. The floral kingdom : its history, sentiment and poetry : A dictionary of more than three hundred plants, with the genera and families to which they belong, and the language of each illustrated with appropriate gems to poetry . Flower language; Flowers in literature. ^JlNSY. PIOLA tricolor, from the triple color of the blossoms, is the scientific name of the Pansy, which itself seems to have been derived from the French pensee, a thought, from its habit of hanging its head as if in a pensive or thoughtful attitude. They are among our earliest spring flowers, and are sometimes forced in hotbed
. The floral kingdom : its history, sentiment and poetry : A dictionary of more than three hundred plants, with the genera and families to which they belong, and the language of each illustrated with appropriate gems to poetry . Flower language; Flowers in literature. ^JlNSY. PIOLA tricolor, from the triple color of the blossoms, is the scientific name of the Pansy, which itself seems to have been derived from the French pensee, a thought, from its habit of hanging its head as if in a pensive or thoughtful attitude. They are among our earliest spring flowers, and are sometimes forced in hotbeds for mai-kct long before the grass makes its appearance. They arc sold in pots to decorate window boxes, but in the house they do well only for a short time, as their juicy leaves soon become feasting fields for the green- fly, which is very hard to subdue on these dwarf plants. To be at all success- ful they must have all the air that can be admitted, and not too much sun. To propagate from seed for spring blooming, they should be sown late in August or early in September; for midsummer and fall blooming, they should be sown in spring. To produce large flowers they require a rich soil and a partially shaded situation where they will escape the noonday heat and receive a few hours of the morn- ing or afternoon rays. They may be increased or propagated by cuttings, layers, or divisions of the root. Cuttings are taken about the second spring or fall month. These are much better than the older plants, which are usually woody and hollow, and are best rooted in light, sandy soil in a shady place, being covered with a bell-glass or oiled paper. They should be set an inch or more deep, with the earth firmly placed around them. The varieties are numerous, amounting to several hundred. Seeds should be sown soon after gathering, as they deteriorate in keeping. Layering is done as described ELARGONIUMS (from the Greek pelargos, a stork, because of the resemblance of the beake
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