CLARKE’S PASTEL HYBRIDS 
CLARKES’ PASTEL HYBRIDS 
Arrangement by Mrs. Philip Hart 
Incredibly delicate flesh-pink, peach, coral, rose, salmon, orchid, buff and violet. Petals 
bear shining, iridescent overlays in markings like butterfly wings; many are ruffled, 
some so densely as to resemble double petunias. Smaller than Jumbo, but larger than 
Swiss. Growers’ Pkt. (over 500 seeds) $1.25; 1/16 oz. $2.25; 1 oz. $4.00; 14 oz. 
$7.00; 14 oz. $12.00; 1 oz. $22.00; 2 oz. $38.00; 3 oz. $52.00; 4 oz. $63.00; 1 Ib. 
$240.00. 
JUMBO MIXTURE 
“Tremendous” is the word for these re- 
markable pansies. In cool weather and 
with high fertility you may measure 
blooms up to a staggering 5 in. across! 
This unique hybrid strain produces ear- 
liest flowers in purple, maroon, yellow, 
blue, red, lavender, orchid, bronze-gold, 
and a fascinating array of two-tones and 
pastels—blotched, penciled, rayed, and 
pure selfs. Growers’ Pkt. (600 seeds) 
$1.00; 1/16 oz. $1.75; 14 oz. $3.00; 14 
oz. $5.00; 14 oz. $9.00; 1 oz. $16.00; 
2 oz. $30.00; 3 oz. 42.00; 4 oz. $52.00; 
1 lb. $175.00. ’ 
Pansies this spring were beautiful. 
Sold every plant. 
Newburgh, New York 
Your seed had some colors we have 
never seen and we were very proud of 
them. People were lavish in their 
praises and we could have sold a lot 
more plants. : 
Stillwater, Maine 
We suggest that the grower of pansy 
seedlings for the market will do well to 
educate his customers as to the uses of 
the various types of pansy. For example, 
our Hybrid Blend and our Jumbo should 
be grown and sold to produce winter 
blooms in warmer localities, such as the 
South, and for very early spring blooms 
in cooler sections. The same can be said 
for our other American types, such as 
Ruby Velvet, Blue Knight, Moon Moth and 
Pay Dirt. For late spring blooms in warmer 
localities, and for summer blooms in cooler 
parts of the country, we recommend our 
Giant Swiss, and the separate Swiss col- 
ors—the Ullswater Blue, the Firebeacon 
red, the Coronation Gold, and the Mont 
Blanc white, or the Blumlisalp pink. 
For the connoisseur, who wants some- 
thing different, the Pastels make marvel- 
lous flower arrangements. These beau- 
tiful blooms are especially adapted for 
picking because of their soft colors 
which blend so readily with each other. 
PANSIES FROM SEED 
Preparation of the Seed Bed 
If the pansy seed is to be sowed in flats, our instruction sheet, ‘Pansies from Seed,’’ sent with each order, 
gives the essential steps. Pansy seed may also be sowed outdoors, in beds about five feet wide, of any 
convenient length, and raised about four inches. These beds are built up from finely tilled soil, and the 
clods and trash are raked out by hand in the process of levelling. On this foundation spread about one-half 
inch of well rotted barnyard manure, or compost, which has been sifted through a one-half inch screen, to 
provide a special store of food for the root development of the seedlings. Then roll the bed and on the 
levelled surface put about a one inch layer, composed of sifted garden loam, sifted peat moss and sand, in 
proportions varying with the type and texture of the garden soil. This layer provides the “lean’’ mixture 
preferable for germination. Level and roll this topping and give it a good soaking. 
Sowing the Seed 
After the excess moisture has settled away, broadcast the seed at the rate of about one sixteenth ounce to 
four lineal feet of bed or about 20 square feet. Before sowing, treat the seed with either red copper oxide 
or “Semesan” to prevent “damping off,’ a term used to describe the rotting of the stem of the seedling at 
ground level. (If “damping off’ should develop after the seedlings emerge, spray with yellow copper oxide 
or “Semesan.”) Barely cover the seed, not more than one-eighth of an inch, with a mixture of one-third 
sifted garden loam and two-thirds sifted peat moss, and sprinkle lightly with a fine spray. Over all place a 
section of loosely woven burlap, held in place by wire pins at the sides of the beds, or by rock, and sprinkle 
again until the burlap is wet. As soon as the seed begins to germinate, usually in a week to ten days, 
remove the burlap permanently, replacing it with a layer of finely sifted peat, to protect the sprouting seed 
CLARKES’ GIANT SWISS 
For fifteen years we have carefully re- 
selected our strain of this famous pansy, 
for size, earliness, vigor and the widest 
possible color range, which includes 
pink, rose, cream, yellow, orange, henna, 
red, flame, carmine, purple, fuchsia blue 
and a few white, with many edged blos- 
soms. The normal central blotch ap- 
pears in most blooms, which are round, 
open faced and up to 31/, inches across. 
