F. W. BOLGIANO & CO., 



PARSLEY. 



Used for garnishing and seasoning soup, meats, etc. 



One ounce will sow 100 feet of drill. Six pounds to the acre. 



CULTURE.— Succeeds best in a mellow, rich soil. Sow thickly early in April in rows i foot apart and y, inch deep; thin out 

 the plants to stand 6 inches apart in the rows. The seed is slow oi germination, taking from three to four weeks to make its 

 appearance, and often failing to come up in dry weather. To assist its coming up quicker soak the seed a fewhouts in warm water, 

 or sprout in damp earth, and sow when it swells or bursts. For winter use protect in a frame or light cellar. 



Market Gardener's Best Triple Curled Parsley. 



(Petersiltie.) 



The best points yet obtained in parsley have certainly been reached 

 in this sort. The plant is of a very robust and free growth, and is 

 greatly improved by severe cutting. The leaves are large and beau- 

 tifully curled, and of a very dark green. It stands the heat, drought, 

 and cold better and will yield double that of any other sort. The 

 whole appearance of the plant is very handsome, and it certainly is 

 "the Parsley for either the market or family garden." Packets, 5 

 and 10 cents; % pound, 15 cents; )i pound, 25 cents; pound, 45 ' 

 cents. 



Emerald or Dwarf Extra Curled Parsley.— Leaves tender, 

 beautifully curled; handsome bright-green color; very pretty; makes 

 long stems, nice for tying. Packets, 5 and 10 cents; )i pound, 20 

 cents; }% pound, 30 cents; pound, 60 cents. 



New Green Mountain Parsley.— Deep velvet green color, 

 very hardy, very curled and productive. Growing with long stems, 

 making it the best for the market and home use. Packet, 10 cents; 

 PARSLEY. ounce. 15 cents; % pound, 35 cents; pound, 75 cents. 



PARSNIP. 



(Pastinake.) 



One ounce will sow 200 feet of drill. 5 to 6 pounds for an acre. 



CURTURE;.— Sow as early in the spring as the weather Twill admit, in drills 15 

 inches apart and y 2 inch deep, in a rich, deep soil; thin out to 6 inches apart in rows. 

 The quality of the roots is improved by leaving them in the ground over winter for 

 spring use. Secure enough in pits or cellars for immediate needs. Valuable for feeding 

 stock, as well as for table use. 



Hollow Crown Sugar Parsnip. — Is the best bred and handsomest 

 parsnip. It is half long, wedge-shaped, hollow crowned, and very broad at 

 the shoulders, easily taken out of the ground, and producing more tons to 

 the acre than the longer and thin varieties. Packet, 5 and 10 cents; X 

 pound, 15 cents; l / 2 pound. 20 cents; pound, 35 cents. 



GREEN OKRA. 



Dwarf Green Okra. 



fOkra or GumboJ 



Ten Pounds to the Acre. 



CULTURE —This vegetable is extensively grown for 

 its green pods, which are used in soups, stews, etc., to 

 which they impart a rich flavor, and are considered 



warm, in drills 3 feet apart, 1 inch deep; thin to 10 

 inches apart in drills. 



Dwarf Green Prolific Okra or 

 Gumbo.— This vegetable is too little grown, 

 as its green pods impart a fine flavor and con- 

 sistency to soups and stews, besides being very 

 palatable when stewed and served as a dish of 

 asparagus. The pods can be easily dried for 

 winter. It is universally used throughout the 

 South and is easily raised as a weed in the 

 North. So delicious is the flavor that when 

 once used it will be grown every year in North- 

 ern as well as in Southern gardens. Packet, 5 

 cents; ounce, 10 cents; % pound, 15 cents; % 

 pound, 25 cents; pound, 40 cents. 



Improved Long' Green. — A very desirable sort for market gardeners; of medium height; very pro- 

 ductive; bears long pods, which remain tender a long time and are free from hard ridges. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 

 10 cents; % pound, 15 cents; pound, 40 cents. 



The seed I have gotten from you hos always given us perfect satisfaction. 



Bro. CLEMENTUS, Ammendale Inst. Md. 



