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Title: Capitol city seeds for 1944
Identifier: capitolcityseeds19fwbo_1 (find matches)
Year: 1944 (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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flowering Bulbs and Roots Bolgiano's Magnificent Gladiolus Plant groups of Gladiolus bulbs every two weeks, from April 15 until July 1, for bright masses of garden color all summer and plenty of cut-flowers. Plant the bulbs 4 to 6 inches deep and 6 inches apart. Blooming Dates: (E) Very Early, (EM) Early Midseason, (M) Midseason, (LM) Late Midseason, (L) Late to very late. TWO NOVELTIES for 1944 BEAUTIFUL DREAM. Tall. Many large soft pink flowers with yellow blotch, open at once. Postpaid, each 10c.; doz. S1.00; 100, $7.25. BINGO. A sport of Picardy, equally large in size, with the same markings in the throat, but of a cream shade. Post- paid, each 10c; doz. $1.00; 100, $7.25.
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Gladiolus Ten Superfine Gladiolus Beacon. (EM) Brilliant, clear, dark rose, with a pronounced blotch. Florets slightly waved and ruffled. No garden is complete without it. Bit o' Heaven. (M) A very tall rich cop- pery orange Glad. Vigorous grower with eight to ten buds open at once. Long flower-spike. Canberra. (L) Intense yellow. A con- sistent prize-winner. Commander Koehl. (M) Very large; clear blood-red. Tall, straight spikes. Minuet. (M) Beautiful clear light lavender. Easily the best lavender. Mother Machree. (L). Vinaceous lav- ender overlaid with salmon-pink toward edges of the petals. Might be called a "smoky." Peggy Lou. (M) Smooth, shrimp-pink. Pelegrina. (M) A velvety deep blue- violet. A prize-winner. Rosa van Lima. (E) Pure self-colored light pink with many flowers open at one time on fine strong, straight stems. Snow Princess (LM) Generally con- sidered the finest early, pure white Gladiolus. Large florets on tall, straight spike. Postpaid, any of above, each 8c.; doz. 85c.; 100, $6.25. Not postpaid, each 7c.; doz. 75c.; 100, $5.50. Best 10 Standard Varieties Charles Dickens. (LM) Violet-purple, deeper blotch. Tall spikes with many blooms open at once. Debonair. (LM) La-France-pink, cream throat; long flower-head. Excellence. (E) Scarlet; large; excellent cut-flower and garden variety. La Fiesta. (M) Bright orange, deeper in throat. Strong stem. Maid of Orleans. (M) Creamy white. Phyllis McQuiston. (M) Large deep glowing shrimp-pink shading little lighter in the throat; five or more large blooms open on a long spike. Tall, vigorous plant. A beautiful variety. Picardy. (LM) Soft apricot-pink with silvery sheen. A strong grower. Red Phipps. (M) Rich and glowing. Free flowering; long spikes. Vagabond Prince. (M) A real prize- winner. Iridescent brown, lighter in upper throat with small blotch of glow- ing scarlet on lip petals—a most un- usual color combination that makes it a real novelty. Yellow Wonder. (EM) Clear yellow. Tall, wiry spikes with many blooms open at once. Very free blooming. Postpaid, any of above, each 7c; doz. 70c; 100, $5.00. Not postpaid, each 6c; doz. 65c; 100, $4.50. Capitol City Mixed Gladiolus In our Capitol City Mixture, which contains most all of the named sorts, we have also included a large number of other varieties of Gladiolus and have produced a mixture which cannot fail to satisfy. The color-range is very wide and is composed of large-flowered varieties. Postpaid, doz. 55c; 100, S4.00. Not postpaid, doz. 50c; 100, $3.50. Bolgiano's Cannas Cannas bloom from early summer until frost. For best results, spade the beds 2 feet deep and incorporate in the soil a liberal amount of well-decayed manure of any kind. Water well at all times. Set the plants 18 inches apart. Ambassador. Rich cherry-red flowers of immense size. Foliage and stalks bronze. 4 ft. Apricot. Buff-yellow base overspread with salmon-pink, making a mass effect of rich apricot. Green foliage. 4 ft. City of Portland. Contrasting with the rich, deep green foliage are flowers of a bright pink color. 5 ft. Eureka. A beautiful creamy white Canna with large, bold flowers. The foliage is rich dark green. 4 ft. Hungaria. Large flower-trusses of heavy substance, carried on strong stems. The magnificent blooms are a shade of rose- pink. 4 ft. King Humbert. Large, heart-shaped, purplish bronze leaves forming a sharp contrast to the immense blooms which are velvety orange-scarlet, rose-tinted and margined at the base. 4 ft. Mrs. Alfred F. Conard. Gigantic flowers borne in immense clusters; color, de- lightful salmon-pink. Foliage light green. 4 ft. Richard Wallace. Large, showy, pure canary-yellow flowers carried on good stems. Green foliage. 4 ft. The President. Rich, glowing scarlet; superior in quantity and quality of bloom to any other red variety. Green foliage. 4 ft. Wintzer's Colossal. Flowers frequently 8 inches in diameter, bright scarlet; very effective. Free-flowering bedding va- riety. 5 ft. Yellow King Humbert. A sport of the well-known bronze-leaved variety, but with green foliage. Masses of golden yellow flowers, dotted red; occasionally some will be streaked red. 4 ft. Postpaid, each 15c; 6, 75c; doz. 95c Not postpaid, each 10c; 6, 60c; doz., $1.10; 100, $7.50.

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