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RELIABimOWER 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. 



Pansy seeds may be sown any time in the autumn, the 

 earlier the better, for early spring blooming, as this allows 

 the plants to go into winter in vigorous condition. 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 

 beds with newspapers will prevent this and hasten some- 

 what the period of germination. 



Pansies in Mixtures. 



Feb Pkt. 



Dreer's Royal Exhibition. Our finest mixture. Unex- 

 celled for size, coloring and texture. Special packet 

 of about 2000 seeds, $1.50; regular packet 50 



l>reer'B Premium MixtHre. Seed saved from first-class 



flowers only. % oz., $1.00 25 



Mme. Ferret. A French strain; flowers of large size; 

 specially rich in red shades. Per % oz., 75 cts 26 



Masterpiece. A remarkable type, each petal being 

 conspicuously curled or waved; mixed colors. Per 

 % oz., $1.00 25 



Cassler's Giant. A mixture of the finest blotched 

 varieties. Per Vs oz., $1.00 26 



Giant Parisian. Of large size and containing a great 

 many fancy colors and color combinations. '/i oz., 

 $1.00 , 15 



Giant Trimardeau. (See below.) 



English Finest Mixed. Per Vt, oz., 75 cts 10 



Good Mixed. All colors. Per. % oz., 50 cts 5 



Giant Trimardeau Pansies. 



The largest-flowering of all; of strong, robust growth and 

 well adapted to the trying conditions of our climate. 



Golden Queen. Rich yellow 15 



Boyal Purple. Rich deep purplish blue 15 



I/Ord Beaconsfleld. Deep purple, shading to white.... 15 



Snow Queen. Pure white 15 



■White. With purple eye 15 



Yellow. Rich yellow with dark centre 15 



Collection. A packet each of the above 6 sorts, 75 cts. 



finest Mixed. All colors. hi oz., 75 cts 10 



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. 



Blue Perfection. Deep purple blue 10 



White Perfection. A fine pure white 10 



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



small, dark eye 10 



lyutea Splendens. Rich golden yellow 10 



Mixed. A splendid mixture of the best varieties. % 



oz., 75 cts 10 



Platycodon ( Chinese Bell Flower). 



One of the best hardy perennials, producing flowers 

 throughout the entire season. 

 Grandiflorum. Large steel-blue flowers. % oz., 40 cts. 10 



— Album. Pure white variety. % oz., 40 cts 10 



Mariesi. Rich violet-blue; compact. V4, oz., 50 cts.! 10 



Japonicus Fl. PI. (Double Japanese Bell Flower). Large, 



double, glossy, deep-blue flowers. 2 pkts., 25 cts.... 15 



Polyanttius {Primula Elatior). 

 Showy, hardy, early spring free-flowering plants. 



Invincible Giant. The largest and finest strain In cul- 

 tivation, containing a fine range of colors from 

 purest white to richest crimson, 5 pkts., $1.00 25 



EngUsli. All colors mixed. Per % oz., 30 cts 10 



Pueraria {Japanese Kudzu Vine). 

 TJiTmbereiana. To this must be awarded first place as 

 the fastest growing hardy climbing plant. It will 

 grow 8 to 10 feet the first year from seed, and after 

 it has become established there seems to be no limit 

 to its growth, 50 feet in a single season being not 

 nnusual. Its foliage is large and covers well; it bears 

 small racemes of rosy-purple, pea-shaped blossoms 

 toward the close of August. A splendid subject for 

 covering permanently verandas, dead trees, etc V4. 

 oz., 25 cts '.... 10 



Typical Flowek of 

 Royal Exhibition Pansy 



Primula [Primroses). 



Feb Fkt. 



Chinese Fringed Varieties. 



Alba Magniflca. The finest pure white 25 



Coveht Garden Red. Large rosy red 25 



Covent Garden White. A fine, very free white 25 



Crimson King. Rich luminous crimson, very effective.. 50 



Rosy Mom. Beautiful delicate pink 60 



Stellata. A very pretty form with large heads of star- 

 shaped fio^'ers of various colors; splendid for decora- 

 tive purposes 25 



Dreer's Choicest Mixed. This mixture contains nothing 

 but the finest sorts, and cannot fail to give entire 



satisfaction 25 



Giant Flowering. This magnificent ^strain is quite 

 distinct from the regular type, being of much more 

 robust growth and producing immense trusses of 

 extra large, finely-fringed flowers in many new and 

 novel colors; as a pot plant for the house or con- 

 servatory, this is unequalled. 3 Pkts., $1.00 35 



Various Primroses. 



The following varieties are of the easiest culture in green- 

 house or light window of dwelling house, flowering abun- 

 dantly and continuously with little care. 



Obconica Grandiflora. Mixed. All colors 15 



Obconica Gigantea. Finest Slixed. All colors 20 



Malacoides (Improved Baby Primrose). A splendid 



house plant; sprays of delicate lilac flowers 25 



— Alba. A new white sort 25 



Kewensis. A new bright yellow variety; a fine house 



plant 25 



Japonica (Japanese Primrose). Bright and showy 



flowers; borne in whorls on stems 6 to 9 inches long; 



mixed colors 15 



Vulgaris (English Primrose). Canary-yellow, fragrant. 15 



Pyrethrum. 



Hybridum. Large, daisy-like flowers, ranging in color 



from light pink to deep red. Per % oz.. 75 cts.... 10 



Hybridum Grandiflorum. A large flowering form of the 



above ; mixed colors 15 



Hybridum FI. PI. Large-flowering double; seed saved 



from a celebrated collection; mixed colors; IV2 feet.. 25 



TJliginosum (Gianit Daisy). A fine hardy perennial, 

 grows 3 to 4 feet high, and from July to September 

 is literally hidden beneath the multitude of large 

 white daisy-like flowers 15 



Rudbeckia {Cone Floicer). 



Xewmani. One of the finest of autumn-flowering 

 perennials. Bright orange-yellow petals, surround- 

 ing a large black cone 15 



Purpurea (Giant Purple Cone Floioer) . Showy, red- 

 diah-purple flowers, about 4 inches across; a remark- 

 ably large cone-shaped centre of brown ,..,.,,., IQ 



