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The Delphinium is coming inio popularity. 

 There are in cultivation many species, both 

 annual and perennial, but the most im- 

 portant are the tall hybrid perennials. They 

 are valuable for their uimdertul range of 

 color and great variety in height. Colors 

 range from almost scarlet to pure white, 

 from the jialest lavender up through every 

 shade of blue to deep indigo. And for the 

 variety and size of their individual blooms, 

 some of which are single, some semi-double, 

 and some perfectly double, set on spikes 

 from one to six feet in height. There are 

 about a dozen species in cultivation. The 

 combinations in which they can be placed 

 are numerous. They may be used in the 

 mixed border, in masses or groups, in one 

 or several colors, or associated with flower- 

 ing plants or shrubs. Planted against a 

 mass of Evergreens they form a beautiful 

 picture. Delphiniums can be made to bloom 

 for several months by continually cutting 

 off the spikes after they have done flowering. 

 If the centre spike is removed the side 

 shoots will flower, and by thus cutting off 

 the old flowers before they can form the liase 

 they keep up a succession of bloom. An- 

 other plan is to let the shoots remain intact 

 until all have done flowering, and then to 

 cut the entire plant to the ground, when in 

 about three weeks there will be fresh bloom. 

 In this case to keep the plants from becom- 

 ing exhausted they must have a heavy 

 dressing of manure. A good way to Winter 

 large clumps of Delphiniums is to put some 

 coal ashes over the crown of the plants after 

 cold weather has set in. This plan will 

 eliminate the decay .so often found in the 

 Sprinir. — William Graham. 



PLATYCODON OR CHINESE BELL- 

 FLOWER 



This is one of my best perennial flowers, 

 as it blooms constantly from end of June to 

 late in September. This is also known as 

 Balloon flower, as the flower before com- 

 pletely opening up resembles a balloon. The 

 blue or white star, bell-shaped flowers ap- 

 pear in numerous loose racemes. One or 

 two-year roots will bloom the first season 

 set out, and after that appear annually. In 

 Fall when the stalks become dry they should 

 l>e cut off four or six inches above tin 

 ground. Do not pull the stalks, as the buds 

 for next year's blooms are at the liottom ot 

 the stalks near the root. Will make a dense 

 branching bush about two feet high the 

 second year, which should be tied to a stake. 

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