HARDY PERENNIALS. 
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A bed of hardy perennial Larkspurs. 
DELPHINIUM. Larkspur. Thrives to a certain ex¬ 
tent in any good garden soil with proper care, but 
for 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. 
The photo-engraving above shows a good bed of 
Larkspurs. 
y 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. 
D. Caucasicum. A novelty not yet tried here. 
N., 20 cts. each; P., 22 cts. each. 
D. datum (D. alpinum). Bee Larkspur. Medium 
height, with clear blue flowers in good-sized 
branching racemes. Summer. Seeds, 8 cts. per 
pkt. 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. Seeds, 8 cts. per pkt. N., 15 cts. each ; 
P., 17 cts. each. 
D. grandiflorum (D. Chincnsis). 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. Seeds, 
6 cts. per pkt. N., 12 cts. each, $1 per doz.; P., 
14 cts. each, $1.15 per doz. 
DELPHINIUM grandillorum, var. cacrulcum. Soods. 
10 cts. per pkt. N., 20 cts. each; P., 22 cts. each. 
D. —, var. album. Seeds, 10 cts. per pkt. N., 20 cts. 
each; P., 22 cts. each. 
D. hybridum mixed. N., 20 cts.; P., 25 cts. each. 
D. Maackianum. Has variously colored flowers, 
from dark blue to almost white. Medium height. 
N., 15 cts. each, $1.20 per doz.; P., 18 cts. oach, 
$1.40 per doz. 
D. Menziesi. N., 15 cts. oach; P., 10 cts. each. 
D. nudicaulc. A handsome low-growing spocios 
from California, with red flowers in summer. 
Seeds, 10 cts. per pkt. N., 15 cts. oach; P., 
10 cts. each. 
D. Sp. Kelway’s Selection. I have not yet soon 
these in bloom, but I am told they aro very 
beautiful. N., 15 cts. each, $1.35 per doz.; P., 
17 cts. each, $1.G0 per doz. 
Delphiniums, in Mixture. Most of the above kinds 
are in this lot, but they are all mixed, though 
the plants aro good, young and thrifty. Sum¬ 
mer. Seeds, 5 cts. per pkt. N., 8 cts. each, 
GO cts. per doz.; P., 10 cts. cuch,'90 cts. per doz. 
DIANTHUS arenarius. Pink. Eastern Europe. Flow¬ 
ers nearly white, tipped with pink. A pretty, 
free-blooming little plnnt. Summer. N., 10 cts. 
each, $1 per doz.; P., 12 cts. each, $1.20 
per doz. 
D. attenuatus. Good-sized pink flowers. Seeds, 
5 cts. per pkt. N., 12 cts. each, $1.10 per doz.; 
P., 11 cts. each, $1.45 per doz. 
y. preceding the prices, indicates not prepaid ; P. indicates prepaid. 
