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Title: Bolgiano's capitol city seeds
Identifier: bolgianoscapitol19fwbo_22 (find matches)
Year: 1953 (1950s)
Authors: F. W. Bolgiano & Co; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs; Vegetables Catalogs; Garden tools Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs
Publisher: Washington, D. C. : F. W. Bolgiano
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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Stocks (Gilliflower) A. 876. Dwarf, Double Ten-Weeks, Mixed. A great cut-flow- er. Plants 12 iachcs with (lowers of w hite, yellow , pink and blue. Pkt. Iv.; Kot, 50e.; ' ,«>/. 90c. 646. Double Giant Column. Improved Excelsior.) N i branching.) Immenseh fullj do ble close spaced (lowers, one 2 2'.. ft. spike per plant. Pkt. 35c. Sunflower A. 877. Helianthus. Sungold. Spectacular 4 to 5-inch golden yellow double flowers that stand 4 feet high. Pkt. 10c Sweet Peas a. Cl lti he. Si» is earl) in spring as the ground can be worked in rich, well-limed soil with good drainage. Make a trench about a foot wide and deep and till to about 4 inches from the top with a mixture of soil, rotted stable manure and humus. I irm soil well. Sow seed and cover with alx>ut an inch of soil. Cultivate them and gradually till up the trench to the lev. el of the ground. One ounce will plant a 15-foot row. EARLY-FLOWERING SPENCER VARIETIES 886. Florist Blue. Best dear bine. 878. Kate Smith. Scarlet suffused rose. 884. Mars. Kich deep crimson. 879. Memory. I . u hm lavender, wavy Bowers. 880. Mrs. H. S. Reddick. Brilliant flesh-pink, suffused 881. Oriental. Deep cream, large flowers. 883. Pride. Pure, deep even cerise. 888. Waves. New mid-blue I arge: rul'led. 642. White Giant. Y\ lute seeded. I arge tlorets in fours. Any of the above Early-flowering Spencer Sweet Peas, pkt. 15c; ^oz. 40c; oz. 75c 887. Mixed Early Spencers. Pkt. 15c; oz. 45c; >4lb. ' 5; lAl>. $2.75. SPRING-FLOWERING CUTHBERTSON VARIETIES For outdoor or indoor culture -\ new type of Sweet Pea characterized by its excellent heat resistance Comes into bloom midway between the early and late Spencers. Bolgiano's 10 Best 889. Carol. Clear pink on white ground. 890. Coline. Si irlet. 891. Evelyn. Salmon-cream. 892. Frank G. Rosy lavender. 893. Hazel. I ight blue. Janet. White. Jimmy. Fine bright scarlet. 644. Liza. Maroon. 643. Lois. Clear rose-pink. 645. Tommy. Clear marine-blue. 89€. Finest Mixed. A well-balanced blend. Any of above, pkt. 15c; oz. 50c; >4lb. $1.85 LATE SPENCER OR ORCHID-FLOWERING VARIETIES The late Spencers produce more flowers and have longer stems than the early varieties. 898. Superb Mixed Spencers. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; Wlb. . ib. $2.75. Sweet Sultan A. 796. Centaurea imperialis, Finest Giant Mixed. I^ong- stemmed, large, fringed flowers; fragrant. Grows 3 feet tall. Pkt. 15c; Koz. 50c; J^oz. 85c. Sweet William (Dianthus barbatus) B..R-G. An old-fashioned border plant which is usually treated as a biennial, growing new plants every year for the second year's bloom. Plants grow 1 to 1^ feet tall, have large heads of bloom and are used for bedding, borders or the rock-garden 900. Newport Pink. Salmon-pink. Single. 901. Scarlet Beauty. Deep scarlet. Single. 902. White. Pure white. Single. Any of the above Sweet Williams, pkt. 15c; Vioz. 35c; i/2oz. 60c; oz. $1.00; »/4lb. $3.50 903. Single, Mixed. Pkt. 10c; Moz. 35c; Hoz. 60c.f oz, $1.00; Klb. $3.00. 904. Double, Mixed. Pkt. 10c; Moz. 45c; Hoz. 75c; oz. $1.25, Klb. $4.00. 905. Dwarf Double, Mixed. A new type only 9 inches high bearing large heads of flowers in a wide range of attractive colors. Pkt. 15c; Koz. 65c; Koz. $1.20. 894. 895. 858. Poppy, Shirley, Single Mixed. Pkt. 10c.
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WASHINGTON, D. C. 39 014. Wallflower, Finest Single. Mixed Pkt. 10c Dwarf Sweet William If you have not grown them we urge you to try this grajicl little Sweet William. Each plant in bloom looks like a compact bouquet of flowers. Don't miss them this year.

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