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The J. Bolgiano Seed Company, Baltimore, Md. 



The Greater Baltimore Tomato 



TOMATO 



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POMilE D'AMOCR 



German 



LlEBESAPFEL 



Italian 

 Pomo d'Oko 



Spanish 

 Tomate 



Culture. Big crops can be had from a few Tomato Tines, 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 subsoil 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 your 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. 



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Red Tomatoes 



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

 page 3.) 



460. The Bolgiano Tomato. (Specialty, see page 21.) 

 Two weeks earlier than the Earliana. Fir>t 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. 



407. Victory Tomato. Early, full of vim, new life and 

 health, free from wilt, blight, disease, perfect shape, high crown 

 fruit, entirety free from core, firm, solid and meaty, beautiful 

 brilliant red color, perfectly smooth and even, mild, refresh- 

 ing, delicious flavor. A marvelous yielder. 



310. 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. 



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

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

 fruits, uniform in shape, color and size. At times the vines 

 are so full that they can hardly hold all the fruit that they 

 produce. They ripen evenly and color up well. Keep vigorous 

 and green until frost and are then full of fruit. 



234. Bolgiano's John Baer Tomato. (Specialty, see page 

 21.) John Baer Tomato produces perfect, solid, high crown. t;: 

 beautiful, brilliant red shipping tomatoes. It is the earliest of 

 the Earlies. 



420. Baltimore Baer Tomato. Beautifully shaped, per- 

 fect, high crown, free from core, firm, solid and heavy. A very 

 heavy yielder. Early, free from wilt and blight. 



77. Bolgiano's My Maryland. A wonderful "Double 

 Yielding " Tomato. It is simply startling in its immense pro- 

 ductiveness. (Specialty, see page 20.) 



