open Spring with your Own Rhubarb 



PEPPERS, continued 



U6. California Wonder. (120 da>-s.) 

 ■"Bcst-in-GarJen" variety. An outstand- 

 ing sweet Pepp>er providing a vigor- 

 ous plant and many blocky fruits with 

 thick, crisp flesh, sweet and spicy but i 

 without a bite. Housewives prize this 

 Pepper for stufllng and serving whole; 

 with its 4 points it will stand upright on 

 the table and is a handsome Pepper. 

 Pkt. 10c.: oz. 75c.: 141b. $2.40; lb. $9.00. 

 postpaid. 



258. Chinese Giant. (120 day-s.^ An im- 

 mense 4 X 4-inch Pepper with 4 or 5 

 irregular points. Fruits are much ribbed 

 and deep green in color, changing to 

 brilliant scaxict. The flesh is mild and 

 sweet. Pkt. 10c.: 07. 70c.; 141b. $2.15; 

 lb. $S.(X), postpaid. | 



253. Long Red Cayenne. il20 days.) A ] 

 favorite hot Pepjjer for canning, for mixed 1 

 piclLles and for drying. Plants are large | 

 and heavy producers. The tap»ering fruits 

 are deep green changing to brilliant red 

 when mature. Pkt. 10c.; oz. 50c.; J^lb. 

 Si. 40: lb. $5.00. postpaid. [ 



lyi- Pimento. (130 days.i Conical fruits 

 3!ax2'4 inches are borne on large erect 

 plants in profusion. Fruits arc bright 

 scarlet in color and the thick flesh is tender 

 and sweet. Pkt. 10c.; oz.70c.; ^Ib. $2.15; 

 lb. S.S.()0, postpaid. 



131- Red Chili. (135 da\^.^ Requires a 

 long season and plants sliould be started 

 early- in a hotbed. Plants grow only about 

 18 inches tall but are very prcxiuctivc. 

 Fruits are deep red cones when mature and 

 are exceedingly pungent. Pkt. 10c.; oz. 

 4Sc.; '41b. $1.25; lb. $4.50, postpaid. 



153. Ruby King. (UOdays.) Large slightly j 

 tapered fruits to 5 inches long. Flesh is 

 thick, mild and sweet. Pkt. 10c.; oz- 50c.; 

 ■lib. SI. 40; lb. S5.00, postpaid. 



133. Worid-Beater. (110 day-s.) Fruit \ 

 large, oblong, commonly 5 inches long ; 

 and 3' 2 inches in diameter, deep green, 

 becoming bright red. Flesh thick and 

 sweet. Pkt. 10c. ; oz. 60c.; ]i\b, $1.65; 

 lb. $6.00, postpaid. 1 



POTATOES 



Our Seed Potatoes are grown in the cold 

 North in the famous Potato district of Houl- 

 ton, Maine, and are the finest obtainable 

 today. Experience has shown that northern- 

 grown Potatoes taken a few hundred miles 

 south produce up to double the crops of 

 home-grown seed of the same varieties. 

 Bolgiano's selected .Maine Seed assures not 

 only a larger crop but an earlier one of 

 Potatoes of the highest quality. 



We offer only varieties which have proved 

 most satisfactory in our customers' fields 

 and gardens after exhaustive trials. 



We are prepared to ship at any time but 

 must warn that shipments ordered made 

 during severe cold weather travel solely at 

 purchaser's risk. 



Chippewa. A U. S. Department of Agri- 

 culture origination maturing a few days 

 later than Irish Cobbler. It is disease- 

 resistant and a heavier yielder than Cob- 

 bler. A smooth Potato with light skin. 



Green Mountain. Uniformly shaped, ob- 

 long tubers with creamy white skin. Pure 

 white flesh of excellent quality. Free from 

 both blight and rot, it is a good yielder. 



Irish Cobbler. This great extra-early 

 Potato is smooth, has creamy white skin 

 and white flesh of top eating quality. A 

 vigorous grower, the tubers ripening uni- 

 formly and keeping well. 



Katahdin. Handsome, shallow-eyed, white- 

 skinned tubers mature right after Green 

 Mountain. Desirable cooking qualities. 

 Disease-resistant and does best on light 

 soils. 



