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Title: Bolgiano's capitol city seeds : 1954
Identifier: bolgianoscapitol19fwbo_23 (find matches)
Year: 1954 (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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766. Gypsophila elegans grandiflora. Pkt. 10c.
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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. Forget-Mc-Not P..R-G. 755. Myosotis alpestrls, Indigo Blue. A lovely April- blooming, dwarf plant with blue flowers, useful for carpeting and planting among tulips. Prefers moist soil. Pkt. 20c; J^oz. 60c; J/8oz. $1.00; J^oz. S1.75; J/2oz. $3.00. Four o'Clock (Marvel of Peru) A. 756. Mirabilis Jalapa. Bushy plants to 2% feet with myriads of red, yellow or white flowers opening at about 4 p.m. Pkt. 10c; oz. 55c; %\b. $2.00. Foxglove (Digitalis) b. 748. Gloxiniaeflora, Shirley Hybrids. Plants 3 to 4 feet high with long spikes of tubular, thimble-like flowers of various colors. The "thimbles" are heavily spotted in- j side. Pkt. 15c; J^oz. 50c; Hoz. 85c; oz. $1.55. Gaillardia (Blanket-Flower) a., P. Border and bedding plants with showy flowers useful for cutting. They bloom from early summer into fall. 758. Annual, Single Mixed. A. A fine mixture with reds and yellows predominating. Pkt. 10c; J^oz. 50c 759. The Dazzler. P. Large flowers of dark red with Orange petal-tips. Striking. Pkt. 15c; J. $1.75 Gypsophila (Babys-Breath) A.,P. The 2-foot plants bear a cloudy mass of tiny white flowers. Grown to cut and use with other cut-flowers. 766. Elegans grandiflora, Covent Garden Improved. A. An improved giant pure white, unsurpassed as to size and form of bloom. Pkt. 10c; Y107- 25c; oz. 45c 964. Elegans carminea. A. Carmine-pink. Pkt. 15c; Mot. 50c; Hoz. 90c 817. Paniculata. P. Single; white. Pkt. 20c; Mot.. 35c; Hoz. 65c; oz. $1.20. Hearts and Honey Vine A. (NEW FOR 1954) 944. Ipomoea Quamoclit hybrida. An easily grown an- nual vine with fern-like foliage and masses of bright bloom until frost. Flowers are bright orange with yellow center in the morning, changing to pinkish red and then clear bright rose-pink with white center. Pkt. 35c; 3 pkts. $1.00. Helichrysum (Strawflower) A. 767. Finest Mixed. The best of the so-called Everlastings used as dried flowers for winter decorations. The brightly colored flowers make fine displays when grown in beds. Double flowers in all the desirable colors. 2H ft. Pkt. 15c; Y%o-l. 40c; Moz. 65c; J^oz. $1.10. 32 F. W. BOLGIANO & CO., INC.

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