SPRING CATALOGUE OF SEEDS, BULBS AND PLANTS FOR 1901. 
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OIECIIjIDS’ -D PA1TSIES. 
moist, for late autumn and tall bloom, or m August and September for spring and early summer bloom. For fal'l-sown seed 
have the bed moist and kept shaded by boards or papers until the plants appear. These will make vigorous plants that will 
endure the winter if protected by a tew evergreen boughs, or other light covering. Do not let the plants seed if you wish to 
keep them in bloom freely all the time. Poor Pansy seed is dear at any price. 
Our Pansy seed is the very choicest product of Europe, and the various strains and distinct varieties wer 
offer are the best known to cultivation. 
Guilds* Imperial German Pansies* 
Introduced by us several years ago, and now the leading 
favorite throughout the world. Many inferior stocks have 
been placed on the market under the name, but, as the intro¬ 
ducers, we may be depended upon to f urnish the true variety. 
Large flowers of the finest coloring; stout, robust, bushy 
growth, withstanding the heat and producing fine large 
flowers during the entire summer. Flowers of great sub¬ 
stance and beauty. 
Cloriosa Perfecta—An indescribably lovely, flower; a red¬ 
dish steel-blue, with distinct red and white rim. 10 
Snow Fairy—Grand snow-white blossoms, profusely borne. 
Fine for cemeteries. 10 
Black Knight—A large Pansy of inky blackness... 10 
Thunder Cloud —Another grand Pansy of most unusual 
markings; large, coal-black flowers, each with red and 
white rim. Extra fine. 10 
Azure Blue—A clear, lovely shade, very fine for bedding. .10 
Emperor Will ram— Elegant deep blue, very useful for 
bouquet making. 10 
Little Red Riding Hood—A good advance toward the 
bright red Pansy of the future. A rich reddish color, 
some of them very brilliant and showy. Only a portion 
of the seeds come true to character... 10 
Deep Yeilow—A fine color for bedding. 10 
Odier, or Five-Spotted, W?ixed — Beautifully spotted 
flowers. A peculiar variety. 10 
Large Spotted, Mixed— On white, yellow and reddish 
grounds. Very fine..........;. 10 
Lord Beaconsfleld —True. Flowers of great substance 
and size, shading from deep indigo at the center to the 
palest azure blue at the edge of the upper petals. Unlike 
any other Pansy, and extra fine for cutting. 10 
Marbled— Beautifully'marbled, various shades’.... .10 
Striped— Very showy and striking flowers, distinctly 
striped and shaded.....A.... ..10 
Bronze Perfects—A unique color, hard to describe. Ex¬ 
quisite to combine with the deep blue and purple Pan¬ 
sies m cut-flower work. 10 
Mixed Seed—Of more than fifty distinct shades of Im- 
penal German, including those described above_... .10 
One packet each of the above fifteen Imperial Germans for $1.00. 
Childs* Giant Excelsior Pansies* 
is impossible to do justice to these lovely flowers in a 
I ifuV e . ^ e s ti o n . Cold type cannot convey an idea of the 
ia™ sci - able richness, the varied and exquisite coloring, the 
Slze ’ P erfec t form and great substance of the blossoms, 
ridins are compact and bushy, and produce great quantities 
n™; b 9 rn 9 well above the foliage, on strong stems. 
troJn? to P 1 ?} 1 ’ V1 £° r > this strain withstands the hot and dry 
e v r be f . t „ er 1 than any other variety, and produces its 
a blossoms in profusion all summer. Over 
^ ^r^t shades and combinations of colors have 
ueen counted m one bed of this strain. (3 pkts. 50 c.). . .20 
Childs* Superfine Pansy* 
mnjv Pansy is our leading specialty in seeds, and testi- 
sppr ) 1 ?!!q 0 w, th at for years we have sold the finest Pansy 
of thk t has been sold in this country. As the introducers 
tha fl n * 4 . p - e P a l German and Giant Excelsior, we have had 
grains of these, the best of all Pansies; Childs 
Dlmittmerely a .careful selection from them. The 
ernit? show the greatest vigor and perfection in 
for Hai^ an mi eau ty in size arid"shape of flowers, are selected 
onlvf™ hhey are carefully cultivated and the seeds saved 
finoetxu 1 a °f the largest and most perfect flowers of the 
Pan,l^ or - s - We grow it in Northern Germany, where the 
allv fls.the greatest perfection, and we can emphatic,- 
worl'ri • at ^his is the finest Pansy seed ever offered in the 
Per nti * y ery host that can be grown or had at any price. 
