Hardy Perennials 
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DELPHINIUM. L akkspuk. Thrives to a certain ex¬ 
tent in any good garden soil with proper care, but 
tor the best results special care should be given. 
Work the soil deep, with plenty of finely com¬ 
posted manure mixed in. Each plant should 
have plenty of room. The taller species are 
suited to the back of the border, while the lower- 
growing seem more suitable for the front. 
D. Cashmerianum. Ten to 18 inches high; flowers 
azure-blue. July to September. A native of the 
Himalayas, and an exceedingly handsome va¬ 
riety. N., 12 cts. each, $1.10 per doz.; P., 15 cts. 
each, $1.35 per doz. Seeds, 10 cts. per pkt. 
D Caucasicum. A novelty tried here last year. 
Tall, with handsome blue flowers. N., 20 cts. 
each; P., 22 cts. each. Seeds, 6 cts. per pkt. 
D. elatum (/>. alpinum). Bee Larkspur. Medium 
height, with clear blue flowers in good-sized 
branching racemes. Summer. N., 15 cts. each; 
P., 18 cts. each. 
D. formosum. Flowers sky-blue, shaded with in¬ 
digo; spur violet. Blooms in summer. 18 to 30 
inches. N., 15 cts. each; P., 17 cts. each. 
Seeds, G cts. per pkt. 
D. grandiflorum (/). Chine-ms is). Siberian Lark¬ 
spur. One of the lower-growing kinds, having 
variously tinted flowers, from deep blue to white, 
all very delicately shaded and of good size. One 
of the best. July and August. N., 12 cts. each, 
$1 per doz.; P., ]4 cts. each, $1.15 per doz. 
Seeds, G cts. per pkt., 20 cts. % oz. 
D. —, var. caeruleum. N., 20 cts. each; P., 22 cts. 
each. Seeds, 10 cts. per pkt., 25 cts. per % oz. 
D. hybridum mixed. N., 20 cts. each; P., 25 cts. 
each. Seeds, G cts. per pkt. 
D. Maackianum. Has variously colored flowers, 
from dark blue to almost white. Medium height. 
N.. 15 cts. each; P., 18 cts. 
Dianthus plumarius. (See page 12.) 
Delphinium Menziesi. N., 15 cts. each; P., 15c. each. 
Delphinium (Larkspur). 
D. Sp., Kelway’s Selection. One of the finest yet 
offered. Flowers variable. N., 25 cts. each, 
$1.75 per doz.; P., 27 cts. each, $1.95 per doz. 
Seeds, 8 cts. per pkt. 
DI NTHUS Carthusianorum. German Pink. Summer. 
N., 12 cts. each, $1.10 per doz.; P., 15 cts. each, 
$1.35 per doz. Seeds, 10 cts. per pkt. 
D. barbatus. Sweet William. 1 offer the very 
best mixture, so far as colors are concerned, or 
size of flowers, of this old-fashioned plant. 
Summer. N., 10 cts. each, $1 per doz.; P., 12 
cts. each, $1.30 per doz. Seeds, 5 cts. per pkt., 
10 cts. per % oz. 
D. caesius. Cheddar, or Cliff Pink. Flowers 
delicate rose; fragrant. Summer. N., 12 cts. 
each, $1.10 per doz.; P., 15c. each, $1.35 per doz. 
D. Chinensis ( D. Gaucasicvs). Indian Pink. 
Summer. N., 12 cts. each, $1.10 per doz.; P., 
15 cts. each, $1.35 per doz. 
D. cruentus (/>. atrococcinens). Has blood-scarlet 
flowers; very striking in the garden or when 
cut; small, but numerous. Eastern Eui'ope. 
June. N., 15 cts. each, $1.30 per doz.; P., 18 
cts. each, $1.50 per doz. Seeds, 8 cts. per pkt. 
D. deltoides. Maiden Pink. Plant about G inches 
high; flowers rose, in summer. N., 12 cts. each 
$1.10 per doz.; P., 15 cts. each, $1.35 per doz. 
N . preceding the prices indicates not prepaid; P. indicates prepaid. 
