Bolgiano's Trustworthy Flower Seeds for 1918 



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Bolgiano's Giant Flowered Asters 



Pkts., Ozs. and 



If Lbs. 

 Delivered Free 



Crego's Giant Comet Asters 



We consider this the finest and largest of all 

 Comet Asters, bearing immense fluffy flowers five 

 inches and over in diameter resembling choice 

 Japanese Chrysanthemums, and when cut they 

 keep in good condition longer than any other type. 

 The delightful flowers are borne in abundance from 

 August until the end of September. We offer the 

 following separate colors: Giant White — Pure 

 White. Giant Pin k^Delicate Shell Pink. Giant 

 Crimson — A Beautiful Crimson. Giant Laven- 

 der — Deep Lavender. Giant Rose — Rich Deep 

 Rose. Giant Purple — Bright Purple. Giant 

 Blue — Deep Dark Blue. Pkts. 5c, 10c and 23c. 

 li Oz. 50c. Oz. $1.50. Seven 5c pkts., including 

 all colors, for 25c. 



Crego's Wiixed. Pkts. 5c, 10c and 25c. 

 M Oz. 3,1c. Oz. $1.25. 



Truffant's Peoney Flowered Perfection 

 Aster. For mid-season flowering we recommend 

 these beautiful Asters; they are stiffly erect or 

 upright in growtli, averaging 2 feet, produce fine, 

 large double flowers. 



20. Snow White. Pkts. 5c and 10c. }4, 

 Oz. 35c. Oz. $1.25. 



30. Darkest Blue. Pkts. 5c, 10c and 25c. 

 J4 Oz. 35c. Oz. $1.25. 



31. Glowing Dark Crimson. Pkts. 5c, 10c 

 and 25c. li Oz. 35c. Oz. SI. 25. 



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 Pkts. Sc, 10c and 25c. 



32. Light Red. 



Oz. 35c. Oz. $1.25. 



33. Light Blue. 



Oz. 35c. Oz. $1.25. 



34. Mixed Varieties. 



M Oz. 35c. Oz. $1.25. 



54. Bartonia. Golden Bartonia. Aurea. 

 Producing showy, golden-yellow flowers, fragrant 

 at night, above its gray and downy, thistle-like 

 foliage, which is exceedingly brilliant in the sun- 

 shine. Sow in May where it is to remain, as 

 it does not bear transplanting. Annual. 2 feci. 

 Pkts. 5c and 10c. ^ Oz. 15c. Oz. 50c. 



55. Begonia. Tuberous Rooted. The 

 plants are of robust, compact habits, dark green 

 foliage, and brilliant, double cinnabar-scarlet 

 flowers. Pkts. 5c, 10c and 25c. 



56. Bellis Perennis. Double Daisy. A 

 large growing. Spring flowering plant, a companion 

 to the Pansy and Forget-Me-Not. Loves a shady 

 place and will reward the gardener with a mass of 

 blossoms for succeeding years if left undisturbed. 

 Pkts. Sc, 10c and 25c. >4 Oz. fiOc. Oz. $2.00. 



57. Brachycome. Swan River Daisy. Free- 

 floworing, dwarf-growing annuals; covered during 

 the grca ter part of Summer with a profusion of pretty 

 blue or white flowers, su i tablcf or edgings, small beds 

 or pot culture; 9 inches. Pkts. 5c, 10c and 25c. 

 Oz. 50c. 



5S. Browallia. One foot. One of our 

 favorite, profuse-blooming bedding-plants, covered 

 with rich, beautiful winged flowers during the Sum- 

 mer and Autumn montlis, supi)lying a shade of 

 intense blue, very uncommon; grows freely in any 

 rich soil; blooms finely in the Winter if lifted in 

 Autumn and cut back. Mixed varieties. Pkts. 

 5c, 10c and 25c. Oz. •'iOc. 



61. Calendula. Pot Marigold. A perpetual 

 bloomer, the flowers are oriental in color and ex- 

 liihit every shade of yellow from ivory to deepest 

 orange. Makes good cut flowers. Pkts. 5c and 

 10c. Oz. 15c. 



62. Calliopsis. _ Showy garden annua!, 1 

 to 2 feet high; producing profusely large flowers of 

 brilliant shades, rangiiigfrom canary to orange-red 

 and maroon. Pkts. 5c and 10c. Oz. 25c. 



