Bolgiano's Selected Salsify, Spinach and Tobacco Seed. 



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SALSIFY, or OYSTER PLANT 



One Ounce for 50 Peet of Brill; 10 Pounds to an Acre. 



CULTURE. A fine vege- 

 table, used the same as car- 

 rots or, having been boiled, 

 made into cakes and fried 

 like oysters, which they re- 

 semble In flavor. Cultivate 

 the same as carrots and 

 parsnips. It is hardy, can 

 remain in the ground all 

 winter for early spring use, 

 but should be taken up be- 

 fore it starts growing: take 

 up a supply for use during 

 the winter. Succeeds best 

 in a light, well-enriched, 

 mellow soil. Sow early in 

 the spring in drills 15 ins. 

 apart. 1 inch deep; thin to 

 6 inches in the rows. 



1 ] 6. Sandwich Island 

 Mammoth. One of the 



luo.st delicious of winter 

 vegetables, and also one 

 of the most nutritious; the 

 flavor is sweet and highly 

 esteemed. This variety, 

 where known, is entirely 

 superseding the old type, 

 as it produces roots near- 

 ly double the size and 

 wei.ght, and of equally 

 salsify or Veg-eiable Oyster. . „.y,jj| quality. Pkt. 5 and 



10 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; lb. 60 cts.; lb. $2.00. 



Bolgiano*s Great Giant. By far the largest, smooth- 

 est, most tender salsify ever sold to the trucker. Its de- 

 licious flavor and attractive appearance bring the buyers 

 and holds their trade. It easily outsells ^every other salsify, 

 and oiji^elds all other varieties. Triu-kers who have tried 

 the "Great Giant" say it is ideal. Pkt.,.- 5 and. 10 cts.; 

 oz. 20 cts.r Va lb. 60 cts.; !b. $2.00. 



15 to 20 libs. 4n 

 Drills an Acre. 



Two Oiinces for 

 100 reet of Drill. 



CULTURE. This is an important market gardener's crop, of 

 easy culture. For spring and summer use sow -either broadcast 

 or in drills 1 foot apart 'and 1 inch deep as early as the ground 

 can be worked, and every two weeks for a succession. For win- 

 ter and early spring use sow in September in well-manured 

 ground; cover with straw on the approach of severe cold weather. 

 The grbund cannot be too rich; the stronger the ground the more 

 delJcatG and succulent will be "the leaves. 



True Bloomsclale 

 Curled or Savoy 

 Spinach. 



Bolgiano's Selected Bloomsdale Savoy. A mammoth 

 seeded selection that possesses a vitality and -vigor of 

 growth and far outyields any other variety. After many 

 years of tireless effort at breeding we are pleased to be 

 able to offer a limited quantity of this improvement on the 

 old standby. So we would advise yoiu- early orders, for 

 when our stock gives out, you will have to wait until our 

 new crop is harvested. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 10 cts.; % lb. 

 20 cts.; lb. 50 cts. 



Curled Long Season. A spinach that is curled like the 

 old standard sort, the Bloomsdale Savoy Spinach, yet much 

 more vigorous in growth, large and very handsome. It 

 stands the hot summer heat, and yet has tender leaves. It 

 is positively the best spinach to be grown in the spring and 

 summer. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 10 cts.; ^4 lb. 15 cts.; lb. 35c. 



True Bloomsdale Curled Savoy, its growth is rapid 

 and leaf is properly curled, which gives it a very attractive 

 appearance. It is the favorite with the largest growers. 

 Pkt. S and 10 cts.; lb. 15 cts.; lb. 35 cts. 



Improved Curled Long-Stan ding. The foliage is 

 heavy, the broad, dark green leaves are of the finest quality. 

 It is "in prime condition from two weeks to three weeks after 

 other varieties of spinach have run to seed. Pkt. 5 cts.; 

 oz. 10 cts.; Va lb. 15 cts.; lb. 35 cts. 



Monstrous, or Viroflay. a valuable variety ; has large, 

 round, thick leaves. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 10 cts.; lb. 15 cts.; 

 lb. 35 cts. 



New Victoria Spinach. The foliage is heavy, the broad 

 dark green leaves are of the very finest quality. Pkt. 5 

 cts.; oz. 10 cts.; j-r— -— ; , 



lb. 15 cts.; lb. : | 

 35 cts. I 



Spring Spinach. 



The most valuable 

 for spring sowing. 

 Its long - standing 

 quality makes it 

 the best for that 

 purpose. The foli- 

 age is very attrac- 

 tive heavy dark 

 g r e e n, curled 

 leaves, of the true 

 Savoy appearance. 

 It will stand from 

 2, to 3 weeks after 

 other varieties of 

 spiiiacli have shni 

 to seed. It can lie 

 planted all spring 

 and summer Avith 

 surety of making 

 a crop. Pkt. 5 cts.; 

 oz. 10 cts.; 14 lb. 

 15 cts.; lb. 35 cts. 



New Zealand Spinach. 



C5 1 . New Zealand '(Tetragonia expansa). This" is 

 very different in charaeter of growtli, and wlien started eai'ly 

 in the spring the plants will ' resist "hot weather- and- produce 

 right up until hard freezing weather sets in an abundance 

 of thick, flesh.t;sttccuten,t leaves. Pkt. 5 and 10 cts.; oz. 15 



y, lb. 25 cts.; m. 75 cts. 



cts. 



Choice Selected Seed 



6. CQNNECTie.UT SEED LEAF. Well-known standard 

 variety. Pkt, 10 cts.'; oz. 50 cts.; Yi lb. $1.65;' lb. $6.00, 



184. HAVANA, „GroAAni from imported seed.- Pkt, 10 cts.; 

 oz. 50 cts.; Yi lb. $1.75; lb. $6,50. 



169. IMPROVED WHITE BURLEY. A most popular va- 

 rietyt Pkt. 10 cts;; oz, 45 cts,; % lb, $1,35 r" lb, $5,00. 



182. PENNSYLVANIA SEED LEAF. The variety wbj,^ 

 is so largely planted in Lancaster County, Pennsy;iva6pif ^ 

 Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 40 cts.; lb. $1.10; lb, $4.00. 



