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JOliRNAL OF THE ROYAL HORTICnLTURAL SOCIETY. 



DELPHINIUMS AT WISLEY, 1912. 



One hundred and twenty-three stocks ol Delphiniums were sent in 

 for trial at Wisley in 1911. They were all planted out in ground that 

 had been deeply dug and moderately manured, in rows 6 feet apart, and 



4 feet apart in the rows. Owing to the plants being in some cases 

 very- small and weak, to their being received at so many different 

 dates, and to the dry season of 1911, the trial was not completed in 

 that year, but was continued in 1912. The result more than justified 

 expectations. Nearly all the plants made a sturdy, healthy start, and 

 grew so well that some plants attained a height of 10 feet, with corre- 

 spondingly long flower-spikes. Mildew attacked some varieties, but 

 this was checked by spraying the foliage with ^ oz. sulphide ol potas- 

 sium dissolved in 1 gallon of water. 



A.M. = Award of Merit. 



1. A. F. W. Hayward (Kelway). — Height of plant 6| feet, length 

 of spike 24 inches; flowers semi-double, Venetian blue suffused with 

 lilac-mauve and having a blackish-brown centre. 



2. Albert Edward (Forbes), A.M. June 9, 1896.— Height of plant 



5 feet, length of spike 25 inches ; very free-flowering ; flowers semi- 

 double, outer petals deep marine blue, inner petals rich violet-purple ; 

 centre small and dark. 



3. Amethyst (Forbes). — A strong grower, reaching 7 feet in height; 

 length of flower-spike 30 inches; flowers very pretty, deep cornflower 

 blue with white eye. 



4. Bacon (Forbes). — Height 8| feet, length of spike 36 inches. A 

 very effective variety, carrying cobalt-blue flowers shaded with bright 

 purple on a tapering spike; centre dark. 



5. Bassanio (Bunyard). A very pretty single variety, reaching 

 7 feet in height; flowers marine blue tinged with deep violet, loosely 

 arranged on a good spike 25 inches long; eye conspicuous, creamy- 

 white. 



6. Bass Eock (Forbes). — Height of plant 7 feet, length of spike 

 28 inches ; flowers cornflower blue much tinged with violet-purple ; eye 

 white. 



7. Beauty of Langport (Kelway), A.M. June 11, 1895.. — Failed to 



start. 



8. Belladonna superba (Hobbies). — A pretty variety, growing 5| feet 

 high and carrying numerous spikes of large single pale Venetian-blue 

 flowers very lightly arranged. The spikes measure about 20 inches 

 in length. The whitish centre has two conspicuous golden-yellow 

 patches upon it. 



9. Branching Persimmon (Kelway). — Height 6^ feet; flow^ers broad, 

 Venetian blue with white centre, single, lightly arranged on spike 

 28 inches long. The foliage of this variety is much divided. 



