HENRY A. DREER, PHILADELPHIA— FLOWER SEEDS 



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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 

 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 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 satis- 

 factory 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. 



"As soon a.^ 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 tkis 

 allows the plants to go into winter in vigorous condition." 



PANSIES IN MIXTURE 



Typical 

 Flower 



OF Dreer's 

 Royal 

 Exhibition 

 Pansy 



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. Special packets of 2000 seeds, $1.50; regular 

 packet $0 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., $1.00 



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. \ oz., $1.00 



3500 Giant Trimardeau. All colors. Per J oz., 50 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. 5 oz., 75 cts $0 25 



3517 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, i oz., 75 cts 



3513 Giant Parisian. Of very large size and containing 

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



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



3520 Good Mixed. All colors, i oz., 40 cts 



25 



15 



10 



5 



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 $0 10 



3482 Giant Cardinal. Rich red 10 



3488 Giant Golden Queen. Pure, rich yellow 10 



3493 Giant Royal Blue. Kich, royal blue 10 



PER PKT. 



Deep purple violet, 



3491 Giant Lord Beaconsfield 



shading to white 



3496 Giant Snow Queen. Pure snow white 



3497 Giant White. Pure white, with purple eye. . . 



3498 Giant Yellow. Rich yellow, with dark centre 



10 

 10 

 10 

 10 



3499 Collection containing a packet each of above 8 sorts, 60 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. 



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

 small, dark eye $0 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 IS 



4410 Mixed. A splendid mixture of the best varieties. 



I oz., 75 cts 10 



For Complete List and Cultural Notes see our Garden Book for 1924 



