HARROLD’S PANSY GARDENS GRANTS PASS, OREGON 
DUR NOVELTY 
1949 - ob 
CW. Harold's 
PRIVATE BLEND 
A most descriptively named blend for it has been the personal project of our founder and is the 
result of much of his specialized work over the past 52 years. In the sense that it is not a strict 
type strain it is truly a BLEND for the basic stocks come from a number of bloodlines. 
Much of the basic work on these goes back 25 years and more and as early as 1929 we were working 
with many orchid and pastel colored breaks that have in recent years been given names and claimed 
to be hybrids. As early as 1940 we believed that we had a stock that was satisfactory and we did 
offer it under the name Harrold’s Pedigreed Giant Art-Shades - Orchid Selection. It was at that time 
about on a par with many of the present offerings in this class. However, after three years in the hands 
of home gardeners and professionals we were not satisfied with the results it was giving and so withdrew 
it from our line. Its principle faults, as has been the fault of most of this class, was that it wind 
and sunburned and had a bad tendency to fade out in hot weather. This type of stock is probably as 
near the albino of the Pansy as you will find and it has demonstrated the same weaknesses in its early 
development that albino animals do. I would hardly consider it a Hybrid as mostly it appears to have 
been developed from natural breaks through selective work and a small amount of hand polination. 
As far as we know it is not the result of normal commercial hybridization technique. 
Now, after four years of rather wide distribution we believe that this particular strain has demon- 
strated a good garden characteristic and ruggedness. That it is a practical sort that is a good item 
in any line where a better novelty color range is desired. It grows well without undue babying and 
stands sun, wind and heat in a practical way. There are many new and interesting shades and markings 
represented in the range that probably carries over 800 colors, shades and markings. Many have not 
been released before except as a part of our Harrold’s Pedigreed Novelties. Most notable are the soft 
pastel and poly-chrome shades with lightly penciled throats overlayed by shades of brown, maroon and 
orange. Usually the ground colors of these flower types are pastels of orchid, lavender, cream-pink, 
terra cotta and heliotrope. For color contrast about half the blend is of deeper shades but the overall 
effect of the mixture is a light color range. 
NEW REDUCED PRICES THIS YEAR 
SEED PRICES: Per Trade Packet, about 1,000 seeds, $2.00; 1, 0z. $3.75; 1/4 0z. $7.00; 
1% oz. $13.00; 10z. $25.00; 2o0zs. $40.00; 3 ozs. $51.50; 40zs. $62.50; 8 ozs. $125.00. 
