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when well grown and cared for. The exquisite shades 

 of blue have to be seen to be appreciated. While the 

 named kinds grown so extensively in England soon die 

 out and require great care to perpetuate them in this 

 country, they are so easily grown from seed, and so 

 invariably give good results if a good strain of seed is 

 procured, that they should be better known among flor- 

 ists. A visit among the gardens along the Hudson 

 revealed the fact that they grow exceptionally well in 

 that locality, and spikes towering up to eight and nine 

 feet high were not at all uncommon. 



Delphinium Elatum, or Exalatum, is a native of 

 x^ortli America. This is supposed to be the origin of 

 the tall garden varieties, often called English Delphin- 

 iums, that have been so much improved by Kelway and 

 other nurserymen. 



Delphinium Formosum is of more branching habit, 

 seldom exceeding the height of three feet, but a prime 

 favorite, owing to its beautiful color, which is a combi- 

 nation of indigo, violet and sky blue, 



D. Grandiflorum, or Chinensis, as it is often called, 

 is a very fine cut-leafed kind, having several varieties. 



All the above are good, and well worth growing, be- 

 ing useful for cutting and attractive in every way, and 

 the same treatment will suit them all. 



Of course it is necessary to propagate named kinds 

 by division or cuttings. This should be done in the 

 very early spring. Growing them from seed, however, 

 is the most satisfactory way. D. Formosum and D. 

 Grandiflorum come fairly true from seed, producing 



