PACIFIC STRAIN 
OF 
DELPHINIUM HYBRIDS 
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It is only 3 years since our strain of Delphinium Hybrids was in¬ 
troduced to the gardening world, and already it has been acclaimed 
not only by enthusiastic amateurs but also by experts as the most 
prominent one in America. 
The qualities we look for in Delphiniums are not only huge flow¬ 
ers and spikes regardless of other characteristics but on the contrary 
we often use plants of smaller size if they have outstanding qualities 
in color or form. 
Our aim is to produce large flowers properly proportioned to the 
size of spike so as to maintain balance and retain the grace of the 
entire plant. Another important feature in our developments is com¬ 
parative Mildew resistence. Some 30 thousand seedlings are grown an¬ 
nually for selection, from which only the finest members combining 
all desirable characteristics are retained for seed production. This en¬ 
ables us to produce very high quality seed giving our customers the 
advantages of the newest developments. 
Our field of seedlings this year has shown a uniformly high per¬ 
centage of beautifully proportioned spikes 3 to 5 feet in height with 
only 1 to 2 feet of foliage. The stems were of thin wiry character, 
resisting strong winds and with Mildew-resistant foliage predominating. 
Individual flowers averaging 2 to 3 inches in diameter were mostly of 
beautiful form with heavy substance and clear colors. 
We have segregated the colors into groups and are offering 10 dif¬ 
ferent shades, classing the self-colors with mostly white bees and the 
pastel combinations with dark bees. Our blues are approaching in 
size and clearness of color the ultimate standard in Delphiniums of 
today. 
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