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



Big Boston Lettuce 



A Grand Large 

 Cabbage Lettuce 



One Ounce to 3,000 Plants 

 Dl , J"'° P T?*V t %j£Lj fr. ' .000 Crates to the Acre of Bolgiano's Big Boston 



JwiWtoffi ^^MEi ¥ On July 16, 1918, W. H.Lovekfce, of Perry Co., Ala. 



wrote: "In reference to Bolgiano s Big Boston Lettuce 

 Seed, I wish to state that I planted your seed late last year 

 because the weather was cold and dry. I had a good stand 

 which I thinned to one plant every 12 inches. This was 

 cultivated frequently and headed late in April and early 

 in May. I made at the rate of 1,000 crates to the acre, the 

 finest Lettuce I have ever grown, nearly every plant heading. 

 Culture. For early Summer use. sow in hotbeds in March, sowing every two weeks for succession. Transplant the young plants to rows 2 feet apart 



and S to 12 inches apart in the row. For Winter use, sow in August, transplant to frames: and for this purpose the early heading varieties, such as the Millionaire 



Lettuce, are best adapted. The Cos varieties require to be tied up for a few days in order to properly blanch them. 



Lettuce 



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Earliest Varieties 



380. "Long Lost" Lettuce. (Specialty, see page 15.) Produces large, 

 extremely solid, compact cabbage heads. It is a reliable sure header and is 

 very hardy. It stands the cold. It will Winter over better than Big Boston 

 Lettuce. "Long Lost" Lettuce has both shipping and eating qualities, 

 decidedly buttery in flavor, sweet and tender. Of a solid, bright, attractive 

 green, never spotted or brownish in any part. As a shipper "Long Lost" 

 Lettuce far surpasses every other Lettuce, including the Big Boston. Supply 

 very limited. Pkts. 10c and 25c. Y 2 Oz. 30c. Oz. 50c. 2 Ozs. 95c. M Lb. 

 SI. 50. V 2 Lb. S2.75. Lb. S5.00. Postpaid. 



193. "Bully Good" Lettuce. INo matter whether the market price 

 is up or down there is always a market for "Bully Good" Lettuce. Those fine 

 large, solid heads — a full bushel market box is barely large enough to hold 

 18 of them — of a bright, rich, exquisite green; with a full, solid, rich, golden 

 yellow heart closely folded: crisp as ice; with a mild, delicious flavor, do you 

 wonder we have named this grand Lettuce "Bully Good." The market 

 Gardener with his packet full of money, the Southern Grower with a big check 

 from the Northern Cities and the Amateur Gardener with his neighbors beat to 

 a standstill. Every one who grows for Market or eats "Bully Good" Lettuce 

 will cheerfully admit it is worthy of its name. Pkts. 5c and 10c. Oz. 15c. 

 2 Ozs. 25c. \i Lb. 45c V 2 Lb. 80c. Lb. SI. 50. Postpaid. 



131. "Best of All" Lettuce. A sure cropper. Spring, Summer. Fall or 

 Winter. (Specialty, see page 29.) Pkts. 5c and 10c. Oz. 15c. 2 Ozs. 25e. 

 M Lb. 45c. V 2 Lb. 80c. Lb. SI. 5a Postpaid. 



352. May King. A handsome, light green, heading variety of medium size and excellent quality. Out- 

 doors the heads mature exceptionally early, attaining a size suitable for use before other sorts, and often the edges 

 of the outer leaves have a brownish tinge. The plant is very compact for so large a head. It is very satisfactory 

 also for forcing under glass. Pkts. 5c and 10c. Oz. 15c. 2 Ozs. 25c. Y\ Lb. 40c. Y 2 Lb. 70c. Lb. SI. 25. 



122. Improved White Loaf Lettuce. After the most careful cultivation and rogueing, we have estab- 

 lished the truest and most uniform strain of improved White Loaf I^ettuce. It is planted largely in the Fall and 

 allowed to remain in the open ground all Winter. In the earliest Spring it quickly forms most delicious, large, 

 light-colored Lettuce heads. As a frame Lettuce it has no equal: often 18 heads have brought S2.50 wholesale. 

 If planted in early Spring, it quickly torms heads and can be brought to market long before other Lettuce. Pkts. 

