Bolgiano's Trustworthy Flower Seeds for 1917 



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Bolgiano's Giant Flowered Asters 



Giant HohenzoUern Asters 



The Finest Ostrich Feather Type of Aster. 



Much larger than the Giant ('omet, the petals 

 longer, more twisted, and produced in greater 

 abundance. Borne on long stems. 



22. White. Pkts. 5c, 10c and 23c. H Oz. 

 50c. Oz. S1.50. 



23. Pink. Pkts. 5c, 10c and 25c. }4 Oz. 

 50c. Oz. .SI. 50. 



24. Crimson. Pkts. 5c, 10c and 25c. M 

 Oz. $1.50. 



Oz. 50c. 



25. 

 Oz. 50c. 



20. 

 Oz. 50c. 



27. 

 Oz. 50c. 



28. 



Pkts. 5c, 10c and 25c. 



Pkts. 



10c and 25c. 



Pkts. 5c, 10c and 25c. 



Oz. 



Light Blue. 



Oz. SI. 50. 

 Deep Lilac. 



Oz. $1.50. 

 Azure Blue. 



Oz. $1.50. 



Mixed. Pktr^. 5o, lOc and 25c. 

 50c. Oz. SI. 50. 



Truffant's Peoney Flowered Perfection 

 Aster. For mid-season flowering we recommend 

 these beautiful Asters; they are slillly erect or 

 upright in growth, averaging 2 feet, produce fine, 

 large double flowers. 



29. Snow White. Pkls. 5c and 10c. M 

 Oz. 3.5c. Oz. $1.25. 



30. Darkest Blue. Pkts. 

 M Oz. 35r. Oz. $1.2."). 



31. Glowing Dark Crimson. 

 and 25c. 14 Oz. 35c. Oz. .51.2.5. 



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



10c and 25c. 

 Pkt. 5c, 10c 



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

 Pkts. 5c, 10c and 25c. 



32. Light Red. 



Oz. 3.5c. Oz. $1.25. 



33. Light Blue. 

 Oz. 35c. Oz. .S1.25. 



34. Mixed Variet 

 M Oz. 35c. Oz. $1.25. 



52. Balloon Vine. Love in a Puff. A 

 rapid growing, annual climber, succeeds best in 

 light soil and warm situation; flowers white, seed 

 vessels look like minature balloons and they are of 

 great interest. Pkts. 5c and 10c. Oz. 20c. 



53. Balsam or Lady Slipper. These are 

 very beautiful for borders; the plants make perfect 

 little bushes with flowers that are double; the 

 colors are very pretty and pleasing. Pkts. 5c and 

 10c. U Oz. 20c._ Oz. eoc. 



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 feet. 

 Pkts. 5c and 10c. '2 Oz. 15c. Oz. 25c. 



55. Begonia. Tuberous Rooted. The 

 plants are of robust, compact habits, dark green 

 foliage, and brilliant, double cinnabar-scarlet 

 flowers. Pkts. 5c, 10c and 2.5c. 



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. 5c, 10c and 25c. Oz. S2.00. 



57. Brachycome. Swan River Daisy. Free- 

 flowering, dwarf-growing annuals; covered during 

 the grea ter par t of Summer with a profusion of pretty 

 blue or white flowers, suitable for edgings, small beds 

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



5S. Browallia. One foot. One of our 

 favorite, profuse-blooming bedding-plants, covered 

 with rich, beautiful winged flowers during the Sum- 

 mer and Autumn months, supplying 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. 



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. 5c, 10c and 

 25c. ii Oz. 50c. Oz. SL.'iO. 



3G. The Bride. White. Pkts. 5c, lOc 

 and 25c. U Oz. 50c. Oz. $1.50. 



37. Light Yellow. Pkts. 5c, 10c and 25c. 

 M Oz. 50c. Oz. $1.50. 



38. Rose. Pkts. 5c, 10c and 25c. M Oz. 

 50c. Oz. $1.50. 



39. Light Blue. Pkts. 5c, 10c and 25c. }4 

 Oz. .50c. Oz. $1.50. 



40. Azure Blue. Pkts. 5c, 10c and 25c. >| 

 Oz. 50c. Oz. $1.50. 



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

 }i Oz. 50c. Oz. $1..50. 



