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Delphinium 
DELPHINIUM (P) 

Stately and handsome summer flowering peren- 
nials, especially valuable for supplying the garden 
with shades of blue. Delphiniums require a rich, 
well drained soil. The plants are best grown in 
groups. Allow 12 to 18 in. between the plants. 
Germination 10 to 35 days. 
Pacific Giants. The finest Delphiniums. Florets 
2% in., well spaced in tapering spikes. 
Galahad Series. White. Pkt., 35c; 1/32 oz., 
75¢. 
Guinevere Series. Light pinkish lavender. 
Pkt., 35c; 1/32 oz., 75c. 
Summer Skies Series. Clear blue with white 
bee. Pkt., 35c; 1/32 oz., 75c. 
Mixed Colors. Pkt., 35c; 1/16 oz., 75c. 
Blackmore Langdon Hybrids. The flowers are 
large, erect spikes. Color in delicate shades 
of blue, mauve and purple. Pkt., 25c; 1% 0z., 
75¢c. 
Belladonna Improved (Cliveden Beauty). Large 
spikes, clear light blue flowers. Pkt., 15c; 
Y% oz., 50c. 
Bellamosum Improved. A dark blue form of 
Belladonna. Pkt., 15c; 4 0z., 50c. 
Delphinium—Continued 
English Wrexham (Hollyhock Strain). This 
mixture contains all the colors in Delphin- 
iums. Large, single and double flowers. Pkt., 
25¢c; \% oz., 75e. 
Gold Medal Hybrids. Plants are strong and 
vigorous, with long spikes and large flowers. 
The colors range from palest sky blue to 
purple. Pkt., 15c; 4% 0z., 40c. 
Chinensis. 
Blue Mirror. A new type of Delphinium with 
clear bright navy blue wide open flowers, 
are without spurs and face upward. Very 
attractive for low borders and cutting. 
Blooms the first year from spring sown 
seed. 15 in. Pkt., 25c; \% 0z., 75c. 
DIANTHUS (Pinks) (A) 
Flowers are large and of most brilliant colors, 
varying from pure white to rich crimson. Many 
are beautifully laced or striped. Germination 5 
to 15 days. 
Sweet Swivelsfield. A hybrid cross between 
Dianthus Allwoodi and Sweet William. Seed 
started indoors in January and planted out 
in April will begin flowering in May. Height 
10 in. Pkt., 15c. 
Fireball. Large double scarlet flowers. 
pact plants. Height 10 in. 
bloomer. Pkt., 10c; \% 0z., 35c. 
Com- 
A continuous 
Laciniatus Double. Large double or semi- 
double flowers. Many vivid colors. Blooms 
all summer. Height 12 in. 
Mixed. Pkt., 10c; 14 0z., 35c. 
Chinese Double. 
bright colors. 
Mixed. Pkt., 10c; 14 0z., 30c. 
Flowers in clusters, many 
Perennial Dianthus (Grass or Spice Pinks). 
Allwoodi. Flowering continuously from April 
until October. Double and semi-double flow- 
ers. Height 6 in. 
Mixed Colors. Pkt., 20c. 
Caesius Grandiflora (Cheddar Pinks). Plants 
form dense tufts, bright rose pink, sweet 
scented. Flowers produced in May and June. 
Height 4 in. Pkt., 15c; 4 0z., 50c. 
Latifolius. Double scarlet. A continuous bloom- 
er. Pkt., 10c; 14% 0z., 35c. 
Plumarius, Cyclops. Single flowers, dep rose 
with crimson eye. Very fragrant. A con- 
tinuous bloomer. Height 8 in. Pkt., 10c. 
Plumarius, Single (Pheasant’s Eye). A mix- 
ture containing all shades. Noted for its 
fragrance. Height 10 in. Pkt., 10c; 4 oz, 
35c. 
Plumarius, Double. Same as above with double 
flowers. Pkt., 10c; 1% 02., 35c. 
Westwood Beauty (All American selection for 
1946). It grows 12 to 15 in. high, flowers 
similar to the largest flowering Chinensis 
varieties. Color ranges from fiery crimson 
red to a very deep velvet-red. Pkt., 25c. 
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