that blue sky, and Lamartine, a velvety, cobalt blue, and Semi- 

 plena blue, so soft and pale with a faint pink blush. And was there 

 ever, ever such a wondrous blue as J. S. Brunton or such a generous 

 bloomer. It positively seems as if his flower stalks were grown 

 over night. 



Indeed I believe that Semi-plena and J. S. Brunton produce 

 more flowers in one Summer than half a dozen other varieties 

 together. I have never seen anything like it. You may cut them 

 for grouping with the first lilies in June; you may cut them in 

 abundance in mid-Summer to place with your pink Speciosum 

 lilies, and you may be certain when your late white Speciosum 

 lilies need the rich blue and pink clouded loveliness of Semi-plena 

 and J. S. Brunton, they will be there until the very last lily bud 

 has opened and when the very last of your yellow rose buds are 

 promising to unfold. Please see that they are companioned with 

 these sweet and faithful flowers. 



Mrs. Thompson, Belladonna Grandiflora, Persimmon and 

 Nassau also are of the Belladonna hybrids which means they are 

 all very beautiful and bloom all Summer long. K. T. Caron is 

 a rather extraordinary variety of Delphinium. When I saw it 

 in England it was under the name of Gentian Candelabra, a far 

 more fitting name I think than K. T. Caron because it really has 

 such great blue arms offering up its flowers, so long and so fine 

 that it has the appearance of a splendid shrub, so strong and 

 broad and richly spired, is K. T. Caron. Lize Van Veen is an- 

 other tall, splendid Delphinium, with an eye so clear and white, 

 some children called her "Peep-eye." Queen Wilhelmina is very 

 tall too, with a bit of rose color over the blue and "Peep-eyes." 

 Then there are Amos Perry, Andrew Carnegie, Marie Closon, 

 Mme. Violet Geslin and Perfection. These are all blue and suf- 

 fused with mauve. 



One of the very newest Delphiniums is Netty. Her flowers 

 are quite round and very blue, but with a silvery sheen, like a 



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