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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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766. Gypsophila elegans grandiflora. Pkt. 10c.
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Dusty Miller A. Euph( Fragrance Do you grow flowers just to look at, or must they smell good, too? Mignonette with its unforgettable sweetness is not much to look at— it would soon disappear from gardens if it should lose its fragrance— while Heliotrope, another wonderfully fragrant flower, pleases as well with its beauty. Increase your garden pleasure by studying your flowers and grow for fragrance as well as beauty. 750. Centaurea candidissima. Attractive silvery green Iaeiniated foliage. Fine for edging borders and in hang- ing-baskets. 18 in. Pkt. 20c; 3-^oz. 60c; Moz. $1.00. lorbia a.,r-g. 753. Variegata (Snow-on-the-Mountain). Plants grow to 2 feet and have green foliage margined with white. A popular border plant. Pkt. 15c; Moz. 85c; oz. $1.50. Feverfew P. 958. Matricaria capensis alba. Two-foot plants with dark cut foliage and small, double, white flowers on good cutting stems. Pkt. 15c; 3i6oz- 75c; Moz. $1.25. Forget-Me-Not p., R-g. 755. Myosotis alpestris, Indigo Blue. A lovely April- blooming, dwarf plant with blue flowers, useful for carpeting and planting among tulips. Prefers moist soil. Pkt. 20c; ^oz. 45c; Moz. 75c; Moz. $1.25; Moz. $2.00. Four o'Clock (Marvel of Peru) a. 756. Mirabilis Jalapa. Bushy plants to 2M feet with myriads of red, yellow or white flowers opening at about 4 p.m. Pkt. 10c; oz. 70c; %\b. $2.50. Foxglove (Digitalis) b. 748. Gloxiniaeflora, Shirley Hybrids. Plants 3 to 4 feet high with long spikes of tubular, thimble-like flowers of various colors. The "thimbles" are heavily spotted in- side. Pkt. 15c; Moz. 50c; Moz. 85c; oz. $1.55. Gaillardia (Blanket-Flower) a., P. Border and bedding plants with showy flowers useful for cutting. They bloom from early summer into fall. 758. Annual, Single Mixed. A. A fine mixture with reds and yellows predominating. Pkt. 10c; Moz- 50c. 759. The Dazzler. P. Large flowers of dark red with orange petal-tips. Striking. Pkt. 15c; Moz- 70c 760. Grandiflora, Mixed. P. Lovely single flowers with centers of shades of red and the outer petals yellow. Will bloom first year if planted early. Pkt. 15c; Moz. 70c 761. Lorenziana, Double Mixed. A., R-G. A free- flowering double strain of red, yellow, orange, and rose shades. 15 in. Pkt. 15c; Moz. 70c.; Moz. $1.25. Geranium 661. Zonale, Mixed Colors. A. A good bedding plant. Colors include pink, crimson and white. Pkt. 50c; Mjoz. 75c; Moz. $1.25; Moz. $2.00. Gilia A. 703. Capitata. A splendid annual about 2 feet tall with lovely lavender-blue flowers. Pkt. 10c; Moz- 45c Godetia (Satin Flower) a. 969 Tall Double Varieties, Mixed. Beautiful annuals with showy flowers of satiny texture. Prefers cool loca- tion. Pkt. 10c; Moz. 50c; y2oz. 85c; oz. $1.50. Gomphrena A. 764. Globosa rubra (Globe Amaranth). Attractive, pur- ple, clover-like heads which are usually dried for winter bouquets. Pkt. 10c; Moz. 25c; Moz. 45c; oz. 80c Gourds A. Rapid-growing vines with variously shaped fruits which are dried and used as ornaments (a few have utilitarian value). 765. Large and Small Sorts Mixed. Pkt. 15c; oz. 60c; Mlb. $2.00. Gypsophila (Babys-Breath) A.,p. The 2-foot plants bear a cloudy mass of tiny white flowers. Grown to cut and use with other cut-flowers. 766. Elegans grandiflora, Covent Garden Improved. A. An improved giant pure white, unsurpassed as to size and form of bloom. Pkt. 10c; Moz- 30c; oz. 50c 964. Elegans carminea. A. Carmine-pink. Pkt. '5c; Moz. 50c; Moz. 90c 817. Paniculata. P. Single; white. Pkt. 20c; Moz- 70c; Moz. $1.10; oz. $1.90. Hearts and Honey Vine A. 944. Ipomoea Quamoclit hybrida. An easily grown an- nual vine with fern-like foliage and masses of bright bloom until frost. Flowers are bright orange with yellow center in the morning, changing to pinkish red and then clear bright rose-pink with white center. Pkt. 25c 8~~ F. W. BOLGIANO & CO., INC.

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