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Title: Capitol city seeds for 1956
Identifier: capitolcityseeds19fwbo_4 (find matches)
Year: 1956 (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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684. Aster, Heart of France Pkt. 15c.
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Centaurea Cyanus (Batchelor's Button) Pkt. 10c. 693. Aster, Princess, Wilt-resistant Mixed. Pkt. 15c. Asters A. Asters provide the finest of long-stemmed cut-flowers during late summer and fall. They should be planted in a different location each year. 683. Powderpuffs, Mixed. (Bouquet Type.) Long-stem- med, double flowers. Early and wilt-resistant. Blooms in August. Colors include pink, rose, azure, crimson, white, blue and scarlet. Pkt. 25c; ijfioz. 75c; J 8oz. $1.25; Moz. $2.25. American Branching, Vick's Wilt-resistant Strain. Robust, branching plants, 2M to 3 feet tall, bloom in early September. The large double flowers have fine form. Our Selected Stocks of them are the best money can buy. 672. Azure-Blue. 675. Shell-Pink (Mary Semple) 673. Crimson. 676. White. 674. Purple (Dark Blue) Any of above Asters, pkt. 15c; Vioz. 60c; Vioz. $1.00 677. American Branching Mixed. Pkt. 15c; Moz. 55c; Moz. 90c; Y2oz.. $1.75; oz. $3.00. ^ EARLY GIANT ASTERS 881. Early Giant. Finest mixed, wilt-resistant. Flowers are of the Giants of California type but blooms four to six weeks earlier. Pkt. 25c; Moz. 60c; Moz. $1.00; Moz. $1.75; oz. $6.00. SUPER CALIFORNIA GIANT ASTERS (Wilt-Resistant) 883. El Monte. A beautiful glowing crimson. Pkt. 20c; Moz. $1.00; Moz. $1.75; oz. $6.25. 681. Super Giants of California Mixed. Large full flowers of the Crego type with broad petals beautifully curled and interlaced. The 3-foot plants bloom from late summer until frost with \l/2 to 2-foot stems. Pkt. 20c; Moz. $1.00; Moz. $1.75. CALIFORNIA SUNSHINE ASTERS A. 682. Mixed Colors. The 4 to 5-inch flowers have a single row of long narrow petals which contrast with the unique yellow center disc of quill-like petals, each tipped with a four-pointed star. Pkt. 15c; Moz. 80c; Moz. $1.50. HEART OF FRANCE ASTERS A. 684. The reddest of all red Asters. Medium-sized flowers of rich dark red. Blooms in late August on 1 M to 2-foot plants. Pkt. 15c; l^oz. 60c; Moz. $1.00; Moz. $1.75. IMPROVED CREGO (Wilt-Resistant) The Crego is an Aster of truly beautiful form and this Improved Wilt-resistant type is a great advance. Strong, branching 2^-foot plants are generous with their splen- didly formed flowers in mid-September. 685. Azure-Blue. 688. Purple (Dark Blue). 686. Crimson. 689. White. 687. Pink. Any of above Asters, pkt. 15c; Vioz. 60c; Vi°z- $1.00 690. Improved Crego Mixed. Pkt. 15c; Moz. 55c; Moz. 90c; Moz. $1.75; oz. $3.00. PRINCESS WILT-RESISTANT 693. Mixed. A very attractive new cutting type of wilt- resistant Aster, 2 to 2 M feet tall. Branching and free flowering, early blooming, bearing quantities of 3H-inch flowers on strong stems. Flowers have a full deep crested center, surrounded by several rows of dainty plume-like guard petals. Pkt. 15c; Moz. 80c; Moz. $1.50. IMPROVED QUEEN OF THE MARKET 692. Ballet Type, Finest Mixed. Earliest of all Asters. Widely used for early market cutting. Plants 20 inches tall, with long-stemmed, medium-sized flowers. Pkt. 15c; Moz. 45c; Moz. 80c; Moz. $1.40; oz. $2.75. Aubrieta p. 888. Large flowered hybrids, mixed colors. An excellent low growing border plant, 6 to 7 inches high. Fine for carpeting beds and for rockeries. Seeds germinate in 20 days. Pkt. 35c; Moz. $1.00; Moz. $1.75. Bachelor's Button (Centaurea,- Cornflower; Ragged Robin, etc.) A. Splendid annuals for cutting. They bloom all summer and fall and are easy to grow. 710. Double Blue. Fully double. 3 ft. 711. Pinkie. Double; deep pink. 2 ft. 712. Red Boy. Double; red. 2 ft. 715. Snow Man. Pure white. 713. Double, Mixed. All colors. 2 ft. Any of above Centaureas, pkt. 10c; Moz. 55c; oz. $1.00; V4lb. $3.00 714. Jubilee Gem. Dwarf, compact plant only 10 to 15 /sPSn inches tall. Dark cornflower-blue flowers in pro- \IbX) fusion. A splendid bedder. Pkt. 15c; Moz. 80c; ^y Moz. $1.45. ALL PRICES SUBJECT TO MARKET CHANGES 4 F. W. BOLGIANO & CO., INC.

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