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BOLGIANO'S AMERICAN ASTERS 



980. ASTER— SUPER GIANT ELMONTE. Elmonte is a deep 

 glowing crimsen. A companion to Super Giant Los Angeles. It 

 is composed of abundant (luantities 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 bloom- 

 ing, coming in before the California Giant varieties and remaining 

 in flower over a long period. Pkt. 15 cts. ; % oz. 50 cts. ; V4 oz- 

 90 cts. 



NEW CAUFORNIA GIANTS 



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 beau- 

 tiful fashion. The strong plants grow 3 to 3% ft. high with stems 18 to 

 24 inches long. Season, mediur.4 to late. We offer the following colors : 



1003. Peach blossom. 1005. Deep rose 1006. White. 



Pkts. 10 cts.; Vs oz. 50 cts.; V^ oz. 90 cts. 



793. CALIFORNIA GIANTS MIXED. Pkt. 10 cts.; Va oz. 50 cts.; 

 % oz. 90 cts. 



NEW CAUFORNIA SUNSHINE ASTERS 



791. The Sunshine Asters are a tiuly 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 \.hereas the center petals are tubular with a small four-pointed 

 star at the end. Choice mixed. Pkt. 10 cts.; Vs oz. 50 cts. 



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. Wilt resistant. Pkt. 10 cts. ; 

 Ya oz. 50 cts. 



QUEEN OF THE MARKET ASTERS 



790. MIXED COLORS (WUt Resistant). The earliest Aster, produc- 

 ing a profusion of fine blooms. Height about 20 Inches. Pkt. 10 cts.; V6 

 oz. 23 cts. 



910. ASTER SUPER GLANT LOS ANGELES. 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. 15 cts.; Vs oz. 50 cts.; >/, oz. 90 cts. 



IMPROVED CREGO WILT RESISTANT 



Our Improved Crego Wilt Resistant Comet type Asters are one of the 

 finest varieties for all purposes. The plants are robust, branching, about 

 2Vi feet tall; flowers large, double and well formed, bloom in mid- 

 September. 



777. White 



778. Plnlt. 



779. Crimson. 



780. Azure blue. 



781. Purple or 

 Dark Blue 



The above varieties, Pkt. 10 cts.; H oz. 25 cts.; V4 oz. 45 cts.; ox. >1.(0. 

 782. IMPROVED CREGO WILT-RESISTANT MIXED. Many colors. 

 Pkt. 10 cts.; 14 oz. 40 cts.; oz. $1.50. 



RESISTANT AMERICAN BRANCHING ASTERS strain 



Plants 2^^ feet to 3 feet tall, branching, robust, flowers large, double 

 and fine form, blooming in early September. Our selected stocks of these 

 are the best money can buy. 



783. White. 



784. Pink or Hary Semple. 



787. Azure blue. 



788. Purple. 



785. Crimson. 



The above varieties. Pkt. 10 cts. ; % oz. 25 cts. ; % os. 45 cts. ; oz. S1.60. 

 789. AMERICAN BRANCHING MIXED. Many colors. Pkl. 10 cts.- 

 ^ oz. 40 cts.; oz. $1.50. 



BALLOON VINE A. "LOVE IN A PUFF" 



808. An attractive climber of quick growth and bears profusely in- 

 flated seed capsules. Pkt. 10 cts. ; Vz oz. 20 cts. ; oz. 30 cts. 



BACHELOR'S BUTTON (CENTAUREA) 



Also known as Cornflower, Ragged Robin, etc. Easily grown from 

 seed and blooms profusely from July until frost. Height 2 feet. 



806. DOUBLE BLUE. The finest blue. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 40 cts.; 

 14 lb. $1.25. 



804. PINKIE. Double, deep pink. Very fine. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 50 

 cts.; % lb. $1.75. 



792. RED BOY. Finest of the red shades. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 50 cts.; 

 % lb. $1.75. 



807. DOUBLE MIXED. Choice mixture of many colors. Pkt. 5 cts.; 

 Vi oz. 20 cts. ; oz. 30 cts. ; 14 lb. $1.00. 



949. BACHELOR'S BUTTON (Centaurea) JUBILEE GEM. 

 Award of Merit 1937 All America Selection. Dwarf, compact plant 

 only 10-15 inches tall, covered with double cornflower-blue flowers. 

