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Title: Bolgiano's capitol city seeds : 1955
Identifier: bolgianoscapitol19fwbo_24 (find matches)
Year: 1955 (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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Helichrysum (Strawflower) A. 767. Finest Mixed. The best of the so-called Everlastings used .is dried (lowers lor winter decorations. The jghtly colored (lowers make tine displays when grown in beds. Double (lowers in all the desirable colors. - j. 45c; koz.80c; ^oz. $1.40. Heliotrope A. 768. Pacific Hybrids. Dark Shades. Tender plants S ul seed indoors and do not i until May. Pkt. 15c; 'joz. 45c Hibiscus P. 769. Mallow Marvels. Mixed. Strong shrub-like plants, 5 to S teet tall, with huge single (lowers 6 to 8 inches across of pink, white and red. Blooms from June to September. P- H-25. Hollyhocks A., P. 775. Indian Spring. \ (f sown very early this will give i-ndid bloom. Plants grow abou- 4 ;.i 5 feet and i ii-doublc and double fringed Bowers ik. Pkt. 1 5 -1.10. 774. Double Mixed. P. Favorite background plants, 6 tall, thriving almost anywhere and blooming dur â and September. Pkt. 15 - i.5a Hunnemannia (Mexican Tulip Poppy) A. 652. Sunlite. tree mi-double ppp\-like . ( on bushy plants with beautiful blue- i Pkt. IS 70c; Hyacinth Bean A. 776. Dolichos. \ decorative vine to l11 feet with white or purple tlowers followed by ornamental seed-pods, --il- verv pods follow the white flowers and rubv-purple pods the'purple flowers. Pkt. 20c; - -'..25. Kochia A. 777. Childsi Burning Bush; Summer Cypress). Pyram- idal bush 2'o feet high, with feathery light green foliage which turns crimson in early autumn. Flowers are unimportant but plants make a lovely hedge. Pkt. 10c; !joz. 45c; oz. 75c Kudzu Vine P. 637. Pueraria Thunbergiana. Handsome purple flowers on a verv vigorous vine. Perfectly hardy, getting more beautiful each year. Pkt..20c; 3-tOz. 40c; )boz. 65c Lantana A. 779. Dwarf Hybrids. Mixed. A splendid bedding plant; verbena-like heads of colorful tlowers all summer. Also a splendid pot-plant for the house. Good mixture of colors. Pkt. 15c; Jioz. 80c; )£oz. $1.40. Larkspur A. 801. Giant Steeplechase Mixture. Giant Steeplechase ⢠^purs have bigger (lowers and longer and stronger spikes. Thev are heat-resistant; spring and summer flowering. An excellent color mixture. Pkt. 25c; 75c; >v* J5.00. 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 - ilf the space needed by the old stock-flowered type. 780. Blue Spire. Deep violet-blue. 781. Blue Bell. AAS. Azure-blue. 783. Carmine King Improved. Deep carmine-rose. 784. Lilac King. Rich lilac. 785. Miss California. Soft salmon-pink. 786. Rose King. Rich n 787. White King. AAS. Glistening white. 782. Finest Mixed. A superior mixture. Any of the above Giant Imperial Larkspurs, pkt. 15c; >/4oz. 45c; y2oz. 85c; oz. $1.55 Linaria (Toadflax) A., R-G. 789. Fairy Bouquet Mixture. Miniature snapdragon- like Bowers in bright and pastel shades on com- pact 8 to 10-inch plants. Pkt. 10c; J^oz. 75c A
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WASHINGTON, D. C. 33 808. Morninp-Glory, Heavenly Blue, Clarke's Variety Pkt. 15c. Morning-Glories The Morning-Glories and xMoon- flowers are another group which will not do their best in rich soil. Soak the hard seeds before planting in unfertilized ground.

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