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 sat- 
isfactory 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 
TYPICAL to dry out during this period. Covering the seed bed with news- 
FLOWER paper will prevent this and hasten somewhat the period of germi- 
Cees nation. 
Eee STON “As soon as the plants are up and large enough to handle, they should be thinned out or transplanted to 
PANSY 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. 
“Tt 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 this 
allows the plants to go into winter in vigorous condition.” 
PANSIES IN MIXTURE 
PER PKT. 
PER PKT. 
3510 Dreer’s Royal Exhibition. This strain comprises | 3512 Cassier’s Giant. A grand mixture of the finest 
a beautiful collection of colors and markings, and is blotched varieties; splendid in every way, being large 
our finest mixture, both as regards size, texture and | in size and richin coloring. $0z., 75 cts............. $0 25 
colorings. Special packets of 2000 seeds, $1.50; regular 3517 Mme. Perret. A beautiful strain, which originated 
UG RR eee oie eo teats ssa siroht abla eayie rebates atie pet otieue aie $0 50 5 Aes i : 
3514 ein p Ly itr. ; ‘This iieturelcomprisesiatlarge with a French specialist; flowers of large size, borne 
mee ee ceolorings gag is intended to supply the want | very freely in great diversity of colors, especially rich in 
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of a first-class mixture at a moderate price. 40z.,$1.00 25 red and wine shades. § 02., 75 cts......-.-....-.00. ae 
3516 Masterpiece (Frilled Pansy). A remarkable type, 3513 Giant Parisian. Of very large size and containing 
each petal being conspicuously curled or waved. The | a great many fancy colors. 4 z., 75 cts..........-.- 15 
i i i k, velvet : : : 
rngeofcolorinvryeiemive therch dark vavety | eug aglish Finest Mizod. or, S0ctsecc cso 10 
3500 Giant Trimardeau. All colors. Per }oz.,50cts.. 10 | 3520 Good Mixed. All colors. 402z., 40 cts............ 10 
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, | PER PKT. 
3481 Giant Adonis. Lavender blue...................$0 10 3491 Giant Lord Beaconsfield. Deep purple violet, 
s A s : Shain giton whiter «eerste a wal stelersieee cpt ateceruarensepO! LO 
ee CHEE CORE a) BCs 0 os SAS Seen hh OHTA 5D 3496 Giant Snow Queen. Pure snow white........... 10 
3488 Giant Golden Queen. Pure, rich yellow......... 10 | 3497 Giant White. Pure white, with purple eye........ 10 
3493 Giant Royal Blue. Rich, royal blue............. 10 | 3498 Giant Yellow. Rich yellow, with dark centre..... 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. PER PKT. 
4401 Papilio (Butterfly Violet). Lovely violet-lilac, with 4405 White Perfection. A fine pure white....... nese .$0 15 
Graney Celia ke Gyeuseisine damntd.S Sialbinoidam ae blanc mia ome 6 $0 15 | 4410 Mixed. A splendid mixture of the best varieties. 
4402 Lutea Splendens. Rich golden yellow........... 15 LEOZ Ma OLCUS SMM MER TDN ees erMerenevahe e luthsien shea syouste: en ebsiteye 10 
4403 Blue Perfection. Deep purplish blue............ 15 
