DELPHINIUM 



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

 from a supposed resemblance in the flower) 



48. Delphinium formosum {D, cheildnthum, var. formosum) 

 English Name: Oriental larkspur. 



POSSIBLY ASIA MINOR 



MID-JUNE TO MID-JULY 

 EARLY SEPTEMBER, MID-OCTOBER 



CURIOUSLY shaped flowers of brilliant deep blue with white centres 

 and long violet spurs, in loose spikes about a foot long on a rather 

 tangled branching plant from two to four feet high. Fohage rich dark 

 green, finely divided, and 

 handsome. In flower one 

 of the finest of the Delph- 

 iniums,but in habit rather 

 poor, having neither the 

 height nor the sturdiness 

 of the hybrid varieties. 

 Excellent for the herba- 

 ceous border, and the 

 most permanent variety 

 for naturalizing. Ex- 

 tremely fine also for cut- 

 ting. 



A perfectly hardy 

 perennial of easy culture, 

 will thrive in any good 

 garden soil, but does best 

 in a deep, rich, sandy loam, 

 in sun or partial shade. 

 The cultivation is the 

 same as for Delphinium 

 English Hybrids (see page 



153)- 



Propagate by seed, 

 cuttings, or by division; 

 will bloom the first year 

 from seed sown indoors 

 in February or March, or the year following from seed sown outdoors in 

 August. 



