. Dreer's garden book / Henry A. Nursery Catalogue. RELIABLE FLOWER SEEDS/ DREER'S PERFECT PANSIES Pansy seed germinates and the plants grow more freely in the cool, early days of spring, and for summer-blooming should he sowr by the latter part of April, or early in May, in the vicinity of Philadelphia. A soil containing a pro[>ortion 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 a
. Dreer's garden book / Henry A. Nursery Catalogue. RELIABLE FLOWER SEEDS/ DREER'S PERFECT PANSIES Pansy seed germinates and the plants grow more freely in the cool, early days of spring, and for summer-blooming should he sowr by the latter part of April, or early in May, in the vicinity of Philadelphia. A soil containing a pro[>ortion 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 seed; germinate in 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 th( rows. Thorough cultivation should be given from the start, as Pansies will not thrive when obliged to share the beds with a mas; of weeds. SWISS GIANT PANSIES PER PKT 3523 Alpenglow. Striking and most attractive shades of Cardinal with three dark blotches. Special pkt., $ $0 S( 3525 Lake of Thun (Ulhwaler). The bluest of all blue Pansies, the color being an exquisite tone of marine blue relieved by a darker blue blotch on each petal. Size of flowers, vigor of plants all of the highest grade. Splendid for cutting or bedding. Special pkt., $ %i 3528 Rhinegold. Golden yellow with splendid deep brown blotches. Special pkt., $ 5i 3529 Collection of a packet each of the above three Swiss Giant Pansies 1 2 3530 Swiss Giant Mixed (Roggli Hybrids). A very select strain from a specialist in Switzerland. The plants are of unusually robust habit. The very large flowers of heavy texture are held well above the foliage on long strong stems. The range of color is wonderfully varied, the rich dar
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