Delphinium 
Pacific Giant 
Double Peony 
We also offer started 
plants in 6-inch pots 
of both Bearded Iris 
and Japanese Iris. See 
under Perennial Plants 
on pages 13 to 20. 
Oriental Poppy 
DELPHINIUM PLANTS IN POTS 
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. 
Belladonna Improved or Cliveden Beauty. This is a marked improvement over the original strain, with loose spikes of 
large flowers of iridescent, light turquoise-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 
2% 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, 75c each; 3 for $2.10; $7.80 per doz. established in 6-inch pots 
Pacific Giant Hybrids. Huge, 21-inch florets, nearly all double, evenly spaced on compact, tapering, 6 to 7-foot spikes. 
They are mildew-resistant. In separate colors: Astolat, mostly pink shades; Black Knight, dark blue, black bee; Blue 
Bird, mid-blue, white bee; Galahad, all white; King Arthur, violet, white bee; and Summer Skies, light blue, white bee. 
Any of the 6 Pacific Giants, 95c each; 3 for $2.70; $10.25 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 alkalme. ‘To maintain this condition apply pulverized {imestone 
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 3 weeks’ rest, feed again with fertilizer. The new growth, thinned to 4 strong shoots, will bloom in fall. 
DOUBLE PEONY PLANTS IN POTS 
As individual clumps or in borders in front of shrubbery they are magnificent in flower and handsome in 
foliage throughout the season. They can be depended upon to bloom for many, many years. In 7x9 in. pots. 
Auguste Dessert. 8.7. A pretty rose-red which is narrowly Mary Brand. 8.7. Fragrant dark crimson-red double 
edged with silver. $1.75 each; 3 for $4.95. flowers. $1.75 each; 3 for $4.95. 
Festiva Maxima. 9.3. Early white with crimson center Mons. Martin Cahuzac. 8.8. Dark purple-garnet, 
markings. $1.55 each; 3 for $4.35 black reflex. $2.25 each; 3 for $6.45. 
Frances Willard. 9.1. A very beautiful, full double variety 
with blush white petals. $1.55 each; 3 for $4.35. 
Karl Rosenfield. 8.8 Free-blooming; bright crimson 
flowers. $1.55 each; 3 for $4.35. 
Katherine Havemeyer. 9.0. Soft flesh pink full double. 
$1.55 each; 3 for $4.35. 
Longfellow. 9.0. Full, of distinct fadeless bright crimson. 
$1.75 each; 3 for $4.95, 
Primevere. 8.6. Deep creamy yellow with sulphur yellow 
center. $1.75 each; 3 for $4.95. 
Sarah Bernhardt. 9.0. Deep rose-pink, fragrant tipped 
silver. $1.55 each; 3 for $4.35. 
Solange. 9.7. Waxy white with orange and gold brown 
center. $1.55 each; 3 for $4.35. 
Walter Faxon. 9.3. Free blooming; delightful salmon-rose 
flowers. $1.75 each; 3 for $4.95. 
SPECIES DOUBLE PEONY PLANTS 
To lengthen the season of Peony bloom add these delightfully fragrant species to your Peony planting. 
They come to bloom 2 to 3 weeks earlier than the regular varieties. 
Officinalis Alba plena. An early Officinalis Rosea plena. A bright Officinalis Rubra plena. The earl- 
double very fragrant white. pink counterpart to the others. iest of all with rich red flowers. 
In 7 x 9-inch pots, any of the 3 varieties, $2.25 each; 3 for $6.45 
Culture: Plant 3 feet apart in a fertile, well-drained, moderately heavy, deep soil in a sunny or lightly shaded location. 
Dig a hole 2 to 2% feet wide and 2 feet deep. Mix half the soil with plenty of old, well-rotted manure and a 4-inch potful of 
bonemeal. Backfill this and tamp down hard. Thoroughly mix the remaining half of soil with a shovelful of wood ashes, a 
handful of bonemeal, a lot of humus and a little limestone. Backfill and tamp hard. Further settle with water for a few days. 
Set our Potted Plants with the soil level of pot even with garden soil level. Set wire rings on stakes to support plants. 
ORIENTAL POPPIES IN POTS 
These make bright color accents and are striking against a dark green hedge or evergreens. AII they ask is 
lots of sun and a well-drained rich soil. Each year they will reward you in late May and June. Ht. 3 ft. 
Barr’s White. Large, pure white satiny flowers with 
strongly contrasting purplish black centers. 
Betty Ann. Flowers of La France pink without blotches, 
freely produced on strong, robust plants. 
Big Jim. Huge flowers of deep maroon on strong free- 
flowering plants. 
Cerise Beauty. Free-flowering plants with cerise-rose 
blooms; black-purple centers. 
Flashy Glow. Large bright golden yellow flowers with a 
suffusion of orange. 
Gold of Ophir. Dwarfer plants, 26 inches high, with big 
golden orange flowers. 
Henry Cayeaux Improved. Large old rose shaded bur- 
gundy; perfect in light shade. 
Hercules. Tremendous, true scarlet flowers on sturdy plants. 
3% feet high. 
Joyce. Big soft red with a suffusion of cherry-red on tall, 
strong plants. a 
Wurtembergia. Tremendously large flowers of a cerise- 
scarlet with big black centers. 
In 6-inch pots, any of the 10 varieties, 80c each; 3 for $2.25; $8.40 per doz. 
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