Trustworthy Vegetable Seeds For 1912 



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Beet 



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Pkts. Oz. and ]i L,bs. Delivered Free. But add 8c to l,bs. 



336. Bastian's Extra Early Beet. An early, large sized turnip-shaped Beet of the brightest red 

 color, beautifully zoned with rings of lighter color, and of the very best quality. Pkt. 5c and 10c. 

 Oz. 15c. y I^b. 35c. Ivb. Jl.Ul). 



13. Lentz Extra Early Beet, Color a deep blood red, tender and sweet at all stages of its growth. 

 Has small top rind can be used six weeks from sowing. Very productive a splendid keeper and 

 Shipper. Pkt. 5c and 10c. Oz. 15c. K Lb. 35c. I.b.Sl.00. 



571. Half Long DarK Blood. This is rapidly becoming a very popular sort and will probably 

 produce more bushels from a given area than any other .sort, as it does not occupy so much space in 

 the row as the turnip-shaped varieties. Pkt. 5c. Oz. 10c. K Lb. 25c. l,b. 75c. 



15. Lone Smooth Blood Beet. _ An old time favorite in the .South. Has long smooth blood-red 

 roots, going well down into the soil, enabling it to resist drought and heat. Flesh very tender and 

 sweet. Pkt. 5c. Oz. 10c. % Lb. 25c. Lb. 75c. 



514. Dewing Blood Turnip. Early, large, fine turnip form and bright red color, zoned with 

 lighter rings. Profitable for market or home garden. An old favorite. Pkt. 5c. Oz. 15c. M Lb. 35c. Lb. $1. 



165. Lucullus. The New Swiss Chard or Spinach Beet, but can be .served both as Aparagus 

 and as .Spinach. Delicious. (Specialty, see page 12.) Pkt. 5c. Oz. luc. K Lb. 30c. Lb. $1.00. 



341. Swiss Chard or Silver Beet. Grown exclusively for the foliage which, cooked, makes most 

 delicious greens. Pkt. 5c. Oz. 10c. K Lb. 20c. Lb. 50c. 



Mangel Wurzel For stock Feeding 



Culture. Sow 6 pounds to the acre in April or June, in rows three feet apart, and thin to nine 

 inches in the row. Cultivate frequently with horse tools, and you will have an abundant crop of roots 

 for winter use. 



1151. New Jumbo Hang'el. For milch cowsand cattle generally, the New Jumbo Mangel has no 

 equal. It is a milk producer of the highest quality and at the same time keeps the cattle over winter 

 in prime condition. It will outyield any other Man- 

 gel two to one. It is easy to grow, producing ini- ,„ 

 mense roots in great quantities, thus yielding a most ^ -"^,_^ 

 profitable crop. Pkt. 5c. Oz. 10c. % Lb. 15c. 

 Vz Lb. 25c. Lb. 40c. 



1152. Gate Post Mangel. The name indicates the 

 immense size of this fine flavored Mangel. Among 

 the Yellow Mangel it st.-mds supreme. The milk it 

 produces when fed to cows is of the richest chai.u ter. 

 As one experienced farmer put it, "The Gate Post 

 Mangel is a butterand milk producer of 



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first merit." If you want the best Yellow 

 Mangel you ever grew, send for Bolgiano s 

 Gate Post Mangel. Pkt. 5c. Oz. 10c. 

 K Lb. 15c. ^ Lb. 25c. Lb. 40c. 



1153. Improved Ham- 

 moth Long Red Mangel. 



Our stock is a gre.-it im- 

 provement on the old 



variety. The roots are very "i^ 



large, uniformly stniight 1| 



and well formed. Color ' -^ 



deep red, roots solid, tops v 



small. Roots atlaiu a % 



large size. We ■* 



received several 

 reports lastsea- 



son of Mangels ^^t. ■ .; ' 



weighing 20 to A 



23 pounds each . ,f- 



Produces a n "■ ./* 



immense bulk 5- 



a n d tonnage. 

 Oz. 10c. 5i Lb. , 

 15c. Lb. 40c. 

 10 lbs.® 35c lb. 

 1154. Improved 

 Golden Tan- 

 Hard Manuel. 

