1818 J. Bolgiano & Son, Seedsmen, Baltimore, Md. 



How To Order Bolgiano's Seeds — Read Carefully 



1914 



We Fill Orders of till Values, from the Smallest to the Largest, and All Receive the Same Careful and Prompt Attention 

 Prices in this Catalogue are Subject to market Changes, Special Quotations Promptly Given 



FREE DELIVERY BY -MAIL. We deliver free to anj' post-ofEce m the United States all vegetables and flower seeds offered in 

 this catalogue bj' the packet, ounce, quarter-pound and all varieties of Tomato Seed in any size package, including pounds. On all other 

 seeds for half-pounds and upwards add 8c per pound. Except where specially noted. 



• When Best to Order. We are fully equipped for filling orders, and supplied with ICew Crop Seeds. Order at once, so that you 

 can have your seed on hand ready to start planting your crops at the proper time without delay. 



Send by Mail if Xon Cannot Get to See Us. We will send you Seeds that have been saved with great care. You -will be pleased with 

 the crops and Satisfied With Our Prices. 



Use Our Order Blank If You Have One. If you haven't one, use any plain paper. 



Tell Us In Your Own Way What Yon Want, in any language. Enclose in your letter the amount of money, either a post-office 

 money order, v^-hich you can get at the post-office, an express upmey order, which yoa can get at the express office, or a draft, which you can 

 get at any bank, or put the money in your letter, take it to the post-office and tell postmaster you want it registered. 



^eutf&e GorteitJon&enten. Sentirf) gprec^enbe ftunben toctben ^ijflic^ft etjuc^t, i^te SBaeftellungen in beutctiet Sptat|t eiitjufenben, uiib tser 

 ben biefelben auf ba§ ©orgfaltigftite uSgefiifjrt. 



The Cost of Y'our post-ofhce or express money order may, on all orders over $1.00 be deducted from the amount. 



Parcel Postage Stamps or Two-Cent Letter Stamps. \\"e will accept the same as cash. Don't send other kinds. 



If Y'ou Live On A Rural Mail Route, just give the letter and the money to the mail carrier and he will get the money order at 

 the post-office and mail it in the letter for you. 



GUARANTEE. We Guarantee-All Shipments of Seeds, wrhen remittance accompanies order, to reach the purchaser safely and 

 in good condition. 



I>on't Be Afraid Tou ATiU Make A Mistake. We receive many orders from young and old who never before sent away for seeds. 

 We are accustomed to handling all kinds of orders. No matter whether your order is in good or bad writing we will promptly fill it and 

 send it to you. 



Don't Be Afraid of the Express or Freigrht Charges. By our guaranteeing the expressage all the express lines in the United 

 States and Canada, in the traific agreement, are now carrying seeds at a reduced rate of 20 per cent, less than merchandise rates. 

 Neither the freight or expressage will amount to much compared to what we save you in cost. 



Change of Address. If you have changed or intend to change your address, please let us know, and we will change it on our 

 books, so that you will receive our Catalogue at your new post-office. We thank you for doing this. 



Be Sure to Sigm Your Name and Address. If by boat or railroad say distinctly which boat or railroad to ship by, and if freight 

 has to be prepaid add this amount to your order to prevent delay. 



AS TO WARRANTY, We Believe Our Seeds w'ill produce for you the best crops you have tvergrown, and to show you what con- 

 fidence we have in our Seeds, if they prove otherwise than represented by us we will refill your order free of charge; but it must be 

 agreed that we do not warrant the crops grown therefrom, either expressed or implied, as to description, purity, productiveness or any 

 other matter and we will not be, in any way responsible for them. If the purchaser does not accept our seeds, etc., on these terms they 

 are at once to be returned and the money that has been paid for the same will be refunded. We appreciate your orders and they 

 receive our prompt attention. 



If you Are Satisfied With Us, with the goods you receive, the treatment we give you and your general business relations with 

 us, will you do us the favor of mentioning the fact to some of your neighbors? If we can please yoia we can please others, and we 

 assure you that we will be careful to make your friends more than satisfied with the experiment. 



Market Gardeners, Farmers' Clubs and Institutions wanting to purchase Seeds in unusually large quantities should write for 

 special prices. We have made prices very low in this Catalogue, yet when a number or bushels or pounds are wanted we can frequently 

 supply at lower price than by the single pound or bushel. In w-riting give us a list of quantities and varieties required and we will 

 return list promptly with our low-est price for the lot. 



