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



TERMS OF BUSINESS 



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

 -V. 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 regrular 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-OfEce 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 seedi 

 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 ii to be made by 

 freight, express or parcel post. 



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

 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 in This Catalog' Are 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 POSTAGE AND PACKING RATE First 

 PARCEL POST TABLE "J^^lon" 



Size of package that can be sent by Parcel Post cannot be over 100 P°<=^' Rate, Washington and Suburbs only.. 7c 



, . , ., , ... ..J 1st Zone, withm 60 miles of Washington, D. C 8c 



inches in length and girth combined. 2nd Zone, within 150 miles of Washington, D. C 8c 



3rd Zone, within 800 miles of Washington, D. C 9c 



WEIGHTS BY PARCEL POST ^f^ Zot^.s, within 600 miles of Washington, D. C 10c 



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



Parcels up to 70 pounds can be sent by Parcel Post to all the lonea. ^"^ Zone, within 1,400 miles of Washington, D. C... 12c 



-r • t t ^\. ,.1. iu A^-L. ■ y.^ M ■>„ J iu '^tl' Zone, within 1,800 miles of Washington, D. C... 14c 



To poinU farther than the 4th lone on weight of over 10 pounds, the gth Zone, over 1,800 miles from Washington, D. C... 16c 



charge by freight or express is usually more economical. A fraction of a cent in the total amount on any parcel counts as 



Each 

 additional 

 ponnd or 

 fractloB 

 %e 

 l%o 

 l%o 

 2c 



8%c 

 5%e 

 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 



Com (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 



Buta Baga 



Salsify 



Spinach 



Sqoaah 



Swiss Chard 



Tomato 



Turnips April 1 



Datk to Sow 

 OB Plant 



FiasT 



April 1 

 April 15 

 May 15 

 April 15 

 April 15 

 May 15 

 April 15 

 June 15 

 April 1 

 April 15 

 April 1 

 April 15 

 April 15 



May 16 

 April 16 

 April 1 

 April 15 

 April 10 

 March 15 

 May 16 

 May 15 

 May 20 

 March 15 

 March 1 

 April 1 

 April 1 

 March 15 

 May 15 

 April 1 

 May 1 

 April 1 

 April 1 

 June 16 

 April 15 

 March 1 

 May 1 

 April 1 

 Seeds Mar. 1 



indoors 

 Plants May 15 



Last 



Aug. 15 

 Aug. 1 



July 15 



July 1 

 July 15 



July 16 

 July 1 



July 1 

 Sept. 15 

 June 16 



Sept. 1 



July 15 



July 1 



Oct. 1 

 July 16 

 June 1 

 Sept. 1 

 June 15 



July 1 



Aug. 15 



Depth 



TO 

 COVEB 



Inches 



Seeds 1 in. 



Plants 4 in. 



2 in. 



2 in. 



!^ to 1 in. 



Ms to 1 in. 



Seed % in. 



14 in. 

 ^ in. 



Seed % in. 

 2 in. 

 % in. 



% in. 

 Vi in. 



% to % in. 

 % in. 

 i/i in. 

 1 in. 



1 in. 



^ to 1 in. 

 14 to % in. 



14 to % in. 

 '/^ to 1 in. 



2 in. 



4 in. 

 % in. 

 % in. 



Ve. in. 



1 toli^ in. 



y^ In. 



".^ to 1 In. 



1^ to 1 in. 



Seed % in. 



% 



Space 



Between 



Rows 



4 ft. 



3 to 



2 ft. 



3 to 4 

 18 in. 

 2% ft. 

 2% ft. 



2 to 3 ft. 

 2% ft. 

 1% to 



2 to 3 



3 ft. 



3 ft. 



4 to 6 



ft. 



2 ft. 

 ft. 



ft. 



2% ft. 

 2 ft. 

 21^ ft. 

 1% to 2 ft. 



2 ft. 



IVa to 2 ft, 

 21/3 to 3 ft. 



3 ft. 



4 ft. 

 18 in. 

 12 in. 



15 to 18 in. 

 15 to 18 in 

 2% ft. 

 3 ft. 



3 ft. 



4 to 6 

 18 in. 



3 ft. 



2 ft. 



15 to 18 in 

 12 in. 



4 to 6 ft. 

 1% to 2 ft. 



3 to 4 ft. 



15 to 20 in. 



ft. 



Set Plants 

 08 Thin Oct 



TO 



Inches 



12 in. 

 3 to 4 in. 



3 ft. (hills) 

 2 to 3 in. 

 24 in. 



24 in. 



18 to 24 in. 



12 in. 



2 to 3 in. 



2 ft. 



6 in. 



12 in. 



(3 to hill) 



36 in. 



24 in. 



12 in. 



12 in. 



4 to 6 in. 

 4 in. 



10 to 12 In. 



2 ft. (hills) 



3 ft. (hills) 



4 ft. (hills) 



3 or 4 in. 

 2 In. 



4 in. 



2 to 4 in. 



1 in. 



2 ft. 

 12 in. 

 4 ft. (hills) 



1 to 

 3 ft. 

 6 in. 



2 to 

 2 to 



4 In. 



in. 

 in. 



ft. (hills) 



in. 



ft. 



2 to 4 in. 



Time Required 



TO Proddce 



Chop 



Seeds 4 years 

 Plants 2 years 

 60 to 90 days 

 70 to 100 days 

 40 to 100 days 

 100 days 

 100 days 

 60 to 120 days 

 80 to 100 days 

 SO to 90 days 

 90 to 120 days 

 100 to 120 days 

 80 to 120 days 

 60 to 80 days 



100 to 120 days 



60 to 80 days 



60 to 80 days 



60 to 80 days 



80 to 100 days 



46 to 60 days 



76 to 100 days 



100 days 



76 to 100 days 



80 to 110 days 



SO to 60 days 



76 to 100 days 



120 days 



(0 to 100 days 



100 days 



100 days 



76 to 100 day) 



SO to 60 days 



90 to 100 days 

 100 to 150 days 

 46 to to days 

 100 to 120 dayi 

 60 to 60 dayi 

 100 to 120 days 



60 to 76 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. 



