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



CAULIFLOWER 



Ounce Will Produce 

 About 2000 Plants. 



Prices Include Postage on Pkts., Ozs., ]/l lbs. and Lbs. 



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The Twentieth Century Cauliflower 



3. The Twentieth Century. Where other Cauliflower 

 fails, gardeners should try this strain. The heads are all large, and 

 every plant will make a head when the conditions are right. In 

 Long Island, N. Y., this strain has given the best satisfaction. 

 The heads are large, compact and white, weighing more than any 

 other sort. The outside leaves are smaller than any other variety; 

 for this reason it can be planted closer, thereby getting a greater 

 number of heads to the acre. It is the earliest and makes big money 

 for the grower. Pkt. 10 and 15 cts.; }i oz. $1.40; oz. $2.25; }i 

 lb. $8.00. 



Extra Early Dwarf Erfurt. A remarkably sure heading 

 early Cauliflower. It is of dwarf habit with short outside leaves 

 similar in most respects to Early Snowball, and nearly as early. 

 The heads when ready for market are medium to large size. The 

 curd is white, exceptionally deep and of finest quahty. It will give 

 excellent results either in the home garden or for market use. Pkt. 

 10 and 15 cts.; K oz- $1-40; oz. $2.25; ji lb. $8.00. 



166. Veitch's Autumn Giant. This is known on the 

 Pacific Coast under the name of California Wonder. It is very 

 late in maturing and heads or curds are not-so well formed nor so 

 tight as those of the earlier varieties. Pkt. 10 and 15 cts.; }4 oz. 

 50 cts.; oz. 75 cts.; }i lb. $2.70; lb. $10.00. 



33. The Success. Having received many inquiries for a 

 satisfactory variety to produce heads late in the season, we were 

 much pleased when our attention was called to The Success. With 

 the introduction of The Success, we feel many gardeners may now 

 prolong their growing season. It forms firm large curds or heads, 

 pure and white in color, and always solid and firm. Pkt. 10 and 

 15 cts.; 14 oz. $1.25; oz. $2.00; y^ lb. $7.50. 



245. Danish Giant or New Dry Weather Cauli- 

 flower. Will produce splendid crops in very dry locations. Pkt. 

 10 and 15 cts.; K oz- $1-25; oz. $2.00; yi lb. $7.50. 



COLLARDS 



A great many people look upon the lowly 

 eoUard, or "Georgia Cabbage," as some jok- 

 ingly refer to it, as something not worth while 

 growing. Now there are thousands of collard patches scattered over the South. 

 and most Southern people like them. The collard is an old-time favorite, adapted 

 to all parts of the South, and as a producer of "greens" for boiling in winter and 

 spring it has no equal. It will pay you to have a collard patch just to give your 

 cows an occasional taste of "green stuff." Sow any time up to September 1st. 



C50. Southern or Georgia. This variety is the old- 

 time favorite. Stands all sorts of adverse conditions without in- 

 jury. It is very hardy, standing winters as far north as Atlanta. 

 In many places where the soil is too poor to grow cabbage, the 

 collard grows easily and makes a good substitute for cabbage. Pkt. 

 5 cts.; oz. 10 cts.; '< lb. 20 cts.; lb. 50 cts. 



Cauliflower, although one of the most delicious 

 vegetables, is but little grown except by profes- 

 sional gardeners becau.se of the erroneous notion 

 that it is so difficult to grow that only the skilled 

 gardeners can produce it. Any one will be rea- 

 sonably sure of success with this most desirable 

 vegetable if the culture directions given below 

 are carefully followed. 



CULTURE. Sow the seed in a hotbed in January 

 or February, and when the plants are large enough trans- 

 plant three inches apart in boxes or in other hotbeds until 

 time to plant out. If hardened off they are seldom injured 

 by planting out as early as the ground can be properly 

 prepared, 2>2 feet apart each w.ay. Keep them well hoed 

 and bring the earth gradually up to their stems, watering 

 freely in dry weather and especially when they begin to 

 head. Cauliflower succeeds best when planted in frames at 

 the close of winter and brought to maturity before the 

 summer heat sets in. The late varieties mature in the 

 autumn and are sown and managed similar to winter 

 cabbage. 



24. Early Snowball. The seed is from our selected im- 

 ported stock, grown for us by the best grower in Europe. This 

 Cauliflower, the most widely known of them all, may be planted 

 early in the spring or late in the fall. It is of dwarf, compact growth 

 and produces pure-white solid heads of large size and excellent 

 quality. The long pointed leaves protect the curd from the sun. 

 Early Snowball matures in ninety or a hundred days under favorable 

 conditions, and its earliness and large size make it most desirable. 

 We feel sure that if you once try this seed you will have no other. 

 Pkt. 10 and 15 cts.; K oz. $1.25; oz. $2.00; J4 lb. $7.50. 



CRESS 



Early Snowball Cauliflower 



CULTURE. Sow thickly in shallow cbills every 2 or 3 

 weeks. It should be cut often, and it will continue to grow. 

 It is useful not only for salad, but for the breakfast table 

 and for garnishmg. True Water Cress should be sown in damp soil; or it a stream 

 of water can be utilized they will be much finer. Thev will also thrive well in 

 damp hotbeds. Rightly managed, their culture is very profitable. To obtain 

 early salad, it is a good plan to sow with Water Cress seed a strip 4 inches wide 

 on the outer margin of a hotbed, inside the frame, where it is always cool. 



21. True Water, it thrives when its roots and stems are 

 submerged in water. It is one of the most delicious of small .salads. 

 Pkt. 5 and 10 cts.; oz. 35 cts.; I4 lb. $1.15; lb. $4.00. 



215. Wild Garden. Largely used for pork salad; has a 

 delicious pungent taste. Pkt. 5 and 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; % lb. 

 35 cts.; lb. $1.25. 



C26. Pepper Grass. The seed should be sown in drills 

 about 16 inches apart on very rich ground, and the plants well 

 cultivated. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 10 cts.; '4 lb. 25 cts.; lb. 75 cts. 



