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F. W. BOLGIANO & CO., 



Gladiolus 



MIGNONETTE. Few ladies would think that a garden was complete with- 

 out Mignonette. For fragrance and beauty there are few flowers that are as 

 universally admired. Packet, 3 cents. 



MIGNONETTE. SWEET (RESEDA ODORATA). The old-time favorite. 

 Small flowers, but sweet and pretty. Packet, 3 cents. 



NASTURTIUM. For easy culture and general satisfaction there is nothing 

 that excels the Nasturtium. Brilliant in color and of great variety. A bed of 

 these fine bloomers adds tone and elegance to any flower garden. Good for 

 cutting bouquets and vases. The foliage is also very beautiful. 

 NASTURTIUM, TALL. Sorts mixed. Packet, 3 cents. 

 NASTURTIUM, DWARF. Sorts mixed. Packet, 3 cents. 

 OXALIS. Beautiful small plant, suitable for greenhouse, rock-work or out- 

 of-door culture, flowering the first; half hardy perennial; nine inches. Packet, 

 3 cents. 



PANSIES. Our selection of this well-known flower is, we believe, the best 

 that is offered anywhere for size, variety and beauty, and have no equal. To 

 grow pansies and secure the largest and best flowers, the seed should be sown 

 in January and February in the greenhouse or in boxes in the house. Care 

 should be taken to spray the young plants daily to keep off vermin. Plant 

 out as soon as favorable to the open; grow in deep, rich soil. Remember, for 

 pansies the soil cannot be too rich, and your trouble is atnply repaid by the 

 beauty of the flowers. Pansies will stand the winter as far north as New 

 York City; to secure good plants for winter, seed in July and plant in beds in 

 September and October. Pansies are in every way much more satisfactory for 

 beds over winter than Hyacinths and Tulips. Packet, 3 cents. 



PETUNIA. Annuals of great merit, A bed well placed with this plant will 

 more than repay for the little care necessary. They commence flowering early 

 and continue until frost. Good soil and a sunny location is all that is necessary. 

 All the colors of the rainbow are to be found in our mixture. Packet, 3 cents. 



PHLOX DRUMMONDII. Of brilliant summer-flowering annuals the Phlox 

 Drummondii is unquestionably one of the most popular and satisfactory. Seed 

 sown in the open ground after danger of frost is past, will, in a few weeks 

 produce a beautiful effect and continue to bloom the entire season. As a cut 

 flower for liouse or church decoration, it is one of the best. Packet, 3 cents. 



PINKS (CHINESE). Our mixture contains the most popular varieties, 

 producing an abundance of clioice flowers of greatest possible variety. Packet, 

 3 cents. 



POPPIES. Few flowers have shown the benefit of intelligent culture as this 

 plant. The great improvement made in recent years has brought this flower to 

 be placed as one of the most important in culture. Brilliant and beautiful is 

 our mixture. Packet, 3 c. 



PORTULACA. A popular hardy annual creeper that delights in warm sun 

 and sandy soil. Sow early and it will bloom from June to frost, literally cover- 

 ing tlie ground witli blooms of gayest colors. Packet, 3 cents, 



PRIMULA, or PRIMROSE. They are among the most important winter- 

 blooming pot plants. Charming and beautiful, producing a magnificently 

 beautiful large head of flowers of different shades. The heads are sometimes as 

 much as 10 inches in diameter. Packet, 3 cents. 



PYRETHRUM, or GOLDEN FEATHER. Is fine for edging and makes a 

 moss-like tuft. Packet, 3 cents. 



RICINUS (CASTOR OIL BEANS). Ornamental plants of stately growth 

 and picturesque foliage, with brilliant colored fruit, producing a sub-tropical 

 effect; fine for lawns, massing or center plants for beds. Packet, 3 cents. 



SALVIA, or SCARLET SAGE. For brilliant effect there is nothing better 

 than a bed of this bright-red flower, bearing long spikes of flowers in great 

 profusion from July till frost. Seed should be sown early and transplated to 

 permanent bed as soon as danger of frost is past. Packet, 3 cents. 



SENSITIVE PLANT. A pretty plant whose leaves fold up if touched by a 

 human being. Packet, 3 cents. . 



STOCKS, or GILLIFLOWER. The stock is one of the most popular an- 

 nuals, either for bedding or pot culture. For brilliancy and diversity of color, 

 fragrance, profusion and duration of bloom it is unsurpassed. Packet, 3 cents. 



SUNFLOWER (LARGE RUSSIAN). Remarkable for the stately growth 

 and size of its flower, making a good effect as background for other plants. 

 Packet, 3 cents. 



SWEET ROCKET (HESPERIS). Old-fashioned garden plant and one of 

 the most desirable of hardy plants. Bears spikes of showy white, lilac and 

 purple fragrant flowers. Packet, 3 cents, 



SWEET WILLIAM. Our mixture contains both double and single flowers, 

 free blooming, hardy perennial, fine for bedding and bouquets. The splendid 

 variety of colors that are in our seeds is unsurpassed. Packet, 3 cents. 



SWEET PEAS. See page 32. 



VERBENA.. This lowely flower produces a mass of flowers from spring 

 until late fall. Our strain is as fine as the world produces. Large flowers and 

 free blooming. Packet, 3 cents. 



