A SEED PRODUCTION FIELD OF HARROLD’S 
PEDIGREED STRAIN PANSIES 
TIME TO SEED 
The finest Pansy plants are grown in ground beds rather than in benches 
or flats. For this reason we recommend that unless special conditions dictate 
beds or cold frames be used. Some localities, however, find it advisable to 
make January sowings indoors at which time seeding in flats is resorted to 
and transplanting is done in early spring outdoors in frames. This will 
give good Memorial Day stock. In some California markets transplanting 
is done in flats as the market demands stock this way. We do not believe, 
however, that the. quality of the stock is improved when grown past the 
seedling stage in flats. 
In California, New Mexico, Arizona, and Texas, as well as most southern 
states, many growers plant Pansies in June and July—growing them as a 
winter flowering subject. In nearly all localities, planting may be done 
during July, August, and September or even as late as October outdoors. 
Where plants are dormant in winter early planting and transplanting is 
advised. Later spring stock may be planted in September and October in 
glass frames and transplanted in the spring, or nearly the same results is 
obtained by planting indoors in January and February. Pansies have a long 
sales season nearly every where. Much longer than most florists have de¬ 
veloped. For this reason it is an advantage to make several plantings which 
will assure plants of prime sale quality over a longer time. 
AMOUNT OF SEED REQUIRED 
With the varieties of the HARROLD’S PEDIGREED STRAIN LINE it is 
quite safe to figure on a basis of 7000 plants per ounce under proper con¬ 
ditions. We have the past few years averaged better than 9000 plants per 
ounce in our commercial plantings, and quite often lots running in excess 
of 10,000 plants per ounce are encountered. Varieties offered in the general 
list on page 18 had best be figured at the rate of one ounce for 6000 plants, 
although most of them should produce more when conditions are favorable. 
Average plant production from any quantity sown in hot weather, (June, 
July and August) will be generally 20 to 30% below the production ob¬ 
tained from the same seed planted after the excessive summer heat is past. 
As repeated tests have proven the fact that this is the case, and that germina- 
t ion may be affected in direct ratio to heat and humidity the greatest care 
should be taken on early plantings. Where possible early plantings may be 
made in a shaded location or protected by shading frames with beneficial 
rtsults 
The above recommendations in the matter of seed to plant ratio is based 
on our own line of seeds. They are not offered as applying to seeds from other 
sources, as other growers often make different recommendations, and con¬ 
siderable variation is experienced in seeds from different localities, bouthein 
Oregon grown seeds, however, are among the most viable seeds available. 
PREPARING THE SEED BED 
Soil used for seedling beds need not be as heavily fertilized as the trans¬ 
planting beds, as plants do not stay in them so long nor feed as heavily 
while there. They should, however, have sufficient fertilUy to produce a 
sturdy plant._Soil that holds moisture well is best adapted to seeding opera¬ 
tions as less^danger from drying out is present. A dressing of rotted cow 
manure may be well worked into the bed before planting, and some bone 
meal added.^The latter tends to produce a compact,5sturdy plant that trant- 
plants well. 
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