FREEDOM GARDENS 



"1 T "^HETHER you call them Victory Gardens, Peace Gardens or Freedom Gardens, the fact remains that a 

 \ \ home vegetable plot pays for itself these days more than ever before. The world is very hungry,, and the 

 * * American people feel it their duty and privilege as the greatest nation on earth to take a leading part in 

 feeding those whom war has devastated. And in their practical way, they can see that a garden in the back lot 

 that will supply the family tiible will release just tliat much food for shipment abroad. The soaring post-war 

 prices make such a garden almost an economic necessity, aside from the humanitarian aspects. 



Throughout our fifty-nine years as a business we have been endeavoring to supply gardeners with the first 

 essential to success in planting — good seed. No matter how much labor and fertilizer and water you apply, a 

 garden is only as good as the seed planted in it. The strains we offer are of top quality and at the lowest price con- 

 sistent with good quality. 



HOW and WHEN TO PLANT HOME-GARDEN VEGETABLES 



KIND OF 

 \'EGETABLE 



Asparagus Roots 

 Asparagus Seed .... 



Beans, Bush 



Beans, Bush Lima . . 



Beans, Pole 



Beans, Pole Lima . . . 



Beets, Early 



Beets, Late 

 Brussels Sprouts. . . 



Cabbage, Early 



Cabbage, Late 



Carrots, Early 



Carrots, Late 



Cauliflower, Early . . 

 Cauliflower, Late ... 



Celery 



Celeriac , 



Com, Early 



Com, Main-crop . . . . 



Com Salad 



Cucumbers 



Eggplant 



Endive . 



Kale, for spring uae. . 

 Kale, for fall use . . . . 



Kohlrabi 



Lettuce 



Leek 



Melons, Musk 



Melons, Water 



Okra 



Onion Seed 



Onion Sets 



Parsley 



Parsnip 



Peas smooth'. Early 



Peas wrinkled) 



Peppers 



Potatoes 



Pumpkin 



Radish, Early 



Radish, Winter 



Salsify 



Spinach 



Squash, Summer. .. . 



S^juash, Winter 



Swiss Chard 



Tomato 



Turnips, Early 



Turnips, Late 



Rutat^ga 



Quanbty 



required 



for a family 



of 3 to 5 



60 



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Dates for Sowing in Vicinity 

 of Washington, D. C. 



Under Glass 



March 



February 

 March 

 February 

 February 



March 

 February 



February 

 February 



February 



March 

 Idarch 



Feb. and April 



March 



Op^n Ground 



April 



April and May 



April to Aug. 



April to July 



April to June 



April to June 



April to June 



June to Aug. 



April to July 



April 



May to July 



April and May 



May to July 



April 



May and June 



April and May 



April and May 



May 



May to July 



April and May 



May to July 



April to Aug. 

 Aug. and Sept. 

 June to July 

 April to July 

 April to Aug. 

 April and May 

 May to June 

 May to June 

 May and June 

 April and May 

 April and May 

 April and May 

 April 



March to May 

 April and May 



April to July 

 May to June 

 April to Sept. 

 July and Aug. 

 April and May 

 April to Sept. 

 May to July 

 May to June 

 April to June 

 June 



April and May 

 July to Sept. 

 June and July 



Seeds or Plants 

 For 50-ft. Row 



50 roots 



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Distance Apart 

 in Rows 



1 ft. 



3 ins. 



4 ins. 

 4 ft. 

 4 ft. 

 3-4 ins. 

 3-4 ins. 



2 ft. 



18-24 ins. 

 18-24 ins. 



2-3 ins. 

 2-3 ins. 

 2 ft. 



2 ft. 

 6 ins. 

 6 ins. 



3 ft. 



4 ft. 

 6 ins. 

 4-6 ft. 



18 ins. 

 12 ins. 

 2 ft. 



2 ft. 



5 ins. 

 12 ins. 



6 ins. 

 4-6 ft. 

 8^10 ft. 



10 ins. 

 2-3 ins. 



3 ins. 

 4-6 ins. 

 3-6 ins. 

 2 ins. 



2 ins. 

 15-18 ins. 

 10 ins. 



