BOLGIANO & CO.'S TESTED VEGETABLE SEEDS. 



Seeds from the Best Market 

 hardener's Storks and Per- 

 fect Germination. 



ASPARAGUS 



and even 

 pounds. 

 15 ceDts; 



SP MvMil.K. 



riiij; vegetables 



difficult to grow. In reality it oni be produced 



\ and cheaply. It does best m :» moist. Bandy soil, but can be grown in any 



following the directions given here, A bed IS x so feet, requiring abont lot) 



kn abundant sapply for an ordinary family . 



CULTURE— Beds an- usually formed by Betting plants one or two yean old, which 



nred of ns. If you wish to grow pi aits from the Beed yourself, pour hot, but 



Dot boilin*. water on tbesetJaml let stand until cool ; pour it oft ami repeat two or three 



frt sh hot water. IIi< n sow In drills one foot apart and two inches deep in light, 



nch soil. -When the plants are well up ti.iu to about one inch apart and give frequent 



uh cultivation during the summer. It tin- bus been well done, the plants w ill 



- : th> next sprint;. The permanent beds should be prepared by deep plowing 



■ >r raiding, and thoroughly enriching tin ground with stable manure or other fertilizer. 



Ol naturally loose and friable, it should be mad.' so by thoroughly 



stirring with > subsoil plow or spade, s. t the plants about four inches deep and one to 



feet apart. Alter the plants are well started, give fre- 



_li cultivation. Early the next spring spade in a heavy dressing of 



.:. 1 about on- .piart of kaiuit or salt and double the quantity Of fresh wood 



l cultivate in II as long as the size of the plants will permit, 



or until they l*gin to die down. Tie next season the I>< d may be cut over two or three 



matter how small, should be cut. Alter the 



final cutting, gire a good dressing of manure, ashes and salt. Cultivate frequently until 



the plants meet in th>- rows. In autumn, after the tops are fully ripe and yellow, they 



sh. aid be cut and burned. If well cultivated and manured, the bed should give a full 



llowing season and continue productive. 



Columbia Mammoth White, a new variety, producing 



B -!/.■ and finest quality. A valuable introduction. 



S cents: ounce. 10 cents : | pound, 20 cents; pound, 50 cents; 



two-year-old roots, $1.00 per 100, by mail, 91.25 ; $4.60 per 1,000 roots. 



New Palmetto.— la very early, large yielder. and very regular 



in its growth: average bunches contain IS shoots, measuring 13} inches in circumference, and weight, 2 



It is equally well adapted for all sections. Its quality is nneqnaled, Packets, •"> 'tuts and 10 cents ; \ pound, 



pound, 40cents; two-year-old roots, pez 1"", fjl.00, by mail. $1.25; per 1,000 roots, $3.75. 



BEANS. 



GREEN POD Bl sh BEANS. 



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Cl'LTUBE— No rop r- spends more readily to good soil and cultivation than this. The soil best adapted to it is a light, rich, well drained 

 loam, which was manured for the previous crop If too rank manure is used it Is apt to make the plant run too much to vine. Beans are 

 extremely sensitive to both cold and wet, and it is useless to plant them before the ground has become dry and warm. The largest return will 

 result from planting in drills from two to three feet spurt, and having the plants two to six inches apart in the tow. Up to the time of blossom- 

 ing they should have frequent shallow cultivation, but any mutilation of the roots by cultivation after the plants come into bloom is likely to 

 cause the blossoms to blast and so cut off the crop. Betnonber that the cultivation of beans should always be very shallow, and that it is use- 

 less to expect a crop from a field so poorly prepared as to need deep stirring after planting. 



Add 15 cents per quart extra if to b- sent by mail. One o,usrt to ltO feet of drill. Two bushels to the acre. 



Extra Early Bed Valentine Beans I 



snap bean for early spring planting. Pods are thick, fleshy, 

 and round Ar- ready to pick under favorable conditions 

 in thirty-five days from planting ; are preferred by many to 

 any other green pod variety. Our strain i- the earliest and 

 :.e produced. Price, packet, 5 cents: pint. 10 cents; 

 quart. 15 cents: gallon. 50 cents: peck, JJ100 : bushi 



BtringleM Green Pod Burpee's). — This variety 



• ly stringless, and remains tender ar.d crisp longer 

 after maturity than any other variety. The pods are of 

 green, long and straight, perfectly round and meaty, matur- 

 ing with the earliest of the green pod varieties. Packet, 5 

 cents: pint, 10 cents : quart, 20 cents j half peck, 65 cents ; 

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Refugee Extra Early Bound Green 1*«»<I. 



It differs from the ordinary Refugee, or 1,000 to 1. being 

 from three to four weeks earlier in maturing. Has a beauti- 

 ful round pod of a delicate green color, which makes a 

 perfect bean for canners and for shipping purposes. It is 

 tender, stringless, and always bears an abundant crop. 

 Packet. 5 cents: pint. 10 cents: quart, 15 cents: gallon, 

 50 cents: peck. $1.00; bushel | 



Early Mohawk Beans.— This beam is grown largely 

 for the Northern market. Used around Washington as a 

 pickling bean. Pods are flat and from five to six inches 

 long. Pint, 10 cents: quart, 20 cents: gallon, 50 cents: 

 peck, 90 cents : bushel, f3.40. 



Dwarf Horticultural.— Vine very productive, upright in growth. Pods medium length, cylindrical curved, 

 with splashes of bright red. They become fit for use as a green shelled bean very early, and in this condition the 

 beans are very large and fine quality. Packet, 5 cents : pint. 10 cents : quart, 20 cents : gallon, 60 cents ; peck, $1.00; 



White Navy Beans.— Pint, 10 cents; quart, 20 cents: gallon, 50 cents: peck, 75 cents: bushel, $3.00. 



Cherry Pole or Cut-Short, Beau.— An old variety: very popular for planting among corn. Very pro- 

 ductive, and used in green and dried state. Pods are striped with red, and are very meaty. Quart, 25 cents ; gallon, 

 90 cents: peek. $1.25; bushel, $5.00. 



Golden Carmine Horticultural Bole Beans.- This is the most beautiful Bean ever introduced. It is 

 early, stringless, and bright golden color, striped with bright red. Wonderfully productive. Pint, 20 cents : quart, 35 

 cents : gallon. $1.00 ; Peck, $2.00. 



