. w 1 ^f '^m 1 ' ^ ^B|^ /^#^^i cj ^ii^!^I^H â a Double Cactus Dahlias. Gold Medal Hybrid Delphiniums. DHLPHINIUIII (Hardy Perennial Larkspur). \ Mr. W. C. Egan, the well-known amateur and writer on hor- ticultural subjects, says of Delphiniums : " Sow the seeds in early S|)ring indoors or in hot-beds in shallow boxes. When the seedlings are about three-quarters of an inch high, transplant to flats three or four inches apart each way, and a week or ten days before planting out time remove the flats to open air, protecting them cold days or nights; this hardens them off and prevents any set
. w 1 ^f '^m 1 ' ^ ^B|^ /^#^^i cj ^ii^!^I^H â a Double Cactus Dahlias. Gold Medal Hybrid Delphiniums. DHLPHINIUIII (Hardy Perennial Larkspur). \ Mr. W. C. Egan, the well-known amateur and writer on hor- ticultural subjects, says of Delphiniums : " Sow the seeds in early S|)ring indoors or in hot-beds in shallow boxes. When the seedlings are about three-quarters of an inch high, transplant to flats three or four inches apart each way, and a week or ten days before planting out time remove the flats to open air, protecting them cold days or nights; this hardens them off and prevents any set-back when planted out. ".Spring-sown plants bloom in July and August. They take up very little room, for they may be planted six to eight inches apart the first season. The following spring the choicer ones may be planted in permanent quarters in groups of three or more, or in larger groups in the shrubbery border or to the rear of hirdy perennials, two or three feet apart. In two or three years they should be taken out, the bed heavily manured, the plants reset and more room given each ; They can also be sown in the open ground in spring, but would not likely flower until the second year. We also offer on pages 51 to 60 a number of the very choicest of the newer hybrids: per pkt. 2238 Qold Medal Hybrids. This is an extra fine strain of strong, vigorous habit, with immense spikes from 2 to 3 feet long of large flowers, mostly in fine shades of light blue. I oz., 50 cts 15 2218 Belladonna {Everdloonriru/ Hardy Larkspur). This is the freest and most continuous blooming Hardy Larkspur. The clear turquoise-blue of its flowers is not equalled for delicacy and beauty. A really exquisite Larkspur. 5 pkts., 2223 Chinense {Blue Buttcyflu). A distinct and neat va- riety, growing about 18 inches high, with fine leathery foliage, and producing freely spikes of large blossoms of intense gentian-blue. \ oz., 25 cts 5 2222âAlbum. The white-flowered form, ^oz., 25cts 5
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