 A wonderful addition to any garden where something rare is ai^ 

 preciated. Pkt. 10 cts.; Ya oz. 30 cts.; 14 oz. 50 cts. 



BALSAM (LADY SLIPPER) A. 



809. DOUBLE CAMELLIA FLOWERED. All Colors Mixed. These are 

 very beautiful for borders. The plants make perfect little bushes with bril- 

 liantly colored flowers. Some of the colors are crimson, lemon, pink, lilac 

 and pale rose. Height IV2 to 2 feet. Pkt. 10 cts.; 14 oz. 25 cts.; oz. 85 cts, 



BALSAM APPLE A. 



810. A very curious climbing vine having glossy green foliage and golden 

 yellow apple-shaped fruits. Rapid growers. Pkt. 10 cts. ; Y2 oz. 35 cts. ; 

 oz. 65 cts. 



BLUE LACE 



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Bachelor's Button IHnkie 



FLOWER A. 



932. DIDISCUS CAERU- 

 LEA. The plants grow 2 feet 

 high and branch freely, each 

 stem crowned with an umbel 

 of delicate, sky-blue flowers 

 resembling Queen Anne's Lace. 

 It is easy to grow and blooms 

 from July to November. Pkt. 

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

 35 cts.; 1/2 oz. 65 cts. 



CANNA A. 



820. MIXED. Every one 

 has a place for these luxuri- 

 ant plants with their enor- 

 mous brilliant clusters of 

 blooms and broad leaves of 

 green or bronze. The seed 

 should be pierced in one spot 

 with a file and soaked in 

 tepid water for 24 hours be- 

 fore sowing. Sow early. Pkt. 

 10 cts.; Y2 oz. 45 cts.; oz. 

 73 cts. 



CALENDULA DOUBLE A. (POT MARIGOLD) R. G. 



Does well in cool location. Plants grow 12 inches high, branch freely 

 and bear throughout the season large double flowers 8 inches in diameter. 



826. CALENDULA CHRYSANTHA. The large flowers are an ex- 

 quisite shade of clear buttercup yellow, with long, loosely-arranged petals, 

 which droop to give the rounded appearance found in our favorite Chrysan- 

 themum. Fine for cutting with long stiff stem. Pkt. 10 cts.; % oz. 25 

 cts. ; oz. 40 cts. 



1011. LEMON QUEEN. Lemon yellow. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 30 cts. 



811. ORANGE KING. Rich orange red. Pkt. 10 cU.; oz. 30 cts. 



987. RADIO. The i>etals of the large, perfectly double flowers instead 

 of being flat are beautifully quilled forming an almost globular flower. 

 Color a rich glittering orange. Pkt. 10 cts.; % oz. 20 cts.; oz. S5 cts. 



813. DOUBLE MIXED. A fine mixture of yellow and orange shades. 

 Pkt. 10 cts. : % oz. 15 cts. ; oz. 25 cts. 



812. CALENDULA— ORANGE SHAGGY. A Gold Medal Winner in 

 the 1935 All America Selections. Orange Shaggy is a distinct new break 

 in CalendtUas. The petals are long, deeply fringed and laciniated. Row 

 after row of these long fringed petals overlap each other in a rather 

 irregular fashion and build up a bloom with the shaggy appearance of 

 some Chrysanthemums. Very graceful in appearance. Color a deep 

 orange shading to a lighter orange in the center. Pkt. 10 cts. ; 'Yc oz. 

 20 cts.; ozv 30 cts. 



CANTERBURY BELLS B. 



819. CAMPANULA MEDIUM SINGLE MIXED. Two feet. Beautiful 

 bell-like flowers of pink, blue and white. Blooms from early to midsum- 

 mer and is certainly 

 one of the most strik- 

 ing flowers among 

 the biennials. Pkt. 10 

 cts.; 14 oz. 20 cts.; 

 oz. 65 cts. 



CANTERBURY 

 BELLS A. 



1014. The new an- 

 nual Canterbury Bells 

 make a plant that is 

 loaded with flowers 

 less than five months 

 after the seed is sown 

 and by making suc- 

 cessive plantings all 

 through the early 

 spring we can have 

 these lovely flowers 

 all through the sum- 

 mer and fall. All 

 colors mixed, includ- 

 ing the various shades 

 of blue, pink, rose 

 and white. Pkt. 10 

 cts. ; '/i oz. 30 cts. 



Calendula-Orange Shaggy 



