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PERENNIAL FLOWER SEEDS 
DON'T BE DISCOURAGED! DON'T GIVE UP! 
If BLACK ROT or ROOT ROT kills your Tall Delphinium Hybrids— 
IF YOU LIVE IN TOO WARM A COUNTRY so Your Plants Die 
Annually — THEN GROW THE BEAUTIFUL BELLA 
DONNA DELPHINIUMS AND SUCCEED! 
You want the beautiful blues in your garden, you want a graceful 
bushy plant that will provide you with lovely graceful cutting mate¬ 
rial for your house throughout the summer, plants that will live and 
thrive and are not too finicky, not growing out of bounds 6 to 8 feet 
tall, at the mercy of every windstorm, then, dear friend, grow the 
modern, beautiful BELLA DONNA HYBRIDS and don’t turn them 
down. 
They ALWAYS come true to color, both from seeds and 
seedlings, ALWAYS that HEAVENLY BLUE AZURE color, or a 
rich cobalt blue, without any other blue or mauve shades. A real 
"Delphinium Blue”. Easy to grow from seeds (never any failure) 
and easy to take care of in your garden afterwards. We offer seeds 
of the following sterling varieties: 
CLIVEDEN BEAUTY & FANNY STORMONTH in mixture (there 
is no difference in them as we see it). A beautiful light azure 
blue, large flower and strong growers up to 4 and 5 feet. 
Per pkt. 15c; 2 for 25c; 1/16 oz. 40c. 
BLUE GROTTO. An English early variety; deep indigo blue. 1/16 
oz. 40c; 2 pkts. 25c; per pkt. 15c. 
LAMARTINE. An English variety, not often seen in this country; 
a fine gentian blue, a distinct color of rather dwarf habit (3 ft.) 
Per pkt. 20c; 1/16 oz. 50c. 
BELLAMOSUM IMPROVED. Large deep blue flowers uniform in 
color with a white bee. Blooms 2*4 inches across. The result of 
ten years of careful selection. 1/8 oz. 80c; 1/16 oz. 45c; per pkt. 
15c. 
BELLA DONNA PUDOR’S "SAPPHIRE”. A beautiful seedling 
which appeared some two years ago among a large planting of 
“Cliveden Beauty”. It is darker than the azure blue of Cliveden 
Beauty, yet lighter than the cobalt blue of Bellamosum or Formo- 
sum. A beautiful brilliant clear sapphire-blue, so much desired in a 
delphinium. It comes about 90% true to color, about 10% being of a 
lighter shade. Per pkt. 25c; 1/16 oz. 75c. 
Mt. Sterling, Kentucky, 
January 22, 1936. 
Your Cliveden Beauty and other improved Belladonna 
Delphinium must be an answer to prayer of the lovers of 
Delphiniums who live in a climate unfavorable to growing 
delphiniums. I had splendid success with Cliveden Beauty 
from Spring sown seeds last year, cutting two crops of beau¬ 
tiful clear blue flowers of fine size from my plants, which 
were sturdy, clean plants when cut down by freezing weather 
in the late Fall. These fine Belladonnas will be a boon to 
florists. MRS. OLDHAM. 
GET THIS VALUABLE BOOKLET! 
Missouri Botanical Garden Bulletin, entitled 
“GROWING PLANTS FROM SEEDS” 
Handsomely illustrated with 29 photographs, showing the whole 
process of sowing seeds to the transplanting of the seedlings. It is 
by far the best bulletin on the subject we have ever seen. Through 
the courtesy of the Botanical Garden, we were given special permis¬ 
sion to reprint this bulletin. Price 15c. Ask for it. It is sent free 
with all seed orders amounting to $1.50 or more, if asked for with 
the order. 
Brooklyn Botanical Gardens Leaflets. Concise, valuable hints on 
The Planting and Cultivation of Perennials. Ask for Bulletin No. 6. 
Starting Perennials from Seed. Ask for Bulletin No. 7. 
Five cents each —Be sure and give the number you want. Free 
with all seed orders amounting to $1.00 up, if asked for with the 
order. If mailed separate, 5 cents each bulletin. 
IN A COMPETITION OF 340 EXHIBITS OF EXCEPTIONAL 
MERIT, PUDOR’S PRIZE WINNER DELPHINIUM 
STRAIN PROVE AGAIN BLUE RIBBON 
WINNERS. 
Just as we were going to press, we received the following 
letter under date of June 16th, 1936, from a St. Louis cus¬ 
tomer: 
"It may be of interest to you to know that DELPHINIUMS 
grown from SEED secured from your firm stole the Kirkwood 
Flower Show on May 30th. The Kirkwood Show is the best 
staged flower show in this community (Webster Groves, St. 
Louis), and the exhibits are always high class, so the writer is 
very proud of the honor which was shown us. 
“The plant from which the stalks were taken is two years 
old. We were given the BLUE RIBBON for the best of the 
species; the yellow ribbon for exceptional merit, and they 
were adjudged the best plants grown out of doors. When you 
consider that the competition consisted of 340 exhibits of ex¬ 
ceptional merit you can be justly proud of your Delphinium 
Strain.” J. W K. 
