Delphinium, Wayside Gardens Hybrids 
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W A y S IDE GAR OEMS 
DELPHINIUM - Larkspur 
stately and handsome summer-flowering, herbaceous .perennials of 
unsurpassable beauty. Few plants lend a greater attraction to the 
border in early summer. Fortunately they con be grown in every garden, 
but in warm, dry ports of the country they do not live long. Best 
results are obtained in our cooler regions, especially along the Pacific 
and Aflantic coasts. 
Culture. Delphiniums require a rich, generous and well drained soil. 
On soils of a light or medium nature dig in plenty of well-decayed 
manure. In those of a heavy nature it is desirable to fork up the sub¬ 
soil and compost of two parts loam and one of equal proportions of 
decayed manure and sand. The planfs are best grown in groups of fhree 
or six. Allow a distance of at least 18 inches to two feet between the 
plants. Planting may be done in autumn or early spring. Remove faded 
flowers, and on no accounf allow seeds to develop, then a second crop 
of flowers may be expected later on. 
ENGLISH DELPHINIUMS 
Wayside Gardens Hybrids Three $1.60, Doz. $4.50, 100 $35.00 
Here offered are fhe newest, the best and the finest to be secured 
anywhere. The range of colors varies from the palest shade of blue to 
the deepest indigo-blue and royal purple with many intermediary pastel 
tones of mauve, pink and lavender blendings. Among these new hy-. 
brids are flowers of huge size in both single and double forms. This 
strain has been raised from seed saved from the finest named kinds in 
creation. Visitors at our nursery proclaim them the best they have 
ever seen. Those who wish to perfect their already much prized borders 
cannot afford to overlook these wonderful hybrids. 
Sutton's Hybrid Three $1.40, Doz. $4.00, 100 $30.00 
This is one of the newest and at present the most popular strains of 
the garden Delphinium. It is distinct because of its broad, conical 
spike and enormous individual flowers, 1 ' 72-2 inches in diameter, in all 
shades of blue blended with mauve and violet. Also contains some fine 
clear white types. 
Blockmore and Longdon Hybrid Three $1.20, Doz. $3.50, 100 $25.00 
This English strain is one of the finest developments in the Delphinium 
family. The flowers are enormous, produced on solid, erect spikes of 
great height and rigidity. The colors lie in delicate shades of blue, 
mauve, and pink. Combines landscape value with a grace and ele¬ 
gance for cutting unsurpassed in this family of plants. 
Gold Medal Hybrids Three $1.00, Doz. $3.00, 100 $20,00 
They are made up from many strains and are a fine mixture for an 
inexpensive planting. 
Fanny Stormonth Three $1.20, Doz. $3.50, 100 $25.00 
A lovely pale blue variety growing about four to five feet high, pro¬ 
ducing its flower spikes in goodly numbers. One of the best kinds of 
its color. 
WHITE HYBRID DELPHINIUMS 
. Three $1.40, Doz. $4.00, 100 $30.00 
Here at last we have a mixture of whife Delphinium. The flowers are 
semi-double, double and single white on 6 foot stems. Graceful enough 
for cutting, still tall and sufficiently substantial to make noble garden 
plants. They are of easy culture and look splendidly combined with the 
blue Hybrids. For a succession of blooms do not permit seed to form. 
DELPHINIUM CHINENSE - Chinese Delphinium 
The Chinese Delphiniums differ moterially from the Belladonna or 
English Hybrids. They rarely grow over three feet in height and bloom 
about three or four weeks later. The foliage of this variety is almost 
fern-like, the plants are more graceful and the flowers, which grow 
in panicles, are of an infense gentian-blue. A lovely thing for the 
border Require same treatment as English Delphiniums. They should be 
planted about 10 to 12 inches apart. Their roots are much smaller 
than those of the English Hybrids. 
Chinense Three $0.85, Doz. $2.75, 100 $18.00. 
A very pretty variety, with fine, feathery foliage and intense gentian- 
blue flowers in open panicles. 
Chinense album Three $0.85, Doz. $2.75, 100 $1 8.00 
A pure white form of the above. 
DELPHINIUM BELLADONNA 
The Belladonna Delphinium does not grow quite as tall as the popular 
English Hybrids, but they produce more spikes and are more graceful, 
therefore, more useful for cutting. In fact, they are our loveliest early 
blue flowers for that purpose. They require the same care and treat¬ 
ment as suggested for the English FHybrids, but may be planted a little 
closer together, 12 inches aport is sufficient space for them. Their 
lovely blue spikes are about 3 to 4 feet high ond produced in June and 
again in September. 
Belladonna. Light sky-blue. 
1 -year-old plants .. . . 
2-year-old plants . 
Three 
-$0.75 
_ 1.00 
Doz. 
$2.00 
3.00 
100 
$15.00 
20.00 
Bellamosa. A dark blue form of 
Like the latter and of s+rong 
1- year-old plants . 
2- year-old plants . 
Belladonna. 
growth. 
.75 
_. 1.00 
2.00 
3.00 
15.00 
20.00 
Cliveden Beauty Three $ 1.20, Doz. $3.50, 100 $25.00 
This IS a fine English improvement over the common Belladonna. Grow¬ 
ing much taller, many more flowers to each spike and of a brighter 
color. Altogether a fine improvement. Dianthus Heddewigi 
