28 Making a Garden of Perennials 



seed. Nature is slyly freakish at times, 

 and in this instance she changed the in- 

 dividual flowers into ray florets. Fortu- 

 nately some observing flower lover saw this 

 one original plant, for undoubtedly the 

 freak occurred in one plant only, and 

 transplanting it to his garden, eventually 

 gave to the floral world the now common 

 golden glow. If not noticed by some one, 

 the plant would have lived its allotted 

 term and died unknown to the world, for 

 it produces no seed. 



The delphinium sports into various 

 forms of flower, color and shape the 

 tones of color being a mingling of blues, 

 pinks and mauve, some in the most lovely 

 combinations imaginable. They will all 

 bloom the first year from seed if sown in 

 February or March in a greenhouse or hot- 

 bed, but will not all bloom at once, so that 

 for at least a period of one month, new 

 blooms are opening each day. One's main 

 pleasure is in expectancy. You are al- 

 ways looking and hoping for something 



