1939 catalog of RICHARD DIENER NURSERY, oxnard, California, u. s. a. 
DELPHINIUM (Cardinale) 
A native California perennial, yet in the semi-wild 
stage. Grows two to three feet and much higher un¬ 
der favorable conditions. Flowers scarlet, borne on 
long stems. This Delphinium is easily raised from 
seed and is best sown out in the fall. 
Package 50c 6 packages $2.50 
DIENER'S DELPHINIUM HYBRID 
PERENNIALS 
"Dreams of Beauty" 
These Delphinium have been favorites with our cus¬ 
tomers for many years. They have done well in the 
tropics as well as in Alaska and all over the United 
States. They are very hardy against fungus diseases 
and mildew affects them very little, as for years we 
have destroyed all plants that show any mildew. 
They are immensely free flowering; as soon as one 
set of stems has finished flowering, it is replaced with 
another set, and this is repeated during the whole 
growing season. The flowers are single semi-double 
and double and the colors run from sky blue through 
all intermediate shades to the deepest indigo blue 
and many have pinkish frillings. All colorings are 
truly exquisite and the sizes of the single flowers 
are the very largest; they have willowy flexible 
stems with very long closely set spire-like spikes. 
The many testimonials, freely given to us, are enough 
proof of their popularity. 
Sample pkg. 50c Trade pkg. $1.00 T /i oz. $2.50 
1 oz. $5.00 1 pound $60.00 
Directions for Sowing: Make a soil of leaf mould with a little 
sand and sift through a screen. Place this soil three inches 
deep in a box or bed and smooth the surface of the soil with 
a flat board. Then sprinkle the seeds over the surface and 
press them into the soil with the board. Do not cover with any 
soil or at least very lightly, not more than the thickness of 
the seeds, as they will not come up if too heavily covered. 
Moisten the soil with a fine sprinkler and cover the seed bed 
with burlap. Sprinkle the burlap two or three times each day 
to keep moist. Remove the burlap about eight to ten days 
after the seeds are up and keep the soil moist at all times. 
Under no condition should you use a fertilizer of any kind 
in this seed bed. Keep snails or slugs away by making a 
ring around the seed bed, with air-slacked lime. Keep the 
young seedlings shaded with cheesecloth. 
Marion, Virginia, June 22, 1938. 
Richard Diener Nursery, Oxnard, California. 
Gentlemen: The Dream of Beauty I ordered from you last 
year were very good. I especially liked a blue with pink 
splotches and a bee not unlike a real bee laden with pollen. 
It was exquisite. Yours very truly, 
GRACE HOUSTON. 
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Boscobel, Wisconsin, October 11, 1937. 
Richard Diener Nursery, Oxnard, California. 
Gentlemen: I had a wonderful display of Pansies from 
your Mastodon seed; all sizes and colors. The most beau¬ 
tiful display I ever had. 
Have some 75 choice Shasta Daisy plants to winter over 
for next year. Had some fine Dahlias from your best seed. 
Yours, 
A. J. SEEMANN. 
FLOWER SPIKES, FOUR FEET HIGH 
Cut from Six Months' Old Seedlings 
So. Springfield, Pennsylvania, January 3, 1938. 
Richard Diener Nursery, Oxnard, California. 
Gentlemen: Enclosed you will please find my order for 
Petunia seed for which I am enclosing P. O. Money Order. 
I wish to state that I had the best of luck with the seed pur¬ 
chased from you last year. I am sure the seeds germinated 
one hundred per cent and the blooms were simply magnificent. 
The attention attracted to them in my beds here were com¬ 
parable to my Dahlia garden and I assure you that was 
something worth while. Hoping to receive same in the near 
future and that results will be the same as last season, I am, 
Very truly, 
ROBERTS DAHLIA GARDENS. 
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