The Book of Annuals 73 



•LARKSPUR (Annual) 

 Delphinium Ajacis 



The annual sister of one of the best-known peren- 

 nials, and a plant that has a long season of bloom. 

 Select one or two named single colors and mass them. 



The seed is slow in germinating and may well be 

 sown in the fall. If this is not possible, sow out- 

 doors early in April. 



Color : blue and violet to white. 

 Height; eighteen inches to three feet. 

 Period of Bloom : July to frost. 

 Location: deep rich sandy loam; full sun. 



