The J. Bolgiano Seed Company, Baltimore, Md. 



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Bolg:iano's John Baer Tomato 



TOMATO 



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French 

 PoMME d'Amour 



German 



LlEBESAPFEL 



Italian 

 POMO d'Oro 



Spanish 



TOMATE 



Culture. Big crops can be had from a few Tomato Vines, not a garden should be without Tomato Plants. Well prepared soil is one of the secrets of 

 growing good Tomatoes. First loosen the top soil 8 inches deep by turning it over same as a plow furrough, and before turning the top soil again, loosen 

 the sub-soil 15 inches deep. Be careful not to turn the sub-soil to the top. If you are using a plow you should have a sub-soil plow to follow in the 

 furrough of your top-soil plow. This is important as Tomatoes must have well drained soil to do their best, and the very best way to drain the soil is 

 through the sub-soil. When the moisture is stored there, it will supply the plant with moisture during the long dry season that is likely to come. 



Second. Seed that has been saved from selected stocks is very important to grow the kind of plants to set out. The seed should be sown in hotbeds 

 or in the house March 1st. When the plants are 2 inches high transplant to 3 inch pots, as pot grown plants are the best. They are more prolific and- 

 will last longer when set out without disturbing the roots. The early varieties should be planted outdoors just as soon as danger of heavy frost is over, 

 and cool nights should be protected by paper caps that can be easily made from old newspapers. There are several methods of handling the plant after 

 they are planted out. Some plant 4 feet each way and allow the plants their own freedom, others plant 3 feet in rows and 18 inches in the row, and tie 

 up to stakes. If this method is used the vine should be pruned to single stem. Well rotted manure worked through the soil will add to your yield. You 

 cannot get the soil too rich for such varieties as the John Baer, Bolgiano and the Glory. One ounce of seed to 3,000 plants. 



Red Tomatoes 



600. Bolgiano's Monumental Tomato. (Specialty, see 

 page 2.) 



460. The Bolgiano Tomato. Two weeks earlier than the 

 Earliana. First fruit as good as the prime of the season. A 

 solid mass of red, meaty flesh. Skin tough, flesh tender and 

 sweet. Stands long-distance shipping perfectly. 



407. Victory Tomato. Early, full of vim, new life and 

 health, free from wilt, blight, disease, perfect shape, high crown 

 fruit, entirely free from core, firm, sohd and meaty, beautiful 

 brilliant red color, perfectly smooth and even, mild, refresh- 

 ing, delicious flavor. A marvelous yielder. 



310. Prosperity. The Wonder Among Early Tomatoes. 

 A brilliant red, an enormous yielder. Grown and developed 

 from single plant, selections covering a period of years, filled 

 full of strong, sturdy, healthy, new blood. 



300. Trophy. Very large, solid, extra selected; free from 

 roughness of the old strains. 



298. Brinton's Best. As a second early and late cropper 

 it is a favorite with canners and truckers. 



285% World's Fair. One of the heavier, solid fruited, 

 large Tomatoes of good quality. 



378. Bolgiano's Glory Tomato. Produces at every joint 

 large clusters of good size, smooth, firm, beautifully shaped 

 fruits, uniform in shape, color and size. At times the vines 

 are so full that they can hardly hold all the fruit that they 

 produce. They ripen evenly and color up well. Keep vigorous 

 and green until frost and are then full of fruit. 



234. Bolgiano's John Baer Tomato. A perfect high 

 crown tomato entirely free from core, an enormous yielder set- 

 ting its fruit in clusters, ripens evenly up to the stem end. 

 Mild deliciously sweet flavor with very few seeds. Brilliant 

 glistening red color. Skin tough which makes it a good shipper, 

 this also is a decided advantage to the canner as it may be re- 

 moved quickly without waste. 



"420. Baltimore Baer Tomato. Beautifully shaped, per- 

 fect, high crown, free from core, firm, solid and heavy. A very 

 heavy yielder. Early, free from wilt and blight. 



77. Bolgiano's My Maryland. Since its introduction by 

 us has made a host of friends who simply refuse to use any 

 other variety. It is an exceptionally heavy yielder of uniform 

 well-shaped solid, smooth, bright red fruit, free from cracks. It 

 is very deep through from stem to blossom end. A second 

 early or main crop variety. 



