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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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798. Marigold, Flash Pkt. 10c. ? V Marigolds 5, the Marigold is mother annual family Like Petunias and Zinnia 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 Jong-stemmed flowers to cut. Lobelia A..R-G. 792. Compacta, Crystal Palace. An especially desir- able edging plant growing 4 inches high. Flowers dark blue with dark foliage. Pkt. 15c; ^oz. 60c; ysoz. $1.00. 791. Hybrida pendula, Sapphire. This Lobelia is ex- cellent for hanging baskets and window boxes because of its trailing habit. Flowers are deep blue with white eye. Dark foliage. Pkt. 15c; ^oz. 60c; ysoz. $1.00. Lunaria b. 793. Honesty (Money Plant). Bushy plants, \XA to 2 feet tall, bear lilac-purple flowers in profusion followed by silvery seed-pods desirable for winter bouquets. Pkt. 15c; J^oz. 45c; J^oz. 75c. 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. Pkt. 20c; Koz. 45c; Moz. 80c; y2oz. $1.40. Marigolds A. Favorite annuals thriving in almost any ground and providing quantities of bloom for garden color and long- lasting flowers to cut. LARGE-FLOWERED, TALL 889. Crackerjack. New for 1957. The first large-flowered Marigold to bloom. Uniformly large, double, 4 to 5-inch flowers of primrose, yellow, gold and orange. 2 ft. Illustrated on page 3 of color insert. Pkt. 25c; Y$oz. $1.25. 799. Gigantea, Sunset Giants. Great 5 to 6-inch fra- grant, double flowers in shades of orange, yellow, lemon and primrose. 3 ft. Pkt. 10c; M°z. 70c; ^oz. $1.15. 806. Yellow Supreme. AAS. Lemon-yellow. Honey fragrance. Pkt. 15c; J^oz. 80c; J 2oz. $1.40. 804. African Double, Lemon Ball. Pure canary-gold. Pkt. 15c; isoz. 45c; Jioz. 80c; )2oz. $1.40. 805. African Double, Orange Ball. Orange-yellow. Pkt. 15c; Hoz. 45c; J^oz. 80c; ' 2oz. $1.40. 807. African Double, Mixed. Tall; double. Pkt. 10c; Moz. 75c; V2oz. $1.25; oz. $2.00. CARNATION-FLOWERED 874. Burpee Gold. Carnation-like, bright orange flowers 3)4 to 4 inches across. Odorless foliage on 2J^-foot plants. Pkt. 15c; Mioz. 60c; ^oz. $1.10; J.2oz. $2.00. 842. Frills. Frilly, waved petals of bright gold color. Odorless foliage. Grows 2 feet tall. Pkt. 20c; J^oz. 75c 846. Man-in-the-Moon. Very pale yellow, carnation- like heads of bloom composed of crisply ruffled petals. Fine for cutting. Grows 3 feet tall. Pkt. 25c; .J^oz. $1.00; y8oz. $1.85. CHRYSANTHEMUM-FLOWERED 771. Glitters. Clear yellow flowers with fringed outer @ petals; double. Bushv plants 2y2 to 4 feet tall. Pkt. 25c; Jfeoz. 75c; ysoz. $1.25. /i^\ 638. Mammoth Mum. Huge flowers 4 inches AV across, of lemon-yellow. 2 to 3 ft. Pkt. 20c; ^oz. VC5/45c; y8oz. 75c SMALL FRENCH DOUBLE 709. Butterball. A pretty little edging variety of butter- yellow. Early and continuous flowering. Pkt. 15c; Hoz. 75c; oz. $2.50. 843. Color Magic. Profuse, double flowers up to 2 inches in diameter. Blooms extra early and continues all sum- mer. Color mixture, containing solid red and pure yellow and many combinations of the two. Neat plant 8 inches high. Pkt. 15c; ^oz. 75c; ^oz. $1.25. 839. Lemondrop. Very double, canary-yellow flowers on compact, 9-inch plants. Excellent for bedding. Pro- fuse bloomer. Pkt. 15c; i^oz. 75c; ^oz. $1.25. 800. Midget Harmony. Scabiosa-shaped double flowers of deep orange with a collar of maroon petals. Plants grow 6 to 8 inches tall and bloom freely. An ideal bed- ding variety for garden color, for spots in the border and for cutting. Pkt. 15c; J^oz. 60c; J2oz. $1.00. 855. Rusty Red. Rusty red, double flowers, borne freely on dwarf, bushv plants. Grows 1)2 feet tall and blooms all summer long. Pkt. 20c; Koz. 90c; ^oz. $1.50. /Sf^N. 797. Spry. Light orange crested center and maroon (*\\) petals. Dwarf and compact. Pkt. 10c; J^oz. 35c; X^/ Hoz. 65c; y2oz. $1.00. 671. Tangerine. Double, tangerine-orange flowers com- pletely covering a mound-like plant about 15 inches tall. Early and continuous bloomer. Excellent for cutting. Pkt. 15c; ysoz. $1.00; Moz. $1.75. /S=;n802. Yellow Pygmy. One-inch flowers of light (ttio) lemon-vellow on 8-inch plants. Pkt. 15c; J^oz. 60c; ^> y2oz. $1.00. 803. Dwarf Double French, Mixed. Splendid free- blooming betiding type about a foot tall. A real treasure. Pkt. 10c; ^oz. 50c.; J^oz. 90c; oz. $1.50. 10 F. W. BOLGIANO & CO., INC.

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