Close-up of a specimen of Scarlet larkspur (Delphinium cardinale), ca.1920

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Title	Close-up of a specimen of Scarlet larkspur (Delphinium cardinale), ca.1920
Description	Photograph of a close-up of a specimen of Scarlet larkspur (Delphinium cardinale), ca.1920. A thin plant with fragile-looking branches is pictured at center, tiny blossoms at the tip of each branch. It is pictured against a neutral background.; "This is a large group of very beautiful annuals and perennials commonly called Larkspurs. The original or wild types from which the named varieties are descended are natives of California, Siberia, Syria and India. The Delphiniums mostly seen in gardens are hybrids of D. elatum and are clump-forming perennials that bloom from early to mid-summer. Their leaves are divided, lobed, and range from mid- to bright green. Hybrids of D. belladonna are also clump-forming perennials, but with more thin, wiry stems that produce branched spikes of spurred flowers. Dwarf annual Delphiniums are descended from D. Ajacis and tall annual Larkspurs from D. Consolida. The height of the different varieties ranges from 3 to 8 feet, with some dwarf varieties only growing up to 18 inches high. The flowers of these plants grow in long spikes. They are cup-shaped and may be single or double with colors ranging from creamy-whites through lilac-pinks to dark indigo-blue, usually with a contrasting "eye" formed by the inner sepals. D. 'Strawberry Fair' has large, semi-double, mulberry-pink flowers with white eyes on plants that grow 5½ to 6 feet high. D. 'Sungleam' has large, semi-double, white overlaid with pale yellow flowers with yellow eyes. D. 'Blue Nile' grows from 5 to 5½ feet high and produces large, semi-double rich, dark blue flowers with blue-streaked white eyes. D. grandiflorum 'Blue Butterfly' only grows 18 inches high and has single, dark blue flowers, growing 1½ inches across. They are produced in airy, branching spikes up to 6 inches long. The bright green leaves are palmately divided. D. 'Spindrift' is an interesting plant with large, semi-double flowers that grow in 3-foot long spikes. They are a pinkish-lilac color overlaid with pale blue with creamy-white eyes, which have a deep blue center. On acidic soils, the petals become tinged with green. Other kinds will be described below in the varieties section." -- unknown author.
Subject (file heading)	Botany -- Flowers -- Assorted
Subject (lcsh)	Flowers
Coverage date	circa 1920
Publisher (of the digital version)	University of Southern California. Libraries
Date created	circa 1920
Type	images
Format	glass plate negatives
Format (aacr2)	2 photographs : glass plate negative, photoprint, b&w ; 26 x 21 cm., 25 x 18 cm.
Format (aat)	photographic prints photographs
Contributing entity	California Historical Society
Accession number	5497
Call number	CHS-5497
Microfiche number	1-82-199
Legacy record ID	chs-m17398; USC-1-1-1-14212
Part of collection	California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Part of subcollection	Title Insurance and Trust, and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, 1860-1960
Project	USC
Rights	Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library; From the California Historical Society Collection at the University of Southern California
Access conditions	Send requests to address or e-mail given. Phone (213) 821-2366; fax (213) 740-2343.
Repository name	USC Libraries Special Collections
Repository address	Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
Repository email	specol@usc.edu
Filename	CHS-5497
Archival file	chs_Volume99/CHS-5497.tiff

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