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The Florists' Review 



JULt 4, 1012. 



JOHNSON'S 

 PRIZE-WINNER PAN 



Famous for their Giant Size, Heavy Texture, and wide rangre 

 Colors. We offer seeds of this unrivaled strain as follows: 

 30c; 2000 seeds, 60c ; 6000 seeds, ^1.00; per M oz., |1.26; 



POPULAR OIANX FAKSI£s FOB FLORISTS 



per 



ilflcent 



seeds, 

 oz., $5.00. 



1.25 

 1.25 

 1.50 



Per large trade pkt. Per 

 (2000 seeds) oz. 



Giant Adonis, beautiful 



light blue 10.25 $1.50 



Qiant Prince Bismarck, 

 beautiful shade of brown. .25 1.50 



Giant Striped , .25 1.50 



Giant Peacock, ultramarine 

 blue, claret and white, 

 extra , 25 1.50 



Giant Emperor William, the 

 best blue 25 



Giant Black ..25 



Giant White, with dark eye .25 



Giant Trimardeau, choice 



mixed 25 1.00 



Giant Fire King, golden 

 yellow, upper petals pur- 

 ple 25 l..")0 



Giant Mme. Perret, a mag- 

 nificent giant strain of 

 rare excellence, very 

 early, vigorous and a 

 rich combination of col- 

 ors 25 



Giant Lord Beaconsfleld, 

 purple, white petals 25 



Giant Yellow, with dark 

 eye, fine 25 



Bugnot's Superb Blotched. . .30 



Per large trade pkt. Per 

 (2000 seeds) oz. 

 Cassler's Giant Five 



Blotched .$0.30 $2.60 



Masterpiece, a magnificent 



variety with curled petals 



and many rich colors 30 8.00 



Giant Orchl d-flowered 



(new), beautiful rare 



shades 25 2.00 



Giant Odter, extra large, 



blotched, rich colors 30 2.50 



Imperial German mixed, a 



rich strain 25 2.00 



Giant Parisian, brilliant col- 

 ors, mostly five blotched, 



fine , 25 1.60 



Giant Golden Queen, pure 



yellow, no eye 25 



1.25 

 1.60 



2.00 



1.50 



1.50 

 2.50 



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JOHNSON SEED CO., 



Giant Dark Blue 25 



Giant Snowflake, pure 



white, extra , 25 2.00 



Giant Hortensia (new), red 



shades 30 2.26 



Giant President Carnot, 



large white with violet 



blotches 26 1.60 



Triumph of the Giants 



(Mette). A magnificent 



giant strain 40 6.00 



of Pansles 



PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



system which would hasten and make 

 surer the end desired. The work be- 

 came as much a matter of elimination 

 as of selection. It was discovered 

 that the choice of both male and fe- 

 male parents was as important in the 

 vegetable world as in the animal king- 

 dom, and then the term "breeding" 

 came into use as descriptive of the 

 methods employed to ameliorate vegeta- 

 ble life. 



The work was at first, of course, the- 

 oretical. But out of correct theories 

 grew established facts, and out of 

 established facts grew practical meth- 

 ods, and from practical methods has 

 sprung custom. 



Corn breeding, as practiced today, 

 long ago passed the theoretical stage. 

 It is true that new methods are being 

 presented and are being tried out in 

 experiment, and they are indeed note- 

 worthy, although more or less theoret- 

 ical as yet. But methods employed that 

 are producing the finest corn that the 

 world has yet seen, are as far from 

 theory as the east is from the west; 

 and yet there are those who progress 

 like a crab — backward — and who still 

 carp "theory," scarcely realizing what 

 the term implies. 



The assumption seems to be that 

 anything they do not know, have not 

 themselves done, or cannot understand, 

 is theory. They little dream that by 

 decrying the work of careful, conscien- 

 tious, thorough, scientific men, they 

 simply advertise their own indiflference. 

 They remind me of the back-country- 

 man who went to the circus for the 

 first time in his life, and, after gazing 

 at the hippopotamus for some time, 

 turned away with an incredulous grin, 

 saying, "You can't fool me! They 

 ain't no such animal." 



