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F. W. BOLGIANO & CO. 



PARSNIP 



Large Cheese 



One ounce will sow 200 feet of drill; five to six pounds for an acre. 



CULTURK. — Sow as early in the spring as the weather will admit, in drills 15 inches apart and one-half 

 inch deep, in a ric'i, deep soil; thin out to 6 inches apart in rows. The quality of the roots is improved by 

 leaving them in the ground overwinter for spring use. Secure enough in pits or cellars for immediate 

 needs. Valuable for feeding stock as well as for table use. 



HOLLOW CROWN SUGAR PARSNIP. Is the best bred and handsomest parsnip. 

 It is half long, wedge-shaped, hollow-crowned, and very broad at the shoulders, easily 

 taken out of the ground, and producing more tons to the acre than the longer and thin 

 varieties. Packets, 5 and loc; J4 ^b., 15c; >2 lb., 20c; lb., 35c. 



PUMPKIN--- 



Two Pounds to the Acre. 

 Hills 8 Feet Apart. 

 POTATO. The finest variety for table 

 use. Packets, 5 and loc; % lb., 15c; V2 

 lb., 25c; lb., 40C. 



CONNECTICUT FIELD, or LARGE 

 YELLOW. The common field variety so 

 largely grown amongst corn. Excellent 

 for stock feeding. Ounce, 5c; ^ lb., loc; 

 5-2 lb., 15c; lb., 25c. 



SMALL SUGAR. A very handsome, 

 ttle pumpkin with deep orange-colored 

 skin and flesh of unusually fine, sugary 

 flavor; fine-grained, very productive, and keeps well. Packet, 5c; ounce, loc; J4 lb., 15c, 

 lb., 40c. 



LARGE SWEET CHEESE. A most popular variety; fruit-fattened; skin-mottled 

 light green and yellow, changing to rich cream color as it matures. Fresh yellow, thick, 

 tender, very nutritious and of excellent quality. A most productive variety. Packet, 5c; 

 ounce, loc; V2 lb., 25c; lb., 40c. 



YELLOW WINTER CROOKNECK. Fruit about 2 feet long, with solid, meaty, 

 curved 'neck. Seed located in bulb-like end. Very fine for pies; color solid yellow. 

 Packets, 5 and loc; V2 lb., 25c; lb., 50c. 



PEPPERS - 



Ounce to 1,000 plants. 



CULTURE.— Peppers are indispensable as a seasoning for soups and meats 

 The large varieties are mainly used for this purpose and pickling. The mild sweet 

 varieties like Sweet Mountain, Bull Nose and Ruby King are used for Mangoes, while 

 the small fruited sorts are best for sauces. Sow in hot-beds in March or April or 

 sheltered border in May, and when the season is favorable, transplant in rows two 

 feet apart and 18 inches in the row, in good, rich, mellow ground. 



RUBY KING. An improved American variety, reaching the 

 largest size, often 4 to 6 inches in length and 35^ to 4 inches thick, 

 yet retaining the symmetrical shape of the smaller sorts. It is very 

 bright colored and the flesh is beautiful, sweet and mild-flavored. 

 One of the best stufifed pickles. Packet, 5c; ounce, 20c; ^ lb., 

 60c; lb., $2.00. 



SWEET MOUNTAIN. Fruit very large, often 8 inches or more 

 in length by 2 inches in diameter; very smooth and handsome, being 

 when unripe of a bright green color, entirely free from any purple 

 tinge, and when matured of a rich red. Flesh very sweet, thick and 

 mild flavored. Well suited to use as a stuffed pickle. Packets, 5 and 

 loc; ounce, 20c; J4 lb., 6oc; lb., $2.00. 



BELL, or BULL NOSE. Produces a very large-sized pepper, 

 which is highly esteemed for pickling, the skin being thicker than 

 that of any of the other varieties. Packets, 5 and loc; ounce, 20c; 

 ^ lb., 50c; lb., $1.75. 



RED CHILI. They are pointed like the Cayenne, but not so 

 long nor so thick, and are exceedingly pungent when ripe. Requires 

 a long, warm season. The plants should be started quite early in a 

 hot bed. Packets, 5 and loc; ounce, 20c; ^ lb., 50c; lb., $1.75. 



LONG RED CAYENNE. A long red variety, very hot, and is 

 generally used for seasoning soups. Packets, 5 and loc; ounce, 

 15c; Va lb., 50c; lb., $1.75- 

 CHINESE GIANT PEPPER. This monstrous fruiting variety averages 12 to 15 inches in circumference and, notwith- 

 standing its immense size, it is very early and prolific. The stocky, well-branched plants, about 2 feet high, carry so 

 many peppers that in places they seem bunched together. The flesh is thick, tender, mild, sweet, and unexcelled when 

 sliced or for stuffing for "mangoes." When ripe the suface is of a brilliant, varnished scarlet. Packets, 5 and loc; ounce, 



35c; 14 lb., $1.15; lb., $4.00. 



Selena, N. Y., 1908. 

 Gentlemen: Your seeds have been more than satisfactory. My neighbors are making up an order for you.. Find in- 

 closed money order to pay for inclosed order, $9.85, FRANK PLATT. 



Chinese Giant Pepper 



