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Dreer's Perfect Pansies. 



PANSIES are too well known to require any description, as they 

 are favorites with all. For best results you must start with 

 a good strain. The finest Pansies are, as a rule, shy seeders, which 

 accounts for the difference in the price of the various mixtures offered. 

 Miss Ida D. Bennett, the well-known horticultural author and en- 

 thusiastic admirer of Pansies, writes the following notes on their culture 

 expressly for this book: 



/ " Pansy seed germinates and the plants grow more freely in the cool, 

 early days of spring, and for summer blooming should be sown by the 

 latter part of April, or early May, in the vicinity of Philadelphia. A 

 soil containing a proportion of leaf mould, well enriched with well de- 

 cayed cow manure, will be the most satisfactory for the growing of 

 this flower, and it should be well dug and made fine and level. 



"Sow the seeds in drills, covering them not more than four times 

 their diameter and firming the soil well above them. The seeds ger- 

 minate in from eight to twelve days, and should not be allowed to dry 

 out during this period. Covering the seed beds with newspapers will 

 prevent this and hasten somewhat the period of germination. 



"As soon as the plants are up and large enough to handle, they 

 should be thinned out or transplanted to stand nine inches apart in the 

 rows. Thorough cultivation should be given from the start, as Pansies 

 will not thrive when obliged to share the beds with a mass of weeds. 



" It is a mistake to plant Pansies in the shade of a tree or buildings. 

 An open exposure where the wind has free sweep over the bed is far 

 better, and Pansies so planted are free from the long, straggling 

 branches which produce few and inferior flowers. During dry weather 

 the bed should be watered daily, and in extreme cases twice a day for 

 the best results. 



"Seeds sown in April or May will produce blooming plants by the 

 last of June, which will give an abundance of flowers throughout the 

 remainder of the season. About the middle of August is the best 

 time for starting Pansy seeds for early spring blooming, as this allows 

 the plants to go into winter in vigorous condition." 





Dreer's Royal Exhibition Pansies. 



3510 



3514 



3516 



PANSIES IN 



PER PKT. 



Dreer's Royal Exhibition. This strain comprises 

 C Jeauttful collection of colors and markings and is our 

 finest mixture, both as regards size, texture and color- 

 ings. Special packets of 2000 seeds, §1.00; of 5000 



seeds, $2.00; regular packet 50 



Dreer's Premium. This mixture comprises a large 

 number of colorings, and is intended to supply the want 

 of a first-class mixture at a moderate price. £ oz., 75 cts, 25 

 Masterpiece (Frilled P«»s#)..Aremarkable type, 

 each petal being conspicuously curled or waved, giving 

 the flower a double or globular appearance. The 

 range of color is very extensive, the rich, dark velvety 

 shades predominating. J oz., 75 cts 25 



MIXTURE. 



PER PKT. 



3512 Cassler's Giant. A grand mixture of the finest 

 blotched varieties, splendid in every way, being large 



in size and rich in coloring. 1 oz., 75 cts 25 



3517 Mme. Perret. A new and beautiful strain, origi- 

 nated with a French specialist; flowers of largest size 

 and borne very freely in great diversity of colors; espe- 

 cially rich in red and wine shades. The stock we offer 

 comes direct from the introducer. J oz. , 75 cts 25 



3513 Qlant Parisian. Of very large size, and containing 

 a great many fancy colors and color combinations. 

 } oz. , 75 cts 



3515 English Finest Mixed. 

 3520 Good Mixed. All colors. 



15 



$ oz., 50 cts ... 10 



i oz. , 25 cts 5 



GIANT TROIARDEAU PANSIES. 



3491 

 3492 

 3493 



(:447 

 3451 



3452 



3453 

 3454 



3455 



3456 

 3463 



Very large flowers, plants of strong, robust growth and well adapted to the trying conditions of our climate. 



Black. Dark and velvety 10 I 3494 Yellow, with dark eye . . ... 10 I 3496 Fire King. Mahogany and gold 10 



Striped. Very showy 10 3495 Emperor William. Ultra- 3500 Finest Mixed. A splendid 



White, with dark eye 10 j marine blue 10 | range of colors. } oz., iO cts. 10 



3499 Collection containing a packet each of the above six fine colors 50 



PANSIES IN SEPARATE COEORS. 



Adonis. Soft lavender-blue with three deep blue 



blotches on the lower petals; exquisite 10 



Andromeda. An exquisite new sort, with large, 

 wavy petals of a delicate apple-blossom suffused with 



rosy-lilac and veined darker 20 



Emperor William. Brilliant ultramarine blue, 



with three purple-violet blotches 10 



Faust ( King of the Blacks'). Almost black 10 



Cardinal. The nearest approach to a bright red. 



Very showy 10 



Emperor Franz Joseph. Immense, perfectly 

 formed flowers of pure white, with live large blotches 



of brilliant violet-blue 20 



Kaiser Frederick. Velvety brownish-red, edged 



red and yellow; very rich 10 



Lord Beaconsfield. Deep purple-violet; shading 

 to white on the upper petals; very ettective 10 



3466 

 3167 



3471 



3472 



3475 



3-483 

 S 185 

 :: isti 

 8508 

 3509 



10 



Mahogany Colored. Red and velvety 



Mauve Queen. A new and distinct color, being of 

 a delicate mauve, each of the three lower petals marked 



with a large carmine blotch 



Peacock. A striking variety; the upper petals being 

 of a beautiful ultramarine blue, while the lateral and 



lower are of a deep claret, with white margins 



Psyche. Five velvety-violet blotches, relieved by a 



broad, margin of white; petals beautifully ruffled 



Snow Queen (Cdndidi88ima), Very large, satiny 

 white, light yellow centre 10 



White, with dark eye 10 



(iolden Yellow, with dark eye 10 



Yellow Gem. Pure yellow, without eye 10 



Collection, 6 distinct varieties, our selection 40 



Collection, 12 " " " " 75 



•20 



10 



16 



Tufted Pannie* or Boddin* Viola* are very •atitfactorr See P«*e 124. 