Away back in the unwritten ages of 

 somewhere, there undoubtedly existed 

 but one variety of com. We may rea- 

 $pnabl^ suppose that when its useful,- 

 tiesB as a food for both man and beast 

 was discovered, the seed was saved 

 and planted by man; that the crop was 



'^MP^^ ''The Kenilworth Strain" of 



.-^ Giant Pansy Seed 



Must not be compared with 

 the flimsy Trimardeau 



It Is much larger and of good substance; the immense flowers, of 3% to 4 Inches, are of 

 perfect form, and every tint and sbade is produced In striking combinations and endless 

 variations of beautiful colors and markings. The Stock Plants are most critically selected. 

 It Is rich with shades of brown, bronze, red, mahogany, and many others too numerous to 

 mention. Light, Medium or Dark Mixtures. Read what growers say about my Pansy seed 

 in The Florists' Review of June 27, page 55. 



1912 SEf DS NOW READY *n*oTn^cl'.Vi"^5?SSn'cr$-5foV^' 



PANBIE8 IN SKPARATB COLOBS 



Per 1000 Seeds. PrecedinK 16 Colors Mixed, In squal 



Giant Adonis, beautiful light blue 86c nrnnnrHnna nair inno aAnda 2Rn> 



Giant Emperor WiUiam, ultramarine proportions, per looo seeds, ^OO, 



blue 26o any S pkts., $1.00; any 11 pkts.. 



Giant King of the Blacks, coal black... 26c *« 00 



Giant Lord Beaconsfleld, Tiolet, shading * 



to white 26o 



Giant Golden Queen, yellow 26o The Rainbow blend is grown ^^ 



Giant Golden Yellow with dark center... 26o from the latest introductions of ,^Bl\l 



Giant Masterpiece, beautifully ruffled, Riant pansles of the most 



with a wide range of color 25o beauUful, gorgeous colors; 



Giant White, very fine 2Bc blotched, striped, veined. 



Giant White with large violet center 25c margined, etc. With ,^^^t^^^^t 



Giant Hed, a fine mixture of red shades. .26o every $1.00 worth of .^— ^r^^^"*-*- 



Giant Boyal Purple, fine large flower 25c panSy seed I will send 



Giant Orchid-flowering, rare shades 26o '000 of Rainbow 



Giant Bronze and Copper Shades 86c free, and with 



Giant Light Blue, delicate shades of blue. 86c other amounto 

 Giant Dark Blue, deep blue shades 26a in Hae pro- 

 Giant Zebra Mixed Bnades, striped 86c portion. 



PREMIUM AMERICAN PANSY SEED -NOW READY 



HtfCnPrian Strain ^ selection of the most beautiful varieties, notable for their large size and 

 llC9|l«iaii ciMaiii perfection of form and coloring. We offer this mixture after over thirty 

 years' experience in pansy seed and plant growing for both the retail and wholesale trade, and rec- 

 commenditfor those haying critical customers. Pkt., S5c; 1000 seeds, SOc; ^ oz., $1.00; H 

 OS., $1.75; oz., $6.00. 



TaaId'c fiiani' PrtlP Strain "^^^^ ^^ ^ mixture made up from the best of the giant varieties 

 IWUIC a \liaiii I IU.C ouoiii ^j^h the correct proportions of the different shades and colors 

 for general sale. This mixture will surely please you. Pkt., iSo; 1000 seeds, SOo: ^s oz., 70c; 

 ^ oz., $1.90; oz., $4.00. 



"HOW TO GROW PAN8IX8," with price Ust of many 

 varieties and mixtures, sent free to any address 



William Toole A Son, - Pansy Heights, Baraboo, Wis. 



cultivated in a rude way; and as the 

 knowledge of Us food value spread, the 

 planting of cbra" became quite general 

 in its native locality; and that by rov- 

 ing tribes or home-returning warriors 



the seed was earned to new localities, 

 where the plant was compelled to ad- 

 just itself to ■ new environment — a 

 changed condition of climate, soil, tem- 

 perature and altitude. 



