Bolgiano's Garden Guide for 1929 



FLOWER SEEDS 33 



Bolgiano^s Annual Flower Seeds 



Selected Strains Superior Quality ^ 



Perennial Flower Seeds for the Hardy Garden will be found on pages 47 to 50 



GENERAL CULTURAL DIRECTIONS. To get an early start seeds can be sown indoors in shallow boxes or seed-pans, not over 

 3 inches deep. About 1 inch of rough material should be placed in the bottom, and on top of this another inch of fine sifted soil. After 

 the surface has been smoothed and lightly pressed, sow the seed evenly and cover lightly with soil. Then press firmly and water very 

 carefully in order not to wash the seeds out of the ground. Cover the box with a pane of glass, keep in a temperature of about 65 

 degrees, and water carefully as needed. As the seedlings grow, the glass can be removed and the plants transplanted into other boxes 

 or small pots from which they may be planted in the open ground when the weather is favorable. Before sowing seed outdoors, the 

 ground should be thoroughly spaded and raked until it is as smooth and fine as possible. The seeds should be covered three or four 

 times their diameter in order to prevent rains from washing them out. Do not sow seeds of tender plants until all danger of frost is over. 



Acroclinium (Everlasting) 

 Double-flowering. Plants about 15 inches high, bearing lovely 

 white or rosy pink flowers, which when cut in the bud, can be 

 dried and used in winter bouquets. Very attractive when 

 grown in a mixed border. Mixed, pkt. 10 cts. 



Arctotis 



Grandis. African Daisy. Flowers like large, white Daisies with 

 the under side of the petals lilac and the foliage white and 

 downy. They are fine for cutting because of their 2-foot stems 

 and long keeping qualities. Pkt. 10 cts.; }^oz. 40 cts. 



Arctotis Grandis 



Ageratum 



A quick-growing plant with bright, attractive flowers, even 

 when the summer is hot and dry. It is easily grown and com- 

 bines charmingly with other flowers in the garden or when cut. 



Blue Perfection. Large 



heads of the darkest 



blue. Blooms in great 



abundance. Pkt. lOc; 



J^oz. 25 cts.; oz. 75c. 

 Imperial Dwarf Blue. 



A fine dwarf light 



blue sort, excellent for 



edging. Pkt. 10 cts.; 



}^oz. 25 cts.; oz. 75c. 



Imperial Dwarf White. 



Small, compact plants 

 about 8 inches high. 

 Flowers woolly and 

 white, in small heads. 

 Pkt. 10 cts.; J^oz. 

 25 cts.; oz. 75 cts. 

 Little Blue Star. Very 

 dwarf, compact plants 

 with dark blue flowers. 

 For edging. Pkt. 25c.; 

 5 pkts. $1. Ageratum, Little Blue Star 



Alyssum 



Dainty, fragrant-flowered little plants that bloom in great pro- 

 fusion all summer, also indoors during the winter. Charming for 

 edging, borders, rockwork, vases, and baskets. 



Lilac Queen. A flat, exquisite edging plant, covered with de- 

 licately lilac flowers of great daintiness. As autumn approaches 

 the cool nights cause the color to become much intensified and 

 very striking. Pkt. 10 cts.; Moz. 25 cts.; oz. 70 cts. 

 Little Gem. Plants grow 2 to 3 inches high and produce mats of 



tiny white flowers. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 70 cts. 

 Maritimum. Sweet Alyssum. The popular, old-fashioned, 

 trailing variety. Flowers pure white. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 40 cts. 



Amaranthus 



Tricolor. Joseph's Coat. Showy foliage of green, red, and yellow. 

 Height 3 ft. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 50 cts. 



