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



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MAINE SEED POTATOES 



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The HOULTON 

 (MAINE) SEED 

 POTATOES are 

 universally ac- 

 knowledged to be 

 the best; grown 

 in the cold North, 

 where Nature 

 conspires against 

 all but the strong- 

 est, we get our 

 best seed. For 

 earlin^ss and pro- 

 ductiveness w e 

 are convinced 

 that Maine- 

 grown seed are 

 the best, and, in 

 the long run. 

 cheapest. Why 

 not take the same 

 care in selecting 

 your seed pota- 

 toes as you would 

 your cabbage? 



Irish Cobbler. 



The niost popu- 

 lar of the early 

 varieties. Of 

 handsome cream 

 white color and 

 of excellent qual- 

 ity, making it 



mOot desirable for the best trade. It is a 

 ripens uniformly, and is a good keeper. 



vigorous grower, 



Chippewa. This new variety has the general features 

 and earliness of the Cobbler, shallow instead of deep eyes; 

 yield equal to and in many instances higher than the Cobbler: 

 resistant to disease. 



Eatahdln. a relative of the Chippewa. Slightly later 

 in maturity with lighter colored flesh. Like the Chippewa, it 

 has -.-ery shallow eyes with crisp, white flesh and desirable 

 cooking qualities. Resistant to disease and one of the best 

 keeping potatoes. 



Green Mountain, or State of Maine. The best main 

 crop potato now on the market; fine yielder; fine flavor; fine 

 appearance. Free from blight and rot. Keeps well, and is 

 always ready for the table. 



Red Bliss Triumph, or Improved Red Bermuda. 



thie of the earliest varieties ^own; its great productiveness, 

 handsome color and resistance to disease make it most pop- 

 ular. 



Spalding Early Rose. This is a popular potato; very 

 early; fine quality, and very productive. 



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 con- 

 dition. Write for prices. 



Our stocks 

 have been grown 

 for seed pur- 

 poses, and are 

 carefully selected 

 for yield and 

 purity. Get our 

 prices before you 

 buy. Several 

 have told us that 

 seed gotten from 

 our house vields 

 from 20% to 

 25% more than 

 seed saved by 

 themselves. 



If shipments 

 are requested 

 during severe 

 cold weather, the 

 tubers travel 

 solely at pur- 

 chaser's risk. 



Sweet Potato 

 Roots 



CULTURE. Don'* 



wait for a rain or a 

 "season" to set OTit 

 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 ju-st ahead »f planting : make a mud batter with water 

 and clay loam, or, better, with the addition of fresh cow dung, about a* 

 thick as cream ; dip the plants, in hands of about 20, into this, so that a 

 large quantity of the mud clings to them. 



Big Stem Jersey Sweet Potatoes. They are of fine 



size, and the yield has astonished our most critical trade. 

 They make only a very few, and in some cases no small 

 roots. The quality is first class. 



Nancy Hall Sweet Potatoes. Are too well known to 

 require any description. 



Sweet Potato Plants. Rooted slips ready in May. The 

 young plants should be set in May and June. 



Irish Cobblers 



GOLD TAG FERTILIZERS 



For best crops use Gold Tag 4 — 8 — 8. This formulae 

 contains all the elements that are essential for growing 

 high quality potatoes. 



Treat Seed Potatoes With Semesan Bel 



Semesan Bel is the new instantaneous disinfectant 

 for treating both white and sweet potatoes. In addi- 

 tion to controlling the common potato diseases, such 

 as scab, rhizoctonia, black rot, scurf, black leg, etc., 

 Semesan Bel is harmless to cut, whole or sprouted seed 

 pieces; actually preserves the seed piece against soil- 

 borne organism; promotes earlier and more profuse 

 sprouting; improves the quality of the produce and in- 

 creases the yield by much larger percentages as to make 

 the cost of treatment a very profitable investment. Price, 

 2 ozs. 30 cts.; 1 lb. $1.6.); 5 lbs. S7.15. 



ALL PRICES SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE 

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