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



RHUBARB 



Very familiarly known as the Pie Plant. The foot stalk is the 

 portion that is used and is the first vegetable of the season from the 

 garden ; cultivated to a great extent and is indispensable wherever it 

 is known. Sow the seed early in the spring in rows 1 foot apart on 

 rich ground ; the second year after planting they can be removed in 

 autumn to the permanent spot allotted to them; plant 

 the roots 2 feet apart each way in ground that is well 

 enriched, at least 2 feet deep. Pkts. 5 and 10 cts.; 

 oz. 15 cts.; l / A lb. 45 cts.; lb. $1.50. Roots, $1.00 per 

 dozen — add 25 cts. per dozen if sent by mail; $7.00 

 per 100. 





SALSIFY, or OYSTER PLANT 



Salsify or Vegetable Oyster. 



Rhubarb. 



One ounce for 50 feet of drill; 10 lbs. to an acre. 



CULTURE. A fine vegetable, used the same as carrots or, - 

 having been boiled, made into cakes and fried like oysters, i 

 which they resemble in flavor. Cultivate the same as carrots [ 

 and parsnips. It is hardy, can remain in the ground all win- 

 ter for early spring use, but should be taken up before it 

 starts growing; take up a supply for use during the winter, j 

 Succeeds best in a light, well-enriched, mellow soil. Sow I 

 early in the spring in drills 15 inches apart, 1 inch deep; thin 

 to 6 inches in the rows. j 



Sandwich Island Mammoth. One of the most 



delicious of winter vegetables, and also one of the L 

 most nutritious ; the flavor is sweet and highly es- 

 teemed. This variety, where known, is entirely super- . 

 seding the old type, as it produces roots nearly double I 

 the size and weight, and of equally good quality. 

 Pkts. 5 and 10 cts.; oz. 25 cts.; y A lb. 75 cts.; lb. $2.50. 



15 to 20 lbs. in drills an acre. SPINACH Two ounces for 100 feet of drill. 



Spinach has long been looked upon as the best of all the early spring greens. Although very scarce 

 during the war, we can now offer Spinach Seed at moderate prices, due to abundant American crops. 



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 2 weeks for a suc- 

 cession. For wititer and early spring use sow in September in well-manured ground; cover with straw on the approach 

 of severe cold weather. The ground cannot be too rich; the stronger the ground the more delicate and succulent will be 

 the leaves. 



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 hummer heat, and 

 yet has tender leaves. It is postively the best spinach to be grown in the spring and summer. Pkts. 5 

 and 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; l A lb. 20 cts.; lb. 60 cts. 

 True Bloomsdale Curled Savoy (Norfolk Savoy). 

 which gives it a very attractive appearance. It is the 

 favorite with the largest growers. Pkts. 5 and 10 cts.; 

 54 lb. 15 cts.; lb. 35 cts. 

 Spring Spinach. The most valuable 

 for spring sowing. Its long-standing 

 quality makes it the best for that purpose. 

 The foliage is very attractive, heavy dark 

 green, curled leaves, of the true Savoy 

 appearance. It will stand from 2 to 3 

 weeks after other varieties of spinach 

 have shot to seed. It can be planted all 

 spring and summer with surety of making 

 a crop. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 10 cts.; % lb 

 20 cts.; lb. 60 cts. 



Improved Curled Long-Standing. 

 The foliage is heavy; the broad, dark 

 green leaves are of the finest quality. It 

 is in prime condition from two weeks to three week; 

 after other varieties of spinach have run to seed. Pkt. 

 5 cts.; oz. 10 cts.; % lb. 20 cts.; lb. 60 cts. 

 Long Standing. (Thick Leaved.) The leaves are 

 large, thick, fleshy, and crumpled, fully equal in quality 

 to the Savoy-leaved. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 10 cts.; J4 lb. 20 

 cts.; lb. 60 cts. 



New Zealand (Tetragonia expansa). This is very 

 different in character of growth, and when started early 

 in the spring the plants will resist hot weather and pro- 

 duce right up until hard freezing weather sets in an abundance of thick, fleshy succulent leaves. 

 and 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; J4 lb. 45 cts.; lb. $1.50. 



Its growth is rapid air* Vaf is properly curled, 



True 



Bloomsdale 

 Curled or 

 Savoy 

 Spinach. 



