The J. Bolgiano Seed Company, Baltimore, Md. 



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PETUNIAS 



Charming flowers for beds, borders or window boxes. Sow the seed lightly on 

 the seed bed and gently press into the soil. Transplant when large enough, being 

 careful to save even the smallest seedlings for ofttimes the smallest, frailest seedlings 

 produce the finest blooms. Petunias delight in a sunny position. 



1520. Ruffled Giants Mixed. A ruffled single petunia with exceptionally 

 beautiful foiTn, extraordinaiy size and substance. A gorgeous variety for florists. 

 Pkts. 20c. and 50c. 



1521. Striped and Blotched. A beautiful strain of striped and blotched 

 petunias in varied brilliant colors. Excellent for massing. Pkt. 10c. % Oz. 45c. 



1522. Violacea. A most attractive rich velvety violet-blue petunia. Pkt. 10c. 

 Vs Oz. 50c. 



1523. Howard's Star. A beautiful free flowering strain. Color crimson-maroon 

 with a clearly defined five-pointed star of blushing white. Exceptionally fine for bed- 

 ding, baskets, vases, etc. Pkt. 10c. Vs Oz. 50c. 



1524. Snowball. A splendid compact petunia, with pure satiny -white flowers. 

 Pkt. 10c. Va Oz. 50c. 



1525. Rosy Morn. Soft crimson-pink with white throat. Unusually dainty and 

 attractive. Pkt. 10c. Vs Oz. 65c. 



General Dobb's. Velvety blood red single. Pkt. 10c. 



Giant Double. Mixture of the best large flowering and fringed double petunias. 

 The weaker seedlings produce finest flowers. Pkt. 50c. 



POLEMONIUM CAERULEUM (Jacobs Ladder) 



A hardy perennial with bell shaped bluish purple flowers nearly 1 inch across 2 ft. 

 May to July. Pkt. 10c. 



PORTULACA (Mexican Rose) 



There are few flowers that make such a dazzling display of colors in the bright 

 sunshine as a bed of portulaca. They bloom from the first of July until killed by 

 frost, growing 6 to 8 inches high. 



1620. Single Mixed Pkt. lOc. %Oz.25c. Oz.75c. 



1625. Portulaca. Double Rose Flowered Mixed. A large percentage of the 

 flowers will come perfectly double. The colors are a brilliant scarlet crimson, white 

 and yellow. Pkt. 10c. % Oz. 75c. 



PRIMULA 

 1630. Japonica (Japanese Primrose). A hardy primrose 

 which bears its showy flowers in umbels or clusters arranged 

 one above another on erect stems 6 to 9 inches long. Beautifully 

 colored — varying from rich dark crimson through rose and pink 

 to white. Sow seed in March in a cold frame or out-doors in 

 May to July. Primroses delight in a moist, well drained, partly 

 shaded position. Pkt. 20c. 



PRIMULA ELATIOR (Oxlip Primrose) 



Hardy perennial showy flowers in early spring, pot or out- 

 door culture. 9 in. Mixed colors. Pkt. 20c. 



PYRETHRUM (Painted Lady) 

 1640. Roseum Hybridum. The plant grows 2 to 3 feet 

 high and produces quantities of beautiful, rose-colored, daisy- 

 like flowers with yellow centers. They bloom during May and 

 June and again in the fall. After the spring blooming season 

 cut down the foliage to the basal leaves and feed with bone 

 meal to insure larger and more prolific blooms in the fall. 

 Pkt. 10c. % Oz. $1.00. 



RHODANTHE (Everlasting) 

 1650. Maculata. One of the most attractive "Everlast- 

 ings," with delicate pink and white flowers resembling bells. 

 Rhodanthe retains much of its beauty and grace after being 

 dried. Excellent for pot culture. Pkt. 10c. % Oz. 30c. 



RICINUS (Castor Oil Beans) 



Garden annual of luxuriant growth with large palm-like 

 leaves; very attractive on account of their semi-tropical effect. 

 The colors of the foliage are very rich ranging from green to 

 deep bronze. Desirable for lawns, massing or center plants for 

 beds. 



Gibsoni. Dark red foliage. Pkt. 10c. 



1660. Zanzbariensis. Immense size. Coppery -bronze, 

 changing to dark green with reddish ribs. Pkt. 10c. Oz. 25c. 

 1/4 Lb. 60c. 



1661. Mixed Varieties. Pkt. 10c. Oz. 20c. % Lb. 45c. 

 Lb. $1.35. 



1680. SALPIGLOSSIS (Painted Tongue) 



The blossoms are tube-shaped much like a petunia but 

 •rivalling the latter in the beautiful colors displayed. Each 

 flower is veined with a glint of gold. All colors mixed. Pkt. 10c. 

 1/4 Oz. 40c. 



RUDBECKIA (Cone Flower) 



1670. Laciniata (Golden Glow). A very popular hardy 

 perennial attaining a height of 5 to 6 ft. and producing masses 

 of golden yellow cactus dahlia-like flowers. Blooms from July 

 until September. Pkt. 10c. % Oz. 45c. 



1671. Newmani. A hardy plant producing an abundance 

 of orange yellow flowers with large black cone-shaped centers. 

 The flowers are borne on long stems and keep well in water, 

 making them valuable for cutting. Pkt. 10c. % Oz. 45c. 



1672. Purpurea (Giant Purple Cone Flower). The most 

 beautiful hardy perennial Cone Flower. It produces all sum- 

 mer large reddish-purple flowers about 4 inches in diameter. 

 Pkt. 10c. ys Oz. 60c. SALVIA 



1690. Splendens (Scarlet Sage). Among the most bril- 

 liantly colored garden flowers, and extremely useful for bed- 

 ding, hedging or borders. It is a blaze of flaming scarlet, each 

 plant bearing countless numbers of flower spikes. Pkt. 10c. 

 % Oz. 60c. 



1691. Dwarf Bonfire or Little Lord Fauntleroy. This is 

 one of the finest scarlet sages growing 2 ft. high. Its brilliant 

 red spikes stand above the dark green foliage and completely 

 cover the plant. It attracts immediate attention in the garden. 

 Pkt. 10c. % Oz. $1.00. 



1692. Farinacea. These perennial plants grow about 3 

 feet tall and produce large spikes of lavender blue flowers held 

 high above the plant. Start seed in-doors during March or April 

 and remove to the open ground in May. Pkt. 10c. % Oz. 50c. 



SANVITALIA PROCUMBENS FL. PL. 



An annual edging plant, 6 inches, double yellow flowers in 

 abundance all summer. Pkt. 10c. 



1710. SCARLET RUNNER VINE 



This ornamental, rapidly growing annual reaches a height 

 of 15 ft. It produces showy sprays of scarlet sweet pea-shaped 

 blossoms, which are succeeded by delicious edible beans. Pkt. 

 10c. % Lb. 20c. 



1720. SCHIZANTHUS (Butterfly Flower) 



Annual, bearing a profusion of pretty butterfly-like flowers 

 of various colors. Desirable for winter blooming and bouquets. 

 Pkts. 10c. % Oz. 25c. 



1730. SMILAX (Myrsiphyllum asparagoides) 



Graceful climber in greenhouse or conservatory. Used for 

 bouquets and floral decorations. Pkt. 10c. % Oz. 25c. Oz. 65c. 



