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PEPPERS 



One ounce will produce about 1200 plants. 



Peppers furnish both A and C vitamins. 

 They vary in types and uses. Housewives 

 find all types important in adding variety to 

 the diet. 



Culture. Sow in hotbeds in March or 

 April or outdoors in a sheltered position in 

 May. Transplant to 18 inches apart in 

 rows in mellow, rich ground. 



108. Bell or Bull Nose. (110 days.) Me- 

 dium-sized fruit, mild except ribs which 

 are pungent. A dependable early. Pkt. 15c; 

 i^oz. 45c; oz. 80c; ^Ib. $2.00; lb. $5.50, 

 postpaid. 



316. California Wonder. (120 days.) An 

 outstanding sweet Pepper providing a vig- 

 orous plant and many blocky fruits with 

 thick, crisp flesh, sweet and spicy but 

 without a bite. Housewives prize this 

 Pepper for stuffing and serving whole; 

 with its 4 points it will stand upright on 

 the table and is a handsome Pepper. Pkt. 

 15c; Moz. 65c; oz. $1.10; %\b. $2.80; lb. 

 $7.75, postpaid. 



324. Early Cal wonder. (110 days.) An 

 early strain of California Wonder. Fruits 

 are 4 inches long and 3 inches in diameter, 

 3 and 4 lobed; uniform, thick flesh wall, 

 sweet and mild. Turns bright crimson at 

 maturity. Pkt. 15c; Hoz. 65c; oz. $1.15; 

 Mlb. $2.90; lb. $8.00, postpaid. 



258. Chinese Giant. (120 days.) An im- 

 mense 4 x 4-inch Pepper with 4 or 5 

 irregular points. Fruits are much ribbed 

 and deep green in color, changing to 

 brilliant scarlet. The flesh is mild and 

 sweet. Pkt. 15c; J^oz. 70c; oz. $1.20; 

 Mlb. $3.00; lb. $8.25, postpaid. 



253. Long Red Cayenne. (120 days.) A 

 favorite hot Pepper for canning, for mixed 

 pickles and for drying. Plants are large 

 and heavy producers. The tapering fruits 

 are deep green changing to brilliant red 

 when mature. Pkt. 15c; J^oz. 50c; oz. 

 85c; J^Ib. $2.15; lb. $6.00, postpaid. 



121. Pimiento. (130 days.) Conical fruits 

 3^2 x 2 }/i inches are borne on large erect 

 plants in profusion. Fruits are bright 

 scarlet in color and the thick flesh is tender 

 and sweet. Pkt. 15c; Hoz. 65c; oz; $1.10; 

 J^Ib. $2.70; lb. $7.50, postpaid. 



191. Red Chili. (135 days.) Requires a 

 long season and plants should be started 

 early in a hotbed. Plants grow only about 

 18 inches tall but are very productive. 

 Fruits are deep red cones when mature and 

 are exceedingly pungent. Pkt. 15c; 3^oz. 

 40c; oz. 70c; J^Ib. $1.80; lb. $5.00, post- 

 paid. 



153. Ruby King. (110 days.) Large slightly 

 tapered fruits to 5 inches long. Flesh is 

 thick, mild and sweet. Pkt. 15c; J^oz. 

 45c; oz. 80c; Mlb. $2.00; lb. $5.50, post- 

 paid. 



241. Sweet Banana. (58 days.) Fruit 

 /i = ^\ &Vi inches long, 1 Yi inches in diam- 

 \J$&) eter> tapered to point, slightly 

 ^ — ' curved; sweet, medium flesh, light 

 yellow turning to bright red at maturity. 

 Pkt. 15c; Viotl. 65c; oz. $1.15; YJb. $2.90; 

 lb. $8.00, postpaid. 



