time, beautifully shaped sepals (the corolla is made up of sepals 
not petals), flowers extending for a long distance on the stalk 
and growth sturdy enough to stand without staking. But the 
grand accomplishment of these Twentieth Century marvels is 
their wonderful combination of colors and their placement. In 
the semi-doubles the back row of sepals will be of some shade of 
blue or purple while the front row which almost overlays the 
other, will be of another color. ' ' 
In cultivating Delphinium there should be good preparation 
of soil, deep digging, good enrichment with manure that is well- 
rotted and broken up and planting should be done with the 
crown two inches below the surface of the soil. The plants 
draw on the soil, both from the main root-system and from the 
tiny surface-feeders that are sent out in the growing season. 
This makes it possible to stimulate growth at essential periods 
by using temperate amounts of bone meal. 
A. G. H. 
"If thou of fortune be bereft, 
And in thy store there be but left 
Two loaves, — sell one, and with the dole 
Buy Hyacinths to feed thy soul." 
James Terry White. 
Vegetable List 
Following is a list of vegetables grown for over twenty-one 
years in Western Pennsylvania. These varieties have all done 
well in this locality. The list has been compiled by Alex. 
Davidson, superintendent for Mrs. Henry R. Rea of the Garden 
Club of Allegheny County. 
Beans (Stringless) Bountiful. 
Valentine Green-pod. 
Beans (Bush Lima) Burpee's 9-iant Improved. 
Beans (Bole Lima) Early Leviathan. 
King of the Marlcet. 
Beets 
Brussels Sprouts 
Cabbage 
Crosby's imp. Egyptian. 
Detroit Blood Turnip. 
Long Island improved. 
Eureka First Early. 
Surehead or Flat Butch. 
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Flat-podded. 
B.ound-podded. 
Early. 
Main crop. 
Early. 
Late. 
