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A. B. C. HARDY PERENNIAL and BIENNIAL SEEDS 
DELPHINIUM 
(Originators Seed) 
GIANT PACIFIC HYBRIDS (Vetterle & Reinelt) 
Black Knight Series. Darkest of all. Flowers 2¥% to 3 in., with heavy, 
velvety texture. Tr. Pkt.....$1.25 ¥g oz.... .$3.00 Oz.....$20.00 
Blue Jay. A true medium to dark blue with dark bee. 
Tr PEt westewaes $1.25 LAs OZ eae cette $3.00 O2hh aceiee $20.00 
Cameliard Series. Lavender self with white bee; perfectly formed flow- 
ers, round and flat. Spikes are uniformly in balance. Tr. Pkt.....$1.25 
Vg oz... .§3.00 Ys oz... .$6.50 Y2 oz... .$12.50 Oz... .$22.00 
Clear White. Regular strain of a good white. Ideal for cut flowers. 
Tr. Pkt.....$1.25 Ye oz.....$2.50 Yq oz.....$4.00 Oz.....$14.00 
Galahad Series (New). Finest white, 3-inch flowers; pyramidal spikes. 
Good branching habit, strong stems. 
Tr. Pkt... ..$1.50 Ye oz... ..$3.75 VY oz.....$7.00 Oz.....$24.00 
Guinevere. Light pink-lavender with white bee. Large spikes. Excel- 
lent branching habits. Tr. Pkt...$1.25 Ye oz.. .$2.50 VY oz.. .$4.00 
King Arthur. Royal violet with white bee. 2'2-inch flowers on thin 
woody stems with graceful foliage. 
Try PEt tess: $1.25 VR ODN ies estates $2.50 MOP TOOE Sis ee $7.50 
Lancelot Series (New). Pure lilac with white bee. Flowers measure 
2 to 2¥2 inches. 
Tr. Pkt... .$1.25 Vg oz... .$2.50 Yq oz... .$4.25 Oz... .$14.00 
Round Table Series. All the colors of the “Knights and their Ladies” 
Series, including many not yet introduced. 
PPAR Kt ineiele steve $1.25 Ve) OZ i eters hele $2.50 OZPE Ne wre rae $14.00 
Summer Skies. Light blue with white bee. Flowers 2 to 2¥2 inches in 
diameter. 
Tr. Pkt... .$1.25 Ye oz... .$2.50 Y4 oz... .$4.00 Oz... .$14.00 

Delphinium, Giant Pacific Hybrids (V & R) 
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DELPHINIUM (Continued) 
GIANT PACIFIC HYBRIDS (Vetterle & Reinelt) 
Blue Shades. Shades from very light to rich deep blue. 
Lavender Shades. A fine pastel colored strain. 
Pastel Shades. A fine mixture of lavender and blue pastel shades. 
Violet Shades. Deep rich violet-blue colors with many contrasting 
white bees. 
V. & R. Mixture. A very fine general Hybrid mixture of all V. & R. 
varieties. 
Prices on above— 
Each Tr. Pkt.. .$1.00 Oz.. .$12.00 
Yg oz.. .$2.00 V4 oz.. .$3.50 
BLACKMORE & LANGDON’S HYBRID MIXTURE 
(True English Originator's Seed) 
Too well known to need any commendation on our part. 
TRPKt aerators tere $1.00 VASOZ. dia octet $2.00 = Oz. neces $7.00 
B & L—ABC Strain. A good average strain. Seed produced in America. 
Tr. Pkt... ..50c¢ VY oz.....90c OB. $3.25 4oz.....$9.00 
WREXHAM HOLLYHOCK-FLOWERED HYBRIDS 
Enormous spikes of large single and double blooms in all the glorious 
shades of blue found only in Delphiniums. The graceful spire-shaped 
spikes are not unlike Hollyhocks. A truly magnificent strain. 
Art Shades Tr. Pkt. Oz. 
Deep Blue Shades |. (% oz., $1.65) $0.75 $6.00 
Light Blue Shades 
Mid-Blue Shades 
Mixed. Containing all colors. 
TrePkt risen eek 60c VAOZ iia oe $1.40 OZ e Siccscedegeitents $5.00 
MISCELLANEOUS STRAINS Tr. Pkt. Oz. 
Belladonna Improved (Cliveden Beauty). A very select 
strain of strong, vigorous habit. Large flowers of brilliant 
iridescent turquoise blue... .i......c.006es (14 lb., $6.50) $0.35 $2.50 
Belladonna. The original or ‘Regular’ Strain. 
Tre Pktza e2oc VY oz.....50c Oz.....$1.65. 4oz.....$5.00 
Bellamosum. Improved. A rich, deep blue form of Bella- 
GORNGE Bae yeeuste nats arahorehete are alststsastate state (Y% lb., $6.50) $0.35 $2.25 
Cardinale. Large, brilliant scarlet.............ecccesees 35 @©=—6.2.20 
Gold Medal Hybrids. A splendid strain of mixed hybrids 
cighrosecd Wibip, opeteedhece an cnene coves nauclemele a tetenepeietateansenarens (% Ib., $4.00) .25 1.40 
Chinense, Blue. Intense gentian blue............cee0ee: .20 80 
Chinense, Album. White...........cccccsseecscecsccss 20 80 
Lamartine. Fairly deep extra bright marine-blue, considerably deeper 
than Belladonna and with its same free-flowering habit. Equally 
suited to indoor forcing or field conditions. Mildew resisted by smooth 
leaves. 
VA -OZ Nisa, efsiave s5 $1.50 Oza ere roster $5.00 
DIANTHUS (Hardy Pinks) 
Tr. Pkt. Oz. 
Deltoides Albus. Showy white flowers.................- $0.25 $1.80 
Deltoides, Brilliant. Dwarf, brilliant carmine blooms...... 25 1.80 
Plumarius, Single Mixed (Pheasant Eye Pink)........... 35 ©2440 
Plumarius, Double Mixed (Hardy Garden Pinks).......... 25 1.80 
Plumarius, Semperflorens (Everblooming Hardy Pinks). 
Mixed © colorsice aitoecws te taciee sites eto rnc eee -25 ~=1.80 
Rock Garden Species Mixed. A special mixture contain- 
ing 25 varieties suitable for the rockery............. 25 2.00 
Latifolius Atrococcineus fl. pl. Rich fiery scarlet crimson.. .15 80 
Sweet Wivelsfield. Flowers are larger than Sweet William and are 
borne in trusses. Fine cutflower of lasting quality and as a new spring 
bedding plant. 
New Double Sweet Wivelsfield. A sensational plant—a great im- 
provement on the original Sweet Wivelsfield. 
Delight. A hybrid between Sweet Wivelsfield and Dianthus Roysii. 
Flowers continuously out of doors from June until October, flowers 
about one-half inch in diameter, and in alternating spikes in great 
profusion. 
