BOLGIANO'S RELIABLE EGG PLANT SEED. 



BOLGIANO'S IMPROVED LARGE PURPLE 



PLANT 



BOLGIANO'S IMPROVED LARGE PURPLE EGG PLANT. 



G Mississippi, July 6, 1904. | 



mtlemen: — I always like to plant your seed, as I never have to re-plant | 

 Kiicn I Plant your se ed s. Y ? u . r , s , *n'. 1 i'i' l . . ■ jV. .9; M^i^fP.^'i .,,,,! 



Bolgiano's Reliable Pepper Seed. 



t I want to compliment you on the Egg Plant Seed I bought of t 



I you. It came up much better than the seed that I purchased in ♦ 

 t New York and Philadelphia. Yours truly, A. BENHAM, Fla. J 



99. The Florida High Bush Egg' Plant has proved of the greatest 

 value to Southern truckers and shippers. It has been grown in Florida 

 for the past three or four years. It is remarkable for its vigorous growth 

 and productiveness, is very hardy, and will stand more cold weather 

 than the New York Improved. The hot sun does not blight the blossom. 

 The plant has a characteristic leaf, unlike any other egg plant we know 

 of. It grows from 3 to 4 feet high, erect and sturdy, free from thorns. 

 Fruit is large, oblong in shape and purple, though not so deep a color 

 as the New York Improved. It resists drought and wet weather to a 

 wonderful degree, partly on account of its strong, upright growth. It 

 stands the cold better, and is the only egg plant that stands shipping 

 from this section to the Northern markets under almost all circum- 

 stances. It is of a large size, first-class shape, and superior flavor. Its 

 shipping qualities are the very best. It brings the highest price in 

 the Northern markets, keeping its freshness and condition much longer 

 than any other variety. The growers realized good returns for this 

 variety when all other varieties have been reported "arrived in bad con- 

 dition," and many would not plant any other variety. PKtJ, 5c & 10c. 

 Oz. 25c. 1/4 Lb. 90c. 1/2 Lb. $1.75. Lb. $3.50. 



103. BOLGIANO'S IMPROVED LARGE PURPLE EGG PLANT.— For 



many years we have made the development of the Egg Plant a special 

 study. Our efforts, with many suggestions and helps from wide-awake 

 farmer friends, have resulted in the Perfect Stock of Improved Large 

 Purple Egg Plant ; purer, truer and better than has ever been offered 

 before. It has a handsome shape, a fine dark purple color, beautiful 

 form, large size, and is uniform, making it most attractive for shipping 

 and market use. PKts. 5c and 10c. 12 Oz. 15c. Oz. 25c. 2 0zs. 50c. 

 1/4 Lb. 75c. Lb. $2.50. 



100. BLACK BEAUTY EGG PLANT. -As large as the New York 

 Spineless and two weeks earlier. Skin a lustrous purplish black. Sets 

 freely. PKts. 5c and 10c. 1/2 Oz. 15c. Oz. 25c. 2 Ozs. 50c. 

 1/4 Lb. 90c. 1/2 Lb. $1.75. 1 Lb. $3.50. See Front Page. 



101. NEW YORK IMPROVED EGG PLANT (Spineless.)-One of the 

 leading sorts for home and market ; a vigorous grower. Fruit large, 

 fine, free from thorns, and produced until frost; skin of a rich purple; 

 flesh white and of a good flavor. We can highly recommend our care- 

 fully selected strain of this Egg Plant to market gardeners and amateurs. 

 PKts. 5c and 10c. 1/2 Oz. 15c. Oz. 25c. 2 Ozs. 50c. 1/4 Lb. 75c. 

 1/2 Lb. $1.25. Lb. $2.50. 



102. NEW JERSEY IMPROVED LARGE SMOOTH EGG PLANT.- 

 PKts. 5c and 10c. Oz. 25c. 2 Ozs. 50c. 1/4 Lb. 75c. 1/2 Lb. $1.25. 

 Lb. $2.50. 



105. BLACK PEKIN EGG PLANT.— A great favorite ; produces hand- 

 some, nearly round, solid fruit, weighing 4 to 8 pounds, of good quality 

 and maturing early. Very productive and satisfactorv. PKts. 5c. 

 and 10c. 1/2 Oz. 15c. Oz. 25c. 2 Ozs. 50c. 1/4 Lb. 90c. 

