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WEST CHICAGO 
ILLINOIS 
Florists’ Delphiutum 
(10,000 seeds per oz.) 
GIANT PACIFIC HYBRIDS 
Court Series 
OUR “6 BEST” GIANT PACIFICS 
Galahad 
Blue Bird 
Black Knight 
Guinevere 
Summer Skies 
King Arthur 
@ Black Knight. Deep midnight violet. The darkest of all. 
@Blue Bird. The clearest of medium blues; white bees. 
Blue Jay. A brilliant true medium blue with dark bee. 
Cameliard. A pure lavender with white bee. Very attractive. 
@Galahad. The finest clear white Delphinium. Huge, double 
flowers on long, closely set spikes. 
@ Guinevere. Excellent, light pinkish lavender; white bee. 
@King Arthur. Royal violet with white bee. Exceptional size. 
@ Percival. Large, glistening white flowers with strongly contrast- 
ing black bees. 
@Summer Skies. Light blue with an attractively contrasting 
white bee. 
@6 Best Mix. Formula mixture of thé “6 Best” varieties. 
Round Table. Contains all above plus many new colors. 
Prices of Above 
Originator’s Seed (Vetterle & Reinelt). An excellent strain of 
Giant Pacific Hybrids kept uniform and vigorous by the orig- 
inator. All above varieties are available in Originator’s Seed. 
1% tr. pkt., $1.00; tr. pkt., $1.75; 4% 0z., $3.00; 14 oz., $5.00; 
1 oz., $18.00. 
Regular Seed. A satisfactory strain one generation removed 
from originator’s seed. Grown by a reliable seed producer. The 
above varieties are available. Tr. pkt., $1.25; 1% oz., $2.50; 
1% oz., $4.00; 1 oz., $14.00. 
PINK DELPHINIUM 
Elaine. (New—Not available till December.) The best new 
pink Delphinium available. Described by the originator as 
“stabilized” for the more desirable pink shades which appear 
in Astolat. 
Originator’s Seed: % tr. pkt., $1.50; tr. pkt.. $2.50; 
1% oz., $5.50; 14 oz., $10.00; 1 oz, $30.00. 
Astolat. (New). This series is composed principally of pale 
blush shades with several darker tones including a few 
raspberry-rose. All have dark bees. 
Orginator’s Seed: % tr. pkt., $1.25; tr. 
14 oz., $4.50; 14 oz., $8.00; 1 oz., $24.00. 
Regular Seed: % tr. pkt., $1.00; tr. pkt., $1.75; 1% oz., 
$3.00; % oz., $5.00; 1 oz. $18.00. Seed not available 
until new crop expected in August. 
pkt., $2.00; 
GIANT PACIFIC HYBRIDS 
Regular Strain 
Clear White. A fine clear white, large flowered hybrid. 
Blue Shades. Mixture of light, medium and dark blue shades. 
Lavender Pastel Shades. Lavender combinations with dark bee. 
Mixture. A complete mixture of all colors in this fine hybrid 
type. 
Prices above 4, each: tr. pkt., $1.00; 1 0z., $2.00; %4 oz, 
$3.50; 1 oz., $12.00. 
Whether you grow for cut flowers indoors or out—or for a plant 
trade, Delphinium should be a part of your program. And the 
wonderfully fine Giant Pacific Hybrids should head your list of 
varieties. 
For outdoor cut flowers: Sow Sept. 1 thinly, direct to a cold 
frame—fresh seed and cooler weather then helps sprouting. In 
late fall remove sash and protect with some loose, coarse material. 
You'll have fine plants either for field planting or plant sales the 
next spring. 
For greenhouse forcing: Sow Aug. 1, transplant seedlings to 
cold frame when ready. About Dec. 1 move them to a cold house, 
spacing 6x8 in. for hybrids; 6x6 in. for Belladonna types. Feb. 1 
run them up to 40° nights, gradually increasing to 50°. You'll 
cut excellent spikes from Mother’s Day well into July. 
Diseases: Bacterial crown rot is best controlled by changing 
the location for each new planting; elevating the rows some or 
planting in ground beds with 6 or 8 in. sideboards so that soil 
drains readily and using care in watering (overhead irrigation 
not advisable). Bordeaux Mixture is reported to give considerable 
control in some cases. 
OTHER VARIETIES 
@Belladonna Imp. (Cliveden Beauty). A carefully reselected 
strain of this popular light blue. Tr. pkt., 35¢; %4 0z., 95e; 
1 0z., $2.85; 4 ozs., $10.00; 1 lb., $35.00. 
Belladonna. Light blue. Tr. pkt., 30c; % oz. 7Oc; 1 oz., 
$2.20. 
Bellamosum Improved. A reselected strain of this standard 
deep blue. Tr. pkt., 35¢; %4 0z., 95¢; 1 oz. $2.85; 4 ozs., 
$10.00; 1 lb., $35.00. 
@Lamartine. Deep, bright marine-blue with white eye. Tr. pkt., 
50c; %4 oz., $1.35; 1 oz, $4.75. 
@Blackmore and Langdon Hybrids. Shades of blue with con- 
trasting bees. A fine free-flowering hybrid strain. Tr. pkt., 
35c; % oz., 90c; 1 0z., $2.70; 4 ozs., $9.00. 
Wrexham or Hollyhock Strain. Extra large, tapering spikes. 
Tr. pkt., 50e; %4 oz., $1.60; 1 0z., $5.50. 
Gold Medal Hybrids. Tr. pkt., 25¢; %4 0z., 50c; 1 oz., $1.75. 
Cardinale. Bright scarlet. Tr. pkt., 35¢; %4 oz., 80¢; 1 oz., 
$2.40. 
DELPHINIUM CHINENSIS 
(Annual Delphinium) 
(20,000 seeds per oz.) 
@Blue Mirror. Bright navy-blue flowers without spurs. Tr. pkt., 
50c; % oz., $1.20; 1 oz., $3.60. 
@Cambridge Blue. The standard Belladonna-blue variety. Tr. 
pkt., 35¢; 4 oz. 75¢; 1 oz. $2.60. 
White Dark Blue Mixture 
Prices above 3, each: tr. pkb., 20¢; 14 0z., 35¢; 1 oz., $1.25. 
IMPORTANT 
Delphinium seed usually doesn’t germinate satisfac- 
torily after it is around ten months old. Because of 
this, orders for Delphinium seed received after June 
Ist will be held for new crop seed—ready about mid- 
July—unless we are instructed to make immediate 
shipment, in which case orders will be filled with 
1950 seed. 
10 The dot (@) indicates varieties most dependably satisfactory in our experience and observation. 
