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Dreer's Perfect Pansies. 



Typical 



Flower. 

 Dreek's 

 Royal 



Exhibition 

 Pans*.-; 





P ANSIES are too well known to require any description, as they 

 are favorites with all. For best results you mu3t start with 

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

 which accounts for the difTerence in the price of the various 

 mixtures offered. 



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

 and enthusiastic 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 vicihity 

 of Philadeliihia. A soil containing a proportion of leaf mould, 

 well enriched with well-decayed 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 germinate in from eight to twelve days, and should not be 

 allowed to dry out during this period. Covering the seed bed 

 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 his a 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." 



PANSIES IN MIXTURE. 



PER PKT. 



3510 Dreer's Royal Exhibition. This strain comprises 

 a beautiful collection of colors and markings and is our 

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

 ings, Special packets of -JOOO seeds, SI. 00; of 5000 

 seeds, $2.00; regular packet 50 



3514 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.,75cts. 25 



3516 Masterpiece (Frilled Pans;/). A remarkable type, 

 each petal being conspicuously curled or waved. The 

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

 shades predominating. | oz., $1.00 25 



PER PKT. 



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

 blotched varieties, splendid in every way, being large 



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



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

 nated with a French specialist, flowers of large size 

 borne very freely in great diversity of colors, espe- 

 cially rich in red and wine shades. Therstock we offer 

 comes direct from the introducer. ^ oz., 60 cts 25 



3513 Qiant Parisian. Of very large size and containing 



a great many fancy colors. J oz., 75 cts 15 



3515 English Finest Mixed, J oz., 50 cts 10 



3520 Good Mixed. All colors. J oz., 25 cts 5 



GIANT TRI]IIARDEAU PANSIES. 



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



3488 Giant Adonis. Soft lavender blue 10 



:;495 Giant Emperor William. Rich deep blue 10 



3496 Giant Fire King. Mahogany and gold 10 



3490 Giant Freya. Rich wine color, edged white 10 



3489 Giant Golden Queen. Pure, rich yellow 10 



3491 Qiant Prince Henry. Rich royal blue 10 



3497 



Deep purple violet, 



10 



Giant Lord Beaconsfield 



shading to while 



3487 Giant Rainbow. Peacock blue, zoned with white 



and tinged red 10 



3498 Giant Snow Queen. Pure white, small yellow eye 10 



3492 Giant Striped. Very showy 10 



3493 Giant White. Pure white, with purple eye 10 



.3494 Giant Yellow. Rich yellow, with dark centre. ... 10 



3499 Collection, containing a packet each of above 12 grand sorts, $1.00. 



3500 Finest Mixed. All colors of the Giant Trimardeau. lOcts. per pkt.; 50 cts. per | oz.; $1.50 per oz. 



BEDDING PANSIES IN SEPARATE COLORS. 



The varieties offered below, while not so laroe-flowering as the Giants, are somewhat free-flowering, and on this account 



re much used for bedding where effect is wanted. 



3471 Peacock. Upiier petals ultramarine blue, lower deep 

 claret, with white margins 10 



3472 Psyche. Five velvety violet blotches, relieved by a 

 broad margin of white; petals beautifully ruflled 10 



3475 Snow Queen {Cimdidissimn). Satiny white. .. . 10 



3483 White, with dark eye 10 



3485 Golden Yellow, with dark eye 10 



3486 Yellow (iem. Pure yellow, without eye 10 



3.'>08 Collection, 6 distinct varieties, our selection 40 



3509 Collection, 12 " " " " 75 



3452 Emperor William. Brilliant ultramarine blue. . . 10 



3453 Faust {King of the Blacls). Almost black 10 



3454 Cardinal. The nearest approach to a bright red. . . 10 

 3456 Kaiser Frederick. Velvety brownish-red, edged 



red and yellow; very rich ]0 



3463 Lord Beaconsfield. Deep purple violet, shading 



to white on the upper petals; very effective 10 



3466 Mahogany Colored. Rich and velvety lo 



Tufted Pansiet or Bedding Violai are very satisfactory. See page 112. 