WRITE FOR POTATO PRICES. 



Red Bliss Triumph or Improved Red 

 Bermuda. One of the earliest varieties 

 grown. Popular because of its great 

 pn>ducti\ enoss. handsome color, and re- 

 sistaiKX- to disease. 



Spaulding Early Rose. Pinkish, longish 

 tubers with white flesh of highest quality. 

 Popular everywhere as a midseason Potato. 



POTATOES FOR JUNE AND 

 JULY PLANTING 



We carry in cold storage all the leading 

 varieties so as to have them in sound, 

 vigorous and unsprouted condition. Write 

 for prices. 



Sweet Potatoes 



Cl'LTi'RE. Don't wait for a rain or a 

 "se.ason" to set out Sweet Potato plants. 

 Harrow your ground well before laying it off, 

 then throw up the ridges higher than you 

 want them, and if the soil is very dry, allow 

 2 or 3 days for the moisture to rise. Then 

 knock off the top of the ridge just ahead of 

 planting: make a mud batter with water and 

 clay loam, or Ix-ttcr, with the adtlition of 

 fresh cow-dung, about as thick as cream; 

 dip the plants, in hands of about 20, into 

 this, so that mud clings to them. 



Plants ready in May and should be planted 

 in Mav or June. 

 Big-Stem Jersey. Heavy crops of uniform 



tubers of good size and quality. 

 Nancy Hall. Well-known and popular 



variety. 



PUMPKIN 



Three pounds will plant an acre. 



Prices include postage on pkts., ozs., 



V4lb., and lbs. 



Culture. Pumpkins should be planted in 

 hills (4 seeds to a hill) 8 to 10 feet each way 

 and varieties should be kept separate. They 

 require about the same conditions as cu- 

 cumbers and melons except that farmers 

 usually plant Pumpkins in their corn-rows. 

 315. Large Yellow Field. (115 days.) A 

 general-purpfjse Pumpkin for pies, canning 

 or stock-feed. The partlv globe-shaped 

 orange fruits weigh 15 to 30 pounds each. 

 Pkt. 5c.; oz. 15c.; J^ilb. 40c.; lb. $1.25, 

 postpaid. 

 181. Green Striped Cushaw. (112 days.) 

 A creamy white crookneck Pumpkin 

 striped green, weighing 14 to 16 pounds 

 each. Flesh is light yellow, coarse but 

 sweet. Pkt. lOc; oz. 15c.; Jilb. 45c.; 

 lb. SI. 40, postpaid. 

 245. King of the Mammoths or Potiron. 

 (120 days.) Averaging 60 pounds, speci- 

 mens often weigh over 1(W pounds. Al- 

 though largely used for stock-feed the 

 quality is good and makes a splendid pie. 

 Pkt. lOc; oz. 20c.; M'b. 60c.; lb. $2.00, 

 postpaid. 

 334. Large Sweet Cheese. (108 days.) A 

 flat, cheese-box Pumpkin with lemon- 

 colored skin and thick orange-yellow flesh 

 of fine quality. Fruits weigh 10 to 15 

 pounds each. Pkt. 5c.; oz. 15c.; M">. 40c.; 

 lb. S1.25, postpaid. 

 305. Sugar or New England Pie. (108 

 days.; The ideal home Pumpkin weighing 

 6 to 8 pounds each. The roundish fruits 

 are deep orange in color with bright orange, 

 thick, sweet, dry flesh of high quality. 

 Pkt. 5c.; oz. 15c.; ]4\b. 40c.; lb. S1.25, 

 postpaid. 

 197. Sweet Potato. (110 days.) Creamy 

 white, pear-shaped fruits weighing 12 

 to 15 pounds each. The yellow flesh has 

 a Sweet Potato flavor. Pkt. lOc; oz. 15c.; 

 \i\h. 45c.; IL. SI. 50, postpaid. 

 112. Yellow Winter Crookneck. (100 

 days.) The yellow fruits are about 2 feet 

 long with curved necks. Flesh is thick 

 and meaty. Pkt. 5c.; oz. 15c.; }^lb. 45c.; 

 lb. 31.40, postpaid. 



RADISHES 



One ounce will plant 100 feet of row; 



8 to 12 pounds, an acre. 



