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CULTURAL DETAILS: These are covered fully by our booklet, Modern 
Pansies - Their History, Culture and Habits which is supplied FREE with 
every shipment of seeds or plants. This covers the culture fully including 
soil, planting, transplanting and much pertinent data 'on the fine points of 
success with modern Pansies. 
TIME TO PLANT: Specialty novelties such as Pot and Cut-Flower Pansies 
may be planted in June, July and August for winter and early spring 
flowering. Generally the heaviest plantings of seed for bedding plants to 
sell in early spring are made in July and August and extending into Sept. 
in the warmer climates. In cold frames sowings may be made in Sept. 
early enough to assure germination and enough growth of the seedlings to 
carry over under glass for transplanting in early spring. In the greenhouse 
seeds may be planted from late Dec. up to about the end of February for 
plants to sell during April and May. These make plants that will give the 
best bloom possible during summer heat. 
AMOUNT OF SEED NEEDED: Pansy seed range from 21,000 to 26,000 per 
ounce. They will test from 75 to about 97% germination under laboratory 
tests for good commercial seed. Production, however, under normal garden 
conditions will range from 7,000 to 10,000 plants per ounce. We frequently 
have reports that exceed 15,000 but these are not certain enough to be 
used as a basis of estimated production. It’s safer to plant on the liberal 
side than to run short. 
GERMINATION PERIOD: In hot weather, July and August, conditions 
being reasonably good, germination will take place in 7 to 10 days after 
planting. As the weather becomes cooler this period will lengthen by 4 to 
6 days. In hot weather the number of plants produced from a given quan- 
tity of seed will generally be less than when temperatures are averaging 
70 to 80 degrees with cool nights. Also, during the higher temperature 
planting periods greater care will be necessary in supplying the required 
moisture. Complete failure is easily possible with the best of seed if any 
dryness is permitted during the period of germination and until the two 
seed leaves unfold. 
Harrold’s Pansy Seeds Are Your Best Value 
HARROLD’S PEDIGREED STRAIN PANSIES have been proven by half 
a century of use by the critical professional growers of America. There is no 
substitute for quality. While poor culture or improper situation may cause 
failure with the best seed, satisfactory results are impossible without quality 
seeds to begin with. 
