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NASTURTIUMS 



A. 



THESE NEW DOUBLE SWEET SCENTED NAS- 

 TURTIUMS REPRESENT THE MOST WONDERFUL 

 ACHIEVEMENT IN PLANT BREEDING TO DATE 



1027. SCARLET GLEAM. Gold Medal Winner All America Selections for 1935. It is the most 

 intensely dazzling color one could imagino in a flower. The individual blooms are of immense size, 

 almost 3 inches across and uniformly well formed. Delightful sweet fragrance. Plants are semi— dwarf, 

 handsome green, lustrous foliage with long wiry stems bearing the numerous flowers well above the 

 foliage. Pkt. 10 cts. ; i/i oz. 30 cts. ; oz. 50 cents. 



994. GOLDEN GLEAM. Gold Medal Winner AH America Selections, 1933. The plants form a vig- 

 Oious large bush about 18 inches. The flowers commence to come a.s soon as the plant nears complete 

 development and at the time it is in full bloom the entire plant is one mass of color. The large golden 

 yellow flowers average 2i/i to 3 inches across. They are borne on erect stiff stems 6 inches in length. 

 The flowers are fully double, make a most magnificent bouquet and will fill a room with fragrance in a 

 very short time. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz.20 cts.; y^ lb. 60 cts. 



886. NASTURTIUM— DWARF DOUBLE GOLDEN GLOBE. Award of Merit 1936 All America 

 Selections. (See illustration inside front cover.) Identical in color with the popular Golden 

 Gleam. Its habit and trueness to type also compare favorably with the excellence of Golden 

 Gleam. Uniformly dwarf and compact. Golden Globe is the first named color variety in the new 

 gem type of Nasturtiums. It is very free flowering and the well formed double flowers of deep 

 golden yellow are deliciously sweet-scented. Pkt. 10 cts.; Vi oz. 30 cts.; oz. 50 cts. 



Nasturtium Scarlet Gleam 



1026. GLORIOUS GLEAM HYBRIDS. Award of Merit All America Selections for 1935. (See illns- 

 tratiun in color outside back cover.) The flowers are fine, large, well-formed, .sweet-scented doubles. 

 Semi dwarf plants throwing short runners from well-rounded free flowering bushes. The stems are 

 long and bear the flowers well above the lush green of the foliage, giving the effect of a solid mass of 

 color. The color range includes brilliant shades of salmon, golden yellow, orange scarlet, cerise, cream 

 yellow, orange, maroon, crimson and many spotted varieties. Pkt. 10 cts. ; i/a oz. 15 cts. ; oz. 25 cts. 



890. DWARF MIXED NASTURTIUMS A. A beautiful color combination of all the various shades 

 and markings found in the better dwarf named varieties. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 10 cts.; % lb. 23 cts.; 

 lb. 90 cts. 



891. TALL MIXED NASTURTIUMS A. These are at their best when planted on a steep slope and 

 allowed to run down without any training. The plants are of strong, vigorous growth and the running 

 shoots may be trained on ordinary fences or on wire netting. Have the ijlants stand 8 inches apart. 

 They contain a wide range of color. Pkt. 5 cts. ; oz. 10 cts. ; y^ lb. 25 cts. ; lb. 90 cts. 



PETUNIA A. 



1038. NEW MINIATURE PETUNIA ROSE GEM. Award of 

 Merit All America Selections for 1936. (See illustration inside 

 front cover.) Rose Gem is a charming addition to the new minia- 

 ture group of Petunias which was started with Pink Gem. Rose 

 Gem is the color which the public have been asking for in thi.^ 

 miniature form. It is the rich deep rose that has made Petunia 

 Rose of Heaven so poi^ular. The plant is neat and compact, 5 to 

 6 inches high and smothered with rich rose-colored blooms about 2 

 inches in diameter. Pkt. 25 cts.; 1/32 oz. $2.00; 1/16 oz. $3.75; 

 % oz. $7.00. 



