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SWEET PEAS 
Early Flowering Spencer Varieties 
These varieties are a welcome addition to 
our lists for they flower several weeks earlier 
than the regular Spencers and if planted with 
them will give a much longer season of bloom. 
959. EXPOSITION PINK. A _ gorgeous 
rich pink, 
960. HOPE. Pure, white, black seeded. 
961. HARMONY. Lavender shaded with 
light rose. 
958. MRS. HOOVER. A fine clear blue. 
962. RED BIRD. Bright crimson red. 
963. WALENCIA. Bright sunproof orange. 
The above varieties, pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 40 cts.3 
% Ib. $1.25. 
964. SHIRLEY TEMPLE — NEW. Soft 
rose-pink. Flowers are fluted and daintily 
frilled ; and are the largest we have ever seen 
on a Sweet Pea. Pkt. 15 cts.; oz. 75 cts. 
969. MIXED EARLY SPENCERS. A well- 
balanced mixture of the newest and brightest 
colors. Pkt. 10-cts.; oz. 25 cts.; 14 Ib. 75 cts.; 
Ib. $2.25, postpaid. 
EVERLASTING SWEET PEAS 
1036. PERENNIAL. Lathyrus Lotifolius. 
Once planted these live year after year. bear- 
ing magnificent clusters of flowers early in the 
Spring before the annual kind begins to flower. 
Excellent for cutting. Grow 6 to 8 feet high. 
Pkt. 10 cts.; % oz. 25 cts.; oz. 40 cts.; %4 
Ib. $1.25. 
F. W. BOLGIANO & CO., INC., 
Sweet Peas 
Washington, D. C. 
SWEET PEAS 
Late Spencer or Orchid Flowering 
soil with good drainage. 
about 4 inches deep and sow the seed in the 
soil. 
ground. One ounce will plant a 15-foot row. 
977. AMBITION. Rich deep lavender. 
966. DAMASK ROSE. The brighest rose 
carmine Sweet Pea. 
965. HUNTSMAN. Fine bright scarlet. 
967. OLYMPIA. Deep red purple of grace- 
ful form and immense size. 
968. PINKIE. Rose pink with large and 
frilled flowers. 
of perfect form and great substance. 
973. SMILES. Clear glistening salmon. 
982. WELCOME. The most brilliant daz- 
zling searlet Sweet Pea. 
979. WHAT JOY. Deep cream. 
The above varieties, pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 25 cts.; 
Y% Ib. 75 cts.; Ib. $2.25. 
1002. SUPERB MIXED SPENCER SWEET 
PEAS. This mixture contains the choicest 
named varieties. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; 14 
Ib. 50 cts.; 1 Ib. $1.50. 
957. BOLGIANO’S SPECIAL GRANDI- 
FLORA MIXED. A fine mixture of the 
grandiflora varieties. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 10 cts.; 
Y% Ib. 25 cts.; Ib. 90 cts. 
SWEET ROCKET P. 
921. MIXED. Plants attain a height of 2 feet and produce sweet 
scented panicles of white and lavender flowers. Pkt. 10 cts.; %4 oz. 15 
cts.; oz. 50 cts. 
SWEET SULTAN A. 
1049. CENTAUREA MOSCHATA. Blooms profusely all during the 
Summer and Fall. The plants grow 2 feet tall and produce an abundance 
of long-stemmed blooms which are splendid for cutting. The sweet perfume 
of these flowers and their lasting quality in water is astonishing. This 
mixture contains many colors. Pkt. 10 cts.; 1% oz. 30 cts.; oz. 50 cts. 
SWEET WILLIAM P. 
An old-fashioned flower which, because of its easy culture and particular 
beauty, is extensively used in solid beds, front of borders, or in rock gar-— 
dens. Height, 1% feet. 
922. NEWPORT PINK (Watermelon Pink). 
cts.; 1% oz. 40 cts.; oz. 75 cts. 
Pkt. 10 cts.; %4 oz. 25 
1052. WHITE. Pkt. 10 cts.; % oz. 30 cts.; oz. 50 cts. 
923. SCARLET BEAUTY. Bright Scarlet single. Pkt. 10 cts.; %4 
oz. 25 ets.; % oz. 40 cts.; oz. 75 cts.; %4 Ib. $2.50. 
924. SINGLE MIXED, Pkt. 10 cts.; % oz. 20 cts.; oz. 30 cts.; %4 Ib. 
90 cts.; Ib. $3.00. 
925. DOUBLE MIXED. 
$1.50; Ib. $5.00. 
EVERBLOOMING HYBRID SWEET WILLIAM P. 
