﻿Bolgiano's 
  Early 
  Fortune 
  White 
  Spine 
  Cucumber 
  

  

  84. 
  Thousands 
  of 
  Expert 
  Growers 
  everywhere 
  have 
  proven 
  by 
  actual 
  test 
  that 
  Bolgiano's 
  Early 
  Fortune 
  Cucumber 
  is 
  the 
  earliest 
  

   and 
  by 
  far 
  the 
  best, 
  rich 
  dark 
  green 
  White 
  Spine 
  Cucumber 
  on 
  Earth. 
  Early 
  Fortune 
  is 
  the 
  earliest 
  — 
  Best 
  Cucumber 
  for 
  table, 
  

   market 
  or 
  shipping 
  purposes. 
  It 
  is 
  'the 
  greatest 
  producer 
  of 
  all 
  varieties 
  and 
  at 
  all 
  stages 
  of 
  its 
  growth; 
  it 
  is 
  a 
  model 
  in 
  shape, 
  

   being 
  the 
  handsomest 
  and 
  most 
  attractive 
  cucumber 
  ever 
  grown. 
  

  

  In 
  color 
  Early 
  Fortune 
  is 
  a 
  rich 
  attractive 
  deep 
  green. 
  This 
  inviting 
  color 
  it 
  retains 
  during 
  a 
  much 
  longer 
  period 
  of 
  growth 
  

   than 
  any 
  other 
  variety, 
  it 
  is 
  so 
  regular 
  in 
  form, 
  one 
  so 
  much 
  like 
  the 
  other, 
  growers 
  marvel 
  at 
  the 
  purity 
  and 
  trueness 
  of 
  our 
  

   stock 
  — 
  in 
  ffc-ct, 
  in 
  selecting 
  our 
  Stock 
  Seed 
  these 
  Cucumbers 
  are 
  so 
  perfect 
  it 
  is 
  almost 
  impossible 
  to 
  say 
  which 
  is 
  best. 
  

  

  The 
  quality 
  is 
  superb, 
  flavor 
  delicate, 
  refreshing 
  and 
  delightful, 
  entirely 
  free 
  from 
  any 
  bitterness, 
  being 
  fine 
  grained, 
  the 
  flesh 
  

   compact, 
  it 
  is 
  exceedingly 
  crisp 
  and 
  brittle, 
  making 
  it 
  an 
  ideal 
  slicing 
  Cucumber. 
  

  

  As 
  a 
  shipping 
  Cucumber 
  "Early 
  Fortune" 
  cannot 
  be 
  surpassed, 
  as 
  it 
  holds 
  up 
  in 
  color 
  and 
  quality 
  longer 
  and 
  better 
  than 
  any 
  

   other 
  variety. 
  Pkt, 
  10c. 
  Oz., 
  15c. 
  i 
  Lb., 
  35c. 
  J 
  Lb., 
  60c. 
  Lb. 
  $1.00. 
  Postpaid. 
  

  

  Undoubtedly 
  The 
  Best 
  Cucumber 
  Grown. 
  Ship 
  Us 
  800 
  Pounds. 
  

  

  The 
  C. 
  B. 
  Coleman 
  Produce 
  Co., 
  of 
  Neiices 
  Co., 
  Texas, 
  writes 
  

   as 
  follows: 
  Referring 
  to 
  your 
  wire, 
  please 
  ship 
  its 
  800 
  lbs. 
  of 
  

   Bolgiano's 
  Early 
  Fortune 
  Cucumber 
  Seed. 
  I 
  have 
  adopted 
  your 
  

   Early 
  Fortune 
  as 
  the 
  early 
  cucumber 
  I 
  like 
  to 
  handle; 
  it 
  has 
  given 
  

   universal 
  satisfaction. 
  I 
  want 
  this 
  seed 
  for 
  the 
  use 
  of 
  growers 
  

   here. 
  We 
  are 
  great 
  boosters 
  for 
  your 
  seed 
  in 
  this 
  section; 
  yon 
  

   can 
  always 
  refer 
  to 
  tis 
  as 
  to 
  the 
  merit 
  of 
  your 
  Early 
  Fortune 
  Cticnm- 
  

   ber, 
  as 
  it 
  is 
  undoubtedly 
  the 
  best 
  cucumber 
  grown." 
  

  

  T^Tiat's 
  In 
  A 
  Name 
  

  

  W. 
  H. 
  Niver 
  Beaufort 
  Co., 
  S. 
  C, 
  zvrites: 
  "The 
  60 
  lbs. 
  of 
  Bol- 
  

   giano's 
  Early 
  Fortune 
  Cucumber 
  Seed 
  I 
  bought 
  of 
  you 
  last 
  season 
  

   gave 
  me 
  the 
  finest 
  crop 
  of 
  the 
  finest 
  and 
  earliest 
  Cucumber 
  I 
  have 
  

   ever 
  raised. 
  They 
  certainly 
  are 
  rightly 
  named; 
  I 
  shall 
  surely 
  never 
  

   plant 
  any 
  other 
  kind. 
  I 
  have 
  been 
  buying 
  all 
  my 
  seed 
  from 
  you 
  

   for 
  my 
  truck 
  farm, 
  market 
  and 
  home 
  gardening 
  for 
  the 
  past 
  IS 
  

   years, 
  and 
  allow 
  me 
  to 
  say 
  my 
  dealings 
  with 
  you 
  have 
  always 
  been 
  

   of 
  the 
  happiest." 
  

