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To Merchandise 
19 1,000 Pansy plants 
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Pansy plants 
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Preparing Bed for Germinating Seed 
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Have your soil clean and pulverized to a depth of six or more inches. 
2. On the level surface spread evenly a layer of pulverized manure, compost prefei’red, to depth of at least 
one inch. 
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Overlay manure with half inch of the best soil you have, thoroughly pulverized. 
Eake down and tamp surface true and smooth. 
Soak down the bed several inches. 
Sow in drills or broadcast—drills are better. 
Cover as lightly as possible with your best soil or sand, mixed 50-50 with peat moss. 
Use spray of water to moisten surface, after light burlap cover is on. 
Allowing plenty of ventilation, keep your beds moist, quite moist, but not soaking wet, until plants come up. 
We use cheapest grade of burlap to retain moisture. As soon 
as plants begin to come through freely we remove burlap per¬ 
manently, and sift tops of beds with thin layer of peat moss. To 
avoid dam])ing off, water young seedlings VERY SPARINGLY. 
Never allow your beds to become dry. Any dryness after seeds 
sprout is absolutely fatal. These directions are for sowing in the 
o])en field, but will applv when using flats or cold frames. WE 
USE 125 TO 150 SQUARE FEET TO SOW AN OUNCE OF SEED 
BROADCAST. 
CAUTION — Alternate your pansy crop with some other crop. 
THE UNUSUALLY HIGH GERMINATING QUALITIES OF 
STEELE’S MASTODON PANSY SEED is a revelation to all 
extensive growers who use our stock. 
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Manager 
Owing to uniformity required in producing sei)arate colors, the 
average size is not equal to the types of flowers found in our mix¬ 
tures, We strongly advise mixtures for your main crop, and you 
save money thereby. 
“Everything comes to him who hustles while he waits.” 
—Thomas Edison. 
“An ounce of i)luek is worth a ])Ound of luck.” 
One of “Itud's" Mastodons 
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