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HENRY A. DREER, PHILADELPHIA— FLOWER SEEDS 



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 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 surnmer 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-decayed cow manure, 

 will be the most satisfactorj^ 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 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 early spring 

 blooming, as this allows the plants to go into winter in vigor- 

 ous condition." 



PANSIES IN MIXTURE 



PER PKT. 



3510 Dreer's Royal Exhibition. This strain com- 

 prises a beautiful collection of colors and mark- 

 ings, and is our finest mixture, both as regards 

 size, texture and colorings. Special packets of 

 2000 seeds, $1.50 ; regular packet 50 



351-1 Dreer's Premium. This mixture comprises a 

 large number of colorings and is intended to sup- 

 ply the want of a first-class mixture at a moderate 

 price. Ys oz., $1.00 25 



3516 Masterpiece (Frilled Pansy). A remarkable 

 type, each petal being conspicuously curled or 

 wav'ed. The range of color is very extensive, the 

 rich, dark, velvety shades predominating. ^ oz., 

 $1.00 25 



3512 

 3517 



3513 



3515 



3500 

 3520 



PER PKT. 



A grand mixture of the finest 



Cassier's Giant 



blotched varieties ; splendid in every way, being 

 large in size and rich in coloring. Ys oz., $1.00. . 

 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, 

 especially rich in red and wine shades. The stock 

 we offer comes direct from the introducer. ^ oz., 



75 cts 



Giant Parisian. Of very large size and contain- 

 ing a great many fancy colors. J4 oz-. $1-00 



English Finest Mixed. 54 oz., 75 cts 



Giant Trimardeau. All colors. 75 cts. per % o?. 



25 



Good Mixed. All colors. % oz., 50 cts. 



.'Ifft^ 5 



GIANT TRIMARDEAU PANSIES 



We have discarded the ordinary Pansies in separate colors in favor of this type which produce very largte- flowers, 

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



PER PKT. 



3496 Giant Snow Queen. Pure white, small yellow eye, 15 



3497 Giant White. 



3498 Giant Yellow. 



Pure white, with purple eye 15 



Rich yellow, with dark centre ... 15 



PER PKT. 



3488 Giant Golden Queen. Pure, rich yellow 15 



3493 Giant Royal Purple. Rich Royal blue 15 



3491 Giant Lord Beaconsfield. Deep purple violet, 



shading to white 15 



3499 Collection, containing a packet each of above 6 sorts, 75 cts. 



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 

 S'-perior to pansies where effect is wanted, the colors being particularly clear and distinct ; they also bloom for a longer 

 *ime. Seed sown in April produces flowering plants by June, and from then on until frost they are a sheet of bloom. 



PER PKT. 



Lovely violet-lilac, 

 10 



4401 Papilio (Butterfly Violet). 



with small, dark eye 



4*02 Lutea Splendens. Rich golden yellow 10 



4403 Blue Perfection. Deep purplish blue 10 



4405 White Perfection. A fine pure white. 



4410 Mixed. A splendid mixture of the best varieties. 



1^4 OZ., 75 cts 



PER PKT. 

 . . . . 10 



10 



For complete list and cultural notes see our Garden Book for 1919 



