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Title: Bolgiano's capitol city seeds for 1946
Identifier: bolgianoscapitol19fwbo_16 (find matches)
Year: 1946 (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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POPPIES, continued PERENNIAL VARIETIES SS9. Iceland Poppy, Sanford's Giant Strain, IMixed iPapuicr nudii:aiiUK \ cry ionj; stout stems bearing large flowers; bloom all summer. The tine-cut grayish loliage is attractive and the papery flowers are beautilul. All colors. Pkt. 15c.: j'.oz. 45c.; >v,oz. 75c.: '40Z. S1.25. 860. Oriental Poppies in Mixture. Plants grow 2 to 3 leet tall and bleKini in June. Gav shadesol red. PLt. 15c; Aoz. 50c.: »soz. 90c.; '^oz. $1.50. Portulaca A., R-G. .\ ^ay bedding plant growing only a few inches high and thriving in light sandy soil in full sun. L'se for edgings, solid beds and rockeries. 861- Double. Mixed. PLt. 15c.; j^oz. 50c.; Vsoz. 90c.; I40Z. SI.HI. 8«2. Single, Mixed. PLt. 10c.; Hoz. 60c.; hoz. $1.00. Pyrethrum P. 863. Roseum, Mixed iCbn. santbemum coccineum). The Painted Daisies are long-stemmed, daisy-like tlowers_ of various colors. .A good cut-flower. Pkt. 15c.; ^oz. 75c.; "soz- 51.25; '40Z. S2.()0. Ricinus (Castor-Bean) A. 864. Communis zanzibarensis. Large plants, 6 feet or more tall, with large loliage giving a tropical effect. Pkt. 10c.; oz. 25c; J^^Ib. 75c. Salpislossis (Painted Tongue) A. 865. Mixed. \a "ca>.'" annual growing 2 feet tall with gay tlowers shap>ed like petunias. The spectacular flow- ers have a base of one color and are veined and marked by a contrasting color. Prefers full sun and not too much water. Pkt. lOc; J^goz. 25c.; Jioz. 40c. Salvia (Scarlet Sage) A. The scarlet flowers of these Salvias are the most striking in the late summer and autumn garden. Tliere is nothing else to compare with them for blazing txilor. 866. Bonfire (Clara Bedmani. Compact, bushy, 2-foot plant-s with flfiwers of brilliant scarlet. Pkt. 20c.; Aoz. 75c.: ',(.z. SI.25; ' ,oz. il.(M). 867. Farinacea, Blue Bedder. A., P. Plants 2H feet high with beautiful blue flowers from July to October. A perennial but will bloom first year if planted in spring. Pkt. 15c.: i^oz. 90c.; >40z. Sl.sO. 868. Splendens. Taller plants to 3 feet with bright scarlet t;o%^crs. Pkt. 10c.; 3 ,oz. 90c.; 'ioz. $1.50. 946. Harbinger. Early. E>warf compact plants. Thedark foliukie is verv effertive against the scarlet flowers. Remains in bloom all summer if seeded indooors in February. Pkt. 25c.; i^oz. $1.50. Scabiosa (Mourning Bride) A.,P. 869. Blue Moon. A. Fully double, beehive-shaped flow- ers 01 deep lavender-blue. Plants grow over 3 feet tall and provide quantities of long-stemmed flowers to cut. Pkt. 15c.: Hoz. 60c.; ^oz. $1.00. 870. Rosette. A. A new large-flowering type with lovely "pin-cushions" of deep rose suffused salmon. A good bloomer. 3H ft- PI't. lOc; J^z. 40c.; l^oz. 60c. 871. Hybrid Mixed Annual Varieties. Pkt. lOc; Koz. 35c.; looz. fiOc; oz. S1.(X). 872. Caucasica perfecta. P. Perfectly hardy 3-foot plants with fringed "Bluebonnets" of lavender. Fine cut- flower. Pkt. 15c.; iiioz. 50c.; y^oz. 75c.; 34oz. 51.25. Scarlet Runner Bean A. 873. Phaseolus coccineus. A rapid-growing vine with sprays of brilliant red flowers like pea blossoms. The dry, ripe Beaos are bright red. Pkt. lOc; oz. 15c.; J^lb. 40c. Schizanthus (Butterfly Flower) A.,R-G. 874. Pinnatus, Butterfly Mixture. Fine bright mixture. Free-flowering, compact pyramidal plants. Blooms all summer. 12 to 15 in. Pkt. KJc; i^joz. 60c.; Koz. Sl.OO. Statice A. Ever plant a solid bed of Portulaca? If not, you have missed something. Portulaca likes full sun and light sandy soil, and if not dis- turbed will come up year after year mak- ing a gay-colored rug. 875. Sinuata, Mixed. Cloud-Iike masses of colorful flowers. -May be dried for winter use. Pkt. 10c.; l4o7.. 25c.: H^^z- 4^Jc- WASHINGTON, D. C.
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874. Schizanthus (Butterfly Flower) Pkt. 10c.

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