42. Mixed. Pkts. r,c, 10c and 25c. U Oz. 

 50c. Oz. $1..'J0. 



Bolgiano's Giant Stock of Semples, 

 Branching Asters. These grow 2 to 3 feet high 

 and branch very freely, the flowers being of the 

 largest size (23^ to 4 inclies 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. M Oz. 35c. 

 Oz. $1.00. 



44. Lavender. Azure Blue. Pkts. 5c, 10c 

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



45. Shell Pink. Pkts. 5c and 10c. M Oz. 

 35c. Oz. $1.00. 



46. Crimson. Pkls. 5c and 10c. M Oz. 

 35c. Oz. $1.00. 



47. Indigo Blue. Pkts. 5c and 10c. M Oz. 

 35c. Oz. $1.00. 



4S. Mixed. Pkts. ,5c and 10c. H Oz. 35c. 

 Oz. $1.00. 



49. Christmas Tree. Mixed. Pkts. 5c 

 and 10c. M Oz. 50c. Oz. $1 25. 



Centaurea — Corn Flower or Bachelor's Button 



Canterbury Bells 



59. Bryonopsis. Laciniosa. Ten feet. An 

 ornamental climber of the gourd family, bearing 

 green fruit which change in color to bright scarlet- 

 striped white. Pkts. 5c, 10c and 25c. 



60. Calandrinia Grandiflora. Very beauti- 

 ful, dwarf-growing, bushy annual for the flower 

 garden, having fleshy leaves and umbels of large, 

 rose-colored flowers which expand into a perfect; 

 blaze of beauty if grown in a suimy situation; 

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



61. Calendula. Pot Marigold. A perpetual 

 bloomer, the flowers are oriental in color and ex- 

 hibit every shade of yellow from ivory to deepest 

 orange. Makes good cut flowers. Pkt. 5c. Oz. 

 1,5c. 



62. Calliopsis. Showy garden annual, 1 

 to 2 feet high; producing profusely large flowers of 

 brilliant shades, ranging from canary to orange-red 

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



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. Oz. 25c. 



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 10c. 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. 15c. 



Giant Comet Asters — All Colors 



50. Queen of the Market Asters. Mixed. 

 Pkts. 5c and 10c. ,'4 Oz. 30c. Oz. $1.00. 



51. Aster, German Quilled. Rose-pink 

 flowers with (piilled centers. Various colored 

 petals in gorgeous mixture. Pkts. 5c and 10c. Oz. 

 75c. 



66. Candytuft. Gibrallarica. 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. 



67. Canary Bird Vine. A rapid-growing 

 Summer climbing annual, growing 10 to 15 feet 

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

 ful manner, producing hundreds ofits 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 fde and soak in luke 

 warm water for 24 hours before sowing. Named 

 Gannas do not come true from seed, so we only 

 offer the seed in mixture. Pkts. 5c and 10c. Oz. 

 25c. 



09. Carnation. Marguerite. The plants 

 of tliis wonderfully fir>e strain may be mode to 

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

 very fragrant and appear in very attractive shades 

 of color. Pkts. 5c, 10c and 2.5c. Oz. $1.00. 



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, i)opular 

 garden annual, easy culture, large fragrant flowers, 

 excellent for cutting. Pkts. 5c, 10c and 2.5c. Oz. 

 40c. 



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. 5c, 10c and 

 25c. Oz. 50c. 



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 1 • o feet 

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



75. Chrysanthemum. Perennial. Single 

 and double varieties. Hardy plants for permanent 

 borders and gardens, compact bushes II2 to 2 feet, 

 splendid cut flowers, has long sterns. Pkts. 5c, 

 10c and 25c. Oz. 30c. 



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. Sc, 10c 

 and 25c. 



77. Clarkia. Annuals of easy culture; 

 planted in large groui>s 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. 



78. Clematis. Well-known climber, some of 

 the varieties being remarkable for the size and 

 beauty of their blossoms and others for their grace- 

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

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

 2.5c. Oz. $1.00. 



79. Cleome. Pungens. Spider Wort. Five 

 feet. A showy garden annual producing curious 

 heads of flowers of bright rose color with long 

 antenna!-like stamens; of easy cultivation, bloom- 

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



