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HENRY A. DREER, PHILADELPHIA— FLOWER SEEDS 



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 Pausies, writes the following notes on their 

 culture expressly for this book: 



"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 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 oljiliged to share the beds with a mass 

 of weeds. 



"It 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 ijranches 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 aljundance 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." 



Typical Flower of Drekb's RovAt. E.xhibition Pansy 



PANSIES 



PER P 



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 2000 seeds, $1.50; regular 

 packet 



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 Qiant Trimardeau. All colors. 75 cts. per \ oz. 



IX MIXTURE 



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

 blotched varieties; splendid in every way, being large 

 in size and rich in coloring. \ oz., $1.00 25 



3517 Mme. Ferret. A new and beautiful strain; origin- 



50 ated 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 



25 direct from the introducer. | oz., 75 cts 25 



3513 Qiant Parisian. Of very large size and containing 

 a great many fancy colors. \ oz. ,$1.00 15 



3515 Englisli Finest Mixed. [ oz., 7"> cts. 10 



3520 Good Mixed. All colors. :|^ oz., 50 cts 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 PKT. 



3488 Giant Golden Queen. Pure, rich yellow 15 



3493 Giant Prince Henry. Rich Royal blue 15 



3491 Giant Lord Beaconsfield. Deep purple violet, 



shading to white 15 



3499 Collection, containin;,' a packet each of above 6 sorts, 75 cts. 



TUFTED PANSIES, OR VIOEAS 



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. 



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



3497 Giant White. Pure white, with purple eye 15 



3498 Giant Yellow. Rich yellow, with dark centre ... . ]5 



PER PK r. 



4401 PapWio {Butterfly Violet). Lovely violet-lilac, with 

 small, dai k eye 10 



4402 Lutea Splendens. Rich golden yellow 10 



4403 Blue Perfection. Deep purplish blue 10 



4405 White Perfection. A fine pure vhite 10 



PFR PKT. 



4406 Admirabills. New hybrids, which contain al) the 

 varied and brilliant colorings of the best gradj of 

 blotched Pansies l() 



4410 Mixed. A splendid mixture of the best varieties. 



J oz. . 75 cts ... 10 



For Complete list and Cultural Notes see our Garden Book for i9i8 



