
OUR SENSATIONAL 
NEW DELPHINIUM “SHAKUNTALA” 
(See Photograph on Inside Front Cover.) 
For 2 years we have been watching a most remarkable plant which produces 
individual blossom stems 6 to 9 inches in length (on the lower part of the blos- 
som stalk the stems are fully 9 inches long, towards the upper part of the stalk 
they get shorter down to 6 inches. Ordinarily the stems of a delphinium blossom 
are 114 to 2 inches long. Imagine now a lovely, very double 3-inch blossom poised 
on a stem 9 inches long! Pick a dozen blossoms and you have a bouquet fit for a 
goddess, so we have named the plant after the beautiful Indian Princess 
“SHAKUNTALA”. See the photo showing the actual size of the flowers, and 
the leenth of the stems (which are reduced, of course). Needless to say, we will 
not have any plants to offer for probably 2 vears, but we will sell some seed from 
the plant at $2.00 per pkt. of 100 seeds (not less) and only one packet to a 
customer. 
We can not say at this time whether or not the seedlings will show this same 
tendency of these extraordinarily long-stemmed blooms—a percentage should, 
after the plant gets to be two years old and well established. We have now 
some seedlings growing from last year’s seeds but these have not blossomed as 
yet to date. Even should the percentage of long-stemmed blooms be very small 
or nil, you will grow some marvelously beautiful seedlings, as the mother plant 
is an outstanding specimen, as you will see from the photo. Height 7 to 8 feet; 
blossom stalks fully 4 feet long. The blossoms are not crowded on the stalk; 
they are airy and each stands out by itself. 
The flowers are extremely double and triple; more like a rose (see photo) 
and no “bee” is visible. The whole center is filled with crinkly petals, the outer 
ones being of a beautiful clear blue color, the others a pleasing mauve (an over- 
enthusiastic grower would eall it pink). 






80th Street, New York City, June 23, 1941. 
Pudor’s Inc., 
Puyallup, Wash. 
I WANT YOUR DELPHINIUM SEEDS. I HAPPENED TO SEE SOME OF 
YOUR DELPHINIUMS A FRIEND HAD AND NOT EVEN IN ENGLAND AT THE 
ROYAL HORTICULTURAL EXHIBITS HAVE I SEEN SUCH MAGNIFICENT 
BLOOMS. MRS. A. R 
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