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



PEPPER 



One Ounce Will Produce 

 About 1,500 Plants. 

 Prices Include Postage on Pkts., Ozs., !4 Lbs. and Lbs. 



CULTURE. Peppers are indispensable as a seasoning for soups and meats. The large varie- 

 ties are mainly used for this purpose and pickling. The mild, sweet varieties, like Bull Nose 

 and Ruby King, are used for Mangoes, while the small-fruited sorts are best for sauces. Sow 

 in hotbeds in March or April or sheltered border in May ; when the season is favorable trans- 

 plant in rows 2 feet apart and 18 ins. in the row, in good, rich, mellow ground. 



328. CalifOl-nia Wonder Pepper. ("Best in Garden" Variety.) 



A new pepper of real merit. It's nearly as large and earlier than Chinese 

 Giant, but is blocky or square ended. It is especially free from rough- 

 ness. It's pretty as a picture. Just the ideal shape. It will sit upright 

 and is perfect to stuff and bake or to serve whole with salad. Its walls 

 are exceptionally thick, heavier and firmer than any other sort. The 

 flesh is deliciously sweet and spicy with no bite to it. The bright attrac- 

 tive green when young changes to a brilliant light crimson as they ma- 

 ture. Full grown peppers commonly have a breadth of 4 inches and a 

 length of 4'/^ inches, weighing as much as a full pound. The plants are 

 slightly spreading, sturdy and productive, bearing from 5 to 9 large 

 fruits to a setting. For the home gardener, market gardener and shipper, 

 this is the ideal pepper. Give it a trial. Pkt, 10 cts.; oz. 45 cts.; '/4 

 lb. $1.35; lb. $4.00, postpaid. Not postpaid, 2-lb. lots, $3.75 lb.; 5-lb. lots, 

 $3.50 lb. 



263. Chinese Giant. This monstrous fruiting variety 

 averages 12 to 15 inches in circumference and, notwith- 

 standing its immense size, it is very early and prolific. The 

 flesh is thick, tender, mild, sweet and unexcelled when sliced 

 or for stuffing for "mangoes." When ripe the surface is of a 

 brilliant, varnished scarlet. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 40 cts.; 14 lb. 

 $1.25; lb. $4.50, postpaid. Not postpaid, 2-lb. lots, $4.25 lb.; 

 5-lb. lots, $4.00 lb. 



274. Bell, or Bull Nose. Produces a very large-sized 

 pepper, which is highly esteemed for pickling. Flesh is 

 sometimes quite hot in flavor. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 25 cts.; '4 

 lb. 75 cts.; lb. $2.50, postpaid. Not postpaid, 2-lb. lots, $2.25 

 lb.; 5-lb. lots, $2.00 lb. 



253. Long Red Cayenne, a long red variety, very hot, 

 and is generally used for seasoning soups. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 

 25 cts.; !4 lb. 85 cts.; lb. $3.00, postpaid. Not postpaid, 2-lb. 

 lots, $2.75 lb.; 5-lb. lots, $2.50 lb. 



266. Red Chili. They are pointed like the Cayenne, but 

 not so long nor so thick, and are exceedingly pungent when 

 ripe. Requires a long, warm season. The plants should be 

 started early in a hotbed. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 35 cts.; '/4 lb. 

 $1.15; lb. $4.00, postpaid. Not postpaid, 2-lb. lots, $3.75 lb.; 

 5-lb. lotsy $3.50 lb. 



Small Sugar Pumpkin 



California Wonder Pepper 



283. Ruby King. 4 to 6 ins. in length and 31/2 to 4 

 ins. thick, yet retaining the symmetrical shape of the smaller 

 size. Very bright colored and the flesh is sweet and mild 

 flavored. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 25 cts.; '4 lb. 75 cts.; lb. $2.50, post- 

 paid. Not postpaid, 2-lb. lots, $2.25 lb.; 5-lb. lots, $2.00 lb. 



306. Pimiento. About 31/2 inches long by 2% inches 

 across the stem, being decidedly, conical in shape, and are of 

 a rich. bright scarlet color. The meat or flesh is tender and 

 sweet. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 25 cts.; V4 lb. 75 cts.; lb. $2.50, post- 

 paid. Not postpaid, 2-lb. lots, $2.25 lb.; 5-lb. lots, $2.00 lb. 



Hills, Eight 

 Feet Apart. 



PUMPKIN 



Two Pounds 

 to the Acre. 



CULTURE. May be planted middle of spring, among the Indian corn 

 or in the field or garden, in hills 8 to 10 feet apart each way, four seeds 

 in a hill. In other respects they are cultivated in the same manner as 

 melons and cucvmibers. Avoid planting them near other varieties. 



245. King of the Mammoth, or True Potiron. 



The great prize pumpkin growing the largest of all, from 100 

 to 200 pounds in weight, bright yellow, tender, excellent. 

 Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; "4 lb. 35 cts.; lb. $1.25, postpaid. Not 

 postpaid, 2-lb. lots, $1.00 lb.; 5-lb. lots, 90 cts. lb.; 10-lb. 

 lots, 80 cts. lb. 



126. Large Sweet Cheese, a most popular variety; 

 fruit flattened; skin mottled light green and yellow, chang- 

 ing to rich cream color as it matures. Flesh yellow, thick 

 and tender. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 10 cts.; I4 lb. 25 cts.; lb. 75 cts., 

 postpaid. Not postpaid, 2-lb. lots, 60 cts. lb.; 5-lb. lots, 55 

 cts. lb.; 10-lb. lots, 50 cts. lb. 



197. Sweet Potato. The finest variety for table use. 

 Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; '4 lb. 30 cts.; lb. 90 cts., postpaid. 

 Not postpaid, 2-lb. lots, 75 cts. lb.; 5-lb. lots, 65 cts. lb.; 10-lb. 

 lots, 60 cts. lb. 



158. Connecticut Field, or Large Yellow. The com- 

 mon field variety. Excellent for feeding. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 

 10 cts.; '/J lb. 25 cts.; lb. 75 cts., postpaid. Not postpaid, 2-lb. 

 lots, 60 cts. lb.; 5-lb. lots, 55 cts. lb.; 10-lb. lots, 50 cts. lb. 



75. Yellow Winter Crookneck. Fruits are about 2 ft. 

 long, with solid, meaty, curvy neck. Color solid yellow. Pkt. 

 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; V4 lb. 30 cts.; lb. 90 cts., postpaid. Not 

 postpaid, 2-lb. lots, 75 cts. lb.; 5-lb. lots, 65 cts. lb.; 10-lb. 

 lots, 60 cts. lb. 



181. Green Striped Cushaw. Fruits very large, with 

 crooked neck. Color creamy white, irregularly striped or 

 traced with green. Flesh light yellow, very thick, rather 

 coarse but sweet. This sort is very productive. Pkt. 10 cts.; 

 oz. 15 cts.; Vi lb. 30 cts.; lb. 90 cts., postpaid. Not postpaid, 

 2-lb. lots, 75 cts. lb.; 5-lb. lots, 65 cts. lb.; 10-lb. lots, 60 cts. lb. 



220. Sugar or Pie. Orange-colored skin and flesh of 

 unusually fine, sugary flavor, fine-grained, very productive, and 

 keeps well. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 10 cts.; 14 lb. 25 cts.; lb. 75 cts., 

 postpaid. Not postpaid, 2-lb. lots, 65 cts. lb.; 5-lb. lots, 55 cts. 

 lb.; 10-lb. lots, 50 cts. lb. 



