458 FRITZ BAHR'S COMMERCIAL FLORICULTURE 



Fig. 228. PANSIES THAT is, GOOD ONES CAN BE MADE A PAYING CROP by the retail 

 grower if raised under glass. Like Violets, they delight in a cool house, but they 



require a sunny bench 



Pansies can stand a lot of cold weather, even zero, when planted 

 outdoors. But a good way to do is to protect them a little which 

 is easily done with sashes if you have them in a coldframe. But 

 this doesn't mean to place sashes on in October, and produce a soft 

 growth. Wait until Winter conditions have set in for good and things 

 are frozen. Again, in early Spring, don't let the frames heat up, 

 but remove the sashes early. It will produce stronger, better plants 

 and better flowers. 



FOR LATE OUTDOOR FLOWERING 



While the August-sown Pansies will make the best flowering 

 stock for early Spring and Summer, they usually are not so desirable 

 for later flowering. For this purpose, seed can be sown indoors 

 during January and the plants transplanted into flats and placed 

 on a shelf to be set out in a frame in March. 



Some florists make use of this method entirely and have plants 

 in flower almost as soon as from stock overwintered outdoors, but 

 both the plants and the flowers of this late-sown crop lack sub- 

 stance compared with the others. A good way is to use both 

 methods, sowing outdoors and again inside. If the plants are good, 

 ways will be found to use them. 



FOR INDOOR FLOWERING 



For indoor flowering seed can be sown during July; that is, 

 if you want Midwinter flowers. Plant, sow and handle the same 