  

  Another 
  50 
  Pounds 
  

  

  Mr. 
  E. 
  M. 
  Putnam, 
  De 
  Soto 
  Co., 
  Fla., 
  writes: 
  "I 
  planted 
  Bol- 
  

   giano's 
  Early 
  Fortune 
  Cucumber 
  Seed 
  and 
  have 
  had 
  good 
  success. 
  

   They 
  came 
  up 
  O. 
  K. 
  and 
  matured 
  fine. 
  I 
  am 
  having 
  my' 
  inan 
  order 
  

   from 
  you 
  again 
  this 
  season 
  another 
  50 
  pounds 
  of 
  Early 
  Fortune." 
  

  

  $1015.43 
  Net 
  From 
  1 
  Acre 
  

  

  /. 
  F. 
  Githens, 
  De 
  Soto 
  Co 
  .,Fla., 
  writes: 
  "I 
  received 
  net 
  $1015.42 
  

   from 
  an 
  acre 
  of 
  Cucumbers, 
  last 
  April, 
  grown 
  from 
  Bolgiano's 
  Early 
  

   Fortune 
  Cucumber 
  Seed. 
  I 
  enclose 
  $4.00, 
  for 
  which 
  please 
  send 
  

   me 
  4 
  lbs." 
  

  

  $5000.00 
  Crop 
  

  

  T. 
  C. 
  Connell, 
  Florida, 
  writes: 
  "From 
  71 
  acres 
  of 
  Bolgiano's 
  Early 
  

   Fortune 
  Cucumber 
  I 
  cleared 
  $5000.00 
  net 
  profit." 
  

  

  Worth 
  Its 
  Weight 
  In 
  Gold 
  

  

  Jas. 
  B. 
  Raymo, 
  Port 
  Antonio, 
  Jamaica, 
  writes: 
  "Bolgiano's 
  Early 
  

   Fortune 
  Cucumber 
  is 
  Worth 
  its 
  Weight 
  in 
  Gold, 
  for 
  I 
  obtained 
  them 
  

   10 
  inches 
  long 
  and 
  perfect 
  in 
  shape, 
  form, 
  yield 
  and 
  color." 
  

  

  $1712.00 
  Net 
  From 
  IJ 
  Acres 
  

  

  S. 
  H. 
  Richmond, 
  of 
  Dade 
  Co., 
  Fla., 
  writes 
  as 
  follows: 
  "Last 
  year 
  

   wc 
  bought 
  "Early 
  Fortune" 
  Cucumber 
  Seed 
  from 
  you 
  which 
  gave 
  

   good 
  results; 
  we 
  got 
  856 
  crates 
  from 
  IJ 
  acres 
  which 
  netted 
  us 
  $2.00 
  

   per 
  crate." 
  

  

  What 
  Our 
  Home 
  Folks 
  Say 
  

  

  /. 
  M. 
  Kirkpatrick, 
  Cecil 
  Co., 
  Md., 
  writes: 
  "The 
  Early 
  Fortune 
  

   Cucumber 
  is 
  all 
  it 
  is 
  claimed 
  to 
  be." 
  

  

  Turned 
  Out 
  To 
  Be 
  Fine 
  

  

  Mr. 
  O. 
  J. 
  Simon, 
  of 
  Caroline 
  County, 
  Md., 
  on 
  July 
  2Sth, 
  1914, 
  

   wrote: 
  "The 
  Early 
  Fortune 
  Cucumber 
  Seed 
  I 
  bought 
  from 
  you 
  

   turned 
  out 
  to 
  be 
  fine." 
  

  

  Produces 
  Wonderful 
  Crops 
  — 
  No 
  Water 
  

   A. 
  J.Mi.i-son, 
  Levy 
  Co., 
  Fla., 
  writes: 
  "Though 
  there 
  are 
  several 
  

   costly 
  irrigating 
  plants 
  around 
  me, 
  I 
  shipped 
  the 
  first 
  cucumbers 
  

   and 
  more 
  per 
  acre, 
  growing 
  Bolgiano's 
  Early 
  Fortune 
  Cucumber, 
  

   than 
  any 
  of 
  my 
  neighbors 
  with 
  one 
  of 
  the 
  dryest 
  springs 
  on 
  record." 
  

