r DELPHINIUMS 
A NEW STRAIN of WHITE DELPHIN¬ 
IUMS — THE SNOWFLAKE STRAIN— 
white and pure like their name, with flow¬ 
ers two and a quarter inches to three and 
one-half inches across. Sturdy growth, spikes 
twenty-four to forty-three inches long, with 
long graceful laterals. This strain is the re¬ 
sult of years of Hand Pollination, of the most 
rigid selection. In my garden, out of eighty 
plants from WHEELER CROFT HAND 
POLLINATED WHITE SEED there were 
only seven blue ones, that were all very light 
blue. This crop of flowers was crossed by 
hand to bring you and me bigger and better 
ones than these. It has steadily improved 
through the years. It is now the best obtain¬ 
able. 
SNOWFLAKE. A short spike not over two feet 
long, with laterals around fifteen inches. But the 
flowers are three and one-half inches, snow white, 
with a cream center, very double. They are of 
sturdy growth and medium height. The most 
beautiful white delphiniums that I have ever 
seen. Very limited stock of seed. 
WHITE STAR. This grows tall, with very long 
laterals. It has a long, loose spike with three inch 
flowers of the double anemone type. Light cream 
center. Beautiful, graceful, numerous laterals. 
Pure glistening white. Strong growth. This was 
crossed with Snowflake to give very choice seed. 
WHITE SPIRE. Three foot spike of double white 
flowers. Snow white on a well developed spike. 
Flowers over two and a half inches. Three foot 
laterals. Crossed with White Star and Snowflake 
for the benefit of all. Seed only. 
SNOW QUEEN. Forty-three inch spike of very per¬ 
fect snow white flowers, double, with cream cen¬ 
ters. Flowers over three inches, with individual 
stems of six inches at the base of the spike. Very 
strong growth, tall, around seven feet. Anemone 
type of flowers. Crossed with Snowflake for 
greater beauty. Seed only. 
BLACK-EYED BRIDE. Pure white flowers with a 
beautiful black center. Graceful spikes with nu¬ 
merous laterals. Seven to nine stalks to a plant. 
Perfect placement of two and three-quarter inch 
flowers. Crossed with others of the black-eyed 
type for improvement. Seed only. 
Packet $2.00; 5 trial packets, one of each white 
variety, $5.00. 
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