Webster Groves, Mo., June 16, 1936. 
GEUM 
LADY STRATH EDEN. Rich golden yellow double flowers. Per 
pkt. 15c, 2 for 25c. 
MRS. BRADSHAW. Large semi-double orange-scarlet. Per pkt. 10c. 
PRINCE OF ORANGE. A grand novelty in a striking shade of deep 
orange. The flowers are double and of extra size. A fine spot of 
color for the rockery. 18 inches. Pkt. 20c. 
GYPSOPHILA (Lime Lovers) 
PANICULATA FL. PL. "SNOW WHITE”. Easy to raise from seed, 
blooms the first year if sown early. Mostly double flowers. 1/16 
oz. 50c; per pkt. 25c. 
PACIFICA. A new pink Baby’s Breath. Very fine. Per pkt. 20c. 
HELIANTHEMUM (Rock Rose) 
Finest mixture of these indispensable rock plants. 2 pkts. 25c; per 
pkt. 15c. 
HOLLYHOCKS 
TRIUMPH DOUBLE. New, early flowering strain, containing a 
great variety of new colors. The flowers are gracefully waved 
and fringed. We think this a wonderful Hollyhock. 1/16 oz. $1.25; 
per pkt. 25c. 
NEWPORT PINK. Beautiful double pure pink flowers. !4 oz. 50c; 
2 pkts. 25c; per pkt. 15c. 
DOUBLE YELLOW. Clear yellow. !4 oz. 50c; 2 pkts. 25c; pkt. 15c. 
ENGLISH PRIZE MIXTURE. Chafer’s strain-extra. J 4 oz. 40c; 
per pkt. 15c. 
IBERIS (Candytuft) 
Gl BRALTARICA. Flowers white tinged lilac. 3 pkts. 25c; pkt. 10c. 
SEMPERVIRENS. Pure white flowers, evergreen habit. A gem. 
J/ 8 oz. 40c; 2 pkts. 25c; per pkt. 15c. 
IRIS, JAPANESE 
New seed crop of Japanese Iris is not ready until October, so please, 
be patient. Sow them in a protected cold frame, or right outside 
in milder climates, as soon as received. They will NOT germi¬ 
nate until the following Spring and then up 95 per cent; trans¬ 
plant as soon as large enough to handle; they will bloom the 
following year. The seed can also be sown successfully in the 
Spring of the year; germination period then about 4 to 6 weeks, 
depending upon conditions. 
KAEMPFERI HYBRIDS. Rich, damp soil. Choicest mixed vari¬ 
eties. Z a oz. 35c; !4 oz. 60c; i/ 2 oz. $1.00; per pkt. 15c. 
LINUM (Flax) 
SIBIRICUM. Common blue flax. A lovely thing. 3 pkts. 25c; per 
pkt. 10c. 
NARBONENSE. Beautiful steel-blue glistening large flowers. Za 
oz. 60c; per pkt. 20c. 
GRANDIFLORUM RUBRUM (Scarlet Flax) is an Annual. 
LILIUM (Lily) 
REGALE. Delicate white flushed pink. Easily grown from seed. 
1 oz. $1.50; J4 oz. 50c; per pkt. 15c. 
PHILIPPINENSE FORMOSANUM. A grand Lily that is rapidly 
becoming popular as a garden variety and as a cut flower. Large 
trumpet-shaped flowers of pure white are gracefully carried on 
slender 2 to 3 foot stems. In the garden it makes a beautiful 
display during the summer. Easy from seed and blooms the sec¬ 
ond year from seed. Per pkt. 20c; Zs oz. 40c; !4 oz. 75c. 
TENUIFOLIUM. The Coral Lily. A pretty, dwarf, early blooming 
sort, carrying many waxen recurved flowers of most intense coral 
scarlet. Excellent material for rock garden planting and valuable 
likewise for bedding or clump planting in the hardy border. 
Forces well. A native of Siberia. Usually blooms in one year 
from seed. Pkt. 20c; special pkt. 40c. 
LUPINUS (Lupin) 
SUPER PINK MIXTURE. Does not come quite true. !4 oz. 50c; 
per pkt. 20c. 
BLUE BEAUTY. Beautiful shades of blue. J4 oz. 40c; per pkt. 15c. 
APRICOT SHADES. Very beautiful but hard to get even from pure 
apricot seeds. |4 oz. 75c; per pkt. 20c. 
NEW MODERN ENGLISH NAMED VARIETIES in art shades of 
amber, deep pink, orange, apricot, terra-cotta, ruby crimson, 
rosy-red. A magnificent collection. You have never seen any¬ 
thing like it. HIGHEST AWARD OF MERIT from the Royal 
Horticultural Society of England. SEEDS IN FINEST MIX¬ 
TURE (not in separate colors) Zs oz. 50c; per pkt. 30c. 
