Bolgiano^s Trustworthy Seeds For 1910 



GOLDEN OPINIONS 



BOLGIANO'S "I. X. L." 



TOMATO 



311 Crates From 21 Rows. 



On Nov u 25th, 1909. Mr. L. B. Belk. of Manatee Co.. Fla., writes as 

 follows: — " I planted your I . X. L. Tomato Seed last season and made 



a fine crop. I found tliem live most prolific I ever planted. I raised 

 311 crates of Tomatoes on 21 rows 52 yards long. I have a great many 



truckers who want to plant tlie I. X. L. next season. 



136 Marketable Fruit On 1 Stalk 



Mr. H. L. Musser of Southern California, writes, Sept. 13th. 1909. — 

 " Your I. X. L. Tomato certainly excels anything for productiveness we 

 have ever seen. We had one cluster of 12 tomatoes, all a good marketable 

 size, and smooth. We counted 136 marketable size tomatoes on one stalk. 

 Grown side by side with the Earliana, it is earlier and will easily oulyield 

 it three to one." 



Not The Cheapest But Outyield All Others 



C. D.Elam, Alachua Co., Fla., writes fan. 28th, 1909. — "I can buy tomato 

 seed cheaper liere, but I like your seed the best. Your I. X. L. tomato 

 yielded so great, I like them. They outyield any tomato J ever tried." 



The Earliest In Texas 



A. L. Lemacks, Anderson Co., Texas, writes fan. 15, 1909. — "I tried 

 your I. X. L. Tomato last season, and they are far ahead of any early 

 Tomato I have ever used." 



He Was In The Dark 



F. L. Musser, Smyth Co., Va., writes Feb. 22, 1908.— " Please send Mr. 

 fohn R. Honaker your catalogue. He was telling me about the tomatoes 

 he raised last year. I told him he was in tlie dark about raising early 

 Tomatoes and would" continue to be until he tried Bo/giano's I. X. L. 

 Tomatoes." 



They've Had I. X. L. 



The Louden Packing Co., of Vigo, Co., 

 writes as follows: " Please enter our order for 10 lbs. Bolgiano's I. X. L. 

 Tomato Seed. 



Before. 



Ind., on Aug. 28th, 1909, 



Done So Well- 



He Wants More 



///., writes fan. 27th. 1909.— -" As your 



B.F. Vandervaie. fr., Davies Co 

 I. X. L. Tomato done so well for me, I herewith send you anollier order for 

 more, and also for other seeds. ' ' 



Best He Ever Saw 



H. E. Benech, Edgefield Co., S. C. writes March 3rd, 1909.— "I have de- 

 cided to plant more of your I. X. L. Tomato. It is Die best eai-ly Tomato 

 I ever saw." 



Complimented Their Smoothness and Beauty 



Lee Rauneberger, Frederick Co., Md., writes Feb. 17, 1908. — "I write a 

 word of praise for your seed, especially your I. X. L. Tomato. They are 

 the best I ever raised and tlie most prolific. Everyone who saw them com- 

 plimented on tlieir smoothness and beauty." 



A Pleasure to Buy I. X. L, Tomato 



Henry T. Wiser, Jefferson Co , Kentucky, writes Jan. 24th. 1908. — "I take 

 pleasure in sending anotlier order for I. X. L. Tomato Seed. Those which 

 I received last year -were perfectly satisfactory and I have recommended 

 your seed to my neiglibors. This order is mostly for others who wish to 

 try your I. X. L. Tomato." 



The Earliest in New York 



Edward Denison, fefferson Co., X. Y., writes March 21st, 1908. — "Please 

 send tlieenclosed order for your I. X. L. Tomato. We had some last season 

 and they were very eatly. We had tomatoes before anyone else in the 

 village." 



Didn't Plant Enough I. X. L. Tomatoes 



George Link, Anne Arundel Co, Md , writes— "If your I. X. L, To- 

 mato seed is the same slock you sold me last Spf ing I want some more of it. 

 They ate the heaviest yielding Tomatoes that were ever known. If I had 

 planted my whole crop in I X. L. Tomatoes I would have been worth $2000 

 more money today tha?i I am." 



Ground Was Covered With Them 



D. P. George, Pender Co., N. C, writes. — "I wish you could have seen 

 the I. X. L. Tomatoes. The ground was covered with litem. I never saw 

 as many on bushes in my life. 



All Through When Others Start 



H. C. Kennedy. Garfield Co., Oklalwma, writes Feb. 18th, 1908— " Okla- 

 homa has never had any reputation as a Tomato country. Some people 

 can hardly raise them at all. Some varieties do fairly well, while others 

 blight, drop their bloom, and make nothing in time to escape frost, but the 

 I. X. L. is certainly a success in Oklahoma. 



My tomatoes came early, I got a good price for them, and by tlie time 

 otliers got to market, I was ready to step down and out." 



Made Most Money Out of I. X. L. 



