
HART & VICK’S DELPHINIUM 
The individual flowers of Pacific Hy- 
brids are very large. We have grown 
them here in Rochester 21 inches in 
diameter. 
THE CENTER OF ATTRACTION IN ANY GARDEN 
These are the most popular and certainly one of the most beautiful of all the hardy 
plants for display and for cutting. The tall spikes of flowers of many shades of color, 
standing erect above the dark green foliage, make a wonderful display unequalled 
by any other flower. They begin to bloom in June and by cutting the plants to the 
ground, as the crops of flowers fade, a second and third lot of bloom may be had. 
PACIFIC GIANT DELPHINIUM 
A new strain originated on the Pacific Coast. 
Huge flowers 214 inches. in diameter, beauti- 
fully spaced on well balanced spikes, thin, 
woody stems. Comparatively mildew-resistant, 
practically 100 per cent double. 
Black Knight 
Darkest of all dark blues. Giant flowers of 
heavy velvety texture on very long, well formed 
spikes. A great favorite in our Display Grounds. 
Cameliard 
Sica lavender, very double flowers with white 
es. 
Clear white flowers with very heavy glistening 
texture, pyramidal spikes with well spaced 
flowers, good branching habit, strong whippy 
stems with a high percentage of mildew-re- 
sistance. The Galahad series puts the white on 
a par with the largest and strongest Delphin- 
iums. Seed from originator’s stock. 
Summer Skies 
Clear light blue flowers, very delicately colored.’ 
Has a white bee. 
King Arthur 
Very dark violet flowers with white centers or 
bees. Probably as dark or darker in color than 
any other Delphinium. In our trial grounds 
King Arthur had not only the largest indi- 
vidual flowers but the longest spike and the 
tallest and strongest stem. 
Round Table Mixture 
Three hundred crosses were used to make up 
this kind that combines all the newest color 
developments. The finest Hybrid Delphinium 
Mixture we have ever seen. At our Display 
Grounds at Fairport, N. Y., we had over 300 
plants, grown from this seed, in bloom. Hun- 
dreds and hundreds of visitors pronounced: it 
the best lot of Delphiniums they had ever seen. 
We recommend this mixture of colors in Del- 
phiniums to every gardener whether he or she 
is a Delphinium expert or just starting to grow 
them in their garden for the first time. 
+ Pkg. of about 200 seeds ...35c 
Prices: Large pkg. (about 500 seeds) 75c 
COLLECTION: One package each of above 
5 separate kinds (5 pkgs. in all) for $1.50. 

How te Grow Delphiniums 
Always insist on fresh seed. Some of the 
most expert professional private gardeners 
chill or freeze their Delphinium seed in the 
refrigerator or ice chest for 24 hours and 
sow it while it is still cold. Sow from early 
spring until August in a well prepared seed 
bed, covering with Vg inch of fine soil, 
firmed down. After sowing, cover the seed 
bed with mulch, new lawn clippings, peat 
‘moss, or even newspaper if kept wet. In 
12 days remove mulch gradually. When 
plants have three leaves, move and space 
6 inches apart. The following spring trans- 
plant in groups into your garden, allowing 
1 foot between the plants. Mulch, after the 
ground is frozen, for protection. Delphin- 
ium require an alkaline or sweet soil. In 
the early spring throw a handful of lime 
on the plant. Feed liberally with pulverized 
sheep or cow manure and water thoroughly. 
_ When the first crop of bloom has faded, 
‘cut the flower spikes off just above the 
foliage and keep slightly dry for two or 
three weeks to give the plants time to 
rest before the new shoots appear above 
the ground. When this takes place, cut the 
rest of the old stock off, sprinkle a tea- 
spoonful of ammonium phosphate around 
each plant, rake it into the soil slightly and 
water thoroughly. From the new shoots 
appearing from the ground select two or 
three of the strongest and break the rest 
out. The remaining ones will develop into 
fine spikes again. 

Hart & Vick’s Exhibition 
Hybrids 
The flowers are of exquisite texture, splendid 
size, and in trusses 2 feet long, held erect on 
6-foot stems. Here you will find Sky-Blue, 
Porcelain-Blue, Gentian, Royal and Cornflower- 
Blue, Mauve, Rose, Heliotrope, Pansy-Violet, 
with double and crested centers in Pure White, 
Cream, Yellow and Black. 
Pkg. 35c; large pkg. 75c¢ 
Blackmore & Langdon’s 
Famous Delphiniums 
Contains many of its finest Delphiniums in- 
troduced by the famous English growers, in 
colors from the lightest blue to dark ultra- 
marine, many marked with mauve, with a 
light cream or white eye. One of the choicest 
mixtures we have ever offered. 
Pkg. 25c; large pkg. 75c 
Bellamosum Improved 
A dark blue form of the popular light blue 
Belladonna. Sturdy grower, free bloomer, and 
has all the other good qualities that make a 
successful garden plant. Height 3 feet. 
Pkg. 20c; large pkg. 75c 
Belladonna improved 
A greatly improved strain of this popular 
variety. It has a brighter and larger tur- 
quoise-blue flower, a longer and better filled 
flower spike that is carried on a stronger and 
longer stem, and greatly excels the old Bella- 
donna -for continuous blooming. 
Pkg. 20c; large pkg. 75c 
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Gold Medal Hybrids 
This is a mighty good strain of Delphinium 
we offer you at a popular price. The flowers 
are of good size and come about 50 per cent 
double. Colors range from light sky-blue with 
light and dark bees through the mid-blues, 
violets, purples and lavender, and lavender- 
pink. Plants are strong growing and carry the 
flower spikes on strong wiry stems. This strain is 
very easily grown. Pkg. 15c; large pkg. 40c 
From Vick’s l[llustrated Magazine 
January, 1879 
SOUTHERN WOOD. In the last maga- 
zine, J. G. T., of Karns City, Pa., asks a 
question which | think is not answered: 
I have a plant in my garden called 
“Southern Wood,’ and often people 
pick a spray for its peculiar odor, 
and call it “Old Man.’— 
MRS. L. 
Atlantic, lowa 
Southern Wood is the Artemisia Abrotanum. 

Our Exhibition Hybrid Delphiniums 


