NEW TYPES 
OF AMAZING SIZE AND INFINITELY MORE BEAUTIFUL 
COLORS ARE PRESENTED IN 
F or years and years the Delphinium or old-fashioned Larkspur has been a favorite among 
gems of loveliness for the hardy border. , . , , 
However beautiful the old varieties were, they are not to be compared with the 
modern types, the choicest of which are still in the hands of a few specialists who devote 
their whole time to bringing them to a still higher state oi perfection. 
My Delphiniums are now well known in every state from Maine to California. At 
every'flower show where they have been exhibited they have invariably outclassed ever} 
competing group. For three years my exhibits have carried off the highest honors with 
three special Gold Medals at the great New York show, where the world s finest Delphiniums 
1 ^Single! S semi-double, and double flowers, glorious color shading from indigo-blue to 
pale mauve, lavender, soft pink, and white, cover one-half to two-thirds of the giant 
5_ and 6-foot spikes. Every dozen plants include practically the entire color-range of 
this^mag^rdy g ow ^ r b orc j er complete without them. A few of these beautiful spikes 
are reproduced in natural colors on the preceding pages, accompanied by the story of 
DU Since m t S he D kst 1 TsTuTof my Catalogue, I have once more won the highest awards for 
my Delphiniums at the leading shows in America. Some of the new colors and unique 
forms are truly amazing in their beauty. I keep in continuous touch with the English 
sources of the hybrids 1 originally imported and distributed in America, and have been 
fortunate in securing special favors from them by receiving consignments of their very 
choicest creations. Adding these to my already famous strain has made it unique anc 
OUt Youn 1 g g piants P which y produced their first flowers last fall (1933), and which are offered 
for spring planting, will bring many delightful surprises to those who order now. 
I have many letters from customers in all parts of the country expressing the pleasure 
and satisfaction they have enjoyed from my plants-part.cularly those who purchased my 
newest strains of the last few years. . f ta i u - • 
A momentary thought occurred to me of reducing the price of my Delphiniums this 
vear I understand growers of a general line of hardy plants are doing so. But when 1 . . . 
considered t£ magnificent and very expensive types I have added to them, I felt that havrng so cons.derably mcreased 
the quality of my plants I shall be really giving much greater value by 
phiniums now form conspicuous colonies 
in the gardens of estates famed for their 
beauty. The spikes are of huge propor¬ 
tions, standing 5 to 6 feet high, on “walk¬ 
ing-cane” stems. Some of these are broad 
at the base, tapering to a fine point; others 
are columnar, like five or six hyacinth 
spikes joined end to end. Again, some 
spikes are compact, with the individual 
florets touching and overlapping, while 
others have the more open formation, so 
graceful in the estimation of connoisseurs. 
The flowers are quite double in some 
spikes, showing distinctly two rows of 
petals; others are semi-double; and there 
are quite a number of the single-flowered 
sorts also, exhibiting special individual 
on o rm 
Huge spikes (of the typical 
Wrexham strain) on one 
PLANT 
Superb forms and colors that hdve dwdflened 
d new interest in these most chdrming old' 
fdshioned flowers 
Gold Medal. Special award New 
York Hort. Soc. International Show 
and numerous awards elsewhere. 
One of my Gold Medal Exhibits—New York International Show 
Join the Delphinium Society of America 
WE WILL FORWARD YOUR APPLICATION 
Duckham’s Delphiniums 
WILLIAM C. DUCKHAM, MADISON, N. J. 
