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



HOW TO ORDER 



ADDRESS ALL MAIL to F. W. Bolgiano & Co., 411 New York Ave. 

 K. E.. Washington, D. C. 



SEEDS DELIVERED FREE. We pay postage on all Packets, Ounces, 

 Quarter Pounds, or Pounds of Vegetable and Flower Seeds, ordered at 

 list prices. This also applies to Peas, Beans, and Sugar Corn by the 

 Packet, Pint and Quart : larger quantities than these, carrying charges 

 extra. This DOES NOT APPLY to Field and Grass Seeds, Seed 

 Potatoes or Flowering Plants, which will be sent at regular Parcel 

 Post or Express Rates. 



OUR TERMS are always cash with order, or satisfactory New York, 

 Philadelphia or Washington reference. 



MONEY can be sent at our risk by Post-Oflfice or Express Money Order, 

 New York or Chicago Draft, or by registered letter. We cannot 

 hold ourselves responsible for cash sent loose in letters. 



AN ORDER BLANK for your convenience in placing your order will be 

 found in this catalog. 



NAME AND ADDRESS should be written plainly both on the Order 

 Blank and on the envelope enclosing the order. Names of seeds 

 and plants should be written out in full in plain writing. 



EXPRESS or FREIGHT shipments should have the name of the station 

 plainly given where different from the post-office. 



GIVE FULL DIRECTIONS always whether shipment is to be made by 

 freight, express or parcel post. 



ORDER EARLY. We aim to fill all orders within twenty-four hours 

 after receipt. Please do not wait until the extreme rush season 

 when there are more chances for delay. 



SAFE ARRIVAL. We guarantee safe arrival of all goods sent by 

 express or mail to any point within the United States proper. 



NON-WARRANTY. We give no warranty, expressed or implied, as to 

 description (including kind, variety and name) quality or productive- 

 ness, or any other matter of any seeds, plants or bulbs we send out, 

 and will not be in any way responsible for the crop. 



All Prices Subject to Change Without Notice. 



Parcel Post and Packing Rate Table 



Seeds, Plants, Bulbs, Roots, Garden, Lawn and Poultry Supplies 



SIZE OF PARCEL THAT CAN BE SENT BY 

 PARCEL POST 



Size of package that can be sent by Parcel Post cannot be over 100 

 inches in length and girth combined. 



WEIGHTS BY PARCEL POST 



Parcels up to 70 i>ounds can be sent by Parcel Post to all the zones. 

 To i)oints farther than the 4th zone on weight of over 10 pounds, the 

 charge by freight or express is usually more economical. 



POSTAGE AND PACKING RATE 

 TABLE 



Local Rate, Washington and Suburbs only 



1st Zone, within 50 miles of Washington, D. 



2nd Zone, within 150 miles of Washington, D. C... 



3rd Zone, within 300 miles of Washington, D. C 



4th Zone, within 600 miles of Washington, D. C.... 

 5th Zone, within 1,000 miles of Washington, D. C... 

 6th Zone, within 1,400 miles of Washington, D. C. . 

 7th Zone, within 1,800 miles of Washington, D. C. 

 8th Zone, over 1,800 miles from Washington, D. C. 



First 



pound or 



fraction 



7c 



8c 



8c 



9o 



10c 



lie 



12c 



14c 



16c 



A fraction of a cent in the total amount on any parcel cotints as 



Each 

 additional 

 pound or 

 fraction 

 %o 

 l%o 

 l%c 

 2e 

 8%c 

 6%o 

 7o 

 9c 

 lie 

 a full cent. 



How and When to Plant Home Garden Vegetables 



Vegetables 



Asparagus 



Beans (Bush) 



Beans (Pole) (Lima, see below). 



Beet 



Broccoli 



Brussels Sprouts 



Cabbage 



Chinese Cabbage 



Carrot 



Cauliflower 



Celery 



Corn (Sweet) 



Cucumber 



Eggplant 



Endive 



Kale 



Kohl-Rabi 



Leek 



Lettuce 



Lima Beans (Bush) 

 Lima Beans (Pole) . 



Melons 



Onions 



Onion Sets 



Parsley 



Parsnips , 



Peas 



Pepper 



Potatoes 



Pumpkin 



Radish 



Rhubarb 



Ruta Baga 



Salsify 



Spinach 



Squash 



Swiss Chard 



Tomato 



Turnips April 1 



Date to 



Sow 



Dbsth 





Set Plants 





OR Plant 



TO 



Space 



OR Thin Out 



Time Required 







Cover 

 Inchks 



Between 







FlEST 



Last 



Rows 



Inches 



Crop 







Seeds 1 in. 







