Bolgiano's Selected Tomato Seed 



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We Prepay Postage 

 on All Tomato Seed. 



TOMATO 



6 to 8 Ozs. to an Acre; 

 1 Oz. to 1,500 Plants. 



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 pre- 

 vent them from frosting. The two extremes of heat and cold 

 are equally injurious. It is customary with the best gardeners 

 to rem.ove 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, select- 

 ing good soil in a location much exposed to the sun and sheltered 

 by a hill or woods on the north. 



The Capitol Tomato. 



Red Tomatoes 



AC7. Bolgiano's C apitol Tomato. (SPECIALTY, see 

 ■ page .5.) The fin- 

 est introduction since John Baer. Early, heavy producer of 

 deep red, perfect fruit. Pkt. 25 cts.; '/z oz. $1.00; oz. $1.75; 

 '/4 lb. $6.00; lb. $20.00. 



194. Bolgiano's "Glory" Tomato . (SPECIALTY, see 



~^ page 5.) O u t - 



yields and outsells any Tomato on the market. The yield of 

 "Glory" Tomato is marvelous. Produces at every joint large 

 clusters of good size, smooth, firm, beautifully shaped fruits, 

 uniform in shape, color and size. At times the vines are 

 so full that they can hardly hold all the fruit that they pro- 

 duce. They ripen evenly and color up well. Keep vigorous 

 and green until frost and are then full of fruit. Pkt. 10 and 

 25 cts.; oz. 45 cts.; V4 lb. $1.35; lb. $5.00. 



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 To- 

 mato, and nearly as early as the Earliana. Vigorous grower; 

 bright red color, enormously productive, with a vigorous 

 growth of foliage which protects the fruit from being scalded 

 by the direct sun. Pkt. 5 and 10 cts.; oz. 25 cts.; "4 lb. 85 

 cts.; lb. $3.00. 



C12. I. X. L. Bolgiano's Extremely Early Tomato. 



Early, largest, most prolific. Pkt. 5 and 10 cts.; oz. 35 cts.; 

 '/4 lb. $1.00; lb. $3.50. 



The Bolgiano 

 Tomato. 



26. The Bolgiano Tomato. (SPECIALTY, see page 



5.) The most wonderful yielder ever known, two weeks 

 earlier than the Earliana. First fruit as good as the prime 

 of the season. A solid mass of red, meaty flesh. Skin 

 tough, flesh tender and sweet. Stands long-distance shipping 

 perfectlv. Pkt. 10 and 25 cts.; '/z oz. 50 cts.; oz. 90 cts.; Vi 

 lb. $2.75; lb. $10.00. 



C7. Crimson Cropper. One of the earliest tomatoes 

 ever produced, and added to this is an exceptionally heavy 

 cropper. Thus the grower cannot only command the high 

 prices of an early market, but has a large crop to sell at 

 attractive figures. This tomato is deep red in color and 

 has a solid mass of meaty flesh containing no watery seed 

 cavities and no green cores. The tough skin, together with 

 its long keeping qualities, help make it a splendid shipper. 

 In the field it is not likely to be ever afi'ected oy sun scald, 

 for the fruits are well protected by heavy foliage. This we 

 believe to be one of the most promising varieties we have 

 ever introduced. Pkt. 10 and 25 cts.; oz. 60 cts.; Y4 lb. $2.10; 

 lb. $8.00. 



212. John Baer Tomato. (SPECIALTY, see page 5.) 



"John Baer" Tomato produces perfect, solid, high crown, 

 beautiful brilliant red shipping Tomatoes in thirty days from 

 strong plants grown in veneer bands or from potted plants 

 if the roots are undisturbed when set out. Pkt. 5 and 10 cts.; 

 oz. 45 cts.; '4 lb. $1.35; lb. $5.00. 



138. Spark's Earliana. 

 John Baer . "1l This is a most desirable 



Tomato. MA.^^ early, large, smooth to- 



mato. Perfect 

 as to shape, 

 color and qual- 

 ity. It is beau- 

 tiful red and 

 ripens thor- 

 oughly, even to 

 the stem end. 

 .A.lmost seedless 

 and very solid. 

 The plants bear 

 the fruit in 

 large clusters 

 and continue in 

 bearing for a 

 long time. Pkt. 5 and 

 10 cts.; oz. 25 cts.; 

 V4 lb. 85 cts.; lb. $3.00. 



