Hart & Vick’s Seeds, Plants, Bulbs • Rochester, N. Y. 
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Delphinium 
These are the most popular of all the hardy plants for the garden. The tall 
spikes of lovely blue flowers, standing erect above the dark green foliage, 
make a wonderful display. They begin to bloom in June and by cutting the 
plants to the ground, as the crops of flowers fade, a second and third lot of 
bloom may be had. Seed sown in boxes in the house early in the spring, and 
plants set outside in the garden 8 inches apart, will bloom the first year. Seed 
may be sown in the open ground from April until August, but is not likely to 
flower until the next year. 
Cambridge Blue. A new annual Delphinium with rich, clear blue flowers on 
3-foot stems. (More fully described on page 7.) Pkg. 25c. 
Belladonna Improved (Cliveden Beauty). We offer a greatly improved 
strain of this popular variety of Hardy Larkspur, a strain that has a brighter 
and larger turquoise-blue flower, a longer and better-filled flower spike 
that is carried on a stronger and longer stem, and greatly excels the old 
Belladonna for continuous blooming. We recommend this greatly improved 
Belladonna to both the amateur and professional gardener. Pkg. 25c; 
rs oz. 40c; )4 oz. 70c; 34 oz. $1.25. 
Bellamosum. A dark blue form of the popular light blue Belladonna. We 
consider this much better than the old favorite dark blue Formosum, as it 
is a very sturdy grower, free bloomer, and has all the other good qualities 
that make a successful garden plant. Height 3 feet. Pkg. 20c; & oz. 35c; 
34 oz. 60c; 34 oz. $1. 
Gold Medal Hybrids. Very good mixture containing all colors. Pkg. 15c; 
ys oz. 35c; J4 oz. 60c; 34 oz. $1- 
Chinese or Butterfly. A distinct variety growing 234 foot high and covered 
with graceful sprays of butterfly-like flowers the first year. The plant is 
absolutely hardy and will come up larger and stronger each year. 
Azure Fairy. Azure-blue. Pkg. 15c; 34 oz. 35c; 34 oz. 60c. 
Snowflake. Dainty, pure white. Pkg. 15c; 34 oz. 35c; 34 oz. 60c. 
Hart & Vick’s Exhibition Hybrids 
Here we offer you a strain of Hybrid Delphinium second to none in the 
country. The flowers are of exquisite texture, splendid size, and in trusses 
2 feet long, held erect on 6-foot stems. The colors among these Hybrids 
are truly wonderful. Here you will find Sky-Blue, Porcelain-Blue, Gentian, 
Royal and Cornflower-Blue, Mauve, Rose, Heliotrope, Pansy-Violet, with 
double and crested centers in Pure White, Cream, Yellow, and Black. The 
seed of this Exhibition Hybrid Strain was saved by an expert from the 
finest plants in a famous private collection. Pkg. 25c; fs oz. 55c; 34 oz * 
$1; 34 oz - $1-85. 
Wrexham Hollyhock-flowered Delphinium 
Shown in natural color on the second cover 
The remarkable new Delphiniums, originated by Mr. Watkin Samuel, 
Wrexham, England, are called Hollyhock Delphiniums on account of their 
large spikes of unusually large flowers and very tall stems (7 to 8 feet). The 
colors range from pale lavender to indigo-blue, with centers or “bees” of con¬ 
trasting colors. We offer European-grown seed. Pkg. 45c; ^ oz. 95c; 34 oz. 
$1.75. 
How to Grow Delphinium from Seed. Always insist on fresh seed. Sow in a 
well-prepared seed-bed, covering with 34 inch of fine soil, firmed down. After 
sowing, cover the seed-bed with mulch, new lawn-clippings, peat moss, or 
even newspapers if kept wet. In 12 days remove mulch gradually. When 
plants have three leaves, move and space 6 inches apart. The following 
spring transplant in groups into your garden, allowing 1 foot between the 
plants. Mulch, after the ground is frozen, for protection. Some of the most 
expert professional private gardeners chill or freeze their Delphinium seed 
in the refrigerator or ice-chest for 24 hours and sow it while it is still cold. 
Exhibition Hybrid Delphiniums 
Single Japanese Dianthus 
Dianthus * Pinks 
Brilliant colors and profusion of bloom make these Garden Pinks one of our most 
popular flowers. Plants grow about a foot high and are particularly fine in masses in beds 
and borders. Sow the seed outdoors in early spring, and in a few weeks the plants will be 
up and full of bloom. If protected in winter the plants will flower freely next season. 
Annual Varieties 
Double Diadem, Mixed. Beautiful, double flowers in tints of crimson, purple, lilac, 
etc., with the outer edges fringed and nearly white. Pkg. 10c; 34 oz. 35c. 
Double Japanese, Mixed. Double flowers with colors from the most delicate pink to the 
deepest crimson. Pkg. 10c; 34 oz. 30c. 
Single Japanese, Mixed. A splendid mixture of colors in single flowers. Pkg. 10c;‘34 oz. 30c. 
Sweet Wivelsfield. A new annual Pink for the rock-garden. The plants have the thrifty 
growth of Sweet William, and the flowers the brilliancy of color of Japanese Pinks. 
(See page 5.) Pkg. 15c. 
Perennial Varieties 
Allwoodii alpinus. A beautiful hardy Pink for the rock-garden. Grows 4 to 6 inches high 
and bears large flowers in various shades of rose and pink during July and August. 
(See page 5.) Pkg. 35c. . . .. 
Double-flowering. Double and semi-double flowers in many beautiful colors. Pkg. lUc; 
Q2 35c 
Single-flowering. Fringed flowers in many beautiful colors. Pkg. 10c; 34 oz. 30c. 
