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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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Zinnia, Giant Dahlia-flowered ,, % Pkt. 10c.
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903. Sweet William, Single, Mixed. Pkt. 10c. 938. Zinnia, Li Hiput Mixed. Pkt. 10c. Satisfaction from Annuals Most gardeners grow the same things year after year and never know the pleasure of venturing into new experiences. Look through our list of annuals this year and try some of the things you have never grown before. A few may dis- appoint but many will so please that you will never want to be without them again. Expand your garden experience. Sweet Sultan a. 796. Centaurea imperialis, Finest Giant Mixed. Long- stemmed, large, fringed flowers; fragrant. Grows 3 feet tall. Pkt. 15c.; Moz. 50c; Moz. 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 1M 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. 45c; >/2or. 75c; oz. $1.25; »/4lb. $4.50 903. Single, Mixed. Pkt. 10c; Moz. 35c; Moz. 60c; oz. $1.00; ^Ib. $3.50. 904. Double, Mixed. Pkt. 10c; Moz. 45c; Moz. 75c.; oz. $1.25; i^lb. $4.50. 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; M°z- 75c; M°z. $1.25. Thunbergia (Black-eyed Susan) A. 906. Alata, Mixed. Rapid-growing vines with neat foliage bearing attractive white, yellow or orange flowers, each with a "black eye." Pkt. 15c; Moz- 50c; M°z. 90c; oz. $1.60. Tithonia a. 801. Torch. All-America Winner, 1951. Orange-scarlet /S^fc, flowers to 4 inches across. Vigorous, free-flowering (vjd^) P'ant ^ feet tall. Stands the summer heat well. ' Blooms over a long season. Pkt. 25c; Moz. 70c; Moz. $1.25. Torenia A. 907. Fournieri. Blue flowers with yellow centers. A splendid plant for shady borders and beds, flowering profusely where other plants do not grow. Pkt. 35c; l^oz. $1.50. Tritoma (Red-Hot Poker) P. 908. Hybrida. Seed started indoors from January to March and planted out in April should bloom the first year. Striking red spires of bloom from August on. 3 ft. Pkt. 15c; Moz. 45c; Mot.. 80c; Moz. $1.40. Verbena a., r-g. Spreading plants, each branch tipped with a dome- like head of small flowers. Splendid bed or border annual. 910. Floradale Beauty. A giant type with large heads of flowers, ranging from bright rose-pink to deep rose-red. Pkt. 20c; Mjoz. 60c; Moz. $1.00; Moz. $1.75. 837. Hybrida Grandiflora, Sutton's Blue. Deep royal blue; solid color. Pkt. 20c; j^oz. 60c; Moz. $1.00; Moz. $1.75. 911. Gigantea Hybrida Grandiflora, Finest Mixed. Pkt. 15c; Moz. 75c; Moz. $1.25; Moz. $2.00; oz. $3.75. Vinca A. 912. Rosea, Mixed (Periwinkle). Foot-high plants with shiny dark foliage and neat pink and white flowers. Seed should be started indoors early as it germinates slowly. Pkt. 15c; Moz. 55c; Moz. 95c Viola P., R-G. 913. Cornuta, Mixed (Tufted Pansy). Grows about 6 inches high and bears its lovely flowers in quantity over a long period. Mixture includes yellow, blue, lavender and white varieties. Pkt. 15c;Msoz. 50c; M°z.90c Wallflower a., p., R-G. 914. Annual Single, Mixed. Very fragrant, red, white, brown and yellow flowers, excellent for early spring bedding. Pkt. 10c; Moz. 45c; oz. 80c 719. Siberian Wallflower (Cheirantbus Allioni). P. The 1-foot plants bear bright orange flowers in profusion. Pkt. 10c; Moz. 35c; Moz. 60c; oz. $1.00. Wild Flower Garden 942. Mixture. A. This is a mixture of California native hardy annuals suitable for planting in odd corners or on a vacant lot. They are easily grown varieties very de- sirable for cutting. Pkt. 10c; Moz- 45c; Moz- 75c; oz. $1.30; Mlb- $4.50. 40 F. W. BOLGIANO & CO., INC.

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