Always Remember That We Can Save You Money, No Matter Where You Live. Write us about any seed you would like to 

 know of, and your letter will be answered the same day it is received. If you wish to know exactly what the freight or express w-ould 

 be on any article to your station, write us and we will tell you. 



How to Order Seeds to So'iU INFr^pTY Directions for Cultivating Vegetables 



Each Month See bottom this Page. l.l\\J\^I\. See Heading of Each Item. Pages 27 to 49. 



Seed Table Showing Quantity of Seed Usually Sown to an Acre and Number of Potmds to the Bushel, See Page 89. 



Vegetable Seeds page 



Artichoke 28 



Asparagus and Roots... 28 

 Beans, Bush, green 



podded 11. 28 



Beans. Bush, wax 



podded 11,28 



Beans. Pole 29 



Beans, Pole Limas 12, 30 



Beans, Bush, l.imas..l2. 29 



Beets, Table 13, 30, 31 



Beets. Mangels 31 



Bore Cole 38 



Brussels Sprouts 14, 33 



Cabbage \^. 32. 33 



Carrots, Table 15, 34 



Cauliilower 12. 34 



Celeriac or Root Celery 35 



Celerv 15,35 



Collards 33 



Com .Salad 35 



Com. Sweet 16, 36 



Com, Pop 36 



Citron 42 



Cress 35 



Cucumber 17, 18, 37 



Egg Plant 12, 38 



Endive 38 



Herbs 37 



Horse Radish 28, 50 



Kale 38 



PAGE 



Kohl-Rabi 37 



Ivcek 38 



Lettuce 19, 39 



Melon, Musk, Canta- 

 loupe 20, 41 



Melon, Water 21, 42 



Mushroom 40 



Mustard 40 



Okra 42 



Onion 27.43 



Onion Sets 43 



Parsley 18,43 



Parsnip 27. 43 



Peas 23,44 



Pepper 22, 45 



Potatoes 25, 26, 45 



Pumpkin 47 



Radish 24.46 



Rhubarb 28,50 



Ruta Baga 50 



Salsifv 27,47 



Spinach 27. 47 



Squashes 27, 47 



Strawberry Plants 50 



Swiss Chard 31 



Tomatoes 



1-4, 5, 6. 7, 8, 9, 10, 48. 49 



Turnips 27, 50 



Vegetable Plants 50 



Farm Seeds page 



Permanent Grass Seed 



Mixtures 51 



Clovers 54 



Com. Field 56 



Com. Kaffir 56 



Grasses Inside Cover, 51,52 



Millet, German 52 



Millet, Hungarian 52 



Oats, Seed 55 



Peas, Field and Cow 



Peas 55 



Rye, Barley, Flax 55 



Buckwheat 55 



Rape, Dwarf, Essex 54 



Soja Beans 55 



Sorghum 56 



Seed Table 89 



Vetches 54 



Sunflower Seed 55 



Flower Boxes, Pots, Etc. 



Self-Watering Flow-er 



Boxes 82 



Clay Flower Pots 83 



Flower Seeds and Bulbs 



Flower Seeds. ..57, 58, 59, 60 



Cannas 66 



Calladiums 61 



Dahlias 62 



Gladiolus 61 



PAGE 



Paeonies 61 



Madeira Vine 61 



Nasturtium 43, 59 



Tuberoses 61 



Roses, Plants, Sbrubs, Etc. 



Rose Bushes 64, 65 



Flowering Plants , 



Ferns, etc 67, 68 



Hardv Evergreen 63 



Hardy Shrubs 69 



Lawn Grass Seed 



Lawn Seed Front Cover 



A\'hite Clover.. Front Cover 



Tools For The Farm, Garden, 

 Orchard, Lawn 



Oliver Chilled Plows ... 85 

 Spray Pumps and 



Sprayers 87 



Iron Age Tools 88 



P.iOE 



Poultry Supplies- 

 Poultry Feeds 70 



Conkey's Remedies 75 



Poultries Remedies 76 



Pratt's Foods 75 



Poultry Supplies 



77,78.79, 80, SI 



Buckeye Incubators 72 



Buckeye Brooders 73 



International Hovers... 71 



Fertilizers 



Nitrogen Gathering 



Bacteria 53 



Bolgiano's Fertililizers 89 



Sheep Manure, Pulver- 



verized 



Inside Front Cover 



Bon Arbor. ..Ins. Fr. Cover 



Insecticides, Etc. 



