Bluejay Series 
PACIFIC STRAIN OF 
Although a comparatively short time has passed since our strain 
of Delphinium was introduced to the gardening world, the en¬ 
thusiastic acclaim of amateurs and professionals alike has made 
us feel that we have contributed a step in the progress of better 
Delphiniums. At the 1939 Oakland Spring Garden Show, which 
is the annual flower event of the Pacific Coast, our Delphiniums 
received the gold medal for the most outstanding display in the 
show, in open competition with aU other spring flowers. These 
plants were field-grown seedlings in their maiden bloom, dug 
and balled the day before the show, without being forced in any 
way. Contrary to the popular practice of naming individual 
plants, our aim is to produce a group of individual plants re¬ 
sembling each other as closely as possible, keep interbreeding 
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 progressions of each series each 
year as the progeny always supersedes the parents. The names of 
our Delphinium series, with the exception of the blues, which 
have descriptive names, have been chosen from Tennyson’s 
"Idylls of the King.” 
NOVELTIES FOR 1940 
Black Knight Series . . . The darkest of them all. Individual 
flowers two and one-half to three inches in diameter; of beau¬ 
tiful round form, with heavy velvety texture, which gives the 
color luminosity and vividness not seen before in Delphinium. 
Very long, well-formed spikes; a true show flower. 
Bluejay Series . . . Every Delphinium lover seeks the true 
blue color, which is so rare in nature and so difficult to obtain. 
These series are our bid toward attaining it. The color is striking, 
clear medium to dark blue; very intense and alive, with dark, 
contrasting bee. 
1941 NOVELTIES ... SEED AVAILABLE JULY. 1940 
Cameliard Series . . . This is a pure lavender self, with white 
bee, possessing classical perfection of form of the individual 
flowers, which are very round and flat. Beautifully balanced 
spikes combine with excellent growing habits. 
Round Table Series ... As the name implies, this represents 
all of the color combinations of the Knights and their Ladies 
which will eventually be introduced. This year some three hun¬ 
dred different crosses were used to make up this group, combin¬ 
ing all the newest color developments and possessing size that 
will make them invaluable for show purposes. 
PRICE . . . Cross-pollinated seed . . . $5.00 per packet; $2.50 
per half packet. 
1939 INTRODUCTIONS CROSS-POLLINATED SEED 
NAMED SERIES ... Galahad Series ... Our greatest achieve¬ 
ment in giant whites, fully worthy of its name, which possesses 
all of the qualities one expects in a fine Delphinium. 
Lancelot Series ... A pure lilac self with white bee, an entirely 
new color in Delphinium, which combines delicacy of color 
with a graceful form of spike and prolific blooming habit, bring¬ 
ing often as many as three crops in a season. 
PRICE ... Cross-pollinated seed ... $3.00 per packet; $1.50 per 
half packet. 
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