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



Bolgiano's 

 Selected 



Superior 

 Quality 



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



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 newsiiaper 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 generally do not bloom the same year the seed is planted. A signifies annual ; B biennial ; P perennial. 



AMERICAN ASTERS A. 



NEW CALIFORNIA GIANTS 



This splendid new strain bears wonderfully formed flowers of the 

 Crego type 5 to 6 inches in diameter, each one packed with broad petals 

 that twist and interlace in a most beautiful 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. ; Vi oz. 75 cts. ; oz. $2.50. 



793. CALIFORNIA GIANTS MIXED. Pkt. 10 cts.; % oz. GO cts.; 

 oz. $2.00. 



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. Lavender. 781. Purple 



778. Pink. 780. Azure blue. 

 The above varieties, Pkt. 10 cts. ; % oz. 30 cts. ; oz. $1.00. 



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

 oz. 25 cts.; oz. 90 cts. 



AMERICAN BRANCHING ASTERS branching 



Large double flowers, fine form. Plants 2^^ to 3 feet high, branching 

 and robust habit. 



783. White. 787. Azure blue. 



784. Pink or Mary Semple. 788. Purple. 



785. Crimson. 

 The above varieties, Pkt. 10 cts.; 14 oz. 30 cts.; oz. $1.00. 



789. AMERICAN BRANCHING MIXED. Many colors. Pkt. 10 cf s. ; 

 % oz. 25 cts.; oz. 90 cts. 



QUEEN OF THE MARKET ASTERS 



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

 Pkt. 10 cts.; 1/1 oz. 30 cts.; oz. $1.00. 



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 Sei^tember and October. Their 

 glowing beauty commands instant admiration. Pkt. 10 cts.; >4 oz. 60 cts.; 

 oz. $2.00. 



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. 75 cts.; oz. $2.50. 



Aster California Giant 



910. ASTER SUPER GIANT LOS ANGELES. Award of Merit, 

 AH America Selections 1934. (See illustrations in color on back 

 cover.) 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 ai-e en- 

 tirely non-lateral with 6 to 8 long stems to a plant. We consider 

 Xx>s Angeles the finest aster yet developed. Pkt. 20 cts. ; '^ oz. 75 

 cts.; 14 oz. $1.25; oz. $4.00. 



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. 30 cts. ; 

 y^ oz. 50 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.; '/j oz. 35 cts.; oz. $1.00. 



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

 10 cts.; % oz. 20 cts.; oz. 50 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.; 1 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. ; 

 oz. 50 cts. 



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

 pact habit; height 6 inches. Pkt. 10 cts.; 14 oz. 15 cts.; oz. 50 cts. 



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

 height about 10 inches. Pkt. 10 cts.; Vi 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 yellow flowers ; excellent 

 for rock work; height, 9 inches. Pkt. 10 cts.; '4 oz. 30 cts.; oz, $1.00. 



Aster-New California Sunshine 



