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Butterfly Hybrids 
Rainbow collection of Butterfly Hybrids —- Our 1944 
offering. The result of 10 years work by Donald, our 
pansy expert. This strain defies all of our efforts to de- 
seribe it. The colors are pastels, the center blotches 
have a magie sheen like that of the wings of rare butter- 
flies. There are flesh pinks with deeper rose edges, buffs 
overlaid with pink and bordered with orchid, delicate 
lavenders with mauve blotches, creamy yellows with 
pink borders, deeper yellows with rich copper blotches 
and sun-rays on upper petals, pastel reds, orchids, blues 
and many bright pinks with fuschia centers and rays. 
Our stoek of seed has been increased so that we are able 
to offer a maximum of one quarter ounce to a customer. 
Prices: 600 seeds, $1.00; 1/16 oz. $1.75; 1/8 oz. $3.25; 
1/4 oz. $6.00. 
Preparing Bed for Germinating Seed 
1. 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 preferred, to depth of at 
least one inch. 
3. Overlay manure with half inch of the best soil 
you have, thoroughly pulverized. 
4. Rake down and tamp surface true and smooth. 
5. Soak down the bed several inches. 
6. Treat seed with Semesan and sow in shallow 
drills. Cover as lightly as possible with best soil or 
sand mixed 50-50 with peat moss. 
7. Use spray of water to moisten surface, after light 
burlap cover is on. 
8. 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 permanently, and sift tops of bed with 
thin layer of peat moss. To avoid damping off, water 
your seedling VERY SPARINGLY. 
Never allow. your beds to become dry. Any dryness 
after seeds sprout is absolutely fatal. These directions 
are for sowing in the open field, but will apply 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 erop. 
THE USUALLY HIGH GEHRMINATING QUALI- 
TIES OF STEELE’S MASTODON PANSY SEED is a 
revelation to all extensive growers who use our stock. 
Owing to uniformity required in producing separate 
colors, the average size is not equal to the types of 
flowers found in our mixtures. We strongly advise 
mixtures for your main crop, and you save money 
thereby. 
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