
Giant Swiss 
PANSIES 
Pansies are the garden favorite for which there is no 
substitute. Depending on the local climate, they provide 
from 6 to 9 months of continuous bloom, a blossoming 
period which is far longer than that of most garden plants. 
They are equally desirable in garden beds, as ground 
cover for bulbs, in window boxes, or in pots. They have 
a ready market in either fall, winter or spring—in some 
sections during all three of these seasons. They are within 
the limits of every purse, and they provide a quick cash 
crop over a long selling period. No grower can afford 
not to have a stock of pansy plants. 
The 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, supe- 
rior to those of the flower seed producing sections of Con- 
tinental Europe. 
The Willamette Valley has just enough freezing weather 
in winter to develop hardy plants; is sufficiently mild in 
spring to allow for maximum plant growth; and the sum- 
mer is ideal for the harvesting and curing of pansy seed. 
Our seed is grown in this Valley, near Portland, Oregon. 
Our plantings are carefully cultivated and fertilized, and 
are thoroughly ‘‘rogued”, to eliminate plants not true to 
type. Our seed is properly cured, and is stored at the 
correct temperature to preserve its viability. We grow all 
of our pansy and primula seed in our own gardens, and 
from seedling plants to recleaned seed our products never 
leave our possession, until we send them to you. 
Our seed is laboratory tested and these tests show excel- 
lent germination. In addition we recheck not only by our 
own sowings, but also through reports from our grower 
customers. 
The price you pay for seed is a very small part of your 
total cost of production, and your investment in quality 
seed is more than repaid by your production of quality 
plants which build permanent business. 
PLEASE NOTE 
Be sure to allow ample time for germination of either 
Clarke Blend or Hybrid Blend, for each of these mixtures 
is composed of several strains, which will vary a little, 
both in time required for germination, and development of 
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seedlings. It is our experience that the stronger colors, 
such as yellow and purple, develop their seedlings faster 
than the more delicate pastel tones. Therefore, when trans- 
planting, take both small and large seedlings. 

