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Pansies—Separate Sorts 
ADONIS—Light blue, center white. 
BRONZE BEAUTY—Bronze yellow, veined and blotched. 
COLOSSEA VENOSA—Light shades veined and marbled. 
EMPEROR WILLIAM—Dark blue, darker eye. 
EROS GOLD EDGED—Velvety brown with gold margin. 
GOLDEN QUEEN—Pure rich yellow. 
KING OF THE BLACKS—Color almost black. 
LORD BEACONSFIELD—Dark blue, upper petals white. 
MAUVE QUEEN—Mauve. 
MME PERRET —Shades of dark vine red. 
MERCURY—Velvety purple. 
ODIER FIVE BLOTCHED—Large flowered blotched. 
PRINCE BISMARCK—Light brown shades witb black eye. 
PRINCE HENRY—Darkest blue, extra large. 
RUBY KING—Tomato red with dark blotches. 
ST. KNUD—Golden orange. 
SNOW QUEEN—ASatiny white. 
STRIPED—Grotesquely striped and variegated. 
VICTORIA—Fire red with a metallic lustre. 
VULCAN—Bright brownish red with dark spots. 
PANSY IMPROVED GIANTS 
Listed below are pansies of maximum size in separate colors. 
These are fine for cutting as well as for beds in solid colors. 
GIANT PORCELAIN—Clear light blue. GIANT FANAL—Brilliant 
velvety red without dark eye. VELVET JEWELIL—Velvety purple. 
CORONATION GOLD—Chrome yellow. GIANT CARDINAL—Bril- 
liant red. THUNDER SEE—Dark blue with darker blue blotches. 
GOLDEN YELLOW. MIXED. T. pkt. 30c; % oz. $1.00; oz. $7.00. 
SWISS PANSY DWARF GIANTS 
New. The fiowers are of immense size, flat, not curly of heavy 
substance born well above the foliage on stout stems. 
Colors mostly shades of rich velvety blue down to almost black 
with a good proportion of bright light shades. On our farm where 
we produce pansy seed we have under observation many varieties and 
strains of pansies. Among them all Dwarf Giants are one of the 
most oustanding kind. We are working on the extension of the 
color range and when we will accomplish that we believe that we 
will be justified in placing Dwarf Giants at the top of the list. T. 
pkt. 40c; 1/16 oz. 60c; % oz. $1.10; oz. $8.00. 
Seed sown in spring in a partially shaded 
el Sj) situation will produce fine plants for autumn 
flowering. However, as most people want pansies in the spring we 
will tell you how to proceed to secure the finest and best. 
Sow the seed in August or September in a cold frame in rows 
about four inches apart, covering the seed with 1/16 inch of fine clean 
sand or sandy soil. This is generally applied by sifting with a 
sereen. Dust the soil with sulphur to keep the damping-off fungus 
from starting. For the same reason it is advised that the boards 
of the cold frame be thoroughly clean of any fungus. After seeding 
pat down with a board and apply a light application of water with 
a fine spray. Then cover the seed bed with burlap to hold the 
moisture and hasten germination, being careful, however, to remove 
the burlap as soon as the plants have sprouted. Failure to do this 
results in drawn, spindly plants. 
Be sure to keep the bed damp, as there is no way of reviving 
pansy plants or seeds once these have become dry. Neglect here is 
responsible for seeds failing to “come up.” A temperature of 75 
degrees or a bit less is just right for sprouting pansies. 
When the plants are large enough to handle they are trans- 
planted to stand four inches each way, in cold frames with the rich- 
est soil to be had. Pansies must be transplanted but once; the often- 
er transplanted the smaller the flowers. 
When the ground is frozen to a depth of six inches cover the 
frames well, not to protect against frost, but to insure the ground 
remaining frozen uninterruptedly until spring. There must be plenty 
of “fall’’ to the frames, so the water from melted snow and rains 
will run off quickly; one inch to the foot or six inches for a standard 
(8x6 ft.) frame is about right. 
