DELPHINIUMS or 



HARDY LARKSPURS 



Mrs. Ely, author of "A Woman's Hardy Garden," says: 



"Perennial Larkspur may be planted as soon as the spring has opeiied. 

 The ground should be well drained and carefully prepared, but manure 

 must not be allowed to come in contact with the roots, or grubs are apt 

 to destroy the plants. A little finely ground bone meal dug around each 

 plant early in May will be of benefit, and in late autumn coal-ashes 

 should be sifted over tl)e crowns of the plants to protect them from the 

 white grub, which is their only enemy. The stalks being very tender, 

 the plants should be staked when they are about three feet high, to pro- 

 tect them from heavy wind. Larkspur begins to bloom about June 

 20th, and by cutting off the plants close to the ground, as soon as 

 each crop of flowers has faded, a second and third crop of flowers will 

 succeed. Each time the plants are cut a little bene meal should be dug 

 about them. 

 Belladonna. The freest and most continuous blooming of all, never 



being out of flower from the end of June until cut down by hard frost. 



The clear turquoise-blue of its flowers is not equalled for delicacy and 



beauty by any other flower. 

 Bellamosum. This is a dark blue form of the popular light blue 



Belladonna, with which it is identical in habit of growth, freedom of 



bloom and other good qualities, but with intensely rich, deep blue 



flowers. 

 Formosum. The old favorite dark blue with white centre; 3 to 4 



feet high. Very vigorous, and one of the best. 



Dreer's Gold Medal 

 Hybrids, Unques- 

 tionably the finest strain 

 of mixed hybrids offered. 

 The original stock came 

 from England, and con- 

 sisted of the best-named 

 varieties. The plants are 

 of strong, vigorous habit, 

 with large flowers on 

 spikes two feet and over 

 long, the majority run- 

 ning in the lighter shades 

 of blue. We can supply 

 them in mixture only. 



Price. Any of the above, 



30 cts. each. 



$2.50 per doz.; $18.00 



per 100. 



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Digitalis (Foxglove) 



Delphinium Belladonna 



DIGITALIS (Foxglove) 



The Foxgloves, old-fashioned, dignified and stately, are wholesome company in 

 any garden. The strong flower stalks — frequently 4 to 6 feet high — rising from rich 

 and luxuriant masses of leaves, always give an appearance of strength to the hardy 

 border, and during their period of flowering dominate the whole garden. 

 Gloxiniaeflora {Gloxinia-jlowe.red). A beautiful strain of finely-spotted varieties. 



We offer them in White, Purple, Rose or 3/ixcd. 

 AmbigUa, or Qrandiflora. Showy flowers of pale yellow, veined brown; 2 to 3 feet. 

 Lanata. A distinct species, producing dense spikes, 2 to 3 feet high, of odd-look- 

 ing flowers, the corolla being gray, the lip creamy-white. 

 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. One each of the 5 colors, $1.00. 



ECHINOPS (Globe ThisUe) 



Sphaerocephalus. An interesting thistle-like plant with large globular heads of 

 bluish-white attractive flowers. 3 feet. 30 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 



