Delphinium : Ladkspur 
Try as you will, one can hardly say enough for these regal midsummer favorites. None quite equal 
them in the commanding stateliness of their profusely bloom-laden stalks. Their gamut of colors 
ranging from exquisitely delicate pastel blues, whites and lavenders to those of the deep solid colors 
in violet and indigo-blue, is but one of their charms. 
The giant varieties make an admirable background for any planting. They are the English varie- 
ties that are so intriguing as over there, they peep atop garden walls and hedges. 
CULTURE. Delphiniums require a rich, generous and well-drained soil. On soils of a light or medium nature dig 
in plenty of well-decayed manure. In those of a heavy nature it is desirable to fork up the subsoil and compost of 
two parts loam and one of equal proportions of decayed manure and sand. The plants are best grown in groups of 
three or six. Allow a distance of at least 18 inches to 2 feet between the plants. Planting may be done in autumn or 
early spring. Remove faded flowers, and on no account allow seeds to develop, then a second crop of flowers may be 
expected later on. 
PACIFIC GIANT HYBRID DELPHINIUMS 
Here offered are the newest, the best and the finest to be secured any- 
where. The range of colors varies from the palest shade of blue to the 
deepest indigo-blue and rcyal purple with many intermediary pastel 
tones of mauve, pink and lavender blendings. Among these new hybrids 
are flowers of huge size and fully double. Visitors at our nursery pro- 
claim them the best they have ever seen. They are particularly fine 
for cutting. 
FIELD-GROWN PLANTS 
Each Three Doz. 
Light Blue Shades (Summer Skies Series) $0.75 $2.00 $6.00 
Dark Blue Shades (King Arthur Series) 75 ~=2.00 6.00 
Lavender Shades (Guinevere Series) 75 =2.00 ~=6.00 
Pure White Shades (Galahad Series) 0. 200 6:00 
All Colors Mixed (Round Table Series) 9 ~©—- 2.00 60 
GIANT PACIFIC HYBRIDS IN POTS 
Available in Spring Only from March 1st Until June Ist. 
Many. experts prefer to set out Hybrid Delphiniums from pots. These 
young plants were started by us last summer and have developed into 
nice vigorous plants that will flower this summer for you with magnificent 
spikes of blooms. Space them 18 inches apart and plant in groups of three 
or more for stunning effects. : 
Galahad Series Three $1.50, Doz. $5.00, 100 $30.00 
Giant pure white glistening flowers with white bees often reach three 
inches in diameter, and are of beautiful heavy texture on 5- to 6-ft. 
stems. 
Guinevere Series Three $1.50, Doz. $5.00, 100 $30.00 
Clear lavender-pink blooms with white bee. These beautiful exhibition 
type blooms average 3 inches in diameter and grow on spikes that easily 
reach 6 feet in height. 
King Arthur Series Three $1.50, Doz. $5.00, 100 $30.00 
The color of this series is a rich royal purple with velvety texture and 
large white bee. The flowers are beautifully formed and carried on stiff 
thin woody stems. We consider these the most brilliant of Delphiniums. 
Summer Skies Series Three $1.50, Doz. $5.00, 100 $30.00 
As the name indicates, this is the blue of a summer sky, with white 
bees representing fleecy clouds; a color long sought in the Hybrid Del- 
phiniums. 
Round Table Series Three $1.50, Doz. $5.00, 100 $30.00 
This is a superb mixture comprising all available shades in Delphinium. 
Nothing yet has been created that equals them for sheer beauty, vigor, 
and quality. 
ENGLISH DELPHINIUMS 
Wayside Gardens Hybrids Three $1.50, Doz. $5.00, 100 $30.00 
This is one of the most permanent and at present the most popular 
strains of the garden Delphinium. It is distinct because of its broad, 
conical spike and enormous individual flowers, 11 to 2 inches in diam- 
eter, in all shades of blue blended with mauve and violet. Also contains 
some fine clear white types. For permanent groups in the garden this 
mixture has no equal. 
Blackmore and Langdon Hybrids Three $1.45, Doz. $4.75, 100 $25.00 
This English strain is one of the finest developments in the Delphinium 
family. The flowers are enormous, produced on solid, erect spikes of 
great height and rigidity. The colors lie in delicate shades of blue, 
mauve, and pink. Combines landscape value with a grace and elegance 
for cutting unsurpassed in this family of plants. 
Gold Medal Hybrids Three $1.25, Doz. $4.00, 100 $20.00 
They are made up from many strains and are a fine mixture for an 
inexpensive planting. 
Belladonna Delphinium. (See page 31.) 
Delphiniums fertilized with Wayside Gardens 

Plant Food will reward you richly with extra size 
flowers and more brilliant colors. See page 190. 

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