THE FLORIST. 
25 
POINTS OF PERFECTION IN THE PANSY. 
The seedling-beds will now be daily shewing new faces. This is 
therefore an appropriate time to state the properties which constitute 
perfection in the Pansy, as it may be of service in selecting the most 
promising to be grown another season, which is necessary to prove 
their constancy. The above woodcuts, 1 and 2, will give the best 
idea of what is most prized as regards shape. It will be seen that 
the outline should be quite circular; the petals even on the edges, 
and flat; the face of the flower smooth (viz. free from crumple), 
otherwise the best-formed variety will have a coarse appearance. 
In the outline w r e have many varieties that approach very near 
to our standard ; the deficiency generally being in the lower side of 
the bottom petal. 
It must have been observed, that every step we have taken towards 
attaining a perfectly round Pansy, so much less is there seen of the 
top petals. This arises from the increased size of the side and hot- 
