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F. W. BOLGIANO & CO., INC., Washington, D. C. 



Those Varieties Marked R. G. Are Adapted to Rock Garden Culture 



Bolgiano's 

 Selected 



Superior 

 Quality 



STARTING SEED INDOORS. A month before you expect to set the started plants outdoors fill a flat wooden box one inch deep with coal 

 ashes or small stones and cover that with an inch of finely sifted rich soil. Sow the seed thinly, cover about one-eighth of an inch and press firmly. 

 Cover with a pane of glass and two thicknesses of newspaper to prevent too rapid evaporation. Keep in a temperature between 60° and 70° 

 and water regularly and carefully. When the seeds have germinated remove the glass. When large enough to handle, transplant one inch apart 

 in a similarly prepared box where they may be kept until time to set outdoors. 



STARTING SEED OUTDOORS. A fine seed bed is necessary and the seed should not be planted deeper than four times their size. 



CLASSIFICATION. Annual flowers grow from seed, bloom, and die in one year. Biennials bloom the second year and die. Perennials live on 

 from year to year and ueneially do not bloom the same year the seed is planted. A signifies annual ; B biennial ; P perennial. 



Aster Super Giant Los Angeles 



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. 20 cts. ; 

 Vs oz. 60 cts.; 1/4 oz. $1.00; oz. $3.75. 



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. 60 cts.; 

 oz. $2.00. 



ASTERS P. 



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

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

 flower the same season. Choice mixed. Pkt. 10 cts.; % oz. 35 cts.; 

 M oz. 60 cts. 



AGERATUM A. (FLOSS FLOWER) 



795. BLUE BALL is the best dwarf Ageratum yet offered. The flowers 

 are large and of a deep rich blue color. The foliage is small and the plants 

 have the appearance of miniature domes, making it ideal for pot culture 

 or for edging beds or borders. Pkt. 10 cts.; ^ oz. 40 cts.; oz. $1.25. 



796. DWARF VARIETIES MIXED. Shades of blue and white. Pkt. 

 10 cts. ; % oz. 20 cts. ; oz. 60 cts. 



AGROSTEMMA P. 



797. ROSE OF HEAVEN. Crimson red bells against silvery foliage. 

 One plant will make over a hundred blooms during June and July, about 

 18 inches high. Pkt. 10 cts.; Vs oz. 25 cts. 



ALYSSUM A. R. G. 



798. LITTLE GEM (or Carpet of Snow). Dwarf spreading plants about 

 four inches high and covered with a mass of white bloom. Excellent for 

 boxes or edging the flower beds, walks, etc. Pkt. 5 cts. ; 14 oz. 15 cts. ; 

 Vz oz. 30 cts. ; oz. 50 cts. 



786. LILAC QUEEN. A very pretty deep lavender lilac of dwarf com- 

 pact habit ; height 6 inches. Pkt. 10 cts. ; y, oz. 15 cts. ; oz. 50 cts. 



799. SWEET ALYSSUM (A Maritimum). Trailing habit, white flowers; 

 height about 10 inches. Pkt. 10 cts. ; V2 oz. 15 cts. ; oz. 25 cts. 



ALYSSUM P. R. G. 



981. SAXATILE COMPACTUM (Basket of Gold). An ideal hardy 

 perennial plant, flowering in May ; showy golden y^How floweJS ; excellent 

 for rock work ; height, 9 inches. Pkt, 10 cts. ; % oz. 25 cts. ; wi, 90 cts. 



AMERICAN ASTERS A. 



980. ASTER— SUPER GIANT ELMONTE. Special Mention All 

 America Selections for 1936. (See illustration inside front cover.) 



Elmonte is a deep glowing crimson. A companion to last year's 

 introduction, Super Giant Los Angeles. It is composed of abundant 

 quantities of daintily interlaced 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 remaining in flower over a Ion? 

 period. Pkt. 20 cts.; % oz. 75 cts.; J4 oz. $1.25; oz. $4.00. 



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. 



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. 



778. Pink. 780. Azure blue. 



The above varieties, Pkt. 10 cts.; V, oz. 35 cts.; oz. $1.25. 



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

 oz. 30 cts.; oz. $1.00. See in color outside back cover. 



resTstInt AMERICAN BRANCHING ASTERS BRiNcmNG 



Large doubly flowers, fine form. Plants ZV2 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.; >4 oz. 35 cts.; oz. $1.25. 



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

 Vi oz. 30 cts.; oz. $1.00. 



NEW CALIFORNIA GIANTS 



Wonderfully formed flowers of the Crego tyi>e 5 to 6 inches in diameter, 

 each one packed with bi-oad 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. 792. Light purple. 1006. White. 

 Pkts. 10 cts.; % oz. 75 cts.; oz. $2.50. 



793. CALIFORNIA GIANTS MIXED. Pkt. 10 cts.; 'A oz. 60 cts.; 

 oz. $2.00. 



QUEEN OF THE MARKET ASTERS 



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

 Pkt. 10 cts. ; 14 oz. 30 cts. ; oz. $1.00. 



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. 60 cts. ; oz- $2.00. 



Alyssum Little Gem. 



