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



TOMATO 



6 to 8 Ozs. to an Acre; 

 1 Oz. to 1,^00 Plants. 



CULTURE. The seed may be started in hotbed in March, or suffi- 

 cient plants for family use can be grown in pots or boxes indoors with 

 very little trouble. Be particular to give plants the benefit of fresh 

 air and sun whenever judicious, for the purpose of hardening them, and 

 cover with mats when necessary to prevent them from frosting. The 

 two extremes of heat and cold are equally injurious. It is customary 

 with the best gardeners to remove the plants from hotbeds to the cold 

 frames, allowing a distance of several inches between the plants. In 

 May select and prepare the soil and set the plants 3 feet each way. 

 Hoe and draw earth to the stems. When the plants crowd, the fruit 

 will be small. Have the soil very rich. For general crop sow from the 

 middle of April or during May, in the open air, selecting good soil in 

 a location much exposed to the sun and sheltered by a hill or woods 

 on the north. 



77. The "President" Tomato. Beautiful bright red color; 

 mild, delicious flavor. Produces very few seeds; ripens earlier than 

 many varieties planted for early use; a marvelous yielder, producing 



Not postpaid, 2-Ib. lots, $3.2.5 



Pritchard or Scarlet Topper 



Red Tomatoes 



332. Pritchard or Scarlet Topper Tomato. 

 ("Best in Garden" Main Crop Variety.) (See outside 

 front cover.) Wilt-resistant, mid-season main crop va- 

 riety. Heavy cropper of scarlet, globe-shaped fruits. 

 Fruit very heavy, inside color beautiful red, desirable 

 for canning. Abundant foliage to protect from sun 

 scald. Excellent tomato for the home garden and mar- 

 ket gardener as well as long distance shipper. Pkt. 10 

 cts.; oz. 30 cts.; '^ lb; $1.00; lb. $3.50, postpaid. Not 

 postpaid, 2-lb. lots, $3.25 lb.; 5-lb. lots, $3.00 lb. 



30 cts.; '^ lb. $1.00; lb. $3.50, postpaid, 

 lb.; 5-Ib. lots, $3.00 lb. 



173. I. X. L. Bolgiano's Extremely Early Tomato. Early, 



largest, most prolific. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 30 cts.; !4 lb. $1.00; lb. $3.50, 

 postpaid. 



249. The Washington Tomato, a marvelous wilt-resistant 

 tomato. A heavy yielding main cropper, perfectly smooth, 

 solid, 



85 cts.; lb. $3.00, postpaid. 

 5-lb. lots, $2.50 lb. 



257. Break O'Day Tomato. ("Best in Gar- 

 den" Extra Early Variety.) An extra early perfect 

 globe hybridized from MargJobe and other earlier toma- 

 toes. Almost as early as. Earliana. All the wilt and 

 disease resistance qualities of Marglobe but at least 

 two weeks earlier. Good shipper. Beautiful red. Stands 

 hot and dry weather. No acid. Deliciously sweet 

 flavor. Pkt. 10 cts.; Vi oz. 20 cts.; oz. 30 cts;; % lb. 

 $1.00; lb. $3.50, postpaid. Not postpaid, 2-lb. lots, 

 $3.25 lb.; 5-lb. lots, $3.00 lb. 



244. Maiglobe Tomato. Reselected and Improved 

 from Originator's Strain (See in color on front cover). 



Strong, healthy, disease resistant vines which continue 

 to thrive and produce fruit long after other varieties 

 have gone. Perfectly globe shaped, of a beautiful red 

 color. Second early main crop. Delicious flavor, free 

 from acid: very meaty; good shipper. Excellent for 

 the home garden. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 35 cts.; V^ lb. 85c; 

 lb. $3.00, postpaid. Not postpaid, 2-lb. lots, $2.70 lb.; 

 5-lb. lots, .$2.50 lb.; 10-lb. lots, $2.30 lb. 



275. The Bolgiano Tomato. The Potato Leaf To- 

 mato. Blossoms continually. Every vine is just loaded with 

 perfect red solid tomatoes all during the season. The Bol- 

 giano Tomato is two weeks earlier than Earliana. First fruit 

 just as perfect as the prime fruit of the season. The heavy 

 potato leaf foliage protects the fruit from sun scalds and blis- 

 ters. The large stem set clusters make it a profitable tomato 

 for the grower. Never have we received such acknowledg- 

 ments from any of our own creations as we have the "Bol- 

 giana" tomato. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 30 cts,; "/i lb. $1.00; lb. $3.50, 

 postpaid. Not postpaid, 2-lb. lots, $3.25 lb.; 5-lb. lots, $3.00 lb. 



Not postpaid, 2-Ib. lots, $2.70 lb.; 



335. John Baer. Here is a general favorite for the home 

 garden. Although small, the fruit is more perfectly round 

 than any other variety. Being absolutely coreless, their flesh 

 is solid meat throughout, having no waste when slicing or 

 canning. The flavor is mild and sweet. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 25 

 cts.; >4 lb. 80 cts.; lb. $2.75, postpaid. Not postpaid, 2-lb. lots, 

 $2.50 lb.; 5-lb. lots, $2.35 lb. 



155. Bonny Best. Here is an old favorite that has been 

 continuously selected for earliness, solidity, smoothness, and 

 evenness of ripening. It is a vigorous grower producing 

 bright red fruit throughout the season. The heavy foliage is 

 a good protection against sunscald. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 25 cts.; 

 Vi lb. 80 cts.; lb. $2.75, postpaid. Not postpaid, 2-lb. lots, 

 $2.50 lb.; 5-Ib. lots, $2.35 lb. 



138. Earliana Improved. This is Bolgiano's special 

 strain, developed to retain the earliness for which this to- 

 mato is famous and to produce .heavier crops of more even, 

 smoother fruit than the old type. It can alwajj^s be depended 

 on to produce a crop at the season when crops pay best. Pkt. 

 10 cts.; oz. 25 cts.; '4 lb. 80 cts.; lb. $2.75; postpaid. N«t 

 postpaid, 2-lb. lots, $2.50 lb.; 5-lb. lots, $2.35 lb. 



Marglobe Tomato (Reselected and Improved 

 from Originator's Strain) 



