of the bloom. With me they 
flower from early spring until late in the 
fall, and with the protection of a cold frame 
I have picked flowers from them all winter. 
The largest flowers are always borne upon 
the youngest plants, hence seed should be 
sown every year. Get it into the ground 
as soon as possible, in a shady place, or bet¬ 
ter still sow the seed in boxes in the house; 
I put some in a month ago and the seed¬ 
lings are of good size now. Sow the seeds 
LARGE STAINED FRENCH PANSY. 
in light finely sifted soil, dusting just 
enough over the seeds to cover them; then 
gently press with a smooth board to bring 
the seeds and soil together, and cause more 
