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Definition of Delphiniums
1. delphinium [n] - See also: delphinium
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Literary usage of Delphiniums
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1. Wood and Garden: Notes and Thoughts, Practical and Critical, of a Working by Gertrude Jekyll (1904)
"It is true that hi the early days of July we have delphiniums, ... I have found
it satisfactory to grow delphiniums from seed, choosing the fine strong ..."
2. Handy Book of the Flower-garden, Being Practical Directions for the by David Thomson (1876)
"delphiniums.—Considering how, it may be said, surpassingly effective and imposing
this class ... The combinations in which they can be placed in delphiniums ..."
3. Every Woman Her Own Flower Gardener: A Handy Manual of Flower Gardening for by Sophia Orne Johnson (1874)
"... PEONIES, PHLOXES, CHRYSANTHEMUMS, delphiniums, AND A SELECT LIST OF DESIRABLES.
" There is a lesson in each flower, A story in each stream and bower ..."
4. Reports of the Committees for 1853, of the Massachusetts Horticultural by Massachusetts Horticultural Society (1854)
"4 00 For the second best, to J. French, . • . . 3 00 For the third best, to J.
Nugent, . . . . 2 00 delphiniums.—For the best six varieties, to P. Barnes, . ..."
5. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1914)
"A. Gray, An attempt to distinguish between the American delphiniums, Bot. Gaz.
... Some of the garden varieties of delphiniums are as follows: King of ..."
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