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HENRY A. DREER, PHILADELPHIA— FLOWER SEEDS 



Typical Flower op 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 -nnth 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 e.xpressely for this book: 



'Tansy seed germinates and the plants grow more fr^ly 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 \aciuity of Phila- 

 delphia. A soil containing a proportion of leaf mould, well enriched 

 \vith 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 germi- 

 nate 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 dailj', 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 -nanter in ^^gorous condidon." 



PANSIES IN MIXTURE 



PER PKT. 



3S10 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. .. . 



3514 Dreer's Premiviin. This mixture comprises a large 

 number of colorings and is intended to supply the want of 

 a fijst-dass mixture at a moderate price. J oz., $1.00. . . . 



3516 Masterpiece {Frilled Pansy). A remarkable tj-pe, 

 each petal being conspicuously curled or waved. The 

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

 shades predominating. \ oz., $1.00 25 



3500 Giant Trimardeau. All colors. Per \ oz., 75 cts.. . 10 



50 



25 



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

 blotched varieUes; splendid in every way, being large in 

 size and rich in coloring, f oz., $1.00 



3517 Mme. Perret. A new and beaudful strain; originated 

 with a French speciaUst; flowers of large size, borne verj- 

 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 



3513 Giant Parisian. Of very large size and containing a 

 great many fancy colors. \ oz., 75 cts 



3515 English Finest Mixed, i oz., 75 cts 



25 



3520 Good Mixed. All colors, i oz., 50 cts 5 



GIANT TRIMARDEAU PANSIES 



We have discarded the ordinary Pansies in separate colors in favor of this t5'pe which produces very large flowers, plants of strong, 

 robust growth and well adapted to the trj-ing conditions of our dimate. 



PER PKT. 



3496 Giant Snow Queen. Pure white, small j-ellow eye. . 15 



3497 Giant White. Pure white, with purple eye 15 



3498 Giant Yellow. Rich yellow, with dark centre 15 



PER PKT. 



3488 Giant Golden Queen. Pure, rich j-ellow 15 



3493 Giant Royal Purple. Rich, royal blue 15 



3491 Giant Lord Beaconsfleld. Deep purple ^^olet, 



shading to white 15 



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



TUFTED PANSIES, OR VIOLAS 



A\Tiile the flowers of the Tufted Pansies are not so large as the regular t5-pe, yet they bloom so freely that they are superior to pansies 

 where efect is wanted, the colors being particularly clear and disdnct; 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 PKT. 



4401 Papilio (Butterfly Violet). Lovely \iolet-lilac, with 4405 White Perfection. A fine pure white 15 



small, dark ej'es 15 4410 Mixed. A splendid mixture of the best varieties. } oz., 



4402 Lutea Splendens. Rich golden yellow 15 75 cts 10 



4403 Blue Perfection. Deep piu-pUsh blue 15 



For Complete List and Cultural Notes see our Garden Book for 1922 



