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Title: Capitol city seeds for 1943
Identifier: capitolcityseeds19fwbo_0 (find matches)
Year: 1943 (1940s)
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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ASTERS, IMPROVED CREGO (Wilt-Resistant), continued 910. Los Angeles. (Super-Giant.) A lovely companion to EI Monte, and practically a twin except for color which is dainty shell-pink. Pkt. 15c; Moz. 50c; Moz. 90c; V2oz. $1.60. 790. Queen of the Market. (Wilt-Resistant.) Branching plants about 20 inches tall, bloom in early August. Double flowers on long stems. Mixed colors. Pkt. 10c; Moz. 30c; Moz. 50c; oz. $1.25. Balloon Vine 808. Love-in-a-Puff. A. An attractive, rapid-growing annual climber with white flowers followed by inflated seed-pods. Pkt. 10c; M°z. 15c; M°z- 25c; oz. 45c Double Balsam (Lady-Slipper) a. An old favorite garden flower of easy culture. Bushy 2-foot plants bear masses of brilliantly colored flowers. 809. Camellia-flowered, Mixed. Crimson, pink, pale rose, lilac, lemon, and a host of other colors. Pkt. 10c; Moz. 25c; Moz. 45c; oz. 75c Balsam Apple A. 810. Momordica Balsamina. A curious climbing vine with glossy green foliage and golden yellow, apple- shaped fruits. Pkt. 10c; Moz- 20c; M°z. 35c; oz. 60c. Blue Lace Flower 932. Didiscus caerulea. Upright, 2-foot, branching plants, each branch ending in an umbrella-shaped head of sky-blue flowers. A splendid cut-flower, blooming from midsummer to frost. Pkt. 10c; M°z- 25c; M°z- 40c; Moz. 65c Calendula (Pot-Marigold) A. cool 814. Calliopsis, Tall Single, Mixed. Pkt. 10c. Free-branching 2-foot plants that do best in location. A fine cut-flower. 82G. Chrysantha. Large, double flowers of clear, butter- cup-yellow with incurved petals. Closely resembles a chrysanthemum. Pkt. 10c; Moz- 25c; oz. 45c 1011. Lemon Queen. Double flowers of lemon-yellow. Pkt. 10c; Moz. 25c; oz. 40c 811. Orange King. Rich orange-yellow; double. Pkt. 10c; Moz. 25c; oz. 40c 812. Orange Shaggy. Interestingly different flowers of deep orange. The florets overlap each other in an irregular fashion so that the bloom looks like a shaggy chrysanthe- mum. Pkt. 10c; Moz- 25c; oz. 45c. 987. Radio. A type with quilled petals forming a globular flower. Color is warm deep yellow. Pkt. 10c; Moz- 25c; oz. 40c 813. Double, Mixed. A fine mixture of yellow and orange shades. Pkt. 10c; Moz. 20c; oz. 35c Calliopsis A. An easy-growing annual with long-stemmed yellow flowers for cutting. 2 ft. 1031. Golden Crown. A semi-double flower of rich yellow with a maroon center. They are fragrant, too. Pkt. 10c; Moz. 25c; M°z. 40c; oz. 75c 814. Tall Single, Mixed. Lovely Daisies in shades of yellow. A desirable cut-flower. Pkt. 10c; M°z. 15c; Moz- 25c; oz. 40c Candytuft (Iberis) A., P.,R-G. Desirable and dependable annuals and perennials for the front of the border and rock-gardens. Easy to grow. 816. Giant Hyacinth-flowered. A. Plants to 1M feet tall with enormous trusses of snow-white flowers. A popular florists' variety. Pkt. 10c; Moz. 25c; Moz- 45c; oz. 85c 817. Dwarf Hybrids, Mixed. A. Large flowers of rose, salmon, coral, pink and lilac Splendid bedding plants. Pkt. 10c; Moz. 15c; Moz. 25c; oz. 40c 818. Gibraltarica. P. Lovely little evergreen bushes hardly a foot tall with lilac flowers shading to white. A fine rock-garden ornament. Pkt. 10c; Moz. 40c; M°z. 75c; oz. $1.25. Canna A. 820. Mixed Colors. Everyone has a place for these luxu- riant plants with their enormous, brilliant clusters of bloom and broad leaves of green or bronze. The seed should be pierced in one spot with a file and soaked in tepid water for 24 hours before sowing. Sow early. Pkt. 10c; Moz. -50c; oz. 85c ALL PRICES SUBJECT TO MARKET CHANGES 30 F. W. BOLGIANO & CO., INC.

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