Daelphinium - Larkspur 
Regal and dignified, they are the great midsummer favorites. Their 
stalks are heavily laden with blooms and their commanding stateliness 
is such as to cause them to be perennially popular here, as well as all 
over Europe. They range in colors from exquisitely delicate pastel 
blues, whites and lavenders to deep, solid colors in violet and indigo- 
blue. 
Because of their height, they make a splendid background for any 
planting. In any hardy border, placed in masses of three or six or 
even a dozen interspersed with Madonna Lilies, they completely “steal 
the show” while they are in bloom. 
Culture: Delphiniums require a rich, generous and well-drained soil. On 
soils of a light or medium nature, dig in plenty of heavy loam to give more 
substance. In those of a heavy nature it is desirable to fork up the sub- 
soil and compost of two parts loam and one of equal proportions of soft 
coal cinders, which help greatly to make the soil porous and well drained. 
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, but by no means cut the stems right down to the ground 
immediately after blooming. This should not be done until the old stalk 
shows signs of turning yellow and fading. Then a second crop of flowers 
may be expected later on 

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Wayside Gardens Giant Hybrid Delphiniums 


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GIANT PACIFIC 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 royal purple with many intermediary pastel 
tones of mauve, pink and lavender blendings. Among these new hybrids 
are flowers of huge size and fully double. They are particularly fine for 
cutting. These gorgeous Pacific Hybrids are, unfortunately, not long 
lived, so for permanent groups in the garden we recommend either the 
English Blackmore & Langdon Hybrids or our own Wayside Gardens 
Hybrids. They are particularly fine for cutting. 
FIELD-GROWN PLANTS 
Galahad Series Each 85c, Three $2.25, Doz. $6.75 
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. 
King Arthur Series Each 85c, Three $2.25, Doz. $6.75 
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 Each 85c, Three $2.25, Doz. $6.75 
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 Each 85c, Three $2.25, Doz. $6.75 
This is a superb mixture comprising all available shades in Delphinium. 
Nothing vet has been created that equals them for sheer beauty, vigor, 
and quality. 
ENGLISH DELPHINIUMS 
Wayside Gardens Hybrids 
Each 70c, Three $1.90, Doz. $5.50, 100 $30.09 
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, 1 Y2 to 2 inches in diameter, 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 
Each 65c, Three $1.65, Doz. $5.25, 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. 
DELPHINIUM BELLADONNA 
The Belladonna Delphinium does not grow quite as tall as the popular 
English Hybrids, but they produce more spikes and are more graceful, 
therefore, more useful for cutting. In fact, they are our loveliest early 
blue flowers for that purpose. They require the same care and treat- 
ment as suggested for the English Hybrids, but may be planted a little 
closer together, 12 inches apart is sufficient space for them. Their 
lovely blue spikes are about 3 or 4 feet high and produced in June and 
again in September. 
Belladonna Each 65c, Three $1.65, Doz. $5.25, 100 $25.00 
Light sky-blue. A great favorite for cutting. 
Bellamosa Each 65c, Three $1.65, Doz. $5.25, 100 $25.00 
A dark blue form of Belladonna. 
Belladonna, Cliveden Beauty 
Each 70c, Three $1.90, Doz. $5.50, 100 $30.90 
This is a fine English improvement over the common Belladonna, grow- 
ing much taller, many more flowers to each spike and of a brighter 
color. A fine form for garden as well as for cutting. 

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Dianthus Plumarius, Her Majesty 
