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I. X. L. 



Makes 

 Money 

 Quick 



I. X. L. The 



Best in North 



Carolina 



On June 22. 

 1916. Mrs. John 

 W. Lowry, of 

 Gasion Co., TV. 

 C, wrote: "I 

 hare planted 

 your I.X.L. To- 

 mato Seed for a 

 number of years. 

 They are the best 

 early Tomatoes 

 grown, continu- 

 ing to bear until 

 late Fall.'' 



X. L. Stood the 

 Test in Texas 



On June 27. 1916. 

 Mr. Hanev T. Smith, 

 of St. Patrico Co., 

 Texas, wrote: "Most 

 Tomatoes have not 

 done anything this 

 season, owing to the 

 terrible drought, but 

 Bolgiano's I. X. L. 

 Seed bought from you 

 planted in the bed at 

 the time as other To- 

 matoes, set out in the 

 same time on the same 

 kind of land and 

 worked the same, has 

 weathered the drought 

 and made a good crop. 

 I will buy the I. X. L. 

 Tomato Seed from you 

 next year." 



Bolgiano's I. X. L. Tomato — Extremely Early, Wonderfully Prolific 



-4 week earlier than the Earliana. More productive than the Chalk's Jewel. As large as the Great B. B. 

 As solid as the New Century. In fact, one of the World's Leading Extremely Early Tomatoes. 

 277. In Market Gardener's Field Tests, I. X. L. Tomato proved to be a week to ten days earlier than the Spark's Earliana. with an abundance 

 of fruit larger and more prolific than Chalk's Jewel; in fact, any nuuiber of specimens could be found as large as the Great B. B. Tomato. It has 

 little more vine and leaves than the Wealthy Tomato, thus protecting the blossoms from being easily knocked off by heavy rains or winds; also pro- 

 tecting the fruit from being sunburned or scalded. The I. X. L. Tomato is without a single exception the Leading Extremely Early Tomato, and 

 while many of the most experienced Tomato growers tell us we cannot say too much in favor of this excellent Early Tomato, there are many who 

 have not yet grown it. To them, we say again, do not experiment with it but plant your entire early crop in I. X. L. Tomato. Your crop will net 

 you big returns. We stake our reputation on I. X. L. 



6. As an extremely early prolific stem setter it is a wonder. 



7. The absence of unnecessary leaves permits all fruit to ripen 

 so remarkably early. 



8. It is almost like finding money to plant the I.X.L. Tomato. 



9. The largest growers tell us that we cannot say too much in 

 favor of the I.X.L. Tomato. 



10. In eleven years it has never disappointed a grower. Price: 

 Pkt. lOc. I2 Oz. 20c. Ox. 30c. 2 Ozs. 50c. '4 Lb. 90c. Vj Lb. 

 $1.75. Lb. $3.50. Postpaid. 



Bad Conditions — Good I. X. L.'s— in Texas 



On June 26, 1916. Mr. Frank Liston. of Jim Wells Co.. Texas, wrote: 

 "We planted Bolgiano's I. X. L. Tomato Seed last Fall and would say lie 

 had some of the nicest Tomatoes u'e ever raised. This Spring ive planted 

 the I. X. L. on the first of February and we have had lovely Tomatoes. They 

 began ripening the first of May and are jusl done now. We have had a dry 

 Summer, no rain since January." 



1. X. L. Well Liked in Alabama 



On Octobers, 1916. Mr. J. B. Golson, of Autauga Co., .Ala., wrote: "We 

 had practically no rains between March 2.5th and July 5th. but in spite of 

 these weather conditions your I . X. L. Tomato produced a fine crop. Planted 

 side by side with other' Tomatoes, ripened earlier, lasted longer, were more 

 prolific and a finer Tomato generally. If I were confined to the use of only 

 one Tomato, that one Toniato would surely be I. X. L." 



The I. X. L. the Most Productive the Trucker Can Grow 



On Julv I'l. 1916. Mr. J. O. Hays, of Sumter Co.. Fla.. wrote: "I grew 

 Bolgiano's I. X. L. Tomato this season. They are a wonderful Tomato, 

 yielding 100 crates off 16 rou-s. less than an acre long in unfavorable weather 

 conditions. The uealher wa.'! extremely dry. yet they held as high as lU mar- 

 ketable Tomatoes on one hand. They have proved a success for me. I think 

 they are one of the inosi productive Tomatoes the trucker can grotv." 



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1. One of the Earliest, Largest, absolutely smooth Tomatoes 

 on Earth. A week earlier than the "Earliana" and as large as 

 the "Great B. B." 



2. A beautiful, brilliant red color. 



3. Vines are a perfect mass of large, smooth fruit, a single 

 plant yielding >2 bushel. 



it. Fruit extremely early, enormously abundant, ripens all at 

 once. 



5. Vines compact and can be placed two feet apart in three 

 foot rows. 



Forty Tomatoes on a Single Vine in Tennessee 



On June 19, 1916, The Fairmount Gardens, Florist and .Market Gar- 

 deners, Mr. P. S. Wise. Proprietor, of Sullivan Co.. Tenn., wrote: "Regard- 

 ing your I.X.L. Tomato Seed bought of you this season, I am very well pleased 

 with that variety. I planted the plants out in the field the latter part of April 

 and for a week or so at ter they were planted in the field 7ve had cold, unfavorable 

 weather, snow being visif'le on the mountains some eight or ten miles away, 

 but the I.X.L. stood firm while some other varieties of Tomato plants succumbed 

 to the cold. During May we had quite a long period of drouth, but we have 

 been having ripe I. X. L. Tomatoes ever since June lOlh. I am so u ell pleased 

 with this variety of Tomato that I planted more I. X. L. Tomato than any 

 other variety, and I have tested all of the leading varieites of early Tomatoes. 

 Today I counted as n^any as forty Tomatoes on some of the vines of I. X. L. 

 besides blooms." 



I. X. L. Proved Good in Florida 



On June 2, 1916, Mr. B. Higle, of Manatee Co., Fla.. wrote: "The 

 I. .X. L. Tomato Seed purchased from you this season turned out all 0. K. 

 Had no rain on plants from the time they were set out until fruit 2vas half 

 grown, but in spite of this had good crop of Tomatoes. Alust say that all your 

 seeds have given me perfect satisfaction. " 



I. X. L. Best in Earliness, Size, Quality and Prolificness 



On July 3, 1916, Mr. Victor Lent, of Lake Co., Fla.. wrote: "I have 

 raised several kinds of Tomatoes here and find your I. X. L. the best of any 

 I have ever tried in earliness. si:e. quality and prolificness. ' 



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