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Showing posts with label pansies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pansies. Show all posts
Thursday, May 31, 2018

1893 - Smiley Mr. Lyle Made Pansy History

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I was just tucking some more pansies into large pot when I noticed a  lovely yellow one growing in the ground nearby, from last yea...
Monday, June 12, 2017

1896 - Part Three: Summary of Whittrock's "A CONTRIBUTION TO THE HISTORY OF PANSIES"

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This is the final part of Whittrock's article .   The two previous installments, with delightful illustrations , are: 1896 - ...
Wednesday, June 7, 2017

1896 - Part Two: Whittrock's "A CONTRIBUTION TO THE HISTORY OF PANSIES"

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This  second part of V. B. Wittrock's article  ...  A CONTRIBUTION TO THE HISTORY OF PANSIES.  (Continued) IN  the thirties,...
Tuesday, April 4, 2017

1894 - John Lewis Childs Superfine Pansies

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Y ou can drown in the color in John Lewis Childs' lithos of his flowers. 
Friday, March 31, 2017

19th c. - Pansies...What's In A Name?

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A lot, I think, is in a name!   In today's seed trade a name can make or break a sale I have read.  But how can you ignore names  f...
Thursday, March 30, 2017

1840 - Miss Molesworth, The Pansy

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How could one not share a pansy named Miss Molesworth!!
Tuesday, March 28, 2017

1844 - The Pansy, Grand Duke of Russia; A Lovely Litho

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My mother always bought me a pot of pansies for my birthday so they have become a flower that always makes me feel good when I see them.  W...
Sunday, March 26, 2017

1884 - D.M. Ferry's Pansies - Collection of the Nine Best

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Tis the season...almost...here in Connecticut!  I have some flats out on the porch but the snow is still piled where they are to go.  Perha...
Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Pansies in the WW I Trenches and Other Images

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I promise not to put up any more pansy cards this year.  Scout's honor. I thought I had harvested most all currently available ...