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Bolgiano's 

 Selected 



Superior 

 Quality 



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. R. G. means suitable 

 for the rock garden. 



CULTURAL DIRECTIONS will be found on the back of each packet of flower seed. 



ANCHUSA A. 



99L CAPENSIS (Cape Forget-Me-Not). A splendid dwarf, blue annual 

 variety, blooming all summer. 18 inches. Pkt. 10 cts. ; Vi oz. 35 cts. 



ANCHUSA P. 



986. ITALICA "DROPMORE." A hardy perennial plant with flowe-rs of 

 a lovely gentian blue ; 3 to 4 feet. .Pkt. 10 cts. ; y^ oz. 20 cts. ; oz. 70 eta. 



Alyssum Little Gem 

 A6ERATUM A. (FLOSS FLOWER) 



892. AGERATUM. Midget Blue. Awarded a Silver Medal, 1940 

 All American Selections. A very fine dwarf (2 to 3 inches high) 

 Ageratum with delicate, fine foliage which is practically smothered 

 with small true Ageratum blue flowers. Ageratum, Midget Blue, 

 comes uniformly dwarf and true to color from seed. Pkt. 20 cts. 



795. AGERATUM. Blue Ball. The flowers are large and of a deep rich 

 blaa color. Ideal for pot culture or for edging of borders. Pkt. 10 cts.; % 

 M. 40 cts. 



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

 10 cts.; 14 oz. 25 cts.; 14 oz. 40 cts.; oz. 75 cts. 



AGROSTEMMA P. 



7IT. BOSB OF HEAVEN. Crimson red bells kgainst silvery foliage. 

 One plant will make over a hundred blooms durlnir June and Jnly. HeiKht, 



18 inches. Pkt. 10 cts. ; V2 oz- 35 cts. ; oz. 65 cts. 



ALYSSUM A. R.G. 



895. ALYSSUM Violet Queen. This is a new Alyssum of dwarf, com- 

 pact form. The flowers are fragrant and of a rich violet hue. Pkt. 10 

 cts. ; Va oz. 30 cts. ; % oz. 50 cts. 



798. LITTLE GEM. 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. 10 cts. ; 14 oz. 35 cts. ; 14 oz. 65 cts. 



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

 pact habit ; height 6 inches. Pkt. 10 cts. ; '/, oz. 35 cts. 



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

 height about 10 inches. Pkt. 10 cts.; % oz. 20 cts.; oz. 30 cts. 



829. PROCUMBENS (Carpet of Snow). Dwarf, spreading. Grows 

 only 2 to 3 inches high. Pkt. 10 cts. } % oz. 20 cts. ; Vi oz. 35 cts. ; 

 oz. 65 cts. 



ALYSSUM P. R. G. 



981. SAXATILE COMPACTUM (Basket of Gold). An Ideal hardy 

 perennial plant, flowering in May ; ahowy golden yellow flowers ; excellent 

 for rock work ; height, 9 inches. Pkt. 10 cts. ; ^ oz. 30 cts. ; ^ oz. 55 cts. 



AMARANTHUS A. 



976. MOLTEN FIRE (Summer Poinscttia). 4 feet tall. The foliage 

 Is bronzy crimson, each branch terminating with a large crown of iri- 

 descent fiery rose, resembling the Poinsettia. Pkt. 10 cts. ; % oz. 35 cts. ; 

 14 oz. 60 cts. 



800. TBI-COLOR OR JOSEPH'S COAT. Brilliantly colored leaves. 

 Height about 80 inches. Pkt. 10 cts.; % oz. 2E cts.; 14 oz. 40 cts. 



801. LOVE LIES BLEEDING (Caodatns). Beautiful drooping red 

 ■pikes. Easily grown, nseful for borders and centers of beds ; height 

 ■boot 8 feet. Pkt. 10 cts. ; 14 oz. 20 cts. 



ANTIRRHINUM A. (SNAPDRAGON) 



Antirrhinums are one of the easiest flowers to raise from seed. They 

 bloom continuously throughout the summer and t'alt. Sow seed outdoors 

 as soon as the ground Is warm, or for earlier blooming, atart In pans 

 indoors and then transplant the seedlings to your out-door beds. 



1053. New Antirrhinum, ROSALIE (Majus Grand) (Bronze 

 Medal, 1940). A rich, deep rose with an underlying tone of topaz 

 or amber, gives it a richness that makes it stand out conspicuously 

 among all other colors. The plants are base branching and pro- 

 duce from 6 to 8 huge, long flowering spikes on which the florets 

 are decidedly well arranged. Pkt. 20 cts. 



803. TALL GIANT MIXED (Maximum Grandiflorum). Rust-resistant. 

 Besides being the tallest growing snapdragons, these produce the largest 

 flowers. Excellent for cutting. A 

 fine mixture of brilliant colors. 

 Pkt. 10 cts.; Va oz. 40 eta.; % 

 oz. 75 cts. ; Vz oz. $1.25. 



MEDIUM LARGE FLOW- 

 ERED. R. G. Free flowering, 

 bearing long, dense spikes of ex- 

 quisite blooms almost as large 

 as the giant type. A fine type 

 especially for bedding puri>oses. 

 Height about 18 Inches. 



1056. FIREBRAND. Brilliant 

 crimson. 



1030. PURITY. Fine white. 



1010. SILVER PINK. Soft 

 pearly pink. 



The above 10 cts. per pkt.; % 

 oz. SO eta. 



80S. MEDIUM LAKGK 

 FLOWERS. MIXED. Pkt. 10 

 cts. ; Vi oz. 40 cts. ; oz. $1.25. 



984. ANTIRRHINUM- RUST 

 PROOF UNI VERSITY OF 

 CALIFORNIA DELUXE MIX- 

 TURE. After years of extensive 

 research by the University of 

 California cooperating with lead- 

 ing growers of the state, they 

 have produced a race of Antir- 

 rhinum which is almost totally 

 rust proof. This is a splendid 

 combination of colors of all rust 

 proof varieties, the result of ex- 

 tensive crosses making this an 

 exceptional mixture. Pkt. 10 

 cts.; % oz. 25 cts.; 14 oz. 40 

 cts. ; oz. $1.40. 



Antirrhinum 



Rastproof U. of Cal. Deluxe Mixture 



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