We couldn’t begin to tell you all the uses that Pansy plants have, 
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but these pictures should start you thinking about the spots in Eso ak "0% © om ~ 
your garden that will be the better for them. They are small enough ae peg rs ‘? 
plants to be used in rock gardens and to tuck in odd corners and between 
rocks in a wall or flight of stone steps. But when they are used in masses they 
make a very spectacular showing indeed. The blues and yellows and whites of 
Pansies are ideal for combining with other spring flowers and bulbs and for 
‘under-planting leggy shrubs and hedges. 
Like the lilac and the rose, the Pansyfis a flower that everyone recognizes 
instantly. It has the charm of familiaritypand is such a friendly thing that its 
presence in a bouquet of other flowers alw 1ys brings a smile of recognition and 
delight. Don’t overlook the possibilities oi Pansies when you are planning your 
entry in the next flower show. 
Show your children how to pick 
Pansies, and then tell them they 
may pick as many of them as they 
like, whenever they please. You 
will be doing both the plant and the 
children a kindness, for Pansies 
should be a part of everyone’s child- 
hood memories and picking the 
blooms is the sure way to keep the 
plants producing. 
Here Pansies are 
used as edging ma- 
terial in a formal 
Such long-stemmed flowers as tulips and 
phlox benefit by a facing of Pansies. 
Pansies snuggle into the 
crevices of a rock garden with 
the greatest of ease. 
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