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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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Nasturtiums A. Lovely annuals thriving on poor sandy soil and coming into bloom within a few weeks after sowing. Keep plants free of black aphis by spraying with Black-Leaf 40 or one of the aphis destroyers listed in the Catalogue. The green seeds are used for peppery pickles. DWARF VARIETIES. 1 ft. 888. Golden Globe. Compact little plants with semi- double, fragrant flowers of bright golden yellow. Pkt. 10c; Hoz. 20c; oz. 35c 953. Gem Mixture. Sweet-scented, semi-double flowers in a fine mixture of light and dark colors. Compact, dwarf plants. Pkt. 10c; ^oz. 20c; oz. 35c 890. Single, Mixed. Splendid mixture of truly dwarf singles. A good companion to the Gem Mixture of semi- doubles. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; Mlb. 50c SEMI-DWARF VARIETIES. 1V2 ft. 994. Golden Gleam. Large, golden yellow, semi-double, sweetly scented flowers on bushy plants with short runners. Pkt. 10c; Ji>oz. 20c; oz. 35c 1027. Scarlet Gleam. Fiery orange-scarlet, semi-double flowers to 3 inches across. Fine plants. Pkt. 10c; J/;>oz. 25c; oz. 40c. 1026. Gleam Hybrids. A mixture of all the Gleam varieties. Large flowers on good plants. Pkt. 10c; J^joz. 20c; oz. 30c TALL VARIETY 891. Tall, Mixed. The 8 to 10-foot runners which can be trained to fences and trellises or spread over walls, etc. A wide range of colors. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; J^Ib. 50c. 995. Pansy, Roggli Swiss Giants Pkt. 25c. Nierembergia A 1068. Purple Robe. Bronze Medal, 1942 All-America Selections. Cushion-like mats covered with lovely violet-blue, cup-shaped flowers. A perennial in mild climates. Pkt. 25c ransies A., R-G. Pansies mav be sown in August or September for early bloom the following spring or may be planted early in the spring for later bloom. Planting twice a year in this manner provides Pansies during most of the growing season. Seed- lings from the late summer and fall planting should have some winter protection. 832. Coronation Gold. Large, golden yellow, round flowers with lightly ruffled edges. They have a spicy fragrance and are generously produced on stocky plants. Pkt. 20c; Jjoz. 90c 894. Giant Trimardeau, Mixed. This mixture has a wide range of colors and the large flowers have de- lightfully marked faces. Pkt. 10c; K°z. 90c; Hoz. SI.50; Hoz. S2.75. 995. Roggli Swiss Giants. Extremely large flowers of heavy texture and rich dark colors places this strain in front rank. Long, strong stems hold the flowers well above the foliage. Pkt. 25c; )^oz. $1.75; l^oz. $3.25.; oz. $10.00. Petunias A. Truly everybody's flower. They are easy to grow and from early summer until frost they provide color in quan- tity. For bedding, for the border, window-box or potting, they are unsurpassed. There are many types of both plant and flower. All are beautiful; some of the new large- flowered varieties are sensational. BALCONY TYPES Large, single flowers. Plants of trailing habit with 1J^ to 2-foot runners. 901. Balcony, Blue. 1041. Balcony, Crimson. 902. Balcony, White. Any of above Balcony Petunias, pkt. 15c; tjoz. 50c. 903. Balcony, Mixed. Pkt. 15c; ^oz. 35c; \ioz. 65c 979. Blue Brocade. (All Double.) Silver Medal, 1941 All- America Selections. Large, double, fringed flowers of deep violet-blue. They are about 4 inches across and are very fragrant. The stocky plants are about 1 foot high and bloom freely. Pkt. 50c 1069. Cream Star. (Hybrida Nana Compacta.) Silver Medal, All-America Selections. Dainty cream-white flowers marked with a deeper cream star. Compact 8 to 10-inch plants hide themselves under their masses of bloom. Pkt. 25c; rgoz. 60c WASHINGTON, D. C. 37
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1064. Petunia, Single Dwarf Bedding, Igloo. 1943 All-America Winner. Pkt. 25c

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