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



Hardy Perennial and Biennial Flower Plants 



The "Old-Fashioned Gardens" of grandmother's day were gardens of perennials. An increasing number of flower 

 lovers are making these permanent gardens and using perennials among shrubbery in borders and beds. The return each 

 year of familiar flower faces without the annual bother of sowing or transplanting is indeed a great joy. Weeks in ad- 

 vance of plants groAvn from seed, the early, hardy perennials throw out leaves and showy flowers to brighten the land- 

 scape. Both early and late flowering kinds are of easy culture. 



CULTURE: Seeds may be planted in the spring or just after midsummer for blooms the following year. But by 

 setting out plants in the spring blooms may be secured the same year, and some perennials will bloom from seed the same 

 year if planted very early in the spring. (See descriptions of varieties.) 



A deep, well-drained bed of enriched soil is essential to the proper growth of the plants. Care taken in providing a 

 suitable bed will repay you many times as you watch the succession of various beautiful and fragrant blooms through the 

 seasons year after year. 



STRONG, YEAR OLD PLANTS. Our perennial plants will give satisfaction. All of them are large and well-rooted. 

 They should be planted in March or April, according to the season, for best results. Where listed at 25 cts. each, we 

 will sell 10 of that kind for $2.00. 



POSTAGE ON PLANTS. Add postage as follows: Single plants, 5 cts.; 3 plants, 10 cts.; 6 plants, 15 cts.; 12 plants, 

 25 cts. On more than 12 plants, postage will be collected when delivered. 



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Digitalis (Fox Glove) 



ASTER (HARDY) 



CLIMAX. Lovely blue violet daisy- 

 like flowers, 4 to 5 ft. high, bloom- 

 ing in September and October. 

 Plants 25 cts. each; $2.00 for 10. 



AGROSTEMMA 



ROSE OF HEAVEN. Crimson red 

 bells against silvery foliage. One 

 plant will make over a hundred 

 blooms during June and July. Plants 

 25 cts.: $2.00 for 10. 



BLEEDING HEART 



DICENTRA SPECTABILIS. Long 

 graceful racemes of heart shaped 

 rose crimson flowers. Plants 45 cts. 

 each. 



DICENTRA FORMOSA (FALSE 

 BLEEDING HEART). The foliage 

 is fern-like and remains attractive 

 all summer. The heart-shaped flow- 

 ers are pink. Plants 25 cts.; $2.00 

 for 10. 



CANDYTUFT ( H ARDY) 



IBERIS GIBRALTARICA. May 



and June. Six inches. Evergreen 

 plants covered with pink blooms in 

 spring and early summer. Excel- 

 lent for rockeries or borders. 

 Plants 25 cts. 



CANTERBURY BELLS 



CAMPANULA MEDIUM MIXED. 2 ft. Beautiful bell-like flowers of 

 pink, blue and white. Blooms from early to midsummer and is certainly 

 one of the most striking flowers among the biennials. Plants, white or 

 blue, 25 cts.; $2.00 for 10. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM 

 PLANTS 



These are the hardy sorts pro- 

 ducing a profusion of beautiful 

 blooms from early September un- 

 til frost, and sometimes even 

 afterward. 



GOLDEN CLIMAX. Large 

 golden. 



PINK DANDY. Clear pink 

 medium early. 



PINK DOTY. Large pale pink. 



RED DOTY. Large red. 



WHITE DOTY. Large white. 



YELLOW DIANA. Large light 

 yellow. 

 Plants, 25 cts. each; $2.00 for 10. 



Collimbine 



COREOPSIS 



GRANDIFLORA. 2 feet. June to 

 October. Bears many large golden 

 daisy-like flowers which last long as 

 ciat flowers and are very effective 

 in the garden. Plants, 25 cts. 



COLUMBINE 



NEW LONG SPURRED HYBRIDS 

 (Mrs. Scott Elliotts Strain). 1 to 2 

 feet. May to July. One of the most 

 valuable of the early flowering per- 

 ennials. The long spurred blooms 

 and lengthy stems are well adapted 

 to use as cut flowers, but they also 

 produce a beautiful effect when 

 massed in the garden. They do best 

 in a sheltered location that gets the 

 sunshine. Plants, 25 cts. each; $2.00 

 for 10. 



DELPHINIUM 



Gold Medal Hybrid Delphinium 



(Perennial Larkspur) 



854. CHINENSIS MIXED. Al- 

 though a perennial, will bloom in 

 August if planted early in the 

 spring. On account of its dwarf- 

 ness (2 to 3 ft.) and brilliant blue 

 and white flowers it is a popular 

 plant for bedding and cut flowers. 

 Plants 25 cts. 



854^2- GOLD MEDAL HYBRIDS. 

 Mixture of the most beautiful tall 

 large flowering varieties. The long 

 graceful spikes of harmonizing blue 

 colors make a splendid background. 

 Height, 4 to 6 ft. Plants, 35 cts. 

 each; $3.00 for 10. 



BELLADONNA. Light blue. 25 cts. 



FORMOSUM. Dark blue, white center. 25 cts. per plant. 



DIGITALIS (FOX GLOVE) 



861. GLOXINAEFLORA MIXED. The plants grow three feet high 

 and bear long spikes of thimble-shaped flowers, brilliantly colored and 

 spotted. If planted in well-drained soil will thrive nicely. Plants, 25 

 cts. each; 6 for $1.25; $2.00 for 10. 



DAISY (ENGLISH) 



DOUBLE MIXED (Bellis 

 Perrenis). The hardy plants 

 thrive best in cool, shady places. 

 The attractive small double 

 flowers appear very early in 

 the spring. Plants, 25 cts. ; 

 $2.00 for 10. 



DAISY (SHASTA) 



ALASKA. Great white daisies 

 with curving petals and yellow 

 centers that make a splendid 

 show all summer. Wonderful as 

 cut flowers. Plants 25 cts. 



Coreopis 



