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Dreer's Perfect Pansies 



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 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 seed in drills, covering them not more than four times their 

 : diameter and firming the soil well above them. The seeds germinate in 

 ' { j 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 daily. 



DREER'S ROYAL EXHIBITION 

 MIXTURE 



3510 This is our very finest mixture; a perfect blend that, in range of color, 

 size and quality, is not equalled or surpassed by any other. A wonderful 

 variety of colorings, flowers of largest size, of perfect form and texture. 

 Per pkt., 50 cts.; Special packet of 2000 seeds, $1.50; \ oz., $4.00. 



PER pkt. 



3500 Giant Trimardeau Mixed. Of strong growth with 

 large flowers in a good range of colors. Very free flower- 

 ing. I oz., 50 cts.; oz., $1.50 $0 10 



3511 Giant Peter Pan Mixture. An extremely bright 

 mixture, unsurpassed in range of richest colors. Flowers 

 round, flat and of good substance. Special pkt., $1.25 . 



3513 Giant Parisian Mixture. Of very large size and 

 containing a great many fancy colors, j oz., 60 cts. . . . 



3515 English Finest Mixed. \ oz., 50 cts 



25 



15 

 10 



PER pkt. 



3514 Dreer's Premium Mixture. This comprises a large 

 number of colorings, and is intended to supply the want 

 of a first-class mixture at a medium price. \ oz., $1.00. $0 25 



3516 Masterpiece (Frilled Pansy). Petals conspicuously 

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

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

 $1.00 25 



3530 Swiss Giant Mixed (Roggli Hybrids). The range of 

 color is wonderfully varied, the rich dark colors predom- 

 inating, altogether a very choice selection. Special 

 pkt., $1.25; | oz., $2.00 35 



GIANT PANSIES IN 



Swiss Giants 



(Roggli Hybrids) 



The plants are of unusually robust habit. The very large 

 flowers of heavy texture are held well above the foliage on long 

 strong stems. PER pKT _ 



3523 Alpenglow. Striking and attractive shades of 

 Cardinal with three dark blotches. Special pkt., $1.50. $0 50 



3524 Berna. A rich velvety purple. Special pkt., $1.50. . . 50 

 3526 Lake of Thun (Ullswater). 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. Special pkt, $1.50 50 



3526 Mont Blanc. Immense flowers of purest white. 

 Special pkt., $1.50 50 



3528 Rhinegold. Golden yellow with splendid deep brown 

 blotches. Special pkt., $1.50 50 



3527 Yellow Master. Pure yellow. Special pkt., $1.50. . 50 



3529 Collection of a packet each of the above six Swiss 

 Giant Pansies 2 00 



SEPARATE COLORS 



Giant Trimardeau 



These have always been popular for bedding, the flowers are 

 large; of good substance and borne profusely. per pkt. 

 3481 Giant Adonis. Lavender blue, i oz., 75 cts $0 10 



10 



Deep purple violet, 



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

 3488 Giant Golden Queen. Pure, rich yellow 



75 cts 



3491 Giant Lord Beaconsfleld 



shading to white. J oz., 75 cts 



3493 Giant Royal Blue. Rich, royal blue, j oz., 75 cts. . . 



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

 75 cts 



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

 75 cts 



3498 Giant Yellow. Rich yellow, with dark centre 

 i oz., 75 cts 



3499 Collection containing a packet each of above eight Giant 

 Trimardeau sorts, 60 cts. 



10 



10 



10 



10 



Viola Cornuta, or Tufted Pansies are offered on pages 52 and 107 



