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SPRING CATALOGUE OF SEEDS, 
A BED OF PANSIES. 
Pansy. 
A universal favorite with young and old Every child 
sees the face in the Pansy, and, aside from its great beauty, 
we all treasure it as the symbol of modest, worth and true 
affection. The smallest yard must have its Pansies. Not 
poor, foreign plants, struggling unaided with beat and drouth 
and hard baked ground, though even there yielding us hand¬ 
fuls of cheery bloom; but, rather, strong, vigorous plants, 
rioting in the cool, deep, mellow beds they love, made rich 
with fertilizers, kept free from weeds and shaded from the 
hot afternoon sun. In such a bed one may gather great 
velvety Pansies by the hundreds—flowers so radiantly beau¬ 
tiful that they scarcely seem of the earth. Although the 
Pansy loves coolness, and gives its largest, finest blooms in 
early spring and late autumn, they are so easy to grow that 
those living in the South can grow superb ones by giving 
rich bed, sheltered location and abundant water. Sow seed 
either in house or in open ground. In the open ground sow 
seed very early in spring, while the ground is yet eool and 
moist, for late summer and fall bloom, or in August and 
September for spring and early summer bloom. For fall- 
sown seed have ttie bed moist atad kept shaded by boards or 
papers until the plants appear. These will make vigorous 
plants that will endure the winter if protected by a few 
evergreen boughs, or other light covering. l)o not let the 
plants seed if you wish to keep them In bloom. Poor Pansy 
seed is dear at any price. Ours is saved with great care and 
is the best. Per pkt. 
Extra Choice Large Flowering. Mixed; very good... 5 
Extra Select . Large Belgian. Large, showy flowers... 10 
Snow Queen. Very large and of snowy whiteness. 10 
Yellow Bird. A selection of the Giant Trimardeautype 
I witfi very large flowers of a clear, deep, glossy yellow 15 
Cassier's Clant Odier. Beed saved only from selected 
flowers of the very largest size and most beautiful 
blotohings. A very distinct strain. 15 
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 15 
Peacock. A Pansy of superb and varied colors, most of 
them silo vying that glorious and luminous bronze-blue 
seen only in peacock feathers. It is a finely colored 
strain aiid cannot be too highly praised. 15 
Ne Plus Ultra. A strain of peculiarly rich coloring_ 10 
Trlmardeau Ciant. A distinct strain, with very large 
flowers and wide range of coloring. 10 
Fire King. Fiery yellow and reddish purple, rich and 
unique coloring. 10 
Silver Edged. Dark, rich velvety purple, with distinct. 
white edge. Lovely for cutting and for funeral work 10 
Black Giant-Flowered. A new black Pansy of the 
largest size; a riedi coal-black: very fine and striking 20 
Giant Excelsior. It is impossible to do justice to these 
lovely flowers in a printed description. Cold type 
cannot convey an idea of the indescribable ricli- 
ess, the varied and exquisite coloring, the large 
. size, perfect form, and great substance of the 
I blossoms. Plants are compact and bushy, and 
produce great quantities of flowers, borne well 
above the foliage on strong stems. Owing to their 
vigor this strain withstands the hot and dry weather 
better than any other variety, and produces its great, 
beautiful blossoms in profusion all summer. Over a 
hundred different shades and combinations of colors 
have been counted in one bed of this strain. 20 
Cardinal. Deep scarlet, the brightest color in Pansies.. a) 
Fancy Margined. A unique strain, as the blossoms, 
which are of various colors, are all margined with 
white or gold. Extra large and of exceptional beauty 20 
One packet each of above fifteen sorts for fil.oo. 
BULBS AND PLANTS FOR 1896. 
IMPERIAL OKKMAN. 
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IMPERIAL CERMAN PANSIES. 
Introduced by us several years ago, and now a household 
word in the land. Many inferior stocks have been 
placed on the market under the name, but. as the 
introducers, we may be depended upon to furnish the 
true variety. Large flowers of the finest coloring; 
stout, robust and bushy growth, withstanding heat 
and producing flue large flowers during the entire 
summer. Flowers of great substance and beauty. 
Clorlosa Perfecta. An indescribably lovely flower; a 
reddish steel-blue, with distinct red and white rim .. 10 
Snow Fairy- Grand snow-white blooms, 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. 15 
Azure Blue. A clear, lovely shade, very fine for bedding 10 
Emperor William. 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 por¬ 
tion of the seeds come true to character. 10 
Deep Yellow. A fine color for bedding. 10 
Odier, or Five Spotted, Mixed. Beautifully spotted 
flowers. A peculiar variety. 10 
Large Spotted, Mixed. On white, yellow and reddish 
grounds. Very line. 10 
Lord Beaconsfieid. 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. 
Fnlike 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. 10 
Bronze Perfecta. A unique color, hard to describe. 
Exquisite to combine with the deep blue and purple 
Pansies in out -iiow-er work. iO 
Mixed Seed. Of more than fifty distinct shades of 
Imperial German, including those described above.. 10 
One packet each of above fifteen Imperial Germans fer $1.00. 
CHILDS' SUPERFINE PANSY. 
The Pansy is our leading specialty in seeds, ami testi¬ 
monials show- that for > T ears we have sold the finest Pansy 
seed that lias been sold in this country. As the introducers 
of the Imperial German and Giant Excelsior we have had 
the finest strains of these, the best of all Pansies; Childs' 
Superfine is merely a careful selection from them. The 
plants which show the greatest vigor and perfection iD 
growth, and beauty in size and shape of flower, are selected 
for seed. They are carefully cultivated and the seeds saved 
onlv from a few of the largest and most perfect flowers of 
the'ftnest colors. We grow it in Northern Germany, where 
the Pansy attains the greatest perfection, and we can em¬ 
phatically say that this is the finest Pansy seed ever offered 
in the world : the very best that can be grown or had at any 
price. Per pkt. of 25 seeds, 90c. 
