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Bolgiano's Fiftieth Anniversary, 1889 - 1939 





BOLGIANO'S AMERICAN ASTERS 



980. ASTER — SUPER GIANT ELMONTE. See color illustration 

 on back cover. Special Mention All America Selections for 1936. 



Elmonte is a deep glowing crimson. A companion to Super Giant 

 Los Angeles. It is composed of abundant quantities of daintily in- 

 terlaced plume-like petals, the flowers are extremely large and fluffy, 

 borne on heavy non-lateral, basal-branched stems. It is very early 

 blooming, coming in before the California Giant varieties and re- 

 maining in flower over a long period. Pkt. 15 cts. ; % oz. 45 cts. ; 

 % oz. 80 cts. 



NEW CALIFORNIA GIANTS 



Wonderfully formed flowers of the Crego type 5 to 6 inches in diameter, 

 each one packed with broad petals that twist and interlace in a most beau- 

 tiful fashion. The strong plants grow 3 to 3% ft. high with stems 18 to 

 24 inches long. Season, medium to late. We offer the following colors: 



1003. Peach blossom. 1005. Deep rose. 



1004. Dark purple. 1006. White. 

 Pkts. 10 cts.; y a oz. 40 cts; % oz. 75 cts. 



793. CALIFORNIA GIANTS MIXED. Pkt. 10 cts.; % oa. 60 cts. 



NEW CALIFORNIA SUNSHINE ASTERS 



791. The Sunshine Asters are a truly beautiful type. The plants form 

 well-branched bushes and carry an abundance of excellent large flowers. 

 The blooms themselves are most artistic. The outer petals are long and 

 narrow whereas the center petals are tubular with a small four-pointed 

 star at the end. Choice mixed. Pkt. 10 cts. ; % oz. 50 cts. 



HEART OF FRANCE ASTER 



794. As beautiful a red as the purest ruby. The flowers are borne on 

 strong branching plants 2 ft. high during September and October. Their 

 glowing beauty commands instant admiration. Pkt. 10 cts. ; % oz. 45 cts. ; 

 V4 oz. 80 cts. 



QUEEN OF THE MARKET ASTERS 



790. The earliest aster, producing a profusion of fine blooms. Height 

 about 20 inches. Mixed colors. Pkt. 10 cts. ; % oz. 20 cts. ; % oz. 35 cts. 



910. ASTER SUPER GIANT LOS ANGELES. Award of Merit, 

 All America Selections 1934. Los Angeles is the largest and most 

 fully double aster known. The flowers, 6 to 8 inches across, are a 

 lovely soft shell pink blending to a creamy pink at the center. 

 The plants are entirely non-lateral with 6 to 8 long stems to a 

 plant. The Los Angeles is certainly a rare beauty. Pkt. 15 cti. ; 

 Vs oz. 45 cts.; % oz. 80 cts. 



WILT RESISTANT STRAINS 



This year we offer Crego's Giant Comet and American Branching Wilt 

 Resistant. This is the most wonderful discovery in aster culture in recent 

 years. With these strains you can successfully grow asters without the 

 attack of aster wilt which has been so disastrous to all aster growing. 



WILT 



PLANTS 



resistant CREGO'S GIANT COMET ASTERS {£*&!& 



Large flowers four to five Inches in diameter. The petals are beau- 

 tifully curled and twisted much like Japanese Chrysanthemums. 



777. White 779. Crimson. 781. Purple or 



778. Pink. 780. Azure blue. Dark Blue 

 The above varieties, Pkt. 10 cts.; % oz. 25 cts.; % oz. 45 cts.; oz. $1.60. 



782. CREGO'S GIANT COMET MIXED. Many colors. Pkt. 10 cts. ; % 

 oz. 40 cts.; oz. $1.50. 



resTstant AMERICAN BRANCHING ASTERS s^ra^in 



Large double flowers, fine form. Plants 2% to 3 feet high, branching 

 and robust habit. 



783. White. 787. Azure blue. 785. Crimson. 



784. Pink or Mary Semple. 788. Purple. 



The above varieties, Pkt. 10 cts.; y a oz. 25 cts.; Vi oz. 45 cts.; oz. $1.60. 

 789. AMERICAN BRANCHING MIXED. Many colors. Pkt. 10 cts.; 

 14 oz. 40 cts.; oz. $1.50. 



ASTERS P. 



996. MICHELMAS DAISY. One of the showiest of our late flowering : 

 perennial plants; star like single flowers. If sown early in sprine will 

 flower the same season. Choice mixed. Pkt. 10 cts. ; % oz. 65 cts. ; 

 V4, oz. $1.25. 



BALLOON VINE A. 

 "LOVE IN A PUFF" 



808. An attractive climber 

 of quick growth and bears 

 profusely inflated seed cap- 

 sules. Pkt. 10 cts.; % oz. 20 

 cts.; oz. 30 cts. 



BACHELOR'S BUTTON 

 (CENTAUREA) 



Also known as Cornflower, 

 Ragged Robin, etc. Easily 

 grown from seed and blooms 

 profusely from July until 

 frost. Height 2 feet. 