The above suggestions are for middle northern states, of the lat- 
{tude of Iowa. Farther south the plants may be transplanted to the 
open ground with just enough mulch to hide them from view after 
the ground freezes. One ounce of seed produces 15 thousand plants 
and over. 
The seed of our American Pansy will produce at LEAST twice 
the number of plants. The seed has an exceptional vitality because 
grown in the U. S. in sunny, dry climate. 
PLUMBAGO CAPENSIS 
Half hardy perennial climber of graceful growth, producing from 
spring till frost large panicles of porcelain blue flowers of extreme 
beauty in greatest profusion. Fine pot plant for spring sales and a 
high class cut flower. Will produce striking effect in beds, can be 
left trailing over the ground, trained to trellises or trimmed into a 
symmetrical bush. Culture same as Fuchsia Loves rich soil and 
sun. Easily raised from seed. Height 3 ft. Price: 10 seeds 20c; 25 
seeds 45¢; 100 seeds $1.50. 
Pansies love a cool, moist, well enriched soil. 
DE GIORGI BROTHERS CO. 



PANSY OREGON GIANTS—Bright self colors and many five 
blotched blooms of great beauty and size. MIXED: T. pkt. 
30c; 1% oz. $1.00; oz. $6.00. 
PHACELIA CAMPANULARIA 
California Bluebell. A beautiful heat and drought resisting an- 
nual, in bloom early in the season and lasting in perfection for a 
long time. Flowers bell shaped, an inch long and nearly as wide, 
bright gentian blue in color, very showy. Height 8 in. T. pkt. 10c; 
oz. 60c; Ib. $6.00. Requires perfect drainage. 
GIANT PHYSALIS 
Chinese Lantern Plant. Hardy perennial about 2 feet tall, pro- 
ducing quantities of firey scarlet fruits shaped like Chinese paper 
lantern, used for winter decorations. Giant strain producing “lan- 
terns’’ of very large size. T. pkg. 10c; +; oz. 20c; oz. $1.20. 
Dwarf Phlox 
Unsurpassed for edgings and ribbon beds and as a pot plant. 
They grow about 8 inches in height, forming dense masses of blooms 
aS sumer, The seed germinates in 2 to 4 weeks after sowing. 
nual. 
CECILY MIXED—Rich, showy colors, extra large flowers. 
FIREBALIL—Dark and most brilliant red. FAIRY—Beautiful pink 
shade. SNOWBALL—Pure white. VIOLETTA—Blue with white eye. 
METEOR—Carmine rose. 
STAR PHLOX—Dwarf growing, with beautiful star shaped flowers 
in many colors. T. pkt. 15c; % oz. 40c; oz. $3.00. 
The plants of this 
DWARF PHLOX BRILLIANT She, Plants of this 
placed in a full bloom on the market during the spring selling sea- 
son. Color intense vermillion red (cinnabar), extremely alluring. T. 
pkt. 15c; % oz. 45c. 
PHLOX DRUMMOND! GIGANTHEA—Individual flowers 1% inches 
across, borne in giant trusses on plants 10 inehes high. Colors lovely 
pastel shades. each floret with a large lighter eye. Annual. 
PHLOX PERENNIAL—Phlox Decussata 0% ™ 
tains improved strains forming extra large perfectly round flowers, 
with petals overlapping each other. Height 3-4 ft. The seed of this 
germinates slowly, often requiring 5 to 6 months, Mixed T. pkt. 10c; 
% oz. 40c; oz. $2.80. 
DIVARICATA CANADENSIS—Hardy perennial native Phlox, pro- 
ducing highly attractive bright blue bloom in sheets, in April and 
continuing through May. Height 10 in. T. pkt. 20c; 1/16 oz. 40c. 
Strong 2 year old plants: 3 for 50c, prepaid. 
PENTSTEMON UNILATERALIS 
Produces in May and June 6-10 straight spikes covered from top 
to bottom with large perfectly placed opalescent blue flowers. Hard 
to beat as a cut flower. Comes easy from seed and is one of the finest 
of hardy perennials. Height 8 feet. T. pkt. 15c; 1/16 oz. 20c; 4% oz. 35c. 
