DELPHINIUM 



(From the Greek name for the plant, delphinion derived from delpkin, a dolphin, 

 from a supposed resemblance in the flower) 



Ranunculacea 



47. Delphinium "Belladonna" 

 English Names: Hybrid larkspur, Belladonna larkspur. 



HORTICULTURAL HYBRIDS 

 TYPE FROM EUROPE 



MID-JUNE TO MID-JULY 

 EARLY SEPTEMBER, MID-OCTOBER 



CURIOUSLY shaped, vivid sky-blue flowers, an inch and a half 

 wide, with pure white centres, borne in graceful stalky spikes about 

 twelve inches long on leafy stems from two to four feet high. Foliage 

 finely cut and decorative. 

 One of the best of the 

 hybrid Delphiniums 

 (though rather low-grow- 

 ing), on account of the 

 sturdiness of the plant, 

 its early and long blos- 

 soming season, and the 

 very beautiful color of the 

 flower. Invaluable for 

 the herbaceous border 

 or for massing against 

 shrubbery. Excellent for 

 cutting. 



A perfectly hardy 

 perennial of easy culture, 

 will thrive in any good 

 garden soil in sun or 

 partial shade, but does 

 best in a deep, rich, sandy 

 loam, exposed to the sun. 

 The cultivation is the 

 same as for Delphinium 

 English Hybrids (see page 



153)- 



Propagate by seed, 

 cuttings, or by division; 

 will lloom the first year from seed sown indoors in February or March, 

 or tljc following year from seed sown outdoors in August. 



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