WHEELER CROFT HYB 
HAND POLL 
Collection of 12 Mixei 
Seed, $2.00 per pkt. Trial packets, $1.00. 
Collection of 12 pkts., valued $24, for $20.00. 
Plants of named hybrids are not for sale, ex¬ 
cept a few varieties in very limited quan¬ 
tities. SIX plants, my selection, labeled 
varieties, $10.00; TWELVE plants, $20.00. 
No smaller orders will be accepted. 
BLUE LAKE. Vivid blue, bright as cobalt, 
double, large flowered. Very striking. 
Lovely and charming. 
BURGUNDY. This is the dull rich wine color 
of burgundy. Dark and handsome, giving 
a solid color effect that takes the eye of any 
spectator. The stalks are stiff and tall; it 
is of excellent constitution, with flower 
spikes of four feet and over, flowers of 
three inches and over, with almost perfect 
placement. It has fine, numerous laterals 
and the seed carry a high percentage true 
to type and color. 
CLARET. Light wine purple, very clear, 
rather cold and sparkling. Flowers very 
large, around 3 1 /*? inches, and is running 
quite true to type and color. 
CORNFLOWER BLUE. Cornflower blue 
double with petals that open very flat, 
with the edges turning back a little. Long 
spikes with long lovely laterals. Very little 
orchid now in this class and it is greatly 
improved. Flowers 3 inches and over. Vig¬ 
orous. 
CRATER LAKE BLUE. This is the most 
vivid and loveliest shade of blue—the blue 
of Crater Lake at sunset. A white center 
and a tone of velvet upon the petals. Flow¬ 
ers around 2V> inches. Greatly improved. 
DESERT TWILIGHT. Double, with dark 
centers only. It gives a solid effect of the 
most delicate mauve. It fades and glows 
and charms. Flowers 3-3V2 inches, very 
long spikes, perfect placement. One of the 
most beautiful Wheeler Croft delphiniums. 
PAINTER’S DREAM. This one is most dis¬ 
tinctive and is now greatly improved, with 
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