 12 Lb. $1.75. Lb. $3.50. 



104.— NEW ORLEANS EGG PLANT. — Large Dark Purple or New 

 Orleans Market. During severest droughts it fruits abundantly, and its 

 strong, erect plants lift the fruit too high for injury during a rainy 

 spell. In form, handsome ; size, large ; color, dark purple, and it out- 

 yields all other sorts surprisingly. They are good shippers, carry well 

 and remain firm. Many Southern growers make this sort their main 

 reliance. The seed was grown from Pedigree New Orleans stock. 

 PKts. 5c and 10c. 1/2 Oz. 15c. Oz. 25c. 2 Ozs. 50c. 1/4 Lb. 90c. 

 1/2 Lb. $1.75. Lb. $3.50. 



One Ounce will Sow 



150 Feet of Row. 



106. Bolgiano's New Self-Blanching* Endive.— This year we offer you 

 a perfect self-blanching curled Endive, beautiful and graceful in shape, 

 most attractive, perfect in color, shading from a large, rich golden heart 

 to the outer leaf of emerald green. In flavor it is mild, nutty, and sweet. 

 A market stall without this most beautiful of vegetables can never ex^ 

 pect to merit those customers who strive to make their home table most 

 attractive and complete. PKts. 5c and 10c. Oz. 20c. 2 Ozs. 35c 

 1/4 Lb. 50c. 1/2 Lb. 75c. Lb. $1.50. 



107. Green Curled Endive.— Much better than the common varieties. 

 An attractive and ornamental vegetable. PKts. 5c and 10c. Oz. 15c. 

 2 Ozs. 35c. 1/4 Lb. 40c. 1/2 Lb. 65c. Lb. $1.25. 



FLORIDA HIGH BUSH 



Pkt. 



Oz. 



2 Oz. 



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Lb. 



5 and 10c 



20c 



30c 



50c 



80c 



$1.50 



5 and 10c 



20c 



30c 



50c 



80c 



$1.50 



5 and 10c 



20c 



30c 



50c 



$1.00 



$2.00 



5 and 10c 



20c 



30c 



50c 



80c 



$1.50 



Plant 



ONE OUNCE 

 WILL PRO- 

 DUCE 500 

 PLANTS. 



E IN DIVE. Enciven. 



SQUASH. 



FLORIDA HIGH BUSH EGG PLANT. 



flustard. 



This is grown to quite a large extent in the Southern 

 States. It is used like Spinach, or boiled with meat as 

 greens. The white or yellow seeded variety is cultivated 

 chiefly for medicinal purposes or pickling. Southern 

 Giant Curled and Ostrich Plume are best for general use. 



CULTURE.— Sow during September or October either 

 broadcast or in rows six inches apart. Cut when about 

 three inches high. Sow one ounce to eighty feet of drill, 

 or broadcast six pounds per acre. 



204. OSTRICH PLUME MUSTARD.— This new variety 

 originated in the South, and is one of the most desirable 

 in cultivation. The leaves are exquisitely crimped, 

 ruffled and frilled, and make an excellent table garnish- 

 ing. It is of superior flavor, and very popular wherever 

 grown. PKt. 5c. Oz. 10c. 1/4 Lb. 20c. Lb. 50c. 

 203. SOUTHERN GIANT CURLED.-Favorite variety, 

 much esteemed in the South. Verv succulent, pungent, 

 and of sweet flavor. PKt. 5c. Oz. 8c. 1/4 Lb. 15c. Lb. 40c. 

 WHITE OR BLACK.-Used for salad. Oz. 5c. 1/4 Lb. 

 10c. Lb. 25c. 

 MUSTARD SEED FOR PICKLING, Lb. 15c. 



1 Oz. Bush Variety for 40 Hills. Large Seeded Variety I Oz. to 15 Hills 

 2 to 3 Lbs, Bush, 3 to 4 Lbs. Large-Seeded per Acre 



iano's EXTRA EARLY DAWN SQUASH. 



NEW 1QOS \ZMRIET"V. 

 TEN DAYS TO TWO WEEKS earlier than any other stocK of White Bush 



Squash. 