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Bolgiano's Giant Comet Asters 



These are earliest to produce fine, large. 

 Chrysanthemum-like flowers; the plants grow 2 

 feet high and have fine, long stems. 



35. White Extra Fine. Pkts. Sc, 10c and 

 25c. ii Oz. 50c. Oz. $1.50. 



36. The Bride. White. Pkts. Sc, 10c 

 and 2.5c. }i Oz. 50c. Oz. $1.50. 



37. Light Yellow. Pkts. 5c, 10c and 2,5c. 

 3iOz. 50c. Oz. $1.50. 



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Pkts. 5c, 10c and 25c. 



Pkts. 5c, 10c and 25c. 



Pkts. 5c, 10c and 



38. Rose. Pkts. 

 50c. Oz. $1.50. 



39. Light Blue. 

 Oz. 50c. Oz. $1.50. 



40. Azure Blue. 

 Oz. 50c. Oz. $1.50. 



41. Dark Violet. Pkts. 5c, 10c and 25c. 

 M Oz. SOc. Oz. $1.50. 



42. Mixed. Pkts. 5c, lOc and 25c. }i Oz. 

 SOc. Oz. $1.50. 



Bolgiano's Giant Stock of Semples, 

 Branching Asters. These grow 2 to 3 feet higli 

 and branch very freely, the flowers being of the 

 largest size (2 '2 to 4 inches across) and each 

 furnished with a long, stiff .stem, rivaling the Chry- 

 santhemum both in size of flower and length of 

 stem. They furnish the largest supply of Asters. 



43. White. Pkts. 5c and 10c. U Oz. 35c. 

 Oz. $1.00. 



44. Lavender. Azure Blue. Pkts. Sc, 10c 

 and 25c. M Oz. 35c. Oz. $1.00. 



45. Shell Pink. Pkts. Sc and 10c. M Oz. 

 3Sc. Oz. $1.00. 



46. Crimson. Pkts. 6c and 10c. Jf Oz. 

 3.5c. Oz. $1.00. 



47. Indigo Blue. Pkts. 5c and 10c. },t Oz. 

 35c. Oz. $1.00. 



4S. Mixed. Pkts. 5c and 10c. U Oz. 35c. 

 Oz. $1.00. 



49. Christmas Tree. Mixed. Pl.ts. 5c 

 and 10c. U Oz. SOc. Oz. $1 25. 



Centaurea — Corn Flower or Bachelor's Button 



Canterbury Bells 



63. Canterbury Bell. Campanula Medium. 

 Handsome, hardy biennial of stately growth, rich 

 color and profuse bloom. Has large bell-shaped 

 flowers, are effective in various colors. Height 

 two to four feet. Pkts. 5c and 10c. '4 Oz. 15c. 



64. Candytuft. White. The finest of all 

 the white varieties, being a complete mass of pure 

 white flowers, in bloom throughout the season. 

 Grows 12 inches high. Pkts. 5c and 1 Oc. }it Oz. 20c. 



65. Candytuft. Mixed. Most excellent mix- 

 ture, rose, crimson, white, purple, etc. Bushy 

 plants 12 inches high growing large umbels of 

 flowers. Pkts. 5c and 10c. Oz. 20c. 



66. Candytuft. Gibraltarica. It has mag- 

 nificent, large, hyacinth-like pikes or purple flowers 

 shading to white, dwarf profuse garden annual. 

 1 foot high. Pkts. 5c, 10c and 25c. 



0)7. Canary Bird Vine. A rapid-growing 

 Summer climbing annual, growing 10 to IS feet 

 high. It will cover trellis work in the most grace- 

 ful manner, producing hundredsof its pretty fringed 

 bright yellow flowers, which resemble a canary bird 

 with expanded wings. Pkts. 5c and 10c. Oz. 25c. 



68. Canna. Giant-flowered, mixed. Pierce 

 the seed in one spot with a file and soak in luke 

 warm water for 24 hours before sowing. Named 

 Cannas do not come true from seed, so we only 

 offer the seed in mixture. Pkts. Sc and 10c. Oz. 25c. 



69. Carnation. Marguerite. The plants 

 of this wonderfully fire strain may be made to 

 bloom in 12 weeks. The flowers are large, double, 

 very fragrant and appear in very attractive shades 

 of color. Pkts. 5c, 10c and 25c. Oz. $1.25. 



