Lilium candidum 
Daphne cneorum 
Delphinium 
Pacific Giant 
Hybrid 
FORBES DAPHNE 
Planted in front of evergreens or shrubs, or nestled among rocks in your rock garden, these highly desirable 
dwarf evergreen shrubs, only 12 inches high and of spreading habit, are covered with rose-pink flower clusters 
of delightful fragrance in late April and May and often again in early fall. Valued not only for the beauty of 
the bloom but particularly for their sweet perfume they will prove to be a real joy in your garden. 
Daphne Cneorum (Garland Flower). 6 to 8-inch head diam. $1.60 each; 3 for $4.50; $17 per doz.; 
8 to 12-inch head diam. $2.25 each; 3 for $6.45; $24.50 per doz. 
Culture: Plant in a well-drained, sandy or gravely, enriched loam to provide good drainage. They seem to resent the intense 
hot noon sun but otherwise do well in either sun or partial shade. They probably prefer a slightly alkaline pH but also thrive 
in a slightly acid soil. Avoid an extreme pH. Water sparingly in summer. Daphne Cneorum are hardy but to keep the 
evergreen foliage in good shape, protect it with a pine branch or straw during the coldest of winter. A mulch of peatmoss in- 
duces stem rooting and produces a larger clump. Light pruning of only the growing shoots keeps the head more compact. 
DELPHINIUM PLANTS IN POTS 
These gorgeous Delphiniums, growing in your garden, will create a symphony of color and form. The 
deft magic of great hybridizers has endowed them with flowers of superb size and unbelievably beautiful color, 
exquisitely proportioned on tapered spires. No flower has been fashioned in greater beauty or more finished 
perfection. No flower casts the same spell upon your garden; no other evokes a similar mood. 
Whether in background border groups or above the pure whiteness of madonna lilies, Delphiniums raise 
their proud majestic spikes in June for your sheer enjoyment. They are perfectly hardy and when happily 
located will improve in size and beauty with the years. 
Belladonna Improved or Cliveden Beauty. This is a marked improvement over the original strain, with loose spikes of 
large flowers of iridescent, light turquotse-blue on plants 4 feet high. One of the easiest to grow and delightful for cutting. 
Bellamosum Improved. Really a dark blue form of the Belladonna, this is very uniform in color with loose spikes, often 
21% inches across. They are excellent for June cut flowers and grow from 3 to 4 feet high. 
Blackmore and Langdon’s Giant Exhibition Hybrids. Developed by the English specialists, these grow to a height 
of 6 feet with solid, erect spikes of very large florets in delightful shades of blue, mauve, lavender, lilac, violet and purple. 
Hollyhock-flowered Wrexham Hybrids. Another English strain with flowers of superb size, exquisitely proportioned on 
tapered, 6-foot spires. The florets come in lovely tones of blue, mauve, lilac, purple and violet in wonderful variations. 
Any of the above 4, 65c each; 3 for $1.80; $6.50 per doz. established in 6-inch pots 
Pacific Giant Hybrids. This remarkable strain was developed in California by the famed Vetterle and Reinelt. The huge 
well formed, 24-inch florets, nearly all double, are evenly spaced on well-balanced, compact, tapering, 6 to 7-foot spikes 
with thin stems. They are comparatively mildew-resistant and considered to be the world’s finest strain for garden display. 
We offer these plants in separate colors: Black Knight, dark blue, black bee; Blue Bird, medium blue, white bee; Camel- 
iard, lavender, white bee; Galahad, all white; King Arthur, violet, white bee; Lancelot, Iilac, white bee; and Summer 
Skies, light blue, white bee. 
Any of the Pacific Giants, 85c each; 3 for $2.40; $9 per doz. in 6-inch pots 
Culture: Delphinium require excellent drainage and very deep soil, enriched with rotted manure for good root development. 
‘They thrive best in a light to medium soil which must be alkaline. To maintain this condition apply pulverized limestone 
lightly on the surface two or three times a season. Locate them in sun and feed with a 5-10-5 fertilizer in March. You will 
have best results if you start with pot-grown plants. After the June bloom has faded, cut the stalks back just above the 
leaves. After 2 or 3 weeks’ rest, feed again with fertilizer. The new growth, thinned to 3 or 4 strong shoots, will give fall 
bloom. Plant in groups of 3 to 6 plants for best garden effect but allow 15 inches between plants for proper ventilation. In 
dry, hot summer supply ample water. Provide stakes, particularly for the tall sorts. 
HARDY LILIES IN POTS 
Lilies, with their wonderful beauty and fragrance, are hardy thrifty flowers. They like sun or partial shade 
and appear best against a background of shrubbery or evergreens. They thrive in well-drained borders and in 
formal gardens, and bloom in midsummer when fine flowers are scarce. 
Candidum. Madonna Lily. These fragrant, snow-white Speciosum rubrum. Graceful, ruby-carmine, white-edged 
flowers, 6 to 20 on a stem, come in June in sun or part 
shade, and are beautiful companion plants to delphinium. 
Ht. 4 ft. 75c each; 3 for $2.10; $7.50 per doz. 
Henryi. Up to 20 light orange-yellow, funnel flowers with 
brown spots, in August and September, in sun or half 
shade. Ht. 6 to 8 ft. 65c each; 3 for $1.80; $6.50 per doz. 
Regale. The fragrant flowers are white, shaded pale yellow 
in the center, with pink edges. It is extremely hardy and 
easy to grow in sun or half shade, blooming in July. 
Ht. 4 to 6 ft. 75c each; 3 for $2.10; $7.50 per doz. 
Regale album. Like the above in plant habit and flower 
size but the blooms are pure white. Ht. 4 to 6 ft. 75c each; 
3 for $2.10; $7.50 per doz. 
flowers with reflexed, red-spotted petals, in August and 
September in sun or part shade. Ht. 3 to 4 ft. 95c each; 
3 for $2.70; $10 per doz. 
Thunbergianum, Mahogany. Attractive upright, reddish 
brown flowers on dwarf, disease-free plants in June and 
July. For border foregrounds, masses and rock gardens in 
sun. Ht. 1 to 144 ft. 65c each; 3 for $1.80; $6.50 per doz. 
Umbellatum, Golden Fleece. Sturdy plants with umbels 
of bright yellow flowers with tan spots, in June and July in 
sun. Ht. 2 ft. 70c each; 3 for $1.95; $7 per doz. 
Umbellatum, Orange Triumph. Brilliant, upright 
flowers in umbels in June and July on strong, sturdy plants 
in sun. Ht. 2 ft. 70c each; 3 for $1.95; $7 per doz. 
