Everyoues Flower — 
THE PANSY 
IKE the lilac and the rose, the Pansy is a flower that everyone recognizes instantly. Whether it is a single blossom gathered 
from a child’s garden or contributes to a prize-winning display at a flower show, the Pansy is part and parcel of our lives. 
It has the charm of familiarity and is such a friendly thing that its presence in a bouquet of ether flowers always brings 
a smile of delight. 
Long ago Pansies had quaint names like Live in Idleness, Cull Me to You and Three Faces in a Hood. Originally they were 
small, scentless blooms but careful seed selection has brought us the huge modern Pansies in a much wider range of color than 
the original blue-violet. 
Springtime will be even lovelier in your garden if you make full use of Pansies. Finding new places for them is a perennial 
delight, for they combine beautifully with spring-flowering bulbs and shrubs. Planted in masses by themselves Pansies make 
a breath-taking picture. Long beds of them bordering walks, along a hedge, or in front of a foundation planting are a sight to 
remember. Such plantings may be of either solid or mixed colors. 
If you set out your Pansy plants in the fall, they will be among the very earliest flowers to appear mn your garden in the 
spring. This means that their velvety blooms are showing at the same time as English daisies, narcissus, tulips and other spring 
bulbs. So why not take advantage of this fact by combining them with some of these flowers? For example, blue and white 
Pansies planted alternately as a border for yellow and white narcissus or pink azaleas are delightful, while white Pansies alone 
are lovely as an underplanting for Virginia bluebells (Mertensia virginica). 
Shrubs and hedges with bare lower stems are much more attractive with Pansies covering their nakedness. And besides, 
the Pansies often can be used to introduce color into these sections of the garden that would otherwise be without it for several 
weeks to come. Practically any dark, cheerless corner can be made bright and inviting by even a few Pansy plants. They can 
be tucked in odd nooks and between rocks in a wall or flight of stone steps. 
Remember that the best way to keep your Pansy plants blooming is to pick and pick and pick the flowers. Do it every day. 
It is hard to imagine anything more 
charming than a few Pansies in a low 
bowl. They may be used freely all 
over the house. At close range their 
bewitching faces are most appealing 
and their fragrance will perfume a 
room. They never fail to bring pleased 
comment from family and guests. 