133. World-Beater. (110 days.) Fruit 

 large, oblong, commonly 5 inches long 

 and 3J^ inches in diameter, deep green, 

 becoming bright red. Flesh thick and 

 sweet. Pkt. 15c; J^oz. 45c; oz. 80c; 

 Mlt>. $2.00; lb. $5.50, postpaid. 



POTATOES FOR JUNE AND 

 JULY PLANTING 



We carry in cold storage all the leading 

 varieties so as to have them in sound, 

 vigorous and unsprouted condition. Write 

 for prices. 



POTATOES 



Our Seed Potatoes are grown in the cold 

 North in the famous Potato district of 

 Aroostook County, Maine, and are the finest 

 obtainable today. Bolgiano's selected Maine 

 Seed assures not only a larger crop but an 

 earlier one of Potatoes of the highest quality. 

 We offer only varieties which have proved 

 most satisfactory in our customers' fields 

 and gardens after exhaustive trials. 



Shipments ordered made during severe cold 

 weather travel solely at purchaser's risk. 

 Chippewa. A U. S. Department of Agri- 

 culture origination maturing a few days 

 later than Irish Cobbler. It is disease- 

 resistant and a heavier yielder than Cob- 

 bler. A smooth Potato with light skin. 

 Green Mountain. Uniformly shaped, ob- 

 long tubers with creamy white skin. Pure 

 white flesh of excellent quality. Free from 

 both blight and rot, it is a good yielder. 

 Irish Cobbler. This great extra-early 

 Potato is smooth, has creamy white skin 

 and white flesh of top eating quality. A 

 vigorous grower, the tubers ripening uni- 

 formly and keeping well. 

 Katahdin. Handsome, shallow-eyed, white- 

 skinned tubers maturing earlier than Green 

 Mountain. Desirable cooking qualities. 

 Disease-resistant and does best on light 

 soils. 

 Red Bliss Triumph or Improved Red 

 Bermuda. One of the earliest varieties 

 grown. Popular because of its great 

 productiveness, handsome color, and re- 

 sistance to disease. 



Write for Potato Prices 



Sweet Potatoes 



Culture. Don't wait for a rain or a 

 "season" to set out Sweet Potato plants. 

 Harrow your ground well before laying it off, 

 then throw up the ridges higher than you 

 want them, and if the soil is very dry, allow 

 2 or 3 days for the moisture to rise. Then 

 knock off the top of the ridge just ahead of 

 planting; make a mud batter with water and 

 clay loam, or better, with the addition of 

 fresh cow-dung, about as thick as cream; 

 dip the plants, in hands of about 20, into 

 this, so that mud clings to them. 



Plants ready in May and should be planted 

 in May or June. 

 Porto Rico. A large yielder of deep rich 



red, sweet, juicy tubers. 

 Nancy Hall. Well known and popular. 

 WRITE FOR POTATO PRICES 



PUMPKIN 



Three pounds will plant an acre. 

 Culture. Pumpkins should be planted in 

 hills (4 seeds to a hill) 8 to 10 feet each way 

 and varieties should be kept separate. They 

 require about the same conditions as cu- 

 cumbers and melons. 



315. Large Yellow Field. (115 days.) For 

 pies, canning or stock-feed. The partly 

 globe-shaped orange fruits weigh 15 to 30 

 pounds each. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; M'b. 

 55c; lb. $1.50, postpaid. 

 181. Green Striped Cushaw. (112 days.) 

 A creamy white crookneck Pumpkin 

 striped green, weighing 14 to 16 pounds 

 each. Flesh is light yellow, coarse but 

 sweet. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; M'b. 65c; 

 lb. $1.75, postpaid. 

 308. King of the Mammoths or Potiron. 

 (120 days.) Averaging 60 pounds, speci- 

 mens often weigh over 100 pounds. Al- 

 though largely used for stock-feed the 

 quality is good and makes a splendid pie. 

 Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c; MVa. 80c; lb. $2.25, 

 postpaid. 

