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| Keywords: Vick's garden and floral guide (16562105342).jpg I ” Giant Striped 2 ” Trimardeau <br> 3- ” BrcNOT 4 ” Parisian Spotted <br> The Pansy is justly everywhere and with <br> everybody a very popular flower Its modest <br> and innate sweetness with its almost human face en- <br> dears it to the heart of young and old alike It gives <br> an abundance of bloom until after severe frosts endures our hard winters with safety and greets us in <br> the early spnng with a profusion of bright blossoms Pansy seed maybe sown in the hot-bed or open <br> ground ; if sown in the spring get it in as early as possible so as to secure flowers during the early rains <br> Seeds sown in a cool place in June or July and well watered until up will produce fall flowering <br> plants To have good flowers the plant must be vigorous and make a rapid growth as it will in <br> rich moist loam Young plants give the largest flowers Old worn-out plants should be replaced <br> IT the plants come into bloom in the heat of the summer the flowers will be small at first but as the <br> weather becomes cooler they will increase in size and beauty They will flower better in 'the middle <br> of summer if planted where it is somewhat shaded from the hot sun and especially if furnished <br> with a good supply of water but in almost any situation will give fine flowers in the spring and <br> autumn b <br> STANDARD VARIETIES <br> Each 5 cents <br> Pansy Azure Blue extra fine <br> Black bronzy center fine <br> Bronze-color <br> Brown Red various shades <br> Dark Blue very rich constant <br> Dark Purple rich deep purple; fine <br> Emperor William fine large flower ultrama- <br> rine blue with violet-purple eye <br> Fire King gold yellow upper petals purple <br> Golden Margined <br> Havana Brown new shades <br> King of the Blacks almost coal black coming <br> true from seed <br> Light Blue lovely shades of sky blue <br> Lord Beaconsfield deep purple violet shading <br> to lighter hue <br> Mahogany-colored a very fine variety <br> Meteor new bright brown <br> Pure Yellow with dark center generally true <br> Purplish-Violet distinct and fine <br> GIANT TRIMARDEAU LARGE FLOWERING VARIETIES <br> A distinct class Plants vigorous and compact ; the flowers throw well above <br> the foliage and are marked with large blotches Enormous dimensions-some <br> specimens grown on our grounds measuring over three inches in diameter To <br> please the lovers of large Pansies we have secured separate colors of this won- <br> derful strain Per packet 15 cents <br> Pansy Quadricolor new and distinct; colors <br> brilliant <br> Red bright coppery colors but not strictly red <br> Silver Edged dark purple with white border <br> A charming variety <br> Snowy White good form and size; generally <br> coming true from seed <br> Striped and Mottled extra and very showy <br> Violet with white border <br> White sometimes slightly marked with purple <br> very showy <br> Yell ow Gem clear yellow without eye a gem <br> Yellow Margined beautiful color with margin <br> or belt of yellow <br> Mixed Seeds of the above sorts oz <br> I -S° V» oz - 25c; pkt 5c <br> One jacket of each of above twenty-six 1 00 <br> NEW VARIETIES <br> Per packet 10 cents <br> Cardinal new brilliant dark red <br> Coquette de Poissy new French variety dis- <br> tinctive mauve color scarlet <br> Emperor Frederick dark red bordered orange <br> Pansy Azure Blue <br> Brown Red <br> Snowflake <br> King of the Blacks <br> Pansy Purple Violet <br> Striped <br> White with Purple eye <br> Yellow large Black eye <br> Set of eigkt varieties for 1 00 <br> Mixed varieties Per packet 10 cents <br> Odier or Large-eyed dark spots on petals large eyes showy; pkt 15c <br> fr B m° V S rai a ' ea t i l ' ul class ' ¢ – – g« flow s broad blotches and <br> from the large spots extend delicate pencilings to extreme edge of petals <br> beed of our own growing saved from selected plants packet 15 cents <br> fe ' 1 W 5avcd ' » Plants obtained from the grower's <br> original seed packet 40 cents <br> Pansy Peacock large peacock blue flower with <br> white edge <br> Fairy Queen brilliant sky blue silver white <br> margin very showy <br> Freya large flowering dark violet with broad <br> pure white margin <br> Red Riding Hood brilliant red <br> Rosy Lilac new distinct very fine <br> Victoria rich velvety claret-red large flowers <br> The set of nine varieties for 73 cents <br> NOVELTIES <br> These named varieties are new choice selections <br> from the latest novelties Per packet 15 cents <br> Atrosanguinea new dark red <br> Madame Perret extra large flowers edged <br> marbled and shaded blue dark red and violet <br> Parisian extra large flowers; a very showy <br> strain Spotted <br> President Carnot new strikingly beautiful pure <br> white petals each adorned with a deep violet <br> blotch <br> The set of four for jo cents <br> VICK'S GIANT SUPERB PANSIES <br> We have boasted for many years past that our Superb Mixture was unap- <br> proachable that in fact no grower had as yet succeeded in producing a Pansy <br> so line in color delicate in penciling and so uniformly large in size as our own <br> Alter repeated trials with samples from well-known specialists in Pansy growing <br> we are satisfied that our Superb Mixture still retains its superiority above all <br> others In the past few years the growers of Europe and America have made <br> a great improvement in the markings and colors of this beautiful and popular <br> flower and to this already superb mixture we have added a number of the new- <br> est and most expensive strains which we know will please all lovers of the <br> Pansy If you want the best Pansy grown get our Superb Mixture Price <br> per packet 50 cents; two packets 80 cents ; ounce 1 25; ounce fg 00 ' <br> VICK'S PEERLESS PANSIES <br> This new strain as illustrated on cover of Catalogue comprises all the choicest <br> ot the standard large flowering sorts; it also includes many of the rare and <br> expensive varieties such as Bugnot Odier Cassier and Trimardeau types <br> for immense size perfect form freedom and durability ofbloom and gorgeous <br> colorings the Peerless stands second only to our New Giant Superb Mixture <br> for a charming display of show or exhibition Pansies you should at least try a <br> packet of Vick's Peerless 20 cents <br> 31 43864402 149533 78224 Page 31 Text http //www biodiversitylibrary org/page/43864402 1900 10 5962/bhl title 78224 Henry G Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection ; James Vick's Sons Rochester N Y NameFound Lilac NameConfirmed Lilac P Miller 1754 Biodiversity Heritage Library Vick's garden and floral guide 1900 Garden Stories Catalogs Commerce Flowers Gardening James Vick's Sons Rochester N Y Rochester N Y Seeds Vegetables U S Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Library bhl page 43864402 dc identifier http //biodiversitylibrary org/page/43864402 James Vicks Sons bhlGardenStories Pansies BHLinbloom james vick's sons rochester n y rochester n y u s department of agriculture national agricultural library james vicks sons bhlgardenstories bhlinbloom Information field Flickr posted date ISOdate 2015-02-17 CC-BY-2 0 BioDivLibrary https //flickr com/photos/61021753 N02/16562105342 2015-08-24 22 52 51 cc-by-2 0 PD-old-70-1923 Vick's garden and floral guide Photos uploaded from Flickr by Fæ using a script | ||||
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