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The J. Bolgiano Seed Company, Baltimore, Md. 



Bolgiano's John Baer Tomato 



TOMATO 



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French 

 PoMME d'Amour 



German 

 LlEBESAPFEL 



Italian 

 PoMO d'Oko 



Spanish 



TOMATE 



Culture. Big crops can be had from a few Tomato Vines, not a garden should be without Tomato Plants. Well prepared soil is one of the secrets of 

 growing good Tomatoes. First loosen the top soil 8 inches deep by turning it over same as a plow furrough, and before turning the top soil again, loosen 

 the sub-soil 15 inches deep. Be careful not to turn the sub-soil to the top. If you are using a plow you should have a sub-soil plow to follow in the 

 furrough of j-our top-soil plow. This is important as Tomatoes must have well drained soil to do their best, and the very best way to drain the soil is 

 through the sub-soil. When the moisture is stored there, it will supply the plant with moisture during the long dry season that is likely to come. 



Second. Seed that has been saved from selected stocks is very important to grow the kind of plants to set out. The seed should be sown in hotbeds 

 or in the house March 1st. When the plants are 2 inches high transplant to 3 inch pots, as pot grown plants are the best. They are more prolific and 

 will last longer when set out without disturbing the roots. The early varieties should be planted outdoors just as soon as danger of heavy frost is over, 

 •and cool nights should be protected by paper caps that can be easily made from old newspapers. There are several methods of handling the plant after 

 they are planted out. Some plant 4 feet each way and allow the plants their own freedom, others plant 3 feet in rows and 18 inches in the row. and tie 

 up to stakes. If this method is used the vine should be pruned to single stem. Well rotted manure worked through the soil will add to your yield. You 

 cannot get the soil too rich for such varieties as the John Baer, Bolgiano and the Glory. One ounce of seed to 3,000 plants. 



Red Tomiatoes 



600. Bolgiano's Monumental Tomato. (Specialty, see 

 page 2.) 



460. The Bolgiano Tomato. Two weeks earlier than the 

 Earliana. First fruit as good as the prime of the season. A 

 solid mass of red, meaty flesh. Skin tough, flesh tender and 

 sweet. Stands long-distance shipping perfectly. 



234, Bolgiano's John Baer Tomato. A perfect high 

 crown tomato entirely free from core, an enormous yielder set- 

 ting its fruit in clusters, ripens evenly up to the stem end. 

 Mild deliciously sweet flavor with very few seeds. Brilliant 

 glistening red color. Skin tough which makes it a good shipper, 

 this also is a decided advantage to the canner as it may be re- 

 moved quickly without waste. 



277. Bolgiano's Extremely Early IXL. One of the largest 

 of the extra early smooth varieties. Beautiful brilliant red 

 color, very prohfic and a splendid shipper. Some of our cus- 

 tomers have been growing this variety since we introduced it 

 20 years ago. 



77. Bolgiano's My Maryland. Since its introduction by 

 us has made a host of friends who simply refuse to use any 

 other variety. It is an exceptionally heavy yielder of uniform 

 well-shaped solid, smooth, bright red fruit, free from cracks. It 

 is very deep through from stem to blossom end. A second 

 early or main crop variety. 



279. Bolgiano's Greater Baltimore Tomato. The great- 

 est canning tomato ever introduced, without a superior for 

 size, shape, color and yield. Makes a crop under more 

 adverse weather and soil conditions than any other known 

 sort. Outyields the best cropping varieties. Ours is the original 

 pedigree stock. 



310. Bolgiano's Prosperity. The Wonder Among Early 

 Tomatoes. A brilliant red, an enormous yielder. Grown and 

 developed from single plant, selections covering a period of • 

 years, filled full of strong, sturdy, healthy; new blood. 



378. Bolgiano's Glory Tomato. Produces at every joint 

 large clusters of good size, smooth, firm, beautifully shaped 

 fruits. At times the vines are so full they can hardly hold all = 

 the fruit. They ripen evenly and color up well. Keep vigorous 

 and green until frost and are then full of fruit. 



407. Bolgiano's Victory Tomato. Earh', full of vim, 

 new life and health, free from wilt, blight, disease, perfect 

 shape, high crown fruit, entirely free from core, firm, solid -^ 

 and meaty, beautiful brilliant red color, perfectly smooth and 

 even, mild, refreshing, delicious flavor. A marvelous yielder. 



420. Bolgiano's Baltimore Baer Tomato. Beautifully 

 shaped, perfect, high crown, free from core, firm, solid and:- 

 heavy. A very heavy yielder. Early, free from wilt and blight. 



