Bolgiano's Early Fortune White Spine Cucumber 



The Great Money-Making Cucumber. The Ideal Cucumber for Home or Market 



The Earliest, Best, Rich Dark Green, White Spine Cucumber on Earth 



Bolgiano's Early Fortune White Spine Cucumbers All Pack Fancy 

 and are Far Superior to other Sorts 



First Shipments of Early Fortune bring from $3.50 to $4.00 per Hamper 



You Can Always Depend on Early Fortune 



84. Thousands of expert growers everywhere liave proven by actual test that Bolgiano's Early Fortune Cucumber is the earliest and by far the 

 best, rich dark-green White Spine (jucumber on Earth. Early Fortune is the 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 modelin 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 fact, in selecting our Stock Seed these 

 (cucumbers are so perfect it is almost impossible to say which is best. 



The quality is superb, flavor delicat«, refreshing and delightful, entirely free from any bitterness; being fine-grained, the flesh compact, it is ex- 

 ceedingly crisp and brittle, making it on 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. 2 Oz. 25c. % Lb. 45c. H Lb. 85c. Lb. $1.50. Postpaid. 



Brought $3.50 Per Hamper on New York Market 



On June ??, i9lfi, Mr. James Armslroni), of Volusia Co., Fla., wrote: 

 "Bolgiano's Early Fortune Cucumber Seed turned out fine. Produced the 

 finest Cucumbers that I have ever seen. I got 50c. per dozen right here at 

 home, and shipped some to New York to Mr. John N. Voorhees on the ^7th 

 day of May, and they sold for $3.50 per hamper." 



Brought $3.00 Per Hamper in Baltimore 



On June i'/, iSifi, Mr. Thomas H. Chapman, of Broward Co., Fla., 

 wrote: "/ expect to use about ten to fifteen pounds of Bolgiano's Early For- 

 tune Cucumber Seed this Fall, as they proved to be the best Cucumber raised 

 here this season. All packed fancy stork and were far superior to other brands 

 planted here. Weather on crop was very dry and cold. Schley and Bichard- 

 son, Baltimore Commission Merchants, bought from me here at $?..50 to $3.00 

 pt-r hamper all .season." 



Fine Cucumbers in Spite of Bad Season 



On June 25, i9tG, Mr. J. D. flobkirk, of Marion Co., Fla., wrote: "/ 

 planted part of the Early Fortune Cucumber Seed boughtfrom you last August 

 on September iOth. The wenlhcr was unfavorable, but I made some fine 

 Cucumbers. I planted the rest of your Early Fortune Cucumber Seed on. the 

 10th day of March and raised some extra fine Cucumbers, many ten inches 

 to twelve inches clear of bitter seams." 



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Green Mountain Parsley 



"I Feel Like I Can Depend on Them" 



On June '.?5, 1916, Mr. A. C. Spioey, of DeSota Co., Fla., wrote: "I 

 have been planting Bolgiano's Early Fortune Cucumber Seed for several 

 years. During this time have tried several other varieties, but now have the 

 principal part of my acreage in. Bolgiano's Early Fortune Cucumber, as I 

 feel like I can depend on them." 



General Satisfaction After 10 Years' Trial 



On June 30, 1916, W. J. Kirkham Produce Company, of New Hanover 

 Co., N. (.' , wrote: * I have handled Bolgiano's Early Fortune Cucumber 

 Seed for the past ten years, and they have given general satisfaction. The 

 weather conditions this season for part of the season ivas very dry, but all 

 crops later had good rains and we produced an excellent crop." 



Earlier and a Sure Cropper 



Cin June I'l, 1916, Mr. W. S. Tyson, of Levy Co., Fla., wrote: "Bol- 

 giano's Early Fortune Cucumber Seed bought from you last .^ieason gave excel- 

 lent results. They came into hearing some days earlier than the most early 

 varieties and they are a sure cropper." 



Floods Do Not Stop the Early Fortune 



On July 2^, 1916, Mr. C. Lincoln Baker, of Buncombe Co., N. C., 

 wrote: "The Early Fortune Cucumber Seed you supplied me proved satis- 

 factory in every way, dtspite adverse climatic conditions. I have no hesita- 

 tion in endorsing your claims as to its reliability and quality; although we 

 had torrential rains and floods in this section for the 

 past three weeks, the Early Fortune Cukes have flowered 

 and borne prodigiously." 



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 ap- 

 preciate any seed of exceptional merit, we saw that 

 everybody would want our New Green Mountain 

 Parsley when they heard of its wonderful beauty. 

 Hardy, immensely productive, deep velvet-green. The 

 leaves are densely curled and borne in abundance. 

 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 Parsley to supply your table 

 with decoration and your soups with fine fresh flavor. 

 Pkts. So and 10c. Oz. 15c. Ji Lb. 35c. Lb. $1.00. 

 Postpaid. 



Produced a Splendid Crop 



On November 8, Mr. William H. Perkins, of 

 Washington Co., Md., wrote: "The Green Mountain 

 Triple Curled Parsley bought of you last March came up 

 fine and done very ivell. We had an extremely severe 

 drought, which stopped it growing for a while, but later it 

 freshened up and we had lots more than we could have 

 reasonably expected." 



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