1053. LATIFOLIUS ATROCOCCINEUS (Scarlet). This is a cross be- 
tween an annual pink and Sweet William, combining the free and con- 
tinuous blooming qualities of the former with the hardiness of the latter. 
Pkt. 10 cts.; 14 oz. 30 cts.; oz. $1.00. 
955. LATIFOLIUS DOUBLE MIXED. This mixture contains crimson, 
purple, violet and rose. Pkt. 10 cts.; % oz. 35 cts.; oz. 60 cts. 
Pkt. 10 cts.; % oz. 30 cts.; oz. 50 cts.; %4 Ib. 
THUNBERGIA A. (BLACK-EYED SUSAN) 
927. MIXED. Neat foliage. Vines are of rapid growth and produce 
freely white, yellow and orange flowers, each with a black eye. Pkt. 10 
cts.; 14 0z. 25 cts.; % oz. 40 cts.; oz. 75 cts. 
TITHONIA 
990. MEXICAN SUNFLOWER. (Golden Flower of the Incas.) Speciosa. 
Stately plants grow about 6 feet tall with brilliant orange—scarlet blooms 
3 to 4 inches across. Pkt. 10 cts.; 14 oz. 30 cts.; oz. $1.00. 
1034. TITHONIA, FIREBALL—NEW. Dazzling as a ball of fire poised 
high above other flowers, Fireball is, undoubtedly, the last word in bril- 
lance of color in a fall blooming plant. Fireball is a very brilliant shade 
of scarlet orange, the petals in dazzling contrast to the clear yellow center. 
Height, 6 to 7 feet. Special Packet, 20 cts. 
TRITOMA P. (RED HOT POKER) 
928. HYBRIDA. Striking red spires from August until late autumn. 
Plant the seed indoors from Janvary to March and set out the plants 
the latter part of April. Pkt. 10 cts.; 14 oz. 50 cts.; oz. $1.50. 
VENIDIUM FASTUOSUM A. 
1047. MONARCH OF THE VELDT. The plants grow 2 to 3 feet tall 
and bear many large, daisy-like blooms, 3 to 4 inches across. The ray- 
petals are brilliant orange with a purple-black zone and a unique center 
of woolly green. Pkt. 15 cts.; 1% oz. 60 cts. 
VERBENA A. R.G. 
929. FINE MIXED. A truly useful plant. It can be used in beds, bor- 
ders or window boxes. The colors are white, rose, violet, yellow and scar- 
let. Pkt. 5 cts.; %4 oz. 25 cts.; % oz. 40 cts.; oz. 75 cts. 
938. VERBENA FLORADALE BEAUTY. Special Mention All 
America Selections for 1937. Floradale Beauty is a Giant Hybrid, the 
flowers varying from bright rose-pink to deep rose-red of exceptional 
brightness. Very free flowering. Pkts. 20 cts. each; 1% oz. 65 cts. 
VINCA A. (PERIWINKLE) 
930. MIXED. One foot high; neat, white and pink blooms with dark 
foliage. One of the best plants for window boxes. Pkt. 10 cts.; %4 oz. 
20 cts.; % oz. 40 cts.; oz. 75 cts. 
VIOLA P. (TUFTED PANSY) R.G. 
1054. CORNUTA MIXED. Six inches. More graceful and freely bloom— 
ing than pansies. The colors of yellow, blue, lavender and white are more 
distinct and the plants bloom over a long period. Pkt. 10 cts.; %& oz. 
35 cts.; 14 oz. 60 cts.; oz. $2.00. 
WALL FLOWER B. 
931. An attractive sweet scented biennial. Lovely gold and red flower 
spikes; in early spring. Pkt. 10 cts.; %4 0z. 15 cts.; oz 40 cts. 
SIBERIAN WALL FLOWER P. R.G. 
1055. CHEIRANTHUS ALLIONI. Bright heads of orange flowers about 
12 inches high, from spring through the summer. Pkt. 10 cts.; 4% oz. 20 cts. 
WILD FLOWER GARDEN MIXTURE A. 
933. CALIFORNIA NATIVE FLOWERS. This is a well-balanced mix- 
ture of hardy annuals suitable for planting in odd corners or on vacant 
lots. This mixture is easily grown and makes a fine bed for cut flowers. 
Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; 14 lb. 50 cts.; Ib. $1.50. 
971. PIRATE GOLD. A rich deep golden | 
orange. 
978. REFLECTION. Lovely clear blue. 
974. SEXTET QUEEN. Pure white flowers 
CULTURE. Sow as early in the Spring as _ 
the ground can be worked in rich well-limed 
Make a trench | 
bottom of it covering with about one inch of | 
When the plants attain a height of from | 
two to three inches cultivate them and gradu- | 
ally fill up the trench to the level of the | 
