become one of the most popular flowers of the day. It is 
peculiarly a ladies’ flower; for, in addition to its rich colour 
and great variety, it is more easily cultivated than the florists’ 
section of Pansies, being of a more robust constitution, and 
requiring more room; a moderately light soil, made up of leaf 
mould and old potting stuff, mixed with garden soil, suits it best, 
pegging down the shoots to preserve them from being broken 
down by the wind, and occasionally surfacing the plants with 
a little light soil, to induce them to throw out side shoots for a 
succession of bloom. PXere, in this cold locality, our beds of 
seedling Fancy Pansies have been very much gayer this summer 
than Verbenas and Geraniums, and they continued in bloom 
until late in the autumn. The seeds were sown in November, 
1861, in a cold frame, and the young plants were planted out 
early in April. By the beginning of June they began to 
flower, and continued in beauty all the summer. It is so cold, 
and damp here in winter that we are obliged to give Pansies 
frame-shelter, not because they are not hardy enough to stand 
any amount of cold, but they do not like so much moisture. 
Therefore, in the north it is better to winter them under glass; 
but in the south they can be left out all the year, and seedlings 
can be planted out in the autumn.” 
In addition to those in our plate, Mr. Dean is sending out 
some very fine varieties, all of which, through his courtesy, we 
saw last summer; amongst them will be found Mrs. Moore , 
Leotard , Mulatto , Adelina Patti , Maid of Honour , Princesse 
Louise , Creole , Gaiety , Pacha A 
Our illustration comprises Imperatrice Hugenie (fig. 1), white, 
with margin of bluish purple in all the petals, extremely large 
blotch, a first-class flower of the finest form, and very distinct ; 
Harlequin (fig. 2), a greatly improved Handle Hinmont , being 
much larger and brighter, and of better form, yellow, singu¬ 
larly marked with purple ; Admiration (fig. 3) and King of 
Italy (fig. 4) have not yet been sent out, but are very fine and 
promising flowers. 
* Mr. Dean has moreover a large number of very fine seedlings yet to be 
proved, and indeed we may say, as our neighbours, that the specialite of Dancy 
Pansies is with him. 
