PANSIES 
PANSIES are the garden favorite for which there is no 
substitute. Especially in separate colors, they afford an 
unusual opportunity for working out exquisite color com- 
binations, when used as a ground cover for spring bulbs, 
or for mass planting near flowering trees and shrubs. Try 
them where you have had Forget-me-nots. Our Pansies 
are our own reselections of the largest flowered and the 
finest. Under favorable conditions, the blossoms are from 
3 to 4 inches or more in diameter, and of excellent texture, 
in superb colors and shades, with many ruffled blooms. 

CULTURE. Pansies are easy to grow and are unusually 
hardy and free from disease. The soil should be very 
rich and mellow, as the pansy is a heavy feeder, with a 
multitude of fine roots. The plants respond to frequent 
cultivation and watering, and plenty of fertilizer. This 
may be rotted barnyard manure or raw bone meal at 
planting time, and a well balanced commercial fertilizer 
at intervals during the blooming season, to compensate 
for the heavy drain on the plants and to maintain the size 
of the flowers. The blossoming season will also be pro- 
longed and the size of the blooms preserved, if all seed 
pods and faded flowers are consistently removed. As the 
plant matures, pick part of an occasional side branch, but 
always leave the main or central branch. This method 
of picking will not only provide more graceful material 
for flower arrangements but will also help to keep the 
plant pruned and shapely. 

The mild climate and fertile soil of the Willamette Valley 
in Western Oregon, distinguish it as the only location in 
the entire United States having growing conditions which 
are identical with those of England, and, in many cases, 
superior to those of the flower seed producing sections 
of Continental Europe. Our Pansy seed is grown in this 
valley, near Portland, Oregon, and is reselected from the 
finest domestic and foreign strains. The planting is care- 
fully cultivated and fertilized, and is thoroughly ‘‘rogued”’ 
to eliminate plants not true to type. The seed is fully ma- 
tured before picking, is properly cured, and is recleaned. 
It is stored in bulk at the correct temperature, thus pre- 
serving its viability, and is packaged only as orders are 
received. The result is vigorous seed which produces 
plants having early blooms, with a wide color range, ex- 
cellent texture, and of largest size. 

Hybrid Pansy 
MASS PLANTING OF PANSIES. Suggested color combi- 
nations: 
1) Background of Coronation Gold, accented in the fore- 
ground by irregular groups of Ullswater Blue. 
Background of Coronation Gold accented by irregular 
groups of Firebeacon Red. 
Background of Mont Blanc (white), accented by irregular 
group of Ullswater (blue). 
Background of Mont Blanc (white) accented by irregular 
groups of Coronation Gold. 

Special packets of the four separate colors—1ed, white, 
blue and gold—200 seeds each, total 800 seeds, the four, 
nNheap 
Complete CULTURAL DIRECTIONS are enclosed with 
each seed order. These are readily understood and should 
enable even the beginner to grow a substantial quantity 
of plants from seed, with comparatively little effort. 
WHEN TO START PANSY SEED. It is entirely possible 
and also practicable to make two separate sowings of 
pansy seed each year: one sowing in early Spring and 
another sowing in late Summer. The late Summer sowing 
provides plants for very early spring blooms or as ground 
cover for spring bulbs. The early Spring sowing gives 
plants which will enliven the late Summer and Fall bor- 
der, or will make a fine ground cover for Chrysanthemums, 
or other Autumn flowers. 
PLANT PANSIES WHERE YOU HAD FORGET-ME-NOTS 
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