PERENNIALS 



down to the ground; another will immedi- 

 ately spring up. I had four crops of blos- 

 soms from some of my Delphiniums last 

 summer, so that, from the end of June 

 until the middle of October, there were 

 always some of them in blossom. Some 

 varieties of tall English Delphiniums are 

 very beautiful. Among them is one, Coeles- 

 tinum, of the lovehest shade of light blue, 

 with very large, double individual flowers. 

 As I have said before, the Delphinium blos- 

 soms at the same time as Lilium candidum, 

 and should be planted near by. Great 

 bunches of these two flowers, in tall vases, 

 are lovely as well as unusual. 



There is a horrid small white worm which 

 attacks the roots of the Delphinium, and 

 gives no sign until you see the plant dying. 

 I have found that keeping the soil around 

 the plant well covered with coal ashes is 

 a preventive. Delphiniums are hardy and 

 long-lived (unless the worm gets them), 

 and, once planted, they live a dozen years. 



97 



