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Title: Capitol city seeds for 1944
Identifier: capitolcityseeds19fwbo_1 (find matches)
Year: 1944 (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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ASTERS (Wilt-Resistant), continued 691. SUPER-GIANT, LOS ANGELES. A lovely com- panion to EI Monte, and practically a twin except for color which is dainty shell-pink. Pkt. 15c; Mj°z. 60c; Koz. $1.00; i^oz. $1.85. 692. QUEEN OF THE MARKET, MIXED. Branching plants about 20 inches tall, bloom in early August. Double flowers on long stems. Pkt. 10c; J^oz. 30c; Moz. 50c; oz. $1.50. Balloon Vine 693. Love-in-a-Puff. A. An attractive, rapid-growing annual climber with white flowers followed by inflated seed-pods. Pkt. 10c; J4°z. 20c; Hoz. 35c; oz. 60c Double Balsam (Lady-Slipper) A. An old favorite garden flower of easy culture. Bushy 2-foot plants bear masses of brilliantly colored flowers. 694. Camellia-flowered, Mixed. Crimson, pink, pale rose, lilac, lemon, and a host of other colors. Pkt. 10c; Moz. 30c; Hoz. 50c; oz. 90c Balsam Apple A. 695. Momordica Balsamina. A curious climbing vine with glossy green foliage and go'den yellow, apple- shaped fruits. Pkt. 10c; J^oz. 25c; K°z. 45c; oz. 75c Blue Lace Flower 696. Didiscus caerulea. Upright, 2-foot, branching plants, each branch ending in an umbrella-shaped head of sky-blue flowers. A splendid cut-flower, blooming from midsummer to frost. Pkt. 10c; H°z. 30c; J^oz. 50c; J^oz. 85c Calendula (Pot-Marigold) A. Free-branching 2-foot plants that do best in a cool location. A fine cut-flower. 697. Chrysantha. Large, double flowers of clear, butter- cup-yellow with incurved petals. Closely resembles a chrysanthemum. Pkt. 10c; )^oz. 25c; J^oz. 50c 698. Lemon Queen. Double flowers of lemon-yellow. Pkt. 10c; Moz. 25c; Koz. 40c 699. Orange King. Rich orange-yellow; double. Pkt. 10c; J^oz. 25c; J^oz. 40c. 700. Orange Shaggy. Interestingly different flowers of deep orange. The florets overlap each other in an irregular fashion so that the bloom looks like a shaggy chrysanthe- mum. Pkt. 10c; Moz. 25c; Hoz. 40c 701. Radio. A type with quilled petals forming a globular flower. Color is warm deep yellow. Pkt. 10c; Moz. 25c; Hoz. 40c 702. Double, Mixed. A fine mixture of yellow and orange shades. Pkt. 10c; Moz. 20c; Hoz. 35c. Calliopsis A. 704. Calliopsis, Tall Single, Mixed. Pkt. 10c. An easy-growing annual with long-stemmed yellow flowers for cutting. 2 ft. 703. Golden Crown. A semi-double flower of rich yellow with a maroon center. They are fragrant, too. Pkt. 10c; Moz. 30c; Hoz. 50c; oz. 90c 704. Tall Single, Mixed. Lovely Daisies in shades of yellow. A desirable cut-flower. Pkt. 10c; )^oz. 20c; i^oz. 35c; oz. 65c Candytuft (Iberis) A.,P.,R-G. Desirable and dependable annuals and perennials for the front of the border and rock-gardens. Easy to grow. 705. Giant Hyacinth-flowered. A. Plants to l)4 feet tall with enormous trusses of snow-white flowers. A popular florists' variety. Pkt. 10c; )4,oz. 40c; J^oz. 75c 706. Dwarf Hybrids, Mixed. A. Large flowers of rose, • salmon, coral, pink and lilac Splendid bedding plants. Pkt. 10c; H°z. 35c; oz. 65c 707. Gibraltarica. P. Lovely little evergreen bushes hardly a foot tall with lilac flowers shading to white. A fine rock-garden ornament. Pkt. 10c; J^oz. 50c; J-^oz. 90c; oz. $1.60. ALL PRICES SUBJECT TO MARKET CHANGES 30 F. W. BOLGIANO & CO., INC.

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