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THE FLORIST. 
ON THE CULTIVATION OF THE PANSY. 
BY MR. TURNER, CHALVEY, NEAR WINDSOR. 
(Concluded from p. 24.) 
AUGUST. 
By this time the old plants that have been flowering for the last four 
months will have lost their beauty, colours, and size. To make up 
for this the young stock will now be coming in as a succession. 
The blooms of the latter will he small at first, but gather them until 
the plants are capable of producing them good in size and colour. 
Sow all the seed that has been saved up to this time, making use 
of fine light soil, either in pans or a raised bed ; we place pit-lights over 
it, hut open at the sides, the object being to protect the plants in a 
young state from heavy rain. When watering, be careful to do so 
through a fine rose. When the plants have several rough leaves, 
plant them in beds for blooming. 
If mildew appear on any part of the stock, syringe the plants so 
infected, and shake black sulphur over them when in a wet state; 
care should be taken that the sulphur is shaken on the under part of 
the foliage. This pest generally attacks the oldest plants, and when 
this is the case it will he most advisable to take them up and part 
them. The young shoots with roots should be dipped in water, after 
which cover them with sulphur, which can he done much more effec¬ 
tually when in the hand than when growing. Plant them out as 
stock plants, not to be watered over the foliage for a week at least; 
after that time rain or watering will shew that the mildew has been 
got rid of, and the plants will soon grow out of it. 
SEPTEMBER. 
All the seed that can be saved up to the middle of this month 
from the first of August should be sown as often as a sufficient quan¬ 
tity can be got together; but we recommend all that can be pro¬ 
cured after that time (and there may he a considerable quantity) 
should stand over till April, and sown in pans as before directed. 
If Pansies are grown successively on the same spot, a part of the 
soil should be removed, so as to introduce a good quantity of fresh 
earth. The best for this purpose will he the top spit of a meadow 
that has been laid up some time. Take care that it is free from 
wireworms, and commence at once that the beds may be well pre¬ 
pared to receive the plants next month. (See instructions for 
March.) 
Put in a liberal quantity of cuttings of good kinds at this time; 
place them in pots, and continue to do so for six weeks to come if a 
large increase is desired. Choose the young side shoots from healthy 
plants. 
OCTOBER 
Is the principal month for planting, and the sooner in the month 
