Bolgiano's Garden Guide for 1929 



FLOWER SEEDS 49 



Lupinus polyphyllus 



Hollyhocks 



These charming, old-fashioned plants are so well known that they need no description. 

 They are very desirable for hedges and backgrounds on account of their columns of 

 beautifully colored flowers and stately appearance. Sow seed in July and August for bloom 

 the following year. 



Chater's Superb Double Varieties 



White 

 Rose 



Any of above, pkt. IS cts., Vioz. $1. 

 Mixed. Pkt. 10 cts.; J^oz. 60 cts. 



Single Varieties 



Many garden-lovers consider the Single Hollyhocks more beautiful than the double 

 sorts. They produce large, graceful flowers and are very vigorous. Mixed colors. Pkt. 

 15 cts.; 4 pkts. 50 cts. 



Newport Pink Yellow 



Crimson Maroon 



Collection: One pkt. each of above 6 colors, 75 cts. 



LATHYRUS latifolius. Hardy Everlast- 

 ing Pea. These climb 6 or 8 feet when 

 trained on a trellis. The flowers are borne 

 in large clusters and resemble the sweet 

 pea. They are particularly adapted to 

 rough places, where they may scramble 

 over rocks or bushes. Splendid for cut- 

 flowers. Mixed. Pkt. 10 cts.; 3 pkts. 25c. 



Physostegia virginiana 



LINARIA cymbalaria. Kenilworth Ivy; 

 Mother of Thousands. A charming, 

 hardy trailing plant for rockwork and 

 wall gardens; flowers lavender and 

 purple. Pkt. 15 cts. 

 LOBELIA cardinalis. Cardinal Flower. 

 A hardy perennial plant growing 3 feet 

 tall. It thrives best in a moist, slightly 

 shaded position. The flowers are a rich 

 dazzling crimson and the foliage a 

 bright green. Pkt. 20 cts. 

 LUPINUS polyphyllus. Vigorous 

 plants 3 feet tall producing graceful 

 spikes of flowers. Very showy and 

 marvelous when well grown. White, 

 Rose, Blue, or Mixed. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 LYCHNIS haageana. A beautiful plant 

 about 1 foot high producing clusters of 

 large scarlet flowers. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 LYTHRUM roseum superbum. Rose 

 Loosestrife. Strong, erect plant with 

 willow-like leaves and beautiful rose- 

 colored blooms from July to September. 

 Height 4 feet. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 MATRICARIA capensis alba. Double 

 White Feverfew. A handsome plant 

 producing multitudes of small double 

 pure white flowers in dense clusters all 

 season. Excellent for cutting. Pkt. 10c. 

 MYOSOTIS. Forget-me-not. These 

 charming blue flowers are very ef- 

 fective for mass planting and as 

 ground-covers for spring-flowering 

 bulbs. They are easily grown and 

 combine most attractively with 

 other flowers. 

 Alpestris. Rich indigo-blue. Pkt. 



10 cts. ; i4oz. 50 cts. 

 Palustris semperflorens. An ever- 

 blooming variety with large sprays 

 of clear blue, delicate flowers. Bloom 

 from May till frost. Pkt. 20 cts.; 

 Hoz- 50 cts. 

 PHLOX, HARDY, Decussata. Per- 

 ennial Phlox. Large plants bearing 

 immense heads of flowers. Height 2 to 

 3 feet. Finest Mixed, pkt. 15 cts. 



Chater's Superb Double Hollyhock 



PENTSTEMON gloxinioides, Sensa- 

 tion. Beard Tongue. Most satisfac- 

 tory for the hardy border or bedding. 

 The plant grows about 2 feet high, with 

 each branch bearing a spike of large, 

 gloxinia-like flowers in various shades 

 of pink, red, and purple. Pkt. 20 cts. 



PHYSALIS francheti. Chinese Lantern 

 Plant. Used by florists and decorators 

 in winter bouquets. It should be given 

 an early start indoors in order to 

 mature its gorgeous orange-scarlet 

 lanterns, or seed-vessels before frost. 

 Height 2 feet. Pkt. 25 cts. 



PHYSOSTEGIA virginiana. False Drag- 

 onhead. One of the most beautiful 

 plants for the hardy border. The plant 

 grows 4 feet high and produces long 

 spikes of delicate pink flowers from 

 July to frost. Pkt. 10 cts. 



POPPY, Iceland. Flowers the first year 

 from seed, blooming almost as 

 quickly as the annual sorts. The 

 white, sulphur, yellow, and orange 

 flowers, held above a tuft of glaucous 

 foliage, are unusually beautiful and 

 attractive. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 Oriental. Large, single, scarlet flow- 

 ers, blotched with black at the base 

 of each petal. Height 23^ to 3 feet. 

 Pkt. 10 cts. 

 Oriental Hybrids. A mixture of 

 beautiful named varieties in many 

 shades. Pkt. 10 cts. 