"Orchard" Brand In- 

 secticide 86 



Aphine (New) 86 



Bug Death 86 



GardenandI,awuHose 83 Sulpho-Tobacco Soap.. 86 



Fountains 83 Slug Shot Sfi 



Lawn Mowers 83 Weed Killer 86 



Lawn Tools 83 Potato Scab Destroyer 86 



Garden Tools 84 Lemon Oil S6 



Wire Guards, Etc 84 Bordeaux Mixture Sf^ 



T icf Of AT^ortot^Klo Qoorlc Which Can Be Sown Around Baltimore From 

 l^lbL \Jl V egeidDie OeeUb February to September 



FEB. 



MARCH 



Saw In HDttied Sow In Hotbed 



Early Cabbage 

 Forcing Carrot 

 Early Celery 

 Cucumber 

 Egg Plant 

 Early Lettuce 

 Parsley 

 Water Cress 

 Pepper 

 Radish 

 Tomato 



Sow 

 In Open Ground 



IZarly Peas 

 Curled Long 

 Stnd'g Spinach 



Early Beets 



Brussels Sprt* s 



Early Cabbage 



Forcing Carrot 



Cauliflower 



Celery 



Celeriac 



Cucumber 



Egg-Plant , 



Kohl-Rabi 



Lettuce 



Melon 



Onion 



Parsley 



Water Cress 



Peas 



Pepper 



Radish 



Tomato 



Cantaloupe 



^larch 



Sow 

 In Open Ground 



Beets 



Celery 



Carrot 



Celeriac 



Cress 



Leek 



Oniqnand 



Onion Sets 

 Parsley 

 Peas 

 Potatoes 

 Radish 

 Spinach 

 Early Turnip 

 Rhubarb Roots 

 Sweet Peas 

 Horse Radish 

 Root 



APRIL 



Sow In Hotbed 



Cucumber 



Egg-Plant 



Melon 



Pepper 



Tomato 



Okra 



Sow 

 In Open Ground 



Asparagus 



String Beans 



Beets 



Brussels Spr'ts 



Early Cabbage 



Collards 



Carrot 



Cauliflower 



Celery 



Celeriac 



Cress 



Endive 



April MAY May 



Kale and SOW Kohl-Rabi 



Bore Cole in Open Ground Leet 



Artichoke 

 Asparagus 

 Beans, Bush, 



Pole &Lima 

 Beets 



Brussels Spr'ts 

 Late Cabbage 

 Carrot 

 Cauliflower 

 Celery 

 Sweet, Com 

 Cress 

 Cucumber 

 Endive 

 Kale and 



Bore Cole 



Kohl-Rabi 

 Leek 

 Lettuce 

 Mustard 

 Onion and 



Onion Sets 

 Parsley 

 Water Cress 

 Parsnip 

 Peas 

 Potatoes 

 Radish 

 Spinach 

 Salsify 



Early Turnip 

 Sorrel 

 Sage 

 Sweet Peas 



Lettuce 

 Melon 

 Mustard 

 Onion and 



Onion Sets 

 Parsley 

 Parsnip 

 Peas 

 Potatoes 

 Radish 

 Rhubarb 

 Salsify 

 Spinach 

 Squash 

 Tomato 

 Early Turnip 

 All Herbs 



JU>'E 



Sow 

 In Open Ground 



Beans, Lima 

 and all other 

 sorts 



Beets 



Brussels Spr'ts 



Early Cabbage 



Carrot 



Cauliflower 



Sweet Corn 



Cress 



Cucumber 



Endive. Kale 



Kohl-Rabi 



Lettuce 



Melon 



Nasturtium 



Okra 



Early Peas 



Potatoes 

 ■ Pumpkin 



Radish. Salsify 



Spinarh 



Squash, Herb 



JULY 



AUGUST 



Sow 





In Open Grounil 



Sow 



Beans. all kinds 





Beets 



In Open Ground 



Carrot 





S« eet Com 



Beans. Bush 



Com Salad 





Cress 



Com Salad 



Cucumber 





Endive 



Cucumber 



Gherken 





Kale 



Endive 



Kohl Rabi 





Lettuce 



Lettuce 



Nasturtium 





Okra 

 Early Peas 



Early Peas 



Pumpkin 

 Radish 



Radish 



Spinach 





Squash 



Spinach 



Earlv Turnip 





Ruta-Baga 



Turnips 



SEP. 



Sow 

 In Open Ground 



Cil.bagefor 

 cold frames 

 or Field 



Cauliflower for 

 cold frames 



Com Salad 



Cress 



Siberian Kale 



Lettuce 



Mustard 



Winter Radish 



Spinach 



Turnip 



Sweet Peas 



