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Typical 

 Flower 



OF Dreer's 

 Royal 



Exhibition 

 Pansy. 



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 vari- 

 ous 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: 



"Pans}' 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 in May, in the vicinity 

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

 well enriched with well-decaj'ed cow manure, will be the most sat- 

 isfactorj- 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 news- 

 papers will prevent this and hasten somewhat the period of germi- 

 nation. 



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MIXTURE 



"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 obhged 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 

 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. 



"Seed 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 eariy spring blooming, as this 

 allows the plants to go into «-inter in \dgorous condition." 



PANSIES IN 



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 



colorings. Specialpacketsof 2000 seeds, SI. 50; regular 



packet SO 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., SI .00 

 3516 Masterpiece (Frilled Pansy). A remarkable type, 



each petal being conspicuously curled or waved. The 



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



shades predominating, j oz., SI -00 



3500 Giant Trimardeau. All colors. Per J oz., 60 cts. 



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 SO 25 



35i: 



3513 



3515 

 3520 



Mme. Perret. A beautiful strain, which originated 

 with a French specialist; flowers of large size, borne 

 very freely in great diversity of colors, especially rich in 

 red and wine shades. | oz., 75 cts 



Giant Parisian. Of very large size and containing 

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



English Finest Mixed. J oz., 60 cts 



Good Mixed. .\11 colors. J oz., 40 cts 



GIANT TRIMARDEAU PANSIES 



We have discarded the ordinary Pansies in separate colors in favor of this type, which produces very large flowers, plants of strong, 

 robust growth, and well adapted to the trying conditions of our climate. 



PER PKT. 



3481 Giant Adonis. Lavender blue SO 15 



3482 Giant Cardinal. Rich red 15 



3488 Giant Golden Queen. Pure, rich yellow 15 



3493 Giant Royal Blue. Rich, royal blue 15 



PER PKT. 



3491 Giant Lord Beaconsfield. Deep purple violet, 



shading to white. SO 15 



3496 Giant Snow Queen. Pure snow white 15 



3497 Giant White. Pure white, with purple eye 15 



3498 Giant Yellow. Rich yellow, with dark centre IS 



3499 Collection containing a packet each of above 8 sorts, $1.00. 



TUFTED PANSIES, OR VIOLAS 



While the flowers of the Tufted Pansies are not so large as the regular type, yet they bloom so freely that they are superior to pansies 

 where ejfecl is wanted, the colors being particularly clear and distinct; they also bloom for a longer time. Seed sown in April produces 

 flowering plants by June, and from then on until frost they are a sheet of bloom. 



PER PKT. 



4401 Papilio (Butterfly Violet). Lovely violet-lilac, 

 with small, dark eye SO 15 



4402 Lutea Splendens. Rich golden yellow 15 



4403 Blue Perfection. Deep purplish blue 15 



PER PKT. 



4405 White Perfection. .A fine pure white $0 15 



4410 Mixed. A splendid mixture of the best varieties. 



i oz., 75 cts 10 



The Orchid-flowered Sweet Peas offered with other Specialties on pages 52 to 62 



are up to date in every way 