 5c and 10c. Oz. 15c. 2 Ozs. 25c. J4 Lb. 40c. Y> Lb. 70c. Lb. S1.25. Postpaid. 



126. New Early Spring Lettuce. In the Early Spring months this splendid Lettuce produces large 

 cabbage-like heads, which are uniform, tender, crisp and sell at highest possible prices. Our most critical Market 

 Gardeners, year after year, bank on this Lettuce. It is also good for late Summer sowing to produce Fall Head 

 Lettuce. Pkts. 5c and 10c. Oz. 15c. 2 Ozs. 25c. H Lb. 40c. Y 2 Lb. 70c. Lb. SI. 25. Postpaid. 



399. Burpee's Wayahead Lettuce. Shows a remarkable combination of ear'iness, firm heading character, 

 handsome appearance and fine quality. Both in cold-frames early in the Spring and in the open ground in Spring, 

 Summer and early Fall months, it has proven to be one of the earliest and surest heading of all early Lettuces. 

 The outer leaves are a light green, with the inner head firmly blanched to a rich buttery yellow. Retains its good 

 quality throughout the season and stands longer without going to seed than many other early varieties. Pkts. 5c 

 and 10c. Oz. 15c. Vj Lb. 45c. Yi Lb. 80c. Lb. SI. 50. Postpaid. 



156. Big Boston Lettuce. Bolgiano's Famous Stock. Big Boston 

 Lettuce is the most valuable Lettuce in cultivation; its excellent qualities have 

 made it the most popular and most extensively used Lettuce in the world. It 

 can be grown in the open ground for Summer or Fall, in frame for Spring or 

 forced cool in greenhouses for Winter use. producing under each condition, 

 grand, large, buttery, yellow heads, filled with sweet, crisp, tender, beautifully 

 blanched leaves. Stands long without going to seed ; has few outer leaves and 

 makes a large, attractive plant. Big Boston Lettuce is specially adapted to 

 cool, open ground culture. Our stock of this famous Lettuce is the finest in 

 the World. Pkts. 5c and 10c. Oz. 15c. 2 Ozs. 25c. M Lb. 30c. Yl Lb. 55c. 

 Lb. SI. 00. Postpaid. 



137. Black Seeded Tennis Ball or Boston Market. One of the very 

 best for either forcing or early out-door planting. Plants good size, leaves are 

 of good substance and of attractive, dark green color. Heads are solid, crisp 

 and tender. Pkts. 5c and 10c. Oz. 15c. 2 Ozs. 25c. Ya, Lb. 30c. Lb. S1.00. 



155. New Lettuce, "Unrivaled." An improvement on the Big Boston 

 Lettuce, possessing earliness. large size, attractive color, etc. It can be sown 

 almost the whole year around: it resists the Summer heat, is crispy and solid. 

 Pkts. 5c and 10c. Oz. 15c. 2 Ozs. 25c. % Lb. 40c. Lb. SI. 25. Postpaid. 



150. Millionaire Lettuce. Unquestionably the Earliest and far better 

 than any other extremely early large heading Lettuce. A Lettuce fit for a 

 king. (Specialty, see page 29.) Pkts. 5c and 10c. Y 2 Oz. 15c. Oz. 20c. 

 2 Ozs. 35c. M Lb. 60c. Y 2 Lb. SI. 10. Lb. S2.00. Postpaid. 



Cos or "Celerv" Lettuce 



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The Lettuce called Salad Bomaine is of distinct, upright growth, and esteemed for its fresh crispness and mild 

 or during the Summer and in warm climate. 



339. Eclipse or "Express" Cos. The most dwarf and earliest of all. The plants grow stiffly erect, only 

 six or seven inches in height. The interior leaves are almost pure white, very crisp, and mild in flavor, even in 

 hot weather. Pkts. 5c and 10c. Oz. 15c. 2 Ozs. 25c. J£ Lb. 40c. Vi Lb. 70c. Lb. SI. 25. Postpaid. 



123. Paris Self-Folding, cr Trianon White Cos. Grows to a very large size, producing long-pointed, 

 compact bunches. The inner leaves blanch readilv and are of fine flavor. Pkts. 5c and 10c. Oz. 15c. 2 Ozs. 

 25c. \i Lb. 40c. Y 2 Lb. 70c. Lb. S1.25. Postpaid. 



Paris Self-Folding White Cos or 

 Celery Lettuce 