Fred. Gillespie, Baltimore Co., Md., writes. — "I had a fine crop of 

 I. X. L. Tomatoes this Spring. They vjere very early , large, smooth, nice 

 shape. Tliey lield their size so well I was able to pick a long time. Made 

 more money out of I. X. L. Tomatoes than any other c- ip on my farm. I 

 find it tlie best of all tlie Early Tomatoes." 



TRIBUTES OF PRAISE 



BOLGIANO'S "GREATER BALTIMORE" 



TOMATO 



About 20 Tons To The Acre 



Maffet Bros-. York Co., Pa., Apiil 3rd. 1909, writes. — "From tlie Greater 

 Baltimore Tomato seed we bought from you last year, we raised 1256 bushels 

 on two acres. Much the largest yield in our neighborhood. 1256 bushels 

 were sold and we used quite a number of busliels at home. Our success 

 attracted our neiglibors, so this order includes seed for ourselves and three 

 of our neighbors." 



King Of Them All 



W. H. Bowe, Muscogee Co., Ga., writes fan. 19, 1909- 

 ' Greater Baltimore' Tomato is the King of them all." 



"I think your 



Outlasts Stone Tomato Two Weeks. 



Oct 28th, 1909, Mr, Miles Rausch. of Union Co.. IV. J., writes as follows: 

 I drop a line about your Greater Baltimore Tomato seed. Sowed them in 

 my Green House and set out 400 plants on the 201 h day of May and I picked 

 Tomatoes up till October 8th, and tliey are the finest tomatoes that I ever 

 grew. They are such fine large tomatoes. I set the Greater Baltimore next 

 to a patch of Stone Tomatoes and they outlasted the Stone Tomato by two 

 weeks. Both kinds were set out on the same day, May 20th. 



Wet Weather or Dry Weather 



J.N. Stansbury, Anne Arundel Co., Md., writes Aug. 11th, 1908. — "/ 

 have grown ' Greater Baltimore' Tomato for several seasons, and neither 

 wet weather nor dry weather affected its yield. I would sooner have them 

 than any other tomato I have ever used, for they are immense yielders and 

 the finest quality." 



The Greatest Yielder 



Z. Fountain, Caroline Co.. Md., writes Feb. 12, 1908. — "Your Greater 

 Baltimore Tomato is the greatest yielder I have ever seen. The ground 

 was covered with splendid red tomatoes. Your seeds have all done well 

 for me." 



Large Tomatoes— Even the Last Picking 



fos. B. Raymo. Port Antonio, famaica. writes June 1st, 1909. — "/ am 

 greatly satisfied with the product of your Greater Baltimore Tomato. 

 They produce the largest fruit from the first until the last tomatoes are pick- 

 ed from tlie plant. Then too, tliey are bug proof ." 



The Finest He Had Ever Grown 



Thos. S. Johnson, Decatur Co., Fla., writes Jan. 6th, 1908. — "/ have 

 been using your seeds for several years and think your Greater Baltimore 

 and famous I. X. L. are the finest Tomatoes I have ever grown. I used a 

 great many of both last season." 



Right From The Garden State 



A. G. Donald, Burlington, Co., X. J, writes Aug. 5th, 1908.— "I am 

 very much pleased with both tlie I. X. L., and Greater Baltimore Tomato I 

 bought from you last spi-ing." 



800 Crates From 1 3-4 Acres Sold For $2,400 



Thomas. S. fohnson.Polk Co., Fla., writes. — "Your ' Greater Baltimore' 

 Tomato I planted last season, is the finest I have ever planted. I shipped 

 about 800 crates from lli acres, some sold in Boston by J. D. Mead & Co. 

 for $3.00 a crate. I recommend it unreseii'edly to the groivers of this 

 section. I planted five different varieties and tlie' Greater Baltimore' led 

 them all. You can put me down for ' Greater Baltimore' next season.''' 



Had Them Ahead Of His Neighbors 



Wm. L. Dove, Rockingham Co., Va., writes August 6lh, 1908. — "Your 

 seeds are tlie best I have ever bought. The ' Greater Baltimore' Tomato I 

 ordered from you last year was the finest I ever saw. I had tomatoes, way 

 ahead of my neighbors." 



14 Tons To The Acre— Not a Mixed Seed 



A. Wilkins, Sussex Co., Del., writes Feb. 27th, 1908. — "I used your 

 Greater Baltimore Tomato last year, and raised 14 tons per acre, and if 

 tlie seed you send this year, are as t? ue to name as they were last year, I 

 will be satisfied, for there was not a seed of another variety in the lot." 



Ten Days Earlier Than Stone 



Watson Bros., Cumberland Co., N. J, writes. — "We are partial to the 

 'Greater Baltimore' Tomato as they mature about a week earlier than the 

 Stone Tomato." 



Entirely Free From Blight 



S. M. Johnson, Dorchester Co., Md., writes. — "The 'Greater Baltimore' 

 Tomato that I used last season from your seed is entirely free from blight, 

 and the largest yielder by half that I have ever used. There can't be any- 

 thing better; as you have my order I can say no more." 



