BOLGIANO'S 



Seed Laboratory 



FULLT EQUIPPED JULT 1910 



"It is said tliat J. Bolgiano & Son, Baltimore, 

 Md. has the most complete equipment for testing 

 Seed for Purity and Vitality to be found in the 

 United States, outside the Department of Agricul- 

 ture." — Florist Review, Aug. 17th, 1913. 



Slluefration No, 1 



In this part of our Laboratory, we analyze all 

 Seed for Purity. Our Seed Analysts are Graduate 

 Botanists and have completed special courses under 

 former United States Government Experts. Note 

 the delicate scales which register one thousandth 

 part of a gram, inclosed in Glass Case, also the. 

 Tray of Glass Bottles containing Pure Seeds — 

 every operation is most carefully recorded. 



lilastratiou No. 2 



In this part of our Laboratory, we test all Seed 

 for Germination. At least two tests are accuratelj- 

 made of every variety of Seed we sell. We use 

 two "Standard" Scientific Germinators which are 

 heated by Gas passing through Mercury. 



Illaetration No. 3 



To the right you will see a Scientific Seed 



Mixer which is indispenseable in determining the 



exact purity of samples drawn from any number 



of sacks of Seed. To the left is a scientific 



Grass Seed Separator which is regulated by 



different degrees of Air Pressure and is 



of great assistance in quickly 



determining purity. 



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