 Always brings the first FANCY PRICES of the earliest marKet. 

 Enormously productive. 



Beautiful white color, entirely free from any green cast. 

 Solid and heavy with small seed cavity mahing an excellent shipper 

 Delicious flavor and an excellent cooKer. 

 Growth is bushy, with absolutely no runners. 

 A great improvement over all other stocKs. 

 Price: PKts. 5c and 10c. Oz. 15c. 14 Lb. 25c. 



NEW CHINESE GIANT PEPPER. 

 CHINESE GIANT PEPPER. 



226. Double the size of Ruby King Pepper and equally as mild. By careful 

 and numerous experiments we have found this enormous mild red Pepper 

 to be a money maker of great value to the trucker. The monstrous fruits 

 are of a thick, blocky form and of the most brilliant glossy scarlet. They 

 grow 4 to 5 inches broad at the top, and about 4 to 5 inches in length and are 

 divided into four or more large ridges and when ripe they are indented at 

 the blossom end. It is early, productive, and quickly sells on account of its 

 enormous size. The plants are vigorous, stocky, and grow about two feet in 

 height. They are well branched and thickly set with the largest Peppers, 

 frequently half a dozen fruits will touch each other as if in a single bunch ; 

 the strong growth of the plants and abundant foliage enable them to mature 

 the large number of fruits almost as early as the Famous Rubv King. 

 PKt. 5c and 10c. Oz. 25c. 1/4 Lb. $1.00. Lb. $3.50. 



MAMMOTH RUBY KING. 



EXTRA SELECTED STOCK. 



227. Since first introduced this magnificent variety has so gained in popular 

 favor that it is now recognized as the best and most profitable Red Pepper 

 for market or family use. Everyone who has seen our crops has been en- 

 thusiastic in praise of the beautiful plants crowded with the large handsome 

 fruits of a bright ruby red color. The Peppers ordinarily grow from 4% to 6 

 inches long by 3% to 414 inches through. Added to their beautiful color when 

 ripe is the fact that they are remarkably mild and pleasant to the taste — in 

 this respect unequalled by any other Red Pepper. We cannot too strongly 

 recommend the Ruby King. So mild and pleasant in favor they can even 

 be sliced and eaten with pepper and vinegar, like Tomatoes, and makes a 

 very pleasant and appetizing salad, while for stuffing and pepper hash no 

 other variety can equal them. PacKets 5c and 10c. Oz. 20c. 2 Ozs. 35c. 

 1/4 Lb. 60c. 1/2 Lb. $1.00. Lb. $2.00. 



SPECIAL PEPPER PRICES. 



228. Bell or Bull Nose, large, ) 

 hot, red, for pickling, \ 



229. Sweet Mountain, flesh ( 

 very thick, sweet, mild, ( 



Red Chili, not so long nor thick j 



as Cayenne, \ 



Long Red Cayenne, very hot 



pickling, etc., ) 



i 2>«ar Sir: — The French Garden Self-Bl 

 I you last season was by far the best I ever 

 ; for it, if I could not get it for less. It is 

 1 has never kept so well before for me. 

 | Feb. 22, 1905. 



Bolgiano's Extra Early Dawn Squash. 

 The earliest and best Squash on earth. 



anching Celery seed I got from I 



had. I would pay SS.OO a pound I 



now in fine condition. Celery ♦ 



Yours respectfully, , 



John C. Brown. Md. 



265 Early White Bush Scalloped, or Patty Pan Squash 



HIE have taken special pains to build up a superior stock 

 **• of this most useful vegetable, and do not believe it is 

 possible to get as true a strain elsewhere. Good size, uni- 

 form, a heavy cropper, and extra early. The skin is 

 white and the flesh fine-grained and tender. It is dwarf 

 in habit, very hardy, having a rind of hard texture, which 

 makes it exceedingly suitable for shipping. Those who 

 have tried our superior stock are loud in their praises of 

 its merits. We want you to try it this year. PKt. 5c. 

 Oz. 10c. 1/4 Lb. 15c. 1/2 Lb. 20c. Lb. 40c. 5 Lbs. 

 S 35c. 10 Lbs. $3.00. 



