Bolgiano's Selected Tomato Seed. 



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We prepay postage TOIW A TO 6 to 8 ors. to an acre; 



on all Tomato Seed. *■ V/1V1>%. 1 \J 1 ounce t0 , i500 p i ants . 



Tomatoes represent another important member of the vegetable family. Every garden should have 

 at least one dozen plants, and more if space will allow, as any surplus fruit may easily be canned. Do 

 not overlook the small-fruited sorts— these make delicious tomato butter. 



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

 tremes 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. 



168. Red Cross Rust 

 Resistant Tomato. 

 Although we have de- 

 scribed this splendid to- 

 mato in our Specialties. 

 we feel that too much 

 cannot be said for it and 

 we wish again to call 

 your attention to this 

 new departure in plant 

 breeding. Its chief ad- 

 vantage is that the vines 

 are resistant to both rust 

 and wilt to a remark- 

 able degree. It has very' 

 strong, healthy vines. 

 Thus it becomes a more 

 prolific bearer than 



other varieties, and the 

 rich scarlet fruit con- 

 tinue to be borne 

 throughout a longer sea- 

 son. Its beauti fully 

 shaped fruit and regu- 

 larity of size particular- 

 ly recommend it for the 

 most particular market 

 trade, while its thick, 

 juicy meat and small 

 sparsely seeded cavities 

 will please the most par- 

 ticular appetite. As a 

 variety for both home 

 and commercial use, we 

 feel it has no peer. It 

 is medium in its season. 

 Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 70 cts.; 

 54 lb. $2.25; lb. $8.00. 



Red Cross Rust Resistant Tomato. 



212. ' John Baer. l n introducing this tomato we 

 believe we are offering to our trade the best, ear- 

 liest, and finest tomato ever offered to the market 

 gardeners — fruit large, solid, weighing about 6J4 

 ounces ; great cropper and ripens over the entire 

 tomato evenly — bright red in color and shaped some- 

 what like the Globe Tomato and about the same 

 size. Pkts. 5 and 10 cts.; oz. 35 cts.; % lb. $1.15; 

 lb. $4.00. 



155. "Bonny Best" Early. For ten years it has 

 been selected for earliness, solidity, smoothness and 

 evenness of ripening up to stem. 15 days earlier 

 than the Beauty Tomato, and nearly as early as the 

 Earliana. Vigorous grower; bright red color, enor- 

 mously productive, with a vigorous growth of foli- 

 age which protects the fruit from being scalded by 

 the direct sun. Pkts. 5 and 10 cts.; oz. 30 cts.; 

 }4 lb. $1.00; lb. $3.50. 



138. Spark's Earliana. This is a most desirable 

 early, large, smooth tomato. Perfect as to shape, 

 color and quality. It is beautiful red and ripens 

 thoroughly, even to the stem end. Almost seedless 

 and very solid. The plants bear the fruit in large 

 clusters and continue in bearing for a long time. 

 Pkts. 5 and 10 cts.; oz. 25 cts.; % lb. 85 cts-; lb. $3! 



90. Bolgiano's Prize-Taker. i ts beautiful, glossy 

 purplish-pink color, combined with its large size, 

 smoothness, solidity, weight and productiveness 

 make it the most profitable tomato grown by the 

 market gardener. It can be picked before it is ripe, 

 and will ripen finely, making it one of the best 

 shippers. Pkts. 5 and 10 cts.; oz. 25 cts.; 54 lb 

 75 cts.; lb. $2.50. 



52. Livingston's Beauty. Fine, large, purplish 

 pink. Pkts. 5 and 10 cts.; 02. 25 cts.; % lb. 75 cts : 

 lb. $2.50. ' 



