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



SUGAR, or SWEET CORN 



We Pay Postage on Seed Com Ordered by the Pkt., Pt. or Qt^ Only- 

 Larger Quantities, Parcel Post, Freight or Express Charges Extra 

 Weight by Parcel Post — 1 Peck Is About 15 Pounds. Parcel Post Rates See Page 4. 

 One Quart to 200 Hills; 8 to 10 Quarts to the Acre. 



Matures 4 to 5 days later than 

 high and usually bears 2 ears 

 ■ Pkt. 10 



$8.50. 



CULTURE. The Sweet or Sugar 

 Varieties, being liable to rot in cold 

 or wet ground should not be planted 

 before May or until ground has be- 

 come warm ; for succession continue 

 planting every two weeks until the 

 middle of July in rich, well man- 

 ured ground, in hills 3 feet apart 

 each way, covering about % inch 

 and thin out to 3 plants to a hill. 

 The extra early varieties can be 

 planted 18 ins. in a row and ly-i ft. 

 between rows. 



534. Hybrid Sweet 

 Corn, loana. (75 day s). 



Awarded Bronze Medal All 

 America Selections for 1940. 

 First generation hybrid; good 

 midseason producer of 8 in., 

 cylindrical ears, with 12-14 

 rows of light yellow grain. 

 Resistant to wilt, tolerant to 

 heat and drought. Excellent 

 for home and for canning use. 

 Pkt. 10 cts.; pt. 35 cts.; qt. 

 60 cts.; pk. $2.85; bu. $10.00. 



520. Golden Cross 

 Bantam. ("Best in Garden" 

 Variety.) (75 days.) This 

 new Hybrid Sweet Com is 

 bred for wilt resistance, high 

 yield and superlative quality. 

 Golden Bantam. Stalks 6 ft. 



having 10 to 14 rows of light golden-yellow kernels 

 cts.; pt. 35 cts.; qt. 50 cts., postpaid; pk. $2.40; bu 



510. Marcross. (75 days.) A new golden variety of ex- 

 cellent quality. Quite often earlier than Golden Cross, with 

 as large or larger ear. Perhaps the sweetest and most 

 delicious flavored of all the yellow corn yet introduced. It 

 will average 12 rows to the ear and will be highly appreci- 

 ated in every garden. Pkg. 10 cts.; pt. 35 cts.; qt. 50 cts., 

 postpaid. Pk. $2.50. 



511. Bolgiano's Extra Early Ideal Sweet Com. 



(65 days.) Extra early, large ears, 8 to 10 inches long; has 

 a mild, sweet flavor; vigorous grower, producing a wonder- 

 ful crop of corn for the early market. Pkt. 10 cts.; pt. 30 

 cts.; qt. 50 cts., postpaid; pk. $1.40; bu. $5.00, not postpaid. 



516. Extra Early Evergreen. (75 days.) Ripens 

 about 10 days earlier than Stowell's and is equally good. Pkt. 

 10 cts.; pt. 30 cts.; qt. 50 cts., postpaid; pk. $1.40; bu. $5.00. 



517. Country Gentleman, or Shoe Peg. (85 days.) 



The deep shoe peg kernels are placed irregularly, but com- 

 pactly, upon the cob. It is very prolific, generally bearing 3 

 to 5 ears to the stalk, and matures a little before Stowell's 

 Evergreen, being sweeter and more sugary to the taste even 

 than that well known standard of quality. Pkt. 10 cts.; pt. 30 

 cts.; qt. 50 cts., postpaid; pk. $1.40; bu. $5.00. 



518. Stowell's Evergreen. (85 days.) This is without 

 doubt the most widely used of all the varieties, although not 

 an early sort. It is very fine for table use. Our selected 

 stock has been carefully guarded to insure the maintenance 

 of a deep grain and to prevent deterioration of the evergreen 

 character. It is well adapted for home or market growing 

 and popular with canners. Pkt. 10 cts.; pt. 30 cts.; qt. 50 cts., 

 postpaid; pk. $1.40; bu. $5.00. 



Hybrid Sweet Corn, loana 



519. Golden Bantam. 



(70 days.) One of the sweet- 

 est cortis grown. It is a 

 dwarf, medium early variety 

 of exceptionally good quality. 

 It is particularly well adapted 

 to small gardens on account 

 of its small size; to the more 

 pretentious on account of its 

 excessive cropping ability on 

 a given area. Pkt. 10 cts.; 

 pt. 30 cts.; qt. 50 cts., post- 

 paid; pk. $1.50; bu. $5.00. 



521. Truckers' Favor- 

 ite. An early, large ear white 

 com. Very hardy. Not so 

 sweet as later corns. Pkt. 

 10 cts.; pt. 30 cts.; qt. 50 cts., 

 postpaid; pk. $1.40; bu. $4.50. 



536. Golden Evergreen. 



(75 days.) A splendid vari- 

 ety to follow Bantam. The 

 ears are larger and better 

 filled. Pkt. 10 cts.; pt. 30 

 cts.; qt. 50 cts., postpaid; pk. 

 $1.40; bu. $5.00. 



532. Howling Mob. (75 days.) This splsndid flavored 

 sweet corn grows 4 to 5 feet high, ears measure 7 to 9 inches 

 in length. Pkt. 10 cts.; pt. 30 cts.; qt. 50 cts., postpaid; 

 pk. $1.40; bu. $5.00. 



522. Second Early Adams' Corn. (70 days.) Ears are 

 all larger and later than Adams' Extra Early. Pkt. 10 cts.; 

 pt. 25 cts.; qt. 45 cts., postpaid; pk. $1.25; bu. $4.50. 



523. Black Mexican Sugar. (85 days.) Very sweet 

 and tender when ready for table; grain is black. Pkt. 10 cts.; 

 pt. 30 cts.; qt. 50 cts., postpaid; pk. $1.50. 



524. Bolgiano's New Cream and Honey. (65 days.) 



Rich, delicious, sweet flavor, of wonderfully fine quality; 

 very hardy. Grows 4 ft. high; ears 5 to 8 ins. long and 2 to 3 

 ears to the stalk. Pkt. 10 cts.; pt. 30 cts.; qt. 50 cts., post- 

 paid; pk. $1.50; bu. $5.50. 



533. Adams' Extra Early. (65 days.) Largely grown 

 for early market. Pkt. 10 cts.; pt. 25 cts.; qt. 45 cts., post- 

 paid; pk. $1.25; bu. $4.50. 



535. Snow White Evergreen. (80 days.) It has the 



ideal qualities of the Stowell's Evergreen Com, only it is pure 

 white, making it the most desirable late corn for market and 

 home gardeners. Pkt. 10 cts.; pt. 30 cts.; qt. 50 cts., postpaid; 

 pk. $1.40; bu. $5.00. 



503D. Golden Country Gentleman. (85 days.) A very 

 sweet yellow com of the Country Gentleman type. An ex- 

 cellent variety for home gardens as well as for market 

 gardens. Pkt. lOc; pt. 30c.; qt. 50c.; postpaid; pk. $1.40; 

 bu. $5.00. 



537. Rice Pop Corn. (llO days.) A very handsome va- 

 riety: ears short; kernels long, pointed; very prolific; no va- 

 riety of pop com is superior to this for popping. 25 cts. per 

 lb., postpaid. 



One Large 10c Pkt. of Any Three Varieties of Sugar Corn for 25 Cts., Postpaid 



