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Title: Capitol city seeds for 1943
Identifier: capitolcityseeds19fwbo_0 (find matches)
Year: 1943 (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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Dianthus (Pinks) A.,P.,R-G. Brilliant flowers all summer and fall. Most varieties are about a foot tall, are splendid bed and border plants, fine rock-garden specimens and desirable for cutting. 849. Annual Pinks, Double, Mixed. A. Lovely fringed flowers of all colors. Pkt. 10c; )^oz. 25c; Y2oz. 45c; oz. 75c 850. Annual Pinks, Single, Mixed. A. Large flowers 2 to 3 inches across, brilliantly colored and delightfully cut and fringed. Pkt. 10c; J-2OZ. 35c; oz. 60c 851. Plumarius (Pheasant's Eye). P. Single, fringed, clove-scented flowers of pink and white in great prolusion during May and June. Low, spreading plants. Pkt. 10c; J^oz. 35c; oz. 60c Digitalis (Foxglove) b. 1021. Gloxiniaeflora. Plants 3 to 4 feet high with long spikes of tubular, thimble-like flowers of various colors. The "thimbles" are heavily spotted inside. Pkt. 10c; J^oz. 25c; )4oz. 40c; J^oz. 75c Dimorphotheca aurantiaca (African Daisy) A. 1017. Golden West. The 2>o-inch golden flowers have a dark disk and halo. Nice cut-flowers. They need a dry, sunny location and bloom most of the summer and fall. 15 in. Pkt. 10c; ysoz. 30c; Moz. 50c; y2oz. 85c Eschscholtzia (California Poppy) A.,R-G. Easily-grown annuals to be sown where they are to remain and thin to stand 12 inches apart. Do not try to transplant them. Plants are low and spreading, with line- cut foliage. Blooms all summer. 1009. Golden West. Bright yellow flowers with orange centers. 855. Mixed. A wide range of colors including shades of crimson, pink, and orange-scarlet. Any of above Eschscholtzia, pkt. 10c ; J^oz. 30c; oz. 50c. Euphorbia A., R-G. 1023. Variegata (Snow-on-the-Mountain). Plants grow to 2 feet and have green foliage margined with white. A popular border plant. Pkt. 10c; )^oz. 25c; oz. 40c Feverfew P. 856. Alba plenissima. Two-foot plants with dark cut foliage and small, double, white flowers on good cutting stems. Pkt. 10c; J^oz. 35c; oz. $1.25. Forget-Me-Not P., R-G. 858. Myosotis alpestris. A lovely April-blooming, dwarf plant with blue flowers, useful for carpeting and planting among tulips. Prefers moist soil. Pkt. 15c; Y«°z- 50c; Koz. 90c Four o'Clock (Marvel of Peru) A. 857. Mirabilis Jalapa. Bushy plants to 2lA feet with myriads of red, yellow or white flowers. They get their name from the fact that the flowers open at about 4 p.m. standard time. Pkt. 5c; oz. 25c; Mlb. 75c Gaiiiardia (Blanket Flower) A.,P. Border and bedding plants with showy flowers useful for cutting. They bloom from early summer into fall. 1048. Indian Chief. A. Single, bronzy red flowers. A lovely cut-flower. Pkt. 10c; J^oz. 25c; J^oz. 40c 859. Annual, Mixed. A. A fine mixture with reds and yellows predominating. Pkt. 10c; J4oz- 25c; J^oz. 40c 989. The Dazzler. P. Large flowers of dark red with orange petal-tips. Striking. Pkt. 10c; )4oz. 50c 860. Grandiflora, Mixed. P. Lovely single flowers with centers of shades of red and the outer petals yellow. Will bloom first year if planted earl v. Pkt. 10c; Moz. 35c; )/2oz. 60c 861. oeranium zonale P. Mixed. Treated as an annual when planted from seed as a garden plant but plants can be lifted and carried over winter indoors. Seed saved from choice varieties. Pkt. 15c; ^oz. 50c Gilia A. 1060. Capitata. A splendid annua! about 2 feet tall with lovely lavender-blue flowers. Pkt. 10c; )4°z. 25c; Moz. 40c 1024. Gypsophila elegans alba grandiflora Pkt. 10c.
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WASHINGTON, D. C. 33 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 il it should lose its fragrance, - while Heliotrope, another wonderfully fragrant Hower, pleases .is well with its beauty. Increase your garden pleasure by studying your flowers and grow for fragrance as well as beauty.

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