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FOUNDER 


MASTODON STRAINS 
Never before in fifty years of production have we been so proud to 
send you our annual catalog of Mastodon Pansies. 
Notwithstanding increased costs, taxes, and the shortage of manpower 
and materials, we have made no raise in prices. 
To you, our friends of the horticulture industry who have come to 
expect that our offering each year will be better than the last, we can 
safely say that this year is no exception. 
More than one-half century of selection, hybridization and experi- 
mentation by the founder, his children and grandchildren have developed 
flowers that are without equal for size, form, texture, and range of color. 
The seed producing capacity of these strains has been so greatly increased 
that we have been able to hold down production costs and it is a pleasure 
to be able to pass this benefit on to you. 
We thank you all for the confidence you have shown in sending us 
your order year after year and we shall do our utmost to serve you in the 
future. 




E. J. STEELE 
Each and Every Strain Listed on This Page Is a Genuine “Steele’s Mastodon.” 
See Page One. 
Owing to Variations in Soil, Climate, Care and Cultivation, We Are Responsible Only for the Value of the Seed. 
JUMBOS 
“Pay Dirt’—Our 1943 Jumbo novelty. The largest golden yel- 
low ever produced. Most blooms have dark rays or tiny dark 
faces. Immense size and fine habit of growth resist summer 
heat. Blooms constantly all season. Truly a sensational strain. 
Exactly bloom on catalog envelope. Price: 1/16 oz. $2.00; 1% oz. 
$3.00; 4 oz. $5.00; 14 oz. $9.00; oz. $17.00. 
Jumbo Beaconsfield—A greatly improved true Beaconsfield type. 
Upper petals rich lavender, lower petals deep blue violet. A 
real Jumbo strain. Price: 1/16 oz. 85c; 1% oz. $1.50; 4 oz. 
$2.75; Y% oz. $5.25; 1 oz. $10.00; 2 oz. $18.50; 4 oz. $35.00. 
Jumbo Mixed—Our origination, Field plants producing flowers 
up to five inches in diameter. Many new and unique colors— 
pastel pinks, apricots, yellows, blues, brass tones, copper bronze. 
purple, red, in two and three color combinations and selfs. Fine 
form, heavy substance, long strong stems, fine for cutting and 
forcing. Fully two weeks early. Prices: 1/16 oz. $1.25; 1% oz. 
$2.25; 14 oz. $4.00; 144 oz, $7.50; 1 oz. $14.00; 2 oz. $26.00; 
4 oz. $48.00; 1 lb. $150.00. 8 oz. or more at pound price. 
SWISS 
Super Swiss “400” Mixed—Grand in size, form, color, and sub- 
stance. Huge jewels of velvet in red, gold, rose, blue, violet, 
fuchsia, and also some of our new pastel hybrids, All are 
bordered, blotched, and beautifully marked, many with exqui- 
sitely fluted and ruffled petals. Plants low and compact. This 
strain has many types which have never before been seen in 
pansies due to the expert work of our hybridizer. Prices: 1/16 
oz. 75¢e; % oz. $1.25; 4% oz. $2.50; % oz. $4.75; 1 oz. $9.00; 
2 oz. $17.00; 4 oz. $32.00; 1 lb. $90.00. 8 oz. or more at pound 
price. 
Improved Sea Blue—Swiss. A genuine blue pansy. Uniform color, 
fine for borders and excellent for patriotic garden. Priced 
same as “400” Mixed. 
Gorgeous—Swiss type. The finest all red we have ever seen. Best 
red pansies for patriotic border. Prices: 1/16 oz. $1.00; 1% oz. 
$1.75; 14 oz. $3.00; 14 oz. $5.00; 1 oz. $9.00. 
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IMPROVED BREEDING TYPES 
Super Maple Leaf Mixed—Huge size, fine form and substance 
and increasing the wide range of colors of Jumbos. Runs a 
little darker than Jumbo. Prices: 1/16 oz. 85c; 4 oz. $1.50; 
YY oz. $2.75; 14 oz. $5.25; 1 oz. $10.00; 2 oz. $18.50; 4 oz. $35.00. 
Miracle Mixed—Finest types of our strains, latest novelties. 
Mostly Swiss types but many pastels, selfs, and unusual 
color combinations, Best commercial bedding strain. Prices: 
1/16 oz. 75c; 1% oz. $1.25; 14 oz. $2.25; 1% oz. $3.75; 1 oz. $7.00; 
2 0z. $13.00; 4 oz. $24.00; 1 lb. $84.00. 8 oz. or more at pound 
price. 
Fluffy Ruffles—A large pure white pansy with petals exquisitely 
fluted and ruffled. Low, compact growth covered with blooms 
all summer, Perfect white for patriotic border. Prices: 1/16 oz. 
$1.00; 14 oz. $1.75; 14 oz. $3.00; 1% oz. $5.00; 1 oz. $9.00. 
Improved Adonis—Light blue and lavender shades. This strain 
has the little stepmother faces so typical of pansies. 
Grand Duke Michel—Pure white with delicate rays, Dwarf, com. 
pact plants covered with blooms all summer. An excellent 
strain for color effects and the largest pure white. 
Prices of the two varieties named above: 1/16 oz. 75c; % oz. 
$1.25; %4 oz. $2.25; WY oz. $4.00; 1 oz. $7.00; 2 oz. $13.00; 
4 oz. $24.00; 1 lb. $84.00. 8 oz. or more at pound price. 
Golden Gate—Golden yellow with dark blotch. 
Bronze—Many rich tones of bronze and antique gold. Good size. 
Madame Steele—Royal purple. A perfect self, no marking. Ex- 
cellent for border and bedding. Compact growth and free 
blooming, Good size. 
Prices of the three varieties named above: 1/16 oz. 65c; 1% oz. 
$1.00; 14’ oz. $1.75; 14 oz. $3.25; 1 oz. $6.00; 2 oz. $10.50; 4 oz. 
$18.00; 1 lb. $75.00. 8 oz. or more at pound price. 
Mile. Irene—Copper red shades. Prices: 1/16 oz. $1.00; 1% oz. 
$1.75; %4 oz. $3.00; % oz. $5.00; 1 oz. $9.00. 
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