806. DOUBLE BLUE. The 

 finest blue. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 

 40 cts.; % lb. $1.40. 



804. PINKIE. Double, deep 

 pink. Very fine. Pkt. 10 cts. ; 

 oz. 50 cts. 



792. RED BOY. Finest of 

 the red shades. Pkt. 10 cts.; 

 oz., 50 cts. 



807. DOUBLE MIXED. 

 Choice mixture of many colors. 

 Pkt. 5 cts.; % oz. 20 cts.; oz. 

 35 cts.; 14 lb. $1.25. 



Bachelor's Button Pinkie 



949. BACHELOR'S BUTTON (Ccntaurea) JUBILEE GEM. 

 Award of Merit 1937 All America Selection. See color illustration 

 on back cover. Dwarf compact plant only 10-15 inches tall, covered 

 with double cornflower-blue flowers. A wonderful addition to any 

 garden where something rare is appreciated. Pkt. 15 cts.; % oz. 

 40 cts.; % oz. 70 cts. 



BALSAM (LADY SLIPPER) A. 



809. DOUBLE CAMELLIA FLOWERED. All Colors Mixed. These are 

 very beautiful for borders. The plants make perfect little bushes with bril- 

 liantly colored flowers. Some of the colors are crimson, lemon, pink, lilac 

 and pale rose. Height iy 2 to 2 feet. Pkt. 10 cts.; 14 oz. 20 cts.; oz. 70 cts. 



BALSAM APPLE A. 



810. A very curious climbing vine having glossy green foliage and golden 

 yellow apple-shaped fruits. Rapid grower. Pkt. 10 cts. ; y 2 oz. 25 cts. ; 

 oz. 45 cts. 



BLUE LACE FLOWER A. 



932. DIDISCUS CAERULEA. The plants grow 2 feet high and branch 

 freely, each stem crowned with an umbel of delicate, sky-blue flowers re- 

 sembling Queen Anne's Lace. It is easy to grow and blooms from July 

 to November. Pkt. 10 cts.; 14 oz. 30 cts.; y £ oz. 55 cts. 



CANNA A. 



820. MIXED. Every one has a place for these luxuriant plants with 

 their enormous brilliant clusters of blooms and broad leaves of green or 

 bronze. The seed should be pierced in one spot with a file and soaked in 

 tepid water for 24 hours before sowing. Sow early. Pkt. 10 cts. ; % oz. 

 25 cts; oz. 40 cts. 



CANTERBURY BELLS B. 



819. CAMPANULA MEDIUM SINGLE MIXED. Two feet. Beautiful 

 bell-like flowers of pink, blue and white. Blooms from early to midsum- 

 mer and is certainly one of the most striking flowers among the biennials. 

 Pkt. 10 cts.; i/4 oz. 15 cts.; oz. 40 cts. 



CANTERBURY BELLS A. 



1014. The new annual Canterbury Bells make a plant that is loaded 

 with flowers less than five months after the seed is sown and by making 

 successive plantings all through the early spring we can have these lovely 

 flowers all through the summer and fall. All colors mixed, including the 

 various shades of blue, pink, rose and white. Pkt. 10 cts. ; % oz. 20 cts. ; 

 oz. 70 cts. 



CALENDULA DOUBLE A. (POT MARIGOLD) R. G. 



Does well in cool location. Should be planted either singly or in masses. 

 Plants grow 12 inches high, branch freely and bear throughout the season 

 large double flowers 3 inches in diameter. 



826. CALENDULA CHRYSANTHA. The large flowers are an ex- 

 quisite shade of clear buttercup yellow, with long, loosely-arranged petals, 

 which droop to give the rounded appearance found in our favorite Chrysan- 

 themum. Fine for cutting with long stiff stem. Pkt. 10 cts.; 14 oz - 2 " 

 cts.; % oz. 35 cts. 



1011. LEMON QUEEN. Lemon yellow. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 40 cts. 



811. ORANGE KING. .Rich orange red. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 40 cts. 

 987. RADIO. The petals of the large, perfectly double flowers instead 



of being flat are beautifully quilled forming an almost globular flower. 

 Color a rich glittering orange. Pkt. 10 cts.; % oz. 20 cts.; oz. 35 cts. 



813. DOUBLE MIXED. A fine mixture of yellow and orange shades. 

 Pkt. 10 cts.; % oz. 

 15 cts. ; oz. 25 cts. 



812. CALENDULA 

 —ORANGE SHAG- 

 GY. A Gold Medal 

 Winner in the 1935 

 All America Selec- 

 tions. Orange Shaggy 

 is a distinct new 

 break in Calendulas. 

 The petals are long, 

 deeply fringed and 

 laciniated. Row after 

 row of these long 

 fringed petals over- 

 lap each other in a 

 rather irregular fash- 

 ion and build up a 

 bloom with the 

 shaggy appearance of 

 some Chrysanthe- 

 mums. Very grace- 

 ful in appearance. 

 Color a deep orange 

 shading to a lighter 

 orange in the center. 

 Pkt. 10 cts.; % oz. 

 15 cts.; % oz. 25 cts. 



Calendula-Orange Shaggy 



