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46 ... Seed Catalogue And Garden Guide.

Pansies.
These little beauties need no extended description, as it would be hard to find even a child in the land whose heart has not been gladdened by their bright faces. Pansies like a moist, rather shady location and rich soil. Should be watered freely in dry weather. Seed started in February or March will produce early spring flowers. Pansies are a specialty with us, and we use the greatest care in growing, selecting and importing the best strains of these universal favorites. Circular giving full directions for growing pansies will be sent free if requested. Packets contain 100 to 200 seeds.
New Rainbow Pansies.-The best novelty in Pansies for 1898 and certainly the most charming variety ever sent out. We have given it the name New Rainbow and consider it very appropriate owing to its beautiful irridescent [iridescent] colors. Our illustration shows three of the leading types of this mixture by which you will see the various styles of variegation but no illustration can do justice to its superior beauty. There is almost an endless variety of colors comprising all shades of blue, purple, crimson, brown, white, yellow, pink, red and black, all beautifully marked, striped, veined, blotched and margined. The colors are much more beautiful than any painter could depict. In a good sized bed you could readily find 100 different varieties, but not one poor or inferior one. The flowers are of large size, and perfect form, nearly circular, and most of them have a very rich velvety appearance. They will both astonish and delight "pansy fanciers." Packet of 100 seeds 25c.
[Image: Drawing of multiple blooms, under a rainbow, Caption-Rainbow Pansy.]

The Peacock.-This fine new variety has been named the Peacock because the upper petals of the flower most nearly resemble, in color, the peculiar shade seen only in the feather of the peacock, a beautiful ultra-marine blue. The petals are edged with a thin white line, within which it is a purplish crimson, passing into a rich central blotch of deep blue, shading to black. Pkt. 10c.
Fire King.-This novelty comes almost absolutely true, scarcely a plant bearing a flower at variance from the type, which is very distinct and striking. The three lower petals each have a large blotch of deep brown-red or magenta margined with yellow, while the upper petals are of a bright red, of a really fiery shade, warranting the name of Fire King. Pkt. 10c.
Cassier's Giant Odier.-The flowers, of immense size, are of the popular Odier type, being all three-spotted or five-spotted on backgrounds of very rich colors. The flowers of the Cassier's are of good substance and fine form, while the plants are of neat, compact growth.
Highland.-The most exquisite new variety, grown by a celebrated pansy specialist in Scotland. Their merit consists of uniformly clear, distinct markings, high colors, perfect form and largest size. They are sure to please. Per pkt. 20c.
International Mixed.-In almost every country in the world there are pansy specialists, notably those of Scotland, Belgium, France, Germany and Switzerland. Each have their idea of perfection. This mixture consists of a grand assortment from the world's leading growers. Here will be found the beautiful German pansies, with their rich, soft, velvety colors; the lovely striped and mottled pansies from Belgium, which contrast so strongly with all others; the face pansies of England, in which one can almost see the human face because of their peculiar spottings; the self colors of Switzerland are very attractive because of their pure coloring; the fancy show pansies of Scotland, of bright, contrasting colors and rare spotting, flaking, feathering and edging; the mammoth pansies of France, which have been grown to the enormous size of four inches in diameter, and are decidedly showy; and also the many choice American strains, which are mainly made up by selecting and crossing the foreign sorts. If you like pansies you must have the International mixture. Per pkt. 20c, 1/4 oz. $3.00, oz. $10.00.
[Image: Drawing of three blooms, Caption-International Mixed.]

Violet Scented Pansy.-This new type is a cross between the pansy and the violet, combining the ideal properties of each. Flowers are much larger than the violet, more like pansies, but with the delicious fragrance of the former. Range of color runs through white, buff, canary and azure-blue, and the coloring of each is exceedingly delicate and charming. Admirers of the pansy and violet will be delighted with it. Pkt. 15c.
Collection.- One packet each of above 21 sorts for $1.50.

Giant Trimardeau.-An altogether distinct and beautiful class of pansy, the flowers of which are of very large size; some have measured four inches in diameter. Each flower is marked with three large blotches or spots, and stands well above the foliage. Choice mixed colors. Pkt. 10c.
Lord Beaconsfield.-New, large flowers of deep purple violet, shading off in the petals to a white hue. Pkt. 10c.
Giant Bugnot.-This is one of the finest strains of pansies in existence. The flowers are of enormous size, perfectly round, of great substance and of the most varied and attractive markings and colors; each petal bears a blotch that runs out in delicate veins to the edge of the petal. Pkt. 20c.
Choice German Mixed.-Magnificent large velvety flowers of richest hues and colors. This has for many years been one of our most popular sorts and we have taken pains to keep up its high standard of excellence. Pkt. 10c., oz. $3.50.
Mahogany.-A beautiful, rich, mottled mahogany color. Pkt. 5c.
King Of The Blacks, or Faust.-Flowers intensely dark, almost coal-black. Pkt. 5c.
Snow Queen.-Flowers of a delicate, pure, satiny white, handsome and attractive. Makes a fine showing in beds or for cut flower work, and beautiful for cemetery use. Pkt. 5c.
Golden Yellow.-Best of the yellow varieties. Desirable as a contrast. Pkt. 5c.
Azure-Blue.-Very fine shade of sky-blue. Pkt. 5c
Quadricolor.-Beautiful mottled blue. Pkt. 5c.
English Face.-A popular variety in England. Most of the flowers are distinctly marked with a "face." Pkt. 10c.
Large Flowering.-A choice mixture. Pkt. 10c, oz. $2.75.
Fine Mixed.-Contains many good sorts. Pkt. 5c, oz. $1.00.
Mammoth Butterfly.-A strain of pansy which for variety and beauty has never been excelled. Of matchless forms, colors and markings, with flowers half as large again as ordinary pansies. They will both astonish and delight "pansy fanciers.'' There is a great variety of colors and peculiar markings, reminding one of the varied hues of the butterfly. Pkt. 15c[.]
[Image: Drawing of a larger blossom with a butterfly on the blossom, Caption-Mammoth Butterfly.]