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F. W. BOLGIANO & CO., INC., Washington, D 



PEPPER 



One Ounce Will Produce 

 About 1,500 Plants. 

 Prices Include Postage on Pkts., Ozs., 14 Lbs. and Lbs. 



CULTURE. Peppers are indispensable as a seasoning for soups and meats. The large varie- 

 ties are mainly used for this purpose and pickling. The mild, sweet varieties, like Bull Nose 

 and Ruby King, are used for Mangoes, while the small-fruited sorts are best for sauces. Sow 

 in hotbeds in March or April or sheltered border in May ; when the season is favorable trans- 

 plant in rows 2 feet apart and 18 ins. in the row, in good, rich, mellow ground. 



328. California Wonder Pepper. (120 days.) ("Best in Gar- 

 den" Variety.) A new pepper of real merit. It's nearly as large and 

 earlier than Chinese Giant, but is blocky or square ended. It is especially 

 free from roughness. It's pretty as a picture. Just the ideal shape. 

 It will sit upright and is perfect to stuff and bake or to serve whole with 

 salad. Its walls are exceptionally thick, heavier and firmer than any 

 other sort. The flesh is deliciously sweet and spicy with no bite to it. 

 The bright attractive green when young changes to a brilliant light 

 crimson as they mature. Full grown peppers commonly have a breadth 

 of 4 inches and a length of 4% inches, weighing as much as a full pound. 

 The plants are slightly spreading, sturdy and productive, bearing from 5 

 to 9 large fruits to a setting. For the home gardener, market gardener 

 and shipper, this is the ideal pepper. Give it a trial. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 

 40 cts.; >4 lb. $1.25; lb. $3.50; 2-lb. lots, $3.25 lb.; 5-lb. lots, $3.00 lb., 

 postpaid. 



263. Chinese Giant. (120 days.) This monstrous fruit- 

 ing variety averages 12 to 15 inches in circumference and, 

 notwithstanding its immense size, it is very early and pro- 

 lific. The flesh is thick, tender, mild, sweet and unexcelled 

 when sliced or for stuffing for "mangoes." When ripe the sur- 

 face is of a brilliant varnished scarlet. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 40 

 cts.; 14 lb. $1.25; lb. $3.50; 2-lb. lots, $3.25 lb.; 5-lb. lots, $3.00 

 lb., postpaid. 



274. Bell, or Bull Nose. (120 days.) Produces a very 

 large-sized pepper, which is highly esteemed for pickling. 

 Flesh is sometimes quite hot in flavor. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 20 

 cts.; 14 lb. 65 cts.; lb. $2.25; 2-lb. lots, $2.00 lb.; 5-lb. lots, 

 $1.85 lb, postpaid. 



253. Long Red Cayenne. (120 days.) A long red va- 

 riety, very hot, and is generally used for seasoning soups. 

 Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 25 cts.; 14 lb. 85 cts.; lb. $3.00; 2-lb. lots, 

 $2.75 lb.; 5-lb. lots, $2,.50 lb., postpaid. 



266. Red Chili. (135 days.) They are pointed like the 

 Cayenne, but not so long nor so thick, and are exceedingly 

 pungent when ripe. Requires a long, warm season. The 

 plants should be started early in a hotbed. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 

 35 cts.; l / 4 lb. $1.00; lb. $3.75; 2-lb. lots, $3.50 lb., postpaid. 



Small Sugar Pumpkin 



California Wonder Pepper 



283. Ruby King. (HO days.) 4 to 6 ins. in length and 

 3% to 4 ins. thick, yet retaining the symmetrical shape of the 

 smaller size. Very bright colored and the flesh is sweet and 

 mild flavored. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 25 cts.; Va lb. 80 cts.; lb. $2.75; 

 2-lb. lots, $2.60 lb.; 5-lb. lots, $2.35 lb., postpaid. 



306. Pimiento. (HO days.) About 3V 2 inches long by 2% 

 inches across the stem, being decidedly conical in shape, and 

 are of rich bright scarlet color. The meat or flesh is ten- 

 der and sweet. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 25 cts.; 14 lb. 75 cts.; lb. $2.50; 

 2-lb. lots, $2.25 lb.; 5-lb. lots, $2.00 lb., postpaid. 



Hills, Eight 

 Feet Apart. 



PUMPKIN 



Two Pounds 

 to the Acre. 



CULTURE. May be planted middle of spring, among the Indian corn 

 or in the field or garden, in hills 8 to 10 feet apart each way, four seeds 

 in a hill. In other respects they are cultivated in the same manner as 

 melons and cucumbers. Avoid planting them near other varieties. 



245. King of the Mammoth, or True Potiron. 



(90 days.) The great prize pumpkin growing the largest of 

 all, from 100 to 200 pounds in weight, bright, yellow, tender, 

 excellent. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; 14 lb. 30 cts.; lb. $1.00; 

 2-lb. lots, 90 cts. lb.; 5-lb. lots, 80 cts. lb.; 10- lb. Iots,75 cts. 

 lb., postpaid. 



126. Large Sweet Cheese. (85 days.) A most popu- 

 lar variety; fruit flattened; skin mottled light green and yel- 

 low, changing to rich cream color as it matures. Flesh yel- 

 low, thick and tender. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 10 cts.; 14 lb. 20 cts.; 

 lb. 60 cts.; 2-lb. lots, 50 cts. lb.; 5-lb. lots, 45 cts. lb.; 10-lb. 

 lots, 40 cts. lb., postpaid. 



197. Sweet Potato. (90 days.) The finest variety for 

 table use. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; 14 lb. 25 cts.; lb. 75 cts.; 

 2-lb. lots, 70 cts. lb.; 5-lb. lots, 60 cts. lb.; 10-lb. lots, 55 cts. 

 lb., postpaid. 



158. Connecticut Field, or Large Yellow. (85 days.) 

 The common field variety. Excellent for feeding. Pkt. 5 cts.; 

 oz. 10 cts.; '/ 4 lb. 20 cts.; lb. 50 cts.; 2-lb. lots, 45 cts. lb.; 5- 

 lb. lots, 40 cts. lb., postpaid. 



75. Yellow Winter Crookneck. (100 days.) Fruits 



are about 2 ft. long, with solid, meaty, curvy neck. Color 

 solid yellow. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; 14 lb. 25 cts.; lb. 80 

 cts.; 2-lb. lots, 70 cts. lb.; 5-lb. lots, 65 cts. lb.; 10-lb. lots, 

 60 cts. lb., postpaid. 



181. Green Striped Cushaw. (85 days.) Fruits very 

 large, with crooked neck. Color creamy white, irregularly 

 striped or traced with green. Flesh light yellow, very thick, 

 rather coarse but sweet. This sort is very productive. Pkt. 

 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; 14 lb. 25 cts.; lb. 80 cts.; 2-lb. lots, 70 cts. 

 lb.; 5-lb. lots, 65 cts. lb.; 10-lb. lots, 60 cts. lb., postpaid. 



220. Sugar or Pie. (70 days.) Orange-colored skin and 

 flesh of unusually fine, sugary flavor, fine-grained, very pro- 

 ductive, and keeps well. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 10 cts.; 14 lb. 25 cts.; 

 lb. 75 cts.; 2-lb. lots, 65 cts. lb.; 5-lb. lots, 55 cts. lb.; 10-lb lots, 

 50 cts. lb., postpaid. 



