TOMORROW IS TODAY AT THE 
LYONDEL GARDENS 
Vive YEARS ago a great delphinium appeared 
among the Lyondels; it had in abundance what other 
Lyondels lacked. It was crossed extensively with the 
cream of the garden, and the progenies of this union 
bloomed for the first time last fall and proved to be 
still better than their parents. The topnotchers of 
these have been crossed together to bring to you this 
year a race of Lyondels that will establish a new 
standard of delphinium excellence. I am offering my 
1942 crop of seeds with unqualified enthusiasm, and 
unwavering faith in their worth. In former years | 
have regarded the Lyondels with considerable reserve ; 
but not now. So, let others buy plants guilded with 
faney names, and be satisfied with the delphiniums 
of the past; not so the customers of Lyondels: by 
making my newest developments immediately avail- 
able without waiting years to build up stocks, I give 
to my customers TODAY the delphiniums of TO- 
MORROW. 
BUT THERE ARE STUMBLINGS BETWEEN 
THE SEEDS AND SEEDLINGS 
L voxpen SEEDS will germinate perfectly if 
given the right conditions; I know this because I test 
them before sending them out. If you don’t obtain at 
least 100 seedlings from each packet, you have done 
something wrong. One may follow sowing directions 
to the letter and still fail. One may succeed with one 
strain and fail with another, and another man may 
obtain exactly opposite results. One half of the row 
sown with the same strain of seeds may come up 
well, the other half may fail. Kven experts have 
occasional failures because there are a number of 
unknown factors upon which man has little control; 
the greatest of these being the soil. Perhaps the 
safest soil is one supporting a good stand of grass. 
of corn, or of clover. Some of the more common mis-- 
takes to be avoided are as follows: too alkaline soil 
(neutral is best) ; soil sterilization with heat or chem- 
icals; heavy, baking soil; too deep sowing; sowing 
seeds too thinly; failure to treat seeds with Semesan 
before sowing; using city water instead of rain or 
well water; allowing the surface soil of the seedbed 
to dry, and too high temperatures. 
THE CUSTOMER MAKES HIS PURCHASES 
FROM ME WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT 
I MAKE NO GUARANTEES WHATEVER, AND 
THAT I CANNOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLIC 
FOR FAILURE OF SEEDS TO GERMINATE, OR 
KAILURE OF SEEDLINGS TO PROVE SATIS- 
FACTORY. 
