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Title: Capitol city seeds for 1957
Identifier: capitolcityseeds19fwbo_5 (find matches)
Year: 1957 (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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The Everlasting Have you grown any of these lately? Don't forget they are splendid to use as fresh flowers as well as when dried for winter. Look up Celosia, Gomphrena, Gyp- sophila, Helichrysum, Lu- naria and Statice.
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Celosia A. The Cockscombs and Woolflowers are specta annuals especially desirable to dry for winter. 720. Toreador. Large, bright red combs of uniform color and even growth. Compact heads of the Cristata type, with most of the flowering con- centrated in one huge center comb. Reaches 2 feet by the end of the season. Pkt. 25c; )£oz. 85c; !8oz. $1.50. 966. Golden Fleece (Celosia plumosa). A new giant form of Feathered Cockscomb. Huge, dense plumes of golden color on long cutting stems. Loves hot weather. Pkt. 25c; )4oz- 45c; >goz. 75c; ^oz. $1.25. 717. Cockscomb, Mixed (C. cristata). Dwarf leafy plants with immense combs in shades of red, pink, and vellow. Cut before they are fully mature for drying. Pkt. 15c; i8oz. 75c; yoz. SI.25. 680. Pampas Plume. Big, feathery, fleecy flowers in all the brilliant colors of autumnâgold, copper, deep red, henna and carmine. A heat-loving, pest-free plant. Grows 30 inches tall. Pkt. 20c; J 8oz. 75c; J^oz. $1.25. 718. Chinese Woolflower (C. Cbildsi). Two-foot plants, each branch tipped with a flower-head resembling a ball of bright red wool. Pkt. 15c; ysoz. 60c; Moz. $1.00. Cineraria 944A. Siter's Rainbow Mixture. Medium-sized flowers in colors ranging from the bright-eye types to fine pastel tones. Compact growth with huge flower-heads. Pkt. 50c; ^oz. S3.50. Chrysanthemum a. 642. Merry Mixture. A cheerful collection of bright-hued tricolors. Excellent. Pkt. 15c; J^oz. 50c; J^oz. 75c Clarkia A. 721. Elegans, Double, Mixed. An easy-growing annual flowers in a wide range of attractive colors. Likes some shade. Opens nicely when cut in bud stage. 2 ft. Pkt. 15c; J/goz. 45c; Moz. 75c; J^oz. $1.25; oz. $2.00. Cl< eome A. 701. Pink Queen. Huge trusses of bright flowers all season. Turns lighter with Imon-pink je. Height 4 ft. Pkt. 15c; ysoz. 45c; ^oz. 75c; y2oz. $1.25; oz. $2.00. Cobaea A. 722. Scandens (Cup-and-Saucer Vine). Lovely bell- shaped blue flowers, changing to lilac, on a strong- growing, prolilic-blooming vine. Seeds should be planted edgewise. Pkt. 25c; y8oz. 90c; Moz. $1.50. Coleus A. A foliage pot-plant for the house and during summer provides color for window-boxes and beds. 943A. Rainbow Mixture. A true rainbow of color in a few plants. Illustrated on page 3 of color insert. Pkt. Columbine (Aquilegia) p., r-g. 658. McKana's Giants. A new large-flowered strain /*^\ with long spurs. Strong, bushy plants 3 feet (j*A\) tall, with long wirv stems and Iacv foliage. *=/ »/â ..--. ricn co(ors. pkt. 50c.; i,16oz. $2.00. 664. Mrs. Scott Elliott's Hybrids. Graceful 2-foot plants with dainty, colorful flowers from May into July, strain has delightfully long spurs and all the Colum- bine colors. Pkt. 15c; V&oz. 40c; )j6oz. 75c; ^oz. $1.25; i^oz. $2.25; i/2oz. $4.00. Cosmos A. Tall, branching plants producing very desirable long- stemmed flowers for cutting. 770. Fiesta. All-America Winner, 1952. A flashy new ^-^ variety with orange petals striped scarlet. Bushy. *4V) Early and free blooming. Pkt. 20c; ysoz. 60c; ^ Koz. $1.00; J^oz. $1.75. SENSATION TYPES 732. Radiance. AAS. Deep rose petals overlaid with rich crimson zone. 728. Dazzler. AAS. Dazzling crimson. 726. Pinkie. Clear rose-pink. 727. Purity. Pure white. Any of above four Cosmos, pkt. 15c; V4oz. 70c; V2oz. $1.25 731. Sensation, Mixed. The 4-foot plants bloom in 0 weeks from seed, with great 4 to 5-inch single flowers in all the Cosmos colors. Pkt. 10c; )^oz. 60c; V2oz. $1.00; oz. $1.75. F. W. BOLGIANO & CO., INC. 737. Dahlias, Unwin's Dwarf Hybrids. Pkt. 20c.

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