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



Bolgiano's Specialties of Superior Merit 













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Bolgiano's Masterpiece Lettuce. 



A225. Bolgiano's "Masterpiece'' L ettuce. Market 



gardeners 



and lettuce growers all over the country are now growing 

 the "Masterpiece" for their late spring, summer and early 

 fall crops. No matter how hot or how long it remains in the 

 garden it will keep crisp, tender and sweet. No bitterness. 

 It will not go to seed quickly. Sure header, can be grown 

 in open ground after danger of frost is over, all during the 

 summer and early fall. Never spots or turns dark in any 

 part. Will stand shipping to any part of the United States 

 and remain as crisp as ice. You will find it a profitable 

 variety to grow. Send your order to us immediately. Pkt. 

 5 and 10 cts.; oz. 45 cts.; '^ lb. $1.15; lb. $4.00, postpaid. 



58. Big Boston Lettuce, Bolgiano's Selected Stock. 



This special and improved stock is superior in quality to 

 any strain of the Big Boston. Many of the large lettuce 

 growers, market gardeners and truckers are now placing 

 their orders with us to cover their full requirements for 

 1924. It can be grown in the open ground for summer or 

 fall, in frame for spring, or forced cool in green house for 

 winter use, producing under each condition large buttery 

 yellow heads filled with sweet, crisp, tender, beautiful, 

 blanched leaves. Our stock of this famous lettuce is the 

 finest in the world. Send us your order at once. Pkt. 5 

 and 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; '4 lb. 45 cts.; lb. $1.50, postpaid. 



A181. General Pershing Watermelon. Is the leader 



in quality of 



all melons; produces wonderful crops of large, perfect, even 

 size melons. The sparkling red flesh is as sweet as honey, 

 just the pleasing flavor; it fairly melts in your 



mouth. It is entirely free from hard center 

 and stringiness, yet the flesh is firm and com- 

 pact; rind thin but tough; will stand long dis- 

 tance shipping better than any melon grown. 

 The color of rind is a light pea green; ripens 

 earlier than the Tom Watson. For a home 

 melon you cannot find anything better; for a 

 shipping melon it surpasses all others. We 

 offer you the best quality seed that can be 

 procured. Place your order early. Pkt. 5 and 

 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; Yt lb. 45 cts.; lb. $1.50, 

 postpaid. 



231. Bolgiano's "Excell" Watermelon. Without a 



~ single ex- 

 ception the "Excell" has positively proven in the last two or 

 three years to be the best green rind melon that can be 

 grown. The watermelon growers in the South claim they 

 can grow more "Excell" for shipping to the acre than any 

 other green melon. It possesses every quality that is desired 

 by the grower and the consumer. Vigorous grower, vines 

 keep green; deep red flesh, crisp, tender and sweet; splendid 

 shipper. Pkt. 5 and 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; % lb. 25 cts.; lb. 

 75 cts., postpaid. 



Bolgiano's "Emerald Isle" Pole Lima Bean. I s the 



Pole Lima Bean nature has ever supplied. The largest pod- 

 ded, largest seeded, heaviest yielder, and most perfect Pole 

 Lima that is grown. The mammoth pods measure 7 to 8^ 

 inches long, and 11/2 to 2 inches in width. The vigorous 

 growth of the vines will train rapidly over an arbor, and it 

 is worth seeing the massive pods hanging in great clusters. 

 You will really enjoy growing the "Emerald Isle"; it is early, 

 fine flavor, and bears abundantly until killing frost. We want 

 to supply you with our stock. Order ^t once. Pkt. 10 cts.; 

 pt. 30 cts.; qt. 50 cts.; pk. $3.50; bus. $12.00. Not prepaid. 



Bolgiano's "Enormous" Early Bush Lima Bean. 



This wonderful improved bush lima has attracted the atten- 

 tion of the market gardener and home gardener. It is the 

 earliest large bush lima ever introduced; yields continually 

 from early June until killing frost. The plant grows upright 

 about 30 inches high, producing great clusters of pods meas- 

 uring 4 to 5 inches long, filled full of large, thick beans; 

 delicious flavor, thin skin and tender. This is a very profit- 

 able bean to grow. We can supply all early orders. Pkt. Id 

 cts.; pt. 35 cts.; qt. 60 cts.; pk. $3.85; bus. $14.50. Not 

 prepaid. 



Bolgiano's Evergreen Pole Lima Bean. (Illustration 



on page 12.) i 



For several years we have worked faithfully on a green 

 seeded pole lima bean, and we off'er you this year the "Ever- 

 green" as the most perfect green bean that we have ever 

 seen. The quality is unsurpassed, fine flavor; tender thin 

 skin, and cooks quickly. Bears continually until frost. The 

 yield is enormous, of large pods hanging in clusters, filled 

 full of the most delicious beans. Really your home garden 

 will not be complete without the "Evergreen," and it will 

 surely be a profitable bean for the market gardener. We 

 have a limited supply. Place your order at once. Pkt. 10 

 cts.; pt. 35 cts.; qt. 60 cts.; pk. $3.75; bus. $14.00. Not 

 prepaid. 



82. Farr's Benning White Bush Squash. The earliest 



white bush 



squash on the market. The color is a beautiful green tinted 

 white, possessed by no other variety. Always the first to 

 sell for fancy prices on the market. Tender and an excel- 

 lent cooker. No fiber or hard substance. Enormously pro- 

 ductive; fine flavor; growth is bushy with no runners. It is 

 with satisfaction that we can continue to offer you this un- 

 rivalled squash. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; 14 lb« 45 cts.; lb. 

 $1.50, postpaid. 



Emerald Isle Lime Beans 



