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CARL PURDY, UKIAH, CALIFORNIA 
Delphiniums are tall, stately and excellent for culling 
Campanula pyramidalis and C. persicifolia in separate groups they are alike fine. Sit., 
sun or at most partial shade. Soil, any garden loam, but for the best results a rich, well- 
drained soil, a mulch of well-rotted manure and liberal watering. Prop., seeds which 
do not flower fully till the second year. PL, October to April. Plants in pots till later. 
There are many named sorts in Europe but I, as well as most American dealers, 
have found them unsatisfactory to handle. 
I grow plants from seeds secured every year from one of the two finest collections of 
named sorts in the world. It comes high but is worth it. I have these as follows: 
Mixed. General mixture contains all shades of blue; single and double flowers. 
Strong, 2-yr. plants, 25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz. Nice, 2-yr. plants, 20 cts. each, 
$2 per doz., $15 per 100; 50 at 100 rates. There is no better value to be had in 
America. 
I can supply the following separate colors in fine plants at 35 cts. each, $3.50 per 
doz.: Light Blue, Single and Double; Dark Blue to Purple, Single and Double Mixed. 
D. Belladonna is a fine thing. Seldom over 2 feet high, it flowers very freely with 
light, sky-blue flowers. If not allowed to seed its bloom, it is continuous. Strong plants, 
25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz. 
D. Bellamosum is like the above but a deep blue. 25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz. 
D. cardinale is the much-sought-for Giant Scarlet Larkspur of southern California. 
It has rather scant basal foliage, but grows as high as 6 feet, with many orange-scarlet 
flowers. Only collected plants are available. Although when once established it seems 
