NOVELTIES 
Contrary to the popular practice of naming individual 
plants, our aim is to produce a group of individual plants 
resembling each other as closely as possible, keep inter¬ 
breeding them until the progeny brings a high percentage 
of specimens true to description and then introduce it as a 
named series. In this manner we can offer new progres¬ 
sions of each series each year as the progeny always 
supersedes the parents. 
So far our strain has resembled other strains more or less 
from which it originally came, but the new series offered 
this year, due to the influence of Delphinium Cardinale 
blood, possess entirely different characteristics and are 
really a distinct new strain of Delphiniums. 
The names of our Delphinium series, with the exception 
of Blues which have descriptive names, have been chosen 
from Tennyson's "Idylls of the King". We are presenting 
this year King Arthur and Guinevere with all the Knights 
of the Round Table and their ladies to follow, as the respec¬ 
tive colors which they will represent reach a point of per¬ 
fection worthy of introduction. 
KING ARTHUR SERIES 
Perhaps the most brilliant Delphinium we have so far developed. Indi¬ 
vidual flowers average 2 Vi inches in diameter, beautifully spaced on 
long well balanced spikes with extremely thin woody stems and very 
small foliage. The color is Rich Royal Purple with velvety texture, heavy 
substance and a large white bee. 
True to color description approximately 90%. 
GUINEVERE SERIES 
Clear pink-lavender self tones with white bee. Individual flowers very 
large, averaging from 2 Vi to 3 inches in diameter. Well balanced spikes 
3 to 4 feet long with strong laterals. True exhibition type and a beautiful 
garden plant. 
SUMMER SKIES SERIES 
As the name indicates, this is the blue cf a summer day with white bees 
representing fleecy clouds, a color long sought in the large flowers of 
Hybrid Delphinium. Individual flowers average 2 Vi inches in diameter, 
finely balanced spikes with very strong branching habit. Excellent for 
cut flower purposes. 
Will come true to color from seed almost 100%. 
Price: The above novelties are supplied only in cross- 
pollinated seed this season at $5.00 per pkt. Collection of 
3 pkts. for $12.00. 
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