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Title: Capitol city seeds for 1945
Identifier: capitolcityseeds19fwbo_2 (find matches)
Year: 1945 (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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Koch la A. 778. Childsi Burning Bush; Summer Cypress). Pyram- idal bush 2U feet high, with feathery light green foliage which turns crimson in early autumn. Flowers arc unimportant but plants make a Iosclv hedge. Pkt. llV.; oz. 25c.: oz. 40c. Kudiu Vine P. 779. Pueraria Thunbergiana. A remarkable vine which â ll will grow a foot a da\ until it reaches 50 feet or more. Fragrant purple Bowers in late summer are followed by hairy seed-pods. Crop failure. Lantana A. 780. Dwarf Hybrids, Mixed. A splendid bedding plant; verbena-like I ⢠.oz. 60c; oz. $1.00. Lathyrus P. 789. Latifolius, Mixed (Everlasting or Perennial Pea). H irdy perennial climber growing to 8 feet and getting better every year. Blooms are not fragrant but make good cut-flowers in early spring. Good range of colors. Pkt. 10c; >,oz. 25c; )i<jz. 40c.; J _,oz. 75c Lin urn P., R-G. 790. Perenne. Dainty skv-blue flowers on 1 J^-foot plants from May to August. Pkt. 10c; 3 ..oz. 40c; oz. 75c Linaria (Toadflax) A., R-G. 791. Maroccana Hybrids. Miniature snapdragon-like flowers in bright and pastel shades on 12 to 18-inch plants. Also makes a nice pot-plant. Pkt. 10c; Yifiyz- 35c; YiO-L. 65c. Lobelia A.,R-G. 792. Compact and Dwarf Mixture. This mixture is made up of varieties especially desirable for edging, rock-gardens, window-boxes, hanging-baskets and win- ter house-plants. The plants, to 6 inches high, bear lovely little flowers in shades of blue. Pkt. 15c; i"jOz. 45c; i/joz. 75c; Koz. $1.35. Lunaria B. 793. Annua (Honesty; Money Plant). Bushy plants, 1 Y2 to 2 feet tall, bear lilac-purple flowers in profusion fol- lowed by silvery seed-pods desirable for winter bouquets. Pkt. 10c; Koz. 35c; Moz. 65c Lupinus P. 794. Russell Strain, Mixed. Plants 2 to 4 feet, with long spikes of flowers resembling sweet peas. An excellent garden decorative and cut-flower. Should be sown where plants are to stand as they do not transplant well. Good mixture of colors. Pkt. 15c; ^oz. 45c; Hoz. 75c; J4oz. $1.25. Mignonette (Reseda odorata) A. An old-fashioned flower loved for its exquisite fragrance and should be in every garden. Does best in cool weather and a second planting should be made in August for autumn bloom. Sow where it is to grow. 795. Machet. Plants 12 inches high with reddish flowers of extra sweetness. Pkt. 10c; lAoz. 60c; oz. $1.00.
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798. Marigold, Flash All-America Winner Pkt. 25c. WASHINGTON, D. C. 35 Marigolds Like Petunias and Zinnias, the Marigold is another annual family with members for many uses. For rich yellows and oranges the Marigolds are unsurpassed, and a bed of one variety of the dwarf French type of the Harmony group provides color in mass over a long period with little care, while the tall varieties furnish long-stemmed flowers to cut.

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