10. Dark bicolors x solid purples. Those who want sparkling, vivid colors, 
should try this group of crosses. Deep and brilliant shades, adequately sup¬ 
ported by magnificent spikes and huge flow r ers will find an immediate appeal. 
11. White x solid purple. For unusual and rare colors and color combina¬ 
tions this group of crosses should appeal to those who seek something “differ¬ 
ent”. Most of the new and intriguing colors in modern delphinium have come 
from such a combination. 
12. Mixture of all the foregoing crosses. Most people are wary of mix¬ 
tures and seem to be under the impression that the less desirable things are 
dumped into this common receptacle. I wish to assure my customers that 
such is not the case here. It takes just as much work to cross pollinate by 
hand a poor delphinium as it takes to pollenize a good one. Since I have plenty 
of what I sincerely believe to be good delphiniums, there is no reason for me 
to do anything underhanded even if I were inclined to do so. 
WHEN WILL THE SEEDS BE READY? 
BEGINNING with the latter part of July until the end of November there w ill 
be seeds harvested almost every day. If you have a very short season you may 
have the seeds on or about the 15th or 20tli of July. If you have not received 
your seeds by the end of the first week in August, please write to me at once; 
but not before. If your seeds are not up in about 15 days, let me knov/ at once! 
I will gladly make replacements, but unless I hear from you soon enough you 
may find that many lines of my seeds have been sold out. 
WHAT IS THE PRICE OF THE SEEDS? 
THROUGH prosperity and depression the price has remained the same, $2.50 
per packet of at least a 100 seeds. And if you don’t get at least 100 seedlings 
from each packet, there is something wrong at your end! 
PLEASE NOTE: No seedlings or larger plants are offered for sale. 
ORIENTAL POPPIES 
THERE ARE HUNDREDS of varieties of oriental poppies, mostly ordinary 
things or mere duplications; new varieties are being turned loose every year 
with reckless abandon. Why buy such named varieties when you can produce 
far better things from seeds resulting from carefully controlled cross pollina¬ 
tion by hand? After years of breeding and selection I have established a line 
of oriental poppies, mostly newer shades of pink, the seeds of which will give 
you a surprisingly large number of pink poppies of huge size and excellent 
constitution. If you don’t know about the magic of newer poppies, their soft, 
intriguing colors, their matchless splendor, their bold beauty, and their capti¬ 
vating charm; if your concept of poppies is guided by the brick red seedlings, 
and by the washed out, weak-kneed salmon pinks, you are missing one of the 
most beautiful shows on earth. Deep maroon and puce, old rose and clear 
lavender, blood red and deep rose, salmon and apple blossom pink, pure white 
and blushing white, with all their intergraduations will bring to your garden a 
color symphony unmatched by any flower. 
SEED OFFERINGS 
1. Whites and blushing wdiites. 
2. Glowing salmon shades. 
3. Clear apple blossom pinks. 
4. Rose pinks. 
5. Lavender. 
6. Deep reds. 
7. Mixture of the above shades. 
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