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PERENNIAL FLOWER SEEDS 
DON'T BE DISCOURAGED! DON'T GIVE UP! 
If BLACK ROT or ROOT ROT kills your Tall Delphinium Hybrids— 
IF YOU LIVE IN TOO WARM A COUNTRY so Your Plants Die 
Annually — THEN GROW THE BEAUTIFUL BELLA 
DONNA DELPHINIUMS AND SUCCEED! 
You want the beautiful blues in your garden, you want a graceful 
bushy plant that will provide you with lovely graceful cutting mate¬ 
rial for your house throughout the summer, plants that will live and 
thrive and are not too finicky, not growing out of bounds 6 to 8 feet 
tall, at the mercy of every windstorm, then, dear friend, grow the 
modern, beautiful BELLA DONNA HYBRIDS and don’t turn them 
down. 
They ALWAYS come true to color, both from seeds and 
seedlings, ALWAYS that HEAVENLY BLUE AZURE color, or a 
rich cobalt blue, without any other blue or mauve shades. A real 
"Delphinium Blue’’. Easy to grow from seeds (never any failure) 
and easy to take care of in your garden afterwards. We offer seeds 
of the following sterling varieties: 
BELLAMOSUM IMPROVED. Large deep blue flowers uniform in 
color with a white bee. Blooms 2 V 2 inches across. The result of 
ten years of careful selection. 1/8 oz. 80c; 1/16 oz. 45c; per pkt. 
15c, 2 for 25c. 
CLIVEDEN BEAUTY. A beautiful azure blue—always the same 
color. Per pkt. 15c; 2 for 25c; 1/16 oz. 45c; Ya oz. 80c. 
BELLA DONNA PUDOR’S “SAPPHIRE”. A beautiful seedling 
which appeared three years ago among a large planting of 
"Cliveden Beauty”. It is darker than the azure blue of Cliveden 
Beauty, yet lighter than the cobalt blue of Bellamosum or Formo- 
sum. A beautiful brilliant clear sapphire-blue, so much desired in a 
delphinium. It comes about 90% true to color, about 10% being of a 
lighter shade. Per pkt. 25c; 1/16 oz. 90c. 
Mt. Sterling, Kentucky, 
January 22, 1936. 
Your Cliveden Beauty and other improved Belladonna 
Delphinium must be an answer to prayer of the lovers of 
Delphiniums who live in a climate unfavorable to growing 
delphiniums. I had splendid success with Cliveden Beauty 
from Spring sown seeds last year, cutting two crops of beau¬ 
tiful clear blue flowers of fine size from my plants, which 
were sturdy, clean plants when cut down by freezing weather 
in the late Pall. These fine Belladonnas will be a boon to 
florists. MRS. OLDHAM. 
GET THIS VALUABLE BOOKLET! 
Missouri Botanical Garden Bulletin, entitled 
“GROWING PLANTS FROM SEEDS” 
Handsomely illustrated with 29 photographs, showing the whole 
process of sowing seeds to the transplanting of the seedlings. It is 
by far the best bulletin on the subject we have ever seen. Through 
the courtesy of the Botanical Garden, we were given special permis¬ 
sion to reprint this bulletin. Price 15c. Ask for it. It is sent free 
with all seed orders amounting to $1.50 or more, if asked for with 
the order. 
Brooklyn Botanical Gardens Leaflets. Concise, valuable hints on 
The Planting and Cultivation of Perennials. Ask for Bulletin No. 6. 
Starting Perennials from Seed. Ask for Bulletin No. 7. 
Five cents each —Be sure and give the number you want. Free 
with all seed orders amounting to $1.00 up, if asked for with the 
order. If mailed separate, 5 cents each bulletin. 
GEUM 
LADY STRATH EDEN. Rich golden yellow double flowers. Per 
pkt. 15c, 2 for 25c. 
MRS. BRADSHAW. Large semi-double orange-scarlet. Per pkt. 10c. 
PRINCE OF ORANGE. A grand novelty in a striking sha.de of deep 
orange. The flowers are double and of extra size. A fine spot of 
color for the rockery. 18 inches. Pkt. 20c; 1/16 oz. 50c. 