1040. NEW PETUNIA DWARF PINK GEM. Gold Medal Win- 

 ner 1934 All America Selections. A dwarf compact plant only 6 

 inches high and 8 inches in diameter, will carry as many as 25 to 

 30 beautiful deep pink blooms at one time. Blooms are 2 inches in 

 diameter. "Tfiis miniature Petunia is indispensable for borders, win- 

 dow boxes, pots, rock-gardens and for bedding. Pkt. 20 cts. ; % 

 oz. 65 cts. ; 1/4 oz. $1.23. 



BOLGIANO'S PANSIES R. G. 



995. ROGGLI GIANTS. A vei-y select strain noted for its robust habit 

 and early flowering. The extremely large flowers of heavy texture are 

 held well above the foliage on long strong stems. The range of rich dark 

 colors is perfectly wonderful. Pkt. 23 cts. ; % oz. 75 cts. ; oz. $5.50. 



892. EXHIBITION GIANTS. The most beautiful forms and color com- 

 binations imaginable. Flowers attain a size of two to three inches under 

 favorable conditions. Pkt. 20 cts.; % oz. 65 cts.; oz. $5.00. 



894. GIANT TRIMARDEAUX 

 MIXED. Beautiful color combina- ^^ 



tions. Each flower has three blotches —~i*^^^m,_^^^ 



of color, and attains great size. Pkt. ^^-'^ -^ 



10 cts.; % oz. 30 cts.; oz. $1.00. 



Exhibition Giant Pansies 



907. GIANTS OF 

 C ALIFORNIA 

 RUFFLED MIXED. 



A well- balanced 

 mixture of light 

 and dark colors in- 

 cluding pink and 

 rose shades fringed 

 and ruffled with at- 

 tractive deep 

 throats. Many beau- 

 tifully veined. The 

 flowers are extraor- 

 dinarily large and 

 of great substance. 

 Pkt. 25 cts.; 1/32 

 oz. $1.75; 1/16 oz. 

 $3.23; % oz. $6.00. 



BALCONY PE- 

 TUNIAS. R. G. A 

 large and free flow- 

 ering type either 

 for window boxes, 

 vases, hanging bas- 

 kets, etc. Can also 

 be effectively used 

 in rock gardens. 

 The flowers average 

 3 inches across and 

 make a very effec- 

 tive display over a 

 long season. 



901. Balcony Blue. 902. Balcony White. 



The above three varieties, Pkt. 13 cts. ; % oz. 



903. BALCONY MIXED. Pkt. 15 cts.; y^ o 



Bolgiano's Giants of California Petunias 



1041. Balcony Crimson. 

 75 cts. 

 . 60 cts. 



1037. NEW PETUNIA FLAMING VELVET. Gold Medal All 

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

 Rich and brilliant velvety blood rtd or crimson flowered hybrids 

 variety. Outstanding for color type and uniformity. Nine out of 

 the 10 judges voted 73 points of merit to this wonderful new in- 

 troduction. Seed is very scarce this year so order early to be sure 

 of giving this new variety a trial. Pkt. 25 cts.; 1 16 oz. $1.50; 

 \h oz. $2.75. 



904. GIANT FLOWERED MIXED. This i.s a mixture of large flow- 

 ering single varieties containing a good assortment of colors. Pkt. 10 

 cts. ; i/j oz. 50 cts. 



SINGLE BEDDING PETUNLAS. R. G. This type forms compact plants 12 

 inches tall. It is very free flowering and e.specially adapted to window 

 boxes, beds and borders. 



889. PURPLE PRINCE. A large flowered, plain-edged variety of a 

 most impressive rich and clear purple-violet color. Pkt. 20 cts. ; 1/16 oz. $2.00. 



946. ROSE OF HEAVEN. Rich, brilliant rose color ; a very eftective 

 variety. Deeper in color than Rosy Morn. Pkt. 10 cts.; 1,^ oz. 40 cts.; 

 1/4 oz. 75 cts. 



905. ROSY MORN. Soft rose pink with n wl'ite throat. Pkt. 10 cts.; 

 % oz. 40 cts. ; 1/4 oz. 75 cts. 



1042. SNOW BALL. Pure s.-itiny white. Pkt. 10 cts.; is oz. 33 cts.; 

 1/4 oz. 60 cts. 



906. MIXED. Many different colors. Pkt. 10 cts.; i, , oz. 40 cts. 



