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"FLOWER SEEDS FOR FLORISTS" 
ANNUAL LARKSPUR 
A MOST widely used half-hardy annual for cutting 
both for the greenhouse and outdoors. After 
the seed is germinated, its culture is simple, tho 
in common with most crops. Larkspur respond to a 
well enriched deep soil. Moderate temperature and 
a moist soil are necessary to the germination of the 
seed. It rarely germinates when hot. Last May we 
made an outdoor sowing without getting a trace of 
germination. On September 20, I happened to look 
over this same sowing and found it coming thru 100%, 
and it, of course, was '33 crop seed. When the new 
crop seed comes in, usually late in August, we un¬ 
failingly destroy all carried over stock. A January 
sowing grown in a 50° house gets in around May 1 
and is in fine shape thru that month. For outdoors, 
a fall sowing gets in earliest,- but one made as early in 
the spring as possible is more certain to make a stand. 
For a succession, sow every two weeks until May 1 — 
for our latitude. 
The Base Branching class, also know'n as the Imperial or Spiral, 
improves the original Stock-flowered in being somewhat longer 
stemmed. The Hyacinth-flowered type produces but one long 
non-branching flower spike. They do well on a raised or 
shallow bed where the growth can be hardened some, but 
on a deep ground bed, especially if grown cold, they produce 
hollow stems that break easily in handling. 
Our greenhouse crops of Larkspur keep us in direct 
touch with the value of varieties and market colors. If 
you are not familiar with them, our suggestions for the 
best colors thru stars (*) should be of interest. 
BASE BRANCHING OR IMPERIAL VARIETIES 
Tr 
*Blue Bell. Fairly deep blue,- 
excellent. 
Blue Spire. Very deep violet blue 
Carmine King. Carmine-rose. 
"'Daintiness. Light lavender blue. . . 
Exquisite Pink Improved. Rich soft 
pink. 
"Gloria. Deep rose-pink; excellent. . 
Los Angeles Improved. Salmon-rose. 
"Lilac Queen, (new). Rich lilac- 
lavender. 
"Miss California. Pink shaded salmon. 
The Empress. Salmon-pink. 
White Spire. The best white. 
Mixed. 
STOCK-FLOWERED VARIETIES 
"Dark Blue. A rather heavy color. . . 
Empress Rose. An excellent pink. . . 
La France. Salmon-pink. 
Los Angeles. Rosy salmon-pink. . . 
Lilac. A good color. 
"Rosamond, (new). Fine fairly deep 
rose. 
Rosy Scarlet. Not much of this. 
Sky Blue. Good light blue. 
White. Prefer White Spire. 
. Pkt. 
1 oz. 
1 lb. 
$.25 
$1.00 
$10.00 
.25 
1.00 
10.00 
.25 
1.00 
10.00 
.25 
1.00 
10.00 
.25 
1.00 
10.00 
.25 
1.00 
10.00 
.25 
1.25 
10.00 
.25 
1.25 
10.00 
.25 
1.00 
10.00 
.25 
1.00 
10.00 
.25 
1.00 
10.00 
.20 
1.00 
10.00 
.20 
.50 
5.50 
.20 
.50 
5.50 
.20 
.50 
5.50 
.20 
.75 
8.00 
.20 
.50 
5.50 
.25 
1.00 
10.00 
.20 
.50 
5.50 
.20 
.50 
5.50 
.20 
.50 
5.50 
.15 
.30 
3.50 
Stock-flowered type of 
GIANT HYACINTH-FLOWERED 
"Pink, "Purple, White, Dark Blue, Lilac, Mixed. Each. 
DWARF EMPEROR TYPE 
Grows about 2 ft. and is used effectively for bedding. 
Enchantress. Soft salmon-pink; choice for oots or beddinq . 
Larkspur Rosamond, 
rose pink. 
the finest deep 
Tr. Pkt. 
1 02. 
1 lb. 
$.25 
$ .80 
$ 8.00 
.35 
1.50 
. .25 
.75 
. .25 
.75 
A late sowing of Larkspur might lay dormant all summer and germinate in September. 
