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F. W. BOLGIANO & CO. 



Maine Grown Seed Potatoes 



UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, 

 FEDERAL HORTICULTURAL BOARD. 



Maine Potato Inspection Service. 

 SEED POTATOES. Card ^fO 138580 SB ' 



The potatoes in this container have been inspected, are believed 

 to be free from infection with powdery scab, and never to have been 

 in contact with anything infected with this disease. 



FEDERAL HORiTICUJ/frUR^L BOARD, 



By 



Inspector. 



From. 



WARNING! As misuse of this certificate is a misdemeanor punishable by fine or 

 imprisonment, or both, it should be destroyed promptly after opening the package 

 to which it is attached. Form MPI-4. 



We are handling this 

 season Seed Potatoes with 

 Government Labels as 



illustrated herewith. It 

 has been of late years hard 

 to get Seed Potatoes that 

 were entirely free from 

 dry rot or fungus. The 

 Government, for the pro- 

 tection of the farmers and 

 gardeners, passed a ruling 

 making it a misrepresen- 

 tation for anyone to sell 

 Potatoes for seed that 

 have not passed inspec- 

 tion. Now we are de- 

 manding that the Govern- 

 ment tags be placed on 

 each barrel sack so that 

 our trade may feel as- 

 sured that care has been 

 exercised in the selection 

 of pure Seed, free from 

 disease. Don't buy any 

 without this label, and 



be sure you get 165 lbs. Potatoes to the sack; some are selling only 150 lbs. or one peck less than the full quantity. 



Norcross. Pure White. Seed boll grown on the old Early Rose pollenized with Beauty of Hebron. Singular as 



it may seem, this potato is one of the late maturing varieties, scmewhat blccky in shape, smcoth surface, very excellent 



table quality, cooking dry and mealy. Grows a thrifty, upright top, with large leaves, and is above the average of the 



white kinds to withstand blight. Ask for special prices. 



Early White Albino. This wonderful new early potato is a good cropper. The skin and flesh are extremely white, 



of exceptionally good cooking quality and very prolific; fully as early as the old Early Rose in maturing and particularly 



valuable for the early market by reason of its fine shape and early maturity. The vines grow erect and it is one of the 



best early varieties to withstand blight and disease. ■ Prices quoted on application. 



Irish Cobbler. It is one of the most reliable and is fast becoming one of the most popular of the early varieties. Of 



handsome cream-white color and of excellent quality, making it most desirable for the best trade. Is a vigorous grower, 



ripens uniformly, and a good keeper. In short, the best all around early potato on the market. 

 Houlton Early Rose. This is 



our most popular potato; very 



early; fine quality, and very pro- 

 ductive. 



XX Early. This is a potato 



that comes to us very highly recom- 

 mended — one of the finest; rose 



color; productive. 



Green Mountain. Oval shape, 



white skin and flesh; excellent; 



heavy yielder. The most popular 



late potato. 



McCormick or German Peach 



Blow. Should be planted in July 



and early August. It is one of the 



heaviest yielders, and in good 



season makes a fine table sort. 

 While McCormick Potatoes. 



This seems to have been produced 



by selection from the old pink or 



red McCormick Potatoes. It has 



all the good characteristics of its Early White Albino 



parent, with the addition of being 



superior in quality and appearance. This is distinctly a late sort and should be planted only in June and July. 

 ' Prices on all Potatoes at market rates. 



Sweet Potato Roots 



Culture. Don't wait for a rain or a "season" to set out sweet potato plants. Harrow your ground well before laying off, then throw up the 

 ridges higher than you want them, and if the soil is very dry allow two or three 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, better, with the addition of fresh cow dung, about as thick as cream; dip the 

 plants, in hands of about twenty, into this, so that a large quantity of the mui clings to them. 



Big Stem Sweet Potatoes. They are fine size, and the yield has astonished our most critical trade. They make 

 only a very few, and in some cases no small roots. The quality is first-class. 



Jersey Sweet Potatoes. Are too well known to require any description. We get these from reliable growers in New 

 Jersey and our trade has grown very large on them. 



Sweet Potato Plants. Rooted slips ready in May. The young plants should be set in May and June. A light soil 

 and sunny location are preferable. Per 100, 25c; 1000, $2.00. Special prices on large lots. 



