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JOHN A. SALZER SEED CO. 
LA CROSSE, WIS 
1937 
Hollyhock Strain of 
Delphinium 
DELPHINUM, HOLLYHOCK STRAIN 
The long, strong, graceful spikes of blooms of simply enormous size and beauty of 
form, combined with their hardiness and ability to winter through everywhere and 
to flower for several years, place Salzer’s Hollyhock Strain in the forefront as the 
finest acquisition to the present day family of Delphinium. Whether for garden 
decoration or for cut flowers, Salzer’s Hollyhock Strain stands alone for profuseness 
and size of bloom, length of spike, hardiness, and perfection of flower! We have 
grown specimens at Cliffwood Farms where the individual blooms measured four 
inches across. 
The flowers are so large, so ruffled and so densely set, that the regal spikes resem¬ 
ble the pillared Hollyhock at its best, and they are almost as tall, frequently reach¬ 
ing a height of four to six feet. We offer mixed seed only, containing all the blue 
shades known to Delphinium, including lovely shades of violet, mauve, lilac, purple, 
etc., and with interesting modifications in the “eye" of the flower, the mixture con¬ 
taining both single and double flowers. The seed will produce handsome flowers in 
seven months after sowing. Start the seed indoors in March and transplant to the 
garden in April or May to have flowers in September. 1079—Pkt., 25c; 2 pkts., 45c; 
% 2 oz., 59c; y 1(i oz., 90c; % oz., $1.50. Strong One Year Plants: Each, 35c; 3 for 
$1.00; 6 for $1.75; dozen, $3.25, postpaid. 
Spikes of Gold Medal Hybrids 
Iceberg; 
DELPHINIUM (Perennial Larkspur) HP 
The Delphinium, or Perennial Larkspur, as it is better known, with 
its long clustered spikes of beautiful irregular flowers, often with long 
spurs, is especially valuable for supplying the garden with shades of 
blue. They frequently flower the first season. 
2000—Salzer’s Iceberg. Lovely, pure white flowers, something rare 
in Delphinium. The plants grow 4 to 5 feet high with very long spikes 
of large, massive pure white blooms. Pkt., 35c; 2 pkts., 60c. 
2700—Giant Named Delphinium Mixed. A mixture of the famous 
English named sorts that frequently grow 5 and 6 feet tall, with spikes 
3 feet long, including such varieties as Joan, Lady Derby, Lord Lans- 
downe, Millicent Blackmore, etc. * 
We offer mixed seed only, the colors running through various shades 
of intense, deep blue to azure blue, and rosy mauve, some marked with 
white centers, but the majority with black centers. Start the seed in¬ 
doors in March and transplant to the garden in April or May. Pkt., 20c; 
2 pkts., 35c; Via oz., 50c; Vk oz., 90e. 
19 51—Gold Medal Hybrids. This is one of our finest and most im¬ 
portant specialties, and is unquestionably' the best strain of mixed hy¬ 
brids ever offered. The plants are of strong, vigorous habit, with large 
flowers on spikes three to five feet long, the majority running in the 
darker shades of blue. Pkt., 15c; Vk oz., 30c; Vk «*•> 50c. 
1947 - Formosum. Large, rich dark blue, white center, borne on 
spikes 2 to 3 feet tall. Pkt., 5c; Vk oz., 65c. 
1946— Belladonna (Everblooming Hardy Larkspur). One of the 
finest and most continuous bloomers. Clear turquoise-blue flowers. 3 
feet high. Pkt., 15c; Vk oz., 50c; Vk oz., 90c. 
1945—Tom Thumb, Blue Butterfly. A pretty dwarf Delphinium, 
only one foot high, bearing beautiful small branches, rather than 
spikes, of dark blue flowers. Lovely in borders or rockeries, and fine 
for cutting. Blooms first year if sown early. Pkt., 15c; Vk 02 ., 25c. 
1948— Finest Mixed. A carefully blended mixture of all the many 
shades, running mostly in blue, saved from the largest flowers. 3 feet. 
Pkt., 10c; % oz., 30c; Vk oz., 50c. 
1932—Finest Mixed, Salzer’s Cliffwood Farm TRIPLE-A-TESTED 
•— A special reselected strain certified by THREE-WAY tests: Pkt., 15c; 
Vk 02 ., 50c; Vk oz., 90c. 
Spikes of Giant 
Named. Mixed 
Delphinium 
Belladonna Delphin¬ 
ium—One of the Best 
Formosum 
Two years ago I bought your Giant Dahlia Seed and now I have good bulbs to plant. I had flowers from them last year. 
—Mrs. Geo. H. Goodrich, R. D. 1, Box 417, Merced, Calif. 