Seeds 4 years 



April 1 





Plants 4 in. 



3 to 4 ft. 



12 in. 



Plants 2 years 



April 15 



Aug. 15 



2 in. 



2 ft. 



3 to 4 in. 



50 to 90 days 



May 15 





2 in. 



3 to 4 ft. 



3 ft. (hills) 



70 to 100 days 



April 15 



Aug. 1 



1/2 to 1 in. 



18 in. 



2 to 3 in. 



40 to 100 days 



April 15 





Vi to 1 in. 



21/2 ft. 



24 in. 



100 days 



May 15 





Seed V2 in. 



21/2 ft. 



24 in. 



100 days 



April 15 



July 15 





2 to 3 ft. 



18 to 24 in. 



60 to 120 days 



June 15 





% in. 



21/2 ft. 



12 in. 



80 to 100 days 



April 1 



July 1 



1/2 in. 



11/2 to 2 ft. 



2 to 3 in. 



60 to 90 days 



April 15 



July 15 





2 to 3 ft. 



2 ft. 



90 to 120 days 



April 1 





Seed Vi in. 



3 ft. 



6 in. 



100 to 120 days 



April 15 



July 15 



2 in. 



3 ft. 



12 in. 



80 to 120 days 



April 15 



July 1 



% in. 



4 to 5 ft. 



(3 to hill) 

 36 in. 

 24 in. 



60 to 80 days 



May 15 







21/2 ft. 



100 to 120 days 



April 15 



July 1 



Vs in. 



2 ft. 



12 in. 



60 to 80 days 



April 1 



Sept. 15 



% in. 



21/2 ft. 



12 in. 



60 to 80 days 



April 15 



June 15 



V4. to Va in. 



11/2 to 2 ft. 



4 to 6 in. 



60 to 80 days 



April 10 





% in. 



2 ft. 



4 in. 



80 to 100 days 



March 15 



Sept. 1 



1/4, in. 



IV2 to 2 ft. 



10 to 12 in. 



45 to 60 days 



May 15 





1 in. 



21/2 to 3 ft. 



2 ft. (hills) 



75 to 100 days 



May 15 





1 in. 



3 ft. 



3 ft. (hills) 



100 days 



May 20 





% to 1 in. 



4 ft. 



4 ft. (hills) 



75 to 100 days 



March 15 





M to 1/2 in. 



18 in. 



3 or 4 in. 



80 to 110 days 



March 1 







12 in. 



2 in. 



30 to 60 days 



April 1 





Vi to % in. 



15 to 18 in. 



4 in. 



75 to 100 days 



April 1 





1/2 to 1 in. 



15 to 18 in. 



2 to 4 in. 



120 days 



March 15 



July 15 



2 in. 



21/2 ft. 



1 in. 



60 to 100 days 



May 15 







3 ft. 



2 ft. 



100 days 



April 1 





4 in. 



3 ft. 



6 in. 



100 days 



May 1 



July 1 



% in. 



4 to 6 ft. 



4 ft. (hills) 



75 to 100 days 



April 1 





% in. 



18 in. 



1 to 4 in. 



30 to 60 days 



April 1 



Oct. 1 





3 ft. 



3 ft. 





June 15 



July 15 



Vs in. 



2 ft. 



6 in. 



90 to 100 days 



April 15 



June 1 



1 toll/a in. 



15 to 18 in. 



2 to 4 in. 



100 to 150 days 



March 1 



Sept. 1 



V2 in. 



12 in. 



2 to 4 in. 



45 to 60 days 



May 1 



June 15 



1/2 to 1 in. 



4 to 6 ft. 



4 ft. (hills) 



100 to 120 days 



April 1 





Va to 1 in. 



11/2 to 2 ft. 



6 in. 



60 to 60 days 



Seeds Mar. 1 





Seed % in. 



3 to 4 ft. 



3 ft. 



100 to 120 days 



indoors 













Plants May 15 



July 1 











April 1 



Aug. 15 



Va in. 



15 to 20 in. 



2 to 4 in. 



50 to 75 days 



HOW TO USE THIS TABLE 



The dates given above are for the latitude of Washington. For every hundred miles difference north or south, advance or delay seed sowing 

 dates about a week. The time requirements for crops to reach edible size varies, of course, according to the season, varieties and soil conditions. 



