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Every season we sow outside, as late as May, large quantities of 
this same seed that you buy in the spring for growing our seedlings 
that we sell you in the fall. If we should have as poor germination 
(or none) as some inexperienced customers report to us, we could not 
stay in the business of selling seedlings as cheaply as we do. We 
get almost the same high germination in the spring as we do in 
August from fresh seeds with this difference: in the late summer 
it will take the seed only 10 to 12 days to germinate, while in the 
late spring, it might take 2 to 3 weeks outside, depending upon the 
weather. 
It is nonsense that some people say you can't grow delphiniums 
in the spring from last summer's seed crop. In March our seed is 
only about 6 months old. We have had splendid germination from 
seed 2 to 3 years old, but the storage, of course was perfect. Of 
course we never sell such old seed, so please don’t intimate, if you 
had bad luck with your seed, that we sent you seed 2 or 3 years old. 
PUDOR'S BLACK-VELVET-EYED WHITE DELPHINIUM 
(Do not breed true as yet.) 
T HESE WHITE HYBRIDS grow 6 to 8 feet tall, they are vigorous, strong growers, mildew proof and the color 
is a pure glistening white. Some bees (flower center) are pure white, some brown and some black, a few vel¬ 
vety coal black; these latter are very rare and it is merely a matter of chance if one gets them. It is well to keep 
in mind that these bees do not breed true from the mother plants; indeed the plants themselves do not. breed true 
to the white color; one must always expect a certain percentage of blues from the white seeds. Some white plants 
will produce a larger percentage of true whites than others—we are trying to single these out, but it is a big job. 
We believe that in the not distant future we will be able to breed pure white double delphiniums the seeds from 
which will produce 95 to 99 per cent true whites. 
We have a number of very fine double whites that 
have been selected for their true breeding for two genera¬ 
tions and Ave believe that the new seed crop from these 
the coming July will produce 95 to 99 per cent WHITE 
plants. 
SEEDS FIRST GRADE. Per pkt. of approximately 200 seeds (not 
counted) $2.00; ‘/ 2 pkt, approximately 100 seeds, $1.00; 1/16 oz. (3 
times as much as a full pkt.) $5.00. 
SEEDS SECOND GRADE. From very excellent pure double white 
plants. Per pkt. $1.00; |/ 2 pkt. 60c. 
IMPORTANT NOTICE: Do not expect to raise 100% white plants 
from these seeds as explained above. 
NO MORE SEEDS WILL BE SOLD FROM OUR ORIGINAL 
“WHITE WONDER” PLANTS. Reason: low germination of seeds 
and this variety produces too many blues. We have raised some very 
fine whites from this seed, and so have many customers, but on the 
other hand there have been many complaints. 
You will raise just as fine and even finer white specimens from 
our FIRST GRADE WHITE than from the WHITE WONDER. In¬ 
deed, we have now quite a number of white varieties—hybrids raised 
from the WHITE WONDER SEED—that are better and larger than 
the original mother plant. 
BLACK VELVETY-EYED WHITE DELPHINIUMS. The per¬ 
centage of true seedlings with black eyes is so small, it might be 
even nil from a small package, that we have decided to withdraw 
the sale of the seed from such plants. You are just as apt to get 
some black-eyed Whites from the FIRST GRADE WHITE. All the 
seed from our black-eyed Whites will from now on until further 
notice, go into the best white seed mixture. 
NOTICE. Seedlings you will raise from any of the above 
Delphinium Hybrids will almost certainly vary. Some should 
equal the parents (they could hardly excel them) and none are 
likely to be poor. 
1/16 oz. of Delphinium seed contains over three times as 
many seeds as one whole pack; approximately 700 seeds. Whole 
packs contain fully 200 seeds (not counted); % pack over 100 
seeds. Half packs are not availale where so quoted. 
If you are a careful gardener your Delphinium seeds should 
germinate 70% in the spring months up to May 1st: soaking the 
seed in water for 12 hours right before planting will hasten 
germination, which will require 2 to 3 weeks in the spring. 
PUDOR’S ORIGINAL ‘‘WHITE WONDER” DELPHINIUM 
Pure white, actual size 3 inches. 
This is the parent of our present “Double White Wonder’’ 
Delphinium Strain. 
Belmont, Idaho, Sept. 27, 1937. 
Gentlemen: I wish you could have seen the delphinium 
blooms and plants that I raised from your white seed. They 
were glorious, blooms that a silver dollar wouldn’t begin to 
cover, and glistening pure white like they were covered with 
frost. There were two wonderful blue plants among them, too. 
MRS. I. H. S. 
