. Bolgiano's capitol city seeds : 1954. Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs; Vegetables Catalogs; Garden tools Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs. Begonia, Double Camellia-flowered Begonias, Tuberous-rooted For Shady Borders These lovely bedding plants may be grown outdoors in the summer in shady places where they receive plenty of moisture. For early bloom, start the tubers indoors in March or April in 6-inch shallow pots. Soil consisting of two parts loam, one part peat moss and one part well-rotted cow manure will give excellent results. Set out- doors in May in well-drained so
. Bolgiano's capitol city seeds : 1954. Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs; Vegetables Catalogs; Garden tools Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs. Begonia, Double Camellia-flowered Begonias, Tuberous-rooted For Shady Borders These lovely bedding plants may be grown outdoors in the summer in shady places where they receive plenty of moisture. For early bloom, start the tubers indoors in March or April in 6-inch shallow pots. Soil consisting of two parts loam, one part peat moss and one part well-rotted cow manure will give excellent results. Set out- doors in May in well-drained soil. Lift the tubers in the fall and store over winter in vermiculite or dry sand. Double Camellia-flowered An improved double strain which greatly resembles the camellia in form of flower. Copper Red White Pink Scarlet Orange Yellow Salmon Postpaid, each 35c; doz. $ Gloxinias These colorful house plants may also be grown outdoors in summer. Bulbs may be planted indoors from early February until May. Set outdoors after ground is warm. They need good drainage and plenty of water, like begonias. Blanche de Merit. White bordered rosy red. Emperor Frederick. Scarlet bordered white. Emperor William. Deep blue, bordered white. Mont Blanc. Pure white. Prince Albert. Dark blue. Queen Wilhelmina. Pink. Roi des Rouges. Deep red. Tigrina. Spotted. Any of above Gloxinias, postpaid, each 40c; doz. $ Summer-Flowering Bulbs On pages 50 through 52 we offer a group of bulbs providing exceptional decorative value. Plants like Cannas and Caladiums are showy, and beds of them provide pleasing exotic pictures. Gladiolus are beautiful in the garden, and few ever have enough plants to supply the desire for "Glads" in the house. Dahlias are very popular both for exhibition and for cutting. Tigridia (Mexican Shellflower) Hybrid Mixed. Beautiful tri-petaled flow- ers in a mixture of scarlet, rose, yellow and white. Exotically marked in con- trasting colors. Treat same as Gladiolus. Post
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