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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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Kudzu Vine p. 798. Marigold, Flash Pkt. 10c. Marigolds Like Petunias and Zinnias, the Marigold is another annual family with members for many uses. For rich yellows and oranges the Marigolds are unsurpassed, and a bed of one variety of the dwarf French type of the Harmony group provides color in mass over a long period with little care, while the tall varieties furnish long-stemmed flowers to cut. 637. Pueraria Thunbergiana. Handsome purple flowers on a very vigorous vine. Perfectly hardy, getting more beautiful each year. Pkt. 20c; J^oz. 40c; J^oz. 65c Pkt. Lantana A. 779. Dwarf Hybrids, Mixed. A splendid bedding plant; verbena-like heads of colorful flowers all summer. Also a splendid pot-plant for the house. Good mixture of colors. Pkt. 15c; Koz. 60c; Moz. $1.00. Larkspur A. DOUBLE GIANT IMPERIAL The tall, upright, compact basal-branching habit of the Giant Imperials has made them popular Larkspurs for florists and home-garden use. The tall spikes of double flowers, carried on stems 4 to 5 feet long, require only about one-half the space needed by the old stock-flowered type. 780. Blue Spire. Deep violet-blue. 781. Blue Bell. Azure-blue. 783. Carmine King Improved. Deep carmine-rose. 784. Lilac King. Rich lilac. 785. Miss California. Soft salmon-pink. 786. Rose King. Rich rose. 787. White King. Glistening white. 782. Finest Mixed. A superior mixture. Any of the above Giant Imperial Larkspurs, Pkt. 10c; V4oz. 45c; y2oz. 85c; oz. $1.50 TALL DOUBLE STOCK-FLOWERED 788. Finest Mixed. Pkt. 10c; Koz. 30c; y2oz. 50c; oz. 90c; MIt>. $3.25. Lathyrus P. 778. Latifolius Mixed (Everlasting or Perennial Pea). Hardy perennial climber growing to 8 feet. Blooms are not fragrant but make good cut-flowers in early spring. Pkt. 15c; Koz. 35c; M°z- 60c; ^oz. $1.00. Linaria (Toadflax) A., R-G. 789. Fairy Bouquet Mixture. Miniature snapdragon- like flowers in bright and pastel shades on compact 3 to 10-inch plants. Pkt. 10c; Moz. 65c; y2oz. $1.10. Linum P., r-g. 679. Perenne. Dainty sky-blue flowers on lj^-ioot plants from May to August. Pkt. 10c; J^oz. 50c Lobelia a.,rg. 792. Com pacta, Crystal Palace. An especially desir- able edging plant growing 4 inches high. Flowers dark blue with dark foliage. Pkt. 15c; >^oz. 60c; J-^oz. $1.00. 791. Hybrida pendula, Sapphire. This Lobelia is ex- cellent for hanging baskets and window boxes because of its trailing habit. Flowers are deep blue with white eye. Dark foliage. Pkt. 15c; ^oz. 60c; ^oz. $1.00. Lunaria B. 793. Honesty (Money Plant). Bushy plants, \)4 to 2 feet tall, bear lilac-purple (lowers in profusion followed by silvery seed-pods desirable for winter bouquets. Pkt. 10c; Moz. 35c; J^oz. 60c. Lupinus P. 794. Russell Strain, Mixed. Plants 2 to 4 feet, with long spikes of flowers resembling sweet peas. An excellent garden decorative and cut-flower. Pkt. 15c; Hoz. 45c; Moz. 75c; J^oz. $1.25. Matthiola A. 653. Bicornis (Evening Scented Stock). An old-fashioned annual grown for the entrancing fragrance which it emits during the evening. Lilac flowers. 2 ft. Pkt. 10c; J-^oz. 45c; oz. 80c Mignonette (Reseda odorata) A. An old-fashioned flower loved for its exquisite fragrance. Does best in cool weather and a second planting should be made in August for autumn bloom. 959. Machet. Plants 12 inches high with red and yellow flowers of extra sweetness. Pkt. 10c; Hoz. 75c; oz. $1.25. Nemesia A. 813. Mixed. Excellent bedding plants to 1 foot high with attractive flowers in a wide range of colors. Pkt. 15c; Moz. 70c; Yioz. $1.25. Nemophila A. 957. Mixed. Bright light blue flowers on 8-inch plants. Makes a nice bed. Pkt. 10c; K°z. 30c; J^oz. 45c 34 F. W. BOLGIANO & CO., INC.

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