272, Early Prolific Orange Marrow.— A comparatively new 

 Fall or Winter variety. It is shaped somewhat like Boston Mar- 

 row, but is a decided improvement, being earlier and more pro- 

 ductive, which commends this variety to market gardeners: its 

 brilliant orange-red color and fine keeping and cooking qualities 

 make it popular with the consumer ; rind is hard but thin ; flesh 

 deep, fine-grained and of delicate quality. PKt. 5c. Oz. 10c. 

 2 Ozs. 15c. 1/4 Lb. 20c. 1/2 Lb. 30c. Lb. 50c. 



273. Boston Marrow.— A splendid Winter Squash of good 

 keeping qualities. Flesh bright orange, fine grain and unsur- 

 passed. It is oval shape and thin skin. For pies it is equal to 

 the best pumpkins. PacKet 5c. Oz. 10c. 1/4 Lb. 15c. 

 1/2 Lb. 25c. Lb. 40c. 



268. The Delicious Squash.- The name tells how good it is. 

 This New Winter Squash is exceptionally fine. PacKet 5c. 

 Oz. 10c. 2 Ozs. 15c. 1/4 Lb. 20c. 1/2 Lb. 30c. Lb. 50c. 



12 Lb. 50c. Lb. $1.00. 



266. New Extra Early Jer- 

 sey White Bush.— An im- 

 proved extra early strain of 

 the old White Bush. Selected 

 and improved by a New Jer- 

 sey grower. Very produc- 

 tive and shows less ridge or 

 scallop, containing a largei 

 amount of flesh. PKt. 5c. 

 Oz. 10c. 1/4 Lb. 15c. 

 1/2 Lb. 25c. Lb. 40c. 



267. Dow's Extra Early 

 white Bush.— An excellent 

 early variety. PKt. 5c. 

 Oz. 10c. 2 Ozs. 15c. 

 1/4 Lb. 20c. 1/2 Lb. 30c. 

 Lb. 50c. 



267/4. Mammoth White Bush. — This is of true bush growth, nearly 

 as early as the Early White Bush, and produces large, thick fruits with 

 scalloped edges, frequently 12 to 14 inches in diameter. PKt. 5c. 

 Oz. 10c. 1/4 Lb. 15c. 1/2 Lb. 25c. Lb. 50c. 



225. Sweet Potato PumpKin.— Finest variety for table use. PKts. 5c 

 and 10c. 14 Lb. 15c. 1/2 Lb. 25c. Lb. 40c, 



271. Henderson's Long Island White Bush Squash.— The white 

 scalloped "Patty Pan" or "Cymling" has for years been a favorite sum- 

 mer Squash, on account of its earliuess, etc., but this new sort is a vast 

 improvement; it is nearly as early, more prolific and the Squashes are 

 much deeper, and have less prominent scallops, consequently are easier 

 prepared, contain less waste and almost twice the amount of flesh, which 

 is also of finer quality. The plants are of true bush habit. PacKet 5c. 

 Oz. 10c. 1/4 Lb. 20c. 1/2 Lb. 30c. Lb. 50c. 



269. Golden Summer CrooKnecK Squash.— One of the best of the 

 Summer Squashes ; of dwarf, bushy habit ; very productive ; skin yel- 

 low : flesh greenish yellow color; dry and agreeable flavor. PKt, 5c. 

 Oz. 10c. 1/4 Lb. 15c. 1/2 Lb. 25c. Lb. 40c. 



270. The New Red or Golden Hubbard.-PKt. 5c. Oz. 10c. 



2 Ozs. 15c. 1/4 Lb. 20c. 12 Lb. 30c. Lb. 50c. 



274. Improved Winter CrooKnecK, or Cushaw Squash.— 



PKt. 5c. Oz. 10c. 1/4 Lb. 15c. 1/2 Lb. 25c. Lb. 40c. 



! Messrs. J. Bolgiano & Son. Oct. 25th, 1904. I 



| Baltimore, Md. ♦ 



| Dear Sirs:— Your Egg Plant Seed gave general satisfaction } 



| H. H. Chappel, Fla. } 



J Gentlemen: — I send you this sample order on the strength • 



• of the good name you have among my neighbors at this place. • 



• Yours very truly, Edward E. Peloh, Va. • 