 305. Sugar or New England Pie. (108 

 days.) The ideal home Pumpkin weighing 

 6 to 8 pounds each. The roundish fruits 

 are deep orange with bright orange, thick, 

 sweet, dry flesh of high quality. Pkt. 10c; 

 oz. 25c; Mlb. 65c; lb. $1.75, postpaid. 



PUMPKIN, continued 

 197. Sweet Potato. (110 days.) Creamy 

 white, pear-shaped fruits weighing 12 

 to 15 pounds each. The yellow flesh has 

 a Sweet Potato flavor. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 

 KIb. 65c; lb. $1.75, postpaid. 

 112. Yellow Winter Crookneck. (100 

 days.) The yellow fruits are about 2 feet 

 long with curved necks. Flesh is thick 

 and meaty. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; M'b. 65c; 

 lb. $1.75, postpaid. 



RAPE 



575. Dwarf Essex. A hardy, quick-growing, 

 smooth-leaved variety. While young it 

 is very sweet and growth is so rapid 

 that leaves may be cut in three weeks 

 from seeding. Sow in succession from 

 early spring through the fall. Oz. 10c; }^Ib. 

 20c; lb. 55c, postpaid. 



RADISHES 



One ounce will plant 100 feet of row; 

 8 to 12 pounds, an acre. 

 Culture. Radishes require light rich 

 soil and must have plenty of moisture to be 

 crisp and tender. Plant as early as ground 

 is workable, sowing thinly in rows or broad- 

 cast in borders; repeat every two weeks for 

 succession. Sow seed for Winter Radishes 

 in late July and August. These should be 

 dug before frost and stored in a cellar. 



Early Varieties 



287. Early Scarlet Globe. (24 days.) A 

 handsome small oval Radish of brilliant 

 scarlet. It has a small top and forces per- 

 fectly without becoming pithy or spongy. 

 The flesh is tender, juicy, and mild. 

 Equally good for garden or forcing, it 

 commends itself to both the amateur and 

 the market gardener. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 

 Mlb. 40c; lb. $1.10, postpaid. 



158. Cherry Belle. (24 days.) This Radish 

 /i = ^\ has a short top and short tap-root. 

 (jQA) Solid, crisp and especially good for 

 ^ — ' forcing. Round, and red as a cherry. 

 Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; M'b. 45c; lb. $1.25, 

 postpaid. 



172. Crimson Giant. (28 days.) The 

 large roots are globes to 1% inches, deep 

 crimson in color, and the firm white flesh 

 is of superior quality. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 

 Mlb. 40c; lb. $1.15, postpaid. 



208. French Breakfast. (25 days.) Ob- 

 long roots of rich scarlet with white base. 

 Good quality if pulled early. Pkt. 10c; 

 oz. 15c; Mlb. 40c; lb. $1.15, postpaid. 



141. Improved Long Scarlet Short-Tip. 

 (26 days.) For earliness, brilliance of 

 scarlet color and shortness of top this is 

 unsurpassed. Flesh is white and crisp. Pkt. 

 10c; oz. 20c; J^Ib. 45c; lb. $1.25, post- 

 paid. 



237. Scarlet Turnip White-Tip. (25 days.) 

 Nearly round carmine-red roots have a 

 small white tip. Flesh white, crisp, and 

 mild. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; Mlb. 40c; lb. 

 $1.10, postpaid. 



278. White Icicle. (27 days.) Trans- 

 parent white roots, 5 inches or longer, 

 with brittle flesh of mild, inviting flavor. 

 Remains in good condition a long time 

 after it is ready to pull. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 

 Mlb. 40c; lb. $1.10, postpaid. 



Winter Varieties 



157. China Rose or Scarlet China. (52 



days.) Roots are 4 to 6 inches long and 

 2 inches through, bright rose-red in 

 color. The firm white flesh is pleasingly 

 pungent. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; M'b. 55c; 

 lb. $1.50, postpaid. 



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