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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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913. Viola cornuta, Mixed Pkt. 15c, 938. Zinnia, Lilliput Mixed. Pkt. 10c. Satisfaction from Annuals Most gardeners grow the same things year after year and never know the pleasure of venturing into new experiences. Look through our list of annuals this year and try some of the things you have never grown before. A few may disappoint but many will so please that you will never want to be without them again. Expand your garden experience. Tithonia A- 1001. Torch. New. 4 ft. Improved early-flowering variety with huge single blooms. Color varies from orange-topaz through tangerine. Pkt. 20c. Thunbergia (Black-eyed Susan) A. 906. Alata, Mixed. Rapid-growing vines with neat foliage bearing attractive white, yellow or orange flowers, each with a "black eye." Pkt. 15c; J4oz. 80c; Moz. $ 1.40; oz. $2.50. Torenia A. 907. Fournieri. Blue flowers with yellow centers. A splendid plant for shady borders and beds, flowering profusely where other plants do not grow. Pkt. 35c; >i60z. $1.50. Tritoma (Red-Hot Poker) p. 908. Hybrida. Seed started indoors from January to March and planted out in April should bloom the first year. Striking red spires of bloom from August on. 3 ft. Pkt. 15c; )^oz. 45c; J^oz. 80c; y2oz. $1.40. Verbena a., r-g. Spreading plants, each branch tipped with a dome- like head of small flowers. Splendid bed or border annual. 9G0. Sparkle. A dwarf, compact, very free-flowering plant only 9 inches tall. Clusters of bright scarlet-red flowers with a large, gleaming white eye. Pkt. 20c; i^oz. 60c; J/goz. $1.00; i^oz. $1.75; >ioz.'$3.25. 837. Hybrida Grandiflora, Sutton's Blue. Deep royal blue; solid color. Pkt. 20c; Jijjoz. 45c; j/soz. 80c; Moz. $1.50. 911. Gigantea Hybrida Grandiflora, Finest Mixed. Pkt. 15c; Hoz. 75c; Moz. $1.25; Hoz. $2.00; oz. $3.75. Vinca a. 912. Rosea, Mixed (Periwinkle). Foot-high plants with shiny dark foliage and neat pink and white flowers. Seed should be started indoors early as it germinates slowly. Pkt. 15c; ^oz. 55c; J^oz. 95c. Viola P., r-g. 913. Cornuta, Mixed (Tufted Pansy). Grows about 6 inches high and bears its lovely flowers in quantity over a long period. Mixture includes yellow, blue, lavender and white varieties. Pkt. 15c; 3^6°z. 50c; Jlioz. 90c Wallflower p., r-g. 719. Siberian Wallflower (Cheirantbus Allioni). The 1-foot plants bear bright orange flowers in profusion. Pkt. 15c; Moz. 45c; J^oz. 75c; oz. $1.35. Zinnias (Youth-and-Old-Ase) A. One of the most showy and satisfactory annuals for every garden. There is a wide range of types and hues to provide color for the garden and generous quantities of cut-flowers from early summer until frost. They are easy to grow in any good garden soil. GIANT HYBRIDS (CACTUS-FLOWERED) 962. Blaze. Flaming red flowers of cactus type, 4 to 5 /i^&s inches across. Quilled petals make it stand out. (;J\) Striking in the border and when cut. Plant about ^y iy2 feet tall. Pkt. 25c; Ysoz. $1.10; Mc-z. $1.85. 939. New Giant Hybrids Mixed. This is a blend of the hybrid varieties into a very attractive mixture. Pkt. 25c; Hoz. $1.00; Moz. $1.75; y2ox. $3.25. GIANT-FLOWERED TALL VARIETIES CALIFORNIA GIANTS These are the tallest Zinnias, growing 3 to 4 feet high, with very large double flowers on long stems. A splendid cutting type. 915. Cherry Queen. Brilliant cherry-rose. 916. Daffodil. Rich canary-yellow. 917. Enchantress. Light rose, deep rose center. 647. Miss Wilmott. Soft pink. 918. Purity. Largest and best white in Zinnias. 919. Scarlet Queen. Glowing deep scarlet. 920. Violet Queen. Deep purple. 921. California Giants, Finest Mixed. All colors. Any of above, pkt. 10c; Moz. 75c; Moz. $1.25; oz. $2.00 16 F. W. BOLGIANO & CO., INC.

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