Prices include postage on pkts., ozs., 



V^lbs., and lbs. 



Culture. Radishes require light rich 

 soil and must have plenty of moisture to be 

 crisp and tender. Plant as early as ground 

 is workable, sowing thinly in rows or broad- 

 c.ist in borders: repeat every two weeks for 

 succession. Sow seed for Winter Radishes 

 in late July and August. These should be 

 dug before frost and stored in a cellar. 



Early Varieties 



287. Bolgiano's No. 2 Scarlet Globe. (24 



days.) "Best-in-Garden" variety. A hand- 

 some small oval Radish of brilliant scarlet. 

 It has a small top and forces perfectly 

 without becoming pithy or spongy. The 

 flesh is tender, juicy, and mild. Equally 

 good for garden or forcing, it commends 

 itself to both the amateur and the market 

 gardener. Pkt. 5c.; oz. lOc; H^h. 30c.; 

 lb. Wc, postpaid. 

 172. Crimson Giant. (28 days.) The 

 large roots are globes to 1}'2 inches, deep 

 crimson in color, and the firm white flesh 

 is of superior C|ualitv. Pkt. 10c. ; 02. 15c.; 

 ','lb. 30c.: II). Sl.(K), postpaid. 

 208. French Breakfast. (25 days.) Ob- 

 long roots of rich scarlet with white base. 

 Good quality if pulled early. Pkt. lOc; 

 oz. 15c.; '(lb. 30c.; lb. 90c., postpaid. 

 141. improved Long Scarlet Short-Tip. 

 (26 days.) For earliness, brilliance of 

 scarlet color and shortness of top this is 

 unsurpassed. Flesh is white and crisp. Pk}:. 

 10c.; oz. 15c.; J^lb. 30c.; lb. 90c., post- 

 pai<I. 

 237. Scarlet Turnip White-Tip. (25 days.) 

 Nearly round carmine-red roots have a 

 small white tip. Flesh white, crisp, and 

 mild. Pkt. 5c.; oz. 15c.; HXb. 30c.; lb. 

 9()c., postpaid. 

 278. White icicle. (27 days.) Trans- 

 parent white roots, 5 inches or longer, 

 with brittle flesh of mild, inviting flavor. 

 Remains in good condition a long time 

 after ready to pick. Pkt. 5c.; oz. 15c.; 

 J^lb. 30c.; lb. $1.00, postpaid. 



Summer Varieties 



118. White Strasburg. (39 days.) Five- 

 incfi wliite roots with crisp, white, slightly 

 pungent flesh. Continues in a tender 

 marketable condition a long time after 

 first ready to pick. Pkt. 10c. ; oz. 15c.; 

 ^Ib. 35c.; lb. $1.25, postpaid. 



Winter Varieties 



157. China Rose or Scarlet China. (52 



days.) Roots are 4 to 6 inches long and 

 2 inches through, bright rose-red in 

 color. The firm white flesh is pleasingly 

 pungent. Pkt. 10c. ; oz. 15c.; yi\h. Z5c.; 

 lb. SI. 25, postpaid. 



190. Long Black Spanish. (58 days.) 

 Cylindrical, somewhat roughened, black- 

 skinned roots with solid, white, pungent 

 flesh. A fine keeper. Pkt. 10c. ; oz. 15c.; 

 ]4\h. 35c.; lb. $1.25, postpaid. 



163. White Chinese or Celestial. (60 days.) 

 The mildest winter Radish. White roots 

 can be used v/hen only 3 inches long but 

 are good up to 6 inches, at which size 

 they should be stored. Flesh is white, 

 crisp and quite mild. Pkt. 10c. ; oz. 20c.; 

 Mlb. 40c.; lb. $1.50, postpaid. 



RAPE 



wKiic T\jtf. r\j lei-iKj riviv^r-o. id. 31. "fw, postpaia. 



F. W. BOLGIANO & CO., INC., WASHINGTON, D. C. 



575. Dwarf Essex. A hardy, quick-growing, 

 smooth-leaved variety. While young it 

 is very sweet and growth is so rapid 

 that leaves may be cut in three weeks 

 from seeding. Sow in succession from 

 early spring through the fall. Oz. 5c.; J^lb. 

 15c.; lb. 35c., postpaid. 