 We have for 

 years insisted 

 that this was 

 the best Man- 

 gel grown, and 

 each season 

 strengthens us 



in the position '^''^^^^^ffV :^^,^f*0ir 



■we took when -. - 



it was a com- 

 paratively un- 

 known sort. We ' :;^" '•,'5'^*f"'^Ci'~'''. • "- '■ 

 recommended ~'- -'^ -"^^ ^' 

 it unqualifiedly 



as the best Mangel by far for dairy farmers. It combines apparently all the 

 fine points possible to condense into a Mangel. The color is a deep rich 

 yellow. The flesh is firm and solid and a rich golden yellow in color. On 

 account of its shape enormous crops are grown, and it is easily lifted from 

 the ground. Pkt. 5c. Oz. 10c. K Lb. 15c. Lb. 40c. 10 lbs. ® 35c lb. 



Best Seeds In 35 Years 



On Nov. 1st, 1911. Mi: J. IV. Cobb of Enslic. J-'/a. Minnies as follows: Your 

 seeds are i/ie best I ever planted and I have been planting Seeds for thirty 

 five years. 



Best By-Nlne Years Test 



On fuly Uth. 1911, Mr. John Clancy, Rentier, La., writes us as follows: "/ 

 have been dealing with you for ^ght'ofnine years and your Seeds have proven 

 very satisfactory. " , ' 



Always Proved Satisfactory 



Mr. fas. C. Williams of Holmes Co., Fla. on February 2nd, 1911, writes as 

 follows: It gives }ne great pleasure to stale that the seeds I have been getting 

 fromyou, have always proved most s atisfactory . 



The Best Suits Him 



On Dec. 12th. 1910, Mr. IV. C. Lightsey of Lee Co., Fla., writes as follows: 

 I do not want any better seed than J. Bolgiano <2f Son's. 



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BOLGIANO'S 



NEW 

 JUMBO 

 MANGEL 



Extra Early Eclipse Beet 



Sugar Beets 



For Stock Feeding 



Culture. .Sow and cultivate same as mangel 

 except that they should be thinned out six to 

 eight inches in the row. 



n 55. Giant Feeding Sugar Beet or Half 

 Sugar Mangel. This magnificent Sugar Beet 

 while givnig nearly as large a yield of easily 

 grown and harvested roots as a crop of Man- 

 gels, supplies a food of very much higher nut- 

 ritive value, the roots for feeding 

 purposes being really more 

 valuable, pound for pound, than 

 tho.se of the very best strains of 

 Sugar Beet, and the yield ur.der 

 equally favorable conditions being 

 more than double The roots grow 

 partly out of the ground 

 and because of this and 

 their shape the crop can be 

 harvested ,ind stored atless 

 expense tlian any other 

 root crop. We 

 are certain that 

 every one who 

 ^j^ plants this 



' ~ variety and 



grows it with 

 care will be 

 much pleased 

 with the crop. 

 Every farmer 

 should try it. 

 Pkt. 5c. Oz.lOc. 

 U Lb. 15c. Lb. 

 35c. 10 lbs. ® 

 30c lb. 



1204. Klein- 

 Wanzlebener 

 Elite. This 

 \.iriety at t he 

 present time 

 has probably a 

 wider cultiva- 

 tion than any 

 other Sugar 

 Beet. It may 

 be distinguisHi- 

 e d by its 

 brighter color 



'i-N^^Si^CNj\5»- "" ^^"^ ^'"i ''■'' lighter 



colored leaves, 



which are 



beautifully undulating, and scalloped about the edges. While not, as a 



rule, equal to the Vilmorin in .saccharine richness, it is considerably more 



productive. Pkt. 5c. Oz. 10c. J4 Lb. ISc. Lb. 35c. 10 lbs. ® 30c lb. 



Once A Customer — Always A Customer 



Mr. F. A. Ellis of Durham Co , N. Con March 17th, 1911, writes as fol- 

 lo-vs: I received the goods ordered frotn you in good condition , and wish to say 

 that I am more than pleased 7vith the same. You can count on my patronage 

 when I need any goods in your line. 



Quality'Counts In The Long Run 



On A ugust Uth, 1911, Mr. H. T. Holladay Jr. of Culpeper Co. , Va. writes as 

 follow: I have been pleased with the seed gotten from you, although I am 

 offered seeds at less price, yet I do not inake any change but favor you with 

 the order. 



Good Seed-Make Good Customers 



Oh Sept. ISth, 1910, Mr. Geo. B. Jones of Lake Co.. Fla., writes as follows: 

 "My Neighbor Mr. Elder and Mr. Cobb, have had such success with your seed 

 I am sending you a trial order and later will want a large order for Spring 

 Planting. ' ' 



Will Stand The Test 



Mess. Lanson Bros, of Forest Co., Pa., on April 21st, 1911, writes as f "Hows: 

 Had your seed tested at Pennsylvania Station College atid found them all right. 



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