Delphinium Pests 
The clean garden discourages many enemies, especially the 
bacterial ones. Decaying litter provides them a good home. 
Avoid fresh manure near plants as you would the pestilence. 
And use any high-powered fertilizer with extreme caution. It 
is safer to stick to the plain old-fashioned foods that we all 
know how to deal with. 
Before the Delphiniums start growth in spring a lime-sulphur 
soaking of the soil, at the orchard strength of ten to one, is an 
excellent precautionary measure. 
In some sections there are spasmodic attacks of the so-called 
"Blight" or "Blacks"; technically it is known as "cyclamen- 
mite." It produces distortion and blackening of the growing 
plant. As the roots may not be affected, the plant should be cut 
to the ground and burned. A weekly spray of "Rototox" should 
keep it in check. Our Oregon stock is free from this pest. 
If there is a tendency to mildew or black-spot, adding Black- 
leaf 40 to the lime-sulphur at the rate of one tablespoon to 
three gallons of water, is recommended. Fortunately, Hood- 
acres is quite free from these disturbances. 
Slugs will sometimes leave home merely by the use of 
sharp sand strewn over the ground, but more persistent breeds 
may need copper sulphate crystals crushed fine and scattered 
where they raid. This is very poisonous and must be handled 
accordingly. 
HUNDREDS OF VISITORS AGREE 
Anderson, Ind.: "I wish to inform you about the results of the seeds I 
obtained from you last year. The Seedlings bloomed this June and are 
in bloom again after the unusually hot dry weather of the summer. The 
flowers produced have surpassed anything in the Delphinium line I have 
ever seen. We have had hundreds of visitors to our garden and I think 
that every one of them agrees with me in regard to your Delphiniums. 
The color range is far beyond my greatest expectations. Some beautiful 
White specimens have shown up in the mixed seed. I wish to thank you 
along with my many friends for the fine products that you are giving 
the Delphinium world." 
THE WORLD'S LEADING GROWERS VS. HOODACRES 
Edison, Pa.: "For four years now I have been raising perennial flowers 
for a hobby and the ones that I love best and take the most interest in 
are the Delphinium. I have them from seeds of the world's leading grow¬ 
ers, including English, and Hoodacres strain has proven the best yet 
to me." 
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