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DREER'S FLOWER SEEDS FOR SUMMER SOWING 



DREER'S PERFECT PANSIES 



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. 



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. A soil containing a proportion of leaf mold, 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 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. 



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. 



SWISS GIANT PANSIES 



PER PKT. 



3523 Alpenglow. Striking and most attractive shades 

 of Cardinal with three dark blotches. Special pkt., 

 $1.50 $0 50 



3525 Lake of Thun (UUswater). The bluest of all blue 

 Pansies, the color being an exquisite tone of rich, ultra- 

 marine blue relieved by a darker blue blotch on each 

 petal. Size of flowers, vigor of plants all of the highest 

 grade. Splendid for cutting or bedding. Special pkt., 

 $1.50 50 



3528 Rhinegold. Golden yellow with splendid deep brown 

 blotches. Special pkt., $1.50 50 



3529 Collection of a packet each of the above three Swiss 

 Giant Pansies 1 25 



3530 Swiss Giant Mixed (Roggli Hybrids). A very select 

 strain from a specialist in Switzerland. The plants are 

 of unusually robust habit. The very large flowers of 

 heavy texture are held well above the foliage on long 

 strong stems. The range of color is wonderfully varied, 

 the rich dark colors predominating, altogether a very 

 choice selection. § oz., $2.50 35 



Dreer's Perfect Pansies 



PANSIES IN MIXTURE 



PER PKT. 



3510 Dreer's Royal Exhibition. This is our finest 

 mixture, both as regards size, texture and colorings. 

 Special packet of 2000 seeds, $1.50 $0 50 



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, f oz., $1.00 



3516 Masterpiece (Frilled Pansy). Petals conspicuously 

 curled or waved. The range of color is very extensive, 

 the rich, dark, velvety shades predominating. I oz., 

 $1.00 



3500 Giant Trimardeau. Per i oz., 50 cts 



25 



PER PKT. 



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

 blotched varieties; splendid in every way, being large 

 in size and rich in coloring, f oz., 75 cts $ 



3517 Mme. Perret. A beautiful strain, flowers of large 

 size, borne very freely in great diversity of colors, 

 especially rich in red and wine shades. 5 oz., 50 cts. . . . 



3513 Giant Parisian. Of very large size and containing 

 a great many fancy colors. J oz., 60 cts 



25 



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GIANT PANSIES IN 



3515 English Finest Mixed. \ oz., 50 cts. 



SEPARATE COLORS 



15 

 10 



PER PKT. 



I oz., 75 cts $0 10 



10 



3481 Giant Adonis. Lavender blue 



3482 Giant Cardinal. Rich red. \ oz., 75 cts 



3488 Giant Golden Queen. Pure, rich yellow. \ oz., 



75 cts 



3491 Giant Lord Beaconsfleld. Deep purple violet, 

 shading to white. } oz., 75 cts 



10 



10 



PER PKT. 



3493 Giant Royal Blue. Rich, royal blue. \ oz., 75 cts.$0 10 



3496 Giant Snow Queen. Pure snow white. \ oz., 



75 cts 10 



3497 Giant White. Pure white, with purple eye. J oz., 

 75 cts • 10 



3498 Giant Yellow. Rich yellow, with dark centre. 

 i oz., 75 cts 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. Very effective in the rock 

 garden. per K oz. per pkt. 

 4401 PapiliO (Butterfly Violet). Violet-lilac $0 75 $0 15 



4402 Lutea Splendens. Rich golden yellow.. . 75 15 



4403 Blue Perfection. Deep purplish blue 75 15 



4404 Apricot. A rich apricot shade, tinged orange towards 

 the centre. Special pkt., 75 cts 25 



4405 White Perfection. Pure white. 



4406 Jersey Gem. Pure violet 



4410 Mixed. A splendid mixture of the best varieties 



PER PKT. 



oz., 75 cts $0 15 



50 



I oz., 60 cts.; oz., $2.00. 



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