The J. Bolgiano Seed Company, Baltimore, Md. 



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Bolgiano's Famous Early Fortune Cucumber 



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Cucumber 



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One ounce will plant fifty hills, 

 two pounds will plant one acre 



Culture. For very early, sow in hotbeds upon pieces of sod, or in small pots ; they can be readily transplanted with a gain of about six weeks before 

 hey can be sown in the open. Plant out in rich soil when danojer of frost is over, or protect by hand glasses ; or by paper held down at the corners with 

 arth. For general crops, sow in the open as soon as the weather is settled and warm, and every two weeks for a succession. For pickles, sow from 

 iiiddle of June to Fourth of July. Sod land, turned over in the Fall, is the best for them. Plant in hills 4 feet apart, putting shovelful of well-rotted 

 iianure in each hill. 



394. Bolgiano's Crystal Springs Cucumber. 1918 in- 

 troduction. Extra early, heaviest yielding, continuous bearer. 

 Attractive rich, glossy, deep green color. Deep green to the 

 /ery tips. Mildew-proof never turns yellow. Perfect in shape, 

 3olor and size. No misshapen fruits or culls. Flesh firm, fine 

 ;rained and tender. The quality is superb. Most refreshing 

 md delightful flavor. Entirely free from bitterness. Yery few 

 seeds. Fine for slicing. The ideal Cucumber for either shipping, 

 market or home use. 



84. Bolgiano's Early Fortune Cucumber. Full blooded, 

 IS pretty as a picture, and extremely early, wonderfully pro- 

 ductive, a model in shape, of the most inviting and attractive 

 ieep green color. Without a doubt the finest in the world. 



17. Bolgiano's Prosperity White Spine Cucumber. This 

 'ucumber will immediately jump into utmost favor with ship- 

 jers, market gardeners and private gatdeners. 



135. New Klondike. Very dark green, 6 or 7 inches long 

 md, two inches thick, remains crisp a long time. It is a grand 

 narket sort. 



398. Early Green Cluster Cucumber. This is an extra 

 !3arly pickling or frame variety, being the earliest Cucumber 

 bf practical use. Fruit is set in clusters of two or three and 

 ire used for either pickles or for extra slicers. 



19. Perfection White Spine Cucumber. This Cucumber 

 iS very much the same type as the Early Fortune. This sort 

 'ias great quantities of extra fancy dark green fruit, which 

 ilways sells well in all markets. mg. 



236. Boston Pickling. Fruit short, smooth and pointed at each end; 

 ight green, a great yielder; one of the best for pickling. 



208. Chicago or Westerfield Pickling Cucumber. Fine for Market 

 jlardeners. Medium length, pointed at each end, large spine, deep green, 

 /ery prolific. A fine pickling variety. 



98. Improved Long Green Cucumber. If you have to make one 

 /ariety do for everything, this is the one to use. It is used for an early long 

 licing sort. It gets on the market a week ahead of most good slicers and 

 jets the early money. 



94. Early Frame, or Early Short Green. Desirable for producing 

 pickles of medium size and fine quality. 



95. Improved Jersey Pickle. It is medium in length, very shapely, 

 ffrolific and holds its color. 



544. Davis Perfect Cucumber. This variety is noted for producing the 

 iDnly Cucumbers of quality enabling them to sell in competition with hot- 

 louse grown stock. Veiy slender, almost seedless, cylindrical and tapering 

 it the ends. It much resembles the expensive English forcing varieties and 

 ,s superseding them in the markets. 



518. West Indian Gherkin. This is the only genuine Gherkin. It is 

 imall, oval and covered with spines; color light green. 



517. Japanese Climbing Cucumber. Used as a beautiful vine and also 

 :'or its fruit. 



342. The New Lemon Cucumber. It has a thin skin, is crisp, tender 

 md sweet. Can be used sliced, whole or as pickles. 



384. Cool and Crisp. This is the earliest and one of the most prolific 

 sickling Cucumbers. The Cucumbers are of a dark color, straight, long, 

 3ven and slim. They are very tender and crisp. 



85. Arlington White Spine Cucumber. For many years 

 the standard slicing and market variety. Very prolific, and of 

 dark green color. 



90. Evergreen, or Long White Spine Cucumber. The 



best extra long table and market Cucumber. Fruit grows 8 to 

 10 inches long, holding diameter well from end to end"^ Heavy 

 producers of extra fancy dark green fruits of good qilality. 



340. Fordhook Pickling. A thin skinned variety popular 

 on account of its long bearing season. It is very prolific, and a 

 great resistant to blight. 



587. Snow's Fancy Pickling. This type is shorter when 

 ripe than the Chicago Pickle and is broad at the stem end, 

 tapering slightly to the tip. The small pickles, although quite 

 similar to the Chicago Pickle, have an additional value where 

 blight prevails. The fruit being smaller, the blight does not 

 sap the strength of the vine to the detriment of a crop. 



591. Earliest of All. A fair size, dark green White Spine. 

 The earliest of good quality we have tried, of especial value in 

 localities where blight prevents the maturing of the late and 

 longer sorts ; also of value in the south for first crop. 



88. Extra Long White Spine Cucumber, or Fordhook 

 Famous. Skin very deep green; firm and usually crisp. The 

 plant is a strong grower; leaf large and of a deep green color. 

 The fruit is long (12 to 17 inches), smooth, slim and uniform. 



86. Improved Extra Early White Spine Cucumber. We 

 have a very uniform dark green strain. Vines are exceptionally 

 rugged and productive and fruit holds color well after harvest- 



CUCUMBER Pkt. Oz. 1 



Crystal Springs $.10 $.15 



Early Fortune . . . ; 10 .15 



Prosperity White "Spine 10 .15 



New Klondike ..^ 10 .15 



Ea. Green Cluster 10 .15 



Perfection White Spine 10 .15 



Arlington White Spine 10 .15 



Evergreen or Long White 



Spine 10 .15 



Fordhook Pickling 10 .15 



Snow's Fancy Pickling 10 .15 



Earliest of All 10 .15 



Extra Long White Spine... .10 .15 

 Improved Extra Early White 



Spine 10 .15 



Boston Pickling 10 .15 



Chicago or Westerfield 



Pickling 10 .15 



Improved Long Green 10 .15 



Early Frame or Short Green. .10 .15 



Improved Jersey Pickling.. .10 .15 



Davis Perfect 10 .15 



West India Gherkin 10 .20 



Japanese Climbing 10 .15 



New Lemon 10 .15 



Cool and Crisp 10 .15 



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