H. G. Hastings & Co., Seedsmen and Florists, Interlachen, Florida. 
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SUPERB LARGE PANSIES. 
BEAUTIFUL VELVETY SHADES AND COLORS. 
W E have the pleasure of offering to our cus¬ 
tomers this year a collection which, for 
fine form, large size, choice colors 
AND VELVETY RICHNESS, HAS NEVER BEEN EQUAL¬ 
ED. As our catalogue is issued in October, 
nearly four months before any other, we are able 
to give you the advantage of an early choice. The 
seed we offer has been obtained at a cost of more 
than double the price of stock sold by most seed 
houses as extra fine strains. We have, no doubt, 
those who appreciate our aim to furnish the best 
of all, to the exclusion of everything else, will 
be well pleased with the results when these Pan¬ 
sies are planted and speak for themselves. 
C U LT U R E— The Pansy likes good living 
and it is useless to expect good results unless they 
have rich friable soil, and plenty of sunshine. To 
keep them blooming pick off the flowers just as 
they are fading. In sections where the soil is 
light and sandy set a box in the ground, or make 
a bed inside of a frame work, fill it with good rich 
soil, say leaf mold from a hammock; bore 
holes ( y 2 inch) in the box at each corner and the 
center, say six inches apart, for drainage. Sow 
the seed any time from October ist to March ist. 
Water well. 
VARIETIES— It would be simply im¬ 
possible to describe the beautiful colors and shades 
running through all the varieties we offer. We 
can only specify some of them by name: Fire 
Fly, New Giant Striped Mascotte (a wonder and 
beauty), Imperial German, Butterfly, White 
Wings (the largest, purest white known), Cas- 
sier’s Giant Odier, II Bachio (the kiss), Black 
Prince, Giant Trimardeau, Bugnot Zienzebel, 
(prize strain), Normandie, Chameleon Giant, 
Rainbow, Prince Bismarck, Red Riding Hood, 
Blue Triumph, Vermilion Queen, Diamond 
Princess, and other extra fine fancy large kinds. The following named varieties we offer in packets: 
GiantiStriped Mascotte —15 
cents. 
Imperial Emperor William 
15 cents. 
Bugnot’s Zienzebel — (Prize 
Strain)—15 cents. 
Black Prince— 15 cents. 
FirelKing— (Our New Strain)—15 cts 
Giant Odier— 15 cents. 
Special Collection of Mixed Pansies, 
30 Cents. 
We offer but one kind of mixed Pansy 
seed, which is made up from all the varie¬ 
ties we have already mentioned above, 
including some other large strains not 
mentioned. We offer no cheap stocks. 
As an inducement for every Pansy 
lover to grow these fancy strains we make 
the following offer: 
$ 10.00 for the LARGEST PANSY 
grown from our Special Collection of 
Mixed Pansy Seed before April 1 st, 
1890 . 
Conditions. —Send your name and ad¬ 
dress, with 30 cents, for one packet of 
our Special Collection of Mixed Pansies. 
Full directions for growing, etc., will ac¬ 
company each packet. When the plant 
you wish to send is in flower, lift it from 
the ground with a ball of dirt, tie a piece 
of muslin around the dirt and roots, wrap 
all in paper and mail to us. We will keep 
an accurate record of measurement of the 
flowers, and on the ist day of April, 1890, 
will send $10.00 lor the largest one 
we receive. 
Imperial German, Large White Spotted Pansy. 