   They 
  Bring 
  100 
  Per 
  Cent. 
  More 
  Money 
  

   _W. 
  H. 
  Dennis, 
  New 
  Hanover 
  Co., 
  N. 
  C, 
  writes: 
  "I 
  planted 
  Bol- 
  

   giano's 
  Early 
  Fortune 
  Cucumber 
  Seed; 
  they 
  were 
  the 
  finest 
  Cucum- 
  

   bers 
  on 
  the 
  market; 
  also 
  the 
  earliest. 
  I 
  sold 
  mine 
  first 
  on 
  this 
  

   market 
  for 
  40c 
  per 
  dozen 
  when 
  other 
  varieties 
  shipped 
  here 
  from 
  

   Charleston 
  only 
  brotight 
  20c 
  per 
  dozen." 
  

  

  $2000.00 
  From 
  IJ 
  Acres 
  

  

  _ 
  /. 
  A''. 
  McCallum, 
  Florida, 
  writes: 
  "Last 
  Spring 
  I 
  planted 
  Bolgiano's 
  

   Early 
  Fortune 
  Cucumber 
  Seed 
  and 
  from 
  IJ 
  acres 
  picked 
  1200 
  crates, 
  

   which 
  netted 
  me 
  nearly 
  $2,000.00. 
  This 
  Spring 
  I 
  planted 
  3 
  acres 
  

   and 
  though 
  the 
  crop 
  was 
  cut 
  half 
  by 
  the 
  cold 
  and 
  drought 
  I 
  guess 
  I 
  

   made 
  the 
  best 
  crop 
  in 
  this 
  section, 
  getting 
  about 
  1500 
  crates 
  which 
  

   netted 
  me 
  about 
  $2,400.00. 
  7 
  shall 
  plant 
  Early 
  Fortune 
  Cucumber 
  

   Seed 
  ne.vt 
  Spring 
  and 
  think 
  I 
  can 
  sell 
  several 
  hundred 
  pounds 
  for 
  

   you." 
  

  

  Orders 
  300 
  Pounds 
  For 
  Neighbors 
  

   L. 
  W. 
  Tilden, 
  Orange 
  Co., 
  Fla., 
  writes: 
  "I 
  have 
  interested 
  my 
  

   neighbors 
  in 
  Bolgiano's 
  Early 
  Fortune 
  Cucumber 
  Seed 
  and 
  am 
  

   ordering 
  for 
  them 
  300 
  pounds." 
  

  

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  Green 
  Mountain 
  Parsley 
  

  

  Bolgiano's 
  

   Green 
  Mountain 
  Triple 
  Parsley 
  

  

  A 
  Table 
  Adorner 
  Of 
  Rare 
  Beauty 
  

  

  221. 
  Never 
  before 
  have 
  we 
  been 
  able 
  to 
  offer 
  

   to 
  the 
  public 
  a 
  gift 
  of 
  Nature 
  equal 
  to 
  our 
  

   beautiful 
  Green 
  Mountain 
  Parsley. 
  Always 
  

   alert, 
  always 
  ready 
  to 
  appreciate 
  any 
  seed 
  of 
  

   exceptional 
  merit, 
  we 
  saw 
  that 
  everybody 
  would 
  

   want 
  our 
  New 
  Green 
  Mountain 
  Parsley 
  when 
  

   they 
  heard 
  of 
  its 
  wonderful 
  beauty. 
  Hardy, 
  im- 
  

   mensely 
  productive, 
  deep 
  velvet 
  green. 
  The 
  

   leaves 
  are 
  densely 
  curled 
  and 
  borne 
  in 
  abund- 
  

   ance. 
  It 
  is 
  exceptionally 
  easy 
  to 
  grow, 
  and 
  with 
  

   very 
  little 
  care 
  everybody 
  can 
  have 
  the 
  finest 
  

   flavored 
  Parsley 
  in 
  cultivation. 
  If 
  you 
  have 
  but 
  

   a 
  few 
  square 
  feet, 
  you 
  can 
  raise 
  sufficient 
  par- 
  

   sley 
  to 
  supply 
  your 
  table 
  with 
  decoration 
  and 
  

   your 
  soups 
  with 
  fine 
  fresh 
  flavor. 
  Pkt., 
  5 
  ancl 
  

   lOc. 
  Oz., 
  lEc. 
  J 
  Lb., 
  35c. 
  Lb., 
  $1.00. 
  Postpaid. 
  

  

  Brought 
  Him 
  Over 
  $800 
  — 
  Read 
  About 
  It 
  

  

  On 
  Dec. 
  21st, 
  Mr._ 
  G. 
  B. 
  Lipscomb, 
  of 
  War- 
  

   wick 
  County, 
  Va., 
  writes: 
  "This 
  is 
  ta 
  certify 
  that 
  

   for 
  the 
  past 
  five 
  years 
  I 
  have 
  used 
  seed 
  purchased 
  

   from 
  J. 
  Bolgiano 
  & 
  Son, 
  and 
  want 
  no 
  better. 
  

   Your 
  Black 
  Valentine 
  Beans 
  from 
  five 
  and 
  half 
  

   bushels 
  planted 
  brought 
  me 
  a 
  little 
  over 
  $800 
  this 
  

   year, 
  being 
  the 
  best 
  crop 
  in 
  this 
  vicinity, 
  notzvith- 
  

   standing 
  the 
  drought. 
  Yours 
  for 
  next 
  order." 
  

  

  