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Dreer’s Perfect Pansies 
ANSIES 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 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 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 satisfac- 
tory 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 germ- 
ination. 
“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. 
“¢Tt is a mistake to plant Pansies in the shade of a tree or build- 
ings. 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 vigorous condition.”’ 
PANSIES IN MIXTURE 
TypicaL FLowgk oF Dregr’s Royvat ExuHIBITION Pansy 
PER PKT. PER PKT. 
_ 3510 Dreer’s Royal Exhibition. This strain comprises 3512 Cassier’s Giant. A grand mixture of the finest 
a beautiful collection of colors and markings, and is our blotched varieties; splendid in every way, being large 
finest mixture, both as regards size, texture and color- in size and rich in coloring. 40z., $1.00.......... 25 
ings. Special packets of 2000 seeds, $1.50; regular 3517 Mme. Perret. A new and beautiful strain; origi- 
kes ACK E tee ee ye ane ei OS ee dg use mam gas Stet ae 50 nated witha French specialist; flowers of large size 
_ 3014 Dreer’s Premium. This mixture comprises a large borne very freely in great diversity of colors, especially 
number of colorings and is intended to supply the want rich in red and wine shades. The stock we offer comes 
of a first-class mixture at a moderate price. 30z., $1.00. 25 direct from the introducer. }$0z., 75 cts ........... 25 
3516 Masterpiece (Filled Pansy). A remarkable type, 
eeieeeancine eoncpicuously curled or waved) The 3513 Giant Parisian. Of very large size and containing 
§ ) j fancy colors, 4 oz., $1.00.......... 15 
range of color is very extensive, the rich, dark, velvet S ekeal Rae: y = & Ceree < 
edes Se dominatiny. $ 0z., $1.00........ Se y 25 3515 English Finest Mixed. 3 0z., 75 cts........... 10 
3500 Giant Trimardeau. All colors. 75 cts. per } oz. 10 | 3520 Good Mixed. Allcolors. 4 0z., 50 cts. wg ette eee 5 
GIANT TRIMARDEAU PANSIES 
We have discarded the ordinary Pansies in separate colors in favor of this type which produce very large flowers, plants of 
| strong, robust growth and well adapted to the trying conditions of our climate. 
’ - _ PER PK?. PER PKT. 
| 3488 Giant Golden Queen. Pure, rich yellow........ 15 | 3496 Giant Snow Queen. Pure white, small yellow eye, 15 
| 3493 Giant Royal Purple. Rich Royal blue.......... 15 | 3497 Giant White. Pure white, with purple eye....... 15 
3491 Giant Lord Beaconsfield. Deep purple violet, 3498 Giant Yellow. Rich yellow, with dark centre.... 15 
shad ng atonwh terse. ends sire eels SNe eek 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 
superior to pansies where effect 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. PER PRT. 
4401 Papilio (Butterfly Violet). Lovely violet-lilac, with 4405 White Perfection. A fine pure white........... 10 
SieMll, GAG Cy Chee aoc ee Oe eee Sa eens 10 | 4410 Mixed. A splendid mixture of the best varieties. 
4402 Lutea Splendens. Rich golden yellow.......... 10 OZ OT ONC LSet ee raphe ake ies aharai Si Sosa eile See me 10 
_ 4403 Blue Perfection. Deep purplish blue........... 10 
The Tufted Pansies or Bedding Violas offered on this page are very satisfactory 
