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Title: Bolgiano's capitol city seeds : 1889 - 1950
Identifier: bolgianoscapitol19fwbo_20 (find matches)
Year: 1950 (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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Dianthus (Pinks) A.,P.,R-G. Brilliant flowers all summer and fall. Most varieties are about a foot tall, are splendid bed and border plants, line rock-garden sp)eciniens and desirable for cutting. 745. Annual Pinks, Double, Mixed. A. Lovely fringed tlowersof all colors. Pkt. 10c.: ' .>oz. 50c. 746. Annual Pinks, Single, Mixed. A. Large flowers 2 to 3 inches across, brilliantly colored and delightfully cut .ind fringed. Pkt. 10c.; )-20z. 45c.;oz. 75c. 747. Ptumarius ^ Pheasant's Eye*. P. Single, fringed, clove-scentcd flowers of pink and white in profusion in \l.iv and June. Low, spreadini;. Pkt. 15c.: '-^z. $1.(X). 74«A. Heddensis, Westwood Beauty. A. R-G. This new tetrapluid variety is more resistant to heat than the ordinary Dianthus. The flowers are shades of red with long stems. Pkt. 15c.; J-40Z.45c.; !20Z-75c. Digitalis (Foxglove) B. 748. Gloxinlcflora, Shirley Hybrids. Pl.ints 3 to 4 feet high »Tth long spikes ot tutniiar. tiimiblc-like flowers of various colors. The "thimbles" are heavily spotted in- side. Pkt. IfV.; I^oz.-ISc; 1..0Z. 75c. Dimorphotheca aurantiaca (African Daisy) A. 749. Golden West. The 2';-inch golden flowers have a dur^ ^ii>^ an>l halo. Nice cut-flowers. They need a dry, sunny location and bloom most ol the summer and fall. 15 in. Pkt. 10c.; ".oz. 60c.: 'ioz. SLOG; i.joz.$1.75. 766. Gypsophila elegans alba grandiflora. Pkt. 10c. Dusty Miller A. 750. Attractive silvery green laciniated foliage. Fine for edging borders and in hanging-baskets. Pkt. 20c.; I'ioz. 60c; >iot $1.00. Eschscholtzia (California Poppy) A.,R-G. Easily grown annuals to be sDssn where they are to remain and thinned to stand 12 inches apart. Do not try to transplant them. Plants are low and spreading, with line- cut foliage. Blooms all summer. 751. Golden West. Bright yellow with orange center. 752. Mixed. A wide range of colors including carmine and orange-scarlet, as well as the usual white, yellow and or.inge. Any of above Eschscholtzia, pkt. 10c.; ' ^oz. 3Sc.; oz. 60c. Euphorbia A., R-G. 753. Variegata > Snow-ioz. $1.50; Hoz. $2.50; oz. $4.75. Four o'clock (Marvel of Peru) A. 756. Mirabilis Jalapa. Bushy plants to 2" 4 feet with myriads of red, yellow or white flowers opening at about 4 P..M. standard time. Pkt. 10c.: oz. 50c.: \4\b. SI.50. Gaillardia (Blanket Flower) a.,P. Border and bedding plants with showy flowers useful for cutting. Thev blrxjm from early summer into fall. 757. Indian Chief. A. Single, bronzy red flowers. A lovely cut-flower. Pkt. 10c.; J^oz. 45c.; J^oz. 75c. 758. Annual, Mixed. A. A fine mixture with reds and vellows predominating. Pkt. 10c.; )^oz. 30c.; )^oz. 5f)c. 759. The Dazzler. P. Large flowers of dark red with orange pfal-tips. Striking. Pkt. 15c.; )^jz. 40c. 760. Grandiflora, Mixed. P. Lovely single flowers with centers of shades of red and the outer petals yellow. Will bloom first year if planted early. Pkt. 15c.; Hoz. 40c. 761. Lorenziana, Double Mixed. A., R-G. A free- flowering double strain of red, vellow, orange, and rose shades. 15 in. Pkt. 15c.; y.oz. SOc; J^oz. 90c. ALL PRICES SUBJECT TO MARKET CHANGES WASHINGTON, D. C. 33
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Fragrance Do you grow flowers just to look at, or must they smell good, too? Mignonette with its unforgettable sweetness is not much to look at,— it would soon disappear from gardens if it should lose its fragrance,— while Heliotrope, another wonderfully fragrant flower, pleases as well with its beauty. Increase your garden pleasure by studying your flowers and grow for fragrance as well as beauty.

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