8-10 ft. 

 1-2 ins. 

 3-4 ins. 

 4-6 ins. 



4 ins. 

 4H5 ft. 

 8-10 ft. 

 6 ins. 



3 ft. 



4 ins. 

 4 ins. 

 8-10 ins. 



Distance 

 Rows Apart 



3 ft. 



2 ft. 

 2 ft. 



4 ft. 

 4 ft. 



15-18 ins. 

 IS 18 ins. 



2 ft. 



2 ft. 



2-3 ft. 

 12 ins. 

 12 ins. 



2 ft. 



2 ft. 

 3-5 ft. 



3 ft. 

 3-4 ft. 



4 ft. 

 12 ins. 



4-6 ft. 



2 ft. 

 18 ins. 

 2V2ft. 



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15 ins. 

 12 15 ins. 

 12 ins. 



4-6 ft. 



8^10 ft. 



3 ft. 

 12-15 ins. 



1 ft. 



1 ft. 

 15-18 ins. 



3 ft. 



3 ft. 



2-3 ft. 



3 ft. 



8-10 ft. 

 12 ins. 

 12 ins. 

 15-18 ins. 

 12-18 ins. 



4-6 ft. 



9-10 ft. 

 15-18 ins. 



3 ft. 

 IS ins. 

 15 ins. 



2 ft. 



Depth to 

 Sow Seed 



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1 in. 



1-2 ins. 



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1 in. 

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2 ins. 

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V4 in. 



3-4 ins. 



1 in. 

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1 in. 

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1 in. 

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Days to Mature 



1-2 years 

 3—4 years 

 45- 75 days 

 60 90 days 

 65- 100 days 

 70 90 days 

 50- 75 days 

 75- 100 days 



100 140 days 

 80-100 days 



120-180 days 

 60 80 days 



100 120 days 

 90 115 days 



100-140 days 



115-135 days 



100-150 days 

 60- 80 days 

 8O-100 days 

 45- 60 days 

 SO- 70 days 



110-120 days 

 75-100 days 

 55- 65 days 

 55- 65 days 

 50- 60 days 

 45- 80 days 



120-150 days 

 90^120 days 



100-125 days 

 55- 60 days 

 95-120 days 

 60- 75 days 

 65- 90 days 



100-150 days 

 50- 65 days 

 50- 75 days 



100-130 days 

 60- 90 days 



100-130 days 

 25- SO days 

 25- 50 days 



125-130 days 

 40- 55 days 

 50- 65 days 

 60-110 days 

 50- 60 days 



100-120 days 

 40- 75 days 

 40- 75 days 

 70- 90 days 



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VEGETABLE SEEDS THAT SUCCEED 



ASPARAGUS 



One ounce to SO feet of drill 

 about 4 pounds to the acre 



Culture. Sow in April in drills about 

 1 foot apart and 1 inch deep. Keep cultivated 

 and transplant to p>ermanent bed when a 

 year old, following instructions under 

 Asparagus Roots. 



167. Mary Washington. A rust-resistant 

 variety with mammoth shoots of tempting 

 color and outstanding quality. A heavy 

 producer. Pkt. lOc; oz. 20c.; HVa. ^5c.\ 

 lb. Si. 50, postpaid. 



ASPARAGUS ROOTS 



Culture. Plant in spring, after March 15, in rows 3 feet apart. 

 The beds should be dug 18 inches deep. Place several inches of ma- 

 nure in the bottom of the trench and cover with 3 to 4 inches of 

 clean rich soil. 



Mary Washington. 2-yr. roots, 25, $1.00; 100, $2.75; 1000, $20.00. 

 By mail, 20c. per 100 extra. 



A XiTXCVXCWf^ O*** ounce will produce 

 /^l\l|V.nWI\C about 500 plants 



Culture. Sow seeds in January in the greenhouse or in hotbeds 

 in March. Transplant, when large enough, in rows 3 feet apart, 

 2 feet in the row. Cultivate when growing freely, and protect the 

 plants in winter by talcing them into a cellar or in a coldframe. 

 248. Green Glolie. Pkt. 25c.; oz. $1.00, postpaid. 



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



