F. W. BOLGIANO & CO., 



RS. 



(PFEFFERS) 



Ounce to one thousand plants. 

 Culture. — Peppers are indispensable as a seasoning for soups and meats. The large varieties are mainly 

 used for this purpose and pickling. The mild sweet varieties, like Sweet Mountain, Bull Nose, and Ruby King 

 are used for Mangoes, while the small fruited sorts are the best for sauces. Sow in hot-beds in March or April, 

 or on a warm sheltered border in May, and when the season is favorable transplant in rows 2 feet apart and 18 

 inches in,the row, in good, rich, mellow ground. 



Bolgiatno's Mannmoth FLviby King. 



BELL OK BULL NOSE 

 PEPPER. 



RUBY KING PEPPER. 



Ruby King- Pepper.— Since first introduced 

 this magnificent variety has so gained in popular 

 favor that it is now recognized as the best and most 

 profitable mild red pepper for market or family use. 

 Every one who has seen our crops has been enthusi- 

 astic in praise of the beautiful plants crowded with 

 the large, handsome fruits of a bright ruby red color. 

 The peppers ordinarily grow 4K to 6 inches long by 

 T,y 2 to \){ inches through. Added to their beautiful 

 color when ripe is the fact that they are remarkably 

 mild and pleasant to the taste; in this respect un- 

 equalled by any other red pepper. We cannot too 



strongly recommend the Ruby King — so mild and 

 pleasant in their flavor they can even be sliced and 

 eaten with pepper and vinegar, like tomatoes or cu- 

 cumbers, and make a very pleasant and appetizing 

 salad, while for stuffing and pepper hash no other 

 variety can equal them. Packets, 5 cents and 10 

 cents; ounce, 20 cents ; % pound, 60 cents; pound, 

 $2 00. Free by mail. 



Bell or Bull Nose. — Produces a very large-sized 

 pepper, which is highly esteemed for pickling, the 

 skin being thicker than any of the other varieties. 

 Packets, 5 cents and 10 cents ; ounce, 20 cents ; % 

 pound. 50 cents ; pound, $1.50. 



Sweet Mountain. — Plants very vigorous and pro- 

 ductive, growing upright, with moderately large 

 leaves. Fruit very large, often 8 inches or more in 

 length by 2 inches in diameter ; very smooth and 

 handsome, being when unripe of a bright, deep green 

 color, entirely free from any purple tinge, and when 

 matured of a rich red. Flesh very thick, sweet, and 

 mild flavored. Well suited to use as a stuffed pickle. 

 Packets, 5 cents and 10 cents ; ounce 20 cents ; % 

 pound, 50 cents ; pound, $1.50. 



Red Chili.— They are pointed like the cayenne, 

 but not so long nor so thick, and are exceedingly pun- 

 gent when ripe. Requires a long, warm season. The 

 plants should be started quite early in hot-bed. 

 Packets, 5 cents and 10 cents ; ounce, 20 cents ; % 

 pound, 50 cents ; pound, $2.00. 



Long' Red Cayenne. — A long, red variety, very 

 hot, and is generally used for seasoning soups. 

 Packets, 5 cents and 10 cents; ounce, 20 cents; % 

 pound, 50 cents ; pound, $1.50. 



SWEET POTATO "ROOTS. 



How to Plant Sweet Potatoes in a Dry Time. 



CULTURE. — Don't wait for a rain or a " season" to set out sweet potato plants. Harrow 

 your ground well before laying off, then throw up the ridges higher than you want them, and 

 if the soil is very dry, allow two or three days for the moisture to rise ; then knock off the top 

 of, the ridge just ahead of planting; make a mud batter with water and clay loam, or better 

 with the addition of fresh cow dung, about as thick as thick cream ; dip the plants, in hands 

 of about twenty, into this so that a large quantity of the mud clings to them. 



Big Stem Sweet Potatoes. — Have come to be recognized the best for market gardeners. 

 They are fine size, and the yield has astonished our most critical trade. They make only a very 

 few, and in some cases no small roots. The quality is first-class. We handle these only on 

 orders, and an order must be placed at least four days before the seed are wanted. 



Jersey Sweet Potatoes. — Are too well known to require any description . We get these from 

 reliable growers in New Jersey, and our trade has grown very large on them. Orders must be 

 placed at least one week ahead of the time when expected to lay the roots, as we cannot keep 

 them on hand. 



