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



TOMATO 



6 to 8 Ozs. to an Acre; 

 1 Oz. to l.cOO Plants. 



CULTURE. The seed may be started in hotbed in March, or suffi- 

 cient plants for family use can be grown in pots or boxes indoors with 

 very little trouble. Be particular to give plants the benefit of fresh 

 air and sun whenever judicious, for the purpose of hardening them, and 

 cover with mats when necessary to prevent them from frosting. The 

 two extremes of heat and cold are equally injurious. It is customary 

 with the best gardeners to remove the plants from hotbeds to the cold 

 frames, allowing a distance of several inches between the plants. In 

 May select and prepare the soil and set the plants 3 feet each way. 

 Hoe and draw earth to the stems. When the plants crowd, the fruit 

 will be small. Have the soil very rich. For general crop sow from the 

 middle of April or during May, in the open air, selecting good soil in 

 a location much exposed to the sun and sheltered by a hill or woods 

 on the north. 



77. The "President" Tomato. (95 days.) Beautiful bright 

 red color; mild, delicious flavor. Produces very few seeds; ripens ear- 

 lier than many varieties planted for early use; a marvelous yielder. 

 Pkt. 10 cts.; Yz oz. 20 cts.; oz. 30 cts.; 

 $3.25 lb.; 5-lb. lots, $3.00 lb., postpaid. 



Pritchard or Scarlet Topper 



Red Tomatoes 



173. 



days.) 



85 cts.; 



249, 



207. Tomato, Penn State. Awarded Special Men- 

 tion in All-America Seed Selections for 1936. ("Best in 

 Garden" Variety.) (See in color outside front cover.) 

 (95 days.) Distinct new early variety with large central 

 clusters of smooth, thick fleshed, bright red fruit. Vines 

 are extremely short and self pruning allowing close 

 (2-2% ft.) planting. Fruit are good size (a little 

 larger and much deeper than Bonny Best), solid with 

 few seeds. Desirable for a quick early crop to be turned 

 under after the first cluster is picked and for small 

 gardens where space is limited. Season appears to be 

 intermediate between extra early and Bonny Best. Plant 

 and general growth are quite different from any other 

 variety we have grown. Pkt. 10 cts. and 25 cts.; oz. 



332. Pritchard or Scarlet Topper Tomato. 

 ("Best in Garden" Main Crop Variety.) (95 days.) 



Wilt-resistant, mid-season main crop variety. Heavy 

 cropper of scarlet, globe-shaped fruits. Fruit very 

 heavy, inside color beautiful red, desirable for canning. 

 Abundant foliage to protect from sun scald. Excellent 

 tomato for the home garden and market gardener as 

 well as long distance shipper. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 30 cts.; 

 V4 lb. $1.00; lb. S 

 $3.00 lb., postpaid. 



101. Break O'Day Tomato. (90 days.) An extra early 

 perfect globe hybridized from Marglobe and other earlier 

 tomatoes. Almost as early as Earliana. All the wilt and dis- 

 ease resistance qualities of Marglobe but at least two weeks 

 earlier. Good shipper. Beautiful red. Stands hot and dry 



I. X. L. Bolgiano's Extremely Early Tomato. (95 



Early, largest, most prolific. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 25 cts.; '74 lb. 

 lb. $3.00, postpaid. 



The Washington Tomato. (lOO days.) A marvelous wilt- 

 resistant tomato. A heavy yielding main cropper, perfectly 

 smooth, solid, rich red and meaty. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 25 cts.; 

 V4 lb. 85 cts.; lb. $3.00; 2-lb. lots, $2.70 lb.; 5-lb. lots, $2.50 

 lb., postpaid. 



86. The Bolgiano Tomato. The Potato Leaf Tomato. 



(90 days.) Blossoms continually. Every vine is just loaded 

 with perfect red solid tomatoes all during the season. The Bol- 

 giano Tomato is two weeks earlier than Earliana. First fruit 

 just as perfect as the piime fruit of tlie season. The heavy 

 potato leaf foliage protects the fruit from sun scalds and blis- 

 ters. The large stem set clusters make it a profitable tomato 

 for the grower. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 30 cts.; V4 lb. $1.00; lb. $3.50; 

 2-lb. lots, $3.25 lb.; 5-lb. lots, $3.00 lb., postpaid. 



335. John Baer. (lOO days.) Here is a general favorite 

 for the home garden. Although small, the fruit is more 

 perfectly round than any other variety. Being absolutely 

 coreless, their flesh is solid meat throughout, having no waste 

 when slicing or canning. The flavor is mild and sweet. Pkt. 

 10 cts.; oz. 25 cts.; V4 lb. 80 cts.; lb. $2.75; 2-lb. lots, $2.50 

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



155. Bonny Best. (100 days.) Here is an old favorite 

 that has been continuously selected for earliness, solidity, 

 smoothness, and evenness of ripening. It is a vigorous grower 

 producing bright red fruit throughout the season. The heavy 

 foliage is a good protection against sunscald. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 

 25 cts.; V4 lb. 80 cts.; lb. $2.75; 2-lb. lots, $2.50 lb.; 5-lb. lots, 

 $2.25 lb., postpaid. 



oz. 20 cts.; oz. 30 cts.; V4 lb. $1.00; lb. 

 lb.; 5-lb. lots, $3.00 lb., postpaid. 



$3.50; 2-lb. lots, $3.25 



88. Marglobe Tomato. Reselected and Improved from 

 Originator's Strain. (100 days.) Strong, healthy, disease 

 resistant vines which continue to thrive and produce fruii 

 long after other varieties have gone. Perfectly globe shapetl, 

 of a beautiful red color. Second early main crop. Delicious 

 flavor, free from acid; very meaty; good shipper. Excellent 

 for the home garden. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 25 cts.; V4 lb. 85 cts.; 

 lb. $3.00; 2-lb. lots, $2.70 lb.; 5.1b. lots, $2.50 lb.; 10-lb. lots, 

 $2.30 lb., postpaid. 



Marglobe Tomato (Reselected and Improved 

 from Originator's Strain) 



