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F. \Y. BOLGIAXO & CO. 



Rhubarb 



Very familiarly known as the Pie Plant. The foot stalk is the portion that is 

 used and is the first vegetable of the season from the garden; cultivated to a 

 great extent and is indispensable wherever it is known. Sow the seed early in 

 the spring in rows 1 foot apart on rich ground; the second year after planting 

 they can be removed in autumn to the permanent spot allotted to them; plant 

 the roots 2 feet apart each way in ground that is well enriched, at least 2 feet 

 deep. Packet, 10c. ; ounce, 20c.; M lb., 40c.; lb., $1.50. Roots, 75c. per dozen; 

 $4.00 per 100. 



Salsify or Oyster Plant 



CULTURE. A flue vegetable, used tlie same as earrots or. IiaviriK been boiled, made iiitr> 

 eajjes and fried like o.vsters. wliioh they resemble in flavor. Cultivate tbe same as carrots 

 and narsnips. It is liai-dy. ran remain in the eround all winter for early snrina use. but 

 sbould be taken up before it startfi srowinc: take up a supply for use durine the winter. 

 Succeeds best in a liuht. well-enriched, mellow soil. Sow early in the spring in drills M 

 inches apart, 1 inch deep; thin to C inches in the rows. 



SAIVDWICH ISLAiVD MAMMOTH WHITE SALSIFY. -One of the most de- 

 licious of winter vegetables, and also one of the most nutritious; the flavor 

 is sweet and highly esteemed. This variety, where known, is entirely super- 

 seding the old type, as it produces roots nearly double the size and weight, and 

 of equally good quality. Packets, 5 and 10c. ; ^,4 lb., 25c.; % lb., 45c.; lb., 90c. 



Pkts., Ozs., and k Lbs 

 delivered free; lb. pack- 

 ages by mail, add 8c, 



Bush, 3 to 4 



Squash 



1 oz. Bush Variety for 40 hills. 

 Large Seeded Variety, 15 

 hills ; 2 to 3 lbs. 

 Large Seeded per Acre. 



BOLGIANO'S EXTRA EARLY DAWN SQUASH.— 1 



Ten days to two weeks earlier than other stock of White 

 Bush Squash. 2. Brings the first Fancy Prices of the 

 earliest market. 3. Enormously productive. 4. Beautiful 

 white color, entirely free from any green cast. 5. Solid 

 and heavy, with small seed cavity, making excellent ship- 

 per. 6. Delicious flavor and excellent cooker. 7. 

 Growth is bushy. Packets, 5 and 10c. ; Vi lb., 25c.; lb., 75c. 



EARLY WHITE BUSH SCALLOPED OR PATTYI 

 PAN.— Early White Bush Scalloped or Patty Pan Squash 

 is the earliest and grown almost exclusively for the 

 first crop. The rind is hard texture, which makes it 

 suitable for shipping, and it is exclusively grown at the 

 South for that purpose. Packets, 5 and 10c. ; % lb., 15 

 c; lb., 40c. 



EARLY YELLOW SUMMER CROOKNECK.— A de- 

 sirable table sort, very early and productive, fruits when 

 matured, small, yellow crooknecked, and covered with 

 warty excrescences. Packets, 5 and 10c. ; % lb., 15c. ; 

 % lb., 25c.; lb., 40c. 



HUBBARD SQUASH. — A superior variety and one of the best winter keepers, flesh bright orange-yellow, fine 

 grained, very dry, sweet and rich flavored. Bakes very dry, equally as dry as the Sweet Potato. Our stock is the 

 very best and we don't hesitate to recommend it to the most critical planter. Packets, 5 and 10c. ; % lb., 15c.; 

 lb., 50c. 



BOSTON MARROW.— A splendid winter squash of good keeping qualities. Flesh bright orange, fine grain, and 

 unsurpassed. It is oval-shaped and thin skin of bright orange color. For pies it is equal to the best pumpkins. 



Packet, 5c.; ounce, 10c. ; ^/i 

 WINTER CROOKNECK. 



i/o lb., 25c. ; lb., 40c. 



lb., 15c.; % lb., 25c. 

 Flesh red, fine flavor. 



lb., 40c. 



largely grown for winter use. 



Packets, 5 and 10c. ; % lb., 15c.; 



Early Dawn Squasli 



EARLY PROLIFIC ORANGE MARROW.— A comparatively 

 new fall or winter variety. It is shaped somewhat like the 

 Boston Marrow, but it is a decided improvement on it, being 

 much earlier and more productive. These characteristics will 

 commend this variety to market gardeners, while its brilliant 

 orange-red color and fine keeping and cooking qualities make it 

 popular with the customer. The rind is very hard, but thin, and 

 the flesh deep, fine grained, and of delicate quality. Packet, 5c.; 

 ounce, 10c. ; % lb., 25c.; % lb., 30c.; lb., 50c. 



Farr's White Bush Squash 



This type of White Bush Squash has long been recognized as 

 the earliest squash on the market. Mr. Charles N. Farr and 

 his family haVe been perfecting this squash for years. We can- 

 not recommend it too highly. We feel that if you want earliness 

 and beauty you cannot go astray in buying this stock. The 

 earliest squash that has come to this market from local 

 gardeners for the past fifteen years iias been from this stock. 

 Fine in appearance, of light green color. Packet, 10c. , % ib., 

 30c.; 1 lb., $1.00. 



