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HENRY A. DREER, PHILADELPHIA— FLOWER SEEDS 



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Dreer's Perfect Pansies 



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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 



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 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 newspapers will prevent this and hasten somewhat the pe- 

 riod 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 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 



PER PKT, 



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 50 



3514 Dreer's Premium. This mixture comprises a large 

 number of colorings and is intended to supply the 

 wantof a firstclass mixtureat amoderate price. J oz $1.00 25 



3516 Masterpiece ( Frilled Pansy). A remarkable type 

 each petal being conspicuously curled or waved. The 

 range of color is very extensive; the rich, dark, velve- 

 ty shades predominating. ^ oz., $1.00 25 



10 



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

 blotched varieties; splendid in every way, being large 



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



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

 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 

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



3513 Qiant Parisian. Of very large size and containing 



a great many fancy colors. ^ oz., 75 cts ' 15 



3515 Englisii Finest Mixed, i oz., $1.00 10 



3520 Good nixed. All colors. J oz., 75 cts 5 



3500 Giant Trimardeau. All colors. Per J oz. $1.00 



GIANT TRIMARDEAU PANSIES 



We have discarded the ordinary Pansies in seperate colors in favor of this type which produces very large flowers 

 strong, robust growth and well adapted to the trying conditions of our climate. 



PER PKT. 



3488 Giant Golden Queen. Pure, rich yellow 15 



3493 Qiant Royal Purple. Rich royal blue 15 



3491 Giant Lord Beaconsfield. Deep purple violet, 



shading to white, 15 



plants of 



PER PKT. 



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



3497 Qiant White. Pure white, with purple eye..,,.. 15 



3498 Giant Yellow. Rich yellow, with dark centre. ... 15 

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



TUFTED PANSIES, OR TIOLAS 



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. 



4405 White Perfection. A fine pure white 15 



PER PKT. 



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

 with small, dark eye 15 



4402 Lutea Splendens. Rich golden yellow 15 



4403 Blue Perfection, Deep purplish blue 15 



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 1920 



