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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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Centaurea Cyanus (Bachelor's Button) Pkt. 10c. 606. Blue Lace Flower (Didiscus carulea) Pkt. 10c. Antirrhinum (Snapdragon) A. One of the "easy-to-grow" flowers blooming continu- ously during summer and fall. Fine for borders and ex- cellent as cut-flowers. 649. Tetraploid, Superfine Mixed (Tetra Snap). The most satisfactory outdoor Snap offered today. Plants tall, husky and erect, with huge, ruffled florets and long spikes. Many colors and bicolors, some veined. Pkt. 25c; ^oz. 60c; J/goz. $1.00; J^oz. $1.75; ^oz. $3.00. RUST-RESISTANT VARIETIES G6G. Rosalie. Base-branching plants producing six to eight huge spikes of large, rich deep rose flowers with an underlying tone of amber. 2^ ft. Pkt. 20c; i^oz. 60c, J^oz. $1.00; J^oz. $1.75. 665. University of California Mixture. Perfected by the University of California after years of testing. This mixture contains all of the most desirable colors and is almost totally rustproof. 2J4 ft. Pkt. 10c; J^oz. 45c; Hoz. 75c; Hoz. $1.25; oz. $2.00. MAXIMUM GIANT-FLOWERED The tallest rust-resistant Snapdragons, producing long spikes for cutting. 670. Alaska. Fine white. Apple Blossom. Rosy pink with white tube. Campfire. Luminous scarlet. Yellow Giant. Deep yellow. Any of above four varieties, pkt. 15c; Vieoz. 60c; i/8oz. $1.00; i/4oz. $1.75 667. Maximum Giant-Flowered Mixed. A fine mixture of brilliant colors. 2 J4 ft. Pkt. 15c; ilt;oz. 45c; J^oz. 75c; J^oz. $1.25. SUPER MAJESTIC This type is completely base branching. Grows 18 to 20 inches high, with flowers almost as large as the Giant type. Ideal for bedding. 671. Super Majestic Finest Mixed. Brilliant colors. Pkt. 15c; Vsoz. $1.00; Moz. $1.75; Hoz. $3.00. Asters A. Asters provide the finest of long-stemmed cut-flowers during late summer and fall. They should be planted in a different location each year. American Branching, Vick's Wilt-resistant Strain. Robust, branching plants, 2)^ to 3 feet tall, bloom in early September. The large double flowers have fine form. Our Selected Stocks of them are the best money 672. Azure-Blue. 675. Shell-Pink (Mary Semple) 673. Crimson. 676. White. 674. Purple (Dark Blue) 677. Mixed. Any of above Asters, pkt. 10c; V&oz. 45c; Vioz. 75c. IMPROVED GIANTS OF CALIFORNIA 683. El Monte. (Super-Giant.) The Super-Giants are the argest of Asters and El Monte is a beautiful specimen. The daintily interlaced crimson petals form a fluffy bloom 6 inches or more across. Plants are 2 x/i feet tall and bloom very early. Pkt. 15c;i^oz. $1.00; Moz. $1.75. 691. Los Angeles. (Super-Giant.) A lovely companion to EI Monte, and practically a twin except for color which is dainty shell-pink. Pkt. 15c; ^oz. $1.00; ^oz. $1.75. 681. Finest Mixed Colors. Large full flowers of the Crego type with broad petals beautifully curled and inter- laced. The 3-foot plants bloom from late summer until frost with \Yi to 2-foot stems. Pkt. 15c; J/goz. 60c; Moz. $1.00. CALIFORNIA SUNSHINE ASTERS A. 682. Mixed Colors. The 4 to 5-inch flowers have a single row of long narrow petals which contrast with the unique yellow center disc of quill-like petals, each tipped with a four-pointed star. Pkt. 15c; J^oz. 85c; Moz. $1.50. HEART OF FRANCE ASTERS A. 684. The reddest of all red Asters. Medium-sized flowers of rich dark red. Blooms in late August on 1 Yi to 2-foot plants. Pkt. 15c; ^oz. 60c; Moz. $1.00. IMPROVED CREGO (Wilt-Resistant) The Crego is an Aster of truly beautiful form and this Improved Wilt-resistant type is a great advance. Strong, branching 2J^-foot plants are generous with their splen- didly formed flowers in mid-September. 685. Azure-Blue. 688. Purple (Dark Blue). 686. Crimson. 689. White. 687. Pink. 690. Mixed. Any of above Asters, pkt. 10c; Vsoz. 40c; V4oz. 65c. PRINCESS WILT-RESISTANT 693. Mixed. A very attractive new cutting type of wilt- resistant Aster, 2 to 2 34 feet tall. Branching and free flowering, early blooming, bearing quantities of 3)^-inch flowers on strong stems. Flowers have a full deep crested center, surrounded by several rows of dainty plume-like guard petals. Pkt. 15c; Hoz. 75c; i-£oz. $1.25. F. W. BOLGIANO & CO., INC.

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