Bolgiano's "Big Crop" Vegetable Seeds for 1918 



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Big Boston Lettuce 



A Grand Large 

 Cabbage Lettuce 



One Ounce o 3,000 Ptanls 



Two Pounds lo the Acre 



Pkls.. Ozs. and M Lbs. Delivered Free 



Parcel Post Rateti, see Page 5 



Lettuce 



After Fifteen Years' Trial 



On July 13. 1917, Messrs. H. D. Wood cy Co.. 

 of .Alachua Co.. Fla.. wrote: "We have been growing 

 Lettuce from your 'Big Bo.Hon seed for 15 years con- 

 tinuously and we have found them entirely sntisfaetory ." 



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

 and 8 lo 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 besl adapted. The Cos varieties require to be tied up for a few days in order to properly blanch tnem. 



Earliest Varieties 



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

 extremely solid, compact cabbage lieads. 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. Sup- 

 ply very limited. Pkts. 10c and 25c. i , Oz. ,30c. Oz. 50c. 2 Ozs. 95c. I4 

 Lb. $1.75. I2 Lh. $3.00. Lb. $5.00. Postpaid. 



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

 best for eitlier forcing or early ont-door planting. Plants good size, leaves are 

 of good substance and of attractive, dark green color. Heads are solid, cris]> 

 and tender. Pkts. .5c and 10c. Oz. 15c. 2 Ozs. 2,5c. J. i Lb. 35c. Lb. .$1.00. 



155. Hew Lettuce, "Unriwaled." 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 ami 10c. Oz. 15c. 2 Ozs. 25c. Ji Lb. 40c. Lb. $1.25. Postpaid. 



125. Golden Queen. One of the best first early head I^ettuce for either 

 open ground or frame culture, and n good forcer; medium size, solid, golden 

 yellow heads, crisp and tender Pkts. 5c and 10c. Oz. 15c. 2 Ozs. 25c. 

 M Lb. 35c. Lb. .SI. 00. 



1.50. Millionaire Lettuce. Unquestionably the Earliest and far 

 better than any other extremely early large heading I.,ettuce. A Lettuce fit for 

 a king. (Specialty, see page 31.) Pkts. 5c and lOe. J2 Oz. 15c. Oz. 20c. 

 2 Ozs. 35c. Ji Lb. 60c. '$ Lb. $1.00. Lb. .$2.00. Postpaid. 



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

 doors the beads 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. Pkls. 5c and 10c. Oz. 15c. 2 Ozs. 25c. H Lb. 40c. Lb. $1.2.5. 



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 Lettuce. It is planted largely in the Fall and 

 allowed to remain in the open prouiid 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 IS heads have brought $2.50 wholesale. 

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

 5c and 10c. Oz. 15c. 2 Ozs. 2.5c. ]i Lb. 40c. Lb. $1.25. 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 I.,ettuce. It is also good for late Summer sowing to produce Fall Head 

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



Shipped in 60 Days from Planting Seed 



On August 7, IftlJ, Mr. ,J. W. English, of Alachua Co., Fla., xcrole: "The 'Big Boston' Lettuce seed I ordered 

 of you in February did iceil for me. February is very late to plant Lettuce here. We had some very warm weather, 

 all dry on this Lettuce, at time of heading, but your seed lieaded all 0. K. I cut and shipped this crop of Lettuce in 

 60 days from the planting of the seed." 



15*'. Big Boston Lettuce. Bolgiano's Famous Stock. Big Boston 

 Lettuce is the most valuable Ijeltucein 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 greenliouses for Winter use, producing under each condition, 

 grand, large, buttery, yellow heads, fdled 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, Ofien ground culture. Our stock of this famous Lettuce is the finest in 

 the World. Pkts. 5c and 10c. Oz. 1.5c. 2 Ozs. 2.5c. U Lb. 35c. }i Lb. 

 60c. Lb. $1.00. Postpaid. 



193. "Bully Good" Lettuce. No 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 

 IS 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 yon 

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

 Gardener with his pocket 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. Sc and 10c. Oz. 20c. 

 2 Ozs. 3.5c. h Lb. 00c. Lb. $2.00. Postpaid. 



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

 Winter. (Specialty, see page 31.) Pkts. .5c and 10c. '2 Oz. 15c. Oz. 20c. 

 2 Ozs. 35c. li Lb. 60c. }-i Lb. $1.00. Lb. $2.00. Postpaid. 



Cos or "Celery" Lettuce 



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

 flavor 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. 2oc. J4 Lb. 40. Lb. SI. 25. Postpaid. 



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

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

 25c. l-i Lb. 40c. Lb. $1.25. Postpaid. 



Paris Self-Folding White Cos or 

 Celery Lettuce 



