Bolgiano's Tested Vegetable Seeds. 



Seeds from the best Market Gardener's Stocks and Perfect Germination 



Asparagus spargkl. 



One ounce to 50 feet of drill. 4 pounds to acre. 



Xo effort put forth in the garden will bring more pleasure and satisfaction than an 

 Asparagus bed, if this is thoroughly prepared according to the following 



roots, will last for vcars ; 



established Asparagus bed, 



directions. A bed 20 feet by 50 feet, set with two-year 



furnish an abundance of Asparagus for any familw 



Directions. Select a eood sandy loam, plow the ground as deep as possible, dig out 12 inches 

 deep, put in a layer of 4 inches of good strong stable manure, and press down; then fill in with good. rich, 

 black loam to the top of the l>e<l. Sow on top of the bed lOd i)ounds kainit to every 1,000 square feet of bed; 

 incorporate this thoroughly to the depth of 5 inches. After leveling your bed off even, stretch a line the 

 length of the bed ^ inches from the edge and with a spade cut a furrow ,S inches deep, set a row of plants 

 along the trench. '^ inches apart, with the crowns of the roots 2 inches below the surface: then cover up, 

 make even ami plant other rows 'J inches apart. 



Columbia :»IaniniOtll White. A new variety, producing white .stalks of 

 large size and fine quality. A valuable introduction. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; 

 '4 pound, 20 cents; poui'id. 50 cents; two-vear-old roots, .'ftl.OO per 100, by mail, $1.25; 

 54.50 per 1,(KK) roots. 



Nei»" Palmetto, is very early, large yielder, and very regular and even in its 

 growth; iivcrage bunches contain 15 shoots, measuring 15>^ inches in circumference, 

 and weight, 2 ix)unds. It is equally well adopted for all sections. Its quality is un- 

 equaled. Packets, 5 an<l 10 cents; '4 pound, 15 cents; ])ound, 55 cents; two-year-old 

 r(K)ts. >1.(H) per 1(»0, by mail, 51.25; 53.75 per 1,000 roots. 



Ar}$^eilteuil. This attractive variety is largely grown in France for Paris market, 

 and is greatly admired. The stalk grows to a mammoth size, sometimes weighing as nuuh 

 as 4 ounces each. Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 20 cents; '+' pound, 40 cents; pound, ,*1 .0(1. 



Green Pod BtisH Beans 



BOHNEN 



iideri-d far .superior to any other 

 Til varieties leave little to' be de- 

 resulted in superior sorts, greatl> 



As a farinaceous food for man, the Ikaii is eon 

 legume, and next^to importance to wheal. The mod) 



sired; the great care given to their improvement has 



1 ^jp^ 'f f ' ^M extending the sea.son of use, as well as varying the flavor. 



I ^ 1 -t , l^H Culture. .-Vbout the first of May, if the ground is perfectly warm, .select a warm, dry, sheltered 



'1 ^1 M A ^^H '^POt: dig and manure slightly: make drills 2 inches deep and 18 inches to 2 feet apart; drop the beans 3 



"^"^ ■ ^ ^^^ inches apart in the drills, and cover not more than 2 inches deep. Hoe well in dry weather to keep down 



the weeds. Sow every two weeks for a succe.ssion. Add 15 cents per quart extra if to be sent by mail. 



One quart to every 4ihi feet of drill. Two bushels to the acre. 



HopkiiiN Karlie«.t Kird Valentine Beans. Are the 



earliest and most prolific round green jxxlded Beans that have ever 

 Ijeen placed in the growers hands. \Ve secured this very superior 

 stock from a farmer in the State of New York, who. after years of 

 greatest effort and determination, produced what has since termed 

 Hopkin's Valentines. It comes into bearing earlier than the old stock 

 of Valentines, is a wonderful producer and a perfect shipper. It will 

 remain in a perfect con<lition for nearly two weeks after picking. 

 Pkt.. in cents; qt..20cents; gal.. 45 cents; peck, .SO cents; bu.,.vi.<M). 



Bolgiano'8 Earliest Red Valentine Beans. Our 

 stfKrk of this very superior Bean has been carefully built up to satisfy 

 a most critical market gardener's trade, which trade we cater to. It 

 is ready for picking in 35 days from planting— ten days earlier than 

 the ordinary Reil Valentine Beans. Canners use them because they are 

 always tender and have beautiful round green p<jds. Packet, 5 cents; 

 pt.. io cents; qt.. 15 cents; gal.. 45 cents; peck. 80 cents; bu.. 5.3.00 



Stringless Green Pod. A mo.st valuable addition to our 

 green po<Ided >'jrts. The vine is vigorous, spreading and very pro- 

 ductive. The pods iire larger and a little earlier than those of the 

 Refl Valentine, but are quite as fleshy, of equally high quality anil 

 remain crisp and tenfler longer. Seed yellowish-Vjrown in color. 

 Pkt., 10 cents; pt., 15 cents; qt., 20 cents; peck, 90 cts; bu., 53. .50. 



Half-pecks and half-bushels will 

 l>e suppliefl at peck an'! Vjushel rates. 

 Karlyorders are advisable. 



Extra Early Refugree. 



Very productive. Two weeks earl- 

 ier than Late Refugee 



Refugree, or 1,000 to 

 One. Meflium. early, hardy, 

 productive 



Early :noliawk. Very early 

 and hardv : long, flat straight pods. 



D^-arf Horticultural. 

 Very productive, pods medium 

 length with splashes of red 



Navy Beans. Use as dried 

 winter beans 



PT. 



QT. 



Gal. 



Pk. 



Be. 



50.10 



1 



50.15 



5<J.45 



ito.80 



53.00 



.10 



.15 



.45 



.80 



3.fX) 



.10 



.15 



.45 



.80 



3.00 



.15 



.20 



.75 



1.25 



4.00 



.10 



.15 



.40 



.65 



2.50 



Kxtra Karly Red Valentine Beans. 



Dwarf Wax Beans. 



Bolg^ianoN >Jew lYax Beans. Introduced by 

 us. The polls are round and of a bright golden yellow. It 

 is very productive, bearing its fruit in clusters, medium size, 

 thick flesh, pods about the size and shape of the red Valen- 

 tine. It is very early and our trade has been much pleased 

 with this bean. It is free from rust and almost stringless, 

 Pt., 10 cents; qt., 20 cents; gal., 75 cents; pk.,$41.0; bu.,.$5. 

 Pencil-Pod Wax. An extremly good new Bean, being very early, very prolific and of excellent flavor. ' The pods are 



from 5 to 6 inches long, thick, fleshy, as round as a pencil and absolutely stringless. A beauty in shape and comes'of the true wax 



type. Pint, 10 cents; quart, 20 cents; gallon, 65 cents; peck, 51-25; bushel, $4.50. 



