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Title: Bolgiano's capitol city seeds : 1948 ... established 1889
Identifier: bolgianoscapitol19fwbo_18 (find matches)
Year: 1948 (1940s)
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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Nasturtiums A. Lovrlv annuals thriving on p>oor sandy soil and coming into bloom within a few wceLs after sowing. Keep plants free of black aphis by spraying with Black-Leaf 40. The green seeds are used for peppery pickles. DWARF VARIETIES. 1 h. 817. Golden Glob«. Compact little plants with semi- double. lra^r.»nt tlowers of bright golden yellow, Pkt. Hk.; '.oz. 2?c.: oz. 45c.: 141b. $1.50. 818. Gem Mixture. Sweet-scented, semi-double flowers in a line mixture of light and dark colors. Compact, dwarf punt?. Pkt. KV.: ';oz. 25c.: oz. 45*.-.: i^lb. SI.50. 819. Single, Mixed. Splendid mixture of truly dwarf singles. A good companion to the Gem Mixture of semi- doubles. Pk-t. 10c.: oz. 25c.; '41b. 90c. SEMI-DWARF VARIETIES. I'zft 820. Golden Gleam. Large, golden yellow, serni-doublc, sweetly scented llowers on bushy plants with short runners. Pkt. 10c.; "^.oz. 25c.; oz. 45c.; '41b. $1.50. 821. Scarlet Gleam. Fiery orange-scarlet, semi-double llowers to 3 inches across. Fine plants. Pkt. 10c.; '-..oz. :5c.: oz. 45c.: ijb. SI.50. 822. Gleam Hybrids. A mixture of all the Gleam \arieties. Ijriie llowers on good plants. Pkt. 10c.; oz. 40c.; ,'4lb. S1.25. TALL VARIETY 823. Tail, Mixed. The 8 to 10-foot runners which can be trained to fences and trellises or spread over walls, etc. A wide range of colors. Pkt. 10c.; oz. 25c.: '41b. 90c. 827. Pansy. Roggli Swiss Giants Pkt. 35c Nierembergia A. 824. Purple Robe. Bronze .\letlal, 1942 All-America Selections. Cusiiion-like mats covered with lovely violet- blue, cup-shaped flowers. A p>erennial in mild climates. Pkt. 25c.: hoz. $1.00. Nisella A. 825. Damascena CIjove-in-a-.Misti. Double blue flowers .imonri line leathery foliage. Blooms profusely. Good lor borders and for cutting. Pkt. 10c.; 'voz. 35c.; oz. 65c. Pansies A., R-G. Pansies may be sown in August or September for early bloom the following spring or may be planted early in the spring for later bloom. Seedlings from the late summer and fjll planting should have some winter protection. 826. Giant Trimardeau, Mixed. This mixture has a wide ranjre 01 colors and the large flowers have delight- fully m.irked faces. Pkt. 15c.; >soz. 75c.; )40z. $1.40; ' joz. 52.75; oz. 55.00. 827^ Roggli Swiss Giants. Extremely large flowers of heavy texture and rich dark colors place this strain in front rank. Long, strong stems hold the flowers well abr.vc the foliage. Pkt. 35c.; ^oz. $1.50; J soz- $2.50; I40Z. $4.5^); oz. 515.00. 828. Super Maple Leaf Giants, Mixed. The largest- tlowered strain. Many blooms will measure over 5 inches across and the average is above 4 inches. This is a sf)ecial selected strain with flowers (perfectly round in shape and of a velvety texture. Colors tend to the darker shades and plants are compact, yet husky growers, having luxurious dark green foliage and large leaves. Pkt. 50c. Petunias A. Truly everybody's flower. They are easy to grow and from early summer until frost they provide color in quan- tity. For bedding, for the border, window-box or pitting, thev are unsurpassed. There are many types of both plant and flower. All are beautiful; some of the new large- flowered varieties are sensational. LARGE-FLOWERED RUFFLED VARIETIES 829. Dwarf Giants of California, Darl( Shades. Dwar:', sturdy plants esp)ecially suited to pot-culture. Flowers are beautifully rufHed and fringed. Pkt. 25c.; fioz. 51.75. 830. Giants of California Ruffled, Mixed. A well- balanced mixture of large fringed and ruffled flowers of I'mht and dark colors, including pink and rose shades with attractive throats. Pkt. 25c.; jijOz. SI.75. 831. Glamour. (Giants of California.) Honorable Men- tion, 1942 All-America Selections. A glorious giant ruffled flower of soft salmon-rose, veined with brown in the creamy throat. Strong plants which really bloom. Pkt. 25c.; iiOz. $2.00. 832. Martha Washington. (Fancy Nana Compacta.) Large 3-inch ruffled flowers of blush-pink, the center veined with wine-red deepening to violet. Dwarf, coyi- pact plants less than a foot high. Pkt. 25c.; j'joz. 75c. WASHINGTON, D. C. 37
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839. Petunia, Single Dwarf Bedding. Igioo. 1943 AD-America Winner. Pkt 25c.

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