Contrary to the popular practice of naming individual 
plants, our aim is to produce a group of individual plants 
resembling each other as closely as possible, keep inter- 
breeding them until the progeny brings a high percentage 
of specimens true to description, and then introduce it as 
a named series. In this manner we can offer new progres- 
sions of each series each year as the progeny always super- 
sedes the parents. The names of our Delphinium series, 
with the exception of the blues, which have descriptive 
names, have been chosen from Tennyson’s “Idylls of the 
King.” 
The Pacific Strain of delphinium has been in commerce 
for 15 years now and has become a standard for the highest 
quality in delphinium all over the world. Instead of mak- 
ing extravagant claims, we would like to let our flowers 
speak for themselves when you grow them. 
WHITE INTRODUCTIONS 
Galahad Series . . . Our greatest achievement in giant 
whites, fully worthy of its name, which possesses all the 
qualities one expects to find in a fine Delphinium. The 
standard attained in this series is perhaps responsible for 
the wide popularity it met, ranking in demand next to the 
blues. The clear white flowers, with white bees, are of 
large size, reaching often 3 inches in diameter, combined 
with glistening, heavy texture. 
Percival Series ... A companion to the Galahad Series, of 
equally good quality. The large, glistening white flowers 
with strongly contrasting black bees are beautifully spaced 
on long, tapering spikes. Very vigorous and free growing 
habit. 
1950 INTRODUCTION 
Astolat Series . .. The first group of entirely novel 
shades in delphinium on which we have been work- 
ing for a number of years. Color variation extends 
from pale blush through all shades of lilac-pink to 
deep raspberry-rose, with large brown, fawn and 
black bees for contrast. The entire range is pictured 
in color on the back cover of our catalog. 
Price of Cross-Pollinated Seed 
$4.00 per packet (over 400 seeds); $2.00 per half 
packet (over 200 seeds). 
Self-Pollinated Seed 
$2.00 per packet (over 400 seeds); $1.00 per half 
packet (over 200 seeds). 
Sold out until July, 1951. 
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