Plants are sturdy, compact and selected 
for continuous hot weather blooming 
ability. Growers’ Pkt. (500 seeds) 75c; 
1/16 oz. 1.25; Ye oz. $2.00; 14 oz. 
$3.50; 14 oz. $6.50; 1 oz. $12.00; 2 oz. 
$22.00; 3 oz. $32.00; 4 oz. $40.00; 1 Ib. 
$150.00. 
The pansy is especially valuable as ground cover 
for bulbs, for iris, in the rose garden, for Dahlia 
and Chrysanthemum borders in the fall. Picture 
the proper color of pansy blooms enhancing the 
beauty of blooming bulbs in window box or planter. 
Consider how bare is the ground in a rose plant- 
ing, especially in early spring, and the same rose 
bed planted to the appropriate color of pansies. 
For the pansy accommodates itself to almost any 
season, providing from seven to nine months of 
bloom, so that it can be used at almost any time. 
CLARKES’ HYBRID BLEND 
CLARKES’ “EVERYTHING” 
BLEND 
Does everything look good to you? It 
is hard to choose from such a fascinat- 
ing list of pansies, isn’t it? For you who 
just can’t say “No” to.a single variety, 
we have made a carefully considered 
blend of every kind of pansy we grow. 
Everything is here, including the new 
hybrid varieties as well as the pure Swiss 
kinds — the widest range of type and 
color possible. Growers’ Pkt. (500 
seeds) 75c; 1/16 oz. $1.50; 14 oz. 
$2.50; 14 oz. $4.00; 14 oz. $7.50; 1 oz. 
$14.00; 2 oz. $26.00; 3 oz. $36.00; 4 oz. 
$44.00; 1 lb. $165.00. 
A SUGGESTION FOR GROWERS 
Be sure to allow ample time for germination 
of either Clarkes’ ‘Everything’ Blend or 
Hybrid Blend, for each of these mixtures is 
composed of several strains, which will vary 
a little in time required for germination. 
The stronger colors, such as yellow and pur- 
ple, develop their seedlings faster than the 
more delicate pastel tones. Therefore, trans- 
plant both small and large seedlings. 
——— This is a-calculated blend of the Jumbo type with additional hybrids grown especially 
for the mixture. Their mingled colors afford the widest possible range of shades and 
markings in the large flowered hybrid types. Your planting of these pansies will be 
full of enchanting surprises as the blooms unfold. Growers’ Pkt. (600 seeds) $1.00; 
1/16 oz. $1.75; Ye oz. $3.00; 14 oz. $5.00; 14 oz. $9.00; 1 oz. $16.00; 2 oz. $30.00 ; 
3 oz. $42.00; 4 oz. $52.00; 1 lb. $175.00. 
Watering 
Watch the watering very carefully, for as much trouble can develop here as at any other step in the growing 
process. Too little moisture, just when the seed is germinating, can allow it to dry out and die, and too much 
water can drown it out. Especially after the seedlings are up, avoid watering after 4:00 p.m., except in the 
rare cases when a strong drying wind is blowing during the afternoon, and can reasonably be expected to 
continue through the early part of the evening. A good general rule is: keep the seed bed moist but not 
soggy and carry the beds thru the night on the dry side. 
CLARKE’S HYBRID BLEND Arrangement by Mrs. Philip Hart 
Transplanting 
Transplant to the permanent location in the open field when the seedling has developed five or six 
of its permanent leaves. They can be set out in plant bands at a much earlier stage. The pansy is a 
heavy feeder with fine roots and thrives in rich mellow soil, with plenty of cultivation, moisture and 
fertilizer, which should include some phosphate and not too much nitrogen. ; : 
QUALITY SEED 
The amount of labor involved in the actual growing process is sufficient evidence to prove that the 
original cost of the seed is but a fraction of the total cost of production. It naturally follows that the 
grower should buy only the finest available. The seed must give excellent germination and the result- 
ing blooms must be so pleasing as to bring repeat orders. For such outstanding blooms the grower 
should obtain the top price. 
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SALES 
Probably the final decision as to the sale of the plants, has to be-made by each individual grower. If 
he is on or near a main hiway, he may have his own booth for convenient and profitable retail sale 
of his plants, dug direct from his own garden and displayed in flats or cartons. Or he may prefer to 
sell them wholesale in flats filled with freshly dug plants, or with plants grown in bands. In either 
case he should grow a small,.compact, vigorous plant, with one large, outstanding bloom. To accom- 
plish this result, proper timing is essential. We figure about twelve weeks from seed to bloom, but 
there are too many factors in plant production to make a rule which will be accurate under all con- 
ditions. Germination of the seed in a heated greenhouse, allows for the sowing of pansy seed at any 
time. Transplanting in bands in a cold frame, covered with greenhouse sash, simplifies winter care 
and makes it possible to supply the early market with clean, desirable plants. 