Ciant Comet Asters — All Colors 



50. Queen of the Market Asters. Mixed. 

 Pkts. Sc and 10c. i-i Oz. 30c. Oz. $1.00. 



51. Aster, European Quilled. Rose-pink 

 flowers with quilled centers. Various colored 

 p3tols in gorgeous mixture. Pkts. 5c and 10c. 

 a Oz. 25c. Oz. 75c. 



70. Celosia. Cockscomb. This beautiful 

 dwarf plant has dark green leaves and forms 

 immense coxcomb-like heads; ostrich plumes, etc. 

 Pkts. 5c, 10c and 25c. 



71. Centaurea. Sweet Sultan. The new- 

 est sort 2 or 3 feet high with large flowers 3 to 4 

 inches across, varieties of colors and shades, popular 

 garden annual, easy culture, large fragrant flowers, 

 excellent for cutting. Pkts. 5c, 10c and 25c. Oz. 

 SOc. 



72. Centaurea. Corn-flower, or Bachelor's 

 Button. Showy, hardy, border plants about 2 

 feet high and bearing freely during the Summer, 

 corn-flower-like heads of bloom. Pkts. Sc and 

 lOc. Oz. 25c. 



73. Centaurea. Candidissima. Dusty 

 Miller. White foliage used for bedding, edging, 

 vases, etc. Pkts. 5c, 10c and 25c. 



74. Chrysanthemum. Single and double. 

 Most gorgeous and prettiest varieties mixed annual, 

 free Summer blooming garden flower, 1 to IJ^ feet 

 high. Pkts. 5c and 10c. Oz. 25c. 



75. Chrysanthemum. Perennial. Single 

 and double varieties. Hardy plants for permanent 

 borders and gardens, compact bushes 152 to 2 feet, 

 splendid cut flowers, has long stems. Pkts. Sc 

 and 10c. Jj Oz. 25c. Oz. 75c. 



76. Cineraria. Hybrid Grandiflora. Choicest 

 mixed for the window box. Conservatory; large 

 flowers from 2 to 3 inches across, various colors 

 borne in profusion in the Spring. Pkts. 5c, 10c 

 and 25c. 



77. _ Clarkia. Annuals of easy culture; 

 planted in large groups they are very bright and 

 effective, and the long graceful sprays are good for 

 table decorations. Double mixed. All colors. 

 Pkts. 5c, 10c and 25c. Oz. 30c. 



78. _ Clematis. Well-known climber, some of 

 the varieties being remarkable for the size and 

 beauty of their blossoms and others for tlieir grace- 

 fidness; fine for covering arbors, verandas, etc., as 

 they cling to almost any object. Pkts. 5c, 10c and 

 25c. Oz. 35c. 



79. Cleome. Pungens. Spider Wort. Five 

 feet. A showy garden annual producing curious 

 heads of flowers of bright rose color with long 

 antennae-like stamens; of easy cultivation, bloom- 

 ing early until late. Pkts. 5c, 10c and 25c. Oz. 35c. 



80. Coboea. Scandens. A fine, rapid-grow- 

 ing climber with handsome foliage and large bell- 

 sliapod flowers, the plant will run about 30 feet in 

 a season, covering a large arbor with handsome 

 foliage and beautiful flowers. Pkts. 5c, 10c and 

 25c. }i Oz. 40c. Oz. 70c. 



81. Coboea. Scandens Alba. A climber of 

 rapid growth, attaining a height of 30 to 50 feet 

 during the season, valuable for covering trellises, 

 arbors, trunks of trees, etc., will cling to any round 

 surface; bearing large, pure white, brll-shaped 

 flowers. Pkts. Sc, 10c and 25c. 



83. Coleus. The showy plants are grown 

 for their brilliant foliage, which forms the bases 

 of the ribbon beds of foliage plants in the parks and 

 lawns; set out the young plants when the trees are 

 out in leaf. Pkts. 5c, 10c and 25c. 



84. Coleus. Fringe and l.aciniated. The 

 fringed type has large leaves cut out in the most 

 delicate manner on tlie border. The laciniated type 

 is very odd; each leaf seems to be composed of 

 numerous small leaflets. Pkts. 5c, 10c and 25c. 



