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



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CELERY 



Prices Include Postage on Pkts., Ozs., '4 Lbs. and Lbs. 



One Ounce Will Produce About 3000 Plants, and Sow About 

 200 Feet of Row 



CULTURE. Sow the last of March or early in April in an open border, 

 in rich, mellow ground, in shallow drills, watering freely in dry weather. 

 Cut the tops off once or twice before planting out to make them stocky. 

 When the plants are 5 or 6 inches high transplant the dwarf varieties 5 

 feet and taller sorts 4 feet between rows; plant 6 inches apart in the row. 

 Cultivate well, and when large enough blanch by earthing up. 



239. Golden Self-BIanching. Bolgiano's Special Strain. (110 days.) 



Grown for market garden as well as home use. Stalks vigorous, straiglit 

 and compact in growth. Ribs are perfectly solid, crisp and of delicioup 

 flavor. The heart is large, solid and rich golden yellow in color. Self- 

 blanching to a remarkable degree. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 40 cts.; '4 lb. $1.00; 

 lb. $3..50, postpaid. 



192. Golden Plume or Wonderful. ("Best in Garden" Variety.) 



Its attractive appearance and fine quality make it very desirable fo; 

 market gardeners as well as home use. Easy to blanch, very resistant ti 

 blight and rot. Large, heavy stalks with a full heart of golden yellow: 

 crisp with a delicious nutty flavor. Free from strings and a good keeper. 

 Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 50 cts.; '/I lb. $1.15; lb. $4.00, postpaid. 



308. Easy Blanching. (I15 days.) This splendid vari- 

 ety is dwarf and compact in habit; light green foliage. It is 

 very easily blanched and might be termed second early, follow- 

 ing Golden Self-Blanching. For winter and spring use, it is a 

 splendid keeper. The flavor is first class, while the stalks are 

 pure white, heavy and crisp. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 35 cts.; '4 lb. 

 90 cts.; lb. $3.00, postpaid. 



264. Giant Pascal. (IIO days.) The stalks are very 

 large, thick, solid, crisp and a rich nutty flavor, free from any 

 taste of bitterness. Blanches very easily and quickly and re- 

 tains its freshness a long time after being marketed. The 

 heart is a golden yellow, very full and attractive. Pkt. 10 

 cts.; oz. 35 cts.; 14 lb. 90 cts.; lb. $3.00, postpaid. 



259. Flavoring Celery. Cannot be used for growing 

 purposes, but is an excellent spice for soups, salads, etc. 

 1 oz. 15 cts.; Ya lb. 30 cts.; lb. 90 cts., postpaid. 



CELERIAC 



(Turnip-rooted Celery.) Cul- 

 ture same as celery. Requires 

 no hilling since the roots are the edible portion. 



272. Large Smooth Prague. (120 days.) A new and 



quite distinct sort, the roots being very smooth, large, round. 

 Of a very distinctive flavor, roots may be boiled or used in 

 flavoring other dishes. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 40 cts.; '4 lb. $1.00; 

 lb. $3.75, postpaid. 



CORN SALAD 



112. Broad Leaved (Large Seeded). (50 days.) Crop 

 failure. 



Golden Self-Blanching Celery 



COLLARDS 



The collard is an old-time favorite, adapted to all parts of 

 the South, and as a producer of "greens" for boiling in Winter 

 and Spring it has no equal. It will pay you to have a collard 

 patch just to give your cows an occasional taste of "green 

 stuff." Sow any time up to September 1st. 



211. Southern or Georgia, (so days.) This variety is 

 the old-time favorite. Stands all sorts of adverse conditions 

 without injury. It is very hardy, standing winters as far north 

 as Atlanta. In many places where the soil is too poor to 

 grow cabbage, the collard grows easily and makes a good 

 substitute for cabbage. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 10 cts.; V4 lb. 25 cts.; 

 lb. 75 cts., postpaid. 



36. Cabbage Collards. (so days.) 

 cts.; '4 lb. 25 cts.; lb. 75 cts., postpaid. 



Pkt. 



cts.; oz. 10 



CRESS 



CULTURE. Sow thickly in shallow drills every 2 

 or 3 weeks. It should be cut often, and it will con- 

 , . tinue to grow. True Water Cre.ss should be sown In 



damp soil : or if a stream of water can be utilized they will be much finer. 



270. True Water, (55 days.) It thrives when its roots 

 and stems are submerged in water. It is one of the most 

 delicious of small salads. Pkt. 25 cts.; oz. $1.00, postpaid. 



137. American Upland. (60 days.) 



pork salad; has a delicious pungent taste. 

 lb. 40 cts.; lb. $1.25, postpaid. 



Largely used for 

 Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 



187. Pepper Grass. (45 days.) The seed should be 

 sown in drills about 16 inches apart on very rich ground, 

 and the plants well cultivated. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 20 cts. '^ lb. 

 50 cts.; lb. $1.50, postpaid. 



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