BORISII. Large vivid orange flowers; a continuous bloomer from 
May to October. Seeds (not to be handled carelessly) per pkt. 25c. 
GYPSOPHILA (Lime Lovers) 
PANICULATA FL. PL. “SNOW WHITE”. Easy to raise from seed, 
blooms the first year if sown eariy. Mostly double flowers. 1/16 
oz. 50c; per pkt. 25c. 
PACIFICA. A new pink Baby’s Breath. Very fine. Per pkt. 15c, 
2 for 25c. 
OLDHAM I AN A. NEW PINK HARDY BABY BREATH. A peren¬ 
nial entirely hardy, with flowers in late summer of a soft pink 
color and marvelous keeping quality. A grand addition to peren¬ 
nial borders, excellent for cutting purposes. Per pkt. 25c; Ya oz. 
45c. Easy from seeds. 
HELIANTHEMUM (Rock Rose) 
Finest mixture of these delightful, indispensable rock plants. Round 
evergreen cushions and thousands of little silky roses; pink, 
white, orange, yellow, red salmon, sulphur and old rose. True 
perennials, 6 to 12 inches high. Per pkt. 15c, 2 for 25c. 
HOLLYHOCKS 
TRIUMPH DOUBLE. New, early flowering strain, containing a 
great variety of new colors. The flowers are gracefully waved 
and fringed. We think this a wonderful Hollyhock. 1/16 oz. $1.25; 
per pkt. 25c. 
NEWPORT PINK. Beautiful double pure pink flowers. Ya oz. 40c; 
2 pkts. 25c; per pkt. 15c. 
DOUBLE YELLOW. Clear yellow. Ya oz. 40c; 2 pkts. 25c; pkt. 15c. 
ENGLISH PRIZE MIXTURE. Chater’s strain-extra. Ya oz. 40c: 
per pkt. 15c. 
IBERIS (Candytuft) 
Gl BRALTARICA. Flowers white tinged lilac. 3 pkts. 25c; pkt. 10c. 
SEMPERVIRENS. Pure white flowers, evergreen habit. A gem. 
Ya oz. 40c; 2 pkts. 25c; per pkt. 15c. 
HAND-COLORED FLOWER SLIDES FOR GARDEN CLUBS 
Over 100 Garden Clubs throughout the states .showed our col¬ 
ored Delphinium and flower slides last year; there are some 35 of 
them in a set, including a little talk on the cultivation of Delphin¬ 
iums, thrown on the screen and read aloud by the operator; there 
is also other reading matter, the whole making it a sort of an 
illustrated lecture. Time required for showing, about 30 to 45 min¬ 
utes. We have three sets going all the time, and it is well to make 
application three to four weeks ahead of your meeting. Each club 
must pay the transportation charges, which average about $1.50 
each way to Eastern points. About $1 to the Middle AVest—nearby 
points much less. They must be promptly returned. 
PLEASE DO NOT SEND CHECKS UNDER $1.00, "ipl: 
UNLESS YOU ADD 10 CENTS EXCHANGE FEES. 
ALASKA AND CANADIAN CUSTOMERS PLEASE NOTE 
Owing to the higher postage rate to your country, prices of 
plants (postage paid) will have to have 25c added to all orders. 
Delphinium Seeds Ready July First ^ California Grown 
As many “ardeners jirefer to sow tlieir seed in early July and PTIDOR’S PRIZE WINNER STRAIN does 
not mature UNTIL THE FIRST OF AUGUST, we are offering this year the 
CALIFORNIA PACIFIC GIANT STRAIN 
FOR DISPATCH AROUND JULY 1st, in DARK-BLUE SHADES, LIGHT-BLUE SHADES and MIXED 
SHADES at 50c per pkt., 1/16 oz. $1.50. EXTRA FINE HAND POLLINATED MIXED, $2.00 per pkt. 
The plants grow np to 6 ft. tall, are said to be mildew-resistant, and the individual flowers are very 
large and beantifnl. 
Remember: Seeds of Our Own Strains of Blue and White Delphiniums Ready August 1st. 
