Dear Friends: 
We offer you our 1949 price list with two beautiful new 
eolor photos. The picture on the front cover shows just a few 
of the colors which are found in the Butterfly Hybrids. The 
photograph was taken in August, 1948. Notice how this re- 
markable strain holds up in size and beauty after six months 
of continuous bloom and after seed has begun to set. Try 
some sowings in early spring if your climate is mild. 
The photo of a part of the extensive pansy plantings on 
the grounds of the Los Angeles Turf Club at Santa Anita was 
taken by permission of Mr. Gould, superintendent of grounds. 
Steele’s Jumbo mixed was used in large beds because the 
Jumbos can be brought into bloom in time for January open- 
ing and will bloom continuously and hold their immense size 
and brilliant coloring for the entire racing season. The photo- 
eraph was taken in March of this year after severe freezing 
weather had killed other flowering plants in Southern Cali- 
fornia. 
No doubt you have received orders for Steele’s pansy 
plants as a result of consumer appeal ads which we have been 
placing in leading garden magazines since January. These ads 
will be continued during the spring season. You will need 
plenty of Steele’s pansies to handle extra orders. And let us 
know whether you sell plants wholesale or retail. 
Send for the seventeenth edition of our booklet on Com- 
mercial Pansy Culture, completely revised by Donald M. 
Steele. If you have a problem not covered in our booklet, 
possibly we ean help you out. If you have suggestions that 
would help other growers send them to us for our next 
edition. 

These Prices Will Replace All Other Price Lists 
Which You May Have 
New Introductions 
Moon Moth—A joint introduction of Donald M. Steele and 
The Clarkes. It is a very beautiful immense pure white 
with the outstanding characteristics of Pay Dirt, which is 
one of its parent plants. Dark blue pencil markings radiate 
from the center, many showing a yellow blotch on the 
lower petal. 
Jumbo Bronze Tones—A blend of many grand colors rang- 
ing from old gold, rich copper and sunset tones to deep 
browns. Many smoky blue-bordered types, rosy toned 
bronze beauties and all with excellent texture and beauti- 
ful form. Immense size. A true Jumbo strain, the result 
of many years’ selection from our Jumbo fields. Not red. 
Madame Steele—A huge Jumbo purple selection now offered 
for the first time. Wonderful for adding velvet violet 
shades if your clients like their pansies deeper in color. 
Replaces old strain which we discarded several years ago. 
No faded or magenta tones. 
PRICES OF THE ABOVE 3 NEW INTRODUCTIONS 
200 seeds $1.00; 600 seeds $1.75; 1/16 oz. $3.00; 1% oz. $5.00; 
14 oz. $9.00; 1% oz. $16.00. 

Butterfly Hybrids 
Butterfly Hybrids — A rainbow collection originated by 
Donald M. Steele, our pansy hybridist, culminating ten 
years of hand pollenization of special selections. A strain 
mainly of pastel character in shades of pink, rose, apricot, 
buff, orehid, lavender, yellow, pale gold, orange, salmon, 
coral and flesh, many overlaid with a delicate bronze east. 
The form is unbelievably ruffled, fluted, and marked with 
sun rays and blotches of butterfly sheen metallic jewel 
tones. A distinctive strain different from any other pansies 
and unmatched for cutting. The substance is superb and 
stems are long. 
Prices—200 seeds $1.00; 600 seeds $1.75; 1/16 oz. $3.00; 1% oz. 
$5.00; 14 oz. $9.00; 1% oz. $16.00; oz. $30.00; 2 oz. $55.00; 
4 oz. $100.00; 8 oz. $175.00; lb. $325.00. 
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Jumbos 
“Pay Dirt’ — The largest golden yellow ever produced. 
Blooms have dark rays or tiny dark faces. Fine habit of 
growth and resistant to summer heat. 
Jumbo Beaconsfield — A gvreatly improved true Beacons- 
field type. Upper petals rich lavendar, lower deep violet. 
No bloteh. Fine for border and color effect. 
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 OF JUMBOS 
200 s 600 s 1/16 oz. lg Oz. VY OZ. Y OZ. 
Payee $1.00 $1.75 $3.00 $5.00 $9.00 $16.00 
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(oz. $16.00; 2 oz. $30.00; 4 oz. $56.00) 

Swiss 
Sea Blue—An intense blue pansy with a dark blotch. One of 
the best and most uniform of our separate colors. Exeep- 
tional for color contrast and merits our recommendation. 
Gorgeous Red—The reddest pansy we have ever produced 
with a deeper blotch. Not quite so brilliant as Irene. We 
have never been able to produce enough of this strain to 
fill orders as it requires heavy rogueing and is a shy seeder. 
Super Swiss “400” Mixed — A strain of the better known 
Swiss Types grown in a perfectly balanced mixture. Con- 
tains fine reds, carmines, scarlets, gold, rose, fuchsia, blues, 
violets, and many variations with ‘thr ee-tone color effects, 
all beautifully blotched, often bordered in contrasting hues, 
PRICES OF SWISS 
400 s 800s 1/160z. Y%woz Woz. % oz. 1 oz. 
pearblwe woe aw: $... $1.00 $1.25 $2.00 $3.50 $6.50 $12.00 
GOrseous ae ee i: 00 1.75 2.50 4.00 
400 “Mixed Te) easel 000s ob mee 5 4, 00 7. 50 14, 00 
2 02. $27.00; 4 oz. $48.00 