1 . Pitt, of 25 seeds, 30c. 
General Collection of Pansies* 
Large-Flowering, Choice Mixed Colors—A superb strain 
of choice large-flowering types, including all colors. 
Will give groat satisfaction. Is surpassed only by our 
Giant Excelsior and Imperial German .. . 5 
Trimardeau Giant, Mixed Colors—These are famous for 
their extraordinary size, though the form is not so per¬ 
fect as the Imperial Germans. A fine range of choice 
colors........... 5 
Cassier’s Giant Odier —Seed saved only from selected 
flowers of the very largest size and most beautiful blotch- 
ings. A very distinct strain.. 5 
Bugnot’s Superb Mixed—Needs no praise, for it is already 
famous as the best selection of a noted Pansy fancier. 
Flowers extraordinary in size and coloring,. 10 
Snow Queen— A perfect beauty, being a pure snow-white 
which always comes true from seed. A great bloomer. 5 
Yellow Bird—Very large flowers Of a pure bright yellow 
color. A fine bedder:.;...::....... 5 
Fire King— Fiery yellow and reddish purple, rich and 
unique coloring... . . 5 
Silver-Edged - Dark, rich velvety purple, with distinct 
white edge. Lovely for cutting and for funeral work.. 6 
Black Giant-Flowered— A new black Pansy of the largest 
size; a rich coal black; very fine and striking.. 10 
Cardinal— Deep scarlet, the brightest color in Pansies, and 
one that comes pretty true from seed. 10 . 
Peacock— A Pansy of superb and varied colors, most of 
them showing that glorious and luminous bronze-blue 
seen only in peacock feathers. It is a finely colored 
strain and cannot be too highly praised. 10 
Freya— Another exceedingly fine European novelty of last 
year. Flowers large, deep velvety purple, shaded blue 
and scarlet, with a beautiful white rim. A character¬ 
istic of this bloom is that the back is distinctly marked 
like the front, which gives it a conspicuously full flower¬ 
ing appearance. It is certainly a very richly colored 
variety......10 
Above collection of 12 phts. for only 50c. 
New Pansies of 1900* 
BISMARCK—Summer Giant—A new strain of Pansy found 
in a remote part of Italy, where the Margaret Carnation 
was discovered a few years ago. Having been developed 
in a warm climate, its flowers, through the summer, con¬ 
tinue to be very large and fine, almost equal to those of 
early spring. It stands heat and drought remarkably 
and produces its blossoms on long stems and in endless 
profusion. The colors are numerous and varied, cover¬ 
ing all shades, and some of the combinations are very 
unique indeed. Blossoms large and quite distinct in 
shape, being more oblong than round. This new strain 
possesses so many admirable points, and those which 
will make it valuable in this country, that it is sure to 
become a great favorite..... . • - 10 
RUBY-RED—The richest colored Pansy yet produced, and 
comes quite true from seed. Flowers large and of a rich 
dark ruby-red, and having a texture almost .like velvet. 
The depth and richness of color will vary m different 
. plants, but all will be grand....-• • 10 
PAIRY QUEEN-As a bedder, or as a solitary plant, this is a 
remarkably effective new Pansy. - Size very large color 
pure sky-blue, splendidly bordered with white, producing 
a distinct effect and a delicacy of color combinations 
which is rare. This is by all odds one of the most pleas¬ 
ing colors we have ever seen in Pansies, and its large size 
and perfect shape makes it more than beautiful .10 
